Rotary Club of Lakewood announcement. The community of Lakewood was successful in raising $100,000 to honor Dr. Claudia Thomas with a legacy townhome in the Tillicum neighborhood. Lakewood did it and should be proud!. Recently, Bill Potter, of Lakewood Rotary, presented an $8,000 check to Ellie Wilson, Friends of Claudia Thomas and Sherrana Kildun, Habitat for […]
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Sail on “HMS Titanic” With Your Own Special Boarding Pass
Phil Raschke story. For over 111 years the sinking of RMS Titanic has fascinated young and old alike. Considered unsinkable, this brand new ocean liner was the largest in service at the time it struck an iceberg around 11:40 pm on 14 April 1912 while carrying an estimated 2,224 people. Two hours and 45 minutes later […]
Letter: Kind of Like Heaven
Kind of like Heaven I suppose is a bulb brought home from Holland, planted, nurtured, and excitedly watched growing and growing until the time on this glorious day there she is, complete, resplendent, whole.
The Lakewood City Council May 1 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on May 1 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Local students earn Dean’s List honors at Eastern Oregon University
Eastern Oregon University named DuPont’s Maija Darden and Lakewood’s Darien Kilen among 605 fellow students to the dean’s list for the 2023 winter term. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of […]
Lakewood City Manager April 28 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) April 28 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
In the Book Nook with … H.D. Vesser
Author H.D. Vesser from Idaho works as a writer and a wholesaler. She started writing seriously in 2011. Her first book was published in 2018. It is based on bats whom she finds to be widely misunderstood and “morbidly cute”. She is a recipient of the 2021 Writer’s Digest award for “The Little Red Roar-At” […]
CPSD at Parks Appreciation Day
Clover Park School District social media post. This past Saturday, City of Lakewood and CPSD students and staff joined together for a day of community service to celebrate Parks Appreciation Day. Volunteers focused on weed removal, restoring key features of parks and beautifying garden beds.
Help preserve the beloved ‘Lakewood Shops’ sign
Submitted by Tim Marsh, Lakes High School Class of 1966. Does the beloved ‘Lakewood Shops’ sign on Gravelly Lake Drive in Lakewood deserve to be preserved? If Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho, can save a sign, so could Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington. The Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune says the Potlatch Historical Society is repairing a 1950s neon Carter’s Log […]