New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Katherine Eva Schimdt; Helen Julia Irene Enlow. Powers Funeral Home: Mark William Mietzner; Judith A Weber. Gaffney Funeral Home: Mary Lee Matteson.
Native youth start spring break with GONA
By Corvo Rohwer, Puyallup Tribal News Tribal youth and their parents started their short break from school off in a good way by participating in this year’s Gathering Of Native Americans Spring Break Camp from April 7 to 9. The GONA camp is intended to be a space where Tribal children can come to feel […]
Ride Along with Sheriff Swank
Join our new Sheriff, Keith Swank, as he shows us around the day-to-day activities in the county. During this ride-along, we see a narcotics complaint, visit the future home of The Village and tiny homes location, talk about our Canyon Rd. speed emphasis, conduct a security check near Fred Meyer, handle a couple of suspicious […]
Community Meeting – Whittier Elementary School Replacement Project
Tacoma Public Schools invites you to a Community Information Meeting on Wednesday, April 16, from 6:00 – 7:00 PM at Whittier Elementary (777 Elm Tree Lane, Fircrest). Join representatives from Cornerstone General Contractors and McGranahan PBK to learn about an innovative construction plan that would allow Whittier Elementary students to remain on campus during the building of the new Whittier school. For more information […]
1st Annual DuPont Chili Cookoff, May 17
Submitted by Tom Riggs. Where did chili really start, and what exactly is it? Most Americans will argue that chili is what you make it. But for the true Texans among us, it has to be Texas Red Chili. No tomatoes. No beans. Just meat. Some chili lovers will balk at the idea that chili […]
Letter: Stop Spraying Dangerous Herbicides in Our Community
Submitted by Greg Alderete. Once again, the town of Steilacoom has chosen to spray Mirimichi Green Weed Control and Scythe herbicide—chemicals that are marketed as “natural” but are far from harmless. Let’s stop pretending that “green” labeling means these substances are safe. They are not. Mirimichi Green contains ammonium nonanoate, a corrosive substance that can […]
Letter: Standardized Stagnation: How Testing is Killing American Education
Submitted by Gregory Alderete. If you wanted to design a system to crush intellectual curiosity, stifle creativity, and reward mindless conformity, you’d invent standardized testing. And we did. What began as a well-intentioned effort to measure academic progress has metastasized into a rigid, joyless sorting mechanism that punishes nuance, discourages deep thinking, and reduces students […]
Letter: How Much Has the City of Tacoma Spent This Year?
Submitted by Morgan Alexander. According to information from the City of Tacoma, the city council has approved over $135,000,000 so far this year. While a bulk was spent on payroll ($67 million), other expenditures included: $3.5 million to the Rescue Mission, $1 million to Stronghold Armored for armored transport services, $2.5 million to Government Portfolio […]
Claremont Street Grind & Overlay
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Grind and 2-inch overlay of Claremont Street – Alameda Ave and 67th Ave W with 8 ADA ramps. Funded for design in 2024 and construction in 2025 – Engineer selected. The City of Fircrest Public Works Department has contracted Mile Resources, Inc. to complete the Claremont Street Grind & Overlay Project. Construction is expected to be […]