CALENDAR

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August 25, 2008 7:50 pm

Submitting items: Calendar, a listing of community events and activities, is published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday. Submit calendar items to calendar@reporternewspapers.com.

Cars

Cruise-In event: Fridays. Maple Valley Street Rats Car Club sponsors the Covington Friday Night Cruise-Ins for pre-1975 automobiles & pick ups only (No 4x4s) in a flagged show area at the Covington Wal-Mart parking lot. Cost: Free; donations accepted for Street Rats Scholarship fund. 206-763-1314.

Children/families

Tahoma Learning Community: Summer programs include art camp, sports camps, jazzercise, fencing, language instruction and more. Call or see Web site for details and locations. 425-413-3405 or www.tahomasd.us/community.

Toddler Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Greater Maple Valley Community Center, 22010 S.E. 248th St., Maple Valley; 9:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays and Fridays at Gracie Hansen Community Center, 27132 S.E. Ravensdale Way, Ravensdale. 425-432-1272.

Black Diamond Community Center, 31605 Third Ave. Center offers a variety of youth programs, including:

• Before and After School Kids Summer Childcare: 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m. weekdays. Summer childcare program for kindergarten-sixth grade. Bring lunch for full days. Cost: $3.75-$8 per 3-hour session; $26 per day. Discounts available. Details: 360-886-9844 or 360-802-7587.

Fund-raisers

Black Diamond Ride to Cure Diabetes: 7 a.m.-noon Aug. 30. Participants can choose 14-, 25-, 65- or 100-mile bike rides. Fourteen-mile family ride open to ages 8 and older. Event also includes kids’ helmet fittings, hay ride return trip option, kids’ bike safety rodeo, bike decorating contest, face painting, snow cones, diabetes awareness booth and more. Cost: $15-$35. Diamond Square, 30711 Third Ave., Black Diamond. 206-838-5153, susan@jdrfnwride.org or www.jdrfnwride.org.

“Coins for Cats”: Through Aug. 31. Donors can bring coins (or other financial donations) to help fund South County Cats, a volunteer spay/neuter assistance organization. Donation cans available at: Mud Bay, 23714 222nd Place S.E., Maple Valley; Taylor Creek Quilt Studio, 21639-B Maple Valley Highway, Maple Valley; and Horizon Pet Supply, 30741 Third Ave., Black Diamond. www.southcountycats.petfinder.org.

Friends of the Black Diamond Library Book Sale: 10 a.m. Sept. 1. In front of Baker Street Books, 32709 Railroad Ave., Black Diamond. 360-886-1105.

Vine Maple Place Golf Tournament: 1 p.m. Sept. 19. Benefits Vine Maple Place, a nonprofit organization that provides transitional housing and support services for homeless children and their families. Lake Wilderness Golf Course, 25400 Witte Road S.E., Maple Valley. 206-715-3860 or 425-432-9405.

Libraries

Covington Library, 27100 164th Ave. S.E. 253-630-8761 or www.kcls.org. Library events include:

• “Catch the Reading Bug” 2008 Summer Reading Program: Through Aug. 31. Pick up booklets at the library.

• Black Diamond, Covington and Maple Valley Read Together Book Discussion Group: 2 p.m. Sept. 11. Discuss “Loving Frank: A Novel” by Nancy Horan.

Maple Valley Library, 21844 S.E. 248th St. 425-432-4620 or www.kcls.org. Library events include:

• Game On!: 4 p.m. Aug. 28 and Sept. 25. Open to teens to play video games at the library.

• “Catch the Reading Bug” 2008 Summer Reading Program: Through Aug. 31. Pick up booklets at the library.

• Computer Classes: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 2, “Basic Computer Skills”; 10:30 a.m. Sept. 9, “Basic Internet”; 10:30 a.m. Sept. 16, “Introduction to Email.” Registration required.

Reunions

Tahoma High School Class of 1975 summer get-together: 5 p.m. Sept. 6. Dinner, beverages and music provided. Cost: $20. Registration required. 22450 S.E. 296th St., Black Diamond. 425-891-9950 or www.Classmates.com.

Tahoma High School Class of 1983 25-year Reunion: Sept. 20-21.Information: www.classmates.com or DTvedt@aol.com.

Seniors

Greater Maple Valley Community Center, 22010 S.E. 248th St., Maple Valley. 425-432-1272. Activities include: • Labor Day Party: 11:30 a.m. Aug. 29. Special lunch of barbecue country-style ribs to follow at noon.

• Senior trips: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 2, Morning Star Ranch tour and lunch at Applebee’s. Cost: $5 plus lunch. • Sept. 9-11, Rain Forest Resort on Lake Quinault. Cost: $225. • 10 a.m. Sept. 16, Foss Waterway Seaport and Museum. Cost: $13, plus $3 admission and lunch money. Trips leave from the senior center. Advance registration required.

• Blood pressure checks: 11:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays.

Veterans

Veterans Outreach: 3:15-6 p.m. Sept. 9. Veterans and their families can get assistance in applying for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs from a Disabled American Veterans Service Officer. Kent Library, 212 Second Ave. N. 253-859-6439.