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Don’t forget to “fall back” this weekend as daylight savings time officially ends at 2 a.m. Sunday morning.
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Bonney Lake Police Chief Dana Powers, center, prepares to hit the icy waters of Lake Tapps during the third annual Plunge Against Domestic Violence Saturday at Allan Yorke Park. More than 30 people took the plunge this year to raise money and awareness for Exodus House of Sumner, an organization that supplies housing for families fleeing domestic violence situations. Plungers were encouraged to wear costumes for the jump. Reporter Brian Beckley also took the plunge. For his account of the event, see page 6. Photos by Dennis Box
Weather The rain should continue today, Wednesday, with high temperatures in the upper 50s. The rain continues overnight with lows in the mid-40s and showers are likely Thursday, but the sun may peak through mostly cloudy skies Friday before showers return for the weekend.
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Four people have been taken into custody on suspicion of murder after police found a body in a garage in the 75th Street East in Bonney Lake. According to police, the deceased man is a black male in his mid-20s. Police are investigating the death as a homicide. The suspects have been booked into Pierce County Jail. Police believe the incident to be drug-related. According to Bonney Lake Public Information Officer Todd Green, police were called to the 19200 block of 75th Street East at about 4 p.m. Thursday for a report of gunshot wound.
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Sympathy for the undead A night on the job with the Maris Farms ‘Monster Safari’ zombies Daniel Nash
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s evening turns to dusk, the first bus into the gated quarantine zone loads up. A rag-tag group of containment specialists—mostly high school students and a visiting group of Microsoft employees—stands at half-attention as a quarantine commander briefs PLAY ALL THREE WEEKS!
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Zac Pitchford, who plays a zombie in Maris Farms’ “Monster Safari” attraction, gets ready for a night on the job. Photo by Daniel Nash
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