The Maple Valley firefighters will be driving the holiday engine through the neighborhoods beginning Dec. 4.
Sponsors of the holiday engine include the Maple Valley Rotary and the Greater Maple/Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce.
Along with the holiday engine, members of the Greater Maple Valley Girl Scouts will be caroling with the donations being collected by the Tahoma High School cheerleaders.
The Maple Valley firefighters will be driving the holiday engine through the neighborhoods beginning Dec. 4.
Sponsors of the holiday engine include the Maple Valley Rotary and the Greater Maple/Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce.
Along with the holiday engine, members of the Greater Maple Valley Girl Scouts will be caroling with the donations being collected by the Tahoma High School cheerleaders.
A King County fire investigator concluded a residential fire in the 10900 block of Southeast 227th Place in Kent was caused by an unattended candle in a bedroom according to a Kent Fire Department press release.
The city of Maple Valley is recruiting applicants for the Economic Development Committee (EDC) and the Planning Commission.
The EDC reviews and recommends to the City Council activities that will further economic development within the City of Maple Valley.
Study Zone Online is a new addition to the existing Study Zone service provided by the King County Library System. Through our Brainfuse classroom, students can now connect with a Study Zone tutor from any library computer. Each tutor works with several students in a group environment, enabling students to interact with the tutor and with their peers while doing homework.
At 12:40 a.m. Friday firefighters from Kent responded to a report of a house fire in the 12100 block of Kent Kangley Road.
Call log for the week ending Nov. 23
Fires: 2
Emergency medical and rescues: 17
Hazardous condition: 1
Service calls: 2
Good intent: 1
False call: 1
Total Calls: 24
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THREATS
On Nov. 23 a report was made of threats being made over the telephone. The reporting party at 124th Avenue stated his daughter’s ex-boyfriend threatened to vandalize their property.
Santa Claus is coming to town 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the Black Diamond Community Center. Bring everyone in the family for a real treat and a fun hometown event.
THREATS
On Nov. 23 a report was made of threats being made over the telephone. The reporting party at 124th Avenue stated his daughter’s ex-boyfriend threatened to vandalize their property.
Students at Crestwood Elementary School in Covington have won the Cruzin’ Kent and Covington Passport Challenge grand prize of $1,000 for P.E. equipment. The prize money will be awarded December 2 at their school assembly.
The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra is hard at work preparing for the Sounds of the Season Holiday Sing-a-Long Concert.
Good vision is not only a pleasure—it is key to maintaining an independent life. From cataracts to eyelid surgery, advancements in technology are enabling us to see well in our later years, letting us read comfortably, and drive safely longer than ever before.
A chapter of Covington’s history came to a close last week when pharmacist Jim Ramseth ended his 40-year career in the community.
When the QFC corporation announced in October it would close the Covington store in December, Ramseth had a decision to make, and it would not be an easy one.
The city of Covington is reporting an accident has shutdown both lanes on Kent Kangley Road at the intersection of 211th Avenue S.E. The lanes will be closed for at least two hours.
The Maple Valley Rotary’s 20th Annual Dinner, Dance and Auction raised more than $95,000 for local and international projects, and more than $21,000 of this total will directly benefit music programs for children in the Tahoma School District.
The Maple Valley Rotary’s 20th Annual Dinner, Dance and Auction raised more than $95,000 for local and international projects, and more than $21,000 of this total will directly benefit music programs for children in the Tahoma School District.
MultiCare announced Monday plans for a hospital to be built in Covington over the next seven years.
The plan is to build the hospital on the site next to the existing MultiCare Clinic.
The economic recession has taken a toll on another project in Maple Valley.
According to City Manager David Johnston, the Fred Meyer shopping center planned for construction at Four Corners in 2010 will be delayed by about one year because of the economic recession.
Black Diamond Proposition No. 1 appears to have lost following the latest tally by the King County Elections office.
According to the figures posted at about 3:30 p.m. today, the measure was failing with 717 no votes, 50.49 percent to 703 yes, 49.51 percent.