A press release from City of Lakewood. The Lakewood City Council is currently seeking volunteers to fill one vacancy on the Planning Commission. This vacancy will fill an unexpired term through December 15, 2023. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The role of the Planning Commission is to assist the City Council in the following areas: Planning […]
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Best of the Zest Lemonade Stand Grants Available
Submitted by Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Grant dollars for the littles to open a lemonade stand? You bet! Lakewood Lemonade Day is August 27 and we’re providing kids the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of becoming an entrepreneur by opening their own lemonade stand. For children who have completed all learning modules on the Lemonade […]
Correction: “Stan and Ollie” to Play at Lakewood History Museum Aug. 24
The movie “Stan and Ollie” will play at the Lakewood History Museum on August 24, 2021 at 6:30 pm. The original story has been updated and you can learn more here.
Letter: “Anderson, Brown are full out racists.”
At the regular meeting of the Clover Park School Board August 9, 2021, Director Paul Wagemann shared with his fellow board members and the public present and those attending via Zoom, some “very interesting statements pretty slanderous of candidates running for school office,” Wagemann said. Wagemann said the comments were found on Facebook and made […]
JBLM-North Access Road Improvement Project Update
An announcement from City of Lakewood. As of August 9, the JBLM-North Access Road Improvement project is progressing on schedule. Curbing for the new roundabout at Nyanza has been poured. The water main extension will approach Veterans Drive by the end of the week. Storm drainage is progressing just behind the water main work. Once […]
Westside Story – Six Shoppers Shot
During my half-century as a Lakewood citizen and City of Lakewood pioneer, I spent 15 years patrolling the streets of Lakewood as a police officer. During my last ten years in Lakewood, I wrote over 700 plus columns for The Suburban Times titled Westside Story. I still claim to be on the West Side but […]
Kid Life; Kebo’s Big Boy circa mid 1970’s
This story was originally posted in late May of this year on the “You Know You’re From Lakewood” Facebook site. There was a kindness in his eyes. The sort of thing that led you to believe that when he spoke, it would be the sound of kindness. Or timid. A softer shade of human comes […]
Heartwarming Film “Stan and Ollie” to Play at Lakewood History Museum Aug. 24
A news story from Phil Raschke. The Lakewood History Museum is proud to present the heartwarming film “Stan and Ollie”, the untold story of the world’s greatest comedy team’s attempted comeback. The film will play on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 6:30 pm in the museum’s new film and special events room. This outstanding 2018 film […]
Lakewood seeks to fill 3 vacancies on Parks and Recreation Advisory board
The Lakewood City Council is currently seeking volunteers to fill three (3) vacancies on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. The terms of the vacant positions are for three years through September 19, 2024. The roles and responsibilities, meeting times, and terms of the vacant positions are described in the Notice of Vacancy. Interested applicants can submit an application form […]