New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Yong Hui Kim; Sung Soo Song; John David Hedberg. Mountain View Funeral Home: Andre Davis; Terrye D. Escalante; Alane “Laine” Ferrell; Joe Meade Ghilarducci; Carlos A. Ramos; Sharon Ruth Smith; Steven Michael Thorne.
Puyallup Library to Open as Cooling Center Aug 11-14
A press release from City of Puyallup. We have an excessive heat warning for our region starting today, August 11, through Saturday, August 14. Temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s. The Puyallup Public Library will serve as a cooling center during this timeframe. The Library’s hours are: Wednesday & Thursday: 9 AM to […]
Best of the Zest Lemonade Stand Grants Available
Submitted by Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Grant dollars for the littles to open a lemonade stand? You bet! Lakewood Lemonade Day is August 27 and we’re providing kids the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of becoming an entrepreneur by opening their own lemonade stand. For children who have completed all learning modules on the Lemonade […]
PPP Loan Forgiveness topic of Aug. 20 webinar
A press release from Pierce County. Webinars will cover the new Coronavirus relief bill updates to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application and related instructions.Representatives from the SBA and the Washington State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will provide updates on the new PPP loan and loan forgiveness requirements: Topics Covered: New Direct to […]
Correction: “Stan and Ollie” to Play at Lakewood History Museum Aug. 24
The movie “Stan and Ollie” will play at the Lakewood History Museum on August 24, 2021 at 6:30 pm. The original story has been updated and you can learn more here.
Letter: “Anderson, Brown are full out racists.”
At the regular meeting of the Clover Park School Board August 9, 2021, Director Paul Wagemann shared with his fellow board members and the public present and those attending via Zoom, some “very interesting statements pretty slanderous of candidates running for school office,” Wagemann said. Wagemann said the comments were found on Facebook and made […]
Perspectives: Too many American communities are falling behind. We have a solution.
Opinion by Rep. Derek Kilmer and Sen. Chris Coons originally for CNN Business Perspectives. As our economy has changed in recent years, communities have been left behind. Many of them have gone from exporting products to exporting young people as job opportunities erode. In Claymont, Delaware, a bustling steel mill that was once the beating heart of a large […]
Pierce County Medical Examiner seeks family or friends for more than 170 unclaimed decedents
A press release from Pierce County. What happens when someone dies, and no one claims their body? In the case of Pierce County, Wash., the Medical Examiner’s office arranges the cremation of the decedents and provides a respectful ceremony at a final resting place. A public memorial and gathering will be held on Tuesday, Aug. […]
JBLM-North Access Road Improvement Project Update
An announcement from City of Lakewood. As of August 9, the JBLM-North Access Road Improvement project is progressing on schedule. Curbing for the new roundabout at Nyanza has been poured. The water main extension will approach Veterans Drive by the end of the week. Storm drainage is progressing just behind the water main work. Once […]