The value of the items taken during a burglary at the New Hope Lutheran Church in Pacific wasn’t much. According to Pastor Mark Gause, thieves broke in sometime during the early morning hours of Nov. 14, snagging about $150 in donations earmarked for the church’s charitable efforts, a camera and a video camera.
The Washington State Interscholastic Activities Association’s reclassification numbers for 2014-2016 – released last week – will likely mean a drop to 3A for Auburn and Auburn Riverside high schools starting in the fall of 2014.
Coming into his final season of playing football at Auburn Mountainview senior Joey Cassano had a little attitude.
For a few minutes, Auburn Mountainview girls soccer coach Cary Davidson dared to believe.
Hailey Kessler was golden this past weekend. Competing in her second Washington State Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, the Auburn senior captured the Class 4A diving title – posting a 387.30-point total to edge Skyline senior Erin Taylor who had 373.40 points.
The race for Pacific City Council Position No. 2 tightened as of Tuesday, with incumbent Councilmember John Jones maintaining a slim 28-vote lead with 459 votes (51.57 percent) to challenger Brice Erickson’s 431 (48.43 percent).
U.S. Army Chaplain Capt. John McDougall played “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes as City and community leaders gathered for Pacific’s flagpole dedication and plaque unveiling at City Hall on Veterans Day.
It’s a simple recipe. Take one struggling restaurant – in this case Auburn’s Spunky Monkey Bar and Grill. Add British TV chef Robert Irvine and a crew of carpenters, designers and cameramen. Sprinkle in some personal revelations, a few tears, a menu overhaul and $10,000 for renovations. Let bake 48 hours and, voila, you’ve got The Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible”.
Auburn Mountainview’s Christian Rotter led the pack of local runners at last weekend’s state cross country championship meet in Pasco, finishing 16th in the Class 3A race in 15 minutes, 50.81 seconds.
Auburn Mountainview opens play in its ninth consecutive state 3A volleyball tournament at 1:30 p.m. this Friday in Lacey.
Auburn Riverside’s dream season came to an end Friday with a 31-28 first-round playoff loss to Cascade of Everett at Auburn Memorial Stadium.
The costly fallout from recalled mayor Cy Sun’s disastrous administration in Pacific continues to affect the City. The Pacific City Council was informed at its Oct. 28 regular meeting that more than $1.2 million in construction grants earmarked for transportation improvements in the city had been rescinded by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC).
The ShoWare Center in Kent offers up a quadruple dose of metal madness Monday with the Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Testament and Huntress tour swinging into Kent for a one-night stand.
A pair of fumbles on crucial drives doomed Auburn on Friday, as Auburn Riverside soared to a 20-7 victory over the Trojans in the Fugate Trophy game at Auburn Memorial Stadium.
Citing a higher risk of flooding in Pacific this year owing to sediment buildup in the White River, the King County Flood Control District plans to beef up temporary emergency flood protection in the City in the next couple of weeks.
Members from several local Lions Clubs, including the White River Valley club which services Pacific and Algona, turned out this past Saturday to help out the Terry Home in Pacific in honor of National Make A Difference Day.
The Pacific City Council voted unanimously at its regular Monday meeting to appoint Richard Gould as the City’s new finance director.
Stryker Phd, voted Top Washington-bred at Emerald Downs in 2013, swings back into action Friday in a $31,000 allowance-optional claiming race at Golden Gate Fields.
In Auburn it doesn’t get much bigger than the annual gridiron tilt between Auburn and Auburn Riverside.
This weekend it’s all about the number 35 for Auburn Riverside senior Rachel Covey. Covey – who qualified for this Saturday’s Westside Classic Girls 4A District Cross Country meet at American Lake Golf Course in Lakewood with a 13th place finish at the subdistrict meet last Saturday at Fort Steliacoom – said she isn’t looking to run any specific times.
