Ben: I am sorry that I missed your roast on Friday. Congratulations on your year as president. Might I add that you look great in the pictures.

Zach Banner, left, and Cedric Dozier, right, will play in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 7 in San Antonio.

By Jayme Taylor, Communications Manager

Zach Banner and Cedric Dozier know what it means to shine. As star players on the 9-0 Lakes High School football team, they are accustomed to attention. On Friday, Oct. 28, the pair were in the spotlight once again as they accepted invitations to play in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 7 in San Antonio, Texas. The game, which will be televised on NBC at 10 a.m. PST, features the nation’s top 90 high school football players.

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Be sure to check out this haunting sight at the corner of Sequalichew and Main. Amazing how many spirited residents reside there! Photo by Nancy Covert.

Moonset over Lake Louise, October 12. Photo by Tom McClellan

Topiary Teapot in University Place taken at 7:30 am Saturday by Nancy Covert.

Not all history is found in museums.  Some of it is found in the layers of sediments at the bottom of area lakes.

A team of students from the University of Puget Sound gathered core samples from the bottom of Lake Louise in Lakewood on Sunday, September 18.  Led by the Geology Department Chair, Professor Jeff Tepper, the students used a specially designed hollow tube to probe into the muck and silt at the bottom of the lake, and extract cores for analysis in the laboratory. (more...)

Summertime in Steilacoom. Photo by Nancy Covert.

Jim Sharp (left) and Terry Roarke spruce up the paint on the tot lots plane in the Playground at Ft. Steilacoom.

A number of members of Lakewood Rotaryas well as the Partners of Lakewood Rotary spruced up the paint at the Playground at Ft. Steilacoom Park on Thursday morning. (more...)

Doolittle Raider Ed Saylor proudly holds his replacement "Order of the Clouds" medal. Saylor originally received the Chinese government medal in 1942 following the famous raid on Tokyo. The original medal was lost years later during a move. The replacement medal was presented to Saylor by Dr. Lin Huang (R) on behalf of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Joining in the presentation is Saylor family friend Phil Raschke (L) of Lakewood.

Photos by Kelly, story by Phil Raschke

Ed Saylor, one of the Doolittle Raiders of World War II fame, was recently honored with a medal he earned back in 1942.  Friend and Lakewood resident Phil Raschke was with Saylor when the Republic of China "Order of the Clouds" medal was presented to Saylor for a second time.  Raschke said "Saylor was first presented the medal by Madame Chiang Kai-shek at Chungking, China back in May,1942".

The Chinese were so grateful for the daring raid on Japan that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek personally ordered the medal presented to each of the surviving Raiders.  Unfortunately, Saylor lost his medal during a move while serving in the U.S. Air Force.

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Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle

Just last week I was ordering a “Joe’s Special” at my favorite Starbucks in the Lakewood Towne Center (6040 Main St SW), when I notice the Starbucks Community Art Wall.

I walked over to get a closer look.  Unbelievable! This digital photo display has got to be the best collection I have ever seen. The photographer is Mr. Roy Seiber.  Roy’s wife, Julie, beat a tough cancer a while back.  Ever since their experience, the Seibers have dedicated themselves to supporting the Susan G. Koman For The Cure fund.  Their efforts are focused on fighting breast cancer.
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By Jaynie Jones

The University Place Senior Center was transformed into a lively dining hall festooned with fresh flowers and cookie baskets atop red-and-white table linens. The center hosted a fundraising double-hitter on a recent, rainy Tuesday afternoon with a Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction raising more than $1,000.

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Original circus posters and hand-carved antique circus wagons featured in the Bridgeport Place display on loan courtesy of the collection of Ralph Decker, Tacoma.

By Jaynie Jones

A circus-themed open house event was held at the Lakewood Senior Activity Center recently.   Featured were agencies, businesses, and other organizations that serve seniors in Lakewood and the surrounding region.

Health care providers included senior living communities and home care services, footwear, grief support, hearing services, and even the fire department had tabletop displays of their informational materials.

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Photo by Nancy Covert

(Washington State Grange Poetry Contest Winner, 1991 - with apologies to those who are allergic to this invasive weed)

No penny-pinching Scot is this
Who sweeps bold swaths of gold and green
Across the landscape
Pity those who see
Only weeds.

By Nancy Covert

Across the road from the Wastewater Plant are mounds (stalks?) of brilliant yellow iris--so I guess you could say we have a mini-Monet garden in our neighborhood. Gold blooms on scotch broom, purple pipes at the plant--and plenty of green--hey, those are the Mardi Gras colors, too. Laissez le bontemps rollez!

A thick column of black smoke rose from the former pulp mill near Chamber Bay in Steilacoom on Friday. KIRO 7 has an uncut video feed of 2+ minutes and a story stating the fire could burn for days as "there's no water source in the area."

Congratulations.

We do live in a beautiful part of the world. Twilight over Steilacoom. Photo by Nancy Covert.

The ancient apple tree on the edge of the Nathaniel Orr property is finally budding out--Orr's orchard was originally planted more than 150 years ago. At least a few trees are still going strong.

Plum Blossoms. Photo by Nancy Covert.

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Have a book? A bank of seats in the University Place Library await you. Photo by Nancy Covert.

By Jayme Taylor, Communication Manager

Leslie Espinoza, a junior from Lakes High School, recently served as a page for Rep. Bruce Chandler in Olympia.

Espinoza, daughter of Joel and Sonia Espinoza, attended a daily page school to learn about the legislative process. As part of her duties, she distributed documents and notes to lawmakers and staff on the House floor, as well as around the Capitol campus.

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While in Washington, D.C., for the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) conference, Superintendent Debbie LeBeau and board member Joe Vlaming visited the offices of U.S. senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray and representatives Adam Smith and Norm Dicks, leaving framed certificates of appreciation and board coins to show the district’s gratitude for their unwavering support of Clover Park School District and its military families.

By Nancy Covert

Taken from a Wikipedia definition: Lysichiton americanus, better known as Western Skunk cabbage, Yellow Skunk Cabbage or Swamp Lantern, is a plant found in swamps and wet woods, along streams and in other wet areas of the Pacific Northwest where it is one of the few native species in the arum family.

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The daffodil's are in bloom in University Place. Photo by Nancy Covert.

The Steilacoom Historical Museum Association (SHMA) is proud to announce another great photo contest! This is your time to shine and show off your great photography skills as well as showcase our wonderful town of Steilacoom.

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Old Settlers Cemetery off Washington Blvd. Photo by Nancy Covert.