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Second medical marijuana collective garden opens BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
A second medical marijuana collective garden store has opened in Kent. Charles Lambert opened South King Holistic on Jan. 1 on the
West Hill. Lambert previously operated Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens before closing the store along Central Avenue in August after he received a letter from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration threatening to shut him down because the
business sat within 1,000 feet of a school. “I’m not within 1,000 feet of a school, daycare or playground and I’m where my patients are,” Lambert said in a phone interview. Lambert’s new store is at 2824
S. 252nd St., just east of Pacific Highway South. “This is where my patients are,” Lambert said about reopening in Kent. “People have been around here since the beginning. There’s a need for it.” Lambert opened his Central
Avenue store in 2011. The Kent City Council voted 4-3 last June to ban collective gardens because it believes the businesses violate federal law that lists marijuana as an illegal drug [ more STORE page 4 ]
Design work to begin on S. 224th St. extension
Ronald Moore succeeds Brenda Jacober, who retired after 37 years with the city of Kent.
BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
Design work will soon begin on extending South 224th Street over Highway 167 and eventually up the East Hill to Benson Road. The city of Kent has hired a consultant to design and permit part of the 1.8-mile extension of South 224th Street with a bridge over State Highway 167. The City Council approved last month a $232,138 contract with Seattle-based Shearer Design LLC, according to city documents. The project eventually will extend South 224th Street from the East Valley Highway to Benson Road. “This will be another connection up the East Hill
STEVE HUNTER, Kent Reporter
New city clerk comes on board
RECYCLE TEAM Boy Scouts collected hundreds of Christmas trees last Saturday, part of a massive recycling effort at Kent’s Service Club Ballfields. Residents also dropped off trees at the site, one of the largest organized collection spots in King County. Travis Straayer of Troop 453, far right, helped unload trees. Bob Brown, upper left, and Brian Green, right, of Kent Parks quickly turned the trees into mulch with a wood chipper. The recycled trees provide a stockpile of chips for the department to mulch new plants and maintain trails. Bill Westcott, a volunteer with the effort, said last year’s drive recycled about 3,000 trees. Organizers hoped to reach that total this year. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter
[ more PROJECT page 5 ]
Moore plans to stay for a ‘long time’ BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
Local salon gives back, one lock at a time BY TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
One Kent hair salon is making a difference in the world, one ponytail at a time.
William James Salon in Kent Station collected 81 inches of hair from October to Jan. 1 for Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hair-
pieces to financially disadvantaged children throughout the country who experience medical hair loss from any diagnosis. “We’re going to forever
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stay a Locks of Love salon,” manager Mike Laier said. Laier made the commitment to collect donations for the charity after a client, Kelly Beckley, was diagnosed with breast cancer. [ more LOCKS page 3 ]
Ronald Moore had not yet had a chance to decorate his office walls on his first day as the new Kent city clerk. But as Moore eyed the bare walls it didn’t take him long to think of something extremely popular to decorate with these days around Seattle, Kent and beyond. “I am a Seahawks fanatic,” Moore
said about the team headed Sunday to Atlanta for an NFL playoff showdown. “I have hats, banners and all kinds of stuff. I am bringing that stuff in to decorate this office.” Moore, 44, a former Shoreline deputy city clerk, started Jan. 7. He succeeded Brenda Jacober who retired last month after 37 years with the city, the last 21 as city clerk. “Mr. Moore’s experience, education and focus on civic engagement [ more CLERK page 4 ]
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