The Driving Range at Meadow Park Golf Course will be closed May 17-28 for net replacement and improvements.
CPSD Staff Spotlight: District nurse Elizabeth Barr
Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features district nurse Elizabeth Barr. She is in her third year working in the district and rotates her time each week between five elementary schools. She has been a registered nurse for 18 years and worked in pediatrics before joining CPSD. “Kids are the best,” she said. “Some of […]
Tips to Help Make Women’s Health a Priority
Submitted by Dr. Anne Docimo, Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare. Springtime is a season of renewal, with this year’s transition bringing added significance as many states continue reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As more people become vaccinated and some families start to gather in person again, it may be an ideal time to think about ways […]
Kilmer Applauds Biden-Harris Administration’s Leadership on Supporting Washington’s Older Americans
On May 11, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer announced the Biden-Harris Administration’s release of over $30 million in funding for critical Older Americans Act programs in Washington as part of the American Rescue Plan he helped pass. “Throughout this pandemic, seniors across our region and our country have faced enormous challenges,” said Rep. Kilmer. “That’s why as […]
Statewide Flag Lowering for Peace Officers Memorial Day
Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Saturday, May 15, 2021, in recognition of the annual Peace Officers Memorial Day. The Governor’s Office has no objection to agencies lowering the flags at the close of business on Friday, May 14, 2021. Flags should remain […]
162 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths confirmed May 12
On May 12, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 367.4. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 11.8 per 100,000. We confirmed 162 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths: A woman in her 90s from Bonney Lake. A woman […]
Obituary Notices – May 13, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Elizabeth Ann Williams. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Richard Wallace Giroux. Mountain View Funeral Home: Brenda Catherine Hiner; Theodore Ajteo Lactaoen. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Anna W. Bailey.
U.P. Chief’s Corner
By Greg Premo, U.P. Chief of Police. In 1962, President John Kennedy designated May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day, a time in which we remember those who have given their lives to protect and serve their communities. Today, we mark that day as part of National Police Week. During my 27 years of […]
Bar Rosa coming to Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood
Coming this summer to the Hilltop neighborhood is a wood-fired pizza restaurant and neighborhood bar at 1206 S. 11th St. Bar Rosa’s owners hope for a summer opening at the space that locals will remember as the longtime home of Thai Garden. That mom-and-pop Thai restaurant closed in 2016 when the owners retired following 30 […]