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Berrios, Stober, Sharp to run for City Council; Perry won't seek re-election By Steve Hunter shunter@kentreporter.com
Jim Berrios, Ken Sharp and Bailey Stober announced plans this week to run for the Kent City Council while Councilwoman
Jamie Perry decided she will not run again. Berrios, owner of the Golden Steer Steak ‘N Rib House on the East Hill, plans to run for Position No. 2, held by Perry. Sharp, owner of Minuteman
Press in Kent, said he will run for Position No. 6, held by Elizabeth Albertson. Stober said he will wait until each councilmember up for reelection announces their plans before picking a position.
Councilman Dennis Higgins’ four-year term also expires the end of this year. Higgins said in a phone call that he is running again. Albertson said in an email she will issue a statement next month about her plans.
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Reallocation of funds leads to new safety measures in KSD The money from a 2006 bond referendum intended to pay for the reconstruction of a Kent School District elementary school is being reallocated to fund school surveillance cameras, school lockdown technology and other district projects. Nguyen The bond, worth more than $15 million, was initially meant to help pay for the Covington Elementary School replacement building, but because the amount would cover only a portion of the costs, the School Board of Directors decided to release and reallocate the $15.95
Perry, who was appointed to the council in 2008 to fill a vacancy and was elected in 2009, decided to focus more on her full-time job and family.
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Totally tubular twirls Lauren Lee, right, and Urmika Tejpaul practice their moves for South Side Dance Force’s latest ’80s inspired show, “Drum Machines and Night Club Screams,” choreographed by Joselito Castillo. Story page 7. MICHELLE CONERLY, Kent Reporter
It wasn’t long ago when Lizzie Reid was sitting in a similar seat at the Washington Corrections Center for Women near Purdy, listening to the same testimonies. The last of the speakers, Reid knows the prisoners have heard all the statistics before, and many Reid times that’s not enough to convince them to turn their lives around. As she steps up to address the group, Reid leads them down memory lane instead, retelling her own story of how she, a former prisoner, is now on the career path to becoming a practicing
attorney in public service law. Once a prisoner of her past mistakes, the Kent woman is telling a different story of hope and purpose today. Reid, a no-nonsense and engaging woman, makes her way around the state to speak to prisoners, motivating others with her own words as an ambassador for the changes she made that have turned her world around. “I always like it when I get to make the men cry,” Reid said. “I think it’s because they hear the possibilities because I’m calling them on their b.s., and I don’t want to hear those excuses. I used to have the same excuses.” [ more REID page 8 ]
Kent man sentenced to prison for Panther Lake vehicular homicide A 19-year-old Kent man received a sentence of six years,
eight months in prison for the vehicular homicide death of motorcyclist David Daniel, 56, last August in a Panther Lake neighborhood.
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Justin Jerald Cordova, a former Kentridge High School football player, pleaded guilty in December to the charge. He could have been sentenced up to eight years, six
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placed and that from the bottom of my heart I’m sorry,” Cordova said in a letter he read during his [ more homicide page 8 ]
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Ne-Yo, Flo Rida, Carly Rae Jepsen, Icona Pop and DJ Scene are coming May 8 to the ShoWare Center in Kent. Seattle radio station MOViN 92.5 announced the Brooke & Jubal’s One Night Stand concert. Brooke and Jubal
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Brian Gallego, a Green River Community College graduate and University of Washington student, displays his art at a personal art show hosted by Kona Kai coffee. Studying architecture at UW, Gallego blurs the line between the creativity of art and the rigidity of architecture in terms of space. For his next project, Gallego wants to incorporate the colors of the Pacific Northwest, utilizing various shades of grey while adding in pops of color now and then. MICHELLE CONERLY, Kent Reporter
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million building reserve fund intended to help build a new school. In February, the School Board held two meetings, the first to approve the reallocation of funds and the second as a public hearing for the community. The School Board passed Resolution 1413, which authorizes the reallocation of the funds, and Resolution 1414, which authorizes the sale of bonds for district projects, at its March 13 meeting. The 14 projects proposed at the last School Board meeting were prioritized by the Citizens Bond Review Committee (CBRC), formerly the Citizens Budget Review Committee. Six of the projects were recognized with higher priority, and two of them were labelled as major projects. Of the six prioritized projects, two pertain to new safety measures the district felt will help them update and improve their already extensive safety strategy. The first project, estimated to cost $2.67 million, would replace surveillance cameras in all secondary schools and install surveillance cameras in elementary schools. “Cameras have been something that’s been proven affective in our school system,” said Thuan Nguyen, chief information and automated operations officer for the district. “When we talk about safety and security, the reality is that there’s a lot of other safety concerns during the day that cameras can assist with.” Safety officers, local law enforcement, and school The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority has taken several steps over the last two years to be more environmentally friendly and at the same time, reduce costs for residents and businesses. Utilizing three
administrators would be responsible for choosing the locations of the new cameras. All cameras would be installed in shared public places like the cafeteria or parking lots — not private spaces like classrooms or meeting rooms. Nguyen also said that the district will look into camera monitor analytics in order to free up safety officers to perform other duties. “We’ll be relying on the cameras’ intelligence to alert (us about) problems,” Nguyen said. The second project prioritized by the CBRC, estimated to cost $1.72 million, concerns the technology used in ID badges for lockdowns. Potentially, staff or administrators could lock down a school “with the push of a button.” Also, the ID badges could be deactivated quickly if lost. Another safety project the district will introduce in the next couple of months is a texting service alerting parents, staff, and students of up-to-date district information. Alerts from sporting event updates to safety and weather-related emergencies will be texted to those families and staff that give their cellphone numbers to the district to get the information. The service does not cost the district any extra money as it is a feature of the already existing autodialer system used. The only cost associated with this service would be the rate each family’s service provider charges for the text itself. grants from the state Department of Ecology Clean Diesel Grant Program, Kent has made changes to reduce the amount of diesel exhaust fire engines emit into the atmosphere, according to a Kent Fire Department media release.
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7-year-old boy brings handgun to school By Steve Hunter shunter@kentreporter.com
A 7-year-old Kent boy saw a handgun at home, thought it was neat, stuck it in his backpack and brought it Tuesday to Soos Creek Elementary on the East Hill. When the boy reached into his backpack near the end of the school day, the unloaded gun fell to the classroom floor, said Chris Loftis, spokesman for the Kent School District. Two other students saw the gun.
“We wished they had not picked it up,” Loftis said in a phone interview. “But they thought it was a toy gun.” The students took the gun to the teacher. The principal was notified, 911 was called and the classroom emptied. Kent Police and school security arrived on the scene at 12651 S.E. 218th Pl. “He (the boy) saw the gun at home, thought it was neat and brought it to school,” Loftis said. “There was no intent to threaten
anyone. He’s a really small kid who made a huge error.” Kent Police continue to investigate the case. “We have interviewed the child, his mother, and the mother’s roommate who owns the weapon,” said Kent Police Assistant Chief Pat Lowery in an email. “We have inspected and documented the condition of the weapon as it was found at the school. We will be working with the mother and CPS (Child
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Seattle Police detectives are still looking for help to solve the murder of a Kent woman a year ago in West Seattle. With few if any solid leads to investigate, detectives have sought the public’s help since Greggette Renee Guy, 51, was found March 12, 2012 floating in the Puget Sound offshore of Beach Drive Southwest. “It’s still open and active,” said Seattle Police spokeswoman Renee Witt last week in a phone interview. “We’ve received tips on it but it’s still unsolved. We’re asking the public to continue to give us tips to solve the murder.” Witt said police did not have a suspect in the case. She declined to answer whether detectives think it might have been a murder by someone who was a stranger to Guy or someone who might have known her. “It’s still open and active so there’s nothing more I can say,” Witt said. Guy’s murder is listed on the Seattle Police website under Catch a Killer. The site lists 17 current, unsolved murders in Seattle since January 2010. Guy died from severe wounds to her neck, according to the website. A resident reported seeing a body floating in Puget Sound approximately 30 feet off shore along Beach Drive Southwest.
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Party line transcends generations The subject of telephone party lines came up at the office this week and, of course, I was one of the few old enough to remember them well. Party lines involved a group of neighbors who were all on the same telephone line. When my family lived on the farm we always had a party line. To us kids a private line was only for the rich. Kids thought party lines were great. TV wasn’t as prolific as today, so a party line offered a situation comedy by phone. I remember hearing of adults getting mad because someone on the party line gabbed for too long. I think everyone had tricks to clear the line, like clicking the receiver repeatedly or singing Roy Rogers’ ballads with a fake German accent. Those were the days. It occurred to me that party lines were not much different than Facebook and Twitter are today. We often hear about the great and wonderful new world created by social media, bringing us all together in a wet, messy pool of hand-holding kumbayah. I maintain the world of Facebook and Twitter is neither new, nor wonderful. Like most stuff done by folks – a lot of it is whacky, and at times very weird. We always want to believe our world is radically different from the past, but history teaches us people have been loony for a long, long time. Posting on Facebook, Twitter and listening in on party lines have been around in different forms as long as gossip and gabbing over the fence. Layers of ancient writing have been found on parchment or animal skins, many with striking illustrations. These animal skins have proven to be very durable through the centuries. At times one layer was scraped off so a younger monk could write down his post. The younger monk probably thought the old guy was a knucklehead in a funny-looking robe and his modern writing was the truth critical for the new world of 613. It may have been slower to scribble on parchment then to post to Facebook, but the need and desire comes from the same place. Maybe it is for the best that most Facebook posts disappear quickly into the ether. I am sure there are plenty of nutty parchment posts best undiscovered. In a certain way it’s as if we are living in one long party line stretching over thousands of years. Dennis Box is editor of the Covington/ Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter and Enumclaw Courier-Herald. Reach him at 425-432-1209, ext. 5050 or dbox@soundpublishing.com.
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It’s time to support our paraeducators Kent School District paraeducators have been working under a contract that began in 2008 and should have expired at the beginning of the 20112012 school year. We have had five or six different district representatives to bargain with – each time essentially beginning from scratch. The essence of my message is the same: I work at a Kent elementary school in tiered intervention, English language learners, and inclusive education (special ed). On Oct. 1 of this year, I will have been with the Kent School District for 10 years. Having acknowledged Classified Appreciation Week (March 11-15), I have to say that I’ve never felt less appreci-
Letters policy The Kent Reporter welcomes letters to the editor on any subject. Letters must include a name, address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. Letters may be edited for length. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length. Submissions may be printed both in the paper and electronically. Deadline for letters to be considered for publication is 2 p.m. Tuesday. ated by the district. Many of us paraeducators are not given adequate time or resources to do an excellent job. Every day we provide instruction or support for up to 10 different groups, ranging from kindergarten to sixth
grade, with little or in some cases, no time to even familiarize ourselves with lessons before we present them to students. We must use curricula for which we’ve received no training, little training or training not geared for a paraeducator audience. Teacher manuals and supplemental materials are sometimes provided, but not in all curricula. We find it increasingly necessary to use email or other computer programs for communication with supervisors, colleagues and teachers; to use online applications to enter sick days and register for professional development; to do student assessment and enter student data electronically. Last fall’s Tech Expo and much of the district training that is open to paraeducators [ more LETTERS page 5 ]
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Teachers making a difference despite challenges I have had the good fortune to talk to quite a few teachers in the Kent School District this last month. I’ve been visiting buildings and talking about issues that concern educators in their professional lives. You may not be surprised to hear that we are concerned about class size, building meetings that take up student
contact time, support for children who are struggling, enough time in the school day to really address the needs of all their students, and worries about the number of tests students need to take. And you would probably not be surprised to hear that teachers, although concerned, want to continue to make a difference in the lives of their students. Cindy Prescott
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While walking the halls of buildings in our district, I saw wonderful student writing, analysis of text, amazing math contests, and great art in support of this learning. I saw rooms full of books, charts and inspirational sayings. Each carefully crafted assignment is evidence of the intentional planning that goes on behind the scenes. [ more PRESCOTT page 5 ]
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would have been great to attend, but participants are required to bring their own laptops. Guess what? Paraeducators in this district are not assigned their own computer. I’ll be blunt: the message is “you don’t care.” In fact, at pre-service training in August, inclusive education paraeducators were told to be “an invisible presence” in education. I can’t tell you how demoralizing
that statement was. Not only are we poorly paid with no increase since 2008; asked to provide quality instruction with precious little time and resources; we are further denigrated by being told to be invisible. I am not invisible to the student who wrote for her writing assessment last year that her favorite part of kindergarten was Ms. Cromwell’s reading group. My colleague is not invisible to the graduating senior who came
[ PRESCOTT from page 4 ] The teachers I was visiting were still in their rooms after class, or working early before class started to prepare materials and instruction that help students make sense of what they read and learn. From personal experience I can tell you there are days that pass like a whirlwind; school pictures, copier breakdown – just the worst thing that can happen – or fire drills. And then there are days when your heart is fed because of what happens within the four walls of your classroom; the proverbial light bulb
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Why don’t I quit? Why do I care? It’s just a bunch of overpriced, underestimated millionaires playing a game, for Pete’s sake. Again with the press conferences. “We’re still rebuilding,” manager Eric Wedge says. “It’s a process,” general manager Jack Zduriencik says. “We need to be patient.” We still stink, I say. Why should I care? You’re only going to disappoint me. Although Cubs and Red Sox fans have the license to be heartbroken come September, we M’s fans are a solid lock for third in the nation. Then it happens. In August we win a few games, keeping us in it. We merely keep our heads above water. But soon
and sportsmanship. In short, teachers form relationships with students that help them learn, that provide more than just the ABCs of the subject matter. Teachers care, and kids respond. It’s true there are concerns in the education community that are real and need attention. But the important thought I have taken away from these meetings is how important teachers are in our society and the very real pride I have in being a member of their ranks.
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Kent School District, will you make that commitment to your instructional support staff? Give us the time, the resources and the support to be successfully prepared for our students so that our students can be successfully prepared for their future. I ask that Kent residents please support us in our efforts to secure a strong and fair bargained agreement with the district. It is long overdue. – Marie Cromwell
ELL and IP teachers who know that my contribution means that students get personal attention every day. This district is proud to say they are committed to inclusion for all students. Kent School District, will you make that commitment to all staff? Will you include us as full professional members of the team? The district’s own mission statement is “to successfully prepare all students for their future.”
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going off, fourth-graders saying they like fractions and amazing written responses that prove students are thinking deeply. There are conversations about how fiction imitates real life, real life application of mathematics and the sudden understanding of how history repeats itself. There are so many, many other ways educators impact students; support staff that provide counseling, speech therapy, physical therapy, individualized instruction. There are concerts that move us, plays that cause us to laugh or cry, beautiful artwork, and athletic events that teach the importance of team effort
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The Mariners are enjoying a spring training splash under the Arizona sun. Why should I care? The M’s have disappointed me year after year. Even though I am a diehard Dodger fan, the M’s are my American League favorite year after year. I am hopeful that the M’s will take me on a magical ride this baseball season. And yet I whine come May. The M‘s stink, I say. Ten games out of first, I lament. And June isn’t much better. The national press has eliminated us from contention already. We are done for. We might as well
enough, the detractors will come in saying, it’s a fluke, and you can’t make the playoffs. We win a series that keeps us in contention. We keep winning games and our opponents lose a few. We are right there in the thick of it. And it comes down to the last series in September for the playoffs. I watch every game like it’s their last. I follow the other teams in the division. We get to a crescendo of action where one passed ball, one stolen base, one last-minute heroic decides a game and decides who goes to the playoffs and who is making tee times in October. One pitch, one at-bat. That’s why I still care.
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South Side Dance Force Presenting a dance showcase performance of the fabulous music of the ‘80s at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 706 Central Ave. S., Kent. Tickets: $10 through www. brownpapertickets.com; limited tickets will be available at the door. For mow information, call 253-639-5829 or visit www.ssdanceforce.com.
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While everyone else strutted in their parachute pants or chased after the ghosts in Pac Man, Joselito Castillo was having a different ’80s experience that wasn’t so tubular. “I was really angry at society in the ’80s …” he said. Coming out to his parents and moving halfway across the country took its Castillo toll on his emotions, so like most young adults from any era, he turned on the radio and danced his problems away. Now, after being a choreographer in Kent and Seattle for more than 25 years, when Castillo plays those same ’80s songs during rehearsal, he not only looks back at the past with fond memories but also looks forward into the eyes of his dancers who embody this totally
Striking an ‘80s pose: Denise Weitz, right, and Lauren Lee, performers from South Side Dance Force, rehearse a number at the Kent studio. MICHELLE CONERLY, Kent Reporter awesome spirit for his newest show titled Drum Machines and Night Club Screams. Owner, director and dance instructor of Kent’s South Side Dance Force, Castillo believes that dance is a language that speaks to all. “I love it because it is total communication with the universe and people,” he said. Expressing his passion for dance with words was almost impossible for him, but seeing his movement and energy on the hard-
wood floor in the back of the studio, it was clear that Castillo has dedicated his entire life to his love of dance. Moving from Utah to the West Coast as a young man, Castillo encountered modern dancers who didn’t fit the stereotypical bill, dissolving his old perceptions of dance and opening up his world to a new kind of creativity. “I moved to Santa Barbara, and everything changed,” he said. “It taught me it doesn’t matter what size you are or what
color you are.” Castillo brought that attitude back to Kent, encouraging all people from the area with an interest in dance to come by the studio and try it out. “I love to take what people have, amplify it and refine it,” he said. “(But) my poor dancers, I throw them for a loop. “ When choreographing shows, Castillo explained that he creates around his dancers, calling them the “paint for (his) canvas.” This technique makes each show as unique as
Rotary Club honors students The Rotary Club of Kent each month recognizes Kent high school students for their achievements. The ongoing program has recognized hundreds of the community’s best and brightest. The March 12 awards went to Rima Mehta and Trevor Williams from Kentwood High School who were proudly accompanied be their parents. Lee Vargas, superintendent of schools, and a Rotarian also were present to congratulate the students.
• Rima Mehta: ASB/student council; DECA/marketing; theatre; National Honor Society; vocalist and violin; volunteers with local assisted living centers, considering the University of Washington • Trevor Williams: DECA/ marketing; golf and sports play-by-play; editor of the school yearbook; National Honor Society; headed to Washington State University
Lee Vargas, superintendent of Kent schools, far left, the club and family honored Rima Mehta and Trevor Williams. COURTESY PHOTO
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has stocked Lake Meridian in Kent with 10,000 rainbow trout. Crews stocked the lake with 10,000 trout in mid-March. The fish are from the Puyallup hatchery. Anglers can expect to find the trout larger this year than previous years with an average length of 11 inches compared to eight inches in past years, according to state officials. Lake Meridian is open to fishing year-round. Besides the trout, the lake also contains kokanee, largemouth bass, yellow perch and brown bullhead catfish.
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money even if it is illegal.” So in 2010, Reid was again arrested for marijuana possession and put in prison. “I grew up to become the drug dealer they wanted me to be, that I was expected to be,” said Reid, who grew up in a difficult family situation fraught by criminal activity. But by the end of her latest stay in prison, Reid had made up her mind that she would never come back. Reid filled out the paperwork to apply to GRCC. Within 12 days of being released after her eightmonth sentence, Reid was sitting amongst classmates, textbooks by her side, ready to try out this new route. And to her surprise, Reid did better in class than she ever expected, learning more about her skills as a writer and public speaker that she never knew she had. Since starting school, Reid’s submitted two separate essays, one to the Yale Law Journal, the other to Harvard Press, that were published. Realizing she has a natural knack for putting words on paper, Reid decided that when she transfers to the University of Washington in the fall, she’ll double major in law, societies and justice and English.
As she sips her coffee at Kent Station, Reid looks outside the window of the coffee shop toward a Green River Community College building, just minutes away from where she lives, where she’s attended classes for the past two years after being released from prison. “I never really contemplated education or college,” Reid said. “(But I have) tried everything else.” Over the course of 10 years, Reid had been in and out of some kind of trouble. The first incident being what they called “obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation.” Within that 10-year period, five trouble-free years went by, during which Reid picked up a night job working at a warehouse. “I was actually trying to do the right thing because I didn’t want to get in trouble again,” she said. But when the company was sold, she found herself jobless. Not able to pay her bills or find work, Reid felt like her options were limited. “When you get backed into a corner, it’s just too easy to do it,” she said. “When those connections are there, you know how to make
Although the company moved in at the beginning Valley RV Supercenter of March, Weeldreyer has a new location hopes the “official” in Kent. BUSINESS opening will hapThe company pen sometime moved to its new toward the begin5½-acre location ning of April. in order to house The new facility its service and sales is at 619 Washington departments under one Ave. N. roof. “It’s the perfect lot for RVs,” said Chuck Joss, sales manager. Kent-based OMAX Corporation, Formerly Bret Cheva global leader in the design and rolet, the space is just manufacture of advanced abrasive down the street where the waterjet technology, recently received the inaugural Inspire Award company started back in from the Pacific Northwest Aero1961 as Valley Garage, a space Alliance. The award acknowlGMC dealer. edges OMAX’s exceptional leadership “We started on Meeker,” and creativity in cultivating student said vice president Tony interest in future aerospace manuWeeldreyer. “We have a facturing careers. ... unique history with the Golden State Foods (GSF), one of RV industry and the city the largest diversified food procesof Kent.” sors and distributors in the country, According to Ben recently awarded its Quality Custom Distribution Services, Inc. (QCD) Kent Wolters, economic and facility with its Best in Class award. community development The award honors the achievements director, “Valley RV’s annual sales volume is ap- of three specific GSF business categories – Quality Custom Distribution, proximately $10 million, food processing and GSF distribution. translating to roughly The facility is at 18209 80th Ave. S. $100,000 in sales tax revQCD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of enue for the city.” Golden States Foods. Reporter staff
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Local ambassador: Lizzie Reid, left, has presented at nine prisons and multiple conferences throughout the state, meeting individuals like King County Councilman Larry Gossett. Courtesy Photo, Lizzie Reid “Communication (is) the biggest way to reach people,” she said. “Using writing skills in furtherance of the social justice and public policy issues I see … combining the two can help reach a larger audience.” Reid also noticed her natural ability to speak in front of crowds when she addressed 500 people at UW’s Kane Hall as a guest speaker for the first time. “I’m still shaking my head,” she said. “I didn’t see it as that spectacular, but apparently there’s something in (my speeches) that is making people relate and accept the ideas.”
The speaking tours include prisons throughout the state, an opportunity to touch others and make a difference. It is a part of her busy life. Reid hopes to continue her education at the UW law school in the next few years. Her goal is to bring to light the issues people in prisons face while addressing the circumstances that lead children down the path to criminal lives. “I never had a voice for many years,” Reid said. “Now that they’ve given me one, they can’t shut me up. And I absolutely intend to be the voice for those who are still behind me, voiceless.”
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sentencing March 22 in King County Superior Court in Kent to the family of David Daniel. “You don’t know what I would do to go back and not get behind the wheel. I wish I could take back everything I did. I know as you’re going through so much pain I’m sorry for all my actions because I know the pain of losing a loved one. Two years ago, my mom passed away. You lost a piece of your heart and your life.” Prosecutors said Cordova, who lived about one-half mile from David Daniel, had a bloodalcohol level of 0.12 percent and traveled at high speed of about 50 mph when his Nissan coupe smashed into Daniel’s motorcycle along Southeast 223rd Drive. The posted speed is 25 mph in the residential neighborhood. Cordova, who was 18 at the date of the accident, told Kent Police officers that he had been drinking Red Bull and Jaegermeister at about 11 the previous night. He said he was going about 45 mph and didn’t see the motorcycle. Cordova
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submitted to a portable breath test that indicated a blood-alcohol level of 0.12 percent, above the 0.02 level to cite a minor for a DUI and the 0.08 level for adults. Relatives of Daniel asked Judge Carol Schapira to impose the maximum sentence. “Justin is having to learn a hard lesson but one he needs to learn from,” said Linda Daniel, the wife of David, as she read a letter in court. “Justin is not at a level of maturity where I feel he could be a good member of society. I feel if Justin is allowed to remain in jail for the maximum possible time, upon release he would be at the level of maturity to make positive decisions and be a productive member of the community… I believe if Justin is allowed the lighter sentence, he would be a disservice to the community.” Schapira called it “a terribly emotional day” for everyone involved. Prosecutor Amy Freedheim and defense attorney Brian Beattie agreed to a recommendation to the judge of six years, six months in prison because of Cordova’s guilty plea and that he took responsibility for
the homicide. “The court is not bound by the agreement but I do respect that a lot of work went into reaching the agreement,” Schapira. “The court is going to impose 80 months, that’s a little bit above the bottom of the range but is below the midpoint. I think Mr. Cordova has shown genuine remorse. The standard range does reflect that he doesn’t have any felonies and he did precede through treatment.” Cordova will receive credit for the 211 days served in the county jail since his arrest. Jim Cordova, who adopted Justin as a young boy, told the court his son has deep regret. “He’s shown nothing but remorse,” Jim Cordova said. “He is burdened by the pain afflicted on the Daniel family. He has owned up to his responsibilities.” Jim Cordova said he’s certainly sorry for the loss suffered by the Daniel family. “I will not presume to say I know how they feel,” Jim Cordova said. “I can only imagine what my kids would feel if I was killed by a drunk driver.”
Students share ideas, designs for new playground BY MARK KLAAS mklaas@kentreporter.com
Kids are applying vivid imagination and crayons to paper so that their dream playground can go KaBOOM! Students at East Hill Elementary created colorful designs to suggest what their neighborhood playground at Turnkey Park would look like come June. It is all part of a community-wide effort to revitalize the playground. The city of Kent Parks, Recreation and Community Services, the Kent Parks Foundation, Disney VoluntEARS and organizers from KaBOOM! – coordinators of the park project – hosted the design party at the school last Friday. KaBOOM! Project Manager Katrina Hill arrived from Washington, D.C., to
lead the students in dance and inspire their designs. Kids quickly put their vision to crayon-etched blueprints. Some drew basketball courts and slides, others a pond and rock climbing wall. “It’s wonderful to see the community pull together to help build a fun and safe place for our children to play, and I love that the children will have a hand in designing the playground,” said Daxa Thomas, principal at East Hill Elementary. Elements from the children’s drawings will be incorporated into the final design for the new community playground to be built on June 7 at Turnkey Park, 23312 100th Ave. SE. Design day was the first meeting of the playground planning committee that will work for the next 10 weeks to plan and prepare
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Great work: East Hill Elementary Principal Daxa Thomas follows the playground design from Juan Najera, 8, a secondgrader. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter
for the construction of the new playground. “We’re grownups. We don’t know what kids want,” said Victoria Andrews, special programs manager for Kent Parks. “We want this to be their park. … If they design it, they will help take care of it.” The city is working with KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to saving play for America’s children. Its mission is to create great play spaces through the participation and leadership of
communities. Ultimately, it envisions a place to play within walking distance of every child in America. The agency helped build a new playground in 2011 at Tudor Square Park in Kent. The new playground is one of dozens made possible with support from Disney to encourage kids to lead healthier lifestyles and provide more than 1,300 children in Kent with a safe place to play. The current playground equipment at Turnkey Park is outdated
and in need of replacement. Disney will provide a donation that’s equivalent to the playground equipment at the park, Andrews said. The city plans to match an $8,500 KaBOOM! grant for the playground build. Disney, the project’s corporate partner, plans to provide 75 volunteers to help with the park build on June 7. A new, enlarged play space will be created by 200 volunteers with help from the project’s community partners.
Kent School District (KSD) and Renton Technical College (RTC) officials signed a groundbreaking agreement on March 20 that allows Kent high school students to earn certifications and initial degrees in the medical field along with their high school diploma upon graduation. In addition, community members now will be able to take RTC courses at Kentlake High School. The Kent School District Board of Directors and the Renton Technical College Board of Trustees met at Kentlake High School on Wednesday evening to sign the agreement for the Medical Career Pathways program. Sitting on the stage of the school’s performing arts center, both boards welcomed the new partnership. “This is a great opportunity for the students of Kentlake High School and members of our community to earn college credits and certifications for degrees in the medical field,” said School Board President Debbie Straus. “There is a great deal of demand for qualified people to fill these positions, and this program will put our students in an excellent position.”
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Kent Chamber of Commerce, ran unsuccessfully for mayor “After careful consideration against incumbent Suzette and discussions with my family, Cooke in 2009. I have decided not to run for Berrios, who served on re-election in 2013,” Perry said the Kent School Board from in an emailed statement. “This 2007-2011, said the council was not an easy decision but I and mayor continue to face city do believe it is the right choice budget problems. Voters last at the right time. year turned down a property “This decision will allow me tax increase to pay for street to focus on another passion of and park repairs. mine: serving the people of King “It’s not going to get any easier County as a family law attorney. the next two to three years but Every day I have the opportunity we need to think differently on to directly help others and I am issues rather than just go to the very excited to build upon this community or businesses for work in the years to come. I also more tax money,” Berrios said. look forward to spending more The council last year aptime with my family as my two proved a city business and young girls begin school in the occupation (B&O) tax that next few years.” started this year and is expected Candidates can officially file to raise about $5 million to pay Jack “Zab” Zaborac, (pictured May 13-17 with King County for street repairs. above) the patriarch of the Elections, although many declare Berrios has concerns about family-owned alley, gave Jackson earlier and must file with the the ability of the council to a gift of free bowling lifetime. Washington State Public Diswork with each other and the Between games, Cooke closure Commission once they city administration. praised Jackson. The group announce their candidacy, place “We all need to work as a shared a cake, hugs and smiles. ads or raise campaign funds. team,” he said. “We can have dif“I did not expect this,” said The primary election is ferences but I’d like to see more of Jackson, appearing fit and sharp. Aug. 6 and the general election the council and the administra“I’ve spent a lifetime here. It’s Nov. 5. The two candidates with tion working as a team.” kept me young. It’s been a big the most votes in the primary Berrios and his wife, Supart of my life.” advance to the general election. zanne, bought the Golden Steer in 1999. The restaurant hosts – Mark Klaas numerous community meetings and offers a free ThanksgivBerrios, president of the ing meal each year for people who receive vouchers through RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES I HEALTH SERVICES I FOUNDATION the Kent Food Bank, churches or the Kent School District. Before buying the Golden Steer, Berrios was senior director of operations for Denny’s, where he worked his way up from nightshift cook to managing a half-billion-dollar budget and more than 20,000 employees.
PARTY FOR ROSE Kent Bowl is a special place for Rose Jackson (pictured with a bowling ball). She has played the lanes at the iconic alley for 50 years and served as Krystal League secretary for 20 years. Bowlers, friends and the Zaborac family – the alley’s owner and operator since 1962 – joined Mayor Suzette Cooke (pictured above far left) in honoring Jackson for her service and contributions on her 90th birthday last Friday.
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Sharp served last year as president of the Kent Chamber. He has owned Minuteman Press for 10 years. “I’ve been involved in the community since I came here, have a business in town and been active in Kiwanis, Rotary and city committees,” Sharp said. “I’ve had leadership positions. And running a business I can see the big picture and know when you have to compromise. The current council gets polarized with strict views one way or another and cannot see the big picture and not reach a compromise for what’s best for the city overall.” Sharp said with three councilmembers up for re-election, he didn’t want to run against Higgins because he has
“done a terrific job.” He didn’t want to take on Berrios for Perry’s open spot, so he chose to go for Albertson’s seat. Sharp was one of three residents appointed by the council last summer to write a statement for the Voters Pamphlet in favor of the six-year property tax increase to repair city parks and streets that appeared on the November ballot. Voters defeated the measure. He served on the city’s Transportation Master Plan Committee in 2011. Sharp announced in May 2011 a run for council but then withdrew because he had not lived in Kent long enough to run for a position after moving from Tacoma. “I hadn’t lived in the city over a year so I had to withdraw,” he said.
Bailey Stober Stober, who works as executive assistant to the Washington State Commission on African American Affairs, lost a 2011 run for the City Council against incumbent Deborah Ranniger. Stober said his background in policy and public relations and work with a wide range of elected officials on public policy and legislative initiatives, locally and statewide, are reasons to elect him to the council. “Kent has over 115,000 residents and 4,500 business that deserve elected officials who stand up for their best interests,” Stober said in a media release. “It’s clear that we can’t fully fund or fix the issues that impact us everyday - like traffic, parks and infrastructure, and public safety - without being engaged with our regional and legislative partners. I’ll make sure we’re not just at the table, but leading the discussions that impact our quality of life.” Stober worked as a loss prevention manager for Kohl’s department store when he ran against Ranniger two years ago at the age of 20. Stober said he hasn’t declared which position he will run for until the incumbents all announce their plans about whether to run again. “I decided against waiting for councilmembers to announce their intentions because I want to make sure I have the time and resources to reach out to as many residents as possible,” Stober said in an email. “I also believe that no matter how the incumbents decide to proceed, I bring a fresh perspective and ability to leverage regional relationships that our city needs.” Stober said he has endorsements from numerous current and former state and South King County politicians, including State Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle; State Reps. Pat Sullivan, D-Covington; Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle; and Luis Moscoso, D-Mountlake Terrace; and former Kent City Councilman Ron Harmon.
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Joe Wainhouse grew up in a baseball family. He occasionally traveled on the road with his dad, Dave Wainhouse, a former big league pitcher in the 1990s for Seattle, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Colorado and St. Louis and now pitching coach at Seattle University.
Wainhouse – Kentridge High’s powerhitting first baseman and junior co-captain – has seen the ins and outs of what a baseball player’s life could be. And he has goals of a professional baseball career. Wainhouse stopped playing basketball after his first two years at Kentridge to focus his efforts solely into baseball this year. To those around him, they certainly see
Joe Wainhouse leads Kentridge with his power-hitting ability. He is the son of Dave Wainhouse, who pitched seven years in the major leagues, including 1993 with the Mariners. Michelle conerly, Kent Reporter
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Seattle’s Evan Wardley celebrates his winning overtime goal Tuesday against Kelowna. courtesy photo, Kyle Scholzen, Seattle Thunderbirds
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The Seattle Thunderbirds and Kelowna Rockets went to overtime for the third consecutive game in their first-round playoff series Tuesday night at the ShoWare Center. And for the third consecutive game, the T-Birds prevailed when Evan Wardley scored at 4:55 of the extra period to give the T-Birds a 3-2 win in front
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Kentlake track teams mix seniors with newcomers by KATHERINE SMITH ksmith@covingtonreporter.com
Half of the 80 students on Kentlake High’s boys and girls track and field teams are new to the team this year, but that’s not stopping the Falcons. Led by top performing returners in the senior class, those new to the team are learning fast. “It’s a little bit of a building year, this year,” said coach Brian
Wilson. “We’ve got some good returners, but we’ve also got some new kids who are good.” Top returners for the Falcons include seniors Marisa Lytle, Tori Lanza, Terra McGinnis, Alex Martinez and Jake Bailey. Wilson expects the seniors will be able to score lots of points for the team and expects the team will have several district and state qualifiers. The girls team is solid but lacks T:4.8” depth, which could hurt the team
if any of the top girls get hurt. “Our girls team is one injury away,” Wilson said. The boys throwing team, led by Bailey, is particularly strong, Wilson said. Bailey, a senior and one of the team’s co-captains, started throwing shot put and discus in middle school when his mom got him involved with a club team. “I just enjoy throwing heavy things far,” Bailey said.
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Bailey competed at the district meet last year and has competed in the exhibition hammer throw event at state the last two years. There are fewer throwers on the team this year, but that doesn’t worry Bailey. “We have a good team this year, (we) should do well,” Bailey said. “We (the throwing team) don’t have the numbers but we make up for it.” McGinnis and Martinez are both distance runners with their eyes on
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how the changes Wainhouse has made this year make a difference in the weight room and on the field. “He’s changed his routine in terms of lifting and hitting,” said his father. “(And) his footwork has gotten better at fielding.” The 6-foot-7, 250-pound Wainhouse is a leader on the field and a solid hitter, fulfilling the coveted role of driving in a lot of runs. With all the experience from home and the time he’s putting on the field, Wainhouse is setting his hopes on a professional career sooner rather than later on in life. “(I want to) either play (at a NCAA Division I college) or just go to the draft out of high school to get to the MLB (Major League Baseball),” Wainhouse said. Wainhouse has his eyes on Ole Miss and Oregon State if he chooses to play in college, but for now, keeps his eyes on the prize for this season at Kentridge. “I think we can go deep,” he said. “I think we can at least make it to the state championships or around there. It just depends on certain guys who will step up and how we play as a team.”
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[ t-birds from page 11 ] make it 1-0 Rockets. Tyson Baillie and Damon Severson had the assists. Cody Fowlie then gave the Rockets a 2-0 lead at the 6:10 mark, with Tyrell Goulbourne assisting. Seattle got a goal back to make it 2-1 at 15:25 into the first period. Connor Honey and Luke Lockhart pressured the Rockets defenseman in the Kelowna zone, and the puck squirted out in front to Roberts Lipsbergs. His wrist shot was stopped by Cooke, but he managed to backhand his own rebound into the corner of the net. The first period ended
state as well as school and personal records. Martinez broke the school record for the 3,200 meters last year and this year he’s aiming for the 1,600 or 800 records. Lanza, who competes in both of the hurdles events, also has her eyes on state. “I started where I was last year, so that’s a good start,” Lanza said. “I want to keep improving, I’d like to make it to state and keep making personal records.”
BASEBALL CAPSULES KENT-MERIDIAN ROYALS AT A GLANCE • COACH: Tim Akins, 4th season • LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 1-15 in SPSL • TOP RETURNERS: 7 returning starters including: Kyle Engman, senior, pitcher and infielder; Aron Corral, sophomore, pitcher and infielder; Thomas Kemp, outfielder; Sam Woods, senior, catcher and pitcher; Zach Johnson, senior, pitcher and outfielder; Tyler McDaniel, senior, infielder and outfielder; and Austin Brenner, senior, pitcher and infielder. • OUTLOOK: With seven experienced starters, the Royals look to change the culture of Kent-Meridian baseball, making it more competitive than years past. Strengths this year would be experience that comes with a senior-loaded team. Depth is considered the main weakness. But with Engman, who was 2012 first-team SPSL and has signed to play at the University of Puget Sound next year, the Royals look forward to a strong season. KENTRIDGE CHARGERS AT A GLANCE: • COACH: John Flanigan • LAST YEAR’S RECORD:14-9 overall • TOP PERFORMERS: 7 top performers including: Devin Riley, senior, pitcher and outfielder; Joe Wainhouse, junior, first baseman; Andrew Barrera, junior, short stop; Joel Conderay, junior, second baseman and pitcher; Jeremy Rabauliman, senior, pitcher; Zach Beatty, senior, third baseman and pitcher; and Travis McGuire, senior, pitcher and outfielder. • OUTLOOK: With three left-handed pitchers, Kentridge enters this season “inexperienced on the mound” but “able to score” according to Flanigan. He hopes the Chargers will be in the top five this year. Last year, Kentridge lost in the state regionals. – Michelle Conerly
Wainhouse also hopes And for a dad to see his son walking in familiar footsteps, he couldn’t be
more proud. “For me, I love the fact that he loves to play baseball,” said his father.
with Kelowna leading in shots 16-9. Jesse Forsberg tied the game 2-2 for the T-Birds with just :25 remaining in the second period. Taylor Green and Andrew Johnson played some nice keep away along the bottom of the left circle, and Johnson moved the puck to Jared Hauf who passed over to Forsberg along the blue line. Forsberg wound up and ripped a slap shot through traffic high past Cooke for his second of the post-season. Shots in the second period were 9-3 in favor of the Thunderbirds. Both teams failed to score in the third period, sending the game to overtime.
Shots in the third period were 11-8 Kelowna, with the total after three periods 30-26 in favor of the Rockets. Shots in overtime were 5-4 Kelowna, and ended 3530 in favor of the visitors. Brandon Glover improved his post-season record to 3-0, and made 33 saves on 35 shots. Cooke stopped 27 of 30 shots for Kelowna, and his record is now 0-3 in playoffs. If necessary, the Thunderbirds would return Saturday to Kelowna for Game 5. Game 6 would be Tuesday back in Kent and Game 7 April 3 in Kelowna.
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Man arrested after slapping butts of women in Kent bar and aggressive demeanor. In fact, officers had to secure the man’s feet so he Kent Police cited and rewouldn’t kick at officers and leased a man for investigamedical personnel. Kent tion of assault after he allegFire Department medics edly walked around a treated the man for bar all night slapping his cut finger and the butts of women POLICE paramedics transas well as yelling ported him to a and spitting in their hospital for stitches. faces. A friend of the The incident ocman said he tried to get curred at about 1:12 a.m. the man to go back to their March 17 at Bourbon Jacks, hotel but the man physi510 Washington Ave. N., cally resisted his efforts. The according to the police man also had pushed away report. a bar bouncer. A witness told police the man had slapped the Reckless driving butts of numerous women, Officers arrested a man including his friend’s butt. for investigation of reckless He also spit in the woman’s hair and face. When officers driving after he reportedly arrived, they found the man tried to run down a woman along a sidewalk at about walking outside near the 12:40 a.m. March 16 in the nightclub’s parking lot. Officers reported that the 2700 block of South 258th Street. man was belligerent, drunk Officers responded to a and argued with police. The call about a fight among man had a cut finger from about 20 people outside of a reportedly punching and duplex, an apparent dispute breaking the plastic dome on a taxi parked outside the between a Hispanic family and a Samoan family, acbar. Police said they didn’t cording to the police report. ask the man any questions A witness reported seeabout the incident because ing a man get in a silver of his level of intoxication By Steve Hunter
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walking before eventually sitting down. Police noted the man seemed to be very intoxicated as he slurred his speech and smelled of intoxicants as well as had mood swings from hostile to cooperative. The man told police he ignored the orders to sit because of a warrant he had out of Toppenish for no valid operators license. He said the fight started because one of his roommates tried to defend another individual over some kind of dispute.
Mitsubishi and drive fast at people, and hitting a black Honda. A woman walking along a sidewalk was nearly hit before she ran into a nearby yard. The man also jumped out of his car with a bat, but friends restrained him from going after others and took the bat away from him. The man told police to give his wallet and cellphone to his wife. He didn’t answer any questions from officers about the incident.
Assault Officers arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly slapped his girlfriend in the face in a vehicle at about 2:06 p.m. March 16 near Kent Des Moines Road and West Meeker Street. The girlfriend told officers she got in a verbal argument with her boyfriend as she drove him to work and he slapped her face with his hand, according to the police report. Police observed redness on the right side of the woman’s face. The boyfriend told officers he didn’t want to say anything to them about the incident.
Obstruction Police arrested a man for investigation of obstructing an officer after he allegedly refused several commands from police to sit down during a fight at about 1:42 a.m. March 17 outside of an apartment complex in the 20600 block of 108th Avenue Southeast. Officers arrived to find about five men fighting and a witness pointed toward one man for causing the problems, according to the police report. Officers commanded the man to sit down but he kept
Kent machinist, Ruth race crew member passes away ed man. … He had many skills. He was a gifted finish carpenter, made fiberglass and carbon fiber molds and parts.” With his older brother David, Higgins joined Ruth’s crew in the early ’60s and went on to drive Top Fuel dragsters at local events, having his day in the sun driving the famed Green Dragon race car out of Seattle and then the Pegasus machine. Photography and gardening were among his hobbies.
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Nancy Mathews, 70, a longtime traffic safety activist who worked many years with the Kent Police Department, died after being diagnosed with cancer in December. She died March 9 in her home in Anacortes and was surrounded by family, according to a March 23 media release from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Mathews was born Jan. 6, 1943. She lived in Anacortes until attending the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. She moved to Renton and worked in city government as a councilwoman and was the driv-
ing force behind the expansion of Coulon Park. She later worked at the Kent Police Department and was instrumental in the establishment of traffic safety task forces in Washington State and their success. In 1983, Nancy was appointed as coordinator of the Kent Drinking/Driver Task Force, which was one of the first traffic safety task forces in the state. At the family’s request, contributions in Mathews’ honor can be made to the Kent Police Department Youth Board at the Kent Police Department, 220 Fourth Ave. S., Kent, WA 98032.
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Marilyn Medsker Hashagen, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away March 15, 2013. She was born on Jan. 8, 1933 to Laurel Jeannette and Tom Nichols. She is survived by her husband Jim Hashagen; her two daughters Kathy Dawn Hashagen and Jean Lynn Farrington (Larry); her grandchildren Michael Ryan Farrington and Julie Marie Marsh (Zack); and three great grandchildren Alivia, Camille, and Parker Marsh. Marilyn’s brothers Bill Nichols and Don Nichols also mourn. Her family and friends are grateful to have many wonderful memories of Marilyn. She enjoyed traveling with her husband in their motor home, making beautiful quilts, painting lovely pictures, nurturing her yard and garden, spending time with her daughters and watching her family grow with the births of her great grandchildren. Marilyn’s laughter, smile, love and joy will be remembered at a Celebration of Life on Saturday, April 6 at Auburn United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the National MS Society Greater NW Chapter (http://www.nationalmssociety.org/ chapters/WAS/index.aspx), as Marilyn believed in their cause. 759213
Diane Lynn Lorenzo Martin Diane Lynn Lorenzo Martin passed away from breast cancer on March 11, 2013 in Seattle WA surrounded by her family and friends. Born on February 1, 1954 in Tacoma to Donald and Marjorie Lorenzo, she attended Geiger Elementary, Truman Junior High, Woodrow Wilson High School (1972), and Washington State University. She earned a BS in Education in 1986 and a Masters Degree, in Human Resources in 1992. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 1 PM in the Valley Chapel of Mountain View Memorial Park and Cemetery, 4100 Steilacoom Blvd. SW, Lakewood,WA 98499. Diane was employed at Green River Community College for 35 years, beginning in 1976. She worked her way up the ranks and ended her career as Director of Education Support Services. She was highly vested in community work, including a 16-year involvement with the Boy Scouts of America, serving as Den Leader, Executive Board Member, Advancement Chair and Eagle Scout Coordinator. Diane also belonged to the Alpha Laureate Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, an international women’s service organization. Diane is survived by her two sons, David and Brett Martin of Kent; her sisters, Carol Hukari (David) of Livermore CA and Janet Granger of Chehalis; and her brother Don Lorenzo (Christine) of Tacoma. Donations may be made in Diane’s name to one of two outstanding causes: The American Cancer Society: http://www. cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/index or The Diane Martin High School Completion Scholarship Fund, GRCC Foundation, 12401 SE 320th Street, Auburn WA 98092. Condolences can be left on Diane’s online guestbook at http://mountainviewtacoma1.reachlocal.net/obituaries/DianeMartin 759431
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lawn, prune back the dead brown leaves of ornamental grasses, Japanese anemones, the stiff stems of sedum “Autumn Joy” and cut back summer-blooming clematis, spiraeas, barberries and nandinas that have grown too large. Do not prune evergreen clematis such as clematis armandi in the spring and don’t get snippy with rhododendrons or azaleas now or you’ll be removing all the flower buds. Q. When can I reseed a new lawn? I would like to put a new lawn right on top of my mossfilled old lawn. Do I need to kill the old grass first? We have terrible soil and our small front lawn has never done well. P.W., Longview Marianne Binetti
The fourth week of March is still too early to set out frost sensitive flowers such as geraniums, coleus and marigolds and it is also too early to seed or plant warm season vegetable crops like tomatoes, peppers and squash. If you see hanging baskets of annuals and flats of ready-tobloom petunias at the nursery and garden center, these are being sold to gardeners with a heated greenhouse or very protected out door area. This is a good time to buy and plant perennials, trees, shrubs, groundcovers and winter hardy sedums and succulents. You can add spring-blooming bulbs already sprouted to your landscape and instant color waits with cold-hardy primroses, pansies, hellebores and foliage plants. Mow, edge and fertilize the
A. Now is an excellent time of year to reseed, repair and renovate
an old lawn. It’s all about the grass roots movement when it comes to lawn improvement and you don’t need to kill the old grass to encourage new grass. Mow the old lawn as short as you can, aerate with a core aerating machine and spread one to three inches of topsoil right on top of the old lawn. Rake and level the topsoil then apply a starter fertilizer and high quality lawn seed mix blended for our climate. The moist spring weather means you won’t have to water much to keep the new seed moist and you’ll be mowing your new lawn by May. Q. Do I need to fertilize my blueberry shrubs? What type of fertilizer do they need? Should I prune blueberry plants? G.H., Tacoma A. Blueberries are acid-loving plants and now’s the time to pamper them with a slow release rho-
dodendron and azalea fertilizer. You can also spread composted manure around the base of your blueberry plants this month but don’t pile any mulch more than an inch deep up around the stems or crown of the shrubs. You can tidy up blueberry shrubs by pruning off any dead, diseased or damaged branches in the spring and shortening the longest branches by one fourth of their length. Blueberries love moist soil and thrive in our climate but to really improve your harvest the most important maintenance matter is netting to protect the berries from the birds. Q. I have some daylilies and asters that have bloomed well for years but now I think they need to be divided. When is the best time to dig up and divide these perennials? J.H., Maple Valley A. Any of the spring months is good time to divide and multiply summer-blooming perennials so sharpen your shovel or grab an ax and have at them. Plants with thick roots like hosta, daylilies, mums and aster can be more easily managed by slicing off from
Meet Marianne Marianne Binetti will teach “Color, Color, Color” at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Windmill Gardens, 5823 160th Ave. E, Sumner. Sign up by calling 253-863-5843 or go to www.windmillgarden.com for more information.
the sides of the clump to create chunks of root that are small enough to fit into a gallon-sized nursery pot. Then you can more easily uproot the center of the clump that remains in the ground. Often this middle section will be old and weak and it deserves a final resting place in your compost pile. Next, work compost into the old planting area and replant the side sections back into the improved soil. Diving perennials in the spring is a great way to share plants with the neighbors or pot them up and donate them to a garden club plant sale. For more gardening information, visit www.binettigarden.com.
PUBLIC NOTICES ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENT NOTICE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT #360 CITY OF KENT Construction of an 8” sanitary sewer system with 6” side sewer stubs to the property line for each of the twelve properties included within the local improvement district, as provided by Ordinance No. 3793. Notice is hereby given that the fifth (5th) installment of the assessment levied for the above named improvement, comprising Local Improvement District No. 360 under Ordinance No. 3876, is now due and payable and unless payment is made on or before April 9, 2013, said installment will be delinquent, will have a penalty of eleven (11) percent added, and the collection of such delinquent installment will be enforced in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 9th day of March 2013. R. J. Nachlinger Finance Director City of Kent, Washington Published in the Kent Reporter March 22, 2013 and March 29, 2013. #745525. The city of Kent must manage stormwater runoff in order to reduce pollution and to meet the mandates of the Federal Clean Water Act. The city has developed a Stormwater Management Program to help guide these efforts, and an annual report to document compliance with the Clean Water Act. The 2013 Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) and the City of Kent 2012 NPDES Annual Report will be available for review and comment on March 31st 2013, at our website: http://www.kentwa.gov/npdes/. Published in the Kent Reporter on March 29, 2013. #759388 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF LIEN SALE AUCTION DATE: APRIL 18, 2013 AT 10:00AM Property belonging to Brian Fitzjarrald, (unit#(s), (030226, 000008746), Frank Shoichet,
(000001196, 040988), Phong Vanvalkenburgh, (026987), William Franqui, (046983), Albert Selby, (041707, 000012403), Alton Webb, (049566, 046425), Louis Diez, (000006903, 000009235, 028852, 044136), Patrick Eleam, (41419, 44317, 22894), Caren Fox, (24495), will be sold by live public auction (verbal bidding) on APRIL 18, 2013 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 unknown to Door to Door Storage, Inc. Persons under 15 not admitted. 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. 3/29, 4/5/13 CNS-2461355# THE KENT REPORTER #756422. LEGAL Notice for Star Lake, King County AquaTechnex, LLC. phone # 1-360-527-1271 is seeking coverage under the NPDES Waste Discharge General Permit for aquatic plant and algae management. AquaTechnex will be dealing with the 35 acre Star Lake which is in King County. Star Lake may be treated to control aquatic weeds and algae growth between June 1, 2013 through December 31st, 2015. The chemicals planned for use are: 2,4-D, Diquat, Endothall, Fluridone, Glyphosate, Triclopyr, and Imazamox. The total treat-
ment area will not exceed 10 acres. Any person desiring to present their views to the Department of Ecology regarding this application shall do so in writing within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Comments can also be submitted on the SEPA documents for this project. Submit comments to: Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696, Attn: Water Quality Program, Aquatic Pesticide Permit Coordinator. Any water use restrictions and or advisories will be posted near the treatment areas along the private shoreline and public access points. Copies of the application are available by calling the Water Quality Program, Aquatic Pesticide Permit Coordinator at #1-360-407-6938. Published in the Kent Reporter on March 29, 2013 and April 5, 2013. #756762. NOTICE OF APPLICATION and Proposed Determination of Nonsignificance A project permit application was filed with City of Kent Planning Services. The City of Kent expects to issue a Determination of Nonsignificance (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 listed studies may be reviewed at the offices of Kent Planning Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA. APPLICATION NAME/ NUMBER: MAPLEWOOD AVENUE STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ENV-2013-6, KIVA #RPSA-2130841
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes to saw cut the existing asphalt in the Maplewood Avenue right-of-way between Walnut Street and Woodland Way to remove approximately 1,100 feet of existing 8-inch and 12-inch storm sewer line and replace with new 12-inch storm sewer line. New catch basins will also be installed. Construction will be completed in the spring/summer of 2013. The zoning of the property is SR-6, Single Family Residential. The project location is within the Maplewood Avenue public right-of-way between Walnut Street and Woodland Way. OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: None OPTIONAL DETERMINATION: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: None PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: March 29, 2013 –April 12, 2013 All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in the Kent Planning Division by 4:30 P.M., Friday, April 12, 2013, at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA 98032. For questions regarding
this project, please contact Sharon Clamp, Planner at (253) 856-5454. DATED: March 29, 2013 Published in the Kent Reporter on March 29, 2013. #759299. The City of Kent, 220 4th Avenue South, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, BriscoeDesimone Levee Improvements, is located at four segments (“reaches”) along the east bank of the Green River, between South 200th Street and South 180th Street, in Kent, WA, in King County. This project involves 5.1 acres of soil disturbance for the following construction activities: Construct and install a structural steel sheet pile wall at the back of the existing levee slope to act as a secondary levee to reduce flood risk to the cities of Kent, Tukwila and Renton. Sheet piles will be installed using vibratory equipment (but no impact hammers) and will be between 23 and 64 feet deep, depending on location. The above-ground portion of the wall will resemble concrete block and will range from 8 feet to 13 feet tall. To allow for re-vegetation and habitat restoration, benches will be constructed where feasible along the riverbank. These benches will entail excavation between the ordinary high water mark and the existing Green River trail to create a bench of up to 15 feet wide where native trees and shrubs will be planted. Approximately 6,000 cubic yards of fill material will be used to construct this project. An estimated 277 trees and 29 stumps will be removed, in addition to invasive or non-native vegetation. Approximately
330 trees and 3,500 shrubs will be planted as mitigation on the excavated benches. The existing asphalt trail will be removed and relocated further landward adjacent to the flood wall, with handrails placed on top of the wall. All existing public access points will be maintained and where necessary, stairways will be constructed. An ADA accessible ramp will be constructed at the west end of South 190th Street. Stormwater will be discharged to the ground via infiltration. Excess runoff will be routed through best management practices to ensure only clean water is discharged either directly to the Green River or to the city of Kent stormwater system, which in the area of construction will discharge to Lower Mill Creek or the Green River. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Kent Reporter on March 29, 2013 and April 5, 2013. #759451.
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Kent International Festival coming in June BY MELANIE S. MOSSHART For the Kent Reporter
If you like fun, food and entertainment then the Kent InternaWindows tional Festival is the place to be in June. Windows Captivating, colorful, creative talent abounds in the annual celebration of cultural diversity on June 22 at the Town Square Plaza. In its fifth year, the Kent International festival hosts entertainment, nine food stands boasting exotic cuisine from Greek to Thai and various booths of cultural, education and information lending themselves to the festival theme of Learn from Each Other. People of all ages are invited to the World Dance Party, which
will kick off the event on Friday for children to participate in as evening, June 21 from 6:30-9 at well as providing a stamp for their the Kent Senior Center. The party passports. is a free opportunity to watch four The festival continues its focus on unique dances from around the Kent-area Roofing students as many of theSiding Doors Sunrooms world and then participate as the entertainers, cultural booth workers dancers teach you the fun steps. and volunteers are local youth.Siding Roofing Doors Sunrooms The “Generations Walking Teams of high school students Together” parade will launch the will participate for cash prizes for festival at 9:30 Saturday morning, their clubs in the Hand Held Float leading folks from all ages and ethBuilding contest and share their nicities for four blocks from Kent’s productions at the end of the day. City Hall to the Town Square Plaza Various students from the area have where the festivities will begin. made submissions to the Festival The Indian Dancers were a part The diverse lineup of activities Art Contest and those winners be of the festivities last year. will begin at 10 a.m. and continue awarded a metal. “Premium Quality...Wholesale Value” COURTESY photo, Mel Hart Ink throughout the day, spotlighting The public attending will help “Premium Quality...Wholesale Value” dance troupes, choirs, bands, fashdetermine the winners of the Float volunteer or need more informaion shows and vocalists. Cultural Building and the People Choice for tion, please visit www.kentinternabooths throughout the plaza will Art contests. tionalfestival.com. offer fun arts and crafts projects If you would like to participate,
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CALENDAR Events Sixth annual Spring Fairy Festival: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. April 13, Green River Community College, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Day of art, music and dancing with a frolicking fairy and fantasy theme. Admission: $15 for adults, $5 for children (5-12), seniors (65 and older) and students with ID; 4 and under free. For more information, visit www.springfairyfestival.com. 24th annual Spring Fair: April 18-21, Washington State Fair Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup. Hours: 2-10 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Wide range of activities, from baby animals to the Aussie Kingdom show, and Motorsport Mayhem with monster trucks and demolition derbies to the Garden Show, plus 4-H and FFA students showing animals in the Northwest Junior Livestock Show. The dancing horses at Fiesta Mexicana, plus 400 exhibit booths selling their wares are also highlights. Tickets: $10 adults; $7 students (6-18 years); children 5 and under free. Parking is free. Visit www.thefair.com for more information. Sixth annual Kent Jazz & Art Showcase: 5-8 p.m. June 27, Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. Kent 50 Plus Program and Kent Arts Commission host the event, featuring concerts, art show and boxed dinners. Jazz pianist Richard Dean plays indoors (4:30-5:15 and 6:15 to 7) while outdoor concerts feature electronic violinist Geoffrey Castle (5:15 to 6:15) and renowned jazz saxophonist Darren Motamedy and his band (7-8). Limited indoor concert seating is available. Guests are asked to bring blankets, lawn chairs and umbrellas for outdoor seating. Call 253856-5164 for more information.
Health Cascade Regional Blood Center drives: For more information, call 1-877242-5663 or visit www.crbs.net/home. Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 1, Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way; 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12:303:30 p.m. April 2, Hexcel Corporation, 19819 84th Ave. S., Kent; 12:30-3:30 p.m. April 3, Expeditors International - Kent , 21318 64th Ave. S.; 8:30-11 a.m. April 3, Flow International, 23500 64th Ave. S., Kent; 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. April 4, Recreational Equipment, Kent, 6750 S. 228th St.; 9:3011:30 a.m., 12:30-3:30 p.m. April 10, Centerpoint Corporate Park, 20809 72nd Ave. S., Kent; 1-3 p.m., 4-7 p.m., April 15, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 310 3rd Ave. S., Kent; noon-2 p.m., 3-6 p.m., April 16, First
Christian Church of Kent, 11717 Se 240th St. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org. Free Indoor ShoWalking: 9-11 a.m., every Monday and Wednesday, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St. (Dates may vary depending on the ShoWare schedule). Free. www.kent4health.com. Kent4Health free workshop on healthy living: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 13, Kent Senior Activity Center, Room 9, 600 E. Smith St. Join local health professionals for the second annual “Optimal Health4You,” a free workshop. Call 253-856-4968 or visit Kent4Health.com to register.
Benefits Rotary Club of Kent 45th dinner auction, escapades: 5-9 p.m. April 27, ShoWare Center, 625 W James St., Kent. Gourmet dinner, live and silent auctions. Proceeds of the auction support college scholarships and community projects. Tickets: $75. For more information about tickets, sponsorship opportunities or to donate an auction item, visit www.kentrotary. com, contact Greg Haffner at 253-852-2345 or info@kentrotary.com.
Clubs, programs Kent Evening Toastmasters: 7 p.m., Wednesdays, The Lodge, Arbor Village Retirement Center, 24004 114th Place SE, Kent. Are you interested in practicing and improving your public speaking skills? Boosting your self-confidence? Making yourself heard in that weekly meeting at work? Come practice your oratory skills with a friendly and informative group of people. With members ranging from beginners to experts, Kent Evening Toastmasters welcomes people of all skill levels. For more information, visit www.kenteveningtoastmasters.net. Kent’s downtown Community Garden P-patch: Season runs April 1-Oct. 27 in its regular location on the corner of James Street and 64th Avenue South. Gardeners may rent a 20-by-20-foot plot for the season for $45 plus a refundable $25 deposit. There are 44 plots available, assigned on a first-come, first-served basis once the rental fee has been paid. Returning gardeners are allowed a maximum of two plots per household. The pre-registration period begins Feb. 27, and ends March 8. New gardener registration begins March 11. Register by calling the Kent Commons at 253-856-5000, or stop by in person at 525 Fourth Ave. S. For more information, call 253-856-5110.
Got an event? submissions@kentreporter.com or post online at www.kentreporter.com Leadership seminars, workshops: Noon-2 p.m. Saturdays, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Room 1, 310 3rd Ave. S., Kent. Parents encouraged to attend and participate with their children. Topics to be discussed: leadership; advocacy within the school system; college readiness; job readiness, preparation skills; community service; public speaking and presentation skills; accounting class; robotics; mathematics, reading and writing. Free. If you have any questions, please call the parish office at 253-859-0444, ext. 14, or Antonio M. Morales at 915-252-7874. Fore more info, email moralesantoniom@gmail.com. Autism Support Group: 6:30-8:30 p.m., second Wednesday of the month, Kent Covenant Church, main conference room, 12010 SE 240th St. Share resources and encouragement. Childcare available with 72-hour advance reservations by calling Fabiana Steele at 253-631-0222, ext. 325. For more information, visit www.kentcov.org. NAMI Support Groups: 6:30-8 p.m., every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 515 W. Harrison St., Kent. Friends and family support group for family members and friends who are affected by mental illness. Free. For more information, call 253-854-6264 (NAMI) or email namiskc@ qwestoffice.net, or visit www.nami.org.
Network Kent Networkers: Meets every Wednesday morning at 7 at the Old Country Buffet, 25630 104th SE, Kent. Chapter is growing. Do you want excellent, personal, word of mouth referrals for your business? Join us. For more information, contact Dr. Allan McCord at 253-854-3040. Kent Chamber President’s Gala: 5:30 p.m. March 29, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. Presented by the Kent Chamber of Commerce. “Evening Magazine’s” John Curley, host and live auctioneer. Tickets: $65, includes champagne welcome, dinner, dancing, live and silent auction, awards ceremony, complimentary wine at your table. To order, call 253-854-1770 or visit www.kentchamber.com.
Seniors Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. 253-856-5150 or webreg. ci.kent.wa.us. Senior Easter Breakfast: 9 a.m. March 30. The Kiwanis Club of Kent invites seniors. Seating is limited. Free tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis at the senior center. You must have a free ticket in order to gain access on the day of the event.
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4608 NE Sunset Blvd • Renton WA
Across from Albertsons & Starbucks in the Renton Highlands
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