Tahoma High wrestler Nick Bayer, three time state wrestling champion, signed a letter of intent with the University of
Northern Colorado.
Bayer won the 189 title this year, the 171 crown as a junior and 160
as a sophomore.
“What? My period…again?!”
It is not uncommon for women to dread “that time of the month,” but heavy or prolonged periods can make it that much worse. Right now, more than 8 million women in the United States suffer from excessive menstrual bleeding, or menorrhagia, causing them to live restricted lifestyles often resulting in missed time from work and social activities.
Ron Olness photographed the action at the Black Diamond Cub Scouts Pack 581 bike skills rodeo Saturday at the BMX track.
The Kent Fire Department participated in the Gift of Life, an annual presentation at Kentwood High School Thursday designed to increase teenage awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue was dispatched to a rollover accident on the Covington Sawyer Road about 4 p.m. May 16. While the department was responding an off duty firefighter/EMT from the department arrived on scene and began providing aid. The witnesses said the Suburban was weaving on the road then rolled two times before landing back on its wheels. The crew witness that the woman driver had a decreased level of consciousness and possibly alcohol on their breath. This incident is under investigation.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan L. Fleming graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Urinary incontinence, or the involuntary leakage of urine, isn’t something most women want to talk about. For the millions of U.S. women who have UI, however, the problem can range from mildly annoying to seriously interfering with daily life. Many cope in silence, mistakenly thinking UI is a normal part of aging.
TRESPASS: 30200 224th Avenue Southeast. An officer was dispatched at 9:18 a.m. regarding an individual that was refusing to leave the property. The officer arrived and issued the 58-year-old male a trespass notice, which he refused to sign. The male was told that if he returned to the property he could be arrested for trespassing.
The recent commentary by Brian Beckley (“Freedom for all who are here” May 14 edition) infuriated me to the point I had to write this. As the son of a legal immigrant who came through Ellis Island I am totally offended by his commentary.
The Fred Meyer shopping center in Maple Valley has reached a crossroad according to the developer and next month is shaping up to be make or break time.
Peter Powell, owner of Bellevue-based Powell Development, is planning the construction of the shopping and lifestyle center that would include Fred Meyer at Four Corners.
The city of Maple Valley has a plan to look at the big picture for transportation and they are proposing to work with all the surrounding agencies.
The ball got rolling after the Black Diamond hearing examiner, Phil Olbrechts, released his May 11 recommendation for approval of the YarrowBay master planned developments, The Villages and Lawson Hills, in Black Diamond.
The Covington City Council approved an ordinance extending interim zoning in the downtown while the final work is being completed on the zoning, development and design for the district.
The council scheduled a public meeting May 11 and approved the measure following the meeting.
Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra announces open registration for its summer camp. This year’s summer camp is titled “Epic” and will feature music favorite epic movies. Camp will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 16–20 with a concert at 7 p.m. Aug. 20.
The entire camp will be at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Maple Valley and is only $10.
POSSESSION: 16700 block of Southeast 272nd Street. A woman arrested outside of a tanning business on a misdemeanor warrant had less than a gram of meth in her possession.
MISCHIEF: 25400 block of 164th Avenue Southeast. A group of girls walked around their neighborhood and took lawn lights from homes. They later returned the lights.
The Washington State Parks Commission announced Flaming Geyser State Park is scheduled to reopen tomorrow, May 19. Most of the park was closed to vehicular traffic in January due to electrical failure and associated public safety concerns. The portions of the electrical system that were of major concern have been turned off.
Beginning Tuesday morning, May 18, contractors closed all eastbound lanes of 272nd Street or Kent Kangley Road just past Wax Road to where it the road becomes one lane. The closure could last up to one month.
The benefit organization Walk 4 Africa is scheduling “A Walk to Remember” during the Maple Valley Days event at 1:30 p.m. June 12.
Anyone interested can sign up at 12:30 the day of the walk at the trail head next to the car wash at Four Corners and Kent Kangley Road. Sign up early by emailing walk4africa@yahoo.com.
Five Maple Valley Girl Scout troops went sailing on the 97-year-old historic schooner, The Adventuress, Saturday, May 8.
Summer is right around the corner and so is the annual Covington Days Festival celebration set for July 16-18.
Friday night will kick off with a barbecue at Covington Christian Fellowship at 5 p.m. followed by fireworks at 10.
It was a bittersweet celebration for Maj. Dave Germani as he said goodbye to 30 years with the King County Sheriff’s Office.
On May 14 Germani and about 200 of his closest friends, colleagues and family gathered at Lake Wilderness Lodge and celebrated his retirement from the King County Sheriff’s Office, which was official April 30. His last eight years with the department he served as commander of Precinct No. 3 in Maple Valley.
