This Friday, November 5, 2010 from 6 to 7 p.m., Kent Station is hosting a free concert to raise funds for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Join shoppers, dinners and fellow patriots at Kent Station’s Fountain Stage for a concert by the Green River Community College concert choir. They will sing a medley of fun Christmas tunes including Silent Night, Carol of the Bells and a jazz version of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.”

The choir will sing in honor of our soldiers defending U.S. rights overseas while trying to raise money to send “Christmas to Afghanistan.” Cash and check donations will be accepted during the concert.

Project U(th), a group of savvy local teens serving kids and teens in Kent and Covington, qualifies for a Pepsi Refresh Grant of $50,000 and they need the community’s help to earn the grant. The top 10 vote getters in the $50,000 category will receive and grant, and Project U(th) is currently ranked 111th. Please take a few minutes to sign up and then vote once each day to help Project U(th) win.

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Visit Project U(th) on Facebook.

IHOP in Covington is now open for business. Located in the new Covington Esplanade plaza off 272nd, IHOP is open seven days a week, Sun-Thurs from 6 am to 10 pm and Fri-Sat from 6 am – 12 am. For more info., call 253-656-0152 or visit the restaurant’s website.

We are proud to announce that our sister site, iLoveKent.net, tied for 5th place in the KING5 Evening Magazine’s “Best of Western Washington 2010″ contest. The local site tied for fifth with Wallyhood in the category of Best Neighborhood Blog. To even be mentioned in the same category as the West Seattle Blog is quite a honor. Woo hoo!

Two Tahoma schools are featuring plays this November, bringing quality entertainment close to home at affordable prices. Log OutHere’s what’s playing next month:

Tahoma Senior High School Presents

While the Lights Were Out by Jack Sharkey
Directed by Richard Young

November 4, 5 & 6 and 12 & 13  (Shows @ 7 p.m.)

Tickets:  $7 adults, $5 students with ASB, $4 students w/o ASB and children

Tahoma High School, 18200 SE 240th St., Covington, WA  98042
425-413-6200
Tahoma Junior High School Presents

And Then There Was One! And Then There Was One, Too!
Directed by Dale Bowers

November 5 @ 7 pm
November 6 @ 2 pm and 7 pm
November 7 @ 2 pm

And Then There was One! — a spoof on Agatha Christie’s famous murder mystery And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians). A hilarious satire of ten guests stranded on a desert island and one by one they disappear.

And Then There was One, Too is the sequel, and just as hilarious as the first show. Another chance meeting at mountaintop resort – where they are all once again stranded and one by one, they begin to disappear – again! Will these people ever learn?

Tahoma Middle School, 24425 SE 216th Way, Maple Valley, WA  98038
425-413-3600

For more information, visit Tahoma Drama online.

Having trouble with algebra? Need a little help with English? Then visit the Covington Library (27100 164th Ave. SE, Covington, 98042) on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

The Covington Branch of the King County Library will host Study Zone on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8:30 pm for free homework help from volunteer tutors. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade are welcome!

For a complete listing of classes and events at the Covington Library, visit their website.

Yesterday Jenkins Creek Park at 18050 SE 267th Place in Covington was re-opened.This 23-acre park features walking trails and natural wilderness areas.

For more information, please contact Parks and Recreation Director Scott Thomas at  or 253-638-1110.

Thanks to all of the fans and readers of iLoveKent.net for encouraging us to expand into Covington, Washington! Our hope is that you’ll love and use this site as much as you do iLoveKent.net. For now, this site is a work in progress, so it might be a few weeks before it gets to be as useful as our sister site, but we’ll get there!

Idea? Suggestions? Contact us at iLoveCovington.com! We’d love to hear from you!

Dana Howard Neuts
Owner/Publisher
iLoveCovington.com