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City: Municipal park district could be beneficial By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
If a municipal park district ran Auburn’s parks and recreation program, costs and savings would result in a net benefit to the City
of Auburn of about $5 million. Freed from shouldering the cost of running the program, City Financial Director Shelley Coleman told members of the Planning and Community Development Committee this week,
Auburn’s leaders could then direct funds to other critical purposes, including streets. Councilwoman Nancy Backus wondered what extra park benefits or improvements voters could expect in return for the
extra tax money they would put out to support an MPD. Coleman presented the bones of the idea to the committee Monday. Municipal park districts are not uncommon in the state of Wash-
Conflict continues in Pacific
By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
By SHAWN SKAGER
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A superior court judge on Jan. 10 sentenced Aenoy Phasay to 15 years in prison for the 2010 shooting death of an Auburn man. A jury last month convicted the Kent man, 31, of second-degree murder for the shooting death of 48-year-
old Thomas J. Bennett Sr. in March 2010. The jury also made a finding for a firearm sentencing enhancement. Prosecutors said Phasay shot Bennett multiple times after a heated dispute in the parking lot of the north Auburn Top Food and Drug at 1702 Auburn Way N. and threatened [ more MURDER page 3 ]
Lance Rhoades, a University of Washington film scholar, says film has historically stereotyped Native Americans. shawn skager, Auburn Reporter
PRESENTING A DIFFERENT PICTURE Film scholar sheds light on Native Americans on film By SHAWN SKAGER
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Lynn Reed helps her daughter, Elsie, 3, build a tower of blocks at the Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Gymnasium on Wednesday morning. Several times a week the gym becomes an indoor playground, where families with children explore their talents. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
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Much of what we think we know we learn from movies. This includes pervasive impressions and prejudices about Native Americans. “Indians have been more
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Celebration of Film Series (five classics) | Sundays, Jan 20-Feb 17, 2 pm | $10, Auburn Ave. Theater Whiskey River (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute) | January 26, 7:30 pm | $17/$15, Auburn Ave. Theater L.A. Theatre Works Pride and Prejudice | February 9, 7:30 pm | $20/$18, Auburn Performing Arts Center 723089
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Man gets 15 years for shooting death
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Now that Pacific’s existence is ensured for another year, the political infighting in the city has nastied up a notch. At Monday’s City Council meeting, Councilmember Gary Hulsey called out Mayor Cy Sun for statements on his blog. In a recent posting at www.mayorcysun.blogspot.com, Sun questioned Hulsey’s military service Cy Sun record and his service as a Washington state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). According to Sun’s blog, VFW Washington State Adjutant George “Corky” Berthiaume told him that Hulsey had never served as a state commander of the VFW. “What I have to say from my meeting with Corky, are the following,” Sun wrote. “Hulsey was not ever a state commander for any Veterans organization. He lied under oath and in Legislative session.”
ington. The City of Tacoma has had one in place since the turn of the last century. The City of Pullman created one several years ago to keep its parks program solvent. The City of Des Moines created
defined in the eyes of other people by their portrayal in the movies,” said Lance Rhoades, a University of Washington film scholar. Rhoades, in conjunction with Humanities Washington and the King County Library System, will present “American Indians in Cinema: [ more FILM page 9 ]
Tickets: www.auburnwa.gov/arts | 253-931-3043