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They came to Olympia to challenge each other in a tree hugging competition
OLYMPIA, Wash. — This was not what I expected I'd be doing on a Sunday afternoon, racing from tree to tree in a speed hugging competition. But I got all caught up in the weird and wonderful tree hugging competition organized by self-described tree whisperer, Dr. Julie Ratner. We...
Washington’s inaugural ball canceled for 2025, as planning committee dissolves
In Washington, there have been inaugural balls at the state’s Capitol pretty much every four years since statehood. But the pandemic derailed the event in 2021 and the organizing committee has pulled out of the one scheduled for 2025, leaving the quadrennial tradition’s future uncertain. It was back in January 1957, 11 men and women […]
Skate Creek Sno-Park to temporarily close as snowmobile registrations fall across the state
The Skate Creek motorized Sno-Park in East Lewis County will temporarily close for the 2024-25 winter season due to declining revenue from snowmobile registrations, according to a news release. ...
'Back in the game': Thurston County tourism promoter has successful kidney transplant
While still recovering from transplant surgery after fighting stage 5 kidney failure for more than a year, George Sharp, rural program manager for the Thurston Economic Development Council’s
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