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Surviving The Crucible Recruit from Auburn survives rigors of basic training, earning the right to be called a Marine

The Boeing Co. offer cold comfort. After all, it has not esA spokesman for the caped the public’s attenstate Department of tion that the DOE and Ecology recently told Boeing said at first that the Auburn the spill wasn’t Reporter that in Algona – but the toxic plume it turned out to of tri-chloroethbe there. ylene that had That they slipped underthen said OK, ground and it’s in Algona, escaped Boeing but only in the property years industrial secDave Hill ago appears to tion – and now pose minimum technicians are risk to nearby Algona – looking at the residenat this time. tial areas. But to Algona’s leadAlgona Mayor ers and to the residents Dave Hill put it this who may lie in the way: state and Boeing, path of the plume of if there’s the minimum this known carcinodanger that you say gen – Boeing used the there is, what’s lit the chemical decades ago fire under you to dig all to degrease its airplane those test wells, parts – the recent behavior of the DOE and [ more SPILL page 2 ] By ROBERT WHALE

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They call it The Crucible. For a Marine Corps recruit, it is the final test, the last chance to prove he has the physical and mental toughness to become a United States Marine. For 54 hours, some 200 recruits have been in The Crucible. Operating on just four hours of sleep a night and three meals, they have marched more than 40 miles to Making a confront physical and mental tasks conceived to simulate the rigors of combat. Our reporter, Shawn Skager, spent a week following At issue the U.S. Marine Corps – whether during recruit basic training the recruit has in San Diego. He features absorbed the exDavid Gubarik, a recruit tensive training from Auburn. he has received in the past 11 weeks. “This is it, this is everything they have learned, and they are tested on it,” said Col. Robert W. Gates, Chief of Staff for Marine Corps Recruit Training San Diego. “It all goes toward determining if the recruit has the mental toughness to become a Marine.” For 18-year-old Auburn Riverside graduate David Gubarik, it’s almost over.

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Pacific hires interim city clerk By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

Former Pacific City Clerk Sandy Paul has been appointed interim city

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The prize: After successfully completing 12 grueling weeks of basic training, recruits receive the Eagle, Globe and Anchor, emblematic of everything that the Marine Corps represents. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter

clerk and personnel manager, replacing Patti Kirkpatrick, whom Mayor Cy Sun let go two weeks ago. Paul served as Pacific clerk, beginning in 2004 under former mayor Rich Hildreth.

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Paul also was the city clerk for Des Moines and served as president of the Washington Municipal Clerks Association from March 2012 to March 2013. The City Council still has to approve Paul’s appointment.

Landmark Development of Tacoma on Wednesday completed its purchase of the former Cavanaugh-familyowned block. “We have received confirmation that Landmark Development has completed the purchase of the Wells Fargo Block in downtown Auburn today,” Auburn’s Economic Development

Manager Doug Lien confirmed in an email to Mayor Pete Lewis. “Developers John McKenna and Brett Jacobsen have confirmed that they are into full design work for a mixed-use project and expect to be in construction this year.” Bret Jacobsen, general manager of Landmark Development and Investors Capital Group,

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The Cavanaugh block: Bret Jacobsen, left, and John McKenna, of Landmark Development, plan to raise a six-story building, a mixture of retail on the base facing East Main Street and five floors of apartments above that can be set up for condominiums. COURTESY PHOTO

[ block from page 1 ] declined requests for comment. Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis first made public the closing date and advised people to mark their calendars for March 11 in a surprise comment inserted in his State of the City address at Emerald Downs last month. The value of the sale also has not yet been made public. The developer’s plans call for a six-story building, a mixture of retail on

the base facing East 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, which is the only part of the defunct Cavanaugh project ever completed. Of keen interest to merchants in Auburn’s moribund downtown, city officials expect the building upon completion to put an estimated 400 more people in the downtown, day and night.

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. 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.”

which will soon number more than 200? Hill asks these questions every day. Getting answers to them, he said, is absolutely critical for the city and its residents. That nobody can give him the answers alarms him. “What has happened is we don’t know how bad it is yet,” Hill said. “At one time they’re saying ‘there’s nothing to worry about, but we need to do all these tests.’ … They still don’t know the parameters of the plume, and it’s been 11 years, and that is really unheard of. It took nine years to actually exit the Boeing property.” Hill first learned of the spill in late October of 2011. In November of that year, Boeing and the DOE assured the mayors of Auburn, Algona and Pacific that there was nothing to worry about, testing was all they would be doing when the spring of 2012 rolled around. While the state promised the results of that initial testing would be released in March 2012, it failed to release them to the public until February 2013. That nearly year-long delay went a considerable distance toward convincing everybody that the state and Boeing had something to hide. “… There is a lack of trust right now from the City of Algona, both from the City Council and myself and the residents, with the Department of Ecology and Boeing on this whole matter because we really feel like we were not consulted or informed,” Hill said. “They keep saying

‘there’s nothing wrong, but we’ve got to do more.’ I liken that to going to my doctor and having the doctor say, ‘You’re in perfect health, Dave, but I’m admitting you to the hospital.’” Larry Altose, a spokesman for the DOE, told the Auburn Reporter recently that the state would conduct a new round of tests this spring and dig more wells on the north end that could offer more answers. Not enough, said Hill. He said the entire city should be tested. Hill’s concern is not so much about drinking water contamination – according to a report issued by the Department of Health in January of 2012, a layer of impermeable clay and rock separates the ground water from the aquifer that supplies Algona’s drinking water – but the possibility that the vapors could evaporate and rise into homes. Rhonda Kaetzl, Health Assessor and Toxicologist with the Sites Assessment and Toxicology Section of the Washington State Department of Health, authored that January 2012 report, titled, “Evaluation of groundwater contamination Boeing Commercial Airlines Fabrication Division, Auburn King County, Washington State.” Among Kaetzl’s conclusions: “The DOH cannot determine at this time if people are breathing indoor air containing chlorinated solvents that have evaporated from groundwater at the top of the water table and moved into a building through cracks and

holes in the foundation. The information we need to determine if exposure is occurring is not available,” Kaetzl wrote, noting, however, that historical modeling indicates that harm to the health of human beings via evaporation is not likely to occur. “…An updated evaluation of the vapor intrusion pathway is necessary to evaluate potential health risks at the AMB Property Corporation, YMCA and Junior Achievement buildings as well as other buildings located over the highest contaminated areas of the shallow groundwater plume,” Kaetzl wrote. The City has hired ICF International as a consultant. The idea there, Hill said, is assure the City that it is getting accurate information, which it no longer trusts The Boeing Co. and the DOE to deliver. More testing is needed, Hill said, adding that he is trying to work out arrangements with Boeing and DOE that could result in additional testing, beginning this week. “We have no idea of how much got in, so we don’t how much is dissipated. It spilled in the 80s. Boeing knows it came from a certain part of their building, near the YMCA and Junior Achievement on Perimeter Road, but they don’t know where the plume started. The testing is not final. Testing moves in increments of a couple blocks at a time, and at the rate they’re moving, it may not be final for another 20 to 30 years,” Hill said.

The Solid Waste Division of the King County’s Department of Natural Resources and Parks

has extended the public scoping comment period that is part of the State Environmental Policy Act

environmental review of the county’s proposal to replace the aging Algona Transfer station with a new facility. The scoping comment period has been extended through April 5. A public scoping meeting is set for March 27 from 4:30 to 6:45 p.m. at Meredith Hill Elementary School, 5830 S. 300th St., Auburn. A brief video presentation is set for 5 p.m., and will be repeated at 6. The meeting offers the public an opportunity to learn more about the transfer station replacement project, and to tell King County project staff what aspects of the environment they want the county to look at in the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the design and construction of the proposed facility. An EIS is being prepared for this project that identifies three potential sites as “action alternatives” for the location of a new recycling and transfer station. The three sites are: 901 C St. SW, Auburn; 35101 W. Valley Highway S., Algona; and 28721 W. Valley Highway S., Auburn. For more information, contact the Solid Waste Division at 206-2964466, TTY Relay: 711.

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Judge to lead international training The U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) and U.S. Department of State have selected King County District Court Judge Matt Williams to lead judicial training sessions in Eastern Europe. Williams is the primary Judge assigned to the King County District Courthouse in Auburn. Williams is being dispatched to Tirana, Albania for two weeks where he will work with members of the USDOJ, the U.S. Embassy, as well as local judges and prosecutors in conducting anti-corruption and counter human trafficking training for judges and prosecutors. Williams volunteers most of his free time to similar projects. Williams has led projects in Eastern Europe, South America, Africa, and the Middle East.

Trout to run for Auburn City Council BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

Yolanda Trout has announced her candidacy for Auburn City Council, Position 4. Trout, a five-year resident of Auburn, serves on the City’s planning commission and is active in a number of organizations, among them the Forest Villa Community Neighborhood Block Watch, of which she is the co-chair, and the Lions Club. The Auburn School District has recently invited her to serve on a district committee. Trout explained why she is run-

ning. “To put it simply – I love this city,” Trout said. “As a councilmember, my priorities will focus on providing safe neighborhoods Trout and encouraging new business growth so that our college graduates can stay in their hometown to pursue their careers. I am dedicated to making the city a place where children can be prepared for the future.” Trout said she has worked hard all of her life to build a strong

City gains grant for guardrails By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

Traffic Engineer James Webb might have a tough time topping one of his first accomplishments on the job: winning a grant that nets his employer a cool half-million dollars worth of city-wide guardrail improvements. “If you tend to come with $500,000 grants whenever you come to this committee, come back more often. We encourage that,” an appreciative Nancy Backus, chair of the City’s Planning and Community Development Committee, recently told Webb, manager of Auburn’s Transportation Improvement Program. “Cupcakes or cookies next

time just isn’t going to cut it,” Backus said of the high bar Webb had set for himself. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) earlier this year awarded the City the $502,275 grant. The grant, from WSDOT’s 2013 Quick Response Safety Program funds guardrail installation at the following locations: • Green River Road Southeast along the west side of the road between the Auburn city limit to the north and 104th Avenue Southeast/ Southeast 304th Way. • R Street Southeast/ Kersey Way Southeast along both sides of the road between the White River Bridge and 57th Street Southeast.

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• Mountain View Drive Southwest along the south side of the road between West Valley Highway and 56th Avenue South. City officials say the funds will help to advance planned public safety improvements to the city’s roadway system. One thing the City can’t say is what the cost per foot will be to install the guardrails as that will depend on location, which varies widely. Councilmembers last week voted to hold a hearing Monday about adding the grant-funded guardrails to the city’s Transportation Improvement Program or TIP. The City will advertise for construction of the project Oct. 13.

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Police Blotter Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between March 5 and March 10:

March 5 Vandalism: 11 a.m., 1500 Auburn Way N. Police arrested a kid for hurling a rock at a passing car, with attendant damage to its windshield.

March 7 Postal theft: 3 p.m., 32000 block of 56th Avenue South. The quick interval between mail delivery and mail theft in one neighborhood has prompted suspicion among at least one of the victims that a thief may be following the mail truck on its appointed rounds and stealing the mail behind it.

The Animal Angels Network recently donated a set of pet oxygen masks to King County Fire District 44. Firefighters will use the oxygen masks to help pets caught in the throes of fires or other emergencies. The kits cost $75 for a set of three masks – small, medium and large. “We want to thank Animal Angels Network for this donation,” said Tim Perciful, fire and life safety educator and public information officer for KCFD 44. COURTESY PHOTO

Man who allegedly impersonated an officer faces arraignment The man arrested on a bus in Auburn last month for allegedly impersonating an officer during a string of recent Seattle robberies will be arraigned in Seattle on Monday. According to the Seattle Police Department, James Purdy, 46, alias Tracy Byers, brought his recent criminal career to a sudden end Feb. 27 by bragging to fellow passenger on a bus in Auburn that police were after him for impersonating a cop. The passenger got off the bus, called 911 and police showed up a short time later to bust Purdy.

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March 4 Motorcycle accident: 7:28 a.m., (Pacific). Firefighters evaluated a man hurt in a motorcycle accident before a private ambulance transported him to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

Bill would keep murder suspects from getting custody of children A bill introduced by Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, would keep persons of interest and suspects in open murder investigations from receiving child custody of children. The bill passed the Senate on Tuesday.

Flaming potty: 7:30 p.m., 29627 Green River Road SE. Unknown hooligans set a portable outhouse ablaze. Vandalism: 9 a.m., 1700 block of Pike Street Northwest. Somebody broke into a bank of mailboxes.

March 9 Controlled substance … perhaps: 7:34 a.m., 29626 126th Avenue SE. After arresting a fellow for trespassing, police found a baggie of suspicious stuff in his pocket. Theft: 1:05 p.m., 1100 block of 3rd Street Southeast. A man contacted police to report that thieves had lightened his yard of two items of undisclosed lawn decoration some time within the past several days. Theft: 12:22 p.m., 1100 block of 3rd St. SE. A boy stole about $3,000 worth of jewelry from his family and sold most of it on the street to an unknown person.

suffered an ankle injury while walking her dog, and an ambulance transported her to a local hospital for treatment.

March 6 Aid call: 10:07 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters examined a woman who’d been complaining of general weakness and abdominal pain and a private ambulance carted her off to MAMC for further evaluation.

March 7 Aid call: 12:15 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters administered oxygen therapy to a man in the throes of a seizure at his home and left him in the care of his roommates.

March 10 Fraud: 7:20 a.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. Police arrested a man for forging a traveler’s check at the Muckleshoot Casino but released him later. Shoplifting: 4:15 p.m., 762 Supermall Drive SW. Police arrested a woman for shoplifting an undisclosed item or a number of items at Walmart. Assault with firearm: 5:47 p.m., 6900 block of Montevista Drive Southeast. Police arrested a man for pointing a handgun at another man. Fugitive from justice: 10:17 p.m., 3611 I St. NE. The woman was wanted in Oregon with Washington ID and Montana extradition, but the task of arresting her fell to Auburn police. She is in jail now, awaiting extradition. Vandalism: 2:55 a.m., 2219 D Place NE. Somebody chucked a beer can through a man’s window. Theft: 6:35 p.m., 6433 Hazel Avenue SE. A female left a Huffy, 18-speed bike in front of her door for six months, and thieves stole it.

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March 9 Aid call: 1:51 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responding to an older man who had fallen 10 feet from a ladder evaluated him and medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center for more evaluation and treatment.

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Water leak: 6:54 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a leaking

Aid call: 5:22 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters and King County Medics treated and stabilized an older man with low blood sugar at the scene and left him at home with a family member.

“This bill was introduced in light of the horrific murders of Charlie and Braden Powell last year,” Roach said. “Many contend that if this law had been in place then, Charlie and Braden Powell never would have been killed by their father, Josh Powell, who was being looked at for the murder of his wife.”

Senate Bill 5162 would require law enforcement, if requested by the Department of Social and Health Services, to provide investigation details in writing that may be relevant to a child-custody case. It also would allow DSHS to alter visitation plans

when a judge orders a psychosexual investigation, and children’s case workers would also receive additional domestic violence training to identify and prevent any incidents. The bill will now be considered by the House of Representatives.

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Bulgarian buttermilk: ambrosia of superheroes I have been consistently receiving buttermilk abuse at the various newspaper offices I find myself at these days. I have a conspiracy theory that says this food crabbiness stems from another plot. Some seem to think I am not the Mr. Sensitive Bucket of Happiness I see in the mirror every morning (before I put my glasses on). Oh, how wrong everyone but me can be, and I do have to point this out in a Mr. Happy way, of course. When I gently make my “I am right once again” dance I try to be sensitive while I fling my arms in the air and yell “touchdown, touchdown” and throw in the requisite hair flip just to be consistent. The Mr. Sensitive world of rightness may have something to do with the pile of problems I am getting about my eating habits. Namely my discovery that buttermilk, especially Bulgarian buttermilk, is ambrosia on nearly everything. Now, I remember my grandmother drinking buttermilk every morning and I thought that was nuts and disgusting. However, age does a wonderful thing. It kills your taste buds, and what was gross and disgusting as a child becomes yummy, yummy as you near death. I figure I have either turned into my grandmother, or I’m ready to croak. Not only do I like buttermilk, I love it on my morning cereal mixture I call the slurry of superheroes, which is what I have been getting plenty of grief about due to the conspiracy. My new favorite recipe is as follows. I soft boil two eggs in one-half inch of water for exactly 5½ minutes at home before work. I load those in a plastic container and head to the office. Once I get to work I mix up a bowl of either old-fashioned oatmeal or steel cut oatmeal, depending on how adventurous I feel, with wheat bran and raisins. I put just a little water in the bowl and cook it in the microwave for two minutes. Once the oatmeal mixture is cooked I break the eggs into the oatmeal mixture and cover everything with as much Bulgarian buttermilk as I can fit into the bowl. I stir it all up and start checking my emails. Even when a whole bunch of heretics are mad and trying to get me fired, I still feel like Mr. Sensitive Bucket of Happiness. How could I not? Most of women in the office are gagging and calling me names I don’t understand because women never tell me what those special words mean. Another conspiracy revealed. Buttermilk – the ambrosia of superheroes, take my word for it.

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You can help maintain, enhance our parks In response to “Let’s consider camera’s in our parks” (Auburn Reporter, March 1), I appreciate Linda Howard’s concerns in regards to keeping our parks clean, healthy and honored. I too am an active participant in cleaning up litter and can relate to Linda’s frustration. While I agree that some of our community members don’t seem to value our public space in the same way I do, I fail to see the benefit in name-calling or labeling any perceived group of individuals as “punks.” This is the type of attitude that may create separation and thwart the goal of an “All Inclusive Community.” As an alternative to installing cameras I would like to offer some “low-tech” ideas that can be applied by anyone to achieve our collective need. I encourage all citizens to practice simple community-building skills who can engage a sense of pride and ownership of our shared spaces. Know your neighbors. I recommend that we look up and greet each other when walking or passing by. Engaged, aware citizens acquire stronger personal autonomy by being present and active in the spaces they use. Say “hello” and look people in the eyes. Treat them with kindness and respect. Seek to understand. Everyone has differing needs and ideals. Most of us have a need

Letters policy The Auburn Reporter welcomes letters to the editor on any subject. Letters must include a name, address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. Letters may be edited for length. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length. Submissions may be printed in the paper and electronically. Deadline for letters to be considered for publication is 2 p.m. Tuesday. for a clean park, but not all of us are privileged to have time to pick up litter or even see it as a problem. Maintaining a compassionate attitude and leading by example can be an engaging method in encouraging cooperation. Ask for help. Bringing a few extra garbage bags with you and handing them out is easy. Be bold and share your goals with all people you greet, not just those who are receptive. Share your skills. Bring what you have to the community table. Perhaps a neighborhood fundraiser for more garbage/ recycling cans; make durable signs that promote your cause; organize monthly work parties for extra maintenance; create a park watch network to help report concerning activities; advocate for a park bulletin board to post community information; create an art wall for graffiti artists; organize a tree planting or garner support from existing environmental

groups. What can you offer? Let us ignite a powerful sense of belonging by integrating all members of the community. We the people have the power to accomplish this through thoughtful action and true intention. – Cecily Wolff

Two-thirds majority violates state constitution State Reps. Chris Hurst and Cathy Dahlquist (guest editorial, “Citizens’ voice spoke loud and clear on tax questions,” Reporter, March 8) seem to believe that the state Supreme Court should have ruled that the two-thirds majority for tax increases is valid, despite the fact that it violates the state constitution. Their stated justification for this approval is that a substantial majority of the voters supported three citizen’s initiatives in favor of the idea. However, if the Court had approved the initiative, that action would have been – you guessed it – unconstitutional. The state constitution specified a process for approving amendments, and the process is not “because a majority of the electorate wants it that way.” Constitutions are serious documents, and the writers of Washington’s wisely included an amendment process that is very deliberative. It is patterned after the U.S. constitution, and I think most of us would agree that the U.S. constitution is hardly a failed experiment. – Pete Beaupain

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YMCA pillowcase drive: Through April 15, Auburn Valley YMCA, 1620 Perimeter Road SW. 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. Happy Hands Club will be collecting pillowcases and delivering them to Mary Bridge. The goal is to collect 1,000. For more info, call Christine Gifford at 253-833-2770, ext. 7563, or cgifford@seattleymca.org. 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. Yard sale: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 15; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, 416 2nd Ave. SE, Pacific. Proceeds benefit the Committee to Recall Cy Sun and Protect Pacific Votes. For more info, email recallcy@gmail.com. Auburn Senior Activity Center rummage sale: March 22-23, senior center, 808 Ninth St. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Anyone interested in donating items for the sale should bring them to the senior center beginning March 19. Call 253-931-3016 for pickup or more information.

Quota Cares Western Days: 11 a.m.2 p.m. March 16, Reber Ranch, 28606 132nd Ave. SE, Kent. Free event is for families with special needs children to come and enjoy Western-themed activities, including pony rides, a petting zoo, hay tractor rides, a roping contest, face painting, arts and crafts, family pictures. A free hot dog lunch is included. For more information, visit www. quotakentvalley.com 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

Easter Journey to the Cross: 7 p.m. March 14-17, Auburn Adventist Church, 5010 Auburn Way S. Celebrate the Easter season with the indoor, dramatic musical. Admission is free, but tickets are required to attend. Every person/child occupying a seat needs a ticket; 650 available ticket reservations nightly. For more information, visit www.auburnacademychurch.org.

burn, 410 H St. NE; 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. March 27, Zones, Inc., 1102 15th St. SW. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.

Got an event? submissions@auburn-reporter.com or post online at www.auburn-reporter.com 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. 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 dinner, silent and live auction). Donations for auction are appreciated. A tax deduction letter is available. Please send donations to: AMHS, 28900 124th Ave. SE, Auburn, WA 98092 – c/o AMBC 2013 Auction. 0eFor more information, contact Tracy Arnold at 206-679-8929 or tracyarnold@comcast.net.

Health Cascade Regional Blood Center drives: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 21, West Auburn High School, 401 W. Main St.; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 26, Auburn Mountainview High School, 28900 124th Ave. SE. For more information, call 1-877-242-5663 or visit www.crbs.net/home. Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 10 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m. March 16, The Outlet Collection, bus by the Burlington Coat Factory, 1101 Supermall Way; 1-3 p.m., 4-7 p.m.,. March 18, Messiah Lutheran Au-

City of Auburn’s Domestic Violence Task Force seminar: 1:30 p.m. March 21, Auburn City Council Chambers, 25 W. Main St. Seminar on mental health. Guest speakers are Manka Dhingra, deputy prosecuting attorney, who will speak about the Regional Mental Health & Veterans’ Court, and Barbara Guerrero, a social worker from Auburn MultiCare. Free to the public. The task force is a community action organization committed to justice, accountability and safety through collaboration, education and prevention of domestic violence. For more information, call Shelly David, domestic violence legal advocate at 253-931-3072, or email at sdavid@auburnwa.gov. Stroke, osteoporosis screenings: March 26, Neighborhood Chapel, 209 M St. NE, Auburn. Packages start at $159. All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-697-9721 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com. Pre-registration is required.

Clubs Auburn Green Valley Prospecting Club: Meets 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, The River Estates Community Center, 3611 I St. NE, Auburn. Club promotes recreational prospecting, camaraderie and education with members, local organizations and youth groups throughout the Puget Sound Region. Affiliated chapter of The Gold Prospectors Association of America. Offers places for individuals and families to go to prospect, local support,

free information services. Membership is free and open to anyone. For more information, call 253 833-2255 or visit pnwgpaa. com/Washington/Auburn/Calendar.

‘80s at 8 Movies Package: 8 p.m., selected Fridays. Lineup: • “Breakfast Club” (March 15); • “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (March 29). Tickets: $3.

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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 253941-8204, aneatap@comcast.net. Body and Mind Seminar: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 16, White River Buddhist Temple, 3625 Auburn Way N. Are you looking for peace and harmony of body and mind? What about good health, spiritual enrichment and relief from stress? Wear comfortable clothes that allow free movement and bring a mat or rug or towel to these interactive classes to stretch your body and ease your mind. Limited to 45 students. Registration deadline is March 10. Cost: Gift donation of $20 to $200. Visit www.wrbt. org for registration form or more info.

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.

March Comedy at the Ave: 7:30 p.m. March 16, Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Headliner Mike Baldwin is considered by many to be one of the smartest, funniest and most likable comics working the road today. Recommended for ages 18 and above. Tickets: $17, $15. The Gothard Sisters: 2 p.m. March 17. Three sisters, sharing their love of Irish music, traditional Irish step dance and storytelling perform a special St. Patrick’s Day show. Tickets: $17, $15. ELSEWHERE Rainbow Dance Theatre: 7:30 p.m. March 23, Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St. Back by popular demand, this dynamic group features physical stunts, mesmerizing dance, glow in the dark costumes, and inventive use of props. Tickets: $15/$13. 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.

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The first annual Obliteride – a fundraising bike ride to support lifesaving cancer research at the Fred Hutchinson Center – will soon spin through Auburn. The Aug. 9-11 event offers various distances and terrains for riders of all levels and features an entire weekend of celebration and concerts. Routes for the 25-, 50-, 100- and 180-mile rides have been released at obliteride.org/ride. “Obliteride is a community-wide

Empty Bowls The third annual Empty Bowls, a community-wide effort to support the Auburn Food Bank, is serving up lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26 at Grace Community Church. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase a handmade soup bowl by students and professional potters for a minimum donation of $15. Customers will have a choice of soup from among those donated by local restaurants and schools. Proceeds will support the food bank. Empty Bowls, an international, grassroots effort to fight hunger, was created by The Imagine Render Group. The premise is simple: Potters, craftspeople, educators and others work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. REPORTER FILE PHOTO. Auburn residents have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in cancer research this year. Enrollment for the American Cancer Society’s third Cancer Prevention Study will be accepted at the Auburn Relay for Life at Auburn Memorial Field on May 17 from 5:30-9:30pm.

City presents free seminar on mental health The City of Auburn’s Domestic Violence Task Force presents a free seminar on mental health at 1:30 p.m. Thursday March 21 at the City Council Chambers, 25 W. Main St. Guest speakers are Manka Dhingra, deputy pros-

Individuals between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer and are willing to make a long-term commitment to the study are encouraged to sign up. For more information, visit www.cancer.org/cps3, email cps3@cancer.org or call toll-free 1-888-604-5888.

All routes will start in northeast Seattle at Magnuson Park on Aug. 10. Participants in the 25-mile, 50-mile, and 100-mile rides will return to Magnuson Park on Saturday to enjoy a full finish line celebration. Participants in the 180-mile (twoday) ride will continue to the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, spend the night there and return to Magnuson Park on Aug. 11. Detailed route maps will be available early spring. Sign up to ride, volunteer or fundraise at obliteride.org.

event that everyone can participate in by riding, volunteering or cheering on participants as they roll though your community,” said Amy Lavin, Obliteride’s executive director. “We would love to see people get involved by volunteering or lining the streets with signs honoring loved ones or friends who have battled cancer or are in the fight today. Simply come to the end of your driveway and cheer on the riders. We’d love to see everyone out there.” All proceeds directly benefit lifesaving cancer research.

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moving on to college or joining either the Marines In the early hours of a or the U.S. Army. rainy Thursday morning First, however, he had Gubarik begins the final to graduate and turn 18. test of The Crucible. He Although the Marines and shoulders his 80-pound the Army allow enlistment pack, picks up his 8-pound at 17, parents or guardians M16A4 service rifle and must sign the enlistment begins a nine-mile hike that papers. culminates in an ascent of “My parents came from The Reaper, a 700-feet peak. the Ukraine, so my dad was At the top waits forced to go into the the ultimate prize military because of – the Marine the USSR (former Corps emblem, Union of Soviet the Eagle, Globe Socialist Republics),” and Anchor. It is Gubarik said. “So he bestowed in a cersaid he wasn’t going emony that marks to sign and that I had the completion of to make that decision Gubarik The Crucible and on my own.” the first time the After weighing his recruit is officially called a options, Gubarik settled on Marine. the Marines. “When I reached the very “I didn’t really like high top my senior drill instrucschool because of all the tor told me to control my drama, I just didn’t care for emotions,” Gubarik said. “I it, so I didn’t really want to kept a straight face, but ingo to college,” Gubarik said. side I had tears of joy in my “I looked into the Army a heart. It was an incredible little bit also, but they don’t feeling, like nothing I’ve have a brotherhood like the ever felt before.” Marines do. So I decided to join the Marines. It’s a The journey begins brotherhood, and it’s going to change me into someGubarik’s journey as a U.S. Marine began when he thing better, and I get to serve the United States.” was a high school junior. “In high school I had After signing his papers my ups and downs, I didn’t last August, Gubarik had really know what I wanted to wait until December to to do with my life,” Gubarik actually board a plane for said. training. He was torn between With fewer than 200,000

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Welcome to the Marines In December, Gubarik’s plane touched down at Lindbergh Field in San Diego. A white Marine Corps bus awaited him and the other recruits. After a 15-minute ride, the bus stopped outside the Recruit Processing Center at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, training ground for male enlistees west of the Mississippi train. Outside the bus, yellow footprints painted on the concrete courtyard waited for the new recruits, who would soon get their first experience with the infamous Marine Corps Drill Instructors (DI). The yelling begins immediately, and the recruits are ushered off the bus and swarmed by DIs. They are informed that they no longer live by civilian

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Left, a Drill Instructor pins an Eagle, Globe and Anchor on a newly minted Marine at the culmination of The Crucible. Above, a Drill Instructor gives visiting educators an earful of the recruit experience. Upper right, personal space is not an option for recruits lining up for chow. Right, a Marine celebrates his graduation from the 13-week basic training with his family. Photos by Shawn Skager

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Three Auburn-area wrestlers are preparing for the NCAA Tournament on March 21-23 in Des Moines, Iowa. Oregon State’s Michael Mangrum and Taylor Meeks, and Boise State’s Jake Swartz – lifelong friends who trained at Auburn’s Vision Quest Sport and Fitness – head into the nationals ranked in their respective weight classes. Mangrum, a senior captain for the Beavers and a three-time state champion at Auburn Riverside who won his final 100 matches in high school, took his second straight Pac-12 crown at 141 pounds at the recent conference championships in Tempe, Ariz. Ninth-ranked Oregon State won its second straight Pac-12 title and third in four years. Mangrum used a pair of takedowns, locking a cradle on the second, to pin CSU Bakersfield’s Timmy Box at 3:33 in his championship bout. “It’s always great to come out with a win. Getting the back-to-back (titles) is nice as well, and that means I’m the first 141-pounder ever to have the Pac-12 (team) title and to have back-to-back

Michael Mangrum, an Oregon State University senior, won his second consecutive Pac-12 crown on March 2. Courtesy photo Pac-12 (individual) titles,” Mangrum told osubeavers. com. “It’s a really good feeling.” Mangrum is one win away from tying the school’s legendary Les Gutches with 134 career victories.

Swartz, a junior and a state champion at Auburn, claimed his second consecutive 184-pound title for the Broncos. Swartz downed Arizona State’s Kevin Radford, 3-1, in the finals. “He plays the chess

game well (on the mat). He doesn’t get overly excited,” said Swartz’s father, Brad, a champion wrestler at Oregon State. “He also trains harder than anyone in the offseason.” Meeks, a sophomore from Orting, won the 197-pound class for the Beavers. Meeks is ranked fifth in the latest NCAA RPI standings. Meeks won three state titles at Orting. All three are ranked heading into the NCAAs. Mangrum, ranked fourth in the NCAA RPI standings for his weight class, was fifth at nationals last year Swartz, nagged by a hamstring injury, went 3-2 last March. Swartz is ranked sixth in the latest NCAA RPI standings. Mangrum is confident he can bring home an NCAA crown. “I believe that I can. I just have to go out and do what (coach) Jim (Zalesky) tells me to do and wrestle as hard as I can for seven minutes or more, and just go for it,” Mangrum told osubeavers.com. “Last year and the years before I was tentative coming out to wrestle, and I think the difference this year is going to be the fact that I’m going to go out there and attack from the whistle until times runs out.”

Raven junior nabs SPSL 4A scoring crown BY SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

Auburn Riverside boys basketball coach Jason Brown knew he had a special player on his hands when junior Derek Brown turned out for the Raven squad last summer. Silky smooth on the court, with a well developed jump shot and passion for the game, Jason – in his first year at the helm of the Auburn Riverside varsity program – knew he had the piece he needed to build a winning tradition. “He was developed,” Jason said. “He’s played the game a lot, and he has a lot of passion for it. There is still a lot he needs to learn and there is room for growth, but we like to have the ball in his hands.” What Jason and the rest of the program couldn’t know was how much Derek would grow in his game as a junior. He ended the season as the South Puget Sound League’s leading scorer – scoring an average of 22 points per game – and was honored as an all-league second teamer. Derek’s prep career began at Todd Beamer High School. [ more brown page 11 ]

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www.auburn-reporter.com As a freshman he showed flashes of brilliance, scoring 19 points against Puyallup in 2011. “I felt like I had earned something at Beamer,” Derek said. “I was getting a lot of playing time.” Not long after that game, however, tragedy struck Derek and his family when his mother, Talitha Bible, overdosed. Derek said he clung to basketball to cope. Even though he scored 12 points against Bethel the day after his mother died, something wasn’t quite right. “Once my mom went away, I felt like I lost something on the court, also,” Derek said. “I felt like my shot went away. And I didn’t know how to get it back. It took a lot out of me.” Derek moved in with his sister, Shatoya Simmons, in Auburn. As a sophomore, he said, he was still committed to playing basketball at Beamer, taking the bus every morning to Federal Way to attend school.

Derek Brown elevates for two of his 49 points against Kentridge. Shawn Skager, Auburn Reporter

“I was getting up every morning at 4 o’clock, trying to catch the bus to get to school,” Derek said. “And trying to maintain good grades and get to bed early so I would have enough energy through the day.” He struggled on the court, averaging just 3.1 ppg. He said he just didn’t feel like he fit in

with the team anymore. “(Coach) just didn’t trust me anymore, and I could tell at the end of my freshman year,” he said. “It wasn’t the right fit for me anymore. We had a team meeting where my coach said we only had five players who could score 20 points in a game. And I wasn’t included in that. And I thought ‘wow, you don’t think I can score 20 points.’” So Derek switched to Auburn Riverside. For Jason, eager to begin the process of building a winning tradition with the Raven boys, Derek was an obvious choice as a cornerstone for the program. “He’s a very charming young man. Once you get around him, he puts you very much at ease,” Jason said. “He’s a very confident person and very caring and compassionate.” Jason said he and the other Auburn Riverside coaches immediately set about cementing a bond with Derek. “He’s very coachable, once you build his trust, which me and the other coaches

were able to do,” Brown said. “I think it was a big relief for him that we weren’t going to judge him or give him special treatment.” Derek responded immediately, averaging more than 26 ppg through the first four games, then hitting for 49 against Kentridge. “The threes just kept going in,” Derek said. “I had my consistency going, my coach was believing in me and most of my team was believing in me. My sister and brothers were in the stands, cheering me on. I was just feeling it.” The feat earned him an Auburn Riverside record and attention from several colleges and the national media. At one point, MaxPreps. com ranked him the No. 3 junior guard in the country. Despite his performance this season, however, the Ravens struggled, finishing the season 6-14 overall. And for all the personal accolades, it’s the team’s win-loss record that really matters to Derek. “I’ve absolutely made some big, huge steps this year,” Derek said. “I’ve improved

...obituaries Lyle Richard Schneider Lyle R. Schneider passed away February 23, 2013 at home with his wife by his side. He was born June 23rd, 1917 to Edward O. Schneider and Mabel Inez Schneider in the village of Elysian, LeSueur County Minnesota. After graduation from high school in 1935 he left Elysian and went out to the Pacific Coast arriving in Seattle. He entered Mt.Vernon Junior College and graduated May 20, 1938. It was at this time that he met his wife to be, Louise Elliott, when she would make summer visits to her grandparent’s farm where Lyle got his first job. He then enrolled at the University of Washington working his way through as a houseboy in a sorority house for room and board. That same year on June 1st the sorority house closed for the summer and he got a job doing painting and maintenance for a retired widow staying in the basement apartment. On June 23rd, his birthday, the lady invited him for dinner. The radio was on with news; suddenly a voice came on asking to wait for a message from the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The President’s voice was quiet but emotional, “My dear citizens, France surrendered today to Germany and Hitler is now bombing London. I now order that 5,000 new naval officers shall be selected and trained for active duty starting immediately. All Naval recruiting officers shall start now to examine and enlist applicants to a new naval academy in New York City.” Lyle had just finished his fourth year of college and one year of law school. The next day he was at the naval recruiting offices in Seattle at 8 A.M. He filled out his application, passed his physical examination, and was accepted into the United States Navy on June 30th. Lyle served at Pearl Harbor, the South Pacific and on a merchant ship taking oil and cargo from San Francisco to Alaska. After he was permanently stationed at the naval fuel base in Port Orchard, WA he proposed to Louise Marie Elliott and they were married on July 16th, 1943 in a small Lutheran Church in Seattle. When the war ended he was honorably discharged as a Lt. Commander and returned to the University of Washington to finish law school passing the Washington State Bar on September 10th, 1947. Lyle and Louise moved to Auburn,Washington to practice

law with his father-in-law, in the firm of Elliott & Schneider. The practice continued and by the time he retired in 2005 the firm name was Schneider, Gibson & Jarvey. Lyle’s practice focused on estate planning, probate, and real estate. He received an award for 50 years as an active practicing attorney. After retirement they moved to their ranch in the Wenas Valley, north of Selah, WA which he had purchased in 1965 and continued farming hay and raising cattle until his health required that he turn the operation over to his son, Lyle Jr. Lyle served three elective terms as Auburn City Attorney, and was City Attorney for the town of Pacific. He was the director of three banks, a member of Auburn Kiwanis, the Lutheran Church, and a five-year scout master. He was active in the Association of Washington Cities and was elected a Freeholder to draft the new King County Charter, and reelected to serve on the review committee ten years later. He was a life member of the NRA, American Legion,Washington State Bar Association; the Washington Cattlemen’s Assn. and was a director of the Wenas Irrigation District Board for many years. Life in the Navy, in Auburn as a small town attorney and life on the ranch has been very special to Lyle as well as all of his family. He is survived by his wife of nearly seventy years, Louise, or as he would say, “his angel from above”, and his three children, Dr. Eric Elliot Schneider of Auburn, Frances Louise Feusner of Selah, and Lyle Richard Schneider Jr. of Selah. Lyle is also survived by ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A footnote from his eldest son, Eric. My dad and I have shared clients from the Auburn area for many years – dad as a family attorney and myself as a veterinarian. What I have heard and do now hear about my dad almost every day is that he was a person who really would listen to you, was always a gentleman with a sincere smile, could and did give good advice, as he was very “well read” and lastly could tell a great story! In the words of Mark Twain,“my father was an amazing man – the older I got, the smarter he got.” My father was my hero! In his memory, memorials may be given to Peace Lutheran Church in Selah, Washington, The American Legion or a charity of your choice. 753604

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PUBLIC NOTICES KING COUNTY LANDMARKS COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER LANDMARK NOMINATION DATE, TIME, AND PLACE: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 4:30 pm Tipping Floor Conference Room, Suite 700 King Street Center 201 S Jackson Street, Seattle NAME/LOCATION OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Murray Morgan House 4505 S 376th Street Auburn, WA 98001 All proceedings to review the Commission’s action at the hearing will be based on the record of this hearing. No further right to present evidence on the issue of designation is afforded pursuant to King County Code 20.62. For further information contact todd.scott@kingcounty.gov or 206-296-8636. Published in Auburn Reporter on March 15, 2013. #752728. Superior Court of Washington for Thurston County In the matter of the estate of CHERYL DAWN HAWN Deceased. No. 13-4 00123 8 PROBATE NOTiCE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 THE ADMINISTRATOR NAMED BELOW has been appointed as administrator of this estate.Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the administrator or the administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in

which the probate proceedings were commenced.The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: March 8, 2013 Publication: Auburn Reporter HEATHER BISHOP Administrator Attorneys for Personal Representative: Owens Davies Fristoe Taylor & Schultz, P.S. Address for Mailing or Service: 1115 West Bay Drive, Suite 302 PO Box 187 Olympia, WA 98507 Phone: (360) 943-8320 Court of Probate Proceedings and cause number: Thurston County Superior Court Cause No. 13-4 00123 8 Published in Auburn Reporter on March 8, 2013, March 15, 2013 and March 22, 2013. #751092.

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www.auburn-reporter.com Family Forest Expo: Family owners of private forestland in Washington will have the opportunity to learn how to keep their forests safe and healthy at the Family Forest Expo on March 23 at Green River Community College. Gates open at 8 a.m. and presentations begin at 9 a.m. It is a Washington State University Extension educational event. Participants will be able to attend up to six different expert presentations, choosing from more than

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The Auburn Actors' Guild presents “Beauty and the Beast” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St. The cast includes Jessica Alley, middle, who plays Belle. Tickets are $12 general admission and $5 for seniors, students and military. For ticket information, call 253-931-4895. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

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Now accepting walk-ins and appointments.

If you need care for a less serious injury, illness or other medical condition, you’ll be able to schedule your appointment the same day at MultiCare Urgent Care Clinics (in Auburn, Covington and Kent). We also offer walk-in service for our patients who prefer it. It’s all about choice, convenience and quality urgent care, when you’re better connected to MultiCare.

MultiCare Urgent Care Clinics AUBURN 202 Cross St. 253.876.8111 Monday through Friday 8am–8pm Saturday, Sunday and Holidays* 8am–4pm

COVINGTON 17700 SE 272nd St. 253.372.7020 Monday through Friday 8am–8pm Saturday, Sunday and Holidays* 8am–6pm

For an urgent care appointment, call the nearest location, or walk in anytime during clinic hours.

FEDERAL WAY 1413 S 348th St., Bldg L, Suite 104 Federal Way, 98003 253.874.2000 Monday through Friday Saturday:

10am–8pm 10am-6pm

NOTE: no appointments available currently at the Federal Way location

KENT 222 State Ave. N 253.372.7788 Monday through Friday 9am–9pm Saturday, Sunday and Holidays* 9am–5pm *Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas

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MultiCare Health System MultiCare Allenmore Hospital ~ MultiCare Auburn Medical Center ~ MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital ~ MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital ~ MultiCare Clinics

A not-for-profit community organization

This ad placement is to satisfy tax code section 501(c)(3) requiring a Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students. PNAIS member schools have adopted nondiscrimination policies which may be broader than this requirement.

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