Enumclaw Courier-Herald, March 18, 2015

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SEE INSIDE: Area drill, cheer teams enjoy success, page 2 . . . . Enumclaw bodybuilder turns pro, page 5 LOOK ONLINE: Police reports from Enumclaw, Bonney Lake departments at www.courierherald.com

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Council stalls on options for spending $50K

What’s Inside Views...................................Page 6 Obituaries.........................Page 9 Fitness and Health........Page 11 Sports.................................Page 20

This Week... • Community Summit at Mountain View Middle School starts at 3 p.m. March 19 • Death by Chocolate featuring The Coats at Bonney Lake High School begins at 5:30 p.m. March 21. • Enumclaw school bond boosters host “Bond Aid” at 7 p.m. March 20 at The ‘Claw. Live music, food and drinks. See www.4rKids4rFuture.com

By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer

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SPRING SPORTS 2015

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Spring sports programs are previewed, see page 20

Weather The forecast calls for a slight chance of rain and then some sun with highs near 57. Expect a partly cloudy night with lows around 44. Thursday calls for sun and highs near 62. Friday brings more clouds and a chance of rain with highs near 63. The weekend also calls for chances of rain, with highs near 60.

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Good day for a 5K

Katie Porubek pushes 2-year-old Luke through Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K run, an offering of the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce. Adam Porubek is in the background. A complete list of participants and their times can be found at www.courierherald.com. Photo by Dennis Box

Kids get to meet some of their favorite authors By Ray Still

SEE AUTHORS, PAGE 3 Ryan Engstrom, 11, has his copy of “Atlantis Rising” signed by Seattleite author Gloria Craw during a Lake Tapps Middle School event March 10. Photo by Ray Still

Deadline: APRIL 1st @ 12pm, Published: APRIL 8th

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event at their school. The school’s PTSA organized the event on March 10 and invited nine local authors to talk to students, discuss their books and autograph their works. “(The PTSA) really wanted to make sure that kids get to realize books are alive and well, and that things beyond technology are really viable,” said Superintendent Judy Neumeier-Martinson. “We were really excited

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Many Lake Tapps Middle School students were able to meet some of their favorite young adult novel authors at a recent book signing

Options for spending $50,000 occupied most of the Enumclaw City Council’s time and energy March 9, while plans for spending more than $5 million were put on hold for a year. The bulk of the most recent council meeting was spend on potential uses for the $50,000 that was included in the 2015 municipal budget and earmarked for “economic development.” Talk originally centered upon using the money for part-time city staff to assist with plans to spark some growth in Enumclaw. Realizing that it may be difficult to hire a professional for the task – knowing there was a limited, one-time pot of money – talk shifted to bringing a consultant on board.

The administration’s desires quickly melted away as council conversation covered a gamut of possibilities that could breathe life into the city economy. As often happens, talk turned to the Thomas Farm, which sits on the north side of state Route 410 in the vicinity of Watson Street. In the 1980s, the farm owners sold development rights on the property to King County, effectively eliminating commercial development of the land. In terms of Enumclaw development, discussions often include the 150 parcel that sits directly across from commercial land including McDonald’s – but is off-limits for development. Bot h Cit y Administrator Chris Searcy and Mayor Liz Reynolds emphasized

Spring Home & Garden

Deadline: APRIL 8th @ 12pm

Emerald Downs: Season 20 Published: April 17th (Auburn Reporter), April 15th (Courier-Herald)


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