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Diane Sosne, president of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, stands with members of her union July 15 for informational picketing and a rally outside Valley Medical Center to bring attention to contract issues. DEAN A. RADFORD, Renton Reporter

Valley nurses and staff rally for support during contract dispute with hospital Valley Medical Center’s nurses and other health-care workers took to the sidewalks outside the hospital July 15, proclaiming “We’ll fight for our patients all day long.” Between 200 and 300 members of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, which represents about 1,450 workers at Valley, and their supporters walked and rallied on their own time to raise awareness about their contract dispute with Valley Medical Center. Passing motorists on Southwest 43rd Street in Renton honked in support. Theresa Braungardt, Valley’s chief nursing officer, said hospital operations

continued smoothly during the informational picketing and rally. The top issue is staffing; the union maintains patient care suffers when nurses must backfill for nurses on break or at lunch that can double the number of patients for whom they care. But also on the table are loss of a training fund, higher health-care costs, a reduction in Valley’s financial contribution to retirement and no raises for three years, according to the union. “We are not just mad, we are fired up. We are not just angry, we are inspired. We are not just irate, we are motivated,” Diane Sosne, a registered nurse and president of SEIU 1199NW, told the workers. “We are standing up for quality care

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Rentonite raises funds for school in Nepal BY SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmondreporter.com

It’s been more than two months since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, but there is still work to be done for Renton resident Danu Sherpa. When he first learned about the earthquake on April 25, Sherpa caught a flight to return to his home country that same evening. He had received a phone call telling him that seven people he knew — including some family members — had died in the earthquake. The 44-year-old City of Redmond employee helped with relief efforts during a month and a half long trip to Nepal — both for his family and others whose homes were destroyed by the earthquakes (a 6.7-magnitude aftershock hit April 26 and smaller-scale quakes of 3.5- and 4.5-magnitude hit Katmandu, Nepal on an almost daily basis). People were in need of shelter, water, food, clothing, blankets and more. “All I see is destruction,” Sherpa said, recalling what he witnessed in Katmandu, where his relatives live. “It broke my heart. I was very saddened.” Despite his heavy heart, Sherpa said he did not cry because he knew he had to be strong. He added that he felt blessed to be able to help as many people as he did in Nepal. While Sherpa spent most of his time in Katmandu, he said he traveled to a remote village near Mt. Everest where one of his sisters lived. On his way to the village, he saw many homes that were destroyed in the earthquakes. Sherpa said as he passed these homes, he would give the families

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who had lived there about $150 each to help them. The money was raised from an online fundraising website at www.gofundme.com/ dollarsfordanu. After about seven weeks in Nepal, Sherpa returned to the Pacific Northwest last month — returning to his job with the Redmond Parks and Recreation Department on June 17. And while he is back, Sherpa is not done helping. He said he is still working to raise money to support relief efforts in Nepal. This time Sherpa hopes to raise funds to build a school for 100 children in Katmandu. When Sherpa first traveled to Katmandu in April, Eric O’Neal, one of Sherpa’s colleagues at the city, set up

the fundraising website. The money raised was initially used to help Sherpa and his family in Nepal. According to the fundraising website, Sherpa “will no longer use donated funds for his family, 17 adopted kids or the three elderly and one partially paralyzed person he is helping. He has decided to personally fund these people from his own income.” Sherpa said the school will have five or six classrooms. The kids will range from 5-10 years old. For Sherpa, the whole situation is sad — he and his family lost their house in the earthquake — and he said he just wants to make things better by building this school. “Right now, like 40 kids go to this school,” Sherpa

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said, in a recent interview. “So they don’t have a bench; they don’t have a table, nothing. They basically sit on the ground and study.” Currently, the fundraising website notes that a goal has been set to $50,000. O’Neal said while Sherpa was in Nepal, the goal had been set at $25,000. He said Sherpa estimates the cost of the school to be between $25,000-$30,000, which is why the fundraising goal has increased. About $21,000 has been raised, but O’Neal said that is the amount that has been donated since the begin-

ning of the fundraiser and most has been used up while Sherpa was in Nepal. The money that is collected from this point on will go toward the school, he said. About $2,000 more has been raised since Sherpa has returned from his last trip to Nepal. “In the coming days and weeks we will refine the vision and perhaps seek out professional assistance with plans and drawings,” states the website, which was written by O’Neal. “We are also investigating the possibility of creating a nonprofit organization to formalize this effort. While there are many details to work out, I am confident in Danu’s ability to get things done. If he says it is going to happen, it will happen.” Sherpa has been withdrawing money from his personal retirement account to fund the school. He doesn’t plan to rebuild his home in Nepal that took him 20 years to build. He is instead focusing all his efforts on helping the children back home. He wants to bring three of his adopted children to his home in Renton permanently, but a lawyer has informed him he’ll most likely just be able to bring one here. “Right now, my goal is to give those kids a better life,” said Sherpa. If you’d like to contribute to Danu Sherpa’s campaign for a new school go to http://www.gofundme.com/ dollarsfordanu. -Additional reporting by Tracey Compton, Renton Reporter, tcompton@rentonreporter.com

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Three vie for top two spots in hospital commission primary BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com

Dr. Terry Block, appointed in January to fill a vacancy on the Public Hospital District No. 1 Board of Commissioners, is facing two opponents in the Aug. 4 primary election to retain his seat. The two candidates are Savannah Clifford-Visker of Renton, a Liberty High School graduate and an early learning teacher in the Renton School District, and Lawton Montgomery of Kent, a captain with the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority with 27 years of firefighting experience. The top-two finishers will advance to the general election on Nov. 3 for the board’s at-large Position 4. It’s the only hospital district commission race on the primary ballot. Block of Bellevue was appointed to the board after Dr. Aaron Heide was removed from office because of unexcused absences in excess of 60 days. Heide now heads the Center for Neurovascular Care at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev. Block, a cardiologist, practiced at Valley Medical Center for more than 30 years. He served a three-year term as the hospital’s chief medical officer and was president of the physician-owned Southlake Clinic before he re-

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tired on Jan. 1. Issues in the race include Valley CEO Rich Roodman’s salary and the strategic alliance with UW Medicine, which Clifford-Visker and Montgomery argue has placed control of Valley Medical Center in the hands of an unelected board. The state Supreme Court affirmed the legality of the strategic alliance when it declined to review a state appeal’s court ruling that the alliance is legal. The alliance, Block said, has “already been litigated at hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs to taxpayers and the Supreme Court has decided. It’s over,” he said. The 13-member Board of Trustees, which includes the five district commissioners, oversees Valley Medical operations, while the district commissioners oversee specifically hospital district taxes and Valley’s buildings and property. Block supports the strategic alliance but he said if he had been on the commission when the agreement was approved in 2011, he would have driven “a harder bargain” with UW Medicine. Roodman is overpaid, he said, but that’s true of most chief executive officers. Block, along with fellow district commissioner Dr. Paul Joos, abstained in May from an otherwise unanimous trustee vote to extend Roodman’s contract for two years and freeze his salary. Block abstained because as a recent appointee he didn’t want to get in the middle of an ongoing controversy. Had he been an elected board member, he said he would have voted to extend Roodman’s contract but with a reduced salary. “I think he’s a very good CEO,” Block said. “I think he’s made his mistakes, which I’ll bet I’ve told him about more that anybody in the past.” Roodman “has grown” Valley and “I think he does care about the quality of the medical center,” Block said. One reason Block decided to seek a commission seat

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is to participate in selecting Roodman’s successor, which should occur during the six-year term that’s on the ballot. If she’s elected, Clifford-Visker wrote in the voters’ pamphlet she would support replacing Roodman and reducing the salaries of other administrators and use the savings to hire more nurses. This is her first run for elective office. Montgomery, in his statement in the voters pamphlet, wrote that the strategic alliance was Roodman’s “scheme” to keep control of the commission, after two commissioners who supported him were defeated, by giving control of Valley to the unelected trustees. Block said the issues to discuss in this year’s election are “how is Valley Medical Center going to provide the most access to care within reason. We can’t go broke doing it.” Clifford-Visker said Valley Medical is currently facing “a number of challenges.” “Our nurses are being pushed too hard since we do not have enough nurses working in the hospital,” she said. Valley’s nurses and other workers recently staged informational picketing and a rally outside the hospital to bring attention to their concerns about contract issues, including staffing and benefits. Block said “the hospital has to find a way to meet the nurses halfway,” although he said he wasn’t necessarily using the word “halfway” literally. ABOUT THE CANDIDATES Dr. Terry Block earned his medical degree at Ohio State University and completed his residency at University of Michigan Medical Center and Ohio State University Hospitals. He had a private practice in Burien, before joining Southlake Clinic in 1982. He is married with three children and three grandchildren. Savannah Clifford-Visker is a 2007 graduate of Liberty High School; she earned an AA degree at Green River Community College in 2009 and her bachelors degree from Central Washington University in Ellensburg in 2011. She has served as a volunteer at Valley. She and her husband have a son; she’s taking a year’s maternity leave from teaching. Lawton Montgomery is a graduate of Spanaway High School and Highline Community College. He attended the Washington State Patrol Fire Academy and the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Md., and is an instructor for the Washington State Patrol Fire Academy.

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Renton man guilty in boating death of teacher BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com

A Superior Court jury found a 47-year-old Renton man guilty of homicide by watercraft Tuesday in the death of a Seattle school teacher in July 2014 on Lake Washington. Richard Anthony Hicks faces a prison term of 51 to 68 months when he’s sentenced on Sept. 4, the standard range when someone is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to Dan Donohoe, the spokesman for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Hicks was also convicted of two counts of assault by watercraft. “The defendant was under the influence of alcohol when the motorboat he was piloting collided with a sailboat,” said Donohoe. A passenger on the sailboat, Melissa Protz, 33, died in the collision and two other passengers on the sailboat were injured.

Protz taught sixth- and seventh-grade biology at Assumption-St. Bridget School in Seattle. The seven passengers aboard a sailboat going 1 or 2 knots on a windless Lake Washington yelled and waved their arms as the 25-foot powerboat Hicks was piloting bore down on them, according to charging documents. Hicks didn’t hear the yelling or see the sailboat until he was too close to avoid a collision at about 10:30 p.m. July 16, according to prosecutors. The sentencing is set for 1:30 p.m. before Judge

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A 21-year-old Seattle man was found shot to death early Sunday morning inside an idling car on Lind Avenue Southwest. Reese Ali died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, which ruled his death a homicide. Investigators were conducting interviews to confirm indications Ali had met someone in the area, said Renton Police Commander David Leibman.

A motive for the shooting and whether it was gang-related were unknown midweek. No arrests had been made. The homicide was not related to the homicide of a Burien man, whose body was found July 6 in a van parked on Southwest Victoria Street near Renton Avenue, according to Leibman Ali’s body was found in the driver’s seat at about 6:45 a.m. in the 200 block of Lind Avenue Southwest. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Renton Police Department at 425-430-7500 and refer to case 15-8118.

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Gov. Inslee’s frustrations have just begun These days Jay Inslee might be America’s most frustrated governor. And we may soon find out how much more frustration — and stomach ache — he can take. He wrote a book on the clear and present danger presented by carbon and its gaseous relative, carbon dioxide, to alter climate, and various means by which to combat those potent forces. Yet well into his third year at the state’s helm, the Democrat governor is still without a signature policy achievement in his personal and political crusade. That’s got to smart for a true believer with his green bonafides. The winless streak is not for lack of effort. He’s simply been foiled by members of his party as well as his GOP opponents. This year Inslee boldly proposed a cap-and-trade auction system intended to generate billions of dollars while simultaneously forcing the state’s largest polluters to curb emissions of damaging pollutants. But the pragmatic leader of the Democratcontrolled House and the Republican majority in the Senate stymied Inslee, providing the rookie executive an instructive reminder of the difficulty of legislating big ideas in Olympia. Inslee also desires to see the state adopt a new rule requiring cleaner burning, low-carbon fuels. He could bypass lawmakers and order this be done by executive order but he’s thus far refrained. Republicans hate this idea. To preemptively thwart him, they tacked a provision onto the $16 billion transportation revenue package that said if he goes forward with the low-carbon fuel standard then over time about $700 million would be shifted out of accounts for buses, bike paths and sidewalks and instead directed toward road projects. Inslee calls it a “poison pill” but signed the transportation bill anyway. He is now considering swallowing that pill and spent the past week gauging opinions of others in what aides describe as a “listening tour.” David Postman, Inslee’s communications director, said the governor does not have a timetable for a decision. “The governor is exploring whether it is possible to make progress on fighting carbon pollution and fund multi-modal projects,” he said in an email. “He’s met with lawmakers, transit and bike advocates, seniors, environmentalists, business people and others.” Those meetings began in earnest July 16 — the day after the bill signing — during a conference call with liberal Democrats including Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, D-Seattle, and Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island. That same day he spoke with Democrats involved in crafting the transportation package, including Rep. Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer

New verbals and nounettes to be considered for the dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary announced in June about 500 words have been added to its dictionary. The article about the added words made me all warm and fuzzy inside, as if I had just opened a gift of eight-track cassettes of C-Span’s Book TV - the greatest hits. I suspect 500 words is larger than my entire working vocabulary, unless growls, gasps and weird sounds count. (I think they do.) Here are a few of Oxford’s additions that caught my wandering attention. • Carnap - stealing a car, (not what I do while driving). It was first used as a verb in 1937 in the Helena Independent. • Gointer - It is a verb and one of my new favorites. Oxford said it is a colloquial expression for going to. Example: “I am gointer regurgitate your so-called food.” Is this a great word or what? You say going to, I say gointer. • Koozie - It’s a noun for a sleeve to keep drinks cold (or more likely concealed). Sounds to me like the name of a hit parade 80s rock band – Koozie and Krumb Topping. • Stanky - a noun. It is the smell of a teenage boys locker room on a 90-degree day. For me there are few things more entertaining than looking up the meaning of words I will Dennis Box

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never remember or be able to spell. As I scanned the list it occurred to me there are a number of words I know that for some reason are not in the Oxford dictionary. (I checked.) I have considered sending them a list of useful verbals and nounettes to add next time. Here are a few. • Whack-noodle – verb, adjective, noun, gerund, pronoun, interjection, conjunction. Often heard during off-the-record phone conversations during political season. • Wieneeworst - adjective and intransitive verb. How my brain functions in the morning. • Brillohead - some sort of noun, or maybe an interjection. A new hairstyle I am seeing around the office in Covington. • Fricasseed barf - noun, adjective, gerund. A Christmas food and how the Democrats and Republicans in Olympia described each other after the 2015 operating budget vote. I bet this is how Samuel Johnson got started writing his Dictionary of the English Language. Maybe I have stumbled upon a new calling, like a loud moo from across the field, followed by a light from above, or below, then a voice whispers in my ear: Write it and they will think you’re nuts. Dennis Box is editor of the Enumclaw CourierHerald. He can be reached at dbox@courierherald.com

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Participants are reluctant to share details of the talks. Some say they are convinced Inslee’s made up his mind to swallow the pill. Others believe he’s thoroughly balancing the costs and benefits. Several people, including Democratic lawmakers, reportedly told Inslee not to do it. They argued that he amassed valuable political capital by appearing to set aside his agenda when he signed the bill with the GOP provision. Backers of expanded bus service and bike ways fumed at Inslee for simply bringing up the idea. It took three years of negotiations to get a package passed and they stand to lose millions of dollars if he goes forward. And there’s a political element too. If Inslee proceeds, the debate on a fuel standard

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is injected into the 2016 legislative session — where Republicans will certainly attempt to stop him — and the elections. It may not hurt his re-election but it might damage incumbent House Democrats in rural areas and swing districts. If a couple of them are unseated, Democrats would lose control of the House because it’s that close. On the other hand, what’s Inslee got to lose at this point? He’s made no headway on the centerpieces of his climate change crusade. He can’t get enough Democrats to promise they’ll go to the mat on his behalf in 2016. If he must do it alone, why not go for it and draw a bright line in the political sands — if he’s got the stomach for it? Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog is at www.heraldnet.com. Contact him at 360352-8623; jcornfield@heraldnet.com

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It’s hard to believe that Renton River Days is 30 years old, but this weekend marks that milestone for the city’s annual summertime event. Renton River Days is July 24 to 26, in Liberty Park, Bronson Way N. and Houser Way N., Renton. The festival runs 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday. The big parade starts at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 25 and travels down South Third Street from Shattuck Avenue to Liberty Park. Mayor Denis Law is this year’s parade grand marshal and was chosen because of his “continued advocacy for quality community events in Renton, which bring people together…” said Festival Director Sonja Mejlaender. This year’s festival features 40 performing groups on two stages in Liberty Park, 11 food vendors at the Nibble of Renton and 72 vendors in the Art Market. “There are so many favored and coveted traditions as part of Renton’s family festival . . . many of which have stayed with us all 30 years…,” said Mejlaender. “What continues to grow and evolve are the partnerships which make Renton River Days possible – the funding support and in-kind support. It’s impossible to list them all, but River Days would not exist without their support.” One tradition that’s back again this year is the Wenatchee Youth Circus, which will perform three shows at Cedar River Park ( 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., July 24 and 1:30 p.m., July 25). Tickets are $2 for youth and $3 for adults. But there are a whole host of free activities for kids in Liberty Park from arts and crafts booths to the petting zoo to KidZone activities. A new addition to the festival is an “Art Class” booth being hosted and organized by Arts Unlimited. The booth features a variety of artists and the public can sign up to take a class on site at Liberty Park during the festival. The Deutsch-Marque Show and Shine car show is back for its 35th year anniversary from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, July 26. The car show features a selection of BMWs, Audis, Porches and Mercedes Benz. Also new this year will be oversized strolling characters through Liberty Park each day of the festival weekend. Photo opportunities will be available with “Duck Rogers” and “Giant Salmon” throughout the weekend. For more information about Renton River Days, visit the festival website at rentonriverdays.org.

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Renton is ready for the return of the Seahawks! Renton is looking forward to the seventh annual Seahawks Training Camp presented by Bing. Thousands of fans will make their way to Renton to watch the Seahawks practice for the 2015 season at the stateof-the-art Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC). The “12” flag will continue to fly high above Renton City Hall in addition to countless locations throughout Renton. Fans are encouraged to wear their Seahawks gear to show their support and businesses can get in on the fun by promoting Seahawks Training Camp. “The Seahawks have the best fans in the NFL. We are excited to welcome everyone to Renton for what is sure to be yet another great training camp,” Mayor Denis Law said. “We always look forward to this time of year when our city comes together to support the Seahawks. I welcome you to visit Renton’s many restaurants, businesses and parks to add to your experience. Blue fever will be prevalent throughout the city and I hope you enjoy your time in Renton.” The seventh annual training camp at VMAC begins on Friday, July 31 with fourteen practices running through August 19. The Landing in Renton will serve as the parking and transportation center.

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The Seahawks open training camp next Friday in Renton and the team, as well as thousands of 12’s are expected to make their way to Renton to watch the NFC Champs get back to work. All 14 dates at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center sold out this summer in minutes, with more than 34,000 fans registering for camp. This year’s camp runs from July 31-Aug. 19. Practices start at 10 a.m. every day, except Saturday, Aug. 8, when it begins at 1 p.m. Fans may not park at the VMAC. All transportation to and from camp is through a bus that leaves from in front of the Pro Shop at The Landing. Guests will receive transportation transfers and training camp passes upon check-in at the Seahawks Training Camp Guest Services location, near the parking garage and movie theater. Due to limited parking opportunities at The Landing, the Seahawks are recommending that training camp guests use carpool and mass transit options. All attendees will check in at the Seahawks Training Camp presented by Bing Parking and Transportation Center across from the Seahawks Pro Shop to confirm registration. Children 15 years of age or

younger must be accompanied by an adult and children 2 years old or younger will not need to register. Be sure to print your transportation voucher as it will be scanned at the check-in center at The Landing. Buses will begin boarding one hour prior to the beginning of practice. The last bus to the VMAC leaves about 45 minutes after practice starts. Buses will begin boarding at the conclusion of practice for the return trip to The Landing. Buses will also leave every 30 minutes for early practice departures. Seahawks merchandise will be available on-site at the Sports Authority Retail Tent, near the main entrance to the VMAC. The Metropolitan Grill will also be on-site each day with a selection of food available for purchase including breakfast sandwiches, pulled pork and corn fresh off the grill. Fan favorites like kettle corn, shaved ice and Starbucks iced coffee will also be available. Small coolers are permitted, but are subject to search. Alcoholic beverages and glass containers are prohibited. Still cameras with lenses less than 12 inches and no flash attachments will be allowed during camp, but videotaping, livestreaming and blogging during practice are prohibited. Weapons, noisemakers and pets are also prohibited. Blankets, binoculars, lawn chairs, strollers and umbrellas are all permitted at camp. An announcement on further fan activities is expected this week. Visit www.rentonreporter.com for the latest.

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Week 1, Sept. 13 at St. Louis Rams (2014 Record: 6-10; fourth place NFC West)

Week 12, Nov. 29 Pittsburgh Steelers (2014 Record 11-5; first place AFC North)

The Seahawks open their 2015 campaign on the road in St. Louis against the division rival Rams at the site of one of their four losses last season. The Seahawks dropped their first game against the Rams 26-28, but evened the season series with a 20-6 win in the final

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Week 2, Sept. 20 at Green Bay Packers (2014 Record: 12-4; first place NFC North) The Seahawks face an early-season test when they head to Lambeau Field for a Sunday night re-match with the team they beat in last year’s NFC Championship game. The Hawks found themselves down 16-0 at halftime in that game, but battled back and forced overtime where Russell Wilson hit Jermaine Kearse for a 35-yard touchdown and the win.

Week 3, Sept. 27 Chicago Bears (2014 Record: 5-11; fourth place NFC North) Seattle’s home opener this year features the Chicago Bears, a team the Seahawks have not faced since 2012 when they needed overtime to notch a 23-17 victory in Chicago. After a disappointing 2014, the Bears and new head coach John Fox have bolstered the team’s defense and are looking to get back in the NFC North race.

Week 4, Oct. 5 (Monday) Detroit Lions (2014 Record: 11-5; second place NFC North) The Detroit Lions made the playoffs last year for the first time since 2011 and hope to build on those gains with quarterback Matthew Stafford taking the snaps. Seattle has not faced Detroit since 2012, when in week 8 Stafford threw a TD pass with 20 seconds left to notch a 28-24 win over the Hawks.

Week 5, Oct. 11 at Cincinnati Bengals (2014 Record: 10-5-1; second place AFC North) Led by Quarterback Andy Dalton the Cincinnati Bengals have now made the playoffs four years in a row . The Seahawks have not faced the Bengals since Dalton;s rookie year in 2011 when his Bengals picked up a 34-12 victory at CenturyLink Field.

The road back to a third consecutive Super Bowl will not be an easy one for the defending NFC champs. This season, the Seahawks face the fourth most-difficult schedule of all teams in football. Seahawks opponents posted a .559 winning percentage in 2014. The season gets under way Sept. 13 in San Francisco with the ultimate goal of getting back to Levi’s Stadium again for Super Bowl XLX on Feb. 7, 2016.

Week 7, Oct. 22 (Thursday) at San Francisco 49ers (2014 Record 8-8; third place NFC West) At the beginning of last season, one of the hottest rivalries in football was the intradivisional match-up of the Seahawks and 49ers, but 2014 proved to be a huge disappointment for the team as they missed the playoffs and saw the exit of head coach Jim Harbaugh at season’s end.

Week 8, Nov. 1 at Dallas Cowboys (2014 Record 12-4; first place NFC East) The Seahawks head to Dallas to take on Tony Romo and the Cowboys, one of the four teams to beat them last season, a 3023 loss at CenturyLink Field. The Cowboys are looking to build on last season, the first time since 2009, but will have to do it without NFL leading rusher DeMarco Murray who jumped ship for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Week 10, Nov. 15 Arizona Cardinals (2014 Record 11-5; second place NFC West) After an explosive 9-1 start, the Cardinals dropped four of their last six games, including two to the Seahawks and limped into their first playoff berth since 2009, where they were beat by the Carolina Panthers. Carson Palmer, who was injured in week 10, returns this year

Week 13, Dec. 6 at Minnesota Vikings (2014 Record 7-9; third place NFC North) The Hawks head to Minnesota the first week in December for their first match-up with the Vikings since 2013. This year, the Vikings are expected to be led by secondyear Quarterback Terry Bridgewater, who made the All-Rookie team and was voted Pepsi Rookie of the Year by fans in 2014.

Week 14, Dec. 13 at Baltimore Ravens (2014 Record 10-6; third place AFC North) The Seahawks head to Baltimore for the first time since 2003 for a match-up with the Ravens, who were defeated by the Super Bowl Champion Patriots in the Divisional round of last year’s playoffs. The Ravens will be led again this year by Joe Flacco, who in 2014 passed for a career high 27 touchdowns and 3,986 yards.

Week 15, Dec. 20 Cleveland Browns (2014 Record 7-9; fourth place AFC North) Though they improved last year under first-year coach Mike Pettine, the Browns missed the playoffs for the 12th consecutive year. This will be the first opportunity for Seahawks fans to get a look at second-year quarterback Johnny Manziel, expected to start this year for Cleveland.

Week 16, Dec. 27 St. Louis Rams (2014 Record: 6-10; fourth place NFC West) After opening their season against the Rams, the Seahawks will then close out their home schedule against St. Louis. The Seahawks lead the series with the Rams 21-12, including a 12-1 record at CenturyLink Field. Last season, the two teams split their match-ups with each

to lead the team. squad winning at home.

Week 6, Oct. 19 Carolina Panthers (2014 Record 7-8-1; first place NFC South) The Carolina Panthers return to CenturyLink Field for a rematch of last season’s divisional playoff game in which the Seahawks upended the upstart Panthers 31-17. The Panthers are led by Cam Newton, the first player in NFL history to have at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in four consecutive seasons

Week 11, Nov. 22 San Francisco 49ers (2014 Record 8-8; third place NFC West) For the second time in five weeks, the Seahawks take on the rival 49ers, this time in Seattle. After a 2103 that saw the two teams battling to the final seconds for the NFC Championship, the Seahawks easily beat the Niners twice in 2014, 19-3 and 17-7.

Week 17, Jan. 3, 2016 at Arizona Cardinals (2014 Record 11-5; second place NFC West) The Seahawks will take on divisional rivals Arizona in the final game of the season. The Cardinals hold a 9-6 advantage over the Seahawks in games played in Arizona, however last year Russell Wilson threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, Seattle set a franchise record with 596 yards of offense during their Week 16 visit to Arizona.

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Like every summer, there will be a few new faces at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center for this summer’s Seahawks training camp, including two high-profile free agent signings and a handful of newly-drafted rookies looking to make an impact. No move this offseason made more of an impact than the trade of tight end Jimmy Graham to the Seahawks for center Max Unger and a first-round pick in the 2015 draft. Graham, a three-time Pro Bowler who has spent the past four seasons with the New Orleans Saints is considered a No. Name 53 Adams, Tyrell 87 Allen, RaShaun 6 Archer, R.J. 56 Avril, Cliff 78 Bailey, Alvin 37 Bailey, Dion 89 Baldwin, Doug 72 Bennett, Michael 21 Blackmon, Will 48 Boyer, Nate 68 Britt, Justin 28 Burley, Marcus 31 Chancellor, Kam 55 Clark, Frank 40 Coleman, Derrick 42 Cottom, Brandon 52 Coyle, Brock 5 Daniels, B.J. 73 Davis, Jesse 95 Dobbs, Demarcus 14 Foxx, Deshon 79 Gilliam, Garry 63 Glowinski, Mark 88 Graham, Jimmy 49 Gresham, Clint 59 Gwacham, Obum 4 Hauschka, Steven 84 Helfet, Cooper 97 Hill, Jordan 51 Irvin, Bruce 7 Jackson, Tarvaris 61 Jeanpierre, Lemuel 15 Kearse, Jermaine 93 King, David 2 Lambert, Keenan 20 Lane, Jeremy 65 Lewis, Patrick 16 Lockett, Tyler 83 Lockette, Ricardo 24 Lynch, Marshawn 85 McCoy, Anthony 99 McDaniel, Tony 70 McGill, T.Y. 19 McNeil III, Douglas 91 Marsh, Cassius

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major upgrade at the position. Graham was ranked second among tight ends last year, pulling in 85 receptions for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns. The vaunted Legion of Boom Jimmy Graham linebacking core also added a major signing this off-season that will only improve the league’s top-ranked defense. Cary Williams, who played last year with the Philadelphia Eagles, signed with the Seahawks in March

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and is expected to start this fall. A Super Bowl Champion from his time with the Baltimore Ravens, Williams last year had 59 tackles and 2 interceptions. It is hoped that Williams will fill the loss of Byron Maxwell, who signed with the Eagles in the offseason. Without a first-round pick in this year’s draft due to the Graham trade, the Seahawks waited until day two to make their first selection, Michigan defensive end Rank Clark. The 272-pound Clark is considered a disruptive presence as a pass rusher with explosive speed who racked up 19.5 tackles for a loss in his last 16 games as a Wolverine. In the third round, the Seahawks looked to shore up their kick return game, as well as add some depth to the receiving corps, by selecting wide receiver Tyler Lockett out of Kansas State. Lockett is the school’s allNo. Name 42 Martin, Ronald 13 Matthews, Chris 92 Mebane, Brandon 33 Michael, Christine 66 Milton, Keavon 57 Morgan, Mike 36 Murphy, Ryan 43 Nealy, Quayshawn 81 Norwood, Kevin 62 Nowak, Drew 76 Okung, Russell 74 Pericak, Will 58 Pierre-Louis, Kevin 39 Pinkins, Eric 69 Poole, Terry 34 Rawls, Thomas 10 Richardson, Paul 77 Rubin, Ahtyba 9 Ryan, Jon 53 Schwenke, Kona 98 Scruggs, Greg 35 Shead, DeShawn 25 Sherman, Richard 27 Simon, Tharold 41 Singleton, Alex 75 Smith, D’Anthony 17 Smith, Kevin 45 Smith, Rod 22 Smith, Tye 67 Sokoli, Kristjan 67 Staten, Jimmy 64 Sweezy, J.R. 23 Terrell, Steven 29 Thomas, Earl 46 Tukuafu, Will 32 Turbin, Robert 38 Wade, Triston 54 Wagner, Bobby 74 Warmsley, Julius 26 Williams, Cary 90 Williams, Jesse 18 Williams, Kasen 82 Willson, Luke 3 Wilson, Russell 50 Wright, K.J.

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amazing architecture meets nature. It is unique but functional, an iconic landmark for Renton and a great place of learning and for the community to gather.” New KCLS Director Gary Wasdin also had comments on the new facility: “This is an exciting time for Renton. We appreciate the support of Mayor Denis Law and the City of Renton to ensure that the Renton Library is a beautiful community resource, available and welcoming to everyone,” said Wasdin. The public is invited to explore the new library following the ribbon-cutting and to enjoy refreshments provided by the Friends of Renton Library. Highlights include a musical extravaganza for kids and families featuring Eli Rosenblatt, and a celebratory BBQ in Liberty Park from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., hosted by the City of Renton. Boom, the Seahawks mascot, will also attend. In preparation for the library opening, the temporary library site at 64 Rainier Ave. S. will be closing at 7 p.m. Construction on the new downtown library is nearly complete and an opening date of Aug. 22 has been set. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter Aug. 19.

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR HEARING & ADOPTION OF THE 2015-2016 BUDGET OF THE RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403 In compliance with WAC 392123-054, the Board of Directors of Renton School District No. 403 has completed the preliminary budget of the district. It is on file in the Business Office and a copy will be furnished on request. On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, the Board of Directors will hold a public hearing, during the regularly scheduled board meeting at 7:00pm at the Kohlwes Education Center, 300 S.W. 7th Street, Renton, Washington for the purpose of presenting the preliminary budget to citizens. Any person may appear at the meeting before the Board and be heard for or against any part of the preliminary 2015-2016 budget. Then, on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, during the regularly scheduled board meeting at 7:00pm at the Kohlwes Education Center, 300 S.W. 7th Street, Renton, Washington, the Board of Directors will adopt the 20152016 budget. Any person may appear at the meeting before the Board and be heard for or against any part of the 2015-2016 budget. Published in the Renton Reporter, July 24, 31, 2015; August 14, 2015. #1370797. Self Storage Lien Sale August 11th at 11:00 AM Sale will be held at: Storage One On Sunset Blvd NE 1105 Sunset Blvd NE Renton, WA 98056 425-793-3900 Tillmon Auction Service www.tillmonsauction.com Published in Renton Reporter on July 24, 31, 2015, August 7, 2015. #1369000. Lakeridge Development 1 LLC. is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Mindy’s Place, is located East of the intersection of 160th Ave. SE and SE 7th St. Renton, WA 98059, King County. The project involves 2.21 acres of soil disturbance for construction activities including site grading, road, storm drainage, water, sanitary sewer, underground utility, and building con-

struction. Storm water will be discharged to Cedar River through wetlands and existing storm water systems. 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 Renton Reporter on July 24, 2015 and July 31, 2015. #1370501. Collocation SAC Wireless proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 58 feet on a 62 foot concealed pole communications tower at the approx. vicinity of 10915 SE Petrovitsky Road, Renton, King County, WA 98055. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Andrew, a.cavalcant@trileaf.com, 2121 W. Chandler Blvd, Suite 203, Chandler, AZ 85224, 480-8500575.” Published in the Renton Reporter on July 24, 2015. #1370820 King County Water District No. 90 issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the King County Water District No. 90 Comprehensive Water System Plan, 2015. The Plan will address service needs and will enable the District to provide services for their planning area per the East King County Coordinated Water Supply Plan and the King County Comprehensive Plan to implement the Growth Management Act. The plan will also allow the district to continue

coordination with adjacent purveyors. After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the agency, KCWD90 has determined this proposal will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. Copies of the DNS are available at no charge from KCWD90, located at 15606 SE 128th St Renton, WA 98059. The public is invited to comment on this DNS by submitting written comments no later than 4pm on Thursday, August 13, 2015. A public meeting to discuss comments will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 to the KCWD90 office. Published in the Renton Reporter on July 24, 2015 and July 31, 2015. #1370590. The State of Washington, Department of Transportation is acquiring property and/or property rights for the SR 405/SR 167 Interchange-Direct Connector project. Negotiations to acquire the property described below have reached an impasse; therefore the State is preparing to submit to the Attorney General’s Office a request for acquisition of this property and/or property rights through a condemnation action. This is done to assure that the rights of the individual property owner and the rights of all the taxpayers of the state are equally protected. The final action meeting at which the State as condemner will decide whether to authorize the condemnation of the property will take place at 10:00 am, Thursday, August 6, 2015, at 15700 Dayton Ave. N., Shoreline, WA. The property owner may provide information prior to the meeting for the State to consider at this meeting. Information may be submitted in writing to the State of Washington, Department of Transportation, Attn: Hal Wolfe, Real Estate Services Manager, P.O. Box 330310, MS 118, Seattle, WA 98133-9710, or by phone to Hal Wolfe at 206-440-4163, prior to the meeting. Assessed Owner: Earnett McFall Property Address: 10319 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98178 Tax Parcel Number: 723160017007 Brief Legal Description: Ptn Lots 1-5, Blk 2, Renton View an Addition to the City of Renton, Vol 33 Plats, pg 25, King Co.

Published in the Renton Reporter on July 24, 2015 and July 31, 2015. #1371574. Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: BERTHA MILLER, Deceased. NO. 15-4-04207-3 KNT NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: July 24, 2015. PR: LOUISE M. TROTT Michelle R. Ahrens WSBA #16794 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER, ROTI & AHRENS, P.S. Attorneys for Personal Representative 100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90 Renton, WA 98057-0090 (425) 255-4542 King County Superior Court Cause No. 15-4-04207-3 KNT Published in the Renton Reporter on July 24, 2015, July 31, 2015 and August 7, 2015. #1371660. Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: DOUGLAS RAY BORK, Deceased. NO. 15-4-04206-5 KNT NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of

this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: July 24, 2015. PR: JEFFREY E. RIVERS Michelle R. Ahrens WSBA #16794 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER, ROTI & AHRENS, P.S. Attorneys for Personal Representative 100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90 Renton, WA 98057-0090 (425) 255-4542 King County Superior Court Cause No. 15-4-04206-5 KNT Published in the Renton Reporter on July 24, 2015, July 31, 2015 and August 7, 2015. #1371673. Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: LUANN L. WHITLOW Deceased.

NO. 15-4-04230-8 KNT NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: July 24, 2015. PR: STEVEN J. GAEDKE Ruth Roti WSBA #19495 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER, ROTI & AHRENS, P.S. Attorneys for Personal Representative 100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90 Renton, WA 98057-0090 (425) 255-4542 King County Superior Court Cause No. 15-4-04230-8KNT Published in the Renton Reporter on July 24, 2015, July 31, 2015 and August 7, 2015. #1371733

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR T h e Pe n i n s u l a D a i l y News in Por t Angeles, Wash., a six-day morning newspaper and 24/7 online news operation serving the beautiful two-county North Olympic Peninsula, seeks a w e b - s a v v y exe c u t i ve editor with excellent writing, editing and pagination skills and proven m a n a g e m e n t ex p e r i ence. Reporting to the publisher, this is the No. 1 position in our newsroom. The executive editor provides day-today newsroom leadership, overseeing online n ew s c ove ra g e w h i l e spearheading the publication of our print newspaper and overseeing all its sections and special supplements. Particularly important on the print side are firstrate InDesign skills. T h e exe c u t i ve e d i t o r also oversees our website (avg 1.2 million page views monthly), Facebook pages and Twitter account and helps deve l o p a n d i m p l e m e n t strategies to grow the PDN’s social media, mobile and video audiences. The right candidate can identify major news and trends pertinent to our print and online readers, edit a story on deadline and help coach repor ters into tur ning their ideas into top-flight reads — and also has the ability to quickly fix a we b s i t e p r o bl e m a n d edit an occasional video or podcast. Affordable Port Angeles, gateway to Olympic National Park and Victoria, British Columbia, gets half the rainfall of Seattle yet is close enough to enjoy Seattle as well as our rain forests, great fishing and other outdoors activities and pleasant lifestyle. ?Port Angel?es just finished second in Outside magazine’s 2015 “Best Town Ever” online contest, beating out Santa Barbara, Calif., Flagstaff, Ariz., Bar Harbor, Maine, and two western cities. We a r e a m e m b e r o f Sound Publishing Inc., the largest community media organization in Washington state, and o f fe r a f u l l r a n g e o f fringe benefits. To apply, please e-mail to hr@soundpublishing.com (1) a resume including at least three professional references; (2) at least three relevant work samples (or a link to them); (3) a cover letter addressing the specific job requirements we’ve outlined. Please also include your salar y requirements.

CREATIVE ARTIST Sound Publishing, Inc and The Whidbey News Times, a twice-weekly community newspaper located in Coupeville, WA, has an immediate opening for a full-time Creative Artist. Duties include performing ad design, designing promotional materials, providing excellent internal and external customer service. Requires excellent communication skills and the ability to wo r k i n a fa s t p a c e d deadline-oriented environment. Experience w i t h A d o b e C r e a t i ve Suite, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat strongly preferred, as is newspaper or other media experience. Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team. We offer a great work environment, health benefits, 401k, paid holidays, vacation and sick time. Please email your resume, cover letter, and a few samples of your work to: hr@soundpublishing.com

REPORTER The Snoqualmie Valley Record, a division of Sound Publishing Inc. is seeking a general assignment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Nor th Bend office. The primar y coverage will be general assignment stories. Schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. As a repor ter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to: be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats; produce 5 by-line stories per week; write stories that are tight and to the point; use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you cover ; post on the publication’s web site; blog and use Twitter on the web; layout pages, using InDesign; shoot and edit videos for the web . We are looking for a team player willing to get involved in the local community through publication of the weekly n ew s p a p e r a n d d a i l y web journalism. The ideal applicant will have a commitment to community journalism and ever ything from shor t, brief-type stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community; be able to spot emerging trends; wr ite clean, balanced and accurate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and institute readership initiatives. Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to w o r k e f fe c t i ve l y i n a deadline-driven environment. Must be proficient with AP style, layout and design using Adobe InDesign; and use the p u bl i c a t i o n ’s w e b s i t e and online tools to gather information and reach the community. Must be organized and self-motivated, exceptional with the public and have the ability to establish a rapport with the community. We offer a competitive hourly wage and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) Email us yo u r c ove r l e t t e r, r e sume, and include five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to: hreast@sound publishing.com or mail to: Sound Publishing, Inc., 19426 68th Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032, ATTN: HR/SNOQ Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

PAGINATOR Peninsula Daily News, a six-day morning newspaper serving the beautiful North Olympic Peninsula of Washington, has a full-time opening on its design/copy desk in Port Angeles. The successful c a n d i d a t e mu s t h ave demonstrated and creative layout/pagination skills using the Adobe Suite, copy editing experience, good grammar and syntax skills, be AP style-savvy, know current events, write accurate and catchy headlines and possess sharp InDesign skills (we have a Macintosh-based computer system). Daily newspaper experience preferred; will consider a t o p - d rawe r c a n d i d a t e from a weekly newspaper looking to move to a daily. The design/copy editor will produce pages and put together sections. The shift is daytime Sundays through T h u r s d ay s . T h e s u c cessful candidate also will post stories on the PDN’s website as well as have Facebook and Twitter responsibilities. Affordable Port Angeles, gateway to Olympic National Park and Victoria, British Columbia, gets half the rainfall of Seattle yet is close enough to enjoy Seattle as well as our rain forests, great fishing and other outdoors activities and pleasant lifestyle. Por t Angeles just finished second in a national magazine’s “Best Town Ever” contest after beating out all four other We s t e r n c i t i e s i n t h e contest. Peninsula Daily News publishes two zoned a.m. editions in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Pay commensurate with experience; full benefits package includes medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), paid vacation with immediate eligibility and sick pay. Finalists may be invited to a tryout; preference given to candidates from the Northwest and We s t C o a s t . P l e a s e send cover letter, resume and clips of pages (PDFs are acceptable) with at least three professional references to hr@soundpublishing.com

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CIRCULATION MANAGER Issaquah/Sammamish/ Snoqualmie Sound Publishing, Inc. is currently accepting applications for a Circulation Manager. Position will be based out of the Bellevue office. The primary duty of a Circulation Manager (CM) is to manage a geographic district. The CM will be accountable for the assigned newspaper as follows: Recruiting, contracting and training independent contractors to meet delivery deadlines, insuring delivery standards are being met and quality customer service. Po s i t i o n r e q u i r e s t h e ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner; to occasionally lift and/or transport bundles weighing up to 25 pounds from ground level to a height of 3 feet; to deliver newspaper routes, including ability to negotiate stairs and to deliver an average of 75 newspapers per hour for up to 8 consecutive hours; to communicate with carr iers and the public by telephone and in person; to operate a personal computer. Must p o s s e s s r e l i a bl e , i n sured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match). If you are interested in joining the team at the Issaquah/Sammamish Repor ter and the Valley Record, email us your cover letter and resume to: hreast@ soundpublishing.com Please be sure to note: ATTN: CMISS in the subject line. Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace. Check out our website to find out more about us! www.sound publishing.com

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace. Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

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Sounders stars emerging in Tukwila affiliate with a USL team or form their own developmental team. The Sounders chose to form Sounders 2, the second team. There are now three tiers to the Sounders’ organization FC1, FC2 and the Sounders Academy, which produces homegrown players competitive at all levels of the sport. Duncan McCormick, a former Sounders Academy player, and team captain Amadou Sanyang were the first two S2 players, signing contracts in February. Other signings quickly followed; just recently S2 signed goalkeeper Tyler Miller. S2 gives the players competitive playing minutes, close to home and in front of a large crowd – and where they’re very visible to first-team coaches. And they have a chance to play competitive minutes with the first team. The choice, said Opatkiewicz, was “obvious.” Sounder Academy players get playing time, too, with S2 and first-team players are “loaned down.” Duncan McCormick is a product of the Seattle soccer community and the Sound-

Sounders FC 2 – S2 – is the Sounders’ developmental team that practices and plays at Starfire Sports in Tukwila. BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@tukwilareporter.com

Like so many soccer players poised for a professional career, Duncan McCormick’s memories are filled with the sport he loves – from a very early age. “The biggest memory I have throughout my childhood is playing the game,” said the 19-year-old who graduated from Seattle Academy in Seattle. “The fact that I can pursue it beyond just my youth career is just a special thing.” McCormick, a midfielder is one of 11 soccer players on the roster of Sounders FC 2, the Seattle Sounders developmental team, that trains and plays its home matches at Starfire Sports in Tukwila. This is the team’s inaugural season and it’s been a successful one, as measured by the standings in the Western Division of the professional United Soccer League. S2 has regularly sat at or near the top of the 12 teams in its division this season and a postseason run is likely. But winning is only one of the team’s keys to success. “Sure, it’s nice to see you’re in second or first place,” said Coach Ezra Hendrickson. “But as long as we are developing and the players are getting better and improving, that is more of our concern because of the nature of the team.” The purpose of S2 is to recruit and prepare top soccer players for a spot on Seattle Sounders FC1 – the first team – or as professional sports go, on another Major League Soccer team. “We think we have brought in a group of very talented young players,” said Hendrickson. “So we’re happy with how it’s been going so far.” The proof the system works and that hard work pays off for players was the signing June 26 of S2 forward Andy Craven to a first-team contract. He was S2’s leading scorer. Sounders 2 players are professional athletes; they’re paid and the job is full-time. As professional athletes, they’re developing relationships with fans who line up for autographs after a match or when walking around the Starfire campus and when they go into schools in South King County to talk and teach soccer. S2 general manager Andrew Opatkiewicz is working with small businesses in Tukwila and beyond to form partnerships with S2. Tukwila and the area around it is “tremendously diverse” and there are a “ton of

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people” who love soccer, he said. “We can bring professional soccer to that community,” he said, in an environment that’s “special and fun.” The South King County community is embracing the team, with loud crowds at home games at the 3,200-seat Starfire Stadium. If you become a member of the Sounders Community Trust, you can own a piece of the team with others in the trust and have a say in league operations. Besides developing soccer plays, the Sounders are also developing a fan base for S2 and building a community with those fans. “When they come here, they are going

to see an entertaining brand of soccer,” said Hendrickson, and the fans will see “aspiring professionals” working hard. Hendrickson describes his players, who are mostly 23 or younger, as “sponges.” “They are soaking up everything that we are trying to teach them,” he said. “And they are going out and executing our game plans on game day.” But, more so, in practice they are putting in the effort, he said, which makes them better prepared for game day, physically and mentally. Last year, Major League Soccer told its first teams, such as the Seattle Sounders, that to develop players, they needed to

ers’ player development program in the Seattle Sounders FC Academy. He couldn’t play soccer for his high school, Seattle Academy, because of the risk of injury, but in doing so, he said, he missed out on high school sports, a bit part of the community’s culture. “It’s a sacrifice that I made and a lot of kids make it now,” he said. After graduation, he committed to play soccer for Wake Forest University but he signed a contract with S2 instead. “I want to stick around here and play and pursue this career and following whatever happens with the Sounders or wherever I may go, for sure, college is definitely in the back of my head and something I want to get in the future,” he said. McCormick’s father Richard played for the Sounders in the 1980s, was a Sounders coach and today coaches the under-18 team for the Sounders Academy. Duncan McCormick says he could go on for two hours about his dreams. “But right now my major goal is to make the first team. Make that step, much like Andy Craven just has. And get that MLS contract. And from there the sky’s really the limit,” he said.

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are covered by Valley’s benefit package, which she said is in the top tier in King County. She noted that 93 percent of Valley’s employees participated this spring in an employee satisfaction survey on such things as benefits; about 90 percent indicated they were satisfied. Valley’s voluntary turnover rate is less than 5 percent, she said. At the rally, however, there was a loud “no” from the crowd when union president Sosne asked whether her members were happy. Representatives from the Washington State Labor Council, the Machinists Union and the Office

and Professional Employees International Union also spoke, as did King County Council member Dave Upthegrove. “We will fight with you until you win,” said Lynne Dodson, secretarytreasurer of the Washington State Labor Council, which represents 400,000 labor-union members in Washington state. “Nurses’ working conditions, health-care professionals’ working conditions, those are patient-healing conditions,” she said. Tina Carpenter, a medical technologist at Northwest Hospital in Seattle, spoke. The contract there also expired on June 30 and contracts are

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under way. “We are working hard to make improvements at Northwest,” she said. “And we know that when we all stand together across UW Medicine, we can win great things for our patients and our co-workers.” Beckley, the Valley Medical vice president, said contracts are negotiated separately across UW Medicine. At Valley policy direction comes from the administrative team and trustees, she said. No standard staffing level is being imposed upon the hospital, she said. Staffing levels are reviewed four times a day, she said, and are adjusted, based on the medical conditions of patients. John Holden, president of the Machinists Union, District 751, with more than 33,000 members in Washington, told the health workers his union understands the importance of training to improve skills and advance in a career. “In aerospace we know that there’s a direct correlation between training and obtaining quality outcome,” he said. The union is concerned about Valley’s staffing levels, he said. “It concerns us deeply that you may be forced to make choices between which patients I give care to and which patient I am forced to make wait, because I don’t have enough staffing to get the work done and my responsibilities done during the work day. And we stand with you to get that fixed.”

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A 77-year-old Renton woman was robbed of her purse by two young females early July 6 on South Third Street while walking to St. Anthony’s Church. The suspects approached her on South Third, asking her for $1. She didn’t have any money in her purse, which they then grabbed. The victim and the two suspects struggled over the purse; the bigger of the two females pushed a man away who had come to the defense of the elderly victim. They finally got the purse and ran off down Morris Avenue South. The victim walked on to church, then walked toward where the suspects had fled. She found her purse and other belongings dropped along the way. Missing was $1.50 she was going to use for bus fare to get home. TOO DRUNK FOR FIREWORKS: A Renton Police officer caught a strong smell of alcohol on a 20-yearold’s breath July 4 when investigating a verbal fight among four females on Garden Avenue. They were headed to Gene Coulon Memorial Beach [ more BLOTTER page 15 ]

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SHOTS FIRED: Shots were fired at about 10:20 p.m. July 5 in the parking lot of Fred Meyer on Renton Center Way, after which two vehicles fled northbound. An officer, who was flagged down by a witness, found 10 shell casings on the ground about 50 yards from the main entrance to Fred Meyer in the south parking lot. The witness had picked up two casings before the officer could tell him not to touch any. Reach Dean A. Radford at 425-255-3483 ext. 5150.

began at about 5:21 p.m. June 24 with police being called to an apartment complex in the 1400 block of South Puget Drive for reports of a fight. A woman living in a first-floor apartment was asleep when she was awakened by the sound of breaking glass. A woman the victim had met in jail began punching her and hitting her with a bottle. When contacted by police, the woman was extremely intoxicated and was arrested. The victim also reported to police that a man was with her outside the window. As an officer went to his vehicle to get a camera to take pictures of the scene, a juvenile pointed out a man matching the description of the male suspect hiding in some bushes, who was later identified as Schweigert. As the officer contacted Schweigert and told him he was a suspect, he tried to leave, saying he did not do anything. The officer told Schweigert he was under arrest and not free to leave. Schweigert resisted the officer’s efforts to handcuff him. The officer put his knee into Schweigert’s legs twice in an attempt to place him in handcuffs. After the second knee-strike, Schweigert allegedly “quickly turned and punched [the officer] with a closed fist in the left upper cheek,” according to the report.

Park for the fireworks display. The 20-year-old appeared to be the aggressor in the argument at about 7:30 p.m., but she claimed the other three had “jumped her.” With slurred speech, she had a hard time explaining what happened. She walked off as if planning to assault the others again. She was handcuffed and placed into a patrol car. The alcohol smell got stronger. Her mother had tried to take her home before she either embarrassed herself or got hurt at the park. The suspect was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of minor in possession of alcohol.

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“And the fight’s on,” said Detective Robert Onishi, department spokesperson. “That’s where the video starts.” In the video, which is shot on a cell phone and through a window, the officer is seen swinging at Schweigert multiple times. The officer hits Schweigert three times in the head and face. The third shot drops Schweigert to the ground and he is heard saying “I didn’t do nothing,” as the officer tells him to get on the ground and then tells him to get on his stomach, physically trying to roll an non-compliant suspect over. When Schweigert gets to his side and continues to refuse to get on his stomach as instructed, the officer puts his knee in his back and then strikes him twice again in the head. As the officer reaches for his walkie-talkie, Schweigert again tries to roll over and get up, insisting again “I didn’t do nothing,” as the officer yells “You are under arrest” at him. At that point, the officer again strikes him in the head. Schweigert continues to fight, refusing to place his arms behind his back and the officer stands up, reaches for his pepper spray and then sprays Schweigert in the face as he tries to stand up. Schweigert then staggers to his feet, complaining about his eyes as the officer continues to tell him to “get down on the ground.” Schweigert then runs away

This screen capture of the first seconds of a video posted to YouTube shows a fight in progress between a suspect and an officer. COURTESY IMAGE from the officer and is chased by another officer as the video ends. But what you don’t see in the video, according to police, is that the suspect is not only a suspect in an assault that just happened but punched the officer just before the video begins. The suspect was eventually arrested and booked into jail for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief and third-degree assault. Onishi said during the fight, the officer broke his right hand. He has been on leave since the incident and has not yet filed a narrative with the police report. All of the descriptions come from

other officers on the scene. After breaking his hand, Onishi said the officer’s next move to try and subdue the suspect was to go for his pepper spray, which he deploys before Schweigert runs off and is stopped by other officers and taken into custody. Interestingly, Onishi said because the suspect did not appear to enter the residence, he probably would not have been charged prior to taking a swing at the officer but he now faces felony charges. Attempts to contact the person who uploaded the video were unsuccessful. Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050.

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