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Except for camp fires, forests have burn ban
Campfires are in but virtually all other types of burning is out in state-owned forests following the start last Sunday of a statewide burn ban. The state Department of Natural…
Junior football camp, season gearing up
Eatonville Junior Cruisers Football is preparing for a summer camp and its new season. The camp, which is free, is scheduled for the week of July 23 at the Eatonville…
No injuries as truck hits parked State Patrol car
A State Patrol trooper from Graham who was making a traffic stop avoided injury when his car was struck by another vehicle last week in the Puyallup area. Authorities said…
Dispatch delivery day late, office closed for the Fourth
The print edition of The Dispatch, normally delivered each Wednesday to subscribers, will be delivered Thursday this week because of the Independence Day holiday. The newspaper will be available Wednesday at…
Practicing for the big shake
There was no cause for alarm, but there was plenty of reason to think about earthquake survival during a multi-county, two-day disaster-response drill early this month. Pierce County’s Department of…
Back to 1A – and glad to be going
By Pat Jenkins The Dispatch Eatonville High School’s return to the class 1A enrollment category for athletics won’t necessarily be a perfect marriage, but it will be better overall than…
Long hours, no pay, but big rewards for wildlife rehab
HOOK AND FUR By Bob Brown Wildlife rehabilitation is one of many Washington Department of Wildlife programs that doesn’t receive a lot of public attention, and licensed wildlife rehabilitators even…
Ranger led life of joy, heroism
While Nick Hall’s body remained on the side of the mountain where he pursued his passion and ultimately died, his family and friends gathered last Friday to reflect on…
Fire district asking for renewed, increased levy
The fire district that serves the Ashford, Elbe and Alder areas is asking voters there to renew and increase tax support for fire protection services. A ballot measure for the…
Trek volunteer’s contributions have him in the running for award
Clyde Kostelecky is known as something of a super volunteer at Northwest Trek. That reputation and dedication have put him among three finalists for the fourth annual Cox Conserves Heroes…
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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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