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City looks for long term legal services
BY KRIS HILL
BY KATHERINE SMITH
khill@covingtonreporter.com
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Dale Hoover wants to bust one of the biggest myths about Meals on Wheels: it is not just for poor seniors. Hoover, an outreach specialist for Meals on Wheels, has worked in the program offered by Seattlebased nonprofit Senior Services for seven and a half years. In that time he’s seen the good it can do and wants people to know more about it as well as the cities and agencies it supports. “Money has nothing to do with it,” Hoover said. “We are here as a service for you. We provide more meals for seniors in King County than anyone else.” Meals on Wheels partners with the Greater Maple Valley Community Center — which serves seniors in Covington, Maple Valley and in surrounding unincorporated areas — as well as the
The city of Maple Valley is taking the next steps in securing legal representation on a contract basis after eliminating the staff city attorney position late last year. At the beginning of January the city entered into a threemonth agreement with two attorneys from Lighthouse Law Group, Jeff Taraday and Patricia Taraday. That contract allows the city approximately 60 hours of services per month at a cost of about $11,000 per month, David Johnston, Maple Valley city manager, said. Those hours include attendance at City Council meetings, office hours on Tuesdays and additional time as needed, Johnston said. This year the City Council has been faced with trying to close a $550,000 deficit in the general fund. Council members
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Rehmat Pannu and Manveer Kaur were among students who performed during an assembly that celebrated the legacy of Marting Luther King Jr. at Kentlake High School Jan. 18. The assembly also included a video showcasing students’ hopes for the school.KATHERINE SMITH, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.covingtonreporter.com.
Timing is right for move to Nashville for Solomon BY KRIS HILL khill@covingtonreporter.com
Rae Solomon has planned to move to Nashville, Tenn., since she was 10 years old. Solomon, who has lived in Covington for several years, is making good on that plan Jan. 27 when the former rodeo queen of Enumclaw is driving a loaded U-Haul with her husband to the heart of the country music record-
ing industry. At the tender age of 7, Solomon wrote her first song, and she knew then she wanted to be on country radio. To make that aspiration happen she needs to be in Nasvhille. “I wanted to make sure I was ready for it and prepared for it,” Solomon said. “It feels like a really good time. We had a really great year last year. We opened for Blake Shelton and played Water-
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shed at the Gorge.” She released her first album in 2010. Her single off that album, “Country-Fied Chick,” got local country radio airplay. In July 2012 Solomon followed that up with her self-titled extended play, which she spent the rest of the year touring and promoting. Since she started touring with her band a few years ago, Solomon said, she has generated a large following in the region and she’s ready to build on that with the move to Nashville. Solomon and her husband, Bill Snickers, have an apartment picked out that they found online. [ more NASVHILLE page 7 ]
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Rae Solomon performs at the Watershed festival at the Gorge Amphiteater in August. Her next big career move is to Nasvhille, Tenn., in a few days. Courtesy of Rae Solomon Hours: Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. and Fri.7am-7pm; Sat 8am-6pm; Sun: Closed
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