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Local organizations present We are History Keepers workshop

Local organizations present We are History Keepers workshop

The Greater Kent Historical Society, the Ethnic Heritage Council and the University of Washington Libraries and 4Culture present We are History Keepers, a free workshop… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2017
Local organizations present We are History Keepers workshop
Kent Lutheran Church presents ‘Nosferatu’ with organ accompaniment

Kent Lutheran Church presents ‘Nosferatu’ with organ accompaniment

Chancel Arts at Kent Lutheran Church and the Kent Grand Organ present a showing of the silent movie classic “Nosferatu” – a 1922 German film… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2017
  • By Heidi Sanders
Kent Lutheran Church presents ‘Nosferatu’ with organ accompaniment
Reigning royalty: Miss Auburn Heather Haggin, left, and Miss Auburn’s Outstanding Teen Elizabeth Enz.

Contestants sought for Miss Auburn Miss Auburn’s Outstanding Teen Program

The Miss Auburn & Miss Auburn’s Outstanding Teen Program is looking for contestants. The program, one of the strongest community-based scholarship competitions of its kind… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2017
Reigning royalty: Miss Auburn Heather Haggin, left, and Miss Auburn’s Outstanding Teen Elizabeth Enz.
Museum of Flight celebrates 50th anniversary of Estes Astron Alpha model rocket

Museum of Flight celebrates 50th anniversary of Estes Astron Alpha model rocket

The Museum of Flight celebrates 50 years of the Estes Astron Alpha model rocket with a special display by the National Association of Rocketry (NAR),… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2017
Museum of Flight celebrates 50th anniversary of Estes Astron Alpha model rocket
The Force is with the Museum of Flight on Star Wars Reads Day

The Force is with the Museum of Flight on Star Wars Reads Day

On Saturday, Oct. 7, the Museum of Flight welcomes friendly visitors from all galaxies, no matter how far, far away, as it participates in Disney… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2017
The Force is with the Museum of Flight on Star Wars Reads Day
Register for PICC’s Walk for the Babies

Register for PICC’s Walk for the Babies

Pediatric Interim Care Center is seeking participants and donors for its annual Walk for the Babies – a 5-kilometer walkathon to raise money for the… Continue reading

  • Sep 18, 2017
Register for PICC’s Walk for the Babies
Touring choir to give early Christmas present to Kent

Touring choir to give early Christmas present to Kent

The Gracias Christmas Cantata brings a show-stopping musical experience to Kent on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The award-winning choir performs 7 to 9:15 p.m. at the… Continue reading

  • Sep 18, 2017
Touring choir to give early Christmas present to Kent
Sports nutrition for soccer players | MultiCare

Sports nutrition for soccer players | MultiCare

By Lisa Lovejoy/MultiCare Health System Cleats. Uniforms. Club fees. Travel and tournaments. For all the time, effort and money that players and parents invest in… Continue reading

  • Sep 17, 2017
Sports nutrition for soccer players | MultiCare
Kentridge Girls Swim and Dive Booster Club organizes clothing and textile drive

Kentridge Girls Swim and Dive Booster Club organizes clothing and textile drive

The Kentridge Girls Swim and Dive Booster Club has joined Clothes for the Cause, a fundraising company that collects clothes in exchange for cash, to… Continue reading

  • Sep 15, 2017
Kentridge Girls Swim and Dive Booster Club organizes clothing and textile drive
Metropolitan Gymnastics hosts National Gymnastics Day, offers hurricane relief

Metropolitan Gymnastics hosts National Gymnastics Day, offers hurricane relief

Kent’s Metropolitan Gymnastics hosts National Gymnastics Day on Saturday, Sept. 16, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at its facility, 6822 S. 190th St. The center… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2017
Metropolitan Gymnastics hosts National Gymnastics Day, offers hurricane relief
‘The Compassion Experience:’ Interactive tour coming to Kent

‘The Compassion Experience:’ Interactive tour coming to Kent

Compassion International, a leading authority on child sponsorship which releases children from poverty globally, bring its tour, “The Compassion Experience,” to the Kent area Sept.… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2017
‘The Compassion Experience:’ Interactive tour coming to Kent
Dr. Dave Turner Memorial Kent CROP Hunger Walk coming Oct. 1

Dr. Dave Turner Memorial Kent CROP Hunger Walk coming Oct. 1

The 25th annual Dr. Dave Turner Memorial Kent CROP Hunger Walk returns Oct. 1 at Kent Lutheran Church, 336 Second Ave S. Registration begins at… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2017
Dr. Dave Turner Memorial Kent CROP Hunger Walk coming Oct. 1
Hops Crops Music and Beer Festival returns to the farm on Sept. 16

Hops Crops Music and Beer Festival returns to the farm on Sept. 16

Enjoy a wide variety of brews and ciders and listen to live music tunes as historic Mary Olson Farm hosts the eighth annual Hops &… Continue reading

  • Sep 10, 2017
Hops Crops Music and Beer Festival returns to the farm on Sept. 16
Theater company sets auditions for ‘Annie’

Theater company sets auditions for ‘Annie’

Auditions for Heavier Than Air Family Theatre Co.’s upcoming production of “Annie” are Tuesday and Thursday, Sept. 26 and 28. There is an open audition… Continue reading

  • Sep 8, 2017
Theater company sets auditions for ‘Annie’
Scramble for Safe Families Charity Golf Tournament supports a young girl’s passion to help others

Scramble for Safe Families Charity Golf Tournament supports a young girl’s passion to help others

The eighth annual Scramble for Safe Families Charity Golf Tournament presented by the Jennifer Beach Foundation continues to raise awareness that there is no place… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2017
Scramble for Safe Families Charity Golf Tournament supports a young girl’s passion to help others
Kent Has Talent all-ages talent competition offers auditions

Kent Has Talent all-ages talent competition offers auditions

Are you a singer, dancer, magician, artist, poet or musician? Do you live, work or go to school in Kent? Then sign up for the… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2017
Kent Has Talent all-ages talent competition offers auditions
Scramble for Safe Families Charity Golf Tournament supports a young girl’s passion to help others

Scramble for Safe Families Charity Golf Tournament supports a young girl’s passion to help others

The eighth annual Scramble for Safe Families Charity Golf Tournament presented by the Jennifer Beach Foundation continues to raise awareness that there is no place… Continue reading

  • Sep 6, 2017
Scramble for Safe Families Charity Golf Tournament supports a young girl’s passion to help others
Cedar Grove to donate 100 yards of compost to Hillside Community Garden

Cedar Grove to donate 100 yards of compost to Hillside Community Garden

It was Nelson Mandela who said, “It always seems impossible, until it’s done,” and the community of Kent’s East Hill will soon benefit from the… Continue reading

  • Aug 31, 2017
Cedar Grove to donate 100 yards of compost to Hillside Community Garden
DAR chapter honors cadet

DAR chapter honors cadet

The Lakota Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented the National Defense Marine ROTC Bronze Medal to Cadet Makayla Abeyta at Kentwood… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2017
DAR chapter honors cadet
Summer Choir campers Astrid and Arwen Forsythe, Samuel Molinas and Carter Harrison, perform in the August concert. COURTESY PHOTO, Heather Rutledge

Rainier Youth Choirs offers auditions for 2017-2018 season

Rainier Youth Choirs is seeking experienced high school tenors and basses with music reading skills to join its Young Men’s Ensemble, directed by Brian Hoskins.… Continue reading

  • Aug 28, 2017
Summer Choir campers Astrid and Arwen Forsythe, Samuel Molinas and Carter Harrison, perform in the August concert. COURTESY PHOTO, Heather Rutledge