The City of Lakewood MLK Committee commissioned three videos for its annual recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s theme explores how Lakewood youth relate to the teachings and work of King. Students were asked to reflect on this famous King quote: “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then […]
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In the Book Nook with … D.L. Fowler
Author D.L. Fowler from Gig Harbor, WA, a former investment manager and tax accountant, began writing in about 2007 and published his first novel in 2011. “The Turn: a bond that shaped history” was a finalist in several competitions and won first place in historical fiction in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association literary contest. His […]
Letter: What Can Happen When a Government Ignores its Citizen’s Input (Especially When It’s Valid)
Submitted by Eric Chandler. Be advised, 12-years ago, a 5-year-long study by Citizen Volunteers, experts one and all, resulted in a comprehensive “Waughop Lake Remedial Action Plan”. In 2012 that plan was given to the City of Lakewood, free-of-charge. And, it was ignored. Since then, the City has paid contractors almost $300,000 to have a new study, […]
Letter: How Do You Know If It’s Real?
Has the ever popular Volkswagen Beetle really been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth? Are telemarketers trustworthy? Members of Congress, car salespeople? The answer to all of the above is a resounding: ‘no.’ The bottom-dwellers of the 2023 Gallup poll which ranked professions based on honesty and ethics were telemarketers, members of Congress, and car […]
Environmental study results published
Sound Transit is collaborating with the City of Lakewood to build a better-connected network, so more people can walk, roll, bike, and take public transit to Lakewood Station and other neighborhood destinations. We prepared a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) environmental checklist for the project, which analyzes potential environmental impacts and benefits to both natural and built […]
Attention: 501(c)3 organizations serving Lakewood
Lakewood Community Foundation Fund announcement. Grant applications are now being accepted from the Lakewood Community Foundation Fund for 2024. Endowed money available for grants this year will be between $35,000 and $40,000. The deadline for receipt of the applications is April 5, 2024. Email to gnsrediske@msn.com or mail to the LCFF PO Box 39578, Lakewood, […]
Letter: Paranoia And A Panegyric
A parable regarding what, better yet who, we value, as in priceless. For over 30 years he had coveted one of the most priceless pennies in the world, and he eventually spent millions to purchase it. As he accepted the penny, the crowd applauded; the TV cameras rolled; questions were asked. What will you do […]
Update: Interim Lakewood Pierce County Library
Progress is being made to build the interim Lakewood Pierce County Library. To date, land use and site development requirements have been approved. In addition, the Library System submitted and is working toward approval for the right of way, sewer and building permit. A construction schedule is projected to be ready to review at the February Board of […]
Letter: Just One More Chapter?
There’s a tv above the gas fireplace but she’d rather have her mom read a story. There’s a comfortable chair that rocks nearby but she’d rather they be on the floor. There’s a lap of her mother’s that one would think could best provide the intimate setting by which to hear of the silly antics […]