Carson and Tess Henley don’t need “American Idol” judges Simon Cowell or Paula Abdul to tell them they’re talented.
WaterWise demonstration garden: Self-guided tours showcase plants and gardening methods that conserve water. Plant list available at garden or from Web site. Guided tours available for groups of 12 or more with advance registration. Hours: Dawn-dusk daily. Covington Water District, 18631 S.E. 300th Place, Covington. 253-631-0565, ext. 170, or www.covingtonwater.com.
Thinking of buying a new television? Well, apparently you aren’t alone if a new jumbo-tronic video monster is calling your name. According to a consumer survey taken this May, more Americans than ever are thinking of getting a new TV.
WaterWise demonstration garden: Self-guided tours showcase plants and gardening methods that conserve water. Plant list available at garden or from Web site. Guided tours available for groups of 12 or more with advance registration. Hours: Dawn-dusk daily. Covington Water District, 18631 S.E. 300th Place, Covington. 253-631-0565, ext. 170, or www.covingtonwater.com.
Live music, a barbecue and games were part of Mountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship’s Community Backyard Block Party and Festival last Saturday.
Fellowship and food will be on the menu when Covington Community Church hosts a free breakfast at 8:30 a.m. next Tuesday.
The Covington Days Parade, a centerpiece of the community festival, will start at 11 a.m. today. Here’s the route: Start at Southeast 271st Street and 168th Place Southeast, head east to the MultiCare clinic at 17700 Southeast 272nd Street.
Well, school is out and my kids are already bored. How about yours?
Fairs/festivals
Golfers can help Vine Maple Place continue its mission to help homeless families by plahing in a fund-raising golf tournament Sept. 19 at Lake Wilderness Golf Course.
More than 100 the from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Maple Valley Stake converged on June 26 for their annual Youth Conference in Maple Valley – and got going on a welcome FUSS.
Casting everyone from professional actors to local drama lovers, community theater group Icon Theatre really brings people together.
That’s what makes community theater so important, said Rebecca Lloyd, Icon’s director.
“Icon Theatre has been a gateway for people to be able to connect and get to know each other, and that is really amazing,” Lloyd said. “When you do theater, every one of your senses is wide open and you get to know everyone on such a deep level. It’s something you never forget.”
I’m planning to write one of those self-help, motivational books one of these days. That is, if I can get up for it. I almost got around to it yesterday, but I got invited to a chili feed at the last moment.
Metro Transit has a solution for rising gas prices: Vanpools.
When John Joseph Springer wanted a wife, he handed out a personal card. His picture to the right, his name across the top, his home and cell phone numbers across the bottom, eight of his interests in between. Fellowship, movies, laughs, crying, walks, dancing, sharing, healing.
Lake Wilderness Park will be the scene of the city of Maple Valley’s annual Kids Festival this Saturday.
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Nathan Chance, playing country music with a rock/blues edge, will perform July 24 in the next concert in the Music…
Black Forest draft horses won’t always be on the fringe of the animal kingdom if Ursula and Vic Sivitilli have their way.
The couple hope to make their farm in Black Diamond a mecca for the majestic animals. Already, it’s the only importer/breeder in the United States for the rare horses that have become an endangered breed.
