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Lisa Brewer works in a cleanup party at Jenkins Creek Park with other members of her church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from Kent. Other groups of volunteers were scrubbing off graffiti around city during Clean Covington Day. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www. covingtonreporter.com and to buy photos go to the website and click on the photo reprints tab.
A barbecue and mission to bring families help BY KRIS HILL khill@covingtonreporter.com
Food, hair cuts, backpacks, books and most importantly a good time were the hallmarks of The Storehouse’s Ninth Annual Back to School barbecue Aug. 28 at Covington Christian Fellowship. “We just wanted the whole day to be filled with just a lot of fun,” said Storehouse Executive Director Meg Holland. “We broke all records (for attendance). There was probably close to 800 people.” The barbecue is part of The Storehouse’s mission to provide for families in the area who have a little less, Holland explained.
“We like to target at risk kids in the community,” she said. “It wasn’t just the families that we serve, we opened it up to Covington schools.” Since February 1999, The Storehouse in Covington has been helping local families in need by taking boxes of food to their homes on Saturday mornings and if it was OK, praying with those they helped. Nine years ago, Holland said, they realized as school approached there was a need to help families get ready by providing supplies. “And we wanted to be one more opportunity to bless them and be that resource of help to them,” she said. “We realized it was much bigger than the families we were serving so we slowly began to open it up more to the community. So, it has really grown.” At the first barbecue, there were about 200 people, this year it was nearly 800. They handed out 320 backpacks filled with school supplies [ more HELP page 3 ]
The city of Covington has stepped up to the edge of completing its downtown zoning and design regulations, and if the weather doesn’t change, about 18 months of work should be completed early in COVINGTON October. At the Tuesday City Council meeting the members considered zoning in the town center that would allow a 24-hour emergency center. This has been one of the more controversial issues in the zoning plan update. Valley Medical Center is proposing to build a 24-hour emergency medical department and medical plaza on a 10-acre site located behind Safeway and Fred Meyer. The public hospital is [ more ZONING page 14 ]
Natalie Lombardozzi volunteered to cut hair during the back-to-school barbecue. Photo Courtesy The Storehouse
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The Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a debate for the 5th and 47th legislative districts candidates. The debate is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Rock Creek Elementary gymnasium, 25700 Maple Valley Highway. Candidates in the 47th District races are Sen. Claudia Kauffman-D and Joe Fain-R for the Senate seat. Vying for state House Position No. 1 in the 47th are incumbent Rep. Geoff Simpson-D and Mark Hargrove-R For House Position No. 2 in the 47th are Rep. Pat Sullivan-D and Rodrigo Yanez-R. In the 5th District state House Position No. 1 are incumbent Rep. Jay Rodne-R and Gregory Hoover-D. For Position No. 2 in the 5th are Rep. Glenn Anderson-R and David Spring-D.
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Frolic with the frogs at Shadow Lake Bog BY KRIS HILL khill@maplevalleyreporter.com
Over the past 15 years Max Prinsen and his wife Erin Wojewodzki-Prinsen have been working to preserve the Shadow Lake Bog. Saturday they will celebrate the work they’ve done and the work ahead with the 14th Annual Frog Frolic from 1-6 p.m. at the Shadow Lake Bog: Richter Interpretive Center, 21656 184th Ave. S.E., Renton. “We’re having a big party,” Wojewodzki-Prinsen said. “We would love to have lots of people come out. We have lots of food and live music and we give tours of the upper bog.” It began simply enough, explained Wojewodzki-Prinsen, in 1995 when the couple started purchasing land they wanted to preserve. Over the past 15 years they’ve purchased 14 parcels that totals nearly 95 acres around the bog. In December 1999 they founded a non-profit, Save Habitat and Diversity of Wetlands, also known as SHADOW, when they realized their own financial resources were finite. “We wanted to purchase as much as we could so we could protect as much as we could, so, we formed SHADOW... so we could apply for grants (and other resources),” Wojewodzki-Prinsen said. “We started out with one acre. So, it’s been a tremendous amount of work.” SHADOW’s mission, according to the non-profit’s website, is to preserve the bog and other unique habitats within the Jenkins Creek Basin through education and preservation by ensuring its sustainability. Shadow Lake Bog is recognized by the King County Council as a significant wetland and wildlife habitat for Southeast King County, according to SHADOW’s website. The significance of the bog, as stated by King County Council, is that it is “an important wetland which functions as a natural deterrent to flooding by absorbing many times its weight in water,” that if “left wet and undisturbed plays a vital role in protecting the environment and serving as a wildlife habitat.” Over the years, the bog had become a dumping ground, WojewodzkiPrinsen explained, and they had found the dumping had created a lot of damage but they built a gate to keep people from towing vehicles to the more accessible and popular areas. Wojewodzki-Prinsen said that teens would head to the area near the bog, use the cars to light bonfires, hundreds at a time would “go down and party.” In addition, she said, the organization adopted two miles through the Adopt A Road program and hauled out a bus filled with trash as well as three cars, among other debris. Another major project was the shoring up and renovation of the Richter Interpretive Center, which was built from reclaimed wood from The Boe-
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thanks to financial donations. “We used to get so many donations for erasers, pencils, notebooks, backpacks and that was OK when were just doing 150,” Holland said. “But as the numbers went up, we found it was easier to just take financial donations. We get a much better price. And the money goes much further. And organizationally it was a lot easier because we knew exactly what we had and we weren’t waiting for things to come in.” Hair stylists volunteered their time and provided 57 hair cuts. There were 150 volunteers from the 11 churches that support The Storehouse. They also provided 34 oil changes for single moms. And nine bikes were raffled off. Holland added that the partnership among the churches as well as with individuals and businesses in the community make the event possible each year. “Even though it’s on our
property, I want people to realize it’s not just our church doing this,” she said. “We’re all working together. We can’t do it by ourselves, that’s for sure.” A retired teacher had coordinated a book drive at Sawyer Woods Elementary, Holland said, and so there were some 2,000 books for the youngsters to pick from and take home — each child who attended got to
Tahoma High science students work with a group of grade schoolers at the Shadow Lake Bog last school year. Photo courtesy of SHADOW ing Co. some 50 years ago. “We shored up the entire building,” Wojewodzki-Prinsen said. “We took out the old cement and poured a new foundation then re-used the old floor.” They put in a classroom and an office, as well, and it has become a critical part of the organization’s efforts to educate and raise awareness. Recently SHADOW has partnered with the Tahoma School District. “We have a mentoring day where we bring in the AP science class and they study the bog,” Wojewodzki-Prinsen said. “Then they tutor and mentor the third day classes. We usually have about 200 kids out in one day. Since we’re on their curriculum they’re beginning to do this more and more.” Walt Sklarzki, instructional technology coordinator for the school district who also taught science for a number of years, said the district began its partnership with SHADOW about a year ago. “We developed an entire fourth grade sustainability unity — part of our sustainability thread from K-12 — and the main field experience is going to the bog,” Sklarzki said in an e-mail. “The unit includes the idea that stakeholders are the people that try to save areas like the bog. All 600 of our fourth graders, the teachers, and many parents visit the bog each fall to see this ‘local treasure.’” This weekend’s Fall Frolic is another piece of SHADOW’s education efforts. “We want to bring a lot of people in to enjoy the property,” WojewodzkiPrinsen said. “It’s more of an awareness event.” For more information log on to www.shadowhabitat.org.
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and hundreds of pounds of donated clothes, much of it new, for kids to pick out some new items and accessories for the start of the school year. But, it wasn’t all business and learning, there was food, games, a water melon eating contest, a slip and slide, just to name a few of the fun activities at the barbecue. Holland said she is quite
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Murder suspect’s mental health to be evaluated BY DENNIS BOX dbox@maplevalleyreporter.com
Cecil Douglas Walker, who has been charged with the Aug. 27 stabbing death of his 86-year-old mother in Black Diamond, will be evaluated to determine his competency to stand trial. According to King County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Dan Donohue,
the prosecutor asked for a mental evaluation of Walker at the King County Superior Court arraignment hearing Tuesday in the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center. Walker is next scheduled to appear in court Sept. 30 for a competency/arraignment hearing. The prosecutor has charged Walker with first-
degree murder, domestic violence. His bail is set at $1 million and he remains in custody. The 50-year-old Walker is accused of using a knife – with a blade of approximately 12 inches – to kill his mother, Ella May Walker, while she sat in a recliner at the Black Diamond home they shared.
According to the probable cause report issued by the Black Diamond Police Department, the King County Medical Examiner reported Ella Walker was stabbed multiple times and there was “blunt force trauma” to her face. At least three family members told investigators Ella Walker had asked her son to move out of her house. One provided more detail, stating that Ella Walker
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had asked her son to move out and he “become upset and he began breaking items in the house.” Another family member reported Ella Walker said during a phone conversation about noon the day of her death, she had asked her son to move. The report stated the family member “indicated Ella started to cry and then disclosed that she had again asked the defendant to move out of her house.”
One relative indicated Cecil Walker used methamphetamine and marijuana and two family members told investigators he had threatened to kill them. One family member stated Cecil Walker had a large knife in his downstairs bedroom that Ella Walker had found. Another stated Cecil Walker had “numerous psychiatric evaluations; the latest evaluation as recent as last month.”
Southeast. Someone stole construction signs near the road improvement project at Southeast 248th Street and Witte Road. The total loss was valued at $1,120.
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MAPLE VALLEY Sept. 6 IS THIS A SAMPLE?: 22100 block of Southeast 237th Street. A pair of customers apparently got thirsty while shopping at QFC. The suspects opened up a bottle of wine, drank about a quarter of it, then left without paying for the bottle. Sept. 3 THREATS: 26900 block of Maple Valley Highway. While walking through the parking lot at the Four Corners Safeway, the victim was chased by a person threatening to kill them while holding a tire iron. Aug. 31 SIGN THEFT: 24800 block of Witte Road
VANDALISM: 25100 block of 224th Avenue Southeast. A pair of suspects were trespassed from Lake Wilderness Park after one was caught spray painting graffiti on a city sidewalk. COVINGTON Sept. 10 VANDALISM: 27100 block of 185th Avenue Southeast. Someone threw a rock through a window on the south side of Mizu, a Japanese restaurant. STOLEN CAR: 17000 block of Southeast 264th Street. A 1996 Isuzu Trooper was stolen and later involved in a hit and run accident. When the vehicle was recovered unlocked with the key in the ignition, it was discovered that whoever took the car had taken a .22-caliber revolver before dumping it.
ARMED ROBBERY: 27100 block of 172nd Street Southeast. Someone walked through the front door of Walgreens to the rear of the drug store and used a handgun to threaten pharmacy employees in order to get oxycodone. ON FIRE: 25200 block of 180th Avenue Southeast. Someone used an explosive device to set fire to the playground at Crestwood Elementary School. NOT STOLEN AFTER ALL: Southeast 272nd Street and 144th Avenue Southeast. A driver was stopped for having stolen plates on their car. Further investigation revealed that the Federal Way Police Department had failed to remove the plates from the system after they had been recovered and returned to their owner. Sept. 2 SHOPLIFTER: 17000 block of Southeast 270th Place. Kohl’s employees witnessed a shoplifter stuff clothes into a bag provided by the store then run out the fire door.
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Inaugural Soup Ladies fundraiser a hit BY KRIS HILL khill@maplevalleyreporter.com
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urprises, appreciation and unexpected gifts were part of the Soup Ladies fundraiser on Sept. 10. Christy Todd, who helped spearhead organizing the fundraiser, said “the event went really, really well.” There were nearly 200 people in attendance, counting volunteers, who helped raise just under $22,000 according to Ginger Passarelli Senecal, founder of the Soup Ladies. Todd told the Reporter before the event she thought it was important for the Soup Ladies to have a sustainable way to raise money to support its mission. Started in 2003 by Senecal, known affectionately as ‘Mama,’ the Soup Ladies has grown both in number of volunteers and its reach as a non-profit. Whenever there is a natural disaster such as wildfires in California or Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast or flooding in Southwestern Washington, the Soup Ladies are there. Or when there was the shooting in December that took the lives of four Lakewood police officers, the Soup Ladies were there, Crossword Answers
feeding first responders so they could stay focused on their jobs. And for all the Soup Ladies do, the community and those in emergency response showed their appreciation beyond anything Senecal could measure. “It was unbelievable,” Senecal said. “I’ve been to a lot of auctions but I’ve never been to an auction where there was so much love in the room. All these people just embracing all of the Soup Ladies as a team and show how much it means to them that we do what we do.” Victoria Laise Jonas, Maple Valley Deputy Mayor, attended because “it was an event that I was not going to miss!” “This event was a fantastic inaugural fund-raiser for the Soup Ladies and Soup Dudes,” Jonas said in an e-mail. “When my table captain, Carol Johnston, invited me to sit at her table, I said ‘yes’ immediately. Mama’s passion for taking care of first responders responding to emergency situations is very near and dear to my heart, as I retired from the Seattle Police Department and I am very familiar with police first responders, the men and women who put their lives on the line everyday to maintain law and order and keep us and
our community safe.” It seems Jonas was not the only one enthusiastic about the event. Todd said a few of the volunteers took safety pins and pinned $5 bills to Senecal’s apron because they “wanted to see if people would pick up on it.” By the end of the night, Senecal’s apron was covered with cash. And then there was the money raised by the wine toss that Patti and Dale Jenson put together. The couple donated their time and wine for the event, Todd explained. “They made it really fun and I know that we raised in the neighborhood of $1,000 (with the wine toss),” Todd said. “People had a good time during the wine toss.” And then there was the unexpected. First, an employee of the Kent Fire Department was able to obtain patches from the police and fire agencies across the region and the country that the Soup Ladies have helped out, then had them sewn onto a chef ’s jacket that was presented to Senecal. Todd said the gesture left Senecal “in tears.” It definitely surprised Senecal, who knows how closely guarded those department patches are for
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security reasons, among other things. “Somebody went to so much effort to show that they really care about us,” she said. “That just blew me away.” But then there was the man who, as he was leaving the auction, asked to write a check for $500 even though he only owed $10, Todd said. “And we had another gentleman walk in off the street who wasn’t attending the event and he wrote us a check for $250,” Todd said. During the live auction, there was such a bidding war between two tables over dinner for six catered by Senecal’s Black Diamond restaurant, Mama’s Pasta and Steak, she actually
Nancy Monahan pins her donation to Ginger Passarelli on Sept. 10 at Meridian Valley Country Club. charles cortes, The Reporter offered to provide a second one. “The bids were flying all over the place,” Senecal
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Follow the liquor money I just finished watching a political ad on TV from a local winemaker, who claims that they are going to go out of business if Initiative 1100 passes. The commercial shows smiling, hardworking Americans in very clean clothes making your booze on a sunny day in Washington (huh?). Well, this merits a few minutes of my attention. In short, the initiative would remove a lot of statecontrolled liquor pricing, would close the state-run liquor stores, and would end the requirement that stores purchase beer, wine and liquor from a distributor. Stores could buy directly from the manufacturer, and could negotiate lower prices. Currently, breweries have to sell their beer for the same price to every retailer. That means that the local mini mart pays the same price as Safeway for a six-pack of Bud Light. If this initiative passes, that six pack will likely be heavily discounted when Safeway buys truckloads of them every day, versus the mini mart which may only take a truckload’s worth every six months. That’s why proponents of the bill say that if it passes, we’ll have lower prices on liquor, wine and beer. That seems fairly obvious, since large retailers have been doing that for decades, and states without these restrictions have far lower liquor prices that Washington. The opponents of this initiative know that lower prices appeal to a lot of people. So, they’ve centered their strategy on two main ideas to convince you otherwise: small wineries and craft beer makers would go out of business, and we’re going to lose a lot of jobs. Let’s look at each one of those separately. The opponents first argument is that they won’t be able to compete if they have to cut their prices to get Safeway to carry their booze. Well, that already happens with nearly every other product the store carries. It’s a pretty simple concept in the wholesale business; if you buy more of the product, you can get a bigger discount. The big retailers will
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I’ve had a library card for as long as I can remember. I can still picture the library in the city I grew up in; it was an old brick building set at the edge of a park in the middle of the city. I found it comforting to be in the library in the winter when the frigid wind blew outside; the blanket of peace inside the library warmed me as I sat on a small plastic chair in the children’s section browsing through books, searching for just the right one to take home. In the summer months when it was too hot to play outside, the library was a silent refuge from the oppressive summer heat. Countless stories sat on the shelves waiting for me to enter in and allow myself to be transported to another world. Sometimes, the library came to me in the form of a bookmobile that parked just down the street from where we lived. I always took
be able to buy the national brands with heavy discounts, making the Washington booze look a lot more expensive. Washington producers will just have to work harder to make a superior product. Overpriced booze that is only marginally good would not survive the cutdown, motivating those folks to make a better product. “But we need the current laws to protect the little guys!”, they might say. Well, what about other markets? I’d like to make a breakfast cereal called Ryan’s Raisin Flakes, which would be made here in Washington. However, I can’t compete with Kellogg’s and Post for shelf space, and their prices are far lower than I can sell my cereal for. Should we make some new protectionist cereal laws so that I can employ 20 people to make Ryan’s Raisin Flakes? Should the state start opening breakfast cereal stores, and restricting wholesale cereal prices so I can compete? If you said no, then please tell us why you don’t support jobs in Washington. And that’s the biggest argument you hear whenever a protectionist law is lifted; “We’re going to lose jobs in our state”. Yup, we probably will. But are those jobs worth saving? They’re
artificially supported by higher prices charged to you and me, which are more like hidden taxes. Take the price on Malibu Rum, for example. The 1.75 liter bottle is $33.95 in Washington, but only $16.99 in a Las Vegas Costco (it helps that the liquor tax is only 61 cents in Nevada, versus $11.24 in Washington). Even while ignoring the liquor tax, we’re effectively paying an extra $6 per bottle to subsidize this system. That $6 isn’t being spent at Taco Time, supporting a job there. If Costco opened a liquor department, they’d have to hire people to stock the shelves, more cashiers to process sales, and a department manager for each store. What about those jobs? You can tell that I’m in favor of this initiative, but please research it and decide for yourself. And remember, public safety and health are not at risk here; this whole issue is only about money. Where do you want your money to go?
advantage of the opportunity to stock up on a new stack of books that I could lose myself in for a few hours. Throughout my life, whenever I wanted to learn about something new, I went to the library. I learned to quilt by reading library books; I learned about my Mennonite heritage by reading library books; I learned how to take care of family pets by reading library books; I learned what it meant to have faith by reading library books. I started taking my children to the library when they were infants, wanting to instill my love of books and libraries in them at the earliest possible age. They grew up going to the library and quickly learned to appreciate the value of a book. Now, I am pleased to see my children passing on their love of books and reading to their own children. When my husband and I moved to the Pacific Northwest three years ago I stopped going to the library. I got used to going to a different grocery store and a different hair stylist, but somehow I neglected to connect with a new library. I started buying my books online or from department
store chains, but every time I drove past the library I reminded myself that I needed to sign up for a library card. I just never seemed to get around to doing it. Until today. As I was on my way home this afternoon, something prompted me to turn into the parking lot of the Covington library. As I walked through the tree-lined courtyard toward the glass doors of the library, I wondered what sort of library I might find inside. Would this new library have the same allure that the libraries of my past had held for me? As soon as I entered the unfamiliar, yet somehow still familiar, library I started to feel at home. I was greeted by a smiling face at the information desk and within a few minutes I had a brand new library card. With my card in hand, I strolled through the library familiarizing myself with where everything was. There was the children’s section, magazines and books on tape, shelf-after-shelf of fiction and literature, and there behind the rows of computers was the non-fiction section I had
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projects come back to life. Examples include the 2Seven2 Bar and Grill, AutoZone, IHOP, the Coho Creek subdivision by Kentwood High School and the Cornerstone subdivision by Cedar Heights Middle School. Projects in neighboring cities like Black Diamond will bring more activity to Covington’s businesses, as Covington serves as the retail hub for southeast King County and has seen faster retail growth than any other city in the state over the past five years, according to the 2010 Washington State Retail Survey.
Shoreline master program Continuing on the development theme, the city has been working to update its Shoreline Master Program to comply with a state mandate. Shorelines that meet the state’s threshold for regulaMAYOR MARGARET HARTO: tion are Pipe Lake, the lower reaches of Jenkins The economic recovery may be wavering, but Creek, and the lower reaches of Big Soos Creek. our commitment to moving Covington forward The update process provided for extensive public has never wavered. participation, including an ad hoc advisory comThe city of Covington is looking ahead, not just mittee. The city’s draft program is under review to next year, but six years out, to ensure we have in Olympia and will come back to the city for final the strategies in place to achieve the community’s action toward the end of the year. vision and remain fiscally healthy amidst the ecoMargaret Harto • Public Works Department nomic turmoil. From capital improvement projects to stormwaThis past year, your City Council: ter management, the Public Works • Passed a stronger panhandling ordinance reDepartment has been bustling with activity. sulting in near eradication of panhandlers in the city. • The “Costco Road”, a $13.8 million project that also • Thanked city volunteers at the first ever Volunteer Apincluded improvements to preciation Night. Kent Kangley Road and Covington Way, drew to a close • Connected with residents through highly successful in 2010. The project provided better access to a number of events including Covington Days and National Night Out. downtown parcels – both developed and undeveloped – • Moved the downtown plan process forward, from and improved the visual appearance of the area. concept to policy and, soon, to zoning, development • When complete, Kent-Kangley Road from Wax Road regulations, and design guidelines. The two major issues to Jenkins Creek, a $2.5 million project, will widen the the council needs to resolve before it adopts the zoning roadway, add sidewalks, allow for U-turns, and improve are medical facilities in the town center and the number signalization in the east end of our downtown area, which of parcels a developer must aggregate to redevelop in the has been a known bottleneck for some time. It’s funded Covington Firs neighborhood. almost entirely by grant money and is nearing completion. Like the Costco Road, it improves the city’s visual DEREK MATHESON: appearance, as well, with curbs, gutters, sidewalks, Well, it comes as no surprise that the past year street trees, street lighting, and underground has had its challenges. Despite these challenges, power. the city has made substantial progress in areas like • Our next project continues the project I just downtown development, transportation improvementioned. It improves Kent Kangley Road from ments, parks and recreation, and connections Jenkins Creek to 185th Ave. SE. It’s estimated to between the city and the public we serve. cost $14.7 million, so it will take some time to Derek Matheson cobble together the grants necessary to design and Development build it. Our Community Development Department has • In addition to city projects, the Washington seen an uptick in development activity compared State Department of Transportation included Kent Kangley to last year. True, some businesses have left, but we also Road, which is also state Route 516, in its summer overlay welcomed new ones and saw long-dormant development
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project. The work should be complete by the end of September. Diesel Multiple Unit Phase one of our Diesel Multiple Unit feasibility study is complete. DMUs are self- propelled railcars that are proposed to connect Covington and Maple Valley to Sound Transit’s commuter rail service in Auburn using Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s existing Stampede Pass line. The collaborative effort among the cities of Covington, Maple Valley, Black Diamond, state Department of Transportation, and others shows that DMU is a feasible medium-to-long-term concept to address our traffic woes, and additional bus services is a feasible short-to-mediumterm concept. The next step is phase two, an implementation strategy, that will look at how to bring additional bus service (in the near-term) and DMU (in the long-term) to the area. Improved transit service not only would alleviate traffic congestion and parking issues for commuters who drive to local rail stations, it would promote the kind of development we want to see in our town center and throughout downtown Covington. Impact fees Continuing on the transportation theme, the council made changes earlier this year to the way it collects traffic impact fees from developers. Impact fees are the mechanism by which developers pay for improvements that offset the traffic their developments generate. The city will move from a county system that divided the city into multiple zones, each with its own fee, to a city system with a single citywide fee that’s roughly equivalent to the average of the zone-based fees. The new system will offer more predictability for developers and easier administration for city staff. Parks The Parks and Recreation Department has been busy lately, too. • The City Council adopted a Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan earlier this year. The plan identifies and prioritizes park and recreation projects over the next 10 years. • The plan’s signature project is Covington Community Park, a proposed 30-acre park across from Tahoma High School. When complete, it will be the city’s first community park and will include amenities residents told us they wanted during an extensive public engagement process – amenities like ball fields; walking trails; tot, youth, and teen areas; picnic areas; restrooms; and more. Initial master [ more STATE page 10]
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A day to begin making a community different Now in its 20th year, Make A Difference Day, the nation’s largest day of community service, is set for Oct. 23. Millions of Americans will unite in a common mission to improve the lives of others on Make A Difference Day. During the past ten years, the Rotary Club of Maple Valley and the city of Maple Valley have joined to bring volunteers and projects together. Financial assistance is currently available for Maple Valley’s Make a Difference Day projects and acts of service. Applications from local residents, non-profits and service organizations will be accepted until noon on Monday, Sept. 27. Dream big, finish the following statements and
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Compost the spoils of summer as fall nears The third week of September is a good time to start cutting back and composting the spoils of summer. There is still time to dig and divide crowded perennials as well. Daylilies and bearded iris are two perennial plants that will stop blooming when they don’t have enough elbow room. The general rule when it comes to fall pruning is if it looks ugly - off with it’s head. This includes roses gone leafless due to black spot and raspberry bushes still left unpruned after the berry harvest. Don’t put the diseased foliage of roses into your compost pile but just about everything else is great fodder for great soil. Brown leaves, green top growth and a bit of soil to activate the clippings is all you need to make compost. Just pile it up in a corner and let it rot. Grass clippings are the best for getting a new compost pile off to a hot start.
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in place, but this fall I have a newly built compost bin - a welcomed anniversary gift from my husband that knows how much I love compost. It is an improvement on the three-bin compost method I have used for years. This is the only way for lazy gardeners like me to get rid of garden waste and make new soil. A three-bin compost means one section or bin is where you dump your garden refuse, the next section is the bin sitting full of debris so it can compost all year, and the third section is the finished compost from last year that is being used. So as one bin fills up it becomes the resting bin then the old resting bin turns into the finished compost pile and the previous pile of finished compost is what gets used up as a fall mulch and is now empty and ready to become the bin that takes on new compost material. Then the rotation happens all over again. I never mix or turn my compost pile as it has all year to rot (in the resting bin) and the open sided bin makes it easy for dumping wheel barrow
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So what does one do with all that compost? Fall is a good time to add it to the top of flower beds and spread it as a protective winter blanket around new trees and shrubs. One of the most rewarding fall projects is to dig up weak or crowded clumps of daylilies, asters, astlibe hosta, iris or heuchera now and using a knife, (on the iris) an ax (on the hosta and daylilies) or just your bare hands (on the huechera, asters and astilbe) break apart the clumps and toss out anything dry or dead from the center of the old plant. Now replant the younger side shoots into soil that has been improved with
your valuable compost. Talk about your extreme makeover. Next spring the iris will be irresistible, the hosta handsome and you’ll want to kiss your asters. Heucheras and astilbe will actually fade away and die if you don’t dig and divide them every few years. These two shade-loving perennials are the easiest to divide as they have shallow roots that pop easily from the ground and snap apart with just a twist of the wrist. Don’t procrastinate if you don’t have any compost ready for the replanting. You can buy bags of weed free compost from any garden center. Go ahead and snip off faded foliage or summer weary foliage and weed the beds while you’re doing your garden math and dividing and multiplying plants. Finish up the
dirty deed with a good long drink for both you and the newly divided plants - dividing plants may be a dirty job but a freshly planted bed of newly divided perennials is a growing reward.
FALL IS FOR PLANTING LILIES
If you want easy care perennials that add fragrance, height and majestic drama to the summer garden then plant lily bulbs this fall. The fragrant stargazer lily, the classic white Madonna lily and the perky Asiatic lilies are available as bulbs now. Fall is for planting more than just daffodils, tulips and crocus bulbs. • • • Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University
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unconsciously been looking for. The familiar Dewey Decimal numbers posted on the ends of the shelves directed me to the sections I once spent so much time browsing through. My body remembered the library-posture of tilting my head to the right to read the titles on the spines of the books; my mind recalled the hours spent in the library browsing, reading, and forgetting about everything else except the books. I checked out three books from section 305 (They have self-checkout now!), and as I left the library with my books in my arms, my walk seemed a little bouncier, and I seemed to breathe a little easier. Having obtained a library card and checked out my first batch of books, I guess I can say that I am officially planted here for now. I guess I’m home. Linda Hoye is a full-time HR Management Systems Analyst and a part-time writer.
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planning and design work was funded by city utility tax dollars and grants. Future work will rely almost entirely on grants. Police Public Safety continues to be the public’s number one priority, so our Police Department continues to ensure the city’s officers well-trained. Partially funded by grants, nine officers have gone through “active shooter training” and received new active shooter equipment this year. Notable Ordinances As the mayor mentioned, the council passed a new panhandling ordinance this year. The ordinance prohibits begging directed toward vehicles and begging on private property without the written permission of the owner. After counting
as many as 15-20 panhandlers in the city this spring, it’s rare to see one now. Additionally, the council amended the city’s fireworks regulations, to allow police to issue infractions (similar to traffic tickets) to violators. Previously, police had to issue criminal citations, which required a thorough police report and collection of evidence. Now, our officers can spend their time responding to calls instead of doing paperwork. Budget The city continues to hold its own during the recession and the painfully slow recovery in which we find ourselves. You’ll recall the city reduced its budget by $1 million last fall, mainly in the Community Development and Public Works departments where development activity – and
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therefore revenue – had decreased dramatically and where the city’s multi-year road-building push was winding down. The city faces a much smaller shortfall in 2011. The shortfall is in part due in part to the economy’s impact on the city’s sales, utility, and real estate excise tax collections, and in part due to two liquor initiatives on this fall’s ballot, I-1100 and I-1105. The initiatives close state liquor stores and, in the process, eliminate the liquor profits and taxes that are shared with cities and counties. If passed, the two initiatives will cost the city $187,000 in revenue in 2011 and $242,000 in 2012. The city faces a much larger shortfall in 2012 and beyond unless the economy starts to grow soon and rapidly. The longer our revenues bounce around the bottom, the more time our expenses have to grow, making the gap bigger each year until our revenues grow again. The city’s management team is in the process of identifying strategies that will balance the budget in 2011 and start to balance it in 2012 and beyond. The council will receive the proposed budget on October 12, discuss and modify it
in October and November, and adopt it December. Communications The city completed a citizen survey in October 2009. The survey gave us valuable information about how residents prefer to receive news about the city, how residents feel about the city, and what residents’ priorities are in terms of city services. • The city has initiated greater communications efforts so the public can understand better how the city uses the public’s money. • The city operates a very active Facebook page that allows for a dialogue between users and city staff. We use the page to broadcast alerts, get opinions and ideas about city projects, and more. • The city found a way to reappropriate funds used to maintain the current website to create a new website that will make it easier to provide the information our public and customers need and save money in the process. Work on the new website is underway. • The city continues to publish a monthly newsletter in the Covington Reporter and continues to provide information through the website, through e-mails, by per-
sonal contact, and more. • Special events/volunteers The city recently received awards – for participating in excellent community service related programs – called the Communitas Awards. The three programs that received awards are the Clean Covington Campaign, Purple Light Nights, and our Public Works Volunteer Training Program. The Clean Covington Campaign took a request from the City Council to abate graffiti and turned it into an annual program that includes graffiti removal kits, better education, and Clean Covington Day. Many of you know about Purple Light Nights. It is a month long campaign that coincides with Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. The Covington Domestic Violence Awareness Task Force sells purple light bulbs and sponsorships of purple lighted trees. This year, there will be a tree-lighting ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 2, in which the community tree at the Don Henning Roundabout will be lit with purple lights. Also new this year, the task force has created the
Purple Light Nights Bite of Covington that raises money by selling tickets to use at some of Covington’s great restaurants. The Public Works Department was honored for its commitment to work with volunteers who have had trouble in the past in an effort to help them learn valuable work ethics and skills during their rehabilitation. Conclusion As the city moves forward, we will continue to tackle the tough job of managing the budget in down times. We will foster closer relationships with our residents and businesses to get their input on tough issues. We pledge to provide the public with the best service we can within the resources we have available. And, we continue to appreciate your involvement and support.
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[14] September 17, 2010 [ VALLEY from page 1] and had not been written. Burman stated 11 individuals were interviewed and the fact gathering part of the investigation was nearly complete. The attorney did not provide the board with any information gathered during the investigation. The board ended the investigation on a vote of three in favor, Sue Bowman, board president, Commissioner Carolyn Parnell and Commissioner Don Jacobson. Commissioners Dr. Aaron Heide and Hemstad abstained. The minutes noted Heide stated he had not been contacted by Perkins Coie. Invoices from Perkins Coie relating to the investigation dating from Dec. 14, 2009 to Feb. 27 show a price tag of about $36,000. The invoices were received by The Reporter through a public records request. Heide stated in a phone interview he asked Burman at
www.covingtonreporter.com • www.maplevalleyreporter.com the meeting the hourly rate he charged for the investigation was attending one of his final two meetings. He had lost his work. According to Heide, Burman said $700. seat to Heide in the Nov. 3, 2009 general election. Heide stated in a phone interview, “I was curious about Hemstad was in the hospital for a medical procedure and this investigation. It sounded like quite a lot of was not present at the meeting. money, especially when we are talking about across According to the minutes of the Dec. 7 meeting, the board cuts. Then it is abruptly halted without Parnell stated community members were asking Public for the investigation. Information provided by explanation. Did they just waste money? I was cuHospital rious if there was an intimidation factor for asking the Valley staff related the members were Sylvia questions and am I next.” Cavasos, Larry Holliday and Jim Sullivan. Valley attorney David Smith stated in an e-mail, According to the staff, the board did not have “The Board made the decision to stop the investigation authority to act on any information gained in the invesbefore any conclusions could be drawn, and in fact before tigation beyond issuing a public statement. all the work was completed. The Board did so in the spirit of finding a more collegial way of working together for the best interests of the District, and not for any other reason.” The investigation was approved at the Dec. 7, 2009 meet- Reach Dennis Box at dbox@covingtonreporter.com or 425ing. The vote was unanimous, with commissioners Bow432-1209 ext. 5050. man, Parnell, Jacobson and Mike Miller voting yes. Miller To comment on this story go to www.covingtonreporter.com.
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in the process of purchasing the property from Ashton Development for about $5 million. The proposal for the plaza includes medical offices, retail and park areas on the site with the emergency department. The Planning Commission had recommended not allowing zoning for an emergency department on a 4-3 vote June 17, but permitting medical offices. The commission did suggest conditions if the City Council decided to approve the zoning allowing an emergency department in the town center. The conditions including structured parking when over one-story, allowing access only from Southeast 276th or 275th, and the facility would be located west of the proposed 171st Avenue Northeast, which is where Valley is planning to build the emergency department. Following the commission vote, the council heard considerable public comment, much of it in favor of the emergency department and the jobs it will provide to the community. At the Tuesday meeting, Rich Roodman, Valley president, Mike Glenn, senior vice president of business development for Valley and Jack McCullough, Valley attorney for land use issues, gave public comment stating Valley will follow through on the project and work with the city staff. Glenn stated Valley believes health care is changing and with the proposed project in Covington, “we believe we are on the cutting edge.... My strong sense is in 10 or 15 years our town center (project) will not be innovative, but what everyone is doing.” The council members asked for some clarifications in the zoning language, but there appears to be a clear majority in favor of allowing the emergency department to move forward. Councilman Wayne Snoey said, “This is an incredible win-win and it is better than a box store with parking in front of it.” Councilman Mark Lanza said the question was whether an emergency department belonged in the town center. “Although an emergency department may not be the best, I’m not opposed to it. I can support it,” Lanza said. Mayor Margaret Harto noted the vision is for a “pedestrian oriented town center.” Harto did ask for the code to be clarified to not permit skilled nursing facilities in the town center, which would prohibit a nursing home. The other downtown zoning issue the council discussed was changing some zoning areas to allow smaller site size development. This concerns the Covington Firs development, and a residential area behind Walmart. The code for Covington Firs currently requires a developer to purchase the entire site, which allows any one of the more than 50 homeowners to veto the purchase. The residential area behind Walmart requires a minimum purchase of eight acres for redevelopment. The council agreed with the Planning Commission recommendation for a two acre minimum in both areas. The issue the members discussed was if the minimum is two acres, should there be a requirement be to make the sites contiguous when developed. This would prohibit a two-acres site being developed, with a residential home in between next to another two acres site. The staff will bring some alternative language for the council to consider at the next meeting. Reach Dennis Box at dbox@covingtonreporter.com or 425432-1209 ext. 5050. To comment on this story go to www.covingtonreporter.com.
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FOOTBALL: Kent-Meridian at Kentridge; KW at Tahoma; Auburn at Jefferson. All games at 7 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPT. 20
VOLLEYBALL: Auburn at Auburn Riverside; Jefferson at Curtis; Kentwood at Kentlake; Kentridge at Kent-Meridian; Graham-Kapowsin at Tahoma. All matches at 7:15 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 21
BOYS GOLF: Kentwood at Mount Rainier; Tahoma at Kentridge; Kent-Meridian at Kentlake; Curtis at Auburn; Federal Way at Auburn Riverside; Beamer at Jefferson. All matches at 3:15 p.m. BOYS TENNIS: Kentridge at Kentwood; Mount Rainier at Kentlake; Tahoma at Kent-Meridian. All matches at 3:30 p.m. GIRLS GOLF: Mount Rainier at Kentwood; Kentridge at Tahoma; Kentlake at Kent-Meridian. All matches at 3:15 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER: Auburn at Kentlake; Tahoma at Kent-Meridian (5:30 p.m.); Kentwood at Mount Rainier (5:30 p.m.); Jefferson at Auburn Riverside. All games at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22
CROSS COUNTRY: Auburn Riverside, Thomas Jefferson at Auburn; Kentlake, Kent-Meridian at Kentridge; Mount Rainier, Tahoma at Kentwood. Girls begin at 4:30 p.m., boys at 5 p.m. VOLLEYBALL: Auburn at Kentridge; Kent-Meridian at Jefferson; Mount Rainier at Kentlake; Kentwood at Tahoma. All matches at 7:15 p.m.
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Kentlake flying high after stunning win By ERICK WALKER ewalker@kentreporter.com
Change can be a good thing. That was never more evident than Friday, Sept. 10 at French Field, where the new-look Kentlake High football team delivered its most convincing win in years. Behind an up-tempo offense that was led by the new faces of quarterbacks Caleb Saulo and Breton Medina along with brothers Stephon and Nu’u Vaifale in the backfield, the Falcons ripped Kentridge 30-14 in a South Puget Sound League North Division showdown. The Vaifale brothers combined for 194 yards and two rushing touchdowns (Stephon raced for 94 of those yards while younger brother Nu’u added 100 more). Meanwhile, Saulo threw for 49 yards and added 55 on the ground, including a 1-yard touchdown run. Capping the night off was Medina, who relieved Saulo late in the second quarter and proceeded to throw two touchdowns to ice the victory. It’s just the second time since 2003 that Kentlake (2-0) has beaten Kentridge (0-2). “I don’t want to make anything too big out of a win or a loss, but that sort of changes the balance of powers I think in this league,” said first-year Kentlake coach Chris Paulson, who was at Mount Rainier a year ago. “I’m so excited for our kids to get a win like that.” Saulo and the Vaifale brothers all played at Mount Rainier last season. Medina is an out-of-state transfer, who showed plenty of tools Friday night despite being listed as the team’s backup quarterback. “It’s kind of a weird deal how they really ended up here with Caleb moving over here before I even got the job,” Paulson said. The Falcons were the beneficiaries of seven Kentridge turnovers, four of which led to 24 Kentlake points. “They did a nice job tonight. I tip my hat to them,” said Kentridge
coach Marty Osborn. “They played hard, took advantage of our mistakes and they won the game. They just executed tonight and beat us.” Indeed the Falcons did execute. In fact, Kentlake’s no-huddle offense left the Kentridge defense little time to get set. In the first half, that quick tempo delivered big dividends. Kentridge’s first turnover — a fumble at the 7:09 mark in the first quarter — led to a 1-yard touchdown run from Saulo, giving the Falcons an instant 6-0 lead. Moments later, Kentlake defensive back Ryan Archibald picked off an errant pass from Kentridge quarterback Caleb Smith. Six plays later, Stephon Vaifale rumbled in for an 11-yard touchdown, giving the Falcons a 12-0 lead in the first quarter. Things went from bad to worse for Kentridge midway through the second quarter, when Kentlake’s Zac Cowan recovered another Charger fumble. Three plays later, Nu’u Vaifale skirted around the left side for an 11-yard touchdown run of his own, this one giving the Falcons an 18-0 lead with 5:30 remaining in the first half. Nu’u Vaifale, however, wasn’t done just yet. The 6-foot, 200-pound sophomore pulled in an 8-yard touchdown pass from Medina with 27.7 seconds remaining in the half as Kentlake’s lead bulged to 24-0. “We were just trying to prove to everybody that we’re not the weakest team in the league,” said Nu’u Vaifale, who finished with 129 yards of total offense. “That we can do it no matter what.” Kentlake pushed its lead to 30-0 on with a 75-yard drive on its first possession of the third quarter. Medina capped off the drive by connecting with Archibald for a 12yard touchdown with 6:53 remaining in the quarter. Kentridge added a pair of scores in the final 12 minutes — a 9-yard scoring run from Smith and a 62-yard interception returned for a touchdown by Jimmie Davis —
Kevin Brown, Kentridge defensive back, breaks up a pass to Kenlake’s Austin Pernell during the Falcons 30-14 victory over the Chargers. charles cortes, The Reporter but that’s as close as the Chargers would get. “These kids just really bought into everything that we were selling in the offseason,” Paulson said. “We had 70 kids in the weight room every single day. We go at a pace where we push the kids hard, and they responded.” Kentlake finished with 412 yards of total offense — 303 on the ground and 109 through the air — and 19 first downs. Overshadowed by Kentlake’s
offensive eruption was a stellar performance by the defense. The Falcons held the Chargers to 155 yards of total offense (80 on the ground and 75 through the air). In addition, Kentlake forced Kentridge into the seven turnovers and held the Chargers to just seven first downs. Kentridge was playing without starting running back Cameron McKernan, who missed the game due to an ankle injury he suffered in the first week against Auburn.
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to the top of the South Puget Sound League North Division pack, joining friendly rivals Alexia Martin of Kent-Meridian along with Tahoma’s Julianna Mock and Elizabeth Oosterhout. All four finished among the top 21 at state last year, though Ulland – the same girl who gave up soccer for cross country – delivered the finest performance of all, snagging eighth place at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco after crossing the finish line in 18 minutes, 52 seconds. Ulland didn’t just break her previous personal best. She shattered it by 18 seconds. “That was like the greatest thing ever,” she said. “The whole next week I was exceptionally happy. Everything was perfect that day (at state).” It was an almost perfect end to a season in which Ulland improved every step of the way. During sub-district and district competition, the Kentwood standout had been edged by Kent-Meridian’s Martin. This time, it was Ulland’s turn as she edged Martin, who finished in ninth place and just two seconds back at 18:54. Kailey Ulland And while Ulland shattered her previous best, it’s worth noting that a year earlier – in her first season in the sport – she took 49th at state with a time of 19:47.
he grew up in a soccer household. But when push came to shove two years ago, Kailey Ulland chose cross country. “It’s kind of a joke with my family that I chose cross country instead of soccer because we’re a soccer family,” laughed Ulland, a Kentwood senior. Rest assured, however, Ulland’s performance on the local and state trails have been no laughing matter. In fact, the Kentwood senior’s rapid ascension in the sport has grown by leaps and bounds since bypassing the pitch for the trails. As the cross country continues to unfold, Ulland once again has risen
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Falcons knocks off Kentwood on soccer field BY ERICK WALKER ewalker@kentreporter.com
It was a matter of proving everybody wrong. That being the case, the Kentlake High girls soccer team certainly got it done Thursday, Sept. 9 at Wilson Playfield in Kent. Behind senior Kayla Maletich’s goal in the 64th minute, the Falcons knocked off Kentwood 2-1 in an early season South Puget Sound League North Division showdown. And while it may be early in the season, the win could not have been bigger for the Falcons. How big? For starters, Kentwood, which took third at state last fall, has won two straight league crowns and is a consensus favorite among league coaches to win another this season. In addition, the Conquerors entered the contest having won or tied 41 straight SPSL North games. “I think everyone (on our team) wants to prove everybody wrong,” said Kentlake’s Laura Rayfield, the North Division’s defending league MVP. “We definitely have the focus and the drive to beat any team that we play.” As much has been evident during the season’s first week. A week that, for Kentlake, included a 3-0 victory over league power Auburn Riverside. Maletich picked up a goal in that victory as well. Adding to the magnitude of Thursday’s win for the Falcons is the fact that they haven’t beaten the Conquerors since Oct. 28, 2004. Kentlake entered the showdown having dropped its last 10 matches against Kentwood. The Conquerors had not lost a league match since Sept. 25, 2007, when they fell to Tahoma, 3-2. “This is huge,” said first-year Kentlake coach Angy Math-
[ TRAIL from page 15] “I had a lot of fun that year and it helped me do better (as a junior),” Ulland said. “I knew what to look for.” Which is just another part of Ulland’s cross-country tool kit that makes her a considerable threat to win it all this fall. Garfield’s Anna Dailey took home top honors last year, breaking the tape in 17:58. However, Dailey graduated as did Redmond’s Devin McMahon (3rd/1823) and Stanwood’s Natasha Verma (7th/18:51). The rest of the top 10 are seniors this year, except for juniors Martin and Lewis & Clark’s Alison Keenan. While Stanwood’s Minna Fields
ena, who coincidentally enough is a 1991 Kentwood High graduate. “To our girls, this was the Super Bowl. They were really excited.” Rayfield agreed. “Oh my goodness, we were so excited,” she said. “As soon as we got our first goal, we were just ecstatic.” Early on, it appeared as though the Conquerors were going to roll to another victory. Kentwood’s Megan McNally opened the scoring in the sixth minute, depositing a goal on a free kick. And while Kentwood had many other chances after that initial goal, the Conquerors were unable to find the back of the net. “We had a lot of chances. I can’t say we didn’t put up a good fight,” said Kentwood coach Aaron Radford, whose team opened the season just days earlier with a 3-0 victory over Jefferson. “(Kentlake) put pressure on us. I thought they played very physical, energized and an overall smart game.” Kentlake’s Callen Shelton helped the Falcons tie the score 1-1 with a goal in the 38th minute. Maletich scored what proved to be the game winner 28 minutes later. The goal was big on multiple fronts. Not only did it help the Falcons pull out the victory, but it also cracked a Kentwood defense that has been among the state’s best for the last three years. The Kentwood defense allowed just one goal during league play all of last season. The loss may very well serve as a wake-up call to the Conquerors, Radford noted. “I hope it is a wake-up call,” Radford said. “I don’t want to have to live through too many of these and have that become our season trend. If it’s something they can use as motivation, then by all means.”
Kentlake’s Callen Shelton celebrates the Falcons’ first goal while Kentwood defender Tori Clark can only watch. CHARLES CORTES, Kent Reporter
(2nd/18:17) entered the season as the favorite, Ulland’s rapid rise in the sport suggests she’s certainly one to watch. “I’ve thought about (winning state),” Ulland concedes. “It would be really cool. Right now, I just want to beat what I did last year.” To do that, Ulland has put in the time – and the miles – since school got out last spring. Outside of taking the occasional day off during summer, Ulland’s schedule included a variety of 3 and 5-mile runs, sometimes both in the same day. In addition, she joined the Federal Way Track Club and she stopped playing club soccer. Giving up soccer, both during club season and for the
high school team, has had its ups and downs, Ulland admits. “I went to all (Kentwood’s) games last year,” said Ulland, a midfielder. “It wasn’t hard at first, and I really liked cheering for my friends. But when it got to the playoffs (last year), especially in the state semifinals, I wanted to be out there. “But I don’t regret not playing.” The only regret would have been to not give cross country a try in the first place. “I love it,” she said. “I love the start, when you have 200 people and the gun goes off. It’s like a stampede.”
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Tahoma bounces back with non-league win BY DENNIS BOX dbox@maplevalleyreporter.com
The Tahoma Bears notched their first victory in a nonconference game Friday, Sept. 10 at home. Tahoma beat South Kitsap 12-7, doing all the scoring work in the first half. Beau Riggs scored the first six for Tahoma in the first half. South Kitsap came back and posted seven to take the lead. Tahoma scored in the second quarter on a pass from Dallin Munk to Barret Weston. The five point cushion was enough to secure the win. Tahoma has a 1-1 overall record and is 0-1 in the South Puget Sound League 4A, North Division. Coach Tony Davis pointed out the importance of bouncing back after an opening game defeat
against Thomas Jefferson. “Our kids worked so hard during the off season,” Davis wrote in an e-mail. “Then last week to get back on track after a tough opener. We’re getting healthy which helps, too.” Next up for the Bears is undefeated Kentwood 7 p.m. Friday. The Conks have out scored its first two opponents 130-8. “We have tremendous respect for the Kentwood kids and coaches,” Davis said. “There have been some great games against them over the years and we hope this will be another one.”
Dallin Munk, left, Tahoma quarterback, steps back to throw in the game against South Kitsap Sept. 10. Right, Riley Owens, tries to elude a South Kitsap defender after hauling in the catch. Dennis Box, The Reporter
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Checking blood pressure prevents health problems BY DR. QUDSIA KHAN MultiCare Health Systems
Getting your blood pressure checked is one of the first things that happens when you see your doctor. It’s a basic indicator of health. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is dangerous because it makes your heart work harder than it should to pump blood. High blood pressure can trigger many conditions that cause serious health problems. And many times it can cause damage without creating symptoms. More than 74 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. What does blood pressure do? The organs in your body get oxygen through your blood. They need it to survive. When your heart beats, it creates pressure that pushes blood through a network of arteries and veins. The pressure is the result of two forces. The first force occurs as blood pumps out of the heart and into the arteries that are part of the circulatory system. The second force is created as the heart rests between heart beats. When your health care provider measures your blood pressure, he or she collects two numbers. The first number, called the systolic pressure, is the pressure of your blood being pushed through your circulatory system. The second number, called the diastolic, is your heart at rest. Here’s a look at the ranges: • Normal: less than 120/80 • Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89 • Stage 1 high blood pressure: 140159/90-99 • Stage 2 high blood pressure: 160 and above/100 and above A single reading that’s out of the normal range does not automatically mean you have high blood pressure. However, if your readings stay in a higher range over time, your doctor will want to discuss treatments, which likely will include lifestyle changes. If, while monitoring your blood pressure, you get a systolic reading of 180 or higher or a diastolic reading of 110 or higher, wait a couple of minutes and take it again. If the
reading is still at or above that level, you should seek immediate emergency medical treatment for a hypertensive crisis. About 77 percent of Americans treated for a first stroke, 69 percent treated for a first heart attack and 74 percent with congestive heart failure have blood pressure over 140/90, according to the American Heart Association. Why does it matter if the pressure is high? Healthy arteries are made of muscle and a semi-flexible tissue that stretches like elastic when the heart pumps blood through them. The more forcefully blood pumps, the more the arteries stretch to allow blood to easily flow. If the force of the blood flow is high for a long period of time, the walls become stretched. That could create several problems. • Vascular weakness: The stretched vessels could become prone to rupture, which causes strokes and aneurysms. • Vascular scarring: The stretched vessels could develop tiny tears that leave scar tissue. These tears can act like nets and catch debris such as cholesterol, plaque or blood cells. • Blood clots: Trapped blood cells can form clots that can narrow or block arteries. The clots can break off and block vessels and blood supply to different parts of the body. This could lead to a heart attack or a stroke. • Tissue damage: The arteries and veins on the other side of the blockage don’t receive enough oxygen and may suffer tissue damage. • Circulatory system strain: When vessels around your body get clogged and narrow, the pressure in your system is much greater. Over time, the increased work can damage the heart itself. The muscles and valves in the heart can become damaged and heart failure can result. And damage to vessels can mean that your organs and your brain don’t get enough oxygen and can also be damaged. High blood pressure can be treated, and with the help of your doctor, you can learn to manage it. And there are lots of ways you can help. [ more CHECK page 22 ]
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A painful fracture and a diagnosis of osteoporosis can be disheartening, to be sure. But there is some positive news. Though most experts agree that osteoporosis cannot be reversed, there are effective treatments that can control pain from the disease, slow or stop bone loss, and prevent fractures. Lifestyle changes can help prevent falls or mishaps that might cause a break,
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[ CHECK from page 21] • Eat a healthy diet, which includes reducing salt intake. • Get regular exercise and maintain a healthy weight. • Keep your stress level low. • Don’t smoke. • Take your medications and follow your doctor’s instructions. One of the best ways to help treat high blood pressure is to know you have it. According to the Heart Association, more than 20 percent of people with high blood pressure don’t know they have it. Your health care provider can help you take steps toward becoming healthier and controlling your blood pressure. When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? Dr. Qudsia Khan practices internal medicine for MultiCare Health System.
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Obesity, meaning having a body mass index of 30 or greater, has been linked to heart disease. But new research shows that deep, visceral belly fat has been linked to dementia. It appears that the higher the amount of fat in the belly, the smaller the brain. The smaller the volume of the brain, the more impaired cognitive function becomes and the greater the risk of developing dementia. Cognitive impairment affects memory, language, judgment, and thinking. While the fact that obesity contributes to many chronic illnesses has been known for some time, this is the first time deep belly fat has been found to be at fault. Health care providers recommend exercise and a healthy diet to maintain an optimal BMI. Men should aim to keep their waist circumference below 40 inches, women below 35. In addition to eating healthy balanced meals and getting some cardiovascular exercise, also consider lifting weights. Regular weight lifting has several beneficial effects for those trying to reduce their body fat levels. Muscles burn extra calories, and the more muscle you carry on your frame, the more calories you burn in a 24 hour period which translates into extra fat burning power. If you’re a novice when it comes to weight lifting, make sure you meet with a trainer to ensure you are doing it correctly. For an appointment with Southlake Clinic, please call (253) 395-1972. We are a multi-specialty medical group with a clinic at 27005 168th Place SE in Covington. And we are open Saturdays.
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and a variety of medications are available to help strengthen bones. Regular exercise can reduce the likelihood of bone fractures in people with osteoporosis, although care must be taken to avoid falls or too-strenuous impact, which itself could break a bone. Good alternatives include: weight-bearing exercises like tennis, dancing, walking and jogging; resistance exercises like weight lifting, elastic bands; balance exercises like tai chi, yoga; or riding a stationary bicycle. Your health care provider will ask you to quit smoking and to limit your alcohol consumption. Alcohol interferes with your body’s absorption of calcium, vitamin D and other bone nutrients. Preventing falls is also
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It’s a fact of life: Regardless of gender, ethnicity, lifestyle or diet, we all lose bone mass and density as we age. Women are especially vulnerable after menopause, but everyone’s bones change over time – and often not for the better. Osteoporosis, which literally means “porous bone,” is a serious health problem. It affects some 44 million men and women age 50 and older in the United States. Half of all women and 20 percent of men will have an osteoporosis-related fracture during in their lives. Thin bones are weak bones and they can be easy to break.
New bone formation Eat a healthy, slows and our bodies balanced diet that’s reabsorb old bone rich in vitamin D more quickly. These and calcium. changes usually hap• Get frequent pen gradually, over exercise that’s many years. The designed to help Dr. Tanya Wilke result can be brittle, strengthen bones. fragile bones that are Your health care prone to fractures, provider can receven without injury. For ommend specific exercises. many people, a broken • Take medications debone is the first sign that signed to prevent bone loss osteoporosis is present. or increase bone mass. • Take steps to prevent falls, which increase your GETTING AHEAD OF chances of breaking a bone, OSTEOPOROSIS such as the hip, wrist or Prevention is always spine. Such steps include better than treatment and removing clutter inside the anyone can take steps to home, wearing low-heeled keep their bones strong and shoes, securing rugs to the healthy. floor and installing grab The U.S. National bars in the bathroom. Institute of Arthritis and In addition, if you are at Musculoskeletal and Skin high-risk for developing osDiseases suggests these teoporosis, your health care measures to prevent osteoprovider may order bone porosis: mineral density testing,
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Community open House and BBQ The Villages & lawson Hills 11:00 am • saturday, october 16, 2010 at Black Diamond elementary school
Dear Black Diamond neighbors: over the past year, the City of Black Diamond has engaged in a lengthy and thorough process of reviewing their environmental impact statements and the Master planned Development permits for the lawson Hills and the Villages master planned developments. What i want you to know most is that our team is committed to both a) creating high quality, vibrant and livable neighborhoods that fit the character of the Black Diamond community, and b) being a good neighbor. That is why we have assembled a team of what we believe are the best planners, designers, scientists, engineers and architects in the nation. We have worked hard to listen to the community, and use the elements of urban planning to preserve and honor what is good about Black Diamond’s history and lifestyle.
Come learn more about Lawson Hills and The Villages. • BBQ Lunch • Fun activities for kids • Meet your neighbors • Fall food drive to benefit the Black Diamond Community Center When: Saturday, October 16, 2010 Time: 11:00am - 3:00 pm Where: Black Diamond Elementary School 25314 Baker Street Black Diamond, WA 98010
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if you have been curious about our plans, or simply want more information, we invite you to come see for yourself. on saturday, october 16th, we will be hosting a Community open House and BBQ. We will have members of our design team and members of the community in attendance to meet you and show you what we want to create. The changes to Black Diamond will be gradual, taking nearly 20 years to complete both neighborhoods. in the early stages we will be adding some of the parks, trails, open space and core businesses you as local residents have been asking for. all along the way, there will be opportunities for public input into this process. please join us on october 16. We look forward to meeting you. Best Regards,
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