A press release from City of Puyallup. Puyallup, WA – Puyallup Parks and Recreation is delighted to announce that Sam Peach Park will be receiving playground upgrades this fall. Located at 1621 10th Ave NW, this charming neighborhood park will soon have brand new playground equipment. Dedicated in 2000, the Park was named in honor of […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 7
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 7, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 13-26 is 641.6. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 21.1 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 321 COVID-19 cases and 7 new […]
Obituary Notices – September 8, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Kristopher Miles Brown. Mountain View Funeral Home: Edward J. Ross; Caretha Williams. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Gloria Goins.
CISL Welcomes 2021-22 Student Support Team
A press release from Communities In Schools of Lakewood. The Communities In Schools of Lakewood (CISL) team is preparing for the 2021-2022 school year. Our 14 person Student Support Team will be supporting our four school sites: Tillicum Elementary School, Four Heroes Elementary School, Lochburn Middle School and Clover Park High School. Joining our team for […]
Comment Effectively on the South Parcel Mine Application in DuPont
Submitted by Beth Elliott for DuPont City Council Position 3. Last week the City of DuPont posted the Notice of Application for the Pioneer Aggregates South Parcel Project. This is what we refer to as the CalPortland mine in DuPont. https://www.dupontwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4853/20210830-NOA-Newspaper-Version-PLNG2021-006 Bridget King and I met for coffee yesterday morning and we started talking about […]
Writing and The Whole Wide World – Movie Review
I had no idea what The Whole Wide World was about, but it turned out to be about writing. Storyline:“In 1933 Texas, a schoolteacher and aspiring writer meets a pulp fiction writer, and a relationship soon develops between the two, but it is doomed by his slavishly devotion to his (pulp fiction writer) ailing mother […]
Wanted: Lakewood people who care about schools, USA’s future, Part II
Submitted by Pad Finnigan. In the previous article, we read how the Clover Park School District is proposing to inject race and racism into its curriculum, supposedly to improve student academic performance. But why? We know the district’s academic standing has gone down, but is race the solution? Some background: Critical Race Theory (CRT) grew […]
Online Native Plant Sale Sept. 7-22
A press release from Metro Parks Tacoma. Dozens of native plants are on sale at The Tacoma Nature Center. Prices start at just a few dollars. Learn more here.
Racism Evolution: History to Hope – Forum #1 – Indigenous People
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. On September 15, 7:00 pm, the League of Women Voters, Tacoma-area NAACP and Vibrant Schools are offering a forum on the history and experience of racism from the perspective of Indigenous People. The first in a six-part series, Evolution of Racism: History to Hope, this forum […]