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April Chan (Editor) May 30, 2013 at 03:32 pm
Thank you, Stacy! Sorry about the oversight. More information about the Sumner Downtown Association,…Read More including all events it supports and/or organizes, can be found on their website: http://sumnerdowntown.com/
Laurie Miller June 1, 2013 at 08:19 pm
Thank you April for posting the time and date. SDA appreciates that you responded to the question.
April Chan (Editor) May 27, 2013 at 07:29 pm
Thanks for writing, Rebecca. I'll have a look around. Anyone else have any information?
Tami Cutler May 20, 2013 at 11:00 am
You went out in public in your pajamas? Please don't do that again--nobody wants to see that. Who…Read More cares about some stupid deer. You've never seen a deer before? You need to get out more often, just please put some clothes on.
Sherry Creson May 16, 2013 at 11:03 pm
This is not the first time or the first person Quinn tried to hurt. I think she has a bitter and…Read More evil heart. Instead of building and supporting the city, she prefers to tear down anything good and honorable. I'm so glad the voters saw fit to pass her by when she ran for election! With her attitude, it would have been detrimental to having a nice city to live in! Stuff a sock in it, Quinn!
Winona Jacobsen May 19, 2013 at 10:43 am
Quinn’s comments regarding Laurie Carter’s article are totally out of touch, not only…Read More with the subject of the article, the timing of the article, the content of the column, but everything else she references in her diatribe. When she refers to “this week’s article”, the most current was Carter’s article on the US Postal Service’s efforts to alleviate community hunger with their food drive. Laurie went on to let us all know that if we missed the deadline, then we still had options available for donating to our local food bank. The same article also announced the open house that the Greater Bonney Lake Historical Society will hold on Monday, May 20th from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Bonney Lake’s old city hall at 19306 Bonney Lake Boulevard.
That certainly doesn’t sound like any kind of park commentary to me. So why the rant, Quinn? Maybe she was referring to the previous week’s article that gave a brief history of the infamous “Gnome Project”. Good Grief! Does that sound like some kind of subversive plot hatched by one of the most dedicated citizens I know and a very talented and active city councilman? Ease up, chill out, and try smiling once in a while, Quinn. Life should be relished, and when you can find something that brings joy to others and can light up a child’s face yet still give a reason to go out and explore our city’s natural park areas, we benefit with exercise, fresh air, a touch of whimsy, adventure, and the thrill of discovery.
Hooray for the Gnomes of Bonney Lake, most of our city council members, and the mayor for seeing the humor and recognizing the widespread appeal this has. It has generated interest in not only our town, but even internationally. It has brought in visitors from other communities. That, my friends, is the beginning of another form of economic development that parks can add to our city. We can see that at one of the major retailers that have been marketing gnomes here in Bonney Lake.
You dare to presume all of what Laurie Carter cares about, yet you obviously have no clue. She has been one of the most hard working, dedicated, inspiring citizens I have ever had the pleasure of meeting and been honored to work with. It was a very sad day for the people of Bonney Lake when she decided to step down from her city council position. She made every effort to know what her constituents thought and valued their opinions. She never hesitated to make phone calls or knock on doors to find out what the people wanted. Her donations of time and dollars for the disadvantaged and the children of our city are legendary. Her concern for Bonney Lake has many dimensions, and I am thankful that she continues to be active in our community even if she no longer sits on the dais of the city council.
C&C Zumba / Studio May 10, 2013 at 11:16 am
We're locked and loaded, Laurie!!! Talked to Tracey and wheels are in motion. Thanks for posting…Read More this article. We're super excited to be able to participate!
Fri, May 24th @ 7pm - SHS Senior Z'Party (Zumbathon) @ C&C Studio. Cost: $5 or donation. All proceeds go to 2013 SHS Senior Grad Night.
Laurie Miller May 10, 2013 at 03:32 pm
C&C Studio is amazing!!! Do you have a flyer for this? If not, can I create one to post on our…Read More Facebook page and for my Patch.com Blog? I'm sure the Grad Night Committee as well as the seniors at Sumner High School are elated for your efforts. Thanks so very much.
Julie May 11, 2013 at 04:57 pm
I think that Jen's concerns and "assumptions" are valid. The event is less than a month…Read More away. All the donors, activities, food, transportation, etc. should be locked in by now. How was the committee able to set a price if all the donations had not been secured at the time of setting the price? What were they going to do if someone fell through and they didn't have enough to cover the event? What are they going to do if there is a surplus of monies caused by last minute donations solicited by this blog? If the committee is serving to get appreciation from the other parents that are questioning where their money is going, they are doing it for all the wrong reasons. I whole heatedly agree with Jen. The committee should have been more organized. I think you are out of line for scolding Jen in the last few lines of your post.
Brent Champaco (Editor) April 30, 2013 at 10:20 pm
Could you tell I was a little peeved, Dan? Seriously, I absolutely agree about that Sacramento plan.…Read More So many holes it's ridiculous. It will be interesting to see how H/B/N will respond. They're successful billionaires for a reason. I'm assuming helplessly losing out on an investment isn't one of them.
Mark Hoppen May 1, 2013 at 10:19 am
I'm with you Brent, except in one respect. Perhaps the Sonics would have stayed in Seattle if…Read More leadership, both Wasington State and Seattle, had generated a committed vision for a stadium. At the time, our local capacity for action was nil. Sacramento, today, has generated a serious, committed effort in an incredibly short time led by a mayor. Imagine that! So, noting that distinction, Howard, David, and even Clay, are kind of absolved. The threshold criterion in Stern's mind is the will to act on an arena. In that sense, he appears consistent. As for Howard, on one hand he appears to have had his one great imaginative idea when he opened the latte site. Hansen, on the other hand, is a creative generator. I still think a team will emerge, if not now, relatively soon, say within two years.
Karen Olson May 1, 2013 at 12:29 pm
I am so pleased and appreciative of this terrific group, led by our wonderfully focused Chris…Read More Hansen-you are keeping our hearts, souls, and dreams alive for our future NBA Basketball Team!! We will persevere! No fear-even if it is a few years off-this may be just a warm up for the final steps necessary to bring our Sonics Home!!! They are coming! One of your biggest fan and supporter!! Karen
John Snow April 30, 2013 at 11:01 am
Years ago my cousin lived in Seattle for a while. His observation about major league sports then…Read More was that Seattle would never truly be a big-league sports town because there is just too much to do around here. Skiing, boating, hiking, fishing, flying, climbing, etc., etc. I'm inclined to believe he was correct.
Justin April 30, 2013 at 01:27 pm
Just watch a Seahawks game and tell me who has better fans than the 12th man!
Michael Campbell April 29, 2013 at 08:32 pm
I personally voted AGAINST the MPD because of the lack of projected goals other than to collect…Read More money forever to put into a fund that no could control except this group. If the city wants to build a park, trail, and etc..........ask the people! If they say no, then nothing happens. If they say yes, they will get what they agreed to pay for. The personal ideas presented to me by the MPD folks was they were for more trails. Are we maintaining what we already have?
Donna Hinkley April 29, 2013 at 08:58 pm
The problem is, BL is so segregated. Did you go to both public forum meetings? If they propose a new…Read More park, say near the WSU forest, then the Lake Tappers are likely to vote no. And we're barely maintaining what we have as there is no constant stream of income to do so with. I grew up with the Metro Parks district and experianced first hand how it enriched the lives of EACH neighborhood.
Brian K Cebe May 1, 2013 at 12:42 am
Poor leadership and poor planning will always lead a ship aground.And that is what everyone has…Read More gotten from the Mayor and the Council.The issues was destine to fail with the way the economy is and when it turns around their going to tell everyone nobody wants to support Parks and they will spend all our tax revenue again.So here we sit again with a screwed up mess.
The City got its new City Center and Courthouse and gave us the debt and equipment yard right next to Allen York Park that cost us all our money.Way to go guys you just spent all our money again and gave us nothing in return.
Its time to vote in some new people with real ideas that will benefit us the people.
Brian Cebe
Laurie Miller May 5, 2013 at 07:01 pm
SDA wishes to express our sincerest thanks to Sunset Chevrolet for having the faith in our…Read More organization by investing in the 14th Classy Chassis Car Show as our main sponsor.
SDA is still in need of two more sponsors - one for our 3rd Annual Rhubarb Days and one for the 40th Sumner Art Festival. Please contact our office at 253-891-4260 if you would like to be a part of one of these amazing and beloved Sumner events.
Joe M April 26, 2013 at 10:12 am
When you said "Joe, I've been reading some leftist sites to try to better understand your…Read More perspective. ", I lost what little interest I had in continuing this discussion with you. You want to frame this as part of a grand war between left and right. I have no interest in siding with either, except on individual issues.
As for Trent Latta, I don't find him or this article to be very interesting. Like you, he seems to want to frame this as a left vs right battle. Neither he nor any of his critics have given me any information that would help me know what a reasonable level of spending for the courts would be. Meh.
Kirkland Tony April 26, 2013 at 09:53 pm
Joe, you do realize we can easily read your past posts ON EVERY THREAD, don't you? It takes no time…Read More at all to see that you are left of center and aggressive at times about it. I didn't check bother prior to your latest message because I foolishly took you at face value - I assumed you were honest in your defense of the duplicitous words of Trent and actions of the Administration. But your history on guns (though you're near middle) and on whether a private organization (the Boy Scouts) should be forced to accept volunteers who violate their interpretation of their own oath, for examples, belie your claims.
Joe, when I drive a car, I do not kill children. (Your example - see, I did read your history.) Maybe you do, and have some responsibility to accept. I don't believe that you are responsible for my actions, but I believe you should be held as hard as hell accountable for yours. In this case, the Democrats (and, wrt FAA, Obama) made the calls and should be accountable.
One other thing... from reading your history, I see you are incredibly verbose; about seven messages a day average. And probably a retired former pilot former computer programmer. I still have a job (and background bizarrely similar to what it sounds like yours is.) You don't win or make your point by wearing us down with your irrelevant cites and copious posting. You just make yourself feel good.
Joe M April 26, 2013 at 11:06 pm
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed reading my past posts. For someone who complains about…Read More "irrelevant cites and copious posting" you sure wandered way off topic. (Speaking of which, we're tied 8-8 on comments for this article - one more and you win:-)
For what it's worth, I have never belonged to any political party and have plenty of agreement and disagreement with the core principles of each (Republican, Democrat, Libertarian and Green). So call me what you want. I look at each issue on its own merits, and not in terms of any kind of ideology.
I'm not going to try to go point by point with all the ways you've misrepresented me, but I will add a comment about the Boy Scouts. I never advocated that they be forced to do anything. I respect them and the fact that they are a private religious organization. My opinions were about what I think they should do, and what I believe they will eventually do, however long it takes.
If you could find a way to be a bit less confrontational, you might find we have more in common than our technical backgrounds. Cheers - have a great weekend.
Katie Pickett April 21, 2013 at 04:01 pm
Wow, this directly correlates and supports my previous blog entry! This is a MUST for any business…Read More owner!
employee April 20, 2013 at 07:53 pm
Jame K McClimans, i challenge you to read her opinion/manifesto, as written above, and tell me that…Read More her words discount millions of americans who belong to a faith that is not christian. I will say it again, it is bigoted. Capitol B. If you wish support bigotry, then please tell me why i should vote for her "misunderstood radical right"?
Dane Ferrell April 20, 2013 at 08:18 pm
Actually no, christians are not the only people who have killed anyone, but millions of people in…Read More the world have been murdered in the name of christianity, many christians are also brainwashed with hate, and bigotry, as for killing having to do with genetics, thats is wrong, making all of your claims to be straw man arguments.
Dane Ferrell April 20, 2013 at 08:21 pm
The religious nuts who refuse to read the constitution may claim that, and they also lie a lot as…Read More well, ever listen to Pat Robertson? now there is a scumbag if I ever heard one, got rich by getting stupid people to send him money, or god was gonna get them.
John Anderson April 14, 2013 at 01:17 am
Great blog. Momos at Annapurna in Seattle, as well as several other Nepalese restaurants there.…Read More http://www.yelp.com/menu/annapurna-cafe-seattle
Lauren Padgett (Editor) April 15, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Thanks, John! I totally forgot about Annapurna, I have to go there next time I'm in Seattle!
CoreyAnn April 15, 2013 at 10:16 pm
Thanks for the tip John! I'm going to have to check that restaurant (and mo-mos) out!
Cindy Peak April 12, 2013 at 10:41 pm
I'm not sure either of us can conclude if Senator Paul learned anything from the experience or not.…Read More That is his to determine.
Your conclusion about his willingness to "compromise" is not based in logic. His speech had little to say one way or the other about his willingness to compromise. What compromise do you seek from him?
I am leading. You may choose to follow or not. Your choice. But hiding behind an alias is not leadership; it is cowardice. Man up.
employee April 12, 2013 at 11:07 pm
I am not a coward, i am a man, and if thats what you have to argue with, i guess i won.
Anonimity…Read More is not a new thing on the internet, Ms Peak, it gives people who, like me, a chance to voice thier opinion without having to worry about losing thier jobs or making thier families suffer for my opinions.
I have lived among strong women all my life, women that are not afraid to speak the truth and accept criticism for thier beliefs.
I would advise you to do the same, to call me a coward and to call me something less than a man, is a lame attempt to further your lame political agenda without providing facts.
I also will add that its very interesting to hear a upper class white woman, from Virginia, get upset that someone disagrees with her theory on race relations in the USA.
Cindy Peak April 13, 2013 at 12:25 am
Mr. Employee... no one has a choice in the color of their skin, nor in the circumstances into which…Read More they were born. They can only choose to do something with the life they have been given. To raise the color of my skin as in issue is kind of racist, isn't it? And your attempts at class warfare are not welcome here.
I was not born into the upper class; in fact it was quite the opposite: rather humble yet with a belief that if we tried, we could succeed with God's help. I do not apologize for any successes that I have attained because both my husband and I have worked very hard for them; and we thank God for his blessings upon our labor and efforts.
I don't get upset with your disagreeing with my positions. But your comments don't stop at the subject matter, but continue to insult. For over a month you have hurled insults at me, and I think I have been rather kind to you all considering. Especially when what you say about me is inaccurate.
And lastly, I know that you are a man; you have told me as much. Had I not believed that to be the case, I would not have said: "man up." My words were not to deny you your manhood, but to indicate that you were not living up to your potential with the insults your hurl my way from behind the cover of your alias. It is easy to take pot shots when your reputation isn't on the line. It is another ballgame to put yourself out there. Believe me, I know, because I now have you as a constant reminder!
Been there April 2, 2013 at 11:41 am
Cindy, that's the kind of dodge people use when they have no real ideas to refute the argument.…Read More Enployee was not rude. Good try, but very transparent.
Cindy Peak April 2, 2013 at 12:17 pm
Dear Been there,
It is no dodge. His derrogatory term for the Tea Party, with which he painted me,…Read More is vulgar and has no place in civil discourse. But I will answer for you the accusations he posed.
I am not a Tea Party activist and no one has tasked me with writing these articles. I am passionate about writing, specifically writing about my God and country.
My home is in Steilacoom; I also rent a small apartment in Virginia for business purposes.
My whole purpose for writing is to explain the position of Conservatives from a Conservative's perspective. We have been accused of being a lot of things lately, even accused of being terrorists. Most of what is written about us I don't find to be true.
I believe there are far more people who could embrace Conservative thinking if they understood it. No one is forcing you or employee to read my articles. But if you do so with an open mind, I believe we can come to some common understanding and respect. I don't expect to change everyone's mind. And perhaps I'll change no one's mind. But at least I will have attempted to make our positions clear in the hopes of working together for the common good.
I did not attempt to put a positive spin on what Don Young said; I immediately denounced it and went so far as to confront him about his wrong statement. Liberals should do the same for theirs.
I'll put the John Birch Society on the list. Thanks!
You may not like my positions, but I don't dodge.
Cindy Peak April 2, 2013 at 01:18 pm
One more thing... if anyone is interested in reading about characteristics of the Tea Party, here's…Read More an article I ran across from a black member: http://www.teapartynation.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3355873%3ABlogPost%3A2482166&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_post
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