Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime training with mortars and artillery from 6:30 a.m.10 April to 19 April 5:30 a.m. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Valor
By Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive. One week ago, I had the honor of attending and speaking at the ceremony for the first group of graduates of the Veterans Treatment Court program. Like everything else, COVID had delayed the celebration for a year until we could safely gather in a small group to congratulate two […]
Lakewood City Manager April 9 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) April 9 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Steilacoom Town Administrator April 9 Report to Council
Upcoming Meetings: Council Meeting – April 20, 2021, at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87487182430 Planning Commission – May 10, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86930414573 Civil Service Commission – May 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81990232886 Preservation and Review Board – April 28, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87873435137 (*) Meetings […]
Reserve tickets for The Asymmetrical Embrace
We invite you to a show that Lakewood Playhouse has never done before. Next weekend (April 16, 17, and 18) we will be doing three live-streamed performances of “The Asymmetrical Embrace” by Caroline N. Simpson, directed by Nicole Lockett and starring Cassie Jo Fastabend, Jacob Tice, Dana Galagan, and Tim Samland. A dramatic look at […]
Major Roadway Improvements to Begin around Gravelly Lake in April
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Road work will begin in late April for the JBLM North Access Project. The work will completely rebuild several key interchanges and stretches of roadway West of Gravelly Lake. The work will take approximately 18 months to complete and will be performed in several stages. Roadway improvements will include: Roundabouts will be installed […]
Letter: Music
Submitted by William Elder. Music is played in my neighborhood. It echoes every dusk, sweet as a horn. Taps I once detested because of what it might portend— for me and those I had taken close around me, as protection. I survived; they mostly survived too. But that tune haunts on, these years later. Standing […]
Farrells Marsh Work Party, April 11
There was a record number of 29 volunteers on 8 April moving wood chips onto trails in Farrells Marsh Park. Our youngest volunteers were ages 3 and 6. The presence of 3 teenagers significantly lowered the average age of the participants and were a welcome addition. Several families took part. It was a great day […]
Northwest Ports of Tacoma, Seattle and Vancouver, BC Aim to Phase Out Maritime Emissions by 2050
The Northwest Ports of Vancouver, BC, Seattle, Tacoma, and the combined container operations of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, are jointly committing to a new vision to phase out emissions from seaport-related activities by 2050. In collaboration among the four ports, the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy seeks to meet this target through changes in equipment, fuels, and […]