Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, May 15, 2015

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COVINGTON | MAPLE VALLEY | BLACK DIAMOND FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015

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TECH | Technology improves individualized learning [page 7]

POSTSEASON | The opening rounds of playoff action begins this week. [9]

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Contractor and labor union group at odds

Candidate filing for fall election ends Friday

BY REBECCA GOURLEY BY REBECCA GOURLEY AND KEVIN HANSON

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For those looking to toss their hats into the political ring, time is running short. In King County, like everywhere else, the official filing period for the fall election season concludes with the close of business today, Friday. Filing opened Monday morning. This year’s campaign cycle includes an Aug. 4 primary and a Nov. 3 general election. Here’s a look at the positions to be filled during fall elections, with the filing fee and incumbents’ names in parentheses. Black Diamond Mayor – $120 (Carol Benson)

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Jordan Heintz, right, helps his grandma, Lilo Andereggen, carry all of her plants at the annual plant sale at Lake Wilderness Arboretum May 8. The sale featured hundreds of different plants from vegetables to large shrubs and trees. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

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Covington mom, daughter walked in survivor show BY SARAH WEHMANN Reporter

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others and daughters tend to do a lot of activities together like shopping, going out to lunch or taking trips. But for one duo from Covington, their activity was beating cancer. Ann and Katie Collier both beat cancer and on May 1 they participated in the Gilda’s Club

A community workforce agreement between Tahoma School District and a nonprofit organization has created tension, which has gone public. Over the last 15 months, Skanska, the contractor TAHOMA working on SCHOOL the new high DISTRICT school project for the district, and Sound Alliance have been in private negotiations over a community workforce agreement. The issue is pre-hire agreements setting terms and conditions of employment for the construction of the new high school project. Sound Alliance is a nonprofit organization that represents religious and educational institutions as well as labor unions. The organization helped the Voice

Surviving Style Fashion Show and luncheon. Ann graduated from Kentridge High School and now lives in Covington where she raised her five children. Katie is the youngest of the five. In February of 2008, the first diagnosis was delivered. Ann was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). According to breastcancer.org, DCIS is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer.

Ann said in her case, it appeared to be non-invasive until she had a partial lumpectomy. After that, she said, “It was discovered that I didn’t have any clean margins.” She added that she also had an invaded lymph node. During Ann’s fight she had 11 surgeries over the course of three years, a total of 56 weeks of chemotherapy and participated in a three year clinical drug trial. During her treatments she said she was able to continue working at Valley Medical Center and did what she had the strength and time to do. [ more SURVIVORS page 6 ]

Ann and Katie Collier pose for a photo together. The mother-daughter duo both beat cancer. Courtesy photo


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