Bonney Lake and Sumner Courier-Herald, February 19, 2014

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House fire threatens woman

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Firefighters rescued woman from second floor bedroom window

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By Theresa De Lay Staff Writer

Bonney Lake and Sumner gymnasts on to state meet Page 2

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Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls for cloudy skies and showers with high temperatures to 42 and overnight lows of 34. Thursday and Friday calls for a chance of snow with a high to 42 and overnight to 29. The weekend will be partly sunny with highs to 45.

The Sumner fans, band, dancers and cheerleaders supported the Spartan girls Friday against White River in the subdistrict championship game. Sumner lost 56-54. Story on page 2. Photos by Dennis Box

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See fire, Page 13

Voters approve school levy Sarah Wehmann

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East Pierce Fire and Rescue responded to the report of a house fire at approximately 6 a.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the Mountain View Drive home was filled with smoke and a woman was trapped inside on the second floor. She was rescued and treated for smoke inhalation before being released at the scene. Responding crews included four fire engines, a ladder truck and two medic units. One crew located and extinguished the fire while a second crew rescued the woman from a

Staff Writer

The Sumner School District had two levies on the ballot of the special election on Tuesday, Feb. 11. On the night of the election, both levies were passing. Proposition No. 1 with 4,784 yes votes and Proposition No. 2 with

4,548. “The Sumner School District is pleased that our local community has renewed its commitment to the students in our district by passing our levy measures,” Superintendent Sara Johnson said. “With the current shortfall in funding at the state level, our local community support remains paramount, enabling us to continue to

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provide excellent instruction, every day, in every classroom, for every student for the upcoming 2015-18 school years.” The levies presented to the voters were Proposition No. 1: Replacement Educational Programs, Maintenance and Operations Levy and Proposition 2: Instructional Technology Capital Levy.

Proposition 1 is a proposed levy that would replace the Sumner School District’s current levy that was approved in 2010 that is expiring at the end of 2014. It is a four year levy that pays for items not funded or not fully funded by the state, according to a Sumner School District press release. Some of those items include additional staff for instruction, supervision and safety; teacher training and development and

building maintenance, materials and supplies along with others. Proposition No. 1 is not a new tax, this levy will only replace an expiring one. The second levy on this ballot, Proposition No. 2, is a four year levy that would pay for improvements to classroom technology. This levy would be a new tax for residents. Some of the improvements this levy could help improve include having

See levy, Page 11

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