City of Puyallup announcement. Many Puyallup residents help build community through volunteer service. Current vacancies on the city’s Parks & Recreation Board and Council Salary Commission are an opportunity to make a difference and serve our community in an important way. To be considered for these appointments, applicants must live in Puyallup and submit a complete application no later than 5:00 p.m. on […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates continued to fall this week. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now lists Pierce County in the low community level of risk. Sadly, we still recorded 10 COVID-19 deaths. One was a boy under the age of 10. He is the second COVID-19 death under 18 […]
Obituary Notices – March 23, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Joseph Benjamin Mauch; Carole Jean Butler. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Ronnie Lee McCloud; Yu-Mei Yeh. Mountain View Funeral Home: Joshua Jelani Bonds Sr.; Theodore D. Olberg. Gaffney Funeral Home: Carmen Ann Reyes Watson. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Tamara Diana Rhoten.
Pierce County Council statement on $4 million settlement agreement
Pierce County Council announcement. On March 22 the Pierce County Council approved a $4,010,000 settlement agreement reached with the family of Manuel Ellis. No monetary value will ever compensate for the loss or heartache Mr. Ellis’ family and loved ones experienced over the last two years. Nor will it stop the Ellis family or community […]
Indigenous Voices Podcast from Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Metro Parks Tacoma announcement. Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, located in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park, is known for recreating life in the 1850s. Ask museum-goers about their visit and you will hear about historic re-enactors, wooden palisades, iconic bastions, or blacksmithing demonstrations. You will likely not hear the word “podcast.” That is until now. The […]
Lakewood Hosts First Short Film Contest: Reel Life ’96
City of Lakewood announcement. Over 30 teams participated by submitting a five-minute film produced in just 96 hours. Lakewood’s first short film contest featured more than 30 fantastic films made by creators of all ages and levels of experience. “Reel Life ’96” was a spectacular success. “Trying something new is hard, but success sure is […]
JBLM will conduct mortar and artillery training March 23-27
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime mortar and artillery training from 6 a.m. March. 23 to 11:59 p.m. March 27. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder – Musical Review – Tacoma Musical Playhouse
“Set in London in 1907, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder centers on Monty Navarro, a penniless clerk who is informed after the death of his mother that he is ninth in line to inherit the earldom of Highhurst, controlled by the wealthy D’Ysquith banking family. After an imperious ruling from the head of […]
Recycle those old eyeglasses
Submitted by Eric Warn. Looking to donate those eyeglasses you’ve had laying around the house for a long time? Look no further than the Lakewood First Lions Club, which has been collecting and recycling used eyeglasses since 1954. The used eyeglasses collected by the club (more than 6,381 in 2021) are processed and packaged by […]