Golfers are concluding play in the U.S. Golf Association’s (USGA) Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay today, but the excitement isn’t over. On Monday, the USGA announced that they have chosen Chambers Bay to host the 122nd U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship from Aug. 8-14, 2022. It will be the fourth time Chambers Bay has hosted […]
Historic Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood reopens for tours this summer
Come see us! Historic Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood will reopen at least one weekend a month this summer so visitors can walk through and tour four buildings that witnessed key events in the early U.S. settlement of Washington Territory. Soldiers from the fort went on to serve in the U.S. Civil War. Fort Steilacoom is […]
Two significant construction projects begin this week in Lakewood
Steilacoom Blvd between Weller and Custer (project webpage) will restrict to a single lane in either direction beginning next week. Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) will move large utility poles to accommodate our roadway, sidewalk, and streetlight improvements. Utility work is expected to continue until Labor Day. To the South, the first phase of the JBLM […]
The Great Blue Heron
A poem by Steilacoom resident Rob Hofstad. Silent Sentinel.Graceful Guardian of the Marsh.Tiptoeing amid reed and rush.One foot lifted, frozen in timePoised for a next step,Barely rippling the water’s edge.Head adorned with crested feathers,Like antennae awaiting a first sound.Watching:Watching for unwelcome guests,Unwanted predators,Interlopers.But also…For neighbors,Friends,Kin.If only, we say…If only we had your eyes,Your discerning vision,To […]
Lakewood area student graduates from University of Saint Mary
The University of Saint Mary celebrated the close of another academic year and the passing of a major milestone in the lives of the class of 2021 at USM’s Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 15, in McGilley Field House on USM’s main Leavenworth campus, 4100 South 4th Street. Lakewood’s Tommy McCall earned a Master of […]
Strickland Urges Immediate Improvements to VHA Community Care Program to Support Veterans
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) submitted a statement for the record to the Veterans Affairs Committee regarding scheduling and appointment delays and communications breakdowns for veterans living in Washington’s 10th Congressional District are experiencing through the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Community Care program. “Congress created the Community Care program to help veterans get high-quality and timely […]
Clover Park School District investigating possible ransomware attack – KIRO 7 News
Facing a “system outage,” the Clover Park School District is investigating why it’s “experiencing a technology issue,” a district spokesperson said in a statement. Read more: Clover Park School District investigating possible ransomware attack – KIRO 7 News Seattle
Local students named to Union University President’s List
Three hundred forty-three students have been named to the Union University President’s List for the spring 2021 semester. The President’s List includes full-time students who achieve a 4.0 grade point average on a four-point scale. Locally, two students made the list: Lakewood, WA David Edgren Tacoma, WA Angela Le Founded in 1823 and affiliated with […]
Initial and continued claims for regular benefits decreased May 16-22
During the week of May 16 – May 22, there were 11,666 initial regular unemployment claims (down 40.5 percent from the prior week) and 416,462 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 11.2 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). Initial regular claims applications are now […]