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    Articles by Brian Beckley
    Growth Hearings Board calls County Council “clearly erroneous” for brokering Orton Junction compromise
    Growth Hearings Board calls County Council “clearly erroneous”...
    By Brian Beckley • July 12, 2012 7:32 pm

    In a decision issued Monday and made public Tuesday, the Board found mostly in favor of the appeal, siding with opponents of the project who argued the Pierce County Council overstepped its bounds by approving controversial comprehensive plan amendments that would pave the way for the 182-acre multi-use development.

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    Chief for a day William Knight poses with members of the Bonney Lake Police Department.
    Chief For a Day flapjack fundraiser is this...
    By Brian Beckley • July 12, 2012 4:32 pm

    Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the Bonney Lake Police Department.

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    The Bonney Lake Senior Center van is closer to being replaced following a donation from the seniors.
    Seniors donate $21,000 to keep the van rolling
    By Brian Beckley • July 9, 2012 7:33 pm

    The 12-year-old van has more than 170,000 miles on it and the center has begun limiting the miles it can travel in order to extend its life, but that has meant cutting down on trips to ensure that the van can continue to get around town to bring seniors to the center.

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    29-year-old Buckley man still missing after raft capsized in Puyallup River
    29-year-old Buckley man still missing after raft capsized...
    By Brian Beckley • July 9, 2012 12:08 pm

    Six people were rafting on the river north of Orting when their raft overturned. Four got out on their own, one was found later in the evening and treated for injuries.

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    Purchased for water right, Reed property is dry as a bone
    Purchased for water right, Reed property is dry...
    By Brian Beckley • July 6, 2012 2:37 pm

    According to Bonney Lake Public Works Director Dan Grigsby, the firm contracted to drill on the site, RH2, completed its first well on the property and found nothing but silt and clay to a depth of 1,000 feet.

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    Mayor to propose lake safety upgrades for Allan Yorke
    Mayor to propose lake safety upgrades for Allan...
    By Brian Beckley • July 6, 2012 2:36 pm

    Following the drowning death of 16-year-old Quentin Boggan two weeks ago, Mayor Neil Johnson is planning to propose a series of possible changes at Allan Yorke Park in an attempt to prevent another tragedy at Lake Tapps.

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    Singer Eric Ode performs during a Kids Club event at Cedarview in 2011. This year's Kids Club begins next week and has moved to Allan Yorke Park due to construction.
    Bonney Lake summer events begin this month
    By Brian Beckley • July 3, 2012 6:50 pm

    The city of Bonney Lake’s summer programs officially get under way next week with the launch of the weekly Kids Club and Tunes at Tapps concert series, both this summer at Allan Yorke Park.,

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    Kym Hopen
    Bonney Lake’s Kym Hopen finishes second in Mrs....
    By Brian Beckley • July 3, 2012 3:17 pm

    The pageant was just Hopen’s second, after winning the state title in February.

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    Sunni Leblanc
    Yard sale raises money for trip to Camp...
    By Brian Beckley • July 2, 2012 5:12 pm

    For each of the past two years, Sunni Leblanc and Cindy Landry were able to send Brandon Surprenant, 16, to Camp Stand By Me, an Easter Seals-run camp for children with special needs.

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    New utility rates take effect next week
    New utility rates take effect next week
    By Brian Beckley • June 28, 2012 5:59 pm

    The council in May voted to increase the sewer rates by 10 percent and slightly decrease water rates.

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    Quentin Boggan
    Donation fund created for teenager’s family
    By Brian Beckley • June 28, 2012 3:28 pm

    A fund designed to raise $5,000 to aid the family of Quentin Boggan pay for the expenses after the 16-year-old’s drowning death has in two days already collected more than half of their goal.

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    Dieringer cup stacker qualifies for Houston national championship
    Dieringer cup stacker qualifies for Houston national championship
    By Brian Beckley • June 25, 2012 5:42 pm

    Spencer Firsdon had never done any competitive cup-stacking before this school year, but decided to give it a go during a gym class this year at Lake Tapps Elementary School in the Dieringer School District.

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    The tennis courts and basketball court at Allan Yorke Park will be resurfaced this summer.
    Allan Yorke Park sport facilities to undergo makeover...
    By Brian Beckley • June 25, 2012 5:18 pm

    For all the beauty and fun of Bonney Lake’s Allan Yorke Park, one small section has fallen into disrepair over the past several years: the park’s tennis court is so terribly cracked and broken as to make play almost impossible.

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