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Green River Killer victim ID’d But on Monday King County Sheriff ’s Cold Case Detectives announced they had positively identified the bones as those of 20-yearold Sandra Denise Major.

The remains were found close to

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For 27 years the remains, the 16th set tied to Green River Killer Gary Ridgway, were known to the King County Sheriff’s Office as “Bones 16.”

Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn on Dec. 30, 1985, near those of murder victim Kimi Pitsor and another still unidentified Green River victim.

DNA samples obtained from family

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Family, friends came out to honor the life of 13-year-old Walter Denesha with a community candlelight vigil.

SHAWN SKAGer, Auburn Reporter

WALTER LEAVES

MEMORIES, MESSAGE Pacific community gathers to honor slain teenager

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On a mission Second-grader Jaysovann Man leads Natalie Potter in a crawl under a net during the Dick Scobee Elementary Relay Recess, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Students went through an obstacle course on the school’s large field. The recess ran in the spirt of field day and Auburn’s Relay For Life. More details, photos, page 5. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter

Friends, schoolmates and acquaintances gathered at Pacific Park last Friday to honor the memory of slain Mt. Baker Middle School seventh-grader Walter Denesha.

Dozens gathered to honor the Pacific teenager who, according to police, was stabbed to death in his bed by his sister’s ex-boyfriend, Brandon Suhr.

Suhr, 19, pleaded not

guilty to the murder at his arraignment at the King County Courthouse in Seattle on Wednesday.

Last week’s vigil – organized by Mt. Baker eighthgraders Jaclyn Leibrant and Tristan Howard – celebrated Denesha’s uniqueness and the impact he had on his classmates.

“The topic of the night was actions speak louder than words,” Leibrant said.

“People are saying that Walter stood up for those who were being bullied. Those people who were bullying him were saying, ‘I’m going to stop this, I’m not going [ more DENESHA page 4 ]

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HURST An Independent Voice for the 31st District Issues That Matter June 22, 2012

Dear Neighbors, Governing these last few years has been difficult; government has seen significant cuts and we are asking workers to do more with less. In the last two years, I voluntarily cut my own legislative pay, to help see that our kids get a quality education.

As your State Representative, I have been working to drive tax dollars into the classroom and reduce overhead.

During these same years, my opponent, Lisa Connors, a local Auburn School Board member, has been traveling out of state extensively on your tax dollars. She spent thousands of dollars on trips to Orlando, San Diego, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and other locations around the country.

These expenditures, as a local school board member, don’t help 4th graders learn to read or 8th grade teachers prepare for their classes. I know teachers who are paying for class supplies out of their own pockets. Why was Lisa Connors traveling to these national conferences?

If you can’t trust a person to use your hard earned tax dollars wisely as a local school board member, think of what they will do in the state legislature. As your State Representative, I will sponsor legislation next January which will restrict all out of state travel for local school board members at taxpayer expense, keeping your tax dollars in the classroom where they belong.

Dancing the night away on our tax dollars.

You can see from her own government e-mails where on December 28, 2011 she writes to a friend, “Will you be attending NSBA this year?

I would love to meet up again and dance the night away!!”

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Phillip murder trial date continued to Oct. 28

By Steve Hunter shunter@kentreporter.com

The murder trial for the Oregon man charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of Seth Frankel, a city of Kent employee and Auburn resident, could last six weeks.

The trial was scheduled to start Wednesday, June 20.

But with so many pre-trial motions by defense attorneys for additional discovery requests for materials held by the state, additional witness interviews and scheduling conflicts, King County Superior Court Judge Beth Andrus agreed last month with attor-

neys from both sides to continue the trial date for William L. Phillip to Oct. 28.

“It was continued with a specific case Phillip schedule for the attorneys on both sides to follow,” said Ian Goodhew, spokesman for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. “The continuance was at the request of both parties.”

Phillip, 31, of Portland, remains in custody at the county jail at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice

Center in Kent with bail set at $1 million. He pleaded not guilty in March 2011 to a first-degree murder charge after being extradited from Portland.

Frankel, 41, a city video-program coordinator, was killed May 21, 2010 in his Auburn home. He was discovered the following day by a neighbor who was checking on his welfare, looked through a window, and saw the body.

Prosecutors allege that Phillip, a former boyfriend of the woman Frankel dated and lived with, drove to Auburn to kill Frankel because he was angry that someone else was dating the woman.

Detectives connected Phillip to

the murder through a bloodstained towel found at Frankel’s house as well as cellphone records that put Phillip near the home the night of Frankel’s death.

Frankel’s girlfriend tipped off detectives that Phillip could be the one who killed Frankel. She said Phillip wanted a romantic relationship with her and spoke badly about Frankel even though he had never met him, according to charging papers. Phillip had seen a photo of Frankel that the girlfriend had.

Auburn police – with the help of the U.S. Marshals Service – arrested Phillip in December 2010 in Portland in connection with

Frankel’s death.

At a court hearing in May, Judge Andrus ordered a specific court schedule for deputy prosecuting attorney Wyman Yip and defense attorney Kristen Murray.

According to court documents, the jury trial could last six weeks; Phillip has waived his right to a speedy trial; both sides have until Sept. 28 to complete all fact witness interviews; and the state shall disclose the identity of any witnesses it tends to call by Oct. 5.

If needed, either side could also ask the court for more time to prepare the case and request a new trial date.

Auburn manufacturer provides glass for Statue of Liberty renovation project Auburn-based Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, one of the leading producers of fire resistant glass products tasked with manufacturing glass for the Statue of Liberty, announced it has completed the first stage of the manufacturing process of the landmark’s oculus this week and is now shipping it to Vancouver, B.C., for fitting.

Greenlight Glass Systems, a specialist in glass and glazing systems for interior and exterior architectural glazing applications, will do the fitting.

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The landmark’s oculus is the largest and heaviest circular piece of glass ever manufactured by Vetrotech Saint-Gobain.

The company’s product, Contraflam, is a clear fire resistant safety glass that satisfies the highest demands of fire protection.

The product will be used for the landmark’s floors, doors and stairwells. Once installed in mid-August, it will bring the Statue of Liberty into compliance with safety codes.

The Statue of Liberty is expected to re-open to the public in early September.

Tabbitha Schliesman walks with her service dog, Duke, as seniors from Auburn Mountainview High School file into Auburn Memorial Stadium for commencement ceremonies last Saturday. Auburn celebrated the graduating senior classes from each of its four high schools last weekend. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

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[ constantine from page 1 ] Constantine said.

Constantine cited a recent study of 366 metropolitan areas throughout the nation that gave the Seattle metropolitan area a third-place ranking as the strongest local economy based on sustained growth over the past 20 years.

The Puget Sound region, Constantine said, has led the revival, especially in the manufacturing sector.

Indeed, he said, over the past year this region has led the nation in manufacturing job creation, showing an increase of 7.3 percent, or 12,600 jobs.

Accounting for “fully half of that growth,” Constantine said, was the manufacturing sector, led by the Boeing company.

Constantine praised the King County Aerospace Alliance, a broad-based partnership of local jurisdictions, chambers of commerce, the Port of Seattle, local economic development groups and educational institutions like school districts and universities, for working to expand and prosper the aerospace industry in the Puget Sound Region.

“Here in King County … we’ve been able to maintain the kind of access to a middle-class future that has really been the foundation of the American dream,”

Constantine said that one of his goals is to make access to higher education a priority, so that when the Boeing Company or Microsoft look for people to fill high-paying jobs, they’ll find them locally.

The state of Washington, Constantine said, is creating 850 new slots for engineering students at the University of Washington and at Washington State University.

The King County Workforce Development Council has awarded $900,000 to community and technical colleges to provide certificated training for specific skills needed by the Boeing Company and aerospace suppliers.

Constantine noted that he and King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson have proposed to put about $2 million from the Veterans and Community Services levy into a new aerospace and veterans employment training initiative.

“It’s a two-year program from Workforce Renton that helps veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan transfer the skills they have learned in the military into good-paying jobs in the aerospace industry,” Constantine said.

Constantine praised the City of Auburn’s new Innovation Partnership Zone designation, which puts

research, workforce training and private sector participation in close proximity to promote collaboration, which can lead to new technologies, products and companies.

A woman from the audience asked Constantine to assess the impact on the Port of Seattle of bringing an 18,000-seat capacity basketball stadium into Seattle’s SODO district, where stadiums already exist.

“The transportation impacts would be mostly after the time the Port of Seattle is closed at 4:30 p.m.,” Constantine said. “Most of the games there would in the evening. There are challenges today, and they have not been properly addressed.

One is freight getting to and from the Port. The second is the more diffuse problem of warehousing and manufacturing businesses trying to move their goods around, and then commuters coming through…

“The new arena would marginally worsen those problems but would not be the difference between night and day. What we need to do is to address the challenges we have now, and by so doing we would address issues attached to having a new basketball arena,” Constantine said. more story online… auburn-reporter.com

Sarah Samuelson, a Lakeland Hills Elementary teacher, signs a poster for Walter Denesha’s family at Pacific Park last Friday.

SHAWN SKAGer, Auburn Reporter

[ DENESHA from page 1 ] to bully anymore.’ But so far, none of us has seen that happen. So those are just words.

“I think, for anything to come out of this, we need to see those actions.”

Leibrant continued: “The one comment that keeps coming up is that Walter was there to stand up for other people, but who was there for Walter?”

Leibrant hopes the event starts a “chain reaction” of anti-bullying action.

Candles were lit and posters displayed in tribute to Denesha, a 13-year-old boy who had a penchant for standing out by dying his hair blue. Classmates performed music and spoke about how he had dared to be different.

The candlelight memorial also served as a fundraiser with T-shirt and candle sales benefitting the Walter Denesha Memorial Fund.

Leibrant and the Mt. Baker community also have contributed money for Denesha’s family by hosting “Walter Wednesdays” at the school.

Suhr pleads not guilty to murder charges Algona teen Brandon Suhr pleaded not guilty in a King County courtroom on Wednesday to the firstdegree murder of Walter Denesha.

Suhr, 19, is alleged to have broken into a Pacific apartment on May 31 and killed the 13-year-old Mt. Baker Middle School seventhgrader with a sword.

“It’s where you can wear a cap for a dollar,” she said.

“We made about $1,000 doing ‘Walter Wednesdays’ in one day.”

Proceeds raised went to the fund set up by the White River Valley Lions at local Columbia Banks. Donations continue to be made at the banks.

Sarah Samuelson, a Lakeland Hills Elementary teacher, was one of several adults who turned out.

Suhr reportedly hid Denesha’s body in a closet before forcing the boy’s 16-year-old sister to write a note claiming responsiblity for the death and threatening to kill the rest of her family if she didn’t accompany him.

Investigators say Suhr was upset by the breakup of his and the girl’s relationship.

The trial is scheduled to start on July 16 at the King County Courthouse in Seattle.

Suhr is being held on $2 million bail.

“Like a lot of people, I’m here because I wanted to hear from them (the students) and see if they’re OK,” she said.

Although Samuelson didn’t know Denesha personally, she said her daughter was a teacher’s assistant in his seventh-grade class at Mt. Baker.

“We’re here to support what they’re doing and help them process their grief,” Samuelson added.

Trial date set for men suspected of killing friend

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A Des Moines man accused of killing one of his friends last January because he thought the man was a child molester goes to trial Nov. 13, 2012 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent for first-degree murder.

Prosecutors will argue that Denzil Rick Moore, 45, shot and killed Thomas Humphries, 55, in Des Moines then disposed of his body on the lawn of a vacant home in Auburn.

Prosecutors have also

charged Glae Matthew Roland, 34, Des Moines, with rendering first-degree criminal assistance for allegedly helping Moore to dispose of Humphries bullet-riddled body and conceal evidence.

Ian Goodhew, a spokesman for the King County Prosecutors Office, said the cases are joined under the same cause number “so unless the defendants’ attorneys move for severance, they will be tried together.”

Both men have pleaded not guilty and are in King County Jail.

A check of records

revealed that Humphries had never been arrested for or charged with any sex crimes in Washington State and was never listed on King County’s sex offender registry.

Auburn police got a break when they learned that the King County Sheriff ’s Office had been talking to Glae Roland, who told them he had been in the vehicle when Humphries was shot.

Roland also described the weapon as a .22-caliber handgun, which matched the bullets the medical examiner had removed from Humphries’ body.

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City leaders explore idea of junior council

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

One student from each high school and middle school in the Auburn School District, even one from Green River Community College.

Such could be the makeup of something entirely new to Auburn: a junior City Council.

Its young members could sink their incisors into meaty issues affecting youth, such as gang violence and curfew, and relay their thoughts to the Auburn City Council.

City leaders have talked for the last couple of months about what such a thing would look like, how it would differ from the already existing success-

ful Auburn Youth Council, how it would be constituted and how to make it happen.

And because there is already an Auburn Youth Council operating Peloza under the wing of the Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Department, leaders are even talking about what they should call the new thing.

“Nobody has been chosen yet, we’re still a ways away from that,” Auburn City Councilwoman Nancy Backus said.

What Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis saw of similar junior youth councils on his yearly trip to the National Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C. this win-

ter inspired him to explore getting one up and going here.

Councilman Bill Peloza suggested it could provide quite the civics lessons to kids.

“I think that this runs into a trend in local government, it’s a dead ringer for it,” he said.

“High schools really lack, in my opinion, structure.

We’re talking about kids coming into local government, understanding local government and what it does, what do council members do, what do mayors do.

“I think that this type of a council could hold council meetings, discuss certain issues and make decision. And that’s part of the

learning process for young people,” Peloza said.

Council member Largo Wales insisted that any such group would have to have adult supervision. And, Wales stressed, it must be for real.

“In order for it to be a meaningful group, it would have to have a real purpose, where what it does goes someplace,” Wales said.

Wales added that she liked the idea of creating another area, or layer, for kids to have leadership opportunities.

“Because again, kids that are in our schools may have lots of opportunities

through ASB and sports and band, and this would just be another opportunity so that we could have some real stars. But it all gets back to leadership of this group,” Wales said.

Councilman John Holman described some of the tough issues the panels of young people he’d seen at the National League of Cities Conference in Washington D.C., were tackling.

“They weren’t discussing what theme to have at the sock hop … they were talking about ways to mitigate youth violence and youth gang participation,” Holman said. “And they were working on high-level, national-level issues and making resolutions. And one of the things they kept

coming up with was that to reduce violence, you need to be training leaders. And the first thing in leadership is that you manage yourself, and you lead others.

“Plus the cities (that have them) are getting real work back. The Junior Council in Milwaukee, for instance, does the social media for the City Council,” Holman said.

“It doesn’t necessarily need bylaws, but it definitely needs a mission statement,” said Councilman Rich Wagner. “I would like to hear about policy making.”

Peloza suggested that City staff check with other cities to see how they use their own junior councils.

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[ victim from page 1 ] members led to the identification.

The Major family thanked authorities for their work in a statement: “We would like to thank the detectives from the King County Sheriff ’s Office who diligently worked this case.

We are grateful to finally know what happened to Sandra after all these years.”

A friend had reported Major missing after seeing her get into a truck with a man near North 90th Street and Aurora Avenue North on Dec. 24, 1982.

Detectives said that not enough was known about Major to positively identify her when her remains were found in 1985.

In late April 2012 the victim’s cousin, who lives in Rochester, N.Y., contacted the Sheriff ’s Office after watching a madefor-television movie about the Green River murders. Family members suspected that a missing family member may have been one of Ridgway’s victims.

The Rochester Police Missing Persons Unit helped by obtaining DNA samples from family members, and the National

Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helped by asking that the processing of samples be expedited.

The University of North Texas, Center for Human Identification agreed to speed up work on the family reference samples and provided scientific evidence that resulted in the King County Medical Examiner’s Office’s positive identification.

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identification.

Detectives said that family members’ willingness to come forward and advances in technology were key to the identification.

Ridgway admitted to killing Major and the other two women found at the cemetery.

He pleaded guilty to murder in 2003 and is serving a life sentence without parole in Walla Walla.

The Green River case still has three sets of unidentified remains and the Sheriff ’s Office welcomes tips.

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Police Blotter Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between June 9 and June 18:

June 9 Forgery: Overnight, 1519 Auburn Way S. A supervisor at Goodwill found a bogus $50 bill in a cash register.

Vandalism: 1:05 p.m., 11400 block of Southwest 304th Street. Subjects unknown dumped trash and assorted debris at a home.

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Theft: 5:15 p.m., 100 West Valley Highway S. An Auburn resident, seeing someone steal a street sign holder, told police.

Theft: 9:53 p.m., 30819 124th Avenue SE. The allure of a sandwich sign at the Cedar Ridge Apartments so mastered one thief that he or she snatched up said sign and trotted off with it, sometime between June 13 and June 15.

June 13 Vandalism: 9:20 a.m., 1400 West Valley Highway S. Peeved at a woman’s driving behavior, a motorcyclist rode up next to her car, broke off her mirror and fled northbound, recklessly.

Theft: 2:15 p.m., 20 Auburn Way S. The owner of Cascade Loan and Sporting Goods reported a revolver stolen from his store.

Theft: 5:04 p.m., 762 Supermall Drive SW. A man found a receipt left by another customer, plucked from store shelves several items listed on the receipt and promtly got himself arrested for presenting the display items as returned merchandise in exchange for money.

Shoplifting: 8:57 p.m., 1231 Auburn Way N. Rite Aid reported a shoplifting of $92.71 worth of booze.

June 17 Vandalism: 4:50 p.m., 28900 124th Avenue SE. Kids cut a chain link fence between Mountain View High school and Pfaff’s Christmas Tree Farm.

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June 14

Trespassing: 6:26 p.m., 12722 SE 312th St. Management at the Seasons Apartments at Lea Hill told two women to scram, get lost, don’t come back, you’re no longer welcome in these parts.

Theft: 1:06 p.m., 412 22nd St. SE. A male reported that two boys whom he knew entered his apartment as he was talking to them and one stole money from his bedroom while the other distracted him.

Burglary: 6:39 p.m., 3719 West Valley Highway N. The unexpected appearance of police just as a man was taking tools, firearms and ammo prompted him to retreat into the shed he’d just broken into and stolen from. Backed by a police K-9, officers followed the man into the shed, which they found littered with ammo and other firearm paraphernalia. An officer pulled on a closet door, the door pulled back, and police knew they had their man trapped. Police talked to the man through the public address system until his surrender two hours later. No one was hurt. Police booked the man into the SCORE jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary.

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June 16

Aid call: 1:49 p.m., (Lea Hill). A boy accidentally chainsawed the top of his foot, firefighters showed up to bandage the wound, and the kid’s mother drove him to a hospital.

Apartment fire: 3:05 a.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responding to a possible apartment fire found light smoke coming from a single apartment unit and an occupant trying to extinguish a small fire in the kitchen area with a portable fire extinguisher. Firefighters quickly put out the conflagration. A fire investigation determined that the fire was accidental, the unanticipated consequence of an unattended cooking fire.

Actually, I’m my bro: 7:06 p.m., 100 block of 12th Street Southeast.

The officer just wasn’t buying the excuse – actually, I’m my brother – the man concocted after the officer stopped him for driving with a suspended license. The officer arrested the man – he wasn’t his brother after all – for obstructing justice.

This week’s…

Fire & Rescue Blotter The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 193 calls for service between June 11 and June 17, among them the following:

June 11 Aid call: 2:30 p.m., (Pacific).

Firefighters helped an older woman who had fallen and a private ambulance carried her off to St. Francis Hospital.

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Aid call: 10:48 a.m., (Auburn).

Firefighters and King County Medics treated a man in cardiac arrest and medics transported him to Auburn Regional Medical Center.

Vandalism: 9:40 a.m., 602 W. Main St. Somebody shot BBs at the Armory building.

June 14 Kitchen fire: 4:05 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters hustling to a kitchen fire at a South Auburn apartment complex arrived to find that a neighbor had already snuffed out the fire. After determining that the fire was most sincerely dead, firefighters cleared the smoke. Nobody was hurt. Errant cooking was to blame.

June 15 Aid call: 2:25 p.m., (North Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medic One paramedics helped an unconscious male who may have overdosed on unknown medications, and medics transported him to ARMC.

Accident: 1:17 p.m., (Algona).

Firefighters responding to reports of a motorcycle vs. car accident found a single injured person. That person refused treatment, so firefighters left him or her at the scene with police.

June 17 Aid call: 12:19 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters treated an elderly woman who’d been complaining of abdominal pain and nausea and a private ambulance took her off to ARMC.

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A welcome change for the Supermall I would like to express my wholehearted support of the changes coming to The Outlet Collection, formerly known as the Supermall.

The owner, Glimcher Realty Trust is investing $35 million dollars in updating and renovating the property over the next 18 months. This is a huge investment that will bring many new long-term employment opportunities to the Auburn area.

The fact that Glimcher is making such a large investment shows their faith and commitment to the Auburn area community and also shows that they recognize that their market reaches far beyond the borders of the cities of Auburn, Algona and Pacific. A quality retail mall draws shoppers from up to 100 miles away.

The plans that Glimcher has

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Letters may be edited for length. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length. Submissions may be printed both in the paper and electronically.

Deadline for letters to be considered for publication is 2 p.m. Tuesday. shared indicates that they will be bringing in the types of high quality stores that consumers have been asking for. A vibrant retail mall will draw in shoppers that will stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, visit our entertainment venues and most importantly leave their money here. The increased

business will mean more local jobs and desperately needed sales tax revenue for our cities.

The increase in revenues to our cities will enable them to continue making vital investments to improve and maintain the cities we call home.

The downtown core of Auburn is seeing a lot of interest from developers who are also ready to invest their money here. Recent improvements in the infrastructure below the streets in the downtown cannot be seen but developers are now eager to build here because of that investment.

High-quality companies that will provide good paying jobs are checking out Auburn. The greater Auburn area is poised for growth and prosperity and that is a welcome change.

– Michele Oosterink, chairman, Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce; Nancy Wyatt, president and COO, Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce [ more letters page 8 ]

G U E S T E d i t o ri a l

Two-thirds for tax increases needed now more than ever For 20 years, the voters have approved initiatives making it tougher to raise taxes.

Whether you are a Republican, a Democrat or an independent voter, most everyone agrees it’s better to incentivize politicians to prioritize spending and reform government rather than increase taxes.

Olympia has proven time and again that if it’s easy to raise taxes, they will. And they’ve consistently illustrated that without these tougher-toraise-taxes policies, they’ll impose higher taxes on regular taxpayers who are ill-equipped to fight back.

Olympia politicians may talk a lot about “closing corporate

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I didn’t like the idea of privatizing liquor sales for all sorts of reasons. After recently visiting eight retail outlets, my opposition may have softened but not much.

It’s going to take some time to get used to seeing gin and whiskey and vodka across the aisle from the chips or near the tiki torches.

Really, the displays aren’t all that big, maybe an aisle front and back or just something up against a wall. The ones I saw on that first day of private sales in nearly 80 years had some gaping holes in the displays or just minimal inventory. That will change, but still you have to ask, why bother?

The answer, of course, is the bottom line and one more lucrative addition to the product line.

I took my liquor tour as a reporter, but also as a curiosity seeker, much like others who stopped into the stores just to gaze on the spirits and check out the prices.

It seemed particularly busy at a Fred Meyer. I was watching the shoppers as much as seeing what was for sale. A young man and an older one shopping together caught my attention. They also caught the attention of store employees who obviously, and not so obviously, were keeping an eye on shoppers, too.

I liked that enhanced security. Here’s another piece of that.

Anyone would quickly figure out that shoplifting a fifth of whiskey was fruitless if you had to break the bottle to remove the cap lock. That’s one reason my opposition softened. Other retailers need to pay attention to Fred Meyer’s efforts to keep control of who buys liquor at its stores.

And, no, I don’t own stock in Fred Meyer.

I stopped by a nearby Costco over the weekend to do some shopping, but really to see how the mega-wholesale store that paid mega-bucks to pass Initiative 1183 was displaying the liquor. I will say that Costco

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loopholes” and “forcing the rich to pay their fair share” but whenever taxes are increased, powerful lobbyists protect their clients, and you and I get stuck with higher sales taxes, property taxes, candy taxes, gas taxes, cigarette taxes and utility taxes.

The two-thirds vote requirement for the Legislature to raise taxes has been approved by voters four times (we’re working hard to give voters

a fifth opportunity with this year’s Initiative 1185). During legislative sessions it’s been in effect, it’s done exactly what the voters wanted, making tax increases a last resort and forcing elected officials to work together to prioritize spending and reform government.

But during sessions that the Legislature has suspended the [ more guest op page 9 ]

[8] June 22, 2012 [ LETTERS from page 7 ]

Thank you, mayor, shame on Auburn police I am a longtime Auburn resident who has lived adjacent to the Veterans Memorial Park for nearly 30 years. In recent years, the park has regularly been visited by transients who set up camp and sit around barbecue pit fires during the day and adjourn to the wooded areas or next to the stadium to spend the night.

In recent years, our neighborhood has had two home invasion robberies and an assortment of minor offenses during these periods of occupation.

In early May, I noticed that the transients had again returned to the park.

I logged an online report with the Auburn Police Department, outlining the problem and received a case number that produced no results. Not only were the visitors still spending the nights in the park, their numbers were increasing.

Two weeks later, I followed up with an email to the police asking for the status of my report and did not receive a response.

www.auburn-reporter.com At the three-week point, I went to the police station and after having to call 911 and having an officer sent to the lobby, I talked with an officer about the problem. He assured me that he would email the officers responsible for patrolling the park.

Still no results.

On June 9, I once again emailed the police and informed them that I had observed no less than six people sleeping next to the stadium the previous night.

I again requested that they increase their patrolling.

This time, I included Mayor Lewis on the routing.

Within two hours I received an email from the mayor saying that he would look into the issue. The next day the mayor informed me by email that the Auburn police had patrolled the park at 3:30 a.m. on June 10, thus discovering and trespassing seven individuals sleeping under the roof overhang at memorial stadium.

It has become very apparent to me that something is “broken” in the 911 system and the Auburn Police Department. The safety of our citizens homes, persons and public land should be foremost on the agenda.

Having to contact the mayor to assure the police address public safety issues is not the way the system is supposed to work.

I thank Pete Lewis for going the extra mile for us and hope Auburn police improve its performance.

– Mike Dean

Time to recall some names?

Serendipity in South King County, a plethora of skirmishes.

Clean up divisive concerns such as the mayor of Pacific, the renaming of the Supermall, and the proposed contracting out of the Auburn Municipal Court.

Go beyond name calling, recall names.

Recall Cy Sun? Someone smarter than a fifth-grader?

Recall 15th Street Southwest? I prefer “We are not Seattle Street.”

Recall Auburn Municipal Court? Perhaps.

“Municipal Court Outlet Collection|King County” should be suggested for many localities seeking bargain-basement justice.

And the many jails to hold the recidivists should be “Municipal Jails Inlet

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– Charles Iversen

Quick response to cleanup We would like to thank Councilmember Bill Peloza and the City of Auburn for their speedy help in removing an unsightly mess left on the curb.

We called in early one morning to report it and later that same day, we drove by the area and the mess was already removed.

Way to go, Bill.

– The Rices

Kochmar is the best choice for 30th District Linda Kochmar, who has served as Federal Way’s mayor, assistant mayor and councilmember, has been nominated five times by the citizens of Federal Way for Best City Leader. Linda’s expertise has helped our city significantly.

Now it is time for Linda to take her leadership experience to Olympia and serve as our state representative for all citizens of the 30th District.

Linda Kochmar will fight for jobs, local businesses, public education and for struggling families. A devoted and seasoned public servant who understands the needs of her constituents, Linda is especially

adept at building consensus and reaching out to voters of all parties. Linda listens and will fight for economic vitality for our region.

As she draws upon extensive local and statewide contacts and resources, Linda Kochmar will provide our district with a stronger voice in Olympia.

Please vote for Linda Kochmar in the upcoming primary election.

– Jan Owen

is crumbling. Every other business on Main Street is closing and moving out.

What is really going on?

We need to get a petition going for a “no confidence” vote against Pete Lewis.

Get him out of office and get someone in there that can take care of business.

Maybe then Pete can incorporate Lakeland Hills as its own little city and run for mayor there.

– Jeanne Herold

Rates going up; mayor must go

Be smart, stay safe around water

In case you haven’t noticed in your City of Auburn utility bill, rates are going up effective June 1.

My, my, what a surprise.

My current utility bill came to $88.64 for one month. I, for one, am appalled at the high cost of water. My last two months water consumption was lower then it had been all year, and yet my bill is significantly higher. I want to know why.

OK, Mr. Mayor are you gouging us residents in order to recoup your losses because of the road bond failure? Or is it for you and your council to have extra money so you can travel all over the place on the taxpayers’ money?

I think it’s time we got some answers, and it’s time we got someone to replace Pete. It’s time we got someone that knows how to manage money and run a city.

In case you all haven’t noticed, the City of Auburn

I was glad to see the letter from the Sheriff ’s office reminding people to wear life jackets (PFDs) while on or near the water. But I need to make one small correction.

As a whitewater raft guide and a swift-water rescue technician, I need to say that the recent death on the Green River may have been a result of not properly wearing his life jacket.

It’s not enough to wear a life jacket, one has to wear it properly. If the life jacket is loose enough to be pulled off over one’s head, it could be useless.

Check your own jacket, your children’s jackets and everyone in your boat. The life jacket must be tightened firmly on the body in order to function. You should be able to lift up the wearer by the shoulders of the jacket, especially in swift water.

Be safe. Wear your life jacket, and wear it correctly.

– Suzan Bobette

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Scarff Ford celebrates 90 years Scarff Ford celebrates its Saturday.

90th year of automotive • Special promotions excellence and community on new and used veinvolvement in Auburn this hicles, including a $90 month. down, 90 days to first The public is payment offer. invited to help Scarff Scarff Ford is Ford celebrate its among an elite milestone annivergroup of Ford and sary Friday, Saturday Lincoln dealerships and Sunday with the to be recognized following activities recently with the at its dealership, 501 2011 President’s Auburn Way N.: Award by Ford Way Scarff • Complimentary Motor Company. barbecue lunch, The prestigious 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday award honors dealerships and Sunday. that excelled in automotive • Display of vintage veretailing in 2011 by providhicles from a local Model A ing exceptional customer Ford Club, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., service and satisfaction.

Ford honored 313 Ford and Lincoln dealers throughout the country this year for delivering superior customer satisfaction in sales and service.

Only three other Ford dealers in Washington state received the award.

It’s Scarff Ford of Auburn’s fourth time.

Alan Mulally, president and CEO, Ford Motor Company, sent the following message to the dealership: “Scarff Ford rocks!

Congratulations on serving our customers for 90 years.

Ford treasures your leadership and partnership!”

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torney General has a job to do, defend initiatives, but in my view, their office lacks the direct and substantial interest needed to surpass this threshold.

• Just two years ago, a unanimous court rejected a very similar lawsuit under very similar circumstances (one chamber passed a tax increase and a lawsuit was filed challenging the twothirds). That 9-0 opinion, authored by Justice Mary Fairhurst, the most liberal justice on the state supreme court, resulted in a “finding this a political question” that should be resolved through the legislative process.

Article I, section 1 of our state Constitution reads: All political power is inherent in the people, and governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Article I, section 2 reads: The first power reserved by the people is the initiative.

It is simply inconceivable that the founders of our state and authors of our Constitution – people who were deeply committed to limiting the power of government – intended to prohibit the Legislature and the people from making it tougher to raise taxes. It’s silly to argue otherwise as these Democrat politicians and special interest groups are attempting to do.

Our Constitution exists to protect the people from the government, not to protect the government from the people.

two-thirds requirement, it’s only been a debate about which taxes to increase, how much to increase them, and which poor and working class taxpayers get targeted. Twenty years of experience has removed all doubt that politicians cannot be trusted to make tax increases a last resort without the two-thirds vote requirement.

Democrat politicians and their big-monied special interest groups have consistently tried to convince voters to reject this policy at the ballot box. They’ve failed every time. But rather than accept the clear and consistent decision of the people, they’ve embarked on a repeated effort to sue the voters.

On three separate occasions, the state supreme court has exercised judicial restraint and allowed both sides to exercise their powers: the Legislature’s power to ignore the law and the people’s power to pass it.

It is a political tug-of-war over an important public policy, and the courts have recognized that both sides are fully capable of defending their position without judicial intervention.

Ever since the state supreme court ruled that the Legislature does not have to abide by voterapproved initiatives (Farm Bureau, 2006), Olympia has been given free reign. As the attorney general’s brief explains: “The two-thirds supermajority vote provision may make it politically difficult to raise taxes, but freedom from political difficulty is not a right or legally protected interest of Plaintiff legislators.”

A Seattle judge recently ruled differently than the

state supreme court has previously. Fortunately, the ruling will be “stayed” pending appeal, meaning the two-thirds will remain in effect until the high court rules. There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic that the Supreme Court will reject the Seattle judge’s reasoning: • In 1994, the Court found that individual legislators and special interest groups lack standing to bring lawsuits like this (“When a statute may be amended by the very persons the petitioners claim are being harmed, state legislators, we cannot do otherwise than find that this is only a speculative dispute.”).

• The tax increase they tried to pass last year was approved this year, arguably making their current lawsuit moot.

• Lawsuits like this aren’t valid if the Legislature doesn’t exhaust all their remedies before going to court. They could have appealed the ruling of the chair and passed the tax increase; they didn’t.

• This Seattle judge didn’t just say that initiatives can’t set a higher tax vote threshold; the ruling said the Legislature couldn’t impose it upon themselves. Article II, section 9 of the Constitution reads: “Each house may determine the rules of its own proceedings.” This broad ruling flies in the face of the doctrine of separation of powers.

• A law is constitutional unless the Constitution expressly prohibits it. Our Constitution does not.

• For a lawsuit to be valid, the dispute must be “between parties having genuine and opposing interests” that are “direct and substantial.” The At-

Tim Eyman, co-sponsor of “Son of 1053” Initiative 1185, can be reached to 425-4939127, tim_eyman@comcast. net or www.VotersWantMoreChoices.com.

[ RADFORD from page 7 ] touched by the dangers of had the best selection, but still far short of what I would expect to see in former state-run stores.

Anyone who has lived where liquor is sold almost everywhere, in such places as California and Alaska, probably doesn’t see what the big deal is. Only about a quarter of the nation’s population lives in states where the sale of alcohol is somehow controlled.

But this is a big deal.

Anyone who has been

alcohol – a drunken driver who killed a loved one or a family member wracked by alcoholism – hates to see it proliferate. Anyone who worries about minors having more potential access to liquor hates to see this happen right at graduation time.

Liquor is a “controlled substance” – a drug that can kill. Now it’s part of our everyday lives, right next to the chips and tiki torches. I am not for prohibition. I just favored some

control over this drug.

Now it will become normal and accepted.

It doesn’t deserve that, especially in the eyes of our kids.

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[10] June 22, 2012 Auburn High School senior Patrick Shine has won Coastal Farm & Ranch’s college scholarship. Shine recently was awarded a $500 check at the grand opening of the new Auburn store. To win the scholarship, Shine completed a two-page application, wrote a 250-word essay on how Coastal Farm and Ranch can best serve Auburn, according to Coastal Farm & Ranch owner Buzz Wheeler who organized the scholarship committee. Shine plans to attend Oregon State University to study agriculture business.

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SYL Foundation awards senior standouts The See Ya Later Foundation recently awarded two college scholarships to Auburn area seniors.

Kyla Moen and Dominic Benavides, both of Auburn High School, each were awarded $1,000 to apply to college expenses after participating in a competitive application and interview process.

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Jordan Estey School: Auburn High School Achievements: An outstanding student and citizen.

One of the top graduating seniors academically with 3.78 GPA, but also maintains a rigorous schedule in leadership and community activities. Jordan, a member of DECA, qualified for International Competition in Entrepreneurship Promotion. She also participated in the Devy Entrepreneurship and Innovations Conference in Chicago, where her team placed second in a business pitch to local entrepreneurs.

Jordan has performed hours of community service in DECA, Honor Society and Interact Club. Some of her projects include the Rotary Scholarship Show, Auburn Food Bank, The Community House and many others.

Jordan holds offices in many clubs, including president of the National Honor Society.

In addition, Jordan is a professional, sensitive, intelligent and outgoing individual who is respected by peers and staff.

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March chosen Pioneer Queen to provide something for them.”

March understands and enjoys volunteer and community service and the need to extend a smile, a gentle hand.

Recognizing her compassionate ways, a panel of judges chose March as its Pioneer Queen at a ceremony and reception at the Auburn Senior Activity Center last Thursday.

March, a 12-year Auburn

resident, will appear in the grand parade in the Auburn Days festival on Aug. 11 and other gatherings.

Auburn Days, formerly Good Ol’ Days, is a diverse community celebration presented by the Auburn Days Committee in partnership with the City of Auburn.

The festival of song, dance and art is Aug. 10-12 in the downtown area.

March, 77, was chosen over Nancy Pelland and

name students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service.

The four were: Edward Auburn Riverside High “Trei” Decker Auburn School, Mt. Baker Middle Adventist Academy; Kyoyi School and Terminal Park Lee Jefferson High School; Elementary School are Amber L. Valenzuela Authe 2011-12 Linda Cowan burn High; and Heather C. Schools of Distinction Odell Auburn MountaAward winners. inview.

Each school reSCHOOL The Comcast ceives a plaque and Leaders and monetary award.

Achievers ScholThe high school arship Program level winner receives provides $1,000 $3,000; the middle scholarships to students level $2,000; and the elwho strive to achieve their ementary level $1,000. The potential, who are catalysts award encourages schools for positive change in their to continue efforts toward communities, who are inclosing the achievement volved in their schools, and gap for all students.

The award honors Cowan who serve as models for their fellow students. for her 30 years of service in the Auburn School District, 40 years total in public education, and for Auburn’s Janelle Naomi her dedication to improving Churchill recently graduated with a the quality of education for degree in social work from Union Colall children. lege (Lincoln, Neb.). Union College, a

this spring. He intends to pursue a degree in chemistry or biochemistry, and is interested in getting involved with EPIC Adventures. …

Elvina Kuzmich, of Algona, has been awarded a $2,500 presidential scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year at Eastern Washington University. The award is given to incoming students with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.8 or higher, or an SAT score of at least 1250. Kuzmich, daughter of Vladimir and Olga Kuzmich, graduated from Auburn Riverside, where she took honors and advanced placement classes and was involved in the Raven Mentorship Program, Auburn citywide cleanups and the National Honor Society. She intends to pursue a degree in speech pathology. …

Auburn’s Jordan Estey has been awarded a $3,500 academic honors scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year at Eastern Washington University. The award is given to incoming freshman with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.7 or higher, or an SAT score of at least 1100. Estey, daughter of Larry and Gina Este, graduated from Auburn High School, where she was a member of the volleyball and swim teams and was involved in DECA, debate, Future Business Leaders of America, leadership and the National Honor Society. …

The following Evergreen Heights Elementary students were honored for exemplifying the month’s trait, honesty: Cesar Lopez, Lily Everett, Trinidy Rummel, Peyton Rainwater, Elizabeth Kustyukov, Alina Papernik, Kushi Gill, Jesus Chavez, Elisha Cherevach, Ariana Mancilla, Sophia Naumchuk, Beyonce’ Tuia, Edward Choe, Hannah Cilley and Trey Black.

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Shirley March has spent a lifetime devoted to children and community.

Years ago, the Auburn woman established a Boy Scout troop for special needs kids, a group that included her oldest son, born with a handicap.

“It was the greatest experience I ever had,” March said. “It was important

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Auburn scholars Four Auburn students were among 90 local and regional recipients of Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program awards, the Comcast Foundation announced Wednesday.

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Christian school, awarded 170 degrees to 156 students. …

Auburn’s Timothy Ditch has been awarded a $1,500 dean’s scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year at Eastern Washington University. The award is given to incoming freshmen with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79 and an SAT score of at least 1000. Ditch, son of Timothy and Barbara Ditch, graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School

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Passing the honor: Vickie Vallier, right, outgoing Pioneer Queen, embraces the new queen, Shirley March, at last week’s coronation.

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Leola Beers.

“I was surprised,” March said after receiving congratulations from outgoing queen Vickie Vallier.

“I don’t know what to say.

I’m overwhelmed by the whole idea.”

Born and raised in Minnesota, March has lived in the area for more than 35 years.

She worked as a customer service representative for a Seattle fishing company for several years. She held various other jobs.

March is active with the Auburn Noon Lions Club, serves as a companion to an elderly woman and volunteers as an usher at the Auburn Performing Arts Center and Auburn Avenue Theater.

Twice widowed, she raised six children in her first marriage and three more in her second. She has 18 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.

Meanwhile, the Auburn Days Committee chose Dick Brugger, the city’s first poet laureate and member of the Striped Water Poets, as Pioneer Spirit and Tommy Swanlund, a community volunteer for more than 45 years, as grand marshal.

The committee surprised Brugger with the selection. Brugger was invited to recite a poem at the ceremony.

“Wicked!” Brugger said of the honor.

Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec presents KidsDay on Friday at Les Gove Park, 1005 12th St. SE. The event, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., features 10 inflatable rides, children’s activities, live stage entertainment, mini golf, kids’ arts and craft booths, food concessions, more than 80 information/ activity vendors, a food court and much more. Back again are the popular electric Gokarts, free face painting and a heavy equipment/vehicle display. The event is free. For additional event information, parking information, a festival map or entertainment schedule, go to www.auburnwa. gov/events or call 253-9313043.

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

Auburn International Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Sundays, through Sept. 23, Auburn Sound Transit Plaza, 23 A St. SW. Opening its fourth season. Features more than 40 vendors offering a variety of fresh locally grown farm-based foods, hand-crafted items, and a concession stand that is restaurant-based but features a home-cooked taste. The market includes free performances, guest chef demonstra-

tions with farm-fresh ingredients, children’s activities and classes on health, nutrition, and gardening. For more information, visit www.auburnfarmersmarket.org.

KidsDay: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. June 22, Les Gove Park, 910 9th St. SE, Auburn. Live entertainment, inflatable rides, arts and crafts, face painting, more than 70 activity and information booths, miniature golf, free bike helmet fittings and bike helmet sales, go-cart rides, pony rides, food concessions.

Free to the public. Presented by the City of Auburn. Sponsors include Radio Disney AM 1250, Fred Meyer Stores, and Seattle Children’s.

Got an event? submissions@auburn-reporter.com Auburn Valley Y Super Hero Training: 2 p.m., June 23, Auburn Valley Y, 1620 Perimeter Road SW. Use your super-strength and skills to catch the villain and defeat the obstacle course. Come dressed as your favorite super hero (sidekicks welcome).

Cost: $12-24. Register at www.auburnvalleyymca.org.

Veggie Car Races: 1-4 p.m., June 30, Mary Olson Farm, 28728 Green River Road, Auburn. Gentleman start your turnips. Kids can build race cars out of vegetables and watch as they zoom down an inclined track.

Free event. For more information, visit wrvmuseum.org.

Fourth of July Festival: 11 a.m.4 p.m., July 4, Les Gove Park, 910 9th St. SE, Auburn. Community celebration. The event includes a noon bike parade, various entertainment on two stages, a kids craft tent, an arts and craft grove with more than 50 artists, a car show, eight inflatable rides, a rock wall, euro-bungy trampolines and other activities for children. The event also offers bingo, mini golf, bocce and food concessions. For more information, visit www.auburnwa.gov.

Pacific Days: July 13-15, Pacific City Park, 600 3rd Ave. SE. Hours: 4-9 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday. Free event. Featuring kids parade (6:15 p.m. Friday and best decorated bicycle contest) on 3rd Avenue Southeast; grand parade (10 a.m. Saturday) also on 3rd Avenue Southeast; inflatable slides for kids; pooch pageant; prizes; more than 60 arts and crafts vendors; raffle; food booths,

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Auburn Sidewalk Sale: July 20-22, downtown Auburn. Organizers looking for musicians. Casual venue and strolling musicians welcomed. For information call 253-833-2750 and ask for John. Also offering free booths to any Auburn business. If interested, call 253-709-0000.

Algona Days: 5-9 p.m., July 20; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 21, Matchett Park, 402 Warde St., Algona. Vendors needed.

Outdoor movie, entertainment, games, a train ride and other activities are planned. Cost for a booth is $35 or $50 if electricity is needed. Call 253-833-2897 for an application.

Algona Days 3on3 Basketball Tournament: July 21-22, Matchett Park, 402 Warde St., Algona. Presented by the City of Algona, in partnership with the Auburn Valley Y. Age divisions are: elementary boys (ages 8-9, 10-11); elementary girls (8-9, 10-11); teen boys (12-14, 15-18) and teen girls (12-14, 1518). Cost is $65 per team. All teams will play a minimum of three games. Algona residents and Auburn Valley Y members will receive a $15 discount. For more information, contact Shawniene Kaufman, Auburn Valley Y, at 253-876-7561 or skaufman@seattleymca.org; or Kevin Caviezel, City of Algona, at 253-833-2897 or kevinc@algonawa.gov.

66th annual Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games & Clan Gathering: 8 a.m.-11 p.m., July 28; 8 a.m.5:30 p.m., July 29, Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 284th Ave. SE. Authentic weekend of Scottish dancing and foods, bagpipe bands and old country field events. Admission: (per day) $15 adults; $11 seniors 60 and over, active, retired, veteran military; $11 children 5-17; 5 and under free; (two-day) $22 adults; $16 seniors 60 and over, active, retired, veteran military; $16 children 5-17.

For more information, call 206-522-2541 or visit www.sshga.org.

Benefits Mad Dog Boot Camp Fitness: 10:3011:30 a.m., June 23, Chinook Elementary playground, 3502 Auburn Way S. Free fitness boot camp to support the Auburn Food Bank. Your only requirement to attend is to donate at least one canned or boxed food, baby products, or hygiene/personal care products for the cause. Organic products welcome. Free camp offered every other Saturday: July 14, 28; Aug. 11, 25.

Benefit concert in the park: 5-9 p.m., June 24, Game Farm Park, 3030 R St SE. Featuring four ethnic musical groups, a brass band, soloists and several vocal groups is Sunday. Ukrainian, Russian and Central Asian (Uzbek, Kazakh) cuisine will be on the menu. Donations are welcomed to benefit the church’s building project, which is in progress. For more information, call Pastor Victor Krushen at 253-632-4098.

The Undy 5000 5K Run/Walk: 9 a.m., June 30, Emerald Downsm 2300 Emerald Downs Drive, Auburn. Participants are encouraged to run in their underwear as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the area affected by colon cancer. The run features the Colon Cancer Alliance’s (CCA) Inflatable Colon, which is a giant, walkthrough colon that shows the various stages of colon cancer, including descriptions about Crohn’s disease and Colitis.

In addition to the 5K, there is a one-mile fun run. Registered participants receive a commemorative pair of Undy 5000 boxers. Registration fees: $30 advance, $40 race day for 5K adult (14 and older) and $25 advance, $35 race day for 5K youth (6-13). The one-mile fun run (all ages, children 5 and younger are free) costs $20 in advance, $30 on race day. More information or to register, visit www. undy5000.org.

1st annual Trojan Golf Classic: 7:30 a.m., July 7, Auburn Golf Course, 29630 Green River Road SE. Four-man scramble.

Cost: $85 includes greens fees, power cart and lunch. Mini-games, prizes and auction.

Registration information at www.auburnhoops.com or by contacting Sam Oliver at 253-347-4453.

Health Cascade Regional Blood Center drives: 1-5 p.m., June 22, Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventist, 5000 Auburn Way S; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., July 7, Lakeland Hills Community, 1408 Lake Tapps Parkway E; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., July 11, Costco Wholesale #828, 1802 M St. NW, Auburn; 11 a.m.-2 p.m, July 14, City of Pacific (Pacific Days), 600 Third Ave. SE; 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m., July 21, Algona Days, 401 Warde St. S., Algona; 10 a.m.-1 p.m., July 25, Grace Community Church, 1320 Auburn Way S. For more information, call 1-877-242-5663 or visit www.crbs.net/home.

Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m., June 22, Ohl, 2202 Perimeter Road, No. 101. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.

Clubs Striped Water Poets: Meet every Tuesday, 7- 9 p.m., at Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main St. A roundtable critique and welcoming of new poets.

Entertainment Soundbites, Auburn’s newest concert series: Noon-1:30 p.m. every Friday, City Hall Plaza, 25 W. Main St., Auburn. Free to the public. Presented by Auburn Regional Medical Center. Lineup: • July 6 – Global Heat (hip hop, cool jazz, R&B & world beat) • July 13 – Hook Me Up (contemporary jazz); • July 20 – Wally and the Beavs (‘50s and ‘60s rock-n-roll); • July 27 – BB and the Riptides (surf party classics). For more information, call 253-931-3043.

Outdoor Movie Nights: Summer nights, beginning at dusk. Matchett Park, 402 Warde St., Algona. Presented by the City of Algona. Lineup: “Dolphin Tale”, July 6; “We Bought a Zoo”, July 20; “Big Miracle”, Aug. 4. Refreshments will be provided by South Valley Police Explorers. Bring chairs and blankets. Call 253-833-2897 for more information.

Kids SummerStage outdoor concert series: Noon, every Wednesday, July 11-Aug. 16, Les Gove Park, 910 9th St. SE, Auburn. Free. Lineup: • July 11 - Recess Monkey; • July 18 - The Magic of Louie Foxx; July 25 - singer/songwriter Eric Ode, with special guest, Viren Lemmer; • Aug. 1 - singer/songwriter Eric Herman; • Aug. - Caspar Babypants; • Aug. 15 - Brian Vogan and his Good Buddies. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved inside Parks Building at Les Gove Park. For more information, call the Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation at 253-931-3043.

Summer Sounds & Cinema: 7 p.m., Fridays, various Auburn parks. Free. Lineup: • Aug. 3, Sunset Park, 1306 69th St. SE, concert: No Rules; movie: “Tangled” (PG); • Aug. 10, Les Gove Park, 910 Ninth Street SE, concert: One Eyed Jack; movie: “Toy Story” (G); • Aug. 17, Les Gove Park, 910 Ninth St. SE, concert: Funaddicts; Movie: “Despicable Me” (PG). For more information, call Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation at 253-931-3043.

Zola’s Cafe: Live music every Friday, 7-9 p.m., 402 E. Main St., Suite 120. For information, contact Sonia Kessler at the cafe at 253-333-9652.

Museums White River Valley Museum: Events: Explore the historic world of moving massive materials to market in the new exhibit.

Rails to Sails, Tracking the Sound’s Industry Boom from Shore to Ship, on display from April 25-July 29. From the earliest days, the extractive industries of logging, mining and agriculture needed to expand their markets beyond the Puget Sound region to sustain or grow their operations. When railroads became available products could be shipped to one of the deep-water ports on Puget Sound and then sail to markets worldwide. Museum located at 918 H St. SE, Auburn. Regular admission: $2 adults, $1 seniors and children. Admission is free on Wednesdays and the fourth Sunday of the month. Call 253-288-7433 or visit www.wrvmuseum.org for tickets and event information.

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Gator Josh Melu snares NWAACC triple jump title Green River Community College sophomore Josh Melu capped his career as a Gator with a gold medal in the triple jump at the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges championships.

Melu posted a jump of 47 feet, 9.25 inches. He also finished fourth in the long jump.

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Tony Smith wasn’t much for organized exercise — until he lost his leg.

Now, despite the motorcycle accident that ultimately took his left leg below the knee, the Auburn man has morphed into a dedicated bicyclist, a triathlete and a soon-to-be marathon runner.

This Saturday Smith, 56, will run 13.1 miles in the Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-Marathon. Even though he’s mainly in it for himself, as part of his commitment to staying healthy and active despite the loss of his feet, Smith is running as part of Team REFUEL, to raise money for the Challenged Athlete Foundation, which provides grants to buy specialized athletic equipment, such as wheelchairs and racing prosthetics, for disabled athletes.

Smith’s journey started on a sunny day in Southern California in 1993.

“I just finished restoring

a 1939 Indian (motorcycle),” Smith said. “And I decided to take it out to the Good Guys street rod meet (in Pomona, Calif.).

My wife had just told me two days before that she was pregnant. So I got on my bike thinking this is perfect, I was feeling good.”

But on the way back from the car show, Smith said, a driver sailed through a red light and hit him, crushing his left foot.

Doctors struggled to save the mangled appendage, by rebuilding it with a procedure called degloving.

“They pretty much pulled everything off of my foot,” Smith said. “They tried to put it all back together again.”

After rebuilding the bones and tendons in the foot, doctors grafted on new skin.

The only problem, according to Smith, was that the new skin wasn’t quite as strong as the original.

“After they pieced everything together, anything I did was a problem,” he

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of the battle “The infection got so bad that it got in the bone, and there was really no choice but to take off the foot,” he said. “They probably should have done it years before.”

Smith said the amputation was almost a relief.

Auburn’s Tyler Tanner returns to Evergreen Speedway for the Coors Light Summer Showdown Super Late Models 200 around Monroe’s 5/8th-mile oval June 28-30.

Tanner, an Auburn High School graduate and engineering student at Arizona State University, will drive the No. 65 Tanner Motorsports Chevrolet sponsored

by EF-65 Hand Cleaner, JT Mach and the Big Al Kids and Motorsports Foundation.

“This is an exciting time for our team,” Tanner said.

“I feel good about returning to a track that has been so good to our family. This track holds many memories for my family with my dad (Kelly) having success in the NASCAR Northwest Touring Series, to my mom (LeAnne) becoming the first and only NASCAR woman champion at Evergreen.

“I just want to do my best for my team and (sponsors).”

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Auburn’s Tony Smith competes in the Malibu Triathlon. Smith will run his first half-marathon this weekend in Seattle. Courtesy Photo said. “If I ran down the driveway, it would break down and then it would get infected. And then I’d have to go for antibiotic treatment.”

For the next decade Smith and his doctors fought to keep the infections at bay.

In 2003, however, an infection marked the end

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“I did swimming and wrestling (growing up),” he said. “After high school, it was work. But after everything changed, you have to reconfigure your life. You have to think, ‘what do I do now to stay in shape.’ I’m not burning anywhere near the calories at work that I used to. Before I was active because of the work I was doing.”

To compensate, Smith said, he begin bicycling, throwing himself into ultramileage treks, including the Seattle-to-Portland bike ride, a 200-mile ride that he’s completed in one day.

When a group of his bicycling friends peeled off to began doing triathlons, he joined them.

Because of the demands of the triathlon – a mixture of running, swimming and cycling – Smith realized he needed a new prosthetic to run in, something a little lighter and more responsive than his everyday prosthetic “walking foot.”

“If you want to put it in car terms, the walking foot is more of a Cadillac or Lincoln Continental,” he said. “It’s real soft and it rides really nice, but if you try to corner with it and run

“At that point for me it was a non-issue,” he said. “I was ready for it. If they had done it the day of the accident, I probably would have had 10 better years. Knowing what I know now, yes (I’d have had it taken off then).

“They sent social workers into the hospital room, and I told them I was really fine with it, I’m good,” he said.

“They warned me that I’d be out of work for six months at least. But I was back to work in five weeks.”

Previously, he’d worked as a welding crew chief, building gas pipelines for energy companies, a job that brought him and his family to Auburn in 1998. After the amputation, Smith said, the physical demands of the job forced him into a training role.

“I re-certified as a trainer,” he said. “Now I train pipeline welders, pipeline inspectors and welding inspectors for Puget Sound Energy and any of their contractors,” he said.

“If you’re a pipeline welder in Western Washington, you come through me.”

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will be fun. I’m not normally known for being a runner, so it’ll be tough, but I’ll get through it.”

For Smith, it’s really about more than just getting through it. It’s about thriving, despite circumstances that can devastate lives.

“You just get in, you get what you need done and you get on with life,” he said. “You can’t just sit and mope around. It’s not doing you any good. And I’ve got a family. You’ve got to stay positive both for yourself and them. And it’s worked out fine. There is really nothing that I can’t do. There is really nothing to hold you back but your own mind.”

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Tanner cut his teeth last summer on the famed track while qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. He came up with the second quickest time and a top-five finish.

Tanner recently returned home from his junior year at ASU, and has been busy with his crew preparing for the upcoming race. The team spent last month completely rebuilding the 2012 Hamke Chassis.

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Tanner made his NASCAR Truck Series debut in 2011 and will return in 2012.

Practice and qualifying for the Coors Light Twin 25 is June 28-29. The 200-lap race presented by NAPA Auto Parts is June 30.

“Evergreen Speedway is one of the Pacific Northwest’s fastest tracks, and I am very excited to race there,” Tanner said. “I enjoy the speed, and the fans are phenomenal.”

For more information, visit www.tylertanner.com or www.evergreenspeedway. com. online at www.auburnwa.gov.

AUBURN PARKS AND RECREATION OPEN GYM HOURS: The PRAB Gymnasium, located at Les Gove Park at 910 9th St. S.E., hosts open gym schedules for youth and adults. All-ages-open-gym is Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Adult open gym is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Adult cost is $3 per day, $15 per month or $40 for a quarterly pass. Children’s programs are available from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. daily. Youth fees are $1 a day, $10 monthly or $25 quarterly.

Senior open gym for adults 50 and older are Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Cost is $2 daily, $10 for a monthly pass and $25 quarterly. Monday and Wednesday the gym offers pickleball and basketball, Tuesday and Thursday are volleyball and basketball. Courts that are not in use at the gym may be used for any sport. For more information on any of the programs call Auburn Parks at 253-931-3043, or online at www.auburnwa.gov.

TODDLER INDOOR PLAYGROUND: The Toddler Indoor Playground is now open for ages 5 and under. Balls, games, mats, riding toys, climbing toys and more are available at the playground. The facility is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:30-11a, and Saturdays from 9-10:30 a.m.

Cost is $2 per child per session, $1 per additional child. No more than three children per adult. No registration required. Parent or caregiver must provide supervision of children at all times. Closed January 16. For more information on any of the programs call Auburn Parks at 253-931-3043, or

FOOTBALL AUBURN PARKS AND RECREATION FLAG FOOTBALL SUMMER LEAGUE: Teams will play eight games in this six-toa-side league beginning July 15 and ending Aug. 12. Early registration deadline is June 27. Cost is $650 a team. For more information on any of the programs call Auburn Parks at 253-931-3043, or online at www. auburnwa.gov.

SOFTBALL AUBURN PARKS EXTENDED SEASON ADULT SOFTBALL: This is a recreational softball league for adults who want to continue playing through summer. Teams play twelve games. Early registration deadline is June 13. Fee varies from $820-$840 per team.For more information on this or any of the programs call Auburn Parks at 253-9313043, or online at www.auburnwa.gov.

HOCKEY SNO-KING BEGINNERS PROGRAM: The Sno-King Junior Thunderbirds will offer a year-round, beginners-level program for boys and girls ages 5-10. No skating experience is necessary. The program will be on Saturdays at Castle Ice in the Renton Highlands, or at Kingsgate Ice Arena in Kirkland. Players are welcome to join at any time. More information: online at www. snokinghockey.com.

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AUBURN’S ETHNIC HERITAGE

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ACROSS 1. Aquarium buildup 6. Housetop 10. With 16-Across, an immigrant from Norway 13. Fate 14. Prefix for iliac 15. ____ de France 16. See 10-Across 18. Airport checkers: abbr.

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Maureen (McClary) Branchflower Maureen (McClary) Branchflower passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2012.

Born in Tacoma, Maureen grew up in Auburn, graduating from Auburn High School in 1980. Maureen was proud of and deeply loved her family. Maureen enjoyed spending time with her family and close friends. Maureen loved children, and children loved Maureen. She had devoted a lot of her time to Girl Scouts Beyond Bars organization.

She loved music, especially Sarah McLachlan.

Maureen is survived by her beloved daughter, Nautica Martin (aka Sarah) of Federal Way, her mother, Margie Steinle of Auburn, father Jack McClary, step-mother Sandi McClary of Vancouver WA, step-father Duane Steinle of Auburn, her twin brother Michael (Mac) Steinle of Imperial Beach CA, Brian McClary of Vancover WA, sisters Colleen (McClary) Kelley of Bremerton, Gretchen (Steinle) Carlton of Auburn, Jennifer (Steinle) Hickman of Troy, MT. Maureen was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.

Memorial will be held on June 30th at 1:00pm, Rivergreen Estates, 8th Street NE, Auburn.

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Marie K. Hutchens was born into a pioneer family in Garfield County,WA on November 15, 1917 and passed away on June 16, 2012 in Auburn, WA. She was the 8th of 13 children and attended a 1 room school house through the 8th grade. Five years later she appealed to the state of WA to attend high school. In 1940 she graduated at the age of 23. She attended business college and worked all of her adult life, including at the Atomic Energy Commission, the U of W and other businesses.

She was an active member of the Eagles in Auburn and enjoyed doing all of the auxiliary activities, which became a major part of her life. She enjoyed camping, gardening, traveling, dancing and cooking as well.

She is survived by her daughter; Nancy Church (Boyce), daughter-in-law; Donna Hutchens, daughter; Sandra Fuller, son; Doug Hutchens, brothers: Gilbert, Robert and Donald Koller, 6 grandsons, 3 great grandsons, 1 great granddaughter and 29 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy R. and son Dick Hutchens.

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RETAIL SALES MANAGER Are you a dynamic, professional individual with innovative ideas and experience in building business and increasing profits? Then we are interested in you! Sound Publishing, Inc. is currently seeking an experienced retail sales manager to lead a talented staff focused on growing revenue, building business relationships, creating innovative ad strategies and strengthening an already strong brand. This position will manage our Courier Herald publications in E n u m c l a w, B o n n e y Lake, and Sumner. The individual must possess strong leadership skills, b e a n e f fe c t i ve t e a m builder and display a commitment to multiplatform audience development. This position requires an accomplished manager who desires to work with a strong advertising team in a high quality market. The retail sales manager will report to the Vice President of East Sound Newspaper Operations.

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Schools & Training

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EVERGREEN - WASHELLI Cemetery, on Aurora Avenue in Seattle. 2 p l o t s a va i l a b l e , w i t h head stones, in the sold out Pacific Lutheran Section 5. $5,000 each or best offer. 206-2482330 SUNSET HILLS Memorial Park in Bellevue. 2 C h o i c e S i d e by S i d e Plots in The Garden of Rest, Lot 83, Spaces 11 and 12. $10,500 each.

Contract Possible - Lets Ta l k ! C o n t a c t m e a t : hauser.kip@gmail.com or 425-890-7780 WASHINGTON MEMORIAL Park in Seatac. 1 plot in Section 20, Row K-3. Year round maintenance. Nice, peaceful s e t t i n g n e a r r o a d fo r easy access. Pr ice if purchased from Cemetery: $3,795. Asking $2,800. Call: 206-3269706

Venetian window blind, A l m o n d c o l o r, 5 ’ 1 0 ” w i d e, g o o d c o n d i t i o n with hardware, $25. Venetion blind, Almond color, 3’6” wide, good condition, with hardware, $15. Pull down vinyl window shade, white, good condition, $5. Plastic Coca-Cola bottle, 23” tall, $10. 10 little wood boxes, 9”x12”x3”deep, great for little drawers, $2 each. Collectible cardboard shoebox, holds 9 pairs of shoes, really neat! $15. 253852-6809

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ACACIA MEMORIAL Park and Funeral Home, 14951 Bothell Way NE, Seattle, 98155. Tandem C r y p t ( Tw o c a s k e t s lengthwise or two urns).

Cr ypt located in Lake View Mausoleum. Current retail price is $12,698. For sale for $7,695. Will consider offers. Phone 206-3646769. Email: crypt@wlink.net

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ACACIA Memorial Park, “Birch Garden”, (2) adjacent cemetery plots, #3 & #4. Selling $4,000 each or $7,500 both. Located in Shoreline / N. Seattle. Call or email Emmons Johnson, 2067 9 4 - 2 1 9 9 , eaj3000@msn.com C E M E T E RY P L O T Prestigious Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton. One plot available in beautiful Rhododendron section. Purchased in 1966 among Renton families and veterans.

This section is filled, lock in price now! $3000.

No fee for transfer. For more details, call Alice: 425-277-0855

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(2) MOTORCYCLE Jackets, excellent condition, $50 & $75.

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Home Furnishings Dogs www.vashonisland NEW QUEEN pillowtop AKC GOLDEN Retriever goldendoodles.shutter mattress set w/warranty. puppies! (2) light golden fly.com Sell $149. 253-537-3056 color. (4) medium golden allison@dancingleaves.

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NEW CHERRY Sleigh Shots & dewormed. Call bedroom set. Includes W i l l i a m o r Ta t i a n a a t dresser, mirror & night- 360-642-1198, 901-438stand. Still boxed. Will 4051 or 901-485-2478. let go $599. 253-537- Long Beach, WA. 3056 A K C G R E AT D A N E --------------------------------Puppies. Now offering FULL OR TWIN matFull-Euro’s, Half-Euro’s tress sets, new. $120. & Standard Great 253-539-1600 Danes. Males & fe--------------------------------males. Every color but N E W A D J U S TA B L E Faw n s , $ 5 0 0 & u p. b e d w / m e m o r y fo a m m a t t r e s s. L i s t $ 2 8 0 0 . A K C P O M E R A N I A N Health guarantee. LiS a c r i f i c e, $ 9 5 0 . 2 5 3 - Puppy. Ver y cute, out c e n s e d s i n c e 2 0 0 2 .

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COVINGTON

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M O U N TA I N C R E E K Community Garage Sale. Lots of Families, Lots of Stuff! Friday and Saturday, June 22nd23rd, 9am- 4pm. Entrance at corner of 230th F OX W O O D A N N UA L Avenue East and 92nd Garage Sale. The Best Street in Buckley.

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ENUMCLAW

GARAGE SALE, June 23rd - 24th, 9am - 4pm.

Furniture, Garden Tools, Original Artwork, Glassware, Electronics, Baby C l o t h e s a n d To y s .

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MULTI FAMILY Garage Sale. 9am - 5pm, Saturday, June 23rd and Sund a y, J u n e 2 4 t h , 42721 244th Ave SE, E nu m c l aw. F u r n i t u r e, Housewares, Clothing, Books and More! CASH ONLY RENTON

KENNYDALE Neighborhood wide Annual Garage Sale. Over 50+ homes participating! Saturday, June 23rd, 9am to 4pm. Variety of treasures and stuff. Take Exit 6 off I-405, Lower Kennydale is West of I-405 t o L a k e Wa s h i n g t o n Blvd. Upper Kennydale is East of I-405 to Edmonds Ave in Renton.

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Garage/Moving Sales Pierce County

ALL CITY YARD SALE in Orting Saturday, 6/23/12 9AM-4PM From Hwy 410 W take the WA-162 E Orting/ Sumner Exit turn Left and follow Hwy 162 for @ 8 miles

King County

MAPLE VALLEY

BEAUTIFUL HOME Decor & Furnishing’s Garage Sale! Must see! Saturday & Sunday, June 23 rd & 24 th from 8am to 5pm at 19904 244th Ave SE.

Buckley

LARGE ESTATE/ Garage Sale on Friday and S a t u r d ay, Ju n e 2 2 n d and 23rd, 9am - 3pm.

Everything will go and there are lots of goodies!

1711 Collins Road, Buckley.

2010 LEXUS RX450 AW D H y b r i d . 8 , 6 0 0 Miles. Price Reduced! $41,950. Original Owner! Automatic! Every Option Available! AC/Climate Control, ABS, Dual Side Air Bags, Cruise Control, Sunroof, Overhead Luggage Rack, Xfiniti Stereo Sound Syst e m w i t h 6 D i s c C D, Navigation System, Dual Back-Up Cameras, Anti Theft. Aluminum/Alloy Wheels, Remote Keyless Entry, Dual Control Heated Seats, Power : Windows, Doors, Locks.

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Pickup Trucks Nissan

2 0 0 7 N I S S A N T I TA N King Cab. Death in the family, must sell, I just don’t dr ive it. Only 3 5 , 0 0 0 o r g i n a l m i l e s.

Sleek Charcoal with grey Automobiles Classics & Collectibles i n t e r i o r. L o o k s s h a r p driving down the road.

Pe r fe c t c o n d i t i o n ! A l l The Bells & Whistles including tow package & h i t c h ! $ 1 4 , 5 0 0 o b o.

Enumclaw. Days 3601973 DODGE Charger. 8 2 5 - 5 6 2 8 . E v e n i n g s One owner, engine re- 206-375-2457. built to approx. 340, automatic transmission, Auto Service/Parts/ Accessories complete service records, original paint and top. New Edelbrock carburetor, radiator, alternator, electronic ignition, power steering p u m p , b a t t e r y, r e a r JUNK CARS & spr ings. Great dr ive.

TRUCKS Many other items rebuilt or replaced. $15,500.

Contact Al 360-678253-335-1232 0960 Whidbey Island 1-800-577-2885 1 9 7 9 R A L LY S P O RT Camaro. 350 V-8 needs ove r h a u l , 2 0 1 3 t a b s.

Motorcycles N e e d s T L C bu t g o o d project car for folks that can work on cars. Good $$ Cash $$ tires and new exhaust for ALL Makes We system. Has been sitting buy & sell Used last 10 years. Don, 253Motorcycles.

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wheels

Cash Free Pick up

Automobiles Chrysler

2008 CHRYSLER Sebring Touring Hardtop Convertible. Black, 6 cylinder, Automatic Transmission, Air Conditioning, Power Equipment, AM/FM/XM/CD. 25,000 miles. Excellent Condition. Includes Maintenance Contract. Always Garaged. $15,500. Call: 253-237-5018 Marine Power

BUCKLEY

GARAGE SALE!!! JUNE 22 nd & 23rd from 9am to 4pm. Hoyt Bow with carbon arrows and case $225 firm, lots of kids garage sales - WA toys, some antiques and furniture, old Coke Ice Chest and lots more!

Garage/Moving Sales 1019 Main Street.

Automobiles Lexus

ULTRA PRISTINE 2003 56’ Meridian 580 Pilothouse Motoryacht. Meticulously maintained and moored in freshwater since new! Only 723 hours; twin 635 HP Cummins. Includes 1800 GPD, watermaker, furnace, 14’ Avon dinghy with 50 HP Yamaha, full electronics! Too many options to list! Only $598,000. Mercer Island.

Call Dale 503-519-4235.

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425-776-9157

4337 Auburn Way N.

253-854-5605 RV Spaces/Storage

NEW OUTDOOR Storage Facility. Clean, Secure Site. RVs, Boats, Campers, Vehicles, etc. $30- $75 month. 313 Rainier Avenue, Enumclaw. 253-670-8789 Vehicles Wanted

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Bryant joins team at Columbia Bank

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Konnie Bryant has become a mortgage loan officer at Columbia Bank’s Auburn Way North branch, the bank recently announced.

Bryant will be actively strengthening client relationships and assisting the mortgage needs of those in the Metro East region.

“Konnie Bryant has a great deal of expertise in the home loan industry, to which she applies her acute attention to detail coupled with a high level of communication,” said Barb Kaye, senior vice president and regional retail manager for Columbia Bank. “We are fortunate to welcome her to the team and feel confident that she will become a critical Bryant resource for clients and team members alike.”

Prior to her new position at Columbia Bank, Bryant worked as a residential lending officer for Harborstone Credit Union.

Bryant has a thorough understanding of the industry from all angles, with more than 11 years experience in conventional, VA, FHA, USDA and manufactured home loans. She was able to further her industry expertise through past affiliations with the Puget Sound Mortgage Lenders Association and the Master Builders Association of Tacoma and Pierce County.

Bryant enjoys being involved in the community and has volunteered with the Puyallup Food Bank, March of Dimes, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

A mother of five, Bryant enjoys camping, fishing, traveling and spending time with her husband, Tom.

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Auburn is one of 40 cities in the state that will receive a share of $50 million in federal safety funds to construct 75 street improvement projects. These projects will reduce intersection-related collisions on city streets and on state highways that serve as city arterials. As part of the state’s strategic highway safety plan, the Washington State Department of Transportation invited cities with high rates of single-intersection-related crashes to apply for federal safety grants. …

The Puget Sound Business Journal recently ranked Auburn-based business Parametrix, Inc. as one of the top 5 engineering firms in the region by revenue.

Parametrix, a multidisciplinary professional consulting firm, had revenues of $47.5 million and employed 311 people in 2011.

Green River College International Programs is seeking hosts for the incoming fall class of 2012-2013. Hosts will provide the opportunity for students to be a part of an American family while studying in Auburn. Requirements are a private room, prepared dinners, and food for the students to prepare themselves for breakfast and lunch. Wireless Internet and all utilities are included in the $625 fee the student pays each month. The program anticipates 500 new students to join its existing population of international students this fall and would greatly appreciate families considering this opportunity. Details are available by calling 253-833-9111, ext. 2129 or by emailing Michellyn Shonka at mshonka@ greenriver.edu.

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

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In January, Valley Women’s Healthcare joined the Valley Medical Center Clinic Network. Excellent, safe care is our top priority so we felt it was in the best interest of our patients as well as our practice to form a partnership with our area’s premier hospital leader, Valley Medical Center.

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

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

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

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

§ Maternal fetal medicine specialists

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

§ Lactation specialists § Pediatric specialists

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

Make your appointment with Valley Women’s Healthcare today!

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