Weekend Briefing | News from April 11 – 15

A lot of news happening in the Enumclaw area this week. First, you have the White River bridge closure - luckily, there are plenty of detour routes city residents can take. Also, an Enumclaw-based group is trying to ban marijuana businesses from unincorporated King County. The Enumclaw Historical Society is hosting its annual dinner and dessert auction fundraiser, and the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation is hosting a medication take-back event.

How to get around the White River bridge closure

The White River bridge is closed! And it won’t open again until April 23 around noon, the DOT said. If you cross the bridge on your normal route, the DOT recommends a 45 minute detour. Thankfully, the Courier-Herald did their own research on the best ways to get around the closure. Learn more about our recommended detours here.

Enumclaw residents oppose rural marijuana grows, address King County Council

Although marijuana businesses can’t open in Enumclaw, that hasn’t stopped them from opening up in unincorporated King County. A group of Enumclaw residents have gone to the King County Council to express their concerns about increases in crime, decreases in property rates and how marijuana businesses, especially grows, could ruin the rural ascetic they live in unincorporated areas for. Read more about marijuana around Enumclaw here.

Dancing and dinner at annual historic society fundraiser

The Enumclaw Historical Society is hosting its annual Dinner and Dessert Auction on April 23 at the city’s history museum. Music and dancing will be provided by the Plateau Community Orchestra, food provided by Enumclaw’s New York Catering and dessert, obviously, supplied by Enumclaw residents. Read more about the upcoming event here.

Dispose of unwanted meds during annual ‘take back’ event

The Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation and the Enumclaw Police Department is hosting a prescription medication “take back” event April 30 at the police department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to the foundation, 17 percent of Enumclaw High seniors used prescription drugs not prescribed to them in 2014. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Initiative has collected more than 5 million pounds since it started in 2010. Read more about the take back event here.