My plane arrived exactly twelve minutes after ten. In commemoration of my arrival, she set the hands of the old clock on the mantle at exactly that hour and minute as a forever reminder of the first time we would meet in person. Previously we had spent tens-of-hours facetiming and laugh now that if we […]
CPSD Learning in Motion – Thomas Students Win Governor’s Art Contest and Visit the Capitol
Clover Park School District’s Learning In Motion video series peeks inside schools to see what students are learning across the district. In this feature, we take a trip to the state capitol with Thomas Middle School art students. Thomas art teacher Margie Scala entered student artwork in the “Ornaments for the Holiday Tree at the Governor’s Mansion” […]
DuPont December 20 Bits & Bytes
Read the City of DuPont’s December 20 Bits & Bytes newsletter by clicking here.
The Gringo and the Taco – George and Nancy Come Together
A Short Story… George had maybe three days or three days and a half to entertain himself before starting back to classes at the University of Washington. So far he had touristy purchases in Arizona, but nothing of value. He was kinda on vacation and kinda searching for information and details of the past. He […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Returns in 2025
TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma’s Events and Recognitions Committee (CERC) announces the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration taking place on Monday, January 20, 2025. The event will include the presentation of the Lifetime Service Award, honoring Shawn Durnen, and the Emerging Leader Award, recognizing Brian Gatewood. In addition to these honors, […]
Arctic Fox Sven Receives Knee Surgery
Our beloved Sven recently sustained a serious injury to his left knee, tearing all the ligaments and damaging his meniscus. To stabilize his knee, board-certified veterinary surgeons Dr. Brian Heiser and Dr. E.B. Okrasinski performed surgery with our associate veterinarian, Dr. Kadie. During surgery, a surgical pin was placed across Sven’s joint to stabilize the […]
Obituary Notices – December 25, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Joseph Russell Audino; Jason Shawn Bowman; Susan Callison; Ernest James Hill; David Treherne Johnson; Donald Lee Kell; Charles Redinger; Clayton Earl Stephens. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Jane Fortin.
RIDE ALONG with Deputy Connor Hogan
We are back again in Parkland on day shift to ride with Deputy Hogan. See how his day goes as he makes a traffic stops, checks out suspicious vehicles and responds to unwanted subjects, trespassing and domestic violence. We share these videos with you, so you have an actual look at what it is like […]
Letter: A Gloomy Holiday
Submitted by Paul Nimmo. I have heard a lot about this being a gloomy holiday. At first I thought people were talking about an economic forecast. It was also safe to say it is about our late fall/early winter weather. But in driving around Lakewood retail areas, primarily the Towne Centre, that there are no […]