By Jaynie Jones Only days away from the finish line – December 17 — and it’s a race now to fill the Holiday Food Baskets. University Place Lions Club has partnered with Bridgeport Place to collect non-perishable foods for eleven (11) needy families in UP.
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Wetmore elected president in Steilacoom
Mary Lou Wetmore was elected president of the Steilacoom Historical Museum Association as a highlight of the organization’s 2010 annual dinner meeting at the Steilacoom Community Center. Named recipients of the Lee Merrill Award for volunteerism were Lana and Tony Forsyth, longtime volunteers who do everything from cleaning the bathrooms in the museum to working […]
Outvoted by Seattle!
Nearing the half-way mark in the cross-country race to win the first place prize of $25,000 to help build Habitat homes, 2nd place Ohio has now outvoted Tillicum eight out of the last nine days. What used to be a comfortable lead of 645 votes has steadily dropped to below 500. This is not the […]
WESTSIDE STORY – Little Church on the Prairie Bazaar
By Joseph Boyle The Little Church on the Prairie, located at 6310 Motor Av SW, Lakewood, Washington, according to church history, was founded at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, September 18, 1939. The church has been thriving and doing good works ever since. Were you there or did you miss it? The Little Church on the Prairie […]
Champagne Harvest Brunch delights
By Jaynie Jones Residents of Bridgeport Place and their guests kicked-off the beginning of the holiday season Saturday with a Champagne Harvest Brunch. University Place Councilman Javier Figueroa and his wife attended, as did Nancy Covert, freelance writer from Steilacoom, and a broad cross-section of multi-generational families. Covert is a prolific writer and the […]
Beautiful Tables Showcase runs through Sunday at Lakewold Gardens
Written by Dave Sclair, Photos by Gwen Young Lakewold Gardens‘ annual Beautiful Tables Showcase is running through Nov. 7. Here are a couple of the 29 holiday tables on display. “The Great Recession” is the theme for the photo featuring the newspapers on the table. Designer Travis Valbert of Garden Sphere notes that the economy […]
Free financial planning seminar on Saturday
By Jaynie Jones, Community Relations Coordinator, Bridgeport Place Seniors and their families are invited to a non-commercial, 90-minute overview of how to plan and prepare for retirement, assisted living, and long-term care on Saturday afternoon, October 16, 1:30-3:00, Bridgeport Place, 5250 Bridgeport Way West, University Place. Seven dynamic guest speakers include:
Did you know…
Did you know that today’s Lakewood Industrial Park and Clover Park Technical College once was a huge Navy depot where hundreds of tanks, trucks and other military equipment was readied for shipment during World War II? Part of the property later became the industrial park and a portion was turned into Clover Park Tech. The […]
Concert in the park and farmers market pack them in
The Farmers’ Market and the final Concert in Steilacoom’s Pioneer Park drew a huge crowd Wednesday night to hear the Blues Brothers. This was the ninth and final concert of the year while the Farmers’ Market continues each Wednesday (3-7 pm) until September 8. This was the second year for the market and all indications […]