First of all, Happy New Year to you, dear reader! How did you celebrate the turn of the year? Did you end up with a little hangover? If so, Germans have a proven method to deal with it: Rollmops (pronounce ‘rawl-mops). No, it’s not a rolling pug as the name suggests, but a rolled up […]
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Community Satisfaction Survey online now
What should the Lakewood City Council focus on as it sets goals and priorities for the coming years? The City Council wants to hear from you. Please take our online Community Satisfaction Survey. The survey closes Jan. 8. If you received a mailed survey, please complete that instead. If you didn’t receive a survey, please […]
Lakewood First Lions Club Crab Feed and Dance
Submitted by Eric Warn. If you like to eat Dungeness crab (chicken is an alternate meal choice), dance to a well known rock band “The Lakewood House Band,” splurge on fabulous desserts, then plan on attending the Lakewood First Lions Club’s Annual Crab Feed and Dance at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at Clover Park Technical College’s Sharon McGavick Center in Lakewood. Sponsoring this […]
Letter: A Hopeless Romantic in Advancing Years
As the hourly chiming of the grandfather clock marked time, the man – his age reflected in greying temples and permanent laugh lines etched and pronounced – settled into their well-worn couch, the old leather crinkled here and there even as his eyes crinkled at the corners when he smiled. And he was smiling now […]
Community Support for Lakewood Rotary’s Little Free Pantries
Submitted by Lakewood Rotary. Thank you for the community outreach after the Little Free Pantry at the Lakewood Presbyterian Church was knocked down. Some folks asked for the locations of the LFP’s and how they could help. Attached is a map of the locations. There are many ways to help – Drop off nonperishable items […]
Letter: So Hard to Let Go
It’s New Year’s Eve. I was passing through our living room and stopped for a moment, as I often do, and gazed at the display of our long life of love together. There on the wall is the beautiful portrait of my beautiful wife on the occasion of our 50th Anniversary, the photo taken by our […]
The Lakewood City Council Jan. 2 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Jan. 2 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Letter: Navigating Our Way Home
“He who tells the number of the stars, calling them all by their names, heals the broken in heart, comforts their pain and sorrow.” – Psalm 147:3,4 “When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home.” […]
Lakewood City Manager December 29 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) December 29 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.