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Neighbors:
It’s election time! You’ve seen the yard signs, received mailers, NOW it is time to VOTE! Running for elected office is hard. All these candidates have put themselves out …
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Submitted by Amy Evans Harding, Port of Olympia Commissioner
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10/27/23
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Port of Olympia Commission – District 1
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10/27/23
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The ground offered lessons in color and leaf identification. Where big leaf maples dominated, there were a hundred shades of orange and brown with yellow highlights. Passing cottonwoods, the trail turned a mellower yellow. And at the one spot where aspen leaves fluttered and fell in their distinctive way, the path was chartreuse.
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Lacey City Council Position 2
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10/27/23
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Last Friday I received a 10 p.m. phone call from one of my work colleagues. She and her husband live near Eld Inlet in western Thurston County. As they were closing their home for the evening, they …
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Scam Jam. It kind of sounds like a party, doesn’t it? And in a way, it is. Only instead of a house party, the Scam Jams are held in neighborhood clubhouses, churches, service clubs, senior …
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Re: Reasons to jump into our rivers, published Monday, October 23, 2023 in The JOLT .
For years, I thought as Ms Leveritt seems to regarding Capitol Lake's effect on our …
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I’m proud to say that we raised two children to be healthy, happy, caring, and confident adults. However, it still had its challenges. While my husband is a teacher and trained to deal with …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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10/24/23
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City of Lacey Council Positions 2 and 3
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Port of Olympia Commission – District 1
Vote Bill McGregor
Submitted by Charles Hallett , Olympia
I seldom get mixed with local politics; however, I believe we should re elect …
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County Commission – District 4
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We urge support for Proposition 1, the county public safety sales tax measure. The measure is narrowly tailored to fill funding gaps and address urgent priorities. 60% of the proceeds would go to …
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Submitted By Tye Menser, Thurston County Commissioner, District 3
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10/23/23
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One of the earliest lessons many of us learn in life is analogous to the golden rule when it comes to the environment – don’t litter.
Litter is visually annoying and, at times, …
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... these prodigious swimmers have returned, where hundreds of delighted watchers like me have come to witness their iconic migration, first at the 5th Avenue Dam and now, finally, at Tumwater.
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The Friendly Flowers Garden Club was established in what is now Lacey in 1945. At its meeting and flower show a week ago, well over 75 people – nearly all older white women – turned out …
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By Jill Severn
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10/20/23
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The Thurston County Historic Commission (TCHC) just celebrated its 4th Annual Heritage Day last Saturday, honoring our diverse local heritage.
This event morphed from a previous one …
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I wrote a column in July about encountering a small flock of Caspian Terns on the mudflats north of the Port of Olympia. Terns are fish-eating birds with white bodies and black wings; most are …
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I think it was around the early sixties that the English language began to change. The use of slang became bolder and more frequent. Prior to this time people were often judged by their dialect, …
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Books, Brownies, and Beans is back! Celebrating its 20th year, this popular used book sale is among the largest one-day used book sales in the South Sound. All proceeds benefit three local nonprofit …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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10/17/23
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We are well into autumn in the PNW! The trees’ beautiful fall colors are at their peak and it is that time again for immunizations against winter viruses (influenza, COVID- and now maybe RSV). …
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Debra L. Glasser, M.D.
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10/17/23
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