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City restores former speed limits on arterials

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

When the Auburn City Council in June 2012 reduced speed limits “on certain arterial routes within the city,” including West Valley High-

way, former Mayor Pete Lewis said it was about preserving deteriorating city streets and making the drive safer.

On Tuesday, the council under a new mayor reversed that two-yearold decision, returning the speed

limits to what they had been before, following a Public Works Committee’s recommendation.

During her recent campaign for office, Mayor Nancy Backus said that, if elected mayor, she would make the change.

INSIDE Crews and heavy equipment take to the former downtown Cavanaugh block to build the foundation to the five-story Trek Apartments project.

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“We tried it, it didn’t work,” Backus said Tuesday.

Reversing the earlier decision across the board restores the former speed limits as follows: [ more SPEEDS page 9 ]

MISS AUBURN PAGEANT WEEKEND

Knight savors role in the community

BY MARK KLAAS mklaas@auburn-reporter.com

SHOW AND TELL Damon Nguyen, 9, helps prop comic Rhys Thomas with a trick during the Ave Kids’ Jugglemania matinee last Saturday at the Auburn Avenue Theater. Thomas has performed before audiences for 30 years in 18 countries. Thomas rode

his “suicycle”, juggled knives on a ladder of swords, coaxed “Stunteddy” out of a strait jacket and shared his hilarity and dexterity. For a listing of area entertainment, see page 11.

RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

Study finds no solvent vapor in most Algona homes tested For the Reporter

Recent indoor air tests in northern Algona homes show no cause for health concerns.

That’s according to a study

directed by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) and an assessment of the study findings issued by the Washington State Department of Health at Ecology’s request.

The indoor air study is part of an ongoing investigation of groundwater contaminated by past releases of solvent chemicals on property

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Free4thFriday Movie: King Kong (1933) | January 24, 8 p.m. | Free, Auburn Ave. Theater Michael Powers | January 31, 7:30 p.m. | $17/$15, Auburn Ave. Theater Cirque Ziva: Chinese Acrobats | February 1, 7:30 p.m. | $20/$18, Auburn Perf. Arts Ctr. 953309

The crown fit nicely.

Being Miss Auburn created many opportunities, new friendships and lasting memories for Victoria Knight.

“It’s been phenomenal,” Knight said of her busy commitment to the community throughout 2013.

“What people don’t understand about being Miss Auburn is that it is a job.

The person who has this job has to love working with young and old people.”

And Knight, who recently turned 22, has enjoyed every moment of it, fulfilling her duties despite a demanding schedule. She is a full-time student at the University of Washington Tacoma, a coach and a mentor for three cheer squads and an active volunteer in her community.

Knight made numerous appearances at events, spoke at many programs and engaged and encouraged many people in Auburn, her beloved home.

“I’m probably the busiest person I know,” she said.

“It’s busy but it’s always worthwhile.”

Knight officially passes on

Victoria Knight’s talent, charm and grace led to her capturing of the Miss Auburn crown last year.

RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

the coveted tiara and the responsibilities that come with it to the next queen Saturday night when the Miss Auburn Scholarship Program takes center stage at the Performing Arts Center. [ more MISS AUBURN page 23 ]

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Coastal program helps food bank Coastal Farm & Ranch is matching every dollar donated to the Auburn Food Bank through Jan. 31, hoping to raise enough to feed more than 1,500 people.

Coastal is matching every dollar donated up to $1,000, meaning the food bank will receive $2,000.

The public can make cash donations directly to the Auburn Food Bank at 930 18th Place NE or through its Facebook page at facebook.com/auburn. foodbank.

The food bank can purchase food at a substantial discount, and $2,000 will buy approximately 4,000 pounds of food to feed hungry people in the Auburn area.

The matching program ends Jan. 31.

FANS FLOCK TO HAWK BUS The Hawk One Tailgate Bus visited Ilalko Elementary School last Friday, spreading 12th Man pride and accepting canned and nonperishable food donations for the Algona/Pacific Food Bank. Students, staff and fans brought canned food donations, toured the bus and showed their support for the Super Bowl-bound Seahawks. Right, Ilalko Elementary School counselor Lyndsay Morris, middle, leads a cheer in the bus.

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REPORTS: City SAVING energy The City of Auburn began an aggressive resource conservation management program through Puget Sound Energy (PSE) in 2010, and the latest reports show that the City has earned more than $195,000 in incentives and savings from PSE. According to the report, the City realized more than 816,000 kilowatt hours and more than 12,047 therms in PSE energy savings alone.

PSE also paid the City $82,000 in program and energy efficiency incentives. The money is being put back into more energy saving programs.

Work begins, earth moves on downtown development

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

As Doug Lein talked about downtown redevelopment Tuesday afternoon, he could look over the heads of business and City leaders on the second floor of the Truitt Building and through the windows to East Main, where workers were just then driving micro pilings under the old Cavanaugh block.

As Auburn’s economic development director noted with satisfaction, those workers were creating the foundation of the Trek Apartments.

At an Auburn-Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Lein said Landmark Development officials expect to finish the pile-driving phase of their five-story project in about two weeks. By the end of March, the developer looks to push on to underground work and begin pouring concrete.

The Trek project calls for 128 market-rate apartments above 12,000 square feet of retail space.

Crews and heavy equipment occupied the former Cavanaugh block in downtown Auburn on Tuesday, beginning the pile-driving phase, and setting the foundation for the fivestory Trek Apartments project that’s expected to open in 2015. ROBERT WHALE, Auburn Reporter The apartments range from 450 to 825 square feet.

A parking garage behind the building is to be roofed and refaced with a brick veneer that blends in with the exterior of the new building.

Landmark’s project is already three weeks ahead of its scheduled 2015 opening.

Lein said even before its space has been put on the market for rent, Landmark has received letters of intent from two restaurants and other interested entities that would fill the entire 2,000 square feet of ground-floor space of the Trek

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“Bringing in the new residential with expendable income, that’s the demographic that the restaurants and the retail companies look at, and it all comes in progression,” Lein said. “… As a community, we should be very proud of what we’re seeing right now,” Lein said of the historic reshaping of Auburn’s downtown west of A Street Southeast.

John Teutsch, CEO of Teutsch Partners LLC, later updated luncheon attendees about plans for the property his company bought from the City of Auburn in the last days

of 2013.

“It gives us a lot of opportunity to do a variety of things,” Teutsch said of his company’s 138,000 square feet of holdings, spread out over two blocks just east of the Auburn Sounder Station. Half of Teutsch’s purchase was the Gambini block on South Division Street, home to the chamber of commerce.

Teutsch revealed that his company has partnered with Merrill Gardens and Pillar Development, whose specialty is market-rate apartments and senior living.

“This project also has the potential for office, and certainly retail and possibly medical office.

We’re really excited about doing it,” Teutsch said.

The company’s development bona fides, Teutsch said, include numerous commercial projects throughout the Puget Sound area and in Portland.

Lein said the City of Auburn is eager to keep people informed about what’s happening downtown.

That means the City’s public information office will start putting out a load of press releases. The City also plans to launch a new downtown website with useful information about parking and road closures.

The City’s Information and Technology Department, he said, has even installed a webcam above the corner of 1 Main Street.

When all is complete, the City expects there to be 500 additional people living downtown.

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Amtrak train strikes, kills Las Vegas musician, band member Reporter staff

A 42-year-old man from Las Vegas, Nev., was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in the 900 block of C Street Southwest in Auburn last Saturday afternoon, Auburn police reported.

According to the Las Vegas Sun, the victim was Jeff Ray, a guitarist for the Jersey Boys Band.

A female friend was taking pictures of Ray, then sitting

on the rails of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks, using Mount Rainier as a backdrop, when an Amtrak Cascades train approached from the south. Ray couldn’t get off the tracks in time before the train, traveling at 79 mph, struck him around 3:40 p.m., police reported.

Ray and his friend had gotten onto the tracks through an open crossing on C Street Southwest,

Wales, Peloza named to NLC steering committees

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This week’s…

Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Jan. 13 and 18:

Auburn City Councilmembers Largo Wales and Bill Peloza have been appointed chairpersons of National League of Cities (NLC) steering committees.

NLC president Chris Coleman, mayor of St. Paul, Minn., announced the appointments last week.

Wales will head the Human Development Steering Committee, which has lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving social services, children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and workforce development, equal opportunity, Social Security and seniors, individuals with disabilities, public health care, Wales Peloza mental health parity and immigration reform.

Peloza is to lead the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Steering Committee, which has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving air quality, water quality, energy policy, national wetlands policy, noise control, solid and hazardous waste management and climate change or global warming issues.

“This is a real honor to receive a chair leadership position on one of the seven NLC policy committees,” Peloza said. “As council representative for the City of Auburn, this appointment will allow me to share and exchange common interests among the many other city officials on the committee.”

NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.

Jan. 13 Theft: Overnight, 12700 block of Southeast 295th Street. Somebody unknown stole a company truck, make undisclosed, value undisclosed, belonging to a company also undisclosed.

Theft: 8:24 a.m., 2000 block of Elm Street Southeast. Somebody stole property undisclosed of value undisclosed from a vehicle parked in a residential driveway.

Trespassing: 12700 block of Southeast 312th Street. Someone not wanted at some place learned about his or her undesirability and was shown the door.

Theft: 10:28 2802 Auburn Way S. Somebody reached into a woman's car and swiped her purse while she was pumping gas five feet away.

Shoplifting: Noon, 762 Outlet Collection Drive SW. A woman stole stuff and tried to return said stuff for a cash refund, so police did their stuff, first arresting the shoplifter and then stowing her safely away in jail, without the stuff.

Vandalism: 12:29 p.m., 12500 block of Southeast 312th St. Having broken a window, a man was trying to steal from an Auburn woman's vehicle when an employee of the apartment complex where the woman lived interrupted the man and chased his

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One-hundred-and-three passengers were on the train at the time. Nobody else was hurt.

According to the Las Vegas Sun, Ray was in the area to play with the Top 40 cover band, The Jones, at the Muckleshoot Casino.

Jersey Boys music director Keith Thompson told the Las Vegas Sun that Ray was a gifted jazz guitarist capable of playing any

genre. He was a well-respected guitarist and member of the Las Vegas entertainment community.

In addition to playing second guitar with the Jersey Boys band, Ray would occasionally pick up the sticks as the band’s drummer.

Originally from Ohio, Ray moved to Las Vegas and was active on the jazz scene, playing in backing bands for artists such as Boyz II Men and Skye Dee Miles, as well

thieving carcass away.

Dog bite: 5:06 p.m., 2300 block of M Street Northeast. A dog bit an Auburn resident, was impounded and taken to the Auburn Valley Humane Society Animal Shelter for quarantine.

Auburn's animal control officer ticketed the dog's owner.

Vandalism: 3:37 p.m., 3600 block of Auburn Way North. A person involved in a street fight got punched in the face then damaged a parked vehicle belonging to a person who had had nothing to do with the fight.

Forgery: 8:31 p.m., 1539 21st St. SE. A cashier confronted a man who'd given him a bogus $5 bill and the man took to his heels.

Vandalism: Overnight, 505 17th St. SE. Somebody took out his or her angst on a wholly innocent fence at Holy Family School.

Jan. 14 Shoplifting: 5:30 p.m., 1407 Auburn Way S. An unknown male – he knows who he is – stole electric heated gloves valued at $169.99 from Eagle Leather, Inc. Theft: 11:54 p.m., 220 15th St. NE. Somebody ripped a video surveillance camera off the exterior of a building.

Trespassing: 9:20 p.m., 320 block of 4th Street Southeast. Police arrested two people after finding them in a shed posted "no trespassing".

Trespassed from Jack in the Box: 7:49 a.m., 340 15th St. NE. Jack told a naughty man to hit the road and not to come back no more, no more, no more.

Shoplifting: 11:27 a.m., 762 Outlet Collection Drive SW. Police arrested a fellow for trying to steal $35.88 in undisclosed merchandise from Walmart.

as with blockbuster musicals like “Disney’s The Lion King”, “Vegas!

The Show”, “Sinatra”, “Dance With Me” and “Mamma Mia!” He played with the jazz quintet, The Onus, with which he recorded a trio of CDs, and jammed with Santa Fe & The Fat City.

Ray also found time to teach jazz guitar studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Trespassing: 1:18 p.m., 242 12th St. SE. Police busted a man and a woman for trespassing in a vacant house clearly marked with no trespassing signs. The man explained that he had only just arrived at the house, hoping to have "a little fun" with the woman.

The man complicated his issues with Joe Law by having brass knuckles on his person.

Boosting Bourbon: 9:06 a.m., 1231 Auburn Way N. Staff at a Rite Aid reported that a known male had shoplifted a liter of Jim Beam bourbon and skedaddled on foot.

Jan. 15 Fraud: 2:53 p.m., 4010 A St. SE. Albertsons Supermarket complained that a female had tried to use a bogus $20 bill to make a purchase.

Assault with a firearm: 4:24 p.m., 2802 Auburn Way S. While pointing a handgun at another man during an argument, man one threatened to kill man two. Police arrested man one on scene.

Jan. 16 Theft: Overnight, 240 Auburn Way S. Thieves cut three sections of wire belonging to Century Link from three telephone poles. A business owner alerted police to what had happened after he noticed in the morning that his Internet service wasn't working.

Burglary: 10:40 a.m., 31100 block of 116th Avenue Southeast. A burglar or burglars helped themself(ves) to $4,000 in flooring tools they'd found in a man's shed.

Jan. 17 Burglary: 1355 West Valley Highway S. An adult male told police that some-

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Threatening: 500 block of 23rd Street Southeast. A woman complained that her ex-boyfriend, the father of her son, had threatened to put a "hit" on her."

Jan. 18 Trespassing: 5:40 a.m., 2202 Auburn Way. A 7-Eleven gave two misbehaving ginks the boot.

Theft: 8:53 a.m., 501 Auburn Way N. Somebody stole a golf cart from an area business.

Shoplifting: 9:04 p.m., 1406 Lake Tapps Parkway SE. Police arrested a boy for shoplifting, well, something worth something.

Vandalism: 12:15 p.m., 5100 block of Frontage Road. Somebody trying to steal a truck punched a truck's ignition.

Theft: 6:18 p.m., 12800 block of Southeast 296th Way. Somebody stole a blue light bulb from a front porch.

Controlled substance: 9:45 a.m., 2500 block of K Street Northeast. After police arrested an adult female for having felony drugs, they booked her into the SCORE jail.

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“ Will the state

Legislature pass a transportation package? ”

Yes: 57% No: 43%

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Rich Hildreth has plugged into the idea that electrically charged transportation is the way to go – for the long run.

With the greater availability of electric vehicles and charge stations to juice them along our corridors comes greater economic development opportunities for regional, state and local economies, Hildreth insists.

The new wave of horsepower is taking shape and becoming more efficient, he observes.

“As an electrician and a union member, I know how critical it is that our region helps lead the new green technology economy,” said Hildreth, an electrician who formerly served as mayor of Pacific.

Hildreth says members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) No. 46 have been learning how to install and maintain electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the state.

It is one example of how blue-collar workers – even mechanics at local dealerships and shops – are adapting, doing green jobs. More technicians are being trained for the new industry, and more are on the way.

“We applaud these efforts to provide new investment and family wage jobs as commonsense solutions to addressing climate change,” Hildreth said. “These are the kind of solutions that President Obama has called the nation to help fight the devastating effects of climate change through new industry and technology.”

More commuters are joining the EV ride as well.

Steve Marsh recently celebrated a unique milestone. In early 2011, the Kent man purchased a Nissan LEAF for his 130-mile roundtrip daily commute. Ever since then, he has racked up 100,000 miles on the car, using no gasoline, creating no tailpipe emissions and, by his estimation, saving thousands of dollars. [ more KLAAS page 6 ]

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Support your child’s future, pass the tech levy I wanted to share my support for the upcoming vote (Feb. 11 special election) for the Auburn School District technology levy.

I was a member of the Auburn Citizens Technology Ad Hoc Committee this past fall and was honored to have been given an opportunity to serve the community and support our children’s future education.

As a father of an Auburn student and a strong supporter of the importance of technology in education, I want the best for my child as well as the classmates at my child’s school and in the district.

Based on my experience, I see the value and importance technology can provide to our children - how it can be a game-changer in their success at becoming productive members of society as they turn into young adults. Our

the Auburn School District a world-class place to learn.

It’s a holistic approach to using technology as a tool to enhance the learning process – not just about devices, but ensuring the school district staff is trained to use the technology and support it throughout our school district.

I ask the readers to strongly consider voting yes for the upcoming technology levy and vote for providing the children of Auburn the best education we can offer them.

– Jason Wright

Letters policy The Auburn 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. children need the competitive advantage that technology can help provide in supporting and enhancing their educational journey.

While this Levy encompasses technology and associated devices, it is also about providing our teachers and staff the knowledge to support learning through technology, and the infrastructure to make

Vote yes for students by Feb. 11 Just as Gutenberg’s invention of the moveable type made possible the mass production of printed books centuries ago, modern digital technology – from computers, tablets and the internet – has transformed the nature of teaching and learning in [ more LETTERS page 6 ]

GUEST EDITORIAL

Eliminate our transportation bottlenecks before new Panama Canal opens Improving Highway 167 could help change the face of global commerce and the future of Washington state. Really.

Traffic congestion is causing bottlenecks at our ports, creating costly delays for the shippers that use Puget Sound ports. Failing to

eliminate that congestion will make our ports less competitive, costing us jobs, business and tax revenues.

That is true now more than ever.

This legislative session, the transportation improvements to be voted on by

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“Will the Seahawks win the Super Bowl?”

Instead, we must get agreement on what our state needs.”– Gov. Jay Inslee on the Legislature adopting a transportation package.

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legislators in Olympia are linked to world trade and events in Panama, 3,600 miles away. What lawmakers decide could determine the fate of our state’s economy for generations.

Here is a little background.

On any given day in Panama, there are as many as 150 ships waiting in line to pass through the Panama Canal, which links the

Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Transiting the 48-mile canal can take 20 to 30 hours. Growing delays and the canal’s inability to handle today’s larger ships cost the Panamanian government billion in lost tolls.

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today’s classrooms.

As we know from our own households, computer hardware breaks, eventually becomes outdated and most everyone has migrated from dial up Internet access to high-speed broadband connections.

Our schools experience similar needs but only on a larger scale.

Technology is a key pillar of the district’s commitment to student learning and improvement. The district’s strategic plan identifies that “technology will be integral to administration and teaching and learning to prepare all students for career, college, and life beyond high school.”

More than 40 members of our community worked through a

[ klaas from page 5 ] “With a daily commute … I’ve saved more than $9,000 compared to my old gas-powered car since I bought my LEAF,” said Marsh, who credits Washington’s charging infrastructure. “With plenty of public charging options, as well as a charger installed at my office, my LEAF is a perfect car for my commute.”

Hildreth also wanted to

[ BRUNELL from page 5 ] overwhelmingly in 2006 to add a third set of locks.

The expansion is nearly 75 percent complete, but currently it’s hit a snag because it’s over budget. Originally projected to cost $5.2 billion, the final price tag

fact-finding and deliberation process to assess funding and technology needs. The consensus report recommended high-yield strategies for student and staff access, infrastructure improvements and funding for enhanced learning and teaching both in and outside of the classroom. Among the report’s recommended steps are the implementation of comprehensive digital literacy curriculum and 1:1 device access with the $22,000,000.00, six-year levy that will replace the expiring technology levy from 2005.

Technology in and outside of the classroom is a means to an end, as well as a multiplier of student learning and engagement. The proper deployment and management of technology resources allows

students to expand their minds and opportunities for learning. In seeking a renewal of the technology levy, while keeping tax rates flat, the district is keeping faith with its commitment to advancing student learning as well as being sound stewards of resources entrusted to them by district residents and taxpayers like myself.

On behalf of our entire committee, partners and volunteers, we thank the community for their long-standing support of our district’s students and ask you to again affirm that support during the special election by voting yes for students by Feb. 11.

– Auburn Citizens for Schools Executive Committee: Ryan Anderson (chair); Kelly McDonald (treasurer).

Pass tech levy, equip our students The technology levy that the Auburn School District has on the ballot is a replacement levy. No new taxes.

These monies will expand computer use and accelerate the use of digital devices in the classroom.

Not preparing our students is akin to deploying an ill-equipped Army to win a war.

– Harold Williams

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experience the EV ride for himself.

To demonstrate the progress in the electric transportation industry, Hildreth drove an allelectric Tesla model S from the Blaine border crossing to Vancouver, Wash., last summer. The purpose of the trip was to demonstrate the “West Coast Electric Highway” and to highlight the dramatic advances in electric vehicles in the past few years.

Hildreth was able to

drive the “Cascadia Cruise,” demonstrating a chain of charge stations that make it possible to drive across the state. Hildreth went the distance, making six stops at fast-charging stations – Burlington, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, Tumwater and Vancouver – sprinkled every 25 to 50 miles along Interstate 5 and other major roadways.

The Washington State Department of Transportation oversees the Washington segment, and the

Oregon Department of Transportation heads up the Oregon segment. The West Coast is fast becoming equipped with an EV charging network with thousands of Level 2 charging pedestals and dozens of DC fast chargers.

A 2012 analysis by car expert Edmunds.com found that Washingtonians were among the top consumers of hybrid and electric vehicles in the country.

To meet this rising consumer demand, more local

electricians and companies are installing quick-charge and EV charge stations throughout the state as part of the green economy and to reduce climate emissions and increase the growth of clean energy.

Gov. Jay Inslee understands the significance of completing the West Coast Electric Highway. Last year he said it was the responsibility of all Washingtonians to act on “climate change and to harness the economic opportunities offered by

clean energy.”

With the way our climate is changing and the uncertainty of future fossil fuel supplies, the EV wave can only grow.

It’s a promising road to economic growth, to a healthier environment and to less dependency on oil, foreign or domestic.

Ultimately, it means a bright future for commuters who could avoid paying painful high prices at the gas pump.

could exceed $7 billion.

The pause in the canal project is temporary, but it gives Washington state lawmakers an opportunity to greatly improve our state’s trade prospects by reducing the highway and rail congestion that is making our ports less competitive.

Currently, our state benefits greatly from U.S. trade with Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. One reason is our proximity to Asian ports. A second is that our ports can handle the supersize ships that can’t get through the Panama Canal.

Because those massive

ships can’t fit through the canal, they load and unload their cargo at West Coast ports such as Seattle and Tacoma. The cargo is then transferred to trucks and trains headed east and south.

But when the expansion project is completed, the Panama Canal will be able to handle more – and bigger – ships, meaning super freighters will be able to travel more efficiently and economically through the canal to ports on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

Ports on the Eastern Seaboard are spending an estimated $46 billion by 2017 to prepare for these larger ships. Nationally, the major railroads spent $14 billion last year on equipment and track and bridge improvements. In Washington, BNSF spent $125 million during 2013 for railway

maintenance, capacity improvements and expansion projects to be ready for the increased trade.

So, we will soon lose our historic advantage. If we are to remain competitive, we must invest because currently, Seattle and Tacoma ports are mired in gridlock.

Time is money, and without completing projects such as Highway 167, shipping companies may have to look elsewhere where transportation to and from seaports is quicker and cheaper.

Those are dollars and jobs lost.

According to Association of Washington Business data, international trade supports an estimated 846,000 jobs in Washington and generated $65 billion in exports in 2012. Washington’s trade-related employment grew three and a half times faster than total

employment from 2004 to 2011 – and state exports have grown 50 percent faster than the state GDP since 2002.

Trade is also crucial to small employers in Washington, the source of most of our job growth. Ninety-one percent of Washington exporters are small- and medium-sized companies with fewer than 500 workers.

It is vital that legislators creatively address highway gridlock and approve transportation improvements this year so we can begin eliminating transportation bottlenecks before the expanded Panama Canal opens in two years.

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State AG: Cities and counties can ban marijuana businesses

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

In 2012 Washington 55 percent of Washington voters made it legal to have and sell recreational marijuana inside the state.

But according to an opinion issued Jan. 16 by the office of State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, I-502 as drafted and presented to the voters left counties and cities free to regulate or flat out ban pot-selling businesses inside their boundaries.

The AG released the opinion Jan. 16 in response to a request from the chair of the Washington State Liquor Control Board.

“Under Washington law, there is a strong presumption against finding that state law preempts local ordinances,” the opinion states.

"Although Initiative 502 establishes a licensing and regulatory system for marijuana producers, processors, and retailers in Wash-

ington State, it includes no clear indication that it was intended to preempt local authority to regulate such businesses. We therefore conclude that I-502 left in place the normal powers of local Heid governments to regulate within their jurisdictions.

"While I-502’s drafters could have structured I-502 to require local governments to accept marijuana businesses, they did not do so. If the Legislature wants to change that, it can amend the law," the opinion concludes.

The Auburn City Council on Sept. 14 slapped an initial moratorium of up to one year on the acceptance and processing of applications for business licenses, permits or approvals for marijuana, cannibis-related businesses inside city limits. It would give them time, council members said after the vote, time to review the

laws, and time for council subcommittees to review all the issues engendered by contradictions between state and federal guidelines.

City Attorney Dan Heid said the AG's opinion does not affect the City's moratorium.

"Even if the City elected to go that direction or some other direction, we need to go through the process of evaluating what we can and can't do," Heid said last week.

The City of Kent has already banned such businesses inside its boundaries, Heid noted, and much rides upon the outcome of Kent's case before the state Supreme Court.

"The City of Kent chose to ban these types of businesses, which sounds in conformity with the AG's opinion. But the Supreme Court could come up with a dif-

ferent opinion," Heid said.

It's theoretically possible, Heid continued, although highly unlikely, that in light of the AG's opinion, every county and city could ban marijuana-related businesses, resulting in the odd situation of a voter-approved initiative legalizing the possession and sale of marijuana but nobody actually being allowed to sell it anywhere.

Auburn has had one formal applicant for a marijuana-related business license, which was denied because of the moratorium. A second party is interested but has not yet filed, according to City records.

The Attorney General's office issues opinions only when members of the state legislature, statewide elected officials, appointed heads of state agencies, boards and commissions and county prosecuting attorneys ask it to do so. Formal Attorney General’s Opinions are statements of the Attorney General’s official views

on legal questions relating to the duties of a public officer. They are not binding on the courts but are usually given careful consideration and respect.

When an opinion is requested, the office first decides whether the request is appropriate for an opinion. If the answer is, there is a lengthy research, drafting, and review process. For formal opinions, the office publishes a notice in the state register and considers comments submitted by the public. An assigned attorney carefully drafts the opinions and the Assistant Attorneys General, the Opinions Chief, the Solicitor General and the Attorney General reviews them.

The Office of the Attorney General is the chief legal office for the state of Washington with attorneys and staff in 27 divisions across the state, providing legal services to roughly 200 state agencies, boards and commissions.

Latest numbers: More companies coming into Auburn, equipped to hire

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

Commercial permitting values in the City of Auburn in 2012 were just above $69 million for 2012, and for 2013, a whisker over $138 million.

Numbers like that always put a smile on

the face of Auburn Economic Development Manager Doug Lein.

“That’s a pretty dramatic increase,” Lein said.

The data was contained in interim director Jeff Tate’s report last week to the Planning and Community Development Committee.

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The City issued 247 business licenses in 2012, and 220 in 2013.

A decrease, yes, but with a big asterisk.

“The unique thing about that is that lot of the businesses that are forming now are coming in with multiple employees,” Lein said. “We don’t have a lot of singleperson, in-home businesses starting – that

is, people trying to make a living. We’re getting companies that are coming in wellcapitalized. They’re hiring people. Folks are going back to work.”

The total number of permits issued in 2013 was 3,907 worth $239.6 million an uptick from 2012 when the City issued 3,568 permits worth $175.1 million.

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Levy passage will not increase tax rates!

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Elsewhere • Glenn’s Appliance Repair has opened at 4214 O place NE, Auburn.

Glenn Milner, a Renton Technical College graduate who majored in major appliance and refrigeration, is the owner.

“I recently started this business and would like to let the city of Auburn know that I am here to serve them,” Milner said. “I am fast, dependable, and guarantee my work.”

For store hours and more information, call 206-310-4288.

• The Auburn Valley Animal Clinic hosts a Seahawks Spirit Party for Canines from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The clinic is at 1306 Harvey Road.

Seahawks coloring of nails, tails or ears is $10, a team logo shaved into the fur is $30.

For more information, call 253 939 0630, email info@auburnvalleyanimalclinic.com or visit www.auburnvalleyanimalclinic.com

...obituaries Beverly Jean Stafford

Beverly Jean Stafford born to Merril and Gladys Patton May 11, 1930 in Los Angeles, CA passed away January 12, 2014.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years David W. Stafford, two sons Loren and Allen, daughter Bonnie Jean, Nine grandchildren and Eleven great-grandchildren.

Beverly will be interred at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, WA. Please visit www.yahnandson.com to sign the online register.

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Norman Vaughn

Norman of Auburn, WA passed away on January 5, 2014. Married 49 years to Denise Vaughn who passed away in 2006.

He is survived by his 3 sons, Rick, Russ, Greg and brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Norman was a great father and will be missed by sons, relatives, and many friends in the community that he touched throughout the years.

A memorial service will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery in the future after completion of studies at University of Washington, School of Medicine.

Edna Mae Jones

Edna Mae Jones, 81, of Auburn, went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2014.

She was born on October 17, 1932 in Iowa City to Harold and Frances Hansford before moving to Auburn where she completed high school and married Frank “Skip” Jones.

She worked for Boeing, then she and her husband owned and operated the Auburn Health Food Store. As an active member of Northwest Family Church, Edna taught SS classes, sang in the choir, helped raise funds for missions, coordinated senior events, and participated in church activities. She also served as a volunteer at the Auburn Food Band and the Auburn Senior Center. She loved to cook desserts, garden, and give to people in need.

She is survived by Skip Jones, her husband of 63 years, and daughters, Susanna Blessings, Cindy Carroll, and Shelly Matson; along with 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 1 at 11:00am at Northwest Family Church in Auburn. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society.

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Nancy Lynn Woodley Hoben Nancy Lynn Woodley Hoben, longtime resident of Renton and Auburn, and retired school teacher, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Auburn Regional Medical Center of complications following cardiac arrest. Nancy was 77 years old.

Born April 1, 1936 in El Paso, Texas to Arthur Hal Woodley and Dorothy Plumbley Woodley, Nancy was one of five children and the eldest of three daughters. Nancy grew up in the El Paso area, graduating from Ysleta High School in 1954.

In the spring of 1956, Nancy met Ken Hoben, a young soldier stationed at nearby Fort Bliss, beginning a love affair that would last throughout their lifetimes.The two were married later that year, and together they pursued both education and adventure throughout the United States. Nancy graduated from Texas Western College (now the University of Texas - El Paso) in 1957, and received her Master of Education degree from UTEP in 1965.The couple lived in El Paso; Wellesley, Massachusetts; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Eugene, Oregon, before settling in the Puget Sound region in 1972.

Nancy began teaching public school in El Paso, and also taught in Wellesley and Las Cruces, before taking a position with the Kent School District in 1973.Throughout her career she primarily taught first grade, with teaching assignments at Park Orchard Elementary, Spring Glen Elementary, and Ridgewood Elementary schools, receiving both an Outstanding Service Award from the Kent PTA Council, and the Teacher of the Year Award from the Kent School District. She retired in 1996, having taught more than 1,000 children to read during the course of her teaching career.

Throughout her life, Nancy was actively involved in

organizations focused on enhancing the quality of her community.

The Boy Scouts of America awarded Nancy the Silver Beaver Award in 1981 for outstanding volunteer service. Nancy was active in Allied Arts of Renton, the Renton Annual Art Show, Piazza Renton, and the Renton Farmers Market. She received Renton’s Outstanding Citizen recognition in 2002 for service to the community, and was awarded the Renton Municipal Arts Commission Bravo Award in 2006 for her support of the arts in Renton.

As a committed follower of Christ, Nancy was active in church communities throughout her lifetime, most recently at Fairwood United Methodist Church in Renton, Renton First United Methodist Church, and Auburn First United Methodist Church.

Nancy enjoyed reading, cooking, traveling, and listening to Dixieland Jazz, and treasured the company of her family and friends.

Nancy is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Ken Hoben; her sister, Sally Jones of Bryan, Texas; her son and daughter-in-law, Mark and MaryAnne Hoben of Maple Valley, Washington; her daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Charles Russo of Auburn, Washington; her three dear grandchildren, Austin, Jack and Tyler; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorial services will be held February 8, 2014 at 1 pm at Auburn First United Methodist Church, 100 N St. SE, Auburn, Washington. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Wesley Homes Foundation, Lea Hill Capital Fund, in support of a health clinic being built to support residents and the neighboring community. Remembrances can also be made to the charity of your choice.

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Fire & Rescue Blotter The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 183 calls for service between Jan. 13 and 19, among them the following:

Jan. 13 Fire: 1:36 p.m., (Pacific). Crews hustling to a smoke investigation found a hot tub ablaze next to a house. After firefighters verified that the structure was empty, they snuffed the fire. The South King County Fire Investigation Task Force investigated.

Aid call: 10:13 a.m., (Lakeland Hills).

Firefighters responded to the 500 block of Lake Tapps Parkway where a man was suffering from an irregular heart beat and having difficulty breathing. After performing a medical exam alongside King County Medics, firefighters turned the man over to a private ambulance, which drove him to Valley Medical Center.

Jan. 17 Accident: 2:36 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters responding to a single vehicle into a power pole found a vehicle with heavy front-end damage and a partially broken power pole. Firefighters checked out the occupants of the vehicle before leaving them at the scene with family. Puget Sound Energy later replaced the pole.

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Jan. 14 Aid call: 11:04 a.m., (Auburn). After firefighters treated an older woman who had fallen and cut her head, they transported her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC) for further treatment.

Jan. 15 Aid call: 11:28 a.m., (South Auburn).

After firefighters treated a boy for a possible clavicle fracture, then transported him to MAMC for additional care.

Aid call: 4 p.m., (Lea Hill). After firefighters helped an Auburn senior who’d been complaining of general weakness, a private ambulance sped him to MAMC.

Jan. 19 Illegal burn: 4:40 p.m., (Pacific).

Firefighters investigating an illegal burn complaint schooled the person tending the fire on the intricacies of the residential fire permit process. The person agreed to extinguish the fire.

King County wants to honor the very best students, teachers, staff, school volunteers, programs and even entire schools that are contributing to student environmental education and environmental protection, through the County’s Earth Heroes at School awards program. Nominations for the 2014 Earth Heroes at School are due March 10. Nomination forms are available by calling Donna Miscolta, 206-477-5282, donna.miscolta@kingcounty.gov, and online at your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/education/earth-heroes.asp.

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ment safety and health programs and processes that go beyond standard USG Corporation, a leading building safety regulations to further protect products company, and its manufacturemployees and promote safe operaing plant in Auburn recently earned the tions. There are fewer than 2,500 workprestigious Voluntary Protection Prosites out of 8 million in all of the U.S. gram (VPP) Star designation from the that hold the Star designation.

Washington State Department of “We put a focus on safety every Labor and Industries (L&I) and day in our work and make sure its Division of Occupational BUSINESS each of our employees underSafety and Health (DOSH). stands its importance,” said Tim Officials from L&I presented Miller, plant manager. “We have the award to the Auburn plant’s dedicated ourselves to safety, and 49 employees during a ceremony being recognized with a VPP Star is an Jan. 16 with Mayor Nancy Backus. honor.”

“You’ve made a commitment,” Backus The Auburn plant, acquired by USG in said, “not only to your employer, but to 1999, contains more than 106,000 square your families that you’ll come home safe every day. I applaud USG and its employ- feet of manufacturing space. Auburn employees have an exceptional safety record, ees on this outstanding achievement.” and have worked more than 1.1 million The award is the highest recognihours and 2,940 days without a lost-time tion within the Voluntary Protection injury.

Program. To achieve it, employees and management work together to impleTo learn more, visit www.usg.com.

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The YMCA of Greater Seattle has named Nathan Phillips as regional executive for South King County.

Phillips will lead the Y’s efforts to expand operations in South King County and explore new partnership opportunities. Working with the Matt Griffin YMCA and the Auburn Valley YMCA, he also will help the organization find ways to better serve the region through its youth development, healthy living and social responsibility programs.

Phillips was previously the director of South King Council of Human Services (SKCHS), where he developed and staffed a membership network of human service providers, funders, cultural groups and local governments.

“The Y’s focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility seems like an obvious fit for our South King County communities,” Phillips said.

“I am delighted to work with the Y to figure out how it can expand its services in this region in a way that builds on what is already here.”

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www.auburn-reporter.com [ SPEEDS from page 1 ] • 37th Street Northeast-Northwest – from 30 to 40 mph; • West Valley Highway between 15th Street Northwest and West Main Street – from 35 to 40 mph; • 37th Northeast and Northwest, between Auburn Way North and West Valley Highway – from 30 to 40 mph.

The exception is West Main Street between West Valley Highway and the Interurban Trail, which stays at 35 mph.

The earlier decision was controversial. Some critics saw it as the City’s means of punishing voters for rejecting a $59 million road bond in April

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JOB WELL DONE Fomer Pacific City Councilmember James McMahan, with wife Mandy and children Kasey and Emma, was presented a plaque at a recent council meeting, recognizing his service to the City. McMahan served on the council from 2010-2013.

COURTESY PHOTO, Mayor Leanne Guier

United Way of King County offers free tax preparation at 19 locations in King County. The program is designed to help low and middle-income families increase their financial security and keep more of what they earn. In Auburn, the United Way free tax site is at the Green River Community College Auburn Center, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 145. For site locations, hours of operation, maps and more information, visit unitedwayofkingcounty.org/taxhelp or call 211. People can also file for free online if they make under $57,000 by visiting www.myfreetaxes. com/kingcounty.

owned by The Boeing Co. in Auburn. Ecology oversees the investigation conducted and paid for by Boeing.

Ecology ordered the indoor air quality study based on results of groundwater tests conducted in the northern part of the City of Algona in April 2013. Those tests showed low concentrations of contamination in an area just west of Chicago Avenue, between Boundary Boulevard and Ninth Avenue North. There are 24 homes in that part of the groundwater study area.

The City of Algona has aided the study and the overall investigation with arrangements for sampling on City property and other support.

Investigators are seeking to confirm the location and determine the potential impacts of contamination in the groundwater, primarily trichloroethene (TCE), and other chemicals such as vinyl chloride (VC), which forms when TCE breaks down.

In shallow groundwater, TCE and VC can release vapors into the soil. Such vapors can enter a building through a crawlspace or

2012, just shy of two months before the date of the resolution.

In language attached to resolution 5038, the City explained.

The City “recognizes that the effect of reducing speed limits along certain arterial streets within the City did not accomplish the level of street preservation desired, nor did it significantly add to traffic safety. It is therefore appropriate to endeavor to reach these goals through other alternatives, including conventional engineering strategies.”

The resolution leaves out any mention of what data City engineers collected and City leaders relied on to reach their conclusions.

cracks and other openings in a foundation. This is called vapor intrusion. In high enough concentrations over time, exposure can put people at risk for cancer and other illnesses.

The concentrations detected in the groundwater were not expected to threaten the health of people in these homes. The air sampling confirmed this.

The owners of 14 of the 24 homes agreed to the testing in the summer and fall of 2013. Nine homes were clear of the chemicals of concern (TCE and breakdown products). Five homes had one or more low-level detections of TCE. Three of these five homes had TCE only in the living space; one home had it only in the crawlspace; and one had it in both. The detections do not conclusively indicate that vapor intrusion from groundwater contamination is the likely source. Other possible sources of chemicals found in indoor air are common household products such as paints, solvents and cleaning products.

According to the state health department evaluation, the results indicate

Specifically, what level of street preservation framers had hoped to achieve but didn’t. And what engineers did to measure the effect of the reduced speed limits on traffic safety between June 2012 and January 2014.

“The original speed limits were set by an engineering study,” said Councilmember Wayne Osborne, chair of the Public Works Committee. “The diversion of traffic that they had been hoping for did not occur, and the roads are not deteriorating any faster than they thought. And with the citizens input we received, it is probably prudent for us to reconsider and raise the speed limit.” study area to request their participation in the voluntary sampling study. The sampling is available free of charge to all 24 homes in the study area.

The groundwater in Algona can be very high in the winter and can mix with rainwater when it enters low-lying areas, such as yards and roadside ditches. This study will help determine whether groundwater contaminants may be present in this surface water, and, if so, at what concentrations.

that breathing the chemicals at levels found during the sampling is not expected to cause harmful health effects. The department recommends continued indoor air monitoring in the study area.

Ecology has directed Boeing to conduct a second phase of the indoor air study in Algona this winter when the groundwater is higher. The company’s environmental contractor, Landau Associates, has contacted homeowners and residents in the same

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CALENDAR Events Auburn Tourism: For special events or to add a special event, go to www.auburntourism.com.

Washington Sportsmen’s Show: Jan. 22-26, Washington State Fair Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup. Show days/hours: Noon-8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday (Jan. 22-24); 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 25); and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 26). A family-friendly tradition of outdoor fun, education and one-stop shopping.

Seminar speakers, tips, exhibits. Admission: $12 adults, $5 juniors (6-16), children 5 and under free. $18 two-day passes available.

For info on online ticket purchases and discounts, visit www.thesportshows.com.

31st annual Tacoma Home & Garden Show: Jan. 23-26, Tacoma Dome, 2727 E D St. Show hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday (Jan. 23-25); 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 26). Sponsored by the Western Washington Toyota Dealers.

Appearances by “The Renegade Gardener,” the colorful Vintage Market, Backyard Makeover” contest, gardens and “how-to” seminars. Top Northwest home and garden authorities, including Ciscoe Morris, Marianne Binetti, Pete Lisoskie of KIRO Radio’s “Home Matters,” and many more sharing tips and trends in daily seminars. More than 500 exhibitors providing a wide range of products and services. Admission: $12 adults and free to children 16 and under.

Discount coupons are available at www. otshows.com.

Miss Auburn Scholarship Pageant: 7 p.m. Jan. 24; 6 p.m. Jan. 25, Auburn Performing Arts Center, 206 E St. NE. Miss Auburn & Miss Auburn Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant, “Wizard to Wicked, and All Points In Between.”

Sponsored by the Auburn Noon Lions. Order

tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/531218.

Beyond High School Night: 6-8 p.m.

Feb. 6, Auburn High School, 800 Fourth St. NE. Open to middle and high school students and parents. Homeschool and private school students also are welcome. College and career conference aimed at providing students and parents information about options after high school. Approximately 50 representatives from various technical colleges, community colleges, universities, apprentice programs, military branches and employers will be at the event, which also includes numerous workshops. School district representatives will be available to answer questions on the recent districtwide Readistep, PSAT and SAT testing.

Daddy Daughter Night: 6:30-9 p.m.

Feb. 21, 22, Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE. An event to create special memories with your little girl. Grandpas, uncles and big brothers are welcome.

Includes appetizer, dinner and dessert.

Dancing with music provided by a disc jockey. Each couple gets a professional 5-by-7 memory photo and girls leave with a party favor. Ages 4-10 years. $45/$57 per couple, $10/$13 each additional daughter.

For more information, call 253-931-3043.

Benefits Auburn Soroptimists 12th annual Cupid’s Caper: 6:30-11 p.m. Feb. 8, Meridian Valley Country Club, 24830 136th Ave SE, Kent. Public invited. The theme: Cupid Goes Platinum, celebrating 20 years of Cupid’s Caper. The fundraiser supports struggling women and their families through the Shelter for Sisters and Women’s Opportunity Award programs. Businesses and individuals can raise funds through a variety of opportunities: purchase a $65

Got an event? submissions@auburn-reporter.com or post online at www.auburn-reporter.com ticket and attend Cupid’s Caper, donate an item to the silent auction, or sponsor the event with a cash donation or matching grant up to $10,000. Purchase tickets or arrange to make a donation by contacting event chair, Sarah Miller, at sarah@beeze. com or 253-293-5781.

Health Puget Sound Blood Center drives: Noon-6 p.m. Feb. 4, Auburn Adventist Academy, 5000 Auburn Way S.; 9 a.m.-noon, Feb. 5, Dynacraft, 650 Milwaukee Blvd., Algona; 1:30-4 p.m. Feb. 5, EZ-Access, 700 Milwaukee Ave. N., Algona; 12:30-3 p.m. Feb. 27, MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, Plaza 1, 202 N. Division St.; 12:30-3:30 p.m. March 4, GSA, 400 15th St. SW; 1-7 p.m. March 10, LDS Church, 625 M. St. NE. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.

Chinook Elementary Family Health & Fitness Night: 5:30-8 p.m. Jan. 23, Chinook Elementary, 3502 Auburn Way S., Auburn. Public welcome. Free. For more information, contact Jesse Rodriguez at 253-931-4980 or jrodriguez@auburn. wednet.edu Living Tobacco-free Weekly Free Support Group: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, second floor, Heart Care Center classroom, 202 N. Division St. Free one-hour weekly support group meeting open to adults and teens wanting to quit tobacco, newly quit, struggling with relapse or helping a friend quit tobacco. For more info, contact Heidi Henson at 253223-7538 or hhenson@seattleymca.org.

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CIRQUE CIVA The fabled Golden Dragon Acrobats perform Cirque Ziva – a fast-paced, technically innovative and beautifully presented show – at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Auburn Performing Arts Center, part of the City of Auburn’s Bravo Performing Art Series. Combining astonishing acrobatics, vibrant costumes and spectacular sets, Cirque Ziva drives each performance with remarkable passion and incredible skill. The 25-person cast presents an array of centuries-old Chinese acrobatic arts to surprise and dazzle – juggling hats, balancing cups, spinning plates and diving through hoops.

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Clubs, groups Striped Water Poets: Meets every Tuesday, 7- 9 p.m., at Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main St. A roundtable critique and

Auburn Noon Lions: Meets Tuesdays, noon, at the Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec Department, Les Gove Park, 910 Ninth St. SE. Meets at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Rainbow Cafe, 112 E. Main St. Rotary Club of Auburn: Meets noon,

Auburn Morning Toastmasters: Meets every Thursday morning, 6:30-7:30,

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www.auburn-reporter.com [ CALENDAR from page 10 ] Auburn Chamber of Commerce, 108 S. Division, Suite B. Learn the fine art of communication and public speaking in a friendly supportive atmosphere. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 253735-1751 or visit www.toastmasters.org.

Network 3No Networking: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays.

3No Networking is a casual weekly gettogether set aside for members of the business community to drop in and get to know each other. The mixer rotates among Auburn venues: • First Thursday of the month – Oddfellas Pub & Eatery, 102 W. Main St.; • second Thursday – Auburn Wine & Caviar Company, 2402 A St. SE; • third Thursday – Station Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125; • fourth Thursday – Zola’s Café, 402 E. Main St. Suite 120; • fifth Thursday – Don Giovanni’s Ristorante and Wine Bar, 18 Auburn Way S. The series is made possible by a partnership between IPZ No. 15 Auburn, the City of Auburn Office of Economic Development, Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce and the Auburn Downtown Association. For more information, contact Doug Lein, IPZ administrator, at 253-804-3101.

Seniors Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE. 253-931-3016 or www.auburnwa.gov. Senior activities include: • Senior Coffee Hours with the Mayor and Councilmembers: 10-11 a.m. the second Thursday of the month.

• Lunch: Monday-Friday, Salad bar begins at 11:30, Main meal is served at noon. Cost: $3 donation for ages 60 and over, $6 for those younger than 60.

• Movie Screenings: Wednesdays, 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. 50 cents suggested donation for refreshments.

• Monday Supper Club: 4:45-6 p.m. One Monday a month. Call 253-931-3016 for date and menu. Cost: $6 for all ages.

• Meals on Wheels: Senior services’ program offers home-delivered meals to home-bound seniors. For more information, call the center at 253-931-3016.

Michael Powers: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31: Contemporary instru­mental music. Powers’ sound is rooted in the jazz tradition, incorporating pop, R&B, and a blues core. Tickets: $17 regular; $15 students, seniors.

Heartless: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Authentic Heart tribute show performs a mixture of the band’s classic tunes from the 1970s and 1980s, including hits like “Barracuda”, “Magic Man”, “Crazy On You”, “Heartless”, “Never” and “Straight On”. Tickets: $20 regular; $18 students, seniors.

Chocolate Confessions: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14. A deliciously funny one-woman musical comedy about love, life, and chocolate that answers these questions and more. Arrive early (lobby opens at 6:30) for this Valentine’s Day experience, with sweet treats provided by Gosanko Chocolates (donations for the Auburn Food Bank will be accepted).

A limited number of special Sweetheart Packages will be available, to include two show tickets, a table for two, a beverage of your choice from the Kiwanis Club of Auburn, Chocolate from Gosanko’s and flowers from Alice Octavia. Tickets: $17 regular; $15 students, seniors; $80 Sweetheart Package.

Dance Children’s Dance Theater Open House: Visit www.auburnchildrensdancetheater.com or call 253-887-8937 for program information. Located at 122 W. Main St. (entrance in back) Auburn Dance Academy: Visit www.auburndanceacademy.com or call 253-833-1891 for program information.

The academy is located at 1811 Howard Road, Suite 100.

Auburn Dance & Music Center: Visit www.auburndancecenter.com or call 253-833-6773 for program information. The center is located at 306 Auburn Ave.

Surrendered School of the Arts: Visit www.surrenderedschool.com or call 253-474-4881 for program information.

Classes are on Tuesdays at Lifegate Auburn Foursquare Church, 307 E. Main St.

Museums White River Valley Museum Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and the first Thursday 6-8 p.m. Regular admission is $5 adults, $2 seniors and children.

Children 2 years of age or younger are free. Free admission on the first Thursday and third Sunday of the month.

EXHIBITS Alpine Photography of George L. Kinkade: Jan. 15-June 1. Breathtaking imagery of the Cascade Mountains as seen through the eyes of a pioneering photographic explorer.

PROGRAMS: Late Play Date: 6-8 p.m. Beginning Feb. 6, on the first Thursday of the month.

Monthly free program for kids age 3-12.

Families can enjoy free admission to the museum as well as themed craft stations and activities. No registration required.

Great Photos with any Camera: 6-8 p.m. Feb. 11, 18, 25. Learn photography basics.

Auburn Respite: Nonprofit adult day care program serving the community needs volunteers to help its senior participants.

The group meets weekly at the center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays. The program also serves clients on the second and fourth Tuesday, from 10 to 3. The program allows caregivers to enjoy a worry-free day off while the participant enjoys socialization, companionship and lunch. For more information, contact program director Sheila Pankratz at 253-875-9163.

Entertainment AUBURN AVENUE THEATER Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www.brownpapertickets. com.

Free Fourth Friday Movies: All 8 p.m. starts. Jan. 24, “King Kong” (NR; 1933); Feb. 28, “Psycho” (R; 1960); March 28, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (PG; 1977); April 25, “Airplane!” (PG; 1980) – April 25, 8:00 p.m. Free tickets available at the door only, doors open one hour prior to showtime. Limited to 250 people.

Free Olympic-themed Movies: All 2 p.m. starts: Feb. 9, “Cool Runnings” (PG; 1993); Feb. 16, “Downhill Racer” (NR; 1969); Feb. 23, “Miracle” (PG; 2004). Free tickets available at the door only, doors open one hour prior to showtime. Limited to 250 people.

Auburn City Hall: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Admission is free.

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Auburn Valley Creative Arts Gallery: 108 S. Division St., Auburn. Hours: 10 a.m.2 p.m., Wednesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m., Saturday. www.facebook.com/auburnvalleycreativearts. AVCA monthly meetings: 7 p.m., second Tuesday of each month.

Board meetings are at 5:45 p.m. Open to anyone wishing to volunteer and help steer AVCA to future goals.

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Auburn Performing Arts Center APAC, 206 E St. NE, Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec at 253-931-3043, MondayThursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Cirque Ziva, Chinese Acrobats: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1. A beautiful and technically brilliant show, Cirque Ziva is the newest creation from producer Danny Chang (Artistic Director, Golden Dragon Acrobats).

The skilled troupe of 25 presents traditional and modern Chinese acrobatics, dance, aerial stunts, contortion and more. Tickets: $20 regular; $18 students, seniors.

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Auburn Symphony Orchestra’s Musical Gems: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15, free pre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16, free pre-concert lecture at 1:45 p.m. ASO performs Antonin Dvorak’s ambitious Symphony No. 7, considered by many as equal in stature to his “New World” Symphony. Also featured is ASO’s esteemed principal clarinetist, Jennifer Nelson, performing Carl Maria von Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 2. Reserved seats: $34 adults, $27 seniors, $10 students. Call 253-887-7777 or purchase online at www. auburnsymphony.org.

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PROGRAMS Volunteer opportunities: The center’s meals-on-wheels and respite programs need help to provide services to seniors.

Please call 253-288-7441 or 253-931-3016, if interested.

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ELSEWHERE Poetry at The Station Bistro: 7-10 p.m., first Wednesdays of each month, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. Poets featured at the open mic venue. Presented by The Station Bistro, the Northwest Renaissance, Auburn Striped Water Poets. Open to poets of every age and skill level. For more information, contact mcbreenpost@aol.com.

Honk!: 7 p.m. March 21, 22, 28, 29; 3 p.m. March 22, 29, Green River Community College, Performing Arts Building, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Heavier Than Air Family Theatre production. A poultry tale in a musical based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling”. Honk!’s charm, humor and message of tolerance is perfect for a family audience. Tickets: $10 advance, $12 at the door. www. heavierthanair.com Zola’s Cafe: Live music every Friday, 7-9 p.m., 402 E. Main St., Suite 120. Open mic on the last Wednesday of the month.

For information, contact Sonia Kessler at the cafe at 253-333-9652.

Music Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra: Taylor Creek Church, 21110 244th Ave. SE, Maple Valley. MVYSO boasts a playing group for every level, from beginning strings to string ensemble. For more information, call 425-358-1640 or visit www.mvyso.org.

Rainier Youth Choirs: RYC has three leveled groups based on age and ability (grades 4 through college). Call 253-3470180 to schedule an audition. For more info, visit www.rainieryouthchoirs.org.

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2013 Year in Review-

Superintendent’s Perspective

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t is hard to believe 2013 is now in the history books. As we launch into 2014, I want to reflect on some ASD highlights for 2013. Below are my top 10 events of the past year: 1. The Auburn High School groundbreaking and 40% completion of the project. Also, a Technology Ad Hoc Citizens Committee recommendation spurred the school board to approve a technology levy proposition.

2. Academic Awards for six schools earning Washington Achievement and Reward Recognitions; ASD winning the National Advanced Placement Honor Roll Award; ASD had improvements in reading on all state grade-level assessments in grades 3 through 10.

3. ASD Strategic Plan 2.0 was adopted for the design of a system that will produce World Class Systems for all learners.

4. Auburn School District and six other Road Map districts received one of two prestigious Race to the Top federal grants from a pool of 1,000 national applications.

5. The Auburn School Board was awarded its fourth consecutive WSSDA “Board of Distinction” and were presenters at the National School Board Association conference and the Washington State School Directors’ Association conference.

6. Full day funded kindergarten was extended to all ASD students.

7. 6,000 middle school and high school students took College Board ReadiStep, PSAT and SAT tests for college preparedness.

8. T h e A S D d o u b l e d A d v a n c e d Placement course enrollment with an increase of 1,200 AP students.

9. Students excelled in athletics and activities with a state championship in baseball, academic state championship in basketball, and the Chairmen’s Award for qualification to the World FIRST Robotic Championship.

10. Lisa Connors was re-elected to the board and Laurie Bishop was elected to the board.

Looking forward to 2014 being another successful year for the Auburn School District !

Dr. Dennis “Kip” Herren, Superintendent, Auburn School District

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Auburn Public Schools Foundation Supports Students

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ounded in 2011 by a group of community volunteers, Auburn Public Schools Foundation (APSF) recognizes public funds alone cannot adequately support the essential efforts to advance student achievement in the school district.

Longtime community volunteer Mark Hancock was recently selected as the organization’s founding executive director “I am excited to continue my service to the Auburn community in this new position,” Hancock said. “It is gratifying to be able to give back and contribute to Auburn’s future through enhancing the educational opportunities of our young people who will be leading Auburn going forward.”

APSF supports programs and initiatives serving students through a range of fundraising activities, special events and engagement with

district stakeholders, including staff, alumni and businesses.

Individuals, groups and organizations are encouraged to get involved. There are a variety of ways to make a difference in students’ lives: • Make an APSF contribution directly, check or online donation. (501(c)(3) organization) • Volunteer to help the Foundation and the students • Tell others about APSF • Do Amazon shopping via the APSF website www.auburnpsf.org • Consider payroll deductions and/or employee matching fund contributions • Sign up for APSF e-mail updates, info@auburnpsf.org • Like APSF on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/AuburnPublic SchoolsFoundation For more information, visit www.auburnpsf.org or contact: Mark Hancock, executive director mark@auburnpsf.org or 253-887-3996.

Engaging Families

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oal 2 in the Auburn School District strategic plan is to engage the diverse community as partners to support and sustain a world-class education system. Parent engagement and community involvement is a crucial factor in the success of our students.

The Auburn School District now has a family engagement coordinator whose work involves helping to create and develop partnerships with school staff, parents and community organizations to provide resources and support for students and their families.

Denise Daniels is Auburn’s family engagement coordinator. Daniels comes to Auburn after serving in the Renton School District for the past seven years.

The first major event for family engagement will be Building Bridges, from 5-8 p.m., March 18 at the Auburn Performing Arts Center. Families of elementary and middle school students should mark their calendars now!

At this free event, there will be dinner, a resource fair, breakout sessions and entertainment. The goal of the event is to highlight the activities and support available to students entering middle school and high school. Look for more information in the near future.

ASD Students Take College Board Tests

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n the fall, 6,000 middle and high school students in the Auburn School District took the College Board ReadiStep, PSAT or SAT tests at no charge.

Funded through a federal grant and district funds, most students in grades 8-12 took the pre-college assessments.

Information from these assessments will be used to create personalized plans to prepare students for college and career pathways.

Teachers will use the information to measure students’ skills in reading, writing and math and to provide intervention and accelerated learning opportunities. PSAT scores can lead to National Merit Scholarships and the scores are a good indicator of future performance on the SAT.

“To be prepared for the rigor of college, students must be prepared to do well on college admission tests,” said Rod Luke, Auburn School District associate superintendent for student learning.

In conjunction with the College Board tests, all district staff were encouraged to wear college gear from their alma mater or favorite college.

They were encouraged to share stories of their education and career pathway with students. The majority of teachers, principals, and numerous other staff showed off their favorite college by sporting college gear and talking up their postsecondary experiences.

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Auburn School District Technology Replacement Levy on February 11 Ballot

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he Auburn community will vote on a $22 million technology levy o n F e b r u a r y 11 . T h e technology levy is a six-year levy and replaces the 2005 technology levy. It provides funding to implement recommendations from the 2013 Technology Ad Hoc Citizens Committee.

The 40-member committee of community members, parents, teachers and staff met during the fall to create recommendations on high-yield strategies for learning, access for students and staff, infrastructure and funding. The committee determined this levy is necessary to bring 21st Century learning tools into the classroom. This aligns with the district’s strategic plan, “Technology will be integral to administration and teaching and learning to prepare all students for career, college, and life beyond high school.”

“The technology levy will equip our students and staff with modern tools for learning,” said Kip Herren, Auburn School District superintendent.

No Increase in School Tax Rate— Rates Remain Level (With the passage of this technology levy, local taxpayers’ projected school tax rate will remain level.)

Projected School Tax Rate $6.62 (School Tax Rate 2014) - .44 (Retiring Bonds and Cap. Levy) + .42 (Technology Levy) $6.60

Highlights of the levy include:  Providing 24/7 access to curriculum and coursework for students, parents and teachers to enhance individualized learning  A laptop/tablet for every student to use by the end of the levy  Wireless access in all buildings  Technology enhancements for safety and security  Electronic devices for students for increased engagement and learning  Electronic tools for teachers to improve learning  A comprehensive curriculum to teach Digital Literacy and Citizenship  A robust broadband infrastructure  Technology for collaboration and parent communication Ballots in the all-mail election must be postmarked by February 11.

Meet Your Auburn School District Board of Directors

Laurie Bishop Director - District 3

Lisa Connors Director - District 5

Ray Vefik President - District 1

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Beyond High School Night available to students Feb. 6

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For the Reporter

The Auburn School District hosts Beyond High School Night from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 6 at Auburn High School.

The event is free and open to middle and high school students and parents. Homeschool and private school students also are welcome.

Beyond High School Night is a college and career conference aimed at providing students and parents information about options after high school.

Approximately 50 representatives from various technical colleges, community colleges, universities, apprentice programs, military branches and employers will be at the event, which also includes numerous workshops. School district representatives will be available to answer ques-

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Prop comic Rhys Thomas juggles while riding his unicycle during his performance at the Auburn Avenue Theater last Saturday. Thomas’ show featured interactive comedy and high level circus tricks.

For a listing of future Auburn Ave acts, please visit www. auburnwa.gov and select “Things to Do,” then “Arts & Entertainment.”

RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

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For more information, families may contact their child’s counselor or the Department of Student Learning at 253-931-4903.

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tions on the recent districtwide Readistep, PSAT and SAT testing.

District accepting referrals for program The Auburn School District is accepting referrals for the 2014-15 High Capable Program, a program that serves intellectually gifted students. The referral window closes Feb. 14.

Once a student is identified as highly capable, the student is eligible for Highly Capable program services from the date of eligibility through graduation; annual testing is not required.

Students currently enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade are automatically screened for participation. Referral forms are available online and in all Auburn School District counseling offices.

Selection for highly capable programs reflects state guidelines for identifying intellectually gifted students.

The guidelines also are available online at www. auburn.wednet.edu.

If students do not meet the screening criteria but parents desire additional testing, families can request an appeal. The form is available on the school district website.

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Musicians headed to all-state gala The Washington Music Educators Association has selected nine students from Auburn high schools to participate in the WMEA All-State performing groups Feb. 12-16 in Yakima.

The students will join other outstanding high school student musicians in the gala event. They will rehearse and perform in concert under the direction of world-renowned conductors.

Those local students participating: Auburn Riverside, Claire Kerbs (violin, chamber orchestra); Judith Kim (violin, chamber orchestra); Justin Kim (cello, chamber orchestra); Alonso Tirado (violin, symphony orchestra); Taylor Carstens (bass, symphony orchestra).

Auburn High, Levi Golan (violin, chamber orchestra); Peter Youn (violin, chamber orchestra); Emily Hennings (viola, chamber orchestra); Carl Hennings (string bass, symphony orchestra).

Elsewhere Incoming Pacific Lutheran University students Miranda Martens, from Auburn Riverside High School, and Emily Moren, from Auburn High, have been awarded a prestigious President’s Scholarship worth $22,000 a year – along with the opportunity to earn even more. …

Jonathan Urmenita graduated from Washington State University during fall commencement on Dec. 7. Urmenita, a 2009 Auburn Mountainview graduate, earned a music degree with a double major in education and performance, with an emphasis in jazz studies.

He graduated with top honors and received recognition from the Golden Key International Honor Society and The National Society of Collegiate Scholars. …

Auburn’s Michael Frank recently graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor of science degree in dietetics. …

Avery Aresu, a 2010 Auburn Riverside graduate, recently graduated from the University of Portland with a bachelor of arts degree in English, with a minor in fine arts.

She specialized in creative writing and studio art.

SPORTS

AUBURN

trojans fall to Foss 75-70 prep for Kentridge Despite pulling to within three points in the fourth quarter, Auburn (8-3,105) was unable to secure a win in the 5 p.m. contest at the King Showcase, losing to Foss (9-3) 75-70. Senior Marquise Prater led the way for the Trojans with 21 points, with Rio Paul adding 19 and JJ Ruffin 10. Auburn travels to No. 4-ranked Kentridge (11-0, 15-0) at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

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Ravens fall to KR 68-67 in SPSL play

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Lions roar at King Showcase

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Despite falling into a 11-0 hole to start the contest, the Auburn Mountainview boys finagled a come-from-behind 45-43 non-league victory over Timberline in the King Showcase at the ShoWare Center in Kent on Monday.

After failing to find the bottom of the net for the first three minutes, the Lions (1-2 South Puget Sound League 3A, 7-8 overall)

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The No. 3-ranked Kentridge boys basketball team survived a second-half comeback from South Puget Sound League North 4A rival Auburn Riverside on Tuesday, preserving its undefeated season with a 68-67 road victory.

“It’s always tough down here,” Charger coach Dave Jamison said. “This is a hard place to play. They had a lot of guys playing well.”

Kentridge (12-0 league, 16-0 overall) had its way with the Ravens (7-5, 10-6) in the first half, piling up a 41-23 lead at the intermission.

Auburn Riverside, however, came alive in the third quarter, riding the hot hand of senior guard Derek Brown, who finished the game with a game-high 25 points.

The Ravens closed to within five points in the waning moments of the frame as senior Derek White, Brown and junior Mitch Wetmore converted on 3-point plays to put the score at 56-51 going into the last quarter.

With Charger senior and scoring leader Jawan Stepney in foul trouble and forced to

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Above: Raven Derek White drives against Kentridge defender Kasean Kelly.

Below, post Drew Wallen goes for two inside. Rachel Ciampi, Auburn Reporter ride the pine in the fourth quarter, Auburn Riverside continued to claw its way back into the game, taking a 67-66 lead with less than a minute to go, courtesy of a Brown jumper for two.

The Ravens’ upset dreams were smashed on the last possession of the game, however, as Kentridge senior Joe Wainhouse closed the door with a put-back as time expired, putting his team up 68-66 at the buzzer.

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Tristan Miguel lifts off for two points inside against Timberline at the King Showcase on Monday. Rachel Ciampi, Auburn Reporter

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Lion swimmers hope to gather steam down the stretch

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[ hoops from page 15 ] boards,” Jamison said.

“They had some guys finishing underneath for them. They played their butts off. They made a good run at us. We missed some shots we usually make and we had some foul trouble, so I couldn’t go to the man I usually go to (Stepney).”

Senior Keasean Kelly sank 18 points in the contest to lead the Chargers, with Stepney adding 15 in limited minutes. Senior Deon Thomas added 11 points.

Auburn Riverside was led by Brown’s 25 points, Wetmore adding 14 and senior Drew Wallen contributing 10.

“This was a tough loss,” Auburn Riverside coach Earl Taylor said. “A one-point loss is always tough. But we’ve got three more home games in our next four, and we’re hoping to be competitive and win those games. We need to just work on that game pressure in the final moments of a game, just playing smart basketball

and executing. We were down by 18 at the half, and I just asked them to keep attacking the basket and forcing it down the middle. And it worked, they got in foul trouble.

Their number one player (Stepney) got in trouble and was out a significant amount of time, and that’s when we started to come back. That was our plan, to attack once he was in trouble.”

Taylor, filing in for Auburn Riverside’s suspended head coach Jason Brown, lauded his team’s toughness in the game.

“We’re not a tall team, so we tried to equalize that by taking charges,” he said. “There were quite a few player control charges called against them, which was good.

That equalizes things out and lets them know we have no fear and we’re going to work together and play hard. If you try to drive on us, we’re not afraid to get in there and take one for the team. I was pleased with our guys that got in there and took some charges.”

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The Ravens host Kentwood (7-4, 10-5) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Kentridge continues its quest for perfection at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Auburn (8-3, 10-5).

“Our on-ball defense needs to get better, and we need to finish inside better,” Jamison said. “We had too many turnovers in the first half. I think we just got impatient at times. It’s hard though, these are high school kids and they’re feeling a little bit of pressure being 15-0 when teams make a run at us. I’m happy to get away with one here.”

[ Lions from page 15 ] were forced to play catch up against the Blazers (7-7), finally taking the lead in the third quarter on a pair of free throws by sophomore Tristan Miguel.

Miguel, a 6-foot-9 post, finished the game with 14 points and eight rebounds, sealing the deal for Auburn Mountainview with a putback basket with just 14 seconds left in the game.

“We’ve had a lot games where we’ve had to come back after digging ourselves a hole,” Auburn Mountainview coach Terrance Johnson said. “That’s just part of

positive,” Pritchard said.

“They work real hard and bring it every day.”

Pritchard said seniors Riley King and Colin Lempert, and junior Luke Lavine were key.

“That’s why we’ve been able to overcome losing someone like Lindsay,” Pritchard said. “Riley is the big vocal leader on the team, that’s his contribution. And Luke is a quiet kid who just comes and works every day and leads by example. I’m expecting Colin and Luke to make it to state (in individual events).”

With Lempert and Lavine hoping to move having a young group that is learning to play. Tonight where we showed a ton of maturity is that we just kept playing. We hung our heads for a little bit, but then we stopped.”

Junior wing Chase Sahlin added nine points for the Lions, with senior wing Wyatt Walstad chipping in with eight points.

“We talk about winning the possession, that’s kind of our thing,” Johnson said. “And that’s what we started to do to get back into the game and give ourselves a chance. And we got some shots, a big one from Tristan and another

on the freestyle events, Pritchard said he expects to move on his relay teams – featuring a core of King, Lempert and Tyler Arnold, backed by either Eric Dean or King.

“They’ll battle for those spots,” he said. “We’re working everyone extremely hard this year. They bought in that. They want to be faster, and we’re trying to get there.”

The Lions hosted Bonney Lake at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

Results were unavailable at press time.

The team competes in the SPSL 3A league meet on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Lakes High School. from Wyatt. And that’s what we’ve lacked in some games.”

With just five league games left in the regular season, Johnson said, he expects his young team (nine sophomores, a junior and four seniors) to be in the mix for a postseason berth.

“We’re a ton better,” Johnson said. “We have high expectations for ourselves and we want to compete and be sucessful this year.

So we’re not talking just about the future.

Auburn Mountainview resumes league play today with a 7 p.m. contest at Decatur.

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With just one regular season meet remaining before the postseason begins with the South Puget Sound League 3A meet, Jan. 31, the Auburn Mountainview boys swimming team is concentrating on shaving times and qualifying swimmers for district and state meets.

The Lions are 7-2 in league, 7-3 overall as a team, not bad for a team that lost several impact swimmers, according to coach Justin Pritchard.

“Cameron Lindsay graduated and we had a couple

kids who didn’t come back that had some injuries,” he said.

The graduation of Lindsay – a state-placer in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 breaststroke, as well as a key part of the Auburn Mountainview relay teams – coupled with the loss of John Kyle Davis and Jordan Rogers, had Prichard worried about the team’s ability to keep pace in league this season, he said.

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Author Jewelli DeLay grew up hearing stories about her great-grandfather, Frank Gatt, a notorious bootlegger in the Puget Sound region during Prohibition.

“I lived at my grandma’s (Gatt’s daughter, Rosemary’s) house as a teenager and heard all of the stories,” she said. “When she passed away, I inherited everything she had about him.”

While DeLay may have thought she knew most of what there was to know about the greatgrandfather she had never met, surprises awaited her as she began poking about in the treasure trove left by her grandmother. And a more complete picture of Gatt’s career as a bootlegger,

businessman and family man began to emerge.

“It was just neat,” DeLay said. “There was so much good stuff.”

Included among the treasures was a collection of photos of Gatt and his family, taken by renowned Pacific Northwest photographer Asahel Curtis, a close friend of Gatt’s.

Armed with the family heirlooms, DeLay, a first-time author, set out to document the bootlegging career of her greatgrandfather.

The result is “The Gentleman Bootlegger”, published by Inkwater Press and co-written with Auburn native Rob Robinson, a history teacher at Cascade Middle School. The book features several of Curtis’ photographs and details Gatt’s life from the beginning

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of Prohibition in 1919 to his arrest for tax evasion in 1935.

“I put the book together, and (Robinson) helped me finish it up,” DeLay said. “It took me about four years to write. I went to the National Archives for all his court records. I have about 10 boxes filled with stuff.”

According to the book, Gatt got his start in the liquor business after buying a saloon in Butte, Mont., in 1916.

In 1919, after the 18th Amendment made the production, sale and transport of booze illegal, Gatt turned to bootlegging.

“He had a young family to support, and that’s all he knew,” DeLay said.

The book illustrates Gatt’s career, distilling liquor at stills scattered throughout King and Pierce counties and distributing it through soda shops, such as the Monte Carlo on Fifth Avenue in Seattle. “(The Monte Carlo) had a

tion: 253-852-3296 or http:// walleye-club.com or P.O. Box 4204, Kent, 98032, or e-mail: sports@ foxinternet.net.

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Frank Gatt, second from right, poses with several of his bootlegging crew and the bulletproofed Franklin 2-door sedan they used to run illicit hooch in this Asahel Curtis photo. Courtesy PHOTO, Jewelli Delay barbershop right when you went in,” DeLay said. “People were doing haircuts when you walked by the window.

He (Gatt) was very brilliant, he used rooms in the hotel above the Monte Carlo to store liquor.”

DeLay said Gatt managed to stay a step ahead of law enforcement for the first decade of his bootlegging career, aided by several Seattle police officers on his payroll.

“He paid police officers $1,000 week,” she said. “They kept trying so hard to bust him, but they didn’t do a very

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good job. He kept finding ways out.”

In 1935, however, Gatt couldn’t find his way out of a tax evasion rap and ended up serving two years at McNeil Island Penitentiary.

After his parole in 1937, Gatt did not return to his criminal past, instead beginning a new career as a contractor, building houses.

For DeLay, already at work on another book, her greatgrandfather’s criminal past is not a mark of shame.

“My grandma was very embarrassed by it and

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shamed. But I think it’s partly because he made so much money, and she was raised in boarding schools year round. I think she would have rather been poor and at home like other girls,” DeLay said.

“I’m very proud of it. I don’t think that it was a law that should have gone into effect.”

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING December 30, 2013 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Pacific City Council will conduct a public hearing during the regular City Council meeting for the purpose of taking public testimony regarding a sewer and water rate hike in 2014.

This hearing will take place in the City Council Chambers at Pacific City Hall, 100 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific, Washington. All persons will have an opportunity to present their oral comments at the meeting. Those wishing to submit written comments may do so at the public hearing or by submitting them to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2014.

Amy Stevenson-Ness City Clerk City of Pacific Published in Auburn Reporter on January 10, 2014, January 17, 2014, January 24, 2014.#965941.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING January 16, 2014 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014, at approximately

6:30 p.m., the City Council will conduct a public hearing during a special City Council meeting for the purpose of taking public testimony prior to considering the extension of a moratorium on medical collective gardens in the City of Pacific and initiating the same moratorium for recreational marijuana.

This hearing will take place in the City Council Chambers at Pacific City Hall, 100 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific, Washington. All persons will have an opportunity to present their oral comments at the meeting. Those wishing to submit written comments may do so at the public hearing or by submitting them to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2014.

Amy Stevenson-Ness City Clerk City of Pacific Published in Auburn Reporter on January 24, 2014 and January 31, 2014. #970741.

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Any advice for those competing this weekend?

“Be the best version of yourself,” Knight said. “But more than anything, especially in the interview and on-stage question, convey why you want this job, why it applies to you, why you would be good for the job.

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Choice Award to benefit the Auburn Food • Theme: Wizard to Wicked and Bank. all Points In Between Knight • Awards: The scholarship program is the • Schedule: 7 p.m. Friday; 6 p.m., largest provider of scholarships to young Saturday (finals) women in the community. The program provides • Stage: Auburn Performing Arts Center, more than $45,000 in scholarship and awards to 206 E. St. NE. contestants, • Fields: 17 for Miss Auburn; 10 for Miss Auburn • Tickets: $30-40 range, www.brownpapertickets. com.

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[ MISS AUBURN from page 1 ] A field of 17 contestants will vie for Miss Auburn, 10 for Miss Auburn’s Outstanding Teen.

The pageant gets under way at 7 p.m. Friday and concludes with the finals program at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Knight captured the Miss Auburn crown a year ago, winning $9,500 in awards, gifts and scholarships from the pageant, the largest of its kind in the country.

Knight ran on the platform: Passionately Pink: Community, Commitment, Cure! (for breast cancer).

Knight is on course to graduate from UWT with a communication degree in June. She plans to pursue a master’s degree

Deaths Obituary list, Public Health – Seattle and King County vital statistics AUBURN AREA Abegg, Paul M., 77, Dec. 14 Adams, Esbon, 85, Dec. 12 Aguilar Mena, Brijida, 80, Jan. 14 Anderson, Edwin H., 80, Dec. 21 Baber, Stanley, 88, Dec. 30 Ball, Frankie L., 74, Jan. 9 Beach, Ted L., 79, Jan. 10 Brehmer, Sharon T., 75, Jan. 10 Cloud, Gilbert A., 89, Dec. 24 Crow, Harold D., 77, Dec. 29 Drebaum, Ronda A., 54, Dec. 7 Eades, Frank B., 63, Jan. 2 Edens, Patricia R., 75, Dec. 8 Ewing, Thomas G., 71, Dec. 18 Fold, Charles R., 66, Dec. 31 Forney, Gloria J., 75, Dec. 16 Funseth, Ronald E., 50, Jan. 4 Gubser, Janniece L., 53, Jan. 4 Guptil, Mark C., 62, Jan. 2 Hawkins, Charlene J., 80, Dec. 25 Hoben, Nancy W., 77, Jan. 11 Howe, Jeri J., 71, Dec. 16 Hurst, Anna B., 82, Jan. 8 Ius, Tatyana S., 86, Jan. 13 Jaeger, William J., 88, Dec. 25 Johsnon, Carol E., 76, Jan. 5 Kubasta, Robert N., 85, Dec. 30 Kuhuski, June I., 93, Dec. 14

in event management and development. She wants to become a charitable events coordinator for a nonprofit organization.

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“I believed that for myself ... that was how I was getting ahead,” she said of her on-stage presence. “But I’ve watched the girls this year, and I can tell you so many of them are first-timers, and they stand out just as polished as the rest of them. So I don’t know if all the time Lawrence, Michael H., 59, Jan. 12 Matthai, Delores L., 68, Dec. 5 Misner, Jeanette D., 48, Dec. 23 Pabst Jr., Wilber, 71, Dec. 28 Palensky, Irene, 84, Jan. 2 Pedro Sr., Peteru I., 49, Jan. 13 Pettygrove, Patricia G., 67, Jan. 13 Pfeiffer, Donald D., 82, Jan. 12 Phipps, Harlon R., 63, Dec. 18 Politakis, Jennifer, 56, Jan. 7 Romashevskiy, Sergey N., 26, Jan. 7 Roselle, Shirley A., 89, Dec. 29 Rosser, Velta B., 104, Dec. 18 Rowe, Wilma M., 80, Jan. 3 Simson, Donald B., 89, Dec. 22 Stafford, Beverly J., 83, Jan. 12 Talbott, Kenneth W., 69, Dec. 28 Thuney, Rose L., 74, Dec. 4 Thomas, Mary S., 81, Dec. 22 Tommila, William J., 89, Dec. 14 Trevino Jr., Narciso J., 72, Dec. 7 Upchurch, Robert E., 84, Jan. 1 Van Diest, Jean M., 78, Dec. 24 Venable, Eleanor L., 88, Dec. 28 Wahl, April S., 26, Dec. 28 Warren, Jesse L., 84, Dec. 26 Waters, Wayne S., 69, Dec. 22 Webster, Camille A., 70, Dec. 24 Wickwire, Donald D., 84, Jan. 1 Wolfe, Jerry F., 75, Sept. 13 Wrennall, Ann S., 90, Dec. 28 Wutke, Betty J., 83, Jan. 8 Zarichansky, David C., 54, Jan. 4

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Services include pap tests, breast exams, gynecology and gynecologic surgery, contraception, menopausal and midlife care, tubal ligation and ultrasound. Our OB/GYNs also care for women during pregnancy, labor and childbirth, offering preconception counseling, infertility evaluation, and specialized pregnancy care for those over 30, women seeking vaginal delivery after previous Cesarean, and other higher-risk situations. Patients deliver at Valley Medical Center’s state of the art Birth Center.

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We Chose Valley for Their Remarkable Birth Experience Valley Medical Center parents-to-be enjoy a comfortable home-like setting with an expert level of care unlike any other in South King County. Specially trained staff deliver family-centered care in a safe, nurturing environment designed to provide a full complement of support services for moms and their newborns that we feel is vitally important, including:  Level III Neonatal ICU provides the highest level of care between Seattle and Tacoma

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