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Photo by Ray Miller-Still Enumclaw softball’s Field #3 has been unusable for two years, either due to rain or repairs from the district to improve drainage.

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EHS softball alleges sex discrimination based on facility access; district says there’s equitable support for all athletics

Growing discontent among coaches and parents about the lack of practice space have led to a request for…

Photo courtesy the National Park Service A helitack crew — meaning a team of fire fighers who are transported via helicopters to respond to wildfires — training at the Enumclaw.

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National Park search and rescue team now based at Enumclaw Airport

The new base helps the rescue team react faster to not only national park rescues, but wildfires

The Enumclaw senior center is not only a place to hang out, but also provides healthcare service s

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Local senior, community centers receive Veterans and Seniors levy grants

The Enumclaw Senior Center helps bring rural seniors into their building for activities and health care, and the…

Among some of the vendors at the EHS Career and Cultural Festival were some big names like the U.S. Army, Boeing, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and more. Photos courtesy Enumclaw School District

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ESD hosts first-ever Career and Cultural Festival

Local students (and maybe more importantly, graduating seniors) were able to explore different career paths at the fair.

Photos by Ray Miller-Still The graves of Frank Steveson, Mary Stevenson, and Mary’s father, Joseph Fell, are falling apart, and the Black Diamond Daughters of the Revolution (the Mary Fell Stevenson chapter) wants to restore them.

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Local DAR wants to restore Enumclaw’s founders graves

The crypt for Mary Fell Stevenson, Frank Stevenson, and Joseph Fell are falling apart.

Photos courtesy Ashley Britschgi (Log Show); The Gateway Concert Band; and Flashes by Lor Photography / facebook.com/FlashesByLorPhotography There are so many events on the Plateau in June, it’s hard to keep track! The Log Show (pictured here is Bo Carlson trying to chop through the a small log) is always a big draw, and the Gateway Concert Band is hosting its annual “Name Those Tunes” concert for the 25th year. Finally, the Culpepper & Merriweather circus is back in town in Buckley.

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At A Glance | June 2024 Community Calendar

From circus to Log Show, the Plateau has a cornucopia of events to choose from this month.

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All gave some; some gave all | Memorial Day slideshow

Photos from the Enumclaw Veterans Memorial Park service and Enumclaw Cemetery.

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Two die in Veazie Cumberland road crash

Anthony Tyler Cheek and Brandon D. Schwitze-Calliahoo died on May 21.

A wreath placed at the XXX memorial at Enumclaw’s Veterans Memorial Park during a Memorial Day service in 2022. Photo by Ray Miller-Still A wreath placed at the Black Hawk memorial at Enumclaw’s Veterans Memorial Park during a Memorial Day service in 2022. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Veteran news: Memorial Day services, local inducted into national “In Memory” program

There are services this Sunday and Monday, plus a ceremony for resident Sadao James Hilario on June 15.

Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kerry Solmonson, Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation Executive Director Sara Stratton, Program Coordinator Deanna Kuzaro, Board Vice President Tammi Voorhees, Treasurer Pat Kollen, President Suzanne Lewis, Elaine Parks, and Becky Olness celebrate the nonprofit’s new location on Griffin Avenue with a ribbon cutting. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation celebrates new location

The building on Griffin Avenue will allow the nonprofit to host all of its assistance programs at one…

Chelsee Redmond, the Green River College Enumclaw Campus director, has been working hard to refresh the local campus and bring new opportunities to students. Courtesy photo

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Need to test for school or your career? Enumclaw’s GRC campus will soon have hundreds

More education opportunities are also on the way.

Washington’s Legislative District 5 will have a crowded primary with five people running for the No. 2 position. Screenshot from the Secretary of State

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Who is on the primary ballot? Filing week ends

A new legislative map means that conservative Enumclaw might be represented by a Democrat come January 2025.

Screenshot The King County Council at its Nov. 28, 2023 meeting, which included a public comment period on the proposed $20 minimum wage.

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King County to vote on unincorporated $20 minimum wage this Tuesday

Only large businesses would have to start paying the new wage in January, but smaller businesses will be…