PIERCE COUNTY, Washington – The Pierce County Library System Board of Trustees will discuss the system’s new curbside service, plans to serve communities in 2021, racial and social equity, diversity and inclusion, and other issues at its meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 3:30 p.m., via conference call, 1-510-338-9438, access code: 623 788 004 #, attendee ID: #. … [Read more...]
New Collins Library grant is part of $40 million in CARES Act funding from the NEH
Tacoma, Wash. – In June, the Archives and Special Collections in University of Puget Sound’s Collins Memorial Library was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to support the creation of primary resource digital toolkits for use in university classes and research. The grant is part of $40.3 million in new funding from the CARES Act supporting essential operations at … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – August 11, 2020
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Frank Finks; Frank Almont; Lois Julin; Betty Gapsch-Atkinson; Clara Gary; Debra Peck. Mountain View Funeral Home: Rebecca Ann Bowyer. Powers Funeral Home: Mary Briskey; David Glasser; Catherine Francis. Gaffney Funeral Home: Gretchen C Millie. … [Read more...]
Traveling Couple Stranded in Tacoma By Vehicle Theft
Submitted by Ching Fu. The last thing we expected when we came to this area to visit friends and family was to have our vehicle stolen. But sadly, that's exactly what's happened. My partner and I have been living full-time on the road in our 100% solar powered fifth-wheel, which we rebuilt ourselves, for the past five years. We've traveled across the country and into Canada exploring our public … [Read more...]
JBLM to conduct artillery training August 11-14
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime training with artillery from 12:01 a.m. Aug.11 to 11:59 p.m. Aug 14. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs. … [Read more...]
58 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths confirmed August 10
On Aug. 10, we confirmed 58 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. Our totals are 5,668 cases and 126 deaths. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Where the Ghost Horse Runs
Submitted by Dave Zink, Steilacoom. Where the Ghost Horse Runs (Ballantine Books, 1991), is the conclusion of Alfred Silver's Red River trilogy. Silver, a Canadian novelist and playwright, grew up in the Canadian Prairies. … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Falcon – Movie Review
"I'm going to give you all my wishes for my birthday." How could you not love a film with that quotation in it? By the time I got to that quotation, however I was already hooked by this buddy film/road show. … [Read more...]
Lakewood Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to Fill Three Vacancies
The City of Lakewood is accepting applications to fill three (3) vacancies on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. … [Read more...]
CARES Act funds will help technical college students afford school
Pierce County has allocated a portion of CARES Act funding to provide financial aid for students attending Clover Park Technical College and Bates Technical College. … [Read more...]