Lakewood Playhouse announcement. It has been an exciting few weeks at Lakewood Playhouse and we have several announcements to make. We’ll start with a wonderful story of generosity and community support. We were recently left an endowment by Grace and William Meikle. As you may already know, our theater was in hard financial straits coming […]
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Pierce College EDI CARES Empowers Students through a record number of 10 summer camps
Pierce College announcement. Pierce College EDI CARES successfully launched a record number of ten different culturally empowering summer camps to meet the needs of high school age youth in Pierce County this summer. Through these summer camps, EDI CARES served over 160 middle school and high school students in Pierce County. These camps were open […]
Memorial for William Gernon at Bellarmine Oct. 8
Submitted by Andie Gernon, Will’s Mom. William “Will” Gregory Gernon was born September 21, 1972, in Stuttgart, Germany to Dr. William H. and Norma Andrea “Andie” Gernon. Will died Sept. 2, 2022 doing what he loved most—riding his motorcycle on the Angeles Crest Highway north of Los Angeles, California. Will grew up in Tacoma and […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Medley Long Jr.
A Clover Park School District story. Custodian Appreciation Day was Oct. 2, and our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Carter Lake Elementary School custodian Medley Long Jr. Medley has been on the Carter Lake team for six years after relocating from Boston. He became a school custodian when he and his daughter lived in […]
Letter: I Will Remember
When I can’t see the forest for the trees, I will remember. “When sorrows,” as Horatio Spafford wrote, “like sea billows roll,” I will remember. When tears cloud my vision like rain borne sideways against the windshield, obscuring the road ahead, off to the side of the road I will go, and there I will […]
Council Corner: Oct. 3, 2022 Regular Meeting
City of Lakewood announcement. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Lakewood City Council took time at the start of its meeting Monday to recognize the impact this violence has in our community. All residents are asked to join in recognizing domestic violence as a crime with impacts on individuals, families and children, with the […]
“TITANIC” Sets Sail at FAB Fest, Oct. 16
Phil Raschke announcement. For over 110 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 […]
Letter: Before The Lights Go Out
Shortly after 5 a.m. this morning a truck hit a light pole and our community was instantly dark. No street lights, no neighbor’s lights and, in our own home, no wall night lights. There was coffee though. Set to perk at 5 a.m., the pot preempted the pending predicament by enough minutes for me to […]
How do you get around Lakewood?
City of Lakewood announcement. How do you use Lakewood’s sidewalks, bike lanes, or other routes that don’t allow cars? The city of Lakewood is updating its non-motorized transportation plan to reflect the improvements made over the last 10 years and to provide direction on how to expand its walking and rolling network. We want to […]