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December is packed with Christmas and other holiday-related activities on the Plateau; here’s a photo from last year’s Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade.

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At A Glance | December 2023

Donate some toys to the Plateau Kids Network and watch the upcoming Christmas Parade!

Jakob Two Trees in Issaquah (Photo by Cameron Sires/ Sound Publishing)

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Trolls from Denmark make their mark across Puget Sound

Coastal Salish tribes also embrace the project.

Kanaskat-Palmer state park is one of several on the Plateau you can visit for free on select days next year. Photo courtesy Washington State Parks

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Here’s when you can visit Washington state parks for free | Washington State Parks

The first free state park day will be Jan. 1, 2024.

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Come mid-December, the Enumclaw Expo Center is filled with toys of all kinds to help the Plateau Kids Network give hundreds of local kids happy holiday memories.

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Plateau Kids Network readies for annual toy drive

The Helping Hands program helped nearly 400 kids celebrate the holidays last year, and the PKN expects more…

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The Gateway Concert Band played at Enumclaw’s Rotary Park last August for their “Summer Sojourn” concert.

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Celebrate “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” with the Gateway Concert Band

The decades-old community band invites you to their Dec. 3 and 4 concert at the EHS auditorium.

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Help wanted: Someone to “reenergize” local prostate cancer support group

David Treat was one of the founding members of the Plateau Prostate Cancer Support Group; now, he wants…

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Snow will be falling on Cole Street every Saturday at 6 p.m.; here’s a photos from one of last year’s events.

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Enumclaw packed with holiday events and activities

Tree lightings, Snow on Cole, pictures with Santa, and more are coming to Cole Street and the Enumclaw…

Image courtesy Simple Goodness Sisters

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Simple Goodness Sisters hosts Holiday Hootenany

The Wilkeson cocktail bar is transforming itself into a winter wonderland with new menu items, Friday snow fall,…

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A clip from a Courier-Herald newspaper announcing that the building pictured, previously the home of Enumclaw founders Frank and Mary Stevenson, is being considered for demolition in order to build a larger library.

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A century of service — Enumclaw library celebrates 100 years

Stop by the local library today, between 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., to learn some history about the institution.

Photos courtesy Molen Orthodontics

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Annual Candy Buyback yields 2,350 pounds

Molen Orthodontics gave out more than $5,300 to local kids in exchange for the sweets.

“Enumclaw Living” just published its third edition this month.

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Curious about the “Enumclaw Living” magazine? Meet who is behind the new publication

Katie and Casey Morris wanted to start a magazine “by the residents, for the residents” of Enumclaw.

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The Buckley Foothills Historical Museum is unveiling a new local veterans exhibit on Veterans Day weekend, Nov. 11 and 12. Some of the items featured is a WWI Purple Heart from Corporal John Abraham and the marine uniform of Buckley Senior Center Coordinator Chloe Mickelson.

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Buckley history museum readies veterans exhibit for upcoming holiday

Many of the items in the display, opening Nov. 11 and 12, belonged to local veterans.

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Need an award-wining turkey this thanksgiving? Get a discount from one at Olson’s

Count the turkeys inside the Courier-Herald in the Nov. 1st, 8th, and 15th editions.