Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, July 06, 2012

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Why the city banned collective gardens

BY KRIS HILL

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It won’t be long before property owners and Covington officials know what the next step will be for land just outside of its limits known as the Northern Gateway.

The goal is to find out if it’s a good idea to move one section of land from rural to urban in order for the two sites — both located off the 256th exit of state Route 18 on either side of the freeway — to be COVINGTON developed in the future by their respective owners. There has been talk of building more big box stores there but homeowners who live nearby have their share of concerns.

Known for years as the Northern Notch, the 272 acre chunk of land bounded by state Route 18

With the expiration of the moratorium on collective gardens quickly approaching, the Maple Valley City Council approved a ban at its June 25 meeting.

The ordinance, passed 6-1, prohibits collective gardens from being grown within the city limits.

The conflict between state and federal law, and the concept of federal preemption, was the primary reason MAPLE for the counVALLEY cil’s decision, according to statements made by councilors.

Deputy Mayor Victoria Laise Jonas, who made a motion for a vote on the ordinance, stated that as a member of the City Council she felt compelled to support the federal law.

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Presley Kreutzer, 2, points out to 18-month-old Tiebel Wheeler that there is a musician playing during the Maple Valley Farmers Market June 30. It was the third weekend of the market season at Rock Creek Elementary. Cliff Okomato provided the musical entertainment. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com

New owner ready to re-open book store in Black Diamond

BY KRIS HILL khill@maplevalleyreporter.com

Opening a bookstore is no small task as Todd Hulbert has found out.

Hulbert took over Baker Street Bookstore in Black Diamond April 31 and has been working almost non-stop ever since — in fact, he’s lost close to 30 pounds just moving books.

“This has been the most de-

manding task of my life, trying to sort these books” he said. “It’s just been grueling, physically, mentally and time-wise.”

The deal to buy the store from previous owner Bob Charles, who ran it for 17 years, came together just days before the doors were to shut for the last time.

Hulbert, who owns an online clothing and apparel business, said he had books but no place to put them. In fact, he had more

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than 150,000 used books he had acquired, sitting in storage.

Most of them are now lining shelves in the store, now called Finally Found Books, which will open July 7. In early May a semitruck brought 100,000 tomes from storage to the store.

“We didn’t even get all the fixtures in before the semi truck arrived,” Hulbert said. “We installed approximately 180 linear feet of new shelving, reconfigured the store and divided up into many, many more subcategories on the books. Since then we’ve just been unpacking boxes, trying to get stuff categorized, alphabetized [ more STORE page 5 ]

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The Maple Valley Creative Arts Center will host a one-night showing of "Zelda" at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 21st.

Written by William Luce, the play concerns F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda, who will be portrayed by Denise Paulette.

The Creative Arts Center is located at 23220 Maple Valley Hwy. SE, Suite 15 Maple Valley.

Tickets are now available at http://www.maplevalleyarts.com

Contact and submissions: Kris Hill khill@maplevalleyreporter.com khill@covingtonreporter.com or 425-432-1209, ext. 5054

A typical “day at the office� for the 820 or so men who worked in Mine 11 in Black Diamond at the turn of the century involved darkness, potential disasters and long hours of hard work 6,000 feet beneath the surface.

The morning shifts started at 7:30 a.m. Work shifts ranged from eight to 10 hours, six days a week.

As Miners Day — which is set for this weekend — approached Don Mason and Don Malgarini of the Black Diamond Historical Society reflected on what the average day was like for a coal miner. “There wasn’t a lot of office jobs,� Mason said. “They worked their butts off.�

At the beginning of their shift, the miners would get into a specialized coal car on the surface and then lowered into the mines by a cable. If the cable for any

reason broke or snapped, the car wheels were designed to rise and effectively stop the car to prevent it from crashing.

The typical miner’s standard equipment included a leather belt, a headlamp and a handkerchief to keep out coal dust. Their attire consisted of dungaree overalls, flannel shirts, hard hats and thick rubber boots.

Before battery-powered lamps, miners used ones powered by calcium carbide which, combined with water, creates acetylene, a high temperature flame.

The supervisor, called a fire boss, would check the gas levels before the miners were allowed inside. Mason stated that fire bosses would bring a cage with a small canary inside to the entrance of the mine. Canaries, which have weaker lungs than humans, would die if there were toxic gases such as carbon monoxide, methane or carbon dioxide.

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Black Diamond miners ride the car down into the mine. The car was lowered by a cable from the surface.

The car was designed to stop if the cable was severed to prevent it from crashing. Courtesy photo

Play pays homage to Seattle World’s Fair in Ravensdale

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@maplevalleyreporter.com

At the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair the Paradise International floor show drew outrage due to its risque nature.

Fifty years later, those same floors inside the Gracie Hansen Community Center in Ravensdale are used for basketball games and batting practice.

This weekend, a group hosted by the Maple Valley Historical Society will relive the 1962 World’s Fair.

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production at the Gracie Hansen Community Center at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The production will cover the initial conceptions of the fair to the last days of the fair. For example, the production includes how the Space Needle was originally designed on a paper napkin inside of a restaurant. It also includes the controversy surrounding the Gracie Hansen floor show.

Dick Peacock, who is a long-time member of the historical society, felt the production would be interesting for whom the building is now a community icon. “When we found out this play was available, I said ‘I know where the Gracie Hansen building is,’� he said.

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on the book “The Future Remembered,� which Dick Peacock said is a take off of the 1962 World’s Fair theme “Century 21.� “Everything was futuristic,� Peacock said. “They had an elevator that was a big plexiglass ball. They built the Space Needle and the Monorail and the (Pacific) Science Center. They had all those fancy cars that were going to be driving themselves.�

The building was named after Gracie Hansen, a woman who ran the Paradise International floor show and was known for her charismatic personality.

The flair of the morallyloose Las Vegas-style show, which included topless showgirls, didn’t fare well with some community leaders in the relatively

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The Gracie Hansen Center at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. The building was eventually brought to Ravensdale to replace the school gym. Courtesy photo

scandal-free Seattle of the time, Peacock said. Ultimately, however, a persuasive Hansen managed to convince the Seattle Censor Board to allow the show.

Peacock explained that the Gracie Hansen building was designed, along with many other structures at the world’s fair, to be temporary. After the fair ended, most buildings were discarded. Over in Ravensdale, King County decided to tear down the old school gymnasium built in 1914, according to Peacock. “They told the people they would replace it,� he said.

With plenty of temporary buildings leftover from the fair, the county brought the Gracie Hansen build-

ing to Ravensdale to serve as replacement. Several problems arose with the switch. The Gracie Hansen building wasn’t designed as a gymnasium, Peacock explained, and the county, for unknown reason, did not renovate it. For years it remained vacant and was damaged by repeated vandalism.

Finally, the county agreed to install hardwood floors, heaters and a kitchen. It was renamed the Gracie Hansen Community Center.

The building is open during the week and is used for various athletic activities.

The community center is located at 27132 SE Ravensdale Way. The cost per person for the production is $5.

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They pink they can find a cure for breast cancer

BY KRIS HILL

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alley Girls & Guys founder Tina McDonough delivered wine barrels to businesses in South King County as part of the team’s latest fundraiser. “First time doing this, so, we’re very excited,� McDonough wrote in an email. “One hundred percent (of proceeds) will go to Susan G. Komen for the cure!�

The team, which nine months ago was the largest in the state as well as the top fundraiser, was formed

in 2007 to walk the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s 3-Day Walk after McDonough lost a close friend to breast cancer.

Since then the team — which had just four members to start with — has grown exponentially as has its fundraisers.

In preparation for its I Pink I Can event Thursday evening at DaVine Wine Bar in Maple Valley, McDonough procured seven wine barrels and found artists to add their own touch with the only request that there be some kind of cause-related ribbon incor-

porated, McDonough wrote in an email.

The barrels were delivered by McDonough to several locations including Valley Buick GMC in Auburn, DaVine, City Perk, Fred Meyer, Daniel Ross Salon and Skin.

The plan, McDonough wrote, was to auction off the wine barrels at the event.

A percentage of sales of beer and wine are also slated to go to Valley Girls & Guys fundraising efforts.

In addition, there were more than a dozen items up for raffle.

Since beginning the team, McDonough wrote, it has raised more than $1 million for the Komen Foundation. Of the money

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a more humane and more practical method using a lamp that would brighten if there was too much methane in the air and dim if the air contained too much carbon dioxide. Surface fans helped circulate fresh air into the mines to prevent this.

A miner’s work was contingent upon his position and job title, according to Mason. The average miner spent his day shoveling coal from the broken seams onto the carts, which were then hauled out to the surface tipple. The engineers had more technical responsibilities such as the layout and direction they would mine. Various surveying instruments, such as a Gurley Transit, helped maintain proper alignment in the mines. They also had to ensure as they mined deeper and deeper into the coal seam that they left necessary pillars of solid coal to support the ceiling, but even then they required wood beams for reinforcement. To meet the demand for wood, Mason said, workers spent their entire shift hauling lumber down from the yards on the surface and into the mine.

As per policy, miners always had a partner with them. Incidentally, Mason explained, the temperature in the mine could be a relief, as it tended to be hotter during the winter months and cooler during the summer.

Despite the stereotypical portrayal of miners hacking away at coal with pickaxes, Mason stated

Black Diamond miners had the option of being paid based on the volume per cart they loaded to increase productivity. Courtesy photo the Black Diamond mines resorted mostly to blasting in order to break apart the coal seams. This role was entrusted to the blasting crews, who operated under highly precarious conditions. Not only did they have to worry about being buried alive if the ceiling collapsed, but they had to ensure that gas levels were sufficiently low. Coal dust, which is highly flammable, would easily ignite and in turn ignite the methane.

For small blasts, Mason stated the crews drilled into the coal seam and inserted sticks of dynamite, tapping it into place with the end of a broomstick.

The situation could prove lethal, however, if it seemed to be a dud, only to explode

while being inspected by one of the crew. Later on in the century, they used wires and machines to set off explosions from a safe distance.

Mason explained the explosives were arranged in such a way that they would blast away at the seam from an angle so the loosened coal would slope down towards the miners by the tracks. This made it easier for them to load it onto the carts.

The coal company had

raised at the 3-Day, 75 percent goes to fund research to find a cure for breast cancer, while 25 percent goes to the local affiliate to provide education and pay for mammograms for women who can’t afford them.

For more information contact Tina McDonough at 206-7933175 or email at tinam1@ remax.net.

Look for Valley Girls & Guys! on Facebook, as well.

Reach Assistant Editor Kris Hill at khill@maplevalleyreporter.com or 425432-1209 ext. 5054.

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Decorated wine barrel from all angles that was auctioned off at a Valley Girls & Guys! fundraiser Thursday at DaVine. Courtesy photo

several options for these miners in order to create incentives for them. They could be paid either by the hour or the volume of coal they produced.

To keep track their coal, the miners had brass disks with their specific number on it. After they loaded up a cart, they would place one of their disks onto a nail attached to the cart. When the cart was unloaded at the tipple, their number would be recorded with the load.

Naturally, the most productive miners formed small work parties to maximize their profits. “The best guys worked together,� Mason said. “Because they made about 10-20 percent more (than the other miners). They were allowed to progress at their own pace.�

Despite the precautions they took, there were everyday dangers inherent in coal mines, Mason stated. “Even the best system didn’t guarantee it,� he said.

Every mine had rescue teams that would respond to emergencies. To hone their skills, rescue teams held competitions with other towns and cities, with the winners awarded a trophy. Among their equipment were gas masks, respirators and chemox oxygen generator canisters to provide air.

Lunch breaks occurred at the same time for everyone

in the mine. Mason said a miner’s lunch generally consisted of a sandwich, fruit, soup and water. There were no restrooms or any sort of sewage or plumbing, so they used empty sections of the mine to relieve themselves.

Communication proved tricky, Mason said, as they have no phones or telegraph wiring and the mines could be miles long. To deliver a message, a volunteer had to bring it themselves.

Many mining accidents occurred, such as the one in Franklin in 1894 that killed 37 miners, were due to poor communication between the surface and the miners down below.

The end of their shift concluded on different terms. The single miners lived in hotels, boarding houses or with a relative, while others worked to save enough money to bring their family to town.

But no matter what background they came from, the first thing a miner did when they arrived home was take a bath in a small shed, which was located outside if they lived in a house . On Saturdays, it was a tradition for the men to celebrate the end of the week at the saloon or tavern. Sunday, the only day they had off, was reserved for church and sports.

Malgarini, who hauled mining supplies at the

Franklin-Landsbury mines during the 1950s, said homes were always quiet when their fathers came back from work. “They told us kids not make any noise,� he recalled.

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“I sit up here tonight both as an elected official and an individual who has been touched by numerous stories from people who find themselves in chronic pain who Victoria Laise Jonas use medical marijuana just to get through their daily existence,� she said. “However, as an elected official I must keep focus on this legislation and land use issue. When I was reelected to the City Council and I took the oath of office I swore to uphold the laws of the United States of America. This council does have the authority to ban collective gardens. I favor the ban because the federal government prohibits it. The state government doesn’t have the authority to overrule federal government.�

Many of the councilors, such as Noel Gerken, stated that they Noel Gerken believe medical marijuana is a legitimate medicine for patients and should be legalized. But

until the federal law is changed, however, they say their hands are tied. “Marijuana is a Schedule I drug,� Gerken said. “Federal law outlaws it. Until that is changed we are to uphold federal law, despite what people say. I think that is the biggest reason I’m against marijuana in our city.�

Councilor Erin Weaver said that those who spoke against the Erin Weaver ban at the meeting should direct their concerns at higher levels of government. “I don’t think there’s an easy way out,� Weaver said. “I think until we have staff statue that’s clear and defined about what our responsibilities here are.

The federal law is clear. The fight is there. It’s just not here. I’m supporting the ban.�

Council member Linda Johnson was the lone vote against the ban.

Linda Johnson She challenged the assertion made by various city officials, including City

Manager David Johnston, that the city would be at a legal risk if the council approved zoning for collective gardens.

She pointed out that Seattle does not comply with federal law when it comes to issues such as immigration or medical marijuana, and yet its city staff has to be sued or prosecuted. “I wonder if the attorney general wrote such a strong letter to them because they’re breaking the law,�

Johnson said. “Nobody is paying any attention to them. The feds have stated that for the part (of the law) that was found to be illegal, they’re not going to do anything about it. There’s been nobody prosecuted. You’re going to have a whole lot more faith in the federal government than I have right now. Not only does the state not do their job, but the feds are doing the same thing.�

Johnson argued the council should instead look at the ordinances other cities in King County have passed approving collective gardens and see how Maple Valley could safely and appropriately approve zoning. “We have an opportunity here,â€? she said. “The city employees are not at risk‌ If the medical marijuana isn’t a problem, then the recreational marijuana is.

How can we help both sides and assure that we are in a

fall, by the first of the year, so this is just the preliminary analysis,� Hart said. and Southeast Wax Road to the south and In early May the city hosted a public north then 180th Avenue Southeast on the house to which officials invited everyone west, has been on the city of Covington’s within the Northern Gateway as well as potential annexation area list known as anyone within 500 feet of it. Hart said staff PAA No. 4. sent out 850 postcards and about 50 people In late April, explained Comshowed. “The majority of munity Development Director “The majority of the people people expressed Richard Hart, the city hired expressed a lot of concerns about a lot of concerns Seattle-based economic consulreclassifying it from rural to urtant Stalzer and Associates to put about reclassifying ban, having it annexed to the city together a study which will evalu- it from rural to and being developed,� Hart said. ate a number of things. urban, having it “We told them this was their first There will be an economic being annexed opportunity for input. Their next and fiscal analysis as well as a to the city and opportunity will be to express buildable lands update which are being developed.� their concerns to King County the primary concerns for King Richard Hart and then if it’s added to the UGA County, which will consider there will be a whole process with bringing one of the parcels into the city for subarea plans, there the urban growth boundary as part of its will be a whole process for proposed zoncomprehensive plan update. ing, and there will be a whole process for “King County will make the decision this potential annexation.�

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But, even if the portion owned by Barry Anderson’s group BranBar which is outside of the urban growth boundary, is redesignated from its current zoning, any further steps Covington may take wouldn’t happen until next year.

BranBar lobbied the County Council in September 2008 to bring the area into the urban growth boundary but the effort was voted down.

In December 2007, the Andersons were looking at putting big box businesses on the site, maybe a home improvement store or other large commercial ventures.

Over the course of the next year BranBar tweaked its proposal but the amount of opposition among other property owners in the Northern Gateway area was enough to persuade the County Council to not bring it into the urban growth boundary area in 2008.

BranBar initially purchased its 60 acres in two chunks, one in 2002, the second in

I’ve done a lot of research,�

Gerken said. “I’ve found the collective garden in our city is very safe. They actually call the doctor to prescribe the note. I feel for the folks here. This is a tough issue.�

Although they approved a ban, councilors Layne Barnes and Sean Kelly suggested that the city create a task force to look at the issue and possibly come back with ideas for an ordinance that might allow the council to eventually approve zoning. “I find some issues in there I find problematic,�

Barnes said. “I find a lot of interpretation of law, because it’s ambiguous. People are making up the law as it goes‌.But I have concerns.

We do have federal law that this is a class one substance.

We have cities that have chosen to ban it, cities that have chosen to approve it. As I read through what Tacoma did, forming a task force, I think the best approach right now is to ban it, but to set the task force to fully study the issue, to look at it in a careful manner and take action later.�

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BranBar and YarrowBay, which has negotiated an agreement in recent weeks to purchase the property owned by the Hawks that is currently leased out to Lakeside Industries, have paid for the cost of the study, Hart said.

Hart added he expects the study to be complete in late July. “We’ll probably present it to the Planning Commission at their first meeting in August and we’ll probably take it to the City Council at their first meeting in August,�

Hart said. “Then depending on the results of the study the council will decide what action they’re going to take.�

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medical cannabis law. safe place? I want to look at The council didn’t deal that more. I think we need with the issue again until to take a deep breath and March, when it voted to find how other cities are support a letter signed by doing it and not just take Gregoire and Rhode Island the easy way out and say ‘Sorry the feds said we can’t Gov. Lincoln Chafeeto to do it.’ It’s just abdicating our the DEA Administrator Michelle Leonhart. responsibility.�

In the letter, Gregoire and According to the WashChafeeto asked Leonhart to ington State Attorney Genreclassify medical marieral’s Office, cities have the juana from a Schedule I to authority to ban collective a Schedule II drug, which gardens if they are given the powers to do so in their would allow it to be to be grown, possessed and used municipal code. for medicinal purposes, as Community Developwell as remove the conment Director Ty Peterson flict between the state and stated in a Reporter story federal law. dated June 14, that aside The controversy heated from the conflict between up in April, when the state and federal law, a Green Society Group regulatory ordinance opened at of some kind was COLLECTIVE (GSG) Frontier Village off necessary to avoid of Southeast 272nd potential disputes in Street. the future over zonIts owner, Chris ing definitions.

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Garden for the community, by the community Four organizations in Covington work together to build garden for The Storehouse

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@covingtonreporter.com

With a decrease in donations to The Storehouse, a group of community volunteers have joined forces to create a community garden for the food bank.

Covington Christian Fellowship, The Storehouse, Covington Rotary and Boy Scout Troop 416 are working on a community garden to grow fresh produce for local food banks.

The idea first originated from conversations Covington Rotary Community Chairwoman Marti Steindl had with Richard Nelson, a master gardener at Home Depot.

Due to the recession, The Storehouse, which provides food on a weekly basis to families in need in the community, had seen a decline in donations, particularly of fresh produce.

Covington Rotary also runs an event with The Storehouse that provides backpacks full of food for students at Covington schools who are eligible for free and reduced lunch.

Steindl expressed the desire to see more nutritious food given out. “It’s always on the fore-

[ STORE from page 1] and it will be a three or four month ongoing process before we get everything categorized and alphabetized.�

As of June 28, Hulbert had between 10,000 and 15,000 books that still needed to be sorted and it was likely there would be a need to install additional shelving to accommodate them all.

Previously, there were fewer categories for the books, but Hulbert said there are now 10 categories of fiction with many

front of our minds,� Steindl said.

After talking about it with Meg Holland, board president of The Storehouse, CCF staff agreed to let them use the land for the garden. “We as a community, we’ve needed to think outside the box to preserve what’s not coming in,� Holland said. “A community garden is one of them.�

Because it was late in the year a limited amount of work could be done. In the spring, the idea came back up again.

Nelson’s 15-year-old son Caleb, a Scout with Troop 416, proposed to help work on the garden for his Eagle project.

The Scouts spent June 16 building garden beds for the vegetables.

They encountered some trouble with rocks in the soil, which require machinery to break down. Caleb Nelson said they hope to plant tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, squash, carrots, in addition to an annual and perennial section. Free trees will be planted along the sound barrier wall along Highway 18.

Caleb Nelson’s project will continue through the

subcategories in each along with the many other types of volumes. “The idea is that it will be much easier to find the types of books that people like to read,� he said. “We’ve added substantially to the non-fiction including hundreds of

Members of Boy Scout Troop 416 work at the community garden at Covington Christian Fellowship. The community garden is designed to provide fresh produce for the The Storehouse, a food bank in Covington. Photo courtesy of Ron Knowlton summer. Local business such as Cedar River Materials, P. Holmes Plumbing, LLC, and Cedar Grove Compost have donated a variety of materials as well as services ranging from dirt and irrigation system installation to compost and fences.

Rotary also made a $750 donation for the purchase of tools, materials and

equipment, as well as pay for the water used for irrigation.

The combined effort, Steindl said, “sends a better message to the community� than if one group worked alone on it. “It’s when we join our forces together we can get this done,� Holland said. “We could do it (alone), but it would be huge.�

For the “community� part of the garden, Holland said they will encourage families who receive food from The Storehouse to help maintain the garden.

In the meantime, Steindl said they still require mulch, manpower and donations. “We’re going to everywhere to get help,� she said.

Another work party is

textbooks, a large section on religion, self-help and parenting, travel, howto and home improvement and biography ‌ we have a lot of teaching books (in non-fiction) and there’s a lot of teachers out there.�

There are also plans to

bring in some comfortable seating to create a welcoming environment for patrons to read or groups such as book clubs, Cub Scouts or other small community organizations to meet in the store.

Another substantial change has been the expansion of the children’s books section. “We brought in maybe 15,000 new books, plus thousands of books that we’re going to be giving away for free to the children,� Hulbert said. “We added substantial shelv-

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We’ve added substantially to the teen and young adult sections, too.�

Coupons for free books for kids under 12 will be provided to area schools.

Hulbert will also hand out coupons throughout Miners Days this weekend.

A ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of the store is set for 9 a.m.

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coupons as well as a book treasure hunt for youngsters with prizers. “Once we get open and running we’ll also be buying and trading books, however, we are very particular about the condition and the titles,� Hulbert said. “I’m trying to make (the store) a great resource for everybody.�

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Court hearing continued Trial of former Kent-Meridian track coach Ernie Ammons set for July 19 free on bail.

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Black Diamond, was schedThe Kent School District uled for a hearing June 28 placed Ammons on paid at King County Superior administrative leave Nov. Court in Kent. A trial date 8 when the allegations first can be set at hearings or came to the district’s attenattorneys from either side tion. Ammons has been can ask for more time to removed from his coaching prepare the case. Ammons duties. pleaded not guilty to the The court ordered that charge on Dec. 22 and is Ammons be prohibited

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A series of text messages reportedly were exchanged between Ammons and the girl from between last June and November. In an Oct. 13 text message, Ammons asked the girl to meet him for sex in the school’s weight room before school, according to charging papers. The two also exchanged messages about Ammons paying the girl cash for sex.

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A hearing in King County Juvenile Court in Seattle to determine whether a 16-year-old Kent boy charged with rape should be tried as an adult has been rescheduled to Aug. 13-14.

The boy had been scheduled to be in court June 18. This marks the fifth time the hearing has been rescheduled as the defense attorney asks for more time to prepare the case.

Prosecutors charged the boy Nov. 10 with two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree kidnapping with sexual motivation in connection with attacks on a 17-yearold girl and a 19-year-old woman on separate nights in October on the East Hill along Kent-Kangley Road.

Prosecutors will request that the boy be tried as an

adult. The boy attended Kentwood High School in Covington, where Kent Police arrested him Nov. 7.

If convicted in Juvenile Court, the boy would be incarcerated up to his 21st birthday, according to prosecutors.

The minimum sentence in adult court is 28 to 36 years in prison with a potential maximum sentence of up to life in prison.

Because the boy was 15 when the alleged rapes occurred, the Juvenile Court first handled the charges.

A Juvenile Court judge must order adult prosecution for the boy and decline the case, which would send it to King County Superior Court.

Under Washington state law, an offender who commits a serious violent offense is automatically charged in adult court if they are 16 or 17 years old when the alleged crime oc-

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curred. The boy turned 16 on March 21.

In each incident, the boy approached the woman and the girl after they had exited a bus, according to charging papers.

The boy allegedly told the victims he had a gun and threatened to shoot them if they did not cooperate and go with him to a secluded spot.

He reportedly raped both women while continuing to threaten them with what he said was a gun.

The girl and woman provided similar descriptions of the teen.

Kent Police released sketches of the suspect.

The drawings generated a number of tips that helped detectives track down the boy.

Detectives said state crime lab investigators matched DNA from the boy with evidence collected from each rape victim.

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In the editorial “Business license backfire� dated June 29, a Maple Valley city staffer was quoted as saying the city’s peddlers license is unconstitutional.

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Fast and furious was the ban

The Maple Valley City Council isn’t known for rushing things. Anyone who’s attended more than a few meetings would never accuse the council of being in a hurry — except when it comes to the issue of medical marijuana collective gardens.

Within two months of introducing a proposed ordinance for a ban, the council voted 6-1 in support of it. Their decision came as a shock to many people at the meeting, but for different reasons. While some didn’t think they would actually pass a ban, others were amazed they came to a decision at all so swiftly.

To compare, the council started to deal with zoning for the northwest quadrant in 2005, when I was still in high school. They finally voted to approve zoning in late May. The Witte Road roundabout was first sketched in 2004 and completed a year ago, eight years later. Maybe it’s just me, but medical marijuana collective gardens seems more complicated and more controversial than a roundabout.

Yet a decision was reached very quickly and with strong support among the council. From what I’ve gathered, the ban served two purposes.

The state medical cannabis law allows for cities to approve zoning for medical marijuana collective gardens — if they want to. At the same time, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Department of Justice argue that the Controlled Substance Act invalidates this law. Yet, in both memos and statements the agencies have stated they won’t enforce the federal law against individuals who comply with their state’s law — but they might (heavy emphasis on might) prosecute city staff who would implement and enforce TJ Martinell Staff Writer

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What are two things your mother told you to never bring up as a discussion topic? Religion and politics, right? Well, these are the two topics I’m going to discuss in this column, so hang on to your hats! Our topic is Christian Zionism.

This religious-political term affects all of you readers because the U.S. government is a strong supporter of the state of Israel. It gives Israel $3 billion per year, as well as sending Egypt $1.3 billion per year essentially to simply remain at peace with Israel. We’ve been doing this since the 1978 Camp David Accords, overseen by a Baptist president, Jimmy Carter. That’s about $142 billion over 34 years!

In addition, many of you readers likely subscribe to some form of Christian Zionism, perhaps without even knowing it.

Let me define the term: First, historic Christian teaching holds that Jesus will return. Based upon one interpretation of New Testament prophecies, there must be a Jewish nation controlling Jerusalem at the time of his second coming.

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such zoning.

Regardless of how likely the odds are a lawsuit would ever be filed, the councilors did not seem comfortable violating federal law.

But at the same time, the ban was not required to comply with federal law. The council could have simply ignored the issue and let the moratorium expire. Realistically, if this had occurred, collective gardens could have popped up throughout the city, if they haven’t already, with the argument that the gardens fell under a type of zoning which is already in the municipal code. The city would have been left with the option of either a lengthy and costly legal process to shut them down, or they could close their eyes, so to speak, and pretend it wasn’t going on.

The councilors might have felt neither of these options were appropriate. With the expiration of the moratorium approaching, the council didn’t have the typical amount of time to discuss it, which explains how it was able to make a decision more quickly than usual. To have extended

it could have opened the city up to legal challenges.

The ban sends the message, intentional or not, that if the city eventually allows collective gardens, it will be permitted solely through a zoning ordinance, not through a legal loophole.

And based on statements made by council members, this will probably not happen until medical marijuana is reclassified as a Schedule II drug by the DEA, which requires approval by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, or until the state Legislature approves legislation such as Senate Bill 6265, which didn’t make it out of committee. The bill would have forbidden cities from adopting an ordinance precluding the possibility of collective gardens.

Whether one cares to agree or disagree with the council’s decision, it’s ironic that they acted in a swift and definite manner that leaves little room for confusion as to their intentions. The same cannot be said for other levels of government when it comes to medical marijuana.

based, is the Jewish nationalistic movement of the late 19th century started by the HungarianJewish newspaper reporter, Theodore Herzl.

Herzl watched the anti-Semitism of the French military toward a French-Jewish artillery officer by the name of Alfred Dreyfus. Dreyfus was convicted of treason for passing military secrets to the Germans and sentenced to prison.

Eventually there was a retrial that divided France and convinced the young Jewish reporter who covered the story to found the World Zionist Organization. Its purpose was to create a Jewish state in Palestine. Herzl’s goal was to offer sanctuary to persecuted Jews from all over the world.

Eventually, due to the work of Winston Churchill, Chaim Weizmann, Lord Balfour, presidents Woodrow Wilson (son of a Presbyterian minister) and Harry Truman, and the effects of World Wars I and II, Israel was born amid turmoil, war and death in 1948.

Had Roosevelt survived his fourth term, there would likely be no state of Israel. An Episcopalian and not a Christian Zionist, he believed the advice of his counselors that the creation of a Jewish state in the midst of Arab countries would be a long- term headache for the United States and the world. They were right.

Harry Truman, who finished FDR’s fourth term, was a Baptist, educated in the Bible and Middle Eastern history. He was both a Christian Zionist and a savvy politician. He believed God had put him in a position to help fulfill prophecy by helping to form the nation of Israel. He weighed the pros and cons of recognizing Israel

both politically (three major electoral states: New York, California and Florida have high concentrations of Jewish-American voters) and in his religious beliefs. Truman came down on the side of the Jewish state of Israel.

Today, many American Christians support the state of Israel over their Arab neighbors because in supporting Israel they believe they are helping fulfill prophecy. Today, AIPAC (the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee) has tremendous sway in both the halls of Congress and in the White House because of that American sentiment, and politically because of the Jewish vote in many states.

Some of you who read this are actually Christian Zionists and don’t know it. Some of you, on the other hand, believe the Israelis have turned into bullies who persecute and kill Palestinians whose land you believe Israel stole from the Arabs back in 1948, and in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. Either way, this nation’s strong Christian Zionist component is a cause of the existence of the state of Israel and of turmoil with Muslims in the Middle East. It is one of the main points of contention in this nation, especially during a presidential election year. Republicans have accused Barack Obama of not being pro-Israeli enough.

Obama responds by trying to show himself both pro-Israeli and also pro-Arab nations.

Both sides are using this political-religious topic as a wedge issue to sway their bases, win the Jewish vote and, hopefully, the presidential election.

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studio floral designers and retail flower shops that focus on using local blooms in their designs. You’ll meet a bride that uses fresh dahlias to create contemporary handheld bouquets in jewel toned colors, accented with dusty blue succulents. A flower farming couple that grows the cut tulips and lilac blooms sought after at Seattle’s Pike Place Market and you‘ll also find the story of the tenacious Peterkort family, who have been growing roses in Portland for three generations and are now the last rose farmers in Oregon.

Designers, gardeners and flower lovers will enjoy the photographs and stories but everyone will be inspired to support our local flower growers and bring more joy and beauty inside from the garden. I could not finish flipping the pages of this book without running outMarianne Binetti

live in a climate perfect for growing cut flowers and local growers have experienced a resurgence of interest in the more fragrant blooms of old fashioned roses, the zingy color combos of dahlias and glads and a general awareness that local, sustainably grown flowers are a treasure worth searching out.

You can buy locallygrown blooms at farmer’s markets, food co-ops or from flower stands along the side of country roads. A new book by Seattle author Debra Prinzing – “The 50 Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers� – celebrates the beauty and designs of buying locally grown cut flowers.

This richly photographed book profiles the flower farmers of our area and contains interviews with

The Compleat Home Gardener

The end of June is when most of the foliage from spring-blooming bulbs can be removed to tidy up the beds. Wait until the daffodil, tulip or hyacinth greens have either turned brown or when the clump of leaves pulls away easily from the buried bulbs with just a slight tug. The dying foliage is sending nourishment to next spring’s flowers.

This is also a good week to stake your tomato plants before the stems become heavy with fruit. Strips of cloth or nylon stockings make great ties for the succulent tomato stems.

June is also the month to trim evergreen hedges like boxwood, arborvitae and laurel. When trimming large hedges be sure you leave the top of the hedge slightly more narrow than the bottom. This shape will allow rain water and sunshine to reach the root zone of the hedge.

June is the month that belongs to roses, weddings and summer blooms. We

doors and collecting a free form bouquet of everything in bloom from my garden.

It took me back to my early days working for a florist and these tips I learned about cut flowers:

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The Municipal League of King County has awarded an “outstanding� rating to Chad Magendanz in the 5th Legislative District.

Magendanz, the Issaquah School Board president, is running to replace Rep. Glenn Anderson who is vacating the seat in a bid for lieutenant governor. Maple Valley is part of the 5th Legislative District.

event and want to keep them from fully opening, you can wrap some blooms like tulips and peonies in plastic bags and store them on their sides without water in your home refrigerator. t #F DSFBUJWF XIFO JU comes to choosing vases for your cut flowers. A silver baby cup filled with the short stems of mini roses or a china teapot holding petunias and marigolds will add more flavor to your flowers than a recycled florist’s vase. t 3FDVU ĘFTIZ TUFNT XJUI a sharp knife at an angle before you add them to the vase. Woody stems like those on lilacs will absorb water faster and last longer if you whittle the stem. This means to scrape the brown bark from the bottom few inches of the cut stem. t 'MPBU TIPSU TUFNNFE flowers like hellebores, clematis and begonias in bowls of water or use them to decorate your garden by floating them in your outdoor rain barrel, bird bath

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Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens� and several other books. For book requests or answers to gardening questions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enumclaw, 98022.

Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a personal reply.

For more gardening information, she can be reached at her Web site, www.binettigarden.com.

Copyright for this column owned by Marianne Binetti.

Director Loren Tierney of the Municipal League of King County announced today that Magendanz earned the rating after interviewing with a panel of Muni League members. The Muni League is a nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog organization in King County. The Municipal League candidate ratings are based on four criteria: Involvement, Effectiveness, Character, and Knowledge.

The ratings are produced by citizen volunteers seeking to understand the potential a candidate has to be truly effective in the office they seek and to beneficially serve the community.

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The anatomy of a mother’s summer schedule

Community Notes BURCHARD SWORN IN AS KENT SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR Agda Burchard was sworn in as the newest Kent School Board director by Superintendent Dr. Edward Lee Vargas.

Burchard is filling the vacancy left by Bill Boyce who resigned after 16 years to focus on his new responsibilities as a Kent City Council member. Burchard was selected by the school board after the elected officials had interviewed three candidates for the position.

Board members interviewed the candidates during a special meeting on Tuesday, June 26 and announced their selection after recessing to confer on the candidates’ qualifications.

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Those tasks will be in my court, as well as managing the endless lists I’ve suggested my daughter make so she can manage these tasks on her own.

Besides getting ready for her trip to Japan, she’s trying to get a few hours of work in at the art studio she helps at before she leaves. She’s not driving yet so it takes coordination on my part, although my own mother is helping at the same art studio and is transporting her.

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summer; getting out of the routine, kicking back, not rushing, not having to coordinate and juggle schedules.

But this summer that is exactly what I’ll be doing and more. At least when they are in school, I have a definite six hours of time during my day and only need to coordinate after school schedules.

This summer I feel like I’ll be working split shifts as I drop one off, pick one up, drop off again, pick up again.

My oldest is getting ready to go to Japan on an exchange student program for two weeks. As parents, we all know even though she is seventeen and is perfectly capable of packing by herself, she won’t be the insti-

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I suppose it was going to backfire at some point; that is, my desire to get my teen daughters out of the house to be productive members of society this summer.

Last summer I had the brilliant idea of making them a schedule to follow every day and it ruined my summer and their summer too. So I have to say I’m glad they have legitimate activities of their own this summer. But somehow it is making me busier than ever.

I’ve just been reviewing my calendar to figure out what my summer will look like and it looks like I’ll be spending much of it in my car driving my kids around to the events that make them productive members of society.

Be careful what you wish for I guess.

I always look forward to

I do have to make sure my daughter gets out of bed and showered by the time my mother shows up.

My youngest has a babysitting job all summer, which will require some help from me with transportation. I don’t know if it’s crazy, but I’m so happy she has a way to earn some money, that I told her employer that I would pick her daughter up at the pool.

My daughter will walk her there then walk home, but I’ll need to pick up my daughter’s charge after the lesson and drop them both off at the girl’s house.

The mom of the girl is a close friend of mine, so I don’t mind for that aspect, but it’s another task I must juggle for the summer.

When my oldest returns home she will be starting Driver’s Ed - three days a week, for the rest of the

summer, plus her driving instruction time. I’m thrust into what that means for me and find it kind of ironic that I’ll need to drive her to Driver’s Ed and pick her up.

I know she doesn’t know how to drive yet, so I’ve not been taken by surprise with that task, I just hadn’t bridged the gap in my head of how much time it would take me.

I have, however, given her dad the job of getting in the five hours of driving the driving school wants her to have before she starts classes. Teaching a child to drive who has never driven anything before is a task in itself.

After taking her out driving a couple times, I decided it was too much stress for me on top of coordinating everyone’s summer schedule, including getting

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Burchard has lived in the community for 20 years, and has been involved in the Kent School District as a PTA member and most recently as president of the Kent Area Council PTA. She is a consultant in early childhood education. Burchard and her husband have a daughter attending Kentwood High School. “I am excited and honored to be appointed to the Kent School Board.

Being a school board director has long been a goal of mine since I care deeply about kids and education. I want to help make it possible for all kids in Kent School District to enter kindergarten school ready, increase their academic achievement, and graduate ready for success in college, career, and community life,� Burchard said.

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I’m just hoping my husband gets my daughter out of the church parking lot and on to an actual road a few times before she leaves for Japan.

Then, before I know it, they will be back in school and my summer will be over. I’ll probably need the break.

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Youth football and cheer organization embraces change, strengthens ties with Tahoma Bears program

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outh football and cheer is changing in Maple Valley.

Known since 1978 as the Maple Valley Raiders, the organization is changing its name to the Bears, working toward joining a new league and strengthening its ties with Tahoma High’s football program, according to Bruce Lain, director of public relations. “Due to circumstances beyond our control the Maple Valley Raiders Junior Football and Cheer association was forced to step back and look at the options available based on the previous league that we had participated in,� Laing said. “We reviewed the options that were available. We also revisited what our core values were with regard to what we wanted to provide for the kids, those being finding a safe but competitive environment to include as many kids as possible and to provide as much focused coaching and playing time as possible as well as

making it safe and fair for all the kids.�

There are currently five teams in the organization for boys ageist 7-14 to play football as well as what Laing described as a “very strong cheerleading program� for girls of the same ages.

While the Kent Knights program shifted its program to provide feeder teams for each of the four high schools and removed its previous weight restrictions, Maple Valley’s junior football organization board of directors weren’t comfortable going in the same direction. “Of the key components of our program is to try and keep it an age and weight based program which we feel is important to the safety and development of the kids,� Laing said. “With all those things in mind the Greater Eastside Junior Football Association was the obvious best fit.�

To that end explained John Hillock, president of Issaquah Youth Football and Cheer, GEJFA representatives met with the Ma-

ple Valley board in May to discuss the situation which arose when the South Puget Sound Junior Football league made changes.

In an email interview Hillock wrote that GEJFA developed an emergency temporary membership for Maple Valley which was approved by the league’s council June 5.

Hillock wrote that the deadline to officially apply for membership had passed Dec. 31 and so the temporary membership is a one-season deal which requires Maple Valley to follow the league’s rules and regulations, which includes sending a representative to all GEJFA Council meetings though Maple Valley will not have the right to vote, then at the end of the upcoming season the Bears will need to find a club to sponsor them in order to formally apply for membership by the end of this year.

Maple Valley would then play under probation status for two years, Hillock wrote, before an official vote by the league’s council [ more FOOTBALL page 16 ]

A ball carrier from the 9-11 yeard old Maple Valley Raiders tries to shake off two Sumner Wolfpack defenders in a 2011 game. Courtesy photo

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Sports and Recreation Notes CONWELL PLACES 10TH AT OLYMPIC TRIALS IN DISCUS Will Conwell, a 2000 Kentwood High School graduate, placed 10th in the discus at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and failed to make the Summer Olympics in London.

Conwell had a best throw of 188 feet, 4 inches June 28 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He had earned a spot in the final round of 12 throwers when he took seventh in the qualifying round.

Conwell, 29, placed sixth with a throw of 202-7 at the 2008 Olympic Trials. He is a former University of Washington thrower. He has trained for the past two years in Alabama.

The three Olympic qualifiers for this summer and their marks in the finals are Lance Brooks, 213-9; Jarred Rome, 207-10; and Jason Young, 203-11.

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to allow for permanent membership.

The decision to allow what Hillock described as a “rare temporary membership� came down to four primary factors. “Maple Valley Junior Football has a long history of operating a quality, financially sound youth football and cheer program,�

Hillock wrote. “Maple Valley Junior Football’s objectives and policies already closely conform to GEJFA’s standards.�

Third, Maple Valley’s board has been receptive and responsive to GEJFA’s requests, Hillock wrote and finally, the league recognized that the youngsters in the program may not otherwise have a chance to play football or cheer this coming season. “The obvious benefit to Maple Valley Junior Football is the kids have a

of men, women and children. Courts are set up in the parking lot at the ShoWare Center.

The entry fee is $75 per team. The fee includes a guarantee of four games, a T-Shirt and extra T-shirt if your team wins the championship game of the division.

Entry deadline is July 20. Schedules will be emailed two to three days before the first round of games and tournament brackets will be on site.

Each division will play on its own court with a main court hosting the top divisions. The main court will be set up in the middle of the ShoWare parking lot. The tournament also offers a wheelchair division.

A ball hockey rink will be set up as part of the event. Teams will play in a tournament format July 28-29 as part of the ShoWare Shootout. The same entry rules apply to those wanting to play ball hockey, a sport in which players use a stick to knock a ball into a net.

A total of 150-200 teams are expected to take part in the event.

A portion of the proceeds will go to Kent Youth and Family Services.

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place to play football and cheerlead this season,�

Hillock wrote. “Formed in 1963, GEJFA is one of the oldest and largest youth football leagues in the state of Washington. Maple Valley will now have the opportunity to compete against far more teams — 17 clubs that often times have multiple teams at each division level.�

In addition, GEJFA’s rules allow for multiple teams at each level, which leads to smaller squads and ultimately more playing time for each youngster. “The added benefit is that the current teams in the league now have another club to compete with each week and, eventually, battle in the playoffs and championship games,� Hillock wrote. “Maple Valley will have the opportunity to compete against some of the best youth football teams in all of Washington. The football players

TOUGH MUDDER IN BLACK DIAMOND IN SEPTEMBER Black Diamond will host a Tough Mudder mud run Sept. 29-30 with the event slated to start at Palmer Coking Coal Co., 31407 Maple Valley Highway.

Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed

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But Tough Mudder is more than an event, it’s a way of thinking. By running a Tough Mudder challenge, participants will unlock a true sense of accomplishment, have a great time, and discover a camaraderie with your fellow participants that’s experienced all too rarely these days.

Registration costs $135 if participants sign up by July 31, from Aug. 1-31 the costs is $145 and the entry fee is $155 from Sept. 1-22.

For those who are seriously tough and wish to participate for both days, organizers will provide a 50 percent discount for the second day if they are contacted through the Contact Us form on the website.

and cheerleaders will get to visit new high schools throughout the league — from as close as their own backyard at Issaquah, to as far north as Cedarcrest and even across the Sound to Bainbridge Island.�

With more than 250 kids in the organization, Laing said, as well as the fact that Tahoma Lacrosse is also a member of the league there’s plenty of upsides from the perspective of the board of Maple Valley Junior Football and Cheer.

One significant advantage is the stronger relationship the program has developed with Tahoma High as well as its football

Those who are registered as individuals will select a preferred start time during online registration. Those who have registered as a team, only the team captain can select a preferred start time.

Visit this site to register: http:// toughmudder.com/events/washington-2012/.

There are some important facts organizers want participants to know before they sign up: FACT 1 – Marathon running is boring.

And the only thing more boring than doing a marathon is watching a marathon. Road-running may give you a healthy set of lungs, but will leave you with as much upper body strength as Keira Knightley. At Tough Mudder, we want to test your all-around mettle, not just your ability to run in a straight line, on your own, for hours on end, getting bored out of your mind. Our obstacle courses are designed by British Special Forces to test you in every way and are meant only for truly exceptional all-around people, not for people who have enough time and money to train their knees to run 26 miles.

FACT 2 – Mudders do not take themselves too seriously.

Triathlons, marathons, and other lame-ass mud runs are more stressful than fun. Not Tough Mudder. As hardcore as our courses are, we meet you at the finish line with a beer, a laugh,

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Just check out the ridiculous team costumes in our event photos to get a feel for the spirit of Tough Mudder.

FACT 3 – You cannot complete a Tough Mudder course alone.

To get through mud, fire, ice-water, and 10,000 volts of electricity you’ll need teammates to pick you up when your spirits dip. To get over 12 foot walls and through underground mud tunnels, you’ll need teammates to give you a boost and a push. Tough Mudders are team players who make sure no one gets left behind. To that end, all Mudders are expected to uphold our ideals and exhibit teamwork and camaraderie both on the course and off it. All participants are asked to join us in reciting the Tough Mudder pledge before starting each event.

coach and athletic director Tony Davis. “One of the things that was nice about basically getting a fresh start was the opportunity to analyze where the program is going to be long term and we realized we wanted to be a true feeder program to the Tahoma High School football team which has also resulted in changing our name to the Maple Valley Bears Football and Cheer Association,� Laing said. “This close alignment with the Bears Junior Football and the high school has resulted in both programs naming a liaison. We’ve been meeting twice a week

to evolve the synergy between these two programs.

I’d like to think there’s always been a strong connection between our young athletes and their counterparts at the high school but our goal is to strengthen that even further as we move forward.�

Those ties seem to have served other schools, well, Laing noted. He pointed to the teams in the playoffs last year and many of the schools in 3A and 4A state football brackets had feeder teams, in fact several had ties to youth football clubs in GEJFA. “It will truly be a developmental program and

FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES POSTED ONLINE High school fall sports schedules have been posted to the South Puget Sound League website.

Fans, parents, athletes and students can check out the SPSL North schedules for volleyball, cross country, boys tennis, boys and girls golf, girls soccer, girls swim and dive and football.

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The free event is a fun opportunity for families to learn about water safety at the pool located at 18230 SE 240th St, Covington.

For more information log onto the city of Covington’s website, www. ci.covington.wa.us.

SIGN UP FOR WINGS OF KAREN 5K BRA DASH SET FOR SEPT. 9 Maple Valley-based non-profit Wings of Karen is hosting the inaugural 5K Bra Dash in which participants are encouraged to wear a bra over their shirts to toss in the air as they cross the finish line.

The event is set for Sept. 9 at Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley.

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it’s really exciting for us,�

Laing said. “This is going to be phenomenal for us.

Our goal is to give all of the young people in our community who have an interest in football an opportunity to develop their skills and passion with a lot more hands on coaching and training so that the ones that truly develop a love for the game and make it to the high school level will be better equipped both for themselves and to make our high school a state championship caliber program and to be known as the top football program in the southeast Puget Sound area.�

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Jay Berneburg, attorney for Green Society Group owner Chris Schoonover, again urged the council that a ban would not solve any of the issues the city is dealing with. “You want to ban collective gardens and marijuana dispensaries,â€? Berneburg said. “If you’re wanting to ban the flagrant use of marijuana and flouting the law, we support that. But don’t ban medical marijuana‌What we have here is we have a business and others throughout the Puget Sound that are medical facilities that deal with serious medicine. It can be done sanely. You don’t have to throw the baby out with the bathtub.â€?

He also advised the council to create a task force similar to the one created by the Tacoma City Council in order to study the subject before voting on it.

Berneburg also pointed out, as at the previous council meeting, that the city’s Planning Commission voted not to approve the proposed ban, which he said the city expected them to “fill in the blanksâ€? for. “It didn’t work out that way for you, did it?â€? he said. “You need to listen‌This ban has real faces, good people, if you ban it, it’s possible there’s people who are going to be hurt.

You’re hurting real people who are serving real patients.

If you want to ban pot shops, please do. But don’t ban medical facilities‌You don’t regulate by prohibiting, you regulate by regulating. You meet with people and you come up with rules. You guys can do that. That’s what the voters of Washington state want.�

Steve Sarich, who works for an organization which provides information to medical marijuana patients called CannaCare in Kent, stated he would sue the city if the council passed a ban. “If you think we’re kidding for one moment, you’re absolutely incorrect,� Sarich said.

John Worthingon stated the city does not have the authority to ban collective gardens and to do so is “breaking the law.â€? He also stated that Section 8-85 D in the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) would give city employees immunity from federal prosecution. “I get it,â€? Worthington said. “People think it’s optional‌I was busted by a drug task force. I don’t mind coming and speaking my mind. You think like Reagan Dunn thinks that it’s just a small smudge of people. You’ve got to go along with the will of the people. We have to fight for ourselves. I hope you don’t take it personal, but you’re doing the wrong thing.â€?

One of those who spoke in favor of the ban was Maple Valley resident Darrell Westover. “It’s a federal law that it’s illegal,� he said. “I don’t think the Maple Valley Council should put themselves and the city at odds with the federal government at this point. I still don’t agree you people (medical marijuana advocates) should take this particular position. I certainly don’t think we need any more growers here, if they’re a collective or not. If you go under craigslist and look under farmer, practically every day there’s a person who has marijuana for sale, supposedly for medical marijuana. But if you look at the price they’re charging there has to be money involved.�

Another person who spoke in support of the ban was Shannon Gilmore, who said her family just moved to Maple Valley from Portland, where she said collective gardens were a problem. “I know there were burglaries,� Gilmore said. “We were trying to get away from that type of environment. I do understand that it is helpful to other people, but they aren’t getting it now. I did use marijuana in my younger years. I know the effects it can have. I would like it to not be here in Maple Valley.�

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Community Notes KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE PROPOSES $100,000 TO CONTINUE 4-H YOUTH PROGRAMS King County Executive Dow Constantine has sent the King County Council a supplemental budget request for $100,000 to continue support for 4-H youth programs in King County through 2012. “More than 10,000 young people in King County gain valuable life experi-

ences through 4-H, and this funding will keep the program going in collaboration with our partners at WSU Extension,� said Constantine.

The proposed ordinance would add $100,000 of General Fund support for continuation of such 4-H youth programs as raising rabbits, horse riding, photography, county fair exhibitions, cooking, public speaking and much more.

It would also re-appropriate $16,000 of funding from last year for WSU. “For 96 years, Washington State

University has partnered with King County to provide a variety of extension education and outreach services to residents throughout King County,� said Randy Baldree, interim associate director of WSU Extension. “This funding would ensure continuation of the King County 4-H Youth Development program and nutrition education programs, and provide a strong framework for other WSU Extension programs in agriculture, natural resources, health and wellness, and economic development to continue.�

The WSU 4-H Program is intended to promote life-long success through experiential learning, leadership development and community service.

Its youth development programs

teach life skills with the goals of reducing high risk behaviors, improving academic performance, and creating the foundations for future leadership and citizenship. “4-H programs are important for the development of rural, urban and suburban youth,� said Council Chair Larry Gossett. “The programs are valuable in developing youth leadership in food and land and water sustainability. Addressing the needs of youth, especially in the rural areas, is an important aspect of King County’s equity and social justice plan.� “Young people all over the county have an opportunity to learn important life skills through 4-H programs,�

PUBLIC NOTICES

VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER District Healthcare System NOTICE OF BOARD COMMITTEE SCHEDULE Notice is hereby given that the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees Ad Hoc Community Outreach Committee will meet Monday, July 9 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (District Healthcare System) By: Sandra Sward Executive Assistant to the Board Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter, Renton Reporter, Kent Reporter on June 29, July 6, 2012 #642803 VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER District Healthcare System NOTICE OF BOARD COMMITTEE SCHEDULES Notice is hereby given that the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees Compensation Committee will meet on Monday, July 16 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Conference Room B at Valley Medical Center.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (District Healthcare System) By: Lisa Rusk Assistant to the CEO Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond, Kent and Renton Reporters July 6, 2012 and July 13, 2012. #647906.

CITY OF BLACK DIAMOND, WASHINGTON

CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE ADOPTED On June 28, 2012 the City Council of the City of Black Diamond, Washington adopted the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 12-976 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Black Diamond, King County, Washington, amending the budget for calendar year 2012 as adopted by Ordinance No. 11-972 and as amended by Ordinance No. 12-975, by means of transfers within various funds in accounts in the 2012 budget.

Copies of the ordinance are available for review at City Hall, 24301 Roberts Drive, or by contacting Brenda L. Martinez, City Clerk, at 360-886-5700.

Published in the Covington/ Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter July 6, 2012. #647889.

CITY OF BLAKC DIAMOND Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) File No. PLN12-0016 Description of proposal: Construction of a 400 sq. ft. replacement dock for residential use.

Proponent: Doug Geiger Location of proposal: 29641 232nd Ave SE, Black Diamond, WA within the SW Âź of Section 3, Township 21 North, Range 6 East, Willamette Meridian, King County, WA. Parcel Number: 4067600285.

Lead agency: City of Black Diamond

CITY OF COVINGTON NOTICES NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING TO DECLARE SURPLUS PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Covington City Council will hold a Public Hearing to receive testimony from the public regarding real property to be declared surplus, at its City Council Meeting on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., to be held in the Council Chambers at Covington City Hall, 16720 SE 271st Street, Covington, Washington.

The purpose of this public hearing is to hear testimony to determine if a city owned stormwater facility, located at SE 176th Place adjacent to SE Wax Road (Parcel 3780400130), should be declared as surplus property.

All persons desiring to comment may do so in writing to the City Clerk, 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, Washington 98042 or by appearing at the Public Hearing.

Agenda information will be posted the Friday prior to the above meeting at Covington City Hall, Covington Library, and the City’s web site: www.covingtonwa.gov.

COVINGTON PLANNING COMMISSION 2012 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT ANNUAL DOCKET NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 – 6:30 PM

The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significnt adverse impact on the environment.

An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request.

Responsible official: Steve Pilcher, AICP Position/ title: Community Development Director Phone: 360-886-5700 Address: P.O. Box 599, Black Diamond, WA 98010 Date: July 6, 2012 Signature: Steve Pilcher This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2); the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from the date above.

Comments must be submitted by July 20, 2012.

You may appeal this determination at the Community Development Department, 24301 Roberts Drive, Black Diamond, no later than 5:00 p.m., July 20, 2012 by completing the proper appeal form and paying an appeal fee of $250.00. You should be prepared to make specific factual objections.

Contact the Community Development Department at 360-886-5700 to read or ask about the procedures for SEPA appeals.

Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on July 6, 2012. #647903.

King County Fire Protection District #43 (Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety) presents notice of the existence of a “Vendor List� for purchase of materials, equipment or supplies as required by RCW 52.14.110.

Interested vendors are solicited to submit their names for the list.

While this is a general list, types of purchases would include janitorial supplies, fire suppression supplies and equipment, office supplies and EMS supplies.

Respond to: 23775 SE 264th Street, Maple Valley, WA 98038, (425) 432-0200 or the form is available online at www.maplevalleyfire.org under the “information� tab.

Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on July 6, 2012. #647905.

To place a Legal Notice, please call 253-234-3506 or e-mail legals@ reporternewspapers. com

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Covington Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the 2012 annual docket of two proposed comprehensive plan amendments and one development code amendment at its meeting on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Covington City Hall, 16720 S.E. 271st Street, Covington, WA 98042.

The purpose of this Public Hearing is for the Planning Commission to receive comments from the public, both written and oral, regarding whether any or all of these three proposed amendments should be approved and recommended to the City Council for adoption as part of the 2012 annual amendment cycle prescribed by the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA). The Planning Commission recommendation will be presented to the City Council in August.

All proposed comprehensive plan amendments must be considered concurrently on an annual timeline and a decision made by the City Council prior to December 31 each year.

All persons desiring to comment may do so in writing to the Planning Commission Clerk at 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, Washington 98042 or by appearing at the public hearing. A summary of the proposed amendments is available on the City’s website at www. covingtonwa.gov under the “Quick Links – 2012 Final Comprehensive Plan Docket�. The full text of the amendment submissions and attachments is also available for viewing at Covington City Hall.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that agenda information will be posted the Friday prior to the above public hearing at Covington City Hall, and on the City’s web site: www.covingtonwa.gov. For further information, please contact Ann Mueller, Senior Planner at 253480-2444, amueller@covingtonwa.gov or Richard Hart, Community Development Director at 253-480-2441, rhart@covingtonwa.gov.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on July 6, 2012. #647909.

� said Councilmember Kathy Lambert, The data comes from an annual who represents northeast King report sent to the County Council County. “The ability to participate today by King County Executive Dow in activities at the county level can Constantine. qualify them for statewide competi“These results show that our reforms tion. Youth agriculture programs are making it easier for small firms to offered by 4-H also help grow the do business with the County, creating farmers of tomorrow that will produce more jobs in the private sector and our food in the future.� strengthening local communities,� “4-H youth programs have played said Constantine. an important role in the lives of Among the key findings in the 2011 many young people throughout King Contracting Opportunities Program County,� said Councilmember Reagan Report: Dunn, who represents southeast King An 89 percent increase in the number County. “I am pleased that Executive of construction contract awards to Constantine has proposed this much small contractor and supplier (SCS) needed funding to keep these profirms grams going into the future.�

One hundred and two awards in 2011 “As the father of young twins, I uncompared to 54 in 2010 derstand the value and importance of programs like 4-H that promote youth A 42 percent increase in the value of development,� said Councilmember contracts issued to SCS firms Bob Ferguson. “I am pleased the $33.2 million in 2011 compared to Executive is proposing to continue $23.3 million in 2010 King County’s long-standing support for 4-H as we work to develop sustain- A 35 percent increase in the number able long-term funding.� of contracts awarded to SCS firms for goods and services, consulting, and The funding for 4-H will go toward construction services a variety of activities – things like nutrition, plant sciences, horse riding, 182 contracts awarded in 2011 comrobotics, environmental stewardship pared to 135 in 2010 and photography. With the An eight percent increase support it receives from King in the number of SCSCounty, the 4-H program can KING certified firms leverage additional funding.

1,202 total certified firms “4-H instills valuable lessons in 2011 compared to 1,115 for kids, making them great in 2010 lifelong citizens and environmental stewards,� said CouncilmemThe Procurement Reform Initiative ber Larry Phillips. “Keeping these is a two-year intensive effort launched programs available in King County is in March 2010 that focuses on efgreat for our community.� ficiency and equity results to make it easier for small firms to do business “Restoring financial support for the with King County.

4-H Club is beneficial for all of King County, particularly South King County Over the past two years, the County youth,� said Councilmember Pete von has shown a significant upward trend Reichbauer. “This valuable organizain contract awards for SCS firms, as tion has more than just an agricultural well as for minority, women-owned, focus. For many young people in rural, and disadvantaged businesses. suburban, and urban communities As part of the procurement reform around King County, 4-H provides effort in 2011, King County developed much-needed programs in science, a new Small Business Accelerator leadership, personal, and community program that allows SCS firms to development, and healthy living. I compete among themselves for desigbelieve the services that 4-H provides nated contracts. are critical to the development of In addition, the County established youth within our county, and that maintaining funding for the organiza- its first $4 million “job order� contract that provides extensive subcontracttion is within the best interest of the ing opportunities for small repair and residents of our region.� construction projects; and new SCS King County and WSU Extension are participation requirements on “work currently working on a broader strate- order� contracts for on-call engineergic relationship to develop long-term ing and construction projects. funding for 4-H, and to leverage Another key element of the procureresources and achieve the shared ment reform effort involved establishgoals of both organizations. Examples ing a regional certification program of such a partnership could include: for small contractors and suppliers. t Collaborating on programs that In partnership with the Port of Seattle improve nutritional well-being and Sound Transit, the County’s new for residents and promote local SCS registry allows businesses to food systems. submit a single application and be t Sharing applied research that eligible to compete as an SCS-certified benefits residents and the firm for public contracts with all three natural environment. jurisdictions. t Supporting the regional aeroTo sign up for the SCS registry, a space industry, and contributsmall business must be at or below ing to social equity and family 50 percent of the United States Small asset building.

Business Administration standards The supplemental budget request for size. must be approved by the King County The personal net worth of each owner Council. cannot exceed $750,000.

In addition, the business must also agree to participate in 15 hours of KING COUNTY TWO-YEAR business training within the first year PROCUREMENT REFORM of program certification.

EFFORT FINDS RESULTS, For more information about the Small REPORT SAYS Contractor and Supplier certification program, visit www.kingcounty.gov/ King County is seeing the results of a SCSDirectory. two-year procurement reform effort that emphasizes contracting opportunities for small businesses.

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Eileen (Joyce) Marinaro passed away June 22, 2012 at the Sequim Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She and her husband Angelo, who died in January of 2012, had lived at Lake Morton, near Covington, WA, for 35 years, and then resided in Sequim for the last 13 years. Joyce graduated from Aquinas Academy in Tacoma, was a full-time home maker and mother, and was active in community affairs. She was a freelance writer for the South King Co. Newspapers, also later with the Sequim Gazette.

She is survived by her sons, Mark and David Marinaro, and daughter, Joanne Jenkins, as well as numerous Grandchildren and Great-grand children.

A funeral service will be held at Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery in their chapel in Federal Way (253-9273350), on Monday, July 2 at 2:00PM. A burial service will follow the funeral also at Gethsemane. Please send flowers or other memorials to Sequim Valley Chapel, 108 W. Alder St., PO Box 297, Sequim, WA 98382.

Monetary donations may be made to Sequim Senior Activities Center, New Building Fund at PO Box 1827, Sequim,WA 98382.

Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. www.sequimvalleychapel.com

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The WSTC is asking state residents to log on to www.voiceofwashingtonstate.org to sign up and share input on how to improve the state’s transportation system.

Individuals can join the VOWS Online Discussion Forums and publicly voice their opinions, post ideas and interact with other citizens in their community.

They can also join the VOWS Survey Panel to participate in occasional online surveys.

The Commission is using the new online forum technology to empower citizens to become thought-leaders on transportation. “Sparking a robust conversation around transportation issues, and collecting survey data that indicates people’s opinions and thoughts on policy and funding approaches, will help decision makers identify possible solutions and investment priorities,� noted Reema Griffith, executive director of the WSTC. “When people share what matters to them when they drive, ride, bike, walk or fly within their communities, their needs can be more effectively addressed.�

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Operation and Maintenance Division Update With the arrival of spring and summer, Covington’s Maintenance Team has begun the hard work of keeping our storm ponds maintained, our grass mowed, our streets drivable, our vehicles running, and our parks clean. The pond crew just finished removing volunteer trees from a number of storm ponds. They have been working hard since April and their efforts are paying off.

With the onset of spring, the grasses have been growing and we have been mowing; y may have noticed one of our crews mowing behind the shoulders and in the ditches along Kent Kangley. The Team is also gearing up for our summer joint asphalt program. Last year we combined our efforts with Maple Valley to maximize the amount of asphalt we are able to place in a season. By teaming up, we were able to nearly double our production and we hope for similar results this season. This joint effort is possible because both cities entered into an Interlocal Agreement last year, which among other things allows the cities to share resources.

Also of note, the Maintenance Team completed a group landscaping project at the Covington Aquatic Center. If you happen to be going to Tahoma High School or the Aquatic Center, take a look.

JULY CALENDAR OF EVENTS 07/04 – Independence Day Observed – City Offices Closed 07/10 – City Council Special Meeting for Interviews, 6 p.m.

07/10 – City Council Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m..

07/12 – Community Picnic w/Chamber of Commerce, 4 p.m.

07/12 – Human Services Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

07/12 – Arts Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

07/14 – Summer Splashtacular @ Aquatic Center, 1-3 p.m.

07/18 – Business Recycling Collection Event, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

07/18 – Parks Commission Meeting, 6 p.m.

07/18 – Budget Priorities Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

07/19 – Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

07/20 – 06/22 – Covington Days Festival 07/24 – City Council Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.

07/26 – Economic Development Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

07/27 – Summer Concert Series @ Kentwood H.S., 6:30 p.m..

For more information on any of these events, please contact Karla Slate at (253) 638-1110 x2234 or kslate@covingtonwa.gov

The City of Covington Adopt-A-Street Program is a litter reduction campaign designed to remove litter debris from city streets and improve the quality of the environment. The program establishes a partnership between volunteer groups and the City of Covington Public Works Department by working together in the efforts of litter control along neighborhood streets.

Volunteer groups can “adopt� approximately a two-mile stretch of street by removing litter at least two times per year over a two year period.

For more information, contact the Covington Public Works Department Adopt-A-Street Program: Shellie Bates, Office Supervisor at (253) 480-2463 or sbates@covingtonwa.gov.

HUMAN SERVICES SPOTLIGHT The City of Covington has provided human services grant funding to the Crisis Clinic for over ten years.

The city contracts with the Crisis Clinic to provide our residents with a 24-hour crisis line and a 2-1-1 Community Information Line. The 24-hour crisis line was established in 1964 and is one of the oldest crisis lines in the nation. It provides a free and confidential telephone crisis intervention and support service to anyone in emotional crisis or in need of help. They provide empathetic listening and supportive problem-solving to help the caller manage their problems. The 2-1-1 community information line provides comprehensive information and referrals to services that can help callers regain or maintain their financial stability.

In order to receive grant funding,

A community newsletter produced by the City of Covington for residents and businesses.

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City of Covington: Unmatched Quality of Life

16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, WA 98042 Tel: 253.480.2400 Fax: 253.480.2401 Website: www.covingtonwa.gov

the city requires that each agency set performance measure goals as well as an end-of-year outcome report that is submitted to the Personnel & Human Services Analyst. The Human Services Commission reviews the quarterly reports in order to monitor the goals. In addition, the Commission conducted a site visit to the Seattle based Crisis Clinic to view first-hand how the Crisis Line is handled.

In 2011 the Crisis Line program received 577 unduplicated calls from Covington residents; and the 2-1-1 Community Information Line received 409 unduplicated calls from Covington residents. Unduplicated means that the caller is only counted once in a calendar year.

The Crisis Clinic provides a valuable service to our residents. If you or someone you know needs resources for housing, financial assistance, transportation, or health care, remember to dial 2-1-1 and be connected to a trained volunteer who can provide you with the appropriate referrals to help you.

Mayor

Council Members

Margaret Harto

Mark Lanza, David Lucavish, Marlla Mhoon, James A. Scott, Wayne Snoey

Mayor Pro Tem

Jeff Wagner

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City of Covington UPDATE COVINGTON AQUATIC CENTER NEWS-SPLASH FREE SWIM – SUMMER SPLASHTACULAR! The Covington Aquatic Center opens its doors on Saturday, July 14 at 1 p.m. for a FREE two-hour public swim. Additionally, a water safety information table will be set up with great information on how to stay safe in and around the water this summer.

BEAT THE HEAT – COOL OFF AT A PUBLIC SWIM AT THE COVINGTON AQUATIC CENTER!!!

Believe it or not, summer is here! ‌and the summer schedule has begun with Public Swims featuring the “magic carpetâ€? and rope swing at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Monday – Friday. It’s a great way to beat the heat (or ignore the cloud cover). For additional public swim times or for the entire pool schedule, please visit www.covingtonwa.gov/cac.

DASH & SPLASH! It’s not too late to sign-up for the second session of Dash and Splash that starts on July 24. Dash & Splash is fun and fitness all rolled up into one.

Each day will begin with an hour of field games outside, followed by an hour of cool, indoor pool activities. This program is for ages six to 14. Contact the Covington Aquatic Center for more information or to register (space is limited).

BUSINESS RECYCLING EVENT Covington businesses have the opportunity to clear out unwanted recyclables and drop them off for free* at Cedar Heights Middle School on Wednesday, July 18 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Acceptable materials for this event include: cardboard, plastics, scrap metal, CDs, floppy disks, video tapes, cell phones, computers and components, toner and print cartridges, and wood pallets.

Businesses interested in recycling fluorescent lights, tubes and bulbs can visit www.takeitbacknetwork.org to find a drop off location. Please call 206-9388262 for questions or more information about this recycling event.

LIFEGUARD TRAINING CLASS BEGINS AUGUST 7 – REGISTER TODAY! Did you know that all lifeguards at beaches and pools must be certified? If you are interested in working as a lifeguard, then this class is for you. Participants that successfully complete this course earn certifications in American Red Cross Lifeguarding, first aid, and CPR-AED training. Individuals must be at least 15 years of age and pass a prerequisite swim test to participate. Contact the Covington Aquatic Center for more information or to register.

AWARD WINNING AQUATIC VOLUNTEER ACADEMY BEGINS JULY 16 For 11-15 year olds, this is the perfect way to get involved at the Covington Aquatic Center. This course uses a combination of junior lifeguard training and instructor aide training to teach water safety, drowning prevention, and basic swim instruction skills. For those individuals aspiring to be lifeguards and swim instructors some day, this is an excellent first step. Those that successfully graduate from the Aquatic Volunteer Academy are prepared to begin volunteering at the Aquatic Center - a great way to give back to the community and a great way to get your foot in the door for future employment opportunities Contact the Covington Aquatic Center for more information or to register.

TRAIN FOR HIGH SCHOOL SWIM SEASON If you are looking for an off-season training program to keep you in shape for high school swim team, then Advanced swim training is perfect. Advanced swim training is designed to provide coached workouts for high school age swimmers and adults. Contact the Covington Aquatic Center for more information or to register.

REGISTRATION FOR FALL ACTIVITES OPEN JULY 6!

Fall activities and swimming lessons are open for registration. Space is limited, register today.

FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information about the Covington Aquatic Center or to register for activities, visit www.covingtonwa.gov/cac, call 253-480-2480 or visit us at 18230 SE 240th St, Covington WA 98042 (Next to Tahoma High School).

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*Computer monitors, televisions, refrigerators and freezers can be recycled at this event for a fee.

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SIZZLIN’ SUMMER EVENTS IN COVINGTON Community Picnic July 12, 4-7 p.m.

Join us as we help the Chamber of Commerce celebrate its 20th anniversary.

The city is celebrating its 15th anniversary too! Free BBQ food, bounce houses, local entertainers, and more! Located at Covington Christian Fellowship. More info at www.CovingtonChamber.org.

Summer Splashtacular July 14, 1-3 p.m.

Splash your way into summer at the Covington Aquatics Center’s annual water safety event that includes a FREE swim! More info at www.

CovingtonWA.gov/CAC.

Covington Days Festival July 20, 21 and 22 Three full days of fun include a parade, musical entertainment, annual art show, delicious food, the Reptile Man and more - all located at Cedar Heights Middle School. Don’t miss the city-sponsored events on Saturday - the Council Challenge at 12:30 and the Watermelon Eating Contest at 3 p.m.

Anyone can participate (all ages) in both events for great prizes! More info at www.CovingtonFestival.com.

Summer Concert Series Fridays, July 27-August10

Join us on Friday evenings from 6:30 - 8 p.m. for great music and fun at Kentwood High School. Bring a blanket and a picnic, or purchase snacks there.

The line-up: July 27 - Rae Solomon (Country); Aug. 3 – SWAY (Top 40); Aug. 10 - Kings of Swing (Big Band).

Covington KidsFest August 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Kids will have a blast at this exciting event just for them. There will be games, music, entertainment and more in the parking lot of the Covington Kohls.

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