LAKEWOOD, Wash. — The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting/workshop on Monday, March 25, at 5:30 p.m. in room 4 of the Student Services Center located at 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. The meeting will also be live-streamed on Zoom and YouTube. Individuals can attend online by visiting […]
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The Niceties – AUDITIONS – Registration is Open
Registration is now open for auditions for The Niceties, the final production in the 85th Season at Lakewood Playhouse. The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess is directed by Michelle Matlock will run at the Playhouse from May 31 to June 16. Rehearsals start April 22. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives, explodes into an urgent debate about […]
Across the Fence: Jawohl, Nein, Ja
My first encounters with Americans as an adult usually started with them trying out the few German words they knew on me. All of these guys were military, and to run into them when going out was a given, as my native town, Stuttgart, Germany, stationed over 20,000 members of the U.S. Forces back then. […]
CPSD Learning in Motion – Art Class at Custer
Clover Park School District’s Learning In Motion video series peeks inside schools to see what students are learning across the district. In this feature, we learned more about artist Alma Thomas with Custer’s fifth grade art class. To celebrate Women’s History Month, Kimberly Corvin’s fifth grade art class learned about Alma Woodsey Thomas, who many consider to […]
Spring & Summer Education Programs for all ages
Over the coming months, Lakewood Playhouse has a wide range of education programs on offer, covering various theatrical disciplines, for all ages. Our Spring program sessions are: Rising Stars Spring Break Camp: Imagination Theatre (Ages 3-7) Teaching Artist: LaNita Hudson Walters Dates: April 1st-5th Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM Cost: $200 An experience based on imagination, creativity, and […]
Letter: What a Spellbinding Story
What a spellbinding story, a mystery masterpiece, a compelling compendium for the ages! Is it the latest of Stephen King’s suspense-filled, science fiction fantasies? No, more intrigue even than that. Is it an Agatha Christie detective romance investigation? No, still more intricate and imaginative. Dickens or Dostoevsky, Tolkien or Tolstoy, Steinbeck or Shakespeare? All no. […]
Lakewood receives certificate for excellence in financial reporting for 10th consecutive year
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded the City of Lakewood with its Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the city’s 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). This marks the 10th consecutive year that the city received this national recognition. This award is the highest form of […]
God Keeps a Journal, Part III
I first wrote six years ago, March 13, on the subject of God’s musings in heaven as he looks down on earth, pondering. His hand holds a quill, recently dipped in the ink well nearby, and the writing instrument is poised above the journal he keeps. Upon what is he focused? What will he enter […]
News about your Lakewood Library
Dirt is moving and the foundation is being built for the interim Lakewood Pierce County Library! If you drive by the site at Gravelly Lake Drive SW and Alfaretta St. SW, you will see work underway nearly every weekday. Contractors are installing temporary measures to control erosion, clearing and grading the site, and installing utility lines. Workers are […]