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Sixth-grader Devin Reice adds a solution to one of the mountains in his ‘Active Volances of Washington’ project for the Cedar Valley Elementary Science Fair April 5. More than 90 projects were on display during the science fair in the gym. Reice’s project was one of the judges’ picks. KRIS HILL, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.covingtonreporter.com.
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BY KRIS HILL
Covington could ask voters this fall to approve a slight sales tax increase to breathe new life into its streets fund which is in danger of drying up by 2017.
Derek Matheson, Covington’s city manager, said Monday that in the fall the budget forecast for the
street fund, which pays for the
maintenance and operation of the city’s street system,
showed it “is in dire straits,” with a
projected shortfall of $56,000 this year with the fund potentially running out of money by 2017. Th e need for street maintenance, however, would continue.
Th at comes, Matheson said, even aft er Covington eliminated the annual street overlay program
Voters to decide on sales tax increase
BY MICHELLE CONERLY
Money from a 2006 bond referendum intended to pay for construction of a new Covington Elementary is being reallocated to fund school surveillance cameras, school lockdown technology and other district projects.
More than $15 million origi-nally intended for construction of a new Covington Elementary on a new site near Kentwood High and Mattson Middle schools was shift ed to other projects because the amount would cover only a portion of the costs. Th e Kent School District Board of Directors decided to release and reallocate the $15.95 million building reserve fund.
Members of the School Board discussed the reallocation of
Bond funds from 2006 shifted to new projects
BY KATHERINE SMITH
Amanda Schratz is learning fi rst hand beauty pageants are about so much more than beauty.
Schratz, a senior who attends school through the online Insight program, will represent her hometown as Miss Maple Valley teen this year and will participate in the Miss Washington Teen pageant this fall.
“I thought it was more of a beauty thing, but as I go through, it’s a lot of girls with
goals and ideas and stuff they want to do.” Schratz said. “It’s all about going for your goals I think.”
Schratz started modeling in fi ft h grade and applied to be in the pageant last sum-mer and was chosen to represent Maple Valley aft er a try out selection process.
Schratz is participating in the 2014 pageant cycle which will culminate with the Miss Teen USA pageant next year. Th e Miss Teen pageant is open to 14 to 18-year-olds and draws participants from across Washington. Th e competition is made up
of three rounds: evening wear, interview and swimwear.
While she is not a stranger to modeling, this will be Schratz’s fi rst pageant, and she’s fi nding out there is a lot more to it than she thought.
“Th ere’s a lot of workshops and rehearsals,” Schratz said. “Inter-viewing skills, walk, exercise — they help you be prepared for it.”
As part of the process, Schratz has to fundraise about $1,000 to cover the cost of being in the pag-eant through sponsorships and volunteer work in the community.
“It’s a pretty big deal and it hasn’t hit me yet,” Schratz said. “As more time goes by it’s getting real.”
Schratz just received her Miss Maple Val-ley Teen sash two weeks ago and is getting
started pursuing sponsorship and volunteer opportunities.
One area that Schratz wants to focus her involvement on is breast cancer awareness. Schratz and her friend are planning to participate in a breast cancer walk because her friend’s mom was recently diagnosed.
“Th at’s why I have pink hair to-day,” Schratz said as she pointed to the tips of her hair that had been dyed a bright pink.
Schratz is excited for the op-portunity to represent Maple Val-ley and about the chances she’ll
have to be challenged through the pageant process.
“I know it’s a really good experience to
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“I was really impressed when I talked to a lot of the girls — they had plans and want to make a diff erence adn want to better themselves.” Amanda Schratz
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BY KATHERINE SMITH
Kentlake High com-munity members raised over $3,000 on March 28 in honor of Rachael Butler’s battle against Non-Hodg-kin’s Lymphoma.
The school hosted an auction and dessert hour, which included 52 baskets
that were assembled by fourth period classes at Kentlake. A basket with a Seahawks theme brought in the highest price of the evening, selling for $400. Overall the school raised $2,921 by selling the baskets and $653 in ticket sales. The money raised from the event will be donated to the Seattle Cancer Care
Alliance.Butler explained her
cancer as, “kind of a cross between leukemia and lym-phoma. It’s a rare one.”
So far, Butler has com-pleted the chemotherapy portion of her treatment and next will be undergoing a bone barrow transplant using her own stem cells.
The auction was the idea
of leadership teacher Rick Chance and school cashier Kathy Adderson. Chance said that they wanted to do something to show support for their fellow staff mem-ber as she fights the disease.
Chance then took the idea to his leadership students who then took on planning the event.
“She (Butler) was always so sweet,” said Aimy Linderman, a senior in the leadership class.
Linderman said she stepped up to be a student leader for planning the event because she, too, knew she wanted to do something to help.
Inspiration for the auc-tion format came from a previous event, a breast cancer awareness auction, the school held last fall.
“It was amazing, it went so well. It was huge,” Lin-derman said of the March 28 auction. “It was pretty
cool to see all the people who came to support us and being able to look at all the success we had in her honor.”
The decision to donate the money raised to SCCA was Butler’s choice — they wanted to let her decide because the event was all about honoring her, Linder-man said.
Butler chose SCCA because it is where she will be receiving the transplant portion of her treatment.
“It’s an unbelievable place. I’m very happy with picking SCCA, they touch a lot of lives,” said Linder-man.
Linderman has worked for the school district for over 15 years, the last five of those have been at Kent-lake.
“So far it’s all going good,” Linderman said. “Part of what has helped it be so good has been the
support from the school and the kids…every time I turn around they’re doing something.”
Members of the commu-nity have also created shirts in support of Butler and have been wearing bracelets and displaying ribbons in support of fighting cancer.
Butler expects to be done with treatment around July, after which her care will be transferred back to Valley Medical Center, where she did chemo, and she’ll be going in for monitoring appointments. Butler is planning on returning to Kentlake in November.
“The hardest thing for me is that I’m not there,” Butler said. “I love what I do, I love my school and I love my kids.”
Reach Katherine Smith [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5052.
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The sport of roller derby has exploded in popularity over the last ten years and for Maple Valley resident Sheri Greenman that’s good news because she can’t get enough.
Greenman used to skate every weekend growing up but stopped as she got older.
In 2010 she reconnected with a childhood friend, Cara, on Facebook and in 2011 the two went to an open roller derby skate and, for Green-man, the rest is history.
“I made my decision that night,” Greenman said. “I came home and told my husband, ‘I’m going to play roller derby,’ and he laughed out loud. I said, ‘what’s so funny?’ and he said, ‘it’s not funny, it’s just random.”
Greenman goes by the skater name Jamaica Hurt and is a member of the One World league where she coaches in addition to skat-ing for the teams Wretched Excess and Seattle Sonic Boom.
“After the first night of skating with them (One World) I thought these girls are so nice,” Greenman said.
Donna Kay, also known
as The Hot Flash, founded the One World league because she wanted to offer a place where anyone could come and learn the sport.
“I kept seeing people being heartbroken because they wouldn’t make it (on a team), so I formed One World roller derby,” Kay said.
For Kay, the growth of derby means more
people have a chance to skate.
“The more they (USA Roller Sports)
grow, we are growing, and we are really trying
to mainstream the sport and make it accessible to anyone who wants to learn,” Greenman said. “The sport is incredibly empowering, there’s something about it that is magically empower-ing.”
Kay and Greenman met in 2011 when Greenman came to a practice.
“I met Sheri when she came out to one of our practices. She is fantastic. She’s wonderful. She’s one of our coaches and she’s just a gem,” Kay said.
There are male and fe-male teams as well as co-ed teams that compete on both flat and bank tracks.
“Roller derby started in the 70s, it used to be very
WWE like,” Greenman said. “About 12 years ago it started making a comeback, now it’s like a wildfire.”
There are several differ-ent rule sets for roller derby, One World plays by the USA Roller Sports rules.
This summer One World will be hosting the regional competition for Region 1, which will bring skaters from around the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Wyoming to Seattle to compete for a trip to the na-tional competition that will be held this fall in Tulsa, Okla.
For Greenman, one of her favorite things about the sport is the friends she has made.
“Just laughing and having fun is what it’s all about,” she said.
Greenman also loves to see the league growing and expanding and the variety of ages and backgrounds the skaters come from.
By day Greenman works for a company that writes tax software for accounting firms.
“You name it, you’ll probably find it here. Any walk of life you can think of is here,” Greenman said. “I think we’re all a little off our rockers to do this sport, in one way or another.”
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BREATH TEST FOR CANCER It might sound like science fiction, but there’s a new
test available that can actually detect colorectal cancer in a way similar to how a breathalyzer test can detect whether or not a person has been drinking alcohol. The test works because a person’s breath functions similar to the way the exhaust in a vehicle works. That is to say, there are many different chemical compounds that are given off, and tests can tell by the makeup of these compounds exactly what is going on inside the body. More research is underway to develop similar tests that will be able to detect lung cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer, along with other types of cancer.
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BY SHAWN SKAGER
Th ey come for a myriad of reasons.
Some come for the chance to challenge themselves physically and mentally.
Some come for the op-portunity to receive an education.
For some, it’s an escape from poverty.
For Stormy Star-key, a 20-year-old Covington resident and graduate of the Kent Phoenix Academy, it was a chance to pursue his dream of becom-ing a police offi cer and an opportunity to serve his country and earn the title of U.S. Marine.
“About a year ago I decided to join the Corps,” Starkey said. “Th roughout high school I was pretty much deciding which service I wanted to join. I talked to Army and Marine recruiters and I just felt such a strong sense of pride from the Marine recruiters. Th at just got my attention. Th ey really got me into it and kept talking to me, and I just felt that would be the best route for me to go.”
Last September, Starkey signed on the dotted line, off ering up the next eight years of his life – four years of active duty and four
years as a reserve – for the chance to serve and hope-fully earn his Eagle, Globe and Anchor.
“It took awhile to go because they want the best so they have to check every-thing,” Starkey said. “It was three or four months for
me to get cleared medically.”
Like many re-cruits, Starkey used the time wisely, getting physically prepared for the rigors of the 13-week basic training.
“Back home I actually go to the
gym a lot, that’s my thing,” Starkey said. “I go every day to relieve stress. So strength wise I thought I was more than ready. So I kind of thought it was going to be a breeze. Th at wasn’t the case though.”
On Jan. 28, Starkey joined 39 other recruits, lining up in the Yellow Footprints at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, where all male enlistees west of the Missis-sippi train.
LET THE TRAINING BEGINIt was at that moment
Starkey and his fellow re-cruits got their fi rst taste of the infamous Marine Corps Drill Instructor (DI).
Fresh off the bus recruits are swarmed by DIs, they are informed that they no
longer live by civilian laws but are now governed by military justice. Th ey are warned that if they leave the depot without authori-zation, the punishment will be severe. A few hundred yards away planes at San Diego’s bustling Lindbergh Field take off every few minutes, symbols of a free-dom the recruits will not taste for the next 13 weeks.
Th e recruits are ushered inside the building through silver hatches (the Marine Corps uses Naval termi-nology because of their association with the U.S. Navy). Inside they divest themselves of the material possessions of their civilian lives. Wallets, cell phones, reading material and MP3 players all go into bags, to be returned once the recruits fi nish training.
Th ey receive their fi rst set of government-issued clothing and a pair of tennis shoes. Boots come later and must be earned. Th ey are quickly ushered into the telephone room where they make a brief, scripted call to their parents or guardians, letting them know that they have arrived safely. Th en their heads are shaved and they are ushered through a myriad of medical and psychological exams.
For Starkey, the reality of having to work his way
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The prize: After successfully completing 12 grueling weeks of boot camp, recruits receive the Eagle, Globe and Anchor, emblematic of everything that the Marine Corps represents. SHAWN SKAGER, Reporter
Stormy Starkey
AIRMAN GRADUATES FROM BASIC TRAINING
Air Force Airman Dillon J. Cornelius graduated from basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Cornelius completed an intensive, eight-week
program that included training in military discipline
and studies, Air Force core values, physical fi tness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete
basic training earn four credits toward an associate
in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Cornelius is the son of Lisa and Ron Cornelius of Kent.
He is a 2012 graduate of Kentlake High School.
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OK, you’re sitting there, rooting for the Sea-hawks with Jason or Kim, drinking one of those BOSS coff ees Sam or Barbra just made you, and if you have a hankering for a pulled pork sand-wich just go see Carla. So, why did you come? Because Foss’ Market is a close by store with all those little “oh I forgot” things you need!
I don’t know how many times Mom or Dad has forgotten the onion, or cheese, or milk, some-thing! Th is store is the hippity hop of town from aft er school until clos-ing time. You may notice Foss as the little store by Kentwood High with all the amazing art decorating the sides of the store! Th ese were hand painted by Jim Malana. You might think Foss was new to Covington in like, 2000. No, you’re way off . Th e market has been in business since 1927. Th at’s four generations down with Sonia Foss running it now.
In 1919 Frank D. Van Kirk built his house and what you know now as Foss, was Merid-ian Heights Grocery. He bought the land from Andrew Brown who purchased the land in 1892. Th at was like what, 121 years ago? In 1920 Van Kirk sold Meridian Heights to the McCormick’s. Th en, fi nally aft er the McCormick’s sold the property to J.W. Richardson, Aage Foss — So-nia’s grandfather — bought Meridian Heights. Aage and his wife already had experience run-ning a Mercantile in Norway, so the store was under control.
One of the fi rst changes were running water, and electricity. I can’t even stand the power go-ing out — now think how they felt.
But anyway, by the end of 1930, two poultry barns, two warehouses, and a family dwelling was built. Th at’s two or so years of laborious, hard work. Refrigeration was installed in the ‘30s also, that changed so many things for the business.
Some stores shut down during these years, but Foss fought through and survived the Great Depression. You may not have known this — I sure didn’t — that the Foss here now is not the original. In 1950, the original store had to be
torn down because Southeast 256th was going to be paved. Th e original store stood right where the round about is. Th e market we have now was completely fi nished in 1952. It cost $20,000 to build and load that baby up. In the ‘60s, Foss was passed onto Sonia’s father, Arthur Foss.
Sonia and her fi ve other siblings started work-ing in grade school! Small things like sorting comic books and soda cans. Or putting eggs in a carton. In the early ‘60s, the poultry barns were torn down — poor chickens.
Also in the ‘60s, they installed gas pumps! So many pieces of history about Foss probably a lot of people didn’t know! Th en, in the ‘90s, Sonia Foss bought the store from her dad. It’s funny because, Sonia said her Dad always told her —no espresso machine, nobody’s going to pay $2 for a cup of coff ee! — anyway, in 2007 the feed barns were taken down. Th en, in 2008, one of my favorite changes was made. Th e pizzeria! I love their cheese pizza on the way home from school. My dad will turn his head, and when he looks back, the pizza is gone. Th is is my hint for you to try it.
Another fave was in 2012, Beauty and the Beans. Awesome milkshakes! You know, there are only a few changes Sonia wants to make in the future. One is to do some exterior decorat-ing. Some bright brick, a fresh coat of paint,
some splash of color from newly planted fl owers and beauty bark. Just little cosmetic changes for the future.
“Current changes is to get healthier foods. More produce. Especially for young kids, to get them to eat healthier,” Sonia Foss said.
Sonia even mentioned expanding the deli, with more seating, with maybe a salad bar. Th at reminds me of the movie “Big,” with Tom Hanks, where he’s eating the baby corn like an actual corn on the cob. I love that movie. I would also love to stop by on a hot summer day and have a cool salad, so yeah, a salad bar would be great.
So, Foss’ Grocery and Deli is a hit. It’s got good people, a huge variety of stuff , and it’s close by and not SUPER crowded with traffi c like some stores. It’s not a chain, they’re one of a kind. Th at’s what makes it special.
OK, this is totally off subject but, I just want to give credit where credit is due. Here’s a shout out to Kris Hill (my editor) . She is the one who gave me this amazing experience to write in the paper. So thank you. You are INCREDIBLE!Editor’s Note: Th ank you, Annie. No, you are incredible. We love having your perspective in the paper. Annie needs ideas for other topics to tackle, so, please send them to [email protected].
During the past few days I’ve wondered what happened to the science teachers I had in seventh grade at Highland Middle School in Bellevue.
It’s been more than 20 years since I was a middle schooler, but, I began to wonder last week aft er attending the Cedar Valley Elementary Science Fair and Expo April 5. It got me think-ing about the teachers I had in seventh grade because we had a science fair that year — and now to date my-self, the 1990-91 school year — because I took second place with something I invented at the last possible minute. It brought my science grade up from a D to a B. And it may have
rekindled an interest in science. Cedar Valley’s fair may have sparked an
interest in science among many of its students based on the incredible projects I saw, 92 in all, and I was especially impressed with the ex-periment conducted by Mariam Ouldtaki and Karla Sandoval, a pair of sixth graders who wanted to know what would really happen if they let fast food sit out for a while. Ouldtaki
said they wanted to do something dif-ferent and the ubiquitous McDonald’s slogan “I’m lovin’ it,” in a commercial piqued their curiosity. Th e pair won-dered if the rumors they’d heard about McDonald’s food was true. So, they put it to the test.Th ey were fascinated by the results and surprised by them. It took three weeks, for example, for a burger to show a spot of mold and four weeks
before it was in full bloom. Both girls said it’s changed what they think of the food from the golden arches and they’ll consider carefully what they order next time.
Ouldtaki and Sandoval’s thinking, their
creativity, their experiment and their reac-tion to the results made me smile. Th is is what scientifi c inquiry is all about. I highlight them because the primary reason I was at the fair was to give out a special award, the Reporter’s Pick, and I gave it to these two girls. And I know I wasn’t the only one who thought it was a great project because Edward Lee Vargas from the Kent School District gave them his award, too, the Superintendent’s Pick. Th ey were also recognized as one of the top projects by the judges of the science fair.
Th ere are so many awesome things about the science fair which I observed beyond what Sandoval and Ouldtaki accomplished. I loved Devin Reice’s Active Volcanoes of Washington display. Reice, a sixth grader, went well beyond the usual baking powder explosion in one vol-cano. Instead, he had a lovely mountain range and a well thought out project board. Th en there was fi ft h grader Edgardo Eguia’s clever and creative project called Flexible Bones. He
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wanted to see what would hap-pen if he soaked chicken bones in vinegar. They became rubbery and pliable. He demonstrated this to many in front of his project board. It was gross and cool, just the kind of thing a boy his age would want to do but might otherwise be discouraged because an adult might think it’s too gross or messy.
That’s the beauty of science, it gives kids a chance to flex their inquisitive brains and engage in making sense of the world while making a mess. If you think about it, that’s what Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters have done for a living for more than a decade. What’s more amaz-ing about Jamie Heineman and Adam Savage, the men behind Mythbusters, is that neither of them have formal science-based educations. They just followed their curiosity wherever it led them and like Ouldtaki and Sandoval, the results have often surprised them and changed their thinking about how the world works.
When I was invited via email by Jennifer Harjehausen from the Cedar Valley PTA to attend and pick out a project for a spe-cial award, I was thrilled. When I got the list of projects last week I was excited to see them in person based on the names of the experiments. Yes, I wanted to see how to build a lava lamp. Magic putty, eh? Now that could be interesting — and it was, in fact, quite cool. There were so many I can’t begin to name them all but I walked through the gym, which was packed by the way, and looked at every single one. I stopped and asked ques-tions of the students. I abso-lutely loved it. Some of the kids decided to replicate experiments they saw on YouTube, which is something the Mythbusters do on occasion, and others looked for something they could do quickly. One boy told me he and his partner ended up doing the lava lamp after the first project idea they tried didn’t work. That right there is science. Now, I’m sure the grade factor played a part in finding another project, but still, the idea that the pair
didn’t give up after the first experiment failed shows they learned a valuable lesson about persistence which will serve them well throughout their lives.
Thanks to the Cedar Valley PTA the event was a smashing success. Kids learned about the importance of scientific inquiry and that this is valued by adults in authority in the community — State Sen. Joe Fain from the 47th Legislative District, Cov-ington Mayor Margaret Harto, Kent School Board Member Agda Burchard and others were also on hand to give out special awards along with myself and Vargas.
Harjehausen said the PTA was able to get support from its par-ent organization to help cover costs of the science fair.
“We received an Applegate grant in the amount of $650 from the Washington State PTA,” Harjehausen wrote in an email. “These grants are avail-able to any PTA in the state through an application process. We are extremely fortunate to have the support of WSPTA for these kind of events. Most of the
funds were used for trophies, medals, participation ribbons, and the refreshments. Title I funds purchased presentation boards for each student. Given the huge turn out, I would say that the funds were well spent.”
The fair made me want to reach out to my seventh grade science teacher, both my regular teacher and the long-term substitute who came into the classroom to cover her while she took maternity leave. That wasn’t an easy school year for me aca-demically or socially but taking second place in the science fair had a significant impact on me. In fact, it helped me focus the rest of the school year then go on to get good grades the next year as I started to transition out of childhood into the awkward-ness of the teen years, it was a confidence boost.
It’s amazing what something like a project for a science fair can do for a kid whether she is a kindergartener or sixth grader or anywhere in between.
I hope this fair continues because it doesn’t just teach the youngsters in our community —
especially at a school like Cedar Valley which is ethnically di-verse with more than 50 percent of students on free and reduced lunch — about the importance of science. It does so much more for those kids by providing them another stepping stone toward success in school and in life.
In the meantime, I may just go replicate a science experi-ment myself, this time with my 3-year-old daughter. All the VIPs from the event, yes includ-ing me, got a bag with a bottle of Diet Coke and Mentos. When the summer weather arrives I think my daughter and I will make a Diet Coke-Mentos foun-tain in the backyard. Science can be fun and messy but we learn something along the way. That’s the kind of lesson I want not just for my daughter but for all children — so, fair warning to my neighbors in Maple Valley.
Reach Assistant Editor Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.
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Many reasons to vote yes on Proposition 1 levy
To the Editor: There are so many reasons to support
our fire district and the emergency services it provides that it’s difficult to find a reason not to vote yes on Proposition One.
I realize there will be some voters who won’t support this three-year levy. They will say this is not the time to raise taxes. But I wonder if they realize what a bargain they get by voting yes.
Consider that the owner of a home valued at $300,000 would pay about $9.50 a month to support this levy. What else could that homeowner purchase for $9.50 a month that has equivalent value? And when you consider that nothing else we purchase is capable of rendering first aid, CPR or saving our homes and businesses from incineration then it truly is the most valuable $9.50 we could spend each month.
Our fire district has lost funding because assessed property values have declined as a result of the recent recession.
The district has trimmed its budget,
reduced staffing and cut some of its pro-grams. But it is still providing vital emer-gency services to our community.
Our fire district has acted responsibly and has continued to provide a high level of professional service despite its budget difficulties. It is time for us to provide them with the support they need to ensure that we continue to live in a community that values quality from our service providers.
As a member of our school system I recognize how difficult it is to achieve a 60 percent yes vote. At the same time, I struggle to see how we can continue to be
the place that gained national acclaim as one of the best communities in the nation for families unless we provide financial support to vital services that contribute so much to our quality of life.
Please vote yes in the April 23 election on Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Proposi-tion One.
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through the high towers of the depot’s obstacle course provided a wakeup call.
“I came here scared of heights,” he said. “But they really push you to overcome your fears. It only took me once to realize I can do it. There is no real reason to be scared. I was pretty worried about some of the higher obstacles, but I did them.”
Now in the second phase of three phases of recruit training, Starkey spent his sixth week at Camp Pendleton, 49 miles north
of San Diego, where he and his platoon mates were introduced to the M16A4 service rifle and the rigors of full 80-pound pack hikes.
“We did our first three-mile hike with the packs,” Starkey said. “And I thought it was going to be really hard, but if you just think about the scenery and stuff like that it just flies by. I’m excited for our five-mile hike.”
Soon, at week 12, it will be time for Starkey to fully earn the title of Marine.
DAUNTING CRUCIBLEDuring a grueling 54-
hour field exercise test called The Crucible, Starkey will operate on just four hours of sleep a night and eat three times. He will march more than 40 miles and face several physical and mental tasks aimed at simulating the rigors of combat to determine whether the recruit has absorbed the extensive training he has received for
the past 11 weeks. At the end, he will hike
for nine miles, including a culminating 700-feet ascent of The Reaper. If he reaches the top, he will earn his Eagle, Globe and Anchor and officially become a Marine.
“This is it, this is every-thing they have learned, and they are tested on it,” said Col. Robert W. Gates, Chief of Staff for Marine Corps Recruit Training San
Diego. “It all goes toward determining if the recruit has the mental toughness to become a Marine.”
Although the end of training might seem like a long-time away for Starkey, he admits that he is already aware of the transformation he is in the midst of.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity,” Starkey said. “I don’t regret it at all. You don’t really see any kids here who do. It’s a life-
changing experience. I can already feel myself chang-ing for the better as far as growing and becoming disciplined. I’m definitely changing as a person. But I love it here.”
Editor’s Note: Reporter staff writer spent a week observ-ing the U.S. Marine Corps during recruit basic training in San Diego. Here, he fol-lows Stormy Starkey, a Kent Phoenix Academy graduate.
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not to mention the fact there is no capital money in the fund for grant matching opportunities and $250,000 was shifted from the gen-eral fund.
This shortage is a result of one initiative passed in the late 1990s.
“It’s due primarily to the passage of I-695, the motor vehicle excise tax, which was a huge source of revenue that went into city’s street funds,” Matheson said. “When that revenue source went away it was only a matter of time when every city’s street fund fell on hard times and the economy just hastened hard times. We’re not unique, which is why many cit-ies around the state have formed transportation benefit districts, though we’re one of a few to use the
sales tax (option).”Revenue for the street
fund currently comes from a mix of gas tax, franchise fees and the $250,000 sub-sidy from the general fund, Matheson added.
If the sales tax increase is approved, the street fund would be bolstered by a 0.02 percent increase in sales tax, from 8.6 percent to 8.8 percent, which could raise hundreds of thou-sands of dollars annually for the street fund.
Many other cities opted to go with a license tab fee that city councils could ap-prove up to $100 annually without going to voters for approval.
After the city completed its budget process, the council received a report from a committee which spent more than a year looking at the city’s spend-
ing and revenue to provide community input on the process.
Members of Covington’s Budget Priorities Advisory Committee proposed in its report to City Council Jan. 22 some mechanisms to increase cash flow into the city’s coffers to, among other things, help boost the city’s street fund. One of BPAC’s core recommenda-tions was a transportation benefit district, which the committee members sup-ported unanimously.
This committee was formed after the Covington City Council adopted a charter Sept. 13, 2011, as part of the city’s efforts to create greater engagement with residents.
Covington’s management team discussed the process at its retreat in March 2011 and came up with outcomes to help guide the
development of the process. Covington’s management team felt it was important to be able to convey a clear sense of the community’s priorities for the city’s exist-ing revenue as well as new revenue.
“With the BPAC we made a concerted effort to represent a wide political spectrum from left to right, so to get consensus from them on the sale tax is sig-nificant,” Matheson said.
BPAC recommended a TBD over a vehicle license fee, Matheson said, because the sales tax in the TBD would raise about three times more than the license fee.
“We expect a large por-tion of the sales tax to be paid by non-residents shop-ping Covington,” Matheson said. “The City Council has already had some prelimi-nary discussion as to how
to use the money.”At the council’s meeting
Tuesday night there was a public hearing on the proposal and the members voted to establish a TBD ordinance. In May the City Council, meeting as the Transportation Benefit District Board, would dis-cuss the use of funds with a plan to go to voters in the November general election for approval of the sales tax increase, Matheson explained.
Part of the TBD Board discussion would involve moving to make the street fund solvent, reinstatement of the street overlay, estab-lish a small grant matching fund so city staff could pursue grants to maintain the street system and could shift the $250,000 back to the general fund.
“We’re also doing a citi-zen survey, a scientific sur-vey, this year,” Matheson said. “We can ask some general questions about the specific use of the funds, particularly that $250,000 returned to the general
fund.”One possibility for that
quarter-million dollars could be to hire another police officer, though, that has yet to be determined.
In the meantime city staff will provide public outreach to provide information — without advocating for the sales tax increase because state law prohibits that — via the city’s website, social media and other means. Matheson said it is likely a campaign committee, independent of the city, will form and Mayor Margaret Harto is working on that on her own time.
“The sales tax is for a 10 year period and after 10 years the voters would have to reauthorize it,” Matheson said. “Because Covington is just outside the Sound Transit District our sales tax is (nine-thousands of a percent) lower than most of South King County, even if the voters pass this … sales tax we’ll still be (seven-thousandths) lower than most of South King County.”
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BY KATHERINE SMITH
Cierra Figaro, a junior at Kentwood, will channel her love of writing and poetry at the Seattle area Afro-American Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics April 20.
The regional competition, which is sponsored by the Seattle chapter of the NAACP, gives high school students of African American descent an opportunity to express themselves and showcase their talents in a variety of categories from the
arts to science. Students who finish at the top of the regional competition go on to the national competition later in the year.
This year will be the first time that Figaro will compete.
“I chose writing because it is something I enjoy doing,” Figaro said. “Poetry is really complex.”
Figaro will recite a poem she wrote about being a teenager and the connection between people.
“I wanted to be relevant to (the) African American population and teens,” Figaro said.
Students who compete also get the chance to work with and be mentored by professionals in the fields they are compet-ing in, according to Kentwood assistant principal Aida Fraser-Hammer.
“It opens up avenues for kids, whether it’s careers or interests,” Fraser-Hammer said.
The mentorship aspect is one which Figaro is especially looking forward to.
“There are so many doors that can be opened by doing one competition,” Figaro said. “I was hoping to find my talent and gain experience…figure out if this is my passion. I’m hoping I can grow in that.”
Figaro said that for her participating in ACT-SO is also about challenging herself and going beyond her comfort zone and trying new things.
“I’m hoping that as I’m getting older I want to keep doing things like this,” Figaro said. “I want to keep taking chances.”
Reach Katherine Smith [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5052. To comment on this story go to www.covingtonreporter.com.
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the fund during two meet-ings in February, with the fi rst to approve the real-location of funds and the second as a public hearing for the community. Th e School Board approved the reallocation of the funds and authorized the sale of bonds for district projects at its March 13 meeting.
Th e district’s Citizens Bond Review Committee proposed prioritizing 14 projects, of which six were designated as higher prior-ity while two others were labeled as major projects.
Of the six prioritized projects, two pertain to new
safety measures the district felt will help them update and improve its already extensive safety strategy.
Th e fi rst project, esti-mated to cost $2.67 million, would replace surveillance cameras in all secondary schools and install surveil-lance cameras in elemen-tary schools.
“Cameras have been something that’s been proven aff ective in our school system,” said Th uan Nguyen, chief information and automated operations offi cer for the district. “When we talk about safety and security, the reality is that there’s a lot of other
safety concerns during the day that cameras can assist with.”
Safety offi cers, local law enforcement, and school administrators would be responsible for choosing the locations of the new cameras. All cameras would be installed in shared public places like the cafeteria or parking lots — not private spaces like classrooms or meeting rooms.
Nguyen also said that the district will look into camera monitor analytics in order to free up safety offi cers to perform other duties.
“We’ll be relying on the
cameras’ intelligence to alert (us about) problems,” Nguyen said.
Th e second project prioritized by the CBRC, estimated to cost $1.72 mil-lion, concerns the technol-ogy used in ID badges for lockdowns. Potentially, staff or administrators could lock down a school “with the push of a button.” Also, the ID badges could be deactivated quickly if lost.
Another safety project
the district will introduce in coming months is a texting service alerting parents, staff , and students of up-to-date district information.
Alerts from sporting event updates to safety and weather-related emergen-cies will be texted to those families and staff that give their cellphone numbers to the district to get the information.
Th e service does not cost the district any extra money
as it is a feature of the already existing auto-dialer system used. Th e only cost associated with this service would be the rate each family’s service provider charges for the text itself.
Contact Michelle Conerly at [email protected] or 253-872-6600, ext. 5056.To comment on this story go to www.coving-tonreporter.com.
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grow and expand your self confi dence,” Schratz said.
Meeting the celebrity judges and the swimwear round have Schratz the most nervous and she was surprised by how
many rules there are and how much work is involved with pageants.
“I was like, this is harder than school,” Schratz said.
Ultimately the pageant is about having ideas and ambition and wanting to make a diff erence in your community, according to
Schratz.“A lot of people have misconceptions
or stereotypes,” Schratz said. “I was really impressed when I talked to a lot of the girls — they had plans and want to make a diff erence and want to better themselves.”
For more information log on to: http://www.misswashingto-nusa.com/index.php.
Reach Katherine Smith [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5052. To comment on this story go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.
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MAPLE VALLEY GETTING READY FOR ANNUAL FISHING DERBYThe Greater Maple Valley - Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Maple Valley Rotary and the City of Maple Val-ley, is gearing up for the 11th Annual “Hooked On Fishing” celebration of Opening Day Trout Season April 26-27 on Lake Wilderness.
The fun begins at 3 p.m., Friday, April 26 with tent camping in the park. Maple Valley Rotary fi res up the grill for hamburgers and hot dogs from 5-9 p.m. and the Fishing Derby and Fish-ermen’s Breakfast begin at midnight. The derby concludes at noon, Saturday, April 27.
The event includes the family trout derby with prizes for almost everyone — derby ticket $2 — and the tagged fi sh derby. A $5 ticket must
be purchased prior to midnight April 26. Fish school for young anglers 12 and under opens at 6 a.m. April 27 on the dock.
For more information log onto www.mapleval-leychamber.org or www.blackdiamondcham-ber.org and click on ‘Hooked On Fishing’ or call 425-432-0222 for more information and camp registration.
KING COUNTY OFFERING LICENSE AMNESTY TO PET OWNERSThis April, pet owners in much of King County can take advantage of a one-month license amnesty period and bring their expired pet licenses up to date or purchase new tags for animals not currently licensed without facing late fees or other penalties.
“A pet license is the best insurance policy you
can buy for your pet,” says Dr. Gene Mueller, manager of Regional Animal Services of King County. “For instance, if your pet is wearing its license and it shows up at our Pet Adoption Center, we will notify you that your pet is here. Or if we fi nd your licensed pet in the fi eld, we’ll return it to you instead of taking it to the center. What’s more, an injured animal wearing a license is more likely to receive veterinary care if you’re not around,” adds Mueller.
King County pet owners can go to www.king-county.gov/pets, then click on “License Your Pet” to renew a pet license online. Licenses are also sold at the King County Pet Adop-tion Center, 21615 64th Ave. S. in Kent, at 25 Regional Partner City Halls, many QFC stores, vehicle licensing agencies, or at any of the six King County Community Service Centers lo-cated throughout King County. For a full list of pet licensing locations, visit www.kingcounty.gov/pets.
KENTWOOD TO HOST STATE AWARDS CEREMONY APRIL 30The Kent School District will be hosting the Washington sate Achievement Awards cer-emony at Kentwood High School on April 30.
“Kent School District and Kentwood High School are honored to both host this outstand-ing celebration and participate with other schools and school districts being recognized by Washington State for exceptional student achievement,” said Superintendent Dr. Edward Lee Vargas.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn and State Board of Education Chair Jeff Vincent will be recognizing 381 schools from across Washington.
Kentwood High School and eight other KSD schools are Achievement Award recipients and will be recognized at the April 30 celebration.
Among the KSD schools being acknowledged
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Cedar Heights Middle School – Closing Achievement Gaps
Covington Elementary – Science
Jenkins Creek Elementary – High Progress
Kent Mountain View Academy – Extended Graduation Rate
Kentwood High School – Closing Achievement Gaps & Math
The Tahoma School District schools being recognized are:
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Tahoma made a state-ment on the soft ball diamond Tuesday
aft ernoon when it beat Kentlake 12-2 at home to take sole possession of fi rst place in the South Puget Sound League North divi-sion.
A battle was brewing in the North as Tahoma and Kentlake were prepared to fi ght for the top spot in the division while both try to fend off Th omas Jeff erson for fastpitch dominance.
Heading into the game Tahoma was undefeated in league play while Kentlake had suff ered just one loss to Mount Rainier early in the season.
Junior catcher Bre West helped the Bears jump out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fi rst when she ripped a double off Falcons pitcher Leilei Robinson. Tahoma picked up two more runs in the bottom of the second when freshman Mia Corbin scored on a passed ball and senior Amanda Allison scored on a single by junior
third baseman Morgan Engelhardt. From there, the Bears never looked back, pushing their record to 7-0 in SPSL North play and 7-2 overall.
With double digit score wins over Auburn Riverside (12-2 March 27), Kent-Meridian (10-0 March 21), Auburn (17-4 March 26) and Kentwood (13-0 April 3), Tahoma has gotten pro-duction from the top to the bottom of its lineup. In ad-dition the pitching rotation of Maddie Scott and Carley Nance, who have allowed just eight runs in six league games.
Kentlake, meanwhile, bounced back aft er a 3-2 loss to Mount Rainier March
22. Th e Falcons rattled off fi ve straight wins — four against league opponents and one against Eastlake from KingCo 4A — head-ing into the battle against Tahoma Tuesday aft ernoon. With the loss to the Bears Tuesday aft ernoon, the Falcons dropped to 6-2 in league.
Meanwhile, Jeff erson is in the thick of things, standing at 5-1 in the North in third
place. Tahoma’s fi rst game against Jeff erson was halted aft er six innings with the scored tied up at 6-6. Th e game will be completed when the Bears and the Raiders meet up again April
23, according to Tahoma coach Tom Milligan.
Kentlake put together a football score win over Jef-ferson April 1, winning 27-20, putting the Falcons in second place in the North
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Tahoma’s Carley Nance hurls the pitch during a game against Kentlake Tuesday afternoon. The Bears defeated the Falcons 12-2 and were 7-0 in league with the win. KRIS HILL, The Reporter
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Kentwood’s Jake Roes pitches in relief in the sixth inning against Auburn Tuesday afternoon in a home game. KRIS HILL, The Reporter
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Kentwood seems to have picked up right where it left off in 2012 starting out undefeated in league play through April 8 while Ta-homa is breathing down the neck of its rival down the road and Kentlake is still in the hunt for a playoff berth at the midway point.
With a 7-2 win over Auburn Tuesday, Kentwood improved to 8-0 in the division and 11-1 overall, with sole possession of fi rst place in the North. Against the Trojans the Conquerors racked up 11 hits while giving up just two runs on eight hits. Michael Ciancio was 2-for-3 at the plate for Kentwood with a double and two runs scored while Reese McGuire was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a triple to deep left center
which drove in two runs in the bottom of the fi ft h. Kade Kryzko went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs while Jordan Jones got the win on the mound with fi ve innings of scoreless pitching.
Tahoma and Kentwood squared off April 3 in a South Puget Sound League North matchup exactly halfway through league play. Th e Conquerors came away with a 9-8 victory.
Kentlake, which was in fi ft h place with a 3-2 record in the North, put together a 3-0 win over Tahoma Tuesday night at Russell Road Sports Complex in Kent. Morgan Jones, who also got the win on the mound, was 2-for-3 with a double for Kentlake while Kyle Anderton was 2-for-2 with a double.
Conquerors still at top of the North
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Kentwood’s boys soccer team has risen to second place behind Thomas Jeff erson with a little more than half of the South Puget Sound League North divi-sion schedule behind it.
Through play Monday, the Conquerors were 6-1-2, with a showdown set up Wednesday evening with the Raiders after the Reporter’s press deadline.
Jeff erson defeated Kentwood 3-1 in the fi rst meeting March 15. The Raiders stand atop the North at 7-0-2 with 23 points.
Kentwood fi nished Monday night’s contest against Kentridge with a 2-2 draw. The Chargers are currently in sixth place in the division behind the Bears from Tahoma, which has a record of 4-4-2 with 14 points.
Kentlake came back from a 2-1 defi cit at halftime April 5 against Kent-Meridian to secure its second league win of the season but the Falcons have struggled this year after losing a number of players from the 2012 squad to graduation.
Kentlake plays at Auburn Wednesday night after the press deadline.
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Enumclaw High wrestling coach Lee Reichert knew it was time to call it a career-after 37 years of molding boys into young men, a Hall of Fame induction, six state championship teams and more individual state placers than you can shake a trophy at.
“It’s been coming for awhile,” Reichert said of his retirement from the coaching ranks.
He hinted at stepping down the past few years, but the same thing always stood in the way: “It was always so much fun, I thought I’d maybe go one more year.”
While he still loves competing, build-ing the Hornet program and developing lifetime relationships with wrestlers and their families, things proved a bit differ-ent this year. Reichert is stepping aside, at
peace with his decision and secure in the knowledge that the EHS program is poised to remain a power – not just in the South Puget Sound League 3A, but in state wrest-ing circles as well.
“It’s time to pass the baton to the younger guys,” the 60-year-old Reichert said.
He leaves with a record that would be envied by any coach, any sport, at any level.
After graduating from Tahoma High and wrestling four years at Central Washington University, Reichert was an assistant from 1976 to 1980 at Kent-Meridian High. He then spent a season at the junior high level before moving to Kentwood High School where he was co-coach from 1985 to 1995.
During that time, Kentwood won three state titles, featured 18 state placers and had five individual state champions.
In 1996 he made the move to Enum-claw High, where his teams have posted
some staggering numbers. Reichert leaves EHS with a dual meet record of 117-7. His squads have ground out 15 league titles, 18 subregional titles, 14 regional champion-ships and four state championships. There have been 88 state placers and 13 state champs.
Reichert’s greatest success came near the end of his career. This year’s squad placed fourth in the 3A state tournament but, before that, had claimed four of the past five state championships. Presently, the Hornets have won 49 consecutive league dual matches.
Reichert’s peers recognized something special and, in 2010, he was elected to the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame.
“I was honored to be a part of that,” he said. “Those are very special men in the sport of wrestling.”
Through his 37 years of putting kids on mats, Reichert has maintained a belief that coaching doesn’t end with the final buzzer. His wrestlers have become an extended family and he expects them to share the sentiment.
“Success in coaching comes from build-ing relationships with kids,” he said. “It’s about loving competition and sharing goals.”
The connection goes so deep, Reichert is certain he knows exactly what former wrestlers are thinking when the two pass on downtown streets. And he’s sure the
former Hornets know what’s going through the coach’s mind.
The lifetime bond is built on a simple philosophy, “You can count on me. Can I count on you?”
When he talks about his wrestlers, Reich-ert gets emotional.
“It’s a family approach,” he said. “When you need help, they help you. You have a connection.”
That’s a building block of Reichert’s suc-cess.
“Teams that don’t have that, they can’t beat you,” he said.
While Reichert is associated with wres-tling, he left his mark on athletes in other sports, too. He spent a dozen seasons as co-coach of the Hornet fastpitch team and, for two years, guided the EHS soccer team.
With coaching in his past, there are other things that will occupy Reichert’s time. He loves to hunt birds and fish for salmon and, even more important, there are grandchil-dren to spend time with.
High school students will remain a part of his life, as Reichert will keep his teaching job with the Muckleshoot tribal school. It’s a post he’ll keep “until I just don’t want to do it anymore.”
With a legendary coaching career now in his rear-view mirror, Reichert assumes the role of a dedicated fan, guaranteeing he’ll still keep tabs on the Hornet fortunes.
“You can’t just walk away completely,” he said.
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Kentwood High’s Sarah Toeaina leapt into the re-cord books at the Arnie Young Invitational on April 6.
Toeaina, a junior, fin-ished second and broke the school record in the triple jump event, with a jump that totalled 36 feet 8 inches.
Toeaina also finished fourth in the long jump with a 17 foot 2 inch jump.
Kentwood had multiple top finishers at the meet in-cluding senior Beth Parrish who finished second in pole vaulting and senior Carly
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The Kentwood girls 1600 meter relay of Lindsay Tyler, Carly Horn, Tessa Carlin and Amari Bradley finished second.
Bradley also finished fourth in the 400 meter dash.
The Kentwood boys team also had some top finish-ers including junior Robin Cheema who finished third in the 800 meters and the 400 meter relay of Der-rick Bell, Ivan Semerenko, Bailey Paladin and Bran-don Stribling that finished first with a time of 43.39 seconds.
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Junior Treyvon Floyd won the high jump event and sophomore Brandon Stribling won the long jump with a 21 foot 2.5 inch jump.
Both the boys and girls distance medley teams also finished at the top. The boys team of Galen Kornowske, Anderson, Brenton Ausen and Cheema took first while the girls team of Car-lin, Tyler, Ally Irwin and Nicole Charlton finished second.
Kentwood High’s Toeaina leaps to school record in triple jump
The second week of April is a great time to upgrade the landscape with “un-beatable plants.” Why put up with problem plants when there are so many well-behaved trees, shrubs and flowers that love to grow here and never complain? These plants never have a drinking problem, love our climate and adjust to a range of soil and sunlight situations. Our climate has wet springs, windy winters and a dry summers. These plants can’t be beat when it comes to surviving. April is the month to find them at local nurseries.
Got sun? No drinking problems here.
Barberry: these plants make a point of not drink-ing too much. They are also covered with barbs and
this makes barberry a great shrub to use near low win-dows as a security plant to keep the burglars out – or the kids in. New barberry varieties come in cute little
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Spiraea: the golden spiraeas will thrive in dry soil but, like all shrubs, they will need extra water the first summer after plant-ing. Then their roots will be established and they can handle life without your
help. Spiraeas are rounded shrubs, happy to share a sunny bed with the bar-berry brothers as the two plants have foliage colors that combine well. Gold-flame Spiraea has bronzy new growth and hot pink blooms, Limemound spi-raea is more yellow-green in summer and bronze in the fall and the Magic Carpet spiraea dazzles with gold, red and pink color shades on the leaves. You can control the size of these spiraeas by shearing them back just about any time of year. Get creative and plant a sunny bank with a serpentine line of spiraea. Then add accents of purple barberry and you’ll have a drought-resistant display of gold and purple foliage.
Sedum: my favorite perennial is sedum Autumn Joy with an upright form, rounded leaves and rusty panicles of bloom. But wait,
I also love sedum Frosty Morn with green leaves edged in pure white and pale white flowers in the fall and then there are all the lower-growing sedums that carpet the ground to block out weeds like the stonecrop sedum Angelina and the ever-expanding varieties of Sempervirens or Hens and Chicks. Sedums do especially well in con-tainers with good drainage, making them perfect plants for gardeners that go on vacation or ignore their potted plants for weeks at a time.
Purple smoke tree (Coti-nus Coggygria) is one of the few trees that can also be cut back every spring to ground level and grown
as a shrub and that will thrive in rocky soil, dry soil or regular soil. The rich, royal purple foliage makes a lovely companion for bold and burgundy spiraeas or barberry plants and adding boulders rather than bushes around a smoke tree is a rock solid design idea.
Yucca: bright, bold and graphic, you can give any landscape a contemporary edge by adding yucca to the landscape. I use yucca in urns that are far from the hose. The foliage of yucca plants looks like symmetri-cal swords radiating out
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The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority (RFA) is accepting sealed bids for the purchase of fire hose. The dead- line for sealed bids is April 26, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Bids will be opened at 2:15 p.m. on April 26, 2013 at 24611 116th Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98030. For infor- mation about the bidding process or to obtain a copy of the “Instructions to Bidders” and “Technical Specifications” please visit our website at www.kentfirerfa.org or contact the Kent Fire Department RFA at 253-856-4300 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on all regular business days. Published in Kent, Covington/ Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on April 12, 2013. #767546.
NOTICE OF ACTION Notice is given under SEPA, RCW 43.21C.080, that Soos Creek Water & Sewer District took the action described in (2) below on February 6, 2013.1. Any action to set aside, enjoin, review, or otherwise challenge such action on the grounds of noncompliance with the provi- sions of chapter 43.21C RCW (State Environmental Policy Act) shall be commenced on or before May 13, 2013.2. Description of agency action: Adopting an Environmental Checklist, and making a Pro- posed Determination of Nonsig- nificance pursuant to SEPA.3. Description of proposal (if not covered by (2)): Soos Creek
Water and Sewer District, SewerComprehensive Plan Update,dated 2012; Agency ReviewDraft for submission to DOE,King County, cities and otherinterested parties for review.4. Location of proposal (a suffi-cient description should be givento locate the site, if any, but acomplete legal description is notrequired): This is a non-projectaction. The Sewer Comprehen-sive Plan will apply throughoutthe District, and within itsplanning area.5. Type of environmental reviewunder SEPA (include name anddate of any environmental docu-ments): Resolution 3373-S, dat-ed February 6, 2013; Adoption ofEnvironmental Checklist, andmaking Proposed Determinationof Nonsignificance.6. Documents may be examinedduring regular business hoursat (location, including roomnumber, if any):
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7. Name of agency, proponent, orapplicant giving notice: SoosCreek Water and Sewer District.8. This notice is filed by (signa-ture of individual and capacity inwhich the person is signing): Dated this 8th day of April,2013. Ron Speer, District MangerPublished in the Kent, Renton,Covington/Maple Valley/BlackDiamond Reporters on April 12,2013 & April 19, 2013. #767046.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COVINGTON, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING A TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT; SPECIFYING THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT; SPECIFYING THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT; AND CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 12.125 OF THE COVINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED “TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT.”
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[15]April 12, 2013
April2013
What is on my April 23 special election ballot?
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety is asking voters to approve a temporary Maintenance and Operations (M&O) levy to maintain the number of firefighters/emergency medical technicians (EMTs) we have and place a medical aid unit back in service.
Why is my fi re depart-ment asking for this?
Since 2009, home values in our fire district have declined an average of 31%. As home values fall, so does the amount of revenue the fire depart-ment receives to provide emergency services. We have cut our budget by $1.6 million, including five firefighters/EMTs and four administrative personnel,
and dipped into emer-gency reserves. How-ever, the costs to provide service continue to rise, and response times are increasing.
How long will the levy last? How much will it raise?
The M&O levy will start in 2014 and expire at the end of 2016. It will raise $1.5 million in revenue annually.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the M&O Levy
For this edition of our newsletter, we wanted to provide answers to questions we have been receiving about the upcoming Maintenance and Operations (M&O) levy on your April special election ballot. If you don’t see an answer to your question, please contact me per-sonally at chief@maplevalleyfi re.org or (425) 432-0200.
Our fi re department is at a crossroads and we need your input about what to do next.
We are down fi ve fi refi ghter/emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and are at risk of losing another 4-7 by the end of the year. Fewer fi re-fi ghter/EMTs mean longer response times, which is a huge concern.
There are two facts that I want to share about the levy if it should pass.
First, the funding will maintain the number of fi refi ghter/EMTs
we have and place a medical aid car back in service. This is important considering more than 75% of our calls are for emergency medical service.
Second, an aver-age home or property owner actually will pay
less in taxes to the fi re department
with the M&O levy in 2014 than they did in 2009. Please read our information to see why this is possible.
Regardless of the outcome, your fi re department will continue to provide the best emergency ser-vices possible within a balanced budget. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,Bradley W. Doerfl ingerFire Chief
Dear Neighbor,
Amounts represent an average, and have been rounded to the nearest dollar. This would not apply to new construction or remodeled homes that might have increased in assessed value.
How much will I pay in taxes to the fi re depart-ment if the levy passes?
The M&O levy is approxi-mately $0.38/$1,000 of assessed valuation and is in addition to the regular fire levy you pay. However, for an average home or prop-erty owner, the total amount of taxes you pay to the fire department will be less than you paid in 2009.
How does that work?
Home values have fallen by 31% on average in our area since 2009. Since you are taxed on the value of your home, the total amount you pay to the fire depart-ment is less as well. Look at the chart on this page to give you an idea of what has happened.
What would happen if home and property val-ues increase?
This is a temporary levy that expires after three years. It is designed to restore lost revenue until home and property values
start to increase. If home and property values in-crease faster than expected, the Board of Fire Com-missioners can reduce the amount of the regular fire levy.
What will happen if the levy doesn’t pass?
If efforts to pass a levy are unsuccessful, the fire department will have to lay off an additional 4-7 fire-fighters/EMTs in late 2013. As staffing levels drop, one of three fire stations that is staffed 24 hours a day will temporarily close. We antici-pate that this could increase response times between 2-5 minutes depending on where you live in the district.
Where can I find addi-tional information?
Additional information can be found on our web site at www.maplevalleyfire.org. Chief Brad Doerflinger is also available to answer any questions at (425) 432-0200 or [email protected].
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