May 17, 2023
ISSUE 20
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Cruiser track & field has strong showing at league championship meet By Skip Smith
Contributing writer
After a successful season, both the boys and girls track teams had impressive showings at the 1A Evergreen League Championship meet this past Friday. Teams from the five schools in the league competed at Montesano High School in hopes of qualifying for the 1A Southwestern Washington District 4 meet that will be held Thursday at Seton Catholic High School in Vancouver Eatonville had 30 athletes qualify for the district meet. The Cruisers had seven athletes and two relay teams capture league
championships on the day and qualify for the district championships. Those athletes/teams were Ky Nation in the 100 meters, Kyle Cox in the shot put and Logan Taylor in the high jump. In addition, the 4x100-meter relay team of Cole Bamford, Walker Bruun, Riley Hill and Nation also won a league title. Girls who won championships were Hannah Hanson in the 100 meters, Lily Lightfoot in the 100-meter hurdles, Brooke Blocker in the javelin and Hannah Kralik in the pole vault. In addition, the 4x400meter relay team of Haley Courson, Rilynne Johnson, Davany Olson and Sienna Henkel. TRACK Page 7Æ
Photo courtesy Eatonville School District The 2023 Eatonville High School track and field teams.
MayDay king and queen crowned Eatonville council at Eatonville High School pursues bicycle park development Eatonville High School MayDay King Nicolas Thompson crowns Queen Brooke Blocker at the coronation ceremony May 5. The MayDay Court members for 2023 are Chelea Love, Frank Amon, Araya Vonderhorst, Jeb Martin, Davany Olson, Bennet Cole, Ryan Stammen, Carter Williams, Madisen Bennett, Isaac Campbell, Lana Hagen, Austin Piper, Haydin Kolowitz, Liam Sieland, Aubree Mills, Blair Mims, Nohea Uhls, Haven Rovang, Abigail Lay, Ethan Taylor, Katelyn Linquist, Ethan Stogsdill, Alora Holmes, Jeremy Osborn, Abigail Sullivan, Kyler Johnson, Emilia Allenbaugh, Dylan Freitas-King, Beaux Lay, James Blackett, Mara Allen and Emmitt Worswick.
By Hannah Saunders Contributing writer
The Eatonville Town Council approved a resolution to pursue the development of a bicycle park at its May 8 meeting. The resolution declared the council’s support for the development and will allow the town to appropriate funds for its construction. “One of the struggles that I think the town is running into, and the groups that are trying to help … one of the biggest obstacles that they seem to be facing is like with any capital group project — this project isn’t specifically called out in the existing Parks and Trails Plan,” Councilmember Bill Dunn said. Dunn emphasized the formality of adding the bicycle park project into the town’s Parks and Trails Plan. He questioned whether the council could simply add the project into the plan at a future meeting, or if public meetings must be held for public comment, which he hopes to address at a future meeting. “I think that hopefully, when we get the Photo by Melissa Garcia
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