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LOCAL | Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church fi nds pastor to guide fl ock [page 3]

PLAYOFF ROLE REVERSAL | Tahoma and Kentlake fastpitch teams get ready for the post-season which starts Thursday [13]FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013

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Cody Laing, right, slides into home plate Saturday to score for the Maple Valley Broncos in a game against Newcastle Saturday at the fi eld at Black Diamond Elementary School. Maple Valley won the game 9-8 thanks to a run scored in the bottom of the seventh inning. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

Big Play At the Plate

BY KATHERINE SMITH

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Building a new Covington Elementary is listed as a top prior-ity project for the Kent School District but that doesn’t mean a new school will be built anytime soon — it will likely be several more years before the vision for a new school becomes a reality.

“We’ve got a levy coming up in early 2014 — a maintenance and operations levy and tech levy,” said district spokesman Chris Loft is. “…If we can pass a levy then we can start talking about a bond. Th e levies take priority at this point. Levies keep the doors open that we already have.”

Loft is explained that the levies make up 20 percent of the dis-trict’s operating budget, making passage essential.

“Our sense was that in this political and economic climate it’s very unlikely we’ll be able to pass

Wait goes on for new Covington Elementary

BY KATHERINE SMITH

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Maple Valley Mayor Bill Allison didn’t even know a van he owns was stolen when he got a call Monday morning from the Maple Valley Police Department that the vehicle had been recovered.

Th e van, an older vehicle that Allison doesn’t even drive, but keeps parked in front of his busi-ness, I-5 Driving School in Maple Valley, so students can practice parallel parking, was stolen some-time over the weekend.

Allison said Maple Valley Police Department traffi c offi cer Greg Victor called him at little aft er 8:30 a.m. Monday and asked him where his van was.

“I stated it was in front of my business where it always is and (Victor) said, ‘No, it’s not,’” Allison said with a laugh Monday night.

Th e offi cer stopped the van in the 23900 block of 196th Avenue

Thief steals mayor’s van to get to drug court

BY KRIS HILL

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Eddie Williams doesn’t worry about juggling two diff erent roles — professional football player and youth minister — because he sees them as part of a larger calling.

Williams, who is on the Cleveland Browns roster and in 2011 played briefl y for the Seattle Seahawks, started at Mountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship

nearly three months ago. He sees himself not as a football

player or youth pastor but as a Christian.

“It really is a weird dynamic because there aren’t many guys who do that because their pri-mary focus is football,” Williams said in a phone interview May 2. “Because I’m a follower of Christ that’s my primary identity, but I also play football. With the long

off season I’m able to pursue what I’m passionate about.”

Preaching God’s word, he said, is a calling he cannot ignore simply because he is in the NFL. So, he found a way to do both as part of his larger identity as a Christian.

Williams grew up in California. It wasn’t an easy childhood. His father was absent. His mother died when he was 13 aft er she battled cancer. Eventually, he found sports which led to a football career at the University of Idaho. Th at is where he met his wife, Sarah, who played volleyball for the Vandals.

Passions for football and ministry come together

Eddie Williams serves as a youth pastor at Mountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship near Covington during the NFL off season. Courtesy photo

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Sunday marked the first time in two years that Shep-herd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Maple Valley had a permanent head pastor.

Shepherd of the Valley, part of the Evangelical Lu-theran Church of America, has gone through multiple interim pastors as the con-gregation searched for the right fit.

Pastor Andy Arnold and his wife, Laura and their 2-year-old daughter, Katrina, arrived in Maple Valley last week from Ka-lispell, Mont., where Arnold was the associate pastor at a Lutheran church.

Andy and Laura Arnold also enjoy skiing and hiking as well as traveling — they just returned from a trip to Hawaii. Arnold is a self-described technology geek. He said he enjoys exploring ways to use technology to facilitate relationships.

The interview process began when a friend of Arnold called and asked if they could submit his name as a candidate for the position at Shepherd of the Valley. Arnold said that whenever anyone asks him that kind of question he never says no.

“We weren’t necessarily aiming to come to Seattle or Maple Valley,” Arnold said. “It seemed like a good

fit with the congregation and a good place to raise a family.”

Arnold grew up in Ohio and Pittsburgh and comes from a Lutheran back-ground — his father was a Lutheran pastor as well.

“I’d say that has less to do with it then people might think,” Arnold said. “I’ve never felt like I’m following in my dad’s footsteps.”

Arnold began his career in ministry working at vari-ous Bible camps and even

considered pursuing be-coming an executive direc-tor at a camp. Ultimately he decided to pursue a masters degree which then led him to leading congregations. Arnold also is involved with the ELCA triennial youth gathering that draws 35,00 students, leading the communications and media team.

“I didn’t necessarily plan on being in congregations, but as I’ve been in them I’ve really done well in them,”

Arnold said.Arnold earned his mas-

ters of divinity from the Lu-theran School of Theology in Chicago in 1998 after which he took a position at a church in Alaska before he and his wife moved to Kalispell.

“One of the things I really like about pastoral ministry is the myriad of things you get to be involved with,” Arnold said. “Preaching, teaching, volunteering, community care…the

generalist nature of being a pastor.”

A key part of the church going forward will be learning and discerning how the church fits in the community and living out the mission statement to be a place that models God’s love for all people, accord-ing to Arnold.

“I think it’s refocusing and learning to love the community of Christ here and the community at large,” Arnold said.

Arnold said he and his wife are looking forward to the chance to be closer to metropolitan areas after liv-ing in remote locations for so long, and the chance to be close to Andy’s brother, who also lives in the Seattle area.

“It’s the first place I’ve ever moved to where I al-ready knew people,” Arnold said.

Arnold’s goal is to stabilize things and then help the church tap into its strengths, like it’s long his-tory of community service.

“I think Shepherd of the Valley is primed to grow,” Arnold said.

Reach Katherine Smith [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5052. To com-ment on this story go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

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Andy Arnold and his wife Laura pose with their two-year-old daugher, Katrina. The Arnolds completed their move from Kalispell, Mont. to Maple Valley this week where Andy has accepted the position of head pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. May 5 was the couples first Sunday at the church. Courtesy Photo

COVINGTON ARTIST’S WORK DISPLAYED

Covington resident, Cathy Simpson, is exhibiting her

photography as part of the EDGE group show at the

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Simpson is fascinated by the natural world around us and endeavors to share her view

of it through her camera. The show includes Cathy’s colleagues from the EDGE

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Editor’s Note: Crestwood Elementary Principal Tom Shearer co-authored this column with Annie Livengood.

At fi rst, the Crestwood fi rst grade students may look just like any other from all around the state. However, there is one thing screaming out to say that ours are uniquely diff erent.

Th at one reason is because of the amazing fi rst graders have become champions. Yes, sight word champions with the too-good-to-be-true team of teachers.

Allison Foster, Aman-da Parker-Jones, and Catherine Molloy, a trio of fi rst grade teachers at Crestwood, came up with the clever idea to motivate students to learn 84 sight words based on the new Common Core State Standards. Each child has to declare that he knew all of the words, followed by demonstrating each without one mistake. All three teachers are very excited with the most recent results. An astonishing 90 percent of the fi rst grade class are sight word champions and received a shirt with all 84 words on the back.

It is common to see students a few days a week strutting the halls with pride, wearing their new shirts. Providing this gift was just the cherry on top, refl ecting all the fi rst graders’ hard work. All three teachers realize learning the words early push the development of stronger readers in years to come and could not be happier with the outcome. Foster, Parker-Jones, and Molloy

are only a couple students away from having 100 percent champions in their classes. We all hope for that by the time school ends June 19.

Another really cool thing is that two of the three sixth grade classes have reading buddies! Mrs. Marshall’s class is buddies with Mrs. Park-er-Jones’s class, Mrs. Mansfi eld’s class (my class) is with Mrs. Rizzo and Lapp’s class. On Fridays, right before lunch at 11 a.m., we amble down to the kindergarden classroom and somehow fi nd the buddy you were fi rst paired up with. If kids are out numbered, or one student is absent, there may be two sixth graders with a little guy. Each week, you read book to your buddy, but recently our buddies have been reading to us! It’s actually

really fun to see your little friend grow and learn more, hear them tell you things and read. I even remember when I had a reading buddy. One of my friend’s brother was paired with me.

Our school is working together to help each other, and I think it’s really awesome how we are all connected in a way. Cross your fi ngers we get 100 percent on our sight word champs. But don’t worry, we will rock you!

Annie Livengood of Covington is an aspir-ing journalist and sixthgrader at Crestwood Elementary.

Sitting in Starbucks and watching the world go by. It’s a people-watching smorgasbord sec-ond, in my opinion, only to people-watching at Disneyland.

On Monday I happened to be writing at one of our local stores and I couldn’t help but no-tice the volume of people who came through, it was frappuccino happy hour aft er all, and who can pass that up? Person-ally, I still think Starbucks should bring back cara-mel brownie, but that’s just me.

Th ere were the groups of what looked to be high school aged girls and a fl urry of venti some-thing-or-others. Th e 20-something with her green tea, the businessmen, the middle aged ladies, the waitress at a local restaurant, the construction workers, the son celebrating his new job with his parents. You get the idea.

Tom Hanks said it best, “Th e whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coff ee. Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don’t know what the hell they’re doing or who on earth they are, can — for only $2.95 — get not just a cup of

coff ee, but an absolutely defi ning sense of self.”Th en there’s me, sitting by the window typ-

ing away. All of these people who breezed in and out, and those who lingered, who had no idea I was sitting over here, just watching the world go by and writing my column.

It just got me thinking. About life and the diff erent places and stages and how we’re all just coming or going or searching for who we are, defi ning ourselves through the choices we make, writing our narratives, ordering our coff ee. Sometimes we fall, sometimes we fl y, and sometimes we just hold on for dear life.

It made me think about how I’ve been writing my own story lately: writer, truth seeker, journalist, Seattle native, Biolan, Jesus follower, daughter, sister, auntie. Th ose are just some of the ways I defi ne myself.

Th is time last year I started an internship that set the wheels in motion that eventually brought me here. A year ago I started learning more about this community and the people and things happening here.

It’s funny how much can change in a year. A year ago I had no idea what I was doing or where I was going to end up. It had been a year and a half since I graduated and I was more confused than ever. Th en I was given an amazing opportunity and ever so slowly the pieces began to fall into place.

Aside from fi nally getting to work in my industry of choice, I’ve also taken up running in the past few months. It all started because I was thinking of ways I wanted to challenge myself this year and I got it in my head that running a 5K sounded like fun. Last week I signed up for my fi rst race, which I’ll run with my sister when she comes to visit this summer,

and I’m planning a trip to SoCal in the fall to see some of my best friends and participate in another race. I also bought my fi rst pair of running shoes last weekend, so I guess I’m seriously committed at this point.

Speaking of commitment, I’m also newly committed to fi nishing “Anna Karenina.” Reading more classics has been something I’ve been doing since I graduated. I have tried to read Anna more than once. Th e fi rst time I was in high school and I didn’t get very far, just to Levin and Kitty ice skating. Aft er I graduated from college it was one of the fi rst things I downloaded on my Kindle. Th at time I made it to Vronsky’s attempted suicide before I stalled. I think part of the problem is that I already know how all this ends, and it isn’t pretty. I’ve read more in spurts over the last year and a half. According to my Kindle I am all of 60 percent of the way through. Appar-ently Tolstoy wasn’t one to mince words. A few months ago I watched the newest fi lm version with Keira Knightly and last week I picked it up again, more determined than ever to fi nish once and for all. I mean, I read “Wuthering Heights” in less time than this, and I’ve read that one twice. Finishing is just one of those things I want to do.

Th ose are all just snapshots of my story, pieces of this season of life. Like how I go through phases of Starbucks drinks. On this particular aft ernoon my drink of choice was a tall caramel ribbon crunch frappuccino, no whip. I’ve also been on a passion tea kick lately. I wonder what that says about me?

To the customer who ordered a salted cara-mel mocha frappuccino: thank you. I’m going to have to try that sometime.

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I had a vision about the my job in the aft erlife. I am not big on visions since I am very nearsighted, but forced yard work causes these events for me.

I was diligently killing something in my yard when it happened. It was kind of a reincarnation job I should be perfectly suited for… a political bell ringer.

I am not saying I necessarily buy into or out of the concept of reincarnation. Th e biggest problem I see with reincarnation is coming back. Most days the prospect or returning here seems like some sort of twisted torture, although maybe I could get certain things answered.

Th at might be happier, if it is possible for Mr. Happy to get happier.

Maybe I could fi nd out why women do all those sparkly

things to their fi ngernails and I never get to do anything like that without people chasing me with pitch-forks. Maybe I could fi nd out why women buy shoes with two straps for a large bucket of money and call it a hot deal.

God probably can’t answer these questions. I can see God asking Michael, “What are

those?”“Shoes, God.”“You’re kidding. Why doesn’t anyone ever tell

me anything?”My twisted yard work vision goes like this: when I kick

off it will be like the fi rst few days I was in Navy boot camp. We were allowed to go to bed about midnight aft er doing nothing. Th en some very loud guys got us up and gave us a stupid test for hours.

So in my vision I die and suddenly some grouchy guy in fake sandals wakes me up, gives me an essay test with a dull pencil and fi nally I am given a bell.

My job is like that of Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” only altered… of course. (I doubt I get to be an angel. I think I am too cheery.)

Every time some politician starts to do something dumb I will whack him with a bell. Th e poor political guy will glaze over for a minute, get a headache and mumble some-thing like, “What was I saying?”

No one will remember and the guy stays out of trouble. Everybody holds hands and sings.

Ding dong!Th ere’s a job I might be suited for – bell whacker. By the way, the job the Navy gave me aft er their test

was… running psychiatric wards.

This notion of the afterlife rings our political bells

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Southeast. The man driving the van was found to have a suspended driver’s license and an arrest warrant in Bonney Lake, according to the King County Sheriff ’s Office blog.

The man was booked into the Regional Justice Center for investigation of possession of stolen property and the war-rant.

Allison said that one of the reasons they only use the van

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two levies and a bond in the same year,” Loftis said. “The levy is absolutely essen-tial…for us to even think about losing 20 percent would be cataclysmic.”

New schools and facilities are built with money from construction bonds which must be voted on by resi-dents. Loftis said that levies are taxes used to maintain already existing facilities and programs and a voted bond is essentially residents giving the district permis-sion to borrow the funds needed for higher priced projects.

“Voters in this area are very supportive of their schools, but if you ask for too much you’ll lose,” Loftis said.

The need to pass the lev-

ies means that a best case scenario would be for the district to run a construc-tion bond in late 2014 or early 2015. Loftis said in that bond a new Covington Elementary would be a top priority. After the pas-sage of a bond it would be another two to three years before a new school could open.

“It’s a facility that is reaching the end of its utility,” Loftis said of the current building.

The school was designed in the 1950s and opened in the ‘60s.

The district already owns a piece of property at Southeast 252nd Street and 152nd Avenue Southeast in Covington near Kentwood High School where the new elementary school would be built.

Loftis said the district is estimating the new school to cost $35 to $40 million.

“We’ve got to meet cur-rent needs and anticipate future needs,” Loftis said.

The district had approxi-mately $16 million set aside for the new school from the 2006 bond measure but earlier this year decided to reallocate those funds to other district projects including new surveillance cameras, new lockdown technology, and new ath-letic facilities at Kentwood and Kentridge.

“When we went though the Sandy Hook situation in December we realized we had some security needs and the board knew it needed to address those issues,” Loftis said of the School Board’s decision to reallocate the funds. “That

means that in the next bond a larger portion would go to Covington.”

Loftis said that while some might have consid-ered new football fields and tracks as luxuries, the district saw the existing facilities as safety issues.

“From our persepective those were keeping our students safe while our stu-dents do what they do and in this case that was sports,” Loftis said.

When it comes time to run a bond, Loftis said the district will reach out to the residents of Covington to inform them about the pro-posed school replacement.

Despite a bond being at least a year away, the district is already starting to prepare. Last fall the board commissioned the Citizen’s Bond Review Committee

made up of representatives from each school and each board member could also nominate one person to the committee. Each school had the chance to submit a project proposal for the committee’s consideration. The committee met every week for two months, reviewing the projects and prioritizing them.

“It was a real logical process that we used,” said committee chairman Amy Hardebeck, who is also executive director at Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley.

Hardebeck also said that the committee prioritized the projects before they were assigned dollar figures, so they wouldn’t be influ-enced by cost. In October the committee presented a finalized report to the

board and recommended a $180 million bond.

The committee didn’t rank the new Covington Elementary because it is already one of the district’s declared top projects. The projects that made the top of the committee’s prior-ity list were replacing fire alarms, replacing roofs that are past their lifespan, replacing portable ramps, boilers and door hardware.

“The gist of it was safety and some of these things are beyond their lifespan,” Hardebeck said.

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The local 911 community and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound will hold a Youth Education and Safety Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 18 at the Renton Community Center located at 1715 Maple Valley Highway.

This event is part of the national Take 25 child safety campaign in observance of National Missing Children’s Day in partnership with the National Center for Miss-ing & Exploited Children.

The afternoon will include many activities such as free child ID kits, a children’s fitness obstacle course, a fire safety trailer, police and fire vehicle demonstra-tions, activities, handouts and tips on children safety, information on texting and driving as well as internet safety, a Lego pit, game, raffles, barbecue, and face painting.

National Missing Children’s Day serves as an annual reminder that there are thousands of children who are still missing and stresses the importance of mak-ing child protection a national priority.

The Take 25 campaign is a national campaign created in 2007 by the National

Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The campaign encourages parents to take 25 minutes to talk to their children about safety and ways to prevent abduction.

“We know that teaching children about safety works. Community events play an important role in helping parents understand how they can help save a child’s life,” said Ernie Allen, President and CEO of NCMEC. “We are very grateful to our local partners who share our interest in keeping children safe. They play an im-portant role in raising public awareness in communities throughout America.”

Teaching children about safety works. It saves lives.

Youth safety fair to be held May 18

BY KRIS HILL

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Covington officials want to get a sense of how the city is doing.

To that end the city is rolling out a survey, explained Karla Slate, the city’s community relations coordinator, in an email interview.

“This is a scientific sur-vey completed by telephone and is conducted by a third party consultant,” Slate

wrote. “Phone calls are made to registered voters in Covington who have a telephone number listed.”

The last time the city worked with a consultant — Elway Research, which the city hired again — to con-duct a survey of residents was in 2009, Slate wrote.

“We use this survey as a way to gauge a few different things including how we (the city) are doing in each of our service areas like

customer service, police re-sponse, code enforcement, permitting and more,” Slate wrote. “We also ask ques-tions to help give us an idea of what our citizens feel should be the city’s priori-ties.”

The survey will begin at the end of this week, Slate wrote, and the goal is to complete it within two weeks.

And it’s not just limited to phone surveys.

“In addition to this tele-

phone survey this year, our consultant secured grant funding to simultaneously conduct an online version of the survey,” Slate wrote. “We will mail an invitation letter to registered Coving-ton voters who do not have a phone number listed.”

Gathering input on city services from residents is important and allows staff to collect information which helps them and the City Council make deci-sions on a variety of things

going forward.“We will get the top

line data shortly after (the survey is complete),” Slate wrote. “And our consultant will prepare a more detailed report of the results to pres-ent to city council in June.”

Reach Assistant Edi-tor Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.To comment on this story go to www.covingtonre-porter.com.


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Doug Hostetter has spent nearly half his life working at Kentwood High School but he is stepping down as princi-pal June 30 to take on a new role as director of high schools for the Tacoma School District.

Hostetter, who has spent his entire career at Kentwood, with the exception of two years that he spent as the vice principal at Auburn High School, will begin his new posi-tion on July 1.

For Hostetter, a career in education almost didn’t hap-pen. Growing up his mom thought he would make a good teacher, but he had his sights set on medical school.

“She always told me, ‘You’ll be such a good teacher.’ And I blew her off,” Hostetter said with a laugh.

Hostetter was a science major at Pacific Lutheran Uni-versity when he was asked to coach a high school summer league basketball team.

“That’s when I fell in love with working with kids,” Hostetter said. “In education you have to like kids.”

His new duties in Tacoma will include overseeing the district’s five comprehensive and three alternative high schools.

“It’s a very diverse district,” Hostetter said. “It’s a school district that is very rich in tradition. I’m excited to get to

Tacoma because of its tradition and its community sup-port.”

Hostetter has been the principal at Kentwood for 14 years. Prior to that was his brief stint in Auburn, and before that he taught biology and earth science at Kentwood.

“(That’s) nearly half my life at Kentwood,” Hostetter said. “It’s a place I’ll surely miss.”

This spring Hostetter is finishing his doctorate of educa-tion through Seton Hall University in New Jersey.

“Not to sound old, but I’ve got a lot of good years left in me,” Hostetter said. “I’m ready for a new challenge…it’s just time.”

In addition to his duties as principal, over the past sev-eral years Hostetter has attended classes at the New Jersey campus – spending part of his summer breaks and one weekend every other month back East.

“I chose (Seton Hall) because I wanted to expose myself to some different thinking,” Hostetter said. “Its been good for me.”

Hostetter said he is extremely proud of the accomplish-ments of Kentwood students and staff during his time there. Just a few of the accomplishments Hostetter cited were the 2012 Washington state achievement awards the school won for math and closing the achievement gap, 13 state championships in sports over the past 14 years, the success of clubs at their state competitions, and a Kent-

wood educator named Washington state teacher of the year.

“The school is a great school because of the staff and students,” Hostetter said. “I can’t say enough about the community here.”

One of the things Hostetter loves most about his job is the connection he gets to make with students.

“If anything concerns me in this new step, it is being one more step removed from students,” he said.

Hostetter said he plans to combat that by spending as much time as he can at the schools.

“One thing I enjoy about being a principal is you never get old,” Hostetter said. “It keeps you young.”

One of the biggest challenges that Tacoma, and other districts around the state, will face will be aligning with the new Common Core standards that are set to go in effect next school year, according to Hostetter.

Hostetter said he will be focused on figuring out how to help students achieve the new standards and on closing the achievement gap, a problem for which he feels his time at Kentwood will be particularly helpful.

“How can I replicate what we’ve done here at Kentwood across the Tacoma School District,” Hostetter said.

While he may not have the answer yet, he’s got years of experience — almost half his life — at Kentwood to fall back on in Tacoma.

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Jarrell completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Jarrell earned distinction as an honor graduate. She is the daughter of Carmen Murphy of Kent and a 2012 graduate of Kentlake High School. She earned an associate degree in 2012 from Green River Community College.


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It’s a proven fact that most people change their eating habits and lifestyle choices only after a serious health scare such as a heart attack or a diabetes diag-nosis.

Still, in many cases that may not be enough. Old habits tend to die hard, but often there are also not many alternatives to what they’ve been doing in terms of eating right and taking care of themselves.

MAKING BETTER CHOICES IS AN UPHILL BATTLE

A recent study found that most consumers after being confronted with a major health crisis were still influenced in their choices by factors other than what’s good for their health.

For example, people can

find it difficult to change their long established eat-ing habits, says Dr. Yu Ma, an economics professor at Alberta School of Business and author of the study.

Another highly influential factor is price, he says. If they get a good deal on a particular item, they will go for it, and if it’s too expensive, they will stay away, no matter how much they would benefit

healthwise.Another issue is what he

calls the “health halo effect.” Most people divide foods simply into two categories: healthy and unhealthy, he says. If something is consid-ered healthful, e.g. a salad or a breakfast cereal, as op-posed to a cheeseburger or a sugar-laden donut, people tend to overindulge in the “healthy” stuff without much further thought. We have seen that phenomenon

when, for example, fat-free cookies came on the market and many believed they could consume those in almost unlimited quantities because of the absence of fat. Of course, eliminating the fat did not make those cookies less caloric, and the results became apparent soon thereafter.

Another study, this one on heart attack and stroke patients, showed that nearly 15 percent did not alter their eating and lifestyle habits after the incident, including poor diet choices, lack of exercise and smok-ing. Less than half of all participants in the study reported having made at least one change, and less than a third said they made several improvements. Only 4 percent claimed they did everything that was recom-mended to them to prevent further deterioration of their health.

Much of the unwilling-

ness or inability to make healthier diet and lifestyle choices can be blamed on the widespread confusion among the public due to the ceaseless onslaught of sometimes contradic-tory messages in the media about health matters.

IGNORING THE SIGNSIn addition, many of

the warnings issued by experts are hard to heed by consumers who are oftentimes ignorant, if not intentionally kept in the dark, about the nutritional quality of their food supply. For instance, recommenda-tions to avoid high fat, salt and sugar content may be well-meaning, but they are by and large useless when ingredients lists are hard to decipher or when restau-rants aren’t required to fol-low any dietary guidelines or to post nutritional infor-mation on their menus.

“I think people are inter-ested in making changes and they are heeding the warnings,” said Dr. Sara Bleich, an associate profes-sor of health policy at the John Hopkins School of Public Health to NBCNews. “But when it comes to food, it’s much more compli-cated. Cereal, for example, has a tremendous amount of added sugar. And not everyone understands that breakfast foods like muf-fins and pastry, things that people don’t consider to be a dessert or an indulgence, pack a lot of sugar.” Similar concerns apply to salt in countless processed foods, many of which don’t even taste salty, and certain types of fats, some of which are obscured by arbitrary serv-ing descriptions on food labels.

Undoubtedly, more and more people want to be better informed about nutritional health and be

empowered to make the right choices. With grow-ing consumer demand for further regulation and protection, that may be feasible over time. But for now, it’s an ongoing uphill battle, and most of us have to fend for ourselves as well as we can.

Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, news-paper columnist, blogger and author of the book “The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun”®, which is available on her blog and at ama-zon.com. For more ar-ticles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, “Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D.” (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter, on Facebook and on Pinterest.

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“We are pleased to partner with King County to offer families an attractive way to share their pesticide-free yards with neighbors and friends,” said Anna Dyer of

Washington Toxics Coalition. “Pesticide Free Zone signs spread the word that our yards and parks can be beautiful and healthy for kids, adults and wildlife.”

Kids are most at risk from contact with toxic chemicals like pesticides as they crawl, roll and play on lawns – and chemical exposures can have life-long im-pacts.

Families in King County that take care of their yard with no pesticides can take a

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King County Parks manages more than 26,000 acres of parks and natural lands. Of the 189 total sites, 102 are pesticide free and 87 are pesticide reduced.

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COVINGTON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES LINEUP ANNOUNCEDThe lineup for Covington’s 2013 outdoor Summer Concert Series has been finalized. The concerts will occur this summer at 6:30 p.m. on Friday nights on the Real Life Church Campus located at 26201 180th Ave SE in Cov-ington.

The concert lineup includes:

July 19 - British Export (Rock/

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FAMILIES NEEDED TO HOST EXCHANGE STUDENTSASSE International Student Ex-

change Programs is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls.

These students are 15 to 18 years of age, and are coming to this area for the upcoming high school year or semester. Stu-dents are conversant in English and are eager to learn about this country through living as part of a family, attending high school and sharing their own culture and language with their newly adopted host family.

The exchange students arrive from their home country shortly

before school begins and return at the end of the school year or semester. Each ASSE student is fully insured, brings his or her own personal spending money and expects to contribute to his or her share of household responsibilities, as well as being included in normal family activi-ties and lifestyles.

Students are well screened and qualified by ASSE. Families can choose their students from a wide variety of backgrounds, nationalities and personal interests.

Those persons interested in ob-taining more information about becoming a host family should call 1-800-733-2773.

THE 12TH ANNUAL MAPLE VALLEY VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM FOR GIRLS UNDERWAYThe 12th annual Maple Valley Volleyball program for girls in grades 3-6 in the Maple Valley area is now occurring.

Come watch these girls during

the tournament at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 13 and Wednes-day, May 15 at the Tahoma Junior High School gym.

The coaches and local junior high and high school volleyball play-ers work with the girls to de-velop hitting, passing, digging, serving and setting skills.

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I took my daughter to the fi rst of many orthodontist appointments to come. She is about to get a full set of braces at 15 and a half. She had orth-odontia work before, but for this second phase they had to wait for her to quit grow-ing.

I know how this works — in the beginning we’ll go to the orthodontist about once a week. Aft er a month or so it will be every couple weeks for the duration, give or take a week here and there. Th e short explanation is, for approximately the next two years we will spend a lot of time at the orthodontist.

But what I really want to

talk about are the wait-ing rooms. I upgraded my daughter from the chil-dren’s dentist to a general dentist mostly because my

oldest is 18 and children’s dentists stop treating kids when they hit 18. But also, it’s nice for my young-est, at almost 16, not to have to sit in a dentist’s or orthodontist’s of-fi ce with toy trains

traveling overhead and cartoons on the TVs. OK, maybe the cartoons were fi ne, but you get the point.

Th e grown up orthodon-tist is in a whole diff erent offi ce. It’s a really nice offi ce with comfortable chairs, snacks for the kids aft er school, coff ee for the adults and, of course, magazines.

Th is is a new offi ce to us and as I sat down to wait for my daughter during this fi rst appointment, I scanned the selection of magazines: Time, Outdoor Living, National Geograph-ic, varied home and garden magazines and parenting magazines.

I was highly disappoint-ed. Th e last thing I want to do is read something smart when I’m sitting in a wait-ing room. Nor do I want to read about parenting, gardening or how to give more style to my home.

Magazines in waiting rooms should be an escape for parents. I feel like a good parent just attending to my daughter’s orthodon-tic needs, I don’t want to be reminded of what I could be doing better. I don’t want to know what I should be

planting right now or how I need to redecorate my home to refl ect the newly accepted styles.

I also don’t want to be re-minded of how to eat right, what I should be wearing or reading, and how much exercise I should be getting. I don’t want to know where the trendy place is to travel or what I should have done for my children when they were small.

Even the medical clinic I go to now has jumped on the band wagon with only parenting magazines and journals on improving health.

What I really want to read when I am sitting in anyone’s waiting room is People, US, and any other gossip magazine that will help me escape into a world which I know to be unat-

tainable. Somehow reading about the movie stars’ drama makes me feel better about my own less dramatic life.

So, as I looked around at my reading choices, then went up and paid the recep-tionist, I mentioned to her my desire to have People magazine.

She exclaimed, “I think we just got a new one!”

But then she couldn’t fi nd it. Th at’s probably because, unlike all the other maga-zines, neatly laid out on the tables, everyone wants to read People. Or it’s in the staff break room, because when they take a break they want a mental escape and don’t want to be reminded of everything they could be doing besides being stuck in an offi ce on a lovely spring day.

I sighed, dutifully went back to my seat and pulled out my cell phone and played a mindless game for the few minutes until my daughter was fi nished. It’s going to be a long two years.

Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Covington. You can fi nd her in the orthodontist’s waiting room for the next two years. 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 mapleval-leyreporter.com under the Lifestyles section.

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Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More in Maple Valley is assessing interest in 3-day camp sessions this summer. Proposed camps include:

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Come out and support Lake Wilder-ness Arboretum May 10 and 11 at the 42nd Annual Spring Plant Sale.

This year’s event starts the Friday before Mother’s Day and coincides

with National Public Gardens Day, another annual event celebrating public gardens all over the country.

The Arboretum’s Spring Plant Sale takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, and features a variety of native and specialty plants, garden accessories and crafts for sale, and a chance to visit the display gar-

dens and trails.

Gardeners can learn more about plants and what to purchase with help from Arboretum staff and volunteers.

“The Spring Plant Sale is our major annual fundraiser. We depend on its revenue to maintain the beauti-

ful gardens and forest,” said Execu-tive Director Amy Hardebeck.

Visitors can also pick up informa-tion about volunteering for The Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foun-dation board.

“The board helps drive the strategy and direction of the Arboretum,”

said President Noel Paterson.

The new LakeWildernessArbore-tum.org website is now live.

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The second week of May brings a celebration of mothers and all things ma-ternal. Mother Nature gets to join in the holiday spirit with new life sprout-ing up all over. Life began in a garden, so in honor of the birds and wildlife that also enjoy the gardens we humans create, here are four tips for designing a more wildlife friendly landscape.

PROVIDE SOME FOOD Plants with berries like Oregon grape or mahonia, seeds from coneflower, sunflowers and ornamental

grasses and blooming plants that attract insects like euphorbia, lavender and roses are all examples

of how to set out a “come and get it” buffet and welcome the wildlife to your landscape.

ADD SOME WATER

The sound of running water

will draw raccoons, frogs, salamanders and flocks of colorful birds to the garden. If you’re concerned about the safety or maintenance of a traditional pond and waterfall consider a “pond-less waterfall” that recircu-lates water trapped beneath a covering of loose stone. There is no standing water so no buildup of algae or

mosquitoes and very little maintenance. A pondless waterfall has moving water that provides a continuous drinking source for pets.

CREATE SHELTER Formal landscape designs

are neat and tidy but they often lack the layers of plant material that provide protection for small birds and forest creatures. By allowing at least one section of the landscape to grow in a more casual style with low-growing sword ferns, medium-sized shrubs like azaleas and rhododenrons and taller understory trees like Japanese maples you can provide birds with nest-ing material and protection as they build homes and teach their young to fly.

GO WILD Our native plants are

not only the perfect source of food and protection for our native wildlife but they also thrive in our soil and climate. It makes sense for every gardener to include at least a few native plants no matter what your garden style.

You can now find native plants at many local nurser-ies and in our state there are also native plant salvage parties that allow citizens to dig and take home plant material from property that will be cleared for construc-tion.

Look for native sword ferns that provide evergreen cover for tree frogs and use these drought-resistant ferns beneath tall fir and cedar trees or in any area

with dry shade.Native huckleberry plants

provide edible berries and a delicate leaf structure that can provide screening along the property line of even a small yard.

Then there are the beau-tiful vine maples, native to our climate with fall color, a graceful growth form and multiple trunks to act as garden focal points in a partially shaded site.

To learn more and to cel-ebrate Mom and your wild side visit the free Backyard Wild Life Festival in Tukwi-la this Saturday. Go to www.backyardwildlifefestival.org for more information.

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“It wasn’t until I got to college that I felt the call to go into ministry,” Williams said. “I always thought that football was what I wanted to do and it still is what I want to do, but, it’s turned into more of a platform for my faith.”

Williams’ father-in-law, Roy Conwell, is the senior pastor at Mountain Vine-yard, which is just outside of the city of Covington.

Conwell de-scribed Williams in an email in-terview as a good fit for the youth leadership team.

“I am not sure if he fits in a ‘comfortable’ sense because Eddie challenges us at almost every level, not only of our young adult ministry but our whole church,” Conwell wrote. “He reminds me of the apostle Paul who was not afraid to challenge the sta-tus quo of a church, another apostle or the Jewish lead-ers of his day, or the Greco-Roman culture where he

planted churches.”Challenging the sta-

tus quo was one of the first things Williams did when he began working at Mountain Vineyard, which Conwell was supportive of, Williams said.

“He’s been on board with moving the group, chang-ing the group,” Williams said of Conwell. “He’s given me the freedom to mold it into what it is.”

Instead of a youth group, it became a young adult group open to college students as well as high schoolers, with a significant shift in focus.

“Traditionally in the area and across the board young adults, youth group style of gathering are pretty vanilla,”

Williams said. “They don’t go very deep as far as the Bible and they don’t go deep into the culture. It’s really just a place for people to hang out and enjoy des-sert and play a few games. I wanted to take this idea of a youth and young adult group and make it contex-

tual for what’s happening in our culture. The youth, the high school age kids, they’re more adult than in the past … than in previous generations.”

As a result, this gen-eration re-quires and deserves a different approach, Williams said.

In his mid-20s, not so far removed from high school and col-lege life, Williams knows what young people deal with in today’s world.

“The idea is to talk to them like they’re adults,” Williams said. “We’re not beating around the bush. Let’s deal with actual problems. Let’s make this a formal setting where you can get your questions answered.”

Not to say the weekly meetings of what’s now called Reach Ministries aren’t fun, Williams said, but the Wednesday evening sessions get beyond the sur-face level hang out element

many youth groups are known for and tackles issues. There’s an anony-mous ques-tion and answer period at the end. Williams explained the young people who attend can send questions in anony-mously via text that he

answers and offers strate-gies on how to talk through those things with their parents or friends.

“They’re hearing about Jesus Christ and they’re able to have their say in it, as well,” Williams said. “We

also encourage the kids to bring people of different faiths … or atheists … and let’s have an open forum for discussion.”

This challenge to the status quo of tradition church youth groups seems to work.

When he began, Wil-liams said, there were eight to 10, sometimes 12, kids each week, and it was the same faces. In 10 weeks that number has grown to more than 60.

“We’re not only seeing 60 plus kids, we’re seeing dif-ferent kids,” Williams said. “We’re encouraged by the fact we’re seeing this kind of growth.”

It’s not just about grow-ing at Mountain Vineyard, but about reaching kids across the region and trying to help them.

While his speaking style, which is straight-forward yet funny, and his life story have a certain draw, Wil-liams said, he knows what brings young people back every Wednesday goes well beyond what he brings.

“I’m happy to play that role. Yes, I’m a football player, yes I’m a public speaker,” Williams said. “What keeps them here is the content and hearing about Jesus Christ.”

Conwell wrote that perspective allows Williams to push students to think differently.

“As an athlete he is attracting more young athletes to take a serious look at the life Jesus Christ is calling them toward,”

Conwell wrote. “He pres-ents the gospel as a life-long discipline based in forgive-ness at the cross of Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit to choose to live often in opposition to the current culture opinion of right and wrong.”

While there will be times in the fall Williams will be gone, he is confident in the foundation which has been laid as well as the other tal-ented and passionate youth leaders in the church. There will be time at the end of the school year and in late August during which Reach Ministries takes a break to give students time to spend with their families and the youth leaders an opportu-nity to recharge.

During the fall when Williams is playing football there will be a variety of speakers scheduled to offer their perspectives.

Williams may have two completely different careers at the moment, but he knows he can manage them both.

“The two kind of mesh together,” Williams said. “Ultimately they fall togeth-er as me being a follower of Christ. Instead of bifurcat-ing it … I see myself as a Christian. If I see this as a mission for Jesus, it helps me see things more clearly.”

Reach Assistant Edi-tor Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054. To comment on this story go to www.covingtonre-porter.com.

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REACH MNISTRIES

The Reach Ministries meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Mountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 19001 S.E. 272nd St., Kent, 98042.

Williams says the Reach team com-municates with the members of its group primarily through Twitter and email.

For more information about Reach Ministries, log on to http://www.mtnvineyard.org/ministries/youth or follow them on Twitter @Reach-MTNV or send email to [email protected] or to Eddie Williams directly at [email protected].

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Tahoma gets the fi rst day of the 4A South Puget Sound League fastpitch tournament off this year while North division rival Kentlake will play on day one for the fi rst time since 2009.

For the Bears, winning the North with a 16-0 record secured the top seed out of the di-vision and a spot in the semi-fi nals Friday, while the Falcons will play two games Th ursday to start the tournament at Kent Service Club Park.

Tahoma hasn’t lost since March when it dropped two non-league games. Since then Tahoma rolled through the SPSL North schedule — at least until April 30 in the last regu-lar season game against a Kentwood team that was on the rise.

Th en the Bears came up against Kendall Goodwin, the Conquerors’ standout

sophomore pitcher, who al-lowed just fi ve hits and two runs in the game. Tahoma didn’t score its fi rst run un-til the bottom of the sixth when freshman shortstop Mia Corbin touched home plate.

Th e 2-1 victory over the Conks was one of the big-gest tests of the season for the Bears.

“I think Kendall hit her form,” said Tahoma coach Tom Milligan. “Coming off her injury (in the fi rst game), she wasn’t where she was her freshman year. I didn’t think she was going to pla-teau her freshman year. I thought she was going to get better.”

In the fi rst matchup between Tahoma and Kentwood, Goodwin had only just returned to the circle, and the Bears won 13-0. Milligan said Goodwin’s pitches weren’t working consistently at that point and her endurance wasn’t where it needed to be to hold Tahoma.

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it was like, ‘Oh, crap. She’s back,’” Milligan said. “It got us ready for people we’re going to face, those teams that you hit in SPSL or the district level are there either because they score a whole load of runs or they have good defense and a good pitcher.”

Milligan said aft er the game he congratulated the girls on what they accom-plished this season then re-minded them of how close the game was and how it demonstrated the impor-tance of working hard, to build on that experience when the time comes in the playoff s to play small ball and manufacture runs in that kind of situation.

“It happened at just the right time, to have that at the end of the season,” Milligan said. “I want one of those close games … that felt like we had to fi ght all the way to the end.”

Tahoma didn’t need to win the game to clinch the division crown and the No. 1 seed out of the North as it did that a week earlier against Th omas Jeff erson, however, it could make a

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Milligan, who is in his eighth year coaching Tahoma fastpitch, has never been in this position so he doesn’t know for sure what the top seed means.

“We’ve always been on the other end of it where you start off on Thursday … and you jump into Friday and here comes Kentlake or Puyallup or Rogers,” Milligan said. “I grabbed

(former Kentlake coach Greg) Kaas after a game and I said, ‘What does it really mean?’ And he said, ‘You’ll see.’”

One advantage Mil-ligan does see is that when Tahoma plays its first game Friday, the opponent will be playing its third game in 24 hours, which could mean endurance could come into play even though many of the girls play on traveling select teams who compete in weekend tournaments with as many, if not more, games in a two-day period.

On the flip side, Milligan explained, the Bears could come up against a team that’s on a roll. If the team is clicking it doesn’t matter who they face. Tahoma has done that in the past, he said.

“I do think that if you get a (warm) day … and you get zapped out there for four or five hours and you’re coming back into that fire the next day, that could be an advantage for us,” Milligan said. “But, I won’t know until we live it.”

Meanwhile, Kentlake

could well be that team with momentum heading into the second day playing from the fifth seed in the division.

Kentlake coach Kay-lee Powell, in her second season at the helm for the Falcons, wrote in an email that the team has a different strategy heading into the playoffs than in the past.

“We are doing a bit of non-traditional prepara-tion,” Powell wrote. “We have taken ground balls and fly balls all season. What we are really working on is

team building. Any team at any point in the season can beat anyone if they come together.”

Powell added that she is trying to make the experi-ence fun while helping the girls harness their passion for the game to help them focus on winning.

“We are learning how to worry only about things we can control,” she wrote. “Our focus, effort and at-titude. If we can get control of those, everything else will fall into place.”

Both Tahoma and Kent-lake will go on to play at the West Central District

tournament next weekend at Sprinker Recreation Center. Both the Bears and the Falcons made trips to the 4A state tournament in Spokane last year. Tahoma is looking for its third straight trip to state while Kentlake is shooting for its fourth consecutive and 12th overall trip in the program’s 16-year-history.

Reach Assistant Editor Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.To comment on this story go to www.maplevalleyre-porter.com.

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The post-season is well under way for spring sports athletes at Tahoma, Kent-wood and Kentlake in tennis, baseball and boys soccer.

GIRLS TENNISMaddie Turek, a senior from Tahoma,

made it to the South Puget Sound League girls singles final after coming out of the North division as the top seed. Turek lost 6-2, 6-0 in the league title match to Lauren Thornquist of Auburn, which earned Turek the second seed going into the West Cen-tral District tournament May 17-18.

Turek will play Madeline Otto, a junior from Gig Harbor, in the first round of the district tournament at 8:15 a.m. Friday, May 17, at the Capitol City Court Club in Olympia.

Meanwhile the tandem of Dalena Nguyen and Megan Charlton of Kentwood split their first two matches in the doubles tournament then made their way through the consolation bracket to earn the seventh seed into the district tournament.

Ngyuen and Charlton will take on a team from Olympia High at 10:45 a.m. May 17.

BASEBALLSPSL North division champion

Kentwood is one step closer to re-turning to the 4A state tournament.

Kentwood beat Heritage 5-0 Tuesday at Russell Road.

The Conquerors jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first innning and never looked back. Tanner Wessling led Kentwood at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.

Freshman pitcher Jordan Jones picked up the win on the mound for the Conks striking out four while walking two and not allowing any runs in five innings.

Kentwood will play South Kitsap at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kent Memorial Park in a winner-to-state contest.

Tahoma’s season came to an end Tuesday afternoon despite a late effort by Patrick Ota, who smashed a three-run shot over the left center fence to cut Union’s lead to one run in the bottom of the seventh.

Tahoma, which finished fourth in the North, took a 5-4 loss to Union at Kent Memorial Park in a loser-out contest.

Ota finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate. His was the second homer of the

game as Daniel Nist hit a solo shot to get Tahoma on the board in the bot-tom of the second. Nist also went 2-for-3 while Tyler Cronin had a 2-for-3 day at the plate.

The Bears finished the season with a 10-6 league record and 13-8 overall.

Since 2006, Tahoma had made six appear-ances in the state tournament, including two straight appearances in 2011 and 2012.

BOYS SOCCERFederal Way Memorial Stadium hosts all

but one of the South Puget Sound League

boys soccer crossover matches Wednesday after the Reporter’s press deadline. The league playoff contests determine seeding for Saturday’s district games.

Tahoma kicks things off with a match against Beamer at 4 p.m. in a loser-out contest. If Tahoma wins it will earn the nine seed out of the league and would get the Narrows League no. 1 seed at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma.

Kentwood will take on Rogers at 6 p.m. A win would send Kentwood to Vancouver for a match at 3 p.m. Saturday while a loss would set up a match at noon Saturday at Bethel.

Elsewhere, track and field athletes began competing Wednesday in the SPSL champi-onship meet to qualify for the district meet while the league softball tournament runs Thursday and Friday to determine seeding into the district tournament May 17-18 at Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway.

Reach Assistant Editor Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.To comment on this story go to www.covingtonreporter.com.

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Superior Court of Washington for King County

JENNIFER KLEIN, Petitioner,RYAN KLEIN, Respondent.

No 12-2-31058-1KNTSUMMONS BY

PUBLICATION (SMBP)The STATE OF WASHINGTON to: Ryan Klein (Respondent). YOU ARE HEREBY SUM- MONED to appear on August 6, 2013 at 8:30 a.m., at King County Superior Court, Kent and respond to the petition alleging an act of domestic violence pursuant to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Protection Act, Chapter 26.50 RCW. If you fail to respond, an order of protection will be issued against you for a minimum of one year from the date you are required to appear. A temporary order of protection has been issued against you, restraining you from the following: (contact the court for a complete copy of the Temporary Order)• You are restrained from caus-ing petitioner or any of the minor children residing with petitioner any physical harm, bodily injury, assault including sexual assault, and from molesting, harassing, threatening, or stalking the same.• You are restrained from coming near or having any contact whatsoever with the parties, in person or through others, direct or indirectly.• You are further restrained from entering the petitioner’s residence, school or place of employment A copy of the petition, notice of hearing and ex parte order for

clerk of this court.DATED February 7, 2013Jennifer Klein, Petitioner Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on April 19, 26, 2013; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. #770050.

Kent School District No. 415, 12033 SE 256th Street, Kent, WA 98030, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Con- struction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Kentwood High School Synthetic Track and Field is located at 12033 SE 256th Street in Kent, in King County. This project involves 3.7 acres of soil disturbance for construction activities associated with installation of a new synthetic Track and Field at Kentwood High. Construction activites include replacing the underdrained

the asphalt track, adding a 10 foot asphalt maintenance strip around the facility, expanding thespectator stand areas, and adding asphalt D-areas for pole vault and high jump. Stormwater will be discharged to Soos Creek. Prior to discharge, stormwater will be conveyed to and open bottom detention

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ORDINANCE ADOPTED On May 2, 2013 the City Coun- cil of the City of Black Diamond, Washington adopted the following ordinance:

ORDINANCE NO. 13-1001 An Ordinance of the City Coun- cil of the City of Black Diamond, King County, Washington, relating to assignment of building addresses; providing for the change of a building address pursuant to an owner petition; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. Copies of this ordinance is available for review at City Hall, 24301 Roberts Drive, on the City’s website www.ci.blackdia- mond.wa.us, or by contacting Brenda L. Martinez, City Clerk at 360-886-5700. Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on May 10, 2013. #787119.

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of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demands of the Complaint in this action which

said Court. The object of this action is to quiet title in Plaintiff‘s real property in King County, Washing- ton, described as:Parcel 1: That portion of the West half of the Northwest quarter of Section 8, Township 23 North, Range 6 East, W.M., in King County, Washington described as follows:Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section;THENCE South 0°00’20” East along the West line of said Sec- tion 844.50 feet; THENCE South 49°00’00” East 739.75 feet; THENCE South 41°00’00” West 81.79 feet to the Point of Begin- ning; THENCE South 49°00’00” East 403.62 feet; THENCE South 41°00’00” West 140.00 feet; THENCE North 88°24’14” West 64.06 feet to the beginning of a curve to the right with a radius of 212.52 feet; THENCE Westerly along said curve through a central angle of 33°59’40” an arc distance of 126.09 feet to a point of reverse curvature and the beginning of a curve to the left with a radius of 330.00 feet; THENCE Westerly along said curve through a central angle of 25°27’26” an arc distance of 146.62 feet to a point of tangency; THENCE North 79°52’90” West 101.15 feet to the beginning of a curve to the right with a radius of 100.00 feet;THENCE Westerly along said curve through a central angle of9°06’33” an arc distance of 15.90 feet; THENCE North 41°00’00” East 332.23 feet to the Point of Beginning; (Also known as a portion of Lot 3, King County Short Plat No. 480041R, recorded under Recording No. 8306080435).Parcel 1A: An Easement for in- gress and egress as recorded under King County Recording Nos. 6141247, 6141248 and 6141250.Parcel 2: That portion of the West half of the Northwest quarter of Section 8, Township 23 North, Range 6 East, W.M., in King County, Washington described as follows:Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section;THENCE South 0°00’20” East

along the West Line of said Sec- tion 844.50 feet; THENCE South 49°00’00” East, 739.75 feet to the Point of Beginning; THENCE South 41°00’00” West 81.89 feet; THENCE South 49°00’00” East, 203.62 feet; THENCE North 41°00’00” East, 500.91 feet; THENCE North 27°06’35” West, 127.66 feet to the beginning of a curve to the right with a radius of 230.00 feet;THENCE Northerly along said curve through a central angle of 15°48’46” an arc distance of 63.48 feet; THENCE South 41°00’00” West 498.06 feet; THENCE North 49°00’00” West, 30.25 feet to the Point of Beginning; (Also known as a portion of Lot 3, King County Short Plat no. 480041R, recorded under Recording No. 8306080435).Parcel 2A: An Easement for in- gress and egress as recorded under King County Recording Nos. 6141247, 6141248 and 6141250.Parcel 3: That portion of the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter, described as follows:Beginning at a point 20 rods East of the Northwest corner thereof;THENCE South 40 rods; THENCE East 60 rods; THENCE North 40 rods;THENCE West 60 rods to the Point of Beginning;All in Section 21, Township 22 North, Range 3 East, W.M., in King County, Washington. ALL

SITUATE in the County of King, State of Washington. Tax Parcel Nos.: 082306-9057-02, 082306-9059-00 and 212203-9008-09, and to remove the Defendants’ encumbrances from Plaintiff’s real property. The subject properties are refer- enced in paragraph 1.4 of Plaintiff’s Complaint.DATED this day of 16 day of April, 2013.BEAN, GENTRY, WHEELER & PETERNELL, PLLC Attorneys for Plaintiff RYAN D. WHITE, WSBA #36800910 Lakeridge Way SWOlympia, Washington 98502(360) 357-2852FIRST DATE OF PUBLICA- TION: APRIL 19 , 2013. Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on April 19, 26, 2013; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. #770098.

Yarrow Bay Development LLC on behalf of BD Village Partners, LP, 10220 NE Points Drive, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033, is seek-ing coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, The Villages MPD Phase 1A, Storm Drainage Pond, Auburn-Black Diamond Road Frontage Improvements and Offsite Utility Extension, is located

near the intersection of Auburn-Black Diamond Road and Lake Sawyer Road in Black Diamond, in King County. This project involves approximately 146 acres of soil disturbance for residential, commercial, school, road, and utility construction activities.Stormwater will be discharged to

Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days ofthe last date of publication of thisnotice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change inreceiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradationrequirements under WAC 173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Con-struction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on May 10, 2013 and May 17, 2013. #787440

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SOOS CREEK WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTNOTICE OF PLANNED FINAL ACTION

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATIONPursuant to RCW 8.25.290, Soos Creek Water and Sewer District hereby gives Notice of its plan to take the following Final Action:Final Action to be Taken: Adoption of Resolution authorizing condemnation (eminent domain) of the property interests describe herein below.Date and Time of Final Action: The Board of Commissioners Meeting on June 5, 2013, at 4:30 pm.Location of Meeting: District Office, 14616 SE 192nd Street, Renton, WA 98058-1039 General description of the properties for which condemnation shall be considered, and names and addresses of property owners as indicated on the tax rolls of King County. Easement No. Parcel No. (King County Records) Property Owner/Address26-22-5-S1052R 262205-9020 Cascade Mobile Villa Associates, LLC PO Box 829 Seahurst, WA 9806226-22-5-S1051 262205-9091 Ro-Con Equipment Specialties, Inc. 5326 SE 272nd St Kent, WA 9804235-22-5-S1036A 352205-9172 GINSEY FAMILY, LLC/BRANBAR, LLC35-22-5-S1036B 224 Skyline Dr Edmonds, WA 9802032-22-5-S1037A 352205-9001 S&S Parcel A Enterprises32-22-5-S1037B Rodger C. Scott 20405 SE 344th Street Auburn, WA 9809235-22-5-S1038A 352205-9190 COVINGTON COMMERCIAL III, LLC35-22-5-S1038B 1457 - 130th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 9800535-22-5-S1039 352205-9208 LAKESIDE INDUSTRIES, INC.35-22-5-S1039A PO Box 7016 Issaquah, WA 9802735-22-5-S1040 352205-9004 ATTU, LLC John Sinclair 414 Twisp Carlton Road Twisp, WA 9881435-22-5-S1041A 352205-9072 and 352205-9084 Kristu, LLC35-22-5-S1041B C/O Kristina Heyl 1005 Harbor Ave SW #203 Seattle, WA 98116 In each case, condemnation (eminent domain) shall be considered during the final action for acquisition of sanitary sewer temporary and/or permanent easements for the District’s Lift Station No. 46 Projects – Contracts 2-2011S, 3-2011S and 4-2011S. At the Meeting, the Board of Commissioners will decide whether or not to authorize the condemnation of the property interests. Soos Creek Water and Sewer District /S/ Ron Speer, District ManagerPublished in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on May 10, 2013 and May 17, 2013. #786997.

A potential 17 percent reduction in Metro transit service due to a lack of sustainable revenue will be the topic of a special meeting of the Metropolitan King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee at at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 14. The meeting will be held at Union Station 401 South Jackson Street in Seattle.

The committee wants the public to have an opportunity to tell their leaders how transit service cuts will affect them. Absent action from the legislature, King County will begin seeking input this fall on how to cut 600,000 hours of tran-sit service. The cuts are expected to begin in 2014. Metro recently released a preliminary look at what routes might be cut or reduced based on their service guideline policies which includes routes in Covington and Black Diamond.

Based on its service guideline policies, Metro has identified 65 routes at risk for elimination and 86 routes at risk for service reductions without a sustainable source of funding.

These reductions would be necessary to offset a $75 million annual deficit due to the continued drop in sales tax revenues.

Since 2009, when revenues declined sharply, Metro has been able to avoid these cuts through $798 million in ef-ficiencies, staff reductions, fare increases, reserve spending, and additional revenue.

The implementation of the Congestion Reduction Charge, a temporary charge on vehicle licenses for two years, helped Metro avoid deep transit service cuts in 2011. By law, the CRC must end in 2014 and without a new source of revenue, Metro must reduce service.

Covington, Black Diamond Metro routes at risk

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orthopedic team, including Drs. Craig Arntz, Traci Barthel, John Howlett, and Niket Shrivastava, will explain treatments for hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder injuries which include conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff injuries, trigger finger, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis relating to the joints in the fingers, wrists and arms. Seating begins at 5:30pm; seminar starts 6pm.

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The rivers in Western Washington this time of year can be dangerous because the current if fast, the water is cold, and there is debris in the water that may trap a person.

Drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury death in the US and Washington State is second in the country for children.

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Washington waters can be cold and cause hypothermia even in warm weather. Check the conditions, consult with professionals, and don’t get in if it is too dangerous. Get to know the hazards with the water such as currents, tides, downed trees, and access points.

Life jackets are available at most sporting goods stores and come in all sizes for adults, children and even pets. 75 percent of boating fatalities could have been prevented if the person was wearing a proper life jacket.

The temperature has been warmer this week, drawing people to the water, but be sure you know the risks, use common sense and know your limits. The current river levels on the Green River are danger-ously high and people are urged to stay off the river for now.

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