Vaughn News

VFW District 4 Color and Honor Guard at Ivy Green Cemetery last Memorial Day. From left to right: Gary Helmick of Gig Harbor, Rick Stout of Lakebay, Kent Lachner of Fox Island, Dale Goheen of Gig Harbor and Dale Spitler of Gig Harbor.

Elyse Umemoto championed diversity and women's issues during her reign as Miss Washington 2007.

At the market this week: Heirloom tomato starts from Morgan Creek Farm, Saturday at the Gig Harbor Farmers Market, open 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, 6808 Kimball Drive ; 253-851-7397; www.gigharborfarmersmarket.com . Who are the farmers? Steve and Donna White own Morgan Creek Farm, but they weren't always farmers.

State Rep. Larry Seaquist, far left, and Sen. Derek Kilmer, far right, address a group of citizens about state budget concerns last Saturday during a Town Hall meeting at the Key Peninsula Civic Center in Vaughn.

Friday is Hispanic/Latino Lobbying Day in Olympia. How has the economic downturn affected the Latino community? What are the legislative priorities of the Hispanics and Latinos in Washington State? There are ...