Diane and Steve Kienholz of Puyallup, Washington were asked by their church — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — to drive a box truck with supplies to help victims, and they didn’t hesitate to step up and serve. Their church flew them to Nashville and they drove from there to Alabama, Florida, […]
Letter: The greatest gift
The list of the 21 must-have, shiny new gadget gifts for Christmas sure to sell out this coming infamous Black Friday, does not include the greatest gift of all.
Cute and Agile from Famous Bloodlines or Oilines
I was searching on Google for an image of the Elvis RV from the movie Cars. Instead what I found was a cute little off the road vehicle called the Ferves Ranger. At first I thought it was similar to the Amphicar, which I first saw on TV or in Popular Mechanics in the early […]
Letter: ‘Did I call on you?’
Our granddaughter is in kindergarten. Before she entered those hallowed halls of higher learning – though the color of the tiles has changed they’re still the same halls down which I walked, and it’s still the very same classroom where I sat over 60 years ago where she now sits – I jokingly reminded her […]
Westside Story – Pope Joseph
While it is not my intention to make anyone angry or hurt anyone’s feelings, especially my Catholic friends, I have something to say about Catholicism.
Save The Date – January 26 – Lions Club Crab Feed
The Lakewood First Lions Club will host their annual Crab Feed on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 6 pm at the Sharon McGavick Event Center (Clover Park Technical College, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd, Lakewood).
Letter: Our family-room
Today is no ordinary day. Tomorrow won’t be either. Nor the other night.
Home from Home: Windows
I love cleaning windows. At least I used to back in Germany. Over here – not so much. And that is because window cleaning in the US is so much less gratifying. Not because the windows get less dirty and you wouldn’t see the difference. The difference is in the windows themselves.
How Far is Out of the Way? What’s Doing the Right Thing?
Family ties run deep, even scattered away from home. My mom Mary was an identical twin. She and Virginia were born in Oklahoma, but grew up in Nevada, Missouri until they were married. Virginia and her husband moved to the Tacoma area right after World War II. My mom and Dad and I, moved out […]