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Olympia Family Theater Announces New Artistic Director

A letter from Samantha Chandler (Co-Founder & Board President), Jen Ryle (Co-Founder and Outgoing Artistic Director) and Lily Raabe (Incoming Artistic Director): To our community, Olympia Family Theater began in 2006, when Co-Founders Samantha Chandler and Jen Ryle created something the South Sound was lacking; live theater programs produced specifically with young audiences in mind.…

Grand Mound WorkSource Pop-Up Hiring Event

Come to the Grand Mound Hiring Event! WorkSource is holding a FREE indoor Hiring Event at the Great Wolf Lodge Convention Center on Wednesday, November 3, from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Come and chat in person with WorkSource and local employers to learn about upcoming job opportunities. Bring questions and copies of your resume if you are ready to apply!   Actively recruiting businesses that will be in attendance include: Great Wolf Lodge  UNFI Lucky Eagle Casino Home Depot…

Former Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire to Speak at Thurston Chamber’s November Forum About the Challenge Seattle Alliance & Chronic Homelessness

Challenge Seattle is an alliance of CEOs from 21 of the region’s largest employers. Together, they are taking on the challenge of ensuring the greater Seattle area continues to thrive as one of the most vibrant, innovative, and globally competitive regions in the world. Led by former Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire, Challenge Seattle harnesses…

Nine Graduate from Pacific County Pre-apprenticeship Construction Bootcamp

On Friday, October 8, a group of nine community members graduated from ANEW’s Construction Bootcamp, which was held full-time for four weeks at the Port of Ilwaco in Pacific County beginning on September 13. Graduates received hands-on specific training and earned certifications in OSHA 10, flagging, and forklift, but many of the graduates expressed the…

SPSCC Reaches 95% Employee Participation for COVID-19 Vaccine

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) today announced that 95% of the college’s 448 full-time employees, faculty, and adjunct faculty have been vaccinated against COVID-19, one week ahead of the state’s Oct. 18 educator vaccine mandate deadline. “These numbers reinforce what we already know,” said SPSCC president Dr. Timothy Stokes. “Our staff and faculty care deeply about…

Town of Bucoda Washington voted to change its name to BOO-Coda

The Bucoda, Town Council created a proclamation (see attached) and voted to change the town’s name to BOO-Coda for the month of October. You can see the video here. Bucoda proclaims to be the World’s Tiniest Town with the Biggest Halloween Spirt. In 2018 the town purchased a 1995 Hearse to use for marketing at area…

Nisqually Tribe Now Accepting Applications for 2021 Funding For Local Non-profit Organizations

Each year, the Nisqually Tribe awards funds to local area non-profits as part of its  Charitable and Local Government Program. The funds used are a portion of gaming revenues  generated by the Nisqually Red Wind Casino, the tribes Gaming Enterprise. The program encourages  and supports the work that these local non-profits are doing and reinforces…

New Program to Support Local Economy Through Worker Ownership

The Northwest Cooperative Development Center (NWCDC) launches  recruitment for a co-op academy aimed at helping five local businesses transition to cooperative  ownership in 2022. In partnership with the City of Olympia, NWCDC will be offering a Co-op Academy  focused on converting Olympia businesses to cooperative ownership either as a worker cooperative or a  multi-stakeholder cooperative.…

Olympia Lamplighters Art Gala Fundraiser 

Olympia Lamplighters is proud to announce their inaugural Art Gala Fundraiser on October 8th, 2021 from 6pm – 8pm. Tickets start at $20, with raffle tickets at $5 – featuring products from many different local businesses, including Compass Rose, Underhill Plants, Oly Bed Store, Orca Books Co-op, Harlequin Theatre, Washington Center for Performing Arts, Deernicorn,…

4 The Fallen

The Lacey Joggernauts have decided to host a Veterans Day 5K fun run/walk this November to support 4 The Fallen.  They supported us back in November of 2019 and raised almost $2,000 for 4 The Fallen. 4 The Fallen is an all volunteer military support service organization, which provides high impact prosthetics , and service…