By Jaynie Jones Jami E. Smith, LMP is the new massage therapist on-staff in Serendipity Spa at Bridgeport Place. The spa is open to the public by appointment. Smith’s passion is “helping others feel better” and she loves working with seniors. She has a radiant, engaging personality that inspires confidence. Clients praise her skill.
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An attitude of gratitude… 2nd in a series
“Slow down, you move too fast” – the opening lyrics of Simon and Garfunkel’s “The 59th Street Bridge Song” – express a whimsical, and at the same time wistful, theme that has been adopted by runners, rowers, and even psychological ‘ruminators’. And ‘pacing’ has everything to do with thanksgiving. This is the second in a […]
Letter: Seattle enters the race
Race highlights in a moment but first some important news announcements. Flag-installers are needed for Veteran’s Day, reply to this email if you can help. Also, attached is an invitation by Amtrak to hear about their plans to put trains through Tillicum. There continues to be requests for beds; Tillicum’s food bank will be sponsored by Wal-Mart (7001 […]
Woodstick 2010
Sunday, about 300 drummers (above) got together at the Juanita High School fieldhouse in Kirkland to help set a new Guinness record for drummers playing the same tune together at the same time. Originated by Lakewood resident Chris Kimball, a group of Lakewood Rotary Club members helped with the registration early Sunday morning. In addition […]
A series on giving thanks
A jewelry store conducted the following test-marketing experiment. Dividing their customers into three groups, employees called the members of Group One and thanked them for their recent purchase. The purchasers in the second group were not only thanked by phone but also were informed of an upcoming sale. The third group was not called at […]
Steilacoom Candidate forum packs the hall
A near capacity crowd of 140 filled Steilacoom Town Hall (above) Thursday, Oct. 28, to hear candidates for Congress and the state legislature discuss issues. Hosted by the Steilacoom Chamber of Commerce, all six candidates took part. In a show of hands, more than 50 percent of the attendees indicated they had not yet completed […]
Tillicum’s razor thin lead
Good morning. Your wakeup call today really is a wakeup call! Just checked our race with Ohio to win $25,000 to build Habitat for Humanity homes in Tillicum and we are only 23 votes ahead, much lower than even the chart prepared last night. Check the graph attached for our how far we have fallen […]
Park bathroom underway
Ground preparations are underway for a long-awaited restroom facility near the Playground @ Ft. Steilacoom Park. The pre-fab concrete structure, similar to the restroom located near the baseball fields in the park, is expected to be delivered and installed sometime later in October or early November, according to Lakewood City Parks Director Mary Dodsworth. The […]
Lakewood Historical Society to discuss cemeteries at Tuesday meeting
By Dave Sclair Home of Peace, the Jewish Cemetery at Steilacoom Boulevard and Lakewood Drive, will be one of the four Lakewood cemeteries discussed during the Tuesday program of the Lakewood Historical Society. Held at the Lakewood Library, the program will get underway at 7 pm, is free and open to the public. A panel […]