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Vehicle accident

A 39-year-old Wash-ington man suffered head injuries on Friday during a motorcycle crash in Charleston.

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Sun Jul 20, 2008

Tacoma News Tribune

Money woes plague Daffodil Festival

Financial troubles will put the Daffodil Festival's traveling float in the garage for the rest of the summer, casting further doubt on the future of the annual Grand Floral Parade.

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Related Topix: Pierce County, WA, Seattle Metro, Tacoma Metro, Tacoma, WA, Sumner, WA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Voracious

Surviving the Cut: That Starbucks Inside the Rest Room of Cambridge Starbucks

When Starbucks released its list of 600 stores to be closed in an effort to cut costs and get the chain back to that quaint coffeehouse feel, coffee lovers in Cambridge, Mass., breathed a sigh of relief as it ...

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, Federal Way, WA, East Wenatchee, WA, Wenatchee, WA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Tacoma News Tribune

Man killed in crash near Orting identified

The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man who was killed Sunday in a one-car crash near Orting.

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Related Topix: Pierce County, WA, Bonney Lake, WA

Mon Jul 14, 2008

TheNewsTribune.com

ORTING: Body of driver found inside overturned car

A passer-by came upon an overturned car early Sunday in the 24600 block of Orville Road East near Orting.

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Related Topix: Pierce County, WA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Seattle Times

Should the city have considered Nestl 's proposal?

The NestlA© company's plans for a water plant were left high and dry when, without so much as a public hearing, the small town said its spring was off-limits. But neighbor Orting hasn't said no, yet.

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Related Topix: Enumclaw, WA, Seattle Metro

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Tacoma News Tribune

Final festival day

Nancy Fritz of Spanaway and her grandson Aaron Harbeng, 4, of Orting, brace themselves during a mock cannon battle Sunday aboard the Lady Washington.

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Related Topix: Spanaway, WA, Seattle Metro, Tacoma Metro, Tacoma, WA

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Tacoma News Tribune

Bottling plant looks to Orting after snubbing As criticism of bottled ...

The City of Enumclaw has upped the ante on what it means to be a "green-friendly" community by rejecting a bid by a Nestle corporation to build a 100 million-gallon water bottle plant there.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Federal Prisons, Federal Detention Center, SeaTac

Fri Jul 04, 2008

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Award Winning Cafe' Up For Grabs

A popular and award winning Cafe' that's home to many, will be awarded to the person with the passion in an essay contest.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Tacoma News Tribune

Tacoma School Board gets camera-shy about broadcasting meetings

Tacoma School Board members aren't ready for prime time. They won't be coming to a television channel near you anytime soon.

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Related Topix: Washington, Enumclaw, WA, Fife, WA, Bonney Lake, WA, DuPont, WA

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Tacoma News Tribune

Leaders want a unified town of Orting

Debbie Townsend and granddaughter Alyssa McGinnis, 8, pick up flowers for Alyssa's mother at the Saturday Market in downtown Orting.

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Related Topix: Puyallup, WA

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Puyallup Herald

Voucher program is a win-win for seniors, farmers

Pierce County Aging and Long Term Care will distribute more than $108,000 worth of vouchers to low-income seniors this month for use at area farmers' markets and roadside produce stands.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Puyallup, WA, Seattle Metro, Tacoma Metro, Gig Harbor, WA

Wed Jun 25, 2008

The Seattle Times

Garden calendar | A listing of garden events, classes and sales.

WED Learn how to begin and maintain an edible container garden; preregistration required.

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Related Topix: Pierce County, WA, Lakewood, WA, King County, WA, Agriculture, Science

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Tacoma News Tribune

Healing in Harmony

Vernon Linth, a U.S. Navy veteran in his late 80s, listens while Bonnie Steinkamp plays hymns on her harp at the Washington Soldiers Home & Colony in Orting, where he has been in hospice care since last June.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro

Sat Jun 21, 2008

TheNewsTribune.com

$100, essay can win you popular Orting cafe

Kim and Carl Scanson, the owners of Orting's Around the Corner Cafe, faced reality: Their 17-year-old daughter, Kirsty, will enter the Air Force next year, and time is precious.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

Puyallup Herald

Meeker Days on the way

Eager children make their way up huge slides in Pioneer Park. Meeker Days is on target and ready to rock and roll beginning June 20.

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Related Topix: Puyallup, WA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

Man sentenced in WA pipe-bombing

A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for using a pipe bomb to destroy an Orting police cruiser as revenge for a drug conviction.

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Related Topix: Spanaway, WA, Ronald, WA

Sat Jun 14, 2008

KING-TV Seattle

Four teens vandalize their way out of graduation

Four teenagers have been arrested and will miss their graduation Saturday after they were caught on surveillance video vandalizing a handful of high schools.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Puyallup Herald

Sounder: More than one solution to consider?

Finding a solution to Sounder commuter parking needs to be a priority and a parking garage in downtown Sumner and Puyallup may not be the best long-term solution, said Puyallup Councilmember Rick Hansen.

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Related Topix: Bonney Lake, WA, Sumner, WA, Puyallup, WA

Thu Jun 12, 2008

TheNewsTribune.com

Parking in downtown Sumner is joint decision, official says

Sound Transit chief Joni Earl told the Sumner City Council on Monday night that no options have been eliminated when it comes to providing more parking for the city's downtown commuter rail station.

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Related Topix: Edgewood, WA, Sumner, WA, Bonney Lake, WA, Puyallup, WA

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Orting, Washington is located in Pierce County and is part of the Seattle Metro Area. Zip codes in Orting, WA include 98360.

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