Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime training with artillery and demolitions from 12 a.m. Oct. 19 to 11:59 p.m. Oct. 24. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Statewide Flag Lowering in of Gen. Colin Powell
Washington Office of the Governor announcement. Pursuant to the attached Presidential Proclamation, Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor and memory of General Colin Powell and his life of service. Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Friday, […]
Letter: Another Perspective on Student Achievement, District Leadership and Equity
Submitted by Dave O’Keeffe. In the 11 years I led the work of Communities In Schools of Lakewood (CISL) I witnessed the tremendous impact of poverty on learning. The OSPI Report Card (easy to Google) shows that 65.9% of students in Clover Park schools identified as low-income. Let this sink in: 8,287 students face poverty […]
Installing wires over the tracks on MLK Jr. Way and Yakima Ave starts Oct. 18
A press release from Sound Transit. Starting this evening, Oct. 18, crews will install the wires over the tracks on Martin Luther King Jr. Way from S. 8th St. to Division Ave, continuing on Division Ave to Yakima Ave. To minimize impacts to the community, this work will happen at night from about 7 p.m. […]
Letter: What about the Teachers?
Submitted by Candyce Hernandez. I see a lot of them supporting the equity policy, but what are we really putting on their plate? One of the best predictors of student outcome is parental engagement. We can try all the ways to encourage parental engagement, but we cannot make them value their child’s education enough to […]
Classy Chassis’ Haunted Car Wash Returns
Tacoma – The legendary Classy Chassis drive-through Haunted Car Wash returns! After the overwhelming turnout and success of last year’s event, owner Corey Campbell is looking forward to entertaining our community for another Halloween season — and will once again be donating a portion of the event’s proceeds to Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation! Campbell and […]
Tacoma South Rotary’s Great Indoor Golf Tournament – October 22nd at Harkness Furniture
The Great Indoor Golf Tournament began at Schoenfelds in downtown Tacoma. In its last year, when I was president of the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 we made $30,000 for the arts in downtown for the city of Tacoma. Each golfing hole was a fun experience and one hole even required golfing on two floors […]
United for University Place Meeting Oct. 20
Submitted by United for University Place. You are invited to attend the next United for University Place meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 20 from 11:30 to 1:00 pm at University Place Presbyterian Church (the large church on 27th). If you go to the back and go in the lower entrance, we will be in the lower […]
Lakewood First Lions Club Thanks Clover Park Principals
Submitted by Dave O’Keeffe. October marks National Principal Appreciation Month, and Lakewood First Lions want to share our gratitude for the hard work principals do to ensure school safety and student success. Most of our club members have devoted many hours volunteering with school nurses screening thousands of students for hearing issues. We see firsthand […]