Last month, Denise Dhane made a special trip to New Orleans on behalf of all of the deployed soldiers and airmen stationed at Joint Base Fort Lewis McChord. Dhane was on a mission to meet New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and hopefully entice him to send a message to the soldiers. She tried everything, [...]
The following “Neighbor Down The Street” article was printed in the March 2008 issue of the Home Town Clipper. In Celebration of Mr. Rieck’s 90th birthday, and honoring the recent passing of his late wife Jean, the Clipper is re-publishing their story online. “The height of sure monotony is seven days upon the sea, And [...]
Youdinghuan Chen traveled 4,000 miles this year to attend school. The fifteen year old Youdinghuan (yo-ting-wan), who is known as David, is an exchange student from China who’s attending Steilacoom High School as a senior during the 2009-2010 school year. This is his first visit to the United States. He’s living with the Bryan family [...]
It’s been years since Kim Myers reached in and pulled out anything in her closet that wasn’t a pair of khakis, t-shirt or a polar fleece jacket. Myers, a DuPont resident and registered nurse with Tacoma General, didn’t have a problem with it. Her very comfortable—and predictable—style recently caught the attention of style guru and [...]
DuPont welcomed Steilacoom resident Greg Hull three months ago, as the city’s new Fire Chief. Hull brings to the department 40 years of experience. “I actually just stumbled into the firefighting career,” he said. “I wanted stability and I took the test,” he continued. Through a slight laugh he shared “back then it was a [...]
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 [...]
She’s just like any busy mother, grandmother or army wife. She has served on city council, worked full time as a teacher, taken care of her neighbors, is a good friend, and always volunteers. The 2009 Grand Marshal of DuPont’s Fourth of July Parade is in many ways the keeper of the flame for DuPont’s [...]
Her birth name is Yang Fu Dou. She was born on June 26, 2006 and was left outside an orphanage two days later in the city of Chongging, China. And so begins the life of so many abandoned Chinese babies, especially the baby girls. But this little baby girl is one of the lucky ones. [...]
