It was confirmed. The land now known as Kentucky had been purchased. It was March 1775. Awaiting this news, Daniel Boone and a group of 30 axmen began blazing a trail from the Anderson Blockhouse just across the line into Virginia from the Holston Settlement (Kingsport, Tennessee) through 200 miles of forested terrain to the […]
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Interim Lakewood Pierce County Library parking lot temporary closure
The Interim Lakewood Pierce County Library parking lot will close at noon on Saturday, Dec. 7, for the City of Lakewood’s Holiday Parade of Lights & Tree Lighting. The parade route starts outside the library building on Alfaretta Street SW and continues along Gravelly Lake Drive SW.The library’s hours of operation (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) are […]
In the Book Nook with … Lelina Durrette
Author Lelina Durette just moved from Dickinson, Texas to Evansville, Indiana, where she will work as a case manager for IPMG. She has been writing since childhood, but her first book wasn’t published until 2023. She is an active member of the writing communities on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X; her website is https://lelinad.wixsite.com/lelinadurrettewrites. When […]
Letter: There Wasn’t Much Time
The sun was setting, its reflection interrupted by slender strands of intermittent light and then dark ripples that lay like ribbons upon the otherwise glass-like surface of the water. The scene was irresistible to my dad and I who loved these fishing trips together, brief though this one would be as there wasn’t much time […]
Preserving the Past, Embracing the Future: The H-Barn at Fort Steilacoom
Submitted by Shelley Dahle. Did you know? Fort Steilacoom Park has a long history as a working farm tracing back to the Hudson Bay Company in 1841 supporting settlers until Fort Steilacoom was decommissioned in 1868. The land was then purchased and donated by the Federal Government for use as a regional hospital site in […]
Northwest Youth Corps demonstrates importance of indigenous plants at Wildlife Center
Last week was a big week once again for the South Sound Wildlife and Interpretive Center on Phillips Road. Clover Park Rotary along with The Northwest Youth Corps, who has been very active with the Wildlife Center for a number of years, once again spent the week improving the Wildlife center. The Northwest Youth Corps […]
Lake Louise Elementary School: Social Indoctrination? Restorative Justice? Hello Kitty? Really?
Submitted by John Arbeeny. Lakewood CARES is providing an academic-based response to schools highlighted in the Clover Park School District (CPSD) “#SuperSchoolShoutOut“articles in The Suburban Times. This is data you will not find elsewhere in CPSD community relations pieces, School Board meeting agendas or monthly “Inside Schools”. This week’s CPSD “beaming with pride” article covers […]
Letter: What A Catch!
Dry flies, streamers, and bead head nymphs. Check. Tapered leaders and spools of tippet. Check. Fly box. Check. Nippers and forceps. Check. Flotant. Check. Strike indicators. Check. Split shot. Check. Boots, wading staff, jacket, St. Croix fly rod and reel. Check. Beautiful day on the picturesque Doe River below the nearly 150-year-old covered bridge to […]
Flames and Smoke Ahead: West Pierce Firefighters Gear Up for Training Burn in Lakewood
On December 5, West Pierce Fire & Rescue will conduct a training burn with live fire at 11138 Gravelly Lake Drive SW in Lakewood. Firefighters will begin arriving around 7 a.m. at the site of a former small business to set up. The burns are scheduled to start at 9 a.m. and will continue throughout […]