Pacific Lutheran University News

The holiday season is well underway in the South Sound, with a roster of Christmas events and shows in the works so deep that holiday hunters can't go wrong wearing their red-and-white hats around town.

Mike Deal, pictured at Forza, had a successful career in education and funded his undergraduate degree by working for Northern Pacific Railway in Auburn.

Chrissy Core visited the Parkland Forza Coffee shop where four Lakewood police officers were killed last week.

About 20,000 packed the Tacoma Dome to honor the fallen officers. With the venue full, many people went to overflow locations and watched on television monitors.

Parkland's main drag is Garfield Street, the gateway to Pacific Lutheran University.

Today and tomorrow Papa John's Pizza will donate 100% of their profits to a fund set up for the families of the four slain Lakewood police officers.

A procession of 2,000 cars followed the flag-draped caskets of four slain police officers to a memorial service Tuesday as thousands of mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from across the country, lined the streets.

A selection of new titles by Washington authors, or of local interest. New releases "Kids Design Glass" by Benjamin W. Cobb and Susan Linn, foreword by Dale Chihuly, introduction by Timothy Close .

Tuesday's memorial service for the four slain Lakewood Police Officers is open to the public, but it's already outgrown the Tacoma Dome.

Sarah Hauenstein, 7, of Tacoma decorates the small Christmas tree that she and sister, Emily, 3, share at their grandparents' home in the Canterwood neighborhood of Gig Harbor.

On Tuesday, the Memorial Service for the four Lakewood Police officers will be held at the Tacoma Dome at 1 p.m. The procession will begin at approximately 10 a.m. at the McChord Air Force Base North Gate.

PERSONS who are members of, or have links to the ruling People's National Movement are among the hundreds listed as recipients of scholarships from the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs.

Pacific Lutheran University officials were "carefully monitoring the situation" after Sunday's shooting, but the campus more than a mile and a half from the scene was nearly deserted because of the Thanksgiving holiday, said Greg Brewis, executive director of university communication.

Four Lakewood police officers were shot to death this morning at Forza Coffee Company on Steele Street.

Krista Dietz of Enumclaw has been named to the Whitworth University Laureate Society for spring semester 2009.

At a West Salem High School assembly Tuesday morning, teacher Drew Moneke was surprised with a national award designed to honor great teachers.

Luther associate professor of nursing Penny Leake has been honored by the Iowa Nurses Association.

Pastor Jim Lindus looks back fondly at the 20 years he has been in the pulpit at Trinity Lutheran Church.

STRINGS ATTACHED. Cellist Miriam Shames will perform at the first SCCS concert in its Spotlight Series, 'Styles and Ideas,' on Nov.

No question, it's a tough world out there. But for some South End students, it's never too soon to get ready for the bumpy transition to the "real world" after graduation.