They were the last two daisies of the beautiful bouquet that he had delivered from the local florist weeks ago to her door. Some of the tips of the petals were tinged with age. Once brightly greeting the day with their happy disposition, the sprightly and perky rays extending from the paling yellowed centers were […]
Lakewood
Over $1 Million Awarded for New Firefighting Equipment
West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) was recently awarded $1.113 million dollars through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant to replace the District’s Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). These air tanks supply clean air for firefighters on a fire scene, making the environment safer for them to breathe. Replacing this type of equipment can be expensive […]
Letter: Time to Come Home
She sent me a compass so I could find my way. Attached was an hourglass, a small one at that, time running quickly and irrevocably away. Time to come home. One-hundred miles I hiked solo this just completed summer. Three times I got lost. Early mornings, awake before the sun crested the mountain, I sat […]
CPSD Thomas Middle School Students Attend LABAN Event
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Clover Park School District students from Thomas Middle School attended the LABAN event at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma on Oct. 17, 2024. This educational experience was organized by the Greater Puget Sound chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society in partnership with the Washington State History Museum to shed light […]
Crime continues its downward trend in Lakewood
Crime is down across the City of Lakewood, according to a summary of third quarter crime data collected and analyzed by the Lakewood Police Department. Lakewood Police Chief Patrick D. Smith reported the most recent year-over-year statistics to the Lakewood City Council at its Oct. 21, 2024 regular meeting. Overall, calls for service to the […]
The Lakewood City Council Oct. 28 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Oct. 28 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Lakewood City Manager October 25 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) October 25 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Ground Broken for New State Mental-Health Hospital in Lakewood
Via South Sound Business: “Gov. Jay Inslee and other state leaders broke ground Thursday on a new mental-health hospital to be built on the Western State Hospital campus in Lakewood, a project expected to be complete by 2029. “The hospital will be a secure facility with 350 beds to serve forensic patients. Forensic patients are those accused […]
Let’s Talk! – Geometry Poetry
Are you ready to switch off your screens and ponder or discuss another writing/conversation prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book? Here’s my take on it. I guess, my first encounter with geometry was fun. It was in first grade – and actually it wasn’t so much about geometry than about two circles that overlapped, […]