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03/11/10 City of Kent Cultural Arts Administrative assistant Calleen Bidman at Kent-Meridian's Preforming Arts Center

City profile: Bidman makes sure performers are fed, happy

Calleen Bidman sliced up nearly 60 pounds of oranges to help feed the Peking Acrobats before their January performance at Kentwood High School.

03/11/10 City of Kent Cultural Arts Administrative assistant Calleen Bidman at Kent-Meridian's Preforming Arts Center
03/12/10 Grizzlies Quarterback Matt Bassoenor gets crushed into the dasher boards by Predators John Fields

Fairbanks flips Kent 57-42 in pro indoor football opener at ShoWare; VIDEO

The Kent Predators expect a few growing pains on the field and in the stands as they try to succeed as the new team and new sport in town.

03/12/10 Grizzlies Quarterback Matt Bassoenor gets crushed into the dasher boards by Predators John Fields
Joyce Becker is a Kent resident

The bliss of a quilting cruise: Confessions of a Quiltaholic

The last time we chatted, I was off on a 10-day cruise with my husband and a contingency of approximately 174 quilters and their significant others. For those of you that don’t have a clue what a “quilting cruise’’ is, I thought I’d tell you!

Joyce Becker is a Kent resident

Kent Council committee keeps Panther Lake casino in the chips

A Kent City Council committee voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend adoption by the full Council of a revised gambling ordinance to allow the Great American Casino to remain open when the city annexes the business and the rest of the Panther Lake area on July 1.

Students are shown waiting Sept. 15 for the brand-new Panther Lake Elementary to open its doors. The elementary had an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and bell-ringing celebration to herald its opening. Due to fluctuations in the student population

Kent boundary committee meets: Over-capacity schools identified

A collection of Kent School District elementaries could be seeing boundary changes, due to fluctuations in their student populations. A citizens’ board had its first meeting about that issue Monday at the Kent School District office, 12033 S.E. 256th St

Students are shown waiting Sept. 15 for the brand-new Panther Lake Elementary to open its doors. The elementary had an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and bell-ringing celebration to herald its opening. Due to fluctuations in the student population
03/12/10 Grizzlies' Noah Harris and Predators' Andre Jordan get violent after an alleged pass interferences in the home opener Friday

Kent coach cries foul over Predator players

A Kent middle school football coach wants the Kent Predators pro Indoor Football League team to clean up its act and stop fighting opposing players during games at the ShoWare Center.

03/12/10 Grizzlies' Noah Harris and Predators' Andre Jordan get violent after an alleged pass interferences in the home opener Friday

Kent Relay for Life joins historic cancer study: Participants needed

Kent residents have the chance to join the movement to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays by participating in Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), a historic study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations.

  • Mar 16, 2010
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Emotional moment: Law officers operated as pallbearers Dec. 8 for the casket of Lakewood officer Greg Richards

Lakewood Law Enforcement Memorial Act campaign announced; one of officers from Kent

On March 16, families of the fallen Lakewood Police Officers, State Legislators, local elected officials and stakeholders announced a campaign to support the constitutional amendment recently enacted by the State Legislature.

  • Mar 16, 2010
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Emotional moment: Law officers operated as pallbearers Dec. 8 for the casket of Lakewood officer Greg Richards
Kent-Meridian student artist Samantha Rossbach

Spring Into Art puts Kent students in the spotlight

From her earliest school days, Samantha Rossbach knew she loved to create art. "In first grade, we had to write journal entries, and I would scribble and try to make a picture out of it," the Kent teenager said, noting she'd been drawing "forever."

Kent-Meridian student artist Samantha Rossbach

Parent alert: Kent school boundary committee meets tonight. Elementaries could see changes

A collection of Kent School District elementaries could be seeing boundary changes, due to fluctuations in their student populations.

The City of Kent has many ways you can acknowledge Earth Day - and volunteer to make public spaces greener.

Celebrate this year’s Earth Day in Kent

Kent Parks invites volunteers of all ages and abilities to get involved on Earth Day on April 17 and Arbor Day April 24. These Saturday… Continue reading

  • Mar 15, 2010
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The City of Kent has many ways you can acknowledge Earth Day - and volunteer to make public spaces greener.

Family of three escapes from Kent house fire Saturday

A Kent family of three was without a home, following a house fire early Saturday morning on the 23800 block of 38th Avenue South.

  • Mar 15, 2010
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The Seattle Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds’ final games of the season this weekend at ShoWare

The Seattle Thunderbirds hope to end the season with a bang Sunday night at the ShoWare Center. The Thunderbirds (18-38-7-5 at press time) will be playing host to the Vancouver Giants at 5:05 p.m. in the team’s final game of its Western Hockey League schedule. (The T-Birds' second-to-last game of the season is 7:05 p.m. Saturday against the Portland Winterhawks, also at the ShoWare Center.) At Sunday's final game, the Kentw

  • Mar 12, 2010
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The Seattle Thunderbirds
Kent Predators’ quarterback Charles McCullum tries to scramble by a teammate during a warmup drill at Kent Memorial Park on Thursday

Ready for some football? Kent Predators taking it home tonight

Fans will find out just what the professional Indoor Football League is all about when the Kent Predators make their debut Friday, March 12 at the ShoWare Center.

Kent Predators’ quarterback Charles McCullum tries to scramble by a teammate during a warmup drill at Kent Memorial Park on Thursday

Microsoft leaders set to attend technology forum in Kent

A special technology forum, featuring some top officials from Microsoft, has been scheduled for 6-8:30 p.m. March 17 at the Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant, at Kent’s Great Wall Shopping Mall.

  • Mar 12, 2010
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Kent offers Community Police Academy

Learn about the daily operations of the Kent Police Department.

  • Mar 12, 2010
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Kent city committee to determine Panther Lake casino’s fate

The Kent City Council’s Operations Committee will consider a resolution to approve a grandfather clause to allow the Great American Casino to remain in business after July 1 when the city annexes the casino and the rest of the Panther Lake area.

Crews for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work to install a grout curtain last year to help slow a leak on the abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam.

Designs for fixing Howard Hanson Dam ready by June, Army Corps says

The commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) Thursday in Washington D.C., that design alternatives for a permanent fix to a leaky right abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam would be ready by June.

  • Mar 11, 2010
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Crews for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work to install a grout curtain last year to help slow a leak on the abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam.
Kent Predators’ quarterback Charles McCullum tries to scramble by a teammate during a March 4 practice at Kent Memorial Park.

Ready for some football? Kent Predators play first home game Friday night at ShoWare

Fans will find out just what the professional Indoor Football League is all about when the Kent Predators make their debut Friday, March 12 at the ShoWare Center.

Kent Predators’ quarterback Charles McCullum tries to scramble by a teammate during a March 4 practice at Kent Memorial Park.

New brewery comes to Kent

The Airways Brewing Co. opens its doors for business March 11, from its location at 6644 S. 196th St., No. T-100, in the West Valley Business Park, at the corner of 196th and West Valley Highway.

  • Mar 11, 2010
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