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The operator of a medical marijuana collective garden in Kent has applied for a state license to sell recreational marijuana at the same location. Deryck Tsang, who runs Herbal Choice Caregivers at a North Kent strip mall, is one of the latest of three more Kent applicants who hope to get recreational marijuana business licenses from the state Liquor Control Board, bringing the total number of applicants up to 21 in the city. Tsang has run a medical marijuana collective garden
Under Heinisch, KYFS makes impact on the lives of many BY MARK KLAAS mklaas@kentreporter.com
T
he challenges are great, the opportunity to help others even more significant today. Mike Heinisch knows as much. As the leader of the Kent Youth and Family Services (KYFS), Heinisch understands the call and responsibility to help the disadvantaged. The nonprofit organization, a vital cog in the community’s human and social services wheel, has reached out and touched so many people. “What’s particularly rewarding is we change people’s lives,” said Heinisch, 60, KYFS’ executive director since 1999 and the Kent Reporter’s 2013 Person of the Year. “We change for the better children and families’ lives on a daily basis here in Kent. “Kids and families … have had
Michael Heinisch has worked wonders at Kent Youth and Family Services for 14 years, improving the quality and availability of programs. MARK KLAAS, their lives changed in a positive way so they can contribute to the community, so they can be successful in school, so their kids can grow up and contribute to the community,” Heinisch said. “Ultimately, that’s what we want for all of our kids.”
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Court date continued for City Councilman-elect Sharp Kent Reporter
For more than 41 years, KYFS has provided professional counseling, education and support services to children, youth and their families by developing innovative programs in culturally [ more HEINISCH page 7 ]
in Kent since 2011. He has fought the city in King County Superior Court and state courts to stay open. The city of Kent bans medical and recreational marijuana businesses. City officials plan to change land use codes in 2014 in order to have a permanent ban against marijuana businesses rather than an ordinance with a six-month ban. Other new Kent applicants on the list posted Dec. 24 by the liquor board include Heaven Bound 420 Cannabis Boutique, 1734 Central Ave. S., for a retail store; and Indoor Organics, LLC,
By Steve Hunter shunter@kentreporter.com
The King County Superior Court hearing for Kent City Councilman-elect Ken Sharp on his first-degree theft charge has been continued to Jan. 13. Sharp, 66, will take his
oath of office Jan. 7 at the first council meeting of 2014 as he begins a fouryear term after winning the November election. “We’re still reviewing the discovery we’ve received and the prosecutor [ more SHARP page 7 ]
Playing on in pursuit of his dream K-M senior auditions at Berklee, eyes career as a composer BY ROSS COYLE rcoyle@kentreporter.com
Sporting a suit with a bright red shirt, Arries McQuarter stands out from his peers at Kent-Meridian High School. He says he wears suits for a number of reasons, one of
which is to look the part of a piano player. If he can look the part, he can certainly play the part. McQuarter recently returned from an audition for the Berklee College of Music in Boston, a prestigious conservatory that accepted
only 19 percent of its 2012 applicants. The school set McQuarter up with an audition two days after he applied. He’ll be the first person in his family to attend a four-year university if he is accepted. [ more PIANIST page 2 ]
Arries McQuarter taught himself piano when he was in seventh grade, and may apply his talents to get into the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he plans to study composition. ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter
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www.kentreporter.com sue them any permits, set a date for oral argusaid Pat Fitzpatrick, ment, but all briefs have acting city attorney. been submitted by both (through Dec. 24) If the business opens sides for review, Galazin anyway, he said the said. Retail: city will take action. Supreme Court Com• Hong Mart Smoke Plus, 23635 104th Ave. S.E. The liquor board missioner Steven Goff • Heaven Bound 420 Cannabis Boutique, 1734 Central Ave S will issue licenses to granted a temporary stay • Herbal Choice Caregivers, Inc., 19011 68th Ave. S., Suite A-110 applicants even if a in December 2012 that lifts • Odyssey Smoke Shop Inc., 23254 Military Road S. city bans recreational the city of Kent’s ban on • Soo P Hong, 228 Washington Ave. S. marijuana businesses. medical marijuana collec• Weedsdom, 7641 S. 259th St., Suite 101 The City Council tive gardens as it pertains Producer and/or processing: voted 4-3 in Novemto Tsang’s business. The ber to ban marijuana Supreme Court declined • A.E. Brown Co’s, 23955 58th Ct. S. No. E-3 businesses under a direct review, which led to • Always Greener Distributors, 19042 72nd Ave. S. six-month moratothe case going before the • BWIT, 26010 42nd Ave. S. rium because the drug Court of Appeals. • Cul-De-Sac Kush, 26810 115th Pl. S.E. remains illegal under “If the state Legislature • Hummockville, 8001 S. 194th St. federal law. Voters seems inclined to fol• Indoor Organics, LLC, 14447 S.E. 208th St. statewide approved low the Liquor Control • Orchardview West, 8031 S. 194th St. the legalization of Board’s joint recom• Organiccare, 20521 121st Way S.E. marijuana in Novemmendation to eliminate • Spinning Heads, Inc., 11024 S.E. 208th St. ber 2012. collective gardens in the Tsang is one of the next legislative session, I plaintiffs in Cannawould not be surprised city’s ability to employ a zoning bis Action Coalition if the court were to delay ordinance to prohibit medical vs. the City of Kent. That case the case in the event the issue will marijuana collective gardens remains tied up in the Washingbecome moot; barring that outwithin all of its zoning districts. ton Court of Appeals, Galazin come, however, I honestly don’t The Court of Appeals has not yet said. The lawsuit challenges the know if it would move forward on
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[ PIANIST from page 1 ] McQuarter grew up in Kent, the youngest of four brothers and living in Section 8 housing. He developed an interest in music when he started playing the trumpet in the seventh grade. That same year, he discovered a talent for piano playing during spring break.
His mother, Heather, learned to play the piano when she was younger but hadn’t played it since she was a teenager. When she purchased a piano six years ago, McQuarter thought it could be interesting to play, so he taught himself. “The only person in my family who plays piano is my mother, and she hasn’t really been all over the
whole playing piano thing,” he said. “As a kid she was only able to play certain styles, so she didn’t play piano most of her life until about six years ago, and looking at her I was like, ‘huh, maybe this could be interesting.’” He played piano on and off during the seventh and eighth grades, but didn’t take it seriously because
Mom was all alone in her house.
he felt that piano music was restricted to classical styles, which he felt were either overly technical or uninteresting. He was ready to abandon playing in the ninth grade when his brother, Allyx, dragged him to see renowned ChineseAmerican pianist Alpin Hong perform at KentMeridian High School. He was expecting an older man in a tuxedo playing Chopin, Mozart or Brahms but instead was greeted by a youthful and energetic performer who sported a Star Wars T-shirt.
Major influence Hong’s charisma inspired him to continue with piano playing and work toward his dream of composing. He showed McQuarter that professional piano performance isn’t limited to old classical or jazz, and that he can pursue his musical passion – soundtracks to movies, video games and TV shows. “I can learn whatever I want, and this excites me because I will be able to have fun with piano,” McQuarter said. McQuarter still talks regularly with Hong, who
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mental music, McQuarter finds classical music less interesting than soundtracks, and finds that symphonic music encompasses a wide range from classical works to modern soundtracks. He hopes that with a degree in symphonic composing, he’ll be able to go into writing music for soundtracks. “I’ve sat at classical concerts where people just dozed off, there’s no connection,” he said. “But if you play something (happy) like Mario, people smile. If you play haunting themes, they get tense. I love seeing the way music evokes emotions in people.”
Music that stirs What matters to him is the emotion of the music, not its complexity. “Without music, what joy is there in life?” McQuarter said. “There’s always sound behind everything, and if it’s not there, life is going to be bland. Even in the silent films, there was music.” McQuarter expects to hear the results of his audition by the end of January. In the meantime, he’s working on getting friends together for his first composition.
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is the closest thing he has had to a teacher and mentor. Hong encouraged him to pursue his dream of composing music for video games and movies and suggested that he apply to Berklee, and even sat in at his audition for the school in Los Angeles. But he has never specifically told McQuarter what to play, only offered suggestions. McQuarter believes that it is more important to start teaching oneself instead of with a piano teacher who has a plan for how to teach. “I believe piano teachers get paid to teach you at their pace, I think you should learn at your own pace,” he said. “People who learn the instrument by themselves do a lot better because they’re able to convey their message besides someone else’s.” Piano is his ticket to a composition degree, and he hopes he can compose music for video games and movies, following in the footsteps of his favorite composers – Nobuo Uematsu and Martin O’Donnell composers for the Final Fantas and Halo series of video games. While he loves instru-
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14447 S.E. 208th St., for a producer license. Herbal Choice is at 19011 68th Ave. S. “The bottom line is that, given the complete legal separation between recreational marijuana under I-502 and medical marijuana under RCW 69.51A, the submission of an application to the Liquor Control Board does not change the city’s defense of its lawfully enacted ordinance prohibiting collective gardens,” said David A. Galazin, assistant city attorney, in a email. “If anything, it highlights the fact that some businesses simply selling marijuana to the general public have previously relied upon a strained interpretation of the collective garden statute to support the fiction that they were legally permissible.” Tsang did not respond to an email from the Kent Reporter for comment about his application. If Kent applicants receive a recreational marijuana license from the liquor board, the city won’t is-
schedule or not,” Galazin said. Kent plans to enforce its ban on recreational marijuana businesses. “The fact that a corporation run by Deryck Tsang appears to have applied to the (liquor) board for license to sell marijuana does not, in and of itself, have any impact on the Cannabis Action Coalition case,” Galazin said. “Even if (Tsang’s corporation) were to receive a license, it would be no more able to conduct this kind of activity lawfully in the city of Kent than any other business would be so long as the city’s moratorium is in effect, unless and until the City Council were to adopt permissive zoning regulations.” The liquor board set a limit of how many retail outlets each city may have. Kent’s limit is three. The board will use a lottery to determine which of the six retail applicants in Kent are selected if all six pass the initial requirements to operate a marijuana store. Liquor board staff will investigate each application before approving a license.
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Inmate dies at county jail after hanging himself Reporter staff
An inmate in custody at the King County jail in Kent died on Thursday, Dec. 26, after he hanged himself. The 39-year old Seattle man was found unresponsive by jail staff at 6:01 p.m. at the Maleng Regional
Justice Center, according to a King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention media release. Travis C. Anderson, died from asphyxia by hanging and ruled the death a suicide, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office last Friday. Lifesaving measures were started
immediately by jail and medical staff. At 6:12 p.m., Medic 1 arrived, continuing lifesaving measures. At 6:30 p.m., Anderson was pronounced dead. Anderson was booked Dec. 16 into the King County jail in Seattle by the Renton Police Department on felony probation violation and
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Kent applicant to appear before State Charter School Commission at public forum The man who wants to open a charter school in Kent will appear at a public forum hosted by the Washington State Charter School Commission from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Puget Sound Educational Service District offices, 800 Oakesdale Ave. S.W., in Renton. Adel Sefrioui hopes to open a new public charter school in Kent called The Excel Public Charter School. The proposal is under consideration with 18 other charters. The school would take state funding but operate independently of the Kent School District. Assuming the proposal is approved by the Charter School Commission, it will be up and running by the 20152016 school year. The forum is one of nine across the state to hear directly from the 19 applicants and learn more about the educational needs of the prospective charter communities. The forums are a part of the official evaluation process and are designed to ensure that Charter Commissioners are able to hear and learn from members of the communities where the charters would reside. Charter applicants will be given 10 minutes for presentations, after which the floor will be open for 30 minutes of public comment.
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Here are the top 10 most viewed stories on the Kent Reporter’s website for 2013, according to Google Analytics: • 1: Kentridge High junior Teagan McGinnis dies from car crash injuries (Nov. 13) A 16-year-old Kentridge High School junior died after injuries he suffered in a multi-car collision in Kent as he drove to school. • 2: Kent murder trial in Devin Topps’ death goes to jury (Dec. 16) A jury deliberates the second-degree murder charge against Jorge Lizarraga for the shooting death of Devin Topps in October 2010. • 3: Kent jury convicts Lizarraga of killing Devin Topps (Dec. 18) A jury finds Jorge Lizarraga guilty of the shooting death of Devin Topps, a former Kentridge High star athlete. • 4: Kent boy dies after dirt bike crash at Pacific Raceways (Aug. 9) Chase Stancil, 16, dies from injuries suffered during a practice run at the Kent-area track. • 5: Teen killed in Kent car crash identified (Oct. 23) Brandon Gonzalez, 17, a Thomas Jefferson High student, died from injuries
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Dana Matsukawa, a volunteer at Auburn Valley Humane Society, shows Sasha to Mike Scarff Subaru employee Jimmy Joy during the Share the Love adopt-a-pet event last Saturday at the dealership. AVHS teamed up with Regional Animal Services of King County and other agencies to make cats, dogs, and other critters available for adoption. For more information about RASKC, visit www.kingcounty.gov/pets. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter
Kent apartment fire displaces eight residents An apartment fire in the 9700 block of South 248 Street early Sunday morning forced eight people out of their homes. There were no reported injuries and the fire is under investigation. A resident first reported it at 1:12 a.m. as a possible automatic fire or smoke at the Kentbrook Apartments. A police unit in
the area reported smoke coming from a third floor apartment when they got on scene. Police alas assisted in warning and evacuating the residents from the building. Firefighters from the Kent Fire Department RFA, as well as units from Valley Regional Fire Authority and the Renton Fire Department, had to
search for the fire, which was burning in floor and wall spaces. The fire damaged four units of the complex and has displaced three families, including six adults and two children. Red Cross was called in to assist and the apartment complex’s manager is finding unoccupied units for the displaced residents.
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sustained in a crash with a King County Sheriff ’s Office patrol car at a West Valley Highway intersection. • 6: TOP Food and Drug stores to close in Kent, Auburn (Oct. 15) TOP Food and Drug announces the closure of its store on Kent’s East Hill. • 7: Kentridge High teacher faces sex crime charge (Sept. 24) King County prosecutors charged Brent Patrick Conley with attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor after he allegedly met up with a 15-year-old girl for sex in Seattle as part of an undercover sting by Seattle Police. • 8: 21-year-old woman passenger dies in Kent car crash (Nov. 4) An Edmonds woman died after her boyfriend crashed a car into a telephone pole. • 9: Driver dies in Kent car crash after hitting tree (May 3) One man was killed and another man injured in accident along South 208th Street. • 10: Grocery workers authorize strike at Western Washington stores in 4 counties (Sept. 26) Grocery workers threatened to strike before reaching a settlement in October. To see the complete stories, go to kentreporter. com.
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investigation of violation of protection order. He was transferred Dec. 17 to the Kent facility. As part of the standard review process for jail-related deaths, the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention will work with Public Health – Seattle & King County to conduct an investigation.
Sound Transit commuter trains, light rail cars, express buses and transit centers will soon have improved safety for customers with its Seattle-based Security Operations Center able to monitor about 700 closed-circuit television cameras. Joni Earl, Sound Transit Chief Executive Officer, announced on Dec. 13 that
the Sound Transit Capital Committee approved a $711,648 contract for software that will allow its Security Operations Center at Union Station in Seattle to monitor the cameras across all of the agency’s services. The cameras are on Link and Sounder trains as well as at Regional Express bus transit centers.
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Women take charge on the mayoral front As we turn the page on 2013 and start a new year, one storyline worth following will be how local female mayors perform and shape the fortunes of their communities. Suzette Cooke of Kent, Nancy Backus of Auburn and Leanne Guier of Pacific will work to advance their agendas as their cities try to gain traction in an uncertain, slowmoving economy. It is the first time that women will occupy the top job in these three valley cities at the same time. In Kent, Cooke did enough to convince voters that she was worthy of a third term. A proven leader, Cooke is direct, blunt and passionate. Disagree if you will with some of her decisions, Cooke has helped Kent weather a tough economic storm. The recession bit municipalities hard. Cooke deserves a thumbs-up for pressing and placing flood preventative measures along the Green River. She also launched the Neighborhood Councils program to improve Kent communities, embraced cultural diversity and managed a responsible budget. Some may argue, but Cooke’s administration has lowered the crime rate and improved police service. But without much state and federal help, Kent is stuck in the same predicament as other valley cities. It has been unable to repair its deteriorating, crowded roads. Businesses, big and small, continue to suffer. The ShoWare Center, a prized entertainment venue, has become an albatross around the City’s neck. Cooke, with her experience and ties to state movers and shakers, has to find solutions. In Auburn, Backus narrowly became the city’s first female mayor in its 120-year history. She follows Pete Lewis, who, like Cooke, performed admirably in the throes of a brutal recession. Like Cooke, Backus must resolve a badroads problem, even as she advances downtown redevelopment and ushers in new [ more KLAAS page 5 ]
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South 228th Street project is puzzling The city of Kent’s continued fascination with a grade separation with the Union Pacific’s (UP) secondary single track right-of-way at South 228th Street is puzzling (“City seeks state transportation funding for South 228th Street”, Dec. 20, Kent Reporter). Lobbyist Doug Levy’s concern about a crossing gate arm “going up several hours a day” is even more puzzling, as the gate arms normally go down when a train approaches. Most importantly, the total time the gate arms are down at this crossing in a day can be measured in minutes for the limited number of trains on that track. It would be more germane to the discussion if UP could provide the number of trains and average total time per day
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. (say 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) the crossing gate/lights are engaged instead of making up fictitious numbers. The number of trains and time reported for 2013 will surely drop after the opening of the enlarged Panama Canal in 2015. What would be of more
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Take a shot and avoid the flu blues Have you gotten your flu shot yet? If you haven’t, you may want to expedite that procedure along, before it will be worthless. I’ve gotten a flu shot every year for the past six years, and the last time I didn’t get a flu shot, I regretted it. Seven years ago I decided not to get one. I got the flu, felt awful for six
days, then felt even worse for three more days. All in all, nine days of missed work and nine days of torture. Since that time, I’ve gotten one every year and never looked back. But there can be some drawbacks. Can I tell you how inconvenient it is to get the flu two weeks after
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getting a flu shot? Yep, it hit me on a Friday night and decided to stick around and invade my body with fever and his pal the chills, followed by more body aches than normal and a lingering cough. Right after the flu shot I did have some side effects, like a sore arm and some minor fever and chills. And then on a Friday, big brother struck back, with his usual pain and suffering.
assistance to a seamless connection for the limited amount of truck traffic east of the UP tracks heading to I-5 or SR 509 on South 228th Street would be a grade separated crossing of SR 181 (West Valley Road/68th Avenue South). For readers who have not spent the last 30 years working in transportation, as I have, in the Green River Valley, and specifically along the South 228th Street corridor, it is the SR 181/West Valley Road intersection that is a constant, hours long impediment to cross valley movement. The prevailing traffic signal sequence along West Valley is for north/south traffic, not east/ west, especially during morning and evening commutes. If we can obtain signal time data from UP, let’s also obtain it from the city of Kent for the SR 181 intersection and compare the delay time. [ more LETTERS page 6 ]
I couldn’t eat anything but toast. Gatorade and water were my new best friends along with some aspirin and a little whiskey to sleep. I couldn’t sleep with the wife on account of not wanting to keep her up all night, too. I had to sleep with my dog, in the man cave. She didn’t mind, only when I hogged the blanket. But even after two days of the flu I am forever grateful for getting that shot. For the past six years, I have gotten the flu right after a flu shot, only to watch my symptoms [ more MY TURN page 5 ]
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www.kentreporter.com [ KLAAS from page 4 ] business throughout Auburn. Auburn is in good hands with Backus. She is smart, familiar with the landscape and passionate about people and their plights. She has served on the City Council since 2004, occupying key committee and alliance-building roles. A 25-year employee of The Boeing Company, she worked as a financial operations manager. That should come in handy when managing a complex, tight City budget. Guier’s situation is different but no less significant. She took over when former mayor Cy Sun was recalled in June and has helped pick up the pieces of a small city left in financial ruins. The affable Guier has opened up channels of communications and worked tirelessly to help rebuild Pacific’s reputation and vitality. It hasn’t been easy, but Guier’s careful, effective ways
will make Pacific better in the long run. Three women. Three tough jobs. Plenty of promise. As Cooke, Backus and Guier show, more women are getting Cooke into the mayoral business. The valley is just a microcosm of what has gone on elsewhere. It was a good year for female mayors in 2013. Women in a number of U.S. cities won election or reelection as mayors. In New York, three of the state’s largest cities – Albany, Rochester and Syracuse – elected women as mayors. Houston reelected Annise Parker. Minneapolis chose Betsy Hodges. Dayton, Ohio went with Nan Whaley. Suffern, N.Y., Cape Coral, Fla., Moorhead, Minn., Norwich, Conn., and Cedar City, Utah are among smaller cities that will welcome their first female mayors in January.
Closer to home, Bremerton reelected Patty Lent. Bellingham’s first woman mayor, Kelli Linville, took office in 2012. Marilyn Strickland assumed the Tacoma office in 2010. Women deserve a shot. Historically, they haven’t been given the opportunity. In 1926, Bertha Knight Landes became Seattle’s first female mayor and the first woman mayor of a major American city. There hasn’t been a female mayor since in the Emerald City. A good-government crusader, Landes fought police corruption and lawless activity. She worked hard against bootleggers and reckless drivers and strictly enforced regulations for dance halls and cabarets. The Civic Auditorium, later renovated as the Seattle Opera House, is one of her accomplishments. She ap-
pointed qualified professionals to head city departments, improve public transportation and parks, and put the city’s finances in order. Today, the largest meeting room at Seattle City Hall is named in her honor. The tunnel-boring machine used to construct the twomile Alaskan Way-Viaduct replacement tunnel under downtown Seattle was nicknamed “Bertha” after her. Women make up more than half of the population in the United States but are under-represented in federal, state and local offices. For whatever reason, women in politics bring a different perspective, an ability to negotiate and compromise than do their male counterparts. Women have much to contribute to politics. Given the opportunity, let’s see what they can do for us.
The city of Kent hosts a free training workshop on the city’s Business and Occupation Tax (B&O) from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S. According to city auditor Robert Goehring, CFE, CPA, the workshop is designed to help businesses understand the city’s B&O tax reporting responsibilities. “Participants will learn about B&O tax reporting classifications, exemptions, deductions, gross receipts and square footage tax and how to file online,” Goehring said. “Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions about taxes that apply to specific businesses.” To register, visit KentWA.gov/CityTaxes. For more information, call 253-856-6266 or email Finance@KentWA.gov.
[ my turn from page 4 ] dissipate faster that normal. Last year, right after a shot, I felt terrible for two days, but was back to my cantankerous self on day three. If you’re curious and have questions about getting a flu shot check out the CDC’S website at www.CDC.gov. You also can ask your family physician or even call one of the many local stores and drugstores that offer them. I’m sure they can answer any questions you might have. Please get informed and get a flu shot if you qualify. It sure beats a steady diet of Gatorade, toast and sleeping with the dog. And you’re on your own if you hog the covers. Todd Nuttman is a regular contributor to the Kent Reporter.
PUBLIC NOTICES Sara Harris - You have a court appearance regarding the name change of your youngest son on 1/23/14 @ 9am. Thurston Co. Courthouse. Published in Kent Reporter on December 20, 27, 2013; January 3, 2014. #948634. ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENT NOTICE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT #359 CITY OF KENT Construction of roadway improvements, sanitary sewer improvements, water main improvements and a storm water detention pond, as provided by Ordinance No. 3808. Notice is hereby given that the fifth (5th) installment of the assessment levied for the above named improvement, comprising Local Improvement District No. 359 under Ordinance 3897, is now due and payable and unless payment is made on or before January 14, 2014, said installment will be delinquent, will have a penalty of nine point seven five (9.75) percent added, and the collection of such delinquent installment will be enforced in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 14th day of December, 2013. R. J. Nachlinger Finance Director City of Kent, Washington Published in the Kent Reporter December 27, 2013 and January 3, 2014. #946978. Superior Court of Washington in and for the County of King OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff, v. THOA KIM TRAN, an individual; U.S. Bank, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION., and HIEN T. TRAN, a married woman as her separate estate, Defendants. No.13-2-31246-8 SUMMONS TO: THE DEFENDANTS A lawsuit has been started against you in the Superior Court of King County by Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, its successors in
interest and/or assigns, plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claim is stated in the written Complaint, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons. In order to defend against this lawsuit, you must respond to the Complaint in this action by stating your defense in writing and serving a copy upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff within 20 days after service of this summons and complaint within the State of Washington or 60 days if service is effected by personal service outside the State of Washington or by publication, or a default judgment will be entered against you without notice. A default judgment is one where plaintiff is entitled to what it asks for because you have not responded. If you serve a Notice of Appearance on the undersigned attorney, you are entitled to notice before a default judgment may be entered. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the State of Washington. DATED this 29th day of August, 2013. RCO LEGAL, P.S. By Kathleen A. Allen, WSBA# 19655 Attorneys for Plaintiff RCO Legal, P.S. 13555 SE 36th St., Ste 300 Bellevue, WA 98006 Phone: 425 458 2121 Published in the Kent Reporter on December 27, 2013, January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2014. #950260. CITY OF KENT PUBLIC NOTICE SEPA THRESHOLD DETERMINATION Pursuant to KCC 11.03, Environmental Policy, the City of Kent has issued a threshold determination for the following: Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) for: ISLAMIC CENTER OF KENT
ENV-2013-15, KIVA #RPSW-2132909 The applicant proposes to construct a new religious assembly building, known as the Islamic Center of Kent. The primary uses will be daily prayers, weekly congregation and weekend classes. Secondary uses will be community events, evening classes, committee meetings, and youth activities. Associated parking and new landscaping are included in this development. Existing buildings will demolished. No sensitive areas have been identified on or near the site. The property is located at 20857 108th Avenue Southeast and is identified as King County tax parcel numbers 0822059118 and 0822059209. The westerly parcel is zoned SR-6, Single Family Residential and the easterly parcel is zoned CC-MU, Community Commercial, Mixed Use. Comments are due for the above project by 4:30 p.m., January 17, 2014, to City of Kent Planning Services. For more information, contact Kent Planning Services at 220 Fourth Avenue S., Kent, WA 98032, Telephone: (253) 856-5454. Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City for more information. For TDD relay service, call 1-800-833-6388 or the City of Kent at (253) 856-5725. Charlene Anderson, Responsible Official Dated: January 3, 2014 Published in the Kent Reporter on January 3, 2014. #953831. NOTICE OF APPLICATION A project permit application was filed with City of Kent Planning Services on November 19, 2013. 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. DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: January 3, 2014 APPLICATION NAME/NUM-
BER: DEVORE PROPERTY ENV-2013-13 #RPSW-2134104 GRADING PERMIT #RI26-2134105 CRITICAL AREA REVIEW #RECR 2130335 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes to develop an approximately 1.7 acre portion of a 16.5 acre site. The site is largely encumbered with wetlands and the west branch of Big Soos Creek. The development options proposed for the site are a combination of either office buildings with ground floor retail use or senior housing with ground floor retail. The proposed development area is located in the northeastern portion of the site, adjacent to Kent-Kangley Road. Though the specific combination of proposed uses has not yet been finalized, the applicant has identified development limits, three building pad locations as well as parking and vehicle maneuvering areas. The proposed development will necessitate filling up to 0.5 acres of wetland which will be subject to the wetland mitigation requirements of KCC 11.06. The applicant’s wetland delineation and conceptual mitigation plans are currently under review by the City of Kent. Other anticipated improvements will include landscaping, water and sanitary sewer extensions, a stormwater management facility, utility extensions and possible half-street improvements along KentKangley Road. As the project is in the early planning stages, further environment review may be required as additional project details are identified. The site is located at 12633 SE 270th Street, identified by King County parcel number 2822059164, and is zoned O, Office. OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Civil Construction Permit, short plat or binding site plan, conditional use permit, administrative variance, building permits, right-of-way use permit, NPDES Construction General permit (DOE), Nationwide 39 Permit (Army Corps of Engineers), Access Permit (WSDOT)
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: January 3, 2014 to January 17, 2014 All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in Kent Planning Services by 4:30 P.M., Friday, January 17, 2014 at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA 98032. For questions regarding this project, please contact Matt Gilbert, Principal Planner at (253) 856-5454. DATED: January 3, 2014 Published in the Kent Reporter on January 3, 2014. #953840. INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that the City of Kent, Washington, will receive sealed bids at the City Clerk’s office through January 21, 2014 up to 10:00 a.m. as shown on the clock on the east wall of the City Clerk’s Office on the first floor of City Hall, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, Washington. All bids must be properly marked and sealed in accordance with this “Invitation to Bid.” Bids must be delivered and received at the City Clerk’s office by the above-stated time, regardless of delivery method, including U.S. Mail. All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud immediately following for the City of Kent project named as follows: Kent Fire Station 74 Electrical Improvements The project consists of all the work necessary to provide electrical components necessary to have a fully functional UPS installed in the Fire Station 74 Data Center. The scope also includes other items as indicated and as required for a completed project as indicated on the drawings and as specified in project packet. The Engineer’s estimated range for this project is approximately $46,000 - $61,000. Bid documents may be obtained by contacting David A. Clark Architects, PLLC, 253 351-8877, KentBids@clarka rchitects. com. A pre-bid conference will be held on site at Kent Fire Station 74, 24611 116th Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98031, at 2:30p.m. on January 14, 2014. While attendance is not man-
datory, it is strongly encouraged. Bids must be clearly marked “Bid” with the name of the project on the outside of the envelope, addressed to the City Clerk, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-5895. Only sealed bids will be accepted. No facsimiles or electronic submittals will be considered. The City of Kent reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all schedules or alternates or to waive any informalities in the bidding and shall determine which bid or bidders is the most responsive, satisfactory, and responsible bidder and shall be the sole judge thereof. No plea of mistake in the bid shall be available to the bidder for the recovery of his/her deposit or as a defense to any action based upon the neglect or refusal to execute a contract. Bidders must submit with their initial bid a signed statement as to whether they have previously performed work subject to the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the day of bid opening. Dated this 30th day of December, 2013. Published in the Kent Reporter on January 3, 2014 and January 10, 2014. #953884.
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Southeast King County Parkinson’s Disease support group: Meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 10:30 a.m., St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave. SE,Covington. Group’s monthly lunches are on the first Tuesday of the month at the Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE, Auburn. For more information, contact Stephanie Lawson at 206-579-5206.
Kent School District Technology Expo: 6-8:30 p.m. Jan. 14, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. Students and teachers demonstrate technology in use, speak about what they have learned, and ask attendees to get involved. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience technology integration by solving a problem, completing a task, or building a device with student presenters. This event highlights businesses and organizations that support the use of technology in education.
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.
7th Annual Neighborhood Program Workshop: 9-11:30 a.m. Jan. 25, Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. The topic is leadership. Public welcome. For more information, contact Toni Azzola, Neighborhood Program coordinator, at 253856-5708 or tazzola@kentwa.gov.
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Hints and strategies for healthy eating explored: 7 p.m. Jan. 6, Lifetree Café, Community Room, First Christian Church, 11717 240th St. SE, Kent. The program, Dangerous Food: Is Your Supermarket Killing
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You? Features the filmed story of Joel Salatin, author of several books. Program is free. Snacks and beverages are available. For questions about Lifetree may be directed to Bob Brooks at 206-653-6532 or pastorbob@ kentdisciples.org. More information is available at Lifetreecafe.com. Cultural Awareness Conversations Community Meeting: 6-8 p.m. Jan. 16, Kent-Meridian High School, library, 10020 SE 256th St., Kent. Kent East Hill Revitalization Project hosts meeting. Public welcome. KEHR’s stakeholder/community meetings are held in the library at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Kent Black Action Commission Action Up Meeting: 3-6 p.m., every fourth Saturday from September through June. November and December meetings are on the third Saturday, Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N. Welcome all who live, work, or attend school in Kent or the South King County region to join us. For more information, call 253-852-0614 or visit www. kentblackactioncommission.com.
Valley Mothers of Multiples Club: First Christian Church of Kent, 11717 SE 240th St. Free. Inviting new and established parents/guardians of multiple order children to attend monthly meeting for support, resources and social activities. Club has monthly speakers and group sharing sessions. 425-445-7845. www. valleymomc.org
Faith Chancel Arts at Kent Lutheran: 3-5 p.m. Jan. 19, Kent Lutheran Church, 336 Second Ave. S., Kent. Help the congregation save its historic Hutchings/Plaisted, Opus 78, pipe organ for future generations. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the pipe organ fund, and additional donations will be requested from patrons. Hear some of the world’s best, ie: Bach, Mozart and Grieg, when two professional musicians provide pipe organ and piano solos and duets featuring these famous composers. Tickets at $12.50 are available at the door. Refreshments and wine bar available at intermission. For more information, call 206-954-7602, email prestbye@gmail.com or visit www.chancelarts.com.
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625 W. James St., Kent. 253-856-6777. Order at www.tickets.showarecenter. com. Events include: Disney Junior Live! Pirate & Princess Adventure: 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 18. Featuring your favorite characters from Disney Junior’s hit series, Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Ticket prices: $20-$55. SPOTLIGHT SERIES Tickets for the Kent Arts Commission’s 2013-2014 Spotlight Series are on sale now. The performing arts series brings exceptional entertainment to Kent. California Guitar Trio + Montreal Guitar Trio: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24, Kent-Meridian PAC, 10020 SE 256th St., Kent. Featuring six virtuoso guitarists from four countries (Japan, Canada, Belgium, and U.S.), California Guitar Trio and Montreal Guitar Trio unite into one unique six-by-six-string ensemble. Steel stringed-guitars blend naturally with nylon-stringed guitars on original compositions and new arrangements of progressive rock, world, jazz and classical music. Tickets: $25 general, $22 senior, $15 youth .
vision, wisdom, foresight and strength of character to see the social, economic and health benefit it could provide for Kent citizens. It was designed for seniors, men and women, kids and grand kids who are not ready or passed their prime for a bigger course. The golf course is a beautiful, welcoming sight upon entering our city from the west. It defines our quality of life and a community connected with our environment. Selling Riverbend will only benefit the developers
ELSEWHERE Live music: Reds Wine Bar @ Craft Beers, 321 Ramsay Way No. 110 Kent Station, across from the parking lot. Tuesday jazz jam (6-9 p.m.); Thursday bluegrass jam (6-10 p.m.); Saturday rotating local musicians (8-11 p.m.); Sunday open mic (4-7 p.m.). 253-277-1852, www.redswinebarkent.com.
Auditions Honk!: 7-9 p.m. Jan. 7, 9, Green River Community College, Performing Arts Building, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Adult auditions (16 and older) for Heavier Than Air Family Theatre’s upcoming production. Honk! is an award-winning musical based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling”, and tells the story of an odd looking baby duck and his quest to find his mother. An informal, read-through type group audition. A song from the show will be provided and no advance preparation is necessary. Community actors with strong singing and dancing skills are encouraged to attend. Rehearsals are 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, beginning Jan. 16, with performances scheduled March 21, 22, 28, 29. Casting will be for all-adult roles, and children’s roles (15 and under) will be cast from Heavier Than Air’s Musical Theatre Camp participants on an alternate date. For more information, contact Joe Baker at 253-833-9111, ext. 2409 or visit www. heavierthanair.com.
Galleries Centennial Center Gallery: 400 W. Gowe St., Kent. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Closed weekends and holidays. For more information, call 253-856-5050 or visit artscommission@kentwa.gov.
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ficient engine. “Mike truly cares about our community and gives of his time tirelessly to help those less fortunate,” said Ken Thomas, Kent Police chief and KYFS board president. “ I am proud of Mike’s work, and it is an honor to work with him.” Heinisch arrives for work each morning at 7, but he seldom can be found at his office throughout the day. He prefers to be seen, heard in the community, spreading the agency’s voice and making his presence felt on any number of governing boards and commissions, task forces, oversight committees, technical assistance panels and alliances. He is a casual dresser, a thoughtful, careful listener, a patient man. “If I’m sitting here, I’m not doing my job for you,” Heinisch said from the confines of his downtown office. “But wherever I go, whatever I do, I do on the behalf of the organization, not this person, and I bring it back to Kent. What I want is to bring it back to Kent, whether it comes to (KYFS) or the children’s therapy center, or the food bank … to provide human or social services in Kent.” To be successful, Heinisch urges community efforts
to be done collectively and collaboratively without duplicating and proliferating services. All in the pursuit of helping each other, helping Kent. “If I can get something for the food bank, I’m just as delighted,” he said. “If I can get something for Valley Cities, great.” Those around Heinisch appreciate his approach and work ethic. “Mike is a tireless worker, a man of integrity and compassion, a friend to those in need and a champion for the public good,” said J. David Huhs, a KYFS board member since 2006, its first vice president, and an attorney for the Curran Law Firm in Kent. “He is a well-respected leader in the area of social and human services for King County, and particularly South King County. I know this because I have attended numerous events with Mike, and am always amazed by how many friends and colleagues he has developed over his 30-plus years of service. “Mike is true to himself, his goals, and the things that he feels are important in life,” Huhs said. ”I am sure that he has foregone other, more lucrative career opportunities to stay at Kent Youth and Family Services as the
stealing $297,500 from his 93-year-old mother’s bank account and putting the money into his account. If convicted as charged, Sharp faces a prison sentence of 22 to 29 months. He also would have to give up his council seat. Sharp pleaded not guilty to the charges Aug. 29. King County prosecutors filed charges Aug. 15 against Sharp. Federal Way Police arrested him for investigation of theft on June 21. His
mother lived in Federal Way at the time of the alleged theft. Sharp, who owns Minuteman Press, defeated Bailey Stober in the November council race by 272 votes, 48.24 to 46.66 percent. Write-in candidates received 5 percent. Sharp beat Stober and Barbara Phillips in the Aug. 6 primary. Sharp will replace Elizabeth Albertson on the council. Albertson didn’t seek re-election.
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executive director. … Kent is fortunate to have him leading its largest nonprofit social service agency.” Looking back, Heinisch says he never envisioned running this particular agency. It came by progression, a succession of steps during a long career of direct service work that gradually brought him into management. He understands how things work from many perspectives. He is a licensed mental health counselor and designated children’s mental health specialist. He has a master’s degree in counseling from Seattle University. Prior to his position at KYFS, Heinisch was at the Highline West Seattle (now Navos) Mental Health Center as director of the Children and Family Division. He also held management positions at Catholic Community Services as the children’s mental health programs and foster care director and family counseling program manager. Heinisch is well represented. He serves on the board of the South King Council of Human Services (three terms as president) and the United Way’s Public Policy and Council Community Building Committee. He also is a board member
of the Communities In Schools, Kent, the Building Better Futures president, and founder and board member of Executive Alliance (now Alliance of Non Profits). He also is the co-chair of the King County Alliance For Human Services, a member of the King County Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Oversight Committee and a member of the Governing Council of the Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority. He works on the King County Committee to End Homeless Interagency Council and other city affairs committees. Heinisch’s willingness to help the greater good of the community stems from his upbringing. He was raised by a blue-collar family in Wisconsin who believed that “if you have something, give it away or share it because it’s what we should do,” Heinisch said. His parents were always involved in civic or church efforts and engaged in school activities and sports. “To be in the helping profession seems like a natural (fit) for me,” Heinisch said. But working with the plight of others is never easy, Heinisch said. Working with a homeless teenage mom, a
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Kentridge grad Bell JR. breaks hand with Gonzaga Gary Bell Jr., a Gonzaga University men’s basketball player and Kentridge High graduate, will miss four to six weeks with a broken right hand. Bell, a junior guard, suffered the injury in last Saturday’s win against Santa Clara. He is averaging 12.7 points for Gonzaga and started in all 13 games. The Bulldogs (11-2) are ranked No. 21 by USA Today and No. 24 by the Associated Press. Bell injured the hand in the early moments of Saturday’s game and the initial diagnosis was he was fine and returned to action, according to a Gonzaga media release. However, by the time the game was over there was considerable swelling on the top of the hand and he was sent for X-rays.
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Kentlake High School’s gymnastics program has a pair of new faces in cocoaches Lindsey Duerre and Sheila Clark who replaced Marla Boyd. “Big shoes to fill,” Duerre said. “A lot of the girls have been with her for four years, so they had a really strong connection with her. “But she left a pretty good legacy of expectations for the girls and for the school, really good equipment, so a really solid foundation to be able to walk into. She definitely made sure, even though she knew she was going to be leaving, that she left it in the best way that she could.” Duerre previously coached at Kentwood High and Evergreen High while Clark coached at Roach Gymnastics for eight years and also has judged. Lacking any past personal connections, the two coaches have nonetheless been aware of each other due to their extensive history within the gymnastics community. “The industry is pretty small,” Duerre said. “Either our girls have competed for or with or against each other, so we’ve seen each other around for a long time.” Both Duerre and Clark
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Kentlake’s Ashley Pernell performs on the balance beam during a meet with Auburn Mountainview earlier this season. Pernell returned to the Falcons team, which has two new co-coaches this year. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter
have coached their girls, now sophomore gymnasts for Kentlake, since they
were little. “She’s been my coach for as long as I’ve done it,”
wrestling coach Todd Owens believes that some of his wrestlers can go far this season. His lineup of returning wrestlers features strong showings so far from senior Logan Jefferson (9-0), Junior Jahleel Smith (7-0), Chianson Siu (8-2) and Amos Daigbe (9-0). Kent-Meridian had a 9-5 overall record in 2012-2013. The coach also expects
good results from junior heavyweight Tanner Torr. “I think by the time he’s a senior he’ll be at the state tournament,” Owens said. Newcomer Gerardo Suarez (6-5) joins the returners. Despite his five losses, Owens describes him as a kid with potential. Owens, an Alaskan native, has coached wrestling for more than 25 years. “We got really young
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said Avalyne Peters of her mother, Clark. “Even when she wasn’t technically my coach for the class, I would end up looking in the bleachers and having her tell me what I should do, how I could perfect it. She’s been my coach forever.” Peters typically competes in all-around, but is currently sidelined with an injury. Tahlia Duerre is one of the Falcon’s top seven gymnasts and is similarly accustomed to following her mother’s expertise. In addition to the potential difficulties of changing leadership, the nature of gymnastics itself poses its own challenges for the Falcons season. “This is a hard sport to take nine months off and then come in and pick back up where you left off,” Duerre said. “And a lot of the girls, within this first… less than a month, have gotten themselves back up to where they were before.” Duerre also recognizes this difficulty as part of the reward. “Gymnastics is very much an individual sport, so when you have a big success, it’s something that you have worked really hard to get,” Duerre said. “As much as their team and their team score counts, their individual successes and growth is really important. Being in high
school and having success and confidence, and to see growth and be successful and be on the team, it’s kind of like a life skill that they will probably take with them.” One key component of team growth in Duerre’s mind will be the junior varsity team, which was added this year, and its level of commitment. Conditioning has also been more intense, something both coaches and gymnasts grudgingly admitted as a benefit. “I hope to see us come back as strong as we were last year,” Duerre said. “They’re all really talented and it’s just bringing out each individual one’s strength.” The girls seem confident in the team, crediting their new leaders for taking them in a positive direction. Senior Ashley Pernell, who returned last year from an injury to become an allaround competitor and one of this season’s gymnasts to watch, had only encouraging things to say of her new coaches. “They are very experienced,” Pernell said. “Sheila was my club coach, so she knows what she’s doing, and I trust her. I feel like we are going to go far this year, because we definitely have the potential. I think they are the perfect fit since Boyd left.”
kids, 106 all the way up to 126, and it’s all freshmen,” Owens said. “They’re going to be OK, they’re just really, really young.” The inexperience is Owens’ biggest fear in the season. With a high turnover rate at the high school, he says it’s hard to retain established veteran wrestlers who can provide guidance and role models to the new kids. When looking for a good varsity candidate, Owens says that a student’s toughness trumps all other traits, and that if a student has the mental fortitude to push through grueling wrestling workouts, then that student can be a competitive wrestler. “A lot of kids trying out for football are here for a week and they’re gone, it’s too much work for them,” Owens said. “It’s not 10 seconds and rest for a minute. It’s full pulling and pushing, shov-
ing, snapping, sprawling, shooting. You never stop.” Kent-Meridian lost its opening meet to Auburn, bounced back to take down Mount Rainier and Auburn Riverside, and came in fourth in the Rogers Holiday Tournament. The Royals competed in the SPSL All Division tournament on Monday and Tuesday, after the Kent Reporter press deadline. They travel to Kennedy Catholic on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
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Returning: Jahleel Smith, 138 pounds, Jr., 7-0 record to start season; Chianson Siu, 132, Jr., 8-2; Amos Daigbe, 170, Soph., 9-0. New: Gerardo Suarez, 120, Fresh., 6-5. Strengths: Fast on feet, endurance. Weaknesses: Inexperience. Outlook: Potential for a good year if the team can build on its successes during the season.
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A recap of a few of the strangest Kent Police Blotter items from 2013: • A Kent man used a gay dating phone app called Scruff and ended up meeting a man who allegedly pulled out a handgun and robbed him of his iPhone as the two met in a vehicle. Officers arrested a 32-year-old Kent man for investigation of first-degree robbery in connection with the April 14 incident at a parking lot in the 10800 block of Southeast 240th Street, according to the police report. A man called police to report a man he had met through the dating app had gotten into his car to talk and indicated he wanted money in return for sex. When the driver said he would not pay for sex, the other man pulled out a handgun, grabbed the man’s cellphone. • A heroin addict reportedly left a bloody mess in a restaurant restroom. Officers responded to a call at about 6:44 a.m. Oct. 15 to the McDonald’s restaurant,
10125 S.E. 256th St., about a man who stayed in a bathroom for about 45 minutes and then left blood on the floor after he exited, according to the police report. A witness spotted a vehicle in the parking lot the man entered after leaving the restroom. Officers found the man sitting in the car and asked him what he had been doing at the McDonald’s. The man admitted to injecting heroin in the restroom and cutting himself. • When a man walked up to a Kent hotel room expecting to meet the female escort he had been texting, he knocked and received a surprised greeting. “Police, you’re under ar-
Two days later, police checked out a suspicious car parked in the Kent Municipal Court parking lot. The court is next to the city jail. When the car turned out to be the same Honda Accord connected with the missing man, officers checked and found the man had been booked Jan. 18 into the city jail. • Police cited and released a man for investigation of assault after he allegedly walked around a bar all night slapping the butts of women as well as yelling and spitting in their faces. The incident occurred at about 1:12 a.m. March 17 at Bourbon Jacks, 510 Washington Ave. N.
rest,” is what the man heard when the door opened at about 3:12 p.m. April 9 at the Crosslands Studios, 25104 Pacific Highway S., according to the police report. Officers arrested the man for investigation of patronizing a prostitute, one of about seven arrests of men during an undercover sting that afternoon and evening. • Two days after a woman reported Jan. 20 to police that her 28-year-old brother had been missing for about two weeks, officers discovered the man in the city jail. The sister told officers her brother might be living in a 2002 Honda Accord loaned to him by their mother, according to the police report.
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and the rains will wash them from the tree. The answer is: c. Either way your tree will be fine.
Q. I have some hellebore plants that are starting to bloom, and I am thrilled about the winter flowers. Do I need to prune the old leaves that surround the emerging flowers? a. No, the flowers will bloom on hellebores even if you don’t prune last year’s foliage. b. Yes, snipping off the old leaves will help the hellebores to flower longer c. It doesn’t much matter to the hellebore plant – clip the leaves now to better view the blooms or let them stay until spring and then carefully remove the old leaves while not clipping the new young leaves.
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Quiz time for your garden as we ring in the New Year The answer is: c. You’ll see the new blooms better by removing the old leaves, but the plant will be fine either way.
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Local Boy Scout troops will collect and recycle Christmas trees in neighborhoods throughout Kent from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Troops will pick up trees for a suggested donation of $5. To ensure pickup, trees must be placed outside by 8 a.m. Saturday. Unfortunately, the scouts are unable to confirm an exact pickup time. That same day, scouts will be on hand at Service Club Ballfields, 14608 SE 288th St., if you prefer to deliver the tree yourself. The scouts will unload the trees and accept a donation. Trees with tinsel and/or flock cannot be accepted. If you would like to mail your donation, send it to: Attn: Christmas Tree Drive, PO Box 5094, Kent, WA 98064. For more information, contact the Kent Lions & Foundation (253-852-5466) or check the city’s community calendar at KentWA.gov. This long-running program keeps the trees out of landfills and provides a stockpile of chips for use by Parks Operations to mulch new plants and maintain trails in the city parks system. The city of Kent also will provide free curbside pickup of Christmas trees to residential households within the Kent city limits the week of Jan. 6-10. You must be a current Republic Service garbage customer to be eligible.
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