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Fewer students but still overcrowded in Tahoma

BY KATHERINE SMITH ksmith@maplevalleyreporter.com

The initial headcount of students in the Tahoma School District this year came in at 7,643 students, down slightly over the May 2013 total of 7,730, with the official state count coming in the beginning of October.

One of the main talking points for the construction bond measure the district will put before

voters in November is the state of schools and overcrowding throughout the district.

According to information provided by the district, the size of the district has more than doubled in the past 25 years with successful bond measures in 1988 and 1997 and the district is expecting an additional 1,000 students by 2020.

District spokesman Kevin Pat-

terson said that enrollment this year is at a level district administration expected.

All four of the district’s elementary schools are over the designed capacities which were calculated based on 24 students in every K-5 classroom. The district has compensated by adding portables and converting computer labs and offices into classrooms. Over the summer, Patterson said, computer labs at Glacier Park Elementary and Shadow Lake Elementary were converted to regular classrooms to make room for students.

At the secondary level design capacity was calculated with 29 [ more STUDENTS page 10 ]

Students at Lake Wilderness Elementary, the largest elementary school in the state, eat lunch in shifts, with six lunches each day. KATHERINE SMITH, The Reporter

Keep calm and walk for a cure

BY KRIS HILL khill@maplevalleyreporter.com

As Tina McDonough approached the cheering station at Bellevue Downtown Park she lifted her arms over her head in celebration of the first leg of a 60-mile journey.

Most of her team, the Valley Girls & Guys, would stop for lunch and a rest in the park after walking about a dozen miles — though one walker said they trekked closer to 15 miles according to his pedometer — but McDonough stopped to chat with the team’s sponsors as well as get photos with some of the members of VGG. Decked out in a black long sleeve shirt under a pink team tank top, the traditional pink straw cowboy hat and a pink tutu over shorts, McDonough didn’t plan to stop long.

There were many more steps to go even before the first day of the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s 3-Day Walk for the Cure was over.

By the end of Sunday the Valley Girls & Guys — 140

pounded the pavement while a number of others were unable to make it due to injury — walked 60 miles to raise money to fight breast cancer.

“It’s going great today,” McDonough said. “We’ve got a lot of new walkers.

Historically only one-third return. We have 60 percent to 70 percent return.”

Officials from the Puget Sound affiliate of the Komen foundation told her a few years ago that many only do it once because it is an item on their so-called bucket lists. It is so much more for McDonough and those who walk with her.

This is a cause which has transformed McDonough’s life and many others as they have joined her in the fight.

It began in 2007 when she and three others did the walk for the first time in honor of her friend, Michelle, who lost the battle with breast cancer.

“For us, it’s because of the teamwork, we fundraise together, we do events together,” McDonough said.

“Because of all the fund-

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Tina McDonough of Ravensdale greets the sponsors, supporters and walker stalkers at the cheering station at Bellevue Downtown Park Sept. 20. KRIS HILL, The Reporter

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The Maple Valley City Council unanimously voted to endorse the Tahoma School District construction bond Monday night.

The bond, which will be on the November general election ballot with a price tag of $195 million, calls for the construction of a new Tahoma High School and other projects associated with realigning other MAPLE schools in the VALLEY district like renovating Lake Wilderness Elementary School and converting classrooms to make them grade level appropriate, as well as projects to make all the district’s schools warm, safe, and dry for students.

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Top left, a group of Valley Girls & Guys walkers celebrate as they head into the cheering station at Bellevue Downtown Park Sept. 20 as they finished the first leg of the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s 3-Day Walk for the Cure. Top right, a supporter holds up signs as walkers come into the park. Bottom left, Laura Bingle and Teena Madden, affectionately known as walker stalkers, were decked out in Just Cure T-shirts and plenty of pink, the color of breast cancer support and awareness. Bottom right, Connie Thompson poses with her children. The Valley Girls & Guys team brought 140 walkers to the event, which covered 60 miles, which is led by Ravensdale resident Tina McDonough. The team raised more than $324,000 and is the largest in the state. KRIS HILL, The Reporter

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Maple Valley and Covington women were named champions in Hobby Hall competitions.

Nancy Anderson of Maple Valley won the title of Grand Champion in professional calligraphy.

Rosemarie Cozad of Covington was named Grand Champion and Reserve Champion in professional hand painted China.

Anderson and Cozad were among those who showcased their skills in a variety of competitions in Hobby Hall at the Washington State Fair, Sept. 6-22 and brought home the Grand Champion titles.

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A trio of new assistant principals passionate about education and helping students from diverse backgrounds thrive are settling into their roles at Kentwood High School this fall.

Taking up the post of overseeing ninth graders is Michael Robinson.

Education is a second career for Robinson, who spent 17 years in the Navy as a search and rescue swimmer.

“When I got out I wanted to teach and they had something called Troops to Teachers in the military and unfortunately I qualified but they didn’t have any money left in the program so I went into banking for like a year and then stopped doing that job and did a different job that opened up in the day time so I could go to school,” Robinson said. “So I took a student loan and went to school at City University and got my master’s in education.”

Robinson grew up in the Seattle area and went to Lincoln High School, a now closed school in Seattle Public Schools. He then attended St. Mary’s College in Maryland where he earned his bachelor’s degree in economics.

After earning his master’s, Robinson taught math and science for seven years before making the transition to school administration.

“I started looking at is as an opportunity to expand out of the classroom and be able to teach and impact kids on a larger level,” Robinson said.

Prior to Kentwood, Robinson was working at Centennial Middle School in the West Valley School District in the Spokane Valley.

“I liked what Kent as a school district was doing, especially with laptops and technology and removing a lot of barriers for kids who might not be able to have that,” Robinson said of what drew him to Kent. “It enables them to be able to have learning extend beyond the school day for the kids—so that intrigued me.

And it just so happened that Kentwood had an opening and in doing the research on Kentwood I saw their scores were good so it looked like a very good opportunity. Not only

were their scores good but they had go into the business side of educaa very diverse population.” tion,” Harrington said.

This year Robinson said he’ll She earned her master’s degree be focusing on the ninth graders’ in business education from Central transition to high school.

Washington University and taught “Ninth grade is a big year where at Rainier Beach High School in a lot of kids drop out or struggle,” Seattle for 10 years.

Robinson said. “So we want to “I did a variety of things there (at be making sure the transition is Rainier Beach),” Harrington said. smoother. We started that and I got “Everything that you could think to watch it jump start something of possibly doing in a school, I that was in place before I did. We started a service “I liked what Kent as learning program in got here.” a school district was Seattle that, today, is Overseeing sophomores this year is Karen doing, especially still a part of graduaHarrington who came to with laptops and tion. Through that—our technology and education as a third caprogram at Rainier reer after spending eight removing a lot of Beach High School— years in the military and barriers for kids John Stanford, who was spending time working in who might not be the superintendent at the restaurant industry. the time, looked at our able to have that.

Born in Salem, Ore., program and said, ‘this is It enables them Harrington grew up all something we need to do to be able to have over the United States, district-wide.’ We were learning extend including the Pacific very, very proud of our beyond the school Northwest, and attended day for the kids—so service learning proKansas State University that intrigued me.” gram. We had students through the Army ROTC Michael Robinson do between 6-8,000 of program, where she volunteer service out in earned a degree in social the community.” science.

Classes Harrington After finishing her time in the taught included web design, marmilitary, Harrington moved back keting, computer applications, and to the Pacific Northwest to be near applied communication. family and friends, and started The next step for Harrington was working in the restaurant business. earning her administrative creden“I worked in the restaurant tial and then accepting a job as an industry, training managers in vari- assistant principal at Wapato High ous restaurants and then decided to School in the Wapato School Disgive back, to go into education and trict near Yakima. She then worked

as a principal at Wapato Middle School before coming to Kentwood.

“I decided to move back to Western Washington because this is where my family is and my support system and friends and everything,” Harrington said. “I just love being here. The Kent school district is so supportive of the whole educational system and I really appreciate what I’ve seen so far.”

Harrington said what drew her to education was the idea of helping students be prepared for their futures as well as the professional development that education offers.

“One thing led to another and there was an ad in the newspaper, in the Tacoma Tribune, about Central Washington and the business education degree and what you could do with that and I just said, ‘Wow, this is really right up my alley,” Harrington said. “And so that’s what kind of started it. I loved my time at Rainier Beach High School and my time with students there. Loved my time out on the the Yakima reservation…all of that is where I’m at now. It really does come together, it’s been a wonderful experience.”

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Revolution of the Mustangs

Leaders — on Sept.18 175 students were chosen to be part of what is now a revolution of the Mattson kind.

This uprising was led by a man named Geoff McLachlan, who works with the Ovation Company. He has an amazing, youthful approach on life, and I believe that he changed the way a lot of us leaders look at others. At the beginning of the day there was a keynote assembly. This was mainly about being nice to other people no matter who they are or what they have or don’t have. The way Geoff told his stories really opened minds to a different way of seeing things. Everyone was intrigued because Geoff was hilarious! Throughout the whole assembly he was constantly making things funny. It was like watching a motivational speaker and a comedian!

But I think many kids would agree when I say it had a big impact on most of us. Sasquatch — the nick-name Geoff had given himself because of his big feet and red beard — told us about a certain kid at one of the high schools he went to for this workshop. Tim, as Geoff called him, was at the workshops as a freshman, sophomore, and on until he was in college! One of the years when Tim was in college, he and his friends had created this hand sign and it soon spread around the school. If you have seen YouTube videos for something called coning, you know what I’m talking about. Tim and his buddies took a silly prank of asking a McDonald’s drive through person if they believed in unicorns and sticking the ice cream cone they ordered to their head, and turned it into a sign that meant “I believe in you!”

So if you see a kid put their fist to their forehead then point at you, they believe in you.

Yes, this spread around he school like crazy. But it was stories like that that had all us students thinking about the real meaning of silly things.

After the assembly, the 175 chosen students came back after a break for the workshop piece of the day. We did exercises which involved having to do different tasks with someone you probably didn’t know. This had the effect of being able to meet new people. Also we did activities with a group, and we really get to know them. But when that activity was over, things got emotional. For the next half and hour or so, all of us stood on the sidelines of the volleyball court in the gym. When Sasquatch asked a question, you would go to the middle if it was a yes to the question, or stay on the sideline if it was no Guest Columnist

Vote for our kids and staff It’s 10 a.m. and I can’t breathe. And if I had an option I wouldn’t because the smell of urine and other things I can’t determine is making me nauseous. Added to this is the fact that it’s over 80 outside so each room I walk into is already 70 and rising. Doors are all opened to the outside and large fans are strategically placed to make sure the nasty smelling air can

or you felt you didn’t want to answer. The twist was you weren’t allowed to talk. The questions weren’t just “Is your favorite color red?” or “Do you like pancakes?” They were personal questions. Thing like “Have you been having trouble at home, but you came to school, and nobody knew what was happening?” or “Is someone you know addicted to drugs or alcohol?”

The point was to realize that a lot of people go through hard things. Geoff said a particular comment when almost all the kids were in the middle on a certain question. “The more you know about someone, the easier it is to be nice to them.”

We all the others noticed that all but maybe three kids were in the middle on every question.

Even our friends. When you know that the person to the left of you that you don’t even know, has been called names straight to their face, it’s hard to be mean to them. This was the turning point of the workshop.

Geoff ’s last question was, “Who here is going to go out of their way to be extremely nice to someone?”

I think everyone, was in the middle. When we all sat down on the bleachers again, Geoff asked us why we shared such personal information out there, but we hadn’t told anyone before? The answers were something like this. When everyone is going through the same things, nobody is going to judge you. Nobody is going to make fun of you. The final thing we did that day at the workshop was when things got really emotional. After everyone had just got through expressing silently all the things that were going on in their life, we were all given a few pieces of string. The string was called a forget-me-not. We all got up, music was playing, and you would go up to somebody, keep moving.

This sounds like a third world problem, but in fact it is very much our problem.

This is what the students and staff at Lake Wilderness Elementary face every day. Unfortunately the above only describes part of the problem.

You may immediately think this is neglect from the district. It is quite the opposite. The maintenance staff is amazing. They are constantly fixing the emergencies that arise daily from a school built in the 1950s. They truly would give anything to be working proactively to prevent emergencies but rarely have time to even think about this. The odors I am

it could be your best friend or someone you met that you want to get to know more. And you would tie the string onto their wrist and say something kind about them. This was the first time I cried like that at school. The first time my friends cried like that. The first time I saw everyone in the room with glossy eyes. During this time, best friends never felt closer. People you thought would never be your friend again because of something that happened, reunited. It was the happiest time of the whole day for everyone. The emotions throughout the room were so strong, I cannot express the feeling.

On a normal day, friends didn’t usually go up to each other and say something kind out of the blue. We all knew we were friends so we thought that was not necessary. But when your friends said what they really thought about you and your friendship, it was powerful. There was a lot of hugging. Almost everyone had 8 or 10 forgetme-nots on their wrist, and we left that room knowing that when you are nice to everyone, only good things will come back. Everyone was devoted to be a leader. And everyone that wasn’t in the leadership group was curious why all their friends were coming out crying. It was a long story. But all of the students at Mattson carried on, some with an experience that others haven’t had.

But I know that everyone was saying the same thing to each other when they walked down the hall at the end of the day. “I believe in you.”

Annie Livengood of Covington is an aspiring journalist and seventh grader at Mattson Middle School. confronted with today come from having too many people in a confined space on an 80-degree day. Along with that comes foul-smelling air from ancient bathrooms that is circulated throughout the building by industrial-size fans being used on this hot day in a futile effort to regulate indoor temperatures.

The staff and district also deal with safety issues every single day. I am so scared for the children that attend the school and the safety issues that they encounter daily because of the portables that Guest Commentary

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www.covingtonreporter.com • www.maplevalleyreporter.com that need to be used. “Portable Hill” as I heard it referred to, is so far from the school this in itself causes some safety concerns for the district. Not to mention the large holes under the portables that a small child could fit in or the critters we would probably prefer to not have access to the areas in which our children need to learn.

As I wandered around the campus I noticed the unbearable heat every where, the nasty water coming out of the sinks, ferns growing out of the gutters and more. As I was talking to some of the staff about their experiences in the building, one of the most proud comments was that they have successfully removed mold from the building. Are you kidding me? This is ridiculous. But don’t get me

wrong, I am thrilled that LWES no longer has mold, I just wish we could say that about all of our school buildings.

I also noticed all of the crowding and juggling issues our staff has to balance every day. The lunchroom is the P.E. room is the staff meeting room...really?

And closets filled with chemicals become testing rooms. What? Can students really test successfully in those settings? Probably not, but what else are the teachers supposed to do when they need a quiet space and that is all that is available?

Regardless of your feelings about the district, its financial choices, taxes and more, our children and staff deserve a safe, healthy and productive environment to spend their days in. Pride should not come from lack of mold, a well patched roof or correct fan placement. It needs

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Schools don’t need extra frills Voters in the Tahoma School District are homeowners, some of whom are financially well off. Others are senior citizens, widows or widowers living on a small fixed income, even young families just making ends meet, and poor families with little to spare. There are taxpayers who cannot afford to buy a Starbucks even one day a week, taxpayers who still brew their own coffee the more affordable way, and some taxpayers who just drink water. There are also in the district many voters who are renters and do not pay real estate taxes at all. It is the homeowner who ends up paying taxes for schools.

Values of homes have gone down in previous years but taxes have always gone up! King County has the option of adjusting tax rates according to what they think they need.

Under the economy before the recent real estate crash homeowners paid less taxes when their house was worth more and now that the house is worth much less we pay higher taxes. However, almost all the taxes we pay King County go to local school support.

The more neighborhoods that are built in the district the more money the district gets yet every year Tahoma School District asks for more money. The many new houses being built are the reason for the new students because of those new homes the school district will realize more money without another bond issue. Besides, schools do not need all the extra frills and fancies that they seem to want these days. There is much good to be said about a rotating school

to come from relationships, successful learning and continued awards for a job well done.

When the bond passes in November a citizen advisory committee will be established. If you are concerned about the way the district may spend this money then please take time out of your schedule to be a part of this committee.

Between now and November I encourage our community to share facts, experiences and more to keep this dialogue going. Talk to your friends and neighbors. Call the school district to get correct facts. Attend the school board meetings if you want to talk to the board members. Finally ask questions about how we got to this point. We have a community that has grown extensively with children, our district has accepted

them with open arms, but never received additional revenue that is needed to fund the building of new schools. Our district and staff have done their best with what they are given. I do not look forward to the option of year round, multi tract, double shift scheduling. If we think we are already causing stress to our students and staff in these current environments this will make it even worse.

I beg you to get registered to vote. Have your voice heard. And please, vote for our kids and staff. They deserve it!

Megan Sheridan is an unpaid freelance columnist for the Reporter. She can be reached at megansheridan@relylocal.com or 253-223-1593.

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schedule and year-round school.

Just vote no on this bond issue.

hired by the city to oversee the city’s interest in the formulation of this plan. YarrowBay has funded most of these specialist positions in an effort to support “growth pays for growth.” The development is due to be completed by the year 2033 or beyond. As the development progresses it must follow the city’s comprehensive plan with checks and balances monitored by city staff and officials. As most of you know these plans have been and are very controversial with our citizens and people who live adjacent to the city.

So far the MPD plans and the city have been tested in the courts and found to be legal. How the city monitors the plans will be crucial to our city and how elected officials act to protect the city and its property owners, including YarrowBay, will take a lot of wisdom. The last thing the city and its officials need is to be sued for hindering the property rights of the developer.

I believe we are at a cross road that separates the “stop YarrowBay at any cost” movement advocated by small groups of residents such as Save Black Diamond or Toward Responsible Development and those of us who realize that the development is going to be built. Stopping the development by forcing the city into bankruptcy is not a good choice. This kind of action would throw our city onto the laps of the King County Council who would most likely want us to be annexed to Maple Valley or Covington. The development would continue to be built and we would have lost local monitoring control and our city.

Jim and Ruth Armstrong Maple Valley

Make sure your vote counts Thank you for all who supported me as a candidate for Black Diamonds Mayor. I appreciate your confidence and believe that the city can still do a better job of communicating with our citizens.

A little history: in the 1990s the state of Washington mandated that King County and its cities prepare plans for future growth. This unfunded demand made it necessary for Black Diamond to apply for grants to fund specialist who helped write our city plan along with city staff, the volunteer planning commissioners, the elected officials, and with citizen input. After many years this plan was formulated and is named the Black Diamonds “Comprehensive Plan.” It is available to read on the city’s web site. I think it is a very good read. King County declared Black Diamond and some of its surrounding areas as an urban growth area to accommodate projected population growth. A large development firm named YarrowBay acquired 1,500-plus acres of the city and designed a 20 year master planned development or MPD for these properties.

This plan is huge and required many specialists to be

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Next series will give readers a glimpse into lives of coaches There are times when I see another publication put out a story and I think, “Wow, that is such a great idea. Wish I thought of it.” Other times I see a great concept and decide it could be done better.

About three years ago I came across a story by a daily newspaper in the region that recounted a day in the life of a high school football coach outside of our coverage area. It was a one-off, though, and I felt like that it was a great idea but just not well executed. Someday I would try to take the concept and expand on it. While high school football coaches get a fair amount of attention, I thought it would be more compelling to follow around several coaches in all kinds of different sports. I knew I couldn’t execute this concept effectively on my own.

I am thankful that when I pitched the idea to my colleague, Katherine Smith, she liked it as much as I did. A couple months ago we talked over the details and decided to follow fall sports coaches around. This will be a short series split into two parts featuring coaches from football, girls soccer, cross country, girls swim and volleyball from Tahoma, Kentwood and Kentlake.

amped up and exhausted.

These educators, coaches, parental figures, guidance counselors and mentors, just to name a few of the roles they play, do this because they care deeply about our student-athletes. They also juggle many responsibilities and we wanted to give everyone a glimpse into the lives of coaches in hopes we all have a better understanding of what we see when they are on the sidelines. We hope to clear up some misconceptions, too. Typically we try to focus on the teens we cover when writing about high school sports but sometimes we like to show the human side of the story the adults experience. And I am curious to see what patterns emerge in terms of scheduling, balancing teaching with coaching and families as well as philosophies.

It will surely be enlightening for us. We hope you find it educational, as well. The first part will run in the Oct. 4 edition of the paper.

what happens within the confines of the city that they are willing to get involved to make a positive difference. These people care about schools and do all they can to support them. They care about senior citizens and make themselves available to cook meals in the community center, and help prepare for the center’s annual auction that supports the city as an emergency center, food bank, child care facility, and social gathering spot for its citizens. No matter where you go within the city, you see these same people giving their time and expertise to help others.

Becky Olness is one of Black Diamond’s core people.

This didn’t just happen when she decided to run for City Council in 2004, but instead was already a part of who she was and still remains. She has worked tirelessly for our citizens. She has a keen understanding of what the city must do to remain solvent, and because of that, has been involved in decisions that haven’t been popular with everyone but have been important for the continuing health of our city. A process as big as Black Diamond faces is never pretty and without controversy. Steering us through the issues is not for the faint of heart. It is for someone who has vision and is willing to give heart and soul to insure we move forward in a purposeful manner while keeping the end result in mind. With that being the goal, we now have a 20-plus year plan in place in the form of the master planned developments. Becky, proudly, has been involved

in making sure that we do not have growth that doesn’t bring commercial and housing along jointly. We will have a community with trails, open spaces, all types of housing, and businesses with a population base that, unlike now, can support them.

I want my mayor to be someone who has shown love and concern for the city and its future over the long haul. I don’t personally know Dave Gordon but he has stated that now is not the time for Black Diamond to grow. He fears we will become a slum with a glut of empty new houses that will not sell. When there is no market for homes, builders will not build. Above all, builders are business people. My fear is that Dave Gordon lacks vision.

Don’t be complacent. We need all of our citizens to speak up with their votes. We will develop according to the master plan, a reality that is acknowledged by our current council. Oversight to the plan is what is needed now. That will take a strong, involved mayor and staff. Becky has shown strength, concern and love for the city, and commitment to doing what is right for Black Diamond. I ask that you cast your vote to reelect Becky Olness mayor of Black Diamond.

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Maple Valley seniors are on the road to fuller, healthier lives.

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Award for the City’s budget.

A plaque recognizing the City was presented to Finance Director Shawn Hunstock at the Sept. 23 Council meeting.

Hunstock and his staff and cites their dedication to fiscal responsibility and quality communication on behalf of Maple Valley citizens.

The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. It reflects the commitment of the government body and

[ LETTERS from page 5] The present mayor, city administration, and city staff have followed the law in dealing with land owners and have not hindered the property rights of the developer or any other citizen’s property rights. They have met many challenges, have had to overcome adversities, and deserve encouragement and support.

I would suggest that we maintain our current mayor, Rebecca Olness, but add diversity to the City Council by voting for three young men who will give us a new and positive stance in government. I urge you to look to Patrick Nelson, Shawn Oglesbee and Bill Roth for new leadership and support them for Black Diamond’s City Council.

Please vote in November — and do not write my name in on the ballot — make sure your vote counts by voting for the present mayor.

Keith Watson Black Diamond

Olness a strong, involved mayor When you live in a small city like Black Diamond, you quickly learn that at its heart and core are a few people who love their community and who care deeply enough about

Senior Services’ Volunteer Transportation program offers the perfect solution for Covington and Maple Valley seniors who are unable to get to their medical appointments: caring, friendly, helpful volunteers who pick them up at their homes, drive them to their doctors, and take them back afterward. However, many older adults with limited transportation op-

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What I found compelling about the idea is that as a sportswriter, I know well what the demands are of coaches and how the paltry stipend they receive does not come close to covering the amount of hours a coach will put into it during the season. In our area, athletic directors prefer to hire people who are also teachers in their buildings, so we chose to focus on coaches who teach, as well. That creates a separate list of challenges.

All four of the coaches I contacted were more than willing to allow me to shadow them and chat with them about what they do in the classroom as well as on the field, or in the case of cross country or volleyball, the trails or court. Several warned me they arrive at school quite early, usually by 6:45 a.m., but that’s not a problem for me when it comes to visiting them. During the summer I began getting up at 6 a.m. regularly to go out for runs and workouts as well as to manage my busy schedule. On Fridays recently I get up at 5:45, do some volunteering before I head into the office and then cover a football game, which means I am not getting home until after 10 p.m. I am starting to understand how coaches must feel on game, match or meet day: simultaneously

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while you wait. If you or someone you know lives in the greater Maple Valley, Black Diamond, or Covington area and is in need of this service, please have them call the church office at 253631-4163 to schedule an appointment. Space is limited.

MAPLE VALLEY RECOGNIZED FOR BUDGET PRESENTATION Maple Valley was recently honored by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States with the Distinguished Budget Presentation

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Garden maintenance now pays big divends next spring

TOP 10 THINGS TO DO FOR YOUR GARDEN IN THE FALL 1. Fertilize the lawn. If you do nothing else this fall, at least fertilize your

lawn with a slow-release fall and winter lawn food.

A lawn fertilized in the fall will wake up sooner in the spring to crowd out weeds.

Marianne Binetti

The Compleat Home Gardener

The end of September is the start of our autumn season and the time to tackle all your fall field goals for a winning season in the spring garden.

What you invest in garden maintenance now pays off big dividends in the form of less work and maintenance later in the year. Realistically, you are not going to check off everything on this list. So I have prioritized them. Start with the most important and work your way down to the easier tasks that offer more instant gratification. Remember that sweat equity pays off with more than just exercise.

Getting outside when the leaves are turning color and taking the time to notice the change of seasons has proven to improve the chemical makeup of the brain – so just taking a walk outdoors can be good for your health.

2. Add lime or “Soil Sweet” to your lawn.

Here in western Washington the rain causes our soil to become acid with a low pH. This is great for most evergreens, moss, rhodies and woodland plants but acidic soil makes it difficult for lawns and many veggies to absorb nutrients.

Adding lime or calcium to your lawn in the fall allows the winter rains to wash it down to the plant roots. It is also an inexpensive way to break up clay soil and improve drainage – over time.

Lime is not a quick fix.

3. Rake heavy loads of fallen leaves from your lawn. Large wet leaves will smother and kill lawns in western Washington. They can sit for a few weeks without damaging the grass but leaving the leaves all winter creates a very thin and struggling lawn more prone to weeds. Don’t worry so much about small

leaves that allow sunlight to penetrate, but remove those big leaf maple leaves.

4. Get rid of weeds in your beds and borders.

Fall is when hardy perennial weeds mature and go to seed. Getting rid of one weed plant now before it spreads seeds can stop thousands of new weed seeds from sprouting in the spring. Dig out the roots of perennial weeds like thistle and dock.

5. Divide perennials that have grown too large like daylilies, hosta and iris.

If you do this dirty deed now the plants have time to establish themselves before a winter freeze and you’ll enjoy a nice display of blooms next spring and summer.

6. Harvest your tomatoes before a heavy frost. You can ripen green tomatoes indoors by uprooting the entire plant and hanging it upside down from the rafters of a garage or shed.

Or just spread the green tomatoes out on flat surface so they are not touching one another. Green tomatoes do not need sunlight to ripen. Tip: If you want to determine whether a green

tomato is mature enough to turn red indoors, look at the blossom end to check for a darker green star.

Once this star appears the tomato is on its way to red ripeness – even indoors.

7. Collect fallen leaves, dead plants and other debris from garden beds where slugs are a problem.

It is fine to let nature do her thing in woodland gardens or among mature shrubs but if you want to grow veggies, hosta and other slug food, fall cleanup will eliminate the slug hotels.

8. Clean up the fallen leaves and debris around any plant that has had disease or insect problems.

This means cherry trees with blights, lilacs with curled leaves, dogwoods that look dreadful and roses with black spot. Infected foliage can allow pests to overwinter all winter near the base of the plant and then reinfect the host when spring comes.

9. After you do the last mowing, edging and raking of the lawn, take the time to winterize your power equipment to maximize their working life spans.

Clean your tools and store

What’s blooming at Lake Wilderness Arboretum The Arboretum’s Tribal Life Trail lets visitors experience nature through the eyes of the native peoples of the Pacific Northwest.

A project of the Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners with the support of the Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation and the Tahoma School District, the Trail showcases plants native to the Maple Valley area, with educational signs that describe how they were used in daily life for food, medicine, utility, clothing and ceremony.

As part of their study of Native American culture, second grade students from Rock Creek Elementary took their annual field trip to the Arboretum this week, which includes a tour of the Tribal Life Trail led by a Master Gardener and story time led by teachers.

Garden Manager Susan Goodell also leads Arboretum volunteers in helping the students to identify native plants by their leaves, then create leaf rubbings on paper.

“I am always impressed by the kids’ interest in learning about how Native Americans used the plants,” she says.

This year’s field trip was coordinated by Master Gardener Ursula Paine, who volunteered at the event, along with Master Gardener Ankie Strohes.

Visit LakeWildernessArboretum.org, email info@lakewildernessarboretum.org or call 253- 293-5103 to volunteer or donate.

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TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS RESIDENTS STAY CONNECTED

A majority of collisions occur when a driver is inattentive to or distracted from their surrounding traffic conditions or they violate a traffic law.

When driving 8 MPH over the speed limit a car is traveling nearly 12 more feet per second than it would have going the speed limit.

The average person takes about a second and a half once they see danger to be able to react to that danger. That means traveling almost 18 feet before reacting.

Did you know a child hit by a car at 20 MPH is likely to be injured but survive?

A child being struck by a car at 28 MPH has the likelihood of serious injuries or death. Just that 8 MPH increase in speed can mean the difference in whether a child survives a collision or not.

With the school year underway we all need to pay better attention to our surroundings when driving and watch for those kids that are excited to be going back to school.

Young children don’t always think of the consequences before they act. That’s why it is so important for all of us to be thinking about our driving while driving.

Please watch your speed as you drive, especially in and around our schools and parks.

Residents who participate in or are eligible for certain public-assistance programs, such as Food Assistance or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families from the state Department of Social and Health Services, can receive local telephone service for about $8 per month plus taxes and fees.

WTAP also provides a reduced or no-cost service installation for qualifying households that do not currently have telephone service.

To apply for WTAP benefits contact your local landline telephone company and provide your DSHS client identification number.

For more information on the WTAP program, contact DSHS at 1-800-737-0617 or www.dshs.wa.gov.

If you have problems signing up for WTAP benefits, call the UTC at 1-888-333WUTC (9882) or visit www.utc.wa.gov/consumers.

The UTC regulates the rates and services of telecommunications companies, investor-owned electric utilities, natural gas and water companies, garbagecollection haulers, household-goods movers and charter-bus companies, com-

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them out of the weather along with seat cushions for patio furniture and pots and garden art that could crack and break during a winter freeze. Turn off fountains and protect pumps that are not winter proof.

10. Finally the fun stuff.

Celebrate the new season with frost-tolerant fall flowers like mums, asters, ornamental cabbage and kale and the tough winter pansies that will add months of color. Fall is for planting and now is the

time to add new shrubs and trees.

Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens” and several other books. For book requests or answers to gardening questions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enumclaw, 98022.

Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a personal reply.

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CenturyLink participates in a government benefit program (Lifeline) to make residential telephone service more affordable to eligible low-income individuals and families. Eligible customers are those that meet eligibility standards as defined by the FCC and state commissions. Residents who live on federally recognized Tribal Lands may qualify for additional Tribal benefits if they participate in certain additional federal eligibility programs. The Lifeline discount is available for only one telephone per household, which can be either a wireline or wireless telephone. A household is defined for the purposes of the Lifeline program as any individual or group of individuals who live together at the same address and share income and expenses. Lifeline service is not transferable, and only eligible consumers may enroll in the program. Consumers who willfully make false statements in order to obtain Lifeline telephone service can be punished by fine or imprisonment and can be barred from the program.

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Caught between a rock and a whole lot of cousins to meet new people, not because I don’t like people, but perhaps because I don’t get out enough, and this was going to be an especially large group of new people. But I had committed to go, so I went.

After all, it was a weekend at the beach without my family and I wouldn’t be responsible for the new kitty’s first days confined to a house when she never had been confined before.

It was an odd feeling to drive all the way to Blaine with one of my close cousins knowing we weren’t in a hurry and we wouldn’t be late for anything. I began to realize the enormity of a weekend away with no one Gretchen Leigh

Living with Gleigh

Caught between a rock and a cousin I got away this weekend — a girls’ weekend with cousins, direct cousins, extended cousins, cousins I’d only met on Facebook until this weekend.

They are cousins descended from my great-grandmother on my father’s side.

I had some trepidation about going on this little getaway mostly because I had a crazy week with my family dealing with some unplanned issues, not the least of them was rescuing a trailer trash, street walkin’ kitty from my mom’s trailer park.

I am always reluctant

to attend to. Wow! What’s a mom to do?

When we arrived at our destination, we were warmly welcomed into this extended family as if we had been a part of this allembracing cousins unit all along. After all, my cousin and I were not only joining a group of our cousins, we were joining a lot of other moms.

We spent many hours trying to sort out how we all fit on the family tree, which started over every time someone new arrived.

As we went through the first evening, there were only two things on my mind: did the new cat use the litter box and did I leave my family without toilet paper?

I tried to resist the temptation not to get up from

our chatting and check in with my family. I finally gave in and surreptitiously texted my husband and daughters, “Did the cat use the litter box?” “I think you’re out of toilet paper.”

“Get the Fred Meyer brand with the thousand sheets.”

“How’s the cat, did she use the litter box?” “Did you get our daughter from the bus?” “There’s enchiladas left in the fridge for dinner.” “ No, never mind. I don’t want you to try and get the right brand of toilet paper, there’s some left in the RV. Just go get the rolls that are in the RV.” “Where is everybody? Why isn’t anyone answering me? What’s going on over there?”

Finally I stepped out onto the balcony of the communal room and called the vet to see what to do if the cat

hadn’t used the litter box.

Then I called my husband to see why no one was answering me and to warn him about the lack of toilet paper. At that time, the answered texts started flowing in. “Yes, the cat used the litter box that morning.”

“Yes, we are eating enchiladas.” “Yes, I picked up our daughter.” “Okay, I’ll get the toilet paper out of the RV.” Now I could totally relax.

I crept back in hoping no one noticed my guiltridden return. What kind of a person who is meeting many new people for the first time, can only think about a cat’s litter box issues and toilet paper? I needn’t have worried, the rest of the moms were busy on their cell phones checking on their families too.

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when you get a group full of moms away for a weekend.

So I stretched out in a chair, finally happy to be stuck between a rock and my cousins.

Gretchen Leigh is a stayat-home mom who lives in Covington. She is home and back in control of litter boxes and toilet paper.

You can read her column every week on covingtonreporter.com under the Lifestyles section.. You can also read more of her writing and her daily blog on her website livingwithgleigh.com or “like” Living with Gleigh on Facebook.

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DEMOGRAPHICS Regarding demographics, most people (91%) own their own property and 82% have lived in the area more than 10 years (note that each of these two statistics far exceed the County and city averages.). A majority (54%) live on 2 1/2 or more acres. A majority (63%) also have a private or small group well. Most (53%) do not want to be annexed to an urban area with many (26%) undecided.

TRANSPORTATION Past surveys have shown that traffic is a major problem in the greater Maple Valley area. Most

people commute to work or school (53%). Nearly half (48%) would not like to see carpool lanes added to SR-169 (Maple Valley Hwy.). Similarly, nearly half (45%) would not like to see light rail or commuter train service along SR-169.

While many are undecided, few people (33% and 32%) would like to see expanded capacity on SR-516 (Kent Kangley Rd.) and Petrovitsky Rd., respectively. Compared to past surveys there was a big change in people’s desires for expanded transit options with nearly half (42%) saying yes.

When respondents rated the overall road conditions for their area, most (58%) felt they were adequate.

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Although many want better infrastructure, they also want existing monies used

wisely before any new taxes are considered. In fact, many responded: “No New Taxes”!

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The Area Council consists of four community areas: Francis, Hobart, Ravensdale, and River Heights and is comprised of sixteen members with four representatives for each of these four areas. Every two years two seats from each of the four areas are up for election Prior to the election there were eight open seats on the Area Council for various reasons. All open seats have now been filled.

Incumbents reelected were: Steve Heister and Peter Rimbos for Francis, Warren Iverson for Hobart, and Susan Harvey fir Ravensdale.

New members elected were: Lorraine Blacklock

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classes for community members could be held in the evenings.

District officials predict that the construction and realignment projects would solve the district’s overcrowding problems and would allow the district to eliminate all portable classrooms.

Before voting, the council held a public hearing where community members could voice their support or opposition to the bond.

Among those who spoke to council were members of district leadership, community leaders, parents, and local business owners.

“We’re excited about the

opportunity to collaborate with you,” Superintendent Mike Maryanski told the council.

Maryanski went on to explain that the district hopes to partner with the city on the regional learning center idea and on developing fields to accompany the school that could be used by the greater community.

Tim Adam, president of the Tahoma School Board of Directors, also spoke and encouraged community members to ask questions and be informed voters and pointed out that the school district is a major reason people move to the community and the community needs to continue to sup-

port the schools. can be strong as well.

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Adam said. “Our property He also read a statement values are hinging on how from the Chamber, stating well our school district members’ support of the does.” bond measure.

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resolve this year was not having enough chairs in the lunchroom for every student and they had to order an additional 20 chairs.

At Tahoma High School this year the initial headcount was 1,668 students with a designed capacity of 1,467.

The high school has also had to turn a computer lab into a classroom and there are plans to convert a second lab into a classroom as well and the preschool program has been moved offsite and the space was turned into a science classroom.

“I think it becomes a challenge with so many kids, just moving them from place to place,” Menard said. “Moving them from lunch to recess. Moving them from recess back to the classroom. When you come to the school and see all of this you recognize the fact that we have a lot of kids.”

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students in every 6-12 classroom.

At Lake Wilderness Elementary this fall the initial headcount is 1,043 with a design capacity of 852. The school no longer has any empty spaces and closes one of the school libraries for 90 minutes every afternoon for a reading class. Additionally, a storage room is used for small groups each day.

“I think that if you want to look at what really matters it is meeting the needs of all of our students when we have such large numbers in the classroom,” Lake Wilderness Principal Laurel Menard said. “One of the pieces I think about is driving by, the school looks pretty good. The school looks like it is a viable school. But when you dig deeper you see more.”

As an example, Menard said that the school had no heat on Monday morning.

“This morning we don’t have any heat because the boiler is down, but it’s a 1959 boiler,” said Menard on Monday. “It’s just holding together an old school. It has chal-

lenges every day.” education and intervention room.

Other ways the administration at Lake The district’s two middle schools are beWilderness has balanced having so many low the design capacities. Tahoma Middle students is through having six lunches evSchool initially counted 598 students this eryday for which they use one of the school year with a designed capacity of 735, and gyms. Menard also said that assemblies are Cedar River Middle School had a count of held in three shifts to accommodate the 595 students with a designed capacity of students.

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Elsewhere in the district, the initial headAt Tahoma Junior High the beginning count at Shadow Lake Elemenof the year headcount was 1,213 “I think if you want and the school has a designed tary School was 585 students, a school with a design capacity capacity of 1,155. At the junior to look at what of 504 students. Glacier Park high rooms that were teacher ofreally matters it Elementary had an initial count fices have been turned into classis meeting the of 936 students, with a designed needs of all of rooms, a double portable is used capacity of 708. Rock Creek as an additional locker room, and our students in Elementary had an initial count the lunchroom doubles as a space the classroom.” of 910, with a design capacity of Laurel Menard for PE classes.

708.

Sean Kelly, the school safety Rock Creek staff have also officer for the junior high and the converted a computer lab to a district-wide safety and security reading classroom, and a science coordinator, said that he sees the closet is also being used as an intervention effect of overcrowding in the amount of room. At Glacier Park the stage is used pushing in the hallways, the level of anxiety for an academic support class. At Shadow in the building, and in small safety issues.

Lake the PTA room is now used as a special Kelly said that one issue the school had to

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“The spirit of this school and the Kent School district has 130 languages, maybe more than that, and I feel like all the experience I have—the multicultural, social economic, and ethnicities and (with) all of that experience I could really help the Kent School District, so that’s what really drew me to Kent,” Harrington said. “I really want to give back to our community…I really want all of our students to be successful and I’ll do whatever it takes to help our students succeed here at Kentwood.”

Overseeing juniors this year is Jay Hirst who has a background in working with special education students and a passion for scuba diving.

Hirst grew up on a ranch in Eastern Washington and put himself through college by working as a wildland firefighter. He earned his bachelors degree in special education with a minor in criminal justice from Central Washington University.

“I ended up taking a course, introduction to special education,” Hirst said of how he got interested in education.

“Great professor. (I was) fascinated by the subject so that was where I decided to get my degree.”

Hirst said that his interest in helping students came from an experience he had in high school where a paraeducator helped him and he then wanted to help other students.

“I was really struggling with algebra, I wasn’t getting it, so my teacher decided it would be the best thing if he put me and another student in a room with a paraprofessional that had no background in Algebra so we could teach our-

[ WALK from page 1] raising we did, I only did four or five training walks.”

McDonough is a veteran, though, having walked the 3-Day in Seattle a half dozen times now and made the trip to San Diego, too.

She also walked with the team in the Komen foundation’s Race for the Cure in Seattle in June as well as at the Wings of Karen Bra Dash at Lake Wilderness Park Sept. 15.

She is thankful for the

support of the sponsors.

Pinnacle Physical Therapy, for example, provided space for the team to meet.

Re/Max Select, where she works, “has been amazing.”

Patti Jenson of All State Insurance in Four Corners was at the cheering station the first day with water and treats then provided pink ponchos for the rainy third day of the event.

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selves,” Hirst said. “She (the paraeducator) said, ‘this isn’t right’ and advocated for us and all that. There’s this whole set of students out there that are bright and motivated yet we don’t do a great job of supporting them. And if it hadn’t been for that—we called them teacher’s aide’s then—that paraprofessional I might not have ever made it through high school. So that was toward education and special education...I felt that was a real way to help students that needed that additional support.”

Hirst taught for four years, working with at-risk and special education students before deciding to make the jump to administration.

“I worked for a principal that gave me lots of leadership opportunities and encouraged me to go along that direction,” Hirst said. “So it started out as the department head and certain committees and went from there.”

He earned his masters in administration and curriculum development at Gonzaga University in Spokane.

Hirst and his wife spent ten years living in northern Virginia for her job with Boeing but couldn’t stay away from the Pacific Northwest.

“Northern Virginia was fascinating,” Hirst said. “We enjoyed the East coast but obviously the West coast is home and when the opportunity came, came back.”

Before coming to Kentwood, Hirst spent a year working at the Kent School District district office as the assistant director for special education.

In his spare time, Hirst said he likes to work on the piece of property he and his wife own where they adopt animals including horses, lamas, alpacas, chickens, dogs and cats.

He also enjoys fishing and scuba diving.

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14. Owners of the restaurant will donate all of the proceeds from those hours to Valley Girls & Guys.

“It’s huge,” McDonough said of the support from the sponsors. “We’re nobody if we don’t have our sponsors and we can’t keep doing what we do every year without them.”

And what they do is raise a bunch of money. This year Valley Girls & Guys raised more than $324,000 and they were just shy of

McDonough, who has two daughters, wants to make the disease something her girls won’t have to worry about.

When the walking gets tough, McDonough has no trouble remembering why she is out, wearing pink, missing her beloved Seattle Seahawks play, battling through it all.

“I feel like I don’t have a choice because if I don’t walk, I feel like I’m giving up on my survivors,” Mc-

the $1.5 million mark over six years. The team is the largest in the state and it continues to grow.

There were 13 survivors on the team this year, including one who flew from Boston in part because she went through treatment in the region.

As the third day wound down, the entire team walked together across the finish line, a wall of pink fighting breast cancer in the best way they know how.

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The Lake Sawyer Community Club is hosting a candidate forum from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 16.

BLACK DIAMOND CANDIDATE FORUM TO BE HELD OCT. 16 Financial assistance for Maple Valley’s 13th annual Make a Difference Day projects and acts of service is currently available.

Applications from local Maple Valley residents, local nonprofits and service organizations will be accepted until noon on Monday, Sept. 30.

Over the past several years, the Rotary Club of Maple Valley and the City of Maple Valley have collectively partnered to bring volunteers and projects together.

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“I’m a pretty avid scuba diver, I’ve done almost 1,500 dives and have dived all over the East coast and different parts of the world,” Hirst said.

His favorite place to dive is Bonaire, an island in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela, which he has been to 12 times.

“When we were on the east coast, we had friends who dove down there and we went with them and it became a family thing,” Hirst explained. “So we would go down at least once a summer and we had a group of friends, and our children were all about the same age, and we’d go down there. So there were like 40 of us going down there with our families, and we just continue it.”

Hirst said that what drew him to Kentwood was having the chance to be back in a school and get to work with the students.

“What I found was I really missed working in the building, I really missed working with children and working with kids, that’s where my passion was,” Hirst said. “So the opportunity came up and I applied and I was lucky enough to get the job.”

Donough said.

If there is one thing she does not know how to do, giving up is it, and there will be more celebrations in the future for McDonough as well as the Valley Girls & Guys.

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The forum will feature the candidates for mayor as well as the candidates for city council positions 2, 3, and 4.

The event will be held at the Lake Sawyer Community Club clubhouse located at 29006 216th Ave. Southeast near Rooters Restaurant and the Lake Sawyer Grocery Store.

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Jose Pena-Maldenado was charged with four counts of child molestation in the first degree Sept.

13 for allegedly molesting two children at the daycare he and his wife operate in Covington.

According to the charging papers, Pena-

Maldenado allegedly inappropriately touched one child and made the child look at a pornographic magazine. The other victim told the detective he would touch her all over her body “because he loves her,” the charging papers state, and he would touch the victim while she napped.

The first victim said

Pena-Maldenado allegedly ted to touching one of the “showed her a book with girls but only briefly and naked people when that, “he felt ashamed they were in the van and really regretted next to her school,” it. He said he told COURTS the charging papers (the victim) to not state. tell his wife and she Pena-Maldenado was crying. He said gave a statement after his wife told him to informed of his Miranda not touch girls on their rights and denied the alprivate parts.” legations. He then admitHe also admitted to some

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Suspected car thief shot, killed by owner in Maple Valley early Tuesday morning A suspected car thief was shot and killed in Maple Valley early Tuesday morning.

Shortly after midnight a call was placed to 911 in which the caller stated that someone was attempting to steal a car in the 21800 block of Southeast 236th Place near

Wax Road in Maple Valley, according to information provided by the King County Sheriff ’s Office.

The caller then reported that shots were fired.

When deputies arrived at the scene they

of the allegations made by the girls of inappropriate touching but denied showing one of the victims the magazine, which he claimed he found in a trash can while he worked at another job, according to the charging papers.

Pena-Maldenado was arraigned Monday.

Prosecutors planned to

found the suspect dead next to a car.

Deputies learned the 27-year-old man and his girlfriend arrived in a stolen Honda Civic with stolen license plates. The man allegedly broke into a white Toyota pick-up while the woman waited in the driver’s seat of the Honda.

The owner of the truck was taking his dog outside for a walk when he allegedly found the man inside the truck.

The owner then reportedly yelled at the suspect who proceeded to produce a 45 caliber handgun. The owner then report-

request $150,000 bail as well as a no contact order with the victims.

The charging papers also stated that given the nature of his employment and the allegations against him, prosecutors had requested Pena-Maldenado not be permitted to have any contact with minors, including those related to him.

edly produced a 9 millimeter handgun and multiple shots were fired. The suspect was shot at least once while the owner and the female were uninjured.

The woman was taken into custody on an outstanding burglary warrant and the truck owner was detained and released. The woman was booked on her warrant and may face additional charges.

Once the investigation is complete the case will be sent to the prosecutor for review and consideration of charges against the female suspect and the truck owner.

County executive proposes reopening precinct in Maple Valley As part of his 2014-2015 budget released Monday, King County Executive Dow Constantine proposed reopening the King County Sheriff ’s Office precinct in Maple Valley, known as the Hicks-Raburn Precinct, as well as restoring funding for four uniformed officers.

“A top priority for the Sheriff is to bring deputies closer to the people they serve, and to have a place in southeast King County to restore the vital practice of weekly roll calls with sergeants and deputies,” Constantine said in a statement. “My budget reopens the Hicks-Raburn Precinct, providing that base of operations as well as improving community policing in the area.”

The precinct, which served the southeastern portion of King County, was closed two years ago as part of a new deployment approach for the Sheriff ’s Office.

Sheriff John Urquhart requested that it be reopened because alternative facilities, including holding cells, have not been available in the area.

“The reopening of our precinct in Maple Valley is great

news for the residents of south King County,” Urquhart said in a statement. “The Hicks-Raburn Precinct is closer to the people we are sworn to protect, and it doubles as a valuable community resource for ceremonies and events. I couldn’t be happier with the Executive’s decision to include it in his 2014 budget.”

Constantine’s proposed budget provides $655,556 to fund a capital project to reopen the Maple Valley precinct and update building systems.

A second proposed capital project would relocate the Sheriff ’s Special Operations Unit to the same facility.

Upon reopening, the precinct will be rededicated to the memory of Sgt. Samuel Hicks and Det. Michael Raburn, two officers killed in the line of duty in separate incidents in 1982 and 1984.

Constantine’s proposed budget also restores four uniformed officers — three new patrol deputies and a sergeant — and provides for a public records manager, to ensure the Sheriff ’s Office can provide timely and complete responses

to public records requests.

Constantine presented his 2014-2015 Proposed Budget to the Metropolitan King County Council Monday.

“I would like to applaud the Executive for his thoughtful budget proposal to re-open the Precinct to better serve and protect the residents of my District and Southeast King County,” County Councilman Reagan Dunn said in a statement. “I joined the community served by the precinct in mourning the shuttering of a vital resource and I applaud Sheriff Urquhart for making the reopening of the HicksRaburn Precinct one of his top priorities since coming to office.”

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KENTLAKE GIRLS SWIM TAKES NARROW WIN Kentlake swimming defeated Tahoma in the first league dual meet of the season 98-87 at Covington Aquatic Center on Sept. 19.

Kentlake started the meet of with a bang, bringing home first place finishes in the first three events—the 200 medley relay, 200 free, and the 200 individual medley.

Despite only finishing first in four events—the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back, and 400 free relay—the depth of the Bears kept the score close throughout the meet.

The Falcon’s Kyndal Phillips qualified for State in the 200 free and 100 fly.

Tahoma’s Riley Campbell leads the boys varsity pack during the first South Puget Sound League North cross country meet Sept. 18 at Lake Wilderness Park. Campbell led wire to wire and crossed the finish line in 16 minutes, six seconds. He is currently the fastest boy in the SPSL. KRIS HILL, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

Tahoma tames trails and opponents

BY ALEXANDRA BOLTON For the Reporter

Tahoma senior Madeleine Dennis may be among a minority when it comes to her fervor for cross country.

“It’s a love-hate sport,” Dennis said. “Either you love it or you hate it, and for some reason we just love it.”

It’s hard not to respect the training and dedication

which allowed these high school runners to build the successful program that is Tahoma cross country.

Dennis and fellow senior Cheyenne Greenside have been best friends since second grade and teammates in track and cross country during their four years at Tahoma. With palpable excitement, the girls expressed their enthusiasm

for the sport, their senior season, and a team that has become family.

Spaghetti feeds fuel bodies and team bonding before each meet, creating a unity that ignores typical varsity-JV, male-female, upperclassmen-underclassmen distinctions.

“The goal is to make everyone around you better,” Greenside said. “Even

if you’re wanting to die at that moment, you kind of have to just keep pushing because it’s like ‘OK, I have all these girls on top of me.

I need to go, I need to go for them.’ I guess the goal this year is to do it for each other more than just doing it for yourself.”

Dennis agreed that it is about finding the balance between personal motiva-

tion and the team mindset.

“We all want to be that number one runner, but we all have to keep in mind that we’re making each other better at the same time,” Dennis said.

Leaders like Riley Campbell, the only senior among the boys, are confident in the ability to do well this season. [ more TAHOMA page 18 ]

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Published in the Covinton/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on September 27, 2103. #883937 CITY OF BLACK DIAMOND, WASHINGTON CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE ADOPTED On September 19, 2013 the City Council of the City of Black Diamond, Washington adopted the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 13-1013 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Black Diamond, King County, Washington, relating to sign regulations applicable to non-residential zones; amending BDMC 18.76.070; amending the sign code BDMC 18.82.050; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.

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Auburn Riverside made full use of its ground attack against Tahoma Sept. 20, piling up 344 yards rushing in a 49-35 South Puget Sound League North 4A victory at Auburn Memorial Stadium.

Auburn senior quarterback Kevin Thomson led the way with 178 yards on 13 carries with two touchdowns and junior running back Cole Huckaby added 96 yards on 21 carries with two TDs. After trailing 28-21 at the intermission, the Ravens (3-0 league, 3-0 overall) mounted a comeback, outscoring the Bears (1-1, 2-1) 28-7 in the second half.

Junior Gavin Hettinger and senior Joey Galeno each added a rushing touchdown for Auburn Riverside and senior Drew Wallen found himself on the receiving end of a 13-yard touchdown pass from Thomson.

Thomson finished with 7-of-18 passing for 65 yards, two interceptions and a TD. Defensively, the Ravens feasted on four Bears turnovers, with Michael Lucchesi picking off quarterback Shane Nelson and Alex Riley, Joshua Turner and Marcus Atafua all recovering fumbles.

Derek Hart added two sacks and Vinny Le, Riley and Artem Deyenka chipped in with one each.

The Bears were led offensively by Jerome Woods, who had 87 yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns and quarterback Shane Nelson, who was 15-of-31 for 275 yards and three touchdowns.

Auburn Riverside will look to hold its perch atop the SPSL North 4A standings against Kentlake (0-2, 0-3) at 7 p.m. Thursday at Auburn Memorial Stadium.

SPSL North 4A Week Three Scores: KENTWOOD 50, MOUNT RAINIER 0 While Mount Rainier has improved since it first moved up to 4A and joined the SPSL four years ago, it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contain Kentwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense which scored 27 points in the first quarter en route to a shutout victory.

Senior running backs Brandon Sytsma and Derrick Bell each rushed for a pair of touchdowns while sophomore quarterback Brian Campbell went 7-for-15 for 101 yards with one touchdown pass.

Defensively for the Conquerors Kyle Capperauld seemed to be all over the field getting tackles, causing turnovers, putting pressure on the Rams quarterback and scoring a touchdown on a recovered fumble. Terrence Grady covered

[ TAHOMA from page 17] other teams in the state,â&#x20AC;?

Campbell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually pretty good.â&#x20AC;?

Personally dreaming of winning state, Campbell hopes for the boys as a team to improve upon their eighth place finish at state

last year.

After the first league meet and this past weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invitational, Campbell is the fastest boy in the SPSL and he does not have far to climb to the top.

Greenside and Dennis have also made strong starts with Greenside finishing second

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Kentwood takes on Kent-Meridian at 7 p.m. Friday at French Field.

PUYALLUP 41, KENTLAKE 20 Kentlake struggled on the road against Puyallup Sept.

19 particularly with keeping the ball in the first half as the Vikings ran out to a 27-7 lead as the second quarter came to a close.

Puyallup struck on its initial drive on a touchdown pass with 6:53 left on the clock in the first quarter. The Vikings started on their own 45, marching 55 yards down the field and chewing up almost half of the period. The Falcons took their first drive down to the Vikings 37 but a Kentlake fumble recovered by Puyallup led to a 28 yard touchdown and it continued to go downhill from there.

Kentlake got on the board with 4:52 left in the first half when quarterback Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Marye Dedrick pulled the ball in on fourth and goal on the one yard line then punched it in.

THOMAS JEFFERSON 35, KENT-MERIDIAN 9 A fourth quarter touchdown and safety werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough to help Kent-Meridian claw its way back from a 35 point deficit, and the Royals lost to the Thomas Jefferson High School Raiders 35-9. Despite their best efforts, Kent Meridian defenders werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to contain senior wide receiver Tyrell Williams and Cordae McAfee, who blew by the Royalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defenders for three runs in excess of 60 yards.

Kent Meridian tallied 171 yards on the ground thanks to junior running backs Robert Nelson III and Vinnie Malietufa. Nelson ran for 91 yards and scored the single touchdown on a four yard rush and Malietufa ran for 43 yards, while Robinson threw for 23 yards. Kent Meridian fumbled three times with a single recovery.

AUBURN 17, KENTRIDGE 14 Kentridge lost to Auburn by a field goal as the Trojans to came away with a 17-14 victory. The heated game came down to Auburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slippery offense which ran its way past a more organized Kentridge defensive line.

Kentridge wide reciever Carter Johnson ran the ball into the end zone twice and wide receiver Connor King complemented the goals with two extra point gains.

The Chargers ran for 125 yards and threw for 38 yards.

Quarterback Jordan Lawson completed four pass attempts for all of Kentridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing yardage, while Johnson put down 105 rushing yards.

Kentridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive line kept Auburn on its toes during the game, with fullback Scott Moore making an interception and defenders Braiden Beckman and Malik McFerrin recovering a fumble each.

The Trojans ran for 311 yards and threw for 31 yards, with two rushing touch downs and a single field goal putting them ahead of Kentridge.

Kris Hill and Ross Coyle contributed to this report. in the first league meet Sept. 18.

Having graduated only one senior from a team that claimed second in state last season, the Tahoma girls are also looking for the chance to better an already impressive record.

If their performances in

the league opener against Kentridge and Auburn Riverside and the girls first place finish coupled with the boys second place finish at the Fort Steilacoom invitational Sept. 21 are any indication, the Bears have a promising cross country season ahead.

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October 3rd - “Obamacare & Boomers Presentation” food & dance from 5-8pm at the Kent Activity Senior Center. Boxed Dinners will be provided by FARRINGTON COURT. Call 253-856-5150 for information and reservations.

October 11th – “Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia” presented by Senior Helpers Caring In-Home Companions. 50% of people who reach the age of 85 will have some sort of dementia.

Find out how to deal with it, and if there is a solution. Presentation starts at 5 p.m. at Farrington Court. RSVP 253-656-4865.

October 19th – “Scam Jam” with presentations from the Kent Police, AARP Fraud Fighters and Fire and Safety tips with a complimentary pancake breakfast that starts at 9 a.m. (At Farrington Court).

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District Headquarters Is Getting a Facelift

Water System Security – How You Can Help The following notice from the WA Department of Health (DOH) was recently received at the District.

Security breach update We contacted you recently about water system security breaches in other states. We are now receiving reports of several incidents closer to home, one of which appears ominous.

Last summer it became very noticeable that the brick siding on the District Headquarters Administration Building was staining from what appeared to be water damage. J2 Building Consultants, Inc. was retained for evaluation and preparation of solutions to leaking and siding issues. The evaluation exposed concerns with water intrusion behind the existing siding material. The siding material is described as “EIFS” (Exterior Insulated Finish System), which was a common material used for siding applications at the time the building was constructed. Over time it has become apparent that extra care in sealing penetrations is required when using this material in the northwest.

The consultant recommended replacement of the EIFS and brick exterior siding. The chosen

Covington Water District – Managing its assets In 2012, Black and Veatch, a global leader in building critical human infrastructure, conducted a survey of water and waste water utilities representing 45 states and the District of Columbia.

The survey was conducted to provide insights on the common challenges and opportunities currently facing the water and wastewater industry.

They confirmed that the financial needs of water utilities is the overarching challenge for the industry and that funding is grossly inadequate to upgrade infrastructure that is well past its useful lifespan.

The survey concluded that sustainability and asset management were two key elements in solving the financial puzzle. By reducing energy needs/costs, conserving water, prioritizing capital projects and implementing asset management frameworks, water utilities will be able to do more with less.

Covington Water District is pleased to report that it has been practicing sustainability and asset management through a strategic planning process that was initiated in early 2008 by the District’s then-newly recruited General Manager.

In 2009, the need for strong strategic planning and sustainability practices became more obvi-

solution was to reside the building envelope and provide appropriate moisture protection. Replacing the brick would be very costly, so the District selected a metal siding material.

In April 2013 the Board awarded a construction contract to Express Construction, and demolition of the existing siding began in May. By early June, most of the siding had been removed, and water damaged sections replaced.

All windows have been replaced with more energy efficient models and repairs have been made to protect the building from future water intrusion issues beneath the siding and around the windows.

The District anticipates completion by mid-October and looks forward to many more years of service from the building.

The Lakewood Water system in Pierce County discovered that two individuals wearing camouflage clothing attempted to gain access to a remote reservoir ladder. They were unsuccessful and the incident was captured on video cameras. We have also received reports of break-ins in other municipalities.

We strongly advise you to inspect all of your facilities closely for signs of vandalism and report anything unusual to police.

DOH EPH Drinking Water E-mail ODW.Mail@DOH.WA.GOV Due to the essential nature of drinking water service, water systems are vulnerable to a variety of intrusions that could have serious consequences.

Water utilities must be prepared to respond to this and a wide range of emergencies.

The District makes every effort to secure its facilities, from erecting physical barriers and using

BEHIND THE SCENE ous when the impacts of the economic downturn became more apparent.

Since 2010, the District has significantly reduced energy costs by utilizing the Regional Water Supply System (RWSS) as its primary source of supply. In the three year period from the beginning of 2010 through the end of 2012, the District has saved a total of $122,846 in pumping energy costs, compared to our energy costs in 2009. The District also realizes a savings on treatment and chemical costs.

In 2012, the District participated in a feasibility study sponsored and paid for by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The Municipal Water System Control Optimization Feasibility Study examined the potential for energy and demand savings through the optimized use of water system supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). The District is using the study’s findings and recommendations to further advance its energy efficiency initiative.

The District began an asset management program in 2010 by identifying all of its assets from computers to water mains and everything in between. The next step was to determine the criticality of the asset and then assess the existing condition of the asset. This was followed by

hardened locks, to installing 24 hour monitored intrusion alarms and cameras. However your vigilance and help by reporting suspicious activity is still very important.

Because it is in the best interest of our customers and the community to maintain a continuous supply of clean and safe drinking water we are asking for your assistance in keeping our facilities secure. Here’s how you can help: If you live close to one of the District’s water storage tanks or well sites, you can keep an eye out for us particularly in the evenings and on weekends. Any authorized personnel visiting those sites will be in a clearly marked District vehicle and be wearing clothing identifying them as District employees.

Any vehicles or persons that do not display District logos and information do not belong on the site. If you see someone at or around our facilities that look suspicious or are not identified as District employees, please call the District at 253-631-0565 and let the answering service know what you have seen.

Your help in keeping the District’s facilities secure is greatly appreciated.

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the purchase of an asset management program that will help manage risk by defining maintenance procedures and schedules, centralizing historical data and records and monitoring levels of service.

An asset management framework will allow the District to integrate the various functional tools and practices of engineering, finance, maintenance and management disciplines by: • Documenting and tracking the assets it owns.

• Assessing asset condition.

• Analyzing asset performance.

• Reviewing level of service.

• Evaluating risk based on criticality of asset.

• Calculating more accurately the life cycle cost of assets.

• Optimizing repair and replacement schedules for the assets.

• Analyzing what future actions can/ should be done differently.

The District is committed to preserving and protecting precious water resources, maximizing energy efficiencies and seeking new, cost-effective ways to fund vital capital improvements while managing the impact to customer rates.

Remodel It with WaterSense Bathrooms are by far the largest water users in the home, accounting for more than half of all the water that families use indoors. Advances in plumbing technology and design mean that faucets, showers, and toilets can use significantly less water than standard models while still delivering the rinse, spray and flush you expect.

Covington Water District is a partner in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program, which encourages customers to look for the WaterSense labeled products. These products have been independently certified for efficiency and performance, and promote water savings techniques that reduce stress on water systems and the environment. Giving your bathroom a high-efficiency makeover by replacing older, inefficient fixtures with WaterSense labeled fixtures can help your household save in more ways than one. Look for WaterSense labels at retailers in your area.

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