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David Vacknitz, founder of the Auburn Paranormal Activities Research Team, takes readings at the White River Valley Museum with an electromagnetic � eld (EMF) detector. According to Vacknitz, ghosts and other paranormal activity can sometimes trigger abnormal EMF readings. CHARLES CORTES, Auburn Reporter
CHASING GHOSTS, SPIRITSLocal team continues pursuit of the paranormalBY SHAWN SKAGER
It’s a� er hours at the White River Valley Museum and a ghost hunt is in progress.
For years, rumors of a resident ghost, perhaps a spirit attached to
one of many artifacts lining the shelves in the museum’s store-rooms, have persisted.
Hilary Pittenger, a curator at the museum for six years, said she believes she’s seen the ghost.
“My � rst experience was before I’d heard anything about her,” Pittenger says. “I was in the back room just do-ing some cleaning. I saw something walk past that was white and had a
textile feel to it, like it was fabric.”When Pittenger informed
coworkers of her experience, they told her of similar encounters.
“Every time a� er that it’s just been walking into a room and getting that feeling that you’ve walked in on someone that wasn’t expecting you,” Pittenger says. “� ere was nothing
Molly and Lucy Markham tell St. Nick what they want for Christmas during Breakfast with Santa at the Auburn Senior Activity Center last Saturday.RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
Special visit
BY MARK KLAAS
Auburn is in the spot-light, the backdrop for a short � lm.
Crews – in full Hol-lywood production mode – will be on location this weekend to � lm scenes at historic Neely Mansion and along bucolic Green Valley Road for the short � lm, “� e Shootout”, an
old West story about hope, faith and choices, includ-ing legendary outlaw Jesse James and pursuing U.S. Marshals.
Filming spans four days, Friday to Monday, accord-ing to Marco B. Nunez, executive producer of Bellevue-based Ides of M Productions. � e project involves a large production
Auburn is the scene of short Western
[ more FILM page 5 ][ more APART page 6 ]
BY ROBERT WHALE
� e City of Auburn is seeking funds from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to complete infrastructure for a residential development project that it inherited from King County upon the 2008 annexation of Lea Hill.
According to a lawsuit � led Oct. 11, and now in the U.S. District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of Washington, the City claims the federal bank regulator owes Auburn $413,612 because of infrastructure for the un� nished Marchini Meadows at Lea Hill, and hasn’t made the prom-ised payments.
“Due to the lack of funds, the City has been un-able to complete the Marchini Meadows project,” Auburn attorneys wrote in court documents.
City sues FDIC for funds to finish project
[ more LAWSUIT page 5 ]
BY ROBERT WHALE
Colleen Barry was headed to her restaurant, � e Kitsch-en, one recent morning when she passed by the B Street Plaza, home for many Christmas seasons to Santa and his little house.
And there Barry’s eyes beheld an astonishing sight — Santa and his tiny domicile had vanished.
� e jolly old elf, it seems, had slipped into his ni� y � ame-red pants, rolled up his sleeves, pulled on his shiny black boots and trot-
ted two blocks west to the downtown plaza opposite Auburn City Hall, house in tow.
For Barry and downtown merchants, the relocation of old St. Nick’s House to West Main and South Divi-sion came as a complete surprise.
Actually, an unpleasant shock to many business folk who had always welcomed the over� ow business tra� c from the Santa House – and never more so than in these hard times.
Santa House’s new location stirs merchants
[ more SANTA HOUSE page 5 ]
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Watch for program details and guidelines on a postcard in mid-December. Businesses with a yard waste subscription service can place their tree into the yard waste cart. For more information call the City of Auburn at 253-931-3038, option #2.
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A juvenile red-tailed hawk perches on a tree o� 15th Street Northwest, near State Route 167. According to the 2010 Kent/Auburn Christmas Bird Count, conducted by the Rainier Audubon Society, red-tailed hawks are plentiful along the Valley Freeway corridor, with 89 noted in last year’s count. The birds take advantage of the short-cut median and shoulder grass to sight prey, such as � eld rodents. The Rainier Audubon Society begins its 2011 counton Jan. 1. For more information visit www.rainieraudubon.com. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter
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BY DENNIS BOX
[email protected] step has been
taken along the path inside the master planned devel-opment labyrinth in Black Diamond.
City Councilmembers Bill Boston, Leih Mulvihill and Kristine Hanson on Monday voted to approve
the development agreement ordinances for Kirkland-based YarrowBay’s � e Vil-lages and Lawson Hills.
� e approval of the agreements comes a� er seven days of public testi-mony in July before Phil Olbrechts, the City of Black Diamond hearing exam-iner, who recommended
approval with conditions.� e ordinances for
the two master planned developments, allowing the move into the develop-ment agreement stage, were approved unanimously by � ve members of the City Council in September 2010.
� e development agree-ments are documents outlining the rules govern-ing the two projects, that provide more ground-level detail than the supporting documentation entered during the hearings.
City Council members began quasi-judicial delib-erations on the agreements in September, ending with the approval of the ordi-nances this week.
� e MPD ordinances were appealed in October 2010 by Toward Respon-sible Development, which is a group comprised of residents. � e appeal is working through the supe-rior court system.
Toward Responsible De-velopment asked the Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board to review the process used to approve the MPD ordinances. � e group also � led a LUPA or Land
Use Petition Act appeal in state superior court.
� e board remanded the ordinances back to the City, stating a legislative process should have been used, rather than quasi-judicial, allowing more public par-ticipation. � e board did not invalidate the ordinanc-es, which is why the process advanced to the develop-ment agreement stage.
� e board decision was argued before the state Court of Appeals in No-vember on direct appeal. A ruling is expected in 2012.
� e two developments are projected to add about 6,000 residential units with retail, o� ce, light industrial, open space and recreational space. � e projects are planned for about a 15-year build out with a � ve-year extension.
Black Diamond has a population of about 4,100, and the projects would increase it to more than 20,000.
� e population increase and the strain on the infra-structure, including roads, has created a rising wave of opposition.
� e projects have been gaining momentum for two decades, but reached a criti-cal mass when the dra� envi-ronmental impact statements were released in 2009.
more story online…auburn-reporter.com
3 Black Diamond councilmembers approve development agreements
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BY ROBERT WHALE
An Auburn woman recently convicted of solicitation to commit murder will be sentenced at 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 13, in Room W-829 at the Seattle King County Superior Courthouse.
Elizabeth Ann Beimer faces be-tween 15 to 20 years in prison.
Beimer asked a friend in 2008 to � nd a “hit man” who would be will-ing to accept $500 to beat to death the father of her 6-year-old daughter, his wife and his parents with a piece of rebar.
Instead, the “hit man” alerted the intended victims, and they alerted the Auburn Police Department.
Prosecutors said anger over a pro-tracted custody battle with the father of her daughter was the motive. � e two were never married.
A jury convicted the 32-year-old Auburn woman in November of � rst-degree solicitation to commit murder.
According to court records, between Oct. 17 and Oct. 24, 2008, Beimer repeatedly asked a male ac-quaintance to help kill Robert Davis, his wife, Ruby, and his parents, David and Lorraine Davis.
According to court records, the man told detectives that because of his associations with the Hells An-gels, Beimer believed it should have been easy for him to � nd someone to commit the crime. When he real-ized that he couldn’t talk her out of the scheme, he called her intended victims, and all � ve contacted police.
A King County Sheri� ’s detective agreed to play a probationary mem-ber of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang to murder the potential vic-tims. Over the phone, the detective and Beimer arranged to meet at the White River Inn in Auburn. Police had obtained a court order to record the meeting on audio and video sur-veillance without her knowledge.
Beimer handed the “hit man” a rough � oor plan of the couple’s home, photos of her intended vic-tims, and agreed to pay him. Beimer mentioned a piece of rebar in her car that he could use to kill her vic-tims. She fetched the bar and gave it to the detective.
Beimer then le� the motel room, and police arrested her soon a� er-ward without incident.
According to court records, she confessed during a subsequent interview.
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Russell Merry, 9, of Kent, above left, stares in amazement as magician Je� Evans turns his $1 into a million dollar bill during Evans’ holiday magic show at the Algona-Paci� c Library last Saturday. Evans brought his bag of tricks to the library to entertain youngsters.CHARLES CORTES, Auburn Reporter
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Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Dec. 8 and Dec. 13:
Dec. 8Theft: 4240 Auburn Way N. Some-body stole an undisclosed quantity of electrical wire from parking lot lights at Sound Mental Health. Police did not disclose a value for the missing wire.
Dec. 9Theft: 8 a.m., 715 30th St. NE. An industrial machining business reported the theft of 300 to 500 pounds of aluminum metal. Some-body saw a suspect in the theft fleeing the scene in a U-Haul rental pickup.
Dec. 10Shoplifting: 12:10 a.m., 1320 Supermall Way SW. A male and female tried to shoplift two
pairs of $150 pants from the Nordstrom Rack. After a short but spirited struggle, the suspects got away, but the pants stayed.Vandalism: 4:36 p.m., 900 M St. SE. A boy shot a BB gun at a win-dow and broke it. Another youth saw what had happened and iden-tified the shooter. The damage to the window was estimated at $100. Police could not find the shooter, but malicious mischief charges are pending through Juvenile Court.
Dec. 11Theft: Overnight, 1900 block of Riverview Drive Northeast. Some-body snatched a lighted, decorative snowman from somebody’s front yard. Police did not disclose a value for the felched Frosty.
Dec. 12Robbery: 9:25 p.m., 3600 West Valley Highway North. A woman who had just been assaulted by her boyfriend and dragged from the vehicle they had been traveling in was walking home to Kent when two men in an unknown vehicle stopped, asked her if she needed help then robbed her at gun point,
pistol whipping her in the process.
Theft: 1:04 p.m., 1509 Auburn Way S. A man stole a 19-inch flat screen TV from Rite Aid. The store did not discover the theft until the following day.
Theft: Overnight, 100 block of 15th Street Northeast. A man re-ported that somebody had broken into his car and left a purse inside while thieving.
Theft: 6:24 a.m., 9 114th St. NW. Somebody stole two laptops from a vehicle parked at the Guesthouse Inn. Police did not disclose a value for the missing computers.
Burglary: 8 a.m., 800 4th St. NE. Four LCD projectors and two projector screens are missing and presumed stolen from Auburn High School. Police did not disclose a value for the missing projectors.
Dec. 13Trespassing: 11:10 a.m., 1302 8th St. NE. Staff at 7-Eleven found a woman such an egregious pain in the neck that they booted her out and told her not to come back.
Controlled substance: 1:51 a.m., 1300 block of 17th Street Southeast. A man known to police as “Billy Bob” and wanted for 13 counts of trespassing took to his heels when police came a-calling to arrest him. During the excite-ment, ol’ Bill allegedly tried to rid his running self of stolen tools. Police caught up with him, alleg-edly finding in his possession drug paraphernalia, methamphetamines and Oxycontin.
The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 163 calls for service between Dec. 5 and Dec. 11, among them the following:
Dec. 5Non threat fire: 11:02 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a report of a possible small fire in a garage found a coffee pot melted by an electrical short. Firefighters venti-lated the structure and left.
Dec. 6Aid call: 10:53 a.m., (Pacific). Fire-fighters responded to the 700 block of 4th Avenue Northeast in Pacific to help a woman complaining of neck pain. Firefighters treated the woman at the scene, and a private ambulance whisked her off in stable condition to Auburn Regional Medical Center.
Dec. 7Stereo fire: 7:30 p.m., (Lea Hill). Valley Com dispatched firefighters to reports of a stereo receiver fire inside a house. The fire was out when firefighters arrived, but firefighters removed smoke from the house.
Dec. 8Aid call: 5:23 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to a woman complaining of chest pain. Firefight-ers evaluated the woman, and King County Medics transported her to ARMC.
Dec. 9Bathroom fire: 10:35 p.m., (Auburn). Valley Com dispatched firefighters to a South Auburn area home for the report of black smoke in a bathroom. Arriving crews found a small fire in the master bathroom, which they quickly snuffed out. Nobody was hurt, and the occupants returned to their home. The South King Fire Investigation Task Force determined that the fire was ac-cidental.
Dec. 10Fire alarm: 7:51 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters responded to a fire alarm in an apartment complex and finding no fire determined that food on the stove had tripped the alarm. Firefighters reset the alarm.
Dec. 11Accident 2:30 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a two-car accident arrived to find two cars that had collided but with all occupants proclaiming they were uninjured.
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e� ort of 30-40 people, including the cast.
“� e basis of the � lm is in Missouri, so we were looking at locations to resemble that,” said Nunez, a Green River Community College and University of Washington graduate. “Auburn and Snohomish County were contenders. But having gone to school at Green River, I remem-bered that Neely Mansion was just down the street.
“We scouted locations,
looking for old Victorian homes,” he added. “We discovered Neely. … We wanted to use the inside of the house as much as the outside (for � lming).”
Brian Sutherland, a Seattle actor, writer, pro-ducer and University of Oregon graduate, is cast in the lead role as James.
� e cast includes Tonya Yorke and Emie Joseph.
“� e Shootout” is written by Craig Muller, a Seattle Film Institute graduate who has done work with National Geographic, Dis-
covery, Adidas, � e Food Network, Chanel and Dior, among other projects.
“I wanted to be able to bring a Western story to Seattle … to bring some-thing that an audience member can take home,” Muller said.
Nunez hopes to com-plete the � lm in time for a mid-January release. Tentative plans are to premiere “� e Shootout” in Bellevue, and enter the movie in national and international � lm festivals, including Sundance.
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Clari� cationA story that appeared in last
week's Auburn reporter on the levy and bond package that will be presented to voters in February contained several errors.
Auburn High School was built as a new brick high school and opened in 1910 near the current location of West Auburn. It served as AHS until 1927 when a new AHS was built on East Main and G Street Northeast. The original 1910-built AHS served as a junior high from
1927 until 1949. The junior High (original AHS) was damaged by the 1949 earthquake, forcing junior high and high school students to double shift while the new AHS was being built in 1949 on 4th Street Northeast where the foot-ball � eld used to stand.
Later, a small addition was add-ed to the original Auburn High that was salvageable, an annex portion of the school not damaged by the earthquake for a West Auburn Elementary School that eventually became an o� -campus alternative
school until the new West Auburn opened. The 1927-built AHS was used to house junior high and an adult learning center – a precursor to GRCC – from 1950 until 1957, when Olympic Junior High opened. The 1927 -1949 AHS was razed in 1980 to make a parking lot for the remodeled Auburn High and the building of the PAC.
Also, the combined costs of maintaining Auburn High School is $250,000 more a year than the other schools combined.
� e case begins in 2004 when a con-struction company, JPS Holdings, LLC, informed King County that it had depos-ited money into Seattle-based Washing-ton First International Bank as a � nancial guarantee that it would � nish projects in the Marchini Meadows neighborhood of Lea Hill.
In 2008 the City annexed Lea Hill, in-heriting the Marchini Meadows project. In 2009, the state dissolved JPS Holdings.
According to the suit, the agreement had been that if the projects should fail to reach completion, the money JPS had deposited would be released from the account.
According to the suit, the City tried in 2010 to collect the money JPS said it had deposited at WFIB, but the FDIC seized and sold the bank.
� e City subsequently heard from the successor to WFIB that JPS had never actu-ally deposited money into the account, so the bank didn’t believe it owed Auburn that money.
[ LAWSUIT from page 1 ]
“I stopped and I looked, and I felt like a knife stabbed me in the heart,” Barry said. “I did, it was really sad. Because that’s where it’s always been. And I’m sitting here going, ‘It feels like they’re taking more away from us.’”
“Us” being the busi-ness owners who’ve heard plenty of talk over the years about “reinvigorating the downtown” and “bringing business” to hard-pressed merchants.
“� ey say, ‘let’s keep ‘em busy.’ � en, this,” said Barry.
� ere are concerns about the new locale of the Santa House, cheek to jowl with un� nished South Divi-sion Street, and plunked down on the rather spartan Downtown Plaza.
What merchants want to know is this: who told Santa, “go west, fat man?” And why didn’t they say a word about the move to � e Auburn Downtown Association (TADA) and the businesses?
“One thing was the lack of communication,” said Kathleen Keator, direc-tor of TADA. “I’ve had to answer to some of the downtown businesses on why it was moved. Well, I didn’t know it was going to be moved. From what I understand, the Optimists asked the City, and the City approved.
“… Hindsight being 20/20, I would probably have talked to my board about having something go-ing on in the B Street Plaza during this period, whether it be carolers or another form of entertainment,” Keator said.
Jim Fletcher, a member of the Optimists, who run the Santa House, said the prompting came from Auburn City Hall.
“� e City does the mov-ing and they suggested that we set up there, and we went along with that,” Fletcher said. “Because as the years went by, be-ing beside a tavern was a problem.”
Mayor Pete Lewis said it was the Optimists’ idea,
concerned, as Fletcher said, about the proximity of the tavern to the House and its legions of boys and girls with visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads.
“What really happened was the Optimists asked for the move,” Lewis said. “It wasn’t something the City did. � e Optimists got tired of being situated next to the smokers and the people drinking, and they didn’t think it was a good place for it to be around kids.”
� e owner of the ad-jacent Home Plate Pub, Henry DeHoog, holds fundraisers every year and donates money raised to the Optimists for local kids.
“I really don’t know why they moved, no one ap-proached us,” DeHoog said.
A call to nearby Rottles Clothing and Shoes was not returned.
Has the move a� ected tra� c at the Santa House? Fletcher said the Optimists haven’t had a meeting since the Santa House opened Dec. 3 and won’t know until next Wednesday.
[ SANTA HOUSEfrom page 1 ]
Some downtown merchants
are upset that the Santa House was moved to a more isolated location
down Main Street.ROBERT WHALE,Auburn Reporter
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Without the distractions of patrons, David Vacknitz and Stephen Johnston of the Auburn Paranormal Activities Research Team roam the museum’s displays and storerooms, collecting evi-dence they hope will prove that a spirit from the other side inhabits the museum.
Johnston, 26, holds a video camera with a digital voice re-corder mounted on it, looking for proof of electronic voice phenom-enon (EVP). Johnston explains that sometimes the recordings capture voices, or other noises that are possibly spirits trying to communicate with the living.
Meanwhile, Vacknitz works his way through the museum’s main display rooms, measuring electro-magnetic � elds for anomalies.
“We always break out the EMF detector � rst,” he says.
In addition to measuring the electrical energy that might be put out by a spirit or ghost, Vacknitz explains, high levels of electro-magnetic energy, such as that given o� by old electrical wiring, o� en can have an e� ect on human perception.
“� e human body has reactions to high EMFs and people suscep-tible to high levels,” Vacknitz says. “� ey can cause headaches or nausea or even hallucinations.”
For Vacknitz and Johnston, it’s all part of their normal investigation process, which they’ve been doing since APART formed in 2005.
Vacknitz, 37, has long been interested in the paranormal.
“As a kid I watched all the shows about ghosts or hauntings,” Vacknitz says. “I’ve seen all the movies and all that type of stu� .
I’ve had occurrences where I’ve had things talk to me, or I’ve felt things or seen things.”
His experience with the para-normal pales next to Johnston’s, however.
“We don’t use the term sensi-tive, everybody is sensitive to a point,” Vacknitz explains. “But Stephen is autistic, so he has a tendency to be a lot more open without meaning to be.”
� e sensitivity has earned him the nickname “Scooby Doo” with the group.
“� at’s because every once in awhile something will spook me and I’ll run in place for � ve seconds and then bolt,” Johnston says. “I have been scared, some-times at nothing, and sometimes for reasons. I’ve been choked and scratched. I’ve had physical things happen to me. I don’t know what it is, but they like me.”
Unlike many organizations that thrive on the adrenaline rush
involved in investigating spooky places, Vacknitz and Johnston contend that APART is di� erent, seeking to help people deal with the unexplained.
“We just want to help people,” Vacknitz says. “It can be drain-ing and tiring, but who else is out there to try and help people with these things? I � gure if I can help one or two people, that’s good, that’s what I set out to do. We don’t want to be one of those groups that go in, investigate and give them tapes and say this is what we’ve found, goodbye. You’re not helping anyone then, so what’s the point to doing it?”
� at’s why APART is at the museum.
Team at work� e investigation begins like all
APART investigations.“We go to where the incident is,
get their story and take a walk-through,” Vacknitz says. “Just get
a feel for how things are laid out and see if we can � nd anything that might be causing what they’re experiencing.
“We always to try to rule things out before we make a determina-tion.”
A� er interviewing Pittenger and museum director Patricia Cosgrove, who hasn’t had any experiences with the presence but is eager to � nd out what’s behind them, the APART crew gets to work.
Pointing out a life-size card-board cutout of a woman in period dress, part of the museum’s displays, Cosgrove tells APART, “sometimes we � nd that moved around.”
In the storeroom, Vacknitz claims to feel something brush by him, despite being alone in the area. He also claims to smell � owery perfume or cologne.
For Johnston, it’s footsteps without feet around to make them.
� e investigation goes on with Johnston breaking out his iPhone and setting up the video camera on a tripod. He begins to ask di-rect questions, trying to coax the spirit into communicating.
“We use anything and every-thing that will get us some proof,” Vacknitz explains.
On the phone, a program called Ghost Radar looks for anomalies in the EMF, using the many sen-sors on the phone to search for peaks and assigning an algorithm to them that produces a word.
“Sometimes we get really interesting results, sometimes it’s gibberish,” Johnston says.
Tonight the phone spits out sev-eral words – football, tea, David, pattern, cave, � omas – seem-ingly gibberish.
An hour into the investigation, APART is wrapping up when they
come across the cardboard cutout again. A quick glance at the wall behind the � gure reveals a poster advertising a football game. In the window of the replica storefront by the cutout, boxes of tea � ll a display.
Although Vacknitz says they typically spend much more time investigating, he and Johnston are satis� ed with the night’s work. Now the real work begins for the duo, analyzing the data they’ve recorded. Regardless of how the investigation turns out, Vacknitz is satis� ed with the handful of instances he and Johnston expe-rienced.
As to whether the museum de� nitely houses a spirit, the jury is still out.
Johnston says the recordings captured nothing out of the ordi-nary, no EVP or voices from the other side.
� ere are the Ghost Radar words and personal experiences, however.
“While (Vacknitz) and I believe there is something there, we cannot say for sure it’s a woman or man, or maybe even residual energy attached to an object,” Johnston says.
He adds that APART hopes to take a little more time to investi-gate the museum further.
“I’m not here to make anyone believe anything,” Vacknitz says. “If you believe, great, if not, � ne. Unless you’ve experienced some-thing yourself, I can’t sit here and show you a picture and say, ‘it’s right here’ and make you believe. � ere are lots of people who think it’s BS, and I can’t change their minds. But there are also people who’ve come out with us for a time and started to believe. It really depends on what they’re open to.”
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David Vacknitz, left, and Stephen Johnston of the Auburn Paranormal Activities Research Team roam the White River Valley Museum’s displays and storerooms, collecting evidence they hope will prove whether a spirit from the other side inhabits the museum. CHARLES CORTES, Auburn Reporter
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Making her mark against local graffiti
Equipped with paint supplies strapped to the back of her bicycle, “Gra� ti Peggy” is on a mission to rid Auburn of unwanted and illicit markings.
� e pedal-powered woman frequently patrols her beat during the week, an exercise undaunted by the uncomfortable chill of autumn and winter outings.
It is a determined, year-round e� ort by one of the community’s most active volunteers.
“� e inspiration?” Peggy Van Geystel was asked. “I was out walking three years ago and noticed a lot of gra� ti, even down my own alley. I just thought, ‘I’m tired of this.’ ”
Van Geystel soon became van Gogh, removing what gang members, vandals and
taggers le� behind on telephone poles, walls, signs, garage doors, fences and electrical boxes.
Needing the exercise and a focused project, she decided to make a di� erence. Recognizing this, City gra� ti abate-
ment program o� cials chipped in, supplying Van Geystel with paint and gra� ti removal products.
“We realize her dedication is something special. It’s something nobody else was doing,” said Kirsten Reynolds of the City’s Commu-nity Services Division who has worked closely with Van Geystel. “She’s doing something for the community, not just for herself, which is just amazing.
“She is someone special. … I wish more people can be like that.”
Mayor Pete Lewis added: “What a wonder-ful place we live in that has people like Peggy who care so much.”
What began close to her downtown-area home soon expanded to her neighborhood and beyond, one alley, one street at a time.
Today, Van Geystel continues to remove gra� ti in her coverage zone, including a three-mile radius and a section of the Interurban Trail.
She also works collaboratively with the Kent Police Department to treat the city’s six-mile-long section of the trail.
Letters policyThe Auburn Reporter
welcomes letters to the editoron any subject. Letters must include a name, address and daytime phone number for veri� cation purposes.
Letters may be edited for length. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length. Submissions may be printed both in the paper and electronically.
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� e number of school-children receiving free or subsidized meals is skyrocketing. Many come from families that until recently counted them-selves as solidly middle-class. As the economy continues to sputter, the youngest members of society o� en su� er the greatest hardships.
� e latest data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) show an increase of students qualifying for free or low-cost school lunches to 21 million (up from 18 million in 2007), a 17-percent rise.
In some states, it is closer to 25 per-cent. � e USDA, which administers
the national school lunch program, reported that not since 1972 have so many children become eligible in such a short time.
Since its inception in 1946, the school lunch program has steadily expanded and has now a $10.8 billion annual budget, providing 32 million meals every day, 21 million of which are free or subsidized. Children from families of four with
annual incomes of under $30K qualify for free meals, while sub-sidies are available to those from households with less than $42K.
Because of the increasing need, some school districts have added free breakfast- and even supper programs to prevent children from going hungry. But in most places
Subsidized school lunches save children from malnutrition, hunger
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Irresponsibility, weeds persist
I agree with City Coun-cilmember Sue Singer’s lament on the weedy condition of Au-burn’s tra� c medians (“Singer’s familiar tune: Weed control needed in medians,” Auburn Reporter, Dec. 2).
Weeds produce seeds, which then produce even more weeds. Auburn wasted a lot of our taxpayer dollars on the less than desirable “artistic” dragon� ies along Main Street, but refuses to think that weed removal is of any importance. � e metal dragon� ies have done absolutely nothing to enhance the attractiveness of Auburn. And it supplies yet another outlet for gra� ti.
However, there is something else we see on a daily basis, and for some of us, on an hourly basis, and that is the pollution of
dandelions in residential areas.I am a single, older woman
who constantly labors to keep my property weed free. But I struggle with the desire to throw in the towel and give up on being a considerate and responsible resident.
My neighbors, regretfully and unforgivably, refuse to tend to their properties. Look anywhere during the growing
season and you will � nd an overabundance of yards that are a solid blanket of dandeli-ons, as well as other weeds.
� eir weeds turn to seeds, which in turn blow into neigh-boring yards, even far down the street from the eyesores, causing untold angst.
No wonder Auburn has become an extremely low-class town. � e mayor and City Council have gone out of their way to encourage irresponsi-bility, turning Auburn into an embarrassment.– M. Graece
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The trail, once riddled with graffiti from Algona to Renton, is more appealing today, thanks to Van Geystel and friends.
Supporters have grown to know and help Van Geystel along the way.
“I have Jerry, who regularly rides the Interurban Trail out there helping me,” she said.
“He is my ‘eyes.’ ”Van Geystel treats
residential and commercial properties. Some business owners often are unaware they have been hit by graf-fiti, Van Geystel said, so she makes it her business to help out, applying a fresh coat of matching paint.
Most of the graffiti attacks are the work of vandals, she says.
For the most part, coop-erative homeowners and merchants appreciate the assist.
“If they are not there, I touch it up,” Van Geystel said. “Most of the time, people say, ‘thank you’ or ‘yes, please do.’ ”
Van Geystel, 65, is a retired assistant manager for the Washington State Liquor Control Board. She is single,
and has her share of friends.Her partner, Kate Johnson,
occasionally rides with her in the fight against graffiti. Most of the time, she works alone, poised to do her job.
“They know I’m out there alone,” she said. “It’s not dif-ficult work, but it does take time.”
By doing her part, she has made Auburn better.
“When I first started the
first year, (graffiti) was persis-tent, and now, in my area, it is basically gone,” she said.
Van Geystel and City leaders hope more volunteers come aboard and respond to graffiti in their neighborhoods.
“I feel wonderful by do-ing it,” Van Geystel said. “I
have met so many won-derful people on the trail. So many people stop and thank me for what I am doing.”
To learn more about the City’s graffiti abatement pro-gram, call 253-288-3158 or visit www.auburnwa.gov.
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funds are too limited to meet the demand.
These statistics reflect nothing less than a rapidly growing national crisis. The fact that millions and millions of children are dependent on government aid for food is a grave matter. The notoriously poor nutritional quality of many school lunches is lamentable enough.
But what happens when children are not in school during vacation times with no access to regular meals? What happens to children who are continu-ously malnourished, miss-ing out on key nutrients essential for their healthy growth and development?
Young children are most vulnerable to the effects of malnutrition. During growth spurts they need large amounts of calories, protein, fat, vita-mins and other nutrients.
The optimal develop-ment of the brain, the ner-vous system, musculature, bones and inner organs all depend on a healthy, balanced diet.
Children also are more
vulnerable to pollutants, toxins and chemicals than adults. Nutritionally infe-rior food products can be quite harmful to them.
Ideally, all children should be given the neces-sary means to grow up to their full potential. A healthy start can make that all the more possible. But that’s not what’s hap-pening today for so many youngsters. Instead, child-hood obesity is reaching crisis level.
Often it’s the poor-est kids who suffer from weight problems, not because they overeat, but because the junk food their parents can afford to buy them makes them sick. Only access to good nutrition at home and in schools could turn the tide.
Whether we want to acknowledge it or not, America is no longer the land of plenty we took for granted just a short while ago, certainly not for all, perhaps not for most. The question is, what we are going to do about it?
We can’t simply ignore the fact that millions of children in our midst don’t have enough or the
right kind of food to eat. The damage that is being done to their health at a young age will continue to hold them back for the rest of their lives.
We cannot ignore the dire consequences this will have for us all. A society full of sick people is not viable. Nothing less than the country’s future is at stake.
Asking to invest more money in the school lunch program to expand its services and improve its quality is not easy at a time when budget cuts and austerity measures are all the talk in Washington.
But this is an emer-gency situation and we have to get our priorities straight. Americans have always pulled together when the country’s secu-rity was threatened. This is one these moments.
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a clinical dietitian and author of the book “The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun”®, which is available on her blog, “Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D.” (www.timi-gustafson.com), and at ama-zon.com. You can follow Timi on Twitter and Facebook.
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good ol’ boys operation, with everyone going along with the program, never questioning and never really going out into the com-munity to find out what is really going on and what the citizens really want.
No confrontation, no messy arguing and reality checks. This is an easier job under those circumstances, but far from being in the best interest of the commu-nity and a democratic way of using political power.
You are already missed, and people like you are becoming extinct, much to the detriment of an already compromised way of doing anything and everything political. You practiced politics in a human way and for that, we thank you.– Pat Horn
Candy for kids?“War rages on tobacco”
in your Dec. 8 issue urges parents to be aware of vari-ous forms of tobacco and to keep them away from their children. We could not agree more.
It is a guiding principle
and belief of R.J. Reyn-olds Tobacco Company that youth should not use tobacco products. That applies to all tobacco products, including Camel dissolvables – sticks, strips and orbs – which are made for and marketed to adult tobacco consumers.
And while tobacco prod-ucts are available in thou-sands of retail outlets, they are kept behind the sales counter, requiring a clerk’s assistance to access them. In addition, their sale is age-restricted, requiring proof of age before purchase, and Camel dissolvables are clearly labeled as “Dissolv-able Tobacco.”
Those who keep refer-ring to dissolvable tobacco products as “candy” or “mints” risk tainting the public discourse about these products with information that is demonstrably false.– Richard Smith, manager, communications, Reynolds American Services Company
Shop localStart a year-round tradi-
tion. Support your home-town, the small business owner so they can keep their doors open.
Where do you buy gas? Where do you eat out? Whose community are you supporting? Shopping locally means supporting Auburn’s family-owned businesses, many of which can be found downtown.
There are specialty, retail items downtown you won’t find elsewhere. Buy gift cer-tificates from your downtown hair salon or barber. Join a Pilates or a karate class. Eat out at downtown restaurants. Leave your server a nice tip and buy gift certificates while you are there.
Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? She would love the services of a local, cleaning person for a day, to have a manicure or pedi-cure or get a much-needed massage.
Computer need a tune-up? Some young person is struggling to get their repair business up and running. Buy a bag of groceries for a special meal. How about tickets to see a play or bal-let at the Auburn Avenue Theater?
Support a new Ameri-can shopping tradition in the heart of Auburn, your downtown.
– Kathleen Keator, director, Auburn Downtown Association
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From raw, untamed wood, a Pacific man sees and shapes remarkable things.
Michael Hall spends many hours in his garage, sanding and polishing por-tions of bird’s-eye maple, redwood and maple trees, transforming them into decorative and authentic corner and coffee tabletops.
“What I do is hard to explain,” Halls said of his craft. “It’s kind of like a jigsaw puzzle. You have an idea of what you want, but you never know exactly how it will turn out. No two are exactly the same, and I like that.”
Hall began to turn natu-ral wood into burl furniture two years when he was medically retired after a long career in the automo-tive industry.
Good with his hands, he studied and pursued wood-working.
He found pieces of trees people were willing to give
up. He also purchased the prized wood online.
To Hall, there is no short-age of good product and creative possibilities.
He is willing to put in the work. A large redwood table, for instance, will take several weeks of sanding and polishing. Hall knows the product is finished by look and feel.
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Furniture pieces range in price from $200-$1,000. To inquire, call Hall at 253-939-8231.
Elsewhere• MainVue Homes, a new
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The center, on the corner of SE 304th Street and 124th Ave. SE, is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Tuesday.
MainVue’s signature “World of Model Homes” also is open for viewing. Homebuyers can view 11 model homes on display.
At World of Model Homes in the Bridges, buy-ers can spend a day expe-riencing and selecting, dif-ferent home designs, home sizes and color schemes.
For more information, call 253-737-4832 or visit www.mainvuehomes.com.
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CISA receives $20,000 grant
Two years ago, the Safeco Insurance Foundation launched an education initiative with the auspi-cious goal of improving educational achievement and opportunities for youth in Washington and Oregon.
Today, through its $20,000 grant to Communities In Schools of Auburn (CISA) – one of 32 grants totaling $770,000 – the philanthropic foundation of Safeco Insur-ance took a step closer to achieving that goal.
“We are very excited to receive this grant,” said Joanne Seng, chairperson for the Communities In
Schools of Auburn Board of Directors. “We intend to use these much-needed dollars for tutoring pro-grams and to help students in need at Terminal Park and Gildo Rey elementary schools. We know that sur-rounding students with caring adult support helps them stay in school and achieve in life.”
Since the inception of the foundation’s education initiative in 2009, more than $2 million has been donated to programs in local communities across the Northwest that expand academic opportunities and highlight the path to further education for low-income and limited-English proficient students.
United Way free tax campaign needs volunteers
The United Way free tax campaign helps low- and medium-income residents of King County access tax credits they are eligible for and save money on tax prepara-tion fees.
Volunteer positions are open at its Auburn
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Does your partner snore? Do you routinely tell him or her to “roll over?” Are you sleep deprived because of the loud snoring? Has the situation gotten so bad that you have resorted to sleep-ing in separate bedrooms?
Snoring can be a signi� cant issue in a relationship. Approximately 90 percent of adults will snore at some point in their life-time. Snoring is more common in men than women, and it certainly can become worse with age.
Snoring is caused by relaxation of the throat muscles, so� pallet and tongue as you fall asleep. � is relaxation can cause a partial obstruction of the upper airway, resulting in vibrating noises when a person breathes.
� e major concern when a person snores is whether he or she might have Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). � is condition is characterized by gaps be-tween breaths lasting about 10 seconds, and 30 or more episodes a night. OSA can increase your lifetime risk of developing high-blood pressure, heart failure and stroke.
OSA can cause extreme
daytime sleepiness, fatigue, headaches, lead to poor memory and concentration, as well as weight gain and sexual dysfunction.
� e solution for snoring is not always easy. What works for one individual
might not work for another. � e � rst step starts with lifestyle changes. If you are heavy, lose weight; 70 percent of people who are obese have sleep apnea. Do not
drink alcoholic beverages. Sleep on your side. Since
a person naturally moves during sleep, help keep yourself on your side, and therefore diminish snoring, by taping a tennis ball to the back of a snug T-shirt.
Over-the-counter, non-medication sleep aids can be helpful. Examples include nasal strips and various mouth pieces.
If you su� er from nasal or sinus congestion, treat the symptoms with over-the-counter decongestant medications. If the condi-tion does not resolve, be sure to see your doctor.
Consider singing. A study showed that people who spend 20 minutes a day singing can decrease their snoring.
Last, if your sleeping partner says you snore, then you do. Make an appointment to see your doctor to be screened for OSA if: you experience ex-cessive daytime sleepiness or fatigue; easily fall asleep while watching TV, driving or at work; if you have been told you stop breathing or choke while sleeping.
Overnight sleep studies now can be done in your home and in the comfort of your own bed. Many companies provide services for in-home testing. In ad-dition, there is a signi� cant cost savings to you and your insurance company. “Home sleep” studies cost 50-75 percent less com-pared to those done in a hospital setting.
Dr. Linda Petter of Auburn is a weekly feature on KOMO TV/News Radio in Seattle (1000 AM and 97.7 FM) every Saturday and Sunday at 7:45 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. and � ursdays during the evening commute. Dr. Petter is chief of the Department of Family Practice at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way. She is a con-sumer healthcare advocate, and her books, “Healthcare On a Budget” and “Common Medical Sense”, are available on Amazon.com. Visit her web-site, www.DocForAll.com, or call her o� ce at 253-568-0841.
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RUN/ WALK FOR AUBURN’S SEE YA LATER FOUNDATION: Tahoma High School DECA students host a 5K run/walk and silent auction at 10 a.m. Saturday at the school, 18200 SE 240th St., Covington. The event bene� ts the Auburn-based foundation, a nonpro� t organization that inspires youth and supports struggling families. Fee: $10 to participate, $15 with an event shirt. Free co� ee and hot chocolate in the Commons afterward. For more information, visit www.seeyalater.org.
Puyallup’s Rose Cowan – a life coach and mo-tivational speaker who gained national attention for losing 150 pounds – is the keynote speaker at the Jan. 6-8 Northwest Health and Fitness Expo at the Showplex at the Western Washing-ton Fairgrounds, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup.
Cowan shares her story about how she lost and kept the weight o� . She ap-peared on “Dr. Oz”, “Oprah”, “� e Today Show” and KING 5’s “New Day Northwest” to discuss her weight-loss secrets.
Cowan will appear at the expo at 11 a.m. Jan. 7.
Cowan was miserable. She weighed 310 pounds.
A� er a visit to the hospital, doctors told her she was a ticking time bomb. Cowan realized her life was in serious danger. She realized she had to
dramatically change her life if she wanted to see her seven children grow up.
Cowan lost 150 pounds over time with hard work and developed healthy habits. Her passion is to help others escape from
the bondage of food addiction.
In addition to Cowan, local triathlete Heidi Hubler presents triathlon training at noon, Jan. 8.
Hubler is a world-class triath-lete who competed
in the 2011 Half Ironman Worlds in September. She has countless podium � nishes in triathlons and running events. In 2009 she received the title of All-American Triathlete for placing in the top per-centages in her races.
Hubler, an elementary teacher in the Dieringer School District, has nearly 30 marathons (including the prestigious Boston)
under her belt. She is a certi� ed
personal trainer, group cycle coach and total body circuit (boot camp) instructor.
In its second year, the expo features and pro-motes consumer-related health and � tness products – in partnership with the Northwest Home and Garden Show.
For show hours, admission prices and other information, visit www.nwhealthand� tnessexpo.net.
Woman to share successfullifestyle turnaround at Health and Fitness Expo
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Opening April 3, 2012!
Construction is well underway. When completed April 3, 2012, the new 24-hour Emergency Department will offer Southeast King County residents the quality emergency care we need, right here in our community.
After more than 20 years of service to the community, we’re proud that we’ll be offering much-needed emergency care next spring at the new MultiCare Covington Emergency Department.
Learn more at covingtonmedicalcenter.org or call 253.372-7274 today.
We’re getting there! Work on the new MultiCare Covington Emergency Department has begun. Here’s how we’re doing, so far:
The New MultiCare Covington Emergency Department
NEW URGENT CARE HOURS STARTING OCTOBER 9THTurn to MultiCare Covington Urgent Care Center for non-serious injuries and illnesses:
Monday–Friday - 8am to 8pm Saturday, Sunday and Holidays - 8am to 6pm (Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Construction begins May 2011
Foundation and building footings begin July 2011
Structural steel in place summer 2011
Building skin covers structure fall 2011
Interior build-out takes place through fall/winter 2011-2012
Sanitary sewer connection place & Wax Road construction completed winter 2011/2012
ED opens for patients April 3, 2012
www.auburn-reporter.com[12] December 16, 2011
Reconstruct Aging SchoolThe aging building is in disrepair and is no longer cost-effective to operate and maintain.
The needed repairs include:
leaking roofs
poor air quality and ventilation
outdated classrooms and labs
83 entrances into Auburn High
defi cient seismic structural support
outdated surveillance and intrusion detection systems
Is there a special exemption for senior citizens or those who are 100% disabled from work?Special exemption: Anyone 61 years of age or older or those who are 100% disabled from work may be exempt from voted levies and bonds. King and Pierce Counties conduct all elections through mail-in ballots only. For voter registration information, visit www.kingcounty.gov/elections.
Combined School Taxes Will Stay LevelThe combined passage of Proposition 1 and Proposition 2 will result in level school taxes for the average homeowner in Auburn.
Replacement Levy FactsProposition 1
Proposition 2
Crowded loading areaCrowded loading area
Modernize Community FacilitiesThe modernized and reconstructed Auburn High School will:
be built at its current location in phases so students can safely remain on campus during the project
improve heating, cooling and ventilation
be under one roof with two points of entry
have off-street bus loading areas and 300 more on-site parking stalls
provide new classrooms and building technology
The PAC will be modernized, not replaced. The improvements include:
new front entry, lobby and drop-off area with improved access for the disabled
seismic upgrades
new theater seats and improved lighting and sound systems
large parking lot adjacent to PAC, pool and main gym directly across from Auburn Memorial Stadium
Proposition 1 requires a simple majority (50%) and Proposition 2 requires a super majority (60%) for passage.
Approval of the replacement levy will maintain current educational programs and services for local children. It is not a new tax. It replaces the expiring 2008 levy and is required to maintain current instructional programs and services.
Performing Arts CenterPerforming Arts Center
Combined School Taxes Stay Level 2008-2013
Please Vote By Mail
February 14
Broken heating and Broken heating and cooling systemscooling systems
Front Entry on East MainFront Entry on East Main
the School Board and administration have planned both measures so homeowners will have level school taxes
the district has refi nanced previous bonds saving $2 million to taxpayers
Auburn School District bond debt for schools is at an all-time low
project is eligible for $25 million state matching funds
new facility will save $250,000 annually in energy
delay of the project will cost $3 million more annually
project will create jobs within our community
Approval of the $110 million modernization and reconstruction bond will fund critical improvements at Auburn High School while keeping school taxes level.
AHS Modernization and Reconstruction Bond Facts
Class SizeOver 100 educators and support staff.
Instructional ProgramsRegular education, career and technical education; gifted, honors and Advanced Placement programs; English Language Learners; teacher training; curriculum adoptions; summer school; textbooks; classroom equipment; school supplies; library books.
Special EducationIndividualized Education Programs; specially designed instruction and curriculum; small class size; additional staffi ng and instructional support; health services; special transportation; occupational, physical and speech/language therapies; specialized equipment.
All Athletics and Activities
Coaches and activity advisors; drama, orchestra, band;
athletic equipment; musical instruments;
transportation for activities and sports—
all athletics and activities are supported
by levy funds.
TransportationOperation costs;
bus drivers and bus mechanics; fuel; bus
maintenance; to and from school transportation.
Maintenance and Custodial Services
Heating and cooling maintenance;
grounds care; building maintenance;
custodial services; utilities; printing.
How Is a Replacement Levy Dollar Spent?
$.43
$.17
$.11
$.15
$.11$.03
$1.00
Jeff Gering
558773
www.auburn-reporter.com December 16, 2011
Reconstruct Aging SchoolThe aging building is in disrepair and is no longer cost-effective to operate and maintain.
The needed repairs include:
leaking roofs
poor air quality and ventilation
outdated classrooms and labs
83 entrances into Auburn High
defi cient seismic structural support
outdated surveillance and intrusion detection systems
Is there a special exemption for senior citizens or those who are 100% disabled from work?Special exemption: Anyone 61 years of age or older or those who are 100% disabled from work may be exempt from voted levies and bonds. King and Pierce Counties conduct all elections through mail-in ballots only. For voter registration information, visit www.kingcounty.gov/elections.
Combined School Taxes Will Stay LevelThe combined passage of Proposition 1 and Proposition 2 will result in level school taxes for the average homeowner in Auburn.
Replacement Levy FactsProposition 1
Proposition 2
Crowded loading areaCrowded loading area
Modernize Community FacilitiesThe modernized and reconstructed Auburn High School will:
be built at its current location in phases so students can safely remain on campus during the project
improve heating, cooling and ventilation
be under one roof with two points of entry
have off-street bus loading areas and 300 more on-site parking stalls
provide new classrooms and building technology
The PAC will be modernized, not replaced. The improvements include:
new front entry, lobby and drop-off area with improved access for the disabled
seismic upgrades
new theater seats and improved lighting and sound systems
large parking lot adjacent to PAC, pool and main gym directly across from Auburn Memorial Stadium
Proposition 1 requires a simple majority (50%) and Proposition 2 requires a super majority (60%) for passage.
Approval of the replacement levy will maintain current educational programs and services for local children. It is not a new tax. It replaces the expiring 2008 levy and is required to maintain current instructional programs and services.
Performing Arts CenterPerforming Arts Center
Combined School Taxes Stay Level 2008-2013
Please Vote By Mail
February 14
Broken heating and Broken heating and cooling systemscooling systems
Front Entry on East MainFront Entry on East Main
the School Board and administration have planned both measures so homeowners will have level school taxes
the district has refi nanced previous bonds saving $2 million to taxpayers
Auburn School District bond debt for schools is at an all-time low
project is eligible for $25 million state matching funds
new facility will save $250,000 annually in energy
delay of the project will cost $3 million more annually
project will create jobs within our community
Approval of the $110 million modernization and reconstruction bond will fund critical improvements at Auburn High School while keeping school taxes level.
AHS Modernization and Reconstruction Bond Facts
Class SizeOver 100 educators and support staff.
Instructional ProgramsRegular education, career and technical education; gifted, honors and Advanced Placement programs; English Language Learners; teacher training; curriculum adoptions; summer school; textbooks; classroom equipment; school supplies; library books.
Special EducationIndividualized Education Programs; specially designed instruction and curriculum; small class size; additional staffi ng and instructional support; health services; special transportation; occupational, physical and speech/language therapies; specialized equipment.
All Athletics and Activities
Coaches and activity advisors; drama, orchestra, band;
athletic equipment; musical instruments;
transportation for activities and sports—
all athletics and activities are supported
by levy funds.
TransportationOperation costs;
bus drivers and bus mechanics; fuel; bus
maintenance; to and from school transportation.
Maintenance and Custodial Services
Heating and cooling maintenance;
grounds care; building maintenance;
custodial services; utilities; printing.
How Is a Replacement Levy Dollar Spent?
$.43
$.17
$.11
$.15
$.11$.03
$1.00
Jeff Gering
558773
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Note: The recipes on this page were submitted by readers and have not been tested prior to
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Church Window CookiesSubmitted by Barbara Desveaux
1 stick butter12 oz. chocolate chips10-1/2 oz. colored miniature marshmallows1 cup chopped walnuts� aked coconut
Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Cool. Put marshmallows and nuts in large bowl, pour choco-late over and stir until well mixed. Cover a cookie sheet with waxed paper and sprinkle it with coconut. Divide mixture into two parts. Put in one long narrow mound lengthwise on waxed paper and roll like a jelly roll. Repeat with other half. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Slice to serve. Makes about 5 doz-en cookies. Will keep in refrigerator up to two weeks. I color the coconut red or green for the holidays.
Turkey Roulade Submitted by Brittany A. Hermansen
1 whole (2 halves) turkey breastboned and butter� ied4 Tbs. melted butter/margarine6-8 fresh large sage leaves1/2 cup dried cranberries2 cups Sausage Apple Cornbread Stuf� ng(add 1/2 cup chicken/turkey stock to keep moist)Salt & PepperKitchen twine
Preheat oven to 350°. Butter� y both turkey breasts and lay skin-side down on a sheet of plastic wrap. Add another sheet and pound � at to 1/2” thickness. Sprinkle with salt & pepper. Add dried cranberries to the stuf� ng mix. 1 cup of stuf� ng mix and make a smooth layer over the � attened breast, leaving a 1” border all around. Carefully roll up turkey breast lengthwise so the skin is on top. Use a paring knife to separate the skin from the meat and place the sage leaves � at in between the skin and � esh. Use 3-4 lengths of kitchen twine to tie up the roulade. Using a pastry brush, coat the skin with butter, sprinkle with salt & pepper. Bake at 15 minutes per pound, using a meat thermometer to ensure an in-ternal temperature of 165°. Let cool for 20 minutes before slicing.
Sausage Apple Cornbread Stuf� ng14 oz. packaged cornbread mix2 small Granny Smith apples, diced2 small yellow onions, diced3 celery stalks, diced14 oz. ground sausage1 cup chicken/turkey stock2 tsp. rubbed sageSalt & Pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375°. Prepare cornbread according to manufacturer’s directions, cool and crumble or cut into tiny cubes. In a medium skillet, cook sausage thor-oughly and save the drippings. Remove sausage and pat to dry. Cook apples, onion and celery in sausage drippings on medium heat until translucent. Add salt & pepper to taste. Add cooked celery, onion, apple and sage to crumbled/cubed cornbread. Mix well, adding stock gradually to coat. Add more chicken stock if you prefer a moister stuf� ng. Butter or pan-spray a baking dish, add stuf� ng and bake for 15 minutes.
Christmas Ribbon Jello SaladSubmitted by BJ McKinney
1 lg pkg. lime jello1 lg. pkg. cherry jello8 oz. cream cheese1/2 cup mayonnaise1 can crushed pineapple1 sm. pkg. lemon jello1/2 cup mini marshmallows1 cup pineapple juice1 cup whipped cream
Dissolve lime jello according to package directions. Pour in 9 x 13 pan. Chill until almost set. Dissolve lemon jello in 1 cup boiling water in a double boiler. Add marshmal-lows and stir to melt. Remove from heat and add 1 cup pineapple juice and cream cheese. Beat until well blend-ed. Stir in pineapple. Cool slightly and fold in whipped cream and mayonnaise. Chill until thick and pour over set lime jello. Chill until almost set. Dissolve cherry jello ac-cording to package directions. Chill until syrupy and then pour over lemon/pineapple layer. Chill salad until � rm.
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One tag on the Giving Tree at the Auburn Walmart says simply “Mario DS Game,” “age 6” and “female”
For that unnamed little girl, and all the others, young and not so young, who’ll unwrap the designated gi� s, the tags might as well contain all the lights of Christmas.
� is local charity has a big heart, and one of the best things about it is that anyone can do their bit to make a better Christmas for people in need.
Just go to Walmart, pick a tag from the tree, shop for the items on the tag and tell the cashier it’s for the Giving Tree. You’ll get a receipt to include with the gi� . A Walmart associ-ate will then deliver the gi� to the Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Department, which will distribute the gi� s to kids and to seniors most in need in the community.
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Gathered before the Giving Tree at Walmart are, left to right, front row, store manager Janet Faulkner and Giving Tree founder Diane Rupert. Back row, from left to right, are Daryl Faber, director of Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation; Julie Brewer, recreation special programs and marketing manager for Auburn Parks, Arts and Rec; Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis; Rotarian Bob Klontz; Marc Pelham, market manager for Walmart; and JB Rupert. ROBERT WHALE, Auburn Reporter
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EventsAuburn Tourism: For special events in the Auburn area, visit the website: www.auburntourism.com.Fourth annual Small Works, Big Pres-ents exhibit and sale: Through Dec. 18, White River Valley Museum, 918 H St. SE, Auburn. Show celebrates the diversity and creativity in the regional arts scene. Sale of the artwork is available throughout the exhibition, with 25 percent of the proceeds bene� tting the museum. Presented by the museum and the City of Auburn Arts Com-mission. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Admis-sion: $2 adults, $1 seniors and children. Admission is free on Wednesdays and the fourth Sunday of the month. Call 253-288-7433 or visit www.wrvmuseum.org for event information.Rainier Audubon Society: 7 p.m.,Dec. 19, Federal Way United Methodist Church, 51st Avenue and South 296th Street. Regular meeting. A presentation by Dan Strei� ert on “The Best of Malheur” Wildlife Refuge follows a social half-hour with general announcements. Monthly meetings occur on the third Monday, same time and place. It is free admission.Cascade Water Alliance open house workshop: 6-8 p.m., Jan. 12, North Tapps Middle School, 20029 12th St. E, Lake Tapps. CWA is developing a formal policy regard-ing the use of its property by third parties around the reservoir. Residents will be able to ask questions of sta� as well as get infor-mation regarding applicable jurisdictional permits. Info: www.cascadewater.org.
Holiday eventsAuburn Optimist Club Santa House: Now open through Dec. 22. New location, Plaza Park, across from City Hall, 25 W. Main St. Hours: 5:30-9 p.m., Dec. 3; noon-6 p.m., Dec. 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23; 3-6 p.m., Dec. 12-16; 3-7 p.m., Dec. 19-22. For more information, please call 253-315-3025.
Ilalko Holiday Lights Recycling: Through Jan. 20. Proceeds support school programs. The public is encouraged to bring broken, unwanted, working and non-working Christmas lights and extension cords Ilalko’s way. Just drop o� any collected lights at one of 17 conveniently located collection boxes. • Rottles Clothing & Shoes, 226 E. Main, Auburn, 253-833-2750; • Top Food & Drug, 1406 Lake Tapps Parkway E, Auburn, 253-876-1700; • Auburn Valley Y, 1620 Perimeter Road SW, Auburn, 253-833-2770; • Auburn Park, Arts and Rec, 800 9th SE St., Auburn, 253-931-3043; • Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 9th St. SE, Auburn, 253-931-3016; • Avise Chiropractic, 4111 A St. SE, No. 104, Auburn, 253-393-8144; • Chase Bank, 6950 Lake Tapps Parkway SE, Auburn; • Children’s Dance Theater, 122 W. Main St., Auburn, 253-887-8937; • City of Auburn Customer Service, second � oor, 25 W. Main St., 253-931-3047; • Lakeland Home Owners Association, 5801 Lakeland Hills Way, Auburn, 253-735-1144; • Lakeland Family Chiropractic, 4220 A St. SE, No. 103, Auburn, 253-833-4800; • Roach Gymnastics, 1627 45th St. E, Sumner, 253-826-5999; Five elementary schools: • Arthur Jacobsen, 29205 132nd Ave. SE, Auburn, 253-630-2441; • Hazelwood, 11815 SE 304th St., Auburn, 253-931-4740; • Ilalko, 301 Oravetz Place SE, Auburn, 253-931-4748; • Lakeland Hills, 1020 Evergreen Way SE, Auburn, 253-876-7711; • Terminal Park, 1101 D St. SE, Auburn, 253-931-4978.
Bene� ts“Adopting a senior” for the holidays: The Auburn Business Coalition asking busi-nesses to donate items to ful� ll the wishes of 26 recipients from the Adult Guardian-ship Services, Inc. For more information call 253-709-0000 or go to The Auburn Business Page on Facebook.
Barbers Against Hunger coat drive: Through Dec. 18. Acceptation new and used coat donations at two locations – Auburn Valley Barber Shop, 316 E. Main
St., and Salon Edwards, 29100 Paci� c S. Highway, Suite 6, Federal Way. For more information, call the Auburn Valley Barber Shop at 253-939-7262 or Salon Edwards at 253-941-8845.
“See Ya Later” Foundation fundrais-er: 10 a.m., Dec. 17, Tahoma High School, 18200 SE 240th St., Covington. 5K run/walk and silent auction bene� ts the Auburn-based foundation, a nonpro� t organization that inspires youth and supports struggling families. Hosted by the school’s DECA students. Fee: $10 to participate, $15 with an event shirt. Registered runners/walkers qualify for the silent auction. Free co� ee and hot chocolate in the commons after-ward. For more information, visit www.seeyalater.org.
HealthCascade Regional Blood Center drives: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Dec. 17, Alb-ertsons, 4010 A St. SE, Auburn. For more information, call 1-877-242-5663 or visit www.crbs.net/home.
Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m., Dec. 29, Auburn Regional Medical Center, Conference Rooms 1 and 2 (3rd Floor), Plaza I, 202 N. Division St. 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m., Dec. 29, Auburn City Hall, Council Chambers, 25 W. Main St. 1-3 p.m., 4-7 p.m., Jan. 2, Messiah Lutheran Auburn, New Gathering Hall, 410 H St. NE, Auburn; 10 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m., Jan. 7, SuperMall, 1101 Supermall Way, bus by Burlington Coat Factory; 1-3 p.m., 4-7 p.m., Jan. 9, LDS, 625 M St. NE, Auburn; 8-10 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Jan. 11, West Auburn High School, gym, 401 W. Main St.; 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m., Jan. 11, Zones, Inc., 1102 15th St. SW, mobile in parking lot. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.
Northwest Health and Fitness Expo: Jan. 6-8, Showplex at the Western Wash-ington Fairgrounds, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup. Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday
and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. Puyallup’s Rose Cowan – a life coach and motivational speaker who gained national attention for losing 150 pounds – is the keynote speaker (11 a.m. Jan. 7). Local triathlete Heidi Hubler presents triathlon training (noon, Jan. 8). Consumer-related health and � tness products. General admis-sion: $7 adults; $6 seniors 62 and over and military personnel with ID; free for children 17 and younger. Two-dollar discount cou-pons o� the general price are available at www.nwhealthand� tnessexpo.net. Parking is free at designated lots. For directions, visit www.thefair.com.
Classes Work ‘n Web Job Resource Work-shops: Available every Monday, from 2-3 p.m., East Room, Paci� c Community Center and Gym, 305 Milwaukee Blvd., Paci� c. Do you need help and resources to � nd work? Let the computer lab and com-munity resources work to help you. Shawn Cosby, Algona-Paci� c librarian, o� ers workshops on how to use library resources, including career guidance and planning tools, resume builder, test and education center and typing instructor Web. Joel McKinney, of the Career Path Employment Team, o� ers workshops on resume and cover letter writing, job application process, job search strategies, interview prepara-tion, career interest testing and work place behavior. For more information, contact Linda Morris, community services director, at 253-929-1150.
NetworkAuburn Area Chamber “Connecting for Success” Networking Breakfast:8-9 a.m., the � rst Wednesday of every month. Sponsored by the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. Cost: $5, includes continental breakfast. Auburn Area Chamber Board Room, 108 S. Division, Suite B. 253-833-0700.
Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce Partnership Luncheon: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., the third Tuesday of every month, Emerald Downs, Emerald Room (fourth � oor), 2300 Emerald Downs Drive. Register online through the chamber.
SeniorsAuburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE. 253-931-3016 or www.auburnwa.gov. Senior activities include:
• New Year Celebration with lunch and special entertainment:11:30 a.m. , Dec. 30. Help the center ring in the New Year early with lunch and special entertainment from Ryan Coleman, a local entertainer who does a one-man tribute act as the legendary Buddy Holly. He plays guitar and sings (along with accompani-ment tracks). Please call the center to register. There is a $3 suggested donation for lunch for people 60 and over, $5.75 for those under 60.
• Pool players: The center is looking for ladies 50 or older to play pool on the second fourth Monday of the month at 12:30 p.m. The center also is looking for pool players who are 70 or older on � rst and third Friday of the month at 12:30 p.m. Please call Rocky Kirwin at the center for more information.
• Senior Coff ee Hours with the Mayor and Councilmembers: 10-11 a.m. the second Thursday of the month.
• Lunch: Monday-Friday, Salad bar begins
at 11:30, Main meal is served at noon. Cost: $3 donation for ages 60 and over, $5.75 for those younger than 60.
• Movie Screenings: Wednesdays, 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. 50 cent suggested donation for refreshments.
• Monday Supper Club: 4:45-6 p.m. One Monday a month. Call 253-931-3016 for date and menu. Cost: $6 for all ages.
• Meals on Wheels: Senior services’ program o� ers home-delivered meals to home-bound seniors. For more information, call the center at 253-931-3016.
Entertainment“Seussical, the Musical:” Dec. 16-18, Green River Community College Performing Arts Building, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16, 17, with 3 o’clock matinees slated for Saturday and Sundays, Dec. 17-18. Heavier Than Air Family Theatre presents holiday classic, based on the works of the beloved children’s’s author Theodore Geisel, known to the world as Dr. Seuss. Tickets should be purchased in advance by calling 253-833-9111, extension 2400, during normal business hours. All tickets are $10. Seating is festival. Doors open one-half hour before scheduled performance times. Visit www.heavierthanair.com for further information.
“The Gift”: 7 p.m., Dec. 16, Maple Valley Presbyterian Church, 22659 Sweeney Road SE, Maple Valley. The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra’s holiday concert. Proceeds bene� t the Maple Valley Rotary’s Music For Kids program, which provides instruments, lessons and tuition assistance for children. The concert features MVYSO’s debut philharmonic and symphony orches-tras as well as ensemble groups. The audi-ence will be treated to holiday favorites, including Vivaldi’s “Winter” with violin solo by Haley Kovach, MVYSO’s concert mistress. Santa Claus makes a special visit. A $5 sug-gested donation is welcomed at the door. For more information, call 425-358-1640 or visit www.mvyso.org.
“A Very Beatles Christmas!”: 8 p.m., Dec. 16, Auburn Avenue Theatre,10 Auburn Ave. Creme Tangerine performs favorite Beatles songs, Christmas tunes and the entire Abbey Road album in a very intimate setting. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a “meet and greet” social atmosphere. Beer, Wine, and snacks will be available to buy. This event is “festival” seating, or, � rst come, � rst served. Tickets: $18 general, $15 students and seniors. For tickets, call Paulyester Productions at 253-223-0803 or go online at Brown Paper Tickets.
Molly’s Revenge: 7 p.m., Jan. 7, Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St. With their dynamic and often fast-paced Irish Celtic sounds, Molly’s Revenge has amazed the audiences at international Celtic and other festivals for more than 10 years. For tickets, call 800-838-3006 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com.
Comedy at the Ave: 7:30 p.m., Jan. 13, Auburn Ave Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Tickets: $17, $15. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Recre-ation at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; 8 a.m.-noon Friday, or online at Brown Paper Tickets.
Rhythmic Circus, Feet Don’t Fail Me Now: 7:30 p.m., Jan. 21, Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St. Rapid-� re, high spirited humor, rhythm masters. Rhythmic Circus has quickly risen from an underground percussive-dance phenomenon to an innovative live perfor-mance company known for transforming their tap shoes into instruments of rhythm backed by a full band. Tickets: $20, $18. Call 253-931-3043, or go online at Brown Paper Tickets.
GalleriesAuburn City Hall: Exhibit: Dec. 7- Jan. 30. Auburn Student Art Show. 25 W. Main St. Admission is free. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. 253-931-3043 or www.auburnwa.gov.
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In addition to the Giving Tree at Walmart, Rupert maintains her own Giving Tree at home, which is where the story began in 2006.
“We bought our house and people started bring-ing us bottles of wine and hostess gi� s to our holiday parties,” Diane Rupert said. “So I said instead of doing that, let’s put something toward a needy cause – a giving tree.”
� at night the Rupert’s collected $3,800 in dona-tions and a new charity was launched.
In 2009, Rupert part-nered with the Auburn Rotary Club and Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Department to serve more children. � is year she expects the donations to top $20,000.
“We buy every child a coat, we buy every child clothing, we buy every child toys. We buy them everything that they ask for on their gi� tag, and there’s nothing that we’ve ever le� out, shoes, clothes everything. We take care of senior citizens, buy them Meals on Wheels. We don’t
discriminate, we take care of them all if they need help,” Rupert said.
Janet Faulkner, store manager at the Auburn Walmart, explained how the superstore got into the act.
“Diane and I talked a couple weeks ago and we were talking about what she was doing, and she said, ‘Why don’t you do a giving tree here?’ From there it sort of grew. What’s so exciting to me is that there’s all genders on it. A lot of people forget the special needs children and the seniors in their homes, and this is great because it touches every single age,” Faulkner said.
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SCHOOLSA U B U R N
Top trioIlalko Elementary School’s Chloe Vinson, left, Jared Cloud, middle, and Ariana Stephens recently were honored as the top fundraising students from the school PTA’s walk-a-thon. The school recognized the trio at an assembly. The PTA walk-a-thon raised more than $14,000 to support school programs, according to Danette Wate, PTA fundraising chairperson. COURTESY PHOTO
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Auburn schools continue to provide a healthier taste.
� e school district, which serves 8,000 lunches and 4,000 to students each school day, already is work-ing to make school meal changes to meet speci� c USDA dietary require-ments.
� ose include: increasing the variety and amounts of fruits and vegetables o� ered, many from local farms; increasing whole grains and reducing sodium levels; making free water available during school meals; and providing only milk that is low-fat (1 percent), non-fat white or � avored.
It is all part of a district’s plan to get kids to eat smarter and healthier.
“If you give kids a chance at school to see and have access to healthy foods, they are going to go home and tell their moms, ‘Hey, I tried jicama on the salad bar, and I liked it,’” said Margaret Dam, Auburn Nutrition Services supervi-sor for the school district. “We’re trying to o� er things that maybe their parents don’t have time to prepare or knowledge on how to prepare.”
� e school district has used a Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant in the kitchen. A CPPW-fund-ed project has school district sta� exploring whole foods cooking. � e training – in coordination with Dam – has brought new ideas to sta� .
“It actually inspired our cooks to want to start
testing recipes and making more things from scratch,” Dam said.
� e eight-hour certi� ed training – developed by Cynthia Lair of Cooking Interruptus – was taught by nutritionists at 17 locations throughout King County.
Auburn’s cafeteria sta� have attended the training to learn cooking techniques and pick up information about the nutritional dif-ferences between processed and whole foods. � e district’s cafeteria sta� is enthusiastic about imple-menting the whole foods cooking recipes into their school menus.
� e CPPW also is sup-porting students in the school district’s DECA
student-led Commit to Fit marketing campaign to change the culture at school. More than 4,000 students and sta� have signed up to participate. Commitments include, for example, 60 minutes of daily activity for one week, walking to school or making healthy food choices. Activities generate points on an online track-ing system with the points redeemable for rewards.
Many of the rewards are donated by local businesses.
For more information, visit: www.committo� t.org.
To learn more about the school district program, visit www.auburn.wednet.edu/ and click on “School Meals.”
ElsewhereAuburn’s Devanni Partridge
made the dean’s list at Palmer Col-lege of Chiropractic (Davenport, Iowa). To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.50. Partridge, the 2007 Miss Auburn and 2009 Miss Wash-ington, is in her fourth trimester in the doctor of chiropractic program at the college. …
Jamestown (ND) College student Erin Delo of Auburn recently performed in the orchestra for the Jamestown College Theatre produc-tion of the Tony Award-winning musical, “Titanic”. Delo played the cello. Established in 1883, Jame-stown College is a private, liberal arts four-year college. …
The following Evergreen Heights Elementary School students were awarded for displaying the trait of the month, compassion: Cesar Javier-Lopez; Josiah Courn-oyer; Lailanee Wise-Granados; Yvonne Tukana; Lorenzo Saavedra Jr.; Kaycee Valdez;
Deniss Alvarado; Tianna Long; Scarlett Stelzer; Yiakos Ever-son; Citlalli Sanchez; Lacey Braden; Tyson Burtis and Selai “Dee” Tukana. …
Auburn Mountainview students are earning Microsoft O� ce Specialist (MOS) certi� cation. In fact, the school has the No. 1 pass rate in the state, and has 20 industry certi� cations so
far this year. A number of students have scored in the high 900s, and one student has scored a perfect 1,000. With some of the best scores in the country, these students may be in-vited to represent the United States in the Worldwide Competition on Micro-soft O� ce in Las Vegas next July. …
Imani Clark, a senior at Auburn Riverside, was third in the Veterans of Foreign A� airs (VFW) District 11 Voice of Democracy Essay Contest. Clark recently accepted the award during a VFW special event for essay winners in Redmond. …
The Auburn Mountainview FIRST Robotics Team 2907 was awarded a $1,500 grant by the Center of Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound. The funds will support the team while competing in the FIRST Washington Robotics competitions beginning with a six-week “build session” on Jan. 7.
STUDENTS of the MONTH
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October:Sergei HoltzAuburn High
November:Rachel AtwoodAub. Riverside
Chinook honoredChinook Elementary School
is one of only two Puget Sound schools to be awarded the John D. Warner Award for Educational Excellence spon-sored The Boeing Company.
The Auburn school was recognized as runner-up for:
• Signifi cantly raising stu-dent achievement.
• Involving parents and community members in improving student achieve-ment.
• Providing excellent lead-ership for teachers and sta� .
Boeing Co. representatives organized a surprise visit to Chinook to present the award. The award includes a $25,000 grant for � ve teachers to at-tend the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Space Camp in Hunts-ville, Ala., in July.
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AUBURN AREAAlessandra, Rose M., 98, Nov. 20Bowen, Donald P., 60, Nov. 27Breckenridge, Frary H., 78, Nov. 27Brooks, Delores L., 81, Dec. 2Burnett, Larry G., 69, Nov. 26Canfield, Lois F., 76, Nov. 27Dessen, Martin V., 61, Dec. 3Gutmann, Francis J., 96, Nov. 22
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I enjoy Disneyland. Disneyland is square foot-age within a well fortified boundary. Within the boundary is magic; outside the boundary is Southern California. Southern Cali-fornia is less magical.
My family and I regularly travel to Southern Cali-fornia for the purpose of abiding within the fortified boundaries, within the magic.
There are six in our fam-ily, so the journey is costly. Multiples of six define our experience. Six on a plane, six in a hotel room, six each with a five-day park hopper ticket in hand. Each of the six requiring meals, bever-ages, snacks and souvenirs.
We have become skilled in the way we travel. We buy the right discount plane tickets, stay in the right discount hotel and pack the
right amount of food to keep us from paying for multiples of six Disneyland meals.
Even so, our pilgrimage has unavoidable costs. There is an unavoidable cost to abiding within the magical boundaries. Yet we pay the price because we want the magic.
Preparing for Christmas can become a magic king-dom pursuit. We take our best desires, aspirations, dreams and expectations and try to turn them into a magical Christmas. With twinkling lights, evergreen trees and sparkling tinsel we attempt to facilitate an environment conducive to joy, hope and happiness. Through eggnog consump-tion, gingerbread house
construction and gift giv-ing we seek moments of happiness, contentment and laughter. And maybe, if
we are lucky, in the midst of our family gatherings, candle light services and Christmas prayers, we find a moment of transcendent beauty and love.
It’s hard to build a magic kingdom Christmas. In fact, it’s downright impossible. It’s just too difficult to hem in the magic and construct the necessary boundaries to preserve the beauty of the season. There’s just too much sadness, anger and dysfunction; too much fear, loneliness and lethargy; too much sickness, poverty and desperation. No matter how hard we try, we can’t erect strong enough boundaries to keep the magic killers out.
I love going to Dis-neyland. I love abiding
within the Magic Kingdom boundaries. But every once in awhile, the outside sad-ness ruins the picture. The distraction comes in many forms: a mother yelling at her over tired toddler in the que for It’s a Small World; a sullen looking father staring into the distance while waiting for a parade he does not want to see; and an angry teenager just be-ing intentionally angry … obviously angry … angry for all the world to see. These moments draw stark contrast to the “Happiest Place on Earth.”
The Christmas season is full of the same contrasts. Joy to the World and petty fights with the in-laws, Silent Night and continual back seat bickering in the mini-van, Jingle Bells and “Go to Hell” as the door slams. It’s the Most Won-derful Time of the Year blaring on and on and on to remind you that you are still unwed, without kids, and very much sleeping
alone tonight.It is very difficult to con-
struct a magical Christmas. Yet we try, and there are moments when we appear to succeed. Christmas magic is far more fickle, fleeting and elusive than our Christmas movies and television specials would have us believe.
Genuine taleThankfully, we have the
first Christmas story. We have the virgin birth, the sacred star and the blessed Savior born. We have the frightened young couple seeking refuge in the hard hearted city of Bethlehem.
We have the impover-ished birth of a promised Savior; a feeding trough for his crib, a shepherd’s welcome for his arrival. We have glory among the rub-ble, beauty among the fear, hope among the despera-tion. We have Christmas in all its transcendent glory.
Don’t give up. Christmas
magic is not a place, experi-ence or ritual. Christmas magic is Immanuel, Christ with us, the hope of glory. Christmas is Jesus Christ with us, inside and outside the boundaries of our magic kingdom expecta-tions. Jesus Christ with us no matter how we feel, no matter how we fail, no mat-ter how great the need. Im-manuel, Christ is with us.
Jesus Christ is the Mes-siah. He is the light that overpowers darkness and the hope that overcomes despair. Jesus Christ is the life that rescues us from death and darkness. He abides with us, and He will be with us this Christmas season whether or not any-thing goes as planned.
Merry Christmas and peace on Earth to all humankind. … Especially to you.
“Live from Seattle with Doug Bursch” can be heard 4-6 p.m. weekdays on KGNW 820 AM. Doug Bursch also pastors Evergreen Foursquare Church. Evergreen meets at 10 a.m. Sundays at 2407 M St. SE next to Pioneer Elementary School. He can be reached at www.fairlyspiritual.org or [email protected].
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The Auburn Police Offi-cers Association is spon-soring the inaugural Shop with a Cop event Saturday at Walmart, next to the Auburn SuperMall.
Hours are 10 a.m. to noon.
A child from each of the Auburn School District’s 14 elementary schools was chosen by their schools to participate in the event.
Each child is given $100 to spend on their families while they shop with an Auburn police officer.
The child then has lunch with the officer at Subway and also receives a $25 gift card from Target.
The APOA, a nonprofit organization, would like to thank Walmart, Subway and Target for supporting the event.
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AUBURN AT A GLANCECOACH: Dennis Herren, � rst year
LAST SEASON: 6-1 in South Puget Sound League North 4A dual matches. Second at SPSL North 4A sub-regional tournament. Finished 11th at Mat Classic XXIII.
BOYS VARSITY ROSTER: Balteer Rana, freshman, 106 pounds; Brian Alonzo, senior, 113; Cameron Hiller, sophomore, 120; Tyson Galliac, sophomore, 126; Bailey Minnar, freshman, 132; Patrick Shine, senior, 138; Christian Loomis, freshman, 145; Tilden Sansom, senior, 152; Josh Tate, junior, 160; Seth Mizoguchi, junior, 170; Stephen Heinz, 185; Adam Garcia, senior, 185; James West, junior 195; Michael Ridge, 220; and Tavis Greenwood, senior, 285.
OUTLOOK: The Trojans return two state placers from Mat Classic in Alonzo, � fth at 103, and Sansom, seventh at 145.“It’s a hard working team with good senior leaders and ambitious underclassmen,” Herren said. “Wins won’t be handed to the team as it doesn’t have the returning state champions we have seen on Trojan teams of the past. This team will need to put their hearts into every practice, dual and tourna-ment on the schedule with the hopes of bettering themselves each day if they want to enjoy the Trojan tradition of success in wrestling.”KEY MATCHES: The Trojans get a test this weekend at the Tri-State Tournament at North Idaho Community College. Auburn hosts the all-SPSL Tournament Dec. 29-30. Auburn hosts powerhouse Tahoma in its � nal regular-season dual at 6 p.m. Jan. 25.
AUBURN MOUNTAINVIEW AT A GLANCECOACH: Adam France, seventh year
LAST SEASON: Finished 20th at the Mat Classic 3A championships.
BY SHAWN SKAGER
Dennis Herren sits in the Auburn High School wrestling room, sur-rounded by tradition.
Banners on the walls bear testa-ment to the past success of the Trojan wresting program.
Although all of them are special to Herren, 36, who graduated from Auburn in 1994, one is more meaningful.
It’s a team championship banner from the 1994 Mat Classic IX, a state crown that he helped win with his 178-pound title.
Now, as the new coach of the Trojans’ wrestling program, Herren is eager to guide his squad to more success and give it a chance to share in that tradition of excellence.
“In practice they get stories of the great tradition of Auburn wrestling,” Herren said. “And in the telling of that tradition, I make them part of that and I invite them to join that tradition.”
Herren grew up as a witness to Auburn wrestling tradition. His father, Kip Herren – now the Auburn School District superin-tendent – was the program’s coach from 1979 to 1992 and is a member
of the Washington State Wrestling Hall of Fame.
“It was always a part of our life,” Dennis Herren said. “I just liked that I got to go out for breakfast with dad during tournaments.”
By the time he began elementary school, Herren was on the mat competing, but contends that he never felt any pressure from his
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CORRECTIONAuburn Riverside graduate
Stephanie Egwautu was omitted from the list of former
Riverside Youth Basketball players now playing Division I basketball in the Dec. 9 issue.
Egwautu is a senior at Portland State University
Herren seeks to continue Trojan wrestling tradition
Dennis Herren, standing, takes over as head coach of the Trojan wrestling squad. Herren is a 1994 graduate of Auburn High School. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
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Auburn’s Cory English chooses UWAuburn o� ensive lineman Cory
English has verbally committed to the University of Washington.
� e 6-foot-4, 285-pound senior is being recruited to play center for the Huskies.
English also � elded o� ers from Washington State, Oregon State and Idaho. English made an o� cial visit to Oregon State.
“It was just the perfect place for me,” English said. “My visit went really well, and it’s a winning pro-gram, and I want to win.”
English – who is rated as a three-star football recruit by Ri-vals.com, received two stars from Scout.com and is the Evergreen
[ more ENGLISH page 23 ]Cory English has verbally committed to play center for the UW next season. FILE PHOTO
NEW WRESTLING WEIGHT CLASSES
FOR 2011New weight classes include:
106, formerly 103; 113, formerly 112; 120, formerly
119; 126, formerly 125; 132, formerly 130; 138, formerly 135 and 140; 145; 152; 160; 170, formerly 171; 182, new
class; 195, formerly 189; 220, formerly 215; and 285.
Girls classes remain unchanged for 2011-2012.
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father to excel at the sport.“I never knew it mat-
tered if I won or lost,” he said. “He never really put any outcome pressure on me to perform, so it was always my own fire and ambition. And I think that’s what allowed me to continue wrestling in col-lege after high school.”
In college at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Herren contin-ued to shine on the mat.
He was a two-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American and in 1999, won the NAIA national championship at 174 pounds, the first American to win a national title for a Canadian university.
In addition to providing an outlet for his passion for wrestling, Herren said his time at Simon Fraser gave him in opportunity to explore his passion for the arts.
“I studied arts and culture,” he said. “It was a mix of dance, theater, film, visual art and poetry. At the time I fancied myself, and my friends as well, as warrior bards. That’s how we perceived ourselves.”
After graduation Her-
ren returned to the Puget Sound, content to follow in the tradition of the writers he admired, including Ken Kesey and John Irving.
“I thought I would just write short stories,” he said. “But Randy Con-nelly, who had always been a legend in my eyes, asked me to help coach at Auburn Riverside.”
In 1999 Herren became an assistant coach at Au-burn Riverside, where he helped establish a winning tradition for the Ravens.
“We had a good first year. We had Riverside’s first state wrestling cham-pion in Franco Santiago (171 pounds),” he said. “And we made the top 10 in the state (in 2000), which was a big deal for Riverside.”
Around the same time, Herren realized he had a calling to help people away from the mat as well.
“I started to realize that my plan was to write po-ems and short stories, but God’s plan was for me to help people with disabili-ties,” he said.
Although he was work-ing as a salesman, Herren decided to start his own company, American Abil-ity, which helps disabled people find jobs.
“I took that sales skill set and mixed it with caring and believing in people with disabilities, and that’s how I formed Ameri-can Ability,” he said. “It’s meaningful work. I’m just using the gifts I have and whatever I’m talented at to help people.”
Earlier this year, Herren found out about Auburn’s wrestling coach opening from one his best friend since the second grade, Tony Vacca, now an as-sistant with Auburn.
He jumped at the chance.
“I really thought it was an unlikely thing that I’d get this,” Herren said.
After getting the nod, Herren said the passion for wrestling took over.
“The fire and ambition to be a great team and to build a great team was instantly ignited,” he said.
Now, just a couple matches into his first sea-son, it’s all about helping this generation of wrestlers get the same out of the sport that he did.
“I want to create a deeply meaningful experi-ence for young women and men of all levels that they’ll carry with them their entire adult life,” he said.
State’s No. 13-rated pros-pect – said he was won over during his visit to the school, which was hosted by former Trojan and UW freshman Danny Shelton.
“It was really good,” he said. “Everybody kept mak-ing fun of us because we didn’t leave each other’s side the whole time. Danny was
a good host, and it’s going to be good to be able to play with him, even though we’ll be going at it on different sides of the ball.”
This season English, who switched to center for the first time in his prep career, was named the South Puget Sound League North 4A co-Offensive Lineman of the Year.
“Cory is one of the best
lineman in the state,” Au-burn coach Gordon Elliot said. “He’s a solid kid with great size.”
English will close out his high school football career at the All-American Offense-Defense Bowl on Dec. 29 at Cowboy Stadium in Arling-ton, Texas.
The official national letter of intent signing period begins Feb. 1.
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BOYs VArsiTY rOsTer: Matt Howard, freshman, 106 pounds; Giovanni Hermeyer, sophomore, 120; Brandon Perry, senior, 126; David Boone, freshman, 132; Jordan Slavik, senior, 138; Nick Helms, junior, 145; Allen Sura, senior, 152; Erik English, senior, 152; Josh Walker, junior, 160; Marcus Cosby, junior, 170; Ray Azevedo, junior, 195; Alex Harris, junior, 195; and Dakota Weir, sopho-more, 285.
OUTlOOK: The Lions return Perry, a senior who competed at last season’s Mat Classic. Also back are Slavik, Wier and English, all with regional tourney experience. Beyond that, the Lions look to gain experience quickly on the mat. Unfortunately, the SPSL 3A is not the kindest league to gain experience, with perennial pow-erhouse Enumclaw, first in the 3A ranks last season, and Bonney Lake, eighth at state last year. “We have some hard working and
talented athletes, but we’re young,” France said. “We are working to build our base of young wrestlers while helping our experienced wrestlers move on to the next level.”
KeY MATCHes: The Lions will test their mettle at defending state 3A champion Enumclaw on Jan. 12 and travel to Bonney Lake on Jan. 19.
nO inFOrMATiOn reCeiVeD FOr AUBUrn riVersiDe
girls WresTingThe Auburn area remains a hotbed of talent. At Auburn, returning state champion and senior Katrynia Todd looks to repeat and teammate Siao Wilson, third in the heavyweight class also will return. The Trojans were ninth as a team at Mat Classic XXIII. Auburn Mountainview returns a state placer in senior Alyssa Aquilar, who was seventh at 103 pounds.
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Alyssa Aguilar, left, and Brandon Perry are returning state qualifiers for Auburn Mountainview. CHARLES CoRTES, Auburn Reporter
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