Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) April 22 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
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Two Life Saving Awards Presented to Local Heroes
West Pierce Fire & Rescue announcement. At the last Board of Fire Commissioners meeting, West Pierce Fire & Rescue recognized not one, but two people with Life Saving Awards. Mark Sawyer was driving and witnessed a significant collision, which resulted in a victim needing CPR. Mark and two others stopped, called 911 and performed CPR […]
Stewardship of Waughop Lake: A Response
Submitted by Jim Kopriva, City of Lakewood Communications Manager. Crime, homelessness, climate change, traffic, housing affordability, water quality, flooding, garbage dumping, zoning…. the issues before us are endless. Resources are not. Waughop Lake has endured a history of abuse. We now shake our heads at how the water was treated long ago. Indeed, the lake was […]
Help plan the future for Lakewood and Tillicum Pierce County Libraries
Pierce County Library System announcement. PIERCE COUNTY, Washington – The Pierce County Library System and the City of Lakewood are forming a community advisory committee to help determine how the Library System can provide quality services in a safe, welcoming space for Lakewood and Tillicum residents. The Library System and City are taking applications for the volunteer committee now through […]
Clover Park Technical College Hosts Scholarship Fundraising Events
Submitted by Kara Snyder, Clover Park Technical College Foundation. The Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) Foundation office is busier than usual on this chilly spring day. Janet Holm, Executive Director, left a donor cultivation meeting to buy books for a student who is currently unhoused and living in a tent while working on their degree. […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Shelby Hill
A Clover Park School District story. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Beachwood Elementary School first grade teacher Shelby Hill. This is Shelby’s eighth year at Beachwood and her appreciation for her school and colleagues has only grown. “We have such a team culture here, and we build each other up by encouraging each […]
Lakewood seeking Real Estate Services
City of Lakewood announcement. The City of Lakewood is soliciting proposals from real estate brokers/firms to sell real property owned by the City of Lakewood. The full Request for Proposals (RFP) informational package is available by clicking here and can be made available in an alternate format by contacting the City Clerk at 253-983-7705. To be considered, […]
Letter: Marathon Swim to support Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
This summer, during the third week in July, I was approved by the Lake Erie Open Water Swim Assoc. to attempt a 24 mile non-stop swim, from Canada back to Pennsylvania. I spoke about my plans at the April 18, 2022 Lakewood City Council meeting which you can watch at the 53 minute mark, on […]
Charles Wright Alum Named a NWC Athlete of the Week
Lakewood’s Brenna Sclair (Charles Wright Academy Class of 2019) was named a Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week in women’s track and field for the week of April 4-11. Brenna is a Junior at George Fox University and set the new Northwest Conference standard in the 800-meter race (2:17.48) the Lewis & Clark Invitational. That […]