Did you know if you have 100 or more employees at a single worksite that start work at least two days a week between 6 and 9 a.m. for 12 continuous months you are required to have a commute trip reduction plan in place? This applies to public and private businesses with worksites in counties […]
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Youth Firefighter Academy Scheduled for June 22-23
West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) is hosting the 6th annual Youth Academy the weekend of June 22-23, 2024 and will be accepting applications May 1-15, 2024. This two-day program teaches teens interested in a career in the fire service about what it means to be a firefighter. The weekend will be filled with lots […]
Letter: Lakewood United Embraces Change
Submitted by Lisa Boyd, Past President. Dear Lakewood United Members and Supporters, I address you today, representing four of the five members of the Executive Team of Lakewood United, myself included, who have tendered resignations. Initially, the Executive Team’s discussion leaned toward the dissolution of our organization. However, amidst this contemplation for transition to closure, […]
Incorruptible, a Dark Comedy About the Dark Ages
Incorruptible is a cross between Brother Cadfael and Cyndi Lauper – we step back in time about 1500 years to find out that Money Changes Everything. We see Europe ages ago and we ask the question, are we really any different. Incorruptible plays through April 21 at Lakewood Playhouse. The Middle Ages is the second […]
Letter: One Way Works for Transportation, But Not for Communication
Outside the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center there is an amalgamation of signs warning that this street is one way only. Stop. Do Not Enter. One Way. I had just come from a presentation by Keynote Speaker Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, Co-founder and CEO of UNITE, and Co-creator of The […]
Notice of Vacancies: Lakewood’s Promise Advisory Board
The City of Lakewood is accepting applications to fill four (4) vacancies on the Lakewood’s Promise Advisory Board through May 21, 2027. Applications will be accepted through April 26, 2024. DESCRIPTION: The role and responsibilities of the Lakewood’s Promise Advisory Board is to assist the City Council in the following areas: COMPENSATION: None. QUALIFICATIONS: The members […]
Pierce County Library Board studies long-term plans for Lakewood Libraries
The Pierce County Library System’s Board of Trustees will conduct two study sessions to consider long-term plans for Lakewood Pierce County Libraries. Saturday, April 20, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2-4 p.m. The meetings will be held in person at the Pierce County Library Administrative Center at 3005 112th St. E., Tacoma. Optional virtual attendance is available […]
Letter: Hide and Found
When my granddaughter was three years old, she and I sometimes played hide and seek. This is what would happen. I would say “…9…10! Read or not here I come!” And when I would then call out her name, followed by asking where she was, she would immediately respond, “I’m under the table!” The game […]
Letter: A 2017 Artifact Reappears in 2024
Submitted by Don Russell, Lakewood. I noted in my daily walk around Waughop Lake this morning this ancient (2017) artifact propped up against a large redwood tree. I hadn’t seen this sign since it appeared in Waughop Lake in the winter of 2017 when it was realized that Pierce College had intermittently been discharging raw […]