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This Week... • The Bonney Lake Relay for Life begins at 6 p.m.
Friday, July 17 at Allan Yorke Park. So far there are 27 teams and 184 participants who raised more than $22,000.
• Need a new washer or fridge? Puget Sound
Energy is offering Pierce County residents to pick up and dispose of obsolete washers and fridges and replace them with a new ENERGY STAR qualified appliance. Appliances must have been built in 1997 or earlier to qualify. Call 1-877-3412314 for questions and scheduling.
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Roof of downtown building collapses
The Coats launch the concerts by the lake The Coats opened the Tunes@Tapps concert series July 8 at Allan Yorke Park in Bonney Lake. The weekly shows begin at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday and run through Sept. 2 at the park on the shore of Lake Tapps. Tonight is Military Appreciatiion Night with the always-popular Spike and the Impalers. Photos by Kevin Hanson
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A handful of Sunday night diners – while enjoying a downtown dinner – heard what they thought might be thunder. But they quickly realized the roar had man-made origins. It was about 9:30 the evening of July 5 when the roof of a vacant, cinder block building collapsed, sending city employees into hurryup mode as Enumclaw’s busy Cole Street was quickly closed to pedestrians and motorists alike. The building at the corner of
The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls for partly sunny skies with a high to 75 and overnight lows to 55. Expect mostly cloudy skies Thursday with highs to 75 and lows to the mid 50s. There is a chance of showers Friday. Saturday and Sunday should be mostly sunny with highs to 80.
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White River Bridge repairs planned Work to begin in October principally at night and several weekends By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
Plans for permanent repairs to the heavily-traveled White River Bridge have been announced by
the state’s Department of Transportation. A DOT spokesman noted the agency has been receiving plenty of calls and emails regarding the bridge that links Enumclaw
and Buckley as part of state Route 410. For those using the highway, the important thing is the timing and duration of the repair project. While original plans called
for a complete closure of the bridge for a week or two, the DOT has offered a different schedule; instead, there will be several weekend closures in late fall. Until then, motorists can expect periodic, one-lane closures as inspectors examine the 66-year-old bridge. The DOT will receive bids in August and anticipates construction will
begin in October. Due to high traffic volume during daytime hours, much of the bridge work will take place at night, with flaggers directing traffic through a single lane. Near the completion of the project, however, DOT will close the bridge entirely for several weekends.
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