City of Lakewood announcement. The City of Lakewood Community Development Department will hold a public hearing March 29, 2023 for permit #3747 (Lakewood Live Edge – Conditional Use Permit). The application proposes a remodel of an existing building to accommodate production, drying and surfacing of live edge slabs at 4034-4048 100th Street SW in Lakewood, WA. […]
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Lakewood City Council fills Position 6 vacancy
City of Lakewood announcement. Lakewood native Trestin Lauricella was selected Monday by the Lakewood City Council to fill the Position 6 vacancy. He will hold the position until the November general election. That is when voters will decide who will assume the office for a new term. The position was vacated when Linda Farmer was […]
CPSD Career and Technical Education Connects Students with Careers
Clover Park School District announcement. February was Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. CPSD celebrates its importance to students who are honing their skills for a bright future. CPSD middle and high schools offer CTE courses such as robotics, health science, sports medicine, web design and more. These programs give students the opportunity to receive […]
Letter: We’ll Fly Away
A worker bee flies from flower to flower as she works to ensure the survival of the hive. After its brief life span of eight weeks, it flies away – never to be seen again. This fact may have crossed the mind of Albert Brumley as he worked the rows of cotton on his father’s […]
Lakewood supports LASA with $1 million commitment
The Lakewood City Council recently allocated $1 million of its American Rescue Plan Act monies to support an affordable housing project in the city. The project is being built by the Living Assistance Support Alliance, or LASA. Mayor Jason Whalen visited the LASA offices Friday to help raise awareness about the project – and snap […]
Harrison Preparatory School Student Completes House Page Program
Clover Park School District announcement. Harrison Preparatory School ninth grader Reinida Benavente served as a page for 29th District Representative Melanie Morgan during her term in the House Page Program. Reinida has completed a total of two terms as a page for the House Page Program and assumed a variety of responsibilities. She supported the […]
CPSD Supports the Whole Child
Clover Park School District announcement. Take a peak into CPSD classrooms and you will see teachers and students engaged in learning about various subjects, from math to science, reading to foreign language, and to one of the many career and technical education courses offered. What may not be visible are the challenges and barriers each […]
Lakewood Youth Council tackles climate change
City of Lakewood announcement. The Lakewood Youth Council held its second roundtable event of the school year this week at Harrison Preparatory School. The topic was climate change. Youth Council members were joined by peers. They discussed climate change and what they can do to raise awareness about its negative impact on our community. The […]
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom to Hold First Open House
Pierce College announcement. Pierce College is pleased to announce its first ever Open House! Join us Wednesday, March 15th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the Cascade Building on our Fort Steilacoom campus for a chance to see the exciting things happening at Pierce College. The Open House will give prospective students and their families the opportunity […]