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Man suspected in attempted armed robbery of jewelry store dies BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
A man suspected of an attempted armed robbery that included the exchange of gunshots
last week at a Kent jewelry store was found dead in Auburn from a gunshot wound. The investigation remains open as Kent Police continue to
determine the details of the gunfire exchange between the store owner and an armed man during the 10:45 a.m. Saturday, May 4 attempted robbery at Bonaci Fine
Jewelers. The store is at the corner of East Smith Street and Central Avenue. The dead man has been identified as Delearance Fleming, 36, by
Fairwood Elementary to repair roof BY MICHELLE CONERLY
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Smith Brothers dairy moving to new location BY STEVE HUNTER
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Fairwood Elementary School will replace a section of its roof this summer to adhere to district safety standards. As part of the 2006 bond reallocation of $15.9 million intended to pay for the new Covington Elementary School, the roof maintenance project, estimated to cost $650,000, was one of six highly prioritized by the Citizens Bond Review Committee (CBRC). “We were getting roof leaks, which causes deterioration of the roofing and ceilings,” said Fred Long, director of facility services at the Kent School District. “When the board decided to reallocate those monies … we decided what (were) the highest priority projects we had on the maintenance list, and that
the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. He died of a gunshot wound to the torso, according to a Medical Examiner’s Office
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Good ol’ days Phil Lampman, left, and Bob Burd reminisce on the early days when hydros were new to the Pacific Northwest during a season kickoff party at the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum in Kent last Saturday. Lampman is part of the team restoring the Blue Blaster, a boat driven by hydroplane racing legend Bill Muncey. More photos, page 10. MICHELLE CONERLY, Kent Reporter
The milkmen are moving to a new home. After 93 years at the same location along West Valley Highway just north of South 277th Street, Smith Brothers Farms has decided to move to a larger dairy production facility a few miles to the east in Kent. “We love our old farm but we’ve simply outgrown it,” said Dustin Highland, director of revenue operations for Smith Brothers Farms. “We’re excited to put the stamp on our new facility and call it home.” Office workers recently moved to the new site at 26401 79th Ave. S. The milkmen, trucks and production facility are all expected to be at the new site by the end of June. The company employs 125. Although the milk business will leave the West Valley property, the land will remain a farm as the [ more DAIRY page 5 ]
FINDING, SHOWING OTHERS THE WAY Local man survives drug addiction, jail to build a career in counseling
BY MARK KLAAS mklaas@kentreporter.com
Jail is a wasteland, a dead end for men and women awash in pain, despair, anger. Auburn’s George Brummell knows
George Brummell has survived his own troubles to help others with similar problems. MARK KLAAS,
this all too well. Growing up in northeast Portland, Ore., and a heroin addict by his 15th birthday, Brummel spent the next 35 years fettered to the drug culture. [ more BRUMMELL page 8 ]
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