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Auburn’s Harold Lee drives for two points during the Trojans’ 70-58 South Puget Sound North 4A win over rival Auburn Riverside last Saturday on the Ravens’ home floor. Lee erupted for a game-high 23 points and added nine assists as the Trojans ((7-1 league, 7-4 overall) continue to lead the league race. Story, page 9. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

Taking flight

Justin Kim, an Auburn Riverside junior, has ambitious plans as a gifted cellist and student.SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter

By ROBERT WHALE

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The state Legislature is about to start its 2013 session.

And you can bet that the City of Au-burn is ready with its wish list.

Auburn’s biggest ask – $3.5 million for the proposed $12 million, 20,000-square-foot Auburn Community Center.

The center, which would offer program-ming focusing on human services, com-munity health, trade shows, community recreation and cultural enrichment on the former Auburn YMCA site just south of Les Gove Park, is already designed and the contract is ready to go out to bid.

With the last $3.5 million in hand, City officials say, the long-delayed center could

get started immediately. Mayor Pete Lewis is already steeled

against any arguments pointing to the doldrum economy. There has been a crisis of some kind or another at the state level every year during his three terms, Lewis said, and all during that time Auburn has

Center may come true on City’s wish list

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PULLING THE RIGHT STRINGS

Pacific crisis: Shortage of police protectionBy SHAWN SKAGER

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Trouble keeps finding the City of Pacific.

Just days after acquiring a last-minute, new insurance policy and averting a possible shutdown of City services, the embattled City faces another crisis.

Staffing levels in the City’s po-lice department have reached a critical level, according to Public Safety Director and Police Chief John Calkins.

“We are so shorthanded, it’s pathetic. We’re running on overtime,” Calkins said. “It won’t be long before I’m not able to fill a shift, and there won’t be anyone on patrol for a 12-hour shift. Now, it’s a matter of safety for the citizens. If we don’t man the streets, it’s going to be chaos.”

Despite the pressing need for more officers on the street and funding available in the City’s 2013 budget to fill two vacan-cies, Calkins said controversial

Calkins

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Teen cellist earns chance to play at Carnegie HallBy SHAWN SKAGER

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Justin Kim is going places.Literally and figuratively, the 16-year-

old Auburn Riverside junior is making the most of his talent and dedication as a cellist to provide him with opportunity, now and in the future.

Kim – one of five cellists with the Seattle Youth Symphony – has won the chance to play on the national level at the American High School Honors Perfor-mance Series at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Kim also travels to Washington D.C. in June to play with the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME) All-National Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.

After he graduates from high school in 2014, Kim hopes to parlay his playing [ more KIM page 3 ]

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watched its sister cities pick up money for their capital projects.

Now, said the mayor, it’s Auburn’s turn.

“We have watched com-munities like Federal Way get an aquatic center and a community center, we have watched Renton get a full-blown community center and other projects. “Same with Kent,” Lewis said. “We are now a city of 72,000 coming up on 75,000, and it re-ally is time for the state Legislature to help the 14th or 13th largest city in the state of Washington.”

Another key is-sue is transportation.

From Auburn’s perspec-tive, any state transporta-tion package worth its salt must include:

• Full or significant funding for the comple-tion of State Route 167.

• Assurance that the state distributes a part of any increase in the gas tax directly to cities and counties for their local street maintenance and preservation.

• Preserving and en-hancing funding for grant programs that are vital for Auburn and other local governments.

• Providing cities and counties with local transportation financ-ing options that they can consider within their own communities, according to their needs.

“What we’re really looking for is to fix the

last mile, usually an arte-rial, between where the factory is and the freeway entrance is. And we are starting to lose those roads,” Lewis said. “So be-side the big mega-projects, the highways and freeways of the state, we’re also looking for preservation money, the last mile be-tween that factory where things are produced to the highway or freeway.

“That’s what’s really kill-ing us, especially the valley cities. But Seattle and Tacoma are now having a real problem too. The county is having roads really going down to where it has said that on certain classifica-

tions if it gets worse, they are going to be gravel roads again. This is not just in King County, it’s all over the state, but that last mile connection if we lose it is going to make our ports backwater ports.”

The third major item on Auburn’s wish list – an Amtrak stop at the Au-burn Sounder Station.

“We’ve been a train town for 100 years plus, and there are new Amtrak trains coming on in the next couple of years,” Lewis said. “What Auburn is suggesting is leaving existing routes the way they are, but just like on the East Coast having some off-setting routes so more people could use the trains, and having Auburn as one of the stops.”

Money from the state Legislature in 2012 funded a marketing and feasibil-ity study, but what the

City has found is that the Washington State Depart-ment of Transportation decides for Amtrak here where the stops are going to be.

“So we’re telling the state Legislature ‘we need you to pay attention to this and re-establish a train depot stop in Auburn for the national train system,’” Lewis said.

Other issues: The state’s appropriation of 3.4 per-cent of the liquor tax on the heels of the initiative that got the state out of the retail liquor business in June 2012. Auburn had used that money for public safety, primarily police purposes.

The City’s hope: that the state won’t take any more.

“The initial part of the money was taken for last year’s budget, and they are revisiting that, and the second portion of that is supposed to be enacted in October of 2013, when they’ll take an additional $10 million,” said Carolyn Robertson, government re-lations manager for the City of Auburn. “When the state managed liquor licenses, there were about 400 facili-ties where you could retail buy liquor in Washington, in the state-run and con-tract stores.

“It’s estimated that over the next two years the number will be about 1,400. So we’re looking at three times the amount of facili-ties where people will have access to alcohol, but we will have the same number of cops to monitor and deal with the issues created by alcohol in the community.”

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Mayor Cy Sun won’t sign off on hiring new officers.

The department has four patrol officers, a sergeant and a lieutenant on payroll. The force also employs Calkins, an evidence clerk and a specialist to handle administrative duties, as well as a detective to handle felony investigations.

Calkins said that is way below the level needed to effectively police the city of 6,737.

“We’re not providing the service that we should,” Calkins said. “We just can-not run these guys into the ground on overtime. Of course, it’s a waste of money, too. Our overtime budget is skyrocketing. Very seldom are they on the street. We don’t do any traffic any-more. There is no proactive policing, it’s all reactive. Our detective is backlogged 40 cases right now. He’s asking for help, and we don’t have anyone to help him.”

In November, Calkins said, he was prepared to offer a job to an officer from Alaska.

“We started the process and he passed a polygraph, psychological and physical exam and a background investigation,” Calkins said.

The interested officer even had an interview with Sun on Nov. 28.

Thinking Sun’s approval of the new hire was a sure thing, Calkins wrote a letter informing the potential hire that his start date would be Dec. 1.

On Nov. 30, however,

Calkins said he was in-formed by Sun that “the hiring freeze for the police department is still effective.”

“So we’re into this guy for about $2,000 at this point,” Calkins said. “But out of respect for the guy, I had to tell him that I had no control over this and that the mayor just refused to sign off on it.”

“I’ve told (Sun) point blank, and it’s on record, that if something bad happens, it’s going to be on his head,” Calkins said. “This is South King County, it’s not Black Diamond or Eatonville. It’s busy here, and we have a lot of crime. It’s no different than Auburn or Renton.”

Councilmember Tren Walker said he and the council also have urged Sun to approve the hiring of new officers, but to no avail.

“We actually asked for an update to find what the status was because we had funded six officers for 2013,” Walker said.

According to Walker, Sun

replied it would take some time to finish the process of hiring new officers.

On the advice of City attorney Ken Luce, Walker said, the council voted unanimously to urge Sun to hire for the vacant funded positions. However, the resolution has no teeth, Walker said.

“We can’t force him to do it. It’s an executive right to delay that. We budget for the positions, but it’s up to him to hire for them.”

Walker said he was also concerned about the low staffing level.

“Less officers means more overtime,” Walker said. “Officers call in sick. They can’t take vacations because there is no cover-age. It’s an officer safety thing also. They’re having to work a lot of overtime, I know I don’t like to work 50-60 hours a week. It’s hard knowing there is really very little we can do.”

“It’s so serious that the safety of the citizens is at risk,” Calkins said. “It’s monumental.”

[ pacific from page 1 ] BY THE NUMBERSThe City of Pacific’s 2013 budget allots $2,280,336 for public safety, about 56 percent of the city’s general fund.The budget, which was approved by the city council, slates funding for six patrol officers, a sergeant, a lieutenant, a detective, an evidence technician, a police specialist and the public safety director/chief of police.

POLICE STAFFING AT SIMILAR-SIZED CITIES IN WASHINGTON• Orting: population 6,823, 2.73 square miles, Pierce County – Two sergeants, six patrol officers;• Fircrest: population 6,573, 1.58 square miles, Pierce County – one sergeant, eight patrol officers.• Duvall: population 6,828, 2.47 square miles, King County – one commander, four sergeants, nine patrol officers;• Pacific: population 6,737, 2.42 square miles, King and Pierce counties – one lieutenant, one sergeant, four patrol officers.

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Four Auburn City Coun-cilmembers recently were ap-pointed to National League of Cities (NLC) committees.

John Holman was named to the NLC steering committee on Com-munity and Economic Develop-ment. Largo Wales was appointed to the NLC Human Development Steering Committee, and Bill Peloza was chosen to serve as vice chair of the NLC Energy, Environ-ment and Natural Resources Com-mittee. John Partridge was tabbed for the NLC Public Safety & Crime Prevention Steering Committee.

NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, the mayor of Avondale, Ariz., announced the appoint-ments.

Holman’s committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving housing, commu-nity and economic development, land use, recreation and parks, historic preservation, and interna-tional competitiveness.

Wales’ committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving social services, children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and work-force development, equal oppor-tunity, Social Security and seniors, individuals with disabilities, public health care, mental health parity, and immigration reform.

Wales will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions, while advocating on behalf of America’s cities and towns on Capitol Hill, with the Obama administration, and at home.

Peloza and his committee are responsible for developing policy positions on issues involving air quality, water quality, energy, national wetlands, noise control, and solid and hazardous waste management. These positions are considered annually by NLC membership and incorpo-rated into the National Municipal Policy. They also help guide NLC’s federal advocacy efforts.

For more information, visit www.nlc.org.

City councilmembers appointed to National League of Cities panels

Holman Wales

Peloza Partridge

United Natural Foods Inc. warehouse workers and drivers at its

Auburn warehouse have been without a contract since late August. The union

walked out Dec. 13 after learning that UNFI was permanently replacing 72 of the workers that had been on strike. Local 117

claims that, according to federal labor laws, the hiring of the permanent replacements

constitutes an unfair labor practice. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter

Strike lingers

skills – and academic excellence – into a college education at ei-ther Johns Hopkins or Stanford universities.

Music began for Kim in the third grade.

Initially trained on the piano, Kim soon picked up the cello as a fifth-grader.

“I’ve always wanted to play bass, just because it was bigger than me,” Kim said. “But it was too big, so I took up the cello.”

As a sixth-grader at Mt. Baker Middle School, Kim’s skill was recognized by music teacher Mindy Wharton, who offered him a chance to progress.

“She realized I was a little more advanced than her other students, so she invited me to come study with her husband,” Kim said.

He soon was learning the intricacies of the instrument from Brian Wharton, Mindy’s husband and a professional musician who plays cello for the Auburn Symphony Orchestra.

A tryout and acceptance into the Tacoma Youth Symphony

soon followed.After three years playing in

Tacoma, Kim won a spot as one of five cellists with the presti-gious Seattle Youth Symphony.

“I was kind of shocked,” he said. “When you move up to the Seattle Symphony the expecta-tions are higher. All those kids are top notch. The musicians want to move on to conservato-ries. You can tell the difference between the playing level of the students. The music is the same, but the playing of the players is higher than what you would normally expect from a high school student.”

Kim continued to hone his skill, practicing at least two hours a day and playing with several local chamber and sym-

phony orchestras, including the Auburn Symphony.

“I played with them as a freshman and also played with the Fifth Avenue pit orchestra and the All-Northwest Orches-tra,” he said.

This past summer the offers to play out East came.

Despite all the accolades, however, Kin remains grounded.

“I don’t like to say I’m that good because there are always players who are better,” Kim said. “It’s not something I’m comfortable saying, that I’m re-ally good. I don’t want to sound pompous.”

He’s also realistic about his chances of playing profession-ally.

“I’ve been thinking about going to school for music, but I don’t think I’m up there to be performing as a soloist,” he said. “Of course, I’ll be studying music in college, but probably as a double major along with biol-ogy. I’ll always be playing with local and chamber orchestras. But I don’t know if I’ll pursue it professionally, unless something changes.”

help JustinJustin Kim is seeking donations or ways he can help pay the $1,700 plus airfare for his trip to New York City in February. For more information on how you can help, email Kim at [email protected]

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VRFA fire marshall retires after long, fulfilling careerFoR the RepoRteR

After 30 years of serving the citizens of Algona, Auburn and Pacific, Valley Regional Fire Authority Fire Marshal Jeff Stottle-myre retired on Dec. 31.

“It’s been a great career. I’m just amazed how fast the time has flown by,” Stottle-myre said. “I’ve had the op-portunity to work with a lot of great people and I believe we accomplished some good things for the citizens within our service area.”

Stottlemyre began his career as a firefighter with the legacy Auburn Fire Department in 1982. Only three years after being hired, he received the department’s Firefighter of the Year award and a medal of commendation for his outstanding performance. He would go on to receive several other commenda-tions throughout his career and was recognized by his peers as the Auburn Fire Department Fire Officer of the Year in 2001 for his outstanding work as the assistant fire marshal.

Interest in the fire marshal’s office began for Stottlemyre in the early 1990s when, as a firefighter, he was assigned to a fire investigator position and received certification as a uniform fire code inspector. Stottlemyre was promoted to the position of fire inspector in 1994, assistant fire marshal in 1997 and received the appointment to fire marshal in 2006.

Stottlemyre was elected by his peers to represent the Washington State Asso-ciation of Fire Marshals on several technical advisory boards dedicated to the re-

view and development of changes to the uniform and international fire code and the state building code. His work in this area helped to shape many of the current codes and guidelines for life safety and fire protection that residents benefit from today.

He also assisted in the development of curriculum for the National Fire Academy.

“I leave the fire service with a sense of satisfaction and will certainly miss ev-eryone but am eager to open a new chapter in my life,” he said.

STOTTLEMYRE LEAVES HIS MARK

After 30 years of duty, Valley Regional Fire Authority Fire Marshal Jeff Stottlemyre has decided to call it a career. COURTESY pHOTO, VRFA

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Auburn police responded to the fol-lowing calls for service, among many others, between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1:

Dec. 30Vandalism: Overnight, 740 block of 37th Street Southeast. An unknown subject damaged the rear window of somebody’s vehicle with a rock. No entry to the vehicle was made. The damage is estimated at $200. There is no suspect information.

Dec. 31Agency assist: 10:45 a.m., 500 Auburn Way S. An adult male was

arrested for a felony warrant and traffic offenses.

Fugitive from justice: 1:41 p.m., 902 37th St. SE. A subject with a war-rant out of Colorado was arrested.

trespassing: 1:07 p.m., 202 Auburn Way S. An adult male was trespassed from Timberland Bank.

Fraud: 3:17 p.m., 202 Auburn Way S. A woman tried to cash a forged, stolen check for $870 at a bank.

Vandalism: 210 block of R Street Southeast. A resident reported a vandalism to his vehicle occurred several weeks ago.

Vandalism: 8 a.m., 11500 block of Southeast 308th place. A parked vehicle was shot with a pellet, shat-tering the driver’s window. Additional pellets were shot at the side of the

residence, causing damage to the wood siding. No suspects.

Jan. 1theft: 210 block of R Street South-east. A resident reported a vandalism to his vehicle that had occurred several weeks ago. The resident then reported he planned to pay for the damage with his savings bonds, but discovered his savings bonds had been stolen from the closet at his home.

trespassing: 1:56 a.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. A man and a woman were arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct at the Muckle-shoot Casino.

theft: 4402 B St. NW. Someone stole lumber from Rainier pallet over the weekend.

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The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 195 calls for service between Dec. 31 and Jan. 6, among them the following:

Dec. 31house fire: 11:06 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a report of smoke coming from the roof of a single-family home in the 300 block of park Avenue Northeast arrived to find a small attic fire. Once firefighters got the homeowner out, they snuffed the fire with minimal damage.

Jan. 1 Attic fire: 12:34 p.m., (pacific). Firefighters responding to the 100 block of 2nd Avenue Southeast for

a report of smoke coming from a roof found a residence with an attic fire. Firefighters pulled the ceiling and extinguished the fire before it could spread to another part of the house. The homeowner had just arrived home when the fire department showed up. Nobody else was inside and no firefighters were hurt. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental and electrical in nature.

Jan. 2 Aid call: 11:50 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters helped a man in the throes of an anxiety attack. A private ambulance transported the man to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center.

Jan. 3 Automatic fire alarm: 8:18 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters responding to a sprinkler water flow alarm in a food processing plant found water leaking

from an overhead sprinkler pipe. The management established a fire watch and notified the sprinkler company for repairs.

Jan. 4 Aid call: 12:27 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters helped an older woman who was suffering from back pain. A private ambulance transported the woman to MAMC for further evaluation.

Jan. 6 Commercial fire: 12:41 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters hustled to a large, two-story industrial manufac-turing complex where an accidental machinery fire had charged the warehouse with smoke, prompting a full evacuation. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and used the on-site building systems to clear the smoke.

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Missing the days of TV soothsayers

What I have missed at the opening of 2013 are those who predict the future calamities of the coming year – our postmodern soothsay-ers.

Maybe I don’t watch enough TV these days, but I haven’t seen any.

I remember when I was a kid and my Aunt Nell always read Jeane Dixon’s predictions in the paper. Aunt Nell was a devout Catholic and she was sure Dixon could see the future.

Aunt Nell wasn’t the only one.Richard Nixon piped her into the White

House, as did Nancy Reagan. I think that tells us something, but I am not sure I see it

yet.Dixon based her fame

on predicting the assassi-nation of President John F. Kennedy in Parade Magazine.

I remember my aunt had a book setting on a coffee table with Jean

Dixon on the front, looking all dreamy.My understanding was the Bible told us

to stop slicing birds open to see the future in their birdy intestines.

I guess as long as the soothsayer doesn’t cut little animals open it’s OK, or it was in the ‘60s.

I kind of miss the fortune-tellers who would go on the “Mike Douglas Show” in the afternoon and tell us what would happen in the coming year.

“I see fire … I see the Earth trembling … I see Congress fighting.”

How can you miss with that stuff?I would watch the fortune-teller and vow

to remember what was said in the coming year. That lasted until about 10 minutes after the show ended.

Apparently we have entered the post-post-modern stage, and TV fortune-tellers are out.

Maybe today they all have blogs with pages that look like a black-light poster.

I still kind of miss a good fortune-teller or

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The recent deaths of three Washing-ton teens – a 14-year-old Bellingham girl, a 17-year-old boy in Shoreline, and an 18-year-old Washington State Uni-versity student – remind us just how dangerous alcohol is for minors.

As parents and co-chairs of the Washington State Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking, our hearts go out to the families and friends who are suf-fering these terrible losses.

Before we lose another child, grandchild, student and friend, let’s ask

ourselves what we as adults are doing to encourage or discourage underage drinking.

Parents matterParents are the No. 1 influence on

their children’s decisions about alcohol. Although their friends and the media also play a role, studies consistently show that parents are the key, and kids pay attention to what they say and do.

Opportunities and pressure to drink (especially during holidays and other times for celebrating) are constant in their young lives.

The most important steps parents

can take are to lock up their alcohol, never provide it to minors, continue guiding healthy choices with your teens and college students and give them the facts:

• Alcohol kills more kids than tobac-co and illegal drugs combined – 5,000 youth under 21 die each year from underage-drinking related injuries.

• One in five 10th-graders will binge drink (five or more drinks in a row) in the next two weeks.

• Alcohol causes damage to the developing teen brain, putting them at greater risk for learning problems and addiction.

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Let’s take guns away from the criminal and mentally ill

To quote one of your read-ers, “We live in a politically polarized and divisive time.” This is a true statement.

This reader and the other reader in your column (“Going back to school on security”, Dec. 28, Reporter) wrote in to suggest more laws and more restrictions on weapons. Although I applaud them for their compassion and willing-ness to fix the problem, I do suggest that they sit down calmly and rationally address the situation.

We have banned guns and added hundreds of laws to no avail. It’s time to stop all this posturing and solve the real problem. The problem is not the gun, it is the criminal and mentally ill person who has caused these terrible situations.

Ask yourself a simple ques-tion: If a criminal or mentally ill person drove a car into a group of kids at a bus stop, would you ban cars?

Areas like Chicago, New York, etc., with some of the most restrictive gun laws have higher crime. Why is this you

may ask? It’s not the criminals or the mentally ill who abide by these laws, it’s the honest hard-working Americans who abide by the law and are the most affected by these laws.

Our Second Amendment is not to guarantee hunting rights but to guarantee our freedoms from the government. Maybe we should hire and pay the NRA and fire all these profes-sional legislators. The NRA appears to be more responsive to up holding the rights of the people.

I suggest that people write their congressman, senators and the president and have them write new laws to prevent criminals and mentally ill from obtaining weapons. These leg-islators have sworn an oath to uphold our Constitution, not restrict it.

I don’t know if it’s complete incompetence or a political


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two popping up on CNN.The only predictions I can supply are I will

whine a lot in the coming year, and I don’t think the Mariners will get left-handed power. Without a legitimate left-handed power hitter it will be difficult to challenge the Angels and Rangers.

That’s it – and I didn’t even have to look at birdy inners.

Dennis Box is editor of the Covington/Maple Val-ley/Black Diamond Reporter and Enumclaw/Bonney Lake Courier-Herald. Reach him at 360-825-2555, ext. 5050.

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agenda that cause these legislators to act so ir-responsible. If they don’t address these problems, as I have suggested, they should be voted or recalled out of office.

All these feel-good gun laws and legislators who promote them have contrib-uted to these horrific events as much as the criminal and mentally ill person who pulled the trigger. – Daniel Van Devender

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Reichert’s Youth Board is exemplary

I’m writing to share my experiences with Con-gressman Dave Reichert’s Youth Board. Last year, as a student interested in policymaking, I didn’t hesitate to apply.

I initially thought this would be a Republican board; however, I noticed immediately the diver-sity present among the 20 members, who come from across the district, includ-ing both strong liberals and conservatives.

Throughout the year, we discussed public policy issues with the Congress-man in locations ranging from Issaquah to Enum-claw. By participating in these discussions and vis-iting different places, I feel we’ve come to understand better the opinions on both sides—by stepping into each other’s shoes.

But most importantly, this board is a channel for youth voices to be heard. The younger population generally is more open to new ideas and more willing to explore. Now as bitter partisanship permeates Washington D.C., perhaps the nation’s solutions lie among the youth.

I applaud Congressman Reichert for creating this model board and encourage any high school student in the Eighth Congressional District to join. If you live outside of the district, I urge you to contact your local officials to start their own youth council.– Johnny Xu, president, Congressman Reichert’s Youth Advisory Board

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Communities do matter

We are concerned about youth access to alcohol. Re-cent news reports strongly suggest that stolen liquor is making its way into the hands of teens.

Have you wondered what you can do to help create a healthier place for kids to grow up? Each of us has the power to reduce youth exposure to alcohol and its advertising by:

• Showing our children

that we can socialize and have fun without alcohol, setting clear rules against underage drinking, and never providing alcohol to those under 21.

• Asking store owners to remove alcohol ads in win-dows and keep beer away from candy, toys, pop, other kid-friendly items and the store entrance.

• Work with fair boards and community festival coordinators to minimize or eliminate youth exposure to alcohol advertising and promotion.

• Making it harder for youth to get alcohol and let-

ting adults know it’s not OK to give it to teens.

Preventing underage drinking tragedies is up to all of us. Find out how to join others in your com-munity to reduce underage drinking, and get tips for talking with youth, at www.StartTalkingNow.org.

Michael Langer and Sharon Foster co-chair the Washing-ton State Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking. Langer administers statewide drug pre-vention programs at the state Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery. Foster is the chair of the Washington State Liquor Control Board.

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The Auburn Rotary Club recently donated $16,666.66 to Auburn Youth Resources. Presenting the ceremonial check presentation to AYR director Jim Blanchard, middle, are Rotarian Michele Oosterink, left, and Rotary Club president Bob Klontz. The donation will help AYR’s recent purchase of an additional home. COURTESY PHOTO

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Auburn’s Kosaka broth-ers – Timmy, 16, and Jonny, 11 – recently raised more than $700 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) at the Kosakaboys Christmas Harp and Piano Concert at the Bonney Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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Auburn boys basketball coach Ryan Hansen knows full well the value of a little bad press.

“Some of the preseason coaches’ polls had us picked to finish seventh out of nine teams,” Hansen said. “We’ve used that as bulletin board material. It’s kind of lit their fire.”

So far this season those flames have been well stoked, with the Trojans perched atop the South Puget Sound League North 4A heap with a 8-1 record, 9-4 overall.

“I think we’re exceeding expectations, but I really thought we would be competitive every game,” Hansen said.

Coming into the season, the Trojans looked to capitalize on the success of the school’s football team, which fought its way to the state 4A semifinals.

“Traditionally our football teams have set the tone for our season. When they’ve done well, we’ve followed suit,” Hansen said.

Among the players who lifted the Trojans to a 10-3 football sea-son was senior Harold Lee, who is averaging more than 17 points per game and leads the team in assists.

“Harold Lee is coming off a great football season,” Hansen said. “He’s our point guard and coach on the floor.”

Also stepping up has been se-nior 6-foot-4 post Spencer Fisher, who is averaging more than 14

points per game.“He’s been steady all year,”

Hansen said. “He just has a motor that won’t quit.”

Add in the maturation of Kentwood transfer Rio Paul, a 6-2 junior guard, and the Trojans

seem to have found a recipe for success.

“He’s had a couple of 20 point games,” Hansen said of Paul. “He has found his comfort zone.”

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The Raven (6-2 league, 8-4 overall) girls host Kentlake (2-7, 3-10) at

7:30 p.m. Friday. Auburn Riverside comes into the game riding a four-

game winning streak. The Ravens are in third place in the South

Puget Sound League North 4A.

Auburn first in SPSL North 4A All-city bragging rights go to Lions

Auburn’s Spencer Fisher elevates for a rebound against Auburn Riverside last Saturday. RAcheL ciAmPi, Auburn Reporter

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Senior Cameron Lindsay swims the breaststroke for the Lions. Lindsay is the reigning 100 backstroke state 3A champ. RAcheL ciAmPi, Auburn Reporter

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It’s been seven years in the making for the Auburn Mountainview boys swimming team, but the Lions can now lay claim to being the best swimming squad in town.

Auburn Mountainview scored 233 points during the Auburn All-City Swim meet at the Auburn Pool this past Friday, good enough to top district rivals Auburn and Auburn Riverside.

“It’s the very first time we’ve won that,” said Auburn Mountainview Coach Justin Pritchard. “We’ve been trying to do that for years. So that’s very exciting. We almost won every single race, so it was a very good meet for us.”

The Lions 200-yard freestyle relay team – including Cameron Lindsay, Colin Lempert, Jourdan Rogers and Paul Whisman, who posted a 1:36.97 – led the effort.

The school’s first string 200 free relay team, with Lempert, Lindsay, Luke Lavine and John Kyle Davis, has already qualified for the Wash-ington State 3A Boys Swimming Championship.


Team scores - Auburn Moun-tainview 233, Auburn Riverside 207, Auburn 111.

200 Medley Relay - Auburn Mountainview (Cameron Lindsay, Jourdan Rogers, John Kyle Davis, Colin Lempert), 1:46.68. 200 Free - Riley King, AM, 2:06.24. 200 IM - Cameron Lindsay, AM, 2:14.98. 50 Free - Colin Lempert, AM, 23.40. Diving - Ben Blanchard, AR, 197.30. 100 Fly - John Kyle Davis, AR, 1:01.23. 100 Free - Matty Benabid, AR, 55.65. 500 Free - Thomas Henline, AR, 5:29.80. 200 Free Relay - Auburn Mountainview (Lindsay, Lempert, Rogers, Whisman), 1:36.97. 100 Back - John Kyle Davis, AM, 1:01.19. 100 Breast - Cameron Lindsay, 1:01.15. 400 Free Relay - Auburn Mountainview (Paul Whisman, Riley King, Tyler Arnold, John Kyle Davis), 3:49.21

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“It’s the first time Auburn Mountainview has swam a state qualifying time in a re-lay,” Pritchard said. “Normally we get wildcarded in.”

Lindsay, the reigning 3A 100 backstroke state champ, finished first in the 100 breaststroke at the All-City with a 1 minute, 1.15 second time.

Lindsay was also first in the 200 IM with a 2:14.98 and part of the 200 medley relay team with Davis, Lempert and Rogers. That team fin-shed with a 1:46.68 time.

The Lions’ 400 free relay team also grabbed gold with Whisman, Riley King, Tyler Arnold and Kyle Davis post-ing a 3:49.21.

King finished first in the

200 free with a 2:06.24.Lempert was first in the

50 free with a 23.40 and Kyle Davis snagged gold in the 100 fly (1:01.23) and the 100 back-stroke (1:01.19).

“We’ve been doing really well,” Pritchard said. “We’ve got a lot of speed at the top. We’ve qualified for state already in the 200 free relay. Across the board we’re very fast.”

Auburn Riverside finished second at the meet with 207 points, Thomas Henline tak-ing first in the 500 free with a 5:29.80 and Matty Benabid finishing first in the 100 free with a 55.65. Raven diver Ben Blanchard was first with 197.30.

Auburn finished third at the meet with 111 points.

The real key this season has been the Trojans’ high assist-to-basket ratio, Hansen said.

“We’re sharing the ball well,” he said. “We don’t have a lot of size, but we’ve got some good team speed. The other thing that gets us going is our defense. We’re pressur-ing teams. When we get those going and share the ball, we can get the high-percentage shots.”

The Trojans continue their quest for the North title with a 7:30 p.m. Friday home

game against Mount Rainier (6-3 league, 8-4 overall).

ALSO: Although Auburn Riverside (1-8, 3-10) contin-ues to struggle in the North 4A, one bright spot is the play of 6-1 junior guard Derek Brown. Through 11 games, Brown is averaging more than 26 points per outing, a stretch that including an eye-popping 49 points against Kentridge (3-6,6-7) on Dec. 7. Auburn Riverside defeated The Ravens host Kentlake (0-9, 0-13) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. …Auburn Mountainview is off to a quick start in the

SPSL 3A, posting a 3-0 league record (9-3) overall under new coach Terrance Johnson. The Lions defeated Lakes (2-1, 8-5) 45-49 on Tuesday with senior Domenic Rockey lead-ing the way with a game high 15 points. Auburn Mounta-inview will host Peninsula (0-3, 2-11) in league action at 7 p.m. Friday. … Auburn Adventist (1-2, 4-5) posted a 78-66 Sea-Tac 2B conference win against Chief Leschi (1-1, 2-5) on Tuesday. The Falcons hosted Crosspoint Academy (0-2, 3-8) on Thursday and will host Bear Creek (2-0,7-5) at 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday.

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Leah Ann Chalcraft4/10/87 - 12/21/12

Beloved daughter of Louise (Cliff) and J.Keith (Kimberly), sister of Joshua who has gone before her to prepare a place amongst fellow angels. Special appreciation to her much loved friend and caregiver Brianne Sembar. Our hearts are heavy, our arms feel empty; but we rejoice in knowing that Leah suffers no longer and is dancing in the streets of Heaven.

Her Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 19 at 11am at New Life Church, 15711 152nd Ave.SE, (off Maple Valley Hwy), Renton.

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Marshall Earl Klopich04/25/1921 – 12/31/2012

Marshall was born in Duluth MN and lived to be 91 years old. His father was a Russian (Cossack) immigrant, his mother a strong American woman. To Marshall he was never Russian, except by heritage, but always an American and patriot.

He joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1941, at the beginning of WWII with his boyhood buddy and best friend Bobby Parker, who’s still is his best friend after all these years and is also 91 years old.

During WWII he served proudly in the European African Middle Eastern Campaign. He also served in the American, and Asiatic Pacific Campaigns. He later served in Korea. He retired from the Coast Guard in 1961 as a Chief Gunners Mate. While working as a civilian he was pulled back into service, in the late 60’s, to lend his expertise for the war effort in Viet Nam. He served in three wars.

He married Challis (Skillin) Klopich on March 23 1949. His beloved wife and our mother, passed away in 1999 after 50 years of marriage. They lived in Auburn WA for over 30 years. Marshall happily joins her now at the Tahoma National Cemetery.

When they married she had two children at the time; Mike Nogueira (deceased) and Patrick Klopich (West Seattle, WA). Challis and Marshall had three children of their own. Karol (Klopich) Brack (Texas), Karen Klopich (Auburn, WA.), and Russell Klopich (Splendora, TX).

Later in life the 10 grandsons and daughters and the abundance of great grandkids - too numerous to name, became another joy in his life.

He says good-bye to his friends at Vito’s, Charlie’s, and the Iron Horse. He says good-bye to the Auburn Golf Club, where he liked to watch the eagles in the trees above the greens, when he got too old to golf himself.

Services were held on January 8, 2013 at Yahn and Son Funeral Home, Auburn WA.

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Bobby NashRobert (Bobby) William Nash, 20 of

Auburn, WA died on December 30, 2012 in Auburn. His life was cut short, way too early. He was born in Renton, WA on December 12, 1992.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers; William R. Nash Sr. and Warren Zechmeister, both from Auburn, WA. He is survived by his parents; Bill Nash (Paula) and Karen Nash (Randy), Auburn; brother, Josh (Brenda) Nash,

Auburn; sisters, Kristina Nash, Auburn and Amy Nash, Sumner; nephew, Nicholas Miller Jr., Puyallup; niece, Jayla J. Nash, Auburn; grandmothers, Marcia Nash and Norma Zechmeister, Auburn; as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins.

A Memorial Service was held January 5, 2013 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Auburn, WA. Memorials may be made to the Dwight Clark Fund at any Chase Bank location or at: www.4evergreenapparel.com. Online sentiments may be

journaled at www.price-heltonfuneralhome.com726272

Loretta Lee HooverLoretta Lee Hoover, 76, Loving Wife,

Mother and Grandmother, of Auburn, Washington, died on Saturday the 15th of December at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tacoma.

Born in Spokane, Washington on March 25, 1936, she is predeceased by her parents, George and Dorothy Guter, and sister, Georgene McKenney.

She is survived by her husband, Warren K. Hoover of Auburn, Washington; two children, Richard Matkin, of Des Moines, Washington; Lorie Betts of Kirkland, Washington, and grandson, Tyson Matkin of Kenmore, Washington. She is also survived by a niece and nephew and extended family. Online sentiments

may be journaled at www.price-heltonfuneralhome.com726279

Jeraldine Royce “Jeri” Loomis Lafromboise

Jeraldine Royce “Jeri” Loomis Lafromboise, 79, was born on December 14, 1933 in Hoquiam, WA. She was the daughter of Jennie Loomis Meade and Roy C. Loomis.

After the family moved to Auburn she graduated from Auburn High School in 1951, where she was voted Best Dancer. Jeri attended the University of Washington and was a member of the Alpha Phi

sorority. She was a cheer leader for her four years there and was voted Homecoming Queen her senior year, graduating with a degree in Education in 1955.

Jeri married the love of her life Richard Lafromboise in April of 1955. After a whirlwind honeymoon in Europe, they moved to California, where he was in the Air Force and she taught elementary school. After leaving the Air Force, they moved to Olympia, where she gave birth to her first child, Rick. In 1965, they moved to Seattle, where she gave birth to her second child, Jenifer in 1969.

In 1968, Richard purchased the Daily Chronicle in Centralia and also owned the Aberdeen Daily World and The Red Bluff Daily News, in Redding California. Upon his untimely passing in 1968, Jeri became President and Chairman of the Board and served in that capacity until her retirement in 2012. Her strong spirit and wonderful sense of humor prevailed throughout those years as she learned the ropes of the business and raised two children as a single mom.

Throughout her lifetime Jeri was a huge Husky fan, and attended all home and many away football games. She was an active member of UW Alumni Association and Tyee Club as well as the Seattle Execs and Toastmasters. She was also an officer in both the Eastern Star and the Daughters of the Nile.

She is survived by her mother, Jennie Meade; her husband, William Dray; her children, Richard Lafromboise and Jenifer Lafromboise Falcon, son-in law, Jesse Falcon; and her grandchildren, Tonishia La Martina, Saffron Lafromboise, Noah Falcon and Quinn Falcon.

Jeri was a remarkable woman. She will be remembered as a smart, fun loving, kind spirited woman who loved to laugh, sing, dance, ski, travel and attend Husky games, and her family and friends will truly miss her.

The funeral service for Jeri was held on January 10, 2013 at 11 am, at the Price - Helton Funeral Home located at 702 Auburn Way North, Auburn, WA.

To pay tribute to Jeri, please visit her memorial web page at www.price-heltonfuneralhome.com

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2013-0006 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Hearing Examiner for the King County Council will meet in the Ginger Room on the 12th floor of the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington, on Wednes- day, January 23, 2013, at the time listed, or as soon thereafter as possible, to consider applica- tions for classification and real property assessment under Current Use Assessment Statute RCW 84.34, all listed hereafter;1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible.2013-0006 - E12CT015 – Jeff and Shannon Lewis for property located at 33220 129th Way SE, Auburn, WA 98092; STR: NW-15-21-05; SIZE: 6.70 acres; REQUEST: Public Benefit Rat- ing System; Tax #152105-9011. Details are available from the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Rural and Regional Services Section, 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104; Phone (206) 296-8351. Dated at Seattle, Washington, This 11th Day of January, 2013.

Anne NorisClerk of the CouncilMetropolitan King County CouncilKing County, Washington

Published in Auburn Reporter on January 11, 2013. #725228.

City of PacificPLANNING COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING The City of Pacific Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 6 p.m. at Pacific City Hall, 100 3rd Ave. SE, Pacific, WA 98047. Proposed: Compre- hensive Plan Amendment CP11-002, Comprehensive Plan Map change from Office Park to Light Industrial with Manufac- turing Industrial Center (MIC) Overlay for parcels addressed as 768 and 832 Butte Avenue SE. Proponent: Butte Properties LLC. Purpose of the Hearing is to accept oral comments and testi- mony on the proposed amendment. Written comments will be

accepted at the Community Development/Public Works De- partment or at the public hearing. Information regarding this proposal may be reviewed at Pacific City Hall, 100 3rd Ave. SE, Pacific, WA 98047. Call 253-929-1110. Published in Auburn Reporer on January 11, 2013. #726728.

CITY OF PACIFIC REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

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LEGAL SERVICES City of Pacific is accepting proposals from qualified professional law firms or individuals to provide City Attorney General Legal Services on a contractual basis. A summary of the scope of services, minimum qualifica- tions, and proposal requirements are available from the City Clerk’s Office, 100 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific, WA 98366; by call- ing (253) 929-1105; or the City’s website: www.cityofpacific.com. One original and ten (10) copies of sealed proposals are to be sub- mitted to the City Clerk by 4:30 p.m., PST, Friday, February 8, 2013, at the address stated in the previous paragraph. All proposals must be sealed and marked “City Attorney-Legal Services Proposal” The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive informalities and irregu- larities in the proposal submitting process, to negotiate further with all proposers within the competitive range, and to accept a proposal which is considered to be in the best interest of the City.

Patti Kirkpatrick, MMCCity Clerk

Published in Auburn Reporter on January 11, 2013 and January 25, 2013. #726926

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OUR BEAUTIFUL AKC Golden Retriever puppies are ready to go to their new homes. They have been raised around young children and are well socialized. Both par- e n t s h ave ex c e l l e n t health, and the puppies have had their first wellness vet check-ups and shots. The mother is a Light Golden and the fa- t h e r i s f u l l E n g l i s h Cream Golden. $800 each. For more pictures and information about the pupp ies and our home/ kennel please visit us at: www.mountain- s p r i n g s k e n n e l . w e e - bly.com or call Verity at 360-520-9196

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Q: “� ere are lots of great reviews from

customers on your web-site – what’s di� erent about Fox technicians and service that brings such good results?”

A : Well, I go back to my roots, the fact

that I built my skills and a great career, supported my

family, and created living wage jobs, invested in my com-munity all through being a tradesman and continually honing my skills. At Fox Plumbing and Heating our work force is the best trained in the business. � e equip-ment and technology is constantly changing and new products are always being introduced, so we are continu-ally training our crews. � ere are many � ne people who with the right training and support develop in to fan-tastic employees with superior skills. When you invest in your employees, you are investing in your customers. Any business owner knows that employee turnover is ex-pensive and that your employees are a re� ection of who you are as a business owner. My name and reputation are all over Fox Plumbing and Heating and I believe in personal and corporate integrity…it’s simply a core value of this company, re� ected in our mission statement, sta� training and the way we treat our customers.

Q: “What else sets you apart from other plumb-ing and heating companies in the area?”

A : We’re focused on the right things, great ser-vice and great work. I’d just like to ask people

to make sure to have Fox give them an estimate on their next plumbing or heating job and see in writing one of the di� erences. We will give you a fair estimate in a timely fashion and we have the best written warranties in the business. Our customer service is so superior to our

competitors that we keep most of our customers for life. 80% of our new customers come from current customer referrals, I’m proud of this and plan to keep doing what works…caring about people, doing professional work.

Q: “I’ve heard about your Customer Refer-ral Program, how does it work?”

A : Well I continually review my business, checking the data, always looking at where my

customers come from, because of course we want to continue to grow and invest our advertising dollars in programs that expand our customer base. � rough this data analysis we could see that 80% of our new custom-ers were coming from our current customers. I wanted to put some energy into a Customer Referral Program both to thank our customers as well as to build busi-ness. I also operate on the “keep it simple” philosophy knowing that what people really need and want is cash, not points or some other confusing so-called bonus. So very simply, you refer Fox Plumbing and Heating and you are entered to win $500 cash. We hold the drawings twice a year in March and September and the more you refer your friends, relatives and colleagues, the more chances you have to win. We then take pictures and tell their story on our website, with their permission, both to honor them and to spread the word about Fox Plumbing and Heating.

Q: “You just introduced new heating and cooling services – what’s included?”

A : � e expansion into heating, furnaces and air conditioning is a direct result of customer

demand, our phones were ringing o� the hook with re-quests, one month last winter we received over 100 calls for HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) services. I wanted to expand in this area, but wouldn’t do it until I had the right team on board. I mean what I say and it took some time to � nd the right people with

excellent skills and excellent attitudes. We’ve found them, trained them and are getting great feedback from our customers. It’s very exciting to add this new dimen-sion to our business, heating and air conditioning, and of course the same great 24 hour service.

Q: “Do you have any specials?”

A : Glad you asked and of course we do! We want to introduce as many people as possible

to our new heating and air conditioning services so we have a complete HVAC tune up for just $99, this is a limited time o� er. No one wants their furnace not to work properly as the days and nights get colder, it’s also a good time to get the air conditioning looked at, we had such a beautiful summer folks used their equipment more this year. � e thing we want people to know about Fox Plumbing and Heating is that we’ve been here since 1964 and we’ll be here long into the future because we are committed to helping people save money and deliv-ering great service. We always have solid money saving specials, but what’s really special about Fox is how we do business every day with integrity and professionalism, our customers will tell you.

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