Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) February 16 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Lakewood
Part 4, Covid and disappointment
Submitted by Paul Nimmo. Going into his Senior year of High School (Harrison Prep Class of 2022), my son Ethan was already a Baseball Veteran of 12 years. The end of the previous season was July, and in October Baseball Training started with August & September off. It is very important for youth athletes to […]
Let’s Talk! – Call of the Wild
Have you settled in comfortably, all screens off, to ponder another prompt which Tyrean Martinsson’s book gives us for today? You might expect me to go for the obvious, Jack London’s novel The Call of the Wild, the story about a pampered dog that gets stolen, sold, abused, and freed, eventually to find out that […]
Clover Park School District January 2024 Board Review
Jan. 8 Regular Meeting During its Jan. 8 board meeting, the Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors heard reports from Superintendent Ron Banner and Harrison Preparatory School Principal Kevin Rupprecht. It was also recognized by students for School Board Recognition Month. Superintendent’s Report In his report, Banner acknowledged January as School Board Recognition Month […]
The Giver – Lakewood Playhouse Theatre Review
In the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line” the song “At the Ballet” repeats the phrase “It wasn’t Paradise, but it was home.” I found myself singing or at least humming that tune all the way from Lakewood to North Tacoma after seeing “The Giver” at Lakewood Playhouse. The Utopian life style perhaps never tried for […]
Across the Fence: Sitzfleisch
The German language has a lot more humorous expressions than most people credit the “people of the poets and philosophers” for. Here’s one of those that has made it into the English language in its abstract meaning: Sitzfleisch (pronounce: ‘zits-flie-sh). It literally means flesh to sit on and describes a specific human body part, namely […]
Letter: Valentine’s Day for Many Is A Day of Broken Hearts
You see them everywhere today. On this special day of heart-shaped ballons and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, couples stroll hand-in-hand, couples sit gazing at one another over candlelight, couples on social media post their photos proclaiming their years of love for one another, and even shy highschoolers cast loving glances then quickly look away hoping […]
Hidden Heroes Week 2: Philanthropy & Business Ownership
The City of Lakewood, in partnership with the Clover Park School District, is highlighting the “Hidden Heroes” of our community. Each week we are featuring Black or African American professionals in the community who are making a difference. Week two focuses on local leaders in the nonprofit sector and local business ownership.\ Kimi Ginn, CEO […]
Exciting Opportunity for Student Leaders at the United States Air Force Academy
Submitted by Military Child Education Coalition. The Military Child Education Coalition® (MCEC®) is thrilled to announce scholarship recipients for the Spring 2024 Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program (FHSLP) at the prestigious United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, February 20-24, 2024. This program, established by MCEC in 2006, is designed to enhance the leadership […]