Hole No. 3 at American Lake Veterans Golf Course, considered the course’s “signature” hole,” was dedicated as the “Medal of Honor” hole during a special event on June 25. The recognition honors recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Two local Medal of Honor recipients were [...]
The City of DuPont late this afternoon announced the passing of one of DuPont’s greatest volunteers. Lorraine Overmyer passed away on Friday, July 30, after living a very full and rewarding life. She was passionate about getting involved and taking care of the community she called home. The Home Town Clipper profiled Overmyer last July. [...]
Finally, summer is here after months of cloud cover. Now that the big yellow orb has re-appeared in the sky, sending you outdoors, hopefully you have protected not only your skin, but your eyes as well. DuPont Family Vision Clinic (DFVC), DuPont’s full service eye health care center, wants to remind everyone of the importance of keeping [...]
On June 1 Steilacoom Town Council unanimously agreed to award the contract for the repair of the Martin Street culvert to Pile Contractors, Inc. The amount of the repair is not to exceed $781,658.95. “We had to settle on repair of the existing culvert as the other alternatives were either too expensive or would take [...]
During the last DuPont City Council meeting in May and first meeting in June, many presentations from higher government were given, a new city attorney was announced and it was revealed that DuPont’s population has more than tripled over the past decade. Fire Chief pushing for Safer Grant At the May 25 meeting, DuPont Fire [...]
The City of DuPont will be holding a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, August 3 at 7 p.m. to solicit citizen, business, and other stakeholder comments about the current sign code. The town hall meeting will be held at DuPont City Hall. City staff will be working with the Council, City Attorney, and the Planning [...]
July 31, 2010 is the first ever National Dance Day — an initiative started by So You Think You Can Dance that encourages the nation, young and old, to move! So You Think You Can Dance will be filming National Dance Day events around the country to air on an upcoming episode of the show. [...]
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Approximately 150 Soldiers assigned to the 66th Military Police Company will be re-united with family and friends during a redeployment ceremony at approximately 8 p.m. at Soldiers Field House on JBLM Lewis Main Thursday. The company deployed in July 2009 to Baqubah, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During [...]
A fun day on the links Aug. 12 will help students achieve their dreams of a college education and job training. The Pierce College Scholarship Scramble is now recruiting golfers for its annual tournament at High Cedars Golf Club in Orting. The four-person scramble begins with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. The tournament is [...]
Confederate General Robert E. Lee once wrote in a letter to his wife, “What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate [...]
