5 Years Ago
June 22, 2005
Friday and Saturday will mark Annie Runland’s third American Cancer Society fund-raising Relay For Life walk since last year’s Enumclaw event – her second since September. The Washington State University sophomore, 19, who is studying architecture and interior design, was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, “a fancy name for kidney cancer,” she said.
Brandy Campbell cut the ribbon to her and other wheelchair-bound students’ independence Friday morning. Campbell led a year-long campaign to have electric doors put in at the White River High library. When the high school opened, the library doors were too heavy for the school’s special needs population to open. The school board and administration listened to Campbell and Friday morning, after Campbell cut the ribbon, Michael McEntyre gave the doors a try.
10 Years Ago
June 21, 2000
The Enumclaw School Board has extended the contract of Superintendent Art Jarvis and gave him a raise after reviewing his performance during the past year. The board met in a special executive session earlier this month to review Jarvis’ work. “It’s been a pretty good year for the school district,” board member Mike Goodfellow said.
After a two-month search, the Enumclaw Downtown Partnership has chosen Steve Lunetta as its new executive director. He replaces Megan Kelly, who left in April for a job in Olympia.
25 Years Ago
June 20, 1985
Photo: Mike Michael of Enumclaw recently took ownership of Michael Glass Supply Co. at 1731 Cole St. Mike and his wife Louise were the original owners of the glass supply business before selling their interest two years ago. But Michael is back now and he will return with his original glazers and paints and supplies.
Arts story: The first time I saw Mary Ann Gates, she was standing on a 15-foot scaffold industriously painting the little rocks on the front of a building. That was two years ago. Since then, she has not taken on anything quite as “large” as adorning the 80-foot front of an inn at Crystal Mountain. What the Buckley artist has managed to do, however, is attain regional and national recognition for her at work.
50 Years Ago
June 23, 1960
The opening of a new federal facility only 15 minutes from Enumclaw will bring approximately 300 new families into south King County, it was reported this week. Ground will be broken June 27 for a new air traffic control center for the Federal Aviation Agency.
Photo: Three blocks on Railroad Street and one block on Washington Avenue between Cole Street and Railroad Street were surfaced with asphaltic paving last week. In the foreground near the intersection of Griffin Avenue and Railroad Street is shown the big roller of the Rainier Asphalt Company, while the mechanical paving machine appears in the right background.
75 Years Ago
June 21, 1935
The end of the month will witness the completion of the new Lafromboise building at the intersection of Wells Street and Griffin Avenue by the Builders Supply Co. It will be occupied by the Owl Confectionery, Jack Moran proprietor; Stewart’s Cafe, Frank Stewart operating; and Swain and Company grocery will occupy the middle section with a cash grocery, Ben Swain, owner.
The probability that school district No. 156 of Mud Mountain will be consolidated with the Enumclaw schools is indicated by the calling of an election for June 25.
William Mallis, well known Seattle architect, has been engaged to plan the high school addition, the district having $27,000 put away and this to be matched by the federal government.
