The Bonney Lake Panther girls rolled up a three-win week on the basketball court, including a victory over district rival Sumner.
In 1986, Dale Blad became Enumclaw High School’s third state wrestling champion.
In the spring of 1985, the Enumclaw High slowpitch team was playing a game they loved with a close-knit group of friends. At the time, and even today, it’s hard to comprehend they were making history.
Dave Van Hoof said a Hall of Fame nomination from Enumclaw High School was something he never thought about or considered, but he’s honored to be among the 2008-09 athletes who will be inducted Friday night during halftime of the Enumclaw and Sumner boys basketball game.
• The Feb. 3 special election is mail only. Ballots must be post marked Feb. 3 or can be dropped of at the express booth at Fred Meyer. 20901 state Route 410 East.
The Bonney Lake police arrested a suspect in the case of a man posing as a police officer during a strong-arm robbery.
The winter weather makes it hard for many to stay warm, but a program called Freezing Nights works to make it a little easier to give people a warm bed and a hot meal.
• A mother called police at 11:40 a.m. Jan. 14 to report her 16-year-old son had damaged the residence in the 4700 block of North Island Drive. When officers arrived the 34-year-old mother was in the street crying and the boy was sitting on the roof of the residence. The mother told officers the boy had been suspended from high school that day for making threats to harm other students and threatening to damage school property. The mother went to pick her son up from school and they argued on the trip home. Once at the residence they continued to argue. The mother left the residence and a short time later received a call from her son stating he was going to thrash the house. She returned home and found he had damaged walls in his bedroom and the front door. The officers persuaded the boy to come off the roof. He told the officers he became upset when she took his Xbox away as punishment. The boy was arrested for malicious mischief and booked into Remann Hall.
Jan Shabro has returned to action in Pierce County as the auditor.
Reaching the rank of Eagle Scout is an achievement in itself, but Troop 172 honored six scouts who reached the rank during a Jan. 10 ceremony.
At a Jan. 12 study session, Sumner City Council members heard the results of a study of the city’s police dispatch center meant to identify and assess areas of improvement.
Heated words and accusations have been flying concerning Proposition No. 1, which asks Bonney Lake voters to decide if the city’s government should change from a code to a charter-code form.
The start of a new year is like a clean slate. And now that last year is behind us, it seems our 2008 accomplishments set the bar for 2009. Whether it’s fundraising, new event development, downtown preservation efforts, or increasing membership, we are always looking to improve in each successive year. With all the new volunteers we have, I don’t anticipate that will be a problem this year.
