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Operation Deep Freeze: The US Air Force 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron’s Antarctic Mission
Via Simple Flying: “Every autumn, the United States Air Force (USAF) sends some of its airlifters to New Zealand to stage airlift support for Antarctica. Considering that Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 62nd Airlift Wing, supported by the Air Force Reserve’s 446th Airlift Wing, has been supporting Operation Deep Freeze for 26 years, it’s no surprise to see Boeing C-17 Globemaster […]
West Pierce Fire & Rescue Seeks Nominations for Vacant Commissioner Position
The Board of Fire Commissioners of West Pierce Fire & Rescue hereby gives NOTICE that one position on the Board has been declared vacant. The Board, in an open meeting, has nominated the following candidate(s) to fill the vacant position: Residents of Lakewood and University Place may submit nominations to fill the vacant position by […]
Obituary Notices – December 27, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Justin Kyle Calkins; David T Johnson; Dorothy Louise Moe; Hugh A. Shelley Jr. Gaffney Funeral Home: Jack Henry Waechter; Marguerite Patricia Stephen; Kathleen Marie Keeney.
Learning from the Past: Why Lakewood’s Heritage Needs a New Approach
One of the first things I ever wrote about Lakewood, back when we were all dodging pterodactyls and Moses hadn’t left for the journey yet, was about how a local government agency was hiding something from taxpayers. A big theme of the Lakewood Journal back in the day was that citizens should be informed of […]
Christmas Tree Recycling event will support Cub Pack
Submitted by Cub Pack 32. Cub Pack 32 is offering Christmas Tree Recycling in exchange for a donation on January 4, 2025 (10 am-4 pm). Both drop off (at 7307 82nd St Ct SW, Lakewood, WA 98498) and pick up options are available. Cubmaster Alan Billingsley reports the Pack is still rebuilding after Covid but […]
County grants permit to cut old growth forest and destroy wildlife habitat
Submitted by Kirk Kirkland and Claudia Finseth. Six weeks after The Environmental Coalition of Pierce County filed a complaint to the county and sent photos of Tacoma Rescue Mission of TRS dumping truck loads of gravel into two creeks at the Spanaway Marsh without a permit, the Pierce County Planning Department sent a Violation Notice […]
Across the Fence: Verstehen
Today, I have chosen a Germanism in the English Language that touches on psychology as well as sociology. It is called Verstehen (pronounce: fair-shtay-enn, meaning understanding). Very obviously, it goes beyond the mere hearing of what somebody else is saying. It is not a physical event but a motivated psychological one. Now, what does that […]
Update on the Steilacoom 5th Street Waterway Restoration Project
Submitted by Nancy E. Henderson. Taking advantage of a few hours of dry weather between storms, on 23 December eight Steilacoom volunteers completed the mission of spreading wood chips over the extensive cardboard in place at the 5th Street Waterway restoration site. This was the ninth volunteer work party at this site since September of […]