Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. One of the old classic holiday songs made memorable by Andy Williams describes this month as “the most wonderful time of the year.” (If you have no idea who Andy Williams is, you can Google him!) And, it is a wonderful time of the year, thanks to our hard-working Parks department. […]
Letter: CPSD… “Leadership That Listens”?
I saw signs all over Lakewood a month or so ago about “Leadership That Listens.” However, my experience has been quite the opposite and the recent mascot change at Clover Park High School is the latest example of how leadership does NOT listen. If leadership was listening, they would not have waited until the last […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator December 10 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s December 10 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
City of Tacoma Adopts Age Friendly Tacoma Action Plan
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, WA – The Tacoma City Council adopted the Age Friendly Tacoma Action Plan on December 7. The plan is the culmination of the commitment Tacoma has made to being more age-friendly since 2019 as a part of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The plan was developed by […]
Lakewood City Manager’s Weekly Bulletin: Dec. 10, 2021
City of Lakewood announcement. Celebrate the Holidays at Lakewood’s Drive-Through Light Parade on Dec. 11 Pack the family into the car, bring some hot cocoa, and play your favorite Christmas music as you tour our Drive-Through Light Parade on Saturday at Fort Steilacoom Park. The event will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. There […]
Family Christmas Sing Along @ First Baptist Church of Lakewood
Submitted by First Baptist Church of Lakewood. Come join us on Sunday evening December 12, 2021 @ 6:00 pm. It will be a fun time of Christmas carols and Christmas songs for the whole family. We will also be showing the “The Chosen – A Story of the First Christmas”. Please plan on joining us […]
Letter: Locked Out
No in-person attendance will be allowed at the Dec.13, 6 p.m. public meeting of the Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors. No reason is given for excluding the public in the announcement on the CPSD webpage. Why “remote access only” introduces the momentous events of the evening – which include the swearing in of […]
U.P. Chief’s Corner: Catalytic Converter Thefts
Greg Premo, City of University Place Police Chief announcement. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports that catalytic converter thefts have skyrocketed across the country since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Although we have not seen a huge rash of these incidents in U.P., we have dealt with a few cases so I […]
Across the Fence: Anticipation
It’s this time of year again. The time of anticipation. Advent. The most wonderful time of the year. The quietest time of the year according to Austrian author Waggerl (and, following his narrative, these were busy times even back then). The most stressful time of the year. Have you baked cookies yet? Shared with your […]