Barers Of Maple Valley Finishes 15th

Barers Of Maple Valley finished 15th out of 62 blogs in the category of "Best Neighborhood Blog" for KING 5 TV's "Best Of Western Washington". The winner of best neighborhood blog was "West Seattle Blog".  For  a list of winners in your favorite catagories, click here.

Barers Of Maple Valley Competes

Barers Of Maple Valley is competing in King 5' Evening Magazine's The Best Of Western Washington competition.  The catagory is "Best Neighborhood Blog".
 Although not all it's stories are about Maple Valley, we keep our eyes open to the goings on around this wonderful area.  One thing to be mindful of is we have published at least two or three times a week for the last 7 years.  If you like what you read enough to vote us the best on this side of the state, please click here!

Barers Do Encore Performance On New Day Northwest

For the second week in a row, we were on New Day Northwest, representing The UPS Store at Crossroads. This time, the subject was mailbox rentals, shredding and printing. The segment went real well. The highlight of  the morning was the opening segment with Seattle Storm star Sue Bird, who is out of action this year due knee surgery.

Temporary Bridge Span Open Over Skagit

King 5 TV reports that the temporary bridge span allowing I-5 drivers to cross the Skagit River is now open.  The bridge was closed after a collapse last month that sent cars plunging into the water.  The collapse was caused when a truck carrying an over sized load hit the bridge.

Barers On New Day Northwest Again!

Deb and I got to appear on New Day Northwest on King 5 yesterday morning.  This was my first appearence on the stage as last year, Deb did the segment and I had a cameo in the audience.  Margaret Larson, who has worked for the network, is the host.  She is absolutely awesome.

Barers Of Maple Valley On TV Again

Deb and I will be on New Day Northwest, this Monday, June 17th for the second time.  Once again we will talk to Seattle about The UPS Store.  New  Day Northwest is hosted by Margaret Larson and can be seen weekdays at 11:00 on KING 5 in Seattle. Deb last appeared on New Day last year just before Christmas.  I was seen in the audience.  This will be the first time that I have appeared as a guest.

Debra Back On TV

My wife Debra will be back on TV again tomorrow (Wednesday, November 28th) on KING 5 TV to talk about packing and shipping options for the holidays at The UPS Stores in the Seattle area.  She will be on at 11 am on Channel 5 on the show New Day Northwest.  Margaret Larson will be the host.  Unlike a year and a half when she was on she was interviewed at the store by Penny Legate on Better Northwest, she will be live in the studio. 
For those who may miss the showing, I will try to get a video up soon.

Traffic Reporter Taylor Engaged

King 5 Morning News Traffic Reporter Tracy Taylor has announced her engagement.  Taylor is one of Seattle's most popular media personalities, starting with her days reporting traffic on Sportsradio 950  KJR.  She has been with KING TV for over 2 years now and also has a blog where she has spoken openly about her life off camera. According to Tracy's facebook posts, a summer wedding in 2013 is planned.

Did KING 5 Break Up The Party?

An angry inner tuber suprises KING 5 reporter Meg Coyle by interrupting her report to accuse her of   causing the police to  show up at Queen Anne Hill to stop the sledding.  The video was posted on you tube and facebook generating passionate comments from both sides of the fence.  Others thought it was just funny.