The City of Lakewood seeks bids for a contract that provides for the construction of: Sidewalks, street lighting, storm drainage, paving and a traffic signal along Pine Street from 84th Street to 83rd Street. For a complete description of the project and how to bid, click here.
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Letter: An Ordinary Wall
Our daughter is an artist. At Christmas, gifts to me are encased in brown wrapping paper upon which are her free-hand sketches of life as she sees me living it. It is the Dutch girl (my wife), that married Goofy (that’s me), that resulted in a granddaughter (one of 10 grandchildren) who hangs out with […]
Clover Park School District October 2023 Board Review
School Board Recognizes Principals Month At its Oct. 9 regular meeting, the Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors recognized CPSD principals in honor of National Principals Month. They were joined by CPSD Principal’s Association President and Tillicum Elementary School Principal Jeff Miller for the recognition. “Leading a building is much more complex than […]
Across the Fence: Weltpolitik
What a term! Weltpolitik … I have to be honest – until this day, as I’m writing this article, I have only known this word in its modern usage, not in its original one. I didn’t even know that it was another Germanism in the English language. I was taught history in school from grade […]
Aspen Institute Names Pierce College as a Top 150 U.S. Community College Eligible for the 2025 Aspen Prize
The Aspen Institute has named Pierce College as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. Pierce College has been selected as one of the Top 150 institutions in the past three Aspen […]
Pierce County Council Approves Sale of Historic Cemetery to City of Lakewood
TACOMA – It was a haunting good time at the Pierce County Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 31, when the Council unanimously approved the transfer of one of the County’s oldest cemeteries to the city of Lakewood. The Old Settlers’ Cemetery has been maintained by the County since it was established in 1855 with a […]
Advertisement for Bids – Hipkins Road Project
The City of Lakewood seeks bidders for the construction of: Sidewalks, street lighting, water main, storm drainage, paving and construction of a roundabout along Hipkins Road between 104th Street and Steilacoom Boulevard. Read the complete project description at the City of Lakewood website.
Caring for Kids Update
Submitted by Diane Formoso. The Clothing Bank has been overwhelmed with clothing bank orders, sixty-seven in one week. Power Shoppers are doing a lot of shopping to fill all of these orders. Also in demand are blow up beds, pillows and blankets and emergency food! The Holiday Fair is just around the corner. We have […]
Did You Have a Clue?
Ten signed copies of the Wycliff novel “Haunted Homes” hidden in ten different places all over Steilacoom – a Halloween Book Hunt was on from October 27 through Halloween. I had given you ten clues as to where they might be found, and some of you might have wondered. So, here is the solution: 1. […]