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Showers are likely today, Wednesday, with a high in the mid-50s. Skies should clear overnight with lows in the low 40s. Showers return Thursday and should stick around through the weekend with temperatures in the mid-50s.

Bonney Lake High School football coach Chad Barrett resigned his employment with the Sumner School District April 4, following an investigation that found him responsible for up to $20,000 missing from ASB funds. The money—which could

amount anywhere from $16,000 to $20,000—was determined to be missing from two football program fundraisers: sales of discount cards and a letter-writing campaign to solicit donations from businesses. School officials were quick to point out each of the fundraisers were school fundraisers not associated with the independently-operated Panthers Booster Club.

Parties who made donations to the football program during the 2011 fall season are being asked by the district to contact their Business Services division at 253891-6010. Barrett resigned under a voluntary agreement hashed out between the district, himself and his attorney around 5:30 p.m. April 4. In an official statement released by the school district, Barrett said funds he collected from ASB fundraisers are missing and unaccounted for, and that he was responsible for those funds.

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“He acknowledged his actions had no legitimate professional purpose,” the statement read. In speaking with the Seattle Chad Barrett Times, Barrett maintained the funds were lost or stolen. It was not funneled into personal use, he said. A discrepancy in funds was first

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Maiya Lemoine, a Puyallup 1-year-old, studies her find during the egg hunt at Allan Yorke Park Saturday. Additional hunts were held in Sumner and South Prairie. for more photos, see page 5 and visit www. blscourierherald.com. Photo by Dennis Box

A would-be burglar got more than he bargained for Thursday in Bonney Lake when the homeowner confronted the man with a shotgun, firing once at the suspect’s vehicle as he fled the scene. No one was injured in the incident. According to Bonney Lake Police Officer Todd Green, the incident began at 9:44 a.m. with a report of a home invasion/robbery in progress in the 8000 block of 205th Avenue East. While police were en route, dispatch notified them that the suspect had fled the scene. Green said the homeowner was asleep at home when he heard his doorbell ring. He ignored the bell, but then heard what sounded like someone kicking at his door. The homeowner then armed himself with a shotgun and opened the door, making contact with the suspect, who immediately fled to his vehicle and drove away.

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Man fumes over $700 stormwater hike By Brian Beckley Staff Writer

Joel Clark is angry. “Furious,” he said. “Don’t say angry.” The Bonney Lake land owner is upset over a change to his stormwater billing that saw his monthly rate jump from $41 to a whooping $771 on a single fiveacre parcel in Eastown. The city charges for stormwater based on the amount of impermeable surface on a given property. Clark’s bill increased in January following a review from the city that determined his land to have more surface area classified as impervious than originally noted. Located at the corner of state Route 410 and 234th Avenue East, Clark’s property is at the far end of the Eastown city limit. It includes one building, and is mostly covered in gravel, though there are several truck trailers parked throughout his land. “They’re saying the gravel is impervious,” Clark said, shaking his head. On top of that, Clark’s property sits lower than SR 410 and therefore does not connect to the city’s stormwater treatment system. But according to Public Works Director Dan Grigsby, the gravel, which he said has more in com-

mon with road base than what a person would find in a fish tank, is considered an impervious surface in the Pierce County Stormwater manual the city adopted as part of its own code. “Gravel is still impervious,” Grigsby said this week. “You have rain and water that is going to run off that surface. “It’s not going to sink into the ground,” he said. The city is required by law to manage stormwater runoff and to determine a fair way for all property owners to pay into the system. In Bonney Lake, the city uses an equivalency service unit (ESU), that Grigsby said is about 2,400- to 2,700-square-feet of impervious surface, an amount he said is about average for a single family home, including driveway. Each unit is charged $14 per month in stormwater fees. Grigsby said the first determination on Clark’s property came in 2005. Grigsby said the city paid a contractor to look at sites around the city and determine the amount of impervious surface, but Grigsby said they did not think to tell the contractor that gravel was impervious. Clark’s property was determined to have about 2

ESUs, with the only impervious surface being the roof of a building on the property. In 2010, the city began using its geographical information service’s aerial photographs to look at several sites around the city, including Clark’s. From the air, Grigsby said it was obvious that Clark had laid gravel throughout his property. The new calculations returned a rate based on 55 ESUs, resulting in the jump of more than $700. “We apply this to everyone. We’re not picking on him,” Grigsby said. “It’s the same rate we apply to every other customer.” Despite Clark not connecting to the system, law requires him to pay into the utility. He said Walmart also treats all of their stormwater on their property, but is required to pay into the city system at a rate reflecting their impervious surfaces. Grigsby said the city reviewed 161 properties and of those, 116 saw reductions in their rates. Of the 45 properties who saw increases, Grigsby said 26 of those were for more than $50 per month. However, he admits the city should have looked at the big increases and warned property owners about the coming cost hike.

Clark and the Swiss Park saw the largest increases, Grigsby said. From the air it was clear that both properties had been developed for commercial purposes, with additional gravel added to both sites to create large, impervious surfaces. Clark appealed the city’s determination. The appeal was denied this week. Grigsby said during an appeal, he can only look at if the laws were applied properly and if there was a measurement error. In both cases, Grigsby said the city acted properly. The appeal alerted the city to increased gravel on three other parcels owned by Clark, which were not previously billed because those parcels did not receive utility bills. They will begin to be billed due to the discovery. To reduce his cost, Clark must either reduce the amount of impervious surface or add a water detention pond on the property. A capital alteration such as those could make him eligible for a 30 percent reduction. Otherwise, there is no recourse. “We’re trying to work with him, but our hands are really tied,” Grigsby said.

Joel Clark displays a copy of his bill after the city made a change to the amount of impervious surface on his property. Photo by Brian Beckley According to city code, Clark has a final appeal to the mayor, who said he sympathizes with Clark’s situation, but is not sure what he can do. “I feel for Joel. It’s a tough situation,” Mayor Neil Johnson said. “If the appeal comes to me, I’ll review it and see what I can do under my authority.” Clark is limited in developing his property because of a lack of sewer access, as well as large Fennel Creek buffers (determined by the state) that run through the

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Final agreement on Eastown sewer expected soon Landowners’ share set at $201,105 By Brian Beckley Staff Writer

The beginning of the end is in sight for Eastown landowners in their quest to extend the city’s sewer lines through their properties. The Bonney Lake City Council is expected to vote this month on an agreement that could mean pipes will be in the ground by early next summer. Landowners have been working with the city for several years to find a way to get pipes in the ground, which they say is hampering their attempts to sell their

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land to developers. The city requires that any new development hook into the city’s sewer system, but since there are no pipes in that section of the city, developers must also pay for the system to be installed. The City Council has been pursuing a utility latecomers agreement with landowners in which the city would pay the majority of upfront costs of installing the system and developers would pay a fee as they connect. Public Works Director Dan Grigsby presented the council with the final numbers for the agreement during the April 3 council workshop. The landowners formed a limited liability corporation to streamline partnership with the

or 5’ 7” tall with a stocky build and dirty blond hair. He was wearing a The homeowner then black, leather jacket, mirfired a single shot after rored sunglasses and gray, the vehicle. It is unknown wool gloves. The vehicle is a dark whether the shot hit the blue older model stepside man’s truck. The suspect is described Ford pickup with a ladas a white male in his der rack in the back. Also mid-30s. He is about 5’6” in the truck bed were an orange generator and a pink bicycle. Crossword Answers Police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Bonney Lake Police at 253-863-2218. To comment on this story view it online at www.bl scourierherald . com. Reach Brian Beckley at bbeckley@courierherald.com or 360-825-2555, Puzzle in Classifieds ext. 5058

council. The corporation will be required to come up with $201,105 of the estimated total cost of $4,850,190. “If you want that agreement, it’s going to cost $201,105,” Grigsby said. “Once we have that, away we go.” The 5 percent rate by the landowners is a minimum contribution allowed by city code. And according to Grigsby, the city has already spent $567,000 on design and planning just to get this far. The amount from landowners is an increase from the $178,000 estimate from last year. Roger Watt, who owns Emerald Links Driving Range and acts as an unofficial spokesperson for the Eastown landowners, said he is worried about needing to try and

wring more money out of the owners. “That’s going to be a bit of a challenge, I’m afraid,” Watt said Thursday. “I wish I could say I’m optimistic, but I’m not.” He added that the pending agreement was still progress in the right direction. The money must be presented to the city within 30 days of passage of the ULA by the council, which is expected to come to a vote April 24. The majority of council members have expressed their support for the measure and it is expected to pass. Grigsby said as latecomer fees are paid by developers who will hook into the system, each member of Eastown Sewer Development Association LLC

Impact fee reduction plan falls short By Brian Beckley Staff Writer

An attempt to lower sewer system development charges in Bonney Lake appears to be dead after a majority of council members indicated during Tuesday’s workshop they would not support the measure. The temporary decrease was designed as an effort to spur development in the city by reducing impact fees, which are easily the highest in the county. But some council members wondered if such a measure would make a difference in the city’s permits

and worried the loss of revenue would be too much to overcome and could eventually fall back on utility ratepayers. “It would not be wise to reduce any revenue from the utility at this point,” Councilman Mark Hamilton said, adding that no one could say if builders would start building and if the number of homes they would build would be worth the loss of revenue. Deputy Mayor Dan Swatman, Councilman Jim Rackley and Councilman Donn Lewis agreed. The measure to reduce sewer SDCs by 40 percent

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was supported by new council members Tom Watson and Katrina Minton-Davis and Councilman Randy McKibbin, who argued that spurring additional development was more important than the loss of revenue. “We have enough empty buildings in this town without charging additional fees,” Watson said. Minton-Davis also said that some system development charges, designed to pay for expansion of the system as the city grows, were already being used to subsidize the operations and maintenance on the system for ratepayers anyway and therefore the city should reduce the charges for developers.

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The Bonney Lake sewer SDC is presently $9,387, well above second-place Buckley at 6,414 and thirdplace Puyallup at $4,520. Council members Hamilton and Rackley also pointed out that the city hired an outside firm about five years ago to analyze the system and help set charges, ultimately resulting in the current rates. “These aren’t made-up numbers,” Rackley said. Though they stripped the SDC decrease from the ordinance being moved forward to the March 10 council meeting for a vote, the council did appear to reach consensus onlimiting change-of-use fees to two changes, plus the initial charge.

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will receive $1,310 per acre back from the city to recoup their costs. If the measure passes and the landowners provide a check, the city would get a revenue bond and then advertise for contracts for the project. If all goes right, Grigsby said construction could begin in January and could be completed by late spring or early summer 2013. Watt said the he would meet with his fellow landowners before a scheduled meeting with Grigsby this week. After that, he said he hopes the end will be in sight because his group is anxious to get this going after being annexed into the city 10 years ago. “Time will tell how well this goes,” Watt said.

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A scramble for eggs Sofia Mariel Morberg, 3, of Bonney Lake, gets a little help from a friend during Saturday’s 22nd annual egg hunt at Sunset Chev Stadium. The event was sponsored by East Pierce Professional Fire Fighters Local 3520. Photo by Dennis Box/To view or buy photos go to www.blscourierherald.com.

Barrett FROM 1 noticed following the fall sports season, when a bookkeeper realized 2011-2012 funds were significantly less compared against previous years’ amounts. Each of the past two years’ fundraisers overseen by Barrett had brought in approximately $17,000. Only $320 had been deposited following the Fall 2011 fundraiser. “Right away, (Bonney Lake High) did the internal thing to find out what happened, then they turned it over to the district, and the district turned it over to an outside investigator,” Tim Thomsen said, director of athletics and activities. The unaccounted funds are a problem for the whole district; ASB funds are school district funds, and listed in their budget, said Ann Cook, the district communications director. The football fundraisers were determined to be the source of the discrepancy

Lake Tapps is officially ready for the summer, even if the weather is not. Cascade Water Alliance announced Thursday that the water level in Lake Tapps has officially reached full recreational pool of 541.5 feet. Over the next week, the lake level will increase to approximately 542 feet and Cascade will maintain a lake

by Bonney Lake High School, Cook said. $20,000 amount assumes all the missing When the issue was turned over to Sumner cards were sold, which may not be the case, School District for an internal audit, a Cook said. district accountant looked over the books “I don’t know (what might have changed to ensure the funds hadn’t simply been from past years),” Thomsen said. “It’s all recorded under a different line item. After speculation; Chad claims the cards were the district determined stolen or lost. there had been no mis- “Unfortunately if you are “Unfortunately, if take, they brought in you’re responsible for Washington Schools responsible for things and (the things and (money Risk Management money) doesn’t come in, then you’re responsible for) Pool, an insurance doesn’t come in, then organization special- you have the responsibility for you have the responsiizing in property and that result.” bility for that result.” liability losses in school The terms of Barrett’s Tim Thomsen, resignation included a districts. The district Sumner Athletic Director additionally notified restitution clause for the state auditor of the the missing funds; the fund discrepancy. exact amount of money he is responsible The investigators interviewed several for repaying has not yet been calculated. It district employees to determine any pos- was a voluntary agreement, Thomsen said, sible cause of the missing funds. and he wished Barrett the best of luck for The exact amount of money unaccount- the future. ed for is unknown due to the missing “Honestly, I’m already past this; my “Elite Gold” discount cards. An estimated mind has switched gears and it’s moving

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Rooster stages a coop d’etat

I was driving around a few days ago and noticed chickens scurrying around behind a house. Chickens have become a popular item on city council agendas over the past year. Seattle passed an ordinance allowing residents to raise chickens and other cities are working on similar ordinances. A number of cities around the sound are allowing folks to raise chickens in urban zones. It must be another sign of the economic times. Eggs may be the perfect food. I’ve heard in French cooking schools the first weeks are spent learning how to properly cook Dennis Box, eggs. Omelets Editor are tricky. I’ve watched the Julia Child omelet episode a million times and I still don’t quite have all the cool flips down. My notion of raising chickens is probably different from some; at least different from those folks raised in what my folks used to call “in town”. I was raised—until about the sixth grade—on a dairy farm at the top of a hill in Enumclaw. One of my early jobs was taking care of our chickens or—as I came to call them—stupid, life-threatening, feathered killers. When I was young, I felt my brothers had all the cool jobs around the farm: driving the tractor, milking the cows, throwing hay bales around. Since I was a decade younger I was feeling cheated out of the chic jobs that would advance me in life and get me a girl. The twists in my personality manifested early. To make me feel better my dad gave me the chicken coop duty, which meant collecting eggs daily. At first I thought it was a major breakthrough. I intended to become the best chicken caretaker on our

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Because it matters: Keep government open Sept. 25, 2008 was just another Thursday in Seattle until the federal government orchestrated the largest bank failure in U.S. history. Late that afternoon, officials with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the former Office of Thrift Supervision strode through the lobby of the Seattle headquarters of Washington Mutual and entered an elevator. On the 32nd floor they walked into the boardroom to present the bank’s directors with legal papers that said the federal government had seized and sold WaMu’s banking subsidiar-

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ies. As a result, thousands of people lost their jobs, investors lost billions of dollars and greater Seattle lost a corporate citizen that helped finance the rebuilding of the city after the great

Letter A thanks to the stations keeping gas prices as low as they can I have been told that gas stations are told what the gas price needs to be. I have also been told that gas stations do not make much profit off of the gas. I must really give a big thank you to Enumclaw QFC and Enumclaw Safeway gas stations. They must be giving back to the community and losing money on every gas sale. Those two stations are helping the community greatly, so thank you.

fire of 1889. Without a doubt, it was one of the most consequential federal actions in our region’s history. Did our federal government act wisely? Three-plus years later, citizens have too little information to know. Federal regulators issued a short press release and then hid their remaining information about WaMu behind a heavy curtain of secrecy. The FDIC responded to public records requests by releasing hundreds of documents that were almost entirely blacked out.

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How, you say? Well the last year or longer both stations were about 5 to 10 cents higher than Bonney Lake Safeway gas station. Since the gas increase they kept the prices at 3.83 for a long time and just went up to 3.95 recently(before card discount). They have been 7 to 14 cents lower than Bonney Lake gas station, instead of being at a higher price. I thought that Enumclaw may have had higher gas prices because of extra taxes. Enumclaw businesses (QFC and Safeway) are sacrificing for their customers benefit. So thank you. Walter Hammermeister Bonney Lake

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Democratic caucus is Saturday The Republicans may have had their say last month, but this weekend Washington State Democrats have their chance to weigh in on their party’s nomination process. Democratic precinct caucuses are scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday throughout the state. The caucuses will select the Democratic presidential nominee, elect delegates and

alternatives to the legislative district caucuses and county conventions. Democrats living in the 31st District, which includes Bonney Lake, Sumner and Lake Tapps, will caucus at Bonney Lake High School, 10920, 199th Ave. Ct. E. in Bonney Lake. For more information on upcoming caucuses, visit www.wa-democrats.org

THANK YOU Boy Scout Troop 510 would like to thank the Bonney Lake Albertsons and their customers for a very successful food drive. On March 24th, 942 pounds in food

corner FROM 6 farm, showing up my dopey brothers. Initially things worked out just as I planned. I was sure my chickens loved me most. What I didn’t know was a demon lurked in the shadows. I remember coming home from school, grabbing my bucket and heading out to the coop. I collected the eggs without letting the hens peck me to shreds. I thought I was well ahead of these birds with my quick hands and substantial brainpower. I was sauntering across the pen daydreaming, as

and about $240 in cash were collected and donated to the Bonney Lake Food Bank. This was an outstanding achievement and demonstrates the importance of volunteering and helping the community.

usual, when something knocked me to the ground. I looked back and there it was: a gigantic rooster, wings spread and frothing at the beak. I couldn’t believe it; I thought my chickens loved me. Et tu, Brute? In a fit of bravery I jumped up and ran as fast as I could, slamming the gate closed before the killer rooster could have my head. Thank God he didn’t have hands. This little charade went on for about a week. I would try to collect eggs and the rooster chased me around the pen as if it made for the best days of his crummy life. It was my grandma who

finally figured out egg production had dropped to zero. I had to tell her I was beaten by a rooster. My grandma had to go out to the chicken pen with me to guard me from the rooster. You can imagine how well this flew with my brothers. My experience left me with an image I will never forget: looking back after running full speed from a charging red demon, and my grandma repeatedly whacking the rooster with a house broom. Grandma saved me from my avian tormentor. And the best part was after helping me she gave me a big piece of wild blackberry pie and vanilla ice cream.

open FROM 6 The public’s inability to evaluate their government’s action underscores the constant threat to one of our nation’s grandest ideas, the concept of open government. For more than 200 years, Americans have been part of a great experiment in self-rule based on laws. It’s an ambitious civic model that’s idealistic and hopeful and at odds with much of human history. But it works. It doesn’t work well, however, if a key ingredient is missing: informed citizens. They need to know what their government is doing. They need to know whether it is operating efficiently, fairly and in

their best interest. A few days from now, South King County residents can participate in a free public forum about open government. The League of Women Voters of Seattle/ King County and the Washington Coalition for Open Government (WCOG) are co-sponsors of a two-hour forum, which begins at 6:30 p.m. April 18 in Room 9 of the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St., Kent. The centerpiece of the forum is a panel discussion that will be introduced by Mike Reitz, general counsel of The Freedom Foundation, and moderated by Sam Pace, a Kent resident and WCOG treasurer. The scheduled panelists are: • State Sen. Pam Roach

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Credit Union election April 20 White River Credit Union is celebrating 60 years on the plateau as the region’s locally operated credit union. Beginning April 20 through the April 27 WRCU will host a vote for its Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee. On April 27, from 4 to 6 p.m., they will host an open house celebration with cake, coffee, and conversation. WRCU is still seeking candidates. The positions are volunteer-only, and must come from a pool of credit union members. Contact Brandy@WhiteRiverCU. com for more information on filing for candidacy. White River Credit Union is located at 1499 Garrett St. in Enumclaw.

and their way. That’s how our system works. But there comes a time when the arguing and delays must end and compromises must be made.

Today, the effort to replace that bridge is the perfect example of how times — and the development process — have changed. A bridge replacement is finally underway, but only after years of haggling, legislative wrangling and lawsuits. No project can garner 100 percent support — there will always be Don Brunell President, proponents and oppoAssociation of Washington nents. Even the world’s Businesses fair had its detractors. But in the end, the 1962 World’s Fair was a huge Case in point: the SR success and put Seattle on 520 bridge, another mas- the map. The 1974 Spokane sive infrastructure project World’s Fair did the same from the 1960s. Gov. Al and revitalized that city’s Rosellini proposed build- downtown. Both haping the floating bridge pened because visionaracross Lake Washington ies like Eddie Carlson and just south of the University Joe Gandy in Seattle and of Washington campus. It Luke Williams in Spokane was badly needed because weathered the storm and the only other floating refused to give up. bridge across the lake was In some respects, we’ve overcrowded. become our own worst eneStarting in 1963, a 35-cent mies, allowing the process toll was levied on motorist to interfere with progress. crossing the new floating In Vancouver, it’s a fight bridge. That toll ended in over a new biomass boiler. 1979 when the construction Clark County wanted to bonds were retired. While replace the existing boilers in hindsight, it would have in its courthouse complex been better to keep the tolls with a biomass boiler. in place to pay for mainThe proposal drew such tenance, expansion and strong opposition from improvements; the com- neighbors and city leadpromise was reached, and ers that the project missed the bridge was built.

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a financing and was canceled. It didn’t matter that the wood waste project was more energy efficient, saved the taxpayers money and reduced overall air pollution levels; it fell victim to the NIMBY syndrome — not in my back yard. In Skamania County, a fight over the construction of a wind farm erupted into a major lawsuit. Project opponents again used the NIMBY principle, citing an array of issues ranging from scenic and wildlife impacts to mitigation measures such as nighttime lighting on the turbine blades. The scope of the project was eventually reduced, and the development is now on hold, because the developers say the project is now not economically viable. We still have visionary people who are smart, innovative and community-minded, but today the cards are stacked against them. Rather than block them at every turn, perhaps we should start clearing a few hurdles so we can make great things happen again, like we did with the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Don Brunell is the president of the Association of Washington Business.

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On April 21, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened. The “Century 21 Exhibition” ran for six months, drew 11 million visitors, turned a profit and left the Northwest with a wonderful Seattle Center. A half century later, many of the fair’s landmarks remain, and the Center’s 73 acres is a gathering place for people from all walks of life. It is Seattle’s Central Park. The Space Needle has become Seattle’s landmark. Conceived in an architect’s notebook, it was constructed in eight months at a cost of roughly $3 million in private funds. You have to wonder if a project of this scope and magnitude could happen today with endless hoops to jump through and mounds of government red tape. Back in 1962, people argued about projects— but then they compromised and moved forward. Today, there is endless debate over every detail, and the losers sue. In the end, projects die by litigation, indecision and delay. Meanwhile, costs skyrocket and projects become too expensive. It is like bleeding to death by a thousand cuts. Every project, large or small, has its opponents. Everyone wants their say

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The Bonney Lake Panthers soccer team had a big week with league wins and then capped it off with a come-from-behind victory against their district rival Sumner Spartans. The week opened with a 5-1 victory Monday against the Lakes Lancers that featured two goals apiece from Tyler John and Dalton Ogdon. John opened the scoring with a quick goal in the second minute, off an assist by Suilanji Silozi. Silozi picked up a goal of his own in the 11th minute with an assist by Brody Fitzsimmons. John picked up his second goal, unassisted, in the 33rd minute. Ogdon added an unassisted goal in the 72nd minute and then

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Monday • BLHS Tennis vs. Enumclaw, 3:15 p.m. • BLHS Fastpitch @ Lakes, 4 p.m. • BLHS Soccer vs. Auburn Mountainview, 7 p.m. • SHS Tennis @ Franklin-Pierce, 3:30 p.m. • SHS Baseball vs. Washington, 4 p.m. • SHS Fastpitch vs. Washington, 7 p.m.

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proved to be the only scoring of the first half. The goalies stood tall until the 64th minute when John finally broke through for the Panthers off an assist by Bryant Maxey. In the 68th min-

The Bonney Lake Panthers hit the victory column twice last week in three games and sit square in the middle of the playoff hunt. Bonney Lake shut the scoring lid on Decatur Saturday afternoon 8-0 under sunny skies in Sumner. The Panthers beat Decatur earlier in the week 9-5. Mike Gould picked up the win with six strikeouts, giving up three hits and three walks in six innings. Sophomore shortstop

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Brody Fitzsimmons fights for ball control in the Panthers’ April 4 match-up against Enumclaw High. Bonney Lake won 1-0. Photo by Kevin Hanson/To view or buy photos go to www.blscourierherald.com. kept the scoring going for Bonney Lake with another goal in the 77th minute, this one off an assist from Zach Jones. The Panthers kept it going Wednesday with a 1-0 win over the Enumclaw Hornets. John scored the goal in

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Michael Gretler sparked the offense with a triple in the first inning. The Panthers bounced back Saturday from an extra-innings, 3-2 loss to Auburn Mountainview Friday. “Last night was emotionally draining,” coach Mike Olson said. “It was nice to get back out and win. It was clear from the moment they (the players) got here they were over it.” Joey Gamache was the winning pitcher in the April 4 game over Decatur. Gretler went 2-for2 at the plate and Dylan Moran 2-for-4. Gretler went 2-for-4 with a triple Saturday against Decatur. Nate Potterf was 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Cory Burrill added a double. The Panthers was scheduled to host Auburn Mountainview 4 p.m. Tuesday and travel to Lakes today, Wednesday. Both games are past the press deadline. Bonney Lake is scheduled to host Lakes at 4 p.m. Friday.

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t is called “The Mile.” The Longacres Mile is the longest-running professional sporting event in the state. Over the decades the Mile continues to be the marque sporting event in the third week of August. The Mile, a grade 3 handicap stakes race with a $200,000 purse, draws many of the top thoroughbreds from across the country. The two-turn classic was born Aug. 24, 1935, because Longacres founder Joe Gottstein thought Washington thoroughbreds needed a highlight race. In 1935 the added purse was $10,000, the richest mile in the country, and the winner was Coldwater. The 20-1 long shot Coldwater was facing the grandson of Man o’ War, Biff. In the stretch, Biff, carrying an extra 16 pounds, tired and Coldwater won by a neck. The 2011 winner of the Mile, Awesome Gem, trained by Craig Dollase for West Point Thoroughbreds, was highest earner to win the race at $2.6 million and tied for the oldest with Little Rollo, 1951, and Gigantic, 1959, at 8 years old. Awesome Gem had lost to Howard Belvoir-conditioned Assessment in 2009. In 2011 the gelding broke the sevenrace win streak of Noosa Beach, winner of the 2010 Mile. The Doris Harwood-trained gelding won 10 of 12 races stretching across 2010 and 2011. Noosa Beach was honored as Horse of the Meet in 2010 and 2011. Noosa Beach and Awesome Gem may very well line up in the

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at an early age in his native South Africa. “My dad owned horses, so I always went to the track with him,” Mawing said. “I was working part time for a trainer, just working horses in the morning.” Although Mawing – whose older brother Anthony is also a jockey – said horse racing is in his blood, his father envisioned a different path for him. “He never wanted me to be a jockey,” he said. By Shawn Skager “I guess he knew what it involved as far as the Staff Writer dangers. He always wanted me to become an accountant or a lawyer.” ife is all about passion for Leslie Mawing. Mawing tried to honor his father’s wishes after It’s evident when the 38-year-old jockey graduating from high school. talks about his personal life as a husband “I kind of went in that direction for a little while, and father of three. It’s also apparent when he but it didn’t appeal to me,” he said. “It wasn’t my speaks about his professional life guiding swift Leslie Mawing passion.” ponies around the track. After his father passed away, Mawing took a Last year, Mawing rode that passion to the break from school to backpack around Europe. riding title at Emerald Downs, piling up 129 wins in the 2011 session. This season he’s hoping it will After that, he traveled to Southern California where his guide him to a repeat title when the track’s 2012 session brother was working as a jockey. opens Friday. See RIDING, Page 12 Mawing’s passion for thoroughbred racing was fostered

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the end of the day your passion overcomes it. Your passion for the horse racing itself. It wasn’t long before the call to ride And you remember all the good things.” become too great to ignore. In 2009 and 2010 Mawing took a break “There was no way of stopping me from from racing at Emerald Downs to try his being a jockey,” he said. luck back east, racing at tracks in Ohio, On the advice of jockey agent Tony Minnesota and West Virginia. Matos, Mawing headed north to Idaho’s “Back east it’s a different lifestyle Les Bois Park where he got his first win in because there are so many tracks so close,” 1994 at the age of 20. he said. “You’re constantly going from “I got a late start,” he said. “A lot of the one track to the next track to the next guys that become jockeys, they start way track. You could pretty much younger, at 17 or 18.” ride two tracks in a day. And Mawing has overcome any “I’ve always had a good that’s what I was doing, riding negatives from his late start business mind on me, Thistledown (in Ohio) in the on the track, however, and in so I’ve always looked at afternoon and then driving to recent years has become one other things. But I enjoy Mountaineer (in West Virof the top West Coast jockeys, being a jockey, it’s my ginia) and riding at night. I just racing mainly at California’s passion.” totally got burnt out, though. I Golden Gate Field and Emer- Leslie Mawing was losing too much time with ald Downs. my kid, we only had one at In 2008 he found success the time. And for me, family aboard the Frank Lucarellicomes first.” trained Gallant Son, riding In 2011, family also played into him in the Breeder’s Cup. Mawing’s decision to race full-time at A year later Mawing overcame the worst Emerald Downs. injury of his career, a fractured tibia and “I started off good at Golden Gate,” fibula suffered when his steed crashed he said. “When I left I was third in the through the inner rail at Golden Gate. standings in wins and purse money. I “I had a rod and three screws put in,” he wasn’t going to leave, but my kids were said. “I still have two screws in there. And missing me a lot. Every time I would go I don’t think they’re going to take those home for three days, when I’d leave they out. So they will probably be in there for would cry. And that just got to me. I just the rest of my life.” The seriousness of the injury didn’t ham- couldn’t continue doing that, because when I was in California I could only go per Mawing’s passion for riding. home once every few weeks.” “It’s all part of being a jockey,” Mawing With the home front secured with said. “(Quitting) crosses your mind, but weekly commutes from Washington to you can’t dwell on it. If you start dwellhis home in Idaho, Mawing concentrated ing on it you should get out of the sport, on putting together a breakout year at the because you can’t have any fear during Auburn track. the races. When you have fear you make “Everything just worked out and fell unsound judgement calls and that’s going to make it 10 times worse for you and your into place last year, all the stars were fellow riders. It’s a split second thought, aligned,” he said. ‘Geez, did I choose the right career?’ But at This year, Mawing is excited about his

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back,” Mawing said. Although Mawing admits he is looking to future, he has no immediate plans to quit riding. “I’ve always had a good business mind on me, so I’ve always looked at other things,” Mawing said. “But I enjoy being a jockey, it’s my passion. Of course I’ve looked down the line at other things, but if Russell Baze is still going strong at 53 I can do it. I have short-term goals and longterm goals. Down the line I’d like to have my hand in the horse business. Maybe as a steward or a horse owner eventually.”

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A rich history of thoroughbred racing By Joe Withee

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Emerald Downs opened on a beautiful June 20, 1996, with a huge crowd welcoming back live racing to western Washington. Strawberry Morn won the first race by 10 lengths and Sneakin Jake, a stakes winner at Longacres and Yakima Meadows, later won the Auburn Stakes in a thrilling finish. Now the total is 13,938 races over 1,522 days that make up Emerald Downs’ track history as the 2012 season approaches. Emerald Downs is well established as noteworthy Northwest sports and entertainment facility. The grounds have matured with growth and greenery and the grandstand building is as well maintained as any facility in the nation. The fan base has grown as

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Jewels at Emerald • Name for Norm He was the inaugural season’s Horse of the Meeting, going 4-for-4 – all stakes wins. • Ropersandwranglers She was nearly unbeatable among fillies and mares. Ropersandwranglers holds the track record of seven consecutive stakes victories; won 10-of-12 start here. • Kid Katabatic beat heavily favored Hesabull and Gary Stevens in the ‘97 Longacres Mile and was track’s top earner from 1997-2006. He had lots of personality – mostly ornery, but plenty capable. • Fleet Pacific - speed and tenacity made for an outstanding career taking the Emerald Downs distaff twice and nine total stakes wins. She was tied for track record upon retirement

• Handy N Bold - won a record four Governor’s Handicaps but that wasn’t all. The gelding won 10 total stakes, all sprints, which was track record until 2011. • Flying Notes - his 11-length Emerald Derby win of 2002 is best single performance in track history. The time of 1 minute, 45 2/5 seconds is a Washington record and one of fastest in history. • Flamethrowintexan had it all as a racehorse. He had looks, speed, desire and personality. He set a singleseason earnings mark in 2006 after winning a very memorable Mile. • Halonator - it took her many minutes to go into the gate on April 30, 2005, but she came out running and didn’t stop until she won eight straight, including the Belle Roberts.

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area of the yard to do their business. Pick a spot out of site and cover a 4-foot by 4-foot zone with drainage gravel. Have a covered waste can nearby or sink a garbage can deep into the ground so that only the lid is showing. You can even find waste cans that will open by stepping on an above-ground foot pedal. Always line the waste can with a plastic bag. Have a pooper scooper handy and use it. Animal feces can contain parasites so it is best for the environment and your health if you scoop the poop and deposit it into a garbage can for disposal wrapped in plastic. Never compost pet depos-

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them, then provide a pathway of paw-cushioning cedar shavings in the area where your pet has beaten down the grass or destroyed the plants. Cedar not only repels fleas but lasts for years when spread on top of a weed-blocking layer of newspaper or cardboard. Border the new cedar chip pathway with rocks or tree limbs and you’ll have a natural woodland look in the garden instead of a path worn down to mud.

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twiggy fence. For puppies and big dogs you may need to install temporary wire fencing around beds while your pets establish roaming habits. After seeding or planting an area with new plants lay thorny branches (got roses that need pruning?) on top of the soil. You can also try sprinkling the soil with red pepper flakes to teach your pets not to dig. Use a thorny hedge of barberry or roses to discourage or redirect pets from entering an area or taking a shortcut into a garden bed. Landscape designers use this trick with humans as well. If you can’t beat them or retrain

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uct. Many moss killers contain iron and when this gets tracked indoors on the feet of your pets it will leave rust stains on carpet and furniMarianne Binetti ture. Either water in any application of ferHorticulturist tilizer, pesticide or lime or wait at least 48 hours ily dog and number of famso the product can disily pets seems to grow. solve in the rain if you are Planning a dog-friendly concerned about what your landscape goes together pet is walking on. with training a garden Place borders friendly dog. around beds to keep out the dogs. Raised beds made from stacking stone or timbers not only look good but also make it less likely that Beware of using your pets will trample your fertilizer, moss plants. You can take supkiller or even lime on your ple tree limbs from spring lawn if you have pets. pruning and bend these Some pets lick the pads whips into “U” shaped of their feet if they become forms by sticking both irritated from soil amend- ends into the soil so you’re ments and ingest the prod- framing the beds with a

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The second week of April is a great time to add trees, shrubs and perennials to the garden. Rhododendrons, azaleas and flowering trees are also in bloom this week and easy to find at local nurseries. If you notice a lovely plant growing in someone else’s garden but both you and the neighbor are unsure of the name, just snip off a small piece and carry it to a nursery or Master Gardener clinic for identification. The April showers and warmer weather makes this a good time to be adding trees, shrubs and perennials. You won’t be barking up the wrong tree is you’ve noticed a lot more dogs being walked in the neighborhood. Americans love their pets but as the size of the average back yard shrinks, the size of the fam-

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binetti FROM 15 its. Indoor dogs can be trained to make their deposits on special mats. Don’t encourage your dog to mark his territory by peeing on someone’s tree, shrub or the neighbor’s lawn. Dog urine is high in nitrogen and can burn and damage plants. Responsible dog owners will have their dogs do their business on their own property. You can provide a metal fence post in the gravel potty area to entice your dog to mark the area. Cap the post with a birdhouse or other garden accent. After your pet does

his business you can offer the positive reinforcement of a walk in the neighborhood or trip to a dog park. Dogs that dig are trying to help you. They either smell a rodent intruder or saw you flinging earth about as you were planting. Some breeds just need to dig. Choose a spot in the yard for doggy digging and train Fido to dig up toys and treats in this area only. Bury a toy or treat to give them the idea. Even old dogs can be taught new tricks if you practice persistence and positive reinforcement. Enjoy working in the garden with your pets nearby by rewarding them with attention for calm behavior.

Plant some catnip for your kitty to keep him drunk with happiness. Pets, people and gardens were made to be enjoyed together. • • • Marianne Binetti is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens.” For book requests or answers to gardening questions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enumclaw, 98022. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a personal reply. For more gardening information, she can be reached at her Web site, www. binettigarden.com. Copyright for this column owned by Marianne Binetti.

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