There was a long list of projects for Maple Valley Make A Difference Day Oct. 23.
It was a football battle from the first kick to the final ticks on the clock at Maxwell Stadium Oct. 21 between Tahoma and Kentridge.
The Bears pulled ahead at the end for a 46-42 victory over the Chargers, securing a spot in the playoffs, and a shot at either second or third in the South Puget Sound League North.
The Tahoma Bears host the Kentridge Charges in a South Puget Sound League 4A North showdown with playoffs hanging in the balance for both teams.
I spotted a white elephant roaming around Black Diamond the other day. Its name is rescind the ordinances.
There are a few trying to ignore it, but, elephants are tough to deny.
Seattle Thunderbirds hosts the Saskatoon Blades at 7 p.m. at the ShoWare Center.
The Black Diamond City Council debate at 7 p.m. at the community center.
The event is sponsored by the Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce.
The Seattle Thunderbirds host Victoria at the ShoWare Center at 7p.m.
Game being played in honor of breast cancer awareness. The ice is pink.
The water is still unsettled after Black Diamond City Council members Craig Goodwin and Bill Saas removed themselves from the closed record hearing for the YarrowBay developments Sept. 26.
Free market businesses and the government are not even remotely similar, except both need money, which is really what the candidate is usually trying to say. They will rein in government or spend less money or be fiscally responsible or some other sentence along the same line.
The Kentwood girls soccer team beat Tahoma 2-1 Saturday.
This was the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
Victoria Throm, the founder of the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force, presented the Purple Lights Nights 2011 tree lighting event Saturday in Covington.
The Kentwood girls soccer team beat Tahoma on the Bears field Saturday evening in the teams first meeting since the state tournament last year.
The Conks took the Bears 2-1 in a hard fought match with both teams showing speed, numerous shots on goal and hard fought defense.
We are about to start a new series of enterprise reporting written by TJ Martinell who works out of the Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Reporter office.
The subject is online dating.
Rainier Christian put on quite a show for the football team’s first home game at Kentlake High Saturday afternoon.
The Mustangs lost 26-20 to the Hawks of Tulalip Heritage from Marysville, but the boys kept the game interesting and made a run in the fourth to at least tie the game. The drive was stopped by a fumble with about 1 minute left on the clock.
Another dramatic turn of events occurred at the closed record hearing for the YarrowBay master planned developments in Black Diamond tonight.
According to Councilman Craig Goodwin he read a statement declaring he would recuse or remove himself from the quasi-judicial hearing and would not be returning.
The opening act of the Black Diamond City Council closed-record hearing Sept. 21 concerning the development agreements for YarrowBay’s The Villages and Lawson Hills featured a couple of intriguing legal twists and turns.
Graphic design artist Arielle Young in her first solo show at Maple Valley Creative Arts Center. Arielle’s dynamic rock concert posters have been on display throughout Maple Valley. Her graphics also show up on screen printed tees – as well as taking on the form of the occasional bumper sticker.
A financial issue concerning a bankruptcy case has arisen in Karen Crowe’s candidacy for Maple Valley City Council.
Crowe, along with her husband Michael Evan Crowe, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Feb. 10 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington for unsecured debts adding up to about $82,000.
Valley Girls & Guys, participated in the Susan G. Komen Foundation 3Day Walk for the Cure Saturday.
Tina McDonough said the team lead the state and nation in fundraising with more than $320,000 by Saturday afternoon and still counting.
The city of Black Diamond’s hearing examiner, Phil Olbrechts, released his recommendation of approval late Tuesday for YarrowBay’s The Villages and Lawson Hills development agreements with many pages outlining revisions, potential conditions and legal strategies for the City Council to consider.
