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Dec 09 2008, 10:35 AM What a year 2008 has been! Follow simple steps when consigning a car to a dealer
Dec 09 2008, 1:40 AM Ask the AG Tint Shop a popular destination
Dec 09 2008, 1:40 AM There is a new enterprise rising in Buckley and its future is so bright it has to wear shades – or tinting.
“Our first month of business far exceeded our expectations. Our phone has been ringing off the hook,” said Plateau entrepreneur Benjamin Owen, whose shop not only handles individual clients, but also has contracts to do window tinting work on vehicles from Enumclaw Chrysler Jeep, Gamblin Motors and Fugate Ford and Mazda.
Fugate employee Kurt Kranc, who brings cars and trucks into The Tint Shop on a regular basis, gave Owen a ringing endorsement.
Boom in mixed martial arts is good news for local training site
Dec 09 2008, 1:40 AM
With the wave in popularity of mixed martial arts, Jeff Hougland is finding there is quite a bit of interest in his Combat Sport and Fitness business.“This is a big wrestling community with a lot of athletes out here who are interested in fighting. This gives them a venue to train,” he said.
Hougland, who also works at Enumclaw’s Helac, is owner and trainer. He has been training for 10 years. He began with Muay Thai kick-boxing and moved into cross-training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position to force an opponent to submit. A California native, he started fighting professionally in 2001. He moved to Washington a couple years ago and has been training with James Foster Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Kent, an affiliate of the gym he’s opening with his wife Kirsten at 1226 Marshall Ave. in Enumclaw.
Little Caesars chain has returned to Enumclaw
Dec 09 2008, 1:41 AM
Gerry Horn and Bill Oliver are bringing the pizza chain Little Caesars back to Enumclaw in the same location it started nearly 20 years ago – the QFC Plaza.The pair, Horn is from Buckley and Oliver’s from Kent, opened the store at 1040 Stevenson Ave., Dec. 2 in what was last home to a Domino’s pizza franchise.
Good manners gets emphasisDec 09 2008, 1:41 AM Heidi Hines and Suzanne Sagiao are friends who share a common goal – “to introduce children and teens to the fine art of good manners.”
That mantra is at the heart of Simply Charming Etiquette, the business venture the Enumclaw friends will be launching in January.
Becker Building to bring medical specialists to area
Dec 09 2008, 1:41 AM
The goal behind the newly-built Becker Medical Building is to bring more specialists into the Enumclaw area and with owner Dr. Nancy Becker taking the lead and Cardio Consultants following, reality is taking shape.
Crafters head to Buds and Blooms Dec 09 2008, 1:41 AM Buds and Blooms owner Lucas Christenson is looking for crafters to fill the nooks and crannies of his popular flower shop on the corner of Griffin Avenue and Porter Street in Enumclaw. He’s hoping to nestle their pieces between his large inventory of fresh flowers, tropical plants, European garden baskets, contemporary and traditional arrangements and silk and dried floral arrangements.
Christenson is opening a consignment shop in the area that once was home to Buds and Blooms’ giftware.
The longtime Buds and Blooms owner, whose family has been in the flower and plant business for 35 years, is scaling down his giftware to make room for more – what else? – plants and flowers. The Enumclaw business has been expanding that side of the business. Christenson has added a Web site, www.enumclawflorist.com, and recently and two wire services, Teleflora and FTD, to provide customers with more options for their wedding, funeral, holiday and everyday floral needs.
New taxi service keeps Plateau movingDec 09 2008, 1:41 AM Enumclaw resident Bob Taylor has invested in taxi cabs – which could turn into a very lucrative enterprise this time of year, when Christmas parties are in full swing and folks are looking for a little holiday cheer. “Make no mistake about it, we like it when people party, especially late at night, because that is how we pick up more than a few of our fares,” said Taylor, owner of 3 Aces Taxi in Buckley.
While being a cabbie doesn’t exactly have the reputation of being a safe occupation, Taylor said most of his clientele on the Plateau are hard-working, honest people who are either looking to avoid a drunk driving ticket; are having car problems and have to get from point A to point B somehow; or simply need a ride to the airport from Buckley or Enumclaw.
Pricco nets top nursing honorDec 09 2008, 1:42 AM Enumclaw resident Shelly Pricco, director of Patient Care Services at Enumclaw Regional Hospital, received the 2008 March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Leadership Award. The annual award recognizes nursing excellence in western Washington.
A registered nurse since 1983, she has been employed at the Enumclaw hospital since 1996.
