Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, April 10, 2015

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COVINGTON | MAPLE VALLEY | BLACK DIAMOND FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015

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Gender Gaming | A little-known perspective on online gaming and gender biases [10]

Goat rescue takes in dozens of new kids Roads and

radios on April ballot

BY REBECCA GOURLEY Reporter

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t’s exactly what you see in viral videos, baby goats climbing on whatever they can and jumping off in the most awkward but adorable way. The 29 new baby goats that made their way to Puget Sound Goat Rescue over the last two weeks are no different from their internet-famous cousins. They frolic, they jump off tiny picnic tables or whatever is nearby, and they uncontrollably wag their tails like puppies. The rescue operates like any other animal rescue, they take in unwanted animals – in this case, goats – and they adopt them out to families as pets. What’s different about rescuing goats is nearly all of them are at death’s door before they come to the rescue. Barbara Jamison, the owner and director of Puget Sound Goat Rescue said she gets most of the baby goats from nearby goat dairy farms and slaughterhouses. Because male goats don’t produce milk, the kids are often taken to auction where they are bid on by people for food. Jamison said she’s goes directly to the source and buys the goats from the dairy farms and slaughterhouses before they get to that step in the process. She said they also take in goats from owners who can’t care for them anymore. After they settle in to the rescue and the staff ensures they are in good health, the goats are put up for adoption. [ more GOATS page 3 ]

BY KEVIN HANSON AND DENNIS BOX Editor

A pair of Neubian kids take a break from their nap at Puget Sound Goat Rescue to greet a few humans. These are two of the 29 baby goats rescued by Puget Sound Goat Rescue in the last couple weeks. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

Boots and Badges game supports Black Diamond cop with cancer BY RAY STILL Reporter

What was once a quiet community gathering is now becoming one of the Plateau’s largest fundraising events of the year. As police officers around Pierce and King counties and the Enumclaw Fire Department square up for the annual Boots and Badges charity basketball game, they know they’re not just playing to raise money for the fight against

cancer. They’re playing to support Cmdr. Greg Goral of the Black Diamond Police Department. The game is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the Enumclaw High School. Tickets can be purchased online for $10 at www.crowdrise.com. Goral was diagnosed with cancer of the appendix, or appendiceal cancer, almost three years ago. Appendiceal cancer is an extremely

A pair of tax measures are on ballots that should now be in the hands of area voters. The general election is set for April 28 and King County distributes ballots 20 days in advance, meaning they should have been issued Wednesday, April 8. Ballots are to be returned by first-class U.S. mail and, to be COVINGTON valid, must be postmarked by the 28th. For those not wishing to use the mail, there are three options: • ballots can be taken to a “drop-off van” that will be parked at the Tahoma School District building, 25720 Maple ValleyBlack Diamond Rd., between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. April 25 and 27; it also will be at the district building from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, April 28. [ more BALLOT page 2 ]

rare form of cancer. According to the International Scholarly Research Network, cancer of the appendix accounts for less than one percent of all cancers. As Sgt. Brian Lynch of Black Diamond Police Department put it, the diagnosis was hard on the department and the community. “This is a small department,” Lynch said. “It’s been devastating for us because he is a part of our family.” For the last four years, money raised by the Boots and Badges game went to the American Cancer Society. This year, 100 percent of the money raised will be donated to Cops with Cancer, a non-profit organization operated out of the Kent Police Greg Goral dribbles down the court in the 2010 Boots and Badges [ more COP page 5 ] game. Courtesy photo Sgt. Brian Lynch


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