The City of Lakewood and Washington Department of Ecology are seeking public comments on proposed 2024 locally-initiated amendments to the City’s shoreline master program (SMP). In 2024, the City updated its Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) to reflect the best available science (BAS) now available about how to protect fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas (FWHCAs) […]
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Across the Fence: Spitz
If you are familiar with dog breeds, you might have come across another Germanism in the English language: Spitz (pronounce: shpits, meaning pointed). Indeed, the dog race is named for the shape of its muzzle. Apparently (thank you, Wikipedia!) Spitz dogs have already been depicted in ancient Egypt around 2600 B.C. and in ancient Greece […]
Letter: I Love You To The Moon And Back
The night drew on. Darkness descended like a quilt and lay softly, a breeze gently rustling among the leaves that soon would carpet the ground in their Autumn beauty. The view from the window revealed a world slowly disappearing into a shadowless gloom. Restless, he turned away from the scene beyond the shutters, lost in […]
Lakewood City Council denies request to vacate 100th Street SW
The Lakewood City Council denied a request to vacate a portion of 100th Street SW at its Sept. 16, 2024 regular meeting. The adjoining property owners requested the vacation. The property is publicly owned by the city. It runs from 100th Street into Lake Steilacoom. The property is described on page 20 of a 2023 street ends […]
Hudtloff Middle School: What about academics?
Submitted by John Arbeeny. Lakewood CARES will be providing an academically based response to schools highlighted in the Clover Park School District (CPSD) “#SuperSchoolShoutOut“ articles in The Suburban Times. This is data you will not find elsewhere in CPSD public relations pieces, Board meeting agendas or “Inside Schools”. This week’s CPSD “beaming with pride” article […]
In the Book Nook with … William J. Zambini
Author William J. Zambini (aka Bill Jarcho) from Vashon Island, WA, is also a semi-retired, still working artist. He has been writing for over 40 years, but his first children’s book was published just now. William is part of the Tacoma Children’s Book crit group. When he is not writing he enjoys music, movies, reading, […]
Letter: “I Was There With You On The Mountain”
There is no reception in the mountains. If you go there, for the most part, you are alone. That’s why you go. To be alone. Near the start of the trail, there are couples strolling, families sauntering, and tables on which the contents of picnic baskets are spreading. And there is the occasional solo hiker […]
Friends of the Lakewood Library Final Donation Drop Off Before Sale
Submitted by Robert Estrada. In preparation for the October 18 and 19 book sales, the last donation drop off date is Saturday, September 21. Please bring your donations to the back parking lot of St, Mary’s Episcopal Church, 10630 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, from 11am to 1PM. In addition to books, the Friends are […]
Local Resident Graduates From Pacific University
Alexandra Alfieri of Lakewood, Washington graduated in August 2024 from the College of Health Professions at Pacific University in Oregon with a Doctor of Audiology degree. Celebrating 175 years of purpose, Pacific University is Washington County, Oregon’s only comprehensive university. With undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, health professions […]