“So far we’ve got some pretty good indications it started on or near a couch,” East Pierce Fire and Rescue’s Brian Schulz said as he jotted down notes he took while examining the charred remains of what once was someone’s living room. “It looks like flammable liquids may have been used to get it started.”
After much discussion, a presentation from Superintendent Mike Nelson and the opinion of a few parents, the Enumclaw School Board approved a 60-minute, early-dismissal Friday option beginning in September.
The Enumclaw High School girls water polo team began its drive for a third straight Eastern Division championship with two wins over league opponents.
With the proposed move back to half-day classes and the option for a fee-based full day, kindergarten registration for the Enumclaw School District will receive more emphasis in April.
Moving back to half-day kindergarten, employing half-time elementary school counselors, reducing classified staff and eliminating sixth-grade camp and the elementary swim program were a few of the cost-saving recommendations district officials were expected to present to the Enumclaw School Board Monday night.
It took 57-year-old Enumclaw firefighter Deborah Morrison 29 minutes and 50.80 seconds to dash to the top of Seattle’s tallest building – the Columbia Center, with its 1,311 steps – during the annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb.
While school districts across the region were failing levy and bond propositions, voters in Carbonado gave their school district the thumbs up on a six-year, $72,000 technology levy.
The White River High girls tennis team will be without two-time state participant Maggie Becker this season. Becker moved out of district, but coach Jason Swaser said there are plenty of returning members ready to fill her No. 1 singles position.
Enumclaw High girls tennis coach Rick Carel called the conclusion of the 2008 season “phenomenal.”
Sharon Hinman can recite several reasons why she moved her photographic studio from her garage on the outskirts of Enumclaw to Griffin Avenue – like the location is more visible and the amenities are more appealing – but the top reason for the move is because of her dog.
With his first top 10 finish of the 2009 season at Atlanta Sunday, it looks like Enumclaw NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne is getting the jump on the consistency he wants from the No. 9 Budweiser Dodge team.
Following up on back-to-back fifth-place state finishes and league titles will be a challenge for the Enumclaw High girls water polo team, but with a strong core of experienced, returning athletes it remains a strong possibility.
As part of its budget reductions, the White River School District will drop its elementary physical education and music programs.
