SEE INSIDE: Local legislators sponsor bill that stiffens DUI penalties, page 3 . . . . Stress an unwanted part of seniors’ lives, page 9 . . . . Enumclaw High’s Annie Birklid is new dairy ambassador, page 12 . . . EHS water polo team riding a wave of success, page 17. . . . Set a fitness goal to compete in a 5k run, page 19 . . . .
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Changing of president for St. Elizabeth Hospital
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Library vote... The issue of Enumclaw library annexation was decided Tuesday, too late to be included in this issue. Numbers were posted Tuesday night and will be updated as they are made available by the King County Elections Department. For annexation updates, visit www.courierherald.com
Dennis Popp changing roles after 26 years as local hospital president By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
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Believe in the Daffodils
Princess Megan McBarron, from White River High School, was aboard a float in Sumner Saturday during the Daffodil Festival Grand Floral Parade. To view a slide show go to www.courierherald.com. Dennis Box, The Courier-Herald
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Black Diamond council approves lawsuit By Dennis Box Editor
It must be high noon in Black Diamond because the lawsuits appear to be in the holsters and ready to be drawn. The Black Diamond City Council approved a resolution Thursday, April 5,
There’s a changing of the guard at St. Elizabeth Hospital, as longtime president Dennis Popp transitions into a new position and Donna Russell-Cook prepares to take the reins. Russell-Cook, who has served Dennis Popp as chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Heart InstituteHospital in Tulsa since 2009, will become president of St. Elizabeth on April 30. The announcement was made official Monday by Franciscan Health System Chief Operating Officer Dr. Cliff Robertson. Popp, who has spent 26 years heading the local hospital, has postponed his previously announced retirement to serve as
authorizing Mayor Rebecca Olness to file a lawsuit against YarrowBay. The text stated the resolution “authorizes the mayor to file a lawsuit for a preparatory judgement and other appropriate relief seeking an initial determination that MPD (master planned development) application
PLD-11-0020 and PLD-11unanimously by the City 0021 are invalid or should Council in September 2010. otherwise be rejected.” The MPD ordinances were The resolution passed challenged by the group Tounanimously. ward Responsible DevelopThe proposed ment in October 2010 lawsuit involves both in King County duplicate master Superior Court with legal planned developa Land Use Petition ment applications Act appeal and for The Villages and before the Growth Lawson Hills filed by Management Hearings YarrowBay at the end of Board. 2011 that were accepted as The board ruled the complete by the city staff. MPDs should have gone The first MPD permits through a legislative rather for The Villages and Lawthan quasi-judicial process son Hills were approved for approval and remanded
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them back to the city. The state appeals court unanimously overturned the board’s decision. Toward Responsible Development filed a petition for review with the state Supreme Court and a decision whether the court will accept the petition is expected April 24, according to the YarrowBay letter. The Supreme Court is not required to render a decision on that date. According to earlier
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