Many are aware that our Town of Steilacoom was First. Steilacoom has a rich history of Firsts. Check LINK: Town of Steilacoom Firsts if you would like to learn what you do not know about Steilacoom Firsts. An example of some of the Steilacoom Firsts follows below. Steilacoom’s firsts First Territorial Court held at Fort […]
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Westside Story – Teens Learn The Easy Or Hard Way
During my two and a half decades as a police officer, I witnessed many tragedies, most of which were preventable. An August 2019 The News Tribune article caused many of my fatality investigation memories to flood back into my conscious mind. The article was titled, Lakewood teen charged with vehicular homicide. This awful story is […]
Across the Fence: Turkey Days
When I was planning my first Christmas dinner after my arrival over here in 2010, I found to my surprise that there are obviously just two options promoted by supermarkets all over the country – you either have turkey, or you have ham. Not like back home where different regions have different traditions. There’s Christmas […]
Letter: Shopping with grandpa – Somebody stole the baby
And Joseph too for that matter. And Mary, and the sheep, the cows, the donkeys, et al. Shepherds too. All gone. Stole ‘em all. An APB (all-points bulletin) has been issued to all police agencies and an Amber Alert (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) is now posted to electronic billboards on I-5 north and south […]
Across the Fence: Not All About Kisses
Now that the Christmas season is upon us once more, let’s see who has a mistletoe hanging somewhere from a door frame or ceiling. Do you? And would you know why? Sure, you might like to snatch a kiss from the lady or gentleman of your heart underneath it. But what is it all about? […]
Westside Story – Statistical Probability of Joe & Bill
I find words and names to be both interesting and entertaining. Allow me to list four sample words, two familiar words, and two unfamiliar words. Sommelier – MEANING: A wine expert typically serving wine in a fancy restaurant or club. PRONOUNCED: se-mel-ya-z. Oenophile – MEANING: A wine aficionado typically drinking a higher caliber wine than […]
Special Christmas Show Records Friday, Dec. 6, at Lakewood Senior Center
Time for Christmas Giving and all that sort of thing, but why not take a break this Friday morning (December 6) when Dorothy Wilhelm’s podcast Swimming Upstream will be recorded at the Lakewood Senior Activity Center. The fast moving show includes: 9:30 – Interview with creativity expert Marilyn Schoeman tells how to apply Green Light […]
School levy presentation by Supt. Ron Banner atneighborhood meeting
The Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) meeting for December 5, 6:30 P.M. at the Tillicum Community Center, 14916 Washington Ave. SW, will feature Clover Park School District Superintendent Ron Banner’s presentation on the District levy which will be voted on in February 2020. To read more on the levy click here and here. The Lakewood […]
Letter: Shopping with grandpa, chapter two
In our last episode of ‘Goodwill Toys Gone Bad!’, grandpa and his granddaughter had left readers wondering if Mini Mouse would escape the clutches of the Evil Octopod, or whether the dinosaur escapees from Jurassic Park II would get to her first. Only the lone Power Ranger stood in their way. Unfortunately, upon their return […]