Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. An online open house is now available for travelers, freight haulers, business owners and others to provide feedback on the future of safety rest areas across Washington state. Input will be used to make decisions about the program’s maintenance and operations and to update the Washington State Department of Transportation’s strategic […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Outbreaks in businesses and care facilities
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. We saw the same amount of outbreaks and more associated cases this week compared to last. We added more large outbreaks than we closed. You can help stop outbreaks. If you feel sick, stay home, get tested and use CDC’s quarantine and isolation tool to see the next steps you should […]
Obituary Notices – June 30, 2022
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Charles Michael (Mike) Simmons. Mountain View Funeral Home: Gordon Arnold Thompson. Hill Funeral Home: Brian Anderson. Gaffney Funeral Home: Sr. Imelda Romei, OP. Scott Funeral Home: Alton Duncan Jr.
29th Annual Pierce College Scholarship Scramble
Pierce College Foundation announcement. The annual Pierce College Golf Scramble brings together college and community members for a day of fun and all proceeds raised go towards student scholarships. To date, the event has raised more than $1.3 million for scholarships that provide the resources necessary for students to successfully pursue their educational and career […]
Down and Out and Feeling Thirsty
Written by Richard Dorsett with comments by Don Doman. It’s a hot one. Living on the streets isn’t just rough, but is often physically demanding. People haul their possessions, work on automobiles, and are frequently without shade or shelter. When it’s pushing 90 degrees in my backyard, the asphalt down in the port is 110 […]
Join us for Steilacoom’s First National Night Out on Aug. 2
Submitted by Loujanna ‘LJ’ Rohrer and Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Grasher. Join us for Steilacoom’s First National Night Out (NNO) on Tuesday, August 2nd from 6-8 pm, an inaugural event sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Steilacoom. NNO focuses on enhancing the relationships between neighbors and first responders, all while building a sense of community. This year, […]
Lakewold Gardens is now a Blue Star Museum
Lakewold Gardens announcement. Lakewold has joined museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer ending on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2022. Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, […]
Pierce County Arts Commission: Traffic Box Art Wrap Project
Pierce County announcement. 2nd Call for Artwork: Submission Deadline July 18 The Pierce County Arts Commission is seeking designs that can be reproduced as a vinyl wrap and applied to traffic signal boxes throughout unincorporated Pierce County. This opportunity is open to amateur and professional artists of all levels, residing within Pierce County, working in any […]
Love Aloha shirts? Learn how they put Hawaii on the map at the Washington State History Museum
Washington State History Museum press release. Tacoma, WA – The exhibition Art of the Aloha Shirt: Keoni of Hawaii, 1938–51 opens this Friday, July 1, 2022 at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma and will be on view through September 11. Art of the Aloha Shirt explores the history, artistry, and production of Hawaii’s […]