Kent artist Danny Pierce was just 4 years old when he saw a magazine photo of a cow that he wanted to trace.
Pierce's cousin, however, had other ideas.
"I wanted to trace it but he wouldn't let me," Pierce said. "I drew it. That started it."
That cow drawing at his Woodlake, Calif., home helped launch Pierce's lifelong career as an artist and art instructor. He created a legacy of nationally recognized work, being recognized by the Washington Post in 1958 as "...of America's most outstanding graphic artists."
Kent Police arrested a man in his 40s for investigation of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree assault and attempted arson after he held a woman hostage at knifepoint and threatened to set himself and the woman on fire.
The incident occurred at about 2:07 p.m. Friday at the Arbor Chase Apartments at 64th Avenue South and West Smith Street in the Kent Valley, according to a Kent Police media release.
Kent Police arrested a 23-year-old Covington man for investigation of first-degree assault and being a felon in possession of a firearm after he reportedly fired several shots at a 28-year-old Kent man at about 5:20 p.m. Aug. 30 near Kent-Kangley Road and 116th Avenue Southeast.
Police arrested a 37-year-old man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly bent the fingers back and ripped off a fingernail of his 27-year-old girlfriend during a dispute at about 5:45 p.m. Aug. 17 at an apartment in the 23100 block of 110th Avenue Southeast.
For a healthy and safe school year, every parent’s back-to-school checklist should include making sure children are up-to-date in their immunizations This year in Washingoton under-immunized children have contributed to outbreaks of chickenpox and pertussis ("whooping cough").
From Sept. 7 through Sept. 17, Apple Physical Therapy will collect new and “gently used” coats for the Salvation Army.
As part of Kent’s partnership with Regional Animal Services of King County, starting this weekend, door-to-door marketers will be canvassing neighborhoods to sell licenses for dogs and cats, at their human’s door step. The hours will be: Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Weekdays from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Have you been told you look like your dog or cat? Here's your chance to see if you're right: from 1-5 p.m. Sept. 25, Kent Station will host an event for pet owners and the animals who love them. The fun includes, of course, a contest for those starting to resemble their pets (that event gets under way at 1 p.m.)
Don Stevenson has walked more than 40,000 miles for a variety of charities over the last dozen years. But Stevenson rates his current cause as one of the most worthy of all.
School starts Sept. 1 in the Kent School District. Check your individual school listings below for start/end times, phone numbers.
Golfers can sign up for the White River Valley Chapter Japanese American Citizens League Golf Tournament to be played Sept. 26 at the North Shore Golf Course in Tacoma.
Eyerusalem Gebresenbet described the sections she painted as she proudly looked at the large, colorful mural that covers the west outside wall of the Kent Meridian Pool earlier this month.
"I worked on the hockey player and painting the library and ShoWare Center," Gebresenbet said.
Army Private David Esparza has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
Western Washington University student Tatia Davis, daughter of Brian and Sharon Argetsinger and wife of Michael Davis of Kent, received a $1,200 Corinne Werder Special Education Scholarship and a $1,500 Max and Priscilla Higbee Special Education Scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Air Force Airman Anthony J. Hembree graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Kristie Chung of Kent has been named to the Dean's List of Davenport University for the summer 2010 semester.
Connie Collins of Kent recently graduated from Whitworth University, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
The Washington CPA Foundation, the benevolent arm of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants awarded Megan Garber of Kent an accounting scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. Garber, a Kentwood High School alumnus, is attending the University of Washington Foster School of Business in Seattle, and anticipates a 2011 graduation date.
Kent resident and Azusa Pacific University student Morgann E. Green made the academic Deans' List at APU. Green is honored for a spring semester 2010 academic standing of a 3.5 or better grade-point average.
Army Private Antonia Elena Navejas graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla., as an honor graduate and received a Letter of Commendation.
