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Man shot to death in Kent

BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com

Kent Police are still looking for the person or people who shot and killed a 19-year-old man last week at the Somerset Apartments on the East Hill.

Demonte Young died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was shot late Thursday night on Jan. 7 and died later that night at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

“He was shot outside of an apartment unit in the stairway,” said Kent Police spokeswoman Melanie Robinson in a Tuesday email. “The suspect(s) are still at large. We are working minimal leads at this time.

Multiple gunshots were fired.”

Shots shattered windows of several cars and apartments last week at the complex, 25220 109th Court SE, near Kent-Meridian High School.

Robinson declined to respond to a question about whether it is a gangrelated shooting or if Young was armed with a weapon when he was shot. She declined to say whether Young lived in Kent.

“I do not have many details at the moment,” she said.

Kent Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call them at 253-852-2121.

BY HEIDI SANDERS hsanders@kentreporter.com

be on a golf course.”

Scotch and Vine opened in 2011 in downtown Des Moines along Marine View Drive.

The restaurant features steaks, chops, pastas, chicken and specialties. The menu includes Kobe beef, buffalo and

Two bills have been proposed in the Washington state Senate that would amend state law to allow charter schools, including Excel Public Charter in Kent, to continue to operate.

In September, the state Supreme Court ruled charter schools, which were approved by voters in 2012, unconstitutional and ineligible for state funding. On Nov. 19, the court denied motions by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the Washington State Charter Schools Association to reconsider the ruling.

State Sens. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, and Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, are cosponsoring a bill that would put charters schools under the authority of local school Sefrioui districts, instead of being governed solely by an appointed school board.

A second proposal, introduced by Sens. Steve Litzow, R-Mercer Island; Joe Fain, R-Auburn; Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah; and Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, would direct charter school funding to come from the state’s Opportunity Pathways Account, which contains state lottery revenues not restricted to common schools.

Adel Sefrioui, Excel’s executive director and founder, said he is pleased to see two bipartisan bills addressing the situation.

“People care about this and want to fix this issue,” he said.

Excel opened in August, serving sixth- and seventh-grade students with hopes of expanding to grades 6-12.

Sefrioui and Act Now for Washington Students, a parent-led coalition

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Firehouse fun Josiah Volkmann, with the Zone 3 Fire Explorers, helps Eliana Soriano spray a fire hose during the Kent Fire Regional Fire Authority Station 74 open house last Saturday. The open house included demonstrations, games, activities for kids

and tours of fire and rescue apparatus and the station, 24611 116th Ave. SE in Kent, which also serves as the fire authority’s headquarters and training facility.

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Scotch and Vine restaurant slated for Riverbend Golf Complex

BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com

The Des Moines-based restaurant Scotch and Vine is expected to open this spring at the city of Kent-owned Riverbend Golf Complex.

City staff and consultants have been looking for a new

tenant since Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub & Restaurant closed in June. After interviews with three potential tenants, city officials picked Scotch and Vine.

“We identified the strongest candidate, it is Scotch and Vine,” City Parks Director Jeff Watling said at a City Coun-

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cil Operations Committee meeting on Jan. 5. “We have been in negotiations the last couple of months. They are in Des Moines and are very, very interested in expanding into Kent and very, very enthusiastic to be on a golf course and understanding what it means to

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Power of 12 Hundreds of 12s decked out in their finest blue and green converged on Kent Town Square Plaza for a Seahawks rally last Friday afternoon ahead of the team’s victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

The rally, which made stops in DuPont and Renton before arriving in Kent, was the first for the city.

The Sea Gals, Blue Thunder and Blitz, as well as former Seahawks players Jordan Babineaux and Marcus Trufant, were on hand to get the crowd ready for the playoffs. Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke raised the 12 flag on newly installed flagpole the city put up in the plaza for the ceremony.

The Seahawks travel to North Carolina to take on the Carolina Panthers in the divisional round of the playoffs on Sunday. Kickoff is 10:05 a.m. (FOX-13 TV).

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The RAM Restaurant and Brewery’s recent Drink Pink promotion raised $8,235 to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Young artist Rosalinda Ramirez-Faeer tries out the computer program paint during last year’s Tech Expo. The event returns to the ShoWare Center on Jan. 21. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter

Tech Expo coming to ShoWare

BY HEIDI SANDERS hsanders@kentreporter.com

The Kent School District’s 10th annual Technology Expo, set for 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the ShoWare Center in Kent, will demonstrate how students and teachers use technology in the classrooms.

The event is free and open to the public.

The theme for this year’s expo is Modern Learners Ready for College and Careers and will feature 104 student booths, representing each school in the district, as well as booths from 20 business sponsors and six nonprofit partners, Hugh Faulkner, the district’s project manager for Expo, said in an email.

In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month, all company restaurant locations, including the one at Kent Station, featured a special Drink Pink menu with $1 from each purchase being donated to help finish the fight.

“Each year sees new ways that technology is being used and taught in classrooms, and each year the students use technology to create some amazing work,” Faulkner said.

Highlights of this year’s expo include: • Discovering how Performance Audio uses today’s technology to focus on sound design, musicality, and leadership • Building and programing a robot using Lego Mindstorms robots • Exploring how high school students use computer-aided design software and computer-aided manufacturing practices • Watching students transform a narrative story into an interactive children’s book The district will provide free

RAM mixologists created three new cocktails including Soco Sangria, a Pink Shandy with their own fresh and local Hefeweizen Beer and the Black Opal Margarita.

Also featured was Ménage à Trois Rosé wine to complement

shuttles every 20 minutes from 6-9 p.m. between all district high schools and the ShoWare Center.

“Parking and traffic can sometimes be an issue at ShoWare, so we’re hopeful that this will make it easier for members of the community get to and from the event,” Faulkner said.

The Tech Expo is the largest event the district hosts. Last year, the expo drew a record-setting crowd of 8,737 people, including educators from more than 120 countries participating in the Global Educator Exchange at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond and school board members taking part in the National School Board Association’s eduction technology site visits.

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All Puget Sound RAM locations also sold Drink Pink commemorative shirts and pink bracelets with a portion of the proceeds also being donated to the American Cancer Society.

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Proponents of raising Washington’s minimum wage and expanding sick leave for low income and working families across Washington on Monday filed a citizen initiative for the 2016 ballot.

The coalition, represented by workers, union members, faith leaders and others, submitted legislation to the Secretary of State’s Office that would raise Washington’s minimum wage incrementally to $13.50 and provide opportunities to earn up to seven days of paid sick and safe leave per year for employees who currently lack that benefit through their employer.

This incremental phases in over four years would raise the wage to $11 (2017), $11.50 (2018), $12 (2019), and $13.50 (2020). It ensures that working families can earn paid sick and safe leave – earning one hour for every forty hours worked.

So that workers can take care of themselves and their family when sick without fear of being fired or losing a day’s wage.

Ariana Davis, a grocery worker from Auburn, officially filed the initiative.

“Passing paid sick leave and raising the minimum wage would change my life and the lives of thousands of workers like me,” Davis said. “It would make us healthier and more able to take care of our families and customers.”

Sharon Kitchel, a home care worker from Olympia, said, “We need this initiative to address the struggle of living day to day. Skyrocketing prices of basic needs like housing and food further strains our economy. We need to highlight the fact that workers are paid so little that too many are forced to rely on public assistance.”

Advocates have until early July to submit roughly 250,000 valid signatures. The Raise Up Washington campaign, formed to support the initiative, plans to launch an ambitious grass roots signature drive.

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Lee Bailey

Lee Bailey eldest daughter of Don and Effie Bell was born in Kent on February 23, 1917 and pass away on December 20, 2015 at her home.

Her husband Tom Bailey, brother Don Bell and sister Marcella Blankenship preceded her in death. She is survived by her sons, Bob (Joan), Brian (Lynn) and Greg, 8 grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren.

She attended Kent Schools where she took part in school activities, loved dancing, sports and acting in school plays. She attended the UW for a year.

In 1937 she met Tom Bailey and they were married on December 26, 1938.

They were married for 71 years. They raised their boys on Scenic Hill in Kent, and enjoyed their home on Lake Meridian during the summer months. She was a member of the Orthopedic Guild, St. James Episcopal Church, and Valley Chapter #72 Order of the Eastern Star.

Her family was her life whom she loved deeply. Per her wishes, there will be no memorial service.

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Arnold Guttorm Werner was born May 29, 1924, in the family home, Tacoma, WA and died December 23, 2015, Kent, WA, age 91. He lived in Kent for 50 years.

Arne met his future wife, Carol June Bower, during the summer of 1943, while at USNTSch at the Packard Motor Car Co., in Detroit. They married September 2, 1950 in Detroit.

Carol predeceased him on August 19, 2012.

Arne had a passion for philately, was a master fisherman, and loved the prairie country of Eastern Washington and Montana.

He celebrated his Norwegian heritage and fostered ongoing friendships between his Scandinavian and American family. He was proud of his service in the Navy and that his offspring chose to continue his Navy service tradition.

He worked for the Boeing Company, Seattle; partnered with three colleagues to create United Management Consultants, Seattle; worked for EG&G, Las Vegas; and is best remembered as a Continuation High School teacher in the Federal Way School District.

His parents Johan and Kari, who were both born in Norway, immigrated to the US in the early 1920’s. In 1930 his parents unsuccessfully attempted to immigrate back to Norway, only to return to Tacoma after a year.

Arne lived in the Hilltop area of Tacoma until the middle of high school, when the family moved to Bremerton. He attended Lincoln HS in Tacoma, then Bremerton HS, before enlisting in the Navy, April 1, 1943. Navy boot camp provided the final PE credit he needed to graduate from HS. He was discharged from the Navy, March 20, 1946, MoMM2; having served in the Pacific, primarily New Guinea.

After the Navy he graduated from Washington State University in Pullman, WA, where he was a founding member of Kappa Bulla. He continued with graduate studies in Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Arne returned to school in 1969 to get his teaching certificate from the University of Washington in Seattle.

Arne formed life-long friendships – was caring, principled, and disciplined – and passed those traits on to his children. He deeply loved his family – including those that adopted him as a surrogate father/grandfather. He fully embraced his extendedfamily at Farrington Court Senior Living Center, where he lived for 8 years.

Arne learned how to use social media after Carol died, which opened a whole world of intimacy with even the youngest of his great-grandchildren. He was known by his grandchildren as “Bestefar” – which is the Norwegian word for “Grandfather”.

He is survived by his four children (John, Karl, Karen, Eric), ten grandchildren, and fifteen great grandchildren.

We all miss him greatly.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Farrington Court Senior Living Center, 516 Kenosia Ave., Kent, WA 98030; 253852-2737.

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elk burgers. It also offers 250 scotch labels, selections of bourbon, rye, Canadian and Irish whiskeys, more than 200 wines and eight craft beers.

Watling expects to bring a lease agreement between the city and Scotch and Vine owners to the Operations Committee later this month or in February for approval.

“The target we all are shooting for is an opening in early April,” Watling said.

Councilmember Dana Ralph looks forward to the new restaurant.

“I cannot tell you how excited I am that it is Scotch and Vine,” Ralph said at the committee meeting as she and her husband eat at the establishment.

“That is one of our favorite restaurants. Mayor (Dave) Kaplan of Des Moines took great pleasure that we spent our anniversary in Des Moines and not in Kent. I can’t wait to see him again and let him know maybe it was research.”

Council President Bill Boyce asked Watling about the hours of operation.

“We will have that spelled out in the lease,” Watling said. “We want breakfast, lunch and dinner in peak season from April to October.”

The city hired Kirkland-based Restaurant Group, Inc., as a consultant to look at the restaurant model at Riverbend and help determine whether the

[ CHARTER from page 1 ] working to keep charters schools open, favor the second proposal.

Sefrioui said that bill is more in line with what was

The Des Moines-based Scotch and Vine is expected to open this spring at Kent’s Riverbend Golf Complex. COURTESY PHOTO space should be re-sized to better fit the needs of a long-term tenant with an interior modification.

Changes were made to the restaurant entrance to improve access.

The exterior of the restaurant will be painted to help it stand out from the rest of the golf complex.

“I’m excited to hear about some of those changes,” Ralph said. “It was a little bit awkward getting into that space. I think it is important as you drive by that it is set apart as a place to go eat, even if you are not going to golf. There was signage, but I am excited to hear we are doing things I think it will help the restaurant be successful.”

The consultant contract will cost the city $20,850. The consultant helped market the property to find a new op-

approved by voters in 2012 and calls for the restoration of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, which can authorize the creation of charter schools.

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erator and will receive $15,000 of the fee when a new lease agreement is reached.

City staff notified Mick Kelley’s in early 2015 that it wouldn’t extend the five-year lease because the owner was behind in lease and utility payments to the city which led to a breach of the contract. Owner Mick Purdy complained about how the city billed him for utilities because the facility had no separate meters for the restaurant and 18-hole clubhouse.

Because of those problems, the new lease will include changes. Watling said the fees for rent and utilities will be based on a percentage of sales rather than identifying utility costs that the city doesn’t have without separate meters.

Watling said Scotch and Vine gets great reviews.

“If you see Yelp reviews, they are highly, highly regarded,” he said. “Part of our negotiation was to find a menu that fits the current model and fits within a municipal golf course.”

Ralph expects a good fit.

“If what they are doing in Des Moines is any indication, with excellent food, great variety and that balance between casual and anniversary dinner, they’ve done a great job of finding that balance,” she said.

The owners of Scotch and Vine didn’t return a reporter’s phone call for comment about the new location.

Billig and Baumgartner’s proposal could limit accessibility to charter schools to districts agree to be charter authorizers, Sefrioui said.

“Only one district wants to be a district authorizer,” he said. “That was Spokane.”

Despite the uncertainty facing charter schools over the past couple of months, education at Excel has remained unhindered.

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Since Dec. 14, when charter schools ceased to exist because of the Supreme Court’s ruling, Excel, along with several other charter schools throughout the state, has been operating as an Alternative Learning Experience though an agreement with Mary Walker School District in Springdale north of Spokane.

This is a temporary arrangement to allow charter schools to continue to serve student until a permanent solution is reached, Sefrioui said.

He said he is confident Excel will be open next school year.

“We have every indication that we are going to be open next year as a charter school or ALE,” he said.

“That is still in the air until we hear back from Olympia this session. This is a powerful school. There is community support, and we are going to continue operation no matter what.”

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“President Obama made it very clear that while we have made some real progress for Washington state families and the economy over the past seven years. .. there is still so much more we can do.”– Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA, on the president’s State of the Union Address.

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Minutes before Gov. Jay Inslee gave his State of the State address Tuesday, the leader of Washington’s public school system delivered a message of his own.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn joined the procession of state elected officials to seats in the front of the chamber of the House of Representatives.

Moments later Dorn stood up, placed a note on his chair that read “Reserved for kids and students” and walked out.

The silent public protest was Dorn’s way of expressing his frustration with the governor and lawmakers for being nothing shy of derelict in their constitutional duty to amply fund Washington’s education system.

“I’m disappointed that our elected officials aren’t taking this whole solution thing seriously,” he said. Students “should have a seat to hear what’s going on,” The state Supreme Court ruled in 2012 in the McCleary case that the means by which Washington pays for its public schools is unconstitutional.

Justices said the state needed to step up and cover the full cost of a basic education of elementary and secondary students, including the salaries of teachers. They also said the state needed to end school districts’ overreliance on local levies to operate.

Justices set a 2018 deadline to comply and later demanded lawmakers turn in a plan for how they intended to get it all done. They haven’t turned one in, inciting the court to find lawmakers in contempt and impose a $100,000-a-day fine until a plan is delivered.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has crafted a bill aimed at satisfying the court’s demand and positioning the Legislature to act in 2017 on the sticky – and expensive – issue of replacing local tax levies with state Dorn tax dollars.

It’s the last big piece of the McCleary puzzle. But such a swap will cost billions of dollars every budget cycle and lawmakers are divided on how best to raise that money.

“They don’t know how to pay for it. They will do a Michael Jackson moon walk to get away from that,” Dorn said. “There’s nothing I’ve seen so far that is going to get them out of contempt and meet the court deadline.”

Inslee, who convened that McCleary work group, is endorsing the legislation. He expressed confidence in his address Tuesday that lawmakers will follow through in 2017.

“We are on track,” Inslee said. “We’re not going to just fix a few potholes – we’re going to finish the job. That means actually financing these critical investments so our kids and grandkids get the education they deserve.” [ more CORNFIELD page 7 ]

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Paraeducator do their best under conditions Two weeks ago, the Kent Reporter published Reen Doser’s guest commentary about Washington State paraeducators. I was incredulous that she did not speak of the successful contribution and professionalism of paraeducators.

As a current paraeducator in the Kent School District, I bring a four-year college degree, a Montessori preschool certificate and four years of teaching preschool, plus over eight years of working as a paraeducator to my work. At my school, 90 percent of the paraeducators have a fouryear college degree and have worked as a paraeducator for more than 10 years. I receive over 20 hours of professional training in various topics each school year and supplement that with even more classes after school hours.

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

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There are numerous challenges faced by educators and students alike and an “untrained” paraprofessional would be far down on the list of concerns. Families who move frequently during the school year, troubled homes, uneducated parents, homeless families/children, poverty, shortages of teachers and para-

professionals, low wages for teachers and paraprofessionals, school budget changes, and frequent curriculum changes create some of the situations I deal with on a daily basis.

These problems show up on faces of students who might be in an intervention group for a month, then move to another school district. It might be the student who is frequently absent because of family issues. It might be a yet another new curriculum to learn and adapt to meet the needs of our diverse student population.

It might be a new or veteran teacher who choose not to utilize all the skills paraeducators offer.

These few examples highlight the complexities of the school community that paraeducators encounter. There is not one single reason that these populations struggle, but to stress that the paraeducators [ more LETTERS page 6 ]

MEMBERS of the Leadership Institute of South Puget Sound recently visited the Washington State Capitol in Olympia as guests of Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn. The group toured the campus and listened to leaders from the Legislature and state agencies.

The group included members enrolled in the program, which prepares local private sector, government and community members for civic and business leadership opportunities.

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The officer watched the man take a purple Royal Police arrested a man for Crown bag from inside his investigation of possescoat pocket and put it in his sion of drug paraphernalia pants pocket. After the man after he tried to take a walked through the metglass pipe and a plastic al detector, the officer baggie with a white did a pat search and substance through POLICE found the purple security at Kent bag. The man tried Municipal Court. to grab the bag, but A security officer security pushed the asked the man to man up against a wall and empty his pockets before jail staff took him to a cell going though the metal to wait for police to arrive. detector at the court, 1220 A police officer found a Central Ave. S., at about glass pipe in the purple bag 3:44 p.m. on Jan. 4, accordBY STEVE HUNTER

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Officers arrested a man for investigation of thirddegree malicious mischief and provoking assault after he reportedly threw items at an apartment window and tried to get the man inside the unit to come out and fight.

The incident occurred at about 4:51 p.m. on Jan. 3 at the Hidden Ridge Apartments, 23812 100th Ave. S.E., according to the police report.

A 911 caller said two men were fighting and one man was trying to force his way into a unit. Police saw a man being aggressive outside an apartment.

An officer pulled out a Taser and ordered the man to the ground. The man complied.

Witnesses said the man threw a chair and a glass bottle at a back door. He also yelled at a man inside the apartment to come out and fight.

Officers were unable to determine what had the

Police arrested a woman on a California felony warrant for assault with a deadly weapon after finding her sitting in a vehicle with three other people at about 8:46 p.m. on Jan. 4 at the Lighthouse Apartments, 10710 S.E. 256th St. Officers responded to the complex to a call about a suspicious subject knocking loudly on the door of a nearby unit, according to the police report.

Police responded and saw a vehicle parked in a handicap spot with no placard or plate for disabled parking. Four people were in the car as loud music played and the odor of marijuana drifted from the vehicle.

When officers checked the identification of the people in the car, they discovered the woman had a California warrant issued in January 2015. Police transported the woman to the King County jail for extradition to California.

[ LETTERS from page 5 ] serving them are the biggest part of that problem is unreasonable.

I welcome the improvements that SB5179 could bring to the paraeducator workforce. Perhaps my school is unusual with our highly trained and capable "para" population. However, I wish to acknowledge the dedicated daily work and sincere, educated efforts made by my colleagues. It is a disservice to us that Ms. Doser does not applaud all that we do with students amid a myriad of curriculum and staff changes. I know that the students we serve are getting the best we can do under the circumstances and our efforts are driven by our intelligence, training and experience.

Thank you, Ms. Doser, for your sup-

Police set Coffee with the Chief event for Jan. 20 The Kent Police Department invites the community to the next Coffee With the Chief at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Maggie’s on Meeker restaurant, 307 W. Meeker St. “Coffee with the Chief is a great opportunity, in an informal and relaxed setting, to talk to Chief Ken Thomas and members of the command staff about important events taking place in the community,” said John Pagel, police community education coordinator.

Members of the Neighborhood Response Team and the Community Education Unit also will be available to answer questions. some quick money. He told officers he was out of work and didn’t have any money.

Man steals electric toothbrush Officers arrested a man for investigation of thirddegree theft after he allegedly tried to steal an electric toothbrush from Target, 26301 104th Ave. S.E. A plain clothes asset protection specialist at the store watched the man put the toothbrush under his jacket and walk out without paying, according to the police report. The incident occurred at about 8:29 p.m. on Jan. 2.

The electric toothbrush was worth $219. The man told police he didn’t intend to take the toothbrush when he entered the store.

But when he saw the price of more than $200, he thought he would be able to sell it on the street to make

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Temporary Washington license not a valid ID? I thought I was thinking ahead by getting my Washington license before the holiday break. It would be a new month by the time I got back from my vacation in New Jersey, and I wanted to get this over with.

I was pleased at the speed of the process at the facility in Kent. In less than 15 minutes, I had my temporary ID stashed in my wallet, with the assurance that the permanent one

Man caught with crack cocaine Police arrested a man for investigation of possession of drug paraphernalia and a Kent warrant for obstructing justice at about 9:01 p.m. on Jan. 1 outside a Shell station at 26010 Pacific Highway S. An officer saw the man standing outside the service station, according to the police report. Another officer had filed information about the man being wanted. When officers searched the man, they reportedly found three rocks of crack cocaine in his pockets.

would soon arrive in the mail.

I had no problem getting through security at Sea-Tac. However, at Newark Liberty Airport, the TSA official was incredulous that I thought this flimsy piece of paper could possibly be considered a valid form of ID at an airport. Fortunately, I had additional identification with me; my health insurance card and a credit card allowed me to board the plane. Nevertheless, I had to suffer the indignity of being thoroughly searched by security.

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Dorn is not seeking re-election but he’s so frustrated he’s contemplating an independent run for governor. Not, he insists, because it’s the political seat he’s long coveted.

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a detailed approach to paying for public schools. And it might force Inslee and his Republican opponent, Bill Bryant, to respond with something more than nice rhetoric, he said. “I’d prefer the governor be a leader and lead,� Dorn said. “But I think I’m in a unique position to help the state do right by kids. If I don’t do this, I don’t think anything is going to change. In fact it might get much worse.�

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Beginning at the end of January, King County Library System (KCLS) will create special library accounts for students in the Kent School District so they may access the county’s library from school or home, on any computer or device.

After a pilot program with the Bellevue School District earlier this school year, KSD began collaborating with KCLS in November to create student accounts. The accounts will utilize each student’s school ID number preceded by the school district number, 415. Students will be able to access electronic materials, so it won’t be necessary for students to track due dates or worry about

overdue fines. It will also act as a supplement to those students and families who already have a public library card. Teachers throughout the district will also be able to utilize the many resources to complement their classroom curriculum. “We are hopeful that this partnership with the King County Library System will increase student, teacher and family access to public library resources, and help build experience and expertise utilizing resources that serve students while in school and extend beyond school for life,� said Sarah Stoddard, a KSD technology integration program specialist.

Parents who do not want their child to be included in the program or have opted out of the directory but would like their child to participate in this opportunity, are asked to call or visit their student’s school office.

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schools included Renton in 10th place and Hazen finished 12th.

Kent-Meridian’s Emmanuel Daigbe pinned Tahoma’s Dagen Kramer in 45 seconds to capture the 195-pound weight class. Marquise Card of Kent-Meridian won the 285-pound division.

Other local results: 113 • Kendrick Untalon, Renton, second place 120 • Tyson Mowrey, Hazen, second place • Noah Miller, Tahoma, third place • Makynoyt Sittideth, KentMeridian, third place

Three Auburn high schools are heading north to rejoin Kent schools in a resurrected North Puget Sound League.

At least in a figurative sense.

Auburn School District athletic director Rob Swaim said last week that the three high schools he oversees will “opt up” to Class 4A in the new North Puget Sound League during the 2016-17 school year.

The 16-team league, which included Auburn High in its previous incarnation before disbanding in 1990, will include all of the Kent and Federal Way public high schools along with Kennedy Catholic, Mount Rainier, Tahoma, Enumclaw and Hazen.

Those schools, with the exception of Kennedy Catholic and Hazen, which competes in Seamount 3A, are members of the South Puget Sound League.

All three Auburn high schools have competed together in SPSL 3A since 2014, and Swaim said a top priority was to keep those programs in the same league. The next consideration, he said, was to minimize instructional time lost through travel and transportation expenses.

With the potential demise of both the 3A and 4A divisions of the Narrows League – all five Tacoma

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MERIDIAN VALLEY CC’S MANLEY HONORED Greg Manley, PGA head professional at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent, has earned the 2015 Bill Strausbaugh Award, the Pacific Northwest Section PGA of America announced Monday.

Manley has proven to be a true mentor to his fellow PGA professionals through 13 years of service to the Western Washington Chapter, seven years to the section, and extensive community service, the Pacific Northwest Section PGA of America said in a news release. The top Pacific Northwest PGA professionals in 15 categories were recognized by their peers for outstanding performance during the year.

The winners represented the very best of the Section’s 1,100 PGA professionals in Washington, Oregon, Northern Idaho, Western Montana and Alaska. Manley will be among 14 outstanding PGA professionals honored at the Pacific Northwest Section Special Awards Ceremony on March 20 at Tualatin Country Club in Tualatin, Ore.

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For Amy Foster, attending the Dick Pruett Memorial Wrestling Tournament is a nice way to keep her father’s memory alive.

Kent-Meridian High School last Saturday hosted the fifth annual tournament, which is named in honor of Pruett, who coached Kent-Meridian wrestling for 26 years, from 1966-1992, produced 63 state placers, 16 champions and three team titles. Pruett died at the age of 69 in 2009.

“It has been something our family looks forward to every January,” Foster said of the tournament she has attended since it began in 2012. “It is just nice to see up and coming wrestlers just because the

sport was such a big part of our family when we were growing up.”

Foster’s brother, Joe Pruett, lives in Texas and was unable to attend the tournament.

“We always send him pictures,” she said.

Foster said her children, Josephine, who attends Kentlake High School, and Owen, who is an eighth-grader at Cedar Heights Middle School, get a hooded sweatshirt every year to commemorate their event. Owen, a wrestler at Cedar Heights, is following in his grandfather’s footsteps.

Sunnyside High School, in Eastern Washington, took first place in the tournament, followed by Auburn and Tahoma. Kent-Meridian finished in sixth place. Other local

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Swaim said when the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released preliminary enrollment numbers and those school officials began to announce their intentions, local athletic directors began having discussions, as well.

“The NPSL was probably going to happen with or without the Auburn schools,” Swaim said.

Swaim acknowledged that not everyone is pleased with the outcome, which will pit Auburn’s programs against some schools with much larger enrollments in the playoffs. As of the Jan. 6 WIAA enrollment count, Auburn (1,202) was the largest high school in

the district, followed by Auburn Riverside (1,179) and Auburn Mountainview (1,095). They are among 12 of 16 NPSL 4A that opted up from 3A. Tahoma (1,712) is the NPSL’s largest member followed by Kentridge (1,548), Kent-Meridian (1,506) and Kentwood (1,438).

Schools with the top 16 to 17 percent enrollment are recognized as 4A. Kentlake (1,019) was the only Kent school that opted up.

There was not enough members to create a viable NPSL 4A without members opting up.

Kent School District athletic director Dave Lutes said that was not an issue.

“The difference between 3A and 4A, in our opinion, is negligible,” he said.

Lutes said the impetus for the move was the potential size of SPSL 4A. With the potential additions of the Auburn public schools,

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Kennedy Catholic and Sumner, that league could have grown from 17 to 22 members. That does not include the potential demise of the Narrows, which would leave 4A programs Bellarmine Prep, Olympia, South Kitsap and possibly Timberline, which is the smallest school (1,326) in its classification, looking for a new league.

“The south schools are wonderful people and wonderful friends,” Lutes said.

“This is more about community and bringing back some of the old rivalries and keeping the new ones we have now.”

Now comes the busy work. Swaim said the NPSL athletic directors have discussed dividing the 16 teams into two separate divisions. The Kent and Federal Way school districts, he said, could be evenly split into separate divisions. As for Auburn, Swaim said he expects two high school to

play in one division.

“We want to make it a balanced, fair league,” he said.

Other elements that must be sorted out, Lutes said, are developing a financial start-up, sports commissioner responsibilities, a league handbook with rules and regulations, scheduling formats, and league administrative responsibilities.

Lutes, who became Kent’s athletic director in 1990 after compiling an 81-20 record during a nine-season run as Kentwood’s first football coach, looks forward to the challenge. He said the NPSL dissolved at that time because Highline and Renton schools changed classifications.

“It’s kind of nostalgic for me because I think I’m the only athletic director left that went through that in 1990,” Lutes said. “I just kind of feel like we’ve come full cycle. I’m really excited for the league.”

Magnes has one goal and one assist in 18 games with the Oil Kings this season. He has two goals and four assists for six points in 61 career games with the Oil Kings.

The T-Birds played back-to-back games in Prince George against the Cougars on Tuesday and Wednesday.

They are back at the ShoWare Center on Friday to take on the Regina Pats.

Single-game tickets are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.

Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.

January 15, 2016 [9] [ PRUETT from page 8 ] 132 • Nic Whitehead, Tahoma, first place • Drew Aplin, Auburn, third place 138 • Justin Sipila, Tahoma, first place • Dylan Weiding, Tahoma, second place • Jamison Glenn, Auburn, third place 145 •Sjon Snitily, Auburn, third place 152 • Michael Yadon, Auburn, second place • Steve Rieve, Tahoma, third place 170 • Cole Washbrun, Auburn, first place

182 • Leroy Rowe, Renton, second place • Phu Ly, Kent-Meridian, third place • Deshawnre Appleton, Auburn, third place 220 • Kyle Guthrie, Auburn, first place • Nic Carbone, Tahoma, second place Note: Wrestlers were presented co-third-place medals. No third-place matches were held to keep wrestlers under the five matches per day maximum.

King Showcase basketball tourney coming to Kent Eight high school basketball games are scheduled for Monday, Jan. 18, at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

The games are a part of the King Showcase presented by the Ram Restaurant.

Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.

Schedule: 9 a.m. Vashon Island vs. Lindbergh (boys) 10:30 a.m. Curtis vs. Bellarmine Prep (girls) Noon Tumwater vs. Woodinville (boys) 2 p.m. Wilson vs. West Linn (boys) 3:30 p.m. Lynnwood vs. Todd Beamer (girls) 5 p.m. Lincoln vs. Seattle Prep (boys) 7 p.m. Kentwood vs. King’s (boys) 8:30 p.m. Kentlake vs. Timberline (boys)

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FOR THE REPORTER The grant will also allow the college to expand its Urban Agriculture certificate Improving access to healthy food for South King County residents is one goal program. The 19-credit program consists of Highline College’s new Urban Agriculof seven courses covering topics such ture/Food Security project. as designing and preparing small-scale The project was recently awarded a urban plots, using plant-based foods as two-year, $80,000 grant from the King medicine and developing business opporConservation District (KCD) Regional tunities. It began in spring 2014 with the Food System program. creation of the college’s campus Some grant funds will be used garden. for scholarships for low-income Students can begin the nineprospective students. The scholarmonth certificate program during ships will allow students to begin winter quarter. classes right away, instead of waitThe college’s 80-acre campus ing for financial aid awards, which provides plenty of space for can take up to three months. demonstrating and practicing “Some areas of South King urban agriculture, agroforestry Copeland County offer little access to and edible landscaping. Through wholesome food or qualify as these efforts, Highline will promote food deserts,” said Raegan Copeland, a deeper understanding of and support for Highline faculty member who led the effort in Highline’s new project. “Through community-wide food security.

The total cost of Highline’s two-year our program, students will learn how to project is $194,000. The college is fundgrow organic food even in tight spaces. ing the balance of the project, which it The food can supplement their own expects to become self-sustaining through diets and give them a way to earn money tuition revenue. through their own food-related busiHighline’s grant is one of nine awarded nesses.” by the KCD, which supports projects that Food deserts exist where residents do strengthen the local food economy. The not have convenient access to healthy nine grants, totaling $663,878, were the food – especially fruits and vegetables – first award of its kind from the agency. in their communities.

Details about the Urban Agriculture With the new grant, Highline will certificate program and classes are availrecruit participants from the area’s immigrant and refugee communities. For those able at ce.highline.edu.

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If evergreens boughs fall from trees during a winter storm, lie them on top of tender perennial plants for added protection from the wind and cold.

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Tech Expo: 6-8:30 p.m. Jan. 21. ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St. Kent School District and The Boeing Co. present the event.

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Islamic Open House for Friends and Neighbors: 3-7 p.m. Jan. 23, Kent Senior Center,600 E. Smith St. Fellowship, guest speakers, question-and-answer session, dinner and dessert. Purpose of the seminar is to bring a better understanding and and dispel any myths about Islam. Free. islamiccenterofkent.org Healthy Hiring Job Fair: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Jan. 27, Green River College, Lindbloom Student Center, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn.

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Kent School District Beyond High School Event: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 3, KentMeridian High School, main gymnasium, 10020 SE 256th St., Kent. More than 70 participants representing colleges, universities, military branches and apprenticeships.

Informative breakout sessions covering topics such as the college search process, SAT/ACT, scholarships/FAFSA/WAFSA application, college-bound program information, NCAA rules and regulations, applying for highly selective schools, and a question amd answer panel for parents seeking postsecondary information for their student.

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Kent Parks Deli and Café karaoke bingo: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 10, Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. Fundraiser offers lunch to patrons who contribute any amount (cash, check, credit card) to help defray costs of the center’s lunch program. $5 fee includes lunch, optional karaoke group sing-alongs and bingo games. Gift card bingo prizes valued from $25 to $150 provided by Talbot Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare.

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The proposed project, 11000 SE 264th Street in Kent, in King County.

This project involves 1.52 acres of soil disturbance for commercial construction activities.

The receiving water is the North Fork Mill Creek. Prior to discharge, stormwater is routed to bioretention swales for treatment, then discharged to a detention pond where it is released into the city storm system at a controlled rate, which outfalls to North Fork Mill Creek.

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 the Kent Reporter January 8, 15, 2016. #1498350 Copper Ridge, LLC, PO Box 73790 Puyallup, WA 98373, is

seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Leland Glen, is located at Southwest corner of intersection of SE 278th Street and 152nd Ave SE in Kent in King County. This project involves 2.63 acres of soil disturbance for Highway or Road, Residential, Utilities construction activities. All discharges and runoff goes to ground water. 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 the Kent Reporter on Friday January 8, 2016 and January 15, 2016. #1500675.

State of WI Circuit Court – Dane County Publication Amended Summons - No. 15CV-1695 Branch 1 - The Hon. John W. Markson - Case Code 30404 (Foreclosure of Mortgage) - The amount claimed exceeds $10,000.00 - Wells Fargo Bank,

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Order at www.tickets.showarecenter. com. Events include: Disney Live!: 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Jan. 16. Join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and the comical duo of Donald and Goofy as 25 of your favorite Disney characters surprise and captivate at every turn of the knob. Tickets: front row $65; VIP floor $42; premium $32; reserved $20.

Les Schwab Kent Shootout: 4 p.m.

Jan. 28. High school basketball showcase.

Lineup: 4 p.m., Kentridge vs. Kent-Meridian girls; 5:30 p.m., Kent-Meridian vs. Kentridge boys; 7 p.m., Kentlake vs. Kentwood girls; 8:30 p.m., Kentwood vs. Kentlake boys Harlem Globetrotters, 90th Anniversary Tour: 7 p.m. Feb. 12. A star-studded roster will have fans on the edge of their seats to witness the ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that thrills fans of all ages.

Ticket prices: $25.50-$130.50 SPOTLIGHT SERIES Kent Arts Commission’s 2015-2016 Spotlight Series. Tickets may be purchased at kentarts.com, by calling 253-856-5051 or at the Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. International Guitar Night: 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 29, Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, 10020 SE 256th St. Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries to join him for an evening of solos, duets, and quartets.

Tickets: $28 general, $25 senior, $15 youth.

N.A., 3476 Stateview Blvd., Ft. Mill, SC 29715, Plaintiff vs.

Kara L. Dowell, c/o Kelly Jo MacArthur, Guardian & Lester W. Dowell, 3211 Maple Grove Dr., Madison, WI 537195001 and Walnut Grove Homes Association, Inc., 25 Harwood Cir. N, Madison, WI 537171314, Defendants – The State of WI - To each person named above as a defendant: You are KHUHE\ QRWL¿HG WKDW WKH SODLQWLII QDPHG DERYH KDV ¿OHG D ODZVXLW or other legal action against you.

Within 40 days after 1/15/16 you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the amended complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is 215 S. Hamilton St., Madison, WI 53703 and to Gray & Assoc., L.L.P., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 16345 W. Glendale Dr., New Berlin, WI 53151. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the amended complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the amended complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the amended complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Note: If you require the assistance of Auxiliary Aides or Services because of a disability, call (608) 226-4678 (TDD (608) 266-9138) and ask for the Court ADA Coordinator.

Dated 12/30/15, William N. Foshag, State Bar No. 1020417, Gray & Assoc., L.L.P., Attys. for Plaintiff, 16345 W. Glendale Dr., New Berlin, WI 53151,

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(414) 224-1987. Gray & Assoc., L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt.

Published in the Kent Reporter January 15, 22, 29, 2016. #1500111.

INVITATION TO BID The Kent School District H[WHQGV DQ LQYLWDWLRQ WR TXDOL¿HG General Contractors to bid the construction project hereafter LGHQWL¿HG DV WKH TOPS Building Site Work Project Revised.

PROJECT SCHEDULED BID DATE Sealed construction bids will be due at, or before 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 at the following location: KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 415 ADMINISTRATION CENTER – BUILDING “B” 12033 SE 256TH Street Kent, Washington 98030-6503 253.373.7526 PROJECT SCOPE The Kent School District wishes to contract services to provide site work, grading, concrete, asphalt, electrical etc. for a new building.

PROJECT DOCUMENTS A maximum of two project drawing sets will be made available to each prime contractor and prime sub-contractor bidders (general and site as applicable) free of charge from Sierra-Martin Architects located at 11508 NE 20th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004.

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Drawings and VSHFL¿FDWLRQV PD\ EH H[DPLQHG at the following data centers in the State of Washington: McGraw-Hill Construction Plancenter 200 SW Michigan Suite 100-A Seattle WA 98106

(206) 378-4715 Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 83 Columbia St #200 Seattle WA 98104 (206) 6228272 The Builder’s Exchange of Washington 2607 Wetmore Ave Everett WA 98201 (425) 2581303 MANDATORY PRE-BID WALK THROUGH Contractors intending to submit bids must attend a mandatory pre-bid walk through. Mandatory pre-bid walk through shall begin at Kent 3KRHQL[ $FDGHP\ SOD\¿HOG DW 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the site located at: KENT PHOENIX ACADEMY 11000 SE 264TH STREET KENT, WA 98030 BID SECURITY REQUIREMENT Bid security, in the amount of 5% of the bid sum shall accompany each bid. Security shall be made payable to the Kent School District either E\ FHUWL¿HG FKHFN RU ELG ERQG issued by a surety company licensed to conduct business in Washington State.

The Kent School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities. No bidder may withdraw his bid after the hour set for the opening thereof, or before award of contract, unless said award is delayed for a period of sixty (60) days.

Dated this 13 day of January 2016.

Dr. Calvin J. Watts Secretary to the Board Kent School District Published in the Kent Reporter 01/15/16, 01/22/16. #1514986 CITY OF KENT LAND USE & PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 25, 2016 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the City of Kent Land Use and Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. in Kent City Hall, City Council Chambers, 220 Fourth Avenue S, Kent, WA. The Hearing Agenda will include the following item(s): 1. Elder Care Facilities Zoning Code Amendment[ZCA-2015 -4] &RQVLGHUDWLRQ RI GH¿QLWLRQV DQG development regulations applicable to assisted living facilities and independent senior living facilities – Hayley Bonsteel 2. Emergency Shelters Zoning Code Amendment [ZCA-2016-1] Consideration to allow emergency shelter facilities within the MR-D district only in conjunction with churches and with a Conditional Use Permit - Erin George Any persons wishing to submit oral or written comments on this proposal may do so at the hearing or prior to the hearing by email to Charlene Anderson, Long Range Planning Manager, Economic and Community Development Planning Services Division at canderson@kentwa.gov. The Public is invited to attend and all interested persons will have an opportunity to speak. For documents pertaining to the Land Use and Planning Board, access the City’s website at: http://kentwa. iqm2.com/citizens/Default.aspx?

DepartmentID=1004. Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City &OHUN¶V 2I¿FH LQ DGYDQFH DW (253) 856-5725. For TTY/TDD service call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at (800) 833-6388. For general information, contact Economic & Community Development Department, Planning Division at (253) 856-5454.

Charlene Anderson, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager Published in the Kent Reporter on January 15, 2016.#1515602.

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Kent’s Gleason to lead commercial real estate chapter FOR THE REPORTER

Kent’s Chad Gleason has been named president of the Washington State Chapter of Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), an internationally recognized and leading commercial real estate association.

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In addition to Gleason, elected officers include: Michael Armanious, KW Commercial, presidentelect; Jason Wilcox, SVN/ Raven, treasurer; and Derek Doke, Barclays Realty & Management Co.; secretary.

Craig Steinlicht, ReMax/ Victory, continues on the board as immediate past president. “The Washington State

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Gleason said in a media release. “We are excited about the educational opportunities, networking events, and our plans for expanded 2016 Speaker Series Luncheon Programs featuring a number of prominent professionals in the regional commercial real estate market.�

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