University of Vermont sophomore Joanie Stultz of Kent has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2010 Morris K. Udall Scholarship competition. This national award recognizes sophomores and juniors who are pursuing careers focused on environmental or Native American issues, and she is among 80 scholars and 50 honorable mentions to be acknowledged.
Bird tours, gardening tips, plant sales, music and food are all part of the city of Tukwila's 10th annual Backyard Wildlife Festival.
The free festival runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 8 at the Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. S.
The Kent Reporter asked, and readers responded.
More than 2,000 participated in our 2010 Best of Kent contest in March, naming their favorites in the Kent community, ranking everyone from their favorite firefighters to their most well-regarded businesses.
"This was our best reader response yet," said Kent Reporter Publisher Polly Shepherd. "The community definitely embraced Best of Kent 2010, more so than in previous years."
The contest ran both in our print and online editions, from March 19 to April 16.
Read below to see your top community members, businesses and services in 46 categories.
The King County Sheriff's Office issued a media release May 14 to remind everyone that water safety at area rivers and lakes should be of paramount importance this weekend.
Students from four Kent high schools will be participating in Kentlake High School's third-annual "ASL Music Project" May 14 and 15. The performances, conveyed in American Sign Language as well as verbally, take place 7-9 p.m. both nights at the Kentlake Performing Arts Center, 21401 S.E. Falcon Way, Kent. The event includes students from Kentlake, as well as Kentridge, Kentwood and Kent-Meridian high schools.
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Volunteers are wanted by the Kent City officials to help reconstruct a trail entrance into the northwest corner of Clark Lake Park, at the intersection of Southeast 240th Street and 120th Avenue Southeast.
The work party will run from 9 a.m. to noon June 5 to help celebrate National Trails Day.
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she has secured $44 million in emergency funding for critical repairs to the Howard Hanson Dam. Murray included the funds, which will go to the Army Corps of Engineers, in the Fiscal Year 2010 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.
A familiar face will be taking over the Kentwood High boys basketball program this fall.
Kent-Meridian product Brian Davis, 29, was announced on Thursday as the new Kentwood coach. Davis, who graduated from Kent-Meridian in 1998, also has ties to Kentridge, where he assisted under current Charger coach Dave Jamison (2000-2006).
The Kent Chamber of Commerce's June membership luncheon will feature key note speaker Dow Constantine, the King County executive. The event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.June 2 at the Meridian Valley Country Club, 24830 136th Ave S.E.
The Kent Downtown Partnership has scheduled its Annual Spring Clean-Up Day for June 5.
Starting 8 a.m. at Kherson Park at Second and Gowe, this year’s event will be similar to those in years past - with teams of volunteers working to spruce up the city’s downtown core. All volunteers will be treated to a lunch at noon.
The next monthly networking event of the Kent Downtown Partnership is scheduled for May 20 at Intimate Pilates, located at 212 First Ave. S., Kent.
One of the biggest fundraisers for the Kent Downtown Partnership takes place June 26 at the Kent Senior Activities Center.
The annual KDP Dinner Auction is going with a sports-theme, calling this year’s event “I love Kent, Sportstown USA.”
The Seattle Thunderbirds and ShoWare Center have joined together to enter a team in the 2010 Kent Relay For Life to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Numerous high school and college graduates will march in June through the ShoWare Center in Kent, come June.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce’s “Good Morning Kent” financial wellness seminar starts 7:30 a.m. May 20 at Pat’s Bar & Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. S. Speaking will be Mark Burns, a local financial advisor with Wadell and Reed.
Reservoir outflows along the Green River from the Howard Hanson Dam will increase significantly beginning late evening on May 12 and are expected to remain high through May 15.
The Friends of the Kent Library will be having an important meeting May 13.
The grassroots group is meeting noon at the Kent Regional Library to elect new officers.
On behalf of all fire personnel in the Kent Fire Department, we want to thank you for your past support and the vote of confidence that you have placed in us with the passage of Prop. 1.
I believe I heard/saw the Democratic legislators and Governor Gregoire tell us they had "cut" the budget as much as possible, sparing the "vulnerable" among us, before raising $800,000,000 in new taxes. I also heard from the governor that we are in a fiscal crisis.
