Enumclaw Courier-Herald, May 21, 2014

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | 75 cents

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Dispute ends with offer of $100,000

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Just Perfect...

The Enumclaw fastpitch girls took the subdistrict crown with two more victories in a perfect season of 22 wins. The Hornets took the field against undefeated Kennedy Catholic and won 15-3. In the first game of the tournament Enumclaw beat Peninsula 11-1. Quinn Breidenbach was the winning pitcher in both games with a combined 20 strikeouts. Chloe Young hit a home run against Peninsula and Tammy Wilkening had three hits against Kennedy.

Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls for partly sunny skies, highs near 71 and lows near 53. Thursday will be mostly cloudy with highs near 74 and a chance of rain in the evening. Showers are likely Friday, with temperatures dropping to a high of 69.

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By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer

Celebrating Cycling

The 19 annual Mutual of Enumclaw Stage Race took to the streets Saturday and Sunday. Blue Rooster/ScanSnap Cycling Team, Apex Racing and the Enumclaw Police Department also sponsored the event. Photo by Dennis Box

Roach, Dahlquist featured race as candidates register By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer

The political season may not hit a fever pitch for some time, but all the players are in place. Throughout the state of Washington, candidates last week formally filed their intentions with the Office of the Secretary of State. The filing period opened May 12 and concluded with the close of business Friday. On the Plateau, voters’ attention will be focused primarily on the three races in the 31st Legislative District. The contest with the greatest

potential for political fireworks is for the 31st seat in the state Senate. Incumbent Pam Roach, a Republican from rural Auburn, is chasing her seventh four-year term. She is no stranger to hotly-contested campaigns and it appears she could be in for another senatorial skirmish, as Enumclaw Republican Cathy Dahlquist has thrown her hat into the ring. Dahlquist has twice been elected to the House of Representatives, winning the Position 1 seat first in 2010 and again in 2012. Democrats filing for the 31st District’s seat in the Senate were Enumclaw’s Lane Walthers and

Coming to Enumclaw May 31st!

PLATEAU COWBOY GATHERING

Bonney Lake’s Lynda Messner. With Dahlquist giving up her present position to make a Senate run, the field is wide open for the Position 1 post in the House – and voters will choose from three hopefuls in the “top two” primary. Filing for the House seat was one Republican, Drew Stokesbary of Auburn. Also in the race are Enumclaw’s Mike Sando, a Democrat, and Sumner’s Jonathon Dunn, who listed his party preference as Independent Democrat. Desiring another term in the House Position 2 seat is

The continuing cash clash between Enumclaw city officials and their Buckley counterparts eventually came to include complex engineering data, municipal mathematical methodologies and legal legwork. But that didn’t force the two sides any closer to settling a dispute over past payments related to the natural gas system that serves residents of both Plateau communities. But, eventually, money talks. And $100,000 made the ongoing troubles disappear. The history between the two

See SETTLEMENT, Page 3

Memorial Day ceremonies set by local VFW

The public is invited to a pair of Memorial Day ceremonies sponsored by the local chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars. The featured event will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Purple Heart Park along state Route 410. Speakers will include Enumclaw Mayor Liz Reynolds and state Rep. Cathy Dahlquist and entertainment will be provided by the Gateway Concert Band and Allegro Women’s Ensemble. The solemn elements of the program

See CANDIDATES, Page 4

Deadline: June 3, Published: June 25

See HOLIDAY, Page 4

WHO’S WHO


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