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DAILY: Indoor fishing

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DAILY: Indoor fishing

Budd Bay Café is a seafood joint - fishnets, stuffed fish, fish, fish, fish - but if you have spent any time there, you've realized it's all about the cocktail. The bar population almost always outnumbers the dining room, and most everyone drinks cocktails instead of beer or wine. They

Explore beyond Deception Pass

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Explore beyond Deception Pass

Fall is a busy time for most families, with soccer games, school activities, meetings and military field exercises with long hours. Whidbey Island is a great destination to reconnect for a retro family weekend. The Fort Casey Inn will be your base for the weekend.  This circa 1909 inn is the

Sundays: Barstool Bingo

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Sundays: Barstool Bingo

In many bingo venues, no one moves. Grayish heads twitch slightly, someone shifts in her seat and you hear a phlegmy cough off in the corner. No one shouts "Bingo!" and stands up and does a little dance. That's not the case every Sunday at the Flying Boots. Almost the

Madigan's history

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Madigan's history

Army Medicine was at Camp Lewis from the very beginning in 1917. Renamed Fort Lewis in 1927, the Station Hospital had several "dispensaries" located around the fort. Construction of the original Madigan General Hospital began in July 1943 during the height of World War II as a semi-permanent emergency hospital plan

BITE US: Best tamales

Food Matters

BITE US: Best tamales

Lots of people think of tamales as a cold weather treat. They can be very heavy and quite filling; they're also traditional during the holidays. But the Weekly Volcano sees people walking out of Vuelva a la Vida, tamales in hand, through the hottest months of the year. And that

Oldest living nurse in the spotlight

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Oldest living nurse in the spotlight

The Legion of Boom added another "Sherman" to the bunch during their Friday practice Nov. 17. Incredibly enough, having a M4A1 Medium Sherman tank and a U.S. flag flown on the Landing Craft, Tank (LCT) 595 June 6, 1944, during D-Day just feet away from an official Seattle Seahawks practice wasn't

Pacific Northwest Explorers

Military Life

Pacific Northwest Explorers

The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Explorers is a subclub of the Lewis Community Spouses' Club (LCSC) on Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). Subclubs are a membership perk of joining LCSC. The PNW Explorers typically meet on the third Thursday of the month to get out and explore the local area. The group schedules

Living history next week

News Front

Living history next week

The English archaeologist and author John Still once said, "the memories of men are too frail a thread to hang history from." History demands that some of its lesser-known chapters be revisited so that the actions and words of those involved at a certain point and place in time are not

Education

Free books for active duty under G.I. Bill changes

ctive duty Soldiers and their spouses will soon be able to get funding for books and supplies as part of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. Beginning Oct. 1, active duty members and their spouses can receive up to $1,000 for books and supplies, per academic year, as part

iRest: A new frontier for healing

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iRest: A new frontier for healing

With the number of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cases among military personnel on a tragic rise, methods of coping are not only welcome but imperative. Perhaps there is a silver lining: As stressors of the military lifestyle become more evident, so do the alternative therapeutic treatments available for alleviation. One such

"Two Centuries of American Still-Life Painting"

Arts

"Two Centuries of American Still-Life Painting"

Two galleries in the Tacoma Art Museum are filled with 60 paintings from 200 years of American still life painting from the Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs Collection. Included are works by such masters as James Peale, Georgia O'Keeffe, Andrew Wyeth and Wayne Thiebaud, plus many lesser-known artists. The paintings are

Holiday happenings on-stage

Stage

Holiday happenings on-stage

Never does a Christmas season come and go without some local theater doing a version of A Christmas Carol. Doing the honors this year is Lakewood Playhouse with an adaptation written by Playhouse stalwart James Venturini. Popular local actors to inhabit the Dickensian world this holiday season include Joseph Grant

Savor Creperie

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Savor Creperie

ANNOUNCER: Jackie and Dutch find themselves in downtown Tacoma this week at Savor Creperie. Though one might expect a fancy set up with crepes on the menu, the atmosphere is more like a fast-food joint where you order and pay at the counter and then find a seat to wait

Goodbye Teddy

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Goodbye Teddy

As we make our way through our lives, a little bit of anxiety works its way into the back of our minds, a question that goes something like, "Will we be missed when we're gone? Will we be remembered when we've left this mortal coil?" In most people's small orbit

The conqueror nerd

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The conqueror nerd

One would be hard-pressed to name a guy who looks more like what he is than Brian Posehn. If you live in the Venn-diagram intersection space where folks who love both standup comedy and genre-geek culture reside, then you know the stereotypical appearance of your tribe. Balding on top but

Cut your own Christmas tree this season

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Cut your own Christmas tree this season

Create a new tradition this season at one of the local Christmas tree farms. Bundle up the family, take an old-fashioned wagon ride and wander down rows of perfectly shaped evergreens to pick the ideal tree for your home. If this sounds good ... you live in the right place. According to

A night to remember those we will never forget

News Front

A night to remember those we will never forget

It's no secret the USO is one of the military's biggest allies; its constant dedication and support of servicemembers has been apparent since its establishment in 1941. Currently, USO Northwest serves more than 750,000 military and their families annually, truly living through its mission statement of "strengthening America's military service

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2017 Holiday Guide #1

A guide on local holiday shopping, events and more! Come back each week for more holiday ideas. Click here to view our interactive 2017 Holiday Guide #1.

Vigil at Iron Mike

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Vigil at Iron Mike

At the intersection of 41st Division Dr. and Tacoma Ave. on Joint Base Lewis-McChord stands an 18-foot statue. Representative of an early Vietnam-era infantryman, he holds high in his right hand an M14 in a "follow me" pose. Commonly referred to as "Iron Mike," the sculpture recognizes and memorializes the service of

Visit Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

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Visit Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

Northwest Trek makes a great day trip from Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). Located near Eatonville, the park is nestled in a natural setting with a tree-lined drive that makes you feel like you are out in the woods exploring. The park is easy to navigate, and the large paved trails wind

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