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This week’s recipe is a crisp, sweet broccoli salad, that is also quick and easy to put together. This is a great side dish with chicken or fish, and may be made ahead, holding up well in the …
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By Shannon Beigert
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10/14/24
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There is so much to celebrate in our locality—from nature to culture.
Harvest Craft Festival & Food Drive, Weekend, October 11-12 The first-ever Harvest Craft Fair …
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10/10/24
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This is the time of year when the last of the summer vegetables are harvested. Our tomato plants are producing their final fruit. It is a good time to use our veggies to prepare a delicious comfort …
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By Shannon Beigert
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10/7/24
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Aloha! I just spent some time in Hawai'i. In Kona, I discovered a lovely little cafe called the Hungry Honu. They served a delicious chicken salad, and kindly shared their recipe with me.
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By Shannon Beigert
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9/30/24
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There's likely an event coming up to suit anyone's interests -- for the environment, culture, and the arts.
Day of Caring, Friday, September 27, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Expect to see over 500 …
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9/26/24
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Join the City of Olympia for its second annual Lula Fest at Isthmus Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 3 to 9 p.m.
The family-friendly and free festival celebrates Hispanic …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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9/17/24
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The third annual Tumwater Falls Fest will open on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls.
The festival features local musicians, artists, …
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This year’s Thurston County Fair wa s “ a great success , ” Fair and Event Center Manager Thomasina Cooper reported to the Board of County Commissioners ( BoCC ) on Wednesday, …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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9/9/24
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South Sound YMCA (Y) aims to strengthen communities through gardening, with its free and open-to-all events this September to December.
The Y partnered with GRuB (Garden-Raised …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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9/5/24
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Here is a recipe for a simple comfort food that will help ease us into the approaching fall season.
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By Shannon Beigert
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9/2/24
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This week I am featuring apples! We have three apple trees, and two are producing well this year. The last one has big apples that ripen at the end of September.
To celebrate our regional …
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Look forward to a weekend full of creative and innovative activities.
Heaven Adores You: A Film Journey Through Elliott Smith's Life, August 22-25, from 4 p.m. Heaven Adores You, an …
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8/22/24
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I am glad to be back writing this week. Upon returning from a work conference in Las Vegas, I came down with a bad case of COVID-19 and was hardly out of bed for a week. Please take good care of …
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By Zach Davis-Price
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8/20/24
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Enjoy the weekend by supporting charitable causes in the locality.
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8/15/24
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“Providing nutritious and delicious foods is of high value to [Food Bank] clients and, in so doing, gives their families the feeling that someone cares for them and emboldens the spirit."
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Debra L. Glasser, M.D.
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8/13/24
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Spammy the mascot scheduled to appear
The Tumwater branch of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue is hosting its fourth annual Spam Musubi Day on Thursday, August 8.
Spam musubi is a …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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8/7/24
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My mother loved chicken. Growing up, she served chicken at least four times a week. I still enjoy chicken today.
While I typically prefer chicken breast meat, in recent weeks, I rediscovered …
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By Shannon Beigert
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8/5/24
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The Thurston Board of County Commissioners has officially proclaimed July 31 through August 4, 2024, as "Thurston County Fair Weekend," encouraging all residents to participate in and recognize the …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado and JC Medina
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7/31/24
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In the Pacific Northwest, we are blessed to have an abundance of berries at this time of the year. We have raspberry canes in our yard, which produced more fruit this year than we’ve ever had. …
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I’ve been traveling over the past few weeks; it is good to be back in Thurston County. First, I visited friends on the Olympic Peninsula and in the Seattle area, and then I went on to …
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