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JPII Girls Basketball Team Named Academic State Champions

The Pope John Paul II High School girls’ basketball team has won the WIAA/Gesa Credit Union Academic State Champions Award for achieving the highest grade point average in the girls 1B basketball classification. The season was made all the sweeter in that the team qualified for Districts for the first time in school history. Coach Caiti…

Leonor R. Fuller Hosts Juror’s Invitational Exhibition

The Juror’s Invitational Exhibition returns to  the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery for the sixth year from March 27 to April 28, 2023.  The opening reception will be held on March 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.  Award-winning artists from the 2022 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition,  selected by juror Erin Dengerink, have been invited back to…

Join the SPSCC Music Department for Three Concerts This March

The South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) Music Department will be performing three concerts featuring SPSCC students this March at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Main Stage: Swing into Spring, Folksong, and Vows & Chorales. On March 14 at 7:30 p.m., the SPSCC Jazz Band, joined by the Ali Jackson Trio, presents an evening concert…

Oly Town USL Spring Trials & Host Families Needed

The Oly Town Artesians announced February 2nd spring USL trials for both men and women. Spring tryout formats are by application only and athletes will be called back if they meet club parameters. The USL W League tryout for women is slated for Sunday March 19th. USL League Two tryouts for men is scheduled for…

Oly Town FC Scouts Players at Winter Combine Event in Southern California

Oly Town Football Club continued its recruitment efforts ahead of the 2023 USL League Two season by sending head coach Liviu Bird to the PSC Combine in Southern California this week. Alongside a handful of coaches from all levels of play across the U.S. and internationally, Bird watched more than 100 players showcase their skills…

SCJ Kicks off 2023 by Hiring New Team Members

SCJ Alliance has added three new employees: a senior planner and graphic designer in the Lacey office and an engineering technician in the Gig Harbor office. Senior Planner David Wright has a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Boise State…

Harborstone Credit Union Pays it Forward – Our Ark

When you think of the story of the Ark, what may stand out to you is a safe haven amidst a heavy storm, with precious cargo cradled within, built by a person, in order to try to save those he loved.  Now whether the story of the Ark rings true with you or not, one…

Thurston Green Business Applications Now Open—It is FREE and easy to apply.

The Thurston Green Business program connects and celebrates sustainable businesses and organizations in Thurston County and enhances our community’s overall environmental and economic health. Applications to receive a Thurston Green Business designation opened on January 1, 2023, and will close on February 28, 2023. There is no cost to apply! Successful applicants will receive a…

Artesians Hire Clubs First USL Women’s Coach

On the eve of New Years Oly Town signs women’s soccer coach Chris Wells to lead the Artesians in their inaugural USL W League season in the United Soccer League. The head coaching announcement comes three months after USL soccer based in Florida made their own signal to the nation that expansion westward would occur in…

SPSCC’s Clipper eSports Ready to Compete This Winter Season

Beginning in February, South Puget Sound Community College’s (SPSCC) Clipper eSports will be competing in the National Junior College Athletic Association eSports (NJCAAe) in Valorant, a tactical first-person shooter. “We’re proud of our progress so far during the first split of this season. We qualified for the invite league, made it to playoffs, and placed…