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City looks to reduce train horn noise ShoWare Center posts

BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com

A Kent City Council project to reduce train horns in downtown appears to be back on track.

Mill Creek neighborhood residents proposed the idea of a “quiet zone” to the council about six years ago because of the loud whistles

heard at their homes. But the recession and other priorities derailed any plans to improve safety measures at railroad crossings to further separate vehicles and pedestrians from the tracks, so train engineers no longer need to blast their horns while going through 10 downtown intersections.

“Trains are loud,” said Chad Bie-

ren, city Public Works engineer, at a council workshop on Tuesday. “It those horns aren’t blasting, it will be a significant reduction in the sound you’re going to hear if you are back from the tracks any amount.”

City staff continues to meet with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) [ more TRAINS page 4 ]

Mel Lindbloom, Green River College’s first president, left and Chelsea Fletcher, a former Green River student who had the vision for a new student union building, cut a ribbon in front of the Mel Lindbloom Student Union on Monday, as Dani Chang, the college’s dean of student life, watches. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter

lowest annual loss yet

BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com

Kent’s city-owned ShoWare Center went from worst to first in one year with its operating budget.

The arena lost $254,530 in 2015, its lowest loss since opening in 2009, according to the ShoWare Center income statement. The arena had expenses of $2.64 million and income of $2.38 million. The lowest loss comes just one year after a record-setting high loss of $752,324 in 2014.

ShoWare and city officials pointed out that if the city’s admission tax – 5 percent on each ticket sold – of $375,049 in 2015 is added to the revenue loss, the city came out ahead.

“This is the first year that operations at ShoWare generated essentially a net profit for the city,” said Ben Wolters, city economic and community development director, at a Jan. 28 meeting of the Public Facilities District board, which helps oversee the $84.5 million arena.

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FROM VISION TO REALITY Former student sees completion of Green River College’s new student union building

BY HEIDI SANDERS hsanders@kentreporter.com

As a student at Green River College, Chelsea Fletcher wanted a space on campus for students to gather outside of the classroom.

Ten years later, her vision is a reality.

Fletcher took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Mel Lindbloom Student Union on Monday at the college’s main campus in Auburn.

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“Nearly a decade ago, I had a vision of a place where every student had a place to collaborate and connect with each other, a place that fostered a great sense of campus community and allowed learning, creativity and personal growth to really take root and thrive,” Fletcher said during the ceremony. “It’s here. It’s today. It’s now, and this is truly your space.” [ more LINDBLOOM page 2 ]

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goes to the city’s general fund rather than the arena’s income statement. The city then moves that admissions tax money to its arena operating budget to help cover operating losses and capital improvement projects at the ShoWare.

“The $375,000 is well in excess of the projection for the admissions tax,” Wolters said. “It speaks to the number of ticketed events that we had.

More ticketed events generate a much stronger income statement and a direct feed into the city’s admissions tax.”

Ryan Hart, ShoWare director of marketing, shared the record numbers of what he called “a banner year” with the facilities district board.

The arena hosted more than 220 events, sold 295,701 tickets and had more than 414,000 people enter the building in 2015, Hart said.

The sellout shows included The Rock and Worship Roadshow in March, Theresa Caputo live show in June, a Scorpions concert (6,257 fans) in October and 12 Disney on Ice “Frozen” shows in [ more SHOWARE page 4 ]

Heady stuff Kaitlin Nguyen, right, and Tessa Han, of Redmond’s Tech-Narwhals, await their team's bout at the FIRST Lego League State Championships at the ShoWare Center last Saturday. For more on the robotic competition, see page 9.

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[2] February 5, 2016 [ LINDBLOOM from page 1 ] The 65,000-square-foot facility replaces the aging Lindbloom Student Center.

“I felt like the old building was a bit more constrictive,” Fletcher said in an interview. “Just the architecture of it and the capacity didn’t have that kind of feel any more. This (new building) is really just taking Green River into a new era.”

After touring the new student union, Fletcher, who was chief justice for Green River’s student body while attending the college, said she was impressed.

“It is more than I ever imagined when sitting down a decade ago with potential builders and architects,” she said. “We had about a half dozen designs.

This is better than any of the designs I recall. I love that it is an open-concept

building. I love that there are dedicated spaces for people to just gather and be together.

“I am just incredibly impressed with all the hard work that went into this. I didn’t think that it would take off, and it did. Now that it is actually here, I am incredibly proud.”

Fletcher, who graduated from Green River in 2007 and lives in Tacoma, said she wishes she were still a Green River student so she could use the new facility.

“It does make me want to come back and play a bigger role in the Green River community,” she said.

The $32 million facility is funded by the college and a self-imposed fee on students. Students started paying the fee of $20 per quarter in 2007, which increased to $45 quarterly.

“This truly is a building for students, built by

Open for events Green River College’s Mel Lindbloom Student Union, which opened on Monday, is available to rent for weddings, corporate events, fundraisers and other functions.

The conference services and food service offices have moved to the new facility from the Lindbloom Student Center, which had been used for events.

The college hosts the fifth annual My Wedding My Way wedding fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, in the student union on the college’s main campus, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn.

The free event is open to the public and includes vendors, food tastings, entertainment and a man cave.

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students,” said Dani Chang, Green River’s dean of student life.

Room to play: Students fill the Recreation Athletic Center gym, part of the new 65,000-squarefoot Mel Lindbloom Student Union on the Green River College campus.

HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter

Mel Lindbloom, the college’s first president and the student union’s name sake, attended the ribbon cutting.

Lindbloom said he is honored the new building will carry on his name.

“You folks, the Green River College community, have a way of making an old man feel proud,” he

said.

He said he was pleased by the students’ willingness to help fund a new student union.

“In 1971 when we opened the student center, we finally had a place for students, student services, student activities, community activities,” he said. “It served a tremendous need at the time.”

The campus has changed a lot since it opened in 1965, Lindbloom said.

“As I stand here and look around the campus, it is really hard for me to believe this all happened,” he said.

“We had one building when we opened.”

Lindbloom and Fletcher cut a ribbon to mark the opening of the new facility.

Members of the Muckleshoot Canoe Family blessed the new facility.

Following the ceremony, students, staff and guests ventured inside for cake and tours of the building.

Students were eager to explore the student union.

They made themselves at home, grabbing a bite to eat from Gator Grill or the Daily Grind Coffee shop. They gathered around tables and chairs, studying or talking to friends. Some played pool in the Evergreen Lounge while others shot hoops or played ping-pong in the new Recreation and

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The Paper Tree Bookstore, student government and student life offices, as well as the office of diversity, equity and inclusion, have moved to the student union.

The building features a gender-inclusive restroom, which has eight stalls with full-length, locking doors and six sinks, anyone can use it regardless of gender.

There are also men’s and women’s restrooms in the facility.

Second-year student Aiesha Morrison-Screen of SeaTac wandered around the new building on Monday.

“It’s wonderful,” she said.

Paying an additional fee each quarter to fund the facility doesn’t bother Morrison-Screen.

“It is worth it to see my money at work,” she said.

Morrison-Screen said she’ll probably spend a lot of time in the student union.

“I kind of like people watching,” she said.

The former student center, which is now called the Student Affairs and Success Center, will undergo two phases of renovations to become a one-stop shop for student services.

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K-M student hit by car remains in serious condition

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The Kent-Meridian High School student struck by a car on as he walked in a crosswalk at the school parking lot remained in serious condition Tuesday at the hospital.

The boy, 16, remained in intensive care with a head injury at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Tuesday afternoon, according to a hospital spokeswoman. He was initially in critical condition.

Kent Police arrested a 22-yearold Kent man for investigation of

vehicular assault right after the Jan. 27 incident at 10020 S.E. 256th St. The driver reportedly entered the school parking lot at an estimated speed of 30 to 40 mph, according to court documents.

The man told police he accelerated through a yellow traffic signal because he didn’t want to stop for a red light. He said his car might have become airborne on a small hill in the school driveway and he lost control of the vehicle. A video from school surveillance cameras indicates the driver entering the parking lot at a high rate of speed,

losing control and sliding toward the crosswalk.

The man, a student at Highline College in Des Moines, has not yet been charged in the case as police continue to investigate before turning the case over to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

“There is a lot involved with this case as is any big case,” said police spokeswoman Melanie Robinson in a Tuesday email. “Traffic investigators handle the investigation and interview all involved, review the surveillance, survey and diagram

SOUND TRANSIT RESTORES FUNDING FOR KENT, AUBURN PROJECTS The Sound Transit Board of Directors on Jan. 28 restored funding for the Kent and Auburn Sounder Station Access Improvement projects, paving the way to build more parking, pedestrian, bike and other improvements at two high-demand stations.

The board’s action directs staff to begin work to develop the projects. Staff will return to the board later this year with a proposed contract award for an alternatives analysis that will start the review of potential access improvements.

Voters approved the Kent and Auburn Sounder station access improvements in the 2008 Sound Transit 2 (ST2) ballot measure. The 2007-2009 Great Recession wiped out $4.2 billion from projected ST2 tax revenues, with South King County among the hardest hit at an estimated loss of $1 billion. Kent and Auburn projects were among those that were moved to suspended status until funding could be identified.

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APARTMENT FIRE Three people, including the occupant of the apartment where the fire started, were injured last Thursday morning, Jan. 28, after smoke and flames were reported at a Kent apartment complex in the 24800 block of 45th Avenue South. Two men who rescued the resident also were hurt, the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority reported. All three men suffered non-life threatening smoke inhalation injuries, were evaluated by King County paramedics and sent to local hospitals by private ambulances. The resident of the apartment, where the fire started, was taken into custody as a person of interest in what is suspected to be an intentionally set fire, officials said. The apartment building had a total of 12 units. No one else was injured.

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People can let the governing board of the Kent Regional Fire Authority know what they think about an April 26 ballot measure to extend a fire benefit charge against property owners for another six years.

The public hearing is at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at Fire Station 78, 17820 SE 256th St., in Covington.

Voters in Kent, Covington and Fire District 37 in 2010 approved the formation of the Regional Fire Authority (RFA) with 72 percent in favor of funding the agency through a property tax levy and a new fire benefit charge. The fire benefit fee is a variable rate based on the square footage and the amount of resources needed to provide emergency services to each house or business.

The property tax levy of $1 per $1,000 assessed valuation covers about half of the RFA’s operating budget. The fire benefit charge in 2016 will cover 46 percent of the budget. By state law, a fire benefit charge cannot exceed 60 percent of the operating budget.

Previously, Kent funded its fire department through the general fund. Covington and Fire District 37 contracted with Kent for services.

Just as in 2010, a 60 percent approval vote will be needed to pass the April measure.

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the scene and in addition traffic investigators generally check the time-distance calculation to get an approximate idea of how fast the vehicle was going.”

Police transported the man to the King County jail on Jan. 27. He was released the next day on $5,000 bail, according to jail records.

The driver was dropping his brother off at the school, Robinson said.

School was not in session because of a teachers workshop day, but several students were on campus.

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and Union Pacific (UP) railroad officials as well as the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) to make determinations about improvements needed for a quiet zone.

About 50 trains (freight, Amtrak, Sounder) use the BNSF tracks each day and another 10 to 15 trains travel the UP tracks, according to city staff.

Bieren said he expects to return to the council in April or May with how much it would cost the city to upgrade the crossings with flashing lights, medians, gates, install signs and other measures.

The initial estimate is about $2 million, Bieren said. That cost is about $1 million lower than city estimates last year because

[ SHOWARE from page 1 ] November that drew nearly 50,000 people. “We continue to knock it out of the park with family shows,� Wolters said about Disney on Ice. “Feld Entertainment, which is the big producer of those shows, really likes coming to Kent. The good news for us is families from Kent and throughout the region like going to the ShoWare Center for those shows. That’s exactly what we wanted to see with this building.�

The Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team, the anchor tenant of the ShoWare, boosted the attendance numbers with six sellouts

of track improvements a quiet zone in place UP made as well as fewer before we look at a local wayside horns needed at improvement district,� intersections. A wayside Bieren said. “We need to horn is an automated get our arms around what warning system that inthe costs are going to be. If volves a pole-mounted dethe costs are within reach, vice that gives an audible a local improvement Thomas warning to drivers and district may be an option pedestrians. The sound of the council doesn’t want to this system does not carry as far move forward with. into surrounding neighborhoods “There’s a lot of complexity as train whistles. with a local improvement district, The council last July asked staff especially with the benefit of this to study whether a local improveas reduced horn noise. We are ment district (LID) could be concerned that if you have a numformed to help pay for a railroad ber of people opposed to paying quiet zone. A LID is an additional for it, you get a lot of appraisers property tax fee charged to propcoming out of the woodwork that erty owners who would benefit might say how do you put a dolfrom the improvements. lar amount to train noise, and it “We’ve been moving forward could be difficult to move forward with what we need to do to get with it.�

ShoWare Center operating losses 2015: $254,530 2014: $752,324 2013: $370,874 2012: $707,541 2011: $487,855 2010: $427,119 2009: $480,851 Total: $3.4 million

(6,000-plus fans) in 2015.

In 2014, the arena took a maintenance hit of about $200,000 because of problems with the ice plant.

Those problems have since been resolved and helped cut the financial losses.

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Berrios said he attended the facilities district meeting to thank everyone for their hard work to get the arena more financially stable. “It’s been a rough ride,�

Berrios said. “This is the beginning of some real positive things to happen. We can say here it is, it’s doing what it needed to do. But to say it’s going to be rosy this next year, we have some challenges. Frozen was a huge hit.

The circus won’t be in town this year, so some challenges are there. But in light of that, we are finding other things we can bring in.�

The council sets aside $500,000 each year in the city’s general fund to help cover operating losses at the arena. The council also agreed in 2014 to pay $2.7 million toward the ShoWare Center operating debt with extra reserve money the city had in its general fund because of higher sales tax and other revenues.

Despite the smaller losses, Tim Higgins,

Councilman Les Thomas asked staff about funds the city set aside a few years ago to help pay for a quiet zone. “About $500,000 was set aside and it was later removed because of recession cuts,� city Public Works Director Tim LaPorte said about money transferred to the general fund to pay for other costs.

Once the city finalizes a quiet zone proposal, it must go to the FRA to approve the plan. The agency would help make sure the added safety measures at each intersection would be as safe or even safer than train engineers blowing their horns.

Some of the initial construction work could start this summer, LaPorte said. “Having the horns blow a lot

ShoWare general manager, projects an operating deficit of $470,000 in 2016.

He projected a deficit of $466,000 in 2015. “How we budget for the year is conservative,� Higgins said. “It’s not so much the what ifs, but what we do know. We budget very conservatively on the revenue side.�

So when the arena books more concerts as the year goes on, the revenues go up. It also helps when the T-Birds make the Western Hockey League playoffs since playoff games are not part of the projected budget.

Wolters said the ShoWare Center continues to attract more promoters. “It’s not as much about shows but the relationships and the positive experiences of the building with promoters because promoters determine the shows we get,� Wolters said. “Every time we have a successful concert or other ticketed event, it puts us that much more on the map.�

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Children’s Home Society of Washington (CHSW) has selected Cindy Berg as the new South King County director who will manage program operations and community partnerships.

CHSW has four locations Berg in South King County, including the South King County Family Resource Center in Kent, Early Learning Center at Highline College in Des Moines, Green River Child Development Center in Auburn and Jon and Bobbe Bridge Drop-in Child Care Center at the Maleng Regional Justice Center

in Kent.

Berg previously served as the director for Childhaven where she managed the Eli Creekmore Memorial Branch in Seattle since 2013.

She previously was a child and family therapist for Childhaven from 2006-2013.

She also served as a case worker for Lutheran Community Services in Spokane for two years.

She holds a master’s degree in counseling and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.

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Number of homeless in Kent climbs to 165 and 104 in 2012. This year’s count included 21 men, seven women, one minor under age 18 and 136 whose gender was unknown.

Volunteers fan out across the county to count the number of men, women and children who were homeless and sleeping outdoors without shelter between 2 and 5 a.m.

The count of people without shelter was 4,505 countywide, a 19 percent jump from last year.

The coalition says the number is assumed to be an under-count, because people do not count everywhere, and because many people take great care

not to be visible.

“The One Night Count reveals The number of homeless people in the scope of the human tragedy of Kent keeps going up. homelessness in our region,” County A total of 165 homeless people Executive Dow Constantine said in a were counted in Kent in the early media release. “The results confirm hours on Jan. 29 as part of the 36th the state of emergency and underscore annual One Count in King County, the urgent need to work together - at according to the Seattle/King every level of government and with County Coalition on Homelessness, our community partners - to create which organized the count by more the housing, treatment, employment than 1,100 volunteers. and other services that thousands of Kent had 135 homeless people adults, children and families in King counted last year, more than double County need right now. the number from 2014. Previous “We continue to call on our Legiscounts included 60 in 2014, 53 in 2013 lature and Congress to recognize this growing humanitarian crisis and take UNSHELTERED HOMELESS COUNT IN SELECTED KING COUNTY AREAS immediate action.”

People were Seattle Kent North Eastside SW King Federal Renton Night owl Auburn Vashon Total found trying to End Co. Way buses Island survive in cars and Men 827 21 55 55 65 25 46 109 13 9 1,225 tents, riding late night buses, or Women 153 7 12 34 21 7 14 19 3 1 271 curled up in blanGender 1,951 136 64 150 226 231 100 0 94 28 2,980 kets under bridges unknown or in doorways.

Minor 11 1 4 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 29 Sixty homeless (under 18) people in Kent were found in Total 2,942 165 135 245 315 263 160 132 110 38 4,505 bushes or unBenches 46 2 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 57 dergrowth, 42 in Parking 26 2 0 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 54 cars or trucks, 21 garages at bus stops, 14 walking around Cars/trucks 914 42 53 85 161 199 75 0 48 31 1,608 and the rest in Structures 533 4 4 27 55 2 18 0 3 7 653 parking garages, Under 257 2 2 8 4 1 14 0 2 0 290 on benches, in roadways structures, under overpasses, in Doorways 271 1 2 3 10 3 7 0 0 0 297 alleys and doorCity parks 24 0 3 0 0 0 9 0 30 0 66 ways.

The reasons Bushes/un- 37 60 3 9 2 30 12 0 0 0 153 dergrowth people are without shelter include a Bus stops 29 21 5 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 64 lack of affordable Alleys 32 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 housing, poverty, unemployment, Walking 494 14 10 15 13 13 16 0 4 0 579 untreated mental around illness or addicOther 279 8 51 72 65 6 7 132 23 0 643 tion and domestic Total 2,942 165 135 245 315 263 160 132 110 38 4,505 violence, according to the Coalition on Note: 19 percent increase; 2016: 4,505 people outside; 3,772 people outside. For more details: homelessinfo.org Homelessness.

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Johnnie passed peacefully at his home in Kent.

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Johnnie retired from the Boeing Company in July 1995.

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Charles “Chuck” Lee Engel Charles “Chuck” Lee Engel was born in Fargo, North Dakota on August 24th, 1936 to his mother, Leone I. McCrady (née Engel). Chuck passed away after a brief illness on January 20th, 2016 at 6:08 AM, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington at the age of 79.

As a young child Chuck spent much of his time in Fargo, North Dakota and Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and later moved to the Pacific Northwest with his mother, where he was raised in Tacoma, Washington.

In August of 1956, he met the love of his life Diane E. Kemp.

On April 18th, 1958 they married in Seattle,Washington, settling in Belfair, Washington where they started their family. Always good with his hands, Chuck’s first job was working for Red’s Electric winding motors and began an apprenticeship as an electrician.

In September of 1959 Chuck was drafted into the United States Army and served our country for six years as a Telecommunications Technician with a tour overseas serving at USAG Baumholder Army base in Baumholder, Germany. After receiving an honorable discharge in September, 1965, Chuck returned to work at Red’s Electric until 1967.

Chuck’s career for the rest of his professional life revolved around fresh water irrigation systems, fresh water pumps, and the waste water industry. He was the regional manager of the West Coast Division of Hydromatic Pumps for several years in California and then later returned to his home state of Washington where he traveled extensively to Alaska, managing and administrating waste water treatment plants all throughout the state.

After nearly three decades selling, installing, and administrating fresh water and municipal waste water treatment plants, Chuck served as the Superintendent of Waste Water for Kitsap County until 1994, and then went to work for Familian Northwest, retiring in 1998.

He and his wife Diane lived on the banks of Lake Devereaux for 27 years before relocating to Kent, Washington in 2005.

Chuck enjoyed, photography, fishing, hunting, gardening, traveling and oh my goodness, he was an amazing cook. An avid reader, his interests revolved around historical novels and World War II topics.

Chuck did a lot of volunteering for Senior Services of King County, driving senior citizens to and from various appointments, and could be found exercising regularly at the Senior Center and with his “Easy Breathing” group for patients with various kinds of breathing issues.

The center of his life revolved around Diane, his wife of 57 years. His children and his wife loved him fiercely, and fondly referred to him as “The Lion” of their family.

Chuck is survived by his daughter Marna Gatlin, and her husband, Manny Gatlin of Warren, Oregon; daughter, Lisa Carr, and her husband David Carr of Kent, Washington, and son, Cristifer Engel, and his wife Verlynna Engel of Wenatchee, Washington; three grandchildren, grandson, Joshua, granddaughter, Ashley, and grandson, Nicholas; and one great granddaughter Abigail. Cousins, Robert “Bob” Baker, his wife Vonnie, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota and Mary Jo Kilde, of Battle Lake, Minnesota.

His mother, Leone, preceded him in death in 1970, his very special Aunt, Inez Baker 1981, and cousins Helen Lund, 2000, and Jean Ann Bassett 2011.

Last but not least Chuck leaves behind his beloved Bombay cat, friend and companion “Thomas” of the family home.

Per Chuck’s wishes there will be no funeral services.

A giant of a man has left our planet. He is loved so very much, and we will miss him every single day.

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O Q U O T E O F N O T E :

“You folks, the Green River College community, have a way of making an old man feel proud.”

– Mel Lindbloom, the college’s first president, at the grand opening of the school’s new student union building that bears his name.

OUR CORNER

Plenty of reasons to pick the Panthers

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Question of the week:

As Super Bowl 50 looms Sunday, Seahawk fans are reminded of what happened in the previous two showdowns.

Two years ago, 12’s everywhere went crazy when the Seahawks crushed the Denver Broncos, 43-8, to secure their first NFL title.

A year later, it was a different story.

We are reminded of the decision to pass the ball to Ricardo Lockette from the 1-yard line, instead of giving the ball to Beast Mode on second-and-goal, with one timeout and 30 seconds remaining in the game against the Patriots.

Malcolm Butler’s interception at the goal line may very well haunt the Seahawks and their fans for many years to come.

And this season, the Hawks, as much as they stumbled out of the gate and lost some close games, scrambled back to the playoffs.

This year the Seahawks didn’t have the home-field advantage they are so used to having.

No one can fault the Hawks for not making it back to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive year. The Patriots? Well, they didn’t defend their title.

With that said, whom should we, as Seahawk fans, root for on Sunday?

I’m rooting for the Carolina Panthers to win Super Bowl 50.

Now, wait, before everyone gets angry about my choice, let me explain.

All season, I have liked the Panthers.

I was excited for them to go undefeated, which they fell short by one game.

When the Hawks traveled to Carolina to face the Panthers in the postseason, the game was out of control. The Hawks played an awful first half but came back after halftime.

The Panthers didn’t help themselves by going scoreless in the second half, almost giving up their lead. In the end, the Hawks ran out of time to complete a remarkable comeback.

A video of Cam Newton grabbing and throwing a 12 flag from a fan was seen by many Hawk fans, and a petition was even started to ban Newton from returning to CenturyLink Field. That may not have been Newton’s best decision to throw a beloved 12 flag, but I don’t think we should hold it against him.

Even the Seahawks’ Richard Sherman came to Newton’s defense in an interview with 710 ESPN, saying that the criticism of Newton is “unfortunate.”

According to a MyNorthwest article: “Sherman believes the criticism against Newton is unfounded considering he ‘hasn’t done anything wrong to anyone.’ He hasn’t done anything (bad) off the field or hurt anyone or committed a crime or done anything. He plays the game like a young kid, like a kid’s supposed to play it.” [ more OUR CORNER page 7 ]

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Charter schools working for kids As a mother and grandmother, I have always known how important education is to a child's future and success.

However, I had never been associated with charter schools until this school year when my grandson, Austin, began attending the Excel Public Charter School in Kent.

At his former school, Austin would reluctantly attend class or try to get out when he could, often claiming he had a "tummy ache." Since Austin has been at Excel, he's become a completely different student.

Even though his school days are longer and he has a longer school year, he's happy to go to his classes. When he comes home, he is excited to tell us what he did and learned that day. To say Excel has trans-

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.

Letters may be edited for length. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length.

Submissions may be printed both in the paper and electronically.

Deadline for letters to be considered for publication is 2 p.m. Tuesday. formed Austin's life is truly an understatement.

What could have made such stark differences in Austin's attitude toward school and accomplishments in his work?

I've learned that charter schools have the flexibility

and autonomy to adopt new instructional models, with more academic and tutoring time, while allowing personalized experiences that meet students' individual needs.

The emphasis on strong family partnerships keeps us regularly informed of Austin's progress, and we have become active in family school events.

I have become a strong advocate for public charter schools in our state. This option was provided to us after voters approved the charter school law back in 2012, but the state Supreme Court ruled that charters were unconstitutional. Fortunately, our state Legislature can fix this, and two such bills have already been proposed.

As the legislative processes continue, please consider [ more LETTERS page 7 ]

Special assist Charles Freeman, a freshman at Kentridge High School, recently spent a week working as a page for the state Senate in Olympia. Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, who represents Kent in the 47th Legislative District, sponsored Freeman. “I loved it. I highly recommend it to everyone else, I think it is a great experience,” Freeman said. Students are responsible for transporting documents between offices, as well as delivering messages and mail. Pages spend time in the Senate chamber and attend page school to learn about parliamentary procedure and the legislative process.

Students also draft their own bills and engage in a mock session. Students interested in the program are encouraged to visit: Page.SenatorFain.com.

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February 5, 2016 [7]

Man tries to rip engagement ring off girlfriend’s finger A man reportedly tried to rip an engagement ring off his girlfriend’s finger as she sat on the toilet after she told him she wanted to end their relationship.

Kent Police arrested the boyfriend for investigation of fourthdegree assault because the woman suffered scratches to her hand, according to the police report. The incident occurred at about 1:36 a.m. on Jan. 23 at a home in the 24700 block of 43rd Avenue South.

The girlfriend told officers she had broken up with the man about year ago for lying to her.

They got back together about two months ago. She said the man needed to meet certain conditions for her to stay in the relationship.

The man reportedly violated those conditions so the girlfriend confronted him and told him she wanted to break up. He asked her to give the engagement ring back.

The woman said she resisted his

[ LETTERS from page 6 ] backing public charter schools as one of our choices in education in Washington. I urge you to contact your legislators and voice your support. To all of our state lawmakers: If you have not been a supporter, please rethink your position.

Visit Excel and see the difference it is making in my grandson's life – or tour another charter school and see how this option can help our kids.

– Margaret Hilburn

[ OUR CORNER from page 6 ] Aside from the Panthers being the NFC champions representing our division, there are other reasons that make them deserving of the title come Sunday.

Linebacker Thomas Davis is in his 11th season in the NFL and has suffered a number of injuries during his career. He injured his knee in 2010 and in 2011, he tore his ACL for the third time in three years.

And he broke his arm in the NFC Championship Game but returned to the practice field Monday after having surgery.

Panther fan favorite Luke Kuechly is a tackling

Police

BLOTTER efforts to grab the ring by clenching her fist.

The boyfriend told police his girlfriend had trust issues with him because of his past actions and she questions everything he does. He said he had spent $2,000 on the ring, so he wanted it back but she refused to give it back. He said he didn’t try to hurt her and claimed she had cut her finger earlier in the day with a kitchen knife.

Officers noted that the scratches looked to be from a fingernail and not a knife.

Man possesses illegal weapon Police arrested a man for inves-

Being taxed out of our means The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority (RFA) budget and what it costs the taxpayers: I am a 68-year senior resident of Kent.

I, like many fixed income seniors, am being literally taxed out of my "American Dream" home.

I have worked hard and saved, designed and built my home 51 years ago to raise my family of eight children.

We, like so many Kent machine.

Veteran running back Jonathan Stewart is a Timberline High School (Lacey) and University of Oregon graduate.

And finally, the Panthers have Shaq Thompson. As a diehard Husky fan, I think an ex-Dawg and rookie like Thompson is deserving of the ring.

Many Hawk fans know Mr. Thompson posted a video to Snapchat following the Panthers’ win over Seattle saying, “Seahawks fans, I’ve got a message … (bad word), the Seahawks.”

No one will know why he made the video or what prompted him to say those things about Hawk fans.

Earlier in the season he was excited to return to Seattle

tigation of possession of a dangerous weapon after they allegedly found a knife on him following an incident at about 3:54 a.m. on Jan. 25 at Chestnut Ridge Park, 9901 S. 203rd St. A 911 caller said she heard loud voices coming from the park shelter, possibly like a party going on after dark when the park is closed, according to the police report.

When officers showed up, a man and two women fled the park. Police tracked the three to a driveway at a house in the 20400 block of 98th Place South.

Officers cited the two women for being in a park after hours and released them.

The man hid under a vehicle.

When police spotted him, he ran from under the car and jumped a nearby fence into a home’s backyard.

A neighbor later called to report an unknown man in the front yard.

residents, are honestly being forced to move out of our home and the city of Kent due to excessive taxes and assessments, which include fire protection property taxes of $386.90 and additional “fire benefit charges" of $756.07, a total of $1,142.97 per year.

The above taxes added to our total real estate property taxes represents approximately $600 per month total, which is about 11 percent of our before federal taxes fixed income.

Fixed income seniors with little or no hope of

Officers found the man hiding behind a bush. They handcuffed the man and found a knife in his possession during a body search.

The man said he ran from police because he was drunk. When an officer asked him how much he had to drink, the man replied, “Is two beers a lot?”

As police transported the man to the city jail, he told the officer, “Why don’t you just kill me? I know you want to.”

Earlier in the night, police reportedly had kicked the same man and two women out of Canterbury Park, 24409 100th Ave. S.E., and warned them to stay out of parks after dark.

Woman drinks, crashes car Officers arrested a woman for investigation of negligent driving after she reportedly turned in

COLA increases also pay for garbage, city of Kent sewer and water, power, natural gas, Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, medicines, gasoline and federal income tax like every other citizen before we buy food, cloth-

front of another vehicle at about 9:55 p.m. on Jan. 23 at the intersection of Central Avenue South and South 259th Street.

Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash. A couple in a car heading southbound on Central Avenue told officers the woman’s vehicle made a left turn in front of them at the intersection and knocked their car up on a curb, according to the police report. Nobody was injured.

The woman driver told officers she had one or two beers prior to driving.

Police noted they could smell a light odor of intoxicants coming from her.

The woman took a breathalyzer test but officers were unable to get a successful reading.

Since the woman admitted to drinking alcohol and turned in front of another vehicle, officers arrested her.

ing and other necessities of life.

Councilmember Les Thomas supports the fire protection and fire benefit taxes assessments because as he states, "It's all based on risk and assumptions.”

I do not believe RFA,

schools, police, streets, utilities and other city expenses should be based on assumptions, but rather planned budgets and management to stay within budgets.

When does it all end?

– Monte Fugate

… a place he called his second home.

Regardless of the video, I still see Thompson as the man who shone on offense and defense for the Huskies.

So despite how you personally feel about the players or the team, I am still rooting for the Panthers on Sunday. I have a strong feeling they are going to be the new world champions.

But aside from who wins, there is only one team I truly root for, and that is our beloved Seahawks.

Can’t wait for the new season to begin. Go Hawks.

Reach Sarah Brenden, assistant editor of the Covington Reporter, at 425-358-3262, or sbrenden@covingtonreporter. com.

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[8] February 5, 2016 BEN MITCHELL, a senior at Kentlake High School, earned the rank of Eagle Scout and received his badge at a ceremony Sunday, Jan. 31.

Mitchell, son of Laura and Jason Mitchell of Kent, is a member of Troop 410 of the Boy Scouts of America, which is chartered by the Kent Washington Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Eagle award is the BSA’s highest award for Boy Scouts, earned by less than 6

percent of all Scouts.

In addition to earning many merit badges, Mitchell completed a community Eagle project, which included landscaping and painting playground equipment at Horizon Elementary, near Lake Meridian.

Mitchell is a member of the Kentlake High pep band and cross country team. He plans to attend Brigham Young University after graduating this spring.

Sweepstakes winners

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Medical, dental, vision, 401k after 45 days of employment.

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Three people have won $1,000 for filing their taxes at H&R Block offices in Kent. Erin Kollman, above left – with Lori Herker, H&R Block manager, and a cardboard cutout of H&R spokesman Richard Gartland – won after filing her taxes at the Kent East Hill office, 24228 104th Ave. SE. Sweepstakes Jared Sriner and Patrick Studley had their taxes done at the Kent Station location, 521 Second Place N., Suite 11-105. Anyone who files their taxes at a participating H&R Block office by Feb. 15 can be automatically entered into the sweepstakes, in which 1,000 people a day win $1,000. For more information visit, hrblock.com/grand. COURTESY PHOTO

More information can be found at KING COUNTY seeks nominations for the Earth Heroes at School program, which recognizes students, teachers, staff, school volunteers, programs and even entire schools that are doing the important work of protecting the environment and teaching others to do the same.

Nominations for the 2016 Earth Heroes at School are due March 11, and winners will be honored at an event May 5. Earth Heroes can be nominated by colleagues, classmates and the public. Self-nominations are also encouraged.

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The Earth Heroes at School Program allows King County to express its gratitude for the contributions environmental leaders in schools make toward a more sustainable future locally and beyond. By acknowledging their work, the county hopes to inspire others to adopt similar actions to protect the environment.

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Battle of ‘bots and other machines Teams from throughout the state – many with creative and unusual nicknames – converged at the ShoWare Center last Saturday for a robotics showcase.

Kids tested their clever robots and mighty machines at the FIRST Lego League and FIRST Tech Challenge State Championships. More than 1,200 kids, grades 4 through 12, competed at the FIRST Washington FIRST Robotics event.

Such teams names included the Taco Truck Disaster!, Robogators, Ascension Laboratories, Doughnut Powered Doom and The Not So Mad Scientists.

Winning teams advanced to the FTC West Super-Regional Championship on March 27-29 in Oakland, Calif.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, N.H., the not-for-profit public charity designs accessible, innovative programs that motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math, while building self-confidence, knowledge and life skills.

Clockwise, from upper left, tech teams wage a battle of wills in the robotic arena last Saturday at the ShoWare Center. Head referee Kevin Torrico, inspects the competition. The Lego legion, the Bearded Pineapples, cheer on their team.

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the long-term relationships and community ties she has developed over the years.

“My goal from the beginning has been to overcome people’s fears and negative images of dentistry,” she said. “My greatest satisfaction comes from helping people get healthier and feel good about their smile.”

Hollinsworth volunteers her services in many different capacities, helping those who cannot afford dental care as well as mentoring students.

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Dr. Susan Hollinsworth, DDS, of Kent, was recently installed as chair of the Washington Section of the American College of Dentists.

The ACD is the oldest major honorary organization for dentists. Founded in 1920, it has been regarded as the “conscience of dentistry” and has come to epitomize ethics and professionalism.

Fellowship is by invitation only to those dentists who have exemplified excellence through outstanding leadership and exceptional contributions to dentistry and to society.

Selection is accomplished using a confidential peer review process that evaluates each candidate. Only about 3.5 percent of dentists are Fellows of the ACD. Hollinsworth was inducted into the fellowship in 2006.

Hollinsworth was among the first female dental graduates of the University of Washington School of Dentistry. She opened her family and cosmetic dental practice on the Kent East Hill in 1978 and cherishes

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[10] February 5, 2016

Time to get hardy plants in the ground THE GARDENER

They may have the roots wrapped in plastic bags or as is the case for strawberries, raspberries and rhubarb plants found sitting in damp sawdust.

As long as the ground is not frozen, you can dig in and start planting these hardy plants. Bare root plants are a great bargain, light weight and easier to haul home Marianne Binetti

The beginning of February is when nurseries begin to stock bare root roses, fruit trees, shrubs and berry bushes.

You can plant strawberry, raspberry, roses and trees now as soon as you see them for sale.

Bare root means that these plants will be sold in their dormant state with no soil around the roots.

than potted plants.

It is still too early to “work� or till the soil for a vegetable garden.

Our wet winters mean that the soil is still full of moisture and you risk damaging the structure or tilth when you disturb wet soil.

Mowing the lawn may also compact the soil this early in the season so you have a great excuse to postpone cutting the grass until later in the spring.

This is a good month to pile

compost on top of your vegetable garden area or around roses. Just don’t work it into the soil.

See Marianne Marianne Binetti hosts “Dig In Seattle,� a garden and cooking show that is back on the air. You can watch the show via podcast at www.diginseattle.com or on Channel 22 KZJO TV at 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. The show focuses on local gardening tips and cooking demos from local chefs.

Q. Do I need to remove the foliage from my blooming hellebores? I started adding these winter blooming plants to my landscape a few years ago after I won a plant at one of your talks.

They are doing well but my neighbor insists I must cut back their leaves to keep them healthy. R.P., Puyallup A. Early spring is a good time to snip off the old foliage from around the stalks of flowering hellebores so you can better enjoy

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www.kentreporter.com [ BINETTI from page 10 ] can get away with skipping this task for a year or two but in our wet climate hellebores do best when the old leaves are removed.

Removing the old leaves is especially important if you see black spots or dark areas on the leaves as this is a sign of a fungal infection that could spread to the flowers and new leaves.

To make quick work of this important job grab a handful of hellebore leaves so that you can see where they join the main stalk and snip a cluster of leaf stems all at the same time removing the cut foliage from the garden immediately. On some hellebore varieties you can tug the base of the leaf stem downward and it will detach easily from the main stem. The blooms will be able to star in the spotlight once the oppressive old leaves are gone.

Q. When should I prune my roses? We just moved to a new house. Anon, Email A. Roses can be pruned back by one-third from mid February until mid March,

but our mild climate means you can prune as late as April or as early as January and I can still promise you a rose garden.

Giant, old rose plants will often be revitalized by a severe pruning using loppers to shorten the canes or branches so that they are just one to two feet tall.

Climbing roses should be pruned by shortening the side shoots rather than cutting back the main trunk. Every rose will be happier if you snip out any branch that is brown and dead, bent or damaged or that shows signs of disease.

Clean up your pruning crumbs and spread a fresh mulch around the base of your roses to discourage disease spores.

Q. I followed the advice you gave on Facebook and snipped off bare branches from my forsythia so that they bloomed indoors. I brought the vase of flowers to my mother who is in a nursing home and she and the staff was so impressed that I want to try this forcing trick on other plants.

What other shrubs can I cut

now and bring indoors for an early forced bloom? B.H. Bonney Lake

A. You can hurry spring by harvesting the bare branches of flowering plum, quince, apricot and cherry and give a try to anything other shrub that blooms early in the spring. Witch hazel and sarcococca are two early bloomers that also fill a room with fragrance.

Another way to jump start winter blooms is to dig up bulbs of snowdrop, crocus and dwarf daffodils now when you see the foliage poking from the ground.

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T-BIRDS SIGN DEFENSEMAN Defenseman Jared Pelechaty has signed a Western Hockey League standard player agreement with the Seattle Thunderbirds.

“We are happy to add Jared. He will really help us get through the injuries we have at this time,” said T-Birds general manager Russ Farwell. “We also appreciate the understanding of Neepawa on our current situation and are thankful to them for letting Jared join us for five games at this point of the season.”

Pelechaty, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been playing for the Neepawa Natives in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. He will wear No. 3 for the T-Birds.

When David Lee started taking statistics for the Kentridge boys basketball team as a senior in high school, he had no idea he would still be doing it nearly 40 years later.

“It has kind of turned out to be a lifetime project,” he said.

In the four decades he has volunteered for the team, Lee, 54, who gets around using a motorized wheelchair, has been an inspiration for players and coaches alike.

“You never hear a negative word out of him – everything is positive…” said Dave Jamison, the team’s head coach. “Sometimes our kids and even coaches feel sorry for themselves.

But you see Dave over there doing this for nothing just because he loves being here and stays positive though everything. It is very inspiring.”

Lee’s stats taking started in 1978. He took classes at Kentridge until 1981 and then attended Highline Community College, but kept helping out with Kentridge’s basketball team.

“A lot of my classmates were involved with the team,” Lee said of his reason

David Lee volunteers as a statistician for the Kentridge High boys basketball team. He’s helped the team out for nearly 40 years. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter for keeping stats.

Brad Mirk was Lee’s classmate and played for the Chargers. He coached Kentridge in the late 1980s before moving to Puyallup.

“David is an eternal and absolute encourager,” Mirk said. “He always had nice and uplifting words to say to people. Even when the team is having its worst moments, David would always find a way to lift people’s spirits and give them perspective… He is just one of those people that

are put on earth to make sure the rest of us have perspective about what is really important.”

Lee is a fixture for the Kentridge basketball program.

“He’s been up here forever, “ said Jamison, who is in his 16th year as coach for the Chargers. “I remember coaching at Kent-Meridian and we’d come here and he’d be down there yelling “D” (for defense). He knows all the history, all the players.

He knows all these guys by

name - talks to them all the time.”

Lee said the best part of helping the team is building relationships with the players.

“Naturally I want to see how they are going to do,” he said.

Lee tries to attend all the games and practices and said if he misses one, he will be asked where he was.

When transportation is unavailable, Lee drives his motorized chair the couple of miles between the high

school and his house in nearby unincorporated Renton. Unable to walk unassisted since birth, Lee has relied on a wheelchair since he started elementary school.

“It is really my only way up here,” he said. “I don’t want to be stuck at home.”

Jamison marvels at Lee’s dedication.

“He comes up here with frostbite on his nose, or he gets halfway here and it starts downpouring,” Jamison said. “He is tough.”

Jeff Shumake, who coached the basketball team in the 1990s and still teaches at Kentridge, said he is impressed by Lee’s loyalty to the school and the example he serves for others.

“We are not all dealt the same deck in life but you can still live life,” Shumake said. “He (Lee) does and he does it well.”

Lee, who also helps out with Kentridge’s baseball team, said he tries to encourage the players to do their best and give something back to their community.

“It is a family atmosphere here,” he said.

Lee said unfortunately he loses touch with a lot of the boys once they graduate [ more KENTRIDGE page 13 ]

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Ravens junior hockey team hires new head coach FOR THE REPORTER

The Seattle Ravens hired Adam Kurtenbach as new head coach on Tuesday.

He replaces Danny Lorenz at the helm of the first-year U.S. junior hockey team, which plays at the Kent Valley Ice Centre.

“Coach Kurtenbach has an outstanding track record of developing players with a keen eye for talent,” Ravens general manager Adam Speer said in a press release. “He will bring with him a strong culture of high-level expectations and performance, and will be an outstanding contributor to the continued elevation of players produced by the NPHL. I anticipate that Adam will grow the program into one of the premier teams on the West Coast, and have a big impact on our league.”

After getting off to a reasonably strong start in the first 10 games of the Northern Pacific Hockey League season, the Ravens are 6-22, coming off a pair of losses to Bellingham last weekend.

“This was a terribly difficult decision, and one that was given great consideration, but we owe our players the best development opportunities we can possibly provide and I felt that a change was necessary at this time,” Speer said. “Danny Lorenz is a great man and has been a very close friend for many years, which makes this all the harder. I appreciate his contributions to the launch of the Ravens and wish him only the best.”

The Ravens are one of six NPHL teams in Washington and Oregon.

“Change is never easy,” said Garry Swain, the NPHL’s commissioner. “We appreciate

Danny’s contribution as he has done a great job helping to get the Ravens off the ground in the team’s first year in the league. I’m also sure that Adam will bring a new direction and energy that will only help the team and the development of the Raven players.”

Kurtenbach grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia, where he played his minor hockey for North Shore Winter Club. As the son of former Vancouver Canucks captain Orland Kurtenbach, the game of hockey runs deep in his veins. Adam Kurtenbach played junior hockey before attending Whittier College in California, where he starred on the lacrosse team while earning his undergraduate degree.

“My teams always play high-tempo puckmoving hockey,” Kurtenbach said. “I look for players, both forwards and defensemen, who can move the puck and attack on offense. Players move forward in hockey based on their ability to skate and move the puck and our program will always focus on these skills. We will always play responsibly in our own end, but the focus will be creativity, speed and puck movement.”

Coaching youth hockey, Kurtenbach led the only team from Washington in the last 25 years to win a USA Hockey Pacific District Tier I Championship, advancing to nationals.

Kurtenbach said he believes strongly in the abilities of Pacific Northwest hockey players and looks to put more of them in the right position to move on to higher leagues.

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“The ones you do see, it is really nice to see them come back through,” he said.

Jamison said the team considers Lee a part of its family.

“We all treat him like we would anyone else,” Jamison said. “If he does something dumb we make fun of him too. We don’t spare anybody.”

Mirk said once during practice when he played on the team a ball rolled over near Lee’s wheelchair.

Doug Helgeson, who coached the team at the time, jokingly told Lee he should dive for the ball

just like everyone else on the team.

“We turned around and little while later he (Lee) was crawling over to get the ball rolling on the floor,” Mirk said. “He was going to be just like everyone else.”

People sometimes ask Lee if he thinks it is time to step down from his role with the team.

“I haven’t got any timetable toward retirement,” he said.

Others don’t understand why he does it for no pay.

“You can’t put a monetary value on the things that have happened over the years,” Lee said.

Some of his fondest memories include the

Kentridge graduate Westendorf receives basketball honor FOR THE REPORTER

After leading Seattle University to backto-back road victories over Utah Valley and Grand Canyon, former Kentridge High School basketball player Brendan Westendorf has been named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week by both the league office and College Sports Madness.

On Jan. 28 against Utah Valley, the 6-foot-5 junior guard tied his season high with 20 points, shooting 7 of 13 from the

team winning the state title in 1992 and taking second in state in 2007.

For the 2007 state tournament, the team made extra effort to include Lee in the festivities.

“They chartered a bus with a lift so I could go with the team,” Lee said.

Lee’s work hasn’t gone without recognition.

In 2011, for his 50th birthday, the team’s booster club gifted Lee with a letterman jacket before a playoff game against Kentwood. Lee recalled the Chargers lost the game but it was still a memorable night.

“It was still a good experience,” he said. “We still had a good time.”

field, including 2 of 4 from behind the 3-point line, and 4 of 5 from the freethrow line. Westendorf hit a 3-pointer to begin a 15-1 Redhawk scoring run in the first half that gave Seattle the lead for good, scoring seven points total during that stretch. He also collected six rebounds, five assists, three steals and a blocked shot.

Two nights later against Grand Canyon, Westendorf shot 7 of 14 from the field as he scored a team-high 14 points. He also pulled down seven rebounds, dished out four assists and earned three steals.

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Emerald Downs announces 2016 stakes schedule FOR THE REPORTER

Emerald Downs has announced 28 stakes worth $1.62 million in purses for its 20th anniversary season that begins Saturday, April 9.

Twenty-seven stakes are scheduled on Sundays, beginning with the $50,000 Seattle Handicap for 3-year-old fillies on Sunday, May 8, and concluding closing day, Sunday, Sept. 11, with the $65,000 Gottstein Futurity for 2-year-olds.

The 81st running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3) is the centerpiece of the 70-day meeting, anchoring a Sunday, Aug. 14, double-header that also features the $65,000 Emerald Distaff for older fillies and mares.

Some new wrinkles have been added this year including an all stakes Pick Four on Mile Preview Day, Sunday, July 17, and a special Monday evening stakes race – the $50,000 Budweiser Handicap for 3-year-olds and up – when the track officially celebrates its 20th birthday on June 20.

Emerald Downs and Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, British Columbia, will stagger their respective stakes schedules, encouraging participation between the neighbor tracks while maximizing opportunities for horsemen.

“With Hastings Racecourse, and Emerald Downs working together it can only improve our product at both tracks,” said Darren MacDonald, Hastings Park general manager.

Emerald Downs President Phil Ziegler is extremely pleased with the stakes schedule.

“It’s very balanced, offering equal opportunities in every division,” Ziegler said.

“Staggering our schedule with Hastings Racecourse will add opportunities for all our trainers, owners, jockeys and produce better races for the fans to watch and wager on.”

The 2016 stakes schedule offers five races for older horses, five races for older fillies and mares, five races for 3-year-olds, five races for 3-year-old fillies and seven races for 2-year-olds.

Annually attracting several of the nation’s fastest middle-distance runners,

the Longacres Mile culminates four-weeks of racing featuring championship events in four categories. In addition to The Mile and Emerald Distaff, 3-year-old fillies meet in the $65,000 Washington Oaks on Sunday, July 24, and 3-yearolds line up in the $65,000 Emerald Downs Derby on Sunday, July 31.

Mile Preview Day offers a quadruple-header of stakes activity featuring older horses in the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Handicap, older fillies and mares in the $50,000 Boeing Handicap, and the season’s first stakes events for 2-yearolds – the $50,000 Angie C Stakes for 2-year-old fillies and $50,000 Emerald Express for 2-year-old colts and geldings.

The 70-day season, the 21st at Emerald Downs, begins Saturday, April 9. Live racing is offered Saturday and Sunday the first two weeks with Friday racing beginning April 22. Holiday racing will be held Monday, May 30, and Monday, Sept. 5.

Post time is 2 p.m. weekends, 6:30 p.m.

Fridays, and 6:30 p.m. Saturdays July 9, 16, 23 and 30, and 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 20.

Hard drive Kentridge High’s William Johnson drives between Kent-Meridian’s La’Teric Landers, left, and Markel Banks during the Les Schwab Kent Shootout on Jan. 28 at the ShoWare Center. AJ Chappell made two free throws with 8.8 seconds left and Kentridge survived two last-second shots attempts by KentMeridian to pull out a 60-59 victory. Joran Ticeson scored 32 points on 14-of-21 shooting and hauled down 17 rebounds for the Chargers (4-3 South Puget Sound League 4A, 11-9 overall). The Royals dropped to 4-4 and 12-8. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter

Grab it Kentridge High’s JaQuaya Miller reaches for a rebound during the Les Schwab Kent Shootout on Jan. 28 at the ShoWare Center.

Morgan Gary scored nine points to lead a balanced attack as Kentridge defeated Kent-Meridian 46-22.

Bronte Fougere had seven points for the Chargers (6-1 league, 15-4 overall) in the victory.

The Royals dropped to 1-7 and 10-9. Miller had 15 rebounds and Tresai McCarver collected seven for Kentridge. Savannah Lackey led the Royals with 10 points.

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CALENDAR Events Greater Seattle Postcard and Paper Show: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 20; 10 a.m.4 p.m., Feb. 21, Kent Commons, 545 Fourth Ave. N. About 15-20 dealers from the Pacific Northwest and California display old postcards, paper collectibles, ephemera, stamps, advertising trade cards, cigar labels, scrap, travel brochures, photographs, stereographs, aviation, auto, railroad, ship, movie memorabilia, Western Americana and more.

Free appraisals of all old paper collectibles with the price of admission. Admission: $5 (good for both days). For information, call 626-665-9435 or visit postcardshows.com.

Benefits Sleep Trainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pajama Drive for Foster Kids: Now through Feb. 28. Donations can be dropped off at any Sleep Train store. All donations go to Sleep Trainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local nonprofit foster organizations for distribution to children in need. You can drop off new pajamas in all sizes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; infant to teen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at any Sleep Train store; donate online at www. sleeptrainfosterkids.org, and Sleep Train will shop for donations on your behalf; or host your own drive at work, school or church â&#x20AC;&#x201C; additional information at bit.ly/1xCFUu8.

For more information on the drive and the Foster Kids program, visit www.sleeptrainfosterkids.org. To find the nearest location, visit the store locator at www.sleeptrain. com or call 1-800-378-BEDS (2337).

Kent Parks Deli and CafĂŠ 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 centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Purchase tickets at the center or by phone at

253-856-5150 during weekdays. For more information, visit Kent50plus.com.

18th Annual RMHC Hockey Challenge: Feb. 27, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. Hockey players from throughout the Puget Sound area gather on the ice for the fundraiser, presented by the Seattle Thunderbirds. Featuring local corporate and recreational teams raising money for the privilege to take part in some friendly onice battles prior to the Thunderbirds evening game at 6. The day concludes with an all-star game, featuring ex-NHL players and local celebrities. All proceeds from the event benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington and Alaska. www. rmhcseattle.org/events/hockey-challenge

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Got an event? submissions@kentreporter.com or post online at www.kentreporter.com Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? 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 Susan Dailey at 206471-2351, or www.alzwa.org.

Southeast King County Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease support group: Meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 10:30 a.m., St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave. SE, Covington. Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly lunches are on the first Tuesday of the month at the Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE, Auburn. For more information, contact Stephanie Lawson at 206-579-5206.

Kent4Health ShoWalk: 9-11 a.m.

Mondays and Thursdays through May, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St. Free indoor walking. Open to all ages and modalities; two levels for walking and stairs; monthly health screenings; great for caregivers and rehabilitation. Sign in when you arrive.

For more information and a schedule, visit kent4health.com.

Gamblers Anonymous: For meeting times and locations, call toll free the Gamblers Anonymous Hotline 1-855-222-5542.

Visit www.gawashington.org or www. gamblersanonymous.org for additional information.

Bloodworks Northwest drives: 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. Feb. 16, Centerpoint Corporate Park, 20809 72nd Ave. S.; 8-10 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 17, city of Kent, 400 W. Gowe Ave. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-398-7888, or visit www.bloodworksnw.org.

Soroptimist International of KentCovington: Program meetings from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., on the fourth Monday of each month, September-May, Covington Library, 164th and Kent-Kangley Road.

Lunch provided, suggested donation $10.

No reservation needed. Contact President Jo Ladd Clark at 253-854-1895.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly): 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, Swanson Court Clubhouse, 12200 SE 207th St., Kent, near Kentridge High School. Nonprofit weight loss support group. Cost: $32 to join and $7 monthly. For more information, call 253-709-5098 or visit www.tops.org or www.whywelovetops.com.

Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association: Starting in January, meetings on the second Wednesday of the month, from 2:30-4 p.m., at

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Autism Social Skills Group: 6-8 p.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays, Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N. FEAT (Families for Effective Autism Treatment) of Washington, a nonprofit organization, brings social group opportunities for teens with autism to Kent.

Looking for teens with autism as well as peer mentor volunteers. To volunteer, register or to learn more, visit www.featwa.org.

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Antics, a Los Angeles-based hip-hop company, brings a multimedia, urban dance performance to town at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, 10020 SE 256th St. Founded in 2006 by artistic director Amy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catfoxâ&#x20AC;? Campion, Antics creates performances that leverage the expressive capacity of hip-hop.

Anticsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work transforms stories and ideas into moving visual metaphors through breakdancing, locking, popping, krumping, DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, MCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, spoken word, poetry, theater, graffiti art and film. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $15 for youth. Get tickets at kentarts.com, by calling 253-856-5051 or in person at the Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N. COURTESY PHOTO, Peter Griffith

Rotary Club of Kent every Tuesday for its weekly meeting and luncheon at Down Home Catering in historic downtown Kent, 211 1st Ave. S. For more information go to: www.kentrotary.com Kent Evening Toastmasters: 7 p.m., Wednesdays, Kent Commons, Interurban Room, 525 Fourth Ave N. Are you interested in practicing and improving your public speaking skills? Boosting your selfconfidence? Making yourself heard in that weekly meeting at work? Come practice your oratory skills with a friendly and informative group of people. People of all skill levels welcome. For more information, visit www.kenteveningtoastmasters.net.

Network The Kent Chapter of Business Network, Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l (BNI): Meets every Wednesday morning at 7 at the Old Country Buffet, 25630 104th SE, Kent. Chapter is growing.

Currently have 38 members. Do you want excellent, personal, word of mouth referrals for your business? Then come join us. For more information, contact Dr. Allan McCord at 253-854-3040.

Order at www.tickets.showarecenter. com. Events include: 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

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8th annual Rock & Worship Roadshow: 7 p.m. Feb. 18. Christian music favorites Newboys, Jeremy Camp and Mandisa perform, with Danny Gokey, Family Force 5, and Audio Adrenaline.

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PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER) NOTICE OF HEARING FOR SALE OF PROPERTY Notice of Proposed Sale. In accordance with RCW 70.44.

300, the Board of Trustees of Valley Medical Center hereby gives notice of its intent to sell real property belonging to the District by private sale. The property to be sold is Assessor Parcel Nos. 885767-0110 (King County), 3915 Talbot Road South, Renton WA 98055 referred to as the Valley Professional Center North Building.

The Board has previously declared this property surplus to the District. Prior to such sale, the Board shall conduct a public

hearing and will consider any evidence offered for and against the propriety and advisability of the proposed sale. The date and time for such hearing shall be Monday, February 22, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center, at the beginning of the Valley Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scheduled meeting. The public is invited to attend.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER) By: Sandra Sward, Assistant to the Valley Board Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters On January 29, 2016 and February 5, 2016. #1519940.

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PUBLIC NOTICES VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER District Healthcare System NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board room of Valley Medical Center, Renton WA. BOARD OF TRUSTEES (District Healthcare System) By: Sandra Sward Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on January 29, 2016 and February 5, 2016. #1519893.

CITY OF KENT PUBLIC NOTICE SEPA THRESHOLD DETERMINATION Pursuant to KCC 11.03, Environmental Policy, the City of Kent has issued a threshold determination for the following: 'HWHUPLQDWLRQ RI 1RQVLJQLÂż cance (DNS) for: HOLIDAY INN ENV-2015-9 / #RPSW-2153458 GRADE & FILL #RI26-2153457 CIVIL CONSTRUCTION #RECC-2154468 The City of Kent has initiated an environmental review for this project. The applicant proposes to construct a new 5-story, 120room hotel, with associated parking, landscaping and utilities.

The new hotel will take access via two new driveways onto S.

218th Street. There are no critical areas on or near the site.

Comments are due for the above project by 4:30 p.m., February 19, 2016, to City of Kent Planning Services.

For more information, contact Kent Planning Services at 220 Fourth Avenue S., Kent, WA 98032, Telephone: (253) 856-5454. Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City for more information. For TDD relay service, call 1-800-833-6388 or the City of Kent at (253) 856-5725.

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CITY OF KENT NOTICE OF APPLICATION (Revised February 5, 2016 for comment period) A Project Permit Application KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG ZLWK &LW\ RI .HQW Planning Services on November 25, 2015. Following is a description of the application and the process for review. The application and listed studies may be UHYLHZHG DW WKH RIÂżFHV RI .HQW Planning Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA. APPLICATION NAME/ NUMBERS: PINE TREE PARKE SUBDIVISION SU-2015-1 / KIVA #RPP3-2154258 ENV-2015-13 / KIVA #RPSW-2154272 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes to subdivide approximately 14.23 acres into 64 single family residential

lots. The proposed subdivision includes one 9.65-acre parcel that is currently used as a public park called Pine Tree Park, and a portion of a second 4.58-acre parcel that contains Pine Tree Elementary School. The school and school grounds will remain Pine Tree Park has no existing structures; only a paved pathway that will be removed. The proposed subdivision will include a stormwater facility and a new recreation space within the plat. All lots will take access from a new private road connecting to 114th Ave SE to the west and 118th Ave SE to the east. There is a wetland located in the southwest corner of the property that will be placed in a sensitive area tract for protection. The property is located at 114th Avenue SE and 6( WK 6WUHHW DQG LGHQWLÂżHG E\ King County parcel number 3222059116 and a portion of 3322059125. Zoned at SR-4.5, Single Family Residential.

OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Civil Construction Permit, Lot Line Adjustment, Final Plat, and building permits for the new homes PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: February 5, 2016 to February 19, 2016 All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in Kent Planning Services by 4:30 P.M., Friday, February 19, 2016 at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA 98032. A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2016.

This public hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers West, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032. Please be advised this hearing date is subject to change. Please call to verify time and date at least a week before the scheduled hearing. If you have any questions, please call Erin George, Kent Planning Services, at 253-856-5454.

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1969 DODGE PICKUP

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1994 FORD RANGER

1996 SATURN SL2

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1976 GMC PICKUP

1998 SUBARU OUTBACK

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Pre-show artists include Citizen Way, with speaker Shaun Groves. General admission $10; VIP ticket $50, includes a Q&A with Camp, Mandisa and other artists, early entranace for premium seating, with tour T-shirt and 40-song digital download from New Release Today. For more information, call 888-483-0018, visit eventbrite.com or theroadshowtour.com.

Kent Arts Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. N. Hours for phone and in-person sales are Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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by Judson Park. For more information, call 253-856-5150 or visit kentwa.gov/SeniorActivityCenter/ A World of Song: 4 p.m., 7 p.m. Feb. 6, First Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 19800 108th Ave. SE, Kent. Rainier Youth Choirs presents all-day honor choir festival and concert. About 150 musicians in fourththrough eighth- grade from 17 different schools will rehearse throughout the day.

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April 2. Green River College, main campus, Performing Arts Building, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Heavier Than Air Family Theatre Co. presents classic Mark Twain story, which recounts the mischief of a young boy growing up in the heartland of America. Tickets: $10 advance purchase, $12 at the door. For more information, call 253-833-9111 or visit www.heavierthanair.com.

Music Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra: Taylor Creek Church, 21110 244th Ave. SE, Maple Valley. MVYSO boasts a playing group for every level, from beginning strings to string ensemble. For more information, call 425-358-1640 or visit www.mvyso.org.

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Museums Greater Kent Historical Society: 855 E. Smith St., historic Bereiter House, Kent. Hours: noon-4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday, and by appointment. Admission: suggested $2 donation; no tickets are required for entrance. Parking is available behind the house off East Temperance Street. GKHS is a nonprofit organization that promotes the discovery, preservation and dissemination of knowledge about the history of the greater Kent area. www.gkhs.org EVENTS Ultimate Valentine Tea: 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Feb. 13. Bring your special one to enjoy a nice cup of tea, light refreshments and a special dessert of chocolate treats with a glass of red wine. Everyone will receive a Valentine flower. Visit the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special Valentine exhibit that will highlight the holidayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditions, including vintage Valentine cards, chocolates and flowers. Cost: $20 per person. Space limited.

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