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Trail work progresses at Cedar Creek Park khill@maplevalleyreporter.com
Dozens of Tahoma High sophomores tromped through the damp woods of Cedar Creek Park March 7 with shovels, saws and other tools in hand to work on a trail. The teenagers, who are in the school’s Outdoor Academy, can often be found out working on such projects but typically they are outside of the city. This time, the students got to help build a trail which can be accessed from Cedar Downs, a neighborhood off Witte Road in Maple Valley. It’s a chance for the teens to be stewards of the environment as well as apply what they’ve learned in science class. Dan Nist, an Outdoor Academy student, said there is a significant community service element to the class which is team taught by three educators in health and fitness, science and English. “This is a great example of how we’re helping out the community by building a trail,” Nist said. “It’s great to give back. It definitely feels
good. You feel really productive. You feel like you’ve accomplished something.” Plus, the trail they worked on clearing March 7 had examples of soil and plant life they studied in the classroom. “With the soils, the really mushy soil … we’ve learned about that in science,” Nist said. “So, we want to clear that top layer off so it doesn’t get muddy and we can get to the mineral layer.” Jack Anderson, a classmate of Nist’s in Outdoor Academy, explained how they’ve learned about endangered plant life as well as endangered species in school. Anderson said he could recognize the different plants they’d talked about in Cedar Creek Park as they worked. “It’s nice that we get experience out here instead of just sitting in a class and looking at pictures,” Anderson said. “It’s really cool. I’m going to take my parents here and show them that I worked on this.” Outdoor Academy’s work [ more PARK page 7 ]
BY KRIS HILL
Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More quarterly Rockcital March 23 will be part concert, part community gathering thanks to the venue. With performances by students in the nonprofit music school’s Rockology class set up at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center, which is next door to Rock ‘n’ More, those who attend the
Council to reconsider support of HB 1128 BY KATHERINE SMITH ksmith@maplevalleyreporter.com
The Maple Valley City Council will reconsider their support of House Bill 1128 at the March 25 Council meeting. The bill relates to the public records act and would allow government agencies to seek court injunctions to block public records requests under some circumstances. MAPLE According to VALLEY the language in the bill, those circumstances include requests that were, “made to harass or intimidate the local agency or its employees…will materially interfere with the work of the local agency…likely threaten the safety or security of any person named in the record or likely assist criminal activity.” Other factors outlined in the bill that the court would be al-
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Tahoma sophomore Dan Nist saws a branch as part of the Outdoor Academy’s work party March 7 at Cedar Creek Park to clear trails on the 115-acre property. KRIS HILL, The Reporter
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Rockcital will be able to step away from the show to chat and learn more about the programs offered in the music school. Arielle Young, who helps run Rock ‘n’ More’s locations in Maple Valley and Redmond, explained the concept. “We’re going to open up these two (lesson) rooms so we can have a green room for the bands,” Young said. “We used to do a lot of the Rockcitals at clubs and
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there would be a green room where the bands could meet and talk to one another. They’re all in the same boat. They’re all nervous.” At other venues in the past such as the Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle, there wasn’t a green room where that kind of band bonding could go on, nor was there really a way for those who attended the event to really get to know each other. “Also, we’re trying to build the same kind of community we have here in Maple Valley in Redmond,” Young said. “We have a band coming down from Redmond. It’s important to show [ more ROCKCITAL page 7]
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