There’s an ancient proverb that flat out states, “The blessing of the Lord makes rich and he adds no sorrow to it” (Proverbs 10:22). At face value, that’s just flat out wrong. There is no such thing as blessing without brokenness. There isn’t. Life is not a fairy tale. We don’t live this life without […]
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15th Annual Cops vs Teachers Charity Basketball/Silent Auction
Submitted by Baron Coleman. On behalf of the Lakes High School Skills USA Club and the Kiwanis of Clover Park we invite the public to our 15Th Annual Cops vs Teachers Charity Basketball Game/ Silent Auction Friday April 26th. Doors open at 5:30pm with Tip-Off 6:30pm. Cost is a donation only at the door with […]
The Lakewood City Council March 4 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on March 4 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Lakewood City Manager March 1 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) March 1 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Let’s Talk! – Marshmallows Melting in Hot Cocoa
What a typical American concept, I thought as I read this prompt from Tyrean Martinson’s book. Marshmallows and hot cocoa. Maybe, these days, it’s something common for kids in Germany as well. In my childhood I knew marshmallows and I knew hot cocoa – but they never came together. Hot cocoa is an item of […]
Letter: Where I Found My Dearest Treasure
When I was a pastor on Whidbey Island, and our children were very young, we had just finished reading “Blackbeard’s Ghost” to our ‘little pirates,’ so it seemed reasonable, living on an island after all, for them to set off in search of buried treasure. So down the beach they went, child’s yellow shovel in […]
Celebrating our ‘Golden’ birthday
Twenty-eight years ago on Feb. 28, 1996, the City of Lakewood officially became a city. Voters approved the incorporation effort in 1995 after previous failed attempts. At the time of its formation Lakewood was the seventh-largest city in the state and the second-largest city in Pierce County behind Tacoma. Today it is still the second […]
CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – Carter Lake Elementary School
Each week, Clover Park School District (CPSD) will highlight a school or profession in our district on our social media pages with a #SuperSchoolShoutout where we celebrate the students and staff that make our district beam with pride. Last week, we celebrated Carter Lake Elementary School! Carter Lake is one of six CPSD schools located […]
CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – CTE Month
Each week, Clover Park School District (CPSD) will highlight a school or profession in our district on our social media pages with a #SuperSchoolShoutout where we celebrate the students and staff that make our district beam with pride. In February, we celebrated Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month by giving a shoutout to Thomas Middle School […]