Pierce College students, faculty and staff were honored at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Nov. 21 at the annual Military Academic Achievement Awards ceremony. Corporal Witchelson Souverain and specialist Davon Gray received the 2024 Military Academic Achievement Award, along with a handful of military students from other colleges at JBLM’s Stone Education Center. Instructor and classroom […]
Caring for Kids – Please Help
Submitted by Diane Formoso. When you shop at Lakewood Target with your purchase you can go to Target Circle and vote for Caring for Kids. We are on the list! For an evening of laughing, singing and dancing buy tickets to the Caring for Kids Holiday Show. The show will feature Ty Barnell, comedian, actor […]
Save the Date: Steilacoom Kiwanis WineFest, Feb. 1, 2025
Submitted by Steilacoom Kiwanis. The Steilacoom Kiwanis Foundation Winter WineFest is a dinner, wine tasting, and auction event. Its purpose is to raise funds to support the children, schools and communities of Steilacoom, DuPont, Anderson Island and Joint Base Lewi-McChord. When is it? February 1st, 2025 Where is it? McGavick Conference Center, Clover Park Technical […]
Enter the Storefront Decorating Contest
Submitted by Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Attention Lakewood Businesses. It’s that time of year! Share your SPARKLE this holiday season and enter the Annual Storefront Decorating Contest sponsored by the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Let the community know there’s no place like shopping in their home town for the holidays. HOW TO COMPETE: Step 1: […]
Gingerbread (Open) House at DuPont Museum
Submitted by DuPont Historical Society. Neighbors from near and far are invited to join DuPont Historical Society and Museum for a Gingerbread Open House event on Sunday, December 15th, from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. All ages can get creative in decorating a mini gingerbread house, while supplies last (under age 8, with an adult). Other […]
When the faucet is dry…
Via Pierce Prairie Post by Marianne Lincoln Where did the water go? That is a question a lot of us have been asking for years. It is the end of November. Clover Creek is still dry in From Brookdale Golf Course to Midland and Spanaway Loop Road. The Chambers Clover Creek Watershed is based on […]
Letter: Returning Home
“Bandits at 4 o’clock!” shouted the older brother, mimicking the voiced alarm of the pilot. “Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat” the older brother also responded, rotating the imaginary ball turret toward the approaching imaginary enemy fighter. Next was the sound of a staccato rhythm from tracers raking the side of their aircraft. The little brother, still in diapers, repeated […]
Lunch with the University Place Police Chief
On Wednesday, Dec. 11, make plans to have lunch at noon in the City Council Chambers with U.P. Police Chief Pat Burke and other members of the UPPD leadership team. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about how 2023 levy funds are being put to work right now to fulfill the commitments made […]
Marianne – Nurse Moves In – A Lakewood Short Story
Marianne shared an apartment with three other women, which meant sharing a bed with one of them. There were two bedrooms, a tiny living room, and a kitchen. She could have done better money-wise, but the other three seamed nice and she was fine with the location. There was a nice, large park just two […]