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INSIDE: City seeking artists to participate in studio tour, page 2 . . . .Wilkeson Eagles hosting benefit for building fund, page 4 . . . .Catch up on Enumclaw High, White River sports, page 11 . . . .Longtime bus driver rolls into retirement, page 13 . . . . Buying plants now can save gardeners some green, page 19

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The possibility of a spring levy request that would have increased tax rates for those served by the local fire department has been scrapped. All those inside the boundaries of Fire District 28 – and that includes the city of Enumclaw – currently contribute $1.09 for every $1,000 of assessed property value. It was widely believed the district would push for a levy lid lift that would have bumped the rate to the legal maximum of $1.50. Currently, the owner of property

valued at $250,000 pays $272.50 annually for fire protection and emergency medical service. If the levy had been placed on the ballot and passed, the yearly tax bill would have increased to $375. In a prepared statement issued last week, Fire Chief Joe Clow said he and the three-member board of commissioners decided this is the wrong time to ask taxpayers for more. Among the reasons for the change of heart, Clow cited ongoing discussions with district residents, a recent news report on home foreclosures and a face-toface meeting with County Assessor Lloyd Hara that included “the near-

term future of economic conditions in our community.” During a pair of public sessions this month, Clow and the commissioners heard impassioned pleas from a small-but-vocal group that spending plans be reigned in. Clow wrote that much has been accomplished in the past few years with regard to firefighting and medical service and, with that in mind, the board believes “now is a good time to slow the process and to evaluate how effective these changes are instead of continuing on to the next phase of this development.” The next phase would apparently require a tax hike.

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With more than 14,000 emergency room visits, 1,658 surgeries performed and 276 babies born, everyone at St. Elizabeth Hospital seems to have charged through the first year in fine form. Hospital President Dennis Popp said the

It didn’t come easy or without debate, but members of the Enumclaw City Council voted Feb. 13 to set the wheels in motion for a spring vote asking if citizens wish to annex into the King County Library System. The issue is nothing new in the city, having come up a year ago. Plans then were derailed when sufficient information wasn’t available in time to meet election scheduling deadlines. The library has become a divisive issue as the council, during recent years, has pushed the library further and further down on the list of municipal priorities. Hours and staff were cut and finally, for 2012, the library was removed from the city’s general fund budget. It is being funded on a one-time basis from a pot of money generated by the sale and lease of city property. Councilman Jim Hogan related how dire the library’s future is, if it is to be retained by the city. Without a vote for annexation, he said, “we probably won’t have a library next year.” There are just two cities in the county that are not governed by the King County Library System. Enumclaw and the city of Seattle are the lone holdouts.

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Clow said the district will focus on short-term goals rather than issues five to eight years in the future. “That large capital expenditures will not take place as planned in the next few years and that staffing plans will be on hold for that same period of time,” he said. “The most immediate needs of the department will still be addressed; for example, replacement of equipment and tools that are required to be replaced regularly.” Clow noted that members of the department live and pay taxes in the district “and we understand the difficulty of these uncertain financial times.”

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Expect cloudy skies and rain today, Wednesday, with a daytime high temperature in the low 50s. The story is much the same for the next couple of days, with showers and overnight temperatures dropping to about 40.

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The front entry to St. Elizabeth Hospital has been plenty busy during the 12 months it has greeted visitors. By all accounts, the first year has been successful. Photo by Kevin Hanson/To view or buy photos go to www.courierherald.com.

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Artists sought to participate in studio tour The city of Enumclaw seeks artists for its Enumclaw Artists’ Studio Tour planned for May 12 and 13 – Mother’s Day weekend. Local artists who would like to participate in the event are invited to submit a request for an application to glaturner@ci.enumclaw.wa.us. Selected artists will open their studios to the public for sales, conversation and an occasional snack beginning at 10 a.m. The Arts Alive! Gallery will also be participating with hands-on artists demonstrating their skills throughout the day. The Enumclaw High School Hot Shop will also be open with student work for sale.

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Studio Tour artists must be available throughout both days to show and talk about their current artwork, process and where they get ideas. Interested local artists will be expected to display at least 10 current works of art that are for sale; be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days; be available for conversations with visitors; submit one digital image of work to glaturner@ci.enumclaw.wa.us (the artwork will be included in advertising materials); post provided signs to help advertise their studio locations and take care of their own sales and tax collection and reporting. Program signs will be available from the Arts Alive!

Gallery by May 4. Visitors will begin their free tour by stopping in at the Arts Alive! Gallery to pick up a map of participating artists’ studios. A number of local artists will be creating artwork in the gallery. All participating artists will be ready for questions and will also have a good supply of artwork for sale. Local artists interested in taking part in this program can address questions to Gary LaTurner at 360-802-0239, or by e-mail at glaturner@ci.enumclaw.wa.us. Sponsors for the event include the city of Enumclaw, 4Culture and Arts Alive!

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initial 12 months in a new hospital brought some anticipated glitches but, all things considered, St. Elizabeth met all expectations. It was February 2011 when doctors and patients, nurses and others made the short trek across Battersby Avenue, leaving Enumclaw Regional Hospital behind and entering the era of St. Elizabeth. During the 12 months that followed, the 281 employees were responsible for 17,563 outpatient visits and 1,528 patients who were not only admitted, but wound up spending a night or more. There were 22 cases where helicopter transportation was necessary. Popp, a longtime fixture as the head administrator at the old hospital and now at St. Elizabeth, said there was a concern about retaining the small-town culture when moving into larger, state-of-the-art digs. That was pulled off without a hitch, Popp said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a unique opportunity for a smaller hospital,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very proud that we were able to do it.â&#x20AC;? Popp said a few tweaks were needed after movein day. For example, large widows in hallways were partially masked to promote patient privacy. But problems have been few and far between, he added. A bigger issue followed the move, when longtime employees were witness to the demolition of Enumclaw Regional just a short distance away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was tough on a lot of people, it really was,â&#x20AC;? Popp said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But time heals a little bit of that.â&#x20AC;? He points with pride to the growing list of professional peers from throughout the Pacific Northwest who have strolled St. Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s halls, gathering nuggets of wisdom as they contemplate new hospitals of their own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been tickled pink to show them around this building,â&#x20AC;? Popp said.

The city council approved three items regarding the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future, dependent upon voter approval during an April 17 election. First was a transfer agreement giving the KCLS ownership of the library building, adjacent parking lots and grounds. The transfer does not include the grassy area north of the library, which includes the community garden, or the area fronting Griffin Avenue that is home to the Loggers Legacy memorial. The parking lots retain their traditional usage, so there will be no change for the public. If the library system stops using the building as a library during the 50-year duration of the agreement, the building reverts to city ownership. A key issue, City Administrator Mike Thomas said, is the KCLS would assume responsibility for all maintenance and repairs to the library building. A second item was passage of an ordinance requesting annexation into the library system. It was noted the library system, which is independent of King County government, has already indicated it would welcome Enumclaw

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lasted long enough for crews to get to even the lowest-priority routes. The following ice storm brought down so many limbs the city opened a drop-off site at the Expo Center. That decision, Searcy said, was popular with local residents who delivered 1,153 truck loads of woody debris, along with 419 trailers containing limbs. The city also picked up storm debris at curbside and hauled 108 loads to the Expo Center site. Forty-five loads were turned away, Searcy said, because the people were not local. Police Chief Jim Zoll noted that his troops were hopping as well. On Jan. 19 a year ago, Zoll said, the public made 11 calls to 911; this year, on the same date, there were 81 calls. For Jan. 20, there were 12 calls a year ago and 45 this time around.

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trol our tongues because it can deceive our hearts and then our religion becomes useless. How true is that, how quickly can we destroy our reputation and more importantly God’s reputation by what comes out of our mouth. In James 3:2 the writer makes the statement that if you can control your tongue and what you say then you are a perfect man. This needs to be a warning to all of us as we live out our lives that we need to pay special attention to what comes out of our mouths. The old saying, “Sticks and stone may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” isn’t true. We see in today’s world of nonstop media that words have a drastic effect on people. In schools they are attempting to deal with this by crack-

ing down on bullying, both physical and cyber (using social media to taunt and harass classmates). They also have brought in Rachel’s Challenge to help encourage the young people of our community to speak and treat each other with kindness. I think we all know that this is more than just a youth problem. The book of James chapter 3 goes on to say that both blessings and cursing come out of the same mouth and that it should not be so. Church, my prayer for us is that we are a blessing to this community by the words that come from our mouth and not a curse. I would ask that you take some time to think about the words you say and the effect they have on others and on our savior.

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will be live music and dancing until midnight. Those wishing to donate items for the auction can contact trustee Bill Summers at 360-829-0917 or trustee Rick Pries at 360-829-1224. Also, auction donations can be dropped off beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Any new or good used items are welcome. The Wilkeson Eagles building is at 534 Church St. Tickets will be available at the door.

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OBITUARIES SUSAN BIANCHI Former Enumclaw resident Susan Christine (Wood) Bianchi died Jan. 2, 2012, of a brain aneurism. She was 55. She was born Jan. 17, 1956, and attended Enumclaw High School, graduating in 1975. Following graduation, she moved to Golden, Colo., where she married Bob Strode. They had three children. She later married Chris Bianchi on May 1, 1989. They settled in Belleville, N.J., where they lived for more than 20 years. They had one child. She was employed by The StarLedger newspaper. She owned and operated two delivery circulation routes in Belleville and North Arlington, N.J. Susan loved the going to the beach, shopping and playing tennis and softball. She coached her chil-

drens’ soccer teams for many years. She is survived by husband Chris Bianchi of New Jersey; daughter Mandy Still of Ohio; sons Kevin Strode of Texas and Brett Bianchi of New Jersey; sisters Mary Cunningham of Buckley, Becky Elder of Enumclaw and Cindy Wood of Arizona; brothers David Wood of Auburn, Wash., and Dan Wood of Lacey, Wash.; and one granddaughter. She was preceded in death by daughter Shana Strode, father Francis Wood and mother MaryJane Wood. Her funeral took place Jan. 5, 2012, in Kearny, N.J., on Jan. 5, 2012. Memorials are suggested to the Enumclaw Food Bank.

JEAN GALL Former area resident Jean Gall died Feb. 15, 2012, at the age of 82. She was born Dec. 24, 1929, in Buckley. She retired as a school psychologist with

the Enumclaw School District and was the fire commissioner for the community of Tahuya in Mason County, retiring in November 2011. She loved dachshund dogs and enjoyed gardening and landscaping. She is survived by sister Janice A. Bishop and husband John of Tacoma. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 710 Second Ave. No. 900 Seattle, 98104. At her request, no services are planned. Arrangements are by Weeks’ Funeral Home, Buckley.

JAY STEVENSON Jay Dudley Stevenson died Feb. 15, 2012, at the age of 94. He was born March 28, 1917, to George and Annie (Gerig) Stevenson on the family ranch near Anderson, Calif. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as part of the 49th Engineers in Europe. After the war, he lived in Auburn, Wash., with his

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wife, Leah Stone Stevenson. He then began his 33-year career with the telephone company. In 1948, the couple moved to Enumclaw where they raised two daughters. He was the the lone telephone man responsible for the area from Enumclaw to Ohanapecosh in Mount Rainier National Park. He transferred to San Francisco in 1964, where he worked until his retirement. He moved back to Enumclaw in 2007 to live near his daughters. He enjoyed bowling, golfing, hunting and being a cowboy. He is survived by daughters Jaynee Dein and Mary Stevenson of Enumclaw, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Interment will be at Tahoma National Cemetery. The service is pending. Memorials can be made to Franciscan Hospice. All are invited to leave condolences for the family online at www.weeksfuneralhomes.com.

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Stars can be as messed up as anyone else Sunday evening, Hollywood once again salutes the movie industry and its accomplishments. Though the event isn’t quite as popular as it was a few years ago, we can safely predict it will still attract one of

the largest audiences and highest Neilson ratings of 2012. Movie celebrities like Angelina Jolie and George Clooney seem to generate more public excitement than sport heroes or even our president. Movie

luminaries are as close as America comes to royalty. This is an interesting phenomenon. At least I hope you find it so because it’s the subject of this column. Generally speaking, Hol-

lywood stars are created by producers and other financial investors simply because they want to make money on their films. A shower of publicity creates celebs that people want to see. The main reason stars appear with Lettermen and Ellen is to promote their movies and some are only famous as long as their current film is playing the multiplex theaters. Stars aren’t necessarily good actors. Some simply have a personality the public finds appealing. John Wayne is a perfect case in point. He was just John Wayne and he didn’t have to act. He offered the same personality in every one of

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Big crime in small Letters Same-sex debate will bury town is big news important issues Buckley is a sleepy hamlet of approximately 5,000 citizens, of which I am one. It straddles state Route 410 and one rarely has to worry about police intervention unless you’re speeding past the cemetery in the wee hours of the morning or, even worse, driving while impaired. With a smidgeon of help from his DOT technological marvel, Officer Goss, one of Buckley’s finest, has an award-winning handle on nailing hammered drivers. To be candid, it is amazing to me how many people are out there driving without a license or driving while their license John Leggett is suspended, who Staff Writer also happen to be sloshed out of their gourd or high as a kite. I’ll hop down off my soapbox now. At any rate, the most enthralling event that transpires every year in this lazy little whistle stop is the Buckley Log Show, always on the last weekend of June and thanks to the fine folks putting on the show, always admission-free. Every once in a great while, though, something unexpected happens. Such an occurrence went down just the other evening at the Union 76 gas station. Maybe what people say about nothing worthwhile happening after midnight is true. Approximately five minutes after the clock struck the bewitching hour Feb. 10, a moonstruck fool wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt and a red bandana around his face, sashayed into the convenience store. Brandishing a sawed-off shotgun, he waved the weapon in the general direction of the female clerk’s face and growled, “Give me a six-pack of Coors light and a carton of Camel straights and nobody gets hurt.” I guess it didn’t dawn on the convict want-to-be, that

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Please indulge me as I try to address several closely related items of local, state and ational interest as briefly and simply as possible. Strategically and tactically speaking, I find it pathetic and nauseating to watch much of the conservative-leaning electorate knocked to its knees by an indisputably brilliant, election year “sucker punch” delivered by Olympia politicians in the form of the same sex marriage bill. As a minor elected but unpaid party official acquainted with the current campaign organization officials, I can surmise with great certitude that a significant portion of the conservative leadership at the district chair and precinct committee levels as well as base affiliates will expend their political energy gathering signatures for a referendum to repeal the aforementioned legislation, neglecting needed focus on state and national party platform positions regarding legitimate political issues too numerous to mention. Candidates will spend each campaign speech or appearance addressing impassioned inquiries regarding their position on same sex marriage. Given current organizational ineptitude, a few ideologically unreliable moderates on a par with our 8th District Congressman (whom I wrote about in previous election cycles) may succeed in being elected, but will prove to be reluctant, unwilling or unable to hold or advance the conservative line against the liberal approach in future legislative sessions. Secondly, the actual election of a presi-

dent will be done somewhere east of the Mississippi River, however, Washington state has 43 of the 1,100 odd convention delegates needed to nominate a candidate. Our primary election was eliminated thanks in part to a vote by our first term state representative and we have to rely on a caucus this year. The chairperson charged with arranging caucus locations failed to get off a portly but still pretty posterior to arrange a meeting place for the 13 or so precincts in the Enumclaw-Black Diamond area. There is one location for the 31st District caucus at Auburn High school on Saturday, March 3, at 9 a.m. It’s terribly inconvenient but extremely important. Please urge your readers of right-leaning persuasion to make every effort to show up on a Saturday morning and cast a vote for anyone but Romney. I won’t presume to tell anyone who to vote for, but in my humble opinion Mr. Romney is no improvement to the presidential office, and at the very least the nether regions of the American Empire deserve a dogfight on the convention floor. Finally, the term Pyrrhic victory refers to Pyrrhus, a third century B.C. general who defeated Roman legions twice. Unable to obtain enough replacements to sustain his losses, he said words to the effect of “one more such victory and we lose.” Similarly, a Cadmean victory refers to Cadmus, a mythological Greek who lost an army save five men fighting a serpent, a victory equally devastating to both sides. The putrid prospect of an ObamaRomney contest and impressions of some state Republicans bring such victories to mind. Enough said. I hope to see y’all at the caucus. Edward Neil Enumclaw

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Impressed with district fire chief, commissioners Normally I do not get involved with local politics, but the numerous articles, letters and comments appearing in The Courier-Herald led me to wonder what was going on with our fire district. So it was that I attended the first public meeting recently held at the fire station. I was very impressed with the fire chief and the two commissioners that were in attendance. They are obviously committed to improving the service levels in the fire district and correcting existing deficiencies. However, it is also evident that they intend to do so in a measured and responsible manner. They do not appear to be a bunch of tax-and-spend, out-of-control managers, as I was led to believe by the public comments I have read. I was surprised to find that the entire meeting was dominated by two disgruntled local residents both of whom had an agenda. It became very apparent that they objected to any expenditure of any kind, and any expenditure for service outside of the city limits was met with hostility. The cost of upgrading the Cumberland station is a prime example. Response time to the Cumberland area is just too high. From Enumclaw, response times can be 20 minutes or more. This led the fire district to increase staffing at the Cumberland station and to make the necessary facility improvements to accommodate the increased personnel. Yet this expense was strongly objected to. The perceived problem it seems is the fact that the fire station is now one of the more expensive properties in the

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In the early 1900s, the Habenicht Hotel was located behind the railroad depot in Black Diamond. The hotel was owned by Henry and Lena Habenicht who were among the earliest immigrants to Black Diamond, arriving from Nortonville, Calif., in 1887. Henry Habenicht was born in Germany in 1833 while Lena was born there around 1837. Henry immigrated to the U.S. in 1848 at age 15 and eventually found work as a coal miner with the Black Diamond Coal Mining Co., of California. When the company moved operations north to Black Diamond, Wash., in the 1880s, Henry and Lena moved as well. There were a number of hotels and boarding houses in early Black Diamond, usually operated by local residents. This photo comes courtesy of the late Vernon Habenicht and originally appeared in the Black Diamond Historical Society’s 1981 calendar. The extended Habenicht family members are longtime residents of the Ravensdale-Maple Valley area. Photo provided by Bill Kombol

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itself is very good, the service to the unincorporated areas of the fire district is below standard. It was interesting to learn that just a little under half of our population lives outside of the city limits. They all pay taxes to the fire district and deserve the same level of service as the people living in town. Historically this has not been a priority. The Master Plan underscores this long-standing issue. The fire chief and the commissioners seem committed to correcting the problem. The report also showed that a surprising number of fire vehicles are scheduled for replacement. The report showed that seven of the 15 pieces of equipment listed should be replaced prior to 2014. Clearly, additional expenses are going to be incurred by the district, not because of growth, but to

correct known problems and to handle normal wear and tear. While everyone present claimed to love firefighters I seriously doubt that any firefighter was feeling the love. Negative comments were made about the cost of full-time firefighters. Apparently the compensation was thought to be too high for people that may not have college degrees. It seems that years of specialized training and the high level of responsibility the job requires was not recognized as valuable. There are many professions that do not require college, but do nevertheless require a high level of training and are compensated accordingly. I submit that firefighting is one such profession and I found disparaging side comments to the contrary to be inappropriate and objectionable. Complaints against the fire district’s plans took on an unfortunately personal nature. Some would have us believe that there is a conspiracy of fire professionals organized just to increase costs. Personally, I found it reassuring to know that the commissioners have notable experience in the field and can serve as a realistic check and aid for the fire chief. In closing I found that

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local population growth. So, there should be no spending increases either. That would be true if the district was providing adequate service for the entire district and if no major assets needed to be replaced. However, neither condition is completely true. In 2008 an independent review was made of the local fire service. The resulting report is referred to as the Fire Protection Master Plan. This report clearly shows that while service in the city

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Support for local firefighters, but not spending First off I would like to say I believe we have very good firemen working for District 28. Firemen as a whole are just plain great people and do great work. I became concerned with the executive management of our fire district as soon as the new district started their promotion for a new fire station and the hiring of 60 percent more staff, all at a time when 90 percent of us are working extremely hard to stay solvent. Many people are losing their jobs, houses and businesses and the population in the district is almost stagnant. I doubt the next 10 years will bring much new housing to our area due to the few jobs out here, building restriction imposed by Growth Management (Agenda 21) and the cost of fuel. What information are the fire commissioners and the new fire chief using to justify a new building? The new chief said he was hired to implement the Master Plan. The $50,000, 295page Master Plan, paid for by the taxpayers, says absolutely nothing about needing a new fire station. The district’s main fire station looks to be in perfect shape inside and out. The firemen

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keep it in pristine condition. It has a new $160,000 roof and recently got a very expensive seismic retrofit. The offices are condensed but I’ve seen a lot of offices way worse. We were told there were not enough beds, but the math and the firemen say there are plenty. For a year and a half there was no fire chief in Enumclaw and things seemed to run quite smoothly. The city hires a new chief for $140,000 a year and a year later – under the new fire district management – the fire chief received a $40,000 raise (to $180,000 in 2011) during the worst economic times in 50 years. (For the record, our police chief is paid about $80,000 a year). And land that the county assessed at under $60,000 was purchased by the fire district for $495,000 to build a new fire station – five to 10 years from now? Have land prices stopped falling yet? The commissioners and the chief are going to ask the public for a substantial raise in taxes just to sustain the growth of the department since the new chief arrived. This proposed tax hike will not include any money for a new building. Additional money will be asked for at a later date. The chief at one of the open house meetings said, “I would raise the fee to $4 (per thousand) if I could.” The fire district taxes have gone up 23 percent already and with what the commissioners and chief want, it will mean a 70 percent increase in a fouryear period of time. This one taxing authority will add $1,000 to my already high tax burden. The fire commissioners, all three being union firefighters, are insulated from the realities of this terrible economy. From the taxpayer’s point of view, it looks like once the fire commissioners were free of the city of Enumclaw’s pesky tight budget, they decided to take and spend a great deal more of the taxpayers’ money because who’s to stop them? During a time in history where the district’s population is stagnant, the private sector is earning 6 percent less than the year before, the city workers took a pay cut and the average pay for our firemen is right about $100,000 a year, all we’re asking is to go easy on us taxpayers. We love you guys, but we’re fighting for our life to stay afloat out here. Ted DeVol Enumclaw

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Welcome back to Buckley Veterinary Hospital’s monthly pet care column. This month, we are highlighting your furry family member’s potential risk to ingestible hazards. Known and unknown toxins can be found hiding in our houses, yards and neighborhoods. We have combined tips from several animal health organizations to shed some light on latent and perhaps more obvious hazards that your pets may encounter. If your pet does encounter and ingest a toxin, we also want to deliver the

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Is a clean cat worth the effort? One of the main reasons people are drawn to cats as pets is the feline’s self-sufficiency. In many respects, cats can take care of themselves and be very content with minimal pampering from their owners. Many cats do not require bathing as a dog would. They are very capable of grooming themselves and keeping clean. In the rare instance a cat gets very dirty or gets a substance stuck in its fur that it cannot remove, then the cat might need a bath. Few have escaped the dramatic stories of attempting to bathe a cat, where the cat usually gets away after scratching or biting the person trying to do the bathing. Many cats are skittish around water, so anything like a bath is foreign to them. But there are ways to minimize the stress of bathing a cat – both to the animal and the person doing the bathing. Here are a few pointers. • Brush the cat’s fur before bathing to remove any tangles or matting. • Place something that the cat can grip with its claws into the bottom of the bath or sink. An old piece of window screen or something similar could provide traction. • Fill the sink or tub up with warm water before handling the cat to minimize skittishness. • Place cotton in the cat’s ears to prevent bath water from entering. • Slowly lower the cat into the water and watch for his or her response. Soothing words and some petting could calm nerves.

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CORNER FROM 7 since he was risking being charged with armed robbery he may as well have had the attendant fill a bag with every cent in the cash register. According to the police report, the unnecessarily opinionated lady cashier told the man he was making a huge mistake.

Thank the Lord, the guy didn’t have an easily-activated psychotic temper or that young lady would have been a goner. Your life is not worth being a hero – or a dime-store shrink for that matter. After the lady lipped off to him, the man with a gun coolly repeated his request. Buckley police Sgt. Tim Personius, who is assisting with the investigation of the case and has been a cop for more than a quarter of a century in Buckley, pointed

www.courierherald.com out the city has had one bank robbery (in 1925) and one homicide (2007). The recent incident, he added, marks about five times in Buckley’s long history there has been an armed robbery. How unusual, the sergeant pondered, that the thief didn’t ask for cash….just smokes and beer. Unfortunately, Personius said, the BPD doesn’t have much to go on because there were no witnesses and the suspect parked

out of clear visual range of security cameras. To her credit, the plucky clerk made a mental note regarding one distinct feature the shotgun-toting freak neglected to conceal. She said the robber “had just about the bluest eyes she had ever seen,” Personius reported. I’m guessing that Johnny Dangerously flushed those blue contact lenses down the toilet long ago.

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and Heath Ledger. We might think stars have an enormous amount of money and are powerful players in the Hollywood hierarchy. Though this may be true with certain superstars, apparently it isn’t true in general. Indeed, in many cases stars are simply given a studio credit card they can use to get most anything they want – but they never have much money, which means they’re completely at the mercy of their agents and producers. For instance, this was allegedly true of John Belushi. In situations like these, when producers pull the credit card, fame can vanish as quickly as it arrived and stars will suddenly find themselves broke and back on the street again, so they quickly learn to do what they’re told. Alas, some aspects of fame can be a real pain in the butt.

Sports

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EHS Gymnastics - State Champions

EHS Wrestling - State Champions

Hornets run Enumclaw off with crown makes it two in row

Lucas Somera – Two-Time State Champion

By Kevin Hanson Editor

After falling painfully shy of a state title during their maiden voyage a year ago, the Enumclaw High girls left no doubt this time around. The Hornet gymnasts, in just their second year, were clearly the cream of the crop Friday on the way to White River claiming the Class 3A/2A state championship. 4White River’s Kelly Competing in the Coyle finished 15th in Tacoma Dome exhibithe floor exercise at the tion hall, Enumclaw state meet. finished the day with 177.6 team points, outdistancing second-place Columbia River’s 167.8 and Bainbridge’s total of 167.525. EHS sophomore Olivia Bannerot was second in Friday’s all-around with a score of 37.55, having placed fourth in the bars, tying for fourth in the floor exercise and finishing fifth on the beam. She was just a notch above Hornet freshman Maddison Ward, who was third in the all-around at 37.45 after winning the bars and placing third in the floor exercise. The team’s depth was on display, as Hornet Molly Mattheis finished 10th in the all-around at 35.775; Emily Berte was 19th, 33.7; Michelle McKinlay, 30th, 32.6; Erica Bonthuis, 32nd, 32.2. With the triumphant team battle concluded Friday, gymnasts turned their attention to the individual finals Saturday. Bannerot was second in the bars, fourth in the vault, See champs, Page 11

Mitchell, Kilcup bring home third

By Brenda Sexton Staff Writer

With two wrestlers in the finals Saturday night, Enumclaw High had already bagged its fourth state 3A wrestling title in five years. The Hornets, who finished second in 2010, posted 126 points for its 2012 crown. Yelm, the team that snatched it away that year, was second with 104 and Bonney Lake was third with 85. “As a wrestling team that represents our community, we are humbled and proud and love bringing it home to our community and families,” coach Lee Reichert said. “That’s what it’s all about. It’s not just us. It’s a community.” Junior Lucas Somera became the Hornets’ third two-time state champion after pinning Deondre Sparks of Pasco for the 138-pound crown. But, it was not an easy road for Somera, who took Sparks to the mat twice during the match but was deemed out of bounds both times. Sparks, on the other hand, had picked up a quick three points. “I try not to let it get to me,” Somera said of trailing. “Just wrestle through it.” That changed when Somera spied an

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Lucas Somera tried to keep his feet inbounds to score the takedown in the title round. Photo by Brenda Sexton/To view or buy photos go to www.courierherald.com.

Inside 4EHS girls wrestling team wins state academic title, page 12 opening, scooped Sparks up in his arms and stuck him to the mat, posting a 3-minute, 13-second pin. “There’s been a lot of adversity,” Somera said, noting his midseason knee injury. “Then I was third in the region and that put me in the toughest side of the bracket.” That side of the bracket looked easy for Somera who posted a major decision and two pins on his way to the title. The road to the finals was equally as easy for junior Tyke Reid, who waltzed through the 120-pound bracket with a

31-second pin, a 7-2 decision and another fall. All that, just to face Bonney Lake nemesis Andrew Cunningham, again. Each of their battles this season has been a nail-biter with Reid taking their regional title matchup. Saturday it was Cunningham’s turn, as he jumped to a quick 2-0 lead and then won the match 4-1 despite stitches over his eye and a mask to protect them. “It took the whole team,” Reichert said. “Not just the two we had in the finals. We lost two matches on the day,” Reichert said before the finals began. “It was an unbelievable regrouping.” Reichert said the guys came off the mat after those tough losses, saying, “I’m not done coach. I’ll come back.” Justin Mitchell, TJ Cormier and Colten See Title, Page 12

State Swim and Dive

VanHoof takes fifth in breast, Skipworth earns sixth in diving

By Brenda Sexton Staff Writer

Senior Mikaela Kilcup and junior Sam Mitchell led the White River High charge as the Hornets earned a fourthplace team finish Saturday at the 2A state girls wrestling tournament. The Hornets finished with 64 points behind champion Sedro Woolley, 83, Stanwood, 71.5, and Fife, 70. “I am extremely proud of my River girls,” coach Rich Valdez said. “They accomplished things above and beyond any expectations and have set a solid foundation for our girls program to build upon in the coming years. “It was an extremely tough state tournament for us,” he continued. “Our girls fought

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Dylan Fagan battled her way to a fifth-place finish for White River. Photo by Brenda Sexton/To view or buy photos go to www.courierherald.com.

back against every adversity they faced, from enduring injuries and toughing through it, to battling back after heartbreaking losses. They handed it all and earned the awards they received.” Kilcup and Mitchell were the top finishers, each earning a third-place medal. Kilcup earned her medal by pinning Marissa Veliz of Lynden in 3 minutes. Mitchell earned her thirdplace finish with a 9-2 decision over Aysha Schwinden of Mount Baker.

Kilcup earned the state academic title for her weight class, pulling down a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. Junior Dylan Fagan finished fifth, pinning Kaela Piehler of Mount Baker for her final match. Senior Kamy Padgett finished seventh, sticking Rose Eram of Mountain View in the opening 47 seconds of the match. The Hornets also took Kaitlyn Johnson, Kalynn Gulin and Morgan Shirey to the tournament.

Bennon VanHoof and Jesse Skipworth were Enumclaw High’s top medal earners at the 3A state swim and dive meet Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. VanHoof, a junior, finished fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1-minute, 01.32 seconds. Friday morning, VanHoof posted a 1:00.40 in preliminaries. Raymond Ha of Liberty won the event with an All-American Consideration time of 57.46. VanHoof also raced to a 14th-place finish in the 100 freestyle in the consolation finals with a time of 49.51. Skipworth, a senior, cruised through Friday’s preliminary diving and closed out Saturday’s finals with 316.85 points for sixth place. Eddie Young of Shorewood won the contest with 442.80 points. Hornet Thomas Petersen finished 19th in the 100 backstroke and teammate Will Cooper was 22nd in the butterfly. Both are juniors. Petersen, Cooper, VanHoof and Gabe Sales also competed in the 200 medley relay, but did not place. Lakeside won the meet with 311 points, edging out Mercer Island with 300. Enumclaw finished 20th.

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EHS scores classroom title By Brenda Sexton Staff Writer

Enumclaw High’s girls wrestling team finished 11th on the mat Saturday at the 3A state wrestling tournament, but the Lady Hornets brought home top honors, winning the state academic team championship. “The girls were really excited about that,” coach Jerry Scheidt said. “That was great. There’s great motivation to do it again next year.” The team combined for a 3.378 grade-point average. Senior Kassandra Renfrow earned an individual state academic title for her 3.73 GPA. The Hornets were also successful on the mat. Sedro Woolley won the tournament with 83 points. Stanwood, 71.5, Fife, 70, and White River, 64, followed. EHS sat in the top 10 until the final bouts when they were bumped to

CHAMPS FROM 11 10th in the floor exercise and tied for 15th on the beam. Ward was fourth in the floor exercise, eighth on the beam, 12th in the

Jade Paterson, KC Moulden and Danielle Cormier led the parade of champions. Photo by Brenda Sexton. finish with 44 points. “I’m proud of the girls. They all finished off the season with a win,” Scheidt said. Freshman KC Moulden earned the team’s top finish, taking third place at 265 pounds, besting Kimiko Misioka of Fife 4-3. Junior Jade Paterson finished fifth at 170 pounds. Despite a shoulder injury, sophomore Danielle Cormier, 145 pounds, earned a seventh-place finish. The Hornets also took senior Logann Erskine and junior Sam Lanting. bars and 17th in the vault. Mattheis tied for sixth place in the floor exercise and wound up 12th in the vault and 13th in the bars. Emily Berte finished in a four-way tie for sixth place in the floor exercise.

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White River High junior Chris Skinner worked his tail off to earn the Hornets’ top spot at Saturday’s 2A state boys wrestling tournament. After two days of surprises, Skinner finished sixth. “The boys had a rough tournament,” coach Joe Klein said of his young crew, “but they gained valuable experience that hopefully raises their work ethic to the next level.” WRHS took six wrestlers into the tournament, but quickly saw the tide turn after the first rounds of competition. Brandon Short, Travis Morris, Brennon Gulin, Trevor Kurtz and Carl Klein saw their medal chances dashed. Skinner kicked off the tournament with an 11-7 decision and a 7-4 victory and was on his way to the 182pound finals when he ran into Kyzer Bailey of Centralia. Skinner had Bailey on his back for most of the first round, but Bailey rallied to win 13-9. “Chris is a great kid,” Klein said. “To fight through what he did and be a state placer, he did a great job.”

Hornets head off to state By John Leggett Staff Writer

White River’s three West Central District boys basketball victories over Renton, Sequim and Clover Park came by a combined total of 10 points. A dramatic 53-52 nail biter over 2A defending state champion Clover Park, contested at Foss Saturday, was a tactical triumph for the Hornets. Clover Park had won 20 of 25

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WRHS Boys Basketball games but was missing David Crisp, who has a broken foot. Coming down to the wire with the Warriors, guard Alex Sayler buried a crucial 3-point basket, which gave WRHS a one-point advantage with less than a minute to play. Clover Park missed on its ensuing trip down the floor and White River con-

Chris Skinner had Centralia’s Kyzer Bailey stuck during the first round of his match. Photo by Brenda Sexton/To view or buy photos go to www.courierherald.com. Deer Park won the competition with 154 points. Centralia was second with 134 and Fife finished third with 78.5. White River finished 30th. Klein said he was disappointed in the outcome, but not the season, one in which White River won the regional crown. A Hornet highlight from off the mat was junior Carl Klein’s individual state academic title at the 126-pound weight class for his perfect 4.0 grade-point average. sumed most of the 35-second shot clock before letting one fly with 10 seconds left in the barnburner. After the delay CPHS lassoed the rebound, but the Hornets had fouls to burn. Before Clover Park could make it to the bonus situation, White River used them both, deterring the Warriors from getting past half court. Consequently, the last grains of sand slipped through the hourglass and it was game over. Billy Kiel, Brandon Dove

and Sayler combined for 44 of White River’s 53 points as the Hornets surged back in the fourth frame to earn the critical win, also notching their 20th triumph overall. The Hornets went looking for postseason win number six in a row Monday in the WCD championship contest against Sumner at Kent’s ShoWare Center, but lost 55-39 to the Sumner Spartans. White River is No. 2 and plays at 6 p.m. Friday at Mount Tahoma.

White River girls again qualify for state By Kevin Hanson

WRHS Girls Basketball

The White River High girls find themselves once again among Washington’s 2A basketball elite, landing in the Sweet 16 and headed to the regional round of the state tournament. The Hornet girls will play Saturday at Tacoma’s Mount Tahoma to see if they make the final eight who will participate in this year’s Hardwood Classic.

The Classic will be staged March 1-3 at the SunDome in Yakima. White River will head to Mount Tahoma as either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed from district competition, which wrapped up Monday at Kent’s ShoWare Center; results came too late to be included here. Monday’s contest had White River squaring off against Port Angeles. The winner will

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play at 6 p.m. Saturday, with the loser taking the court at 4 p.m. To reach the district finals, White River defeated Eatonville 47-44 Saturday and had demolished Interlake 66-29 Friday. Both games were at Lakes High. Kennedy Hobert paced the offense against Eatonville with 15 points. Friday, Amanda Lance poured in 20 points to lead all scorers and Hobert added 15.

EHS drops heartbreaker in loser-out affair By Kevin Hanson

EHS Girls Basketball

The Enumclaw High girls saw their hoop dreams come to a sudden finale Feb. 15. The Hornets were paired against the Camas Papermakers in the opening round of the West Central/

Southwest distict basketball tournament. Sitting in a loser-out part of the bracket, Enumclaw lost a 57-56 heartbreaker. The game was played on a neutral court at Clover Park. This year’s crew contin-

ued the upward swing that has marked the tenure of coach Beth Madill. Taking over a struggling program, Madill’s first team won just three games; things improved to 12-14 during her second season and, this year, the Hornets pushed their overall record to 15-8.

a semifinal loss to the eventual champion, but bounced back. Malek lost a quarterfinal match, but rallied in the 220-pound division. Also at 220 pounds, Hornet Chris Williams finished seventh. The Hornets also took Jayden Fend, Ryan Anderson and Garrett Grau to state.

“We have the nucleus to be good, to be back,” Reichert said of the potential for a three-peat and five out of six. Somera’s on board with that thinking. “It makes you work harder,” he said, looking forward to next season and his chances to be a three-time champ.

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Voters Huhtala drives off support into retirement small district By Brenda Sexton

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The Carbonado Historical School District’s record of cherished community support for its levies and bonds continued Feb. 14 as voters approved a four-year educational programs and operations levy. By Friday afternoon, the levy was passing with a 67.08 percent “yes” vote. According to the Pierce County Auditor’s Office, 163 voters approved the levy, while 80 voted no. The maintenance and operation levy, approximately 25 percent of the Carbonado School District budget, will keep the kindergarten through eighth-grade school running. The levy covers expenses the state’s basic education money does not – items and programs like additional teachers and classified employees to keep class sizes low. The levy also supports student learning materials, supplies, books, instructional technology materials, computer equipment, music programs, sports, transportation and maintenance and upkeep. It replaces the existing maintenance and operations levy that expires in December. In 2013, taxpayers can expect the district to collect $522,000 at a tax rate of $5.51 per $1,000 of assessed property value. In 2014, the district will collect a little more, $538,000, at a rate of $5.52 per $1,000. In 2015, the tax rate remains the same with a collection of $554,000. In the final year, 2016, the district will collect $571,000 at $5.53 per $1,000 of assessed value. As an example, in 2013, a homeowner will pay $551 on $100,000 assessed valuation.

In March 1969, Paul Huhtala stopped by the White River School District transportation department, where he picked up an application for his wife Mary to drive a school bus. “I came home, gave it to her and she filled it out,” Paul said. “That was 43 years ago. That started it.” “I figured he had his logging truck, and I thought if I could drive that around I could drive a bus,” Mary Huhtala said. “I always felt I was a driver I’ve always loved to drive.” Mary Huhtala retired her seat behind the wheel earlier this year. During her four decades, she has toted generations of White River students from home to school and back, to athletic events, on field trips and up the hill for ski lessons. Her scrapbook is filled with cards, color-crayon drawings, the “kitty” from her kindergarten bus window, class photographs, newspaper clippings and, neatly tucked in its pages, the second-place certificate Huhtala earned at the 1982 school bus rodeo. When she started in 1969, she was one of seven drivers. Her test was a jaunt around town behind the wheel and then she was assigned a route that took her down one side and up the other of state Route 410 and into Buckley. There was no

4An open house to celebrate Mary Huhtala’s retirement is set for 1 to 4 p.m. March 17 at the Buckley Eagles.

map, just a general direction to follow, she said. At the time there were three schools – Wickersham, the old school which no longer exists, Wilkeson Elementary and the combined middle-high school. The district’s buses were garaged at what is now the Glacier Middle School campus. Today, the fleet, nearly 50 strong, lines one side of SR410 on the outskirts of town. Drivers today go through extensive training and background checks with student safety the priority. There are 33 drivers in White River’s bus barn these days, a combination of men and women, but in the days when Huhtala started, the majority of drivers were women. She said it was a good job that worked well with a family’s schedule. That’s how her daughter Debbie Wentz followed in her mom’s footsteps. Wentz, who now handles the transportation department’s routing and some dispatching, started as a substitute in 1980 right out of high school and went full time in 1984. Transportation Director Randy

Mary Huhtala recently retired from the White River School District where she drove bus for 43 years. Photo by Brenda Sexton/To view or buy photos go to www.courierherald.com. Gregg said there is very little turnover in the White River transportation department. “We have a great team with a lot of experience,” said Gregg, who drove bus there for many years before taking over the helm recently. “We’re pretty proud of our team and what we are able to accomplish.” In addition to working with Huhtala, he remembers riding her bus as a kindergarten student. “Mary is an exceptional employee. Her heart and soul is in it for the kids and the district,” Gregg said. “They’re my family,” Huhtala said of her friends in transportation. “I’m the Momma.” Through the years, Huhtala also developed a relationship with the buses she drove, but her favorite was a 78-passenger beast, Bus No. 14. “I wore the thing out,” she said, recalling the trips to Pasco and Spokane with White River High’s sports teams. “That bus was the best bus I ever drove.”

Book highlights district’s progress “This is a children’s book. More accurately, this is a book about children and the kind of schools they need and deserve.” – The opening sentences in the Introduction of “Every School, Every Team, Every Classroom.”

By Brenda Sexton Staff Writer

White River School District Deputy Superintendent Janel Keating likes to share White River High School Principal Mike Hagadone’s comments to elementary school leaders in the district. “These kids are my kids, I just don’t get them until ninth grade,” Hagadone likes to say. That these-are-our-kids attitude for every student is what Keating envisioned when she became principal at Mountain Meadow Elementary when her daughter – now in middle school – was a toddler. With a mother’s love, she started asking, “What would I want for my kid?” and then set about creating a school she would be proud for her to attend. Then she widened the range. “Every school, every team, every classroom should be good enough for Taylor,” said soon-to-

be superintendent Keating. The title of the book, published in October through Solution Tree Press, reflects that concept and the White River School District’s work with professional learning communities. Keating partnered with Bob Eaker on the book, which is being used by districts across the nation and in college classrooms. Eaker, a frequent visitor to Buckley, is a professor in educational leadership at Middle Tennessee State University. The framework of the book is based on the PLC concept created by Eaker and Richard DuFour. For School Board Appreciation Month in January, White River School Board members received a of “Every School, Every Team, Every Classroom: District Leadership for Growing Professional Learning Communities at Work.” The group was acknowledged for their work in the opening pages. Educators across the country are looking at White River as a leadership model. The book’s preface notes, White River was highlighted because of its leaders efforts to improve schools. Thousands of administrators and teachers have toured the district during the past few years. “Our teachers take tremendous pride in having these people come in and visit,” Superintendent Tom Lockyer recently said. “And for them it’s not

Huhtala wasn’t driving the No. 14 when it met its end in a head-on collision on SR410 in 1998, but she’s pretty sure its stoutness saved the driver’s life. In all her years behind the wheel, Huhtala never was in an accident and never late for work. She said she took great pride in representing White River. On her last day, Huhtala said the looming separation started to overwhelm her as she was fueling and cleaning Bus No. 51, one of the special needs buses she had been driving for the past 10 years. She said it was Paul who started her on her career and Paul who encouraged her to retire. Paul said retirement has been a difficult decision for his wife and he points to the 2001 Mazda Miata she sports around in when she’s not driving a school bus. “It was suppose to be her retirement car, now it’s almost wore out,” he chuckles.

a show, it’s what they do.” For Keating and staff it’s a labor of love and common sense centered on learning for both adults and students. In White River, learning is data driven. Student achievement was lackluster at best, and in some schools, very low when the process began five years ago. As the district began to embed professional learning community concepts and practices there was improvement. The book notes, by 2010, grades 3, 4 and 5 in White River had the highest math scores of the 15 districts and 126 elementary schools in Pierce County; math achievement in all of White River’s elementary schools ranked near the top 10 percent in the state. Foothills Elementary, one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in White River, rose to become the highest-performing elementary school in Puget Sound and was named a 2010 Washington State School of Distinction. The graduation rate in 2007-08 was 82.5 percent. By 2011, WRHS’s on-time graduate rate was 92 percent and had double digit increases in science and 88 percent of the students met or exceeded state standards in reading and writing. Nearly 400 students enroll in advance placement classes, compared to 60 three years earlier. Keating said the key question is, “Can you improve learning across an entire district?” “Yes, you can,” she said. “Are we there yet? No, but we are close.”

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All rental and real estate for sale adver tising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for the rental or sale of real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertising in this newspaper are available on an equal o p p o r t u n i t y b a s i s. To complain of discrimination call HUD at (206)220-5170.

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ment, maintenance of continuation of medical marijuana collective gardens. All members of the public may provide testimony on this moratorium during the public hearing or you may submit written comments prior to the public hearing.The City Council meets at B o n n ey L a ke Ju s t i c e Center located at 9002 Main Street East, Bonney Lake, WA 98391. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing to the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 7380, Bonney Lake, WA 98391-0944. For citize n s w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s who are requesting translators or adaptive equipment for communication purposes, the City requests notification as soon as possible as to the type of ser vice or equipment needed. # 366502 2/22/12

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY All employment advertisements in this newspaper are subject to Federal and State laws which make it illegal to a d ve r t i s e a ny p r e fe r ence, limitation or discrimination based on age, sex, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin or the presence of any sensor y, mental or physical handicap, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any adver tisement for employment which is in violation of the law. It is the advertisers responsibility to be aware of federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to employment. It is this newspaper’s right to refuse all advertisements which do not comply with regulations.

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