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Fight goes on after Relay finishes Residents walk to support fight against cancer and find a cure

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Editor’s note: Fore more information on Saturday’s Relay for Life event see Annie Livengood’s column on Page 4.

A beautiful weekend wrapped up with wonderful results for the organizers of the Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Relay for Life June 1-2 as the event raised more than $67,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Event co-chair Lacy Parker, who is in her second year heading up the effort with Janet Swisher, wrote in an email that there were 43 fundraising teams with 400 participants at the event. Teams can turn in money through August, she added. In 2011, the year before Parker and Swisher took over as co-chairs, there were 26 teams and about 200 participants, and it was held for years at Tahoma Junior High. In 2012 it was at Kentwood High.

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In Maple Valley’s only contested City Council race, Leslie Burberry is running against councilwoman Victoria Jonas for council position No. 6.

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Cancer survivors led off the Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Relay for Life event June 1 at Cedar Heights Middle School in Covington. The overnight event highlights the constant battle of those with cancer. There were 43 teams and 400 participants with more than $67,000 raised. Kris Hill, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

Soup Ladies provide food and comfort in Oklahoma

BY KRIS HILL khill@covingtonreporter.com

G

inger Passarelli certainly knows how to stay busy.

Passarelli, a Black Diamond resident who founded the Soup Ladies and owns Mama’s Steak and Pasta, recently returned from Oklahoma where members of her nonprofit cooked for folks coping with the devastation of the tornado which swept through

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Shawnee, Okla., with deadly force May 19. The day after returning, Passarelli accepted a donation of more than $2,000 from Dave Riffle, general manager of Taco Time in Covington.

Riffle explained Taco Time locations in Washington state have sold coupon books to raise money for charities in the communities they serve for a number of years.

This year one of the assistant managers suggested donating the

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proceeds to the Soup Ladies. Riffle thought it was a great idea. Each coupon book sells for $1. All of the proceeds of the sales goes to the charity selected by the store.

“It’s been a great idea,” Riffle said. “Ginger is much more connected to the community. It was a great experience. So many people know about the Soup Ladies at times (the coupon book) almost sold itself.”

It is a great partnership for all involved, Riffle explains.

The coupon books are sold throughout the month of January.

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Burberry, a newcomer to the political arena, said he decided to run because he felt the time was right.

“I think as much as anything else, looking at myself and just saying, if not now, when?”

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Community News and Notes Kentwood High School student part of team that placed at national science fair The team of Kentwood High student Ray Maung, Aviation High’s Jake Hecla, and Rian Chandra of Capitol High won the second place Grand Award in Physics and Astronomy at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair, held May 1217 in Phoenix, Ariz.

Their project was called, “Investigation of Anisotropic Neutron Production in a Farnsworth lEC Fusion Reactor.”

The Grand Award included $1,500 and was in addition to the $1,500 special award from the American Coalition for Plasma Science.

Each member of the team will also receive the right to name a recently discovered asteroid through the Ceres Connection

Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Earlier in the year the team won the second place silver award at the South Sound Regional Science Fair in Tacoma.

In April they won the top state gold award at the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair.

Maung, Hecla, and Chandra are members of the Northwest Nuclear Consortium, a group of students from South King County who meet once a week after school to explore high

energy physics and operate a working fusion reactor.

The reactor is safe, generating temperatures as hot as the sun, but confined to a small volume isolated in a vacuum.

The program offers students the experience of extreme science in an environment inspected and certified by the state of Washington.

Fusion reactors use fuel extracted from ocean water, emit no carbon, and produce no long term nuclear wastes. The National Academy of Engineering

has identified the development of safe, clean, fusion power as one of the grand challenges of the 21st century.

Kentlake High seniors receive scholarships at senior awards night Kentlake High seniors William Rosling and Ashlee Newsom both received scholarships May 30 from the Covington Chamber of Commerce and Richard and Ina Valash at the school’s senior awards night.

Rosling received the Chamber scholarship for $500. The scholarship goes to a student that is planning to major in business.

Among Rosling’s accomplishments were his involvement in DECA, Key Club, serving on the city’s Budget Priorities Advisory Committee, and community service as a member of National Honors Society.

Newsom received the Richard and Ina Valash scholarship.

Newsom plans to study business and engineering.

Newsom has played on Kentlake’s varsity soccer team on which she has served as captain for two years, been a Link Crew leader, participated in Kentlake’s leadership program, plays club soccer and has completed community service with Ronald McDonald House.

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Green River nursing students excel on certification exam

Green River Community College’s practical nursing graduates achieved the nation’s highest passing rate of the National Council Licensing Exam for the second year in a row.

Green River ranked first out of 1,348 nursing programs nationwide in this year’s examination. The program also ranked first over all 20 programs in the Washington state jurisdiction.

Changes ahead for teachers, principals New evaluation system to roll out in September

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Teachers and principals will receive grades of their own when the new TeacherPrincipal Evaluation Project system rolls out statewide this fall.

Under the new system, which is the result of an education reform bill passed in 2010, teachers and principals will no longer be evaluated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory but will receive one of four marks, from unsatisfactory to distinguished.

In short the idea is to provide a model for instruction and clear, consistent feedback for teachers and principals as well as foster professional growth.

“We’re trying to demystify what good teaching is,” said Nancy Skerritt, assistant superintendent and director of teaching and learning in the Tahoma School District. “TPEP should be a model of

teacher growth, not grading teachers… you want people to get feedback so they can continue to grow.”

Districts were given three options to choose from for structuring curriculum and implementing the new evaluations, known as the Danielson, Marzano, and CEL models.

Both the Tahoma and Kent school districts have opted to us the CEL model developed by the University of Washington.

Mark Koch, director of human resources for Tahoma, said the district decided to use the CEL model because of the similarities in language to what the district is already doing, and because district leadership felt that it was the model that best lined up with the district’s Classroom 10 philosophy that curriculum has been built around.

For Kent, which used the Danielson model for the past 10 years, the decision to switch to CEL was based in large part by the CEL model’s focus on closing the achievement gap, according to Jeff Pelzel, Meeker Junior High principal and presi-

dent of the Kent principal’s collaboration to improve union. student learning.

The state Legislature “I think the in-depth identified eight criteria on principal evaluations…to which to evaluate teachers actually sit down and be and principals. there (in the classroom) for In the CEL half an hour, an “When I started model there are hour at a time, it’s teaching 20 years helping (teachers) 37 points within those eight criteria ago they handed get deeper…it’s on which teachers me the book and being able to get will be evaluated. said ‘Good luck.’ in the classroom “The level of de- (Now) here’s and find the things tail is much more, a roadmap to that they’re doing which I think, great and looking guide people.” actually, is a good Mark Koch at some of those thing,” Koch said. things teachers can “When I started use professional teaching 20 years development and ago they handed me the grow in,” said Scott Mitchbook and said ‘Good luck.’ ell, a fifth grade teacher at (Now) here’s a roadmap to Shadow Lake Elementary guide people.” and the president of TahoFor teachers the criteria ma’s teacher union. “It (the are: centering instrucnew model) might point tion on high expectations out some things as an entire for student achievement, staff that we need profesdemonstrating effective sional development in.” teaching, identifying and The criteria for princiaddressing student learning pals are: creating a school needs, clear and intentional culture, ensuring school focus on subject matter, safety, planning with data, fostering and managing a aligning curriculum, imsafe and positive learning proving instruction, manenvironment, using data to aging resources, engaging improve student learning, communities, and closing communicating and colthe achievement gap. laborating with parents and Both Tahoma and Kent the school community, and were ahead of the curve,

already using instructional models to drive curriculum and teaching. In that regard there are similarities between the old and new models. In Kent the new model will mean a unification of the emphasis on professional development district-wide, Pelzel said.

“The most important thing about the TPEP work (is) it will give the district a true instructional framework and everything will be filtered through that lens,” Pelzel said.

Pelzel said the new guidelines will challenge principals — even the best principals — to improve their building leadership skills.

“I think the feeling of principals is, ‘wow, it’s rigorous,’” Pelzel said. “The distinguished work will push the very best principals beyond where they are right now.”

For teachers both Pelzel and Mitchell felt that the increased emphasis on professional development will be one of the most beneficial aspects for teachers.

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Fighting for a cure at Relay In 1985, Dr. Gordon Klatt started the idea.

The idea to help fund research for cancer. One of his main passions was to run marathons. He ran for a full 24 hours straight one time. Once he had accomplished this, more people started running and donating money for studying. Thus, Relay For Life was born.

In March 2011, my dad and I did the Big Climb at the Columbia Tower in Seattle. It was all for leukemia, with very fulfilling purposes.

That was pretty fun and also difficult, but it was totally different from Relay For Life. Walking out onto the Cedar Heights field was stunning. It might not have been so stunning for folks who have done Relay before, but for me, oh my.

I wasn’t expecting to see and hear what I did.

The encouraging music like “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson and “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor.

Also the people walking, the colorful stands and tents, and all the people having fun!

I saw people doing cartwheels, throwing the Frisbee, or just talking with fellow relayers! This fantastic event reminded me of a huge family reunion. When you’re going to be up from 5 p.m.

Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday, I guess you have to have something to do!

And what a gorgeous day it was. Mother Nature must have been thinking about a way to donate herself. All the relayers were blessed with beautiful weather.

Who would have known there were so many donating companies. I noticed Fred Meyer, Kohl’s, Covington Aquatic Center and many more. They all had clever names, too! Team Marty, Out of Steppers Looking for Hope, and Defeat the Beast were just some.

Every person there had a reason to be there too. It could be that themselves or a loved one was a survivor, a loved one had passed, or they just were supporting the cause. Nevertheless, we had so many people there fighting for the cure.

At around 5 p.m. the opening ceremony started. Before anyone started talking, the VFW and Kentwood JROTC did the flag ceremony and we recited the Pledge of the Allegience then we sang along to the Star Spangled Banner.

A few people talked including the mother of Relay For Life herself, Pat Flynn. From her I learned why I saw purple everywhere. Purple shirts, pants, shoes, tutus, wigs, hair, everything!

The reason behind this is because purple represents all types of cancer, and it also represents hope. You have to have hope, to fight for a cure.

Dr. Klatt was diagnosed with stomach cancer recently. After many procedures and lots of hope, there was no sign of disease in his body.

This is why we fight back.

To kick off the event, the first lap was for survivors. They lined up behind the grand stand on the track, each holding a purple balloon in their hand. When the walk started, they all let their balloon go and started going. They met their caretaker at the halfway mark, so they could finish out the lap together.

Next was honoring our heroes. Anyone who at all serves the community or country went on their own lap. The police officers led the way on their motorcycles, lights on and all.

Then all the teams would take turns doing their laps. Finally, it was free for all walking!

During that time I got to know some of the Guest Columnist

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people in different teams. Other than relayers donating money, the teams sold things that benefited Relay For Life. For example, I talked with Royanne Schmitz, a 25 year cancer survivor.

They had raffle baskets, bracelets, T-shirts, water bottles, and so on.

Also, I talked to the ladies at Defeat the Beast.

I talked to Jenene Conklin and Debbie Goodrich. They both had reasons to be a relayer.

Jenene lost some loved ones to cancer and Debbie’s mom, Lynn Norton, is a survivor! Jenene is a 10-year relayer, and a four-year team captain.

Once a relayer always a relayer!

“Cancer can take you by surprise, and the process can be very difficult. Having all these people here as support can really help so much,” said Debbie Goodrich, a newsletter editor.

Just so you know, Debbie is hoping to bring her parrots next year. You will be able to take pictures with him and there might be a performance on stage!

As you see, there are many people here to support the cause, as well as have fun. I also talked to Louis Damey, a member of the VFW. He was proud to be a part of the VFW and to be performing the flag ceremony. Also the members of the VFW post were happy to support Relay For Life.

Some of the other things sold were lemonade, popcorn, water, cupcakes, and glow sticks.

When it started to get dark it was super fun to see people with the purple glow sticks on their necks or heads.

There were other super funny things happening at the relay. I saw people running while pulling huge wagons full of kids, I saw a couple clowns, and Debbie Goodrich saw a bunch of men, maybe 20, dressed up as women for cancer!

Yeah, it was so fun!

At about 9:30 p.m., the luminaria lighting ceremony started. Bags were lit up with different color candles on the track. It was very beautiful to see the bags everywhere and to see the writing on them. Some were in honor of survivors, while others were in memory of passed loved ones.

There was a performance at the grand stand

by Tim Clark. He performed “Amazing Grace” on the violin. As the beautiful sound of the instrument penetrated the silence I thought about all the people there to fight and support the research to find the cure for cancer.

To enhance the luminaria, we all took a lap in silence to look at the names on all of the lit bags.

Emotions filled the air. Sorrow of a passed love one, joy of a survivor, everything reflected why

we were all here. And during that lap, I realized how deep of a passion everyone really had for this.

J.D. Drollinger then gave us a wonderful speech about how a song, “Everything” by Michael Buble, can make you think about Relay. If you listened to the lyrics, it reflected a situation someone could have battling with cancer. The song made me thing about what we’re all going to do about it. Two words. Fight back. I will never listen to that song the same again. Next time you hear it, think about what you’re going to do.

I know basically everyone stayed up all night walking, but I left at around midnight. I can tell you I am not a night owl. I’m such a party pooper at sleepovers. So you can imagine that I could barely keep my eyes open.

But for this next event, you didn’t need to see.

The end for my night was mind-blowing. The Tahoma High School Drum Line. These boys were good.

They performed a few songs that were upbeat and fun. A steady beat that made me resist dancing. Booms that made my heart jump with it. Sometimes they’d do little dance moves along with the song.

There isn’t too much you could do with a gigantic drum strapped to your chest, but they did put the drum down on the ground and boom on it for a dramatic ending. But that was so fun everyone was so energetic to be back to walking for another nine hours. Maybe.

I just want to say that some of the info I learned from Pat was astonishing. I learned that over the weekend, there were 450 Relay For Life events around the country.

Also, more three million people contribute each year. Those numbers make you think how people can make a difference in the world.

Since 1985, Relay For Life has raised more than five billion, with a B, dollars! That means that because of the right research, two out of three of cancer patients are surviving! Around 400 more lives being saved each day.

We’re here to fight back. Our goal is to make more birthdays possible. And that’s exactly, what’s happening. So join Relay, and fight for the cure.

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

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classmates and even teammates as well as intimidation and gossip.

At one point, her mother said in a Facebook message May 29, the teen punched a student who was taunting her which led to her suspension.

I was told via email by a school administrator that there is a larger context to this situation but it couldn’t be discussed. I was encouraged to contact Loftis, who also received the message and replied.

Loftis emphasized in his email that student safety is a priority and bullying is taken seriously in the Kent School District.

“Our middle school professionals in instruction, administration, counseling and safety are particularly adept at prevention and response,” Loftis wrote. “The school team has been working on the issues of bullying and have seen some real success. In fact they saw a 40 percent reduction in the number of kids reporting bullying this year (from a recent climate survey).”

Based on everything I’ve read on Facebook thus far, the family of the student would disagree with all of

that.

At this point, the effort has been to get the message out in the media, and in a Facebook message I received from the mother the afternoon of May 29, she also has been in touch with the American Civil Liberties Union.

At the time of this writing — the afternoon of May 29 — I don’t know what to make of this situation.

What I can say is bullying is unequivocally wrong.

The student’s mother said during our Facebook chat this bullying began in fourth grade and persisted well into middle school.

“I just don’t want this to happen to any other student and want them to enforce their zero tolerance policy for bullying and quit brushing these kids off,” the mother wrote in the Facebook message.

Whatever is going on at this school — and I haven’t been in this particular building in a few years, so, I only can go on the information provided by both parties — needs to be addressed. I don’t know how, specifically due to the privacy laws Loftis cited, that will happen.

“Facebook and other social media bring us all great benefits in multiplying messaging and great challenges in honoring privacy,” Loftis wrote. “Information and opinion can be shared quickly, but given legal restraints, school districts are not able to as quickly correct inaccurate information or respond to opinions we feel paint inaccurate portraits of our approach and disposition on issues.

In this case, we obviously have a family member who feels the efforts of our school leaders have not met her needs, but we are confident that the allegations have been and are being investigated and that an appropriate response plan is in place. We appreciate the family member sharing concerns though and encourage all of our parents/ family members to bring their thoughts to the school and district leaders. But we also ask our community to recognize that while Facebook is a great forum for public discussion, the principal’s office is still the best place to work through the specific challenges students might face in their schools.”

The student’s mother, however, said in our chat that she felt that staff at the school were not responding to her concerns and nothing would be resolved if the approach taken thus far continued. She has enrolled her daughter in a different school, an online program outside of the school district, for the fall.

So, we have a situation which has gone viral via social media, but, one where I can glean only so much of the school’s side of the story. Raising awareness of bullying via sites such as Facebook or Twitter — recall the ‘It Gets Better’ campaign, for example — can be effective, it does make it hard for me as a journalist to tell the full story.

Just because the story came to me via social media doesn’t mean it’s something I won’t pay attention to or isn’t worth telling. There’s much more to this than what I’ve touched on here or what the family has put out there publicly, based on what this student’s mom told me.

I hope to tell more of the teen’s side of things during the summer. For now, the rest is on Facebook.

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Loftis wrote in an email interview there’s not much he can say due to student privacy laws.

“We cannot discuss the specifics of any student’s personal situation nor the specifics of complaints, discipline issues, correction plans, etc.,” Loftis wrote. “We are aware of the family member’s concerns and school leadership has been working to resolve the issues involved.”

That, however, is not the picture painted by the mother and the aunt on Facebook.

I have to admit I am, as a parent, wholly uncomfortable with the idea of putting this kind of information out there via social media but it seems to me that this mom is protecting her daughter the best way she knows how.

On the social networking site, the mother claims her daughter has not received help from the school counselor or administration team related to the bullying, which has apparently risen to severe taunting and name-calling by several

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Social media use is a double-edged sword, at least in my experience.

Recently a message was sent to our sister paper, the Kent Reporter, via Facebook regarding accusations of bullying at a middle school in Covington.

A family of a student there, who I am not identifying because she is a minor, is waging a public campaign via social media against the middle school and the Kent School District regarding bullying that the girl’s aunt and mother say the teen experiences at school.

I am, in fact, not identifying anyone involved because if the situation is as bad as this girl’s family paints it, then it seems unfair to exacerbate the situation further by naming them or even the school.

This is a difficult situation. At some point in the future, if the family wishes to do so, I would like to talk to the teen and hear straight from her what she has experienced.

As for the Kent School District, spokesman Chris

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The City of Auburn and the Auburn Downtown Association are throwing a party to celebrate Auburn’s birthday, 4-8 p.m. June 14, at City Hall Plaza, located at 25 West Main Street.

[ TEACHERS from page 3] attitude among teachers is probably unsure,” Mitchell said.

“We’ve had a couple videos that have shared the information. I think people are trying to anticipate what it is going to be like and nobody really knows. I think we’ll probably know more after a year. I think right now there are so many unanswered parts about it that they don’t know…I don’t hear a lot of stress about it though.”

There will be mobile food vendors, a beer garden featuring local craft beers, displays of Auburn’s history, a birthday cake and cupcake table, and performances by local musicians and poets.

ADA Executive Director Laura Westergard has asked Auburn’s two premier poetry organizations, Northwest Renaissance, Poets, Performers & Publishers, Inc., and Striped Water Poets, to curate Verse Auburn, a series of three 15-minute presentations of original poems about Auburn.

Auburn Poet laureate Richard Brugger and Northwest Renaissance president Marjorie Rommel urge working poets and wannabes to submit short poems that reflect any aspect of life in Auburn.

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Districts across the state have three years to transition all teachers and principals to the new system.

In both districts teachers who are in their first three years of teaching will automatically be moved to the new evaluation system for the 2013-2014 school year.

Both districts are also letting other teachers volunteer and apply to be moved to the new system next year.

“The bottom line is we have good teachers doing good

things,” Koch said. “If teachers are clear on the target, kids will learn better.”

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for their cars which may not run anyway after the destructive power of the storm. There was no kitchen facility to back to the restaurant, Riffle said, while the Soup Ladies cook in. received a donation which can be used to continue their They had a small space, used barbecues and buffet burnmission. ers to cook, and split open a trash bag then spread it over “Since we never know what’s going to happen, we’re always ready to go,” Passarelli said. “We don’t charge agencies a table to have a sanitary work surface. They couldn’t use for the food, ever. It just helps us to serve our first respond- anything which was soaked in or holding water from the storm surge because of the potential for contamiers locally.” nation.

“You have to get Riffle said it was the most successful coupon “We still put out a couple hundred meals a really creative book sale the Covington restaurant has had and day,” Passarelli said. “For the people who lived when you’re in a he would like to give Passarelli a bigger check (in Rockaway Beach), there was no escaping the disaster zone. It’s next year. cold. It was bitter, bitter cold.”

“I feel good about it and I think we can do like ‘Chopped’ on Just a few blocks from where they set up shop, more,” he said. steroids because Passarelli said, was a police station. So, the first The Soup Ladies have fed first responders at you never know people they fed every day were the police officers, all manner of emergencies for more than seven what you’re going taking food to the station. They would also take years, having traveled to help Hurricane Katrina to get. You want hot food to the officers stationed at traffic signals victims, to southwestern Washington after flood- (the food) to taste where the power was still out who would work ing, and to Southern California to feed firefight- good because 16 hour days. Then they fed residents who were ers during wildfires there, to name a few. these people just still without power.

In the past six months Passarelli led teams to lost everything.”

While there, Passarelli said, they noticed there New York City to feed people after Hurricane Ginger Passarelli was a need for underwear for children. She Sandy then most recently to Oklahoma. called a Soup Lady who did not travel with them.

“You have to get really creative when you’re in a This volunteer, Passarelli said, spread the word disaster zone,” Passarelli said. “It’s like ‘Chopped’ at work about the need of residents and in two on steroids because you never know what you’re going to get. You want (the food) to taste good because these people days collected 1,250 pairs of children’s underwear, as well as dozens of socks and gloves. They were shipped out and just lost everything.” arrived two days after Passarelli and the team returned to In November, about three weeks after the storm, PasWashington state. sarelli went to New York. They spent eight days, including While in Oklahoma in May the mission as always, was to Thanksgiving, in Rockaway Beach which is part of the give those who lost their homes and belongings to the torborough of Queens. It’s on an island and when the power nado, comfort food. They made potato salad using thawed went out, the residents were isolated, without power or gas

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To comment on this story go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com. tater tots, baked beans with thousand island dressing when no ketchup or barbecue sauce could be found, macaroni and cheese, pasta salads, smoked meats and so much more.

“We’ve really become experts at comfort food, delicious food, that’s fast and efficient,” Passarelli said.

When they first arrived in Shawnee, Passarelli said, they connected with the sheriff and mayor who then found them an elementary school kitchen to cook in. They put out 1,100 meals every morning. In one day they made more than 3,000 meals.

“They couldn’t believe we’d come all that way just to feed them,’” Passarelli said of the residents of Bethel Acres, the neighborhood they cooked in for seven days. “The people there are so polite, so gracious.”

Passarelli said she didn’t have to open a door for herself the whole time as boys and young men would run ahead of her to do so, for example.

Before they left Shawnee, Passarelli said, she spent a day in Moore, Okla., the site of some of the worst devastation.

She connected the team from Real Life Church, where she has been a member for years, to the folks they need to talk to so they could be most effective while there helping.

Passarelli reflected on what the Soup Ladies have become over the years.

She is particularly thankful for the support she received from Kathy Decker from King County, whom Passarelli said saw value in what they were doing and supported the Soup Ladies from the beginning.

“How did this all go from taking a pot of soup to church to this,” Passarelli said she wondered recently.

It’s about keeping busy by helping people, one warm bowl of soup or casserole or pasta at a time.

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Originally from Lexington, Ky., Burberry grew up on a horse and tobacco farm and attended Cincinnati Christian University.

He and his wife, Patricia, have six children ranging in age from 9 to 25, three of whom currently attend Tahoma schools.

Burberry served as a pastor for three years in Kentucky and then went on to work for Liberty Mutual for 18 years. He is the regional sales manager for AAA, a position he has been in for the past five and a half years.

The top issues Burberry would want to tackle should he be elected are collaboration with the Tahoma School District to help solve the district’s overcrowding problems, making the city attractive to businesses to improve economic development, and addressing the community’s need for ballfields through the Summit Park and Ballfields project.

“I think that being able to have the city partner with the school district is essential to help provide for

the facilities that need to be built out in the coming years,” Burberry said. “Two would be supporting collaboration and innovations within our community to grow our economy so that we can provide some living wage jobs right here… and there are a number of things that our city can do in order to foster that.”

Burberry said that one way he feels the city could make itself attractive to businesses is to continue to improve transportation.

“So some of those things are outside the city’s control but the city can certainly encourage and they can point out these issues and put a spotlight on key issues that have to be confronted,” Burberry said. “There are also a lot of other things that we can be looking at — our codes and being able to just examine those and make sure that we are attracting and looking for businesses that fit our community. There’s a certain character to Maple Valley and so we should be looking for ways in which we can really make ourselves attractive to those businesses. That’s been done in part but I think certainly it can be done to a much fuller extent.”

As for ballfields, Burberry said that topic is one which pushed him into running for office.

“It’s just inadequate sports facilities for a community that has one of the

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“I’m very supportive of the school district’s desire to have a high school within the city of Maple Valley,” Jonas said. “I think that would be a wonderful opportunity for many reasons.”

The top two issues Jonas sees the city facing in the next few years are fiscal challenges as new home construction and sales in the city slow and providing parks and ballfields for citizens.

“Moving forward being fiscally responsible to our tax payers and parks and rec, and that definitely includes the ballfields that the discussions, the serious discussions, are going to be starting now on how we we fund that and bonding and maintenance of our parks,” Jonas said. “We have a lot of community wants and desires and it’s how do we get there with a recovering economy?”

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As for parks and recreation, Jonas said that she sees partnerships as a crucial part of being able to provide for the needs and wants of residents.

“As I’ve learned on the council over the last several years, big capital projects such as that, such as building ballfields, maybe building a municipal campus, no city can afford to do it on its own. You really have to partner,” she said.

Jonas cited the city’s successes securing grant funding for transportation projects and current discussions to partner with the Ravensdale Park Foundation to contribute to Ravensdale Park as recent partnerships the city has been involved in.

Since Gov. Inslee signed Senate Bill 5417 which will allow the city to annex the donut hole property, the next step for the city is to take their request to annex the property to the Boundary Review Board and Jonas said that there will be plenty of work for council members going forward.

“The process will probably take about a year and so once we go through that process then we will be able to fully pursue the vision and planning process to insure that the development of the property meets the needs of our citizens now and in the future generations to come,” she said.

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After witnessing the birth of the city in 1997 Jonas began attending City Council meetings and participating on committees, she decided to run for the council after she was encouraged by a council member who was serving at the time.

“I gave it considerable thought and reflection about running for another term and my passion and commitment to the residents of Maple Valley is stronger than ever,” Jonas said. “And I believe that to be an effective council member you must be actively engaged in the community…And I also believe that during these tough economic, challenging economic times that it is more important than ever to have proven leadership that our residents can trust to represent their best interests while serving on our City Council.”

For Jonas, if she is reelected, her top priorities would be public safety, economic development, the donut hole annexation and rezoning, and parks and recreation.

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The top two challenges Burberry sees the city facing are the ongoing process of annexation and rezoning for the donut hole property and proper prioritization of city priorities.

“I think right now it’s a matter of really having an eye for putting first things first,” Burberry said. “There are a number of things that we could do, but what’s the most important thing to do — and I think that’s what’s going to be critical in the decision making of the council…”

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Two top Tahoma School District administrators retiring Deputy superintendent and assistant superintendent have a combined nearly 80 years in educaiton, over 40 at Tahoma

by KATHERINE SMITH ksmith@maplevalleyreporter.com

Bruce Zahradnik and Nancy Skerritt have a combined nearly 80 years in education between them.

That’s time they’ve spent at the head of classrooms, in school leadership and, for the last 20 or so years apiece, in district leadership. Next fall the Tahoma School District leadership will look very different, mainly because Zahradnik, who serves as deputy superintendent, and Skerritt, who serves as assistant superintendent, are both retiring this summer.

Skeritt has spent 42 years in education — half of those years she’s spent at the Tahoma.

“I started as an English teacher,” Skerritt said. “Like a lot of English teachers I loved my content.”

For her, the focus has always been on sharing her love of literature and learning with students.

Skerritt grew up in upstate New York, earned her bachelor’s degree in English and American Studies and completed a master’s degree in teaching at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore before she headed west.

While her family moved to California, Skerritt said it was the beauty of the Pacific Northwest that drew her here. And that made her stay.

“I’ve worked the Highway 18 corridor,” Skerritt joked of her professional career.

She worked for the Snoqualmie Valley and Auburn school districts before coming to Tahoma.

“When I moved out here from the East Coast there weren’t any teaching jobs so I got offered a counseling job at Snoqualmie,” Skerritt said.

After that first year she was offered a teaching position.

During her time at

Auburn she helped start the ported a more eclectic Advanced Placement proapproach‚ I think that has gram there and transitioned really become a piece that to the district office where has defined us,” Skerritt she started teaching classes said. for adults.

Among her greatest A watershed moment for contributions to Tahoma, Skerritt happened according to when she attended Superintendent a conference in Mike Maryanski, 1985, one that she is her commitdescribed as a, ment to and care “thinking about of students, her thinking conferadvocacy for the ence.” arts and continu“The message ing programs was we need to when other develop critidistricts were cal and creative cutting them, “The way we’ve thinkers,” Skerritt supported a more and her role in said. “Shifting eclectic approach, I developing the from knowing in- think that has really district’s outcome formation to how become a piece that and indicators to create from and incorporation has defined us.” information. To of habits of mind Nancy Skerritt be able to create into the curricuwith knowledge.” lum.

She was inter“She has been ested in working a mentor for me for Tahoma as she knew in teaching and learning it was where her daughter and a support for me as we would go to school and the have made critical decisions more she learned about the with a lasting impact on our district the stronger that system,” Maryanski wrote desire became. in an email interview. “Her “The beliefs of their retirement leaves a void in district matched my beliefs our system that will be difabout teaching and learnficult to fill and one for me ing,” Skerritt said. that will not be filled by any Skerritt was hired in one person. Fortunately for 1990 and since then has us, she has supported othoverhauled the district’s ers in our system to carry curriculum. on the work she is doing‚“ Her interest in developSkeritt plans to continue ing curriculum had grown working on curriculum ever since her first job in development and workthe classroom at Snoqualm- ing with various school ie Valley. districts. She views the “One of the things that transition not so much as concerned me when I retirement, but as shifting started teaching in Snoher focus. qualmie Valley (was) there “I love teaching, I’ve alwas no curriculum,” Skerways loved teaching,” Skerritt said. “I vowed that if I ritt said. “We have amazing ever got into leadership that people here. Teachers who teachers would have quality really care about kids.” curriculum.”

For Zahradnik, retireFor Skerritt the vision ment comes after a 37 year was to use multiple resourc- career in education and 22 es in the classroom, not years with Tahoma. being tethered to one set of He never planned on a textbooks, and balancing career as an educator — all content areas including he earned his bachelor’s the arts. degree in psychology at the “The way we’ve supUniversity of Oregon and

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worked in state hospitals in Washington and Oregon before he realized he wanted to be a teacher.

Zahradnik worked at Western State Hospital counseling and teaching youths with severe emotional challenges. He then moved back to the Salem area, where he grew up, and worked at Oregon State Hospital to start the same kind of program as the one he was involved with at Western. It was during that time that Zahradnik realized he wanted to work in a school setting.

“A part of it was that I wanted to work with a broader range of children,” Zahradnik said. “There’s something about education, where you do get to see and measure the progress children are making and that was really exciting to me… (teaching) has always been so much of a community identity, community feel.”

As a result he earned his teaching certificate at University of Puget Sound, then his masters degree in education at Western

Oregon State College. at the Maple Valley Days His first teaching job was Festival where she told for the Department of Dehim about an opening for fense in Frankfurt, Germaa principal in the Tahoma ny. Zahradnik and his wife, School District. who was also a teacher, Zahradnik was hired as lived in the city and taught the principal of Tahoma Juon a military base nior High, which for children of at the time was military members. located at what After two years is now Tahoma abroad, they deMiddle School cided it was time for the 1991-92 to return to the school year. states.

“Professionally “We were at a it felt like a really point where we good fit for me,” could decide to go Zahradnik said. anywhere and we “There’s something During his time loved the Pacific about education, with Tahoma, Northwest,” Zah- where you do get Zahradnik was radnik said. to see and measure also the principal While working the progress for Glacier Park for the Tukwila children are making when it opened School District — as a middle and that was really first as a teacher school in 1995, exciting to me.” then assistant then moved to Bruce Zahradnik principal and the district office principal — he where he was the met Skeritt, who director of human visited the district resources and also to consult with principals. an assistant superintendent.

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Kent School District to consider additional late start days

by KATHERINE SMITH ksmith@covingtonreporter.com

Late start days for Kent School District students — which includes children in Covington — could become a weekly event rather than monthly.

The Kent School District Board of Directors is considering adding more shortened days to the school calendar to give teachers additional time for professional development. The district, which currently has nine late start days throughout the school year, could up that to as many as 30 days.

At a special board meeting May 29 the board heard a presentation from members of the Collaboration Time Committee on

the idea of increasing the number of late start or early release days.

The committee ultimately recommended 30 twohour late start days, which would add up to a loss of 60 instructional hours over a school year.

By law, the district must provide 180 school days and an average of 1,000 instructional hours across grade levels. Chris Loftis, district spokesman, said in a phone interview the district is currently exceeding the 1,000 hour minimum across the district.

“Even at the most robust (increase) we are still over the minimum,” Loftis said.

“The overall question is, is less time, better used, a good strategy.”

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on supervising the transportation department as well as offering administrative support for maintenance and custodial.

“I just feel incredibly fortunate in my career to work in so many types of positions,” Zahradnik said.

He explained that he feels like he knows so many aspects of the district that it seems there isn’t any building or department where he doesn’t know someone.

“I really feel like it’s home,” Zahradnik said of the district.

“I know so many great people.”

In the presentation May 29 data was offered showing that peer collaboration among teachers improves teaching and student learning. Some of that data was taken from wider studies and some of it came from Meeker Middle School and Panther Lake Elementary, both of which implemented additional professional development time during the past several years.

“Teachers learn from one another…that sort of professional, collegial sharing really does make a big difference,” Loftis said.

One of the main concerns the district heard when discussing additional late start or early release days is in relation to childcare for elementary

age children. Loftis said that district is exploring possibilities of partnering with community organizations to create programs that would offer a variety of activities at little or no cost for students.

“The idea would be to get as many options at each school as each school could physically take on,” Loftis said.

The board first began discussing the idea of increasing the number of late start or early release days in 2010. At that time an initial committee was formed to discuss the idea and seek feedback from community members. The district hosted two community meetings in early 2011 and included questions

Zahradnik also spoke of growth when asked about the biggest ways he’s seen the district change. He added that while the district has always been good, he has seen a development of the district’s desire to be cutting edge and innovative.

One of the first orders of business for Zahradnik and his wife once he retires will be to build a cabin on the Washington coast and explore the Olympic Peninsula. Beyond that he sees spending a lot of his time volunteering and supporting educational causes he is passionate about.

Skerritt and Zahradnik helped lead the district through a time of unprecedented growth and the growing pains that

related to late start days in the 2011 climate survey, did presentations at four superintendent advisory meetings this spring and also commissioned a survey that was completed by CFM Strategic Communications, an independent polling group, in April.

In that survey, the data showed 48 percent of those polled were against additional late start days while 45 percent were in favor and seven percent were undecided.

“The polling tells us that this would be challenging for a lot of folks,” Loftis said. “When you find yourself in that, when there are reasonable arguments on both sides of the discussion, you have to think what’s the

best thing in the long term.”

While time is running out to make a major change to the calendar for the 2013-2014 school year, Loftis said it is possible that if the School Board does decide to increase the number of late start days the additional days could be phased in over several years.

“The board has to make a philosophical decision first,” Lotis said. “Is this what we want, what we believe in?”

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have come with it. During their time with the district it has more than doubled in size.

Their influence and contributions both in curriculum and district culture over the last 20 plus years will undoubtedly be felt at the district for years to come.

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Friday through Sunday, parking at the Arboretum is available for $5 per car.

Also, the public is invited to visit the Arboretum’s booth at the event for information about volunteering, its history and special events. In addition, all gardens and trails are open to visitors.

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The fourth annual ShoWare Shootout, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, is set for July 27-28 in the ShoWare Center parking lot in Kent.

Organizers expect between 150 and 200 teams to participate in a variety of divisions. The entry fee is $75 per team, which guarantees four games and a T-shirt. A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to Kent Youth and Family Services.

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For the love of the game

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One thing Morganne Comstock learned from Carly Stowell when they played basketball together was to do what you love and love what you do.

Comstock, who graduated from Kentlake in 2010, has decided to transfer from Eastern Washington University after three years to Hawaii Pacific University so she can do what she loves – play basketball.

Stowell, who died in April 2007 while their select team was in North Carolina for a tournament, continues to inspire Comstock.

But, the decision to leave Eastern wasn’t an easy one.

Comstock enjoyed her overall experience there, including her teammates and coaches, which drew her there in the first place. But, as a redshirt sophomore who has played just a handful of games, Comstock saw an opportunity to get back on the court.

“I made a lot of new friends who are going to be hard to say goodbye to and a lot of good friends through being on the Eastern basketball team,”

Comstock said in a phone interview May 31. “I have a great time in practice, traveling with the girls on the team. It’s practice, but we always have a good time in practice and we make the best out of it. It’s as good as it could be but not quite what I wanted when I looked to come here.”

Hawaii Pacific offers what she is looking for: to continue to pursue her passion for music and a career in the industry as well as her love of the game of basketball.

“I first did my research before I went out there,” Comstock said. “Their coach was coach of the year. They were 19-7 and they said they needed a big because nobody was over 5-10 last year.”

Comstock stands 6 feet, 2 inches tall, so, in theory she could have an immediate impact for Hawaii Pacific.

And once she arrived for her visit, she immediately felt like it was right.

“I flew down there, I loved the coach, I loved the girls on the team, I just fit right in,” she said. “It’s Hawaii and I loved everything about it. I already knew by hanging with the girls at

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Morganne Comstock leans in for the shot over a defender from Portland State in a game for Eastern Washington. Comstock will transfer to Hawaii Pacific University. Photo courtesy of Eastern Washington Athletics night that it was a good fit, I clicked right in.”

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After Stowell’s death, that was another significant lesson she took away from her friend and teammate.

“I’ve learned to just cherish friendships a lot more,” Comstock said. “Leaving Eastern and all the new friends I’ve made and the teammates, it’s going to be pretty hard. I just want everyone to know that, even I tell them a million times.”

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“We got offensive consistency from her,” Simmons wrote. “We could count on double figures every night.

She was a playmaker and she had no fear. If it was an important time of the game she wanted the ball. If a shot needed to be taken to win a game, she wanted to take the shot. That is rare for the average player.”

Simmons noted that Comstock brought energy to the floor as a teammate and to everything the Falcons did.

“She was always one of the first to cheer on her teammates when they made plays,” Simmons wrote.

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Comstock is hoping to recapture what she experienced at Kentlake, where she was a four-year starter on varsity.

“I got to play, I got to see the perspective on the court 100 percent,” Comstock said. “Then when I got to Eastern, I was on the bench, I got to be a better teammate. I got a different perspective. I feel like I could become an even better player now that I have that bench perspective. At Kentlake, just the game, that’s what I’m trying to get back to and now tying them all together to be the best player that I can be.”

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“Carly’s quote is ‘Do what you love and love what you do,’” Comstock said. “One of the things I love is music.

If I’m not in a game, I’m singing a song or listening to music. If I could just be around (music), no matter what field, then I will.”

And Stowell, who was the starting point guard for the Kentlake girls basketball team when the pair were freshmen, will be with Comstock in spirit at Hawaii Pacific who will wear her friend’s No. 21 while playing there.

“I’m excited about that,” Comstock said. “Nobody had it there and the coach already knew (the importance of the number). He’s saving that one for me. I

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Too much water, cold nights can thwart summer plants and sections of the stems are also soft and dark. I can also see dark spots and yellow blotches on the lower leaves. Should I return these sickly plants to the nursery? D.D., Puyallup A. Blame it on the rain not the nursery. Geraniums are struggling with the cool, wet nights and you are describing symptoms of a fungus among us that waits for a rainy spell then moves in on succulent heat lovers such as geranium and pelargoniums. The cure for this problem is dry weather and warmer nights. Move your geraniums under cover of the house eaves or even indoors near a bright window. Once the soil dries Marianne Binetti

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out a bit the geraniums grow a tough film on their foliage and the fungus can no longer attach itself to the leaves. Remove all ugly leaves and stems with the dark spots to keep the fungus from spreading. Although there is a fungicide spray that may work on this blight keeping the foliage dry is more effective.

Q. I planted my tomatoes outside a few weeks ago and protected them with plastic walls of water as I remember you warning that tomatoes should not go outdoors until June. Well, my tomatoes look terrible.

They are yellow and look like they are wilting even though they are soaked with water. Any suggestions? F.G., email A. Sounds like too much water and cold nights.

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until mid-June to plant warm season crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, eggplants and peppers outdoors. The walls of water you used to surround the plants do not keep them warm enough in my garden because the sun does not shine enough during the day to heat up the water. Perhaps these devices work better in a climate with less rain. If you must plant tomatoes in May, make sure these heat-lovers are covered with a greenhouse structure that keep the leaves dry and the heat in at night. The best place to grow tomatoes in Western Washington is up against a south or west facing wall under the eaves of the house. I suggest you buy new tomato plants in mid-June and start again.

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Q. I planted a group of alliums under my wisteria vine as I love the huge globe-shaped purple flowers that bloom at the same time as my purple wisteria. Problem is these big bulbs have long leaves that flop on the ground and the foliage has begun to rot in the rain. When can I get rid of the allium leaves? I do know that daffodils and tulips use their foliage to make next year’s blooms. P. email A. Rejoice and get tidy — alliums are one of the few bulbs that will return and flower the following year even if you pull off the ugly leaves. Just wait until the bulbs flower and then it is safe to remove the floppy

foliage and leave the tall thick stems so you can enjoy the ball-shaped blooms.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Kent School District No. 415 will meet for the purpose of revising the District’s Capital Projects budget for the fiscal year 20122013 at 7:00 p.m. on June 12, 2013, at the Administration Center, 12033 SE 256th Street, Kent, Washington. Any person may appear at said meeting and be heard for or against any part of said budget. A budget extension document has been prepared by the board and will be filed at the office of the district superintendent from whom any person may obtain a copy upon request.

Dr. Edward Lee Vargas Secretary of the Board of Directors Published in Kent, Covington/ Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on May 31, 2013 and June 7, 2013. #792503.

E12CT038BD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Metropolitan King County Council Transportation. Economy and Environment Committee will meet in the Council Chambers, Tenth Floor of the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at the time listed, or as soon thereafter as possible, to consider applications for classification and real property assessment under Current Use Assessment Statute RCW 84.34, all listed hereafter; 9:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as possible.

E12CT038BD - Application by Darrell Bryant for property located at 24318 and 25022 Roberts Drive, Black Diamond, WA 98010; STR: SW-11-21-06 andNE-15-21-06; SIZE: 64.69 acres; REQUEST: Public Benefit Rating System; Tax #112106-9037, #112106-9104, #142106-9006, #152106-9052, #152106-9058 and #152106-9060.

Details are available from the

King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Rural and Regional Services Section, 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104; Phone (206) 296-8351.

Dated at Seattle, Washington, This 7th Day of June, 2013.

Anne Noris Clerk of the Council Metropolitan King County Council King County, Washington Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on Friday, June 7. 2013. #793296 CITY OF BLACK DIAMOND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Black Diamond City Council will be conducting a public hearing regarding possible increases in the water, sewer and stormwater rates. The hearing will take place on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Black Diamond City Council Chambers, 25510 Lawson Street, Black Diamond, WA. The purpose of the hearing is to hear public testimony on the above listed subject. Written comments may be submitted to the Clerk,s office at 24301 Roberts Drive, PO Box 599, Black Diamond, WA, 98010 no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 20, 2013, otherwise they must be submitted at the hearing.

Information is also available on the City’s website www.ci.blackdiamond.wa.us under “Public Notices”. For further information please contact May Miller, Finance Director at 360-886-5700.

Dated this 4th day of June, 2013 Brenda L. Martinez, CMC Asst. City Admin/City Clerk Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on June 7, 2013 and June 14, 2013. #795995.

Superior Court of Washington for King County JENNIFER KLEIN, Petitioner, RYAN KLEIN, Respondent.

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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (SMBP) The STATE OF WASHINGTON to: Ryan Klein (Respondent).

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear on August 6, 2013 at 8:30 a.m., at King County Superior Court, Kent and respond to the petition alleging an act of domestic violence pursuant to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Protection Act, Chapter 26.50 RCW. If you fail to respond, an order of protection will be issued against

you for a minimum of one year from the date you are required to appear. A temporary order of protection has been issued against you, restraining you from the following: (contact the court for a complete copy of the Temporary Order) • You are restrained from causing petitioner or any of the minor children residing with petitioner any physical harm, bodily injury, assault including sexual assault, and from molesting, harassing, threatening, or stalking the same.

CITY OF COVINGTON NOTICES DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS (TIP) 2014-2019 Project Name:

Non-Project Action for the City of Covington Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) 2014-2019

File Number:

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Applicant/Contact:

Don Vondran, Interim Public Works Director City of Covington, Public Works Department 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100 Covington, Washington 98042 253-480-2462

Date of Issuance:

June 7, 2013

Project Location: All TIP improvements will occur within the boundaries of the City of Covington, King County Washington. See Attachments 1 & 2 for the location and full description of each project.

The proposed 2014-2019 TIP projects are as follows: SE 272nd Street between Jenkins Creek and 185th Place SE (CIP 1127); SE 240th Street, 196th Ave SE and SE Wax Road Overlay (CIP 1028); Citywide Intersection Safety Project – 10 Locations The intersections are SE 272nd Street / 168th Place SE, SE 272nd Street / 172nd Place SE, 168th Place SE /169th Place SE, SE 270th Place / 174th Avenue SE, SE 256th Street / 180th Avenue SE, SE 267th Street / 192nd Avenue SE, SE 261st Street / 180th Avenue SE, SE 268th Street / 164th Avenue SE, SE Wax Road / 180th Ave SE and SE 256th / 170th Ave. SE. (CIP 1029); 156th Avenue SE between SE 272nd Street and SE 261st Place (CIP 1057); Jenkins Creek Park between SE 267th Place and SE 268th Street (CIP 1014); Town Center Economic Impact & Infrastructure Cost Study; SE 272nd Street between 185th Place SE and 192nd Avenue SE (CIP 1128); 185th Place SE Extension

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You are restrained from coming near or having any contact whatsoever with the parties, in person or through others, direct or indirectly.

• You are further restrained from entering the petitioner’s residence, school or place of employment • You must remain 500ft from children’s school or daycare.

A copy of the petition, notice of hearing and ex parte order for protection has been filed with the clerk of this court.

DATED February 7, 2013 Jennifer Klein, Petitioner Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on June 7, 2013. #795756.

To place a Legal Notice, please call 253-234-3506 or e-mail legals@ reporternewspapers.com

- Wax Road/180th Ave SE to SE 272nd Street (CIP 1124); SE 272nd Street between 160th Avenue SE and 164th Avenue SE (CIP 1063); SE 256th Street between 172nd Avenue SE and 180th Avenue SE (CIP 1056); & 180th Avenue SE between SE 256th Street and SE Wax Road (N) (CIP 1149).

Project Description: The proposal is to non-project action to adopt the City of Covington’s Six Year TIP 2013-2018 by the Covington City Council. This proposal is for the overall Capital Improvement and Transportation Improvement (CIP/TIP) programs within the city in accordance with the requirements of State law as defined in RCW 35.77.010 and 35.36.70A. Documents Reviewed: City’s Comprehensive Plan, Adopted December 2002, and as subsequently amended, 6-Year TIP 2014-2019 and description of TIP/CIP (Attachments 1 & 2), and other information on file with the lead agency.

Responsible Official/ Lead Agency:

Richard Hart, Community Development Director City of Covington SEPA Official 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100 Covington, Washington 98042 253-480-2441

X This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350. The comment period is 14 calendar days and ends June 21, 2013 at 5 PM. Comments and Appeals Notice Comments and appeals on this DNS may be submitted by first class mail or delivered to the responsible official at the above lead agency address. Any notice of appeals must be filed in writing, with the required filing fee paid in cash or check and received within 14 calendar days of the end of the comment period at Covington City Hall Offices, i.e. by July 5, 2013 at 5 PM. You must make specific factual objections, identify error, harm suffered, or identify anticipated relief sought and raise specific issues in the statement of appeal. Contact the Community Development Department at Covington City Hall to read or to ask about the procedures for SEPA appeals.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on June 7, 2013. #799352.

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The campaign focuses on the privatization of alcohol and how that affects drinking among the local youth. As a community, the Youth Council King County offers residents free workshops for The classes are scheduled for: leadership group took part in three separate areas of the campaign. First, invasive knotweed control - 10 a.m.-1 p.m., June 22, Cedar Grange, 22531 Southeast 218th Street, Community Assessment of Neighborhood Stores surveys were completed Maple Valley King County landowners struggling to fight invasive knotweed on their at 10 different stores in Maple Valley to create an understanding of what - 6:30-9 p.m., June 25, Green River Community College, Lindbloom property know that this tall green menace is not an average garden pest. type of advertisement for alcohol and tobacco is targeted to youth.

Student Center, Glacier Room, 12401 Southeast 320th Street, Auburn Often called false bamboo, knotweed grows rapidly in late spring and is - 6:30-8:30 p.m., July 9, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Avenue, North Interviews with Maple Valley Police were also conducted to find the conspicuous along many rivers and roadways, and in backyards and parks Bend correlation with theft and drinking now that alcohol has been privatized throughout the county.

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Third, a social norms campaign was conducted which included a series of posters in Tahoma Junior High and Tahoma Senior High to provide Youth leaders study underage drinking in Maple knowledge to youth stating that most kids do not drink in Maple Valley.

Valley This information was provided by the 2012 Healthy Youth Survey.

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HUGE SPRING Sale at Cedar River Court, 130 M a i n Av e n u e S o u t h , Renton, 98057. Saturday, June 8th, 9am to 4pm. Sunday, June 9th, Noon to 3pm. Cookies and Coffee served while Shopping for Furniture, Small Appliances, Household Items, Crafts, Jewelry, Clothing, Greeting Cards, Holiday Decorations, Books, G l a s swa r e a n d M u c h M o r e ! S o m e Pa r k i n g ava i l a bl e a t bu i l d i n g main entrance (3) and at t ra s h d u m p s t e r a r e a .

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Nordic Track Elliptical machine great condition $275. Ab Rocker $30.

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