The rain couldn’t do it.
Nor could hail, wind or a highly-talented Kentridge team.
Such has been the case this year — and last — for the Kentwood boys golf team.
The Conquerors, behind their usual blend of talent and depth, continued to deliver last week, coming from behind to beat Kentridge in a South Puget Sound League North Division match, 83-73, at Fairwood Golf and Country Club.
With what is now projected to be a $90 million shortfall in the County general fund for 2009, the Metropolitan King County Council has declared public safety, health and quality of life as its first priorities for funding in the county budget.
Almost every police officer has at least a few of those “true story…” anecdotes. It always starts, “This is a true story,” and is followed by a set of facts that you just could not make up, even if you tried.
A listing of community activities in the Kent area
Brian N. LarsonBrian N. Larson, age 47, died October 15, 2008 in Kent, WA. He was born April 30, 1961 in Grafton, ND.Brian was born… Continue reading
Not everyone can say they drink their wine with movie stars. But Kent resident Mike Webby does, every time he visits his backyard, where painted caricatures of film legends Humphrey Bogart and Jack Nicholson sit together in what looks like the courtyard of a little Italian café.
The trifecta didn’t quite happen for the Auburn High football team on Friday night at French Field.
But win No. 50 for seventh-year coach Gordon Elliott did.
Behind the three-pronged rushing attack of Chris Young, Austin Embody and Jeff Gouveia, the Trojans steamrolled to 449 yards and six touchdowns on the ground in a 42-7 South Puget Sound League North Division victory against Kentlake.
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, Peridot Nail Salon issued a press release to the local media to let our customers know that we were going to offer fish pedicures, or fish baths, starting Friday, Sept. 19.
Although new to Kent, this procedure has been done for years in Turkey and Asia before coming to the United States earlier this year.
Thomas F. BettisThomas F. Bettis, long time resident of and educator in Kent, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2008 at the age of 76.He… Continue reading
What's happening in south King County this week.
This is a rebuttal of Janice Ward’s letter to the editor on Oct. 3 (online date; print date was Oct. 4), “Letter doesn’t speak for all who have had abortions”)
Jefferson girls soccer coach Wade Webber had a pretty good idea Tuesday’s match against Kentlake would be a low-scoring affair.
“We had seen them play against Kentridge ... and it made some things come into a little clearer focus in regards to their formations,” he said. “They look a lot like us. They are difficult to score on and play good defensive ball.”
The Kentridge boys tennis team hasn’t yet mathematically clinched its second straight South Puget Sound League North Division title.
But at 11-0, the goal is certainly within reach.
It played out like a game of cat and mouse.
The Kentwood High volleyball team has been on that kind of run the last four years, often appearing to toy with its opponents before finishing them off. And Wednesday night’s South Puget Sound League North Division showdown against rival Kentridge was no different.
At 9 a.m. Friday, Kent Fire Department emergency units responded to a report of an apartment fire at the Hidden Ridge Apartments on Kent’s East Hill. The caller told dispatchers there was smoke coming from a bedroom window on the first floor of the two-story building and that there was no answer when neighbors knocked at the front door.
What's happening in South County this week.
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A compilation of the what to do and see in King County this week.
I believe that the contender who will win our upcoming governor’s election is the one who will honor the 1 percent cap on property taxes. Also one who will bring on NO new taxes.
