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Building a bridge over Olson Creek Historic farm wants to add crossing
BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
Just north of today’s gravel driveway into historic Mary Olson Farm, Green River Road once turned sharply to the
east, crossed over Olson Creek, looped around the farm’s south meadow and rejoined the road as it is known today. Today, the only way to reach the farm’s south meadow from the farm is to wade
through salmon-bearing Olson creek. Among the waders are farm cows Libby and Annabelle on their way to munch and the [ more BRIDGE page 8 ]
City wants to buy old Public Health Building, use for arts division BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
The City of Auburn has submitted a letter of intent to purchase from King County the old Public Health Building on Auburn Avenue North. “They have to go through their appraisal process, so we still can’t say it’s concrete or for sure,” Dana Hinman, acting administrative director for the City of Auburn, said last Friday. Hinman said Auburn Economic Development
Director Doug Lein has been in close contact with King County’s real estate division. “Once an appraisal takes place and we make one more signature to say, ‘Yes, we accept this price,’ we’ll go forward,” Hinman added. Should the deal work out, the arts division of the Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Department will occupy most of the building. “We have a definite plan in place,” Hinman said. [ more BUILDING page 4 ]
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Jon Bearscove captured the supermoon eclipse, with his camera and telescope, Sunday night from Lakeland Hills. The image shows the curvature of Earth’s shadow along the line where Apollo 15 and Apollo 16 landed. See his full story at auburn-reporter.com. COURTESY
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Cancer survivors Kris Brock, left, and Cindy Patterson set the pace on the first lap at the Bark For Life of Auburn event at Lakeland Hills’ Sunset Park last Saturday. All the Fidoes and Fluffies and their owners and friends came out to support the noncompetitive walk event, which raises funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society’s fight against the disease. There also were demonstrations, contests and games. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
Volunteers restoring bathhouse at mansion Archaeologists dig the foundation for the Hori Furoba Bathhouse, in the background. The dig prepped the foundation for the $60,000 project. MARK KLAAS,
BY MARK KLAAS mklaas@auburn-reporter.com
A dig, a blessing and the rebirth of a storied bathhouse. Volunteers assembled on a sun-splashed Saturday for an archaeological dig and a ceremonial blessing, laying the groundwork for the renovation
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of a 1930-made furoba, or bathhouse, next to Neely Mansion. Upon completion, the fully restored Hori Furoba Bathhouse will become an exhibit for all to see. The rare, early JapaneseAmerican farm bathhouse, a designated King County Land-
mark, needs plenty of work in the months ahead, but volunteers are more than up to the challenge. “This is the only one left in the valley, and they used to be ubiquitous because there were so many Japanese farms, and [ more BATHHOUSE page 7 ]
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