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Bethel’s pool of dreams
Momentum is rising for Bethel School District to build a multi-million-dollar aquatic center. Decisions still must be made on what the facility would include, how much can be spent and…
Free special-needs transportation expands
Seniors, disabled persons and people with low incomes have additional transportation options with the expansion of Pierce County’s free Beyond the Borders Connector service. The increased service, which started the…
Graham-Kapowsin’s cheer squad one of state’s best
Graham-Kapowsin High School’s cheer squad earned a second-place trophy in the class 4A non-tumbling division of the state cheerleading championships at the University of Washington. Members of the squad, which…
Park rangers memorialized
The names of 11 National Park employees – two of them Mount Rainier National Park rangers – who died in the line of duty the past three years have been…
Forum: ‘Big hearts’ fund-raising; Eatonville schools budget
A huge “thank you” to each and every person and business who donated to the Gary Sokol auction and spaghetti feed, the dinner at Elbe Bar and Grill, and who…
Richard (Dick) J. Hermsen Sr.
Richard (Dick) J. Hermsen Sr. of Elma, Washington passed away peacefully at Mother Joseph’s in Olympia with family by his side on March 3, 2013. He was 88. Dick married…
Evelyn M. Guske
Evelyn M. Guske died peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 27, 2013 at the age of 98. She was born on Dec. 23, 1914 on the George Dean Farm near…
Pierce Transit reduces amount of service cuts
The Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners, taking some of the sting out of the service cuts that will take effect this fall, have voted to provide limited bus service on…
Legislators ‘looking forward to citizen input’
State Reps. Gary Alexander and J.T. Wilcox will host three town hall-style meetings this Saturday in the Second District for discussions of issues facing the Legislature. The first meeting of…
Eatonville puts some Frost on Life Christian
Colton Frost scored two goals as Eatonville blanked Life Christian 3-0 Monday in a season-opening boys high school soccer match. Jerry Caldwell scored the Cruisers’ other goal. (Read more in…
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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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