The Lakewood Playhouse is having a Party to Announce and Preiew Our Upcoming 81st Season of Shows and You are Invited. Doors open, and Silent Auction begins, at 6:00pm on Sunday, February 10 and The Preview Party kicks into high gear at 6:30pm – Sponsored by WCP Solutions. … [Read more...]
Community and technical college students recognized at Transforming Lives ceremony
The Washington State Association of College Trustees (ACT) honored 34 community and technical college students Monday night at its annual Transforming Lives awards ceremony. The annual ceremony recognizes current and former students of community and technical colleges whose lives were transformed by attending their college. The winners were nominated by their college's board of … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – January 23, 2019
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Dr. Lee Corley. Mountain View Funeral Home: Robert Clawson; Eleanor Gilderoy; Dwaine S. Jutte; James Sanders; Sharon G. Woodall-King. … [Read more...]
Annie Wright Schools Announce Two New Roles on Senior Leadership Team
Submitted by Annie Wright Schools. Annie Wright Schools announced the promotion of two existing positions to now serve on the schools’ senior leadership team. Jeff Barber, Director of Residential Life, and Alicia Mathurin, Director of Auxiliary Programs, will now serve in the newly appointed roles at Annie Wright. Both report to Christian G. Sullivan, Head of Schools. … [Read more...]
More Important Information About The Treatment of Waughop Lake
Submitted by Tom McClellan. This is a follow-up to my January 14, 2019 article, Lakewood Is On The Wrong Path For Its Biggest Environmental Problem, to which Lakewood’s Public Works Director Paul Bucich submitted a Jan. 18, 2019 response. … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – January 22, 2019
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Marianne Bennett; Ellen Wold; Mary Kaul; Oris Houglum; Patricia Freeberg; Clifford Durbin. … [Read more...]
Read the 2018 Economic Overview for Pierce County
2018 saw another year of solid growth for Pierce County’s economy: Our unemployment rate hovered consistently below 5 percent for the second half of the year. We gained thousands of nonfarm payroll jobs, and saw higher wages. … [Read more...]
JBLM late-night firing Jan. 22-27
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and late-night training Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 8 a.m. through Sunday, Jan.27, at 11:59 p.m., that will include firing of 155mm Howitzer artillery, or 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars. … [Read more...]
Starlight Swap Meet Redevelop Takes Another Step Forward
The City of Lakewood, the lead agency, has found the redevelopment of the Starlight Swap Meet "does not have a probably significant impact on the environment." … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to Lakewood Police Chief Mike Zaro
Submitted by Chas. Ames. Not even two weeks into 2019 and Lakewood has another mental health death on its hands. Distressing, but we know it is not the first. … [Read more...]