Sir David Lindsay of Scotland married Isobel Forbes. The same year that their daughter Margaret was born, Sir David’s dearest treasure, his wife Isobel, died. The year was 1598. Perhaps it was because of his so great a love, and because of his so great a loss, that Sir David built in the years following […]
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Adventure Awaits: Family Activities for All Ages
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City of Lakewood Presents Summer Nights at the Pavilion Concerts
Submitted by City of Lakewood. Summer Concerts at the Pavilion start on June 18, 6:30 PM at 9107 Angle Lane Southwest, Lakewood, WA 98498 in Fort Steilacoom Park. Enjoy a perfect summer evening at Fort Steilacoom Park with our outdoor concerts! After exploring the Lakewood Farmers Markets on Tuesdays, set up lawn chairs or throw […]
Career Choice Students Earn National Certification
Submitted by Baron Coleman. Congratulations to the 25 Lakes High School CTE Career Choice Junior and Senior Students. On May 30 hard work and dedication to test preparation paid off as 25 junior and senior students in Mr. Coleman’s Career Choice classroom, successfully met the National Certification for the Southwest Airlines Professional Communications Certification. What […]
Letter: Escaping Maintenance Mode in Marriage
The guy pursues, promises, purchases, and plans but once the ‘prey’ is procured, the portrayal of himself as Prince Charming becomes rather alarming over a period of time. Romancing is no longer intriguing, dating is replaced with maintaining, and life becomes rather mundane, a pain. Dr. Seuss wrote of such a condition which he called […]
City of Lakewood Presents SummerFest, July 20
Submitted by City of Lakewood. Join the City of Lakewood for FREE July 20 (11:00 AM – 10:00 PM) at Ft. Steilacoom Park (8714 87th Avenue Southwest, Lakewood, WA 98498). Get ready to experience the Night of SummerFEST. Held each July in Lakewood, this spectacular festival attracts plenty of visitors eager to enjoy a day […]
Lakewood Farmers Market opens June 4
Head to the park Tuesday for opening day of the Lakewood Farmers Market. We’ll have free giveaways, kids’ activities, free face painting, live music, roaming entertainment and more. Find fresh produce, food truck treats, fresh cut flowers and handcrafted items made by local vendors. Held every Tuesday from 2-7 p.m. at Fort Steilacoom Park, the Lakewood […]
Clover Park School District May 2024 Board Review
Twiggs, Gonzalez Cruz and Warrick selected as CPSD Employees of the Year Three Clover Park School District (CPSD) employees were honored as Employees of the Year during a ceremony at Clover Park High School prior to the May 13 school board meeting. Since 1987, CPSD has honored exemplary employees in three categories: certificated, classified and […]
Letter: A Tragedy, A Locked Gate, A Buried Key
“The Secret Garden,” by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1911, would be judged “one of the best children’s books of the 20th Century.” It began with a tragedy, a locked gate, and a buried key. Such is life is it not? That which could have been, should have been, becomes what might have been. “Grief,” someone said, […]