Graduation ceremonies loom for students in the Tahoma and Kent school districts this weekend.
Having sat through a few of these myself, I can tell all the members of the graduating class of 2011, it’s unlikely you’ll remember a bit of it.
Kentwood High cheerleaders showed they support all athletes during the Washington state Special Olympics Summer Games held June 3-5 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Didem Pierson announced Tuesday she will run for a third term on the Tahoma School District Board of Directors.
Work on the roundabout at Witte Road and Southeast 248th Street in Maple Valley will be done this week.
Sporting goods store will locate in the former QFC site.
Parents of soccer players and sports enthusiasts rejoice as Big 5 Sporting Goods has finalized a deal to open a store in Covington.
Big 5 will be located next to Big Lots! in the former home of QFC, which closed its doors in December 2009, taking up about 10,000 square feet of space in Covington Square Shopping Center on the corner of Wax Road Southeast and Southeast 272nd Street.
With the state legislature finally completing its work last week, the city of Covington seemed to have fared well, despite deep gashes made in the budget following a special session.
Tahoma senior Emily Miller wanted the fastpitch team to make a name for itself at the Class 4A state tournament this past weekend at Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane.
Though the Bears did not place in the tournament it was likely some of the best performances the squad has had in the four years Miller and five other seniors — Lisa Maulden, Shelby Carter, Courtney Visaya, Kiley Dunn and Sammii Jimenez — have played in the blue and gold.
Kentlake High’s fastpitch team fell short of adding a fourth banner to its 2011 collection.
When Jackson beat Kentlake 9-5 just after 10 p.m. in the Class 4A state tournament on May 27 at Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane, Kentlake coach Greg Kaas said, “it’s definitely the end of an era.”
The city of Covington has found a win-win situation for its legal representation.
The city of Covington has found a win-win situation for its legal representation.
One of the reasons I love my job is the fact it’s expected that we spend time in the community.
Across the street from Tahoma High, what looks like an empty pasture surrounded by trees will eventually be home to fields, trails and a playground.
Those thespians at Tahoma High have talent as the school’s production of “Children of Eden” was nominated for nine awards in the 5th Avenue’s Honoring High School Musical Theater awards.
Rae Solomon is keeping busy.
The 24-year-old singer has been writing, traveling, performing and preparing to campaign for a record deal.
Kentlake can cross another goal off its list with a 13-2 victory Saturday night over Rogers for the West Central District title.
Tahoma and Kentlake’s fastpitch teams punched their tickets to state on Friday afternoon and are set to collide in a West Central District semi-final on Saturday afternoon.
The Carly Stowell Foundation may have found the perfect formula for a fundraiser.
On May 13 Chuck and Elena Stowell, who started the foundation in honor of the memory of their daughter Carly who died suddenly of a heart arryhthmia in April 2007, hosted the foundation’s third major fundraiser at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Covington.
A divide remains between two groups on the future of a chunk of the Four Corners subarea plan known as the northwest quadrant.
Kentlake wins league title, Tahoma earns third seed, Kentwood gets big win over Beamer for the ninth seed to the West Central District tournament May 20-21.
Tahoma School Board Director Bill Clausmeyer announced via a written statement on May 2 that he plans to run for re-election.
