Rachel’s Challenge, which Black Diamond Elementary is currently participating in through the Enumclaw School District, is a program designed to encourage kindness among students and parents. Every time a child or teacher does a kind act, they create a paper link to a chain they hope will extend two miles.
Girls ruled on Nov. 5 in Pasco at the 4A cross country state championships.
Tahoma won the girls team title while Kent-Meridian’s Alexia Martin was the highest local individual when she crossed the finish line in fourth place.
“We’re pretty excited,” said Garry Conner, the Bears’ head coach. “It’s a big win for us.”
Royals senior Alexia Martin completed the race in 18 minutes, 20 seconds. Martin also placed fourth at the league and district meet. It was the highest individual ranking of any boys or girls runner from Tahoma or Kent schools.
Tahoma School District has been included in the second-annual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll.
Trail talent from Tahoma and Kent schools showed off Oct. at the Westside Classic District cross country meet.
One of the biggest moments was when the Kent-Meridian girls team qualified for state for the first time in school history.
Kentlake High School has a new community based service club called Kentlake Interact, which is sponsored by Covington Rotary.
The Maple Valley Community Center held its annual Trick or Trucks event 4-6 p.m. on Oct. 31.
Although Maple Valley’s 2012 budget has yet to be presented to City Council, the likelihood of cuts or layoffs appear to be low.
There’s nothing quite like holding a live geoduck, the famed Pacific Northwest shellfish, as part of a lesson about sustainability.
That’s just what ninth graders from Tahoma Junior High did during a field trip to Seattle Oct. 20 to study environmental impacts on Puget Sound.
King County Fire District No. 43 Commissioner Jennifer Rydberg is squaring off against challenger Gabe DeBay for Position No. 4.
The commissioners oversee Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety.
Tahoma had a great day at the South Puget Sound League sub-district cross country meet on Oct. 22 at Fort Steilacoom park.
The girls took home first place, while the boys placed second, which qualifies them to advance to the West Central District meet on Saturday.
The King County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for a 50-year-old white man who has an arrest warrant for child molestation.
Following the Tahoma and Kent school district cross country teams has been a great experience for me.
I ran cross country all four years at Sammamish High School, so it is fun for me to write about it, having once shared their perspective.
The city of Maple Valley has created two separate forms of funding for organizations as a part of its annual budget this year.
City Manager David Johnston explained that in the past the city used community grants to fund organizations.
Kentwood’s Danny Lunder wants to break the 16 minute mark this weekend at the South Puget Sound League sub-district meet.
All he has to do is shave about 10 seconds off his personal best.
Lunder is one of a number of cross country runners to watch from the Tahoma and Kent School Districts including both of the Bears’ squads as well as Alexia Martin and Ruby Virk from Kent-Meridian.
Public safety, budget cuts and development were among the topics discussed at the Black Diamond City Council forum Oct. 13.
More than a year since the Covington Chamber of Commerce decided to change direction and part ways with its previous director it has hired a new leader in Black Diamond resident Tamara Rose.
City budgets, cuts to education and rising utility rates were among the topics discussed at a candidate forum held at Covington Christian Fellowship Oct. 13.
A man believed to have been responsible for multiple burglaries was arrested in Covington Oct. 11 after allegedly attempting to break into a residence.
Scaring the living daylights out of people while providing for the hungry in a community doesn’t seem like two ideas which naturally go together.
But its a paradoxical formula of terror and compassion which the Dark Hollow Haunted Forest has successfully used for its annual attraction at the Royal Arch Park in Maple Valley.
The Maple Valley Planning Commission won’t have a recommendation anytime soon for the City Council about a proposed zoning amendment for fueling stations.
