Submitted by DuPont Historical Society. DuPont Historical Society’s Annual Cherry Blossom Tea fundraiser will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 9th at Eagle’s Pride Golf Course in DuPont. This year we are celebrating “Stitches in Time” with Phyllis Beaver, quilt historian! The Cherry Blossom Tea is a tradition of many decades in DuPont, […]
A Dr. Weirdo Story: A Dead Center Pitch
It was the third day in a row that Vashon Island played hide and seek in the early morning fog. It came and it went leaving me nothing but puffs of gray to see. I was getting restless. I could have done yard work . . . could have, but chose not to. My lovely […]
Fallen Pierce County Deputy and Family Honored
This year, Deputy Dom Calata was nominated by LifeCenter Northwest, our local organ donor organization, to be honored at the Pasadena Rose Parade on the OneLegacy national donor organization Rose Parade float. This float is sponsored annually to help raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation, and features floral portraits of donors, […]
Letter: A Hopeless Romantic in Advancing Years
As the hourly chiming of the grandfather clock marked time, the man – his age reflected in greying temples and permanent laugh lines etched and pronounced – settled into their well-worn couch, the old leather crinkled here and there even as his eyes crinkled at the corners when he smiled. And he was smiling now […]
Treecycling in Steilacoom
The annual Christmas Treecycling Drop-Off will be held on January 6th, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Public Works (1030 Roe Street) utility yard. The annual event serves as a primary community recycling event and fund-raiser for Steilacoom Boy Scout Troop #71. A suggested minimum donation of $3.00 per tree will be […]
MLK Day of Service, Family Nature Walks and Coffee with the Birds
Check out this list of upcoming events. Learn more here.
Obituary Notices – January 3, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Georgina Lucille Burlingame. Mountain View Funeral Home: Maria A. Limon; Shannon M. Malo. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Malcolm A. Smith. Gaffney Funeral Home: Robert John DeYoung, Sr.
Students Stop Bus and Save Driver Having a Medical Emergency
On December 12, 2023 at about 07:55 am, a school bus driver was transporting students from both Franklin Pierce High School and Washington High School eastbound on 112th St E near Waller Rd E and approaching Vickery Ave E. The driver started experiencing disturbing symptoms while the bus was in motion. The driver was able to […]
Community Support for Lakewood Rotary’s Little Free Pantries
Submitted by Lakewood Rotary. Thank you for the community outreach after the Little Free Pantry at the Lakewood Presbyterian Church was knocked down. Some folks asked for the locations of the LFP’s and how they could help. Attached is a map of the locations. There are many ways to help – Drop off nonperishable items […]