I predict a Baby Boom in the next six to nine months. With millions of people "quarantined" at home, "self-isolating" under "Stay Home / Stay Safe" orders such as here in Washington and in other states from coast-to-coast across the United States, I anticipate that there will be a tsunami of new babies arriving in the coming months. … [Read more...]
Steilacoom Town Administrator’s August 14 Report to Council
Upcoming Meetings: Council Meeting – September 1, 2020, at 6:30 PM.Planning Commission – September 14, 2020 at 6:30 PM.Civil Service Commission – September 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM.Preservation and Review Board – August 26, 2020 at 6:30 PM. … [Read more...]
DuPont History Scavenger Hunt
The DuPont Historical Society has a puzzle for you! Using the 11 interpretive signs, 6 monuments, and 1 statue placed throughout historic DuPont and Northwest Landing, take a walk or several walks and see if you can locate the sign, monument, or statue that answers the clues. For clues and answers visit: https://www.dupontmuseum.com/history … [Read more...]
96 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths confirmed August 14
On Aug. 14, we confirmed 96 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths: A woman from Parkland in her 80s and a woman from Tacoma in her 90s. Both had underlying health conditions. Our totals are 5,937 cases and 132 deaths. … [Read more...]
Pregnant patients of short-staffed Madigan referred elsewhere | Tacoma News Tribune
On average, 150 to 170 moms give birth every month, but right now the OB/GYN department only has the staff to support about 130 births. Read more: Pregnant patients of short-staffed Madigan referred elsewhere | Tacoma News Tribune … [Read more...]
Seaquist Says County Badly Run, Time for New Leadership
Submitted by Larry Seaquist for Pierce County Executive campaign. Larry opened his general election campaign for Pierce County Executive with a call for fundamental changes in leadership and direction of the county. Speaking before the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce Public Affairs forum in the first head to head debate of the campaign, Seaquist expressed his disappointment in the incumbent’s … [Read more...]
Across the Fence: A Flowering Mission
Have you ever found something that was approximately 50 million years old, thus just a bit younger than the last dinosaurs, and you were permitted to keep it? Exactly that happened to my husband and me very recently when we were exploring the quaint town of Republic, Washington. For it is the home of a world-renowned Eocene fossil site and the Stonerose Interpretive Center, which it belongs to. … [Read more...]
Lakewood City Manager August 14 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) August 14 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here. … [Read more...]
Update on U.P. CARES Funds Distribution
City staff have been working diligently to disperse the $992,700 the City received from the State of Washington as part of the federal CARES Act. The City Council decided to divide the money into three separate funds to ensure it could reach as many members of the U.P. community as possible. … [Read more...]
Cantwell, Murray Call on USPS to Fix Delays, Avoid Cost Increases for Election Mail
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in sending a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asking him to provide answers regarding reports of recent changes to long-standing practices at USPS that would result in increased delivery times and costs for election mail. The letter also urges DeJoy not take any further action that … [Read more...]