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Articles by Brenda Sexton
Map of Black Diamond showing The Villages and Lawson Hills sites.
Land for schools deal between Black Diamond, Enumclaw...
By Brenda Sexton • December 16, 2010 3:22 pm

At its 6:30 p.m. Monday meeting, the Enumclaw School Board is expected to approve changes to the Tri-Party School Mitigation Agreement with YarrowBay Developers and the city of Black Diamond.
The Black Diamond City Council discussed the agreement at its workshop Dec. 9 and it is scheduled to go before the council Jan. 6.

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Laying a paver path  created a dry walkway through a normally muddy area in the backyard. A project a family can tackle.
A family paving project pays off | Fall...
By Brenda Sexton • September 26, 2010 12:48 pm

We’ve been waiting 10 years to tackle our yard.
It wasn’t that it was an eyesore or intolerable, we were looking for something more carefree and practical. We wanted something easy to mow. A fence that didn’t need to be raised after every wind storm. Garden beds to collect a harvest and a pathway to keep our feet dry during the prolonged Pacific Northwest rainy season.

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Terry Parker joins Kentwood Hall of Fame
Terry Parker joins Kentwood Hall of Fame
By Brenda Sexton • June 30, 2010 9:58 pm

Terry Parker misses coaching.
He was reminded of how much June 23 when Kentwood High School inducted him into its athletic Hall of Fame.
The Enumclaw resident was honored for his years spent as an assistant coach with the Conquerors football team and time as the school’s slowpitch softball mentor.

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Becki Lenhart and Diane Olson prepare plants for the Friends of the Black Diamond Library plant sale.
Friends of the Black Diamond Library plant sale...
By Brenda Sexton • March 28, 2010 3:27 pm

Raeann Webb, Diane Olson, Becki Lenhart and Linda Stanley are elbow-deep in rich soil and busy spending their Sunday afternoons potting up plant castaways from Black Diamond yards.
These Friends of the Black Diamond Library plan to sell their potted treasures at their annual plant sale to raise money for the Black Diamond library.

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Covington Library programs for adults
Covington Library programs for adults
By Brenda Sexton • February 28, 2010 9:49 pm

Covington Library 27100 164th Avenue SE, Covington 253-630-8761 Programs for adults •Olympic Spirit Wednesday, 7 p.m. March 17 Join Libby…

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New Year’s resolutions to keep | Brenda Sexton
New Year’s resolutions to keep | Brenda Sexton
By Brenda Sexton • January 13, 2010 10:12 pm

A friend was telling me about an article she read about New Year’s resolutions with a different take on the annual appeal for self-improvement. Not only did it give us a good chuckle, but it got me thinking.
But what happens when nobody shows up is that a tiny handful of people get to make all of the decisions. And then we get angry when the tiny handful don’t make the decisions that we like. The consequences of some decisions aren’t fully revealed until many years later, and we’re left to blame the bad decisions on a lack of foresight. Except now we’re five years behind.

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VFW leaders Larry Johnson
Black Diamond students earn VFW essay contest honors
By Brenda Sexton • December 23, 2009 6:50 pm

Black Diamond Elementary School students McKenzie Johnson, Victoria Shearer and Savannah Norton were first-place award recipients in the Maple Valley-Black Diamond Post No. 5052 Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy contest.

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Black Diamond Police Department’s K-9 fundraiser Sept. 11
Black Diamond Police Department’s K-9 fundraiser Sept. 11
By Brenda Sexton • August 27, 2009 9:02 pm

A fundraiser to support the Black Diamond Police Department’s K-9 unit is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Eagles Hall, 32618 Railroad Ave., in Black Diamond.

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Sawyer Anderson
Three Black Diamond Elementary students win essay contest
By Brenda Sexton • July 5, 2009 11:23 pm

Mayor Howard Botts announced Sawyer Anderson, Tyler Miller and Adrianna Moroz as the winners in the city’s “What Black Diamond Means to Me” essay contest.
Botts made the announcement at the City Council’s Thursday meeting. The contest winners were officially announced the last day of classes at Black Diamond Elementary School June 22.

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Nestle passes on building plant in Black Diamond
Nestle passes on building plant in Black Diamond
By Brenda Sexton • April 29, 2009 3:22 pm

It looks like Nestlé Waters North America won’t be setting up shop in Black Diamond. Nestle has been in discussions…

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Quilt raffle being offered by library
Quilt raffle being offered by library
By Brenda Sexton • February 12, 2009 2:27 pm

The Friends of Black Diamond Library are hosting a quilt raffle featuring the work of Enumclaw quilter and author Karin…

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