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Photos by Vic Wright / vicwright.zenfolio.com Hundreds of people bundled gathered along Enumclaw’s Cole Street to celebrate the Christmas season with the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Santa Parade, and the festivities could be heard far beyond downtown. Floats traveled down the street for more than an hour and featured local businesses, school clubs, and familiar characters like the Grinch and Santa Claus (who, as we reported last week, no longer vacations in Enumclaw, but of course he still attended the event). The festivities continue on Dec. 14 with the Chamber’s last 5 p.m. Snow on Cole event. For more photos of the parade, go to page 8.

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Holiday cheer in the ‘Claw | Slideshow

Some photos from this year’s Santa Parade.

In this graph, you can see that the vast majority of Enumclaw School District 10th graders don’t drink — but in 2023, 13% reported drinking alcohol within the last 30 days of taking the survey. Screenshot

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How healthy are ESD youth? Surveys shows fluctuating substance use and strong protective factors

Hundreds of local students were asked questions about positive and negative interactions with substances, bullying, teachers, parents, and…

Photo by Lauren Lilly / laurenlillyphotography.com Thousands of Plateau children shared their wishes with Santa while he vacation in Enumclaw for his off-season for the last 24 years.

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Santa recounts fond memories of Enumclaw

The Plateau was Old St. Nick’s vacation spot for more than two decades — now he’s moved to…

Submitted photo Left to Right: EHS FFA members Sammy Tappero, Maiya Picinich, Riyan McGee, and Alina Cierkowskim, as well as agriculture teacher Mark Berryhill in the center.

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Enumclaw High FFA earns medals at national convention

The team overall took the bronze.

Sarah Tolbert and Cathy Dahlquist presented the Facility Oversight for Capital Utilization and Sustainability (FOCUS) Committee’s final report on Nov. 18 to the Enumclaw School District Board of Directors and a couple dozen attendees. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Community FOCUS Committee suggests new levy, bond, and combined schools

The citizen-led group spent close to a year scrutinizing what the district’s needs will be in 20 years…

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.

About a hundred people gathered in SR 164 outside Garden House, a group home for high-level sex offenders on Feb. 17, 2023, to protest and gain support to pressure the state to move sole resident Stevan Knapp, including Cathy Dahlquist (at front). Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Save Our Children continues to protect our children | Cathy Dahlquist

The community fought hard to get a violent sex offender out of Enumclaw. Now we stand vigilant.

The Enumclaw transfer station. File photo by Kevin Hanson

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King County waives yard waste fee in response to recent windstorm | King County

You can dump tree limbs and other woody debris at the Enumclaw transfer station for free.

This tree fell onto Cecilee Hughes' new home during the bomb cyclone. Courtesy photo

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Bomb cyclone aftermath: wrecked homes, cars, but no injuries, says EFD

Small pockets of the Plateau are still without power after a bomb cyclone hit western Washington last week.

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Enumclaw City Council agenda | Nov. 25

Final public hearings on the 2025 budget, and a public hearing on an open space plan set for…

Some photos around Enumclaw after the Nov. 19 storm. Photos by Ray Miller-Still

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Bomb cyclone knocks out power to the Plateau; here’s a snapshot of the damage

The Courier-Herald is looking for residents to share their stories about how they weathered the storm.

Photo by Ray Miller-Still King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn often visits Enumclaw for large events like the King County Fair. Here he is receiving the mic from Enumclaw Mayor Jan Molinaro at the fair’s opening ceremony.

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Dunn speaks about violent crime, substance use to Enumclaw Council

The King County Councilmember visits the city every year to give a State of the County address.

A large tree fell that feel onto a Maple Valley property in 2019 after a windstorm that reached 60 mph. Submitted photo from Bethany Alvarado

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High winds expected on the Plateau Tuesday night

Experts say the storm could reach 60, even 70 mph.