Submitted by Rotary Club of University Place-Fircrest. Clean UP is the theme of the April 22, 2023 Earth Day event sponsored by the Rotary Club of University Place-Fircrest. The Club, in collaboration with the University Place School District and the City of University Place, hopes to attract up to 500 participants to walk multiple areas […]
Sound Credit Union, UW Tacoma’s Milgard School Launch Third Annual Competition to Discover the Next FinTech Product
Sound Credit Union announcement. TACOMA, WA – On March 23, Sound Credit Union (Sound) and the University of Washington Tacoma’s (UWT) Milgard Center for Business Analytics announced the third annual UW FinTech Pitch Competition. The competition offers all UW students a chance to develop a pitch for a new fintech (Financial Technology) product, present their […]
Dinner with Teddy Roosevelt – Saturday, April 29
Tacoma Historical Society announcement. Enjoy an immersive historical experience while dining with President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. Saturday, April 29 – 6-10pmNormanna Hall, 1106 S 15th St, Tacoma, WATickets available now:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dinner-with-teddy-roosevelt-tickets-581098620617 Tacoma Historical Society is pleased to invite you to dine with President Theodore Roosevelt. The year is 1903, and President Roosevelt is visiting Tacoma, […]
Parks Appreciation Day will be, April 22 at Paradise Pond Park
City of University Place announcement. Year after year, U.P. residents turn out to help the City’s Public Works staff make upgrades to U.P. parks as part of global Earth Day efforts. This year, volunteers are asked to help out at Paradise Pond Park (67th Avenue West, just north of 35th Street) with spreading wood chips […]
Author David Treuer Will Discuss Being “Adrift Between Two Americas”
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. For Pacific Lutheran University’s 2023 Natalie Mayer and Raphael Lemkin Lecture, the university will welcome award-winning author David Treuer to give a presentation titled “Adrift Between Two Americas” on April 13 at 7 p.m. in the Regency Room (Anderson University Center.) Treuer is an Ojibwe Indian from northern Minnesota. He grew […]
City Events and Recognitions Committee Announces 2023 City of Destiny Award Winners
City of Tacoma announcement. Mayor Victoria Woodards and the City Council will recognize Tacoma’s top volunteers and service providers during the 36th Annual City of Destiny Awards. The ceremony is planned for Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 5 p.m., at Theater on the Square, 915 Broadway Plaza. “These awards recognize community leaders whose love and compassion […]
Obituary Notices – April 3, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: James Bacon; Clarence Thecil Bowling; Suzanne Cale; Bryan A. Evans; Norrita Evans; Peter E. Glass; Burleigh Robert Knight; Ozella B Lewis; Monte D. Ostrenga; Karen A. Robbins; Roger Seavey; Linda Lee Smith; Warren T. Smith Sr.; Katalina Talitiga; Foutuua Fatuana Autele; Walt Copland; Oscar Davis; Zona Flood; Richard Joseph Frame; John […]
Hiatus is done. Back to our regularly scheduled program
I’m back. And I must admit, it was wonderful to not work. And far easier than I feared. If I’m being honest, I’m not sure I’m ready to return to the grind. When I opened my email just now (around 3 pm on April 2), I have more than 200 messages to process. It’ll take […]
LASA Statement on Prairie Oaks Shooting
Submitted by LASA. Lakewood, WA – Today a young couple is returning to their two-bedroom apartment at Prairie Oaks, a campus in Lakewood that provides housing and services to vulnerable families. One week ago today, their apartment was the target of a shooting. A fellow tenant shot several rounds of ammunition into their apartment last […]