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Workable guidelines for eating healthy | Timi Gustafson
It’s been almost a hundred days since the government released the latest update of its Dietary Guidelines. For…
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Maple Valley Creative Arts Center to hold opening night reception art show and wine tasting Sept. 9
The Maple Valley Creative Art Center will hold an opening night reception 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9
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Just not wild anymore | Living with Gleigh
We had never been to Wild Waves theme park before last week. The kids had been asking me…
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Behind the Plow | Poem by Leo Dangel
South Dakota poet Leo Dangel has written some of the best and truest poems about rural life that…
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Black Diamond Labor Day celebration kicks off Sept. 3
The city of Black Diamond has scheduled a Labor Day celebration Sept. 3-5.
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Open mic at Maple Valley Creative Center to feature local talent Aug. 27
Nanette Hogan will be featured at the Maple Valley Creative Center's open mic night this Saturday, Aug. 27.
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Final music in the park performance Aug. 25 at Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley
The final Music in the Park performance of 2011 in Lake Wilderness Park will at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,…
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Maple Valley Farmers Market fresh fruit pie baking contest
A community-wide fresh fruit pie baking contest is set for Saturday Aug. 27 at our local Farmers Market.…
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Horizontal collection stations around the house | Living with Gleigh
Most week nights we eat together at the table. It’s a time to decompress and connect as a…
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Bonsai at the Potter’s Stall | Poem by Kay Mullen
I’ve always been fascinated by miniatures of all kinds, the little glass animals I played with as a…
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Maple Valley Creative Arts Center student-instructor show
Cheryl Long's watercolor class and Michael Lentz's portrait drawing class are hosting an opening night 4-8 p.m. Friday,…
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Stained glass art class at Black Diamond Community Center
The Black Diamond Community Center will be hosting a beginning stained glass art class this September. The class…
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Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More Music Academy to hold third annual fundraiser at Lake Swayer near Black Diamond Aug. 27
Dace Anderson wants you to close out the summer by eating, drinking and being merry at Dace’s Rock…
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Healthy Living | Facts concerning headaches and stroke symptoms
With recent advances in neurology, people are becoming more aware of treatment options that are available – whether…
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Spinning the wheel to get yarn at Alpacas at Morning Star Ranch in Ravensdale | Slide Show
Learning to spin alpaca yarn with Kathy Batzelle of Alpacas at Morning Star Ranch
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Blondes have more hair | Living with Gleigh
My youngest daughter has long, naturally blonde hair. I've read somewhere that blondes have more hair. That must…
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Reunion | Poem by Dana Gioia
Those of us who have gone back home to attend a reunion of classmates may have felt the…
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Fostering together support group picnic Aug. 23 at Maple Valley Community Center
Fostering Together’s Maple Valley support group will host a picnic for families on Aug. 23 at the Maple…
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Old Houses | Poem by Robert Cording
Here is a lovely poem by Robert Cording, a poet who lives in Connecticut, which shows us a…
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Finding sisterly love through the art of loafing | Living with Gleigh
This summer I’ve been trying to get my two teen daughters into some sort of a summer routine.…