Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, May 31, 2013

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Cluster of cell phone thefts in Covington

Cities work together on regional projects

BY KRIS HILL

BY KRIS HILL AND KATHERINE SMITH

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Cell phones seem to be a popular thing to steal in Covington in recent weeks. Between May 7 and May 15, there were four incidents reported to the King County Sheriff ’s Office during which cell phones were stolen from teens in a variety of settings. According to case reports provided by Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West, the first incident happened the evening of May 7. An 18-year-old man was walking to his car after spending time studying at the Covington Library “when a purple or burgundy colored mini van (unknown make or license plate) followed him slowly as he walked. A Hispanic male and a black male ran up behind him as he was getting into his vehicle. The Hispanic male pulled out a handgun, pointed it [ more THEFTS page 6 ]

May, a ninth grader at Tahoma Junior High, places flags at Tahoma National Cemetery Honoring Those Connor in honor of Memorial Day. This year students are raising money to purchase additional flags. made out to the Tahoma Junior High Flag Fund can be mailed to the school at 25600 Who Sacrificed Checks Summit-Lansburg Road Southeast, Ravensdale, WA 98051. KEVIN PATTERSON, Courtesy photo

Creating a revolution one Falcon at a time BY KATHERINE SMITH ksmith@covingtonreporter.com

Fostering community, giving back, and standing up for change were themes at this year’s Falcon Revolution May 22 at Kentlake High. On the day of the event the regular class schedule was suspended so students could hear from speakers in the community. Speakers talked about their jobs,

what kind of training or education they went through, their relationship with the community and what it took for them to get where they are. “The idea of if you want to make a revolution or change you need to unite or come together to make that change,” said Greg Kaas, the freshman and sophomore leadership teacher whose students planned the event. “So we were looking at how we could

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Regional projects which benefit all three cities were the focus of the sixth annual tri-city council meeting May 22 at Covington City Hall. The Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond city councils met for an annual joint meeting to get updates on and discuss projects as well as the communities at large. Council members talked over several topics, among them the challenges the three cities face when it comes to public transportation. The King County transportation budget has been running $80 million short a year, according to King County councilman Reagan Dunn who presented at the meeting. One way the county is trying to make up that difference is by potentially cutting 17 percent from the King County [ more CITIES page 5 ]

make a change in our school and in our community as well.” The school hosted a similar event, Be the Change Day, last year. Six students from the leadership class took on the organization of Falcon Revolution. “It was daunting, it was unbelievable. It took a lot to make this happen,” Kaas said of the work that went into the event. The day included 40 speakers including self-proclaimed Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones, business leaders, artists and a former professional football player. The students who organized the event [ more REVOLUTION page 6 ]

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Shawn Seeley speaks to students during the Falcon Revolution about his experience in the Marine Corps after he graduated from Kentlake. KATHERINE SMITH, The Reporter

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