Submitted by Susan Berven, Lakewood Elks #2388. The Lakewood Elks Summerfest Car & Motorcycle Show will be held Saturday, July 16th, 11:00 am-5:00 pm. Get Ready to Rock with the Tim Hall Band. Beer/Wine Garden and food for purchase. Trophies awarded 3:00 pm. Elks Charity Raffle tickets $1 each, great prize baskets with drawings every […]
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Across the Fence: A Point of Quietude
It has been all over the media in Pierce County, WA, these past days: iconic 5-Mile-Drive in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park has been closed off for good as of May 20, 2022. For motorized vehicles, not for bicyclists or pedestrians. Because the historical landmark is crumbling. And the next thing you know is that a […]
Letter: Clover Park School District’s “Ministry of Propaganda Half truths”
Submitted by John Arbeeny. “The truth, the WHOLE truth and nothing but the truth” When you’re sworn into court you say these words in an oath avowing to be completely honest in your answers. The same should be expected of our public institutions to include school districts. They owe the public “the truth, the WHOLE […]
West Pierce graduates new firefighters
West Pierce Fire & Rescue announcement. The latest class from the Red Knights Recruit Academy graduated May 18. Congratulations.
Limited number of no-cost Lakewood YMCA memberships available
Clover Park School District social media post. Limited opportunity for a no-cost membership to the Lakewood Family Y for middle and high school students.
All Are Invited—Lakewood Rotary’s Online 2022 Auction
Submitted by Lakewood Rotary. On Friday, May 20, at 1:30 pm the Lakewood Rotary’s Annual Online Auction will begin. But don’t want until then to register. REGISTER HERE TODAY! Registration is free. Here’s a sampling of what the auction will include. Thanks to many generous Lakewood businesses, some of the amazing items in the auction […]
Letter: Support Clover Park High School’s campus modernization
Submitted by ERICK DIETRICH. During my two years of high school education at Clover Park High School, I would never have imagined how special this place was for me. It is a large school that encompasses the Lakewood and Tacoma areas, thus serving thousands of students, especially those residing at the joint military bases nearby. […]
Lakewood City Council Summary: May 16, 2022
City of Lakewood announcement. Video Recording Agenda Packet The meeting began with a moment of silence for the victims of domestic terrorism incidents in Buffalo, New York and Laguna Woods, California. Eleven were killed in separate racially-motivated attacks. City Council proclaimed the week of May 15, 2022 as National Public Works Week. The City’s Public […]
Lakewood Library Book Sale
Submitted by Friends of the Lakewood Library. A book sale sponsored by Friends of the Lakewood Library will be held at the Lakewood Library on May 20-21 and May 27-28. Monies generated by the sales are used to support library programs and services not covered by the library budget. Since the initial book sale on […]