The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Jan. 16 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
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Letter: Where and When?
This morning I typed in my search box of articles I had written “perfect storm” thinking I would find something else. But this was the picture that appeared. Two years ago, this coming April 3, Bill’s Boathouse, our place of business, burned to the ground. Our family wrote: ‘We are absolutely heartbroken. We had grand […]
CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – Beachwood 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. Earlier this month, we celebrated Beachwood Elementary School! Beachwood is one of six CPSD schools located on […]
Lakewood City Manager January 12 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) January 12 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Let’s Talk! – Walk the Red Carpet
Red carpets are always related to a special event. After the 19th century’s Industrial Revolution, red carpets were apparently associated with power and wealth. Train companies started using them for their clients to board trains. Hotels spread them at their entrances. One of my first children’s books was by German author James Krüss; it told […]
2023 Alarm Summary
West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) responded to 17,809 calls for service in 2023, which is an average of 48 calls per day. Of these 9-1-1 responses: WPFR has six stations, strategically located throughout the fire district and are staffed for emergency response 24 hours per day. All firefighters are trained to a minimum of […]
Letter: Questions and comments from a former school board director
Submitted by Paul Wagemann. My name is Paul Wagemann and I am a resident of Clover Park School District. I am writing because I care about our children and grandchildren. The performance of our students has steadily decreased over the years and while I served on this board the needle did not move in a […]
Across the Fence: Hosenrolle
How often have we laughed about the situations created on stage or in films when a woman is cross-dressing as a male and gets mistaken for one or makes the oddest mistakes BECAUSE she is a woman? Think, for example, of Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It” in which Lady Rosalind dresses as a man […]
Lakewood’s Eric Warn earns 2023 Volunteer of the Year from Lakewood YMCA
Lakewood resident Eric Warn recently received one of the highest awards the Lakewood YMCA can bestow – 2023 Volunteer of the Year for his efforts over the past three years to help seniors combat loneliness through exercise. In 2019 Warn was named the Y’s Member of the Year.