Like the author of last week’s column, I too am frustrated with the political realm and the choices we face for presidential candidates. Unlike the author, I decided weeks ago to avoid watching the many regional and statewide appearances of the remaining competitors, especially given the hate-filled vitriol that permeates the press and televised proceedings.
Lake Tapps isn’t closed, but the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is cautioning people that swimming, wading or fishing in the lake could be unsafe due to reports of toxic algae.
Pierce County News for the week of August 18, 2016.
The agenda and full agenda packet for the August 23, 2016 City Council Meeting are now available to view online.
Last Friday the Pierce County Prosecutor’s office planned to arraign Gabriel Indelicio Nevarez, 28, on one count of first degree murder for the 2007 drive-by shooting of Kyle Grinnell, 46. Instead, the judge in the case ordered Nevarez undergo an evaluation at Western State Hospital to determine if he is competent to stand trial.
During an election year, people become more vocal about candidates, what they do or do not believe and whether they have the interests of all of us at the center of their policies and goals “for the future of America.”
A swimming caution in Lake Tapps, a county-wide burn ban, Bonney Lake Days and horse races – check out the latest edition of your Weekend Briefing to see what you may have missed this past week!
Have you ever lived in another culture? I did when I decided to spend my senior year of college in England. I spent my summer of that year working with 49 other students from the U.S. and Western Europe on an archaeological dig on the southern and western end of the Temple Mount (Harim al-Sharif) in Jerusalem.
California invader Point Piper came into Emerald Downs Sunday, Aug. 14, and won the $200,000 Grade 3 Longacres Mile setting a track record in 1 minute, 32.9 seconds.
Pierce County Fire Marshal Warner Webb has announced a county-wide outdoor burn ban, effective yesterday, Thursday, Aug. 18, until further notice.
This summer, we’ve already talked about how the Daffodil Valley Sports Complex is being renamed as the Bill Heath Sports Complex. We could talk about Bill and his service in World War II or his many years inspiring students as a teacher.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has not found any toxic algae in Lake Tapps. However, the department still cautions people when swimming in the lake.
The National Weather Service station in Seattle has issued an excessive heat warning for this weekend starting Thursday afternoon to Saturday morning.
