A press release from City of University Place. Last year, the City of University Place marked its 25th Anniversary as a City, but because of the pandemic lockdowns, all celebration events were cancelled. Now that the City is re-opened, we will take the opportunity to celebrate over 25 years of city-hood at a special Music […]
The Board of Health July 21 Meeting Agenda
The Board of Health will hold a Study Session on July 21 (3-5 pm). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed July 19
On July 19, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for June 25- July 8 is 72.6. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 2.6 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 77 COVID-19 cases and 1 death, a man in his 80s from […]
Obituary Notices – July 20, 2021
Mountain View Funeral Home: Roberta Eileen Axtell; David Alan Stewart. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Helen Andrea (Marvik) Gorenson.
JBLM to train with artillery and demolitions July 20-22
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime training with artillery and demolitions from 5 a.m. July 20 to 11 p.m. July 22. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Oldest Working Nurse in America Hangs Up Her Scrubs After a Career Spanning 70 Years
A news story from MultiCare. TACOMA, Wash. — More than 70 years after her career began, 96-year-old Florence “SeeSee” Rigney, the oldest working nurse in America, is retiring, MultiCare Health System announced today. Her last day was Friday, July 16, 2021. “I don’t like to sit around – I’ve always got to have something to […]
Steilacoom Kiwanis to host ‘WW II Flying Tigers, Fact vs Fiction’ July 22
In honor of the 80th Anniversary of the famous WW II group known as the “Flying Tigers”, the Kiwanis Club of Steilacoom will host an informative presentation by local historian Phil Raschke. The program is set for 7:00 AM, Thursday, July 22 at the Steilacoom Historical School District Professional Development Center, 511 Chambers Street in […]
Letter: Anderson Pushes Forward For Children
Submitted by John Simpson. David Anderson is all about children’s academic achievement. A candidate for the Clover Park School District Board, he is alarmed at the political activism and virtue signaling which characterizes much of what some school board members seem to espouse. “School district political activism has no place in our schools,” his candidate […]
All Shook Up – Elvis and Musical Theatre
We have a brand-new great-grandson, whose middle name is “Memphis.” He’s named in honor of his grandmother, one of our very best friends. Andi, a London Brit who met and married a Peace Core volunteer Randy Melquist, who thrown out of Libya with all the other Americans when Gaddafi came into power. The family came […]