The City of Lakewood lost a great leader this weekend with the passing of Retired Army Lieutenant General (LTG) William “Bill” Harrison. Harrison was a driving force behind the City of Lakewood’s incorporation and served as first mayor from 1995 through 2003, completing his service on the City Council in 2005. Those who knew him […]
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News about your Lakewood Library
If you drive by Gravelly Lake Drive SW and Alfaretta St. SW, you’ll see the “Future site of interim Lakewood Pierce County Library” sign installed, where work is underway to install the interim Lakewood Library, including temporary fencing, installing temporary measures to control erosion, clearing and grading, and installing utility lines. Library administrators and the building […]
2023 Alarm Summary
We are proud to serve the communities of Lakewood, University Place and Steilacoom on a daily basis. In 2023, crews responded to 17,809 calls for service. A few highlights:
Cops v Teachers Charity Basketball Game seeking auction baskets
Submitted by Baron Coleman. We hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits. We are reaching out to you today with an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact in our community. As you may know, our 15th Annual Cops vs Teachers Charity Basketball Game is fast approaching, and we are in […]
The Lakewood City Council Feb. 20 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Feb. 20 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Letter: When You Can No Longer See, Remember What Was Said
Down feathers swirled and billowed in the rear view mirror, an instant summer snow storm behind our green Volkswagen bug. We were setting off on our honeymoon a half-century ago, going camping in the far northern wilderness reaches of Canada. The trunk had come open and our pillows flew out on either side, and there […]
Lakewood City Manager February 16 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) February 16 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
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 […]