Family, friends, Soldiers and the Fort Lewis community remembered Cpt. John L. Hallett III, Cpt. Cory J. Jenkins, Sgt. 1st Class Ronald W. Sawyer, and Spc. Dennis M. Williams, in a memorial ceremony held Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Soldiers Field House. According to the Department of Defense, the four died August 25 in southern Afghanistan [...]
The City of DuPont, DuPont Historical Society, and Rainier Media Center (RMC) were awarded a Bronze Telly this year in the 30th Annual Telly Awards for the documentary, DuPont’s Roots: Pioneer Pathways to Fort Nisqually. The historical documentary was produced by Rainier Media Center under the direction of Sid Lee. Rainier Media also produced ‘DuPont, [...]
Legal talks between Glacier Northwest and opponents of its efforts to expand its DuPont gravel mine are currently at a standstill. With the ball seemingly in Glacier’s court right now, the other parties involved in mediation in hopes of reaching a resolution to the matter—the Department of Ecology, Nisqually Delta Association and the City– are [...]
On Friday, July 31, Ovation Academy of the Arts, in partnership with DuPont Parks & Rec., presented their annual summer musical at 7 pm at DuPont’s Clocktower Park. This year the title of the musical was “Magic Meadow,” by Mayron Cole, a play in which the residents of the magical world at the end of [...]
The Steilacoom Town Council voted August 4 to approve the proposed Top of the Bay development of 13 homes across from Sunnyside Park. Councilwoman Roe Marcantonio and Councilman Bruce Judson voted in favor of the proposal, while Councilman Marion Smith casted a “no” vote. Councilwoman Connie Aboubakr recused herself, as she and her husband, Karim, [...]
“I’m really excited! I think it’s a perfect fit,” Andre Stout commented regarding his new position as Steilacoom High School’s vice-principal and athletic director. “I’m really into academics, I really care about kids and learning, and I’m a coach.” Before coming to SHS, Stout worked in University Place at Drum Intermediate School for five years [...]
If you’ve gone out to eat lunch or dinner lately, chances are you have no problem getting seated. While the Nation’s recession has resulted in people eating out less, local restaurants face an additional challenge. The deployment of over 15,000 soldiers in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Stryker Brigades from Fort Lewis to Iraq and [...]
Two Olympia teenagers were arrested on suspicion of burglarizing homes and stealing from parked cars in DuPont’s Hoffman Hill area on Friday, August 7. The arrest came after DuPont Police Detective Robinson responded to a home burglary in DuPont’s Hoffman Hill neighborhood. As the Detective was leaving, he observed a newer model Audi occupied by [...]
Approximately 38 people attended a Town Hall meeting on July 13 to give DuPont’s Planning Agency suggestions and recommendations on what to do with DuPont’s former city hall (located at 303 Barksdale Avenue) and the former Shaw Street Fire Station (located at 3196 Shaw Street). The two facilities, located on opposite ends of DuPont, became [...]
