She’s been gone four months ago today. And today, again, I’ll water the flowers. Because it has been so dry for so long. As I change the spray nozzle on the hose from the ‘Shower’ selection to ‘Mist’ so as not to damage the delicate blossoms, I will then kneel in the wet grass bordering […]
Lakewood
Learn About When Amelia Earhart Gave First Lady a Surprise Flight
On April 20, 1933 famed aviator Amelia Earhart surprised First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with her first ever airplane ride. Details of this flight and their enduring friendship are part of the museum’s program titled “An Evening with Amelia Earhart” set for Tuesday, August 1st. Historical program starts 6 pm and is free to the public. […]
Across the Fence: Fest
Summer – no season lends itself for fests like this. Fest is actually an English Germanism. And the German word Fest (the noun, not the adjective with an entirely different meaning) is actually a borrowed word from Latin festum. How is that?! Well, remember Roman emperor Julius Cesar and all that? He had his military […]
Latest Edition of ‘The Monitor’ Now Available
The latest edition of West Pierce Fire & Rescue’s community newsletter, The Monitor, is being delivered to mailboxes throughout Lakewood, University Place and Steilacoom. To read the full online version of The Monitor, please click here.
Letter: Pebbles in the Sand
We celebrated our 48th Wedding Anniversary in cancer treatment. Hand in hand. Battling together. We would lose. We reached our Golden Anniversary though, surrounded by friends and family there at the lake. It was a beautiful day, not unlike the one later, walking with my granddaughter on that same shoreline. As I sat on the […]
CPSD Partner Spotlight: Lemonade Day
What was your first business endeavor as a child? For many of us, especially those who were born last century, it was setting up shop on the sidewalk outside your home to sell lemonade on a warm summer day. In early June, students from Custer, Idlewild and Tillicum elementary schools put their entrepreneurial ambitions into action […]
Caring for Kids Ready to Learn Fair
Submitted by Diane Formoso. Caring for Kids is holding its annual Ready to Learn Fair for kids on free and reduced lunch in Clover Park, Steilacoom and University Place school districts. This includes pre-school starting school. The event will be held at Harrison Preparatory in Clover Park from 9:00 – 12:00 noon on Saturday August […]
Pierce College to receive an NWCCU Regional Accreditation Visit
Pierce College District is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Pierce College District’s accreditation was most recently reaffirmed in 2017. As part of the regular cycle of review, Pierce College District will be visited by a NWCCU evaluation team on October 18 – 20, 2023 for the Year-Seven Comprehensive Evaluation. During the visit, […]
CPSD Class of 2023 Graduate Profiles
CYNTHIA LEMUS RODRIGUEZClover Park High School Clover Park High School (CPHS) graduate Cynthia Lemus Rodriguez is going to live her life surrounded by smiles. She will be attending dental school at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., this fall. Collaborating with her classmates and community in classes like AP Capstone Seminar, through her work as […]