Have you settled in comfortably, all screens off, to ponder another prompt which Tyrean Martinsson’s book gives us for today? You might expect me to go for the obvious, Jack London’s novel The Call of the Wild, the story about a pampered dog that gets stolen, sold, abused, and freed, eventually to find out that […]
2024 sees moderate increases in property taxes
Property tax statements are in the mail this week to 175,000 owners of residential and commercial land and buildings in Pierce County. For homes where the tax is paid through a mortgage escrow account, the statement goes to the bank or mortgage company. The 2024 statements are also posted on the Assessor-Treasurer’s website, piercecountywa.gov/atr. Pierce […]
Have You Considered Brain Donation?
Submitted by UW Rehabilitation Medicine – TBI Model System. The TBI Model Systems team at the University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense to recruit Veterans, for a study called the Late Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury-Military (LE-TBI-MIL). The LE-TBI-MIL study […]
Clover Park School District January 2024 Board Review
Jan. 8 Regular Meeting During its Jan. 8 board meeting, the Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors heard reports from Superintendent Ron Banner and Harrison Preparatory School Principal Kevin Rupprecht. It was also recognized by students for School Board Recognition Month. Superintendent’s Report In his report, Banner acknowledged January as School Board Recognition Month […]
Senate passes Nobles bill to create more affordable homeownership opportunities
A bill to create more affordable homeownership opportunities passed the Senate on a 48-1 vote Friday. Senate Bill 6173, sponsored by Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), aims to expand the production of affordable housing by enabling local municipalities to support organizations in creating homeownership opportunities for households earning up to 80% of area median income. It also seeks […]
Tacoma Youth Symphony presents “Bridging Worlds”
Tacoma, WA – Music has always been a powerful tool for bringing people together and bridging cultural divides. On March 3, the Tacoma Youth Symphony will perform music from composers from two very different parts of the world. The concert will open with Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia with the hymn sung by Finnish soprano, Heidi Kankaanpää. […]
University Of Puget Sound Is A Top Producer Of Fulbright U.S. Students
Tacoma, Wash. — For the third year in a row, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized the University of Puget Sound as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Fulbright Top Producing Institutions like Puget Sound value global connections and support […]
Pierce County Library System closed Monday, Feb. 19, Presidents Day
The Pierce County Library System will be closed Monday, Feb. 19, Presidents Day. During that time, the Library’s online services, as always, will be open at www.mypcls.org, featuring online e-books, audiobooks, videos and magazines as well as other services and resources.
Obituary Notices – February 16, 2024
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Zenas Joe Cantrell. Mountain View Funeral Home: Ona Mae Clifton; Vera Ethel Cudney; Darnell Jacob Harris; Ilonka Henderson; Shirley Marie Kuebler; Breanna Richard; John “Bubba” R Sheneman; George Smithwick; Cody Jo Vanhorn; Sam Woods.