School is over, but giggles can still be heard echoing off the walls of Columbia Junior High School in Fife. Summer day camp counselors wearing bright green shirts lead group of children in games, art time and discussions during Fife’s Fundango summer day camp program. This nine-week camp for ages 6-12 began on June 22 and will last through August 21. Friday field trips, arts and crafts, swimming and presentations…

In a major break from traditional summer football camps, Fife High School decided to host a few other schools on its campus this year – an idea that came about as a counter measure to expensive trips to college campuses that many high-school teams have done in past years.

Simply unable to afford costs like $300 per player, or $5,000 to rent a bus, players and coaches from White River High…

Puyallup resident Jane Hartman has a profession most do not hear about often, if ever. She is an aerial architectural photographer, and she makes buildings look good from every possible angle.

Hartman has lived in the area since 1961, and came by way of Maine when her parents moved to Washington for her father’s job with AT&T in developing communication systems. Her parents eventually parted ways and Hartman and her mother…