The neighborhood you choose can have a big impact on your lifestyle — safety, available amenities, and convenience all play their part.

Here are a few tips to that will help determine a great neighborhood for you to live in the Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm and Rochester areas.

1. Make a list of the activities - movies, health club,church - you engage in regularly and stores you visit frequently. See how far you would have to travel from each neighborhood you're considering to engaging in your most common activities.

Eight-month transition for new installation begins with uncasing ceremony

By Don Kramer
for the Northwest Guardian

With the final tug of a canvas case, the unfurling and raising of its new flag, Joint Base Lewis-McChord began its history at 10 a.m. Monday during a ceremony in front of its new headquarters at Building 1010 on what is now called “JBLM Lewis Main.”

Joint Base Commander Col. Thomas H. Brittain and his Air Force deputy, Col. Kenny Weldon, shared the honors of uncasing the new JBLM Garrison flag along with their senior NCOs, Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Barnes and Chief Master Sergeant Frederick Wade.

Ceremony will mark activation of Joint Base Lewis-McChord headquarters

By Don Kramer
for the Northwest Guardian