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Eatonville closer to picking schools chief
At least 12 people might have been trying to become Eatonville School District’s superintendent by last week’s application deadline. That’s the number of “interested people” who either submitted an application…
Pistols of Pierce County
By Pat Jenkins The Dispatch More than 14,000 Pierce County residents wanted to legally arm themselves with handguns in 2012, and another 500-plus requested that authority in barely the first…
Gun issues gain legislators’ attention
By Zoey Palmer WNPA Olympia Bureau Four firearms-related bills are expected to continue moving through the House of Representatives this state legislative session after receiving committee confirmation before the policy-bill…
90-day prescription refills on the way?
The Legislature, partly at the urging of a senator from the Eatonville area, is deciding whether the state will allow 90-day prescription drug refills that proponents claim are best for…
Blood drives set in Graham, Eatonville, Spanaway
Cascade Regional Blood Services, the supplier of blood for hospitals in Pierce County and south King County, has scheduled blood drives in March that include: • March 12, 3:30-7:30 p.m.…
Woman’s estate gives $270,000 for conservation
Nisqually Land Trust, whose conservation work in Pierce County has included areas near Eatonville, has received a bequest of $270,000 from the estate of the late Jane Willits, sister of…
Meeting on Bethel schools boundaries
The Bethel School Board will hold a public meeting March 12 to review proposed changes of attendance areas for the school district’s elementary schools. The district is considering the changes…
New entry in the pizza derby
Seven Bertoglioi thinks he has the right recipe for his first business venture in the food service industry. He opened Bertoglio’s Pizza in Eatonville this month after long, highly personal…
Another summer of highway closure ahead
By Pat Jenkins The Dispatch The same part of State Route 7 that was closed for five months last year because of dirt and rock slides will be closed again…
Talk of closing school soft-peddled by district
Eatonville School District officials looking for ways to reduce expenses are studying options, including the possibility of closing a school. Columbia Crest Elementary School’s student enrollment is low enough to…
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Community remembers 9/11 victims and rolls up sleeves
By Nancy Ardmore Contributing writer Last Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, while 178 people from the Eatonville area looked on, a special U.S. flag was raised on the Eatonville High School flag pole. What made this flag special was that the stripes on the flag contained all of the names of the victims who died [...]
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