WHITE RIVER A SUCCESS: White River High’s basketball teams bring home the hardware following the weekend’s Class 2A basketball tournament in Yakima. The Hornet boys win their first two and place second; the Hornet girls sandwich two wins around a loss and collect the third-place trophy. See page 15 for all the details.
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Final hurdles cleared on way to library vote
Bowled over
By Kevin Hanson Editor
Three hurdles on the way to a decision on library annexation were cleared last week, setting the stage for an April 17 citywide vote. At issue is whether Enumclaw citizens will retain ownership of their public library or turn operations over to the King County Library System. Near the close of the Feb. 27 gathering of the Enumclaw City Council, City Administrator Mike Thomas noted two steps had been taken that day in Seattle. First, members of the King County Council formally instructed the county’s Records and Elections Department to prepare the Enumclaw library issue
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for the April ballot. Also Monday, the King County Library System’s board affirmed Enumclaw’s request for annexation, should the April 17 vote be affirmative. The local step in the process came Monday night when council members named the four people who will be responsible for writing the “pro” and “con” statements that will appear in the Voters Pamphlet. Thomas said the city solicited volunteers from a list of citizens who had expressed an opinion about annexation during the past year. Forwarded to Records and Elections were Rich Elfers, Richard Hughes and Barbara Braun, who will draft the pro-annexation state-
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Plateau politics
Denise Trivelas chooses a decorated bowl during Friday evening’s Empty Bowls event at Enumclaw High. The event raised money to help feed the area’s needy. Photo by Dennis Box/To view or buy photos go to www.courierherald.com.
Another annexation debated By Kevin Hanson Editor
A proposal to add another 101 acres to Enumclaw’s inventory of land drew a handful of citizens the evening of Feb. 27, most of whom offered a verbal thumbs-down on the idea. The 268th Avenue Annexation has been in the city’s lap since
spring 2010, working its way through the municipal hoops required of any annexation petition. The final steps in the long process are a pair of public hearings on the matter; the first came on the 27th and, as per usual, members of the city council heard from the audience
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Steve Garman asks the group questions during the Pierce County 31st District Republican caucus at North Tapps Middle School Saturday. Raising her hand on the left is Kathy May, and on Garman’s right are Kimberlie and John Dawson. Photo by Dennis Box To view or buy photos go to www.courierherald.com.