Here’s hoping that very few of our readers have to go through cardiac rehab, which Thomas Reiter of New Jersey captures in this poem, but if they do, here’s hoping that they come through it feeling wildly alive and singing at the tops of their lungs.
The Happy Mountain Miniature Cattle Farm in Covington has a new addition to the family, but this time it is not a diminutive cow.
The farm, owned by Richard Gradwohl, is well known for its miniature cattle breeds, but about one month ago Starfire was born, a miniature horse. Starfire is a colt and his mother is 3-year-old Starlet.
The miniature horses are owned by Gradwohl’s daughter-in-law, Shannon Gradwohl and her husband Mike.
Musicians needed a place to call their own in Maple Valley.
Like so many other artistic endeavors in this town, a conversation with Mary Jane Glaser, president of the Maple Valley Creative Arts Council, led to just the kind of opportunity for local musicians.
I live in Nebraska, where we have a town named Homer. Such a humble, homely name and, as it happens, the poet Donal Heffernan is from Homer, and here’s his hymn to the town and its history. Long live Homer. And while we’re celebrating Nebraska towns, let’s throw in Edgar, too.
The Saturday Maple Valley Farmers Market featured a patriotic hat contest, watermelon eating contest, music by Ron Porzio plenty of food and fun things to buy.
Greg Oberst enjoys his day job working in marketing for a Seattle based retail company because it allows him to flex his creative muscle.
But lately, he’s been writing in a whole other niche, and in the spring Canadian publishing company Overtime Books put out his first book, “Washington Sports Trivia.”
Cancer gave Pat Rannow and her husband Arvid a one-two punch in 2009, but the Maple Valley couple has been fighting back and nowhere was that more evident than June 25 during the Relay for Life fundraiser at Tahoma Junior High.
I recognize the couple who are introduced in this poem by Patricia Frolander, of Sundance, Wyoming, and perhaps you’ll recognize them, too.
The second Saturday of the Maple Valley Farmers Market went off under sunnier skies and warmer temperatures than opening day June 26.
The featured entertainment was the Ryegrass band featuring Jim Hanna on vocals and guitar, Lynn Oliver on banjo, dobro and backup vocals, Chip Diemond on bass and John Burke on fiddle.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety kicked off the department’s open house event Saturday, June 19, with a variety of activities, food and fun.
Alicia Suskin Ostriker is one of our country’s finest poets. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey. I thought that today you might like to have us offer you a poem full of blessings.
A cool and slightly damp morning didn’t diminish the excitement for the opening day of the second season of the Maple Valley Farmers Market on Saturday (June 19).
Nearly two dozen students at Cedar Valley Elementary got to end the school year on Friday with a bang by throwing pies at their teachers.
The three day of Maple Valley Days celebration began Friday with the Maple Valley Creative Arts Council artists reception at the Lake Wilderness Lodge.
It started out simply enough under another name five years ago as a way for Dace Anderson to teach guitar lessons.
Now as Dace’s Rock ‘N’ More marks its fifth year in existence quite a lot has changed.
Among the carnival rides, elephant ears and corn dogs, booths for organizations, vendors and businesses on Saturday afternoon at Maple Valley Days, a throw down was under way.
Ginger “Mama” Passarelli, founder of the Soup Ladies and owner of Mama’s Steak and Pasta in Black Diamond, challenged Cedar Grill owner Cindy Gregory to a chicken soup throwdown
Kentwood High seniors walked across the stage at the ShowWare Center during the commencement ceremony Saturday evening.
Equipment. I like to paint and draw, and I own enough art supplies to start my own store. And for…
The Distance Between | Poem by Ed Corrigan
Kentlake High seniors participated in commencement Saturday, June 12, at the ShoWare Center.
