“President Trump boarded Air Force One with toilet paper stuck onto his left foot.”  Oct. 4, 2018. Credit: UK’s Daily Mail.

• Editor’s note: President Trump clearly has more than toilet paper stuck to his shoe now that his own DOJ has accused him of committing two felonies according to documents released by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Friday, December 7, 2018. That was the 77th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor bombing, “a day which will live in infamy,” quoting President Franklin Roosevelt.
  Clearly, December 7th is a day that will live in infamy for the Presidency of Donald Trump, now more weakened on the world stage in being accused of 2 felonies.
  This is not good for America and as with Nixon in 1974, the uncertainly of what will happen with this country’s leadership in the future will spill over into economic uncertainty reflected in the markets, and eventually hit your household’s wallet.  I am a Constitutionalist, so whatever you think of President Trump, I am for our laws being followed and if those are broken by our leaders, then they should be prosecuted as any other citizen.  
  

Stormy Daniels said this to President Trump May 5, 2018, on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL), “a storm’s a comin'”!
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– These stories making news in the last week:

Trump Accused of Multiple Felonies

Trump is losing the trade war with China based on his favorite report card, and it’s probably going to keep getting worse

Credit: Tom Toles, Washington Post

– “Trump on Coming Debt Crisis: ‘I Won’t Be Here’ When It Blows Up”
“The president thinks the balancing of the nation’s books is going to, ultimately, be a future president’s problem.”

“Sources close to the president say he has repeatedly shrugged it off, implying that he doesn’t have to worry about the money owed to America’s creditors—currently about $21 trillion—because he won’t be around to shoulder the blame when it [national debt] becomes even more untenable.

“The friction came to a head in early 2017 when senior officials offered Trump charts and graphics laying out the numbers and showing a ‘hockey stick’ spike in the national debt in the not-too-distant future. In response, Trump noted that the data suggested the debt would reach a critical mass only after his possible second term in office.

“‘Yeah, but I won’t be here,’ the president bluntly said, according to a source who was in the room when Trump made this comment during discussions on the debt,” by Asawin Suebsaeng, Lachlan Markay, The Daily Beast.
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“$36,000 reward offered after fire destroys Jehovah’s Witness hall in Lacey”

“The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Lacey was destroyed Friday morning [Dec. 7] by a fire that detectives call suspicious.”

“The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office called the fire suspicious and said a local will investigate its cause. A $36,000 reward is being offered for information.”

“Four fires were set earlier this year at three different Kingdom Halls located throughout Thurston County.

• March 19: Olympia Kingdom Hall
• March 19: Tumwater Kingdom Hall
• July 3: Olympia Kingdom Hall
• August 8: Yelm Kingdom Hall

“Thurston County Sheriff John Snaza said his office will do whatever it can to help federal investigators hold someone responsible for the attacks over the year,” by Brian Price, Drew Mikkelsen, KING-5 TV News, Seattle .

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“Walmart Nation”
“Walmart is the largest private employer in 22 states”

“If your reaction was ‘ow, Walmart controls A LOT of the country,’ you’d be right. This map shows the largest private employer in every state in the U.S., and Walmart is tops in an incredible 22 states. In total, the company employs 1.5 million Americans.”

“The largest employer in the nation that does not pay its employees a living wage, nor give them health benefits. Many WM employees are on food stamps and state subsidized health care while the corporate offices rake in the $$$. WM is also a member of ALEC – The American Legislative Exchange Council (Koch Bros) – pushing boiler plate legislation to be introduced to benefit the corporation nationwide, state by state, via its legislative members,” quoting “did you know?“

This Map Shows the Largest Employer in Every State

Courtesy: Standing Room Only (SRO)

– Standing Room Only is proud to present… SHREK THE MUSICAL
WHEN: Dec. 7 – Dec. 9, Friday & Saturday nights at 7:30pm, Sunday matinees at 3pm.
WHERE: The Triad Arts Theater, 102 Yelm Ave. E., Yelm WA 98597
TICKETS: $10 Children 4-11 years, $15 Student 12-18 years, $17 Groups of 10 or more, $20 Senior 60+years & Military, $25 People 19-59 years.
Click here to pre-purchase tickets online.

– Standing Room Only (SRO) reminds you there are only 3 more shows of SHREK THE MUSICAL
The story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fight s a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren’t only found in fairy tales.
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Click here for the Yelm Blogger’s review.

Photo credit: Rory Sagner Photography & Fine Art

– Weather record – Tie for low temperature for any Dec. 6th
Due to clear skies not trapping in heat this morning, Olympia Regional Airport, closest official weather service station to Yelm (16 miles), tied the low temperature record for any December 6th at 17 degrees (-8.3 C.), the previous record set in 1980. The average low for any Dec. 6th is 33 degrees (.6 C.).
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Photo credit: JZ-Rose, Yelm


– From JZ-Rose:
“Come enjoy the sounds of Christmas this Saturday at JZ Rose 🎄🎁🎄

“The Dickens Carolers will be at JZ Rose on Saturday December 8th from 10:30am til Noon. Enjoy the Sounds of Christmas while you shop! We will also be sampling Hammonds Hot Chocolate & Moonstruck Truffles.”
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– The Dickens Carolers at JZ-Rose is a Yelm holiday tradition, ringing in the joy of the season!
“Adorned in elegant Victorian dress, each ‘a cappella’ quartet consists of two ladies in luxurious velvet and two gentlemen wearing handsome tailcoats and top hats. Your holiday favorites, both traditional and contemporary, are sung in beautiful four-part harmony. The sights and sounds of The Dickens Carolers are indeed a holiday treat.

“The Dickens Carolers: a professional, Victorian-costumed Christmas caroling organization performing throughout the Puget Sound since 1978.”
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JZ Rose – For All Things Beautiful
207 1ST Street South
Yelm, WA 98597
Telephone: 360-458-4618 or
Toll Free: 877-458-4618
Yelm Store Hours
Mon – Sat 10:00am – 6:00pm
Click here for the JZ-Rose story.

Credit: Homeless Backpacks


– “Fight Child Hunger This Winter by Supporting a Backpack Program”
“For the one in five children who live in poverty, the holidays can be less-than-jolly, because they rely on school lunch to meet some or all of their nutritional needs.

“Over 12 million children experience food insecurity – and that doesn’t just mean they don’t always know when their next meal is, although that’s bad enough. Food insecurity goes hand-in-hand with poverty, and it can be accompanied by poor health outcomes, difficulties in school, emotional disturbances and much more.

“Advocacy groups and school districts are using a variety of tactics to address this issue, starting with programs to get people and communities out of poverty. But in the short term, there’s one very powerful option: the backpack program, which is often administered through a food bank that partners with a school.”

“Schools have been participating in backpack programs for over a decade, but they’re starting to get more attention as they spread across the U.S. As you might imagine, they start with a backpack — one filled with food which may be shelf-stable, perishable, or a mixture of both,” by S.E. Smith, Care2.com.
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– Thurston County’s Backpacks Program
“Homeless Backpacks is a non-profit 501c3 corporation committed to ending homelessness, by giving teens the help they need so they can focus on school, go on to graduate and become contributing citizens.

“We provide food for the weekend to homeless teens in Thurston county. Some teens are in government-supported meal programs during the school day, but on their own on the weekend. Each week, volunteers deliver food bags to local middle and high schools, as well as all schools in Yelm, Rainier, Tenino and Rochester.

“Each bag has enough food for the weekend, including macaroni & cheese, tuna, ravioli, ramen noodles, chili, fruit cups, granola bars, oatmeal, juice boxes, chocolate milk and assorted snacks. Students go to the counselor’s or nurse’s office and obtain the food. Bags fit easily into backpacks so other students will not know they are part of our program. Each bag costs $8 – $9 per week to fill.”
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Credit: Citizens for Yelm Schools


– “Yelm school district asking voters to approve $99 million bond”
“The Yelm School District is asking voters to pony up $99 [$98.9 to be exact] million to replace two schools and improve security at all its learning institutions.

“$90.1 million would be spent on replacing Yelm Middle School and Southworth Elementary. $8.9 million would be spent on security enhancements like cameras, key card entry at main doors, front door security, playground safety upgrades, security fencing, lighting, etc. The money would also be used to remove portable classrooms.

“Ballots for the bond will be mailed January 24 and the special election will take place on Feb. 12, 2019.

“Bonds in Washington state require a 60% super majority to pass,” by Shawn Goggins, ifiberonenewsradio.com, Shelton.
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– From Yelm Community Schools
“Current school tax includes state tax, local levy, and 2003 bond which is $8.04. There are changes in state funding (McCleary Decision) that will lower the state and local levy rates. In 2020 the total tax rate with the projected new bond rate would be $6.97 which is $1.07 less than property owners pay now. That rate will decline further as the 2003 bond is paid off in 2022.”
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Credit: www.ycs.wednet.edu/bond


– From Superintendent Brian Wharton, YCS December 2018 E-Newsletter
“We are please the school board has passed a resolution to place a bond measure on the February 12, 2019, Special Election as recommended by the Community Facilities Advisory Committee and support by the Citizens for Support of Yelm Schools. Our focus is on improving student safety and replacing critical buildings.

“Each school will benefit from the bond proposal addressing safety projects. Take time to ask your school how these projects will improve your student’s educational experience and as they progress to other schools in our district.”

– “Small Business Resources by County”
“According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, 99.5 percent of businesses in Washington qualify as small businesses. Those 590,908 small businesses employ approximately 1.3 million people, or 51.5 percent of all employees in the state.

“Whether you run a small business, or are thinking about starting one, there are numerous resources available year round:

Thurston County
* Thurston Economic Development Council
* Thurston County Small Business Incubator

From South Sound Business.
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