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We're always trying to keep our ear to the ground to get the scoop on fun foodie festivities and news, including restaurant openings and closures. This week, we've included some fun openings to look forward to and a neat learning opportunity for good measure. Some tears might have been shed when
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In a small non-descript building on a Royal Jordanian Air Force flight line sits a vital piece of American diplomacy. Inside, three airmen, from the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron (62nd APS), work with Akram Al Ramone, a Jordanian who works as Lead Foreign Service National, Port Ops, for the U.S.
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Air Force officials announced nomination criteria for the new Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal following the official establishment of the decoration May 22. The new medal, established by then-Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, is part of a continuing effort to recognize U.S. Air Force military members in a non-deployed
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Millions of people in every corner of the world lack basic supplies for food, water and education. In an effort to mitigate some of these issues, the Department of Defense created the Denton Cargo Program, which allows the U.S. Air Force to deliver privately donated humanitarian cargo on a space-available
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Kelowna, British Columbia, is considered the gateway to the Okanagan Valley. The city sits on the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake, surrounded by vineyards and wineries, orchards, mountains and many provincial parks (the Canadian equivalent to U.S. state or national parks). Situated in an area packed with things to do, Kelowna
Military Life
An estimated 1.4 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in the United States annually, according to Healthline. With such staggering statistics, the importance of spreading awareness can help individuals with diabetes live full and productive lives, and in some cases, can help to prevent the onset of diabetes altogether.
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For service members who are used to running the table during local pickup basketball games and think they might have the talent to take it to the next level, the Quad City Flames has opportunities for you. The Quad City Flames are members of the Minor League Basketball Association (reigning 2019
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Like the soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines they serve beside, the health and lives of military working dogs, or MWDs, are just as valuable. This point was highlighted during the most recent Army's Best Medic Competition held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. As 58 of the Army's best combat medics vied for the
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One of the Army's fiercest competitors on the wrestling mat isn't what you'd expect. Standing at 5 feet and 3 inches tall with long blonde hair, this soldier took silver during the 7th CISM Military World Games here in Wuhan, China. Army Staff Sgt. Whitney Conder, from Puyallup, has been a
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Granted release from the Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility (NWJRCF), two large individuals have been making a name for themselves outside Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Mr. Wrinkles weighs in at 608 pounds, but Bebop tips the scales at 764 pounds. The giant pumpkins are the celebrity products of the horticulture vocational program
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With Halloween behind us, it's officially time to start thinking about the holiday season, and what better way to kick off than with a holiday market. This Saturday, Nov. 2, the Lewis Community Spouses' Club (LCSC) is bringing back their annual Holiday Market hosted at Lakes High School in Lakewood.
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Military pets, rejoice! The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is welcoming Petco to the Exchange family. AD: Couple counseling pays you $300 and it is private and confiedential on JBLM - details HERE The pet specialty retailer is slated to open its first store on a military installation at Joint Base
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The survey of veterans conducted annually by the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) found good news on home ownership and VA care, but also saw disturbing results in suicidal thoughts, burn pit exposure and sexual trauma, especially among female military. Striking finds included 70% of those surveyed claiming they had been exposed
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Veterans Day is a great time for military and military families to receive thanks for their service through a number of special free meals and extra discounts. AD: USE the GI Bill/TA to become a minister or youth leader - get your BA or Masters - click here for info. Here are
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Check out this flyer we just saw. Chef Bill Trudnowski, owner/chef of the now closed Adriatic Grill at the Tacoma Mall is coming to Oakbrook. The restaurant will close and re-open around the start of November. AD: Braces for only $129 a month for 24 months and no down payment - at
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. -- Granted release from the Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility, two large individuals have been making a name for themselves outside Joint Base Lewis-McChord. AD: Need speach or occupational therapy for a child with autsim, ADHD or speech challenges. Sky Bridge in Lakewood takes Tricare
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Halloween makes me a little giddy. It's the season to play dress-up, carve pumpkins and get cozy and buckle up for frightfests galore with plenty of horror movies to give you some good scares. I'm a year-round lover of the horror genre but October is a month-long celebration of the
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What if William Shakespeare, rather than being a deified author of some of the greatest plays in history, were just a lovestruck doofus with a serious case of writer's block? This is the position taken by Shakespeare in Love, Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman's playful deconstruction of the Shakespeare mythos;
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Plenty of people use Halloween as an excuse to doll themselves up and hit the town in their best "sexy" get-up, whether that's as a sexy doctor, a sexy librarian, or a sexy Babadook. Being that you're a Weekly Volcano reader, though, we know you've spent the rest of the
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America's favorite cult classic musical, The Rocky Horror Show, is rocking the stage at Auburn Avenue Theater. Since the early 1970s, audiences have been showing up in droves for stage and screen versions of Rocky Horror, often in costume and prepared to open umbrellas, throw rice and shout lines at