All seven of the local prep basketball teams that qualified for postseason play survived the first weekend, winning at least one game to keep alive the dream of advancing to regional play and then the Elite Eight. The best showings came from the White River girls and the Enumclaw boys, who went two-for-two. Here’s a recap of the opening days of the Class 3A and 2A bi-district tournaments.
Enjoy the scenic beauty of the Foothills Trail at the Seventh Annual Foothills Dash on Saturday, March 5. The 5K and 10K run/walk starts at 9 a.m. at the Orting Eagles Lodge parking lot, 112 Bridge St, Orting. Check in and registration begins at 7 a.m.
The Washington State Patrol is urging drivers to slow-down and be aware of changing road conditions as the Puget Sound area continues to receive above average rainfall this winter.
Sex before marriage was frowned upon in the 1950s. It was considered shameful for a woman to be pregnant and not married. Parents sometimes sent their daughters off to isolated places away from curious and critical neighbors and friends to avoid the stigma that accompanied premarital pregnancies.
Last week, Ana Karen wrote an Our Corner about speeding and how little time you save and how much you’re putting yourself at risk when you speed. In the column, she used the math I computed to base her column on. Well, my math was wrong. “Execrable” and “appalling” were the words used by one reader, and I can’t say I disagree. I’m pretty embarrassed, since I even double checked and triple checked my work during the staff meeting in which I did all this. Whoops.
Feb. 10 marked the beginning of Lent for 2016. Lent is the 40-day period that culminates in Easter. In many churches, the first day of Lent is called Ash Wednesday. There is often a simple, quiet service where we are to reflect upon our own spiritual journey and the path that Jesus took leading to his crucifixion and resurrection. Some people receive a mark of the cross on their forehead, symbolizing dying to sin and rising again to new life.
Area wrestling teams – the Bonney Lake Panthers in particular – fared very well during the West Central District 3A championships. Competing Saturday, it was the Panthers who walked off the mats with the WCD title with 203 team points. Sumner tallied 134.5 to take fourth place and Enumclaw finished with 121.5 and claimed fifth.
This week Cascade began the spring 2016 Lake Tapps Reservoir fill. Cascade halted the release of water from the Reservoir through the powerhouse, and any rain runoff will slowly raise reservoir levels for the remainder of February.
Officers observed a car with no front license plate on Feb. 4. The tabs on the back plate were three years expired. Officers contacted the driver and she said she had driving warrants for her arrest.
Officers observed a vehicle on SR 410 not slow or stop at an intersection with blinking red lights. Officers stopped the car and noticed the trip permit in the rear window was altered. The driver was cited for the infractions and failure to transfer the title of the car and issued infractions for failing to stop at the intersection.
The city of Bonney Lake is scrambling to solve a flooding problem thought to have been solved 20 years ago. What started as a few inches of water on 62nd Street behind Lakeridge Middle School at the end of December turned into a full-on flood by February, submerging 17.5 acres of forest land and roads and impacting residents in the area.
CRASH AND HEROIN: Officers were dispatched to a motorcycle crash on Feb. 8. The male driver was injured and was uncooperative with the fire department.
Having gained landslide support from voters, three local school districts can launch ambitious construction projects.
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