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As dozens of Yelm residents shuffled out of the five Yelm Cinemas theaters showing the Yelm Centennial Documentary Monday, Dec. 9, Mayor Joe DePinto found local filmmaker Jared Potter and gave him …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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12/10/24
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Audrey Van Kooten, a Yelm High School senior, thought she missed Yelm Mayor Joe DePinto’s announcement for the City of Yelm’s Youth of the Year during the Christmas in the Park …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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12/10/24
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For the 59th year, the Yelm Lions will be ringing the Salvation Army bell at the Yelm Safeway beginning Monday, Dec. 15, and continuing through Dec. 24.
According to a press release from …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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12/10/24
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The third annual Santa Claus parade in Roy was very close to being cancelled. James Whitney, who has organized the event and dressed up as Santa Claus in town each year since 2022, was dealt a tough …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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12/3/24
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By Dylan Reubenking
dylan@yelmonline.com
Yelm’s newest business is owned and operated by a junior at Yelm High School.
Kailey Slevin recently launched Slevin Sweets, a …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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12/3/24
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Santa Claus is coming to town, trading his sleigh for a ride through Yelm neighborhoods aboard a City of Yelm truck Thursday, Dec. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m.
The truck will be decked out in twinkling …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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12/3/24
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More than a dozen youngsters brought Christmas magic to Prestige Senior Living Rosemont in Yelm as they wrote letters to Santa Claus and sang “Jingle Bells” to residents Monday, Dec. 2.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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12/3/24
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Hannah Hiiva, a junior at Yelm High School, was not always proud of being known as “the horse girl” when she was younger. Although her parents tell her that she came out of the womb …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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12/3/24
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking
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11/26/24
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking
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11/26/24
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One of the longer standing traditions in Yelm will return from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, as the Yelm Lions will host the 13th annual Christmas Store at the Yelm Lions Carlson Cabin, 301 …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/26/24
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Gary and Debbie Edwards have called Yelm home for the majority of their 55 years of marriage. Through their busy schedules, with Gary serving as Thurston County sheriff and later county commissioner …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/26/24
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When Jade Land started her job as a special education paraeducator at Yelm High School on Sept. 25, she couldn’t even receive staff emails for three weeks because her student email was still …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/19/24
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Live to give.
That’s the motto that Amber and Phil Ogle frequently tell their seven children. But for the Ogles, it’s more than just a motto. It’s a core principle by which to …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/19/24
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Honoring the City of Yelm’s centennial anniversary, the Yelm Chamber of Commerce aims to bring “100 years of Christmas cheer” to the annual Christmas in the Park parade, which …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/19/24
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In efforts to kick off the holiday season in a big way, the City of Yelm’s Parks and Recreation Department has a festive weekend planned for the first weekend in December, as the annual …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/19/24
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The City of Yelm announced Gary and Debbie Edwards as the 2024 Masters of Merriment for the annual Christmas in the Park celebration, held on Friday, Dec. 6 through Saturday, Dec. 7. The Edwards will …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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11/19/24
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One Net Yelm, a nonprofit organization that aims to support causes in the greater Yelm area, is partnering with seven local businesses to spread joy this holiday season with its second annual toy …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/19/24
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As a child, Paulina Flores Hernandez sat in classrooms and envisioned herself standing right where her teachers stood.
“One day, I’m going to be there,” she thought.
That …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/19/24
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The Yelm Choir Committee, a branch of YHS Connects — Yelm High School’s official booster club — hosted a benefit concert on Saturday, Nov. 9, in the YHS Performing Arts Center to …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/19/24
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