Submitted by Alan Billingsley. Our community has teamed up with Clover Park Rotary to make improvements to Lakewood’s own South Sound Wildlife Area. The day for celebration of our accomplishments is soon here. October 7 is our next community work day and we will be doing our first Prairie Restoration Planting on that day. Plan to join […]
Preschool Matters
Submitted by Candy Tingstad. Whether you eventually choose public school, private education, or homeschool for your elementary age children, for children 3 to 5 years old, preschool with other young children, 2 or 3 mornings a week, matters. While children can develop some readiness skills for reading, math and science through an iPad, being in […]
Swing for our Heroes
Submitted by Support the Enlisted Project (STEP). Support the Enlisted Project (STEP) invites you to take a swing for the military heroes who proudly serve our nation in the first annual Swing for our Heroes golf scramble on September 22, 2023, at High Cedars Golf Course. The tournament features a scramble format, lunch and beverages […]
Obituary Notices – September 7, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Jordan Wallace-Lee Copley. Mountain View Funeral Home: JoAnn Marie Baroh; James Melvin Pedersen. Hill Funeral Home: Delores Eileen Pemberton. Gaffney Funeral Home: Carl James Mollnow; Deborah Lynn Genschorck; Ralph Thomas Tomberg; Elizabeth McLaughlin Maslow; Jeffrey Morris Heiman; Mary Lou Ann Lachowsky; Colin Charlton; Philip Leigh Chang; JoAnn Carol […]
Dorothy Wilhelm takes on the World. The World wins on September 15
Dorothy Wilhelm published a notice last weekend to the effect that she is doing an event at the Weatherly Inn in Tacoma on this Friday, Sept 8, open to the public. Those who know Dorothy will not be that surprised to learn that it’s not Friday, Sept. 8. Dorothy will be doing a local version […]
Tacoma Tapestry 2023: Croatian Music and Pastries in Old Town Park Sept. 9
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma announcement. Tacoma Tapestry 2023 in Old Town Park Saturday ,September 9 (2:00 – 4:00pm) Croatian music and pastries in the park! Join us in celebrating Tacoma’s cultural history as we enjoy the music of Croatia and the Balkans. Performers will be the KlapaDooWopella mens vocal quartet which specializes in […]
All Hallows Eve: A Spooktacular Mixer and Auction to Benefit Centerforce
Submitted by Centerforce. Lakewood, WA — Don your spookiest or most fun Halloween costume and support a great cause at the same time as Centerforce hosts All Hallows Eve: A Just Like You mixer and auction on Friday, Oct. 27. Wine and beer will be available, along with some hors d’oeuvres, while you browse the […]
Kilmer Introduces BUDS Resolution to Promote Bipartisan Cooperation
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. Today (Sept. 5, 2023), U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that he and U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Young Kim (CA-40), William Timmons (SC-04), Dean Phillips (MN-03), and Mike Carey (OH-15) introduced the Building Unity through Dual Sponsors (BUDS) Resolution to promote bipartisan cooperation in Congress. Under current House rules, […]
Obituary Notices – September 6, 2023
Gaffney Funeral Home: John Austin Murphy.