Submitted by Cara Wells. Ron Banner, assistant superintendent at the Clover Park School District walked into a meeting 30 minutes late on Thursday, September 16. The meeting was regarding the Lakes Cross County team’s annual Fort Steilacoom Invite hosted and held the following Saturday Sept. 18 at Fort Steilacoom Park. He quickly declared the meet […]
To Ponder
Letter: The New Normal
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. For the last several months, when I take my usual route to the grocery store, I pass a makeshift memorial for someone who was murdered with a firearm; and I’m seeing these sad markers more frequently. Thinking about this, it occurred to me that over time our civic life has been […]
Across the Fence: A Leisurely Loop
Last weekend, my husband and I decided to hike on probably one of the last sunny days of this year. So, we packed our rucksacks and walking sticks and drove over to Packwood and a tad farther on. The Ohanapecosh Campground was our destination, and from there we had planned to walk the 2.7-mile-long Silver […]
Terms of Endearment – Tacoma Little Theatre – Play Review
Tacoma Little Theatre begins its 103rd Season, “The Start of Something New”, with Terms of Endearment, adapted by Dan Gordon and based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry and James L. Brooks’s screenplay of the Oscar-winning film. Terms of Endearment is directed by Blake R. York (The Pillowman). Blake was originally hired as […]
Letter: CPSD Board Member vs. Superintendent
Monday, I attended the Clover Park School Board Meeting for the controversial vote on Diversity & Equity. There were a great number of community comments, which were overwhelmingly weighted with input from current and past educators. Not surprisingly, the measure passed with a 4-1 vote. After the meeting I attempted to speak with board member […]
Letter: Clover Park School District Board Needs Anderson And Brown
Submitted by Andrea Caldwell. I want to say thank you to the voters of Lakewood for their support and vote in my campaign for Clover Park School Board, District 4. I appreciate the confidence you showed in me, to represent you and your students in our school district. Unfortunately, I did not make it past […]
Letter: Fair treatment for children learning to play football
Submitted by Evelyn Twomey. Wondering if I am the only one who feels this way about children sports… My 9 year old great grandson, signed up for football this year on the Parkland, Spanaway team. He loves football, and loves to play, and wants to learn to be a good player. So, two weeks ago […]
The Melting Pot in Tacoma – Restaurant Review
It was Peg’s older sister Pat’s birthday. We hadn’t dined out at a really nice restaurant in some time. We decided on The Melting Pot in downtown Tacoma to celebrate. We met there at noon on Saturday. We were led to a room with little semi-private dining areas. We had tried them years ago and […]
I Married a Witch – A Short Story
I was taking a plastic bag of trash to the condo pick-up bin when I heard Marie yell over at me, “How’s it going Jake?” I was still fairly knew to the group. We all had our own apartments and everyone I’d met so far were nice . . . and quiet. Places I’d stayed […]