Submitted by Bob Lawrence. The 9th annual FAB (film, art & book) festival was everything we hoped for: hundreds of visitors, special guest presentations, musical performances, ball room dancing/instruction with active participation from our visitors, 29 authors from 6 counties, over $2000 in prize money for the winning artists and 8 great films. In fact, […]
Lakewood
Across the Fence: Frost
This week, Lakewood experienced its first morning of frost. Waking to a clear, sunny sky on Tuesday morning, I found that our neighborhood’s roofs were all glistening white, and so were the front lawns. The thermometer showed me a mere 31 degrees Fahrenheit. An hour later, the sky was clouded, and the magic was gone. […]
Letter: Who Are The Extremists?
Submitted by John C. Alessio. Dr. Marty Shafer, current president of the Clover Park School Board, has been attacked, and is now being challenged by a reckless extremist. The Clover Park School District has been recognized as a “Board of Distinction” five times, and in 2019 was named the “School Board of the Year” during […]
Letter: Indoctrination is exactly what Dave Anderson and Jeff Brown Seek
Submitted by Taniesha Lyons. This is why Marty Schafer and Alyssa Anderson Pearson get my vote and should get yours too. The Family Policy Institute of Washington has a clear plan for indoctrination over education according to them anyone who can click the box “other” has no place in the schools. Religion should not be […]
Letter – Clover Park School Board: attendance, test scores, grade completion define student, Board and District success or failure
Submitted by John Arbeeny. As mentioned in my previous Suburban Times article “To debate or not to debate: that is the question” I reviewed the Clover Park School Board candidates’ comments during the League of Women Voters forum conducted 23 September 2021. Current Board President Schafer dropped another bomb (besides disowning debate) during this forum, […]
Letter: Equity?
The definition that comes up when you Google Equity . . . is “the quality of being fair and impartial. I think most of us have seen the below cartoon about equity vs. equality. I recently spoke at a public meeting and posed the question to publicly elected officials about how to do more for […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Student Nutrition driver Gary Combs
A press release from Clover Park School District. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features student nutrition driver Gary Combs. He is in his fourth year working in the district. He shows up every morning at 5:30 and works to make sure that each school in the district receives the food necessary to make the […]
Letter: Endorsement for Jeff Brown and David Anderson for Clover Park School Board
Submitted by Paul Wagemann, Director #5 CPSB. During the November 2019 election the Clover Park voters elected me to serve as aClover Park school board director with over 60 percent of the votes cast. I have served as a director since April 2009 and have done my best to support theDistrict, the Board, our students […]
Rent, Mortgage, Utility, and Business Assistance Still Available
A press release from City of Lakewood. LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Mortgage, rent, utility, and business assistance programs are still available to Lakewood residents and business owners. Rent & Mortgage Assistance Information on rent assistance, mortgage assistance, and home repair programs may be found on the City’s website: Rent assistance for tenants with past-due bills is offered […]