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Pierce County faith leaders called talk with congregations about COVID-19 variants and vaccines
The Associated Ministries of Tacoma is encouraging leaders of all faiths to take part in candid and urgent conversations about COVID-19. Author: Kalie Greenberg Updated: 10:17 PM PDT July 28, 2021
TACOMA, Wash. Pierce County faith leaders have invited clergy and religious leaders across the county to a conversation about COVID-19, variants and vaccines.
The gathering is scheduled to happen Thursday, August 5th at Our Church in University Place. It s organized by Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor Gregory Christopher and Associated Ministries of Tacoma Director, Michael Yonder. The purpose for this 90-minute gathering will strictly be to address facts surrounding COVID-19. Not our faith, nor our politics, but how can we work together to be a blessing and to save lives, wrote Christopher and Yoder in an e-mail invitation.
Toxic algae found in Pierce County lake; health officials issue caution advisory
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 5 hrs ago Abby Miller, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jul. 22 The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has issued a toxic algae caution advisory for Spanaway Lake.
Spanaway Lake was tested Monday and results were received Wednesday, according to a TPCHD news release. If the algae bloom is no longer present when the lake is tested next Monday, the advisory will remain in place for two more weeks out of an abundance of caution.
Cindy Callahan, environmental health specialist supervisor at TPCHD, said a call from a resident who took a sample of the lake s water was received. That sample came back high for toxic algae, Callahan said, leading to the advisory.
Sewage spill closes two Pierce County parks beach access
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 16 hrs ago Abby Miller, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jul. 21 The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department issued closures for Sunnyside Beach Park and Chambers Creek Regional Park beaches Wednesday in light of a sewage spill.
An alert from the state Department of Ecology said the spill was a result of a crushed sewage line that discharged sewage into Flett Creek. Flett Creek flows into Chambers Bay.
Cindy Callahan, environmental health specialist supervisor at the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, said the issue has been corrected and water samples are being taken at the beaches. The locations will remain closed until the water is deemed safe again.
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