The DuPont Park & Recreation Commission will hold a Regular Meeting on Jan. 6, 2025 (6 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Stay safe during power outages
By Katharine Flug. Crash! You hear it coming from the big dying maple tree next door. Your lights flicker, dim, then fade to nothing. It’s December. That time of year. As any long-term Pacific Northwesterner knows, winter brings wind, storms, and power outages. You stumble in the dark. Did you take steps before the storm […]
Obituary Notices – December 18, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Anne Mae Moore; Marjorie Kathrine Quackenbush; Neil Arthur Smith. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Bill R. Ostrander. Gaffney Funeral Home: Natalie Anne Mayer; Burton Henry Goodman; Dolores Ann Glump.
Wind and rain may cause power outages, flooding in Lakewood
The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for our region through Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. With the wind and the heavy rain falling, local utility companies are warning of the potential for power outages. The heaviest winds are expected to hit overnight Tuesday to Wednesday. The winds will pick up around 8 p.m. coming […]
21 Community Art Projects Funded by the Tacoma Arts Commission
TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma Arts Commission recently awarded $148,000 in Community Arts Projects funding to 21 Tacoma organizations, groups, and businesses in support of 2025 public outreach projects in the fields of culture, culinary arts, dance, literary, music, visual, and cross-disciplinary arts. “We’re proud to be funding these arts projects that will take place […]
Lakewood’s Clover Park Rotary prepares a very Merry Christmas for local kids
This week, Clover Park Rotary (Lakewood) conducted a shopping and gift-wrapping event to prepare Christmas for kids in the Clover Park School District that may not otherwise have a joyous one. Under the direction of their committee chair Joyce Oubre’, 15 to 20 club members shopped along with West Pierce Firefighters to fill the needs […]
Unanimous decision on tideflats to benefit Tribe’s future
By Shaun Scott, Puyallup Tribal News. When it was all over, Puyallup Tribal Councilwoman Annette Bryan made her way around the table handing out Indigenous beads to the entire City of Tacoma Tideflats Steering Committee members, commemorating an achievement seven years in the making. The committee, which consists of two representatives from the Puyallup Tribe, […]
Lochburn Middle School: Academic Collapse Complete in 2024
Submitted by John Arbeeny. Each week as a public service Lakewood CARES will be providing an academic-based response to schools highlighted in the Clover Park School District (CPSD) “#SuperSchoolShoutOut“ articles in The Suburban Times. This is data you will not find elsewhere in CPSD public relations pieces, School Board meeting agendas or “Inside Schools”. This […]
‘Tis the season for thievin’
‘Tis the season for thievin’… We don’t want to bring you down as you’re getting into the holiday spirit, but we need to remind you that there are some Grinches out there who are looking to snag your Christmas goodies before they make it under your tree. Here are some tips to help lessen your […]