EDITOR’S DESK JERRE REDECKER
Welcome to Sourcebook, The Olympian’s annual compilation of what you need to know to live and play in our community.
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t’s just one of the ways The Olympian helps you connect to services, neighbors, entertainment and recreation. Sourcebook has deep roots in the community. When I came to work at The Olympian in 1982 as a part-time food editor, the paper published an annual Blue Book. It was a slim, paperback-size booklet filled with information about all kinds of community groups -- business, social, and. philanthropic. It was hugely popular and was given out at the front desk all year. A few years later, we decided to add some basic newcomers’ information to the Blue Book, and the first Sourcebook was born. It was bigger, both in number of pages and size of the book. We included much of the information you still find in Sourcebook: how to get settled in a new home, what are the schools like, how to use public transit and an introduction to the towns and cities. And, three years ago, Sourcebook underwent a drastic redesign, with glossy pages, and easy-toread graphic design.
What has remained through it all are those iconic listings of community organizations. That means you can go to Sourcebook to find a youth group, hobby club or contact information for your city hall. It’s one of the things The Olympian is proud to offer the community. The Olympian remains the largest newsgathering organization in greater Thurston County, with information online and in print daily. Our news staff is out in the community seven days a week, 365 days a year, reporting and photographing the stories and events that are important to people in Thurston County. That newsgathering team is based in The Olympian building on Bethel Street, between Fourth and State. In addition, in this rapidly evolving technology whirl that comprises newspapers, digital media and social media, Olympian staffers are reporting more frequently and immediately than when we were limited to a single printed paper each day. Thanks for reading.
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