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Medical clinic planned at Four Corners by Valley
Kent Board denies land transfer to Tahoma
BY KRIS HILL khill@maplevalleyreporter.com
BY KATHERINE SMITH
Since demand for doctors has outpaced the services offered in Maple Valley in recent years, Valley Medical Center officials have decided to build a new clinic at Four Corners. The clinic, located on the east side of Maple Valley Highway on the edge of Maple Valley Town Center, will be home to primary care physicians as well as urgent care services, explained Dr. Shannon Markegard, medical director for the clinic and associate medical director for physician services at Valley. Markegard explained that Valley initially operated a small clinic in Four Corner Square after buying out the practice of Dr. David Sweiger in 2005. Markegard began practicing medicine shortly after that with Valley in the clinic in Maple Valley. In 2011, Valley moved the primary care clinic
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Tahoma High School jazz band and choir held a concert fundraiser Jan. 31. Chorus Fundraiser hits The members Sean Hanson and Amy Folkerts joined 13 of their peers in jazzy renditions of ”Love the right notes Potion No. 9” and “Georgia on my mind,” among other classics. All funds from the event go
The Kent School Board voted to deny a petition to allow the Forest Creek neighborhood to become a part of the Tahoma School District and approved an ordinance to let students who live in the neighborhood attend Tahoma schools without needing to obtain a transfer from Kent at its Jan. 22 meeting. The ordinance specifies that the allowance for students to attend Tahoma schools without a transfer will be in place for 10 years. This also means that Kent will retain the tax revenue from the assessed valuation of the homes. Residents of Forest Creek submitted a petition in September to the Puget Sound Educational Service District, which oversees boundary changes, to move their subdivision from the Kent School District to the Tahoma School
towards enrichment opportunities like paying for a trip to Disneyland. ERIC MANDEL, The Reporter
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A ‘wild’ idea presented for Maple Valley land BY ERIC MANDEL emandel@maplevalleyreporter.com
A motionless white barn owl lays huddled in the corner of a metal incubator, slouched into its wings. Its eyes are hidden behind slits, casting an eery pall of either death or unnatural sleep. The grey-brownbreasted bird was found on the side of the railroad tracks and was hypothermic. On a good day, this stunning species would be plenty unhappy about its confinement — likely offering a shrieking hiss and twisting its head in circles as if it were possessed or about to explode. But this unlucky bird has no choice. It will be kept in the incubator until its body temperature normalizes, which could take 12-24 hours. Vets will then shift the bird to a standard cage, and, shortly after,
move to a larger flight pen where it will be monitored on how well it sees, hears, catches and eats live mice. Assuming the blood work is normal, the bird will then be released. This medium-sized owl is a prime example of an animal that South Sound Critter Care near Maple Valley can effectively hold and treat, along with broken-legged geese, orphaned baby ducks and baby mammals. What started in 2009 as a modestly sized nonprofit wild animal rehab shelter has slowly grown, nearing its maximum capacity of about 2,000 animals in a year. Jan White, board president of the shelter and owner of the attached upstairs veterinary clinic, [ more WILD page 7 ]
SAVE THE DATE: Feb 20th • 5 pm THANK YOU MAPLE VALLEY! Join us for our 4 year Anniversary and Ownership Celebration! Prizes, Food and Membership specials. Maple Valley family owned and operated
A Canada goose with a broken leg undergoes physical therapy at South Sound Critter Care, a wildlife rehab center near Maple Valley. ERIC MANDEL, The Reporter
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