For years Louis and his buddies had been kidding each other about their athletic abilities, their loss of hair, and the growth of their bellies. It was starting to hit home. He had just returned from a trip to the bathroom and had caught a look of himself in the big mirror. "I gotta do something . . . gotta something . . . gotta stop looking in the mirror." He joked with himself, but he knew it … [Read more...]
Overnight I-5 ramp closures scheduled in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD – Contractor crews building a new Berkeley Street overpass in Lakewood have overnight ramp closures scheduled next week. Crews are building the bridge piers and the abutment wall structure that will support the new overpass. … [Read more...]
U.P. City Council Dec. 17 meeting agenda
The University Place City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, Dec. 17 (6:30 P.M.) in the Town Hall Meeting Room (3715 Bridgeport Way West.) Access the agenda on the City's website. … [Read more...]
Pierce Transit’s CTAG Dec. 20 Meeting Agenda
The Pierce Transit’s CTAG Committee will meet in the Pierce Transit Training Center, Rainier Room on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 5:30 pm. Read the meeting agenda here. … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – December 15, 2018
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Patricia Ann White; Arthur Thomas DeMoss; Angela Ammons Patino; Frances Margaret Dickinson; Caroline Sue Anderson; Jeannine Lois Willcox; Robert Glenn Tulip; Karen Marie Blair; Ronald Ray Lovett; Candance Lea Marshall. Mountain View Funeral Home: Russell Thomas Dean; David Jameson; Tuoi Thi Vo. … [Read more...]
Steilacoom Town Administrator Dec. 14 Council Update
Upcoming Meetings: Council Meeting – January 15, 2019, at 6:30 PM at Town Hall. (Please note, the December 18th and January 1st meetings have been cancelled.) Planning Commission – January 14, 2019 at 6:30 PM at Town Hall. Civil Service Commission – January 3, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Community Center. … [Read more...]
Multiple nights of I-5/SR 16 ramp closures scheduled next week
TACOMA – Contractor crews building a new alignment of southbound Interstate 5 at the State Route 16 interchange have multiple overnight ramp closures scheduled the week of Dec. 17. … [Read more...]
Home from Home: Christstollen
These days, stores in the area which have been carrying German Christmas treats are pretty much sold out, I guess. One of the most traditional baked goods – and I have to admit definitely not my favorite one – is Christstollen (pronounce: ‘chreest-shtoll-lan). But that’s because I’m not one for sweet yeast doughs at all. So why write an article about it? Because it is such a tradition and because … [Read more...]
Sights and sounds of the holidays in Lakewood
Submitted by Laurie from Lakewood. If you like the sights and sights and sounds of the holidays and you’re going to be in Lakewood, you’ll want to check out 7826 Agate Drive SW. … [Read more...]
Rotary: Is It The Truth?
I first found out about "the" fact checking website on the internet years ago. Friends would send me politically charged stories that just seemed too good to be true. They almost always turned out to be as I had figured: made-up stories with perhaps some element of truth and the rest wishes and perhaps a down-right lie or two - much like "news articles" you might read in tabloids near the … [Read more...]