MultiCare announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — Tammy Buyok has been named president of MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital and associated clinics and market leader for the Yakima Valley region. Buyok has been the interim president at Yakima Memorial since the hospital officially joined MultiCare Health System in late January. Buyok has more than 30 years of experience in […]
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Tacoma Garden Club Flower Show
Submitted by Lee Ann Ufford. Where can you find floral arrangements, horticultural displays, a photography exhibit, well-known garden speakers, vintage cars and information on salmon conservation all in one place this coming Mother’s Day week? How about LeMay: America’s Car Museum, with the addition of Tacoma Garden Club’s Driven By Design Flower Show? The Garden […]
Titanic The Musical – Tacoma Musical Playhouse Review
Review by Don and Peg Doman, and Lavinia Hart. For nearly the whole week before going to Tacoma Musical Playhouse to watch Titanic The Musical, I found myself singing. I knew no old songs nor original songs from the Broadway show, but the folk and children’s song “The Titanic” kept popping up in my brain. […]
Students Advance in Optimist International Oratorical World Championships
Submitted by West Tacoma Optimist Club. Forty-five students at Covenant High School began working on a public speaking competition in February. On April 7, 2023, the winners were announced and two will be moving forward to the Pacific Northwest (PNW) District competition on April 29, 2023, in Kennewick, WA. The journey began with the West […]
Canadian Superstars The Guess Who Will Rock The Pantages
Tacoma Arts Live announcement. TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live presents The Guess Who, the band that became Canada’s first international classic rock music superstars, on Sunday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Tacoma’s Pantages Theater. Tickets start at $32 and are on sale now. Quality Records released the group’s first single and album, Shakin’ All Over, in a plain white record […]
Junior Daffodil Parade Saturday in Proctor
City of Tacoma social media post. The Jr. Daffodil Parade is this Saturday, April 22 in Tacoma’s Proctor District at 10 am. Join us as thousands of participants take part in this long standing community tradition along Proctor St. & N. 26th St. For more info, visit http://juniordaffodilparade.com.
University of Puget Sound Mourns the Passing of President Emeritus Ronald R. Thomas
Submitted by University of Puget Sound. TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound mourns the passing of President Emeritus Ronald R. Thomas, who died at the home he shared with his wife, Mary, on Vashon Island, Wash., on Monday, April 17, 2023. He was 74 years old. “Ron gave full measure of heart and soul […]
Far Away Places – Mastodons in Sequim
I have fond memories of Sequim, Washington. In our younger days, Peg and I were members of the Jaycees (Junior Chamber of Commerce). Tacoma was in Region III which ran from the Maple Valley through Federal Way, Puyallup, Tacoma and Lakewood area and then onto the peninsula out to Sequim and Port Angeles. Sequim is […]
‘Breaking the Glass Ceiling’ award winners
Tacoma Police Department announcement. Congratulations to Sgt. M. Rand and Sgt. T. Antush who both received “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” awards at the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives 27th Annual Conference. The awards are presented to attendees who were promoted within the last year.