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The blinding truth of glaucoma: A workshop to understand the realities of the disease

The blinding truth of glaucoma: A workshop to understand the realities of the disease

A doctor at the Kent Eye Clinic is bringing together people in the community for a glaucoma workshop and happy hour to learn about the… Continue reading

  • Jan 12, 2017
The blinding truth of glaucoma: A workshop to understand the realities of the disease
Sing-along, bingo luncheon supports café and senior meal program in Kent

Sing-along, bingo luncheon supports café and senior meal program in Kent

A rock ‘n’ roll sing-along fundraiser benefited the Kent Parks Deli and Cafe at the Kent Senior Activity Center on Wednesday. Guests had lunch and… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2017
Sing-along, bingo luncheon supports café and senior meal program in Kent
Kent residents are finalists in film contest

Kent residents are finalists in film contest

Film festival to show work at Highline College

  • Jan 6, 2017
Kent residents are finalists in film contest
Kent couple embrace the splendor of Cuba

Kent couple embrace the splendor of Cuba

Cuba carries a certain fascination with Phil and Marie Heft. So much so that the Kent couple, retired educators, recently took an intriguing two-week trip… Continue reading

Kent couple embrace the splendor of Cuba
The Peking Acrobats return to Kent on Jan. 27

The Peking Acrobats return to Kent on Jan. 27

Kent’s Spotlight Series hosts the much-anticipated return of The Peking Acrobats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, at Kentwood Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2017
The Peking Acrobats return to Kent on Jan. 27
Sound Generations program needs volunteer drivers

Sound Generations program needs volunteer drivers

Consider becoming a volunteer driver with Sound Generations to help local seniors get to their life-sustaining medical appointments. Volunteering to drive older adults to their… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2017
Sound Generations program needs volunteer drivers

Hypothermia in aged adults is a serious health hazard | Prevention tips

By Kathy Stewart/VP Nursing Aegis Living Temperatures in the Seattle area are expected to hover near freezing until Friday. Even for the healthy and young,… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2017
Make a resolution for healthier vision | Glaucoma Awareness Month

Make a resolution for healthier vision | Glaucoma Awareness Month

Every new year, you make a list of things you will do to stay healthy so you can feel your best. But, did you realize… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2017
Make a resolution for healthier vision | Glaucoma Awareness Month
Kent’s Puget Sound Fire provides influenza facts

Kent’s Puget Sound Fire provides influenza facts

Each winter Kent-based Puget Sound Fire responds to many 911 calls where people report “flu-like symptoms.” Here are some flu facts, according to a Puget… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2017
Kent’s Puget Sound Fire provides influenza facts
Why I still believe in New Year’s resolutions | Gustafson

Why I still believe in New Year’s resolutions | Gustafson

By Timi Gustafson R.D./For the Reporter According to statistics, weight issues reliably rank at the top of all New Year’s resolutions. Sadly, of those who… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2017
Why I still believe in New Year’s resolutions | Gustafson
Singalong ushers in the new year

Singalong ushers in the new year

Nancy Stewart, a Seattle-based children’s singer-songwriter, performed for families during her Welcome to Happy Noon Year Singing Celebration at the Kent Library last Saturday. Stewart… Continue reading

Singalong ushers in the new year

Kent-area communitiy calendar | Jan. 4

Events Coffee with the Chief: 10 a.m. Jan. 18, Kent Senior Center, 600 W. Smith St. The Kent Police Department invites the public to meet… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2017
Harrison House lights up for the holidays

Harrison House lights up for the holidays

Residents took it upon themselves to light up the Harrison House this holiday season. For the first time, the Kent senior care facility embraced the… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2017
Harrison House lights up for the holidays
King County flu cases on the rise | Public health report

King County flu cases on the rise | Public health report

Influenza is hitting hard in King County. Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County, gives his take on the… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2017
King County flu cases on the rise | Public health report
Debbie Reynolds visited Kent in 1961

Debbie Reynolds visited Kent in 1961

Hollywood starlet Debbie Reynolds visited Kent in 1961 to help promote her husband Harry Karl’s new shoe store at 107 N. Central Ave., part of… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2016
Debbie Reynolds visited Kent in 1961
Theatre company to host auditions for musical

Theatre company to host auditions for musical

Adult auditions for Heavier Than Air Family Theatre Co.’s upcoming production, “Seussical,” are Thursday, Jan. 5 and Tuesday, Jan. 10. Open auditions for ages 16… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2016
Theatre company to host auditions for musical
Red Cross: prepare for disasters in 2017

Red Cross: prepare for disasters in 2017

The New Year is coming and many will make resolutions about things they want to do in 2017. The American Red Cross asks everyone to… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2016
Red Cross: prepare for disasters in 2017
New Year’s resolutions – for pets

New Year’s resolutions – for pets

Your pet’s idea of advance planning is to wait for the next tasty treat to fall from your fingertips. But we humans know 2017 is… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2016
New Year’s resolutions – for pets
A boy helps carry a bag of donated toys inside Kent Lutheran Church for distribution. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter

Wrapping up Toys for Joy

The Kent Regional Fire Authority, Firefighters Local 1747, the Kent Firefighters Foundation and volunteers helped deliver 6,000-plus donated gifts to local food banks through the… Continue reading

  • Dec 28, 2016
A boy helps carry a bag of donated toys inside Kent Lutheran Church for distribution. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter
Eating while watching TV: A formula for weight problems

Eating while watching TV: A formula for weight problems

By Timi Gustafson R.D./for the Reporter Recently I came across a photo collection by the photographer Stephen Shore about the lifestyle habits of Americans. Many… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2016
Eating while watching TV: A formula for weight problems