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Health forces Councilman Snoey’s resignation

Creative Arts Council starts fund for pocket park

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Wayne Snoey will soon be relegated to an uncomfortable position — the sidelines.

“I like to be involved,” Snoey said. “I prefer to not sit back and watch. I like to be involved in community.”

Citing health concerns, Snoey, 63, has Wayne Snoey resigned from the Covington City Council, effective Dec. 31. He announced his resignation at the Nov. 25 council meeting.

Snoey first served on the council from January 2002 through March 2004 — leaving for healthrelated problems — and again from October 2007 to present, taking over for Don Henning, who died September 2007. He was re-elected twice with no opposition. Snoey battled stage three

A new pocket park in Maple Valley is in its final stages of development and may finally come to fruition after many years of planning and designing. The last hurdle the project has is funding.

The Maple Valley Creative Arts Council, MAPLE a nonprofit VALLEY founded in 1998, launched a Kickstarter project at the beginning of December to fund the park. They have until the end of the month to raise $43,000 to make the highly anticipated pocket park a reality.

If fully funded, the park will be located between QFC and Starbucks. Right now, that area is an unused alley about 23 feet wide and 65 feet long.

The park will feature a stage for local performers to showcase their artistic abilities, a hopscotch

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Kentlake Drama Club started off their series of performances of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Thursday, Dec. 4. Shows will continue through Saturday. Snoopy, played by Bannysa La Torre, entertains Schroeder and Lucy, played by Jake Parker and Brianna Tinnel. More photos on page 2 and the website, www.maplevalleyreporter.com. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

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Lake Wilderness Park to get a new dock

BY REBECCA GOURLEY rgourley@maplevalleyreporter.com

Construction of a new dock at Lake Wilderness Park is scheduled to begin Dec. 18.

The City Council approved a bid to build the new dock at the Nov. 24 council meeting.

The existing dock was built in 1972. Concerns over safety arose in 2011 when a condition survey was conducted and the support pilings were failing.

The new dock is scheduled to be mostly complete by April 13, 2015.

Constructing a dock in the winter may not seem like ideal weather conditions, but Parks and Recreation Director Greg Brown said it was either in the colder months or in late summer for the construction.

Brown told The Reporter the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has a strict window of time when pilings cannot be drilled into lake beds, April to July. And because the lake is in high use during the late summer months, “We do it in the fall or winter,” Brown said.

The Lake Wilderness Park dock will soon be replaced by a new one. The work will begin Thursday, Dec. 18. Maple Valley City Council approved Neptune Marine’s bid of $464,808 for the dock and a new boat rental float at the Nov. 24 meeting. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter He also said a majority of the concrete dock will be constructed off-site. The only thing that will be done at the park will be drilling the pilings and final assembly.

In addition to a new dock, Lake Wilderness Park will also be getting a new boat rental float built by the same contractor, Neptune Marine.

Neptune Marine’s bid, $464,808, for both the dock and boat rental float was about $60,000 less than what the council had budgeted for in 2014.

The city, however, increased the contingency amount from 5 percent to 15 percent because of uncertainties associated with driving new piling into the lake bed.

Due to the increased contingency for both design, 20 percent, and construction, 15 percent, the total cost of the

project is estimated to be about $655,000. The original budgeted amount of $525,000 did not include the boat rental float, which was estimated at $83,000 as a bid alternate.

Not putting the boat rental float into the calculation, the project is still estimated to be about $50,000 more than the original budgeted amount. According to city documents, that difference is “partially due to inflation.”

The new dock and boat rental float are two items on the list for phase 1 of 10 in the city’s master plan for the park that was created in 2007. The other two items on the list for phase 1 are a swim/dive platform and a “fun island” with a slide going into the water.

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Kentlake Drama presents ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Opening night for Kentlake Drama’s production of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was Thursday, Dec. 4.

Upcoming shows will be Dec. 11, 12 and 13. Show times are 7 p.m. each night with a matinee on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m.

Clockwise from top left: Charlie Brown, played by Logan Anderson pays for some psychiatric help from Lucy, played by Brianna Tinnel. Lucy is disgusted

by Snoopy’s, played by Bannysa La Torre, lick to her face. Linus, played by Matthew Graham, and Snoopy try to bring the tiny Christmas tree back to life. Charlie Brown’s sister, Sally, played by Eden Daus, has her brother write her letter to Santa Claus.

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COVINGTON TO UNVEIL CITY’S FIRST PUBLIC ART PIECE The Covington Arts Commission will be unveiling the city’s first public art piece on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. at the Covington Aquatic Center Plaza, located at 18230 SE 240th St. This event is open to the public and will include refreshments.

Attendees will get the first look at a sculpture that is being leased for one year by the Covington Arts Commission. The sculpture is made of recycled steel oil tanks.

It will be placed on a plaza in front of the Covington Aquatic Center. The sculpture will be visible from 240th Street, which is in close proximity to Covington Community Park and Tahoma High School.

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On the morning of Friday, Dec. 5, a handcuffed man was mistaken for a student at Kentwood High School and was put into an office with two female students during a lockdown.

“It was a mistake, no doubt about it,” said Chris Loftis, spokesperson for the Kent School District.

Minutes before the man, a 19-year-old former Kentwood student, was rushed into the office, he was pulled over near the 164th Avenue traffic light by a King County Sheriff ’s Deputy for speeding on school property. The officer had asked the man to slow down on his way into the school’s student drop off area. After he dropped off his siblings, the deputy observed the man speed away again and pulled him over, according to Kevin Klason, Covington Police Chief.

After the deputy discovered the man was driving

Kentwood High School went into a lockdown when a man escaped police custody and ran into the school Dec. 5. with a suspended license, she handcuffed him and started walking him to her vehicle, said Sgt. DB Gates, spokeswoman for the King County Sheriff ’s Office.

Gates said the suspect fled while the deputy was unlocking her door. The officer gave chase but was outrun by the suspect.

The school went into lockdown, but the suspect was already in the building, according to Loftis.

Loftis said Jo Anne Daughtry, the athletic and activities director, saw the man in the hallway near the gymnasium wearing a jacket that had fallen off his shoulders and was draped over his hands. Daughtry put the man in her office, thinking he was a student.

When reached by phone, Daughtry declined to comment.

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Mike Smith, a parent of a student at Kentwood, wrote an email to The Reporter that stated his daughter, Jessica, and another female student were in the office at the time the suspect was ushered in.

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Then, a few minutes later, three more students were put into the office, according to Smith.

Loftis confirmed the suspect was in the office with five students for a duration of about 10-12 minutes and no threats were made to the students.

“He admitted to them that he was in trouble and he asked them for help,” Lofits said.

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Smith said in a phone interview with The Reporter that he was very unhappy with the way the school handled the entire situation.

“They gave him every chance to hurt people,” he said.

Loftis said, as a parent himself, he understood Smith’s frustration.

He said if it was one of his kids in the office, he “would be absolutely livid about it.”

Loftis said the entire incident, from the time the man was pulled over to the time he was put back into police custody, lasted about 15 minutes.

The suspect, whose name has not been released, was ultimately arrested for driving with a suspended license in the third degree and escape in the third degree. Both violations are misdemeanors.

The school released security camera footage to The Reporter on Tuesday afternoon. Watch it at www. maplevalleyreporter.com.

[ DOCK from page 1] built anytime soon.

The master plan is a way for the department to dream of what they would like to see happen, Brown said. But, there are other options to look at that aren’t as costly.

He said there are inflatable products on the market that would be less permanent but would still be a good recreational attraction for the park.

The current dock at Lake Wilderness Park, built in 1972, is deteriorating quickly.

It will be replaced over the winter. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

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The year was 1798 and the Federalists, fearful of the French Revolution spreading to the United States, passed three Alien Acts as well as a Sedition Act, which prosecuted and imprisoned those who publicly criticized the government. President John Adams promptly signed them into law. The United States was soon to be fighting a two-year, quasi-sea war with the French who were fighting the English, again.

These new laws gave the president more power to deport immigrants and to make it harder for new immigrants to vote.

The Alien Acts increased the number of years it took for an immigrant to vote from five years to 14. Clearly, the Federalists saw these new immigrants as a security threat.

“As one Federalist in Congress declared, there was no need to ‘invite hordes of Wild Irishmen, nor the turbulent and disorderly of all the world, to come here with a basic view to distract our tranquility’” (U.S. History.org).

This anti-foreign mood had political undertones. Most of the immigrants, mainly Irish and French, were destined to vote for the Thomas Jefferson’s pro-French Democratic-Republican Party. By lengthening the time for immigrants to become citizens, Federalists could delay votes being cast for their political opponent.

Eventually, Thomas Jefferson and his party were able to rally support against Adams and the Federalists over these acts and sweep into power during the election of 1800.

Passing these laws was an act of desperation and fear on the part of the Federalists. Their party would eventually die in 1814 after New England, the geographic heart of the Federalist Party, threatened secession over the War of 1812

Victors reaping some nice spoils The votes are counted, but contributions continue flowing to participants in this year’s election.

Tens of thousands of dollars in political donations had been reported to the state Public Disclosure Commission ahead of this week’s deadline for candidates and party committees to reveal their receipts for November.

Early filings show that victors are reaping some nice spoils, especially on the Republican side of the aisle.

State Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, who won re-election to her 31st District seat by defeating a Republican state representative, collected nearly $10,000 from a fundraiser in Olympia put on by a cadre of longtime lobbyists.

And The Leadership Council, a fund controlled by the Senate Republican Caucus, had hauled in $127,550 through Dec. 1. That will replenish a cache depleted by the spending of $3 million to defend incumbents and add a 25th member to secure the majority in the Senate.

against the British. That war was hurting their trading profits with their main customer, Britain.

I think of the Alien and Sedition Acts when I see what the Republicans in Congress are doing with the immigration issue. They are, in many ways, in a no-win situation. If they pass reform of the immigration law, it is likely these eventually-naturalized undocumented aliens will vote Democratic (the party founded by Thomas Jefferson) like their Irish and French immigrant predecessors.

If the new Republican majority in Congress does not pass immigration legislation, Latinos – the largest ethnic minority in the U.S. – will permanently turn against the Republicans because Republicans will be seen as hating ethnic minorities. It must be a frustrating situation for Republican leaders. Dammed if you do and dammed if you don’t.

This is one major reason why the Republicans have delayed reforming immigration for so long.

Republicans are in a real bind as their political base ages and dies during the next decade or so.

Who will replace them? How can the Republicans, like their Federalist ancestors, continue to survive as a political party? Will they, like their predecessors, die? The Republican Party emerged as the reform party in the 1850s when it was created in the political and racial turmoil that led up to the Civil War in 1861 – the political activists whose main push was to end slavery in America and who fought the Civil War as the party of Lincoln. In gratitude for their freedom, those former slaves voted Republican as a block until Democrat Franklin Roosevelt became president in 1933.

Will this anti-immigrant cycle be repeated over the next 30 to 40 years? Time will tell. The Republican Party would do well to remember their founding goals in the 1850s rather than those of their political ancestors – the Federalists of the 1790s.

A similar scenario is unfolding in the House, where Minority Leader Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, ran unopposed yet five donors delivered unsolicited checks adding up to $3,250.

And the Reagan Fund, which Kristiansen and his fellow caucus leaders control, has garnered $47,500 since the election, in which Republicans gained four seats in the House.

One reason some lawmakers — not all — are out asking for money is that the rising cost of campaigns creates an insatiable need for it.

Also, state law bans lawmakers and statewide officials like the governor from political fund-raising within 30 days of a legislative session. That’s inspired many to get what they can through solicitation letters and fundraisers before the freeze sets in Dec. 12.

Why individuals and interest groups respond with post-election contributions is the other side of the equation.

Sometimes it’s as simple as a longtime supporter wanting to donate one more time, like a congratulatory pat on the back.

More often, if the donor is an active participant in politics and intends to walk the hallways of the Capitol during the upcoming session, it is prudent to acknowledge a lawmaker’s electoral success with a contribution.

Consider the action of Stand for Children in Washington, an influential voice in the state’s education reform movement.

The group gave $950 to Roach on Nov. 21, even though it endorsed opponent Cathy Dahlquist in the election. If the group did not want to see Roach win this time, why would it provide funds it knows will go to help jumpstart her next campaign?

“Sen. Roach invited us to a post-election fundraiser, and we participated since she has been aligned with us most of the time over the years,” policy director Dave Powell wrote in an email.

And there’s SEIU Healthcare 775NW, the statewide union for thousands of long-term care workers in Washington. It spent nearly $450,000 in this election — most of it trying to elect Democrats.

The organization gave $20,000 to the Leadership Council in mid-October and $10,000 to the Reagan Fund on Nov. 21, its only contributions to the GOP committees this cycle. By comparison, it gave $162,500 to Democratic counterparts in the House and Senate.

Corporations and business associations are doing it, too. Alaska Airlines, for example, wrote its first check to the Reagan Fund after the election, and it was for $10,000.

Farmers Insurance Group has written two checks, totaling $80,000, to the Leadership Council.

So while the season of giving to politicians might be drawing to an end, there seem to be plenty of people, and companies, hoping to receive something in return soon.

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What’s blooming at the arboretum?

On Nov. 29, just after the first snowfall of the season, about 15 volunteers helped the city of Maple Valley and the Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation install hundreds of lights around Lake Wilderness Park in preparation for the 12th annual Holiday Lights at the Lodge.

Longtime Arboretum volunteer Lei Rogala designed the entire light display and Mark Ratcliffe led a volunteer team from the City, creating a maze of beauty and

[SNOEY from page 1] prostate cancer in 2011-12.

Though he is in remission, Snoey said his health hasn’t been able to keep up with his chaotic council duties and increasingly busy full-time job as a real estate broker. “I just can’t do both,â€? said Snoey, principal managing broker for Coldwell Banker Bain in Kent. “I’m too tired‌. Being on the council takes about four times more time than people realize.â€?

Snoey said he’d hoped to continue through the last year of his term, but expects to remain involved in local politics. “I’m going to miss it very much,� he said. “I’ve established relationships at many levels in government throughout the region and state. It’s very hard to walk away completely, but my health and family have to come first. If there’s some time left over, then I will try to engage where time permits.�

Snoey entered Covington’s public realm at a time of unrest — with a barrage of infighting and unpredictably. Snoey considers the ensuing changes to teamwork, civility, transparency, maturity and professionalism major pieces of his legacy. “The council has worked very hard to be open in front of our citizens,� he said. “Previous councils did not have appearance of being open. It was, frankly, embarrassing with all the infighting going on in the council. We were able to make some very drastic changes.�

Mark Lanza, who joined the council with Snoey, agreed with the assessment. Lanza said he and Snoey helped bring the city from a “laughing stock� to one of the prides of Southeast King

charm for kids and grown-ups to enjoy. The display transforms Lake Wilderness Lodge into a festive castle, while the Smith-Mossman Azalea Garden turns into a glittering walk where snowmen, penguins and polar bears greet guests.

On Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the lights were turned on, as Santa Claus made a visit to Lake Wilderness Park and families were treated to holiday treats, hot chocolate and the familiar sounds of the season.

Thanks to sponsors Fred Meyer, Good Chevrolet, Smith Brothers Farms, Taco Time, Starbucks, Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Costco and Maple Valley Fitness, the holiday lights glow in the park every night until New Year’s Day.

The guy really worked himself into County.

Lanza described Snoey as “dediexhaustion.� cated, driven and passionate,� and Snoey said Covington is currently a “awesome.� well-thought of city “at every level in “We’re going to miss him,� Lanza the region.� He praised the council’s said. “I don’t know how else to say it. ability to work through disagreements We’re going to miss him a lot.� professionally and competently.

Snoey directed much of his ef“We might not always agree on isforts over the years at transportation sues, and we may argue very strongly and children’s issues. He spent time on different viewpoints, be we are able as chair of the South County Area to shake hands and be friends and not Transportation Board, as a member carry grudges,� he said. of the Puget Sound Regional Council Covington residents can apply for Executive Board and a member of the the vacant No. 5 council position by King County Flood Control District sending a letter of interest by Jan. 2.

Advisory Board. His vast community Letters should be sent or work included chair for the dropped off at City Hall, at“I’m going to miss Windermere Foundation tention of City Clerk Sharon it very much. for South King County for Scott.

I’ve established 10 years, a member of the The council is also relationships Children’s Home Society encouraging residents to at many levels Corporate Partners for Kids submit questions that could in government Committee and a regular be considered for asking at throughout the participant in Relay for Life. interviews for the position.

Snoey said he took pride region and state. It’s Question ideas can be sent very hard to walk in the additional metro to the same address as the away completely, bus services available in letter of interest or to citybut my health Covington as a result of his council@covingtonwa.gov. efforts, as well as obtaining and family have Snoey said he knows of to come first.� several grants for large road “two or three well-qualified Wayne Snoey projects. Snoey mentioned people� considering the the recent hiring of a school spot. He advised potenresource officer at Kentwood High tial council members to be aware of School, something he pressed for a the considerable time commitment long time, as one of his accomplishneeded to be successful. ments. He said he’s also proud of the “It’s an everyday job,� Snoey said. safe walking path projects still work“You don’t really get paid much but ing their way through the process. there’s always something - emails, “In government, things take a long commitments, meetings. It’s far more time sometimes to accomplish,� he than the twice a month meeting that said. “Patience is required.�

Lanza credited Snowy for his relent- people see.�

Lanza said Snoey’s shoes won’t be less passion for transportation. easily filled. “I’ve taken a lot of pride in what “He’s not going to be replaced easily, Wayne’s done for the city,� Lanza said. that’s for sure,� Lanza said. “Just the passion he had for his city.

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Number of new NBCTs in 2014: 946 (national rank: first) Total number of NBCTs: 8,285 (national rank: fourth) Washington has 12 of the top 30 school districts in the nation for new NBCTs 34.2 percent (324) of new NBCTs teach in “challenging schools.�

14 percent of teachers are NBCTs 45 percent of new NBCTs teach in STEM fields Six schools have 30 or more NBCTS: Tahoma Senior High School (Tahoma), Interlake Senior High School (Bellevue), Mariner High School (Mukilteo), Newport Senior High School (Bellevue), Mount Vernon High School (Mount Vernon), Sammamish Senior High School (Bellevue)

Washington’s investment in the National Board program is critical to its success. The state’s conditional loan program helps candidates pay for the cost of certification.

Loans are repaid using the bonuses teachers earn after becoming certified. Half of these new NBCTs participated in the loan program and will pay back $506,000 into the revolving fund so that money can be made available to new candidates.

Gov. Jay Inslee acknowledged the dedication of the new NBCTs. “Congratulations to all of this year’s newly certified teachers,� Inslee said. “Washington’s National Board Certified Teachers are doing outstanding work in some of our highest need schools and in STEM, and have really set the standard for what outstanding teaching looks like.�

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Blooming plants make unique and easy holiday gifts more – if you like having a poinsettia in bloom for spring. Colors are now available in soft pinks, whites, golds and even pastel blends besides the traditional Christmas red. You can also find tiny desktop poinsettias or hanging baskets of poinsettia that save on space.

Just remember to protect your potted poinsettia from the cold – this means do not let poinsettia sit in an unheated car while you do errands. Keep a paper sleeve around the plant while traveling to protect it from frosty drafts.

Do not overwater. Yellowing lower leaves are often a sign of too much water so make sure there is a drainage hole in the foil and plastic wrapping.

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This part of December is the perfect time to grow your indoor garden. Winter blooms are as close as the houseplant section of the nursery or home center.

Giving a blooming plant as a gift has some definite advantages: • When you give a plant you don’t have to worry about the correct size.

• A plant can be given and enjoyed early – no last minute rush.

• No need for gift wrap; • Indoor plants improve air quality and mental health.

• Some plants like hellebores can be planted out into the garden or bulbs like amaryllis can be regrown for years of blooms.

IF YOU CHOSE A TRADITIONAL POINSETTIA….

The good news about the traditional poinsettia is that new varieties are easier to grow and maintain. The new poinsettias can add indoor color for nine months or

The holiday gift plant with the fastest growth in sales is the winter-blooming hellebore. This perennial has evergreen foliage,

LARCENY • A shoplifting arrest was reported at 3:37 p.m. on Dec. 8 at Kohl’s, 17002 SE 270th Place.

• Police received a report at 11:35 a.m. on Dec. 8 that two males in a truck attempted to steal tires from the side of a residence on the 26700 block of 191st Place Southeast.

• A purse and items were reported stolen at 7:03 a.m. on Dec. 8 from an unlocked vehicle parked in a private driveway on the 26200 block of 197th Avenue Southeast.

• Christmas lights were reported stolen at 6:33 a.m. on Dec. 8 from a residential front yard on the 17100 block of Southeast 261st Street.

• Items were reported stolen at 12:42 p.m. on Dec. 6 from a vehicle parked in a driveway on the 26100 bock of 185th Court Southeast.

• Shoplifting was reported at 3:59 CRIME

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THREATS • Police received a report of a threat at 11:50 a.m. on Dec. 8 in the Auto Zone, 16783 SE 272nd St., parking lot.

• Police received a report at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 at Kentwood High School, 25800 164 Ave. SE. Police said a male student told a teacher he was “going to kill two girls whom he believed was making up lies about him.”

• Police received a threat report at 11:17 a.m. on Dec. 1 at Kentwood High School, 25800 164th Ave. SE. Police said a male student allegedly threatened to bring a gun to school and “shoot an assistant principal and

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a planted amaryllis just starting to show green leaves. The thick stem will emerge, bearing huge buds that open up to bright red, pink or white blooms. The huge butterfly-shaped flowers never fail to impress and will last for weeks. Set a pair of amaryllis on a mantel or place a single potted bulb in a serving bowl surrounded by sparkling ornaments. Your holiday decorating just went from dull to dramatic.

BUT WAIT – THERE’S MORE Unlike a traditional pointsettia, a winterblooming hellebore can be planted directly into the garden once the holiday season is past. This makes it a popular plant to give to an office or apartment dweller as there will be no need feel guilty about disposing of the plant, pot and soil once the holiday is over. Hand off the hellebore to any delighted gardener who will enjoy this shadeloving perennial for years to come.

DWARF EVERGREENS, BIG IMPACT Dwarf Alberta spruce can be found at nurseries now, often decorated like mini Christmas trees. These will thrive indoors for just a week or so before starting to suffer from the warm indoor temperatures and dry air. Use these evergreens outdoors as porch decorations and then add them to the landscape when the ground is not frozen.

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long-lasting white or pastel blooms and is winter hardy and long lived in the landscape. Hellebores have been more popular than poinsenttias in Europe for a decade but are now making their budding appearance in American home stores, grocery stores and nurseries, all wrapped up in red foil paper and ready to give as an indoor gift plant.

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p.m. on Dec. 5 at Walmart, 17432 SE 270th Place. A shoplifting arrest was reported at 8:58 p.m.

• Police reported two shoplifting arrests and one trespassing arrest at 3:46 p.m. on Dec. 4 at Kohl’s, 17002 SE 270th Place.

• A commercial burglary was reported at 4:18 a.m. on Dec. 4 at Best Buy Mobile, 27237 172nd Ave. SE. • Police arrested an individual on felony theft at 1:55 p.m. on Dec. 4.

Police said the individual embezzled $4,838.71 worth of merchandise cards from Petco, 27111 167th Place SE. Police said the employee was processing fraudulent returns and had only worked there for three months. The retail store conducted the investigation and then reported their findings to the police.

• A vehicle window was reported broken and a purse stolen at 2:25 p.m. on Dec. 3 at Lake Wilderness Park, 22500 SE 248th St. • Mail theft was reported at noon on Dec. 3 from a mailbox on the 21100 block of Southeast 277th Place.

• An auto theft was reported at 8:04 a.m. on Dec. 3 on the 27300 block of 214th Terrace Southeast.

• A “smash and grab” theft of a purse inside a vehicle was reported at 8 a.m. on Dec. 3 on the 27600 block of 241st Avenue Southeast.

• Mail theft of a broken cell phone was reported at 3:28 p.m. on Dec. 1 from a mailbox in front of a residence on the 25800 block of 201st Avenue Southeast.

• A jewelry box was reported stolen at 3:12 p.m. on Dec. 1 from a residence on the 24200 block of 224th Avenue Southeast.

DRUGS • Police responded to Lake Wilder-

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VANDALISM • Police received a vandalism report at 6:45 a.m. on Dec. 5 after the front passenger window of a vehicle was broken on the 20000 block of Southeast 268th Court.

• A vandalism arrest was reported at 11:25 p.m. on Dec. 4 on the 28100 block of 226th Place SE after an individual allegedly broke down a door to a family member’s bedroom looking for a USB cable.

• Vandalism to a vehicle parked in a residential driveway was reported at 3:34 p.m. on Dec. 4 on the 27600 block of 237th Place Southeast.

• Police reported a vandalism arrest at 6:52 a.m. on Dec. 3. Police said a man, who allegedly has a history of domestic violence, threw a concrete block into a vehicle windshield on the 17400 block of Southeast 261st Street.

• Car vandalism involving a possible BB gun was reported at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 1 on the 19200 block of Southeast 277th Street.

DRIVING • Police reported at DUI arrest at 2:10 a.m. on Dec. 7 after stopping the driver for improper lane travel on Southeast 231st Street and Highway 18.

• Police reported a DUI arrest at 11:10 p.m. on Dec. 5 after the driver was stopped for speeding on the 16800 block of Kent-Kangley Road SE. A passenger was cited for being a minor in possession/consumption of alcohol.

• Police reported a driving with a suspended license arrest at 8:19 p.m. on Dec. 5 on the 18000 block of Southeast 256th Street.

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Now, they have $25,000 going toward the park, including donations from the city, game, natural seating areas, a labyrinth QFC and other private donors. But, they path, mosaic game boards and a self-susstill need $43,000 from the community to taining rain garden. complete the park.

And that’s just phase one of the project.

“It’s very exciting, but it’s also daunting,” Phase two, which will be donated by the said Mary Jane Glaser, president of the Crearchitects, contractors and engineers that ative Arts Council. “Our organization has are working on the Tahoma High School never run a Kickstarter campaign project, will include some artistic before. To raise $43,000 in 30 “This pocket park metal banners for the wall and days is a daunting task.” would be a way to a canopy so that the park can be honor our diversity With a Kickstarter fund, if the used year-round. in our community.” project does not collect all of the The process to bring the park Mary Jane Glaser money it sets out to raise, then to Maple Valley ramped up in none of it will be collected.

2011 when the council received a “It’s all or nothing,” Glaser said. $5,000 grant from 4Culture, the Glaser said one of the council’s cultural services agency for King goals with the project is to invite County. The next year, they received the different ethnic groups to use the park as a same grant, but for $4,500.

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exactly what the city should be looking at gathering place. building in the future.

Glaser, who is also the president of the “We need to start thinking about parks in Tahoma School Board, said there are 37 commercial places,” he said. “We think of languages spoken as a first language in the built environments as gray. They Tahoma school system.

“We need to start are non-exuberant and kind of “This pocket park would be a thinking about way to honor our diversity in our parks in commercial bland. If we can blend those two (‘green-scapes’ and ‘gray-scapes’), community,” she said. places.”

Local artist, Kathleen FrugéGreg Brown, Maple Valley that’s what brightens up those gray areas,” he said.

Brown designed the pocket park. Parks and Recreation The Kickstarter project page The park, which will still be Director can be accessed through the owned by QFC even once it’s Creative Arts Council’s website complete, will be maintained by at www.maplevalleyarts.com. Bethe Creative Arts Council. It may cause the Creative Arts Council is be the first park in Maple Valley a 501(c)3 non profit, donations to the orgato be located in a commercial area of town nization and the project are tax-deductible. and it is highly welcomed by the city.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the project had Greg Brown, parks and recreation direcraised $3,238 of the $43,000 goal. tor for the city, said this type of park is

If fully funded, the new “pocket park” in Maple Valley will be located between QFC and Starbucks on SE 237th Street. Above, the digital rendering of the park is overlayed on an aerial photo of the alley between QFC and Starbucks. The project won’t be completed unless fully funded on Kickstarter.

Courtesy photo from Ken Fox, technical director for the Maple Valley Creative Arts Council.

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PREP SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL Dec. 2 Bethel 53, Tahoma 48 Enumclaw 57, Kentlake 68 Kentwood 71, Seattle Prep 58 Dec. 4 Washington 58, Kentlake 54 Dec. 5 Rogers 51, Kentwood 65 Tahoma 58, Olympia 57 Kentlake 55, Seattle Christ. 42 GIRLS BASKETBALL Nov. 29 Kentlake 53, Puyallup 30 Dec. 1 Garfield 73, Tahoma 61 Dec. 2 Kentlake 39, Auburn Riv. 47 Kentwood 35, Puyallup 67 Dec. 3 Aub. Mountainview 13, Tahoma 57

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Tahoma’s grapplers are not very familiar with losing. And they don’t appear ready to start making introductions any time soon.

After finishing first in state as a team in 2012 and second in 2013, the Bears wrestling squad dropped to fifth in the 2014 Mat Classic. Despite the minor dip at state, the Bears have continued their reign of dominance early in the 2015 season — winning the Auburn Invite, with eight Tahoma wrestlers advancing to the finals. The Bears finished last year’s regular season undefeated in league and haven’t lost a league dual since the 2007-2008 season, when they finished 6-1.

The Bears graduated a number of top wrestlers from last season’s group, including 126-pound Cruz Velasquez, who finished second in his weight class, but are bolstered with a deep, proven group of underclassmen.

“We have four state qualifiers returning this season (and) all were state placers at the state tournament,” wrote head coach Chris Feist in an email to The Reporter. “Last year, only

Tahoma senior Adam Hokenson gets his hand raised in victory during the 2014 Mat Classic. ERIC MANDEL, The Reporter four freshmen total placed in 4A and three were on our team.”

Meanwhile, Kentlake head coach Jeremy Williams expects his squad will improve on its up-anddown 2014 on the strength of two-time state placer Josh Beckler.

“We definitely have a little more talent and depth than last year,” Williams said. “We’re still fairly young but we’ve got a good solid crew in the middle weights this year.”

TAHOMA 2014 Record: 8-0 league, 9-1 overall

Returning State Qualifiers: Adam Hokenson (Senior), Justin Sipila (Soph.), Nick Whitehead (Soph.), Dylan Weiding (Soph.)

Goals for 2015: “Our goal this year is the same goal we have every year,” Feist wrote. “To excel on the mat, in the classroom and in the community as servant leaders.”

Returning Contributors (quotes from Feist): • Izzy Murrietta (Junior, 106) — “Izzy is fast and aggressive. Very strong for his weight, he will be a state placing contender.”

• Whitehead (120) — “Is one of the best in the state in the top position. Has amazing strength for his size.”

• Weiding (126) — “Had over 20 pins last year, is able to frequently catch his opponents out of position.”

• Sipila (132) — Member of the Washington State National Dual Team.

• Hockenson (195) — “Will wrestle in college. Has great hips and throwing ability.”

• Nick Palandri (Senior, 220) — In his second year of wrestling. Made varsity in his first year participating. Three-sport athlete — football, wrestling, lacrosse.

Key Newcomers:

• Ryden Fu (Soph., 145) — Has a judo background and Feist called him one of the best overall athletes on the team.

• Tristan Wilmus (Junior, 152) — Came into the program as a 180-pound freshman. Advanced to the finals of the Auburn tournament.

• Sean Hanson (Senior, 160 pounds) — “A devoted program kid. Does everything he is asked to do and more.”

• Dagen Kramer (Soph., 182) — Tall and wiry; Feist said Kramer is able to use his height and strength for strong leverage.

KENTWOOD 2014 record: 5-3 league, 6-3 overall Returning State Qualifiers: Kyle Capperauld (Senior) Goals for 2015: “To work hard all season and improve every day,” wrote head coach Ken Sroka in an email to The Reporter.

“Coaches want wrestling to be an experience athletes look back on and have great memories from.”

Returning Varsity • Steven Bouyavong (Soph., 106) • Andy Sandhu (Soph, 113) [ more BEARS page 14 ]

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body coming together,” she said.

Kiblinger has known Howie’s mother, Jenna Rossi, for almost 18 years and became close with Howie, with the sleepy mini officer spending much of the Chief for a Day ceremony sitting in her lap resting his bald head on her shoulder.

“They are just wonderful people,” Kiblinger said.” I wish I had their strength sometimes. You want to help that. You want to make a difference.”

Kiblinger and Howie joined 32 other chronically ill children as Chief for a Day on Aug. 21 He received a ceremonial gold badge, a hand-tailored uniform and partook in various blissfully distracting activities.

Brief updates on Howie’s health were common at City Council meetings. City staff, council members and citizens joined in a moment of silence in Howie’s honor at the Dec.

BY ERIC MANDEL 1 meeting. emandel@covingtonreporter.com Howie’s “Cancer Ninja” Facebook page stated, “cancer did not win. Howie took his wings on his terms, sleeping City officials and police officers from around the county peacefully in his mother’s arms.” joined in mourning of Black Diamond’s Howard “Howie” The city’s Police Officer’s Association wrote that Howie Michael Koch Dec. 4 as he was led to the Black Diamond made a strong impression during his short life.

Cemetery by an honorary funeral possession.

“Although he only survived a short three years, his smile, The 3 year old, known loving personalas the “Cancer Ninja” ity, and bravery for his fight with cancer, has reached far was diagnosed with stage beyond the borfour Neuroblastoma in ders of our small December 2013. Howie town,” wrote Brian underwent experimenMartinez, presital chemotherapy to dent of the Black eradicate the cancer in Diamond Police his eye sockets, cheek Officers Associabones, skull and joints. tion. “The Black His health declined not Diamond Police long after Howie was Officers Assoanointed “Chief for a ciation recognizes Day” in August. He died Howie as a friend Nov. 28. and co-worker The procession, which and an example of honored Howie as a Police officers from 14 different departments volunteered to take part in the funeral courage, bravery, Black Diamond Police procession for 3-year-old Howard “Howie” Koch on Dec. 4. DENNIS BOX, The Reporterº kindness, and love Chief, left from Weeks’ for all law enforceFuneral Home in Buckment officers to ley, ending at the Black Diamond Cemetery. follow.”

Black Diamond Police Chief Jamey Kiblinger said police Kiblinger said it’s unfortunate that it takes tragedy to officers from 14 different police departments volunteered bring people together, but that Howie has left a lasting to take part in the procession. legacy.

“Hopefully it was very impactful for the family; every-

Police honor ‘Cancer Ninja’ Howie Koch’s with funeral procession

“He was our chief for a day and they are a family that’s been involved in our community for five generations,” Kiblinger said. “That’s what communities do. We pull together and support each other.”

Kiblinger said she was continually inspired when watching Howie remain positive and cheery despite his circumstances.

“You get caught up in life and you forget what’s important,” Kiblinger said. “It puts everything in perspective; puts you in your place.”

Commission openings in Covington The city of Covington is looking to fill openings on its arts and parks and recreation commissions.

According to the city’s website, of the Covington’s five commissions, there are three upcoming openings in parks and recreation, “for citizens who want to be advocates, proactive participants, and leaders in the

growth of Covington’s parks and recreation facilities and programs.”

There are also currently two open positions on the Arts Commission.

Parks and recreation commission members participate in advisory, advocacy and planning activities related to the city’s park system and recreation programs.

Arts commissioners serve the city as advisors to the council in matters of art and coordinate various art programs and events in the city, including the monthly artwork display in the City Hall Art Gallery.

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23,922

21,369

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307mo.

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December 2014

A Chief’s Carol

Holiday Engine, emergency preparedness and all types of technology. From computers in the fire apparatus to a computer clipped on our belt. Gone were the days of remembering types, generic names and reactions to certain medications while at an emergency scene, or having to carry a pager to receive a dispatch; we now have “apps” for that. We also remodeled one of those stations we built back in the 80’s, saw a housing boom and then a recession and we unfortunately endured our first ever layoff. We saw minimum operational staffing raise from 2 on duty every day in 1980, to 10 currently.

It is likely that you will see a couple of new faces in our community in the form of Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Brian Keaveny and Conner Elhard joined the ranks in July, filling positions vacated during the last couple of years due to retirements and resignations.

I had the opportunity recently to attend a special meeting of the Historical Society here in Maple Valley. The speaker of the day was Frank Harshfield, son of Fire Chief Bill Harshfield who served as our Chief for 19 years back in the 60’s and 70’s. As I sat quietly and listened to all the things that have changed since that time, I couldn’t help but think of all the things that have changed since I joined back in March of 1980 as a snotty-nosed 20 year old. So with the Holiday Season upon us and out of respect for Ebenezer Scrooge, I Probationary Firefighter Brian Keaveny has been a volunteer with Maple Valley Fire and Life thought I would reflect on my past and some of the changes I’ve seen. In Safety since January 2011. Brian was born and raised in Portland OR, but now lives in Seattle future additions of the On-Scene I will look at the present and the future of with his wife Carly, his baby girl Aevlan, and their two dogs, Ramsey and Coda. When off duty, your Fire Department.

Brian enjoys any kind of water sport and performing projects around the house. Wherever his My first fire station was a remodeled post office, located next to the Testy family is, that’s where he loves to be. It has long been his goal to become a career firefighter Chef, which by the way was a burger joint and tackle shop back in the day. It in Maple Valley and he is proud to have finally achieved that goal. It is a great source of pride was so small that we couldn’t fit diesel fire engines in it and it may not be Chief Brad Doerflinger for Brian to be able to provide a service to the residents of this fire district. what one would consider a “real fire station” in today standards, but it was Probationary Firefighter Conner Elhard is from the Big Sky country of Bozeman Montana, for me. It was my first station as a career firefighter, but truth be told because it had a brass fire pole. Being in my where he graduated from Bozeman High School, attended Montana State University and later early 20’s at the time and having a new Fire Chief from California (Chief VanZanen) let’s just say I was “tasked” with graduated from University of Montana – Helena with a degree in Fire Science. He has one polishing it a time or two. sibling an older sister, who is currently studying to become a Doctor in Veterinarian medicine The 80’s brought with it a new Chief, new policies and procedures, citizen CPR training, the first traffic light and the at Colorado State University. His mother, stepfather, grandparents and the rest of his family first golden arches to Maple Valley. Some company in Redmond introduced something called a computer into the currently live in Bozeman. Being a sports enthusiast, Conner was a wrestler and football fire service, although we only had one and most of us thought it was evil and would never work, little did we know. player in high school. Carrying that love of sports with him, he is currently helping to coach the Tahoma High School We built three stations in the early 80’s, Ravensdale, Hobart and the station located across from the King County Wrestling team, where this season is looking like a promising one. He is also a volunteer at the New Community Sheriff’s precinct and remodeled two others. Fire Departments embraced the “All Risk” model with the establishment Church High School Youth program where he works as a youth leader. If he isn’t coaching or helping with the high of hazardous material, dive, swift water and rope rescue teams. We partnered with Muscular Dystrophy Association school youth, check the streams or mountains where he likes to hunt, fish and ride his snowmobile.

(MDA) to fill the boot. More new technology arrived in the form of Defibrillation machines, you remember the ones that your rub together and yell “stand clear”. After the new stations were built this organization saw it’s first of many Through the years we have seen many retirements and staff move on, from the volunteer staff of years ago, to diesel fire engines. Gone were the days of responding to an emergency with lights flashing and sirens blaring, while the departure of some of the career staff due to retirements, promotions and resignations. We are fortunate to have pulling to the shoulder to allow cars to pass. In the 80’s the community benefitted from the nearly 100 volunteer some of the most talented individuals in the fire service working here. We value the history and the tradition of the firefighters, responding from home or from work, they were there.

Maple Valley Fire Department, an organization built upon the strong shoulders of our past, which has prepared us for The 80’s also saw the departure of riding on the tailboard, something about firefighters falling off and getting hurt. the future.

Gone was the pool table in the station, smoking in the station and the flag football games against the King County Safe and Happy Holidays Sheriffs, again something about getting hurt, although it probably had less to do with football and more to do with the total disregard of attempting to pull the flag. The 80’s marked gas that is created when fuel burns incompletely. Never bring a decade of professional growth and accomplishment for the Maple Valley Firefighters’ CO producing items such as BBQ’s or generators into your Association, as we affiliated with the International Association of Firefighters in 1986, and home. became Local 3062. Gone were the days of having the option of wearing or not wearing • Test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms weekly to be With the colder weather now upon your protective clothing or breathing apparatus. sure they are working properly. Change the batteries in all us we’ve all started using furnaces, The 90’s placed emphasis on Public Education and Fire Prevention and the introduction alarms at least once a year. Remember to replace smoke fi replaces and woodstoves, and and policy changes brought in with HIPAA regulations. The importance of Firefighter safety alarms every ten years. portable heaters to keep warm. We’ll moved to the forefront to include required physical fitness, critical incident stress debriefings • Use and maintain supplemental heating devices in also experience more residential fi res. and how to control exposure to blood borne and airborne pathogens. Firefighter safety accordance with manufacturer recommendations.

According to the National Fire Protection regulations also included new state and federal laws requiring much more training and time • Do not leave heating devices unattended or turned on Association, heating devices are the commitment from the volunteer force, which eventually led to the challenges in maintaining while you are sleeping. leading cause of fires in the home during volunteer staff and today’s emergency service delivery model. Also the replacement of the • Provide all heating devices with at least three feet of winter months.

Most of these fi res don’t old defibrillation machines with new automatic external defibrillation (AED’s), very similar to the clear space, away from beds, drapes, furniture and other have to happen. I would like to remind ones we see throughout the community today. Oh yes, and hair products found their way to combustible materials. everyone about basic fi re prevention the fire house too.

• Have furnaces, wood burning stoves and fireplaces practices to keep safe and warm this The 2000’s brought with it the Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT), Jerry Woods inspected by a professional to ensure they are clean winter.

Marshal and in good working order. Most fires in wood stoves, Fire er, bst We tt Sco HEATING DEVICES fireplaces and chimneys occur because of a lack of • Use and maintain supplemental heating regular cleaning, leading to the buildup of creosote (the residue devices in accordance with manufacturer recommendations. of unburned fuel).

• Do not leave heating devices unattended or turned on while you A common question I receive as a Fire • Keep sparks and embers inside the fireplace by using fire are sleeping.

Commissioner is “Why does a fire truck respond screens made of heat-tempered glass or sturdy metal.

• Provide all heating devices with at least three feet of clear to a call when only medical aid is needed?” The • Only burn dry, well-seasoned firewood or manufactured space, away from beds, drapes, furniture and other dispatch protocol in King County is to send the fireplace fuels. combustible materials. closest fire department response unit whether it is • Discard ashes from a fireplace or stove in a metal container with • Have furnaces, wood burning stoves and fireplaces inspected an aid car, a fire engine or a ladder truck. The goal a tightly sealed lid; keep it outdoors, away from combustible by a professional to ensure they are clean and in good is to get medically trained personnel to a scene as materials. working order. Most fires in wood stoves, fireplaces and quickly as possible.

• General Fire-Prevention and Safety Practices chimneys occur because of a lack of regular cleaning, leading This is just part of the response system that Have a family escape plan with a meeting place. Once you exit to the buildup of creosote (the residue of unburned fuel). has given King County the best success rate in your home, DO NOT return. Too many people lose their lives • Keep sparks and embers inside the fireplace by using fire the world for surviving sudden cardiac arrest. going back into a burning home. screens made of heat-tempered glass or sturdy metal.

The survival rate for cardiac arrest in King County • If you use candles, make sure you use them in a safe area in • Only burn dry, well-seasoned firewood or manufactured hit an all-time high of 62 percent in 2013. By a fireproof container and away from children and pets. Do not fireplace fuels. comparison, the cardiac survival rates in New Brian McGee leave them unattended. Consider using flameless, battery• Discard ashes from a fireplace or stove in a metal container with York City, Chicago, and other urban areas have operated candles. a tightly sealed lid; keep it outdoors, away from combustible been recorded in the single digits.

• Extension cords are to be used temporarily. Don’t use extension materials.

King County’s success in saving lives is based in a coordinated, regional system cords with portable heaters.

SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS where everyone from dispatchers, and first responders, to urgent care centers are • If electrical cord plugs become warm or are loose fitting in If you don’t have smoke alarms, install them. If you do have guided by consistent medical direction and evidence-based practice. The system outlets, the outlet should be replaced. them, maintain them according to the manufacturer’s instructions. also includes emphasis placed on citizens knowing CPR and dispatchers trained to • Consider making a kit to provide all the necessary survival items • Always have working smoke alarms. Have one in each give CPR instructions over the phone while the fire department and medic units are and making a plan for your family in the event of a disaster. bedroom, in the hallway outside the bedrooms, near the responding. Another part of the system is the availability and use of the automatic Consider taking Community Emergency Response Team kitchen, and at least one on each floor of your home. external defibrillators (AED) that can be used by citizens to deliver a shock to restart a (CERT) training, checking your smoke alarms and insuring your • Install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in your home to provide heart that has stopped beating. heating devices are serviced and working properly. As Russell you with an early warning if CO is accumulating. Beware of the When you call 911, we want your call for help to arrive quickly, sending the closest Wilson would say “the separation is in the preparation”. dangers of this deadly gas. Heating equipment that burns fuel fire department response unit is only a part of the system that is achieving astounding is a potential source of CO, an odorless, colorless, poisonous results.

A safety message…

Commissioner Brian McGee

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