The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council regular monthly meeting was June 7.
Topics discussed included Ravensdale park, municipal league, King County strategic planning, Fire district and Black Diamond master planned developments.
The second season of the Maple Valley Farmers Market kicks off with celebratory festivities to mark its grand opening 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: 28900 block of 218th Avenue Southeast. Officers were called to a residence for a possible domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, officers witnessed a man throw a remote control and hit a woman in the head. The officers entered the residence and upon further investigation, it was determined other assaults were also made to the woman. The male was arrested for assault fourth degree domestic violence and transported to Buckley jail.
Two suburban members of County Council introduce tax neutral plan for Criminal Justice funding
Two Eastside members of the King County Council stepped back into the fight to fully fund criminal justice with a tax increase.
However, Councilmembers Reagan Dunn and Kathy Lambert say that instead of a tax increase, their proposal would essentially be revenue neutral.
There is a Cruzin’ Passport kick off event planned in Covington for Saturday, June 19, with the planning and organization led by
the city of Covington.
The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra will present its final “come and see” concert of its 2009-2010 season on 7 p.m. Saturday, June 26 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Maple Valley. There is a $5 suggested donation for this concert.
THREATS: 21600 block of Southeast 271st Street. A man threatened to kill his sister’s boyfriend and family over the phone.
Things seem to just come together for the folks at the Carly Stowell Foundation.
First the foundation grew so quickly it had to slow down and assess before moving forward on some major goals and fundraising.
In November Chuck and Elena Stowell hosted the foundations second major fundraiser in Auburn. They started the foundation in honor of the memory of their daughter Carly who died suddenly of a heart arrhythmia in April 2007.
The political fun house is about to return.
The King County Elections filing period for the 2010 political races opened June 7 and closed June 11.
Seats in the State House and Senate are up for grabs. Also there will be a race for the U.S. House of Representatives 8th District seat and U.S. Senate.
Warm weather turned Sunday into a dangerous day on the Cedar and Green rivers with three swift water rescues within about two hours.
According to Battalion Chief Dave Bille, the first rescue call occurred at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday on the Cedar River. Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety received a call three people were stuck in the river near the Riverbend Mobile and RV Park in the 17400 block of state Route 169.
The city of Covington is looking at the issue of parking and parking signs for the Timberlane community.
Residents in Timberlane have reported parking issues including parking in no parking zones and on both sides of the street, making it difficult to navigate and pull in and out of driveways.
As the days warm up and youngsters are out of school, elementary students in the Kent School District will be encouraged to get outside, to learn, to eat right and to stay healthy in a grass roots effort to combat childhood obesity.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety will participate in the 2010 Fire/Emergency Medical Services Safety, Health and Survival Week or Safety Week.
Mike Strong developed a love of wood from his father who was a carpenter. Strong’s father would let him handle wood scraps from his workbench and Strong would glue them together. Strong, 54, is blind. His ability to verbalize is limited. He receives support from Total Living Concept (TLC) – a Kent-based nonprofit that provides support for people living with disabilities.
WARRANTS: 23600 block of Roberts Drive. A routine check of a license plate showed the registered owner as had a suspended license. Upon contact with the 53-year-old driver, the mand stated he knew his license was suspended. The driver also had seven outstanding warrants for a total bail amount of $76,944. He was booked into King County jail and cited for driving with a suspended license and no vehicle insurance.
June 13
SWIFT WATER RESCUE: 17600 block of 201st Place Southeast, Cedar River. Firefighters were dispatched to a swift water rescue at 4:30 p.m. in the Cedar River involving two people. Responding were eight firefighters from Maple Valley fire with swift water rescue training with two dive teams and King County paramedics. When firefighters arrived they found one of the individuals who was able to get out of the river and the other was able to reach a branch in the river to stand on. One rescuer was put into the water with a tagline and made contact with them. Life jackets were put onto the two and an additional rescuer was put into the water to assist getting both back to shore. No one was injured.
For a few hours, Federal Way became an unlikely stage for cable television.
Last week, an NBC TV crew from New York interviewed Maple Valley residents Tom and Tanya Rider for an episode of “Disappeared” on the Investigation Discovery Channel. In 2007, Tanya Rider was stranded in her car for eight days after crashing into a ravine off Highway 169 in Renton.
Two Maple Valley children, a 10-year-old girls and and her 14-year-old brother, nearly drowned in culvert after a sudden downpour Thursday.
Life can be cruel, blunt and terribly unfair.
Just ask Dara Lindberg, who experienced a mother’s own worst nightmare when her 15-year-old daughter became paralyzed from the waist down while surfing off the shores of Maui in April.
Kendall Lindberg, a determined and athletic girl, began to suffer severe back pain while testing the waves for the first time with an instructor.
State representatives Glenn Anderson, R-Fall City, and Jay Rodne, R-North Bend, will host a district-wide telephone town hall at 6:50 p.m. on June 17.
