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Fastpitch honors for Cruisers, Braves

Four local high school fastpitch players, headed by Nisqually League Most Valuable Player K.K. Voss of Eatonville, were named to the first teams of the respective all-league teams…

Cruisers in Washington-Idaho hoops showcase

Two members of Eatonville High School’s 2012-13 girls basketball team and their coach will participate in a two-state all-star game Saturday. Hailey Latherow, who graduated this month, and…

Ticks are unfortunate part of the outdoors

HOOK AND FUR By Bob Brown Unlike the northeastern, mid-Atlantic and north central states, Washington is not inundated with ticks and has relatively few cases of tick-borne disease.…

Soccer camp slated for Sprinker

Pierce County Parks and Recreation will host a one-week soccer camp at Sprinker Recreation Center June 24-28 for boys and girls 6 to 17 years old. Heading the…

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Retirement delayed for interim job

Eatonville School District superintendent Rich Stewart put his retirement plans on hold last week by…

Cancer-stricken black bear euthanized

A black bear at Northwest Trek that had terminal cancer for nearly two years was…

Ranger was ‘desensitized’ to danger

By Pat Jenkins The Dispatch A Mount Rainier National Park ranger fell to his death…

Graduates: Enjoy high school, because it goes quickly

Graduates: Enjoy high school, because it goes quickly

By Shannon Hirska Contributing writer An unprecedented total of five students earned the title of…

Allergy season in full bloom

By Lawrence Larson Contributing writer Every year, when the buds begin to sprout on the…

Community garden hosts food drive, open house

The Eatonville Family Agency and Mountain Community Garden have joined to fight hunger and provide…

Relatives Raising Children: Changing lives ‘dramatically’

Relatives Raising Children: Changing lives ‘dramatically’

By Joan Cronk Contributing writer The lives of family members who are taking care of…

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Opinion

Business and union challenges

As always, I enjoy the editorials from Don C. Brunell and Adele Ferguson. I am sorry that the Teen Focus column is begin discontinued. In response to the…

Good people and good intentions

PAT JENKINS Dispatch editor John “Jack” Chappell was the kind of civic-minded person that local communities lean on for leadership and to help make them good places to…

Rules of the road for deer

Please remember this is baby animal season. Please stop your vehicle and let the deer – the doe (mother) cross the highway. Always wait a minute for the…

Volunteers make town better for visitors and residents

By Ray Harper As we enter our summer tourist season, the town of Eatonville and the Eatonville Chamber of Commerce are looking for volunteers who would be interested…