Washington State House Democrats announcement. You are invited to join Rep. Leavitt, D-University Place, and Rep. Bronoske, D-Lakewood, for coffee and conversation next Tuesday from 7-8 am at Burs Restaurant and Lounge in Lakewood. This is a meaningful opportunity to share the issues that matter most to you, review the 2023 legislative session, discuss critical […]
Pierce County Library Board to address budget, work plan and other issues
At the Pierce County Library System’s Board of Trustees’ Wednesday, Oct. 11, 3:30 p.m., regular monthlymeeting,the Boardwill continue to review preliminary 2024 budget information, review the work plan for 2024 and updates to policies, sign a proclamation for National Friends of Libraries Week, and address additional topics in their business meeting. The meeting will be held in person at […]
PSE is helping customers save money on their winter energy bills
Puget Sound Energy announcement. As fall and winter usher in cooler temperatures, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) natural gas customers will see a significant reprieve from higher prices as the result of PSE’s Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) filed with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. The PGA was filed with the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) and, […]
Obituary Notices – October 6, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Ronald L Ulmen; Carlos Nathan Valdivia; Gresham Randy Grim. Mountain View Funeral Home: Robert “Bob” Gary; Maria Isabel Ramos Gonzales; Cindy Himmelhaver; Helen W. Maier; Matthew Dean Raymond. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Daniel Ren Martin.
Where Have You Gone Iva Alice Mann? Lakewood turns its lonely eyes to you
By Tim Marsh, Lakes High School Class of 1966 (Apologies to Simon and Garfunkel.) “Iva Alice Mann almost single handedly founded the Clover Park School District …,” said a Lakewood Historical Society Jan. 1, 2014, story headlined “Get Schooled in Lakewood History With Iva Alice Mann.” “After 61 years serving students, it’s time to say […]
Music + Art This Weekend at Lakewold
Seffarine is an ensemble composed of singer Lamiae Naki and oud player/flamenco guitarist Nat Hulskamp. In their repertoire, they channel their deep knowledge of the music of both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar—the crossroad where African, Middle Eastern and European cultures meet. For centuries, the people of this region coexisted peacefully, producing a seminal […]
Steilacoom Historical School District Board of Directors Special Meeting
The Steilacoom Historical School Board of Directors will hold a Special School Board Meeting on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. to conduct interviews for the Position 2 Board Director. Following the interviews, the Board will hold an Executive Session per RCW 42.30.110(1)(h) to evaluate the qualifications of candidates for appointment to elective office. […]
Panning for Gold Still Pays Off . . . Maybe
I like to think of our Pacific Northwest area as one of the most interesting portions of North America. As a supporter of the magazine “Archaeology” I get not only to read about history, but how the world has changed and given life to our planet for eons. “The geologic time scale or geological time […]
Across the Fence: Blitz
Do you like thunderstorms? I always used to like them, especially their approach. The dark cloud masses accumulating until they are darkening the entire sky, the sudden silence of Nature, the first sheet lightning, rumbling thunder somewhere in the distance, and then the first “real” lightning, a Blitz. This Germanism has made it into the […]