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by Karen L. Johnson Deep in the archives of the Olympia Tumwater Foundation is a set of colored illustrations on lightweight cardstock. …

By Gary Ritchie It required a pickup truck and the back of a Dodge Caravan to transport the 34 5-gallon pots from …

During the 1920s, the Schmidt family ran a local bus line since Prohibition had shuttered their well-known brewery. A persistent rumor holds …

Life Story of Bartlett A. “Bart” Schmidt April 13, 1946 – September 22, 2024 Written by his longtime caregiver, Susan Morgan Early …