Submitted by Sylvia Allen. Ours is a military family and like most military families, we moved many times over our combined 40 years of activity duty and civilian careers. And as most military families will tell you, some moves are definitely easier than others. Our move to Washington in 1983 was a particularly bad one: […]
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Let’s Talk! – A Snoring Dog
Are you ready to switch off your screens and ponder or discuss another writing/conversation prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book? Here’s my take on it. Having no dog of my own, I have only ever experienced watching other people’s sleeping dogs. I’m not sure that I ever heard any of them snore. I remember […]
Local Author Susanne Bacon at SHMA Holiday Store
Have you got all your Christmas gifts and decorations yet? If you have only started (just like I), you will definitely want to check out the Steilacoom Historical Museum’s Holiday Store for some wonderful and unique items. And, maybe, for some cozy mystery book for the bookworms among your loved ones. On Sunday, November 24, […]
Clover Park School District Board: Distinction or Mediocrity?
Submitted by John Arbeeny. On 13 November 2024 the Suburban Times carried a Clover Park School District (CPSD) article about its School Board being designated as a “Board of Distinction” by the Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA). WSSDA is a lobbyist organization for school boards. School boards have to apply for the award and […]
Join Lions in Giving the Gift of Better Sight
Submitted by Eric Warn, Lakewood First Lions. Your old eyeglasses served you well; we’ll help you find new faces to put the world in focus. Lakewood First Lions Club can give your old eyeglasses new life through the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC) in Lacey. LERC sorts your old optical friends by prescription and type (single & […]
Across the Fence: Fife
What an interesting Germanism to find in the term of fife! I’m not talking about the city of Fife, WA, with its population of 11,000 people, by the way – and its name may or may not derive from the Scottish location. I’m talking the old musical instrument. “Fife” is an abomination of the German […]
Letter: The Sound of the Wind Chimes
Dedicated to Flor “If you don’t hear from me….” The cryptic message from the other side of the world was met with shocked silence. They had recently become friends, connected through cyber space, initially by virtue of the loss of their spouses. Thus, they shared their mutual woes, shattered lives, love, and loss. But there […]
Prolific Thief Arrested
Submitted by Sgt. Charles Porche, Lakewood Police. On Tuesday, November 19, Lakewood Officers learned of a possible location where Jasmine “Chicken Scam Lady” Willie would be that afternoon. Officers went to the location in Tacoma where they conducted surveillance. At approximately 5:00pm Officers observed Willie and her husband where they were both taken into custody […]
CPSD Inside Schools October Story – Late Nite
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Every Friday night is a party for middle and high school students at Late Night. CPSD has partnered with the Lakewood Family YMCA to give students a safe place to meet with friends, stay active and participate in engaging activities. CPSD students in grades 6-12 can attend Late Nite from 5 to 9:30 p.m. […]