A Short Story… My mother used to complain about some of my friends and even a cousin or two arguing. It struck me that she and her sister must have had a snit or two in their early days and probably even more when they were darn near or completely grown. Having a snit was […]
City of Destiny Awards: Nominations Open Through March 14, 2025
TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma is now accepting nominations for the 39th Annual City of Destiny Awards, a tradition honoring outstanding local volunteers since 1987. The nomination period closes on Friday, March 14, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. The City of Destiny Awards celebrate exceptional contributions to Tacoma across a wide range of categories, […]
Introducing Ume
And… it’s a girl! We’re excited to share that our rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf has been named Ume (pronounced oo-may), a name chosen by her dedicated keeper staff. Ume means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The calf will remain behind the scenes in the Asian Forest Sanctuary, nursing and bonding with her […]
Carla Santorno selected to fill vacant seat on Board of Park Commissioners
A successor has been appointed to complete the remaining term of Tim Reid’s elected position on the Board of Park Commissioners. The Board voted unanimously at its regular meeting Monday, selecting Carla Santorno from four finalists who were interviewed the week before. Santorno is a retired superintendent with Tacoma Public Schools who served from 2012 […]
Lakewood’s Inouye graduates from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Lakewood’s Lora Inouye earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s 60th midyear commencement Dec. 14 at Kolf Sports Center. About 700 students earned associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees and joined the ranks of more than 100,000 UWO alumni.
Obituary Notices – February 13, 2025
Mountain View Funeral Home: Fred A. Schenk. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Charles A. Duggins. Gaffney Funeral Home: Jean Evelyn Balman; Tacoma Mausoleum & Mortuary: Jeffery Zupan; Douglas Wright.
Dave’s dream, and the hope it created
Submitted by Paul Webb. 1988 was a big year for the Clover Park Rotary Club. It had been in existence since ’82, bragged some 55 local business and government leaders in membership and thousands of dollars given to local charity assistance. They had demonstrated a desire to take on whatever was needed to help people […]
Friends of the Lakewood Library Donation Dropoff, Saturday, Feb. 15
Submitted by Robert Estrada. In preparation for the May 2-3, 2025 book sales, donation drop-off dates are the Saturdays of February 15, March 15, and April 12. Please bring your donations to the back parking lot of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 10630 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, from 11am to 1PM. In addition to books, […]
Letter: Towers of Babel in the Modern Era
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. According to Genesis Chapter 11 of the Bible, the Tower of Babel was built to reach the heavens by a united humanity. God, observing this arrogance, resolved to confuse humanity’s previously uniform language, dooming the project and preventing any such future efforts. Still, with mathematics the lingua franca of architects and […]