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Seattle Mariner rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki prepares to go up to bat earlier this month at spring training.

Mariners looking good in spring training – Kent’s Don Dinsmore reports from Peoria

I knew it, I did, Sports Fans! Look at that line-up of Mariners! The line of charge, attitude and control, and they have it right there in the Mariners' dugout as Team with a capital “T”.

Seattle Mariner rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki prepares to go up to bat earlier this month at spring training.
Hapa members Nathan Aweau

Acclaimed Hawaiian band Hapa to play at Kentwood

Sit back, relax and enjoy the sounds of Maui when the Hawaiian band Hapa performs in town.

Hapa members Nathan Aweau

Kent Senior Center offers spring prom

Dance the night away at the second annual Spring Prom from 7:30-9:30 p.m. March 30 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.

  • Mar 25, 2010
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Kent grade-school musicians to perform

Steel-drum bands, choirs and percussion ensembles from five Kent elementary schools will perform at the 14th annual Fiesta in the Valley 7 p.m. March 30 at the Kent Elementary School multipurpose room, 24700 64th Ave. S.

  • Mar 25, 2010
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Youngsters McKenna Freeman

Easter events abound for Kent kids, families

A roundup of local egg hunts taking place over Easter weekend in Kent.

  • Mar 24, 2010
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Youngsters McKenna Freeman
Majestics' veteran Angie Andrew (32) swats a pass from quarterback Michel Volk

Majestics women’s football gives a show with scrimmage in Kent: Slide Show

The Seattle Majestics gave local fans a sneak preview into their new season with their Red and Black Scrimmage March 20 at French Field.

  • Mar 24, 2010
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Majestics' veteran Angie Andrew (32) swats a pass from quarterback Michel Volk

Rainier Youth Choirs to sing in Kent

The Kent-based Rainier Youth Choirs present their annual spring concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 27 at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 S.E. 248th St.

  • Mar 22, 2010
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Joyce Becker is a Kent resident

Confessions of a Quiltaholic: Shop ’til you drop for quilt supplies

Having traveled to most regions of the country, teaching and lecturing about quilting, I can tell you straight up: we quilters who live in the area are spoiled rotten! We have the option to “Shop till we drop” at local quilt shops sprinkled throughout King, Pierce and other nearby counties.

Joyce Becker is a Kent resident
The Predators line up on the 1 yard line Friday during their first home game at the Kent ShoWare Center

Kent Predators take on Fairbanks Grizzlies in first-ever IFL game in Kent: Slide Show

Fans were awash in excitement Friday night, as the Kent Predators, the city's first-ever Indoor Football League franchise, played its first home game versus the Fairbanks Grizzlies.

  • Mar 19, 2010
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The Predators line up on the 1 yard line Friday during their first home game at the Kent ShoWare Center
Kent resident Dennis Kent displays a fire truck

Find your inner kid at Kent toy show

Dennis Kent just can't put out that burning desire to collect toy fire trucks.

Kent resident Dennis Kent displays a fire truck

Catch Hawaiian music at Kentwood

Hapa brings the sound of Maui to Kent when the Hawaiian band performs at 7:30 p.m. April 3 at the Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E., in Covington.

  • Mar 18, 2010
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GRCC has auditions for ‘Cinderella’

The Heavier Than Air Family Theatre, Green River Community College’s resident community theater program, will have open auditions March 30 and April 1 for an upcoming production of Rodger and Hammerstein’s "Cinderella."

  • Mar 18, 2010
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Kent museum offers old-time movie

Vintage movie fans can watch the 1941 film "Meet John Doe" 3 p.m. March 20 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St.

  • Mar 18, 2010
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Rock bands to play at Pat’s Bar

Catch two rock bands this weekend at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. N., in downtown Kent.

  • Mar 18, 2010
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The Majestics' Jasmine Arriola

Majestics women’s tackle football starts season with Kent scrimmage

The Seattle Majestics are ready for battle. Now entering their second season in Kent, the women’s tackle football team is having its first event of the season: A team scrimmage Saturday.

The Majestics' Jasmine Arriola
Kentwood's Joshua Smith goes through Jackson's Andy Gay

Kentwood boys are the 4A state basketball champions: VIDEO

The Kentwood High School boys took the 4A state title by storm Saturday, taking them 67-58, and led by UCLA-bound Joshua Smith, who scored a game-high 22 points.

  • Mar 18, 2010
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Kentwood's Joshua Smith goes through Jackson's Andy Gay
Joyce Becker is a Kent resident

The bliss of a quilting cruise: Confessions of a Quiltaholic

The last time we chatted, I was off on a 10-day cruise with my husband and a contingency of approximately 174 quilters and their significant others. For those of you that don’t have a clue what a “quilting cruise’’ is, I thought I’d tell you!

Joyce Becker is a Kent resident
Seattle Majestics player Camille Head shuffle-steps across the field with her team to warm up at practice last March. The Kent-based team

Majestics women’s tackle football team plans scrimmage March 20 in Kent

The Seattle Majestics women's tackle football team will be having their Red/Black Scrimmage 7 p.m. March 20 at their home field - Kent-Meridian High School's French Field.

Seattle Majestics player Camille Head shuffle-steps across the field with her team to warm up at practice last March. The Kent-based team

Museum displays Kent football history

An exhibit with more than 100 years of Kent football history runs March 19 through June 18 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St.

  • Mar 12, 2010
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Watch ‘Robinson Crusoe’ at Kent-Meridian

Catch performances of "Robinson Crusoe" by the Missoula Children's Theater at 3 and 7 p.m. March 13 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.

  • Mar 12, 2010
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