Tacoma City Theaters announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – Tacoma’s annual holiday tree lighting ceremony, marking the official start of the holiday season, is set for Sunday, November 27 at 4 pm at the Pantages Theater at South 9th Street and Broadway Plaza. A full schedule of events begins at 2 pm with the Tacoma Concert Band performance […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Perry Nathanson
A Clover Park School District story. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Evergreen Elementary School kindergarten teacher Perry Nathanson. This is Perry’s second year as a teacher, and she has enjoyed beginning her CPSD career with the Evergreen team. “I work with great people, and I really enjoy working with military students,” she said. […]
Notice of NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit for Springbrook Park project
City of Lakewood announcement. The City of Lakewood is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Springbrook Park, is located at 12601 Addison St SW in Lakewood in Pierce County. This project involves 2.34 acres of soil disturbance for Commercial, Utilities construction activities. All discharges and […]
State payroll employment continues rising in October
Washington State Employment Security Department announcement. Washington’s economy gained an estimated 5,400 jobs (seasonally adjusted) in October. Job growth was highest in the following industries: Leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, education and health services, government, transportation, warehousing and utilities. Collectively, these industries gained 10,800 jobs. Job loss was highest in the information industry, […]
Obituary Notices – November 19, 2022
Mountain View Funeral Home: Ho Chung Kim; Joyce Eileen Thayne. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Pamela K. Larsen. Hill Funeral Home: John Arthur Vail. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Roy Leon Masengale.
From time immemorial
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. Recently, I joined a group of County employees at the Environmental Services Building to welcome them to a very important training session. This was my third time welcoming folks to this particular class this Fall and we hosted the class several times before COVID. The class is called “Government […]
Lakewood City Manager November 18 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) November 18 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Steilacoom Town Administrator November 18 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s November 18 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Point Defiance Zoo introduces two young walruses from Aquarium Du Quebec
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – They were born just weeks apart six years ago and have been closely bonded ever since. And now, the two young walruses have moved together from Aquarium du Québec to their new home at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Male walrus Balzak and female walrus Lakina (pronounced La-kee’-na) arrived […]