Construction of the then-interim Justice Center was funded by a $10 million limited tax general obligation bond, passed at the end of 2007 for issuance in 2008. The bonds were sold in $5,000 increments accruing between 3.15 and 5 percent interest per year. Underwriting the bonds was Martin Nelson & Co., represented by Jim Nelson.
The show starts at 7 p.m. in the Sumner High School Performing Arts Center, 1707 Main Street.
Jordan Knight and 23 other amateur basketball players from around the world uploaded videos of their skills on the court for a chance to be selected to play on amateur teams coached by Bryant and LeBron James. Knight was selected to Bryant’s “Team Intense” to play against James’s “Team Sudden” during All-Star 2013.
Players can play all games for as little as $6, allowing them to compete for cash prizes from $5 to $200.
Wednesday night’s Benefit Night dinner and silent auction packed the house. Last year’s dinner brought in approximately 150 people in total, according to student members of the school’s leadership program; this year saw more than 100 pre-sales alone.
The Pierce County Library System is a finalist to receive the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The award, given by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is the highest national honor for such institutions’ service to their community.
The dinner takes place Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in the Sumner High School commons. The Benefit Night talent shows will run Thursday and Friday night in the Performing Arts Center.
Cascade Regional Blood Services has scheduled five March blood drives for Bonney Lake and one for Buckley.
Bonney Lake resident Donna Beck has been selected as a vote-in contestant in the seventh annual Man-o-Manischewitz Cook-Off.
All suspects in the police blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
On Valentine’s Day evening, while some were sharing a romantic night with their sweetie, the Bonney Lake Lion’s Club and Don Stevenson passed the University of Washington Eye Institute an $8,100 love note.
If you’re surfing channels Wednesday morning, you might catch some familiar faces: the Gould family of Bonney Lake will compete on long-running game show Family Feud.
Sitting in their dining room, Pete Sorgenfrei and Dieta Sims recalled their first date. They had known each other — as friends — since the beginning of eighth grade, while they attended Lakeridge Junior High. As they approached the end of ninth grade, Paul asked Dieta to the freshman dance.