The Black Diamond Community Center will be hosting a Beginning Stained Glass Art class this winter. The class is free, sponsored by the organization, Seniors Making Art.
The hustle of the holidays is nearly over and the King County Solid Waste Division is ready to help you handle one post-Christmas task, recycling the old Christmas tree.
The State Fire Marshal stated in a release there were 15 fire fatalities in the month of December.
Cub Scouts from Pack 517 in Covington picked up Christmas trees today in the Jenkins Creek area near Cedar Valley Elementary School.
The Tahoma High jazz band and jazz choir concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at the high school commons.
The Maple Valley Creative Arts Council is sponsoring this event.
The concert will raise funds for enrichment experiences for student musicians.
About 75 people celebrated New Year’s Day by running and jumping into Lake Sawyer during the polar bear jump.
When the clock struck 12, youngsters up to adults ran, jumped and dove into the lake.
The Kent Fire Department reported two Kent families have been left homeless after an early morning two-alarm fire.
The blaze was located in the 23600 block of 30 Ave. S. and destroyed two mobile homes.
The Kent Fire Department reported more than 5,000 gifts were delivered to 2,100 children through the 2009 Toys for Joy program.
New and unwrapped toys are collected for children in need each holiday season. The toys are sorted at a Kent fire station and wrapped before being delivered to the Kent Food Bank as well as other local organizations.
The Washington State Patrol reminds motorists to plan ahead for a safe New Year’s celebration.
General information for seniors call 360-886-1011
Location is 31605 Third Ave, state Route 169 and the center is open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
General information for seniors call 360-886-1011
Location is 31605 Third Ave, state Route 169 and the center is open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Frida
A family lost their home and most possessions following a Monday morning fire caused by a candle that was knocked over. The family escaped without injury.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue/Black Diamond Fire Department responded to the house fire at about 9:30 a.m. in the 312 block of 172nd Ave. S.E.
Investigators estimate the home a total loss at $300,000 and $80,000 for contents.
The department firefighters have collected more than $700 for the family to replace Christmas gifts lost in the fire.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue fire calls for the week ending Dec. 28
The Maple Valley city staff will be in a new home for the New Year.
The staff will be moving from the current City Hall location at Hagen Plaza, 22035 S.E. Wax Rd., to the Dynamic Computer Services Orgnization/Windermere building at 22017 S.E.Wax Rd. next to the Post Office.
What’s your biggest challenge for the New Year? Cutting costs? Writing that report? Updating your resume? The information you need is available at your library.
Laure Iddings, mayor of Maple Valley for the past 12 years, informed City Manager David Johnston today (Monday) she will resign her City Council seat effective Jan. 1.
Capt. Kyle Ohashi, public information officer for the Kent Fire Department, reported the Sunday morning fire in the 12000 block of SE 196 St. is being investigated as a suspicious fire caused by an incendiary device.
Scouts from Covington Cub Scout Pack 517 will be picking up Christmas trees for recycle in the Jenkins Creek area near Cedar Valley Elementary School up to 11 a.m. Saturday.
The Kent Fire Department responded to a 2:21 a.m. call in the 12000 block of SE 196 Street to find a building fully engulfed in flames.
A King County Fire Investigator is looking into the cause the fire.
The fire was thought to be at a local elementary school, but turned out to be a structure on a property containing several barns or sheds, a mobile home and a house.
Senior New Year’s party, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 29 — Purchase your tickets in advance, only $3. The menu is pork tenderloin roast, twice baked potatoes, gingered carrots, rolls, salad and pineapple upside-down cake.