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Bonney Lake City Council extends moratorium
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Public comment on recreational marijuana moratorium set for Oct. 28 council meeting
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The Bonney Lake City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 23 to extend the moratorium on recreational marijuana for an additional 120 days. A public hearing on the moratorium extension will be Oct. 28. Bonney Lake residents are not required to sign up for the hearing – any comments to be made about the moratorium can be made during citizen comments. The council decided to extend the moratorium to continue exploring the Planning Commission’s proposed options, which
were to: • ban recreational marijuana businesses from Bonney Lake; • or establish additional zoning requirements for marijuana retailers and only ban marijuana producers and processors; • or allow the moratorium to expire and allow marijuana businesses in Bonney Lake, provided they follow Washington’s Liquor Control Board zoning requirements. During the council’s workshop on Sept. 16, council members decided to continue exploring the full or partial ban options
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Life lessons learned from swimming By Ray Still
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hat I teach my kids is, you don’t use the word can’t. Ever,” Dana Powers said, the Sumner High swim coach and Bonney Lake police chief. She emphasized her words by hitting the side of her hand on the tabletop. “If they use the word can’t, then I’ll stare at them and say, ‘You lost before you even try. You lost because your brain is powerful, and if you’re telling yourself even before you try that you can’t do something, you’ve already lost. So go to
the locker room.’” Dana laughed as she imitated how her athletes react to being told to hit the showers – becoming flustered and stuttering explanations. No matter what they thought second before, they really don’t want to disappoint their coach or leave practice. “It’s one word, but it’s a huge mindset,” Dana said. “I want to hear you try.” Dana Powers started swimming competitively when she was 8. In the fifth grade, she also played softball, but had to run from swim practice to softball practice.
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Dana Powers congratulates a swimmer during the Thursday swim meet at Sumner High School. Photo by Ray Still
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