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City, port officials fret over crumbling freight routes talk about the problems posed by aging freight routes within Green River valley cities.

From more than an hour’s worth of give and take emerged something politicians and leaders rarely reach these days – consensus.

Consensus, that is, that most

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

Commissioners from the ports of Tacoma and Seattle, business owners, labor leaders, and the mayors of Auburn and Kent met at Auburn City Hall last Thursday to

of the freight routes along which goods flow from valley warehouses to the two ports – especially to Tacoma – are falling apart or on the cusp of falling apart, while federal and state governments that once helped cities pay for construction and maintenance plead poverty.

Agreement also that if money can’t be found for repair and maintenance, the fallout would cripple the local economy, hand much of the Port of Tacoma’s business to aggressive rival ports on the Gulf and East coasts, and possibly reduce the Port of Tacoma to “a backwater”

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Cavanaugh block sold to developer

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If you haven’t yet heard of Pacific-based Northwest Brewing Company, your days of ignorance are numbered.

Originally founded as Trade Route in 2008, the craft beer maker, which recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its switch to Northwest Brewing, is poised to make a splash

among ports.

“The reality is if our freight doesn’t move, and if we don’t remain in a competitive position, we’re going to lose,” said Port of Tacoma Commissioner Don Meyer.

Northwest Brewing Company’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Steed, left, and its Chief Operating Officer, Dan Anthony, hope the nearly half-century of beer marketing experience between them pushes sales of the Pacific-based brewery’s beers through the roof. shawn skager, Auburn Reporter

Ever since the Cavanaugh family’s plans to redevelop its block on East Main Street fell apart under the finaglings of its business partner, the vacant gravel lot that debacle left behind has been an ugly gap in Auburn’s downtown.

But during his annual State of the City address at Emerald Downs on Tuesday, Mayor Pete Lewis surprised the crowd of business and civic leaders with the announcement that Wells Fargo Bank had sold the former Cavanaugh family-owned block to Landmark Development of Tacoma.

The value of the sale, which closes March 11, has not been released. [ more BLOCK page 3 ]

Looking to extend a helping hand Auburn woman and classmates hope to serve village in Dominican Republic

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

With the violent, protracted war in South Sudan snapping at her back, 11-year-old Nyareu Thong fled with her family to the

United States.

Ultimately the family of seven sank its new roots into Auburn.

That’s where Nyareu started middle school and took her first painful steps learning a new language.

A childhood spent without the most basic necessities in a homeland where families had to relocate every month just to stay alive and where attend-

ing school was impossible, has given the 2008 Auburn High School graduate insight and compassion for others.

Her later experience as a refugee grappling with a strange language inspired her to become a teacher.

One of Courtney Johnson’s formative lessons in compassion was the help she got as [ more outreach page 2 ]

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[2] February 22, 2013 [ outreach from page 1 ] difference in the lives of a child to correct her speech and sight deficiencies.

These young women and their classmate Haley Miller hope to travel this summer to a small village in the Dominican Republic and do what they can for the people there.

The plan is to put 80 hours of community service in a month teaching people a bit of English, instructing them about health and fitness and working on community projects like repainting old buildings and mending sidewalks.

“I’m going because I know what it’s like to not have anything,” said Thong, now a soft-spoken, 22-yearold student at Seattle Pacific University. “It means a lot to me to teach somebody to just to say a word in English. While teaching I will also be learning about myself. It’s like helping me gain hands-on experience, because I want to teach some day, and working with kids in another country is probably as close as I can get to a hands-on experience right now.”

What moves her classmate Johnson, 19, also a student at SPU, to volunteer her time in the Dominican Republic is a burning desire to make a

her fellow human beings.

“It’s a great opportunity for me to go abroad and help others in need,” Johnson said. “It’s a totally different lifestyle, and I think I’d learn a lot about myself and others and what’s going on in other countries as well, instead of just focusing on the United States.

“I took Spanish all the way through high school,” Johnson said.

Recalling how much she struggled to learn a second language Johnson believes she can relate to villagers trying to learn English.

The organization that offers this opportunity requires the students to raise the $5,000.

Since winter break Johnson has been handing out sponsorship forms to doctors, to business people, to local companies, to people she meets.

Both women, and a third classmate, Haley Miller, are working together to put together a fundraiser at the school to get the SPU community involved.

“We’re trying to get as much as we possibly can,” Nyareu added.

But raising the money has proven to be a tough, even disheartening task.

After two months at it, the women have raised about

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Anybody interested in helping the women reach their goals or to pick up sponsorship forms may contact Thong at thongn@ spu.edu.

Miller, a senior studying psychology at Seattle Pacific University went on her first mission trip in June 2012 to Tijuana, Mexico, to build houses.

The experience, she said, changed her life.

“That first mission trip went beyond a rewarding experience but also created an internal motivation to continue helping communities outside my culture and safe zone,” Miller said. “This trip to the Dominican Republic will expand my cultural knowledge and will also give me the opportunity to work with kids who are truly in need of help.

Our project’s focus is specifically geared towards exercise science and a healthy lifestyle. International Student Volunteers’ mission is to provide the developing countries tools for success. Therefore, our group’s time spent in the Dominican Republican will give the villagers opportunity and insight into how they can help themselves and their family to overcome the poverty that greatly affects the country.”

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Special visit Victoria Knight, crowned late last month as the new Miss Auburn, recently visited the state Capitol as a guest of Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn. Knight met with Fain and other officials to discuss higher-education issues and was formally announced by Lt. Gov. Brad Owen after she arrived in the Senate chamber. Knight, a junior at the University of Washington-Tacoma, co-founded Queens for a Cure, which raises money for breast cancer research by hosting a pageant in the Auburn area. “Victoria has shown great initiative to put others before herself. She is a valuable ambassador for Auburn and an example for all of South King County,” Fain said. COURTESY PHOTO

The Auburn Valley YMCA is collecting fun pillowcases for children undergoing treatment at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.

Donors can buy a pillowcase from the store or use their imagination to sew, embroider, or decorate one. Ninehundred children per month pick out their own pillowcase, and it becomes a comfort item, whether they are in chemotherapy, having surgery or undergoing exams or tests.

Bringing your pillowcase to the Auburn Valley YMCA by April 15. The address is 1620 Perimeter Road SW. For more information, call Christine Gifford at 253-8332770 #7563 ALSO: The Y is hosting its first garage sale to support programming for children in need from the greater Auburn community.

The sale runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 9.

Come browse the thousands of items donated, including nine quality used regulation pool tables, furniture and household items.

Clothes are offered at $1 to $5. Of note, donations will be accepted through March 6.

Furniture may be dropped off on the morning of the event.

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Those interested must be registered voters within the Sound Transit District and reside and/or work in South King County. They should have skills in one or more areas related to the panel’s responsibilities: business and finance management; engineering; large projects construction management; public facilities and services; government processes; and public policy development or review. More information is available via email at main@soundtransit.org or by writing Sound Transit, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104. A completed application and resume must be sent to Pat McCarthy, Sound Transit Board Chair, 401 South Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98104-2826

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Against a backdrop of good news all too rare in this tough economic climate, Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis gave his final State of the City address Tuesday afternoon at Emerald Downs before an audience of local business and civic leaders.

He started out ticking off notable successes in the business sector.

In 2012, Lewis said, a number of new businesses, with more than 1,200 jobs in tow, opened or set down roots in Auburn. Among the notable new businesses, expansions, and here-but-yet-to-opens: Coastal Farm and Ranch, which opened in the old Walmart store next to the SuperMall after spending $20 million to fix up the building; The owners of the Outlet Collection Seattle, a.k.a. The SuperMall – announced they would invest $35 million in renovations and thereby add 1,000 new jobs overall to Auburn; the regional Hospital Cooperative Services Administration broke ground in August on a

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$26 million new laundry facility that by next summer will bring 185 living wage jobs to Auburn; and Boeing launched 74 projects in 2012 Lewis with a cumulative construction valuation of about $31 million.

Among other businesses that opened in 2012: Eagle Leather, Turning Point Studios, North America Pipe and Steels and AIM Aerospace Next week the Auburn School District breaks ground on the $110 million dollar Auburn High construction and renovation project, financed by a bond approved by district voters last November.

Giving all that growth a push, Lewis said, was the new Mayor’s Task Force, a panel made up of more than 20 local business leaders who came together to create and guide the activities of Auburn’s Urban Center for Innovative Partnership, or IPZ. As the state’s 15th IPZ,

Auburn’s is the only city-based one that the State of Washington has certified so far.

The Sister Cities program registered a success in 2012 when it established relations with the Korean Chamber of Commerce and other business partners, leading the Seattle Food Company to buy up 165,000 square feet of space with the goal of relocating to Auburn.

The City also developed and published a comprehensive list of localstate-federal business incentives for on-going business attraction and for specific marketing of Auburn as “the place to conduct business,” Lewis said.

Turning to the human services sector, Lewis said the city lent help in 2012 to redevelop a blighted downtown apartment complex The Pines – shaping it into new market-affordable units. While Auburn has more affordable housing than most cities in the region, Lewis said, it is time to upgrade its existing housing stock.

After taking stock of the number of abandoned homes and weed

in the competitive craft brewing market, in the state and beyond.

A year ago Greg Steed and Dan Anthony took over the struggling Trade Route.

“This brewery was broken, it was a mess,” Steed said. “They weren’t selling very much beer. The beer wasn’t real well received.”

The men immediately got to work, using their almost half-century of experience as beverage marketing and sales guys to build a solid foundation for the brewery’s future.

“Dan and I are interesting,” Steed said. “I ran the Seattle Anheuser-Busch wholesaler for the last 13 years, and I was with them for 25 years in the wholesale beer, wine and spirits business. And Dan worked

with Miller. So we’re kind of like Coke and Pepsi.”

With Steed and Anthony holding down the business end, the duo hired head brewer Greg Fleehart and bought his former brewery, Three Skulls. They surrounded Fleehart with a strong core of local brewers to help guide the development of the brand’s beers and ales.

“Our expertise is the marketing and sales,” Steed said. “Neither Dan nor I are brewers. We understand the brewing process well, but we’re really sales and marketing guys. The other guys around here, they just love beer.”

Today Northwest Brewing is riding high on the success of its flagship brew Hoppy Bitch.

“It’s the one that has taken off,” Steed said.

The brewery is waiting

on approval from the Federal government to begin producing 16 ounce cans of Hoppy Bitch, in addition to the bottles and kegs it already produces.

Northwest is also preparing for the roll out of a new beer, Local Ink. “We’re going to have local tattoo artists from each city we put that beer into do the background art for that label,” Steed said. “We’ll drop the logo over the top of that art and put the city name on it.”

Steed said his brewery boasts a strong presence in Washington and Oregon and will launch in Idaho, Colorado and Alaska in the upcoming months.

“We’re trying to sell beer,” Steed said. “We make a very good product, and our expertise is how to get it to the consumer. We’ve got some pretty edgy stuff. Our

Of keen interest to merchants in Auburn’s moribund downtown, the building upon completion is expected to put an estimated 400 more people in the downtown, day and night.

“It’s part of the redevelopment we’ve been looking for,” Lewis said.

According to its website, the Landmark Group “develops multi-family housing and mixed-use commercial projects through public and private partnerships, from adaptive reuse of historically significant structures to new construction.”

The mayor tied the announcement into Spencer Alpert’s plans for his sprawling Auburn Junction project between the Sound Transit Station, Main Street and A Street Southeast, just to the west of the old Cavanaugh block.

Alpert’s conceptual plan shows a green, mixeduse, urban village with underground parking and walkways, an “upscale commercial and residential dominated project,” featuring ground-floor retail and restaurant facilities incorporating open space.

“There are people working all of the remaining catalyst blocks, today, and it looks like we’re going to be in a position of choosing, which is a great place to be after all these years,” Lewis said Before learning of its partner Ben Errez’ financial wrongdoing, the Cavanaugh family leveled the block to make room for its project. After years of suits and counter suits, the Cavanaugh family lost the property.

wild properties proliferating in the city, Lewis continued, the Auburn City Council approved ordinances to speed up the code enforcement process and to allow the City to place liens on properties and stop transfers until the owners clean up their scruffy holdings. Today on the City’s website, Auburn’s Wall of Shame allows residents to post a picture of each unshaven property, its address, the mortgage holder and his or her contact information so people and potential buyers can call and remind them about their obligations.

As far as transportation, the City in 2012 opened the new A-B Street corridor to provide a new north-south route from the Transit Center to Auburn’s northern limits at South 277th Street. Last year the city brought home 26 grants worth $16.4 million, Lewis said.

In 2012 the City used some of its grant money from the State of Washington to buy a small lake on the West Hill, which will soon be the center of a new park.

vision statement is making craft beer bold, fun and sexy.”

In addition to its beers, Northwest Brewing operates a tap room at the brewery at 1091 Valentine Ave. SE, Pacific.

“It’s a great little local gathering place,” Steed said. “It’s a local watering hole with live music every Saturday. It’s a funky little spot, it’s fun.”

Right now, Northwest Brewing produces about

5,800 to 6,000 barrels a day.

Steed hopes eventually to quadruple that output.

“We’re ambitious, we want this to be a 25,000 barrel brewery, which would put us in the top 10 in Washington state,” Steed said.

Northwest Brewing Company launches its Local Ink brew at the tap room on March 1.

For more information, visit www.northwestbrewingcompany.com.

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Landmark was unavailable for comment Wednesday morning, But according to the City, the developer’s plans call for a six-story building, a mixture of retail on the base facing West Main Street and five floors of apartments above that can be set up for condominiums.

Its plans reportedly include covering the parking garage on the south side of the lot the garage is the only part of the defunct Cavanaugh project ever completed.

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[4] February 22, 2013 and a thief carried it off.

Police Blotter

Theft: 11:45 p.m., 3842 D Place Southeast. Somebody stole a box that had been left on a porch.

Auburn police responded to numerous calls for service between Feb. 18 and 20, among them the following:

Burglary: 12:50 a.m., 813 Auburn Way S. A boy broke a window out of Prince’s Food Mart and stole dozens of cigarette packs and cigars. A witness saw the boy run off with another guy and police picked him up a short distance later. King County Juvenile Detention declined to book the kid.

Police could not find his partner.

Feb. 18 Vandalism: 9:21 a.m., 1501 Auburn Way N. An employee at Chevron saw a man pitch a large rock into the business’ front window, shattering it. Police found the rock chucker a few blocks from the business and busted him.

Theft: 12:20 p.m., 801 Auburn Way N. A thief reached over a counter at the jewelry store in Fred Meyer and stole a key to the display cases.

Thief sucks: 2:15 p.m., 800 block of 21st Street Northeast. Somebody syphoned gas from a vehicle.

Theft: 2:30 p.m., 2902 Auburn Way S. A woman left her wallet on top of a machine at the Muckleshoot Casino,

Fire & Rescue Blotter Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 166 requests for service between Feb. 11 and Feb. 18, among them the following:

Feb. 11 Aid call: 8:30 a.m., (Lea Hill).

Firefighters helped a woman suffering blurry vision caused by a migraine, and a private car transported her to Valley Medical Center.

Feb. 19 Vandalism: 10:34 a.m., 702 M St. SE. A member of Eagles Aerie 2298 found fresh graffiti on a storage container on the club’s property.

Shoplifting: 11:02, 1315 Auburn Way N. Police busted a shoplifter for swiping a carton of smokes from Rich Cigar Box. Animal problem: 2000 block of Fir Street Southeast. While a fellow was working in his driveway on

Feb. 12 Fire alarm: 8:30 a.m., (Auburn).

Firefighters responding to an automatic fire alarm and finding a misbehaving system reported it to the building owner and the alarm company.

Feb. 13 Odor investigation: 2:44 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters responding to a report of a chemical smell in a residence nosed out a faint odor but were unable to track it to its source.

Feb. 14 Aid call: 5:45 p.m., (Lakeland Hills).

Firefighters helped a woman suffering from a partial airway obstruction, and

his motorcycle, a bulldog slipped through a fence and bit him on the ankle, leaving behind two puncture wounds. The owner later told Auburn’s Animal Control officer that she had no idea her dog, by that time back behind her fence, had gotten out. The officer impounded the dog and took it the animal shelter for the duration of its quarantine period and cited the owner for the dog bite, for failing to license the dog, for having an animal at large and for having a dog off leash.

Forgery: 4:44 p.m., 800 block of 22nd Street Northeast. Collections is hounding a man for a two-year-old check that he never wrote.

Trespassing: 6:21 p.m., 1441 D St. NE. A troublesome woman refused to exit Applebee’s, dug her heels in, and got herself arrested for trespassing.

Vandalism: 8:20 p.m., 800 block of 25th Street Southeast. Hooligans unknown chucked eggs at a house and fired a BB pellet through one of its windows. a private ambulance transported her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC) for further evaluation.

Feb. 16 Aid call: 11:40 a.m., (Pacific). Firefighters treated a girl who had sprained her ankle falling from playground equipment at Pacific City Park then gave her a ride to her home, three blocks away.

Feb. 18 Motor vehicle accident: 1:32 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics responding to a roll-over motor vehicle accident and finding that the driver had sustained multiple injuries, evaluated, treated, and transported that person to MAMC.

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[ ROUTES from page 1 ] “We’re talking about how to make Puget Sound successful,” added Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis, whose city is part of the fourth largest warehouse and manufacturing base on the West Coast. “Because if we don’t, there are enough cases in history of backwater ports that just kind of dwindled out of existence, and the peoples’ jobs with them,” In the end, officials agreed to form a new coalition to press state and federal governments for funding.

Auburn Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy struck a sober note, displaying a survey map listing the current conditions of local freight routes within the various cities, those routes being the so-called “last mile” of the link between warehouse and port.

Most of those “last-mile routes,” are deteriorating, their traditional funding sources wasted by initiatives, the state’s passage of the Streamlined Sales Tax in 2008 and the protracted recession.

“The map tells us that we’re losing the battle, and generally how fast we are losing the battle,” Dowdy said, adding that the nine cities that are the heart of the valley’s industrial and warehousing base have a backlog of about $127 million worth of road work that must be done.

Dowdy quoted a local road contractor who told him recently that it would take about $170 million over 10 years – 30 percent of it going to labor – to get the last-mile freight routes back into top condition.

Registration is open for Auburn Police Department’s Citizens Academy, scheduled to begin March 6. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.

Evening sessions explore the inner workings of the police department and give citizens direct, candid, first-hand information.

The same contractor, Dowdy said, estimated that a full 65 percent of every paving dollar spent in the region every year returns to the local economy in the form of jobs, services and more.

Most of the cities consider ports and the infrastructure required as “absolutely a necessity” for the region’s survival, said Lewis.

Valley mayors have recently been looking at what is happening with the port in Savannah, Ga., where the total investment is up to $600 million, and with the ports of New York and Detroit, which are adding $80-100 million projects to their list.

“I think it’s time that we do something like that,” Lewis said.

Lewis said Auburn is at a crossroads, and that its City Council may change ordinances to allow multifamily uses on what at present are warehouse, industrial and distribution areas. The City, he said, would still have manufacturing, but the warehousing and distribution capability will start going away because the City doesn’t have any way to replace the yearly $3 million it lost to the Streamlined Sales Tax and the $30 million it lost to voter initiatives.

Previously, Washington retailers collected local sales tax based on the jurisdiction from which a product was shipped or delivered – the “origin” of the sale.

Today they must collect based on the destination of the shipment or delivery – the “destination” of the sale. State Transportation Commisioner Chair Dan O’Neal cited past successes with Fast Corridors, a now The academy consists of 11 Wednesday evening class sessions from 6:30 to 9:30 and one Saturday session from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Classes begin March 6.

Graduation is May 15.

Most classes will meet at the Auburn Police Department, 340 E. Main St., Suite 201.

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The academy is offered free of charge to any Auburn citizen 18 years or older. Applications are available at www. auburnwa.gov/page951. aspx. Applicants must pass a background check prior to being admitted to the class.

For more information, call 253-804-3124.

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defunct program that once funded 16 local construction projects designed to speed up the passage of freight along streets.

Among those projects was the Charles Booth Bridge over C Street and the bridge over the railroad tracks on South 277th.

Fast Corridors, O’Neal said, was a model of cooperation.

“The problem is that a lot of that money was federal money, and the money, called ‘earmarks,’ is no longer there, or least it hasn’t been,” O’Neal said.

“We finished about 16, 17 of the 30 projects, and then it drifted off because a lot of the federal money was gone. We are going to need another push for federal support, but we also are also going to need to get state attention.”

Meyer said proponents must tackle the problem from a systems standpoint.

Yes, he said, State Route 167 or 509 are important, but to get a tangible return on the investment, everybody needs to make sure that the last mile works as well as the major projects.

“Fast Corridors was a good project, but it was also multiple projects implemented in a unifying way that worked for everybody. It worked for the ports, and it worked for the local communities that were impacted. … We need to be unified in the policy advocacy piece at all levels at this stage … The problem in this country is that we treat infrastructure funding as if it’s optional and it’s partisan. It has to be a nonpartisan issue,” Meyer said. more story online…

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As he begins his 12th and final year in office, Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis says he has unfinished business to complete before he officially steps away from City Hall.

Having accomplished many projects under his watch, Lewis would still like to see the emergence of a long-awaited community center, the creation of a veterans and human services center and the arrival of an Amtrak stop at Auburn Station.

While he may not be around as mayor to see those projects come to fruition, Lewis is confident his successor will get them done.

As Lewis sees it, the seed has been planted for an improved downtown to grow and for other positive development to sprout throughout Auburn.

Despite a stubborn recession that has weighed on the city throughout most of his time as mayor, Lewis is proud of his administration’s accomplishments.

Much has been done, more work needs to be done, he says.

But Lewis recognizes his time is up. A Navy veteran, he has fulfilled his duty. Now is a good time to step away, leaving behind many feats, some failures and few regrets.

Lewis, who recently turned 67, announced last year that he would not seek a fourth term. Lewis is one of only three third-term mayors – Stanley Kersey and Bob Roegner are the others – in the 121-year-old history of the city.

“I love every day coming in. I love what I do, but I’m a step and a half slower,” he said of the demanding job in a growing community. “And it’s harder for me to get up early in the morning, knowing I have a 7 o’clock meeting, and knowing I’m going to have a

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Cinder or dust?

Cover the coal cars It appears the biggest fear of environmentalists and some public outcry is about coal cinders or coal dust flying all over the place. Whether this is an actuality or not, I don’t know. If this problem is real or perceived, there may be a solution.

My wife and I were making a left turn from 15th Southwest to C Street northbound.

In front of us was a very long coal train in the Auburn train yard, the cars uncovered. They appeared to be headed north, to where we don’t know. To get to that point, the train must have traveled through much of the state.

We discussed this in light of the concerns listed above, and decided that coal cars should be covered. We envision that each car has a cover that is pulled across, similar to the

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go to St. Ignatius, Mont., to drive around the National Bison Range.

The memorable moment of this vacation came when I had to drive like mad to make it from Helena to the bison range before it closed at about 6 p.m. My son, Chris, wanted to go through it (he

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home patio awning as seen on TV. Two arms attached to the ends of the car would pull the cover over the coal and fasten tight on the other side. This action would happen soon after the coal is loaded into the car. At the end of the journey, electric motors would pull the

It’s not a vacation without suffering February prompt thoughts of family summer vacations.

I think that is the case, anyway. I never go anywhere or have fun, but I imagine folks who go on vacations start imagining running off to somewhere to do something – I’m not sure what.

The one great family vacation I recall is when I forced my kids to

cover to its original position.

One could call it a motorized venetian blind.

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was about 7 at the time) and my daughter Katy, who was 9, did not want to do anything except leave Montana as quickly as possible.

One of the true parental joys in life comes when you get to drag your kids to a place they hate and will always remember as a psychologically scaring family outing.

This is what makes having children worthwhile.

I feel duty bound to dispel a myth. Inexplicably, one does not have to have a master’s degree in musical theory, nor to be among the 1 percent to enjoy classical music.

Being part of the 99 percent and having played clarinet for about a minute way back in fifth grade as the extent of my [ more LETTERS page 7 ]

We made the bison range just at closing and didn’t see so much as a sparrow for nearly the entire drive.

That is, until we came around a bend in the road and suddenly were surrounded by an entire buffalo herd. The bulls blocked the sunlight from the windows of our car as they rubbed up against it with their big butts. It was a great educational moment.

Katy did what all good girls do.

She said we were all going to die and it was all her “stupid brother’s [ more BOX page 6 ]

[6] February 22, 2013 [ klaas from page 5 ] 6:30 or 7 o’clock meeting at night.”

As much as Lewis enjoys his work, it has taken its toll.

A typical day for the mayor is long, often stretching to 14 hours, and tightly scheduled. The 70-hour work week is always filled with problem-solving meetings, appearances, engagements, even impromptu gatherings on weekends.

The job is never done.

At first overwhelmed,

www.auburn-reporter.com Lewis learned to lean on his staff. When criticism rained down on him for his decisions, he found the support and reassurance of others who trusted his ways.

“I couldn’t have done it without a marvelous City Council,” he said. “I have this wonderful council and a special group of volunteers. … Sure, not all my ideas were good, but we had a strong council that worked together to get things done.”

Lewis and the council have done more with

less. The ugly economy – coupled with the lack of state and federal help – has affected cities, large and small.

Auburn is no different.

During the recession, the City lost millions in revenue, yet limped along.

The City stayed fiscally responsible, but on a leaner, tighter string. The City’s general budget of today is 23 percent smaller, its total staff 12 percent thinner, than when Lewis took office in 2002.

For Lewis, it meant man-

aging City services carefully while watching Auburn’s population grow.

It also meant deteriorating roads, the loss of business and the frustration of those who claim the mayor and the City haven’t done enough to restore conditions and good times.

The former banker understands dollars and cents but had to learn to confront and respond to the plight of the people.

It has never been easy.

“The hardest lesson for me was I came up as

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“It’s everything I see every day that’s tough,” he said. “For me, it’s really hard … but it’s been the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

Lewis hasn’t been afraid to go into many neighborhoods to address problems.

“I never felt I was a politician, but I’ve always known that people want to be heard,” he said. “You can’t always fix their problems … but they at least want you to listen to them.”

By listening, Lewis has gained a better under-

standing of how, with the right support staff, to help residents solve issues.

His time almost up, Lewis will leave office encouraged, but not totally satisfied. He will remain close to a city he has been a part of since 1980, perhaps serve in some capacity. He will devote more time to family and friends. He plans to do some traveling with his wife, Kathy, who has been an active volunteer in the community.

“We’ve really done together three times over what I ever expected to do,” he said of his administration. “There are a lot of things I would like to do.

But I’m a step and a half slower, and I think (the city) needs somebody new.”

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best known for her mystical conversations with God and driving everyone nuts on the pilgrimage with her constant harping when anyone had too much fun. Apparently after 14 children she was done with family fun.

Sounds to me like family vacations haven’t changed much in 800 years or so.

Now that my kids are grown and I have no one to aggravate by dragging them to Montana, I think I will stay home and read Margery Kempe’s book.

Maybe I will come up with some new ways to whine and complain just in case I find myself on a Medieval pilgrimage to Helena.

fault.” There is nothing like a family outing to bring everyone together with happy postcard memories.

What made me think of this Hallmark moment was some research I was doing about Medieval literature, particularly Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales.”

The little pilgrimage Chaucer was describing was the family vacation of its day. People would gather together and make a pilgrimage to a some holy place where there was a dead guy or two. In Chaucer’s tales the group was going to Thomas Becket’s shrine.

Medieval pilgrimages were often headed to Jerusalem. Kind of the RV trips of the day with no RV. Margery Kempe wrote a book about her pilgrimages around 1400. She is

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THE MAKINGS OF MILITARY ROAD Lecture brings road’s history to life

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Military Road weaves through South King County, connecting people to homes, schools and businesses.

It remains an important corridor today, just as it has been for many years.

It carries its original name, follows its original route.

As one of the oldest roads in the state of Washington, Military Road facilitated early settlement,

Kiwanis to stage benefit trivia night The Kiwanis Club of The Valley hosts a trivia challenge game night March 7 to benefit Auburn Food Bank.

The program begins with dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the Rainier Room, second floor of the Truitt Building, 102 W. Main St., Auburn.

Teams of six to eight people are forming. Teams work together to decide on their answer and strategize the optimal use of the point values. Question categories are diverse, keeping the game interesting for everyone.

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opened important supply lines between strategically established military forts and became a productive thoroughfare long before the advent of Interstate 5 and other major highways.

As local author and historian Karen Meador explains, the road was built behind the efforts of some influential personalities – notably Jefferson Davis – who went on to establish names for themselves during the Civil War era.

“The continuity (of the road) is what fascinates me,” Meador said.

“It goes from a trail, to a native footpath to a wagon road … to many cases, a super highway.”

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[ LETTERS from page 5 ] musical prowess, I feel qualified to shatter it. I had the very fortunate experience of finally attending an Auburn Symphony Orchestra performance last month for the first time.

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My boys have both benefited from the leadership of Melinda Wharton, an amazing orchestra teacher at Mt. Baker Middle School, so I’ve been to plenty of their concerts over the last few years; treasures in their own right. However, to see where her young students can be a decade or three from now was an inspiration.

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Meador once lived in Biloxi, Miss., near Davis’ estate. She became intrigued by the American statesman and the rich history of that era, a time of westward expansion and the settlement of the far reaches of a geographically growing country.

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The discussion is the second in a series of programs bringing local history to life. The Greater Kent Historical Society (GKHS) – in partnership with other South County Cultural organizations – is presenting programs commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Admission is $10 for GKHS

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Before and after his time in President Franklin Pierce’s administration (1853-57), he served as a Democratic U.S. senator who argued against secession, but did agree that each state was sovereign and had an unquestionable right to secede from the Union.

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See Ya Later Foundation, “Ladies Night Out”: 5-8 p.m., Feb. 27, Oddfellas Pub and Eatery, 102 W. Main St., Auburn.

Several vendors on hand, food and drink specials, and a raffle benefitting the SYL Foundation. Admission is free. The foundation is a nonprofit, faith-based and nondenominational organization designed to help families fraught by a medical crisis. To learn more, visit www.seeyalater.org.

Seventh annual Daddy Daughter Date Night: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 22, 23, Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth Street SE. For girls ages 4-10 years old. Opportunity for fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or big brothers to take their special little girl out for a night she will never forget. The night will begin with a couples photograph, followed by dinner, dancing and dessert.

Each child will receive a 5-by-7 portrait and a party favor. The all-inclusive event is $45 per couple ($10 each additional girl; non-resident fees apply). Pre-registration is required. To purchase advance tickets, visit the Parks, Arts & Recreation Office at 910 Ninth Street SE or call 253-931-3043.

Bus Barn Bonanza: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

March 2, Auburn School District Transportation Yard, 615 15th St. SW. Featuring arts and crafts from local artists and business people. Free to the public. A $10 vendor fee supports the Auburn High School seniors scholarship fund. The bonanza is open on the first Saturday of every month, March to June, October to December. For more info, contact Janie Bartro at 253-227-7789, or visit www.busbarnbonanza.com.

Groundbreaking on new Auburn High School: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 24, high school, 700 E. Main St. The public is invited. Parking is available in the Auburn Performing Arts Center parking lot. Ceremony celebrates the community’s support and commitment to provide 21st century teaching and learning environments for all students. Site construction begins on Feb. 25. Project updates available at www.auburn.wednet.edu/ AHSProject.

The Kiwanis Club of The Valley trivia challenge game night: 5:30 p.m.

March 7, Rainier Room, second floor of the Truitt Building, 102 W. Main St., Auburn.

Proceeds to benefit Auburn Food Bank.

Teams of six to eight people are forming.

Cost is $45 per person and includes dinner and dessert. Cash bar is available. Donations for the food bank will be accepted at the door. To register, visit www.kiwanistriviachallenge.com. Find out more on at www. facebook.com/kiwanistriviachallenge.

My Wedding My Way: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

March 9, Green River Community College, Lindbloom Student Center, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Are you planning a wedding? If so, join us for a day of hands-on workshops, vendors and fashions shows dedicated to you and your perfect day. More than 40 vendors are scheduled to attend. Free. For more information, contact Jaime Simmons at 253-333-6010 or jsimmons@greenriver. edu, or bit.ly/mwmw2013

Bunco Night with AAEOP: 6:30 p.m.

March 15, Dick Scobee Elementary School, 1031 14th St. NE, Auburn. Auburn Association of Educational Office Professionals’ third annual scholarship fundraiser. Want to register to play? Visit the events page at www.auburnaeop.org or call Ann Gilbert at 253-931-4984. Encouraging graduating seniors to apply for educational scholarships.

Kids’ Day: 10 a.m.-noon, March 30, Green River Community College, Lindbloom Center,12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. A celebration of kids. Face painting, a visit from the Easter Bunny, Easter egg hunt, games, cotton candy. Enjoy a special performance

by B. Vogan and his Good Buddies. Free. For more information, visit www.greenriver.edu

ARHS Booster Club Auction: 5-10 p.m. March 23, Green River Community College, “Come Sail Away” event benefits Auburn Riverside student activities, clubs, sports and scholarships. Tickets: $35. To order, contact auction chair Kristie Ayers at 206-255-5811 or kristie@kristieayers.com.

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The Auburn Mountainview Booster Club Auction – “Off to the Races”: 6-10 p.m. March 29, Emerald Downs, 2300 Emerald Downs Drive. Money raised supports the school’s clubs, sports and activities, in addition to scholarships and InvestED. Auction tickets $35 (buffet din-

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Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. Feb. 28, Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main St.; 8:30-11 a.m. March 5, Aero Controls Inc., 1610 20th St. NW, Auburn; 12:30-3:30 p.m. March 5, GSA, 40015th St. SW, Auburn. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.

Clubs Striped Water Poets: Meet every Tuesday, 7- 9 p.m., at Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main St. A roundtable critique and welcoming of new poets.

Auburn Morning Toastmasters: Meet every Thursday morning, 6:30-7:30, Rainbow Cafe, 112 E. Main St., Auburn.

Learn the fine art of communication and public speaking in a friendly supportive atmosphere. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 253-735-1751.

Hitch-N-Go RVers meeting: 1-2:30 p.m.

Feb 26, Kent Library, 212 2nd Avenue N. Monthly mid-week camping outings. Lunch following at a local restaurant. Visitors welcome. For info, contact 206-243-0163.

Classes CERT: The City of Auburn Emergency Management Office – in conjunction with the White River Valley Citizen Corps Council and the Valley Regional Fire Authority – offers a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course to area residents.

The training, a four-week course, meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to noon. Classes are: March 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, with the final drill and graduation on March 28, from 8 a.m.-noon. Classes will be held in downtown Auburn. Pre-registration is required for all courses and space is limited. For more information, or to register for this class, please call 253-876-1925 or email emergencyprep@auburnwa.gov.

Faith 66th Northwest District Buddhist Convention: Feb. 15-17, DoubleTree Suites Hotel at Southcenter, 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Tukwila. Auburn’s White River Buddhist Temple, a member of the Buddhist Churches of America, hosts a weekend full of workshops, seminars and keynotes from some of the most renowned experts of Buddhism in the country. The public is invited. More information at: www.nwconvention.com or www.wrbt.org.

Family History Expo “Who Do You Think You Are?”: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

March 16, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Star Lake Meetinghouse, 28616 48th Ave. S., Auburn. Family and ancestors made us who we are today. Find their stories, find yourself. Guest speakers, exhibits, lunch. Guest teachers will lead classes on a variety of family history subjects. Cost: $3 suggested donation for lunch.

For more information, contact Annette Pratt at 253-941-8204, aneatap@comcast.net.

Entertainment AUBURN AVENUE THEATER Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec at 253931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.

February Comedy at the Ave: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22. Three comedians in one night. February headliner Monique Marvez is on a mission to make people think a little and laugh a lot with her brand of comedy.

Recommended for ages 18 and above.

Tickets: $17, $15.

A Red Carpet Evening at the Ave: 4 p.m. Feb. 24. Kiwanis Club of Auburn presents. Come dressed as your favorite nominee or movie character or in “red carpet” attire, if you choose. Trivia games, silent auction. Tickets: $25 per person includes entrance, hors d’oeuvres and one glass of bubbly. To purchase tickets, visit www.RedCarpetAuburn.com.

‘80s at 8 Movies Package: 8 p.m., selected Fridays. Lineup: • “Ghostbusters (March 1); • “Top Gun” (March 8); • “Breakfast Club” (March 15); • “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (March 29). Movie package: $8.

Classic Kid’s Movies Series: 2 p.m.

Saturdays. Lineup: • March 2: “Hey There It’s Yogi Bear!” Tickets: $3.

Screening of High Ground, The Movie: 7 p.m. March 7. Sponsored by Auburn VFW Post 1471 and Green River Community College & Vet Corps. For complementary tickets, contact the GRCC Vet Corp Office at: 253-833-9111, ext. 2277 or email ksetchfield@greenriver.edu.

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Michael Tomlinson Michael Tomlinson fills the Auburn Avenue Theater with his soft, crooning tunes at 7:30 p.m. March 9. With more than 30 years of music and heart-felt stories, Tomlinson and his concerts present a new view of the world around you. Tickets are $17, $15.

Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com. COURTESY PHOTO. dren’s book series by Judy Schachner that shares the adventures of a Siamese kittenboy who can’t resign himself to being an ordinary cat. Tickets: $6.

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Ave Kids, It’s Just Rocket Science with Dr. Kaboom: 2 p.m. March 16. Creatively blending theatre arts with the wonders of scientific exploration, Doktor Kaboom keeps his audience riveted with interest and rolling with laughter whilst exploring scientific content that ties directly into educational curriculum standards. Tickets: $6.

ONGOING PERFORMANCES Jazz series:: 6-9 p.m., Saturdays, Auburn Wine and Caviar Company, 2402 A St. SE, Auburn. Saxophone and flute master Mark Lewis performs each week with a different featured guest musician – or two – from around the region. No cover. Featured guest musician schedule: • Feb. 23: Milo Petersen, guitar. For more information, call 253-887-8530.

Poetry at The Station Bistro: 7-10 p.m., first Mondays of each month, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. Poets featured at the open mic venue. Presented by The Station Bistro, the Northwest Renaissance, Auburn Striped Water Poets. Open to poets of every age and skill level. • March 4 program: Michael Dylan Welch and Tanya McDonald. For more information, contact mcbreenpost@aol.com.

Music at The Station Bistro: 6-9 p.m.

March 23, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. Titusville Station performs an evening of fun music from ‘60s to the ‘90s.

Call for details and reservations at 253-7351399. For more information, visit www. auburnstationbistro.com.

Zola’s Cafe: Live music every Friday, 7-9 p.m., 402 E. Main St., Suite 120. Open mic on the last Wednesday of the month.

For information, call 253-333-9652.

ELSEWHERE Auburn Symphony Chamber Concert, “Romantic Organ Treats”: 4-6 p.m.

Feb. 24, St. Matthew Episcopal Church, 123 L St. NE, Auburn. Joseph Adam, organist at St. James Cathedral, Seattle, joins Brittany Boulding, violin, and Brian Wharton, cello, in a concert showcasing the beautiful organ sounds found in the romantic Suite by organist and composer Joseph Rhineberger to the fireworks of Handel-Halvorsen’s Passacaglia. Tickets: $17 adults; $10 students.

To order, call 253-887-7777 or visit www. auburnsymphony.org.

Auburn Performing Arts Center APAC, 700 E. Main St. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www. brownpapertickets.com.

Rainbow Dance Theatre: 7:30 p.m.

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Officials to break ground on new high school Groundbreaking on the new Auburn High School facility is Sunday.

The event – “Strengthening Traditions, Building Futures” – begins at 1:30 p.m. at 700 E. Main St. The public is invited.

Parking is available in the Auburn Performing Arts Center parking lot.

The ceremony celebrates the community’s support and commitment to provide 21st century teaching and learning environments for all students.

Auburn School District voters approved the Auburn High School Modernization and

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Reconstruction Bond with a 62-percent supermajority on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.

Site construction begins on Monday.

Elsewhere The Seattle School Board and Green River Community College Board of Trustees have passed resolutions endorsing the Road Map Project, a region-wide effort

to dramatically improve student achievement from “cradle to college and career” in South Seattle and South King County. The Road Map Project’s goal is to double the number of students in the region who are on track to graduate from college or earn a career credential by 2020. The project also aims to close achievement gaps for lowincome students and children of color. Auburn is among the school districts involved in the project. ...

Auburn’s Chaise Devries, Melissa Lewis and Erin Straight made the fall quarter honor roll at Montana State University. …

Delaney Ralph of Auburn Mountainview High School has been accepted into Phase One of the Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) program. The WAS program is a free, competitive, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education program for high school juniors.

able to receive personalized, one-on-one tutoring as they review basic skills and learn helpful test-taking techniques. The GED is a series of tests recognized as the equivalent to a high school diploma.

For more information, contact George Winn at 206-382-5060 or wgeorge@seattleymca.org; or Joe Woolley at 253-7353582 or jwoolley@ayr4kids.org.

The YMCA of Greater Seattle and Auburn Youth Resources are offering free GED (general educational development) tutoring for youths 16-21. Sessions are 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Mondays and Tuesdays at the Auburn Youth Resources Dropin Center, 915 H St., Auburn, behind the main AYR building, next to White River Valley Museum. Participants are

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2013 State of the City Address to Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce 2012 was a year to remember and a place to start. In 2012 there were 247 new businesses and more than 1,200 new jobs in Auburn. Notable new Auburn businesses and expansions include: Coastal Farm and Ranch opened last year after remodeling the old Wal-Mart store location for over $20 million dollars; the regional Hospital Cooperative Services Administration Laundry Facility—a $26 million dollar project—broke ground in August 2012 with anticipated completion in the summer of 2013. This will bring 185 living wage jobs to Auburn; AutoZone on A St. SE opened in September 2012; Terry Homes II construction is underway with an anticipated opening in the first quarter of 2013; the voters passed a $100 million dollar Downtown Auburn High School Renovation Project.

Planning is now underway and the project is expected to break ground in the summer of 2013; there were 74 separate Boeing projects in 2012 with a cumulative construction valuation of approximately $31,000,000; Glimcher, that’s Supermall to us—and now The Outlet Collection—is creating a regional shopping destination with a $35 million renovation that will bring 1,000 new jobs overall to Auburn; Orion Industries is moving its headquarters to Auburn with 225 technical manufacturing jobs and a $24 million dollar project; Green River Community College has begun its $34 million dollar Trades Building project. We saw the opening of more new businesses like Eagle Leather, Turning Point Studios, Skills, AIM Aerospace, Ply-Gem, Seattle Food Company, North America Pipe & Steel, Apollo Southwest and LMI Aerospace.

Communities – cities – are not built on residential property tax. Cities are created around businesses and maintained by the taxes businesses pay. The Quality of Life that we all want in our city, public safety, the entertainment are paid for by a combination of property tax and sales tax with business being the foundation upon which the city is built. Our average income keeps rising. Auburn’s Median Household Income for 2012 was $59,091.

Single Family home sales are up for two years running, inventories are decreasing by more than 44%, and average list prices are currently at $249,000 up 6%. There were 4,170 business licenses last year in Auburn. There were 23 commercial building permits totaling $13,068,643. Auburn surpassed all other cities in King or Pierce County with the highest number of single family building permits issued since 2004—that’s 420 building permits pulled with a total construction valuation of over $86 million dollars.

Attracting and nurturing business here at home is how we are coming out of this recession. To do that we established a Mayor’s Task Force of more than 20 local business leaders to help create and guide the activities of Auburn’s “Urban Center for Innovation Partnership,” or IPZ. The IPZ received certification and designation as Washington State’s 15th Innovation Partnership Zone and ours is unique because it is the only city-based IPZ certified to date.

Your City Council approved Business Incentives to help restart our local economy.

Sister Cities has gone back to its roots. We have always had a connection for student exchanges and sports exchanges but over the decades since the Sister Cities began in the Sixties, we had forgotten to cultivate business connections. We’ve created Web Sites and links for all Sister Cities. Through regular monthly meetings and active participation, relations have been established with the Korean Chamber of Commerce and various business partners. Business Introductions led to the purchase of 165,000 square feet of space and the recruitment of Seattle Food Company from Seattle.

Our Auburn Municipal Airport is in the black and growing. To support that growth we have begun work on a new Airport Master Plan—a NEW master plan for a 21st century Auburn airport. We developed and published a comprehensive list of Local/State/Federal business incentives for on-going business attraction and for specific marketing of Auburn as the place to conduct business. We assisted Council Member Wagner, as he cemented ties with WSU with the launch and final display for the IDEX Project. We have used the IDEX Project to promote Auburn as a City where innovation is applauded and where we are “open for business.” We worked with Congressman Reichert’s Office to establish an official office right in downtown Auburn, the biggest city in his district.

Working with private industry, we assisted in

the redevelopment of a blighted, downtown apartment complex into fresh new market affordable units. Citizens of Auburn need affordable housing. We have more affordable housing now than most communities in the Puget Sound Region but it is time to upgrade the housing stock we have. Working with our partners we began that work last year. Now many of us started out poor—or the more politically correct, lower income. My wife Kathy and I started off with a dollar a day for food and we used to have spaghetti rent parties for each other to meet the rent payment. There is no shame to be poor, but shame on owners that do not provide safe and secure housing in our town and we will continue to take those steps necessary under the law to keep our people safe.

When we saw the number of abandoned uncared for homes increasing in our city we took action. Council passed ordinances speeding up the Code Enforcement process. When we found abandoned, uncared for houses being transferred from lender to lender we got new ordinances from Council to allow us to lien properties, stopping those transfers until our city’s properties were cleaned up. We decided to let our people know where these uncared for abandoned houses were in our city and who owned them. That was the beginning of Auburn’s Wall of Shame. On our website we post a picture of each house, the address, the mortgage holder and their contact information so our citizens can call them as well as potential buyers.

We began work after almost 20 years of grant-writing on the M Street Underpass and it seemed to take forever but we opened the A/B Corridor providing a new north-south route from the transit center to the northern limits of our city. Our departments and our Council members and our grant writers, working together, brought 26 grants totaling $16,400,000 back to the citizens of Auburn in 2012. We took down those sandbags along the Green River and while we did that we recovered more than $400,000 from FEMA and the State for storm related expenses from last year’s storms.

Our children’s Academic Achievement continued to excel with over 20 state and national academic recognition awards in the past year, including the most recent, the College Board’s recognition of the Auburn School District for the Advanced Placement National Honor Roll one of only 53 in the United States. The City of Auburn was among seven South King County

districts. Here in Auburn there is an individual that stands out and that is our Superintendent and he is indeed super, Kip Herren. His insistence on the Early Learning Program, which first started at Pioneer Elementary, led to an application by the Auburn School District, the City of Auburn and the Kent School District for funding for the Early Learning program, which led to great success for our children. That success was included in the grant application and will have a lasting effect on our children.

We have reason to celebrate. Our Auburn is indeed raising itself up by its bootstraps and I am very proud to be in a city with such a progressive school district.

Besides increasing and solidifying our partnership with our wonderful Auburn School District, we’ve continued to working with our “Harvard on the Hill”—Green River Community College. Our increased degree of cooperation with the college has already had tangible results. Besides the College’s business connections with its sister colleges across the world, we are partnering with the College on new concepts with our Auburn Municipal

GRCC welding students helped the City deter copper wire theft

Airport. Our partnership with Green River has also brought other noticeable results close to home. Auburn was having a terrible time with wire theft like other communities around the Sound. Losses from theft and the cost of replacement mounted above $150,000 last year. Partnering again with Green River, students from the college’s welding program worked with our employees and spot-welded over 1,833 junction boxes in 15 days. That ended our wire theft problem.

I talk a lot about partnerships. To be clear our first partnership is with the Muckleshoot Tribe.

Twenty-percent of our city is on the reservation. Our lives, our peoples are intertwined

We celebrated when Race to the Top won a $40 million federal grant benefiting our students

Cities and the City of Seattle to be named an All American City. The National Civic League was impressed that we were able to work together on The Road Map Project to improve reading proficiency among young students in our cities. But we went further than that.

This group worked together on a terrifyingly large federal grant application written jointly with the Road Map Project. Guess what?

WE WON a $40 million Race to the Top grant! There were more than 600 groups that started the process. There were over 300 that submitted grants. There were more than 60 that were finalists. There were a number of smaller grants, but across the United States there were only two that were approved for the maximum amount of $40 million. WE WERE ONE OF THE TWO THAT GOT $40 MILLION DOLLARS! I’d like to be very clear about this. This was a tremendous collaboration that brought together superintendents, education associations, school boards, mayors, educators, community-based organizations and parents in the Auburn, Federal Way, Highline, Kent, Renton, Seattle and Tukwila

as is our future. We have partnership in our community with all of our different cultural groups that add so much to what makes Auburn special. We have been meeting to bring together all of our people and we will continue that great work.

We brought into being new organizations called the Innovative Partnership Zone and the South East Area Coalition for Housing or SEARCH. We’ve continued to partner with Valley Cities, South County Correctional Entity, South King County transportation Board, Sound Cities Association, Pierce County Cities and Towns, Regional Access Mobility Partnership, Pierce County Regional Council, Puget Sound Regional Council, Association of Washington Cities and National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors.

These partnerships and more are bringing value back to our city in the form of dollars and knowledge as well as a greater ability to make our needs known to every area of government. We’ve heard comments in the past about the money we are “getting back” are still taxpayer dollars. That’s true. The differ-

ence is, for more than a century, we’ve been paying out. Now it’s time for us to get some of those dollars back here in Auburn where they are needed.

Auburn businesses earned awards too: University of Washington awarded its inaugural Billion Dollar Business Award to Zones of Auburn. Zones is ranked the No. 1 Largest Minority Owned Business in Washington State; Aero Controls received the Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award. Aero Controls is a local Auburn company with over 175 employees; Scarff Ford is among an elite group of Ford and Lincoln dealerships to be recognized with the President’s Award by Ford Motor Company. Only three other Ford dealers in Washington State received the award. It’s Scarff Ford of Auburn’s fourth time.

Your city government has been in a partial state of economic emergency since 2002. We were in a recession then and year-after-year we have faced new directives taking away revenues that fund city services for the citizens of Auburn. But the work still had to be done.

Since 2006 the number of employees at the City of Auburn has dropped from 488 to 395 today. At the same time, the City’s residential population increased from 48,955 to 71,240.

The Police Department has the highest number of employees, with 115 or 38% of the total General Fund Budget dollars. But police officers are not the only employees delivering public safety. There are 35 employees in the Water Division, 23 in the Sanitary Sewer Division and 27 employees in the Storm Water Division. They are in separate enterprise funds paid by ratepayers. The Street Division adds another 13 employees in that critical area of Quality of Life/Public Safety for a total of 213 or 55% of your city employees. Every one of those employees is vital to the Public Safety needs. Over the last six years we’ve asked your city employees to do more with less, including taking mandatory 40 hour furloughs without pay in 2011 and 2012. They are a dedicated, talented group of public servants and I am proud of the work they do for this city.

In our budget for 2013 and 2014 your Council has decided to spend down some of the cumulative reserve to keep all of your dedicated employees. It will be tough for the next few years. We’ll have to continue to keep a watch on the budget as there are few ‘extra’ dollars anywhere but we will provide for the public safety and our quality of life.

One Quality of Life and Public Safety issue has been the Red Light Camera Program which was sponsored through the state legislature by the cities of Auburn and Lakewood in 2006. At that time we saw the deaths, the dismemberments and broken families caused by the terrible T-bone accidents that were taking place at intersections where motorists were running red lights. Since that time infractions at those intersections are down.

Accidents are down. There have been no Tbone tragedies at those intersections since we put in the cameras. Your Council from the very beginning wanted to ensure this was not a so called ‘money maker’ for the city. They wisely set aside any net funds raised into an account for local neighborhood traffic calming measures. Since then we have made some improvements but lately we have not done much. You see, with the violations down the dollars coming in have dropped as well. That is fine with the City of Auburn. The program is working. No one is dying! Violations and infractions are down more than 65% since 2007. Violent crime is down. Vehicle Theft is down and our average response time for a “Priority One Theft to Life” call stands at 4.7 minutes. In 2012 we transferred over from a local Municipal Court to an interlocal agreement with the King County District Court. Savings to taxpayers could amount to $3 million per year every year by 2015.

While we have little money in our budget to spare, we do have resourceful employees and Council members who are working all the time to find the funds we need to have the city we want. A city is more than roads, stop signs and storefronts. We must build for our future at every chance we get and your city was a good steward of the people’s money while at the same time seizing every opportunity possible for that future. We bought a lake with grants from the State of Washington. It will soon be the first park on West Hill. Working with the State of Washington and King County we put together two parcels and now have the beach area along the Green River. We added a new community garden to our inventory by the Auburn School District Administration building. It seems so long ago now but out of that terrible

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www.auburn-reporter.com and all volunteers are welcome to help beautify our city. Working together we obtained two new environmental restoration grants totaling $627,350 and administered eight existing environmental grants totaling $1,475,103. We completed a supply contract with Tacoma Public Utility for future water supply, executing a water supply purchase agreement with Tacoma Water that water to the City in perpetuity. With that approval for a permanent future water supply for the build-out of Auburn we have secured our future.

In 2012 there were 33 city projects in the construction phase totaling over $74.2 Million in total project costs. We received a $2.33 million federal grant for the Auburn Way South Corridor Improvements between Muckleshoot Plaza and Dogwood St. SE and finally started the project working together with the Muckleshoot Tribe. That sounds so impersonal but this project is so overdue for the safety of all of our children and people who use that corridor.

Through the Puget Sound Regional Council we received two Federal Grants—$1 Million dollars for design and right-of-way acquisition to improve the S 277th St Corridor between Auburn Way North and L St NE; and $560,000 for the West Valley Highway Overlay project from 15th St NW to 37th St NW. We worked for and received a Federal Grant of $307,550 for 37th St NW and B St NW Rail Crossing Safety Improvements. As part of my neighborhood meeting program Traffic Calming evaluations have been conducted in 12 neighborhoods in 2012. Speed Cushions were installed in a West Hill Neighborhood and Forest Villa neighborhood. And working with our school district we got the funding we will need to build another piece of Safe Routes to Schools, this time on Lea Hill.

Auburn hosts 12 daily transit routes (two Sound Transit routes, one Pierce Transit route and nine Metro Transit routes); almost 500 transit trips per day serve this city. Passengers can board at one of 200 bus stops or 37 bus stops with shelters throughout Auburn. Think about that. We have Metro; we have Sound Transit bus, we have Sounder trains and we have Pierce Transit all here in Auburn. It is the only place in the region that has all those agencies in one location. Route 497 from Lakeland to Auburn Station operates in partnership with the City of Auburn, Pierce Transit and King County Metro and continues to grow in popularity. In 2012 the route is on

We opened the A/B Corridor providing a new north-south route

est city in the State of Washington. We’re no longer a small town although sometimes we yearn for it. It is time for us to recognize who we are as a city and the future that is in front of us. Sometimes we hear our people say why don’t we have…? My response is, because we as a community are still not asking. It’s not city hall or the school district, the college or business, it’s the community.

Why don’t we have our completed Sound Transit Station with its second garage? Because we as a community haven’t asked for it.

We have earned the right to ask. Why haven’t we seen the Bypass built to State Highway 164 from State Highway 18? Because we as a community have not asked. We have earned the right to ask. Why hasn’t the state invested with us in the redevelopment of Auburn Way South which is their State Highway 18? It’s because it isn’t on the community agenda.

As a community we have not asked for these projects to become a reality, but we have earned the right to ask by our work, our faith in each other and our commitment to Auburn.

Are we ready to put the bridge back over the railroad from 15th SW to 17th Street SW for

The Senior Activity Center continues to add new and fun programs for the over 50 set!

track to carry approximately 45,000 riders.

Auburn also hosts the popular Sounder Commuter Rail Service. Ridership on the Sounder continues to grow. In 2011, 1,000 people a day got on and off Sounder transit at the Auburn Station, accounting for 18% of the annual ridership of the Sounder system. In 2012, that number grew to nearly 1,100 a day.

Auburn is truly a regional hub—for education, transportation and now healthcare. MultiCare took over operations of Auburn Medical Center on October 1st. We are excited about partnering with MultiCare to help our hometown hospital become the best regional medical center in South King County. One more partnership I need to mention is our partnership with the Auburn Valley Humane Society or AVHS. As of January 1, 2013 Auburn took over pet licensing from King County, a new non-profit Auburn Valley Humane Society is operating our very own animal shelter and its programs, and we have our very own city of Auburn Animal Control Officer out patrolling Auburn streets and serving Auburn citizens needs.

Have you seen how all our parts are woven together? We are so much more, so much richer with all that we are doing together. We are the 7th largest city in King County, the 7th largest city in Pierce County, the 14th larg-

business expansion? The old bridge was taken down in the fifties and was noted as a project for the future in the 1952 comprehensive plan. Are we ready now? What about the need for a new Lea Hill Bridge and a host of others that should be on a united Auburn agenda?

We want restaurants and we want stores and we want so many things. Well we are the 14th largest city in the State of Washington and as a community united we have earned the right to ask. Auburn believes in partnerships and we have many with many agreed upon agendas. But the first agenda, the first priorities are here at home. It is time for us to take our place at that table. We have all talked about what we want for so long. It is time to take action.

For our partner, the Muckleshoot Tribe, what are our joint needs? For our School District and College what are our needs? We have already seen instances where working together on issues that we didn’t even know existed just a few years ago have made a difference for generations of children to come. What do we need here in Auburn and how can we work on it together? For our business community what are our needs—here— right here in Auburn? Again we all have regional and state partnerships. Your city is a great believer in them. Your part in a regional coalition is a good thing. We believe in strong regional partnerships. Still, what are the needs of the busi-

ness community? Where is your agenda for your needs in Auburn? What business sectors need help and what kind? What businesses in different parts of our community are doing well and where are the areas that need improvement? What do you as a group want to have take place here in Auburn? Do The Arts, Tourism and Entertainment have a significant part in Auburn’s future? The Arts are an economic generator. Lovers of Art and Entertainment and business should have a common agenda. What do you want? Are there corridors for business that need to be improved or different zoning or regulations?

Is there a benefit for the City and Tribe for a 164 By-Pass? Other communities have been able to build roads with the state. We need to ask as a community, City and Tribe together for our future. We’ve talked and talked about it, and we all know that if Auburn is to have a future we must fix the roads. What is Auburn’s—not the region or state—but Auburn’s agenda for its roads? As I mentioned earlier how about that old dream of re-building the bridge over the rail yard from 15th Street SW and 17th Street SW to revitalize that connection? I reviewed the comprehensive plan recently from 1952 and one of the major items on it was to restore the connection from 15th St Southwest to 17th Street Southeast with a bridge over the railroad tracks. It’s been more than a half century. Are we as a community ready to take action? What is our united agenda?

Why isn’t our community center built when other cities have community centers, aquatic centers and other facilities? Shouldn’t Auburn, the center of two counties, have a Community Center--our own Great hall as well as a Veterans and Human Service Center? Isn’t it time to come together for the revitalization of the Auburn Way South corridor for increased business? Are there new markets here and abroad that you want to access and what are your needs? Where is your Auburn agenda and how can we work it for Auburn’s needs right here, right now.

It’s time for us as a leading city of the region to take our place at the table. I ask the Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce to come forward with a specific 21st century agenda for Auburn’s Business Needs. I ask the Muckleshoot Tribe to join with us in this new grand alliance. I ask the Auburn School District, Green River Community College, our Veterans groups, our Faith Community, all of our diverse communities and all the different sectors that make our city unique—I ask you all to bring forward your agenda for the 21st century.

Let’s work on Auburn’s needs, Auburn’s future. We have worked hard for our regional coalitions and partnerships with regional needs but first we need to be very clear on our needs. As a leading city of the region and the state, working together we can achieve so much more and our time is now.

Now is the time for all of us to come together and begin to work for the future of our 21st century city. Now is our time and I ask in the name of the generations to come for you to become engaged, involved and adamant that Auburn’s needs be met. Therefore I will call for a meeting of all of our partners for a United 21st Century Auburn Agenda and ask all parties to be ready to volunteer for this effort. It’s time for a United Auburn Agenda. It’s time for a United Auburn. It is our time.

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snow and ice storm and the loss of hundreds of trees came new tree sculptures in some of our hardest hit parks. The sculptures are a reminder of what we lost while beautifying our parks. I mentioned that we were named a 2012 All American City, but did you know that for the 4th year in a row we were named as a Playful City USA and also received our 7th Tree City award?

Can you believe it was only last year we completed the South Division Street Promenade Project and our new Activity Center and Gym at the Les Gove Campus? The new Gymnasium is busy many hours each day with 3,277 hours of programmed time in the Gym in 2012, it is becoming a great place for the community to gather, exercise and recreate. Out at our Golf Course we increased play by using marketing tools with Amazon Local, Google Offers, Cyber Coupons and Facebook. We created a new website with improved functionality including an online pro shop, online tee times, online tournament entries and tournament results. If you’re a golfer and want to save money on rounds of golf, be sure to sign up for Auburn Golf Course’s E-specials.

I am very proud of our Council, the Arts Commission and all the volunteers that had a part in completing the Downtown Sculpture Gallery project that resulted in seven permanent pedestals for rotating public art displays.

The pedestals were built using State Local Revitalization Funds. Seven different pieces of art are on loan and being displayed on those pedestals. The art will rotate yearly. A “Peoples Choice” vote will determine which art piece will be purchased and added to the City’s permanent public collection. I have always thought of this project as our Sculpture Garden as I believe this is one of our places where The Arts will grow. We created Storefronts Auburn: Four separate storefronts in downtown Auburn showcasing six separate art installations. Downtown Auburn played host to a new Friday noon-time concert, Soundbites, a three-week summer art installation of Pianos on Parade, and the most successful Auburn International Farmers Market season since its inaugural year and we all had such fun playing or watching the pianos available in downtown.

The activity at our Senior Center continues to grow. This includes diverse populations, age 50 plus, looking for a variety of programs and services. The daily noon meal provided

by Catholic Community Services is always among the highest attended in the county.

In just the first six months of 2012 we served 11,169 meals--up 500 meals from the same time period in 2011. For veterans we have additional Veteran Services at the Senior Center. Once a month, staff from the King County Veteran’s Program and a DVA Service Officer is at the Senior Center from 8 a.m. to10 a.m. to assist veterans and their families in applying for benefits and answering questions.

Twice per month, a VFW service officer is at the Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to assist with VA Benefits and Claims. This service is provided from resources from the Veterans and Human Services Levy. By the way Green River Community College has been acknowledged among the top 15% military friendly schools in the United States and is committed to help veterans, not only in our community, but throughout the region.

Speaking of Veterans we are the center of the largest region in the state for returning veterans. Auburn supports veterans. Auburn holds the largest Veterans Day Parade west of the Mississippi. Because this year is the national kick-off for the commemoration of the Vietnam War, we’re planning to dedicate a portion of this year’s Veterans Day parade to honor Vietnam Veterans and to give them the “welcome home” parade they never received.

You’ll hear more about that as our plans unfold.

We need a place for our veterans to get their benefits. We need a place for veterans and people in need of services to get help.

That is why we are now engaged in building a Veterans and Human Service Center in our community.

We completed the first phase of our Auburn Environmental Park Wetland Trail Boardwalk Project and in the Park planted more than 1,000 native trees and shrubs. Think about that. More than 100 acres of Wetlands Park for the future of our citizens and we plan to improve it every year. While our partners provided the funds, it’s the volunteers and community working together to make these improvements a reality. Volunteers helped to plant 34 street trees on West Main Street as part of the City’s Annual Clean Sweep. This year’s Clean Sweep is scheduled for May 4th

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Lions win Academic State championship Auburn Mountainview was honored this week with the Washington State Winter Sports 3A Girls Basketball Academic Championship.

The team, coached

by Chris Carr, compiled a 3.81 GPA to win the honor.

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Few high school boys basketball followers believe unranked Auburn has any chance of unseating second-ranked Jackson when the teams tangle in a first-round state regional playoff Saturday.

The Trojans, however, are accustomed to proving naysayers wrong.

“Last year we finished seventh in our league. All our seniors left, so nobody expected us to do anything,” said junior guard JJ Ruffin. “But everybody in our locker room believes in us. Nobody else did, but everybody in our locker room did, and that’s all that mattered.”

Fresh off clutch, back-toback, one-point wins in district play, Auburn (16-9) goes for an upset against the heralded Timberwolves (23-0) at 6 p.m. in the Jackson High School gymnasium.

“We aren’t afraid to play in Mill Creek,” Ruffin said. “We aren’t afraid to play Jackson or Garfield. We believe any game we go into we have a great chance to win. That’s just our attitude.”

Pegged to finish in the bottom half of the South Puget Sound League North 4A by many this season, the Trojans responded by playing with a chip on their shoulders. It’s been the fuel that has lit their fire all season.

By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

The list reads like a who’s who of Auburn High School wrestling.

Three-time state champion Jake Swartz is on it. So is Shane Onufer, who won state titles in 2006 and 2007 and earned All-American status at the University of Wyoming. Even Auburn coach Dennis Herren – who won the state 178-pound title for Auburn in 1994 – is on the list.

There are more names on the list, like Trojan legends Mark Trott, Mike Mondt and Scott Tongue. But they’re all underneath one name, James West, Auburn wrestling’s all-time season pin leader.

At last weekend’s Mat Classic XXV state championships, West – a senior who finished seventh at 182 pounds – etched his [ more West page 13 ]

Auburn’s JJ Ruffin splits the Thomas Jefferson defense on his way to the hoop last Monday at Mount Tahoma High School. Shawn Skager, Auburn Reporter At last weekend’s West Central District III/Southwest District IV 4A tournament, Auburn’s fire roared into a fullblown conflagration. The Trojans swept through the consola-

tion bracket after losing their opening-round contest. Auburn sent top 10-ranked Federal Way (19-5) packing with a 60-59 win [ more hoops page 14 ]

James West pins Michael Beard for his 29th fall of the season. Rachel Ciampi, Auburn Reporter

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Auburn Mountainview senior Cameron Lindsay earned a pair of AllAmerican times at the state 3A swimming championships last weekend at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Lindsay – who finished first in the 100-yard backstroke at state last season – grabbed a third-place finish in the event this year, with an All-American consideration time of 50.93 seconds.

[ west from page 12] name in history by garnering three pins in five matches, putting his season total at 29 pins.

“There are so many good wrestlers who come through Auburn, but I think James has the most uncanny ability to settle in for that pin,” Herren said. “He expends all his energy to go for that pin. I would compare it to a home run hitter or a knockout boxer when they sell the farm to go for it. And so far James has been the best at that in school history.”

Not bad for a guy who first started wrestling five years ago as an eighth-grader at Olympic Middle School and

Kennedy’s Than Maudlien set a state record in the event with his first-place 48.56 finish.

In the 200 individual medley, Lindsay snagged an automatic All-American time of 1:51.28, good for third place.

Lindsay also swam with the Lions’ sixth-place 200 medley relay team, along with Colin Lempert, John Kyle Davis and Luke Lavine, finishing with a 1:40.37.

Auburn Mountainview’s 400 free relay team – with Lempert, Lindsay, Davis

had no significant club or offseason wrestling experience.

“I tried to start wrestling in the seventh grade, but I messed up my knee before the season snowboarding,” said West, 17.

Before West began wrestling, he played baseball, football and basketball. But once he hit the mat, it all fell into place.

“The other sports, I liked them, but I didn’t have as much fun doing them,” West said. “(Wrestling) kind of came naturally, I guess. My dad used to wrestle in high school, so I wrestled a little with him.”

In addition to picking up tips from his dad and from coaches, West said the tutelage of the Trojans’ up-

perclassmen was the key to his progression.

“They were all pretty big for me,” West said. “They showed me how to be committed and what it takes to be good. I kind of based all of my stuff off Dylan Rutledge.

He was my high school idol in wrestling.

I used to James West have to wrestle him as a sophomore.”

As a junior, West started off wrestling as a 195-pounder.

Halfway through the season, however, his coaches urged him to cut weight to 182.

Something clicked and West

ALSO: In the state 4A championships, Auburn Riverside senior Ben Blanchard surged, earning a spot at Mat Classic, where he went twoand-out and did not place.

“It was really stage fright and the shock of all the people there,” West said. “It’s crazy. You’re overwhelmed.

Usually you don’t even have half a gym filled watching, then suddenly it’s a dome full of people.”

After the end of last season, Herren was tallying up the season statistics when he realized that West had 17 pins for the season, ninth all-time for the Trojans.

“I think he became aware of his skill at it then, so I think he became hungry for it,” Herren said.

“I wasn’t even trying for them,” West said. “This year we thought that if I

Cameron Lindsay swims in the 200 IM finals at the state meet. courtesy photo, Tracy Arnold (pictured below) earned a sixth-place finish with 317.50 points. Skyline’s Max Levy won the title with 463.50 points.

really tried, I might be able to break it.”

West again started off at 195 before making the decision to drop to 182, where he again surged toward the end of the season, taking first in league and at the regional tourney.

“I felt like I’d have the most success at 182, and I was right,” West said.

Despite his knack for the fall, West said he rarely goes into a match concentrating on pinning his opponent.

“I always try to go in thinking I’m going to wrestle all six minutes, all three rounds, maybe even overtime, just to have that mindset,” West said.

“As soon as I get on the mat, whatever happens happens though. If you have a moment, you take it. You can’t pass up

Auburn’s all-time season pin leaders 1. James West, 2013, 29 pins 2. Mark Trott, 2002, and Mike Mondt, 1996, 27 pins 3. Shane Onufer, 2007, and Dennis Herren, 1994, 25 pins 4. Scott Tongue, 1986, 24 pins 5. Jake Swartz, 2008, 23 pins

good positions.”

Even now, almost a week after he set the record, West said he’s still shocked when he things about his accomplishment.

“I never thought I’d be up there, but I guess just working as hard as I did I was able to accomplish it,” West said.

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Lindsay keys Lions at state swimming

and Lavine – was 10th with a 3:21.17 and the 200 free relay team – with Davis, Lempert, Lavine and Tyler Arnold – finished 15th with a 1:33.19.

Lavine competed individually in the 50 free, finishing 21st with a 22.38.

In the diving competition, senior Vitaliy Borodulin was 20th with 173.50 points.

The Lions were 11th in the team competition with 76 points.

Lakeside of Seattle won the 3A team title with 274 points.

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Auburn Mountainview’s Cassie Hunt captured a tie for fifth place in the floor exercise at last Saturday’s state 3A gymnastics championships at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall.

Hunt, a senior, posted a 9.425 performance on the second day of the meet, putting her in a tie for fifth with Sammamish’s Nykaela Dodson.

Hunt also competed in the state all-around competition, finishing 26th overall with 33.275 points.

Auburn Mountainview’s Hannah Houck finished 57th on the beam with a 7.925 and 86th on the floor with an 8.150.

Also competing were the Lions’ Lauren Brudvik, who

[ hoops from page 12] and battled back to defeat league rival Jefferson (14-11) 70-69 to earn the No. 6 seed into regionals.

On Monday night at Mount Tahoma High School, the Trojans again overcame adversity on the road, coming from behind to beat Jefferson.

“We knew it was going to be a really difficult game,”

Cassie Hunt performs during the floor exercise finals at the state 3A gymnastics meet in Tacoma. Rachel Ciampi, Auburn Reporter was tied for 53rd on the vault with an 8.300, and Vasha McQuarrie, who earned a three-way tie for 77th on the bars with a 6.150.

Highline’s Kristen Rodal was first in the 3A all-around with a 37.950. Enumclaw won the team competition

with 181.050 points.

Auburn coach Ryan Hansen said. “They were playing really well, and it’s always tough to beat a team three times when you face them in a season. I’m just really proud of the resiliency that our guys showed.

“There were a couple of times during the game where we got down eight or nine points and we never got rattled, never started pointing fingers,” Hansen

said. “We kept battling and worked at getting one stop at a time.”

Junior Rio Paul’s 19 points led the Trojans in the win.

Seniors Harold Lee and Spencer Fisher had 15 and 12 points, respectively, and Ruffin added 11.

The underdog role fits the Trojans just fine, Ruffin said.

“We’ve been in this situation before, and it’s late in the season,” he said. “We’ve

ALSO: In the state 4A competition, Auburn Riverside’s Madi Miller finished 46th in the floor exercise. Heritage’s Britni Atwell won the 4A all-around with 37.375 points.

Lion girls end season at district Auburn Mountainview’s district playoff run came to an end last Saturday with a 47-21 loss to Lakes in the West Central District III/ Southwest District IV 3A girls basketball tournament.

The Lions (13-12) fell into an early hole, down 21-11 in the first half, and were unable to mount a comeback against the Lancers.

Sammantha DePiano had 6 points for the Lions, with Molly Cichosz adding 5 points.

The Lancers (13-10) were led by Rodericka Ware, with a game-high 19, and Tyanna Barton, with 13 points.

The game was the last for Auburn Mountainview longtime head coach Chris learned from our past games. There is no quit in this team. That’s pretty much the bottom line. There is no quit. Honestly we just believe that we can beat any team.

We’re just going for the ‘W’.”

Hansen agreed: “We’re playing with a lot of toughness right now, we’re playing with a lot of fight,” he said. “And I think a lot of that can be attributed to that chip we’ve been playing with

Carr who is retiring from coaching after 19 years.

Lion boys out with 53-40 loss Auburn Mountainview’s postseason run came to an end on Feb. 13 with a 5340 loss to Timberline at the West Central District III 3A Tournament at Franklin Pierce High School.

The Lions (13-11) fell into a 29-20 first-half hole and were unable to make up ground in the second half.

Senior JJ Lacey led the Lions with 11 points and senior Keith Green and junior Justin Kim contributed seven points apiece.

Donaven Dorsey led Timberline with a gamehigh 17 points.

The Lions finished the season in a three-way tie with Lakes and Enumclaw

for South Puget Sound League 3A co-champions, with identical 7-3 records.

Lacey finishes the season as the team’s leading scorer, with a points-per-game average of 13.2. Green had 10.8 ppg with Domenic Rockey averaging 9.8.

Ravens bounced

by Puyallup The Auburn Riverside girls were sent home last Saturday with a 52-49 loss to Puyallup in the West Central District III/Southwest District IV 4A girls basketball tournament.

Statistics for the game were unreported.

The Ravens end their 2012-13 campaign with an 18-7 overall record.

Auburn Riverside finished second in the South Puget Sound League North 4A with a 13-3 record.

all year. We’re in a position that no one expected us to be in. We’ve been preaching that all season, so we’re going to keep living by it.”

A key ingredient, according to Fisher, is the team’s composure.

“For some reason, whenever things go tough for us, we come together,” he said.

“Most teams, when they face adversity, fall apart, start picking apart what’s going

wrong and start blaming other guys. We just work harder.

“Against Federal Way, nobody expected us to win and most people probably thought we were going to lose (Monday against Jefferson). So going into Jackson we’re not supposed to win.

But we’ve got some good fans and our coaches behind us. As long as we all believe, that’s all we need.”

PRODUCING, PROCESSING, AND RETAILING OF MARIJUANA IN THE CITY OF PACIFIC WHEREAS, time is needed for the City to study the production, processing, and retailing of medical marijuana and determine the appropriate zoning and land use designations/regulations that should be implemented in order to support and meet current City goals and strategies; and WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35A.63.220, the City Council may establish a moratorium for initial periods of six months (twelve months or more, provided that appropriate findings are made and a work plan is adopted), provided a subsequent public hearing is held on the moratorium within at least sixty days of its adoption at which time further findings of fact could be made, and provided a moratorium may be renewed for one or more sixmonth periods if a subsequent public hearing is held and findings of fact are made prior to each renewal; and WHEREAS, City of Pacific Resolution No. 2013-004, passed by the City Council on the 28th day of January, scheduled the moratorium Public Hearing to the regularly scheduled Workshop on Monday, February 18, 2013 in error; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON: Section 1. The City Council hereby repeals Resolution No.

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Section 2. Due to a clerical error, the City Council hereby reestablishes a public hearing date for the consideration of a moratorium extension for a specified period of time, prohibiting the establishment of medical marijuana collective gardens, and consideration of establishing a moratorium on the production, processing and retailing of medical marijuana for a specified period of time within the City of Pacific, to the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting on Monday, February 25, 2013 Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force upon passage and signatures hereon.

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS REGULAR MEETING THEREOF ON THE 11th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2013.

CITY OF PACIFIC Cy Sun, Mayor ATTEST: Patricia J. Kirkpatrick, MMC, City Clerk Published in Auburn Reporter on February 22, 2013. #742552.

PUBLIC NOTICES In the Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for the County of King In the Matter of the Adoption: Of: Samantha Jimenez Reyes A person under the age of eighteen No. 13-5-00206-1KNT Summons and Notice by Publication of Petition/Hearing re Termination of Parent-Child Relationship TO: Juan Carlos Jimenez Delgadillo, nonconsenting/ alleged father.

You are herby summoned toappear within thirty (30) days after the date of first publication of this summons, to-wit, within thirty (30) days after the 15th day of February, 2013, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court and serve a copy of your answer upon the petitioner Juan Carlos Munoz Flores at the address below stated; if you fail to do so judgment may be rendered against you according to the request of the Petition for Adoption and the Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship which has been filed with Clerk of the said court.You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed with the Clerk of the above requesting that the parentchild relationship between you and above-named child be terminated.

The object of the action is to seek an order terminating the parentchild relationship between you and the child and a Decree of Adoption declaring the petitioner to be the legal parent of the child.

The child was born on 07/01/04 in the City of Bellevue, State of WA. The name of the child’s mother was Adriana Reyes Navarro at the time the child was born. The name of the child’s mother is now Adriana

Munoz. You have been named as the father or a possible father of the child.

The court hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship shall be on the 15th day of March 2013, at 1:30 pm in Room 1-J of the Regional Justice Center, 401 4th Ave n, Kent, WA 98032. Your failure to appear at this hearing may result in a default order permanently terminating all of your rights to the above-named child. You may respond to this summons and notice by filing a written response with the Clerk of the court and serving a copy of your response on the Petitioner whose name and address appear at the end of this summons and notice. If you do not serve your written response within thirty (30) days after the date of first publication of this summons and notice, the court may enter an Order of Default against you permanently terminating all of your rights to the abovename child. The court may, without further notice to you, enter an order terminating your parent-child relationship and approving or providing for the adoption of the abovename child. You are further notified that you have the right to be represented by an attorney, and if you are indigent and request an attorney, an attorney will be appointed for you. You are further notified that your failure to respond to this termination action within thirty (30) days of the first date of publication of this summons and notice will result in the termination of your parent-child relationship with respect to the children. You are further notified your have a right to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code

of Washington.You are further notified that your failure to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington or to respond to the petition for termination of parentchild relationship which has been filed herein, within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this summons and notice is grounds to terminate your parent-child relationship with respect to the child. You are further notified that if the child is either: (A) A member of an Indian tribe or (B) Eligible for membership in an Indian tribe and the biological child of a member of an Indian tribe and if you acknowledge paternity of the child or if you paternity of the child is established prior to the termination of your parent-child relationship, your parental rights may not be terminated, unless (A) You give valid consent to termination or (B) Your parentchild relationship is terminated involuntarily pursuant to chapter 26.33 or chapter 13.34 of the revised code of Washington. Note: “Indian Tribe” is defined in 25 U.S.C. 1903. It refers to American Indians or Alaska Natives.

One method of filing your response and serving a copy of the petitioner is to send them by certified mail with return receipt request. Barbara Miner, King County Superior Court Clerk.

File Response with: Clerk of the Court, King County Superior Court, E-609 King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 or Clerk of the Court, Regional Justice Center, 401 4th Ave N, Kent, WA 98032 Serve a copy of your response on: Juan Carlos Munoz Flores, 12213 SE 212th Pl,, Kent Wa 98031.

Published in Auburn Reporter on February 15 & 22; March 1, 2013. #740470.

CITY OF PACIFIC Park Board Vacancy The City of Pacific is seeking volunteers to serve on the Park Board, for the remainder of two terms ending December 31, 2013. Applicants must be residents of the City of Pacific.

Please complete an Advisory Board Application and return it to the City Clerk, along with a letter of interest and your resume, at 100 3rd Ave SE, Pacific, WA 98047 or by email: pkirkpatrick@ci.pacific.wa.us.

Application deadline is Friday, March 1, 2013, no later than 4:30 p.m. Application and Board duties are posted on the City’s website: www.cityofpacific.com.

Patti Kirkpatrick City Clerk Published in Auburn Reporter on February 22, 2013. #742557.

CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 2013-010 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2013-004, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSES OF TAKING PUBLIC TESTIMONY PRIOR TO CONSIDERING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD EXTEND A MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA COLLECTIVE GARDENS AND ESTABLISH A MORATORIUM ON THE

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Judson Park Village’s Rehabilitation Services “I didn’t know what to expect� confessed Connie Jansen, “but they made me feel like Judson Park was my home away from home.� Connie, like many others in the South King county community, spent time healing at the Judson Park Village following a joint surgery. Connie admitted that when she arrived, she was a handful! “I really wanted out that first night. I had been given anesthesia and wasn’t thinking straight.

Thank God for Dave Self! He kept me motivated to work.� Connie expressed her appreciation for the entire team at Judson Park whom she felt went beyond a caregiver/ resident relationship to friendships, sharing recipes, books and stories.

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The team at Judson Park felt like an extension of family to Valerie Courtney. Valerie expressed that “They made a difference to my self-esteem.� Valerie recounted stories of many engaging ways the therapy team encouraged her to strengthen her muscles and improve balance including basketball with bean bags and balloon volleyball. Valerie and Connie expressed their appreciation for everyone, from housekeeping to laundry to nursing to the caregivers to the therapists: says Valerie: “I wanted to get better so I could bring them all flowers!�

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