The Steilacoom Marina was still smoldering in spots four days after fire destroyed the building. Tom Kurtz lives just above where the nearly 50-year-old marina once stood. “It dies down then comes back up in different areas,” he said. The fire woke many Steilacoom residents before the sun even rose on Friday, October 9. According [...]
It is not easy being a child in a military family. Multiple moves across the country to different military installations coupled with constant deployments can make life very hard. According to the Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, more than two million children in the United States have had a parent deployed to Iraq or [...]
Soldiers, Families and civilians helped make a difference in several nearby communities on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 in observance of Make a Difference Day. Fort Lewis volunteers supported more than 10 local community projects ranging from a Habitat for Humanity building project in Olympia to general maintenance and clean-up at Fort Steilacoom [...]
The battle between gravel and water was back in the spotlight during the October 13, 2009 DuPont City Council meeting. On the agenda was a proposed ‘Glacier Memorandum of Understanding’, or MOU. The document is a result of mediation that has taken place over the past five months after the Nisqually Delta Association invoked the [...]
Representatives from the City of DuPont played host to nine representatives from Poland’s Holy Cross Provinence from September 29 through the first of October. DuPont’s international guests were hosted by residents Bill and Lee McDonald, Penny and Roy Coffey, Donna Downing, and Kathy Trotter and Ruth Egger. This is the second time the City of [...]
The Steilacoom Town Council considered the issue of Urban Forestry Management and held public hearings on the 2010 general and EMS property tax levies and the mid-biennium budget review at its October 6 meeting. Town Administrator Paul Loveless informed the Council that the EMS and general property tax levies are based on preliminary figures received [...]
“We’re helping clean Puget Sound,” exclaimed students of Mr. Bradshaw’s third-grade class at Chloe Clark Elementary School as they took turns planting a variety of native plants in the school’s newly installed rain garden. Every year at Chloe Clark Elementary, the third grade class studies the importance of water, water conservation, and water quality. So [...]
In a year when Washington State’s $9 billion budget deficit forced the Steilacoom Historical School District to shave $3.7 million from its budget, the number of students has significantly increased. All but one school has experienced enrollment increases from approximately four to 13 percent over last year. District principals are unsure why this year’s enrollment [...]
Times are tough. With unemployment rates rising and the economy in a downturn, many Americans are finding it hard to just afford the basics. Some can’t even buy groceries. Without help, they face going hungry. Thanks to food banks and the generosity of contributors, people across the country are finding the help they need to [...]
A Steilacoom resident’s love of candles has evolved into a new business that honors the memory of her daughter and also benefits children in need. Jessica Tornquist launched Erin Jane Illuminations this summer, and already has retail clients throughout Washington, Oregon, Montana and Alaska. Tornquist explained that she has always loved candles. “I burn candles [...]
