City of DuPont announcement. The DuPont Police Department (DPD) has been selected to receive a Local Government Funds Award from the Nisqually Indian Tribe. DPD competed for the 2021 awards program, asking for funds to purchase a new police patrol car. As a result, the Nisqually Indian Tribe provided $40,000 for the purchase of a […]
Metro Parks Tacoma Wins Two WRPA Spotlight Awards
Metro Parks Tacoma announcement. Tacoma, WA: Metro Parks Tacoma’s Dickman Mill Park and groundbreaking nature science education curriculum Wildlife Champions have won 2022 Spotlight Awards from the Washington Recreation & Park Association (WRPA). The awards, open to any Washington parks district, were announced Thursday night at the annual WRPA conference in Bellevue, Washington. The Spotlight […]
CPSD Promising Future: Vanessa Arenas
A Clover Park School District story. Our Promising Futures featured student this week is Tillicum Elementary School fifth grader Vanessa Arenas. Next year, Vanessa will transition to middle school, so she is making the most out of her last few months with the Tillicum community. “I love my friends and my teacher, and I feel […]
Pierce County Parks receives project of the year award for Frederickson Community Center
Pierce County announcement. Pierce County Parks was recently recognized with a Project of the Year award for its preservation work completed at the historic Frederickson Community Center located in Cross Park, 4420 Military Road East. The award, granted by the American Public Works Association (APWA) Washington State Chapter, recognizes the best in management and administration […]
Klahowya
Metro Parks Tacoma announcement. As the Puget Sound’s first globally connected settlement, Fort Nisqually was home to diverse peoples. Those who lived, worked, and visited Fort Nisqually came from every corner of the globe, including Europe, the Caribbean and Pacific Islands, and the Americas. The museum celebrates this history of the Fort with its first […]
The Steilacoom Town Council April 19 Meeting Agenda
The Steilacoom Town Council will hold a Regular Meeting on April 19 (6 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Obituary Notices – April 18, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Arturo Lacanlale Garcia. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Marina Manuel Yeager; Ralph Miller; Perry Dwane Knight. Mountain View Funeral Home: Dona J Taylor. Powers Funeral Home: Lynnes Louise Welch; William Harold Hatchett. Gaffney Funeral Home: Gail Elizabeth Charboneau. Scott Funeral Home: Crelda Shinault.
The Diary of Anne Frank – A Lakewood Playhouse Review
While the childish voice of Anne Frank, played by Simone Jolly, leads us into the story of the hidden warehouse attic, we start our journey into Hell. We know the Frank family and their friends and neighbors will probably not make it through the war alive. Imagine living with your parents, your sister, an unrelated […]
Deputy J Sousley to Retire
City of University Place announcement. After 28 years with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, including 26 as an original member of the U.P. Police Department, Deputy J Sousley is retiring. Over the course of his career in law enforcement, Deputy Sousley has served as a member of the Search and Rescue team for Pierce County, […]