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Short-term hillside fix on SR-169 complete

Workers planned to finish their work this week in a short-term solution to an unstable slope at the…

Claire Holder

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A diabetic’s reason to ride

The Black Diamond Ride to Cure Diabetes, a fund-raiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, was staged last…

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Poetry reading at coffee shop

An “open microphone” poetry reading is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 10 at Cutters Point Coffee…

Opinion

Time to pay heed to campaigners

If politics were boxing - and sometimes it certainly seems that way - then we have finished with…

Opinion

Maple Valley students need less handouts, more work

Gone are the days when the common man or woman was ashamed to take a handout It was…

Current members of Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra hope to be joined by new ones starting this month.

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Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra rehearsals to start Sept. 8

Regular Monday rehearsals for the Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra will begin Sept. 8, and students with two…

Goats in a petting zoo are among the attractions for families at the Puyallup Fair

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Puyallup Fair opens Friday

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CALENDAR

Submitting items: Calendar, a listing of community events and activities, is published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available…

Ione Perrin

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Birthday reception Sept. 13 for local pioneer

Ione Perrin, a longtime resident of the Shadow Lake area and a pioneer of Maple Valley, will celebrate…

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Bands play for wells fund-raiser

Rock for Reason, a Maple Valley youth organization raising money to build wells in Africa, has scheduled a…

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Maple Valley Safeway one of 30 state grocers to offer wine/beer tastings

Safeway in Maple Valley is among 30 grocery stores in Washington where shoppers will soon to be able…

Kathy Morrisson

Sports

Hunch turns into fourth-place finish in triathlon for Morrisson

As she stepped to the starting line in the Danskin women’s triathlon a couple weeks ago, Kathy Morrisson…

Kentwood’s Jessie Genger is the South Puget Sound League North Division’s top-returning volleyball player this fall.

Sports

An A to Z crash course in prep sports

With a new prep sports season upon us, plenty of fresh names and faces are sure to emerge.…

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Wastemobile will take your household hazardous waste

King County residents can dispose of old household hazardous substances when the county’s Wastemobile visits Covington Sept. 5-7.

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Tahoma, others suing over state school funding

As another new school year begins, Tahoma School District and the Tahoma Education Association are part of a…

Derek Brabham and his father

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Tony Stewart and friends

Tahoma High School quarterback Heyden Johnson (left) and running back Kurt LaFranchi are two big reasons the Bears are brimming with optimism this fall. The pair are two of the South Puget Sound League North Division’s top returning offensive players.

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FALL PREVIEWS ’08: TAHOMA FOOTBALL

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Opinion

Why it’ll be tougher this time for Burner, Gregoire

When the early vote totals were announced after Aug. 19’s primary election, it looked like good news for…

New principals in the Kent School District are (from left) Jody Metzger

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‘We’re just as excited as the kids are’

Their buildings are quiet right now – too quiet by their standards. But the five newest principals in…

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Hillside work continues on SR-169

Workers planned to close a bridge on State Route 169 across the Green River Friday for work on…