Arts
If the 12 artists represented in the "Senior Art Show" at University of Puget Sound's Kittredge Gallery are an indication of what the future of art in the South Sound holds in store, the future shall be bright. The "Senior Art Show" is Puget Sound's annual exhibit of studio-based senior thesis projects by
Music
For a lot of us, when we're young, I think it's a fairly common experience to absorb music in a very surface-level way. Your parents play you songs, which tend to be upbeat and inoffensive, and you latch on to certain sentimental songs, but the notion of music achieving a
Features
ANNOUNCER: It has been a long wait for the swanky 1960's-styled fish and chips shop to open, but Dutch and Jackie rush into Fish Fish Fish this week to see what they can catch. Another venture by the owners of Shake Shake Shake, this too is designed with family and
Stage
Talley's Folly is a sweet romance with an unlikely couple, the daughter of a wealthy garment factory owner in Missouri and a Jewish immigrant from the East Coast. This two-person, Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes place during World War II in one act (97-minutes long with no intermission) and in a
South Sound Cinema
It's a baked-in factor of independent film for directors to "steal" shots. Lacking the budget that would allow for a production to get permits and shut down a city street, for instance, a small crew would run out, shoot a couple takes with their actors, and get out before cops
News Front
April marked the start of warmer weather and a historical milestone for the Air Force Reserve. Last month, April 14, the Air Force Reserve celebrated its 70th birthday. Our heritage dates back to the National Defense Act of 1916, when the need for a standby force lead to the creation of the
News Front
Team McChord airmen came together to participate in a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month event hosted by the McChord Field Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) team, April 27, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Strike Out Sexual Assault was a bowling event held at McChord Field's Sounders Lane to raise awareness
News Front
Sexual assault is something that can affect anyone, either directly or through a loved one. Many victims of sexual assault can feel ashamed and try to hide what happened instead of speaking out. In an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault, Team McChord airmen strapped on their running shoes and
Travel
Yakima is known to most military stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord as a training area, but the town and surrounding valley have so much more to offer. Dramatic views of the eastern side of Mount Rainier, plenty of outdoor activities, agritourism and a hopping downtown make it well worth the
News Front
Maj. Ryan Collins, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) signal officer, was awarded the Army Special Operations Forces Communicator of the Year, April 18, for being the officer who provided the most significant contributions towards the special operations force mission of providing command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) support in
News Front
Over a dozen Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation art center directors, CYS personnel, and librarians traveled to U.S. Army garrison Italy Vicenza April 16-20, to partner, share best practices and more importantly, create a consistent program of resiliency to help soldiers and military community members deal with stressors in everyday
Military Life
Leighann and Nathan Trodahl are strong parents. Leighann joined the Army as a way to take control of her own destiny, do something on her own and in the process accomplish something to be proud of. She served honorably for eight years, but her career ended due to a disability. "Even saying
Military Life
Imagine it's Friday afternoon and the work day is almost done. The clock hands tick toward freedom. The weekend beckons. You're getting ready to pack up for the day and notice that the jar of candy you keep on your desk has been shaken up, dispersing the color-coded candies randomly
News
In a military veteran's seemingly endless search for help finding housing and education options, employment or counseling, the results are frequently the same. They give up, frustrated by the process. Sign-up processes are sometimes complicated by lengthy drives. Or long, discouraging computer searches. To simplify this, the City of Lacey came up with
News Front
The execution phases of America's First Corps' exercise Courage Ready 18-01 began with an emergency deployment readiness exercise for soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The soldiers traveled here to participate in realistic combat training intentionally complicated by distance from home station and unfamiliar terrain. The Courage Ready training series' inaugural exercise focused
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On Thursday, May 17, military spouses will converge on the McGavick Conference Center in Lakewood to take part in MilSpouseFest (MSF) 2018. Presented by USAA, the program was founded by military spouses to provide a way to meet new friends, network, learn and have fun. The day is designed to be
Archives
Just like the rest of the peeps in the United States, I have some things to be thankful for: My family, friends, a cozy home, and the fact that it’s snowing in the mountains. But one of the things that I appreciate the most out of life is something that’s not quite
Archives
When the Weekly Volcano World Headquarters received a hot tip about hotties in a coffee shack called the Hot Hut, I was skeptical. Sure, the girls on the Web site (www.thehothut.com) look pretty good in their studio shots, but they couldn’t possibly be that scantily clad in person, could they? On
Travel
You probably already know about the zoo in Tacoma, or you have visited the Aquarium in Seattle, but did you know you could pet a baby grizzly bear in Oregon, or touch a shark just over the border in California? How about driving through not one but two wild animal
