Officials from the Kent and Tahoma school districts breathed a collective sigh of relief last week as levies for both passed.
Both districts had levies on the Feb. 9 special election ballot to support operations and educational programs, which accounts for close to 20 percent of their budgets, as well as technology measures. The levies were renewals of existing levies set to expire at the end of this year.
Dave Wright’s success as a math teacher speaks for itself, though his colleagues and his students are more than happy to attest to his skill as a teacher, and that’s if the numbers aren’t impressive enough.
An Enumclaw man got an unpleasant surprise on Valentine’s Day as he stopped to get gas at the Safeway gas station in Four Corners.
According to Sgt. John Urquhart, spokesman for the King County Sheriff’s office, the “man parked his car, left it unlocked and the keys in the ignition while he walked a few feet away to talk to his wife, who was in a second car.”
Children who have been affected by domestic violence are invited to join a new 10 week class aimed to help them break the cycle of abuse.
This free class will meet once a week from 6-8 p.m. beginning March 3.
To register for the class call the Jennifer Beach Foundation at 253-630-7193.
The Jennifer Beach Foundation, based in Covington, is offering a new Kid’s Club class at a confidential location — to protect the youngsters from their abusers — in South King County.
As part of its ongoing efforts to raise money,the Greater Maple Valley Community Center has received a grant from the Lucky Seven Foundation, but the money is contingent on support from the community.
Executive Director Lynn Roberts said in a statement that on occasion they apply for one type of grant and “the foundation comes back to us with other ideas.”
As part of its ongoing efforts to raise money,the Greater Maple Valley Community Center has received a grant from the Lucky Seven Foundation, but the money is contingent on support from the community.
Executive Director Lynn Roberts said in a statement that on occasion they apply for one type of grant and “the foundation comes back to us with other ideas.”
A handful of local swimmers earned spots at the state championship with their performance this past weekend at the West Central District Championship meet at Rogers High.
In the team race, Kentridge finished ninth and Kentlake finished 10th, while Gig Harbor ran away with the district title with 211.5 points.
Scott Thomas is pleased Covington residents are paying attention.
Last week Thomas, the city’s parks and recreation director, along with his staff and a consultant hosted a public meeting to talk to residents about Covington’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) plan.
Mary Pachek has kept busy in her retirement years.
Pachek, a former Tahoma School District assistant superintendent who now lives in Hobart, retired more than a decade ago from education, but has worked as student teacher and principal intern supervisor for the University of Washington-Tacoma as well as consulted for area school districts.
Measures to support school levies, King County Library branches in rural areas and expansion of the board of commissioners for Fire District 43.
More than 56 percent of voters — 6,948 so far — were giving the thumbs up to the expansion of the board from its current size of three commissioners to five. Commissioners for District 43 oversees Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety.
I like being busy.
My best friend sent me a text a couple days ago asking me how life is these days and the first thing that popped into my head was “busy.”
In high school, I had the best grades my sophomore year, when I was quite busy as well as quite motivated.
A King County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that the state was not meeting its mandate to fully fund basic education wrapping up a lawsuit brought by the Network for Excellence in Washington Schools in 2007.
Lindsey Moore knows what it’s like to play for one of the top teams in the country, she did it just last year while a senior at Kentwood High, which lost only one game en route to a 4A state championship.
Moore is now a freshman at the University of Nebraska where she is starting for the Huskers, one of two undefeated teams in the country — the other being defending national champion University of Connecticut — and it is ranked sixth in the country.
Up until Monday, some folks considered school to be a digital wasteland at Tahoma High.
Then Tahoma School District officials flipped the switch on its Digital Backpack program, which will allow high school students to access the school’s wireless network using their own devices, like laptops, for the first time.
It’s a new year, but the problems remain the same for state legislators.
Representatives from the 47th and 5th Legislative Districts, in which Covington and Maple Valley are located respectively, all listed the state budget as their number one priority.
Transportation projects are top priorities for both Maple Valley and Covington’s lobbying efforts during this year’s legislative session in Olympia.
It wasn’t the result Kentlake wanted, a fifth place finish at the South Puget Sound League boys swim and dive championship on Saturday, but the Falcons didn’t have an answer for the sheer depth of Curtis, Beamer and Kentridge, which finished one-two-three.
Covington’s Parks and Recreation department is hosting the third meeting on its Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) plan, with staff and consultants planning to unveil the preliminary version at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the Community Room at Covington City Hall, 16720 271st St. S.E.
Little things like a full size refrigerator and sink in the break room are exciting for the Maple Valley Police Department staff now that they’ve settled into their new digs, but the biggest highlight is the place is safer.
A series of shows at Kentlake High to honor drama teacher Pam Cressey, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the fall, has raised more than $10,000 for research toward a cure for the disease.
