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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Citizens Band. All Ages. 8 pm. D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. The Corner. Youth Open Mic. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 21+. 7 pm. Mandolin
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Engine House No. 9 Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Steve Stefanowicz. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Tammy Faye & The Thrill Billies Family Jam. All Ages. 4 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Vashon Celtic Players & Knitting Group. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day. 21+. 9 pm. NC. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Dana Lupinacci Band. 21+. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Happy Days Casino Lakewood. DJ dance. Top 40. 21+. 9 pm. NC. O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma -
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Shortly after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Eric Johnson, a Spokane-based anesthesiologist, wanted to do something to help. At age 53, he joined the U.S. Air Force Reserves and became a member of an air transport team known as Critical Care Air Transport Team, or CCATT. For Johnson,
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Al Asad Air Base, Iraq - U.S. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Timothy Underwood, currently assigned to the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, is directly working for the Navy in the Base Command Group (BCG) at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The BCG functions as the Mayor Cell which performs Base Operating
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No matter what the skill level, if you enjoy an afternoon out on the golf course, you can help raise money to support soldiers and their families. That's the message the Association of the U.S. Army Fort Lewis chapter is sending out for its 17th annual fundraiser golf tournament at 1
Business News
In an era where people can order their groceries over the Internet, it's nice to know that local farmer's markets are still alive and kicking. That's certainly the case in the South Sound. Starting May 20, the downtown Tacoma farmer's market (Broadway between 9th and 11th streets) kicks off its 20th year.
Military Life
Don't be alarmed if you see excited groups of men, women and children frantically scurrying around Joint Base Lewis-McChord waving personalized guidons and enthusiastically chanting come June 5. It's all for a good cause. The 10th annual Scavenger Hunt kicks off June 5 at the joint base in an effort to collect
Schools
Chloe Clark Elementary School in DuPont is offering all runners the opportunity to pound the streets, May 22. Register now for Explorers' Run 4 Fun 5K - a second annual program sponsored by Chloe Clark and featuring a 5K and 1/2 mile Kids Run. The race is a fundraising event to benefit
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"This started simply as an answer to the dramatic school budget cuts that eliminated many arts classes," said Paula Lemmon, founder of the Ovation Academy in DuPont. "Clearly, based on our rapid growth, this was a need that wasn't being met before." Lemmon arrived at Joint Base Lewis-McChord three years ago.
Military Life
As a mere mortal you are charged with another human life that you have to teach how to eat, walk, talk, play, and learn. You are responsible for teaching the child morals, values and the difference between right and wrong. But for some mothers, caring for your child goes well beyond
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More than 250,000 women served in the armed services during the Vietnam War. However, little is known about the long-term health and mental health status of female Vietnam era veterans. As these women approach their 60s, the VA Cooperative Studies Program - which is the Division of VA Research and Development
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When one thinks of a fire base typically, images of a lone hilltop in Vietnam come to mind, cannoneers slinging empty canisters while packing the breach with powder bags to send another round out in support of their infantry brethren in the valleys below. Fast forward to 2010 Afghanistan, where C
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The word professional defines the soldiers who serve in the I Corps Command Honor Guard. "We are the professional representation of the Army," said Sgt. Alex Silva as he sat in the guard's ready room next to a cabinet containing highly shined belt buckles. "We are what the public sees." The measured
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On a recent trip back to Washington from an assignment at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Lt. Col. Adam Torem was passing through Sea-Tac Airport wearing his military uniform. He immediately felt the love of the region for servicemembers. "I still had the TSA guys shaking my hand and telling me thanks
News Articles
The investigation into a civilian worker at Joint Base Lewis-McChord spying on anti-war activists in Olympia is nearly done, according to a report in The Olympian, Wednesday. Lewis-McChord spokesman Joseph Piek wrote The Olympian in an e-mail Tuesday that the results of the investigation into JBLM civilian John J. Towery "have
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Moved by a huge tide of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress, Congress has pressured the Department of Veterans Affairs to settle their disability claims - quickly, humanely, and mostly in the vets' favor. The problem: The system is dysfunctional, an open invitation to fraud. And the
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After writing about Tacoma Boys a few weeks back, it dawned on me that I had neglected to mention it's younger and smaller sibling H & L Produce on the edge of Lakewood. It has a tendency to fall off my grocery shopping radar because it's a little further away
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 21+. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Red Wind Casino Yelm. Comedy Night. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Angela Reed. All Ages. 7:30 pm. Donations. Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Olivia De La Cruz. The guitarist, singer/songwriter performs during dinner. All Ages. 7-9 pm. Free. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9
