GRAYS HARBOR VAN POOL NEEDS 3 RIDERS: Leaves McCleary 6:20 am, goes to Olympia and then to Tumwater. We are back to McCleary by 5:00 pm. Leave the driving to us, sit back and enjoy the scenery. Contact Margaret (360) 753-3526 or (360) 495-4674.

March 23, Mon.: The Natural Resources Building (NRB) visitor parking lot is now fully reopened. Repairs to the Washington Street entrance ramp are complete and the contractor should be done removing all of their equipment. GA thanks you for your cooperation and patience during this project.

As a cost cutting decision, the FTE News Magazine has discontinued our Toll-Free telephone and Fax service effective March 25. Please use our Olympia phone line at (360) 349-6926 or scan and send your document to FTEmag@comcast.net or FTEmag@gmail.com

March 23, Mon., Noon: The Capital Museum and Outreach Center presents The Suffrage Movement in Olympia, a presentation by Shanna Stevenson, Coordinator of the Women's History Consortium, State Historical Society. This public program is part of the "Exploring Olympia History" lecture series at the State Capital Museum. Suggested donation is $2. You are welcome to bring lunch. Coffee and tea will be served at 211 - 21st Ave SW, Olympia; (360) 753-2580.

March 23, Mon.: Sign up deadline for FREE - Dept. of Agriculture pesticide disposal at Yakima Pesticide disposal event planned for May 4 and 5. To sign up, call (360) 902-2056, (877) 301-4555

(toll free) or send an e-mail to wastepesticide@agr.wa.gov

March 24, Tue.:G.A. will have 13 - 60 Ft. Douglas fir trees cut down at 4600 E. Martin Way in Lacey, between Interstate 5 and the Department of Ecology headquarters on Desmond Drive N.E. A flagger will be directing eastbound traffic on Martin Way E.

March 27, Fri., 8:00 PM: Come to Monarch Children's Justice & Advocacy Center's (MCJAC) benefit concert at the WA Center for the Performing Arts. Hear the riotously funny Righteous Mothers and the equally entertaining Cheryl Wheeler. Cheryl Wheeler (www.cherylwheeler.com) is an anomaly on the acoustic music scene. Tickets: Adults $25/ Seniors, Students, Groups of 8 or more $20 plus WA Center's $2.50 service fee per ticket. Purchase tickets at the box office, online www.washingtoncenter.org or call (360) 753-8586.

March 30, Monday: Registration deadline - Registration is $29 and includes lunch. - 360-596-5747

April 8, Wed., noon. South Puget Sound Community College presents – 60 Minute Solutions. This month’s topic: “How to deal with workforce reductions using an organizational structure assessment.” Anyone who has faced the need to reshape their organization will confirm that the loss of human capital was one of their most difficult decisions. How do you make that decision today, without perfect information about tomorrow? How can you reshape your organization to best meet current and future needs? Learn what organizational structure assessments include, what questions you need to be ready to ask and what your options are for how to facilitate the assessment. For more information about 60 Minute Solutions, professional development and certificate programs please visit our website at www.hawksprairie.org

March 31, Tues., 11:30 AM-Book Signing,12 Noon Presentation: The State Capital Museum invites you to a program with Solveig Torvik author of, Nikolai’s Fortune, uncovered not only the story of one man, but also the saga of an entire family. In Nikolai's Fortune, a tale of Scandinavian women, the journalist turns fact into fiction and shares the tales of her ancestors as she imagines they would have told them. Coffee and tea served, feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. $2 suggested donation. Memoir Writing Group will meet after the presentation! State Capital Museum Coach House, 211 21st Avenue SW, Olympia, (360) 753 2580

April 1, Wed.: Your April 2009 FTE News Magazine will be available online today, with delivery beginning in Tumwater, and Lacey on Wednesday; Thursday in Olympia and West Olympia.

April 6, Mon. @ Noon: The State Capital Museum and historian Drew Crooks, Expert Local Historian, present Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Olympia from Frontier Village to Modern Town, 1889-1912. The turn of the twentieth century was a time of dramatic change for the capital of Washington State. Presenter Drew Crooks will use artistic illustrations, historical photographs, and newspaper accounts to explain this transformation. He will also examine the significant impact of these changes on Olympia’s development and character, a mixed legacy that extends to the present day. The presentations are held in the museum’s Coach House and admission is $2.00 per person, free for members of the Washington State Historical Society. For further membership information please visit our website at www.washingtonhistory.org/

April 18, Sat., 8:30AM - 1:00PM: Volunteers needed for Operation Downtown Olympia Clean Up to prepare for Arts Walk. To volunteer, contact Vida by April 10 @ 357-8948 or odaevent@tss.net The Deployment location: Behind the Olympia Press Building in the alley on Capitol Way between 4th & State. Wear grubby clothes. A FREE lunch is provided.

posted by FTEmag.com Staff at 12:01 AM