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On June 22, Governor Jay Inslee introduced a new pollinator garden on the East Capitol Campus, which he said is “the first pollinator garden on a capitol campus in our nation’s …
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Thurston County government offices will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. All offices will reopen for regular business Tuesday, July 5.
The county’s …
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6/28/22
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Olympia’s newest park offers something for toddlers, seniors, skaters, lunch-packers, grade-schoolers, gardeners and beekeepers.
Not only that, Olympia didn’t have to pay a penny for …
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By Danny Stusser
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6/24/22
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Jays and crows, members of the Corvid Family, are among our most common birds. Most are not all that colorful, and males and females look alike. But they all have interesting stories to …
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Although the state's residents fare well in a new report, older Washingtonians still face challenges to their overall health.UnitedHealthcare ranked states in its tenth annual America's Health …
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By Eric Tegethoff | Washington News Service
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6/21/22
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The Olympia City council has approved a $1.1 million contract for Yauger Park field renovations..
Olympia Parks department project engineer Jake Lund said on Tuesday, June 14, they opened the bid …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/20/22
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Juneteenth Celebration - Lacey: Saturday, June 18, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Enjoy a FREE BBQ lunch, games, entertainment, a presentation, and time to connect with your community. All community members …
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6/17/22
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Area residents looking for a unique outdoor experience this summer should try Timberland Regional Library StoryTrails, interactive outdoor events that are featured as part of the Summer Library …
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By Taniah Najih | Timberland Regional Library
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6/14/22
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As the City of Lacey reopens its summer activities after two years of pandemic lockdown, it currently faces a staff shortage, specifically on lifeguards, members of the Community Relations and Public …
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By JC Medina
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6/7/22
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The Olympia Site Plan Committee heard a proposal to construct 4,987-square-foot one-story Chick-fil-A restaurant at 2930 Capital Mall Drive Southwest, Olympia, on Wednesday, June 1.
The location …
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Everyone loves chickadees. They’re handsome, active little birds and readily visit bird feeders in the winter. And they sing their name, “chick-a-dee, dee, dee” as if introducing …
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Food Prosperity Central (FPC), a farmers’ organization based in Lewis County and Yelm, is offering lectures on neighborhood gardening Wednesday, June 1, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Yelm Community …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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5/30/22
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After such a slow-moving, chilly spring, it’s suddenly time to do everything. We can finally plant tomatoes and other warm-weather vegetables. We need to replant seeds that didn’t …
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Flycatchers are a family of birds that are fairly common but not well-known. With a little information and willingness to look and listen, you can find and identify several species of …
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The Olympia city council has approved the Arts Commission’s recommendation of metal design artists Jennifer Corio and Dave Frei as project artists for the Martin Way Pacific Avenue Art …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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5/25/22
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Recently some of my family members spent some time in Cabo San Jose, a resort town at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California. I, who did not, received daily updates and photos of exotic …
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Timberland Regional Library now offers new Check Out Washington Kits to help area families get closer to nature.
TRL is one of ten library districts in the state to offer the new Check Out …
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By Taniah Najih | Timberland Regional Library
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5/19/22
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Last Saturday, following my own advice from last week’s column, a friend and I journeyed out to the prairies to see what we could see. It rained off and on (what a shock!) but it was a …
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The Olympia Utilities Advisory Committee (UAC) has directed its staff to develop a discounted rate for irrigation water used for urban agriculture.
Water Resources Department director Eric …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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5/10/22
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Flower gardens have moments of perfection – sometimes even weeks of it – but no garden is perfect throughout the growing season. What blooms in spring fades quickly by the end of May. …
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