I was never around children much when I was a teenager. We lived out in the country, so I didn’t have the opportunity to babysit or observe people with lots of children. Consequently, I really didn’t comprehend what children were capable of at what age.
The number of homeless students in the Kent School District is growing every year.
After only three months of school, 158 students are seeking services for homelessness.
Park Orchard Elementary School PE teacher Trudy Schug doesn’t just motivate students in the gymnasium.
The Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Reporter is launching an initiative that will enhance our readers’ experience online.
King County continues to have one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) infection rates in the United States, because of the world-wide epidemic and the region’s status as a global crossroads. Public Health – Seattle & King County’s new 2010 TB report—online at www.kingcounty.gov/health/tb—details these latest findings, its work in controlling the spread of the disease, and the ongoing and expensive challenge of battling drug resistant strains of TB.
An earthquake isn’t an equal-opportunity shaker.
So to determine how a quake’s power differs across the Puget Sound region, scientists are setting up sensitive monitoring equipment in someplace solid, such as a house basement, to track that power as part of the NetQuakes project.
New Life Church gave 300 single moms a little something to be thankful for on Nov. 23 — $20 work of gas.
The King County Sheriff’s Precinct in Maple Valley will close its doors on Monday, Dec. 5.
The closure is part of an effort by the Sheriff’s Office to save money and move deputies closer to the citizens and communities they serve.
King County is hosting four regional workshops to get resident feedback on how to draw boundaries for the new Community Service Areas (CSAs).
Santa Claus will be coming coming to the Black Diamond Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
Mountain View Fire & Rescue / Black Diamond Fire Department Report for Nov. 15-21
Over 150 people waited outside stores such as Fred Meyer and Big Lots for their Black Friday sales Nov. 25.
Kit Bennett, a Kindergarten teacher at Rainier Christian School in Covington, received the award this morning after being nominated by her student, Brie Bojorquez.
A little music, a little wine and a chance to support Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More were on the menu Wednesday night at DaVine in Maple Valley.
Dace Anderson, president of the Maple Valley-based non-profit music school, explained in an email that the event was a great partnership.
Work is moving along nicely at Maple Valley Town Square, the future home of Fred Meyer, restaurants, shops and a 10,500 square MultiCare facility that will offer a variety of medical services.
Lisa Powell, director of leasing for Bellevue-based Powell Development, said quite a few new tenants have signed on the dotted line since the developer broke ground in April.
The city of Maple Valley purchased 2.79 acres of land for $1.1 million at Southeast 264th Street on Nov. 18.
The purchase was made at a foreclosure auction after the City Council authorized City Manager David Johnston to bid for the two property lots a special meeting Thursday, Nov. 17.
After performing musicals such as Once Upon a Mattress and tales of romance such as Romeo and Juliet, Kentwood’s fall drama production explores the triumph of human perseverance in “The Miracle Worker,” which premiered Nov. 17.
Kent School District was selected as a Board of Distinction at the 2011 Washington State School Directors’ Association conference on Nov. 18.
Kent Phoenix Academy (KPA) and Kent Mountain View Academy (KMVA) have been named Washington State Innovative Schools by Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn.
Park Orchard Elementary PE teacher Trudy Schug doesn’t just motivate students in the gymnasium. Schug hosts about 10 low-cost summer camps for kids for Covington Community Sports, organizes family health nights, collects gently used shoes for low income children and holds free walk/run events for families. She researches health activities and programs she can use to educate young people about the importance of nutrition and physical activity.
