Bonney Lake and Sumner Courier-Herald, August 20, 2014

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East Pierce levy returns to ballot

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Weather Skies should be partly sunny today, Wednesday, with a high temperature of 71. More clouds will move in tonight, with the overnight low dropping to 54. Thursday and Friday look much the same, but warmer weather will return, with weekend highs pushing 80 degrees.

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Ellie Tobens,1, and her mother Carla play with the bubble wands Friday at Bonney Lake Days. The festival was Friday and Saturday. Go to the website, www.blscourierherald.com, for a slideshow. Photos by Ray Still

The East Pierce Fire and Rescue Maintenance and Operations levy may be down, but it is not out. After a few revisions, the levy will return to the Nov. 5 general election ballot. The levy on the ballot will be the same as the levy voters passed in 2012, except it will not be seeking funds for 12 new firefighters. Renewing the levy will keep it in effect for an additional four years. During the Aug. 5 primary elections, 55.8 percent of votes were yes for the levy, and 48.12 percent was no. State law required 60 percent to pass the levy. Fire Chief Jerry Thorson said that the message voters sent during the primary elections was they support the levy, “but don’t support increasing staff and adding a new tax level,” which is the reason the fire commissioners decided to lower the levy for the general election. East Pierce Fire and Rescue is funded at a base rate of $1.50 per thousand dollars of assessed property value for fire services and 50 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for emergency medical services. The levy passed in 2012 added 37 cents per

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Buckley teens’ wish granted By Sarah Wehmann

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aeyton Pearson couldn’t be happier to be able to go outside on the deck with his family. He can’t tell you verbally but you can see the joy when you look at his face. A few months ago this wasn’t the case, Paeyton was not able to go outside on his own without someone

helping him open the sliding glass door and maneuver down the three stairs to the patio below. All that has changed, Paeyton can now scoot his way outside where he can enjoy the deck and the families’ new hot tub. With the help of Make A Wish, family and friends and local community members, the Pearsons were able to make the outdoors more

accessible for Paeyton. Paeyton’s mom, Cassie, said he sometimes will wake up in the middle of the night and make his way to the deck. The incentive of being able to go outside has helped him learn how to open doors, she added. Paeyton was born with a genetic condition called 1P36 Deletion Syndrome.

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Paeyton Pearson, sitting, poses with his family and Make A Wish volunteers in front of the families’ new spa. From left to right Reagan, Darbie, Dianna, Cassie, Noah, Allie, Milo and Collette. Photo by Sarah Wehmann

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