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Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, shows a 72 percent chance of rain with a high of 57 and a low of 43. Thursday should bring some sun, a 40 percent chance of rain and a high of 53. Friday and Saturday are set to be mostly cloudy. Weekend lows will dip below freezing.
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April Pools Day at the Sumner/Bonney Lake Aquatics Pool drew an estimated 50 young swimmers for water safety lessons Saturday. Above, a student learns to climb into a boat from the water. Other units included life jacket safety, float techniques, and the reachthrow-and-go method of pulling struggling swimmers to shore. Photo by Daniel Nash
After seven years of vacancy, plans for the Red Apple building in Sumner may be coming to fruition. The site is set to serve as a place for local venders to sell farm fresh and artisanal products. Council members Nancy Dumas and Randy Hynek are pooling their experiences in small business/retail and the community garden, respectively, to execute the plan they have been dreaming up for several years. Countless hours have been spent in the research phase. Successful co-ops from across the country will be used as models,
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Relay for Life team hosts art contest Team Classy Pazazz invites artists to submit pieces for fundraising auction By Theresa De Lay Staff Writer
Cancer is an unwelcome threat; a scary and relentless bodily intruder. Relay for Life is an organization that provides support for those affected by the many forms of this disease. One Bonney Lake Relay team is sponsoring a silent art auction as a part of their contribution
to the relay. The Art Beating Cancer Campaign is a fundraiser put on by the Classy Pazazz Relay Team. A silent auction will take place June 28 at the Bonney Lake High School track during the relay. A Facebook contest is currently underway to determine which piece of work will be proclaimed ‘Cancer Saving Masterpiece.’ The winning piece will be made into prints for the auction. The contest is open to all artists. Suzy Fountaine was elected as this year’s Relay for Life of Bonney Lake publicity chair and is the
Classy Pazazz Team captain. She hopes to organize more fundraisers before June. Currently, handmade jewelry is available for purchase with 100 percent of proceeds dedicated to the American Cancer Society. Fountaine is co-owner of a multimedia design company — Classy Pazazz Design — and she also runs the Bonney Lake Elementary art club. The fundraising ideas have come from her passion for art, she said. Fountaine has lost grandparents to cancer, but her motivation for getting involved with Relay for Life
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goes deeper than that. “My personal connection is humanity. This is a disease that hurts millions of people and that is my connection,” she said. “I’m sick of seeing people sick!” Relay for Life of Bonney Lake holds team rallies at the Bonney Lake High School Lecture Hall from 6 to 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Attendance is open to anyone who wants to get involved or learn more about Relay for Life. To enter a piece of original artwork for the contest, like Classy Pazazz Relay Team on Facebook.
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