City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — In Oct. 4 City Council Study Session presentation of the City of Tacoma’s 2023-2024 Proposed Biennial Budget, City Manager Elizabeth Pauli outlined a plan that reaffirms the City’s dedication to anti-racist systems transformation, adds community safety and health resources, and expands the City’s response to homelessness and housing […]
Family Engagement
Tacoma Urban League announcement. When the school year starts it can be a stressful time for our students and their families, but it doesn’t have to be. Please join us on Friday, October 14 at 6 PM to learn simple tips and tricks to help the year feel easier to manage for everyone!
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Medley Long Jr.
A Clover Park School District story. Custodian Appreciation Day was Oct. 2, and our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Carter Lake Elementary School custodian Medley Long Jr. Medley has been on the Carter Lake team for six years after relocating from Boston. He became a school custodian when he and his daughter lived in […]
Letter: I Will Remember
When I can’t see the forest for the trees, I will remember. “When sorrows,” as Horatio Spafford wrote, “like sea billows roll,” I will remember. When tears cloud my vision like rain borne sideways against the windshield, obscuring the road ahead, off to the side of the road I will go, and there I will […]
MultiCare earns national accreditation for rectal cancer
MultiCare announcement. MultiCare Regional Cancer Center has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. “We are thrilled to have been recognized among the leaders in the field of rectal cancer through our recent NAPRC accreditation,” said Blair Irwin, MD, medical […]
Council Corner: Oct. 3, 2022 Regular Meeting
City of Lakewood announcement. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Lakewood City Council took time at the start of its meeting Monday to recognize the impact this violence has in our community. All residents are asked to join in recognizing domestic violence as a crime with impacts on individuals, families and children, with the […]
Strickland, Kilmer Call for Funding Puget Sound Restoration
Offices of Reps. Kilmer and Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-06) urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to support $54 million in federal funding for the Puget Sound Geographic Program. They were joined by 5 of their Washington delegation colleagues. “For generations, Washingtonians have advocated for support to revitalize Puget Sound,” said […]
City Manager Elizabeth Pauli Presents 2023-2024 Proposed Biennial Budget
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — In tomorrow’s City Council Study Session presentation of the City of Tacoma’s 2023-2024 Proposed Biennial Budget, City Manager Elizabeth Pauli will outline a plan that reaffirms the City’s dedication to anti-racist systems transformation, adds community safety and health resources, and expands the City’s response to homelessness and housing […]
Obituary Notices – October 6, 2022
Mountain View Funeral Home: Masako M. Gates; Douglas Harlow; Moses Howard; Arthur Tippe Mayberry; Frank A. Nitsch; Patricia Sund. Powers Funeral Home: Naomi Jean Treadway; Gary Thomas Stewart; Margaret Mary Daoro; Manuel Antelo.