A press release from City of Tacoma. Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards and City Council have initiated Tidy-Up Tacoma 2021. Starting Monday, September 13, and running through mid-November, City crews will be out on the main arterials of Neighborhood Business Districts to clean up litter/debris, perform graffiti removal, minor right-of-way landscaping, and street sweeping. Vegetation management, […]
CISL: Mark your calendars
A press release from Communities In Schools of Lakewood. Mark your calendars because CISL has some several things coming up. School Supply Drive: Come out to the Washington State Fair to volunteer at our School Supply Drive. The school supplies will be distributed to students who are served by our statewide Communities In Schools affiliate network. We […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 8
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 8, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 17-30 is 665.6. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 19.5 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 469 COVID-19 cases and 5 new […]
Obituary Notices – September 9, 2021
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Patrice Ann Savarino; Martin Conrad Schumacher. Mountain View Funeral Home: Ronald Acosta. Powers Funeral Home: Richard Louis Turcott; Henry Harry Cultee Jr.
DSHS Hosting Virtual Q&A to Discuss Proposed Forensic Hospital
A press release from City of Lakewood. LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) will host a virtual open house event on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6:00 p.m. (via Zoom) to review proposed changes to the Western State Hospital (WSH) campus. The most significant proposed change is the construction of a 350-bed forensic […]
9/11 20th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremonies Scheduled
A press release from West Pierce Fire & Rescue. In honor of the 20th anniversary of September 11, West Pierce Fire & Rescue will hold two public ceremonies in remembrance of the 2,977 victims lost on that date in 2001. Those victims included 343 firefighters, 60 police officers and 55 military personnel. The first ceremony will […]
Wanted: Lakewood people who care about schools, USA’s future, Part III
Submitted by Pad Finnigan. People with Marxist beliefs are infiltrating nearly all corners of American society. One well-known Marxist tool is so-called democratic-socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders who has written the $3.5 trillion federal spending bill now being debated in the Senate. If passed, it would turn America dramatically socialist, possibly irretrievably. And the National Education […]
Western Rodeo and Cattle Drive Parade Cause of Puyallup Street Closures
A press release from City of Puyallup. The following streets will be closed on Friday, September 10, 2021 in downtown Puyallup for the 2021 Washington State Fair Western Rodeo and Cattle Drive Parade. No parking signs will be placed on affected streets 48 hours in advance. Beginning at 8:00 a.m., city crews will begin closing […]
Tacoma Nature Center Reopens
A press release from Metro Parks Tacoma. The Tacoma Nature Center is now open to the public. The building will be open Monday-Friday 10am-2pm. The park trails and Discovery Pond remain open daily 8:30am to 30 minutes after sunset. There are still some COVID-based restrictions and changes. You must wear a mask indoors, and all […]