Letter: Steilacoom resident posts ?Mariners? Blues?

Steilacoom resident Craig Mooring has posted “Mariners’ Blues” on YouTube. The song is fun and describes the state of the Mariners. Paul Hinds Steilacoom ===> Posted on September 1, 2010 by Ben Sclair. One comment.

Apprenticeship program helps student’s mother, community

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PR: Hillside secretary honored for professionalism, expertise

During a recent tour of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) John McHugh, secretary of the Army, requested a visit to Hillside Elementary School—much to the surprise of school secretary Pam Jones. Jones was busily working in the office when members of the Secret Service notified her of McHugh’s arrival and requested a tour of the facility. [...]

Teachers go back to school, too!

Secondary educators from Steilacoom Historical School District’s Steilacoom High School and Pioneer Middle School attend classes at Pioneer focusing on Response to Intervention (RtI). The presentation made by Wayne Callender of Partners for Learning addressed how secondary teachers can assist students master material that they may have missed or not understood when originally presented. [...]

Ad: Save the Date

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Golfers invited to join ?Force of Volunteers? at 9-11 Golf Tournament

LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Golfers and non-golfers are invited to join the American Lake Veterans Golf Course “Force of Volunteers” on Friday, Sept. 10 at a special tournament to commemorate 9-11 and to raise money for the course that caters to wounded and disabled veterans. Golfers may register as individuals ($175), twosomes ($300), or foursomes ($500) and [...]

Obituary Notices

Dorothy Joan Brooks was born March 21, 1920, in New Zealand. She passed away peacefully August 27, 2010 at Recollections/Laurel House senior care facility. Joan is survived by her daughter Carolyn (Carole) Brown (David) and family, friends and caregivers who will miss and love her always. Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn [...]

Forecast for September 1st-3rd 2010

This week has been a gloomy one for some people and a happy one for others, some welcome the rain and some dislike it. We did need the rain but it’s not going to stick around! Wednesday, we are going to see showers throughout the day with a high near 69 and a low near [...]

Letter: Why Run?

By Jon Higley, Candidate for State Rep. from the 27th District To a casual observer it would seem odd that a school teacher of 30 years who’s recently retired would make a very good representative in Olympia. So, why would I want to run? More importantly, what would I do once I got to our state’s [...]

Family, friends to welcome 8th Airlift Squadron home

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – More than 120 Airmen from McChord Field’s 8th Airlift Squadron will be greeted by family and friends here Thursday morning after a 120-day deployment in support of Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM. The 8th AS Airmen were deployed as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to an overseas contingency location in [...]

Touch a Truck

Pierce County Parks and Recreation invites you and your child to explore the world of big trucks and special equipment on Saturday, September 11 from 10:00am-1:00pm. Kids of all ages will love to climb, sit in, and honk horns. This free event is held at Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 S C St [...]

Ladd, Stahlman married

Roberta Maria Ladd and Marc James Stahlman were married on the 12th of August in a private ceremony at Sandals Grande Ocho Rios in Jamaica. The bride is the daughter of Robert and (the late) Maria Ladd. The groom is the son of Walter and Patsy Stahlman. The bride is a graduate of Clover Park [...]

America?s Credit Union recognized as high performing

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA – America’s Credit Union (ACU) received a Crystal Performance Award from Raddon Financial Group (RFG), a research provider for financial institutions. RFG recently presented its annual awards to high-performing credit unions. The award recognizes 10 credit unions in each asset category (above $500 million and below $500 million) that achieve a [...]

Lakewood United upcoming speaker schedule

The Lakewood United group meets at 7 AM every Thursday at Burs Restaurant, which is located at 6151 Steilacoom Boulevard SW in Lakewood. The events for the next four weeks are as follows: September 2, 2010 – Small Business Administration Recovery – Calvin Goings, SBA Administrator, Region 10 (Mike Stevenson – MC) September 9, 2010 – [...]

A call for caring adults

Last year, over eighty students—in grades 4-10—met 1:1 with a Champions Mentor. As the year ended, many teachers reported significant growth in the students who had the good fortune to meet each week with a caring adult. We currently have 20 students on a waiting list, and hope to recruit and train a mentor for [...]

Landmarks and Heritage Advisory Board vacancy

The City of Lakewood is accepting applications to fill three (3) vacancies on the Landmarks and Heritage Advisory Board. Read more... ===> Posted on August 31, 2010 by Ben Sclair. No comments.

PR: Education Assistant Secretary to visit Washington

U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana will visit the state of Washington, Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 1-2. She will hold a series of meetings to discuss teacher preparation programs under the Department’s “Blueprint for Reform: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA);” the status of ESEA and the direction of [...]

First day pictures wanted

School is back in session, or soon will be. Please consider sharing your first-day pictures? Send them to editor@thesubtimes.com with proper identification of all included as well as the school attending. We’ll put them in an online photo album to share on The Suburban Times. ===> Posted on August 31, 2010 by Ben Sclair. No comments.

SBA Regional Administrator to speak at Lakewood United

Lakewood –Would you like to hear about SBA programs including capital, counseling and contracts? If so, you are encouraged to attend the Thursday, September 2 meeting of Lakewood United at Burrs Restaurant (6151 Steilacoom Blvd, SW, Lakewood). Doors open at 7 am. ===> Posted on August 31, 2010 by Ben Sclair. No comments.

Letter: Could be the water

Whereas I applaud the author of the Letter: Don’t feed the wildlife and agree with the point she makes I would add that another explanation for the sick squirrel is ingestion of water from Waughop Lake. Waughop Lake is populated by various species of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that produce very potent nerve toxins that [...]

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