On July 15, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for June 23- July 6 is 66.9. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 2.9 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 66 COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths: A woman in her 60s from […]
Obituary Notices – July 16, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Carol Lynn Spillman; Tia Renee Larson; Bette Lynne Fogle. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Bryce L Weissert. Mountain View Funeral Home: Vernon Dale DeLaVergne; Valerie Elizabeth Hirn; Margaret Rogers. Powers Funeral Home: Eugenie Louise Parrish.
Christmas in July – Fundraising Sale JBLM
Submitted by Fort Lewis Thrift Shop. The Fort Lewis Thrift Shop will be having a giant fundraising sale this Saturday, July 17th from 10:00-2:00. Huge savings in both buildings, as well as outside. Holiday items with tickets 1 or 100 will be 70% off. Military items with a 1 or 100 ticket will be 60% […]
Non-Partisan Candidate Forums July 16, 17
Join us for a Non-Partisan Candidate Forum to meet your local candidates from Dupont and Lakewood City Councils and Steilacoom Town Council as well as Clover Park and University Place School Boards who will be vying for your vote on August 3, 2021. Every candidate with a Primary race has been invited. All times are […]
An Evening in Tuscany Under the Tacoma Moon Event
Submitted by The Sons and Daughters of Italy Tacoma Lodge. We are a local organization that does quite a bit of fundraising and charity work. We generally have an annual banquet in October. Sadly, last year was not one of those years. However, this year’s banquet, “An Evening in Tuscany Under the Tacoma Moon”, is […]
Letter: The cat is out of the bag
Submitted by John Arbeeny. The cat is out of the bag… NEA and local teachers unions do a reversal on their denial of CRT. “Oh no! Our equity policy isn’t CRT!” Oh yes it is and we’ve known it was since the start. Protestations to the contrary by current Clover Park School District incumbent Board […]
July 24: Original 1843 Fort Nisqually walking tour
Submitted by DuPont Historical Society. The DuPont Historical Society and Museum invite you to join us for our second walking history tour of the original 1843 Fort Nisqually site on Saturday July 24, 2021. The tour will be offered at 1:00 and again at 2:30 p.m. The original 1843 Fort Nisqually site is located on […]
South Sound 911 to welcome customers at new location beginning July 20
If you have an appointment at South Sound 911’s public counter or with the agency’s administrative or records staff, beginning Tuesday, July 20, you will need to go to the agency’s new location at 3580 Pacific Ave. in Tacoma. Construction of South Sound 911’s new facility will be complete in July and services and staff are moving […]
Lakewood Playhouse adds Master Electrician
Djeneba Toure-Burke has joined the Lakewood Playhouse as Master Electrician. She will coordinate with contracted light and sound designers, oversee the hanging and focusing of stage lighting fixtures, as well as maintaining the cables and wires for lights and sound. Djeneba worked with Lakewood Playhouse during COVID-19 as a virtual and live-streamed productions tech and we’re […]