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Council approves state, federal lobbyist contracts

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The Kent City Council renewed contracts for state and federal lobbyists who play a large role to help bring funds to the city. The council approved an one-year contract on Dec. 11 for $66,000 with Outcomes by Levy to lobby the state Legislature. The council also approved a one-year contract for $56,000 with the firm Van Ness Feldman to work as a federal lobbyist. Doug Levy, who runs Out-

Kent’s Bill Westcott, a pilot for Alaska Airlines, fulfills many roles as a community leader and volunteer who makes a difference in the lives of others. steve hunter, Kent Reporter

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ill Westcott covers a lot of ground as a pilot for Alaska Airlines. He might cover even more ground as a Kent community leader and volunteer.

When Westcott flies across the country, he takes an extra backpack filled with Kent Cornucopia Days information in the final weeks of preparation before the large street fair held downtown each July. He also uses his cellphone during layovers to handle the many details required to run the festival as well as the Kent Farmers

CASA seeks volunteers By TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com

They represent the voices of children who find themselves in dire situations. In court, they speak for children of drugand alcohol-addicted parents or children

living in volatile living situations. They are court-appointed special advocates, or CASA volunteers, and their program serves about 1,000 kids in the county. But with only 350 active volunteers, there

Market and the Kent Winterfest tree lighting ceremony and Santa parade. While Westcott, 56, didn’t create any of the Kent Lions Club events, he’s helped turn all of them into popular activities for residents and their families. He has chaired Cornucopia Days since 1993, Winterfest since 2000 and the Farmers Market since 2008. [ more WESTCOTT page 4 ]

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Toys for Joy drive helps more than 2,000 families BY MARK KLAAS mklaas@kentreporter.com

is a great need to serve even more children. CASA will recruit volunteers at an open house Friday in Seattle, hosted by the King County Superior Court, Family Law CASA and Washington State CASA. If accepted to the program, new volunteers will get training on Jan. 18,

also in Seattle. The CASA Recruitment Party is from 4-7 p.m., at the 2100 Building, 2100 24th Ave. S., Seattle. For information on the program, visit www. kingcounty.gov/courts/ JuvenileCourt/depcasa. aspx.

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Special delivery: Kent firefighter Caitlin Corey was busy handing out sacks of toys to children and families waiting in the line at the food bank. MARK KLAAS,

A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Versatile Westcott dedicated to making community better

comes by Levy, has worked as a contract lobbyist in Olympia for Kent since 2000. He also contracts as a lobbyist for five other cities. In 2011, Levy had a $66,000 contract with Kent. His other contracts included Everett at $66,000; Redmond, $61,200; Federal Way, $52,800; and Renton at $51,000, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. He also had contracts for $27,800 with the Washington Recreation and Parks Association and for $17,000 with the Recreational

The line stretched beyond the block, bending the corner of West Harrison and Fourth Avenue North. Kids, families, mothers and grandparents stood in orderly fashion on the frost-glazed sidewalk on a chilly morning, waiting patiently for their chance to take home a bundle of toys. Kent indeed brings Christmas to those in need.

“It’s great to be a part of this program. I think we do a lot of good,” said Justin Schauer, a Kent Fire Department firefighter and event leader who joined the volunteer effort last Friday in the massive toy distribution at the Kent Food Bank. “It’s rewarding to get to see the way the public responds to needs in their community. We get such great support from the community. It’s really fun to see the community come together.” [ more DRIVE page 2 ]

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www.kentreporter.com [ drive from page 1 ] The toy drop is a Kent tradition, a culmination of the community’s hard work and generosity, Schauer said. Each year – as part of the Toys for Joy drive – the Kent Fire Department, Kent Firefighters Local 1747 and the Kent Firefighters Foundation join businesses, service clubs, schools and residents to donate, wrap and deliver the toys to the food bank. The effort has been going on for more than 20 years, firefighters pointed out, and the need – especially in the throes of a sour and stagnant economy – continues to grow. The program delivered 4,500 toys – from bikes and games to stuffed animals and dolls – to the food bank, helping more than 2,000 families, Schauer said. The number of toys was down approximately 10 percent from last year, though Schauer was hopeful of lastminute donations. The public donated toys over several weeks at collection barrels at Kent fire stations, businesses and Kent City Hall. Volunteers participated in two evening “wrapping

Pat Pawlak, Kent Fire Department division chief and Kent Food Bank board member, helps organize the inventory of donated toys before distribution. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter parties.” Each night had more than one hundred participants. Volunteers – from teenagers fulfilling community services hours to firefighters’ wives and family sharing their time – were busy unloading large sacks of toys from trucks and handing them to families. The inventory quickly grew as volunteers sorted the wave of donations inside the food bank. “This couldn’t be possible without the public’s willingness,” said Kyle Ohashi, spokesman for the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority. Schauer, firefighters and

program organizers would like to thank USF Reddaway for its support and donation of a semi-truck to help store and transport the toys, as well as Door to Door Storage of Kent. Davis Wire Corp., Bowen Scarff Ford, Kohl’s, and Kent Rotary Club made financial contributions. Toys for Joy is an annual event where new, unwrapped toys are collected, sorted, wrapped and delivered to the Kent and Covington food banks for distribution to needy families in our community. Nonperishable food and monetary donations also were accepted.

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Trial date changed again for ex-volleyball coach By Steve Hunter shunter@kentreporter.com

The trial date has been continued again for a former high school volleyball coach charged with thirddegree attempted rape in connection with a girl, 15, he met at Kent’s Lake Meridian Park. Daniel Gregory Lum-Lung, 35, of Renton, had his trial continued

to Jan. 22, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He had been scheduled for trial Dec. 11. Attorneys asked the judge for more time to prepare the case. The trial has been rescheduled four consecutive months. Lum-Lung, the former Mount Rainier High volleyball coach, pleaded not guilty to the charge in November 2011.

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City sets public hearing about surplus copper, brass

The Kent City Council will hold a public hearing on the surplus of copper and brass fittings, pipe and other miscellaneous utility materials at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2 in the Council Chambers at Kent City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S. After the hearing, the council will consider a resolution to declare certain public utility equipment surplus and authorize its sale to the highest bidder, return to the vendor for credit or auctioned. City staff reports that through daily operations, the utility maintenance crews accumulate used copper and brass fittings, pipe, wiring, and water meters. These components, approximately 8,000 pounds of copper and brass, have a monetary value when recycled. The items include a large format copy machine, that’s no longer reliable and parts are unavailable; cast iron pipe and fittings, damaged PVC pipe and fittings and hydraulic tools that are worn out. State law requires that the City Council hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution to declare public utility equipment as surplus and to establish the condition for disposition of the equipment that is in the best public interest.

Kent Police arrested Lum-Lung on Nov. 15, 2011 for investigation of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes, according to charging papers. He posted bail and was released two days later from the county jail. Bail was set at $50,000. Until his arrest, Lum-Lung taught physical education at Cascade Middle School and coached

Soroptimist helper Jim Larkin delivers gifts to Sherri Curiel in downtown Kent. COURTESY PHOTO

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roptimist member and organizer of the gift program, says that giving back to women in need is just what Soroptimists do. “Soroptimists means the best for women,” she said. “Last year, our chapter distributed $28,000 into the community to provide for women and girls. The Titusville program is just part of what we do.” Women recovering from drug and alcohol addictions received the gifts.

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On a recent cold winter day, Multi-Service Center’s Titusville transitional housing facility in downtown Kent was full of warmth. Gifts had arrived, stacks and stacks of them, in colorful shiny paper, sitting outside every resident’s door on Dec. 18. Thanks to the generosity of Soroptimists International, Seattle South Chapter, the women living in this clean and sober program were like kids at Christmas, full of delight and energy. Carlyn Larkin, So-

Boating Association. Levy’s total compensation in 2011 hit $391,000. He received another $18,000 in personal expenses, including $2,700 from Kent. “Mr. Levy has proven himself to be extremely effective in advancing Kent’s legislative agenda and has accumulated a great deal of expertise and knowledge regarding issues of importance to Kent,” according to a city staff report to the council. Michelle Wilmot, city community and public affairs director, told the council’s Operations Committee at its meeting last month that Levy has brought in more than $100 million to the city. Over the past few years, Levy has helped the city receive a $10 million state grant to rebuild the Horseshoe Bend levee; worked on legislation to help fund the ShoWare Center through a portion of the state sales tax returned to the city; helped acquire funds for transportation projects such as railroadgrade separations to improve freight mobility through the city so that trucks no longer have to wait at train crossings; helped make sure that Kent received mitigation

funds after the state adopted the streamlined sales tax and receive an annexation sales tax rebate to help pay for the Panther Lake annexation. Levy’s duties for the city include: • Assist with issue identification and meetings with Kent legislators prior to the legislative session. • Continue to monitor and identify problems and opportunities for Kent on issues under consideration by various state legislative bodies including group meetings on transportation, fiscal resources, endangered species listings and other state agency activities. • Monitor and report legislation of concern to Kent during the legislative session, working with the mayor’s office to provide regular status reports and to advocate for Kent on relevant issues. • Assist with issue identification, opportunities for Kent and advocacy efforts with Kent’s federal representatives. • Assist with pursuit of funding for Kent projects, particularly at the state and federal levels. Levy, who lives in Kenmore, graduated from the University of Oregon with a journalism degree and

worked several years as a newspaper reporter in the Tri-Cities and Vancouver before switching to government work. He worked as the city of Everett government affairs director from 1994 to 1999 before branching out on his own. The council approved a federal lobbyist contract with Van Ness Feldman, a law firm with offices in Seattle and Washington, D.C. The firm is hired to lobby the state’s Congressional delegation. The city’s contract last year was set at $90,000. Ben Wolters, city community and economic development director, told the Operations Committee that Van Ness Feldman, represented by Ben McMakin, will lobby to support repairs and certification of the Green River levees. The firm also will seek federal funding for the levee system through the Water Resources Development Act and other potential funding sources. Other assignments for the firm will include trying to get funding for railroad grade separations; freight mobility and transit projects; Green River ecosystem restoration; and to restore community development block grant funding.

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In addition, Westcott also is vice chair of the Green River District of the Boy Scouts of America, organizes Tahoma National Cemetery Veterans Day observances, serves as head usher at Kent Covenant Church and along with his wife hosts a fundraising breakfast each year for the Kent Food Bank. For his exemplary efforts, the Kent Reporter has named Westcott as its Person of the Year for 2012. “I think his job comes first and the community second,” said Mark Hendrickson, city of Kent cultural programs coordinator, who has worked with Westcott for 15 years. “He takes on things in the community and for the community. He’s dedicated to making Kent a better place for families.” Volunteer work runs in the Westcott family. “It was the way I was raised so I do it because it benefits so many,” Westcott said. He grew up in Madera, Calif., watching his parents and grandparents devote time to volunteer work. His

father got him to join the Madera Noon Lions Club at the age of 23, shortly after he graduated from Fresno State with a business science and computer systems degree. Westcott moved to Kent nearly 25 years ago when Alaska Airlines hired him as a pilot. He had lived the previous six years in Minot, N.D., as an Air Force B-52 pilot. He served as a commander of a crew on a bomber that carried nuclear weapons. “We never received any orders but our only orders were to come from the President,” Westcott said. After moving to Kent, Linda Westcott greatly encouraged her husband to take on volunteer work. His stretch of days off between flights were often spent at home. “She got tired of me hanging around the house,” Westcott said. “She told me to get something to do.” In just his second year with the Kent Lions, Westcott took over as chair of the Cornucopia Days, which draws thousands to downtown and benefits more than 250 charities. “This is 21 years of running Cornucopia as chair

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it’s comforting to know he has his eye on the ball and can see the big picture.” Ironically, once Westcott retires as a pilot in five years or so, he plans to give up volunteer work for at least a couple of years. “When I retire, I’m going to travel for two years with my wife to make up with her for all of the time with no vacation,” he said. The Kent Lions Club, which has a small office along West Smith Street, plans to bring on a couple of college interns in 2013 to help Westcott with Cornucopia Days and the Farmers Market. The club has no hired staff, it’s all volunteers. But it keeps getting tougher each year to find volunteers. Westcott encourages more people to volunteer to help run community events. “Volunteers are falling off,” he said. “There are not enough people willing to step forward and take something on.” It’s certainly a nonstop job for Westcott. “I’m able to juggle but it’s year-round,” he said. “As soon as it ends, you have to plan for the following year. It really never ends.”

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“Do you feel your children are safe at school?” Yes: 67% No: 33%

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Are schools safe for our children, educators and staff? For the most part, local school district officials say they are. But no matter how safe schools play it, conditions, procedures and policies always could be revisited, possibly enhanced and better enforced. Are national airports more secure today? Perhaps. Unfortunately, it took the 9/11 disaster to change the way we approach and use flight. The horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary school shifts the nation’s focus onto our hallways. As a reactionary society, several callers, readers and letter writers have chimed in and continue to do so. The debate continues on Facebook. “We should have armed guards … bulletproof glass … what happened to wired glass?” one parent said the other day. “Let’s put in a layered security system, alterations to windows and better videomonitoring capabilities,” one dad added. “How about a silent alarm if anything out of the ordinary happens at the school’s front doors?” one mom contributed. “Some companies used access slide cards,” another parent offered. “Have fewer doors open to the public.” “Better gun control,” one dad responded. “We have a right to bear arms, but not to use military-style assault rifles. They are no use to us. It’s as simple as that.” While it is worthwhile to consider certain changes, there are those who suggest that adding more security, more locked doors, more scanning equipment will make our schools more like fortresses – and our students feel more like prisoners. Armed guards? What if an unmedicated second-grader with a behavior disorder finds a way to get his or her hands on a guard’s

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Educators endure despite difficulties To say our hearts are broken does not tell enough about how we, as educators, are feeling about Newtown, Conn. It is unthinkable, unimaginable. Sadness from the deepest level of human experience is what we feel. Love is what brought us to the field of education. Love for young people that are just developing and finding out who they are. Love that is expressed in the long hours we spend correcting papers and planning lessons so we can help direct the further learning of our students. Love expressed in the time spent thinking about how to reach that one student who’s struggling. We who work with children have varied roles, but within the specific parameters of those roles, we bring that love that

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Boeing had a great, productive year Every year about this time, we compare the commercial airplane sales of Boeing and its European arch rival, Airbus. Over the last decade, the results haven’t worked in Boeing’s favor. Airbus has posted higher sales numbers as Boeing struggled to get its new 787 into production. However this

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don’t always hear back, but we know we have been part of something important and worthwhile. There has been so much for us to deal with in recent years in our roles as educators. We have been accused of everything from not caring if our students succeed to not working hard enough to close the achievement gap. It’s hard to hear thoughts like these. Yet, we stay true to what we know is the right thing to do for our students, and for our society as a whole. I, for one, am proud to be an educator. I know the truth, as do all educators, about what happens in our schools. I know that becoming an educator is a calling that has to be responded to. In spite of all the difficulties we have recently endured, it’s the job we were meant to do. We are where we belong.

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with apprehension or fear. Try an experiment: every day, spend five minutes focusing on the here and now, and allow yourself to feel totally invested in whatever you’re doing, whether it’s work or play. 4. Let go and take a higher perspective. When you were younger, you were probably in the mode of striving for more – more money, more status, more security or more attention. More anything. As you age, that pressure starts to diminish. Let it go. When you stop competing against others you’ll be motivated to appreciate those things that really matter and you probably already have. 5. Do things that put you in a good mood. Incorporate at least one thing a day into your routine that puts you in a good mood whether it’s taking a walk, completing a puzzle, or pulling out a board game or a deck of cards with friends. When you’re feeling good, you’ll likely be more motivated to try new things. And you can almost hear the clock ticking backward.

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[8] December 28, 2012 [ KLAAS from page 5 ] handgun? Cunning students today find ways to steal walkietalkies from support staff and playground monitors, as if it were a game. Regardless of the daunting challenges, some parents want change. One Massachusetts family, for instance, is making an aggressive push to change the way we approach our schools. It has organized an online petition to the U.S. Department of Education demanding enhanced physical security at each schoolbuilding entrance in the United States. A team of fellow security professionals has been formed

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[ brunell from page 5 ] A320 jets per year in 2017. The Mobile facility will assemble aircraft from prefabricated sections built at Airbus factories in Germany and France. Alabama officials said the state would provide Airbus with more than $100 million in tax breaks and other incentives to support the project. To counter what other states do to attract manufacturers, Washington provides a sales tax exemption to manufacturers – and keeping those incentives in place is more important than ever. The A320 plant is expected to create roughly 1,000 new jobs, a figure that includes direct Airbus employees as well as jobs with suppliers. The plan to expand in the United States follows the open-

ing of Airbus’ first non-European assembly line in Tianjin, China in 2008. Why are Boeing and Airbus focusing on China? Boeing’s forecast includes 11,450 new passenger jets for Asia in a confirmation of the region’s transport-intensive growth despite the expansion of highspeed rail networks in China. Approximately 23,240 airplanes worldwide (68 percent of new deliveries) will be single-aisle airplanes, reflecting growth in emerging markets, such as China, and the continued expansion of low-cost carriers throughout the world. Because the core of the aviation market has now moved from the U.S. and North America to the Asian-Pacific market place, other aircraft manufacturers are gearing

up to compete. Remember that other states and countries want those 85,000 Boeing jobs currently housed in Washington. And while Boeing is performing well today, we must also remember that its competitors are nipping at Boeing’s heels. The stakes are high. Market analysts for Airbus in France predict that over the next 20 years, commercial airlines throughout the world will buy about 27,800 new aircraft worth $3.5 trillion, more than doubling the global airliner fleet. So, while the news from Boeing is a welcome Christmas present for our state and our economy, we cannot afford to be complacent. Don Brunell is the president of the Association of Washington Business (ww.awb.org).

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Renton, Sammamish, Seatac, Seattle, Snoqualmie, Tukwila, and Woodinville Police Departments and the Washington State Patrol. As an example of what can happen if convicted of DUI, Lynn Ross spent more than $1,200 paying for the ignition interlock that he had to have installed on his Dodge truck. The device is about the size of a cell phone with a tube for breath samples. Like many in King County, Ross, a Spokane Valley resident, had to blow into it every time he started his truck every day for 14 months. The truck would only start if there was no alcohol in his system. Despite the cost and the hassle – he had to switch to alcohol-free mouthwash and wait for a few minutes in the morning for the machine to warm up, Ross,

a union carpenter, is thankful for the ignition interlock program. “It’s a good program,” he said, according to the media release. “It kept me from drinking and helped me get my license back.” Keeping the ability to legally drive, even during his suspension period, meant being able to keep his job since his work requires him to travel throughout the Pacific Northwest region. Ever since January 2012, ignition interlock drivers have to have a record of clean blows for the last four months of the restriction in order to get the device removed and be eligible for their regular driver’s license. For additional information about the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, visit www.wtsc.wa.gov.

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Kentwood gymnasts follow different paths stress to get higher scores and be the best.” At 4 feet, 11 inches, Krambule’s diminutive stature is an advantage in the world of gymnastics. “It’s the one place you can be small and it’s OK for the sport,” she said.

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It’s a tale of two gymnasts at Kentwood High. For junior Zoe Krambule, this is the 11th year in gymnastics, a sport she began at 3. With junior Tessa Carlin, it’s about the only sport she hasn’t tried out. Krambule and Carlin are an example of the variety of ability and experience Ann Diaz, the girls’ coach, believes could perform well at districts and state this year. “We have a lot more people with skills so we can go further as a team,” Krambule said. “We bonded a lot last year and I think it helped to support everyone.” Krambule started out the season well. Although she competes in all four events, she has found immediate success on the bars, with a first place at the Dec. 19 meet against Auburn Riverside and Kentridge. It’s also, not surprisingly, her favorite event. “I like how you feel like you’re flying on it,” Krambule said. Krambule’s mother decided to channel her daughter’s natural flexibility through gymnastics classes after finding Krambule climbing all over the shelves as a toddler. Krambule

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Zoe Krambule practices on the balance beam at Kentwood. Krambule has been doing gymnastics since she was 3. tj martinell, Reporter continued to participate at a local gym until 2009, when the 4 1/2-hours-a-day practices got to her. “I kind of got tired of it,” she said. After a two-year hiatus,

however, Krambule joined Kentwood’s team as a freshman, where she found the atmosphere to be less competitive. “It’s more fun to do,” she said. “They (club) put more

In many respects, Carlin could hardly be more different in terms of her background. Above average height for a gymnast, this is her first time participating in gymnastics, one of the few sports she has yet to try. In addition to running for the Conquerors’ cross country team and long distance for the track team, she competed in football in middle school in addition to rugby, and played basketball before deciding to try gymnastics. Carlin said what got her interested in gymnastics was the desire to become more flexible, which would

help improve her running. What struck her at first was how difficult it was to not only pull off some of the complicated and difficult acrobatic movements, and also look graceful while doing so. “I had no idea how hard it is to be pretty and elegant and how buff you have to be,” Carlin said. She said at first she tried to imitate other gymnasts until one of the captains explained to her the need to master the skills. “They said to learn it, look ugly, and then make it look pretty and elegant,” she said. Another obstacle to clear was a natural fear of injury while practicing backflips and somersaults. “For the first two weeks I wouldn’t vault without one of the coaches there,” she said. Fortunately for Carlin, she said she found her niche in the vault, which she attributes to her running background. Although Carlin has yet to compete at a meet, Diaz said she has high hopes for Carlin. Kentwood competes in the South Puget Sound League 4A North Division, which also includes KentMeridian, Kentlake and Kentridge.

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3. Resolve to add more houseplants to clean your indoor air. We all need plants to breathe easier so this winter replace your holiday ornaments with a few green and growing plants known to absorb and clean indoor pollutants. I vote for the attractive and hard-to-kill peace lily or spathiphyllum because this houseplant adapts to low light and will bloom with white, flag-like spaths or leaf bracts. If you go away for a few weeks and your peace lily looks limp and dead on your return, cut it back, add some water and it will revive and keep growing. Other air cleaning houseplants to add to your home include heart leaf philodendrons, English ivy, spider plants, dracaena and snake plant. 4. Resolve to cut back on your garbage – start a compost pile. You don’t need a lot of room to recycle a lot of garbage. Just find a four foot space on the ground and dig in. Set aside a pile of soil and layer your kitchen waste and pruning crumbs into the hole, covering with a few shovels of the soil

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MINIATURE Australian Shepherd Puppies! Cute and cuddly! Some ready now and Christmas puppies available too! Registered, health guaranteed, UTD shots. (2) 8 week old males; Black Tri $650 and Red Merle $750. (2) 5 month old Red Tri Tip males $350 each. Also, accepting deposits for upcomign litters. Call Stephanie 5 4 1 - 5 1 8 - 9 2 8 4 . B a ke r City, Oregon. www.Oregonaussies.com The opportunity to make a difference is right in front of you. Recycle this paper.

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