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Drive time Charles Hickman, of Team Pure, powers his way to the basket against a defender from Ankle Takers BC during ninth-grade boys division play last Saturday at the Showare Shootout 3on3 basketball tournament presented by Republic Services. A field of 102 teams in 14 divisions competed in the two-day outdoor hoopfest in the west parking lot of the accesso ShoWare Center. More coverage, page 11. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter
Ignacio Cisneros is accused of tracking down his estranged wife and killing her and injuring her male friend at a shopping center in Kent. By Steve Hunter shunter@soundpublishing.com
says she could be that person working in an emergency room, helping doctors treat and save lives. “Where you can make your own decisions but still be a nurse,” she said, “and without having to make the big decisions that doctors and surgeons have to make.”
A 46-year-old Federal Way man faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges for allegedly tracking down and fatally shooting his estranged wife and injuring her male friend as they sat in a SUV at a Kent shopping plaza. Ignacio Cisneros is charged with killing Alla M. Chikh, 34, of Federal Way, and wounding a 64-year-old Kent man, when he reportedly shot them at about 10:47 p.m. on July 11 in the 12900 block of SE Kent Kangley Road at the Marketplace at Lake Meridian shopping center. Cisneros turned himself in Sunday night to Kent Police. He was with an attorney and didn’t make any statements, according to court documents. Cisneros reportedly shot Chikh in the head and the man in the neck after walking up to the white 2014 Cadillac Escalade driven by Chikh. He had used his Toyota Camry to block the path of the SUV in the parking lot. Witnesses said Cisneros initially walked up to the SUV and after a bit of yelling between the parties, he returned to his car to get a gun. He walked back to the SUV, fired three to five shots, then got back in his car and drove away.
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City to add two more school traffic cams By Steve Hunter shunter@soundpublishing.com
Kent drivers will soon face two more school traffic camera zones and could eventually see the city’s first red light cameras. The City Council approved Tuesday night a Kent Police
proposal to add cameras this fall to catch speeding drivers at Meadow Ridge and Springbrook elementary schools on the East Hill. The council also approved a feasibility study proposed by police about whether to add red light cameras at certain intersections to catch drivers who run the
lights. “We routinely get complaints about speeders through school zones and requests from schools themselves,” Police Chief Rafael Padilla said to the council’s Public Safety Committee on July 10 about reasons for adding cameras at two more schools. “With our
limited ability and resources in terms of officers, we can’t get to them. We have even been asked to have cameras at every school.” City leaders began the program – at the request of the Kent School District – in 2014 with cameras at See TRAFFIC, Page 5
A hands-on opportunity, a real-life look MultiCare’s annual Nurse Camp inspires future medical professionals. By Mark Klaas mklaas@soundpublishing.com
Nothing could have prepared Chloe Knox for what she was about to see in the intensive care unit.
Sedated, unconscious patients, and quick-thinking doctors and nurses trying to save them. It was real, up close and swift for a teenager on a job-shadowing adventure at a local hospital. “Going in I thought they would be in bad shape or in a lot of pain, but I didn’t really realize that a lot of them would be in such life-threatening situations, on the edge of life,” said Knox, one
of 114 area high school students who participated in the MultiCare Nurse Camp, July 9-13. “That kind of shocked me.” But it also engaged and inspired Knox to explore the career possibilities in nursing or specialists allied in the health care profession. Nursing takes a certain kind of person. Knox, a junior-to-be at Auburn Riverside High School,
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Services set for Kentridge High A.D. Anderson By Reporter Staff A memorial service and funeral mass are set for Eric Anderson, the Kentridge High School athletic director who died July 7. A “Livin’ the Dream” service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 22, in the Kentridge gym, 12430 SE 208th St., to celebrate the impact Anderson had on those who knew and loved him. Those who attend are asked to wear the school colors of green and gold, if possible. The service is for all students, alumni, staff and families.
A funeral mass will be at Enumclaw, according to his 11 a.m. on Monday, July 23, obituary at yahnandson. at St. Stephen the Martyr com. He graduated Church, 13055 SE 192nd St., from Enumclaw High in Renton. in 1978, where he was Anderson, a teacher, Homecoming King in 1977. coach and Kentridge’s Anderson received longtime athletic and a bachelor of arts in Eric activities director, education from Pacific Anderson unexpectedly died in Lutheran University in his sleep at home. He was 57. Tacoma in 1982 and a master Anderson, of Kent, died of heart of arts in education from the disease, according to the King University of Washington in 1992. County Medical Examiner’s He was a proud supporter of each Office. school and followed their athletic He was born Aug. 16, 1960 in teams with fervor.
He began his teaching career in 1983 at Tonasket High School, where he taught social studies and coached sports. He took a teaching job in 1985 at Meeker Junior High in the Kent School District, where he taught social studies and coached sports. He switched to Kentridge in 1998 and two years later became the athletic director. He married Margy Albrecht on July 18, 1987. They had son Ian in 1992 and daughter Maria in 1996. Survivors include his wife Margy Anderson; children Ian and
Maria Anderson; mother, Emae Anderson; brothers, Tom (Cindi) and Ken Anderson; and sister, Mary (Dale) Holland. Family and friends say that Anderson will always be remembered for his effortless laugh, quick wit, catchy one liners and fun loving attitude. Students had a candlelight vigil for Anderson on July 9 at the Kentridge gym. Memorials may be made to the Kentridge High School PTSA with Eric Anderson Memorial Scholarship written in the memo.
Construction to close East James Street By Steve Hunter shunter@soundpublishing.com
Firefighters attack a blaze early in the morning July 12 at Country Burger and Teriyaki, 1605 W. Meeker St. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound RFA
Fire damages Country Burger and Teriyaki in Kent By Reporter Staff Fire heavily damaged the Country Burger and Teriyaki restaurant along West Meeker Street in Kent. The first calls to 911, including from Kent Police, were at 3:36 a.m. on July 12, of smoke and flames coming from the closed business, 1605 W. Meeker St., according to a Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority media release. Firefighters were able to control the fire within 20 minutes after cutting a hole in the roof to allow the heat and smoke to escape.
Those on scene had to be extra vigilant after the overhead power line leading to the business burned through and fell to the ground. The energized line was eventually neutralized by Puget Sound Energy. Searches of the building confirmed that no one was inside. Puget Sound Fire investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire. In addition to Puget Sound Fire, units from Valley Regional Fire Authority, King County Medic One and the Zone 3 rehab responded to this incident.
Drivers who use the popular James Street hill commute route will need to find an alternate course the next few weeks. The city of Kent and contractor Kiewit will close East James Street between Central Avenue North and Jason Avenue for 20 consecutive days starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 21. Crews will replace the deteriorating asphalt surface with longer-lasting concrete. It’s local access only west of 94th Avenue. There will be no public access to James Street from Central. “This isn’t going to be easy for anyone, but when it’s over, the East James Street project will finally be complete, and the new concrete road will last for decades,” Mayor Dana Ralph said in a media release. Crews expect to reopen the street the evening of Thursday, Aug. 9. “Crews will work seven days
Kmart to close By Steve Hunter shunter@soundpublishing.com
Kmart will soon go kaput in Kent. Sears Holdings, which owns Kmart and Sears stores, will close the Kent location, 24800 W. Valley Highway, in mid-October, according to an email Monday from a company spokesperson. “As part of our ongoing efforts
a week, up to 12 hours per day in order to complete work as quickly as possible,” said Jason Barry, City Public Works capital projects manager, in an email. Major concrete roadway improvements are scheduled to be completed by Aug. 9, but intermittent lane restrictions will be necessary periodically for another 10 days or so to finish miscellaneous, smaller items of work such as striping. City officials awarded the original contract to allow for 60 days of construction under one-lane of traffic in each direction. The community agreed at a public meeting and on social media to allow this limited time, full-road closure to effectively cut project duration in half and save the city about $200,000. Kieweit proposed the full closure in order to speed up the project. The council awarded the low bid on June 5 to Kiewit for $1.89 million. Funds from the city’s business and occupation tax will pay for the work.
Detour routes: Drivers are asked to consider using the South 277th Street corridor on the south end of town and South 212th Street on the north end to avoid increased volumes on Smith/ Canyon/Kent-Kangley, just south of James Street. The farther east and west from the closure traffic can divert will go a long way to benefit those in the immediate area, Barry said. “We understand not everybody has the ability to adjust, but those able to plan ahead can greatly contribute to overall efficiencies,” he said. Westbound traffic will be diverted at James and 94th Avenue to Canyon with local access only beyond 94th. Eastbound traffic on James will be diverted at James and Central over to Smith Street. Traffic controls and signage will be in place, including message boards at 104th and 240th to divert traffic north and south at 104th. Visit DriveKent. com for updates.
to streamline the company’s operations and focus on our best stores, the company on Thursday, July 12 informed associates at the Kmart store in Kent that it would be closing in mid-October,” the spokesperson said. Liquidation sales will begin as early as July 26. The spokesperson declined to say how many employees are at the Kent store. “Eligible associates impacted
by the store closure will receive severance and will have the opportunity to apply for open positions at area Kmart or Sears stores,” the spokesperson said. The only remaining Kmart stores in the state are in Bellingham, Burlington, Spokane and Walla Walla, according to the Kmart website. Sears still has a few dozen stores or auto centers in the state, including sites in Tukwila.
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During the pursuit and shooting, a 6-year-old son of the couple was in the backseat of the Camry. A witness heard the boy scream after the shots were fired, “You hurt her! You hurt her!” Cisneros has a history of
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Nurse Camp, now in its 15th year, provided a glimpse of what it’s like to perform in the wings of
domestic violence, according to charging papers. Chikh filed a petition for a protection order from Cisneros in 2014 after an extensive pattern of abuse, including threats of chopping her neck off if she did not have sex with him. The couple reportedly reconciled a few months later. But about a week later, Federal
Way Police arrested Cisneros for fourth-degree assault for punching his wife in the face at their home. After three years on probation, the case was dismissed in April because Cisneros complied with the terms of a stipulated order of continuance. But the violence didn’t end, according to court
hospitals and clinics. Knox and other students tried out medical devices and performed “Skittlectomies” on mannequins. They toured operating rooms, emergency departments and patient rooms at five
of MultiCare’s Western Washington hospitals — Tacoma General Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Allenmore Hospital and Auburn Medical Center. Students rotated among hands-on stations such as IV starts, intubations, infection control, CPR and crutch training. They toured the OR, learning about hightech surgeries, suturing and sterile techniques. They joined the emergency department where work stations involved cardiac rhythm; the airway; backboard/c-spine, forearm fiberglass splinting; wound irrigation/stapling; alcohol awareness (students wore “beer goggles”); a medic unit (students toured the inside of an ambulance); and other emergency preparedness. “It’s been amazing, an awesome experience to expand my knowledge of the medical field … and see all these opportunities and see where you can go,” said Alyssa Price, a junior-to-be at Kentlake High School. Like Knox, Price would like to become an ER nurse. “It’s constantly moving, constantly going,” Price said. “You never know what’s going to come through the door.” Price got a chance to interact with patients and job-shadow a nurse in ICU, where one patient she witnessed had his heart jolted to regain normal rhythm and another man was fighting infections and the onset of kidney failure. Tiffany Nguyen, who will be a junior at Kentridge High School, said her family has always encouraged her to go into the medical field.
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He said when Cisneros came over to the vehicle, he asked, “Who is this?” The man told him who he was and Cisneros told the man he was her husband. He then retrieved the gun from the Camry. Cisneros is scheduled to be arraigned Monday, July 30 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Alyssa Price, a junior-to-be at Kentlake High School, works on reviving a CPR manikin patient during Nurse Camp at Tacoma General Hospital last week. MARK KLAAS, Reporter
At the age of 16, Nguyen wasn’t sure what that meant, so she came to Nurse Camp to find out. “This camp gave me the opportunity to see what nursing is like,” Nguyen said. With a week’s worth of hands-on activities and highlights, one activity stood out as a clear favorite for Nguyen.
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bystanders and Chikh’s own son.” Chikh and the Kent man had met at a restaurant at the shopping plaza prior to returning to the SUV. The man, who remained Tuesday in the hospital, told police he was friends with Chikh and they agreed to meet that evening because her son was with his father.
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“The Skittlectomies because we worked as a team using the camera,” she said. “I liked the cooperation and using the candy was fun.” Diana Che, a senior-to-be at Tahoma High School and a Running Start student at Green River College, is well on her way to becoming a nurse. “Since I was a kid it was always what I wanted to,” she said. “It was pretty inspiring seeing nurses making others feel better and healthier.” MultiCare has long recognized the need to encourage a more diverse and well-prepared health care workforce, holding the first Nurse Camp in 2004 with 30 students. In addition to increasing ethnic and racial diversity in health care,
a growing number of young men are pursuing careers in nursing, a trend MultiCare Nurse Camp leaders encourage and support. “I was very excited to have such a diverse group of high school students, eager to learn about nursing and allied health professions,” said Sheri Mitchell, Nurse Camp program coordinator and community outreach liaison for the MultiCare Center for Healthy Living. “It is our hope by the end of the camp that the students will be inspired and motivated to pursue a career in health care.” Nurse Camp students shared their experiences throughout the week on social media, using the hashtag #nursecamprocks. – MultiCare contributed to this story.
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Sunrise and Neely-O’Brien elementary schools. The city added cameras in September 2015 at Meridian and Millennium grade schools. “We are all about public safety so that kids go to and from school without any incident,” Council President Bill Boyce said at the committee meeting. “The cameras get their (drivers) attention to slow down.”
— Kent City Council President Bill Boyce
City revenue from cameras The cameras also bring in a lot of revenue to the city, according to a May article in the Kent Reporter. The city of Kent collected a record $1.2 million in 2017 from drivers caught speeding by cameras in four school zones, according to City Finance Department documents. Kent has collected $4.2 million since the school traffic camera program started four years ago with 2017 hitting the highest amount. Kent Police plan to use $868,000 from the fund this year to buy 14 police vehicles as part of a new car-per-officer program that allows officers to take their vehicles home to use for commuting. Police also plan to buy 14 cars each in 2019 and 2020 for a total expenditure of about $2.6 million over three years. Padilla said the additional cameras are about safety and not raising more revenue to pay for police vehicles. “The impetus behind adding additional cameras stemmed from routine complaints about speeders in schools zones from
people who insist that the city do more to keep their children safe,” he said in an email. “With a track record of being successful in reducing speed violations at other schools, it only made sense to see if there was a need for additional cameras. “When the data returned, it clearly showed that Meadow Ridge and Springbrook elementary Schools had a high rate of speed violations.” Police issue a $124 fine for a vehicle exceeding the 20 mph school speed limit by 1 to 9 mph and issue a $248 fine for speeds of 10 mph or faster above the speed limit. The cameras operate for 30 minutes in the morning before school and 30 minutes in the afternoon after school. In 2017, officers issued a total of 9,342 tickets, including 3,401 tickets at NeelyO’Brien; 2,798 at Sunrise; 1,436 at Millennium and 1,686 at Meridian. The city issued 9,101 tickets in 2016; 8,122 in 2015 and 8,366 in 2014. The city pays Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions (ATS), Inc., about $462,000 per year to provide the camera services that include the equipment as well as mailing tickets. After
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that expense is paid, the city pays for extra court costs and the officers who review the citations. The city can use the rest of the funds for enforcement and processing of traffic and criminal laws, according to city ordinance, which has led to the decision to by new police vehicles. Two more cameras will cost the city about $4,075 per month per camera, Padilla said. Kent picks the schools for cameras based on traffic studies that showed the roads with the most violations. ATS conducted the most recent study for free for the city, looking at 13 schools. The results showed Meadow Ridge, 27710 108th Ave. SE, and Springbrook, 20035 100th Ave. SE, with the most drivers over the speed limit. ATS contracts with more than 160 municipalities throughout the U.S., including 18 in Washington for red light, speed and school bus stop arm cameras, said company spokesman Charles Territo in an email. It has more than
4,000 cameras across the nation, with nearly 360 in Washington. “ATS plays in an important role in helping communities like the city of Kent enhance road safety,” Territo said.
Red light camera study Padilla, promoted in May by Mayor Dana Ralph to chief, told the Public Safety Committee the department hears a lot of complaints from residents about drivers running red lights. “We can’t be at all of them at all times,” Padilla said about the 120 major intersections in town. ATS will conduct the study for free, Padilla said. The company will examine traffic data, implementation cost, revenue projection and impact on staff time. Padilla expects to come back to the committee in October with details about using red light cameras in Kent at certain intersections. He said any contract with ATS to install red
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Felix Fabie
Felix Fabie passed away unexpectedly at the age of 68 on Friday, June 8, 2018. He was born March 13, 1950. He is survived by his wife and best friend Helen of 44 years, his brother, Theodore Fabie of Michigan, his foster family, Alice, Marty, Bernie, Danny,Tracy, Ida, Shirley, Pat, and Mary and many other family members and friends. He was preceded in passing by brothers Pedro Fabie and Bill Stelter. Felix was born and raised in Kent,WA. He graduated from Kent Meridian High School in 1968. He then served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years and was assigned to the USS Archerfish based in Groton, CT. Felix and Helen returned to WA in 1976 where he spent his career working as a journeyman electrician. He had many interests - stained glass, soccer, travel, cruising, building and remodeling homes, racquetball on Thursdays and Saturdays, the stock market, cooking and meeting and talking with new people all the time, everywhere he went. In 2016, Felix and Helen purchased their retirement dream home in Steilacoom. He enjoyed working on it for the past 2 years, making it their own. Felix was a man of honor and integrity and an inspiration to all. Felix was always so positive and happy and wanted everyone to be that way. A life fully lived, he will be greatly missed by all who came in contact with him. A military service will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent, WA on Friday, August 3, 2018 at 11:30 am. A celebration of Felix’s life will immediately follow at St. John the Baptist hall, 25810 156th Ave. SE, Covington, WA. 2173571
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part of the City Council as well as an opportunity for public comment,” Padilla said in an email. “I expect that topics such as the potential effectiveness of the cameras and the potential revenue impact will be a big part of the discussion.”
Hildegard Elisabeth (Bausch) Hood
Hildegard Elisabeth (Bausch) Hood died Saturday, July 7, 2018, her hand held by her loving husband Walter, as her spirit peacefully slipped the bonds of this earth and made its way to God. She leaves behind her two children, Gary (Debbie) and Christine, as well as three grandchildren Nicholas, Austin, and Giselle. Hildegard was born June 14, 1935, in Süßen, Germany. A child growing up in Germany during World War II, she witnessed firsthand at an early, impressionable age, the ravages and turmoil of war. The oldest of three children, she often went without so that her younger siblings could have what was scarce in that country in those days. This formative experience cemented the person she would become as a wife and mother – going without so that her family, and her children in particular, had what they needed. An adventurous spirit, at the young age of 26, she left the comfort and security of her parents, family, and all things home, and made her way to the United States. Travelling alone to Rochester, New York, she worked as a cook and nanny for several years. Undaunted despite not knowing the language or culture, she embraced head-on the challenge of a new country. As she later went on to become a mother, Hildegard made sure to instill her fearless spirit and sense of world adventure in her children. It was on a return trip “home” to Germany, in 1963, that she met her future husband Walter who was stationed at the time in nearby Göppingen and serving in the United States Army. After an exciting but brief courtship, Hildegard and Walter were married – twice – the first in a civil ceremony on January 29th, 1965, and the second one week later in a traditional church ceremony on February 4, 1965. Not long after, on Walt’s discharge from the Army, Hildegard and Walt made their way back to the United States. She spent a brief few years in Pullman, Washington, while her husband finished his degree at Washington State University. During this time she gave birth to her son Gary, and worked as a layout/paste-up specialist at the University’s newspaper. Upon Walt’s graduation, she and her husband eventually settled with their son in Kent, Washington, where she and Walt soon thereafter welcomed their daughter Christine. Hildegard resided in that same home, where she embraced motherhood and raised her children, for nearly 50 years, until her death. A natural in the kitchen, her rouladen and spätzle became the things of legend among family and friends. She thoroughly enjoyed political debate, and so embraced her adopted nation that she studied for and became a naturalized citizen in 1994. Hildegard enjoyed the outdoors, whether camping or skiing – and, rejecting what at the time was yet another societal barrier, embraced big game hunting so that she could spend more time outdoors and with her husband. She also loved fishing, traveling many times to Westport to outfish her family on charter adventures. She and Walt also spent countless hours trekking across the West Coast by motorhome to be with their children at a multitude of swim meets. In later years, she enjoyed frequent trips to the Washington and Oregon coasts, and driving and train excursions throughout the United States to visit her children and grandchildren. Despite many health challenges in later years, she lived life to the fullest. She made a final trek to her hometown in Germany in 2015, celebrating her 80th birthday and 50th wedding anniversary surrounded by family and friends who made the trip as well to celebrate, together.True to form, she danced the night away. A Memorial Service will be held at King of King’s Lutheran Church in Renton, Washington, at 11am on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Interment will follow on a later date at Tahoma National Cemetery. 2175618
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ack in 1965, with mounting evidence of the ill effects of smoking, Congress decided every pack of cigarettes should come with a few words of caution. Thus was born the first Surgeon General’s Warning. Its effectiveness in coaxing a smoker to quit or convince someone not to start is considered minimal these days. But those JERRY few words — enshrined in law — are a signaCORNFIELD ture and abiding element of a multifaceted and multimillion-dollar campaign against the use of tobacco products. Now a similar approach toward guns may be on the horizon in this country — and in front of Washington voters this fall. Initiative 1639, which would impose new restrictions on gun owners and buyers, is awaiting certification by the Secretary of State for the Nov. 6 ballot. Most of the attention is on its ban on sales of semiautomatic rifles to anyone under 21 and a requirement for background checks on buyers. It also requires owners to lock up their firearms or potentially face criminal charges if one of them is used to injure or kill someone. There’s also a provision, in a vein similar to the Surgeon General’s Warning, to alert would-be buyers of dangers associated with firearms. It calls for adding the following language to the application form which buyers must complete and sign at the time of purchase: Caution: The presence of a firearm in the home has been associated with an increased risk of death to self and others, including an increased risk of suicide, death during domestic violence incidents, and unintentional deaths to children and others. Drafters of I-1639 snared the verbiage from a law on the books in New York City. They want to make Washington the first place where it is employed statewide. “This was really a common-sense approach for us,” said Renee Hopkins, chief executive officer of the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility, which is spearheading the ballot measure. They hope that buyers, after reading the words, will be See CORNFIELD, Page 7
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Thanks, for the commentary I just wanted to put a shout out to Mr. Rich Elfers for his commentary about civility (“Sweetest revenge? Sometimes it’s just being nice,” Reporter, July 13). Thank you. – Adam Self ■■ PUBLIC WORKS
City should reconsider roundabout
There is no excessive wait at the intersection of Willis and Fourth, except when a slow train rumbles through town. The vast majority of traffic is not trying to turn onto Fourth but to continue on to Central Ave, and vice versa. This is a dangerous boondoggle that the city is going to regret. Imagine yourself in your compact car with your children in the back as you and an 18-wheel truck are eastbound on Willis heading to Central, one in the left lane and the other in the right lane, and you both are forced into the two-lane roundabout. Do you really want to be jockeying with each other in a two-lane roundabout trying to go on to Central? And will this two-lane roundabout really make the city-owned Naden property more saleable? The intersection of Willis and Fourth is a non-problem for which the city wants to force a solution on and that Kent drivers will have to suffer with for decades. The city needs to rethink this silliness. – Tim Brown ■■ CAMPAIGN ’18
Rittereiser understands district’s priorities The 8th Congressional District is one of 23 around the country where Hillary Clinton had a majority vote but whose seat is currently held by a Republican. I expected to vote for a woman in this critical August primary, but I’m for Jason Rittereiser.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK Should the state raise the age to 21 for semi-automatic rifle purchases? Vote online: kent-reporter.com Previous poll result: Should businesses be able to refuse customers on moral grounds?? 50% Yes: 44% No: 6% Undecided: After attending a candidates’ forum and his July 9 town hall, I’m impressed. His positions on immigration, healthcare, taxation, infrastructure, and the environment match mine, but more importantly, as a labor lawyer he understands how law and public policy intersect. Plus, he struck me as authentic and smart with proven ability to work with differing points of view. He understands how prioritizing benefits for the wealthy has degraded working Americans’ economic security. Raised in Eastern Washington and now living in Western Washington, he articulated the urban/rural divide in our state and nation, and I believe has the knowledge and skill to bridge it. We need someone who understands complex issues, who will engage with constituents, and who will stand up in See LETTERS, Page 7
GE’s fall from grace as profits continue to drop
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ast month, General valuable company, was Electric lost its place replaced by Walgreens Boots among our nation’s top Alliance, Inc., the Deerfield, 30 performing corporations. Illinois-based drugstore It was the last member of the chain. GE stock slipped to original companies which $13 a share. composed the Dow Jones While the roots of GE’s Industrial Average. problems go back to a series Since 1896, American of bad acquisitions, the eviction was precipitated by GE’s investors have looked to DON BRUNELL tumbling profits. In 2017 the Dow to judge how the MY TURN earnings drop by 45 percent top performing companies’ stocks are trading each while the Dow gained 25 session. The Dow favors compapercent. Unfortunately, GE’s slide nies with excellent reputations for continued this year with profits sustained growth and which have dropping another 26 percent. broad investor interest. What happened? GE, once the world’s most Much of the focus is on GE’s
leadership and the bulk of the blame has fallen on Jeff Immelt, CEO of the company from 2001 until last year, and on the GE board of directors that kept him on for so long. “Immelt has an impressive record for boneheaded and ill-timed acquisitions,” USA Today editorialized. Those actions drained GE’s cash and strained the company’s credit. Immelt took GE into the subprime mortgage business in 2004, just as a credit bubble was getting ready to pop. In 2015, he bought the power generation division of heavily regulated French multinational named Alstom. In so doing he expanded GE’s position in coal-fired turbines
just as utilities were moving to natural gas and renewables. “But there is more to the story than villainizing a corporate villain. The fall of GE is at least in part a story of excess adulation of its erstwhile super CEO, Jack Welch,” USA Today added. He was chairman and CEO between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure at GE, the company’s value rose 4,000 percent. Heidi Pozzo, former CFO for Longview Fibre and business adviser based in Vancouver, Wash., has an interesting perspective. “Under Welch, technology innovations, See BRUNELL, Page 7
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he third week of July belongs to hydrangeas. These long-blooming, shade-tolerant shrubs are my personal favorites. I don’t just have hydrangeas in pots, hydrangeas in borders and hydrangeas as a hedge, I also grow an entire hydrangea room entered through an opening and hidden behind a hedge – my blooming version of a secret garden. Note: for photos of my garden, friend me on Facebook or Instagram, or enter my name on YouTube for garden videos. I am not alone in my hydrangea heaven obsession. Western Washington gardeners have been buying more hydrangeas than ever before. To find out more about the hydrangea hysteria, I went to grower Monrovia Nursery and asked some hard-hitting journalistic questions about this soft and fluffy-flowering shrub. MB: Are hydrangea sales up all over or just in the Pacific Northwest? Monrovia: Hydrangea sales have been up all over year over year and have been on the rise for at least five years. As a grower we are pretty much sold out of most of what we had available for 2018. Note: local nurseries still have plenty of hydrangeas in stock. MB: So why do you think everyone has finally jumped aboard my once lonely hydrangea bandwagon? Monrovia: We think there are a few reasons. First, the newer varieties that re-bloom make them exceptionally useful in the landscape. Second, breeders have made some smaller, more compact varieties ideal for containers and small yards, and third, the impact of Instagram with all those lovely hydrangea images. Other gardeners just get FOMO (fear of missing out), and they want those huge blooms in their garden, too. One more trend that has made people more hydrangea happy is the popularity of hydrangeas in wedding flowers. The rounded shape of the blooms gives brides
an informal, country look for bouquets and centerpieces. As a sidebar here, Monrovia had no idea my own daughter had a country-style wedding overflowing with hydrangeas on the tables, on the cake, inside a huge picture frame and even hanging from the ceiling. It was July, and I had to something with the hundreds of hydrangea blooms in my garden. MB: What is your best-selling hydrangea? Monrovia: Our best seller is Blue Enchantress, a re-blooming hydrangea with dark purple, almost black stems. But two more varieties are super popular – Seaside Serenade Bar Harbor hydrangeas because it is a more compact form of the cream-colored Annabelle hydrangea and a new green hydrangea called Candy Apple. This one has lime green blooms similar to the limelight hydrangea but on a more compact plant. MB: So share with us some secrets about what the hydrangea plant breeders will be coming up with next. Monrovia: You can expect to see more hydrangeas with colored stems and more hydrangeas that are not affected by pH. This means pink hydrangeas will stay pink in acid soil rather than turning blue. Spoiler for next week: Another column about hydrangeas will be out next week. Why? Because they are my favorite shrub, they are easy to grow in our climate, and I want everyone to know some hydrangea growing tips. Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University 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, 98022. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a personal reply. For more gardening information, she can be reached at her website, binettigarden.com.
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She is the only Democrat who has won all of her party’s endorsements. She has headed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s HIV and TB task force and was in charge of a more than $2 billion budget and more than 2,000 people. Millions of children were born HIV free due to her efforts. She is also very personable but firm in her stances. Her positions are put forth at her website, drshannonforcongress. com. She has worked under four federal administrations, Republican and Democrat. Her resumé is unmatched. However, what excited me to volunteer for Shannon was that she actually listens to people and truly wants to represents her constituents. That has been sorely lacking under Dave Reichert. The primary is Aug. 7. I urge everyone to vote for Shannon Nader. – Patti Larson
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inclined to take steps to ensure their new weapon is locked up at home, she said. “We believe most gun owners are responsible and want to do what is needed to keep their family safe,” she said. “This language is about ensuring they know and understand that having a gun in the home increases the risks.” The purpose is not to deter anyone from making a purchase. “It is about how you deal with firearms
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manufacturing capabilities and productivity gains slowed.” Conglomerates are not successful over long term, Pozzo wrote in her June 27 newsletter. Jack Welch did well in a strong economy, but any successor was set up to fail. Welch created a complex organization which any successor would have difficulty leading and guiding through difficult economic times such as the severe recession starting in 2008. “The structure and focus many times is established in a way that complements the owner/CEO. When you take the owner/ CEO out of the equation, the business struggles.” In her newly released book, “Leading the High-Performing Company,” Pozzo contends a successor will never be a clone of the former CEO and cannot lead in the same way. “They need to construct a team to replace the skills of the people who have
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once you own them,” she said. Certainly more than words on an application would be needed to change a buyer’s mind at the check-out counter. Adding a photo from a crime scene or a mass shooting to the paperwork might get them to pause. That’s not the vision of those behind this year’s initiative, Hopkins said. “Our intent is to be sure people are well-informed when they purchase a firearm,” she said. “It is a really modest approach.” Jerry Cornfield: 360-352-8623; jcornfield@ herald net.com. Twitter: @dospueblos.
left. But many times, succession planning does not focus enough on how to develop a team with all of the skills needed.” That seems to be a key flaw at General Electric. There are no easy fixes for GE’s woes. It is downsizing and spinning off major divisions. Hopefully, what units remain with GE will be more competitive and profitable. That is reassuring news for Boeing which powers many of its aircraft with GE engines. Reuters reported: “The changes in GE unlock if anything more capability out of GE Aviation. I don’t feel any constraints relative to what has happened in the past year - in fact I feel the very opposite,” David Joyce, CEO of GE Aviation. Hopefully, Joyce is correct. Don Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at TheBrunells@msn. com.-
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Wearing the Miss Cornucopia crown is all about being a part of the community. Just ask Jessica Plett. The recent Kentwood High School graduate was all smiles, yet humble after earning the honor from the Kent Lions Club. “I’m representing more than myself. I’m representing all the volunteers who put Cornucopia Days on,” Plett said prior to receiving the tiara at a ceremony in the Town Square Plaza last Friday afternoon. “I’m representing all their hard work and all that they do for our community. “I’m glad that I’m able to represent such a good volunteer program that does so much for our
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Melo Dictado of Squad Junior, left, pressures Candino Blue of the SuperSonics in fourth-grade boys action. Nick Weiss, right, of the Mystic Ballers, confronts the BBB defense in wheelchair division play Saturday at the accesso ShoWare Center parking lot. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter
3on3 teams tangle in ShoWare Shootout A summertime tradition in Kent, the Showare Shootout 3on3 outdoor basketball tournament took center stage Saturday and Sunday on the west parking lot of the accesso ShoWare Center. The tournament, presented by Republic Services, attracted 102 teams in 14 divisions for men, women, boys, girls, families and wheelchair players. The finals were Sunday. Results Team Champions 4th grade boys: Mi Familia 6th grade boys: South Sound Ballers 8th grade boys: Spicy Unicorns 9th grade boys: Team PURE High School Boys: IDK Adult Men Division 1: Bad Boys Adult Men Division 2: Prep Bpyz 5th-6th grade girls: Kent Elite 7th grade girls: JDL Ballers 8th grade girls: Lady Flames High School girls: Chach and the Others Junior Wheelchair: Rug Rats Wheelchair: 500 Kilometers Family: BLOOSE
Lucy Larson of the JDL Ballers drives on the Hornets in seventh-grade girls action. Below, Shawn Keifer, of Team TRS, goes up for a shot against the Titans in adult men division 2 play.
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Riser captures $50K Mt. Rainier Stakes By Reporter Staff Riser authoritatively stamped himself as the top local candidate for the Longacres Mile, racing to a brilliant 2 ¼-length victory over Barkley in the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes for 3-year-olds and up. With Juan Hernandez riding at 124 pounds, Riser ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:40.08 - a stakes record - and paid $2.60, $2.20 and $2.10 on Sunday at Emerald Downs in Auburn. Blaine Wright is the winning trainer for Chappell Alpine Farms of Sugar City, Idaho. Wright, incidentally, saddled three stakes
Kentwood High grad Voth makes MLB debut By Reporter Staff Fomer Kentwood High School star pitcher Austin Voth made his Major League Baseball debut on Saturday with the Washington Nationals. Voth, 26, who helped lead Kentwood to the Class 4A Austin Voth state title in 2010, pitched 4.1 innings, gave up seven earned runs, walked three and struck out three. He threw 99
winners Sunday to tie his own track record for most stakes wins in one day. In addition to Riser, the 43-year-old Wright had wins with Baja Sur in the $50,000 King County Express and Top Quality in the $50,000 Boeing Stakes. “It’s hard not to smile on a day like this,” Wright said in a Emerald Downs press release. “It’s a great day for me and my crew.” Riser’s winning time broke the mark of 1:40.20 set by triple Washington Horse of the Year Stryker Phd in 2014, and is just two ticks off Kid Katabatic’s track record 1:39 3/5 set in 1998. pitches, 62 for strikes. The Nationals drafted the right-handed pitcher in the fifth round in 2013 out of the University of Washington. He was not drafted out of high school. Washington had called up Voth three previous times, but each time he got sent back to the minors before playing in a game. At Triple-A Syracuse this season, Voth had a 3.55 ERA with 72 strikeouts and 24 walks in 76 innings and 15 starts. Voth is the second Kentwood graduate to play in MLB. Matt Hague made his debut in 2012 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The school has produced six other professional athletes, including Rodney Stuckey, NBA; Courtney Vandersloot and Lindsey Moore, WNBA; Ernie Conwell and Mike Karney, NFL; and Cam Weaver, Major League Soccer.
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Appeal File(s): PREA17-0313 Applicant:Donna HindaScarimbolo Site location: 30221 148th Ave SE Kent WA 98042 Proposal: Appeal of DPER’s pre-application preliminary determination that a beer tasting room is not allowed by zoning on this property (PREA17-0313) Appeal Hearing Date: to be decided Project Manager: Jake Tracy jake.tracy@kingc o u n t y . g o v 206-263-0875 Written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the Project Manager listed above. Published in the Kent Reporter July 20, 2018 #817098
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claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40. 060. This bar is effective as to claims against both
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the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: July 13, 2018. Cindy Jones Personal Representative SHERRARD McGONAGLE TIZZANO & LIND, P.S. By: Matthew A. Lind, WSBA #37179 Attorneys for Personal Representative Address for Mailing or Service: 19717 Front Street NE PO Box 400 Poulsbo, WA 98370 Published in the Kent Reporter July 13, 2018, July 20, 2018 and July 27, 2018. #815591.
Fourth Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032. The Hearing Agenda will include the following item: SMALL CELLS ORDINANCE – KCC 15.08.035 This is a public hearing to consider exempting small cell equipment attached to proprietary or leased poles (i.e. power poles or street lights) within right-of-way from land use review and adding definitions for the terms “small cell equipment” and “personal wireless service.” These facilities will require a Franchise Agreement or Master License Agreement with the City, which will include extensive concealment measures and design limitations to ensure small cells are mounted as close to the pole as possible, are painted to blend in with the pole and do not exceed certain maximum dimensions. Exempting these facilities from land use review will streamline the City review process
by eliminating the need for time-consuming written staff reports. -Erin George, Current Planning Manager NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any person wishing to submit oral or written comments on these proposals may do so at or prior to the hearing by e-mail to Erin George at egeorge@kentwa.gov. The public is invited to attend, and all interested persons will have an opportunity to speak. For further information contact the Economic & Community Development Office at (253)-856-5454. For documents pertaining to the Land Use and Planning Board, please access the City’s website at: . http://kentwa.iqm2. com/citizens/Default. aspx?DepartmentID= 1004 Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office in advance at (253) 856-5725. For TTY/TDD service call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at (800) 833-6388. For general information, contact Economic & Community Development Department, Planning Division at (253) 856-5454. # 817443 7/20/18
KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 415 Capital Planning Dept (Facility Construction Bldg “B”) 12033 SE 256TH Street, Bldg B Kent, Washington 98030 PROJECT SCOPE The Kent School District wishes to contract services to strip and replace the existing football/soccer field (approximately 2.85 acres). The renovation will also include the installations of new underdrains and new grass field. PROJECT DOCUMENTS A maximum of two project drawings sets will be made available to each prime contractor and prime subcontractor bidders free of charge from the Kent School District Facility Construction office located at the above address. Documents will also be made available for viewing at regional plan centers. MANDATORY SITE INSPECTION Site Inspection: Contractors intending to submit sealed bids must attend the mandatory site inspection conference held at the school. Meet in the courtyard outside of the school administration entrance: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 @ 2:00 p.m. Site Location: 1 7 0 0 7 SE 184th Stree Renton WA 98058 BID SECURITY REQUIREMENT Bid security, in the amount of 5% of the bid
sum must accompany each bid. Security shall be made payable to the Kent School District either by certified check or bid bond issued by a surety company licensed to conduct business in Washington State. Dated this 18th day of July, 2018 Dr. Calvin J. Watts Secretary to the Board Kent School District Publication Dates: J u l y 20, 2018 & July 27, 2018 # 817321
application and listed studies may be reviewed at the offices of Kent Planning Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: J u l y 20, 2018 A P P L I C AT I O N NAME/NUMBER: S H A DY PARK RV STORAGE CE-2018-3/ KIVA #RPP3-2182769 PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Shady Park Storage seeks a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Kent City Code 15.08.100.C.2 for a prior expansion of a non-conforming outdoor selfstorage use, which was expanded without required permits. The current storage operation includes commercial self-storage of automobiles, RVs, and boats. Vehicular access to the outdoor self-storage site is gained from Southeast 280th Street and the hours of operation are 7am-7pm, seven days a week. No access or operational changes are proposed by the applicant at this time. The property is located at 27924 152nd Ave SE, is zoned NCC (Neighborhood Convenience Commercial), and is identified as King County Parcel Number 3522059154. OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Civil Construction permit, landscape plan PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: July 20, 2018 –
August 3, 2018 All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in Kent Planning Services by 4:30 P.M., Friday, August 3, 2018 at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA 98032. A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. This public hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032. Please be advised this meeting date is subject to change. Please call to verify time and date at least one week before the scheduled meeting. For questions regarding this project, please contact Sara Ullman, Planner at (253) 856-5442, sullman@kentwa.gov. DATED: July 16, 2018 FOR PUBLICATION: July 20, 2018 # 817315
CITY OF KENT LAND USE AND PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING JULY 23, 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Kent Land Use and Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on MONDAY, JULY 23, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. in City Council Chambers, 220
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Eagle Creek Land & Development, LLC, Randy Goodwin, 15215 SE 272nd St Ste 201 Kent, WA 98042, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Meridian Storage, is located at 15460 SE 272nd ST in Kent in King county. This project involves -1 acres of soil disturbance for Commercial construction activities. The receiving waterbody is Big Soos Creek, but full infiltration is proposed. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this Application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this Application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 # 816592 7/13/18, 7/20/18 INVITATION TO BID The Kent School District extends an invitation to qualified Contractors to bid the construction project hereafter identified as the Northwood Middle School Field Renovations REBID ~ Phase I. PROJECT SCHEDULED BID DATE Sealed construction bid will be due no later than 2:00 PM Thursday, August 9, 2018 and then opened at the following location:
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE East James Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic between Central Avenue North and Jason Avenue North, July 21, 2018 through August 9, 2018. The road will be closed to replace pavement. East James Street will be limited local access only between Jason Avenue North and 94th Avenue South during the closure. By approval of the Public Works Director dated July 10, 2018, Tim LaPorte, P.E. Public Works Director /s/ Tim LaPorte, P.E. Public Works Director # 816486 7/13/18, 7/20/18, 7/27/18, 8/3/18 NOTICE OF APPLICATION A Project Permit Application was filed with City of Kent Planning Services on July 6, 2018. Following is a description of the application and the process for review. The
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under investigation. A Zone 3 rehab unit and Medic One also responded to the incident. The Flood Guys assisted the family, free of charge, by boarding up the damaged portions of the house. • Two people were displaced by a house fire July 12 in the 25300 block of 30th Avenue South, just a street away from the July 13 fire. Firefighters from Puget Sound Fire and South King Fire and Rescue were dispatched at 4:30 p.m. to reports of an attic fire in a single-story house, according to a Puget Sound Fire media release. Before they arrived on scene, firefighters could see a smoke column and added additional emergency units. Although the fire caused
flat roof to cut a hole and extinguish the fire that had spread into the attic space. Although only one apartment suffered fire damage, two others were affected by smoke. One child was treated for possible smoke inhalation and sent to a local hospital Fire damages a home July 12 in the 25300 block of 30th Avenue South on the West Hill. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound RFA
a great deal of damage in the attic space to the rafters and the roof, firefighters were able to keep most of the damage from entering the living space. Nobody was injured. Red Cross assisted the displaced residents. The cause of the fire is under investigation. • Firefighters responded to an apartment complex fire July 12 in Kent. Fire broke out at about 6:35 p.m. in the 700 block of Fifth Avenue South, according to a Puget
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