On July 14, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for June 22- July 5 is 60.3. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 2.9 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 58 COVID-19 cases and 1 death, a man in his 60s from […]
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Obituary Notices – July 15, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Ayame O. Nishikawa; Bettie J Dunn. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Michael Gene Mayhew; William Keith Jensen; Demetria Rochelle Claggion. Mountain View Funeral Home: Patricia Nicer Zaragoza. Hill Funeral Home: Sherri Bernice Fortin.
ZENN Again – a Great Idea for Tacoma, Seattle, and Bellevue
Quite a few years ago I bought a ZENN (Zero Emissions No Noise) car made in Canada after seeing Canadian funny man Rick Mercer of the Mercer Report extol the virtues of the car: a vehicle that could be charged with a regular electrical cord, room to accommodate two people comfortably, and containing enough space […]
Jazz in the U.P. Village is Back
UNIVERSITY PLACE – Jazz in the Village returns on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Civic Building Atrium! Stop by for a free concert during the lunchtime hour with Eugene Bien on the piano and new featured guests every week! July 21: Eugene Bien with Tracey Hooker (Jazz Trumpet/Vocals) July 28: Eugene Bien with Melanie Vail (Jazz/Pop Vocals) Aug […]
Bates Technical College President Lin Zhou appointed to national diversity, inclusion and equity commission
TACOMA, Wash. – Bates Technical College President Lin Zhou will have an opportunity to shape institutional culture and hiring practices in community and technical colleges nationwide. Recently appointed to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Commission on Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, Dr. Zhou and other commission members are tasked with implementing a joint diversity, equity […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed July 13
On July 13, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for June 21- July 4 is 62.6. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 3 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 49 COVID-19 cases and 1 death, woman in her 60s from Spanaway. […]
Obituary Notices – July 14, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Kay Yun Hooks; Barbara June Baughn. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Michael Gene Mayhew; Inta Biruta McBeth; Mitchell Gilliam Washburn. Mountain View Funeral Home: Patricia A. Brown; Gary Michael Johnson. Powers Funeral Home: Dorothy Fay Cromer; Robert Ernest Baltzell. Hill Funeral Home: Sidney Lee Stanley.
Lakewood Summer Nights Concerts Begin Thursday, July 15
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The sound of live music will return to Lakewood on Thursday, July 15 when Nite Wave takes the stage as the first act in Lakewood’s Summer Nights at the Pavilion concert series. Nite Wave is an ’80s new-wave band that pays homage to Wham!, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, and A Flock of Seagulls. The […]
Col. Lamb to take command of JBLM Wednesday
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Colonel Skye Duncan will relinquish command of Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Col. Phil Lamb, in a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday on Watkins Field on Lewis Main. Duncan has been the JBLM commander (Garrison) since July 19, 2019. As commander, he manages JBLM’s day-to-day installation operations on behalf of […]