Happy Thanksgiving from The JOLT

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, some of us on The JOLT's staff would like to share their thoughts on what they're thankful for this year.

We'd like to thank our readers and patrons in supporting us in our mission to "nourish the civic lives of Thurston County residents and grow community capacity by publishing accurate, relevant, and entertaining stories that help people become better informed and more involved in local issues, events and activities."

We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

“I am grateful for the gift of yesterday, today, and tomorrow,”

 ~ P. Jade Asumbrado, Reporter

“I will forever be grateful for the gift of life and for good health. I am thankful for the blessings that came my way. Lastly, I am thankful to be surrounded by kind people who love and care for me, and for being able to love and care for them as well,”

~ Darlanne Cruz, Reporter 

“I’m thankful that I’m hopefully able to make a positive impact on people, especially the Thurston County community.”

~ Jay Gutierrez, Associate Editor 

“I am thankful for good community,"

~ Sage Hamilton, Associate Editor

“I am grateful to be a part of The JOLT's news editorial team. Thank you, Olympia and Thurston County staff, for promptly responding to our inquiries and providing Zoom links, making our real-time coverage possible,”

~ Lorilyn Lirio, Reporter.  

“Always thankful opportunity to help and learn from the community every day!”

~ JC Medina, Reporter 

“Gratitude is the cure to discontent. And for that, I try to be more grateful each day, lest I’d probably lose my mind. I am thankful for the stars and the sunshine, the love I receive from my family, and my unthankful cats. I am thankful for work, a good bed, the pleasure of merely existing. Thank you”

~ Jerome Tuaño, Reporter

"I'm thankful for the writing freedom and the trust given to me by The JOLT for writing sports stories for them for a year already. Also, I'm thankful for another year of existing, yay!"

~ Vince Zafra, Sports Reporter

I'm most thankful for my family and my health. Following that I'm grateful that The JOLT is thriving and never forget that it's our staff and board who make it possible. So I'd like to thank our reporters, JC, Lyn, Jerome, P. Jade and Darlanne; associate editors Edwin (Jay), Sage and Hannah, contributors Gloria, Jay and JM; columnists Kathleen, Jill, Mary Beth, Debra, George, Shirley and Shannon; our board members Linda, Zahid, David, Chuck, Alan and Bill; our amazing website developers Darryl and Terese; and our dedicated tech guru, Ted. Without all of these people, these screens would be blank. 

~ Danny Stusser, Publisher 

"Woof!"

~ Krusty, The JOLT 's mascot