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Hurry - the sunny summer weather is coming, but it won't last for long. Make plans now to enjoy the amazing South Sound views of blue skies, glistening mountain peaks and stunning shorelines from the deck of a local restaurant. If you start the minute the sun peaks through the
Operation Family Support
Each time people purchase or exchange a Blue Rhino propane gas tank at various locations throughout the Puget Sound, they'll be helping to support local servicemembers. Thanks to a new partnership with the United Service Organization Puget Sound Area (USOPSA), Blue Rhino will donate one cent per gallon purchased locally -
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(62nd AW PA) - Members of Team McChord helped welcome 233 Department of Defense personnel and family members who voluntarily departed Japan after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the island March 11. "This is a tremendous team effort from the entire Joint Base community aimed at easing a
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Carlene Joseph, vice president of business development and military relations with Harborstone Credit Union, was named an Honorary Command Chief Master Sergeant during a ceremony held March 19 at the McChord Field Club. Joint Base Lewis-McChord is the first military installation in the country to bestow such an honor, said Command
Travel
Never let it be said Kathy F., owner and operator of Arcadia Romantic Getaway near Shelton, is clamoring for publicity. Over the last 22 years, she's greeted guests on her six-acre property, most of whom heard about it from other delighted patrons. This place has devoted fans. Kathy estimates her
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Unlike some other Air Force career fields, in Senior Master Sgt. Steve Harris' line of work not everything is detailed in an Air Force Instruction manual. Dignity, honor, respect and constantly thinking of others first make up the foundation of the life of mortuary affairs Airmen. "All that stuff is very important
Operation Family Support
Over the next few weeks, Soldiers from the 62nd Medical Brigade on Joint Base Lewis-McChord are returning from year-long deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan To welcome them back into the fold of the community and say "thank you for your service," the DuPont Subchapter of the Captain Meriwether Lewis Chapter of
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If one were to walk into Spanaway Lake High School on Saturday, March 5, they would've heard the sound of coreframe patent-leather shoes click-clacking on linoleum and of commands out back. Of spinning rifles and cadets in military uniforms rushing to their formations. Of facing movements and cadets chatting about
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Capt. Jennifer Stringer is a registered nurse who serves in the Madigan Healthcare System. Earning her certification - and having it presented to her on Certified Nurses Day - made her smile broadly. "It represents the extra work you put into your specific nursing field," the psychiatric/mental health nurse said moments after
Bars & Clubs
Karaoke has always had a special place in my heart. As a kid, my mom bought my sister and I a plastic karaoke machine with a few CDs of disco-era hits, which, consequentially means I've sung "Car Wash" more times than any sane human should. Singing karaoke, however, is absolutely terrifying
Arts
People are intrigued by the mysteries and promise of space travel. Not only in fictional media, where popular stories have taken viewers to "the final frontier" or to "a galaxy far, far away," but in the real world as well. Astronauts are viewed as gods among men. Even the ones
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Chuck Loeb Seattle April
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This year's Sea Hawkers Booster Club Annual Banquet was held on Armed Forces Day in the Bellevue Hilton Hotel's Grand Ballroom and held back no stops in honoring the military during the festive evening. "They did an outstanding job this year with all of the dedications to the servicemembers in attendance,
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There's a lot of hype regarding tobacco these days; it's difficult to walk down the street or sit in five o'clock traffic without seeing someone take a drag of a cigarette or become immersed in the cloud-like puffs of smoke from electronic cigarettes. Although we now know more than ever
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Memorial Day is a time to honor those who served their country but have since departed this world. An opportunity to bow our heads and remember those we loved. From the largest Memorial Day remembrance in the area, to highlights of veterans and organizations, please click here for our special
Stage
In Hamlet, the greatest play ever written in the English language, a young man runs the numbers and concludes that life sucketh, ere ye die. In Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Judith Viorst's 1972 kid-lit classic, a young man muses that while existence is indeed
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The transition from military life to civilian life is never easy, especially for combat veterans. Yet most of them manage to navigate the twists and turns with surprising dexterity. However, too many vets can end up sidelined by the inevitable bumps in the often rocky road from being a soldier
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If you've never attended a military funeral, you should know that like everything else in the military, the proceedings are very uniform and strictly regulated. There are some subtle differences between military branches, and also depending on the veteran's rank and how they died, but they all follow the same
Music
In 2004, the apex of the Bush years, Greg Mudarri, Noah Wolf, Eric Gosselin and Dave Paige were unwinding in a Beantown basement after logging another practice session as Formosa. Mudarri, a gifted sculptor and origami artist, found a wad of Play-Doh and formed it into a clenched fist. "Noah thought
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The United States of America has often been called a nation of immigrants and for good reason. The ancestors of the majority of U.S. citizens were born somewhere else. Down through the centuries, immigrants arriving in this country have faced language and cultural barriers that have resulted in suspicion and
