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SOURCEBOOK
A GUIDE
TO COMMUNITIES
AND SERVICES
IN THURSTON COUNTY
2015-16
EDITOR’S DESK
DUSTI DEMAREST, EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Welcome to Sourcebook, The Olympian’s annual
compilation of what you need to know to live and
play in our community.
I
t’s just one of the ways The Olympian helps you connect to services, neighbors, entertainment and recreation.
Sourcebook has deep roots in the community, offering a quick way for
visitors, newcomers -- and even old-timers -- to get acquainted with all that
South Sound has to offer. It has helped generations of residents get settled
in a new home, learn about our schools, master the public transit system, find organizations to join, and generally get the lay of the land.
On the flip side, community organizations rely on being included in its comprehensive and iconic listings. Essential information about youth groups, service organizations, hobby clubs and local governments all can be found in these pages.
The Olympian is proud to provide this guide to the community. Now put it to
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Whether it’s breaking news about an accident blocking traffic
on Interstate 5, a story about innovation in the classroom
or a profile of a student athlete, The Olympian — and
theolympian.com — is South Sound’s number one source of
news and information around the clock.
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ADDRESS
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Olympia, WA 98506
ONLINE: theolympian.com
SUBSCRIBER
SERVICES
NEWSROOM
To start a newspaper subscription,
make a payment or stop delivery during
a vacation, check out the Web site at
theolympian.com or call the circulation
department.
If you have a news tip, a meeting
notice, a story idea, an upcoming sporting event or a new business to announce, we want to hear
from you. Email information to
[email protected]
PHONE: 1-800-905-0296
HOURS: Call between 7 a.m. and 3:30
p.m. Monday through Saturday; and
between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays.
You can also use our automated call
system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
or email us at customerservice@
theolympian.com.
News releases: Submit other community news — public meetings, entertainment events or festivals, school
functions, graduation or military news
— to [email protected]. Include
the name and telephone number of a
contact person for daytime and evening
callbacks.
OBITUARIES
PHONE/FAX/EMAIL: For general
information or newsroom inquiries,
call 360-754-5420. The newsroom fax
number is 360-357-0202. The e-mail
address is [email protected].
PHONE: 360-570-7791.
HOURS: Via phone on weekdays,
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADVERTISING
To place a retail advertisement in The
Olympian or to check on billing information, just pick up the telephone.
RETAIL ADVERTISING:
PHONE: 360-754-5462
To place a classified advertisement,
talk to a sales representative.
CLASSIFIED:
PHONE: 360-754-5454
CITY DESK: To report a news tip, or
to inquire about the possibility of a
reporter covering a news event, call
the city desk at 360-754-5422 or send
an e-mail to [email protected].
Public hours for the newsroom are 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Call 360-754-5420.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Dusti Demarest,
360-357-0206.
OPINION PAGE: 360-754-5495-0206;
[email protected]
SPORTS DESK: 360-754-5473;
[email protected]
BUSINESS DESK: 360-754-5403;
[email protected]
ONLINE: 360-754-5447;
[email protected]
STATEHOUSE BUREAU: 360-786-1826.
he morning newspaper is
enhanced by a 24-hour
online edition. It’s a reliable
source of breaking news as it
happens in the community,
the state and the nation.
Is school canceled? Did the City
Council pass the rezoning ordinance?
Has the jury returned a verdict in that
murder case? From a weather warning
or fallout from an emotional public
hearing at the state Capitol, readers
know they can find the latest news in
The Olympian and at theolympian.com.
At about 2.8 million page views each
month, theolympian.com dominates
the Thurston County media market and
extends its reach far beyond the region.
Online photo galleries with additional photographs of community
events, breaking news, athletic competitions and community celebrations are
a popular feature as are daily blogs by
Olympian journalists.
Readers can submit a letter to the
editor athttp://www.theolympian.com/
letters-to-the-editor/r.
com/opinion.
Multimedia extras can be found on
The Olympian’s website. The online
Olympian also has this Sourcebook
along with an entertainment guide at
theolympian.com/entertainment.
Submit an item for the entertainment
calendar at calendar.theolympian.com.
The Olympian encourages reader
participation, whether it is a letter to
the editor, a suggestion for a story or a
news tip. File your own photographs
by going to The Olympian’s home page
atwww.theolympian.com and clicking
on reader submitted photos.
The newspaper also stages community forums and sponsors a range of
community activities as a means of
staying in close contact with readers
and providing them with information
they need in their daily lives.
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TRANSPORTATION
GETTING AROUND THE SOUTH SOUND
bikes, trains and automobiles
STAF F R E P ORT
Intercity Transit is the area’s bus system, but it’s more than just buses.
Thurston County’s transit agency is recognized nationally for its diverse and
innovative services.
S
tudents travelling to school,
commuters going to work, and
seniors riding to appointments
or activities all take advantage
of transportation options with
Intercity Transit. Twenty-five bus routes
provide more than 15,000 passenger trips
each weekday. Bus service combined
with the agency’s robust vanpool
program and other services support 5.4
million trips each year. Ridership in
the transit system has increased by 68
percent in the past decade, with added
routes and services.
LOCAL BUS SERVICE
State employees and downtown shoppers alike can take advantage of Intercity
Transit’s “Dash” service providing free
transportation between the Capitol
Campus and the Farmer’s Market in
downtown Olympia.
Intercity Transit established the free
Dash service in 2006 to enhance access
to downtown businesses and to relieve
parking and congestion issues. Intercity
Transit’s brightly-colored Dash buses
operate weekdays every 15 minutes
between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. On Saturdays,
it operates every 10 minutes. The Dash
operates six days a week (Monday
through Saturday) April through
September and weekdays only October
through March.
The Dash also allows visitors to park
downtown at the Farmers Market, Maple
Park or Professional Arts lots and bus to
the Capitol Campus. For more information about downtown Olympia parking,
visit http://olympiawa.gov/city-services/
parking.aspx.
LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL
With high gas prices becoming the
norm, more people than ever are turning
to Intercity Transit to take them beyond
Thurston County.
Long-distance travellers looking to
ditch their cars and save gas money can
use Intercity Transit to connect with
Sound Transit and Sounder Rail service
to visit the greater Seattle area. Popular
long-distance travel destinations include
SeaTac Airport, sports stadiums (downtown Seattle), downtown Tacoma and
downtown Seattle.
Intercity Transit also connects with
Pierce Transit, serving the greater
Tacoma area; with Mason Transit
Authority serving Mason County; and
Gray Harbor Transit serving Grays
Harbor County.
Intercity Transit also makes connection
with Rural and Tribal Transportation
serving south Thurston and Lewis
Counties, Amtrak at Centennial Station
on Yelm Highway, and Greyhound in
downtown Olympia.
PARK AND RIDE
There are also six Park & Ride lots
free and open to the public in Thurston
County at the following locations. All
accomodate carpools and vanpools.
Some also have bus service.
Hawks Prairie Park & Ride; near
Interstate 5 and Marvin Road at exit 111,
a quarter-mile off the I-5/Marvin RoadState route 510 interchange in NE Lacey.
Supports Express bus service, carpools
and vanpools.
■ Martin Way Park & Ride; I-5
and Martin Way at exit 109 in Lacey.
Supports Express bus service, carpools
and vanpools.
■ Centennial Station Park & Ride;
Amtrak Station at 6600 Yelm Highway
SE. Supports local bus service, carpools
Twenty bus routes operate in Olympia,
Lacey, Tumwater and Yelm. One ride on
local service costs $1.25 and a daily pass
costs $2.50. A monthly pass costs $15 to
$36, depending on the type of pass you
need. Several pass programs are available for state, City of Olympia, Thurston
County employees and college students.
Visit intercitytransit.com for information
on pass programs.
Intercity Transit is served by two major
transit centers - the Olympia Transit
Center in downtown Olympia and the
Lacey Transit Center off Sixth Avenue
between Sleater-Kinney and College
Streets. Transfer stations include Capital
Mall, Tumwater Square and the Lacey
Corporate Center. Fifteen-minute transit
service operates during peak travel times
on major corridors (Capitol Way, Martin
Way, Harrison Avenue and Deschutes
Parkway).
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and vanpools.
■ Grand Mound Park & Ride; I-5 at
State route 12 in south Thurston County.
Supports transit service provided by
Lewis County’s Twin Transit, carpools
and vanpools.
■ Summit Lake Park & Ride; Summit
Lake Road at State route 8 in West
Thurston County.
■ Mud Bay Park & Ride; Madrona
Beach Road near U.S. Highway 101 in
West Thurston County.
For more information on park and ride
lot locations throughout the state, visit
wsdot.wa.gov/choices/parkride.cfm
VANPOOL
Intercity Transit’s vanpool program is
an attractive transportation option for
many commuters who travel in the south
and central Puget Sound and southwestern Washington regions. Its 150 vanpools
carry 7 to 15 riders each. Vanpool fares
average $65 a month, depending on the
size of the group, distance travelled, and
other factors. Intercity Transit estimates
that riders on the shortest vanpool route
save about $2,000 per year in transportation costs, and riders on the longest route
save $12,300 per year.
Intercity Transit is part of a tri-state
ridematch program that connects longdistance commuters with carpools and
vanpools. Visit rideshareonline.com for
more information.
Intercity Transit also has a Community
Van Program available for group
van travel by qualified non-profit
organizations on a reservation basis.
Organizations pay a per-mile rate to
cover direct operational costs, and
appoint drivers who complete safe
driving training.
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
Intercity Transit provides door-todoor paratransit service for people with
disabilities that prevent them from using
fixed-route buses. The service, called
Dial-A-Lift, operates by reservation and
requires special certification. One ride
costs $1.25 and a daily pass costs $2.50.
A monthly pass costs $15 to $36 depending on the type of pass you need. Annual
passes cost about $180.
All Intercity Transit buses are accessible for people who use wheelchairs
or other mobility devices, or who have
difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Accessible features on buses and a travel
training program help more people
access fixed-route service.
To learn more about Dial-A-Lift, call
360-705-5896 or visit http://www.
intercitytransit.com/traveloptions/
accessibleservices/Pages/Dial-A-Lift.
aspx. Intercity Transit also answers
Dial-A-Lift questions via email at [email protected].
BEYOND INTERCITY TRANSIT
THURSTON COUNTY’S AIRPORT
SHUTTLE TO SEATAC AIRPORT
The Capital Aeroporter Airport Shuttle,
based in Tumwater, also offers an airport
shuttle that will pick you up at your door
and drop you off at SeaTac Airport, and
pick you up and drive you home on your
return trip. Visit capair.com or call 1800-962-3579 for rate information.
TRAVELING BY RAIL
Travellers can catch the Sounder
Commuter Rail to Seattle at either Sound
Transit’s Tacoma Dome or Lakewood
Stations. Trains to Portland or Seattle are
available at the Amtrak Station located at
6600 Yelm Highway in Lacey. Travellers
also can make connections to Tacoma’s
Link light rail service in downtown
Tacoma and at Freighthouse Square next
to the Tacoma Dome Station.
COMMUTING BY BIKE
A number of roads and streets throughout Thurston County have bike lanes,
and Intercity Transit buses are equipped
with bike racks to accommodate busbike travel.
OTHER RESOURCES
Free, one-on-one Travel Training is
available for people who are new to
using Intercity Transit. There’s also a
volunteer Bus Buddy program for people
who need a little assistance traveling
by transit - or who may want to just get
comfortable using the bus before riding
solo. Visit intercitytransit.com for more
details.
Customized trip planning is available
through Intercity Transit’s customer
service staff and the online trip planner
at intercitytransit.com
One-Bus-Away real time transit tracking information is accessible by smart
phone, web or telephone to confirm bus
arrival by route. See the green One-BusAway icon at intercitytransit.com
■ For van and carpool matches go to:
rideshareonline.com
■ For Olympia-area traffic conditions, go to: www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/
Olympia.
■ Sound Transit: soundtransit.org.
■ To contact Intercity Transit’s
customer service, call 360-786-1881
or 1-800-287-6348, or visit customer
[email protected], email at
[email protected]
Intercity Transit’s website is intercitytransit.com
Intercity Transit’s administrative offices
can be reached at 360-786-8585
For Vanpool or Carpool information
through Intercity Transit at 360-7868800.
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In January, Olympian readers
will have the opportunity once
again to nominate and cast
votes online for their favorite
South Sound businesses.
Award winners are
announced in March.
• Mexican Restaurant
• Seafood Restaurant
• Deli • Happy Hour
• Late Night Hangout
• Business Lunch • BBQ Joint
• Real Estate Agent • Dog Groomer
• Wine Bar • Take Out • Landscaper
• Bank • Museum • Gym • Golf Course
• Florist • Barber Shop • Spa • Casino
• Auto Repair • Dentist • and more!
MILITARY
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD
active duty
BY ADAM A S HTON
Staff writer
What was old is new again at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
as its troops hit their stride in a post-war cycle of
constant training instead of heading overseas for regular
combat deployments.
T
he new mix of operations
has JBLM’s 27,000 activeduty soldiers spending a
few months everY year
in the field at military
exercises in Central Washington, the
Mojave Desert and overseas with
U.S. allies on the Pacific Rim. Last
year, JBLM sent hundreds of soldiers
to Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia.
JBLM’s primary Air Force
command, the 62nd Airlift Wing,
is just as busy with its mission to
deliver troops and supplies to different military operations around
the world from its fleet of C-17
Globemaster III cargo jets. In 2014,
those flights took its airmen to
Liberia, Iraq and Antarctica, among
many other countries.
Those assignments look a lot like
the kind of operations troops carried
from Fort Lewis and McChord Air
Field before long ground wars broke
out in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That fast pace of military training is unfolding while the Defense
Department carries out a broad
drawdown of its ground forces for
their peak strength during the wars.
Since 2011, JBLM has lost about
7,000 active-duty soldiers. More large
units could be cut from the base
over the next few years. The Army is
shedding about 40,000 more soldiers
from today’s active-duty force of
roughly 490,000 soldiers.
The speed of the Army’s downsizing has prompted JBLM to launch
a number of trend-setting programs
that attempt to pair troops with jobs
in the private sector.
More than 8,000 soldiers are
leaving the military out of JBLM
every year. They’re benefiting from
programs that open doors for them
at Mircosoft, Starbucks, state government and in construction trades. The
Army has replicated several of those
program at other posts around the
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over the nation’s airspace west of the
Mississippi River.
WADS is made up of personnel
from the Washington Air National
Guard, Army, Navy, civil service
components and Canadian forces.
They watch radars for signs of suspicious activity and would be the first
eyes to spot a hijacked plane
Other assignments in the South
Sound military community still
center on frequent deployments
to war zones. JBLM’s 7th Infantry
Division in May in sent 70 soldiers to
Kandahar Province in Afghanistan
for a year-long mission advising
Afghan forces.
The base also is hope to about
3,000 troops in Special Operations
units that can be called up at a
moment’s notice to wars or to
humanitarian missions.
Those deployments likely will
continue for the foreseeable future as
U.S. forces prepare to maintain some
kind of presence in Afghanistan
while stepping up their involvement
in Iraq.
country.
Despite the drawdown, JBLM is
and will remain the South Sound’s
largest employer. Some 40,000
soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines
and Reservists are stationed there.
Another roughly 15,000 civilian
government employees and contractors work at the base.
All together, the military estimates
JBLM puts $6 billion a year into the
local economy.
On the other side of Interstate 5,
the Washington National Guard also
has been taking on different assignments since its responsibilities in
Iraq and Afghanistan eased.
With no combat deployment on
the horizon, the Guard has been
spending more time preparing for
natural and man-made disasters.
That work has already been tested
with large National Guard responses
in 2014 to the Oso mudslide and to
sprawling wildfires.
The Guard next is planning a
major earthquake response exercise
for 2016. It also recently received
new Army Stryker vehicles that are
specially equipped to operate in toxic
environments, such as in the aftermath of chemical or nuclear disaster.
The National Guard’s Camp
Murray also is home to the Air
National Guard’s 194th Wing, a
contingent of airmen who engage
in classified cyber security missions.
National Guard leaders are tightlipped in describing the unit’s
responsibilities, but they say the
support wing draws from the talents
of the Puget Sound’s technology
industry.
Air National Guard soldiers in the
Puget Sound region also are responsible for the first line of defense
over the country’s western skies.
The Western Air Defense Sector is
based at Lewis-McChord, where
about 200 personnel keep watch
GOVERNMENT
STATE CAPITOL: OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
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FUN FACTS
UNOFFICIAL STATE
NICKNAME
Evergreen State
STATE FLOWER
Coast rhododendron
STATE MARINE
MAMMAL
Orca
the state
THE STATE OF
LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
The six-year project to construct the state’s
domed Capitol culminated in 1928. The building’s
lantern top stands 287 feet above ground and the
structure is rated as the fourth tallest masonry
dome structure in the world. The state landlord
agency, the Department of Enterprise Services,
describes the monument as a centerpiece of a
five-building design from New York architects
Walter Wilder and Harry White that won a
competition in 1911. The agency says the Capitol
has survived three major earthquakes in 1949,
1964 and most recently 2001, which set into
motion a $120 million renovation, system upgrade
and repair of seismic damage.
Visitor services information – including tours – is
available at 360-902-8880 or online at http://
des.wa.gov/services/facilities/CapitolCampus/
Pages/default.aspx.
STATE TREE
Western hemlock
STATE BIRD
Willow goldfinch
STATE GEM
Petrified wood
STATE FOSSIL
Columbian mammoth
Visitor services information
is available online or at
360-902-8880.
STATE GOVERNMENT
BY JOR DAN S C H R AD E R / Staff writer
“Olympia gridlock.” “Will Olympia raise taxes?” “Olympia
lawmakers in contempt of court.”
The phrases drive blogger Emmett O’Connell up the wall.
The capital city is more than just a shorthand for state
government, O’Connell insists. It’s his hometown.
“I know why people do it,” he said.
“They can turn the state Legislature
into an ‘other’ as opposed to something that they are responsible for.
“The people who are making the
decisions in Olympia come from your
town.”
The bad news for O’Connell is
despite years of griping about the
phenomenon on his blog, people elsewhere in Washington will probably
always refer to the Legislature and
bureaucracy as Olympia.
The good news? The city’s status
gives actual Thurston County residents
a front-row seat to state government.
They need only stop by the Capitol
Campus during a legislative session to
speak at a public hearing or lobby a
legislator.
Legislative sessions run 105 days in
odd-numbered years and 60 days in
even-numbered years. But in four of
the past five years, lawmakers haven’t
gotten their work done on time. They
have needed special sessions, sometimes more than one, to reach agreement on budgets.
Power in the Legislature is divided
between the Democrats who control
the House and Republicans who
control the Senate. Gov. Jay Inslee,
whose office is one floor down
from the legislative chambers, is a
Democrat.
Each party has a razor-thin majority: 51-47 in the House, 26-23 in
the Senate. That Senate majority
includes one Democrat who allies
with Republicans, Sen. Tim Sheldon of
Potlatch.
House seats are up for grabs every
two years and Senate positions every
four years. Also up every four years are
the governor and eight other elected
officials in the executive branch.
The judicial branch has its epicenter in Olympia as well, next to the
Legislative Building in the Temple of
Justice. That’s where the nine-member
state Supreme Court hears cases.
Government serves as the engine of
the local economy.
More than a third of the state’s executive-branch workforce is in Thurston
County. Altogether, state government
provides more than 21,000 of the
county’s roughly 109,000 nonfarm
jobs. Many of those other jobs are with
lobbying and trade groups or have
other ties to state government.
The state slashed jobs during the
Great Recession. It has rebounded
over the past couple of years, but not
yet to its peak size.
Besides the people who work there,
the Capitol Campus draws an estimated 300,000 visitors a year for tours,
advocacy, demonstrations or other
purposes.
State government also manages
some of Olympia’s other prime
public areas, including Heritage and
Marathon parks along Capitol Lake.
Its buildings are part of Olympia’s
fabric, too. Most prominent is the
Legislative Building, surrounded by
other stately buildings on the west
Capitol Campus. State employees are
clustered on the east campus.
Some lawmakers have been wary
of new building projects in recent
years, especially after regrets over an
expensive, state-of-the-art and oversized state data center built east of the
Capitol Campus in 2010 and 2011.
Republicans who control the state
Senate touted a recent proposal in
a blog post as “a capital budget that
builds classrooms, not state office
buildings.”
The GOP’s reservations include
replacement of a building at 1063
Capitol Way South. The 215,000
square-foot, five-story building sought
by the House would be the home of
the State Patrol and other agencies.
But Republicans raised objections over
the building’s higher-than-expected
cost per square foot.
Lawmakers were still debating as
budget negotiations wore on through
STATE OF WASHINGTON JOBS REPORT
JOBS: State government remains the major employer in Olympia and
Thurston County. The job base shrank a bit after the Great Recession
landed in 2008 but is slowly starting to rebound – although jobs
remain at levels seen more than a decade ago. The chart below shows
the number of workers on the state payroll in part and full-time state
jobs at different times over the last 20 years.
YEAR
STATEWIDE
THURSTON
KING
PIERCE
SPOKANE
SNOHOMISH
2014
2013
2012
2008
2002
1997
1993
59,850
59,609
60,342
68,382
64,045
60,346
58,029
21,174
21,090
21,068
23,374
21,390
20,496
20,317
NA
NA
8,829
10,530
9,845
9,521
9,075
NA
NA
6,542
8,084
7,876
7,086
6,631
NA
NA
4,859
5,381
5,119
4,536
4,412
NA
NA
2,985
3,226
3,015
2,875
2,609
Data source is the state Office of Financial Management. Figures for 2014 were as of March 31.
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culture.
O’Connell appreciates that state
government has shaped the town
even if conflating the two is his pet
peeve. His wife is a state employee
and he works for a tribal organization that wouldn’t be headquartered
in Olympia if it weren’t the capital.
“Without state government we
probably never would have had
Interstate 5 come through town,”
O’Connell said. “We never would
have had Evergreen State College ...
We wouldn’t be Olympia.”
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spring whether to allow the project
to go forward.
It would be a new look for the
connection between downtown and
the Capitol Campus.
“This would be the first office
building on the west side of the
Capitol Campus in more than 50
years,” Department of Enterprise
Services spokesman Curt Hart said.
For many residents, of course,
The Evergreen State College is state
government’s biggest contribution
to Olympia. The public liberal-arts
school with a nontraditional bent
helps sets the tone of the city’s
CAPITOL CAMPUS
FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND
PARKING INFORMATION
Port of
Olympia
Shuttle route
Saturday
service April
through Dec.
Olympia
Farmerss
Farmer
Market
Capitol
Lake
State Ave.
Fourth Ave.
Ninth Ave.
11th
Ave.
14th Ave.
Jefferson St
Capitol Way
Way
Legislative
Building
Plum St.
Percival
Landing
VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER
PARKING. Located at 14th Avenue and
Capitol Way. Center phone number:
360-704-7544. Cost: $1.50 an hour or $12
per day.
P2
Stop
West
Bay
P1
NORTH AND SOUTH DIAGONAL
PARKING. Located along the north and
south diagonals on the Capitol Campus.
Cost: $1.50 an hour or $12 per day.
P3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
PARKING GARAGE (upper level, cars
and lighter vehicles only). Located at
11th Avenue and Columbia Street. Cost:
$1.50 an hour or $12 per day.
P4
NATURAL RESOURCES PARKING
LOT. Located off Washington Street.
Cost: $1.50 an hour or $12 per day.
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The Dash shuttle is free and runs
between the Capitol Campus and
Olympia Farmers Market, making
stops about every two blocks along
Capitol Way. The service runs every
12 to 15 minutes from 7 a.m. to 6
p.m. weekdays. It also runs on
Saturdays every 10 minutes from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. from April through
August (Saturday service does not
serve east Capitol Campus).
PROFESSIONAL ARTS BUILDING
PARKING LOT. Located at 11th Avenue
and Washington Street. Cost: $1.50 an
hour or $12 per day.
P5
DESCHUTES PARKWAY ALONG
CAPITOL LAKE. Intercity Transit buses
run to the Olympia transit center for
transfer to the Capitol Campus and
other destinations weekdays every 15
minutes. Cost: $1 for a single ride or $2
for an all-day pass.
LEGEND
Campus building
Point of interest
P Visitor parking
(SEE PARKING INFORMATION)
CAPITOL CAMPUS KEY
1 Legislative Building
2 Governor’s Mansion
3 John L. O’Brien Building (House offices)
4 John A. Cherberg Building (Senate offices)
5 Irving Newhouse Building (Senate offices)
6 J.M. Pritchard Building (cafeteria)
7 Temple of Justice/Supreme Court
8 Insurance Building
9 General Administration Building
10 Visitor & Convention Bureau
11 Archives
12 Natural Resources Building
13 Highways-Licenses
TOUR AND SCHOOL BUSES. Buses may
unload and reload passengers on the
Capitol Campus at the Winged Victory
monument (at the junction on the north
and south diagonals).
15 Transportation Building
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
16 Employment Security Department
Those in need of auxiliary aids or services
for attending hearings or participating in
other legislative activities should call the
House of Representatives at 360-786-7271
or the Senate at 360-786-7400. As an
alternative to the TTY, or text telephone,
number, any legislative number can be
reached directly via the State Telephone
Relay Service by dialing 800-833-6384
(voice) or 800-833-6388 (text).
14 Office Building No. 2 (DSHS)
17 Capitol Court Building
18 Old IBM Building
19 Press houses
20 Dept. of Enterprise Services and
Consolidated Technology Services
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STAF F R E P ORT
Newcomers to Thurston County will find most of their health care
needs provided by the two hospitals in the county. They are the
390-bed Providence St. Peter Hospital in east Olympia and the
110-bed Capital Medical Center in west Olympia.
Both offer an array of services, including 24-hour emergency rooms, birth
centers as well as ties to several primary
care clinics.
But as health care grows, so, too, do
the services offered by both organizations.
Providence, the largest private
employer in the area with more than
2,200 employees, has plans to expand
operating rooms, add technology — a da
Vinci surgical assist robot is on the way
— and open a wound center, targeting
patients suffering from diabetes, which
will include a hyperbaric chamber, Chief
Operating Officer Paul Wilkinson said.
But primary care is a big focus, too,
he said.
More people have access to health
care through the Affordable Care Act,
and the hospital also wants patients to
find family doctors so that earaches and
stubborn coughs will be treated by a
family doctor rather than at the hospital’s emergency room, which is best
reserved for traumatic injuries, he said.
That’s still a work in progress: ER
visits are up six percent so far this
year from the same period last year,
Wilkinson said.
To address primary care growth,
Providence Medical Group operates
eight primary care clinics in the county,
and is set to add one more when it
finishes converting a former Office
Depot off Cooper Point Road in west
Olympia into its latest clinic.
Providence Medical Group operates
a call center for those looking to set an
appointment at one of its clinics. The
phone number is 855-776-4362. The
main hospital phone number is 888492-9480.
Capital Medical Center, which
employs 550, also has revamped existing
services and plans to add more, hospital spokeswoman Julie Leydelmeyer
said. The Women’s Services Center was
recently renovated, expanding labor and
delivery rooms to 11 from nine. Capital
Diabetes and Weight Loss Center is set
to open in the hospital in June, she said,
while the big project begins in the fall.
That’s when the hospital will embark
on a $16 million physical transformation of the hospital itself, increasing
its operating rooms to seven from five,
Leydelmeyer said.
The hospital, too, has ties to five
primary care clinics and five specialty
clinics which operate under the banner
of Capital Physician Services. The physician referral service can be reached at
800-798-5143. The main number of
the hospital is 360-754-5858.
In addition to hospital services,
South Sound has two outreach
programs for low-income and uninsured people. One is a 211 phone
line for referrals to resources; the
other is the CHOICE regional health
care network (360-539-7576) for
help with finding medical care or
health insurance.
Another option for low-income
or uninsured people is Sea Mar
Community Health Clinics. It operates medical, dental and behavioral
health clinics throughout the county.
The main number is 360-704-2900.
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STAF F R E P ORTS
Nearly 15 percent of residents in Thurston County are 65
and older, according to the 2013 U.S. Census.
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he Lewis Mason Thurston
Area Agency on Aging
partners with several local
agencies to provide transportation, respite care, caregiver training and support, legal help,
case management and other services.
Seniors also can call the agency to
get information about transportation,
housing options, meal sites, senior
centers, hospitals, hospice and other
services: 360-664-2168 or visiting
www.lmtaaa.org.
Senior Services for South Sound
serves about 5,000 senior citizens
annually. With 30 employees and more
than 250 volunteers, Senior Services
is one of the go-to agencies for the
region’s low-income and at-risk seniors.
For more information, call 360-5866181 or visit www.southsoundseniors.
org.
SAGE Olympia provides services and
advocacy for gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender elders. The non-profit
organization promotes the wellness of
LGBT seniors in the Thurston County
area with a range of referrals, services
and other activities. To learn more, visit
www.sageolympia.org or call 360-6021204.
Several senior activities are available at The Olympia Center at 222
Columbia Street Northwest. Activities
include meals, field trips, guest speakers, social clubs and more. To learn
more, call 360-586-6181.
The Lacey Senior Center is located
in Woodland Creek Community Park,
6757 Pacific Avenue Southeast. The
facility features social activities, senior
health seminars, classes and noon
meals Monday through Friday. To learn
more, call 360-407-3967.
For seniors who want to flex their
political muscles, South Sound also is
home to the Washington state Senior
Citizens’ Lobby, a forum for senior
advocacy groups throughout the state.
For information, call 360-754-0207 or
go to www.waseniorlobby.org.
The Washington State Senior Games
offers competitions for athletes age 50
and older. The 2015 games are slated
for July 23-26 at various sites throughout the area. Nearly 2,000 people are
expected to participate. For more information and registration, visit
www.washingtonstateseniorgames.com.
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SCHOOLS
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATION IN THE REGION
K-12
BY LI SA P E M B E RTON / Staff writer
About 30,000 students live in and around Lacey, Olympia and
Tumwater and attend school in one of Thurston County’s three
largest public school systems. Seven smaller public school districts
can be found outside South Sound’s urban core, where nearly
18,000 more students reside. There also are many private schools
to choose from, both religious and nonreligious.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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South Sound’s largest school district,
North Thurston Public Schools, is
led by superintendent Raj Manhas, a
former superintendent of the Seattle
School District.
The district is the most ethnically
diverse in Thurston County, with about
14,700 students, and is the 23rd largest
district in the state. And it’s growing
fast. District officials predict enrollment
will reach 18,500 in the next 20 years.
The district’s newest schools include
Chambers Prairie Elementary in the
south Lacey area, and Aspire Middle
School for the Performing Arts,
a magnet school for grades six to
eight. The district also has Challenge
Academy, which provides more
academically advanced programs for
middle school students.
The district is transitioning to grade
6-8 middle schools during the next few
years.
North Thurston covers 74 square
miles in northeastern Thurston County
and has three comprehensive high
schools, one alternative high school,
three traditional middle schools, a
magnet middle school and 13 elementary schools.
It borders Joint Base Lewis McChord,
and military children make up about
14 percent of its elementary school
population. The district received a
three-year Department of Defense
Education Activity grant worth more
than $1 million to develop programs to
give military students and their families
extra support.
In February 2014, voters approved
a 20-year, $175 million bond measure
to upgrade or modernize five schools,
build a new middle school and make
other improvements.
And in February 2012, voters
approved a four-year, nearly $128
million levy that will pay for everything from teacher salaries and special
education programs to transportation
and performing arts programs.
Address: 305 College St. N.E., Lacey.
Phone: 360-412-4400
Web site: www.nthurston.k12.wa.us
OLYMPIA
Olympia School District is the second
largest district in the area, serving
about 9,300 students. The district has
11 neighborhood elementary schools
and four middle schools. Capital and
Olympia high schools, the two comprehensive high schools, are cross-town
rivals.
The district has alternative programs
at all school levels. Lincoln Options
is the alternative program at Lincoln
Elementary School. Reeves and
Marshall middle schools also house the
alternative programs for sixth through
eighth grades. All three programs
require large levels of parental partici-
pation.
The district also has an alternative
high school, Avanti High School, which
has received several accolades including the 2014 Schools of Excellence in
Arts Education.
Olympia School District also operates the Olympia Regional Learning
Academy, which offers a variety of
services including a Montessori program
for children in preschool through sixth
grade, hConnect for homeschool families and the online iConnect Academy.
In January 2015, ORLA moved into
a new 66,000-square-foot “net zero”
structure that was designed to draw less
energy from the grid that it’s able to
produce on site, thanks to geothermal
heating, skylights and other environmentally friendly features.
The school board seeks student
perspectives from a student board
member, but the student member’s
vote is not official. The student board
member seat rotates among the high
schools.
a 20-year, $97.8 million bond to build
a new middle school, renovate two
existing schools, tackle 50 small works
projects and build a new facility for the
Olympia Regional Learning Academy.
Voters also passed a four-year, nearly
$91 million maintenance and operations levy that will pay for everything
from teacher and support staff salaries
to athletics and arts programs.
In February 2014, voters approved a
four-year, $13.2 million levy for technology and school safety projects.
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Tacoma-native Dick Cvitanich was
hired as superintendent in 2012.
Address: 1113 Legion
Way S.E., Olympia
Phone: 360-596-6100
Web site: www.osd.wednet.edu
TUMWATER
Address: 621 Linwood
Ave. S.W., Tumwater
Phone: 360-709-7000
Web site: www.tumwater.k12.wa.us
OTHER PUBLIC DISTRICTS
GRIFFIN SCHOOL DISTRICT, northwest
of Olympia, serves about 650 students.
The district operates a K-8 school, and
contracts with the Olympia School
District to send its high school students
to Capital High School. It is led by
Address: 6530 33rd Ave. N.W.,
Olympia
Phone: 360-866-2515
Web site: www.griffin.k12.wa.us
RAINIER SCHOOL DISTRICT, southeast of
Lacey, serves about 830 students. The
district operates an elementary school,
a middle school and a high school. It
is led by superintendent Tim Garchow.
Voters approved a four-year $6.76
million M&O levy in 2012.
Address: 307 Alaska St., Rainier
Phone: 360-446-2207
Web site: www.rainier.wednet.edu
ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT,
southwest of Tumwater, serves about
2,200 students. The district operates a
primary school for grades kindergarten
through two, an elementary school
for grades three through five, a middle
school, a high school and an alternative
high school.
It is led by superintendent Kim Fry.
Voters approved a four-year, nearly $15
million M&O levy in February 2012.
Address: 10140 Highway 12 S.W.,
Rochester
Phone: 360-273-5536
Web site: www.rochester.wednet.edu
SHELTON SCHOOL DISTRICT serves
about 4,150 students in Mason County.
It has three elementary schools, a
middle school, a junior high school,
a high school and an alternative high
school. The school system also serves
students from four feeder school districts
that do not offer all grade levels; those
districts are Hood Canal, Pioneer,
Southside and Grapeview. In March, the
School Board hired Alex Apostle as the
district’s next superintendent.
Address: 700 S. First St., Shelton
Phone: 360-426-1687
Web site: www.sheltonschools.org
STEILACOOM HISTORICAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT, northeast of Lacey, serves
about 3,100 students and operates
a primary school, three elementary
schools, a middle school and a high
school.
The district is led by superintendent
Kathi Weight. Voters approved a fouryear operations levy in 2014.
Address: 511 Chambers St., Steilacoom
Phone: 253-983-2200
Web site: www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us
TENINO SCHOOL DISTRICT, south of
Tumwater, serves about 1,200 students.
The district operates two elementary
schools — one for grades kindergarten
through two and one for grades three
through five — one middle school and
one high school.
Voters approved a four-year, $11.31
million operations levy in 2012, and a
six-year, $7.95 million capital projects
The Tumwater School District is
the third-largest school district and
has about 6,300 students. In February
2015, the school board hired longtime
South Sound educator and administrator John Bash to serve as the district’s
next superintendent.
The 117 square-mile district operates two comprehensive high schools,
an alternative program for high
school students in grades 10-12 called
Secondary Options, two middle
schools, and six elementary schools.
Tumwater also runs New Market
Skills Center, a training program for
students that attempts to meet the
demands for skilled employees by
regional industries. New Market is a
consortium of 25 high schools in the
region, and serves juniors and seniors
in public and private high schools and
students who are homeschooled.
Its classes are free, and students can
learn trades as diverse as automotive
service technology, culinary arts and
cosmetology.
a 20-year, $136 million bond measure
to replace two elementary schools,
expand its middle schools and make
other improvements around the district.
principal-superintendent Greg Woods.
Voters approved a two-year, just over
$4.5 million school programs and operations levy in February 2014.
levy in 2015.
An anonymous alumnus of the district
recently donated $200,000 to the high
school that was used to buy music instruments for the band program, and a greenhouse and pole barn for the agriculture
program. The donor also set aside $1
million that will be given to the school
upon his death, school officials say.
The district’s superintendent is Joe
Belmonte.
Address: 301 Old Highway 99 N., Tenino
Phone: 360-264-3400
Web site: www.teninoschools.org
YELM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS is a fast
growing district bordering Fort Lewis
southeast of Lacey. It serves about 5,600
students who attend six elementary
schools, two middle schools and a comprehensive high school and an off-campus
alternative program for high school
students. A portion of the district’s 192
square miles extends into Pierce County.
The district is led by superintendent Andy
Wolf. Voters approved a four-year levy in
2012, totaling about $40 million.
Address: 107 First St. N., Yelm
Phone: 360-458-1900
Web site: www.ycs.wednet.edu
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CAPITAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Address: 730 Lilly Road S.E., Olympia
Phone: 360-438-3639
Web site: www.capitalmontessorischool.
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THE CHILDREN’S INN
Address: 1939 Karen Frazier Road S.E.,
Olympia
Phone: 360-709-9769
Web site: www.thechildrensinn.com
Web site: www.flschool.org
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GOSPEL OUTREACH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Address: 1925 South Bay Road N.E.,
Olympia
Phone: 360-786-0070
Web site: gospeloutreach.org
OLYMPIA WALDORF SCHOOL
Address: 8126 Normandy St. SE, Olympia
Phone: 360-493-0906
Web site: www.olympiawaldorf.org
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL
Address: 2606 Carpenter Road S.E., Lacey
Phone: 360-491-7060
Web site: holyfamilylacey.com
CHRISTIAN LIFE SCHOOL
Address: 4205 Lacey Blvd. S.E., Lacey
Phone: 360-491-0654
MASON COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Address: 470 E. Eagle Ridge Dr., Shelton
Phone: 360-426-7616
www.masoncountychristianschool.org
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Address: 4706 Park Center Ave. N.E.,
Lacey
Phone: 360-493-2223
Web site: www.olympiachristianschool.org.
MOUNT OLIVE LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Address: 206 E. Wyandotte Ave., Shelton
Phone: 360-427-3165
Web site: www.mtoliveshelton.org
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Address: 6701 Fairview Road SW,
Olympia
Phone: 360-923-0071
Web site: ccsoly.com
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 4710 Park Center Ave. N.E.,
Lacey
Phone: 360-491-2966
Web site: www.nchs-olympia.org
EAGLE VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
13036 Morris Road S.E., Yelm
Phone: 360-458-3090
Web site: www.eagleviewchristianschool.
com
NOVA SCHOOL
Address: 2020 22nd Ave. S.E., Olympia
Phone: 360-491-7097
Web site: www.novaschool.org
EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Address: 1010 Black Lake Blvd. S.W.,
Olympia
Phone: 360-357-5590
Web site: www.ecsonline.cc
OLYMPIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Address: 1215 Ethel St. N.W., Olympia
Phone: 360-352-1831
Web site: www.ocssda.org
OLYMPIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Address: 1601 North St. S.E., Olympia
Phone: 360-866-8047
Web site: www.olympiacommunity
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Address: 7075 Pacific Ave., Lacey
Phone: 360-491-1733
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Address: 5608 Pacific Ave. S.E., Lacey
Phone: 360-438-7600
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Address: 1204 11th Ave. S.E., Olympia
Phone: 360-754-5131
Web site: www.stmikesolympia.org
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Address: 201 W. Shelton Valley Road,
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Phone: 360-426-4198
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Address: 1601 North St. S.E., Olympia
Phone: 360-791-8348
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HIGHER EDUCATION
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATION IN THE REGION
a personal choice
BY LI SA P E M B E RTON / Staff Writer
Thurston County residents seeking professional
development, personal enrichment or higher education
degrees have a variety of choices in the area including
South Puget Sound Community College, The Evergreen State
College and Saint Martin’s University.
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
2700 Evergreen Parkway N.W.,
Olympia, WA
Phone: 360-867-6000
Web site: www.evergreen.edu
The Evergreen State College opened
its doors in 1971 as a progressive,
public liberal arts and science college.
Enrollment is about 4,300 students,
according to the college’s web site. It
serves students at its main campus in
Olympia, a program in Tacoma and a
reservation-based program for Native
American students at several locations
around the Puget Sound.
With 1,000 acres, the campus has the
largest area of any four-year school in
the state, though much of its grounds
are undeveloped woodlands and Puget
Sound waterfront. It has an organic
farm on campus, and is home to the
Longhouse Education and Cultural
Center which promotes indigenous
arts and cultures through education,
cultural preservation, creative expression and economic development.
Instead of traditional majors,
Evergreen students take interdisciplinary courses that link topics across
subject areas. For example, three
instructors might collaborate on one
yearlong topic, covering different
aspects including public policy, science,
and industry.
For working students, the college
offers evening and weekend programs,
as well.
Evergreen has one of the lowest
tuition costs of any Washington fouryear institution.
Several books and magazines that
rank colleges also have praised the
school, including “Colleges that
Change Lives” by Loren Pope. It was
recognized in the 2014 edition of “The
Princeton Review’s Guide to 332
Green Colleges,” which highlighted
Evergreen’s free bus pass program,
heating and water conservation systems
for campus housing and the student
green energy fee. It also was named a
2015 Fiske Best Buy School.
The school offers Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of
Arts and Science degrees. Evergreen
doesn’t offer “majors,” but it has about
60 areas of focus that students can
choose from including cultural studies,
agriculture and marine science. It
also has graduate programs in teaching, environmental science and public
administration.
Evergreen also offers a Master of
Public Administration with a concentration in tribal governance.
Campus events also bring notable
speakers to Olympia including activist Angela Davis, poet Maya Angelou,
filmmaker Michael Moore and former
Congressman Dennis Kucinich.
Notable alumni include rapper
Ben “Macklemore” Haggerty, Matt
Groening, creator of “The Simpsons,”
Josh Blue, winner of Last Comic
Standing in 2006 and Michael
Richards, comedy star known as
“Cosmo Kramer” on NBC’s “Seinfeld.”
SAINT MARTIN’S UNIVERSITY
5000 Abbey Way S.E. Lacey
360-491-4700
www.stmartin.edu
Saint Martin’s has been at its location in Lacey since Benedictine monks
founded it in 1895. It is the only
Benedictine university west of the
Rocky Mountains. Though Catholic
traditions are strong there, the university welcomes students of all faiths.
During the past few years, the university has undergone major construction work to accommodate growth.
Projects include the recently opened
Cebula Hall, which houses engineering
programs and is a “green” environmentally friendly structure, Parsons
Hall, a residence hall; Harned Hall,
an academic building; and a student
recreation center with an indoor track,
indoor multipurpose courts, an aerobic
studio, batting cage and lounge.
About 1,100 undergraduate and 400
graduate students attend classes at
Saint Martin’s main campus between
Pacific Avenue and Martin Way in
Lacey. And the university also serves
about 300 more students at its extension campuses on Joint Base LewisMcChord and at Centralia College.
The university offers 25 under-
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graduate majors, eight pre-professional
preparations tracks and seven graduate
programs spanning from liberal arts
and engineering to business and education.
The campus’ Worthington Center and
Marcus Pavilion, on Pacific Avenue,
are host to a number of regional and
campus events, including the annual
Washington State Democrats Crab
Feed fundraiser, Lacey Chamber of
Commerce events and most local high
school graduations.
BRANDMAN UNIVERSITY
1445 Galaxy Dr. NE, Suite 201, Lacey.
Phone: 360-493-6392
www.brandman.edu/lacey
SOUTH PUGET SOUND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
2011 Mottman Road S.W., Olympia
360-754-7711
Web site: www.spscc.ctc.edu
CENTRALIA COLLEGE
600 Centralia College Blvd., Centralia.
360-736-9391
www.centralia.edu
Founded in 1925, Centralia College
The two-year public college has about
7,000 students pursuing certificates,
associate’s degrees and other types
of continuing education, the most
students of the three Thurston County
colleges.
Associate’s degrees are available in
arts, science, nursing and technical arts.
Some associate’s degrees can be earned
completely through online classes.
Training also is available in technical
fields, such as automotive, computer
information systems, computer-aided
drafting, welding and other vocations.
High school students also attend
South Puget Sound through the state’s
Running Start program.
The college is renovating a set of
buildings on Sixth Avenue in downtown Lacey. Scheduled to open in
the fall of 2015, it will be the college’s
new Lacey campus, and home to a
new entrepreneurial center, in partnership with the Thurston Economic
Development Council.
Brandman University in Lacey is part
of the Chapman University System,
a private university based in Orange,
California.
The school offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs.
Courses are taken on campus and
online.
is the oldest continuously operating
community college in the state. It is
about 25 miles south of Olympia, and
serves about 10,500 full- and part-time
students.
The college grants seven degrees
including Associate in Arts, Associate
in Technical Arts and Associate in
Liberal Arts, a Bachelor of Applied
Science degrees in management and
diesel technology. The college offers
more than a dozen workforce programs
that are designed to prepare students
for employment in a professional or
technical field, from accounting and
nursing to computer science and
welding.
It also has partnerships with several
four-year colleges, including Saint
Martin’s University, City University and
Brandman University.
SETTLING IN
AREA SERVICES
DRIVER’S LICENSE
Drivers must apply for a license
within 30 days of becoming a resident — which is accomplished by
establishing a permanent home in
the state, registering to vote, receiving state benefits, applying for any
state license or seeking in-state
tuition fees.
When applying for a driver’s
license, vision and color recognition
tests are required.
If your previous license is expired,
you might be required to take a
written and driving test.
If you move from another state
and apply for a Washington license,
you must bring two valid documents
proving age and identity and your
current license.
More information about valid
identification can be found at http://
www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/
idproof.html.
You also should bring cash or
a personal check to pay the $89,
which includes the $35 application
fee and the $54 issuance fee. Most
Department of Licensing locations
also accept debit and credit cards.
More information on fees can be
found at www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/fees.html.
In Thurston County: Driver’s
license examinations are in Lacey
at 645 Woodland Square Loop S.E.
The phone number is 360-4596754. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday;
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday; and
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
In Mason County: Driver’s license
examinations are in Shelton at
2511 Olympic Highway N., Ste.
100. The phone number is 360-4272165. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday;
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday; and
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
In Pierce County: Examinations
are at the Tacoma Licensing Service
Office, 6402 Yakima Ave. S., Ste.
C. The phone number is 253-5932990. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday; and from 8:30 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
VEHICLE REGISTRATION
New residents must license their
vehicles within 30 days of establishing residency. But first, you need to
get a Washington drivers license.
To register vehicles, bring the
title and registration. If you’re still
making payments, copy the front
and back of the title. If you don’t
have the title, contact a vehicle
licensing location for instructions.
If you’ve owned the vehicle for less
than 90 days, bring vehicle bill of
sale or dealership purchase agreement. Also, bring cash or check
for the license fees. Annual license
fees for passenger vehicles vary by
weight. Contact a Department of
Licensing location to learn the exact
fee for your vehicle.
Boats must be registered within 60
days of the owner becoming a resident. Boats must be registered unless
they are less than 16 feet long and
have a motor capacity of 10 horsepower or less. Canoes, kayaks and
boats without a motor or sail don’t
need to be registered. Boats used
on federal or navigable waters, no
matter the size, must be registered.
In Thurston County: There are
several places in Thurston County
where vehicles can be registered,
including Auditor’s Office, 2000
Lakeridge Drive S.W., Olympia.
The phone number is 360-7865406. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Monday through Thursday.
In Mason County: There are
several places in Mason County
where vehicles can be registered,
including Mountain View Licensing
301 E Wallace Kneeland Blvd #240,
Shelton. The phone number is 360427-4420. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday through Friday and
Saturdays 9:30am to 1:30pm
In Pierce County: There are
several places to register vehicles in
Pierce County, including Lakewood
Vehicle/Vessel Licensing Agency at
10102 Bristol Ave SW, Lakewood.
The phone number is253-588-7786.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays,
and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
ENHANCED DRIVER’S
LICENSE
The enhanced driver’s license, or
enhanced ID card, confirms your
identity and citizenship, and is an
acceptable alternative to a passport
for re-entry into the United States at
land and sea border crossings.
When you apply for an EDL/EID,
you must be able to establish (or
re- establish) your identity, U.S.
citizenship, and Washington state
residency. For complete details, call
360-459-6753, or log on to: www.
dol.wa.gov.
UTILITIES
Puget Sound Energy: Electricity
and natural gas: General inquiries:
1-888-225-5773. For customer
service during business hours, or to
report an emergency 24 hours a day
call 1-888-225-5773.
TTY and TRS options: TTY for
speech/ hearing-impaired: 800-9629498; TRS telecommunications
Relay Service: 866-831-5161. The
Olympia customer service office is
located at 2711 Pacific Ave. S.E., and
is open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday
- Friday. Most customer services can
accessed online at: www.pse.com.
CenturyLink: Order products at
http://www.centurylink.com/ or call
1-800-475-7526.
Comcast Cable: Log on to: www.
comcast.com, for details.
City of DuPont: Questions about
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water service can be directed to City
Hall, 1700 Civic Drive, Dupont. Call
253-964-8121.
City of Lacey: City Hall is located at
420 College St. S.E. Hours are 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Services
include: voter registration, police
reports, building permits, animal
licensing, bus tickets and passes,
recreation registration, and notary
public. 360-491-3214
City of Olympia: Water, sewer,
stormwater or garbage-recycling
billing and service: 360-753-8340.
City Hall is at 601 Fourth Ave. E.,
Olympia.
City of Shelton: Water, sewer, and
garbage billing: 360-426-4491. City
Hall is at 525 W. Cota Street.
City of Tumwater: City Hall is at
555 Israel Road S.W. Call 360-7545855, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
VOTER REGISTRATION
Clover Park School District (for
DuPont): Administration office is
at 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW,
Lakewood. 253-583-5000.
You can register by mail at least 30
days before an election. But, by state
law, when it is 15 to 29 days before an
election, you must register in person
at the local elections office. You must
complete a voter registration form if
you are registering for the first time in
Washington or if you have moved to a
new county, and provide valid ID.
You are offered a chance to register
when getting a state driver’s license.
In Washington, you do not have to
register by political party or declare
political party membership.
North Thurston Public Schools:
305 College Street N.E., Lacey.
360-412-4400.
Thurston County: Thurston County
Auditor, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W.,
Olympia. 360-786-5224.
Olympia School District:
1113 Legion Way S.E.,
Olympia. 360-596-6100.
Mason County: Mason County
Auditor, 411 Fifth St. N., Shelton.
360-427-9670, ext. 468.
Tumwater School District:
621 Linwood Ave. S.W.,
Tumwater. 360-709-7000.
Pierce County: Pierce County Auditor,
2401 35th St. S., Room 200, Tacoma.
253-798-7427.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
New students are required by state
law to provide a birth certificate or
other accepted proof of birth date, and
immunization records.
Steilacoom Historical School District
(for DuPont): 510 Chambers St.,
Steilacoom. 253-983-2200.
Thurston County Waste and
Recovery Center (WARC)
Located at 2418 Hogum Bay Rd
NE, the WARC is a one-stop location to dispose of garbage, yard
waste, recyclables, and hazardous
household products. The WARC is
open weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Saturdays and Sundays 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. It is closed New Year’s Day,
Independence Day, Thanksgiving
Day, and Christmas Day. Visit www.
ThurstonSolidWaste.org/WARC or
call the Solid Waste Hotline at 360867-2491 for more information.
■ Recycle center. Recycle a variety
of materials, including plastic film,
polystyrene foam, and. An onsite
Goodwill trailer accepts reusable
household items. The recycle center
is free for residents. Businesses must
arrange recycling service through a
hauler.
■ Hazardous household products. HazoHouse accepts household
hazardous waste, including oil-based
paints, used motor oil, and pesticides.
HazoHouse is open Friday, Saturday,
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Disposal is free for residents. Businesses must set up a paid
account. Call 360-867-2912 or visit
www.ThurstonSolidWaste.org/Hazo
for more information.
■ Paid disposal. The WARC
charges for disposal of garbage, yard
waste, appliances, scrap metal, and
construction and demolition debris
(including asbestos). Visit www.
ThurstonSolidWaste.org/WARC for
specific rate information.
■ Rural drop boxes. The county
also operates rural drop boxes for
garbage disposal and limited recycling. The Rochester location at
16500 Sargent Rd is open Tuesdays,
Saturdays, and Sundays from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. The Rainier location at 13010
Rainier Acres Rd SE is open Fridays,
Saturdays, and Sundays from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Visit www.ThurstonSolidWaste.
org for rates and to see what materials
are accepted.
BYWAYS
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD
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BY LI SA P E M B E RTON
Staff writer
A nearly 60-mile route in South
Sound has been designated by local
officials as the “Thurston Bountiful
Byway.”
Directional signs are placed along
the scenic route which skirts the
county beginning in the Nisqually
Valley, stretching to Rainier and
Yelm, up to Capitol Forest and
ending at the intersection of
Mud Bay Road and Delphi Road
Southwest. The route was created
to help promote tourism in the rural
areas of the county, according to
Thurston County commissioner
Sandra Romero.
It’s part of the county’s larger plan
to promote agritourism, she said.
“The goal is to entice people to get
off the freeway and tour Thurston
County,” she said. “To really see it
and appreciate it because we have so
much bounty here.”
The route was developed in
partnership with the county, the
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor
and Convention Bureau, Thurston
County WSU Extension, the
Thurston Regional Planning Council,
and several farmers, business owners
and others, according to county
officials.
Romero said it took about three
years to develop the map, which
features nearly 100 suggested agricultural, ecological and cultural stops
along the route.
Those stops include wineries, nurseries, creameries, historic sites and
other areas that would be of interest
to tourists.
It highlights areas such as the
Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, Main
Street Cookie Co. in Rainier, the
Western Chehalis Bike Trail and the
Mima Mounds.
Officials estimate that the Thurston
Bountiful Byway could bring up
to 10,000 additional visitors to the
county’s rural areas.
Romero compared the effort to the
Fruit Loop in Hood River County,
Ore., which features about 30 farms,
wineries and family activities near
the Columbia River Gorge.
Linda Remmers, owner of A
Cottage Farm on Gate Road between
Rochester and Littlerock supports
the effort.
She and her husband, Larry,
specialize in garlic, but they also
offer wine tasting, fresh produce,
antiques and artwork at their farm.
“I think it’s definitely going to
introduce people to South Sound,”
Remmers said. “And there are a lot
of amazing little different farms and
artists – all kinds of things down
here that really haven’t been discovered.”
For more information on the
Thurston Bountiful Byway,
go to www.facebook.com/
ThurstonBountifulByway or call the
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor
and Convention Bureau at 360-7047544.
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BASEBALL
Black Hills Cal Ripken Baseball
Association: Baseball for ages 6-12.
360-870-7865; blackhillsyouthbaseball
@gmail.com.
BICYCLING
FOOTBALL
Capital Bicycling Club: Group rides,
plus training rides and time trials for
road races. 360-480-7356.
Black Hills Junior Football League:
Football for grades 2-8. Chuck Farrar,
360-456-3114.
Thurston County Youth Football: For
grades 2-8. www.tcyfl.com.
Capitol Little League: T-ball, baseball
through age 18. 360-250-5083; preside
[email protected].
South Sound Baseball Association:
Baseball and T-ball for ages 5-12. info.
[email protected].
Thurston County Babe Ruth
Association: For ages 13 to 15. 360754-1166; [email protected].
Washington Cavaliers: Semi-pro team,
ages 18 and older: Plays spring season.
360-956-1132
BOWLING
Aztec Lanes, 2825 Martin Way E.,
Olympia, 360-357-8808.
Thurston County Mayhem: Semi-pro
team, ages 18 and older. Plays spring
season. 360-489-7122.
Prairie Lanes, 202 Yelm Ave. E., Yelm,
360-458-2695.
Tumwater Lanes, 204 T St. N.W.,
Tumwater, 360-943-1672.
BASKETBALL
Westside Lanes, Westside Center,
Olympia, 360-943-2400.
Christian-based Sports and
Academics: A competitive youth
program for teams from grades 6-12.
Derrick Pringle, 360-493-0578.
Tumwater Youth Basketball: Boys
and girls tournaments for grades 5-8,
summer leagues for grades 8-12, fall
leagues for grades 6-9. Dave Vernon,
360-943-3200.
GOLF/PRIVATE
Indian Summer Golf & Country Club,
5900 Troon Lane S.E., Olympia, 360923-1075.
Olympia Country & Golf Club, 3636
Country Club Drive N.W., 360-8669777.
FISHING
GOLF/PUBLIC
Capital City Bass Club: http://www.
capitalcitybassclub.com
Alderbrook Golf Course, 300 Country
Club Drive, Union, 866-898-2560.
Bayshore Golf Club, 3800 State Route
3 E., Shelton, 360-426-1271.
Capitol City Golf Course, 5225 Yelm
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Highway S.E., Olympia, 360-491-5111.
Delphi Golf Course, 6340 Neylon Drive
S.W., Olympia, 360-357-6437.
Fort Lewis Golf Course, Exit 116 off
Interstate 5, Mounts Road, 253-9676522.
Lake Cushman Golf Course, N. 210 W.
Fairway Drive, Hoodsport, 360-8775505.
Joe Thiel’s World Wide Golf School,
8000 72nd Lane S.E., Olympia, 360456-7888.
Marvin Road Golf and Batting Range,
2831 Marvin Road N.E., 360-4382299.
PGA Golf Center/First Tee of Olympia,
8000 72nd Lane S.E., Olympia, 360493-1000.
Lake Limerick Country Club, 790 St.
Andrews Drive E., Shelton, 360-4266290.
Newaukum Valley Golf Course, 153
Newaukum Drive, Chehalis, 360-7480461.
Oaksridge Golf Course, 1052 MonteElma Road, Elma, 360-482-3511.
Riverside Country Club, 1451 N.W.
Airport Road, Chehalis, 360-748-8182.
Scott Lake Golf Course, 11746 Scott
Creek Drive S.W., Olympia, 360-3524838.
Tahoma Valley Golf Course, 15425
Mosman St., Yelm, 360-458-3332.
Tanwax Greens, 36510 Mountain
Highway E., Eatonville, 360-832-8400.
GYMNASTICS
Black Hills Gymnastics: Lessons for
youths of all ages. 3939 12th Ave. S.E.,
Lacey, 360-413-9855.
Alley Oop Gymnastics: Lessons for
youths of all ages. 2643 Mottman Road
S.W., Olympia 360-956-1319.
HORSESHOES
Olympia Horseshoe Pitching Club:
Meets at Bennie’s Barn, near Black
Lake west of Olympia, or at Yauger
Park. 360-943-5949 or 360-357-6846.
Tumwater Valley Municipal Golf
Course, 4611 Tumwater Valley Drive,
360-943-9500.
INSTRUCTION
Airport Golf & Batting Cages, 8080
Center St. S.W., Tumwater, 360-7868626.
Golf Insights with Kathy O’Kelly,
member of LPGA, 360-438-1170.
MARTIAL ARTS
The Academy of Brian Johnson Karate
and Fitness: Offers classes in karate,
boxing, Muay Thai kickboxing, boxing,
MMA, cardio kickboxing and more for
adults and children. 360-413-9900;
bjohnsonkarate.com.
World Martial Arts: Defensive tactics
ages 30 and over. Little Dragons ages
4-6, 360-357-7071, wmajeetkunedo.
com.
U.S. Martial Arts Center of Olympia:
Self defense, tae kwon do and aerobic
kickboxing, 360-459-3661 (Lacey/
Olympia) or 360-357-6433 (West
Olympia)
Young-Hak Lee US Martial Arts Center:
Self defense, tae kwon do and aerobic
kickboxing, 360-459-3661.
MULTISPORTS
Briggs Community YMCA: Variety
of sports, camps, clinics and field
trips throughout the year. 1530 Yelm
Highway S.E., 360-753-6576.
Lacey Parks and Recreation: Variety
of sports, camps, clinics and field trips
throughout the year. 420 College St.
S.E., 360-491-0857.
Olympia Downtown YMCA: Variety of
sports, camps, clinics and field trips
throughout the year. 510 Franklin St.
S.E., 360-357-6609.
Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation:
Variety of sports, camps, clinics and
field trips throughout the year. 222
Columbia St. N.W., 360-753-8380.
Tumwater Parks and Recreation:
Variety of sports, camps, clinics and
field trips throughout the year. 555
Israel Road S.E., 360-754-4160.
Thurston County Parks and
Recreation: Variety of sports, camps,
clinics and field trips throughout the
year. 2617-A 12th Court S.W, Olympia,
360-786-5595.
The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie, Links
and Woodlands courses, 8383 Vicwood
Lane, Lacey, 800-558-3348.
Northwest Hit Intensity Training
Center of Olympia: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
classes for all ages and levels of experiences. 360-485-2243; nwhighintensitytc.com.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
ROWING/SAILING
SOCCER
Olympia Area Rowing: Classes and
group excursions, 360 491-7687
Blackhills Football Club: Select soccer
program for youngsters in Thurston,
Lewis, Mason, Grays Harbor and
Pacific counties. James Charette,
[email protected]
Olympia Yacht Club (including junior
wailing club): 360-357-6767; olympiayachtclub.org.
RUGBY
Budd Bay Rugby Club: Men’s, women’s,
boys U-19, girls U-19 teams. Looking
for adults interested in playing rugby.
President Dan Smith, 360-870-6938
Prairie Rugby: Boys and girls, U-19
teams. President Pat Norton,
360-464-3551.
Chinqually Booters Soccer: For girls
and boys ages 5-19. 360-456-2921,
[email protected].
Olympia United Soccer Club:
Recreational soccer for boys and
girls ages 3-19; www.olyunited.com,
[email protected].
Puget Sound Slammers: For boys and
girls serving Thurston County.
360-489-6617.
Rochester Youth Soccer Club: For boys
and girls ages 4-13. 360-239-4311;
Email: [email protected].
South Mason Youth Soccer: Sue
LeDouxzoo; [email protected].
Thurston County Special Olympics:
Softball, soccer, track and field, swimming, golf, roller skating, bowling,
basketball, team handball and volleyball for disabled people ages 7 to adult.
Thurston County Parks, 360-786-5595.
SWIMMING CLUBS
Thurston Olympian Swim Club: For
athletes ages 6 to adult. Kelli Denney,
360-956-1948.
INDOOR SWIMMING
The Evergreen State College: Indoor
pool, Campus Recreation Center,
Olympia. 360-866-6000, ext. 6770.
Lacey Parks and Recreation: Operates
indoor pools at North Thurston High
School, 600 Sleater-Kinney Road N.E.,
Lacey; Timberline High School, 6120
Mullen Road S.E., Lacey; and River
Ridge High School, 8929 Martin Way
E., Olympia. 360-491-0857.
YMCA: Indoor pools at 510 Franklin
St. S.E., Olympia, 357-6609 and
Briggs Community YMCA, 1530 Yelm
Highway S.E., 360-753-6576.
Southwest Washington Soccer
Association: Adult coed and men’s
soccer. 360-519-7972; info@swsasoccer.
com.
SHOOTING
Evergreen Sportsmen’s Club: Three
rifle ranges, one blackpowder range, 36
trap-shooting sites. Open Wednesday
through Sunday. Near Littlerock. 360357-9080.
Thurston County Youth Soccer
Association: Recreational and competitive soccer for age levels U-10 to U-19.
360-894-6936.
OUTDOOR SWIMMING
Tumwater Soccer Club: For
girls and boys ages 5-19.
[email protected].
Tanglewilde Pool: Outdoor pool, 414
Wildcat Drive S.E., Olympia.
360-491-3907.
Capitol City Rifle and Pistol Club:
Features six ranges, offering several
rifle, pistol and archery sports indoor
and outdoor facilities. Near Littlerock,
360-956-0608 or ccrpclub.org.
SKATING
Ice-skating lessons: Sessions for
youngsters and adults. Sprinker
Recreation Center, Tacoma,
253-798-4000.
Roller skating: Skateland, 1200 South
Bay Road, 360-352-9943.
Tenino Quarry Pool: 195 Park St. W.,
Tenino. 360-264-2368.
SOFTBALL
City of Olympia Coed Softball:
360-753-8051
Thurston County Fastpitch
Association: Fastpitch for girls and
women ages 7 and older. 360-350-3611
Millersylvania State Park: Deep Lake,
12245 Tilley Road S.W., 10 miles south
of Olympia. Lake swimming.
360-753-1519.
Burfoot County Park: 6927 Boston
Harbor Road N.E., Olympia.
9 a.m. to dusk, free. No lifeguard. Puget
Sound swimming. 360-786-5595.
Frye Cove County Park: 4000 61st Ave.,
off Steamboat Island Road,
9 a.m. to dusk, free. No lifeguard. Puget
Shelton Track Club: Training for youth
runners and takes part in various
regional events. John Sells, 360-4263099.
Sound swimming. 360-786-5595.
Columbus Park: 5700 Black Lake Blvd.
S.W., Olympia. No lifeguard. Lake swimming. 360-786-9460.
Salmon Shores: 5446 Black Lake Blvd.
S.W., Olympia. Lake swimming.
360-357-8618.
TENNIS
Capitol City Tennis and Athletic Center,
7845 Center St. SW, Tumwater,
360-338-4841.
Kenneydell County Park: On southeast
end of Black Lake off Fairview Avenue, 9
a.m. to dusk, free. No lifeguard.
360-786-5595
The Valley Athletic Club, 4833 Tumwater
Valley Drive S.E., Tumwater,
360-352-3400.
Long Lake: Long Lake Park, off Carpenter
Road, Lacey. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
360-491-0857.
VOLLEYBALL
Capital Ice Volleyball Club: For girls 12U
to 18U teams. Club director Mike Henry:
360-352-9605
South Sound Ohana Volleyball Club: For
girls 10-18 who want to become involved
with a USA Volleyball program. Phil
Ibarra, 360-456-7638.
Twanoh State Park: Off state Route 106,
6:30 a.m. to dusk. Free. 360-275-2222.
Lake Cushman State Park: West Lake
Cushman Road, 7 miles from U.S.
Highway 101, 6:30 a.m. to dusk. Free.
360-877-5491.
TRACK
Barron Park Striders: Training for
youth runners and takes part in various
regional events. Drew Stevick,
360-438-0051.
Evergreen Juniors Volleyball Club: For
girls 12U to 18U teams. Executive director
Bill Lash: 360-507-0937; [email protected]
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39 East Bay Park. East Bay Drive
40 Decature Woods Park.
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LACEY
360-491-0857
41 Rainier Vista Community Park.
360-753-8380
45th Avenue and Ruddell Road
21 Bigelow Park. 1220 Bigelow Street NE 42 Civic Plaza. Southwwest corner of
Interstate 5 and Sleater-Kinney Road
22 Heritage Park. 601 Water Street SW
43 Wonderwood Park. Between College
23 Garfield Nature Trail.
Street and Ruddell Road north of 32nd Avenue
600 N. Rogers NW
44 Homann Park.
24 Governor Stevens Park
Alanna Drive and Carpenter Road
25 Grass Lake Nature Park.
45 Long Lake Park.
Cooper Point Road/14th Avenue NW
2700 block of Carpenter Road
26 Harry Fain’s Legion Park.
46 Brooks Park. West of College Street
2020 Eastside Street SE
between 13th and 14th Avenues
27 Yashiro Japanese Garden.
47 Lake Lois Park.
900 Plum Street SE
Carpenter Road and 7th Avenue
28 L.B.A. Park.
48 Core Area Mini Parks.
333 Morse-Merryman Road SE
Fred Meyer shopping complex
29 Lions Park. 800 Wilson Street SE
49 I-5 Park. I-5/Sleater-Kinney interchange
30 Madison Scenic Park.
50 Woodland Creek Community Park.
1600 10th Avenue SE
6535 Pacific Avenue SE
31 Park of the Seven Oars.
51 Thomas W. Huntamer Park.
Harrison Avenue and West Bay Drive
Woodview Drive SE and 7th Avenue
32 Percival Landing.
52 Wanschers Community Park. Corner
625 Coulumbia Street
of 25th Avenue SE and Hicks Lake Avenue
33 Priest Point Park.
53 Lacey Museum. 829 Lacey Street SE
2600 East Bay Drive NE
54 Regional Athletic Complex. 8345
34 Stevens Field.
Steilacoom Road SE
24th Avenue and Washington Street
55 William A. Bush Park.
35 Sunrise. 505 Bing St. NW
Yelm Highway and Chardonnay Drive
off Division NW
56 Thornbury Park. 54th Street
36 Watershed Park. Henderson Blvd.
XX Avonlea Park. 112 Ingleside Loop SE
37 Woodruff Park.
1500 Harrison Avenue NW
XX Horizon Pointe Park. 5700 Balustrade
Boulevard SE
XX Lakepointe Park. 6400 Compton
Boulevard SE
TUMWATER
360-754-4160
60 Pioneer Park. 5800 Henderson Blvd.
61 Tumwater Historical Park.
777 Simmons Road SW
62 Tumwater Falls Park.
(Private, 360-943-2550) C Street
and Deschutes Way
63 Tumwater Hill Park.
3115 Ridgeview Court SW
64 5th and Grant Pocket Park.
5th and Grant Streets, Tumwater Hill
65 Palermo Pocket Park.
Palermo Vally, next to City Well Fields
66 V Street Pocket Park.
415 V Street SE
STATE
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67 Tolmie State Park
68 Millersylvania State Park.
12245 Tilley Road SW
69 Capitol Campus.
14th Avenue and Capitol Way
70 Mima Mounds Natural Area
71 Luhr Beach Boat Ramp.
46th Avenue NE off Meridian Road
72 Interpretive Center Park
73 Marathon Park
74 Sylvester Park. Capitol Way
75 McLane Nature Trail.
Off Delphi Road
76 Chehalis Western Trail.
Woodard Bay to Martin Way
YELM
360-458-3244
77 Yelm City Park.
First Avenue and Mosman Street
78 Cochrane Park. Off Mill Road
TENINO
360-264-2368
79 Tenino City Park.
309 Park Avenue E.
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80 Nisqually Nattional Wildlife
Refuge. Off I-5 at Exit 114
81 Black River National Wildlife
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1 Mima Prairie Pioneer Cemetery.
15025 SW Mima Road
2 Indian Road. Off Boston Harbor Road
3 Burfoot Park. 6927 Boston Harbor Road
4 Frye Cove Park. 4000 61st Avenue NW
5 Yelm-to-Rainier Trail. Downtown Yelm
6 Guerin Park. (To be developed)
7 Off-road Vehicle Park.
15015 State Route 8 West
8 Griffin Sports Field. 6924 41st Ave. NW
9 Fort Eaton Monument
10 Woodland Creek Wetlands.
4707 NE Hawks Prairie Road
11 Lake Lawrence Park.
17500 SE Pleasant Beach Drive
12 Kennydell Park. 6745 Fairview Rd. SW
13 Louise H. Meyers Park.
5600 NW Calvert Street
14 Glacier Heritage Preserve.
(Call for access) 15044 SW Mima Road
15 Johnson Point Wetlands.
16 Ruth Prairie Park. Vinson Road
off Vail Cut-Off Road SE
17 Chehalis Western Trail.
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T
he capital of Washington state
is a small town with big city
amenities, including locally
owned shops, neighborhood
parks and multiple art galleries
and theaters. In addition, it’s the seat of
Thurston County and the only downtown
for the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater area.
The city was incorporated on Jan. 28,
1859. According to the latest U.S. Census
figures, Olympia’s population was estimated at 48,338. City planners estimate
that Olympia could grow by 26,000 resi-
dents in the next 20 years.
In addition to the picturesque
Washington State Capitol rotunda that
greets visitors, here are some other
amenities that make Olympia one of the
most beautiful state capitals in the nation:
SHOPPING
Olympia’s downtown has dozens of
locally owned shops, while on the west
side, shoppers can visit the Capital Mall
and several chain stores.
Located at the north end of Capitol
Way, the Olympia Farmers Market
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The market offers fresh local produce
and outdoor eating Thursdays
through Sundays from April to
October, and on the weekends during
the winter market season.
PARKS
Olympia has more than 40 city
parks that total more than 963 acres
spread across town, from pocket
neighborhood parks to wild natural
areas.
Start by exploring the waterfront.
Percival Landing, the city’s beloved
waterfront park, reopened in 2011
after an $18.5 million renovation
project. Gone is part of the decaying
wooden boardwalk, replaced with
sleek concrete and wood planks over
land, two new covered pavilions, a
harbor house with rental space and a
footbridge crossing a newly-designed
cove.
Next, take in Heritage Park, with
its popular hiking/jogging path
around Capitol Lake, then climb up
to the state Capitol grounds for more
gardens and green space.
West Bay Park awaits people on the
other side of Budd Bay. There are also
several miles of hiking trails at Priest
Point Park, or you could sip a latte at
Sylvester Park while admiring the old
state Capitol building.
Get a drink from the historic artesian well and mingle with the local
street community at the Artesian
Commons, the newest park in downtown Olympia.
ENTERTAINMENT
Olympia has entertainment options
for families, including the Hands On
Children’s Museum. There are eight
galleries, an art studio, more than
150 exhibits and an outdoor gallery
space that will rival the interior of the
museum for space.
Olympians can easily walk or bike
among events in the downtown entertainment district. There’s theater to
be found at Harlequin Productions at
the State Theater, Capital Playhouse
and the Washington Center for the
Performing Arts, which recently
completed major renovations.
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events. In April, downtown stores
become art galleries for a weekend
during spring Arts Walk. The
Procession of the Species happens
the same weekend; hundreds of
residents dress up as animals and
other elements of nature and parade
through downtown streets.
The Wooden Boat Fair showcases
historic vessels in May. July delivers
Capital Lakefair, an old-fashioned
festival that includes a carnival, a
parade and fireworks and food on
a stick. September brings Harbor
Days, with historic tug boats chugging
into town. An additional Arts Walk
brings in the autumn, and a festive
Christmas tree lighting downtown
anchors the winter holiday season.
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Lacey
B
STAF F R E P ORT
efore the housing bubble
burst, Lacey had undergone
tremendous growth as
large builders transformed
massive tracts of vacant
land into new neighborhoods. The
growth spurt also drew many new
retailers into the area. Lacey’s population grew more than 28 percent
from 2000 to 2010, bringing more
than 8,900 new residents into the
community, according to estimates
provided by the state Office of
Financial Management. The city’s
population now is 45,320, according
to the city’s website.
GOVERNMENT
City Manager Scott Spence was
appointed in mid-2011 after Greg
Cuoio, who held the position for 24
years, announced his retirement.
The city’s mayor is not elected
but is appointed by the council
from the council. That honor was
bestowed on councilman and
Lacey businessman Andy Ryder in
January, who will serve two years
as mayor. Councilwoman and
former state worker Cynthia Pratt,
who was named deputy mayor in
January, also will serve a two-year
term. The others on the council
are Virgil Clarkson, Jason Hearn,
Lenny Greenstein, Jeff Gadman and
Michael Steadman.
ENTERTAINMENT AND
EVENTS
Twenty-one community events
and festivals take place in the city
throughout the year, according to
city website data. One of the biggest
is Lacey Spring Fun Fair on the Saint
Martin’s University campus in May.
There’s also the Pacific Northwest
Mushroom Festival, a two-day
celebration of the fungi in July at the
Regional Athletic Complex. The 100acre RAC also hosts soccer, baseball
and softball tournaments throughout
the year.
One of the major focuses of the
city is to revitalize the Woodland
District, an area of the city bordered
by Interstate 5, College Street, Pacific
Avenue and the Chehalis-Western
Trail. That section of the city is home
to plenty: South Sound Center,
Lacey Market Square, Huntamer
Park and Woodland Square Loop, a
collection of office buildings, many
of which are vacant, that surround
the park.
In all, the district is home to 350
businesses with more than 4,800
employees, split between government, general merchandise, food
services, health care and social assistance employment.
But the area also needs a helping
hand to transform it into a vibrant
mixed-use destination, similar to a
downtown, for Lacey. To get there,
with input from the community,
the city has created the Woodland
District strategic plan, including a
25-point action plan. The points vary
in terms of cost, complexity and time
to implement. Among the 25 ideas,
three are significant: the creation of
flexible form-based building codes,
a multifamily tax exemption that
would apply to new development
or substantial redevelopment, and
perhaps the most significant of them
all, the pending arrival of South
Puget Sound Community College,
which plans to re-develop an existing complex of buildings on Sixth
Avenue called Rowe Six and then
move its Hawks Prairie campus to
that site in the fall.
Tumwater
STAF F R E P ORTS
F
ounded in 1845,
Tumwater is the oldest
permanent U.S. settlement on the Puget
Sound. The city is the
third largest in Thurston County with
a population of 18,102, according to
the 2012 U.S. Census.
EVENTS
PLACES TO SEE
The Tumwater Valley Golf Course
offers 20 holes along with multiple
tee boxes for all skill levels. There is
also a practice area, a 10-acre driving
range, a pro shop and a restaurant. The course is located at 4611
Tumwater Valley Drive Southeast.
BREWERY HISTORY
For years, the former Olympia
Brewing Co. brewery, which covered
100 acres in the city including the
historic riverfront brewhouse, was
the business icon of the city. It was
shut down in 2003 after more than
a century of operation. The property
was at the center of a bankruptcy
case that ensued after a failed financing deal and scandal involving a
The city’s main crowd-pleasing
event is its Fourth of July parade
and festival with fireworks at the
Tumwater Valley Golf Course.
Hundreds of people line Capitol
Boulevard every year to watch the
floats and patriotic displays.
The Tumwater Downtown
Association and parks department sponsor an annual Christmas
Tree Lighting Festival. The 2015
event will run 2-5 p.m. Dec. 12 at
Tumwater City Hall, 555 Israel Road
Southwest. The festival includes
games, crafts and performances by
local choirs.
The Tumwater Farmers Market is
open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays
from May through September at
the southwest corner of Capitol
Boulevard and Israel Road. The
market features fresh produce alongside an array of baked goods and
foods from local vendors.
There’s also the Tumwater Falls
Park and Tumwater Historical
Park. Visitors can walk along the
Deschutes River at the parks, see
wildlife and take in the view of the
century-old historic brick brewhouse.
Henderson House Museum at
602 Deschutes Way Southwest
also is open to the public. To the
south of the Town Center is the
Olympic Flight Museum at 7637-A
Old Highway 99 Southeast, where
vintage aircraft and other artifacts
are on display. The museum also
hosts the Olympic Airshow every
year in June. The 2014 airshow
featured the world’s only flying B-29
Superfortress, FIFI.
proposed water bottling plant.
Then in 2010, Centralia developer
George Heidgerken purchased the
historic brick brewhouse below
Tumwater Falls and is considering
adding parking at the site, as well as
a bridge over the Deschutes River
that would connect the brewhouse
land with Tumwater Historical
Park. The developer also owns the
150,000-square-foot warehouse at
240 Custer Way S.W.
His company showed serious interest in purchasing additional property
but backed out and filed suit saying
it wasn’t given information about
the abandoned brewery’s condition, including the lack of sewer and
water service.
In 2011, the city of Tumwater
hosted a number of public hearings
and meetings centered around what
to do with the entire brewery property, including vacant warehouse
buildings. The city hired Michael
Matthias in April 2012 as the new
project manager of the brewery
action plan geared putting recommendations from the visioning
process to use.
A new partnership wants to redevelop the historic brewhouse in
Tumwater and restore the site’s original purpose: brewing beer.
Referred to as the Craft Brewing
and Distilling Center, the proposal
was announced in 2014 as a key step
in transforming the vacant area into
an economic hub that generates jobs
and tourism.
The project targets the historic
brewery properties north of Custer
Way that are owned by Centraliabased developer George Heidgerken.
Several entities have committed to the project. The city of
Tumwater will partner with the Port
of Olympia, South Puget Sound
Community College, Thurston
Economic Development Council,
Olympia Tumwater Foundation,
Washington State University
Extension, the WSU School of Food
Science and the property’s owner,
Falls Development LLC.
The revamped site could serve
as an “incubator” for small craft
brewers and distillers, and also cultivate research and workforce training opportunities, according to the
proposal.
As for the remaining modern buildings on the brewery property, an
ambitious plan was announced by
NW Investment Group LLC to turn
the site into a mixed-use destination
with a brewery, distillery, brewpub,
retail and restaurant businesses.
small town
CHARM
Drivers passing through South Sound on Interstate 5 get a
glimpse of Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater. But not too far off
the freeways are the small towns and communities that define
much of what makes South Sound special. Here’s a look at the
outlying communities, where the influence of Washington’s earliest
settlers still is seen - in the original sandstone buildings in Tenino’s
downtown and in the names of the towns, such as Bucoda, which
combines the names of three early settlers.
Location: Pronounced “byu-KOHdah,” Bucoda is just south of Tenino,
on state Route 507.
History: The town was established
Dec. 7, 1870, and named Seatco
— from an American Indian word
meaning ghost or devil — after its
infamous prison. The prison gained
a considerable reputation for harsh
treatment of prisoners during its
operation in the late 1800s.
The Legislature renamed Seatco in
1890 for the first two letters of the
last names of the three principals in
the town’s mining business, James
Buckley, Samuel Coulter and John
David. The town was incorporated
in 1910.
Though it was a sawmill town from
1857 to 1954, Bucoda’s early claim to
fame was the territorial penitentiary,
which was run by Thurston County
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Bucoda
Sheriff William Billings. Under
an agreement reached with the
Legislature in 1877, Billings built the
prison at his own expense, the state
paid 70 cents per day for the prisoners’ keep and Billings was allowed to
sell or use their labor as he pleased.
In 1887, the penitentiary was relocated to Walla Walla after a controversy involving prisoners being used
for mining labor.
Population: Bucoda is Thurston
County’s smallest incorporated
village, with a population of 562, a
10.5 percent decrease from 2000,
according to the 2010 Census.
features a movie theater, restaurant,
pool hall and bar serving beers
brewed at the club. It draws tourists
because of the historic elements it
has preserved.
Massive flooding of the Chehalis
River Basin in December 2007 shut
down Interstate 5 for four days,
damaged 1,700 homes, killed 1,800
farm animals and caused $14 million
in road and bridge damage. Repeat
flooding in the river basin in January
2009 shut down Interstate 5 near
Chehalis for two days and displaced
hundreds of people from their
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Centralia
Location: Centralia earned its
name by being the central point
between Seattle and Portland.
History: This Lewis County town
is nicknamed the Hub City and originally was named Centerville.
Centralia is home to the oldest
community college in the state.
Centralia College opened its doors
in 1925. Centralia once was part of
a donation land claim owned by one
of the territory’s first black settlers,
George Washington. Washington,
whose mother was white, was the
son of a slave owned by the James
Cochran family of Virginia.
In the 1850s, Washington moved
to the Oregon Territory with the
Cochran family, where he farmed
640 acres along the Chehalis River.
When the railroad came through in
1872, Washington platted a town on
his land. By 1880, there were 78 residents in Centerville.
Population: 16,336, according to
the 2010 Census.
Features: Centralia has a variety of
antique shops downtown and factory
outlet stores near I-5. McMenamins
Olympic Club Hotel & Theater
Elma
Location: Southwest of McCleary,
along state Route 8
History: Primarily a farming
community, Elma was settled in
1853 by D.F. Byles. It was later
named for Union soldier Elmer
Brown and incorporated in 1888.
Elma was settled in the 1860s.
Population: 3,107, according to the
2010 Census.
Features: Grays Harbor
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the rare flowers and butterflies in
one of South Sound’s last prairies.
Birdwatchers and hikers also visit
the mounds. The Mima Mounds
Natural Area Preserve is 1 mile
east of Littlerock on Waddell Creek
Road.
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McCleary
Location: A mill town in Grays
Harbor County, McCleary is off
state Route 8, a short drive west of
Olympia and southwest of Shelton.
History: Builder and mill owner
Henry McCleary founded the town
in the 1890s. In 1941, McCleary sold
most of his land to Simpson Logging
Co. of Shelton.
2010 Census.
Features: The town is surrounded
by Green Diamond Resource Co.
(formerly Simpson Timber Co.)
timberland. There is one school,
which accommodates children in
grades one through eight. Students
then transfer to Elma High School or
they can request a transfer to Capital
High School in Olympia.
During the summer, the town has
a celebration that has been known
to draw thousands from neighboring
communities.
The Bear Festival, formerly the
Old-Timers’ Reunion, is held the
second weekend in July and has
been a popular community event
since 1958.
2015 Outback
Location: Between Elma and
Rochester on U.S. Highway 12
History: In 1871, James Harris was
sent from Illinois to scout, for several
families, a location suitable for settlement and a post office. Harris opened
the post office and named the town
Oakville for its many oak trees.
Population: 684, according to the
2010 Census.
Features: The town celebrates the
Fourth of July weekend each year
with a rodeo and re-enactment of the
“Last Horseback Bank Robbery.”
Rainier
Location: 12 miles southeast of
Olympia and 6 miles southwest of
Yelm
History: Established in 1890, the
town of Rainier was named in 1884
by Northern Pacific officials because
of its proximity to Mount Rainier,
amid the “ten al quelth” prairies, an
American Indian word meaning “the
best yet.” The area was homesteaded
by Albert and Maria Gehrke in 1890,
and there still are many Gehrke
families in the area.
2010 Census.
Rochester
Location: On U.S. Highway 12, just
west of I-5 in the southernmost part
of Thurston County
History: The unincorporated
community was platted in 1890 by
Gaily Fleming of Centralia, who
named it for her hometown of
Rochester, Ind. Rochester is best
known for celebrating many residents’ Scandinavian heritage through
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Location: 14 miles southwest of
Olympia
History: A pioneer named Mr.
Shumach called it “Little Rock” for
a stone that he felt was shaped as a
perfect mounting block. When 1850s
pioneer Thomas Rutledge moved the
mounting stone — used for women to
mount horses — into his front yard,
neighbors and townsfolk decided
the “little rock” landmark should
become the town’s moniker. That
rock still sits in the front yard of
Rutledge’s descendants, a few miles
south of town. The community is
unincorporated.
Features: Littlerock is home to
one of South Sound’s most famous
geological mysteries: Mima Mounds.
The Mima Mounds Natural Area
Preserve comprises 625 acres
of prairie land patterned by soil
mounds about 8 feet high and 30 feet
across. Although varying opinions
and colorful legends abound, the
origin of the mounds is unknown.
Some say glaciers created the
mounds or that they are American
Indian burial sites. Others say the
mounds were formed by giant prehistoric gophers or seismic activity.
The mounds, which were designated as a national natural landmark
in 1967, draw scientists interested in
studying their origins or observing
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Swede Day Midsommar Festival.
Population: 5,369 in the Rochester/
Grand Mound area, according to the
2010 Census.
Rochester also is home to Lucky
Eagle Casino and Hotel, run by the
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation, and Great Wolf Lodge,
a conference center, hotel and indoor
water park, just off the Rochester/
Grand Mound exit on I-5, is a joint
venture of the Chehalis tribe and
Madison, Wis.-based Great Wolf
Resorts.
Shelton
Location: Off U.S. Highway 101 in
Mason County
History: The logging town is known
for its wood products and commercial
shellfish industry. It sits on the shores
of Oakland Bay, which is home to
the largest commercial production of
manila clams in the nation.
In the 1890s, Sol Simpson founded
Simpson Logging Co. The company
was the backbone of Shelton’s
economy through five generations of
Simpson family members. In recent
years, the company has restructured
to form Green Diamond Resource
Co., which manages about 320,000
acres of timberland in Thurston,
Mason, Lewis, Grays Harbor and
Pacific counties, and Simpson Timber
Co., which operates lumber-production plants in Washington and
Oregon.
In April, Simpson announced that
the company will close two mills,
which will result in about 270 jobs
lost. The closures are part of an asset
sale agreement with Sierra Pacific
Industries of Northern California.
Sierra Pacific plans to build “at least
one new, state-of-the-art sawmill
and lumber planing operation on the
Shelton waterfront site,” expected to
be operational in 2017.
Many of the businesses in town
have been restored to resemble
Shelton in the 1920s, a time when
Shelton saw some of its most significant growth.
The 1926 construction of the
Olympic Loop Highway provided
easy access to the town’s business
center. Recent growth in Shelton has
included several shopping centers and
restaurants on the town’s west side
and a downtown brew pub.
Population: About 9,834, according
to 2010 Census.
Features: Many Sheltonites say the
west-side growth has added traffic to
Shelton’s established downtown business center. In addition to the historical flavor and sense of community in
Shelton, the town is best known for
its celebrations, including the Mason
County Fair, Forest Festival, and
OysterFest.
Tenino
Location: Southeast of Olympia, off
Old Highway 99.
History: Opinions vary on where
Tenino got its name. Some say the city
was named for an American Indian
word for “junction” or “meeting
place,” and others insist railroad
officials named Tenino for a railroad
engine numbered 10-9-0.
Population: About 1,695, according
to the 2010 Census.
Features: Historical attractions in
Tenino include the Northern Pacific
Railroad Depot, which houses the
Tenino Depot Museum. Included in
the museum is a printing press used
to make Tenino’s famous wooden
money, which was issued in the town
during the Great Depression.
The depot and many of the massive
buildings lining the streets of the town
are constructed with original sandstone from the five sandstone quarries
that were operating in 1910. In the
summer, visitors flock to the Tenino
Quarry Pool, an abandoned rock
quarry now used as a swimming pool.
Yelm
Location: Yelm is at the junction of
state Routes 507 and 510, about 15
miles southeast of Olympia in eastern
Thurston County.
History: The city was incorporated
Dec. 10, 1924. Yelm is a Salish Indian
word that means “heat waves from
the sun.” Yelm was known as a village
site for the Nisqually tribe. Since the
1980s, Yelm also has been home to
JZ Knight, who claims to channel
a 35,000-year-old warrior named
Ramtha, and the Ramtha School of
Enlightenment, run by Knight.
Population: 6,848, which is more
than double the 2000 Census figure,
according to the 2010 Census.
Features: In recent years, shopping
centers and a cinema complex have
sprung up in Yelm. A new library has
opened near the cinema. Also, a WalMart Supercenter opened in 2007
and a $9 million medical care center
opened in April, 2010.
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