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DRIVEN TO FIND A CURE Family, friends join teen’s fight against leukemia

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By ROBERT WHALE

Nick Konkler is a young man of few words, a steady fire.

Until somebody mentions tires, camshafts, cars. Then watch the eyes flash, the step quicken, the confidence leap. Must be some sort of high-octane fuel additive in those words.

“My whole life has been around cars – first my grandpa, then there’s my dad's friend from high school who has his own business working on them,” said the 14-year-old Auburn Riverside High School freshman. “I’m a car nut.”

Better believe it. Nick’s practically jumping out of his shoes to get at the car his father, Vince, recently bought for him. He gets his learner’s permit in April. Until then, this first car that one day will live in his memory sleeps in the garage.

Nick plans to attend WyoTech in Sacramento, Calif., where he’ll learn all about cars.

Fabricating car parts, that’s his dream job.

That he’s here to dream dreams at all is a miracle.

Ten years in remission from a brain tumor, Konkler’s also 3½ years past the bone marrow transplant that checked his lethal

Auburn robotics team looks to TREAD on the competition

By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

Tucked away in a storeroom at Auburn High School, sits a robotic basketball-dumping machine, tagged and bagged in plastic and ready to roll.

For the past several weeks, the Auburn TREAD 3219 team has frantically labored to assemble the robot, its entry into this weekend’s FIRST Robotics Seattle Olympic and Cascade Regional competition at the CenturyLink Events Center. [ more ROBOTICS page 4 ]

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Students and parents, rest assured, “pink slime” is not on the menu in the Auburn School District.

What’s more, said Margaret Dam, the district’s child nutrition coordinator, it won’t be.

“We want to assure our parents we always provide safe meals in our schools,” said Dam, who plans and coordinates the meals cooked and served in the district’s schools.

“Pink slime” – officially known as lean, finely textured beef (LFTB) – is

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Three more Ridgway victims possibly identified

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Auburn’s Nick Konkler, 14, loves cars and what makes them go. One day he would like to become a car parts fabricator. Konkler has battling secondary leukemia, and vows to help others beat the disease. robert whale, Auburn Reporter

The remains of three victims of Green River killer Gary Ridgway may finally yield their identities.

a low-cost meat filler, which is added to ground beef. Recently, since an ABC News investigation revealed that its added to about 70 percent of ground beef sold in the nations’ supermarkets. it has come under the media spotlight.

Produced by South Dakota-based Beef Products Inc. (BPI), LFTB is made by heating fatty, left over meat trimmings to about 100 F, spinning them in a centrifuge to separate most of the fat, treating it with ammonium hydroxide gas to kill [ more slime page 5 ]

New DNA technology and testing have allowed Bode Technology of Lorton, Va., to extract DNA profiles of the remains, two of which were recovered in Auburn and Burien in the early 1980s.

The third set of remains was found in Kent in 2003 [ more VICTIMS page 4 ]

VRFA honors firefighters For the Reporter

William “Bill” Austin and Capt. Dave Larberg recently were honored as the Valley Regional Fire Authority Firefighter of the Year and Fire Officer of the Year, respectively, at the VFRA’s annual employee recognition awards reception.

Austin, a firefighter for 21 years, and Larberg, a 23-year veteran of the VRFA, were chosen by their peers.

Austin recently served as a respiratory specialist and was heavily involved in the evaluation and selection process of a new self-contained breathing

apparatus for the VRFA. He recently was promoted to captain on D shift and continues to be instrumental in the development of training manuals for new firefighters. He serves on the VRFA safety committee.

“Bill has a tremendous work ethic and takes on tasks above and beyond his normal duties,” said one of his fellow firefighters.

Larberg recently filled in as the training battalion chief for several months and was instrumental in developing the training program and budget. [ more VRFA page 3 ]

Alpaca power Rebecca Venn, left, Jesse Mercardo, middle, and Jill Reedy escort their alpacas, Navarre, Patronus and Veritas, during the City of Pacific St. Patrick’s Day Parade last Saturday. The parade began at Ellingson and continued on Milwaukee Boulevard before finishing in front of City Hall. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

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CITY’S KITCHEN RECEIVES TOP CREDENTIAL

Heather Kitchen, an employee in Auburn’s Emergency Management Division, has earned the Certified Emergency Manager credential. The CEM designation is the highest honor of professional achievement available from the International Association of Emergency Managers, which has in its membership more than 4,500 emergency managers representing local, state and federal government, private industry and military emergency managers. The City of Auburn was notified last month that 65 candidates were recently approved by the IAEM USA-Certification Commission to receive the CEM credential, Kitchen being one of them.

More to CAPER report than just a stuffy title

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the 2011 program year — now there’s a title to thrill and chill.

On Monday night Auburn City Council members heard City Planning Director Kevin Snyder say a word or two about CAPER. Then people in the audience got a chance to comment on CAPER. Silence on CAPER. But dull, bureacratic, redtapey-sounding names don’t always tell the whole story.

Sometimes, as Michael Hursh, human services manager for the City of Auburn notes, there’s good stuff going on behind even the starchiest titles.

The CAPER is really an overall review of housing and community development activities undertaken in Auburn in 2011. Its primary purpose is to inform residents how and where the federal funds are spent and to assess the program’s accomplishments with respect to housing and community development goals listed in the CAPER. “The CAPER is incredibly important,” Hursh said. “It gives a bird’s eye view of the combined effect of combined City general funds and federal funds that Auburn gets to put toward community development and to help residents of vulnerable populations.”

Here are a few of the things the City has been able to do with the help of the federal

[ vrfa from page 1 ] “Dave is always willing to go out of his way to help and train others. He is a guy to model my aspiring career after,” said one of his co-workers.

Larberg has spent many years as chairperson of the VRFA wellness/fitness program, which is designed to reduce injuries and keep firefighters healthy during their careers. He recently was promoted to battalion chief of C shift.

In addition, Austin, Larberg and Joel Strange were recognized for their promotions to captain.

The VRFA also recog-

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• Shaughnessy Park near Chinook Elementary School serves several neighborhoods in one of Auburn’s lowest economic census tracks. The CAPER describes how the City was able to make improvements to long-neglected park structures.

“There were structures up there that hadn’t been replaced for at least 20 years,” Hursh said. “Recreational facilities are vital there. Now, there’s fields leveled, new playground equipment and basketball courts. That is a prime example of federal funding in Auburn changing and impacting the lives of Auburn residents.”

• The CAPER goes on to describe the city-wide housing repairs program, which serves single, elderly homeowners, who, without the help would be homeless. Available to income-qualified homeowners, the program allows for small projects to be completed easily so the homes become livable. By fast tracking such projects and giving out small grant awards, the city helps with furnace replacements, plumbing repairs, roof repairs, front step replacement, and deck replacement.

Here’s a big one.

“We were able to help Auburn Youth Resources in acquiring a property that will allow for a drop-in center to serve youth in a coordinated way with our activities center at Les Gove Park. This is a major step for Auburn,” Hursh said.

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

A Superior Court judge has granted an Auburn man’s request for a 30-day continuance, allowing his lawyers to obtain transcripts and formulate a request for a new trial on his conviction for attempted murder.

A jury at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent last month found Ronald Gray, 21, guilty of first-degree attempted murder with a deadly weapon enhancement for repeatedly stabbing Leroy Travers on the night of Aug. 7, 2011.

Gray hopes to appeal the conviction, which could put lock him in prison for more than 24 years. His hearing is at 3:30 p.m., April 12 before

Judge LeRoy McCullough at the RJC. If McCullough denies the appeal request, sentencing will proceed.

The King County Prosecutor’s Office objected to the continuance.

According to court records, Gray and two companions that night had been threatening and challenging individuals to fight who just happened to be walking along C Street Southeast.

The officer who responded to a report of “juveniles fighting” near the intersection of C Street Southeast and 21st Street Southeast arrived just in time to see two men come together and start fighting.

According to court records, the officer’s car video captured one of the men making at least seven

swinging, stabbing motions at the other man’s left side.

According to records, the assailant, later identified as Gray, stabbed Travers after Travers had asked him and his companions to stop what they were doing and leave his neighborhood.

Travers later underwent emergency surgery to remove several inches of his lower intestine and had to be placed in a medicallyinduced coma.

According to court records, Gray’s criminal history includes felony convictions for assault and second-degree robbery, and misdemeanor convictions for criminal trespassing, theft, minor in possession, use of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespassing.

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The VRFA honored three of its own, from left, Capt. Bill Austin, Capt. Joel Strange and Battalion Chief Dave Larberg. courtesy photo nized those who retired from the VRFA in 2011: Fire Chief Stan Laatsch with 34 years of service,

Capt. Tom Marino with 31 years of service and Firefighter Gregg Peterson with 32 years of service.

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TREAD 3219 has participated in the FIRST Robotics program for the past three years, assembling a machine and pitting it against other schools in a team-based robotics competition.

“This year’s game is called ‘Rebound Rumble,’” said Jacob Torgerson, TREAD 3219 Robotics president. “It’s played on a field separated in the middle by a four-inch bump.

You can either cross over the bump or there are three bridges. They are like little see-saws and they’re naturally up, so you have to find a way to get them down.”

On either end of the field are three basketball hoops, arranged at different heights. Two alliances, consisting of three teams per side, try to outscore the opposing alliance by putting basketballs into the hoops - the higher the basket, the higher the score.

Teams also can score points by balancing their robots on the bridges at the end of each round of play.

TREAD 3219’s season began Jan. 7 at the Internet simulcast kickoff, where the team first learned the parameters of this year’s game.

After receiving its building kit on Jan. 9, the team swung into action, working against the clock to design and build the robot before the Feb. 21 deadline.

“We were pretty much behind the whole build season, especially with losing a week to the snow,” said Torgerson, an Auburn senior. “We’re usually behind to begin with because it’s an insane task, but then we lost that week. We pushed this deadline to the very last day.”

According to Torgerson, a member of the team since he was a sophomore, part of the problem was the team’s reliance on progressive designing.

“We’d build something and then realize that ‘oh, this would help us,’” he said. “So we’d get off on a tangent designing and building that. The machining and the manufacturing took the longest.

where Kent-Kangley Road curves up the side of the Valley just above the Green River.

The remains in Auburn were recovered in 1985 near the Mountain View Cemetery; the Burien remains were found in 1984 Case number: in a Little League 83-198246 Ridgway field.

• Case moniker: “North Bend Ridgway of Male” Auburn pleaded guilty in • Location: one miles south of 42003 SE 166th St. 2003 to the murders of 48 • Date of recovery: Oct. 12, 1983 women, including four that • Facts: Male skeletal remains. Victim died were never identified. He’s serving a life sentence at the from a gunshot wound to the head.

Case number: 88-260904 Washington State Peniten• Case moniker: “Cascade Tunnel Man” tiary in Walla Walla.

• Facts: This man died in an apparent acciIt was advances in DNA dent in King County on Nov. 2, 1988, after technology that led to his falling from a train in the tunnel through Stevens Pass. He was possibly living in arrest in November 2001 outside the Kenworth Truck the Wenatchee area in the fall of 1988.

• Case number: 91-280335 Co. plant in Renton, where he had worked for 30 years. • Case moniker: “Snoqualmie River Skull” • Date of recovery: Sept. 5, 1991 The three remains are • Facts: Partial female skull and verteamong eight unidentified bra remains. Estimated age at time of remains in the state the Vir- recovery, 29. ginia company was able to • Case number: 06-353095 identify, under a National • Case moniker: “Tolt Hill Female 2006” • Location: 2110 290th Ave. NE, Carnation Institute of Justice grant.

(Tolt Hill Road) Seven of the eight are “full” • Date of recovery: Nov. 25, 2006 profiles, while the eighth is • Facts: Top portion of skull found in a “strong” profile. horse pasture. The remains very old and “These are remains that may be a related victim to the “Tolt Hill in some cases have gone to 1969 Jane Doe” homicide whose unidenseveral prior labs without tified body was recovered three blocks profiles being developed,” away in 1969. said Sgt. Cindi West, a • Case number: 84-054800 spokeswoman for the King (ME 84-0346) • Moniker: Green River killer homicides, County Sheriff ’s Office.

Dave Reichert, a Sheriff ’s “Bones 10” • Date of recovery: March 21, 1984, at a Office detective who went Little League filed in Burien. on to become sheriff and Ridgway pleaded guilty to this murder. then a U.S. Congressman, • Case number: 85-260579 led the investigation from (ME 85-1462) its beginning three decades • Green River Killer homicides, “Bones 16” ago in 1982 on the banks of • Recovered: Dec. 30, 1985, near Mounthe Green River in Kent. tain View Cemetery in Auburn.

Ridgway pleaded guilty to this murder.

Now the profiles will • Case number: 03-263862 go to the University of (ME 03-1139) North Texas for review and • Moniker: Green River Killer homicides, uploading into the national “Bones 20” DNA database. Investiga• Recovered: Aug. 21, 2003, in the tors will attempt to match 24000 block of Kent-Des Moines Road them against missing perin Kent. sons cases that have DNA Ridgway led detectives to these remains profiles in the database. and pleaded guilty to this murder.

A member of the Auburn TREAD 3219 Robotics team mounts a padded bumper onto the team’s entry into the FIRST Robotics Northwest Regional competition. courtesy photo “There is usually a compromise between programming and machining,” he continued. “You can have a really simple machine but have intense programming. Or, you can have a really easy programming, where you just push one button, but you have a million cogs and things going on. We took the machining compromise.”

The TREAD 3219 machine, which travels on eight-inch wheels, features a scissors lift with a dumper that rises to drop basketballs into the hoops.

“We didn’t want to shoot, because we thought that would be insane programming, and we don’t have that many programmers,” Torgerson said.

“It will just pump up, and we have a pneumatic door, because we just want the balls to dump out, that will open.”

Auburn vocational instructor and TREAD 3219 advisor Chris Zawislak said the decision to build a dumper instead of a machine that could shoot the balls in was partially due to the lost week to snow.

“This year we had some hopes and dreams that didn’t come to fruition,” he said. “Initially what they wanted to do was build a shooter so they could launch the balls into the top hoop. We basically decided to go

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with the dumping system, which is more consistent.”

Despite getting a couple days of testing at a practice field set up at Aviation High School in Des Moines, Torgerson said, he’s a little nervous about the robot.

“We tried it but their bump was an inch too high so we just slammed into it,” Torgerson said. “Our bridgetipper works, though.”

After the robot ships to Seattle the team will have a little time to work on it and fine tune any problems.

Despite the difficulty in assembling this year’s machine, Torgerson said the experience has been invaluable.

“This is what the real world is like,” he said. “Sometimes things go wrong; it’s not all laid out on a silver platter.”

Torgerson and Zawislak also lauded the assistance of the team’s mentors, including Boeing employee Paul Bowman and PDO Precision machinist Jeff Olberg.

“They came in and talked about engineering and helped them with the process and problems,” Zawislak said. “(This program) is immensely valuable for these kids.”

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Auburn’s David Judge and his partners have cofounded a small company that thinks big.

Fife-based Ratchet Solutions Inc. has developed a successful cuttingedge, ratcheting screwdriver that sells extremely well in many markets.

The double-drive technology makes the Velocity Driver faster than standard ratcheting screwdrivers, allowing a continuous forward or reverse turn regardless of the way the handle is turned.

“It makes traditional ratcheting screwdrivers obsolete,” Judge said.

The Velocity Driver, sold as the Kobalt “Double Drive,” has become a popular tool among consumers.

Lowe’s Home Improvement purchased 800,000 units that sold out in eight weeks around the holidays, Judge said.

Other major retailers have put in orders.

Ratchet Solution is aggressively developing innovative products for a wide clientele.

“We have also used the same technology in a medical screwdriver, which doubles a surgeon’s efficiency when driving medical screws,” said Judge, the company’s director of marketing.

Judge says the medical screwdriver allows surgeons to perform smoother, more precise operations when dealing

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Auburn’s David Judge belongs to an innovative company that produces tools for many applications, including the popular Velocity Driver. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter with spinal fusions and orthopedic procedures.

BPI Medical’s technicians in Fife are developing the medical screwdriver, with hopes it will soon become available in local surgical units.

Judge has been a major part of an innovative product development firm that has brought the Velocity Driver to the worldwide market.

“It’s been an odyssey,” said Judge, who lives in Lakeland Hills and works actively in the community. “It’s great to be part of a small, local company with great ideas and solutions, and succeeding in a tough economy.”

Judge, who has spent 20 years work-

An Auburn store ranks among the top 10 retailers in the Puget Sound region for selling the most winning state lottery tickets.

Fred Meyer, at 801 Auburn Way N. in Auburn, cracked the Washington’s Lottery “Luckiest Stores” – retailers that sold the most winning tickets with prizes of $1,000 or more the previous year – from six regions around the state.

The Auburn store had 13 big winners.

The top 10 retailers in the Puget Sound: • Safeway, 4700 Yelm Highway SE, Lacey; 18 wins of $1,000 or more • Aloha Market, 7762 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle; 15 • Hilltop Red Apple Market, 2701 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle; 14 • Safeway, 26916 Maple Valley Black Diamond Road SE, Maple Valley; 14 • Fred Meyer, 801 Auburn Way N., Auburn; 13 • Fred Meyer, 10201 SE 240th St., Kent; 13 • Fred Meyer, 13000 Lake City Way NE, in Seattle; 12 • Safeway, 13308 Meridian E., Puyallup; 12 • Safeway at 200 S. Third St., Renton; 12 • Fred Meyer, 1100 N. Meridian, Puyallup; 12

ing in sales, is excited about what the future might bring for his company.

“This has been my focus and passion for the last two years,” he said.

The company welcomes ideas from inventors looking for assistance in developing and marketing inventions.

Judge, Bob Overmars (CEO), Dave Rau (director of sales) and Robert Lloyd (director of operations) comprise the company.

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E. coli, salmonella and other bacteria. LFTB is then compressed into blocks which are frozen to be later added to ground beef. There is no requirement that LFTB be listed as an ingredient.

Before the approval of the ammonium hydroxide process by the Food and Drug Administration in 1974, the beef trimmings used in LFTB were mostly used in dog food and cooking oil.

The ABC story also revealed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture – which contends LFTB is safe for consumption despite bans on the filler in Canada and Great Britain – contracted to buy about 7 million pounds of LFTB from BPI this year to add it to ground beef in its National School Lunch Program. Last week the USDA said it would allow schools to opt out of buying ground beef with LFTB added. That won’t be an issue for Auburn schools because the beef used by the district is already LFTB free.

The district contracts with Kent-based King’s Command to purchase its USDA-funded ground beef products – among them ground beef patties, taco meat and beef crumble.

Occasionally, Dam added, the district purchases beef patties commercially from AdvancePierre.

Dam has received letters from both companies stat-

ing that neither uses LFTB in its ground beef products.

She also has letters from Burke Incorporated – which does not use any LFTB in its products – and Tyson Food Service – whose letter lists all of its LFTB-free products. Both vendors are expected to bid on the district’s ground beef commodity needs next year.

“When it comes to the beef, we really do feel we have a safe supply because all our vendors have assured us of that,” Dam said.

Next year the district will receive about $350,000 from the USDA to purchase commodity items for school lunches. Dam said she is requesting that about $130,000 of that go towards buying produce, fruit and vegetables, from local producers, in order to improve the nutrition in school lunches.

“Our focus is to follow the new MyPlate next year, and we’re supposed to have half of what we offer to the kids be fresh produce,” Dam said.

MyPlate is the USDA’s new nutritional guideline program which was instituted this past summer.

The program replaces the MyPyramid nutritional program.

The district is also addressing nutrition for its students by instituting a “Meatless Monday” menu, where all the dishes use beans and other meatless protein sources.

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Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between March 12 and March 16:

March 12 Purse theft: 7:22 p.m., 4100 block of A Street Southeast.

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March 13 Burglary: Overnight, 700 block of 6th Street Northwest. A trucking company reported a burglary of, well, something or other sometime over the weekend.

Burglary: Overnight, 101 Lund Road. Burglars entered a fenced yard and storage building and stole tools from Boilermasters, Inc. Police did not disclose the value of the missing items.

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Theft: 5 p.m., 1620 Perimeter Road Southwest. A thief broke into lockers and stole items undisclosed at the YMCA.

March 14 Shoplifting: 1:22 p.m., 1347 Auburn Way N. Somebody swiped beer and pretzels from the north-end Albertson’s grocery store. A keen-eyed witness noted the license plate on the getaway vehicle, and police used that information to locate said vehicle a short time later and bust the bad guy.

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Without work but with a family to feed and bills to pay, Auburn’s Harmon Kobin struggles to make it work, every day.

“It is difficult,” Kobin said of his situation. “My wife works and her money goes for rent, but it leaves us with only so much for other things, like school (supplies) and medical costs. I have no insurance.”

Kobin is part of the Marshallese community, a small but growing part of ethnicallydiverse Auburn. In his tightly knit neighborhood, families depend on each other to get by.

They survive, but it’s never easy.

Many low-income immigrant families, like Kobin’s, face even greater challenges today, especially at home, where putting food on the table is a constant concern.

The concern will only sharpen if the Legislature eliminates a staterun food program. Lawmakers, struggling to adopt an already slashed state budget in special session, will decide the program’s fate.

If the state eliminates the State Food Assistance (SFA) program, as many fear it will, the blow would fall especially hard on a number of immigrant populations, including Marshallese, Latino and Hispanic families, among the fastest-growing populations in the greater Auburn area.

Responding to shrinking federal food aid, then-Gov. Gary Locke established the SFA in 1997. The program, which operates like its federal cousin, has proven vital to qualified low-income families fighting hunger.

If only lawmakers and budget makers could foresee the pain their decisions could inflict.

Depending on what comes out of Olympia, the food supply could be in jeopardy. More families and children will go hungry if the SFA is dropped, said Siobhan Ring, mobilization director for the Children’s Alliance, an advocacy group that works to improve the well being of kids through policies, priorities and programs. [ more klaas page 8 ]

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Help restore our roads, support the April 17 bond We have an opportunity to take part of Auburn’s future into our hands. The April 17 bond measure to repair key arterials will be local money for local roads with local officials held accountable for the results.

Auburn is like a widow running a large rooming house with a leaky roof. She has enough money to patch leaks with tar and even nail blue tarps over the bigger holes.

What she really needs is a loan from her tenants so she can put on a new roof to improve their living conditions and attract even more roomers.

Right now the city only has money to patch roads. Neither the state nor feds are going to help. This bond issue will make lasting fixes to 31 miles of key arterials.

It’s a true partnership between local owners of businesses and homes. An average homeowner will pay the cost of between one and two tanks

The Auburn Reporter welcomes letters to the editor on any subject. Letters must include a name, address and daytime phone number for verification purposes.

Letters may be edited for length. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length.

Submissions may be printed both in the paper and electronically. of gas per year to make real improvements. Business will cover roughly two thirds of the costs and homeowners the rest.

Visit www.keepauburnmoving.org for details, including maps of planned repairs, information on the success of the previous roads bond issue, and a schedule of information meetings.

Keep Auburn Moving and end “Blue Tarp” road repair.

Support the bond issue on April 17.

– Dennis Brooke

Fight for education continues in state budget battle

BY SENS. JOE FAIN, ANDY HILL, STEVE LITZOW AND RODNEY TOM

Irresponsible budgets hurt education.

Two weeks ago we joined a bipartisan majority of state Senators to present a long-term sustainable

budget that doesn’t spend more money than the state expects to collect. This proposal not only addresses the remaining 16 months left in the current two-year budget cycle, but also the next two-year budget cycle through mid-2015.

Families and small businesses face serious consequences if they do not

‘Frosty’ paid the price, let him serve

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“The improvements to Pacific Raceways will be an economic boost to the region and provide safe, clean fun for those who enjoy motor sports.”

– King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer on the council approving a pilot project allowing expansion of the racetrack.

Families scrambling to survive

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live within their means and plan for the future; state government is no different.

We represent our constituents with the shared belief that education is the single most important part of maintaining and improving our state. Since the initial Senate budget proposal, we have worked to

In response to Kevin Cline’s letter (“Councilmember Gary Hulsey should resign”, Auburn Reporter, March 9), I believe that before any of us judge another person, we need to sweep our own doorstep.

The caring and generous man we know as “Frosty” made sure all his ducks were in a row before he stepped up to fill his current City Council seat. And, as Frosty so eloquently put it in his open letter in the guest editorial of the March 16 Auburn Reporter, he is not proud of what occurred 35 years ago.

But he served his time, did his penance, and has become a remarkable and exemplary citizen, volunteer, neighbor and councilmember.

Mr. Cline is now taking it upon himself to be a judge and jury, to be so self-righteous that he feels a need to take things into his own hands and decide whether Frosty should be forgiven, should be allowed to [ more LETTERS page 8 ]

restore not only all basic-education funding but other key services as well.

One of the programs for which we have been able to restore funding is called Working Connections Child Care; it helps educate our youngest children while allowing their parents to pursue their own education or work goals putting them on a path to selfsufficiency. [ more guest op page 8 ]

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[ GUEST OP from page 7 ] our Senate colleagues, we Like many of you, we were concerned about the education-policy changes in the initial budget, but we also knew those concerns would be addressed before a final budget was approved. Despite the silence due to the lack of cooperation during negotiations, we have taken it upon ourselves not to waste time and instead used this past week to create solutions.

On Thursday morning, alongside many of

released a new budget that addresses the concerns we had regarding support for education and programs that aid the most vulnerable. This updated Senate proposal is a viable approach that prioritizes long-term sustainability and restores all K-12 and higher education funding without making cuts to basic education or levyequalization payments, which keeps K-12 and higher education intact.

The last thing our

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Gardens open April 7 The City of Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation Department operates three Community Gardens for lease each year. The gardens open April 7, weather permitting.

Patches are available to the public at a small and large garden on 8th Street Northeast and another, the Garna Botting Jones Community Garden, at 4th and J streets northeast. Sizes and fees vary.

There is a limit of two Community Gardens per applicant. The

[ LETTERS from page 7 ] serve on the City council and whether he served enough of the 20 years he was given.

We are all human beings and none of us are free from mistakes. Frosty has humbled himself, proven himself as a good neigh-

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City will process the applications, assign the gardens, provide water to the site and work with the King County Extension Service to provide gardener information.

The City will not rototill the gardens.

Gardeners are responsible for cultivating, weeding, watering and other care. City officials emphasize “green” or chemical-free gardening.

For more details, contact Parks, Arts & Rec at 253-931-3043.

“Many low-income working families count on the program to put food on the table” Ring said. “The average benefit is $144 a month (for families), but the program is at risk now.

“Already with the rising cost of gas, with the rising cost of food, more moderate-income families are struggling to put food on the table,” Ring added.

SFA funding was cut in half last year, and only a pending lawsuit prevented the reductions from going into effect, Ring said.

But recently a court lifted the injunction protecting families from the cuts. At some point next month, families will face a loss in benefits, Ring said.

“And that’s about $2 per person per day,” she said. “(It’s) a recipe for increased hunger. It’s absurdity.”

Officials say local food banks will be unable to make up the difference.

The Auburn School District would feel the shock in a rising number of kids coming to class with empty stomachs. The district already supports about 54 percent of its students with its free-and-reduced meal program. In some schools, that percentage is well into the 80s.

“If those kids have their benefits cut, they’re coming

to school hungry,” said Carol Barker, child nutrition services assistant supervisor for Auburn schools. “And that affects their behavior.

It affects their absenteeism.

It affects our high school dropout rate, their attention (span) in the classroom.

So it’s very important that these kids have food.

“It’s going to have a major impact on their lives if this goes through.”

Kobin has kids in Auburn schools. His family left the Marshall Islands to start a new life in the U.S. The Marshallese left their homeland in large numbers, in part, because their economy was haemorrhaging jobs. The U.S. gave them the option to enter the country without a visa and to stay indefinitely –status stemming from this country’s use of the islands as a nuclear testing area during the Cold War. The first Marshallese who came to Auburn received help from churches. Others followed, with supportive ties to family and friends.

But the Marshallese, like other immigrant groups, continue to face many challenges, from overcoming cultural and language barriers to struggling to find work amid a sour economy.

Securing basic needs and enjoying the fruits of their labor remains a struggle.

So does putting food on the table.

bor and citizen, and he is willing and interested in continuing to serve the citizens of Pacific as a member of the City Council.

He not only deserves to be left alone to do this, but it is our duty to allow him to serve as long as he wants to and as long as the

citizens vote him into this position.

So, Mr. Cline, I suggest you walk the walk, talk the talk, forget about a recall petition, and save your energy to learn about City politics and policies so that if you decide to run again for a seat on the council,

you will know what the job is. You will be able to answer questions intelligently and responsibly for the citizens of Pacific. Your failure to know about the operations of the City probably contributed to your not being elected in November.

– Audrey Cruickshank

new bipartisan plan will finally bring about a desire to work together.

We are firmly committed to delivering a budget that protects education and allows our state to live within its means now and in the future. We are confident that both chambers will work together to create a bipartisan plan a majority of lawmakers can support – a plan in which Washington residents can have confidence and one that still pursues the public’s core priorities, even during times of economic uncertainty.

Sens. Joe Fain (R-Auburn, District 47), Andy Hill (R45), Steve Litzow (R-41) and Rodney Tom (D-48) serve on the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee, with Litzow as the ranking minority member. Tom chairs the Senate Higher Education Committee with Hill as the ranking minority member.

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schools or colleges need is a shortsighted approach that guarantees yet another budget deficit next year.

The House proposes to invent a “13th month” for accounting purposes and shove all our problems there. If that plan were approved, we would be looking at a projected $2.1 billion shortfall next year.

A deficit of this magnitude would pose a dangerous threat to basic education and devastate higher education. We are working together to shield the next generation from these attacks on their future.

We are dismayed with the gridlock in budget negotiations; that’s why we stepped forward with a willingness to listen and lead. The House’s refusal to consider our initial proposal has left us perplexed and disappointed.

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forgot to complete the slogan with an adverb such as “well,” or “adequately.” Consequently, last year we experienced another Mariner season that surpassed our lowest expectations. Rumor has it the official slogan is slightly

could be our year to win more games than we lose.

Ah yes, Mariners baseball, let us persevere as we rejoice in our

suffering.

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he gives us insight into the power of perseverance. In chapter five he tells us to rejoice in our suffering because suffering leads to perseverance, and perseverance leads to character, and character leads to hope, and hope does not put us to shame because we have put our trust in Jesus.

At first glance, this progression seems a bit confusing. However, deeper study shows the logic of this powerful scripture. First, suffering is a reality of existence. t. Even so, this is not bad news because when we suffer God will provide the strength for us to endure. As we stand our ground in the face of suffering, the character of Christ rises up within us. Having God’s character grow in us gives us hope that God is, in fact, with us and for us.

As our character changes, we are able to live with greater uncertainties, confusions and persecutions. Consequently, suffering produces hope that does not shame us or embarrass us.

I want to encourage you to hold onto Jesus in the midst of your suffering. Spiritual maturity is rooted in enduring. Sadly, many Christians miss out on developing a mature relationship with God. Instead of persevering, we run away or pull back in the face of struggle. Pulling back can have many different expressions, but ultimately, pulling back is the process of abandoning our God inspired path in the face of unforeseen hardship.

This might sound strange to some, but I want to challenge you to embrace the

power of endurance. Too often we define fulfillment as the ability to free ourselves from difficulties, trials, or hardships. Too often we try to improve our lives by avoiding any behavior or community that will bring us hardships.

The Bible calls us to a different path. Jesus is said to have learned obedience through the things he suffered. Paul tells us that it is a privilege to share in the fellowship of Christ’s suffering. In other words, spiritual maturity is frequently rooted in confronting trials head on.

In the face of suffering, we are not like those who shrink back. Instead, we stand our ground with a bold confidence that he who began a good work in us will continue to perform that good work until Christ returns.

So please remember that suffering is not an obstacle to experiencing abundant life or spiritual growth. Although suffering is not pleasant, if we endure we will develop spiritual maturity that will increase our character and hope in God. In other words, don’t lose heart, Mariner fans. … It’s a character building year.

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With the Seattle Mariner baseball season on the horizon, it seems like a good time to talk about suffering and endurance.

Last year’s Mariner advertising slogan was “Ready to play.” Unfortunately, they

tweaked this year to “Ready to play better than last year. … We really mean it this time.”

Regardless of how dire things might look, hope does spring eternal in the form of a new season. Who knows, this

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Four guidelines to dealing with Alzheimer’s disease

By Dwayne Clark

For the Auburn Reporter

Alzheimer’s is a disease that can strike anyone, anywhere. It hits the famous and not-so-famous; the wealthy and the poor; people of all races, creeds, and political persuasions.

The disease is not only a challenge for the patient, but it also challenges the families and friends of those who are afflicted.

Because there’s no cure, it can be tempting for loved ones to deny the dementia and other symptoms and to attempt to maintain an “ordinary” life for as long as possible. However, getting past denial and facing the disease provides huge benefits for everyone: better medical care, an improved quality of life for the patient and family members, better caretaking of the patient, better support for loved ones, and increased awareness of how to create closeness and, ultimately, closure.

The following are four guidelines for the journey of dealing with Alzheimer’s when it strikes someone you love: 1. Inform yourself. Seek a deep level of knowledge and understanding as early as possible, and stay on top of the research. This will help you (and other family members) fully grasp the mental and physical implications for the Alzheimer’s patient, and you will better understand the challenges

and opportunities ahead of you. You will have the tools and knowledge you need to recognize what will be the new normal for the patient: the agitation, the paranoia, the phobias, and the memory loss.

Knowing what is normal at different stages and what to expect as the disease progresses will help assuage any feelings of guilt that may surface and provide much-needed emotional comfort and assurance as you move forward.

2. Find the best medical help. Many older people have had the same internist or general practitioner for 20 or 30 years. They’ve developed trust and familiarity with that person and commonly resist turning their care over to a stranger.

While that’s natural, it’s also true that a specialist – a geriatrician, neurologist with a specialty in memory loss, and other doctors with specialties in aging – can provide a much higher level of care.

They understand the many forms and diagnoses of memory loss, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, the challenges of nutrition and the range of treatments and protocols needed to deal with the loss of abilities such as speech and swallowing.

Finding the right physician can extend both the quantity, and the quality, of the patient’s life. It’s rarely too soon to make the transition to the right specialist.

3. Live in your loved one’s new reality instead of fighting it.

When a person has Alzheimer’s, his or her brain misfires.

Dementia patients experience things differently, and it’s tempting to argue with them. However, that serves no useful purpose. In fact, all “reality therapy” does is agitate the person. So instead of insisting that your loved one face reality, enter your family member’s reality. Give him or her time to reconnect with you, and avoid confrontation.

This can help minimize the agitation that accompanies memory lapses.

4. Celebrate. Although during the late phases of the disease, traditional ways of honoring a person can be difficult or even impossible, there are other ways to celebrate. You can have a family gathering and reminisce, and assume that the patient is listening and participating. You can also share the outdoors.

Too often, people who suffer from Alzheimer’s are confined to the halls of their community or their rooms. You can connect through music which physiologically changes your body and attitude.

And, believe it or not, you can celebrate by eating junk food. Enjoying the food is far more important than its nutritional value.

Most of all, give the gift of touch, which is a primal need we all share. Touching can provide comfort, care, understanding and stimulation. Celebrate the moment

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Rummage time

The Auburn Senior Activity, 808 - 9th St. SE, hosts its annual springtime rummage sale March 30-31.

Event hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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with a hug.

Finally, cut yourself some slack. Even the most giving, skilled and loving family caregiver can get overwhelmed rather quickly. And not every family member is hard-wired to be a caregiver. Lighten up on yourself, and keep your

expectations reasonable.

Make sure you’re getting enough sleep and taking care of your own needs.

You don’t have to feel guilty for recognizing that you are human and have your own needs. The only way you can help the Alzheimer’s patient is if you

take care of yourself first. You don’t have to be on the go and accomplish something every moment of the day.

Sometimes, it’s OK to just sit.

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Auburn Riverside baseball hostS middle school camp The Auburn Riverside baseball program offers a camp for middle school players (grades 6 to 8) from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., April 21 at Auburn Riverside High School. Cost of the camp is $60, and includes a T-shirt and lunch.

All proceeds go to the Raven baseball program. For more information, or to sign up, e-mail coach Jon Aarstad at jaarstad@ auburn.wednet.edu

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AHS grad new Lion head fastpitch coach Mangrum earns

All-American nod

Thompson looks to lead AMV girls to postseason glory

Former Raven, current OSU wrestler snags fifth place at NCAA Division I tournament

By SHAWN SKAGER

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New Auburn Mountainview fastpitch coach Alicia Thompson wants her team to do well on the field.

But more important, she wants her players to grow.

“The No. 1 thing I want these girls to learn is life skills as women,” said Thompson, who succeeds Dee Herren this season. “I want them to learn skills, like communication and leadership. It’s about them becoming better people, not just better fastpitch players.”

It’s a lesson Thompson learned first hand while playing third base for a struggling Auburn High team in the 1990s.

“We weren’t even postseason contenders,” she recalled. “(Auburn) Riverside had just opened up when I was a sophomore, so that kind of split everybody up.”

After graduating from Auburn in 1998, Thompson majored in math at Western Washington University. She didn’t play for the Vikings but filled the void by turning to coaching as a volunteer at Sehome High School.

“I loved that right away,” she said. “I just enjoyed it, really loved

It took three tries, but Auburn’s Michael Mangrum is finally a collegiate All-American wrestler.

Mangrum, the Pac-12 Conference’s 141-pound champion from Oregon State, took fifth place at the NCAA Wrestling Championships last weekend in St. Louis.

“It feels great to finally be an All-American,” said Mangrum, [ more mangrum page 13 ]

Alicia Thompson, a 1998 Auburn High School graduate, takes over the Auburn Mountainview fastpitch program this season. Shawn Skager, Auburn Reporter the competition. It also helped me make a decision to teach high school.”

Thompson earned her teaching certificate at Central Washington University, then got her first shot at coaching when Auburn coach Andrea McHenry put her in charge of the junior varsity team. The experience was invaluable, Thompson said.

“Coaching under (McHenry) gave me a lot of freedom to do what I wanted with the team,” she said.

In 1994, Thompson took a student teaching position at newly opened Auburn Mountainview.

Herren soon approached her to head the Lions’ junior varsity team. [ more FASTPITCH page 13 ]

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www.auburn-reporter.com RAVENS AT A GLANCE • COACH: Alicia Thompson, 1st season • LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 16-9 overall, 5th place in South Puget Sound League 3A with a 10-5 record. Lions were 2-2 at district.

• TOP RETURNERS: Amanda Colella, senior, catcher; Callie Kirk, junior, outfield; Cassie Rains, junior, outfield; Quierra Bradford, junior, first base; Rylie Decker, sophomore, infield; Delene Colburn, sophomore, pitcher; Alicia Zabriskie, junior, outfield; and Emily Fowler, senior, infield.

• OUTLOOK: Thompson has plenty to work with. Eight starters return from a team that finished one game shy of qualifying for state.

Hard-hitting catcher Colella, who was a first-team, all-league selection last season, leads the way. On the mound the Lions look to ace Coburn, a first-team selection as a utility player last year.

“We are very optimistic about our chances for a state berth,” Thompson said. “We have a strong lineup with a lot of power.”

• MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Tuesday at Bonney Lake; April 3 vs. Peninsula.

TROJANS AT A GLANCE • COACH: Charlie Frampton, 5th year.

[fastpitch from page 12] After Herren retired last season, Thompson, now a math teacher at Auburn Mountainview, was an easy

• LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 6-13 overall, 7th place in SPSL NORTH 4A.

Qualified for the West Central District III playoffs, where the Ravens went 0-2.

• TOP RETURNERS: McCall Wilson, senior, catcher; Makenzie Blakely, senior, first base; Katie Porter, junior, pitcher and outfield; Rylee Lewis, junior, shortstop; and Raelene Pray, junior, third base and pitcher.

• TOP RETURNERS: Danielle Robinson, senior, shortstop; Alyssa Jarman, senior, pitcher; Emma Bedsworth, sophomore, outfielder; and Brianna Clark, senior, outfielder.

• OUTLOOK: Catcher Amber Morrow, the SPSL North 4A Impact Player of the Year, graduated. But the Trojans look to five returning starters and a crop of new faces to put up runs. Already this spring Auburn has shown it has some pop in its bats, scoring a whopping 31 runs in just three games.

Wilson, who started in the outfield last year, replaces Morrow behind the plate. In the circle, the team will have the luxury of solid pitchers in Porter and Pray.

“Overall, we’re going to make an improvement over where we were last year,” Frampton said.

• COACH: Christine Leverenz, 17th season

• OUTLOOK: The Ravens lost SPSL North 4A Player of the Year Hannah Melick, as well as first-team all-leaguers Jamie Koenig and Ashlyn Mundo, to graduation. The Ravens rebuild around a talented group of freshman led by captains Robinson, Clark and Jarman. The team features Jarman, an all-league, honorable-mention performer last season, as its No. 1 hurler. Robinson, who was an honorable-mention choice in the outfield last year, moves to shortstop.

Clarke, a second-team all-leaguer last season, anchors the outfield.

“I have some youth this year, with five freshman on the team,” Leverenz said. “One of the things I’m most proud of about my captains this year is they’ve committed to teaching these kids. There is something to be said about their character. But I think they feel like they can win some games along the way. “

• LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 15-8 overall, 3rd place in SPSL North 4A with 12-4 record.

• MARK YOUR CALENDAR: April 25 vs.

Auburn Riverside at Game Farm Park.

choice to replace him.

Just a couple games into the new season, Thompson says she’s having a blast.

“It’s been worth every stressful second. I’ve got

a great group of kids,” she said. “I’m really glad that the opportunity came up for me to take over. I want to build the program and stick with it for a long time.”

• MARK YOUR CALENDAR: April 24 vs.

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[Mangrum from page 12] Edinboro University’s an Auburn Riverside graduate. “I feel like I should have been an All-American two years in a row. This should have been my third, but it’s awesome to finally get there.”

It was Mangrum’s third appearance at the NCAAs. He went 3-2 at the 2010 and 2011.

This time out he put together a 5-2 record, finishing the season 40-6 overall.

No. 4-seeded Mangrum opened up with a 6-4 overtime decision over Oklahoma State’s Joshua Kindig, following with a 6-4 decision over Rutgers’ William Ashnault.

After dropping a 6-5 decision to Ohio State’s Hunter Stieber, Mangrum defeated

Mitchell Port and Cornell’s Michael Nevinger, 6-4 and 9-3, respectively, in consolation bouts.

No. 2-seeded Kendric Maple of Oklahoma pinned Mangrum at the 4-minute, 9-second mark. But Mangrum battled back, pinning Stieber at 4:14 for fifth place.

“It felt awesome (to pin him),” Mangrum said. “He’s a great wrestler. Whenever you face a really good wrestler it’s nice to come out on top. And this time, I got the pin.”

Mangrum, a three-time state champion in high school, was pleased with his performance, but feels he could have done done better.

“I feel like I should have

been higher up, and my coaches do, too,” Mangrum said. “I’m wrestling, I personally think, in one of the toughest weight classes in this tournament. So it’s awesome to get up on that podium, and it’s awesome to have that last win there.”

ALSO: Auburn graduate Shane Onufer missed out on his second consecutive All-American finish, failing to place in the 165-pound division. Onufer, a redshirt senior at Wyoming, went 2-2 at the tourney. He was fifth last year. … Boise State redshirt sophomore Jake Swartz, an Auburn Riverside graduate, went 3-2 at 184 pounds, narrowly missing an All-American nod.

Tanner resumes ride in NASCAR truck

Tanner completed 195 of the 200 laps around Tyler Tanner makes Martinsville’s half-mile his 2012 NASCAR oval. It was his first start Camping World in the series.

Truck Series debut at “Martinsville was a legendary Martinssuccess for us here in the ville (Va.) Speedway fall with Tyler’s first start in the Kroger 250 on in the series,” Mittler said.

March 31.

“Tyler took care of the Tanner will drive equipment and learned a the No. 65 MB Molot from everyone.” torsports Ford F-150 Tanner enjoyed a sponsored by EF-65 successful short-track Hand Cleaner.

“This is an exciting Auburn’s Tyler Tanner returns behind season locally in 2011. He posted seven pole positime for me and the the wheel of the MB Motorsports Ford team,” Tanner said. “I F-150 for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville, tions, three victories and eight top-three finishes in feel Martinsville is the Va., on March 31. COURTESY PHOTO his EF-65 Hand Cleanerbest place for us to start sponsored late model off in 2012, given it was has been instrumental in Chevrolet at Rochester’s the last race of (2011) for the careers of Carl EdSouth Sound Speedway. me. Our team is compiled wards, Jamie Mc Murray, He also raced at Spokane of a great group of people Brad Keselowski, Regan County Raceway, Yakima with the desire to contend Smith and Justin Allgaier. for great finishes.”

“I’ve known Tyler a long Speedway and Evergreen Speedway in Monroe.

Tanner, an Auburn High time, and I have all the He began his racing graduate and engineering confidence in the world career at the age of 5 comstudent at Arizona State that he will do very well,” peting in quarter midgets.

University, is the son of Mittler said. former Northwest circuit Tanner made his first se- He also has raced GoKarts, full midgets, mini standout Kelly Tanner. ries start last October, finMentoring Tanner will ishing 30th in the 36-truck sprints, and, at the age of 17, began racing in the late be Mike Mittler, the MB field at the Kroger 200 at Motorsports owner who Martinsville. Starting 31st, model division.

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William C. Crites, 63, a long time Auburn resident died on March 15, 2012 from a severe heart attack. Friends and family knew him as Bill. He was found in his place of business on the morning of the 15th. Born March 29, 1948 in Emmett, Idaho, Bill grew up in the Missouri area. Bill moved to the great northwest in 1969, where he established his roots.

Bill is survived by his sons, William Crites, Victor Lystedt and daughter Annette Myers; his grandchildren Billy, Brianna and Brandon, Zachary, Taylor & Emmylou.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 24th, 4pm7pm at the Auburn Elks Lodge, 2402 Auburn Way N. 599880

Alice Valentine Gannon February 14, 1921 – March 1, 2012 Alice was born in Emmet, Nebraska. Alice and Wayne married in Nebraska and moved to Seattle in 1945 after Wayne left the US Navy.They opened up a grocery store and gas station on East Hill of Kent, where they lived for 60 years.Alice also worked for JC Penney’s in Kent until retiring.

Alice was preceded in death by her husband Wayne E. Gannon, her husband of 63 years. Alice is survived by her 3 children; Michael J. Gannon, Georgia M. Gannon, and William A. Gannon; 10 Grandkids and 11 Great grandchildren.

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Ever the creative spirit, Eric migrated to the Northwest in the early 1980s, and after having several different jobs in his field, the visionary and entrepreneur founded Fascination Graphics. That same company has now evolved into Superior Imaging Group and continues to exemplify his vision today. Throughout his entire life, Eric possessed an insatiable drive and innate ability to figure out how things worked and leveraged this gained knowledge to improve them. Eric’s inspirations did not go unnoticed, as he was recognized numerous times within his industry and was subsequently awarded both US and Canadian patents.

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That day, Konkler’s mother and father and three of his father’s coworkers in the City of Auburn’s Maintenance and Operations Department will ascend 69 flights of stairs, 1,311 steps, 765 vertical feet in all.

For the team, which calls itself Nick’s Flight Crew, this will be its second go at the Big Climb. Four will walk, two will run.

“We did it in 28 minutes last year, and his dad, who ran, did it in 14,” said Christina.

“As for the three other climbers, this is their first year. They were really excited. We wanted a bigger team, but we signed up late. They cap the climb at 6,000 climbers, and it sold out a month ago, so we only have six on our team this year. But those other three have been very supportive of us through this whole process when it started 10 years ago”.

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secondary leukemia. Doctors told the family that they believe the chemotherapy they’d sicced on the brain tumor seven years earlier caused the blood cancer.

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and there is no walking or stopping, you just run. Vince and a coworker will be in the runners stairwell, the rest of us will be in the climber’s stairwell. In the climber’s stairwell, you go at your own pace. They have water stations, and you can stop and get a drink and catch your breath,” Christina said.

Anybody who wants to sponsor any of the team members should go to thebigclimb.org, click on participant and type in the name of the person they want to sponsor.

“They can just make a $1 dollar donation, a $5 donation, whatever the budget allows. Every dollar counts,” said Christina Konkler.

So of course, everybody, including Nick, is in training for the coming ordeal?

Not really.

“That’s the sick part,” said Christina Konkler. “I train for two weeks before this, I walk the parkway and up the trail every day, and this little stinker here doesn’t train at all. He kept pace with me the whole way last year. It was such a hard climb. It’s not a walk in the park. Toward the top, in particular, you get pretty worn out. But there he was, the Energizer Bunny, going and going.

“I don’t get that fatigued climbing or walking,” said Nick.

“He sleeps more. Teens sleep a lot, but he sleeps more,” Christina Konkler said. “He deals with fatigue by getting just a lot more sleep.

“The only way to prevent this from happening to other people’s kids is research. If we can’t find a cure, kids are still going to get sick. Lots of kids have more side affects than Nick does. We’re very fortunate. It’s just a horrible, horrible disease for kids and parents, and the only way to stop it is to find a cure, and that takes money.”

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T h e C i t y o f Pa c i f i c , Washington, is accepting applications for a full time City Engineer. This is a non-classified position. Applications and IN YOUR the full job description are available at Pacific AREA City Hall, 100 3rd Ave. SE, Pacific WA 98047, 253-929-1105 or on the Call Today website. Please include 1-253-872-6610 a cover letter and resume when submitting Renton Technical College application. Completed Cashier Greeter applications must be reP T C a s h i e r p o s i t i o n , ceived at Pacific City 8:15am – 1:15pm, M-F Hall no later than 4:00 Instructional year (212 pm, March 30, 2012. d ay s ) . R e q ’d : O b t a i n food handler’s per mit, The City of Pacific is an communicate in English, equal oppor tunity emability to lift 55 pounds. ployer and does not dis$9.20/hr w/benefits. criminate on the basis of Visit: www.RTC.edu, or race, color, gender, re(425) 235-2296. EOE ligion, age, sexual orienN A I L T E C H N I C I A N tation, national or ethnic needed. We are looking origin, disability, marital for someone who’s will- status, veteran status, or ing to promote them- any other occupationally selves and is a definite irrelevant criteria. The people person. Please City promotes affirmative respond with your re- a c t i o n fo r m i n o r i t i e s, women, disabled persume via e-mail to: Hannah@theurbandayspa.net sons, and veterans. or call (253) 826- 5556

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AUBURN

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As American seniors continue to redefine “old age,” they may also be casting “retirement” in a new light in the process.

Many people don’t even want to retire. According to a recent survey, slightly more than one-third of those asked about their retirement plans indicated they like keeping busy and want to work, although some would take on “less responsibility.” Other American seniors’ retirement plans are guided by how much they have in the bank. According to three-quarters of those surveyed, the amount a person has saved, not his or her age, should guide retirement decisions.

Only 20 percent believe that a person should simply pick an age and quit working no matter how much money he or she has.

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Mental and physical activities as well as a proper diet are critical to assisting seniors achieve and maintain their “personal best”. We strive to provide a positive, stimulating and healthy environment for our senior residents. To learn more about us, reach us today at (253) 939-1332.

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P.S. According to one rule of thumb, a person needs a nest egg equal to ten times his or her salary to retire worry-free.

Boardwalk at Auburn Environmental Park: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., March 24, 31. Meet at the bird viewing tower entrance on the west of Western Avenue Northwest, approximately a quarter-mile north of its intersection with West Main Street. Help needed.

City staff, contractors and volunteers look to apply finishing touches, including landscaping, benches, picnic tables, directional signs, bicycle racks and interpretive signage. The City’s first elevated boardwalk in a wetland is close to being finished with a grand opening celebration set for April 5. Volunteers should dress appropriate to weather conditions and are encouraged to bring boots, gloves and shovels. For more information, call 253-876-1962.

Greater Auburn Community Career Conference: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., March 27, Grace Community Church, 1320 Auburn Way S. Auburn School District and Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce host. More than 50 businesses and post-secondary institutions that will conduct student interviews and provide career information. Students will discover a variety of career pathways and opportunities, as well procure firsthand knowledge and support from local businesses and leaders. Conference sponsors are: Auburn Regional Medical Center, Exotic Metals Forming, Kiwanis Club of Auburn, Lion’s Club, MultiCare, Mutual of Enumclaw, Rotary, Soroptimist of Auburn, and Waste Management. For more information, contact Rob Swaim, director of career and technical education, at 253-931-4903.

Water Festival: 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., March 27, 28, Green River Community College, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Area fourth- and fifth-graders to learn about the local environment. Presentations, activities, learning sessions. For more information, call 253-856-5549.

Arbor Day celebration: 10 a.m., April 3, Les Gove Park, 910 - 9th St. SE, Auburn. City officials, along with volunteers from the Auburn Garden Club, Auburn Tree

Board, Auburn Park Board, representatives from the state Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Community Forestry Council will plant a Green Vase Zelkova tree as part of the Arbor Day commemoration. The Auburn Garden Club is donating the tree. Public is invited. For more information, call 253-931-3043.

23rd annual Puyallup Spring Fair: April 19-22, Puyallup Fair & Events Center, 110 9th Ave. SW. Hours: 2-10 p.m., Thursday (free kids admission, ages 0-18); 10 a.m.10 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday. Free activities range from Motorsport Mayhem with monster trucks and demolition derbies to baby animals, the Garden Show, 4-H and FFA students showing animals in the Northwest Junior Livestock Show, Fiesta Mexicana, and Junior Poultry Show. Hours: 2-10 p.m., Thursday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday. Admission: $9 adults; $7 students (6-18), free on Thursday; 5 and under free. Advance gate tickets and discounts information available online.

Visit www.thefair.com for an updated list of activities and times.

Benefits Bowls needed: The Auburn Food Bank needs your empty, handmade bowls to help feed the need in Auburn for the second annual Empty Bowls event on May 1. Organizers are making a call to artists to donate handcrafted pottery or wooden bowls. The event calls for local artists, businesses and restaurants to come together to assist Auburn’s hungry. For a small donation – $15 a bowl – event participants will get a handcrafted bowl made by local artisans to keep and lunch provided by Auburn area restaurants and schools. Contact the Auburn Food Bank if you can help at 253-833-8925 or www. theauburnfoodbank.org.

Riverside Roundup: 5:30 p.m., March 24, at Green River Community College, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Auburn Riverside High School Booster Club-sponsored silent and live auction. Tickets: $35 per person. Contact Erin Galeno at egaleno@comcast.net or 253-740-6082.

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Got an event? submissions@auburn-reporter.com An Evening at the Derby dinner auction: 5-10 p.m., March 24, Emerald Downs, 2300 Emerald Downs Way, Auburn.

24th annual dinner auction to raise money for children with special needs. Evening includes dinner, the Dessert Rush, silent and live auctions and learn how your donations will help children with special needs and their families in South King County. Dinner will be served at approximately 7:10 p.m., followed by the ever popular dessert and live auction with auctioneer Keith Robbins.

Tickets: $65. Order online through ctcauction.wordpress.com. For more info, contact Lois Maier, events manager, 253-854-5660.

Light My Fire Auction: 6 p.m., March 31, Rainier Room, above Oddfellas, 102 W. Main St., Auburn. A benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Dinner, drinks, full night of entertainment, featuring classic rock band 3rd Degree Burn, and the chance to meet firefighters featured in the 2012 Firefighter Calendar, some of whom are volunteering as individual auctionees.

Winners in the live auction gain either four hours of labor from one or more firefighters or a four-hour date from an individual firefighter. Auction sponsors: Professional Union Firefighter; Oddfellas; Washington State Council of Firefighters Burn Foundation. Admission: $30 donation for an individual, $50 donation for a couple. Online tickets are available at: wa.support.llsevent. org/lightmyfire. Included is dinner, a drink and 10 raffle tickets.

CISA Clothes 3 Kidz drive: April 2-27.

To benefit kids in need in the Auburn School District. Requested items: Clean and gently used clothing; new (in package) underwear and socks (youth sizes S to XL and adult sizes XS to XL). Dropoff sites: Drop off Locations: Auburn Library; Hazelwood Elementary School; Mt. Baker Middle School; Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation; VRFA Fire Station 31(by Fred Meyer); Terminal Park Elementary; Auburn Way Storage; Valley Christian School; Ilalko Elementary; Scobee Elementary; Lakeland Hills Homeowners City Hall and Annex (second floor); Auburn School District Transportation office; Auburn School District Administration Building.

For more information, contact cisauburn@ comcast.net or visit www.auburn.ciswa.org.

CISA Coming Together for Kids: 6-9 p.m., April 20, Lindbloom Center at Green River Community College, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Annual dinner and

auction fundraiser to support CISA’s efforts to help students in need and foster educational excellence. Live and silent auctions, dessert table and raffle are part of the program. The benefit includes packages for a weeklong stay in exotic Bali, a wine-tasting party for eight at premier winery Airfield Estates, a coastal vacation in Westport, among other items and packages. Deloitte LLP is this year’s presenting sponsor. KOMO 1000 News Paul Tosch hosts.

Tickets are $50. To register for the event or for information on becoming a sponsor, visit www.auburn.ciswa.org.

Health Cascade Regional Blood Center drives: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., April 6, Gordon Trucking/Valley Freightliner, 151 Stewart Road SW, Pacific; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 7, Albertsons, 4010 A St. SE, Auburn; 9 a.m.-noon, April 9, Parametrix, 1002 15th St. SW, Suite 220, Auburn; 2-5 p.m., April 14, Auburn Meadows Senior Community, 945 22nd St. NE; 10 a.m.-1 p.m., April 28, Auburn Valley Y Healthy Kids Day, 1620 Perimeter Road SW. For more information, call 1-877-242-5663 or visit www.crbs. net/home.

Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-5 p.m., April 11, Social Security, mobile in parking lot, 1901 C St. SW, Auburn; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-5 p.m., April 20, Auburn Regional Medical Center, mobile at 2nd Street entrance, Plaza 1, 202 N. Division St.; 1-3 p.m., 4-7 p.m., April 23, Messiah Lutheran, New Gathering Hall, 410 H St. NE, Auburn; 1-3 p.m., 4-7 p.m., April 25, Overcomers Covenant Church, mobile in parking lot, 33415 Military Road S.; 8-10 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., April 25, West Auburn High School, gym, 401 W. Main St.; 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m., April 26, Auburn City Hall, council chamber, 25 W. Main St. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.

Women’s Health Initiative Mobile Breast Imaging Tour: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., March 23, Walgren’s parking lot, 1701 Auburn Way S., Auburn. Presented by Scarff Ford of Auburn, Ford Motor Company Fund and mobile testing provider HealthFair.

Call or go online to schedule your free breast ultrasound. Appointments limited.

Contact: 855-380-8378 or www. fordwomenshealth.com.

Classes All About Gardening Series: 1-3 p.m., March 31, Auburn Valley Y, 1620 Perimeter Road SW. Program: All About Herbs: Master

Gardener Penny Thayer will explain “useful plants” – the best herbs to grow in the area, their uses and how they grow best. For more information, contact Christine Gifford at 253-833-2770, ext. 7563.

Network Valley Cities Community Awards & Auction, “Celebrating Hometown Heroes”: 5:30 p.m., March 30, Emerald Downs, 2300 Emerald Downs Drive, Auburn.

Recognizing outstanding individuals and organizations that have had a positive impact on the community. Silent auction to raise funds for Valley Cities’ housing program. Since 1965, Valley Cities has operated community mental health centers throughout South King County. To register or to learn more, contact Gabriela Sawrey at 253-205-0494 or gsawrey@valleycities.org or visit www.valleycities.org.

Entertainment “The Sound of Music”: 7 p.m., March 23, 24, 30, 31; 3 p.m., March 24, 25, 31, Auburn Performing Arts Building, Green River Community College, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Heavier Than Air production.

A cast of more than 40 performers and a live band make the all-volunteer group a unique community theatre experience. Cost: $10 per person; group discounts available. To order advance tickets, call 253-833-9111, ext. 2400, during business hours. For more information, visit www.heavierthanair.com.’

Alex Zerbe Professional Zaniac: 2 p.m., March 24, Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Alex Zerbe, two-time Guinness World Record holder and Hacky Sack world champion, provides an hour of children’s entertainment. Tickets: $6. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation at 253931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www. brownpapertickets.com.

Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band: 7:30 p.m., March 31, Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Western harmony at its 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. Career musicians and authentic western cowgirls, all three make their homes in rural Washington. Tickets: $17, $15. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.

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INDIAN TRIBE

Stewards of Our Seattle and Puget Sound Ancestral Homeland and Waters for Thousands of Years

In 2011 we invested over $3 million in communities throughout Washington

In the spirit of potlatch giving practiced by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, we fund needed services provided by other governments, schools, churches, and charities throughout Washington State. As our tribe has become more economically independent we have increased our help and support to our neighboring elders, children, families, veterans, the disabled, and other individuals in need. In 2011 the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe provided over $3 million of assistance through our Muckleshoot Charity and Community Impact Funds. The Charity Fund assisted over 250 Washington nonprofit charities, schools and churches with curriculum and school supplies, healthcare, medical research, disaster assistance, the environment, cultural programs and human services. In addition, we provided Community Impact Funds to other local governments for fire, police and other services and to programs to mitigate the potential impacts of the casino.

Below is a list of organizations the Muckleshoot Tribe has helped support in 2011. We thank them for their great service and reaffirm our commitment to helping our neighbors and building communities throughout the state.

100 Black Men of Greater Seattle 1910 Malott Indian Shaker ACAP Child & Family Services AIDS Housing Association for Tacoma Airway Heights Correction Center Alliance for Education in Support Alternative School #1A Seattle Public School Alzheimer’s Association - Western WA Amara American Cancer Society American Fisheries Society WA-BC American Heart Association American Indian Film Festival American Indian Women’s American Veterans Angel Care Breast Cancer Foundation ARHS Booster Club Asian Counseling & Referral Services Asian Pacific Cultural Center Asian Pacific Islander Community Leaders Associated Ministries Atlantic Street Center Auburn Respite Program Auburn Senior High School Grad Night 2011 Auburn Symphony Orchestra Auburn Valley YMCA Auburn Youth Resources Austin Foundation c/o WASSC Beautify Bonney Lake Big Brother Big Sister of Puget Sound Black Diamond Elementary Bonney Lake Area Seniors Bonney Lake High School Boys and Girls Club Bread Basket Building Youth Through Music Byron Kibler Elementary Capitol Hill Housing Catholic Community Services Cedar Creek Corrections Centre Native Circle Center for Children & Youth Justice Center for Multi-Cultural Health Center for Women in Democracy Central Area Senior Center Central District Forum For Arts & Ideas Chief Seattle Club Child Care Resources Children’s Alliance Children’s Int’l Health Relief Chinese Information & Service Center City of Auburn Christian Family Charities Church of God ICE Ministries Clallam Bay Corrections Center Clover Park Technical College Foundation Coyote Ridge Corrections Ctr Native Circle Denise Louie Educational Central Doctors Without Borders Douglas Youth Golf Club East Omak Elementary Eastside Native American Education Edmonds Community College Foundation El Centro de la Raza Emergency Food Network Entre Hermanos

Enumclaw Junior Hornet Football Enumclaw Middle School Enumclaw Regional Healthcare Enumclaw Rotary Foundation Enumclaw School District Enumclaw School District 6th Grade Camp Enumclaw School District Native Program Ethnic Heritage Council Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling Evergreen State College Experimental Education Unit - UW Faith Action Network Faith Outreach Mission Fawcett Elementary School Federal Way Senior Center Filipino American Assoc of CPAs Filipino Cultural Heritage Firestarters Ministries First AME Child & Family Center First Place Food LifeLine Franciscan Foundation Franklin Pierce School District Friends of the Muckleshoot Library Full Life Care Gildo Rey Elementary School Good Thinking 4all Our Relations Greater Maple Valley Community Center Halo Network Foundation Health Point Heartbeat Serving Wounded Warriors Helping Hand House Heritage High School at Tulalip Highline Medical Center Foundation I&I Staff, 4th Landing Support Battalion II Nations Indian Shaker Church of WA Inner-City Visions Mitchell Institute for Community Leadership Inter- Tribal Warrior Society Interaction Transition Interim Community Development International Examiner Intiman Theater Int’l Community Health Japanese Cultural & Community Ctr of WA John F. Kennedy Catholic HS Jubilee Women’s Center KCTS9 Kent Int’l Festival Kent Youth & Family Services Kin On Community Health Care Kindering Center King County Fire District King County Sheriff’s Office Kiwanis Club of the Valley Foundation Larch Corrections Center, Native Circle Learning Seed Foundation / Community Lenny Wilkens Foundation Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Longview Indian Education Look Listen and Learn Low-Income Housing Institute Lucy Lopez Community Center Lummi Nation Service Organization

Lushootseed Research Makah Indigenous Culture Meadow Ridge Elementary School Mill Creek Middle School Millennium Elementary Minority Executive Director’s Coalition Model Family Mentorship Program Monroe Corrections Complex Morning Light Outreach & Mentorship Muckleshoot Health & Wellness Center Municipal League Foundation Museum of Glass MYEQ National Association for Black Veterans National Indian Child Welfare Association National Indian Women National Multiple Sclerosis Society Native Action Network Native American Education Native American Students - EWU Neighborcare Health Neighborhood House New Beginnings New Futures New Hope Lutheran Church Early New Light Christian Church Nonprofit Assistance Center Northwest African American Museum Northwest Communities Education Center Northwest Dollars for Scholars Northwest Harvest Northwest Indian Bar Association NW Native American Basketweavers Association NW Native Asset Building Coalition Omak Middle School One America Operation Homefront of WA Organization of Chinese Americans Pacific Harbors Council, BSA Paschal Sherman Indian School Percussion for Kids Assn Pediatric Interim Care Center Post Prison Education Program Potlatch Fund Rainbow of Ribbons Recovery Café Red Eagle Soaring Renton School District 403 Ridgewood Elementary RiteCare of Washington Robert Chin Foundation Ronald McDonald House Rose Hill Junior High School, WA teen Institute Salmon Defense Salmon Homecoming Samoan American Pacific Organization Samoan Nurses Organization in WA Sea Mar Seattle Seafair Pirates Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Seattle Chinatown Int’l District Seattle Indian Center Seattle Indian Health Board So King County Genealogical Society Somali Community Services of Seattle

Soroptimist of Auburn Sound Mental Health South King Council of Human Services South King County Saint Vincent De Paul South Kitsap Helpline Food Bank South Valley Police Explorers Southwood Elementary School Spokane Falls Comm. College Stafford Creek Correction Center Native Circle Statewide Poverty Action Network Summer School District Sunrise Elementary Enumclaw Sunshine Physically Susan G Komen for The Cure Sustainable Path Foundation SW Youth & Family Services Swinomish Indian Tribal Canoe Journey Tacoma School District Tahoma Indian Center Terry Home, Inc. The Alesek Institute The Auburn Food Bank The Breakfast Group The Burke Museum-UW The Market Foundation The Mockingbird Society The Salvation Army Puyallup Corp The Tahoma National Cemetery The Tears Foundation Thunder Mountain Middle School Tierra Madre Fund Tlinget & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Toddler Tech Development Center United Indians of All Tribes Foundation United Methodist Church of Kent United Negro College Fund University of WA - American Indian Studies University of WA, Office of Minority Affairs University of Washington Tacoma Urban American Indian Alaska Native Urban Sparks UW School of Law Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation Valley Medical Center Valley Regional Fire Authority WA Conservation Voters WA State Assoc of Multicultural Education WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence WA State Dept of Natural Resources WA State Gambling Commission WA State Holocaust WA State Library WA State Patrol WA State Patrol Troopers Association WA State University West Auburn High School Western Coalition AK White Center Community White River Valley Museum White Swan Methodist Church Wing Luke Asian Museum Yakama Red Cross Your Enumclaw Area Stadium Youth Suicide Prevention Program (YSPP) 590430

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2012 has been full of exciting changes for Valley Women’s Healthcare!

As of January 3, 2012, Valley Women’s Healthcare became a part of the Valley Medical Center Clinic Network. Due to the rapidly changing world of healthcare, we felt it was in the best interest of our patients as well as our practice to form a partnership with our area’s premier hospital leader, Valley Medical Center.

What This Change Means for Our Patients This change will not affect office care. Drs. Bigler, Zomer, Maccio and Atwood, as well as all of our staff, will remain in our current Auburn location and continue to provide our patients with excellent OB/GYN care. It is important to note our physicians have now moved all in-hospital care to Valley Medical Center in Renton, including all surgeries and deliveries.

We Chose Valley for Their Remarkable Birth Experience Valley Medical Center parents-to-be enjoy a comfortable home-like setting with an expert level of care unlike any other in South King County. Specially trained staff deliver family-centered care in a safe, nurturing environment designed to provide a full complement of support services for moms and their newborns that we feel is vitally important, including:

The Physician Team at Valley Women’s Healthcare: (top to bottom) MaryEllen Maccio, MD; C. Robert Bigler, MD; Amy Atwood, MD; Bilha Zomer, MD

§ Level III Neonatal ICU provides the highest level of care between Seattle and Tacoma

§ In house neonatal team specially trained to care for the tiniest of newborns

§ In-house anesthesia service 24/7 to assist with pain management, Caesarean section and emergency deliveries

§ Maternal fetal medicine specialists

§ 24/7 obstetric hospitalists dedicated to the safety of our patients and new arrivals

§ Lactation specialists § Pediatric specialists

For more information about The Birth Center at Valley Medical Center, visit valleymed.org/birth.

Make your appointment with Valley Women’s Healthcare today!

253.939.9654

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Happy & healthy, Mom, Kylee pictured with her daughter Clara

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