Enumclaw resident Shelly Pricco, director of Patient Care Services at Enumclaw Regional Hospital, received the 2008 March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Leadership Award. The annual award recognizes nursing excellence in western Washington.
Enumclaw resident Bob Taylor has invested in taxi cabs – which could turn into a very lucrative enterprise this time of year, when Christmas parties are in full swing and folks are looking for a little holiday cheer. “Make no mistake about it, we like it when people party, especially late at night, because that is how we pick up more than a few of our fares,” said Taylor, owner of 3 Aces Taxi in Buckley.
The Enumclaw Police Department, in cooperation with The Courier-Herald, has begun a “Warrant of the Week” program. This program is designed to capture people who currently have warrants out for their arrest through tips that citizens provide to the Enumclaw police. The arrest warrants have been issued by the Enumclaw Municipal Court. Each week, a photo of a wanted person, along with a brief description of the crime, will be published. Citizens who have information regarding the whereabouts of the wanted person are encouraged to call the Enumclaw Police Department at 360-825-3505. Callers may remain anonymous.
• Friday evening, Enumclaw police were alerted that a pug puppy, valued at $600, had been stolen from a Garfield Street residence by a known suspect. The officer contacted both parties in the civil matter and the dog was returned to its rightful owner.
The Washington State Department of Transportation is working with the cities of Enumclaw and Auburn, King County, the Muckleshoot Tribe and the Puget Sound Regional Council on a study to analyze the possibility of adding a bypass between state Route 164 and state Route 18.
Enumclaw resident Lisa Nonog and her Manchester terrier, Flea, will be in Long Beach, Calif., this weekend, squaring off against the swiftest, most agile dogs in the nation.
Firefighters throughout the Plateau will again be out in force spreading some holiday cheer this month, sponsoring Santa Patrols that blanket the region.
Opening a new chapter in the Enumclaw’s development, the city is now directing all its wastewater to the new phase of the municipal treatment plant.
Emergency repair work began Saturday on the Kummer Bridge, the well-traveled span over the Green River Gorge that connects Enumclaw and Black Diamond.
A benefit for a local youngster battling leukemia is planned for Jan. 10.
• An officer was called to the scene of a domestic violence assault at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 in the 7200 block of 192nd Avenue East. A 41-year-old woman told the responding officer her 45-year-old, live-in boyfriend was intoxicated and assaulted her and left the scene. She said the man jumped on top of her, placed his knee on her chest and struck her in the face multiple times. The man and the woman were living inside a pop-up travel trailer at the residence. The woman said the man cranked the roof of the trailer down while she was inside. The woman gathered her belongings and went to the police station with the officer. She began complaining of chest pains at the station and was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment. She was given information about how to obtain a restraining order against her boyfriend.
