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Auburn’s Swagerty, former hoops star and coach, finds success with horses | Emerald Downs ’10

Luck certainly helps, but being a front-runner in the thoroughbred racing game takes nerve. With horses, Auburn's Keith…

Under the tutelage of his famous father

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Auburn’s young Haugen vows to fight for own identity

The young, tenacious boxer knows he won't be able to avoid the comparisons or escape the long shadow…

Libby Ludlow signs an autograph for a young fan

Sports

Spreading Olympic spirit to others

For fearless Libby Ludlow, there’s nothing like flying down a steep, snow-powdered hillside at 80 mph on the…

Auburn Police Sgt. Hans Krenz explains the nature and requirements of his profession to interested students at this week’s career conference.

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Auburn conference shows the way for young careers

Choosing a career path can be a difficult, overwhelming process for any unsure teenager who might be awkward…

Auburn High DECA students

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DECA campaign looks to put skids under street racing

Skyler Atkinson understands the dangers of teens driving too swiftly, inattentively or recklessly.

Jackie Christensen has come far in her transformation. She once weighed nearly 400 pounds

Life

Exercising a life-changing makeover

The dramatic, physical differences are obvious on the outside, but the soulful inside is where Jackie Christensen has…

Juliana Rambaldi

Life

Lakeland Hills’ operatic Benedetti-Rambaldi duo stays in tune, at home and abroad

Their rich, lyrical voices can be heard around the world.

Auburn Mountainview’s Jonathan Kropp

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Debate duo produces another breakthrough for Auburn Mountainview

On a day the school celebrated its first state sports team championship with an assembly, two students were…

Among Marina Shats' acrylic paintings on display at the Auburn Pubic Library is 'Gold Ring

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Artists’ work on exhibit at local library

The acrylic and pastel works of Auburn artist and author Marina Shats are on display in the lobby…

Ruth Campbell

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Compassionate Ruth: Pacific’s beloved lady turns 100

Owen Campbell Jr. vividly recalls how his hard-working mother set an example for her kids while they were…

Principal Sally Colburn moved her desk to the outdoor playground

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Food drive moves principal outdoors at Hazelwood

The principal challenged her students, and the students won. But Hazelwood Elementary School's Sally Colburn may have gotten…

Auburn's Don Stevenson is prepared for another in-state walk for charity – this time a round-trip jaunt to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse at Ilwaco for the Spina Bifida Association of Washington State.

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‘Pacin Parson’ plans round-trip, benefit walk to the coast

Don Stevenson plans to walk more than 300 miles to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse at Ilwaco, off the…

Auburn Mountainview’s culinary dream team

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Young culinary minds put to the test

With students, staff and cameras looking on, Alex Minton and his iron chefs pitted themselves against the clock.

Andy Dempsey runs the Baked in the Rain bakery inside the Sun Break Cafe. The bakery offers a wide variety of favorites

Business

Bakery brings sweet, diverse tastes

Of the many sweet things Andy Dempsey likes to bake, one particular item truly takes the cake.

Moreen Shell

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10 years old and still going strong: Kaleidoscope Child Care

Tucked behind her desk in a cluttered basement office, Moreen Shell turned to her sidekick for an answer.

Opinion

Struggles persist for Auburn’s Main Street businesses | Mark Klaas

You can hear the frustration in their voices, see the concern on their faces.

Seattle Opera Young Artists perform 'Siegfried and the Ring of Fire’ with Jenni Bank and Megan Hart as Valkyries

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Opera charms students at Lakeland Hills

Fresh from performing on the bright stage, young Jerena Layacan learned that beautiful music can tell an engaging,…

Auburn’s Brendan Bruno orchestrated a massive effort to eradicate noxious English ivy from Dash Point State Park for his Eagle Scout project.

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Bruno on the brink of Eagle Scout

The perseverance, the willingness to lead others and perform extensive duty, eventually will pay off for one Auburn…

Boy Scouts Taylor Benson

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New rows of trees grace neighborhood

Rows of freshly planted cherry trees now grace an older Auburn neighborhood, thanks to a community grant and…

Opinion

Opening the heart in a creative way | Klaas

Boeing engineering manager by day, poet by night, that's Dan DeVries.