The holidays are just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than by sharing the festive spirit with neighbors and loved ones? The City of Lakewood Holiday Parade of Lights and annual Christmas Tree Lighting is Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Festivities kick off at Lakewood City Hall at 4 p.m. There will be […]
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Current Lakewood Library Services
The Pierce County Library offers pop-up libraries and services with community partners throughout Lakewood. You may check out books, movies and other materials as well as participate in classes and events at the pop-up libraries and community places. Visit lakewoodlib.pcls.us for up-to-date info on services and locations. Following is a menu of some of the classes and events: LEGO TimeFriday, Nov. 17, […]
Santa is coming to West Pierce Fire & Rescue
Don’t miss the Santa at the Station events in Lakewood and University Place. December 12th from 5:30 – 7pmStation 21 — 5000 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood December 14th from 5:30 – 7pmStation 31 — 3631 Drexler Drive W, University Place The apparatus bays will be transformed into Santa’s workshop, where parents can take their child’s […]
Letter: I Married the Farmer’s Daughter
Boxes of tulip bulbs arrived yesterday. Soon they will be planted in my wife’s memory. Beauty will abound next spring, appropriately enough as it was the first day of spring this year that she succumbed to a long, long battle with cancer. She was Dutch. Wooden clogs hang on the door. A windmill her father […]
In the Book Nook with … Tennison S. Black
Author Tennison S. Black from northwest Washington State works as a writer and the managing editor at Sundress Publications and at Best of the Net. They have been writing poems and stories as a kid as well as “lexicons,” long lists of words, grouped by theme. In 1995, they wrote a novel but the agent […]
CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – Gravelly Lake K-12 Academy’s Open Doors Program
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. This week, we celebrated the Gravelly Lake K-12 Academy’s Open Doors Program! You may not have heard […]
State of Washington Not Living Up To Its Duty To Maintain
Submitted by Tom McClellan. Fort Steilacoom Park is the jewel of the City of Lakewood’s parks system, and is beloved by its many visitors. The great staff work hard to maintain the park, and the citizens of Lakewood help in multiple ways, from picking up litter to pulling scotch broom. Unfortunately, the State of Washington […]
Letter: I Saw You Holding Hands Today
I’ve seen them emerge from the Marriage Licensing office, prized manilla envelope in one hand, a greater by far precious possession gripped in the other. I’ve seen them at the fair. Especially sweet was an elderly couple, strawberry scone in one hand, the other hand clasped in that of their loved one, smiling, strolling toward […]
Sing Along Handel’s Messiah
Submitted by Christ Lutheran Church. Celebrate the holiday season at the Sing Along Handel’s Messiah on December 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 8211 112th St SW, Lakewood, WA 98498. The 2023 performance will be the 29th time that Christ Lutheran has hosted this event. The performance will be directed by Dr. […]