The 50-foot-long, 66-year-old, antique wooden boat OLD MAN IV, which serves as a ceremonial platform for the U. S. Navy, will arrive at the City of Olympia’s Percival Landing on Thursday, July 13 between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. where it will be greeted by the Capital Lakefair Queen, Princesses and Capital Lakefair members who are known as Capitalarians.
Community connections keep those at home and those far away bound to each other with an intrinsically rewarding relationship. The City of Olympia and a Navy submarine crew have had that connection. The USS Olympia SSN 717 was named after the evergreen state capital, henceforth connecting a dedicated crew to the City’s volunteer needs and civic pride.
A place to call home: Foster parents provide 20-year-old with home, skills to succeed Share Updated: 12:09 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Audrey Biesk Share Updated: 12:09 PM EST Feb 5, 2021
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Show Transcript AUDREY BIESK HAS THEIR STORY. NEEDING A PLACE TO CALL HOME DOESN’T END FOR KIDS ON THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY. JOSE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES AT AGE HE’S LIVED IN 15. COUNTLESS DIFFERENT FOSTER HOMES. HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MONTHS, AND JOSE COULDN’T MAKE IT ON HIS OWN. THAT’S WHERE THE TERHUNE FAMILY COMES IN. PEGGY AND BOB FROM RANDOLPH COUNTY HAVE BEEN FOSTERING FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS. THEY ADOPTED TWO TEENS AND FOSTERED MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN. AT FIRST I DIDN’T WANT TO GO TO A FOSTER HOME, I FELT LIKE I WAS TOO OLD FOR IT. FOUR MONTHS AGO, THE TERHUNES CALLED HOSE A HOME. FOX THEY SAID TO HIM WELL WE HAVE THIS FAMILY FOR YOU AND THEY AREN’T YOUR TYPICAL FAMILY. ARE WE TYPICAL? OF COURSE NOT. WHAT