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Vanderhoek, 2, places a poppy in remembrance of those who lost their lives serving in the armed In Memory Isaac forces during the Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Enumclaw. Photo by Dennis Box
Purchase survey checks area businesses when selling alcohol By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
Working in teams of three, young adults cruised the Plateau, making periodic stops as part of an organized beer run. On the surface, that was nothing out of the ordinary. The scene has been played out since the advent of beer and youth. But that particular exercise – conducted on two night, one in February and the
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other in March – was far from ordinary. The young people involved – all 21 or older – were part of an organized “alcohol purchase survey” conducted by the Foothills Healthy Community Coalition. The FHCC is an offshoot of the Enumclaw Regional Healthcare Foundation. The alcohol purchase survey was, simply, a fact-finding mission. The plan was
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The thermostat was cranked up a couple of notches on two King County Fire District No. 28 commissioners when a complaint was filed against them in King County Superior Court May 14. The suit was filed by Duncan C. Turner representing district Angie Stubblefield residents Ted and Mary Fehr. The complaint alleges fire commissioners Angie Stubblefield and Stan McCall committed violations of the state’s Open Public Meetings Stan McCall Act. According to the court documents, Michael Tierney, from the Mercer Island firm Tierney & Blakney, will be representing the commissioners. King County Superior Court Judge
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Police bust marijuana operation By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
Enumclaw police forced their way into a commercial building Friday morning, arrested six people and confiscated more than 360 marijuana plants. At 6 a.m., officers and narcotics detectives with the Enumclaw Police Department served a search warrant at a Cole Street industrial park. After knocking and announcing their presence,
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