Patrick Reed of Sumner announced today that he will be running for the State House of Representatives in the 31st District, Position 2. Reed, a longtime Sumner resident, will be challenging liberal incumbent Christopher Hurst (D).
There might have been clear favorites in past Miss Auburn Scholarship Pageants, but this year’s chase for the crown was plainly different.
The cities of Auburn, Bonney Lake, Buckley and Sumner on Friday Feb. 5 signed an historic agreement with the Cascade Water Alliance to ensure that they all have water to help them meet their water needs over the next 50 years.
King County Executive Dow Constantine today thanked the state’s Congressional delegation for urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to work at full speed to complete studies and begin construction on a permanent fix at the federal Howard Hanson Dam on the Green River.
Women throughout the history of the music profession have struggled against societal barriers and male attitudes.
The City of Auburn will be doing road work on a portion of Auburn Way South, in the vicinity of Poplar Street Southeast and continuing a half-mile south on Auburn Way South. The work will complete pavement striping and will start at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 and continue until 5 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10.
A King County Superior Court judge today ruled the state does not provide ample funding for basic education then directed the Legislature to establish the cost of providing all Washington children with a basic education and establish how it will fully fund such education with stable and dependable state sources.
Today, a state congressional delegation sent a letter to Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp urging the Army Corps of Engineers to continue working at full speed to complete the study phase of the Howard Hanson Dam fix and move into the design and construction phase of the project.
Local Boy Scouts will join homeowners and Urban Tree Board members to plant 40 trees Saturday along 2nd Street Southeast and K Street Southeast.
The Geropsychiatric Center at Auburn Regional Medical Center has been expanded and renamed the Regional Behavioral Health Center at Auburn, “Caring for the Mature Mind”.
Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2:
The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 159 calls for service between Jan. 25 and Jan. 31, among them the following:
Many of us recently watched President Obama’s State of the Union address and heard that the main priorities now are jobs and the economy. National health care remains very important but is taking a back seat to more pressing issues.
The King County Library System will ask voters Tuesday to approve a property tax levy lid lift for one year. Proposition 1 seeks to restore the tax levy rate to 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value for collection in 2011.
Chuck Chartrey and his collection of all-stars have plenty to cheer about this season.
Highline Community College is now accepting nominations for its most prestigious award for alumni.
Kathy and Joe Mahoney, owners of the Sports Page Tavern, will hold a raffle and silent auction from 6-9 p.m. today at the tavern at 2802 Auburn Way. N., to raise money for the family of Pierce County Deputy Kent Mundell.
Auburn Tourism: For special events in the Auburn area, visit the Web site: www.auburntourism.com.
William Carlos Williams wrote his epic poem about Paterson, New Jersey, and Charles Olson wrote his about Glouchester, Mass.
Allie Wallace has enjoyed the ride and the chance to represent Auburn.