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Friday, JUNE 28, 2013
Sun going down in Pacific recall election Initial counts – as of 3 p.m. Wednesday – have voters leaning more than 2-1 towards recalling Sun for what recall backers claim was “misfeasance in office, malfeasance in office and/or violating his oath of office.” With 1,442 of the 2,948 ballots that were sent out to registered voters in
By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com
Early returns in Tuesday’s special election to recall Pacific Mayor Cy Sun show residents in the embattled town of 6,600 are ready for a change in leadership.
Pacific counted, 947 (65.3 percent) favor recall and 500 (34.7 percent) prefer to let Sun continue his term. A simple majority is all it takes to remove Sun from office. Voters were asked to decide whether Sun should be recalled for jeopardizing the Cty’s liability insurance by refusing
to fill vital vacant department head positions and trying to use the Pacific Police Department as his personal police force. “I was tickled to death, just really tickled,” Committee to Recall Cy Sun Cy Sun
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Former Auburn cop pleads guilty to 4th-degree assault By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
A former Auburn Police Officer pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to inappropriately patting down a woman in his patrol car last January under the excuse that he was investigating her for drunken driving. The King County Prosecutor filed 4th-degree assault charges against John Michael Clemmons Friday. He appeared in court Monday afternoon at the King County Regional Justice Center, pleaded guilty as charged and was sentenced. “It was a 24-month deferred sentence, plus 80 hours community service, and he agreed to forfeit his peace officer certification,” said Dan Donohoe, a spokesman for the King County Prosecutor’s Office. “He will no longer
Marge Gordon, the 2013 Pioneer Queen, is crowned by the 2012 Queen, Shirley March Rachel Ciampi, Auburn Reporter
Marge Gordon crowned 2013 Pioneer queen By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
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Fun on tap for Fourth of July festival in the park Auburn’s Fourth of July Festival is an old-fashioned, hometown celebration featuring a colorful bike parade for children of all ages, a variety of arts and craft vendors, food concessions and family activities. Two live entertainment stages will feature a selection of top-level bands [ more fourth page 8 ]
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KidsDay fun Espen Friis gets a taste of what his dad, Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighter Johan Friis, does at his day job at this past Friday’s Auburn KidsDay celebration. Participants were treated to rides, children’s activities, live stage entertainment and hands-on, arts-and-crafts activities. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
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Among the sparkling attributes Marge Gordon brought to the contest was a lifetime of service to her beloved Auburn. And on Thursday the distinguished Auburn senior added yet another community contribution to her resume — her future service as Pioneer Queen of the Auburn Days parade Aug. 9-11. Shirley March, Queen of the 2012 parade, was there to place the crown on Gordon’s head at the Auburn Senior Activity Center at 808 Ninth [ more queen page 3 ]
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