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Auburn High School students Naomi Moore, left, and Brenna Tinsley, right, practice passing drills under the guidance of Rainier Plateau Junior Rugby coach Andy Ramsey. Rainier Plateau plans on adding a girls team to their program this season and will be conducting introductory practice sessions for interested girls from Auburn, Bonney Lake, Buckley, Sumner, Orting and Enumclaw at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, 20 and 27 and Dec. 4 at the Daffodil Valley Sports Complex at 5604 Graham Ave. in Sumner. For more information visit the Rainier Plateau Junior Rugby Web site at www.rainierplateaurugby.com. Photo by Shawn Skager/To view or buy
Sumner Mayor Dave Enslow and Bonney Lake Mayor Neil Johnson have added their signatures to a letter from more than 100 mayors calling Gov. Chris Gregoire’s preliminary budget cuts “intolerable,� specifically the elimination of the distribution of state liquor taxes and profits. “We in cities and towns understand the state’s serious budget dilemma and sympathize with the difficulties you face,� the letter states. “However, we are extremely disappointed to see the depth and breadth of your ‘preliminary choice’ budget cuts targeting cities and towns.� The governor’s preliminary cuts are designed to help fill an
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City considers future uses of Reed property
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The house on the Reed property presently sits unoccupied, but it probably won’t stay that way for long, as several groups in town — as well as a handful of individuals — have inquired about using the 20-acre piece of land. Bought in April 2010 for $1.4
million, the Reed property, located just outside city limits, was purchased by the city’s water utility as an additional water source for the city. But the city has no plans of developing the water right for at least 15 years, leaving the property, which contains a main house,
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Many groups and some individuals have asked about the house on the Reed Property, which needs a new roof. Photo by Brian Beckley/To view or buy photos go to www.blscourierherald.com.
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