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    Articles by Shawn Skager
    The exit at Pacific Park
    Pacific seeks funds for annual Pacific Park opening,...
    By Shawn Skager • June 4, 2014 7:04 pm

    The City of Pacific will turn to King County for financial help to remove and replace every year the double rows of flood-control barriers blocking the entrances to Pacific Park.

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    Auburn Mountainview senior Maddie Taylor clears the bar during the district high jump competition.
    Auburn Mountainview’s Taylor takes second in the state...
    By Shawn Skager • May 30, 2014 4:51 pm

    Auburn Mountainview senior Maddie Taylor grabbed a share of second place in the girls 3A high jump Thursday at the state track and field championships at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma.

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    Leanne Guier
    Pacific Council votes to update organizational chart
    By Shawn Skager • May 28, 2014 6:51 pm

    A trio of job descriptions fattened Pacific’s municipal code this week. On Monday, the Pacific City Council voted unanimously on Resolution 2014-157, which updates the City’s organizational chart, splits the community development manager position into two new roles – public works manager and community development manager – and updates the City administrator’s role.

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    Auburn Mountainview's Manny Maya-Mendoza maneuvers past a Sunnyside defender.
    Auburn Mountainview’s season ends with state tourney appearance...
    By Shawn Skager • May 21, 2014 6:48 pm

    This past Tuesday Auburn Mountainview ended its 2014 season with a 1-0 loss to Sunnyside in the first-round of the Washington State 3A Boys Soccer Tournament.
    Although the road loss put an end to the Lions’ season, don’t expect the guys to hang their heads.

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    Katie Garberding
    Pacific City Council appoints Garberding to fill vacancy
    By Shawn Skager • May 14, 2014 7:41 pm

    The Pacific City Council voted unanimously on Monday to appoint Katie Garberding to the vacant Position No. 1 seat.

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    Sinkholes and cracks mar the pavement on the closed section of West Valley Highway.
    Idle West Valley Highway section in ruins
    By Shawn Skager • May 14, 2014 6:36 pm

    Algona Mayor Dave Hill chuckles talking about the condition of the closed section of West Valley Highway.

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    Auburn Mountainview's Delene Colburn congratulates teammate Emily Martinez for her home run.
    Colburn’s steady leadership, play drive Auburn Mountainview |...
    By Shawn Skager • May 14, 2014 6:28 pm

    Delene Colburn is rock solid. On the softball field and in the dugout, the Auburn Mountainview senior’s playing and leadership skills are such stuff as programs are made on.

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    Woman shot during drug deal gone bad in Auburn parking lot
    Woman shot during drug deal gone bad in...
    By Shawn Skager • May 9, 2014 5:00 pm

    A woman was shot during a drug deal turned robbery Friday morning in Auburn.

    According to Auburn Police, the victim, a woman in her mid-30s, met with two suspects – a white man in his mid-20s and a black woman in her mid-30s – in a vehicle in a parking lot in the 1400 block of Auburn Way South at 9:40 a.m. for a drug transaction.

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    Lysne Nolte
    Author finds her niche dealing with kids, family
    By Shawn Skager • May 7, 2014 8:43 pm

    Lysne Nolte never intended to be a writer. The lifelong Lake Tapps and Lakeland Hills resident originally planned a career in business.

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    Auburn Riverside's No. 1 and No. 2 doubles teams
    Undefeated Auburn Riverside doubles teams spell trouble for...
    By Shawn Skager • May 7, 2014 7:10 pm

    On Wednesday the Auburn Riverside girls tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a team victory over Federal Way.

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    Auburn Mountainview looks to plug holes in coaching roster
    Auburn Mountainview looks to plug holes in coaching...
    By Shawn Skager • May 7, 2014 7:08 pm

    Coming to the end of the school year, the Auburn Mountainview coaching roster has a few holes that need to be plugged.

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    The exit at Pacific Park
    HESCOs removed from entrances, reopening Pacific Park
    By Shawn Skager • May 7, 2014 7:06 pm

    Pacific Park reopened on April 28 after workers removed the flood barriers that had blocked the driveways of the popular recreation destination throughout the winter months.

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    Four candidates vie for open Pacific City Council seat
    Four candidates vie for open Pacific City Council...
    By Shawn Skager • May 7, 2014 7:04 pm

    The Pacific City Council decides Monday who is to assume Gary Hulsey’s seat. Hulsey resigned last week for health reasons.

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    Auburn Riverside blanks Kentlake, snags final postseason berth | Prep baseball
    Auburn Riverside blanks Kentlake, snags final postseason berth...
    By Shawn Skager • May 6, 2014 1:09 pm

    Pitchers Randy Cummings and Noah Freelund combined on a three-hitter as Auburn Riverside defeated Kentlake 4-0 to capture a South Puget Sound League North 4A tiebreaker game Monday at Kent Memorial Park.

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    Auburn-bred singer
    Auburn’s Jake Nannery channels travels and experiences into...
    By Shawn Skager • April 30, 2014 7:04 pm

    Jake Nannery didn’t choose to make music his life, music chose him. From an early age, the Auburn musician – who celebrates the release of his 7-song EP “S.W.” May 17 at the LUCID Lounge in Seattle – was drawn toward all things musical.

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    Auburn Riverside senior Josh Tuner has his sights set on state in the hurdles and triple jump.
    Inexperience no hurdle for Auburn Riverside’s Turner
    By Shawn Skager • April 30, 2014 7:01 pm

    As the track and field season came on, nobody was quite sure what to expect from Auburn Riverside hurdler Josh Turner.

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    Gary Hulsey has stepped down as a Pacific City Councilman after more than seven years.
    Hulsey steps down from Pacific City Council
    By Shawn Skager • April 30, 2014 6:22 pm

    After more than seven years as a member of the Pacific City Council, Gary Hulsey has stepped down.

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    Seattle Christian pitcher Tyler Fox came one pitch short of a perfect game this past week. Fox is a Lakeland Hills resident and formerly played with Auburn Little League.
    Seattle Christian’s Tyler Fox flirts with perfect game
    By Shawn Skager • April 23, 2014 6:13 pm

    In high school baseball, it’s the pinnacle of pitching, the apex of excellence. The perfect game. No hits, no walks, no base runners. Three up, three down. Twenty-one batters faced, 21 retired.

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    Work on Stewart Road improvements starts this summer
    Work on Stewart Road improvements starts this summer
    By Shawn Skager • April 23, 2014 5:35 pm

    After nearly 20 years of funding and planning imbroglios, $4.1 million worth of improvements to Stewart Road in the City of Pacific will be off and running this summer.

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    Mt. Baker eighth-grader Harrison Maurus trains under the watchful eye of Coach Kevin Simons.
    Mt. Baker eighth-grader lifts his way to Youth...
    By Shawn Skager • April 16, 2014 8:09 pm

    Weightlifter Harrison Maurus, 14, didn’t need long to reach the top of his sport. A mere two years into his competitive lifting career, the Mt. Baker Middle School eighth-grader is poised to make his presence felt on the world stage, with a berth in the 2014 Youth Pan American Games on May 7-11 in Lima, Peru.

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