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The Prince George Cougars defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-2 Friday night at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia in the season opening game for both teams.
Reber Ranch of Kent is having a cat-adoption event Sept. 20 called “Felines Need Friends, Too!” It runs noon to 4 p.m. at the store, 28606 132nd Ave. S.E., Kent. Visitors can meet some of the more than 300 cats available for adoption through King County Animal Care and Control animal shelter. Dogs may be available as well. For details, call 253-630-3330.
The South Puget Sound League North Division just got a whole lot tougher on the volleyball court.
Have an interest in parapsychology, the study of paranormal psycho-logical phenomena? Kent Commons will be the site of a parapsychology fair, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 27. Featured are guest speakers, door prizes, healing therapists, readers, arts and crafts, and more. Admission is free.
With ridership nearly 7 percent higher than this time last year, Metro Transit is adding two new bus routes and more service on 20 routes throughout King County, as it kicks off its September service change beginning Saturday, Sept. 20. This includes a new route and more service for the Kent area.
Residents can help clear trails, pull weeds and plant plants from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 27 at Kent’s Turnkey Park, 23312 100th Ave. S.E.
Kent Reporter went into the classrooms at Kent-Meridian High School to ask how students feel about teacher strikes. Should teachers be allowed to strike? Hear what some high school students in Kent had to say.
What's happening in Kent and the King County region these next few weeks.
Out and About
Events
Sococulture: For information about cultural events throughout South King County, visit www.sococulture.org.
The Puyallup Fair: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Sept. 21. Features six free entertainment stages, exhibit buildings, midway rides, food, the PRCA Rodeo, animal shows and more. Admission: $8-$10; free for ages 5 and younger. Parking: $10-$12. Puyallup Fair and Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. S.W., Puyallup. 253-854-1771 or www.thefair.com.
Scientists predict that Mount Rainier could erupt again, but no definite year or century is given. So we may have time to forestall most damages. If that mountain should collapse, dumping cubic miles of ice and snow into molten lava, they predict a vast mud flow on to low lands between Seattle and Tacoma, that are highly developed.
Alfalfa sprouts distributed by a Kent-based company are to believed to be the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 13 people.
From the Kentwood Conquerors’ point of view, there were no surprises about what Auburn did on the football field last Friday night.
BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF: AT A GLANCE
Kentridge boys golf coach Mark Champoux saw it coming. Inch by inch. Pound by pound. Yard by yard.
The Kent City Council has scheduled public hearings for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Council chambers to take comment on the city’s 2009 budget issues and the 2009-2014 Capital Improvement Plan.
The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Portland Winter Hawks 4-2 Saturday night at Kent Valley Ice Centre in their last exhibition game of the preseason.
