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Kasey Cartledge will support One Net Yelm in the Dancing Needles Tattoo fundraiser.
Local community members team up for tattoo fundraiser
Four Yelm community members will spend their April Fool’s Day voluntarily getting new ink while blindfolded at Dancing Needles Tattoo. But their reason for doing so is no joke. Line … more
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Auctioneer Cindy Schorno (left) offers to hug a community member that purchased an item during Rainier Education Foundation's auction on March 23, 2024.
Rainier Education Foundation supporting seniors and teachers with 25th annual auction
By Dylan Reubenking dylan@yelmonline.com Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.” Rainier School District staff, students, … more
Drop-off locations for Rainier High School's food drive include the school's office, Rainier Post Office and Rainier City Hall.
RHS leadership class supporting local food bank with annual drive
Students in the Rainier High School leadership class are giving back to their community with their annual food drive to support the Valley Heart Assembly of God food bank. The drive began Feb. … more
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Standing Room Only Theater director Charles Phillips participates in a rehearsal for Forgotten Yelms on Friday, March 7, at The Outpost Church.
SRO Theater holds successful first showing of “Forgotten Yelms” roleplay game
Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater has continued efforts to bring art through drama to Yelm and surrounding areas as the community-based theater club hosted its first ever showing of “Forgotten … more
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Hannah Hiiva looks at her camera during a Yelm High School sports activity.
Yelm students find inspiration, make memories through photography
If you were to attend a Yelm High School sporting event, regardless of the game, you’d be likely to find at least one of three Yelm Community Schools students nearby with their cameras in hand. … more
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SRO Theater member Meg Long participates in a rehearsal of "Forgotten Yelms" on Friday, March 7, at The Outpost Church.
Community Calendar: Yelm baseball hosts Steilacoom; Rainier softball hosts North Thurston; Forgotten Yelms live action role playing game
Thursday, March 13 Yelm baseball hosts Steilacoom The second season under head coach Dakota Hill kicks off for Yelm High School baseball on Tuesday, March 13, as the Tornados will host … more
Take a trip through our area’s rich history
Enjoy these snapshots of articles written in past issues of the Nisqually Valley News from 45, 35, 25 and 15 years ago, respectively.   A look back at this week, 45 years ago … more
We Love Rainier WA volunteers Victoria Cooper and Laura Immal pose for a photo while delivering school supplies to Rainier Elementary in February.
We Love Rainier WA volunteers deliver over $800 in school supplies to elementary
We Love Rainier WA, a local community enrichment group that aims to “make Rainier shine even brighter,” continued to give back to the town last month as two volunteers with the group … more
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Kassi Ziegler, left, watches as her students work on a robot during a robotics class at YARD on Feb. 25.
In focus: YARD students build robots in robotics class
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From the left, American Legion Department of Washington District 10 Commander Frank Sterling, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5878 Auxiliary member Trudy Burnham, South Thurston County Historical Society President Loren Ackerman, VFW Post 5878 Surgeon Frank Hicks and Tenino Mayor Dave Watterson dig into the Earth during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tenino Veterans' Honor Roll Memorial Wall on Saturday, March 8, at the Tenino City Park.
Groundbreaking held for Tenino Veterans Honor Roll Memorial Wall
After first conceiving the idea for a Tenino Veterans Honor Roll Memorial Wall over a decade ago, the Tenino Honor Roll Committee finally broke ground for the new memorial on Saturday, March 8, at … more
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Yelm High School Choir instructor Tim Henderson speaks to attendees at the spaghetti fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 28 inside the Nisqually Valley Moose Lodge.
YHS Choir Boosters Committee’s spaghetti feed raises $4,500 for trip to New York City
The Yelm High School Choir Boosters Committee saw successful fundraising efforts on Friday, Feb. 28, during its spaghetti feed at the Nisqually Valley Moose Lodge as roughly $4,500 was raised by the … more
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The City of Yelm's latest mural is outside of the Yelm Community Center, 301 Second Street SE.
City of Yelm and Mural Mosaic’s Global Roots unveil ‘America Connects Family Time’ artwork
Yelm’s newest piece of artwork was unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 18, just outside of Yelm Community Center, as Mural Mosaic’s Global Roots project unveiled its “America Connects Family … more
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Graduating Yelm High School seniors receive scholarships from Yelm Dollars for Scholars during the Yelm Community Schools awards night on June 4, 2024.
Community Calendar: Yelm Dollars for Scholars 30th Annual Auction; Forgotten Yelms live action role playing game; Rainier baseball hosts Rochester
Saturday, March 8 Yelm Dollars for Scholars 30th Annual Auction Celebrate the 30th annual Yelm Dollars for Scholars auction from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Lake Lawrence … more
Take a trip through our area’s rich history
Enjoy these snapshots of articles written in past issues of the Nisqually Valley News from 45, 35, 25 and 15 years ago, respectively.   A look back at this week, 45 years ago … more
Ryan Betz and Casey Kilborn of Olympia Federal Savings present their plans to support Yelm Community Schools during a Feb. 27 school board meeting.
Olympia Federal Savings donates $5K to Yelm district, introduces student debit cards
As Yelm Community Schools continues to face budget concerns, Olympia Federal Savings has stepped in to aid the district in its time of need. Ryan Betz, OlyFed chief strategy and marketing … more
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Elouise Hemenway and her horse, Harley, train at Rusty Bar Ranch on Friday, Feb. 28.
Roy equestrian student crowned Horse Agility Junior Reserve World Champion
Elouise Hemenway, a 13-year-old Cascade Christian junior high student, trains with her horse, Harley, at Rusty Bar Ranch in Roy. Recently, Hemenway and Harley were awarded Horse Agility Junior … more
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Yelm High School class of 2021 graduate Dylan Jemtegaard is making strides in the classroom and on the gridiron as a mechanical engineering student and football player at the University of California-Berkeley.
‘Growth comes from struggle’: YHS graduate at Cal Berkeley featured in mechanical engineering magazine
Yelm High School class of 2021 graduate Dylan Jemtegaard is making strides in the classroom and on the gridiron as a mechanical engineering student and football player at the University of … more
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Tenino’s wooden COVID currency now on display at Smithsonian National Museum of American History in D.C. 
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the City of Tenino made international headlines when it brought back a Great Depression-era wooden scrip currency program in order to help keep the … more
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The Tenino Veterans Memorial is pictured at Tenino City Park on Park Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 8. While the current monument honors veterans throughout South Thurston County, the city and local VFW are planning to build a new monument specific to veterans from Tenino.
Groundbreaking ceremony for new Tenino veterans monument scheduled for Saturday
The Tenino Honor Roll Committee, in partnership with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5878 and the City of Tenino, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a new veterans monument at Tenino … more
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The High Steel Bridge is pictured from above the Olympic National Forest near Shelton on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Take a drive, or walk, over one of the tallest railway arch bridges in the United States
Just 30 minutes north of Shelton in the Olympic National Forest, one of the tallest railway arch bridges in the United States towers over the Skokomish River. Originally a logging railroad … more
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