Pierce County Parks has created a program named Kids Need to Play! (KNP!) funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal funding allocations to provide discounts for kids’ summer camps and programs. Several public and private recreation providers are collaborating on the initiative to bring kids accessible opportunities to learn, create, explore and compete. While […]
240 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, 1 new death confirmed May. 3
On May 3, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 369.8. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 5.2 per 100,000. We confirmed 240 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death, a man in his 60s from Lakewood. On May 1, […]
Obituary Notices – May 4, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Joann Alberta Jefferson. Mountain View Funeral Home: Voncile Hooten. Gaffney Funeral Home: Mary Agnes Dolman. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Anna G (Gudyka) Harris.
Free Saturday Talks on Gardening via Zoom
Submitted by Pierce County Master Gardeners. Pierce County Master Gardener Saturday Talks – May 8, 2021, 10-11am – Via Zoom. All talks are open to the public so invite your friends. Puyallup Demo Garden talk is on ‘The Joy of Native Plants: An introduction for the home gardener’ given by MG Ann Steel. Explore the […]
Crews continue installing track on Division Avenue
Crews continue the track installation process on Division Avenue from Martin Luther King Jr. Way across I Street. Crews plan to pave on Thursday (depending on weather) and then adjust utilities and paint the traffic stripes on the street. The contractor plans to open Division Avenue to two-way traffic next week (around May 12, depending […]
Letter: Silence
Submitted by William Elder. Silence implies consent. The lawyer shows on tv have softened the axiom: “Qui tacet consentit,” one of the maxims of the law by which we all supposedly live and govern our affairs is tougher in Latin, “Silence gives consent”. Keep your mouth shut and you give your assent to what is […]
Dancing at the Bedrock Lounge – A Short Story
The Bedrock Lounge was “the” place to go in the mid-to-late-1980s for music and dancing. It was located on Sixth Avenue, just off Proctor. On the weekends people were lined up to go in. They had live music on Friday and Saturday evenings . . . groups mostly from Seattle, although there was a rumor […]
U.P. Receives Excellence in Financial Reporting Award
The City of University Place’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2109 was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The report has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards […]
TCC to Offer Mostly Online Classes for Fall Quarter 2021
Tacoma Community College (TCC) will continue to offer mostly online classes for fall quarter 2021. The decision is part of a plan to gradually re-open the college, achieving full re-opening by spring quarter 2022. This plan takes into account a number of factors, including: TCC’s first priority is the health and safety of our community. […]