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Who will pick up the bill for sandbags takedown?

BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ work of the last two years has restored Howard Hanson Dam to the capacity it had before the storms of January 2009 left

holes in the right support structure.

That task being done, attention is beginning to shift to the future of the protective sandbags and HESCO barriers set up along the Green River, including four miles

through Auburn.

Residents might be understandably eager to get their old riverbanks back now that the immediate danger has abated, but city officials say they’ll have to put up with them until next May or

June at the soonest, when the last of the storms is expected to blow through. The Corps of Engineers is unwilling to take a chance before that.

When the weather warms up, the City of Auburn and other

jurisdictions will launch a coordinated takedown. No small task, considering that Kent alone has more than 16 miles of them.

But there’s a hitch – who’ll pick up the tab? [ more SANDBAGS page 2 ]

GREAT CATCH, GREAT RUN Auburn’s Paulson to cap standout career as Ducks’ sure-handed tight end

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Drawing an eye for comic book art

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A reserved young man of few words, David Paulson speaks volumes with his soft hands and solid play.

Just the way he likes it.

Quietly and effectively, the University of Oregon’s standout senior tight end beats opponents off the block, finding seams in the secondary to make the most difficult catches.

“I say catching is all about the eyes,” said Paulson, a fifth-year Duck and an Auburn Riverside High School product. “If you keep your eyes on it, you shouldn't drop it.”

Paulson seldom does.

A key gear in the Rose Bowl-bound Ducks’ warpdrive offense, Paulson has blossomed into one of the Paulson nation’s best all-around tight ends who has attracted considerable attention from NFL scouts. Paulson, who continues a strong tradition of top tight ends at the school, is a swift and reliable target at 6 foot 4, 240 pounds.

“It’s been a goal of mine forever,” Paulson said of playing on Sundays. “Growing up I’ve been a real big fan of football and always wanted a chance to play in the NFL.” But Paulson refuses to look too far ahead, especially when there is some unfinished business. The Pac-12 champion and sixthranked Ducks (11-2) are poised to reap the [ more PAULSON page 9 ]

Travis Bundy has found his niche as an accomplished comic book artist.

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BY SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

Even as a child, there was never a doubt in Travis Bundy’s mind that his future lay in art.

“I’ve been drawing my whole life, from the time I was able to hold a crayon,” said Bundy, an Auburn resident since 2007.

“My mother has saved all of the drawings I’ve done. It’s great because you can

see the progression.”

Bundy, 33, is an established comic book artist today, with two graphic novels to his credit – his most recent, “Jeff ”, and his first work, “Gods of the New Empire”, which was selected for inclusion into the Library of Congress.

Bundy grew up in Spanaway, graduating from Lakes High School in 1996. [ more BUNDY page 3 ]

Balloon carries little girl’s Santa letter to southerly elves

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David Paulson, a two-year starter at Oregon, has been a steady and reliable performer in the Ducks’ high-powered offense. Paulson ends his collegiate career Monday when the Ducks take on Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. COURTESY PHOTO, Eric Evans/U of O

An imaginative Auburn girl reached for the skies to send a long-distance letter to Santa.

Five-year-old Helen Berence Reyes Cardenas tied a message to two helium-filled balloons and sent it free at her cousin’s nighttime [ more LETTER page 3 ]

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Couple donate $1 million to provide holistic care at MultiCare Cancer Center FOR THE REPORTER

A $1 million donation from Norman and Barbara Simon will improve access to holistic care as part of cancer treatment at MultiCare Regional Cancer Center in Auburn and at four other locations throughout the South Sound.

The Norman and Barbara Simon Endowment for Holistic Care will provide healing resources at the MultiCare Regional Cancer Center sites in Auburn, Tacoma, Puyallup, Covington and Gig Harbor.

The donation has person-

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al meaning for the Simons: Norman survived cancer and his brother, Philip, died of lymphoma. The Simons realize that cancer affects not only the patient, but the entire family.

“We believe that holistic medicine treats the mind, the body and the spirit,” Barbara Simon said. “When you hear a diagnosis of cancer, the first thing you experience is fear. A holistic approach offers so much comfort and healing.”

Norman and Barbara Simon, longtime Tacoma residents who now live in Gig Harbor, said they wanted to give back to their community.

Norman helped run the third-generation family metal-scrapping business Joseph Simon and Sons on the Tacoma Tideflats.

Crews positioned giant sandbags along the Green River to reinforce certain levees back in 2009. ROBERT WHALE, Auburn Reporter

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It’s a question very much on the minds of Auburn City officials.

“We are working with King County right now, because we’re not exactly sure who’s going to pay the $1.5 to $2 million it would cost to take those bags down,” said Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis.

When the bags were set up, the City of Auburn was under the threat of a flood emergency. All of the bags are either on King Countyowned levees or atop private property where the county had an easement.

Under the contract with King County, Auburn agreed to set up the bags and then seek reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA. But City officials say FEMA has since declared that because the City didn’t have a disaster, it doesn’t really qualify for reimbursement.

“We are unaware of who has the money to pay for the $1.5 to $2 million to take the bags down,” Lewis said. “We are talking to King County, which owns

and maintains the levees. …

We understand King County’s point. The problem we have is that these are atop King County levees, and there have to be funds to take those bags down.”

Sarah Miller, director of emergency management for the City of Auburn, said the wall has held up well to the elements, as well as clueless human beings bent on destruction.

“We still have folks that go out and check on them regularly, and we do have folks that patch them up in places where they’ve been terribly damaged,” Miller said. “But the damage levels went way down. For a while we had a lot of damage to them, on a regular basis, but recently we haven’t had nearly as much.

“They can come down at any time; however, we’re not going to take them down in the middle of winter,” Miller said. “Typically in the winter, it’s muddy outside and it would be a big old, sloppy mess. But we have a sort of non-typical winter right now. We’re waiting for winter and spring to be over so that we’re into better weather.”

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birthday party on Dec. 2.

“She said goodbye to the balloons and, ‘I love you, Santa,’ ” her mother, Rosa Elena Cardenas de Reyes, said Thursday through an interpreter, Rosa’s brother Guillermo Reyes Cardenas. “She waved goodbye, hoping they would reach Santa.”

They reached a faraway place, but nothing as remote as the North Pole. The message took a more southerly journey, landing 533 miles away – as the crow flies – in Northern California.

On Dec. 21, a ranch hand’s son discovered some debris along the side of a backroad on the family’s remote spread in the heart of Mendocino County. Lane Sanderson, who had just come home from Colorado for the holidays, was riding with his father, Frank, when they came upon a pair of deflated balloons with an attached note still intact.

“We couldn’t read it. It was written in Spanish, but it was clear to us that it was a letter meant for Santa,” said Alvin Dodd Jr., a lumber salesman and neighbor who helps out on the 17,000-acre Shamrock Ranch in Laytonville, Calif., about 150 miles north of San Francisco.

“The letter had a number of pictures of clothes … and sweaters the girl drew,” Dodd said. “We knew it meant something to a little girl.”

A Spanish-speaking ranch hand translated the letter.

As a child, his first drawing inspiration came from television cartoons.

“At first, it was all about finding ways to mimic those styles,” he said.

“Those things wouldn’t stand still though, so I couldn’t look at them and break them down.”

Bundy caught a break when a friend turned him onto a copy of “Wolverine,” a Marvel Comics “X-Men” title.

“I remember getting a copy of ‘Wolverine’ No. 138, when Mark Silvestri was doing it,” he said. “The cover was Wolverine jumping and I remember thinking, ‘Wow, that’s really what I want to learn to do.’ ” The exposure began Bundy’s lifelong love affair with the X-Men. “They just have such a plethora of beautifully drawn characters,” he said.

He soon began delving deeper into the comic book genre, finding inspiration and enjoyment in some of the more adult titles like “Sandman” and “Hellblazer,” both published on DC’s Vertigo Comics.

In middle school, the final piece of the puzzle fell into place for Bundy as an aspiring artist, when a chance selection at a video store exposed him to Japanese anime.

“When I rented ‘Akira’ it blew my mind,” he said.

“The art in ‘Akira,’ the backgrounds are very detailed.

The characters are not though. The characters are very simple. (Artist) Katsuhiro Otomo, his style isn’t the kiddie anime style with big eyes, the girly soft style like Pokemon you see now.

His style is very realistic. I realized that was a bridge

for the Auburn family. The Sandersons accepted contributions from the Dodds and ranch hands to send off a care package. A UPS special delivery brought gifts to Helen’s family last Saturday.

“We didn’t know their sizes, so we sort of guessed,” Julie said. “We even got something for the mother.

“Since (the message) came such a long way and (Helen) didn’t ask for anything herself, we just wanted to do something for them,” Julie added.

“We’ve been through rough times before, so we understand.”

Helen’s family appreciates the gesture. Rosa and her husband, Guillermo Reyes Romo, are struggling to make ends meet.

Rosa hurt her foot and is unable to work. Her husband has been unemployed for part of the year.

“I just want to thank them for all they have done for us,” she said.

ROAD WORK: Construction work extends a partial road closure on M Street Southeast until Jan. 6.

Puget Sound Energy is replacing a high pressure gas main on M Street, between 3rd and 12th Street Southeast, as part of the M Street project. The entire center lane of M Street will be impassable between 6th and 12th Street Southeast. No left turns will be possible, either east or west.

For more information on Travis Bundy and Creator’s Edge Press, visit www. creatorsedgepress.com.

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The note, which Helen wrote with her mother’s help, asked Santa for a doll. It emphasized finding clothes for the girl’s two younger nieces, whom the family is taking care of in their south Auburn home.

The note included Helen’s address and phone number.

The ranch hand called the family in Auburn.

“The mother was touched, crying on the other end (of the phone conversation),” Dodd said.

Rosa added: “I was very much surprised.”

Dodd and friends were humbled by the girl’s message.

“All the girl wanted for Christmas was some clothes … because they had no money,” Dodd explained.

Dodd and friends decided to pitch in and help make the girl’s wishes come true.

Julie Sanderson took her daughter shopping last week for toys and clothes

my art,” he said. “In fact, the new book, ‘Jeff ’, is actually based on a guy I work with.

Jeff is actually a real guy.

The villain in the book is loosely based on our boss, the owner of our company.

She loves it, she thinks it’s great. And a couple other characters in there are based on people I work with. There is a lot of work angst in there.”

“It’s the story of a normal guy, not really a loser, just kind of a loner,” Bundy said.

“Every once in awhile, he’ll get a really bad stomach ache and get transferred off to another dimension called the realm. He’ll wake up there with horns on his hat, gauntlets on his arm and a giant ax stuck in the ground.

And there is always an objective, like he has to save a princess from a dragon or he has to kill a horde of giant bees. He doesn’t know why it’s happening, he doesn’t know if it’s real or if he’s just going crazy.”

Bundy stays busy with Creator’s Edge Press, a publishing company he founded with a group of like-minded comic book aficionados, including former Auburnite Chuck Messinger.

“I’m the art director and submissions director for the company,” he said. “We really just do it for the love of the comics. We’re that stepping stone for somebody who has a really great book but has no idea what to do with it. We’re trying to build a network of retailers, stores and distributors to get them out.”

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Guillermo Reyes Romo and Rosa Elena Cardenas de Reyes, are raising three children, daughter Helen Berence Reyes Cardenas, 5, middle, and two nieces. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter

to get from the sketches I was doing to what I wanted to do.”

Bundy attended Western Washington University and graduated in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in illustration and graphic design.

While working as a photography assistant at Amazon.com, Bundy managed to find time to complete his first graphic novel, the teen super hero team saga, “Gods of the New Empire,” a whopping 200-page book.

“It was a starting point and something I could send to people to prove that this was something I was determined to do,” Bundy said. “It took me five years to finish, mostly because I had a serious “Grand Theft Auto” addiction at the time.

I could probably have had that thing finished in two years.”

After applying for a copyright for “Gods of the New Empire,” Bundy said he was shocked by a request from the Library of Congress to add the book to its graphic novel archive.

“I got an email from the Library of Congress asking for more information,” he said. “I didn’t really know what was going on. And I read it, I read it again. Then I printed it and took it in to my manager at work and said, ‘Does this really say what I think it says? Are they asking for my book for the Library of Congress?’

And she said yeah.”

After Amazon, Bundy moved on to KDL, a skylight and railing manufacturer in Kent, where he began working on his second graphic novel, “Jeff.”

“They (KDL) have been really, really supportive of

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Fire & Rescue Blotter The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 167 calls for service between Dec. 19 and Dec. 25, among them the following:

Dec. 19 Aid call: 3:12 p.m. (Lea Hill).

Firefighters responding to a woman having abdominal pain evaluated and transported the patient to Valley Medical Center by private

ambulance for further evaluation and treatment.

Dec. 20 Aid call: 8:23 a.m. (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics assisted an elderly female complaining of chest pain. The patient was transported to Auburn Regional Medical Center (ARMC) by firefighters.

Dec. 21 Aid call: 11:36 a.m. (Pacific).

Firefighters responded to an adult man with chest pain. The man was treated by firefighters, evaluated by King County Medics, then transported to ARMC by private ambulance.

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Dec. 22 Trailer fire: 5:42 p.m. (south Auburn). Firefighters responding to a travel trailer fire found an older, 10-foot travel trailer parked behind a residence with a large amount of fire involvement. Firefighters successfully extinguished the fire. There were no injuries to firefighters or citizens.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Dec. 23 Multiple vehicle accident: 5:30 a.m. (Auburn). Firefighters responded to Highway 18 near the 304th Street exit for a multiple

vehicle accident. Arriving units found 12 vehicles that had lost control in various locations on Highway 18 due to black ice on the roadway. Three patients were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries. Washington State Patrol is investigating the incident.

Dec. 24 Aid call: 7:04 a.m. (Pacific).

Firefighters responded to an adult male in respiratory distress. The patient was evaluated and treated at the scene by firefighters and King County Medics. The patient was transported to ARMC for further evaluation and treatment.

Dec. 25 Aid call: 5:32 p.m. (Lakeland).

Firefighters assisted an adult female with a seizure. The patient was left in the care of family members.

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Albert C. Chabot, 62, was struck and killed by a vehicle on Auburn Way South early Monday morning.

According to Auburn Police Commander Mike Hirman, Chabot was crossing the street in the 1500 block of Auburn Way South, near M Street Southeast, around 7:15 a.m.

“The sky was still dark, the victim was wearing dark clothing, and he was crossing outside of a crosswalk,” Hirman said in a news release.

According to Hirman, several drivers narrowly missed the

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Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle

Traffic offense: 4:16 a.m., 1600 block of M Street SE. Police arrested a male for driving with a suspended license. The vehicle was towed.

Theft: 7:15 p.m., 10800 block of 295th St. SE. Police responded to a report of a UPS package stolen from the porch of a home.

Theft: 6:45 a.m., 4205 Auburn Way S. An unknown subject broke into vehicles and stole items, including a wallet, GPS unit and stereo.

Inside job: 10:29 a.m., 1306 Harvey Road NE. A female employee falsified receipts – sometime during the day before – in order to steal cash from the register.

man before he was struck in the northbound lanes.

The man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, but died from his injuries soon after arriving.

The driver of the vehicle was not injured.

The accident investigation closed northbound lanes of Auburn Way for several hours. Two northbound lanes of travel were closed until about 11 a.m.

Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighters were on the scene.

Firefighters and King County Medics treated the man on the scene before he was transported. delivered package from the front porch of a house. The suspected stolen package was recovered and the vehicle used in the incident was secured for a search warrant.

Vandalism: 2:56 p.m., 800 4th St. NE. An exterior window in Room 217 was broken out at Auburn High School sometime during the holiday break.

Arrested: 11:23 a.m., 340 E. Main St. Police arrested a woman on warrants for marijuana and drug possession. She was transported to the SCORE jail.

Theft, property, shoplifting: 5:23 p.m., 1101 Supermall Way SW. Police said four remote control helicopters were stolen from a business by three males the previous day.

Theft: 1:05 p.m., 525 R St. NE. Police arrested three subjects after a witness saw them take a recently

Auto theft: 5:37 p.m., 3401 20 St. SE. A man reported that his car was stolen from a friend’s house.

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But Auburn does, and things are starting to happen in it! It comes down to curb appeal and the fact that many people don’t want to spend their limited free time traveling somewhere else; especially when there is so much to do in our own City. Auburn really is a great place for entertainment. Check it out by visiting http://auburndt.com/downtown . Auburn is More Than You Imagined!

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“We’re going in the right direction, but these numbers are still too high. There’s just no excuse for putting yourself and others at risk by driving while impaired.” – Washington State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste, on the161 DUI arrests statewide over the Christmas weekend.

Corps is a call of duty for couple For one ambitious Auburn couple, traveling throughout the world has brought wonders and a willingness to lend a helping hand.

Jan and Tom Hunter are retired, enthusiastic and ready to embark on their first assignment as resourceful Peace Corps volunteers.

The new year will bring the Hunters, both 62, to Morocco, where they will train for three months in March, the beginning of a 27-month commitment in the North African nation. Volunteers live with a host family and study the local language and culture before being assigned a community, where they will live, work and achieve goals in such areas as education, health, business, agriculture and the environment.

The Hunters primarily will teach English, share computer skills and other talents, and help organize and run activities – all in an effort to advance youth development.

The couple raised three boys. They have seven grandchildren. As difficult as it is to leave behind family and their West Hill home for more than two years, they are up to the great challenge.

“In the 30 years that we’ve been married, my wife and I have been fortunate to independently travel in numerous Third World countries,” Tom said. “We couldn’t help but be struck by the suffering, lack of opportunity and misallocation of resources in many of the places that we’ve visited.

“We hope we can utilize the skills developed during our working career to help improve the conditions that we have observed during our travels,” said Tom, a successful hair salon proprietor for many years before selling the company and retiring with his wife, who helped manage the business. “We also hope that we can help the folks of Morocco better understand the United States and the lives of average Americans.”

Joining the Peace Corps has been in the back of their minds for many years.

“Dating from the first few years of our marriage, we’ve discussed joining the Peace Corps,” Tom said.

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Not up to service In reply to Lonnie Stevenson’s letter regarding water bill increases (Auburn Reporter, Dec. 9), before the annexation was voted on, several groups, including one that was organized on East Hill called SOS, tried to educate the community about this very thing.

We were not annexed into Auburn because they love us.

We are an additional source of income. Most residents apparently felt that King County (unincorporated) and the Sheriffs Department were not providing the service they wanted.

You do not move into an unincorporated area and expect the same kind of service you would receive in cities. You must be prepared to be able to take care of those things that living in a city would provide.

Good Eggs King County Sheriff Sue Rahr, right, talked about the importance of supporting social service and early learning programs to mitigate the potential for costly incarceration later in life at a recent Good Eggs breakfast at Cafe Pacific in Auburn. The event is a monthly roundtable discussion of local elected officials and business leaders from South King County. King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer, left, hosted the event. COURTESY PHOTO

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If you are not … live in the city.

Most of the residents on the East Hill who are longtime homeowners realize this.

It was one of the many points the SOS group was trying to make evident to homeowners before they voted.

I personally felt that the county, fire protection and Sheriffs Department did a

Radical changes in U.S. House district map A bipartisan plan for Washington’s 10 U.S. House districts, unveiled Wednesday, creates a new Olympia-centric 10th District and radically expands two Western Washington congressional districts.

The plan will mean new constituents and new perspectives, nowhere more than in the 8th District of Republican Rep. Dave

good enough job. I and many of my neighbors were willing to do without the “upscale” services, rather than having our services “managed” for us.

– Pat Horn

Competing TV helps Two young men recently came to my door who were representing CenturyLink. Apparently new fiber optics have been put in place in my area, which is the newly annexed area on Lea Hill.

People now have another alternative to Comcast.

Comcast is gouging all of us to death, but the competition is out there. We only need to take advantage of it.

It shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg to watch TV. – Jeanne Herold [ more LETTERS page 6 ]

Reichert, R-Wash.

Reichert, who represents eastern King and Pierce Counties, will see the 8th District “grow” across the Cascades into Central Washington. The former King County sheriff, who lives in Auburn, will find himself representing Wenatchee and Chelan.

The state’s new 10th District – earned by population growth in the 2010 census – will embrace Olympia, Shelton, Dupont, Yelm and Puyallup.

[6] December 30, 2011 for producing Peace Corps [ KLAAS from page 5 ] The Peace Corps often is associated with young minds and hands chipping in to do the hard work. But the reality is that among the more than 9,000 Peace Corps volunteers serving today, 7 percent are over the age of 50, said Melanie Forthun, a public affairs specialist and returned volunteer (Bulgaria, 2006-08) with the Peace Corps Northwest Regional Office.

In fact, the oldest, currently-serving volunteer is 84 years old, from Portland, who is now working in the Southern Africa nation of Botswana.

The Hunters continue a strong tradition of Washington willingness. The state is the No. 3 all-time producer of Peace Corps volunteers.

Since 1961, 8,631 Washingtonians have served in the Corps.

In fact, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area ranks No. 7 in the country

volunteers with 196 residents currently serving.

In 2011, the Peace Corps celebrated 50 years of international service. More than 200,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps volunteers in 139 countries since President John F. Kennedy established the agency in 1961.

Today, 8,655 Peace Corps volunteers serve in 76 countries – the largest number of volunteers in 40 years.

Volunteers receive many benefits, including a living stipend, but mainly exist on modest means in their assigned countries.

It took two years to be accepted, but the Hunters are excited about the opportunity to help others.

To qualify, Jan needed to go back to school, where she completed her degree in liberal arts at The Evergreen State College in 2007.

The Morocco mission is just what they wanted.

www.auburn-reporter.com The Hunters have been to Africa before, but it was for a vacation, not a relief role. They climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2005.

The Hunters’ worldwide travels have taken them to many continents and countries, including Vietnam, China, Europe and South America.

Jan went on a trip to Nicaragua with a different organization several years ago. It was there she realized how much need there is in the world for volunteers.

She also recalls a vivid visit to Kathmandu, witnessing some of Nepal’s most deplorable living conditions.

“There isn’t a social safety net in those countries. They are without Social Security, welfare, disability,” Jan said.

“They are pretty much on their own.”

The human condition is different in Third World countries. The Hunters want to roll up their sleeves to help.

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Auburn’s Jan and Tom Hunter enjoy travel, people and the opportunity to help others. The couple were selected for a Peace Corps youth development assignment in Morocco. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter “We’re super excited about it. You don’t enter into something like this without some apprehension,” Tom said. “Twenty-seven months is a long time. You’re talking about a foreign

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If Jesus were here this Christmas, where would He be?

He would be at the Auburn Food Bank helping persons who need food.

He would be at the Auburn Senior Activity Center helping to provide a Christmas meal for seniors.

He would be with the dysfunctional families who are trying to use the season to make amends.

He would be with the persons who are buying gifts their loved ones will enjoy and not gifts to show off their wealth.

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they would get out of it,” Tom said of the Moroccan people. “You’re the one who comes away with the greatest amount of benefit.”

It is a chance to do their part – in a new land, new year.

“I always come back from these experiences being so thankful to be living in a place like the United States,” Tom said.

“We’ve worked hard. We’ve had a nice life. But if you can help people out a little bit …”

A little help and understanding go a long way, especially in an overpopulated country struggling to sustain itself.

“We’re looking forward to working with the youth in Morocco,” Jan said, “and helping them develop skills needed to compete in their town or village.”

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burn citizens who are paying their fair share of taxes.

He would be with the Auburn citizens who will work at any job if their preferred job is not available.

He would be with the leaders who prevented a depression like 1929 and held the current economic downtown into a recession.

He would be in churches where the members are not asked to contribute to golden decorations but churches that use their funds to help the less fortunate.

He would be with leaders who bend every effort to prevent the horror of war.

He would be with those teachers and para educators who help special needs children.

The question is would you and I be with Him? – Harold Valentine YWCA Auburn Transitional Housing ($42,540) were among the grant recipients.

King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced the renewal grants last week, following the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement of $1.5 billion awarded nationwide.

The $21.8 million award received by the Seattle/King County Continuum of Care supports a total of 1,776 units of housing: 754 units of transitional housing and 1,022 units of permanent housing for homeless people with disabilities.

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Resolutions for the American Church lize their base through fear and misinformation.

You’re going to preach and live a message that is rooted in the Gospel, not the Republican or Democrat platform. You’re going to realize that Mitt Romney, Ron Paul or Newt Gingrich will not save our nation. Neither will President Obama. There is one Savior. He is already on the scene waiting for us to stop wasting our time building and tearing down the Doug Bursch

ing a house or even renting a decent apartment.

This coming year you’re going to wash your hands of almost all aspects of our current political system.

You’re going to stop wasting your time posting, tweeting and forwarding angry inflammatory messages about your least favorite candidate. You’ll stop giving to political organizations that mobi-

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Here are my 2012 resolutions for the American Church in no particular order of importance.

This coming year you will treat your youth pastors with respect, love and dignity. You’re no longer going to interact with them like they are second-class ministers who must prove their worth by how many paintball, pizza party lockins they have.

You’re also going to try to pay them more because it is absurd that many youth pastors have given up on the possibility of ever own-

kingdoms of man.

In 2012, you’re going to finally give your relationships the priority they deserve. You’re going to realize that almost everything around you will eventually rust, corrode and fade away.

However, your relationships have eternal consequences. As a result, you will give your best energy, time and resources to healing your relationships.

This means you’re going to learn how to apologize

to your spouse, love your neighbor and encourage your kids. It’s absurd that you know more about how to maintain a healthy lawn than a healthy marriage.

Let the lawn regress this year. In 2012, you’re giving everything to rescue the relationships that matter.

In the coming year, you and I are going to embrace the gift of repentance.

Instead of justifying our hypocrisies we are going to repent. Instead of defending our anger or fear-based actions, we are going to get on our knees and repent.

We will repent and start

removing the planks from our eyes. We are going to remove our judge’s robes and burn them. In 2012, we will extend the good news and favor of the Lord through repenting.

In 2012, we will smile more. A frowning, stern looking church cannot reflect the fullness of the Gospel. This coming year we will allow the joy of the Gospel to permeate all our interactions. That means our grumpy board members will either start resigning or start making [ more BURSCH page 12 ]

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www.auburn-reporter.com [ PAULSON from page 1 ] roses Monday with a win against equally potent Wisconsin (11-2) in Pasadena, Calif. (2 p.m., ESPN).

The Ducks have dropped their last two BCS bowl outings – including a heartbreaking 22-19 loss to Auburn for the national title last season – and haven’t won a Rose Bowl since 1917. Oregon fell to Ohio State, 26-17, two years ago in Pasadena, a mistake-prone game for the Ducks in which Paulson went without a catch.

“I wouldn’t say we’re desperate.

I think we really want to win,” Paulson said of the Ducks’ pursuit of their first BCS bowl victory in 10 years. “We’re not afraid to fail.

We really want to win this. As seniors we really want to finish it off the right way.

“It’s huge,” Paulson continued.

“Growing up, I always dreamed about playing in this game. I played in one, and now I get another opportunity. I’m happy, I’m very fortunate. Now, I want to win one.”

Paulson has enjoyed the ride in Eugene – from classroom to film room, campus to field.

Despite a slow start, Paulson

emerged as one of the Ducks’ most sure-handed receivers. A second-team All-Pac-12 selection, Paulson is third on the team in catches (30) for 428 yards and six touchdowns. It was his best season statistically.

“I wasn’t frustrated. We were winning games. The offense was still doing well,” Paulson said of the Ducks, who preferred to grind up teams early and often behind its speedy lineup of stars LaMichael James, Kenjon Barner, Josh Huff and freshman phenomenon De’Anthony Thomas.

“You can’t get mad when the ball is in LaMichael’s hands or goes to De’Anthony, the guy makes a lot of great plays,” Paulson said. “You can’t be a ‘me guy.’

It’s a team sport. We’re winning, and that’s the most important thing.”

For his exemplary play, teammates nominated and voted Paulson as the Ducks’ Most Outstanding Player this season, an honor he shared with Thomas.

A two-year full-time starter, Paulson has made 66 catches for 1,031 and 10 touchdowns in his career at Oregon.

“He’s the beast with the golden hands,” Oregon linebacker Boseko

Lokombo said of Paulson.

“He’s been one of the most consistent guys all year,” quarterback Darron Thomas said. “Just coming out each week, he’s banged up sometimes, (but) you wouldn’t even know it.”

Paulson capped the regular season with a career-best eight catches for 105 yards and a touchdown in the Ducks’ 49-21 Civil War conquest of Oregon State.

Paulson and the Ducks have gone 43-9, winning three consecutive conference titles, in the last four seasons. Not bad for the former high school quarterback who grew into his position while playing behind the likes of Ed Dickson, now with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.

“Since I’ve been here, the program has been improving and improving. Coach (Chip) Kelly took over and took it to another level,” Paulson said. “He really told us to focus on today, really work … and worry about what we can control. We really bought into the ‘win the day’ motto. He’s done a real good job on getting us focused, on preparation.”

Paulson, who was recruited by several schools, chose Oregon for many reasons. Academics was one of them. He takes books seriously.

JUST ASK DAVID Auburn School District elementary students wanted to know more about Oregon tight end David Paulson.

• Best athlete you ever played with?

Jonathan Stewart, a Lacey native and Ducks running back (2005-07) who plays for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. “He was a physical specimen.

He was a really strong, fast guy,” Paulson said.

• Favorite Oregon uniform combination?

“What we wore against LSU in our season opener (Sept. 3).” The Ducks used a subdued and darker look – with neon yellow numbers and trim – known as “Cowboy Classic,” instead of the bright green color schemes used in the past. From Nike, these uniforms featured a dark forest green tint COURTESY PHOTO, Eric Evans/U of O for the jersey and pants, utilizing a color that is uncommon in many college football uniforms.

• Best catch you ever made? “Probably against USC (Nov. 19).” Paulson made a one-handed catch near the goal line with two defenders draped on his back.

• Do you have any superstitions? “(I used to) eat a similar pre-game meal, but I’m not too superstitious anymore.”

Paulson is a three-time, first-team all-academic selection. Having already earned an undergraduate degree in business – with a 3.67 grade-point average – he is on schedule to complete his master’s in business administration come June. He would like to pursue a career in sports marketing.

The Oregon years have been rewarding for Paulson the student,

player and regular guy. He credits the support of his parents, Scott and Kristi, and two older brothers, for his success.

“It has helped me grow in a lot of ways,” Paulson said of being a Duck. “I feel like I’m the same guy, but more outgoing. I learned a lot here. It’s been a great experience here. It has helped me in all aspects of my life.”

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Nneka Payne’s journey has not been an easy one.

Despite her trials – which include a bout with homelessness and a high school transfer in the middle of her prep basketball career – the 2008 Auburn High School graduate has weathered her personal storms with grace and come out the other side stronger for them.

Payne now is ready to parlay her experiences into a life helping others. And it all starts with her new gig as an assistant coach for the Auburn girls basketball team.

“I want to help people, that’s my main thing,” said Payne, 22. “I want to help people who struggle and are in similar situations that I was in.

“I think I can bring a lot to the table and understand a lot of what they’re going through. I just want to help change someone’s life like someone has changed mine.”

Born in Milwaukee, Wis., Payne moved to Auburn while in elementary school.

By the time she began playing basketball, while in the eighth grade at Mt. Baker Middle School, Payne’s home life began to deteriorate.

“I was going from house to house, staying with friends,” she said. “Every week was a different

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Seeing his daughters on the court this season is a little more special for Auburn Mountainview girls basketball coach Chris Carr.

After wrapping up last season with a sixth-place finish at the state 3A tournament in February, Coach Carr figured Caitlin and Ally – members of the Lions varsity team – would settle into their usual offseason routine of AAU hoops.

But last April, the family’s foundation was rocked when Caitlin, a senior at Auburn Mountainview, was diagnosed with a blood clot in her leg that required an eight-day stay in the Swedish Medical Center Intensive Care Unit.

In May, Alley was involved in a nearly tragic accident in which the car she was [ more CARR page 11 ]

Nneka Payne, left, confers with fellow assistant coach Erin Bender during an Auburn Trojan girls basketball game. SHAWN SKAGER, Reporter place. I never knew where I was going to end up next. There was no stability at all. I didn’t know where my dad was at the time because I hadn’t seen him since we moved to Washington, and my mom just fell into the wrong types of things. And then our family kind of got split up and all the kids went their own way.

It was basically every man for themselves.”

Payne found refuge from her home life on the court.

“Not a lot of people can go somewhere for an escape, where they can just go and leave every emotion they have behind,” she said. “That was really important because I didn’t have a release.

It wasn’t like I could go home and relax, because I didn’t have a home to go to. So basketball was definitely my savior.”

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Chris Young, (No. 2), a 2009 Auburn graduate and sophomore at Arizona Western College, was named the Western States Football League and Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year for his play at linebacker this season. Young notched 101 total tackles, including 41 solo and 29 for a loss. Young also had 8½ sacks, two interceptions, four fumbles and five fumble recoveries. He also scored five defensive touchdowns. courtesy photo, Arizona Western College

Locals featured in Tanoa Bowl The second Tanoa Bowl Classic will take to the turf at Auburn Memorial Stadium on Saturday, featuring two all-star football games pitting players from Washington, Utah, Oregon and Alaska against each other for bragging rights.

Among the Washington all-stars will be Auburn Mountainview junior offensive lineman Nicholas Aumua and Auburn senior running back/linebacker Cyrus Laumatia.

Team Oregon will play Team Alaska at noon on Saturday, with Team Washington and Team Utah squaring off at 4 p.m.

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[ payne from page 10] Payne’s skills had developed enough to earn a spot on the Ravens’ varsity roster.

Despite earning an allSouth Puget Sound League honorable mention as a freshman, Payne said she never felt comfortable at Auburn Riverside.

“I just didn’t feel comfortable given my situation at the time,” she said. “Riverside is a more upscale school, with more kids and families that can afford a little bit more. I just felt really out of place and didn’t feel comfortable. It was a great program and I loved playing with them. It just wasn’t my thing.”

After her sophomore year on the team, Payne decided to transfer to Auburn High School and enrolled in the Trojan girls summer basketball program under longtime head coach Ed Bender.

The decision turned out to be a life-changing one for Payne.

“I came to Bender when I was 16 and he offered his home,” she said. “Ever since then, he (and wife Denise) have been my parents, role models and go-to people.

“It was really important,” Payne continued. “I was al-

ways a self-disciplined person, but with them, they pushed me to want to get better and gave me that structure I was lacking prior to moving in with them. I’d definitely say they’re the reason why I went to college and why I’m successful at being a role model for the other people in my life.”

As a Trojan, Payne helped lead Auburn to the state tournament, averaging 15 points per game and earning an all-SPSL first-team nod.

Her success on the court drew the attention of college scouts. Payne accepted a full-ride scholarship to play basketball for Sacramento State University.

After two years in California, Payne transferred to Central Washington University to be closer to her younger siblings.

This winter, with just 20 credits left to earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology with an emphasis in social work, Payne decided to take a break.

“I wanted to take the quarter off, focus and get ready to finish,” she said.

Back in Auburn, she decided to help out the Trojan program and work with some of the girls on the team. Her efforts led to an offer to be an

traveling in was broadsided by another vehicle traveling nearly 70 miles per hour.

It’s easy to see why Chris Carr is thankful.

“It was not a spring where you wanted to be around the Carr family very much,” he said.

It all started in April when Caitlin took off for an AAU tournament in Los Angeles.

After a visit to a local college and some open gym time, Caitlin began to experience severe pain in her lower back.

“We thought it was my sciatic nerve,” she said. “So I told my coach and he told me not to play, so I didn’t play the whole tournament.

I was icing, taking Advil, stuff like that.”

“She called and said she had back pain,” Chris added. “And being the coach I am, I told her to just be tough and play through it.

But she called the next day and said, ‘I just can’t do it.’

So we shut her down and flew her back home.”

Caitlin said the pain had become so severe by the time she landed at Sea-Tac Airport, she could barely walk.

By morning, the pain had subsided, but the leg became swollen, appearing blotchy and purple.

After a couple of trips to assistant from second-year head coach Adam Ladage, who took over from Bender in 2010.

At first, Payne said she was going to turn down the offer.

“But after working with them (the team) I felt a sense of loyalty to them, so I decided to finish out the year and see where that kind of takes me,” Payne said.

According to Payne, her previous experiences have been crucial to the bonds she has made with her players.

“I can connect with them,” Payne said. “They think that this is the hardest thing they’re going through, so it’s nice to tell them I’ve been right where they are, and it’s important to just keep pushing through. So I think it helps them to have a coach like myself that they can go to for things that Adam may not understand when it comes to females and basketball.”

Eventually, Payne hopes to find a career in social work, helping others, adding that she hopes to continue coaching as well “I would love to coach basketball my whole life,” she said. “I’d love to work at a higher level, but this year this is where I’m at and I’m content with that.”

different doctors, the Carrs found out that Caitlin had a massive blood clot.

“To hear that the clot went from her stomach to the back of her knee, that was the scariest thing I’d ever heard,” Chris said.

Caitlin was admitted to the Swedish ICU. “It was pretty intense,” Chris said. “They went in, put a catheter in her knee and dissolved that clot the best they could.”

“It was really scary. I’ve been healthy my whole life,” Caitlin added. “It was just a freak thing. Kids like me don’t get this.”

Caitlin’s condition required three surgeries.

“I went into shock during my last surgery,” she said. “I had a 104 temperature, and they couldn’t stabilize me. I literally thought I was going to die. I guess I woke up and asked if I was going to die, but I don’t even remember saying that to my family.”

“I spent a few nights in the hospital with her, me and my wife split it, and I don’t think I ever had one thought of basketball or anything else,” Chris said.

“I was just hoping she’d recover.”

Caitlin eventually was released from the hospital, taking blood thinners to make sure the vestiges of the clot dissolved.

Not long after her release, however, the family got another reminder of how precious life can be when Ally, now a junior, and the car she was riding in was hit by another car in an intersection.

“Thank God, the (phone) call was from her and no one else,” Chris said. “I got there and the accident had just sheared a utility pole in half. The firefighter said he’d never seen an accident this bad that nobody died in.”

Although shaken, Ally was able to continue with her summer routine. Caitlin, however, had to limit her physical activity.

Caitlin eventually returned to top form. The Lions travelled to Phoenix over the holiday break to play in the Nike Tournament of Champions.

“She’s just now starting to get to a point where she’s

healthy,” Chris said. “It’s been a long, long road for her to get back.”

Caitlin led the team in scoring, at more than 23 points per game, as the Lions went 1-3 in the desert.

“We just looked at it as an opportunity to compete with some of the best teams in the nation,” Caitlin said. “And I think we did compete. We could have gone 3-1. But if you look at the big picture, we got better.”

And no matter how the Lions do this season, Caitlin is just happy to be back on the court having fun.

“It was really life changing for me,” Caitlin said.

“When I got back and was able to start playing and working out, it was so much better than sitting in ICU. I’ve just become more thankful. I just like playing ball with my friends. I’m just playing for fun now.”

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German passed away peacefully at his home on December 20, 2011 surrounded by his wife, Paulette, sons Matthew and Jeremy (Natalie), and daughter Leilani.

Auburn was home to German and his family for the past 24 years. He had been employed as an airline mechanic for 35 years, the last 27 with United Airlines. German was proud to have served a tour of duty in Vietnam with the United States Marine Corps.

He will be interred at the Tahoma National Cemetery on Friday, January 6th at 11:00 a.m. Reception to follow at the Auburn Eagles Club. German was a beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, nephew and friend. He will be greatly missed.

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Marianne Geiger was born December 4, 1917 in Miesbach, Germany and passed away December 20, 2011 in Auburn, WA. She arrived from Germany in 1953 and settled in Littlefork, Minnesota on a dairy farm. She moved to Auburn in 1991 to be with her family.

Some of her hobbies included gardening, producing beautiful roses, as well as baking.

She was also a longtime member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Auburn.

Marianne is survived by her son; Joe (Diane) Naegele, 2 grandchildren; Jesse and Mindy, 6 stepgrandchildren, 1 stepdaughter; Carol Debelack, 1 stepson; Ralph Geiger, and 2 great-granddaughters; Bayleigh and Sierra. She was preceded in death by her 2 husbands; Joseph “Peppy” Naegele, and Karl Geiger, and her brother; Siegfried Resch. Marianne will be dearly missed.

Memorial Services will be held, 11:00 AM, Friday, January 6, 2012 at Price-Helton Funeral Home, 702 Auburn Way N. in Auburn, WA. Online sentiments may be journaled at www. price-heltonfuneralhome.com 565956

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room for the ever present joy of the Gospel. People don’t make us perpetually angry and unhappy. A perpetually bitter demeanor is the fruit of a heart that is unwilling to submit to Christ. In 2012, we will submit to Christ and start smiling.

In 2012, the American church will give priority to Spirit-led inclinations. The church is not a system, it’s a relationship. God is more than a carefully crafted theology or clearly articulated doctrinal distinctive. God is more than song styles and transitions. He’s greater than picking the right sermon series with the appropriate accompanying video clip.

God is more than tidy start times and well organized sermon points.

God is bigger than our systems. God will not be limited by our research.

God will not be hemmed in by our expertise on what makes a “healthy church.”

God is alive, resurrected, and speaking. In 2012, we will follow the Spirit-led inclinations of God, even if our pursuit seems awkward and unrefined. Better to live for a God-given dream than to waste our lives propping up and maintaining the systems of long departed or soon to depart dead men.

In the coming year, we are going to give our first fruits to God. We only have

City offers Christmas tree recycling Residents who live within the city limits of Auburn and have Waste Management or Allied Waste

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Maurice George Whale Maurice George Whale died Dec. 25 surrounded by his family at Avalon Care Center in Federal Way. Mr. Whale came into the world on Oct. 25, 1930, in the community of Maspeth in the borough of Queens in New York City, the first of four children born to Maurice G. Whale Sr. and Eleanor Whale.

After graduating from Newtown High School in 1948, Mr. Whale enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and proudly served from 1948 to 1955, aboard the mighty Klamath and the Wynona.

During a dance at the Trianon Ballroom in Seattle in 1952, he met the lovely Irene Lois Sprouse. The couple married in August 1953 in a private ceremony at Trinity Episcopal Church in Seattle and repeated their vows in a public ceremony in her hometown of Oroville,Wash. that November.They lived first in Seattle before moving to north Auburn one year later to begin raising a family.

Mr. Whale began his career at the Boeing Company as an electrical technician in 1956. After eight years of night school and the births of six children, he graduated from Seattle University in June 1963 with a degree in electrical engineering.

He worked for Boeing as an engineer until his retirement in 1992. He was a member of St. Matthew Episcopal Church in Auburn until his death and sang in its choir with Irene for most of those years.

Mr. Whale was a devotee of the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society and of the Seattle Opera Society. Later in life, he found a love for the music of Janis Joplin and Bette Midler. He was an avid reader of history and a member of the Striped Water Poets of Auburn.

Mr. Whale was preceded in death by his wife, Irene, in 2006, his oldest son, James Allan Whale, in 1975, his father, Maurice G. Whale Sr., his mother, Eleanor, and his sister, Betty Demko.

He is survived by daughters Carole Marcille (Galen) of Seattle, and Diane Hackett (Pete) of Covington; sons Matthew (Janeen) of Auburn, Jack (Jennifer Whittall) of Olympia, and Robert Whale of Auburn; brothers Victor Whale and William Whale of Florida; 13 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a constellation of nieces and nephews.

Viewing will be from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan 3, at Price-Helton Funeral Home at 702 Auburn Way N. He will be buried at Auburn’s Mountain View Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, next to his wife and son, followed by a memorial service at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, at St. Matthew Episcopal Church, 123 L St. N.E. in Auburn.

Donations may be made to two of his favorite charities: the Bread of Life Mission or Puget Sound Energy’s Warm Home Fund.

To share personal memories of George, please visit www.Price-HeltonFuneralHome.com.

so much energy, time and money. Consequently, we will give our first and best energy, time and money to God. Our Kingdom allegiances are revealed in how and where we distribute first fruits. In 2012, we will pray “Thy Kingdom Come” and we will live this prayer by giving our first fruits to God. … If not, then why would we ever say that prayer?

In the coming year, we will most likely fail at implementing any of these resolutions. Even so, we will be deeply loved by God. Because this is still the year of the Lord’s favor. God is still reconciling the world If you live outside of the Auburn city limits (Auburn in unincorporated King County), contact your garbage and recycling hauler for Christmas tree recycling information.

Pickup dates: Waste Management: • Single-family, duplex and mobile home parks residents: Pickup is Jan. 2-6, on your garbage day. Set your trees on the curbside by 7 a.m.

• Multifamily residents: Pickup is Jan. 2-6 and 9-13. Property owner or site manager must call Waste Management, 1-800-592-9995, to schedule a pickup day and pickup site.

Births Auburn Regional Medical Center BEICHLEY Holly and David, boy, Dec. 17 EARLES Eldri and Jerry, boy, Dec. 15 GRANADOS-HERNANDEZ/MUNEZANDRES Yvan and Enrigue, boy, Dec. 5 MANN Amandeep and Tarlochan, girl, Dec. 19 PEREZ MOJICA/GOMEZ Beatriz and Eddie, boy, Dec. 14 SABO Crystal and Nathaniel, girl, Dec. 15

through a love, grace and goodness that is more powerful than we could ever fully imagine. Therefore, we will pursue great aspirations for the coming year because we have a big God who will catch us when we fail.

Happy New Year. Feel free to tear up this list and make your own. But please, live for something greater than yourself in 2012.

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Murrey’s Disposal: • Residents: Place tree, cut into 3 pieces, into your yard waste cart. Place cart out by 6 a.m. during January, on your yard waste collection day. Residents must have yard waste service to participate.

Residents who do not have service can participate for a fee. Contact Murrey’s at 253-414-0345 for details.

SPIEGEL/VAE Tonya and Christopher, boy, Dec. 8 SYLLING/LOPEZ GONZALEZ Jalyn and Florencio, girl, Dec. 12 THUNSTROM Allison and Brian, girl, Dec. 13 VORN/SERRANO Jeannette and Fuad, girl, Dec. 8 WALSH/ROBINSON Emily and Toney, boy, Dec. 12 WARREN/ALLEMAND Jessica and Ryan, boy, Dec. 15

PUBLIC NOTICES SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1814 City of Pacific, Washington On the 27th day of December, 2011, the City Council of the City of Pacific, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 1814. A summary of the content of said ordinances, consisting of their titles, provides as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 1814 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2012 AND SETTING FORTH THE ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS. The full text of these ordinances will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule, Dated the 27th day of December, 2011 Jane Montgomery, City Clerk Published in the Auburn Reporter on December 30, 2011. #566396

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1813 City of Pacific, Washington On the 27th day of December, 2011, the City Council of the City of Pacific, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 1813. A summary of the content of said ordinances, consisting of their titles, provides as follows: AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 1813 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1798 THE CITY’S 2011 AMENDED ADOPTED BUDGET ORDINANCE The full text of these ordinances will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule.

Dated the, 27th, day of December, 2011 Jane Montgomery, City Clerk Published in the Auburn Reporter on December 30, 2011. #566398

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8. Consider taking an over-the-counter medication: • Antacids. These medications buffer or help neutralize the stomach acid. • H2 blockers. These medications reduce acid production. • Acid pump inhibitors.

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If you are having heartburn twice a week or more, make an appointment to see your doctor. Frequent or persistent heartburn can be an indication of many conditions, including ulcers, gastritis (inflammation of the stomach), narrowing of the esophagus, hiatal hernia or even certain cancers.

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SEMINARS

AND EVENTS ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM: SILENT & LIFE-THREATENING Thursday, January 5, 6 – 7

PM

Oliver Aalami, MD Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

Maintaining the best health possible should be a priority. Give yourself a wellness advantage by keeping informed on health issues that matter most to you and your family.

Valley Medical Center is dedicated to improving the health of the community by offering free seminars led by our expert physicians and healthcare specialists.

Presentations cover a wide range of topics, so keep checking our line-up for the seminars of most interest and importance to you. Knowledge is the first step to a healthier you!

BODYWORKS—A FREE TOOLKIT FOR TEENS & STRONG FAMILIES

Unless otherwise noted, seminars and events are FREE and held at:

Tuesdays, starting January 10, weekly through February 28; 6:30 – 8:45 PM Joanne Montzingo, Nutritionist

LIVING LIFE WITH EPILEPSY Thursday, January 19, 6 – 7

What you want and need to know for better health

PM

David Vossler, MD Neuroscience Institute

Valley Medical Center Medical Arts Center Auditorium, 1st Floor 400 South 43rd Street Renton, WA 98055 Sign-up online or call today to register: valleymed.org/events 425.656.INFO (4636)

SUPER FOODS SUPERMARKET TOUR Thursday, January 26, 6 – 8

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SLEEP BETTER, SLEEP SMARTER Thursday, January 26, 6 – 7

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