Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, August 24, 2012

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Don’t panic, it’s just a big disaster drill

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BY TJ MARTINELL

BY TJ MARTINELL

tmartinell@maplevalleyreporter.com

tmartinell@maplevalleyreporter.com

If you wake up to see helicopters in the sky Wednesday and fire engines blaring outside your home, just know it’s only a drill, a really big one. The Kent, Maple Valley and Black Diamond fire departments will all participate in a large scale regional exercise in the Maple Valley area on Aug. 29. The exercise will simulate a breach in the Howard Hanson Dam, which would cause the Green River to flood the surrounding areas. The exercise will utilize a mobile State DEM Air Branch to coordinate the deployment of all regional aviation assets in support of anticipated local mission requests. Kyle Moore, a spokesman for the Seattle Fire Department, said the exercise is part of the Urban

The Maple Valley Hearing Examiner upheld the city’s stop work order to a medical marijuana business, but dismissed nine others. According to the finding of fact released by Hearing Examiner Gary McLean, all but one of the citations issued against Green Society Group — which concerned the stop work order — “failed to establish violations of the specific codes” dealing with a do not occupy notice. Concerning the stop work order, “The City of Maple Valley proved by the preponderance of the evidence that the specific violation…occurred at the property leased by the GSG appellants. In short, GSG had substantial tenant improvement construction work performed on its leased space

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Snake charmer

Madden Clark, 2, looks down at a python as it slithers across his leg during Covington Kid’s Day at Kohl’s Aug. 18. To view a slideshow from Covington Kid’s Day go to covingtonreporter.com. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter

Boots overflow in firefighter’s fundraiser BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@maplevalleyreporter.com

Maple Valley firefighters raised $8,000 as part of their annual Fill the Boot fundraiser campaign Aug. 17 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The fundraiser, which brought in $2,000 more than last year’s campaign, had firefighters walking up and down Kent Kangley Road and state Route 169 at Four

Corners, asking drivers for spare change in-between lights. Jason Fox, a Maple Valley firefighter and coordinator with Local 3062, said he hoped to raise roughly $10,000. Still, compared to last year’s amount, he said he was pleased. “That’s kind of always our goal to get $10,000,” he said. “I had a little more help this year than I did last year. Other than that, nothing has changed (in terms of

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how we run it). In that intersection we can make a lot of money if we have the help…It depends on who how many people we have out helping.” Fox stated that not only did they have a few individuals donate hundred dollar bills a girl carrying a sign for Great Clips donated her entire day’s pay. The Maple Valley firefighter’s Fill the Boot fundraiser first started in 2004, when Fox held it in the Safeway parking lot. Initially, it raised $2,000. The next year, they decided to bring the fundraiser out onto the street, which brought in $5,000. [ more BOOT page 9 ]

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Maple Valley firefighter Ken Goll accepts a donation Aug. 17 during the annual Fill the Boot fundraiser at Four Corners. TJ MARTINELL, The Reporter

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