Get your thinking caps on for the continuation of our video series, Learning With Superintendent Banner, where the superintendent meets with CPSD students to learn about their interests and plans for the future. In the second video of this series, “Episode #2: The Road to Graduation,” Banner met with Dower Elementary School and Hudtloff Middle School students […]
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Across the Fence: Schlieren
If you have ever been dealing with glass, you might know this Germanism in the English language: Schlieren (pronounce: ‘shlee-ran, meaning streaking). Interestingly, the English language only knows of the Germanism as of an inconsistency in a transparent material, so-called inhomogeneities. A Schliere in a glass breaks the light in a different way. There is […]
Letter: Observe Well the Birds
Along the shore they were gathered, and, as we slowly approached, they waded into the water, wondering perhaps at our intentions. With perhaps a wary eye, they paddled away then, one flapping its wings furiously in takeoff, the others gathering speed on the water, disturbing its surface in the early morning stillness, creating rivulets in […]
Time is Running Out! Apply for the Be the Spark Scholarship by February 27
Submitted by Sarah LaBrusca, Lakeview Light & Power. If you’re a student with dreams of furthering your education and want some help funding it, this is your chance. The Be the Spark Scholarship deadline is almost here- applications are due by February 27. Lakeview Light & Power is awarding three $3,000 scholarship to students who […]
In the Book Nook with … Gary W. Bryant
Author Gary W. Bryant from London, Kentucky, works as a Telecom Major Account Manager. He began writing when he was nine years old but stopped writing after college. He resumed three years ago, publishing his first book in 2022. He is a member of an Indie Author Group on Facebook. When Gary isn’t writing, he […]
Raise a Glass for a Great Cause: Lakewood Rotary’s “Sip, Savor, Celebrate” Returns April 12
Submitted by Lakewood Rotary Club. The Lakewood Rotary Club invites the community to an unforgettable evening of fine wines, craft beers, and delectable cuisine at the annual “Sip, Savor, Celebrate” Wine and Beer Festival on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at the McGavick Center in Lakewood, WA. This highly anticipated event features a vibrant showcase of […]
Letter: Transformation
Very early in the morning – our fingers numb from the frigid air, vapors of our breath hanging as if frozen before our unfeeling faces – we were drawn irresistibly to stand immobile, not because we’d been transformed into ice sculptures but because eminent, and conspicuous and glorious was the mountain. From inky blackness, the […]
Baroque meets Mexican: A concert with Tembembe Ensemble, March 16
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo returns to the Puget Sound region to combine music of the Spanish and Mexican Baroque guitar with today’s traditional Mexican songs. Their program, Un Fandango Barroco (A Baroque Fandango), demonstrates how and why Baroque and Traditional expressions are two faces of the same coin, distant in time and close in spirit. Sunday, March 16 | 3 […]
WPFR Extends FBC Petition Deadline
West Pierce Fire & Rescue is extending its Fire Benefit Charge (FBC) Petition for Adjustment period to Friday, Feb. 28. The district has been made aware that some residents have not yet received their tax statements. By pushing the deadline one week further, we hope to give property owners more time to review the changes. […]