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Friday, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
District pushes for crucial high school bond By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
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On most days Auburn School District Superintendent Kip Herren sports a respectable suit – often, gunmetal gray, spiffy tie. But lately Herren has been spot-
ted at public meanings in, shall we say, dress-down duds – a two-piece, wooden sandwich board slung over those spiffy threads. On one side of the board, images of 62-year-old Auburn High School, weary boilers, cracked ceilings, outdated electrical
systems, sundry wrinkles, age spots. On the other, Auburn High School as it could be a state-of-the-art, three-story building facing East Main Street, with a sharp red brick exterior and spanking new interior ventilation and heating systems.
“I ask kids I see what school they would like to go to, and they say, ‘that one,’” Herren said, pointing to an artist’s rendering of the proposed AHS, “but their parents went to that one,” he added, pointing to the present high school. [ more BOND page 5 ]
Court orders Sun to begin hiring City staff By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com
Horse power A field of Thoroughbreds rounds the first turn during the eighth race at Emerald Downs on Sunday, closing day of the meet. Steady Juan Gutierrez went on to capture his first Emerald Downs riding title by a 117-97 margin over defending
champion Leslie Mawing. Frank Lucarelli claimed his second straight Emerald Downs training title and fifth overall by a 43-40 margin over 10-time champion Tim McCanna. More photos, page 5. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
OLD-SCHOOL PUNKS HEADLINE FEST SoCal’s The Offspring tops multi-band Pain In The Grass By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com
For almost 30 years The Offspring has been at the top of the punk rock heap. As one of the genre’s best-selling artists – with more than 40 million in record sales, including 1994’s “Smash” which is the
[ more SUN page 6 ]
best selling independent record release of all time with 17 million copies sold – The Offspring has left its mark on millions of fans worldwide, with its catchy pop-punk anthems and high-energy live shows. On Saturday the band headlines the annual KISW 99.9 FM Pain In The Grass festival at the White River Amphitheatre, featuring Three Days Grace, Chevelle, Candlebox, Royal Bliss, Witchburn and Sandrider.
bravo [ more FESTIVAL page 2 ]
AveKids: Malika Queen of the Cats | September 29, 2pm | $6, Auburn Ave. Theater Hell’s Belles - an all female tribute to AC/DC | October 5, 7:30 pm | $20/$18, Auburn Ave. Theater Glenn Miller Orchestra | October 12, 7:30 pm | $17/$15, Auburn Performing Arts Center
A Pierce County Superior Court judge on Tuesday upheld an order demanding that beleaguered Pacific Mayor Cy Sun begin the hiring process for vacant City staff positions. The Pacific City Council and City Attorney Kenyon Luce asked Sun the court last week to issue a Writ of Mandate, ordering Sun to begin the hiring processes and lift a hiring freeze in place on the City’s police department or face fines and possible jail time. Although Judge Ronald Culpepper declined to add several of the original writ’s mandates – among them, ordering the
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The Offspring, from left, Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman, Pete Prada, Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel. COURTESY PHOTO
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