SEE INSIDE: Local group puts together pro rodeo for Enumclaw, kids will benefit, page 2 . . . From Olympia: Citizen legislature serves public the best, page 5 . . . . Binetti: Soil has warmed, so get those seeds in the ground, page 4 . . . Enumclaw, White River athletes went up against the best the state has to offer, page 7
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Local Scouts, including 8-year-old Kyle Bell of Cub Scout Pack 500, were out in force Friday afternoon, placing flags on the graves of military veterans at Evergreen Memorial Park. Also in honor of Memorial Day, members of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted their annual Fire Watch and led ceremonies Saturday at both the cemetery and Veterans Memorial Park.
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Council OKs grant effort by Enumclaw senior center By Dennis Box Editor
An Enumclaw City Council quorum met Wednesday in a special session to consider a resolution supporting a community development block grant for the senior center. Resolution No. 1456 passed unanimously by the four council members present, Glen Jensen, Darrel Dickson, Kevin Mahelona and Chance LaFleur. The other three members were excused. The $98,990 will be used for repairs and upgrades to the center including electrical, plumbing and an American Disabilities Act accessible door. The grant application is due June 1, which is why the members needed to meet in a special session to meet the deadline. The senior center, located at 1350 Cole St, was built in 1927 and remodeled in 1970 according to city documents. The city purchased the property and moved senior programs into the building in 1984.
Look inside... Check inside this edition of The Courier-Herald for the annual Discover Summer supplement. You’ll find a long list of events to keep the family entertained all summer.
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The Hidden Homeless of Pierce County In East Pierce County, traditional views on homelessness may not apply By Brian Beckley
“To me, it was paradise,” said Daryl Shaw, tears welling up in his eyes. “It was all I had.” ust off a trail in It wouldn’t look like the westernmost D much to most people, but E D N I section of the H for the past year, Shaw former Washington had made the spot his State University Forest home, collecting items sat a small sign as you from around the forest passed a makeshift and surrounding areas to gate to another, lessa small structure HOMELESS build used trail. to keep him out of the “Paradise Cove,” it weather, and a large fire read, and like a mailpit and stove to keep him box of sorts, it marked warm in the winter and the home of Daryl Shaw, a home- cook his meals. less man who until two weeks ago See HOMELESS, Page 3 lived in the forest.
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Daryl Shaw made a home in the former WSU Demonstration Forest, but was forced to move after his camp was discovered. Photo by Brian Beckley