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Covington Community Calendar
Covington Community Calendar
June 6, 2008 2:29 pm

A listing of community events in the Covington area.

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Nicole Johnson
Covington youth group brings anti-violence assembly to Kent...
June 6, 2008 2:28 pm

Seattle School District teacher Nicole Johnson, 27, doesn’t want teens to make the mistake she made in high school — the mistake of staying silent.
Those years for Johnson were shrouded by an abusive relationship, she told a group of Kent School District students May 30, and its effects stayed with her for years after.

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Maple Valley student honored by U.S. Congressman | Maple Valley School Briefs
Maple Valley student honored by U.S. Congressman |...
June 6, 2008 2:28 pm

Maple Valley student honored in National Literacy Challenge

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Tahoma High School’s Jazz Band
And the band played on
June 6, 2008 2:28 pm

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Maple Valley organizations to team up for bike safety rodeo
Maple Valley organizations to team up for bike...
June 6, 2008 2:28 pm

Local organizations are joining forces with the Maple Valley Police Department and Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety as the departments prepare to host the annual Bicycle Safety Rodeo this month.

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Maple Valley city manager to talk issues over breakfast June 11
Maple Valley city manager to talk issues over...
June 6, 2008 2:27 pm

The public can have breakfast next Wednesday with city manager Anthony Hemstad to discuss economic development or any other issues, city officials said.
Breakfast, costing $12.25 per person, will start at 7:45 a.m. on June 11 at Lake Wilderness Grill and will cost $12.25 per person. It’s the second such breakfast event of the year.

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King County Metro ridership way up | Covington News Briefs
King County Metro ridership way up | Covington...
June 6, 2008 2:27 pm

News briefs for Covington and surrounding areas.

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Evelyn Court (left)
Weak economy puts damper on opening of Maple...
June 6, 2008 2:26 pm

As Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services is celebrating putting the finishing touches on its renovated facility, the non-profit agency is feeling the pinch of a sluggish economy.
Volunteers and other community members celebrated the grand opening of the facility, which doubled in size when initial construction was complete 2 years ago, on Friday with a ribbon-cutting and open house.

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Land ownership talks set for June 9 in Ravensdale
Land ownership talks set for June 9 in...
June 6, 2008 2:26 pm

Landowners can learn about stewardship and tax-incentive programs to help them maintain and improve farms and forest land during a free presentation June 9 in Ravensdale. It’s scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. at Gracie Hansen Community Center, 27132 SE. Ravensdale Way.
Registration is at (206) 297-8141 and sue@cedarriver.org.

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Covington-area candidates file for reelection
Covington-area candidates file for reelection
June 6, 2008 2:26 pm

State Rep. Geoff Simpson filed Tuesday for re-election in District 47, joining other candidates in the Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond areas who this week formally entered races for the Legislature.

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King County slashing funding to criminal justice programs amid budget turmoil
King County slashing funding to criminal justice programs...
June 5, 2008 8:28 pm

There won’t be enough money in the King County budget for 2009 and likely well beyond, so officials expect “deep, searing” cutbacks will be required, particularly of the county’s criminal justice systems.
Each department is expected to cut 8.6 percent of their budgets, which will total about $33 million across seven criminal justice departments, due to a $68 million shortfall in the county’s overall 2009 budget.

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Assault charges against state Rep. Simpson dropped
Assault charges against state Rep. Simpson dropped
June 4, 2008 4:35 pm

Charges against state Rep. Geoff Simpson, alleging that he assaulted his ex-wife in April, have been dropped.
Covington’s city prosecutor, Thomas Hargan said, “I dismissed the charges (on May 28) without prejudice based on insufficient evidence going forward.”

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Winners and other participants in the poetry contest sponsored by Friends of the Covington Library
Poets – and they know it
June 4, 2008 12:00 am

Poets and poetry lovers came together recently to celebrate the art of the well-placed word and to honor winners of a tri-library poetry contest.

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CALENDAR
CALENDAR
June 2, 2008 9:13 pm

Submitting items: Calendars are published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday. Submit calendar items to calendar@reporternewspapers.com.

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28 schools in Battle of the Books
28 schools in Battle of the Books
June 2, 2008 9:13 pm

The Kent School District’s 28 elementary schools will send teams to the district’s Battle of the Books competition this Friday at Glenridge Elementary School.

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Bottled water buys may be banned at King Co. offices
Bottled water buys may be banned at King...
June 2, 2008 9:12 pm

King County might ban its agencies from buying bottled water while at work.
In an effort to reduce what it calls environmental impacts and to save money, the County Council is considering an end to the purchase of single-serve bottles of water.
The council’s General Government and Labor Relations Committee last Thursday gave preliminary approval of the new rule, which requires a full council approval, tentatively set for June 9, before taking effect.

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King Co. civil rights panel has opening in Covington area
King Co. civil rights panel has opening in...
June 2, 2008 9:12 pm

The King County Civil Rights Commission is accepting applications for five of its positions, one of which represents the Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond areas.
Appointments to the commission, which require County Council approval, are for three-year terms.
The commission advises the county executive and the County Council on civil rights-related programs and issues.

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In addition to time for admiring some nice wheels
Cars and cutting
June 2, 2008 9:11 pm

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Kent will shift graduations to new Events Center in ’09
Kent will shift graduations to new Events Center...
June 2, 2008 9:11 pm

Kent School District high school seniors will have to drive to the Tacoma Dome to graduate this June, but next year’s graduating class will be walking across a more local and much newer stage.
The Kent Events Center, which is expected to be complete by next January, will not only be the new home of the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team, it also will be the site of future graduations for local high schools.

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State hands out $2 million-plus for local recycling campaigns
State hands out $2 million-plus for local recycling...
June 2, 2008 9:11 pm

Recycling efforts in Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond and countywide are among government programs that will share more than $2 million in state grants for environmental work.

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