On the first Saturday morning of each month, members of the Lakewood First Lions Club scour both 75th Street W and Bridgeport Way SW in Lakewood for garbage left on the side of the road. Left to right are club members Mike Brandstetter, DeAnne Bennett, Dave O’Keeffe, Nanci Anderson, John Anderson, Charles Ames, Jessie Baird, […]
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H-Barn Project Campaign News
Submitted by Partners for Parks. LAKEWOOD – We are delighted to announce our community has come together and raised $2.1 million towards our $3.5 million objective for private sector support of the Fort Steilacoom Park H-Barn Project. Let’s keep the momentum going! We want to express our gratitude to those who have made this progress possible. Thank […]
Letter: Look Up, Often
My wife had lost four pounds since the week before. “Clinically, you’re doing worse,’ the doctor said. “How aggressive do you want to be in attacking this cancer?” My wife replied, “I don’t want to be sick. It isn’t worth it.” “We’ll find a way forward,” the doctor said. That morning, when we had arrived […]
Lakewood’s Lora Inoute named to UW Oshkosh Dean’s List
Lakewood’s Lora Inouye has been named to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester across its three campuses (Fond du Lac, Fox Cities and Oshkosh). The term grade-point average (GPA) requirement for Dean’s List is 3.75 out of a possible 4.0. To qualify, a student must have been enrolled in a […]
Letter: Public Leaves Lakewood Beach In Sad Shape
Sunday, July 7th was set to be a scorcher with temps in the mid 90’s. I was up early, for a planned open water swim, to avoid the chaos that can ensue at North American Lake Park. As I pulled into the parking lot, I was greeted by badly overflowing trash dumpsters. I was pleasantly […]
Letter: Only Two
“The first tree-lined mile is easy and beautiful, however….” So begins the description of the Lover’s Lane Loop, a 5.8 mile hike to Sol Doc Falls and back in the Olympic National Park. And so begins married life as well. Easy. Beautiful. In love. However. “However, as you proceed upstream the trail gets steeper and […]
Clover Park Rotary Lakewood to sponsor fundraiser in support of wounded warriors
Submitted by Paul Webb. LAKEWOOD – For the seventh time, Clover Park Rotary will sponsor their annual golf tournament at American Lake Veterans Golf Course on August 10th 2024. “Funds raised at the tournament are used in support on-going maintenance and improvements for the course, which is designed to accommodate veterans and wounded warriors, who […]
Hearing: Proposed vacation of portion of 100th St SW
On Monday, August 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, the Lakewood City Council will hear public testimony on the proposed vacation of a portion of 100th Street SW lying west of Dekoven Drive and east of Steilacoom Lake, a street end abutting a body of water, pursuant to RCW 35.79.035. The area is […]
Grave Grooming Saturday, July 13
Submitted by Grave Concerns Association. Join us on Saturday, July 13, 2024, for a Grave Grooming event at the Historic Patient Cemetery, hosted by the Western State Hospital Grave Concerns Association. Enjoy beautiful weather with temperatures over 80°F—dress cool! Learn more about Grave Grooming and its importance here: We appreciate your support in honoring the […]