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 […]
The Burden of the Working Man – Foretelling Our Future? – A Two Movie Review
Here are two award winning films you’ve probably never heard of. Both are excellent films that present current and future problems we must face. Apparently we still haven’t learned anything about the freedoms we guarantee our citizens. Many Americans still kill, defame, distrust, and hate those members of our society who are non-white, even though […]
Across the Fence: A Crisp Idea
You have probably heard that rumor has it that with Covid vaccinations we are implanted with chips. I keep telling people that I like the “Sasquatch Surprise” flavor of Tim’s Kettle Chips best, though I doubt that we get vaccinated with them. Or that they would help against a virus. Though they certainly make me […]
Fircrest City Council Elections 2021
The City of Fircrest has four City Council positions up for election in 2021. Positions 1, 2, 6, and 7 are the positions up for election. Current Councilmembers in those positions are as follows: Position 1: David M Viafore Position 2: Shannon Reynolds Position 6: Denny Waltier Position 7: Jamie Nixon The term for Fircrest […]