Were you or your baby born at Swedish Medical Center? If so, dust off your photo albums and scan and send in your best baby shots – whether your photographs are from 1910, 1939, 1999 or 2009, Swedish wants to see them.
March was one of the driest months on record – about 20 percent below the lowest recorded levels of rainfall.
City of Auburn is seeking artists for participation in Auburn’s ArtRageous, a one-day event on Saturday, Aug. 7 to instruct and demonstrate fine art practices, principles and techniques in a festival setting.
Gov. Chris Gregoire recently unveiled results of a new report by the state’s Employment Security Department that shows Washington increased the number of private-sector green jobs by nearly one-third over the last year.
Seattle Seahawks tight end John Carlson was the featured special guest speaker at the Federal Way & Auburn Boys and Girls Club and EX3 Teen Center 18th annual Breakfast for Kids fundraiser Wednesday morning at Emerald Downs.
Auburn police responded to the following calls, among many others, between 1 and April 5:
The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 170 calls for service between March 29 and April 4, among them the following:
Don Stevenson, Auburn’s man of sole, walked more than 380 miles to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse at Ilwaco, off the southwest Washington coast, and returned home to raise awareness and funds for the Spina Bifida Association of Washington State.
Lake View Elementary School recently finished third in the King County Global Reading Grand Challenge, held at the King County Library System Service Center in Issaquah.
The Auburn Regional Medical Center Auxiliary is offering $2,000 scholarships to qualified full-time students pursuing a career in the health care field. The scholarship committee reviews applications for academic achievement and leadership qualities as well as financial need.
Paul Cha, a Washington State University biology major from Auburn, received an award from the WSU Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach at the Science and Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Competition on March 29.
The union for Machinists at Boeing is conducting a food drive in April, to benefit the Puget Sound Labor Agency’s efforts to help feed unemployed workers and their families.
Not so long ago, a playground in Auburn accessible to every kid was the crazy dream of a few forward-thinking people.
Pacific Mayor Richard Hildreth recently completed the Management of Civil Actions in Threat Incident Command course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala.
Green River Community College uses the 8.97-acre Lea Hill Park to the north more than the residents of Lea Hill do, primarily as a practice field for intercollegiate sports.
Homelessness remains a problem in Auburn and throughout King County.
But people who try to do something about it every day sounded an upbeat note for the City Council recently.
Auburn Tourism: For special events in the Auburn area, visit the Web site: www.auburntourism.com.
The White River Valley Museum and Mary Olson Farm are recipients of grants from 4Culture, Puget Sound Energy, the Beardsley Family Foundation and International Old Lacers, Inc.
Luck certainly helps, but being a front-runner in the thoroughbred racing game takes nerve.
With horses, Auburn’s Keith Swagerty has called and hit some difficult shots, just as he did throughout his heralded hoops career.
The young, tenacious boxer knows he won’t be able to avoid the comparisons or escape the long shadow cast by his legendary father.