A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 24, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Sept. 2-15 is 557.5. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 12.8 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 621 COVID-19 cases and 4 new […]
Obituary Notices – September 25, 2021
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Elizabeth Guttu; Adam Ousley; Kenneth Wayne Rogers. Mountain View Funeral Home: Virginia Winifred Barker; Nellie Cassinerio; Grace Gemmell; Martin Gerard; Dorothy D. Grissom; William Hartley; Nicholas Helmer; Carolyn Jacobson; Phyliss Lloyd; Gary Martin; Kurt Mrsny; Gary Musselman; Cevin Allen West; Paul Whitley.
DuPont is moving forward….with small business
Submitted by Ron Frederick, Mayor, City of DuPont. When the pandemic hit in 2020, many of our small business establishments had to close temporarily due to all the uncertainty about the virus. It’s hard to stay afloat under those circumstances, especially when rent is due, and payroll must be met. The City of DuPont wanted […]
Renaming of Parks & Facilities in Lakewood
Submitted by Jim Kopriva, Communications Manager for the City of Lakewood. The City of Lakewood has noted the stirring conversation here about a recent proposal to rename Fort Steilacoom Park to Claudia B. Thomas Park. We are pleased to see so much commentary about the application – this is how the process works! Any resident […]
Dollars and sense
A story from Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier. It’s been said that how you spend your money reflects your values. That’s certainly true of the proposed biennial budget I presented to the Council earlier this week. I’m very proud of how all of you have responded to and cared for our residents over the last […]
Kilmer Encourages Local Students to Apply for Military Service Academy Nominations
A press release from Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer. On Sept. 22, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) encouraged students in Washington’s 6th Congressional District to apply for nomination to the nation’s military service academies. “It’s an honor to consider students for service academy nominations,” said Rep. Kilmer. “Every year there are a lot of great applications […]
All Shook Up – What Dancing Meant to Me and Still Does!
Don, his sister Deedee and I went to see All Shook Up at the Tacoma Musical Theatre. The energy, the singing, the dancing, the costumes, the sets, all of these reminded me of being a teenager: just waiting to be grown up enough to do more exciting things. The burst of feeling when a girl […]
Lakewood City Manager September 24 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) September 24 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Across the Fence: Looking up
When I was a child, my mother used to show me the Big Dipper in the night sky and Orion. I dutifully nodded but was never able to discover them myself. To me, they were stars like any others. Beautiful to look at. Somewhat mysterious. Certainly, no constellations. Then, our city built a planetarium, and […]