Spring sports means sprinting, jumping, vaulting and more as Panthers track once again takes to the field.Several stars from last season are returning to the team, said 11-season coach Andy Foster, and he expects a successful season.
In Washington, being an active and involved voter – no matter where one’s political preference sits – isn’t as simple as seen throughout the land. The Evergreen State hosts a presidential primary election, though it’s so late in the campaign season that some view it as irrelevant; and, making the process even more convoluted, Democrats do not rely on the primary as their sole decision-making tool. Instead, Democrats will use the caucus/convention process to allocate all of the state’s national convention delegates.
After three years serving the Sumner School District as its superintendent, Sara Johnson announced late last month that she will be resigning at the end of the school year.
On Wednesday, March 16, we will be transitioning the City website to a new, and easier, address at www.sumnerwa.gov. The old address of www.ci.sumner.wa.us will continue to get you to the City website for a long time, but you may want to start updating your bookmarks and links.
BOYS SOCCER
Bonney Lake 4, White River 0
Bonney Lake record: 1-0 overall.
White River record: 0-1 overall.
The Sumner track and field team will once again be a force in the South Puget Sound League and at the state meet. Last season the boys took 10th at state and the girls 14th.
With warmer weather and longer days just around the corner, it’s time the Panthers return to the soccer field and kick the season into gear. Bonney Lake ended their last season in the middle ranks with a 5-11 record, but 10-season coach Luke Helling-Christy said this year’s team is youthful, energetic and won’t be hampered by the loss of graduated players.
Bonney Lake highschooler Morgan Hopen recently donated several dozen home-made stuffed animals to the Bonney Lake Police Department.
The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division today released its top 20 consumer complaints for 2015. Telecommunications topped the list for the third year in a row, and “phishing” — duping a victim into revealing confidential information that can be exploited illicitly — jumped to No. 2 in 2015 from No. 10 in 2014.
The agenda and full agenda packet for the March 15, 2016 City Council Workshop are now available to view online.
Washingtonians have recycled more than one million fluorescent tubes, CFLs, HID lamps and other mercury-containing lights since the new LightRecycle Washington program launched Jan. 1, 2015.
Pierce County News for the week of March 10, 2016.
We have power outages system wide with the storm starting in Thurston and Pierce counties and moving north.
