All hail the South.
The Tahoma Bears didn’t start out exactly how they would’ve liked Saturday in the West Central District tournament at Tacoma’s Heidelberg Park.
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Kendall Bielinski and Kelsey Hurter were convinced they could be a solid doubles team.
Seventh-graders.
A Maple Valley man is among 17 defendants in what King County and federal authorities describe as widespread trafficking of cocaine and methamphetamine.
Maple Valley Police chief Michelle Bennett will soon be trading in her city uniform for the green and tan of a King County Sheriff Department deputy again.
Puget Sound Blood Center, which supplies hospitals in King County and elsewhere, will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday in one of its bloodmobiles at the Fred Meyer store in Covington. More information is available at 800-398-7888 or www.psbc.org.
It isn’t too early to start taking precautions to prevent brush fires.
Shortly before 5 p.m. last Friday, a small plane crashed into a home between Covington and Maple Valley. The pilot was killed.
Shortly before 5 p.m. last Friday, a small plane crashed into a home between Covington and Maple Valley. The pilot was killed.
After three decades of being married to the same woman, you would think a guy would have a pretty solid knowledge of that woman’s likes and dislikes. But on Mothers Day, five years ago, I had an apparent brain cramp.
Tahoma vs. Kentwood. Kentwood vs. Tahoma. Here they go again.
Zach Smith needed a second opinion.
The Valley Medical Center Board of Commissioners will continue meeting at 3:30 p.m., after voting on Monday to rescind a decision to meet at 6 p.m. that effectively could have resulted in the resignation of one of its newest members.
Thumbs up to the city of Covington for its efforts to keep the city-owned swimming pool from becoming a quagmire.
The King County Charter is currently open for a review that occurs once every 10 years. The Charter Review Commission has been gathering information and deliberating and will soon forward amendments they endorse to the County Council. The council will consider those recommendations, then decide which amendments will be placed on the ballot this fall. The voters will have the final say.
The second week of May is a celebration of Mothers Day, so now is the time to see if you are being a good parent to your plants. They need food, water and your love and protection, but all gardeners must understand that plants in a garden also need discipline. This means showing some tough love this week and getting snippy with winter-weary plants. Make this the week you show your out-of-control plants who’s the boss.
The Presbytery of Seattle, which includes several Presbyterian churches in the Maple Valley and Covington areas, has a new leader.