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January 30, 2015 edition of the Covington/Maple Valley ReporterTRANSCRIPT
BY ERIC MANDEL
Drive through most neighborhoods in Maple Valley, Covington or other small cities in the region and they usually appear to be peaceful, friendly places to live. Th at outward appearance is probably accurate, unless there is a battle brewing between some neighbors.
In a majority of neighbor disputes, it’s hard to pin-
point the exact cause for all the feuding.
One side makes claims against a neigh-
bor’s behavior and the other side alleges the fi rst is a
bad neighbor. Maple Valley Detective Jason Stanley
said he’s seen neighborhood disputes and is grateful he gets along with his own neighbors. In his mind, there’s little worse than a neighbor dispute — being a prisoner in your own home.
“Th ey’re not even compelling stories
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Tahoma High football star Amandré Williams, left, practices with his dad, Tyrone, at Ravensdale Park Saturday. The park will be open for a limited schedule starting Feb. 2. The grand opening is planned for the spring. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter
Practice at the Park
Neighbors: The grass isn’t always greener
BY RAY STILL
In the Reporter’s and Courier-Herald’s second installment of our Washington’s smoke signals series on marijuana, the topic of myths around pot are tackled.
Th ink back to high school health class – you may have seen the old propaganda fi lm “Reefer Mad-ness,” originally released in 1938, though it was revived and brought back to schools in the 1970s. Sparing the plot details of the fi lm, it paints marijuana as “the new drug menace which is destroying the youth of America in alarmingly increasing numbers.”
Th e fi lm claimed marijuana is a violent
Washington’s smoke signals: marijuana myths
BY ERIC MANDEL
Offi cials from Th e Bridge of Hope are coordinating with the city of Kirkland to donate a surplused Kirkland Fire Aid car to assist with the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.
Th ere is a lack of sterile trans-portation options in Sierra Leone for suspected Ebola patients. Th e disease spreads when Ebola patients and non-Ebola patients are transported in the same vehicle. Th e donated aid car will be used to transport patients to Magbenteh Hospital in the town of Makeni, in Sierra Leone. Ac-cording to a fi re department press release, there are only three such
aid cars serving the over fi ve mil-lion people in the country.
Mike Jeff ery, Battalion Chief for the Kirkland Fire Department and Director of Operations for Th e Bridge of Hope, a nonprofi t organization in Maple Valley, said the interior of the aid vehicle is made of easily washable linoleum, stainless steel and plexiglass. Th e stretcher is vinyl. Th ese products are much more easily decontami-nated.
“Th ey need specifi c vehicles that they can keep isolated and clean,” Jeff ery said.
Th e aid vehicle was originally purchased eight years ago for about $125,000, according to Jef-fery. With more than 60,000 miles of use, Jeff ery said the vehicle
would likely be sold at auction for less than $15,000, which is the value at which a city can donate surplused items to areas of need without public approval.
A privately donated Suburban that will be used at the Sierra Leone Bridge of Hope compound will be shipped alongside the aid vehicle. Various hospitals and medical personnel also donated roughly fi ve tons of supplies that include gloves, gowns, syringes, catheters, trauma supplies, vita-mins and aspirin, Jeff ery said.
Despite the dire need for the aid vehicle and supplies, Jeff ery said the contract-related slowdown at the West Coast seaports are caus-ing major shipment delays.
“We’re not on the queue right now for any outgoing ship at this time,” he said. “We’re trying to get our foot in the door. We’ve been on the phone literally for months.”
Jeff ery said he is considering transporting the aid vehicle and
Nonprofit coordinates donation to Sierra Leone
A surplused aid truck from the city of Kirkland, with an assist from The Bridge of Hope, will be donated with medical supplies to the Ebola relief eff ort. Contributed photo
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the Suburban by land to the East Coast, where it could be shipped more easily.
Jeff ery said the items should reach Sierra Leone between six and eight weeks aft er it leaves port. Depending on the status of the outbreak, he hopes a small team from the Bridge of Hope will be in country to transport the ship-ment to McKenni with representatives from the country’s Ministry of Health.
Th e Ebola virus has infected more than 21,000 West Africans, killing at least 8,600, according to the most recent estimates. Th e latest report from the World Health Organi-zation showed the rate of new cases is slowing in the three most aff ected countries: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is reporting a heavy majority of the new cases.
Jeff ery’s wife, Geri, the executive director of the non-profi t, expects that, even aft er the Ebola crisis slows, it will take years for the country to recover from an education and economic standpoint.
Jeff ery said the people of Sierra Leone are doing “much better than would be expected” and hopes schools may reopen by March.
“It’s been such an up-and-down roller coaster so far that you don’t want to get your hopes up too high,” he said.
I’ve said it before and I’ll continue to say it: I’m not the greatest housekeeper. I have to admit, I’m OK with this state of being, to a point.
My mom and her friend were on the same topic of conversation just a couple days before: “My friend said her mother always told her that either you take time to clean or you take time to work on a project.”
Th at kind of stopped me in my tracks. I’m obviously not in denial about my housekeeping skills and I agree with philosophy of “will your children remember all the fun they had with you or your clean house?” but there has to be a happy medium.
Most of us would agree that it would be nice if we were comfortable with people just stopping by unan-nounced or with little warning. Such happenings would be further enjoyed if we weren’t running around throwing things in closets and making excuses for the toilet and sink in the hall bathroom —“It’s my kids’ bathroom, I’m not at fault for its state.”
Th ere are people who actually make a living writing books and blogs giving us a diagram to make our homes company ready. I follow them, but not necessarily their advice, because I choose not to obsess about it. I mean how many people drop by unannounced anyway?
Lately, though, my viewpoint that because I didn’t mess up the house alone, I shouldn’t have to clean it alone isn’t holding a lot of weight. I fi nd the older my kids get and are out of the house, the more oft en I truly am the one who messed it up or used it the most.
Th ere also comes a limit to the level of tolerance for even those of us with a numbed sense of messiness. When my
husband and I start making jokes about whether or not we’d notice if he cleaned the beard trimmings out of the sink (“as a matter of fact, it would match the décor of the rest of the bathroom”), it’s time to clean the bathroom.
So yesterday, as I was about to jump into the shower, I decided to do just that. “Just the shower,” I told myself. “I’ll get to the rest later.” I like cleaning my non-tub shower in the nude just because I’m already wet and it keeps the wa-ter contained in the shower, which may be a stark (pun in-tended) picture for some of you (not as much as when my sister-in-law found out, via my blog, the day aft er talking to me one day that I was naked-cleaning when she called).
Aft er the shower and my body were clean, I stepped out to the rest of the bathroom screaming for my attention. As the bathroom is not in view of a low-lying window, nor is my laundry hall where the cleaning supplies are, I went ahead and fi nished cleaning in the buff so as not to mess up clothes with cleaning detergents.
I was so pleased with my accomplishment, I fi gured my husband and daughter would be ecstatic. Neither of them noticed. I guess I
shouldn’t be surprised, because my daughter didn’t men-tion its advanced state of horror aft er being at college the past few weeks.
So today, as I observed the kitchen fl oor, I realized if I’m going to clean, I should just do it for me and since no one else seems to care or chooses not to notice (that is up for debate), I don’t have to do it all at once.
Sweep today, mop tomorrow — if I feel like it.
Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Covington. She is committed, maybe, to cleaning one thing at a time. You can also read more of her writing and her daily blog on her website livingwithgleigh.com or on Facebook at “Living with Gleigh.” Her column is available every week at maplevalleyreporter.com under the Lifestyles section.
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Detectives with the King County
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In December of 2014 a 14-year-old
southeast King County girl began
chatting online with the male,
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release. The female disclosed her
true age and he continued to pursue
the online relationship. His stated
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The victim in this case was unaware
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BY REBECCA GOURLEY
The Maple Valley City Council is looking at op-tions for refinancing $2.9 million in general obliga-tion bonds. The council agreed at Monday night’s meeting that refinancing will happen, but whether it will be a tax-exempt or taxable structure remains a contentious issue among the council members.
The 20-year general obligation bonds were first acquired in June 2000 for about $6.7 million. They were used to purchase the Henry’s Switch property from the county and fund half of the “legacy” site, lo-cated across the street from the Tahoma School District Central Services Center on state Route 169.
In 2005, the City Council refinanced the remainder of the bonds because inter-est rates were low, savings about $284,000. The city still had about $4.8 million of the bond’s principle to pay off. Now, 10 years later, the principle is down to about $2.9 million.
Refinancing the bond us-ing a tax-exempt structure with today’s interest rates, which are at a “historic low” according to Justin Monwai of Piper Jaffray & Co., would save the city about $223,267 over the next five years. Refinancing the bond using a taxable structure would save about $175,555 — a difference of approxi-mately $47,700.
For council members Noel Gerken, Layne Barnes and Linda Johnson, the decision is a no-brainer:
choose the option that saves the most money.
However, Councilwoman Erin Weaver, Deputy Mayor Sean Kelly and Mayor Bill Allison disagreed, saying the decision is not just about the savings. Even though refinancing the bond would save more money using the tax-exempt option, Weaver said the land restrictions enforced by that option out-weigh the benefits.
Councilman Dana Parnello said he was leaning to-ward the tax-exempt option, but wanted to learn more about what the intended purpose was for the land at the time of the purchase.
At the time the land was purchased, the bonds used were classi-fied as tax-exempt, which imposed a restriction on the use of the land.
The restriction is that a maximum of 5 percent of the land purchased with the bonds can be used for private purposes. Because the bonds were used to pur-chase only half of the legacy site — the other half com-ing from the city’s money directly — this restriction means that only 1.25 of the 50 acres can be used by or leased to a private business.
The same case applies to Henry’s Switch, but that property has additional
deed restrictions in place, limiting the entire property to public use indefinitely.
Gerken said these kinds of restrictions and use limi-tations can be good for the city’s property.
“Frankly, I’m OK with (the restrictions),” he said at the meeting. “Options can be good, but options can also be bad.”
In five years, when the bonds are paid off, the
restrictions — if any still exist — will be lifted.
Johnson sug-gested the coun-cil vote to take the additional savings (the tax-exempt op-tion) and use the next five years to figure out what
to do with the property. “Five years is nothing,”
Johnson said during the meeting.
Allison responded to Johnson’s comments by say-ing if the council chooses to have the restrictions on the land, they could miss an opportunity in the next five years to do something with it.
“I think anytime we restrict ourselves to the op-tions that are out there, that can be a detriment to us,” Allison said.
He added, “Right now, I hope it doesn’t take up to five years for something to happen on this property.”
The “opportunities” Allison referred to could include partnering with a private company to build a recreational facility, City Hall or other structure and potentially leasing out por-tions of the property.
City Attorney Jeff Tara-day chimed in by saying, “You will have more leasing flexibility when you have taxable bonds than when you tax-exempt bonds.”
Also, opting for a taxable bond option does not lock the city into an agreement to use the land in partner-ship with a private entity, said Shawn Hunstock, the city’s finance director. The city could still choose to use the land entirely for public use.
The City Council decided at Monday’s meeting to hold a public hearing Feb. 9 on this issue.
In the meantime, Gerken and Parnello have asked city staff to locate the original documents dating back to 2000 related to the original plan for the legacy site and Henry’s Switch. Parnello said this will help him understand what the intended purpose was for the land at the time of the purchase and to decide whether a taxable refinance option is in line with those intentions.
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BLACK DIAMOND MAYOR TO RAISE 12TH MAN FLAG Black Diamond city officials are
inviting the public to a “Blue Friday kickoff celebration” and community photo at the Black
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on Friday, Jan. 30. Mayor Carol Benson will be raising the 12th
Man Flag at 12:12 p.m.
SHERIFF MAKES SUPER BOWL BET
King County Sheriff John Urquhart has made a friendly
wager on Super Bowl XLIX with Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins of
the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department in Boston.
If the New England Patriots lose, Tompkins will send one
dozen lobster tail pastries from Luberto’s Bakery in Revere, Mass.
to the King County Courthouse. In return, Urquhart wagered a selection of cupcakes from
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A new team is about to join the Maple Valley and Covington sports scene — Tahoma Girls Water Polo Club. An informational meeting for all girls and parents will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 in the Covington Library. The new club team intro-duces middle and high school girls to what has been called the most phys-ically and mentally chal-lenging sport on earth.The club sport is not af-filiated with Tahoma High School, although team organizers hope that one day the school will adopt the sport. The team will practice and host home games at the Covington Aquatic Center located on the Tahoma High School campus. Away games will be played at the Auburn School Dis-trict Pool and the Enum-claw Aquatic Center.Girls water polo practice officially starts March 2 from 3-4:30 p.m., daily. Regular season games start March 18. Postsea-son play begins with the regional playoffs May 15 and ends with state finals May 21-23.Water polo combines the most difficult aspects of soccer and football while swimming and treading water in a 30-meter pool.Registration forms are due Friday, Feb. 6.For more information, contact Erika Hanger: [email protected].
New water polo team
“I think anytime we restrict ourselves to the options that are out there, that can be a detriment to us.” Bill Allison
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Why did President Obama make his recent proposal to federally fund two years of com-munity college to all students? Why would he do such a thing, knowing full well that there is very little chance for it to get through the Republican-controlled Congress?
We don’t know the full plan yet since the White House said it would re-veal more during the State of the Union Address Jan. 20, and in Febru-ary. Whatever the plan, President Obama has a deeper, unspoken agenda for making such a proposal.
Th e president made this announcement in Tennessee, which is in the process of doing exactly that — using state funds, as is Oregon. California has funded free or very low tuition and was a leader in the creation of “junior col-leges” going back to 1900.
According to “Our View” in the Jan. 13 News Tribune, the Washington State Legislature has beaten the president to the punch. Although it has put pressure on two-year and four-year state colleges by relentlessly raising tuition, the Leg-islature also passed a measure giving out state need grants to 70,000 low-income students.
Since 2007, Washington state has off ered a full tuition grant for both two- and four-year state colleges, if low-income students sign up in the seventh or eighth grades, maintain at least a C grade, graduate from high school and avoid get-ting in trouble with the law.
According to a report launched last March, this College Bound Program has been an enormous success. Low-income students were enrolling at the same rate as students from middle-class families. Th e program appears to have also cut dropout rates for high school.
Obama’s plan will probably be modeled on Tennessee’s, which requires a 2.5 grade-point average. Th e cost of the president’s $60 billion proposal would have the federal government paying 75 percent of the bill with states picking up the remaining 25 percent, according to a Jan. 8 Wall Street Journal article.
Perhaps the president has advocated adding two years to high school because he knows that there are thousands of jobs in businesses not be-ing fi lled for lack of skilled labor in this country. Many businesses might actually support such a jobs bill if the program works.
Perhaps he knows there is an enormous gap in lifetime income between those who get college degrees and those who don’t.
Perhaps by proposing this plan, he will create a national debate over the best way to improve the “educational infrastructure” of this nation. His proposal may not fi nd traction in Congress, but it will put pressure on the Republicans to
come up with their own plan. Th e president may be upping the bid for the 2016 election.
Republicans have to do something about immigration reform and now, since Obama has added the idea of paying for college tuition for students attending community colleges, they will have to come up with another plan that matches or betters the president’s.
If Republicans continue to be the party of “no” when they control Congress that will be one more nail in their coffi n for the 2016 elections.
Remember that the key benefactors of this new program are the people who will turn out to vote in the 2016 election, but who did not show up for the 2014 Congressional race: the young, lower-income students and minorities who more oft en sign up to attend the cheaper community colleges. If the Republicans refuse to act, they will be buried in 2016. Th e president’s college tu-ition initiative is a challenge to the Republicans: “fi sh or cut bait.”
Lawmakers are looking at ways to make the election process cheaper for voters, easier to see who is funding campaigns and harder to run initiatives with fi nancial consequences.
Holding fewer elections, paying the postage on mail-in ballots and new disclosure rules for pop-up political commit-tees are among the ideas put forth thus far this session.
Here are fi ve bills receiving attention from lawmakers that could mean big changes in com-ing election cycles.
Exposing dark money: Sen-ate Bill 5153 takes aim at an emerging force in campaigns — political committees created and funded by nonprofi t associations. Under existing rules, they can pretty much mask their identity and shield the source of their money because of their status.
Th is is a big topic nationally — think Koch Brothers — and it is showing up in this state as well. In 2013, a group called Working Washing-ton dumped bunches of money into passing a minimum wage measure in SeaTac. It took time
to track the source of the money to a union-sponsored group. Also that year, the Grocery Manufacturers Association spent several million dollars to defeat a food-labeling initiative, then tried unsuccessfully to keep its donors secret.
Th is bill creates a new class of political com-mittee called incidental committees. Th ese would fi le reports with the state Public Disclo-sure Commission if they spend at least $25,000 in a campaign for a statewide offi ce or ballot measure, or $5,000 in a local contest. Only those who contribute $2,000 or more to a committee must be identifi ed.
Enough with the advice: House Bill 1323 would eliminate those statewide advisory votes that let voters weigh in whether they like or dislike revenue-generating bills passed by the Legislature. Th ese nonbind-ing measures are the result of a provision in Initiative 960 which Mukilteo’s Tim Eyman sponsored and voters approved in 2007.
It costs taxpayers to give their advice. Th e text of the bills and the votes of the lawmakers must appear in the voter pamphlets. In 2014, that information fi lled six pages and cost the state $87,761. In 2013, the tab was $164,444 for 10 pages of content.
Election reduction: Th ere would no longer be elections in February and April if House Bill 1379 became law. Instead, there would only be a primary in August and general election in November with provisions for special elections to deal with recalls and unexpected vacancies.
Elections in February and April are typically when school districts and fi re districts put their funding measures on the ballot.
Picking up the tab: Some lawmakers worry the cost of a stamp — 49 cents for fi rst class — is a barrier to voting. Th ey’ve drawn up Senate Bill 5344 to require that return envelopes for prima-ry and general election ballots include prepaid postage. Counties would pay and get reimbursed by the state. It might not be cheap.
“Th e legislature fi nds that the postage, while only a small amount, amounts to the poll tax for many of our citizens,” reads the bill.
Hold that budget-busting initiative: Th ere’s a bipartisan uprising to keep expensive initia-tives off the ballot unless they include a means of paying for themselves. Th irty-eight senators — half of them Republican, half Democrat — are proposing a constitutional amendment to turn down initiatives that would knock the state budget out of balance because of cost.
Senate Joint Resolution 8201 must be ap-proved by a two-thirds majority in each cham-ber and then it goes to the people for a simple majority vote.
Voters’ approval of Initiative 1351 in Novem-ber is pushing lawmakers in this direction. Th at measure requires smaller classes at every grade level. It will cost an estimated $4 billion to carry out and lawmakers don’t know where they will get that kind of money. Th at’s why it’s likely that sometime this session lawmakers will act to amend or suspend the ballot measure.
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All subjects in the police blotter are presumed inno-cent until proven guilty in a court of law.
SEX OFFENSES• Indecent exposure was reported at 5:10 p.m. on
Jan. 18. Police said a man exposed himself on 174th Place SE.
• Police received a report of a sex offense at 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 16. Police said an unidentified person came in contact with a female third grade student and may have requested a picture of her.
LARCENY• An auto theft was reported at 10:06 a.m. on Jan. 26
from a driveway on the 24200 block of 183rd Avenue Southeast.
• Three bottles of liquor were reported stolen at 5:19 p.m. on Jan. 25 from Fred Meyer, 26520 Maple Valley-Black Diamond Road SE.
• A chop saw was reported stolen at 1:43 p.m. on Jan. 25 from the backyard of a vacant house on the 19600 block of Southeast 259th Street.
• A car window was reported broken and items stolen at 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 25 on the 27400 block of 220th Place Southeast.
• Shoplifting was reported at 11:08 a.m. on Jan. 25 from Fred Meyers Jewelers, 16735 SE 272nd St.
• A sword was reported stolen at 9:54 a.m. on Jan. 25 during a burglary of an unlocked garage on the 26500 block of 186th Place.
• Items were reported stolen at 9:25 a.m. on Jan. 25 from a vehicle parked in a driveway on the 18900 block of Southeast 263rd Street.
• Luggage was reported stolen at 8:12 a.m. on Jan. 25 from an unlocked vehicle parked on the 27400 block of 220th Place Southeast.
• Items were reported stolen at 11:27 p.m. on Jan. 24 from a van parked on the street in front of a residence on the 18600 block of Southeast 265th Street.
• Shoplifting by two males was reported at 5:32 p.m. on Jan. 24 at Kohl’s, 17002 SE 270th Place.
• An Italjet scooter was reported stolen at 4:54 p.m. on Jan. 24 from a driveway in the 26200 block of 172nd Avenue Southeast.
• Items were reported stolen at 9:17 a.m. on Jan.
24 from a vehicle parked in a driveway on the 26600 block of Timberlane Drive.
• Residential burglary was reported at 7:57 p.m. on Jan. 23 on the 25800 block of 201st Avenue Southeast.
• Mail theft was reported at 6:56 p.m. on Jan. 23 on the 23900 block of Southeast 249th Street.
• Shoplifting of clothes was reported at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 23 at Kohl’s, 17002 SE 270th Place. Police said three individuals shoplifted clothes and then attempted to return the items for cash.
• A residential burglary was reported at 8:18 p.m. on Jan. 22 on the 19700 block of Southeast 266th Place.
• A camera was reported stolen at 7:55 p.m. on Jan. 22 from a trailer on the 26000 block of 222nd Court Southeast.
• Police reported a robbery at 8:21 a.m. on Jan. 22. The alleged female victim told police that a suspect attempted to steal her vehicle on the 23800 block of Southeast 249th Place. The suspect allegedly stole items from inside the vehicle and knocked the woman to make a getaway on foot.
• Police reported at 3:31 a.m. on Jan. 22 that a man and woman shoplifted Seahawks merchandise from QFC, 22131 SE 237th St.
• Attempted commercial burglary was reported at 3:28 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Covington MultiCare, 17700 SE 272nd St.
• A vehicle prowl was reported at 7:57 a.m. on Jan. 21 at a residential driveway on the 22700 block of Southeast 264th Place.
• Items were reported stolen at 6:15 p.m. on Jan. 20 from a vehicle parked in a residential driveway on the 26300 block of 222nd Avenue Southeast.
• Attempted residential burglary was reported at 6:01 p.m. on Jan. 20 on the 21100 block of Southeast 278th Way.
• A theft was reported at 2:35 p.m. on Jan. 20 from a vehicle parked in a parking lot on the 16700 block of Southeast 272nd Street.
• A purse was reported stolen and a car window shattered at 1:04 p.m. on Jan. 20 outside of Key Bank, 17051 SE 272nd St.
• Items were reported stolen at 10:38 a.m. on Jan. 20 from a vehicle parked in a driveway on the 16200 block of Southeast 260th Street.
• Theft from an automobile was reported at 3:26 p.m. on Jan. 19 from a vehicle parked outside LA Fitness, 27245 172nd Ave. SE.
• Police reported at 3 a.m. on Jan. 19 that juveniles stole energy drinks from the AM/PM, 17440 SE 272nd St.
• A quick change scam was reported at 8:28 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Pizza Hut, 27237 172 Ave. SE.
CHILD NEGLECT• Child neglect was reported at 2:18 p.m. on Jan. 23
at a single family home on the 25900 block of 215th Place Southeast. Police said the residence was “unfit”
for the 19-month-old child living there. Jessica Sul-livan, with the King County Sheriff ’s Office, said the house was “extremely dirty” and investigators are still determining whether or not to recommend criminal charges.
ASSAULT• Fourth-degree assault was reported at 5:37 p.m. at
Lake Wilderness Elementary, 24216 Witte Road SE, after one student hit another.
DRIVING• A DUI collision was reported at 11:46 a.m. on Jan.
23 on the 21800 block of Southeast 272nd Street.• A DUI arrest was reported at 12:37 a.m. on Jan. 19
on the 25400 block of 163rd Avenue Southeast.
VANDALISM• Spray paint vandalism was reported at 1:29 a.m. on
Jan. 25. Police said an unknown suspect painted “#JA-HONES” on a sign at Southeast 275th Place and 228th Avenue Southeast.
• Vandalism was reported at 10:20 a.m. on Jan. 19. Police said multiple cars were sprayed with fire extin-guishers at an apartment complex on the 17100 block of Southeast 269th Place.
DRUGS• Police reported a controlled substance violation at
6:39 p.m. on Jan. 19. Police said two suspects solicited an officer for heroin at McDonald’s, 23100 state Route 169.
HARASSMENT• Stalking/harassment was reported at 10:30 a.m. on
Jan. 22 by an individual living on the 25800 block of 220th Avenue Southeast who said an unknown subject posted his or her phone number on Backpage.com.
COURT ORDERS• Police reported a violation of court orders at 10
p.m. on Jan. 19. Police said a man threatened a female living on the 19400 block of Southeast 267th Street via voicemail referencing child discipline issues.
TRESPASSING• Trespassing was reported at 12:13 p.m. on Jan. 25
after a subject was seen going through a dumpster behind Safeway, 26916 state Route 169.
• Trespassing was reported at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at Lake Wilderness Park, 24800 224th Ave. SE. Police said four juveniles were smoking marijuana in the park after hours.
WARRANT• Police issued a felony warrant arrest related to po-
tential theft at 11:31 a.m. on Jan. 25 in the LA Fitness, 27245 172nd Ave. SE, parking lot.
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CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015 – 7:00 PM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Chapter 35A.63.220 of the Revised Code of Washington, the Covington City Council will a hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance which establishes a six-month extension on a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, production and processing facilities, and collective gardens, at its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., to be held in the Council Chambers at Covington City Hall, 16720 S.E. 271st Street, Covington, Washington.
The purpose of this public hearing is for the City Council to receive comments from the public, both written and oral, regarding a proposed ordinance extending the current moratorium within the City of Covington on the establishment, location, operation, licensing, maintenance, or continuation of medical marijuana dispensaries, production facilities, processing facilities, and collective gardens.
All persons desiring to comment may do so in writing to Sharon Scott, City Clerk, at 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, Washington, 98042 or by appearing at the public hearing on February 10, 2015.
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and soul destroying nar-cotic that leads to “acts of shocking violence, ending often in incurable insanity.”
You’ve probably heard the opposite claims, though if you’ve ever been to Seat-tle’s Hempfest. Stories about marijuana being a “miracle drug” that cures anxiety, depression and even cancer are thrown around like joints from a bucket (which is a common occurrence at 4:20 p.m.) while presenters monologue about how be-
ing high doesn’t affect their ability to drive or operate heavy machinery and that they shouldn’t have to go to court for their DUI citation.
While most people tend to gravitate towards the center of the marijuana issue and away from the extreme ends, propaganda and misinformation about marijuana is still more eas-ily accessible than trust-worthy scientific research. And with I-502 only having passed into law two years ago, many questions about the long-term health effects
of marijuana go unan-swered and are subject to old biases and new assump-tions from both sides of the debate.
So which facts are solid, and which are just smoke?
IS MARIJUANA SMOKE MORE CARCINOGENIC THAN TOBACCO SMOKE?
Exactly how healthy, or unhealthy, smoking marijuana can be is still being debated by scientists and researchers. While medical marijuana has been prescribed for general pain and anxiety, the long-term health effects of the drug are relatively unknown.
However, the chemical makeup of marijuana is less mysterious, and gives researchers a clue as to how marijuana can affect the body.
According to the Ameri-can Lung Association, marijuana smoke contains 33 known carcinogens.
In contrast, cigarette smoke contains 70 carcino-gens.
While marijuana smoke contain less carcinogens than tobacco smoke, the American Lung Association and the British Lung Foun-dation have said differ-ences in how marijuana and tobacco are smoked may tip the scales.
According to the Ameri-can Lung Association, “When equal amounts of marijuana and tobacco are smoked, marijuana deposits four times as much tar into the lungs. This is because marijuana joints are unfil-tered and often more deeply inhaled than cigarettes.”
The British Lung Foun-dation estimates that while people generally smoke marijuana less often than cigarettes, people inhal-ing marijuana smoke take a two-thirds larger puff volume than when people inhale tobacco smoke.
Additionally, marijuana smokers hold the smoke in their mouth for four times longer than tobacco smokers, “and end up with five times the amount of carboxyhemoglobin in their blood per cigarette smoked,” the British Lung Foundation wrote in a 2012 report.
Carboxyhemoglobin is a mixture of carbon monox-ide and hemoglobin, the part of red blood cells that transport oxygen. While carboxyhemoglobin limits the amount of oxygen the blood can deliver to the body, carboxyhemoglobin is not considered a carcino-gen.
All in all, the British Lung Foundation wrote the increased puff volume and hold time, “means it’s likely that the body retains much more of the prod-ucts of cannabis smoke, leading to a greater respira-tory burden of carbon monox-ide and smoke particles than when smoking a similar quantity of tobacco.” However, exact measurements of how much more carbon mon-oxide, smoke particles and carcinogens that would be retained in the body were not given.
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, run by the University of Washington, is one institution charged with researching marijuana and marijuana smoke by the state. Some proceeds from the state’s 25 percent excise tax on marijuana is given to the institute for research funds.
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute has cited research by 19 studies, and only does research on ado-lescent marijuana use.
The Institute wrote that
marijuana smoke contains “about 50 percent more benzopyrene and nearly 75 percent more benz-anthracene, both known carcinogens, than a compa-rable quantity of unfiltered tobacco smoke.”
However, the Institute also wrote that several well-designed and large-scale studies “have failed to find any increased risk of lung or upper airway cancer in people who have smoked marijuana,” although studies also haven’t ruled out that marijuana smok-ers have a higher cancer risk than non-marijuana smokers.
Additionally, the Institute wrote that there are other ways to introduce marijua-na to the body that may not have the same health risks
as smoking.Joints, or hand-
rolled and unfil-tered marijuana cigarettes, have been the focus of the studies and facts mentioned above.
According to the Institute, smoking devices
that use a water filter sys-tem, such as bongs, do not reduce the risks associated with marijuana smoke.
Vaporizers, which release the psychoactive chemical THC in marijuana without burning the plant, release lower levels of tar than un-filtered marijuana smoke, according to the Insti-tute. However, vaporizers produce other chemicals that may be harmful to the body, including ammonia.
Finally, eating the marijuana naturally negates smoking risks, according to the Institute, although it takes longer for the THC to take effect and may last longer than smoking marijuana.
THC itself has not been
identified as a carcinogenic chemical.
The Institute concluded that more research on mari-juana smoke and cancer is needed to determine a con-nection between the two.
Conclusion: UnclearWhile marijuana smoke
contains less identified carcinogens than tobacco smoke, marijuana smoking practices may make up the difference in cancer risk. Many scientific studies have produced different and even conflicting informa-tion, from finding carcino-gens in marijuana smoke to claiming THC inhibits those same carcinogens. With the lack of multiple long-term experiments, it is difficult to determine whether or not marijuana smoke is more carcinogenic than tobacco smoke.
However, current evi-dence and studies seem to point toward marijuana smoke being less carcino-genic than tobacco smoke, though not without its risks.
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CAN A PERSON BECOME ADDICTED TO MARIJUANA?
It’s probably a line you heard in high school – “Don’t be stupid, you can’t get addicted to weed.”
According to the Na-tional Institute of Drug Abuse, though, 9 percent of people who use marijuana, or one in 11, will become dependent on the drug.
Chances for addiction become higher the earlier marijuana is introduced. About 17 percent of teenage users, or one in six, are es-timated to become depen-dent on the drug.
Additionally, 25 to 50 percent of people who are heavy users and smoke marijuana every day can become addicted.
The National Institute of Drug Abuse cited the 2013 National Survey of Drug Use and Health, which estimated marijuana ac-counted for 4.2 million of the estimated 6.9 million Americans dependent on or abusing illicit drugs.
Symptoms of mari-juana dependence include sleeplessness, irritability, decreased appetite or crav-ings, and various forms of physical discomfort. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, symptoms can last for up to two weeks.
“Researchers do not yet know the full extent of the consequences when the body and brain (especially
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because they are so dumb how they start,” he said. “And then it’s just adults acting badly after that.”
Disputes between neighbors are some of the most common areas needed for mediation at the King County Dispute Resolution Center, according to Teri Thomson Randall, the center’s executive director, even if the statistics don’t quite back that up.
Besides neighbor confronta-tions, the Center assists with family issues, elder care and landlord/tenant arguments. Mediation is voluntary and both parties must agree to take part.
If one party declines, the other can still take part in conflict coaching or learn other possibilities for coexisting.
The Center does not con-duct mediation for cases with a threat of violence.
The Center handles about 800 small claims mediations each year. Of those, 30 were listed as neighbor-to-neighbor issues, 17 of which were settled.
The Center oversaw another 65 mediation cases in 2014 that weren’t passed along by the court, as well as 81 telephone consultations where the media-tor resolves and negotiates be-tween the fighting parties over a period of time by phone. Of the four neighbor-to-neighbor cases not related to small claims, three were settled.
At the court’s request, the
Center recently created a media-tion program for anti-harass-ment petitions at the district court level, the majority of which tend to involve neighbor disputes or blended families. These cases tend to have years of built up anger and resentment.
“They are highly, highly charged,” Randall said.
Of the 31 anti-harassment petitions in the second half of 2014, 29 were resolved — the 94 percent suc-cess rate blowing away the 76 percent rate for typical mediation.
About 75 percent of the Center’s cases come from outside of Seattle, with a fairly heavy pro-portion in south King County. Services by the Center are offered at two sites in south King County — at the Green River Commu-nity College campus in Kent and the Municipal Courthouse in Federal Way.
The Center has more than 100 professional mediators that volunteer to resolve these disputes. Some of the mediators are retired, others are working attorneys. Each goes through training and a 1.5 year practi-cum. Parties are charged on a sliding fee scale based on house-hold income that ranges from $35-$300 per session, Randall said.
Randall believes mediation empowers people to tell their own story and come to an
agreement, as opposed to rolling the dice with a judge.
Randall said studies have found people are more apt to stick to the resolutions if they are done through mediation, rather than being deemed by the courts.
In mediation, generally, nei-ther party leaves getting what it wants, but can hopefully find an agreement both can live with.
“The parties figure out a way to coexist and to live respect-fully with each other,” Randall said.
Virginia Ann Davis, of Renton, who said she’s volunteered to mediate more than 500 cases since 2009, said neighbor disputes are among the most complex. The issues tend to revolve around land issues or some
neighbor being a menace — loud, creating a low-grade threat system to someone else. These conflicts create a narrative of “the other person is bad, wrong or broken,” Davis said. The key to bulldozing that perspective is getting the fighting parties to talk.
“Maybe what they thought was happening wasn’t really happening,” Davis said. “Most people don’t have all the in-formation. We’re trying to get people to fill out the story of what happened. That alone can make for a tremendously differ-ent experience for folks.”
Even if an agreement isn’t made, Davis feels she at least assisted in starting the conversa-tion.
Caroline Davenport, concilia-tion manager, said the idea is to quash a fight before it needs to go to court.
“These are ongoing, long term relationships,” Davenport said. “Those tend to go a little more different than just a money situation or landlord, tenant dispute.”
Davis said there aren’t always happy endings. Some neighbors, she said, are just bullies who are set on fighting and have nothing invested in stopping.
“Those things are hard to see because those typically escalate,” she said.
Stanley said that, unless an actual crime has been com-mitted, police are usually left playing the role of mediators — suggesting potential compro-mise and rational thinking.
“We try to hear both sides of the story,” Stanley said. “By no means are we any binding arbitration. We just try to help people solve their problems.”
Reach Senior Reporter Eric Mandel at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054. To comment on this story go to www.covingtonreporter.com.
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“Most people don’t have all the information. We’re trying to get people to fill out the story of what happened. That alone can make for a tremendously different experience for folks.” Virginia Ann Davis
The nonprofit Soup Ladies organization is seeking volun-teers to assist with food preparation, letter writing, event management, bookkeeping and field services.
Ginger Passarelli and her team will be hosting a new volunteer orientation on Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. It will be held at
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The Soup Ladies have been called upon by search and rescue, police and fire departments for more than 10 years to serve during critical incidents.
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Walk through the display gardens and forest trails of Lake Wilderness Arboretum right now, and you may catch a glimpse of several plants that are currently blooming.
The cool, wet western Washington weather creates ideal conditions for mosses, lichens and algae to grow on tree trunks, limbs and other surfaces. Orthotrichum and homalothecium mosses are prevalent, while usnea is one of the feathery light green lichen that hangs delicately from branches. Algae simply need copious amounts of moisture to grow. These primi-tive plants contain chlorophyll and make their own food.
Witch hazel blooms near the meadow through March. This shrub shows off deli-cate, sweetly fragrant yellow flowers, which grow along the stems. Best in full sun, witch hazel looks nice in a border or a woodland garden, offering attractive summer foliage and fall color.
Winter honeysuckle, known as lonicera fragrantissima, blooms in the Legacy Garden through February.
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Winning the SPSL 4A Northeast conference would go a long way toward the kind of favorable draw Kentlake will need for a run to the regional tournament. But beyond that, there’s something Falcon pride at stake.
“It’s been nine or ten years since we’ve been able to put a banner up in our gym, so that would be a very, very cool thing,” said Kentlake girls head basket-ball coach Scott Simmons.
Kentlake took another big step towards their fi rst conference title since the 2004-05 season with a 42-36 win over Tahoma Saturday night. As of press deadline Tuesday, Kentlake was 5-1 in conference with matchups against Kent-Me-ridian (2-4 in conference) and Kentwood (0-6 in con-ference) before the district tournament. Th e Falcons split the regular season
games against Kentridge, which also had just one loss as of Tuesday. Th is means a tie-breaker scenario may be on the horizon.
“It’s not surprising… that it is two of us neck-and-neck at the end,” Simmons said. “I know our girls are competitive kids and like to step up in big games… It could just be one of those classic battles.”
Led by sophomore point guard Sydney Peterson, the youthful Falcons have scored an average of nearly 51 points per game in con-ference, while surrendering just over 39 points to their opponents. Simmons cred-ited Peterson’s fellow un-derclassmen, Jada Leonard, Kylee Johnson and Aniston Denckla for building strong chemistry throughout the squad and supporting one another.
“It’s hard to stop talking about the kids because I’m very proud of each and ev-ery one of them,” Simmons
said.Th e 2004-05 Falcons
squad fi nished fi ft h overall at state. Simmons hopes to build enough momentum to give that placing a run.
“Th is group, they have the potential,” he said. “If we don’t at least make it to regionals we would be
disappointed in ourselves and underachieved.”
Kentwood boysTh e Kentwood boys
basketball team kept their undefeated conference re-cord with a 70-59 win over second-place Kentridge on Jan. 24. As of press time Tuesday, Kentwood owned
a 6-0 conference record, 16-2 overall.
Kentlake defeated Taho-ma earlier in the day, 44-40, for their second conference win of the season. At 2-4, the Falcons were third in the fi ve-team conference, as of Tuesday. Tahoma sits in last with a 1-6 record.
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Thomas Jeff erson 45, Tahoma 40
Federal Way 77, Kentwood 64Decatur 48, Kentlake 72
Jan. 19Tahoma 38, Mark Morris 67
Enumclaw 51, Kentwood 65Lakes 42, Kentlake 64
Jan. 20Kent-Meridian 58, Tahoma 50
Kentwood 62, Mt. Rainier 39Kentridge 64, Kentlake 57
Jan. 22Todd Beamer 55, Kentlake 54
Tahoma 23, Kentridge 50Kentwood 56, Kent-Meridian 37
Jan. 24Kentlake 44, Tahoma 40
Kentridge 59 Kentwood 70
GIRLS BASKETBALLJan. 16
Kentlake 75, Decatur 11Kentwood 41, Federal Way 53Tahoma 72, Thomas Jeff erson
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Jan. 22Kentlake 54, Todd Beamer 69
Kentridge 48, Tahoma 34Kent-Meridian 52, Kentwood 41
Jan. 24Kentwood 31, Kentridge 56
Tahoma 34, Kentlake 42
WRESTLINGJan. 23
Federal Way 38, Kentlake 37
BOYS SWIMMINGJan. 15
Federal Way 67, Kentwood 93Kentlake 134, Emerald Ridge 43
Rogers (Puyallup) 93, Tahoma 92
Jan. 20Kent-Meridian 36, Kentlake 134
Tahoma 87, Kentwood 98
Kentlake seeks first championship in 10 years
Sophomore Kylee Johnson goes up for a shot against a crowd of defenders Jan. 24 against Tahoma. The Falcons beat the Bears 42-36, staying alive for a conference championship. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter
Clayton Stultz, top left, shoots over a defender from Mark Morris during the Martin
Luther King Day Showcase Tournament Jan. 19 at the ShoWare Center. Hayden Sundstrom,
right, shoots a jumper from outside and Michael Sawin goes up in the paint. PHOTOS BY VINCE MILLER
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Area nurseries have a great price on roses during the winter because they are sold “bare root” or without a pot and soil. This means they usually have their roots encased in a plastic bag with damp sawdust keeping the bare roots damp. Bare root roses this time of year are still dormant so this also makes them easier to plant, as they won’t suffer as much from the shock of trans-planting. Bare root roses are much easier to load into
the car and carry about the garden. This is the best time of year to find named vari-eties of hybrid tea roses like the disease-resistant Peace rose, climbing roses like the classic New Dawn pink rose and hardy shrub, landscape and species roses like the thorny but tough Rosa Rugosa.
Planting Tip: Soak the bare roots overnight in a bucket of water and if you buy a boxed bare root rose, do not plant the cardboard box with the rose no matter what the package recom-mends. Our mild winter climate means the rose roots do not need the added protection of cardboard.
2. BUY AND PLANT BARE ROOT FRUIT TREES AND BERRIES
Once again, winter is the best time to add bare root fruit trees because they are under the anesthetic of winter and won’t suffer from the trans-
plant operation. If your New Year’s resolution is to become more self-sufficient by growing more food, make this the week you add a mini-orchard to your property. Apple trees come in dwarf and semi-dwarf root stocks and there is also a “Columnar” apple tree that bears fruit on the trunk or short spurs. This tree does not branch out.
The “Columnar” apple tree needs just 2 feet of room and can be grown in a half whiskey barrel. 3. BUY AND PLANT BARE ROOT FLOWERING SHRUBS
Old-fashioned favorites like lilac, spiraea, forsythia and quince can be pur-chased bare root and a dozen of these blooming shrubs will take up less space in your car than a week’s worth of groceries. Use a mix of inexpensive bare root shrubs and a few evergreens to design a border of plant material along a property line or in front of a fence line to create a tapestry of bloom. A mix of blooming bushes can replace the evergreen and ever boring line of py-ramidalis arborvitae lined up like green soldiers. The more diverse the plants in
your landscape the better it is for local birds, bees, insects and wildlife. 4. ORDER SEEDS FROM CATALOGS NOW OR BUY SEEDS FROM LOCAL NURSERIES OFFERED BY LOCAL SEED COMPANIES
Those of us who live in Western Washington are lucky to have Ed Hume Seed Company based in Puyallup with Ed Hume himself still recommend-ing the best seed varieties and planting tips from his 50-plus years of local gardening experience. You can find Ed Hume seeds at many home centers, grocery stores and nurseries or order online at EdHume-Seeds.com. It is still too early to start many seeds either indoors or out, but purchasing seeds now en-sures that the varieties you
want will be in stock and you can use the information on the package to plot out when and where to plant the seed.
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the developing brain) are exposed to high concentrations of THC,” the National Institute of Drug Abuse wrote on their website.
Conclusion: YesWhile marijuana can be addictive, dependence and with-
drawal symptoms may not be as severe as other substances.
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CAN MARIJUANA LOWER YOUR IQ/MAKE YOU LOSE BRAIN CELLS?
A 2012 New Zealand study, published by the Proceed-ings of the National Academy of Sciences, found frequent marijuana use in teenagers was associated with an average loss of IQ points later in adulthood
The same study found those who started smoking mari-juana in adulthood did not lose IQ points.
However, another study, published in the same year in the same journal, claimed the drop in IQ points could be
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Additionally, the new study cited a different Canadian study that found there were no permanent effects of mari-juana on IQ.
The new study concluded the New Zealand study’s “estimated effect of adolescent-onset cannabis use on IQ is likely biased, and the true effect could be zero.”
In a Time Magazine article, Carl Hart, an associate pro-fessor at Columbia University, also said the New Zealand study was flawed.
Hart stated that because only 38 people were used in the original study, the information gathered from the study could not be generalized to the rest of the population.
Conclusion: Insufficient dataWithout a larger group of subjects over a long period
of time, it would be hard to determine whether marijuana lowers IQ. It is made more difficult by the fact that drops in IQ can be also related to variances in socioeconomic status.
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CAN CITIES MAKE A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF MARIJUANA RETAIL STORES?
The city of Bonney Lake was one of the most recent cities to outright ban marijuana businesses from the city limits. The city joins more than 50 cities and counties ban marijuana businesses.
Much of the discussion the Bonney Lake City Council had revolved around the dangers and risks of marijuana, and little discussion was held over how much money the city could make from allowing a marijuana retail store to open.
“Money shouldn’t be the driver,” Bonney Lake Mayor Johnson said after the city passed the ban on marijuana busi-nesses. “It’s the right thing (to do). If money was the driver, I’d be disappointed.”
However, two attorneys presented to the City Council that the city could stand to make big bucks from the one
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James Howard Sweiger James Howard Sweiger, 90, passed
away peacefully January 16, 2015 at his residence in Maple Valley, Washington, with family at his side. He had been battling a rare condition, amyloidosis, for just over a year.
Dr. Jim, as he was commonly known, was born October 1, 1924 near Maysville, Missouri, on a family farm. His parents were Howard William and Elma Sweiger. He rode by horseback
to grade school, and graduated from high school in 1941 earning top honors. He obtained his college degree in premedical studies at Central Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri, in 1944, followed by medical school and internship at Washington University St. Louis. There he met his wife, Annadelle, an RN and in 1949, moved back to Maysville where he practiced solo family medicine for 18 years.
Dr. Jim served in the Army as commanding offi cer of the 501st armored medical company in Germany for two years returning to his solo practice in Maysville in 1957. He was a true country Dr., the only M.D. in the County at the time, and made home calls every day after offi ce hours were over. He delivered over 800 babies in his career of 55 years.
In 1969, Dr. Jim moved 30 miles to join three physicians (Drs Mabrey, Luckenbill, and Ozenberger) at the Plattsburg Medical Clinic in Plattsburg, Mo, where he remained until his move in 1999 to Maple Valley, Washington, to be closer to family and to practice medicine alongside his son, David, at Maple Valley Medical Clinic.
Dr. Jim was active in the Christian Church of both Maysville and Plattsburg and the Presbyterian Church in Maple Valley and volunteered many years at the Maple Valley food bank.
His primary hobby was raising and personally training high show quality Palomino quarter horses. He and his wife were elected into the Palomino exhibitors Hall of Fame in Lexington Kentucky June 1994. Other achievements included Dr. of the month for Missouri Medical Association, long-term preceptor of numerous medical students, long-term member of the AMA, AAFP, vice president of Grand River Medical Society in Missouri, and Rotarian. He also enjoyed playing the piano and baking.
Dr. Jim was most admired for his gentle manner and always putting others before himself. He was a superb empathetic clinician and was well respected in the communities he served. He will be greatly missed and impossible to replace. He is survived by two sons, Paul and David, eight grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and his brother, Emory who just turned 100 and still resides on the family farm.
His Memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 7 at 1 PM at Maple Valley Presbyterian Church in Maple Valley, Washington. A time of remembrance and celebration of his life will occur in Maysville Missouri on Saturday, March 14, 11 AM at the June Conley building. Any Memorial donations can be made to the food bank at the local community of the
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marijuana store allotted to Bonney Lake.
Richard Murphey, who spoke on behalf of several marijuana license holders at the Oct. 28 City Coun-cil meeting, said banning marijuana businesses meant “Bonney Lake (would miss) out on a lot of sales tax rev-enue. There are potentially hundred of thousands of dollars in sales tax revenue that can be collected by al-
lowing this store.”Chris Crew, an attorney
who spoke on behalf of 4Ever Healing, the potential marijuana retailer assigned to Bonney Lake, spoke at the Jan. 6 City Council meeting.
Crew estimated the city would receive upwards of $138,000 in annual sales tax revenue from a marijuana re-tail store. This figure is based off a monthly gross revenue of $500,000.
Crew said he based his
figure off of two of his other client’s businesses. One of his clients, based in downtown Tacoma, makes $1 mil-lion a month, while an-other in Gray’s Harbor made $100,000.
According to the Wash-ington State Liquor Control Board, a total of 84 mari-juana retail stores opened between June 2014 and December 2014. These stores made more than $40 million during those seven months.
The average marijuana store made $80,000 a month between June 2014 and the end of the year.
In Bonney Lake, where the city takes 2.3 percent in sales tax, the city could expect to see upwards of $22,000 in sales tax revenue from the average marijuana retail store in one year.
According to the Liquor Control Board, Mr. Bills of Buckley, based in the city of Buckley off state Route 410, made $360,000 from when it opened in September to the end of the year.
Averaged out, Mr. Bills made more than $90,000 per month for those four months. If sales remained the same for an entire year, the store could stand to make more than $1 million.
If a Bonney Lake mari-juana retailer performed similarly, the city could expect to see around $24,000 in sales tax revenue for the entire year.
Conclusion: UnlikelyWith the state taking all
proceeds from the 25 percent excise tax on marijuana retail sales, smaller city govern-ments would rely solely on sales tax revenue for their budgets.
Based on the performance of average marijuana retail stores in 2014, cities with a comparable 2.3 percent sales tax rate could see around $22,000 in sales tax revenue for an entire year per mari-juana retail store.
However, with the implementation of I-502 still recent, sales patterns may rise or fall as legal marijuana becomes more or less popu-lar with the public.
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