Save the date for community presentation and more community news
Published 12:22 pm Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Save the date for community presentation
R.E.A.D.Y. (Real Emergency Aid Depends on You), a community presentation on behavioral health, mental health and suicide prevention will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 at the Tahoma Performing Arts Center.
Book, media sale next week
The Maple Valley Library Guild is holding its semiannual book and media sale at the Maple Valley Library from Oct. 25 to Oct. 27.
The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.
Donated books, CDs and DVDs will be sold at $2 or less.
On Saturday, attendees can fill a grocery bag for $5.
Proceeds help fund events at the library.
Elementary school receives grant
Covington Elementary School received a $250 music and art grant from California Casualty.
Applicant and music teacher Jennifer Wahl is excited the grant will enable her to introduce more kids to music enrichment leading to higher than average abilities in creative thinking, social interactions and critical thinking, a release stated.
Covington Elementary is one of 17 Washington schools receiving the grant.
City seeks advisory board volunteers
The city of Maple Valley is looking for four volunteers — two regular members, one alternate and a youth-at-large member — to serve on the city’s Library Advisory Board.
The regular members and alternate will serve January 2019 through December 2021 and the youth member will serve January 2019 through December 2019.
The board meets bimonthly on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. The first meeting is scheduled for February 2019.
If interested, stop by City Hall, 22017 SE Wax Road, Suite 200, or the Maple Valley Library for an application. Or download the application online at http://www.maplevalleywa.gov.
Applications are accepted through Nov. 2.
Local companies at Seattle Home Show 2
A number of local companies from Covington, Maple Valley and Renton will be present at the Seattle Home Show 2 Friday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 21.
The local companies include:
• AK Kreutzer Construction
• Malone’s Landscape & Nursery
• Cabinet Renovations
• Combined Cutting Contractors Inc.
• Will Thomas Designs
• Air-Care USA Inc.
• Aqua Quip
• Eagle Home Mortgage
• Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King Co.
• Lake Washington Windows & Doors
• P & P Local 32
• Seal Team One
Annual train show this weekend
The 21st annual Maple Valley model train show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Gracie Hansen Community Center, 27132 SE Ravensdale Way. The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council is sponsoring the event for all ages.
For more information, visit http://gmvuac.org/train-show.
Planning commission seeks volunteers
The Maple Valley City Council is looking for individuals interested in serving as a alternate planning commissioner.
The planning commission meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
To qualify, individuals must be residents of or own property or a business in the city.
The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16.
Applications can be picked up at City Hall or accessed online at www.maplevalleywa.gov.
Job fair coming to Highline College
More than 50 employers with full time, part time and temporary job openings will be on site from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at Highline College.
Job seekers should be prepared to speak with recruiters, dress professionally and bring extra copies of their resume.
This event is free and open for all.
To prepare for the job fair, visit https://studentemployment.highline.edu/events/.
Upcoming workshop series
The King Conservation District is hosting four workshops for land and water stewardship for horse and livestock owners.
The first was Thursday, Oct. 18 with the second scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 25. The topic is Mud Management: Record Rainfall/Record Mud.
Got Livestock? is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1 and the final workshop is Pasture Management: Becoming a Grass Farmer on Thursday, Nov. 8.
These events will be held at the Redmond Regional Library. Light refreshments will be provided and attendees are welcome to bring their own food.
All classes are free and open to the public.
To register and receive directions, go to kingcd.eventbrite.com, or contact the KCD at 425-282-1949 or signup@kingcd.org.
Scholarship deadline approaching
The deadline for submitting essays for the 2018 scholarship contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars is Oct. 31.
Ninth to 12th graders will be awarded up to $30,000 and a trip to Washington DC. Sixth to eighth graders will be awarded up to $5,000 and a trip east while third, fourth and fifth graders will have the opportunity to be awarded cash prizes.
For more information and application forms, visit https://www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth%20scholarships.
Students in Maple Valley are asked to submitted their essays to VFW Post No. 5052 via email at vfwpost5052@gmail.com or by mail to P.O. Box 1491, Maple Valley, WA 98038.
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