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Man pleads guilty in death of cab driver BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
Time has not softened the blow. Nearly 10 months after Floyd Gonzalez, drunk, ran a red light and smashed his SUV into a taxi at Auburn Way North and East Main Street, killing cabbie Brian Love on impact, Love’s girlfriend, Cheryl Comb reels in grief. Combs and Love had
been together for more than seven years. “My whole world has just been turned upside down since that day. When I lost him, I lost my home, I lost … everything. There’s not a minute that goes by that I don’t think of him,” Combs said. Or, unfortunately, of the man who took Love’s life. [ more LOVE page 6 ]
Music naturally moves Jake Nannery, an Auburn man who has taken his acoustical works to other parts of the United States and foreign countries. Nannery has come full circle, returning to the Pacific Northwest to produce his own blend of music. COURTESY PHOTO
Long, wide journey with music Auburn artist follows his own path, own beat to the industry’s ear
Catch and a smile Taylor Wyatt, 6, smiles at the fish he caught with the help of his mother, Jackie, during the 10th annual Special Needs Youth Fishing Derby at Auburn’s Mill Pond Park last Saturday. The Lions of Zone C-3 invited preschool and school-age special needs youth to a morning of fishing at the pond stocked by the State of Washington. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
BY SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com
Jake Nannery didn’t choose to make music his life, music chose him. From an early age, the Auburn musician – who celebrates the release of his 7-song EP “S.W.” May 17 at the LUCID Lounge in Seattle – was drawn toward all things musical. “There was never a point where I just made a decision to do music,” he said. “It was just an obvious thing for me. Growing up, honestly, in Auburn there was always just a strong music community.” Nannery, 35, said his first memories of music came via local music instruc-
tor Fred Strom and the Auburn School District. “(He) had a personal library of musical instruments he would loan out to students,” Nannery said. “He went from elementary to elementary. “They used to bring the fourth-graders in to the high school music classes, and the kids would give a speech about their instrument and what it’s like to be in an orchestra,” he said. It was the trombonist’s demonstration that hooked Nannery. [ more NANNERY page 17 ]
Hulsey steps down from Pacific Council BY SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com
After more than seven years as a member of the Pacific City Council, Gary Hulsey has
bravo
stepped down. Hulsey’s resignation, for health reasons, was effective immediately after Monday’s council meeting. “We’re sad to see him step
Groove For Thought | May 3, 7:30 p.m. | $20/$18, Auburn Avenue Theater Ave Kids: Snow White | May 10, 2:00 p.m. | $8, Auburn Avenue Theater May Comedy at the Ave. | May 16, 7:30 p.m. | $17/$15, Auburn Avenue Theater
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down, but due to health reasons, we understand that it is the best thing for him,” Mayor Leanne Guier said. [ more HULSEY page 6 ]
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