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Ted McGill believed that money was best used wisely. In 1955, McGill, an employee in Bottle House A at the Olympia Brewery, thought it was a good idea to begin a credit union for brewery workers. With his gift of persuasion and head for numbers, he set out to do
Outdoors
Beginning in September and lasting through December, salmon run in our area. The fish return from the Pacific Ocean into the Puget Sound and then travel back to the streams and rivers of their birth to spawn the next generation. It is an epic tale of survival: A female salmon
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At Joint Base Lewis-McChord, many soldiers wear the 2nd Infantry Division's Indianhead patch. The division has a storied history, and it involves JBLM. Both the base and the division were formed around the same time: Camp Lewis opened Sept. 5, 1917; the 2nd ID was organized Oct. 26, 1917. It is the only
Military Life
Denise Dhane is long retired from her role as vice president of the DuPont subchapter of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA), where she ran the Single Soldier Program. But when she received a plea from Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Goodman that his soldiers needed help, she jumped right in
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Fashion junkies will get their fill with the Tacoma Fashion Carnival Sunday, Nov. 11, at 21 Commerce. Designer Lisa Fruichantie, among others, will showcase new work, Transcendence, and a variety of this past year’s creations along with new French cabaret inspired couture reminiscent of silent film queens, French cabaret and
Music
Hey, look: I've long since admitted that I will first pay attention to a band with an attention-grabbing name. There's no getting around it. I have relegated myself to a world where I'm inundated with bands and sounds that are fated to sound exactly the same. Because of this, I've
Arts
Marilyn Frasca is a marvel. If there was ever such a thing as a must-see show, it is Frasca's show of some 56 drawings at Childhood's End Gallery in Olympia. This exhibition is the result of a lifetime, so far, of making art, studying art and teaching art. Her drawing
Stage
I've struggled with how to approach diving into Harlequin Productions' staging of Cymbeline, which it seems is a fairly normal reaction that many have had to the work, since its first production around 400 years ago. One of William Shakespeare's final plays - generally categorized as one of his "late romances,"
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ANNOUNCER: Yet another Seattle success has branched out to the Tacoma area. In this case -- the easy-going Mexican cantina El Borracho, located on 6th Ave. in the North End. Jackie and Dutch jumped at the chance to leave the kids behind and grab some tequila and bites at an
South Sound Cinema
In Three Easy Pieces, I deconstruct one specific genre of pop culture, from its birth through how it exists today. This month, I'm looking at cartoons for adults. When did animation shift from a medium cultivating imagination in kids to something to expand the minds of grown-ups? BIRTH: Fritz the Cat Honorable mention: Fantastic
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I'm sure we all have figured out by now that it is October. Not only is the weather getting more beautiful, but everyone who has Halloween as a favorite holiday is already celebrating it in one way or another. You either love it or you hate it, but no matter
Military Life
"Welcome to ‘JBLM in 10,' The Ranger, NW Airlifter and JBLM Living newspapers' video channel connecting you to the greater JBLM area," says Christina Butcher, executive producer of video production and on-camera host, in the introduction to "JBLM in 10" videos. The videos can be found on the new YouTube
Outdoors
Celebrating Halloween is all about the thrills, isn't it? We're drawn to the heart-pumping rush, the gleeful feeling we get from scaring the pants off each other as we amble through the dark once a year. Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Better Opportunities for Single Servicemembers (BOSS) and Family and Morale, Welfare
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As a music writer, this is probably the last thing I should admit, but what the hell. I’ve always believed in honesty. Sometimes, when I’m feeling particularly cynical or particularly burned out, reading band bios really gets to me. Sometimes I feel like if I have to trudge through one more
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As if enough things in life hadn’t been making me feel old lately, like marriage and fatherhood and the way my naked ass looks in the mirror, Kevin Day of Top Heavy Crush delivered a real zinger Tuesday. As we talked on the phone about his band’s upcoming show at
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Think about “entertainment” and the visuals that spring to mind. Jazz hands, punk rock, blues guitar, a chamber quartet, lights and action in a dark movie theatre, or possibly even slapstick antics on a stage might have popped into that brain. Think about “entertainer” and different, possibly related images might pop up.
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Connections are fulfilling, and the United Service Organizations Northwest strengthens America's servicemembers by keeping them connected to family, home and country. A nonprofit, congressionally chartered, private organization, the USO Northwest relies on the generosity of individuals, organizations, foundations and corporations to support its work. The USO Northwest continues to support America's military
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Hell cannot triumph over the human spirit. Born in 1922 on Vashon Island, Benjamin Wilson grew to personify the above words. After dropping out of Vashon High School, he joined the Army in 1940 and eventually was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. After the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, he