The following local students have earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for fall semester 2023. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. DuPont Fircrest Lakewood Tacoma University Place The following local residents have earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for fall semester 2023. Students must earn […]
City of Destiny Awards Nominations Accepted Now Through March 10, 2024
TACOMA, Wash. – Nominations for the City of Tacoma’s City of Destiny Awards, which have been honoring local volunteers for the past 38 years, are open now and due Sunday, March 10, 2024. The annual City of Destiny Awards recognizes recipients for a number of awards, including Adult and Youth Leadership, Lifetime Service, Youth and […]
Nobles’ education bills heard in committee
Several education bills sponsored by Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Fircrest) were heard in the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee Wednesday. The legislation included: “Education will always be a top priority of mine,” Nobles said. “By increasing compensation for paraeducators, prohibiting the banning of instructional materials, and enhancing schools’ capacity to identify and support students’ […]
Obituary Notices – January 27, 2024
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Tina Marie Bond. Mountain View Funeral Home: Jung Sook (Sue) DiGiovanni; James Lee Evans; Laurie Sifford; Jeannine Yamashita. Powers Funeral Home: Marjorie Teramura. Hill Funeral Home: Kylie Alyssa Stevenson.
Heroes
Submitted by Bruce Dammeier. The first major cold snap is behind us and for the most part we escaped significant snowfall in the lowlands. But the sustained cold did wreak some havoc – did you hear about the frozen then broken fire sprinkler in Woodland Elementary? The flooding did significant damage. How did you fare? […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator January 26 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s January 26 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Lakewood City Manager January 26 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) January 26 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Curran Apple Orchard Pruning Parties
Submitted by CORE. Curran Apple Orchard 2024 Winter Events! Learn a new skill and help take care of a unique apple orchard park in University Place at FREE pruning parties sponsored by CORE (Curran Orchard Resource Enthusiasts)! Volunteers are needed to help prune and haul branches to dumpsters…no experience needed! Free instruction available! Pruning Parties […]
Work Continues on 35th Street Improvements
Crews are continuing to construct new retaining walls, new sidewalks, bike lanes, street lighting and landscaping along both sides of 35th Street between 67th Avenue and Bridgeport Way. Retaining wall construction on the south side is near completion and construction on the north side wall began this week. Utility coordination is underway and the contractor […]