City of Lakewood announcement. SummerFest is Back; Lakewood’s 2022 Events Announced SummerFest is coming back! After a two-year hiatus, Lakewood’s famous summer soirée will return. Enjoy extraordinary entertainment, live music, food, games, rides, and family-friendly fun on Saturday, July 23. The City will host four thrilling Saturday Street Festivals in 2022 at newly-renovated Colonial Plaza: […]
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Across the Fence: Trip Traps
Do you like outings? To exciting places? At hardly any cost at all? Traveling world champion Germany used to have an answer to that seeming contradiction “exciting AND cheap” back in the day. And I can’t remember a week when I didn’t find advertising for such trips in my mail box. The concept was called […]
Eastern Oregon University announces 2021 fall term Dean’s List
Eastern Oregon University named 565 students to the Dean’s List for the 2021 fall term. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded EOU coursework. View the full list at eou.edu/ua/deans-list. Lakewood Darien Kilen Merlin Perez de […]
CPSD Bus Driver Honored for Saving Choking Student
Clover Park School District announcement. LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Clover Park School District bus driver Janice Batiste was recognized in a short ceremony by Superintendent Ron Banner for her actions helping a choking student on her bus. Batiste was presented with a thank you coin and letter from Banner. “The actions Janice took are not something […]
Lakewood City Council Summary: Jan. 24, 2022
Monday’s meeting began with a presentation from Partners for Parks on the progress of its early efforts to renovate one of the historic barns at Fort Steilacoom Park, perhaps converting it to a multi-use community space. Early study data seems to support the feasibility of a restoration project. Partners for Parks estimates a cost of […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Kayla Ulvila
A Clover Park School District story. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Hillside Elementary School fourth grade teacher Kayla Ulvila. This is her fifth year at Hillside and first year teaching fourth grade. In college, Kayla majored in archeology to see the world. “I wanted to be like Indiana Jones,” she said. Her travels […]
Local students achieves academic distinction at Whitman College
Local students earned academic distinction for the most recent semester at Whitman College. This recognition is given to students who have completed a minimum of 12 credits, passed all credits attempted, and have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on no fewer than nine graded credits during the semester. Fircrest – Hanna Lynch, […]
Local student named to UW-Madison Fall Dean’s List
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. Lakewood – Miguel Mailig, School of Pharmacy, High Honor Roll Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be eligible for the […]
Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood offers free tours to active-duty military & their families
Historic Fort Steilacoom announcement. The national Blue Star Museums program invites the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families to enjoy museums free of charge every summer – while at Fort Steilacoom Museum in Lakewood, the benefit is offered year-round, and tours are free in 2022. “Fort Steilacoom was the original U.S. military post in […]