Pierce Transit has launched its Recovery Plan to strategically increase transit service. The Recovery Plan will help Pierce Transit better understand customers’ current needs and how to bounce back from the impacts of COVID, including recommendations for service options that can help improve mobility for all residents, current riders, and future riders. Pierce Transit, like […]
Coffee Chat and Change the World August 7
Coffee Chat and Change the World!Monday, August 7, 8:00 Pacific TimeLet’s Have Some Fun – You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Aug 7, 2023, 9:00 AM Pacific Time Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuceqvpzwiH9UtI7nGA9cAj1kgwoZ2UhSFAfter registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Van Lierop Park Master Plan Survey
The City is working on revising the Van Lierop Park Master Plan to better serve the changing needs of the community. Take our survey to help us set the direction for the Master Plan here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VanLierop. To learn more about this project, please visit our website page. Additional Info…
Strickland Leads Bicameral Legislation Directing $100 Million To Combat Health Risks Of Extreme Heat
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) reintroduced the Preventing Health Emergencies And Temperature-related (HEAT) Illness and Deaths Act to address the rising health risks of extreme heat following Earth’s hottest day […]
Kilmer Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Effectiveness of USDA Programs for Tribal Communities
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. Today (August 2, 2023), U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced the introduction of the REACH Our Tribes Act, legislation to make government help more effective for Tribal communities by ensuring they have a say in budget decisions, tracking how well the help is working, and making […]
Obituary Notices – August 4, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: E. Yvonne Begeman. Mountain View Funeral Home: Donald Jahmal Johnson. Powers Funeral Home: Merritt Richard Smyth.
Looking for a Saxophone Player – Money might be involved
Throughout the spring, Peg and I looked forward to visiting the Safeway Shopping Plaza on North Pearl. There were two of our favorite restaurants there, the Safeway grocery store, Ace Hardware, and Key Bank. Shopping is a needful thing, but what we really enjoyed was a tenor Saxophone player providing fun tunes. We always managed […]
New Pastor for Lakewood Presbyterian Church
Submitted by Dan Evans, LPC Clerk of Session. Lakewood Presbyterian Church is pleased to announce that it has a new pastor. Rev. Laura Nile Tuell was elected unanimously by the whole congregation after a search that began when long-term pastor Rev. Barlow Buescher retired in mid-2021. Pastor Laura was born in Redding, California and raised […]
Free Lecture: Deconstructing Fort Nisqually
Submitted by DuPont Historical Society. Visit DuPont Historical Museum at 7 p.m. on August 17th for a free lecture by author and historian Steve Anderson. Have you ever wondered how Fort Nisqually got moved from its original 1833 Dupont site and why? Have you questioned the replica of Fort Nisqually’s 1843 physical representation in Point […]