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From back left: SCJ Principal Landscape Architect Jeff Glander, Salish Middle School STEM teacher Erica Baker, SCJ Communications Manager Pam Folsom, and Salish Middle School students celebrate their partnership through the NTPS Partners in Education program. At SCJ, one slice…
A determined mom pushing a double stroller, her ponytail swaying from side to side. A cross-country team from the local high school getting in their afternoon run. Golfers, sunburned and sore, ribbing each other over a game well-fought and an…
First place team from Jefferson Middle School (from left): Coach Venkata Nallamalli, Kailey Lam, Supraja Kadagandla, Pranav Gundralla and Sathwik Nallamali. Local middle schoolers have 1,335,600 seconds left to sign up for the Thurston County MATHCOUNTS competition. For those of…
OK, so it was only a creek, but any body of water running through the middle of a parking lot adds a dimension not usually considered in parking lot design. This year, SCJ Alliance’s landscape architecture team is involved in…
The tiny town of Yarrow Point, population 1,010, is surrounded on three sides by water. It’s nestled along the eastern shore of Lake Washington, a stone’s throw from big-city neighbor, Bellevue, located just a few miles south. Nearly three quarters…
The morning bell rings at 8:10 for elementary students in Chehalis, Wash. The journey to get there may have been smooth, rainy, bumpy, sunny or all of the above. Maybe the school bus picked them up right on schedule and…
Quoting Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” And that habit of excellence, cultivated over his decades-long career as an engineer, has earned Scott Sawyer a prestigious award from the state’s…
At some homes in the Pacific Northwest, yard space is an afterthought. Nine months of gray casts a shadow on the idea of outdoor living, and homeowners shift their focus inside. At others, it’s the main attraction. The team at…
Better sleep. Reduced aggression. Shorter hospital stays. Reduced need for pain medication. An 84 percent drop in hip fractures! These may sound like the promises of a drug company or an overeager fitness nut, but one thing that has been…
Love's Travel Stop, Napavine, Washington It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week! As we thank the 3.5 million men and women who are always on the go, let’s take a look at where they stop. Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores…
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