Ryegrass performed at the Maple Valley Farmers Market Saturday, July 2.
The Maple Valley Farmers Market watermelon eating contest attracted a table full of willing and happy kids Saturday.
The city of Maple Valley’s Annual Independence Day picnic is presented this year by Waste Management. The day is designed to appeal to local families and will include a wide variety of fun and entertainment. At 10 p.m. the Maple Valley Youth Symphony will fill the air with music as a fantastic firework show lights up the sky over Lake Wilderness.
Washington State Fire Marshal Charles M. Duffy recommends that consumer fireworks not be stored in a home or garage.
The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council will hold its regular monthly meeting from 7to 9:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, at King County Police Precinct No. 3 (NE corner of intersection of SE 231st St & SR-169 across from the Fire Station).
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is offering Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 8 for preschool through incoming sixth graders.
Black Diamond group F.A.S.T. schedules pancake breakfast to raise money for legal expenses
Participants in the Relay for Life June 24 and 25 at Tahoma Junior High walked through drenching rains and unseasonably cold weather for the American Cancer Society event.
Construction to overlay Southeast 288th Street from 224th Avenue Southeast to approximately 216th Avenue Southeast is expected to start Wednesday July 6.
King County Sheriff’s deputies and Maple Valley police officers caught a man who robbed the Maple Valley branch of Bank of America this morning 10 minutes after he fled the scene.
The Maple Valley Farmers Market will feature a Fourth of July theme this weekend with a watermelon eating contest.
Barbara Jeanne Anderson, a former Kentlake math teacher, will stand trial on Sept. 12 for a charge of first-degree sexual misconduct.
I’ll be doing a series on the history of sports in Black Diamond.
It will be broken down into three main topics: how the sport was played in Black Diamond, some notable athletes and a few games worthy of remembrance.
Melih Dogrukol, a retired Turkish air force pilot, and his family are facing a dilemma.
The family may be deported back to Turkey once his work visa expires.
A trio of Maple Valley mothers envisioned the day when they will be able to drop their children off for a youth program while they exercise in a gym — all at the same place.
In Ginger Passarelli’s view, “food is love.”
After it became clear how devastating the effects were from the tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., Passarelli posted on the Soup Ladies Facebook profile, “Have any of you felt a tugging to go to Joplin?”
Suzanne Wicker sees herself as part of a team of moms.
With that in mind, she set up a website where busy mothers could get information about children’s activities as well as buy and sell gear their kids had outgrown, and called it Team Mom Maple Valley.
Covington and Maple Valley Police Blotter for June 18-26
Maple Valley Fire and Safety blotter June 20-26
An Independence Day celebration and fireworks show will be held in Maple Valley at Lake Wilderness Park from 4:00 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
