Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, March 09, 2012

REPORTER

COVINGTON | MAPLE VALLEY | BLACK DIAMOND

NEWSLINE 425-432-1209

COMPLEAT HOME GARDENER | How to plant sweet pea pods in a pot [page 7]

CUTTING EDGE CLASS | Teachers in Kent and Tahoma district classrooms use the FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012 latest technology tools [3]

A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING

Business supports Tahoma scholarships

WEBSITE | Check the website for breaking news stories and weather updates. maplevalleyreporter.com or covingtonreporter.com

Council offers tax break for developers

BY KRIS HILL

BY KRIS HILL

khill@maplevalleyreporter.com

khill@covingtonreporter.com

Tax season is a frenzied time for Patti Hammett and yet she wants to make the most of this busy period to help Tahoma High School seniors.

It started simply enough nine years ago when the Maple Valleybased tax accountant whose kids attended Tahoma schools started helping the high MAPLE school’s PTA by VALLEY reading through scholarship applications.

“It was just so frustrating to me,” Hammett said. “You had these brilliant kids who work so hard, but, if they missed a period or did one thing wrong (on the application) it was so competitive they missed the scholarship.”

A few years ago Hammett decided she would donate money for a scholarship because there isn’t enough cash to go around among the senior class every year.

She has worked with Kim Walley, who currently serves as PTA president as well as scholarship administrator, on donations.

“I called the school and said, ‘I want to do a scholarship. I want

Covington is trying to make it more attractive to build apartments in the city.

At its Feb. 28 meeting the Covington City Council adopted a multi-family property tax exemption which will give property owners an eight-year or 12year break on paying taxes COVINGTON on structures — the longer exemption applies to residences that meet what staff members described as a generous definition of affordable housing — if they are built in one of three specific areas downtown.

This tax exemption ordinance was developed following what Community Development Director Richard Hart called a “proscriptive process” as outlined by state law.

“Cities can only do this if you follow the specifics of the state law,” Hart said. “The city must target specific zones where it’s allowed.”

Ann Mueller, senior planner for Covington, said City Council

Top Of The Mountain

Kentwood’s Cassidy Meyers grimaces while the official lifts her arm signifying her victory in the girls 118 pound title match at the state championships, Mat Classic XXIV, on Feb. 18 at the Tacoma Dome. Meyers, a junior, also plays soccer for Kentwood and is a member of Kent Crusaders Rugby Club. SEE STORY PAGE 12 STEVE BARGELT, For the Reporter

[ more TAHOMA page 5 ]

[ more TAX page 5 ]

Students learn about effects of bullying

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@maplevalleyreporter.com

Bullies are simply cowards, and cyberbullies are no different, according to Maple Valley Police Chief Michelle Bennett.

Bennett spoke at Shadow Lake Elementary on March 2 during a presentation about cyberbullying in an effort to inform and educate students about how they can prevent cyberbullying at school.

Bennett explained that cyberbullying is even worse than traditional bullying.

“If you aren’t willing to say something to someone’s face, why are you doing it online?” she asked.

During the presentation, a video was shown depicting a girl who gets up in front of an audience and verbally insults another girl. The message was that what you say online has the same affect

as saying it in person.

“But online it’s worse,” Bennett said. “Because when it’s in person it’s just you and them. Online it’s everyone.”

Bennett also took time to give a very specific definition of bullying to help differentiate it between harmless talk. Bullying, she explained, is when someone acts in a way that is intended to make another person feel bad. Joking in a playful manner is not bullying, she said, because the intent is not to hurt them emotionally or physically.

Another reason bullies are cowards, according to Bennett, is [ more BULLYING page 5 ]

Maple Valley Police Chief Michelle Bennett gives a presentation about cyberbullying at Shadow Lake Elementary March 2. TJ MARTINELL, The Reporter.

[2] March 9, 2012

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

WE’RE HARD AT WORK ON WHAT MATTERS MOST IN

WASHINGTON. At Bank of America, we’re working every day to help support small businesses, homeowners and nonprofit organizations in Washington. We’re lending, investing and giving to fuel the local economy and create stronger communities.

HERE’S WHAT WE’RE DOING:

= $10 Million

= 1,000 Homeowners

Loaned

$222.5

MILLION

to Washington small businesses in 2011, to help them grow, hire and strengthen the area economy.

= $100 Thousand

Worked with

Committed

20,881

$3.01

Washington homeowners facing financial difficulty since 2008, to modify their mortgages.

to Washington nonprofits since 2011, to help continue their good work.

To learn more about how Bank of America is hard at work in Washington, please visit bankofamerica.com/Seattle

Š 2012 Bank of America Corporation. Member FDIC. ARP2P4Z5

MILLION

March 9 , 2012 [3]

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

Technology tools of the teaching trade tmartinell@maplevalleyreporter.com skehoe@kentreporter.com

I

t wasn’t too long ago when classroom instruction was almost devoid of any technology.

Educators in both the Kent and Tahoma school districts are slowly, but surely, adapting to the use of technology for lesson planning, teaching as well as tools for their students.

Kimberly Allison, an instructional technology coach, has worked in the Tahoma School District for 19 years, first teaching at Tahoma High. Although there was a computer lab, she said, none of the teachers had their own personal computers. The Internet had been invented by 1993, but, it was still in its infancy.

Even then the use of technology was based on traditional learning. When Allison took her class to the computer lab, it was merely to type up reports, rather than write in pencil or pen. If a student needed to do research on a subject, he had to go to the library, search through the catalog and then locate the actual book. “When I taught in high school, it was about using physical resources in a physical building,� Allison said. “It was an automative process, but it didn’t change

anything. Technology was just the tool.�

Allison said she remembers going to an information session for teachers in the mid-1990s, where the use of the Internet was discussed. Ironically, at the time, it didn’t appear to her as though it would be anything more than another tool.

Now, it is nearly impossible to find a classroom in the Kent or Tahoma schools without some new technology, whether it is in the form of iPads, netbooks, laptops, interactive whiteboards or data management systems, all of which are connected to the Internet.

Kent school district staff are already researching new technology they can implement in schools for the 2014 levy. “We really want our students’ learning to be more interactive, which can be done through many emerging technology,� said Thuan Nguyen, chief information and automated operations officer for the district’s information technology department. “We feel it is our responsibility to match what is going on in our society. Our society is becoming more technological and digital, meaning we need these same tools in our classroom so that our students can graduate and be successful in the real world.�

Technology the school district is considering includes Apple iPads, laptops for every student, incorporating all textbooks to be online in a PDF file and Kinect for Xbox 360, which brings games and entertainment to life without using a controller. “Kids today have access to computers and games, they don’t learn the same way they used to in the past,� Nguyen said. “Having students get up and interactively learn is much more efficient today.�

Nguyen believes teachers in the future might use augmented reality to teach their students. Augmented reality is a live, direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computergenerated sensory input such as sound, video and graphics. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is modified (possibly even diminished rather than augmented) by a computer. “This next levy will be from 2014-2018, which means we have to think about what technology might be available at that time when we make our decisions,� Nguyen said. “We must always look ahead.�

Right now the district is operating from the 2010 levy, which allowed them

Changing the myth of scary dentistry, one smile at a time...

Visit us online: www.akidsplacedentistry.com

[ more TECHNOLOGY page 4 ]

Don’t just rely on luck.

Call Cathy to get your home SOLD!

Cathy Wahlin, Broker Certified Residential Specialist %JSFDU r DXBIMJO!XJOEFSNFSF DPN

Certified, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Member American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

We welcome new patients!

A 21st century classroom looks much different than what anyone over 30 experienced 15 or 20 years ago.

In many regards, much of what goes on in a modern classroom is conducted online.

Both Tahoma and

the kids.

Kelli Sapean-Proctor, a Spanish teacher at Kentwood High, has been teaching for 20 years. She said the difference between her first year and now is “night and day.� “There’s so much you can do now,� she said. “You’re not limited to a book anymore.�

For her freshman students, who all have laptops, Proctor said much of the textbook is found online and she only issues the book to students who specifically request it. Through Moodle she is able to post her electronic planner

Bachelor of Arts degree (WSU School of Business), ABR, ASR, CRS, CSP, CFS

Cathy Wahlin 589620

451 Duvall Ave NE, Ste 140

TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

Kent schools use Moodle, which allows teachers and students alike to utilize the Internet for classroom work that would have normally been done with pen and paper. For teachers, they are able to build personal websites, post articles and assignments, as well as homework. They are also able to set weekend tests or quizzes for students to take, which can be graded instantly, as well as provide data to the teacher about how the students did on various questions. This allows teachers to focus on concepts in class which were a struggle for students as well as design tests in a way that works better for

Give Cathy Wahlin a Call

Cavities are not just caused by a lack of brushing and flossing or by eating too much candy.

A genetic predisposition to cavities can be passed from parent to child. These genetic predispositions include enamel strength, saliva acidity and intraoral bacteria composition. For more information about how to keep your child’s mouth healthy, visit us online at www.akidsplacedentistry.com

425-228-KIDS (5437)

to issue laptops to middle school and ninth grade students. “We have found this change to be extremely positive at our schools,�

Nguyen said. “The teachers have told us that attendance has gone up and they see their kids studying on their laptops before class starts.�

#VZJOH PS 4FMMJOH B )PNF

Are bad teeth hereditary?

Keith E. McDonald, DMD

Glacier Park fifth graders (right to left) Lillian Kilgallon, Kyla Peda and Alyssa Olds watch a video they created using an iPad. The class was able to obtain the iPads through a grant. TJ MARTINELL, The Reporter

Search 1,000’s of homes online instantly at XXX 4PVUI4PVOE)PNF1SP DPN

Expect Excellence!

Windermere Real Estate Lake Tapps, Inc 1402 Lake Tapps Pkwy E, Auburn, WA 98092

593978

BY TJ MARTINELL AND SARAH KEHOE

[4] March 9, 2012 [ TECHNOLOGY from page 3] her electronic planner which contains all of the classwork for the week. She also stated that Moodle has benefited her and the students most in terms of instant feedback on their work. Rather than wait until the assignment is graded, they are given immediate results, which allows them to go back and make corrections. This

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN also allows the students to work at a more independent pace. Depending on what classroom, some use specific software or technology in order to teach their curriculum more effectively. Proctor, for example uses a program called DyKnow, which allows her to monitor and manage the students’ laptops. She can use the program to bring up a certain website on her students’ laptop screens, while

Peace Lutheran Preschool

Play, Explore, Learn!

593679

Help your child grow in Christian love at

Classes for 2, 3, 4, & 5 year olds New this Fall! Begindergarten Pre-K Program

253-631-5876

XXX QFBDFDPWJOHUPO PSH r 4& OE 4U $PWJOHUPO

Four Corners

Family Dentistry Dedicated to patient comfort, quality of service, excellence in health, and beautiful, happy smiles.

Dr. John Ludu, DMD

Dr. R. Sharma, DMD

Early Morning & Evening Appointments Available

Call about our

New Patient Special!

425-413-8505

23866 SE Kent-Kangley Rd., Maple Valley 526388

In Four Corners Square near Do-It-Best

New Patients and Dental Emergencies Welcome! www.fourcornersfamilydentistry.com

at the same time blocking all other sites from access to ensure they are not surfing the web. She can also cause all the laptop screens to go blank while she has something on the whiteboard to show them. Thomas Riddell is the coordinator for the Kent Technology Academy, which works with Mill Creek Middle School students. He agrees with Nguyen about the kids’ progress since the laptops have been issued. “What is so important about each student having a laptop is what the computer can do for the kids,� Riddell said. “For example, most Mill Creek teachers use an online virtual classroom.

Because of this, anything I present in class is posted to the virtual classroom and is available for students to review after class and at home. This is great while completing homework, developing projects, or sharing what they learned at school with their parents.�

All Kent School District’s students have access to desktops in computer labs, libraries, and classrooms, wireless laptops, SMART Board interactive whiteboards in every classroom, SMART Response remotes to reply to teacher questions “game show style,� digital probeware and microscopes for science and health, digital cameras to record video and still pictures.

Through the computers, students can use a wide variety of software tools to complete class projects and

assignments. Almost every classroom in the district has a SMART Board installed.

Many teachers use these interactive whiteboard to give students hands-on, mindson learning experiences.

Kent is also subscribed to Discovery Education Streaming, a website which has thousands of videos on many topics that tie directly into their curriculum. “My classroom contains a production studio which allows for live broadcasts to be produced as well as students to “travel back in time� through the use of a green screen and editing software,� Riddell said. “The kids love it.�

Jamie Mercer, a seventh grade special education teacher at Tahoma Middle School, for example, uses V-Port, an online data management system which performs several functions suitable for her special education needs. She is able to upload all student results on tests and assignments to it, while students have access to class work material when they go home for the day. She also uses Activboards, interactive white boards with access to various software programs, such as word processors, as well as the Internet.

With V-Port, she is able to watch student progress with graphs and charts, which are more visually appealing for parents interested in seeing their child’s progress in the class. The online system also improves teacherparent communication

by allowing teachers like Mercer to instantly send student reports to parents upon request. Technology also helps teachers provide students opportunities to acquire skills that have a transparent applicability to the real world.

The video production course at Tahoma High taught by Rick Haag is an Apple Certified Training Center where students are able to become Apple certified for certain industries that use Apple software.

This certification can be put on a resumĂŠ and placed on their websites.

Rick Haag stated that the school has updates included in the software licenses so that the programs the students use are the newest and latest version.

There can be downsides.

The rapid pace in technological advances can easily make updated equipment obsolete within a few years — an issue the Tahoma School District has to face with its netbooks. One of the district’s goals is to accurately predict what will have the greatest cost-benefit based on its perceived longevity. “The question is what is the best thing and is it worth it,� said Walt Szklarski, Instructional Technology Coordinator who worked as a teacher at Cedar River Middle School six years ago.

Rick Haag stated that while it is critical to make their students prepared, predicting future tech-

nological trends can be risky for the school district financially. “If you don’t have your hands on it you don’t know how to use it,� he said. “But you don’t want to spend a lot of money on a product and then say, “Oh, we don’t need it.’ Our district is very money-conscious. They don’t want to waste people’s money.�

Another issue they have to contend with is a gap between tech-savvy teachers — for whom the change is a welcome one — and those who struggle to adapt, according to Mercer. “I’m a digital native,� she said. “It’s a lot of having no fear in exploring it myself.

It’s far easier for someone like me who’s grown up in technology.�

Fortunately for those teachers who have difficulties there is a teacher at every Tahoma school, known as a tech leader, who specifically helps the faculty learn how to use new equipment as it is integrated into the classroom. “Like anything, it takes time to change, because the teachers need to learn it,�

Rick Haag said. “As a career, our purpose is to educate kids in how to prepare with the industry, so we have to stay current.�

Each Tahoma school has a person from the Department of Technology Operations, who repairs and maintains the equipment and the wireless Internet.

Technology use in Kent [ more TECHNOLOGY page 15 ]

March 9 , 2012 [5]

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN [ BULLYING from page 1] because they usually put other people down due to their own low self-esteem. “They shouldn’t have to put other people down to feel good about themselves,� she said.

She then went on to describe how a typical bully operates, through the use of threats, harmful teasing, insulting jokes, or gossip. She also discussed how technology has given bullies a new medium with which to operate from in an anonymous manner.

For example, a cyberbully can post untrue or hurtful things about someone else on YouTube, or send other messages via email. They

[ TAHOMA from page 1] to do more, I want to give more,’� she said. “I started out giving $100. They called up and asked if I could do more, so, I just said ‘Make it $100 to each of them.’�

So, she gave $100 each to two students. “Slowly, but surely I’ve doubled and doubled,�

Hammett said. “I would like for 10 kids to get $250. It would be awesome to see 10 kids get that recognition.�

Walley explained in an email that the Tahoma HIgh School Community Scholarship program is offered to all graduating seniors who plan to continue with their education after high school. “There are scholarships available for every type of

can also send text messages or call either their friends or the victim.

Bullying in any form not only causes physical harm, but emotionally damage as well, Bennett said, citing a study which determined 160,000 students avoid school every day due to bullying.

She used her own son as an example, who was punched every recess and

“It’s no different if you talk on the phone, online, or to their face in the eyes of the law. Sometimes those things are more than mean.

Sometimes those things are a crime�

Michelle Bennett

student, continued education plan and academic level,� Walley wrote. “Every year we are having more and more graduates apply for scholarships who are all very deserving, yet with deep sadness their just isn’t enough scholarship money to be awarded to each applicant. If I would to chose one goal, it would have to be I would love to award each applicant a scholarship during the Senior Awards Night in May of each school year.Each graduate represents part of our future and they all deserve to continue their education and be who they want to be.�

The Community Scholarship program is sponsored by the Tahoma High PTA in an effort to allow community members as well as

eventually said he did not want to school anymore.

Bennett stressed how bullying, whether in person or online, is not merely wrong, but can be considered a crime if the courts are able to prove a child knew what he was doing was wrong. “It’s no different if you talk on the phone, online, or to their face in the eyes of the law,� she said. “Sometimes these things are more than mean.

Sometimes these

business owners to donate to scholarships, Walley wrote, without setting up a scholarship application of their own. “This is a great opportunity to have a scholarship awarded in a business’ name or as a memorial scholarship in a loved ones’ name,� Walley wrote.

With it being tax season, Hammett said, it make sense to offer a portion of the profit she receives from new clients between now and April 10. “One of the ways I want to (give more) is increasing my business so I can give a percentage of my profit ‌ to increase the the scholarship,â€? she said. “At the same time, I’ve talked to a number of business owners.â€?

Hammett explained that

BRAVO City of Auburn Performing Arts Series

things are a crime.�

To help prevent cyberbullying, Bennet advised that students who receive rude emails, texts, or messages are to remain calm and not engage the bully.

They are to instead report it either to their parents or to a teacher if it happens at school. If the bullying is done in person, they are to tell them directly that their behavior is to stop.

During the presentation, Bennett also cited statistics that showed bullies and their victims make up a very small proportion of a student population. Seven out of 100 students are bullies, while eight out of a 100 are victims. The other

many local entrepreneurs simply aren’t aware that the PTA and Maple Valley Rotary offer scholarships to Tahoma students and that any amount they can donate makes a difference.

And businesses who do contribute are recognized at the PTA’s awards event for seniors which this year is set for 7 p.m., May 23.

But, that’s not why Hammett does it. “People just need to know that this is available,� she said. “The kids, they deserve it, and there just isn’t enough to go around.�

85 percent, Bennett argued, can either prevent or enable bullying by how they respond to it when they see it happen. “You guys are the ones that can make the difference in that,� Bennett said.

Reach TJ Martinell at 425432-1209 ext. 5052.

To comment on this story go to maplevalleyreporter. com.

Community Notes The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) will hold a Foothills Friends of Scouting Breakfast event from 6:308:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 27 at the Lake Wilderness Lodge.

King County Executive Dow Constantine will be the key note speaker at the breakfast. Constantine earned his Eagle rank in West Seattle. The Lodge is located at 22500 SE 248th St., Maple Valley.

For more information, contact Bradley Roberts, Foothills District executive at 253-209-2903.

First AME Church Rev. Dr. Carey Anderson, Senior Pastor

South Campus Worship Service: Sundays, 9:30 A.M. Emerald Park Elementary School 11800 SE 216th St. Kent, WA

1st Sunday is Communion Sunday: with the FAME South Praise Team Accompanied

by Shirley Lacy 2nd Sunday is Youth Ministry Sunday: with New Revelation Choir led by Donald Hurd 3rd Sunday is Women’s Ministry Sunday: with the Chancel Choir led

by Sandra Smith-Jackson 4th Sunday is Men’s Ministry & Family and Friends Sunday: with FAME Choir led by Sandra Smith-Jackson 5th Sunday is Praise & Worship

Minister & Coordinator Rev. Dr. Tom Carpenter To donate to the THS Community Scholarship program, contact Kim Walley at THS_PTA@hotmail.com prior to April 1.

Bible Study: The Book of Revelation Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Kent Commons (525 4th Av. North in Kent) 593713

St. Patrick’s Day Bash with Tiller’s Folley Saturday, March 17, 7:30 pm Auburn Avenue Theater

Comedy at the Ave

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this internationally acclaimed Folk and Celtic band. Tickets $20/$18

March 16, 7:30pm Auburn Ave. Theater Tickets $17/$15

Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band

Alex Zerbe Professional Zaniac

Saturday, March 31, 7:30 pm Auburn Avenue Theater

Saturday, March 24, 2:00 pm Auburn Avenue Theater

This is Western Harmony at it’s best! Upbeat and soulful, rhythmic and dynamic - this musical trio can rock the house and take the audience with them into moments of musical magic. Tickets $17/$15

A dynamic array of amazing stunts, physical comedy and audience participation. Tickets $6

Tickets www.auburnwa.gov/arts | 253-931-3043 590427

Question of the week:

Vote online: Our online poll question is currently not available.

Please check back next week.

Last week’s poll results: There was no poll question last week.

You said it!

REPORTER

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

� Q U O T E O F N O T E : �Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.� - Walter Cronkite

The news that’s not fit to print Watching the news coverage of the Ohio high school shooting last week reminded me of what makes me so angry about sensationalist journalism.

The first thing I read about the story at all was a headline on a website that read “Bullying may have pushed Chardon shooter.�

When this particular article published, the smoke hadn’t even cleared, literally. One student was still dying from the wounds he had suffered. Yet commentators were already publishing speculationdriven stories that serve no useful purpose.

If that wasn’t enough, the name of the shooter — which I won’t state here — was printed in big letters, along with a large photo of him for everyone to see. There’s the saying that you can’t buy publicity like this. The truth is, you can. The price is just in human life. This one cost two plus one injured and one paralyzed. Maybe it’s just me, but too often when an incident occurs involving a large degree of suffering, it turns into a circus and does more harm than good. The media’s job is to report the news, not to influence it or exploit it, often with serious repercussions.

The best example I can think of occurred in Japan during the 1930s. In 1932, two young Japanese lovers threw themselves into the Saktayama volcano near Oiso because their parents forbade their marriage due to class differences. The Japanese newspapers handled it about as poorly as you can imagine. One of the headlines read “A Love That Reached Heaven.� According to “Curious Events in History� by Michael Powell, the article intentionally exploited their suicide with scarcely concealed eroticism mixed with spirituality.

The result: There were over a thousand copycat suicides by the following year. The Japanese press continued to exploit this by publishing photos of young couples walking up the volcanos hand in hand to their deaths.

Powell writes that the copycats “were a direct result of the romantic hysteria generated by the media.�

TJ Martinell Staff Writer

OUR CORNER

COVINGTON MAPLE VALLEY

OPINION

[6] March 9, 2012

COVINGTON | MAPLE VALLEY | BLACK DIAMOND

425-432-1209 ext. 1050 Dennis Box editor: dbox@maplevalleyreporter.com 425-432-1209, ext. 5050

Kris Hill reporter: khill@maplevalleyreporter.com 425-432-1209, ext. 5054

TJ Martinell tmartinell@maplevalleyreporter.com 425-432-1209, ext. 5052

Advertising 425-432-1209 Classified Marketplace 800-388-2527

Letters dbox@maplevalleyreporter.com dbox@covingtonreporter.com

22035 S.E. Wax Road Maple Valley, WA 98038 A Division of Sound Publishing

For delivery inquiries 253-872-6610 or e-mail circulation@maplevalleyreporter.com

Teachers can only do so much The final in a series of three: Student issues in the classroom.

Back in the day the mantra was, and still is, “all students can learn.� By golly that’s right, all students can learn; that is, “when they want to learn� and what they want to learn.

The fact that all students can learn cannot be denied.

However, in the past as well as now, many students came into high school classrooms knowing what they were going to do upon graduation, and they were very content to work hard enough to get a D grade. Imagine a very capable student being encouraged by the teacher to apply himself more. Finally the student becomes annoyed with the teacher’s persistence and says, â€œâ€ŚIt’s nothing personal but I only need this class to graduate, so

Melvin Tate

pshepherd@kentreporter.com

Tate’s Notes

Polly Shepherd publisher:

Every time there is a school shooting, I feel newspapers and news stations inadvertently encourage copycats by portraying the shooters as tragic anti-heroes who act out of frustration due to perceived societal rejection or bullying. In an age where fame-seeking is considered a virtue, it also sends an unintended message that the easiest way to have your name and face in the news is to commit a heinous crime.

After the Virginia Tech massacre, NBC received a videotape and pictures from the killer - whom I will also not name - who mailed it before he had gone on his appalling rampage.

If NBC had wanted send the right message, they would have taken the tapes and burned them on live television as a warning to any would-be copycats: You won’t get free publicity from us.

Instead, however, they aired it, and the killer got his 15 minutes of fame at the cost of 32 innocent lives and another 22 wounded.

Among a reporter’s fundamental skills should be the ability to discern what to put into a story and what to leave out. This can be done for several reasons. In a crime story, it’s done to protect the privacy of a victim or the victim’s family. In others, it’s because the information isn’t necessary for the public to know and is otherwise irrelevant.

But many times we keep details out of stories because publishing it has the potential to lead to greater problems than that which we are reporting on.

This is what happened with Colton A. HarrisMoore, a.k.a. “The Barefoot Bandit.� Rather than sticking strictly to the pertinent facts, newspapers shamelessly published photos Harris-Moore had taken of himself with stolen cameras, which were left behind in a mocking gesture. The articles also contained worthless anecdotes of how he left stolen money at animal shelters. How thoughtful.

The result was an impression of a mischievous, but well-intentioned Robin Hood-like folk hero.

This same image was created for notorious bank robber and cop killer, John Dillinger. Because he looked like the debonair lady’s man, the press painted a sympathetic picture of him which remains to this day, while other murderers who operated at around the same time who were not blessed with similar publicity are remembered for what they truly were.

Freedom of information is essential to a free society. But this freedom also brings with it a somber sense of responsibility. And sometimes the responsible choice is to refrain from elaboration for the sake of decency.

tell me how many points I need to get a D and I will handle the rest...� Clearly this student has his own agenda.

Raise your hand if you want to be evaluated on how well you brought this student up to the expected academic standards.

Having other priorities is not only the case at high schools but research consistently shows that some students at all grade levels studied more after school hours than others, and the test scores generally reflected the difference in achievement.

How much control does a teacher or principal have over those scenarios? Family and community have more control.

Even though better teacher evaluation tools may be necessary, neither the governor nor anyone else has produced an intelligible argument indicating that we can close the achievement gap by hammering out tighter teacher evaluations; that’s because many Asian and white kids are causing the achievement gap by studying four hours a night after school while many black and brown kids are watching TV more than four hours a night. Perhaps we should spend more resources helping families and students assume responsibility for education.

Extending the school day and other options might be considered when families can’t assume

responsibility for education. However not many of those options will help the student who thinks carrying books, going to class, and studying are a “white thing.“ Let’s be clear, some families and students aren’t capable, but we have to look at individual cases to determine who is and who isn’t capable, and we assist on an individual basis. We can’t assume that because a student says, carrying a book to class is a “white thing;� that it’s a teacher’s problem.

Wrong, OK? Sure, we have to look deeper to see if that attitude is masking other issues, but sometimes we will find the only thing some such students need is firm guidance by those who have the authority to deliver firm guidance.

Rather than go into the homes to work with students and families, it’s probably easier to blame the teacher and the system for a few more years, find a few improvements, and wait for the next “crisis� in education; the kind of recurring crises our nation has had in education since the Russians launched Sputnik back in 1957.

Meanwhile, just about every educator and parent already know that regardless of what a teacher does in the classroom, individual students have to apply themselves as well.

Let’s start. w

March 9 , 2012 [7]

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

Preparing a plant pot for your pod of sweet peas

Patti Jenson 23878 SE Kent-Kangley Rd Maple Valley PattiJenson@allstate.com

garden or if your soil is well worked (this means it is light and fluffy) you can simply poke the pea seeds 4 inches down into the soil.

It pays to follow the spacing instructions on the seed pack. Crowded seedlings are prone to disease.

Pea Pests Bait for slugs and cover the crop with netting to keep out the crows. These intelligent birds watch you plant the seeds, read the label that says the peas will spout in 10 days, then arrive on that very same day to pluck each seed from the soil. Of course, these feathered thieves wait until they hear the shower running or watch until your car drives away so you never catch them in the act.

MUSIC & SPANISH POSITIVE & NURTURING ENVIRONMENT

Celebrating The Art of Life!

ages 3-5 years

to Schedule Your Visit Now! 594247

593658

Call Cheri Neill @ 425.432.3352

Insurance subject to availability and qualifications. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company. Northbrook, Illinois Š 2009 Allstate Insurance

that vase of fragrant sweet peas. Bury your nose in an old fashioned sweet pea bouquet and all will be right and sweet with the world.

Pea Planting Tips Work or loosen the soil and then add steer manure or compost as peas love organic matter. Soak the seeds overnight or pre-sprout them by wrapping in a damp dishrag for a few days. Dig a trench 6 inches deep. Lay two inches of manure into the bottom of the trench.

Cover the manure layer with an inch of soil then set the pea seeds into this trench.

Add another inch of soil on top of the peas. As the peas grow, fill in around the seedlings until the trench is filled. If planting in a window box or container

Fountain Court Senior Living Fantastic March Move-In Specials For Studio And Studio Deluxe Apartments

425.432.1912

feet so use all those fallen twigs and branches from the wind storm to poke into the ground and support the seedlings as they grow.

Best sweet pea for the romantic at heart Dwarf sweet peas “Little Sweet Heart.� Another bush variety but these are blooming sweet peas, the oldfashioned fragrant flower that still inspires sonnets to be written, music to be composed and old folks to fall in love all over again. In our small town the local post office often displays a Mason jar full of cut flowers during the summer, home grown by the friendly employees.

When the sweet peas are in season, some visitors confess they post a letter every day – just to have an excuse to visit

24200 224th Ave SE, Maple Valley

590102

Call me today for a complimentary insurance review.

you open the window.

All three of the varieties below are sold by local Ed Hume seeds, easy to order online or to find in seed racks at local nurseries.

Best pea for the beginning gardener Alaska peas: Superearly harvest from this more cold-resistant pea that ripens on bushy vines that grow only 2 to 3 feet tall.

Best Pea for the gourmet cook or a lazy gardener that doesn’t want to shell peas Oregon Sugar Pod II: Edible pod pea perfect for stir fries or eating fresh.

The bushy vines grow to 4 Marianne Binetti

Like tomatoes and sweet corn, home-grown peas have a superior flavor. Our kids preferred fresh peas to candy and we still serve them in the pod as portable snacks and after -dinner treats.

You don’t need a vegetable garden to harvest a crop of peas.

A pot at least 2 feet deep or half-barrel planter can provide enough root room for a small harvest. There are several types of dwarf or bush peas perfect for small gardens, and there is a shortgrowing sweet pea you can even grow in a window box.

Imagine swooning from the sweet fragrance every time

The Compleat Home Gardener

All I am saying, is give peas a chance.

This is the week to leap into spring as February stretches into March and it is time to plant the seeds of a healthy harvest. Plant pea seeds now if your soil is well drained or you garden in raised beds. Delay planting if you can grab a handful of soil and a good squeeze causes water to run through your fingers. This means the soil is still too wet and seeds could rot. In most areas, sweet peas, garden peas, bare root strawberries, raspberries, fruit trees, rhubarb and asparagus can be planted now. If you’ve never grown peas from seed you are missing one of the sublime sensations of tasting the sweet color green.

www.montessoritime.com

13125 SE 261ST ST, KENT 98030

t t

QFC and You Can Make a Difference in Young Lives.

At QFC, young people are a vital asset to our business. Our courtesy clerks play a key role in our stores: keeping our checkstands stocked and sparkling, greeting customers, helping them find items and, of course, taking their orders to their cars. A beginning job as a courtesy clerk has served as a springboard to a career as a store manager or company executive for untold numbers of our company leaders, past and present. We value the contributions of our youngest associates and know the potential they possess to lead productive lives as adults, and we are proud to sponsor two charities this month which are each working with care to bring out the potential in the youth they have chosen to serve.

Treehouse in King County provides a variety of programs to support foster children and Trillium Family Services in Oregon focuses on helping youth with behavioral and mental health issues.

Treehouse began through the efforts

of volunteer caseworkers in the late 1980s and didn’t hire paid staff until 1993. The goal was and is to develop programs to meet the unique needs of children in foster care. As its website notes, “Treehouse makes a difference in their lives by helping with school, fulfilling key material needs and paying for extras that are, for most kids, just a regular part of growing up.� There are six programs for foster kids that help them with things like clothing and school supplies, taking part in activities like driver’s education, going to summer camp, getting tutoring and preparing for college.

Trillium Family Services was formed in Oregon in 1998 and has an integrated treatment system with a statewide reach to serve more than 5,000 children and families each year. The children who are treated at Trillium Family Services have mental and behavioral health issues.

These can include: severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,

aggressive behaviors, attention deficit disorder and other conditions. Trillium offers specialized therapeutic programs with age-appropriate activities to provide cost-effective care that can help to teach teens and young adults the life skills necessary to cope with their mental health challenges and become successful adults.

QFC is proud to partner with Treehouse and Trillium Family Services to raise awareness about the important

work they are involved in and to help raise funds to support the services they offer to their young clients. We invite you to make a donation at any QFC checkstand or designate your bag reuse credit to Treehouse in Washington or Trillium Family Services in Oregon until March 31st.

For questions or more information contact Ken Banks at 425-462-2205 or ken.banks@qfci.com Paid Adver tisement

[8] March 9, 2012

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

March 9 , 2012 [9]

Hear the Difference!

0% financi n availab g le

Most nce Insura ed Accept

Great News!

FREE IN OFFICE DEMO Don’t wait - Experience Better Hearing Today!

Take the Wi Challenge...

Introducing the Next Generation in Digital Hearing Technology...

The smartest, most revolutionary hearing aid available today...

Don’t take our word for it...

Take the WiTM CHALLENGE Are you or someone you know, struggling with hearing loss? We are looking for people with difďŹ culty hearing (especially in noisy situations) to evaluate, Wi, the latest in digital technology from Ascent Audiology. We will perform a thorough hearing consultation FREE of charge to ALL callers. If your consultation shows hearing improvement with the new Wi, you may choose to purchase them and receive $500 OFF MSRP. You will also receive FREE In-OfďŹ ce maintenance for the life of the hearing aids. Appointment times are limited. CALL TODAY to schedule your consultation to determine if you’re a candidate for this program!

FREE

Captioncall Phone*

starkeyhearingfoundation.org

*To be eligible for this offer, patients must have a proven hearing loss, a home phone line and a high speed internet connection (wired or wireless).

Expires 3/16/2012

17115 SE 270th Place, Suite 104

Covington, WA, 98042

(253) 236-3175

ascentaudiologycovington.com

593948

Come in for a hearing evaluation and receive a

Michelle Arbini, M.A., Licensed Audiologist

[10] March 9, 2012

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

New to Your Neighborhood,

24/7 Emergency Care.

Special Preview!

The New MultiCare Covington Emergency Department 4BUVSEBZ .BSDI … BN° QN # 4& /% 45 … $PWJOHUPO

) ( & #* " (#" "( & ' "

! & " , & (# ( )! & # $& ! &, " '$ (, & + )&& "( , # & ( #!!)" (, ' " + (, + " ' " $ ( "(' #" $& )( ,#) " !#" ( -&'( (# ' ,#)& " + ! & " , $ &(! "( # " " ( ) ( & #* " (#" "( & " " #, '#! & ! , & " , )" Â… 4FMG HVJEFE UPVST Â… &OUFSUBJONFOU JODMVEJOH B KVHHMFS BOE NBHJDJBO GBDF QBJOUJOH BOE NVTJD Â… 'JSF USVDL UPVST Â… 4FBUUMF 4FBIBXLT #MVF 5IVOEFS %SVN -JOF Â… ;VNCB EFNPOTUSBUJPOT Â… (BNFT QSJ[FT BOE HJWFBXBZT Â… " CPVODF IPVTF Â… "OE -*7& SBEJP CSPBEDBTU

" OPU GPS QSP¾U DPNNVOJUZ PSHBOJ[BUJPO

CovingtonMedicalCenter.org

March 9 , 2012 [11]

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

“Rose Man� first moved to Covington in 1978, planted a garden with one rose Community College and the University of Southern California, where he studIn Covington he was ied architectural design. known as the “Rose Fellow� According to his wife, and the “Candyman.� he was very active in the Robert D. MacDonald, Construction Specification the 2005 Covington Citizen Institute in Seattle, where of the Year, died on Feb. 26 he eventually became an at the age of 89 in emeritus member.

Auburn.

According to his Born in Nowife, he was also vember 1922 in actively involved San Francisco, he in local politics, joined the United which included States Navy in the incorpora1942, attending Robert D. MacDonald tion of the city of a navy machinist Duarte, Calif. in school in Oklahotheir living room in ma. He later served 1957. He also served as the as a telephone man on an vice chairman on the city’s aircraft carrier. MacDonald planning commission for was involved in both World 10 years.

War II and the Korean War. MacDonald’s interest in In 1947, he was attached to roses began in 1978, when a naval master jet station he and his wife moved to in Virginia. It was there Covington, bringing with he met his future wife, them a single rose to plant Blanche, on Chincoteague in their yard. By 1999, there Island. They married in were more than 272 roses 1948. in their garden. He also He attended Pasadena helped found the Rainy

BY TJ MARTINELL

tmartinell@covingtonreporter.com

Rose Society based in Kent and served as the editor of the newsletter for 22 years.

MacDonald got his nickname from taking his roses, as well as candy, and passing them out to people along the street and in coffee shops in Covington.

These small acts of kindness led him to be selected as the Covington Citizen of the Year in 2005. “Rob MacDonald is deserving of recognition for his contributions as a citizen and especially for spreading his good cheer with a small town attitude,� the proclamation stated.

MacDonald is survived by his wife, three children, eight grandchildren, and five great-grand children.

There will be a military service at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 16 at the Tahoma National Cemetery.

A church service is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, at St. James Episcopal Church in Kent.

Reach TJ Martinell at 425432-1209 ext. 5052.

To comment on this story go covingtonreporter.com

Imagine that you and your trusted canine companion are enjoying a relaxing Sunday afternoon on the couch, ready to prop up your feet and snooze for a bit.

Sensing there may be a nap involved in this snuggle session, your furry friend makes himself comfortable as well. And yawns.

You scrunch your face to brace yourself for what you know is coming next‌ dreaded doggie breath!

While there can be many causes for your pet’s breath to be less than pleasing (do you actually know what the last thing he ate was?), one of the most common causes is dental disease.

Dental disease is more aptly termed periodontal disease. Periodontal disease affects approximately 80% of the canine pet population 3 years of age and older that are not receiving proper dental care. In addition to bad breath, other signs of periodontal disease include red gums (gingivitis), tartar, loose teeth, missing teeth, broken teeth, drooling, or difficulty eating (to name just a few). As the periodontal disease progresses, the infection in the mouth can spread through the blood stream to other organs, such as the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, and occasionally the nervous system.

There are two things you should know. The first is that many pet owners have difficulty understanding how their dog can have significant periodontal disease and still have a hearty appetite. Consider the fact that most cases of advanced periodontal disease have been reaching their current state over a period of months (or

years), allowing our pets to adapt to chronic mouth pain. Also, consider that not all dogs chew their food before swallowing it; hunger can be a strong motivator to encourage eating in spite of oral discomfort. The second observation is that dogs brought in for dental consultation because of poor appetite often have severe periodontal disease, which may have caused an infection in another organ, such as the liver or kidneys. In those cases, the poor appetite often stems from organ malfunction due to infection, rather than mouth pain.

Now for the good news. With proper dental care, periodontal disease is absolutely preventable.

There are numerous preventative care products available to help with your pet’s dental needs. The best and most assured way to ensure your pet has a healthy mouth is daily tooth brushing using a pet-appropriate toothpaste. For those not inclined to use this tried and true method, may elect dental chews, dental diets, water additives, and dental cleanings (performed at your veterinarian’s office). When selecting a dental care product, I suggest that you look for products that contain the VOHC (Veterinary Oral Health Council) seal. The majority of pets should have a dental cleaning performed – first to remove the current tartar and treat any current dental disease – and then be placed on a preventative program.

So‌the next time your canine companion strikes you with a doggie breath yawn, skip the milk bones and consider scheduling a dental consult with your veterinarian instead.

Covington Animal Hospital 27045 174th Pl. SE; Covington, WA 98042 (behind Jiffy Lube, adjacent to WalMart)

(253) 631-8616

594172

Former Covington Citizen of the Year dies at 89 in Auburn

The Perils of Doggie Breath

Mon. Tue. Wed. and Fri.7am-7pm; NOW OPEN THUR 7AM TO 9PM; Sat 8am-6pm; Sun: Closed

www.vcahospitals.com/covington more stories online... covingtonreporter.com | maplevalleyreporter.com

Admission is always free!

LEGENDARY VOICES IN CONCERT! Starring Larry G. Jones March 12-18 An award winning mix of hit music, impressions and comedy! Up to 75 superstar and celebrity impressions in every hilarious show!

Entertainment subject to change without notice.

Management reserves all rights.

2402 Auburn Way S., Auburn, WA 98002 800-804-4944 | muckleshootcasino.com

[12] March 9, 2012

COVINGTON MAPLE VALLEY

SPORTS

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

KENTWOOD SOCCER PLAYERS SIGN Five Kentwood soccer players have signed letters of intent to play college soccer next year.

They are: Laura Moore- Seattle Pacific University Reilly Retz- Central Washington University Sara Bindl- University of Portland Madison Fuller- Utah Valley University Stefan Bangsund- University of Delware

Contact and submissions: Kris Hill khill@maplevalleyreporter.com khill@covingtonreporter.com or 425-432-1209, ext. 5054

Kentwood junior Cassidy Meyers wrestles from the top position in the 118 pound title match against Burlington Edison’s Taylor Graham. Meyers won the match 4-1 and left Mat Classic XXIV with a state crown after finishing sixth and fourth the past two years. STEVE BARGELT, For the Reporter

FOLLOWING IN HER SISTER’S FOOTSTEPS Kentwood senior Cassidy Meyers finds inspiration en route to state title

BY KRIS HILL khill@covingtonreporter.com

K

entwood junior Cassidy Meyers was inspired at Mat Classic XXIV. Inspired by her older sister, Jolene, who won a state wrestling title four years ago and is currently serving in the United States Marine Corps. “She really looks up to her older sister,� said her

father, Steve Meyers, who is also her coach at Kentwood.

And she was inspired by Shelby Lee, her best friend and wrestling sparring partner who attended Kentridge, who was killed in a car wreck on Dec. 28, 2010. “She is one of the reasons I wanted to go out there and kick butt,� Cassidy said.

With that inspiration in the back of her mind, Cassidy had a goal: make it

through the semi-finals. “To get past that semifinal was a big relief,� she said.

Then Cassidy went one step further Feb. 18 and won the whole thing.

Cassidy, who is the fourth of six children with three older sisters and two younger brothers, began wrestling when she was 6 years old. “My brothers were wrestling,� she said. “I thought it was really cool. I told my dad I wanted to join in. We always did things together.�

As a freshman she

finished sixth in the girls tournament at the state championships at the Tacoma Dome. A year ago she finished fourth. “This year I didn’t really feel like it was state,�

Cassidy said. “I kind of had a short season.�

Cassidy finished the season with a 26-3 record.

Typically she wrestles closer to 40 matches so her mindset was a bit different coming into the state championship tournament.

And she had different results than in years past.

This year at the end of

Mat Classic, the official held up her hand when the 118 pound final was over, signifying she was the winner and a state champion just like her sister. “I look up to her in so many ways,� Cassidy said of Jolene, who is four years older. “She doesn’t believe it, but, she’s a big inspiration.�

Cassidy may not even have wrestled in high school were it not for Jolene, her father Steve, said. “Coming into high [ more FOOTSTEPS page 13 ]

March 9 , 2012 [13]

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN [ FOOTSTEPS from page 12] school, she wasn’t sure if she wanted to wrestle,� Steve said. “Then Jolene won.�

Going into the final against Taylor Graham of Burlington Edison, Cassidy said, she didn’t know much about her opponent other than she had a few moves coupled with significant upper body strength. “All I knew was that it was a new day, a new match and if I wanted it, I had to go after it,� she said. “She was hard to turn. Most of the match It was me trying to turn her and not succeeding due to her upper body strength.�

Cassidy was able to get a 4-1 lead pretty quickly though the escape point she gave up was on a mistake early on when she tried a move she hadn’t executed in a match before.

Despite Graham’s strength, Cassidy was able to hold off her opponent as she worked from the bottom position in the third period, so she could hold onto her lead and the state crown.

That she won a state title, however, didn’t sink in right away. “It actually didn’t hit me until the next morning,� she said. “Because it didn’t feel like state, it felt like another match. I woke up the next morning and went, ‘I’m a state champion. I did it.’�

Not a surprise, though, given that Cassidy probably had other things on her mind.

She plays premier level soccer and is also a member of the Kentwood girls soccer team.

Soccer is something all of the Meyers kids have done.

Cassidy’s mom played in college. “I’ve been playing soccer all my life,� she said. “I’m pretty sure my mom put a soccer ball at my feet as soon as I started walking. I know I’m going to have a soccer ball at my feet because it’s in my blood.�

She is a member of the Kent Crusaders Rugby team, a

! ! ! ! ! *+ ! $ + !+ &$%+ + "!% $+*+ ! $ "!+ # ! ! + *+ # % + #" # +*+ # + # ! *+ ! ! + + "#+% "$ +( "+ & )+ ! ! ! ! ! ! !

!

more recent passion than wrestling or soccer, but one she has taken to quite quickly. “It sucked me in deep,� Cassidy said. “I really fell for it.

It was the intensity of soccer but you could hit people and play with your hands. If you’re an athlete you can be turned into a rugby player. And the form is exactly the same as a double leg take down.�

In fact, Cassidy has got a date with the United States Women’s U-20 National team tryouts this weekend in Atlanta.

Rugby has also given her a sense of having a second family. “I hope I can take rugby as far as I can,� she said.

On top of that, she is an excellent student, maintaing a 3.75 grade point average. “She’s a good kid,� Steve said. “She’s very athletic. She’s got good grades. She does what she’s asked. She’s doing good things with her life right now.�

During the course of this wrestling season, both Steve and Cassidy agree she matured in all the ways she needed to, which set her up to succeed at Mat Classic. “For the most part, she is pretty focused,� Steve said. “I’d like to see her intensity at workouts be better. It’s been up and down the past four years. She’s grown a lot in the past two years.�

As far as her technique on the mat, Steve said, Cassidy is rock solid.

A conversation during the first tournament of the season, which is where she got most of her matches, Steve said he had a conversation with his youngest daughter.

It was important, he told her, to focus and listen to her coaches so they could help her stay calm during a match as well as to look to them for guidance.

It must have worked as Cassidy went on to have a strong season and went into Mat Classic the top ranked girl in her weight class in the state, according to Washington Wrestling Report.

Now that she knows how to win a state title, Cassidy would like to go one step further than her older sister, Jolene, and win a second one.

Steve said Cassidy will have a target on her back heading into next season. “Next year what I would like to see from her is come out and finish (high school wrestling) strong,� he said. “It’s easier to reach the top than to stay on top. One of the things we’ve talked about is everything you want, you’ve got to earn it. Win or lose, I’ll be happy if she gives 100 percent.�

Cassidy, who her dad described as quiet, is laid back when she’s off the mat but is focused and serious on it during a match.

And there’s no doubt she will continue to be inspired by Jolene and Shelby Lee. “It’s my goal to take state (again),� Cassidy said. “I just have to take it to the next level practicing and try to stay healthy.�

Jolene, who is stationed in the Phillipines, heard the news about her younger sisters’ triumph through other family members. “I know that she’s proud that I’m following in her footsteps and holding up her honor,� Cassidy said. “She let let me know how proud of me she is no matter what beforehand.�

And Cassidy doesn’t see herself as in her sister’s shadow. “I see it as a challenge,� Cassidy said. “I strive to be as strong and as mentally prepared as my sister.�

Someday, long after she’s done wrestling, playing soccer and rugby, Cassidy plans to be an entrepreneur. “I want to hopefully go to Arizona State and major in business management,� she said. “Then go to culinary school for pastry then open my own bakery. Baking is my release.�

Whatever Cassidy does in the future she has plenty of inspiration to draw on.

NORTHWEST STEEL & RECYCLING

DR. CATHERINE HUNTER BOARD CERTIFIED GYNECOLOGIST SPECIALIZING IN

Full Service Recycling Center r 1VSDIBTF "MM 4DSBQ .FUBMT r 'SFF TDSBQ NFUBM BQQMJBODF ESPQ

R5 ) ).# 5 /,! ,3 R5 #(#' &&35 (0 -#0 5 /,! ,3 (7 Ĺƒ 55 5 ,) /, -

(except refrigerators $30.00 Charge)

for

4& 3FOUPO .BQMF 7BMMFZ )XZ

((( !( & ! #) "

www.northweststeel.net

! "&' # +

588166

425-432-3960

R5 , .#(!5 035 ,#) -5 R5 ,' ( (.5 #,."5 )(.,)& R5 ()* /- &5 # #( 5

R5 )' (]-5 &."

Hunter Women’s Health Care

Covington Family Dentistry

hmghg5gmj."5 &85 65 . 85hfg )0#(!.)(65 5onfjh55‘55hki8lin8mgng 1118"/(. ,1)' (-" &."8 )'

0550 + )"/44&/ % % 4 "440$*"5&4

GENTLE CONCERNED DENTISTRY FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY t 6UNPTU "UUFOUJPO 5P :PVS $PNGPSU t &NFSHFODZ 8BML JO 1BUJFOUT 8FMDPNF t -BUFTU *O $PTNFUJD %FOUJTUSZ "OE 5FFUI 8IJUFOJOH t /JUSPVT 0YJEF (BT "WBJMBCMF t $PNQMJNFOUBSZ $POTVMUBUJPOT t 1BZNFOU 1MBOT "WBJMBCMF t .PTU *OTVSBODF 1MBOT "DDFQUFE 'JMFE

APRIL SPECIAL

253-630-4400 .PO 5IVST BN UP QN 'SJ 4BU BN UP QN Member King County Dental Society

(Across from Les Schwab Tires in Covington) 17224 SE 272nd Kent, WA 98042

485272

Dr. Hanssen & Family

Buy Shower Door and Receive One Mirror

MARCH SPECIAL Vinyl Windows Installed

FREE FREE

ESTIMATES

Check letters & opinion online... covingtonreporter.com | maplevalleyreporter.com

www.cedarriver2002.com

425-413-1787

Hours M thru F 8-5; Sat 9-5

30% off total order

FAILED OR BROKEN UNITS

40% off total order

593765

OFFERING EVENING AND SATURDAY APPOINTMENTS

540571

)(., . 51#."5 $),5 (-/, ( 5 )'* (# -

[14] March 9, 2012

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

Kentwood’s Dehnert finishes season strong that he avoided swimming because it looked too hard. “I thought (diving) was esse Dehnert climbed cool, and that’s about it,� onto the diving board Dehnert said. “I thought I’d out of curiosity but the try it to see if I’d like it.�

Kentwood senior finished His first two his high school years on the team career with a third were nothing out of place medal at state the ordinary, aside while setting a pair from an appearance of school records. at the district meet Going into his sophomore year. freshman year at Then he decided to Kentwood Dehnert Jesse Dehnert get serious about decided to give divimproving, which ing a chance after started with joining watching the 2008 Olyma club, where he was able pics in Beijing. He joked to practice during the offBY TJ MARTINELL

tmartinell@covingtonreporter.com

J

season. ultimately paid off when “During my sophomore he entered his third season year I kept working to do where he made large strides better,� he said. “And the in his overall performance. best way to get better is to “I like the feeling when do club and swim all year you have a clean dive,� he round.� said. “It’s a great feeling to He started by joining know for certain that you Pacific Northwest Diving, did well without checking where he was able to focus the score.� on various aspects of his It was then he realdiving which needed ized he had a shot at to improve, such breaking the school’s SWIM AND diving record of 328 as his form and technique. points for an 11“Some stuff came dive meet which had naturally,� he said. been set by Aaron “That (his form) did Westin during the 1990not.�

91 season.

He also worked with the The moment finally came club coaches on moving on Jan. 8, 2011, where Dehfrom feet first to head first nert scored 333.5 points dives, which earn more during the Lakes Invitapoints. His dedication tional in Lakewood, which

DIVE

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

-08 $045 t 0/& $"-- t 0/& #*-Buy a Region or the Entire State!

425-432-1209

...local business David L. Moe, Attorney at Law

t 8JMMT 1PXFST PG "UUPSOFZ -JWJOH 5SVTUT 1SFOVQUJBM "HSFFNFOUT t "EPQUJPOT (VBSEJBOTIJQT 5SVTU BOE &TUBUF "ENJOJTUSBUJPO t &TUBUF 1MBOOJOH GPS *OEJWJEVBMT 'BNJMJFT BOE #VTJOFTT 0XOFST t --$T $PSQPSBUJPOT 0QFSBUJOH "HSFFNFOUT #VZ 4FMM "HSFFNFOUT t 3FBM &TUBUF -BX 1FSTPOBM *OKVSZ 8SPOHGVM %FBUI $MBJNT

qualified him for the Class 4A state meet. For him, fate couldn’t have picked a better date, as it was also his 17th birthday. “I wanted to qualify for state for sure because I had a meet earlier in the year where I didn’t qualify,� he told the Reporter back in 2011. “So I really waned to.

It wasn’t my primary thing, but, I had it in the back of my mind that I would possibly break the school record.�

In the post season a year ago he took first at the South Puget Sound League meet with a score of 328 points and eventually took seventh a state with 314 points.

Still, Dehnert said he was determined to break the school record again, this time for a six-dive event.

As the season progressed, however, he said his score continued to hover just below the record of 269 points. “That was kind of frustrating,� he said.

At the last six-dive meet of the season, he was able at last to tally a score of 273 points. “It was interesting, because it was the last chance to break it and I wasn’t really worried about it anymore,� he said.

In 2011, Dehnert told the Reporter he hoped to accomplish two things

his during his final swim season: Finish in the top five at state and break the 400 point mark, which was nearly 70 points higher than both his personal record and school record at the time.

A year before, he wouldn’t have even thought it was possible. But he had the determination and persistence to make it happen.

At the state meet in Federal Way Feb. 17-18, Dehnert secured third place with a score of 377.05 points, a 63 point improvement over his performance a year ago. During the preliminaries, however, he put together a 407.35 seed score, setting another school record. “I’m happy with how I did,� he said. “It was a very close meet. It’s just fun.�

Although the season is over, he still competes for his club twice a week and hopes to join the team at Principia College, a Division III school in Elsah, Ill. Not too bad for someone who climbed on the diving board four years ago to satisfy his curiosity.

Reach TJ Martinell at 425432-1209 ext. 5052.

To comment on this story, go to covingtonreporter. com.

(425) 432-1277

Wilderness Village, 22128 SE 237th St, Maple Valley, WA 98038

588413

Over 30 years in the same Maple Valley location

www.maplevalleylaw.com

GARAGE DOORS AUTOMATIC GATES All Fences-Decks-Vinyl Windows Commercial/Residential

Repair/Install

589673

Thrifty Service, LLC 253-350-1618

The independence you want

COLON CANCER

The dignity you deserve

FAIR HONEST EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP Licensed - Bonded - Insured

Contr.# THRIFSL893PJ

The assistance you need

Office: 425.413.1694

Donna E. Vasilkovs, J.D.

Attorney at Law

Experienced Trial Attorney; Criminal, Civil, & Juvenile

The Weatherly Inn at Lake Meridian Premier Dementia & Alzheimer’s Community

A

WIN

253-630-7496

NER 2 011 588353

15101 SE 272nd St , Kent, WA 98042

589563

E VALLEY | AP L BL

AMOND DI

(253) 334-6795

|M

CK

COVING TO N

t 7PUFE #FTU "UUPSOFZ t 0OMJOF 3BUFE BT B 5PQ -BXZFS t 7PUFE .PTU "HHSFTTJWF &GĂĽ DJFOU $PVOTFM t :FBST PG -JUJHBUJPO &YQFSJFODF t -PDBUFE JO $PWJOHUPO t $PNQMJNFOUBSZ $POTVMUBUJPOT

Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last six inches of the colon. Together, they are referred to as colorectal cancer, a disease which has become the fourth most common form of cancer in the United States. Colorectal cancer typically strikes people older than age 50, with the odds of developing the disease increasing with age. Some symptoms include blood in the stool, continual cramping or bloating, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss. If there is a family history of the disease, an intestinal condition like Crohn’s Disease, or if a patient smokes, uses alcohol excessively, and is mostly sedentary, a doctor may decide to begin screening earlier than the typical age of 50. A low-fat, high-fiber diet may help prevent colorectal cancer.

For colon cancers that have not spread to distant sites, surgery is usually the primary or first treatment. Additional chemotherapy also may be used. If you’re 50 or at high risk for colon cancer, now would be a good time to schedule a colonoscopy, which is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inner lining of your large intestine. During a colonoscopy, tissue samples can be collected and abnormal growths can be removed.

To schedule a consultation, please call Southlake Clinic at (253) 395-1972. Our primary care providers are part of a multispecialty physician network. You can find us in Covington at 27005 168th Place SE. We are now open on Saturdays.

588117

March 9 , 2012 [15]

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

For Tahoma, the transition started in 1994, when the first technology plan was created by the Tahoma School District Technology Committee (TSDTC). It was revised in 1997 and 2000, and was later updated in 2003.

The TSDTC is an internal committee within the school district which sets a vision and goals for the School District in terms of the use of technology in education instruction. The TSDTC receives recommendations from a community tech advisory committee.

The Tahoma Board of Directors approves the tech plans each summer,

while the state renews them every three years.

Among the goals met since the technology plan was first introduce was teacher-student access to computers, Internet, staff email addresses and a district-wide standard for software/ hardware configurations.

Walt Szklarski, Instructional Technology Coordinator, worked as a teacher at Cedar River Middle School six years ago. Then he had to schedule his class four days in advance to be able to use the computer lab. Teachers were also lucky to have a computer in their

classroom.

The TSDTC, he said, has helped the school district keep up with technology by anticipating what will be essential for classroom instruction four years down the road, which included the need for student and teacher access to computers. In 2005, every teacher in the Tahoma School District was given a laptop. A year later, wireless Internet was available in all of the schools.

But the biggest change came when voters approved the district’s second tech levy in February 2010, which over four years will bring $10.9 million.

Through it, the Tahoma School District

was able to purchase a total of 2,500 netbooks for student use — with another 300-400 to be available by the end of this school year — creating portable labs which can be brought to any classroom. The netbooks, Szklarski said, generally retain a three to four year lifespan before they are replaced.

Additionally, every administrator within the Tahoma School District has an iPad. It’s a far cry from when the schools were purchasing surplus computers and monitors from the Kent School District for $1, according to Jamie Mercer, a seventh grade special education teacher at Tahoma Middle School.

have Internet access.

In Jeana Haag’s P.E. classes, the iPad, with its Internet access, can provide video instructions for various activities out on the track, or record a student’s test to show their form or posture. The teacher can also immediately record their times and statistics on the spot, which aids in accuracy. “From the teacher’s side, management and presentation are easier,� Jeana Haag said. “We don’t have to worry about getting grades in, getting things down from our clipboards. It’s a big time saver for us.�

Betlach said that is helps not only the teacher, but the students be more creative.

While working on building in-class telegraphs, they use the iPads to record their work, which are then used to build presentations on Keynote. They can also use the iPads to access informa“They had definitely seen better years,� Mercer said. “But that was all we had. They did the job. We didn’t need the high powered software.�

Now Mercer has a laptop, an up-todate computer, as well as an interactive whiteboard in her classroom.

She said that technology levy helped the school district transition from using technology as a tool to making the classroom instruction revolve around it. “Without the passage of the tech levy by the community, none of this would have been possible,� Mercer said. “It makes it a heck of a lot more fun for the kids. It makes my job a lot easier.�

tion online, such as NASA’s website or use GoogleEarth when studying geography. “It’s not a cookie cutter, here’s a test type thing,� he said. “They have more control on exploring their learning.�

Part II will examine how students use technology as tools in the classroom in a wide variety of ways. It will be published in the March 16 issue of the Reporter.

Grace Christian Fellowship Service Times – Sunday Bible Study 10am Worship Service 11am Wed. – Bible Study 7pm All Are Welcome!

19030 SE 168th St., Renton, 98058 Phone 425-226-0498 Maple Valley Heights Area

www.gracechristianfellowship.org

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR SUNDAY AM SERVICE 8am Contemplative Service 9:30am Traditional with Choir 11am Godly Play Sunday School 11:15am Contemporary Family 588271

How Tahoma got money for tech tools

At Glacier Park Elementary fifth grade science and social studies teacher Brandon Betlach was able to obtain iPads for the students in his classroom due to a grant proposal he promoted. He began teaching the students how to use them in late September and now uses them as a part of science experiments.

Among the most noticeable changes technology has brought to the classroom has been in communication and organization.

Rather than have to spend hours transcribing the grades of pencil-written homework assignments or test results onto a computer, netbooks and laptops, in addition to online assignments, enable teachers to spend more time teaching.

Mercer said that it also allows teachers to direct their students from home if needed due to an emergency or illness as long as they

588269

schools also has advantages and disadvantages. “I believe that technology is extremely beneficial for students,� said Rebecca Keene, teacher and program specialist for the Kent School District. “I think it is difficult to argue otherwise after reading the research behind increased technology access for students and the trends in other countries to providing Internet access as a basic human right. Many of the disruptive behaviors we see that come from technology are similar behaviors to what we might see in an environment with less technology. Students who are bored, unengaged, unmotivated, or disruptive may act inappropriately in any situation, whether they have increased access to technology tools or not. We do see that students who

ship in his or her education Kent-Meridian High and focus on what they School Principal Wade desire to learn.�

Barringer had a different opinion.

AVANTE GUARD “I think technology can Some teachers such as be both useful to students Tahoma physical educator and a distraction,� he said. instructors Jeana Haag and Riddell believes it’s all in Tracy Krause are helping to how the technoldefine how new “From the teacher’s technology can ogy is utilized in side, management affect classthe classroom. and presentation “Putting great rooms. technology in a are easier. We don’t Jeana Haag classroom does not have to worry about and Krause, who instantly mean that getting grades in, use an iPad 2 for a great education getting things down their P.E. classes, will be provided,� from our clipboards. recently gave he said. “But, when It’s a big time saver presentations at fully embraced by for us. � Jeana Haag the Seattle’s Best the teacher and West Conferstudents, the walls ence on the use of the classroom disappear of iPads in physical educaand the possibilities are tion. endless. Students are no “Really, because of the longer hindered by limited mobile situation, it’s perfect resources because access to for us,� Jeana Haag said. anything and everything is “Aside from the daily stuff, at their fingertips 24 hours it’s right there in our hands. a day. Technology allows We can have student scores each student to take owner- at any time.�

24219 Witte Rd SE

425-432-5481

www.saintgeorgemv.org Vicar Bonnie Malone

LAKE SAWYER CHRISTIAN CHURCH 31605 Lake Sawyer Rd SE Black Diamond, WA 98030

t XXX MTDD PSH t JOGP!MTDD PSH Come and join us and feel the warmth, friendliness and sense of community present at Lake Sawyer Christian Church!

Sunday Services: 9 AM & 10:45 AM Children’s Sunday School: #JSUI UISPVHI UI HSBEF BU CPUI TFSWJDFT Home Groups: &WFOJOHT UISPVHIPVU UIF XFFL Junior High Youth Group: 8FEOFTEBZT BU 1.

Senior High Youth Group: 4VOEBZT BU 1.

588267

[TECHNOLOGY from page 4] are involved.�

To advertise call Brenda

425 432-1209 ext. 1550

PUBLIC NOTICES VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER District Healthcare System NOTICE OF BOARD COMMITTEE SCHEDULES Notice is hereby given that the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees Executive Committee will be held on the second Tuesday of every month from 11:00-12:00 p.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center.

Notice is hereby given that the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees Joint Conference Committee will be held on the second Tuesday of every month from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center.

This meeting is excluded from the Open Public Meeting Act pursuant to RCW 42.70.510 and RCW 43.41.200.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (District Healthcare System) By: Sandra Sward Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees Published in Kent, Renton, and Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on March 2, 2012 and March 9, 2012. #589729.

KING COUNTY DEPT. OF DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (DDES) 900 Oakesdale Ave SW,

Renton, WA 98057-5212 NOTICE OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATION REQUESTS: Critical Areas Alteration Exception Files: L12AE002 Applicant: Tacoma Water Location: 36525 SE Green River Headworks Rd Proposal: Upgrade exist. water filtration system w/approx. 22,000 sq.ft. of wetland buffer impacted Project Manager: Dave Sandstrom 206-296-7184 COMMENT PROCEDURES: DDES will issue a decision on this application following a 21-day comment period ending on April 9, 2012, written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the Project Manager listed above.

Published in Cmovington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on March 9, 2012. #593090.

CITY OF COVINGTON NOTICES PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF INTENT CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER GENERAL PERMIT City of Covington Public Works Department located at 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, WA 98042 is seeking coverage under the Washington Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project is for improvements to vacant land at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of SE 240th Street and 180th Avenue SE in Covington, King County, Washington.

This project involves 5.93 acres of soil disturbance for grading and installation of new parking, trail and ballfield facilities associated with development of a community park.

Stormwater will be discharged indirectly to Little Soos Creek via dispersed overland flow.

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

Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.

Comments may be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater PO Box 47696 Olympia, WA 98504-7696 CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012 – 7:00 P.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Covington City Council will hold a Public Hearing at its meeting on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., to be held in the Council Chambers at Covington City Hall, 16720 S.E. 271st Street, Covington, WA. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the City Council to receive comments, both written and oral, from the public, regarding repeal of Covington Municipal Code 12.55 Street Vacation and replacement with a new CMC 12.55 - Street and Public Easement Vacation procedures.

The new street and public easement vacation provisions incorporate the general process, as established by state statute, and includes language that more clearly outlines requirements for submitting an application, verifying petition signatures, processing the hearing examiner’s recommendation, and requiring final action by the City Council.

All persons desiring to comment may do so in writing to Sharon Scott, City Clerk, at 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, Washington, 98042, prior to 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2012 or by appearing at the public hearing on March 13, 2012.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that agenda information will be posted the Friday prior to the above meeting at Covington City Hall and on the City’s web site: www.covingtonwa.gov. For further information, please contact Salina Lyons, AICP, Senior Planner, at slyons@covingtonwa.gov or by phone at 253-638-1110, ext. 2239.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on March 9, 2012. #594014.

[16] Mar 09, 2012

www.covingtonreporter.com t www.maplevalleyreporter.com

www.nw-ads.com

PNW MarketPlace! click! www.nw-ads.com email! classified@soundpublishing.com call toll free! 1.888.399.3999 or 1.800.388.2527 Money to Loan/Borrow

real estate for sale - WA

real estate for rent - WA

real estate rentals

Real Estate for Sale King County

WA Misc. Rentals Want to Rent

Commercial Rentals OfďŹ ce/Commercial

2ENTON

6!.4!'%ĂĽ ',%.ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ ,OWĂĽ TOĂĽ -ODERATEĂĽ )NCOMEĂĽĂĽ 3 E N I O R ĂĽ # O M MU N I T Y ĂĽ I NĂĽĂĽ 2ENTON ĂĽ -ANUFACTUREDĂĽĂĽ (OMESĂĽ FORĂĽ 3ALE ĂĽ -ONTHLYĂĽĂĽ ,OTĂĽ &EESĂĽ ĂĽ ANDĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ INCLUDE ĂĽ WATER ĂĽ SEWER ĂĽĂĽ GARBAGE ĂĽ RECYCLEĂĽ ANDĂĽĂĽ LAWNĂĽ MAINTENANCE ĂĽ ĂĽ ,O ĂĽ CATEDĂĽ ATĂĽ THEĂĽ EASTĂĽ HILLĂĽ OFĂĽĂĽ 2 E N T O N ĂĽ N E A R ĂĽ 6A L L E YĂĽĂĽ - E D I C A L ĂĽ # E N T E R ĂĽĂĽ !MENITIES ĂĽ #LUBHOUSEĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽ 26ĂĽ 3TORAGE ĂĽ #ALLĂĽ FORĂĽĂĽ APPOINTMENTĂĽ ANDĂĽ MOREĂĽĂĽ INFO ĂĽ

4 ( % ĂĽ 3 / 5 4 ( ĂĽ + ) . 'ĂĽĂĽ #OUNTYĂĽ@+ENT ĂĽ #HAPTERĂĽ OFĂĽĂĽ THEĂĽ $ISABLEDĂĽ !MERICANĂĽĂĽ 6ETERANSĂĽ ISĂĽ SEEKINGĂĽ DO ĂĽ NATEDĂĽ OFlCEĂĽ SPACEĂĽ FORĂĽ ITSĂĽĂĽ 3ERVICEĂĽ /FFICERSĂĽ TOĂĽ BEĂĽĂĽ ABLEĂĽ TOĂĽ ASSISTĂĽ VETERANSĂĽĂĽ APPLYINGĂĽ FORĂĽ 6!ĂĽ BENEFITS ĂĽĂĽ !SĂĽ AĂĽ NON PROFITĂĽ WEĂĽ HAVEĂĽĂĽ NOĂĽ MONEYĂĽ FORĂĽ RENTĂĽ BUTĂĽĂĽ TAXĂĽ DEDUCTIONSĂĽ AREĂĽ POS ĂĽ SIBLEĂĽ ANDĂĽ MAYĂĽ BEĂĽ ABLEĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ ASSISTĂĽ WITHĂĽ UTILITIES ĂĽ 2A ĂĽ NEYĂĽ 7R IGHTĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ

RANEYWRIGHT Q COMĂĽ ORĂĽĂĽ WRITEĂĽ TO ĂĽ $ISABLEDĂĽ !MERI ĂĽ CANĂĽ 6ETERANS ĂĽ #HAPTERĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ 3ERVICEĂĽ /FFICERS ĂĽ 0/ĂĽĂĽ " OX ĂĽ ĂĽ +E N T ĂĽ 7!ĂĽĂĽ

",!#+ĂĽ$)!-/.$

ĂĽ ,!+%ĂĽ 3!79%2ĂĽ #EN ĂĽ T E R ĂĽ O F F I C E ĂĽ U N I T S ĂĽ A TĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ T H ĂĽ !VE ĂĽ 3 % ĂĽĂĽ "OTHĂĽ INCLUDEĂĽ RESTROOMS ĂĽĂĽ OFFICE ĂĽ WAITINGĂĽ AREAĂĽ ANDĂĽĂĽ SHAREDĂĽ PARKING ĂĽ ĂĽ 3&ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ 3&ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ #ALLĂĽĂĽ +ENĂĽ ATĂĽ ĂĽ ORĂĽĂĽ

You’ll find everything you need in one website 24 hours a day 7 days a week: nw-ads.com.

Place an advertisement or search for jobs, homes, merchandise, pets and more in the ,OOKINGĂĽFORĂĽAĂĽNEWĂĽPLACE ĂĽ Classifieds 24 hours a #HECKĂĽOUTĂĽ day online at WWW PNWHOMElNDER COM FORĂĽLOCALĂĽ ĂĽNATIONALĂĽLISTINGSĂĽ www.nw-ads.com.

financing

Prime Retail Space 750 Hwy 410, Enumclaw, WA

• Excellent location w/hwy frontage 589766

• Alley entrance for deliveries plus ample parking. • 8,488 square feet./.65 cents a square foot plus NNN. Please call 360-802-0983 or email mdinvestment15@yahoo.com for details.

Employment General

Employment General

Employment General

!$6%24)3).'ü3!,%3 ü#/.35,4!.4 3OUNDü 0UBLISHING ü )NC üü HASü ANü IMMEDIATEü OPEN ü INGü FORü ANü !DVER TISINGüü 3ALESü #ONSULTANTü ATü THEüü -APLEü 6ALLEY #OVINGTONüü 2EPORTER ü ü 4HISü POSITIONüü WILLü BEü BASEDü OUTü OFü OURüü -APLEü6ALLEYüOFlCE üü 4HEü IDEALü CANDIDATEü WILLüü DEMONSTRATEü STRONGü IN ü TERPERSONALü SKILLS ü BOTHüü WRITTENü ANDü ORAL ü ANDü EX ü CELü INü DEALINGü WITHü INTER ü NALü ASü WELLü ASü EXTERNALüü CONTACTSü ONü Aü DAY TO DAYüü B A S I S ü # A N D I D A T E ü W I L Lüü NEEDü TOü HAVEü ANü EXCEP ü TIONALü SALESü BACKGROUNDüü ANDü PRINTü MEDIAü EXPERI ü ENCEü ISü Aü DEFINITEü ASSET üü -USTü BEü COMPUTER PROFI ü CIENTü ATü 7ORD ü %XCEL üü ANDü UTILIZINGü THEü )NTERNET üü 0OSITIONü REQUIRESü USEü OFüü PERSONALü CELLü PHONEü ANDüü VEHICLE ü POSSESSIONü OFüü VALIDü 7!ü 3TATEü $RIVER Süü ,ICENSEü ANDü PROOFü OFü AC ü TIVEüVEHICLEüINSURANCE #OMPENSATIONü INCLUDESüü Aü BASEü PLUSü COMMISSIONüü ANDü Aü COMPETITIVEü GROUPüü BENElTSüPROGRAM üü%/% 3OUNDü 0UBLISHING ü )NC ü ISüü 7ASHINGTON Sü LARGESTü PRI ü VATE ü INDEPENDENTü NEWS ü P A P E R ü C O M P A NY ü ü /U Rüü BROADü HOUSEHOLDü DISTRI ü BUTIONü BLANKETSü THEü EN ü T I R E ü ' R E A T E R ü 0 U G E Tüü 3OUNDü REGION ü EXTENDINGüü NORTHWARDü FROMü 3EATTLEüü TOü #ANADA ü SOUTHü TOü 3A ü LEM ü /REGON ü ANDü WEST ü W A R D ü T O ü T H E ü 0 A C I F I Cüü /CEAN ü )FüYOUüTHRIVEüONüCALLINGüONüü NEW ü ACTIVEü ORü INACTIVEüü ACCOUNTSü BOTHü INü PERSONüü ANDü OVERü THEü PHONE ü IFüü YOUü HAVEü THEü ABILITYü TOüü THINKü OUTSIDEü THEü BOX üü A R E ü C U S T O M E R D R I VE N üü SUCCESS ORIENTED ü SELF ü MOTIVATED ü WELLü ORGA ü NIZEDü ANDü WOULDü LIKEü TOüü BEü PARTü OFü Aü HIGHLYü ENER ü GIZED ü COMPETITIVEü ANDüü PROFESSIONALü SALESü TEAM üü WEü WANTü TOü HEARü FROMüü YOU ü ü .Oü CALLSü ORü PERSON ü ALü VISITSü PLEASE ü 0LEASEüü EMAILü YOURü COVERü LETTERüü A N D ü R E S U M E ü T O üü HREAST SOUNDPUBLISH ü I N G C O M ü O R ü M A I L ü T O üü 3OUNDü 0UBLISHING ü )NC üü ü THü !VENUEü 3 üü +ENT ü 7!ü ü !44. üü (2 #-6 Advertising doesn’t have to break the bank. The Classifieds has great deals on everything you need.

3OUNDĂĽ0UBLISHING ĂĽ)NC ISĂĽCURRENTLYĂĽACCEPTINGĂĽĂĽ APPLICATIONSĂĽFOR #)2#5,!4)/.

-!.!'%2 POSITIONSĂĽINĂĽ%ASTĂĽANDĂĽĂĽ 3OUTHĂĽ+INGĂĽ#OUNTY

#)2#5,!4)/. !33)34!.4ĂĽ 4HEĂĽ 3NOQUALMIEĂĽ 6ALLEYĂĽĂĽ 2ECORD ĂĽ AĂĽ DIVISIONĂĽ OFĂĽĂĽ 3OUNDĂĽ 0UBLISHING ĂĽ )NC ĂĽ ISĂĽĂĽ SEEKINGĂĽ AĂĽ 0ART 4IMEĂĽ #IR ĂĽ CULATIONĂĽ !SSISTANTĂĽ WHOĂĽĂĽ CANĂĽ BEĂĽ AĂĽ TEAM PLAYERĂĽ ASĂĽĂĽ WELLĂĽ ASĂĽ BEĂĽ ABLEĂĽ TOĂĽ WORKĂĽĂĽ INDEPENDENTLY ĂĽ ĂĽ 0OSITIONĂĽĂĽ I S ĂĽ 0 4 ĂĽ ĂĽ H R S W KĂĽĂĽ 7EDNESDAYĂĽ ĂĽ 4HURS ĂĽ D AY ĂĽ $ U T I E S ĂĽ I N C L U D EĂĽĂĽ COMPUTERĂĽ ENTR Y ĂĽ ROUTEĂĽĂĽ VERIlCATION ĂĽ PAPERĂĽ SETĂĽ UPĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ CARRIERĂĽ PREP ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ -USTĂĽ BEĂĽĂĽ COMPUTER PROlCIENT ĂĽ ABLEĂĽĂĽ TOĂĽ READĂĽ ANDĂĽ FOLLOWĂĽ MAPSĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ ROUTEĂĽ DELIVERY ĂĽ ANDĂĽĂĽ ABLEĂĽ TOĂĽ LIFTĂĽ UPĂĽ TOĂĽ ĂĽ LBSĂĽĂĽ R E P E A T E D L Y ĂĽ ! ĂĽ C U R R E N TĂĽĂĽ 73$,ĂĽ ANDĂĽ RELIABLE ĂĽ IN ĂĽ SUREDĂĽ VEHICLEĂĽ AREĂĽ RE ĂĽ QUIRED ĂĽĂĽ%/% 0LEASEĂĽE MAILĂĽORĂĽMAIL RESUMEĂĽWITHĂĽCOVERĂĽLET ĂĽ TERĂĽTO

Announcements

, / # ! , ĂĽ 0 2 ) 6!4 % ĂĽ ) . ĂĽ 6%34/2ĂĽ LOANSĂĽ MONEYĂĽĂĽ ONĂĽ REALĂĽ ESTATEĂĽ EQUITY ĂĽ )ĂĽĂĽ L O A N ĂĽ O N ĂĽ H O U S E S ĂĽ R AWĂĽĂĽ LAND ĂĽ COMMERCIALĂĽ PROPER ĂĽ TYĂĽ ANDĂĽ PROPERTYĂĽ DEVELOP ĂĽ M E N T ĂĽ # A L L ĂĽ % R I C ĂĽ A TĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ WWW FOSSMORTGAGE COM ,OOKINGĂĽFORĂĽAĂĽNEWĂĽPLACE ĂĽ #HECKĂĽOUTĂĽ WWW PNWHOMElNDER COM FORĂĽLOCALĂĽ ĂĽNATIONALĂĽLISTINGSĂĽ

)SSAQUAH

( 5 ' % ĂĽ # ( ) , $ 2 % . 3ĂĽĂĽ 3ALE ĂĽ &INDĂĽ ALLĂĽ YOUĂĽ NEEDĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ YOURĂĽ GROWINGĂĽ FAMILYĂĽĂĽ A T ĂĽ T H E ĂĽ * U S T ĂĽ " E T W E E NĂĽĂĽ &RIENDSĂĽ )SSAQUAHĂĽ 3PRINGĂĽĂĽ 3ALEĂĽ %VENT ĂĽ #LOTHING ĂĽĂĽ CRIBS ĂĽ SWINGS ĂĽ STROLLERS ĂĽĂĽ TOYS ĂĽ HIGHĂĽ CHAIRS ĂĽ MO ĂĽ VIES ĂĽ BOUNCERS ĂĽ BOOKS ĂĽĂĽ MATERNITY ĂĽ NURSINGĂĽ ITEMSĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽ MORE ĂĽ 4HEĂĽ 0ICKERINGĂĽĂĽ "ARNĂĽ ACROSSĂĽ FROMĂĽ #OSTCOĂĽĂĽ INĂĽ )SSAQUAH ĂĽ ĂĽ THĂĽĂĽ !VEĂĽ .7 ĂĽ ĂĽ &RIDAY ĂĽĂĽ - A R C H ĂĽ R D ĂĽ P M ĂĽĂĽ !DMISSIONĂĽ ĂĽ ORĂĽ FREEĂĽĂĽ announcements WITHĂĽ THISĂĽ AD ĂĽ 3ATURDAY ĂĽĂĽ -ARCHĂĽ TH ĂĽ AM PM ĂĽĂĽ .EWĂĽ )TEMSĂĽ ARRIVEDĂĽ &RI ĂĽ D A Y ĂĽ . I G H T ĂĽ 3 U N D A Y ĂĽĂĽ Announcements -ARCHĂĽ TH ĂĽ AM PM ĂĽĂĽ >ĂĽ !$/04ĂĽ >ĂĽ %XECUTIVEĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ (ALFĂĽ 0R ICEĂĽ $AY ĂĽ )TEMSĂĽĂĽ FUTUREĂĽ STAY AT HOMEĂĽ PAR ĂĽ WITHOUTĂĽ AĂĽ STARĂĽ ONĂĽ THEĂĽ TAGĂĽĂĽ ENTĂĽ PROMISEĂĽ STĂĽ BABYĂĽĂĽ AREĂĽ ĂĽOFF ,/6% ĂĽ TRAVEL ĂĽ LAUGHTER ĂĽĂĽ EX T E N D E D ĂĽ FA M I L Y ĂĽ % X ĂĽ Think Inside the Box PENSESĂĽ PAID ĂĽ ĂĽ Advertise in your

local community

PNWHomeFinder.com is an online real estate community that exposes your profile and listings to two million readers from our many publications in the Pacific Northwest.

Log on to join our network today.

!$/04)/.ĂĽ ĂĽ !DORING ĂĽĂĽ FINANCIALLYĂĽ SECUREĂĽ LOVINGĂĽĂĽ FAMILYĂĽ LONGSĂĽ TOĂĽ PROVIDEĂĽĂĽ EVERYTHINGĂĽ FORĂĽ YOURĂĽ BABY ĂĽĂĽ &ULL TIMEĂĽ MOM ĂĽ OUTDOORĂĽĂĽ A D V E N T U R E S ĂĽ H A P P YĂĽĂĽ HOME ĂĽ %XPENSESĂĽ PAID ĂĽĂĽ 4RISHĂĽ !../5.#%ĂĽ YOURĂĽ FESTI ĂĽ VA L ĂĽ FO R ĂĽ O N L Y ĂĽ P E N N I E S ĂĽĂĽ &OURĂĽ WEEKSĂĽ TOĂĽ ĂĽ MILLIONĂĽĂĽ READERSĂĽ STATEWIDEĂĽ FORĂĽĂĽ ABOUTĂĽ ĂĽ #ALLĂĽ THISĂĽĂĽ N E W S P A P E R ĂĽ O R ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ FORĂĽ MOREĂĽĂĽ DETAILS ,//+).'ĂĽ 4/ĂĽ !$/04 ĂĽĂĽ (APPILYĂĽ MARRIED ĂĽ LOVINGĂĽĂĽ COUPLEĂĽ DESIREĂĽ TOĂĽ ADOPTĂĽĂĽ N E W B O R N ĂĽ % X P E N S E SĂĽĂĽ PAID ĂĽ 0LEASEĂĽ CALLĂĽ TOLL FREEĂĽĂĽ

ĂĽ +RISTINEĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ $AVID

newspaper and on the web with just one phone call.

Call 800-388-2527 for more information.

jobs Employment General

#!22)%2ĂĽĂĽ 2/54%3ĂĽĂĽ !6!),!",% ).ĂĽ9/52ĂĽĂĽ !2%! #ALLĂĽ4ODAY

Congratulations!

We are proud to recognize the following people for High Achievement in February 2012.

ĂĽ

4HEĂĽ PRIMAR YĂĽ DUTYĂĽ OFĂĽ AĂĽĂĽ # I R C U L A T I O N ĂĽ - A N A G E RĂĽĂĽ # - ĂĽ I S ĂĽ T O ĂĽ M A N A G E ĂĽ AĂĽĂĽ GEOGRAPHICĂĽ DISTRICT ĂĽ ĂĽ 4HEĂĽĂĽ #-ĂĽ WILLĂĽ BEĂĽ ACCOUNTABLEĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ THEĂĽ ASSIGNEDĂĽ NEWS ĂĽ PAPERĂĽ ASĂĽ FOLLOWS ĂĽ 2E ĂĽ CRUITING ĂĽ CONTRACTINGĂĽ ANDĂĽĂĽ T R A I N I N G ĂĽ I N D E P E N D E N TĂĽĂĽ CONTRACTORSĂĽ TOĂĽ MEETĂĽ DE ĂĽ LIVERYĂĽ DEADLINES ĂĽ INSURINGĂĽĂĽ DELIVERYĂĽ STANDARDSĂĽ AREĂĽĂĽ BEINGĂĽ METĂĽ ANDĂĽ QUALITYĂĽĂĽ CUSTOMERĂĽ SERVICE ĂĽ ĂĽ 0OSI ĂĽ TIONĂĽ REQUIRESĂĽ THEĂĽ ABILITYĂĽĂĽ TOĂĽ OPERATEĂĽ AĂĽ MOTORĂĽ VEHI ĂĽ CLEĂĽ INĂĽ AĂĽ SAFEĂĽ MANNER ĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ OCCASIONALLYĂĽ LIFTĂĽ AND ORĂĽĂĽ TRANSPORTĂĽ BUNDLESĂĽ WEIGH ĂĽ INGĂĽUPĂĽTOĂĽ ĂĽPOUNDSĂĽFROMĂĽĂĽ GROUNDĂĽ LEVELĂĽ TOĂĽ AĂĽ HEIGHTĂĽĂĽ O F ĂĽ ĂĽ FE E T ĂĽ T O ĂĽ D E L I V E RĂĽĂĽ NEWSPAPERĂĽ ROUTES ĂĽ IN ĂĽ CLUDINGĂĽ ABILITYĂĽ TOĂĽ NEGO ĂĽ TIATEĂĽ STAIRSĂĽ ANDĂĽ TOĂĽ DELIVERĂĽĂĽ ANĂĽ AVERAGEĂĽ OFĂĽ ĂĽ NEWS ĂĽ PAPERSĂĽ PERĂĽ HOURĂĽ FORĂĽ UPĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ CONSECUTIVEĂĽ HOURS ĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ COMMUNICATEĂĽ WITHĂĽ CAR ĂĽ RIERSĂĽ ANDĂĽ THEĂĽ PUBLICĂĽ BYĂĽĂĽ TELEPHONEĂĽ ANDĂĽ INĂĽ PERSON ĂĽĂĽ TOĂĽ OPERATEĂĽ AĂĽ PERSONALĂĽĂĽ COMPUTER ĂĽ -USTĂĽ POSSESSĂĽĂĽ RELIABLE ĂĽ INSURED ĂĽ MOTORĂĽĂĽ V E H I C L E ĂĽ A N D ĂĽ A ĂĽ V A L I DĂĽĂĽ 7 A S H I N G T O N ĂĽ 3 T A T EĂĽĂĽ DRIVER SĂĽLICENSE

hreast@soundpublishIng.com

ORĂĽ!44. ĂĽ(2 3#! ĂĽĂĽ 3OUNDĂĽ0UBLISHING ĂĽ)NC ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ THĂĽ!VENUEĂĽ3 ĂĽĂĽ +ENT ĂĽ7!ĂĽ

Need an employer who gives you your own parking spot?

Maybe it’s time to change jobs. Our online job SEARCH solution will provide you with job listings where you can view jobs that match your ü 3OUNDü 0UBLISHINGü ISü ANüü cATEGORY. Your path to %QUALü /PPORTUNITYü %M ü PLOYERü ANDü OFFERSü Aü COM ü a better job begins at PETITIVEü BENElTSü PACKAGEüü INCLUDINGü HEALTHü INSU ü RANCE ü + ü PAIDü VACA ü T I O N ü H O L I D AY S ü A N D ü Aüü pnwCareers.com GREATü WORKü ENVIRONMENT üü 0/2#(ü$%,)6%29 )Fü INTERESTEDü INü JOININGüü ü#!22)%23ü7!.4%$ OURü TEAM ü PLEASEü EMAILüü 4HEü -APLEü 6ALLEYü 2E ü RESUMEü ANDü COVERü LETTERüü PORTERü ISü SEEKINGü INDE ü TO PENDENTü CONTRACTü DELIV ü hreast@soundpublishing.com ER Yü CARRIERSü TOü DELIVERüü /2üSENDüRESUMEüANDüü N E I G H B O R H O O D ü P O R C Hüü COVERüLETTERüTO R O U T E S ü O N E ü D A Y ü P E Rüü 3OUNDü0UBLISHING ü)NC WEEK ü ü #ARRIERSü MUSTü BEüü ü THü!VENUEü3 ATü LEASTü ü YEARSü OFü AGE üü +ENT ü7!ü 0ERFECTü OPPOR TUNITYü FORüü !44. ü#ANYONEü LOOKINGü EXTRAü IN ü C O M E ü ü 0 L E A S E ü C A L Lüü ü üORüEMAIL CIRCULATION MAPLE VALLEYREPORTER COM CIRCULATION MAPLEVALLEYREPORTER COM

Build up your business with our Service Guide Ads with art attract Special: Four full more attention. weeks of advertising Call 800-388-2527 to starting at $40. Call talk to your customer 800-388-2527 to service representative. place your ad today.

100% FINANCING AVAILABLE BRAND NEW HOME $259,950 ON THIS

Calvin Gligorea TOP PRODUCER & TOP LISTER

Robbyn Adelsman TOP PRODUCER & TOP LISTER

Elizabeth Waloweek TOP PRODUCER

Kathy DuBois-Schwab TOP PRODUCER

2608 sq. ft., 4 bedroom, 2.5 baths, many upgrades • NO DOWN PAYMENT • NO CLOSING COSTS • GET INTO THIS HOME WITH NO MONEY OUT OF POCKET

Mary Saucier TOP PRODUCER

MLS# 167819

277 RIGGS AVE. • ENUMCLAW

Michele Hunt TOP PRODUCER

Rhonda Ingalls TOP PRODUCER

Kent /Auburn Office

Lorelei Windhom TOP PRODUCER & TOP LISTER

UI "WF 4& t ,FOU 8" t t

593030

Pat Sheets TOP PRODUCER

Julie Horton TOP LISTER

592479

Low monthly payment of $1,580.81* LISA WILLIAMS 253.335.9836 lisawi@johnlscott.com

G A L CONSTRUCTION

TARA L. ROSE 206.940.9892

trose@evergreenhomeloans.com NMLS# 216446 EMAIL trose@evergreenhomeloans.com for a free guerrilla credit repair guide with tips on how to improve your score or repair your credit.

*All rates and fees are as of January 31, 2012 and are subject to change without notice. USDA financing, 30 year fixed rate, principle & interest payment $1,266.37. Rate 4%, APR 4.47. Annual taxes est. $2483.88. Annual insurance $500.00. Annual mortgage insurance $789.36.

www.covingtonreporter.com t www.maplevalleyreporter.com

www.nw-ads.com Employment General

0UGETĂĽ 3OUNDĂĽ %NERGYĂĽ ISĂĽĂĽ ACCEPTINGĂĽ APPLICATIONSĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ FUTUREĂĽ 0ATHWAYĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ !PPRENTICEĂĽ OPENINGSĂĽ ATĂĽĂĽ LOCATIONSĂĽ THROUGHOUTĂĽ THEĂĽĂĽ 0 U G E T ĂĽ 3 O U N D ĂĽ A R E A ĂĽĂĽ 4HESEĂĽ AREĂĽ SAFETYĂĽ SENSI ĂĽ TIVEĂĽ POSITIONS ĂĽ SUBJECTĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ R A N D O M ĂĽ $ / 4 ĂĽ D R U GĂĽĂĽ AND ORĂĽ ALCOHOLĂĽ TESTINGĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽ )"%7ĂĽ REPRESENTED ĂĽĂĽ 3UCCESSFULĂĽ CANDIDATESĂĽĂĽ WILLĂĽ BECOMEĂĽ MEMBERSĂĽ OFĂĽĂĽ THEĂĽ ,OCALĂĽ 5NION ĂĽ !PPLI ĂĽ CANTSĂĽ MUSTĂĽ BEĂĽ ATĂĽ LEASTĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ YE A R S ĂĽ O L D ĂĽ H AVE ĂĽ AĂĽĂĽ HIGHĂĽ SCHOOLĂĽ DIPLOMAĂĽ ORĂĽĂĽ ' % $ ĂĽ ĂĽ YE A R ĂĽ O F ĂĽ H I G HĂĽĂĽ SCHOOLĂĽ LEVELĂĽ ALGEBRAĂĽ WITHĂĽĂĽ AĂĽ GRADEĂĽ OFĂĽ #ĂĽ ORĂĽ BETTERĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽ HAVEĂĽ SUCCESSFULLYĂĽĂĽ COMPLETEDĂĽ AĂĽ BASICĂĽ ELEC ĂĽ TRICITYĂĽ COURSE ĂĽ !PPLICA ĂĽ TIONSĂĽ MUSTĂĽ BEĂĽ SUBMITTEDĂĽĂĽ BYĂĽ ĂĽ 'AINĂĽ THEĂĽĂĽ ENERGYĂĽ TOĂĽ DOĂĽ GREATĂĽ THINGSĂĽĂĽ THROUGHĂĽ AĂĽ CAREERĂĽ WITHĂĽĂĽ 0UGETĂĽ 3OUNDĂĽ %NERGY ĂĽĂĽ 03%ĂĽ OFFERSĂĽ AĂĽ HIGHLYĂĽ COM ĂĽ PETITIVEĂĽ COMPENSATIONĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽ BENEFITSĂĽ PACKAGE ĂĽĂĽ 03%ĂĽ ISĂĽ ANĂĽ %QUALĂĽ /PPOR ĂĽ TUNITYĂĽ EMPLOYER ĂĽ 7EĂĽ EN ĂĽ COURAGEĂĽ PERSONSĂĽ OFĂĽ DI ĂĽ VERSEĂĽ BACKGROUNDSĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ APPLY 2EADĂĽMOREĂĽABOUTĂĽTHESEĂĽĂĽ OPPORTUNITIESĂĽANDĂĽAPPLYĂĽĂĽ ONLINEĂĽTOĂĽADĂĽ ĂĽAT ĂĽĂĽ 03% COM CAREERS 3OUNDĂĽ0UBLISHING ĂĽ)NC ISĂĽCURRENTLYĂĽACCEPTINGĂĽĂĽ APPLICATIONSĂĽFORĂĽAĂĽ

CIRCULATION MANAGER ATĂĽTHE &EDERALĂĽ7AYĂĽ-IRROR 4HEĂĽ PRIMAR YĂĽ DUTYĂĽ OFĂĽ AĂĽĂĽ # I R C U L A T I O N ĂĽ - A N A G E RĂĽĂĽ # - ĂĽ I S ĂĽ T O ĂĽ M A N A G E ĂĽ AĂĽĂĽ GEOGRAPHICĂĽ DISTRICT ĂĽ ĂĽ 4HEĂĽĂĽ #-ĂĽ WILLĂĽ BEĂĽ ACCOUNTABLEĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ THEĂĽ ASSIGNEDĂĽ NEWS ĂĽ PAPERĂĽ ASĂĽ FOLLOWS ĂĽ 2E ĂĽ CRUITING ĂĽ CONTRACTINGĂĽ ANDĂĽĂĽ T R A I N I N G ĂĽ I N D E P E N D E N TĂĽĂĽ CONTRACTORSĂĽ TOĂĽ MEETĂĽ DE ĂĽ LIVERYĂĽ DEADLINES ĂĽ INSURINGĂĽĂĽ DELIVERYĂĽ STANDARDSĂĽ AREĂĽĂĽ BEINGĂĽ METĂĽ ANDĂĽ QUALITYĂĽĂĽ CUSTOMERĂĽ SERVICE ĂĽ ĂĽ 0OSI ĂĽ TIONĂĽ REQUIRESĂĽ THEĂĽ ABILITYĂĽĂĽ TOĂĽ OPERATEĂĽ AĂĽ MOTORĂĽ VEHI ĂĽ CLEĂĽ INĂĽ AĂĽ SAFEĂĽ MANNER ĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ OCCASIONALLYĂĽ LIFTĂĽ AND ORĂĽĂĽ TRANSPORTĂĽ BUNDLESĂĽ WEIGH ĂĽ INGĂĽUPĂĽTOĂĽ ĂĽPOUNDSĂĽFROMĂĽĂĽ GROUNDĂĽ LEVELĂĽ TOĂĽ AĂĽ HEIGHTĂĽĂĽ O F ĂĽ ĂĽ FE E T ĂĽ T O ĂĽ D E L I V E RĂĽĂĽ NEWSPAPERĂĽ ROUTES ĂĽ IN ĂĽ CLUDINGĂĽ ABILITYĂĽ TOĂĽ NEGO ĂĽ TIATEĂĽ STAIRSĂĽ ANDĂĽ TOĂĽ DELIVERĂĽĂĽ ANĂĽ AVERAGEĂĽ OFĂĽ ĂĽ NEWS ĂĽ PAPERSĂĽ PERĂĽ HOURĂĽ FORĂĽ UPĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ CONSECUTIVEĂĽ HOURS ĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ COMMUNICATEĂĽ WITHĂĽ CAR ĂĽ RIERSĂĽ ANDĂĽ THEĂĽ PUBLICĂĽ BYĂĽĂĽ TELEPHONEĂĽ ANDĂĽ INĂĽ PERSON ĂĽĂĽ TOĂĽ OPERATEĂĽ AĂĽ PERSONALĂĽĂĽ COMPUTER ĂĽ -USTĂĽ POSSESSĂĽĂĽ RELIABLE ĂĽ INSURED ĂĽ MOTORĂĽĂĽ V E H I C L E ĂĽ A N D ĂĽ A ĂĽ V A L I DĂĽĂĽ 7 A S H I N G T O N ĂĽ 3 T A T EĂĽĂĽ DRIVER SĂĽ LICENSE ĂĽ 3OUNDĂĽĂĽ 0UBLISHINGĂĽ ISĂĽ ANĂĽ %QUALĂĽĂĽ /PPOR TUNITYĂĽ %MPLOYERĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽ OFFERSĂĽ AĂĽ COMPETITIVEĂĽĂĽ BENEFITSĂĽ PACKAGEĂĽ INCLUD ĂĽ INGĂĽ HEALTHĂĽ INSURANCE ĂĽĂĽ + ĂĽ P A I D ĂĽ VA C A T I O N ĂĽĂĽ H O L I D AY S ĂĽ A N D ĂĽ A ĂĽ GR E A TĂĽĂĽ WORKĂĽ ENVIRONMENT ĂĽ )FĂĽ IN ĂĽ TERESTEDĂĽ INĂĽ JOININGĂĽ OURĂĽĂĽ TEAM ĂĽ PLEASEĂĽ EMAILĂĽ RE ĂĽ SUMEĂĽANDĂĽCOVERĂĽLETTERĂĽTO ĂĽĂĽ

hreast@soundpublishing.com

Employment General

3ALESĂĽ#ONSULTANTS 3OUNDĂĽ 0UBLISHING ĂĽ )NC ĂĽ ISĂĽĂĽ LOOKINGĂĽ FORĂĽ DYNAMICĂĽ SALES ĂĽ PEOPLEĂĽ INĂĽ THEĂĽ 3OUTHĂĽ +INGĂĽĂĽ #OUNTYĂĽ AREA ĂĽ ĂĽ 3OUNDĂĽ 0UB ĂĽ LISHING ĂĽ )NC ĂĽ ISĂĽ 7ASHING ĂĽ TON SĂĽ LARGESTĂĽ PRIVATE ĂĽ INDE ĂĽ PENDENTĂĽ NEWSPAPERĂĽ CO ĂĽĂĽ /URĂĽ BROADĂĽ HOUSEHOLDĂĽ DIS ĂĽ TRIBUTIONĂĽ BLANKETSĂĽ THEĂĽ EN ĂĽ TIREĂĽ 'REATERĂĽ 0UGETĂĽ 3OUNDĂĽĂĽ REGION ĂĽ EXTENDINGĂĽ NORTH ĂĽ W A R D ĂĽ F R O M ĂĽ 3 E A T T L E ĂĽ T OĂĽĂĽ #ANADA ĂĽ SOUTHĂĽ TOĂĽ 3ALEM ĂĽĂĽ /REGON ĂĽ ANDĂĽ WESTWARDĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ THEĂĽ 0ACIFICĂĽ /CEAN )DEALĂĽĂĽ CANDIDATES ĂĽ -USTĂĽ POSSESSĂĽĂĽ EXCELLENTĂĽ RELATIONSHIP CON ĂĽ SULTATIVEĂĽ SELLINGĂĽ SKILLSĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ STRONGĂĽ PRESENTATIONĂĽ SKILLS ĂĽĂĽ -USTĂĽ BEĂĽ CREATIVE ĂĽ DETAIL ĂĽ ORIENTED ĂĽ SELF MOTIVATED ĂĽĂĽ GOAL DRIVEN ĂĽ ANDĂĽ DEMON ĂĽ STRATEĂĽ INITIATIVEĂĽ ANDĂĽ PER ĂĽ SUASION ĂĽ -USTĂĽ POSSESSĂĽĂĽ BUDGETINGĂĽ ANDĂĽ ACCOUNTĂĽĂĽ ANALYSISĂĽ ABILITIESĂĽ ASĂĽ WELLĂĽĂĽ ASĂĽ BASICĂĽ MATHĂĽ SKILLS ĂĽ -USTĂĽĂĽ POSSESSĂĽ STRONGĂĽ CUSTOMERĂĽĂĽ SERVICE ĂĽ ORGANIZATIONAL ĂĽĂĽ A N D ĂĽ T I M E M A N A G E M E N TĂĽĂĽ SKILLS ĂĽ -USTĂĽ POSSESSĂĽ EX ĂĽ CELLENTĂĽ PHONE ĂĽ DATAĂĽ ENTRY ĂĽĂĽ VERBALĂĽ ANDĂĽ WRITTENĂĽ COM ĂĽ MUNICATIONĂĽ SKILLS ĂĽ -USTĂĽ BEĂĽĂĽ C O M P U T E R P R O F I C I E N T ĂĽ A TĂĽĂĽ 7ORD ĂĽ %XCEL ĂĽ ANDĂĽ UTILIZINGĂĽĂĽ T H E ĂĽ ) N T E R N E T ĂĽ - U S T ĂĽ B EĂĽĂĽ TEAM ORIENTED ĂĽ -USTĂĽ HAVEĂĽĂĽ (IGHĂĽ 3CHOOLĂĽ $IPLOMAĂĽ ORĂĽĂĽ EQUIVALENT ĂĽ COLLEGEĂĽ DE ĂĽ GREEĂĽ PREFERRED ĂĽ -USTĂĽ POS ĂĽ SESSĂĽ ATĂĽ LEASTĂĽ ONEĂĽ YEARĂĽ OFĂĽĂĽ MEDIAĂĽ SALESĂĽ EXPERIENCEĂĽĂĽ ORĂĽ ĂĽ YEARSĂĽ OFĂĽ RETAIL SER ĂĽ VICE ORIENTEDĂĽ SALESĂĽ EXPE ĂĽ RIENCE ĂĽ 0RIORĂĽ PRINTĂĽ MEDIAĂĽĂĽ EXPERIENCEĂĽ ISĂĽ AĂĽ DEFINITEĂĽĂĽ ASSET ĂĽ )FĂĽ YOU DĂĽ LIKEĂĽ TOĂĽ JOINĂĽĂĽ AĂĽ PROFESSIONAL ĂĽ HIGHLYĂĽ EN ĂĽ ERGIZEDĂĽ ANDĂĽ COMPETITIVEĂĽĂĽ SALESĂĽ TEAM ĂĽ WEĂĽ WANTĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ HEARĂĽ FROMĂĽ YOU ĂĽ 0OSITIONĂĽĂĽ REQUIRESĂĽ USEĂĽ OFĂĽ PERSONALĂĽĂĽ VEHICLE ĂĽ POSSESSIONĂĽ OFĂĽĂĽ VALIDĂĽ 7!ĂĽ 3TATEĂĽ $RIVER SĂĽĂĽ ,ICENSEĂĽ ANDĂĽ PROOFĂĽ OFĂĽ AC ĂĽ TIVEĂĽ VEHICLEĂĽ INSURANCE ĂĽĂĽ 3OUNDĂĽ 0UBLISHINGĂĽ ISĂĽ ANĂĽĂĽ %QUALĂĽ /PPOR TUNITYĂĽ %M ĂĽ PLOYERĂĽ ANDĂĽ OFFERSĂĽ AĂĽ COM ĂĽ PETITIVEĂĽ BENEFITSĂĽ PACKAGEĂĽĂĽ I N C L U D I N G ĂĽ H E A L T H ĂĽ I N S U ĂĽ RANCE ĂĽ + ĂĽ PAIDĂĽ VACA ĂĽ TION ĂĽ HOLIDAYSĂĽ ANDĂĽ AĂĽ GREATĂĽĂĽ WORKĂĽ ENVIRONMENT ĂĽ ĂĽ #OM ĂĽ PENSATIONĂĽ INCLUDESĂĽ AĂĽ BASEĂĽĂĽ PLUSĂĽCOMMISSION ĂĽ%/% .OĂĽCALLSĂĽORĂĽPERSONALĂĽVISITSĂĽĂĽ PLEASE 0LEASEĂĽEMAILĂĽYOURĂĽCOVERĂĽĂĽ LETTERĂĽANDĂĽRESUMEĂĽTO ĂĽĂĽ hreast@soundpublishing.com

ORĂĽMAILĂĽTO ĂĽ3OUNDĂĽ0UBLISHING ĂĽ)NC ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ THĂĽ!VENUEĂĽ3 ĂĽĂĽ +ENT ĂĽ7!ĂĽ ĂĽ !44. ĂĽ(2 !3# Employment Transportation/Drivers

$2)6%2ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ 4UITIONĂĽĂĽ #$,ĂĽ ! ĂĽ 4RAININGĂĽ ĂĽ AĂĽĂĽ JOB ĂĽ 4OPĂĽ )NDUSTR YĂĽ 0AY ĂĽĂĽ 1UALITYĂĽ4RAINING ĂĽ 3TABILITYĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ -ILES ĂĽ 3HORTĂĽ EMPLOY ĂĽ MENTĂĽ COMMITMENTĂĽ RE ĂĽ QUIRED ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ WWW JOIN#234 COM $2)6%23ĂĽ ĂĽ $AILYĂĽ 0AY ĂĽĂĽ (OMETIMEĂĽ CHOICES ĂĽ %X ĂĽ P R E S S ĂĽ L A N E SĂĽĂĽ / . / & & ĂĽĂĽ /. /&& ĂĽ 7EEKLY ĂĽĂĽ &ULLĂĽ ANDĂĽ PART TIME ĂĽ .EWĂĽĂĽ 4R U C K S ĂĽ # $ , ! ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ MONTHSĂĽ RECENTĂĽ EXPERI ĂĽ ENCEĂĽ REQUIRED ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ W W W D R I V E K ĂĽ NIGHT COM

stuff Building Materials & Supplies

-534ĂĽ3%,,ĂĽ ,TD ĂĽ7ILLĂĽDEAL X ĂĽ X ĂĽ X YRĂĽ0AINT 3TEELĂĽ"LDGS 0RO RATEDĂĽFREIGHTĂĽTOĂĽSITE %RECTIONĂĽAVAILABLE

ĂĽ3OURCE ĂĽĂĽ -4

Cemetery Plots

Cemetery Plots

#%-%4%29ĂĽ 0LOT ĂĽĂĽ 1UIET ĂĽ PEACEFULĂĽ SPOTĂĽ UN ĂĽ DERĂĽ AĂĽ STUNNINGĂĽ SHADEĂĽĂĽ TREEĂĽ INĂĽ SECTIONĂĽ ĂĽ %NUM ĂĽ C L AW ĂĽ # E M E T E R Y ĂĽ OVE R ĂĽ LOOKSĂĽ GORGEOUSĂĽ -OUNTĂĽĂĽ 2 A I N I E R ĂĽ " E A U T I F U L L YĂĽĂĽ MAINTAINEDĂĽ GROUNDSĂĽ ATĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ 3%ĂĽ TH ĂĽ 3T ĂĽ )FĂĽĂĽ SOLDĂĽ BYĂĽ THEĂĽ CEMETER Y ĂĽĂĽ THISĂĽ PLOTĂĽ WOULDĂĽ SELLĂĽ FORĂĽĂĽ

ĂĽ 3AVEĂĽ YOURSELFĂĽĂĽ SOMEĂĽ MONEY ĂĽ CALLĂĽ TOĂĽ DIS ĂĽ CUSSĂĽ THEĂĽ DETAILS ĂĽ *EFFĂĽ ATĂĽĂĽ

ĂĽ 2!2%ĂĽ 30!#%ĂĽ INĂĽ THEĂĽĂĽ 'ARDENĂĽ OFĂĽ 0RAYER ĂĽ ,OTĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ INĂĽ 3UNSETĂĽ (ILLSĂĽ -EMORIALĂĽĂĽ 0 A R K ĂĽ I N ĂĽ " E L L E V U E ĂĽĂĽ

ĂĽ "EAUTIFULĂĽ HILLTOPĂĽĂĽ LOCATION ĂĽ 0EACEFUL ĂĽ SE ĂĽ R E N E ĂĽ S E T T I N G ĂĽ # A L L ĂĽ FO RĂĽĂĽ MOREĂĽ DETAILS ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ " % !5 4 ) & 5 , ĂĽ & , / 2 ! ,ĂĽĂĽ ( ) , , 3 ĂĽ I N ĂĽ , Y N N W O O D ĂĽĂĽ 4WOĂĽ ĂĽ PERSONĂĽ PLOTĂĽ FORĂĽ SALEĂĽĂĽ INĂĽ %VERGREENĂĽ 'ARDENS ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ INCLUDESĂĽ TRANSFERĂĽĂĽ FEE ĂĽ

SNOQUALMIE CASINO JOB FAIR

Cemetery Plots

ĂĽ #%-%4%29ĂĽ 0LOTĂĽ ATĂĽĂĽ 2EDMOND SĂĽ BEAUTIFULĂĽ #E ĂĽ DARĂĽ ,AWNSĂĽ ANDĂĽ -EMORIALĂĽĂĽ 0ARK ĂĽ 4AKEĂĽ CAREĂĽ OFĂĽ ALLĂĽĂĽ YOURĂĽ FUNERALĂĽ NEEDSĂĽ INĂĽĂĽ ONEĂĽ LOCATION ĂĽ .EWĂĽ 2HO ĂĽ DIEĂĽ LOTĂĽ $ ĂĽ SPACEĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ

ĂĽ 3ELLERĂĽ WILLĂĽ PAYĂĽĂĽ TRANSFERĂĽ FEE ĂĽ #ALLĂĽ ĂĽ

.BSDI UI r BN m QN Now Hiring!

A variety of Hospitality positions open. Apply online at snoqualmie.yourcareerinfo.com before attending. Time permitting onsite interviews will be conducted.

For All Your Recruitment Needs

ASK THE EXPERT

Tiffany Walker Recruitment Solutions Specialist 10 years print media experience 866-603-3213 twalker@soundpublishing.com With options ranging from one time advertising to annual campaigns, I have the products and the expertise to meet your needs.

Whether you need to target your local market or want to cover the Puget Sound area,

WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED!

Across 1. Flattens on impact 7. Mysteries 14. Small crown 15. Odorless, colorless, flammable gas 16. Perceptively 17. Fits in 18. Lyres 19. ___-tzu 21. Pear-shaped stringed instruments 22. Prayer ending 23. Female sweetheart (pl.)

25. Dolly ___ of “Hello, Dolly!�

26. Vixen 27. Devices used to secure women’s head coverings 29. Afflict 30. Twists together 32. Adjust 34. Sonata, e.g.

35. Length x width, for a rectangle 36. 100 centimos 39. More dirty due to smudges 43. Increase, with “up�

44. Area where fruit trees grow 46. Chain letters?

47. Bean ___ 49. Complimentary close 50. Busiest 51. “Four Quartets� poet 53. Absorbed, as a cost 54. Heartthrob 55. More shrewd, esp. in business 57. Play ground?

59. Familiarizes 60. Underground passages 61. Change the look of 62. Haunt Down 1. Son of David and Bathsheba

/2ĂĽSENDĂĽRESUME Schools & Training ANDĂĽCOVERĂĽLETTERĂĽTO 3OUNDĂĽ0UBLISHING ĂĽ)NC ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ THĂĽ!VENUEĂĽ3 ĂĽĂĽ !44%.$ĂĽ #/,,%'%ĂĽ ON ĂĽ LINEĂĽ FROMĂĽ HOME ĂĽ -EDICALĂĽĂĽ +ENT ĂĽ7!ĂĽ

"USINESSĂĽ #RIMINALĂĽ *US ĂĽ !44. ĂĽ#-&7TICE ĂĽ (OSPITALITY ĂĽ *OBĂĽĂĽ PLACEMENTĂĽ ASSISTANCE ĂĽĂĽ Find what you need 24 hours a day. #OMPUTERĂĽ AVAILABLE ĂĽ &I ĂĽ !IDĂĽ IFĂĽ QUALIFIED ĂĽĂĽ PNWHomeFinder.com NANCIALĂĽ 3#(%6ĂĽ CER TIFIED ĂĽ #ALLĂĽĂĽ is an online real estate ĂĽĂĽ WWW #ENTURA/NLINE COM community that

exposes your profile and listings to two million readers from our many publications in the Pacific Northwest.

Log on to join our network today.

Build up your business with our Service Guide Special: Four full weeks of advertising starting at $40. Call 800-388-2527 to place your ad today.

Mar 09, 2012 [17]

This ad is placed in this newspaper as a courtesy for M.A.D.D.

2. Fictitious reason 3. “Two Women� Oscar winner 4. Aardvark fare 5. ___ el Amarna, Egypt 6. Early Christian ascetics who lived on top of high pillars 7. Bloodstream masses causing obstructions 8. Formerly known as 9. “___ be a cold day in hell ...�

(2 wd) 10. Grave robber 11. Cloak 12. Resident of Anjou, France 13. Stalkless (leaves, e.g.)

14. Wine decanter 20. “The Sound of Music� backdrop 23. First month 24. Trappers using noose devices 27. Informed about latest trends (2 wd) 28. Lieu 31. Anguish 33. Toni Morrison’s “___ Baby�

35. Alabama slammer ingredient 36. Lead auto on first race lap (2 wd) 37. Imitate 38. Short races at top speed 39. Close 40. Thinks 41. Paints with a hard, glossy finish 42. Autumn leaf gatherers 45. Lacking refinement 48. Coffee break snack 50. 747, e.g.

52. Very small 54. Sloughs 56. Moray, e.g.

58. Airline’s home base

Answers on 19

[18] Mar 09, 2012

www.covingtonreporter.com t www.maplevalleyreporter.com Cemetery Plots

Professional Services Professional

DO YOU KNOW Who You‛re Sleeping With?

As licensed private investigators, we use data bases only available to law enforcement, the legal trade & private investigators. • Real people will be working your real case • Services are available Nationwide

Home Services Landscape Services

Home Services RooďŹ ng/Siding

h/NEĂĽ#ALLĂĽĂĽĂĽ $OESĂĽ)TĂĽ!LL v

ALL ASPECTS LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

2//&).'ĂĽ 2%-/$%,).'

ĂĽ7INDOWSĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ$OORS

ĂĽ#ARPENTRYĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ$ECKS

ĂĽ&ENCESĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ&RAMING

ĂĽ$RYWALLĂĽANDĂĽ2EPAIRS ,IC ĂĽ ĂĽ"ONDEDĂĽ ĂĽ)NSURED 3TEVE ĂĽ

3TEVE S #USTOMĂĽ#ABINETSĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ&INISHĂĽ7ORK sĂĽ sĂĽ sĂĽ sĂĽ sĂĽ sĂĽ

www.maxwell-jade.com

Toll Free:

(800) 661-9908 Mon - Fri 9am-5pm

!MERICANĂĽ'EN ĂĽ#ONTRACTORĂĽ "ETTERĂĽ"USINESSĂĽ"UREAU ,ICĂĽ !-%2)'# "

$AVEĂĽ

2AVENSDALE

&IRExANDx7ATERxxxxxxxxxxx 2ESTORATION #USTOMx+ITCHENSxANDxx "ATHROOMS #OMPLETEx2EMODELS #USTOMx4ILEx7ORK .EWxORx%XISTINGxxxxxx #ONSTRUCTION )NTERIORx x%XTERIORxPAINT

ĂĽ !#2%ĂĽ mATĂĽ YARDĂĽ FORĂĽ RENTĂĽĂĽ INĂĽ 2AVENSDALE ĂĽ )$%!,ĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ LANDSCAPER ĂĽ !BILITYĂĽ TOĂĽĂĽ DUMPĂĽ GRASSĂĽ CLIPPINGSĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽ LEAVES ĂĽ 2OOMĂĽ FORĂĽĂĽ P A R K I N G ĂĽ T R U C K S ĂĽ A N DĂĽĂĽ EQUIPMENT ĂĽ ĂĽ PERĂĽĂĽ MONTH ĂĽ

#ALLĂĽFORĂĽINFORMATIONĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽAĂĽCUSTOMĂĽQUOTE

,ICENSE ĂĽ34%6%## $&

Home Services Electrical Contractors

Maple Valley Electric, Inc. Residential Electrical Services, Remodels & New Construction

425-413-5212

3ENIORĂĽ$ISCOUNTS &REEĂĽ%STIMATES %XPERTĂĽ7ORK

Cleanup, Shrub/Tree Pruning & Lawn Care.

Pressure Washing.

Thatching & Aeration.

20 years experience.

Home Services Lawn/Garden Service

LAWN PK SERVICE Spring Clean Up -BOETDBQF r :BSE $BSF .PX r &EHF r 5IBUDIJOH 5SJN r 1SVOF #FBVUZ #BSL r 8FFE Free Estimates & Senior Discounts

590120

$)6/2#%ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ WITHĂĽ CHILDREN ĂĽ .OĂĽ COURTĂĽĂĽ APPEARANCES ĂĽ #OMPLETEĂĽĂĽ PREPARATION ĂĽ )NCLUDES ĂĽĂĽ CUSTODY ĂĽ SUPPORT ĂĽ PROP ĂĽ ER TYĂĽ DIVISIONĂĽ ANDĂĽ BILLS ĂĽĂĽ " " " ĂĽ M E M B E R ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ WWW PARALEGALALTER NA ĂĽ TIVES COM DIVORCE USA COM The opportunity to make a difference is right in front of you.

Recycle this paper.

Home Services General Contractors

565344

Professional Services Legal Services

253-631-1199

Find your perfect pet in the Classifieds. www.nw-ads.com

www.PKLawnService.com Need extra cash? Place your classified ad today!

Call 1-800-388-2527 or Go online 24 hours a day www.nw-ads.com.

Home Services Landscape Services

#(%!0ĂĽ9!2$ĂĽ3%26)#%ĂĽĂĽ !.$ĂĽ!ĂĽ(!.$9-!.ĂĽĂĽ

www.maplevalleyelectric.com service@maplevalleyelectric.com Lic. #MAPLEVE904D5

WA Lic. #1890

Home Services General Contractors

!,,ĂĽ3ERVICEĂĽ#ONTRACTING /VERĂĽ ĂĽYRSĂĽEXP ĂĽIN ĂĽ

2EMODELĂĽDĂĽ(OMEĂĽREPAIRĂĽĂĽ D "ATHSĂĽĂĽDĂĽ+ITCHENS DĂĽ"ASEMENTSĂĽĂĽDĂĽ!DD /N D #ABINETSĂĽĂĽD #OUNTERSĂĽĂĽ D #USTOMĂĽ4ILEĂĽ D 7INDOWSĂĽĂĽ

D &ENCESĂĽD $ECKSĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽ 2EF AVAIL ĂĽ D

,IC "OND )NSĂĽĂĽALLSEC LQ

! ĂĽ3(%%2 '!2$%.).'ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ ,!.$3#!0).'

ĂĽ#LEANUPĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ4RIMMING

ĂĽ7EEDINGĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ0RUNING

ĂĽ3ODĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ3EED

ĂĽ"ARKĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ2OCKERY

#OMPLETEĂĽ9ARDĂĽ7ORK ĂĽĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ

0RESSUREĂĽWASHING GUTTER ĂĽFENCE ĂĽDECK ĂĽĂĽ CLEANING ĂĽETC ĂĽ 0AINTINGĂĽ ĂĽREPAIRS ĂĽ !NDĂĽALLĂĽYARDĂĽSERVICES ĂĽ

(!.$9(9

Home Services Painting

FRUSTRATED with Your COMPUTER? t Free Professional Diagnostics t %BUB 3FDPWFSZ t 7JSVT 4QZXBSF 3FNPWBM t 4FDVSJUZ 1FSGPSNBODF t /FUXPSLJOH 8JSFMFTT TFUVQ t 6QHSBEFT 3FQBJST t 4FDVSF 3FNPUF 4VQQPSU HOUSE CALLS TOO! Just Drop Off, No Appointment Necessary

P.C.E. Computing

23745 225th Way SE Suite 103 .BQMF 7BMMFZ 8" t 0QFO EBZT B XFFL

425-413-8057 www.pcecomputing.com

Thousands of Classified readers need your service. Your service ad will run FOUR full weeks in your local community paper and on the web for one low price with the Service Guide Special.

Call 800-388-2527 to speak with a customer representative.

Go online 24 hours a day: nw-ads.com.

Or fax in your ad: 360-598-6800.

Home Services Tree/Shrub Care

+./,,ĂĽ42%%ĂĽ3%26)#%

h4HEĂĽ4REEĂĽ0EOPLEv 4REEĂĽ2EMOVAL 4HINNING ĂĽĂĽ 3TUMPĂĽ'RINDING

"RUSHĂĽ(AULING ĂĽ%TC &2%%ĂĽ%34)-!4%3

ĂĽ

WWW KNOLLTREESERVICE COM ,)#%.3%$ ĂĽ"/.$%$ ĂĽ).352%$

Advertise your service 800-388-2527 or nw-ads.com

ĂĽĂĽ,IC ĂĽ! 3(%', *-

We’ll HELP! ONE STOP does it ALL!!

PNWHomeFinder.com is an online real estate community that exposes your profile and listings to two million readers from our many publications in the Pacific Northwest.

Log on to join our network today.

Exterior & Interior

Painting Professionals Call Local (Toll Free) NOW for a FREE estimate

877-212-4076

www.protectpainters.com

%XPERIENCEDĂĽ0AINTER 4OĂĽ#USTOMIZEĂĽ9OURĂĽĂĽ (OMEĂĽ)NSIDEĂĽ ĂĽ/UT #ALLĂĽ3TEVEĂĽAT

0RESSUREĂĽ7ASHING ĂĽ2OOFĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ'UTTERĂĽ#LEANINGĂĽ!LSOĂĽĂĽ !VAILABLE ,IC ĂĽ!,,3%# ,1

Need help with your career search?

There is help out there! and you can access it at whatever time is convenient for you! Find only the jobs in your desired category, or a specific location. Available when you are, 247. Log on at www.nw-ads.com or call one of our recruitment specialists, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm 800-388-2527

Want more business this year?

LET ME HELP I can deliver your message to tens of thousands of doorsteps in your market.

Call me today to find out more Jennie Morello 866-296-0380 jmorello@soundpublishing.com Whether you need to target the local market or want to cover the Puget Sound area, WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED!

ĂĽ ' / 2 ' % / 5 3 ĂĽ 6 ) % 7ĂĽĂĽ 0LOTSĂĽ ATĂĽ 7ASHINGTONĂĽ -E ĂĽ MORIALĂĽ INĂĽ 4HEĂĽ 'ARDENĂĽ OFĂĽĂĽ #OMMUNION ĂĽ 7ELLĂĽ KEPT ĂĽĂĽ L O V E L Y ĂĽ ĂĽ Y E A R ĂĽ R O U N DĂĽĂĽ MAINTENANCEĂĽ INCLUDED ĂĽĂĽ &RIENDLY ĂĽ HELPFULĂĽ STAFF ĂĽĂĽ 3ECTIONĂĽ ĂĽ BLOCKĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ PLOTSĂĽ " ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ NEARĂĽĂĽ 6ETERANĂĽ SECTION ĂĽ !SKINGĂĽĂĽ BELOWĂĽ CEMETERYĂĽ PRICEĂĽ ATĂĽĂĽ ONLYĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ 0LOTSĂĽ LOCATEDĂĽ ATĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ)NTERNATIONALĂĽ"LVD

Flea Market

&!2"%27!2%ĂĽ %LECTRICĂĽĂĽ 'RIDDLEĂĽ WITHĂĽ HOTĂĽ STORAGEĂĽĂĽ D R A W E R ĂĽ # O M P L E T E L YĂĽĂĽ I M E R S A BL E ĂĽ ĂĽ ! L S O ĂĽĂĽ 0RETTYĂĽ 0ORCELAINĂĽ ĂĽ QUARTĂĽĂĽ TEAĂĽ KETTLE ĂĽ &LORALĂĽ PATTERNĂĽĂĽ DESIGN ĂĽ 7ARMĂĽ UPĂĽ WITHĂĽ AĂĽĂĽ SPOTĂĽ OFĂĽ TEA ĂĽ ĂĽ 2OLLINGĂĽĂĽ TEAĂĽ CART ĂĽ vĂĽ WIDEĂĽ BYĂĽ vĂĽĂĽ DEEPĂĽ INSIDEĂĽ THEĂĽ RAILS ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ hĂĽ OVERALL ĂĽ vĂĽ HIGH ĂĽĂĽ 3 H E L F ĂĽ B E L O W ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ

,OOKINGĂĽFORĂĽAĂĽNEWĂĽPLACE ĂĽ #HECKĂĽOUTĂĽ WWW PNWHOMElNDER COM FORĂĽLOCALĂĽ ĂĽNATIONALĂĽLISTINGSĂĽ Miscellaneous

3!7-),,3ĂĽ FROMĂĽ ONLYĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ -AKEĂĽ ANDĂĽ SAVEĂĽĂĽ MONEYĂĽ WITHĂĽ YOURĂĽ OWNĂĽĂĽ BANDMILL ĂĽ #UTĂĽ LUMBERĂĽ ANYĂĽĂĽ D I M E N S I O N ĂĽ ) N ĂĽ S T O C KĂĽĂĽ READYĂĽ TOĂĽ SHIP ĂĽ &REEĂĽ )N ĂĽ FO $6$ ĂĽ WWW .ORWOOD ĂĽ 3 AW M I L L S C O M ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ%XT ĂĽ .

Musical Instruments

!#!#)!ĂĽ -EMORIALĂĽ 0ARK ĂĽĂĽ h"IRCHĂĽ 'ARDENv ĂĽ ĂĽ ADJA ĂĽ CENTĂĽ CEMETERYĂĽ PLOTS ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ 3 E L L I N G ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ EACHĂĽ ORĂĽ ĂĽ BOTH ĂĽ ,O ĂĽ CATEDĂĽ INĂĽ 3HORELINEĂĽ ĂĽ . ĂĽĂĽ 3EATTLE ĂĽ #ALLĂĽ ORĂĽ EMAILĂĽĂĽ %MMONSĂĽ *OHNSON ĂĽ ĂĽ

ĂĽĂĽ EAJ MSN COM #%$!2ĂĽ ,!7.ĂĽ #EME ĂĽ TERY ĂĽ 2EDMOND ĂĽ ĂĽ SIDEĂĽĂĽ BYĂĽ SIDEĂĽ PLOTS ĂĽ 'ETHSE ĂĽ M A N E ĂĽ S E C T I O N ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ EACHĂĽ ORĂĽ BOTHĂĽ FORĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ 3ELLERĂĽ WILLĂĽ PAYĂĽ CLOSINGĂĽĂĽ COSTS ĂĽ #%-%4%29ĂĽ PLOTS ĂĽ ĂĽ AD ĂĽ JACENT ĂĽ 3UNSETĂĽ (ILLS ĂĽ 'AR ĂĽ DENĂĽ OFĂĽ 0RAYERĂĽ INĂĽ "ELLE ĂĽ V U E ĂĽ ĂĽ E A C H ĂĽĂĽ

ĂĽ FORĂĽ ALL ĂĽ ORĂĽ BESTĂĽĂĽ OFFER ĂĽ # % - % 4 % 29 ĂĽ 0 , / 4 3 ĂĽĂĽ 7ASHINGTONĂĽ -EMOR IALĂĽĂĽ #EMETERY ĂĽ NEARĂĽ "URIEN ĂĽĂĽ 4WOĂĽ CHOICEĂĽ SIDEĂĽ BYĂĽ SIDEĂĽĂĽ CEMETERYĂĽ PLOTS ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ INĂĽ 2OCKĂĽ OFĂĽ !GES ĂĽ SECTIONĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ !SKINGĂĽ ĂĽ EACH ĂĽĂĽ #ALL ĂĽ

ĂĽ"OTTOMLESSĂĽGARAGEĂĽSALE

35.3%4ĂĽ (),,3ĂĽ -EMORI ĂĽ ALĂĽ 0ARKĂĽ #EMETERYĂĽ 0LOTĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ SALE ĂĽ ĂĽ ,INCOLNĂĽ -EMO ĂĽ R I A L ĂĽ ' A R D E N ĂĽ , O T ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ 3PACEĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ 4HISĂĽ SECTIONĂĽĂĽ ISĂĽ lLED ĂĽ ĂĽ 3TUNNINGĂĽ VIEWĂĽ OFĂĽĂĽ 3EATTLE ĂĽ "ELLEVUE ĂĽ THEĂĽĂĽ /LYMPICSĂĽ ANDĂĽ -TĂĽ 2AINI ĂĽ ER ĂĽ 2ETAILĂĽ ĂĽ WILLĂĽĂĽ SELLĂĽ FORĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ 0LEASEĂĽĂĽ CALLĂĽ3TEVEĂĽ

$ 3 ĂĽ * / ( . 3 4/ . ĂĽ # /ĂĽĂĽ 0 I A N O ĂĽ F R O M ĂĽ 4A C O M AĂĽĂĽ 3EATTLEĂĽ 7! ĂĽ CIRCAĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ "EAUTIFULLYĂĽ RESTORED ĂĽ EX ĂĽ CELLENTĂĽ CONDITION ĂĽ ORIGINALĂĽĂĽ IVORY ĂĽ ĂĽ NEGOTIABLE ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ +ENTRIDGEĂĽĂĽ (IGHĂĽ3CHOOLĂĽAREA

www.nw-ads.com Dogs "/34/.ĂĽ4%22)%2

garage sales - WA " / 3 4 / . ĂĽ 4 % 2 2 ) % 2ĂĽĂĽ 0UPPIES ĂĽ 0UREBRED ĂĽ BORNĂĽĂĽ $ECEMBERĂĽ TH ĂĽ %XCELLENTĂĽĂĽ Garage/Moving Sales King County MARKINGSĂĽ ĂĽ CONFORMA ĂĽ TION ĂĽ ĂĽ MALESĂĽ ĂĽ FEMALE ĂĽĂĽ )SSAQUAH 0APERĂĽ TRAINEDĂĽ WITHĂĽ FIRSTĂĽĂĽ SHOTS ĂĽ &AMILYĂĽ RAISED ĂĽ 3U ĂĽ PERĂĽ FRIENDLYĂĽ DISPOSITIONS ĂĽĂĽ /NLYĂĽ ĂĽ EACH ĂĽ (ARRIETĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ORĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ 7HIDBEYĂĽ )S ĂĽ LAND #/,,)%ĂĽ 0500)%3ĂĽ !+#ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ WKS ĂĽ "EAUTIFULĂĽ #HAM ĂĽ PIONĂĽ SIRED ĂĽ 2OUGHĂĽ #OLLIEĂĽĂĽ 0UPPIES ĂĽ ,ASSIEĂĽ LIKE ĂĽ TRI ĂĽ C O L O R ĂĽ ĂĽ S A BL E ĂĽ 0E T ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ 3 H OW ĂĽ " O R N ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ 3EEĂĽPICTURESĂĽ ĂĽINFOĂĽAT NAILSBYMARY COM COLLIES HTM ĂĽ#ALL ĂĽ ĂĽ

' ) ! . 4 ĂĽ 3 # ( . !5 : % 2ĂĽĂĽ P U P P I E S ĂĽ " L A C K ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ WEEKS ĂĽ "OTHĂĽ PARENTSĂĽ ON ĂĽ SITE ĂĽ ĂĽ #HAMPIONĂĽ BLOOD ĂĽ LINES ĂĽ 4HISĂĽ ATHLETICĂĽ DOGĂĽĂĽ REQUIRESĂĽ ANĂĽ ACTIVEĂĽ FAMILY ĂĽĂĽ 0UPPIESĂĽ WILLĂĽ MATUREĂĽ INĂĽĂĽ THEĂĽ ĂĽ POUNDĂĽ RANGE ĂĽĂĽ )FĂĽ YOUĂĽ AREĂĽ FIRM ĂĽ POSITIVE ĂĽĂĽ ACTIVEĂĽ ANDĂĽ DISCIPLINED ĂĽĂĽ THISĂĽ DOGĂĽ ISĂĽ AĂĽ JOYĂĽ TOĂĽ OWN ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ FEMALES ĂĽ ĂĽ MALES ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ SHOWĂĽ QUALITY ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ PETĂĽ QUALITY ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ

ĂĽ Add a photo to your ad online and in print for just one low price nw-ads.com 800-388-2527

( 5 ' % ĂĽ # ( ) , $ 2 % . 3ĂĽĂĽ 3ALE ĂĽ &INDĂĽ ALLĂĽ YOUĂĽ NEEDĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ YOURĂĽ GROWINGĂĽ FAMILYĂĽĂĽ A T ĂĽ T H E ĂĽ * U S T ĂĽ " E T W E E NĂĽĂĽ &RIENDSĂĽ )SSAQUAHĂĽ 3PRINGĂĽĂĽ 3ALEĂĽ %VENT ĂĽ #LOTHING ĂĽĂĽ CRIBS ĂĽ SWINGS ĂĽ STROLLERS ĂĽĂĽ TOYS ĂĽ HIGHĂĽ CHAIRS ĂĽ MO ĂĽ VIES ĂĽ BOUNCERS ĂĽ BOOKS ĂĽĂĽ MATERNITY ĂĽ NURSINGĂĽ ITEMSĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽ MORE ĂĽ 4HEĂĽ 0ICKERINGĂĽĂĽ "ARNĂĽ ACROSSĂĽ FROMĂĽ #OSTCOĂĽĂĽ INĂĽ )SSAQUAH ĂĽ ĂĽ THĂĽĂĽ !VEĂĽ .7 ĂĽ ĂĽ &RIDAY ĂĽĂĽ - A R C H ĂĽ R D ĂĽ P M ĂĽĂĽ !DMISSIONĂĽ ĂĽ ORĂĽ FREEĂĽĂĽ WITHĂĽ THISĂĽ AD ĂĽ 3ATURDAY ĂĽĂĽ -ARCHĂĽ TH ĂĽ AM PM ĂĽĂĽ .EWĂĽ )TEMSĂĽ ARRIVEDĂĽ &RI ĂĽ D A Y ĂĽ . I G H T ĂĽ 3 U N D A Y ĂĽĂĽ -ARCHĂĽ TH ĂĽ AM PM ĂĽĂĽ (ALFĂĽ 0R ICEĂĽ $AY ĂĽ )TEMSĂĽĂĽ WITHOUTĂĽ AĂĽ STARĂĽ ONĂĽ THEĂĽ TAGĂĽĂĽ AREĂĽ ĂĽOFF -!0,%ĂĽ6!,,%9

3PRINGĂĽ 2UMMAGEĂĽ 3ALEĂĽĂĽ -ARCHĂĽ ĂĽ3T ĂĽ'EORGE %SPISCOPALĂĽ#HURCH 0LANTĂĽ ĂĽBAKEĂĽSALEĂĽ ,OTSĂĽ OFĂĽ GOODĂĽ CLOTHING ĂĽĂĽ HOUSEWARES ĂĽ FURNITURE ĂĽĂĽ TOOLS ĂĽ 0,!.43ĂĽ FORĂĽ SALEĂĽĂĽ WITHĂĽ -ASTERĂĽ 'ARDENERĂĽ ONĂĽĂĽ HAND ĂĽ0LUSĂĽBAKEDĂĽGOODS 3AVEĂĽ4HEĂĽ$ATES ĂĽ7ITTEĂĽ2D ĂĽ3%

pets/animals Dogs

!+#ĂĽ $/"%2-!.ĂĽ 2EDĂĽĂĽ PUPPIES ĂĽ 0ETĂĽ ĂĽ 3ERVICEĂĽĂĽ Q U A L I T Y ĂĽ 0A R E N T S ĂĽ A R EĂĽĂĽ FA M I L Y ĂĽ D O G S ĂĽ O N ĂĽ S I T E ĂĽĂĽ ' RA I N ĂĽ F R E E ĂĽ D I E T ĂĽ 6E TĂĽĂĽ CHECK ĂĽ SHOTSĂĽ ANDĂĽ DEWĂĽĂĽ CLAWSĂĽ DONE ĂĽ (EALTHĂĽ GA ĂĽ RUNTEE ĂĽ 3OCIALIZEDĂĽ WITHĂĽĂĽ CHILDRENĂĽ ANDĂĽ OTHERĂĽ ANI ĂĽ MALS ĂĽ /N 3ITEĂĽ 3ER VICEĂĽĂĽ DOGĂĽ TRAININGĂĽ AVAILABLE ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ - A L E ĂĽ A N D ĂĽ ĂĽ FE M A L E S ĂĽĂĽ STAR TINGĂĽ ATĂĽ ĂĽ EACH ĂĽĂĽ "ONNEYĂĽ ,AKE ĂĽ #ALLĂĽ &RANKĂĽĂĽ ORĂĽ*ORDANĂĽ

' / , $ % . ĂĽ $ / / $ , %ĂĽĂĽ 0UPPIES ĂĽ READYĂĽ -ARCHĂĽĂĽ RD ĂĽ ĂĽ 3MALL ĂĽ MEDIUMĂĽ ANDĂĽĂĽ LARGEĂĽ SIZE ĂĽ ĂĽ "LACKS ĂĽ 2EDSĂĽĂĽ ANDĂĽ "LONDES ĂĽ ĂĽ & " S ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ 0OODLE ĂĽ ĂĽ (IP ĂĽ EYE ĂĽ ELBOWĂĽĂĽ CLEARANCES ĂĽ ĂĽ $EWĂĽ CLAWSĂĽĂĽ REMOVED ĂĽ WORMEDĂĽ ANDĂĽĂĽ STĂĽ SHOTS ĂĽ ĂĽ (YPOALLERGEN ĂĽ IC ĂĽ NON SHEDDING ĂĽ SMART ĂĽĂĽ CALMĂĽ ANDĂĽ REALLYĂĽ COOL ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ %MAILĂĽ MEĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ MOREĂĽ PICTURESĂĽ ANDĂĽ IN ĂĽ FO R M A T I O N ĂĽ P U P S N D O O ĂĽ DLES GMAIL COMĂĽ ORĂĽ CALLĂĽĂĽ

'2%!4ĂĽ$!.%

wheels Automobiles Classics & Collectibles

ĂĽ #(293,%2ĂĽ .EWĂĽĂĽ 9ORKER ĂĽ #OLLECTORSĂĽ 'EM ĂĽĂĽ

ĂĽ OR IGINALĂĽ MILES ĂĽĂĽ 0OWERĂĽ BRAKESĂĽ ANDĂĽ STEER ĂĽ ING ĂĽ 3TRAIGHTĂĽ ĂĽ (EMIS ĂĽĂĽ 0USHĂĽ BUTTONĂĽ TRANSMIS ĂĽ SION ĂĽ !ĂĽ 2EALĂĽ %YEĂĽ #ATCH ĂĽ ER ĂĽ ĂĽ /"/ ĂĽ ĂĽ

Automobiles Cadillac

flea market Flea Market

0 2 % 3 3 5 2 % ĂĽ 7A S H E R ĂĽĂĽ (ONDAĂĽ HP ĂĽ ĂĽ PSI ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ GPM ĂĽ HOSEĂĽ ANDĂĽ NOZ ĂĽ Z L E S ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ

!+#ĂĽ 'ERMANĂĽ 3HEPHERDĂĽĂĽ $$2ĂĽ 0UPPIES ĂĽ %XCELLENTĂĽĂĽ 3CHUTZHUNDĂĽ PEDIGREES ĂĽĂĽ 4RACKING ĂĽ OBEDIENCEĂĽ ANDĂĽĂĽ PROTECTION ĂĽ #HAMPIONSĂĽĂĽ "LOODLINES ĂĽ 3OCIALĂĽ WITHĂĽĂĽ LOVINGĂĽ PLAYFULĂĽ TEMPERA ĂĽ MENTS ĂĽ 3HOTS ĂĽ WORMED ĂĽĂĽ V E T ĂĽ C H E C K E D ĂĽ ( E A L T HĂĽĂĽ GUARANTEE ĂĽ 0UPPYĂĽ BOOKĂĽĂĽ INCLUDESĂĽ INFOĂĽ ONĂĽ LINES ĂĽĂĽ HEALTHĂĽ ĂĽ MORE ĂĽ ĂĽ -ALES ĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ &EMALES ĂĽ ĂĽ EACH ĂĽĂĽ #ALLĂĽ*ODIĂĽ

! + # ĂĽ ' 2 % !4 ĂĽ $ ! . %ĂĽĂĽ 0UPPIES ĂĽ .OWĂĽ OFFERINGĂĽĂĽ &ULL %URO S ĂĽ (ALF %URO SĂĽĂĽ ĂĽ 3 T A N D A R D ĂĽ ' R E A TĂĽĂĽ $ A N E S ĂĽ - A L E S ĂĽ ĂĽ F E ĂĽ MALES ĂĽ %VERYĂĽ COLORĂĽ BUTĂĽĂĽ & A W N S ĂĽ ĂĽ ĂĽ U P ĂĽĂĽ (EALTHĂĽ GUARANTEE ĂĽ ,I ĂĽ C E N S E D ĂĽ S I N C E ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ $REYERSDANESĂĽ ISĂĽ /REGONĂĽĂĽ STATE SĂĽ LARGESTĂĽ BREEDERĂĽ OFĂĽĂĽ 'REATĂĽ $ANES ĂĽ !LSO ĂĽ SELL ĂĽ INGĂĽ 3TANDARDĂĽ 0OODLES ĂĽĂĽ WWW DREYERSDANES COM #ALLĂĽ

ĂĽ #!$),,!#ĂĽ $43 ĂĽĂĽ ONLYĂĽ ĂĽ MILES ĂĽ 2ED ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ DOOR ĂĽ SUNROOF ĂĽ 3TANDARDĂĽĂĽ #ADILLACĂĽ 0REMIUMĂĽ #AREĂĽĂĽ -AINTENANCEĂĽ INCLUDESĂĽĂĽ SCHEDULEDĂĽ OILĂĽ CHANGES ĂĽĂĽ TIREĂĽ ROTATIONS ĂĽ REPLACE ĂĽ MENTĂĽ OFĂĽ ENGINEĂĽ ANDĂĽ CAB ĂĽ INĂĽ AIRĂĽ FILTERSĂĽ ANDĂĽ MULTI ĂĽ POINTĂĽ VEHICLEĂĽ INSPECTIONSĂĽĂĽ FORĂĽ YRSĂĽ ORĂĽ ĂĽ MILES ĂĽĂĽ /N3TARĂĽ WITHĂĽ IMPROVEDĂĽĂĽ VOICEĂĽ RECOGNITIONĂĽ CAPA ĂĽ BILITIES ĂĽ &ULLYĂĽ LOADED ĂĽ !B ĂĽ S O L U T E L Y ĂĽ S T U N N I N G ĂĽĂĽ

ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ

Auto Service/Parts/ Accessories

#ASH x*5.+ĂĽ#!23ĂĽ ĂĽĂĽ 425#+3ĂĽ

&REEĂĽ0ICKĂĽUP ĂĽ

Find your dream home at pnwHomeFinder.com

March 9 , 2012 [19]

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN [ TAX from page 1] members asked staff to investigate the possibility of adopting the tax exemption in August.

Mueller stated other cities such as Seattle, Tacoma, Federal Way among others have adopted this tax exemption and the exemption is only applied to the structures on property but land owners still pay taxes on the dirt itself. “We identified three zones in Covington where we think that can take place,â€? Hart said. “The town center zone, the mixed housing and office zone then the new high density residential zone we created called R18‌ (were areas) where we thought the tax exemption was reasonable.â€?

Some cities have adopted the code, Mueller said, but projects have not been proposed or built yet while Seattle and Tacoma, explained Hart, have developments which have received the tax exemption.

Once the eight or 12-year exemption period ends, the city would begin receiving tax on the structures, as well as the tax on the land.

Developers who apply for the exemption can be required, according to the state law, by the city to add amenities within those zones.

And in the town center zone, Mueller said, the residential units must be combined in a mixed-use project which also has commercial and office space.

Typically those are in three or four story buildings with the businesses on the ground floor while apartments or condos would be located above.

In the town center zone, Mueller added, there has to be at least four residential units for it to be considered multi-family while there must be a diversity of offerings. In other words, there can’t just be a building with nothing but studio apartments, there must be different floor plans available for the residential units.

And it’s important, Mueller said, to clarify what definition the city is using for “affordable housing.�

Based on a definition laid out by King County, the ordinance allows property owners to apply for a 12 year exemption for affordable housing if at least 20 percent of the units built are rented to low or moderate income households.

A low income household is defined having an income

at or below 100 percent of the median family income adjusted for family size in King County as reported by HUD, Mueller explained in a follow up email. A moderate income household is defined as a household having an income at or below 150 percent of the median family income adjusted for

family size in King County.

Affordable rent, then, is defined as households whose monthly housing costs, including utilities do not exceed 30 percent of the household’s monthly income. “A three person household making at or below 150 percent of King Coun-

person family making 100 percent of median Income ($78,200) for $1,955 per month (including utilities).�

Hart added that the city is offering the exemption “to add to the economic development toolbox to encourage residential development in one of those three zones.�

F R A N C I S C A N H E A LT H S Y S T E M

Healthy Feet for a Happy Life Wednesday, March 21 6 – 7 p.m.

Hospital tours: 7 – 7:30 p.m.

St. Elizabeth Hospital Rainier Room 1455 Battersby Ave., Enumclaw Seating is limited. Register today!

Call 1 (888) 825-3227 or visit www.FHShealth.org/ StElizabethHealthTalks Featuring: Christopher Bock, DPM Franciscan Foot & Ankle Specialists A part of Franciscan Medical Group

Black Diamond Bakery

Sweeten your step. We’ll show you how.

The Black Diamond Bakery knows life is good when it’s sweet. But when you’re in pain, it can sour even your favorite activities.

Taking care of your feet is the first ingredient to maintaining an active, healthy life. If you’re suffering from foot pain, Franciscan can help.

You’re invited to a free health talk!

On March 21, join Franciscan podiatrist, Christopher Bock, DPM, in a discussion about how to keep your feet pain-free. Dr. Bock will talk about ways to prevent and treat some of the most common foot problems, such as bunions and hammertoes. Hors d’oeuvres and dessert will be served.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

To reserve your space today, call 1 (888) 825-3227 or visit www.FHShealth.org/StElizabethHealthTalks

FOR ADVANCED MEDICINE AND TRUSTED CARE, CHOOSE ST. ELIZABETH.

1455 Battersby Ave., Enumclaw, WA 98022 | www.NewEnumclawHospital.org

Puzzle in Classifieds

ty’s median income could make up to $117,300,�

Mueller wrote. “So, an affordable unit could be rented to a three-person household making 150 percent of median income for as much as $2,932.50 per month (assumes rent includes utilities); likewise it could be rented to a three

St. Elizabeth Hospital provides: 24-hour Emergency Department Family Birth Center Diagnostic Imaging Inpatient Surgery Outpatient Surgery Endoscopy (GI) Services Inpatient Care Critical Care Cardiopulmonary Services Digital Mammography Laboratory Services Inpatient room service Cornerstone CafĂŠ

[20] March 9, 2012

XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN

2012

590705