‘Bumble’ can mean hum, buzz, or drone. That’s Part A. But ‘bumble’ can also mean “to move ineptly or flounderingly.” That’s Part B. Love can be both, must be both, but best, I believe, in a marriage, is to emphasize Part B. ‘Love,’ obviously, behooves the betrothed to be about the business of the basics. […]
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Calling All Volunteers! Tacoma’s Committees, Boards and Commissions Need You
TACOMA, Wash. — The City of Tacoma invites residents who are interested in informing the City Council’s policy decisions on a range of local issues to consider joining one of the City’s numerous volunteer committees, boards and commissions. Each year, dozens of volunteer positions are open to residents and, in the next three months, the […]
The Lakewood City Council May 20 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on May 20 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Interlaaken Bridge emergency closure
The Interlaaken Bridge is closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The closure will remain in place indefinitely. The full closure is the result of further analysis by a contracted structural engineering firm that identified a high rate of deterioration among wood beams that comprise the bridge structure. The city previously replaced some of the […]
Let’s Talk! – Grabbing Each Branch for the Climb
What a great prompt from Tyrean Martinson’s book, again! As I am writing this, I can’t switch off my screen, of course, but after having received the topic, YOU can! When I was a kid and a teenager, I LOVED climbing trees. In front of our apartment building, there was an old cherry tree with […]
Letter: Drum Roll
“In an ambulance. Accident. Blood.” That’s it. A cryptic five-word text. Nothing further. She had traveled a long distance to be with her little grandbabies. It wasn’t like it was a big deal really. Tour their school; smile often; hug breathlessly; say how much she really loved the drum performance. The big deal though for […]
CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – Certificated Staff Week
May 6-10 was Certificated School Employees Week and May 8 was National School Nurse Day. To celebrate, Clover Park School District showed our #CPSDPride by giving a #SuperSchoolShoutout to CPSD school nurses, Beachwood Elementary School librarian Susan O’Leary and Thomas Middle School sixth grade science teacher Tanner Christy. CPSD has 17 registered nurses who travel […]
Lakewood Lions Club Seeks New Members
Submitted by Eric Warn. The Lakewood First Lions Club, which began on March 17, 1954, is looking for new members who are looking for a way to make Lakewood a better place to live and work. The club’s motto is “We Serve” and we mean it. Becoming a Lion allows you to: Membership in the […]
Across the Fence: Hügelgrab
Today, the Germanism I have chosen will lead us into the Neolithic Age – and what we are still able to find, interestingly all over the world: the burial sites that are falling into the category Hügelgrab (pronounce approximately: ‘hoo-gal-grahb, meaning mound grave). They are gravesites built from rocks, then covered with smaller stones and […]