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    Articles by Mark Klaas
    A surprised Dick Brugger
    Brugger’s big heart: AYR founder, former leader honored...
    By Mark Klaas • February 13, 2009 4:01 pm

    What Dick Brugger started grew over time into a profound body of work that poured from his heart. So it…

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    Frits Oxos
    Merlin delights seniors’ sights
    By Mark Klaas • February 12, 2009 3:00 pm

    Array

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    Roach fires back with a purpose | Klaas
    Roach fires back with a purpose | Klaas
    By Mark Klaas • February 12, 2009 2:36 pm

    Sure, Pam Roach has ruffled a few feathers. She can be gruff and abrasive. She can be gentle and kind….

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    Leading the way for Auburn’s Veritas Church members are
    New congregation on Lea Hill brings out southern...
    By Mark Klaas • February 12, 2009 2:05 pm

    It stands today as a mobile “church in a box,” but organizers hope that one day their little house of…

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    Goldy McJohn
    Legendary Goldy keeps classic rock sound alive
    By Mark Klaas • February 5, 2009 1:34 pm

    The classic rock sound still burns inside the soul of Goldy McJohn. Such familiar tunes, such memories from a revolutionary…

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    Don Helton: Longtime community leader, businessman passes away
    Don Helton: Longtime community leader, businessman passes away
    By Mark Klaas • February 5, 2009 1:28 pm

    To understand Doug Helton’s father is to know he cared deeply about others. “It was his upbringing by his parents,”…

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    Allie Wallace is crowned Miss Auburn 2009 by Cara Rudd
    Wise, compassionate Wallace savors Miss Auburn crown
    By Mark Klaas • February 1, 2009 2:38 pm

    Allie Wallace’s outlook on life, her perspective on the human condition changed dramatically after a trip to Mexico as a…

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    Terrah Goeden
    Resilient tutor comes full circle, finds her niche
    By Mark Klaas • January 29, 2009 3:27 pm

    Terrah Goeden grew up poor, yet found her riches helping kids. A self-made woman, Goeden came from humble beginnings. She…

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    Don Stevenson
    Pacin’ Parson to do local walk for friend,...
    By Mark Klaas • January 29, 2009 3:18 pm

    Different cause, another walk. Don Stevenson, Auburn’s tireless ultra-walker, is returning to the trail, this time for the Spina Bifida…

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    Auburn’s Kimberlee Hole had a great time competing for money and prizes on the set of ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ She won $8
    Medical assistant cashes in on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
    By Mark Klaas • January 29, 2009 2:58 pm

    Once the large camera focused squarely on her pensive face, Kimberlee Hole had trouble coming up with a quick response…

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    Navy Corpsman Stephen Blas
    Braving the front line to help his fellow...
    By Mark Klaas • January 22, 2009 2:22 pm

    Amid the chaos and cries, Stephen Blas did difficult duties – treating and evacuating wounded soldiers from the front-line battles…

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    Samantha Fletcher
    Students, leaders embrace beginning of the Obama era
    By Mark Klaas • January 20, 2009 5:54 pm

    It was an inauguration party like no other. Hundreds of students, staff and community members flocked to Green River Community…

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    King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer
    Local agencies, leaders brace for economic storm as...
    By Mark Klaas • January 15, 2009 4:25 pm

    With King County facing significant budget shortfalls, many Auburn-area service organizations and non-profit agencies that depend on county contributions are…

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    Despite receiving weekly chemo for cancer
    Class act: Teacher fights cancer, stays with her...
    By Mark Klaas • January 14, 2009 7:53 pm

    The fear of the unknown, the mystery surrounding a rare and aggressive cancer often reduces Alaura Keith to tears. “It…

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    Cascade Middle School principal Isaiah Johnson shares a laugh about an upcoming staff versus students basketball game with D’Andre Preston
    Visionary at work: Johnson excels as school district’s...
    By Mark Klaas • January 14, 2009 7:40 pm

    His phone ringing, Isaiah Johnson fidgets behind his tidy desk as he quickly responds to an e-mail. A framed poster…

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    Australian students
    Young Aussies experience the Northwest
    By Mark Klaas • January 14, 2009 7:13 pm

    The cultural exchange involved slang, snowballs and string cheese. And for one visiting Australian teenager, the comfort of a warm…

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    Patty Wingate loads a pickup truck with wet debris Monday from the Pacific home of Chad Weichinger
    Corps making repairs to levy; flooding eases in...
    By Mark Klaas • January 14, 2009 2:42 pm

    Army Corps of Engineers steadily are making improvements to the levy along the White River in flood-damaged Pacific. According to…

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    Alicia Headly
    Pacific continues recovery efforts; help is needed
    By Mark Klaas • January 12, 2009 4:09 pm

    Recovery efforts continue for flood-damaged Pacific. “It’s heartbreaking,” Mayor Richard Hidreth said of the cleanup work. “Many lives have been…

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    Drs. Karen Clements
    Braced together: Pair’s practice proves a good fit
    By Mark Klaas • January 9, 2009 11:11 am

    Array

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    Tracey Apata’s infectious smile and spirit bring out the best in others in the community.
    Woman making a difference as community leader
    By Mark Klaas • January 9, 2009 12:38 pm

    Young at heart. Open-minded. Willing to lend an ear. Tracey Apata is all that, and much more as she embraces…

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