“Do you think we could find my wedding dress?” My wife of 50 years married thought it would be fun to see if it still fit, if, of course, we could even find it after all these years. She thought sure the dress had survived the fire when our home was destroyed so long ago […]
Hearing Testing In Lakewood
Submitted by Lakewood First Lions. For the past 30 years Lakewood First Lions Club members like Eric Warn have collaborated with school nurses to conduct thousands of middle school hearing screenings annually in the Clover Park School District.
Fate of Historic Gault Middle School To Be Determined by City Council Committee Nov 8
Submitted by The Tacoma Sun. The fate of Tacoma historic 1920s Gault Middle School will be decided Wednesday November 8th by the Tacoma City Council’s Infrastructure, Planning and Sustainability Committee. The briefing was only recently added. Public comment is due by Tuesday November 7th, the day after tomorrow. There are presently very few significant City […]
Mary Bridge Children’s Carts for Kids program inspires friendly community competition
Submitted by Shelby Taylor. Ever wonder what would happen if a refuse company and a children’s hospital joined forces? The answer is Carts for Kids. In 2020, Lakewood resident and Waste Connections (locally known as Murrey’s Disposal and LeMay Pierce County Refuse) National Special Waste Coordinator Jeff Bishop reached out to the Mary Bridge Children’s […]
Showcase to Celebrate Pierce County Business Accelerator Graduates
A celebration of some of the most exciting and diverse businesses in Pierce County is set for Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the Washington State Fair Grounds Expo Hall in Puyallup. 339 small business owners have graduated from the award-winning Pierce County Business Accelerator (PCBA) program. The community is invited to celebrate the accomplishments of the […]
CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – Thomas Middle School
Each week, Clover Park School District (CPSD) will highlight a school or profession in our district on our social media pages with a #SuperSchoolShoutout where we celebrate the students and staff that make our district beam with pride. This week, we celebrated Thomas Middle School! Thomas is the largest middle school in the district, with […]
Observant deputy nabs construction site thief
On Oct. 23, 2023, at 1:30 a.m., an under-construction housing development in the 11000 block of Woodland Ave E in South Hill was burglarized. At least three suspects entered a home and stole wiring, sheetrock and OSB. According to surveillance video, the suspects were driving a dark-colored PT Cruiser and an older white box truck […]
Veterans Day 2023 (Nov. 11) Celebration at Veterans Plaza, UP’s Cirque Park
Submitted by Howard Lee. University Place Veterans Plaza (501c3 non profit) and the City of University Place, WA, invite you to our celebration of Veterans Day 2023 at 11:00am, November 11th, at University Place Veterans Plaza, in UP’s Cirque Park. The celebration will consist of patriotic music, laying of a ceremonial wreath at the Veterans […]
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars and Five Thousand Socks
Submitted by State Farm and Red Cross. Local State Farm agents donated 5,027 pairs of new socks to benefit active military, veterans and displaced families. Working with the American Red Cross of South Puget Sound, State Farm conducted a sock drive at their annual Fall Planning Meeting where agents met to discuss community engagement and […]