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Council to vote on medical marijuana dispensary ban BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
The Kent City Council is expected to vote Tuesday night on a controversial ban of medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens. The seven-member council
appears to be split about the proposed ordinance with four members reportedly in favor of the ban and three against it. The council meeting starts at 7 p.m. at City Hall. If the council passes the ban, medical marijuana advocates promise to file a lawsuit
Wednesday in King County Superior Court for an injunction to stop the ban on behalf of two collective gardens in the city, Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens and Herbal Choice Caregivers. “We’ll have it done and filed by June 6,” said John Worthington, a
medical marijuana supporter who already has the filing papers ready to go, during a phone interview. “It’s too bad. It’s a waste of city money.” In an email to the Kent Reporter about the potential lawsuit, Worthington wrote, “Get ready city of Kent, we are
not blowing smoke.” Attorney Douglas Hiatt, representing Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens, also has promised to file suit. Hiatt said state law allows medical marijuana use and the city cannot override state law with a ban. [ more BAN page 4 ]
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TO SCORE SUPPORT IN RELAY FOR LIFE BY SARAH KEHOE skehoe@kentreporter.com
Step it up The Kalinka Dance Group from Kent performs at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ international dance extravaganza at the ShoWare Center last Saturday. More than 1,000 area youth provided a culturally rich and inspiring festival of dances from throughout the world. The multi-stake Mormon dance festival, “Arise and Shine Forth,” invited youth to share goodness and positive influence with their communities. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter
Woman charged with murder for stabbing death of husband BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
A 45-year-old Kent woman has been charged with second-degree murder for the stabbing death of her husband in the backseat of a Honda Accord as a relative drove through Kent.
Janice Marie Burrell is accused of the May 25 stabbing death with a knife of Arthur D. Smith, 41. She is scheduled to be arraigned on June 11 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Burrell is in the county jail in
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Seattle with bail set at $1 million. Prosecutors requested the high bail for Burrell because of "the nature of the charge, community safety and history of failure to appear (in court)," according to charging papers. Burrell has two felony drug [ more STABBING page 5 ]
Seattle Thunderbirds center Tyler Alos is putting aside his hockey sticks to run for a cause. T-Bird players and the Thunderbirds Community Sports Foundation have teamed up in support of the Kent Relay for Life on Friday and Saturday at French Field. The Kent Relay for Life starts 6 p.m. Friday at French Field, next to Kent-Meridian High School. Alos will run the track for a minimum of one hour at the start of the Relay For Life. “I was presented an opportunity to participate in the Kent Relay for Life and really wanted to and felt I needed to,” Alos said. “I’ve been blessed with good health for most of my life, so the least I can do is spend a day at the event and a month fundraising for those who are less fortunate than myself.” Alos and the foundation are raising money for cancer research in two ways. Fans can make a straight donation
T-Bird Tyler Alos joins others for this weekend’s Relay for Life at French Field, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. COURTESY PHOTO by going to the T-Birds Kent Relay for Life website. Fans also can call T-Birds account executive Jason Pouliott at 253-856-6844 to pledge a dollar amount for every lap Alos runs. “My goals are to raise as much money as possible and to just have a good time,” Alos said. [ more RELAY page 9 ]
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