Pacific Lutheran University announcement. PLU alumna Becca Anderson ‘19, ‘22 is in her first year teaching biology to ninth graders at Sammamish High School in Bellevue. Her classroom consists of a diverse population of students — something her recent completion of the Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program at Pacific… Read the rest of the announcement […]
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PLU Announces Carol Sheffels Quigg Awards
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce the winners of The Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation, established by alumna and regent Carol Quigg, whose endowment funds the awards. The Quigg Awards provide support for faculty, staff, and students who have demonstrated unusually… Read the rest of the announcement […]
80 rounds fired during early morning shooting in Parkland
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department announcement. Early Tuesday (Dec. 20) morning, at 4:00 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a shooting that had just occurred at an apartment complex in the 10400 block of Steele St S in Parkland. When deputies arrived, they located the 911 caller and her boyfriend, who had been shot and had life-threatening […]
Pierce County Parks seeks input on Sprinker Recreation Center
Pierce County announcement. Pierce County invites community members to submit Sprinker Recreation Center building (Sprinker) upgrade ideas and feedback via an online open house until Jan. 31. Located in the heart of the Parkland and Spanaway communities, Sprinker is Pierce County’s premier regional recreation center. Built in 1976, the building features a National Hockey League […]
Detectives seeking tips in apparent road rage shooting
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department announcement. On Dec. 12, at 5:51 p.m., a 911 caller reported that he had been shot during a road rage incident in the 1900 block of 112th St E in Parkland. Our deputies and Washington State Patrol troopers responded to the scene and provided first-aid until Central Pierce Fire & Rescue […]
Blue Zones Project launches in Parkland and Spanaway
MultiCare announcement. MultiCare Health System, Pierce County, and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health announce the launch of Blue Zones Project in Parkland and Spanaway. The Blue Zones Project is a first-of-its-kind population health initiative that uses an evidence- based approach to transform the environments in which people live, work, learn, and play to measurably improve community […]
Pierce County seeks feedback on Residential Use Code
Pierce County social media post. We invite you to provide feedback on the proposed Residential Use Code amendment, amending the code in the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland communities. Please visit our website for more information: bit.ly/3Jvc1ax
Music professor Gina Gillie discussed her new composition and short film
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Professor of Music Gina Gillie recently premiered her first electroacoustic music composition at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9. Titled “Pale Blue Dot for solo horn and fixed media,” the piece is inspired by the 1991 photograph taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft as well as Carl… Read the rest of the announcement […]
A conversation with novelist Mari Matthias ‘94, author of “The Runestone’s Promise”
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Mari Matthias ‘94 loved diagramming sentences back in the ninth grade. Later, she served on the staff of Saxifrage, PLU’s student-run literary and art magazine, during all four of her years on campus. Matthias describes herself as a self-taught novelist. “Once I decided to write… Read the rest of the announcement […]