Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, October 28, 2011

BY STEVE HUNTER

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Voters have a choice in two contested races for the Kent School Board, although one candidate says he has not had the time to actively campaign for a position and is unsure if he would serve if elected.

Russell Hanscom said during a phone interview Oct. 18 that he really doesn’t have the time to commit to be a school board director.

“I’m not trying to win,” Hanscom said. “If I win, I might resign or I might not.”

Hanscom is up against Larry Sims for the director District No. 1 position to replace Jim Berrios, who decided against running for reelection.

In the other race, Leslie Kae Hamada takes on incumbent Debbie Straus for the director District No. 3 spot.

Karen L. DeBruler is running unopposed for the director Dis-trict No. 2 position. DeBruler was appointed to the board in 2010 aft er Chris Davies resigned to devote more time to his business.

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King County Fire District No. 43 Commissioner Jennifer Rydberg is squaring off against challenger Gabe DeBay for Posi-tion No. 4.

Th e commissioners oversee Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety.

During the election, Rydberg has highlighted her experience as an attorney, while DeBay has pointed out his work as a fi re-fi ghter

Rydberg, who currently holds Position No. 4, has 33 years of ex-perience in law and has a private law practice in Kent. She origi-nally ran for the position in 2010 because she thought her legal expertise would help the board.

“I knew the fi re district would benefi t from having the skills that I have in leadership, in planning and law,” said Rydberg. “I I knew that I could help with that process and contribute to make it a good process for the community. My whole life is about helping other people.”

DeBay has been a fi refi ghter in King County for nine years. He

Candidates campaign for fire board seat

Pair of Kent School Board spots contested

Shauna McBride, 16, left, and Nico Lindblom, 16, work at Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley during Make A Diff erence Day on Saturday. This was one of a number of projects in Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond as part of a national day of service. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com and to buy photos go to the website and click on the photo reprints tab.

A Diff erence for a Day and More

Cara Scammon went to the Seattle Aquarium Oct. 20 along with her Tahoma Junior High class to study the Puget Sound environment . TJ MARTINELL, The Reporter

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Th ere’s nothing quite like hold-ing a live geoduck, the famed Pacifi c Northwest shellfi sh, as part of a lesson about sustainability.

Th at’s just what ninth grad-ers from Tahoma Junior High did during a fi eld trip to Seattle Oct. 20 to study environmental impacts on Puget Sound.

Th e students were from Todd

Baker, Scott Mercer, Ryan Wal-ston and Cary Collins’ classes, which are currently studying Pacifi c Northwest history.

Baker said it was a culminat-ing fi eld experience. Aft er having learned about the Puget Sound he felt it was best for them to see it for themselves.

“Th e whole goal is to get the kids out there teaching what’s wrong with the Sound and what they can do about it,” he said. “We

want the kids to actually go out on the Puget Sound,” Baker said.

Th is is the fi ft h fi eld trip Baker has taken students on in the past three years.

It is a part of a program called Sounding Off , which is designed to help students actively discuss and spread information about sustainability. Baker’s plan is for the ninth graders to go to elemen-tary schools and educate younger students about what they have learned, as well as make fl iers and brochures, or produce videos for the Internet.

Aft er the students arrived in Seattle, they boarded a ferry to Bainbridge Island. While on the ferry, they listened to lectures from stakeholders from the region

Tahoma Junior High ninth graders see marine life up close

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Eric Chudler hopped on one foot, talked to the audience and juggled simultaneously

on the stage of the Kentlake High Performing Arts Center.

Chudler, a research associate professor in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington faculty, did that trick to demonstrate the power of the brain. He is the fi rst speaker of a year-long series.

Th e series, sponsored in partner-ship by the Kent School District, the University of Washington and the Covington Rotary, came out of conversations Kentlake Principal Joe Potts had with representatives from the university, explained As-sistant Principal Ian McFeat.

Jim Tanasse, a Kentlake parent and member of the Covington Rotary, said the speaker series was a result of brainstorming by the school’s administrators.

“Th en that led to some conversa-tions with the Covington Rotary, as well, so we just decided to create a lecture series to broaden the intel-lectual conversation at the school,” McFeat said.

Tanasse said the discussions he had with Potts were initially focused on the eff orts to bring a greater range of UW courses to the high school.

“Joe and I had a dialogue about this whole notion of how we make UW happen at Kentlake, the whole notion of keeping students on campus,” Tanasse said. “A lot of the dialogue was… how are we going to make sure all the kids have access to that education process.”

Th at is where Covington Rotary stepped in to off er some fi nancial as well as moral support. Tanasse found a double matching grant which took the club’s $3,000 and turned it into $9,000, allowing the club to underwrite the cost of UW in the High School courses for kids.

“Th e speaker series kind of came out of bringing the UW program to Kentlake,” Tanasse said. “Th e whole notion is getting kids to see beyond

just the learning in the classroom but the practical side of profession-als… who are excited about what they do and connecting the

dots. Th at was the big vision.”Th e series is part of a broader

eff ort, McFeat said, to raise the academic bar at Kentlake.

“A lot of the subjects and topics encourage students and community members to look at themselves and imagine possibilities and to stretch themselves in a way they hadn’t done before,” McFeat said. “Th e lectures are meant to inspire kids to think about issues in diff erent ways.”

With that goal in mind, McFeat explained, school administrators looked at areas of cutting edge research happening at UW and “really, there’s some amazing things going on.”

“We were able to contact Dr. Eric Chudler, who has been doing some amazing brain research,” McFeat said. “He’s just gotten a grant for $18 million. He’s the founder and director of Neuroscience for Kids, which is pretty amazing.”

Chudler, who made the audience laugh through a series of interactive exercises to demonstrate how the brain functions, said it is important to give such lectures when asked.

“I feel that as a member of the community, even though I don’t live out here, and as a member of the University of Washington fac-ulty, it’s my obligation to give back to the community,” he said aft er the lecture.

Chudler tackled a number of topics ranging from the ethics of neuroscience to the size as well as the anatomy and of the brain to myths such as humans only use 90 percent of the brain.

“We know a lot about the brain, but, there’s a lot we don’t know,” he said. “It’s a complete myth that you use only 10 percent of your brain. You use 100 percent of your brain, just not all at the same time.”

While discussing the size of the human brain, he walked around with a model of an average brain in his hand, pointing to charts that plotted the ratio of the size of the

brain compared to the size of the body it resides in.

And the idea that people act weirder during a full moon, Chu-dler said, is also a myth.

“Th ere’s no correlation between the phase of the moon and abnor-mal behavior,” he said. “People who believe the full moon eff ect most are medical personnel and law enforcement... they saw bad things happen and one way they can reduce the stress is to blame it on the moon.”

Among the speakers are a genetic counselor who will talk about the work she does with patients, an oncologist at UW who will discuss the roles of women in medicine and the founders of Foldit, which McFeat said is “amazing that they agreed to come out for this…. that’s really huge.”

“In March we have Dr. Kevin King coming and he’s going to be talking about the adolescent brain and risks and abuse,” McFeat said. “He’s a dynamic speaker.”

Speakers will off er presentations both at night and during the school day, McFeat said.

“It’s an opportunity to start hav-ing in-depth conversations about opportunities in academia and about the world that’s beyond high school and for students to start

to see some connections to what they’re doing now,” McFeat said. “Th at’s what education is really about, it’s about lifelong learning. What we’ve put together is some-thing that is going to enhance the rigor… it’s going to expand the types of opportunities students can envision for themselves.”

Tanasse said Covington Ro-tary is pleased to support such an endeavor.“I’m pumped up about it,” he said. “We’re just honored and happy that we can be part of the solution. Th is is something that will benefi t the teachers and the stu-dents and the community, as well.”

Following his lecture, Chudler spent time speaking with students tackling questions about neurologi-cal disorders, model of a human brain in hand.

“I hope that they were able to think about questions about the brain,” he said. “I hope they leave wanting to know more. Now is a time to ask questions. I hope I left them with questions and gave them some answers.”

Reach 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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The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra will hold

a masquerade concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 4, a celebration of music

and costume. The concert will feature MVYSO’s

Philharmonia and Symphony Orchestras.

They will play Bizet’s “Carmen," “Modest Mussorgsky’s Night On

Bald Mountain” and more. Students will be in costume and

the community is invited to come in costume as well, though not

required for admission.The concert will be held at Maple

Valley Presbyterian Church. The church is located at 22659

Sweeney Road SE Maple Valley.A $5 suggested donation will be

welcomed at the door.The convert will be immediately

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One of them, Nicole Hopper, was from Taylor Shellfish Farms, which is located in the city of Bows near Bellingham.

Hopper told the students how shellfish are hatched on the farm and eventually sold. She then discussed the various forms of shellfish, such as clams, mussels, or even the odd looking geo-duck, all of which she had

live samples for the students to look at and hold.

“It was really slimy,” said 14-year-old Mason Blair.

Hopper also explained how shellfish help clean and purify the water in the Sound as they consume plankton. A single oyster, for example, can clean up to 65 gallons of water a day.

If the water is not kept clean, however, the water can become too polluted for the shellfish to survive and their business suffers. Strict testing of the water ensures that the shellfish are not

harmed by toxic chemicals, and if the water is consid-ered harmful, farms like Taylor Shellfish close — sometimes for as long as a month — until the water is deemed clean enough.

Yet, there are some pol-lutants that the shellfish can’t clean which makes them unhealthy to eat. Pesticides and fertilizer used on lawns can wash down storm drains which then empty into the Puget Sound. Even certain tooth-pastes and face cleaners contain small micro-plas-

tics which are not broken down by the time they reach the Sound and can be eaten by marine animals.

Hopper referenced Ches-apeake Bay as an example.

“It became so polluted they couldn’t harvest any-more,” she said.

Now, native oysters are being reintroduced into the Bay to help clean the water.

The same thing, Hooper said, could happen to Puget Sound.

Several of the students said they planned to make changes to their life based

on what they had heard.“We have to be aware

about how we are pollut-ing the environment,” Blair said.

Matt Ratigan, 14, said he plans to use organic fertil-izer from now on.

“Basically, we’re the main problem,” he said. “But we can do something about it.”

After riding the ferries, the students went to the Se-attle Aquarium, where they got to view Puget Sound’s marine life.

Baker also tied the trip in with previous projects

students have done, such as installing rain gardens, which are designed to prevent chemicals and pol-lutants from entering storm drains.

“It’s to teach them that even though they live in Maple Valley, which seems far away, they still affect it (Puget Sound),” Baker said. “It’s about making wise life choices.”Reach TJ Martinell at 425-432-1209 ext. 5052.To comment on this story, go to maplevalleyreporter.com

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The city of Maple Valley has created two separate forms of funding for or-ganizations as a part of its annual budget this year.

City Manager David Johnston explained that in the past the city used community grants to fund

organizations. However, two years ago, they became aware that this violated the Washington State Consti-tution, which states a city cannot give organizations public dollars unless they provide a service to the poor and the infirm, a definition which many of these organi-zations did not fall under.

“We were giving grants

to things like the Chamber of Commerce that really weren’t providing services to the poor,” Johnston explained.

In an effort to correct this, the city now offers a service contract for organizations that perform services which are normally done by the municipal government. Or-ganizations such as the Lake

Wilderness Arboretum will be able to apply for a service contract and request fund-ing. The money allocated for a service contract can only be used to perform the service.

“It took us a while to decide what route we were going to go,” Johnston said. “Once you find out that something is wrong, you

can’t continue to do it. You have to remedy it.”

Organizations like Vine Maple Place and the Maple Valley Food Bank can continue to apply for com-munity grants because their services are for the poor.

The budget is expected to be presented to the City Council sometime in late December at which time the

applications for community grants will be voted on by the Council.

Johnston stated the ser-vice grants will probably be approved sometime earlier.

“Those organizations need to know if they’re go-ing to get the money sooner than later so they can do their planning,” he said.

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currently works for the Shoreline Fire Department as a firefighter and emer-gency medical technician.

“I wanted to be able to give something back to the community,” DeBay said. “A public office would be able to give me that opportunity. I have first-hand knowl-edge of how it works on the street, which was a big deciding factor for me.”

Both candidates have been active in other areas of the community, as well.

Rydberg was the former president of the Tahoma School District Board of Directors and has been active in Boy Scouts for 25 years. Now a grandmother, she said she is in a position where she can devote time to the position.

DeBay lives with his wife and son near Four Corners. He teaches new emergency medical technicians for King County Emergency Medical Services and owns a CPR/first aid instruction company.

While much has changed since she first became fire commissioner, Rydberg feels the board is now going in the right direction.

“We have an organization that at this time has a very positive leadership profile,” she said. “So, we’ve got that piece in place. We’ve had excellent financial leadership. We aren’t in

any unforeseen financial crisis. We’ve been hit with a budget cut, and we’re going to be hit next year and the year after that, but we don’t have financial issues that need to be addressed.”

Budget cuts were among the other reasons DeBay is running because he feels the fire district need to find alternative funding sources. One idea he proposed was a benefit service charge, which would change the manner in which the population is taxed and, he believes, make it more fair. Residential structures which are newer and have less of a burden on the fire district, for example, would be taxed less than a nursing care facility that may use more resources.

The age and design of a structure as well as the type of business in a building would also change its tax rate.

“We can take these fac-tors into account in how a person is taxed,” DeBay said. “There are also certain entities that are exempt from taxes …. Basically the fire department provides the service right now, but they aren’t getting reim-bursed. There can always be contracts discussed with those entities.”

As an attorney Rydberg said her knowledge about

contracts and law make her well equipped to handle administrative aspects of the position.

“(I have) the ability to look at a contract and see what’s missing,” she said.

An example she gave concerned a property tax revenue swap the fire district made with King County Flood Control District, which was facing a $30 million loss. In order to offset the loss, 10 fire

districts and three parks departments had to

contribute money to the Flood District, $900,000 of which was to come from

Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety’s $8 mil-

lion annual budget.During the negotiations,

Rydberg stated she found the contract had several important clauses missing. After she pointed these dis-crepancies out, the clauses were inserted into the final contract.

Rydberg said that before she had seen it, the contract had been looked at and ap-proved by the other district and department boards.

“There was nobody else who recognized the prob-lems of that contract and fixed them,” she said.

This incident, Rydberg believes, is why being a firefighter doesn’t necessar-ily make someone a good fire commissioner.

“If your profession was to be a firefighter, you wouldn’t have a clue (about contract clauses),” she said. “Really, the function of a fire commissioner board is administrative. It’s support-ing an organization that has an $8 million (annual) budget, so that everything is well managed and sup-ported.”

DeBay, however, argued Rydberg’s law experience doesn’t make her knowled-gable about fire services.

“The problem with my opponent is she doesn’t

understand from the street level what cuts to make,” he said. “Without having firsthand knowledge of EMTs and fire services, it’s very difficult to know what will truly affect people.”

While DeBay doesn’t see his firefighting skills as necessarily related to the position, he believes his leadership roles do. He said decreasing revenue is the biggest problem facing Maple Valley Fire. As a firefighter, he has seen how budget cuts can affect the level of service and knows

what will impact service the most.

“If budget cuts need to be made, understanding where cuts can be made from my perspective will help me a lot,” he said. “I understand from being at a street level with how it affects the fam-ily and service members of Maple Valley.”

Reach TJ Martinell at 425-432-1209 ext. 5052.To comment on this story, go to maplevalleyreporter.com

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Following the Tahoma and Kent school district cross country teams has been a great experience for me.

I ran cross country all four years at Samma-mish High School, so it is fun for me to write about it, having once shared their perspective.

It’s also been a chance for me to see others go a distance I never went.

I ran competitively sophomore year, but, repeated stress fractures in my shinbone left me struggling just to stay healthy my junior and senior year. I had always dreamed of running for a university on a schol-arship, but it didn’t transpire.

It is a pleasure, therefore, for me to watch oth-ers earn that opportunity.

Cross country can be hard for a lot of people to understand as a sport.

It’s as basic as you can get — outrun the run-ner next to you. Th e rules could fi ll half a page, double-spaced. A lot of the coaches, like mine, run alongside their athletes during their strenu-ous workouts instead of bark at them while driving a small cart.

Outside of my team, my other friends could not understand why I ran cross country. Th eir sentiment was best summed up by the bar patron from Back to the Future Part III. “Run for fun? What kind of fun is that?”

I usually replied with some nerdy historical reference. When the Greeks were informed of their victory at the Battle of Marathon, possible the most signifi cant battle in history, they didn’t hear it from the biggest, most combat-hardened soldier in the phalanx. Th ey heard it from the soldier who could outrun everyone else.

I think, however, Tahoma’s Head Coach Gary Conner best summed it up when he said run-ning is a lifestyle.

It has to be because cross country isn’t for the

weak of heart. Don’t let the short shorts fool you. It can be

brutal and vicious. In essence, it is a contest to see who can endure the most excruciating pain for 3.1 miles.

It isn’t a test of physical strength, but, of men-tal perseverance and pain thresholds.

During races, I sometimes ran against runners who were better trained and better conditioned than I, but they didn’t always necessarily beat me.

Th at is the beauty of the sport. It isn’t all about the training. It’s about the pain tolerance. It’s about the determination. It’s about what you do at the 2 mile marker, when every nerve cell in your body is screaming for you to give up.

You’re at the breaking point, where your mouth is dry, your lips as parched as a desert riverbed. Your arms are exhausted, your chest heaving in and out as frigid air fi lls and empties your seared lungs. Your legs, which at fi rst had felt like they could go on forever, feel like dead

weights dragging you down into the muddy grass. You’re paranoid everyone is right on your tail, waiting for you to quit.

At that point, it comes down to a single funda-mental question: Do you keep the pace or not?

My best performances were when I did. Th e best runners keep the pace and then some.

Aft er reading this, some of you may wonder, “So why would anyone put themselves through this?”

It’s all about the fi nish line.Th ere is no greater source of satisfaction than

crossing the fi nish line in a cross country race without a single ounce of energy left to spare in your body.

As you crumble to the ground, sometimes pulled forward by someone in front of you, you are allowed to relish the fact that you gave it your all.

Th ere was nothing left for you to give. You performed to the highest capable level.

Like Conner said, it’s a lifestyle.

Name a sport. What’s the fi rst thing you think of? Maybe soccer, baseball, or football.

While those are popular and talented sports, what many of you probably didn’t think of is dance.

Th ere are controversies everywhere doubting that dance is even a sport in the fi rst place. As a member of a dance team, I myself have faced a lot of these suspi-cions and doubts, especially from people in my high school.

Th ey all seem to wonder the same thing, and that’s the question if dance is even hard.

No one seems to know how rough our workouts are or if we even compete against other dance teams. It’s hard to be a sport if there’s no compe-tition.

Since “dance” is a general term, doubters believe that anyone can dance and that it doesn’t take much talent at all.

What most people don’t know, however, is the behind the scenes work on what it takes to be a dance team. A dance team is the same as a team of any other sport.

It’s a collection of people who have the same passion for a certain thing.

I’ve never experienced a group so tightly knit to-gether as the dance team.

Relationships with our coaches are just as strong.

We know that they are there not only to challenge us, but to guide us as well.

Every year we become like a second family, and sports teams need that quality in order to per-form well.

Th ey need to know that they

rely on each other, and dance teams possess that characteristic.

As for the workouts, I feel sore just thinking about them. It’s important to train every day, whether it’s with your dance team or not.

Cardio endurance, fl ex-

ibility, and muscle strength are essential for a dancer.

It’s important to be able to keep up with the music, which can be tiring, so if you can’t do that, you’ll fall behind quickly.

Stretching is necessary for every movement of a dancer, but some specifi c examples are kicks or the splits.

Flexibility doesn’t just happen overnight; it takes months or even years to be a fl exible dancer.

Our strength is needed to hold ourselves up in stalls in hip hop, or pirouettes in jazz or lyrical.

No, we might not have the same workout as foot-ball players, but it’s just as hard for our sport.

We train until we become just as sore, and we’re deter-mined to keep going until we can be the best.

Yes, dance teams do com-

plete against each other. It’s not just performances in front of the school, like what most people see.

Th ere are competitions where teams are deter-mined to win, just like any other sports team.

Th e eff ort we put into building relationships, fundraising for outfi ts, and training until the splits don’t even break a sweat, aff ects our overall perfor-mance.

Because when we per-form, we don’t just dance.

We dance to win.

Allison Needles is a senior at Tahoma High School.

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Boy, all the letters to the editor supporting Noel Gerken are interesting.

Never before has the deputy mayor (Letter to the Editor published in the Oct. 21 edition) taken such a direct action in supporting any candidate. Of course, she has groomed and supported candidates in op-position to sitting council members when they ran for re-election.

I can only suppose Karen Crowe is mounting a strong enough campaign that Gerken is very worried. I hope he is worried. At the candidate debate on Wednesday (Oct. 19) at the Maple Valley Black Dia-mond Chamber luncheon Gerken came across as pompous and completely out of touch with the com-munity. He whined that he hasn’t attended any cham-ber luncheons these last two years because he didn’t feel very welcome.

Hello Mr. Gerken, maybe there is a reason you aren’t feeling the love. Maybe it has to do with the lack of support you are fostering with our business commu-nity. Do you really expect to be able to kick the Maple Valley businesses in the teeth and still have them love you? You bumbled

through the questions and answers whereas Karen Crowe was clear, concise, and well spoken. She was the obvious winner. I hope our citizens will discount your campaign rhetoric significantly and not let you manipulate this election.

Maple Valley does not need candidates who can simply buy the election by outspending their oppo-nent. We need substance in our candidates and Karen Crowe has substance. She is no ones puppet and will serve all the citizens. I be-lieve it is time for a change and Karen Crowe would be a refreshing addition to the Maple Valley City Council.

Linda JohnsonMaple Valley City Council member

Sean Kelly for City Council

I have known Sean P. Kelly since he was a young boy. I understand Sean’s desire to want to continue to be involved in the future of this community. I see

his passion and care for this community through his involvement in multiple community events, youth activities and local politics.

Sean’s balanced approach recognizes the need to lis-ten, understand, asks ques-tions and work collabora-tively towards addressing and resolving the issues our community is faced with.

He is not afraid to take part in making tough deci-sions knowing the amount of effort and work it takes to find the answers. He is also very willing to share how the decision came about with complete open-ness.

Throughout Sean’s life he has shown in detail his desire to serve the public. He knows the expecta-tions placed upon him, the challenges he faces and the willingness to still want to do it. I believe this shows commitment, character and heart for something he is so passionate about, our community.

I invite you to vote for Sean P. Kelly.

Jeff GranlundMaple Valley

Black Diamond must avoid panic

Mr. (Dennis) Box wrote a very bold and forthright editorial in the Oct. 21 issue of the Maple Valley-Covington-Black Diamond Reporter describing the

“White Elephant Lurking in Black Diamond”.

I really think that Mr. Box hit the nail on the head when he stated “Boiled to it’s simplest form, the issue causing the most angst are the number of homes. The number 6,000 looms large for some of the residents living in Black Diamond. That is more homes than people living in the town right now.”

I believe this is a case of panic versus clear thinking.

Panic sees 6,000 new homes, traffic congestion everywhere, school prob-lems, water run off prob-lems, more crime, more dirty city streets, more log-ging… one thought feeds on another.

Clear thinking sees that the only way that Black Diamond would ever grow to such a size is by prospec-tive new home owners find-ing our community to be a desirable place to call home and raise a family. If there are problems that make if feel otherwise, no one will purchase a new home here. The development process itself, by necessity, has to keep this town feeling like a place a new family would want to call home. Why would Yarrow Bay plan it’s own demise by creating an environment no one wants to live in?

Take a deep breath. Let common sense and plan-ning prevail.

Harvey Senecal(Papa Passarelli)Black Diamond

Kelly would stay engaged

I have known Sean P. Kelly for a number of years, and I think it is important that voters learn about who Sean really is.

If you’ve ever been to Maple Valley Days, you might have noticed the guy with the golf cart and the walkie-talkie, who helps lead the team to make this event successful. He is the central hub between the city, the county, the parks department, police and fire departments for the week-end. He shows up before it starts, and he’s one of the last people to leave. That’s Sean P. Kelly

If you’ve ever been to a Maple Valley City Council meeting, you will remem-ber that there are very few citizens who ever show up to watch the proceedings. There’s one guy in the back taking notes, and you can find him there every Mon-day night in the audience. Even though he doesn’t have to be there, he still stays engaged. That’s Sean P. Kelly.

If you’ve ever attended a National Night Out, your kids may have been able to climb in a SWAT team vehicle, on a bouncy house, or on King County’s Guardian One helicopter (in years where there aren’t budget cuts). In the Glacier Valley neighborhood, over 300 people attended this event. Somebody had to make those requests for the

community, coordinate the event and make it all hap-pen. That’s Sean P. Kelly.

Tahoma High School football games, basketball, wrestling, the list goes on; he does it all. Quite simply, when you need to bring people from various back-grounds together and create something remarkable, you call Sean. When you need a detail-oriented person to take care of all the small things, you call Sean.

He won’t ever tell you these things himself, and the titles of “Event Man-ager” or “Vice President” don’t tell the whole story.

I am wholeheartedly endorsing Sean P. Kelly because I believe he is the best person to represent us on our City Council. I hope you will too.

Ryan RyalsMaple Valley

Bill Woodcock for City Council

Editor’s note: Sue VanRuff is the executive director of the Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce but she is writ-ing this letter as a private citizen.

I believe Bill Woodcock has the background, experi-ence and passion to be a great city councillor.

He always said as soon as his neighborhood of Maple

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Woods was annexed into the city, he would run for council. Having worked with Bill as his vice-chair on the Citizen’s Advisory Committee to The Legacy Site for over four years, I know that he has a deep un-derstanding of the visioning process and becomes fully engaged when it comes to planning the future of the city. He is also committed to making sure the plan-ning is balanced, sustain-able and in character with Maple Valley.

Having worked with Bill as a board member of the Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce, I know that he challenges people to bring their best ideas to the table to problem solve, develop a manageable scope of work grounded in sound fiscal policy.

He will work hard, press for answers, and keep him-self open to new ideas and fresh approaches.

Please join me in voting for Bill Woodcock, City Council Position No. 1.

Sue VanRuffMaple Valley

Woodcock has the knowledge

I have had the privilege to act as a “Moderator” at two different venues or forums recently where candidates for various city council positions spoke and fielded questions posed by the Chamber of Commerce, the Maple Val-ley Reporter and audience members.

Although, from the beginning I have backed Bill Woodcock for position # 1 in the Maple Valley Council race, I couldn’t help but take note of the cordiality and courtesies extended from Bill to his opponent Sean Kelly, and Sean to Bill.

When they openly stated that they were friends, it was believable. So what is a voter to do when two smart, engaging young men are running for local office.

Flipping a coin, or as they used to say in Colo-nial days, toss up cross and pile, would be one way to make the choice; but we can do better than that.

As I pondered the

dilemma for those voters who have not yet made up their mind because they don’t know enough about either candidate, I offer the following.

Would the country be in the same economic quandary had Hillary Clin-ton been the Democrat standard bearer instead of a young inexperienced congressman from Illinois?

I think not. Like President Obama,

Mrs. Clinton too, would have successfully ridden the anti Bush campaign and a need for something different feeling so many Americans were express-ing.

I believe that her coali-tion building skills and experience would have moved our country to a better place economically.

The point of this com-parison for me is that there is a place and a time to acknowledge experience and that experience and commitment make for sound leadership.

Bill Woodcock has the experience and working knowledge of the many is-sues confronting the future of the city of Maple Valley.

He can hit the ground running, representing the interest of all of the stake-holders not only within the city but also those from outside the city who view the city as part of the greater community.

Gary HabenichtRavensdale

Woodcock gets things done

If you want Maple Val-ley to move forward and actually have a reason to stay here in the valley to shop and do business, then Bill Woodcock needs to be elected to the Maple Valley City Council this Novem-ber.

I’ve known Bill for over 10 years and what contin-ues to amaze me about him is how he gets things done.

Somehow he always manages to find a way to cut through bureaucracy by taking the straightest line to solutions.

That means getting off his butt and talking to people. Phone calls, in person meetings, email...Bill is always busy.

That’s the kind of person we need on the council right now. Bill is that per-son that can act as a catalyst to get Maple Valley moving and prepare for the future.

Although I live in Ravensdale, I try to do my shopping and business in Maple Valley as much as I possibly can and I would love to see more businesses here so I can spend my money here at home.

What Maple Valley does impacts me directly and that’s why I hope Bill Woodcock has your vote come November 8.

Jeff SnellingRavensdale

Vote for change Nov. 8

The economic and political unrest that was the setting of Charles Dick-ens’s novel, “A Tale of Two Cities”, could surely be set again in the city of Black Diamond over the last couple of years. The point is that the city of Black Dia-mond is in turmoil due to the lack of political leader-ship and limited economic viability. This has been nursed along by the teat of private funding agreements and an addiction to spend-ing that is fueled only by levies and taxes.

Nowhere in America does the sheer uncertainty of how we will govern become clearer than in our small, rural community. This is not about land use. It is about open and transpar-ent government, account-ability, and the right of the people to govern them-selves versus their govern-ment being controlled by lobbyists and corporations.

Under the First Amend-ment of the U.S. Consti-tution we have the right to speak freely without government interference and the right to gather in public to march, protest, demonstrate, carry signs and otherwise express our views in a nonviolent way. This also means people can join and associate with groups and organizations without interference and that all have the right to appeal to government in favor of or against policies that affect them or that they feel strongly about. This freedom includes the right to gather signatures in support of a cause and to lobby legislative bodies for or against legislation.

The relevancy of this in my letter is tied to the city’s continued insistence in their responses and supplemental response to the hearing examiner and the courts that somehow blame the citizens for trying to participate in the public process, and the city’s dogged efforts to actively watch and search for citizen organizations and then to call them out as something conspiratorial.

I am very concerned that the developer’s right to due process, as zealously facilitated by the city of Black Diamond, is coming at the cost of the citizen’s First Amendment rights. The citizen’s right to due process should be equally defended.

The city is the one who has violated the law with its illegal process that has put us into year (two), month (four), of a quasi-judicial state.

We have to continually fight for the basic right to participate, as the city con-tinues its collateral attack on the public participation process.

We must engage in the basic principles of democ-racy, become informed on the issues, and be willing to speak out and engage in robust debate about current affairs.

We need a government that represents our values.

This is what it really means to be an American, where we came from, and where we are going as a nation.

Vote for change; Vote for a voice; Vote Nov. 8th!

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down on their place. On gate night, that gate would end up on top of the fl ag pole up there in the grounds. The outhouse night was the worst one. Practically everybody’s outhouse was knocked over. They’d take the wheels off the wagons and put them in odd places. This was a traditional thing for all the kids. They didn’t have trick or treat, they just went out and did mischief. A lot of the people used to really lock things up as good as they could and they still had problems trying keep things in shape.”

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beginning friendships have begun; both for Megan and Steve, but also for Hudson. Now parents come in to talk and Hudson takes their kids to be worn out!

The other really important thing that they wanted BIU to provide, was an avenue for bringing the community together. When you walk in the doors of BIU you will notice a wall full of local business information. These are all owned by local families and are all benefi ting from each other. They also offer vendor nights at their Wednesday Family Night

drop-ins. These vendor nights encourage shopping local and learning about businesses that are in our area that you are able to support. This is what small businesses do in small com-munities. Bring everyone together and keep the community engaged.

One of the other contributions Megan and Steve make to the community is through fundraising for local non-profi ts both at BIU and at their home. Upcoming events include No-vember 4 at their home to raise money for the Valley Girls

and Guys 3 day team. BIU will host the Maple Valley Com-munity Center and Covington Elementary fundraisers. Thesefundraising options are available to all groups in the area-calland set up a date for your next fundraising event.

Megan and Steve are currently in the process of gatheringinvestors for their next family based business for our com-munity.

For information on BIU please visit their website atwww.bounceitupfun.com

King County Elections mailed out ballots Oct. 19 for the Nov. 8 general election. Kent School Board positions are unpaid, four-year terms.

DISTRICT 1Russell HanscomHanscom said the time

commitment to his three young boys and his job didn’t leave him with anytime to campaign and probably won’t allow him to devote enough time to serve on the board.

But Hanscom, 45, of Kent, executive director of Puyallup Tribe Elder and Vulnerable Adult Services, didn’t withdraw his name from the ballot.

“I’m not actively seek-ing office but people should have choices,” said Hanscom, whose wife Jen-nifer Hanscom serves on the East Hill Elementary PTA. “But I am the lame-duck choice.”

If elected, Hanscom said he would decide within a

couple of weeks whether to accept the position.

“I don’t want to tell people not to vote for me,” said Hanscom, a seven-year resident of Kent. “I’m still keeping my options open.”

Larry SimsSims, making his first run

for an elected office, looks forward to the chance to serve on the school board.

“I have a desire to get more involved and this is something I could add val-ue to,” said Sims, who has a child at Kentridge High School and another one at Emerald Park Elemen-tary. “I think I will bring a business outlook but also as a parent I have concern about the overall quality and making sure the things we do don’t take away from the overall quality of our education system.”

Sims, 44, has lived in Kent for 17 years. He is a manager for The Boeing Co. in Auburn and has worked 23 years for the company.

“Overall, I am pleased

with the Kent School District,” Sims said. “I think there is always the opportu-nity to do better, but I think they are doing fairly well in meeting the educational needs.”

Sims said he would like to see improvement in the education of students.

“I want to make sure the educational gap of our children can close,” he said. “I want to make sure all of our kids are prepared for the future.”

As far as budget cuts, Sims said it’s premature for him to offer specific ideas now until he has a chance to examine the budget and find what opportunities there are to be more efficient.

When told about Hanscom’s uncertainty about whether he would serve on the board if elected, Sims said he had no reaction besides “that’s something personal with him.”

DISTRICT 3Leslie Kae HamadaHamada, who lives in

an unincorporated part of

Covington, retired nine months ago after 32 years in sales, marketing and public relation jobs, said she plans to make serving on the school board a full-time commitment.

Hamada, 64, started the Kent East Hill Kids (Police Action League) Boxing Club that opened this sum-mer at the Kent Phoenix Academy.

She said her work with the city of Kent and Kent School District on that project is a skill she can bring to the board to form more partnerships with local cities and community groups.

“We need partnerships to stretch dollars,” said Hama-da, who ran unsuccessfully against Geoff Simpson and Mark Hargrove in the 2008 primary for the state House District 47 Position No. 1 seat.

An emphasis to persuade state leaders to properly fund schools looms as a top priority for Hamada, the mother of three grown children who attended

school in the University Place School District.

She and her husband have lived in the Kent School District for the past 20 years.

“We need more of a presence of the Kent School District in Olympia,” said Hamada about an effort to pursue more funding.

Hamada isn’t unhappy with the service of Straus on the board, but wants her chance to serve Kent schools.

“She’s a fine lady,” Hama-da said of Straus. “But I have superior skills to form partnerships and work with the Legislature. And I have more time.”

Debbie StrausStraus, who ran unop-

posed when she was elected in 2007 to the board, said she has had a few people ask her why she would want to run again after having to deal with a strike by teach-ers in 2009 and numerous budget cuts.

“I really care about kids and making sure the district

stays fiscally sound while doing the right things for kids,” Straus said.

Straus, 47, of Kent, said one of those things includes the Strategic Plan Steering Commit-tee she leads that features 65 community members who have worked with the board and administration to develop seven priori-ties to help each student achieve success.

“We need to focus on every kid as an individual and how we can help each child be successful,” said Straus, the mother of three Kentlake High graduates as well as a Kentlake fresh-man.

Straus, who has lived in the district 23 years, said her accomplishments on the board include offering full-day kindergarten at all 28 elementary schools for the first time this school year.

“I think consistency is important for a good, strong board,” Straus said. “I am anxious to continue what we’re doing.”

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It was a football battle from the fi rst kick to the fi nal ticks on the clock at Maxwell Stadium Oct. 21 between Tahoma and Kentridge.

Th e Bears pulled ahead at the end for a 46-42 victory over the Char-gers, securing a spot in the playoff s, and a shot at either second or third in the South Puget Sound League North.

If a game was ever a shoot out, this was it. High scoring and momentum swings from quarter to quarter and from one play to the next.

Kentridge stars Jimmie Davis and Caleb Smith gave Tahoma all it could handle, with both scoring touchdowns in the fi rst quarter.

Tahoma kept within reach in the fi rst half be-hind the running of Beau Riggs and Jason Smith along with the passing of Shane Nelson.

At the half Tahoma trailed 36-26.

It was the third quarter that turned the tide with Tahoma scoring 13 unanswered points. One touchdown to Smith on a

18-yard Nelson pass and another 53-yard pass play for six.

Th e Tahoma defense found the answer to containing Kentridge until late in the fourth when Kaid Tipton took it into the end zone from a John Hamilton pass.

Riggs had posted the fi nal six for Tahoma on a 6-yard run and David Stroecker nailed the extra point that gave the Bears the margin of victory it needed.

Nelson was 13 of 21 for 179 yards and two touch-downs. Smith had another great game with 6 catches for 119 yards and two TD’s. Riggs ran for 116 yards and 3 touchdowns on 23 carries.

On defense Smith and Denham Patricelli led the way with nine tackles. Jus-tin Ross had eight tackles while Wil Anderson had two fumble recoveries.

Tahoma takes on Mount Rainier at 7 p.m. on Th ursday at Highline Stadium.Reach Dennis Box at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5050.To comment on this story go to www.maplevalley-reporter.com.

Tahoma charges Kentridge

Tahoma’s Beau Riggs runs the ball during a decisive game against Kentridge that the Bears won 46-42. CHARLES CORTES, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com and to buy photos go to the Web site and click on the photo reprints tab.

BY TJ MARTINELL

[email protected]

Tahoma had a great day at the South Puget Sound League sub-district cross country meet on Oct. 22 at Fort Steilacoom park.

Th e girls took home fi rst place, while the boys placed second, which qualifi es them to advance to the West Central District meet on Saturday.

Kent School District run-ners did well, too, with the fl eet footed pair of Alexia Martin and Ruby Virk from Kent-Meridian earning spots at the district meet, as well as Megan Rogers of Kentlake, who fi nished 14th, and fellow Fal-con Terra McGin-nis, who fi nished right behind her teammate — a signifi -cant improvement over her showing a year ago when she fi nished 53rd.

Bears Head Coach Gary Conner was pleased with the performance of both teams.

“Th ey ran really well,” Conner said. “Th at’s the fi rst time I really let them run.”

Top runners for the Ta-homa girls included junior Elizabeth Oosterhout, who fi nished third with a time of 18 minutes, 52 seconds, and freshman Abby Atchison who came in fi ft h at 19:14.

“I felt really good,” Oost-erhout said. “I had some really good competition. It was close to my best time, so it was exciting.”

Conner said he was equally pleased with her performance.

“She’s rocking,” he said. “She’s the real deal.”

Atchison said she was pleased with her time, which is a personal record.

“I was really excited,” she said. “It was a lot faster than I had run before.”

Conner stated he expects Atchison to run under 19 minutes at the state cham-

Bears lead the pack at subdistrict meet

BY KRIS HILL

[email protected]

Kentlake scored 37 points in the fi rst half en route to a 58-26 victory Oct. 20 over South Puget Sound League South op-ponent Emerald Ridge.

Th e Falcons scored on interception returns, on a quarterback keeper, on passing and running plays.

Tanner Lucas put Kent-lake on the board fi rst with a 40-yard touchdown run.

Caleb Mathena made it 14-0 with a 39-yard touch-down reception with 5:20 left in the fi rst quarter.

Emerald Ridge’s Kris Durr took it to the Kent-lake 4-yard-line on a third and 12 play which set up a Drew Livingston touch-down run with 16 seconds left in the fi rst to make it 14-6 Kentlake.

Th at was about as close as the Jaguars got to the Falcons.

Mathena got his second touchdown of the night shortly thereaft er on an interception return.

Ryan Archibald scored the next touchdown for Kentlake on a pick six.

Tanner Lucas took it up the middle to punch it in for the Falcons to make it 34-6 with 3:24 left in the fi rst half.

Austin Pernell took a 32 yard dart from Church which set up a Mitchell Habryle fi eld goal to make it 37-6 at halft ime.

Caleb Saulo ran it in from three yards out for Kentlake’s fi rst score of the second half, about three and a half minutes into the third quarter, to make it 44-6.

Emerald Ridge still had some fi ght in it, though, and two plays later Dylan Cruse broke out for a 69-yard touchdown run to make it 44-12.

Darryl Parker punched it

in from three yards out on the Falcons’ next posses-sion to make it 51-12.

Trevor Baldwin, who had an interception late in the second half to set up the fi eld goal, wrapped up the scoring for Kentlake when he caught the ball on the Emerald Ridge 10 and broke away from a tackler to take it into the endzone to make it 58-26.

Kentlake improved to 8-0 overall with the win.

Th e Falcons, who stand at 7-0 in the South Puget Sound League North Division, will play their fi nal regular season game against Kent-Meridian at 7 p.m. on Th ursday at French Field.

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

Kentlake one win away from undefeated season

Kentlake’s Ryan Archibald returns an interception during a game against Emerald Ridge on Oct. 20. CHARLES CORTES, The Reporter

KENTLAKE SLIDE SHOW ONLINE…covingtonreporter.com

Tahoma girls win meet, boys take second place

Contact and submissions: Kris [email protected]

[email protected] or 425-432-1209, ext. 5054

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KENTWOOD FOOTBALL HOLDS OFF

AUBURN RIVERSIDE Kentwood put together a win over Auburn Riverside on Oct. 21, getting the 27-13 victory at French Field, assuring the

Conquerors a spot in the playoff s.

Visa Thach scored fi rst for the Conquerors on a 55-yard run

followed by a 62-yard pass from quarterback Dane Manio to

Jonathan Ohashi to make it 14-0 in the fi rst quarter.

Thach added a 5-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter and

Matt Hubbard put the insurance score on the board from one

yard out to make it 27-7.Kentwood plays its fi nal regular

season game at 7 p.m. Friday against Kentridge at French

Field.With a win, Kentwood will take

the No. 2 seed from the South Puget Sound League North

Division, while Kentridge could miss making the playoff s.

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ORDINANCE NO. 12-11

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COVINGTON, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING THE KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 2012-2017 CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN AND THE SCHOOL IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE FOR 2012 PURSUANT TO CMC 18.120.020, RCW 36.70A, and RCW 82.02.

ORDINANCE NO. 13-11

AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Covington, King County, Washington ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 10.50 of the Covington Municipal Code ESTABLISHING INATTENTIVE DRIVING AS A TRAFFIC INFRACTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Passed by the City Council of Covington, Washington, at the City Council meeting of October 25, 2011 to take effect five days after publication.

CITY OF COVINGTON CITY COUNCILNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

REGARDING UTILITY TAX INCREASETUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011 – 6:00 P.M.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Covington City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on a potential increase to the existing utility tax of one half of one percent (0.5%) at the City Council special meeting on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at Covington City Hall, 16720 SE 271st Street, Covington.

All persons desiring to comment may do so in writing to the City Clerk at 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, Washington, 98042 or by appearing at the Public Hearing.

Agenda information will be posted the Friday prior to the above meetings at Covington City Hall, Covington Library, and the City’s web site: www.covingtonwa.gov. For further information, please contact the Covington City Clerk at (253) 638-1110, ext. 2225.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on October 28, 2011. #539130.


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All hail the South Puget Sound League North.At the SPSL girls swim and dive championship

meet the top four teams were from the North: Mount Rainier ran away with it tallying 264 points followed by Kentridge (159), Kentlake (157) and Tahoma (138).

Kentlake freshman Jennifer Stefenescu won the 200 yard freestyle in 2 minutes, 6.22 seconds while Kentwood senior Paige Morris finished third and Tahoma junior Anna Pierre finished fourth.

Stefenescu also qualified for the West Central District meet in the 100 fly as did teammate Abigail Swanson.

Kyndal Phillips, a sophomore from Kentlake, took sec-ond place in the 200 individual medley when she touched the wall in 2:15.23 and added a district qualifying time in the 100 breaststroke, an event she will be swimming with teammate Mekena Eha.

Eha also qualified for districts in the 200 IM.Junior Emily Tanasse finished second in the 100 fly with

a time of 1:02.46 and add a fifth place finish in the 50 free.Falcon freshman Laura Williams qualified for the district

meet in the 100 free and added a third place finish in the 100 breaststroke, also good enough for an appearance at districts in that event.

Kentlake senior Sarah Dougherty and junior Danielle Brooks both qualified for the district meet in the 100 backstroke.

The Falcons finished second in the 200 free relay with a district qualifying time of 1:44.71 while putting together a sixth place finish in the 400 free.

Kentridge senior Emily Mohr clocked a state qualifying time of 24.35 seconds when she came in second in the 50 free.

A pair of Chargers finished 1-2 in the 100 free: Mohr touched the wall first clocking a state qualifying time of 54.16 followed by Emily Shonka at 57.28, who also quali-fied for districts in the 200 IM.

Chargers junior Flannery Allen will swim in the 50 and 100 free at districts.

Kentridge won the 200 free relay with a state qualifying

time of 1:43.54 and added a state qualifying time in the 400 relay, winning in 3:51.34.

Kentwood sophomore Natalie Lesnick qualified for the district meet in the 100 free and the 100 backstroke while the Conquerors 200 free relay will swim at districts thanks to a sixth place finish.

The Bears also had strong showings in the relays, taking third in the 400 free behind Kentridge and Mount Rainier as well as fifth place finishes in the 200 medley and 200 free relays.

Tahoma freshman Alex Stein, whom Bears coach Dave Wright described during the season as a swimmer to watch, finished third in the 50 free.

Jessica Miller may be another Tahoma freshman to watch as she finished third in the 100 free.

Pierre also put together a district qualifying swim for the Bears in the 100 free.

Tahoma senior Allanah Miller put together a district qualifying swim with a fourth place finish in the 100 back-stroke, stopping the clock at 1:03.82, and also swam fast enough to qualify for districts in the 50 free.

Tori Bowers, a junior, qualified for the district meet with her swim in the 100 fly.

Kentridge, Kentlake finish two-three at league meetSouth Puget Sound League North Division teams take top four places at girls swim league championship meet with Kentridge finishing second, Kentlake close behind in third and Tahoma making a strong showing in fourth place

As week nine approaches, there are three things that are certain about the South Puget Sound League North football playoffs.

First, Kentlake is the No. 1 seed out of the division, which it clinched with a win over Auburn two weeks ago.

Second, Kentwood is assured a playoff berth.

Third, Tahoma is also assured a playoff berth.

On a related note, Thomas Jefferson — which beat Kentwood but lost to Ta-homa and Kentlake — is making its first playoff appearance in school history.

What is left to be decided now is who will get the second through fifth seeds. If Kentwood beats Kentridge on Friday, it will get the second seed because it beat

Tahoma, and if Tahoma also beats Mount Rainier — a winless team thus far — then it will be the third seed.

Jefferson can do no better than the third seed but things could get interesting if Kentridge and Mount Rainier both win. Then the matchup between Auburn and Auburn Riverside could determine where things fall from there.

If Kentwood, Tahoma and Auburn win on Friday, then Kentridge and Riverside are out and Auburn gets the fifth seed which will set the Trojans up for a pig-tail game. If, however, Riverside wins then Kentridge gets in as the No. 5 and Auburn will be out.

Tahoma could earn the second seed if it beats Mount Rainier and Kentridge wins. The rest of the seeds could fall a number of different ways depending on who wins between Auburn and Riverside.

The playoff picture should be clear once all the dust has settled on the field Friday night.

SPSL North playoff scenarios

pionship meet. On the Tahoma boy’s

team, junior James Dagley came in third with a time of 16:10. Like Atchison, he also ran a PR at the sub-district meet.

“It was where I was seeded to be,” he said. “So it was where I wanted to be.”

Dagley said that although he didn’t break 16 minutes at the meet, he will attempt to do so at the district or state meet.

Conner has no doubts about it.

“They’re going to run faster still,” he said. “It’s gonna come down to a few points and a few seconds.”

On the Kent-Meridian girls team, Martin, a junior, placed fourth at 19:01. She also placed fourth at last year’s subdistrict meet. Virk, a freshman on the Royals squad, crossed the finish line in 10th at 20 minutes. On the boys varsity, senior Teddy Teklu finished 13th at 16:53.

Kentwood’s Danny Lunder didn’t quite perform as well as he had hoped.

He ended up finishing 23rd with a time of 17:06, compared to last year, when he placed seventh. Junior Dasan Telford was able to finish 18th at 16:58.

The top 20 runners and top four teams advance to the West Central District meet, which will be Satur-day, Oct. 29 at the Ameri-can Lake Golf Course.

The winners will then advance to the state cham-pionship Nov. 5 in Pasco.

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NOTICE OF RATE HEARING

SOOS CREEK WATER and SEWER DISTRICT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Commissioners of Soos Creek Water and Sewer District will hold a Public Hear- ing on the District’s Water and Sewer Rates for 2012, on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m., and will be held at the District Office, 14616 SE 192nd Street, Renton, WA 98058.

Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on October 28, 2011. #537802.

VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

District Healthcare SystemNOTICE OF

COMMITTEE MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Interim Finance, Facilities and Audit Ad Hoc Committee of the Board of Trustees will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room B of Valley Medical Cen- ter, Renton WA. BOARD OF TRUSTEES (District Healthcare System) By: Sandra Sward Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees Published in the Kent, Renton and Covington/Maple Valley/ Black Diamond Reporters on October 28, 2011 and November 4, 2011. #538044.

VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

District Healthcare SystemNOTICE OF

BOARD MEETING The regular meeting of the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees scheduled for Monday, November 21, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., has been rescheduled to Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in the Board room of Valley Medical Center.

Regular meetings of this Board will continue to be held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 2:30 p.m. thereafter unless changed by public notice.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES(District Healthcare System)By: Sandra SwardExecutive Assistant to the Board of Trustees

Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on October 21, 2011 and October 28, 2011. #536196

PACIFIC COAST COAL COPursuant to the Code of Federal

Regulations, Title 30, Part 947.774.15(b), notice is hereby given that Pacific Coast Coal Company, P.O. Box 450, Black Diamond, Washington 98010, has applied to the Office of Sur- face Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) to renew the operating permit for the John Henry No. 1 Mine.

Pacific Coast Coal Company’s federal permit was issued June 13, 1986 and renewed June 13, 1991, June 13, 1996, June 13, 2001, and December 7, 2006. The permit was significantly revised on August 22, 2001. This permit, issued by OSM, carries a term of five (5) years with the right of successive renewal within the approved boundaries of the existing permit upon expiration of the term of the permit.The mine location is northeast of

Black Diamond between the Green River Gorge Road and the Black Diamond-Ravensdale Road, in Sections 11 and 12, T21N, R6E, W.M. A copy of Pacific Coast Coal Company’s renewal application is available for inspection during normal business hours at:Pacific Coast Coal Company30700 Black Diamond - Ravensdale RoadP.O. Box 450 Black Diamond, WA 98010360-886-1060 City of Black Diamond City Hall Building 25510 Lawson Street P.O. Box 599 Black Diamond, WA 98010 360-886-2560Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement - Olympia Field OfficeEvergreen Plaza Building711 Capital Way, Suite 703Olympia, WA 98501360-753-9538 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement - Western Regional Office 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 Denver, CO 80202-5733 303-293-5027 Written comments, objections, or requests for an informal conference may be filed with Office of Surface Mining, Joseph O. Wilcox, Project Manager, West- ern Regional Office, 1999 Broad- way, Suite 3320, Denver, Colora- do 80202-5733; (303) 293-5027 Published in the Covington/ Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on October 21, 28 & November 4, 11, 2011. #536053.

PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

(VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER)

Renton, WashingtonNOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget cover- ing the contemplated financial transactions for the calendar year 2011 of Public Hospital District No. 1 of King County, Washing- ton and operation of its Valley Medical Center was filed in the records of the Commission on October 3, 2011, in accordance with RCW 70.44.060(6). A public hearing on said proposed budget will be held in the Board Room of the Commission in the Valley Medical Center in the City of Renton, Washington on the 7th day of November 2011, at the hour of 5:30 p.m., at which time and place any taxpayer may appear and be heard in favor of, or against the whole of, said

proposed budget or any part thereof. Upon the conclusion of said hearing, the Board shall, by resolution, adopt the budget as finally determined and fix the final amount of expenditures for the ensuing year. NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Chapter 84.55.120 RCW that a public hearing shall be held at the time set forth above on revenue sources for the District’s current ex- pense budget. NOTICE IS FINALLY GIVEN that, in accordance with RCW 29A.76.010, the District shall also hold a public hearing at the time set forth above on the District’s re-districting plan based upon the most recent decennial census data. The re- districting plan will re-establish the internal boundaries of the three Commissioner districts as outlined in the plan described at the public hearing.BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSPUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER) By: Sandra Sward Assistant to the Board of Commissioners Published in the Kent, Renton and Covington/Maple Valley/ Black Diamond Reporters on October 21, 2011 and October 28, 2011. #537308.

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NOTICE OF REVISED PERMIT APPLICATION

AND COMMUNITY MEETING REQUEST: Grading PermitFile: L09CG260 RevisedApplicant: Quality Aggregates LLC Location: 22501 SE Lake Francis RdProposal: Limited phased expansion of mining operations w/existing boundaries of recognized 71 acre material expansion siteSEPA Contact: Mark Mitchell 206-296-7119Community Meeting: November 8, 2011, 6-8:00 pmDDES Hearing Room1000 Oakesdale Ave SW, RentonCOMMENT PROCEDURES: DDES will issue an environmental determination on this application following a 21-day comment period that ends on November 18, 2011. Written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the SEPA Project Manager at the phone number listed above. Published in the Covington/ Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on October 28, 2011. #539109.NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DIAMOND RIDGE PRELIMINARY PLAT CITY OF BLACK DIAMOND HEARING EXAMINER 5:30 P.M., NOVEMBER 14, 2011BLACK DIAMOND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS25510 LAWSON STREET, BLACK DIAMOND APPLICATION: PLN11-0003--Diamond Ridge Preliminary Plat PROPONENT: Kahne Holdings Inc., 2001 Garrett St. Ste. 23,

Enumclaw, WA 98022 PROPERTY LOCATION: 32322 5th Ave, Black Diamond, WA within the NE ¼ of Section 14, Township 21 North, Range 6 East, Willamette Meridian, King County, WA. Parcel Numbers: 1421069167, 1421069168 and 1421069169. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL:Subdivision of 2.85 acres into 10 single family lots, in R4 Single Family Residential zone district. Proposed lots range from 9,605-20,666 square feet in size. Two tracts are proposed: 1) stormwater; 2) access and util- ities. Access is proposed to be provided off of 5th Ave and constructed as a private road. The project includes off-site street and utility improvements in order to serve the plat and associated site preparation and grading. The existing single family residence and shop will remain on site. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: A SEPA Mitigated Determination of Non- significance was issued on April 15, 2011. STAFF CONTACT: Stacey Borland, Associate Planner [email protected]. - us 360-886-2560 APPLICATION FILED: February 7, 2011COMPLETE APPLICATION: March 11, 2011NOTICE OF APPLICATION: March 25, 2011 In accordance with BDMC Section 2.30.090, the staff report will be available at least five working days prior to the scheduled hearing. The project file is available for public review during normal business hours at the City offices (address above).

Any interested persons maycomment either in writing to theaddress above or by submittingwritten or oral testimony duringthe public hearing. Any personwishing to receive the HearingExaminer’s decision must notifythe Community DevelopmentDepartment by providing theirname, mailing address and refer-ence the application numberPLN11-0003. Written commentsmay be submitted to the Commu- nity Development Department,PO Box 599 (or in person at 24301 Roberts Drive), Black Di-amond, WA 98010, prior to com- mencement of the hearing or atthe hearing. For further information, please contact the Community DevelopmentDepartment at 360-886-2560. Published in the Covington/ Maple Valley/Black DiamondReporter on October 28, 2011#539115.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Water service rates will change effective with the bi-monthly billings generated January and February, 2012 which reflects the prior 60 days water consumption. While designed to generate an annual overall revenue increase of 2%, individual customer increases will vary based on customer class and consumption. Summer rates are effective June 1 through September 30. For non-residential water rates, please contact Customer Service at (253) 631-0565 or see our website at covingtonwater.com.

Below is a summary of the bi-monthly residential water consumption rate structure.Water is billed in increments of 100 cubic feet (1 ccf). 1 ccf is equal to 748 gallons.

Residential 5/8" Meter

Fixed Charge $33.00

Winter Rates Summer Rates

0-8 $2.61 0-8 $2.61

9-14 $3.92 9-14 $3.92

15-20 $5.09 15-20 $6.67

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This is your chance to celebrate October by plan-ning for spring.

What you do now will pay off all spring and into the summer. Dig out or mulch over weeds in your beds, replace ugly or struggling trees and shrubs with bet-ter behaved selections and don’t forget to feed the lawn at least once before December with a winter lawn food.

October is the month to check these things from your outdoor maintenance list:

the gunk to your compost pile or pile it right on top of the weeds in your

an attractive mulch like Moo-Doo or bark chips and you won’t have to haul away those gutter-clogging leaves and needles.

your daylilies, shasta da-ises, astilbe and heucheras.

Replant in soil that has been well loosened and amended with compost.

Do not fertil-ize newly-planted or divided perennials in the fall. You want them to sleep, not grow.

-plant evergreens. If you’ve been meaning to move a rhodie, camellia, juniper, cedar or other winter-hardy tree or shrub, now is the month to dig in. Make the planting hole wider than the old root ball and don‘t use your feet to firm the soil; stomping on the soil compacts all the air holes. Instead, use your hands to firm the new soil around the roots.

plant later if you must. Get the best varieties early then store your bulbs in a cool spot – but don’t forget they need planting before

on your calendar and note where you hid that bag of

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equipment. Drain oil and gas from engines if recom-mended by the manual. (You know, that booklet you never read when you bought the machine.) Don’t worry if you’ve lost the maintenance manual. You can now look up ma-chine manuals online.

aerate, add compost and overseed your lawn this fall. The new grass seed may lie dormant but will sprout early in the spring. If you fill in the low spots with soil now you’ll have easier mowing all summer long.

Resist the Urge to Prune these plants

Don’t prune hardy fuch-sias, hebes, Rose of Sharon hibiscus or other tender shrubs now. Pruning always stimulates growth and these plants need to slip into dormancy before winter arrives.

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make some leaf moldLeaving big leaf maple

or other heavy leaves on top of your lawn is risky business. The lack of sun-light will cause thinning and bald spots. Use those leaves to create luscious leaf mold now. Fill a plastic garbage sack with fallen leaves, add a shovel full of soil, tie the bag closed and poke air holes all over the bag. In six months you can open the bag and add the decom-posed leaves to planting beds, potting soil or to use as a weed-blocking mulch.

Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State Univer-sity and is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens” and several other books. For book requests or answers to gardening questions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enumclaw,

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COVINGTON

Oct. 23

GRAFFITI: Southeast 272nd Street and 192nd Avenue Southeast. Graf-fiti, described as that of a “satanic cult” in the police report, was found on various fences throughout the Timberlane neighborhood.

Oct. 21

DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE: 19000 block of Southeast 269th Street. A couple got into a fight after the

man accused his wife of having an affair. During the verbal altercation the husband broke the woman’s cell phone. As the fight escalated, the wife became the aggressor in the situation.

Oct. 19

ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN: 25400 block of 167th Place Southeast.

Shortly before noon, the resident was home alone when she heard knocking at her front door, but she did not answer because she thought it was a solicitor. The door bell kept ringing and there was also knocking on the door which finally stopped. The woman discovered later that someone tried to open the rear slid-ing glass door to get into the home.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: 19600 block of Timberlane Driver. A man is caught in a parked car at Jenkins Creek Park with a 16-year-old girl around 10:30 p.m.

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THEFT: 28300 block of state Route

169. Someone stole a battery from a truck parked on residential property.

Oct. 20

TRESPASSING AND THEN SOME: 21800 block of Southeast 271st Place. A man was trespassed after he climbed through the window of a vacant home. The man was also

found in possession of drug para-phernalia.

ATTACKED: 21900 Southeast Wax Road. The victim was attacked by a group of unknown suspects in the parking lot of Maple Crossing Apart-ments. Police believe one of the suspects may live in the apartment complex.

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In an unprecedented move, the Black Diamond Police Officers Association has endorsed Kristine Han-son for re-election to Black Diamond City Council Position No. 1. This marks the first time in its four year existence that the BDPOA has endorsed a political candidate.

The BDPOA feels strongly about endorsing a candidate who has proven herself to be an advocate for residents’ rights and improvements for this com-munity. Council member Kristine Hanson has shown that she is committed to the public safety of residents in Black Diamond by her proven leadership in matters related to fire and police.

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We urge you to join us in supporting Council mem-ber Hanson by voting for Kristine Hanson for Black Diamond City Council by Nov. 8.

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Vote for Mary Alice Heuschel

Th e name Mary Alice Heuschel will sound famil-

iar because she is currently serving as our own super-intendent of the Renton School District. She is rec-ognized as a national expert in the fi eld of education and most recently selected as

the 2011 Washington state superintendent of the year. Her discernment and fore-sight of the big picture of is-sues facing our community is unmatched. She acts with precision and speaks with

conviction and authority.Mary Alice has continued

to extend her knowledge-able base this past year by serving as a member of the President’s Advisory Coun-cil at the Valley Medical Center Hospital. Add this to her resume that includes experience as an executive manager, handling large

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So remember, when it’s time to mark your bal-lot, Mary Alice is that exceptional commissioner

candidate. She will serve and protect the mission and needs of our histori-cal Hospital District No. 1. Mary Alice Heuschel is worthy of your support in this election.

State Sen. Margarita PrenticeRenton

Let’s just get the white electronic elephant out of the room… My husband cannot hook up electronics properly. I am usually the electronics hook up person.

So when we remodeled a year ago, we moved the TV, VCR/DVD player and Wii. I had hooked it up in its previ-ous location and my husband hooked it up in its current loca-tion. Everything worked; sort of.

Like many typical Ameri-can familes, we have a large HD TV. Instead of having to change the TV channel to watch a DVD, if you have it hooked up right, you change the “source” to AV1 or AV2 using the TV re-mote. It’s a screen dedicated just to the DVD player.

My husband had hooked

it up so the DVD player would only play using channel three. It played, but there were lines through the picture; which oddly enough did not bother my husband. If I had hooked it up and there were lines through the picture, it

would have bothered him.

Th e lines through the pic-ture did bother my youngest daughter and we both knew I had the ability to fi x it. Last week

she pleaded with me to fi x it before I left the house for the day.

I knew the cables had to be directly attached to the AV1 port. Th e Wii was on AV2.

So I did what every wife would do, I got out the instructions. I don’t blame

my husband for not reading the instructions, because I think you either understand how to hook up electronics or you don’t. I’m not sure the instructions would have helped him.

What my husband is re-ally good at is buying really expensive cables. I guess he fi gures expensive cables will solve problems. I hate to know how many sets of unused, really expen-sive cables we have lying around. I don’t even know what most of them were purchased for and I don’t think he remembers either. When he decides cables must be purchased, I just stay out of his way because he won’t listen to reason. Even expensive cables won’t help unless you have them hooked into the right place.

Th e last set of expensive cables he bought was for a surround sound he got for

free as a reward through work. I was not happy when the surround sound entered our lives. It was not wireless, so the idea of having wires strung around the room did not bode well with me. Th e whole aff air resulted in strung wires with most of them not staying hooked to their speakers (compliments of the cats).

Th at particular surround sound system was also a fi ve disc DVD player, which makes no sense to me when you can only watch one DVD at a time. So even though the surround sound was working (except for the unhooked applause and bass speakers), he bought some expensive cables to make the 5 disc DVD player work. I was uninterested in helping with that endeavor, so it never got done. When we

remodeled and rearranged, the surround sound was downgraded to a sound bar under the TV. But we still own the expensive cables.

It’s not like I’m some kind of genius with electronics. Sometimes luck is as good as anything. But when I pick up the instructions I do know what I’m look-ing at and I know where to start.

I knew exactly what to do to hook up the DVD player to AV1 aft er I read the instructions. So with some help from the kids get-ting the TV off the wall, I switched the very expensive cables around. I did have some sound interference, so I just unplugged and plugged the sound cables into the VCR/DVD player until I had the right combi-nation.

My daughter was elated. She could watch movies

on the AV1 source and the lines across the picture were gone. She wanted to taunt her father over the fact that mom fi xed the DVD player problem, but I wouldn’t let her. I reminded her that if it was a car her dad could have fi xed it with no problem.

But I have to admit, I went around with a par-ticular glow of pride all day. Because for at least as long as my daughter watched her new set of DVDs that day, I was cool. My daughters are teens; I’m not cool very oft en anymore.

Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Covington. She is committed to writing about the humor amidst the chaos of a family. You can read more of her writing and her daily blog on her website livingwith-gleigh.com.

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