Cascade Park Communities in Tacoma is in the business of making dreams come true for their residents. The Dreams to Smiles program was the brainchild of Gary Dewhirst, a consultant to Cascade Park.  Once the folks at both Cascade Park Vista and Cascade Park Gardens heard about it, they couldn’t wait to get on board
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Sheila Joynes, Assistant Manager of Debbie Macomber’s A Good Yarn Shop in Port Orchard, said their Knitted Knockers have been a huge hit with women who have breast cancer. Knitters who frequent the popular knitting shop in Port Orchard couldn’t wait to jump on board for the project of providing this alternative for women, even
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The State Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) has found a new home and sponsor at South Sound Outreach in Tacoma. SHIBA operates under the Consumer Protection arm of the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner and provides free, unbiased health coverage counseling about Medicare, Medicaid, basic health, children’s health insurance programs and Washington State
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The Fred Oldfield Heritage Center in Puyallup, with its old west theme was the perfect venue for the recent showcase of the South Puget Sound Woodturners. Joella Oldfield, Executive Director of the Fred Oldfield Heritage Center at the Puyallup Fairgrounds, said that the art of wood turning has been done for “hundreds of years.” Members
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