Campy Campolo doesn’t always have the best view of the football action. By design, someone’s often right in her way.
Campolo – who just finished a community college automotives degree and played softball and tennis at Jefferson High School in Auburn – is a fullback. And an outside linebacker.
And a woman.
Would you like to be buried or cremated? A fancy casket or a biodegradable coffin? Ashes sprinkled over the Puget Sound or launched into space? A somber church service or a party with live music?
These are all questions you now can answer - long before you kick the bucket - on one Kent couple’s new Web site, www.thefuneralsite.com.
Herman Joseph PaulsonHerman Joseph Paulson of Kent, passed away July 2, 2008 at the age of 90, in the presence of his wife and daughter.… Continue reading
Thirteen-year-old Tom Duong attended his first Game On! session early this spring at the Kent Regional Library, 212 Second Ave. N. By the end of the school year he had become a fixture at the library’s twice-monthly video game sessions – not just as a player, but also as a volunteer helper.
Every summer brings warm weather and people looking to cool off in local lakes, rivers and swimming pools. It also brings an increase in the number of drownings and near-drownings, as well as heat-related emergencies.
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The Hi-Liners DownStage Center announces a three-performance engagement of Disney’s “Mulan Jr.” July 11-13 at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center.
The Kent School District is sponsoring the Simplified Food Program for Children this summer, providing free lunches to low-income children.
The Kent Historical Museum will remain open as it gets a new coat of paint this month.
• When: Friday, July 4, noon to 11 p.m.
Marcus Brooks scored two dramatic touchdowns – one on an interception return, the other on a kick return – and Tank Proctor also found the end zone twice as the King County Jaguars opened their minor league football season on Saturday with a 44-7 rout of the Kitsap County Bears at French Field.
A 22-year-old Renton man was struck and killed at about 11:30 p.m. June 27 while walking in the roadway of Des Moines Memorial Drive South.
Do you see any problem with our state’s ban on smoking in public places? What about Seattle’s prohibition on restaurants using trans fats? These laws may make us feel more comfortable or healthy, but is it the role of government to micro-manage our personal health choices?
A listing of arts and entertainment events in and around Kent.
There was a time about a year ago when Sarah Stockwell’s relationship with her lifelong love was … well, a bit on the rocks.
• When: Friday, July 4, noon to 11 p.m.
Earlier this month, the King County executive, along with the sheriff, prosecuting attorney and judges from around the county, revealed that King County is facing a budget crisis of great magnitude. This year alone, we may have to cut $20 million from the $660 million general fund. An additional deficit between $40 million and $70 million is predicted in 2009.
