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Motorcycle crash claims two lives Saturday
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DUCK RACE...
By Dennis Box Editor
Enumclaw Rotary and Regional Healthcare Foundation presented the 23rd annual duck race Saturday at the golf course to raise funds for charitable causes. First, $1000 – Greg Vesey Insurance: Second, Alaska Airline Tickets – Joanne Treat; Third, Lisa Kowlitz – boat tour around Lake Washington; Fourth, Mary Bartley - $200 worth of local gift certificates; Fifth, Judi Puttman – full car detail at Gamblin Motors; Sixth, Jennifer Chu - Black Rope Pandora bracelets from Tom Poe Diamonds; Seventh, Caren Radford - $100 gift certificate to Rendezvous. Sponsor winner – Dr. Hosoda and Dr. Tepper. Number of ducks sold - 2,874
Weather
Clear skies return today, Wednesday, with highs in the mid-70s with overnight temperatures dropping to the upper 40s or low 50s. Sunny skies should be the norm again through the weekend with temperatures reaching into the 80s Thursday.
Honoring Survivor
Cross-country biker lands in namesake town of Buckley Daniel Nash Staff Writer
Buckley City Hall was graced with a surprise the morning of Aug. 22, when a bicyclist by the name of Ryan Buckley dropped in to say hello to Mayor Pat Johnson and staff. The 24-year-old stopped by near the tail end of a trip that began in Virginia Beach, Va. Buckley is a Boston native and a recent
graduate of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He spent his first year out of school working odd jobs. Then, he just decided to pick up and go. “I still don’t know (what motivated me), really,” he said. “I just wanted to see the U.S. and I thought this would be a good way to do it.” “Back roads, too,” Deputy City Clerk
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Ryan Buckley stops in Buckley Aug. 22 after riding across the country beginning in Virginia Beach, Va. Daniel Nash, Courier-Herald
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Dines, volunteer firefighter with King County Fire District No. 28, demonstrates a hydraulic rescue Cools Cars Joe tool Saturday at the 11th annual Cruise into Fall car show in downtown Enumclaw. To view a slideshow go to www.courierherald.com. in Town
The Enumclaw Fire Department and King County deputies responded to a motorcycle accident that took the life of a 60-year-old man and 31-year-old woman from Enumclaw. The crash occurred at about 10:15 p.m. at the connection of Southeast 392nd and Southeast 400th. According to Sgt. Cindi West, spokeswoman from the King County Sheriff’s Office, the man was driving the motorcycle and the woman was riding on the back. “(The) driver failed to negotiate the left curve off of Southeast 392nd and collided with the outside guardrail,” West wrote in an email. “Both driver and passenger were ejected off the motorcycle. Both were dead on the scene.” West added, “There was evidence of excessive speed. Toxicology results are pending.”
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