Submitted by Sunset Bible Church. Grieving the death of a spouse? Find help and encouragement at GriefShare’s Loss of a Spouse seminar.Sunset Bible Church is hosting this seminar on Sunday, August 27th from 1:30-3:00pm. For more information, or to sign up, please go to www.griefshare.org and click on “Find a Group”. Type in 98466 and […]
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Music on the Square
Have you made it to Market Square yet this summer to enjoy one of the free Wednesday night concerts? If not, don’t let the summer slip away without taking in this favorite warm-weather tradition in U.P. Taking the stage tonight will be Billy Stoops and the Dirt Angels. You may know Stoops from his band […]
Tangled Up in Fun
The popular U.P. summer tradition, Movie in the Park, drew a big crowd to Cirque Park on Aug. 5 for a free showing of Disney’s “Tangled,” a re-imagining of the classic “Rapunzel” about a young girl who yearns to see the world. Before the sun went down and the movie began, kids enjoyed face painting […]
University Place Police Blotter
Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest public safety activity in University Place by checking out the U.P. Police Blotter! Chief Burke highlights some of the most notable incidents that the U.P. Police Department responds to. But that’s not all – you can also browse through recent Calls for Service to get a better understanding of […]
National Night Out Brings Out the Best of U.P.
Once again this year, neighbors in University Place came out in droves to participate in National Night Out activities on Tuesday, Aug. 1. A total of 43 neighborhood groups organized everything from cookouts to potlucks as they came together to show that public safety in U.P. is a community effort. The City’s public safety caravans […]
West Pierce Connected CARE Manager Awarded as Health Care Hero
In February 2022, West Pierce Fire & Rescue implemented the Connected Community Access, Referral and Education (CARE) program. This program was created to empower residents of WPFR to manage their healthcare, mental health and social needs by assisting them with access to the proper community resources, which helps to eliminate the over-utilization of the 9-1-1 […]
July 2023 Alarm Summary
In July 2023, West Pierce Fire & Rescue responded to 1,581 calls for service, which was an average of 51 calls per day. Of those, the busiest were July 3-5, resulting in 219 total 9-1-1 responses. As the weather stays warm, please pay close attention to dry vegetation. It does not take much for fires […]
Devastating Woodbrook Fire Main Topic at August 8 Tillicum Meeting
Scott Adams, Assistant Chief with West Pierce Fire and Rescue, will be joined by Daniel Wirth, Executive Director serving South Puget Sound and Olympics, American Red Cross – Northwest Region; John Caulfield, City Manager of Lakewood; and Jeff Miller, Principal Tillicum Elementary. The regularly scheduled second Tuesday-of-the-month Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) meeting will be […]
The University Place City Council August 7 Meeting Agenda
The University Place City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on August 7 (6:30 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.