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School bond won’t pay for all high school upgrades
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By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
Upcoming Event... • Superbowl Fundraiser
On Feb. 7 starting at 10 a.m. at Kelley Farm in Bonney Lake a fundraising event for Camron Cozzi is scheduled. He is a Bonney Lake sophomore who has been diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Giloma. The cost is $20. The event will feature games and a silent auction along with hamburgers, hot dogs and pulled pork sandwiches. All proceeds will go to the Cozzi family.
Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls for a 50 percent chance of showers with a high near 47 and winds around 7 mph. Thursday will see a high near 51 and a 90 chance of rain. Showers are likely Friday with a high near 47. Saturday and Sunday rain is likely with highs in the low 40s.
Plateau Wildlife This red-breasted sapsucker has made its home at Bruce Guenther Park in Enumclaw. This species live in Western Washington year-round, feeding on insects in the bark of trees. Hummingbirds tend to follow these birds around because the holes the sapsuckers drill give hummingbirds access to delicious sap wells. Photo by Ray Still
Dieringer School District celebrates 125 years By Ray Still Assistant Editor
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The Dieringer School District is hosting a quasquicentennial celebration, or in layman terms, its 125 birthday, the evening of Monday, Jan. 28. The celebration will include a tour of the “old school,” known to older members of the community as the Dieringer Middle School, from 4 to 5 p.m. Guests will make their way up the hill at 7 p.m. to watch the unveiling of the history
wall, a three-panel display of the history and growth of the school district. The history wall was created with the help of Azure Green Consulting out of Puyallup, which donated time and resources to restore old photos of students and the schools so they can be shown in the permanent installation. Among the guests at the celebration will be 1940 and 1950 graduates of the
SEE DIERINGER, PAGE 3
The financial bombshell that rocked the Enumclaw School District has hit two groups the hardest – athletes and aficionados of the performing arts. Those two – along with parents, fans and other supporters – will not see their facilities upgraded as part of the looming Enumclaw High School renovation. The news that was delivered around the holidays was simple and direct: the money made available as part of a 2015 bond issue will not cover the planned improvements. Axed from the proposed project were a new EHS gymnasium and performing arts center. District administration quickly went public with news of the financial trouble, meeting with the Enumclaw Schools Foundation, PTA groups from throughout the
district, the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce board of directors, members of the Enumclaw Rotary and others. In addition, Superintendent Mike Nelson put together a six-minute video that can be accessed from the district website.
Some background
It was the summer of 2014 when the school district hired an architectural firm to conduct a study of district facilities. Districts can have such studies done every six years, with state money picking up the tab. Eventually, it was determined that Enumclaw High and Black Diamond Elementary School should be the top priorities if work were to be done. The school board voted in January 2015 to place a bond measure before voters in April and the measure, which asked for more than $68 mil-
SEE BOND, PAGE 3
Sumner actress gets LA experience By Ray Still
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rising star from Sumner got her first taste of the red carpet earlier this month. Saveya Boyle, 12, placed in the top 10 Actress of the Year category at the 2015 International Models & Talent convention in Los Angeles, along with an honorable mention in the T.V. Beauty category. “It was crazy,” Saveya exclaimed. “I thought it was so cool. I got see some different styles of acting and dancers... It was so cool.” The International Models & Talent Association (IMTA) is, as the name suggests, an international modeling and training association that works to find blooming actors, artists and models around the world. Saveya Boyle holds her two IMTA medal on the red carpet in Los Angeles. Submitted photo SEE ACTRESS, PAGE 3
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