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The Courier-Herald’s Top 10 Stories of 2024

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Operating Engineers Local 302 union representative Tony Frascone spoke at the Dec. 10 council meeting, comparing union cost of living adjustments to non-union wage increases. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Buckley union employees take complaints to public comment

A Operating Engineers Local 302 representative said employees will not work without a contract.

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Buckley employees picket, but contract disagreements are unclear

The city was “surprised” by the union’s actions, as a tentative agreement with leaders was recently made.

Photo by Ray Miller-Still Enumclaw lights up in December with parades, bar crawls, the Plateau Kids Network toy drive, and the Enumclaw Fire Department Santa run. Here are some photos from last years’ events.

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At A Glance | December 2024

Tree lightings are this weekend, and snowfall is predicted every Saturday.

Photos by Ray Miller-Still This year’s Winter Stoke Block Party is scheduled for Nov. 9 and features, among vendors and live music, marshmallow roasting. Here are some photos from last year.

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At A Glance | November 2024

Buckley and Enumclaw kick off the holiday season with tree lightings later this month.

Alisa Garate (right) with a shopper showing off the Hungry Housewives vendor brochure during the 2016 event. This year’s craft show features more than 100 vendors. Photo courtesy Alisa Garate

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Tenth annual Hungry Housewives craft show aims to sate your local vendor shopping appetite

Shop with more than a hundred vendors at Glacier Middle School on Oct. 12.

Photos by Ray Miller-Still Downtown Enumclaw closed last Friday for the annual Homecoming Parade, featuring floats put together by the classes of 2025 through 2028 and Homecoming royalty, including Queen Ellie Trulson and King Cooper Rodarte. Downtown Enumclaw closed last Friday for the annual Homecoming Parade, featuring floats put together by the classes of 2025 through 2028 and Homecoming royalty, including Queen Ellie Trulson and King Cooper Rodarte. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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At A Glance | October 2024 Community Calendar

Don’t miss all the Halloween-related events this month!

Photos by Ray Miller-Still There are many fall-related activities on the Plateau; need pumpkins? Thomasson Family Farms is there. Need a scare? Maris Farms has you covered. And trick-or-Treating? Come to Enumclaw on Halloween to get your fill of candy.

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From haunted forest to family-friendly trick-or-treating, here’s the Plateau’s Halloween headliners

From pumpkin picking to panicked screams, the Plateau has it all.

Photo by Ray Miller-Still The crowd at the Foothills Trail bridge grand opening last Saturday found themselves practically shoulder to shoulder as they gathered on the new structure for the ribbon cutting. The bridge now connects pedestrians from Enumclaw and Buckley, and doubles as an emergency route for first responders of the traffic bridge fails.

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After decades of dreaming and planning, the Foothills Trail bridge is ‘finally’ here

Scores of attendees listened to speakers talk about the importance of connecting Enumclaw and Buckley via a pedestrian…

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Who won the Courier-Herald’s 2024 Best Of competition? Find out here

Locals nominated many businesses as “the best”, but as they say, there can only be one.

Construction crews working on the Foothills Bridge last August. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Celebrate the Foothills Trail White River bridge opening this Saturday

There will be live music and free food to mark the occasion.

Frank Shiers, Jr. is a longtime King County resident and has drawn political cartoons for over forty years. He creates at least four cartoons a week, which are published in a dozen newspapers.

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Who’s afraid of little old me? | Shiers

Roosters are more than just food.

Image courtesy the Enumclaw Police Department

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Missing woman located by EPD | UPDATE

Mary Lou Gann went missing Sept. 1; she was found safe on Sept. 4.