Submitted by David Pritchard. This Friday and Saturday (February 24-25) Lake City Community Church (LC3) will be hosting a parenting summit open to the public. It’s called, “Parenting in a Changing Culture” and will feature multiple speakers with experience and backgrounds in parenting, ministry and mental health. It will be held on the Lake City […]
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Letter: Hospice Care, Home and the Path Ahead
There’s a vista far above Enchanted Valley (also known as “The Valley of 10,000 Waterfalls”). It is one of the more difficult (to put it mildly) to reach. But after ascending those 2,000 feet of elevation, do you know what you can see from there? Everything. You can see far below where you’ve come from, […]
Keeping up with the Joneses (And doing the right thing)
Submitted by Greg Rediske for Lakewood Baseball Club. In DuPont, you’re nobody unless your business is sponsoring a youth baseball team. Their program is thriving. In Lakewood, that has not been the case. Lakewood Baseball Club’s program has been entirely self-financed, with the exception of funds received at various times from the Lakewood Community Foundation […]
Interview; LPD Chief Mike Zaro
CA; Why are you retiring?MZ; I’ve heard for years the refrain from people getting ready to retire, announced their retirement and say it’s just time. And I always thought there would be more to it, but it really is. You get this feeling like it’s just time. You know, with the exception of a few […]
Letter: Clover Park School Board Legislative Representative and Board: Missing in action!
Submitted by John Arbeeny. Director Anthony Veliz was first elected as the Board’s Legislative Representative on 13 December 2021 and re-elected 12 December 2022 by Directors Pearson, Jacobs and Veliz, with Directors Anderson and Wagemann opposed. To date Director Veliz and the Board have failed to address legislative matters since the beginning of the 2023/2024 […]
Lakewood’s new tree code takes effect March 1
City of Lakewood social media post. New tree code regulations take effect March 1. Have questions? Visit CityofLakewood.Us/Trees to see if you need permit to remove trees from your property. (Hint: If your property is larger than 10,000 sq ft, or you have a significant tree, the answer is probably yes.)
Congratulations Officer Repp and K9 Hawk
Lakewood Police social media post. Join us in congratulating and welcoming Officer Repp and K9 Hawk. They have successfully completed 400 hours of certification training and are ready to work for the citizens of Lakewood!
Two Fire Engines Now in Service in Lakewood
West Pierce Fire & Rescue announcement. Two new fire engines were put into service following their “push back” ceremonies. Historically, when a new piece of apparatus is added to the fleet, it is customary to bless the vehicle, wash it and push it back into the apparatus bay, signifying it is ready to respond to […]
The Lakewood City Council Feb. 21 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Feb. 21 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.