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Mayor drama, land for new school and pot shops cap top stories of 2014 As 2014 comes to a close The Reporter looks back at some of the top stories of the year.

1. MAYOR DRAMA • Maple Valley After weeks of rumors and speculation, on March 15 some members of the Maple Valley City Council asked Mayor Bill Allison to temporarily step down over allegations of improper communication with at least one juvenile female during his role as a driving instructor.

Bill Allison A 17-year-old female told authorities that Allison, 41, made inappropriate and sexually suggestive comments during her time as his student at the I-5 Driving School. She reported her feelings to a high school guidance counselor. The school contacted the King County Sheriff ’s Office about the allegations and detectives started an investigation in late January.

Allison consistently denied any inappropriate conduct to detectives and to The Reporter. The King County Prosecutor’s Office declined to bring a case against Allison in March because of “legally insufficient” evidence. In August, Allison, an instructor at the I-5 Driving School in Maple Valley for more than two years, voluntarily surrendered his driving school instructor license.

• Black Diamond After 11 turbulent months on the job, Dave Gordon submitted his resignation as mayor of Black Diamond on Nov. 25. Six days later, at a special meeting, the Black Diamond City Council appointed Councilwoman and mayor pro tempore Carol Benson as his replacement. Gordon Dave Gordon emailed a statement to The Reporter for the people of Black Diamond saying he made “a very difficult decision” and resigned “due to circumstances beyond my control.” Gordon and the City Council clashed repeatedly during his time in office, most notably over a sexual harassment claim filed against Gordon Feb. 23 by then-city administrator Christy Todd.

Gordon’s relationship with the City Council hit a boiling point in April when Gordon alleged that two council mem-

mannered city manager worked seven years in Covington, helping to grow the city’s economy, build new streets and bring in businesses. The City Council unanimously selected Regan Bolli for the job in November.

Citing health concerns, long-time Covington Councilman Wayne Snoey announced in December that he’d be stepping down from his post. Snoey first served on the council from January 2002 through March 2004 — leaving for health-related problems — and again from October 2007 to 2014. Snoey battled stage three prostate cancer in 201-12.

The foundation of Maple Valley’s city government also rumbled when Victoria Laise Jonas resigned from her seat in June.

Jonas, who was also cofounder and manager of the popular Maple Valley Farmers Market, spent 15 years on the council and stepped down because she was moving out of the city. The council appointed Dana Parnello to replace Jonas in August. Next season the farmers market will be managed

by Lee Ellis and Linda Kowalsky.

TOP STORIES OF 2014

3. TAHOMA BASKETBALL COACH ALLEGATIONS

Ringing in the New Year with stories from the past! bers came to his office and demanded his resignation and threatened his job, marriage and reputation if he did not step down. The council members denied leveling threats, but did say they recommended he step down.

2. COVINGTON CITY AND COUNCIL CHANGES

Covington lost its leading staff member when Derek Matheson resigned as city manager in July after being named Kent’s chief administrative officer. The even-

Brian Davis abruptly resigned as teacher and coach of the Tahoma boys basketball team in October after allegations of inappropriate conversations and contact with a female student.

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is still investigating the allegations against Brian Davis Davis, a psychology and history teacher and boys basketball coach at Tahoma for two years.

Emails and notes from the Tahoma School District stated that a 17-year-old female student said she had contact with Davis in and outside of school, as well as on social media, starting in March or April of 2014 and lasting through the summer.

Davis denied flirtatious in-person allegations, stating he only ever gave “side-hugs.”

There were no claims of any sexual contact, text messaging or emailing. Tahoma hired Shawn Kilgallon last month as Davis’ replacement on the basketball court.

8. CHANGE IN AUTHORITY AT MAPLE VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Police Chief Michelle Bennett announced her departure from the department in June. She was in her post as Michelle Bennett chief for most of the last decade.

Bennett was named chief in Maple Valley in 2004 when she was a sergeant.

After becoming a captain in 2008 she completed her probationary year at the rank with Precinct 3, then resumed the post of chief in Maple Valley in 2009. [ more STORIES page 3 ]

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Residents push for outdoor classroom at Henry’s Switch

CITY OF COVINGTON NOTICES DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Project Name:

Jenkins Creek Park Pedestrian Trail

File Number:

SEPA14-06

Applicant/Contact:

Bob Lindskov, PE, City Engineer City of Covington 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100 Covington, WA 98042-4964 (253) 480-2400

Date of Issuance:

January 2, 2015

Project Location: The project is located in the southwest quarter of Section 30 Section 10, Township 22 North, Range 6 East W.M. The project limits are within the City of Covington Jenkins Creek Park, and within City of Covington right-of-way on SE 267th Pl, from SE Wax Road to Jenkins Creek Park, and 186th Ave SE at SE 268th St. A portion of the project is within the Tract “B” of the Timberlane Estates Development Div. 5. (Attachment 1) Project Description: This project includes construction of 1,800 lineal feet of pavement for a shared use trail within Jenkins Creek Park, between the west end of the park at SE 267th Pl and the east end of the park at 186th Ave SE. The proposed trail is a 10feet wide paved trail with one-foot wide gravel shoulders and follows the alignment of the existing gravel trail through the park.

The project also includes the demolition of the existing timber boardwalk structure at the pond within the park and construction of a new prefabricated bridge to span the pond outlet. Clearing, grubbing, grading for the new trail, erosion control and surface restoration of the disturbed areas will occur within the project area; however, no dredging or filling will take place in Jenkins Creek, the pond outlet, or any wetland areas.

Documents Reviewed: Jenkins Creek Park - Stream and Wetland Delineation Study, (07/07/2014 Watershed Company), Final Biological Evaluation for Sensitive Fish and Wildlife Species at the Proposed Jenkins Creek Park Trail Improvements and Bridge Replacement, Covington, King County, WA (12/2014 Watershed Company), Revised Draft Geotechnical Report Timberlane/Jenkins Park Stormwater Retrofit” (04/17/14 PanGeo Inc.) SEPA Checklist (10/31/2014), and other information on file with the lead agency.

Responsible Official/ Lead Agency:

Richard Hart, AICP, Community Development Director City of Covington SEPA Official 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100 Covington, Washington 98042 253-480-2441

This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350. The comment period is 14 calendar days and ends January 16, 2015 at 5 PM. Comments and Appeals Notice: Comments and appeals on this DNS may be submitted by first class mail or delivered to the responsible official at the above lead agency address. Any notice of appeals must be filed in writing, with the required filing fee paid in cash or check and received within 14 calendar days of the end of the comment period at Covington City Hall Offices, i.e. by January 30, 2015 at 5 PM. You must make specific factual objections, identify error, harm suffered, or identify anticipated relief sought and raise specific issues in the statement of appeal. Contact the Community Development Department at Covington City Hall to read or to ask about the procedures for SEPA appeals.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on January 2, 2015. #1211250.

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on the east edge, which runs parallel to state Route 169. In the middle of the property, there are young Douglas firs and alders, some standing and some fallen, and a bunch of other smaller trees. Heading more west is a steep cliff, roughly 20 feet high, that leads to the Sawyer Crest neighborhood.

As it sits now, only an experienced hiker should venture off the well-beaten path into the thick of the woods.

But, McGuire and her group hope to change that.

Her inspiration for the project came during a recent trip to eastern Washington. McGuire said she went to a park in Kennewick that had been burnt down by vandals. Through an entire community effort, she said, the park was rebuilt with donations from local companies and families.

McGuire remembered thinking, “Why couldn’t we pull together to put something like this together?”

She said she hopes that the park she is proposing will make it easier for people in Maple Valley to get outside and exercise, learn about the wildlife

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The current trail at Henry’s Switch runs parallel to state Route 169.

The rest of the property is untamed woods. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter in the area and encourage local groups and classes to utilize the outdoor space as a teaching tool.

The group, said McGuire, is hoping to get local businesses involved to help with the costs associated with the park. They are about two months into the planning and have just started having group meetings.

“We are at the grassroots levels right now,” she said.

The Parks and Recreation Commission is still a few

months away from making any recommendations to the city council on what to do with the property. The commissioners have asked residents, both individuals and groups, to present their ideas to them at an upcoming meeting in early 2015.

The date for that meeting, and whether the format will be a workshop or public hearing, is undetermined.

The group’s Facebook page can be found at http:// on.fb.me/1rvX7YC.

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This piece of land, in particular, is a highly soughtafter bumpy plot of trees and shrubs.

At the last Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, there were several ideas from different individuals and groups in the community about what to do with it.

One group of Maple Valley residents said they know exactly what to do – make it an interpretive trail system with a natural playscape and an outdoor classroom.

Gera McGuire, the group’s organizer, said Henry’s Switch is a prime location and a good example of the Pacific Northwest. “(It’s) the perfect slice of what the Pacific Northwest biodiversity is like, right in our backyard,” she said in a phone interview.

McGuire lives in the Sawyer Crest neighborhood, which lies adjacent to the property in question.

According to McGuire, she and her neighbors bought those homes thinking that their extended back yard would be reserved for park land.

Now, she said, they are trying to make that a reality.

Currently, the property consists of one major trail

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The Maple Valley Parks and Recreation Commission is still weighing the options on what to do with

two pieces of city-owned park properties.

One of those properties is called Henry’s Switch and it sits at the corner of state Route 169 and Southeast 288th Street.

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www.covingtonreporter.com • www.maplevalleyreporter.com [ STORIES from page 1 ] The department named Captain DJ Nesel as her replacement in August.

Nesel joined the King County Sheriff ’s Office as a deputy in 1991 after serving in the United States Marine Corps as a military police investigator.

A farewell reception for Bennett was held at the Sept. 8 City Council meeting. Nesel took over on Sept. 15.

4. TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT ACQUIRES LAND FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT

The King County Council agreed to sell 35 acres of the Donut Hole property to the Tahoma School District in October. Shortly after the sale was announced, Elk Run Golf Course closed permanently. Elk Run had been in a lease agreement for part of that property for half of their 18-hole course.

In late October, the Maple Valley City Council agreed to sell eight acres of what is known as Summit Park to the school district.

The district intends to use the eight acres for parking lots and a bus loop. In exchange for the land, the district is giving the city access to the parking lot for use during non-school hours and activities.

5. SUPREME COURT DENIES PETITION FOR REVIEW

The state Supreme Court denied a petition for review in June filed by Toward Responsible Development

over a Court of Appeals decision upholding Kirklanddeveloper YarrowBay’s plans to build two master planned developments in Black Diamond.

The Land Use Petition Act appeal of the two projects, The Villages and Lawson Hills, was filed in October 2010. It was argued before King County Superior Court Judge Patrick Oishi in August 2012. Oishi dismissed the case and his ruling was upheld by the Court of Appeals.

The two developments are estimated to build about 6,000 residences in the city.

Clearing and grading work began in December 2013 on Villages Phase 1A, about a 93-acre area.

6. BUDDING POT ISSUES

Officials in Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond felt the changes of marijuana legislation along with the rest of the state in 2014. In Covington, the city issued a tenant improvement building permit in November for its first prospective recreational marijuana retail store, the proposed location being 27623 Covington Way SE, next to the Napa Auto Parts store, just south of Costco.

The tenant improvement permit is the first step required by the state before inspectors check the store location for compliance with all state regulations.

Over the summer, a group of Maple Valley residents voiced concern and started a petition against the proposed construction

of two industrial warehouse buildings that would be used to process and produce marijuana.

Maple Valley Industries LLC applied for a Commercial Site Development Permit to prepare a 6.48 acre site, located in unincorporated King County at a dead end between Southeast 248th Street and Highway 18.

In Black Diamond, city officials revoked the business license of Lady Buds, a community garden management services company that facilitated an exchange between sick patients and medical marijuana growers. The city claimed the shop misrepresented its application and role with marijuana. The owners appealed the decision, saying the city was well aware of the business it was running and renewed their business license once, only to change its mind more than a year later. Among other things, the owners said they believed homophobia played a role in the city’s decision against the business. The business owners withdrew their appeal against the city on April 4, three days before its scheduled hearing.

for phase two are a covered performance stage with a grass seating area, completing the trail system, a tennis court, outdoor fitness equipment, one small and one large picnic shelter, a parking and drop off area, as well as all the related infrastructure.

9. STATE SPORTS SUCCESS

Laura Williams, a senior swimmer at Kentlake, won the 4A state championship in the 200-yard individual medley. She also took third in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Tahoma’s Jessica Miller placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and third in the 100-yard freestyle at the state meet. Another Tahoma athlete, Lindsey Hanger, placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle and seventh in the 50-yard freestyle.

Tahoma’s 200-yard freestyle relay team placed fourth at the state meet.

The Tahoma volleyball team finished sixth at the state tournament in November.

Kentwood boys soccer team finished fourth at the 4A state tournament.

The Tahoma girls and boys cross country teams

took home bronze at the 4A state meet.

Kentwood’s Terence Grady placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the 4A state track and field meet.

Brandon Stribling, then a junior at Kentwood, placed third in the long jump at the state meet.

Tahoma’s Brock Eager placed third in the shot put at the state meet while Denham Patricelli, then a Tahoma senior, placed first in the javelin.

Kentwood’s 400-meter relay team won third at the 4A state meet.

Danielle Agoh, then a Tahoma senior, took home first place in the triple jump at the state meet.

Tahoma wrestlers finished fifth at the 2014 Mat Classic.

Brock Eager, then a senior at Tahoma, won the national title in the hammer throw.

10. HOLIWELL CHARGED

Darrion Keith Holiwell, a King County Sheriff ’s Office deputy assigned to the Ravensdale firing range, was arrested June 19 and charged with promoting prostitution, theft and selling a controlled substance.

7. AREA PARKS CLOSER TO COMPLETION

Ravensdale Park is nearing completion, with an expected opening date in early 2015.

The Covington Community Park phase one was completed in 2012. Phase two planning began in 2014 with the hope to break ground in 2015.

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Laura Williams, a senior at Kentlake High School, won the 4A state championship. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter

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In August the 49-yearold Holiwell pleaded guilty to three felonies in King County Superior Court – promoting prostitution in the second degree, first-degree theft and selling steroids, a controlled substance.

The charging documents stated Holiwell “did knowingly advance and profit from the prostitution” of his wife.

According to the investigators, in 2007 Holiwell “exchanged 63 cases of King County ammunition” during a five month period for $13,240.

He will serve one year and a day in prison for the three crimes and one year of community custody once he is released.

Holiwell began as a deputy in 1995 and was the chief firearms instructor assigned to the Ravensdale firing range. He was also a member of the King County Sheriff ’s Office Tactical Team or SWAT.

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Shopping for someone who is significantly underwhelmed by really awesome gifts is excruciating. That someone is my boyfriend, Ryan.

My family is easy is to shop for. I ask them what they want, I buy it, and everyone’s happy. However, shopping for my boyfriend is somewhat less enjoyable. After dating for a year and a half, I kind of know what he likes, but there’s still this doubt lingering in the back of my head when I’m at the checkout.

“Will he really like this?

Will he even use it?” I think to myself as I swipe my debit card.

This holiday season I really tried to think back to every time he actually gave some kind of visceral reaction to something that he liked.

I got it! It was perfect. He had been asking for it for several months and even told me that he was going to take matters into his own hands to make it happen if I didn’t.

A hair cut. My hair to be more precise.

I have really thick red hair that’s neither straight nor curly. But, one special thing about my hair is that it grows incredibly fast. It always has.

That’s why for the past seven years I have been growing it out just to chop off 10-12 inches of it to donate to an organization that creates wigs for kids who have lost their hair. So far, I have donated my locks three times to two different organizations.

Rinse and repeat.

The most recent cut was in June, right before graduating college.

Aside from when I was a toddler and gave myself a mullet, my hair had never been as short as it was at graduation. It was terrifying.

But, my boyfriend loved it. Not that he didn’t like my hair before, which he felt he needed to repeat nearly every time he complemented me on my new ‘do, but he especially liked it now.

Since then, my hair has grown out. It’s already past my shoulders. I really loved my long hair but I

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Cuba: End of a bad policy

BY RICH ELFERS

As a teen, I remember well the victory of Fidel Castro and his band of guerrillas against the corrupt dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. A speaker spoke at my parents’ church condemning U.S. sponsored corruption and greed in Cuba under Batista. That was one of my first introductions to seeing the complexity of international affairs.

Then came the panic brought about by the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and the rush by Americans to their grocery stores to frantically buy toilet paper and canned goods for the expected nuclear war that might follow the showdown. Premier Khrushchev and President Kennedy were standing toe-to-toe over Russian missiles in Communist Cuba and the world would live or die as a result.

know my boyfriend would like it short again.

So I made the appointment, just a few moments ago in fact, for the Tuesday before Christmas.

I’m going to try my best to keep my hair a surprise until at least Christmas Eve. How, you ask?

My handy, dandy hat.

We’ll be going to my parent’s house, a four-hour drive, for the big holiday and we’ll be leaving very late in the evening. I’m anticipating the drive will be cold and I will be sleepy. That will make a perfect cover to wear my hat and nap for the duration of the trip.

Hopefully he doesn’t ask too many questions about me wearing a hat in the warm car. *** On the drive over it was really difficult to not tell my boyfriend about what I did that day, it’s what we do every night when he gets off work.

But, I held out until we got to my folk’s place.

After my dog calmed down from my unanticipated appearance and Ryan was about ready to fall asleep in the chair in the living room, I gave him a card. It read, “Your present is under my hat.”

I tilted my head down, he grabbed the fluffy

The years that followed Castro’s takeover saw the U.S. embargo against Cuba. As I began teaching high school history and current events, I had a chance to examine the Cuban issue more closely. I saw that Castro was able to rally support and stay in power by using the “Colossus of the North” as the boogeyman. U.S. policy to Cuba has been wrong for fifty-four years, and thanks to a lame duck President, that policy is on its deathbed.

The best way to deal with Castro would have been for the U.S. to keep quiet and to continue to trade with Cuba. Americans would continue to travel there, and Castro would not have had anger against the U.S. to rally support for his regime. Then the Cuban people would have begun to see Castro for what he really was. Had the U.S. followed this policy fifty-four years ago, Castro and Communism in Cuba would have disappeared decades ago.

Then why did the U.S. maintain the embargo for 54 years if it was counterproductive? The answer, as ever, was, “politics”. Most of

ball of yarn on the top of my hat, pulled it off and revealed my new locks.

His reaction was probably a little inflated due to the fact that my mom was sitting just a few feet away. But I think he was definitely surprised and I even saw a tiny smile creep up onto his face as he said, “You cut your hair.” *** It’s Christmas Eve and Ryan and I hop in the car to go shopping, of all things. On the drive back to my parents house, he says, “I really like your hair…” (You can guess what three-letter word that starts with “b” is coming next), “…but I really like it just a little bit longer.”

Congratulations, you just promoted yourself from hard-to-please boyfriend to nearly-impossible-to-please.

But, it’s just hair. And I know in a few months when it’s his “preferred length,” he’ll be happy.

He may have wanted some other things for Christmas more than me cutting my hair a few inches, but I think the surprise and the thought of doing it is what really counts in this case. I listened to his pleads for months and I finally obliged.

the rich Cubans who fled Castro’s takeover ended up in Florida. They formed a major voting block that might doom any aspiring presidential candidate from winning the presidency.

It took President Obama, frustrated with his inability to do much domestically to open up negotiations with Fidel’s brother, Raul Castro, Cuba’s current leader. Russia is no longer able to support Cuba as it did during the Cold War, and the strongly anti-American Venezuelan President Chavez died. The Venezuelan government has provided cheap oil for years, propping up the weak and broken Cuban economy.

Now, as the price of gasoline has drastically dropped, oil-producing Venezuela lacks the ability to supply oil to Cuba as it once did. Its own economy is in shambles. Castro has only the U.S. to turn to bail out their economy with increased trade and tourism.

Thanks to Communism in Cuba, the Cuban people are now better educated than they were fifty-four years ago. All they need now is a more open government and a more

capitalistic economy to harness these increased educational abilities to prosper Cuba.

President Obama has done future presidents a favor regarding Florida. They no longer have to fear a Cuban-American voter backlash by opening up relations with Cuba. This new policy will put the United States in a better light in Latin America, and win us some friends who now see that we are acting rationally instead of following a failed foreign policy.

I’ve waited a long time to see the U.S. government finally end Cuba’s isolation. This change in policy holds a lesson for all of us: Decisions made in a time of fear are usually bad decisions. We all make better choices when we can rid ourselves of our fears and look at issues clearly and rationally. The definition of insanity is to repeat behaviors in hopes of different results. We followed that insane policy for 54 years. The U.S. government has just become saner. It’s about time.

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Black Diamond council accepts grant to repair Roberts Drive

Reconstruction of Roberts Drive will begin soon. The Black Diamond City Council accepted a $792,000 grant on Dec. 18 from the State Transportation Improvement Board to put toward the project.

The street upgrade and transformation will extend from Sunny Lane to Lynch Lane. This project is being combined with the current Roberts Drive Reconstruction project at Rock Creek, where the Transportation Improvement Board had already committed a $474,300 grant. That brings the total TIB funds awarded to the city over the past two years to more than $1.26 million. The total combined project budget is more than $1.45 million, with a

local match of $141,000 from real estate excise tax and $46,000 from developer YarrowBay. City staff reported these projects will improve the Rock Creek Bridge, create a pedestrian walkway across the south side of the bridge, install a sidewalk on the south side of Roberts Drive from the bridge to Lynch Lane, install pedestrian lighting, overlay the existing roadway, install stormwater improvements and provide shoulder improvements.

Mayor Carol Benson, who was also part of the city’s Public Works Committee, has directed staff to expedite this project.

“We would like to move this newly funded project forward as quickly as possible so that we can combine the engineering, bid and construction effort with the Roberts Drive Reconstruction project at Rock Creek for more efficient use of funds,” Benson said in a press release. “Completing the two projects together will save administration and engineering costs and be more attractive to bidders.”

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Kick off the New Year with a new healthy and positive habit for your children or yourself with Martial Arts Training. With the concerns of youth obesity and bullying, Martial Arts is a great solution. Not only do our students train hard, they practice and study safety, awareness, and self-protection. Instilling Self Respect and Confidence is essential in raising a happy child; this is accomplished by setting and reaching goals and celebrating these goals in an encouraging environment.

Martial Arts keeps the students learning sweating and smiling; they leave the floor with a big smile, a little out of breath, and with a great sense of accomplishment.

A FAMILY THAT KICKS TOGETHER STICKS TOGETHER Martial Arts isn’t just for kids, it is for all ages!

Bring the whole family! What else provides all of these benefits for the entire family at the same time, together? Family time , Self – protection, Setting & Reaching Goals, Agility, Strength, Focus, Self-Control, Weight Loss, Stress Reduction, Self – Respect, Confidence For questions about how martial arts can help you!! www.greatnorthwestmartialartsacademy.com 206-604-0592, 22415 Southeast 231st Street, Maple Valley, WA 98038

Why Tahoma Athletic Club?

Tahoma Athletic Club is located in Maple Valley. At our club everything we do stems from one simple belief: being fit is the best path to feeling good and enjoying life. We believe fitness is about more than looking good. It’s about having the energy to do the things you love and the strength to conquer life’s tasks.

That’s why Tahoma Athletic Club is different. It’s why today, you won’t find our clubs full of nameless, faceless people running on treadmills, but rather friends and families making their fitness experience more than just a workout.

Naturally, you will find all the latest equipment, popular classes (Insanity, Latin Beats and Rizzmic, Zumba, TRX Strong, Hot Yoga), personal trainers, tanning, kids care, at Tahoma Athletic Club. But you will also find something different at our athletic club—people getting to know each other and genuinely having fun as they get fit.

At TAC we understand that in order to maintain and feel our best we need to focus on Nutrition and Exercise together. Every TAC member receives a free membership to dotFIT’s online nutrition and exercise program. Stop at the front desk to set up your free weigh and measure this month. New members receive a introductory 30 minute consultation with a trainer!

Don’t let another excuse get in the way of a healthier you! Our expert staff is here to help you stay committed and reach fitness goals. Our beautiful club is the perfect place to kick those excuses to the curb.

Join us Monday, January 5th, 4:30 am - 10pm at our Open House. Meet the trainers, tour the club. Refreshments will be served and we will be offering a special Open House discount of $15 on enrollment!

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PREP SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL Dec. 19 Kentwood 65, Tahoma 52 Kent-Meridian 59, Kentlake, 66 Dec. 22 Kentlake 60, Yelm 35 Dec. 23 Tahoma 52, Spanaway Lake 47 Dec. 26 Kentlake 56, Woodland 44 Kentwood 76, Cedarcrest 39 Dec. 27 Kentlake 44, Kamiakin 36 Kentwood 66, Ballard 53 GIRLS BASKETBALL Dec. 19 Kentlake 54, Kent-Meridian 45 Tahoma 65, Kentwood 19 Dec. 20 Kentlake 41, Auburn MV 32 Dec. 22 Kentwood 33, Bellarmine 68

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Pressure pays dividends for Kentwood

BY ERIC MANDEL emandel@covingtonreporter.com

After a disappointing two and out in last year’s district tournament, Blake Solomon spent the offseason fiddling with his schemes. He’d push his half court defense out an extra step or two to bolster his pressure attack and cut down on plays for specific individuals on the offensive end, employing a score-by-committee approach.

Eight games into the season, the Kentwood boys basketball team is forcing about 18 turnovers a game and has six players scoring nine or more points per game, according to Solomon. More importantly, these results have led to an undefeated 8-0 start, as of press deadline Monday, winning every game by a double digit margin.

“Guys have done a good job of sticking to the game plan,” said Solomon, a 2005 Kentwood graduate who is in his third year as head coach. “…We wear teams down and force turnovers by the fourth quarter. That’s kind of how things have been going this year.”

Solomon is no stranger to Conks basketball success. His career record of 77-11 in three years as a player is the stuff of legends. He and current NBA player Rodney Stuckey led those Conks to third, first and second place state finishes in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons, respectively.

Prior to last season’s postseason collapse, the Conks finished the 2013-14 regular season strong, winning seven in a row.

Kentwood’s depth is a strength and Solomon’s rotation runs 10 players deep, with the pressure, up-and-down style reminiscent of his 2004 championship squad. Senior Malik Sanchez leads the team in scoring, averaging about 15 points per game on 60 percent shooting, but Solomon said it’s been the senior-laden team’s willingness to share the ball that has made much of the difference. Buying into the team approach can sometimes be difficult for players with college basketball aspiration who need big stats to

With an 8-0 start to the 2014-15 season, the Kentwood boys basketball team has won 15 consecutive regular season games. The Conks altered their offensive and defensive schemes following their disappointing postseason. FILE PHOTO make an impression, but Solomon said his group has bought in. He preaches that recruiters will be more impressed with a player scoring 10 points per game on a team playing into March, than someone scoring 20 on a non-playoff team.

“If they continue to not shortcut the process and work hard, the sky is the limit for this team,” he said.

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2013-14 Record: 12-4 conference, 15-8 overall Returning Varsity: Seven Goals: Solomon said the first goal is to finish with the best record among those in the Kent

School District, then to win the league and “see what happens from there in districts and on to state.”

Biggest Obstacles: Getting the players to learn the new schemes and system implemented this season, Solomon said.

Top Performers: • Malik Sanchez (Senior, forward) • Preston White (Senior, point guard) • Marcus LuBom (Senior, forward) • Josiah Bronson (Senior, forward) Newcomers to Watch: • Darius LuBom (Sophomore, guard) • Rayvaughn Bolton (Sophomore, guard)

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K-9 officer sniffs out theft suspect

BY ERIC MANDEL emandel@covingtonreporter.com

An alleged car thief saved himself from a potentially painful doggy paddle by surrendering after a pursuit that resulted in him hiding in a retention pond near the MultCare Covington Medical Center.

Covington police pursued and recovered a stolen vehicle at around 6:40 a.m. on Dec. 21. Police said the 39-year-old male who gave a Maple Valley address, fled in the vehicle and then on foot before being caught in the water.

Covington Police Chief Kevin Klason said officers

initially tracked a different stolen vehicle using the LoJack recovery system to a cul-de-sac in Covington. As officers worked to recover the abandoned car, another vehicle, which did not have license plates, turned into the area and then sped away, Klason said. An officer pursued the vehicle for less than two miles, according to Klason, before the suspect bailed out of the vehicle.

Klason said officers navigated construction fences around the medical center, as the K-9 led them to the pond. The suspect gave up as police approached and announced the K-9 would be let loose.

“The guy stood up and was very, very cold and wet,” Klason said.

Klason said police found other potentially stolen items in the vehicle, as well as shaved keys potentially used to steal cars. Klason said the man has prior felony convictions.

Jerry Woods Holiday Engine Food Drive collects $11,000

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Reach Senior Reporter Eric Mandel at emandel@covingtonreporter.com or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054. To comment on this story go to www.covingtonreporter.com.

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Woods started the program, then named just “Holiday Engine,” in 2008 and died in 2010.

The Jerry Woods Holiday Engine Food Drive collected more than $11,000 and 20,000 pounds of food for families in the Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond area, according to Scott Webster with Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety.

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