Kent Reporter, May 11, 2012

Cutest Pet Contest Now in Progress! Voting starts Thurs. May 3

PRIZES for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place

Go to: KentReporter.comClick on “Contests” and enter!

Winners published in the People & Pets

Section May 18

Winners published in the People & Pets

Section May 18

Sat. May 1910am - 5pm

GAME FARM PARK615569

Sponsor

INSIDE | Police arrest two after high-speed car chase [3]

REPORTER .com

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING

NEW

SLIN

E 25

3-87

2-66

00K E N T Sports | SPSL fastpitch teams scramble for playoff s[13]

Rush hourA pack of drivers and their vintage race cars swing through the S-curves on the Pacifi c Raceways road course during the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts (SOVREN) Spring Sprints last week. SOVREN returns to the Kent track June 29-July 1 for its premier event, the 24th annual Pacifi c Northwest Historics Vintage Races. For more information, visit www.sovren.org. SHAWN SKAGER, Reporter

BY STEVE HUNTER

[email protected] proposal to pay for the

removal of giant sandbags along the Green River in Kent, Auburn and Tukwila moved one step closer.

Th e King County Flood Control District Executive Board recommended Monday to the Flood District’s Execu-tive Committee a $5.8 million plan to remove 26 miles of

sandbag barriers lining the river, according to a county media release.

Th e full board is expected to vote Monday, May 14 on the proposal. Th e county would pay about 75 percent of the removal cost with the cities of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila paying 25 percent.

“Th ese sandbags served their purpose, but now that the increased fl ood risk no

long exists, it is time for them to come down,” said Execu-tive Board Chairwoman Julia Patterson, who also represents the Green River Valley on the King County Council. “By moving this proposal, we hope trail users will soon be able to enjoy walking and biking without the eyesore of sandbags.”

County moves closer to approving sandbag removalCrews placed giant sandbagsin 2009 along the Green River in Kent near the Riverbend Golf Complex. King County, with the help of the city, is looking to remove them soon.

REPORTER FILE PHOTO[ more SANDBAGS page 4 ]

Kent’s Corry makes inroads with her actBY SARAH KEHOE

[email protected]

Kent’s Rebecca Corry, a Last Comic Standing fi nalist, returns home to headline the May 18 Com-edy at the Ave show in Auburn.

“I always love coming back home to do shows,” Corry said. “It feels

comfortable, and I love to see my sisters and their kids.”

Corry per-forms at 7:30 p.m. in the iconic Auburn Avenue Th eater.

“Choosing the arts/comedy is a lifestyle and one

that you have to be prepared to live,” she said. “It’s predominantly a boys business. I love what I do and feel blessed to have had the strength to get this far.”

Born and raised in Kent, Corry

COMEDIAN COMES HOME TO PERFORM

Corry

[ more CORRY page 11 ]

BY STEVE HUNTER

[email protected]

Residents will get a chance to tell a Kent City Council committee what they think about a proposal to ban medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens.

A large turnout is ex-pected at a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Council Chambers at City Hall before the city’s Economic and Community Development Commit-tee. Councilwoman Jamie

Perry chairs the committee that also includes council members Bill Boyce and Deborah Ranniger.

Th e committee is expect-ed to vote aft er the public hearing about whether to send the proposal to the full council for adoption, possibly at the June 5 coun-cil meeting.

“We need to step up and address the issue,” Boyce said during a phone inter-view. “We’ve passed two moratoriums already.

Panel to consider ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, gardens

[ more BAN page 5 ]

Figure skating insider helps Kent land major eventBY STEVE HUNTER

[email protected]

Kent’s ShoWare Center primarily landed the Skate America international fi gure skating competi-tion because of a U.S. Figure Skating insider who produced a skating event in

January at the arena.Steve Disson, president

of Virginia-based Disson Skating, produced “Pando-ra Unforgettable Moments of Love on Ice” show Jan. 26 at the city-owned arena that opened in 2009. Th e event, shown on NBC TV, featured professional skaters performing to love-inspired music.

When U.S. Figure Skat-ing began to search for a [ more SKATING page 8 ]

www.kentreporter.com[2] May 11, 2012

THE ONLY GUTTER SYSTEM THAT HAS EARNED THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SEAL OF APPROVAL!

253-200-1102 Call NOW for a Free Estimate

Patented One-Piece Gutter System!

LeafGuard Gutters never clog.

Guaranteed. Or we will clean them for FREE.

75% OFFInstallation

AND $250.00 Cash Card

with purchase.Works with

Fir AND Pine

Needles!

Serving Kent for Over 15 Years!

25441 104th Ave SE Kent, WA 98030

253-854-2892

SALE$99Model #U5140900

S P R I N G CLEANINGSALE

61

84

31

Widepath Temp Vacuumwith Allergen

Filtration

Summer 2012 Special!FREE WINDOW CLEANING

with each scheduled exterior paint job.Call Jeff at 206-229-6539 Lic.# JEFFHHP891Q3

61

84

00

Fridays through Sundays until May 27

Tickets Available Now!

BY STEVE HUNTER

[email protected]

King County prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old Shoreline man with second-degree promot-ing prostitution in connection with a 21-year-old woman who said she had worked as a prostitute for the man for about four months.

Kent Police arrested Joseph An-thony McDaniels on April 30 in his black Ford Expedition outside of the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent aft er the woman no-tifi ed authorities about violation of a no-contact order she had against McDaniels. McDaniels had driven the woman to the RJC to drop a no-contact order between them. In-stead, once inside the woman called police about McDaniels.

Th e woman told detectives she

saw a chance while visiting the RJC to get away from Mc-Daniels. She said she had known him for about one year and had been his girlfriend for six months.

Prosecutors charged McDaniels on May 3 with second-degree promoting prostitu-tion and violation of a domestic violence court order. He allegedly made as much as $2,000 per month from the woman working as a prostitute for him, according to charging papers.

McDaniels is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at the RJC. He remains in custody at the RJC's county jail. Bail was set at $200,000.

According to court documents,

McDaniels was sentenced March 23 for fourth-degree assault against the same woman. Aft er his release April 3, he contacted the same woman and forced her back into prostitution.

He threatened to shoot up her house and beat her up if she did not work for him. He also threatened that if he ever went back to jail because of her he would tie her and her brother to a tree in the woods and she would have to watch while he tortured and killed his brother. And then he would torture her and she would have to beg for her life.

Kent Police fi rst contacted McDan-iels in November 2011 in a dispute over money involving a suspected pimp at a Kent trailer park. He told offi cers he contracted with an escort company to retrieve money from cli-ents who refused to pay for services.

No arrests were made. Th e woman who was the escort was the same woman who turned in McDaniels outside the RJC.

In December, Auburn Police ar-rested McDaniels for fourth-degree assault against the same woman.

Kent detectives later determined the woman had been living with McDaniels since he got out of jail April 3. He reportedly took her to Portland, Ore., to work as a prostitute the weekend of April 20. She did fi ve tricks in one day with customers and turned over all of the money to McDaniels.

Detectives also found out McDaniels placed ads on www.backpage.com that featured photos of the woman.

Man arrested in Kent for promoting prostitution

McDaniels

more story online…kentreporter.com

www.kentreporter.com [3]May 11, 2012

Marti ReederREALTOR | BROKER | CRS

[email protected]

marti-realtor.com

“MAY” I take this opportunity to say

thank you for voting me the “Best of Kent”

Realtor in the2012 Reader’s Poll?

I appreciate your votesof confi dence!

61

83

73

206-391-0388marti-realtor.com

Contact Christi (stylist & owner)

@ 253.813.398325018 104th Ave. SE, Suite A, Kent, WA 98030

61

70

87

TAKE A SEAT.A modern salon

with a family-friendly, fun atmosphere

is looking for established stylists to lease two full-time

positions or possible part-time positions available.

STATE LICENSED SCHOOLNationally certified instructor

Nationally approved program

Model opportunities

CALL FOR CLASS INFORMATIONwww.permanentmakeupbybarb.com

19011 68th Ave. S, A-101 | KENT 98032 | (425) 251-5131

62

21

28

YourFutureis Now!

LOC

AL

KE

NT

62

15

29

TAXES DONE FOR ANOTHER YEAR?

Avoid the anxiety next tax season – get your books in order now. Affordable small

business bookkeeping – your office or mine.Call for a Free initial consultation.

253-277-1631Over 35 years experience

10 years “certified” in QuickBooks

HOMES NEEDEDFOR

Exchange StudentsContact Kristi York @ (206) 387-6554

Hosting an AFICE Student can be a fabulous and rewarding experience, bringing new and fascinating cultures into your home,and givng you the opportunity to share your culture!

62318913125 SE 261ST ST, KENT 98030

MUSIC & SPANISH

POSITIVE & NURTURINGENVIRONMENT

ages 3-5 years

www.montessoritime.com

61

62

25

BANQUET PERMITS AVAILABLE ONLINE

The Washington State Liquor Control Board has posted a new online application

system for citizens to apply for banquet permits.

Previously, banquet permits were available only in state

and contract liquor stores.Banquet permits are to

be purchased for events where liquor will be served

that are not business or promotional, but instead

invite-only gatherings such as weddings, company

banquets, retirement parties, and club, organization or

church events.For more information,

visit liq.wa.gov.

BY STEVE HUNTER

[email protected]

Two men were taken into cus-tody Wednesday by Kent Police following an early morning theft and car chase that exceeded speeds of 100 mph and was captured on Washington State Department of Transportation traffi c cameras.

Th e incident started shortly before 4 a.m. Wednesday when a Kent Police sergeant on patrol saw

a vehicle parked alongside a bank of mailboxes in an industrial park in north Kent, according to a Kent Police media release. As the offi cer approached, the car drove toward the offi cer’s vehicle, and then fl ed onto the West Valley Highway in an eff ort to lose the offi cer.

Th e offi cer was able to catch up to the fl eeing vehicle and followed the driver to southbound Highway 167.

Once on Highway 167, the driver accelerated to speeds in excess

of 100 mph in an eff ort to elude trailing police units. Th e driver of the car, a 20-year-old Federal Way man, eventually lost control of his car while attempting to navigate an exit ramp at Highway 18 in Au-burn. Th e vehicle spun for a short distance whereupon the driver regained control.

Offi cers used this opportunity to move alongside the vehicle and initiate a PIT maneuver, disabling the Honda sedan against a concrete

barrier. Th e driver and his passen-ger, a 42-year-old Seattle man, were taken into custody without further incident.

Both men are presently in the city of Kent jail. Both were arrested for investigation of theft , while the driver also faces potential charges related to his eff ort to elude police and possession of narcotics.

A quantity of mail was recov-ered from the vehicle and will be returned to the victims.

Kent woman's body found in burned-out carREPORTER STAFF

Th e body found in the trunk of a burned-out car on May 6 near Black Diamond has been identifi ed as a 39-year-old Kent woman by the King County Medical Examiner’s Offi ce.

Th e body was positively identifi ed as that of Denise Kay Grigsby. Th e death was ruled as a homicide by the Medi-cal Examiner's Offi ce.

King County Sheriff ’s Offi ce Major Crimes detectives and fi re investiga-tors will process the car for evidence.

Shortly aft er 4 a.m. May 6, Moun-tain View Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a car fi re in the area of Southeast 328th Street and Southeast Auburn-Black Diamond Road.

When the fi re department arrived the car was fully engulfed in fl ames. Fire investigators discovered the burned remains in the trunk of the car.

Police arrest 2 after car chase that reaches 100 mph

Golfers took advantage of a sun-kissed, 72-degree Monday to get in a round of play at Riverbend. Warm spring weather graced the valley. A beautiful weekend is forecast. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter

Weather up to par


The removal costs would be shared between the District and the cities, with the District paying approxi-mately $4.4 million and the cities of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila paying approxi-mately $1.4 million. Any Flood Control District proj-ect delays caused by shifting funds will be applied to projects within the Green River basin.

Reagan Dunn agreed with the proposal.

“It is great news that the

sandbags along the Green River are one step closer to being taken down,” said Dunn, chairman of the Flood District Executive Committee. “After years of concern about flood-ing in this vital economic corridor, the removal of the sandbags from the Green River Valley sends the messages that the valley is open for business while increasing public access to the public parks and trails in this region.”

The sandbags have lined the trail for nearly three

years for extra flood protec-tion because of damage in 2009 to an abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam on the upper Green River. But the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last fall it can operate Hanson Dam at full capacity, which means the sandbags are no longer needed.

The King County Flood Control District Advisory Committee, a 15-member body composed of mayors and council members from eight cities, recommended the flood district board pay

for 75 percent of the re-moval cost with the cities of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila paying 25 percent over a six-year period.

The flood district board is composed of the nine members of the King Coun-ty Council. It is a special-purpose government that funds and oversees flood protection projects and programs.

The board is funded through a county-wide property levy of 10 cents per $1,000 assessed value or about $40 per year on a

$400,000 home. That brings in about $36 million a year for projects.

Each jurisdiction in the county also receives a small portion of the flood district property levy to pay for any flood control projects within each city. Under the proposal, Kent, Auburn and Tukwila would use that money to help pay for sandbag removal rather than other projects for the next six years.

In Kent, the delayed repair project would be the Lower Russell Road Levee between South 231st Way and Van Doren’s Park, said Mike Mactutis, city environmental engineer-ing manager, in an email Tuesday.

The Lower Russell levee work is scheduled to start this year in Kent with major work in 2014-16, according to a King County spokes-woman. Project design work would be delayed until at least 2017 and construction until 2018, pushing about $5 million of work six years away.

Kent estimates its 25 percent cost to remove the sandbags and repair the

Green River Trail at about $1.6 million, Mactutis said.

The city’s share would come from either the city’s storm water drainage util-ity fund or the city’s share of the flood district fund, Mactutis said. Kent has spent that flood district money on Green River le-vee projects since the fund became available in 2008.

King County paid for the installation of the sandbags in the fall of 2009 through the flood control district by delaying planned projects. Kent received $2.59 million from the county to place nearly 17,000 sandbags along 12 miles of levees to heighten the levees and help protect the city from flooding in case the then-damaged Hanson Dam could not hold back enough water.

No heavy rainstorms struck since the January 2009 storm that damaged an abutment next to the dam, so the bags were never tested.

For more information about the county flood control district, go to www.kingcountyfloodcontrol.org.

BLUES WEEKEND

LARGE BEER GARDEN

NOW OPEN ON KENT’S EAST HILL

FRI. MAY 11 - THE 44’S AT 8PMNo Cover

SAT. MAY 12 - JAMES KING& the South Siders AT 8PM

No Cover

KITCHEN OPEN LATE

253-277-0500 10432 SE Kent-Kangley Rd

OPEN 1OAM - 2AM

HAPPY HOUR3-7pm

DAILYLUNCH & DINNER

SPECIALS

618390

FOURTEEN50” BIG SCREEN TVs

POOL/DARTS/GAMES SE Kent-Kangley Rd

SE 256th St

104

th Ave SE

SMITH St

[ SANDBAGS from page 1 ]

VACCINE IS THE BEST WAY to protect yourself and others – including babies – during the ongoing whooping cough (pertussis) epidemic, so Public Health – Seattle & King County and Group Health Cooperative are partnering to provide free whooping cough booster shots for adults. Adults without health insurance and those who cannot afford to pay can get a free booster from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Group Health Burien Medical Center, 140 SW 146th St.


Paul Boeder, MD, FACOG

To schedule an appointment, call 253-288-5377.

RegionalClinics.com

A new optionIntroducing Regional Medical Obstetrics, Gynecology & Urogynecology

Whether you are expecting a child or managing a health concern, it’s important to have an experienced physician who listens to your concerns and answers your questions - completely.

Paul Boeder, MD, FACOG is a board-certified OB/GYN specialist with nearly 20 years of experience. He has helped thousands of women with the unique health needs found in each season of life, from providing prenatal and childbirth care to alleviating the symptoms of menopause to helping strengthen weakened pelvic floors. In addition to his medical and obstetrics practice, he is skilled in minimally-invasive gynecological surgery. Dr. Boeder is a graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he also did his residency.

Located on the Auburn Regional Medical Center Campus, the new practice offers the convenience of having imaging, lab and other services nearby. Regional Medical Obstetrics, Gynecology & Urogynecology accepts most major medical insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 253-288-5377.

202 N. Division Street | Auburn, WA 98001

Physician is an employee of The Regional Medical Clinic and is not employed by Auburn Regional Medical Center. The hospital shall not liable for the actions or treatments provided by physicians.

Now OpenFrager Farm Stand

623256

25189 Frager Road S. Kent, WA 980322 blocks south of LA Fitness off West Valley Hwy

206.387.8733 / 253.266.2394

Your newfarm stand

in Kent!

Open Mon-Sat 9-6 • Sun 10-5

Dogwood Trees assorted sizes & varieties

Hanging Baskets:Fuschia, Ivy Geraniums, Petunias & Mixed.

New in stock!Fuschia Trees (Limited Quantity)

Bedding Plants & Veggie Starts

Lots of Great Gifts for Mom!!❤ Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13 ❤

We need to address which way to go for the city.”

Kent has at least two medical marijuana businesses operating as collective gardens. The busi-nesses are Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens and Herbal Choice Caregivers. The owners of the two facilities were unable to be reached for comment.

The council voted 4-3 Jan. 2 on a new six-month moratorium to ban medical marijuana dispensaries after passing a similar measure in July. The second, six-month mora-torium expires July 11.

“I don’t want to wait until the last minute,” Boyce said. “We need to get this on the table and move on.”

Boyce joined council members Les Thomas and Dana Ralph in a 3-0 vote April 23 on the Public Safety Committee to recommend “the (Economic and Community Development) committee pass an ordinance banning medical mari-juana dispensaries and collective gardens from the city of Kent.”

“Right now I favor the ban,” Boyce said. “But I will approach it with an open mind.”

Philip Dawdy, part of the state lobby the last couple of years for

medical marijuana legislation, said in a phone interview that the city is taking the wrong approach and would be only the second city in the state to adopt an outright ban. Naches in Yakima County is the only city he knows about that passed an outright ban as opposed to a moratorium.

“If they pass a ban it’ll end up in court,” said Dawdy, who has kept a close watch on medical marijuana legislation in Kent and other cities. “I’m frustrated they’re taking this in this direction. I’ll either show up and tell them it’s against the law or submit written testimony.”

Dawdy said collective gar-dens are allowed under state law and that’s what the two medical marijuana businesses in Kent are operating under. He said

Dawdy expects the two Kent collective gardens would sue the city if it passes an outright ban.

Boyce said he leans toward the ban because federal law prohibits the use of marijuana, even though state law allows medical mari-juana use.

“The state doesn’t overrule the federal,” he said. “I’ve been a public official for about 17 years and the law is the law.”

Boyce is serving his first year on

council but has been on the Kent School Board for 17 years.

Several cities allow medical marijuana dispensaries, including Seattle.

“Some cities are doing it but they’re breaking the law,” Boyce said.

The council tried to adopt zon-ing laws in January to allow medi-cal marijuana collective gardens but the measure failed 4-3 with Boyce, Ralph, Thomas and Ranni-ger voting no. Elizabeth Albert-son, Perry and Council President Dennis Higgins voted in favor of zoning ordinance for medical marijuana collective gardens.

[ BAN from page 1 ]

Kent seeks groups, individuals to adopt streets, clean up litterREPORTER STAFF

The city of Kent an-nounced a new initiative aimed at instilling com-munity pride and enhanc-ing Kent’s quality of life through clean streets and beautiful neighborhoods.

A newly launched Adopt-a-Street program gives local

residents, businesses and community groups the op-portunity to help maintain and clean streets in Kent through litter removal.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson, chairwoman of the Public Works Commit-tee, said the Adopt-a-Street program is an effort to create interest in keeping Kent free of litter and to give people an opportunity to take an active role in the community.

“For those who have expressed an interest, this is

a great way to get involved,” Albertson said.

Those who choose to adopt a street and hold at least four street clean-ups per year will receive a sign on the adopted street, recognizing the individual or groups who made the commitment.

The city will provide the necessary training and sup-plies to volunteers.

To adopt a street, applica-tions are available online at www.kentwa.gov.

For more information, call 253-856-5549.

THE “SO YOU THINK KENT HAS TALENT ” SHOW presents a preliminary contest from 2-8 p.m. Saturday at the Allegro Performing Arts Academy, 1209 Central Ave S., Kent. Tickets are $10. The contest determines which competitors will advance to the second-annual finals set for

6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center. The event raised more than $3,000 last year for Kent Youth and Family Services. Competitors are from the Kent area. For more information, go to www.allegrodance.com.


● L E T T E R S ... Y O U R O P I N I O N CO U N T S : To submit an item or photo: e-mail [email protected]; mail attn: Letters, Kent Reporter, 19426 68th Ave. S., Kent, WA, 98032; fax 253.437.6016

● Q U O T E O F N O T E : “It’s a big deal to win. It’s very prestigious and it’s a good paycheck at the end of the day. There’s a lot of motivation to do well.” – Ben Agosto, a 2006 Olympic silver medalist in ice dancing, on the Oct. 19-21 Skate America at the ShoWare Center.

OPI

NIO

NK

EN

T

Letters policyThe Kent Reporter

welcomes letters to the editoron 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.

For delivery inquiries 253.872.6610 or e-mail

[email protected]

19426 68th Ave. South

Kent, WA 98032

A Division of Sound Publishing

Polly Shepherd publisher: [email protected]

253.872.6600 ext. 1050

Mark Klaas editor: [email protected]

253.872.6600 ext. 27-5050

Sarah Kehoe reporter: [email protected]

253-872-6600 ext. 5056

Steve Hunter reporter: [email protected]

253-872-6600 ext. 5052

Advertising 253.872.6731Classifi ed Marketplace

800.388.2527Letters [email protected]

REPORTER .com

K E N T

?Question of the week:“Should the cit y ban medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens?”

Vote online:www.kentreporter.comLast week’s poll results:“Should the ShoWare Center charge for parking?”No: 67% Yes: 33%

[ more LETTERS page 7 ]

Gov. Chris Gregoire recently signed a bill to increase penalties for the crime of vehicular homicide while driving under the infl uence.

Previously, a fi rst-time off ender would face a standard sentence range of 31 to 41 months in prison. Th e new law increases the prison time to a range of 78 to 102 months, or 6½ to 8½ years.

Th e reason I note this is be-cause the crime of driving under

the infl uence is an all-too-common crime committed by folks who have no criminal intent nor any intent to hurt, much less kill,

another person. But the line between a DUI and

vehicular homicide doesn’t exist.

A fi rst-time DUI can become a vehicular homicide in a fraction of a second, simply dependent on chance.

As a young lawyer, I started out in the misdemeanor unit of a public defender offi ce, where I represented hundreds of folks over the years charged with DUI. Th ey were most oft en very nice, middle class working people, moms and dads, businessmen and women, your

friends and neighbors.As I gained more legal experi-

ence, I moved into the felony unit of our offi ce, representing people charged with more serious crimes, including DUIs that were vehicular homicides because the “buzzed” (intoxicated) driver had caused an accident and someone had been killed as a result. Th e human trag-edy was emotionally overwhelming.

My fi rst vehicular homicide case forever changed my perspective on DUIs. Th e families and friends of the victims were devastated.

Don’t drink and drive: changes in state DUI lawsG U E S T E D I T O R I A L

COM

MEN

TARY

Mar

k Pr

othe

ro

[ more GUEST OP page 10 ]

[ more KLAAS page 10 ]

New ways to seek more shelter

For victims of domestic abuse, fi nding a safe haven remains a diffi cult challenge.

Shelly David, a domestic violence legal advocate for the City of Auburn, knows as much.

Auburn, Kent and other South King County communities struggle to meet the needs of those caught in the throes of do-mestic violence.

Are there enough shelters and services to help victims?

“No, there’s not,” David said. “Th e thingI come across is I need something right now

(to house a DV victim) … and nothing right now is open. It’s just the reality.”

A recent National Net-work to End Domestic Violence survey revealed that on one single day, 1,080 victims of domestic

violence were in emergency or transitional housing provided by a domestic violence program in the state. On that same day, the number was 36,332 for victims across the country.

Th e study reported that safe housing was the service most requested by victims calling these programs.

To address the situation, community ad-vocates and architects are working together to identify how emergency shelters can be designed to best meet the needs of victims and their children. Th e Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WS-CADV) and architects at Mahlum – a Pa-cifi c Northwest architecture fi rm – recently launched Building Dignity: Design Strategies for Domestic Violence Shelter.

Th e idea is to improve shelter spaces, with strategies ranging from how to redecorate an existing space to building a shelter from the ground up.

“It is critical for domestic violence shelters to provide residents with physical safety,” said Margaret Hobart, WSCADV staff lead on the project. “But that is only one component of healing from abuse. Domestic violence

EDIT

OR’S

NOT

EM

ark

Kla

as

Support Inslee, support education

Jay Inslee, Democratic can-didate for governor in the 2012 election, believes “education is the paramount duty of state government. Th is is key to our future and to a new economy that allows us to compete with the rest of the world,” accord-ing to his website.

As a teacher, I feel he has written a thoughtful and rea-sonable plan for education that includes competitive grants for innovation in science and art, support for collaboration with public schools and research in-stitutions, and use of technol-ogy in the classroom.

Early learning features strongly in Jay’s plan as well. Research shows brain devel-opment in the fi rst fi ve years of life is fundamental to the lifelong ability each child needs to reach their highest potential. Professional development for teachers and principals, and

keeping kids in school by beef-ing up the programs currently in place are both a part of Jay Inslee’s plan.

Mr. Inslee says, “Th e most important element of accom-plishing that goal is to get our economy on a sound foot-ing and create jobs that help generate the revenue needed to restore education funding.”

As a citizen, I am glad to say that Jay Inslee is concerned about more than just education funding. Mr. Inslee is con-cerned about the restoration of our economy here in Washing-ton state. “Too many jobs have been lost, too many homes have been foreclosed upon, and too many families are one last paycheck away from fi nancial ruin,” he said. “But if there’s one state I believe can turn its economy around, that can har-ness an innovative and creative vision for the future, it’s our state.“

Jay proposes to do this by focusing on small businesses, information and communica-tion technology, agriculture, our military, the aerospace industry, life sciences (such as biotechnology) and clean energy.

Mr. Inslee is a man of many talents. At a press conference recently, public school children were standing in front of the


www.chpw.org1-800-440-1561

Community Health Plan of Washington has been serving your community for 20 years. Our mission is to provide high-quality and affordable health care to you and your family. Statewide, 280,000 members trust us with their family’s health.

If you need to make a choice about your family’s health plan, call our customer service team at 1-800-440-1561.

MAKE SUREYOUR HEALTH PLAN IS

YOUR CHOICE

podium. One of the fourth-graders started to feel faint. Jay immediately took con-trol of the situation, using his medical background to assess the situation.

During this time of mov-ing forward as a state, we can use a governor with a strong, quick reaction to crisis and the talent to make a diff erence.– Cindy Prescott

Reichert casts the right vote

Reasonable people, in-cluding Rep. Dave Reichert, voted against it. But the U.S. House of Representatives still passed an amendment recently that would make it harder for presidents to protect the places we care about as national monu-ments.

Since being signed into law by President Th eodore Roosevelt in 1906, the An-tiquities Act has been used by eight Republicans and eight Democratic presi-dents to protect important public lands as national monuments including the Statue of Liberty, the Tetons and the Grand Canyon.

Here in Washington, local residents are asking the president to consider protecting 1,000 acres of

land currently owned by the Bureau of Land Man-agement in the San Juan Islands as a national monu-ment. Many of us enjoy this breathtaking place on family vacations.

Now is not the time to limit the options to protect these and other precious lands.

With Congress focus-ing on politics instead of protecting our heritage, a presidential monument designation makes a lot of sense. Just like Rep. Reich-ert’s vote.– Tom Reeve

Protect ducks, apply a screen

I’m a baby duckling. I was recently rescued from one of the worst fates that awaits a duckling in all the city of Kent.

From the time of my hatching, I was warned by my mama, “Stay away from storm drains – they are dark dungeons of death for any unsuspecting duckling.” But when you hurrying across a fi ve-lane highway with your brothers and sisters, it’s easy to become disoriented by the loud threatening noise of motor monsters coming at you.

My 12 brothers and sisters and I were lucky. Th e compassionate citizen who

notifi ed the fi re station and the fi remen who rescued us are wonderful humans.

But my mama returned home last night from a meeting of concerned Ducks Against Drain Disasters (DADD). Th ere she learned that this terrible situation has been going on for a long time in Kent. Ever year ducklings fall into the death dungeons (storm drains), and many do not survive.

Even though in the past, Samaritan citizens, city utility workers and police offi cers have come to their aid.

It is terrifying for duck-lings to be trapped beneath the highway and traumatic for mother ducks to lose their babies in this way.

DADD would like to suggest a solution to this ongoing problem. Why not add screens to the storm drains? Th e expense should be minimal.

Th en in the future, com-munity workers wouldn’t have to be dispatched to the drain site when they are needed elsewhere. Traffi c slowdowns wouldn’t occur, and mother ducks could nestle their babies beneath their wings at night with peaceful sighs of contented relief.– Respectively submitted by Lucky-to-be-alive (Duckling No. 13)(as dictated to Laurie Saunders)

623199

Carpinito Brothers

Carpinito Grown

TOMATO PLANTS

1 GAL.IN FULLBLOOM

AFRICAN DAISIESZONAL GERANIUMS

NON-STOP BEGONIAS

4

Excellent Screened 3-Way Mix60% Kent Valley Loam 30% Steer Gro™ & 10% Sand

HAUL IT YOURSELF…$

YD.OR WE’LL DELIVER*

35 YARDS$

YD.

15 YARDS$

YD.

10 YARDS$

YD.

TOPSOIL

35 YARDS$

YD.

25 YARDS$

YD.

15 YARDS$

YD.

BEAUTY BARK

35 YARDS$

YD.

25 YARDS$

YD.

15 YARDS$

YD.

WE DELIVER...MEDIUM or COARSE

FINE GRIND

CARPINITO GROWN

HANGING BASKETSADD BEAUTIFUL COLOR TO ANY LOCATION WITH A BEAUTIFUL

CARPINITO GROWN HANGING BASKET! 1000’S TO CHOOSE FROM

We have:

Sun Baskets

Nursery &Garden Center

Carpinito Grown

JUMBOPEPPER PLANTS

GREAT GIFTS

FOR MOM

HAPPYMOTHER’S

DAY

Read us online 24/7 with regular updateswww.kenteporter.com

[ LETTERS from page 6 ]


Living in the Now,Preparing for the FutureFor many of us, our goals in life remain constant: financial independence and providing for family. Striking a balance between saving for goals, such as education and retirement, and allocating money for daily expenses can be challenging. But you can do it.

Learn how you can redefine your savings approachtoward education and retirement. Call or visit today.

www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC

62

15

27

Kevin P Hasslinger

Financial Advisor

205 E Meeker StKent, WA 98032253-850-1241

CO

MM

UN

ITY

KE

NT

1st visit for new customers!**See club for details

218 1st Ave S. | Downtown Kent | salonivoni.com | 253.813.1700

Thank you Kent for voting us

BEST SALON two years in a row!

10% Off 61

92

79

Windermere Real Estate | PKS, Inc.

2 0 6 . 9 4 0 . 1 3 1 9 | email: t r a y @ t r a y. n e t

61

92

84

Search> All MLS Listings> Calculate your payment> Mortgage information> Interest rates> School Information

Tray Svendson206.940.1319Buying, Selling, Investing Made Simple

V i s i t

T R AY. N E T … b e c a u s e H o m e M a t t e r s

venue for the Oct. 19-21 Skate America, an annual event with 52 world-class fi gure skaters in men’s, ladies, pairs and ice dancing that started in 1979, it asked for the opinion of Disson. Disson Skating signed a promotional agreement last fall with the federation.

“Steve had such a successful event here (with Pandora) and a very memorable experience in this building so that event paid divi-dends,” said Tim Higgins, ShoWare Center general manager, aft er the announcement May 4 that Kent would host Skate America. “Success breeds success is how it all came about.”

Disson recommended the Sho-Ware Center to Bob Dunlop, U.S. Figure Skating senior director for events. A short time later, Higgins received a phone call from Dunlop.

“Bob called up to see if we had dates available,” Higgins said. “We said we’d love to have you here, let’s make this work.”

Laura Lee, president of Sno-homish County-based Production Sports and spokeswoman for Skate America, said Kent had several sell-ing points to become the host city.

“Th e Disson group spoke highly of the building,” Lee said. “It needed to be the right size, a good community and to have close ac-cess to a host hotel that is a Hilton property because it is the Hilton Honors Skate America.”

SeaTac’s Th e DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport will serve as the host venue for Skate America. ShoWare Center will have a seat-ing capacity of 3,940 for the event as many of the 6,000 seats will be taken up for production purposes. NBC will televise coverage Oct. 20.

Lee said the success of Skate

America in 2008 at the Comcast Arena at Everett also aided U.S. Figure Skating’s selection of Kent.

“Th ey’ve been here before,” Lee said. “I co-hosted the 2008 Skate America so we know how to ener-gize the crowd.”

Big win for KentTh e decision to pick the ShoWare

Center thrilled Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke.

“Th is is a wonderful announce-ment not only for Kent but our whole South King County area,” Cooke said. “Not only will it be thrilling to see international fi gure skating champions here in ShoWare Center but I’m delighted that the athletes and visitors to this city will have the opportunity to experience all Kent has to off er.

“Th is arena and this commu-nity are ready. We look forward to everyone attending this event to experience the best hospitality, restaurants, shopping and enter-

tainment in the Puget Sound region.”

King County Execu-tive Dow Constantine agreed the event is a boost to the entire area.

“Th is is tremendously exciting news for the two million people of King County,” Constan-tine said. “We could not be more thrilled to host our country’s premier amateur skating event. We look forward to this opportunity to see top fi gure skating com-petitors from across the world, truly the best of the best.”

Ben Agosto, a 2006 Olympic silver medalist in ice dancing with part-

ner Tanith Belbin, will serve as the event’s honorary chairman. Agosto, who was raised in Illinois and now lives in Lacey, said fans can expect a top-notch competition.

“It’s kind of an exclusive group of skaters,” Agosto said. “Th e winners of this event in the past have gone on and won world championships, Olympic championships and so you really will see some of the top skat-ers, especially U.S. skaters. Because it’s Skate America, U.S. Figure Skating tries to bring all of their top skaters to this event.”

U.S. Figure Skating will release May 21 the list of competitors who are invited by their respective skating federations. All of the U.S. national champions from last year are expected to compete, Agosto said.

“It’s a big deal to win,” Agosto said. “It’s very prestigious and it’s a good paycheck at the end of the day. Th ere’s a lot of motivation to do well.”

Skate America is part of the Inter-national Skating Union’s Grand Prix Series, now in its 18th season, that consists of six international events.

Other stops on the 2012 Grand Prix Series include Skate Canada (Windsor, Ontario), Cup of China (Shanghai), Trophée Eric Bompard (Paris), Rostelecom Cup (Moscow) and NHK Trophy (Sendai, Japan).

Skaters earn points throughout the Series to qualify for the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final each December. Th e 2012 Grand Prix Final will be Dec. 6-9 in Sochi, Russia, home of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Skaters are eligible to compete in two of the six events to earn points to advance to the Grand Prix Final. Skaters will compete for more than $1.35 million in prize money throughout the series.

For more information, go to www.2012skateamerica.com.

Tickets on sale Skate America tickets initially will be

sold in packages for all fi ve events that include:

short dance

ladies free

exhibition

[ SKATE from page 1 ]

Kent is the choice:

Kent Reporter

CISK SETS FUNDRAISING

BREAKFAST

Kent celebrate its fundraising

organization that provides

empowering them to stay in

The breakfast features guest

FOR THE REPORTER

May 19 marks the 12th year volunteers have participated in building and maintaining Kent’s 26.2 miles of trails.

Th is year, Lake Fenwick Park’s east ridge trail will get some TLC.

Th e event will take place next

Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.

Volunteers are asked to dress for the weather (no sandals or fl ip-fl ops) and bring a shovel, pruners or lopping shears.

Starbucks on 4th and Meeker provides coff ee and hot choco-late. Water also will be available, and volunteers are encouraged

to bring their own water con-tainers and refi ll from a cooler to reduce waste in landfi lls.

To keep the event manageable and safe, volunteers are asked to register. Registration forms are at www.KentWAParks.com. Click on Volunteer, or call 253-856-5110.

THE SPRING/SUMMER KENT CREME BRULEE EVENT

search of brand names as well as those who would like to resell gently used items are


Because it is time-consuming and relatively costly, many people adopt various strategies to avoid probate (the legal process by which the estate of a deceased person is settled). One such vehicle, called the “living trust,” is so named because it is created when a person is alive. Holding property in trust poses no legal consequences while the creator of the living trust is alive. The property held in the trust transfers to the family and friends to whom it is left after death. The terms of the trust document, which is similar to a will, authorize the trustee to conduct this transfer, and probate courts have limited legal authority over property held in trust.

Disbursing your estate is a complicated matter, whether you do it through a will or a living trust. You need sound legal advice before you make any decisions. I have more than three decades of experience dealing with all aspects of estate planning, including wills, trusts, and probate, as well as elder law and Medicaid planning. If you have any questions, call 425-227-8700 to make an appointment. I have offices conveniently located in Renton and Kent.

Committed to you and the community.

www.dankellogg.com

Ask Your Lawyerby Dan Kellogg

A MATTEROF TRUST

617047

New BeginningsChristian Fellowship

8:00am & 11:00amwww.thenbcf.org19300 108th Ave. SE

Renton, WA 98057 61

76

63

To advertiseyour services,

call Kathy Dalseg 253-872-6731

or email kdalseg@ kentreporter.com

RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES | HEALTH SERVICES | FOUNDATION

for people who love lifeTMWesley Homes, a not-for-profi t organization,

is affi liated with the Pacifi c Northwest Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church

Wesley Wellness DayFinally — a fun and informative health fair!

Featuring 92-year-old comedian and author

Georgie Bright KunkelA few of our scheduled topics and booths:

Living Life in Balance Cooking demonstrations and tastings

Caring for the Caregiver When Your Body Gets the Blues

Choosing the right Medicare plan Giveaways

Brain Games Free blood pressure checks and chair massages

And much more

Wednesday, May 169:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.

Space is limited. Please call to RSVP.

206-824-5000Wesley HomesDes Moines The Terrace

816 S. 216th St.Des Moines, WA 98198206-824-5000866-937-5390 toll-free

www.wesleyhomes.org

Find us on

Be sure to bring a friend!

Enter to win a Clipper Vacation of your choice. Gift certifi cate valued at $300.

Cutest Pet Contest

VOTING ENDS AT MIDNIGHTFriday, May 11!

Go to: KentReporter.comClick on “CONTEST”

and vote for your favorite!1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners

will be in the May 18 People & Pets section

Sponsor

Sat. May 19 10am - 5pmGAME FARM PARK

615609

GARDEN GURU MARI-ANNE BINETTI offers “Mama Mia! Water Savings Ideas from Italy” during a public presentation Saturday. She will speak from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Covington Water District, 18631 SE 300th Place, Kent. The free program is jointly sponsored by the CWA and Covington Water District. Space is limited. Register at www.cascadewater.org.

Brightening up the gardenThe second week of May

is time for patio perfect and deck delight as outdoor living returns to western Washington.

Many plants can now be left outdoors overnight especially if under the pro-tection of a covered porch or patio.

Don’t be fooled by a few sunny days and think that cold-sensi-tive basil, coleus, tomatoes or cu-cumber plants can handle nights outdoors.

Even if we don’t have a late frost, it is the cold rains and chilly nights that will cause tomato plants to pout, cucumbers to crumble and basil to bail out on living.

If you don’t have a protected warm spot for these heat-lovers wait until mid-June before you allow nighttime sleep outs.

This week, color from exciting new plants is as close as your local nursery and here are three growing stars competing for the title of “New plant with the most colorful person-ality.”

Bonfire Begonia Bright Orange, Bodacious

and BountifulI love this new angel

wing begonia because it heats up our gray days. Small plants become large specimens in weeks and the dark green leaves make the

perfect back-ground for the arcing stems of orange blooms, attractive to hummingbirds and humans alike. Beauty is one thing, but the Bonfire

Begonia is also aflame with good manners and a laid back attitude. Full sun? No problem. Mostly shaded? You‘ll still get plenty of blooms. I have grown this adaptable plant in window boxes in the shade and in clay pots in the sun with great results.

Here’s the best part about this fiery new plant. If, like me, you are a dirt-cheap gardener, in our climate the Bonfire Begonia can over-winter to return year after year. It grows from a tuber-ous root that if kept only slightly moist all winter

(just drag your pots under cover and close to the house to keep them from freez-ing) will survive to sprout again year after year. It’s like this Bonfire Begonia has an eternal flame.

New Ivy GeraniumsThese take the heat, with

blooms that can’t be beatAll members of the

geranium family pump out the blooms in our climate and I am fond of those with decorative foliage, but for maximum color in window boxes and hanging baskets that must bear the heat of sunny afternoons, the ivy-leaf geraniums are the easy answer. New crosses between the zonal and ivy gerani-ums have produced better branching and more flowers with names like the Galleria and Caliente series. If you don’t want to worry about combining different colors and types of plants into mixed containers but just want lots of blooming color for your sunny patio

or deck then plant this new type of geranium. Use ivy geraniums either in single pots or in groups of three to five to overflow your deck or patio with bountiful color.

Calibrachoa Million bells

with a thousand usesThese little charmers

look like mini petunias and come from the same fam-ily but in our often rainy climate calibrachoa hold up better in the weather and offer much more interesting color combinations.

The first of the calibra-choas were known as “Mil-lion Bells” and they woke up the plant world along with millions of container gardens with their striking, bicolored blooms of deep purple and carmine red

THE G

ARDE

NER

Mar

iann

e B

inet

ti

[ more BINETTI page 19 ]


BECU MEMBERS from top to bottom:

Sam & Ernie S., Seattle;Irene B., Tukwila;

Minh Chau N., Seattle;Jonathan & Laura F., Kent;

Arnie & Grace M., Everett

All Washington State Residents Are Eligible To Join.

Federally insured by the NCUA. *For new members only, ages 18 and older. Must establish and maintain membership with a $5 minimum balance. Accounts must remain open for 90 days or more. BECU reserves the right to terminate this offer at any time. $25 deposit provided once all account requirements are fulfi lled. Other terms, limitations and conditions may apply. Check with BECU for current rates. Any and all taxes assessed based on the receipt of the $25 deposit shall be the responsibility of the recipient. **All surcharge-free ATMs are part of the nationwide Co-Op Network.

Promo code: NEIGHBOR25 Offer expires 8/1/12

becu.org800-233-2328

THE BENEFITS OF BECU are never far from reach. We’re a local, member-owned credit union

that offers convenient ways to do all your banking— via online, mobile app, access to thousands of

surcharge-free ATMs**, or in person at your local Neighborhood Financial Center. It’s a better way of banking that’s

always right where you need it. We are BECU. Join us.

Visit our new locator page at becu.org/locations for

more information

Kent TOP Foods26015 104th Ave SE

Kent, WA 98031

Redondo Fred Meyer25250 Pacifi c Hwy S

Kent, WA 98032

CLOSE TO HOMEFAR FROM BANKING AS USUAL

Join us at our Kent and Redondo locations

The drivers were the same people who had DUIs, your friends and neighbors, but through a twist of fate, they were criminally responsible for killing another human be-ing, someone’s grandfather or someone’s child and were put in prison for 2½ or 3½ years.

And now, they will go to prison for 6½ to 8½ years. This new law should be a much stronger deterrent to reasonable people thinking about getting behind the wheel after drinking. A momentary distraction … a tenth of a second delay in reaction … impairment in judgment and percep-tion … while maneuvering 5,000 pounds of swiftly moving steel and machin-ery.

It’s a tragedy waiting to happen, dependent only on chance and fate. Good,

innocent people get killed. Good people, otherwise normal folks like your friends and neighbors and their sons and daughters, go to prison. Now, in Washing-ton, for up to 8½ years.

After leaving the public defender’s office, I began charging for my legal advice and representation. But here’s some free legal advice for you: Do not drive under the influence, not even “buzzed,” as you don’t have to be stumbling and wasted to have an accident.

Have a sober friend drive you home. Your car will be there tomorrow. Call your mom or dad or son or daughter. Call a friend. Call a taxi. Walk.

Very simply, I advise you: Do not drive if you’re under the influence of any intoxi-cating liquor or drugs.

Mark Prothero is an attorney for Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC (hiplawfirm.com).

[ GUEST OP from page 6 ] programs also support sur-vivors in reclaiming their independence, focusing on their relationships with their children, and recon-necting with supports to end isolation imposed by the abuser.”

Mahlum – a partici-pant in a program that connects nonprofits with architecture firms will-ing to do pro bono work – donated its time to join WSCADV’s efforts. They examined informa-

tion from interviews and focus groups with shelter residents of all ages and identified the design impli-cations and strategies.

Key details that emerged were around the need for security, privacy and quiet spaces where survivors can heal and parents can con-nect with their children.

The design strategies developed have relevance for domestic violence pro-grams across the country.

Without reliable funding sources – whether public or private – such solutions

are based on collabora-tions. This is one way to move ahead.

Many shelters are full today. More options are needed. In King County, there are four shelters in confidential locations to serve battered women. There is only one shelter that primarily serves bat-tered women and their children in a non-confi-dential but secure location.

“It’s a great idea because (DV victims) are just be-ing put in places that are already established, and

sometimes that’s not the safest place to be,” David said.

South King County-based DAWN (Domestic Abuse Women’s Network) also likes the idea. The agency provides shelter, legal services and counsel-ing for DV victims.

Cheryl Bozarth, DAWN executive director, appreci-ates the new approach.

The demand for shelter and services, she said, remains great, adding, “We have look at collaboration (for solutions).”

[ KLAAS from page 6 ]


FRESH INGREDIENTS & FRESH DOUGH EVERYDAY

SMALL 10” • MEDIUM 12” • LARGE 14”

ONLY$1299

ANY PIZZA!ANY TOPPING!ANY SIZE!ALL DAY! EVERYDAY! OR LESS

TOPPINGS

[253] 520-299023623 104TH Ave SE • Kent WA 98032

WE DELIVER • OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT EVERYNIGHT

CHICKEN, HAM, SALAMI, BEEF, PEPPERONI,ITALIAN SAUSAGE, CANADIAN BACON, ONION, BLACK OLIVES, MUSHROOMS, PINEAPPLE, GARLIC,GREEN PEPPERS, TOMATOES, JALAPENO, GINGER

SAUCES: PESTO, BBQ, WHITE, TOMATO

EXTRA CHEESE IS EXTRA

• GYROS• SALADS• CALZONES• SPECIALITY PIZZAS• CHEESY GARLIC BREADSTICKS

LARGE CHEESE& PEPPERONI

ONLY

$799EVERYDAY

623671

kent station / 253-520-3381 www.theram.com

LEGENDARY HAND-CRAFTED BURGERS & BEER

BIG HORN BLONDEONE OF OUR GOLD-MEDALWINNING BEERS

THE HILLBILLY BURGERGIVE YOUR MOUTH A BIG OL’ BEAR HUG

10218 SE 240th Street, Kent, WashingtonDirectly across from Fred Meyer, Near the corner of 240th & Benson

$7OFFANY 2 DINNER ENTREES WITH

PURCHASE OF 2 BEVERAGES

Coupon valid Sun. to Thurs. Not valid on Orders-To-Go

or Holidays. Please present coupon when ordering.

One coupon per table. Expires 5/25/2012.

Join us for

618716

Celebrate Mother’s Day witha Mexican Fiesta!

Find us on Facebook.

…local fl avor

lived and comedically trained in Chicago for nine years, writing, acting and performing at Th e Second City, Annoyance and Center Th eater. Aft er an 11-month run in the Chicago produc-tion of “Tony and Tina’s Wedding” as the pregnant maid of honor, Corry moved to Los Angeles.

“I realized I wanted to be a comedian aft er seeing a show at Th e Second City in Chicago,” Corry said. “What they did was amazing and I knew I could do it. Also, being born into the fam-

ily I was born into, it was only natural for me to be a comedian because having a sense of humor was the only way to deal with the cards I was dealt.”

Corry appeared at the HBO workspace in her fi rst one-woman show, “Have You Ever Been Called a Dwarf?,” hosted a pilot for the Oxygen Network and was chosen to perform as a “New Face” at the Montreal Comedy Festival.

Corry has starred in movies and television shows that include “Big Fat Liar”, “Yes, Dear”, “Th e King of Queens” and “Th e Wayne

Brady Show.” “My favorite part about

being on stage is the idea that a concept or idea that I thought up could connect with total strangers, and that I can see those eff ects in the exact moment that I’m say-ing it,” she said.

“Laughter is a very power-ful thing. I love to laugh and I love it when other people are laughing. I hate people who don’t laugh.”

Tickets are $17 regular and $15 students and seniors. To order, call 253-931-3043 or online at www.auburnwa.gov/arts.

13308 SE 240th, Kent 253-630-3833Next to QFC in

Meridian Valley Center

MARDIX PHARMACY

61

84

36

Olive LeafVascular Support

Many of the validated benefi ts of the Mediterranean diet derive from heart-healthy compounds contained in the olive fruit, including the polyphenols tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol.

When it comes to olive’s power to support blood pressures already within a healthy range, research shows the bioactive compound oleuropein is primarily responsible.

Th e problem is that optimal amounts of oleuropein are not found in the fruit. Th e highest concentrations of oleuropein are contained in the olive leaf – a part of the plant that is neither readily available nor commonly consumed.

Oleuropein normally degrades during standard food processing. For this reason, Life Extension® introduces Olive Leaf Vascular Support.

Olive Leaf Vascular Support consist of a patented, standardized oleuropein extract using a unique, gentle-processing technique.

Th e suggested daily serving of two 500 mg vegetarian capsules of Olive Leaf Vascular Support supplies optimal concentrations of the proprietary, highly-stable oleuropein, for maximum benefi t.

Caution: Consult your healthcare provider before taking this product if you are being prescribed anti-hypertensive medication.

[ CORRY from page 1 ]ROCK BAND IRON BUTTERFLY performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturdayat Kent’s ShoWare Center. With original members Ron Bushi, Lee Dorman and Northwest guitarist Charlie Marink-ovich, Iron Butterfl y is the fi rst rock band to sell a Platinum Album (“In A Gadda Da Vida”). Magic Carpet Ride also is on the tour. Ticket prices are $15 to $20. For ticket information, go to www.showare-center.com.

61

83

36

The Weatherly Innat Lake Meridian

Premier Dementia & Alzheimer’s Community

253-630-749615101 SE 272nd St , Kent, WA 98042

The assistance you need

The independence you want

The dignity you deserve

We welcome your lettersemail us at: [email protected]


Thursday, May 17th at 6:00 PM Seattle Airport Marriott -3201 S. 176th Street Hear from patients who have had their smiles restored in just one day!

We offer a Free Educational Seminar to explain the advances in technology that have made the dental implant process a quick, same-day procedure. The doctors will discuss the procedure costs, fi nancing options and answer any questions you may have, all at absolutely no cost to you. All attendees will receive a certifi cate for a FREE Consultation and CBCT Scan ($380 value).

Call 206-569-6486 or visit us at www.dentalimplantsbynealoms.com to reserve your seat

Free Educational Seminar

Missing Teeth? Unhappy with Your Dentures?

“My daughter has been through a lot. She’s had the door closed on her so many times, sometimes we weren’t even sure where her next prescription would come from — or whether she’d have enough medicine to get through the month. You know, all that worrying can make your health even worse. That’s why I like to say that the Fidelis healthcare program was created just for us. Now, Deidra knows that her doctors and nurses really care about her, and I know when I have a question, I’ll get an answer right

away, not in two or three weeks. I’ll always be there for my Deidra, but now with Fidelis, I know she’s getting the healthcare she needs…and that means everything to me.”

We believe that dedicated state-paid caregivers and their loved ones can benefit greatly from the care and support Fidelis provides. If you would like to learn more, come to an informational meeting and find out how Fidelis can improve your patient’s care — and pay you extra for your help.

Call 1.800.861.5902 or go to: www.FidelisCaregiver.com

Earlene Fidelis Caregiver

Deidra Fidelis Patient

It’s like they try to do all they can to help you out…like you’re extended family.

“”

Find out more. Register today for one of our information sessions.All attendees will receive a as compensation for time and travel expenses.

$50CASHCARD

623407

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

Phone: 253.854.5320 Orders-to-Go Fax: 253.854.0739203 South 4th Avenue, Kent, WA 98030Across from City Hall & 2 blocks south of Justice Center

Araceli & Roberto Gonzalez, Owners, 37 years in Kent

Locally Owned & Operated

623903

JOIN USFOR A

MOTHER’S DAY

SUNDAY,MAY 13

Thank Youto all our wonderful customers!We appreciate your business!

JOIN US FOR LUNCH OR DINNER!5 MINUTES SOUTH OF SHOWARE CENTER!


Great cosmetic dentistry is set apart from av-erage by the little things, the subtle improve-ments. If you want to see what an expert in facial esthetics can do for you, call the offi ce of Dr Lance Timmerman at206-745-4852!

623326

Dermal fi llers aren’t just for the face. While dermal fi llers have long been used to reduce or eliminate wrinkles in our faces, they also have a cosmetic dental use: black triangles.

As we age, we often get recession of our gums. Th is can lead to loss of the tissue between our teeth. Th is can be cor-rected with or crowns, but sometimes this makes the teeth look too square. Th e hyaluronic acid used as dermal fi llers can help fi ll in these gaps, leaving the shape of the teeth alone.

Dr. Lance Timmerman

BLACK TRIANGLES IN SMILESBLACK TRIANGLES IN SMILESPUGET SOUND ENERGYNOTICE OF PLANNED FINAL ACTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION

As part of the O’Brien – Asbury 115 kV Line Project, Puget Sound Energy, Inc. needs to acquire two easements over Tax Parcel Nos. 022204-9057 and 022204-9011 (located in Tukwila, Washington) and Tax Parcel No. 660021-0230 (located in Kent, Washington) for the construction of a new transmission line. PSE is taking action to move forward with condemnation proceedings under RCW ch. 8.20.

Notice is hereby given that PSE will consider taking final action to authorize condemnation of the necessary property rights over the above-referenced property.

The date, time and location of the public meeting at which the proposed condemnation will be considered is May 22, 2012, at 4:30 p.m., at PSE’s South King Service Center, 6905 S. 228th Street, Kent WA 98032.

SPO

RTSK

EN

T

KENTLAKE YOUTH GIRLS CAMP IN JUNE

The Kentlake girls team will host a youth basketball camp

June 27-29.The camp, which runs 9 a.m.

to 2:30 p.m. daily, is open to students who

will be in grades 2-9 this fall.Participants will learn techniques and fundamentals. Campers will

get a basketball and Kentlake cinch sack pack.

For more information,contact Kentlake coach

Scott Simmons at 253-373-4983 or [email protected].

wa.us.

North Division crown decided in final gameKentlake takes title as it plays Tahoma for fi rst place for the third straight season on fastpitch diamond

BY KRIS HILL

[email protected]

This time around Kentlake didn’t need a coin fl ip or a tie

breaker game to earn the No. 1 seed out of the South Puget Sound League North.

On Tuesday night Kentlake came back from a 3-1 defi cit against Tahoma, with which it had shared the past two division titles, to win the game and the league crown 5-4, thanks to timely hits including a key double from senior pitcher Hannah Sauget.

In the bottom of the sixth with one out and the bases loaded, Sauget ripped a double to the left fi eld fence, driving in Libby Rie-hl and Larissa Henderson to tie the game. A Madie Brown sacrifi ce fl y drove in Melissa Alberts, who scored the go-ahead run, while a Lexi Engman single to cen-

ter fi eld brought in Sauget.Sauget, who didn’t hit last

year and got few at-bats as a

sophomore, wanted to put the bat on the ball.

“All I was thinking was that I needed to get a hit,” she said. “I didn’t focus on the fact that we needed those runs. I just wanted to get a hit. It’s fantastic to help my team out that way … supporting my team as much as I can.”

Kentlake got the early lead on a Kellie Nielsen double to right fi eld which drove in Engman in the bottom of the fi rst.

Th en Tahoma shortstop Hayley Beckstrom hit a solo shot over the left center fi eld fence to tie it up in the top of the second.

Th e Bears tacked on two more runs in the top of the third but it wasn’t enough against the Falcons on

senior night at Kentlake.And for Sauget, the win

was especially sweet, given the rivalry between the teams.

“It’s the best part of the season so far because we lost to them the fi rst time,” Sauget said. “It’s great to win league not have to play a tiebreaker.”

With the win Kentlake fi nishes the regular season 14-2 in league and earned a spot in one of the semi-fi nal games in the SPSL tourna-ment on Friday at Kent Service Club Park.

Tahoma fi nished second in the division at 13-3 and will play on Th ursday in the league tournament.

Beckstrom’s walk off home run for Tahoma on May 5 set the stage for the

fi nal two scenes of fastpitch drama.

Beckstrom, who is a se-nior, smashed the ball over the left center fi eld fence with two runners on in the bottom of the seventh to end a 5-5 tie against Kentridge.

Tahoma improved to 13-2 in league thanks to the 8-5 win over Kentridge, who fi nished the season at 8-8, giving epic signifi cance to Kentwood’s fi nal game of the season against Kent-lake on Monday as well as possibly making Tuesday night’s game between the Bears and the Falcons are one-contest showdown for fi rst place.

In the fi rst showdown of the season, Tahoma beat Kentlake 6-1, which was the fi rst South Puget Sound League North division loss for the Falcons.

On Monday, Kentlake beat Kentwood 6-0 thanks to an off ensive outburst in the bottom of the fi ft h inning when the Falcons batted around.

Nielsen started the in-ning off with a long single to left fi eld. Two batters later Riehl was hit by a pitchthen Katie Habryle, who was 3-for-4 with an RBI, smacked a double to the center fi eld gap.

A run scored when Henderson reached on a fi elder’s choice followed by a run scored when Me-lissa Alberts reached on a fi elder’s choice.

Sauget, who pitched a complete game with eight

Kentlake’s Hannah Sauget puts the bat on the ball in Monday’s win over Kentwood. Sauget drove in the tying runs Tuesday night against Tahoma, which Kentlake won 5-4. KRIS HILL, Reporter

[ more FASTPITCH page 14 ]Kentridge’s Sarah Baldwin sends the ball over the plate during a game against Tahoma on May 5. KRIS HILL, Reporter

T-BIRDS SELECT HIGH-SCORING CENTER

The Seattle Thunderbirds selected center

Mathew Barzal with the fi rst overall pick May 3 in

the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

Barzal, 15, from Coquitlam, British Columbia, is 5 feet

10 inches and 160 pounds. He played with the Burnaby Winter Club Bantam A team

last season. In 35 regular season games Barzal

had 39 goals and 68 assists for 107 points.


strikeouts as well as going 2-for-3 at the plate, hit a single which brought in a run followed by Brown’s single up the middle. Eng-man followed that with a double to left center which drove in a run.

Kentwood couldn’t get anything going on offense this time around. The Conquerors lost to the Falcons 6-5 a week earlier. With the loss Kentwood dropped to 10-6 in league.

With the win Kent-lake improved to 13-2 in league.

[ FASTPITCH from page 13 ]

BY KRIS HILL

[email protected]

Baseball teams from the North Division of the South Puget Sound League didn’t fare so well in the district seeding games against their South division counterparts.

Kentwood, for example, lost for the first time this season in an extra-innings affair to Puyallup while

Tahoma was defeated by Todd Beamer, 7-4, and Kentlake was bounced from the playoffs by Graham-Kapowsin, which earned the ninth seed into the West Central-Southwest District tournament, which started Tuesday.

Mark Zender, head coach for Kentwood, said in an email the Conquerors did some good things in the

loss as well as made some mistakes.

“We weren’t sharp pitch-ing. Leaving balls out over the plate allowing Puyallup good pitches to hit,” Zender wrote. “We did leave quite a few runners on base but showed great character late in the game, tying it up and sending to extra innings.”

The Conks are the SPSL No. 2 seed to district.

Kentwood played Gig Harbor, the Narrows No. 2, on Tuesday after the Re-porter’s press deadline.

On Monday morning Zender said the loss to Puyallup was “not a crisis by any means.”

“Our kids know we didn’t play even close to our best

yet still came very close to winning. Baseball is like that sometimes,” he wrote. “We’re just fine and if we play well have a great

chance of winning any game. The loss was

competitive and it wasn’t like we didn’t have a lot of good things happen. We

had 10 hits so we’re still hitting well and

should bounce right back. We do face quality competi-tion every game now and respect all opponents. But we do believe if we play well we will control how far we go.”

Tanner Wessling went 2-for-3 against Puyallup with an RBI while Skyler Genger, who also pitched four innings, was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Lucas Gately was 1-for-4 with a double.

Tahoma’s 7-4 loss to Beamer, meanwhile, gives the Bears the No. 4 seed into the district tourna-ment. Tahoma took on Olympia, the No. 1 out of the Narrows League, on Tuesday afternoon.

Tahoma head coach Russ Hayden explained in an email that the Bears struggled to focus.

“We had our worst melt down of the season,” Hayden wrote. “Our run-ners and hitters missed four signs, our first two pitchers struggled, mostly mentally, we only had four hits, and committed three errors. It doesn’t get much worse than that.”

Still, a loss in a seeding game is probably the best time for it to happen, and there’s some significant les-sons to take into the district tournament.

Hayden added that the team had put itself in a tough spot with the loss in that it slotted Tahoma against Olympia, which he described as “a solid club” that had effective pitchers and good hitters.

Kentridge was a bright spot among the North teams with its 6-4 win over Rogers on May 5.

Joe Wainhouse led the Chargers at the plate with a 2-for-3 day at the plate with a double and an RBI. Taylor Poffenroth was 1-for-3 and brought in two runs while Sheldon Stober was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Jeremy Rabauliman started on the mound for Kentridge while Nick Hamre finished, allowing a com-bined four walks, scattering a total of seven hits while striking out nine total.

Next up for Kentridge was Battle Ground, the third seed out of the Great-er Saint Helens League, on Tuesday.

Fighting for berths to state tournamentKentridge beats Rogers; Kentwood loses for first time this season; Tahoma faces Olympia

PREP BASEBALL

PLAYOFFS

...obituaries

James David AronenJames David Aronen, born December

23, 1941 died on April 26, 2012 after a valiant fight against mesothelioma.

Jim was an extraordinary individual, kind and gentle, sensitive and intelligent, a person of great faith and capacity to love, a true Finnish Renaissance Man.

Jim is survived by his wife, Mary McClellan Aronen; sister and brother-in-law, Sharon (Gary) Rantala; his four children: Jason (Jana Sackmeister) Aronen, Teresa (Jason) Schorn, Lisa (Greg) Wright and Chris Aronen along with his four grandchildren: Larisa, Savoy and Maxwell Schorn and Sadie Wright. He loved us all so very much, as we did him.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents Laura T. and Lawrence M. Aronen and infant granddaughter Elise Schorn.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 19, 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 345 South 312th St, Federal Way, WA.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the USDA Forest Service, 1550 Dewey Ave., Baker City, Oregon 97814 to support the care and conservation of the Blue Mountains or to The Church of the Good Shepherd that gave Jim support and

a spiritual home here in Federal Way.623653

Terry G. Lawver January 1951 - April 2012

After a courageous battle with cancer, Terry passed away peacefully at the Veteran’s Hospital in Seattle. Terry was born in Watonga, Oklahoma and raised in Kent. Terry will forever be remembered by his devoted Mother Cleo Lawver who resides in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

He is survived by his sister Teresa DeVoe, brother-in-law Robert of Carmel, CA and nephew Chad DeVoe of Sacramento CA. He was predeceased by his father Glen and sister Connie Johnson.

Terry served his country with honor in the early 1970’s and received several commendations including the Commendation Medal for meritorious service in the republic of Vietnam. He enjoyed working

as a plumber operating his own business for several years. 623214

COVINGTON WA 9804227177 185th Ave SE

www.covington.wbu.com(253) 639-6378

GREAT GIFTS "NATURALLY"

620631


John L Scott/KMSThis office is independently owned and operated.

Two officesto serve yourneeds:

Kent/North20632 108th Ave SEKent, WA 98031

Renton4735 NE 4th St Renton, WA 98059

621924

Stop Foreclosure Today!Short Sale Specialist

can help you save your credit!

Call TODAY for answers —Richard Hicks - 206.931.6302

Saturday, May 19 10am - 5pm

Game Farm Park, 3030 R Street SE

Live Animal Entertainment 150+ Vendors Petting Zoo

3K/5KDOG TROT

253-931-3043 | www.auburnwa.gov

$20 registration.

618397

BY SARAH KEHOE

[email protected]

Talon Abernathy set a record for the fastest time in distance running at Ken-tridge High School.

Th e senior runner stopped the clock at 9 minutes, 21 seconds in the 3,200-meter race at the Shoreline Invitational, surpassing a 44-year-old school record.

“I didn’t fi nd out about it until the following Mon-day,” Abernathy said. “I was pretty happy that I was go-ing to be able to leave some sort of enduring mark on Kentridge.”

Abernathy has qualifi ed for the state cross country meet the last two years. He

ran the Seattle Marathon for the fi rst time last fall, fi nished the 26.2-mile test in 2 hours, 43 minutes.

“Th at time was good enough to place Talon fi rst in his age group and sixth place overall,” said Ryan West, Kentridge track coach. “Th at is defi nitely not bad for his fi rst marathon.”

Talon started running when he was around 9 years old.

“My dad really got me started with running,” Ab-ernathy said. “When I was younger, we would go out to the Soos Creek Trail on Saturdays and run for three or four miles.”

Abernathy loves to run.“I get this runner’s high

that is just godly,” he said.

“I think about literally any-thing and everything when I run. I like the chance to get out there by myself and analyze my thoughts.”

In order to improve his time, Abernathy devoted most of his free time to training.

“Running is kind of my life right now,” he said. “I didn’t want to plateau this season, so I raised my weekly mileage to about 70 miles for a couple weeks midseason. Th at kind of killed my midseason times but it was worth it because I’ve been dropping my mileage and I feel so fast now.”

Abernathy said it’s more about hard work than talent when it comes to running

swift ly and eff ectively.“I can defi nitively say

that I have some natural talent but I’m certainly not the most talented run-ner out there,” he said. “I didn’t place in any of my middle school track races and I really didn’t become competitive in high school track until my junior year, so there defi nitely was a buildup.”

West has been the coach who has helped Abernathy the most over the years.

“Mr. West has really helped me defi ne my goals as a runner,” Abernathy said. “My workouts have evolved a great deal dur-ing the years. I’ve run at Kentridge because coach spends an inordinate amount of time tweaking and refi ning our workouts,

even establishing an aft er-school running club during the winter months. For the summer months, he takes the time to put together training plans for new and returning cross country runners.”

Abernathy graduates from Kentridge this spring and plans on attending the University of Washington this fall.

Kentridge distance runner sets a new school record

U W M E D I C I N E | N E I G H B O R H O O D C L I N I C S

INTRODUCINGELIZABETH EAMAN, M.D.

As a musician in her spare time, Dr. Eaman knows the value of listening. Her understanding that no two patients are alike enables her to deliver excellent care tailored for the unique needs of her patients in family medicine, pediatrics, and sports medicine.

Specializing in: Family MedicinePediatricsSports Medicine

Now accepting new patients.

206.870.8880 23213 Pacific Hwy. S., Kent

Most major insurance plans accepted.

uwmedicine.org/uwnc

Kentridge High School senior Talon Abernathy, far right, stands with his cross country teammates before a meet. Abernathy broke a 44-year record at Kentridge for distance running. COURTESY PHOTO


PUBLIC NOTICESASSESSMENT

INSTALLMENT NOTICELOCAL IMPROVEMENT

DISTRICT #348CITY OF KENT

Construction of 64th South from approximately 200 feet north of South 226th Street to south 216th Street, including miscellaneous intersection improvements at the intersection of 64th Avenue South and West Meeker Street and a water main line extension to complete water main loop on 64th Avenue South and water and sewer stub extensions to un- serviced property; all as provided in Ordinance 3347. Notice is hereby given that the fourteenth (14th) installment of the assessment levied for the above named improvement, comprising Local Improvement District No. 348 under Ordinance 3404 is now due and payable and unless payment is made on or before May 28, 2012, said installment will be delinquent, will have a penalty of nine (9) percent added, and the collection of such delinquent installment will be en- forced in the manner prescribed by law.Dated this 28th day of April, 2012. R. J. Nachlinger Finance Director City of Kent, WashingtonPublished in the Kent Reporter May 11, 2012 and May 18, 2012.#611969.

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF LIEN SALE

AUCTIONDATE: MAY 24, 2012 AT

10:00AMProperty belonging to Kevin & Jill Dooley, (unit#(s), (039739, 000002312, 031050), Brandon Allan, (026984, 025516, 000004608, 000005662), Maryanne Marston, (035628), Brian Fitzjarrald, (030226, 000008746), Keith Kite, (00010618), Charles Guzek, (000011647), Jonathan White, (000001801), Montel & Jackie Jenkins, (030265, 000010068), Talonya & Nathaniel Green Sr., (023967), Nancy Bryant,

(000002023), Greg Vendeland, (014498, 036892), Diana Delga- do, (000000873, 041338), Paul Begich, (000010924), Matthew Maloney, (036579, 020710), Anthony Bergin, (042700), Katie Garland, (040155), Jane Smith, (032342, 045879, 033341, 039233), Shaun Hagler, (030224), Mary Logan, (043922),George Williams III, (026793, 045381, 028645), Shaun Johnson, (37310, 28808, 12009), Ellen Thompson, (21678, 5382), will be sold by live public auction (verbal bidding) on MAY 24, 2012 STARTING AT 10:00AM at DOOR TO DOOR STORAGE, INC., 6412 S 216th, Kent, WA 98032. Goods were neither packed, loaded, nor inventoried by Door to Door Storage, Inc. General description of the goods likely to be sold: Household, business or consumer goods, namely personal effects, china, furniture, clothing, books, glass, silverware, electronics, tools, and similar items; but actual contents, condition, and quality are un- known to Door to Door Storage, Inc. Persons under 15 not admit- ted. Photo ID is required for bidders. Only cash or credit card as payment. Bidder Registration begins at 9:30am.Viewing begins at 10:00am, and bidding will begin soon after. Each container is 5 ft wide x 8 ft long x 7 ft high. Auctioneer: Thomas Hayward, Thomas Hayward Auctioneers, 6167 Jarvis Avenue #286, Newark, CA 94560, (510) 304-4480, License #2845.5/4, 5/11/12CNS-2302826#THE KENT REPORTER#615653

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SOOS CREEK WATER and SEWER DISTRICT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Commissioners of Soos Creek Water and Sewer District will hold a Public Hear- ing on the District’s Water Comprehensive Plan 2012, on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The

meeting is scheduled ot begin at 4:30 p.m., and will be held at the District Office, 14616 SE 192nd Street, Renton, WA 98058. Copies of the Plan are available to review by appointment only at the District’s office. Contact Linda Swanson at (253) 630-9900 for additional information. Published in Kent and Renton Reporters on May 11, 2012 and May 18, 2012. #622965.

City of KentNOTICE OF

CANCELLATION LID 363Final Assessment Roll

The City of Kent has determined to reschedule the hearing on the final assessment roll for LID 363 (S. 224th Corridor project, Cen- tral Avenue to Benson Highway). There will be no hearing on Monday, May 14, 2012 regarding LID 363. The City will set a new hearing date and give notice of the new hearing date by mailed notice to the property owner and published notice. Brenda Jacober, CMC City ClerkPublished in the Kent Reporter on May 11, 2012. #623737.

INVITATION TO BID The Kent School District extends an invitation to qualified General Contractors to bid the construction project hereafter identified as the Martin Sortun Fire Alarm Replacement 2012.PROJECT SCHEDULED BID DATE Sealed construction bids will be due at, or before 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the following location:KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 415ADMINISTRATION CENTER – BUILDING “B”12033 SE 256TH StreetKent, Washington 98030-6503PROJECT SCOPEThe Kent School District wishes to contract services to remove to replace the existing fire alarm system.PROJECT DOCUMENTSA maximum of two project draw- ing sets will be made available to each prime contractor and prime

sub-contractor bidders free of charge from the Kent School District Facilities & Construction office located at the above address. MANDATORY SITE INSPECTION Site Inspection: Contractors intending to submit sealed bids must attend the mandatory site inspection conference held at the school. Meet outside the school’s main entrance:May 17, 2010 at 2:30 P.M.Site: MARTIN SORTUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12711 SE 248th Street Kent, WA 98030BID SECURITY REQUIREMENTBid security, in the amount of 5% of the bid sum shall accom- pany each bid. Security shall be made payable to the Kent School District either by certified check or bid bond issued by a surety company licensed to conduct business in Washington State.Published in the Kent Reporter on May 11, 2012 and May 18, 2012. # 623752.

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONand Proposed Determination of

Nonsignificance An Environmental Checklist was filed with City of Kent Plan- ning Services on April 30, 2012. The City of Kent expects to issue a Determination of Nonsignifi- cance (DNS) for the proposal and the Optional DNS Process is being used. This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal and associated mitigation measures. The proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination for the specific proposal may be obtained upon request. Following is a description of the application and the process for review. The application and list- ed studies may be reviewed at the offices of Kent Planning

Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA.APPLICATION NAME/NUMBER:NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPPARKING LOTENV-2012-8, KIVA #2121281PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes to construct a paved parking lot with associated landscaping and stormwater improvements on a 1.6 acre vacant parcel directly south of the existing church. The new lot will provide approximately 114 parking spaces for the church congregation and will be accessed through the existing parking lot via an easement across the neighboring parcel. Panther Creek is located at the far southwestern corner of the site. A portion of the existing parking lot is currently gravel (approximately 61 spaces) and will be paved as part of this project. The project is located at 19300 108th Avenue Southeast, identified by King County Parcel Numbers 6623400166 and 6623400252.OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Building Permit, NPDES Construction Permit, Water Service RemovalOPTIONALDETERMINATION:As the Lead Agency, the City of Kent has determined that the proposed project, as regulated by the City’s development codes and standards, is unlikely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment. Therefore, as permitted under the RCW 43.21C.110, the City of Kent is using the Optional Determination of Nonsignificance process to give notice that a DNS is likely to be issued. Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS are integrated into a single comment period. A 14-day appeal period will follow the issuance of the DNS.PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES: NonePUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: May 11, 2012 to May 25, 2012 All persons may comment on

this application. Comments mustbe in writing and received in theKent Planning Division by 4:30P.M., Friday, May 25, 2012, at220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA98032. For questions regarding this project, please contact ErinGeorge, Senior Planner at(253) 856-5454.DATED: May 11, 2012Published in the Kent Reporteron May 11, 2012. #623765.

New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, PO Box 940, Renton WA 98057, is seeking coverageunder the Washington StateDepartment of Ecology’s Con-struction Stormwater NPDESand State Waste DischargeGeneral Permit. The proposed project, New Beginnings Christian FellowshipSouth Parking Lot, is located at19300 108th Ave SE and 10838 SE 196th St in Kent, in King County. This project involves 2.7 acres of soil disturbance for com-mercial and grading constructionactivities. Stormwater will bedischarged to Panther Creek. Any persons desiring to presenttheir views to the WashingtonState Department of Ecologyregarding this application, orinterested in Ecology’s action onthis application, may notifyEcology in writing no later than30 days of the last date of publi-cation of this notice. Ecologyreviews public comments andconsiders whether dischargesfrom this project would cause ameasurable change in receivingwater quality, and, if so, whetherthe project is necessary and inthe overriding public interest ac-cording to Tier II antidegradationrequirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program,Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA98504-7696 Published in the Kent Reporteron May 11, 2012 and May 18,2012. #623830.

618300

May 16th at 6:30pmat Normandy Park

Senior Living16625 First Ave. SouthNormandy Park, WA 98148

206-241-0821

www.artegan.com

Accepting mostlong term care insurances

Montessori Plus School

Foreign Languages

Whatever a childcan do for himself,

he should beallowed to do.

— Maria Montessori

For children 2 ½ to 6

TWO LOCATIONSFor your convenience!

Kent East Hill23807 - 98th Ave SKent, WA 98031

8:00am – 3:30pm

Downtown Kent318 - 3rd Ave S

Kent, WA 980327:00am – 5:30pm

253-859-2262For further information, go to

www.montessoriplus.orgServing Kent since 1981622129

Buy a Region or the Entire State!

253-872-6600

REPORTER .com

K E N T

Kent Recycling Event set for June 2

The city of Kent will host a Recycling Event for resi-dents on Saturday, June 2 at the Kent Phoenix Acad-emy parking lot, 11000 SE 264th St.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bring appliances, bulky yard debris, concrete, rock and brick-as well as sand from sandbags (no bags, please), up to three file boxes of material to shred and limited electronics.

Also bring mattresses free – one time only. A complete list of items accepted at the event will be in the mail to residents by mid-May.

Kent residents may also purchase a Composter or Rainbarrel at this event, while supplies last. For more information, visit www.KentRecycles.com.

This event is paid for by grants from King County’s Solid Waste Division, Local Hazardous Waste Management Program and from the Washington State Department of Ecology.

May 11, 2012 [17]www.nw-ads.com www.kentreporter.com

Congratulations!We are proud to recognize the following people

for High Achievement in April 2012.

Kent /Auburn Office 62

24

97

Calvin GligoreaTOP PRODUCER & TOP LISTER

Elizabeth WaloweekTOP PRODUCER

Pat SheetsTOP PRODUCER

Lorelei WindhomTOP PRODUCER & TOP LISTER

Michele HuntTOP PRODUCER

Rhonda IngallsTOP PRODUCER

Karen HoffmanTOP PRODUCER

Cris LeCompteTOP PRODUCER

Cindy LucasTOP PRODUCER & TOP LISTER

Len HuberTOP LISTER

Pat CongerTOP PRODUCER

1,2 & 3 BR Apts

Brand New and

Smoke-free!

2505 E Main, Puyallup, WA 98372253-904-8647Call For Manager’s Special!

Have Units To Fill?

Call Today to Place Your Ad in Rental Living!

I CAN HELP!

Reach the 56% of our readers who don’t use Craiglist and the 98.1%

who don’t use ForRent.com*

* Pulse Research 2012

Debra West866-603-3215

[email protected]

Whether you need to target the local market or want to cover the Puget Sound area,

WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED!

$1500 Sign-On! Fuel, Performance, Referral,

and Seniority Bonuses Full Benefits

Call 1-800-973-9161 now or go to www.heyl.net

Truck Lines

Drivers with CDL-A & Experience

Employment

General

[email protected]

real estatefor sale - WA

Real Estate for Sale

King County


King County

real estatefor sale


Services

Vacation/Getaways

for Sale

Place an advertisement or search for jobs, homes, merchandise, pets and more in the Classifieds 24 hours a day online atwww.nw-ads.com.

real estatefor rent - WA

Real Estate for Rent

King County

Build up your business with our Service Guide Special: Four full weeks of advertising starting at $40. Call 800-388-2527 to place your ad today.

Real Estate for Rent

King County

Apartments for Rent

King County

WA Misc. Rentals

Duplexes/Multiplexes

1.25 million readers make us a member of the largest suburban newspapers in Western Washington. Call us today to advertise.800-388-2527

WA Misc. Rentals

Rooms for Rent

WA Misc. Rentals

Want to Rent

financingMoney to

Loan/Borrow

announcements

Announcements

jobs

Employment

Transportation/Drivers

Reach the readers the dailies miss. Call 800-388-2527 today to place your ad in the Classifieds.

PNW

Mar

ketP

lace

!

OfficeHours:8-5pm

Mondayto Friday

print &online24/7

www.nw-ads.comemail:

classified@soundpublishing.

comCall toll free

1.888.399.3999or

1.800.388.2527

Rental LivingRental Living

[18] May 11, 2012 www.nw-ads.comwww.kentreporter.comEmployment

Media

[email protected]

Employment

General

[email protected]

[email protected]

Find what you need 24 hours a day.

Business

Opportunities

Schools & Training

stuffCemetery Plots

Build up your business with our Service Guide Special: Four full weeks of advertising starting at $40. Call 800-388-2527 to place your ad today.

Want more business this year?

LET ME HELPI can deliver your message

to tens of thousands of doorsteps in your market.

Call me today to find out moreJennie Morello 866-296-0380

[email protected]

Whether you need to target the local market or want to cover the Puget Sound area, WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED!

Professional ServicesConcrete, Asphalt & Paving

Professional Services

Legal Services

Home Services

General Contractors

DD D

D DD D

D D DD D

Home Services

Excavations

Home Services

Handyperson

Home Services

Hauling & Cleanup

Home Services

House/Cleaning Service

Araceli Housecleaning10 Years of Experience

FREE Estimates253-266-9435 6

17

86

2

Home Services

Landscape Services

Home Services

Landscape Services

DTree Service DHauling DWeeding DPruning DHedge Trim DFence DConcrete DBark DNew Sod & Seed DAerating & Thatching

206-387-6100

Home Services

Landscape Services

LAWN & GARDEN

$10 off Lawn Mowing for 1st Time Customers

Check us out Onlinewww.latinoslawnand-

garden.comSatisfaction Guaranteed

Home Services

Lawn/Garden Service

PKSpring Clean Up

Landscape Yard Care

Thatching

WeedFree Estimates

& Senior Discounts 253-631-1199www.PKLawnService.com

L A W NS E R V I C E

61

53

98

Reach the readers the dailies miss. Call 800-388-2527 today to place your ad in the Classifieds.

Home Services

Lawn/Garden Service

Home Services

Painting

PAINTINGDONE THE OLD

FASHIONED WAY25 Years Experience

Free Estimates onInterior & Exterior

All Painting isPerformed with aBrush and Roller

Licensed and BondedMake The House

Look Like New For Spring!

206-234-7826

Home Services

Roofing/Siding

Home Services

Tree/Shrub Care

JTS INC

FREE ESTIMATES

Tree Removal/TrimmingResidential & CommercialLic. ~ Bonded ~ Insured

Serving All Counties

253-435-4494www.treeworkbyjts.com

PNWHomeFinder.comis an online real estate community thatexposes your profile and listings to two million readers from our many publications in the Pacific Northwest.Log on to join our network today.

Need extra cash? Place your classified ad today! Call 1-800-388-2527 or Go online 24 hours a day www.nw-ads.com.

Employment

Media

Sell it for FREE in the Super Flea! Call866-825-90 1 or email the Super Flea at [email protected].

Add a picture to your ad and get noticed 1-inch photo 1-inch copy5 weeks for

one low priceCall: 1-800-388-2527 or

go onlinewww.nw-ads.com


www.leisurecare.com

L I V I N G B E T T E R T H A N E V E R

YOU WILL RELAX MORE WITH OUR ASSISTED

LIVING SERVICES.(SMILE MORE, TOO.)

One-Bedrooms Starting at $2,150

62

08

12

Cemetery Plots

flea marketFlea Market

Flea Market

Home Furnishings

Medical Equipment

pets/animals

Dogs

Think Inside the BoxAdvertise in yourlocal communitynewspaper and onthe web with justone phone call.Call 800-388-2527for more information.

Dogs

garage sales - WA

Garage/Moving SalesKing County

Garage/Moving SalesKing County

Garage/Moving SalesPierce County

wheelsAutomobiles

Ford

AutomobilesMercedes-Benz

Auto Service/Parts/ Accessories

Motorcycles

Buy or Sell Sports EquipmentGet the ball rolling. Log on to

nw-ads.com to shop theClassifieds 24 hours a day.

Go online: www.nw-ads.com Call: 1-800-388-2527

E-mail: [email protected]

Shop for bargains in the Classifieds. From

tools and appliances to furniture andcollectables.

www.nw-ads.comOpen 24 hours a day.

accented with bright yellow centers. A new va-riety called “Dreamsickle” blooms in delicious shades of peach and orange.

The garden gossip on the calibrachoa is they can’t handle growing in the damp ground and much prefer the perfect drainage of pots and con-tainers.

The smaller leaves and flowers make them rather dainty plants that are easily overpowered by the

more traditional petunias. Grow them in pots with foliage plants like heu-chera and sweet potato vine or mix them with coleus for sophisticated combinations that will highlight their intensely colored blooms.

There are plenty of more new plants available this week at local nurseries including new dwarf and ever-blooming hydran-geas, a new hardy fuchsia called “Flamingo Fever” and a rainbow of new heu-chera varieties including

a trailing Tiarella called “Oregon Trail.” All are plants that love to grow in Western Washington.

Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens” and several other books. For book requests or answers to gardening questions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enum-claw, 98022. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a personal reply. For more gardening information, she can be reached at her website, www.binettigarden.com.

[ BINETTI from page 9 ]


Mother’sDay Buffet

Sunday May 13th

10am - 3:30pm$25.95

JUST ADDED TO OUR SUMMER SERIES!

TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, MAY 19TH AT NOON.

DON’T MISS THESE

Carved Prime RibHoney Baked Ham

Roast TurkeyEggs Benedict

Strawberry CrêpesCheese Blintz

Waffl es with Maple SyrupFrench Toast

Hash brown Potatoes Seasonal VegetablesAu gratin PotatoesBiscuits and GravyScrambled Eggs

Omelets made to orderPork Link Sausage

Apple wood Smoked BaconBroasted Chicken

Cod with Mango Beurre BlancBasa with a Melon Salsa

Fresh FruitAmbrosia SaladSpinach SaladCaesar Salad

Fresh squeezed Orange JuiceLarge variety Pastries and

Doughnuts

21 AND OVER

21 AND OVER

SEE THE COMPLETE SUMMER SERIES SCHEDULE AT WWW.SNOCASINO.COM

CHAKAKhan

21 AND OVER

Firefi ghter’s Lifeline Foundation

Benefitting

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITEFIREFIGHTER AS THEY COMPETEFOR A SPOT ON A WINE LABEL

Saturday May 12th at 8PM

from Real Housewives

of Orange County

with special guest

GRETCHENROSSI

Now That’s Entertainment

Kent Reporter, May 11, 2012

Documents

Transcript of Kent Reporter, May 11, 2012