With construction starting on a new sewer lift station in Bonney Lake, the City Council is planning on property owners in the Midtown area reimbursing the city for the cost of the project over the next two decades.
Congratulations to the White River High School class of 2016!
Maddie Lea was supposed to have decades before she needed a kidney transplant, if she needed one at all. But now her failing kidneys are posing a risk to both the Bonney Lake High School senior’s health and the opportunity to attend her dream college, Pacific Lutheran University, in the fall.
Black Diamond had another busy week as its council rules were found to be illegal by the city’s interim attorney. There are also talks of improving the Foothills Trail – dirt sections between Buckley and South Prairie are to be paved by next year. A Buckley resident has travelled all around the world and has been able to get airlines to foot his travel bill. And don’t forget to check out SPSL 2A and 3A’s post season awards list for Hornets athletes in this edition of your Weekend Briefing!
This weekend, make sure to keep your eyes open for East Pierce firefighters fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association during their annual Fill the Boot event! Also, the Foothills Trail is getting improved as sections between South Prairie and Buckley are getting paved. A Buckley resident has visited more than 100 countries and is still going strong – read about his adventures here. And don’t forget to check out which Panthers and Spartans got SPSL 3A postseason awards in this week’s Weekend Briefing!
Buckley resident Kyle Frawley, 32, has been traveling nearly non-stop since his first overseas flight to London in 2005. In the last 11 years, he estimates he’s seen half of what the planet has to offer, having set foot in 101 countries and traveled to all seven wonders of the world. And for the most part, he’s been able to use frequent flier miles to cover the vast majority of his flights.
Buckley resident Kyle Frawley, 32, has been traveling nearly non-stop since his first overseas flight to London in 2005.
East Pierce firefighters and volunteers from the Muscular Dystrophy Association will be out in force this weekend raising money to help out families in the Bonney Lake, Sumner, Milton, Edgewood and Lake Tapps areas who are affected by muscular dystrophy.
The June 2 Black Diamond City Council meeting started rough and derailed entirely when one council member was asked to leave and another two followed.
Sports news were big this week as state competitions ended. Check out the results! Also, Tapps Island is looking to revitalize the annual firework show by once again bringing out the same pyrotechnic team that does the Mariner’s show. Learn more about the Spartan’s new basketball coach, who just ended a four year career at Peninsula High so he can be closer to his family in Sumner. Last month was National Stroke Month, so refresh yourself on how to recognize a stroke and learn about stroke care.
Lots of news for the Plateau last week! Black Diamond was back on the front page as council members first requested, then cancelled and declined to attend a special council meeting, leaving a long list of city business still on the table. Buckley was busy this week too – a permanent EMS levy was approved to go on the Aug. 2 ballot, and the ‘Malfunction Junction’ makeover has begun. And don’t forget to check out the spring sport state results!
In a whirlwind of emails, Black Diamond council members requested, cancelled and declined to attend a special council meeting on May 25, leaving a council agenda filled with city business unable to be acted upon for the second time in two weeks.
Tapps Island is revitalizing the decades-old traditional firework show over Lake Tapps on the Fourth of July. The show has been a mainstay for the Bonney Lake community since the 1970s, but Tapps Island General Manager John Clark said funding for the show has flatlined for the last 10 years and he is worried about the show’s continued existence.
