The City of Kent will begin making complimentary sand and sand bags available to Kent residents beginning Thursday, Oct. 15. Empty sandbags, along with instructions for proper filling and placement, will be available for pick up at the City’s Operations facility located at 5821 W. James St. at the following dates and times:
• WHO can get the H1N1 influenza vaccine?
A small amount of 20,000 doses of flu vaccine for King County are expected to arrive locally next week for immunization of health care workers. Healthcare providers are a priority group for vaccination, as they are at high risk for infection and could put vulnerable patients at risk.
Mary Jo MildenMary Jo Milden, age 75, died peacefully at home with family by her side on Oct. 1st, 2009. A life-long resident of Kent,… Continue reading
The City of Kent needs new leadership and here are seven reasons why.
It looks like the other shoe is finally dropping in Kent. After months of assuring us that the budget was fine and sales tax revenues would be adequate to fill the budget shortages in the city, the administration is now about to lay off dozens of employees.
In reading the recent Voter's Pamphlet that came to my home, I was surprised to read that Councilmember Elizabeth Albertson has listed her occupation as executive director of Communities in Schools of Kent.This simply is not true! She was relieved of her position on June 25, 2009.
I continue to be very disturbed by the tone and the accusations displayed by Tim Clark at the Oct. 6 Kent City Council meeting and I would like to make the record clear.
I recognize that as campaign season approaches all candidates are doing their best to gain attention and eventually win their respective race.
Kent-Meridian High School will host its third-annual Parent Visitation Day on Oct. 22. The day is an opportunity for parents to attend classes with their students.
The Kent branch of HomeStreet Bank is partnering with the City of Kent’s Housing and Human Services to collect baby food and supplies, now through Nov. 20.
This October, Panera Bread is inviting its customers to join in the fight against breast cancer with its signature Pink Ribbon Bagels.
The City of Kent and about 90 volunteers from the Boy Scouts, neighbors and Waste Management, planted 140 Douglas fir trees and weeded Clark Lake Park on Saturday, Oct. 10.
The American Red Cross is looking for volunteers to help at temporary shelters that might need to be set up if flooding of the Green River this winter causes evacuations of valley residents.
People interested in helping would be trained as ReserveCorps shelter volunteers.
Want a fun Halloween Party for kids? Then take them to the annual city of Kent Halloween Party from 3-6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N. The party is recommended for children in pre-school through the fifth grade. The cost is $5 per child. Adults and children younger than age 2 get in for free.
It’s the most ghoulish time of the year, and Kent Station is getting in the Halloween spirit with festivities on Oct. 31. Children can collect… Continue reading
Seattle Humane has a long-standing record of proper medical, behavior assessment and facility protocols for handling large numbers of animals. I believe they recently won an award. They have proper sanitation and isolation protocols in place to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among the animal population in their care.
It seems disconcerting to me that the man who is one of the people responsible for hiring Dr. Vargas and paying him more than any other state superintendent of public schools is accusing the person he is running against in the mayor’s race of “fiscal mismanagement”.
I guess it is true that we see in others the traits that we possess and do not want to see in ourselves.
Dana Ralph is the clear choice for Kent City Council Position No. 4.
I have know Dana for many years and know she is committed to the City of Kent. She has volunteered at the city level for over six years. Dana chairs both the Land Use and Planning Board and the Kent Arts Commission. She also has served on a variety of other committees and volunteers at her sons’ schools.
When I arrived in Seattle, Wash., in 1956, I had left the U.S. Geodetic Ship as a Hydrography recorder and landed a position as a Fire Insurance Surveyor for an insurance firm in California. My job was to bring insurance maps up-to-date, so I walked Seattle, Wash., alley to alley and block to block, covering the entire city information.
In the late ‘40s I remember the Green River would break over its bank just south of 259th east of where the Aukeen Court is today. It would head north past the pickle factory, heading north on State Street (now South Central), toward town, flooding Central and Meeker streets.
