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During the coming weeks the Tahoma School Board has some tough decisions to make and that’s exactly what the ad hoc student housing committee was aiming for with its recommendations.

The board received the committee’s report at its Nov. 8 meeting.

Tahoma Superintendent Mike Maryanski described the fivemonth efforts of the 19-member committee as “a very valuable learning experience.”

“This group of people really pushed me to change one of my mental models… that over a long period of time that we’ve just been making it work,” Maryanski said.

“We’ve got to quit talking about maximum capacity because we’ve been beyond capacity for a long period of time.

The committee was challenged initially because there was a desire to evaluate why they were there in the first place.

This group was formed in response to the failure April 26 of the district’s construction bond measure. The district had hoped to sell bonds to raise $120 million for maintenance, to build a fifth

Although the city of Maple Valley is approaching its 2012 budget conservatively, things have started off on a positive note.

While giving a presentation at the Maple Valley City Council Nov. 7 meeting, Finance Director Tony McCarthy revealed that the city will underspend $1 million due to MAPLE a combination VALLEY of conservative budgeting and unexpected revenue.

But don’t expect the city to spend it anytime soon.

City Manager David Johnston called the $1 million savings a “blip,” stating the city should not take it as an excuse to spend more liberally.

“It doesn’t mean we don’t remain cautious and conservative because…it is a very difficult environment to predict,” he said.

“You used to be able to underproject and expand your services, and you’d still get a boon of excess revenue, but now we’re not having it.”

Yet, he said it will benefit the

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Some Gave All

Taylor Usselman, a ninth-grader from Tahoma Junior High, cleans the gravestone of Kentlake High graduate Nicholas Bloem, a Marine Corps lance corporal who was killed in action in Iraq, during a service project at Tahoma National Cemetery. TJ MARTINELL, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www. maplevalleyreporter.com and to buy photos go to the Web site and click on the photo reprints tab.

From patriotic to spooky to Christmas wonderland

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@covingtonreporter.com

At first glance Gena Laws would seem she’s been inspired by fictional Christmas movie characters such as Clark Griswold and Kevin McCallister.

In “Christmas Vacation,” Griswold had 25,000 Christmas lights on his house. Laws plans to have 45,000 for her Christmas show.

In “Home Alone,” Kevin draws up a detailed layout of his house

with colored markers. Laws has a stack of plans for her Christmas show which goes back years and is based on the home’s original drawings.

For 10 years, Laws’ home near Crest Airpark south of Covington has been a local attraction for shows celebrating the Fourth of July, Halloween and Christmas.

Starting out with regular lights and simple props, she now uses electrical equipment, synchronization, song writing software and

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home-crafted props to create her shows, which has brought not only local, but national attention.

Recently, msn.com named her home among the top 10 great home haunts after finding videos of her display on Rocky Mountain Haunted Group, of which Laws is a member.

“This reporter had contacted our group and saw my video and asked me to contact them,” she said. “The next thing I know they had me on the top 10.”

HAUNTING AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS Laws has been decorating for the holidays for as long as she can [ more WONDERLAND page 5 ]

“Woody” the spooky tree sits in front of the Laws’ home near Cedar Airpark. Gena Laws and her family make many of the props. TJ MARTINELL The Reporter

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The committee began “I made a decision meeting shortly after the early on that it wouldn’t be school year ended in June productive to try and met once or and prioritize this twice a month until list,â€? the superits final gathering intendent said. on Oct. 26 at Ta“When we started homa Junior High. that process, it was “A lot of people all about, ‘Let’s get on the committee creative here.’ If we wondered, ‘Where Mike Maryanski can’t pass a bond did this bond meameasure then what sure come from? I are we going to do didn’t read very much about with the young people as it,’â€? Maryanski said. “One the growth continues to of the themes that came up was if we had marketed this occur. Some of those decisions are program-related a different way‌ maybe decisions. Any solution that this would have passed.â€? looks long-term needs to Yet, district staff was able consider how to get kids to show the committee out of the portables.â€? evidence of every effort it That was one major meshad me to communicate the sage the committee had for message of overcrowding in the board, Maryanski said. classrooms, yet Maryanski “They also told us to be said, “we still didn’t do the really patient about one job because friends and thing,â€? he said. “Some of the neighbors were still asking administrators said it was the committee members,

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a lot of capacity if we do some sort of multi-track option. The committee’s message to us and to you was pretty strong: please use this as a last option, we don’t want the community to think we’re punishing them as a result of the bond vote.�

Tanya Donahue, a member of the committee who has a sixth grader and ninth grader in the district, said the committee had plenty of ideas. “The hardest part, I think, Mike had to keep gearing us toward our main thing: to come up with short-term solutions,� she said. “We didn’t want to do that, we just wanted to fix it, to go find that $25 million.�

Kevin Kalberg, who also served on the committee, told the school board the group covered a lot of ground. “Mike’s instruction’s were, ‘Think outside the box, the school board has to make this decision, so nothing is

How to ease overcrowding The Tahoma Ad Hoc Student Housing Committee met for five months. After review of information provided by the district about enrollment, the failure of the construction bond measure and the alternatives the district has considered to manage overcrowded classrooms, the committee submitted a report to the district’s Board of Directors on Nov. 8.

Below are some of the suggestions offered by the committee in no particular order. The group did not prioritize any of its recommendations to the board.

SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS: Recommendation one: Create additional capacity at elementary schools by converting computer labs and music rooms to home rooms and eliminating all day kindergarten.

Recommendation two: Use Central Service Center for classrooms and house the district functions in rental spaces in the community.

Recommendation three: Identify a program offering that keeps 120 junior students at one or both middle schools. This pushes the need for space at the junior high forward without creating significant capacity issues at the middle schools in the short term.

Recommendation four: Move 120 students from the junior high to the Central Services Center.

Recommendation five: Move 30 to 95 students from the junior high to the high school.

Recommendation six: Create high school space by encouraging early graduation, online learning and enrollment in Running Start.

Recommendation Seven:

off the table,’� Kalberg said.

District has grown faster “Whatever you guys do, I among districts in Puget implore you to have Plan Sound, with enrollment goA, B, C and D ready to go. ing up 139.4 percent in the We’re talking about 2020, past 25 years. which is nine years away, In that same time period, but when the last bond Issaquah district voters issue was passed in 1997 we have approved more than though we were fine.� $500 million in bond meaBoard member Bill sures, while Tahoma Clausmeyer was voters have apimpressed with the proved about $61.5 5")0." creativity of the million. committee.

The committee “This board has came up with eight sat in untold number short-term soluof meetings on student tion recommendations, a housing,� Clausmeyer said. number of ideas for long“You guys have touched term solutions, and gave on things that have never the board a great deal to been proposed. I was very consider. impressed with the work “We’re at that point you guys did.� where we need to sit down, In the committee’s report, roll up our sleeves and give staff included a significant you the resources to make amount of data the group this decision,� Maryanused to some extent to ski said. “I believe they’ve formulate its recommengiven you some options in dations, which were not that packet that will force prioritized. you to make some really Among that was data difficult decisions... I think from demographers which that packet will well serve showed that since 1985, the decisions you will only the Issaquah School make.�

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ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS It is worth noting that enrollment data available in October 2010 showed Tahoma Junior High would hit maximum capacity in 2014, with other schools reaching enrollment limits in the succeeding years, however data available in late October of this year shows enrollment is growing at a slower rate. The junior high is expected to hit capacity in 2019 instead while elementary school capacity is expected to max out in 2017. District officials stated that Tahoma schools are already crowded beyond what the buildings were designed for and “maximum enrollment� is the absolute limit for a school.

The 21-page report in its entirety is available on the Tahoma School District website, www.tahomasd. us.

Source: The Tahoma School District

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She first began setting up house displays during the holidays a decade ago. At first, it was simple and basic, like most ordinary homes. As each year passed, however, she and family kept looking for new ways to expand and build upon what they had already done.

The big leap came when Laws attended a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert, which synchronized the music and lights. She also learned about various software programs which would allow her to write her own songs. “That was infectious,� she recalled.

The equipment was by no means cheap. Laws said she had to save up for three years before she could purchase it.

First, she bought prepackaged Christmas music which had the lights synchronized. “That was getting me closer,� she said.

Yet, she wanted to create her own light pattern and songs.

Now she uses a combination of Light-o-rama software, Wow Lights Production and Wild Lights, the preplanning and preparation of which makes it resemble a small movie production.

For the Light-o-rama software, for example, Laws has to create a specific name for each channel of lights. For her Halloween display, there were seven boxes containing 112 channels. Then, she must enter in what she wants each light to do for each second for every song.

On average, it takes her six to 10 hours to program a two minute song, and that’s if she doesn’t have to write the song. For Halloween, she wrote 13 original songs, a task which consumes even more time. “You count that up, that’s a lot of hours,� she said.

Ironically, Laws described herself as “computer illiterate.� “In the beginning I was so overwhelmed,� she said. “I would be on the phone at 10 p.m. ... on Sunday.�

Due to the time required, preplanning begins months in advance, February for the Fourth of July, March for Halloween. Another reason for the early planning is the result of a new theme each year.

The hours add up. The Halloween show required 260 hours of preparation, 50 hours for setup, most of which is done by Laws and a handful of other people. “I have some really great friends and family, but it’s pretty much here in this household,� she said.

HOW TO BE A REAL-LIFE CLARK GRISWOLD To avoid burdensome costs, Laws said she and her family rely on donations, garage sales and their own ingenuity to create their props. For example, Woody, the spookylooking tree featured in this year’s Halloween display, was built using real bark and roots from a tree their neighbor had cut down. After building a wooden skeleton, the Laws nailed the bark to the exterior and added the roots. The result was a favorite among their visitors.

For the hearts, they used CV piping and coated it to resemble wood. The interior of a coffin had velvet cushioning from a garage sale.

But a large percentage of their props are built by Laws’ husband, Robert. In addition to the coffin and hearts for Halloween, he also built a cannon for the Fourth of July. “You can find ways to build things cheap,� Laws said. “I show him (Robert) something and ask, ‘Can you build this?’ and he says, ‘Sure.’�

KEEPING IT UNDER WRAPS Laws said she tends to be guarded about the exact details of her upcoming shows so the surprise is not ruined. “We try to keep it secret,� she said.

She did reveal, however, several facts about this year’s Christmas show. The theme will be “The Presence of Christmas� and will include a 13 foot tree in addition to a mega-tree with 64 lights.

Unlike Clark Griswold, however, they don’t have to worry about falling down any ladders. After her husband had spinal surgery earlier this year, they were forced to find another way of putting lights up on their house and on the trees. Through a friend who runs Kent Truck and Equipment, they are now able to borrow one of their old bucket trucks to put up and take down lights. “It makes things easy,� Laws said. “But it’s been a godsend with the safety.�

Safety first, Laws said, is their first motto. The second is think of others, specifically her neighbors. Laws said she

has maintained a relatively good relationship due to an open door policy when it comes to complaints. Thus far, however, she hasn’t received any negative feedback. “On the flip side, I hear them say ‘We love your house, we love what you do and I can’t wait to bring my grandkids,’� she said.

Laws said one of the most frequently asked questions she gets about her show concerns the cost of her electric bill as the result of having so many lights up. “People think it’s really expensive,� she said. “But the truth is it’s not that expensive. Your lights aren’t on all of the time.�

She also uses LED lights, which consume less amperage than incandescent lightbulbs. On average, she said it costs them an extra $60-100 a month.

AND IT’S FOR A GOOD CAUSE Aside from being a neighborhood attraction during the holidays, Laws also uses her shows as a philanthropic opportunity to collect food for local food banks. During the shows, they have a toter and sign by their house for food donations, which has been a success.

Last year they were able to donate 1,000 pounds to the Black Diamond Senior Center and Food Bank.

So far this year, they have raised 650 pounds, and expect as much during the Christmas season. “It’s like icing on the cake,� Laws said. “I really felt like it was such a great place to donate food.�

Although she said the display “comes with a lot of sore backs,� in the end the appreciation she receives from the community is worth it. “It’s a lasting memory,� she said. “It’s a time you can come up with your family and be a kid again. (I get) a lot of thanks. They say ‘You’re our tradition.’�

Laws’ house is located at 30211 176th Ave. S.E., Covington. The Christmas show debuts on Nov. 25 and will run from dusk until 11:30 p.m. through Jan. 7. The Black Diamond Fire Department will be at the show on Dec. 11.

Videos of her show can be viewed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNfS33LQMZ E&feature=related and http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ySZDsNKEwws.

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A milestone in the life of Lyla

Today, Friday, Nov. 18, marks a significant milestone in my life: my daughter, Lyla, turns 2 years old.

It is hard to believe that it has been two years since I gave birth to my precious, sweet baby girl.

As I reflect on the time that’s passed and all that I’ve learned since Lyla was born, there are two things that really stand out to me about her impact on my life — first, I am a better person because of my daughter, and second I am a better reporter because I am a mom.

To start off with I am considerably more patient than I was before she was born. I lose my temper less often.

And I have a different perspective on life, so, things that may have frustrated me before I became a mother now tend to I hope I can encourage that creative play and make me laugh. use of imagination well into her childhood.

Lyla is smart, stubborn, independent, hilariNow, she does have her moments, there have ous and creative. been tantrums and unexpected disasters.

When I get home from work she wants me There have been boo boos, scrapes, bruises to chase her around the house, play with her or and cuts. when the weather is nice, go for a walk in our Somehow, I have managed to stay calm neighborhood. through these moments, at least for the most Many sunny days this past summer I would part. walk through the laundry room And I know this is because she’s “Through the columns door to a squealing toddler who my kid. would immediately grab my finger and blog posts I’ve But, I have found that being more and lead me to the backyard. written over the past two patient has made a difference in my From there we would walk and a half years about my other relationships and in my job. through the gate to the front of the pregnancy, her birth, the I also think being a mom has given house and walk up and down our early months as well as all me a new perspective as a journalist. street.

Now when I mess up and don’t get the little moments that If Lyla wants me to read her a happened along the way a kid’s name in the paper for sports or book, she’ll select one, bring it to I’ve connected with other when I get a call from a proud parent me and drop it in my lap. people in my life and the about the cool thing his son did last Or, if I’m not paying attention, community in a way I week, I have a different understandchuck it at me — with her left never thought possible.� ing of the significance. hand, which she also uses to eat I get it — and it’s not just an overwith, color, wave, high five and sight or an easy story. It’s a chance to hold things. give a parent bragging rights for their Her creativity is fun. I imagine kid. It’s a celebration of a milestone. she is like most toddlers. Toys are And I totally understand that, fun but so are empty Amazon boxes which are because like any parent, I could talk for hours great places to sit or color on. about my daughter.

I think that even if she didn’t have piles of She is the light of my life, so, I just want to toys and stuffed animals she would still be able spread that light around. to entertain herself just fine with whatever she It’s also allowed me to be more sympathetic could find. and compassionate on the tough stories about Kris Hill Reporter

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On Monday, Nov. 7, the Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council (GMVUAC) held its regular monthly meeting. The major topic discussed was the King County Comprehensive

Plan (KCCP) 2012 Update.

Paul Reitenbach, comprehensive plan project manager of KC Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES), discussed the 2012 major four year update to the KCCP. The KCCP is the guiding policy document for all land use and development regulations in unincorporated King County, and for regional services throughout the County including transit, sewers, parks, trails, and open space.

Every year the KCCP can be amended to address technical updates that do not require substantive policy changes. Every fourth year a complete review of the KCCP is done, as is the case for 2012. In this review, broader policy issues can be addressed and the plan amended accordingly. A Public Review Draft (PRD) of the 2012 KCCP Update is available at: http://www. kingcounty.gov/property/permits/codes/growth/ CompPlan/2012_PublicReviewDraft.aspx. Pub-

young people who have died too soon, stories I have unfortunately written more frequently than I care to think about in the past few years.

A few years ago, before we had decided for sure to start a family, someone told me there is no right time to have kids.

While I understand where that’s coming from, I feel like Lyla came into my life at the perfect time, as if the universe was just waiting for me to give it the green light.

Through the columns and blog posts I’ve written over the past two and a half years about my pregnancy, her birth, the early months as well as all the little moments that happened along the way I’ve connected with other people in my life and the community in a way I never thought possible.

I am glad to have given you a glimpse into that part of my life. So often journalists come across as soulless robots at worst and insensitive, socially awkward jerks at best.

Now you know not only am I your neighbor, I am a real person, who goes through ups and downs. All of that makes me a better person and a better reporter.

So, while I work on getting a Cookie Monster cake — Lyla is now obsessed with Sesame Street, she’s figured out how to watch it on my iPad — and arranging a little party for my baby girl, thank you all for going on this journey with me since May 2009.

Happy birthday, Lyla! Mommy loves you more than you will ever know.

lic Comments are due Friday, Dec. 23, and can be e-mailed to compplan@kingcounty.gov.

The Area Council’s Growth Management Committee and the Transportation Committee have been reviewing the PRD. The Committees have focussed on specific chapters and appendices of particular interest to rural area citizens: Ch 3--Rural Area & Natural Resource Lands Ch 4--Environment Ch 6--Parks, Open Space, & Cultural Resources Ch 7--Transportation Ch 8--Services, Facilities, & Utilities Ch 9--Economic Development; Area Zoning Studies; and Transportation Needs Report.

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are many things they must learn before they become independent.

But, unfortunately, they do not come with instruction manuals. What worked for one child doesn’t necessarily work for the next.

This brings me back to tying shoes.

When my oldest started kindergarten they took class time to teach the students how to tie their shoes.

By the time my youngest started kindergarten it was forbidden for the teachers to teach the kids how to tie shoes and it was forbidden for the teachers to tie kids’ shoes.

It took a teacher to get my oldest to tie her own shoes, but, my youngest wanted to learn because her sister knew how.

Gretchen Leigh

wondered where the time had gone.

Guiding little kids through the maze of growing up can be difficult.

Sometimes I think they are born wanting to be independent and you know in time they will be, but it feels like such a long road when they are young.

Before I had kids, in fact when I was pregnant with my first, I used to panic when I encountered adolescents.

They frightened me and I didn’t feel I would ever be prepared to deal with teen angst and rebellion.

What I didn’t fully comprehend until I had a child of my own was that they aren’t born teens and we have plenty of time to figure them out. There are many ages in between infancy and adolescence. And there

Living with Gleigh

I was sitting in the car at the bus stop the other morning with my youngest daughter. She’s 14 and dresses herself and everything.

I say that because she had her foot on the dashboard, her shoe untied and was pulling up her sock that had slid into her shoe. When she re-tied her shoe I had a flashback.

It wasn’t a flashback of her father chastising her for having her foot on the dashboard — it was a flashback of when she couldn’t tie her shoe.

I was glancing at her and trying to remember who taught her how to tie her shoes because I don’t tie my shoes the way she was tying her shoe.

Then I started thinking of when my kids couldn’t dress themselves, couldn’t tie their own shoes, couldn’t feed themselves or make their own lunches and

I don’t even know how old my youngest was when she learned.

She was an older kindergartener, as she missed the Aug. 31 birthday deadline and turned six a couple weeks after she entered kindergarten, so, she probably learned how to tie her shoes before she even got to school.

But I remember trying to teach her.

In those days my youngest had a temper akin to a volcano. She would blow up at me or her father when things went wrong — this included learning to tie shoes. She would try and they wouldn’t be tied tight enough or would flop helplessly with a missed loop and she would explode, “I am never tying shoes again!�

She often made these blatant comments when she got frustrated and her temper got the best of her:

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“I am never talking to you again! I am never eating again!�

Of course, the resolve of her statements would last all of five minutes when she got distracted with something and forgot she was angry.

Tying shoes was no different. And after each failed attempt, I would encourage her to keep practicing.

She would stamp her little foot, resolve never to tie her shoes again, and then we would start all over. After a day of this I began to get frustrated. I tried to get her to stop for a while and calm down before she tried again but she was determined.

When her dad came home he took over. He’s a big, bearded cuddly daddy.

He took her on his lap, put her little foot in his big hand and went through the motions of tying her shoe.

He did it over and over, patiently coaching her

through each failed attempt until she finally got the hang of it.

So I gazed at her nowtied shoe at the end of her long, long leg as we sat waiting for the bus remembering a time she couldn’t tie it.

I wondered where the time had gone and what was left to teach my kids.

Then I had another flashback.

This one was me in the car trying to teach my oldest daughter to drive — my life flashed before my eyes.

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

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family permits (SFP) in 2011. So far, there have been 140, and they expect to have 150 by the end of the year. This has brought in an additional $634,000.

The city also was able to save $479,000 in spending due to position vacancies.

Maple Valley staff had to use $100,000 of it in subsidies for the Lake Wilderness Golf Course.

For 2012, they expect to only have 70 SFP, which is why the city plans to budget less for 2012 than it actually collected in revenue in 2011. “We were surprised to see 140 single family permits this year, so that’s why we are being cautious planning this year,� Johnston said.

Johnston explained the $1 million will aid the city at a moment when there is a significant degree of uncertainty coming from both

the state and national level.

Two weeks ago, Gov. Christine Gregoire unveiled a proposal which would hold back various intergovernmental transfer payments and instead keep the revenue entirely for the state, in an effort to close the $2 billion gap in the state budget. The proposal has met with strong criticism from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC), which sent a letter dated Nov. 2 signed by 115

mayors, including Maple Valley Mayor Noel Gerken.

According to Johnston, Maple Valley would lose $367,000 in revenue as a result of Gregoire’s proposal if it were implemented. “It surprised all municipal governments,� he said. “She (Gregoire) told us she wasn’t going to look at shared revenue with local governments as a way to stop the financial bleeding, and then it (the proposal) comes out of nowhere.�

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The world keeps changing so fast that many feel left behind even at a relatively young age.

Reconsidering one’s values and making changes to one’s lifestyle is not easy.

It’s hard if not impossible to get off the train once you’re on it. “People feel they should always be on, and that they could be called upon at any moment to do something,� said Dr. Susan NolenHoeksema, a professor of psychology at Yale University who specializes in stress and women’s health. “Our e-mail and iPhones are constantly pinging, which keeps anxiety heightened all the time.�

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Jerry Woods Holiday Fire Engine to visit neighborhoods The Jerry Woods Holiday Fire Engine will be visiting the neighborhoods in the Maple Valley area this holiday season. As in the past, food and monetary donations will be collected for the Maple Valley Food Bank.

The holiday fire engine is sponsored by the Maple Valley Professional Firefighters Association, the Maple Valley Rotary and Valley Medical Center. In the past years the holiday fire engine volunteers have been able to contribute to the food bank and they will be looking forward to doing the same this year with the help of the community.

Become a friend of the Jerry Woods Holiday Fire Engine on Facebook to see the schedule and updates.

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City signs new contract for jail services

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Starting Jan. 1, all suspects arrested in Covington will be housed in the South Correctional Entity (SCORE) in Des Moines.

Currently, felony arrest and pretrial misdemeanor arrests are housed in the King County jail, while

post-trial misdemeanor prisoners are housed in the Buckley jail.

Approved by the Covington City Council at its June 28 meeting, the switch was made in an effort to cut public safety costs, according to City Manager Derek Matheson, as well as simplify the inmate housing situation.

“It’s a lot cheaper in Housing inmates is Buckley, but it’s complicated expected to cost the city to have two jails,� said $278,000 this year Matheson. alone.

It’s also costly. “We’re always The city pays $135 looking for the COVINGTON a day per inmate at opportunity to rethe King County duce costs in pubjail, plus an addilic safety,� Matheson tional $452 booking fee. In said. “When you add it Buckley, it $57 a day, but no together, it is a good chunk booking fee. of our budget.�

At the SCORE jail it will cost $128 a day and no booking fee. “When you compare our King-Buckley combination, it’s going to significantly reduce our jail costs,� said Matheson. “It depends on the number of people you put in jail and how long they spend in jail. We’re going to have to do it for a few months before we know how much we save on an annual basis.�

The SCORE jail is a consortium of seven different cities: Auburn, Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Renton, SeaTac and Tukwila. “We’ve watched the SCORE cities come togeth-

er and we’ve watched the jail be built over a number of years,� said Matheson.

Matheson stated that all inmates in the Buckley jail will be transferred on Jan. 1 as a part of the switch. King County, on the other hand, will be done on a case-bycase basis, depending on where they are in the court process.

Under state law, counties are responsible for housing felon arrestees, while cities are responsible for housing misdemeanor arrests.

Reach TJ Martinell at 425432-1209 ext. 5052.

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Chocolate milk off the menu According to the Oct. 25 minutes, the board requested an explanation Chocolate be given as milk will no who made TAHOMA to On the longer be the decision SCHOOLS served at Taand why.

Menu homa school Sheri MeSelections of the “Special of the cafeterias. lewski, food Day� from the November lunch Accordand nutrition menu ing to Kevin services suNov. 3: Chicken nuggets, mashed Patterson, pervisor, gave potatoes with gravy, whole wheat spokesman a presentation dinner roll, salad and finishing bar for Taat the Nov. homa School Nov. 15: Mozzarella stuffed bread8 meeting, sticks, salad and finishing bar District, the explaining Food and Nov. 18: Pizza, salad and finishthat chocoing bar Nutrition late milk was Services Nov. 28: Super nachos, tortilla removed as Department chips, taco meat, cheese, salsa, a part of a salad and finishing bar decided to three-year remove chocprogression olate milk towards healthier choices about a month ago due to for students. Canned its high sugar or fructose food and foods with high content, which they felt was sodium and high fructose “not conducive to a healthy corn syrup will be gradually lifestyle and doesn’t fit the replaced with fresh fruits, district’s nutrition program lower sodium foods and goals.� beverages with low sugar.

Additionally, milk that is According to the presensold to students must meet tation, a carton of chocolate new federal requirements milk has 140 calories and that only allows fat free or 25 grams of sugar, while fatone percent milk to be sold. free milk has 110 calories Tahoma schools curand 12 grams of sugar. She rently serve fat-free white, also said that chocolate one percent white and soy milk has not been banned milk. from the school entirely, At the Oct. 25 school but is simply not sold by the board meeting, Rock Creek cafeteria.

Elementary student Laura Although chocolate milk Pierson asked the board to has been removed, certain reconsider its decision. She foods such as pizza, french also presented a petition fries, mozzarella breadsticks with 138 signatures as well and chicken nuggets are as a letter from a Rock still available.

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FALCONS SOAR AT STATE

Kentlake’s Emily Tanasse put together a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at the 4A state girls swim and dive championships on Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center to help the Falcons take third, their highest finish in school history. CHARLES CORTES, The Reporter

SUMMIT GYMNASTICS HOSTS HOME MEET The Summit Gymnastics Girl’s Artistic Team hosted Puget Sound Gymnastics and Dance, Sky Valley Gymnastics and Aryal’s Gymnastics in a meet Nov. 5.

Athletes competed in balance beam, uneven bars, vault and floor routine.

Summit Team’s Girl’s Artistic Team in Level Four results: Age 10 and above: Hayley Rayburn: first in vault, floor, beam and all-around and second in bars.

Julia Johns: Second in beam, floor and vault Age 9: Jenna Carlson: First in floor and all-around, second in beam and vault Hannah Rayburn: Third in bars Zeah Lucero: First in vault, second in floor and all-around, third in bars and beam Age 8 and under: Elsie Rochleau: First on vault Leilani Guerzon: Second in vault, beam, floor and all-around, third in bars.

Level Three gymnasts Katelyn Rayburn, Rose Lastuka and Mickie Webbeking received participation medals.

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entlake’s third-place finish at the 4A state swim and dive championship meet at the King County Aquatic Center Nov. 11-12 was no small feat.

First, the team did it without a diver, and second they did it swimming against Skyline, which won its third straight team championship in the pool thanks to a pair of individual titles from standout Katie Kinnear and a pair of first place finishes in relays.

And to top it all off, it was the best finish for the Falcons at the state swim meet since Kentlake opened in 1997. “This means a lot to the team, the girls worked very hard this year and everyone contributed something to the team’s success,� wrote Kentlake coach Seth Dawson

in an email. “I think the key to winning the butterfly while Tanasse placed fourth in the trophy was perseverance. The kids never gave 100 backstroke and a fifth place finish in the up, they kept swimming hard and all of our 100 fly. relay’s really stepped up, we had some really Meanwhile, Joanna Wu of Kent-Meridian great swims and scored points in all three finished her career for the Royals with a third relays. I was very proud of our kids and their place finish in the 200 free less than two secaccomplishments.� onds shy of an automatic All American time, That hardware for Kentlake touching the wall in 1 minute, comes thanks to a fifth place fin51.06 seconds. Wu added a silver SLIDE SHOW ONLINE ish in the 200 yard medley relay medal with her second place covingtonreporter.com which senior Sarah Dougherty finish in the 500 free, clocking in led off, followed by Laura Wilat 5:00.77. liams, Emily Tanasse and anchored by Abby Kentwood sophomore Natalie Lesnick finSwanson. ished 14th overall in the 500 free.

The Falcons added on a third place finish in Kentridge senior Emily Mohr finished secthe 400 free relay at the end of the meet, with ond in the 50 free with a time of 24 seconds Kyndal Phillips leading off followed by Swan- flat and added another medal to her colson and Dougherty with Tanasse anchoring. lection with a fourth place finish in the 100 Phillips also had a sixth place finish in the [ more SOAR page 16 ] 200 IM and a ninth place finish in the 100

Runner-up finish for Kentwood

BY KRIS HILL khill@covingtonreporter.com

Kentwood was within a few points of a 4A state volleyball title but fell just short Nov. 12 against Olympia at Saint Martin’s University.

The Conks lost 3-2 (25-23, 18-25, 25-14, 25-6, 13-15) to the Bears after beating Kamiak 3-1 in the first round, sweeping South Puget Sound League North division rival Kent-Meridian in the second game, the beat Curtis of the SPSL South in the semi-final.

A week ago Kentwood lost to Olympia in the West Central District semi-final, so, the Conks knew what they were up against.

Kentwood coach Cindy Seims said via email it was tough for the team to have

to settle for second place. “The girls were disappointed to be so close and not get that coveted state title,� Seims wrote. “We were up in game five and just couldn’t get it done.

Though it was Kentwood’s eighth straight appearance and seventh trophy in that run, it was the school’s best finish since winning the state crown in 1986. “We had an amazing season,� Seims wrote. “Our key all along was to have fun. Our girls play great when they are relaxed and savoring the moment.�

Senior setter Kacie Seims -- who was voted the SPSL North MVP -- and senior outside hitter Mikaela Ballou made the all tournament team. Ballou tallied 27

kills in the title match while Kacie Seims had 40 assists.

Meanwhile the other SPSL North teams in the tournament, Tahoma and Kent-Meridian, both missed out on a shot at a trophy.

Tahoma was eliminated in two games, finishing the season 11-10 overall and 6-2 in conference, losing 3-2 to perennial volleyball powerhouse Mead which has placed every year but this one since 1998. Newport then bounced Tahoma in the second round.

Kent-Meridian provided the stunner of the first day of the tournament when it beat KingCo champion Woodinville 3-2 in the first round but it couldn’t carry the momentum forward, losing to Kentwood then Skyline, finishing the season 9-9 overall after going 5-3 in the North.

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Kentwood’s Tess Manthou digs the ball in a state semifinal match against Curtis on Nov. 12. Photo courtesy of Shane T. Peterson

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Kentwood and Kentlake bounced from state

BY KRIS HILL khill@covingtonreporter.com

Kentlake’s Steffin Church tries to avoid a sack against Union in a 31-7 loss in the first round of state on Nov. 11. CHARLES CORTES, The Reporter

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free, stopping the clock at 52.95 seconds.

Mohr also swam the anchor for the Chargers’ fourth place 200 free relay team. Senior Emily Shonka led off the relay with Flannery Allen and Bella Chilczuk swimming the other legs.

Kentridge’s 400 free relay — Shonka, Chilczuk, Allen and Mohr — finished sixth.

The Chargers finished 11th overall as a team.

Tahoma senior Allanah Miller finished fourth in

the consolation final of the 100 free, 12th overall.

The Bears 200 free relay of Alex Stein, Anna Pierre, Jessica Miller and Al;anah Miller finished eighth. Tahoma’s 400 free relay team — Pierre, Jessica Miller, Tori Bowers and Allanah Miller — swam in the consolation final of the 400 free, finishing 14th overall.

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A pair of football teams from southwestern Washington that are just 15 miles apart ended the seasons of Kentwood and Kentlake -- which are located seven miles from each other -- on Nov. 11.

Kentwood lost 34-7 to Skyview on the road in Vancouver, Wash., while Union traveled to French Field to defeat Kentlake 31-7.

It was a tough night at French Field for the Falcons.

Kentlake Head Coach Chris Paulson, in his second year at the helm, said Union came ready to stop his team. “Union did a much better job of blocking and tackling than we did,� Paulson wrote in an email interview. “They controlled the line of scrimmage and were able to put time consuming drives to-

gether to keep the ball away from our offense. They are a very good, physical football team. When you turn the ball over and don’t take advantage of opportunities when you have them, it’s very difficult to win in the playoffs.�

Union had a 10-0 lead in the first half and on two Kentlake drives that looked like the Falcons were about to score, the Titans picked off the Falcons quarterbacks, ending both drives.

Kentlake struggled to answer and couldn’t contain Union’s Gabe Rego or Brandon Brody-Heim, as each racked up more than 100 yards on the ground.

Still, Paulson said, the Falcons should be proud of what they accomplished in their best season since losing to Kentwood in the first round of state in 2000. “Overall, we had a great season,� Paulson wrote. “It obviously

didn’t end the way we would have liked, but I am very proud of our players. They finished 10-1 and are SPSL North champions. While we had higher expectations, that is nothing to be ashamed of. This was a special group of players and I am proud of the way they played and carried themselves throughout the season.�

Kentwood’s loss to Skyview was similar in that it was close in the first half but the Conquerors struggled to find its rhythm offensively.

Skyview led 14-0 in the second quarter when Jackson Huerta scored Kentwood’s lone touchdown on a 43-yard fumble return.

After that, though, Skyview’s offense scored two more touchdowns and it locked down Kentwood’s offensive efforts, including a 47-yard interception return for a touchdown in the final period.

Kentlake’s Jennifer Stefenescu swims in the 500-yard freestyle at the 4A state girls swim and dive championships at the King County Aquatic Center. Her swim in the consolation final helped the Falcons finish third in the meet. CHARLES CORTES, The Reporter

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Kentlake High Athletic Director Bruce Rick has hired a new fastpitch coach and a new boys soccer coach. Both are spring sports.

Kaylee Powell, a Kentlake graduate, will take over as fastpitch coach. She is filling a spot vacated by Greg Kaas. She played three years on the Falcons fastpitch team and earned a scholarship to play at West Texas A&M University. She also coached for two seasons under Kaas at Cedar Heights.

Michael Fuller, a Kentwood High graduate, takes over the boys soccer program.

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The road to the state 4A girls soccer title game leads through the Sammamish Plateau.

Again.

A year ago Tahoma beat Skyline, then the topranked team in the country, to get to the state title contest.

Tahoma gets back to the semi-final again this year thanks to a 2-1 overtime win over Central Valley at home on Saturday night, with both goals coming off the boot of senior Becca Velasco, who scored her first goal with 18 minutes, 30 seconds left in the first half. She put in the decisive goal in overtime.

Velasco also led the charge for Tahoma in its first-round win against Gonzaga Prep. “I feel like we’re not playing to our potential yet but we’re super close,� she said after that game. “Hopefully we can connect more in the next game.�

She got her wish as Tahoma played an aggressive first half and dominated offensively.

This year the Bears will square off against the Spartans in the state tournament for the third season in a row, the second straight semi-final match up between the two, except this year it won’t be Kentwood waiting for the winner.

For the Conquerors, the defending champions, the road to the title game ended on the Sammamish Plateau in a 1-0 loss against the Spartans on Saturday evening. “It was a good game,� wrote Kentwood head coach Aaaron Radford in an email interview. “We had some good chances overall, but just couldn’t get a good finishing touch.

Mykala (Benjamin) had two chances where she got in behind the defenders but the Skyline keeper forced one of the shots wide and made a big save on the other one up at the top of her box.�

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Central Valley, Tahoma improved to 14-3-2. The Bears finished third in the South Puget Sound League North Division. A year ago, the Conks finished third in the division and won the state title.

No matter what happens next, Hanson said, Tahoma has put together a great year. “We should be proud of our season because we learned what it’s like to lose and what it’s like to win and how to come up for a loss,� she said.

Velasco described her senior season as “amazing.� “Honestly, this team, it’s the best I’ve ever been on,� she said. “We’re just one huge family and I’m going to miss it.�

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Kentwood, it got us in the mood to want to win,�

Hanson said. “And after winning our first playoff game that really gave us the momentum. We had a rough patch... but we learned from those games and know we know what it takes to get there.�

In the first round of state, the Bears had to travel to Spokane on Nov. 9 to play the Bullpups of Gonzaga Prep, having left at 8:30 a.m. to play at 6 p.m. After winning that game 2-1 in a shootout, Tahoma got back on the bus and headed home, getting home shortly after 2 a.m. on Nov. 10.

The key, Velasco said, was “our drive just to win.

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them all, every year. I think we had a team that was capable of playing in the Final Four again, but it wasn’t meant to be. It’s unfortunate that we had to play Skyline in the quarterfinals, but those type of matchups happen each year.�

In a sideways drizzle, Tahoma can breathe Kentwood fought to tie easy for a few days before it up the game after Skyline takes on Skyline at Sparks scored 14 minutes into the Stadium on Friday, Nov. 18, game, but despite their best in the semifinal. The winner efforts the Conks couldn’t of that contest gets the vicget crack the Spartans tor of the Gig Harbor-Beltough back line. larmine Prep match on the “In the first half, they other side of the bracket. had two free kicks near Getting this far the midline and one was no easy feat for our keeper saved, Tahoma, which GIRLS but the other one, had to bounce back carried into the 6 after losing its final yard box and one of regular season game our players tried to 1-0 to Kentwood, but clear it, but either missed it hasn’t lost since, beating it or it just grazed her Puyallup 4-0 in the league head and got by our goal seeding game then Olympia keeper,� Radford wrote. “In in the West Central District my opinion we controlled tournament. the majority of the second “I feel like we got really half, but our crosses weren’t angry that our (regular) connecting or our shots season did end so badly,� were just off. The weather Velasco said before the was tough to deal with, but Central Valley match. “We both teams had to do it, so took that anger and put that it balanced out.� motivation into our games Kentwood finishes the and that’s why we’ve been season 17-2-1. so focused.� “I feel good about the Senior co-captain Maggie way we played this year,�

Hanson said Tahoma has Radford said. “We didn’t Kentwood to thank for its achieve all of our goals, but attitude in the playoffs. it is actually rare to meet “I think that losing to

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Trio of Tahoma High athletes commit Washington University on on the Bears fastpitch Thursday. She earned South squad, will play at Seattle Puget Sound League North University and signed on A trio of Tahoma High First Team honors in the Wednesday. She was named students signed their spring at the Designated Second Team SPSL North at athletic national letters of Player position. Walshortstop in the spring, intent this week. ley was 3-0 in the committing just nine Jordan Walley, a leftcircle with just one errors in the field COLLEGE handed pitcher, and Hayley error, and hit .373, while batting .373, Beckstrom, both committed including seven eight doubles and to play college fastpitch last doubles and seven just two strikeouts week. home runs while along with four stolen Walley signed a letter of drawing 15 walks. bases in five tries. intent to play at Western Beckstrom, a shortstop Walley and Beckstrom helped the Bears to a pair of South Puget Sound League North division titles the Four Corners past two seasons.

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Tahoma seniors signed on the dotted line on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10. Hayley Beckstrom, left, committed to Seattle University, Joey Palmer to Oregon State and Jordan Walley to Western Washington. KRIS HILL, The Reporter Palmer, who won the 4A state title last season in the 125 pound weight class, was pursued by a number of schools including Virginia Tech. He chose Oregon State because it’s closer to home and he liked the

coaching staff.

He joins a talented Tahoma squad loaded with veterans this season and he plans to wrestle at 132 pounds this year. The Bears should contend for a state title in 4A at Mat Classic in

February.

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Local drag racers do well in Las Vegas Super Pro driver Dale Green, representing Pacific Raceways, wheeled his DG

Machine Mullis dragster to a semi-final finish at the Summit Racing Series National Championships Sunday, Nov. 13.

The race was held in conjunction with the 47th Annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals.

Green, who resides in Kent and owns DG Machine in Auburn, drew

a first round bye and was Former Pacific Racenipped in the semi-final ways bracket champion round by eventual champ and Tacoma resident Mark Mark Horton representing Faul, running for MHDRA South Georgia Motorsports Dragstrip in Medicine Park.

Hat, Alberta, was the Both drivers left Summit Sportsman with nearly identical NHRA DRAG runner-up. reaction times and Faul lost a douHorton’s margin of ble-breakout final victory was 0.0122 in his 1951 Chevy to seconds. Green ran a Edmond Richardson.

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Another former Pacific Raceways bracket champion, Jody Lang of Puyallup, powered his Chevrolet Malibu to the Super Stock win at Pomona.

Former Maple Valley resident Brad Plourd was the Stock Eliminator runner-up.

The races for both sportsman drivers concluded today.

Lang finished the season ninth in the nation in Super Ž Stock points and second in Relax. It’s Done.

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Faul finished the season 12th in Super Stock points and 15th in Stock Eliminator points.

Former track champion Toby Lang, of Auburn, ended the year 11th in Stock points, one spot ahead of Pacific Raceway’s Brad Burton and his hardcharging Pontiac.

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Kent schools use new way to alert parents about school emergencies

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This year, Kent School District staff found a fast way to connect with parents during school emergencies.

A new phone messaging system called School Messenger allows staff to send recorded messages to parents’ cell phone numbers, alerting them to a situation occurring at their child’s school. “Technology is becoming a bigger and bigger factor these days, so the messenger is a useful tool for our school district to have,� said Mike Halliday, district spokesman. “Most parents or guardians have mobile phones and it’s important we have the functionality to inform them about emergency situations through the devise they use the most.�

School Messenger is also designed to determine what a child’s home language is. “We need this because our school district is so

diverse,� Halliday said. “The two main languages spoken are English and Spanish, so it was important to us to offer those languages in order for our parents to understand completely what is going on.�

The system is the quickest way district staff can communicate with parents. “We have always done our best to communicate with parents whenever things occur and things just happen so quickly there are lots of deacons to be made,� Halliday said. “A child’s safety is our main priority; this system allows us to communicate with their parents in a way that is faster than posting something on our website.�

The new feature was tested this month when district officials locked down Kent-Meridian High School for about a half-hour Nov. 8, after hearing a report of a man carrying a gun near French Field. The incident turned out to be a false report.

“We were able to send a phone message out to our parents, alerting them of the situation and describing how we were handling it,�

Halliday said. “Everything worked out well. We like to let our parents know about things like this, especially because the kids will probably be going home and talking about what happened at school.�

The system means parents don’t have to contact the school district. “We have around 2,000 students at some of our schools, so if we had to just rely on the phone to communicate, it would take much longer to talk to our parents,� Halliday said. “I think this system helps because it answers their questions right away so they don’t feel they need to search to find answers about what is going on with their child. However, we are pleased to be around to answer any questions parents have for us if they’d like to call.�

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TAHOMA CROSS COUNTRY TEAM TO HOLD DINNER AUCTION NOV. 19 The Tahoma High cross country team will host a dinner and benefit auction at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Olsen Mansion Pavilion. Dinner tickets are $20.

The food will be served by Ginger Passarelli.

The Pavilion is located at 21401 244th Ave. S.E .Maple Valley. For tickets or to make a donation, contact Julianna Mock at mocks@comcast.net.

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Tahoma earns AP honors

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@maplevalleyreporter.com

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he Tahoma School District has been included in the secondannual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll. “(We’re) honored,� said Terry Duty, principal of Tahoma High. “There wasn’t too many schools that got that honor, so it’s pretty amazing.�

The honor is bestowed by the College Board, which administers the Advanced Placement program and the SAT. A total of 14 school districts in Washington and 367 in 43 states and Canada were included.

A school district can earn a place on the AP Honor Roll by increasing access to Advanced Placement coursework while at the same time maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams.

Since 2009 the Tahoma School Dis-

trict increased the number of students participating in AP while improving the percentage of students earning “Every kid should AP Exam scores stretch themselves and excel because of 3 or higher from 70 percent sometimes it’s in 2009 to 74 hard to get out of percent in 2011. their comfort zone.

Tahoma’s AP Kids take on that classes accounted challenge they do for 762 seats in that when they take 2008-2009 and an AP class. This jumped to 917 isn’t just an elite seats in 2010honors program.�

2011.

Terry Duty Duty credited two areas for the school’s success. One of them is what he called “stretch learning,� where students are encouraged to go beyond what they would normally take. “Every kid should stretch themselves and excel, because sometimes it’s hard to get out of their comfort

zone,� he said. “Kids take on that challenge and they do that when they take an AP class. This isn’t just an elite honors program.�

The other is the inclusion of AP environmental science to the 10th grade outdoor academy. In addition, Duty stated they have seen an increase in students taking AP math as well as American and European History. “Numbers are just significantly up,� he said. “Kids are finding ways to challenge themselves. A lot of them are being successful.�

The complete Second Annual AP District Honor Roll can be found at www.collegeboard.org.

Reach TJ Martinell at tmartinell@ maplevalleyreporter.com or 425432-1209 ext. 5052.

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PUBLIC NOTICES KING COUNTY DEPT. OF DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (DDES) 900 Oakesdale Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057-5212 NOTICE OF BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST: Building Permit File: B11C0034 Applicant: AT&T c/o Shane Smith Location: 16671 227th Ave SE Maple Valley Proposal: Replace 3 antennas, 6 remote radio heads, 1 surge protector & 3 lines of cable to exist. AT&T facility SEPA Contact: Mark Mitchell 206-296-7119 COMMENT PROCEDURES: DDES will issue an environmental determination on this application following a 21-day comment period that ends on December 19, 2011. Written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the SEPA Project Manager at the phone number listed above.

Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on November 18, 2011. #545660 The Villages and Lawson Hills Master Planned Developments Public Information Meeting November 29, 2011 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Black Diamond Elementary Gym 25314 Baker Street YarrowBay invites you to attend a public information meeting regarding The Villages and Lawson Hills Master Planned Developments. At this meeting you will be able to review information regarding these projects, their timing and relationship to city plans, policies and codes. In addition to learning about these projects, you will have an opportunity to discuss these projects with the applicant, YarrowBay. If you have any questions or need reasonable accomodations, please call YarrowBay at 425898-2100.

Published in Covington/Maple Valley Reporter November 11, 2011 and November 18, 2011. #544684.

CITY OF BLACK DIAMOND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Notice is hereby given that the Black Diamond City Council will be holding two (2) public hearings to receive comments on: 1) Setting the Property Tax Levy for 2012, and 2) 2012 Preliminary Budget, including revenue sources. Both hearings will take place on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Black Diamond Council Chambers, 25510 Lawson Street, Black Diamond, WA. Written comments may be submitted to the Clerk’s office located at 24301 Roberts Drive, Black Diamond, WA until 5:00 p.m. on November 22, 2011, otherwise they must be submitted at the hearing. All documents related to the hearings are available for inspection or purchase at City Hall, 24301 Roberts Drive, or on the City’s website at http://www.ci.blackdiamond.wa.us.

Dated this 10th day of November 2011 Brenda L. Martinez Assistant City Administrator/ City Clerk Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on November 11, 2011 and November 18, 2011. #544675.

KING COUNTY DEPT. OF DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 900 Oakesdale Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057-5212 NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST: FORMAL SUBDIVISION File: L11P0002 Sugarloaf Mountain Estates Applicant: 9700 Partners LLC Location: South side of KentKangley Rd between 309th Ave SE & 320th Ave SE (approx.)

Ravensdale Proposal: Subdivide 290.43 acres zoned RA-5 into 52 lots for S/F detached residences & private access tract Program Manager: Kim Claussen 206-296-7167 COMMENT PROCEDURES: Comments on the above file are

now being accepted by King County DDES, at the address listed above.

Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on November 18, 2011. #545671 VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER District Healthcare System NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees Interim Finance, Facilities and Audit Ad Hoc

Committee will be held Monday, December 5, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room B of Valley Medical Center, Renton WA. Regular meetings of this committee will continue to be held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. thereafter unless change by public notice.

The regular meeting of the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees scheduled for Monday, December 19, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., has been rescheduled to Monday, December 5, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. in the Board room of Valley

CITY OF COVINGTON NOTICES SEPA DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Application Name:

City of Covington Adoption of Various Code Amendments

Application File Number:

SEPA11-07

Applicant/Contact:

Salina Lyons, Senior Planner City of Covington 16720 SE 271st St. Covington, WA 98042 253-638-1110 ext. 2239

Date of Issuance:

November 18, 2011

Project Location: This is a non-project action that will be applicable to development permit applications approved within the City of Covington.

Project Description: This is a non-project action to amend language in the Covington Municipal Code Title 18 – Zoning that was inadvertently left out of recently adopted code amendments and/or requires clarification. The code amendments are related to the downtown zoning code and permitted land uses. The purpose for amending these code sections is to correct conflicts, provide clarity and make the code easier to understand, particularly regarding process.

Documents Reviewed: Environmental Checklist (City of Covington, 11/15/2011), City of Covington Comprehensive Plan (Adopted 12/16/03, and as amended), Covington Downtown Plan and Zoning Study (09/30/09), and other information on file with the lead agency.

Responsible Official/ Lead Agency

Richard Hart, AICP Community Development Director City of Covington SEPA Official 16720 SE 271st Street, Covington, Washington 98042 (253) 638-1110

Medical Center.

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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (District Healthcare System) By: Sandra Sward Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on November 18, 2011 and November 25, 2011. #545686

To place a Legal Notice, please call 253-234-3506 or e-mail legals@ reporternewspapers. com

This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340. Notice is hereby provided for the SEPA action for a non-project GMA Action. The comment period is 14 calendar days and ends December 2, 2011 at 5 PM. Comments and Notice of Appeals Any notice of appeals must be filed in writing, with the required filing fee paid in cash or check and received within 14 calendar days of the end of the comment period at Covington City Hall Offices by December 16, 2011. You must make specific factual objections, identify error, harm suffered, or identify anticipated relief sought and raise specific issues in the statement of appeal. Contact the Community Development Department at Covington City Hall to ask about the procedures for SEPA appeals.

CITY OF COVINGTON CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF FINAL PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 2012 PRELIMINARY OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011 – 7:00 PM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2012 Preliminary Operating and Capital Budget has been placed on file with the City Clerk and is available for review at Covington City Hall and the Covington Library.

The public is encouraged to attend budget hearings and provide written or verbal testimony on any provisions of the proposed CY2012 Budget.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Final Public Hearing on the 2012 Preliminary Operating and Capital Budget will be held at the City Council meeting of Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at Covington City Hall, 16720 SE 271st Street, Covington.

All persons desiring to comment may do so in writing to the City Clerk at 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, Washington, 98042 or by appearing at the Preliminary and/or Final Public Hearings. Copies of the 2012 Preliminary Operating and Capital Budget are available for inspection and copying at Covington City Hall.

Agenda information will be posted the Friday prior to the above meetings at Covington City Hall, Covington Council Chambers, Covington Library, and the City’s web site: www.covingtonwa.gov.

For further information, please contact the Covington City Clerk at (253) 638-1110, ext. 2225.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on November 18, 2011. #546351.

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Police Blotter COVINGTON Nov. 7 TODDLER TAKES OFF: Southeast 262nd Place and 184th Avenue Southeast.

A woman saw a 3-year-old running down the street in the Timberlane neighborhood in pajamas without shoes on.

Nov. 5 TIME TO UPGRADE: 27000 block of 172nd Avenue Southeast. Two men cut the security cords on a pair of cellphones in the T-Mobile store then ran off with the gadgets. The phones were reportedly valued at $500 each.

Nov. 2 SHOPLIFTERS: 17400 block of Southeast 270th Place. Two men stole a pair of shoes and several BluRay discs from Walmart. The total loss, according to the police report, was $28.24.

RETURN SCAM: 17000 block of Southeast 270th Place. A woman tried to return a toy to Kohl’s she hadn’t paid for using a receipt from an earlier date for a similar item.

Oct. 30 INDECENT EXPOSURE: 17800 block of Southeast 259th Place. A woman observed a male neighbor apparently masturbating in front of his window.

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Nov. 4 OOPS: 27700 block of 217th Avenue Southeast. A man accidentally shot himself in the left hand with a .357 revolver.

UNFRIENDLY PATRON: 26800 block of state Route 169. A customer at a Washington state liquor store threatened to return and assault a store employee.

Nov. 1 DRUNK IN THE DARK: 27300 block of state Route 169. A driver who was stopped for having an improper tint on his car’s windows was found to be driving under the influence at 2:09 a.m.

LOST: 26600 block of 233rd Avenue Southeast. During a party, a woman set her phone down, and when she went to retrieve it later she couldn’t find it. The victim

told police there were a number of people at the party she didn’t know. She and her friends spent about two hours searching the home for the phone to no avail.

CAST THE FIRST STONE: Southeast 268th Street and 227th Avenue Southeast.

After getting off the bus at the intersection, a boy threw a rock at a girl, hitting her in the head hard enough the injury required three stitches.

Oct. 31 CARD FRAUD: 24500 block of 250th Avenue Southeast. While checking over her checking account online, a woman noticed 19 separate unauthorized charges for USPS.com from Washington, D.C., for a total of $466.75.

...obituaries Jimmy Burton Hefley Covington, WA – Jimmy B. Hefley, 64, passed away November 2, 2011 at his home in Covington, Washington.

He was born December 8, 1946 in McAllister, Oklahoma the son of Jimmy Hefley and Jean Hefley.

He attended the 7th Day Adventist Academy in Auburn, WA. After graduation he entered the US Army, serving as a Sergeant with the Transportation Battalion providing route reconnaissance for convoys moving needed supplies to forward operating bases in Vietnam. After his discharge in 1969 he eventually returned to his hometown of Kent,WA and settled where he operated his own long haul trucking business. He liked camping and also enjoyed raising his two boys. His favorite thing was to be surrounded by his family.

Besides his wife, Maude Hefley, he is survived by his two sons, Bobby (Leanna) and Randy (Steffen) Hefley, both of Covington; granddaughter, Addison Hefley; one brother, Ted, of Kent; and Mother, Jean Hefley.

Memorial Services will be held Friday, December 2, at 2 pm at Tahoma National Cemetery where he well be laid to rest. Full military rites will be presented at the service. The ceremony will be followed by a celebration of his life at the Hefley household.

PUBLIC NOTICES Continued from previous page CITY OF BLACK DIAMOND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PETITION FOR FORMATION OF BLACK DIAMOND COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2011-1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Black Diamond City Council will be holding a public hearing on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Black Diamond Council Chambers, 25510 Lawson Street, Black Diamond, WA. APPLICANT: BD Village Partners, LP and YarrowBay Development LLC, 10220 NE Points Drive Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033 ISSUE UNDER CONSIDERATION: The City of Black Diamond has received a petition from the applicant for the formation of Community Facility District No. 2011-1 (hereinafter the “District�) pursuant to Chapter 36.145 RCW. The petition proposes over $20 Million of assessments upon the property located within the boundaries of the proposed District, which consists of 377.8 acres. The purpose of the hearing is for the Black Diamond City Council to receive public comments and evidence in support of, or in opposition to, formation of the District. The City Council is required by law to take action approving or denying the petition within 30 days after the hearing.

OBJECTIVE: The proposed District’s objective is to finance portions of ten specific improvements that provide special benefits to property located within the District through the application of assessments. The applicant states in its petition that the net amount proposed to be assessed on each parcel within the District is proportional to the special benefit conferred on such parcel by the ten improvements. The applicant has proposed financing the following ten specific facilities: r SR-169/Roberts Drive/Black Diamond - This construction is intended to reconfigure two intersections to increase their collective capacity to operate adequately through the completion of the proposed District’s occupancies. Located within close proximity of each other, the two intersections are the connections of Roberts Drive to S. R. 169 and Black Diamond – Ravensdale Road to S.R. 169. r Roberts Drive – 750/850 Zone Water Main Extension – This main line extension is intended to provide water services and satisfy fire flow requirements for the District. The construction consists of two lines, oriented vertically, one pipe over the other, configured as a looped system. r Auburn – Black Diamond Road Frontage – The proposed scope of the construction is to augment the current through traffic lanes with turning structures and intersections to facilitate ingress and egress into The Villages MPD. The current design includes two roundabouts, a center turn lane and frontage landscaping. The Improvements are grouped into three construction phases. r Onsite Spine Road – The Onsite Spine Road is an in-tract road which intersects Auburn-Black Diamond Road and traverses the District in a North-South orientation. While the limits of construction are the District’s boundaries, extensions of the road will eventually serve all of The Villages Master Plan Development (MPD) when built out and occupied. r Onsite Ring Road – The proposed onsite Ring Road connects to Auburn – Black Diamond Road and will travel in a circular arc as it traverses the District. This road is intended to provide additional traffic capacity within the internal road network and also provides an additional point of access to the District for fire and safety equipment. r Stormwater Detention Pond – The Stormwater Detention Pond will be designed to detain, treat and infiltrate stormwater runoff from large portions of the District as well as other parts of The Villages MPD. In addition, the pond will serve as the ultimate overflow route for all stormwater runoff from the District that is not infiltrated or detained in other facilities within the District. r Sanitary Sewer Lift Station – The Sanitary Sewer Lift Station will be constructed to service the District as well as other portions of The Villages MPD. At a later date, a higher capacity sewer lift station sized to service all of The Villages MPD (including the District) may be constructed in a different location. r Sanitary Sewer Storage Facility – This facility will work in conjunction with the Sanitary Sewer Lift Station described above. The Sanitary Sewer Storage Facility will be sized to detain sewer flows from the full District as well as other areas within The Villages MPD. r Village Green Park Improvements - These improvements will provide park space, recreational facilities, and open-space facilities for the use of The Villages MPD residents, the Lawson Hills MPDs residents, and the public at large for entertainment, assembly, and recreation. r Civic Park Improvements – These improvements will also provide park space, recreational facilities, and open-space facilities for the use of The Villages MPD residents, the Larson Hills MPDs residents, and the public at large for entertainment, assembly, and recreation.

PURPOSE: The purpose for forming the District is to finance portions of the Improvements as they provide special benefits to the property located within the District.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: See the below diagram showing each separate lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property in the District. The District boundary legal descriptions by metes and bounds is available for review in the Petition.

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Written comments may be submitted to the Clerk’s office located at 24301 Roberts Drive, Black Diamond, WA until 5:00 p.m. on December 15, 2011, or otherwise they must be submitted at the hearing. The applicant’s petition for formation of the District and all documents related to the petition and the hearing are available for inspection or purchase at City Hall, 24301 Roberts Drive, or on the City’s website at http:// www.ci.blackdiamond.wa.us under “In the Spotlight�.

Dated this 18th day of November, 2011 Brenda L. Martinez, Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on November 18, 2011, November 25, 2011 and December 2, 2011. #546604.

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