BY RAY STILL

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It was a turning point in the war. George Washington had just crossed the Delaware River, capturing the town of Trenton from British-allied German forces and defending the town against a counterattack led by the Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis in the dawning days of 1777.

It was that summer when the Conti-nental Congress adopted the offi cial stars and stripes of America, signing the offi cial resolution on June 14 to accept the red, white and blue colors as the fl ag of the new country.

But it would be another 172 years before President Harry Truman would offi cially

declare June 14 as Flag Day in the U.S. on Aug. 3, 1949, and between the early years of the revolutionary war and the height of the second Red Scare, Old Glory went through many changes before becoming what we see today.

EARLY YEARSEven before the Continental Congress

offi cially accepted an early variation of the stars and stripes, revolutionary troops hoisted similar colors in battle.

Known as the Congress Colors or the Grand Union Flag, it had 13 red and white al-ternating stripes to represent the 13 colonies.

Instead of stars in the corner on a blue fi eld, though, the fl ag wore the Union fl ag of

England, with the red cross of St. George of England and the white cross of St. Andrew of Scotland.

Th e stars replaced the Union Flag when Congress adopted the offi cial fl ag in 1777.

Th e fl ag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, the resolu-tion read, and that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue fi eld representing a new constellation.

However, the resolution did not specify how the stars were to be arranged, so many fl ags had diff erent patterns of stars during those early years.

Some fl ags had no pattern for the stars, while others were already being arranged into rows.

One of the most recognizable early fl ags, though, is the Betsy Ross fl ag, known for ar-ranging the 13 stars in a circle.

Although Betsy Ross is credited with mak-ing the fi rst American fl ag, historians claim

her version of the American fl ag didnt appear until the early 1790s.

However, it is also known Betsy Ross made fl ags for the Pennsylvania state Navy in 1777.

Th e claim that Betsy Ross made the fi rst fl ag started in 1870 by one of her grandsons, who was certain he remembered Congress approaching his grandmother to make a fl ag from a design George Washington himself drew in their back parlor.

STARS AND STRIPESWhen Kentucky and Vermont were

brought into the Union, another resolu-tion was passed by Congress to expand the f lag to 15 stripes and 15 stars.

It was this fl ag that Francis Scott Key saw when he wrote, Th e Star-Spangled Banner in 1814.

In 1818, President James Monroe signed a bill reducing the number of stripes back to 13

BY SARAH BRENDEN

Reporter

During the June 30 City Council special meeting, the city of Covington and Tatsuno, Japan joined together as sister cities.

City Manager Regan Bolli said he had spent the day prior to the meeting touring with a delegation from Tatsuno.

During the spe-cial meeting, a

letter of intent was signed by Covingtons Mayor Marga-

ret Harto and the mayor of Tatsuno.

We have longed to have a sister city relationship for some time and the timing was fi nally right for us, Harto said. We are so ex-cited to be able to forge this new connection with Tatsuno, Japan. Th is city-to-city connection will

BY REBECCA GOURLEY

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At the June 30 meeting the Tahoma School Board unanimously voted to close Russell Ridge Center.

Th e school was an alternative learning experience (ALE) program or school. Some of the students who attended Russell Ridge are part time and some are full time.

Once the 2015-16 school year starts, those students will have to fi nd another option for their educa-tion.

Th e closing of the school has been a hot topic in Maple Valley since a letter from Superin-tendent Rob Morrow was sent to Russell Ridge parents in March of this year, announcing the closure of the school.

School board President Tami Henkel said in a phone interview in

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Adam and Angelique Nalder, of Graham, left, and Liana and Nathaniel Odarchuk, right, run in the three-legged sack races during the Fourth of July picnic at Lake Wilderness Park. The event also featured a pie baking contest, live music and a fi reworks show. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter

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BY SARAH BRENDEN

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It is no mystery the weather over the last month has been hotter than many Western Washingtonians are used to.

And the hot, dry weather didnt take a break on July 4.

While a number of people flocked to various city-run firework shows, there were still plenty of residents set-ting off their own.

On Saturday alone, Maple

Valley Fire & Life Safety firefighters responded to 15 brush fires.

This is up from last year, Fire Marshal Scott Webster said.

Last year, Maple Valley only had one fire related call on the Fourth of July.

An approximately 5-acre fire broke out at the Elk Run Golf Course.

Maple Valley along with Kent Fire and Mountain View Fire & Rescue con-tained the fire within two

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for seven hours to extinguish hot spots.

Firefighters continue to return to the spot of the fire to extinguish hot spots.

There were no injuries and the cause remains under investigation but is believed to be from fireworks.

The Kent Regional Fire Authority also responded to a number of calls over the holiday weekend.

From 8 a.m. July 4 until

8 a.m. July 5, Kent Fire received 197 total calls.

Eighty one of those calls were fire related including brush, structure, vegetation, and grass.

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Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety responded to a brush fire at the Elk Run Golf Course around 2:50 p.m. Saturday. Community member Jim Travis sent photos to The Reporter of the blaze (photos are top and bottom right). Another brush fire broke out on a trail behind KeyBank in Four Corners around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Mark Fasano and other citizens fought the fire until crews could arrive on scene. PHOTO BOTTOM LEFT BY DENNIS BOX, The Reporter

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Roots are what keep a tree grounded, keep it steady and help it to grow tall.

Roots are also history the lessons learned from both positive and negative experiences.

One way the city of Black Diamond remembers its roots is the annual Miners Day celebration, which is set for Saturday. Th ere will be an array of activities to celebrate the history of Black Diamond.

Its not just about whats old, said Mira Hoke the community outreach coordinator. Its about the future and

where the town is going.While Black Diamond used to be

rich in coal, it is still very rich in cul-tural history.

Black Diamond was one of the main providers in the coal industry. Black Diamond created a lifestyle around mining, even the buildings and city layout was set up to support the miners.

Miners Day activities begin with a 7 a.m. breakfast at the Black Diamond Bakery.

Th e Coal Miners Classic 5K run-walk begins at 9 a.m. at 25551 Lawson Ave.

Artists will be competing in Chalk

In, making their art from 6 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday. Preregister to make sure you get space to draw. Boards for chalk will be on Railroad Avenue.

Th e Street Fair will also be along Railroad Avenue.

Th e fair hosts live music, vendor and craft booths.

Th ere will be a classic car display and a local celebrity dunk tank.

Hot air balloon rides will be taking off from 10 a.m. to noon at the Black Diamond Elementary School fi eld.

Th e Black Diamond Museum will be featuring tours of the towns historical ties to mining from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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March the board had been talking about closing Russell Ridge since October 2012.

In 2013, the board did a viability update on the center to evaluate whether to continue the program or not.

Kevin Patterson, spokes-person for the district, said the board members arrived at their decisions indepen-dently, with little group discussion. Each one gave a statement at the June 30 meeting with their response to the agenda action item, Approve closure of Russell Ridge Center.

Patterson said, Th e board weighed this decision very seriously.

Larry Baldwin, a parent of two Russell Ridge students, said in an email Monday he was extremely frustrated by the boards decision.

Baldwin said, in my opinion, the board used their power to defend the district administration in-stead of seeing that keeping Russell Ridge open had no adverse eff ect on the district, but a close vote did.

Patterson said the stu-dents who attended Russell Ridge have three options: attend their neighborhood school, go to a similar ALE program at another district or be home-schooled.

Baldwin said it is unlikely Russell Ridge students will attend their neighborhood schools.

Aft er all, roughly 75 (percent) of the Tahoma RR students came from a Tahoma school that wasnt working for them. Th us, the district will not be receiving the funds that they were for those students, he said.

He added, Russell Ridge families are working to-gether to create a co-op that will be better in the long run than district led education.

Th e district is currently in the process of reviewing

their elementary school pro-grams now. Patterson said once that is done, which is expected to be in early 2016, they will look at doing a comprehensive review and design of an ALE program.

Rather than focusing on a program that was already in place, we want to start from scratch and design an AL program that meets needs of students here and is in line with state AL stan-dards, Patterson said.

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be a true exchange of culture for the Covington and Tat-suno communities.

Th e idea behind a sister city is exchange, Karla Slate, communications and mar-keting manager for Coving-ton wrote in an email.

Bolli said to create a sister city one must (identify) a city that has some common interest and then (work) with them to form the rela-tionship.

Th e Japanese consulate in Seattle helped to facilitate the connection between Coving-ton and Tatsuno, Bolli said.

And once the two cities had agreed to move forward, a resolution was passed, he added.

Th e main purpose of the relationship will be to assist in an exchange program where Tatsuno students visit Covington and Covington students visit Tatsuno, Bolli said.

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Did you know the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the victory of Muslim holy warriors in Afghanistan helped to bring about the rise of the Islamic State? It put the secular Arab govern-ments in the Middle East under great pressure, according to Stratfors George Friedman in a June 9, 2015, article called, A Net Assessment of the Middle East.

While the Soviet Union still existed, it supported secular regimes in the Middle East, as did the U.S. With the collapse of the USSR, we see the rise of Islam as a replacement for secularism.

Additionally, the Sykes-Picot agreement between Britain and France during World War I had created nation-states like Syria and Iraq, founded not on similar cultures but instead upon political expediency in dividing up the Ottoman Empire by the two colonial powers. Now, nearly 100 years later, two of these artifi cial nations have dissolved into their tribal and religious groups. Th e rise of the Islamic State crosses borders between Iraq and Syria, ending the nearly century-old division of the Ottoman Empire.

According to Friedman, with the Sunni Mus-lim victory against the Soviets in Afghanistan, Osama Bin Laden wanted to create a pan-Islamic state. To do this he needed to provoke the United

States into launching a new crusade against Islam. Th e 9/11 attacks on New York and Wash-ington, D.C., did exactly this as the U.S. fi rst attacked Afghanistan and then Iraq.

It was a no-win situation for the U.S. If it did nothing, it would show the U.S. as weak and vulnerable. If the U.S. invaded, then it would be viewed as the new crusader nation, bent on destroying Islam. Th e secular Arab nations linked to the United States would see infuriated Muslims rise up against them and overthrow these corrupt regimes.

At fi rst, aft er the 9/11 attack, this strategy did not appear to work. But as the U.S. got involved in nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq, it got caught up in dealing with the tribal and religious rivalries: between Sunni and Shia, between Kurds and Shias and between Iranians and Saudis.

In trying to destroy al-Qaeda, according to Friedman, the U.S. released these sub-national groups, pushing Sunni Muslims under the al-Qaeda derived I.S. to set up a caliphate (a Muslim nation led by a caliph), part of what Bin Laden had hoped and planned for nearly 15 years.

Because of these events, the U.S. had to change its strategy by pulling out of Iraq and Afghani-stan. President Obamas new strategy is to not interfere with the various factions fi ghting each other. Instead, the U.S. government aids its allies, the Kurds and the Iraqi Government, to fi ght I.S.

Th e four major regional powers Saudis, Iranians, Turks and Israelis are involved in this caldron of confl ict. Each has its own agenda and concerns.

Th e Saudis see I.S. as an existential threat, but they also are rivals with Shia Iran. Th e Saudis quietly cooperate with the Israelis.

Iran doesnt want the Sunni Islamic State to continue because it threatens Iranian dominance in the region, but Iran would also like to topple its chief rival, Saudi Arabia, another World War I-created nation.

Th e Turks want to become the dominant regional power. Th is country has been more will-ing to allow for I.S. than for the continuation of al-Assads continued rule in Syria. Th e Turks and Israelis are repairing their alliance in the midst of this chaos.

Th e Israelis are both elated and terrifi ed. Th ey are elated because Shia Hezbollah is diverted fi ghting in Syria as an ally of al-Assad and Iran, but they are terrifi ed at the possibility that I.S. might take control of Syria, a much worse out-come than al-Assads regime.

Dealing with geopolitics of the Middle East is a tricky and dangerous game. Which of the four major regional powers will emerge as dominant in this caldron remains to be seen.

Getting the best outcome becomes a diffi -cult problem for the one superpower, the U.S., requiring humility since the U.S. doesnt have the power to bring peace to the region, and thought, knowing how to manage the diff erent factions and sects. Th e collapse of the USSR solved one major problem and created the maelstrom we see today in the Middle East.

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Th e Oxford English Dictionary announced in June about 500 words have been added to its dictionary.

Th e article about the added words made me all warm and fuzzy inside, as if I had just opened a gift of eight-track cas-settes of C-Spans Book TV - the greatest hits.

I suspect 500 words is larger than my entire working vocabulary, unless growls, gasps and weird sounds count. (I think they do.)

Here are a few of Oxfords additions that caught my wandering attention.

Carnap - stealing a car, (not what I do while driving). It was fi rst used as a verb in 1937 in the Helena Independent.

Gointer - It is a verb and one of my new favorites. Oxford said it is a colloquial expression for going to. Example: I am gointer regurgitate your so called food. Is this a great word or what? You say going to, I say gointer.

Koozie - Its a noun for a sleeve to keep drinks cold (or more likely concealed). Sounds to me like the name of a hit parade 80s rock band Koozie and Krumb Topping.

Stanky - a noun. It is the smell of a teenage boys locker room on a 90 degree day.

For me there are few things more entertain-

ing than looking up the meaning of words I will never remember or be able to spell.

As I scanned the list it occurred to me there are a number of words I know that for some rea-son are not in the Oxford dictionary. (I checked.)

I have considered sending them a list of useful verbals and nounettes to add next time.

Here are a few. Whack-noodle verb, adjective, noun, ger-

und, pronoun, interjection, conjunction. Oft en heard during off -the-record phone conversations during political season.

Wieneeworst - adjective and intransitive verb. How my brain functions in the morning.

Brillohead - some sort of noun, or maybe an interjection. A new hairstyle I am seeing around the offi ce in Covington.

Fricasseed barf - noun, adjective, gerund. A Christmas food and how the Democrats and Republicans in Olympia described each other aft er the 2015 operating budget vote.

I bet this is how Samuel Johnson got started writing his Dictionary of the English Language.

Maybe I have stumbled upon a new calling, like a loud moo from across the fi eld, followed by a light from above, or below, then a voice whispers in my ear: Write it and they will think youre nuts.

OD I D Y O U K N O W ? : The base of Mount Everest (17,700 feet) is at a higher elevation than the peak of Mount Rainier (14,409 feet).

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This is also the time of year to visit local nurseries and broaden your horizons when it comes to growing hydrangeas. There are a lot

more hydrangea varieties to choose from than the blue balls that thrive in the shade.

Big Leaf Hydrangeas

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This is the t r a d i t i o n a l hydrangea with mop head flow-ers that usually

bloom blue or purple in the naturally acid soil of Western Washington. You can change the flower color from blue to pink by adding lime around the roots in early spring. Most big leaf hydrangeas flower on two year old wood

so if you prune each year youll be cutting off the future flowers. An exception is the new Endless Summer hydrangeas that flower on both old and new wood. There are also some compact varieties perfect for pots like the two-foot tall Pia and Pink Elf. If you want thick, glossy leaves and vivid, rich colors look for the German hydrangeas in the Cityline series: Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Rio and others have been bred for superior colors, some with bi-colored petals. Big leaf hydrangeas also include the lacecap hydrangeas with center flower panicles that stay as tight buds giving the

blooms a more delicate look. Twist and Shout is a lacecap hydrangea that flowers on both old and new wood.

Growing tip: Big leaf hydrangeas do best with morning sun and afternoon shade and the shallow roots need a bark mulch to keep them cool.

Panicle Hydrangeas Hydrangea paniculata

Your grandmother may have called these big bloom-ing shrubs her pee gee hydrangeas but there are now so many new and cold hardy panicle hydrangeas available that grandma like the rest of us would have a hard time

choosing just one variety. The good news is that the panicle hydrangeas will take full sun and are easier than ever to grow in our climate. Flowers grow in pointed or cone shaped clusters but instead of blue, they start out creamy white and then turn pink and peach as sum-mer turns into fall. Panicle hydrangeas can be pruned into small trees or purchased as compact dwarf plants to grow in large pots or near the house as a long bloom-ing foundation plant. Pinky Winky has enormous blooms that progress from white to bright pink, Bobo is a white compact dwarf at

4 feet tall and Quick Fire has pointed blooms that open pure white then fades to a rich red.

Growing Tip: Give panicle hydrangeas at least six hours of sun a day and prune in early spring when you see the forsythia in bloom. (I learned the hard way that if you prune a panicle hydran-gea in April or May youll have a summer with foliage but no flowers.) Keep the soil moist to lengthen the bloom time. In my garden the pee gee hydrangeas are in bloom from August until October.

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What started as a small love of cooking for Natalie Vorpahl while growing up in Enumclaw, has led to an appearance on the Food Network Channels Cake Wars.

Vorpahl, co-owner of Baked Custom Cakes with Kristina Sersass, said she enjoyed the once in a lifetime opportunity at the competition and the overall experience.

It was kind of a pretty crazy experience with the cameras in your face con-stantly. Its nerve racking enough making a wedding cake without being fi lmed, she said.

Vorpahls love for baking and her experience with the culinary arts predates her appearance on Cake Wars.

Vorpahl started baking at a young age and knew she wanted to be in the culinary fi eld, but her love for cakes and wedding cakes in par-

ticular sparked when she at-tended the Seattle Culinary Academy and graduated in 2006. During some of the classes that focused on the design and the art of cakes, Vorpahl discovered what she wanted to do.

I love the precision and accuracy in baking more so than cooking, she said.

Aft er she graduated from Seattle Culinary Academy she traveled to Paris and was submerged even more in the artistry of baking and the world of cakes.

When Vorpahl come back to Seattle she wanted to open a bakery of her own to share her love of the art and the delicious taste of her cakes.

Vorpahl said it may seem like an odd job to make cakes all day. Sometimes she makes new cakes and sometimes she makes the same cake over and over depending on current

design trend, but Vorpahl loves what she does and it shows in the fi nal product of the cakes.

Its therapeutic for me, Vorpahl said. I like to bake. I like the precision of everything and getting all your ingredients weighed and measured out. Having a blank canvas at the begin-ning and matching the vision to the customer and seeing the look on their face when it is above and be-yond what they expected.

One day when she was leaving a job at the Eats Market Cafe, she met a new employee, Sersass, who was fi lling her old posi-tion. Th ey instantly became friends, discovering they shared a love for baking and eventually joined together to open Baked Custom Cakes in their commercial kitchen, offi cially opening in May 2010.

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talents, Vorpahls and Sersass hard work and dedication to each and ev-ery client and their custom cake led them to being a contender on the new bak-ing show Cake Wars.

Cake Wars is a televised competition to make the perfect wedding cake and put Vorpahl and Serass cake skills to the test. Th roughout the competi-tion the contestants have two challenges. One to bake a cake that includes the surprise secret ingredient. Th e other will be to include aspects from the theme of the wedding.

Th e winner will provide the cake for the main event

and receive the grand prize of $10,000.

Th e co-owners of Baked Custom Cakes will be on the episode of Cakes Wars airing 8 p.m. Monday, July 13 on the Food Network.

With this new experience under their belts, Vorpahl and Sersass will continue to use their artistic designs to make unique cakes for every customer.

Baked Custom Cakes is located on 2604 California Ave SW, Seattle and can be contacted at 206-307-4847. Cakes are made by order only.

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Not everyones idea of a perfect day off is waking up at 5 a.m. and hiking for six hours. Usually it involves shutting off all alarms, sleeping in, enjoying a nice cup of coff ee at your leisure and planning out the rest of your day.

But, when you want to do a hike and avoid heat and crowds, waking up at 5 a.m. on your day off is really the only way to get the job done.

Mount Si is known in this area for the spectacular view at the top and possibly one of the longest day hikes.

In the early morning, the trail is entirely shaded by the mountain itself and the thick canopy of trees. Th is obviously makes for an

easier ascent. Its still not an easy hike, especially for a pair of amateur hikers, but it is certainly better than leaving the bottom mid-day and arriving back at your car when its been in the mid 90s for several hours.

Th e hike itself is about 8 miles roundtrip and about a 3,000-foot elevation gain.

My fi rst word of advice for anyone wanting to try to tackle this beastly hike is take is sloooooow. Take it very slow. Especially if youre new to big hikes.

I had a goal of making it up to the base of Haystack, which is the name of the last climb (literally a climb) to the very tippy top, in less than 3 hours. I made it, with two minutes to spare. Climbing Haystack took another 40 minutes or so.

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who passed us on the trail fi ve times. Yes, that means he ran up and down Mount Si three times in the time it took us to do it once. Th at should give you an indication of how slow we were going. Th e man said he does it almost every weekend. So dont go trying to run Mount Si even once unless youre an advanced runner/hiker (crazy per-son).

During the course of our adventure going up and down the mountain, I took note of a few things that may be helpful to the amateur hiker that wants to challenge themselves with a trip up Mount Si.

First, items that you

cannot forget: sunscreen, chap stick, bug spray, self-adhesive gauze wrap, bandaids, at least two liters of water per person, high-protein energy bar (we brought Clif Builders bars and zucchini chips), an extra pair of socks and of course your camera or phone for a picture of the view from the top. We also saw people with walking sticks who looked like they made the climb a bit easier, whole picnic lunches and their dogs. I dont think our cat, Gary, would have liked

the hike too much so we left him at home.

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[ GLORY from page 1]the hike too much so we left him at home.

Th e fi rst few minutes of the hike are very deceiving. It starts out very fl at and then quickly becomes very steep. If you can make it to the 15-minute mark without turning around and stopping for a while, youre probably good to go the rest of the way.

At a certain point, pain and being out of breath all becomes very relative. What was painful to you at the beginning of the hike becomes a piece of cake about an hour into it.

Still take breaks whenever necessary because all that matters is that you make it up, not that you can do it in an hour.

In the words of my boyfriend, Id rather take more breaks and have it take longer, than quit.

HAYSTACKClimbing the last part can be very chal-

lenging, especially for those of us that are terrifi ed of falling to our death (me). If

youre not very balanced, I would just pick a nice spot at the top of Mount Si and call it good. Th e view is still pretty good from here. But, if youre up for the challenge and for the ego-building ability to say you got to the top of Haystack, by all means keep going.

Once you get to the top of Mount Si (be-fore Haystack), the path will be over some rocks and then make a nice little turn to the back of the stack. Climbing it is easier if you stick to the left side of the slope, where there are more rocks and therefore more footholds. But, keep in mind that you will have to come back down this steep slope, which, for some people, is a lot harder and scarier than going up. Th e trick to going down is simple: genetics and having a low center of gravity. Or, just sit down and drag your behind along the rocks until you reach the bottom. Either way gets the job done.

Again, take Haystack slow. Th eres no need to rush it, the top is so close, and the fall is quite far. Note: A Discover Pass is required to park at the trailhead.

The Haystack is about a 40-minute climb when you take it really slow. Those tiny stick-looking fi gures at the top are people, for scale reference. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

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HAWK PROPERTY ANNEXATION (LU15-02)THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2015 6:00 PM

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the owners of two parcels (APN 022069012 & 202206912) have requested annexation of their property using the direct petition method. The Covington Planning Commission has set a public hearing date regarding the proposed Hawk Property annexation. This notice is intended to inform potentially interested parties about the Planning Commission public hearing and to invite them to appear before the Planning Commission and offer oral testimony, or to submit written statements to the Planning Commission up to and including at the public hearing for the record. Written statements should be mailed to Planning Commission Clerk Kelly Thompson at 16720 S.E. 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, WA 98042. Information regarding this annexation may be examined on the citys Hawk Property annexation webpage listed below or at City Hall located at 16720 S.E. 271st Street, Covington, WA 98042, Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Hawk Property Annexation: http://www.covingtonwa.gov/city_departments/communitydevelopment/hawk_property_annexation.html

Annexation Area: This area defined in the Covington Comprehensive Plan as Potential Annexation Area 1, is located in Covingtons unincorporated urban growth area. The approximately 80 acre site is located along the northern boundary of the current city limits south of SR 18. It has historically been part of the Lakeside Mining operations which have ceased and is currently undergoing reclamation.

Planning Commission Public Hearing: 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 30, 2015, in the City of Covington Council Chambers, 16720 S.E. 271st Street, Covington, WA 98042. Planning Commission Action: The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on July 30, 2015, at which time they will hear a staff report, take public testimony, and deliberate on the Hawk Property annexation request. Afterwards they will deliberate and make a recommendation to the City Council on the annexation request.

City Council Action: On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 7:00 p.m., at its regularly scheduled meeting, the City Council is scheduled to consider the Planning Commissions recommendation and make a decision to accept or reject the annexation request.

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Special OccasionsWehmann and Brenden marry on Oregon Coast

Sarah Wehmann and Clayton Brenden were married June 27, 2015, during an afternoon cer-emony in Cannon Beach, Ore.

The ceremony, per-formed by the Rev. Barbara Beach, took place at the Stephanie Inn.

The bride is the daugh-ter of Kathy and Don Wehmann. She graduated in 2007 from Kentridge High School and in March 2012 from Western Washington University. She is a reporter/photogra-pher for Sound Publishing.

The groom is the son of Loren and Julie Brenden. He is a 2007 graduate of Ballard High School and a 2011 graduate

of Western Washington University. He is employed by Expeditors International.

Megan Riggs served as honor atten-dant and Garrett Brenden was best man.

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REPORTERThe Snoqualmie Valley Record, a d iv is ion of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a general as- signment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Nor th Bend office. The pr imary coverage will be general assign- ment stories. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. As a re- por ter for Sound Pub- lishing, you will be ex- pected to: be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; produce 5 by-line stories per week; write stories that are tight and to the point; use a digi- tal camera to take photo- graphs of the stories you c o v e r ; p o s t o n t h e publications web site; blog and use Twitter on the web; layout pages, using InDesign; shoot and edit videos for the web . We are looking for a team player willing to get involved in the local community through pub- l icat ion of the weekly newspaper and da i ly web jou r na l i sm. The ideal applicant will have a commitment to com- munity journalism and everything from shor t, brief-type stories about people and events to ex- amining issues facing the community; be able to spot emerging trends; wr i te clean, balanced and accurate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and in- stitute readership initia- tives. Candidates must have excellent communi- cation and organization- al skills, and be able to work e f fec t ive ly in a deadline-driven environ- ment. Must be proficient with AP style, layout and design using Adobe In- Des ign ; and use the publ ica t ion s webs i te and online tools to gath- er information and reach the community. Must be organized and self-moti- vated, exceptional with the public and have the ability to establish a rap- port with the community. We offer a competitive hourly wage and bene- f i ts package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an em- ployer match.) Email us your cover le t ter, re- sume, and include five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writ- ing chops to:

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EXECUTIVE EDITORThe Pen insu la Da i l y News in Por t Angeles, Wash., a six-day morn- ing newspaper and 24/7 online news operation ser v ing the beaut i fu l two-county North Olym- pic Peninsula, seeks a web-savvy execu t i ve editor with excellent writ- ing, editing and pagina- t ion ski l ls and proven management exper i - ence. Reporting to the publisher, this is the No. 1 position in our news- room. The execut ive editor provides day-to- day newsroom leader- ship, overseeing online news coverage whi le spearheading the publi- cation of our print news- paper and overseeing all its sections and special supplements. Particularly important on the print side are first- rate InDesign skills. The execut ive ed i to r also oversees our web- site (avg 1.2 million page views monthly), Face- book pages and Twitter account and helps de- ve lop and implement strategies to grow the PDNs social media, mo- bile and video audienc- es. The right candidate can identify major news and trends pertinent to ou r p r in t and on l ine readers, edit a story on deadline and help coach repor ters into turning their ideas into top-ight reads and also has the ability to quickly x a webs i te problem and edit an occasional video or podcast.Affordable Port Angeles, gateway to Olympic Na- tional Park and Victoria, British Columbia, gets half the rainfall of Seattle yet is close enough to enjoy Seattle as well as our rain forests, great f ishing and other out- doo rs ac t i v i t i es and pleasant lifestyle. ?Port Angel?es just fin- ished second in Outside magazines 2015 Best Town Ever online con- test, beating out Santa Barbara, Calif., Flagstaff, Ariz., Bar Harbor, Maine, and two western cities.We are a member of Sound Publishing Inc., the largest community media organization in Washington state, and o f fe r a fu l l range o f fringe benets. To apply, please e-mail to hr@soundpublishing.com(1) a resume including at least three professional references; (2) at least three relevant work sam- ples (or a link to them); (3) a cover let ter ad- dressing the specic job requirements weve out- l ined. Please also in- c lude your salary re- quirements.

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HUGE RUMMAGE Sale a t Mess iah Lu theran Church, 410 H Street NE, Auburn, 98002. All Sorts of Items From A to Z! Friday and Saturday, July 10th and 11th from 9am to 4pm both days.EnumclawMulti-family garage sale. July 16th-18th, Thurs- day- Sa turday, 9AM- 6PM. Something for eve- ryone! 40306 185th Pl SE (off of 400th next to Happy Horse Farm.)KENT, 98031.G I A N T YA R D S A L E , Panther Lake Commu- nity Church Fr i - Sat, July 10th - 11th, 9 am - 3 pm. Great prices! Tools, kitchen, toys, clothing, garden, decor, furniture, & more! 10630 SE 204th St. See you here!

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DRIVER (CLASS B)Sound Publishing, Inc. is looking for an experienced truck driver with a CDL-B to drive out of Paine Field area in Everett, WA. Must have excellent driving record, be able to lift 50 lbs and load/unload truck.

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1941 BLACK CADILLAC 4 Door Classic Car. Fully restored, and driveable. Winner at car shows! Estate sale; $29,999. Call Rich at 253-455-3851. Can be viewed at Pioneer Automotive Ser-vices in Oak Harbor, ask for Doug or Kevin, call 360-679-55501981 CORVETTE same owner for past 21 years. $9 ,750 o r bes t r ea -sonable offer. Garaged when not being a casual fair weather cruiser. 350 CID / AT. Leather interi-or in good condi t ion. Power s teer ing , w in-dows, dr iver seat and side view mirrors. Tires new; less then 1000 miles. 84,000 or iginal m i les . Por t Orchard . 360-349-6533.

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1989 SENTRA, new low price, was $3,150, ask-ing $2,750/OBO. 77,000 mi les, 4 speed s t i ck (manual/standard), fuel injection (1) owner-runs great, 2 door coupe-light blue. All maintenence on schedule. No accidents. Clear title. Maple Valley. 425-432-0390.

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