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Showing the love for the Soup Ladies | Sept. 10 fundraiser event

Everybody loves the Soup Ladies. And Christy Todd, city attorney for Maple Valley, suggested people would love to support the Soup Ladies. Started in 2003 by Ginger Passarelli Senecal, known affectionately as ‘Mama,’ the Soup Ladies has grown both in number of volunteers and its reach as a non-profit.

Yum, yum: The Maple Valley Farmers Market pie baking contest | Slide Show

It was all fun and serious pie eating at the Maple Valley Farmers Market pie baking contest Saturday. Councilwoman and market manager Victoria Laise Jonas organized the contest.

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Beyond the Bruises: Moving on from domestic violence victim to survivor | Part II

Life doesn’t get any less complicated for a survivor of domestic violence after leaving the abuser. Once away safely, a survivor will look around and ask, “What now?” After finding a place to live, a way to get around, a job and perhaps child care or a new school, the next step is to figure out how to build a life that doesn’t repeat the patterns the survivor just escaped.

Valley Girls and Guys work to sweep away cancer | Slide Show

Tina McDonough kissed the street sweeper for good luck on a warm, sunny Friday afternoon in Ravensdale. The sweeper was about to be loaded up on a truck bound for Los Angeles, Calif., where it is scheduled to be auctioned off by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.

Epic summer music camp concert by the Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra | Slide Show

The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra presented its summer music camp concert titled Epic. The orchestra performed a variety of movie theme selections including "Over the Rainbow," "The Fellowship of the Ring," "Hedgewig's Theme" and pieces from Star Wars. The concert was Friday, Aug. 20 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church.

Preston Bradbury from Black Diamond the 2010 'Chief for a Day' | Slide Show by Ron Olness

It was a day of celebration for 10-year-old Preston Bradbury from Black Diamond and all who participated in the 2010 Chief for a Day event Wednesday, Aug. 18.

New job a homecoming for Glacier Park Elementary principal

The first day of school will mark a homecoming for Chris Thomas. Thomas, a 1988 graduate of Tahoma High, has taken over as principal at Glacier Park Elementary School. For more than a decade he had taught and served as a principal in the Bellevue School District, most recently at Sherwood Forest Elementary, but the chance to work in the Tahoma School District was “too big of an opportunity to pass up.”

Magic Bus band makes a stop in Maple Valley | Slide Show

The city of Maple Valley Music in the Park series at Lake Wilderness Park featured the Magic Bus band Aug. 12. A large crowd enjoyed the Rock n' Roll music performed by the group. The band has been touring since 1992.

WSU Extension forest owner field day | Slide Show

The Washington State University Extension and state Department of Resources presented the forest owner field day July 31 at Tahoma Junior High in Ravensdale.