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Two friends die in Buckley plane crash Obituary information Page 18
By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
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Rod Richardson and Jim Cawley shared many things – friendship, former careers, a love of flying and even a neighborhood. The two retired commercial pilots perished the afternoon of June 4 when the small, vintage airplane they were flying went down in a wooded area not far from their rural
Buckley homes. Each man lived along an airstrip that straddles 112th Street, a neighborhood of small-aircraft enthusiasts. Cawley had recently purchased a vintage military airplane from his friend and the two had gone for a flight that Wednesday morning. When they returned to the sky that afternoon, it was immediately clear something was wrong. Area residents reported hearing the engine sputtering and losing altitude
Expo Center money woes addressed
Supreme Court upholds YarrowBay
Advisory committee recommends city get out of expo business
By Dennis Box Editor
The state Supreme Court has denied a petition for review from Toward Responsible Development of the Court of Appeals decision upholding developer YarrowBay’s plans for two master planned developments in Black Black Diamond. The Supreme Court denied the petition and awarded court costs to YarrowBay June 3. Former Mayor Becky Olness was in office during the hearings and approval of permits for the two master planned developments, Lawson Hills and The Villages.
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Jim Cawley, above, and Rod Richardson, left, died June 4 in a small plane crash near a wooded area in Buckley. Courtesy photos
June 21st 2014
By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
Into The Future
Lydia Sinay, top left, and Megan George enjoy the White River High School graduation ceremony Friday at the White River Amphitheatre. Matt Salisbury is at lower left. Directly above, Nate Delo and Dillan Hall check one of teacher Brandon Walker’s photos. Photos by Dennis Box
Deadline: June 12, Published: June 25
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The fate of the Enumclaw Expo Center – a valuable piece of real estate that is quickly headed toward fiscal failure – took center stage during a late-May gathering of the City Council. Painfully aware of a negative cash flow at the center, the council acted 17 months ago to create a seven-person Enumclaw Expo Advisory Committee. That group was charged with recommending a long-term vision for the 72-acre
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