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Kent School District part of new science, technology, engineering and mathematics grant

Students in Kent and other South King County school districts are gaining improved opportunities for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) due to the coordinated work of business and education groups.

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Rainier Youth Choirs to perform Made in America concert

The Rainier Youth Choirs performs its Made in America concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th St., Kent.

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The Seattle Thunderbirds picked up left wing Riley Sheen in a trade Wednesday.

Seattle Thunderbirds trade Doty to Medicine Hat for Sheen | Hockey

The Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team Wednesday acquired left wing Riley Sheen from the Medicine Hat Tigers in exchange for right wing Jake Doty.

The Seattle Thunderbirds picked up left wing Riley Sheen in a trade Wednesday.

Kent resident receives college honors

Kent resident Laryssa Smith received an academic award at Saint Martin’s University’s Student Scholars Day and Honors Convocation.

Attendees at the Water Supply Forum in Bellevue toast to what's expected to be a plentiful water supply in the central Puget Sound area over the next 50 years.

Water supply in central Puget Sound looks plentiful for next 50 years

Cascade Water Alliance and members of the Water Supply Forum, composed of water suppliers in King and Pierce and Snohomish counties, announced this week that the central Puget Sound region is expected to have sufficient quantities of high quality, great tasting water for the next 50 years.

Attendees at the Water Supply Forum in Bellevue toast to what's expected to be a plentiful water supply in the central Puget Sound area over the next 50 years.
The Seattle Thunderbirds traded a draft pick for Calgary goalie Brandon Glover.

Seattle Thunderbirds trade draft pick for Calgary goalie | Hockey

The Seattle Thunderbirds acquired 20-year-old goalie Brandon Glover from the Calgary Hitmen Tuesday in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2013 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

The Seattle Thunderbirds traded a draft pick for Calgary goalie Brandon Glover.
Residents can now get banquet permits online from the State Liquor Control Board.

State Liquor Control Board makes banquet permits available online

The Washington State Liquor Control Board has posted a new online application system for citizens to apply for banquet permits. Previously, banquet permits were available only in state and contract liquor stores.

Residents can now get banquet permits online from the State Liquor Control Board.

Kent district students sweep awards at state science fair

A record-breaking 45 students from the Kent School District were among the 560 competing at the 55th annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair on March 30-31 at Bremerton High School.

Kent Fire Department offers outdoor grilling safety tips

As the spring weather slowly begins to change to warmer and sunnier skies, more and more people will bring out gas and charcoal grills to cook on.

12th annual National Trails Day in Kent set for May 19

May 19 will mark the 12th year volunteers have participated in building and maintaining Kent's 26.2 miles of trails.

Norman Ross Cameron

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Seattle Thunderbirds select 10 players in WHL Bantam Draft | Hockey

The Seattle Thunderbirds selected 10 players Thursday in the 2012 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft in Calgary, Alberta, including center Mathew Barzal as the first overall pick.

Riverbend’s special evening to benefit autism support group

Riverbend Golf Course hosts its inaugural Autism Awareness Evening Saturday at the complex's restaurant, 2019 W.Meeker St., Kent.

The Seattle Thunderbirds drafted Mathew Barzal with the first pick in the 2012 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

Seattle Thunderbirds select high-scoring center with top draft pick | Hockey

The Seattle Thunderbirds selected center Mathew Barzal with the first overall pick Thursday in the 2012 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

The Seattle Thunderbirds drafted Mathew Barzal with the first pick in the 2012 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.
Kent's Steve Stoffel has discovered distance cycling and a healthier lifestyle.

Kent man to ride from California to Colorado to raise money for charity

Steve Stoffel is not your typical 53-year-old. Unless you count riding 860 miles across four states, through deserts, and over mountains and more mountains as "typical."

Kent's Steve Stoffel has discovered distance cycling and a healthier lifestyle.
Caleb Smith is making the most of his opportunity at Oregon State.

Kentridge tight end springs into Oregon State football

When offered the chance to spend his last few months as a Kentridge High School senior attending Oregon State University and playing for the Beavers' football team, Caleb Smith did not hesitate.

Caleb Smith is making the most of his opportunity at Oregon State.

Correction

Mark Albertson, a finalist in the attorney/law firm category for the 2012 Best Of Kent readership poll was incorrectly listed.

Leave the sandbags to us, and businesses

It has recently come to my attention that the city is ready to remove the sandbags throughout Kent after the Howard Hanson Dam flood scare. The problem is that removing these bags is going to cost millions of dollars for the city.

Options for removing sandbags

After reading Steve Hunter's April 13 article on removing the sandbags and the cost associated with removing them, I thought there must be a way to remove the ugly black worm that many of us look at each day.

ShoWare and its study do not serve the people

The Kent City Council's decision to deny the Resource Center for the homeless would have cost the city nothing versus the ShoWare Center that costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, plus another $36,400 for a study to determine its benefit to the city.