Mountain View Funeral Home: Timothy Dale Blankenship.
Kid Life; The Car Cigarette Lighter Circa 1964-ish
The old man was a lifer in the US Army and stationed at Ft Lewis, as such when it was time to get groceries we always went to the Commissary. Mom always did the deed when I was in school, but in the summertime, she drag me with her unless she stopped on the way […]
Letter: Clover Park High School mascot “Warrior” name change update
Submitted by Rebecca Weisenhaus. Sadly, Clover Park High School’s mascot may soon be retired despite widespread community push back. The name change of their mascot has been a hot button issue for many people in our community, particularly alumni. The name “Warriors” will no longer be chanted. Being that we live in such a heavily […]
Paws, Play and Picnics at new Swan Creek Park area
Submitted by Metro Parks Tacoma. Joy sparkled like sunshine in the late fall air at Swan Creek Park. “Good boy, get the stick!” called a woman to a Shih Tzu gamboling around the dog park. “Two, three, four, five!” chanted two kids, hopping across play stumps.And up the end of the zig-zag pathway, three teens […]
Tacoma’s newest seafood boil restaurant Krab Kingz now open
Tacoma’s newest seafood boil restaurant has opened in Parkland at 11814 Pacific Ave. S. Krab Kingz is an outpost of a southern-based chain of crab boil restaurants. The Tacoma restaurant opened Nov. 27, 2021. The opening comes about a month after the opening of Crab King Cajun Boil and Bar near Tacoma Mall. Krab Kingz […]
Local Observance Planned for National Homeless Memorial Day
Associated Ministries announcement. For the first time in many years, there will be a local gathering held on National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day in 2021. The public is invited to Tacoma’s Shiloh Baptist Church, 1211 S. I Street, for an in-person gathering at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 21. The service also can be viewed […]
CPSD Promising Future: Hannah Pulido
A Clover Park School District story. Our Promising Futures featured student this week is Harrison Preparatory School senior Hannah Pulido. She enjoys studying history and said she is currently getting a lot out of her cultural studies class. “I think it’s fun because you get to learn about different perspectives of other people and their […]
The Lakewood City Council Dec. 20 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Dec. 20 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Pierce County Districting Committee approves final map
Pierce County Council announcement. The Pierce County Districting Committee approved new boundaries for Pierce County’s seven council districts at its Dec. 16, 2021 meeting. The adopted map adjusted the boundaries to accommodate growth over the last 10 years, as identified by the 2020 Census. The Pierce County Charter stipulates that the seven council districts must […]