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Charlie Leipheimer, 5, points out a fl ower to her mom, Elizabeth, during the Lake Wilderness Arboretum annual spring plant sale May 10. They found out about the plant sale thanks to the signs around Maple Valley. KRIS HILL, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

That’s The One, Mom

BY KRIS HILL

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Covington’s Planning Commis-sion needs a new member, and soon.

A vacancy opened up recently and with a series of important issues to consider, explained com-mission chairman Daniel Key in an email interview, it is vital to get the spot fi lled by June 1.

Key wrote that he has served nearly eight years on the com-mission. A Covington native, Key wrote that he moved back to raise his family here, and since then is proud and impressed with how the city has grown since it incor-porated in 1997.

“I have always been civic minded and when I saw an adver-tisement in the Reporter for an opening I applied,” Key wrote. “I had no agenda or specifi c issue to address. I just felt this was a great opportunity to serve and help Covington continue its success.”

City needs to fill commission seat soon

BY KATHERINE SMITH

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Kent School District offi cials are considering combining two classes in the Cedar Valley Support Center into one for the 2013-14 school year due to low enrollment.

Th e Support Center, which is located at Cedar Valley Elemen-tary, serves special education students. Th ere are currently 12 students served in two class-rooms. According to the district website, the Support Center, “is designed for students who cannot succeed in regular education set-tings or our Integrated Program, even with the supports of accom-modations and modifi cations to the curriculum.”

Stated goals of the program include teaching academic, life and social skills, helping students to be as independent as possible, and how to be a self advocate, with knowledge of how to get the

Changes possible for Support Center kids

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Jennifer Leverton wanted a way to fi ght back aft er her husband Marty went through treatment for a rare form of bone cancer in October.

“I had to fi gure out a way to turn this into a positive experi-ence,” Leverton said. “Just any-thing not to sit here. Th at’s how I found Relay. I started researching things to keep busy.”

Leverton, who lives in Cov-ington with her husband and two children, heard about Relay for Life from a friend who asked her to participate. She called her friend who invited Leverton to a planning meeting the following

week. Th is journey began with a

sore throat, Leverton said. Marty mentioned the symptom. And then it wouldn’t go away. He started off at urgent care. He was given a numbing spray. Th e sore throat persisted. Marty went to his primary care doctor who referred him to an ear, nose and throat specialist.

Leverton said the ENT doctor couldn’t put a tube down Marty’s throat so he referred him to a spe-cialist at University of Washington Medicine.

In July, the Levertons found out Marty had cancer, chondrosar-coma of the cricoid cartilage in the voice box.

“It felt like somebody pulled the

pin on the hand grenade, tossed it then turned around and ran,” Leverton said. “Turns out he has such a rare type of cancer … we didn’t have many places to turn.”

Marty Leverton is a police offi -cer in Renton. He is a motorcycle offi cer trained in drug recogni-tion. Aft er his diagnosis, Marty was at a conference for that realm of his job and spoke with a doc-tor he’d gotten to know, his wife explained. Th is doctor he spoke with at the conference referred Marty to a physician in Boston, Dr. Steven Zeitels.

Leverton said Dr. Zeitels took the time over the phone to talk to her husband and was just the kind of physician they were looking for so they fl ew to Boston.

“Dr. Zeitels explained every-thing to us,” Leverton said.

Th ere are just 271 documented cases of this type of cancer. So few, in fact, that there isn’t enough

Relay for Life provides family way to fight back

Marty Leverton on the job for the Renton Police Department. The Covington resident is fi ghting bone cancer and his family has embraced Relay for Life. Courtesy photo

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Editor’s note: Jordan Fong, a seventh grade student at Cedar Heights Middle School interviewed Olym-pian Courtney Th ompson who graduated from Kentlake in 2003 and represented the United States at the 2012 games in London.

How did you choose which position you were going to play in volleyball?

CT: Th e fi rst coach I ever had put me at the setter po-sition I think because I was short and liked to talk a lot. It just kinda stuck and I’ve been there ever since.

How did you feel when you were told you made the Women’s USA Olym-pic Volleyball team?

CT: I was completely overwhelmed in the best way possible. I wanted to cry, I wanted to scream but I couldn’t do either. I think I was kind of in shock and just overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement.

What was one of your favorite moments with your teammates while you were on KJVBC, UW, and the USA Olympic team?

CT: I have been fortu-nate to have a lot of great moments. A lot of the most memorable and mean-ing ones have been off the court — just those fun moments spent with your teammates on the bus and

at team meals. Certainly winning a national title and getting to walk out in the Olympic Games wearing a USA uniform are moments that I will never forget as well. Th e fi rst day we got to London and got all our new USA gear was pretty cool. Everyone on the team was really excited it was just a neat moment to experi-ence and one that I have dreamed about for a long time.

What is a typical day like when you are training with the Women’s USA Olympic team?

CT: On a typical day with the USA team I get to the gym around 8:15 a.m. for treatment - then we practice from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m., then we shower and eat lunch... get treatment if needed. Rest a little maybe watch some fi lm, or just relax. Th en we either have weights from

3-4 p.m. or another practice to work on more individual and technical stuff from 3-4 p.m. depending on what day it is. Th en I hit the ice bath and do some other recovery stuff then head home for dinner and try to relax, hang out with friends and get ready to do it all again tomorrow.

I play just about every sport in school and you had mentioned that you had played just about ev-ery sport too, what made

you focus on volleyball?CT: For some reason the

recruiting came a lot easier for me in volleyball I was getting more attention there than I was in other sports. We also did well in high school so that always makes it more fun.

What are your future plans aft er volleyball?

CT: I would love to coach someday. I have been fortu-nate enough to have some amazing coaches through-out my entire life that have made me who I am as an athlete and as a person. Th ey have all meant a lot to me in my life, and I would love to be able to give back a little bit and make a dif-ference in an athlete’s life the way they did for me. I think eventually it would be fun to be an athletic direc-tor at a University, that is something that has always sounded fun to me.

What is your favorite aspect of being an athlete?

CT: I love a lot about being a professional athlete. I love getting team ‘gear’... always have. I love that I get paid to workout and play a game that I love. I enjoy being surrounded by other competitive women who compete their butts off ev-ery day, and I love the con-stant challenge that sports brings. At a high level, you have to be physically, men-tally, and emotionally ready to compete every time you step on the court. Learn-ing how to do all of those things better is really hard, and I love that challenge.

What kept you so humble while you were in the Olympics?

CT: It wasn’t hard for me, I felt really humbled

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Interview with Olympian Courtney ThompsonCedar Heights seventh grader Jordan Fong’s Q&A with Thompson, a 2003 Kentlake High school graduate

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about the entire experience. It really hit me early on that I was getting to do some-thing that so many people have always dreamed about...truly, and because of that I didn’t want to take one second for granted. I tried my best to enjoy everything about the expe-rience, and do everything I could to represent the mil-lions of people that would have loved to be where I was for those two weeks. It was an incredibly humbling and wonderful experience.

How did you encourage and motivate your team-mates when you faced challenges against other

teams?CT: I believe my job as

a setter is to make those around me better, and that’s always my goal. To help my teammates be successful. I have found that the best way to do that is to work really hard for people with a servant type attitude, and when a teammate feels you working as hard as you can for them they will in turn play hard for you. I believe in my teammates, and that comes from watching the thousands of hours of train-ing we’ve done to prepare for those hard moments so the belief that they would succeed was genuine and I think that’s something teammates can feel.

As a fellow volleyball player I have sprained my ankle multiple times, did you sustain any injuries during your athletic ca-reer? If so what challenges did you encounter and how did you get through them?

CT: Injuries are really difficult to deal with. The hardest part is all the men-tal challenges that come with having to sit out. Like anything in life, you can only control what you can control and often times, an injury is something we have no control over. All we can do is move forward and use all that disappoint-ment, and frustration that

you have from being hurt as a tool to motivate you to work hard to come back stronger than you were before. Or take that time to work on the mental side of the game, or encouraging your teammates. There are always things you can do to get better no matter what the circumstances are and that’s important to remem-ber in those situations. It’s ok to be frustrated and even angry about being hurt, but you have to use that in the right way for it to help you.

What kind of diet do you maintain during training?

CT: I try to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables every day. I also eat some sort of lean protein at every meal, like eggs, salmon, Greek yo-gurt, chicken etc. I eat a lot of oatmeal and whole grain breads as well, and a ton of nuts and seeds. I drink green tea and yerba mate a lot too, it’s my favorite! If I am really craving some-thing that isn’t good for me like pizza, or chocolate or whatever I will eat it, just not every day. I think the key to good nutrition is to listen to your body and to have balance.

How important was your friends and family support while you were

chasing your Olympic dreams?

CT: My friends and fam-ily are everything to me and I wouldn’t be where I am today without them. When you’re going through any challenge in life it forces you to remember where you come from, and where your strength comes from. Mine has always come from my family and they were huge for me this entire summer.

What was your favorite destination while you were traveling with your team-mates?

CT: I’ve been lucky to see a lot of great places... a few that come to mind are Montreau, Switzerland, and Brazil.

Just so that I can learn more about you, I am going to ask you some personal questions…

If you had a chance to change something from your past what would it be?

CT: There are certainly moments I’d like to have a redo on so to speak... but I can’t think of anything specific at the moment. Nothing hugely significant anyhow.

What was life growing up in the Thompson fam-

ily? Did you have siblings and pets?

CT: Life growing up in the Thompson family was busy, competitive, and very fun. I have two older broth-ers who I am very close to and they’ve always been a huge part of my life and are still my two best friends. We have one dog a labra-doodle named Rylee and she’s awesome! I miss her a ton when I’m gone.

What was your major at UW? With the schedule demand for volleyball and training, were you able to complete your degree within the four years?

CT: I majored in business administration and yes, I was able to finish my degree on time.

As a seventh grader playing on KJVBC, school basketball, soccer, and maintaining a high GPA, what advice would you give me to stay focused and continue my educa-tion and staying active in sports?

CT: My best advice would be to work hard to be the best that YOU can be. Be true to yourself, be a good friend, and if you love something do it as much as you can and work hard it. And most importantly, be nice to everybody.

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KING COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA PROGRAM HOSTS SPRING OPEN HOUSE SERIESResidents of unincorporated King County can meet with county offi-cials, learn about small grant opportunities for their community, and be informed about current county work in their community during a series of open houses, scheduled in May and June.

Open houses will take place from 7-9 p.m. The first 15 minutes will give opportunities for residents to meet with representatives of spe-cific County departments and branches.

Staff will also be available to provide help with potential CSA small grant applications.

Upcoming meetings are:

Tuesday, May 21

Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River CSA featuring Deputy County Execu-tive Fred Jarrett and County Councilman Reagan Dunn

Location: Hobart Community Church, 27524 SE 200th St., Maple Val-ley

Thursday, June 13

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Location: Castle Ice at Briarwood, 12620 164th Ave. SE, Renton

For more information please contact Alan Painter, CSA program man-ager, at 206-296-8734 or [email protected].

TAHOMA WE THE PEOPLE TEAM’S FINISH AT NATIONALS HIGHEST IN SCHOOL’S HISTORY. Tahoma High School’s We the People team competed in the national finals in Washington D.C., placing seventh, last month.

This is the highest finish in school history for the team, and the sec-ond year in a row the team has finished in the top 10.

At nationals teams participate in simulated congressional hearings and are tested on their knowledge of the constitution. At the compe-tition, 46 states and the District of Columbia were represented. The team from Tahoma is coached by teacher Gretchen Wulfing.

PASADO’S SPAY STATION RETURNS TO KING COUNTYPasado’s Safe Haven’s Spay Station, a state of the art mobile spay and neuter clinic on wheels, returns to south King County on May 15.

The Spay Station will operate at the Regional Animal Services of King County Pet Adoption Center located at 21615 64th Ave South in Kent,

on Wednesdays and Fridays.

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Cats must be at least two pounds and arrive in a secure carrier, one cat per carrier.

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Community News and Notes


Facebook is an interesting social network for me.

I’m also on Twitter and LinkedIn, but, I’m most active on Facebook. I have about 300 friends on Facebook which is a mix of people I know through work, through school and online forums.

On a fairly regularly basis I get story ideas on Facebook.

In late April I got an interesting request from Dave Wright, the Advanced Placement sta-tistics teacher at Tahoma High, via the site.

Aft er his students take the AP test in early May, Wright gives them a project to work on until the end of the school year for which they conduct a statistical analysis. Th e kids sample a population and predict what that entire popula-tion thinks based on the sample results.

Wright said he asks community members to come up with project ideas. He oft en approaches those in the business sector. He asked me if there was anything we wanted to know about a certain population so we batted a couple of ideas back and forth.

Th en I fi lled out a form with my request and contact information. About two weeks ago I got an email from one of Wright’s students who asked to schedule a time for her group to meet with me about my request.

I met with them Monday and explained what I was looking for: an evaluation of voting pat-terns since 2004. I want to see if there has been a shift in patterns in Covington or Maple Valley or if they’ve remained consistent since I wrote a story about voting demographics in 2006. I’m also curious if there’s been demographic shift s — socio-economic or racial or both — that might be correlated to any voting shift s.

It was really cool to spend 30 minutes with these students as they explained the purpose of the project and asked me questions to clarify the scope of the investigation I’m asking them to conduct. I was quite impressed with their thought process as well as the fact they were tak-ing the project seriously. Th ere’s a month until they graduate, they took the AP test, Wright could easily let them coast through the end of

the year with some simple assignment. And they could fall prey to the senioritis that plagues so many 12th graders so close to that diploma.

Instead, this a fi nal project and a signifi cant portion of their grade. Th e idea is to take all the things they’ve learned over the course of the year and to put them together into this project. It’s an awesome idea. I also like that the kids not only are analyzing data but they’re working with com-munity members on the project and also will develop questions to ask real people so they can collect their own data.

Th is is what educators refer to as authentic assessment. It builds that bridge between the classroom and the real world. It helps teenag-ers see that what they’re learning has relevance outside of school.

Wright told me he didn’t reach out to me for an article, but, I was so happy to help and enjoyed the fi rst meeting with the kids so much I wanted to tell my readers about it. I look forward to the second meeting when the students bring

back their results. Th is is one of the many reasons why Tahoma

has a reputation for being a good school district. It’s no wonder people — even my husband and I — moved to Maple Valley because they are so impressed with the school district.

Th is connection to this group of students happened because I am Facebook friends with teachers and coaches I know. Th ere are some journalists who are hesitant to connect with sources through social media, particularly Face-book, but I am oft en pleasantly surprised.

I’ll report back aft er the students present their results. I’m looking forward to it.

Reach Assistant Editor Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054. To comment on this story go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

One of the hardest things anyone can face is raising children alone without money, hous-ing or food. It can be demeaning, frustrating, emotionally devastating and so much more. Hudson and I expe-rienced this fi rst hand when we were living up on the Eastside.

We needed resources that would keep us from spiraling even lower and from falling into a never ending cycle of hopeless-ness that so many single parent families face on a daily basis. We were so blessed to fi nd Hopelink in our com-

munity — it truly was an absolute blessing and broke all the chains that we were fi ghting. We were able to pull ourselves out of the nega-tivity and lead a wonderful life as we moved forward.

Th ree years later we moved to Maple Valley when I married Steve and ultimately started our business.

We asked our banker to tell us about some of the local nonprofi ts in our community that

we could partner with. He started to list a few and when he got to Vine Maple Place we told him to stop right there. We knew it was a perfect fi t!

VMP is a lot like Hopelink and I could immediately see the blessings it was pro-viding single parent families right here in our community.

Two weeks aft er making the decision to partner with VMP I attended the

annual Planting Seeds of Hope breakfast that happens in May — what a phenomenal event.

I cried with joy the entire time because of the hope this brings to these families. Not only are clients given hope but they also receive the love and respect some of these parents have never had their entire lives.

When families come to VMP they are pro-vided housing, skill training, mentor programs and a variety of other assistance to help them get back on their feet and break the cycle of hopelessness.

As these families work at getting back on their feet they also need the help and hope Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Ser-vices provides.

Not only does the Food Bank provide recipients with food, paper products, cleaning supplies and so on that are needed to run a home on a daily basis, they also have services to help keep families from becoming home-less. Th e Food Bank is able to step in and off er

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Combining classes doesn’t make sense

Again the administration is trying to combine the Cedar Valley Support Center to become K-6 due to low enrollment. This is a disappointing decision to make for our students with special needs. Our children are in the support center because they need support and are guaranteed an individualized education. Putting children of such a diverse age range in a classroom with only one teacher and only a few (paraeducators) is irresponsible educating

or at best, simply a lack of understanding.

The district is federally mandated to supply their children a free education that is tailored to their individual needs. I’d like to see a curriculum plan for how this is going to happen for a classroom of children ages 5-12. You would never see a general education class combined over more than two grades. How is it OK to make our children with special needs be in a classroom that spans seven grades?

Instead of making this change, I challenge the Kent School District to resolve this problem. We have three Title I schools within three

miles of each other. A solu-tion could be to have a K-2 program at one school and a 3-6 program at another. There are probably many other solutions avail-able, but putting all of our students with special needs in one classroom makes absolutely no sense.

The reason I am writ-ing this letter is because of my son Nate. He has a diagnosis of high function-ing autism. He transferred to Cedar Valley four years ago for kindergarten. He spent most of his day in the support center while getting some time with a paraeducator in the general education room. Slowly over the years he

has become fully integrated into general education and will probably — we haven’t had his IEP meeting for this year — move out of the SC program and into the IP program.

This is an achievement that I have dreamed of for so long! There is no way that he would have made it without the amazing efforts of his special ed teacher, Mrs. Hudgens and his para-educator, Shannon Davis. They have been able to keep in close contact with me regarding his progress, letting me know what to work on at home. This has been invaluable. These educators are helping my son be as successful as pos-

sible. It would be a terrible shame to not provide other children at Cedar Valley the same opportunity. I could go on and on about my support of Cedar Valley but I’m afraid that you’ll stop reading.

Please reconsider and put our children first. Please support your children to be the best they can be.

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Thank you from Black Diamond Community Center

The Black Diamond Community Center wishes to thank King County Fire District 44 which recently visited the center and talked to seniors about the impor-tance of staying hydrated as the weather warms.

Seniors and children should drink two quarts of water a day.

Jeff Lyon and Tony Johnson of Black Diamond Fire also spoke on the importance of making sure pets are also hydrated. Pets should have fresh water at all times.

The fire department pro-vides free blood pressure checks at the community center every Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-noon.

assistance so that families don’t lose the roof over their heads, have access to transportation to get them to work, keep food on the table and keep the lights on.

They do an amazing job of keeping a little bit of hope for these families and not putting parents in the position of telling their children they do not have food for dinner.

As a community we are so blessed to have both of these resources right here in town. But they need our help.

On June 4 we are doing a Giving Cash Mob. Not

only will this give you a chance to learn more about each organization you will be able to con-tribute first hand.

Tours of the Food Bank will be available to understand how recipients receive food and toiletries when they visit.

VMP will have a video presentation of its amaz-ing program and the opportunity to sign up to tour their community.

This night will show you how families are changed forever through both of these programs.

Please feel comfortable bringing your children if you feel this is something

that they can learn from. Fajita Z’s will be set up so that you are also able to purchase dinner as you hang out and chat.

There truly is so much hope present and we are definitely blessed that it is right here in our com-munity.

Keeping and bringing hope back to our friends and neighbors is what Vine Maple Place and our

Food Bank provide on a daily basis.

Donation items that are needed include: toiletries, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, diapers, gas cards and gift cards.

One of the best things about this Giving Mob is that we are also able to help out our local busi-nesses.

We suggest that you purchase from Grocery

Outlet, Maple Valley Mar-ket, Lake Sawyer Market, Wilderness Chevron and Maple Valley Shell gas station.

All of these businesses are owned by our neigh-bors and contribute to our community.

Donations are welcome the night of the Giving Cash Mob or you can drop off cash and gift cards at Fajita Z’s in Four Cor-

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BY LAURA MICCILE

With the recent warm weather, it’s a good time to remind parents of the dangers that open windows pose to children.

Even screened windows can be dangerous: Window screens keep bugs out, they

don’t keep children in.Nationwide, thousands

of children are injured or killed from window falls ev-ery year. Th e most common victims are toddlers who fall out of an open bedroom window with a screen.

To prevent window falls, follow these tips from the

Center for Childhood Safety at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center:

1. Move furniture away from windows and balconies. A bed, couch and other furniture allows a child to get higher and closer to a window.

2. Only open windows outside of a child’s reach or climbing distance. Open double-hung windows from the top. A child can fall from a window opened as little as 5 inches.

3. Every year, many children fall out of open windows with window

screens. Window screens will not keep your child from falling.

4. If you must open a window within a child’s reach or climbing distance, install an operable window guard. Window guards have horizontal bars no more than 4 inches apart that screw into the side of a window frame. Guards can be special ordered from a hardware store or over the Internet.

5. For windows that can’t be used for fi re escape, install stops that keep a window from opening wider than 4 inches. Th ese can be purchased at a hardware store for about $2. Some new windows come

with stops.6. Plant grass or shrub-

bery around your home to soft en the impact surface in case of a fall.

7. Monitor window safety at your child care location and anywhere children visit.

Safe Kids Day will be celebrated worldwide May 18. To learn more, visit http://multica.re/SafeKid-sPierceCounty.Laura Miccile is the super-visor of the Mary Bridge Center for Childhood Safe-ty. For more summer safety tips, including information about loaner lifejackets, helmet fi ttings and car seat checks, visit http://multica.re/ChildhoodSafety or call 253-403-1234.

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Lupus symptoms vary from one patient to another. Your healthcare provider will attempt to rule out other conditions, including other connective-tissue diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, an infection, and cancer).

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Th e American Heart Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health organiza-tions remind the public to pay more attention to the issue of heart health – and for good reason. Heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States, ahead of cancer and respira-tory diseases.

Well over half a million Americans die every year from heart problems, according to data collected by the CDC. Poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, stress and sleep disorders are among the contributing factors. Smoking and alcohol/drug abuse also play a role.

Th e Standard American Diet, also known as the Western Diet, is notorious for its preferences for meat products and processed foods, which oft en contain high amounts of sugar, salt and refi ned grains. Th ere is mounting evidence that the changing dietary trends of the past few decades, not only in America but also increasingly around the world, are responsible for the growing prevalence of heart disease.

Diet changes are among the fi rst steps experts recom-mend for better heart health. A recent study from Great Britain showed that participants who adhered to a strictly vegetarian diet were less at risk of developing heart disease than their non-vegetarian counterparts. Lower levels of

dietary cholesterol, which is only present in animal food products, was one likely reason, as was a smaller intake of saturated fat and sodium. Especially sodium, oft en added

in high doses to processed foods, is believed to con-tribute to high blood pressure and heart disease.

While the researchers did not investigate other factors than diet that could have benefi tted the vegetarians, they are confi dent that the abstinence from meat, in particular red meat, has made the diff erence.

“Th e eff ect is probably at least partly due to the lack of red meat – especially meat high in saturated fat – in vegetarian diets,” said Dr. Francesca Crowe,

professor of nutritional epidemiology at Oxford University, England, who led the study. “Th e extra fruits and veg-etables and higher fi ber in a non-meat diet could also play a role,” she added.

Besides diet, insuffi cient physical activity is most oft en named as a cause of heart disease. In fact, studies have found that sedentary behavior can be as harmful as smok-ing. If nothing else, there is at least a “statistically signifi -cant association between a lack of exercise and coronary heart disease,” said Dr. Carl Caspersen, a researcher at the CDC.

None of these fi ndings are surprising. We have long known that heart disease is a mainly lifestyle-related ill-

ness, as is diabetes. Th e good news is that we are not help-less in the fi ght against health problems that are, at least in part, of our own making.

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Many Americans still know too little about the potential-ly catastrophic consequences their diet and lifestyle choices can have for their health and what they can do diff erently to avoid further damage. As with most bad things in life, we tend to believe that they only happen to others – until they happen to us. When it comes to the heart, it may then be too late.

Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book “Th e Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun”, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, www.timigustafson.com. You can follow Timi on Twitter @TimiGustafsonRD and on Facebook.

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evidence to predict how likely it is the cancer could metastasize. The only way to completely remove the cancer, Leverton said, would be to remove Marty’s voice box.

“But for Marty who is in his early 40s to have his voice box removed, with two small children and a career with many years ahead of him, it was like be-ing hit with a ton of bricks,” Leverton said. “Now it’s a balancing act of removing enough of the tumor so on a daily basis he could breathe. There are no other treatments for Marty like chemo or radiation because this tumor is cartilage based instead of tissue based.”

Through all of this, Le-verton said, the amount of support the family received was tremendous. Donations poured in from all over the world, from police, from firefighters, and everyone in between. That was needed because Dr. Zeitels’ practice is so specialized he does not accept insurance.

After spending three weeks in Boston for the surgery and recovery, the Levertons returned, and the family struggled to cope with the whirlwind of events from which they just emerged.

And Leverton found Relay.

“It seemed like the right place to get involved especially when I found out that a portion of the money raised through Relay stays here in the community,” she said. “It makes me feel like I’m directly helping someone, I don’t know who they are, but I’m helping someone in the same town I live in.”

As the work toward Relay began for Team Marty, Leverton said, support swelled. Teams are limited to 15 members. So, Lever-ton said, they formed Team Marty Survivors and moved her husband as well as her sister, who is also battling cancer, to that group. Then a third team was formed.

In one event, the goal to raise $100 per team mem-ber, was met. Leverton said they threw a shindig called the Less Cancer, More Birthdays party. There more than 100 guests and $2,600 was raised. Next up this weekend is a cul-de-sac garage sale with 16 different families coming together to raise money while the Levertons’ neighbors are allowing them to use their yards.

“For me, after all of this time, how do you fight,” Leverton said. “I want to do

something, so, that’s what I’m doing. I’m doing Relay.”

But it doesn’t end there for Leverton. As she researched Relay she discovered the importance of healthy living in cancer awareness and treatment. After smoking for 25 years, she quit cold turkey. She started shopping for healthier foods.

“I have to be an advocate of good health, I need to walk that talk,” she said. “So for me to set that example for my family, my friends … it’s now about organic, healthy foods, it’s about working out on a daily basis and doing whatever it is I can to fight.”

Janet Swisher, one of the co-chairs for the Coving-ton-Maple Valley-Black Di-amond Relay for Life, told Leverton there is a Heroes Lap to recognize veterans and first responders. But, Leverton noted, Swisher said there weren’t many others beyond veterans who agreed to participate.

“Janet said nobody wants to be called a hero,” Leverton said. “I called my husband’s sergeant and asked if it was OK for Marty to ride.”

There will be at least five motorcycle officers who will ride, including Marty, to open the Heroes Lap.

For Swisher, the Lever-ton’s involvement brings so much to the Relay.

“We are extremely hon-ored to have the Leverton family involved with our Relay,” Swisher wrote in an email interview. “When I read Officer Leverton’s story, it really hit home for me again that cancer can strike any one of us at any time. And this is exactly why we all get involved with Relay: to not only raise funds for the programs and research that the American Cancer Society provides, but also to hopefully sup-port our fellow community members who are facing this disease.”

Swisher believes the pres-ence of Marty and other

motorcycle officers will have a significant impact on the event.

“Reminding everyone that our first responders are a critical part of our communities is extremely important, not to mention the visual presence of them leading our heroes lap,” Swisher wrote. “We are re-ally encouraging other first responders to come to our event to participate or just see what we are all about. We would love to have teams of police officers, firefighters and other first responders participating in friendly competitions in support of our event!”

Relay also offers some-thing else Leverton said she has found helpful.

“Relay is a way for us to kind of stay connected and grounded and have a place, people still don’t like to talk about cancer, the people who don’t have it or aren’t dealing with it,” Leverton said. “It’s hard to talk about it except with other people who are going through it, so, being around Relay, those people become your cancer family. It’s a safe place to go talk about it if you need to talk about something and it’s a place that’s positive and we’re all trying to raise awareness.”

For more information about Team Marty go to www.team-marty.org and https://www.facebook.com/teammarty.relayforlife?ref=tn_tnmn.

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PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP MEETING MAY 21The Southeast King County Parkinson’s Disease support group will meet at 10:30 a.m. on May 21 at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church located at 25810 156th Avenue Southeast in Covington.

This month Pinnacle Medical Wellness will be visiting the group. Pinnacle offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, and has a dietitian available as well as many other wellness services. Pinnacle offers many locations to service your needs. For more information visit www.pinnacle-pt.com.

The meeting will include a break out session for caregivers.

The group also hosts monthly lunches on the first Tuesday of the month at Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith Street in Kent. The next lunch is at 11:30 a.m. on June 4.

The June group meeting will be held at the Covington library.

Contact Stephanie Lawson at 206-579-5206 with ques-tions.

TAHOMA NATIONAL CEMETERY TO HOST MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONYAt 1 p.m. on May 27 Tahoma National Cemetery will be celebrating its 15th Memorial Day. The cemetery will be honoring veterans and would like to invite the public to attend the ceremony, honoring those who have gone before us.

Veterans past and present will be honored, including those who are still in harms way. Flags will be lining the cem-etery’s Street of Heroes and a flag will be placed on each grave. This is a reverent and glorious time to pay tribute to those men and women who sacrificed their life for our freedom.

The ceremony will include patriotic music by the Tahoma High School band, a salute to our military forces, veteran soloists and much more. The ceremony will last approxi-mately one hour.

Parking at the cemetery is limited and additional parking is available just up the street at Tahoma High School.

Community News and Notes

The Greater Maple Val-ley Unincorporated Area Council held it’s monthly meeting May 6 where Ra-vensdale Park, the citizens’ survey and reserve silica were the main topics of discussion.

The Area Council Natu-ral Resources and Parks

Committee was asked to review a resident’s con-cerns related to the park construction after the April meeting.

The Committee met on April 29 to tour the park facilities, study available information, and review the SEPA process milestones.

The committee recom-mended the Area Council wait for the SEPA public process to be completed this month before taking any further action. The Area

For more information visit www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/about/no-tices/ravensdale-park-sepa.aspx.

The Reserve Silica Re-zone Demonstration Proj-ect remains a discussion point between unincor-porated communities and King County. The Middle

Green River Coalition recently submitted a letter to the King County Coun-cil that details research conducted by member Greg Wingard regarding historic contamination and continuous permit and environmental violations by previous reserve silica owners.

The Area Council re-mains committed to seeing the King County Council reverse its decision related to reserve silica. See our website, www.greaterma-plevalleyareacouncil.org,

for more details The Area Council

conducted its bi-annual Member Election and Citizens’ Survey with help from a Community Service Area grant. A combined election and survey was sent by mail to all unin-corporated area registered voters in the Tahoma School District. The Area Council would like to thank all who participated. Final results of both our member election and survey are now being compiled and will be published in local newspa-

pers, posted to our website, and sent to King County officials.

King County officials will attend the 2013 Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River Community Service Area Meeting from 7-9 p.m. on May 21 at Hobart Com-munity Church. The Public is encouraged to attend and present it’s concerns to King County Deputy Executive Fred Jarrett, King County Councilman Reagan Dunn, and all major King County Departments.

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HOT ORANGE AND BRIGHT YELLOW – GO WARM WITH INSPIRATION FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER

In our often-cloudy climate you can heat up your patio by choosing plants like bright orange calendulas, nasturtiums and geraniums paired with

yellow marigolds, vibrant coleus and classic terra cotta pots.

Add more punches of bright color with pillows

and seat cush-ions that are in the same color family and dis-play your travel memories from Mexico or the sunny Mediter-ranean. Orange and yellow

flowers will stand out on sunny patios but can also be used to brighten a shaded corner. Just substitute the intense red, orange and yellow blooms of begonias. The bright orange Bon-fire begonia is a vigorous grower in sun or shade with more pointed leaves, often called the angel wing begonia due to the distinc-

tive leaf shape. The more rounded blooms and foliage of the Non-stop begonia has a name describing the flowering cycle – these be-gonias just keep blooming, non-stop, all summer long.

BRIGHT WHITE, WITH SPLASHES OF GREEN – CREATE A CLASSIC GARDEN THEME BY LIMITING THE COLORS

Who can resist the rainbow of flower colors displayed at nurseries this month? If you have a desire for a cool, classic and formal look – especially for a front yard display – then seek out all-white flowers for a summer garden that will stand out from all the rest.

Pristine white blooms can be found on variet-

ies of geraniums, lobelia, petunias, begonias and also in plants with varie-gated foliage. Show off the moon shades of these white bloomers by potting them in dark black or even deep blue pots and you’ll have a display that is fresh, arrest-ing and contemporary.

Don’t have any dark black containers? A color change is just a can of spray paint away.

You can quickly trans-form an old pot into a new color with spray paint. New types of spray paint are now sold for painting plastic pots. Look for pillows and cushions in a graphic black and white print – or make your own outdoor cushions using the water-resistant fabric from a shower curtain.

PRETTY IN PASTELS – PINK, LAVENDER, ROSE AND CREAM.

No color theme is as soothing as colors calmed by a tint of white and pastel colors are natural in the garden. Choose a brighter focal point color like a hot pink geranium and build around it in the same color family using lavender lobelia and blush-colored impatiens or mix it up with a rainbow of soft colors against soothing hues of aqua blue, pale yellow or rich cream accents.

You can change the color of your outdoor furniture to match the hue or theme of your patio or deck makeover. No matter if your furniture is made of wood, metal or even wicker, you can freshen it up with

paint, or just scrub off the winter grime and get ready to enjoy the summer season in your very own color-themed paradise.

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Ahhh, Mother’s Day — a time for mothers all over to refl ect back on everything we’ve done wrong.

Well, actually I try not to relive all the mo-ments when I’ve been a less than stellar mother, because, quite frankly, there are probably more than I can count.

So, what I choose to con-template on this day when my daughters should be taking care of me, but they still need me to shoot directions from the other room, is that there are still some things I need to teach them.

My ultimate goal in raising my daughters is that they don’t become one of those helpless 20-some-things when they fi nally move away from home.

I don’t want to hear they put a whole box of detergent in the washing machine because no one showed them how to do laundry. No, we can’t expect

they will always read the directions.

I don’t want to fi nd out they are driving through McDonald’s for breakfast,

lunch and dinner because I didn’t show them how to fi x a simple, healthy meal.

And I don’t want to fi nd out they don’t know how to buy anything but ice cream when

they go grocery shopping.I think I have all of the

above issues covered, except they probably could use a few trips to the grocery store for a lesson on how to pick out produce. And I should probably have a few more cooking lessons on how to cook produce. I’m aiming for healthy here so when they cook at their future homes, their diet consists of more than chili dogs.

Although my daughters have no set chores, like cleaning bathrooms on

Saturday, they do respond when I ask them to help me pick up. But as I observe their daily actions in my house — they are my guests until they are old enough to get jobs and move away — I believe there are some important things I still need to teach them.

Like how the empty hair conditioner bottle makes it out of the bathroom and into the recycle bin or even what happens to the empty milk jug they set on the counter. Do they ever consider how these things magically disappear?

Th ey also need to learn that the kitchen table, which is a convenient place to set things, doesn’t myste-riously clean itself. Th e fact that we eat dinner at the kitchen table most nights is a feat of enormous motiva-tion on their mother’s part.

Th ey also need to understand that moving stuff from the kitchen table to the coff ee table is not considered picking up. Yes, contrary to popular belief, if they pick up an object,

moving it into a diff erent room to be in the way is a contradiction of the act of “picking up.” Th eir dad taught them that trick.

I’m sure they don’t understand how our lights stay on and our water keeps fl owing because if they had to pay for it they would take shorter showers. A lesson in utility bills would be a good idea before they get one in the mail someday and wonder what it is. And while I’m at that lesson, I’ll throw one in on the fi ne art of getting rid of junk mail properly — tear and shred

name labels, recycle the rest and don’t forget the hidden name label on the inside of catalogs.

Th en I obviously need to sit down show them how to plan some meals, because when they open the full refrigerator on the week-ends when I don’t cook and exclaim, “Th ere’s nothing to eat,” I know I have failed to show them how to put food together to create a meal.

So as I refl ect on another Mother’s Day, I know I am not yet fi nished. I will persevere in teaching my children well. I have time. I

will be their mother forever.

Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Covington. She is committed to teaching her children well for the rest of her life. You can also read more of her writing and her daily blog on her web-site livingwithgleigh.com or on Facebook at “Living with Gleigh.” Her column is available every week at maplevalleyreporter.com under the Lifestyles section.


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The Arboretum enjoys a 48-year tradition of volun-teerism.

“Now, we are positioning ourselves for the next 50 years to become a vibrant destination in the Puget Sound area,” said executive director Amy Hardebeck. “This includes building a management infrastructure and launching a redesign of the gardens for a more educational, enjoy-able Arboretum experience. We are looking to really blossom and need a strong board to support this growth.”

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Tahoma’s 7-0 loss to Emerald Ridge in the 4A South Puget Sound League fastpitch title game May 10 was just a fl at tire on the road to state.

Th at’s what senior cap-tains Jena Waler and Court-ney Cloud told the rest of the team aft erward.

For head coach Tom Mil-ligan, it provided the Bears an opportunity to learn and improve, to understand what worked as well as what didn’t.

So Tahoma will fi x that fl at tire before the West Central District tourna-ment which starts Friday morning at Sprinker Recre-ation Center, then continue rolling down the road.

“What you’d really like to see is it come full circle in districts or the next time you see them,” Milligan said. “You want to make those assessments and see that learning take place. Th ere’s little things we need to be able to do. As a team that’s not a power hitting team … we need to be able to manufacture runs.”

Still there were a number of positive things to take

from the SPSL tournament for Tahoma. Th ere is the 9-5 win in the semifi nal over Todd Beamer which put Tahoma in the league title game for the fi rst time since Milligan took over as head coach. And the second seed is the highest the Bears have earned into the district tournament in recent memory, which sets them up for a more favorable fi rst round draw.

Th e focus now, Milligan said, is to get the two wins needed to punch Tahoma’s third straight ticket to state. If the Bears win their fi rst two games Friday they will do just that.

“We’re starting off going into Sprinker as a No. 2 team,” Milligan said. “Th at’s the best we’ve ever done. Th ey need to let (the Emer-ald Ridge) game go. Let’s go do what we did successfully all season. We’ve got to go take game one immedi-ately.”

Th at fi rst game at the dis-trict tournament, set for 10 a.m., is against Gig Harbor, the fourth seed out of the Narrows League.

A win in that game would pit Tahoma against

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Tahoma comes up short in league title game, Kentlake earns seventh seed

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Kentridge, by the way, hasn’t been to state since 2002. The Chargers are

having quite a successful season, having finished second in the SPSL North and earned a spot in the league tournament semifi-nal with wins over Puyallup and Rogers on the first day before losing to Emerald

Ridge and Beamer on day two.

In the first round of the district tournament Kentridge will get Battle Ground, Union or Skyview out of the Greater St. Hel-ens League. Those games

were not yet complete as of Monday morning.

Kentlake, which earned the seventh seed into the district tournament, had quite a league tournament experience, taking two of its three games into extra

innings. First, the Falcons took

the Titans from Beamer to nine innings in the opening game only to lose 4-3, then handily defeated the Raid-ers from Thomas Jefferson 18-1 in the second game

before narrowly losing to the Vikings 8-7 from Puyal-lup in in eight innings in the third contest May 10.

Kentlake will take on Bel-larmine Prep, the Narrows League two seed, at 10 a.m. Friday.

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Kentwood’s Kade Kryzko tosses a pitch to start off the district semi-final game against South Kitsap May 11. KRIS HILL, The Reporter

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Kentwood baseball’s roller coaster post-season is still on track as the state tournament looms Friday.

After a narrow loss to Puyallup in the South Puget Sound League champion-ship game — the same team Kentwood beat in the 2012 4A title game — the Conquerors punched their ticket to state with a 5-0 victory over Heritage in the first round of the West Cen-

tral District tournament May 7 and had a chance to get back to the district championship game.

South Kitsap stood between Kentwood and the district title contest May 11. While it was a matter of playing for seeding in the state bracket, the higher the place the better the draw, generally speaking. South Kitsap had Kentwood’s number, though, and knocked the Conks off 11-1 in five innings. Kentwood’s

only run came early in the game when senior catcher Reese McGuire was able to score from first after the ball was fired past the first baseman into foul territory.

Kentwood bounced back later that day, putting together a 9-4 victory over Skyview to secure the third seed out of the district into the state tournament.

It wasn’t an easy win for the Conks, however, as they were down 4-2 heading into the seventh inning.

And then Kentwood’s offense exploded in the bot-tom of the seventh, putting seven runs on the board to put the game away.

Junior Andrew Eb-ner went 2-for-3 with a double while senior Tanner Wessling’s 2-for-4 day gen-erated six RBIs, thanks in part to a home run. Mean-while, Reese McGuire was 2-for-4 with a double and Mike Ciancio was 1-for-2 with an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored.

Freshman Jordan Jones pitched five innings, while Wessling and Spencer Greene each threw an in-ning of relief, with Green picking up the win for the Conks.

Next up for Kentwood is Bothell at 10 a.m. Saturday at Everett Memorial Sta-dium in the regional round of the 4A state champion-ship tournament.

Bothell was the third seed in the 4A KingCo baseball tournament then beat Bal-lard and Eastlake to punch its ticket to state and get into to the KingCo champi-onship game May 10, losing 3-1 to Woodinville.

Reach Assistant Edi-tor Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.To comment on this story go to www.covingtonre-porter.com.

Kentwood to take on Bothell in first round of state tournamentAfter tough loss in district semi-final, Conquerors bounce back for third place

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Records were shattered while league titles were col-lected as track and field ath-letes qualified for the West Central District champion-ship meet set for today and tomorrow at French Field at

Kent-Meridian.Track and field athletes

from Kentwood, Kentlake and Tahoma high schools are headed to the district prelims today.

A half dozen Kentlake school records fell at the South Puget Sound League

track and field meet while 12 athletes advanced to dis-tricts in individual events as well as two relays.

Brandon Parks broke the Kentlake school record for javelin with a throw of 141 feet 6 inches, Alex Martinez broke his record in the 3200

meters with a time of nine minutes 38.14 seconds, Tori Lanza broke the record for the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 44.82 seconds and Terra McGinnis beat the school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 5 minutes 11.78 seconds.

The girls four by 400 relay of Lanza, McGinnis, Marisa Lytle and Jessica Kuntz set a new school record with a time of 4 minutes 7.74 seconds. The 400 relay of Galvizo, Lytle, Peters and Timary Mathena also set a new school record with a time of 50.82.

Also advancing for Kent-lake were Jake Bailey in shot put and discus, Travis Rogers in discus, Gabe Gonzales in the 400 meters, Vince Menickelly in long jump, Lizzy Reichlinger for pole vault, Avalyne Peters in triple jump and high jump, Kaela Galvizo in 100 meter dash and Megan Lande in discus.

Top league finishers for Kentwood included Bran-don Stribling and Bailey Paladin in the 100 and 200 meter events, Terence Grady in 100 meter hurdles and discus, Mitchell Cox in javelin, Treyvon Floyd in high jump, Stribling in long jump, Amari Bradley in the 400 meters, Tessa Carlin in the 800 meters, Haley Larson in discus, Sara Rob-erts in javelin, Carly Horn and Brittany Woke in high jump, and Sarah Toeaina in long jump and triple jump.

Senior Beth Parrish won the pole vaulting event for Kentwood with a height of 10 feet, six inches.

The Kentwood boys 400 relay of Derrick Bell, Ivan Semerenko, Paladin and Stribling finished second and broke the school record with a time of 42.65. The girls 400 relay of Beth Par-rish, Zaria Jones, Bradley and Malea Munoz also qualified for districts as did the boys 1,600 relay of Var-rick Anderson, Semerenko, Robin Cheema and Paladin and the girls 1,600 relay of Lindsay Tyler, Carly Horn, Carlin and Bradley.

Toeaina along with Dallas Hayes and Eliza-beth Oosterhout, both of Tahoma, were named SPSL track and field athletes of the year.

Top finishers from Tahoma included Paige Hammock in the 100 meter dash, Delaney Tiernan and Oosterhout in the 800 meters and 1,600 meters, Oosterhout in the 3,200, Savanna Haverfield and Hammock in the 100 meter hurdles as well as 300 meter hurdles, Claire Whiting and Kylie Eager in shot put. Eager, a senior, also was a top finisher in discus while Haverfield and Rosie Lind performed well in javelin. Also among the top finishers for the Bears were Danielle Agoh, who did well in the long jump


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as well as triple jump, and Olivia Ranft in long jump. Boys advancing for Tahoma include league wins in shot put and discus for Dallas Hayes, a javelin win for Denham Patricelli, and a pole vault win for Tucker Mjelde. Other top finish-ers were Jacob Contreras in the 100 meters, Brendan Newell in the 800 meters, Riley Campbell in the 1,600 meters, James Dagley and Campbell in the 3,200, Brock Eager in discus, and Anthony Gasero in javelin.

The Tahoma girls 400 relay of Hammock, Jen-nifer Barrack, Agoh and Haverfield qualified for the district meet along with the boys 400 relay of Caleb Brown, Brennan Toomey, Tyler Gage and Contre-ras, as did the boys 1,600 relay of Contreras, Bren-dan Newell, Patricelli and Toomey.

Mjelde broke his school record in pole vault when he flew 14 feet, 6 inches. Mjelde, a junior this year, said breaking the old school record of 14-3 was his goal

since his freshman year and he was looking forward to the chance to improve it even more.

The top three finishers in each event at districts will automatically be advanced to the state meet that begins May 23.

At practice Monday Hammock said the chal-lenge is to be at your best every week of the post season.

“You want to do enough to do well but you don’t want to tire yourself out,” Hammock said.

In track and field, unlike in some other sports, there are no automatic qualifying standards that can assure an athlete a trip to state.

“It’s mainly just qualify-ing for state each time,” Haverfield said of her post season goals. “It’s one false start and you’re out.”

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Thunderbirds sign Scott Eansor

The Seattle Thunderbirds signed Scott Eansor to a Western Hockey League contract.

Seattle general manager Russ Farwell announced the signing Monday for the Kent-based team.

Eansor is a center-left wing from Denver who played for the Colorado Thunderbirds Tier 1 Minor Midget team last season.

This is the same midget program that developed current T-Bird players Griffin Foulk and Danny Mumaugh.

“I’m extremely excited to sign with the T-Birds. I am thankful for the oppor-tunity to play in the WHL,” said Eansor in a T-Birds media release. “I came in and practiced with the team prior to playoffs last season. When I was here I loved the hockey atmosphere and the talent level of the team. I am ready to work hard towards a successful season next year and am looking forward to playing with a great group of guys.”

Seattle has signed seven players since last summer, including five who were

selected in the 2012 Bantam Draft and one taken in the 2011 Bantam Draft.

“We are excited to have Scott elect to play in the WHL and join us with the Thunderbirds,” Farwell said. “He has built a reputation as a tena-cious, hard-working player and this decision shows he is very serious about pursu-ing his hockey goals. Scott joins a very deep list of sign-ings this year and because of these we are excited about the future of our team.”

Defenseman Austin Douglas and center Lane Pederson joined the T-Birds just

before the start of the playoff series against the Kelowna Rockets. Douglas and Pederson both attended T-Birds Training Camp prior to the 2012-13 season and joined the team for prac-

tices late last season.

Douglas was selected in the second round, 27th overall, in the 2011 Bantam Draft. He played 43 games for the

Central Plains Capitals in the Manitoba Midget League last

year. Douglas had six goals and 12 assists for 18 points with 116 penalty minutes.

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JENNIFER KLEIN, Petitioner,RYAN KLEIN, Respondent.

No 12-2-31058-1KNTSUMMONS BY

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2013-0221METROPOLITAN KING

COUNTY COUNCILNOTICE OF HEARING

Proposed Ordinance 2013-0221 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that a Notice of Intention has been with the King County Council proposing the annexation of approximately 130.14 acres of land into King County water district No. 111, known as the Hawkesbury Annexation, for the purpose of water service. A public hearing before the Metro- politan King County Council is to be held in Room 1001, King County Courthouse, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.

A description of the proposed area to be annexed is as follows:

BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of the Northeast quarter of

the Southeast quarter of Section 34, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M., in King County, Washington, also being a point on the existing Water District No. 111 of King County corporate boundary; Thence Northerly along the East line of said Southeast quarter of Section 34, also being the West line of the Southwest quarter of Section 35, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M., in King County, Washington to the Northwest corner of said South- west quarter; Thence Easterly along the North line of said Southwest quarter, also being the South line of the Northwest quarter of said section 35 to the Southeast corner of the West half of the Southwest quarter of said Northwest quarter; Thence Northerly along the East line of said West half to the Southwest corner of the north half of the Southeast quarter of said Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter, also being the Northwest corner of Meridian Ridge Division 1, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 207 of Plats, pages 61 through 64, inclusive, records of King County, Washington; Thence Easterly along the North line of said Plat to the Northeast corner of Lot 6 of said Plat; Thence Southerly along the East line of said Lot 6 to the North- west corner of Lot 5 of said Plat; Thence Easterly along the North line of said Lot 5 and the North line of Lot 4 of said Plat, and its Easterly extension to the East line of said Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter; also being the centerline of 152nd Avenue S.E.; Thence Northerly along said East line, and the East line of the Northwest quarter of said North- west quarter to its intersection with the Westerly extension of the South line of Lot 4, King County Short Plat No. 778049,

No. 7909101136, records of King County, Washington, in the Northwest quarter of the North- east quarter of said Northwest quarter of Section 35, also being a point on the existing Water District No. 111 of King County corporate boundary; Thence Easterly along said extension and South line to the East line of said Lot 4; Thence Northerly along said East line, 17 feet, more or less, to the South line of the North 285 feet of said Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter; Thence Easterly along said South line to the West line of the East 230 feet of the Northwest quarter of said Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter;

Thence Northerly along said West line, 20 feet, more or less, to the South line of the North 265 feet of said Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter; Thence Easterly along said South line 230 feet, more or less, to the West line of 154th Avenue S.E.; Thence Northerly along said West line to its intersection with the North line of Lot 6 of the Ed- wall A. Rask Addition, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Volume 53 of Plats, Page 11, records of King County, Wash- ington; Thence Easterly along said North line to the Northeast corner of said Lot 6; Thence Southerly along the East line of said Lot 6 and the East line of Lots 7, 8 and 9 of said Plat to the Southeast corner of said Lot 9, also being the most Easterly Northwest corner of lot 11 of said Plat; Thence Southerly along the most Easterly West line of said lot 11 to the North line thereof; Thence Easterly along said North line and the North line of lot 12 of said Plat and its Easterly extension to the East line of said Northwest quarter of Section 35, also being the centerline of 156th Avenue S.E.; Thence Northerly along said centerline to its intersection with the Westerly extension of the South line of the North half of the North half of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of said Section 35;

Thence Easterly along said South line to the centerline of Soos Creek; Thence Southerly along said centerline to the Northwest margin of Primary State Highway No. 2 (S.R. 18); Thence Westerly, Southwester- ly, Westerly, Southerly, Wester- ly, Southwesterly, Southerly, Easterly, Southwesterly, North- westerly and Southwesterly along said Northwest margin to its intersection with the East line of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 34, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M., in King County, Washington; also being a point on the existing Water District No. 111 of King County corporate boundary; Thence Northerly along said East line to the Southeast corner of the Northeast quarter of said Southeast quarter of Section 34, township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M., in King County, Washington and the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description. EXCEPT those portions previ- ously annexed by King County Water District #111 and described in King County Water District #111 Ordinance No. 8880 A copy of Proposed Substitute Ordinance 2013-0221 will be mailed upon request of the Clerk of the Council, Room 1200, King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98104, telephone 206-477-1020. This legislation is also available on the Internet at

www.kingcounty.gov/council/ clerk/ordinances_advertised.aspx Dated at Seattle, Washington this 17th day of May, 2013.

Metropolitan King County CouncilKing County, WashingtonAnne NorisClerk of the Council

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Application Name: Mountain Meadows Estates SubdivisionApplication File Number: LU13-0009/0004 (PRJ 13)Primary Contact: Tom Redding Encompass Engineering and Surveying 165 NE Juniper St., Suite 210 Issaquah, WA 98027 425-392-0250Application Submitted: April 17, 2013Date of Complete Application: April 30, 2013Notice of Application: May 17, 2013

Project Location: The subject property is located at 25204 156th Ave SE, Parcel No. 232205-9019, and is situated in the SE Quarter of Section 23, Township 22N and Range 6E in the City of Covington, King County, WA.

Project Description: The developer is proposing to subdivide 5.75 acres into 29 single family residential lots. The existing house on site is proposed to remain and the site contains no critical areas. Water service will be provided by Covington Water District and sewer service will be provided by Soos Creek Water and Sewer District. Emergency services will be provided by the City of Covington and the Kent Fire Department, Regional Fire Authority.

Comp Plan/Zoning Designation: Medium Density Residential (R-6)

Consistency with Applicable City Plans and Regulations: This proposal will be reviewed for compliance with all applicable City of Covington ordinances; including Title 18-Zoning, Title 12-Design and Construction Standards, Title 14-SEPA Environmental Review, Title 13-Surface Water regulations, and applicable design requirements.

Other known permits not included in this Application: Engineering Phase Review, Clearing and Grading Permit, Single Family Residential Building Permits (compliance with the International Building, Fire, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes); Certificates of Water and Sewer Availability; applicable Right-of-Way Permits from the City; issuance of other permits required by separate jurisdictions (i.e. Qwest, Puget Sound Energy, etc.); and any other permits as deemed necessary.

Comment Period: May 17, 2013 – June 7, 2013

This is a Type 3 Application in accordance with CMC 14.30.040 whereby a Public Hearing before the City of Covington’s Hearing Examiner is required. Notification of the public hearing will occur at least 14 days prior to the scheduled hearing. The Hearing Examiner will issue the final decision that is appealable to King County Superior Court. The Community Development Director is the SEPA Official for the project. To make written comments, please mail, email, or hand-deliver specific comments to City Hall, Community Development Department, 16720 SE 271st Street, Covington, WA 98042, no later than June 7, 2013. Please contact Permit Services at 253-480-2400, or via email at [email protected] should you have any questions or comments pertaining to this proposal.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on May 17, 2013. #789440.

help they need.Enrollment and service needs of current

and newly identified students are factors the district is considering.

District spokesman, Chris Loftis, said that no firm decision has been made yet and the district leadership is working with Principal Brian Rosand to determine the best course of action.

“At this time, we are planning for one classroom,” district spokesman Chris Loftis wrote in an email interview. “But over the next couple of weeks as we monitor this situation, we may determine that two classrooms is again required to best meet

student needs.”Loftis also stressed that services available

to students wouldn’t change if the classes were combined.

“Special education is primarily about services, not a place,” Loftis wrote. “All district support centers have a variety of special education services available and that will not change if we have one classroom in place next year or in the future. Students, by federal and state law, are required to receive special education services first in general education if appropriate for their individual needs. Cedar Valley will still have a full variety of special education ser-vices as no services are being removed.”

Loftis wrote that during the past five

years the program has decreased from a projected 19 students during the 2009-2010 school year to 12 students now.

“Cedar Valley is a very small school,” Loftis wrote. “As the district focuses on increasing interventions and providing services as appropriate in a less restrictive setting which includes alongside general education peers, it is anticipated that stu-dents will receive less services in a segre-gated support center setting.”

The current staff to student ratio is one to two or one to three. Loftis said that if the classes are combined the ratio would be one to three.

“The number of adults per student will still be very high, just the physical layout

will be different.” Loftis said in a phone interview.

The move isn’t about saving money for the district, according to Loftis, and no staff would be laid off.

“Costs are not going away, but the usage capacity would increase if we do in fact consolidate.” Loftis wrote.

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

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Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on May 17, 2013 and May 24, 2013. #789358. Yarrow Bay Development LLC on behalf of BD Village Partners, LP, 10220 NE Points Drive, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Depart- ment of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, The Villages MPD Phase 1A, Storm Drainage Pond, Auburn-Black Diamond Road Frontage Improvements and Offsite Utility Extension, is located near the intersection of Auburn-Black Diamond Road and Lake Sawyer Road in Black Diamond, in King County. This project involves approximately 146 acres of soil disturbance for residential, commercial, school, road, and utility construction activities. Stormwa- ter will be discharged to the

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 mea- surable 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 EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on May 10, 2013 and May 17, 2013. #787440.

NOTICE OF ACTION Notice is given under SEPA, RCW 43.21C.080, that Soos Creek Water & Sewer District took the action described in (2) below on March 6, 2013.1. Any action to set aside, enjoin, review, or otherwise challenge such action on the grounds of noncompliance with the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW

(State Environmental Policy Act) shall be commenced on or before June 17, 2013.2. Description of agency action: Adoption of Resolution No. 3382-S; Adopting an Environ- mental Checklist, and making a Proposed Mitigated Determina-

to SEPA; Lift Station No 46 Regional Sewer Conveyance Improvement Project.3. Description of proposal (if not covered by (2)): Installation of regional sewer conveyance system, including construction of a lift station (and associated facilities) to enhance sewer service to the City of Covington.4. cient description should be given to locate the site, if any, but a complete legal description is not required): Proposed project is located in the Cities of Covington and Kent, near the intersection of SR 516 and SR 18, and 156th Place SE, SE Wax Road, and Covington Way SE, King County, Washington.5. Type of environmental review under SEPA (include name and date of any environmental documents): Mitigated Determination

6, 2013; and Environmental Checklist dated March 4, 2013.6. Documents may be examined during regular business hours at (location, including room number, if any):

Soos Creek Water and Sewer District14616 SE 192nd StreetRenton, Washington 98058

7. Name of agency, proponent, or applicant giving notice: Soos Creek Water and Sewer District.8. Speer, District Manager Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on May 17, 2013 and May 24, 2013. #789368.

Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for the

County of King (SEA)2002 SHAW FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership, Plaintiff,

v.WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., a foreign bank authorized to do business in Washington; HENRY AMOS GEIB FAMILY TRUST;and ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, Defendants.Case No. 13-2-08885-1

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THE STATE OF WASHING- TON to Defendants HENRY AMOS GEIB FAMILY TRUST and ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UN- KNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HERE- IN: You, and each of you, are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after date

summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after April 19, 2013, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled Court and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiff and serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff, at his

of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demands of the Complaint in this action which

said Court. The object of this action is to quiet title in Plaintiff‘s real property in King County, Washing- ton, described as:Parcel 1: That portion of the West half of the Northwest quarter of Section 8, Township 23 North, Range 6 East, W.M., in King County, Washington described as follows:Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section;THENCE South 0°00’20” East along the West line of said Sec- tion 844.50 feet; THENCE South 49°00’00” East 739.75 feet; THENCE South 41°00’00” West 81.79 feet to the Point of Begin- ning; THENCE South 49°00’00” East 403.62 feet; THENCE South 41°00’00” West 140.00 feet; THENCE North 88°24’14” West 64.06 feet to the beginning of a curve to the right with a radius of 212.52 feet; THENCE Westerly along said curve through a central angle of 33°59’40” an arc distance of 126.09 feet to a point of reverse curvature and the beginning of a curve to the left with a radius of 330.00 feet; THENCE Westerly along said curve through a central angle of 25°27’26” an arc distance of 146.62 feet to a point of tangency; THENCE North 79°52’90” West 101.15 feet to the beginning of a curve to the right with a radius of 100.00 feet;THENCE Westerly along said curve through a central angle of 9°06’33” an arc distance of 15.90 feet; THENCE North 41°00’00” East 332.23 feet to the Point of Beginning; (Also known as a portion of Lot 3, King County Short Plat No. 480041R, recorded under Recording No. 8306080435).

Parcel 1A: An Easement for in- gress and egress as recorded under King County Recording Nos. 6141247, 6141248 and 6141250.Parcel 2: That portion of the West half of the Northwest quarter of Section 8, Township 23 North, Range 6 East, W.M., in King County, Washington described as follows:Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section;THENCE South 0°00’20” East along the West Line of said Sec- tion 844.50 feet; THENCE South 49°00’00” East, 739.75 feet to the Point of Beginning; THENCE South 41°00’00” West 81.89 feet; THENCE South 49°00’00” East, 203.62 feet; THENCE North 41°00’00” East, 500.91 feet; THENCE North 27°06’35” West, 127.66 feet to the beginning of a curve to the right with a radius of 230.00 feet;THENCE Northerly along said curve through a central angle of 15°48’46” an arc distance of 63.48 feet; THENCE South 41°00’00” West 498.06 feet; THENCE North 49°00’00” West, 30.25 feet to the Point of Beginning; (Also known as a

portion of Lot 3, King County Short Plat no. 480041R, recorded under Recording No. 8306080435).Parcel 2A: An Easement for in- gress and egress as recorded under King County Recording Nos. 6141247, 6141248 and 6141250.Parcel 3: That portion of the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter, described as follows:Beginning at a point 20 rods East of the Northwest corner thereof;THENCE South 40 rods; THENCE East 60 rods; THENCE North 40 rods;THENCE West 60 rods to the Point of Beginning;All in Section 21, Township 22 North, Range 3 East, W.M., in King County, Washington. ALL SITUATE in the County of King, State of Washington. Tax Parcel Nos.: 082306-9057-02, 082306-9059-00 and 212203-9008-09, and to remove the Defendants’ encumbrances from Plaintiff’s real property. The subject properties are refer- enced in paragraph 1.4 of Plaintiff’s Complaint.

DATED this day of 16 day of April, 2013.BEAN, GENTRY, WHEELER & PETERNELL, PLLC Attorneys for Plaintiff RYAN D. WHITE, WSBA #36800910 Lakeridge Way SWOlympia, Washington 98502(360) 357-2852FIRST DATE OF PUBLICA- TION: APRIL 19 , 2013. Published in Covington/MapleValley/Black Diamond Reporteron April 19, 26, 2013; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. #770098.

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SOOS CREEK WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTNOTICE OF PLANNED FINAL ACTION

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATIONPursuant to RCW 8.25.290, Soos Creek Water and Sewer District hereby gives Notice of its plan to take the following Final Action:Final Action to be Taken: Adoption of Resolution authorizing condemnation (eminent domain) of the property interests describe herein below.Date and Time of Final Action: The Board of Commissioners Meeting on June 5, 2013, at 4:30 pm.Location of Meeting: District Office, 14616 SE 192nd Street, Renton, WA 98058-1039 General description of the properties for which condemnation shall be considered, and names and addresses of property owners as indicated on the tax rolls of King County. Easement No. Parcel No. (King County Records) Property Owner/Address26-22-5-S1052R 262205-9020 Cascade Mobile Villa Associates, LLC PO Box 829 Seahurst, WA 9806226-22-5-S1051 262205-9091 Ro-Con Equipment Specialties, Inc. 5326 SE 272nd St Kent, WA 9804235-22-5-S1036A 352205-9172 GINSEY FAMILY, LLC/BRANBAR, LLC35-22-5-S1036B 224 Skyline Dr Edmonds, WA 9802032-22-5-S1037A 352205-9001 S&S Parcel A Enterprises32-22-5-S1037B Rodger C. Scott 20405 SE 344th Street Auburn, WA 9809235-22-5-S1038A 352205-9190 COVINGTON COMMERCIAL III, LLC35-22-5-S1038B 1457 - 130th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 9800535-22-5-S1039 352205-9208 LAKESIDE INDUSTRIES, INC.35-22-5-S1039A PO Box 7016 Issaquah, WA 9802735-22-5-S1040 352205-9004 ATTU, LLC John Sinclair 414 Twisp Carlton Road Twisp, WA 9881435-22-5-S1041A 352205-9072 and 352205-9084 Kristu, LLC35-22-5-S1041B C/O Kristina Heyl 1005 Harbor Ave SW #203 Seattle, WA 98116 In each case, condemnation (eminent domain) shall be considered during the final action for acquisition of sanitary sewer temporary and/or permanent easements for the District’s Lift Station No. 46 Projects – Contracts 2-2011S, 3-2011S and 4-2011S. At the Meeting, the Board of Commissioners will decide whether or not to authorize the condemnation of the property interests. Soos Creek Water and Sewer District /S/ Ron Speer, District ManagerPublished in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on May 10, 2013 and May 17, 2013. #786997.

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The vacancy on the Plan-ning Commission is the first in some time. Key wrote that the commis-sion membership has been stable in the past year as commissioners are ap-pointed by the City Council to serve staggered four year terms.

“Most commissioners will serve the full term,” Key wrote. “Many ask to be reappointed to a second term. Those who step down are most often pulled away

by other circumstances in their life.”

This opening has been advertised in the Reporter and on the city’s website, Key explained. The city staff and City Council handle the application and inter-view process.

It is important to fill the open seat, Key wrote, by June 1 because of the work ahead of the Plan-ning Commission this year. The group advocates for residents and advises the Council on issues related to land use and zoning.

“The commission is also very collaborative and values diverse perspec-tives and opinions on each of the topics we discuss,” Key wrote. “As long as we have vacancies, we may be missing a point of view that would bring new insight into the discussion. This year, as in most, we have significant issues on the work plan and want to get new commissioners up to speed as quickly as pos-sible.”

Primarily, Key wrote, those who wish to volun-

teer for the commission should want to serve the community as well as have an interest in how the en-vironment in the city, both natural and constructed, are managed.

“We have some very exciting topics on the work plan for the remainder of the year,” Key wrote. “The most visible of those is what we call the Hawk Property Subarea Plan and (environ-mental impact statement). This is the current phase of the Northern Gateway Area Study initiated by the City

Council. This study will help the city develop land use, zoning and develop-ment regulations for what is now the gravel pit opera-tion south of (state Route 18) at the Southeast 256th Street exit. The Planning Commission will review the proposed code amend-ments and take public input before making a recom-mendation to the council.”

In addition, there are a number of other items on the commission’s agenda for the rest of 2013, Key wrote.

Key explained the com-mission’s work is intended to support the vision out-lined in the city’s compre-hensive plan.

“If you care about the long term health and vital-ity of our city, I know of no other way for a volunteer to have a greater impact,” Key wrote.

For more information log on to http://www.covingtonwa.gov/city_government/planning-commission.html.

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The body of a teenage male was found in the road near the 19400 block

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The victim, a 16-year-old originally from Montana who was staying with his

uncle, according to King County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman Sergeant Cindi West, had been in contact with Sheriff ’s depu-ties earlier in the evening.

West said that late Friday or early Saturday the sheriff ’s office made contact with the victim who was reported to be intoxicated and belligerent. At that

point deputies turned him over to his uncle.

One person, also a male, is in custody for an alterca-tion that he had with the victim sometime during the

early morning hours, West said.Reach Katherine Smith [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5052.

King County Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious death in Covington

Pacific Science Center camps will be held at Crestwood Elementary this summer. Each camp is designed to

introduce campers to science in un-expected places. Here is the schedule that will be taking place this year:

July 29 – August 2

Firefighter Academy (grades 1-2)

Robotic Rangers (grades 2-4)

Amusement Park Science (grades 2-4)

Robot Workshop (grades 6-8)

August 5 – 9

Smartest Artist (grade 1-2)

Robotic Rangers (grades 2-4)

Science Myths: BUSTED! (grades 4-6)

Underwater Robotics (grades 6-8)

August 12 – 16

Astroblast (grades 1-2)

Laboratory Wizards (grades 2-4)

Camp descriptions can be found at: http://pacificsciencecenter.org/im-ages/stories/pdf/Camps-Guide-2013.pdf.

Science camps to be held at Crestwood

covington/maple valley reporter, may 17, 2013

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