Bonney Lake and Sumner Courier-Herald, August 08, 2012

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Janelle Kulass swings her daughter Olivia, 4, to the steel drum sounds of Ian Dobson, above, during the Tunes at Tapps concert series Aug. 1 at Allan Yorke Park. The summer fun continues this week when The BGP, featured on last season’s “America’s Got Talent,” take the stage at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Wednesday. Then, Friday night marks the summer’s first Friday Night Flix at the park with a free showing of “Despicable Me” beginning at Dusk. For more information visit www.citybonneylake.org.

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Today, Wednesday, should bring us partly sunny skies with a high of 73 degrees, cooling overnight to mostly cloudy skies with a low of 54 degrees. The weekend should see a shift to mostly sunny days in the mid-70s and partly cloudy nights in the low-50s.

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The stretch of 12th Street East outside Pierce County Park was packed end to end Sunday as people looking to beat the heat occupied the shoulders and slowed traffic in both directions during their pilgrimage toward Lake Tapps. But by late afternoon, rescue vehicles pushed through the throngs to answer what’s become an all-too-familiar call this summer. A third seasonal drowning has tied 2012 with the deadliest season on record at Lake Tapps. Three swimmersd also drowned in 2010. Dive teams from East Pierce Fire and Rescue, Pierce County Sheriff’s Department and Valley Regional Fire Authority recovered the victim on the north end of Lake Tapps at Pierce County Park, just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Divers found the victim, identified Monday as 19-year-old Marques Weekly of Kent, approximately 15 minutes after the first crews arrived. He was transported by boat to a waiting medic unit. Firefighter-paramedics treated the patient at the scene and recoivered a weak pulse beforetransporting him to a local hospital. According to Det. Ed Troyer, Weekley was declared dead at Good Samaritan Hospital at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

On the waves, on the beat By Brian Beckley Staff Writer

Badge? Check. Gun? Check. Sunscreen? Check. Because for the officers of the Bonney Lake Police Department’s Marine Services Unit, it’s a must-have part of the uniform. “Yeah, we use a lot of that,” said Officer Ryan Boyle on Saturday, one of the hottest and busiest days of the year so far on Lake Tapps. And while Boyle and Officer Robert Hoag readily admit the MSU is one of the more fun beats for a city cop, the officers are serious about the business of keeping

boaters, swimmers and fisherman safe on the water and it’s never as simple as it may look from the shore. “The perception of what we do and what we really do is a little different,” said Hoag. “The reality is we have a lot of moving parts on the lake,” Boyle said. “Our big thing is making sure everyone goes home safe in one piece.” The Bonney Lake Police Marine Services Unit patrols Lake Tapps during the summer. The police boat is parked at the Allan Yorke Park boat launch and on warm, sunny weekends, police staff the boat

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Officer Ryan Boyle patrols the waters of Lake Tapps from on board the Bonney Lake Police boat. Photo by Brian Beckley

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