Bonney Lake and Sumner Courier-Herald, April 02, 2014

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Students screened for heart defects Teens and young adults were invited to participate in healthy heart screenings at Bonney Lake High School Sarah Wehmann Staff Writer

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Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls for mostly sunny skies with a high near 55 and lows to 41. Thursday calls for a chance of rain with a high to 55 and low to 40. Rain continues Friday and through the weekend with highs to the mid 50s and lows to 40.

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Bonney Lake students get their blood pressure checked by East Pierce Fire volunteers Friday at Bonney Lake High School. The Nick of Time Foundation helped screen young adults in order to prevent and educate them on sudden cardiac arrest. Courtesy photo by Sarah Gillispie

Family health and safety prioritized Elected officials hear from residents at community summit Sarah Wehmann Staff Writer

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being of children, youth and families in the Bonney Lake and Sumner area was the focus of the annual Sumner/Bonney Lake Communities for Families Coalition summit. About 275 people gathered on March 20 for a day full of pre-summit work-

shops, breakout sessions and dinner. The summit is the coalition’s signature event, according to Sumner School District’s STARR Project director Marilee Hill-Anderson. She added these summits allow elected officials to take the ideas discussed back to city hall where decisions can be made to enhance the community. Bonney Lake Councilman Tom Watson attended this years sum-

In one way or another, statistics show everyone will be affected by cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest happens without warning and unlike a heart attack, your heart stops beating altogether. And the only way to save someone is with a shock from a defibrillator. The range of those with the greatest risk of suffering from sudden cardiac arrests are 14 to 24 year olds. On Friday, 300 young adults participated in a heart screening at Bonney Lake High School. The screenings were brought to Bonney Lake with the help of Jane and Bill Mack because a close friend and Bonney Lake graduate Madison Murphy died in her sleep from sudden cardiac arrest. The Macks contacted the Nick of Time Foundation to help them educate the community about this silent killer. The Nick of Time Foundation was founded in 2008 by Nick Varrenti’s mom Darla and his aunt Sue Apodaca. Varrenti died in his sleep when he was 16 years old from sudden cardiac arrest. The goals of the foundation is to create awareness, research strategies to prevent sudden cardiac arrest in young adults and increase the survival rate of vic-

See heart, Page 11 mit and said he “truly enjoyed” it. “I am inspired by the eagerness of our youth to make a difference in our communities in the amount of adults that are assisting with this cause,” Watson said. This summit was different from years past because it included hands on service projects. There were three projects people could take part in, one of them was listen-

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Daffodil Valley Elementary’s principal Marcie Belfield is congratulated by Bonney Lake Mayor Neil Johnson and Sumner School District Superintendent Sara Johnson at the summit. Courtesy photo

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