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Residential garbage rates to decrease

Haulers to compete for trash contract

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Garbage bills should go down for Covington residents thanks to a new contract with Republic Services which will take effect July 1.

This is the first time the city has negotiated a contract for solid waste services, explained Glenn Akramoff, public works director for Covington. Before incorporation in 1997, the contract was COVINGTON negotiated and managed by the Washington Utilities Trade Commission because Covington was an unincorporated area.

“Normally when a city incorporates, that’s one of the first things they do, notify them (UTC) you’re going to take (the contract) over,” Akramoff said. “They need to let

The city of Maple Valley will pursue a competitive process to determine who it’s next garbage hauler will be.

At the March 25 City Council meeting the Maple Valley public works department recommended the city pursue a competitive request for proposals process as the city’s solid waste contract with Waste ManageMAPLE ment is set to VALLEY expire in August of 2014.

The city had three options of how it could proceed, either going through a competitive process, exercising one or both of two 2-year extensions built in to the current contract, or negotiating a new contract with Waste Management.

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Journey To The Ocean

Sara Vargas, a fourth grade student at Crestwood Elementary releases a salmon into Little Soos Creek behind the school on April 1. The school’s fourth grade students have been studying the life cycle of salmon, including raising salmon eggs and releasing them into the stream.

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Riding with joy in honor of a beloved mother

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The first time Laura Bingle rode in the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic in 2007, her mother Joyce Kaup thought she was nuts.

Getting on the saddle of a bike started small enough. Bingle certainly never thought it would lead to the STP, as it’s affectionately known, but it has led to something even bigger since 2008.

It began in March 2007 when

Bingle’s mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, just a few months after Kaup’s gynecologist gave her a clean bill of health.

“They call it the silent killer,” Bingle said. “The symptoms are bloating. So, she was really bloated and she had no appetite.

At first, they misdiagnosed it as IBS, so they gave her meds for that and after four to six weeks it wasn’t working.”

By that point, the cancer had

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progressed to stage four, Bingle said. Her parents lived in Spokane. Bingle had just started a job with Alaska Airlines in January.

“My first benefits trip was to Spokane,” she said. “I worked Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights then got on a plane Sunday morning and stayed with my mom and dad Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. My poor kids, I was a stay at home mom for 14 years then I got a job and my mom got sick.”

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Obituary Ella Rosebud Blume, 92, died March 19. She was born in Spokane and raised in Canada. Blume was an avid gymnast during her younger years and performed with an acrobatic team at the Paramount Theater. She was the youngest woman hired at The Boeing Co. and appeared in early Boeing news reels.

She was honored that she was able to name Grass Lake Elementary School in Covington. She also traveled the world with her family and visited Egypt, Europe, South and Central America, to just name a few. Blume was an excellent gardener and grew her own organic produce and when not gardening, enjoyed

sketching and painting, particularly Mount Rainier.

Ella is preceded in death by two sons, Randy and Robert and her husband Robert W. Blume. She is survived by three daughters: Pam McCann of Seattle, Julie Gunderson of Seattle, and Lona Matheny of Florida, and son Lawrence Blume of Vancouver, Wash., 18 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, eight great-great grandchildren and five great-great-great grandchildren.

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Covington has been awarded a grant by FEMA to develop a hazard mitigation plan.

The grant is related to the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and will allow the city to embark on a planning process to prepare for impacts of natural disasters.

It will take approximately 6-9 months to develop the plan.

During this process, citizens can contribute by sharing local knowledge of the area’s vulnerability to hazards based on past occurrences.

The public is encouraged to provide input on all phases of the plan development.

Public involvement will be solicited via a multimedia campaign that will include public meetings, web based information and questionnaires. This pro-

cess will be overseen by a steering committee made up of stakeholders from within the planning area.

The steering committee will meet as needed on the third Tuesday of every month at Covington City Hall, 16720 SE 271st St. These meetings will typically run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and are open to the public.

Any questions or comments regarding this process should be directed to Shellie Bates at the City of Covington Public Works Department by phone (253) 480-2463 or email sbates@covingtonwa.gov.

An informational website on the plan and purposes for planning has also been established at www. covingtonwa.gov/hazardmitigation/index.html.

County seeks to create officer memorial

Legislation honoring the

fifteen members of the King County Sheriff’s Office that have been killed in the line of duty unanimously passed the King County Council’s Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee.

Currently, there is no memorial within the County honoring all the men who died protecting their fellow citizens.

On March 6, King County councilman Reagan Dunn proposed this legislation to recognize these individuals through the creation of a memorial for fallen deputies at the King County Courthouse.

“Remembering, honoring and memorializing the Deputies in the King County Sheriff’s Office that have given the ultimate sacrifice is a fitting tribute,” said Dunn. “This memorial is the right thing to do and I look forward to working with Sheriff Urquhart and the King County Police Of-

ficers Guild to help create an appropriate memorial worthy of these 15 heroes.”

The first sheriff deputy killed in the line of duty was in 1853 and the most recent was in 2006.

All fifteen deputies are recognized both in Washington, D.C. as part of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, and in Olympia, where they are listed on the Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial.

Dunn’s proposed ordinance calls on the Executive and the King County Sheriff to submit a proposal to the County Council by June 1.

The proposal will include where the memorial will be located, a method to solicit designs for the display, and the proposed schedule, budget and potential funding sources for its construction.

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The Maple Valley Farmer’s Market is accepting vendor applications for the upcoming season.

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Cancer survivor helps others on road to recovery Covington resident Janice Crutcher volunteers to drive patients to treatments twice a week

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Janice Crutcher decided if she made it through cancer treatments she would find a way to give back.

Inspired by her own experience as well as how hard it was to watch her mother go through cancer treatments nearly a decade ago without much support, Crutcher found the Road to Recovery program offered by the American Cancer Society.

Crutcher, a Covington resident, has been cancerfree for two years.

“About six months or so after I completed all my treatments I really felt the need to help others in some way,” Crutcher said. “It was an agreement I made with myself, if I get through it, I’m going to pay it forward.”

Her mother died after a battle with cancer eight and a half years ago. Crutcher said her mother, who lived in California, often had to drive herself to treatments.

When she read about volunteer opportunities on the ACS website, she investigated. Crutcher said she wasn’t comfortable trying to

raise money, but, when she saw the Road to Recovery program needed drivers to take patients to treatment sessions, she decided she could do that.

“I have a somewhat flexible schedule,” Crutcher said. “I started doing it and I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

In addition, Crutcher has helped train other volunteers for the past year.

She tries to give at least two rides a week. Sometimes she does more.

“It really just depends on what I can fit in because there’s a huge need,” Crutcher said. “The Seattle, Kent and Renton areas are busy, busy, so trying to get all the rides done is very tough. That’s why it’s really important we get more volunteers.”

As an example, on March 26, Crutcher worked out with the driver coordinator — who is also a volunteer — to pick up a man from a chemotherapy session. She couldn’t take him because of other commitments she had, but, Crutcher told the coordinator she could pick him up if someone else could drop him off.

And the volunteer drivers

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do it not only on their own time, but, pay for gas out of their own pockets typically.

Sometimes, Crutcher said, they get lucky and a grant comes in to help cover some of the expenses for drivers.

“It can add up, but, it’s worthwhile,” Crutcher said.

“Most of the people that we drive, they either have family members that are working that really can’t take them five days a week or they don’t have people to drive them. That’s why it’s very rewarding to be able to help these folks.”

Some patients are referred to the program by their doctors who know that financially it is not feasible to drive multiple times a week with round trips from places like south Kent, Renton or Federal Way to Seattle for treatment because those can be 50 miles for one session.

Kimberly Dinsdale, a spokeswoman for ACS in Western Washington, wrote in an email that the program currently has 70 drivers but they could always use more.

“The need is endless,” Dinsdale wrote. “We are

turning away patients every day because we don’t have enough drivers.”

The program is supported financially through a variety of fundraisers.

“In order for this program to function properly the American Cancer Society provides continuous training and background checks for all volunteers, supplemental auto insurance for drivers and vehicles, Call center staff to connect patients with their local coordinators and the overall management of the program,” Dinsdale wrote.

“The funds to help support all of these activities are raised through direct donations to the Society and through the various events that are held throughout the year here locally and nationwide.”

Crutcher said she has driven people from all walks of life. Sometimes they want to know her story, other times they don’t want to talk about cancer at all.

“First of all the people that we drive are extremely thankful,” she said. “They’re very happy that we’re helping them.

“Most people are actually in quite a good mood considering they’re going through cancer treatments.

For the most part, they’re easy to talk with. There’s always a different story and they all have unique situations.”

Those experiences, Crutcher said, make it worth the time, money and effort. She would like to see others volunteer with Road to Recovery.

“I do it because I’m selfish. I do it because it makes me feel good,” Crutcher said. “It’s so important that people go and volunteer if they have an hour a week or an hour a month, because it’s so rewarding.

It’s whatever you can fit in on a particular day. It’s very flexible. It’s a great way to give back.”

For more information log on to: http://www.cancer.org/treatment/ supportprogramsservices/road-torecovery

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First impressions on some things are hard to erase. Some things such as painting nails, cleaning your room, and cooking.

Cooking — that’s a big one — you can’t just BAM! know how to cook. Not in a few hours, not in a few days, maybe not even in a few weeks! I only have two pieces of advice for you.

Get the right tools to do it, and watch Food Network.

But, if you’re someone (like me) who has a ridiculously awesome cook in your own home, you might have a slight advantage. Now if you might be aware that I’ve mentioned my dad a couple times in some of my previous stories, but if you think he’s the one that can cook, you’re miles away from close. He can barbecue the ribs but that’s about it. Oh, he can make a mean top ramen too.

No, it’s my mom who is the cooking angel.

She taught me everything I know from peeling a carrot, to making chicken cacciatore. So many things my mom makes are … too awesome to describe. Pork Milanese with a poached egg, a parmesan cheese frico and pickled red onions on an escarole salad. Wow, my mouth is watering just saying it! Seared scallops with a garlic sauce on fettuccine pasta and a corn and bacon salad.

OMG I’m hungry now! (Editor’s note: Annie, we are totally coming to your house for dinner).

Memories are made in the kitchen. Did you read Gretchen Leigh’s article in the March 22

Technology the new party line The subject of telephone party lines came up at the office this week and, of course, I was one of the few old enough to remember them well.

Party lines involved a group of neighbors who were all on the same telephone line.

When my family lived on the farm we always had a party line. To us kids a private line was only for the rich. Kids thought party lines were great. TV wasn’t as prolific as today, so a party line offered a situation comedy by phone.

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issue? That was great! Everything she said was so true! Each moment spent in the kitchen is an avalanche of emotion. Like those little emoticons when texting: angry, happy, all of them. And you know, going out to eat once in a while isn’t bad either. It’s just my mom doesn’t want me stuck eating pizza or fast food every night when I’m out of the house and in college. Yeah, I’m one of those kids who doesn’t want mac ‘n’ cheese and dino bites every night. Dude, that’s an afterschool snack not dinner. Cooking does have an economical value too. If you had fast food every night for a week that’s what, 45-50 buckaroos?

And if you went out to eat at a restaurant that’s

Annie Livengood of Covington is an aspiring journalist and sixthgrader at Crestwood Elementary.

I remember hearing of adults getting mad because someone on the party line gabbed for too long. I think everyone had tricks to clear the line, like clicking the receiver repeatedly or singing Roy Rogers’ ballads with a fake German accent.

Those were the days.

It occurred to me that party lines were not much different than Facebook and Twitter are today.

We often hear about the great and wonderful new world created by social media, bringing us all together in a wet, messy pool of hand-holding kumbayah.

I maintain the world of Facebook and Twitter is neither new, nor wonderful. Like most stuff done by folks – a lot of it is whacky and at times very weird.

We always want to believe our world is radically different from the past, but history teaches us people have been loony for a long, long time. Posting on Facebook, Twitter and listening in on party lines have been around in

different forms as long as gossip and gabbing over the fence.

Layers of ancient writing have been found on parchment or animal skins, many with striking illustrations. These animal skins have proven to be very durable through the centuries.

At times one layer was scraped off so a younger monk could write down his post. The younger monk probably thought the old guy was a knucklehead in a funny-looking robe and his modern writing was the truth critical for the new world of 613.

It may have been slower to scribble on parchment then to post to Facebook, but the need and desire comes for the same place.

Maybe it is for the best that most Facebook posts disappear quickly into the ether. I am sure there are plenty of nutty parchments posts best undiscovered.

In a certain way it’s as if we are living in one long party line stretching over thousands of years.

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more formal every night for a week, get real, some broke, city girl fresh out of college isn’t about to blow her money on that. Ummmm Duh! Aeropostale! I’ve got other priorities! But anyway, you have to shop smart too. Making something simple like home made chili is just enough.

To close this out all I want to say is thanks, mom.

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the hauler know seven years in advance.”

Covington officials didn’t do that at the time of incorporation, but, did do so in 2003 with the plan to negotiate a contract in 2010.

Akramoff discussed it then with City Manager Derek Matheson, but, at that point it didn’t work for either of them to put together a proposal for the City Council to consider regarding the solid waste contract.

In May 2012 they were able to get the process rolling. Akramoff said they started with a study session with the City Council to explain the issues and what would happen if Covington took over the contract. The council was given three options: take no action, put out a request for proposals for the contract or negotiate directly with Republic Services.

Council decided, for

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a number of reasons, to negotiate directly with Republic, Akramoff said, with the idea that they could get better rates than under the previous contract. A consultant was hired who began work in the fall and talks with Republic began in October.

“We focused on three different areas when we prioritized negotiations: residential, smaller retail and then larger commercial users,” Akramoff said. “In focusing on that the residential rates have gone down, depending on what level of service you get, between 5 percent and 10 percent.”

One of the reasons rates will go down for residential customers is that they currently pay a rental fee for the cart, the garbage can provided by the hauler, and won’t have to pay that fee under the new contract, a significant change.

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It will go back to the City Council for approval April 9. Once approved, the new contract would begin July 1.

“Negotations have gone really well,” Akramoff said.

“We’ve had really positive sessions, there were some issues that needed to be worked out, but it was always in the spirit of partnership from both sides but I think that helped the process move along.”

While rates will go down for residential customers, Akramoff said, some businesses will see an increase in rates depending on the size of the business and what services they use.

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The city will see a number of improved services including having our events taken care of, our facilities will be taken care of as part of the contract.”

Beyond that, Akramoff added, there will more education about recycling along with outreach to homeowners associations in the city which builds on the relationships Republic has already built.

“Republic has been a very good community partner,” Akramoff said.

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CITY OF MAPLE VALLEY The Maple Valley City Council is recruiting individuals who are interested in serving in the capacity of Alternate Planning Commissioners. The duty of the Alternate Planning Commissioner is to attend meetings so that he/she will be prepared to fill an unanticipated vacancy. The Planning Commission meets from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of each month, with occasional special meetings and workshops.

In order to qualify for this appointment, individuals must be residents of, or own property in, the City of Maple Valley.

Persons should have an interest in environmental affairs, planning, land use, and residential and commercial development as evidenced by training, experience, or actions. The term of office for a Planning Commissioner position is four years and for an Alternate Planning Commissioner it is two years.

The deadline for those wishing to be considered is April 30, 2013, 5:00 p.m. Applicant interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter. Applications may be picked up at City Hall, 22017 SE Wax Road, Suite 200, or accessed through the City’s website at www.maplevalleywa.gov.

Click on City Government, then click on Citizen, Boards, Commissions and Committees, then click on Position Openings.

Questions concerning this position should be directed to Bonnie Barney, Deputy City Clerk, or Steve Clark, Director of Public Works and Community Development, at (425) 413-8800.

Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on March 29, 2013 and April 5, 2013. #758651.

Northwest Pipeline GP, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project, the South Seattle Delivery Lateral Expansion Project, is located in T23N, R5E (passing through the NW 1Ž4 of Section 27, NE 1Ž4 and NW 1Ž4 of Sections 28, 29, and 30) and in T23N, R6E (passing through the NE 1Ž4 and NW 1/4 of Section 25). The proposed Project starts immediately east of 230th Avenue SW in unincorporated King County and terminates west of Parkside Way SE, 1.5 miles east of the Renton city limits.

This project involves 68.53 acres of soil disturbance for utility (natural gas pipeline) construction activities and will be discharged to various tributaries to the Cedar River. The purpose of the project is to provide increased natural gas delivery to Puget Sound Energy, Northwest’s customer, to enable Puget to keep up with the growing demand for natural gas in the area. Stormwater runoff will be controlled through the use of appropriate BMPs. Workspace will primarily be limited to the existing, previously disturbed right-of-way with the exception of limited extra workspace needed for staging, equipment storage, and dewatering. Sediment barriers, dewatering devices, and other BMPs will be installed and maintained throughout construction and prior to discharging water at the site. BMPs will be utilized to minimize any potential impacts to ground and/or surface

waters from both stormwater and hydrostatic test water discharges.

Any person desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on March 29, 2013 and April 5, 2013. #758630.

WATER METER REPLACEMENT PROJECT, NW73 Covington Water District CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by Covington Water District for the above project until 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at which time bids will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Bid proposals may be sent by mail to 18631 SE 300th Place, Covington, WA 98042, or hand delivered to the District Reception Desk prior to the opening.

The envelope shall be plainly marked with “Bid Proposal – Water Meter Replacement Project, NW73” and shall clearly indicate the name and address of the bidder.

Bids are requested for the replacement of 3,600 water meters.

Work includes removing manual read meters and installing new radio read meters with 60W Endpoint. Bidders are encouraged to carefully review the specifications and requirements to ensure experience requirements are met prior to preparing and submitting a bid.

Obtaining Bid Documents: 1.Bid Documents will only be provided in an electronic PDF version. No charge will be required for bidders to access Bid Documents.

2.Upon request, an email will be transmitted to the Bidder with instructions to download Bid Documents from the District website.

3.Bid Documents contain further details, qualifications and instructions for bid submittals.

All questions regarding the Specifications and Requirements should be addressed via email to Msurdez@covingtonwater.com.

Gwenn Maxfield, General Manager Covington Water District Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on March 29, 2013 and April 5, 2013. #758833.

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The council reached consensus at the March 25 meeting, giving the public works department the go-ahead to pursue the competitive process.

When going through the competitive process, the city can either go out for a bid or can do a request for proposals. According to Diana Pistoll, public works program coordinator for the city, the difference between the two is that a bid specifies what services the city wants and asks potential bidders to name

their price, while an RFP asks bidders what they can do for the city and then the city can negotiate from there.

“I think it’s a good idea to always review contracts every five years,” said Councilman Sean Kelly in a phone interview Monday.

“We reviewed the police contract two years ago, this year we’re reviewing legal services…I think Waste Management has done an outstanding job, but I am fan of reviewing the contracts.”

Kelly also thinks that going out for a bid gives the

city the chance to benefit from innovation.

“There’s always new ideas out there and we miss them if we don’t review everything,” Kelly said.

The last time the city went through a competitive process was 2007, after which it entered into the current contract with Waste Management.

According to city documents, the staff feel that now is a good time to go through the competitive process and that there is a possibility the city could secure a lower rate. Pistoll said that among other cities

in King County that have recently negotiated new contracts several cities were not able to secure lower rates, but cities that went through a competitive process did.

“Our sole loyalty is to the rate payers of Maple Valley,” Pistoll said.

At the end of the current contract the city will own the approximately 17,000 residential carts — the garbage cans provided by the hauler — that are on the streets, which is a potential cost saving aspect of the next contract because that won’t be a cost to the next

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“That (owning the carts) is one of the reasons we think we might get a lower rate,” Pistoll said.

The current contract expires Aug. 31, 2014, and the city wants to have a new contract in place six to eight months before the current contract expires. Pistoll said the city will issue a request for proposals in September or October and proposals from perspective haulers would be due in December with a new contract would be selected in January or February.

As part of the com-

petitive process the city will work with a consultant, Jeff Brown of Epicenter Services LLC, who will assist with drafting the contract and analyzing the responses.

This contract will cost the city approximately $17,500 which is included in the public works budget for this year.

The last time the city went through the competitive process it cost $34,614.

The extra cost, Pistoll said, came from a survey the city did.

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Grant covers costs of pool upgrades Upgrades are planned for the Covington Aquatic Center later this year thanks to a $400,000 Washington State Commerce Grant.

Ethan Newton, aquatics supervisor for Covington, explained in an email interview that the pool, which is more than 35 years old, was in need of some renovation work to keep the facility “safe, functional, inviting and relevant.”

Work began on the design of the project in October when the city hired Fred French as a projectconstruction manager on a part-time, as-needed basis.

Since then, Covington hired Taproot Architects to work

on the design and development of concept drawings, Newton wrote.

Because of the budget involved as well as grant requirements, the scope of the project was narrowed to include an art installation, improvements to the roof, outside plaza area and exterior paint along with an addition to the building which can be a room available for rent to the community or as

Currently the rental room at the aquatic center is a converted storage room.

In this project, the plan is to build an addition off the lobby which extends into the plaza to provide a larger rental space, about 480 square feet. That is double the size of the current space. At first, Newton wrote, the plan was to remodel the existing rental room, but given its original purpose it was limited in how it could be improved.

With the addition, the rental room can be converted back to storage space.

“By converting the existing rental room back into a storage space, some equipment will be able to be

moved from the pool deck into storage making for a more open pool deck for programs,” Newton wrote.

“This element of the project will provide for better program space at the pool, which translates into better programs and a better experience for patrons.”

Newton added that the design phase of the process will likely wrap up in May with plans to put the project out to bid before the end of June. Construction could start in July and be complete in September.

Because the work will not be in the locker rooms or pool area, the aquatic center will remain open during construction.

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“The current roof is near the end of its useful life,” Newton wrote. “A new roof system will be installed that will protect against future leaks and protect the building for many years to come.”

Outside the building is a plaza area which sees considerable traffic from pool patrons as well as Tahoma High School students — the aquatic center is next to the school. During the more than three decades since the facility opened, the stairs and concrete slabs in the plaza have been cracked and pitted to the point they are hazardous, Newton wrote. This area, due to the

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SUMMIT GYMNASTICS HOSTS DERBY DAYS

Summit Gymnastics of Maple Valley hosted their last home meet of the season, Derby Days, on March 23. Ten teams competed in trampoline, double-mini, and tumbling.

Summit gymnasts brought home over 30 first place finishes across the age groups and levels.

Next up for the team is the state championship on April 5 and 6 in Renton.

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ahoma High senior Maddy Turek has her sights set on a return trip to the 4A state tennis tournament and this year she wants to bring home a singles medal.

Turek started taking tennis lessons around age 6 and plays year round at the Boeing Tennis Center in addition to playing for Tahoma.

“I really got into it,” Turek said.

Turek and her teammate finished third in doubles at state Turek’s sophomore year and she finished in the top 16 in singles last year.

“So far (it’s) going well,” Turek said. “Our team is pretty strong this year, we have lots of upperclassmen and freshmen too.”

Turek has gone undefeated in matches so far this year and that’s a streak she plans on extending.

The challenge of getting better throughout the season and the fun dynamic of the team is something Turek has appreciated about Tahoma girls tennis and looked forward to every

year.

“It is pretty easy to get good at but then as the levels get higher it gets a lot harder,” Turek said.

Once you get the basics down it’s the little things that can make a big difference according to Turek.

One aspect of the game that Turek especially enjoys is serving.

“It’s one of my best shots,” she said.

The strategy and precision that tennis requires have also been a draw to Turek and kept her coming back to the sport.

“I like how it’s more of an individual sport and the mental aspect of it,” Turek said. “You have to not get too excited.”

The Tahoma tennis team finished third in the South Puget Sound League North last year with a record of 6-4. The team is off to a rough start this year with losses to Kentridge, Kentwood and Mt. Rainier.

The match against KentMeridian was rained out and results from the March 28 match against Kentlake weren’t reported as of press time.

Maddy Turek, a senior at Tahoma High School, serves the ball to an opponent from Kentlake High School during a match at Tahoma on March 28. Turek won the match 2-0. KATHERINE SMITH, The Reporter

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Bingle, who works in the Alaska Airlines Board Room at SeaTac International Airport, met Dempsey about four years ago when the medical drama did some filming there.

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