Don’t run away from the second anti-COVID shot! Evidently there are large numbers of people who are pooh-poohing getting their second Pfizer or Moderna anti-Covid vaccine shots. They get their first shot and feel immune. Or just don’t want to bother with the second. With all the variants growing around the world this is just […]
Across the Fence: Yarns of Yore
The other day, my friend Denise and I took a walk around Waughop Lake. It had been over a year since we last did anything of the kind, and there was too much to say than a single loop around the lake would have held. So, we made it to a bench on which we […]
Virtual Talk on Biography: Free Boy
Submitted by Emily Molina—SHMA Liaison to Friends of the Steilacoom Library. Join the Steilacoom Historical Museum Association, Friends of the Steilacoom Library, and the Pierce County Library for a free virtual talk on Friday, May 14, at 2:00 p.m. as Lorraine McConaghy presents an illustrated overview of Free Boy, the twined biography of slave and […]
Economic Indicators Show Effects of Pandemic and Major Development Activity
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The City of Lakewood has published its Q4 2020 Economic Indicators Report, which tracks employment, permit activity, and other socioeconomic indicators. The report quantifies trends affecting the national, regional, and local economy. The report contains many encouraging signs that the local economy is poised to recover from the pandemic. Total permit valuation increased […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Harrison Prep teacher Lucas Dolge
Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Harrison Preparatory School math teacher Lucas Dolge. He is in his 10th year teaching at the school. His favorite math subject to teach is geometry. “It’s an opportunity for students to put what they learned in algebra in action,” he said. “They get to see themselves succeeding with the […]
Enrollment ends May 31 for Washington’s prepaid college savings plan
The GET program’s 2020-2021 enrollment period comes to a close on May 31. Washington families still have time to start saving for future college costs with the state’s 529 prepaid tuition program. As a 529 prepaid tuition program, the State of Washington guarantees that a family’s GET savings will keep pace with in-state tuition and state-mandated fees. […]
LifeCenter Northwest honors MultiCare with five 2020 hospital awards
TACOMA, Wash. – LifeCenter Northwest is proud to announce that four MultiCare Health System hospitals across the state of Washington were recently presented with five total awards as part of LifeCenter Northwest’s 2020 Hospital Awards, recognizing excellence in supporting life-saving organ and tissue donation. “Organ and tissue donation is an incredible gift of healing, and I […]
PLU Senior Elana Tracy on her (three!) study away experiences, learning during COVID, and plans for graduate school
By Ernest Jasmin, PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer. Senior Elana Tracy ‘21 has mixed feelings now that her studies at Pacific Lutheran University are coming to an end. On the one hand, PLU allowed her to discover a passion for global studies while studying abroad in Great Britain; but on the other, she won’t […]
192 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, no new deaths confirmed May. 6
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 […]