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Tahoma’s Matt Hopkins loosens up prior to his 195-pound fi nal match at Mat Classic XXV, the state wrestling championship tournament, Feb. 16 at the Tacoma Dome. Hopkins was one of three Bears wrestlers in the fi nals. Tahoma fi nished second to Lake Stevens in the team title chase. KRIS HILL, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com

TahomaTake Down

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Members of the Maple Valley City Council made two trips to Olympia in support of a pair of bills which propose to amend the process for cities to annex property.

If passed and signed into law, the bills would raise the threshold for the amount of land that can be annexed from 100 acres to 175 acres and would remove a stipula-tion that the property in question must contain residents.

Th is would allow the city of Maple Valley to begin the annexa-tion process for Summit Place, also known as the donut hole, 156 acres located off Kent-Kangley Road and Southeast 228th Street that is home to a county transpor-tation maintenance facility, nine holes of the Elk Run Golf Course, and undeveloped land. Th e donut hole is entirely surrounded by the

City pushes for bills to annex donut hole

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Amy Hardebeck wanted to be a forest ranger when she grew up.

“I really just wanted to be out-side,” Hardebeck said.

Instead, she studied theater and communications in college, but her love of the outdoors brought her from her native Indiana to the Seattle area 17 years ago. Now a Renton resident, Hardebeck may have scored an ideal job as the fi rst professional director of Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley. Th e arboretum, which cov-ers 40 acres next to Lake Wilder-ness Lodge, has gardens and trails that wind through the surround-ing woods. She started in January.

“I love hiking, the ocean and the mountains,” Hardebeck said. “Everything everyone loves about the Pacifi c Northwest from the topography to the vibe of the people, this is a very liberal, ac-

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A partnership between Kentlake High and Renton Technical College could fulfi ll an innovative education vision for students.

Th rough the partnership, Kentlake students could earn a two-year associate’s degree in pre-nursing alongside a high school diploma.

Th e program, which is tentatively called Kentlake Medical Career Pathways, will align Kentlake’s curriculum with require-ments at Renton Tech for students in the

program, allowing a direct transfer of credits to Renton Tech or the possibility of transferring to another college or university ex-plained Kentlake Principal Joe Potts.

“Renton has a distinct focus on healthcare and healthcare related fi elds,” Potts said of the reason Kentlake decided to partner with Renton Tech. “Th e president of Renton Tech was really interested in promoting this partnership,

he’s been at the table with his sleeves rolled up from the beginning.”

Currently, proposals are before the boards of the Kent School District and Renton Tech for approval.

Once Kentlake is given the green light Potts expects the fi nal details to be worked out in time for the program to start next fall.

“Initially, maybe a couple dozen (stu-dents) starting next year,” Potts said. “(It) could develop into a signifi cant draw, anywhere from 25-100 in the future.”

Th e idea, Potts said, is to give students more opportunities to earn credits, cre-dentials and degrees and to help them be successful as they leave high school.

“Students can take college level courses early in their career, giving them that sup-port and success here,” Potts said. “Th e

earlier, the better.”Kentlake off ered a similar kind of pro-

gram when the school fi rst opened, Potts said. Th at program also allowed students to earn a credential as a certifi ed nurs-ing assistant. When the school was built a few classrooms were designed with that program in mind, however staffi ng and funding issues led to that program being discontinued, Potts said.

“We’re resuscitating the CNA program,” Potts said. “Th ere are a lot of things you have to be able to work through. It’s a lot of work.”

Th e program will also include a part-nership with MultiCare in Covington, according to Potts. Some of the classes will be taught at MultiCare, giving students hands-on experience in the community.

Partnership could lead to careers in healthcare for Kentlake students

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The long-term vision includes an expanding partnership with MultiCare as the program grows, Potts said.

“The possibilities are staggering. And they’re real. It’s real and it’s doable. And for a fraction of what it would cost to go to the university of anywhere,” Potts said.

A changing economy as well as changing demo-graphics and technology are driving, and requiring, changes in education, ac-cording to Potts.

“The landscape of public education is changing,” Potts said. “We need to innovate and change with it. We need to help them (students) connect to a pro-fession that will guide them

into the future.”Potts said Kentlake and

Renton Tech will also be partnering to offer classes at the high school in the eve-ning to students and com-munity members beginning in the fall.

“It’s good for students, that’s the number one thing,” Potts said. “We’re here to help our students and our community.”

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TAHOMA SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN MATHCOUNTS COMPETITIONStudents from Cedar River Middle School, Tahoma Middle School and Tahoma Junior High participated in the annual MathCounts Regional Competition hosted by Tahoma High School and the Professional Society of Engineers on Jan. 9.

75 Students in grades 6 through 8 from 10 area schools competed in the competition.

Cedar River fielded its first team which was made up of Sala Shong, Ali Smith and sisters Jessica and Elyse Goulet.

Tahoma Middle School came out in full force with a team and individual competitors, their largest turn out ever. Members of the team included Hitesh Boinpally, Skyler Preedy, Emily Clark, and Laena Ting. Individual competitors were Garrett Yatteau, Connor Webb, Daniel Prakahbar, Courtney DeBord,

Sarah Shear Starbird and Marius Falconeer.

The team of Carissa Hibbert, Marissa Magana, Clayne Williams and Rhiana Martin from Tahoma Junior High finished second. They will compete for the state title at Microsoft in Redmond on March 23.

TJH also had four individual competi-tors, Noelle Merclich, Daniel Prabahkar, Layne West and Malina Rossow.

The Tahoma teams were coached by Tahoma High teacher Malinda Shirley.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2013 CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMYWorking in collaboration, the King County Sheriffs’ Office and the Maple Valley and Covington police depart-ments will help increase the under-standing between citizens and their police departments through education.

The Citizens’ Academy is primar-ily classroom based, and the lessons provide hands-on learning about law enforcement.

A few of the courses covered include Patrol Procedures, Firearms, 911 Com-munications, Narcotics, K-9, Major Crimes Investigations, Major Accident Investigations, Defensive Tactics, and Hostage Negotiations.

The academy will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday evening from April 4 through June 6 at Lake Wilderness Lodge in Maple Valley.

Class size is limited and is generally filled on a first come, first served basis. Applicants must be 18 years of age and are subject to a background check prior to acceptance. There is no fee to attend.

Applications can be found online at maplevalleywa.gov/academy or at the MV or Covington police departments. For more information, please contact Robin Larsen at 425-413-5158.

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Commit To Be Fit

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series telling the stories of fitness journeys, a look at what motivated these individuals to make a commitment to a lifestyle of fitness as well tips on how to train well and eat right in the process.

BY KRIS HILL

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That moment of truth has hit. The urge to lace up the running shoes or sign up for a gym membership has become action. Training has begun.

As you take the first steps on this fitness journey it’s important to remember you’re not the first one to do it. There is much to learn about how to train well to avoid injury as well as fuel the body the way any other athlete would.

Understanding how eating right and training safely fit together is important. Two local experts have advice on how to do that while two athletes who laced up their shoes and started running offer their experi-ences as inspiration.

No matter where you are on your fitness journey there is always something to learn to help attain those goals

whether it’s to lose weight or run that first marathon.

MORE THAN JUST EATING RIGHT AND MOVING MORESimone Vincent, a nurse practitioner who works for

MultiCare in Maple Valley, has tips to offer and has wit-nessed patient success stories.

To start off with, Vincent said, a person who is other-wise healthy should start with three to four days a week of moderate to vigorous exercise.

“Initially it’s a good idea to choose an activity that you enjoy, something you can commit to,” Vincent said. “A lot of times I will tell people plan on doing something for five

to 10 minutes because once you get into the activity you can do it for longer.”

Vincent recommends finding someone to work out with, as well, to help maintain the commitment to fitness.

That advice is echoed by Pam Kramer, a regis-tered dietitian at MultiCare in Covington.

“For people trying to lose weight, that accountability piece is really important,” Kramer said. “Have an exercise partner or there’s so many groups out there (to join).”

What one gets from a higher level of activity is undeni-able, Vincent said. She reminds patients of the benefits of

regular exercise.“Studies have shown it improves our blood cholesterol

profiles,” Vincent said. “It improves our overall heart func-tion, it can reduce the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. It also improves the sensitivity to insulin within our bodies … thus controlling our blood glucose levels bet-ter. Weight bearing exercises have been shown to increase bone density.”

Vincent added, “Regular exercise has also been shown to decrease anxiety and stress. That’s generally my motivation to get people to start exercising and making themselves a priority.”

It’s important during the process to learn to make healthy diet choices, Vincent said. She encourages budding athletes to eat whole foods as often as possible while avoid-ing processed items and limiting portions. Don’t forget to hydrate, too.

Kramer noted that hydration levels are dependent on each individual but she recommends keeping caffeine to a minimum and if you want to know if you’re hydrated, take a look at your urine. It may sound a bit gross, but, if the liquid is fairly clear during the day then hydration levels are good.

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Sometimes I get a day or two behind on my Twitter feed. For a while I was at least a week behind. One of the reasons I use Twitter is so I can keep up with what’s going on in the world.

I forgot about the school bond measures on the ballot in Seattle and Tacoma Feb. 12, so, the next aft ernoon I was catching up with the results. I was particularly interested in what would happen with the pro-posed $500 million con-struction bond measure Tacoma Public Schools put on the ballot.

Personally, when I fi rst saw that number, I had no doubt in my mind it would fail. Perhaps having lived in Maple Valley for nearly nine years has made me skeptical that a construction bond could pass. It’s been a long time since the Tahoma School Dis-trict has received enough support from voters for a bond measure to build anything — more than a decade.

So, imagine my surprise as I scrolled through my Twitter feed the aft ernoon of Feb. 13 to see a tweet that it appeared that Tacoma Public Schools construction bond measure would pass so long as it met the minimum voter turnout threshold, according to an article in the Tacoma News Tribune.

I fi gured that Seattle Public Schools $552 million operations levy would pass, which it did with 74 percent of the vote, as would the $695 million capital levy. According to a Seattle Times article, the levies combined — $1.25 bil-lion — for the largest public school request from taxpayers in the city’s history.

Because of the city’s size I fi gured it would pass. And because of eff orts to make reforms in the district, I fi gured the levies for Seattle Public Schools would pass. It appears that the issues the district had during the past four years or so have been forgiven by voters.

Tacoma’s schools have had issues, scandals — whatever you wish to call them — in its recent past, as well. But it’s a diff erent town than Seattle, which is the 12th largest metropolitan economy in the country. Tacoma is smaller, though in terms of demographics, it’s fairly similar as far as ethnic breakdown. Seattle, however, has a sig-nifi cantly higher median income for individuals and families. It has more large companies. It just has a larger tax base to draw from.

But, Tacoma stepped up. According to the News Tribune, it had been 12 years since the last time Tacoma Public Schools passed a construc-tion bond measure.

Up here in Maple Valley, Tahoma offi cials can relate.

As I read over the article in the TNT, the re-porter quoted sources who said the campaign for the bond garnered broad, widespread support from all corners of the community, even those whose children were no longer in the school system.

Tacoma’s bond measure would cover the costs

of constructing or renovating 14 schools as well as other projects through the district.

Th is was all quite striking to me, too, in light of the conversation I had Feb. 8 with Tahoma Superintendent Mike Maryanski. TSD is over-crowded and needs to fi nd a way to deal with that overcrowding which came with an explo-sion in Maple Valley’s population during the past decade. It was growth no one projected.

For close to a year, Maryanski was in talks with King County offi cials discussing a proposal to build a new Tahoma High School in an area known somewhat aff ectionately as the donut hole, a 156-acre property owned by the county. Th e donut hol is located on the corner of South-east 228th Street and Kent-Kangley Road, in the heart of Maple Valley, and entirely surrounded by the city.

Initial eff orts to do a land swap — the district’s 30 or so acres outside the city limits next to Tahoma Junior High for 35 acres of land in the donut hole — didn’t pan out.

Secondary eff orts to purchase land inside the donut hole also didn’t pan out as both the county and the district mutually agreed to walk away when offi cials realized there was too great of a diff erence between the asking price and what the buyer was willing to pay.

Still, that leaves Tahoma with a handful of options. Th e vision of building a brand new Tahoma High School from scratch with capac-ity for more than 2,000 students is the direction the district will likely move in. Other options, if Tahoma cannot get a construction bond measure approved, would include changing the way students attend school. Rather than the traditional school day now, students may end up on varied schedules, or the district could go with other alternatives to create capacity if it can’t do so by building new classrooms.

Maryanski said in order to build a new high school, a construction bond measure would need to be passed, and staff believe that would need to go to the voters in November.

A 60 percent approval, or supermajority, is required to pass such a measure. Th ough a dollar amount has not yet been settled on, a new high

school could cost anywhere between $90 and $110 million. Look at what voters in the Auburn School District passed in the fall election: a $110 million bond measure to completely overhaul Auburn High, which is more than six decades old, according to an article by Robert Whale, staff writer for our sister publication, the Auburn Reporter. It took three tries for the measure to pass — it failed in 2009 and again in a February 2012 special election.

In 2011 when Tahoma last ran its bond, it was one of a dozen similar measures put to voters across the state. And, it was one of a dozen mea-sures which failed. Th ere was no appetite at that time here or anywhere else in Washington state to approve additional spending for schools.

If Seattle, Tacoma and Auburn are any indica-tion, perhaps now is more favorable, fi ve years out from the start of the economic recession.

And perhaps Tahoma can learn from those successful campaigns in addition to the les-sons learned from the unsuccessful 2011 bond measure.

But, I am kind of putting the cart before the horse, so to speak. First, district staff need to fi nd a place to put a new high school. If all else fails, Tahoma has the blessing of the county to build it next to the junior high. I got the impression dur-ing my conversation with Maryanski that is not ideal and he explained that the search is on for a site within the urban growth boundary.

I hope, as a parent who lives in Maple Valley, that this will all fi nally come together this year. I hope some resolution will come about, not just for my daughter who is two years away from kindergarten, but for all the other children who endure crowded classrooms, schools, lunch times, portables, and much more.

My hope is that in the fall, the Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Reporter Twitter account will post a link to a story like the one I saw today in my feed with a headline like this, “Voters approve Tahoma Schools construction bond measure.”

Th at’s the kind of surprise I’d like to come across when I fi nally get around to reading Twit-ter the day aft er the election in November.

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city of Maple Valley. An-nexation would shift con-trol of zoning the property from King County, which also owns the property, to the city. The bills would not change ownership.

“As the city you try to do long term planning and planning involves zoning,” said State Sen. Mark Mullet, who represents the the 5th district and is the primary sponsor of SB 5417. “I think it would be hard for Maple Valley to achieve their long-term goals when there is this big piece of land in the middle of town they don’t have control over. Coming from the city level I sympa-thize with that.”

Mullet expected the bill to come out of committee this week, after which it go to the floor of the Senate to be voted on.

“I’m optimistic we’ll be able to get this passed out of the Senate,” Mullet said.

Representatives from King County and the Tahoma School District also spoke at the committee hearings.

At the Senate Govern-mental Operations commit-tee Feb. 12 Kevin Patterson, spokesman for the Tahoma School District, spoke on behalf of the district and submitted a letter by Super-intendent Mike Maryanski. The district recently ended negotiations to purchase 35 acres in the donut hole.

“Regardless of whether the school district pur-chases any of the 156 acres, it is important that the area’s zoning be established in context of the city’s needs and challenges, including the overcrowding issues within the school district,” Maryanski wrote.

Harry Reinert, special projects manager for King County’s department of development and environ-mental services testified before the committee, expressing the county’s op-position to the bill.

Reinert cited the interlo-cal agreement that cur-rently exists between the county and the city and the county’s efforts to develop the property in the past.

“We entered into this interlocal agreement and

a joint planning agree-ment with the city of Maple Valley to look at the long term development of the property. At the same time the county and the city were working with a devel-oper with the expectation that that developer would purchase the property and the property would get developed according to the joint plan that had planned for residential, commercial and a number of other uses,” Reinert said. “With the economy taking a turn down in the late 2000s, the developer wasn’t able to carry through on the property so we’re all in a difficult situation right now. King County has a piece of property that it is looking sell and Maple Valley has a piece of property that it would like to see developed, as the Senator said, as part of its long term plan, but right now we don’t have a purchaser that can actu-ally move forward on the property.”

In a letter dated Feb. 17, 2011 Brian Ross, manag-ing partner of YarrowBay, terminated the $51 mil-

lion purchase agreement between the county and YarrowBay.

“This letter constitutes Buyer’s written notice to Seller under Section 5.1.1 that Buyer: (i) elects to terminate the Agreement and all further rights and obligations of both parties thereunder; and (ii) re-spectfully requests return of its earnest money promis-sory note per the terms of the Agreement,” Ross wrote.

Reinert said county staff believe the property doesn’t need to be annexed at this point.

“We think the joint planning process and the interlocal agreement are adequate to deal with the issues of this property,” Reinert said. “King County has been willing to work with the city on any of the issues it has raised in terms of permitting and uses and other sorts of issues that have come up in the process so we don’t really see the need for this legislation.”

Reinert also expressed that the county is con-cerned about how much it could sell the property for

if it is annexed and rezoned by the city as well as the county’s ability to continue operating the sand and gravel pit it has on site.

The interlocal agreement is a source of concern for the city. The current interlo-cal agreement will expire in February 2014.

“Only two waivers are al-lowed and this is the second one,” Mayor Bill Allison said in a phone interview Feb. 15. “It (the bill) is not asking for anything new, we’re just trying to increase the threshold. Every legisla-tor that we talked to, when they saw the map with the city limits and the donut hole, they were like, ‘This is ridiculous.’ The sad part is that it has come to this, that we have to go to the state to see this happen.”

City Council mem-bers felt that the trips to Olympia were successful in garnering support for the bills.

“I don’t know what it is going to take for the county to be reasonable and to

treat us like we are equal citizens of the county,” City Council member Linda Johnson said in a phone in-terview Feb. 15. “It was very gratifying to go down and see all the support that we have. It’ll be interesting to see what King County does to try to change that mo-mentum. It’ll be interesting to see what happens — I think King County is not comfortable right now.”

The city has worked to have the property annexed since the city incorpo-rated in 1997 according to Deputy Mayor Victoria Laise Jonas.

“This property should have been annexed in when we became a city in ‘97,” Jonas said. “The city fought a hard fight to have this piece of property included but the county wouldn’t have any part of this request and wouldn’t budge…we have tried to work with King County to try to get this piece of property in our city. It’s the right thing to do. The time is now.”

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As they enter retirement age, baby boomers are once again at the center of the at-tention of marketers and industry. Aging has never been so much fun and so full of promise, it seems.

Take, for ex-ample, the movie “The Best

Exotic Marigold Hotel,” which turned out to be one of the longest-running box office hits this year. In it, a group of retirees from England goes off to India to start a new life that ap-pears to be easier

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what they’ve left behind. There is affordable health-care, cheap housing, and even job opportunities.

Unlike for its forbearers, retirement for this genera-tion — so we are told — is a new beginning rather than a move closer to the end. Instead of fading away, this is the time to finally come into one’s own.

“Due to longer life spans, economic uncertainty, and the mass rejection of yes-terday’s model of old age, yesterday’s model of retire-ment is being transformed,” wrote the two lifestyle gu-rus and authors of “Power Years,” Ken Dychtwald and Daniel J. Kadlec. “Instead of viewing the years ahead as a time of decline, retreat, and withdrawal, we are coming to see this as a terrific new opportunity to reevaluate our lives, consider new options, and chart new courses.”

Americans are especially receptive for messages like these. The idea that our best days are always ahead of us is an important part of our fabric, both individually

and as a nation. But is all this actually achievable or just wishful thinking?

A much different, one might say, pessimistic, take on aging comes from Susan Jacoby, author of “Never Say Die – The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age.” Jacoby agrees that baby boomers have many advantages that were un-heard of in the past.

“Many old people today — if they are in sound fi-nancial shape, if they are in reasonably good health, and if they possess functioning brains — can explore an ar-ray of possibilities that did not exist even a generation ago.” However, she contin-ues, “at some point, nearly every baby boomer will

have to cope with the shat-tering of vanity and self-delusion about the capacity to remain, as the song goes, “forever young.”

To be sure, there is noth-ing wrong with trying one’s utmost to stay physically fit, mentally sharp, socially engaged and curious about the world. But we must also remain realistic about our natural limitations. It is undoubtedly true that taking care of our well-being is equally important at every stage in life. So, let’s not wait until it’s almost too late, let’s make life as good as it can be right now.Timi Gustafson R.D. is a clinical dietitian and author. For more visit timigustafson.com

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“One of the most im-portant things that people who are exercising should know is that it doesn’t give them that green light to eat more if they’re trying to lose weight,” Kramer said. “If weight loss … or even a training program is part of their goals, a good idea which goes against con-ventional wisdom is a high carb, low fat diet. When people hear carbohydrate they think pasta and bread. When I think of fueling your body for exercise I think of beans, vegetables, fruit and whole grains and those are all highly, highly nutritious.”

Moderation is important and Kramer suggests eating five to six small meals a day of the kinds of whole foods Vincent also recommends.

Kramer also encourages eating breakfast as well as eating something 30 to 60 minutes after a workout, maybe something as simple as a protein bar.

“It really is amazing how a healthy diet can make you thrive,” Kramer said.

“It can truly make a bad day into a good day. When people get into it, they truly experience it, they don’t even want to go back to (eating junk food). When you fuel yourself with good food you are going to train better.”

Vincent encourages her patients to be proud of what they have accomplished in their weight loss and fitness goals. She has seen how making a commitment to healthy living has changed their lives.

“I just see patients light up emotionally (and) spiri-tually when they’ve been able to get themselves in a healthier place,” Vin-cent said. “You set a good example for others around you and your children.”

FROM HATING RUNNING TO A HALF MARATHON

A mom of two young boys, Lauren Hatcher was fit when she decided to start running, but that didn’t mean she was enthusiastic about it.

Hatcher is an instructor for Kristy Fassio, who owns Stroller Strides franchises in Maple Valley and Kent. Hatcher works out with the Maple Valley class and teaches in Kent, something she has done for about a year now.

In April 2012, however, something changed for Hatcher.

“I’ve never considered myself a runner,” Hatcher said. “I actually hated it. I ran track in high school and hated every moment of it. Last April, I had this opportunity. There was an online virtual marathon through joggermom.com. You run the 26.2 miles but it’s on your own time and you have a month to do that.”

It was a small commit-ment, two or three times a week, just a few miles at a time. Hatcher thought she could manage that.

And as she took on that challenge, her attitude toward running began to slowly change.

“Once I started it I realized I can get out of the house by myself and listen to my music and have 30 minutes of me time,” Hatcher said. “I finished those 26.2 miles and thought, well, that wasn’t that bad and that’s where it started. In May I signed up for a 5K.”

A race that covers five kilometers, more com-monly known as a 5K, is equivalent to about 3.1 miles though some races may go a bit farther due to the course layout.

Hatcher gave herself a

time goal. She wanted to run the 3.1 miles in 30 minutes. She also wanted to run the entire distance.

After she checked that off her list, she continued training through the sum-mer and decided to set a new goal, this time a 10K which is 6.2 miles.

Hatcher ran that in September. Again, her goal was to finish it and run the whole course.

What is surprising about that is Hatcher ran the 10K distance for the first time when she ran the race, but, she ran the entire race and checked that off her list.

The next step would be an even longer distance event.

“One of my bucket list items was to run a Disney race,” Hatcher said. “I love Disney. I convinced my husband to sign up for their half marathon in Janu-ary. I thought that will get through the holidays and make the holidays a little easier to get through so we signed up for the half marathon. All of I sudden I found myself getting fitted for shoes and I got myself a Garmin (GPS running

watch).”And it wasn’t until Janu-

ary, more than six months after she started running, that she considered herself a runner.

The watershed mo-ment was when she finally bought a pair of running tights before she ran the Tinkerbell Half Marathon at Disneyland in January.

Unlike her lead in to the 10K, Hatcher downloaded the running plan laid out by Disney’s running guru Jeff Galloway on www.rundis-ney.com.

Galloway develops train-ing plans for the different Disney races offered at the resorts throughout the year.

“I followed that for the most part,” Hatcher said of the training plan.

As for the Tinkerbell Half, well, it was an experi-ence she likely won’t forget.

“It was amazing,” Hatcher said. “It was the most fun run I’ve ever done, it was just the atmosphere, they just put on a good show. It’s a crazy morning start time at 5 because they have to have you out of the park before it opens. There’s just so many people and people

are dressed up. The first six miles were inside the parks (California Adventure and Disneyland). By the time we left the park it was six miles and I felt like I had barely run so that was awe-some.

“They just had so much to look at, you’re going through the parks, they had characters out, they had music playing, they had people cheering you on then after you leave the parks you run through Anaheim and there were people on the streets cheer-ing you on.”

It was so much fun, Hatcher said, she wants to run every event Disney offers.

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“A lot of it is just finish-ing, that feeling when you accomplish something, no matter how big or small it is,” she said. “I am in no way fast but I am complet-ing them so when you get that medal or something at

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After graduating from In-diana State with a commu-nication degree, Hardebeck went on to run a variety of companies of all sizes and profit levels.

Even though she didn’t study business, Hardebeck’s tendency as a profes-sional or as a volunteer has been to gravitate toward

leadership or managerial positions. She is chair of the Kent School District’s Cinderella Project commit-tee these days and for the past two years co-chaired the district’s Citizen Bond Review committee.

“I think I have a re-ally good sense of creating structure out of chaos and motivating people with compassion,” she said. “I did make a decision very early on that I would only

work for companies that are improving the world in some way which is why I went the nonprofit route.”

When she first arrived in Puget Sound, Hardebeck managed an environmental laboratory then an environ-ment consulting company. After that she struck out on her own as a business man-agement consultant and has worked with multi-million dollar companies, small or-ganizations, nonprofits, and everything in between.

During that period she met the founder of Teach-ers Without Borders and worked with him to grow the organization from about 100,000 to nearly 5 million members in about five years. She’s proud of that because the organiza-tion connected teachers to each other on a global level.

“Then I decided to take two years and spend time volunteering with non-

profits, mostly volunteer-ing with animal welfare or environmental groups,” Hardebeck said. “Then I decided I’d like to work part-time and the Arbore-tum was hiring. It seemed like a great fit for what I’m passionate about and what I’m good at. What I was looking for was extremely specific: I wanted to work part time for a nonprofit and I knew it would need to be an executive director position and because I live in Fairwood I wanted to be close by.”

In December she found an ad posted on craigslist for the position. It seemed like it could be a great fit because she loves gardens and the woods, which is the core of what the 48-year-old Arboretum has to offer.

Hardebeck was im-pressed and intrigued by the fact an all-volunteer organization such as the

Arboretum had functioned for nearly half a century without the support of a larger regional or national organization.

But there were other elements which appealed to her, as well.

“I love the fact that it’s in my backyard,” Hardebeck said. “I don’t want to sit in an office all day. I am just as happy walking around the forest there as I am working on the website.”

As the new director, though it’s a part-time position, Hardebeck has a mission for her first year and has also thought about long-term planning.

She wants to maximize the deeply dedicated volunteers who have sup-ported the Arboretum for many years and bring more structure.

“There just hasn’t been a focused business plan to harness that enthusiasm and do something with it,” Hardebeck said. “I’d like to see more volunteers. I would like to create a lot more awareness, there are people who live in Maple Valley who don’t even know it’s there. I would like to raise some funds so we can move forward with some of the improvements to the gardens and trails. Volunteers, awareness and dollars, that’s my mission for this year.”

Looking out a bit further, Hardebeck said, adding an interpretive center and pos-sibly an outdoor classroom have been discussed. It would be ideal for school groups who visit, for ex-

ample, to have both of those kinds of environments for to add to the experience.

Those ideas, however, are not something that can be made reality this year, Hardebeck said.

“We want to be able to educate people who come here,” she said. “We really want to become more of a destination. The fact that we sit right next to Lake Wilderness Lodge and the park and the lake, there’s a lot of reasons to come down.”

Something Hardebeck is particularly passionate about is raising awareness of the Arboretum’s exis-tence.

Since starting the job, she has met with a number of people in the community, including Maple Valley City Manager David Johnston who told Hardebeck Ar-boretum volunteers helped with the design and selec-tion of plants and trees used when the intersection at Four Corners was improved in 2007.

That’s something she was not aware of and suspects many residents who drive through that intersection of state routes 169 and 516 are likely aware of, either. She hopes at some point a sign can be placed there to let people know about the contribution Arboretum volunteers made to help raise awareness.For more information, visit www.lakewildernessarboretum.org or call 253-293-5103.

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Ashley Pernell wasn’t sure she wanted to return to gymnas-

tics aft er tearing her ACL two years ago.

“I was doing a tumbling pass and I was doing a one and a half and just landed wrong,” Pernell said. “I just heard my knee make this really loud noise.”

Th e injury led to Per-nell, a Kentlake junior, sitting out her sopho-more gymnastics season, and some hesitancy when it came to getting back in the gym.

“I didn’t want to get hurt again, didn’t know what I could – what skills I had,” Per-nell said.

At the time Pernell was a level nine gymnast and was a part of a club team at Roach Gymnastics in Sumner. Pernell had been involved in gymnastics since she was a toddler.

“I was like 3 or so,” Pernell said. “My mom put me in when I was little and

I really like it a lot.”Th e road back from her

injury was a long one and involved Pernell trying a couple new sports in the process.

“I got hurt in January, had surgery in March, barely could start walking a month later, and had physi-cal therapy for six months,” Pernell said. “Th e end of my sophomore year I did track. Th at was what got my knee

back in shape.”Pernell also

joined a club cheerleading team.

“Th at’s a bunch of tumbling and stretching,” Per-nell said.

Pernell said it was the encour-agement of one of her good friends, who was also on

the gymnastics team, which helped her decide to try gymnastics again.

“My Mom was really sur-prised,” Pernell said. “And my Dad was really happy.”

Despite her injury and time off it only took about a month for everything to come back to her, Pernell said.

“I think it’s muscle memory,” Pernell said.

One of the highlights of the season for Pernell was when she scored a personal best 37.3 points in the all-around competition at the All-City meet in late Janu-ary to wrap up the league season.

“It was the fi rst meet where I got nines on every-thing,” Pernell said.

Pernell competed at the state gymnastics meet Feb. 15-16, placing eighth in the all-around competition, fourth in the fl oor event and fi ft h on vault.

Pernell said another highlight was qualifying for fi nals at state where only the top eight gymnasts compete in each event.

Gymnastics is back in Pernell’s future and she said she is looking forward to trying to do even better next year.

“My goal is to improve my bar dismount to double back and clean up my rou-tines everywhere else.”

Reach Katherine Smith [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5052.To comment on this story go to www.covingtonre-porter.com.

TUMBLING BACK TO THE TOP

Kentlake’s Ashley Pernell vaults to a fi fth place fi nish at the 4A state championships Feb. 15-16 in Tacoma. RACHEL CIAMPI, For the Reporter

Kentlake junior Ashley Pernell returns to the gym after ACL injury sidelined her

“I was doing a tumbling pass and I was doing a one and a half and just landed wrong. I just heard my knee make this really loud noise.” Ashley Pernell

KENTWOOD CHEER TAKES SECOND AT NATIONALS Kentwood cheer’s Silver and

Black teams both brought home silver from the National

High School Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Fla.,

Feb. 9-10.The Silver squad competed in

the small co-ed division and fi nished second among

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second out of 13 teams in the large non-tumbling division. The Silver team also fi nished

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A second place trophy wasn’t exactly the finish Tahoma head coach Chris Feist hoped for at the state wrestling championships Feb. 16.

Still, before the finals, Feist said he felt good about what the Bears had accomplished and he was particularly proud of the senior class. That group never lost a South Puget Sound League North dual meet, had won four straight

sub-regional and regional titles, taken second, ninth, first and second at state.

A trio of Tahoma wrestlers competed in their respective weight class finals at Mat Classic XXV, the state cham-pionship tournament at the Tacoma Dome.

Tim Whitehead took on Tim-my Martinez in the 120 pound final. The first two periods ended without either wrestler scoring then

early in the third Martinez scored three quick points before going on to defeat Whitehead, 4-2, for the title.

Gabe Boynay represented the Bears in the 132 pound title match against Colton Orrino from Central Valley. Or-rino was on the attack from the outset,

scoring a takedown 14 seconds into the match and taking a

4-1 lead at the end of the first period en route to an 8-3 win over Boynay.

And Matt Hopkins worked to bring home an individual

crown against Yelm’s Dillon Harris in the 195 final. Hopkins and Harris battled into a triple overtime match

until Harris prevailed 2-1, with both points scored on escapes. It was a heartbreaking finish for the senior and the Bears to end what was otherwise a stellar season.

Heading into the finals, Tahoma was in second place in the 4A team title hunt behind Lake Stevens, which had tallied 150 points to the Bears’ 120. The Vi-kings finished the two-day event with 162 points. Tahoma won the 4A state championship a year ago.

Local placers: Kentlake’s Nick Smith took home sixth place at 106, Josh Beckler finished eighth at 145 while fellow Falcon Tyler Deskins finished fifth at 285 by winning his final match

of the tournament 3-1 in overtime.

Tahoma’s placers were: Cruz Velasquez, third, 126; Justin Weiding, seventh, 138; Chris McElroy finished eight at 160; Ed Torres, who finished third at 285 pounds.

Meanwhile, the three Meyers siblings from Kentwood all made it to the podium with sophomore Walker tak-ing sixth at 120 pounds, Dalton took seventh at 132 while sister Cassidy, a senior, finished eighth at 124 pounds

in the girls tournament. Before the final rounds, Cassidy Meyers said she was proud of her brothers, which may have helped ease the sting of her finish after she won a state title a year ago. She hopes to return to Mat Classic next year to watch her younger brothers compete.

Also placing for the Conquerors was Josh Boekelman, who took seventh at 170, closing out his tournament with a win.

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Strong swims by sophomores and juniors for Tahoma and Kent-wood at last weekend’s state swim meet have their coaches looking forward to next season.

“We have the largest number of swimmers at state in probably a decade,” Tahoma coach Stephen Magee said. “We have a really strong sophomore class.”

After the opening event Friday, the 200 medley relay, Kentwood coach Sharon Wright was pleased

with how the meet started off. “We wild-carded in, we were

seeded 23rd and moved up a minimum of two spots,” Wright said. “And they’re all coming back next year, they’re all juniors.”

The Kentwood relay of Dane Turnbull, Kevin Molloy, Lo-gan Stoick, and Andrew Stone ended up finishing 19th in the event with a time of 1 minute 46 seconds.

The relay from Tahoma of James Smith, Ehtan Wunschel, Michael Cox and Mitch Halbert finished just behind Kentwood

with a time of 1:46.14.Erik Fulmer, from Kentlake

swam the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly Friday night.

“It’s going pretty well,” Kentlake coach Matt Zietzke said. “He’s right where he should be.”

Fulmer finished fifth in the 200 free final Feb. 16 with a time of 1:45.27. Fulmer finished 19th in the 100 fly with a time of 54.80.

Cox swam the 100 fly, finishing seventh in the final heat Saturday with a time of 53.20.

Molloy finished 22nd in the same event with a time of 55.95.

Cox also swam in the second heat of the 100 free at prelims, just minutes after swimming in the third and final heat of the butter-fly prelims. Cox finished 25th in the freestyle with a time of 53.91.

Halbert also swam the 100 free, finishing 14th with a time of 50.37.

In the 200 free relay the team from Kentridge finished second with a time of 1:29.40. In the final heat barely three seconds sepa-rated first place Issaquah from eighth place Mt. Rainier. The Ta-homa team of Matthew Milburn,

Brennan Toomey, Cory Cox and Tyler Rinck finished 23rd with a time of 1:40.24.

Kevin Molloy finished 21st with a time of 1:04.13 in the 100 breaststroke.

The meet wrapped up with the 400 free relay in which the team of Brian Wright, Logan Stoick, Dane Turnbull and Kevin Mol-loy finished 18th with a time of 3:27.25 followed by the Tahoma team of Alex Cranstoun, Cole-man Blakely, Mitch Halbert and Michael Cox in 19th with a time of 3:27.56.

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KING COUNTY DEPT. OF PERMITTING & ENVIRON- MENTAL REVIEW35030 SE DOUGLAS ST STE 210 SNOQUALMIE WA 98065-9266NOTICE OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATIONSREQUEST: SHORELINE SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITFILE NO.: SHOR13-0003APPLICANT: Seattle Public Utilities Attn: Kay YesuwanLOCATION: 28700 252nd Pl SE (Landsburg water facility)PROPOSAL: Construct new operations center bldg. w/offices & bathrooms, replace exist water treatment system, improve public access & security & remove/renovate exist bldgsPROGRAM MANAGER: Laura Casey 206-477-0368COMMENT PROCEDURE: The Department of Development and Environmental Services will issue a decision on this application following a 30-day comment period ending on April 1, 2013. Written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the program manager at the phone number listed above. Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on February 22, 2013. #742565.

PUBLIC NOTICECovington Water District has a 1992 Ford Vactor Truck to surplus with a current “as is” value of $25,000. Pursuant to RCW 39.04.280(l)(b),the District hereby waives the competitive bidding requirements associated with this equipment acquisition and authorizes the purchase of a replacement Vactor Truck from One.7, Inc. using the 1992 Ford Vactor Truck valued at $25,000 as a trade-in. Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on February 22, 2013 and March 1, 2013. #742756.

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WASHINGTONUNLIMITED TAX GENERAL

OBLIGATION BONDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: Kent School District No. 415, King County, Washington (the “District”), due to a change in local circumstances, has approximately $16,000,000 of proceeds of bonds (the “Reallocated Proceeds”) which were authorized by an election, duly noticed, held and conducted within the District on February 7, 2006, by the qualified electors of the District in the principal amount of $106,000,000 (the “Bonds”), including interest earnings thereon. The District desires to reallocate such proceeds to other capital improvements to safety and security projects to its education facilities. Pursuant to RCW 28A.530.020, a public hearing has been set for 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at the District’s administrative offices, located at 12033 SE 256th Street, Kent, Washington, at which time and place the Board of Directors of the District (the “Board”) will conduct a public hearing on the Reallocated Proceeds. All people who desire to comment on the Reallocated Proceeds may appear at such hearing and be heard. The Board will determine whether to authorize the Reallocated Proceeds at a subsequent meeting This Notice is provided pursuant to and in accordance with RCW 28A.530.020. A draft of the proposed resolution authorizing the Reallocated Proceeds is available for review at the District’s administrative offices prior to the public hearing.KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 415 King County, WashingtonDr. Edward Lee Vargas Secre- tary to the Board of DirectorsPublished in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond and Kent Reporters on February 22, 2013. #742400.CITY OF BLACK DIAMONDPLANNING COMMISSION

VACANCY The City of Black Diamond is

seeking applicants for the Plan- ning Commission to fill the un- expired term of Position #3, due to a recent resignation. The term for this position will commence once a candidate is confirmed by a majority vote of the City Coun- cil, and will expire December 31, 2016. The Planning Commission con- sists of seven (7) members. The Commission prepares and makes recommendations to the City Council on the Comprehensive Plan and various development regulations that guide the physi- cal development of the City. The Commission typically meets once per month on a Tuesday evening, but may meet more frequently if needed. Any resident or owner of a business in Black Diamond interested in serving the community on this important Commission is encour- aged to submit an application to the City of Black Diamond, Attn: City Clerk, 24301 Roberts Drive, PO Box 599, Black Diamond, WA 98010. To be considered for this position applications need to be received by 4:00 p.m. on March 22, 2013. Interviews for this position will take place sometime the week of April 9-12, 2013. If you would like to know more about the Planning Commission please contact Steve Pilcher at 360.886.5700. Application forms are available at City Hall, 24301 Roberts Drive or may be found on the City’s web site http://www. ci.blackdiamond.wa.us under “Public Notices” on the home- page Posted: February 22, 2013 Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on February 22, 2013. #742607.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CWD intends to sell the following described real property by public auction: Riddell’s Lake Lucerne Tracts, Lot 1–Parcel No. 729660-0005-00 which is an

undeveloped lakefront parcelsubject to an access easement forbeach access (with an appraisedvalue of $49,000 as of May 28,2012). This property is beingoffered for sale by way of public auction. The property will besold to the highest bidder, with aminimum bid of $500.00 plus thecost directly related to the sale ofthe property not to exceed $7,500. The public is invited to submit sealed bids in accordancewith the terms and conditions setforth in an invitation for bidpackage which may be obtainedat the CWD office, 18631 SE 300th Place, Covington, WA98042. BIDS will be accepted by the District until 1:00PM, Friday, March 15, 2013. If no bids are received by the initial bid due date, the public auction will be continued in one week incre- ments with bids being due by 1:00PM on each successive Fri-day until the property is sold to the highest bidder. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids for good cause. Contact Karen Smith at (253) 867-0901 for further information. Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on February 22, 2013 and March 1, 2013. #741863.

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Once upon a time, less than a year ago, Hatcher hated to lace up her shoes and pound the pavement. Now it’s an unexpected joy.

“I got to a point where I didn’t want to go back where running three miles is torture,” she said. “That’s what keeps me going, I don’t want to have to start over.”

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“I thought exercise would give me some relief,” wrote Light, a Maple Valley resi-dent. “I had a few friends of mine that were runners so I decided to try it out.”

At first, Light followed a program during which

he alternated running and walking. Since then, he has progressed to training for his first marathon.

At the start of his train-ing, he did the run-walk plan for eight weeks at which point he could run for 45 minutes straight, then he built up his runs until he could run for an hour.

Then, Light wrote, he be-gan to build up his runs by adding 15 minutes until he could run for three hours at a stretch which gave him the mileage he would need to run a full marathon, or 26.2 miles.

When he decided it was time to run his first marathon, Light put in for the ING New York City Marathon set for Nov. 4 and submitted his $11 with the hope of earning a lottery spot. He got one.

It would have been an in-tense emotional experience for Light, not just because

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Then Superstorm Sandy swept through New York City. Organizers cancelled the marathon.

“To be honest I was very, very disappointed and I was tired of running,” Light wrote. “I spent four months training for a race that never happened so I was spent.”

Light was also disap-pointed with how the marathon organizers handled things prior to canceling the race. Runners signed up for the marathon were given three options: run it this year, run it in 2014 or 2015 or run the half marathon in New York City in March.

“Because of my distaste for (the New York City Marathon Road Runners) I was torn if I even wanted to run in the race,” Light wrote. “However, the race itself is a once in a lifetime so I decided to prolong the event to 2015. This way we could bring my daughter with us and she can see the city I grew up in and so love.”

In the meantime, Light selected another race for his first marathon.

“I decided to run in the Marine Corps Marathon this year for a few reasons,” Light wrote. “My plan is to do one BIG marathon a year and I’ve always wanted to go and visit (Washing-ton) D.C. My son Elijiah is a statistics nut so my wife and I thought we would take him to see D.C. the week before I run the race. Plus, I’m probably going to run for a non-profit that is armed services focused this

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fact essential in terms of survival, than diamonds, diamonds

command an exorbitantly higher price in the market.

Though Mr. Smith was never able to unravel the paradox,

later economists were able to solve it by applying the prin-

ciple of “supply and demand”, which generally means that

price can be determined by scarcity rather than usefulness.

In other words, water is essential to life, but because of

its abundance, has a relatively low value, while diamonds,

which have little use in comparison with water, command

high prices because of their scarcity.

Today, the perception that water supply is abundant,

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“As the population increases and weather patterns change,

water use is increasing and water supplies are diminishing.”

Shrinking water supplies is not just restricted to arid or third

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