It’s become a long anticipated, beautiful tradition that the Steilacoom Historical Museum Association (SHMA) has created right in time for Christmas. The SHMA Holiday Store opens its doors in mid-November again and invites anybody to browse its beautiful gift items on Saturdays (10 a.m. through 4 p.m.) and Sundays (noon through 4 p.m.). Marianne Bull, […]
Letter: Better than dirt
You know that stuff your new TV comes packed in when you open the box and what it has to do with our shifting culture? There was a story out of Vancouver, Washington six years ago today about foam – that’s right foam – being used as the foundation of the road under construction where […]
Lakewood First Lions Club Annual Crab Feed and Dance set for Jan. 25
It’s that time again to think about purchasing tickets for the Lakewood First Lions Club Annual Crab Feed and Dance! WHEN: 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 25th, 2020 WHERE: Sharon McGavick Center – Clover Park Technical College COST: $60 per person (Chicken for alternative choice) WHY: Great food, dancing to the music of our new […]
Help Feed the Kids – The Harmon's "Pray for Snow Party" for The Food Connection
25% of Washington children live in households that struggle to put enough food on the table. The Food Connection at St. Leo’s in Tacoma has a “Backpack Program” which provides two-days worth of food to more than 1,100 children at-risk of hunger every weekend throughout the school year. This program serves children each weekend at […]
Letter: What a source of beauty is brokenness
The disturbing details triggered the man to jump up in court and lunge at the alleged killer of the five-year-old. Soon after, he was detained by deputies and placed in handcuffs in the hallway. “I’ll never get to see her graduate from high school or be married or anything. He took that from us. It […]
Anton's Café at Watson's Nursery in Puyallup Restaurant Review
Even November is beautiful here in Pierce County. We took a nice drive from Tacoma’s to the Puyallup Valley with our cousin Jim. We drove along Pioneer and enjoyed the views of wetlands, farmland, sheep, and fall colors. We stopped at Watson’s Nursery to see their plants and holiday decorations and dine at Anton’s Café. […]
Letter: The State wants access to your newborn child
“Congratulations! You just had a baby. What’s that knock on the door? It’s a state inspector to make sure your home is suitable.” So begins the February 18, 2019 Podcast with Senator Shelly Short, Republican Floor Leader, 7th Washington Legislative District. The subject is the seemingly innocuous, ostensibly altruistic, so-called “Welcome to Washington Baby Act” […]
Across the Fence: Us and Them
Do you remember November 9, 1989? If you have a German background or were traveling there at the time, you will. Thirty years ago, the Wall in Berlin fell, the Iron Curtain was lifted, and apparently Communism as known in the Western world was defeated. This is what Germans will be celebrating this Saturday. But […]
Lions Club wants your eyeglasses
Looking to donate those eyeglasses you’ve had laying around the house for a long time? Look no further than the Lakewood First Lions Club, which has been collecting and recycling used eyeglasses since 1954. The used eyeglasses collected by the club (more than 8,000 in 2018) are processed and packaged by the Northwest Lions Eyeglass […]