Auburn Mountainview’s new volleyball head coach, Nicole Claudon, is no stranger to the program. A look into the school’s trophy case reveals that Claudon helped forge the Lions’ tradition and history as a member of the team.
When Auburn resident, businessman and musician Tory Mayfield first heard about the Taylor Bridge fire – a now contained forest fire near Cle Elum that scorched more than 28,000 acres and destroyed 70 homes – he knew he had to do something.
On Sept. 7 the Liberty Theater in Puyallup will play host to the Benefit Rock Show and Donation Drive for NW Wildfire Relief, featuring six local bands playing to raise money for victims of the Taylor Bridge Fire.
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable, says an African proverb. Much like wood, the 2012 Auburn Riverside football team has found strength in unity.
The White River Amphitheatre was the rallying point for the KISS Army last Saturday as the rock supergroup KISS invaded the Auburn venue along with openers Mötley Crüe and The Treatment.
Forget what you know about hip-hop stereotypes.
Forget the bling, the gangster posing and the hype.
Forget the auto-tuned vocals and self-aggrandizing behavior so prevalent in much of today’s hip-hop.
Marcus Marino, 23, is about none of that.
As one-half of the duo Bop Alloy, Marino – who produces and DJs under the name Marcus D., laying the beats and foundation for his partner Substantial to rap over – says it’s all about the music.
Kevin Littlefield is in it for the rush.
As far back as he can recall, the 17-year-old Auburn resident and Kent School District online student has craved speed, danger and pushing himself to the limit.
The push to recall Pacific Mayor Cy Sun gained momentum on Thursday with the official signing and filing of the complaint against him.
Nobody knows the Mile like trainer Jim Penney.
With a record five trips to the winner’s circle in the Northwest’s premier horse race, Penney is looking to add a sixth with 4-year-old gelding Jebrica.
The 77th running of the $200,000 Grade III Longacres Mile is Sunday at Emerald Downs.
“I train horses always with that in the back of my mind, ‘Hey, is this horse good enough to win the Mile?’” said the 78-year-old Penney, a local legend. “And you notice I just said ‘the Mile’. I don’t have to say the Longacres Mile because you know.
The search for a missing Pacific woman is over, but the mystery of her disappearance remains.
At about 1:15 p.m. Monday, 27-year-old Tatyana Khmara – who has been missing since Friday evening – called her family after she reportedly saw herself on the TV news.
Makors Finale led all the way and held off Italian Boy for a half-length victory Sunday in the $74,750 Emerald Downs Derby for 3-year-olds.
Auburn’s Artrageous art festival took to the street this past Saturday. Main Street that is.
After years of hosting the annual event – which features local artists, hands on arts activities, strolling performers and entertainment – at Les Gove Park, Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Art Coordinator Maija McKnight said it was time to change it up.
A decades old allegation of sexual abuse of a minor has resurfaced to haunt Pacific Mayor Cy Sun.
Al Rossi has clear memories of the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. “It doesn’t go away,” said the 81-year-old Auburn man. “Here we are 60 years later, and you’re asking me about the Olympics. It lingers.”
Community matters to Rachel Kringle. It’s the reason she moved her family to Pacific more than four years ago.
It’s also the reason she started her blog – Taking Back Pacific (at http://takingbackpacific.weebly.com/blog.html) – to restore the community’s shattered sense of togetherness and explore ways to get past the recent rise of hostility in the town that has pitted council versus mayor, coworker versus coworker and neighbor versus neighbor.
Four Pacific Police officers were given letters of Pre-Termination of Employment from Pacific Mayor Cy Sun this week.
The four officers, all involved in the arrest of Sun last Thursday, will appear at a Loudermill Hearing at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The hearing is part of the officer’s due process and allows them to respond to Sun’s reasons for attempting to terminate them.
Growing up in England, Matt Jones was a huge fan of American hard rock icons KISS and Mötley Crüe.
“I grew up with posters of both bands on my wall,” he said. “I had one of KISS and one of Mötley Crüe. I used to listen to them all the time.”
So when Jones, the lead singer for The Treatment, found out his band had been picked to open for KISS and Mötley Crüe on their 43-date summer tour – which swings into the White River Amphitheatre on Aug. 18 – he and his bandmates were thrilled.
It’s just two races into the Air National Guard H1 Unlimited Hydroplane series and things are looking good for U-1 Spirit of Qatar 96 driver Dave Villwock.
“So far so good,” said Villwock, a former Auburn resident. “We’re ahead in the points, so that’s pretty good.”
Villwock leads Steve David and the Kent-based U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto, 3,650 to 3,185, in the high points race.
Archie Blakely is always up for a challenge.
Whether it’s the physical demands of climbing mountain peaks or running 26-mile marathons, the mental demands of helping special needs students as a para-educator at Auburn High School, or the challenge of coaching young Trojan athletes to give their all, Blakely is ready.
“Trying to get the best out of kids is a challenge,” he said. “If you can try and get them to pick up some of the learning, just one thing maybe, that’s good.”
Less than a year ago, the RYO Filling Station cigarette rolling machines seemed to Jean Wood like golden tickets to financial stability.
The latest episode in the ongoing drama at Pacific City Hall played out Thursday as controversial Mayor Cy Sun was arrested by his own police force for trying to enter the sealed City Clerk’s office.
Hours after Sun’s release, the King County Sheriff’s department announced that they were investigating the mayor for destruction of city documents, at the request of Pacific City Council President Leanne Guier.
Sun, 82, was placed under arrest around noon after he tried to enter the sealed office to move file cabinets containing city documents, including personnel files.
