Photo courtesy: JZ Rose

From the Weekly Volcano:
“Santa spends a lot of time wandering through his North Pole castle with little to do. In other words, he gets on Mrs. Claus’s nerves … a lot. Santa leaves his empty mugs of cocoa in the TV room, he leaves his red pants on the bedroom floor. And don’t get him started about letting the reindeer in the rec-room.

Santa owes Mrs. Claus big time. Wait for it. … There’s no better time to shower her with love and gifts then at Christmas. That is why Santa shops at JZ Rose in Yelm. It’s packed to the rafters with amazing, distinctive and gorgeous gifts. Bone china, lovely linens, glassware, and much more; the store will entertain you, as well as scare your pocketbook. Owned by JZ Knight, you can channel some awesome gifts this holiday season.”
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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 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Click here for Directions

Northwest Military.com featured Yelm’s JZ Rose in a special section:
SHOP – Discover the South Sound one shop at a time…

The article was titled:
“A Rose is a Rose”
“Unique store in Yelm a travel destination”

Read more, then click to page 5.

Read more from the WA. Supreme Court opinion: Knight v. City of Yelm, No. 84831-9.

Read more from JZ Knight’s Press Release in response to the Supreme Court decision.

“The Supreme Court has ruled that mystic teacher and author JZ Knight has standing to oppose several proposals to subdivide property into single-family residential lots in Yelm. The hearing examiner granted preliminary subdivision approvals in five decisions. Knight later filed a Land Use Petition Act challenge, and the trial court ruled in her favor. On appeal, the Court of Appeals held that Knight could not show she would personally be harmed by land use decision, thus requiring dismissal of her LUPA petition. In a 7-2 decision by Justice Charles Wiggins, the Supreme Court held that Knight established that the land use decision is likely to prejudice her water rights and satisfies the statutory standing requirement.”
Read more from the Supreme Court of Washington Blog, published by the Constitutional Law Center of the Freedom Foundation, a not-for-profit public policy organization in Olympia, Washington.

Giorda Elie
Photo Copyright © 2011 Giorda E. Used with permission.

You are invited to join JZ Knight as she shops locally at Giorda E. Thursday, Dec. 15, at 4 PM.
Knight will also be in her Yelm Shop JZ-Rose Thursday, Dec. 15 @ 2:30PM.

Read more from JZ Knight’s e-mail: Come Join Me Shopping!

– JZ Rose – For All Things Beautiful
207 1ST Street South
Yelm, WA 98597
Phone: 360-458-4618

– Giorda E.
Designer & Owner
301 Yelm Avenue E.
Yelm WA 98597
Phone: 360-400-1125

About Giorda E.
“Giorda E. is a treasure trove where fashion is vibrant and style flourishes. Giorda famously dresses women and men to cultivate their individuality in a wide range of selections from every day elegance to absolute extravagance. Indulge in the Giorda E. experience to freshen up your wardrobe with classic styles, current trends, and accessories with flair!” quoting the Giorda E. website.

In response to the Court of the Appeals opinion issued on April 13, 2010 dismissing JZ Knight’s LUPA petition and reversing the Thurston County Superior Court ruling,

JZ states, “Our attorneys are reviewing the decision and evaluating options.”

Read the Court of Appeals Division II State of Washington Opinion Information Sheet

Read the Public Notice to Residents, Taxpayers and City of Yelm Water System Customers from Nov 2008.

Every year the taxable sales report for Thurston County during the Third Quarter usually drops. This time it dropped close to 9 percent, and lower numbers have continued to show up on reports for the last seven quarters in a row, according to state Department of Revenue data released Thursday, January 15, this year.

In the State of Washington, taxable retail sales fell 11.6 percent from the previous year. This is the third-largest decline on record so far. The City of Yelm fell 17.29 percent to $35.7 million from $43.2 million the previous year.

Notwithstanding, Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment’s (RSE) demographic reports show a contribution to the local economy during the last Third Quarter by RSE students of $642,250, which is 1.8% of Yelm’s $35.7 million total retail sales. Furthermore, RSE’s demographic reports for the entire 2009 show a significant increase in local spending by RSE students from the previous year, a new record of $2,709,613 reported by 6,767 students who participated in the demographic survey.

Quite impressive, being in a major recession as the data shows!

Students of Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment are proud to contribute to the local economy and private businesses of this community.

On December 8, 2009, the Yelm City Council approved placing the Regional Fire District Consolidation measure on the ballot February 9, 2010.

All registered voters in the City of Yelm & County Fire Districts 2 & 4 will get an opportunity to vote on the merger to be under one umbrella of the Southeast Thurston Regional Fire Authority.

If approved, this will eliminate a lot of redundant administrative and duplicate office expenses & allow the Fire Authority to operate more efficiently.

View the ordinance the Yelm City Council approved unanimously.

Ballots will be mailed the week of January 18, 2010.

JZ Knight is a strong proponent of this ballot measure.

Retail Trade Continues to Fall in Thurston County, except in Yelm where it rose 4.69% in the First Quarter of 2009

RSE Students inject $2,626,050 into the Local Economy in 2008 and more than $1.5 million in the First Half of 2009. Could this be the factor of Yelm’s unprecedented growth in the middle of a major recession?

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