TACOMA, Wash. — MultiCare Health System is grateful to the health care professionals and employees who continue to work tirelessly to address the COVID-19 health crisis – and recognizes that this is a stressful situation for all. To address this, MultiCare is creating a temporary staffing, pay and benefit protection program for all MultiCare employees. … [Read more...]
Unemployment insurance applications increased 843 percent over previous week
Submitted by the Washington State Employment Security Department. During the week of March 15-21, 133,464 new claims for unemployment benefits were filed with the Employment Security Department (ESD) which was an increase of 119,310 new claims over the previous week. … [Read more...]
Financial Relief to be made Available from Delta Dental of Washington
Submitted by Delta Dental of Washington. Delta Dental of Washington is pledging financial assistance – in the form of grants and advance payments – for its in-network dentists following orders by Gov. Jay Inslee to halt all non-emergency dental procedures for two months in order to reserve critical equipment for COVID-19 healthcare workers. … [Read more...]
Your Money is Protected During These Uncertain Time
Submitted by Don Clark, Jr., President/CEO, Sound Credit Union Credit unions and banks across the country are seeing an uptick in cash withdrawals as consumers feel uncertain about the current state of the economy and flock to their local branches and ATMs. … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – March 28, 2020
Mountain View Funeral Home: Ronnie Bacote; Kelly Jo Blaisdell-Cook; Kelli Jean Kaler; Garfield Klinger; Evelyn L. McAfee; Sandra Jean Purser; Lolala Martha Reynolds. … [Read more...]
Comcast/Xfinty Offers Free Entertainment for WA Resident
Submitted by Comcast. Comcast on Thursday made the on demand catalogs from a series of premium networks and subscription video on demand (SVOD) services available for its Xfinity X1 and Flex customers to enjoy starting with SHOWTIME, EPIX, CuriosityStream, HISTORY Vault, Grokker Yoga Fitness & Wellbeing, The Reading Corner and DOGTV. … [Read more...]
Classy Chassis lives up to name “Classy”
Submitted by Jerri Ecclestone, Lakewood. Here's one for y'all. Kudos to the folks from Classy Chassis. I'm very sick. Dr sent a script to the pharmacy to be delivered the following morning. That didn't happen. Choices were wait for it be mailed or find someone to go personally to pick it up for me from the downtown Kaiser Permanente pharmacy in Tacoma, then drive it back to Lakewood for me. … [Read more...]
State launches web form to clarify “essential” businesses under COVID-19 Stay Home, Stay Healthy proclamation
Submitted by Washington State Department of Commerce. Camp Murray, WA - Washington state today launched an online form so businesses can get clarification or submit a request for inclusion as essential under Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy proclamation. The proclamation goes into effect at midnight tonight, closing non-essential businesses for the next two weeks. … [Read more...]
A note to Ranger, Airlifter, and Living readers
Submitted by Ken Swarner, Publisher. The Ranger, Airlifter and Living newspapers will continue to publish during the shelter-in-place order. … [Read more...]
Remembering our grandfather, who died in 1918 of the Spanish influenza
By Tim Marsh. My sister and I knew only one grandparent. Born in 1879, our paternal grandmother died at age 94 in 1973 when I was 25 years old and my sister was 28. Our maternal grandparents, U.S. immigrants from Sweden, died in the late 1930s (he) and early 1940s (she), before my sister and I were born in 1944 and 1948, respectively. … [Read more...]