It’s early morning at the coffee shop. A new day of autumn sunlight filters through the changing colors of the leaves, many still clinging to the spindly branches of the tree outside the window. My face is caught on the screen, reflecting my contemplative mood. An elderly woman slowly maneuvering her way along the sidewalk, […]
Lakewood
How do you think the military impacts our community?
Submitted by the South Sound Military & Communities Partnership. The City of Lakewood is a member of the South Sound Military and Communities Partnership. The organization serves as a valuable link between the military – including Joint Base Lewis-McChord – and the communities that surround the military base. South Sound Military and Communities Partnership, or […]
Clover Park School Board to Host Board Meeting on Oct. 28
LAKEWOOD — The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting/workshop on Monday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. in room 4 of the Student Services Center located at 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. The meeting will also be live-streamed on Zoom and YouTube. Individuals can attend online by visiting the meeting […]
Communities In Schools Open House, Nov. 18
I’m Kesha Vann, the new Community Engagement Manager for Communities In Schools of Lakewood. We’re excited to invite all to our open house at our new address: 10828 Gravelly Lake Drive SW Ste. 201 Lakewood, WA 984899 on Monday, November 18, 2024, from 4 PM to 6 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn […]
Across the Fence: Jugendstil
It never occurred to me that the German term Jugendstil (pronounce: ‘you-gant-shteel, i.e. youth style) might have made it into the English language. On the other hand, I knew that Art Deco was NOT the equivalent; neither was Nouveau Art. When I was a child and teenager, one of my favorite books was a history […]
Grave Grooming At Fort Steilacoom Park, Oct. 26
Submitted by Laurel Lemke. Join us on Saturday, October 26, 2024 (9 am-12 pm), for a Grave Grooming event at the Historic Patient Cemetery, hosted by the Western State Hospital Grave Concerns Association. Learn more about Grave Grooming and its importance here: We appreciate your support in honoring the interred.
In the Book Nook with… Katherine Krige
Author Katherine Krige from London, Ontario, Canada, offers editing services and has been a Social Media Manager for several local small businesses when she is not writing for a living (https://katherinekrige.com/). She has always kept journals, but only published her first book in 2021. She is a member of her local Shut Up & Write […]
Letter: ‘Through Together’ – Such Beautiful Words
As love stories go, what matters most is not so much how the two met but that they became inseparable. It could have been that first sight of the other across a crowded room and the ensuing bashful invitation to go out somewhere, anywhere, but then, should a romance commence, from henceforth and forever, together […]
Letter: Just Like That
She opened the email from the school district to read the notice that her order for his high school graduation cap and gown had been confirmed. It wasn’t even Christmas, not even Thanksgiving, let alone June, a whole eight months off. A long ways off. And just like that tears welled up in her eyes […]