The Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team announced Thursday a six-game preseason schedule, including one home game at 7:05 p.m. Sept. 17 against the Everett Silvertips at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
The Kent Fire Department wants to remind residents and visitors that the Fourth of July, while a time to celebrate our country’s independence, is also a day of potential injuries and fires.
Holly DeHart didn’t want to have any regrets.
Not at the conclusion of her senior year.
Not ever.
So when the Kentwood High sprinter’s friends were enjoying the final days of their high school lives — hanging out with peers, staying up late to watch movies and essentially being teenagers — DeHart remained intently focused on a single goal. And a golden one at that.
“There were nights when I wish I would have been able to go out,” admitted the recent graduate. “My senior year, I wanted to go have fun, but I also didn’t want to have any regrets at the end of the state (track) meet. I didn’t want to wish I did this or that. At the beginning of the season, when I wasn’t performing as well as I could, it was a wake-up call.
“I didn’t want to be stuck losing at the end.”
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Two men were rescued Wednesday after their single person rafts overturned while floating down the Green River in the area of Flaming Geyser State Park.
Volunteers are wanted to help put the finishing touches on the new playground being installed at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.
Residents who use King County rivers in unincorporated areas to swim or boat will soon be required to wear life vests.
Crews capped a new water tower June 22 on Kent’s East Hill as part of the city’s efforts to improve water service for its customers.
A week ago, when debating the merits it takes to win our Athlete of the Year honor, I noted that typically those who compete in more than one sport stand a better chance of bringing home our final prize.
This week, however, as we honor our Female Athlete of the Year, we’re going against the grain. Kentwood track standout Holly DeHart has hauled home the big prize. The recent graduate’s exploits on the oval proved to be too much to overlook.
DeHart won Class 4A state crowns in the 100- and 200-meter dashes by establishing new personal records. In addition, she ran a leg on both of Kentwood’s gold-medal winning 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay teams. DeHart’s Herculean performance essentially put the state team title out of reach well before the final whistle of the year sounded.
Two Washington State Patrol troopers in unmarked vehicles stopped 30 drivers during a three-hour emphasis on aggressive driving Sunday along northbound and southbound Interstate 5 near Boeing Field in Seattle.
Students in the Kent School District had their final day of classes Tuesday for the 2010-11 school year.
The city of Kent received a John D. Spellman Award for Exemplary Achievement in Historic Preservation from King County for its work to restore Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park and other projects.
Little Bill and the Blue Notes and jazz guitarist Michael Powers will perform at the fourth annual Evening of Jazz & Art Event from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, June 23 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Kent Regional Fire Authority firefighters responded to an apartment fire at 6 a.m. Monday, June 20, in the 700 block of Washington Avenue North.
King County Executive Dow Constantine sent a proposal Monday to the Metropolitan County Council to charge a $20 per year vehicle license fee for two years to help fund Metro buses because of declining sales tax revenue.
Children and adults can sign up for the 2011 Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey School that runs Aug. 15-20 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Thankfully, many of us have dental insurance allowing us to visit the dentist twice a year. Most of us take advantage of this opportunity because it’s paid for by our employers. We go because we want our smiles bright and white. We go for the free toothbrush.
Sophomores stretch out around two turns when Emerald Downs presents a stakes double-header for 3-year-olds Sunday, June 26. Colts and geldings race one mile in the Pepsi Cola Handicap and fillies take their turn in the Irish Day Handicap.
In July the Kent Historical Museum will host a reception to celebrate the opening of its two new exhibits, a permanent period room display that depicts a child’s bedroom circa 1900 and a rotating display titled “A History of Fashion.”
The reception will be held during the Museum’s open hours from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9 with admission a $5 donation. Complimentary refreshments will be served.
Outing Mail powered past the leaders into the stretch and scored a 2-¼-length victory Saturday in the Johnsonville Purse for fillies and mares at rainy Emerald Downs.
