On May 6, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 379.1. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 10.8 per 100,000. We confirmed 192 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. Our totals are 45,407 cases and 535 deaths. Find more […]
Obituary Notices – May 7, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Cleo Belle Brandt; Nina Alexseyevna Lutsenko; Edward R. Busch. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Louis Mayo Raphael; Mary Susan Velarde. Mountain View Funeral Home: Rolf “Al” Alstead. Hill Funeral Home: Donald Jeffrey Boneske. Gaffney Funeral Home: Clarence Konkel; Roger Vondettii; Candace Donald; Susan Goodman; Patricia Fickel. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Brian Gerard […]
Letter: Noise
Submitted by William Elder. We are mostly a noisy lot, we humans: social, garrulous, full of fun, at least as each of us defines it for his or her self, often at the annoyance of our neighbors, but mostly, for most of us, fun comes with a bang, a laugh, or a cheer. Contrarily, silence […]
The Trickster – A Short Story
Small towns never mean small minds, but grudges do linger and grow. I grew up with Jeremy. His mind was always working and making big plans. They usually got us into big trouble. My parents would take me to task. Jeremy’s parents just shrugged their shoulders and it was back to business as usual for […]
USGA Returns to Chambers Bay with Four-Ball Tournament
The United States Golf Association has announced that it will host the 6th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay from May 22-26, 2021. Four-ball is better known to some as “best ball” play. At the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, teams of two players play their own balls and the lower score of the side […]
Letter: A Tulip And An Eternity
The singing coming from the monitor in the bedroom down the hall was of three sisters. The fourth sibling – with a cold, white and drawn face – lay dying. The trio sang softly and gently. In a nearby room the brothers-in-laws sat in reverent silence, listening to the soothing but faltering voices. It was […]
Lakewood Adopts New Subarea Plan around Major Transit Corridor
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – On May 3, 2021, the Lakewood City Council adopted the Lakewood Station District Subarea (LSDS) Plan. In addition to the plan, an associated development code and streamlined environmental review process were also adopted. Located in the southeast section of the City, the subarea includes Sounder Station, St. Clare Hospital, the SR-512 Park-and-Ride, and […]
Tacoma Propeller Club Memorial Scholarship
The 2021 Tacoma Propeller Club Memorial Scholarship competition was held on April 21 at the Courtyard Marriott Tacoma. Seventeen Pierce County public high schools participated. The scholarship applicants were selected by their high school counselors and career guidance specialists. The scholarship was awarded to the student with the highest score computed by five judges for […]
Broadway performer Jay Paranada ‘06 to speak at spring commencement ceremonies
Pacific Lutheran University alumnus and stage actor Jay Paranada ‘06 will deliver the commencement addresses at the virtual ceremonies for PLU’s classes of 2020 and 2021 on May 29. Paranada majored in sociology at PLU, and also studied at the University of York in England and at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New […]