Tahoma High’s Sammii Jimenez signed on the dotted line Monday afternoon.
Jimenez, a senior pitcher for the Bears fastpitch team, committed to play on scholarship at Texas Southern University located in Houston, Texas.
Having children can change a person’s world in ways most people can’t ever envision.
For Keith Beach his daughter Jennifer continues to change his life.
Put Dallas Glenn behind the wheel of a race car and he can probably get to the finish line first.
Proof positive came April 3 at the National Hot Rod Association’s Summit Racing.com Nationals at the The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
By the end of the third Tahoma’s lead was cut to 5-3 and after a quiet fourth inning the teams traded hits as the Bears held on for the win over the Conquerors, 10-8.
Tahoma beats Kentwood 7-4 while Kentlake defeats Auburn 10-6 on Thursday afternoon
Kentlake High’s fastpitch team was in an unusual position halfway through its game against Kentridge Wednesday night — it was not winning.
Heading into the bottom of the fourth the Chargers had taken a 2-1 lead after Rianna Bidon’s single up the middle drove in Kayla Andrus.
Ground was broken April 14 on Maple Valley’s first major commercial development project since the city incorporated in 1997.
Work will begin in the coming weeks on Maple Valley Town Square, the future home of Fred Meyer, restaurants, shops and a 10,500 square MultiCare facility that will offer a variety of medical services.
Home runs were the story of the game Tuesday for Tahoma in a 9-0 win over Kentwood.
Led by first baseman Lisa Maulden’s pair of homers, the Bears bats heated up for the first time since its season opener in March, as catcher Shelby Carter and Jordan Walley also went yard.
Supports of the Tahoma School District’s construction bond measure were out waving signs in support of the measure Friday near the intersection of S.E. Wax Road and state Route 169.
Cedar Heights PTSA President Juliet Perry named Education Volunteer of the Year at chamber’s March luncheon
Former site of QFC in Covington will be the new home of Big Lots as well as a business to be revealed at a later date.
Walking along Witte Road near the Greater Maple Valley Community Center is that much safer lately as work on road improvements and a roundabout is nearing completion.
According to Dan Mattson, capital projects manager for the city of Maple Valley, sidewalks and landscaping have been installed and the work is “moving along nicely.”
Kentlake beat Jefferson 21-0, Kentwood beat Kentridge 11-1 and Tahoma beat K-M 10-0 on Tuesday.
The Covington Chamber of Commerce honored Juliet Perry with its 14th Annual Education Volunteer of the Year Award.
Perry is the president of the Cedar Heights Middle School PTSA. She was nominated by Cedar Heights Principal Heidi Maurer.
There’s that saying, “It takes a village to raise a child,” and as Paige Dunn found out, having a village around you is just as important for the mom.
Dunn, who had worked as an actress before having her son Hayden in August 2009, lives with her husband Reagan — who is a King County councilman who represents the Ninth District which includes Covington and Maple Valley — just outside of Maple Valley these days.
It started off as an effort to provide a tool for couples venturing out into social media together, specifically the popular social networking site Facebook, but for Maple Valley couple Jason and Kelli Krafsky it has grown into a broader mission.
As ballots arrive in mailboxes this week for the Tahoma School District’s construction bond measure, officials are working hard to get information out to voters, as the April 26 election looms.
Kevin Patterson, the district’s spokesman, said the board of directors and administrative staff understand why there may be folks who live in the Tahoma boundaries that are concerned about the bond measure.
Trapper’s Sushi in Covington will be wrapping up a food drive on April 14 with a little heavy lifting the day before.
Grant Higa of Covington will show off his strong man skills in support of the food drive which is also a friendly competition between the three sushi restaurants — in Puyallup, Bonney Lake and Covington — owned by Trapper O’Keefe.
What this team of mostly seniors does have, explained defensive midfielder Eddie Espinoza, is a strong bond among the players both on and off the field.
“We’re kind of like a family,” Espinoza said. “We all know how to treat each other well. We all know how to support each other academically and athletically.”
Growing up, my mom and I were never really able to connect.
As I worked on the “Under the Influence” series about teen drug and alcohol use in Maple Valley I spent quite a bit of time talking about my mom, who has been in recovery my whole life, as well as reflecting on my childhood.
