INSIDE: See what’s keeping Enumclaw police busy, page 2 . . . . Gallery 2012 opens with work by local artist, page 3 . . . Firefighters gearing up another stairclimb, page 5 . . . . New restaurant tempting diners on Cole Street, page 10 . . . . Enumclaw High handles White River in prep wrestling showdown, page 25
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Weather Today, Wednesday, should bring sunny skies with a high temperature near 43. Cloudy tonight, low of 27. Clouds persist through Friday, no rain until Saturday.
Alicia Marie Castaneda was St. Elizabeth Hospital’s first baby of the new year. The 8-pound, 10-ounce girl arrived to parents Ashley Thompson, of Enumclaw, and Jose Castaneda, of Covington, at 7:45 a.m. Jan. 1, 2012. She was also welcomed by grandparents Dannet and John Thompson of Enumclaw and Jose and Cristina Castaneda of Covington, great-grandmother Joyce Kennedy of Enumclaw and great-grandparents Dan and Karen Ells of Clarkston, Wash. Franciscan Health System presented the newborn with a gift basket. Nurses in the Family Birth Center said there was no fight for the New Year’s Baby honor, as the next closest delivery was Jan. 3.Photo by Brenda Sexton/To view
Every 10 years, a small group of political appointees looks at Washington and adjusts the boundaries that make up legislative and congressional districts in the Evergreen State. That political exercise has gone on for the past year and was recently completed. This week, it landed in the laps of members of the state Legislature. That body can tinker with the plan and make minor changes, but it’s expected the final draft issued by the Washington State Redistricting Commission will largely be left intact. For those living within the 31st Legislative District, the redistricting process didn’t bring about substantive change. Roughly 92 percent of the district remained as it has for the past decade. There were a few changes, however, as the five members of the redistricting committee sought to balance populations in the state’s 49 legislative districts and now-10 congressional districts. Demographics plays a role and politics always is a force in the process. The face of the 31st will be changing in the following ways: A substantial portion of the 31st north of Enumclaw was carved out and given to the 5th Legislative District.
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As tragic events unfolded Jan. 1 on the south side of Mount Rainier, the Enumclaw Police Department joined the long list of regional agencies quickly lending a hand.
As soon as local dispatchers heard that Park Ranger Margaret Anderson had been shot and killed – and that a gunman had fled the scene and was at large – the Enumclaw chain of command quickly was followed. “We have a mutual aid
agreement with most police departments and sheriff’s offices in the state,” said Lt. Bob Heubler of the Enumclaw Police Department, and that list includes the National Park Service.
The Relay for Life of Buckley will kick off its 2012 celebration at 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, at Finn Hall, 10411 234th Ave. E., in Buckley. This is the time to register a team and learn more about the annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life teams take turns walking or running around a path in downtown Buckley near the skate board park. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because
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