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City to use B&O funds to help pay for 256th Street

By Steve Hunter shunter@kentreporter.com

The Kent City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to use the city’s

new business and occupation (B&O) tax to cover a $2 million shortfall to fund the Southeast 256th Street project.

Council members scrambled to find another funding source after property owners along the street in April dissolved a Local Improve-

ment District (LID) approved by the council to pay for about $2 million of a $7.1 million project to upgrade and widen 256th Street on

the East Hill from the “Y” intersection at Kent-Kangley Road to 116th Avenue Southeast. [ more Project page 4 ]

KSD to consider additional late start days

BY KATHERINE SMITH ksmith@covingtonreporter.com

Late start days for Kent School District students 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 [ more SCHOOL page 4 ]

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Community celebrates opening of Veterans Drive

By Steve Hunter shunter@kentreporter.com

Military veterans, politicians, motorcyclists, elementary school children and a Reserve Officers' Training Corps drill team were all part of the city of Kent's ceremony last Friday to rename South 231st Way as Veterans Drive.

Kent resident Marcus Shelton asked the city to

Kerry Hanson, above, pulls 185 pounds from the floor before racing to do 24-inch box jumps in a partner heat at the CrossFit Northwest Games at the ShoWare Center last weekend. Competitors from six different states gathered in Kent to prove just how fit they are by pushing their bodies to the limit. Austin Stack, left, lifts a 70-pound dumbbell over his head, alternating arms at one of four stations, on the second day of the competition to move onto the next day’s exercises.

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rename the street as a way to honor veterans for their dedication and service to the U.S., especially his father, the late Thomas E. Shelton, who retired after 26 years in the U.S. Air Force.

“It was a great idea and a fitting tribute to have a street in Kent that honors all branches of service,” Mayor Suzette Cooke said.

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Classic cars shine: Torklift Central RV collects donations for U.S. troops Kent’s Jim ‘Toons’ Wilson shows his 1956 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery at the show.

The Chevy served as the Auburn fire marshal’s car from 1956-60 before Wilson bought the car and enhanced it.

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A field of 60 cars lined up for the Torklift Central RV Center’s second annual Classic Car and Motorcycle Show in Kent last Saturday.

More than 400 attended the show, a benefit for Soldiers’ Angels, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sending care packages to U.S. troops overseas.

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Torklift Central RV collected donations and customers helped stuff an RV full of items to send to soldiers. Nonperishable food, hygiene products, reading materials and games were collected. Local schools submitted letters to send with the care packages as well.

“The show was a huge success,” said general sales manager Greg Joyce. “We raised over $250 and collected over 1,600 items for donation to Soldiers’ Angels.”

Steve Bridgman and his 1950 Mercury took top honors at the car show, Bill Goetz and his

1969 Road Runner were second, and Joe Britt with his 1929 Model A finished third.

Mark Takasaki’s 1964 Chevy Corvette took the people’s choice award.

Kent City Councilmember Dana Ralph, Ken Sharp from Minuteman Press and Joel Crawford from Torklift International were the judges of the car show.

“Torklift Central RV Center is very proud to have put on a terrific event in supporting our troops and we look forward to continuing this event in years to come,” Joyce said.

Kent’s Donny Corwin sits quietly by his restored and customized 1967 “Ocean Blues” Volkswagon Beetle. Corwin found the Bug in pieces at a Tacoma body shop several years ago and went to work to revive the car. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter “We take the time to care for both our Owners and Tenants”

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King County closes bridge south of Kent

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King County officials closed the century-old Alvord T. Bridge just south of Kent on Wednesday, three weeks earlier than planned because too many drivers are ignoring the oversize load restrictions.

County Executive Dow Constantine directed the Road Services Division on Monday to close the bridge early after county staff observed driv-

ers not following the load restrictions.

County officials had previously determined to close the bridge because it’s worn out from the foundation to the structure.

“We recognize the heightened sensitivity to the potential for accidents involving old fracture-critical bridges such as the Alvord T. Bridge so we are accelerating our closure date,” said Road Services Division Director Brenda Bauer in a county media release. “I made this decision given the

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Relay for Life Cool Bird, mascot of the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team, joins the Relay for Life of Kent fundraiser for the American Cancer Society last weekend at French Field. A total of 654 participants from 66 teams raised more than $141,000 at the two-day event.

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City gets $614,000 from B&O tax The city of Kent’s new business and occupation tax (B&O) brought in $614,000 for the first quarter of this year.

City staff estimated the new tax would bring in an estimated $5 million per year when the City Council adopted the tax

B&O tax workshop offered to business owners June 20 For the Reporter

The city of Kent, in partnership with the Kent Chamber of Commerce and Kent Downtown Partnership, will host a free training workshop on the city’s new business and occupation tax.

The workshop runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 20, at the city of Kent Centennial Building, Suites 105 and 107, 400 W. Gowe St.

had planned to close the bridge on June 28.

Just days before the Skagit River Bridge collapse along Interstate 5, Constantine accompanied inspectors in examining the deteriorating structure.

A new bridge would have cost an estimated $18 million, according to county officials.

The state gave the county a grant to demolish the bridge this summer for liability reasons.

Man shot to death on East Hill

Juneteenth celebration SET FOR June 15 The Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) presents the second annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 15 at the Kent Senior Center. The community event features programs, information, vendors, food, entertainment and speakers while commemorating African-American freedom and emphasizing education and achievement. The event, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., is free and open to the public. The center is at 600 E. Smith St. The city has proclaimed the Juneteenth event as a day for celebration. “We’re inviting the community to the event ... to bridge all groups and organizations,” said Gwen Allen-Carston, KBAC executive director and business owner. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19 as the African American Emancipation Day has spread throughout the country, including Kent.

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bridge’s location within an industrial area and the potential for load limit violations.”

The bridge, originally built in 1914, spans the Green River on 78th Avenue South at the southern city limits. The bridge had low traffic volumes because of nearby alternate routes. It is rated as one of the most deficient bridges in the state of Washington and is classified as structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. The county

According to city auditor Robert Goehring, the workshop is designed to help businesses understand the city’s B&O tax reporting responsibilities.

“Participants will learn about B&O tax reporting classifications, exemptions and deductions, gross receipts and square footage tax and how to file online,” Goehring said. “Attendees will also have the opportu-

A Kent man died from a gunshot wound outside of his home in the 21000 block of 131st Avenue Southeast on the East Hill.

He was identified last week as Sayha Doeum by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Doeum died from a gunshot wound to the torso and the manner of death was homicide, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Doeum, 32, was

outside of his residence at about 4:55 a.m. May 30 when another man shot him, according to a Kent Police media release.

Officers responded to a report of a man that had been shot.

When they arrived they found Doeum wounded on the ground with a gunshot wound to the torso.

Doeum was conscious and breathing at the time of their arrival. But efforts by medical personnel to save Doeum were unsuccessful. He died

at the scene.

The gunman fled the scene.

Police are working to develop further information. Nearly a week after the shooting, investigators did not have suspect information or a description to release.

As of Tuesday, police said they had no further updates about the case.

Police are asking that if anyone has information about the shooting to call 911 or contact Kent police at 253-856-5808.

last year to raise money for street repairs. At the current rate, the tax would raise about $2.5 million for the year.

“It does raise an eyebrow,” Councilman Bill Boyce said about the report released at a May 21 council workshop. “But we will not really know for a year where we are at.”

City staff has revised its revenue projection to $3.2 million for this year.

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[ Project from page 1 ] Property owners dissolved the LID because they gathered signatures from those who own at least 60 percent of the assessed land value within the LID boundaries. The LID would have charged them extra property tax fees to pay for the street improvements.

The council needed to adopt a funding plan this month in order to hold on to a $2 million state grant awarded to the city six years ago by the state Transportation Improvement Board (funded by the gas tax). That grant could have been taken back and given to another jurisdiction if the city wasn’t ready to start construction

by July 1. The board wanted evidence that the city has a funding package to pay for the project.

Council members also voted to repay the B&O fund over the next several years when enough money comes into the city through its Transportation Impact Fee (TIF). That fee is charged to new developments and pre-existing structures with a major change in use.

“If we don’t award this contract by the end of the month, we will lose $2 million from the state,” Council President Dennis Higgins said prior to the vote. “At a minimum, that turns a $5 million city expenditure into a $7 million expenditure to create the project.

More likely, it would be delayed another five years and instead of a $7 million

Paying for SE 256th Street project (Total cost $7.1 million) • $2 million (state grant) • $2 million (city B&O tax) • $1.8 million (city water, sewer, drainage fund fees) • $1 million (city Transportation Impact Fee) • $300,000 (LID on no protest parcels) project you’re talking about a $10 million or $12 million project all that would need to be picked up by the city.”

Higgins, Elizabeth Albertson, Les Thomas and Bill Boyce voted to approve the 256th Street funding. Deborah Ranniger and Jamie Perry voted against it. Dana Ralph had an excused absence.

“What fundamentally concerns me about the payment plan is that to date we have actually only collected about $600,000 in the B&O tax and we are projected to collect $3.2 million this year,” Ranniger said. “This funding plan is based on the assumption we’re going to have those funds and what concerns me is spending money that we don’t have or might not have. It makes me feel like we’re putting ourselves in a very precarious position that we don’t need to be in right now.”

The city’s TIF fund has brought in $233,000 so far this year and $802,000 since the city adopted the fee in 2010. Under the ordinance, the city charges TIFs up

front to new retail and residential developments as well as when pre-existing structures see a major change in use. The rate of the TIF depends on the kind of development being proposed.

Single-family residences pay a different rate than a hotel, as would a warehouse, or a movie theater. The key is how much more traffic each development would put on Kent’s roads.

Perry said she opposed the plan because of using TIF funds to repay the B&O fund. She preferred simply using the B&O tax to pay $2 million toward the street upgrade.

Construction crews will start work on the street in July and expect to finish the project by fall 2014. The city will turn a two-lane road without sidewalks and lights into a three-lane road with a center turn lane, sidewalks and lights. City officials want to improve the street not only for vehicles but to provide sidewalks and lighting for children who walk to school as well as those who walk to nearby businesses.

“I can’t in good faith do nothing while children are walking on those perilous ditches,” Albertson said.

“Right now it’s a sunny day but we know the snow, rain and ice will come and we have the duty to take care of all of our citizens even those who do not own large pieces of property.”

Albertson added that four major property owners of apartment complexes along Southeast 256th Street were the reason the LID failed.

“It still causes me great angst to think that $1.4 million of the $2 million we needed would have been paid by those four or five property owners who decided to opt out and not be part of the community,” Albertson said.

Higgins said 6,600 people live in that area and they deserved a street with sidewalks and lights.

The route also serves commuters to Covington and Maple Valley, which is a major reason the city received a state grant for what’s considered a regional project, Thomas said.

The council decided to use the TIF fee to pay back B&O because when it adopted the B&O tax last year it said the money would be used for street repairs, mainly paving, to improve city streets.

The city already has devoted $500,000 of the fund to repairs with asphalt overlays this summer. That list includes portions of West Meeker Street, West James Street, Fourth Avenue North and 64th, 72nd, 76th, 80th and 81st Avenue South. City staff said just one paving project next year along Central Avenue would be delayed because of the diversion of B&O funds to 256th Street.

Council members also agreed to raise $300,000 from LID covenants that were pre-approved when developers built projects along 256th Street. Those 20 or so parcels were separate from the LID dissolved by 124 property owners.

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[ SCHOOL from page 1] 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.”

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.

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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 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 20132014 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.

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I attended a Kent School District Board meeting last week with other concerned teachers, parents and community members.

The issue of concern being discussed was late start days.

Currently the Kent School District has nine late start days. The Abbreviated Day Committee presented a report to the school board and audience about its work on this issue. Its recommendation was to have no more than 30 late start days next year.

The issue in question about late start days – also called abbreviated day or collaboration time – is complex. Many districts throughout the nation have built additional time for teacher collaboration about student achievement into the school day by having a late start or early release.

Research supports the positive affect on student achievement when additional teacher collaboration time is added. However, teacher collaboration time during a late start or early dismissal does shorten the instructional day. It also can present day care issues for families.

As a teacher, I always greatly appreciate the input and involvement of parents. After all, parents know their own children best.

When teacher and parent work together, it’s the best possible scenario for student support.

Last week, the room was full of parents who are advocates for their students. Each parent who spoke had sincere, heartfelt thoughts about whether additional late starts in Kent were in the best interests of their child. Many parents did not feel additional late starts were a positive step.

Education and what is expected of educators have changed greatly in this day and age.

And some would say it should, as there is a big divide in student achievement in our [ more PRESCOTT page 6 ]

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Why just two schools chosen for traffic cameras?

After reading the article in the May 31 edition of the Kent Reporter, I’d like some answers to a few things: 1. Why are Sunrise Elementary on the East Hill and Neely-O’Brien Elementary in the valley the only schools getting these traffic cameras installed? Aren’t the lives of kids at all the other schools just as important to protect?

These two schools shouldn’t get special treatment if all the other schools aren’t getting the same protection.

All school zones should have traffic cameras. If only these two schools have traffic cameras, then drivers will not obey the speed limits in other school zones because they know they can get away with speeding and not be caught. Does this mean someone must get killed

Letters policy The Kent Reporter welcomes letters to the editor on any subject. Letters must include a name, address and daytime phone number for verification purposes.

Letters may be edited for length. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length.

Submissions may be printed both in the paper and electronically.

Deadline for letters to be considered for publication is 2 p.m. Tuesday. or injured in the other school zones before traffic cameras are installed there?

2. Why aren’t we allowed to vote on this? It’s our tax dollars funding it. We should be able to decide what our money is spent on. If traffic cameras aren’t going to be installed in all school zones, then we voters

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Keeping our par 3 course is important It recently was reported in this newspaper that the city of Kent is pondering selling the par 3 golf course at Riverbend. This is a bad mistake on many levels.

First, many young people learn the game from the par 3 courses first, like I did, and then

graduate to bigger golf courses after learning courtesy, sportsmanship and honesty.

Secondly, newcomers to the game will find much more enjoyment from learning the game on a shorter course before graduating to a larger one and buying $500 worth of clubs and gear.

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And finally, many seniors play the par 3, keeping them active and getting enjoyment from a game designed by the devil himself.

I started playing golf at 15, but I started hitting golf balls at 12. I played the local nine-hole course five miles from town. But before that, I hit balls in whatever open field I could find – our junior high

should at least be able to decide what school zones should get them and what type of system should be installed.

3. Is this going to be a prelude to what is going on in Auburn? It has a traffic camera at almost every stoplight and in every school zone in the city limits. The school zones are understandable but when there’s traffic cameras everywhere, then, in some cases, it causes more harm than good and in more ways than one.

4. Regardless of how many traffic cameras get installed, whether it’s school zones or elsewhere, then the vehicle owners should be informed on what to do if someone else is driving their vehicle so the vehicle owners don’t get wrongfully accused.

5. If only the two school zones mentioned in the article get traffic cameras and there’s no plans to put them in all [ more LETTERS page 6 ]

field first, then on the baseball diamond, where more than once I was chased off by the varsity baseball coach who gave me tips on replacing divots and a grip change.

But my first experience on a real course was on a sand green monstrosity in Woodburn, Ore. Nine holes. A one-dollar bill for nine holes.

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Proposed ‘private’ sale of golf course is disturbing It was with great concern that I read the article “City to consider selling Riverbend par 3 course” (Kent Reporter, May 31).

During times of economic hardship it is important to examine budgets and make cuts that are, at times, unpopular. However, it is important to weigh the costs and benefits

[ nuttman from page 5 ] We learned courtesy, how to act like a gentleman and how to write down a six, even if you didn’t want to.

And even if you are a newcomer to the game, this is where I recommend you begin. I’ve seen guys who couldn’t hit water if they fell out of a boat play golf in front of me, and with painful results.

should question why the City Council is discussing the sale of valuable public property with city employees, and at private retreats, rather than in open council meetings. At the very least, the details in this article raise the unpleasant specter of impropriety.

Newcomers can’t possibly enjoy the game on a course longer than 6,000 yards, yet I see them every summer, no shirt, too many beers and keeping other golfers behind them backed up.

This is where you should learn the game, then if you have some ability, take a few lessons before playing the bigger courses.

Finally, our seniors need a place to play. Yes, I know you

can’t move as fast as before, but you still enjoy the game.

I’ll be there soon enough. I figure I’ve got about 15 years left of playing from the big boy tees, and then finally it will be me out there on the par 3 course, shaking my fist and cursing this frustrating game.

I just hope it is still there when my time comes.

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Fun at the market Last Saturday’s kickoff of the Kent Farmers Market was wonderful.

Our family walked away with a flower bouquet (cheaper than the big box stores, too), hot dog, cookies and great memories, including our 3-year-old son “helping” a lady paint a watercolor of the booths.

Glad the Kent Lions Club provided the great weather.

We will be back this week.

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Todd Nuttman is a regular contributor to the Kent Reporter.

[ PRESCOTT from page 5 ] country. The so-called achievement gap has seemed intractable. As a result, education reforms of one type and another have been instituted. This is a hot button topic in recent years, with everything from high-stakes tests to common core standards (a new framework for teaching that will be almost nation wide).

Teachers and districts are working very hard to implement new requirements. Educators have put their emphasis on looking deeply at student assessment in order to meet each student where they are and bring them along to standard or above. This work takes dedicated, common time, in order to be effective.

Parents and community members, as well as teachers, in attendance at last week’s meeting seemed to be in favor of collaboration. The disagreement seemed to be concerning when the time for collaboration would be taken. Suggestions were made to use before- or after-school time to collaborate. And many schools in the Kent School District have been doing that.

However, other important parts of teaching, such as helping students with difficult subject matter or homework, organizing materials for the teaching day or even just spending time with a student who needs a listening ear, have to go by the wayside.

It makes sense that all we were doing before in our 7½-hour day would be squeezed if we also add collaboration time.

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of this particular asset very carefully. As mentioned, the Riverbend par 3 is an important asset for both the seniors and youth of Kent, amongst others.

I am concerned to hear that the potential sale of taxpayer funded properties is being discussed at private council retreats with public meetings “at dates to be determined.”

Further, it is disturbing that Mr. Watling, a city employee, is talking about the sale of a taxpayer-owned property, and feels comfortable discussing it as if it were already a done deal. As a city employee, and not an elected member of the council, Mr. Watling has no more authority to comment on any proposed sale than I. Based on the details available in the article, it appears the parks director has been made privy to some private information that the rest of us have not.

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Kent officers remove drunk man from Metro bus, arrest second man for obstructing

By Steve Hunter shunter@kentreporter.com

When officers asked the man to leave so paramedics would have room to evaluate the man removed from the bus, the man refused to go. An officer took him by the arm, walked him five steps away and told him to keep walking.

But the man came back and started to approach an officer from behind when a second officer stepped in and took the man to the ground after the man reportedly put a hand on the officer’s uniform in the chest area.

Kent Police responded to the West Hill to remove a drunk man from a bus and ended up arresting another man for investigation of obstructing an officer after the man reportedly Police arrested a man for refused to leave the Metro bus investigation of reckless driving stop area. and resisting arrest after he Officers arrested the man at allegedly sped through May 26 in the 26000 block a parking lot at about of Pacific Highway South 8:39 p.m. May 28 in the after he refused to leave POLICE 800 block of Fourth the bus stop so paraAvenue North. medics could attend to Witnesses told ofa man removed from a ficers that the man spun bus, according to the police his tires in the lot for about 10 report. seconds with the brakes applied A Metro bus driver called and then took off a high rate of 911 to help remove a man speed despite the presence of sleeping on the floor of the bus children in the lot, according to who appeared to be intoxithe police report. cated. Officers found the man When officers stopped the with his pants down sleeping man and told him he was going on the bus floor. to be arrested for reckless drivPolice moved the man to the ing, the man allegedly tensed sidewalk near the bus stop and up his arms and began to pull called for paramedics to evaluate the man. Meanwhile, a man away from police. An officer pushed the man against a poat the bus stop commented lice Chevy Tahoe but the man toward officers and taped them broke free before officers took with his cellphone.

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In honor of our veterans: Navy Cmdr. Chris Sutherland addresses the crowd during the unveiling ceremony of the newly named Veterans Drive street. steve hunter, Kent Reporter [ VETERANS from page 1 ] “We should always remember those veterans who sacrifice in order to protect and defend the freedoms we enjoy and cherish.”

South 231st Way is now Veterans Drive where it intersects at the north end of Russell Road, and continues west over the Colonel Joe M. Jackson Bridge and ends at Military Road.

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with a ride from downtown to Veterans Drive. The motorcyclists also were the first to drive on the newly named street.

The list of those who spoke at the ceremony included: Representative Adam Smith, U.S. Congressman, 9th District; Tim Peters, Vice President and General Manager of Mobility, Surveillance and Engagement, Boeing Military Aircraft; Col. Hugh Bair, Commander, 3rd Stryker

Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis McCord; and Cmdr. Chris Sutherland, Executive Officer, Navy Recruiting District Seattle.

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The Kent Fire Department presented its Gift of Life simulation and assembly at Kent-Meridian High School last week.

Every other spring, the Kent Fire Department and volunteers act out a hypothetical car crash scene at two high schools to teach students the dangers of driving under the influence.

“They need to see what

can happen in a crash visually,” said Kirsti Weaver, public education specialist who helped organize the presentation. “We go to great lengths to make everything as real as possible.”

As the volunteers lifted the tarps from the crushed cars, gasps were whispered throughout the audience.

“It (was) actually crazy to hear everybody’s reaction,” said Stephanie Arroyo, one of the student actors. “Ev-

erybody was just amazed at what they (saw) because they weren’t expecting all these real looking injuries, blood and everything.”

A handful of student leaders were chosen to act out the situation. Some played the role of an injured friend while others acted as if they just arrived on the scene. But all took the situation seriously and treated the simulation as if it were real.

“The key is showing them and educating them without lecturing,” Weaver said. “It’s a really good educational simulation.”

After the scene ends, the juniors and seniors were ushered into the gym for

Simulated shock: Hannah Madani acts distraught with other student leaders during a simulated car crash scene as part of the Gift of Life simulation present by the Kent Fire Department. MICHELLE CONERLY, Kent Reporter an assembly to hear from a special guest speaker.

“We had Mike Buckingham who was involved in a drunk driving crash (when) his (Washington State) trooper vehicle was hit with

a car,” Weaver said.

Buckingham, who was severely burned on 47 percent of his body, speaks at assemblies throughout the state, acting as living proof of the consequences of a

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“They need to see the ramifications from law enforcement and how it can affect not just them but others around them,” Weaver said.

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The Rotary Club of Kent recognized the top graduating seniors from the Kent School District and announced winners of more than $24,000 in scholarships at its annual scholar recognition event at Green River Community College on May 21.

Students in the top 5 percent of their graduating class, as determined by their individual schools, were invited to attend, along with their families.

Ninety-two students were honored, representing Kentlake, Kent-Meridian, Kentridge, Kentwood, Kent Phoenix Academy, Kent Mountainview Academy, and the new iGrad program.

Janie Sacco, president of the Rotary Club of Kent, emceed the program and Edward Lee Vargas, Kent School District superintendent, gave an inspirational

Class acts: Students honored, from left, Liliia Boiko, Sung Min Chae, Michael Raybuck, Shayla Otake, Maylea Li, Evan Daus, Maryam Idrees, Ryan Turner, Karanbir Singh, Hassna Ramadan. Not pictured is Max Goodin. COURTESY PHOTO opening. Students from each high school gave speeches on motivations of their success. School principals introduced their students individually, and announced their future plans.

Student speakers were Karanbir Singh from Kentridge, Maryam Idrees from Kent Phoenix Academy, Elizabeth Eaton from Kentlake, twin sisters Jestann O’Hara and Stephanie O’Hara from Kent-Meridian, and Ryan Turner from Kentwood.

Scholarship funds were raised at the annual Esca-

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Eleven academic scholarships, of $2,200 each, were awarded to: Kentlake – Evan Daus, Michael Raybuck; KenMeridian – Liliia Boiko, Maylea Li, Hassna Ramadan; Kent Mountain View Academy – Max Goodin; Kent Phoenix Academy – Maryam Idrees; Kentridge – Shayla Otake, Karanbir Singh; Kentwood – Sung Min Chae, Ryan Turner.

Liliia Boiko was awarded the Glenn Button Memorial Scholarship. Button was a

career psychologist with the school district and a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Kent. He loved working with students, so this scholarship was his way of continuing to do just that. Glenn’s wife, Gladys, was in attendance and helped present the scholarship in his honor.

The Rotary Club of Kent will present vocational scholarships to students from the school district’s Career and Technical Education Program in early June.

this year to help the college’s veteran students attend school. The club named Green River’s VET Fund as its funded item for the Dream Big Auction held at the ShoWare Center in Kent held April 27.

The team of seniors Ray Maung, 17, Kentwood High School, Jake Hecla, 18, Aviation High of Des Moines, and Rian Chandra, 18, Capitol High of Olympia, won the second-place grand award in physics and astronomy at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair on May 12-17 in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Kent-Meridian High School will host the Royal Volleyball Camps at the Kent-Meridian Gym Complex.

Camps are open to all kids and ability levels.

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The fittest of the fit met at the ShoWare Center last weekend to compete in this year’s CrossFit Regional Competition.

CrossFit is a new style of high intensity cross training that’s gaining popularity all over the world. Last weekend, competitors from six states from around the Northwest region gathered in Kent to showcase their skills.

Jake Fields, owner of CrossFit Devotion in Covington, entered as an individual participant for the second year in a row.

Although he did not place this time, he’s already preparing for next year.

“We had a good 50 members supporting me competing,” Fields said.

“We didn’t have a team this year, but we hope to qualify

Participants compete in the CrossFit Regionals last weekend at the ShoWare Center. Michelle conerly, Kent Reporter a team next year.”

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Reese McGuire, a senior catcher for the Kentwood High baseball team, was named the 2012-13 Gatorade Washington Baseball Player of the Year by the Gatorade Co., which hands out the annual award in partnership with USA TODAY High School Sports.

women pushed their bodies to the ultimate limit to prove their fitness.

While those at the competition were at the top of their game, Fields said CrossFit is for everyone.

“My mom does it. My dad does it. It’s hard, but it’s nothing crazy,” Fields said. “If all you’ve seen is the competition it would be very scary, (but) it’s not like the competition at all.”

Fields said the reason why CrossFit is becoming so popular is the community aspect of the training. He believes the culture around the workouts creates a large fan base.

“Working out is working out,” Fields said. “You can work out anywhere. (With CrossFit) you come in. You build friendship.”

A former personal trainer, Fields liked that he could train a group

McGuire is the first Gatorade Washington Baseball Player of the Year chosen from Kentwood.

The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence and high standards of academic achievement as well as exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field.

of people instead of just individuals, and that’s why he opened up his own 6,000 -square-foot CrossFit gym three years ago.

“It’s everything you can think of with fitness in one workout,” Fields said. “It’s always different, full body, every time.”

But to prepare for the competition, Fields had to put in some extra work to be at the top of his game.

“Two three-a-days, seven days a week,” Fields said. “We got the workouts four weeks head of time (so) preparing was just going through those workouts as best as I could making sure my body was top notch.”

The CrossFit Regionals across the country last until Sunday, and the finals will be at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., in July.

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McGuire has maintained a 3.17 GPA. He has volunteered locally on behalf of a children’s hospital, as a youth baseball instructor and umpire and as part of multiple community service initiatives in association with his church youth group.

McGuire has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on an athletic scholarship at the University of San Diego this fall but is projected as a first-round selection in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft which started June 6, after press deadline for the Kent Reporter.

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ShoWalk is a running success

By SHAMSHIR KAUR For the Kent Reporter

The ShoWare Center has been holding free indoor walks for about three years now, and the community has shown a very strong liking to it.

ShoWalk, which is offered every Monday and Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m., usually runs from November to March, but it was extended this year because of the last few rainy months. The final indoor walk of the season was May 29.

Pam Clark and Johnetta Rowsey, indoor walk coordinators, were front and center for the last walk of the season.

“People need a place where it’s lit up and secure,” Clark said. “Sometimes people walk outside at a time where it’s still dark and that is unsafe. The ShoWare Center provides a safe, convenient and dry place for people to walk.”

There is no mall or indoor walking area in the city of Kent, so the ShoW-

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“This really is a great and healthy place for people to come and walk or run,” Rowsey said. “There is this person who comes to walk and this person was pre-diabetic and after walking and keeping a healthy lifestyle, that person is completely normal.”

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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. I love the idea of planting the stiff and upright alliums near the dangling and drooping wisteria. As an added bonus, alliums have that onion smell that makes them deer, mouse and mole resistant.

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She has made many friends through the ShoWalks. Ask anyone at the ShoWalks, and they will tell you how sweet and popular Tauscher is.

Many organizations are dedicated to the ShoWalk’s success. Kent4Health and Veolia Transportation sponsor the event. Sam’s Club provides healthy snacks from time to time and Walmart also provides transportation periodically for walkers who do not have means to get to the ShoWalk.

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Fay Tauscher, 76, has been coming to the ShoWalk ever since it started and she loves it. Tauscher lives in a senior community in downtown Kent. Her participation in the ShoWalk has led her to become an avid walker and volunteer now, helping out new walkers.

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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. My best advice is not to wait until mid-June to plant warm season crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, eggplants and peppers outdoors. The “walls of water” that 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. Tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers that get chilled will often go into a pout and stop growing for weeks even after the Marianne Binetti

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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.

The beginning of June arrives with a flood of questions about damp, wet, suffering plants.

May ended with rain and more rain and this brought out the mushrooms, fungus, more moss and problems for heat-loving plants like tomatoes, cucumbers and geraniums.

On the bright side, lettuce and lobelia have never done better.

Here’s the answers to the most common complaints about our water world: Q. Every year I buy my mother five geranium plants for Mother’s Day. There were all healthy and blooming when I purchased them. Now I notice the buds are turning brown 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/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 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

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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.

KENT CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2014 – 2019 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Kent City Council will hold a public hearing on the 2014 – 2019 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in the Council Chambers at Kent City Hall, 220 Fourth Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032. All interested persons are invited to attend and will be given an opportunity to speak.

Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office in advance at (253) 856-5725. For TTD relay service, call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at (800) 833-6388.

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Department of Transportation Road Services Division NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN NOTICE IS GIVEN UNDER SEPA, RCW 43.21c.080, THAT THE KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ROAD SERVICES DIVISION TOOK THE ACTION DESCRIBED IN (2) BELOW ON JULY 5, 2013.

1. Action Deadline: Any action to set aside, enjoin, review, or otherwise challenge such action on the grounds of non-compliance with the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW (State Environmental Policy Act) shall be commenced on or before 4:30 p.m. on July 5, 2013.

2. Description of Agency Action: The King County Road Services Division (Division) made a decision to proceed with the Alvord T Bridge No. 3130 Demolition Project (CIP 1026789). Following this Notice of Action, the Division will proceed with this project.

3. Description of Proposal: Alvord T Bridge is a 99-year-old, two-lane, 133-foot-long, fixed steel Pratt Truss. The bridge spans the Green River at 3rd/78th Avenue South and South 259th Street in the southern part of Kent, although the bridge itself is located in unincorporated King County. It carries approximately 2,580 vehicles per day.

The bridge was built in 1914 and rehabilitated in the 1970s. In 1995, it was identified as King County’s fourth highest bridge in need of remedial action (i.e., replacement and/or removal, etc.) per the newly adopted Bridge Priority Process, King County Ordinance 11693, at which time load limits were put in place along with a restriction allowing

only one heavy vehicle on the bridge at a time. In 2012, the load limit was revised to further limit the weight of vehicular traffic.

In spite of ongoing maintenance and repairs, Alvord T Bridge has suffered considerable deterioration over its years of operation and has reached the end of its serviceable life. The bridge has a number of serious deficiencies; the most severe include extensive rusting, deformation, loss of material on the steel truss structure, severe rot of the timber supports, load limitations, substandard deck width, guardrails, and overhead clearance. This bridge is seismically vulnerable, structurally deficient, and functionally obsolete. As such, the bridge has a sufficiency rating of 4 out of a possible 100, with 100 being the best possible condition (based on Federal Highway Administration criteria). This is one of the lowest bridge sufficiency ratings among bridges that are currently open to traffic in the state.

Due to the compounding deficiencies and safety concerns of the bridge, federal funding for a bridge demolition was approved in 2010. As part of the bridge demolition, the bridge and its timber approaches and abutments will be removed. The ground at the southern approach will be graded, amended, and planted with riparian vegetation. The two concrete piers will be shortened and left in place to minimize disturbances to the existing levees.

At the south end of the bridge location, 78th Avenue South will become a sole-access road north of South 262nd Street that will be reshaped to include a truck and bus turnaround area. At the north end of the bridge location, the intersection of 3rd Avenue South and South 259th Street will become a T-intersection.

Due to the substandard and deficient condition of the Alvord T Bridge, King County plans to close the bridge on June 5, 2013 (revision to the previous closure date of June 28, 2013) and start the demolition of the proposed project in July/August 2013.

4. Location of Proposal: The project site is located in unincorporated King County just outside the southern boundary of the City of Kent. The bridge spans the Green River at 3rd/78th Avenue South and South 259th Street.

The bridge is located in Section 25, Township 22 North, Range 4 East. The project location is shown on the attached vicinity map.

5. Type of Environmental Review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA): The Division is the SEPA lead agency for the proposal and reviewed project information, prepared a SEPA Environmental Checklist, and determined that the project does not have probable significant

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF LIEN SALE AUCTION DATE: JUNE 18, 2013 AT 10:00AM Property belonging to Charles Guzek, (unit#(s), (000011647), Erbie Cajuste, (037974, 018101), Christopher Risdon, (026281), Christine Villasenor, (029502), Patrick Eleam, (41419, 44317, 22894), Patti Oertl, (03907), Caren Fox, (24495), will be sold by live public auction (verbal bidding) on JUNE 18, 2013 STARTING AT 10:00AM at DOOR TO DOOR STORAGE, INC., 21001 72nd Ave S., Kent, WA 98032. Goods were neither packed, loaded, nor inventoried

by Door to Door Storage, Inc. General description of the goods likely to be sold: Household, business or consumer goods, namely personal effects, china, furniture, clothing, books, glass, silverware, electronics, tools, and similar items; but actual contents, condition, and quality are unknown to Door to Door Storage, Inc. Persons under 15 not admitted. Photo ID is required for bidders. Only cash or credit card as payment. Bidder Registration begins at 9:30am. Viewing begins at 10:00am, and bidding will begin soon after. Each container is 5 ft wide x 8 ft long x 7 ft high.

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Valley Auburn RV, a Jayco dealer, has opened a second location in Kent, and it comes with a new name – Valley RV Supercenter. The new facility, at 619 Washington Ave. N., Kent, is five times larger than the Auburn store and features an indoor showroom, an expanded parts department and more than service bays. A grand opening for the new dealership is 1 p.m. Saturday. Mayor Suzette Cooke, along with other local dignitaries, are scheduled to preside over a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The grand opening will offer food, drink and activities for families.

adverse impacts on the environment. A Determination of Nonsignificance was issued on May 15, 2013 which was followed by a 14-day comment period that ended on May 29, 2013. A SEPA environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 43.21C.030 (2) (c).

6. Document Availability: Copies of the information are available on the project website at http://your.kingcounty.gov/ kcdot/roads/cip/ProjectDetail. aspx?CIPID=1026789.

Photocopies can be made upon request (for a nominal photocopying fee) at the King County Map and Records Center, or can be reviewed at the address below free of charge. The King County Map and Records Center is open Tuesday – Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on government holidays. For more information, contact the King Street Center Map and Records Center at: Map and Records Center 201 South Jackson Street (Mail Stop KSC-TR-0106), Seattle, WA 98104-3856 phone: 206-296-6548 map.roads@kingcounty.gov (e-mail) h t t p : / / w w w. k i n g c o u n t y. g o v / transportation/kcdot/Roads/ MapAndRecordsCenter/ MapCounter.aspx 7. Name of Agency, proponent or applicant giving notice: King County Department of Transportation, Road Services Division.

Contact Person: Erick Thompson, Senior Environmental Engineer King Street Center, 201 South Jackson Street (M.S: KSC-TR0231) Seattle, WA 98104-3856 phone: 206-296-8747 Erick.Thompson@ kingcounty. gov (e-mail) 8. Person Filing Notice: This notice is filed by: Date: 06/04/13 Brenda Bauer Road Services Division Director Department of Transportation Published in the Kent Reporter on June 7, 2013 and June 14, 2013. #803228.

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Elizabeth Bartha

Elizabeth Bartha passed away on May 31 at the age of 84, after a long and hard fought battle with cancer. Elizabeth is survived by her daughter Pamela, son Attila, daughter in-law Sally, and her granddaughter Laura. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph.

Elizabeth was born in a small town in Hungary in 1929. She started working early in childhood in her fathers’ shop, building sawdust stoves for sale to the community. She was a teenager during World War II and witnessed the battles and horror of death at the doorsteps of her village. Her family survived the war through the German occupation of Hungary and the Russian invasion after the German retreat in 1945. Early in the war, German officers were living in her family home and her family had to cook and clean for them. When the Germans were driven out of Hungary, they were replaced by the Russian occupiers, for whom they had to care for as well.

In 1951 Elizabeth and Joseph were married and their son was born in 1954. In October of 1956 the Hungarian Revolution broke out and Joseph joined the ranks of the Freedom Fighters in an attempt to drive the Russian Communists out of Hungary. The Revolution failed, and Joseph and Elizabeth were forced to flee Hungary with nothing but what they could carry and their toddler son. They walked for days, sleeping in the November weather and slipping in and out of hiding to avoid discovery, barely escaping out of Hungary before the borders were closed. They crossed the Hungarian frontier into Austria among the wave of a quarter of a million Hungarian refugees. The family lived the next year in UN sponsored refugee camps in Austria, England and Ireland.They arrived in Canada in November of 1957 and then the final and ultimate destination, The United States in 1960.

Elizabeth and Joseph built their lives in their new homeland in Detroit and San Diego. Returning to Detroit Joseph worked as a toolmaker and Elizabeth worked as a domestic for the likes of Henry Ford’s family and others.

The Barthas moved to Kent in 1967. Elizabeth loved to cook and bake. These were her passions and joy. She catered specialty Hungarian foods and old world pastries for friends and clients. She loved to garden and sew, and generally work with her hands. She upholstered furniture, did carpentry, plumbed and was still trimming her trees on a ladder at 82. She wasn’t afraid to tackle any repair around the house. As a matter of fact she relished it. At Christmas and her birthdays she was most excited when her presents were tools for cooking and her crafts. Hammers, pliers, saws, and air compressors brought smiles and “well, this is a surprise”, fuel for her imagination and the next project. She enjoyed taking in nature and walks in the woods, picking fruit from local orchards, gardening and having her family around her. Her greatest joy came from her love of God and faith.

She lived her life with courage and suffered through adversity with strength and fortitude. Her family and friends will miss her.

In her memory, please make contributions to Highline Medical Center Hospice Care.

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Kent Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturdays, through Sept. 28, Town Square Plaza Park, corner of Second and Smith.

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Vendors offering a variety of fresh locally grown farm-based foods, hand-crafted items, live entertainment and more. Free admission. Information: 253-486-9316, www.kentfarmersmarket.com.

South King County Stand Down & Veteran Families Resource Fair: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 8, Green River Community College, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn.

Military and veteran families plus homeless veterans welcome to attend. Free services and referrals available include VA benefit and claims assistance, employment resources, financial and rent assistance, medical and dental, housing assistance, individual and family counseling resources, childcare, haircuts, food and clothing. Information: 206-802-5578, www.southkingcountystanddown.org.

VCA Kent Animal Hospital’s third annual Furfest: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. June 15, behind the hospital, 10834 SE Kent-Kangley Road. Free to the public. Festival features more than 20 pet-related vendors and pet rescues and adoptions. Discounted services such as $10 nail trims, $25 microchips and free exams for all pets adopted during the festival. Goodie bags and raffle prizes will be given away. Alki Bakery is catering. For more information, call 253-852-8460.

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Second annual Juneteenth celebration: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. June 15, Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith St. Community-wide event features programs, information, vendors, food, entertainment and speakers while commemorating African American freedom and emphasizing education and achievement. Free and open to the public.

Kent World Dance Party: 6:30-9 p.m.

June 21, Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. Jointly sponsored by Project U(th) and the Kent International Festival.

Dances are fun and for all ages. Learn and the accomplished Japanese, Indian, Middle Eastern and South American dances. Nonalcohol drinks and snacks available for purchase. 253-852-0874, kentinternationalfestival.com Fifth annual Kent International Festival: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. June 22, Kent Senior Center and Kent Town Square Plaza, corner of Smith and Second Avenue.

Live entertainment, ethnic food, cultural and crafts booths, cheer hand carried floats, Generations Walking Together, student art contest. A four-block walk opens festivities at 9:30 a.m. Volunteer workers wanted. For details, visit www.kentinternationalfestival. com.

Sixth annual Kent Jazz & Art Showcase: 5-8 p.m. June 27, Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. Kent 50 Plus Program and Kent Arts Commission host the event, featuring concerts, art show and boxed dinners. Jazz pianist Richard Dean plays indoors (4:30-5:15 and 6:15 to 7) while outdoor concerts feature electronic violinist Geoffrey Castle (5:15 to 6:15) and renowned jazz saxophonist Darren Motamedy and his band (7-8). Limited indoor concert seating is available. Guests are asked to bring blankets, lawn chairs and umbrellas for outdoor seating. Call 253856-5164 for more information.

Got an event? submissions@kentreporter.com or post online at www.kentreporter.com Kent Cornucopia Days Bike Event: 8 a.m. June 29, Burlington Green Park (gazebo), Railroad Avenue North and Meeker Street, Kent. Options: 25-, 60- or 100-mile bike routes. Live music, food at pit stops, pasta feed by Paolo’s Italian Restaurant, massages by Evergreen Massage, raffle prizes. Proceeds help feed families in need with “Our Daily Bread Basket” by Emerald City Lights Bike Ride. Cost: $40, $50 day of the event. All participants receive a tote bag. T-shirts on sale for $10. Registration starts at 7 a.m. Road closes at 4 p.m. Information: 253-709-1530, emeraldcitylights. com, info@emeraldcitylightsbikeride.org Kent Postcard and Paper Collectibles Show: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 29, 30, Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N. Approximately 20 dealers from throughout the Western States will be showing nearly one million old postcards, paper collectibles, stamps and ephemera for display and sale. Trade cards, cigar labels, valentines, scrap, travel brochures, matchbooks, posters, prints, stereographs, aviation, auto, railroad, ship, movie memorabilia and Western Americana will be available. Free appraisals of all old paper collectibles will be given with $5 admission. www.postcardshows.com.

Speed Candidating: 5-8 p.m. July 18, Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith St. Meet City Council, mayoral and King County candidates. Tables of 8-10 people will be set up. You will have a new candidate at your table every 10 minutes. Food and drinks will be served. Cost: $10.

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21st Annual Kiwanis Dungeness Crab and Spaghetti Feed: 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. seatings, June 8, Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. Raffle prizes available. Ticket prices include allyou-can-eat crab, spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, soft beverages and dessert. Beer and wine are available for purchase. All proceeds benefit programs for children and seniors. Cost: $35 adults, $25 seniors and ages 13-18; $15 ages 6-12 and $5 ages 2-5.

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Programs Resident Camp at Waskowitz informational meetings: 6:30-9:30 p.m.

June 12, July 10, Kent Commons, 525 4th Avenue N. Opportunity for parents and campers to meet the camp director and staff. Kent is one of the few cities to offer a summer resident camp for boys and girls entering the fifth, sixth or seventh grade this fall. The Aug. 5-9 camp, now in its 34th year, offers a wide spectrum of activities and professional management. The camp, at the base of Mount Si in the Cascade foothills, is four miles east of North Bend.

Cost for the camp is $320, which includes transportation, cabin accommodations, supervision and all meals, field trip and camp shirt. Scholarships available for Kent residents on free-and-reduced lunches. For more information or to register, please call 253-856-5030 or visit www.kentwa.gov.

Volunteers Build a new playground: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

June 7, Turnkey Park, 23312 100th Ave. SE,

Kent. Volunteers needed to build a new KaBOOM! kids playground and make park improvements before a 3 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. No experience is necessary.

Jobs for people of all ages and abilities. Part of Radio Disney playing music. Food and tools will be provided. Parking: Fred Meyer parking lot, 10201 SE 240th St. Car pooling is strongly recommended and shuttle buses will take volunteers to the park. For more information: call 253-856-5113 or email vandrews@KentWA.gov.

Kent Litter Free Event: 9 a.m.-noon June 8. Make a difference in your Kent neighborhood, join family and friends to pick up litter. Volunteers can pick up bags by City Hall at 9 a.m. on that Saturday. Return them filled with litter by noon and get a ticket for a discount on lunch offered by Cal’s at Kent Station, Naked Pizza, Dilettante, Reds Wine Bar and others. Need a location?

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Accepting resumes at: hreast@soundpublishing.com or by mail to: 19426 68th Avenue S, Kent, WA 98032 ATTN: HR Please state which position and geographic area you are applying for.

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Kent Farmers Market

NOW OPEN Saturdays

at Town Square Plaza Park BIGGER then ever this year

2013 Season Another Kent Lions Event

June 1st - September 28th 9:00am - 2:00pm Every Saturday

For more information visit us at www.kentfarmersmarket.com

◆ More farmers ◆ More fresh flowers ◆ More vendors ◆ More fresh produce

Don’t miss the fun!

Photo courtesy of Dan Meeker

July 11th – July 14th

D ra g on Boat Racnes

◆ Over 600 Vendors ◆ Kids Activities ◆ Live Entertainment ◆ Carnival and Parade ◆ 5K Walk/Run ◆ Skateboard, Inline

Lake Meridia July 13th

and Soccer Tournaments

◆ 25/60/100 Mile Bike Ride ◆ www.kcdays.com A world wide organization of volunteers dedicated to sight and hearing. In Kent, we specialize locally in youth, families, seniors and veterans. We also own and produce Kent Cornucopia Days Serving Kent Since 1938

and the Kent Farmers Market.

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O P E D N N I N A G R G Saturday, June 8 • 1pm

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Vacuum Attachments 25% off*

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CLASSES BASiC LongArm QuiLting CLASS friday, june 14, 2013 - 10:30am - 3:00pm

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Thursday, July 11th 3:00 pm until closing for the Carnival

Friday, July 12th 10:00 am - 8:00 pm for the overall Festival & Street Fair 3:00 pm until closing for the Carnival

Saturday, July 13th 10:00 am - 8:00 pm for the overall Festival & Street Fair

Saturday, July 13th (continued) 8:30 am - 6:00 pm for the Cornucopia Days Dragon Boat Races 10:00 am until about 6:00 pm for the Skateboard and Inline Tournaments 12 noon until closing for the Carnival

Sunday, July 14th 10:00 am - 5:00 pm for the overall Festival & Street Fair 2:00 pm for the Parade 1 pm until closing for the Carnival

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