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LaMarvon “Mr. 540” Jackson, left, dunks the ball during a fundraiser game Wednesday at Bonney Lake High School against the Panther Elite. During a game break, Arnold “A-Train” Bernard dances with an audience member after Bernard “stole” her purse.
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Pa m Roach, R-Auburn, announced she will be seeking a seventh term representing the 31st District in the state Senate. “I want to continPam Roach ue my work to protect taxpayers, defend constitutional liberties and boost Washington’s economic recovery,” Roach said in a release. “The concerns
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Facing the fire and conquering my fears By Theresa De Lay
Mike Westland, from IAFF Local 3520 – the union group that represents East Pierce Fire and Rescue. Paperwork was filed and t was Thursday, May 1 and a room full my bunker gear was set out for the next of lawmakers and journalists minmorning. Essentially, it was an opportugled with members of the International nity to show me exactly how nervous Association of Firefighters District 7 at I should be. After all, I was about to the Volpentest HAMMER Training and embark on a day in the boots of a Education Center in Hanford. The event firefighter. was Fire Ops 101, an annual opportuniParticipants were given a safety ty for decision makers to acquire a realbriefing and reminded to hydrate Theresa De Lay istic taste of what firefighters do when adequately before morning. The they respond to incidents. The union phrase “time critical, highly techsponsors it annually, with the hopes to provide nical, and labor intensive” was drilled a learning experience that those with power will into my mind as a description of the work recall when voting and implementing budgets. done by real firefighters. I thought I underI was ushered through the orientation process by my firefighter “shadows,” Matt Lowery and See fire, Page 15 Staff Writer
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