Submitted by Greg Rediske. We’re better than DuPont, right?!? Well let me tell you a story: DuPont has had a baseball program, for years, and businesses there stand in line to sponsor a team. They do it year after year, and their program is thriving. Lakewood? Not so much. I’ve gotten the service clubs to participate […]
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Lakes High School: Headed in Which Direction?
Submitted by John Arbeeny. Each week as a public service Lakewood CARES will be providing the real academic situation in response to schools highlighted in the Suburban Times by Clover Park School District (CPSD). This is data you will not find elsewhere on the CPSD website, board meeting agendas or “Inside Schools”. The 7 February […]
Letter: Today Is A Very Special Day
I spent a great amount of time yesterday continuing to clear out the basement. Nine months after losing my wife of 50 years I decided it was time. So, for the last few weeks I have been bringing box after box, after box up the stairs, sorting through what the kids might want, what should […]
Lakewood Rotary Provides Toilets for Nepal Village
Apghat Village is located in the Kavre District of Nepal. The majority of the villagers belong to the fisherman caste, an Indigenous and low-income group, who spend their lives fishing in the local Sunkoshi and Indravati rivers. Now the number of fish in the rivers has declined to such an extent that they are now reverting […]
Don’t miss your chance to audition for Incorruptible at Lakewood Playhouse
Incorruptible by Michael Hollinger, directed by Erin Manza Chanfrau. “What happens when faith alone can’t pay the bills?” At a decrepit medieval monastery in France, a traveling one-eyed con artist teaches the destitute monks an outrageous new way to pay old debts…with hilarious consequences. “A lightning-fast farce, rich in both verbal and physical humor.” – American […]
Lakewold Gardens Brings an ‘Unnatural Selection’ to Wagner House
Unnatural Selection by Erik FremstadFebruary 16 – April 7, 2024Artist Reception: Friday, February 16, 5-7 pm Lakewood, WA—Lakewold Gardens is pleased to present Unnatural Selection, an exhibition of the wildlife portrait series of the same name by artist Erik Fremstad. Opening Friday, February 16, the show includes all six large-scale paintings in the series, the first time they […]
Local Students named to George Fox University Fall Dean’s List
Local students were among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox University for the fall 2023 semester. Traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean’s list. Anderson Island DuPont Fircrest Lakewood University Place George […]
Letter: One Cup Where There Used to Be Two
A twice-broken heart, an anticipated future that does not come to fruition, dreams dashed, one cup where there used to be two, where to go, what now? David of biblical history answers. ‘My times are in your hands. You will hide me in the shadows. There, as under the arbor, I will find safety, and […]
The Lakewood City Council Feb. 12 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Study Session on Feb. 12 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.