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New businesses, jobs to further boost local economy

BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

MultiCare plans to bring a new, 24-7, administration center to Auburn and about 350 new jobs to a site on 15th Street Southwest near

The Outlet Collection Mall.

Green River College has started construction on its aerospace and aviation downtown campus east of Lowe’s in north Auburn. The college expects to open the building for classes in the fall of 2016.

And World CNG, LLC, a Des Plaines, Ill.-based, freight shipping and trucking company, will bring about 50 new manufacturing jobs to 17,000 square feet of converted warehouse space. At the site, the company will manu-

facture equipment to convert gasoline engines to natural gas and propane gas engines.

“It’s a company we’ve chased for about three years,” Auburn Economic Development Manager Doug Lein said Monday evening,

presenting to the Auburn City Council his Mid Year 2015, Economic Development Update.

Lein said leasing is brisk and tenants have been moving in to [ more BUSINESS page 7 ]

Labor Council issues resolution against Green River College

BY HEIDI SANDERS hsanders@kentreporter.com

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“The other thing that has worked for me is the idea to focus on today,” he added.

“I can’t control the future, and it is very stressful to

The Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) has taken action to re-establish shared governance between Green River College administration and faculty and staff and improve morale on campus.

The Labor Council approved a resolution at its annual convention on July 25, calling for the council to send a letter to Green River’s administration and Board of Trustees, and to “explore adding Green River College to the WSLC’s Unfair to Labor/Do Not Patronize list” if things do not improve.

The resolution comes at a time of high tension on campus, following the college’s decision on July 15 to cut two programs – auto body technology and geographic information systems – in the face of a budget deficit. The cuts eliminated two faculty positions, including one held by the faculty union president.

Faculty members claim the cuts targeted members of the Union Faculty

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Third-grade teams Young Plugs and BL Ballers battle for a rebound during Emerald Downs 3-on-3 basketball tournament last weekend. Taco Del Mar – in association with 50 local sponsors – presented the third annual EmD3-on-3, one of Western

Washington’s largest outdoor tourneys. It featured competition in more than 30 categories, divided by age, grade, gender and skill.

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Bob Jones, Auburn High School athletic/ activities coordinator, addresses the crowd at the Relay for Life event in May. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

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Bob Jones wears colorful bracelets to remind him of his daily fight.

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Each bracelet bears a message, one of which reads, FIGHT BACK. “Cancer beats you up so bad that sometimes you forget to fight back,” said Jones, Auburn High School’s longtime athletic director and a teacher and coach. “I have to fight back every day.

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An Auburn man and diehard Seahawks fan purchased a “We Are 12” Scratch ticket on July 24 from Safeway, 101 Auburn Way S., in hopes of winning big.

And win big he did.

The man, who wants to remain anonymous, scratched the ticket later that evening and realized it was worth $50,000.

“I called my wife right away and said, ‘Honey, you need to come home right now,’ ” the winner shared.

He said his wife came rushing home, and when he told her they had won $50,000, she almost collapsed in excitement.

“She couldn’t believe it.

She kept looking at it, and eventually hid it in the closet,” he said jokingly.

The man told Lottery officials he had purchased the Seahawks-themed ticket for a reason.

“Now, I’ll be able to afford season tickets. We’re also going to use some of the money for a down payment on our first house, which will definitely be

equipped with a Seahawks sports den.”

As for immediate plans, the couple said they are going to celebrate over a nice dinner.

“We are thrilled with this win, and wish the Seahawks the same luck in the coming season,” he said.

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Businesses taking advantage of Façade Improvement Grant Program

BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

MASONIC TEMPLE ADDED TO REGISTER Auburn’s Masonic Temple, 10 Auburn Way S., has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Completed in 1924, the two-story temple is historically significant for its direct connections to the broad patterns of social history in Auburn, according to the state’s Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation.

The lodge, at one point, was an unusually sophisticated, urban version of fraternal architecture for a town of less than 3,500.

It remains today the only fraternal hall in the city still in its original use.

Summer scene Nala Walla of Harmonica Pocket performs during a Kids Summerstage outdoor music concert series at Les Gove Park last week. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

One drawing showed the building at 240 Auburn Way S., its stairwells wrapped in cedar paneling, a brick layer screening its upper reaches.

“Reskinning” of the entire structure could start as early as next month, Lauren Flemister, an urban design planner for the City of Auburn, told City leaders on Monday.

And when Flemister put an artist’s conception of possible façade improvements to the Parker Paint Strip Mall, her audience gasped and oohed in pleasant surprise.

“Yeah, it’s a big change,” Flemister said.

Flemister was at City Hall to describe to council members just how far the Façade Improvement Grant Program has come since its launching in June. And, when possible, to show them where it’s all going.

Auburn has a lot of historic buildings, one-of-a kind buildings, familyowned and compelling buildings. And some of them could use a sprucing

up. By making grants available to business owners, the City hopes to improve the appearance and feel of the City's commercial, pedestrian-oriented core.

Flemister said the maximum allowed to any one business is $30,500, limited to projects estimated to cost $50,000 or more, and one goal in the program’s first year is to achieve a bit better than a 50-50 match. She said the first $5,000 is “pure grant.”

To date, the City has received applications not only from the owners of the two buildings described above, but from: Hello Gorgeous, a beauty salon at 204 E. Main St.; the Masonic Temple at 10 Auburn Way S.; The Auburn Valley Barber Shop at 316 E. Main St.; Jason’s Coffee Shop at 129 A St. NW; Zola’s Cafe at 402 E. Main St.; the Homeplate Tavern at 144 E. Main St.; and Liberty Tax Service at 102 E. Main St. “Theirs is actually really small in budget, but I believe it will make a huge difference in how they are viewed from the street,” Flemister said of Hello Gorgeous’ application.

As for the Masonic Temple, which was recently added to the National Historic Register, its owners plan to restore the façade to its original condition.

“They want to put in wood store fronts,” Flemister said.

“So, they want to take out all the improvements that have been made over time. They want to start on Auburn Way. They want to take out the storefront that’s at Hill of Comics and put in a wood storefront because they’ve found a design that matches the same era in which it was built. They’ve hired an architect and an expert to ensure it is historically accurate.”

“With all of these applications, do you see yourself running out of budget this year?” asked Councilman Bill Peloza.

“I think there’s a possibility that we could run through the $100,000 this year,” Flemister answered, “But, of course, until these things are actually being built, I hesitate to say that. … Some of the project proposals we are getting are not insignificant,” she added. [ more FAÇADES page 7 ]

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Police Blotter Auburn Police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Aug. 3 and 10:

Aug. 3 Recovered stolen vehicle: 8:35 a.m., 2700 Alpine Drive SE. A girl snoozing away in Rotary Park some 150 feet away from a stolen vehicle admitted to having it, so police arrested her.

Fraud: 11:35 a.m., 801 Auburn Way N. Somebody forged and cashed three checks totaling $1,200 that had been in a purse nabbed by a thief at the Muckleshoot Casino on July 29.

www.auburn-reporter.com was shopping at Walmart she set her phone down for a moment and somebody stole it.

Arson: 9:07 p.m., 1420 17th St. SE. Two boys thought it would be a bright idea to try lighting a tree on fire. They were wrong.

Vandalism: 8:35 p.m., 3225 M St. SE. Yokels broke a residential window.

Aug. 6 Forgery: 2:35 a.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. A woman passed a bogus bill at the Muckleshoot Casino.

Aug. 10 Theft: 7:45 p.m., 1241 Auburn Way N. Somebody stole a man’s wallet while he was shopping, so he cancelled his credit and debit cards.

manager reported the previous theft of rent checks.

Disrobed conduct: 4:30 p.m.

5000 block of 55th Street Southeast.

Officers investigated a complaint in which a citizen called to report an ongoing problem with her neighbor getting drunk and running around her yard buck naked, sometimes driving a golf cart.

Shoplifting: 3:20 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. A man stole clothing from a store, an employee contacted the man outside the store and the store got its stuff back.

Theft: 3:15 p.m., 400 block of 6th Street Southeast. A computer surveillance system caught someone stealing a package from a resident’s door step.

Theft: 1:31 p.m., 1900 block of F Street Southeast. An apartment

Arson: 9:15 p.m., 12500 block of Southeast 312th Street. A boy tried to start a fire.

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Aug. 8

Aid call: 5:15 p.m., (Lakeland Hills).

Firefighters evaluated an injured female with minor injuries.

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 242 calls for service between Aug. 3 and 9, among them the following:

Aug. 6

Fire alarm: 9:42 a.m., (Auburn).

Firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at Auburn High School and found a broken sprinkler head on the outside mezzanine of the gymnasium, spouting H20. The crew shut down the sprinkler system and worked with onsite contractors to restore it.

Theft: 5:35 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. While a woman

Aug. 4 Brush fire: 6:55 p.m., (Lea Hill).

Firefighters and Brush 34 used tools and foam to prevent a brush fire on the grounds of the Auburn Adventist Academy from spreading into the branches of a large oak tree.

Such was the inaugural response of the newly purchased Brush 34.

Aid call: 2:34 p.m., (Pacific).

After firefighters treated a teenage boy who had accidentally cut himself with a knife, they arranged for an ambulance to transport him to a local hospital.

Aug. 7 Aid call: 9:30 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters treated a woman who had fallen on a sidewalk, and a private ambulance scooted her off to a local hospital.

THE CITY OF AUBURN’S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION offers a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course to area residents Aug. 18-20. The training is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. All classes are in downtown Auburn. Class members are required to provide some basic equipment, such as

Aug. 9 Illegal burn: 9:05 p.m., (Auburn).

Firefighters hustling to investigate a possible illegal burn arrived at the shores of the Green River and found three separate recreational fires. Firefighters asked the parties to extinguish their fires and gave them a schooling about burning regulations.

sturdy shoes or boots and work gloves. Other necessary supplies and equipment are provided. The class is free, but pre-registration is required. For more information or to download a course application, visit www.auburnwa. gov/disaster. Questions may be directed to emergencyprep@auburnwa.gov or 253-876-1925.

A prolific identity thief sentenced to 7 years in prison

BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

As part of a fraud and identity theft ring, Junette A. Short victimized 44 individuals in King and Pierce counties after obtaining stolen personal and financial information that she used to make bogus checks and credit cards.

On Aug. 7 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Superior Court Judge Laura Middaugh sentenced the 34-year-old Pierce County woman to seven years in prison for nine counts of identity theft to which she had pleaded guilty on June 30 and for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen property, and an additional charge of identity theft from two separate cases that had been filed in 2014.

Among the many businesses victimized were a Walgreens store and the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn.

When authorities caught Short in January of 2014. In the state’s brief in support of an exceptional sentence, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Mafe Rajul and Deputy Prosecutor Pete Lewicki argued for an exceptional sentence of 10 years in prison for crimes the state of Washington deems “a major economic offense.”

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Investigators found that between Nov. 22, 2013 and Feb. 16, 2014, Short made 26 fraudulent transactions using 10 different checking account numbers and eight different makers’ identities at Fred Meyer alone. The total loss associated with the 44 counterfeit checks presented at different retailers during that time was $7,473.91.

Telecheck reported $5,077.30 in additional fraudulent check transactions between Nov. 17, 2013 and Feb. 3, 2014. This figure does not include additional declined transactions of $15,307 or fraudulent credit card charges. The actual losses totaled $27,506, an average of $9,168 each month, according to court records.

When Short made the credit cards, she used one victim’s name and a different victim’s account information.

In one case she used a victim’s identity not only to buy items but to rent a car – she crashed it – and to identify herself to police.

On Jan. 22, 2014, officers following up a report of stolen mail contacted Short at home and found her with stolen mail belonging to 100 individuals.

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According to court records, as a result of Short’s behavior, one of her victims, since unable to obtain student loans, has been unable to return to nursing school.

According to court papers, Short’s boyfriend and other members of her ring – all of whom have since been arrested, charged and convicted – stole to obtain account information so that she could make fraudulent checks and credit cards. Most of the financial information and personal information stolen during Short’s threemonth-long identity theft operation in 2013 and 2014 came from thefts of large residential mailboxes, from blue postal collection boxes in King, Pierce, Lewis and Thurston counties, and from vehicle prowls and residential burglaries.

Known amongst her associates for “being good at making credit cards,” Short, according to court papers, had at her home a card embosser and an encoder, which she operated through her laptop, and a computer with a check-making program equipped with a laser printer that could print checks with magnetic ink.

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Marriage, belief and change I consider myself extremely lucky to have spent most of my childhood in an amazingly accepting and loving church environment.

Even so, many months and countless hours were spent in committee meetings and bending over the church charter, which expressly denied performing same-sex marriages. Eventually, the congregation decided the charter did not accurately reflect God’s love, and my community joined the ever-increasing number of churches that believe the idea of marriage in the church is not as limited as we used to think.

Marriage is a concept that has followed countless civilizations and cultures throughout time and is one of the few that will continue to go hand-in-hand with homo sapien culture as we expand on earth and into the heavens.

There are few things more beautiful than joining two individuals as one, to bring them together in union in love and before their god(s).

But for hundreds of years (some historians say around 800 in Caucasian Christian culture) we’ve repeatedly denied, legally and religiously, the holy matrimony of countless same-sex couples who express the same love for their other halves as different-sex couples.

So, like my ancestors of old, I look around and ask, “Why?” Because there must be a reason why we’ve persecuted countless souls who only want to spend their lives with whomever they love.

I’ve yet to find an answer that satisfies me.

One I hear the most is, “it is against God’s word/law/will,” for these people to be together in any fashion.

But I was taught God created us in his image, all of our perfections and all of our flaws.

I was taught of a Son who said the greatest commandments were to love our Lord and to love each other, and how we can’t love God if Ray Still

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Teachers deserve better pay Regarding: Liv Finne’s guest commentary (“More spending in schools doesn’t necessarily improve learning”, Reporter, July 31): Teachers have not received a pay raise for five years. The cost of living has increased 10 percent in five years. Teachers are getting a 1½ percent raise this year. Thus teachers have received an 8 percent pay cut in the past five years.

Research has clearly shown that small class size improves learning for students.

Forty-five percent of new teachers leave the profession after two years. The job is too hard, and the pay is too little.

Teachers are required to pay for the expenses of the union negotiating team only.

If you want to improve teacher quality, do what you

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top notch people who just seem to gravitate toward a place of positive influence and a welcome smile.

We have built leaders, connected people, assisted growing businesses and taught youth the value of volunteering. There are eight hours to work, eight hours to sleep, and how you spend the other eight hours can change a life.

Politics, spending part of education

would do in your business: increase the pay of your workers to attract more able workers.

The providing of funds for supplies means that teachers do not have to use their own funds to provide supplies for your students.

I believe the legislators got a

Good times, fond memories, and thank you, Auburn For around 28 years I have had the honor of serving this community through the committee for Good Ol’ Days, Auburn Good Ol’ Days and Auburn Days, the original name from 100 years ago.

I have had the pleasure of getting to know four mayors, countless volunteers, community leaders and

12 percent raise this year.

– Harold B. Valentin, retired teacher

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Question of the week:

“It was like Mayberry. It was a gentler, kinder, slower time. It was the best time of our lives.”

– Bill Hollingsworth, Auburn High School class of 1949, recalling yesteryear at a reunion.

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The committee’s motto has always been, “No biases allowed, and you must have fun or don’t do it.” We all play nice in the sandbox together no matter what because we throw a party for the Auburn community and its visitors.

In my first year I was a single business owner with two young children.

I was invited to get involved by Gene Kasper, the Auburn Chamber of Commerce business manager. I

Wanda Granquist said: “Let us keep the politics out of education” in her letter to the editor (“More spending enhances education”, Reporter, Aug. 7).

Public education is 100 percent political. The only way to take politics out is to end public education.

Even if all education were private, there is often political maneuvering within the private school administration.

I guess the only avenue left is home schooling, which is not practical for all families.

Ms. Granquist castigates Ms. Finne but offers no evidence that Ms. Finne is wrong. [ more LETTERS page 6 ]

passed out flyers the first year, and at the critique meeting I shared some thoughts about parades, children and entertainment. Lesson learned.

When I was asked to be the festival director, I politely declined, only to find that Gene had announced my acceptance of the offered position in the newspaper. That is how we did it “old school” in Auburn.

The City of Auburn and I have been working together, forming a transition plan for the festival for a few years. My gratitude for their [ more HENKE page 7 ]

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And I was taught that above all, if God is perfect, and God is love, then love is perfect, even with our human weakness and limitations.

So when the Supreme Court legalized all marriage

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Washington state is spending millions to fight these fires. There is no time to lose. We need to act now before its too late.

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Last year 10,000 Americans died from gun violence.

One solution? Let’s have staterun gun shops, just as we do for drivers licenses.

The state could then regulate and license guns, just as they do for cars.

– Jack Sheppard

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Act now to prevent wild fires From one year to the next, we’re now seeing wild fires more destructive and dangerous to homes and businesses, including the loss of life to wild animals and man.

As we’ve seen this summer, California is a tinderbox, and Washington state will be one, too, if we don’t act fast.

Install sprinkling systems in the forests and wooded rural areas that surround homes and businesses. We’re wasting a lot of water from the Columbia and other rivers by letting it run out to sea.

Let’s use that water and give the weary and courageous firefighters a hand.

throughout the United States, given it was between two consenting adults, I finally saw our nation take steps toward accepting all love, legally and culturally.

The concept of marriage has followed us throughout the ages, and we’ve morphed this idea to fit how we see the world. Some

Local Motors can 3D print a car.

Bon Vivant Elon Musk is pushing new boundaries without combustion.

Google, Garmin and others have mapped just about everything there is to map.

Did it ever occur to an antiquated, 19th century organization like the Labor Council that new technology is the way to go?

Why not let smarter people than labor bosses, who resist change, open up the curriculum to new trends offering exciting, new jobs and room for advancement?

Look ahead, not back. Maybe it’s time to let go of old ways like auto body shop and geographic info systems.

cultures have limited the definition of marriage to one man and one woman, despite humanity’s rich history of joining same-sex couples together in union before their laws and their gods.

But the issue surrounding same-sex marriage isn’t just about the history of

You let go of the 8-track for something better. I know you did.

Then let Green River College President Eileen Ely position the college by spotting industry trends on the upswing and burgeoning growth sectors with swathes of unfilled employment slots. Let American innovators fill these with our graduates, not foreign-educated workers with visas who have the right skill set.

If the Labor Council so badly wants to maintain old technology, then let the Labor Council totally underwrite both programs. You’re rich.

If you love them so much, that seems far more reasonable than telling 400,000 union members to boycott the college in Kent and Auburn.

Instead, Labor Council big shots could warmly invite the 400,000 strong to pony up for auto body and geographic information systems since the communique seems like it’s being drafted.

I don’t know about you but I want to take a spin in something so creative Detroit couldn’t even dream it up or build it like it did in the good ole days. You’ll find me on the freeway of love next to the pink Cadillac.

– Joy Etienne

marriage, or the history of religion. If changing culture were as easy as giving a small history lesson, there never would have been any controversy in the first place. What it comes down to is belief, and some people hold strong to the belief that marriage can only be between a man and

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Long story short, government and religion function better when the two do not mix. The government’s job is to impart a legal and economic contract to those who want to be married before the law, and the church’s job is to present two people before their creator to be joined together in love.

Sometimes the church and state agree, but not always.

So let’s at least have legal equality on Earth, and let God sort everything out later.

The only thing besides love that I believe is true, and will always be true, no matter how people feel, how they act or what they believe, is that we are all born equal.

And I believe He would agree.

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I strongly disagree.

Any couple that comes before God to be joined together in spirit, whether they be different or samesex, are equal in every way, including God’s love.

If you don’t agree with me, that’s your privilege, and I think that’s totally chill. The legalization of all marriage doesn’t mean every American has to accept it straight away. It doesn’t even mean every church, pastor and priest has to perform marriages that they don’t morally agree with.

The separation of church and state is a wonderful thing, and like President James Madison said, “Every new and successful example therefore of a perfect separation between ecclesiastical and civil matters, is of importance. And I have no doubt that every new example, will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together.”

THE AUBURN HEALTH FAIR comes to downtown Aug. 22.

The Saturday fair – One Step. One Change – runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the cross streets of East Main Street and B Street Northeast in a parking lot, one block off B Street.

The day includes health organization and vendor booths, demonstrations on MixxedFit, yoga and karate, short massages, and blood pressure and blood sugar checks.

Other features: • A pre-event, one-mile walk begins at 9:30 am. Come early and do the walk with Blitz, the Seahawks’ mascot, and earn a prize. Blitz will be available for photos and autographs.

• Auburn Youth Resource’s Michael Jackson, former Husky and Seahawk, speaks on One Step. One Change • Miss Auburn’s Morgan Warren talks about realistic body image • Ed4Ed will speak about the choking game • Bike rodeo. Kids, bring your bicycles and helmets. Hosted by Auburn Police bicycle officers The American Karate Escrima Association, the Auburn Downtown Association, Tribeca Day Spa, and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe are sponsoring the fair.

Visit www.auburndt.org for more information on upcoming events.

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The goal is improved education of students, not pay or class size.

The biggest funding improvement for all school levels is elimination of the federal department of education and shrinking of the administrative overhead within the state.

Please compare the salaries of the federal administrators and teacher salaries. Also compare superintendent salaries to teacher salaries.

The administrators do not teach any students, and in some cases hamper the teacher’s ability to do so.

The proof of Ms. Finne’s point is comparison of spending per student by each school district across the United States, and the achievement level of the students in each district.

I am certain that some districts have a higher achievement level than other districts that spent more money per student. Compare spending on education in the U.S. versus other countries that have surpassed the U.S. in educational achievement.

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Faculty and college representatives have been in unsuccessful contract negotiations for more than a year.

Ty Pethe, president of Washington Federation of State Employees Local 304, which represents classified staff at the college, submitted the resolution to the Labor Council. He said morale and communication at Green River began to break down about five years ago when Eileen Ely took over as college president.

There had been an atmosphere of shared governance and collaboration under previous leadership, Pethe said.

“She (Ely) came in, removed and turned away from that collective decision making,” Pethe said.

Faculty filed an Unfair Labor Practice complaint with the Washington State Public Employees Relations Commission in May and presented the Board of Trustees with two Vote of No

[ BUSINESS from page 1 ] the residential floors of the Trek Building, the five-story mixed use facility that opened this June on the site formerly known as the Cavanaugh Block on East Main Street.

Green River Cycle, a high-end bicycle-sale-and-repair operation, will be the first retail business to open on the Trek Building’s

[ HENKE from page 5 ] consideration of carrying forward and keeping Auburn Days safe for generations to come is heartfelt. It is a big project.

The City has supported the event in so many ways over the years. There will be new ideas and energy for us to enjoy, and I will always be here to support the event in whatever capacity I am needed.

Their capable staff along with the festival volunteers will continue to give Auburn a place to go in August

Confidence calls against Ely – one in 2013, the other in May of 2015.

According to the WSLC’s resolution, “The administration of Green River College has routinely ignored the voices of the students, staff and faculty of Green River College; further, by the advice of the administration, the Board of Trustees of the college has been complicit in silencing of students, staff and faculty.”

Pethe said he tried to improve communication between faculty and staff and administrators.

“I offered to try to work with administration to change it,” he said. “I tried to say we should go back to collective decision making.”

Pethe said the administration was not willing to work with him, so he asked the Labor Council to get involved.

“We felt we had to take an additional step,” he said. “We had to put more pressure on them.”

David Groves, communications director for the Labor Council, said in an email he expects the ground floor.

Lein said Trek’s owners have told him they will also open a coffee shop on the first floor facing East Main Street.

Commencement Bank has leased space in a new retail office building going in on Auburn Way North, just south of 272nd, anticipating a grand opening in the coming weeks.

In late July, Teutsch Partners,

to meet their old friends, new friends, school chums and neighbors.

While I’m stepping down as director, I will remain a consultant for the festival.

For me, it’s sad, but it’s time.

The www.auburndays.com website will remain as an archive place to keep the history and photos of the festival. It will direct the event queries to the city website as soon as it makes sense. I will be forming a task force to help with the vast undertaking of posting old photos and such that relate to the community even beyond the festival.

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letter to be sent next week.

According to the resolution, the letter will request “that Green River College honors the policy of shared governance, treat their employees with respect and dignity, bargain in good faith with the unions representing the employees, and support a positive, collaborative workplace and will urge all of their affiliates to do the same.”

Allison Friedly, Green River’s executive director of college relations, said on Wednesday the college had not received any formal communication from the Labor Council, so she could not comment.

Pethe is optimistic that the letter from the Labor Council will open communication.

“I really hope they would reach out to me and work on it,” he said.

College officials announced in July they were developing a new prioritization process to determine the viability of instructional services, student services and LLC, began work on the Merrill Gardens Assisted Living and Senior Apartment Complex on South Division Street. Construction should take about 18 months.

Panera Bread, and Qdoba Mexican Grill plan to open shops on 15th Street Southwest, adjacent to The Outlet Collection.

Most, but by no means all of the news, was positive.

See you there in the information booth at Main Street and Division this weekend.

Thank you one and all for the good times, fond memories and for the parts that you played making me a better person.

Connie Henke, the Auburn Days festival director, works and lives in Auburn.

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Friedly said students, faculty and staff will be included in the process, which will be implemented this fall.

If college administration and the Labor Council cannot come to an agreement, the council’s executive board could add the college to its Unfair Labor/Do Not Patronize list, per the council’s constitution, Groves said.

“If no satisfactory resolution can be reached, Green River College would be placed on the list and the WSLC would publicize to our 600-plus affiliated union organizations, representing about 400,000 union members statewide, that Green River College is unfair to labor and urge them not to ‘patronize’ the college by taking classes there, sending their children there or otherwise supporting the college until these grievances can be resolved to the satisfaction of the faculty and staff there,” Groves said.

The number of single-family residential building permits the City of Auburn had issued by mid-2015 fell to 105 from the 164 the City issued in the first half of 2014. In monetary terms, that’s worth $8 million less than in the first half of 2014.

In the same time span, the number of commercial building permits issued rose slightly, from 205 to 207.

Grant recipients must be property owners or business lessees with written authorization of the property owner. All projects must meet code requirements, follow all local and state laws and all current design standards. Each site must be within the BIA and dues must be current, with no restrictions to site and no current code violations.

Recipients must have no more than 25 full-time employees and cannot be in excess of 25,000 square feet of ground floor area.

The focus on the upgrades varies based on the category of the improvement, starting with improvements that can be done for less than $5,000, many of which do not require construction documents provided by an independent architect or engineer and focus on immediate, eye-catching changes, such as painting, decorative lighting, signage awnings, permanent, affixed building decorative elements, enhancements or changes to trim materials of the building.

Meanwhile, the number of business licenses issued rose from 148 to 220, and sales tax revenue increased from $7.5 to $8 million.

Lein was optimistic that the number of single-family building permits issued would rise by the end of the year. He said more builders are already going through the plat process, putting new product on the market that they had held last year.

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Auburn International Farmers Market: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, now through Sept. 27, Auburn Transit Station Plaza, 23 A St. SW, Auburn. Featuring fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, a variety of foods, bakery products and handcrafted items. Special events are planned on select Sundays. Programs: • Aug. 23: Chili cook-off; • Sept. 6: Seahawks Day, wear your gear to win a prize; • Sept. 13: Marianne Binetti, 12-2:30 p.m.; • Sept. 20: Healthy Kids Back to School Day, featuring Casper Babypants 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Free parking in the Sound Transit parking garage. To volunteer, call 253-266-2726. For more information, visit www.auburnfarmersmarket.org.

Auburn Days Community Festival: Aug. 14-16, downtown area, Main Street, City Hall stage. Event highlights: Friday – all-school class reunion, 6:30 p.m.; 5K fun run, 7 p.m.; music and dancing, 7-9 p.m.

Saturday – Grand parade, noon-1 p.m.; street dance, 5-6:30 p.m.; Sunday – farmers market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; car show, 4:30 p.m.; Auburn Days Poetry and Literature, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Auburn Avenue Theater. Event includes live entertainment; vendors, demonstrations, food, arts and crafts, rides. For more information: visit www.auburndays.com.

Tahoma National Cemetery Spirit of 45 Ceremony: 2 p.m. Aug. 16, Tahoma National Cemetery, main flag pole assembly area, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent. International tribute commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II. To honor all military members who served during World War II. Brief presentations from WWII veterans. Parking limited. Visitors should plan on walking to and from their parking spot to the ceremony. Parking is available for disabled passengers and drivers with a shuttle to and from the ceremony assembly area. For more information, call 425-4139614.

Community workshops, conversations: Public welcome to discuss key topics of the Imagine Auburn Comprehensive Plan. Input sought to help it shape Auburn’s vision for the future. The Imagine Auburn Comprehensive Plan is a 20-year document that shapes future development and growth. Workshops are scheduled for: Autumn Art Walk and Wine Tasting: • Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Aug. 13, Wesley 5-9 p.m. Sept. 11, downtown Auburn, Homes Assembly Hall, 32049 109th Place west-side Main Street businesses. Music, SE; • Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Aug. 18, Valley local artists and art and fine wines. Art Counseling Services, 2704 I St. NE. The walk is free but wine tasting tickets are $15 plan addresses a broad range of issues and pre-sale, $20 at the event. Ticket includes sets policy direction for: housing; ecofive 1-ounce tastes and a custom wine nomic development; parks and open space; glass. Pre-sale tickets available at www. environmentally sensitive areas; community auburnartwalk.com or through the Auburn health and well being; historic preservation; Downtown Association office, 402 E. Main and public service and facilities. The public St., Suite 150; Station Bistro, 110 Second may review and comment on the draft St. SW, No. 125; U-float, 124 E. Main St.; Imagine Auburn Comprehensive Plan online Chocolate, at280945_4.75_x_6 www.auburnwa.gov/about/talk_au4/7/15 11:05Gosanko AM Page 1 116 A St. NE; and Shoe Forest & More, 113 E. Main St. Participating burn.htm. For more information, visit www.

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Sixth annual Hops & Crops Music and Beer Festival: Noon-6 p.m. Sept. 12, Mary Olson Farm, 28728 Green River Road SE. 21-and-up event features a beer garden with 30-plus craft brews and ciders from local breweries, live music, tours. All proceeds from the event support educational programming at the farm. Barbecue and snacks available for purchase. Reber Ranch presents the festival. Tickets: $15 pre-sale, $20 at the gate. Taster admission includes taster mug and five tokens. $10 designated driver/no taste admission. Purchase tickets at the festival or online at wrvmuseum.org/ hopsandcrops.html Mexican Independence Day and Latin American Cultural Celebration: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 13, downtown Auburn.

Featuring a 9 a.m. parade of Latin American countries with floats, dignitaries riding in cars and entertainment, from Washington Elementary to City Hall on Main Street.

Festival around the City Hall area includes entertainment, booths.

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5th annual SYL Golf Tournament: 1:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Auburn Golf Course, 29630 Green River Road SE. Registration opens at noon; 1:30 p.m. shotgun start; 6:30 p.m. dinner, silent raffle and prizes.

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Terry Home Show and Shine: 8 a.m.

Aug. 15, Pacific City Park, 600 Third Ave., Pacific. Proceeds benefit Terry Home, a nonprofit corporation that runs a pair of rehabilitation houses in Pacific and Auburn to help survivors of traumatic brain injuries.

All types of cars, trucks and motorcycles welcome. Registration 8 a.m.-noon. First 200 cars get goody bags and dash plaques.

Trophy presentation at 3 p.m. Entry: $15 advance, $20 on the day of the show.

Pre-register at www.terryhomeinc.org or by phone at 253-630-7657, 253-486-6298 or 253-951-4041.

Doll Tea: 12:30 p.m. or 2 p.m. seatings, Aug. 16, Neely Mansion, 12303 SE AuburnBlack Diamond Road. Bring your family, friends and favorite dolls to tea. PayPal or check only. Reservations required. www. neelymansion.org.

Trivia Night: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 15, West Auburn High School, 401 W. Main St. Gather a few friends and come out. Tickets: $35.00 per person and includes a seat at a trivia table, appetizers and dessert dash. All proceeds benefit the students of Auburn.

Interested in sponsoring a table? Grab five of your smartest friends and sponsor a table. Your team could be the winners of $250 to give to the Auburn school of your choice. www.auburnpsf.org

Wally & The Beavs Wally & The Beavs perform from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday on the City Hall Stage at Division and Main Street, part of Auburn Days.

The three-day celebration returns to downtown this weekend with a full lineup of music and entertainment, arts and crafts, food and vendors. COURTESY PHOTO 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.

Kiwanis Club of The Valley: Meets every Wednesday morning at 7 at the Auburn Parks and Recreation building, 910 Ninth St. SE. For more information, visit www.kiwaniscluboftheauburnvalley.org 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.

32nd annual Auburn Rotary Club Scholarship Program: 5 and 9 p.m. concerts, Oct. 17, Auburn Performing Arts Center, 702 Fourth St. NE. Country singer Danielle Bradbery opens the remodeled center. Proceeds benefit the Auburn Rotary Scholarship Fund. Auburn Rotary Club and KMPS 94.1 sponsoring the event. For more information, visit www.kmps.com.

Patient and Caregiver Cancer Support Group: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, MultiCare Regional Cancer Center, 121 N. Division St., No. 100, Auburn. Gilda’s on the Go in partnership with the cancer center offer support group for patients and caregivers. You may drop in to this professionally facilitated group. No matter where you are being treated, or have been treated, for cancer, this group is free and open to you.

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Bloodworks Northwest drives: 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. Aug. 14, MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, Plaza 1, 202 N. Division St. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-398-7888, or visit www. bloodworksnw.org.

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 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 auburnvalleyhs.org.

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• 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.

Auburn Health Fair: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Aug. 22, East Main Street and B Street Northeast in a parking lot, one block of B Street. Health organization and vendor booths; speakers; demonstrations on MixxedFit, yoga and karate; short massages, blood pressure; bike rodeo for kids; and blood sugar checks; a one-mile walk begins at 9:30 a.m. with Blitz, the Seahawks’ mascot, and earn a prize. Blitz will be available for photos and autographs. The American Karate Escrima Association, the Auburn Downtown Association, Tribeca Day Spa, and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe are sponsoring the fair. For more information, visit www.auburndt.org.

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.

Alzheimer’s Association Auburn Caregiver Support Group: Noon-1:30 p.m.

Meetings on the first Tuesday of the month.

Church of the Nazarene, 1225 29th St. SE, Room 15, Auburn. Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss. For information, call Val Brustad at 253-854-7658 or visit www.alzwa.org

Auburn Garden Club Standard Flower Show: 4-8 p.m. Sept. 14; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sept. 15, Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE. Theme: Over the Years with Notes and Blooms. Horticulture, design and artistic craft divisions. All entries judged and awarded in advance. Free. auburngardenclub.wa@gmail.com 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. Programs: • Aug. 5, Alexandria Teague; Aug. 12, District Gov. Terry Pickering; Aug. 19, Kip Boyle, defending against cyber attacks. For more information, visit www.auburnrotary. org.

Soroptimist International of Auburn: Meets Wednesdays at noon in the Rainier Room, Truitt Building, 102 W. Main St. For more information, visit www.siauburn.org Save Our Fish, Auburn Chapter, Puget Sound Anglers: Meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except December), 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.

Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE. 253-931-3016 or www. auburnwa.gov. Senior activities include: • 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.

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

MEAL EVENT PROGRAMS The following meal events cost $3 for ages 60 and older, $6 for under 60.

Pre-purchase tickets at the front desk.

Wellness Fair and Lunch: 10 a.m.2 p.m. Sept. 24.

Volunteer Award Banquet: 1:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 16.

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Monday free lunch, Tuesday-Friday lunch provided by Catholic Community Services.

Senior bus trips to local stores and events.

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9. Krazy ____ (cartoon animal) 12. Unseen bird’s identifier 13. Very short route: 3 wds.

14. Cole slaw and fries, e.g., for short 16. Mourning ____ (cooing in the trees, feeding beneath the feeders) 17. Glaucous-winged____ (often motoring by above the river) 18. Letter-shaped fasteners: hyph.

19. Black-capped or chestnut-backed ____ (frequent feeder feaster) 21. Sheath at the end of a shoelace 22. “It’s not worth ____ cent!”: 2 wds.

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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 online at www.brownpapertickets. com.

Kameleons, A Tribute Show Celebrating Legendary Artists: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22. A tribute to some of the greatest artists of all time, such as Elvis, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks, Tina Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ann Wilson, Garth Brooks, Aretha Franklin and more. Tickets are $12 advance, $18 at the door. For more information, call 310-435-5738.

Jubal Flagg, Live Stand-Up Show: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Flagg is a standup comedian, radio host, television personality and comedy writer. Known for his quick wit and keen and often strange observations, Flagg has been entertaining audiences on stage and on the radio for more 10 years.

He hosts “Brooke and Jubal in the Morning” on MOViN 92.5 in Seattle and can be seen throughout the country as a regular on FOX TV’s Dish Nation. Tickets: $22. For more information, call 253-282-7203.

Jet City Improv: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Featuring the Seattle’s most talented comedians, creating unscripted improv comedy completely inspired by suggestions from the audience. A fast-paced and fun audience participation comedy show. Tickets: $17 regular; $15 student/senior.

SUMMER SOUNDS & CINEMA Live entertainment and blockbuster movies on Friday nights. Food concessions available for a nominal fee, offered by the Auburn Youth Council.

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Lineup: • Aug. 14, 7 p.m., Les Gove Park, 11th and Auburn Way S. Concert: The Fabulous Murphtones; movie: “Planes: Fire & Rescue” (PG) ELSEWHERE Rock The Green: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Oct. 3, Green River College, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Inaugural festival celebrates region’s natural resources. Green River Coalition presents live music and beer garden.

Main stage performances include: Tim Noah; Dana Lyons; The Kevin Jones Band; Chick Buser; Howling Rain; The Community Players. Free admission. 253-333-6010, Greenriver.edu/rockthegreen Music at The Station Bistro: 6-8 p.m., Saturdays, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn.

Zola’s Cafe: Live music every Friday, 7-9 p.m., 402 E. Main St., Suite 120. Live music and wine tasting on the first Saturday of each month, 7-9 p.m. For information, contact Sonia Kessler at the cafe at 253333-9652.

Reunions Auburn High School Class of 1975: 6-11 p.m. Aug. 28, Auburn Golf Course, banquet room, 29630 Green River Road SE. Hawaiian theme for 40-year reunion party.

Cost: $35 per person. For more information, contact Debbie Lea at 253-222-2204 or Debbie@mayerbuilthomes.com

Poetry Poetry at The Station Bistro: 7-10 p.m., first Mondays of each month, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. Poets featured at the open mic venue. Presented by The Station Bistro, the Northwest Renaissance, Auburn Striped Water Poets. For more information, contact mcbreenpost@aol.com.

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5. “____ the Horrible” (comic strip) 6. Piano practice pieces 7. Solitude: Sp. 8. “’Are ye ___,’ said the Master...”

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Book and small press fair in the lobby.

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When Delilah Jean Williams decided to weave environmental issues, sci-fi adventure, politics and corruption into a fictional story, she came up with something different, something new.

The Auburn woman spun a creative and clever, character-driven book that delivers many messages, one of which subtlety reflects today’s commentary on climate change.

“It’s environmental responsibility and wildlife stewardship, and how they tie together,” Williams said of her recently released book, “Scorched Earth, Alien Wonders” (American Serengeti Press). “At its core, the book has a powerful mes-

sage on environmental responsibility and wildlife stewardship. … It’s a rich (book genre) field today.”

Williams, an environmental jourWilliams nalist, published author and political activist, fused fantasy with ecology, scientific research with imagination, into a futuristic, light-hearted, eco-adventure about hope, betrayal, love and enlightenment told from a non-human perspective.

The book asks the question: Can any evolved, intelligent race ever claim to be free of greed, cruelty and corruption?

As the story goes, Earth is a dying planet suffering from severe climate change and depletion of its resources. Humans have colonized Mars in an effort to survive.

The journey is narrated by Captain Stanley Memphis, who leads a small group of aliens masquerading as pint-sized Earth critters as they embark on a mission to study how humans treat lesser beings in anticipation of man’s expansion into space, which is how morality is judged in their galaxy. But the routine assignment soon turns into more than alien interest in who might be living next door.

The cross-genre, sci-fi story, as Williams explains, appeals to animal lovers, science geeks, pop culture

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Williams, a self-described “nature nut,” enjoyed writing a well-paced story line with a mix of intrigue, corporate greed, humor and unique plot twists that entertain and educate about the benefits of eco-friendly human and animal coexistence and cooperation.

Reviews have been good.

“I’m really proud of the ending because it kinda weaves everything all into together,” Williams said.

“You have your corruption on both sides, and they kind of ask the question: can any civilized society, alien or otherwise, really claim to be free of greed and corruption and all those elements?”

“Scorched Earth, Alien Wonders” (American Serengeti Press) by Delilah Jean Williams. Available on Amazon. com in paperback or ebook.

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Despite his plight, Jones is upbeat.

“I learned to just focus on today, to take care of the things I need to take care of today,” Jones said. “As a result, I’m now 20 months into my fight.”

Auburn Days Festival comes to downtown Auburn Days – a three-day celebration – returns to downtown this weekend with a full lineup of music and entertainment, arts and crafts, food and vendors.

A 5-K fun run and walk, an allschool and community reunion, and live music and dancing kick off the festival Friday.

Saturday features a grand parade at noon along Main Street. The City Hall Stage at Main Street and Division makes way for

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The Auburn International Farmers Markets is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

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Bob Jones, holding a Relay for Life flag, joins Marci Killian, left, and Crystal Tate in pacing the cancer survivor lap that began the May event at Auburn Memorial Stadium. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter

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Jones has been a part of the community for nearly 35 years as a teacher, coach, mentor and leader.

On Saturday the community honors Jones and his many contributions. He will be front and center as grand marshal in the Auburn Days Festival’s grand parade that begins at noon on Main Street.

Jones has been a part of the Auburn High School staff for 34 years, having taught chemistry, biology and human survival for 12 of those years.

His career as the athletic/ activities coordinator spans 22 years. He coached football for 21 years, 12 of which were at the helm of the Trojans.

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When Stryker Phd takes to the track on Sunday to defend his Longacres Mile title, he’ll have more than just jockey Leslie Mawing on board.

The 6-year-old gelding owned by Larry and Mona Hour and trained by Larry Ross - will be carrying the hopes of the Washingtonbred Thoroughbred community on his back as he vies to repeat against a field stocked with gifted invaders.

Last year Stryker Phd turned in a magnificent lastto-first finish in the 79th running of the $200,000 Grade 3 Mile, catching and passing Oregon-bred Boyett to win by a half-length.

In that race, Stryker Phd flirted with a track record, posting a 1 minute, 33.67 second time, just off the 1:33 set by Sky Jack in 2003.

This year the field is thick with talented competition - 11 horses from Kentucky, four from California and nine graded stakes winners.

Top among them are: Bob Baffert-trained Bayern, winner of the 2014 Breeder’s Cup

80th running of the Grade III Longacres Mile

Stryker Phd and Leslie Mawing win last year’s 79th running of the Longacres Mile, edging out Boyett by half a length. The duo looks to repeat the feat this Sunday at Emerald Downs. COURTESY PHOTO Classic (Grade 1); Sahara Sky, winner of the 2013 Metropolitan Handicap (G1); and Warren’s Veneda, winner of the 2015 Santa Margarita (G1).

For Stryker Phd and Mawing, as talented as the field is, it’s just more horses to chase

No race is easy. If they were, we’d all be winning every time. But as long as there is a lot of speed, which there should be, there are always going to be frontrunners.

And as long as they are there, [ more MILE page 17 ]

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Although Jack “Fast Jack” Beckman made a splash on Friday by becoming the first Funny Car driver to break the four-second barrier on the 1,000-foot drag strip at Pacific Raceways, it was the ladies of Top Alcohol who made the most noise at last weekend’s NHRA Northwest Nationals.

Megan McKernan in Top Alcohol Dragster, and Annie Whitely in Top Alcohol

Funny Car, posted wins in Sunday’s finals, McKernan defeating Garrett Bateman for her second win of the NHRA Mello Yello National Drag Racing Series.

In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Whitely won her third NHRA national event trophy, defeating Shane Westerfield in the finals with a winning elapsed time (E.T.) of 5.546 seconds, at a top speed of 265.43 miles per hour. [ more RACES page 17 ]

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“He’s got a closing style,” Mawing said.

“His style is he likes when there are targets in front of him,” he continued. “His heart gets bigger and bigger.

That’s just his style; he prefers those targets in front of him.

On Sunday, Emerald Downs presents the 79th running of the $200,000 Grade III Longacres Mile.

Post position, horse, jockey, trainer, odds 1, Del Rio Harbor, Julien Couton, Marshall Allen, 30-1; 2, Noosito, Juan Gutierrez, Doris Harwood, 10-1; 3, Fleet Eagle, Diego Sanchez, Paula Capestra, 10-1; 4,Taylors Deal, David G. Lopez, Mike Puhich, 12-1; 5, Majestic City, Edwin Maldonado, Richard Baltas, 10-1; 6, Absolutely Cool, Rocco Bowen, Tom Wenzel, 15-1; 7, Stryker Phd, Leslie Mawing, Larry Ross, 9-5; 8, Alert Bay, Rico Wilcott, Blaine Wright, 4-1; 9, Sammy Mandeville, Alex Solis, Doug O’Neill, 9-2; 10, Prohibition, Tiago Periera, Vann Belvoir, 20-1; 11, Solemnly Swear, Joe Steiner, Mike Puhich, 20-1; and 12, Modern, Richard Hamel, Dino Condilenios, 20.1

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Local Rainier Lady Highlander rugby players making national noise

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When people find out what Winter Lily O’Bryan does when she isn’t rousing Trojan spirit as a member of the Auburn High School cheerleading squad, most are surprised.

O’Bryan, a 16-year-old junior, recently completed her first season as a member of the Rainier Lady Highlanders Junior Rugby team, capping her rookie season with a selection to the USA Rugby Stars and Stripes Camp for junior players.Alongside teammates Hannah Lewandoski and Alaina Valenciano, O’Bryan traveled to Boulder, Colo. where she competed against 90 of the best junior girls rugby players in the country.

“It was really intense, it was so cool to be around other

people that are so passionate about the same thing you’re into,” O’Bryan said. “It also helped to push me and my rugby career further. It helped me set goals for myself. It wasn’t just about playing rugby there, we had meetings about our mindset and nutrition. I knew I needed to go further with playing and working harder, not just training, but in my mind and in school.”

An ex-boyfriend got O’Bryan hooked on rugby.

“I just really enjoyed watching it and decided to turn out for the 15s [15 players per side],” she said. “I started a little late, but I fell in love my first practice. The adrenaline got me and pulled me in. I’m kind of like an adrenaline junkie, and tackling someone, there is no better rush.”

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Notice of Service of Process by Publication State of North Carolina Wake County In the District Court: McClintock v. Patton, 15 CVD 2737 Renata Vidor Patton: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is Absolute Divorce.

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than 40 days from July 31, 2015 publication] (exclusive of such date) and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This, the 31st day of July, 2015 Mark A. Springfield 4601 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 3B Raleigh, NC 27607 Published in Auburn Reporter on July 31, 2015, August 7, 2015 and August 14, 2015. #1375452.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING City Council Budget Workshop August 10, 2015 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., the City Council will hold a CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP at the City of Pacific City Hall Council Chambers, 100 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific, WA. The Council will discuss plans and objectives for the 2016 Budget of the City of Pacific.

For further information regarding this workshop, you may contact the City Clerk at 253-9291105 or by email at astevensonness@ci.pacific.wa.us.

Amy Stevenson-Ness City Clerk City of Pacific Published in the Auburn Reporter on August 14, 2015 and August 21, 2015 and August 28, 2015. #1393627.

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1903 City of Pacific, Washington On the 10TH day of August 2015, the City Council of the City of Pacific, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 20151903. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of its title, provides as follows: CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1903 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC, WASHINGTON ACCEPTING A DONATION OF $500.00 FROM DON KUZMER, METALS EXPRESS, TO SUPPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY EVENTS. The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule. Dated the 11th day of August 2015 Amy Stevenson-Ness City Clerk Published in Auburn Reporter on August 14, 2015. #1393615,

NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING The Auburn School District Board of Directors will convene on Monday, August 17, 5:30 p.m., in the board room at the James P. Fugate Administration Building. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a board workshop to establish the 2015-16 board goals.

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CITY OF PACIFIC Public Hearing Notice File SEP15-005 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on TUESDAY, August 25, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., or a soon as thereafter, the Pacific Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of taking public testimony on the following revisions to the City Subdivision Code.

• Repealing of Section 19.08.047 - Alteration of Subdivision • New Section 19.08.046 – A new section is created to pro-

From left, Winter Lily O’Bryan, Hannah Lewondoski and Alaina Valenciano were all chosen to attend the Team USA Rugby Stars and Stripes Camp this summer in Boulder, Colo. SHAWN SKAGER, Reporter pealed to her, O’Bryan said.

“The sisterhood is great, they’re all by your side,” she said. “Going in for a double-tackle or scoring a try [grounding the ball inside the opposition’s goal area], there is nothing like it. It kind of

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changed my life and gave me something to wake up and do every day.”

After the season, she earned a berth on the NorthWest Logger All-Star team, where she caught the eye of Team USA scouts.

“I didn’t know about [being picked to the Team USA Stars and Stripes camp] until we were at a tournament,” O’Bryan said. “My coaches just told me some people were looking at us to invite us to the camp.”

The invite was also a first for Valenciano, a senior at Fife High School, and a newcomer to the sport as well.

“One of my friends who is on the team asked me to come out when she saw me after wrestling practice one day,” Valenciano said.

No stranger to organized sport – she’s a veteran of eight different ones, including swimming, soccer, wrestling, track and field, power lifting and Brazilian jiu jitsu – Valenciano said rugby struck a chord with her.

“In the other sports there is not as much contact,” she

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• New Section 19.08.048 – A new section is created for the expiration of an approved preliminary plat.

• New Section 19.08.145 – A new section is created to provide criteria to alter a recorded plat.

This hearing will take place in the Conference Room at Pacific 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 Tuesday, August 25, 2015.

For further information regarding the hearing, please contact Jack Dodge, Community Development Manager, at (253) 929-1107, email: jdodge@ci.pacific. wa.us.

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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 Rosette L. Andy. The land is described as: Lot 12, Block 2, Auburn View Heights Replat of Muckleshoot Heights, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 67 of Plats, page 3, records of King County, Washington, containing 0.20 acres, more or less.

DATE: The determination was made on August 5, 2015.

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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.

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

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KING COUNTY DEPT. OF PERMITTING & ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (DPER) 35030 SE Douglas St., Ste. 210, Snoqualmie WA 98065-9266 NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST(S): Conditional Use Permit (CDUP) File(s): CDUP15-0007 Applicant: Buckley Recycle Center, Inc. Site location: South side of SE 288th St btwn SR 18th & 152nd Ave SE (if extended) Proposal: Conditional Use Permit to establish operation of a material processing facility & construction of an assoc. office structure.

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said. “Until I did wrestling and rugby. I didn’t realize you could actually tackle other girls.”

After her senior season, which begins after the New Year, Valenciano said, she hopes to continue playing at the next level, either at Life University in Georgia, Dartmouth University in New Jersey, or Central Washington University, which competes at the NCAA Division I level in women’s rugby. Last season, Central finished as the national runner-up.

If she settles on being a Wildcat, she’ll again be the teammate of Lewandoski – a White River High School graduate – who begins college and rugby at CWU this fall.

This season was Lewandoski’s fourth with Rainier Junior Rugby. [ more RUGBY page 17 ]

BNSF Railway Company, Glen Gaz, 2454 Occidental Ave S, Suite 2-D Seattle, WA 98134, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, BNSF Track Access & Protection, is located at BNSF NW Division, Bellingham Subdivision, Line Segment 51, from BNSF Milepost (MP) 24.3 to MP 24.8. in Auburn in King County. This project involves 4.63 acres of soil disturbance for Other (Transportation) construction activities. The receiving waterbodies are Wetland B and White River.

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Stryker Phd comes into the contest carrying a sixrace winning streak, including a six-length rout in the Mt. Rainier Handicap.

And as good as he ran in

last year’s mile, Mawing – who has ridden the horse for Ross since last season – says he’s even better now.

“He’s definitely big, and he’s bigger this year,” Mawing said, “He’s very confident and very quirky.

It was really just a matter of getting along with him and

finding the right rider. You need a little patience with him. If you get impatient, he’ll pull his tricks with you and freeze up and back up.

So you have to be a little patient. I guess I was just the right fit with him.”

Mawing continued: “I know how far to push

[ RACES from page 15 ] Prior to Sunday’s finals, however, it was Beckman in the Funny Car division who was the talk of the track. He broke the track record on Friday, becoming the first Funny Car driver to post a sub-four-second finish at Pacific Raceways.

On Saturday night, Beckman reset the track and NHRA record with a blistering pass of 3.912 seconds.

But in the semifinals on Sunday, Beckman suffered a mechanical breakdown – his engine dropped a cylinder – allowing Tommy Johnson Jr. to make the finals.

Beckman earlier won the series’ two previous stops at Denver and Sonoma, Calif..

Northwest Division racers are back here at Pacific

[ RUGBY from page 16 ] “I started as a freshman,” she said. “I played football in eighth and ninth grade and a football coach told me to turn out for rugby.”

No stranger to contact owing to her years as a guard on offense and defense, Lewandoski took to the sport immediately.

“I love contact,” she said.

“And getting those pads off was good. The pads are so hot and sweaty and gross. I felt like losing them made it easier to breathe, and you could run more and didn’t have to carry a whole bunch of stuff on you.”

Lewandoski, who wrestles and won the 190-pound Washington State girls title last year, was chosen this year to the Stars and Stripes camp for her third time.

She’ll wrap up her juniors career Aug. 18-23 at the USA High School All-American camp, where she’ll compete against the Canadian all-star junior team, along with

him and when to let up.

‘He’s 1,200 pounds, and I’m 115, so I’m not going to win that fight when it comes to it. So I just try to go along with it.”

In addition to praise from most track insiders, Stryker Phd has become a fan favorite, even boasting

Final results from the NHRA Northwest Nationals: TOP FUEL - J.R. Todd, 3.824, 323.04 def. Shawn Langdon, 3.902, 307.51.

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STOCK ELIMINATOR Steve Wann, Plymouth Fury, 10.172, 128.93 def. Brian Thompson, Ford Mustang, 13.032, 92.58.

SUPER COMP - Tommy Phillips, Dragster, 8.882, 166.25 def. Nick Drzayich, Dragster, foul.

SUPER GAS - Glen Paine Jr, Chevy Beretta, 9.888, 155.20 def. Gene Heaton, ‘27-T Ford, 9.884, 145.23.

SUPER STREET - Josh Dalrymple, Chevy Camaro, 10.869, 156.50 def. Fred Hoffman, Camaro, foul.

Valenciano.

“I just keep trying my best and putting in work,” Lewandoski said.

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“I like our chances,” he said. “I’m 150-percent confident in myself and his ability.”

The 80th running of the $200.000 (G3) Longacres Mile is this Sunday at Emerald Downs in Auburn.

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He worked on the railroad for 22 years.

Don is survived by son David; daughters Kimberly & Banita; brothers & sister Roy, Dave, Duane, Harley & Patsy; 7 grandchildren & 8 great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his parents & brother Dale.

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Bonita Jean Bell and Don Alan Bell

Bonita (Bonnie) Jean Clemens Bell and Don Alan Bell passed away respectively on June 26th, and July 4, 2015.

Don was born in Hecla, South Dakota on August 6, 1931; Don joined the Navy in 1950 during the Korean Conflict and retired from The Boeing Co. Bonnie was born in Jamestown, North Dakota on September 17, 1941; She spent her entire working career at the phone company and retired from AT&T in 1991.

Don was preceded in death by his brothers Richard and Darwin, and three children, Linda, Alan and Suzanne as well as both of his parents. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents and two of her three siblings Jerry and Curtis, she is survived by her brother Doug. Both are also survived by their children Kim and Brad and the grandchildren Kyle, Corey and Brady as well as two granddaughters Kelly and Michelle and great grandchildren in North Carolina, also many nieces, nephews and cousins The Celebration of Life service will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church on August 15, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., the church is located at 410 “H” Street NE, Auburn, WA 98002.

Frances Wren Tommila

Frances Wren Tommila, age 93, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015 surrounded by her five children. Born August 28, 1921 in Aberdeen, WA. She lived in Dillingham, Alaska for many years where she raised her children and was a Commercial Fisherman. She eventually settled in Auburn, WA. She enjoyed her summers in Alaska and traveling South in the winter. She and her husband enjoyed trips in their RV and spending time with family and friends.

Frances was preceded in death by her husband Don Wren in 1959. He was the father of her children, an Alaskan Bush Pilot and co-founder of Western Alaska Airlines. Preceding her in death was her 2nd husband and traveling companion Bill Tommila in 2013 and grandson Jeff Stephenson in 2008.

She is survived by her sister, Carol McMichael, Tumwater, WA; children, Charley Wren (Valorie) Milton Freewater, OR, Tom Wren (Linda) Puyallup, WA, James Wren (Teresa) Auburn WA, Karen Benedetti (Andy) Auburn WA, Kathy Stephenson, Enumclaw WA; and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

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REPORTER The Snoqualmie Valley Record, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a general assignment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Nor th Bend office.

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Valley Women’s Healthcare Clinic Serving Auburn, Covington, Kent & Renton At Valley Women’s Healthcare Clinic, our highly skilled obstetricians and gynecologists specialize in the healthcare needs of women in every phase of life – from adolescence, through childbearing years, menopause and beyond.

Services include pap tests, breast exams, gynecology and gynecologic surgery, contraception, menopausal and midlife care, tubal ligation and ultrasound. Our OB/GYNs also care for women during pregnancy, labor and childbirth, offering preconception counseling, infertility evaluation, and specialized pregnancy care for those over 30, women seeking vaginal delivery after previous Cesarean, and other higher-risk situations. Patients deliver at Valley Medical Center’s state of the art Birth Center.

4 Convenient Locations:  Auburn  Covington

 Kent  Renton

For an appointment at any of these locations, please call 253.939.9654

Valley’s Birth Center Named a Best Place in America to Give Birth Valley Medical Center parents-to-be experience award-winning care in a comfortable home-like setting. Specially trained staff deliver family-centered care in a safe, nurturing environment designed to provide a full complement of support services for moms and their newborns that we feel is vitally important, including:  Level III Neonatal ICU provides the highest level of care between Seattle and Tacoma

 In house neonatal team specially trained to care for the tiniest of newborns

 In-house anesthesia service 24/7 to assist with pain management, Caesarean section and emergency deliveries

 Maternal fetal medicine specialists

 24/7 obstetric hospitalists dedicated to the safety of our patients and new arrivals

 Childbirth and parenting classes, free weekly e-newsletter and support groups

 Lactation specialists  Pediatric specialists

For more information about The Birth Center at Valley Medical Center, visit valleymed.org/birth.

Make your appointment with Valley Women’s Healthcare today!

253.939.9654

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[24] August 14, 2015