On Thursday, May 27th, 2021 the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division dedicated Lancer Field, a new field near their headquarters building on JBLM North Fort. The 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team the premier Indo-Pacific aligned unit. Fire teams charge onto the battlefield within armored Stryker vehicles and conduct dangerous missions under enemy […]
Across the Fence: Save the Gnomes
“Not long ago, there was a small earthquake near Mt. Rainier, too small for humans to feel, but it sent a ripple through the underground Underplace where all the gnomes live.” Sounds like the beginning of a fairy-tale? Well, there is way more to it. Because all the little gnomes fled and only returned when […]
BukBuk’s Island Chicken and Lumpia opening in Tacoma
BukBuk’s Island Chicken and Lumpia will go big in June in Tacoma. Simultaneously, owner Domonick Arnett – a longtime Tacoma restaurant industry worker – will open a mobile restaurant and a brick-and-mortar location in Tacoma. But more on those locations in a moment. BukBuk’s merges Pacific Island flavors in portable, handheld eats. Flavors initially will […]
Coffee Chat (and Change the World) on Memorial Day
Come share the exciting debut on Monday, May 31 at 9 am of the Silver Sage Radio Players with the audio version of Joella Oldfield’s long awaited book about her father, Western Artist Fred Oldfield, the man the Seattle Times once called “The Northwest’s Cowboy.” Share the very first public reading of this incredible story called Better […]
Fort Lewis Thrift Shop Grateful for Support #JBLMSoundLiving
Submitted by Fort Lewis Thrift Shop. The Fort Lewis Thrift Shop is, once again, grateful for the support it receives! The month of May is Volunteer Appreciation Month on Joint Base Lewis McChord. Thrift Shop volunteers were invited to a JBLM event honoring volunteers, and also recognized at the shop. Volunteers put in hundreds of […]
Food distribution event for Joint Base Lewis-McChord area military families on June 5th at Clover Park High School
Submitted by Derek Doyle. As part of the 1 Million Meals Challenge, the Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN) will host a food distribution event for active duty, National Guard, Reserve, and veteran families near Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) on Saturday, June 5. The drive-thru event at Clover Park High School in Lakewood, Washington will be […]
Lakewood student a Whitman College graduate
Lakewood native Savannah Sclair received their Bachelor of Arts degree from Whitman College on May 23. A graduate of Charles Wright Academy, Sclair graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Astronomy and Physics. About Whitman College: Founded in 1882, Whitman College is a highly selective private, independent, co-educational, non-sectarian residential liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college […]
Bates Technical College recognizes academic instructor Angela Driver with prestigious Exceptional Faculty Award
TACOMA, Wash. – Bates Technical College academic faculty member Angela Driver recently received the annual Exceptional Faculty Award in a surprise celebration in her honor. As an Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) instructor in the Diesel and Heavy Equipment program, Driver teaches and students literacy, work and college-readiness skills so they can move through their program and into living wage careers […]
Flag Lowering for victims of San Jose shooting, Memorial Day
Pursuant to the attached Presidential Proclamation, Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor of the victims who tragically lost their lives on May 26, 2021, in San Jose, California. Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Sunday, May 30, […]