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Voters to make the call on radio system upgrade King County measure to be on April ballot

BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

The Metropolitan King County Council on Monday approved sending to the voters on April 28 a nine-year, $273 million property tax levy lid lift proposal to raise

revenue needed to replace the County’s aging emergency radio system. Police, fire and emergency responders of all kinds in jurisdictions throughout the county rely on the radio system to do their jobs,

to communicate during emergency incidents and natural disasters like earthquakes, flooding, landslides and wind storms. But the system on which all these entities and personnel lean is 20 years old, and [ more SYSTEM page 8 ]

Don Gardner blows his trombone during a performance with his Take 7 Little Big Band in Kent last month. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter

Music store for many generations to go silent BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

WHERE EAGLES DARE Photographer Ken Morain recently captured this image of two mighty bald eagles in their nest overlooking the Green River. Last year, these eagles

hatched two chicks, and come May or June, you may be able to see them flying around the nest, according to Morain. COURTESY PHOTO

Veterans ‘walk off the war’ Warrior Hike supports those transitioning from military service

BY MARK KLAAS mklaas@auburn-reporter.com

Shawn Murphy was an angry, cynical man searching for peace. For most of his life, he had distrusted people and hated the world. “I saw the world as a negative place. Everybody was evil, everything was out to get me,” said the 48-year-old Auburn man and

Serendipity, from the Persian, means something like “a fortuitous discovery of things one was not in quest of.” Some call it sheer dumb luck, being at just the right place, at just the right time. Don Gardner, owner of Don’s Green River Music, likes the [ more GARDNER page 9 ]

Army veteran. “All my problems were caused by someone else. I had a poor attitude. … I couldn’t stand myself anymore.” Murphy struggled to make the transition from military police duty to active civilian life 25 years ago. He had trouble making friends and keeping jobs.

Auburn’s Shawn Murphy and other veterans last summer hiked the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail, which crossed the Lewis and Clark Pass, elevation 6,424 feet, between Helena and Browning, Mont.

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The Auburn Valley YMCA’s third annual Garage Sale is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Y, 1620 Perimeter Road. Proceeds support programming for children and families in need throughout the greater Auburn community. Sale items include furniture, tools, clothing and household items. Donations of quality used and new items are being accepted. Furniture may be dropped off Friday from 5 to 9

p.m., or Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and will be accepted at staff discretion. For textiles that are not “garage sale quality,” the Y has partnered with Clothes for the Cause. Just put those items in a bag with a tie. The Y will be paid by the pound, with proceeds going to its annual fundraising campaign. For more information, contact Amy Jahn, of the Y, at 253-8757557 or ajahn@auburnvalleyymca.org.

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Painting with the Stars shone Feb. 26 at a Green River College Foundation benefit for the Interurban Center for the Arts (ICA). Local artists gave demonstrations at the college’s Lindbloom Student Center. A silent auction featured artwork designed and created by local community stars and artists. There also were interactive art displays, student art, and an opportunity to use the paintbrush. Proceeds supported local elementary schools by providing training and educational materials to volunteer art docent programs. To learn more, visit www.InterurbanCenterFor TheArts.org or call 253-288-3330.

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Council agrees to form Transportation Advisory Board BY ROBERT WHALE, rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

With broader membership than Auburn’s present Transportation, Transit and Trails Committee, it will represent the interests of more key elements of the community. An ultimately provide to the

mayor, the City Council and staff diverse views and opinions on transportation issues. On Feb. 17, by unanimous vote, the City Council created the Transportation Advisory Board, or (TAB). Kevin Snyder, director of the City’s Department of Community Development and Public Works,

said earlier in February that the hope is to have the new board in place as soon as possible so it can provide input on the comprehensive Transportation Plan Update, the 6-year Transportation Improvement Program, and ongoing funding discussions related to the Transportation Benefit District.

State Senate’s transportation plan invests in South King County

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The Washington State Senate approved a bipartisan transportation plan cosponsored by Sen. Joe Fain (R-Auburn) on Monday afternoon. Investing more than $15 billion to maintain and build transportation infrastructure, it is based on a series of reforms that protect taxpayers and make projects less expensive. “This plan will help get people to work, put people to work and make the department of transportation work better,” said Fain, vice chair of the Senate Transportation Committee. “South King County and our entire state continue to grow. More people and more jobs mean increased demands from drivers, transit riders, pedestrians and bicyclists.” South King County would see the long-awaited completion of State Routes 509 and 167, reducing con-

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Semi-trucks traveling eastbound with loaded trailers collided on Highway 18 Tuesday night, causing a rollover accident that put one driver in an Auburn hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Firefighters from the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to the accident on Highway 18 at Auburn Way South at 8:49 p.m. The trucks hit each other side-to-side, one truck rolling onto its side on the off-ramp to Auburn Way South, the other wrecked on the on-ramp to Highway 18 from Auburn Way South, the VRFA said. The VRFA transported one driver to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The other driver was not injured. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Ecology were requested because of the spillage of fuel and oil from both vehicles. One truck was carrying potting soil, the other perishable items. COURTESY PHOTO, VRFA

and $159,500 for condos and townhomes. The numbers only reflect transactions on the Multiple Listing Service, a local or regional database of available real estate for sale by member brokers. Auburn homes spent an average of 41 days on the market in August. Redfin publishes Real-Time Home Price Tracker at www.redfin.com.

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gestion and dramatically improving the ability to move freight from manufacturing centers to both major ports. Much of the funding comes from an 11.7 cent increase in the state gas tax that would be phased in over three years. Other congestion-relief projects in the area would include widening of Interstate 405 from Renton to Bellevue and upgrades to the interchange of Interstate 5 and State Route 18 in Federal Way. Kent would also see the grade separation of South 228th Street over the railroad tracks, significantly reducing area congestion caused by increasing train traffic. “This is also important to our local community, giving cities the opportunity to meet their own individual needs, like creating safe routes to schools,” continued Fain. Reforms to practices were essential to the overall transportation package so that as people pay more, they can expect better use of their tax dollars, Fain said.

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The 1990s cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater at the former Auburn Sewer Lagoons site in Auburn continues to protect public health and the environment, according to a periodic review by the Department of Ecology. The property consists of four parcels at the intersection of B Street Northwest and 30th Street Northwest. The property, previously occupied by five sewage lagoon cells, is today the site of a warehouse complex. Ecology seeks public comment on the review through April 6. For additional background on the cleanup and review of the Auburn Sewer Lagoons site, please see fortress.wa.gov. Comments or questions about this site may be directed to Eugene Freeman, Department of Ecology, 3190 160th Ave SE., Bellevue, WA 98008; eugene.freeman@ecy.wa.gov. For questions, call 425-649-7191.

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Police Blotter Auburn Police responded to the following calls for service between Feb. 18 and March 2, among many others.

Feb. 18 Bike theft: 10:45 a.m., 1100 block of Auburn Way South. A man and his young son reported the theft of a bicycle. CPS referral: Oravetz Road Southeast. A school counselor told police that the parent of a 17-year-old student had pushed the kid. Theft: 2:55 p.m., 900 29th St. SE. A person, whether he or she not disclosed, complained that a former roommate, he or she equally disclosed, had stolen items, not disclosed, from him or her, not disclosed, of value, undisclosed, be-

tween last November and January. Vandalism: 8:50 a.m., 420 E. Main St. Somebody slashed tires on five vehicles. Vandalism: 8 a.m., 710 block of Auburn Way North. Somebody damaged two large flower pots.

Feb. 22 Theft: Overnight, 101 Auburn Way S. Somebody stole from the Safeway parking lot a vehicle and its attached trailer. Theft: Overnight 800 block of 63rd St. SE. A thief or thieves broke into a van overnight and stole several pairs of shoes. Weapons offense: 7 p.m., 1300 block of Lake Tapps Parkway Southeast. While confronting two other males about the theft of his daughter’s cellphone charger, a man displayed a handgun. Vandalism: 3:30 a.m., 1425 Outlet Collection Way SW. Thieves tore from at least two light poles an

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Feb. 24 Vandalism: 8:39 a.m., 400 block of 25th Street Southeast. Somebody broke the rear passenger window of a woman’s car overnight. CPS referral: 4 a.m., N Street Southeast. Somebody reported a woman to Child Protective Services for an investigation respecting the living conditions of her child. Purse theft: 12:10 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. A woman in a store at The Outlet Collection stole another woman’s purse. Theft: 5:19 p.m., 2731 Academy Drive SE. Thieves stole metal and wiring items from a warehouse property. Police did not disclose a value for the metal. Disorderly conduct: 6:45 p.m., 10 block of B Street Northeast. Under the day’s lengthening shadows, two men said unkind words and threw punches at each

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Feb. 27 Gasoline spill: 1:30 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters applied an absorbent material to slurp up a gasoline spill at the 300 block of Main Street then cleaned up the area.

Fire displaces 5 Firefighters from the Valley Regional Fire Authority doused a house fire in Lakeland Hills on Monday afternoon that displaced five residents. VRFA crews were dispatched to a report of a fire in a bedroom in the 6100 block of Thomas Court Southeast around 3 p.m. The first arriving engine crew found smoke and flames showing on the second floor of the residence. The residents were able to evacuate before fire crews arrived. A family member is helping the five people with living arrangements. No injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported. East Pierce Fire & Rescue and King County Medic One also were dispatched. The fire is under investigation. COURTESY PHOTO, VRFA

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DSHS flu shot mandate opens our eyes to bigger problems In early January, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) blindsided foster parents with a rule change requiring them to receive the flu vaccine by the end of February or be prohibited from caring for foster children under two years of age. As you may have heard, this year’s flu vaccine is only 23 percent effective. Meanwhile, just 50 percent of doctors receive the shot, and Pierce County nurses are suing over being required to receive it. DSHS’s mandate threatens to chase hundreds of foster parents out of the system when Washington state needs them most. I am continuing to work toward reversing or delaying this rule before we unnecessarily harm the children who urgently need a safe and loving environment to live in. Rule making like this brings to light two governance problems that constantly plague Washington state. Impractical design is the first. Take, for example, our roads. We could build all of our roads with guardrails along every square inch, placing beautiful sound barriers, bike lanes and walking paths along them. We could ensure every drop of water runoff is completely purified, every plant is preserved and every animal has a safe route across. But doing all of this would not be practical. If we set about to build every road this way, almost no roads would be built at all because we couldn’t afford the enormous costs. Our economy would be harmed, and as a result, people would be harmed. The point of the example is that we need to build our roads with practical design in mind. Besides basic roads, the question is what else is needed for a reasonable level of safety and preservation of our environment? If we go too far beyond practical design, we

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Frankly, I’m very surprised our local legislators are actively supporting, or appear to support, SB 5893 and HB 1930. Both these bills would define Western Hockey League players as amateurs to avoid further investigation by the Department of Labor & Industries. It also would allow team owners to avoid paying them minimum wages. I’m hoping the staff on the legislative committees who moved these bills forward were too lazy, as opposed to ignorant, to do a quick threesecond search on Google to get the NCAA’s opinion. According to the NCAA, all WHL players are ineligible to play hockey at colleges in the United States because they are deemed to have been profes-

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. sional players. If this proposed legislation passes, I think it would be fascinating to know if the NCAA would recognize our state law and allow these kids to play hockey in U.S. colleges. It certainly creates a nice legal quandary to be litigated. I know and love hockey. I’ve

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whether to build a new international arrivals terminal at the south end of the airport or expand the north satellite to accommodate additional domestic flights. At this point, there isn’t the money to fund both. The commission puts the international terminal as its top priority, but there’s a problem – the

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price keeps ratcheting up. It started at $344 million and has now swollen to $608 million. Because Delta has more than 5,400 flights daily to 64 countries on six continents, it would benefit most from a new international arrivals terminal. On the other hand, Alaska, which is mainly a domestic carrier, wants the Port to enlarge the north terminal, increasing the current

been a Seattle Thunderbirds season ticket holder for four seasons, and we opened our home to host T-Birds players for three seasons. These kids (many are under the age of 18) are not amateurs. They sign contracts. They have required hours of work. The hours they do work are intense, supervised, and I imagine, can often exceed 40 hours a week (long road trips). I’m disappointed, to say the least, our local legislators are ignoring the overwhelming and obvious facts (and what the NCAA believes) in this matter and, instead, appear to be pandering to a loud minority whose only concern is financial gain. Why pay someone $9.47 an hour or employment taxes (and no overtime) when you can pay them $1.25 an hour or less and no employment taxes?

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12 gates to 20, with more room for restaurants and shops. The commission’s decision will shape the future of Sea-Tac Airport. Sea-Tac handled 37.7 million passengers last year and analysts predict that number will grow to 66 million passengers by 2034. While 20 years seems like a long time, airport megaprojects take years to design, permit, finance and construct. For example, the Port started planning the airport’s third runway [ more BRUNELL page 6 ]

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Roach bill targets powdered alcohol

“It’s easy to imagine how a product like this could end up harming a child,” said Roach, Rrural Auburn. “State law needs to FOR THE REPORTER address this risk, and it is a change the Legislature needs to make.” State Sen. Pam Roach’s effort SB 5292, which has bipartisan to keep a new alcohol-based sponsorship, earned product away from praise from the Senate children won unanimous Democratic leader approval from the state before passing with a Senate on Tuesday. 48-0 vote. Senate Bill 5292 would “I sincerely appreciinclude powdered alcohol ate having Senator in state laws that regulate Roach bring this legislathe use, purchase, sale tion before us,” said and possession of liquor. Pam Roach Sen. Sharon Nelson, DAlcohol may be bound Maury Island. “I heard with a certain starch to form a about the powdered-alcohol powder; the alcohol is released issue this summer. For children when the powder is mixed with and for young adults, this is a water. Roach’s legislation also very serious issue.” would add powdered alcohol to At least six states already limit the law concerning spirits, meanpowdered-alcohol sales. Several ing it would be taxed like other states besides Washington are alcoholic beverages. considering similar laws.

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[ BRUNELL from page 5] in 1992, but after lawsuits and delays, it did not open until November 2008. Preliminary costs shot from $216 million to $1.1 billion at completion. The commission’s decision on the dueling terminal expansions involves two of the Port’s most important customers, airlines that are also direct competitors. Alaska is the Port’s biggest customer. It pays the Port $115 million a year and uses 40 percent of the terminal gates. While other airlines have consolidated and

grown just six percent over the last decade, Alaska has grown by a whopping 43 percent on its own. Delta is the world’s secondlargest airline. The company, which has grown due to a number of major airline mergers, plans to nearly double the number of flights originating in Seattle by 2017. And Delta has begun competing directly with Alaska Airlines, even flying into Alaska’s remote state capitol, Juneau. Alaska leaders object to the commission’s plan to pay for the new international terminal with a surcharge on all airline tickets,

start causing more harm than good. We start inhibiting people’s ability to get to their workplace, their school, a hospital, or wherever else they are trying to go. We make practical choices in our personal lives when we decide to do a home project ourselves. We very rarely choose the most expensive way to do it. Instead, we most often choose the most affordable option that will allow us to get the job done with the appropriate amount of aesthetic appeal, energy efficiency and safety. By mandating the flu shot vaccine for foster parents, the very slight improvement in health safety that may or may not be realized is accompanied by a loss of foster parents from our system, which is far more detrimental to these children in the long run. All across our government,

well-meaning officials are constantly crossing the line, as their additional rules start causing more harm than good. That has to change. The second governance problem plaguing our state is unelected rule making. The Department of Labor and Industries should be working to help our businesses succeed. However, I know of case after case where a well-meaning department administrator has created or reinterpreted a rule, making it unnecessarily more difficult for businesses to survive, much less thrive. And that administrator is unlikely to change said rule, even if business owners and legislators point out the pain it is causing. Legislation is often the only recourse available for changing specific rules. It is remarkable that one unelected administrator can make a rule that detri-

mentally affects thousands of Washingtonians, and it takes 76 elected officials to change that rule (50 state representatives, 25 state senators and the governor). Doesn’t that seem contrary to how our founders intended our state to be governed? I tried every way I could think of to get DSHS to roll back its flu shot requirement, but finally had to draft a bill to attempt to get 76 officials to overturn it. This is not the way our state should run, and I believe a majority of legislators on both sides of the aisle agree.

including Alaska and its subsidiary Horizon Airlines, which have more than half of the passengers flying through Sea-Tac. In a recent Puget Sound Business Journal article, Joe Sprague, Alaska’s senior vice president, says the passengers who use the international terminal should pay for it. Mike Mederios, Delta’s vice president in Seattle, counters that the international arrival facility was built in 1973, and since that time, not a local dollar has gone into it. The bottom line is, whatever the commission decides, it has to

rein in the project costs. The Port’s airport master plan includes a list of other essential projects. It is in the best interest of all airlines to control skyrocketing construction costs. Another third runway fiasco is not in the interests of travelers, airlines or the Port of Seattle. Failing to control costs could also shape the future of Sea-Tac Airport in ways the commission did not intend. Raising air fares unnecessarily could drive passengers to other airports such as PDX, Portland’s international airport, where ticket prices may be lower. PDX, which

has grown at nearly the same rate as Sea-Tac, also has twice as much room to expand and is just 150 miles away. The commission should make sure its decision doesn’t tip the balance in favor of one airline over another or force Northwest travelers to look elsewhere to book a flight.

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Nick Konkler was a young man of few words. Until tires, camshafts, cars entered the conversation. Then the eyes flashed, the confidence leapt. “My whole life has been around cars – first my grandpa, then there’s my dad’s friend from high school who has his own business working on them,” the then 14-yearold Konkler told the Auburn Reporter in 2012. “I’m a car nut.” Up to two weeks ago the 17-year-old Auburn Riverside High School student was still looking forward to attending WyoTech in Sacramento, Calif., where he’d learn all about cars. Fabricating car parts, that

was his dream job. But on Feb. 23, the cancer that had plagued Konkler from his fourth year, the cancer he’d fought so hard to beat and to which so many in the community had contributed to help him beat, claimed his young life. In the rearview mirror, years of remission from a brain tumor, years past the bone marrow transplant that had checked his lethal secondary leukemia. Neither Nick nor his parents, Vince and Christina Konkler, ever forgot what all the money that caring people poured into leukemia research did for him. Every year since 2011, the family prepared for The Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Western Wash-

ington’s “Big Climb” in Seattle’s Columbia Tower. The annual, all-day event raises money for research and provides support services for families whose loved ones are suffering from leukemia. He also took part in the Ride for Kids. His father Vince Konkler’s coworkers in the City of Auburn’s Maintenance and Operations Department, calling themselves “Nick’s Flight Crew,” helped him ascend those 69 flights of stairs, 1,311 steps, 765 vertical feet in all. The team raised thousands of dollars to fight cancer and plans to continue its efforts. All along, his high school classmates fought with him, putting on numerous shows of support.

Pacific councilmember to run again of former Councilmember Gary Hulsey. Garberding said she Pacific Councilmember mulled over the time conKatie Garberding recently straints of serving on the announced that she council again before will seek reelection deciding to run. to Position No. 1. “I do a lot of “I can do a lot for volunteer work with the City, and I think the USO. They’re a the City has some great organization,” areas that still need she said. “I wanted some attention,” she to make sure I had said. “I think with a enough time to seriGarberding good team we can ously get involved.” do some good.” Garberding said Garberding was first she hopes to become an appointed by the council advocate for the youth of to fill the seat vacated by Pacific, if reelected. the appointment of Mayor “I am concentrating on Leanne Guier in August of working with our senior 2013. That term ended on center and our teen center Dec. 31, 2013. to try and get more services Garberding was again ap- for (them), especially the pointed to the council last teens,” she said. “We don’t May, this time to fill the seat have a lot of things activity vacated by the resignation wise for them. There is a lot BY SHAWN SKAGER

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Lake Tapps-White River improvement projects on track FOR THE REPORTER

The Lake Tapps-White River improvement projects that required the lake to be drawn down this winter are on track and should be completed in time to begin refill of the lake by mid-March, as originally projected. “We are optimistic the lake will be full by Memorial Day, and if possible, earlier than that,” said Chuck Clarke, CEO of Cascade Water Alliance. The massive improvement projects – at an estimated cost to Cascade of $12-15

for the seniors and younger kids but not enough positive outlets for the teens in the city.” Garberding said she hopes to establish a mentor program to give positive reinforcement to teens. “There are lots of singleparent homes with teens who need a mentor-type person in their lives,” she said. “(They need) someone they can relate to and get positive feedback from, to pick themselves up and get headed in a positive direction.” Garberding continued: “I think this city has moved forward in such a positive way, and I’d like to see it keep moving that way and become a real hometown, with the community coming out to help out everyone.”

million – are being made to allow Cascade to operate the lake more reliably in the future. Crews are working 24 hours a day to get the projects completed so the lake is ready for refill in mid-March, as projected, barring any unanticipated delays. The speed of the refill will be driven by the amount of precipitation – rainfall – and the available flow in the White River. Snowpack will not affect the refill, nor will the water right trust donation recently announced. The trust donation instead ensures longterm protection of availability of water to refill the lake and guarantees that no one else will be able to use that water other than in Lake Tapps and the White River.

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He had lost his way. Then, in 2012, he started hiking – and found his salvation. Hiking America’s rugged backcountry, near and far, proved therapeutic for Murphy. It brought relief, and provided soul-searching answers to the confused and temperamental man. “After walking a trail in solitude for weeks at a time, you are inside your Shawn Murphy descends Into a valley of bedrock between own mind. You have these Pagosa Springs and Lake City, Colo., part of the Warrior Hike of the hardcore insights,” MurContinental Divide Trail last summer. COURTESY PHOTO phy explained. “It gives you time to go inside your country for veterans. In eseach other along the way. mind. … You’re stripping sence, veterans like Murphy They witnessed a change in away all your façade. You’re themselves and each other.” seeing yourself for who you are able to “walk off ” the war, developing as they go Murphy says he is a better truly are. a better understanding of person for the experience. “I knew I had some isthemselves and others while Thru-hiking has helped him sues, and I wanted to solve work through his anger isthem,” Murphy said. “And it connecting with nature. “The process of hiking sues and learn who he really took me that long to realize eight hours a day for six is. He said those who want to that all my problems were months forces you to think change will find their cure on actually caused by me, by and reflect. No distracthe trail. my poor attitude.” tion of computers, TVs “I am more calm today,” Murphy’s cross counand cellphones, ” said Sean said Murphy, a single man try treks were part of the Gobin, an Iraq and Afwho saves “every penny” Warrior Hike, a nonprofit, ghanistan war veteran and from his Auburn warehouse outdoor therapy program job for the extensive hikes. tailored to support veterans executive director of the program, now in its third “The Warrior Hike gives me leaving military service year. “The group of hikers legitimacy.” by thru-hiking America’s also turned into a close-knit In 2012, Murphy National Scenic Trails. family. They watched each solo-hiked the Pacific Crest The program helps fund other process their own Trail, a 2,650-mile route six-month, long-distance 276469_4.75_x_6 10/16/14 5:09 PM Page 1 experiences and helped that makes its way up the hikes throughout the 276469_4.75_x_6 10/16/14 5:09 PM Page 1

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word. It has been for him the silken thread tying together the various stages of his life, making them stages of a musician’s life. In 1965, the then-20year-old man, freshly drafted into the Army, expected to be shipped off to fight in Vietnam. Instead, the brass tapped him to play slide trombone in a military band, and he would go on to spend his service years playing at places like The Presidio in San Francisco, at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Luck was also there for him in 1970 when a musician acquaintance offered him a part-time job at Joe Farmer’s Music in Burien, just as The Boeing Co., where he was then working, was beginning its historical rounds of layoffs. And it was there for him in 1976 when he ended his partnership with Larry and Don’s Music Store on Kent’s East Hill and rented the old Walker Wright store on East Main Street in Auburn. “I expected it to be only this hole in the wall and to just eke out a living,” Gardner said. Instead, on a tip from a customer, he moved into a much bigger place, a former motorcycle shop a few blocks southwest on Auburn Way North.

Gardner was a thirdgrader in Burien the day a music teacher, sizing him up, decided that with his height and long arms, he could play trombone. Later, at Highline High School, he played bass in a rockand-roll band called The Accents. Looking back, he can only marvel how he got to where he is and the many close friends he has made in the local music scene. “I’ve been in the music industry since the big layoffs at Boeing in 1970. I was a paper pusher working at Boeing, and my whole career path was something other than this,” Gardner said. “This was never planned. My whole career has been pretty serendipitous. It’s just a set of circumstances that I ended up in this. “I was playing music with a fellow that managed a music store and he offered me a job. and the rest is history.” Gardner said he expects to continue playing at various local venues, including with his big-band trio, but no doubt, some part of him will miss the store. “I just enjoyed the commodity that I dealt with. I enjoyed the customers that came in. I enjoyed the banter about music and instruments,” Gardner said. “And then, over the years, I’ve had a number of customers that have turned into really good friends.”

Bustling business During the late ’70s and early to mid-’80s, Green River Music was a jumping joint. It was a moneymaker, the central gathering place, the purchase-an-instrument-and-take-a-lesson place for generations of local musicians, crammed literally to the rafters with

Don Gardner, 70, musician and music store owner, says it’s time to close shop. Don’s Green River Music, a part of Auburn for 39 years, is set to close this month. ”I enjoyed the customers that came in. I enjoyed the banter about music and instruments,” Gardner said. ROBERT WHALE, Auburn Reporter guitars, amplifiers, trumpets and other instruments. But after 39 years in business, Gardner is closing the doors. In that span, Gardner went through fat, lean, and near bust years that saw the business waltz from East Main to Auburn Avenue South to South Division Street and finally back to his old store on Auburn Avenue South. “I expect to close in about a month,” Gardner said this week. “It’s not so much about other opportunities. I just turned 70 this past year, and I’m not at the store anymore. It’s not making me any money. I would do better to lease the building, which I bought back in the ’70s. I’d rather collect a rent check than be responsible for an ongoing business that’s a shadow of

its former self.” His main worries center on his two remaining teachers and where they will go. Gardner did not even consider selling because, he said, given today’s market, who would buy? Nobody, he told himself, in an era when behemoth, out-ofstate chains have gobbled most of the once-locallyowned music stores, with a few notable exceptions. “One thing that has changed … is that the big box retailer – our equivalent of Walmart – has just devastated this industry. That can be observed by the fact that the privatelyowned, local music stores are almost history. There’s one in Renton, there’s one out in Enumclaw,” Gardner said. “And of course, the Internet has had an incred-

ible impact on everything, music stores, bookstores, camera stores, you name the commodity. It’s tough to make it work today. The month before Guitar Center opened, we had over a million in sales. We were the largest music store in South King County. When they opened, my sales took a 20-percent hit. And sales just continued to go down.” Gardner said that when he was green to the business, virtually all the music stores in the area, even the chains, were locally owned. You lose a lot when you no longer have stores like that,

he said. The same thing that’s lost, he said, when a Walmart or a Home Depot forces the closure of a community’s hardware store. “What you lose is the local connection,” Gardner said. “You’ll never see the owner in the store because they don’t even live in the state of Washington. You lose your expertise because most of those places pay minimum wage or some sort of commission-based incentive sort of thing. They have a high turnover rate and don’t have long-term employees.”

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The appeal of Kiss for Andrew Sgambati has always been the superhero aspect of the legendary rock-and-roll band. “I discovered Kiss when I was three,” Sgambati said. “I discovered them through the TV movie (Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park) I didn’t even know they were a band. I just thought they were superheroes like in Marvel Comics.” Now, nearly 30 years later, Sgambati, 30, has a chance every weekend to get his superhero fix when he dons his Peter Criss costume and gets behind the drum kit for Kiss tribute band Mr. Speed, which plays the Auburn Avenue Theater at 7:30 p.m. March 13. Formed in 1994 in Pittsburgh by Rich Kosak, who performs as guitar-

ist/vocalist Paul Stanley, Mr. Speed was selected as the best Kiss tribute band in the world, beating out more than 200 other Kiss tribute bands in Las Vegas in 2012. Sgambati’s ride began in 2008. The image and the colorful costumes adopted by the band may have been the initial draw for Sgambati, it is Kiss’ music that continues to inspire him to pay tribute to the band. “The thing people lose sight of sometimes is they are a band first,” he said. Sgambati, a banker by day, said he enjoys the chance to take the spotlight every show when Mr. Speed performs Kiss’ most popular single, “Beth”,which was originally sung by Criss. After that, it’s a toss up as to which Kiss tune he favors. “I always like songs like ‘Detroit Rock City’ and ‘I Stole Your Love,’” he said. “But they have so many songs and so many styles, from rock to disco. It’s always what is your favorite

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Mr. Speed, a tribute to Kiss, from left: Andrew Sgambati as Peter Criss; Rich Kosak as Paul Stanely; Joe Hess as Ace Frehley; and Danny Ayala as Gene Simmons. COURTESY PHOTO, Reporter at the moment. Then next week it will be something different.” Performance-wise Sgambati said, every Mr. Speed performance is a spectacle, aimed at getting as close as possible to the high level of showmanship displayed by Kiss itself. “It’s always such a huge performance,” he said. “I always compare it to theater because you really

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inhabit those characters. No one wants to see Rich or Andrew or Joe Hess (as Ace Frehley, the Spaceman). They want to see the characters. The guys in Mr. Speed are putting out the very best Kiss product we can, we’re all fans and try to do the best we can.” Although the members of Mr. Speed painstakingly don the makeup and wardrobe made famous by Kiss, Sgambati said they don’t skip over the handful of hits that came during Kiss’ unmasked period. “We’re different,” he said. “We do the whole history of Kiss, two hours and twenty songs that encompass the band from the beginning to now.” Sgambati said Mr. Speed, which is based in Cleveland, Ohio, was anxious to win over new Kiss fans on the West Coast. “Kiss fans are just really rabid for some reason,” he said. “They just want to take that message from the band and ram it into other people’s faces.” Tickets for the 7:30 p.m., March 13 show at the Auburn Avenue Theater are available at www. brownpapertickets.com. Cost is $19.62 for students and seniors, $21.63 regular admission.

Most ink tells a story. This especially holds true in the armed forces. For many years, warriors have inked their skin to commemorate the time in their lives when they stood prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice, dying for a flag, a cause or a country. This remains true today. The White River Valley Museum is seeking submissions for “Service Ink: Veteran’s Tattoos and Their Stories,” an exhibit that recognizes veterans for their sacrifices and stories, and showcases the art of tattooing. According to Museum Director Patricia Cosgrove, the idea for the exhibit has been bouncing around the “file of tickler ideas” for a couple of years. “We put our heads together and thought this would be a good way to honor veterans and introduce some of the experiences that a veteran might have had to those who aren’t veterans or in veteran families,” Cosgrove said. “For me, that’s alien, it’s a whole new world I know nothing about it, yet I’m emotionally interested to learn about it. So it’s for us and also for those who lost loved ones and commemorated them with tattoos. It just seemed like a lighthearted way to deal with some not-so-lighthearted issues.” Interested veterans and their families with tattoos related to service in the armed forces can fill out an entry at www.wrvmuseum.org. The contest is restricted to Washington state residents. Participants are asked to submit photographs of their tattoos, following the quality standards listed on the website. All qualified photos will be used in notebooks in the exhibit, with 30 entries picked to be enlarged and highlighted. Green River College will provide photographers to capture the 30 featured selections, at no cost to entrants. Deadline for the exhibit – which runs from June 24 and concludes during Auburn’s 50th Veterans Day Observance on Nov. 15 – is April 1. “One of the goals, I always think of the museum, is to inspire conversation and investigation. You don’t really go into a museum to learn like a classroom, but you might walk away with so many new ideas or concepts you might want to look at a little further,” Cosgrove said. For more information, visit www.wrvmuseum. org.

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ter, the show features more than 50 vendors specializing in wedding services. Entertainment includes DJs, drawings, a man cave, food samples, and wine and hard cider tasting. More than $1,000 in door prizes will be given away. Participants in the Newly Engaged Game (up to eight

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‘Pacing Parson’ plans another benefit walk across America In all, Stevenson has walked 7,600 miles for Alzheimer’s; 20,000 miles for MS; 13,000 miles for Huntington’s disease; 2,400 miles for the American Cancer Society; 730 miles for spina bifida; and 2,086 miles for the Blind and Special Needs Kids.

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burn on June 11 and ends at the Pulmonary Hypertension Association headquarAuburn’s man of sole isn’t ters in Silver Springs on about to hang up his longOct. 30. Stevenson plans to distance shoes. walk an average of 30 miles Don Stevenson is prepar- a day. ing this year to do a 3,000Stevenson, the “Pacing mile walk across America Parson,” is dedicating his – from Auburn latest walk to Betty to Silver Springs, Mayfield, a friend Md. – to raise funds and one of his and awareness for church members, pulmonary hyperwho recently died tension (PH), a from PH. high-blood pressure “I visited her in disease that affects the Auburn hospital the heart and lungs. Stevenson and told her I The 79-year-old would do a walk Stevenson hinted last year for PH to raise awareness at retirement from cross and funds for research and country walks after comdo the walk in her honor,” pleting a 20,000-mile trek Stevenson said. “She died a to benefit the National week or so later.” Multiple Sclerosis Society. Stevenson also is dedicatBut the former Marine, ing the walk to, Dorothy pastor, teacher, truck Fitch, a friend who is driver and firefighter has struggling with PH, and to decided to walk the long Cullen Steele, 14, a Kent road again. boy who recently received a double-lung and heart “You know how that transplant and is making a goes,” Stevenson said of strong recovery. retirement speculation. “I Stevenson has walked understand now what that more than 50,000 miles for admonition, ‘never say various charities since 1998. never,’ means. I hope folks Long-distance walking forgive me for that change became his passion after his of mind.” retirement in 1994. The walk begins in AuBY MARK KLAAS

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The high school baseball season begins next week, with competition getting underway for the Auburn, Auburn Mountainview and Auburn Riverside high school teams. The Ravens host Kentridge in a non-league contest at 7 p.m. March 13 at Auburn High School, while Auburn travels to Todd Beamer at 4 p.m. March 13. The Lions participate in a jamboree all day March 14 at Ravensdale Park. For more information visit www.spslathletics.com

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Auburn Adventist boys shoot way into state 2B tourney BY SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

What a difference a year makes. At this time last year members of the Auburn Adventist boys basketball team were cleaning out their lockers and looking toward a long break after losing 76-58 to the Onalaska Loggers in a winner-tostate, loser-out 2B regional game. This year it’s a different story for the Falcon (22-2) boys, who shot their way to a 54-46 win over the Loggers (11-16) this past Saturday in the regional 2B tournament at Puyallup High School. The win earned the Falcons a firstever berth in the state 2B Hardwood Classic, which began Thursday in Spokane. “It was great to redeem ourselves,” senior Gabe Chaikin said. “It was one of our goals at the beginning of the season, to come out and make it to state. I’m real proud of everybody.” According to second-year head coach Jeremy Vandenboer, last season’s squad took its exit, one game shy of state, hard. Determined to play together as long as possible this season, the team played together for a solid six weeks in summer leagues putting 30 games and a handful of tourney appearances under its belt. “They all also took a hard commitment to weightlifting in the off-season ” Vandenboer said. “They did a lot of extra shooting on their own to get there. They just worked so hard.” Chaikin agreed: “We really wanted to get into the gym, get our practices and get our shots up,” Chaikin said. “We didn’t

Senior Gabe Chaikin lays it up against Onalaska. The Auburn Adventist boys earned a shot at the 2B state title with a 54-46 win over the Loggers. SHAWN SKAGER, Reporter want to go out like we did last year.” This season, with a roster full of seniors, including Chaikin, the team’s 5 feet, 10 inch point guard, and Charlie Fletcher, a 6-foot-1 forward, the pressure was on Auburn Adventist to capitalize on the moment. “We knew that once it’s over, it’s off to college and no more basketball for us, at least organized,” Fletcher

said. “And that makes you much more nervous. There are a lot more butterflies knowing it’s your last opportunity.” The Falcons responded, led by Chaikin’s 23.3 points per game average and Fletcher’s 11.6 ppg, reeling off victories in the first nine games before falling to 1A Seattle Christian on Jan. 17. The team’s only other loss this sea-

son came Jan. 24 against California’s San Gabriel Academy. Auburn Adventist has proven itself not shy about taking shots this year, with the team averaging more than 68 points per game. Defensively, the Falcons have stood stalwart holding opponents to just 45.5 points per game. “Relentless has been the word of the year for us,” Vandenboer said. “We have to be relentless. We’re not very tall, as you can see (the tallest starter is 6-1, and the tallest player on the roster is just 6-4). But we are scrappy and fight and never quit.” Against Onalaska on Saturday, Auburn Adventist proved its pluck with a gutsy performance, chucking up 27 3-pointers, nine of them finding the bottom of the net. Chaikin led the way in the contest with 28 points, including four 3-pointers. He also added six rebounds and six assists. Fletcher added 17 points and was 5-of-9 from behind the 3-point arc. Also contributing was junior center Ely Previer, who had four points, and Isaac Jensen and Matt Kelley, who added two points apiece. The real key to the win over the Loggers and the team’s lights-out season has been the team chemistry, however. “[It’s] really good, we’re bonding well,” Chaikin said. “We’re shooting well and everybody is contributing. “We share the ball well,” Vandenboer added. “Obviously our point guard, Gabe Chaikin, is very talented and does a lot for us. But everybody else contributes and believes in each other.”

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CALENDAR Events Auburn Tourism: For special events or to add a special event, go to www.auburntourism.com. Fourth annual My Wedding My Way: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., March 7, Green River College, Lindbloom Student Center, 12401 SE 320th St. Auburn. Hosted by Green River College Events Center,. More than 50 vendors specializing in wedding services. Entertainment will include DJs, drawings, a man cave, food samples, wine and hard cider tasting. Free admission. Free parking. For more information, call 253-333-6010 or email schdoffice@greenriver.edu Cultural Grooming and Sex Trafficking: 7-8:30 p.m. March 9, Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free. Washington Engage and local coalitions a invite the public to a community forum to explore the vulnerabilities of youth to trafficking in the community. Keynote speaker is Dr. Carolyn West, an awardwinning author and associate professor of psychology at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Learn about the adverse effects cultural grooming has on children and youth, as well as adults, the difference between empowerment and exploitation, and what parents and concerned citizens can do to address these issues. To register, visit www.WAengage.com. For more information, contact SWKCAT@waengage.com. Quota International’s Annual Western Days: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 14, Reber Ranch, 28606 132nd Ave SE, Kent. Westerntheme event for children with special needs, and their families. Activities include pony rides, a roping contest, face painting, tractor rides, an animal petting zoo, arts and crafts. A hot dog lunch is included with this free event. www.quotakentvalley.com Building Bridges, Connecting School, Community and Culture: 5-8 p.m. March 17, Auburn High School, Commons, 711 E. Main St. Community resources and support fair; workshops and classes; raffles for prizes; international performances; robotics demonstrations; free dinner served 5-6 p.m. Open to elementary and middle school students and their families in the Auburn School District. For more information or questions, contact Denise Daniels, Family Engagement coordinator, at 253-887-3928.

Benefits The Bus Barn Bonanza: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 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 nonprofit organization’s scholarship fund for Auburn School District seniors. For more information, visit www. busbarnbonanza.com. Auburn Valley YMCA Garage Sale: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. March 7, Auburn Valley YMCA, 1620 Perimeter Road SW. Third annual community garage. Come discover hidden treasures or bid on silent auction items. Sale includes a signed Seahawk football. Proceeds support the Y’s annual fundraising campaign, which benefits families in the community. Donations of quality used and new items are being accepted through March 5. Furniture may be dropped

off March 6 from 5 to 9 p.m. or March 7 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and will be accepted by staff discretion. For textiles that are not “garage sale quality,” the Y has partnered with Clothes for the Cause. Just put those items in a bag with a tie. The Y will be paid by the pound with proceeds also going to its annual fundraising campaign. For more information, contact Amy Jahn at 253-8767557 or ajahn@seattleymca.org. Bunco Night with AAEOP: 6:30 p.m. March 13, Dick Scobee Elementary School, 1031 14th St. NE, Auburn. Auburn Association of Educational Office Professionals’ sixth annual scholarship fundraiser. All adults welcome to play. Prizes awarded. Admission: $15 to play, enjoy light snacks and help secretaries raise money for scholarships. Special rate for groups of 12 or more. Register by March 6 to play at www.auburnaeop.org or call Ann Gilbert at 253-931-4984. You may purchase tickets for the 50/25/25 and/or basket drawings at the event for $1 each. AAEOP encourages graduating seniors to apply for educational scholarships.

Health Medicare and colorectal cancer prevention seminar: 2-4:30 p.m. March 12, Mercy Housing’s Appian Way Apartments, 25818 26th Place S., Kent. Mercy Housing Northwest, Korean Women’s Association, and Cornerstone Medical Services, in partnership with the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) program and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, provide the seminar in English and Spanish. Learn how to enroll in Medicare and whether you qualify for extra financial assistance. You can also get valuable information on preventing and getting screened for colorectal cancer. Complimentary early dinner will be served. Open to the public, especially seniors, those with disabilities, and caregivers. RSVP to Mattye Berre-Evans at 253-627-1516 or mberryevans@mercyhousing.org.

Scouting for Food: Boy Scout Troop 401 and other scout groups nationwide will be placing flyers at homes asking people to leave out nonperishable foods on March 14 for the following Saturday. Scout will pick up donations from 8 a.m. to noon on March 21, which will be delivered to the local food bank.

Spring Body & Mind Seminar: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 14, White River Buddhist Temple, 3625 Auburn Way N. Jisui Craig Horton tells his story of how he began his path to Buddhism in the 1990s, when he entered the Cleveland Buddhist Temple as a street person. Wear comfortable clothes that allow free movement. Limited to 45 students. To register or to obtain more information, visit www.wrbt.org. Registration deadline is March 8.

Second Annual Pastapalooza Dinner & Dessert Auction: 6:30 p.m. March 21, First United Methodist Church, 100 N St. SE, Auburn. Fundraiser for Boy Scout Troop 401. Cost: $10 per person. Entertainment provided. Donations will be picked up between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. March 20. Contact Mary Wilson at 253-6538775 or maryewilson83@aol.com for tickets and more information.

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.

Festival Concert and Silent Auction: 7-8:45 p.m. March 23, Auburn Riverside Theater, Auburn Riverside High School, 501 Oravetz Road. All-band concert and auction fundraiser for band students. Free admission. For more information, contact AHS Band Director Anthony Paustian at apaustian@auburn.wednet.edu Lights! Camera! Auction! Sixth annual Auburn Mountainview Auction: 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 27, Meridian Valley Country Club, 24830 136th Ave. SE, Kent. A fundraiser for more than 25 clubs and sports programs, as well as Invest Ed, formerly the Saul Haas Foundation. Cost: $40 for dinner, live and silent auctions. Donations (monetary and items) welcome and appreciated. Auction items are due by March 13. For more info, contact Jennifer Kickner at amhsauction2015@yahoo.com or www.amhsboosterorg/activties.html Auburn Valley YMCA’s Pillowcase Drive: Through April 15. For Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Auburn Children’s Charities. Help put a smile on the face of a child by bringing fun pillowcases to the Y, 1620 Perimeter Road. Donors can use their imagination to sew, embroider or decorate pillowcases or simply buy them from the store. Children can choose a pillowcase to become a comfort item for chemotherapy, surgery, tests or traumatic life changing circumstances. This year’s campaign goal is 1,300 pillowcases. For more information, call Christine Gifford, of the Y, at 253-8767563 or 253-833-2770 or email cgifford@ seattleymca.org.

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Volunteers Auburn Valley Humane Society: 6-8 p.m., third Wednesdays of the month; 10 a.m.-noon, third Saturdays of the month, AVHS shelter, 4910 A St. SE, Auburn. Volunteer orientation and trainings. Stop by the shelter or AVHS thrift store, 1123 E. Main St., 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 253249-7849 or visit www.auburnvalleyhs.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 info, contact Ed Butler at 253-9299358 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.

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Auburn Garden Club: 10 a.m.-noon, March 10, William C. Warren Building, Veterans Memorial Park, 411 E St. NE. Rita Moore, a stewart for National Wildlife Federation Society, Washington Native Plant Society and a WSU Extension Forest advisor, explains the beneficial and symbiotic relationship between native plants and local fauna and how to blend these elements into gardens. Program is free. For more information, contact Dianne Boerger at 253-8396023 or dvboerger@gmail.com.

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. Special services: 11 a.m.-noon, March 15, White River Buddhist Temple, 3625 Auburn Way N. Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Family Service, Spring Devotion Day, Pet Memorial Service. Guest Speaker Jisui Craig Horton, Cleveland Buddhist Temple. Free. 253-833-1442, www.wrbt.org

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

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Great music of yesteryear Purple Phoenix Productions presents a new show in its concert series, celebrating one of the most chart-successful American songwriting teams of the 1960s and ‘70s. What the World Needs Now: The Bacharach/David Songbook comes alive at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Auburn Avenue Theater. Popular vocalists Stacie Calkins (above), Christine Deaver, Bob DeDea and Kim Maguire perform nearly 40 songs written by the legendary songwriters in a two-hour concert, backed by the nine-piece Purple Phoenix Orchestra. Bacharach and David wrote hit songs for many entertainers, including Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, The Fifth Dimension, Herb Alpert, BJ Thomas and The Carpenters, but it was their long-standing association with vocalist Dionne Warwick that kept topping the charts. Tickets are $17 regular; $15 student/senior. Call 253-931-3043 order online for will-call-only pickup at www. brownpapertickets.com/event/754288. COURTESY PHOTO Chamber of Commerce and the Auburn Downtown Association. For more information, contact Doug Lein, IPZ administrator, at 253-804-3101. Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce Business Insider 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. 47th District Democrats monthly meeting: 7-9 p.m. first Wednesday of the month, Auburn IAM Hall, 201 A St. SW, next to the Auburn Transit Station. Diverse group welcomes the public to join them to meet candidates and leaders in the community to discuss topics, pass resolutions and just have a great time. Free. For more information, visit wa47thdems.org/ or find us on Facebook. Auburn Valley YMCA Summer Hiring Fair: 2-5 p.m. March 21, Auburn Valley YMCA, 1620 Perimeter Road SW. The Valley Y is looking to hire a summer staff for the following programs: camp Counselor (day/ overnight); school age camp counselor; and climbing instructor. Part of the interview will be engaging in group games and part will be with a panel interview. Please bring a resume. www.seattleymca.org/Pages/ Careers.aspx Free income tax preparation: Through April 18, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 4-8 p.m. and Saturdays, from

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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 www.brownpapertickets.com. What the World Needs Now, The Bacharach/David Songbook: 7:30 p.m. March 7. Featuring vocalists Stacie Calkins,

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Born in Viking, Alberta Canada on July 16, 1932 and passed away in Kent on February 21, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife; Esther. Survived by sons; Duane and Dean (Brenda); 4 grandchildren, Hannah, Joel, Jacob and Justin; Brothers, sisters, numerous family and friends. A private burial will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kent, with his wife. Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 2pm at Zion Lutheran Church in Auburn. Arrangements made by Klontz Funeral Home, Auburn. 1256512

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PUBLIC NOTICES ORDER OF PUBLICATION No. CH-15-0091-3 In the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee IN RE: ANNABELLE IRENE LORENZ, (DOB: April 12, 2009), A Minor, NICHOLAS ANDREW KISTENMACHER and wife, MELISSA BARRY LORENZ, Petitioners, vs. CHASE ALEXANDER LORENZ, Respondents. It appearing from the sworn petition for termination of parental rights filed in this cause, that the whereabouts of the Respondent Chase Alexander Lorenz is unknown. It further appearing that Respondent Chase Alexander Lorenz is a Caucasian male, 6’3”, 210 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes, with a tattoo of a color wreath with an “L” on his back and shoulder. He has a vertical laceration on his chest and sternum. His date of birth is July 25, 1975. He may drive a blue minivan with the Ohio license plate FLW5806. It is therefore ordered that Respondent Chase Alexander Lorenz make his appearance herein at the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, 140 Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, the 24th day of April, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. and answer petitioners’ petition for termination of parental rights or the same will be taken for confessed as to Respondents and this cause proceeded with ex parte, and that a copy of this order be published once a week for four consecutive weeks in the Auburn Reporter of Auburn, King County, Washington. This 13th day of February, 2015. CHANCERY COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY By: s/ Alissa Holt Kevin W. Weaver WEAVER & CRAIG, P.C. Attorneys for Petitioners 51 Germantown Court, Suite 112 Cordova, Tennessee 38018 (901) 757-1700 Published: In Auburn Reporter 2/20/15, 2/27/15, 3/6/15 and 3/13/15 #1253348 CITY OF PACIFIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING February 20, 2015 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the City Council will conduct a public hearing during the regular City Council meeting for the purpose of taking public testimony regarding a sewer rate increase in 2015. This hearing will take place in the City Council Chambers at Pa-

cific City Hall, 100 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific, Washington. All persons will have an opportunity to present their oral comments at the meeting. Those wishing to submit written comments may do so at the public hearing or by submitting them to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2015. Amy Stevenson-Ness City Clerk City of Pacific Published in Auburn Reporter on February 27, 2015 and March 6, 2015. #1255530. The Auburn School District is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Auburn Riverside High School Ballfield & Site Improvements, is located at 501 Oravetz Road in Auburn, in King County. This project involves 4.41 acres of soil disturbance for baseball and softball field construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to a wetland adjacent to White River. 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 173201A-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 February 27, 2015, March 6, 2015. #1255939

the Planning Commission’s regular 6:00 p.m. monthly meeting. The public is welcome to attend. For information and materials contact the Community Development Department at (253) 929-1110. Published in Auburn Reporter on March 6, 2015. #1260642. SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SKAGIT JUVENILE COURT In re the Welfare of: CHASE D. HARMON DOB: 12/22/03 No: 14-7-00906-3 Notice and Summons by Publication (Termination) (SMPB) To: JOHN T. HARMON, FATHER of CHASE D. HARMON A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights was filed on December 30, 2014. A termination hearing will be held on this matter on: March 17, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Skagit County Superior Court, 205 W. Kincaid Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. You should be present at this hearing. The hearing will determine if your parental rights to your child are terminated. If you do not appear at the hearing, the court may enter an order in your absence terminating your parental rights. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination Petition, call DSHS at (360) 4167200. To view information about your rights, including right to a lawyer, go to www.atg.wa.gov/ TRM.aspx. If you want to be represented by an attorney, you must reapply for a new attorney even if you currently have an attorney in the underlying dependency action. Dated: 02/06/2015 G. Brian Paxton COMMISIONER Mavis E. Betz, Clerk By: Linda Petrzelka Deputy Clerk Published in Auburn Reporter on February 20, 2015, February 27, 2015, March 6, 2015 #1252992

PACIFIC PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE The Pacific Planning Commission will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 5:45 p.m. in the Pacific City Hall Conference Room, 100 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific, WA. The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss proposed updates to Pacific Comprehensive Plan Chapter 3 – Natural Environment, and Chapter 8 – Transportation. A Public Hearing on these chapters and updates to Pacific’s Critical Areas maps will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at

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Walter Edward Hanson

Mr. Walter Edward Hanson passed away on February 24, 2015. Walter was born on June 10, 1947 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to Sidney and Selona Hanson. He is survived by his sister Barbara (Dwight) Cilley and nephews William Cilley and Stephen Behrens. Interment was held at Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn, WA. Please visit www.yahnandson.com to sign the family’s online register. 1260227

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Born in Ralph, SD on April 27, 1917 and passed in Auburn, WA February 3, 2015. She is survived by her children August Schuman III of Algona, WA, Elmer (Marsha) Schuman of Pasco, WA, Lucille Mullins of Huntsville, AL, and Gloria (Timothie) Millsaps of Puyallup, WA, sister, Ivadell (Sletkolen) Luvaas of Pasco,WA, and grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great-grandchildren. There will be a memorial at the Auburn Nazarene Church on March 14th, 2015 at 1:00 pm. Remembrances may be shared at www.yahnandson.com 1260553

Nicholas Konkler Nicholas Raymond Konkler, 17, of Auburn, Washington, passed away after a nearly lifelong battle with cancer, Monday, February 23, 2015, at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Tacoma, Washington. He is survived by his parents,Vince and Christina Konkler, older brother, Zac Smith. Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and numerous cousins. In his short time with us Nick had the amazing ability to connect with people from all walks of life. This was apparent by the large group of friends and family gathered by his bedside during his last days with us. During Nick’s senior year at Auburn Riverside High School he was voted Homecoming King 2014, during his Junior year he was voted “Best Fighter” at the Verizon “No Texting and Driving” Assembly with Golden Tate. Nick was definitely a car enthusiast, with a love of Classic American Cars. He enjoyed cruising and car shows. During his Junior year he spent the winter building a Chevy 383 stroker engine for his 1988 Blazer, in preparation for the High School Drags. His car put up a respectable time of 12.85 seconds in the quarter mile at 109 mph. The Mayor of Auburn, has proclaimed March 7, 2015, as “Nicholas R. Konkler Day of Remembrance.” ….Whereas, a life cut short by cancer causes us much sadness, we can take a small amount of comfort to know that Nick’s motto of “Keep on Truckin” can live through us and we can carry his example of giving and caring about those around us even when things may not be going as we would like; We were not quite ready to say goodbye, but we are happy to know that you are no longer suffering.Thank you for everything that you taught us about life, and how to live it. Thank you for being so amazingly caring and giving to everyone around you. May your burnouts in heaven be plentiful, smokey, and loud. In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations be made in Nick’s honor to any of the following Charities: Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, http://pbtf.convio.net/goto/ nicksflightcrew, or send checks made out to Puget Sound Ride for Kids with a note saying it’s a donation in memory of Nick Konkler, 302 Ridgefield Court, Ashville, NC 28806, “See Ya Later” Foundation, http://www.seeyalater.org/syl-washington/ donation-form-to-wa/, PO Box 1281, McMinnville, OR 97128, Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation, waystohelp. multicare.org, PO Box 5296, Tacoma, WA 98405 A celebration of life service will be held at 6:00pm, Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Auburn Riverside High School, 501 Oravetz Road, Auburn, Washington 98092. 1260236

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$300 (+) RAT TERRIER PUPS $300. Unbelievably cute, loving little babies with plenty of “Ratitude”. We have chocolates, black and tans and they’re all toys. Ta i l s d o cke d & d ew claws removed and by the time they go home, t h ey ’ l l h ave h a d t w o shots and been wormed several times. Ready for new homes. 360-2739325. Rochester.

$500 AKC English Mastiff/ Great Pyrenees puppies. Perfect for families, security and as gentle as can be! AKC Mastiff Dad & Mom is a beautiful Great Pyrenese. All red or brown colored pups w/ some black markings. Pick you puppy, before their gone, call Francis now 360-535-9404 Kingston, WA. 9 AUSTRALIAN Shepherd Pups. Pure Bred. Parents very docile and friendly! Mom on site. 6 males and 3 females. Tails & dew claws done. Shots & worming will be. Taking deposits now, will make good family pets! $ 4 2 5 f o r Tr i - C o l o r s ; $500 for Blue Merles. Call: 360-631-6089 for more info. AKC German Shepherd Puppies. Black, black / tan, and Panda colors. $ 7 5 0 + t a x . Pa r e n t s OFA ’d . Shots, wormed, ve t c h e c k e d . Ya k i m a 509-965-1537.

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AKC PUG PUPPIES! First shots and wormed. We have adorable male fawns. Well socialized with animals. Ready for great homes soon. Mom and Dad on site. Available at $700 ea. 360-929-7860 or tctrimmer@msn.com Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island. Reach the readers the dailies miss. Call 800-388-2527 today to place your ad in the ClassiďŹ eds.

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256612 .................................. ADV4221 WA 05R69

1985 CHEVROLET C10

256542 ..............VIN:2GCDC14H1 F118771 05R70

1999 FORD TAURUS

259315 ................................... ALY8565 WA 05R80

1990 FORD THUNDERBIRD

2565FI2 ....................................714YTC WA 05R81

1994 CHEVROLET CAMARO

1998 GMC SUBURBAN

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

1997 HONDA CIVIC

256538 ................................. ADW0727 WA 05R71 257316 ...................................AHZ1634 WA 05R72

25654 .......................................122GKQ OR 05R82 2573H8 ..................................AEW5232 WA 05R83

1993 ACURA LEGEND

2001 PONTIAC GRANDAM

K30454 ...........................AEX0922 WA 05K49

K30360 .............................. 431VHY WI 05K58

1998 AUDI A4

1996 TOYOTA CAMRY

K29751 ............................AFL7225 WA 05150

K29895 ............................AIA9737 WA 05K59

1986 CHEVROLET BUS K29896 ......VJN:2GBJG31M1G416101 05K51

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING

1997 CHEVROLET CHEYENNE

2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER

1985 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO

1988 NISSAN 300ZX

2565I7 ..................................... 616UNV WA 05R85

K29906 ............................ 354UKA WA 05K53

1994 DODGE CARAVAN

1998 NISSAN ALTIMA

1995 HONDA ACCORD

1996 DODGE RAM

1984 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS

1999 FORD CROWN VICTORIA

1999 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS

256511 ................................AMG7010 WA OSNOO

1989 MERCURY MARQUIS

1996 FORD EXPLORER

1985 PONTIAC FIERO

K30398 .............................979XSB WA 05K56

1995 FORD PROBE

2002 SATURN LS-2

257237 ...................................B60182Y WA 05R73 256036 ................................... 619MGD WA 05R74 25737 .....................................ADZ5061 WA 05R75 257379 ................................... B43564T WA 05R76 25720 ......................................132XMB WA 05R77 256548 .....................................528TGA WA 05R78 25655 .......................................511YJG WA 05R79

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257310 .................................. ANP6556 WA 05R86 2573611 .................................ACC3976 WA 05R87

256518 .................................. AAP3257 WA 05RB9 256472 ...................................274YCY WA 05ER90

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K29933 ............................920YWK WA 05K52

1993 GEO PRISM

K30477 ............................AIA5520 WA 05K54

2002 HYUNDAI SANTE FE K29618 ............................. 7KYJ58 ML 05K55

1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER K32248 ........................... AJY9057 WA 05K57

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“OF A FEATHER: Artists, Birds and the Northwest” – 26 works on display at White River Valley Museum through June 7 by Len Elliott

ACROSS 1. Bird abode 5. Drain problem 9. Female deer 13. Least Great Lake 14. Kind of guard or roll 16. Send forth, as radiation 17. Actress Kudrow or Bonet 18. Basket fiber (anagram of STILE) 19. Video game manufacturer 20. Work consisting of feathers in a shadowbox by Chris Maynard (6, 2, 6) 23. Sacred bird of Egypt 24. Variety of silica 25. Small songbirds 28. With all one’s might 31. Wyoming neighbor: abbr. 32. See 62-Across 34. Sound of a sheep 37. Paper mache and mosaic work by Patty Detzer, referencing Dia De Los Muertos (3, 2, 3, 4, 3) 40. Protestant sect: abbr. 41. Loewe’s Broadway partner 42. Metal sources 43. “____ WORK” (non-PC road sign): 2 wds.

44. He rode Scout 45. 1966 Michael Caine title role 48. Bygone Russian ruler 50. Serigraph print footed in the classic Central Salish style by Shaun Peterson (5, 9) 56. Small bills 57. Like a marauding mob 58. Actor Alda or Ladd 60. Curved molding 61. Food from heaven, once 62. Artist with two works in the exhibit: “Wisdom Seeker,” a bronze sculpture of a raven and “Golden Eagle,” a lithograph with hand painting (with 32-Across) 63. Throw (out) 64. Bird beginnings 65. Catbird ____ (enviable position)

DOWN 1. “____Blu Dipinto Di Blu” (also known as “Volare,” a 1958 hit for Domenico Modugno) 2. Actor Bana 3. Enthusiastic assent in Acapulco: 2 wds. 4. Attack with vigor: 2 wds. 5. Red Hot ____ Peppers (rock band) 6. Diets successfully 7. “I’m ____ you!” (can’t fool me) 8. Sport that features birdies 9. By ____ (planned)

10. Swiss watch brand 11. Octet complement 12. The willow goldfinch is Washington’s ____ bird 15. Type of official who blows the whistle on Sue Bird, for short 21. “60 Minutes” airer: abbr. 22. Ali’s boxing daughter 25. Pre-Iraq War issue: abbr. 26. Path for a Buick Skylark or a Ford Falcon 27. Irish New Age singer 28. “Secret ____ Man” (Johnny Rivers hit) 29. Ancient Iranian (anagram of DEEM) 30. Toronto Blue Jay or Baltimore Oriole, e.g., in short 32. “____ o’clock scholar ...”: 2 wds. 33. Drag racing organization: abbr. 34. Hatched, bird-wise 35. Mad as ____ hen: 2 wds. 36. Too 38. Group of ships or cabs 39. Welcome rugs 43. Is off the mark 44. Roofing material 45. “The game is ____.” 46. Local dialect

47. Lets loose 48. Cheech’s chum 49. They follow epsilons 51. Relatives: abbr. 52. “Dies ____” (part of the Mass) 53. ____ like a bird 54. Soothing substance 55. Grandmother, familiarly 59. Big Apple paper: abbr.

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