Stories for Fircrest
Tacoma Tide to hold basketball tryouts
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The Tacoma Tide will host an open tryout on Saturday, March 13 from 11 am-1 pm at the Curtis High School Gym in University Place. Come checkout Tacoma’s best basketball talent, this Saturday at the brand new Curtis High School Gymnasium. The event will be free for the public to watch. If you are interested in trying out yourself, come ready to play! Tryout registration is FREE for any player with IBL experience. If you have not played in the league before, it will cost $30 to play. The season opens April 3 against Seattle (schedule). Tickets begin at just $4. Contact the Tacoma Tide office at 253-564-9329 or at 4040 Orchard St W #100 in Fircrest.
March AARP Driver Safety Program Classes
Posted by | CommentsAARP offers a Driver Safety Program at a variety of locations around the country. Following is a list of courses offered in March. Read More→
Wake UP!
Posted by | CommentsWake UP, a monthly business forum presented by University Place-Fircrest Chamber of Commerce Division will meet on Friday, February 26. On the agenda is information about the U.S. Amateur Golf tournament to be held later this year. Networking starts at 7:30 am and the meeting runs from 8-9 am at UP Presbyterian Church, 8101 27th St W, University Place. There is no charge to attend.
Steve O’Ban to run for 28th legislative seat
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Local attorney Steve O’Ban announced his candidacy for State Representative in the 28th Legislative District, Pos. 1 (Lakewood, University Place, Fircrest, Steilacoom, DuPont and parts of Tacoma). “The one-party rule in Olympia promises three things, and they’re all bad.” O’Ban said. “Citizens and businesses will be paying higher taxes; Washington will be in a weaker position to attract jobs; and elected officials will continue to borrow and spend while the people they represent can barely make ends meet.”
At a time when unemployment is high, O’Ban says it’s time for elected representatives to prioritize. “The priority is jobs. The Legislature’s number one goal right now should be making it possible for our friends, neighbors and family members to get back to work. Unfortunately, the party that controls state government does not understand that adding burdens to businesses is not the way to help create jobs.” O’Ban’s opponent, Democrat State Representative Troy Kelley, is seeking his third term.
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University Place Senior Center wish list
Posted by | CommentsAt a recent luncheon/brainstorming session the financial plight of the University Place Senior Center was discussed in detail. Jennifer Robinson, Recreation Supervisor for the City of University Place, explained the impact of budget cuts on staffing and the day-to-day operation of the Center. Robinson revealed that the previous budget had been slashed from more than $900,000 per year to approximately $120,000. The Senior Community Center had been slated for closure, but after the outcry from those most affected, the current level of dramatically reduced funding was provided. She added that the ongoing functioning of the Center and its services is quite literally on a month-to-month basis.
(Left to right) Sandy Nelson, Executive Director, Bridgeport Place, Jennifer Robinson, Recreation Supervisor for City of University Place and UP Senior Center, and Jeanne Frew, Admissions Director, University Place Care Center.
In addition to Robinson, those present were Jeanne Frew, Admissions Coordinator from University Place Care Center, Sandy Nelson, Executive Director of Bridgeport Place Retirement and Assisted Living, and Jaynie Jones, Community Relations Coordinator for Bridgeport Place. Nelson pinned Robinson down for specifics about just exactly what is and will be needed by the Center to help it continue to function and provide the services that local seniors rely on. Read More→
BBC America on-demand with Click
Posted by | CommentsClick! Cable TV is the first cable network in the country to bring BBC America VOD programs to viewers in HD. The Tacoma-based network recently worked with BBC America to provide a better viewing experience for customers.
Past episodes of BBC America’s award winning show “Top Gear” will air January 26 and new season episodes will be available every Tuesday. Later this year, “Dr. Who” will replace “Top Gear.” Click! expects more programs to follow. Read More→
Task Force arrests 17 in Tacoma for DUI
Posted by | CommentsThe Tacoma Pierce County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force deployed 17 officers to Tacoma last Friday night to look for and arrest impaired drivers. The enhanced enforcement, hosted by the Tacoma Police Department, resulted in 17 drivers being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. An additional five misdemeanor and felony drug arrests were made and three people were taken into custody on outstanding warrants. Two were cited for reckless driving.
Officers circulated throughout the city looking for unsafe drivers, but focused their efforts on South Tacoma Way, Pacific Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Tacoma’s North End where numerous past DUI arrests were made. Officers also patrolled Portland and McKinley Avenues on the Eastside where there were a high number of serious injury and fatal DUI collisions.
“We have been teaming up to do these patrols which have been proven to reduce traffic crashes for over a decade,” said John Cheesman, chief of the Fircrest Police Department and chair of the task force. “A little over ten years ago, 76 people died every year on Pierce County’s roadways. Last year, 45 died. Our goal, however impossible it may seem, is zero deaths by 2030,” Chief Cheesman added.
Wake UP! with UP-Fircrest Chamber
Posted by | CommentsThe University Place-Fircrest division of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Wake UP! meeting on Friday, January 29th, 7:30 – 9 a.m. at the University Place Presbyterian Church (8101 27th St. W.). The gathering starts at 7:30 am with networking. The meeting starts at 8 am and is sponsored by Heartwarming Care and Merrill Gardens. For more information, contact Susie Wagner at 253-627-2175.
Release: ‘Surprising’ facts regarding people found not guilty by reason of insanity
Posted by | CommentsFifty-one percent of individuals charged with a crime who are found not guilty by reason of insanity in Washington come from King County, yet only 35 percent of them are released back to King County when treatment is finished. Those figures are among a number of intriguing statistics disclosed Thursday by Sen. Mike Carrell, R-Lakewood.
“I think the people of Pierce County would find it not at all surprising that our county contributes only 13 percent of the total population of our state’s mental health facilities, yet 41 percent are released onto our streets,” Carrell said. “It’s yet another example of how Pierce County has long been the dumping ground for not only sane criminals, but as we’ve just learned, those found not guilty by reason of insanity as well.” Read More→
Pierce County Library System closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Posted by | CommentsPierce County Library System will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18, to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. While the Library is closed, customers may continue to access free services online and download audio and e-book and use e-sources with subscription magazines, personal investment information, car repair manuals and more at www.piercecountylibrary.org.
KLAY looking for a few good businesses
Posted by | CommentsKLAY radio is offering “groups, business and organizations” access to the airwaves via a one to two hours program. For more than 52 years, KLAY Radio has been providing local radio time for business. Weekly programs allow the hosts to interview a variety of guests related to their service or business, have their program streamed ‘live’ on the web, have a link from KLAY’s website, have fully produced promotional spots aired weekly featuring their program and receive a CD of each program.
“Exposure is essential to business growth,” says KLAY’s general manager Bob McCluskey. “Hosting a weekly radio program can be one of the most rewarding, profitable and prestigious ways to promote business today.” For more information, contact Bob at 253-584-1480 or visit www.klay1180.com.
Free online language learning service at Pierce County Library System
Posted by | CommentsPierce County Library System announces a free service to easily help people learn languages. This service is geared for people who want to study a foreign language effortlessly and at their own pace.
People may access the Mango Languages service for free with a current Pierce County Library card through the Library’s Web site, www.piercecountylibrary.org, search site: languages. Adults and kids may also access the service by using free public computers with high-speed Internet at any of 17 Pierce County Libraries. Read More→
