| Fingerprint
database helps solve crimes quickly, accurately |
by
Jeanette Knutson
Staff Writer |
| “AFIS,” as
King County Sheriff Sue Rahr put it when she
spoke before the Woodinville City Council June
19, “is a funny little word that doesn’t
exactly roll of your tongue.” It stands
for “Automated Fingerprint Identification
System,” a system her department describes
as “one of ...
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| King
County launches new parks and trails feedback
Web site |
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| With
just a few clicks of a computer mouse and a
handful of keystrokes, visitors to King County
parks and trails can log on to parksfeedback.com
and provide managers with their thoughts about
their park or trail experience.
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| Last
week, the King County Council voted to conduct
all elections by mail – once the infrastructure
and management are in place to accomplish it.
It could take until 2008.
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| Windermere
takes part in Community Service Day |
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| On
Friday, June 16, the Woodinville Windermere
office helped the Northshore YMCA spruce up
its Firehouse Community Center, in Kirkland.
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| Safe
Place for Newborns of Washington celebrate
anniversary |
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| Founders
of Safe Place for Newborns of Washington honored
their board of directors, auxiliary board and
volunteers with a reception Monday evening
June 12. Safe Place for Newborns of Washington
was established for the purpose of saving the
lives of ...
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| Bothell
American Legion Post 127 sponsored five area
high school juniors to Boys’ State, which
was held June 18-24 at Central Washington University
in Ellensburg.
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| Hopelink
launches Tools for School |
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| Hopelink
has launched its annual Kids Need School Supplies
drive. With the help of local companies, organizations
and individuals, Hopelink’s Kids Need
School Supplies drive is collecting monetary
donations as well as backpacks, dictionaries,
notebooks, paper, ...
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| Program
rewards kids for wearing life jackets |
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| The
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Boating Programs is partnering with the U.S.
Coast Guard and Dairy Queen in a program to
reward kids who wear life jackets while boating
this summer. Officers patrolling waterways
throughout ...
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| Emily
McLernon is Carol Ann Edwards’ Scholarship
recipient |
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| Emily
McLernon, Woodinville High School graduate,
has been named the first recipient of the annual
Carol Ann Edwards’ Woodinville Community
Scholarship. The scholarship award is $2,500.
King County Credit Union is the official sponsor
of the scholarship. The scholarship is ...
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| EYC
gears up for summer litter pick-up |
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| The
Ecology Youth Corps (EYC) swells its ranks
each July and August as teens aged 14 to 17
enlist for four weeks of paid cleanup work.The
Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology),
which operates the litter cleanup program,
urges motorists to use extra ...
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| Engagement
| Short – Prosek |
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| Whitney
R. Short and Travis Prosek are announcing their
engagement.
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| At
the July 5th Duvall Rotary Club meeting, Michael
Sun, DTM; a volunteer for Toastmasters, will
share some key tips on public speaking. Duvall
Rotary meets on Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at
Twin Dragon restaurant.
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| The
Space Cadets of Duvall |
by
LeRoy Arthur
Contributing Writer |
| Cub
Scout Pack 569 may have a future astronaut
as one of its members. The boys of that Pack
recently held their first ever Space Derby.
And it was a blast!
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| Tolt
levee project open house set for June 28 |
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| Learn
how rebuilding an old Tolt River levee will
help salmon and control local flooding at an
open house set for June 28 in Carnation.
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