Little did I know that the German terms Ahnenreihe (pronounce: ‘Aah-nen-rye-ah, meaning line of ancestors) or Ahnentafel (pronounce: ‘Aah-nen-tough-el, meaning chart of ancestors, aka genealogical table or family tree) made it into the English language. I always thought that any people recording their history had such terms in their own languages without borrowing from others. […]
Lakewood
Letter: Is There a Better Title Than ‘Dad’?
The French have a proverb: “Bonne renommee vaut mieux que ceinture doree.” Loosely translated the meaning is, “A good name is better than gold.” Is there a better name, a better title, than ‘dad’? I’m going through the arduous process of sorting through long-forgotten boxes in the basement of treasures my wife collected over […]
HIV prevention drug, PrEP, now available direct from Lakewood Safeway pharmacy
Submitted by Tairsa Worman. Public Health Seattle & King County (PHSKC) are collaborating with one Safeway Pharmacy located in Pierce county on a pilot program to make an HIV prevention drug more accessible to those at risk of contracting HIV. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a daily pill that can significantly reduce the risk of contracting […]
CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – Gravelly Lake Academy Transition Program
Each week, we highlight a different school or profession at Clover Park School District. Last week, we showed our #CPSDPride by giving a #SuperSchoolShoutout to the Gravelly Lake K-12 Academy’s Transition Program career and technical education (CTE) teacher Rita Skerl and participant Miguel Castillo. After four years building up the Transition Program alongside her […]
Friends of the Lakewood Library Donation Date
Submitted by Robert Estrada. On Saturday, March 16, you are invited to drop off your donated books, CDs, DVDs, and puzzles for the upcoming Friends of the Lakewood Library book sale. Donation drop off time is 11am – 1pm at St Mary’s Episcopal Church, 10630 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, WA. The book sale will […]
Sound Transit Board Committee Station Access Improvements Recommendation
City of Tacoma Sound Transit is collaborating with the City of Tacoma to build a better-connected network to enable more people to walk, roll, bike, and take public transit to South Tacoma Station and other neighborhood destinations. On Thursday, March 14, the Sound Transit Board System Expansion Committee will consider Resolution 2024-05, which selects the list of improvements […]
Road closure planned for 104th Street Thursday
On Thursday, March 14, 104th Street SW will be closed at Hipkins Road. This closure is required for public safety while work is being done on the road improvement project at the intersection. The closure will occur from 8 a.m. to 4 .pm. A detour will be in place. We apologize for the inconvenience and […]
Letter: Plan Be
I’ve been going through long forgotten boxes upon boxes of photos of our family taken over the half-century my wife and I were married. When I sent this of our son to him (he now has children of his own) with the overlay of some advertisement the product for which I now forget, he quipped […]
Lakewood Playhouse Announces THE NICETIES
The Lakewood Playhouse is excited to announce that we have secured the rights to present The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess as the final show in our 85th Season. The Niceties will replace the previously announced By The Way, Meet Vera Stark. We hope to present Lynn Nottage’s wonderful and thought-provoking play in a future season. “As I looked at […]