Enumclaw Courier-Herald, July 04, 2012

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Today, Wednesday, should bring sunny skies with highs near 70 dropping to an overnight low near 50. The sun hangs around Thursday and Friday with highs near 70. The weekend is even nicer, with sunny skies predicted and highs reaching in to the mid 70s.

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Fred Davis, senior pastor at Calvary Presbyterian Church since 1997, speaks with Don and Louise Cameron from Renton Presbyterian during his community retirement celebration at the Enumclaw High auditorium Sunday. Above right is Maxwell Cormier and lower right is his sister Julianna. Center is Carol Lichtenberg. Dennis Box, The Courier-Herald

Fire district plans to form a community advisory group By Dennis Box

area from “the Green River to the White River, from the Muckleshoot Reservation to the Mountains. We The Enumclaw Fire Department want to make sure we represent all is planning for more than fires of that area.” and accidents. Fire Chief Clow said the purpose of Joe Clow is planning to fire the committee is to idenput together a Community tify what the department Advisory Group. needs are and to set priori“We want to get commuties for the department. nity leaders and citizen repreClow said the committee sentatives,” Clow said. was part of a master plan for the The chief said King County Fire Distict No. 28 covers a wide See GROUP, Page 3 Editor

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Members of the Enumclaw Design Review Board and Planning Commission may have had a little more fun then usual Thursday. The members began considering designs and placement for an Enumclaw Gateway Monument sign. Presenting some design options and a review of the monument sign possibilities was Matt Mathes from Mathes Urban Design with a business office in Bellevue. Community Planning Erika Shook Director Erika Shook told the members the budget for design, planning and construction is $20,000, which has been funded in the 2012 city budget. The plan and hope is to get the sign completed before the July 2013 Enumclaw centennial celebration. “This is a very good thing for civic pride

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Stars and stripes parade grand marshal Dennis Popp By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer

services for the Franciscan Health System. A letter from the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce explains that Popp was chosen “because of his lasting impact he has had in the Enumclaw community.” Popp led the local hosDennis Popp pital through more than 25 years of development.

When the annual Stars and Stripes parade rolls through downtown Enumclaw Wednesday afternoon, Dennis Popp will be waving to the crowd as grand marshal. Popp, a longtime fixture in Enumclaw, is past president of St. Elizabeth Hospital and currently vice president of support

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