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Another run? Wales in, Osborne out

BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

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A tale of two Auburn City Councilmembers.

One hopes to stay, the other eyes the exit.

Largo Wales seeks a second term on the council. Wayne Osborne will not.

Wales, formerly a teacher and Auburn School District administrator, as well as former director of ACAP Child and Family Services, filed her paperwork with the Public Disclosure Commission last week.

She explained why she is running [ more COUNCIL page 2 ]

CHANGES COMING TO THE FORE Morgan Warren waves to the audience after receiving the Miss Auburn crown last Saturday night.

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Warren captures Miss Auburn crown

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Golfers practice their putting in front of the Auburn Golf Course clubhouse and restaurant. City officials say the golf course is getting a new restaurant vendor, replacing Copper Falls, among the changes and improvements to the facility. REPORTER FILE PHOTO

NEW RESTAURANT VENDOR ON THE MENU Golf course undergoes minor improvements

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A new restaurant vendor is coming to the Auburn Golf Course.

And the restaurant will get a new name.

“Copper Falls is no longer operating out at the golf course,” Mayor Nancy Backus told Monday night’s regular study session of the City Council.

There is no restaurant food available at the golf course right now, and there probably won’t be until early-to-mid February, Backus added.

The City of Auburn does not

yet have a signed agreement with a new vendor. It is in talks with an unnamed interim concessionaire at the moment, but no agreement has been signed.

Copper Falls vendor’s sevenyear contract with the City had ended, and City officials described the parting with Kava, LLC as “a mutual separation.” [ more GOLF page 7 ]

Faith, family and persistence have helped Morgan Warren reach greater heights.

That and her ability to sing beautiful music from the heart.

Combining poise and grace, the 20-year-old Auburn woman shone brightly last Saturday night to capture the crown at the Miss Auburn Scholarship Program.

For Warren, it all came together in her third attempt to seize the tiara.

“This means so much to me,” Warren said after receiving a wave of congratulatory hugs and kisses on the Lindbloom Center stage at Green River Community College.

“I’m so excited to be able to be in the community, being

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a representative of Auburn, being able to go to state.”

Warren, a sophomore at the college, won nearly $7,000 in gifts and scholarships after prevailing against 13 other contestants in two nights of competition.

She automatically qualifies for the Miss Washington Pageant later this year. The Miss Auburn program, one of the largest of its kind in the country, is an official preliminary to the Miss Washington and Miss America scholarship pageants.

Heather Haggin was first runner-up, followed by Haley Henrickson (second [ more PAGEANT page 10 ]

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again for the seat she first won in 2012.

“I thought about it for probably about the last year. It’s a lot of work, a lot of it is not pleasant,” Wales began. … “But I feel like I can really make contributions in some areas. And I’m really proud of what we’ve done on the council.

“With my love of kids and families, we are doing some incredible things,” Wales said.

A backward glance, Wales said, shows her that in each of the last three years she has been on the council it has accomplished at least one significant thing.

In year one, Wales said, the big deal was getting the Auburn Valley Humane Society, its animal shelter on A Street Southeast and Animal Control Officer George Winner up and running.

“You can see how the community spirit has wrapped around that,” Wales said. “And the expansion of the Thrift store has added a whole new dimension and gotten a whole group of people involved in our community.”

Year two’s accomplishment, Wales continued, was the decision to scrap the municipal court system in favor of contracting with King County District Court.

“That has turned out to be an incredible move,” Wales said. “Moving all those jail-type activities has allowed us to save $3 million a year, which we have now applied

toward paying off the costs of the SCORE Jail.”

And in year three, Wales said, the big accomplishment was deciding to move forward with a combined Auburn Youth Center and Community Center on the north end of Les Gove Park, when earlier plans to build a community center on the park’s south end proved too costly.

“That is going to be pretty significant,” Wales said of the youth component of the overall $9 million project. “Research shows that homeless youth tend to become homeless for the rest of their lives, whereas older people can come in and out of homelessness. Nobody talks about it, but this center is going to serve as a major intervention in this community toward dealing with youth homeless issues.”

Wales also noted the council’s recent scrapping of its red light photo enforcement system.

Wales is the only council member in the state of Washington to serve on two health boards simultaneously, in her case, the TacomaPierce County Board of Health and the Seattle King County Board of Health.

In 2014, Wales used her position on the Seattle-King County Board to help save the King County Health Clinic in Auburn, which a cash-strapped county had talked about shuttering by the end of the year.

Wales explained what happened.

“As a voting member of SeattleKing County Public Health, at the end of the year we get the announcement that we are like $35 million in arrears, which is $70 million for two years, So they are going to cut four clinics: Federal Way and ours, and a couple of others up north. I said, ‘This doesn’t make sense to me. We have the highest needs right here in South King County, and you are talking about cutting the two farthest out.’

“I advocated for Federal Way and ours. I said when you have two Public Health clinics in Kent and Renton, it only makes sense to cut one from Kent and Renton and leave ours alone. I said this on television and everywhere I went. I brought it to my fellow City Councilmembers, and they agreed. And I kept bringing it up and bringing it up. It seems like King County thinks South King County is just going to go away, and we are not going to go away,” Wales said.

Wales praised Mayor Nancy Backus for her ability to focus, and how the mayor turned her laser beam on the clinic issue and built the support that saved it at least for the next two years, until a permanent funding solution can be devised.

Wales, also member of the Human Development Committee for the National League of Cities, said the committee is on “the verge of turning the corner” on controversial family quality-of-life issues, such as raising the federal mini-

mum wage, and she wants to be around to see big changes happen.

Osborne wants to step aside It’s about age.

It’s about giving younger people, with more energy and time to spare, their shot.

So says Wayne Osborne of his decision not to seek a second term.

“The primary reason is age,” Osborne, 74, said this week. “I think now that we have changed (from subcommittees) to work sessions, a younger person, a working person can serve on the council. I think that would be an ideal situation.”

He added, “And I’m not going to be doing this when I am 80 years old.”

Osborne, a former FAA air traffic controller, was a member of the City Council freshman class of 2012, comprised of himself, Largo Wales and John Holman.

In his single term, Osborne, former chairman of the Public Works Committee, has gained a reputation as nearly a walking encyclopedia of what’s happening with City government, down to the last jot and tittle.

And he plans to stay involved with that government.

“I’m not going to go away from City government. I’m going to try and get back on some boards

and commissions, but where it’s a once-a-month situation. I do put in a lot of hours on the City Council job, and it would be kind of nice to actually retire. My wife wants to do some traveling,” Osborne said.

Looking back, Osborne said, he finds much to be proud of.

“I think this three years, so far, has been very active,” he said.

He lauded the City’s change from running its own municipal court to going with King County District court, which, he said, “has saved the City a tremendous amount of money.”

Osborne noted that the City also equalized out its solid waste rates. Initially, he said, they were supported by commercial development and are now equalized between residential and commercial.

“We’ve also revised some of our expectations of downtown development, and I think we’re better off. Because of the changes we’ve made, people have been able to come in and actually build, where before there were some restrictions that caused people not to come in,” Osborne said.

“Look, all things come to an end. And if anybody wants to know how important they are, let ’em stick their hand in a bucket of water, pull it out, and see what kind of impression they’ve left,” Osborne said.

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Tall ostrich takes wing in City’s sculpture gallery STAFF REPORT

SHOW OF SEAHAWK SPIRIT A “12th Man ” banner hangs from the parking garage at the Muckleshoot Casino this week.

Right, a canoe at the Shell station on Auburn Way South supports the colors of the Seahawks, who take on the Patriots in Sunday’s Super Bowl.

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It stands at the northeast corner of D Street and West Main, one of the eye-poppingest, gotta-have-a-lookingest, wowinducingest works in Auburn’s 2014-15 Downtown Sculpture Gallery.

Made mostly of recycled spoons and forks, an 8½-foothigh ostrich.

Who woulda thunk it? An ostrich, right here, in Auburn.

Artists Greg Bartol and Debbie Drillevich did. After all, they made the bird in Green River Community College’s Welding Technologies Lab, answering the City’s 2014 call for art for the gallery.

“My art is often inspired by nature,” Bartol said. “I have welded pieces that look like wood, rocks, clouds, rain, water, animals and human figures. Capturing the essences is more important to me than strict realism.

“Steel is my choice of material because of its fluidity and forgiveness. Once the design process begins, clarity comes from handling the metal. Many of my materials for functional pieces include rusty steel, discarded parts of scraps from the welding certification processes, repur-

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posed,” Bartol said.

As for the details, Bartol describes the piece as durable, transportable and safe, with a body of recycled materials for the base, legs and the structured interior support.

Three thousand spoons went into this baby’s making. The neck is forks and there are serving utensils for the face. Each piece of silverware was individually welded with steel weld-wire.

All of the silverware is stainless steel to maintain its shine and durability.

Its legs and feet are made of sturdy metal pipe to support the 300-pound creature, Bartol said.

The base is designed to be fork-liftable, heavy and secure, presenting the Ostrich at the right level for interaction with it as a sculpture. Inside the body are two sets of lights: the first is solar charged, and can be set to come on at dark; the other is battery powered, and it can change color with a remote control.

“Through a collaborative effort with students at Green River Community College, several smaller birds and mammal sculptures were created using silverware. After those successes, we chose to go big,” Bartol said.

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Jan. 26 Trespassing: 9:05 a.m., 1009 Auburn Way S. For acts of wrongdoing undisclosed, the Old Farmers Market pitched a man and woman clean out of its yard for five years.

Assault with hands and fists: 1:52 p.m., 2330 I St. NE. A man tried to strangle a woman whom he had previously dated.

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Aid call: 10:35 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters examined a man suffering chest pains and took vitals before a private ambulance transported him to MAMC.

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Commercial fire: 7:44 p.m., (Federal Way). Battalion 31 helped South King Fire Rescue at an apartment fire that had started in one third-floor unit and was spreading. Firefighters quickly gained control of the fire and extinguished it. The fire displaced four residents.

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Aid call: 11:36 a.m., (Algona).

Despite a language barrier, firefighters responding to a woman who was complaining of a headache determined that she had flu-like symptoms, so they arranged for a

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Vandalism: 8:43 a.m., 790 Auburn Way N. Rock chuckers chucked rocks through the windows of several business businesses, though nobody knows the day or time.

private ambulance to motor her off to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

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Theft: 2:58 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. A man smashed a pickup’s window and stole tools and a cellphone while the vehicle was parked at the Outlet Collection mall. A witness described the suspect to police.

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Theft: 6 p.m., 1800 block of M Street Southeast. While a woman was on her way to a store, somebody stole the purse from the back of her wheelchair.

Assault with a knife: 11:31 a.m., 3700 block of A Street Southeast. As a man was walking home from the Spunky Monkey, an unknown assailant pulled out a knife and stabbed him in his left bicep. The victim told police that when the assault was unfolding, he thought the man was trying to rob him, but then the stab-

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responded to a report of a fire around 3 p.m. in the 3600 block of I Street Northeast, Auburn.

Light smoke was visible from the residence when firefighters arrived. They were able to contain the fire to the bathroom.

The adults were treated on the scene for possible smoke inhalation and transported to a local hospital by private ambulance for further evaluation.

The VRFA is trying to determine the cause of the fire.

Theft: 6:45 a.m., 1302 W. Main. St. An Auburn business reported the theft of scrap metal from its yard. An employee told officers he had seen a teal mini van with two men fleeing the scene.

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Robbery with a knife: 8:19 p.m., 11800 SE 320th St. Pulling a knife on a Green River Community College student, three robbers took his wal-

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Trespassing: 10:28 a.m., 1102 Auburn Way S. A male whom police had previously booted from the Auburn Library and Les Gove Park for fighting got into another fight in the library, so police busted him for criminal trespassing. Police could not find the dude he’d fought.

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Theft: 9:35 a.m., 3705 W. Valley Highway N. Somebody broke into a trailer and stole power tools, their kind, make and value one of those Auburn police mysteries.

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“The damage tobacco does to the lives and health of Washingtonians is devastating. We must do more to protect our youth from tobacco’s grip.”

– State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, on a new bill that would make Washington the nation’s first state to raise the legal age for tobacco, vapor products to 21

ANALYSIS

Dilemma: Paying for lower class sizes?

School districts throughout Washington are priming their fiscal pumps in coming weeks, asking local constituents to support special maintenance and operations tax propositions to maintain current programs, as well as bond measures to support facilities development and transportation needs.

Meanwhile, at the state Capitol, lawmakers have yet to come to grips in the early days of the 2015 legislative session with education financing plans to meet the state Supreme Court’s mandate that they must fully fund basic education as defined in the state constitution.

Legislators and Gov. Jay Inslee agree that education is and should be the dominant issue before them this session. They do not agree, however, on a means and method to resolve the dilemma: finding the dollars to avoid the Supreme Court’s Inslee clutches under a contempt order, the result of the Legislature’s failure to meet the terms the court has set for basic education funding.

Local school districts are holding levy and bond elections in February so they are able to maintain current operating levels while the Legislature continues to struggle with its role and responsibility to support basic-education programs.

Added to the education funding challenge is the voter-approved Class Size Reduction Measure — Initiative 1351 — passed in November. That measure requires the state to lower class sizes in grades K-12, and adds additional teachers and support staff in order to do so.

The Office of Financial Management estimates implementing I-1351 could cost the state $4.7 billion through fiscal year 2019 and an additional $1.9 billion each year thereafter.

The initiative did not include a funding source and has a four-year phase-in, with 50 percent implementation in the 2015-2017 biennium and 100 percent implementation in 2018-2019.

Local school districts, however, would have an additional fiscal challenge to meet [ more EDUCATION page 7 ]

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Sharing some pedestrian responsibilities Caudia Board is right on the mark, with her brief letter (“Lighten up, pedestrians”, Jan. 16, Auburn Reporter) encouraging pedestrians to wear light clothing when walking in the dark.

Pedestrians have many responsibilities to ensure their safety. Even light clothing can be hard to see in poor conditions, such as when it’s raining at night. You can increase your safety further by adding something that can be seen from all sides, like luminescent running or cycling jackets, raincoats with reflective stripes or reflective bands around your pant legs or arms.

I have a reflective dry bag backpack that’s very visible.

Some people clip a flashing red light, like a bicycle taillight to their back. You may not be styling, but you’ll be more likely to stay alive.

Letters policy The Auburn Reporter welcomes letters to the editor on any subject. Letters must include a name, address and daytime phone number for verification purposes.

Letters may be edited for length. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length.

Submissions may be printed both in the paper and electronically.

Deadline for letters to be considered for publication is 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Carry a flashlight to increase your visibility at night by shining it in the general direction of the cars most likely to present a threat, particularly at intersections, as well as to illuminate other hazards.

When you cross at a controlled intersection, wait for the “walk” light, but don’t assume you will be given the right of way. Make eye contact with the drivers waiting to

turn across your path so you have a better idea of each other’s intent. Many drivers don’t seem to realize that if you wait for the cars that are turning right when you get the “walk” light and they simultaneously get the green light, you don’t have time to cross.

If you are crossing on the left side, watch for cars approaching from the rear to turn left across your path.

If you insist on jaywalking, doing so in the middle of a block, rather than close to the intersection gives both pedestrian and motorist a better chance to see each other before it’s too late. And please, use common sense; don’t jaywalk with your little kids.

If you walk where there are no sidewalks, like Lea Hill, please walk on the left side of the road. If someone’s impaired or distracted and about to take you out, you can see them coming and probably jump to safety.

Stay alert. If you’re lost in [ more LETTERS page 6 ]

MY TURN

Moving beyond the gas tax as our system takes on new look With gas prices plummeting to less than $2 a gallon, some politicians think this is the ideal time to increase state and federal gas taxes.

The theory is when gasoline is expensive, voters vehemently oppose higher gas taxes; but when the price drops,

motorists don’t pay as much attention. They just fill up and drive off, thankful for the savings.

The flaw in that theory is that gas prices will inevitably climb again. But a larger concern is that the debate over fuel taxes distracts us from the real question: what is the best way to pay for road projects, bridge

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maintenance and to reduce highway congestion?

The real issue is how taxes are collected and distributed for transportation projects.

Today, the federal gasoline tax is 18.4 cents per gallon and 24.4 cents for diesel. Washington state’s gas and diesel taxes are among the nation’s highest at 37.5 cents. Therefore, truckers in our state are taxed 62

cents a gallon for diesel, and car owners fork over nearly 56 cents per gallon in taxes.

And there’s more to come. Although not a direct fuel tax increase, Gov. Inslee’s cap-and-trade program and his proposed low carbon fuel standard will raise fuel costs.

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space, you’re not going to see the hazards coming your way. You’re also more vulnerable to being targeted by unsavory characters. To be safe, women especially should consider walking with others, with a dog or carrying pepper spray, particularly at night.

As a chiropractor, I see too many unnecessary injuries due to people slipping and falling on the ice.

Traction devices like YakTrax are a very wise investment. Invest in the clothing to enable you to walk year round comfortably.

Walking regularly is one of the most important things you can do to maintain or regain your health,

[ BRUNELL from page 5 ] would cap industrial carbon emissions at a certain level, and facilities that exceed the cap would have to pay money to the state. Inslee estimates the program will bring in $1 billion a year,

so long as you do so safely. It gives you quiet time you can use for reflection, and if you’re so inclined, for meditation and prayer.

It also gives you the opportunity to cross paths with people you wouldn’t encounter otherwise. Just a smile and a “good morning” with no strings attached can brighten yours and their day.

Try it, it’s contagious.

– Phil Thompson

Proposed center needs to shelter In the past 30 years the City of Auburn has put at least two, possibly three, proposals for a community center before voters. Each time, the

$400 million of which would pay for road and bridge projects.

Presumably, the refineries and fuel shippers covered by the program will pass their added costs on to consumers in the form of higher fuel prices. And analysts for

plans have been rejected.

During The Great Depression, Les Gove Park was a government housing project called The Terrace.

Eventually, Auburn acquired the property, using it as a site for a new library and park.

After spending millions of dollars on plans and improvements at Les Gove Park, the City is still planning a community center.

I’ve lived in Auburn for 50 years and been on the City Council twice, but I have yet to be invited to a neighborhood meeting about emergency management, nor have I seen a plan for a community center that will include a permanent emergency shelter in Auburn.

I have seen millions of dollars in

the state’s climate change task force estimated his low carbon fuel standard would increase gas prices 93 cents to $1.17 per gallon.

Here’s the problem. Depending solely on gas taxes and carbon-based fuels to pay for transportation may

public funds spent to accommodate elected officials and people who can afford to take care of themselves. In the past year I have learned much about homelessness in Auburn, and in the future I hope our elected officials will find the courage to tell people who need emergency shelter that there’s “no room at the inn.”

The City does much to help people in need, and I had hoped I could put a positive spin on the idea of a community center this time around, but I cannot.

Greed and poor decision making by those of us who should have known better is destroying the future of Auburn and the people who live here.

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have worked in the past, but it ignores modern realities.

When President Eisenhower set up the federal Highway Trust Fund in 1956, the proceeds from the original three-cent gas tax built the interstate highway system. As the system was

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Coffee and conversation follow. It is an open mic opportunity. The public is invited.

Poetry at The Station Bistro is made possible with the help of the restaurant, the City of Auburn, the Auburn Arts Commission, the Striped Water Poets and NorthWest Renaissance.

were the electrified trolley buses. But the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo changed all that. Overnight, the price of a barrel of oil quadrupled.

President Nixon responded by rationing gasoline and imposing a 55 mph speed limit. As Congress got involved, the auto industry began shifting to cars that got better mileage.

Now President Obama wants cars to average 54.4 miles per gallon by 2025.

More fuel-efficient cars and the growing popularity of hybrids and electric cars means less gas is sold, which generates less gas tax revenue for transportation projects.

The formula for funding highway and bridge construction must change; state and federal fuel taxes are no longer sufficient.

Carbon fuels can no longer bear the brunt of funding our transportation system.

Congestion-based funding, tolls, licensing and fees on all vehicles, including electric and alternative fuel cars, will have to pick up a greater share of the costs.

Recently, the Wall Street Journal editorialized that the time has come to abolish the federal gas tax, saying the costs of transportation can reasonably be borne by the people who enjoy the benefits – a user fee of sorts.

While it seems highly unlikely that Congress will repeal the gas tax, elected officials need to look at the core issues with transportation and shift away from reflexively raising fuel taxes. That just won’t work anymore.

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist.

He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com.

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[ EDUCATION from page 5 ] the I-1351 mandate. Statewide they would need to fund $1.3 billion with local levy dollars through school year 2018-2019 to implement this initiative due to the difference between what the state allocates for teachers’ pay and what local school districts actually pay their teachers.

Why has the education funding issue emerged to haunt state legislators?

In the 2012 McCleary case, the state Supreme Court ruled that the state was in violation of the constitution because of its reliance on local levies and federal funds to fund basic education, rather than direct state-financing programs. The court reaffirmed that it was the Legislature’s responsibility to define what basic education would look like in terms of dollar amounts and programs, but concluded legislators had not done that job.

In the 2009-11 biennium, two pieces of legislation, ESHB 2261 and SHB 2776, were enacted to expand the definition of basic education and restructure the K-12 funding formulas in response to the McCleary court case that was filled in 2007.

ESHB 2261 created a new K-12 funding model called the “Prototypical School Model,” which allocates a

Auburn’s Tyler Cushing, left, joins Rep. Drew Stokesbary (R-Auburn) on the House floor in Olympia. COURTESY PHOTO

ratio of teachers and support staff based on the number of students in the school. It also expanded the definition of basic education, which must be fully funded by the state.

SHB 2776 took the funding formula created in ESHB 2261 and made it law. It also established a timeline for reducing class sizes and phasing in the expanded definition of education based on the funding formula established by the Prototypical School Model.

“We defined what basic education should look like, but we haven’t put the money into sustaining that system,” said Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, D-Mukilteo, vice chair of the House Education Committee. “That’s where we lost our (McCleary) case.”

Inslee’s proposed budget for the 2015-2017 biennium includes a $3.6 billion education package, of which $1.3 billion is dedicated to lowering class sizes in grades K-3, an overlap between the initiative and the state’s McCleary obligation, which mandates class-size reductions in the lower grades.

And though his proposal is championed as the largest increase in basic-education funding in nearly a quarter century, it still falls short of the $4.7 billion needed to fund I-1351.

“They’re not funding 1351,” said Randy Dorn,

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state superintendent of public instruction, referring to Inslee’s budget proposal.

“The governor made no attempt to fix it or give us a plan on how he’s going to get to fully fund education.”

Dorn says some kind of levy transfer in which school-district levies are reduced and the same amount is captured by the state property tax might be part of the solution.

“I believe in the end you have to look at some kind of levy exchange to pay for it,” Dorn said. “I don’t think you will have enough money to pay for all of I-1351, but you can do all day K, K-3 classsize reduction, and then you have to do something about the 25 to 1 ratio in middle school and high schools.”

House Appropriation Committee Chairman Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina, in the past has also proposed a revenue-neutral levy swap, where the state takes a greater share of local school

tax levies, as a means to fund the Supreme Court’s mandate. Taxpayers would pay the same amount in taxes but to the state instead of the local districts. However, this time around, he says a levy swap, where you change out local money for state money, is not effective because it doesn’t add any new revenue.

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“There were some things (the City) wanted to see change out there, but it wasn’t within the scope of what they wanted to do,” said Dana Hinman, City public affairs and marketing manager.

“There probably wasn’t the increase in growth that the City had looked for in that length of time,” said Daryl Faber, director of Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation. “It seemed like the restaurant sort of stagnated, and the City wanted to take it to a more popular level, especially with the golfers and active users. It really wasn’t a case of not making enough money or anything like that. Obviously, everybody wanted to make it more successful.”

At the moment the

City is working to get the restaurant opened for operation, and the unnamed potential concessionaire, via a private contract with the Auburn Rotary Club, has already catered three luncheons there.

“The City is doing some minor improvements like recarpeting and painting, you know, the stuff you need to do after seven years of operation, and we’ll be cooperating with whomever the future tenant is on any other improvements that need to be done. But no structural changes are being proposed. There’ll be a new operator, a new menu and cosmetic improvements,” Faber said.

“I can see nothing but very positive improvements,” said City Councilmember Bill Peloza, also a member of the Auburn Rotary Club.

...obituaries Mary Philomena Mitchell

Mary (Philo) Mitchell, loving wife and mother, passed away suddenly at her home on January 6, 2015.

Born July 20, 1929 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, Philo moved to Auburn in 1957 with her husband William. Together they raised a family and were long time members of Holy Family Parish in Auburn. Philo will be remembered for her faith in God, her love of family, and her kindness.

She was preceded in death by her husband William in 2011. She leaves behind her children Leigh Anne, Judy, and William Jr., and siblings Barbara, Gertrude, and Patrick all residing in Canada.

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Tyler Cushing, a homeschooled student from Auburn, traveled to Olympia on Jan. 12-17 to serve as a page in the state House of Representatives.

Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, 31st District, sponsored Cushing.

Cushing attended page school each day to understand the operations and actions of the Legislature. His time at the Capitol culminated with the presentation of his mock bill about keeping electronic cigarettes out of the hands of minors.

Tyler is the son of Christopher and Kimberly Cushing.

To become a page, applicants must have a legislative sponsor, be between the ages of 14 and 16, and obtain written permission from their parents and school.

For more information, visit: www.leg.wa.gov/ House/Pages/HousePageProgram.aspx.

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Barbara Jean Sitler Hicks passed away peacefully after a year long illness at the home of her daughter, on January 1, 2015. Barbara was born July 29,1930, the daughter of Robert O. and Gladys E. Sitler in Axtel, KS. She was a graduate of Axtel High School and attended Kansas City Secretarial School. Married to George Vann Hicks on May 13, l951, they started out life together in Witchita, KS.; moved to Savannah, GA, then Tacoma, WA in 1963 and Kent, WA in 1970. Her longest time working was with Avon; first as a representative then retired as a District Manager. After that she participated and was a long time volunteer with Group Health giving seminars on living well with chronic illnesses. She assisted then led the block watch in her neighborhood.

Barbara was preceded in death by her husband and sons Brian and Todd. She is survived by her brother, Gerald Sitler of Kansas City, KS, daughter Marsha Hunter (John), 7 grandchildren; Elizabeth Winchell, Trenton Hicks, Michael Johnson, Melissa Young, Spencer Hicks, Brittany Hicks and Chelsa Hicks and 7 great grandchildren.

A deep gratitude to Hospice Care in Snohomish County who helped comfort her in her last year.

There will be a celebration of her life on Saturday, February 7th, 1pm at Federal Way United Methodist Church at 29645 51st Ave. S. Auburn, WA 98001. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation of your time, talents or finances to the American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation or American Heart Association.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Notice of Complaint for Divorce filed by Jeffrey J. Douglas Notice to: Kristina N. Douglas You are hereby notified that Plaintiff’s Complaint for Divorce, Docket Number 183-486, was filed in the Wyoming District Court for the First Judicial District, 309 West 20th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001, on January 5, 2015, where Jeffrey J. Douglas seeks a divorce from you and he also seeks sole custody of the minor children; D.J.D, and M.N.D., establish child support and other financial issues, and a division of property and debt. Unless you file an answer or otherwise respond to this Complaint within 30 days following the last date of publication of this notice, the Court will grant the relief requested by Plaintiff.

DATED: January 7, 2015.

Tracy L. Zubrod Zubrod Law Office, P.C. 219 E. 18th Street Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307) 778-2557 Published in Auburn Reporter on January 16, 23, 30, 2015; February 6, 2015. #1226580 Northwest Cascade LLC, Mark Perry, 16207 Meridian E. / PO Box 73399 Puyallup, WA 98375, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Eco1ogy’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Pacific Honey Bucket, is located at 210 and 230 County Line Rd SW in Pacific in Pierce County. This project involves 3.52 acres of soil disturbance for Commercial construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to Milwaukee Ditch. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173201 A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Auburn Reporter on January 23, 2015 and January 30, 2015. #1229962.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING The Auburn School District Board of Directors will convene on Saturday, January 31, 9 a.m., in the board room at the James P. Fugate Administration Building.

The purpose of the meeting is to hold a board workshop to focus on team building, analysis of perceptual data, and AHS Phase II progress review.

AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 408 915 Fourth Street Northeast Auburn, Washington Published in Auburn Reporter on January 30, 2015.#1233114.

Auburn School District No. 408 915 Fourth Street Northeast Auburn WA 98002 LEGAL NOTICE BUDGET HEARING The Board of Directors of Auburn School District No. 408,

Auburn, Washington, has completed the revision of the Auburn School District General Fund budget for the 2014-15 Fiscal Year. A copy of said budget revision will be furnished to any interested taxpayer who calls at the office of the Deputy Superintendent in the school administration offices, 915 Fourth Street Northeast, Auburn, Washington.

The Board of Directors will meet on Monday, February 9, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. at the James P. Fugate Administration Center for the purpose of hearing, fixing, and adopting the revised General Fund budget for the 2014-15 Fiscal Year.

Any taxpayer may appear at this meeting and be heard for or against the budget.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 408 Michael Newman Deputy Superintendent Published in Auburn Reporter on January 23, 30, 2015. #1231096.

KING COUNTY DEPT. OF PERMITTING & ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (DPER) 35030 SE DOUGLAS ST STE 210 SNOQUALMIE WA 98065-9266 NOTICE OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST: Short Plat File: SPLT14-0022 Applicant(s): Joel & Jane Mattson Location: 3208 S. Star Lk Rd Proposal: Subdivide approx 0.84 acres, zoned R-6, into 2 lots for single family detached dwellings Project Manager: Josh Johnson 206-477-4482 COMMENT PROCEDURES: DPER will issue a decision on this application following a 21-day comment period ending on February 27, 2015. Written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the project manager at the phone number listed above.

Published in Auburn Reporter on January 30, 2015.#1231454.

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1892 City of Pacific, Washington On the 26th day of January 2015, the City Council of the City of Pacific, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 20151892. A summary of the content of said ordinances, consisting of their titles, provides as follows: CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1892 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON, DISCONTINUING EXCHANGE TIME FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES AND ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT DAYS OFF, CONVERTING EXISTING EXCHANGE TIME TO VACATION, AND REVISING PACIFIC MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.68.250.

The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule. Dated the 26th day of January 2015 Amy Stevenson-Ness City Clerk Published in Auburn Reporter on January 30, 2015. #1233740.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Land Acquisitions – Muckleshoot Indian Tribe ACTION: Notice of decision to acquire land into trust under 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 151.

SUMMARY: The Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, on the below date, has made a determination to acquire real property in trust for The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. The land is described as: Lot 3, City of Auburn short plat number sp-8-76 #a, recorded under recording number 7606160051, being a portion of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 21 North, Range 5 East, Willamette Meridian, in King County, Washington, containing 0.22 acres, more or less.

DATE: The determination was made on January 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Puget Sound Agency Superintendent Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2707 Colby Avenue, Suite 1101, Everett, WA 98201-3528, telephone (425)-258-2651.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published to comply with the requirement of 25 CFR § 151.12(d)(2)(iii) that notice be given of the decision by the authorized representative of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in trust.

A copy of the determination is available from the office identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice. Any party who wishes to seek judicial review of this decision must first exhaust administrative remedies. This decision may be appealed to the Northwest Regional Director in accordance with the regulations in 25 CFR Part 2. Your notice of appeal must be filed in the Superintendent’s office at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. The date of filing your notice of appeal is the date it is postmarked or the date it is personally delivered to the Superintendent’s office. Your notice of appeal must include your name, address, and telephone number and it should clearly identify the decision being appealed. If possible, attach a copy of the decision. The notice and the envelope in which it is mailed should be clearly labeled “Notice of Appeal.” Your notice of appeal must list the names and addresses of the interested parties known to you and certify that you have sent them copies of the notice.

You must also send a copy of your notice of appeal to the Regional Director at: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Regional Office, 911 Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4169. If you are an Indian or Indian tribe and are not represented by an attorney, you may request assistance from this office in the preparation of your appeal.

You may include a statement of reasons with your notice of appeal, explaining why you believe the decision being appealed is in error. If you do not include your statement of reasons with your notice of appeal, you must mail or deliver it to the Superintendent’s office within 30 days after you file your notice of appeal.

The statement of reasons and the envelope in which it is mailed should be clearly labeled “Statement of Reasons.” It must be accompanied by or otherwise incorporate all supporting documents. You must send copies of your statement of reasons to

all interested parties and the Regional Director.

If no appeal is timely filed, this decision will become final for the Department of the Interior at the expiration of the appeal period.

No extension of time may be granted for filing a notice of appeal.

Published in Auburn Reporter on January 30, 2015. #1233142.

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2014-1872 City of Pacific, Washington On the 26th day of January 2015, the City Council of the City of Pacific, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 20151872. A summary of the content of said ordinances, consisting of their titles, provides as follows: CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1872 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO THE RECREATIONAL AND MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA, EXTENDING THE INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTED ON JULY 28, 2014, UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 2014-1866, PROHIBITING THE SITING, ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF ANY STRUCTURES, PROPERTY OR USES RELATING TO RECREATIONAL OR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, CULTIVATION, STORAGE, SALE, DELIVERY, EXCHANGE OR BARTERING, FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ADDRESSED IN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 20, 2015 BY THE PACIFIC CITY COUNCIL. The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule. Dated the 26th day of January 2015 Amy Stevenson-Ness City Clerk Published in Auburn Reporter on January 30, 2015. #1233724.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Land Acquisitions – Muckleshoot Indian Tribe ACTION: Notice of decision to acquire land into trust under 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 151.

SUMMARY: The Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, on the below date, has made a determination to acquire real property in trust for the Virginia E. Cross. The land is described as: Lot 19, Cedar Lanes, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 61 of Plats, page(s) 83, in King County, Washington, containing 0.17 acres, more or less.

DATE: The determination was made on January 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Puget Sound Agency Superintendent Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2707 Colby Avenue, Suite 1101, Everett, WA 98201-3528, telephone (425)-258-2651.

SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION: This notice is published to comply with the requirement of 25 CFR § 151.12(d)(2)(iii) that notice be given of the decision by the authorized representative of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in trust.

A copy of the determination is available from the office identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice. Any party who wishes to seek judicial review of this decision must first exhaust administrative remedies. This decision may be appealed to the Northwest Regional Director in accordance with the regulations in 25 CFR Part 2. Your notice of appeal must be filed in the Superintendent’s office at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. The date of filing your notice of appeal is the date it is postmarked or the date it is personally delivered to the Superintendent’s office. Your notice of appeal must include your name, address, and telephone number and it should clearly identify the decision being appealed. If possible, attach a copy of the decision. The notice and the envelope in which it is mailed should be clearly labeled “Notice of Appeal.” Your notice of appeal must list the names and addresses of the interested parties known to you and certify that you have sent them copies of the notice. You must also send a copy of your notice of appeal to the Regional Director at: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Regional Office, 911 Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4169. If you are an Indian or Indian tribe and are not represented by an attorney, you may request assistance from this office in the preparation of your appeal.

You may include a statement of reasons with your notice of appeal, explaining why you believe the decision being appealed is in error. If you do not include your statement of reasons with your notice of appeal, you must mail or deliver it to the Superintendent’s office within 30 days after you file your notice of appeal.

The statement of reasons and the envelope in which it is mailed should be clearly labeled “Statement of Reasons.” It must be accompanied by or otherwise incorporate all supporting documents. You must send copies of your statement of reasons to all interested parties and the Regional Director.

If no appeal is timely filed, this decision will become final for the Department of the Interior at the expiration of the appeal period.

No extension of time may be granted for filing a notice of appeal.

Published in Auburn Reporter on January 30, 2015.#1233158.

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1890 City of Pacific, Washington On the 26th day of January 2015, the City Council of the City of Pacific, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 2015-1890. A summary of the

content of said ordinances, consisting of their titles, provides as follows: CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1890 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO THE RECREATIONAL AND MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA, EXTENDING THE INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTED ON JULY 28, 2014, UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 2014-1866, PROHIBITING THE SITING, ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF ANY STRUCTURES, PROPERTY OR USES RELATING TO RECREATIONAL OR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, CULTIVATION, STORAGE, SALE, DELIVERY, EXCHANGE OR BARTERING, FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ADDRESSED IN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 20, 2015 BY THE PACIFIC CITY COUNCIL. The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule. Dated the 26th day of January 2015 Amy Stevenson-Ness City Clerk Published in Auburn Reporter on January 30, 2015.#1233728.

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1891 City of Pacific, Washington On the 26th day of January 2015, the City Council of the City of Pacific, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 20151891. A summary of the content of said ordinances, consisting of their titles, provides as follows: CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1891 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO THE RECREATIONAL USE OF MARIJUANA, ADOPTING A COMPLETE PROHIBITION ON THE SITING, ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION OR LICENSING OF ANY STRUCTURES, PROPERTY, USES OR BUSINESSES RELATING TO RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, CULTIVATION (WHETHER INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP CULTIVATION), STORAGE, SALE, DELIVERY, EXCHANGE OR BARTERING; ADOPTING FINDINGS TO SUPPORT THE PROHIBITION, DESCRIBING THE MANNER IN WHICH VIOLATIONS WILL BE ENFORCED, AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 20.08 TO THE PACIFIC MUNICIPAL CODE. The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule. Dated the 26th day of January 2015 Amy Stevenson-Ness City Clerk Published in Auburn Reporter on January 30, 2015. #1233732.

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Self-defense class for women on Feb. 7

City offers business workshop

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Pacific Kobudo martial arts offers a women’s safety and self-defense class from 1-4 p.m. on Feb. 7.

Women who attend will learn physical self-defense techniques and strategies that can help them in escaping, controlling, avoid-

The City of Auburn presents Auburn Business 101 Workshop: Developing A Business Plan from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 4 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 25 W. Main St. There is a lot to consider when opening a business – market research, writing a business plan and creating financial projections, to name a few things. Before launching into the market, you must do your homework.

Learn how to organize your ideas into a reality by understanding how to define your niche, know your customer and research your competition.

For additional information, contact Doug Lein at 253804-3101, or dlein@auburnwa.gov

ing and evading dangerous situations.

“Women who have attended this workshop previously have come back to me to say these techniques have helped them.

That’s great proof to show that it really works,” said Tony Whetstine, instructor and owner. “Restoring

confidence to women who have previously been battered or assaulted, as well as increasing any woman’s personal empowerment, is what makes this class so important and rewarding for me to teach it.”

The school is at Longevita Pilates and Yoga Studio, 201 Auburn Way

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Those who bring a friend save $5 per person.

Participants are asked to wear comfortable clothes.

A limited number of sponsored spaces are also available to those who have previously been battered or abused.

For more information, call Whetstine at 253-7363663.

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Museum open house, railroad lecture set for Feb. 6 FOR THE REPORTER

The Northern Pacific’s Dave Sprau will give a short presentation on the life and times of Linda Braden Sprau, who worked throughout the Pacific Northwest – from telegraph operator to dispatcher, train master and intermodal manager. She recently retired after 42 years in railroading.

The discussion is a part of an open house 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the White River Valley Museum, 918

H St. SE, Auburn. A slideshow and lecture follows at 7:30 p.m. at the Auburn Senior Activity Center, across from the museum.

Martin Burwash, author of “Cascade Crossings” and the “Rambling West”, also reads from his recent work, “Vis Major: Rail-road Men, an Act of God”. Martin’s historical novel describes the overwhelming avalanche on the Great Northern Railway at Wellington on March 1, 1910.

Admission is $5 adults, $4 for kids and seniors. It is free to museum members.

No registration is required.

For more information, visit www.wrvmuseum.org.

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Clockwise, from top: The Little Sisters are “Happy,” dancing to Pharrell Williams’ hit single. First runner-up Heather Haggin steps it up in her lyrical dance. Haley Hendrickson plays the violin. Madeline Bratsch applies lipstick before hitting the stage.

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[ PAGEANT from page 1 ] runner-up) and Sarah Gleason (third-runner-up).

Lake Tapps’ Keely Franchini, 13, an eighth-grader at North Tapps Middle School, took the Miss Auburn Outstanding Teen competition. Amanda Enz was first runner-up.

The last to perform on stage in

the talent segment, Warren stood out. Her classically-trained alto voice wowed the audience as she sang “Habanera” from the opera “Carmen.” Her performance, worth 35 percent of the total score from the judges, was a big boost.

Warren is passionate about singing.

“It’s everything to me because that’s how I express myself,” she

said. “You can portray so many emotions through music, and that’s why I just love singing.”

Warren, daughter of Penni and Bobby Warren, was third runnerup a year ago and fifth runner-up in 2013.

She returned to the stage this year much improved and better prepared.

“I really thought that this was

my year. I was ready for it,” Warren said. “The past two years I’ve been growing and learning. I just think that this was the year. I’m so glad that they crowned me.”

Warren said her confidence comes from her faith-filled upbringing, which included early years of performing in her church choir.

“It all has to do with my faith,”

she said. “I’m a Christian and I believe 100 percent that it’s God behind me. He’s the one who goes on stage with me, and He’s the one who’s in the back room, too. He never leaves me.”

Warren performed on the platform issue of: Supporting Positive Body Image in Young Women. [ more PAGEANT page 11 ]

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Clockwise from far left: Keely Franchini, the eventual Miss Auburn Outstanding Teen, tap dances to “My Feet Can’t Fail Me’. Reigning Miss Washington Kailee Dunn sings to the audience.

Jacque Guyette, 2014 Miss Auburn, performs a dancing duet with Dade Glaser.

Morgan Warren, the new Miss Auburn, shares the glow of the moment with her proud parents, Bobby and Penni.

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[ PAGEANT from page 10 ] “I’m excited to be a part of the community. I’m excited to talk to the women about my platform,” Warren said. “I’m ready.”

After earning her associate degree, Warren plans to transfer to an in-state college and fulfill a degree in elementary education.

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The council voted in April to try to sell the course to a developer to help bail out the financiallystruggling golf complex, which offers an 18-hole course, a driving range and a merchandise shop.

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Kent city officials hope to attract a new Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Northwest Region Headquarters to the City-owned Riverbend par 3 golf course property.

The Kent City Council voted 5-1 on Jan. 20 to approve the conditional sale of the 18.5-acre site to a partnership led by the Texas-based Trammell Crow Company, one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate developers and investors. The sale price will be disclosed after the proposal submission deadline to GSA, slated for Feb. 6, according to a city media release.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which will pick a site for a 300,000-squarefoot facility to handle approximately 1,600 employees, expects to announce a decision in March.

The new offices are scheduled to open in August 2017.

Trammell Crow will submit the proposal to GSA. The company would own the property and lease the building to the federal government for use by the FAA. The FAA plans to leave its current SeaTac and Renton locations that do not meet criteria for the larger

space is the highest and best use for this site. This proposed development fits the bill perfectly.”

Councilwoman Deborah Ranniger voted against the sale.

“This is something I’ve been struggling with mightily,” Ranniger said prior to the vote. “I feel in my heart of hearts I’m selling a little bit of the soul of Kent. When I look at the design, it will be surrounded by a fence because it’s an FAA facility, and there will be lots of parking (approximately 1,200 spots) at the Gateway to Kent. My feeling is we are losing something big. I cannot bring myself to support this.”

Early last year, the City hired Jones Lang LaSalle, a commercial real estate services firm, to study the marketability of the property after the council asked staff to explore a possible sale.

Mayor Suzette Cooke says the prospect is a potential gamechanger for Kent’s economy.

“It’s a rare opportunity to bring such a high-caliber, stable employer to our city and to this marquee gateway property,” Cooke said in the media release.

Economic Development Director Ben Wolters says this project is part of a highly competitive

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“I am excited to be joining the Green River College family,” Clark said.

“The opportunity for self-improvement, in so many different forms, makes the college an invaluable resource for the community. I hope to support the mission and goals of the college and look forward to working with students, staff and administration.”

Clark joins Mark Albertson, regional vice president of Fidelity Investments’ Trust and Estate Consulting Group; former Auburn school superintendent Linda Cowan; former state Sen. Claudia Kauffman; and former Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis, on the five-member board.

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Preparing for the next career in computers

BY SOMER HANSON Clover Park Technical College

After Noah Hebert graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor of arts in communication, he landed an internship in Seattle.

It was a promising first step to the start of an advertising career – until the recession hit.

Wanting to stay local, Hebert applied for any job available and eventually settled for a position with PepsiCo, outside of his desired career path.

“It was something that would pay the bills until I could get back into advertising,” said Hebert, a 2002 Auburn Riverside High School graduate. “But that just didn’t happen.”

A work injury forced Hebert to analyze other career options and what he needed to be employable.

Seeking to go in a direction with available jobs and advancement opportunities, Hebert enrolled in Clover Park Technical College’s Computer Information Technology Program.

“The first quarter was kind of rough, but as I progressed, I started to appreciate it, and I’m starting to have fun with it,” he said.

Hebert had no prior experience in computers before starting the program, and on Jan. 5 he started his last quarter.

“I can look back and see how

Hebert is preparing to enter the industry once he completes his new field of study. He said he feels the Computer Information Technology Program at CPTC has been beneficial in preparing him for his next career venture.

“Being where I’m at, I’m 30 years old now, I need to be back out there already,” he said. “I don’t have time or money to learn all of computer science, but knowing and understanding what the industry is looking for, I don’t Auburn’s Noah Hebert, right, has started his final quarter in the Computer Information Technology have to know every Program at Clover Park Technical College. COURTESY PHOTO, Clover Park Technical College little thing. Clover Park has done a With his prior background in much I’ve learned in 18 months,” great job of making it so I feel like advertising, Hebert hopes he can he said. “It’s like learning another I’m ready to walk out and say I can use both of his college degrees in language.” do this.” mobile application development.

At the program’s recent endThe Computer Information For the past year Hebert has of-quarter presentation, Hebert Technology Program at CPTC served as president of Club OOPS and classmate Harlan Stewart prepares students for computer (Object Oriented Programming presented a mobile application information technology posiStudents) at CPTC. A confirmed they’d developed from scratch, a tions with concentrations in web, extrovert, he enjoys talking with feat Hebert couldn’t have pictured database or application-systems people and encouraged activities himself doing two years ago. Their programming. to gather students in computer application is designed to scan bar For more information, visit programs together during his codes and provide reviews, or alwww.cptc.edu/programs/it. tenure. low reviews to be uploaded.

The Auburn School District Board of Directors recognized Veronika Raguzin-Holloman, a counselor at Auburn Riverside High School, for her SCHOOL outstanding service, on Monday in the James P. Fugate Administration building.

A native Argentinian, Raguzin-Holloman moved to the United States at age 17 without knowing a word of English.

She earned her teaching degree at the University of Arizona and taught Spanish prior to earning her masters in guidance and counseling. She is in her eighth year at Auburn Riverside.

“I loved teaching, but you see a different side of students when you are a counselor,” Raguzin-Holloman said.

The school board also recognized Cheylynn Parks, a senior at West Auburn High School, for being an outstanding student. Parks is a leader in the classroom and out of it. She has overcome difficult personal challenges and is a student who goes beyond the requirements to enrich and extend herself. “She is always ready with a smile and kind word; always ready to help someone else meet a challenge,” said West Auburn teacher Greg Watson. ...

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Ki’Jan Weisinger scored 14 points and Tristan Miguel had 13, leading Auburn Mountainview past Sumner 57-54 in a South Puget Sound League 3A basketball game Tuesday night. The Lions improved to 9-1 in league – a half-game behind front-running Peninsula – and 12-3 overall.

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Jerre Paxton, owner of Northwest Farms, died from an apparent heart attack Sunday night, his wife Debbie said.

Paxton, who maintained residences in Seattle and Yakima, was at his Seattle condominium when he suffered the suspected heart attack. Earlier Sunday, Paxton had attended simulcast racing at Emerald Downs.

“We’re all in shock because he appeared to be perfectly healthy,” said Debbie Paxton, who lives in Yakima, where the family business is headquartered.

A charter member of the Washington Racing Hall of Fame, Paxton was 76 years old.

In addition to breeding 12 state champions, Paxton (Northwest Farms) is among

the handful of greatest owners in Washington history. At Emerald Downs, Northwest Farms ranks No. 1 with 37 stakes wins, including a track and state record eight in 2007.

“We’re stunned and deeply saddened by this loss,” said Emerald Downs founder Ron Crockett. “The red and black [ more PAXTON page 16 ]

Emerald Downs has announced a 70day live racing season for 2015 – Saturday, April 18, through Sunday, Sept. 27.

Racing will be on Saturday and Sunday only the first two weeks, with Friday racing beginning May 1 and continuing through the season.

Post time remains 6:45 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Exceptions are 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, and tentative 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 3. Holiday racing is offered Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. The confirmation of live racing dates follows recent announcements of higher purses and horsemen incentives for Emerald Downs.

In December, Emerald Downs announced a 20-percent increase in average daily overnight purses. In January, the track followed with an announcement of horsemen incentives aimed at lowering horsemen’s out-of-pocket expenses.

The 2015 stakes schedule, featuring the 80th running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3), will be released in February.

The stable area opens Saturday and training begins Monday, allowing horses more than 10 weeks to prepare for the season.

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Stopshoppingdebbie, a Northwest Farms homebred

by Curlin-Taste the Passion, set a track record with eight consecutive stakes wins and finished her career 9-for-9 at Emerald Downs. Elusive Horizon, Shampoo and Smarty Deb also were homebred champions in recent years, with Smarty Deb becoming the first Emerald Downs-based runner to compete in a Breeders’ Cup race while finishing fifth in the 2007 Juvenile Fillies.

Tom Wenzel, who trained Stopshoppingdebbie and several other stars for Northwest Farms, said Paxton was a brilliant horseman who wasn’t afraid to make a big decision.

“This is very sad news for everybody in the industry,” Wenzel said. “Training for Jerre, there wasn’t a lot of gray area; things were always clear to him.

We saw eye-to-eye on almost everything, and it was a joy training for a guy like that.”

Before switching the operation to Kentucky, Northwest Farms was the leading breeder in Washington from 1984-to1995, while standing top sires Drum Fire and Knights Choice.

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Northwest Farms has bred a dozen Washington champions: Knights Choice, Loto Canada, Time of Sale, Sharper One, Firesweeper, A Dollar One, Tough to Crack, Money by Choice, Jellystone Park, Serenity Road, Dancing Ovation and Al Renee. Firesweeper was inducted into the Washington Racing Hall of Fame in 2011.

Jerre’s father, Floyd, founded the family business, Kwik Lok Industries, in the 1950s. Kwik Lok produces plastic closure clips for bags used with bread, produce, potatoes and other grocery items. The company has plants in Yakima, Canada, Australia, Ireland and Japan.

Paxton was a regular at Emerald Downs, where he watched both live racing and simulcast racing from throughout the country. In addition, the last two years Northwest Farms has sponsored a stakes race on Washington Cup day, the $50,000 Northwest Farms Stakes for 2-year-old fillies.

Paxton is survived by his wife and daughters, Stephanie Paxton-Jackson of Bainbridge Island, Melissa Paxton-Steiner of Seattle and Kim Hagner of Oregon.

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[ FAA from page 12 ] process that required confidentiality leading up to the council vote.

“Because of what’s at stake, competition for the FAA is fierce,” Wolters said. “Trammell Crow Company needed this sale to demonstrate they’d be able to move forward with construction should the Kent site be selected.

We’re fortunate to work with Trammell Crow Company, which has a record of success delivering quality projects. They won the competition to build the FAA headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.

Their expertise and credibility is unmatched.”

The FAA started looking for a new site several years ago. Kent as well as the cities of Renton, Tukwila, Des Moines and SeaTac submitted potential locations.

But cutbacks by Congress put the search on hold. The project now has received full funding. But the FAA also extended its radius for potential sites within 10 miles of the current Renton offices. That brought in even more cities to go after the new headquarters when initial proposals were due last May. “To be clear, this is a conditional sale, which will only occur if Kent is selected,” Wolters said. “It’s an extremely competitive process. If the GSA doesn’t choose this site, the sale will be null and void. Then the City will immediately begin marketing the site to attract other developers.”

A GSA spokeswoman said she couldn’t talk about how many pro-

posals were submitted, and from which cities.

“GSA is still reviewing the proposals received in response to the Request for Lease Proposal issued last year,” said Sally Mayberry, GSA public affairs manager, in an email to the Kent Reporter. “Due to federal regulations, we can’t share the list of those sites that have submitted as an expression of interest because that information is procurement sensitive.”

If Kent is selected, the City and Trammell Crow Company have committed to a design for the project.

“The building conforms to and fits in with the natural contours of the site,” Wolters said. “It would be set back from both the Green River and the trail. The trail won’t be impacted, in fact, it will be enhanced with a new connection and trailhead open to the public.”

As part of the purchase price, Trammell Crow Company has agreed to contribute $500,000 towards construction of a new 3-acre park and trailhead adjacent to its building, creating public access to the trail that doesn’t exist today.

Higgins says the opportunity perfectly aligns with the City Council’s vision for the site – to attract a quality project that also meets the goals of the golf complex.

“All along, the question has been not whether to keep the par 3, but rather, whether to keep golf in Kent at all,” Higgins said. “If the City were to subsidize golf, which we could, we would have to cut

some other area. Is the best use of general fund money to subsidize golf, or is it to grow our police department?

“Do we shut down other much more utilized parks facilities in order to preserve the par 3 for a much smaller number of users?

These are the questions we faced, and early last year we made the decision to proceed with a possible sale.”

Parks director Jeff Watling says the sale proceeds would be used to eliminate the golf fund debt and allow for much needed capital improvements throughout the golf complex, including creating a training facility that would adjoin the driving range.

“The sale would also re-size and position the golf complex to be more financially sustainable,” Watling said. “This work would allow Riverbend to remain an all-ages and all-abilities municipal golf facility, poised to be a very popular public golf course for the next 20-plus years.”

Like any other new development, the project would be subject to permitting review requirements, including traffic impact fees and mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact process.

“The proximity to State Route 516 is part of what makes this site so attractive,” said Public Works Director Tim LaPorte. “A traffic impact study will identify prudent measures to mitigate any traffic impacts beyond those that will be addressed through traffic impact fees paid by the developer.”

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

Chocolate and Wine Walk: 4-7 p.m.

Jan. 31, downtown Auburn. Sixteen venues with different varieties of local and international chocolate; six wine-tasting venues from local wineries; six art creation stations for kids. Event maps and more information available at the Auburn Downtown Association office, 402 E. Main St., Suite 150.

Tickets: wine and chocolate,$20 pre-sale or $25 day of event; chocolate only: $10 presale or $15 day of event. For more information, visit www.auburndt.org.

27th Northwest Flower & Garden Show: Feb. 11-15, Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Place, Seattle. Show hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.

Showcase of gardens big and small, more than 110 free seminars, a lineup of exhibitors in the marketplace. Admission: Early bird online tickets can be purchased up to the day before the show opens by visiting www.gardenshow.com. Prices range from $17 for adults (regular $22 the week of the show or at the door); $15 per person for group advance purchases (minimum of 20 tickets online or at the door); $31 for single 2-day pass; $70 for single 5-day pass; and $5 for youth (ages 13-17). Children 12 and under are free. For more info, call 253-7562121 or visit www.gardenshow.com Daddy Daughter Date Night: 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 20, 21, Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE. An event to create special memories with your little girl. Grandpas, uncles and big brothers are welcome. Includes appetizer, dinner and dessert. Dancing with music provided by a disc jockey. Each couple gets a professional 5-by-7 memory photo and girls leave with a party favor. Ages 4-10. Cost: $45-$57 per couple, $10-$13 each additional daughter.

For more information, call Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation at 253-931-3043 or visit www.auburnwa.gov

Benefits Clothes 4 Kidz: 5-7 p.m. Feb. 3, Zola’s Café, 402 E. Main St. Kickoff event for annual clothing drive that runs Feb. 2-27.

Clothes 4 Kidz provides gently used clothing and new socks and underwear to needy children in the Auburn School District.

Clothes 4 Kidz is a sub-committee of Communities In Schools of Auburn. Bring a package of new underwear or socks and receive a raffle ticket. Enjoy food and drinks.

For more information, email clothes4kidz@ outlook.com.

The Bus Barn Bonanza: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Feb. 7. Held on the first Saturday of every month, February to June, October to December, Auburn School District Transportation Yard, 615 15th St. SW. Featuring arts and crafts from local artists and business people. Free to the public. A $10 vendor fee supports the Auburn High School seniors scholarship fund. For more information, visit www.busbarnbonanza.com.

Cocktails with Cupid: 6:30-10 p.m.

Feb. 7, Truitt Building, Rainier Room, 102 W. Main St. Auburn. Soroptimists of Auburn fundraiser. Featuring live jazz, hors d’oeuvres, The Wine Game, silent auction, Cupid’s Cocktail of the Night. $65 per person. Visit www.siauburn.org/cupid.

Sponsorships available. Contact sponsor chair Sue Singer at sue@suesinger.com.

For more information, visit www.siauburn. org/cupid or contact event chair Janice Nelson at 253.735.1553, ext. 24 or janice@ trillium.org .

Health Mary Bridge Children’s Center for Childhood Safety: Car safety seat inspection on the first Wednesday of each month at MultiCare Auburn Urgent Care, 202 Cross St. SE, Auburn. Please call 253-403-1417 to schedule an appointment.

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Auburn Alzheimer’s Association Support Group: Noon-1:30 p.m. first Tuesday of each month, Church of the Nazarene, 1225 29th St. SE, Room 15, Auburn. Caring for someone with memory loss? Group provides a place for caregivers to learn and gain support from others caring for a person with memory loss. Support groups also serve as an opportunity for participants to receive information on care management, available services, research and treatment options. Free. Contact group facilitator Val Brustad at 253-854-7658 for details.

Living Tobacco-free Weekly Free Support Group: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, second floor, Heart Care Center classroom, 202 N. Division St. Free one-hour weekly support group meeting open to adults and teens wanting to quit tobacco, newly quit, struggling with relapse or helping a friend quit tobacco.

For more info, contact Heidi Henson at 253223-7538 or hhenson@seattleymca.org.

Southeast King County Parkinson’s Disease support group: Meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 10:30 a.m., St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave. SE, Covington.

Group’s monthly lunches are on the first Tuesday of the month at the Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE, Auburn.

For more information, contact Stephanie Lawson at 206-579-5206.

Gamblers Anonymous: For meeting times and locations, call toll free the Gamblers Anonymous Hotline 1-855-222-5542.

Visit www.gawashington.org or www. gamblersanonymous.org for additional information.

Volunteers Auburn Valley Humane Society: 6-8 p.m., fourth Wednesdays of the month; 10 a.m.-noon, fourth Saturdays of the month, AVHS shelter, 4910 A St. SE, Auburn.

Volunteer orientation and trainings. Stop by the shelter to pick up a volunteer application or download one from www.auburnvalleyhs.org and bring it to the orientation.

You may register to attend anyone of the sessions in the future by emailing slavigne@ auburnvalleyhs.org. For more information, call 253-249-7849 or visit www.auburnvalleyhs.org.

Faith Zen Shin Meditation Service: 9-10 a.m. Sundays, White River Buddhist Temple, 3625 Auburn Way N. For more information, visit www.wrbt.org.

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

Auburn Noon Lions: Meets Tuesdays, noon, Longhorn Barbecue, 635 C St. SW. $12 for lunch, $5 for dessert and beverage. For more information, contact Ed Butler at 253929-9358 or edbutler0314@gmail.com.

Rotary Club of Auburn: Meets noon, Wednesdays, Auburn Golf Course, banquet room, 29630 Green River Road SE. For more information, visit www.auburnrotary.org.

Programs: • Jan. 21: Karen Shu-Minutoli and Trish Borden, partners for work mock interviews; • Jan. 28: TBA. Auburn Morning Toastmasters: Meets every Thursday morning, 6:30-7:30, Auburn Chamber of Commerce, 25 Second St. NW. Learn the fine art of communication and public speaking in a friendly supportive atmosphere. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 253-735-1751 or visit www.toastmasters.org.

Save Our Fish, Auburn Chapter, Puget Sound Anglers: Meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month, 6 p.m.

Round Table Pizza, 4002 A St. SE. Learn fishing techniques and hot spots from guest speakers and chapter experts. For more information, visit www.saveourfish.org.

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

3No Networking is a casual weekly gettogether set aside for members of the business community to drop in and get to know each other. The mixer rotates among Auburn venues: • First Thursday of the month – Iron Horse Casino, 333 15th St. NE; • second Thursday – Auburn Wine & Caviar Company, 2402 A St. SE; • third Thursday – Station Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125; • fourth Thursday – Zola’s Café, 402 E. Main St. Suite 120. The series is made possible by a partnership between IPZ No. 15 Auburn, the City of Auburn Office of Economic Development, Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce and the Auburn Downtown Association. For more information, contact Doug Lein at 253-804-3101.

www.auburn-reporter.com Auburn Area Chamber “Connecting for Success” Breakfast: 8-9 a.m., the first Wednesday of every month, Auburn Area Chamber Board Room, 25 Second St. NW, Auburn. Sponsored by the Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce. 253-833-0700.

Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce Partnership Luncheon: 11:30 a.m.1 p.m., the third Tuesday of every month, Emerald Downs, Emerald Room (fourth floor), 2300 Emerald Downs Drive. Register online through the chamber.

Free income tax preparation: Through April 18, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 4-8 p.m. and Saturdays, from 10 a.m.2 p.m., Highline Outreach Center, 23835 Pacific Highway S., Kent), Building 99, room 251. Highline, United Way of King County host free tax preparation services to the public. Households that make less than $60,000, with tax returns that do not

involve business taxes, rental income, or sale of property or stocks, are eligible for this free service. Participants will need to bring their Social Security card/ITIN letters for everyone on the return, photo ID, and all tax statements, such as W-2 forms, 1099 forms or SSA-1099 forms. Bringing bank account numbers, routing numbers and a copy of last year’s tax return is also highly recommended. Those participants filing returns with spouses must both be present to e-file. No appointments are necessary.

For questions or more information, visit uwkc.org/taxhelp or call 800-621-4636.

Seniors AAA Driver Improvement Program: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 31, Wesley Homes Lea Hill, 32049 109th Place SE, Auburn.

Refresher course on defensive driving skills.

The course – operated by American Driving Services – gives practical guidance for traffic accident prevention and enhances driver safety and confidence. Course completion qualifies drivers 55 years of age and over for automobile insurance premium discounts.

Cost: $18 per person. Pre-registration required. For enrollment information, call 206-243-3564.

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

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

those younger than 60.

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

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

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

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

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

Auburn Respite: Nonprofit adult day care program serving the community needs

volunteers to help its senior participants.

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

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

Tayla Lynn: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31. The granddaughter of country-music legend Loretta Lynn performs. Tickets: $17 regular; $15 students, seniors.

February Comedy at the Ave: 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 13. Presenting three comedians with a featured headliner. Ages 18 and over only.

Tickets: $17 regular; $15 student/senior.

A Valentines With Sinatra and Friends: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Joey’s “Tribute to Sinatra and Friends.” Tickets: $20 regular; $18 student/senior; Sweetheart Package (limited quantity): $80.

AveKids, Cinderella: 2 p.m. Feb. 21.

Cinderella dreams of going to the ball to see the castle and meet the prince, but her jealous stepmother makes her daydream a living nightmare. With the help of her zany Fairy Godmother, and in true StoryBook Theater style, Cindy and her plump pumpkin race to make her wish come true.

Tickets: $8.

AUBURN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2014-15 Concert season: Performances at the Theater at Auburn Mountainview, 28900 124th Ave. SE, Auburn. ASO announces its 18th season of programs in its temporary home while the Auburn Performing Arts Center is being renovated.

Concert lineup: • A Very Merry Valentine: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14, 15; 2:30 p.m. Feb. 15. • A Grand Tour of Europe: 7:30 p.m. April 25, 26; 2:30 p.m. April 26. Season and single tickets available. Reserved season ticket seats $95 adults, $75 seniors. Reserved single ticket seats $34 adults, $27 seniors, $10 students.

To purchase, call 253-887-7777 or purchase online at www.auburnsymphony.org.

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Notorious 253: 9:30-11:30 p.m. Jan. 30.

Playing a powerhouse of pop and R&B, featuring long-standing members Dana Brown (keyboards, bass and vocals), Josh Woodman (drums and vocals) and Wendy Washington (lead vocals) and the recent addition of Jesse Seales (lead guitar).

Full House DJ: 10:30 p.m. Jan. 31.

Hot dance party with a new state-of-theart sound and light system.

ELSEWHERE Music at The Station Bistro: 6-8 p.m., Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. • Feb. 21, March 21: Titusville Station, evening of fun music from the ‘60s through the ‘90s, featuring old and new favorites. www.chrisjamesjazz.com Zola’s Cafe: Live music every Friday, 7-9 p.m., 402 E. Main St., Suite 120. Open mic on the last Wednesday of the month.

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

“Funny Little Thing Called Love”: 8 p.m. Jan. 30, 31; Feb. 6,7; Feb. 13-14; 3 p.m. Feb. 8, 15, Messiah Lutheran Church, 410 H St., Auburn. Deliriously funny new comedy is all about the four-letter word: L-O-V-E. Under a full moon on this unpredictable night of romance, these four rollicking tales take you on an around-theglobe journey of unexpected and hilarious twists and turns. Admission: $14 general, $10 seniors. mlcauburn.org

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Water purveyor for King County cities donates water rights for White River FOR THE REPORTER

It’s the largest trust water donation in Washington state history, and because of it, enough water to fill a football field 130 miles deep will stay in the White River in perpetuity.

The Washington Department of Ecology has signed an agreement with a consortium of five cities and two water and sewer districts in King County for permanent and temporary trust water donations that will protect flows for fish in the river through 2034 and beyond.

“Big things happen when

the state, local governments and tribes come together to form strategic partnerships,” said Ecology Director Maia Bellon. “This historic donation protects water levels Cross for fish, guarantees water supplies for people, and preserves Lake Tapps as a vital community asset for decades to come.”

Cascade Water Alliance made its permanent donation of 684,571 acre feet of water to the state’s Trust Water Rights Program on Jan. 17. The donation preserves in-stream flows

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and protects fish habitat in a stretch of the White River that flows through the Muckleshoot Tribal Reservation.

Cascade is the water purveyor for eight King County cities and two water and sewer districts.

This month’s transaction completes the agreement Cascade made with Ecology in 2010 to donate a portion of the water rights it acquired in the purchase of Lake Tapps in Pierce County to the trust water program.

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donate another 154,751 acre feet of water to the Temporary Trust water rights program until 2034.

The trust water donation keeps water in the river for the benefit of fish, wildlife, recreation and the natural environment. Ecology has agreed not to approve or issue new water right permits for 20.7 miles of the White River in what is known as the Reservation Reach be-

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Several salmon species use this stretch of the river for migration, spawning, rearing and flood refuge.

“For more than 90 years, diversions from the White River at Buckley have largely de-watered the stretch of river that flows through our reservation,” said Muckleshoot Tribal Council Chair Virginia Cross. “The water donations restore and will

permanently preserve river flows through the Reservation that allow recovery of healthy fish runs. We are pleased to have had the opportunity to work with the Cascade Water Alliance to achieve this historic goal.”

The trust water donation is the culmination of a water-rights package that has converted Lake Tapps in Pierce County into a future municipal water supply.

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