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City Council gives nod to Swiftwater for golf course
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The City Council approves negotiations with Swiftwater on the 3-2 vote
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Dr. James Merrill, above left, drives on a fast break Saturday during the Enumclaw senior class donkey basketball fundraising event. Senior Kayla Zilbauer goes in for an easy layup and Thunder Mountain Middle School teacher Amy Ihde reaches for a loose ball. Photo by Dennis Box
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Tough decision for successful coach By Kevin Hanson
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The Enumclaw City Council voted 3-2 to allow the administration to enter into negotiations with Swiftwater Consulting to manage and operate the city-owned golf course. Supporting the measure were councilmen Glen Jensen, Jim Hogan and Kyle Diercks, Voting no were Darrel Dickson and Chance La Fleur. Councilman Sean Kerbs was not present, but sent a message he supported Swiftwater. Councilman Mike Ennis also was absent. The city had sent out two requests for proposals in November 2012 for a manager and operator of the course.
It was a gut-wrenching decision, but Beth Madill knew she had to step away from something she loves. The world of sports has to take a back seat to the love of family and Madill’s commitment to her husband and young son led to a decision - tendered by letter Friday – to step down as coach of the Enumclaw High girls basketball team. Her letter drips with the pain of someone
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who played brilliantly for the Hornets, took her game to the collegiate level and then returned to coach in the same gymnasium she had starred in not too many years before. “I have cried many tears in the past few months when the realization hit that I cannot be fully committed to both my family and my basketball family,” Madill wrote. “I was unaware of the countless hours I put into coaching prior to the birth of our son, Jace.”
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Coach Beth Madill talks with Nadine Huff during the Kennedy Catholic game in the district playoffs Feb. 15. EHS won 59-42. Photo by Dennis Box
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