In thankful appreciation of its customers, partners and Pierce County’s business community, Pierce Transit is offering free fares on local bus, SHUTTLE and Runner services on Friday, Nov. 24. The public is encouraged to take transit for free this Black Friday to support local businesses and shops. All Pierce Transit routes will be operating on […]
Sound Transit Board of Directors Special Meeting on November 22
The Sound Transit Board of Directors will convene a special meeting on Wednesday, November 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. At the meeting, the Board will consider approval of the 2024 Property Tax Levy. The meeting will take place both in person in the Ruth Fisher Boardroom at 401 S. Jackson Street in Seattle, […]
I-5 HOV project in Pierce County aims to reduce bridge strikes on JBLM
It happened again. On November 3, a semi-truck got stuck on Pendleton Avenue under Interstate 5 in Pierce County. It’s the fourth bridge strike this year at this location. Every time it happens, we hope that the damage is superficial because those bridge girders are holding up the lanes of I-5. So far, we’ve been […]
Obituary Notices – November 21, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Keechoong Kim. Mountain View Funeral Home: LaMont D. Johnson. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: Vanessa Dawn Gisoldi.
Thanksgiving help for JBLM service members, families
Story by Pamela Sleezer, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs Office. Leaders at Joint Base Lewis-McChord want to make sure that no service member or their family goes hungry this holiday season. On Nov. 14, Col. Kent Park, JBLM commander, presented a $50,000 check to the Armed Forces Community Service program that will be used to […]
Charles Wright Academy Announces Competitive Scholarship Essay Contest
Tacoma, Wash. — Students across South Puget Sound entering ninth grade have a new opportunity to attend Charles Wright Academy (CWA) through a competitive scholarship essay contest. Multiple students who apply to the ninth grade for entry in Fall of 2024 will be selected to receive scholarships and financial aid awards ranging from $1000 to […]
Rosencrantz and Guikdenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
In an article by the New York Times about the brilliant playwright Tom Stoppard, we learn that Ernest Hemmingway was one of his favorite authors. Stoppard loved the “Iceberg Theory” in which only 1/8th of the overt meaning of the text is easily seen. The remaining meaning is submerged under water and must be discovered through the subtext. This […]
Class Offerings at Lakewood YMCA Ideal for Senior Citizens Who Are Lonely
Submitted by Eric Warn. A recent US Surgeon General’s report says that one out of every two Americans are lonely. With that in mind, the Lakewood YMCA has come up with a number of classes for people to attend and find likeminded seniors who gather together to share laughs and become healthy. The Y’s chair […]
Sometimes Things Just Work Out
I dropped off my wife at the doctor’s office, directly across the street from the Allenmore Golf Course. While I waited, I drove over about two blocks and went into the Dollar Tree. I had just enough change for two packs of beef jerky and a bottle of pop. I didn’t want to just eat […]