Once they were the pride and joy of the flower garden, once their fragrance filled and lingered in the morning air. Once they brightly greeted the rising sun, opening wide to embrace and enjoy the warmth of a new day. Once they were the delight of passersby, who often tarried for a long while at […]
Tillicum
Letter: Whether The Community Or The Classroom, Revitalization Is The Same
When my first grandson was in first grade at Tillicum Elementary School, his father and I walked into that classroom – with the permission of then Principal Taj Jensen – and asked how many would like to play baseball. Every hand that went up belonged to a child who was then on the team. That […]
Letter: Thank You Lakewood Voters!
After 3,001 homes doorbelled, 44 days to do it, a lot of wonderful people met, and 7,301 votes cast in the race for Clover Park School Board District 4, I am trailing the incumbent by only 345 votes! Thank you, Lakewood voters! We’re on our way to the General Election November 2! Should our team […]
New roundabout at Union Avenue and Thorne Lane in Tillicum fully opens
A press release from the Washington State DOT. LAKEWOOD – After sixteen months, the last connection on a new roundabout at the Thorne Lane and Union Avenue intersection in Lakewood’s Tillicum neighborhood is open. On Friday afternoon, July 30, construction crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation opened the final connection of the roundabout at […]
New northbound I-5 HOV lane between DuPont and Lakewood opens July 11
LAKEWOOD – In a major construction milestone, a new 4.5 mile-long northbound HOV lane between DuPont and Lakewood will open on Interstate 5 on Sunday, July 11. “High occupancy vehicle lanes maximize the movement of people and improve trip reliability, especially for those who share the ride,” said Washington State Department of Transportation Regional Administrator […]
New I-5 exit to Berkeley Street and Thorne Lane on-ramp in Lakewood opens in June
LAKEWOOD – A permanent change coming to a busy southbound Interstate 5 exit in Lakewood is a sign that construction on I-5 from Gravelly Lake Drive to 41st Division Drive is nearing completion. Washington State Department of Transportation contractor Guy F. Atkinson Construction is preparing to open a new shared exit on southbound I-5 for […]
Letter: Answer The Question
Two letters were read by Clover Park School Board President Marty Schafer at the May 10, 2021 school board meeting. Both letters favored the district’s continued pursuit of what the writers called “the journey to discovering equity and becoming anti-racist,” and the need “to dismantle the systems of oppression.” Based upon the Freedom of Information […]
Thorne Lane Exit nearing completion
From WSDOT’s Twitter: “Just talked to the contractor. We are less than 2 weeks away from having the new Thorne Ln on-ramp to SB I-5 and the new SB I-5 exit to Berkeley St and Thorne Ln open. Our blog covers what is changing so you know what to expect.” (See overhead photo below).
Letter: For My Mom
Standing at attention in a pouring Georgia rain for mail call at o-dark-thirty in a sea of mud on a parade ground, the recruit heard the drill sergeant bark out his name. He double-timed it to the front of the formation, but not fast enough to please the sergeant. Disgusted, he tossed the letters in […]