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THE ELK Rut Weekend My 7-year-old nephew, Lloyd learned how to make cow and bull calls in an elk bugling club at a Cheyenne elementary school. “At my house, I have to go outside because my brother gets mad. I say, ‘Oh, well,”‘ Lloyd told me over the phone. If there’s one thing that
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The 4th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment held an Inactivation and Casing of the Colors Ceremony this morning on Watkins Field. "It's a big day," said Col. (P) Paul Bontrager, deputy commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, to the almost 400 soldiers standing in front of him. "But it's not necessarily the
Military Life
The second annual Celebrating Military Service Parade will be held in downtown Tacoma Saturday, Aug. 16, to honor military past and present. "It's in appreciation of the military," said Steve James, executive director of the Daffodil Festival. "It's a way of saying thank you." The parade, hosted by the Daffodil Festival, will
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Though folks like to carry on about the seemingly neverending rainfall in the Pacific Northwest, the truth of the matter is, our seasons are mellow, with only pockets of extreme weather doled out by Mother Nature. With just a few short weeks of summer heat remaining, some of us are
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Spc. Terri Francis, 27, is tenacious. The soldier, who grew up on an Apache reservation in New Mexico, became a single mother at age 17 and obtained her GED because she knew that without a high school credential, she wouldn't be able to earn enough for her family. In 2006, she
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What will you be doing at 10:16 a.m. on Oct. 16? The Washington National Guard's Emergency Management Division would like to make a suggestion. The Great Washington ShakeOut, an annual campaign and event to promote earthquake preparedness, will culminate at that exact moment and the planners would like you to
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The tugboat Henry Foss turned a barge in a seemingly effortless motion on Tacoma's Commencement Bay. The maneuver was practiced, clear in intent and the product of professionalism - kind of like ballet on the water. As the tug pushed the barge to its mooring on the Thea Foss Waterway, I was
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It’s time for another free festival centering on art. But wait. “It is not just another festival — there are important twists,” explains Drew Ebersole, fund development officer at the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association, who will be presenting the family-friendly Music & Murals event set to happen Sept. 8,
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In Hollywood they have the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Around here, we have the six degrees of grunge. When the Seattle music scene exploded in the early ’90s, Tacoma was directly in the fallout zone. Therefore, it’s not uncommon in our local music circles to encounter someone who played
Arts
Washington Contemporary Ballet has been serving up dance education since its founding in 1987, and it is now in the process of opening a new facility with a new name. The Doris Kaiser Performing Arts Academy will open this fall at 2510 84th St. in Lakewood. The WCB will be
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Lots of talk these days about restaurants coming and going, going and coming. It’s hard to keep up. Winfield’s Twisted Cue Club and The Garage come to mind, along with The Blue Olive and Gary’s Steak Out (by his own choice). Was their vision too grand? Did they bite off
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[FESTIVAL] + FRI, AUG. 15-17 "Awesome coffee on a farm in the middle of pretty much nowhere, group photo on the haystacks every year ... swimming in the river, eating food that was grown on the land, standing in the back field late at night, watching the bands play (really loud),
Music
The breadth and crazy ambition of concept albums were slowly drilled into my skull by my father, who grew up on the overblown artistic expression of '70s progressive rock. Jethro Tull, 10cc, Godley and Creme, Gentle Giant, Pink Floyd and countless other artists straining at the boundaries of what albums
