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City considers business license ordinance

By TJ Martinell tmartinell@maplevallereporter.com

The city of Maple Valley is considering an ordinance that would require all businesses operating within the city limits to get a business license.

To that end a business license ordinance was introduced to the City Council at its meeting on May 7.

According to City Manager David Johnston, if passed, all businesses in the city would have to get a business license.

Johnston stated that the license would

cost around $50, with all the money going toward paying for the license program.

“We’re not here to make money,” Johnston said. “We used the words ‘revenue neutral.’ It’s just the program will pay for the cost of the program. Some cities have $150 licenses. They Maple do that solely to have a revenue Valley stream. We’re not anticipating that.

City Council instructed it to be revenue neutral.”

Johnston stated further that the city would probably use the state licensing service to avoid having to add more staff.

Under Washington state law, every business has to get a state-issued license to operate.

Johnston stated there were several reasons for a city business license, one of which was public safety and security.

“It gives us a database of safety we can use and an economic standpoint that tells us what services are in the city,” he said.

“Not every business is a member of the chamber of commerce. City governments do not necessarily know when a new business sets up … we don’t. And lots of times the only way we may know is if staff passes by or frequents it or we get a complaint

asking if this is proper land use. Other than that business open up all the time.”

Mayor Bill Allison, who served on the public oversight committee, stated in a telephone interview the idea of a business license came up after concerns had been raised about transient salesmen operating in neighborhoods.

“The citizens said, ‘Hey I’m feeling very uncomfortable about this,’” he said. “We initiated ordinances that make door to door salesmen come in and get background

Kentlake students create top shoe designs

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Relay for Life an outlet for survivor’s anger at cancer

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BY KRIS HILL

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Designs by four Kentlake High art students could be seen on shoes in the future.

The quartet entered Vans Culture Contest with each offering their own spin on footwear design. They were selected for the top 50 out of entrants from nearly 1,000 schools.

Juniors Rocky Mamotyuk and Bilal Abubakar, as well as seniors Ayla Hill and Nicole Kuntz, had the opportunity to participate after their art teacher, Ruth Appleby, heard about the contest from a friend and felt it was a great chance for the students to demonstrate their talent.

“It was just different,” Appleby said. “I had never done anything like it before.”

With it being the first time she was aware of the competition, she decided to offer the opportunity to students who were passionate.

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Dylan Martin, 4, pushes his family’s wagon full of plants May 11 at the annual Lake Wilderness Arboretum Mother’s Day weekend plant sale. TJ Martinell, The Reporter.

To view a slideshow go to maplevalleyreporter.com.

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Hooked up to an intravenous line for a 36-hour chemotherapy treatment Janet Swisher fumed in her hospital bed.

In 2010, when her cancer returned though she had been told it shouldn’t, Swisher would go to the hospital on Thursday nights for chemo. By Tuesday morning she’d be back at work.

But, she was furious with cancer, not just for storming back into her body.

“I was so mad,” Swisher said.

“Both of my brothers had been diagnosed with skin cancer in the past couple years. My mom and I were diagnosed in the same year.”

Her mother died in 2004.

Swisher lost her father to cancer four years later.

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sullivan announces he will run for re-election to house

State Rep. Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, announced he will seek re-election to the State House of Representatives.

Sullivan will officially kick off his campaign at 5 p.m. May 30 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

“It is an honor to represent the 47th District in Olympia,” Sullivan said in a media release.

“We have accomplished a great deal over the past several years but there is important work still to be done. In particular, I want to continue to focus on education reform and job creation.”

Sullivan has represented the 47th District, Position 2, for eight years. He was selected to serve as House Majority Leader two years ago and continues to serve in that role. He also serves as a member of the budgetwriting Ways and Means Committee.

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How jiu-jitsu inspired a grieving mom to recover

BY KRIS HILL khill@covingtonreporter.com

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lena Stowell loves to tell stories about her daughter, Carly, who died suddenly in April 2007 — a week before her 15th birthday.

For years, Elena Stowell naturally struggled to cope, until she found Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Then she began to tell stories about her daughter, who was a freshman at Kentlake, through the lens of her new sport.

A year ago her grief therapist suggested she write the stories down so Stowell, who is a science teacher at Kentwood, could see how far she had come.

At that point, Stowell said, “One of the things I’m dealing with is ‘I’m still sad.

Where am I going?’ But, I sort of blew her off.”

Last summer Stowell was working in Washington, D.C. She was taking the train from New York to D.C. One day she noticed she could plug her computer in while commuting.

“I started writing and I didn’t stop,” she said. “The first couple chapters were kind of hard because it was about how I got to where I was... so I was writing and crying at the same time.

I just kept writing these things down.”

Her jiu-jitsu coach, James Foster, had said a number of things that she used to filter her grief over the death of her first-born which helped provide the framework for the vignettes in her book.

“A lot of these were things my coach would say,” she said. “Because of where I was at, I took them to heart differently. So, I would write down what it meant to me in jiu-jitsu and

what it meant to me where I was in life.”

Foster would say, for example, that in jiu-jitsu it was important to always keep one foot connected to the earth.

In the book Stowell explained what this meant to her as she practiced the martial art as well as how it applied to the rest of her life particularly as she continued to work through her grief.

“One reason I sought out jiu-jitsu is that most of the people didn’t know except for my coach,” she said. “That’s where I wasn’t Carly’s mom, life wasn’t about basketball, it was my sanctuary.”

Finally, she had written 20,000 words, some 60 pages of text.

In addition to seeing a grief therapist, Stowell said, she sought out the care of a naturopath. Once she had written those 60 pages she printed up a copy for each.

Then Stowell realized she felt a bit guilty because it may have seemed like she was writing behind Foster’s back, so, she gave him a copy as well.

At one point Foster had asked Stowell to write a testimonial about her experience with jiu-jitsu, but, she was non-committal to the idea at best.

When she gave him that first chunk of her book, Stowell said, she told him it was a little longer than the typical testimonial.

“I handed him this huge thing,” she said. “He is a huge softy. He started reading it, at the beginning he cried, and he couldn’t finish it.”

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Foster said in an email interview that he was struck by the weight his words had carried and the impact they had on Stowell’s life.

“As an instructor, I was simply speaking from the heart and teaching what I consider to be the truth of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,” Foster wrote. “A common saying in BJJ (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) is that someone ‘lives the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle’ which on the surface can be taken to mean that someone simply makes training a part of their life. The deeper meaning is that someone takes the positive things they learn on the mat and applies them to all aspects of life. Elena found that deeper meaning in my words and was able to apply it which in turn aided in her recovery. My realization of this really made me take a step back and realize how much of an impact the things that we say in passing can have on someone’s life.”

As Foster, her grief therapist and naturopath read the book in its early stages, Stowell was encouraged to take the next step with it.

“I was getting this feedback from the three of them, ‘This is actually pretty good and maybe you should have it edited,’” she said.

Again Stowell blew the idea off initially.

After some thought, she literally Googled “freelance editor,” and came across a woman who called her editing business The Wordverve.

Stowell was drawn to that because she often described Carly as a “girl with verve.”

“I found out we were soul sisters,” Stowell said. “Two days after I sent it to her she wrote back, ‘Wow, this is really powerful and you should think about doing a little bit more with this.’

So, she suggested I flesh it out.”

This was in late December.

Stowell kept writing.

Her therapist suggested she tackle things Stowell considered “speed bumps.”

As she wrote, she cried, but Stowell said she laughed as well.

What she realized as she progressed was that she wanted to write something that offered all the things she didn’t get from other tomes on the same topic.

“I tell people I’m an accidental writer, I didn’t sit down to write a book, I was just doing a therapy project,” she said. “A lot of people gave me these therapy books about grieving and none of them really moved me.”

Her book is raw.

“At first I felt vulnerable,” Stowell said. “I am kind of laying myself out there.

This is my story. This is me honoring her.”

And those who read it said others would get something from it.

“A couple of other people who had read the draft said this can help other people, this is inspiring,” Stowell said.

Finally, she had finished working on the book, she sent it to her editor Jan. It topped out at 150 pages.

Her editor encouraged Stowell to publish it and connected the selfdescribed accidental author with a publishing company.

Then in February she told her husband, Chuck, who teaches music at Kentlake.

She asked him if he was surprised she wrote a book.

Stowell said her husband paused, then said, “You’re always evolving.”

She wanted it to be OK with him that she was putting it out there because he was a significant part of the final product.

“It’s about me, it’s a

personal story, but it’s also about my family,” Stowell said.

So, she made sure her sons Eason, a senior, and Carson, a freshman at Kentlake, were cool with it, as well.

Then she sent it to her parents. Her father loved it.

Two days later her mother sent her a lengthy email.

The book, called “Flowing with the Go: A Jiu-Jitsu Journey of the Soul,” is available for pre-order now through the publisher at www.bqbpublishing.com or through Amazon.

It will come out July 10.

In the middle of all this, Stowell took what she called “a journey within a journey,” when she decided to compete in the jiu-jitsu world championships.

She trained, she prepared, she got in shape and for the first time around the anniversary of Carly death, Stowell was able to cope in a positive, functional way.

“I had my down days, but they were days, not weeks,” she said. “It was about getting me through those five months. It is not a fairy tale story, I didn’t go to the world championships and win. I came back from that and I felt like I had turned a corner. It was completely transformational.”

It was shortly after that she got to work writing.

“It’s been one year since my transformation,” Stowell said. “The fact that other people have looked at it and said it can help people is just icing on the cake.”

Foster said he was honored and humbled to be a part of Stowell’s journey to recovery.

“As an instructor, watching my students reach their goals as a result of my teaching and their dedication is the greatest accomplishment I can achieve,” Foster wrote. “My belief has always been that the benefits of training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are nearly limitless.

It’s something that goes way beyond the physical health benefits such as weight loss, better conditioning, and increased flexibility that are often associated with training in the art. Elena’s story is a further testament to that aforementioned power.”

Thanks to jiu-jitsu and telling stories, Elena Stowell has made strides in grieving the death of her daughter, and from that came not just a book of stories but a lifechanging experience.

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conversations with both the city manager and police chief, it’s a matter of public safety, regulation, and enforcement. checks with the city. However, we have to readdress the We would like to better understand those issues and we business license because it’s hard to regulate just would also like to know the associated cost to one type of business, and we put ourselves basically businesses, the scope of the program, and the into some litigation risk if we only regulate one overall intent of regulation.” type of business.”

The chamber’s board president, Kevin PatterAmong those on the City Council pushing for a son, also opposes the idea of a business license business license is Sean Kelly, who believes it will and stated that there are other ways to obtain help both the city and businesses. the information than a license.

“We (will) know what businesses are in the city “One big part of it is the timing,” he said in so we can help them,” he said. “We’d like to know a telephone interview. “We’re just beginning to what’s in the city and where. If we have a sexual come out of the recession and to add another predator, we need to know where they’re at and fee or tax to businesses, even if it’s a small one, what’s around them, like a day care center. We is just not very desirable. Even though it’s probknow where schools are at, but there are some day “The chamber has ably not a lot of money, businesses have a numasked repeatedly care centers we don’t know (about). If something ber of these kinds of things they’re required happens to that business in the middle of the night, for the opportunity to pay and adding one more doesn’t seem to to have preliminary we need to be able to get a hold of that person.” continue to encourage economic growth. It just conversations to In September of last year, a business was damseems like the timing isn’t right for this.” better understand aged when a car drove into it. According to both Other business owners, such as Leslie Westothe city’s reasoning ver, who owns Westover Auto Rebuild with her Johnston and Kelly, it took the police and fire behind the need for husband, questioned whether a business license department over an hour to contact the owner.

The proposal has met with resistance from the a business license would ultimately be revenue neutral. business community, including Greater Maple program, especially “This business license you guys say you Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce right now, in need…is for the citizens’ security and informaExecutive Director Sue VanRuff, who questioned this economy. ” tion gathering,” she said. “Yet I hear these little whether or not a business license is necessary for Sue VanRuff comments come from some of the councilors public safety. that do tell me that it is a source of revenue. I “The chamber has asked repeatedly for the hear little words coming in. I don’t know if it’s opportunity to have preliminary conversations going to be shown on the record, but there are to better understand the city’s reasoning behind some sentences slipping in and out that makes it the need for a business license program especially right crystal clear that there are alternative motives.” now, in this economy,” she wrote in an email interview. “In Additionally, Westover said it is “naive” to think a busi-

Potential Exemptions Maple Valley city staff have offered a number of potential exemptions the council could consider if it adopts an ordinance that would require all business to obtain a license from the city.

Here is a list of the potential exemptions: 1. Minors doing business or operating a business concern where no other person is employed by the minor, including newspaper carriers under age 18.

2. The United States or any instrumentality thereof and the State of Washington or any municipal subdivision thereof.

3. Religious organizations.

4. Charitable or nonprofit organizations or corporations which have received tax exempt status under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) and have registered as a charitable organization pursuant to Ch. 19.09 RCW, or other similar civic, charitable or nonprofit organizations.

5. Farmers who peddle fruit, vegetables, berries, eggs, or any farm produce or edibles raised, gathered, produced or manufactured by such person, provided that nothing herein authorizes any person to sell, deliver or peddle any dairy product, meat, poultry, eel, fish, mollusk or shellfish without a license.

6. Peddlers operating at a properly permitted Saturday or “farmers” market so long as the activity does not occur more than one time per week for more than five months of each calendar year; and provided further, that the name, address and telephone number of each peddler

ness license would bring compliance on the part of businesses that aren’t operating legally.

“Anybody who is applying for a business who is on the fringe…they’re not going to march into the city,” she said.

“How are you going to make them compliant? You don’t even know that they’re there. They’re going to make me apply, because I’m out in the open and legal, but there’s a whole lot people running under the radar who aren’t going to do it. If they have half a brain, they won’t do it.”

Cheryl Castagna, a realtor, said she already has enough licenses to pay and that a license would drive realtors away from Maple Valley.

“You’re not going to get real estates agents from Bellevue to come down here and get a business license to show two houses,” she said. “It’s not going to happen. You can’t just keep knocking down us realtors.”

Many of the business community’s concerns, Johnston said, are valid. For example, even though the business license as is not designed to generate revenue, another City Council in the future could change that.

“In times like this I can’t blame people for bringing it up,” he said. “Some cities do do it. But right now our city isn’t proposing to do it.”

If a business license is approved, Johnston stated, it will be four to six months before the law would go into effect.

In the meantime, Kelly stated, the City Council intends to discuss the idea in an open forum or open house.

“We’re going to sit down and have some round table meetings to talk about their concerns,” Kelly said. “I’m always up for listening to concerns, because there may be concerns I don’t know about.”

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7. Sales conducted as “fundraisers” for youth athletic, scouting, or for school programs serving grades K through 12.

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Everett man drowns while rafting on Green River Drew Nielsen, a member of the Everett City Council, died in spite of the fact he was wearing a wet suit and a life jacket

By Dennis Box dbox@maplevalleyreporter.com

A rafting accident on the Green River near Black Diamond took the life of 61-year-old Drew Nielsen Saturday afternoon.

Nielsen was an Everett City Councilman.

The King County Medical Examiner determined Nielsen died

from accidental “fresh water drowning.”

According to the King County Sheriff ’s Office the incident occurred at 1:30 p.m. near 312th Way and 310th Avenue Southeast.

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Drew Nielsen

the Sheriff ’s Office reported by email, “Nielsen and his party were equipped with helmets, life vests and wet suits. The accident took place in an area called ‘the faucet.’”

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Nielsen was on the river with his wife and friends. No one else died in the accident.

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Swisher, a Covington resident, decided to start a Relay for Life team and hopped on her computer mid-chemo treatment.

She named the group that would participate in the 24hour event Team CCKMA — the acronym stands for Cancer Can Kiss My A--.

“It was the only thing I could do to take back some control,” Swisher said. “I thought, OK, I’ll start this team and raise a little money. Then I’ll be satisfied.”

She asked for donations.

Friends and family came through in a big way.

Swisher ended up raising the most money in the Covington-Maple ValleyBlack Diamond Relay for Life event in 2010.

A year ago, she was asked to give a speech from a survivor’s perspective, and initially Swisher thought, “Hell, no.”

Upon further reflection, Swisher said, she changed her mind.

“You realized, ‘I’m probably not going to live to be 90,’” she said. “You realize you’re not invincible.”

So, she stood up in front a bunch of people and spoke.

“I’m not a public speaker,” Swisher said. “I’m not good in front of a crowd, but, it just naturally came out of me.”

This year she was asked to help chair the committee which coordinates the event, which is set for June 2-3 at Kentwood High School, along with Lacy Parker.

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Covington for 10 years,” Swisher said. “I never really felt connected because of working in Seattle or Bellevue. I found with Relay, because it’s all about your community, the team is from the community, the sponsors are from your community … the people that have stepped up has just been amazing.”

Swisher said that through this volunteer work she has met so many people who have gone through what she has gone through and “we all have that same bond.”

“It’s been an outlet for me and it’s been so healing,” she said. “I’ve seen some people who have lost their spouses and they’re out there working their butts off. It’s a labor of love. It’s a lot of work.”

The work seems to have paid off so far.

Swisher and Parker had a goal of 35 teams for this year’s Relay. The team development chairs had set a goal of 50.

Through May 11 there were 41 teams which is more than this event has ever had.

“We’ve almost doubled in size from this past year,” Swisher said. “We hope to continue that momentum next year. We’ve had a lot of success.”

Fundraising is going well, Swisher said, and “I have a feeling that we’re going to exceed last year’s numbers.”

Everyone involved with planning the event has been out in the community drumming up support, Swisher said, and there are a number of community sponsors.

“Some of them are newer businesses in our commu-

nity,” she said. “So, they’re trying to get their name out, but, they realize it’s also about connecting with their community.”

Those who are interested in participating, Swisher said, can still do so.

“People can still sign up a team,” she said. “You can sign up a team the day of.

They can just come and they can walk. We’re still looking for survivors. We’re still accepting sponsors. We welcome everybody.”

It is important to register, Swisher said, if a group plans to participate as a team but that can be done on site the day of the event.

And volunteers are always welcome to come set up before the event or break down afterward.

This year being in a new location — in years past it had been at Tahoma Junior High — could help the event grow even more.

“We’re pretty excited about the location as far as the visibility from the road,” Swisher said. “I feel like we’re really going to see the fruits of that on the day of Relay because we’re going to be in a densely populate neighborhood.”

Ultimately, Swisher said, the best way to learn about it is to see up close.

“You just have to see Relay,” she said. “Come check it out and you’ll get addicted.”

Lake Wilderness Lodge.

The Lodge is located at 22500 S.E. 248th Street in Maple Valley.

The Parks and Recreation Commission will consider and possibly take action on the

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“Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering, whether by reason of its genuine humility, or indifference, or sheer helplessness.” - Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot

How bullies have adapted TJ Martinell Staff Writer

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Last week, a Mattson Middle School student was charged with third degree assault for allegedly choking another student unconscious. The student claimed they were merely playing “the choke game,” while police and school officials assert it was a clear-cut case of assault and bullying.

Whatever the truth may ultimately prove to be, the incident made me think of the evolution of bullying — especially in schools.

Bullies as a species haven’t really “evolved” in the sense that their essence has changed. Their basic behavior, and the root causes for it, will always be the same. A is A. What has changed, drastically, is how society has dealt with the issue in the past decade or so, and how bullies themselves have adapted.

Before, bullies were dealt with “off the books,” so to speak. Stories I’ve been told of bullies back from the 1950s and 1960s resemble Scott Farkus from “A Christmas Story.” When a kid was beat up he didn’t tell the teacher or his parents. He hid it, either from shame, or the embarrassment of having it brought to the attention of the whole school and being called a coward. For the most part, the victim had several options. He could either endure it, outrun the bully or learn how to fight back. As indicated in “A Christmas Story,” some victims chose to fight back. Even if they were no match, the bully would find someone else more submissive to abuse.

This also meant that bullies didn’t really fear the school or the wrath of a kid’s parent, and if they did, they learned to bully right outside school property. But if they were caught, they didn’t have to face state and federal anti-bullying laws. They didn’t have to worry about being taken to court and charged with a hate crime.

They knew as long as they were smart, they wouldn’t get into trouble.

The climate for bullying has changed, however, and physical bullies can’t operate at schools anymore without a high risk of getting caught.

Surveillance cameras leave few blind spots, and school district policies generally have such strict guidelines that not only do bullies can nabbed, but often so do innocent kids out of over-zealotry. And when they are caught the whole world knows about it. It’s reached the point where physical bullies are being depopulated while emotional bullies are popping up like jack rab-

The whooping cough epidemic Gov. Chris Gregoire has announced an emergency action to slow the spread of whooping cough (pertussis) in the state. Just a month ago, I declared that whooping cough had reached epidemic levels in Washington. If the pace continues, we’re headed toward the highest number of reported cases here since the early 40s.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Only 10-12 percent of cases are reported

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bits. There are far fewer bullies like Buddy Revell from the 1987 film “Three O’ Clock High” and more and more resembling Rachael McAdam’s Regina George from 2004’s “Mean Girls”.

Emotional bullying is far easier because it doesn’t have to clear the same hurdles physical bullying must in order to work. For example, from a legal point of view, it is a lot easier to define physical bullying. At my high school the policy was a three-day suspension if you touched someone in an angry/violent manner.

But what is emotional bullying?

Nobody can provide a clear-cut definition.

Merely from outward appearances, the difference between lighthearted jokes and friendly teasing from mean-spirited comments and cruel insults can be hard to separate.

Some definitions I’ve heard have ranged from very narrow to so vague and broad that merely telling someone you don’t like their fashion tastes could constitute as bullying.

And even if someone actually could produce a solid definition, how do you stop kids from emotional bullying? Some, for example, consider the silent treatment, or refusing to associate with someone, to be a form of bullying. How are you going to pass a rule forcing a kid to talk or associate with another kid? How do you ban rumor-spreading and gossiping? And who would actually think such a rule would produce the intended outcome?

Physical bullies also suffer from the nature of their methods. It’s blatant and leaves a long trail

of evidence.

But the pain and injury caused by emotional bullying is invisible. The personal profiles can also be deceptive.

It’s easy to rain hellfire on a physical bully when they’re as big as Andre the Giant. It’s another matter entirely when the “bully” is an angelic-looking girl with a sweet smile or a slender boy with a seemingly good natured personality. Their coy demeanors perfectly conceal the destruction their words or actions have on someone else.

Physical bullies also have to literally confront their victim. An emotional bully can torment theirs anywhere at anytime, while being recorded on school surveillance, which does not have the ability to capture the nuance of their tone and the subtext, or at home using social media.

When they do so from the comforts of their own home, school administrators can’t touch them.

Sadly, much of the reason they are gaining numbers is because too many people are trying to use the same tactics against emotional bullies that they do against physical bullies, all to no effect.

Ultimately, aside from confronting them directly, there’s not much you can do to stop an emotional bully. Government legislation, draconian school policies and social media monitoring won’t curb it. Neither will restricting students’ free speech or ability to express their beliefs or attitudes.

All you really can do is just ignore them.

because many teens and adults don’t get sick enough to go in for medical treatment and testing.

Whooping cough is highly contagious. It causes cold-like symptoms, spreads by coughing and sneezing, and can last for weeks. It’s a miserable illness for teens and adults but very serious for babies who often catch it from relatives and other adults. Sadly, it has taken the lives of four Washington babies in the last two years and hospitalized dozens more.

Our new public service announcement features a Snohomish County mom who lost her newborn daughter to whooping cough. It’s a sobering reminder of just how serious whooping cough can be, and it encourages vaccination.

Prevention is key. Whooping cough vaccine is recommended for all kids and adults. It’s widely available at clinics, pharmacies and doctor offices. Everyone age 11 and older should get

a whooping cough booster called Tdap. We’re buying 27,000 doses of Tdap for adults who otherwise can’t afford it. Governor Gregoire joined me in urging healthcare professionals to get vaccinated and to vaccinate their patients.

Younger kids must complete a series of five doses of DTaP vaccine by age seven for full protection. Good health manners also help prevent the spread of whooping cough, like covering your cough and staying home when you’re sick.

Immunization exemptions have also played a role in the epidemic. Our state has the highest school immunization exemption rate in the nation at 6.2 percent, compared with a national average of about 2 percent. So, there are pockets of unvaccinated people vulnerable to getting and spreading diseases like measles and whooping cough. [ more SELECKY page 8 ]

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GMVUAC May 7 meeting On Monday, May 7, the Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council (GMVUAC) held its regular monthly meeting.

2012 KCCP Update

The Area Council completed its review of the King County Executive’s draft of the major four-year

2012 update to the King County Comprehensive Plan (KCCP). The Executive’s draft can be found at: http://www.kingcounty.gov/ property/permits/codes/ growth/CompPlan/2012_ ExecRec.aspx#process.

On Wednesday, April 25, the Area Council provided Oral Testimony to the King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment (TrEE) Committee at a public comment session held at Tahoma

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There’s a lot of misinformation about vaccines, especially online. It’s hard to tell the difference between what’s reliable and what isn’t.

One way the state is helping parents get reliable information is through the new immunization exemption law. It requires parents

chestra has opened registration for its Summer Music Camp.

Camp is being held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. daily August 13-17 at the Maple Valley Presbyterian Church.

Cost to attend camp is only $45.

There is a $5 optional lunch available.

to talk with a health care provider before exempting their child from immunizations required for school entry. The health care professional must sign a form verifying the parent or guardian received vaccine benefit and risk information.

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Junior. HS in Ravensdale.

Accompanying the Area Council’s testimony were many members of the Public including Area Council detailed comments were submitted to the King County Council’s TrEE Committee on Friday, April 27. Those comments dealt with the following specific policy areas: Placement of urban schools and other urban facilities in the rural area Environmental habitat protection Park maintenance Travel forecasting Transportation Concurrency Transportation revenue shortfall Water systems Zoning/Land-Use. Please visit KCCP’s page

for detailed comments: http://greatermaplevalleyareacouncil.org/gmvackccompplan.html

Vacancies

Beverly Tonda was accepted as a new member of the Area Council. It was decided Ms. Tonda could add valuable experience on a variety of County issues.

The Area Council has several vacancies to fill.

Citizens Survey

The Area Council tasked it’s survey committee to prepare a set of questions to include in its 2012 Citizens Surveys. Such surveys have been invaluable in gaging citizen concerns on key issues such as urban facilities in the rural area, parks, transportation, water systems, zoning, etc. More

information on the citizen survey will be forthcoming.

Results of past Area Council citizen surveys can be found at: http://greatermaplevalleyareacouncil.org/ gmvaccitizensurveys.html.

Area Council Information

Your Area Council serves as an all-volunteer, locally elected advisory body to the King County Council representing all rural unincorporated area residents living in the Tahoma School District. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. A public comment period at the beginning of each meeting provides citizens an opportunity to voice issues of concern to Area Council members and County and State government officials in attendance.

Green River sandbags removed

There will be a concert held Friday, August 17 at 7:30 p.m.

For more information about camp or to register, visit www.mvyso.org.

This year’s theme is Out Of This World.

They will be studying music from sci-fi movies. Students with nine months music experience through the most advanced students will be successful

in this program.

Students with less music experience will have a specialized program running simultaneously during the camp.

They will also have a coach who is specially trained to help them succeed.

More advanced students will be challenged by large group and ensemble pieces.

Sandbag removal along the Green River is one step closer as a result of action today by the King County Flood Control District’s Board of Supervisors.

The Board approved a $5.8 million plan to remove 26 miles of giant sandbag barriers lining the river.

information about vaccines from their health care provider. It’s also important for parents to know that their child, if not immunized, may be excluded from school or child care during an outbreak.

To find an immunization clinic, contact your health care provider or local health agency. All recommended

vaccines are offered at no cost to all kids under 19 through health care provider offices participating in the state’s Childhood Vaccine Program. Health care providers may charge an office visit fee and a fee to give the vaccine, called an administration fee.

People who cannot afford the administration fee can

ask the health care provider to waive the cost. Most health insurance carriers will cover the whooping cough vaccine; adults should double-check with their health plan.

Making sure you’re current on your whooping cough vaccine is the best way you can help protect the vulnerable in our com-

Please visit our web site: www.greatermaplevalleyareacouncil.org for more information on your Area Council and rural issues.

If you live in the Tahoma School District outside the city of Maple Valley, you are eligible to become a member of the Area Council. Rural Area citizens interested in applying can mail a brief letter of interest to GMVUAC, P.O. Box 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038 or e-mail gmvac_chair@ hotmail.com.

The Area Council’s next meeting will be from 7-9:30 p.m. on Monday, June 4, at the Maple Valley Fire Station located at 231st Street and state Route 169.

Peter Rimbos, Corresponding Secretary The approximately 3-foot high sandbags were installed in 2009 to provide extra flood protection to the cities of Kent, Auburn, and Tukwila because of the increased risk of flooding due to seepage problems at the Howard Hanson Dam. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which owns and operates the dam, announced last fall that they are once again operating the dam at full capacity.

munities – the babies that are too young to be fully immunized.

We’ve got lots of helpful information on our website: www.doh.wa.gov Also, find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter: @ WA_DeptofHealth

Mary C. Selecky is the Washington State secretary of Health

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Liming your lawn to stop the spread of moss The third week in May has gardeners sending in a lot of great questions on their way to creating beautiful gardens. Here are easy answers to the most-asked questions this spring:

A. Dolomite lime or calcium does not kill weeds or moss, but it does slowly change our naturally acid soil and buttercups and moss love acid soil. Add lime every year to help break up clay soil but keep it away from acid-loving plants like rhodies and azaleas.

Apply lime in spring or fall when rain is abundant to wash it down to plant roots. Always read and follow the application directions on the package as there are different types and grades of lime. I prefer the pelleted lime often sold as “Soil Sweet” because it is heavier particles that won’t be blown about the way lime dust can.

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Q. Why do some Exbury azaleas go straight to leaf and forget to stop at the flower stage? None of mine are in deep shade but some skip years and don’t bloom. K.K., Enumclaw

Q. Does lime spread on the lawn stop the growth of buttercup? When should one spread lime? How much? A.N., email

A. My best guess for a lack of blooms on azaleas is that the plants dried out just a bit in late August or September when they were setting buds. The driest time of year in western Washington is in early fall and this is a crucial time for spring flowering shrubs. Rhodies, azaleas and camellias have very compact root systems and can be hand watered during the dry season of late August and early September. This summer give them a good drink and see it they don’t grow happy.

Q. Are there any plants that should not be mulched? I use Moo-Doo that is a dark mix of composted manure. L.P., Sumner A. Don’t mulch plants from hot, dry

countries such as Mediterranean herbs, lavenders, yuccas, sedums, thymes and cacti. Organic mulches such as bark dust, Moo-Doo and compost seal in moisture, help block weeds and help improve soil structure, but in our climate they also keep the soil cool and damp – and heat-loving plants hate this. Rocks and gravel are the preferred mulch for these unthirsty plants.

Q. Why won’t my peony bloom? (asked by many people from many cities) A. Most likely it is planted too deep.

Scrape away the mulch or soil so the growth eye or union of the root with the stem is just barely beneath the soil. (I do love this question; removing mulch is such an easy answer.)

Q. What vegetables will do well in the shade? T.P., Tacoma A. Leafy edibles such as Swiss chard, lettuce, spinach, kale and some herbs like mint will survive in partial shade, but most

vegetables crave full sun, especially in our cool climate.

Q. Why do my tomatoes never ripen before fall arrives? Anonymous, email A. In our climate you need to plant tomatoes in the hottest part of the garden and choose varieties that ripen quickly. The small fruited tomatoes like patio tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, Sweet 100, Sweet one million and Husky gold all ripen quickly and are the most dependable in western Washington.

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Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens” and several other books.

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.

The necessity of melodrama on the opera stage see is darkness, yet you know there are thousands of eyes staring up at you.

Everyone depends on one another to keep the story going.

If nobody knows what they are doing nothing can happen. It’s like a well oiled machine. If all of the parts do their job then the product can be amazing, but if one part forgets, doesn’t know their part, or anything else that could stop it happens, it depends on the other parts to keep the machine moving to create a beautiful story.

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Eyeliner, lipstick, base, concealer, eye shadow, eyebrow filler, and yes even sometimes the funny fake eyelashes.

Some people who aren’t in theatre might find it funny that they also put this makeup on boys, but it looks perfectly normal from the audience’s perspective.

The makeup is just to fill in and define your facial features so you don’t look like a washed out blob onstage on account of all the lights shining down on you.

It’s pretty intense being out there on stage. You look out and sometimes all you Morgan Roberts

would get whacked in the face by a flailing hand or foot.

Their faces were overly animated and they were screaming like wild animals! It was definitely something to keep you on your toes.

I had no idea how it was going to come together onstage in the end and was disappointed I wouldn’t get to see it.

During the shows however, we kids were surprised and delighted to hear that during the intermission after our scene, we could go out and watch the rest of the opera from the audience’s perspective.

It was amazing because it really looked as if they were fighting in real life! It all came together to look totally unexaggerated and real.

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I talked last week about how opera has changed because of television and filmed operas, but it also changes as it is being performed.

An onstage perspective is much different than an audience perspective. Onstage everything looks overdone and this goes for musical theatre too, but, when you step out into the audience it looks as if they are interacting normally between each other with an effortless wave of the hand or nod of the head.

Its not easy being an actor onstage because you feel ridiculous exaggerating your moves so much.

During my time in “Carmen” I had the opportunity to watch the women in a huge group fight scene from an onstage perspective. During rehearsals, I sat right behind them and every moment was afraid I

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...Healthy Living

Steps for women to take to maintain their health May 13-19 has been designated as National Women’s Health Week to emphasize the importance of women taking steps for longer, healthier and happier lives. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health recommends women: • Have preventive screenings • Get active • Eat healthy • Pay attention to mental health • Avoid unhealthy behaviors 1. What screening tests do you recommend for your patients?

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends blood pressure, bone mineral density and Chlamydia tests in addition to breast cancer (mammogram) and cervical cancer (Pap) screenings.

All women should have a general health evaluation annually. Mammography should be performed every one to two years beginning at age 40 years and yearly beginning at age 50 years.

All women should have an annual clinical breast

examination as part of the physical exam. Despite a lack of definitive data for or against breast self-exam, breast self-exam has the potential to detect palpable breast caner and can be recommended.

Colonoscopy is a good screening test for colorectal cancer and should be performed every 10 years starting at the age of 50.

2. One of the confusing things for women is that age guidelines seem to change and that what we once thought was best practice for Pap tests and mammograms now appear to be called into question.

How do you answer those concerns?

Traditionally it was thought that as soon as a woman becomes sexually active, she should start getting pap smears. Multiple studies on this studies have show that starting screening before the age of 21 likely adds little or no benefit but leads to more procedures with potential harms.

Physicians should target sexually active women starting at age 21. Continue pap smears every 2 years from age 21 to 29. At 30 years old you can decrease pap smears to every 3 years if 3 consecutive pap smears

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Cervical cancer develops very slowly; women older than age 65 years who have had repeated negative Pap smears and are not at increased risk and can stop getting pap smears, if prior pap smears have all been normal. Mortality from cervical cancer is greatest among women who have not had prior adequate screening. A majority of women diagnosed with cervical cancer have either never had, or have not received a pap in the past five years.

About one in eight U.S. women (just under 12 percent) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.

Mammograms should be performed every one to two years from age 40 to 50, then every year after the age of 50. Women with a strong family history should receive counseling for options which may include genetic testing for BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 and more intensive screening for breast cancer.

3. Are there vaccines and/or boosters that women should be getting?

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You’re no longer immune, and, if you do get whooping cough, the folks around you are in danger, as well. The dTap vaccine, a shot that prevents diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, is readily available to the public.

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Osteoporosis is a silent disease most frequently found in postmenopausal white women affecting over 8 million women in the United States accounting for 250,000 hip fractions.

Postmenopausal women lose approximately 3 percent cortical(hip) bone and 8 percent of trabecular (spine) bone a year. It is not detected by standard x-rays. And is detected by a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry or DEXA scan of the spine and hip Every women 65 and older should be tested. Younger postmenopausal women with risk factors such as being Caucasian, cigarette smoking, inactive lifestyle should be tested sooner. Treatment of Osteoporosis exists which may actually reverse bone loss and improve mobility and longevity.

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www.covingtonreporter.com • www.maplevalleyreporter.com [ shoe from page 1] “I pretty much had to pick four students who I know would probably enjoy painting shoes,” she said.

Although the four students were excited when told about the contest, they came from separate art backgrounds. Mamotyuk was the only one who had drawn on shoes before, albeit she said it was not nearly as detailed.

“I thought it was interesting that it was a school event across the country and seeing other cultures expressed in how they designed their shoes,” Mamotyuk said.

Abubakar preferred to draw people while Hill was into paintings and drawing.

“I was excited,” Abubakar said. “I thought it was cool because I’ve never been involved in an art contest on such a large scale. I was scared a little bit.”

Notified of the contest in February, they received the shoes in March, with a month to complete the design and send them back.

Each student was put into a specific category which allowed them to explore their particular tastes and styles.

Mamotyuk, for example, had low-ankle shoes and was put in the ActionSports category. She used a longboard and surfboard

motif, as she felt the shoes were closely associated with long boarding.

“I do like to use a lot of colors and patterns,” she said. “I like this sort of thing.”

Hill was put into the local flavor category with a pair of Sk8-Hi. She drew along the entire length of the shoe tongue and painted the words “Post” and “Alley” on one of each shoe, as well as bubblegum painted over the shoe, in tribute to the Market Theater Gum Wall in Seattle located on Post Alley.

“I’ve only been there once, but I really liked it,” she said.

Working in the music category with Slip On shoes, Abubakar took a cue from his interest in break dancing. On the shoe is a dance floor with the silhouette of a break dancer, along with a treble clef and speakers on both sides.

“It was pretty natural,” he said.

Kuntz, who was placed in the art category, created a multi-colored scheme with pencils at the tips of the shoes and painted the shoelaces turquoise.

Mamotyuk added, however, that before she worked on the shoes she made several drafts, starting with pencil sketches to perfect the design before actually

Community Notes Swimmers advised to exercise caution while on area rivers People enjoying the warm weather last weekend flocked to the water.

The large number of people enjoying area lakes and rivers kept the King County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit busy.

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working on the shoes as they were only given one pair. This made working with parts of the shoe, particularly the shoe laces, somewhat painstaking, as she painted them different color shades, as well as separate designs for each shoelace.

After sending in the shoes, they were informed at the end of April they had made the top 50 out of 900 schools participating. Although they didn’t make it to the top five both Mamotyuk and Abubakar

said they intend to try again next year.

As for the shoes themselves, the students were allowed to keep them, though only Abubakar said his fit.

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Kentlake art students Bilal Abubakar, Rocky Mamotyuk and Ayla Hill holding the shoes they designed for Vans. TJ Martinell, The Reporter

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While the dispute over the exact business nature of Green Society Group continues, the city of Maple Valley is considering whether to prohibit collective gardens.

At the City Council’s May 7 meeting several city officials addressed the council advising it to prohibit collective gardens in order to protect Maple Valley legally before the year-long moratorium expires.

Community Development Director Ty Peterson recommended that the sooner such an ordinance is passed the better.

“It was meant to function as a system that would be regulated through the Department of Agriculture,” he said. “All of that got vetoed. So nothing has changed. That’s the difficult part here.”

Peterson also said the dilemma isn’t over the morality of medical marijuana, but, the state’s contradiction with federal law.

“This is a land use discussion,” he said. “It’s not a medical discussion.

It’s just this new category

called collective gardens that we unfortunately don’t think there’s a particularly beneficial and useful way to regulate, because it conflicts with federal law. I don’t personally want to be put in the position of potentially issuing approvals or permits that are unlawful under federal law. That’s the difficulty we’re at.”

In the May 7 meeting agenda packet, Peterson and Johnston wrote “Although several other states have adopted so-called ‘medical marijuana’ laws, attorneys representing the U.S. Department of Justice have made it very clear that the federal government considers marijuana to be an illegal drug, and that federal prosecution for violating the federal Controlled Substances Act is a possibility.”

The push for a ban has been hastened by the opening of Green Society Group in April 20 at Frontier Square. Although its owner, Chris Schoonover, has stated that his business is a management company, and not a collective garden, the possibility of more likeminded businesses popping up has left city official, such

as City Manager David and the city in legal jeopJohnston, unsettled. ardy for violating federal “We find ourself in a law. We’re not focusing in fairly ambiguous situation,” the compassion or validJohnston said. “Risk insurer ity of medical marijuana. expects us to follow all laws. It’s the same rationale that If it’s illegal, we find it hard Gov. Gregoire used in her to believe we could allow line item veto. We have the it. There’s an expectation same concerns.” of our risk carrier, that we Federal preemption refers follow federal law. It’s still a to the Supremacy Clause real issue here.” in the Constitution, which Christy Todd, the invalidates any state law city’s attorney, exwhich contradicts a plained during the federal law.

Medical May 7 meeting “We’re all in a that only collecstate of confusion, tive gardens are but we know we allowed under state have to do something,” law, as the dispensaries said Johnston in a prior were line item vetoed by interview. “I think we hope Gov. Chris Gregoire. that the ambiguity between According to the state state and federal law will be law, cities are allowed to satisfied soon. We need that zone for collective gardens, help. Because this is where but are not legally required the activities are happening. to do so.

It’s on our main street. We’d In a telephone interview like to have concrete legal Johnston stated further that direction where there is the city really does not have little if any ambiguity.” a choice but to comply with According to the meeting federal law or risk potential agenda packet, the city ban liabilities. would not affect an indi“My main concern is vidual’s ability to cultivate we’re operating legally at cannabis for individual all levels of government, medical use, nor would it federal, state and local,” he regulate through its zoning said. “As long as there is code individual cultivation this concept called preemp- of medical marijuana. tion…I can’t put my staff The move to prohibit

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collective gardens received vocal support from most of the council.

“I’m in support of a ban,” Mayor Bill Allison said. “If that (collective gardens) is permitted, we can come back to that and we do this again.”

Council member Erin Weaver agreed, stating that until the conflict between the state and federal law is resolved the city should protect itself.

“We’re putting not only the city at risk, we’re putting our own citizens at risk if we’re going to push it off and wait any longer,” she said. “I don’t think this is going to get resolved in Maple Valley. It’s going to get resolved at a federal level.”

Deputy Mayor Victoria Laise-Jonas stated that “from risk management perspective it (allowing collective gardens) puts us and city employees at risk.”

Council members Layne Barnes and Linda Johnson stated they wished to extend the moratorium temporarily in order for the city staff to have more time to write the code.

“It shouldn’t take that much time,” Johnson said.

“I want the planning commission focused.”

Johnston, however, advised against it.

“Unfortunately the reality is if you continue to delay this action there may be opportunity for other like businesses to set up shop in our city and again we’ll have to use whatever mechanisms we have in our arsenal that have to be addressed before we get to the question ‘Does this business violate our moratorium?’ I’m just letting you know one of the reasons we are advocating that you seriously consider a ban is we’re having an interesting process with the first one (Green Society Group). It’s not going to go away if others want to come in.”

Ultimately, the council voted to allow city staff to write the code.

According to the May 7 meeting packet, “No Washington case (court) has ruled yet on whether law preempts Washington’s Medical Cannabis law.”

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Tahoma stepped up on the last day of the season to give its long-time head coach Vern Smith, who is retiring at the end of the season, his final career win with a 6-3 boys high school lacrosse defeat of Lakeside, May 12 at Tahoma High School.

Smith’s Tahoma squad held Lakeside scoreless in the first while putting up three goals of their own. In the second, Tahoma allowed just one Lakeside goal to take a 3-1 lead into the half.

Third time’s the charm for Tahoma

Bears knock off Conquerors for district title

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Tahoma had the opportunity to get a little revenge against two teams it had lost to this spring and did just that on both counts in the West Central Southwest Bi-District tournament May 12 at Kent Memorial Park.

First Tahoma beat Todd Beamer, 8-7 in 10 innings, after being down 6-2 late in the game.

The Bears had lost to the Titans in the South Puget Sound League seeding game on May 4 in what coach Russ Hayden had described as his team’s “worst meltdown of the season.”

Once that marathon game was complete Kentwood took the field at KMP looking for a little revenge of its own against Puyallup.

When the Conquerors met up with the Vikings on May 4 in the SPSL seeding game they had an unblem-

Tahoma’s Nate Brown puts the bat on the ball in a 10-inning victory over Todd Beamer on May 12 at Kent Memorial Park. Tahoma went on to beat Kentwood in the district title game. kris hill, The Reporter ished record.

Puyallup won that contest in extra innings.

This time, though, Kentwood pitcher Skyler Genger said he was throwing the best stuff he had unlike the last time he faced Puyallup.

The Seattle Universitybound senior pitched a complete game for the Conks in a 3-0 win in which his defense made some spectacular plays behind him.

“Everything was on point

today,” Genger said. “Today what I thought we did really well, we’re quick to pick each other up. If adversity comes along our seniors know how to pick everybody up.”

There were some pretty

nice plays made by a couple of sophomores, too.

In the top of the fourth sophomore Connor Sims drove in two runs on a hard hit single while in the bottom of the third sophomore Kade Kryzsko snagged a line drive behind second base then flipped it to Cash McGuire to complete a double play.

Genger said he felt so good before the game, he figured if his offense only got one run, that would be enough.

“It feels a lot better because they didn’t get to see my good stuff,” Genger said.

“I was throwing really good today.”

With that Kentwood got the chance to take on Tahoma.

“From here, we have to stay very humble,” Genger said. “Zender always tells us to be one-pitch warriors.

We’ve just got to keep doing what we’re doing and keep up the momentum.”

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Kentwood goes 3-1 in SPSL tournament and will play Tahoma in first round of district tournament Friday at Sprinker A trio of Kent schools fastpitch teams along with Tahoma took the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh seeds into the West Central-Southwest District tournament with Kentwood finishing highest with a 3-1 showing at the South Puget Sound League fastpitch tournament Thursday and Friday.

Kentwood had a rough start, losing in what seemed like a home run derby to Rogers, but the Conks bounced back with three straight wins including victories over SPSL North division foes Kentridge and Tahoma on the second day of the tournament.

Kentwood beat Kentridge 7-6 in the bottom of the eighth inning to start the second day of the league tournament. The win came thanks to a bunt by Kylie Goodwin which scored the winning run.

And the tournament conclude with a 10-8 — though it wasn’t that close the first five innings as Kentwood had a 10-1 lead going into the bottom of the sixth — victory over Tahoma which Kentwood split the regular season contests with.

The Conquerors earned the fourth seed to the district tournament and will face the Bears in the first round on Friday.

Kentlake struggled after winning the North division crown earlier in the week,

5-3 win in the final game of the day May 12, earning the No. 1 seed out of the district.

Though Tahoma had secured a state berth with its first district tournament win earlier in the week, Malone said, he

was happy this year’s team had earned a higher seed into state than last year’s team which lost one game during league play and won the SPSL North.

Tahoma will face Rogers at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma.

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Kentwood’s Kylie Goodwin lays down a bunt that brings home the winning run in the bottom of the eighth against Kentridge in the league tournament May 11. kris hill, The Reporter

Tahoma senior shortstop Ryan Malone said after beating Beamer he looked forward to the chance to get Kentwood back.

Malone added it was “awesome” to defeat Beamer after the Bears lost to the Titans in the league playoff game.

“We wanted to bring it back to them and show

them how we play,” Malone said. “We came up clutch. I think we owe (Kentwood) a big loss. We’re due.”

Malone drove in the tying run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th.

When Kyler Swan stepped up to the plate with the winning run on third, Malone said, he just hoped Swan would put it into the air to drive the run in.

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losing in the semifinal to Thomas Jefferson which went on to beat Emerald Ridge for the league title, then lost in the third-fifth game to Rogers.

With the bottom of the eighth inning loss to Kentwood, Kentridge is the seventh seed in the tournament, while Tahoma’s 2-2 record gave it the sixth spot.

The district tournament, where teams hope to earn spots in the 4A state fastpitch tournament May 25-26 in Spokane, is set for Friday and Saturday at Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway.

Tahoma plays Kentwood at 10 a.m. on Friday.

Kentridge plays Central Kitsap at 10 a.m. Friday.

Kentlake takes on South Kitsap at 10 a.m. on Friday.

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Tahoma, Kentwood girls dominate league meet Kent and Tahoma track and field teams battled it out at the South Puget Sound League subdistrict meet at KentMeridian May 9 and May 11.

The top nine finishers in each event will advance to the West Central District meet on Friday at Mt. Tahoma High in Tacoma.

Tahoma senior Aaron Davis took ninth in the 100 meters with a time of 11.46 seconds and second in the shot put with a throw of 48 feet, 6.5 inches. He also placed third in the discus with a throw of 146-3. Junior Jacob Larsen took sixth in the 800 meters, crossing the finish line at 1:59.87. The 400 relay team, comprised of freshman Jacob Contreras, Davis, freshman Tyler Gage and senior Jaren Dorn, took seventh with a time of 44.12. The Bears 1,600 meter relay team took ninth, with sophomore Jordan Conner, junior Merritt Kropelnicki, Larsen and junior Brennan Tommey running a combined time of 3:32.38. Sophomore Riley Campbell placed fourth in the two mile 9:43.41, while junior James Dagley placed seventh with a time of 9:45.43.

In the pole vault, sophomore Tucker Mjelde took second with a vault of 12-0, while juniors Peter Nelson and Brad Patrick took fourth and eighth respectively, vaulting heights of 11-6. Junior Dallas Hayes placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 45-9.5 and fifth in the discus with a throw of 138-9.5. Senior Joshua Benson placed third in the javelin with a throw of 148-2, while junior Anthony Gasero placed fifth with a throw of 143-10.

Bears junior Olivia Ranft took second in the 400 meters with a time of 59.53 and fifth in the triple jump with a combined leap of 35-10.

Freshman Delaney Tiernan finished the meet with a first place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.41, fifth place in the mile at 5:15.25 and fourth in the two mile with a time of 11:20. Freshman Amanda Kiefer took fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:24.21.

The 1,600 meter relay team, made up of Ranft, senior Cassidy Richmond, freshman Emma Terry and junior Nadia Sinner, took third with a combined time of 4:04.85.

Their 400 meter relay team, made up of junior Savanna Haverfield, Richmond, junior Paige Hammock and senior Emery Dillon, took fifth with a combined time of 50:07. In the 100 meters, sophomore Cheyenne Haverfield placed fifth with a time of 15.84.

Junior Savanna Haverfield placed sixth in the 100 at 15.87 and third in the javelin with a throw of 105 feet, six inches. Richmond placed sixth in the 300 meter hurdles, finishing at 46.75. Junior Elizabeth Oosterhout placed sixth in the mile, running at 5:15.27 and fifth in the two mile at 11:27.32. Freshman Abby Atchison placed seventh in the mile and the two mile, crossing the finish line at 5:15.72 and 11:32.03 respectively. In field events, senior Kayla Kershner took sixth in the pole vault, vaulting at eight feet.

Seniors Alivia Ward and Nadine Hyde placed seventh and ninth in the shot put, throwing it a distance of 35-11.5 and

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32-9respectively. Hyde took second in the discus, throwing it 117-2. Sophomore Claire Whiting took fifth in the discus with a throw of 105 feet, four inches, while junior Kylie Eager placed sixth at 105-1. Junior Rosie Lind took fourth in the javelin with a throw of 102-1.

Conks senior Danny Lunder won the mile race with a time of 4:22.75. He also took third in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.56. Sophomore Robin Cheema took ninth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:00.17. Their 400 meter relay team, made up of senior Matt Riddle, freshman Bailey Paladin, sophomore Ivan Semerenko and freshman Brandon Stribling, took ninth with a time of 44.48. Their 1,600 meter relay team took eighth, with senior Forrest Salgado, freshman Tanner Heinz, Paladin, Cheema running a combined time of 3:32.10. Sophomore Treyvon Floyd took ninth in the high jump with a leap of 5-10. Riddle took third in the pole vault, vaulting at 12 feet. Sophomore Brandon Sytsma took seventh in the long jump with a leap of 19-8.75. Sophomore Terence Grady placed sixth in the discus, throwing it 137-2.

Kentwood senior Madelayne Varela took fourth in the 100 meters with a time of 12.72, fourth in the 200 meters, finishing with a time of 25.82 and third in the long jump with a leap of 18-0. Senior Mykala Benjamin took seventh in the 100 meters, running a time of 12.89. She also took sixth in the 200 meters with a time of 26.55. Freshman Amari Bradley finished eighth in the 400 meters at 1:01.38.

Sophomore Tessa Carlin placed fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:22.27, while junior Ally Irwin placed seventh at 2:23.75 and senior Megan McNally took eighth at 2:25.13.

Their 1,600 meter relay team, comprised of Bradley, junior Carly Horn, McNally and Carlin took fourth with a total time of 4:10.31.

Their 800 meter relay team placed fourth, with Bradley, freshman Malea Munoz, sophomore Sarah Toeaina and Benjamin running a combined time of 1:46.55. The 400 meter relay team finished seventh, with Benjamin, sophomore Tori Vallala, Munoz and Varela running a combined time of 50.46. Sarah Toeaina took seventh in the 100 meters, crossing the finish line at 15.96. She also placed ninth in the 300 meter hurdles, finishing at 47.47.

In the field events, Horn placed seventh in the high jump, making a vertical leap of five feet. Junior Beth Parrish placed first in the pole vault, vaulting a height of 10-6.

Senior Alyx Toeaina won the discus, throwing it a distance of 120-0, three inches. She also took second in the shot put, throwing it 42-10.75. In the discus, senior Jenica Robinson placed eighth, throwing it 98-0, one inch. Senior Kacie Seims won the javelin with a throw of 128-0.

Kentlake sophomore Matt Dispenza took second in the high jump, making a vertical leap of six feet, six inches.

Junior Jake Bailey placed eighth in the shot put, throwing a distance of 44 feet, 10.75 inches. Bailey also took seventh

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Falcons junior Marisa Lytle took fifth in the 400 meters, crossing the finish line at 59.95. Freshman Tori Lanza finished ninth in the 100 meters, running a time of 16.17.

She also took sixth in the 300 meter hurdles at 46.75, tying with Tahoma’s Richmond. In field events, freshman Timary Mathena and Lizzy Reichlinger took eighth and ninth in the pole vault, vaulting at eighth feet. In the discus, junior Carrie Radowick and senior Virginia Kepler placed seventh and ninth respectively, throwing at 101 feet, one inch and 94-6.5. Freshman Kiki Gilbert placed sixth in the javelin with a throw of 94-10.

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Tahoma’s boys soccer team found what it had been lacking late in the season when it knocked Kentwood out of the playoffs on May 12 — heart.

Mac Henderson, a junior midfielder who scored both goals for the Bears in the 2-1 win over the Conquerors, said what he took away from a May 4 loss to their league rival and a South Puget Sound League playoff loss to Emerald Ridge was the team needed something more.

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we’ve lost to them and to beat them in the spot that we did,” Henderson said.

“It means we’re getting recognized for the work we’ve put in… (getting to state is) what we’ve been working toward.”

Bryan Anderson, a senior forward and captain, said that after tying Kentwood the first time around then losing in the final regular season match, Tahoma knew how to handle the Conks the third time around.

“We just didn’t let their game throw us off our game,” Anderson said.

“They try to get inside your

head. They try to go over the top of the defense which didn’t work. We shut them down.”

Tahoma plays Central Kitsap in the first round of the 4A state playoffs on Wednesday night on the road after the Reporter’s press deadline.

“To beat Kentwood was probably the best way moving forward,” Anderson said. “It gives us a lot of confidence.”

Anderson added that the Bears need to stay positive and stay focused.

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“Because the last two games we kind of went through the motions. I realized we didn’t have enough heart in those games.”

Henderson scored the first goal off a ball from Jordan Downing, who broke away on the wing opposite, then Henderson led an attack with the ball on his foot before he found the net.

Beating Kentwood not only kept Tahoma’s postseason alive — while it ended the Conks aspirations for a state title — it did something more.

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the way it did, Anderson said, then the team will be Tahoma also must stay fine especially considercomposed to make a deep ing the Bears took on the run at state.

Conks after losing on “If we play like we a goal scored with did against Kentjust seconds left in boys wood, we’ll be the contest against stronger,” HenderEmerald Ridge. son said. “As long What Tahoma as we keep playing took away from like that, I think we’ll that could have a lasting be good.” impact.

If Tahoma keeps playing “It’s just about heart,”

Anderson said. “Coming out, putting that game in the past, and the seniors just showing leadership and pushing through. We need to stay positive. Then just keep playing our game.”

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Geving’s selection as the district’s teacher of the year means he is a candidate for regional teacher of the year within the Puget Sound Educational Service District – which serves 35 public school districts.

The regional teacher of the year recipients then become candidates for the 2013 Washington State Teacher of the Year which is announced in the fall.

Kent Schools had a state teacher of the year in the fall of 2010 when Kentwood English teacher Jay Maebori was selected.

explains it to them again or in a different way, because not everyone learns at the same speed or in the same way.”

Since 2002, Geving’s classes have met the overall Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) mathematics requirements, 90 percent of his students met mastery on the Algebra EOC assessment in 201011, and his classes met AYP in math for special education.

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Geving started working at Cedar Heights in 2000.

Superintendent Dr. Edward Lee Vargas and other district executives came to Cedar Heights to announce Geving’s selection to the entire staff.

Geving, visibly moved by the announcement, received a standing ovation from his friends and colleagues.

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CIRCULATION ASSISTANT The Snoqualmie Valley Record, a division of Sound Publishing, Inc. is seeking a Part-Time Circulation Assistant who can be a team-player as well as be able to work independently. Position is PT 16 hrs/wk (Wednesday & Thursd ay ) . D u t i e s i n c l u d e computer entr y, route verification, paper set up & carrier prep. Must be computer-proficient, able to read and follow maps for route delivery, and able to lift up to 40 lbs r e p e a t e d l y. A c u r r e n t WSDL and reliable, insured vehicle are required. EOE Please e-mail or mail resume with cover letter to: hreast@soundpublishIng.com

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Advertising Sales Consultant Sound Publishing, Inc. has an immediate opening for an Adver tising Sales Consultant at the Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter. This position is based out of our Factoria office, just off I-90.

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The Bainbridge Island Review, a weekly community newspaper located in western Washington state, is accepting applications for a parttime general assignment Reporter. The ideal candidate will have solid reporting and writing skills, have up-to-date knowledge of the AP Stylebook, be able to shoot photos and video, be able to use InDesign, and contribute to staff blogs and Web updates.

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REPORTER The Central Kitsap Reporter in Silverdale, WA is seeking a general assignment reporter with writing experience and photography skills. Join a four-person newsroom in a position that is prim a r i l y b e a t c ove ra g e and secondarily generalassignment coverage of a city, an Urban Growth Area, county gover nment and naval base.

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Please send resume with cover letter, 3 or more non-retur nable clips in PDF or Text format and references to hr@soundpublishing.com or mail to: CKRREP/HR Sound Publishing, Inc. 19351 8th Ave. NE, Suite 106 Poulsbo, WA 98370 REPORTER Reporter sought for staff opening with the Peninsula Daily News, a sixday newspaper on Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful North Olympic Peninsula that includes the cities of Por t Angeles, Sequim, P o r t To w n s e n d a n d Forks (yes, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twilightâ&#x20AC;?

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Mattson student charged with third degree assault

By TJ Martinell tmartinell@covingtonreporter.com

A Mattson Middle School student was charged with assault in the third degree after allegedly choking another student to the point of unconsciousness May 3.

According to the King County Prosecutor’s charging papers, the suspect and the victim were walking

back from lunch break when the suspect allegedly picked the other boy up from the ground by his neck and held him for approximately 10 seconds.

The charging papers also stated that video surveillance footage from the school just before, “it appears (the victim) made a comment to (the suspect) and then they walk up to

each other.”

The suspect finally let go of the victim who then fell to the ground. The suspect then allegedly ran to the school office.

The victim was later taken to the school nurse’s office and treated for abrasions on his face. He was later transported to Valley Medical Center and treated for a facial fracture and a

slight concussion, according to the victim’s mother.

When questioned by police, the suspect said he never intended to choke the victim unconscious, and that he was waiting for him to “tap” to surrender. The suspect also claimed that he and the victim are friends.

In a statement written to the school included in the charging papers, the suspect wrote that “I was walkin’ to class and (the victim) an me were messing around and we were talking crap (back) and forth and a like put him in a choke hold for a second and he didn’t tap out so I let go and he straight fell and I like rolled him over and his teeth were

broken so I ran to go get help.”

The victim claimed to have no memory of the incident. He also stated, according to the charging papers, he “does not play the choking game and has never played around with (the suspect) like that.”

According to the charging papers, the suspect is 6-foot-2 and weighs 170 pounds. The victim is 5 feet tall and weighs 100 pounds.

Kent School District Spokesperson Chris Loftis wrote in an email interview that this was a simple case of roughhousing gone too far.

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County Sherriff ’s investigation concluded that it was not part of a ‘choking game’ as has been erroneously reported by some, but ruled rather a simple assault,” Loftis wrote. “The school did their due diligence and talked to eye witnesses and the victim. Our district’s Safety Services staff also worked closely with the arresting officer and all concluded the incident was an assault. Bottom line, whether it’s a game, a loss of composure, an act of anger, or intended maliciousness, dangerous and violent behavior has no place in our schools and we do what is necessary to keep our students safe.”

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They may be able to help locate the vehicle’s owner to unlock it quickly. If security guards or other authorities are unavailable, call 911 or 206-296-PETS (7387) immediately.

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This is also the time of year when lawn care and gardening heats up.

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If you suspect your pet has ingested or otherwise come into contact with lawn and garden chemicals, contact your veterinarian immediately.

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