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Community Briefly for week of April 1

City seeks opinionsResidents can help shape the future of Kent city parks by filling out a parks survey. The 17-question survey is online at www.kentwaparks.com.… Continue reading

PREPS ON DECK

Wednesday, April 1SPSL North baseball: Kentwood at Kentridge, Federal Way at Auburn Riverside, Thomas Jefferson at Tahoma, Auburn at Kentlake. All games begin at 4… Continue reading

GIRLS TRACK PREVIEW ’09: SPSL NORTH AT A GLANCE

SPSL NORTH GIRLS TRACK: AT A GLANCE∙ FAVORITE: Tahoma.∙ CONTENDERS: Kentwood, Thomas Jefferson.∙ SLEEPERS: Kentridge, Federal Way.∙ OUTLOOK: Tahoma has had its way in the… Continue reading

GIRLS TRACK PREVIEW ’09: KW has its eyes on the prize

Just 13 girls turned out for the track & field team at Kentwood High seven years ago.How things have changed.Numbers and talent have gone up… Continue reading

Renton man shot in Panther Lake parking lot

A 25-year-old Renton man was shot in the leg at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of the Indigo Springs Apartments, 11101 S.E.… Continue reading

Seattle’s Greg Scott tries to get past Spokane defender Brenden Kichton during Tuesday night’s game at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

T-Birds out of playoffs following 5-3 Spokane loss

The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-3 Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Arena in Game 5 of their first round playoff series.

Seattle’s Greg Scott tries to get past Spokane defender Brenden Kichton during Tuesday night’s game at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

BASEBALL PREVIEW ’09: Youth being served on KR diamond

Don’t read too much into the numbers.Kentridge High baseball coach John Flanigan certainly isn’t this spring.And understandably so. With 11 seniors gracing last year’s roster,… Continue reading

OUT & ABOUT For March 28

EventsSococulture: For information about cultural events throughout South King County, visit www.sococulture.org.Cherry Blossom Festival: 5: 30-9:00 p.m. March 27. A celebration of spring and Japanese… Continue reading

Kentridge students selected by Rotary Club

Linea Shockley and Derek Van Clement of Kentridge High School have been named the March Fine Arts/performing Arts students of the month by the Rotary… Continue reading

LEGAL MATTERS: Comprehensive immigration reform good for business

As we saw in the recent presidential election, a hot button topic for voters is immigration. Despite contrary misconceptions, comprehensive immigration reform is in fact… Continue reading

Arts briefs for March 28

Rock out at ShoWareStyx, REO Speedwagon and .38 Special, popular American rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s, play at 7 p.m. May 27 at… Continue reading

Reporter video made relative proud

Nothing is quite so exciting as looking into my laptop and seeing a beloved member of my family!!!!! Your fish art article was a joy… Continue reading

Planning to picket Lingerie League

In Saturday’s paper, you said The Reporter had only heard from a “handful” of Kent residents objecting to the subject event at the ShoWare Center.However,… Continue reading

Newspaper demise predicted

It was 1947 and I met an elderly Mongolian in Japan who was 114 years old and a direct descendant of the great Genghis Khan.He… Continue reading

Why Kent is keeping its jail

You may have seen the recent news coverage about a new South King County-wide jail that will be constructed in Des Moines by a group… Continue reading

WHL playoffs: T-Birds lose to Spokane in game 3

The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-1 Tuesday night at ShoWare Center in Game 3 of the teams first round playoff series.The Chiefs lead… Continue reading

Ken Griffey smiles March 22 during the Mariners spring training camp in Peoria

Mariners spring training | Reader Photos

Kent resident Don Dinsmore takes Kent Reporter readers to the ball fields of Peoria, Ariz., to catch the legendary Ken Griffey make his spring-training homer, and to just enjoy the view of Mariners baseball.

Ken Griffey smiles March 22 during the Mariners spring training camp in Peoria

Marie M. McCullough

Marie M. McCulloughMarie M. McCullough, 87, of Kent, died March 27, 2009. A memorial mass will be held on May 13th, at Holy Spirit Church… Continue reading

Ronald E. Banister

Ronald E. Banister

Ronald E. BanisterLongtime Kent resident Ronald E. Banister passed away on March 27, 2009, due to complications resulting from pancreatic cancer.Born in Sask., Canada, he… Continue reading

Ronald E. Banister

BASEBALL PREVIEW ’09: KL ‘pumped’ for an encore

Even when snow was on the ground a couple weeks ago, baseball fever was in the air at Kentlake High.The snow is gone. The fever… Continue reading