A year into COVID-19, two Tacoma families still cheer first responders every night
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 5/1/2021 Matt Driscoll, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
May 1 In Hannah O Leary s house, it s come to be known simply as the 8 p.m. clap.
Every night, like clockwork, it happens. Her neighbors next door, and the family across the street emerge from their homes. Then they cheer wildly and yes clap for one full minute, on the dot. Like similar gestures that originated in Europe during the burgeoning days of the COVID-19 pandemic and spread to the United States in the heyday of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, it started as a way for two families to show respect and gratitude for first-line responders and essential workers.
They fear that Cummings, who moved to Fort Collins a couple of years ago to be closer to the outdoors she loved, may have ventured into the outdoors unprepared. It is uncommon that we haven t heard from her for more than a week, said friend Katelyn Holmes-Taggart, who met Cummings through a church group while Cummings was going to graduate school in Washington, D.C. What concerns me more is that she doesn t have the right gear to go on an outdoor adventure in winter and be successful.
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Missing Fort Collins Woman’s Vehicle Found Near Hiking Trail
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Police have located the vehicle of 32-year-old Christine Cummings, a Fort Collins resident that was reported missing on New Years Day.
A relative of Cummings contacted Fort Collins Police on Jan. 1 after not hearing from her in several days. She was last known to be at her Fort Collins residence on Dec. 29, according to an official press release.
Officers initially attempted to contact Cummings at her home, but she and her vehicle weren t there.
On Wednesday morning (Jan. 6), officials via Fort Collins Police tweeted that Cummings Jeep had been located and parked in the Pingree Park area.