From rain to scattered rain to partly cloudy to cloudy at JBLM today. Hi 44 at 2 p.m. Accu-Radar shaped like butterfly. Chance things will work out w/Danielle in the Steno Pool: 10%. Lo: 38.
This Date in History: 1944
Operation Catchpole is launched as American troops devastate the Japanese defenders of Eniwetok and take control of the atoll in the northwestern part of the Marshall Islands.
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Amid concerns that the current policy in Syria is failing, U.S. officials are developing new options to bring about an end to the three-year civil war,
Secretary of State John Kerry drove home a hard line on the threats of climate change Sunday, saying they rank as high as terrorism threats.
1. Now this is an idea whose time has come. Barefoot Collective and MLKBallet perform in-process works for a small audience in a relaxed atmosphere, where the dancers show the audience how the dance was created. For audience members, this is an opportunity to experience live theater and get a rare glimpse into the creative process of artists in all types of performing arts. After the performance, the audience can ask questions and offer feedback. Check out Works In Progress at 7:30 p.m. in the Urban Grace Studio.
2. It might be 2014 to the rest of the world, but to the Washington State History Museum it's 1849. The downtown Tacoma museum will open "Civil War Pathways in the Pacific Northwest" at 10 a.m., an exhibit focusing on the Civil War's impact on the Pacific Northwest.
3. University of Puget Sound business professor and an alum entrepreneur will talk about their adventure in launching a video game business at 8 p.m. in Schneebeck Concert Hall.
4. Doyle's Public House's final St. Practice Day goes down at 8 p.m. when the 10 finalists' names are drawn for two plane tickets to Dublin, Ireland. The grand prize will be awarded at 9 p.m. Seatown Rhythm and Blues Player band will fill in the pas with greasy early '90s cuts.
5. The New Frontier Lounge isn't The Five Spot on Cooper Square. Then again, it doesn't sit in the East Village of the 1950s either. But, grab the corner bar stool on a Monday night at The New Frontier, nurse a double bourbon, close your eyes and let pianist Nate Dybevik, bassist Arneson Cameron and drummer Peter Tietjen take you to the famous New York City jazz club over the din of the drinking Tacoma crowd. It as it should be: hearing cool jazz in a comfortable, no-pressure environment.
The Air Force Personnel Center also manages the myPers website designed to help individuals easily find information about personnel program. Photo credit: Joel Martinez
Typically, when an airman has a question about a personnel issue - a problem with pay, for instance, or a question about PCS orders or retirement - he or she stops by the personnel office to work it out. But this isn't always possible - especially when the service member is deployed.
In 2012, the Air Force launched myPers, a retooled version of the Air Force's personnel website. It brought together a plethora of information that Airmen could access from around the world at the touch of a few buttons.
"We're always looking for better ways to serve those who serve," said Col. Pat Blassie, commander, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center (AFPC) in a press release shortly after the myPers site was launched in 2012. "Each technological advancement we can offer our customers from the Total Force Service Center is part of a longer-term strategy to deliver human resource services as quickly, as seamlessly, and as efficiently as possible anytime and anywhere an airman might be; myPers is another outstanding refinement to that end."
Last year, myPers added a feature that allows airmen to chat about personnel issues from anywhere in the world in real time - with real people.
This just in from the Washington State Fair Folks:
Two of Christian music's premier entertainers, Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant, will be taking the grandstand stage at the Washington State Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Smith is known for hit songs "Place in This World," and "I Will Be Here for You," While Amy Grant is recognized for hit songs "That's What Love is For," and "Every Heartbeat." Tickets go on sale on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m.
Nestled in the Tacoma's Proctor District you'll find a lovely little wine bar aptly named Pour at Four. This gem features an impressive and delightful wine list paired with gourmet culinary treats. The menu consists of a fair amount of shareable like flatbreads, cheese platters and the like, perfect when sipping on all types of varietals as well as some entrees, all using quality, fresh ingredients and highlighting complex flavor combinations.
During my visit I nibbled up their Sirloin Bleu Flatbread Pizza ($8). Upon a round crisp flatbread lay tender marinated tips of sirloin beef with tasty caramelized onions, earthy notes from a Stilton bleu cheese and a chimichurri sauce laying the foundation and bringing it all together. Each component of the dish lent its own personality making the dish complex without being intimidating. Paired with my glass of red it was wonderful and seemed an appropriate pairing for Valentine's weekend indulgence.
The service staff is always knowledgeable when it comes to their varietals and can recommend ideal pairings with each dish.
Pour at Four also hosts weekly tasting events featuring rotating varietals both locally and internationally sourced as well as regular daily specials using the freshest ingredients for those who feel like straying from the staples.
POUR AT FOUR, 2-10 p.m. Monday, 2-11 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015
Gen. Daniel Allyn, the 20th commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command, will be the special guest speaker and award presenter at the Saint Barbara's Day Ball. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army
UPDATE: According to its mission statement, "17th Fires Brigade trains and prepares for combat; on order deploys to any area of operations to plan, synchronize, and execute combined, and joint fires and effects; integrate attached ground and air maneuver forces and be prepared to function as a maneuver headquarters in support of full spectrum operations."
Change to the Thunderbolts means nothing.
So news of a change to its Friday night ball will probably be taken in stride.
Originally, Gen. Daniel Allyn, the 20th commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command, was the guest speaker for the event. But the general canceled today and will not be able to attend.
Maj. Gen. Terry Ferrell, the 7th Infantry Division commander at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord, will be the guest speaker and award presenter at the ceremony, which will still be held at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center.
Below is our original post on the 17th Fires Saint Barbara's Day Ball.
Capt. William Swenson at a meeting with senior Zone (Brigade) leadership to discuss the security in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, March 2009. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army
UPDATE: The Washington state Senate honored U.S. Army Capt. William Swenson today.
"Captain Swenson was awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of gallantry - at the risk of his life - above and beyond the call of duty. The danger Captain Swenson faced that day was not some general risk of injury...it was the immediate threat of imminent death," O'Ban said, according to a news release. "No one ordered him to repeatedly place himself at the threshold of death to save his brethren. No one would have judged him disloyal for not going in a second, third or fourth time into mortal peril."
A photo from the ceremony is posted below, as well as information on the ceremony, which we posted yesterday.
Just when we were going to kick back with a scotch and cigar and read William DeGregorio's Complete Book of U.S. Presidents, Sen. Jim Honeyford's office sent us a news release on something pretty cool.
In what has become an annual Senate tradition, Sunnyside Sen. Jim Honeyford joined his colleagues in honoring members of the Washington Wing of the Civil Air Patrol with a Senate Resolution Monday. Honeyford, a lieutenant colonel with both the Washington Wing Legislative Squadron and the Yakima Composite Squadron, lauded the Civil Air Patrol's storied history and importance in both wartime and peacetime efforts.
Rain and more rain at JBLM. Winds at 16 mph. Hi should hit 46 at noon. Noon is when I take my personal demons - Abandonment Issues, Crippling Lack of Self-Confidence, Fear of News Team - out to lunch at the Olive Garden. Lo: 38.
This Date in History: 1965
The State Department sends secret cables to U.S. ambassadors in nine friendly nations advising of forthcoming bombing operations over North Vietnam, and instructs them to inform their host governments "in strictest confidence" and to report reactions.
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1. The Square is the latest from Egyptian director Jehane Noujaim. This in-your-face documentary chronicles the Egyptian Revolution that began in 2011 - and continues to this day - through the eyes of the people who know it best: the revolutionaries themselves. Read Jared Lovrak's review of The Square, then check the film out at 2 and 6:45 p.m. at The Grand Cinema in Tacoma.
2. All good things come from a well-crafted jam, do they not? Trees: a natural earth-sun jam. Chocolate milk: a spoon-and-glass Hershey-jam. Babies: a pre-parental romance-jam. Music @ 11: an Afro-Cuban jam born from a percussion workshop lead by Olympia drummer extraordinaire Scott Saunders. Participants are encouraged to bring hand drums and percussion instruments if they have them to the 11 a.m. Afro-Cuban Percussion Workshop in Kreielsheimer Hall on the Saint Martin's University campus. Some instruments will be provided. It is not necessary to have an instrument in order to attend and beginners are welcome. Unlike trees and milk, however, impromptu dancing during this workshop won't land you in Western State Hospital.
3. The "Global Perspectives" show at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College is outstanding. It provides a look into the art and cultures - and most particularly the lives of working class people throughout the world as seen through the eyes of local artists. Included are paintings, drawings, sculpture and photography by regional artists who are also world travelers, and in some instances art from other cultures collected by these regional artists.
4. Hosted by Ralph Porter every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., Ha Ha Tuesdays at Jazzbones offers a string of comedians and drink specials.
5. The 1230 Room probably has you at "$4 lemon drops," but you also may be interested in the downtown Olympia club's Tuesday deep, tech and progressive house night "Deep Tuesdays." It launches at 9 p.m. with drink specials, no cover and resident DJs Alex Bosi and Evan Mould.
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