Midtown Grill will host fundraiser auction to send Bonney Lake FCCLA to national competition

Eight students from Bonney Lake High School's chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America have earned State Championships, qualifying them for the National FCCLA Competition in Orlando, Fla.

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updated 2:00 PM May 16, 2012 0

U.S. Climate Versus Weather Computers: Climate Wins

Why is the U.S. government provide hugely more computer resources for climate prediction than weather prediction?  And why is far more emphasis given to climate prediction research than weather prediction research and development?In some past blogs I talked about the unfortunate lack of computer resources available to the National Weather Service (NWS), resulting in the...

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Blogs 11:16 PM May 15, 2012 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Cold Records with Warm Temperatures

On Saturday it became toasty here in Northwest, with many locations gets into the 70s and lower 80s.  Yet a number of locations exprienced daily minimum temperature records in the morning--here is the proof from the National Climatic Data Center records website.  The blue dot indicate a tie for the record and stations with an...

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Blogs 8:28 AM May 13, 2012 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Bonney Lake HIgh School Family, Career & Community Leaders of America fundraiser June 2

Bonney Lake HIgh School Family, Career & Community Leaders of America , FCCLA, is looking for support and help to attend the National FCCLA Leadership Competition in Orlando, Florida.

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updated 8:13 PM May 11, 2012 0

Volunteer for safe campfire pits | Wildfire Awareness Week event May 19

In celebration of Wildfire Awareness Week, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) would like to invite you to join us at our campfire pit clean-out event in the Bear Creek Campground. A DNR fire engine will be on hand for the kids to learn more about wildland firefighting.

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updated 7:41 PM May 11, 2012 0

Prairie Ridge Community Coalition Meeting | May 14

Topic: Recent increase in drug and crime activity in Prairie Ridge. How we can work together to address the issues and the ramifications of medical marijuana in our community.

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updated 7:38 PM May 11, 2012 0

CANCELLED: Sumner councillor Nancy Dumas to host community/government roundtable

Dumas is initiating "The Table," as she's calling it, to solve the issue of minimal citizen dialogue in city meetings and "Council members leaving citizens feeling marginalized and unheard," she said.

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updated 12:48 PM May 11, 2012 0

Old Cannery pulls out of community/government roundtable; event goes back to the drawing board

"The Table," organized by Nancy Dumas, has been indefinitely postponed for the time being.

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12:47 PM May 11, 2012 0

Summer in May

It is a climatological oddity of Northwest meteorology that we often get a period of very warm, dry weather sometime in the second or third week of May, followed by a retreat into the dismal June Gloom.  Well folks, we are about to have the heat wave--one that will bring near 80F temps to Seattle,...

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Blogs 10:44 PM May 10, 2012 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

The Windiest Place along the West Coast

As the U.S. West Coast enters the warm season, one area is getting very windy, particularly during  the afternoon and evenings.   Day after day this region will be hit by 20-30 mph winds, often with higher gusts.   A region, where the afternoon is often too windy to be on the beach, with wind-driven sandy stinging...

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Blogs 3:57 PM May 9, 2012 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Marianne Binetti will offer 'Mama Mia! Water Savings Ideas from Italy' Saturday

Enumclaw-based garden guru Marianne Binetti will offer “Mama Mia! Water Savings Ideas from Italy” during a public presentation Saturday.

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1:13 PM May 8, 2012 Enumclaw Courier-Herald 0

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    Cliff Mass is a UW professor of Atmospheric Sciences. He blogs about the local in the Pacific Northwest.