The Pierce College Foundation is proud to support student success through our Spring 2025 Scholarship Cycle, now open through April 20, 2025. With 15 scholarship opportunities available, students can apply for funding to help ease the financial burden of higher education. Among these scholarships are awards specifically for students in dental hygiene, emergency management, and early childhood education, ensuring that […]
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Friends of the Lakewood Library Donation Dropoff is Saturday, April 12
Submitted by Robert Estrada. In preparation for the May 2 and 3, 2025 book sales, the final donation drop-off date is Saturday, April 12. Please bring your donations to the back parking lot of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 10630 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, from 11am to 1PM. In addition to books, Friends also accept […]
In the Book Nook with … Archie Kregear
Author Archie Kregear is from the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State. He retired after working in the computer industry for twenty years, and then teaching Biology at the high school level. He started writing seriously in 2012. The first book he published was Mountain Gods in 2019. He participates in a writing critique group and […]
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom Celebrates the Grand Opening of the Renovated Olympic South Building
Lakewood, WA – Pierce College Fort Steilacoom is excited to announce the grand opening of the newly renovated Olympic South Building on April 23 at 3 p.m. After undergoing extensive renovations, Olympic South is reopening as a modern, multipurpose learning and engagement space that will support students, faculty, and the broader community for years to […]
Letter: Broken Hearts Made New
The parade having ended, we were walking along, my hand in hers, her other hand clutching a bouquet of daffodils. Strolling leisurely down the street lined with beautiful houses and well-kept yards, we both saw it at the same time – a heart in the path leading up to the home. A crack in the […]
The Center of Excellence invites community and technical college students to their AI Workshop Series
The Center of Excellence for Information and Computer Technology invites all Washington community and technical college students to their upcoming AI Workshop Series. In this series of free, virtual talks on AI-related topics students will learn from industry experts from Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and more, while gaining hands-on experience with leading AI tools. […]
Rock-n-Roll Diner to Support Higher Education
Submitted by Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Don’t Miss the Rock-n-Roll Diner: Scholarship/Higher Learning FundraiserThursday, April 10, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PMMcGavick Conference Center Hey cool cats, the clock is ticking and seats are filling for the Lakewood Chamber’s grooviest event of the year — and we don’t want you left behind! What’s the […]
Letter: Today Matters
As we gathered our picnic lunch, blankets in which to wrap in case it was cold at the beach, and chatted happily about a day together exploring, I saw where the spiders had found a home in my father’s Model A. Once the pride of his workmanship, the lovingly and painstakingly restored – even painted […]
Gary Washington Tells No Tales – A Lakewood Story
Although we were not great friends, Gary Washington was an individual you could count on and look up to. I had once asked him for help in junior high. After sitting and watching a mean little jackass bully both boys and girls I asked for Gary’s help. I don’t know that Gary exercised his body, […]