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County gives green light to raceways’ pilot plan

BY KRIS HILL khill@covingtonreporter.com

Jason Fiorito is one step closer to seeing his master plan become a reality for Pacific Raceways.

The King County Council approved a demonstration project for the Kent motorsports venue early last week.

“We’re ecstatic that the council saw this as a way to give a huge boost to the racing industry in the Pacific Northwest,” said Fiorito, racetrack president. “It will absolutely manifest itself in jobs and (provide) positive economic impact.”

Little more than six months

ago Fiorito was fighting to keep alive the master plan, which he unveiled in 2006.

Fiorito said the plan now has a fighting chance, thanks to the support of County Councilmembers Pete von Reichbauer, who sponsored the legislation, Larry Phillips, Jane Hague and Reagan Dunn.

“(They) took leadership roles in crafting legislation that not only offered the economic impact, but also offered the environmental impact,” Fiorito said. “We’re very pleased that the King County Council voted for jobs and economic impact. It should really be looked at as a community victory

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Red-light camera signs rile motorists

Park Boardwalk set to open

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

On a lichen-covered fence post leaning wearily out of wetlands-once-farmlands, a bird preens its bright feathers in the sunlight of an early spring day.

Everything out in the soggy expanse, from the slithering snake and the squeaking creature just out of eyeshot to the vegetation itself, pulses with life.

To get a feeling for what Auburn’s Environmental Park is about, there’s no substitute for walking it — preferably, without hip waders.

People will be able to do that starting 2:30 p.m. April 5 when the City celebrates the opening of its first elevated boardwalk through the park east of State Route 167 and north of West Main Street. The 1,700 foot long boardwalk meanders through the park between West Main and the City’s bird viewing

as well. We don’t have to choose between jobs and environmental protection … it does both.

They really took a lot of time and deliberation to make sure they’re promoting both.”

Von Reichbauer explained the project.

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Theresa Hudgins, a Green River Community College student and mother of four, is among the many volunteers who have helped shape the Auburn Environmental Park. ROBERT WHALE, Auburn Reporter tower on Western Avenue Northwest.

City staff, contractors and volunteers will meet there from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday for one last time before the grand opening to apply the finishing

touches — landscaping, benches, picnic tables, directional signs, bicycle racks and interpretive signage. The crew will [ more Park page 3 ]

There are more red-light camera signs than cameras actually eyeballing the stopping and speeding proclivities of Auburn drivers at chosen intersections.

As members of Auburn’s Municipal Services Committee learned this week, some motorists rather like the signs, even without cameras. A deterrent to loutish driver behavior, these supporters say, and quite possibly lifesavers.

But some drivers just hate them, say it’s a dirty City trick, say its gives them the creeps thinking that an eyeball from above might be on them just about everywhere they go.

Keep only those signs warning about actual cameras at an intersection? Leave things as they are? [ more signs page 3 ]

JACKET TRADITION FITS ROTTLES Store proudly tailors generations of letter winners

By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

Jay Thorp remembers getting his letterman jacket.

The year was 1971, and Thorp was the junior quarterback on the Auburn High School football team.

After earning his letter,

Thorp and his parents, like hundreds before them, went to Rottles Clothing and Shoes and spent about $100 to purchase the ultimate, leathersleeved expression of school spirit.

“It’s a huge deal when you’re in high school,” Thorp said.

“To achieve that and earn that letter ‘A’ was a huge thing. You got the patch, then you put a little insignia on it. Mine was for football.”

The idea of lettering in sports has been around for almost 150 years.

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John Rottle’s store has sold customized letterman jackets to high school student-athletes for more than five decades.

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also install a permanent sign thanking the donors and sponsors who contributed more than $15,000 in cash and services to the project.

Members of the Washington Conservation Corps began work on the boardwalk Aug. 1. Half of the funding came from the City of Auburn, half from the Washington State Conservation Office.

Last Saturday, as she had been doing for two weeks, Theresa Hudgins, a Green River Community College student with a two-year degree in natural resources, was out in the park, volunteering her time. Hudgins, a mother of four, has done everything from putting in wattles — tubes of rice straw used for erosion, sediment and stormwater runoff control — to installing fences and organizing work crews.

“Today I’ve moved about 20 yards of mulch,” a ruddyfaced Hudgins said last Saturday, wheeling yet another

Alerted to his distress, students around Lakotiy notified Wickstrom, who began performing the Heimlich and succeeded in dislodging the chicken.

“It kind of hurt,” Lakotiy said. “But it (the chicken) went out.”

With 911 called and medics on the way, it appeared the crisis was over.

However, after getting a sip of water Lakotiy again

began choking.

“And then I couldn’t breathe again,” he said.

This time Anderson performed the Heimlich, dislodging a chicken bone that was causing Lakotiy’s distress.

When the VRFA crew – consisting of Captain Janeen Ruge and firefighters Dave Cook, John Stivers and Jamie Durkan – arrived Lakotiy was breathing nor-

full wheelbarrow.

The work fulfills the requirements for Hudgins internship.

The boardwalk is a sixfoot wide, wooden structure atop pin pile foundations, with curbing on both sides, and guard rails in places where it rises more than 30 inches above the ground, or where there are areas of seasonal standing water.

“It has three different viewing platforms,” said Auburn Planning Director Kevin Snyder. “We’ll get some of our amenities in next week. Each of the gateways, or headways, will have seating and bikeracks. We ask people not to ride on it because of its width. Park your bike and take a walk.”

The City is developing the 120-acre, first phase of the park to provide an open space that offers opportunities for wetland ecosystem restoration, fish and wildlife enhancement, water quality improvement, ecosystemoriented and sustainable economic development,

storm water detention and flood control, public education and recreation.

Volunteers last fall planted 3,000 native trees and shrubs in seven planting zones, covering 93,000 square feet, along parts of the park bordering the east side of State Route 167 and the north side of West Main Street.

Plans ultimately call for the park to offer three viewing platforms to provide visitors with places to stop and stand, observe, learn, or just sit and relax as they take in all that the Park has to offer. Interpretive signs will educate visitors on the history of the area, how wetlands work and the different birds and mammals that live in or visit the Park. Funding for this project is through a Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program grant with matching City dollars.

An expanded parking lot on Western Avenue was recently completed as part of the boardwalk project and approximately 3,000 plants

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friendly.”

Osborne added: “I’ve been told by a number of people that they consider Auburn to be an unfriendly town because they have these signs all over the place. What they can’t distinguish is between the traffic light cameras and the photo enforcement cameras, so they think they’re being watched at every intersection. For me it was detrimental to the city.

“I even heard that some of their family members have refused to shop in Auburn because they’re getting watched everywhere they go,” Osborne said. “Almost any of the signs in the direct sunlight have faded so much you can’t read them anyway.”

Committee Chair Bill Peloza said the issue isn’t whether the signs are a nuisance, it’s whether they save lives, whether they prevent accidents. He says they do.

“The people I deal with, my social groups … they like those signs. It’s just another avenue of prevention,” Peloza said. “Faded signs, that can be corrected … I still feel that they’re doing good out there, making people aware that we are a red-photo city.”

Mayor Pete Lewis said most of the phone calls he’s received from residents about the issue have been positive.

“I’m getting a different demographic altogether. I go out into the neighborhood groups, and I haven’t had a neighborhood group against it,” Lewis said. “But I have to tell you that I’m increasingly disappointed with our inability to get the fading signs replaced.”

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have been planted around and north of the boardwalk.

Over the next several weeks, Persons wanting to volunteer to help finish the project should check in 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 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Saturday. Volunteers should dress appropriate to weather conditions and are encouraged to bring boots, gloves and shovels. Volunteers should expect to get wet as the ground is damp and there is standing water in some places.

For more information on the boardwalk and planting project, volunteering and the Auburn Environmental Park, contact Chris Andersen, Environmental Protection Manager, City of Auburn Planning and Development Department, at 253-876-1962 or candersen@auburnwa.gov.

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The VRFA honored Hazelwood Elementary staff Erin Wickstrom and Mary Anderson at Monday’s Auburn School Board meeting. From left, VRFA Administrator Eric Robertson, Firefighter John Stivers, Anderson, Firefighter Dave Cook, Bogdan Lakotiy, Wickstrom, Firefighter Jamie Durkan and Captain Janeen Ruge. Shawn skager, Auburn Reporter

These were the questions before committee members Monday. And they will be the questions before the Council’s Committee of the Whole gathering on April 30.

The cameras, operated

by Arizona-based Red Flex Traffic Systems, first began rolling June 30, 2006. At the moment they are up and running at the following locations: Auburn Way South and 4th, southbound and northbound; M Street and Auburn Way South, westbound and northbound; 8th and Harvey; Lea Hill, Arthur Jacobsen and Dick Scobee elementaries; and Mt. Baker Middle School.

Largo Wales and Wayne Osborne, both elected last November, said they heard from constituents as they were door-belling for votes that the signs sans cameras were sending the wrong message.

Many people, Wales recalled, complained that having such signs was giving the city an unwelcome reputation for being, well, unwelcoming. Besides, Wales added, many of the signs are already badly faded and seem to serve no purpose.

“I’d be the last person to take them down from the schools, and there are more in front of the schools than there are in our three intersections,” Wales said.

“What we’re saying is that we have probably another 20 intersections that aren’t photo enforced that are intimidating people with the signs. It’s intimidation, and people don’t feel like it’s

mally and out of danger.

“By the time they arrived at the school they found a safe, but scared 10-year-old boy,” VRFA Administrator Eric Robertson said at the award presentation. “The actions of both the teachers exemplified the professional and calm under pressure and skill that are the norm for our elementary educators.”

Robertson continued: “When a citizen takes the time to come to the aid of someone and makes our job much easier, we want to take the time to recognize them,” he said. “In this particular case there was quite a bit of skill and calm that really helped in the moment.”

The Distinguished Public Service Medal is the VRFA’s highest civilian award.

And according to Lakotiy, it’s well deserved.

“I would have been dead if they hadn’t done that,” he said.

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If not for the quick actions of Hazelwood Elementary staffers Erin Wickstrom and Mary Anderson, 10-year-old Bogdan Lakotiy might not be alive.

At the Auburn School Board meeting on Monday, Wickstrom, Hazelwood’s librarian, and Anderson, a fourth-grade teacher, were honored with the Valley Regional Fire Authority’s Distinguished Public Service Medal for performing the Heimlich Maneuver and saving Lakotiy from choking.

On Jan. 12 Lakotiy, a fourth-grader at Hazelwood, was eating lunch when a piece of chicken lodged in his airway.

“At first I felt like I was going to barf,” Lakotiy said.

“I went over to the sink but I couldn’t cough it up. And I couldn’t breath so I started hitting my chest.”

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[ racetrack from page 1 ] “This legislation permits for a more open and transparent process for large-scale developments in King County, such as Pacific Raceways,” von Reichbauer said in a statement. “Our hope for Pacific Raceways is to attract new and retain existing large job-producing businesses in our community.”

The idea, according to information provided by von Reichbauer’s office, is for the demonstration project “to be a mechanism to test and evaluate alternative standards and processes before amending King County policies and regulations.”

Without the demonstration project ordinance, the statement said, the county did not have zoning or land use provisions on

[ ROTTLES from page 1 ] allowed to wear the letter “H” on their gray, flannel jerseys after the season ended if they had played in the team’s important games. It was a symbol, an acknowledgement of their contributions.

By the 1930s the tradition had spread to sweaters and the letterman jacket, usually a wool coat with leather sleeves.

Rottles got into the game in the 1960s, according to John Rottle, store president.

“Back when we started doing this, it was a sweaterdriven industry,” Rottle said. “It has since become a jacket-driven industry, although there has been a resurgence in sweaters.

the books, which allowed staff to process a complex, multi-phase master planned development such as Pacific Raceways.

Von Reichbauer initially introduced the legislation two years ago.

There is much work to be done, Fiorito said.

The legislation marks the next step in a long, difficult journey for track leaders and neighbors.

Given the downturn in the economy and the fact that King County didn’t have the zoning in place to let Fiorito move forward, it became nearly impossible to begin work on the plan, which would add a racing industrial park, improve the existing road course and generally upgrade the facility.

The road course, which was built for 1960s and ‘70s era cars,

“Back in the ’60s and ’70s we dealt with just a few schools … Kent-Meridian, Auburn and Enumclaw.

Now it’s expanded into a region-wide phenomenon for us. We support no fewer than 20 schools.”

Today students from schools as far away as Eatonville and as close by as Federal Way visit downtown Auburn to design their coats at Rottles.

“It has involved into a very custom business,” Rottle said. “Where it used to be a stock jacket that involved nothing more than patchwork with graduation years and names on it, now it involves sleeve patches, custom back patches and a lot of different nuances within the same school.”

needs to be updated to meet the higher standards of car clubs and other racing groups.

A new drag strip for club racers has been permitted and construction should start this year.

In addition, Fiorito would like to make room for an oval racetrack and allow one million square feet of industrial space with room for retail on the property.

To get there, will be a long process, officials said. Just to get through all the county requirements could take close to two years, they forecast.

Neighbors are concerned about noise and the number of cars Fiorito’s plan could bring in if it becomes a reality.

Fiorito’s consultants plan to help organize a citizens’ advisory board.

“This is a time to try to repair

Initially, Rottle said it was just the athletes who earned letters.

“Now the spectrum of who qualifies for letters has broadened,” he said. “We probably do more jackets for girls than guys anymore.

We do jackets for cheerleaders, dance team and band members.”

The array of styles has broadened, Rottles said.

“They have become sport or activity specific,” he said.

“For instance, the Auburn Riverside guys who play football like their coats to look the same way, which almost emulates the colors in their uniforms. Whereas the tennis players, golfers and cross country runners may want a totally different look.”

With many choices avail-

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able, from coat and sleeve color, to choosing which patches and embroidery spruce up the coat, Rottle says the store works with students to navigate the process.

“The inherent nature of the custom coat can be an overwhelming experience for many,” Rottle said.

“There is so much to choose from – sleeve color, patches, different color patches, different badges. So we take a little extra time to allay any fears and make sure the jackets are the way they want them. This is not only a custom coat but a custom experience that is rather fun to go through, involving the parents and the kids alike.”

For starters, Rottle suggests keeping the jacket

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tive impact to the environment, I believe, given the opportunity to objectively take them through all the issues, I will be able to get some support from the people who have been in opposition over the years.”

There have been concerns about a revamped track’s environmental impact.

Once the master plan application has been submitted, an environmental impact study will ensue, a process that could take about 18 months to complete.

That study should address any concerns about the site, Fiorito said.

Fiorito plans to finance the improvements privately. The price tag is estimated at $135 million.

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simple.

“We encourage people to get a basic coat to begin with. I especially encourage underclassman to keep it simple,” he said. “We can help them build a coat as they progress. You develop a different mindset of what you want as you get older.

What we don’t want to see is someone have misgivings later about what they have.”

The jackets – which are made locally in Tacoma

by TM Athletics – start at about $400 for basic designs, although customization can send the price much higher.

“They can run upward of $600 to $700 if they want to deck them out,” Rottle said.

“We did an Enumclaw one last week that was about $940

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before tax. But that is an extremely elaborate coat.”

Although business is still brisk for letterman jackets, Rottle says it is down from its peak a couple of years ago.

“With the downturn in the economy there has been a small pullback in the amount of jackets we’ve sold,” he said.

“And the jackets aren’t as elaborate as they used to be.”

For many, however, the price is a small one for something that will last a lifetime.

“I’m sure mine is still around somewhere,” said Thorp, who graduated in 1972. “My daughter wore it when she was in junior high school. She thought it was pretty neat. I think it’s packed away with my old football jerseys.”

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some relationships that have been strained through the process,” Fiorito said. “I realize that community input is the only way to make this a successful project, not only from supporters but from opponents.”

It’s not required at this phase of the process, Fiorito said, but he agrees it is needed.

“Including the opponents in the application process would be a nice olive branch and would help rebuild relationships,” he said. “Some folks have expressed interest in getting rid of racing altogether in King County. With those folks, we have to just agree to disagree.”

Fiorito hopes to sway some opponents.

“For those who think that development is going to come at the expense of more noise and a nega-

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In today’s competitive business climate, it’s full-throttle to win customers.

And like auto racing, it’s keep up or get out of the fast lane.

Pacific Raceways, the area’s storied but tattered motorsports venue, finds itself at a crossroads. Track owners and operators must shift into high gear their ambitious plans to renovate or face the likelihood of losing big money, many jobs and the confidence of their diehard fans and racers, many of whom represent generations of families that have competed at the track since the first engine roared to life there in 1959.

Last week the track got the green light to explore its future when the King County Council adopted legislation – a call for an exploratory pilot project – to gauge possible redevelopment of the 327-acre site. The track features a quarter-mile drag strip and a 10-turn, 2.25-mile road course.

County officials made one thing clear: their action does not approve any expansion of the raceways, it only opens the way for all sides to study Pacific Raceways potential growth. The county initiated the demonstration project with a specific timeline for examining ways to streamline the permitting process for the mixed-use facility and, at the same time, protect the environment.

“This legislation permits for a more open and transparent process for large scale developments in King County, such as Pacific Raceways,” said King County Councilman Pete von Reichbauer, sponsor of the legislation. “Our hope for Pacific Raceways is to attract new and retain existing large job-producing businesses in our community.

“Pacific Raceways will be a magnet for tourist dollars for South King County, drawing visitors from the Pacific Northwest and beyond,” von Reichbauer added. [ more klaas page 7 ]

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In the March 16 edition of the Auburn Reporter, Mark Klaas wrote, telling us the HOT lanes were here to stay.

He wrote about them as a success story, which is exactly what the Washington State Department of Transportation would like everyone to believe.

But are they really?

The basis for this assertion was that in the last quarter of 2011, three years after they were installed, revenues exceeded expenditures by $12,000. Wow. After three years, we have a quarter that apparently showed a profit. Did it? What did it cost to install this system? At that rate, how long will it take to pay it off?

I would bet we make a major change to 167 long before we break even.

WSDOT claims the HOT lanes “improve travel times for everyone traveling this

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. corridor.” Do they? Only if compared to the HOV lanes that existed prior to HOT lane installation.

Sure, they help those who care to pay extra, but what about the general traveling public? If you are not in the HOT lane, is your travel time reduced over what it would be if that lane was open for all?

HOT lanes exist because the HOV lanes were underutilized.

But rather than give them up,

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“Will the Mariners produce a winning season?”

“It’s a huge relief because we finally feel like we have the support for a world-class racetrack from (King County).

For that, we are very excited and very grateful.” – Jason Fiorito, Pacific Raceways president, on the prospects of redevelopment at the track.

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meant no raises, no bonuses, and letting go of talented people that we liked. And until a wealthy Prince Charming came along, we were on an

extended crash diet.

A group of us decided to use the occasion of April Fools’ Day to do

our part to boost office morale. We planned the caper for weeks, brainstorming ideas, making nefarious plans and preparing gags designed to make people laugh without hurting feelings. After office hours on the evening of March 31, our mavens of mirth assembled at the office.

The next morning everyone who reached the third floor lobby found all the doors leading into the office marked with an official looking sign,

this system was created.

I use the southbound HOT lane at 7 in the morning (I have a passenger). On most days I cannot see a single car in front of me. The gap is that large. At any non-rush hour time, HOV/HOT are underutilized, and the general public is penalized because free use of the lane is not available to all.

I know on 167 the lane is open after 7 p.m., but don’t cross that double-white line.

The HOV/HOT lane should only exist – if at all – during rush hour when the original definition of carpool is being met.

Now DOT has won approval to add another lane to I-405 and, when completed, I-405 will contain two restricted lanes in each direction. If they were only HOV lanes, they too would be underutilized.

So what is the solution?

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complete with the logo of the building management company, that the doors were out of service and tenants would need to use the stairwells.

Reportedly only the CEO and a few others actually believed the sign, dutifully took the elevator down and made the trek up the stairs.

Snacks were a frequent staple of the office and one tricky individual made two batches of cupcakes – one set laced with salt and another normal. The two were color coded and members of the team knew which was which, and professed that they all tasted just fine. [ more guest op page 6 ]

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Corps begins spring fill of dam Water managers have begun slowly filling the reservoir at Howard Hanson Dam at the headwaters of the Green River.

As is typical, Army Corps of Engineers slowly begins annual spring fill of the reservoir in early March, allowing water levels to rise within Howard Hanson Dam’s reservoir. During the roughly three-month refill period, the Corps will conduct testing and in-depth investigations of the dam’s effectiveness.

The plan targets a maximum pool elevation of 1,167 feet above sea level. Throughout the reservoir fill, the Corps will monitor the operations of the facility, including special observations and tests to measure the effects of the pool on the right abutment.

www.auburn-reporter.com [ LETTERS from page 5 ] come close to paying for that lane with the HOT revenues. I sure hope everyone enjoys the way DOT is spending the monies you thought went to rapid transit.

– Dan Shields

A different view of the road bond The Citizens to Keep Auburn Moving have done a good job getting our community to understand and recognize an ongoing roads problem. Yes, we have a problem, but I would like to respectfully submit a different side of the story.

Most of us in the last four years have had to do more with less money. Certainly the City and our businesses have had less, to accomplish the same or more than in the past. The federal and state governments have continued to borrow on our – and our children’s future.

It does not make sense that our community should follow that example by

substantially increasing our property taxes for years and years to come. Our current property taxes have continued to rise (9.5 percent in the last two years for us) on declining values. Our children will be asking what we were thinking in 2018 to 2032 when the full force of the increase will be realized.

Our city has done a commendable job attracting new business and employment to Auburn. A big property tax increase for just Auburn will be a hard sell if economic development is a priority, which I believe it is.

A more novel approach, which might be naïve in its simplicity, is to spend on our roads as we earn the money to do so. If in fact our businesses can get back into a growth mode and Auburn attracts new businesses, sales tax revenue would increase dramatically. Who knows what the state and federal governments are going to do, but there may be opportunities to join our increased revenue with one of their programs and have a lucrative funding source.

The state and federal governments’ talk of increased taxes and fees keep swirling about. The timing (after the last four years) for a substantial property tax increase many years into the future shouldn’t be supported.

I respect Auburn’s leadership trying to move the community forward, but the timing of this is not good.

Vote no on the road bond April 17.

– Way Scarff

Vote no on April 17 bond In response to Dennis Brooke’s support of the road bond: Excuse me, Mr. Brooke, but we pay taxes for these roads. Money is wasted on too many other things like, for instance, monthly red light cameras, the promenade, City Hall entrance, and the City Park, which isn’t used.

The rich can afford it, but not the average taxpayer.

Bonds, bonds, bonds.

Enough is enough.

– Lonnie Berndt

[ GUEST OP from page 5 ] Dogs were permitted in the office and faux doggie doo was manufactured from clay and ground coffee, placed near the normal hangouts of the resident hounds, and festooned with plastic flies. The contents of a bulk candy dispenser were replaced with kibble.

We targeted good humored individuals as well.

A soon-to-be bride found her cubicle decorated with cutouts from a half-dozen bride magazines. A new employee had his meager belongings packed into a box marked “Thank you for your service,” with a picture of the CEO attached. The safety director came in for special attention, and his cubicle was marked off with yellow safety tape and supplied with protective equipment. All letter openers and scissors in the office were boxed up and hidden in a locked cabinet.

He had to perform a safety announcement over the PA system before the location of the cache was revealed.

Notes were placed around the office with

clues to where supplies of snacks and candy were stashed. The riddles usually involved facts about fellow employees, such as “Near the desk of the Cajun” referring to a developer from Louisiana or “Under the desk of the Beaver” referring to a graduate of Oregon State.

These and a half-dozen other tricks had the desired effect. We had successfully hidden the identity of the team, and each of us professed ignorance about the gags. By mid-afternoon we were reporting to each other about the smiles, conversations and general good feelings that had resurfaced in the office. The caper put people in a positive frame of mind for the first time in months.

I noticed that April Fools falls on a Sunday this year. But I suspect that fun perpetrated in the spirit of fun – but not discovered until April 2 – would count.

Dennis Brooke, a project manager working at a Fortune 500, likes to tell stories about leadership, life and even Auburn at www.dennisbrooke.wordpress.com.

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www.auburn-reporter.com Auburn’S RECENTLY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS returned last week from Washington D.C., after attending the annual National League of Cities (NLC) Conference, and all three – John Hayes Holman, Wayne Osborne and Largo Wales – earned appointments to committees.

Holman was appointed to the NLC Community and Economic Development Policy and Advocacy Committee. The committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving housing, community and economic development, land use, recreation and parks, historic preservation and international competitiveness.

Osborne will serve on the Transportation Infrastructure & Services Policy and Advocacy Committee. The committee forms policy positions on issues involving transportation, including planning, funding, safety and security of public transit, streets and highways, aviation, railroads and ports.

Wales will work with the Human Development Policy and Advocacy Committee. The committee has the lead role for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving social services, children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and workforce development, equal opportunity, Social Security and seniors, individuals with disabilities, public health care, mental health parity and immigration reform.

[ klaas from page 5 ] “This is a project that will bring jobs and economic growth to the region without a cost to taxpayers. The improvements to Pacific Raceways will be an economic boost to the region and provide safe, clean fun for those who enjoy motorsports.”

Owners want to move forward with a privately-funded, $130 million rehabilitation and expansion effort.

According to track president Jason Fiorito and his associates, expansion could create 864 living-wage jobs and attract major events generating $15 million per race, totaling $75 million per year of economic impact in King County.

Fiorito is bold with his expansion plans.

“It’s why I get up and go to work each morning,” he said of his dreams.

The Pacific Northwest remains one of the country’s “last frontiers” in motorsports. The region simply isn’t major league when it comes to auto racing complexes.

Nearby Portland lost its halfmile paved oval many years ago then its open-wheel CART series race that had played such an attractive role in the Rose

where.

Shelton’s Ridge Motorsports Park is sprouting in rural Mason County. The racing community lauds its modern, racer-designed road course. The business community welcomes the race park’s impact on the local economy.

Shelton is a long way for local motorsports fans, but if you are a vintage car enthusiast looking to run on a safe, wide road course, it’s well worth a visit.

With competition looming, the time is now to move ahead with plans to improve Pacific Raceways.

The process will take considerable time. Any plans to upgrade or expand the local track will face difficult challenges.

Fiorito’s proposal must undergo an environmental review before ground is broken.

The track will face stiff opposition from its neighbors, who stand to lose big if redevelopment ensues.

Two conditional use permits govern Pacific Raceways’ development and activities. The owners of the property want to upgrade the facility to include new uses, and residents living near the noisy venue have expressed their concerns about what expansion would do to

Festival lineup. Thereafter, Portland International Raceway went from CampCar to ChumpCar. Elsewhere, Bremerton fell far short in launching a NASCAR track. A funding mechanism never found its feet.

Closer to home, the Kent strip still runs one of the areas’s last major-racing circuit stops.

The National Hot Rod Association continues to visit the Kent strip each summer. The three-day Northwest Nationals remain critical to the track’s financial health.

The NHRA enjoys the area, a break from the heat and humidity of other tour stops throughout the country. It also embraces the Puget Sound market, which has been exclusively its own.

Yet many of the circuit’s professional drag racers, even some local sportsman drivers, aren’t that wild about the worn strip. Despite the track’s efforts to spruce up the amenities, many pros have questioned the dilapidated facilities.

Pacific Raceways, as resolute as it has been for better than 50 years, needs to step it up or fall behind in the race for viability.

Without an upgrade, race teams and fans will go else-

their communities.

Residents claim Pacific Raceways will profit at their expense.

Track supporters argue that a large majority of residents moved within earshot after the track was built. More and more homes went up long after the track was established, they say.

Nevertheless, the county vows to ensure public opportunity to provide input on the future development and operating standards. Such a process will tie up the project but the review and monitoring process would ensure compliance with the law and the executed development and operating agreements.

Track officials need to compromise, to work to mitigate noise and address other concerns. They need to honor curfews, offer “Silent Mondays” and listen to their neighbors. They need to stay true to permits.

Three years will likely pass before any work begins.

While neighbors are concerned about the prospects of a reinvigorated racetrack, cities welcome whatever an enhanced venue would bring to business.

Auburn and Kent officials support the redevelopment. The council likes the prospects.

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Theft from building: 12 a.m., 401 8th St. S.W. While a man was staying at a local hotel during the snow and ice storm that visited the area starting January 16 he placed a Beretta 9mm pistol under the mattress of his hotel bed.

The guy realized his gun was gone but only got around to reporting it to police two months later. A search for the pistol turned up nothing. Police reported the firearm stolen and entered it into law enforcement computers.

March 16 A girl and her stash: 6:29 p.m., 2900 block of Wyman Drive Southeast. A girl may have broken a rear pillar window on a 1992 Nissan Pathfinder, looking for her marijuana.

Theft: 11:30 a.m., 126 Auburn Avenue Northeast. An Auburn woman alleged that the previous day somebody had shuffled off with her pain medication while she was awaiting outpatient surgery at a doctor’s clinic. A nurse at the clinic told police that the story was highly fishy because the woman had not brought any personal belongings with her.

Theft: 10 p.m., 1300 block of H Street Southeast. Somebody stole more than $3,000 in cash from a woman’s jacket pocket.

Jewel theft: 4 p.m., 400 block of 37th Street Southeast.

A family reported some $4000 worth of jewelry missing from its residence. The jewelry had disappeared sometime in the previous two days.

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March 19 Aid Call: 2:40 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responded to the 200 block of 3rd Avenue Southwest where a young girl was suffering from an anxiety problem. Firefighters evaluated the girl and a private ambulance transported her in in stable condition to Auburn Regional Medical Center.

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Theft: 5:53 a.m., 1711 66th St. S.E. Bad guys damaged 44 light poles and pulled out the copper inside. Police did not disclose a value for the loss.

Raising Arizona: 6:34 p.m., 4010 A St. S.E. Somebody bolted from Albertson’s, gripping diapers and baby formula unpaid for, then caught a ride with a female driver.

March 19 Burglary: Overnight, 27 15th St. N.E. Somebody tried to break into Brimstones Coffee.

Theft: 7:07 p.m., 28851 140th Ave. S.E. Somebody stole copper wire and other items of value from an unsecured building under construction. Police did not disclose a value for the missing items.

Vandalism: 9 p.m., 2455 F St. S.E. A man complained that his former live-in girlfriend had knifed his couch, not to hurt him, she’d said, but so that his new lady love could not derive any cushy comfort from said couch.

March 21 Robbery with weapon: 5 p.m., 2400 block of F Street Southeast. A man allowed a stranger to use his cell phone but the man refused to give the phone back. The robber then flashed a screwdriver to enforce his claim upon the ill-gotten device.

Assault with hands and fists: 4:04 p.m., 30908 124th Ave. S.E. One boy assaulted another boy after hours at Lea Hill Elementary School so viciously that he knocked his victim out, concussed him and fractured one of his eye sockets.

March 24 Commercial burglary: 8:15 a.m., 1221 Auburn Way N. An employee of Fashion Bug called to report that the Bug had been burglarized overnight by someone who’d cut a hole through the sheet rock separating the store from a neighboring sprinkler room.

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Minor fire: 8:10 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a report of a minor fire in a four-plex in south Auburn arrived to find the fire already out. Firefighters investigated and found a small portion of the carpet that had caught fire and burned its way up the wall. The resident was able to put the fire out with an on-site fire extinguisher.

March 22 Automatic fire alarm: 7:25 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at the 700 Block of Valentine Avenue Southeast. On arrival firefighters found the sprinkler system had gone off. Firefighters notified the owner and reset the alarm.

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Cincinnati Squirrels On scathing humid sun-drenched Sunday afternoons my Uncle Dan smokes Phillies cigars for all nine innings, thick wet smoke, putrid smells permeates sound in Uncle Dan’s modest royal blue Ford.

Radio monotones “Ball one,” “A hit into left field!” and modulation lifts a notch. “Foul ball” and modulation falls.

Strike two all the way to Frenchtown and back.

“Strike one, two outs” drones entire afternoon through.

Unlike most kids growing up, I fall asleep hating baseball in Uncle Dan’s royal blue Ford’s backseat.

Later in life to fill my baseball knowledge void, I invent my own team, Cincinnati Squirrels, stats, players and scores “How the Squirrels doing, Brugger?”

“Just fine. They’re four in four” and to this day haven’t a clue what that means.

The Auburn School District Board of Directors recently recognized Auburn High senior Hailey Hansen for being an outstanding student. Hansen serves as the vice president of membership and leadership for the school’s award-winning DECA program.

She has earned numerous awards, including a fourth-place finish in the state DECA competition in marketing communications and entrepreneurship promotion and a second-place finish in the DeVry Business Pitch competition in Chicago. Hansen is instrumental in the success of DECA projects such as leadership activities, community service, school projects, public relations events and career path experiential learning. Hansen recently was awarded a $5,000 scholarship from Hilton Worldwide. She will attend Washington State University in the fall and plans to enroll in the School of Hospitality.

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Trojans surprise contenders for league title

By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

To say the Auburn boys soccer team’s success so far this season is a surprise would be an understatement.

“If you would have told us before the season we’d be undefeated at this point I think we would have laughed at you,” said coach John Yorke.

Through five games this season, however, the Trojans are indeed undefeated, with a 4-0-1 record, including a 1-0 road win over South Puget Sound League North 4A powerhouse Tahoma on Tuesday.

“Tahoma is a tough team, and I don’t remember the last time we won here,” Yorke said. “We’re in a tough part of our schedule, so to get these three points is huge.”

Although the team’s success this year might be a pleasant surprise, Yorke says he knows why the team has been successful so far.

LIONS AT A GLANCE • COACH: Cary Davidson, 7th year • LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 11-7 overall, 6th place in SPSL 3A with 6-4 record.

Lost in West Central District III/Southwest District 3A finals.

• TOP RETURNERS: Alex Fausko, sophomore, goalkeeper; Ian Wright, senior, defender; Cramer Helton, senior, forward; and Brandon Henderson, junior, defender.

• TOP NEWCOMERS: Josh Upchurch, senior, midfielder; Emmanuel Saah, freshman, forward; and Carlos Colmenares, junior, forward.

Ben Nordlie, right, tries to get by Tahoma defender Jordan Pollack on Tuesday. The Trojans defeated the Bears 1-0 with Sam Clements booting in the game’s lone goal. Shawn Skager, Auburn Reporter “What I keep telling everybody is these guys work really hard and they’re actually very coachable,” Yorke said. “I think there is a lot of them that are just

open to information. We’re not as talented as a team like Tahoma. They’re much more athletic and physical, and probably better soccer players. But our guys listen

to what we tell them. They work hard. They bend, but they don’t break. They come up with big plays. [ more Trojans page 11 ]

Raven goalie Kayla Clarke signs with New Mexico Highlands University next season.

Clarke, a senior at Auburn Riverside, was the Ravens’ Most Valuable Player for her play between the pipes last season. She was named to the All-South Puget Sound League North 4A first-team and also was chosen to The News Tribune’s All-Area team.

Clarke had five shutouts last season for Auburn Riverside, which finished the season 6-8-2.

Reporter staff Contact and submissions: Shawn Skager sskager@auburn-reporter.com or 253.833.0218 ext. 5054

Auburn Riverside goalkeeper Kayla Clarke will continue her soccer career at New Mexico Highlands

Boys Soccer At A Glance

[ more clarke page 11 ]

• OUTLOOK: The Lions took a major hit, losing 13 seniors from their 2011 roster. Among the major losses are SPSL 3A Offensive MVP Issac Cardoz, who had 16 goals and six assists last season, and SPSL 3A Defensive MVP Sergy Rubakha. This season the Lions look to captains Wright and Upchurch, as well as sophomore goalkeeper Fausko, to power them. The SPSL 3A promises to be a tough league this spring, with fifth-ranked Decatur looking to run the table. According to Davidson, the team should be steady on defense, but will have to rely on hard work and a little overachieving to make it out of the SPSL. • MARK YOUR CALENDAR: April 13 vs. Decatur; April 16 at Bonney Lake; and April 18 at Enumclaw.

TROJANS AT A GLANCE • COACH: John Yorke, 19th year.

• LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 3-9-4, ninth in SPSL North 4A. • TOP RETURNERS: Ben Nordlie, senior, midfielder; Andrew Nordlie, sophomore, midfielder; Brandon Klamke, senior, midfielder; Adan Gutierrez, senior, forward; Jerran Miller, senior, defender; and Eli Shaver, senior, defender.

• TOP NEWCOMERS: David Lopez, senior, goalkeeper; Sam Clement, senior, midfielder; Trey Wilson, sophomore, midfielder; Collin Peterson, sophomore midfielder; and Logan Jones, freshman, defender.

Kayla Clarke, Auburn Riverside’s girls soccer goalkeeper, will play at New Mexico Highlands University next season. Courtesy Photo

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• OUTLOOK: Despite a lack of experience, the Trojans look like one of the teams to beat in the SPSL North 4A. Defensively, the team relies on goalie Lopez and Shaver. The possible loss of senior defender Jerran Miller (ankle injury) for the season could hurt the team. The Lions look to their corps of midfielders to key the scoring. “We have enough in the attack with Ben, Sam and Adon, so we can be dangerous when we’re running at you,” Yorke said.

• MARK YOUR CALENDAR: March 30 at Jefferson; April 26 vs. Tahoma; May 1 vs. Kentwood.

RAVENS AT A GLANCE • COACH: Robyn Saarenas, 10th season • LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 6-7-3, seventh in SPSL North 4A.

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www.auburn-reporter.com They counter well.”

Already this season the Trojans have topped their win record from last year – when they finished ninth in the SPSL North 4A with a 3-9-4 record - despite a lack of returning varsity experience.

“I didn’t think seeing the players at the beginning of the season we’d be as good as we are, but we are,” said team captain and senior midfielder Ben Nordlie.

Under the leadership of Nordlie, as well as the team’s few varsity returners – including: senior defender Eli Shaver; sophomore midfielder Andrew Nordlie; senior forward Adan Gutierrez; and senior midfielder Brandon Klamke – the team has forged a chemistry that helps fill the gap left by its inexperience.

“A lot of us played on the same club team, so we

[ clarke from page 10 ] Clarke also plays for the South Hill Soccer Club Revolution Black ’93.

In addition to soccer, Clarke played goalkeeper for the Auburn Riverside girls water polo squad, where she helped lead the team to a fourthplace finish at the state

[ soccer from page 10]

Andrew Nordlie, right, chases down an errant ball during the Trojans’ 1-0 win over Tahoma. Shawn Skager, Auburn Reporter know each other and have teams aren’t as talented as I a good chemistry,” Nordlie thought. But we’ve stepped said. “And this is the fourth it up.” year together for a lot of the In addition to the team’s seniors. I think we have a returners, Yorke said, the more solid team this year impact of newcomers – with a better attack. I also including: senior goalkeeper think maybe the talent David Lopez (who played on in the league has stepped the team as a sophomore bedown a little bit. The other fore transferring to Auburn tournament. She was awarded MVP as a junior and was an all-state firstleaguer.

“Kayla is a hardworking person who is technically sound in goal and has a good head on her shoulders,” said New

Mexico Highlands coach Justin Wager. “She carries herself well on and off the field and will be a good fit for our team in developing our young keeper talent.”

New Mexico Highlands qualified for the NCAA

Riverside last year); Thomas Jefferson transfer and senior midfielder Sam Clement; freshman defender Logan Jones; sophomore midfielder Trey Wilson; and sophomore midfielder Collin Peterson – have put the team in the catbird’s seat as one of the favorites to win the league title.

“Our goal is always to win the league, at the minimum we want to make the playoffs,” Yorke said. “So at this point our goal is to win the league, and until we’re out of it, we’ll continue to try to do that. After that we just try and finish as high as we can.

Our goal is win the SPSL. If you had asked the team before the season, and put them on a lie detector, I don’t know if many of them would have truthfully said we’d be the favorites to win the SPSL title. But I think there is a little belief happening now.”

Nordlie agreed: “I think we can get to the Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tourney last season, where it lost in the first round.

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Terri Lynn Chaney, 51 years old, passed in Tacoma in the Franciscan Hospice house, but resided in Auburn, WA. Survived by her son Greg, daughter-in-law Krista, and two grandchildren.

Services are to be held Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 3:00pm at Yahn & Son Funeral Home, Auburn,WA. Please see this website for more details www.yahnandson.com. Donations can be made in her name to Franciscan Hospice.

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James Bishop died at the age of 68 in his Auburn home that he resided in for 25 years.

Jim joined in heaven his father; Earl Bishop, his sister; Peggy Wirchowsky and his son; Michael Bishop.

He is survived by his mother; Hazel Severson, his 2 daughters; Jodi Bishop Thompson of Portland, OR. and Jamie Hall of Arlington,WA. He also had four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Jim retired from Boeing in 1993 after 30 years of service. He enjoyed the outdoors. Such as hunting, camping and fishing. By family request, there will be no service at this time.

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Beverly J. Peters (Zeitelhack) passed away in her home of 55 yrs. Saturday, March 24, 2012. She was born March 29, 1928 in Tacoma, WA. Beverly is survived her brother James Zeitelhack, her sister Nancy Fisher, and two children Daniel Peters and Jeannene Willging. She attended Stadium High School in Tacoma. Beverly drove school bus for 16 years at Auburn.

We will be celebrating our mothers life with friends and family Saturday, March 31st at the Auburn Eagles 702 ”M” street S.E., Auburn WA. 253-833-2298 from 11:30AM to 2:30PM. Please make any donations to Hospice.

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ALSO: The Trojans likely lost a key part of their defense for the season on Tuesday when senior defender

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CALENDAR Events Auburn Tourism: For special events in the Auburn area, visit the website: www.auburntourism.com.

Boardwalk at Auburn Environmental Park: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., March 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. For more information, call 253-876-1962.

Rummage sale: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., March 30; 9 a.m.2 p.m., March 31, Auburn Senior Activity, 808 - 9th St. SE, Auburn. A variety of items priced to sell. Anyone interested in donating items for the sale, should bring them to the center beginning March 27. To request free pick up of donated items or for more information, call 253-931-3016.

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 Green Vase Zelkova Tree is donated by the Auburn Garden Club. 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);

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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.

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.

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.

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 253-8332770, ext. 7563.

Network The United Way free tax campaign: Needing volunteers. No experience necessary. All volunteers receive tax preparation training and are certified by the IRS. Volunteer at your neighborhood tax site: Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main St., 5-9 p.m., Mondays (January-February only), Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. To learn more, visit: www.uwkc.org/ taxvolunteer or contact EITC@uwkc.org.

Free Tax Preparation: Through April 6. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers are available to prepare 2011 tax returns at the Auburn Senior Center.

This program is for taxpayers with low and moderate income with special attention to those age 60 and older. Returns are done by appointment only on Monday and Tuesday mornings, and Wednesday evenings. Call the Senior Center on 253-931-3018 to make an appointment.

Entertainment “The Sound of Music”: 7 p.m., March 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.’

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.

Poetry at The Station Bistro: 7-10 p.m., April 2, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. Poets featured at the open mic venue, The Bistro, on the first Mondays of each month, beginning at 7. This month: Woodinville poet, photographer and bicyclist Peggy Barnett and Tacoma poet-singer-actress Emilie Rommel Shimkus, an Auburn native. Presented by The Station Bistro, the Northwest Renaissance, Auburn Striped Water Poets. Event is free. Open to poets of every age and skill level. For more information, contact mcbreenpost@aol.com.

Savani World Quintet: 7:30 p.m., April 7, Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. After over a decade as leader of the popular Cuban Big Band, Orchestra Zarabanda, Seattle vocalist and composer Elspeth Savani is stepping out with a new group. Fusing world music and jazz the new sound draws on her rhythmic and improvisatory background while traversing a wide breadth of Latin American styles and vocal colors. Tickets: $17, $15. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation at 253-931-3043, or go online at www. brownpapertickets.com.

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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.

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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

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