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BY KRIS HILL
Pre-annexation ordinances for the Donut Hole were approved on Aug. 22 by the Maple Valley City Council.
� e series of nine ordinances amended the city’s Title 18 code and adopted pre-annexation zon-ing for the prop-erty, a 156 acre site of Kent-Kangley Road and Southeast 228th Street owned by King County, explained Ty Peterson, community development director for Maple Valley.
“� ese have been under review in some form or another for more than two years,” Peterson said in a phone interview on Aug. 23. “In January of this year the
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BY KRIS HILL
Shortly before 8 a.m. on Aug. 25 Kentwood High freshmen-to-be got out of cars in front of the school gym and o� ce then slowly dri� ed in groups over to the ninth grade building for orientation known as Jump Start.
At both Kentwood and Kentlake fresh-men this year were participat-ing in the three day program that included a new element to the high school curriculum — laptops for ninth graders.
“We wanted to have our kids to have the opportunity to jump right into instruction using the laptops,” said Kentwood assistant principal Aida Fraser-Hammer.
Freshmen get a jump start on the school year
Tristan Pennington, 17, sings at Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More Throwdown, the nonpro� t music school’s annual fundraiser on the shores of Lake Sawyer Aug. 27. Graeme Pennington, 14, plays guitar. The event raised more than $7,500. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com and to buy photos go to the website and click on the photo reprints tab.
Rock and Roll All Night
BY TJ MARTINELL
In a fenced area behind Glacier Park Elementary, kids in Susan Davidson’s third grade class learn how to make a “three sister garden.”
It’s an old Native American method of growing crops. Corn is planted along with green beans and pumpkin. As the season progresses, the corn stalks shoots up, acting as a natural poles for the green beans to wrap around. � e wide, thick pumpkin leaves, meanwhile, provides shade for the soil, main-taining the moisture in it and reducing the demand for water.
First meant to be ornamental in nature, the Gla-cier Park Elementary garden has grown, along with its plants. Originally a few patches of vegetables, it’s now surrounded by a fence to prevent rabbits and other animals from devouring the plants. A green-house was eventually built by Boy Scouts and is used during the initial sowing process.
According to Davidson, the garden has a very strong appeal to the students. � ere were 50 kids in the Garden Club, which is open to students in the second through � � h grade and runs from March until June.
Davidson, as well as Cathy Haws, a third grade teacher, use the garden as a part of their classes. � ere is also the Green Team, a year long program for third, fourth and � � h graders. � e Green Team uses the garden area as a part of its water conserva-tion and recycling e� orts.
“� ey love to help,” said Davidson of the students. “If they see Kathy or I, they ask us, ‘Can I work in the
Life lessons in the Glacier Park garden
Susan Davidson collects green beans from the garden behind Glacier Park Elementary to be donated to the Maple Valley Food Bank. TJ MARTINELL, The Reporter
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BY KRIS HILL
Facebook and cell phones are the com-munication vehicles
of today’s teenagers.While educators are
trying to � nd ways to integrate technology into the classroom to prepare students for the real world, principals and teachers are also trying to navigate the tricky situations created by kids who use technology to talk to one another that bleed into relationships both inside and outside the classroom.
Social media sites, cell phones and increased ac-cess to technology with less supervision have created conversations parents and educators didn’t have a de-cade ago or even � ve years ago when MySpace was at the height of its popularity.
THE LOST ART OF CONVERSATION
Michelle Bennett, Maple Valley Police Chief, wrote her doctoral dissertation on cyberbullying and speaks o� en on the topic at schools and conferences locally and around the country.
In an email interview she cited an example of how teens communicate today.
“A friend was telling me the other day that she dropped her son o� to have a ‘date’ for a walk with a girl, and that the boy and girl got out of the car at the park, and they both im-mediately sat texting each other instead of walking,” Bennett wrote. “So goes the latest in social media and interacting with each other. Many — including adults
now — � nd it easier to send a text via cell phone or a Facebook message than to speak face to face. � ere seems to be less energy and emotional output in com-municating with a inani-mate object — a screen — then having to speak face to face.”
Maple Valley couple Jason and Kelli Krafsky tackled the concept of how married couples can be members of Facebook without it negatively a� ect-ing their relationship in a book called “Facebook and Your Marriage,” which was published in April 2010.
� e Krafskys have expanded the discussion to how social media a� ects all relationships on their sites www.techlationships.com and www.socialmedia-couple.com. And as parents of teens they have personal experience with the phe-nomenon.
“Facebook’s surge in popularity has radically changed how kids interact with one another,” Jason Krafsky wrote in an email interview. “Facebook allows teenagers to stay connected with a lot more people in less time, and to share expe-riences with others virtually through uploaded pics and updates. But between texting and Facebook, teens have 24/7 access to one another, and have a virtual, real-time GPS to know the whereabouts and activities of anyone they’re Facebook friends with. � e more active a kid is on Facebook means a lot less personal privacy and a lot more security risks for that teen (and their family).”
Experts say social media
may be eroding our inter-personal skills, explained Allan Kush, deputy execu-tive director of wiredsafety.org. Kush is based out of Seattle.
“It’s altered not just kids,” Kush said. “Everybody so-cializes in a very dramatic way almost to the point where some psychologists say they are losing their people skills because they’re interacting electroni-cally. � ey’re very clumsy in person. Especially with the young people, tweeners, teenagers and even people into their 20s who have grown up on this. To them, this is the norm.”
For Madison Bellmondo, a senior at Kentwood High, her cell phone is not a must have and she even thinks she could live without texting.
“My parents are kind of old fashioned,” Bellmond said. “� ey would rather I not have a cell phone. I mainly use it for texting and calling. Texting, for me, it’s nice but I could live without it.”
In the Kent School District students are not supposed to use their cell phones during class but Bellmondo explained it is OK to text between classes and at lunch. Phone calls during the school day are not allowed. � ere are consequences if students violate the cell phone usage rules.
“One of my teachers, he had this count on his board, I think he had 20 cell phones that he had taken away during the year,” Bellmondo said.
While Bellmondo may not feel reliant on her
phone, fellow Kentwood senior Taylor Yousoo� an described her cell phone di� erently.
“It’s my baby,” she said. “I can’t go a day without it. I fall asleep texting.”
� ose with smartphones, Yousoo� an said, are even more attached to their phones because that’s their connection to, well, every-thing.
Kentwood junior Kayla Tingstad said her phone is a jack-of-all-trades device.
“It’s an iPhone, it’s my iPod, my email, my Face-book,” Tingstad said. “It’s got a lot of things on it.”
And while many kids have cell phones it doesn’t mean they actually talk on them anymore.
According to a Nielsen study conducted in 2010, 43 percent of teens said they asked for a cell phone so they could text, whereas in 2008 more than 40 percent got cell phones for safety reasons.
Teens, according to the study published in Octo-ber 2010, send and receive on average 3,339 texts a
month.
TRENDING TOPICSAdults are seeing a num-
ber of trends in relation to cell phone use and social media among teens.
Bennett, the police chief in Maple Valley, wrote that “sexting has become a huge issue.”
“Now a popular gig is for boys to get the girl to send them a picture partially (or with no) clothed,” Bennett wrote. “How interesting that now a girl may be sit-ting in the corner wonder-ing why that boy did not ask for her nude picture. What girls must understand is that once they send that photo they no longer have control of that image. � at image can go viral. It can be posted on anyone’s website and can be shown to every other student in school.”
Heidi Maurer, principal at Cedar Heights Middle School in Covington, faces a number of challenges related to cell phones.
“You put a school in lock down because you have an emergency situation
and (the students have) emailed, called and texted their parents before I’ve even � nished the lockdown announcement,” Maurer said. “� e speed at which communication happens because the kids have cell phones is absolutely amaz-ing.”
And because kids can spread information quickly using their phones and Facebook a major issue comes in.
“� ey’re able to com-municate so quickly they don’t stop and read before they hit send,” Maurer said. “I’m not sure we’re doing a good job of teach-ing them that.”
Students in the Tahoma School District are also expected to put their cell phones away during class but Diane Fox, assistant principal at Tahoma High, said administrators still deal with a number of violations.
“We see increased visits to the bathroom in order to use their phones,” Fox said.
A NEW VIRTUAL REALITY
85 percent of middle school students polled reported being cyberbullied at least once70 percent of teens polled reported cyberbullying someone elseOnly 5 percent of middle school students would tell their parents if they were cyberbulliedCellphones are used 38 percent of the time to cyberbully someoneSocial networks are used 39 percent of the time to cyberbully someone44 percent of high school boys reported having seen at least one nude image of a classmate65 percent of girls and 68 percent of boys polled were friends online with someone they didn’t know o� ine41 percent of teens polled posted their cell number, workplace, schedule or personal pictures that they wouldn’t want a college recruiter to see on their pro� le 72 percent of middle school students reported having more email addresses than their parents knew about
Source: Perry Aftab, a social media expert and children’s cyber safety attorney. www.aftab.com
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“We took a pretty hard line. We expect students to be en-gaged in the classroom.”
The first offense is a warning to the student and on the second offense the phone is confiscated.
And Fox said she’s experienced some frustrating ex-changes with teens.
“Kids will come to talk to me about a college search,” Fox said. “And they will get a text and they will answer it in the middle of the conversation.”
Teens don’t have that skill set even though technology is such an integral part of their lives.
Fox said she explains to her students there are appro-priate times and inappropriate times to use the phone, to return a text, to search the web and whenever a student is disciplined for a cell phone violation the parents are noti-fied, as well, so the message continues at home.
And then there’s the way Facebook is spilling into the school house.
“Facebook is more dangerous,” Fox said. “Cyberbully-ing has become more rampant. We generally handle issues that occur in school, but, now as administrators, when a is student is being harassed on Facebook outside of school and has to walk into school with that in his metaphorical backpack... we get into some issues because it’s impacting our educational environment.”
Maurer, principal at Cedar Heights, noted that Facebook is acceptable under certain circumstances.
“It’s important to understand that technology is good in moderation and with the knowledge of how to use it,” Maurer said. “I would say it’s OK for kids to have a Face-book account, however, their parents should be their friend and they should monitor on a regular basis what is happen-ing and be prepared to shut it down. Facebook is fine... until they make a poor decision with it that impacts others in a negative manner.
“They post things on Facebook they would never say to someone’s face. And it affects school and we’re having to deal with that. Or something happens at school and Face-book becomes a public forum. We’re finding that we have to moderate what’s happening on Facebook because they’re
spilling it into the classroom.” Yousoofian, the senior at Kentwood, said she didn’t un-
derstand why adults freaked out about MySpace five years ago because Facebook can open teens up to more issues.
“I’ve seen people get into an argument and then go on Facebook and say, ‘We’re no longer friends,’” Yousoofian said. “Some people find it to be entertainment. They like that drama. It all depends on the people involved. People will gang up on them if they believe the same thing then it will just continue the bullying and the attack.”
And popular students, Yousoofian noted, will always win in those kinds of online altercations.
She pointed out a specific example of three of her class-mates who were really good friends.
“One of them posted something and he was just joking around,” Yousoofian said. “They started arguing and at-tacking each other on Facebook. Everyone just fed off it, watching their friendship deteriorate. And everyone talked about it for weeks afterward.”
Kelli Krafsky wrote in an email about the trends she and her husband, Jason, are seeing which includes Facebook profile hijacking.
“Kids forget to sign off their Facebook profile at a public place or at a friends’ house,” Kelli Krafsky wrote. “They have handed over their public profile, their reputation and their privacy to someone else.”
BULLYING GOES ONLINEThe Krafskys define cyberbullying as “when a person
sends or posts messages, information or images intended to hurt, embarrass or intimidate another person. It can be a private message, such as email, IM, or text, or a public mes-sage — post on a social network, a page on a website, or an uploaded picture on a site.”
Kelli Krafsky cited a highly publicized incident that hap-pened among a trio of middle-school girls in Issaquah.
Two of the girls hijacked the profile of the third student.“Unfortunately, the two other girls no longer liked the
girl and began posting explicit messages through her Fa-cebook,” Kelli Krafsky wrote. “They changed the password so the girl was helpless to regain control of her Facebook.
The whole situation escalated way out of control and now there’s two middle school girls in Issaquah with a criminal record.”
Jason Krafsky went on to explain that seemingly good kids can get involved in cyber crimes especially because the mob mentality can happen so easily on Facebook.
“Earlier this year, six middle school girls were arrested for their Facebook actions,” he wrote. “The girls decided to get back at some of the teachers they didn’t like. They set up a Facebook Group called ‘Attack a Teacher Day’ and invited hundreds of people. A parent saw the group invite and notified school officials. They were shocked when they discovered that several straight A-students and student leaders planned the whole thing. Many of the news stories of kids being arrested for cyber bullying and cyberstalking involve ‘good’ students and likeable kids.”
Kush of wiredsafety.org noted some of the pitfalls of social media for young people.
“They still lack the maturity to know how to interact on those various social media sites,” Kush said. “They feel like they can say anything about the uncool kids without impunity and without any forethought about the emotional damage this may cause. Some people have been driven to suicide that have been disparaged not only on Facebook but on blogs... and other sites where people have free and ready access to have what is mostly baseless accusations. Because all of this stuff is anony-mous a lot of them don’t even know who their tormen-tor is.”
Kush stated cyberbullies have two attitudes.“One, they don’t know the impact this would have on
people because they think this is funny,” he said. “The other one, which is disconcerting in my book, if they’re not tough enough to take this stuff online then they’re pansies anyway. So, they escalate because they’re getting the reac-tion they’ve been seeking.”
And while educators are well aware of the problems cyberbullying creates, Kush has concerns about parents who may not be aware of the consequences of how plugged in kids are today.
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“You’ve got a largely uneducated parentdom that doesn’t really know what their kids are doing online,” he said. “MySpace had come and gone and some parents hadn’t even known what happened. What’s MySpace? What’s Face-book? They’re not involved with their kids and when they do it’s because there’s a crisis involved. They seek the silver bullet solution to make this go away. That’s the type of stuff we’re fight-ing.”
Yousoofian and Bellmon-do’s parents are the excep-tion to the rule, though.
“I tried to delete my mom (on Facebook),” Yousoofian said. “That was not smart.”
Bellmondo said her father is fairly tech savvy.
“My dad has it set up that when I post my status (on Facebook) it beeps on his phone,” Bellmondo said. “I understand where he’s com-ing from about how jobs look at your Facebook, col-leges look at you Facebook.”
Bellmondo’s dad urges her to not use obscenities on Facebook and also tells her to delete any posts by her friends that contain swear words.
But those can be the least of a teen’s worries on Facebook.
All three of the Kent-wood students, Bellmondo, Yousoofian and Tingstad, explained they’re careful about what they post and who they add on Facebook so they can avoid the drama and cyberbullying.
Tingstad said her rule is if she wouldn’t go up and say hello and chat with someone in the grocery store then they don’t belong on her friend list.
Yousoofian has become more careful about whose friend requests she accepts.
“I used to accept people who we had mutual friends,” she said. “I started realizing it’s those creep-ers who are just looking to meet girls. I want to get to know them before I add them.”
Bellmondo views Face-book as an opportunity to get to know her fellow Con-querors which makes sense given Kentwood’s size of more than 2,000 students in ninth through 12th grade.
“I look at their profile,” Bellmondo said. “If they go to Kentwood and they have enough friends in common then I add them because I want to get to know them. I don’t get the people who try to add you and you have no friends in common.”
Fox, the assistant princi-pal at Tahoma High, said a post made by a student at
midnight often trickles into school.
“Facebook is not just one on one,” Fox said. “I am now broadcasting it to ev-ery person who has access to your Facebook and that can be up to 1,000 people. These kids make friends with friends of friends and someone they met once at a mall, so those networks are huge, and that’s what kids bring into school with them.”
Cyberbullying is brought to Fox’s attention in mul-tiple ways.
“A kid comes to me and says, ‘Ms. Fox, this is hap-pening to me,’ or a friend comes to me or parents say, ‘Look what’s happen-ing to my child’ or another child,” she said. “That then becomes an investigation because we have a law that requires us to deal with harassment and bullying. I’ve had to have discussions with parents because of postings on Facebook. They say, ‘Well, that’s private.’”
But, because of a state law that required all school district to adopt or amend policies and procedures this year which incorporated a revised policy that prohibits the harassment, intimida-tion or bullying of any student in school or online.
Washington state is one of more than three dozen
states to have a cyberbully-ing law on the books.
“When you’re typing on a screen there’s a safety net, I’m not seeing any pain, I’m seeing that my words hurt...,” Fox said. “I don’t have to face the consequences of what I say through a text or a Face-book post. These words do not evaporate which allows you to be tracked which leads to discipline issues.”
Fox said, as a parent of a teen, she understands this phase of life can be an isolating one for moms and
dads.“When kids reach the
teen years we start to not talk with each other about the issues around our teens... some of it can be embarrassing,” she said. “We don’t want to admit that our kids are strug-gling. We don’t know what’s normal and not normal, we rely on our kids to tell us everybody is doing it, until we get a call from the as-sistant principal at Tahoma High School. For the par-ent, you’re not alone, we’re here to help.”
Next week in the second part of the series on preven-tion of cyberbullying by both kids and adults will be examined, as well as etiquette between kids and adults online. In addition tips on what young people should avoid posting and saying online will be of-fered and a look at how that seemingly innocuous tweet, photo from a party or status update could keep a teen from getting a job or into college among other consequences.
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clean covington day sept. 10Clean Covington Day is Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. Police will be on hand to talk about graffiti issues and demonstrate proper removal techniques. Contact Karla at 253-638-1110 or [email protected] for further information.
maple valley art class Maple Valley Parks & Recreation will be offering several new art classes, beginning Sept. 13. Classes are planned for Adults, Youth and even one for both parents and kids together. See the fall edition of the Maple Valley Parks & Recreation’s Rec Guide for the details, dates and fees or check them out at www.maplevalleywa.gov.The following new classes are set to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and have limited space; parents are encouraged to register early.
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With students in the Kent and Tahoma school districts about to begin anoth-er school year, I can’t help but think
of my � rst day as a student at Sammamish High School. Actually, it wasn’t the day I remember so much as the angst-� lled morning precipitating it.
It was a dark, cold September morning. A thick fog shrouded our house and the street. I forced myself out of bed at 5:30 a.m., two full hours before the � rst school bell rang.
In my family, arriving late to something was a serious faux pas. Early was on time, on time was late and late was simply unacceptable.
� us, my full set of clothes for the day, as well as my jogging clothes for cross country practice, were neatly arranged in preparation. My back-pack, fully stocked with every possible tool and piece of academic equipment, was in its proper place.
I woke up, stared out of my window into the misty white abyss, shivering as I got dressed. On top of two layers of shirts, I threw on a hooded football sweatshirt I would wear every single day for an entire month.
Downstairs, I quietly made my lunch as I constantly checked my watch to make sure I had time to spare.
With an extra hour and a half le� , I was le� to fervently dread the day.
It was the � rst time in my life I had ever been to a new school. Attending a small private school from preschool to eighth grade (yes, I know) I had graduated in a class with eight kids and knew practically everyone. Save for my neigh-borhood friend, I only knew a few seniors, soon to be graduated.
As my brother, Dan, and I stumbled out of the house, well wishes from our parents howled down the cul-de-sac. Since Sammamish was a mile away, our parents had informed us there would be no car to drive us. We would walk, just like they had done at our age, “up-hill both ways and in the middle of snowstorms.”
It was also to save gas, back when it was a shocking $1.36 a gallon.
Dragging my backpack and burdensome clarinet case, I trudged down the long stretch of road leading to Sammamish High, hardly able to see 10 feet in front of me.
My friend and his older brother arrived to save the day with their family van, but their timing was a little o� , as we were about 200 feet away from the school by then.
Just to show you how small my middle school
was, Sammamish was the � rst time I had ever used a student locker. I had seen them, but, never had one. As a result the � rst day was also the last for me to use it.
Sammamish High is by no means large in terms of property, but to me, a terri� ed 15-year-old, it was a colossal, ominous labyrinth.
� e school’s totem pole — our mascot — stood at the entrance to the school and stared at me with a portentous glare.
Navigating the hallways with my tiny paper map was like entering a corn maze. Nothing seemed to make sense. Being directionally challenged did not help, either. Agonized by the prospect of showing up late to class and having everyone stare at me, I fought my way into the heart of the school, where the library — and my Spanish class — was located.
Naturally, having arrived a full 15 minutes early, I was le� to stand there awkwardly outside of the locked classroom as other students crept up the nearby stairs with lethargic expressions.
My freshman class mostly came from the nearby public middle schools and were well acquainted with each other.
As a result, I got more than a few suspicious “who are you?” looks.
� en, the menacing dong of the school bell rang. We scurried to get into our seats. It was 7:25 a.m. Five minutes later the bell rang again and my � rst day of high school o� cially started.
I learned many things my � rst day in high school. I learned it was best not to talk and sim-ply listen. I learned the truth behind the adage “no attention is good attention for the new kid.”
I learned that Bellevue is 45 degrees and foggy at 6:45 a.m. and 78 degrees and cloudless at 9 a.m. and to dress accordingly.
I learned you could beg your way to a free lunch in the cafeteria, one quarter at a time.
If you have a good story of your � rst day at high school, I’d love to hear it.
Here are a few tips for those who have started or are about to start high school.
• Th ink long term. Pay attention to what classes you enjoy, what you have a knack for and what you could see yourself doing for a career. It will save you money.
• Th e layout of the school can appear intimi-dating if you have never been there before. Try going to the school before it starts and simply walk around several times.
• Treat everyone respectfully. Th e kid you mercilessly tease might end up as your boss. In such cases, the concept of mercy will be un-known to them.
• Th e only time you will ever use your protrac-tor is to stab your desk on an especially tedious a� ernoon in biology class.
• When it comes to English papers, whatever the teacher says the author is “really” trying to say, he’s “really” trying to say, even if he wrote otherwise in the original foreward to the novel.
• Go on dates, but, try to avoid exclusive relationships.
• Th e SAT doesn’t tell you how smart you are. It tells you how good you are at taking the SAT and that’s about it.
• High school is not the end all, be all of your existence. So boys, when you get turned down by that incredibly hot girl you’ve had a crush on since elementary school who instead goes to senior homecoming with some good-looking jerk with a fake smile and a Mustang, work on your college application instead of brooding over it (I went to my senior homecoming).
Improvements for better Metro bus routes
� e Aug. 19 Maple Valley Reporter noted the $20 tax hike in car tabs and a $10 free Orca card for riding the 164 and 168 bus routes.
Also, 156 acres at Kent-Kangley and 228th, being considered for development by King County.
I have in lived this area coming on three de-cades now. I have contacted Metro numerous times for better bus service in our southeast King County area, to the business centers and Seattle.
� e best that has come of it is the 168 a “milk run” up Kent-Kangley. � e park and rides do well for those working until 4-5 p.m. If you work until 6 p.m. and you want to get home by bus from Seattle or Renton you had better drive. � e last Sounder train out of
Seattle leaves at 5:45 p.m., the last direct bus to East Hill 162 leaves at 5:38 p.m. � e last bus to Maple Valley Park and Ride leaves 5:30 p.m. � ere are no connecting buses from Renton station to Maple Valley a� er 6 p.m.
� e old standby, milk run to Kent Valley 150 runs all night adds two to three hours to your evening commute. So your green com-mute starts at 5 a.m. and gets you home at 9 p.m. Or you drive half way to work to catch
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City Council took under consideration the Planning Commission recommenda-tion on these ordinances.”
� e plan, Peterson added, was for the council to vote on the ordinances on Feb. 28.
On Feb. 17, however, Brian Ross, managing partner of Kirkland-based developer YarrowBay, sent a letter to King County terminating a purchase and sale agreement. YarrowBay had at one point planned to pay $51 million for the property with the idea for a master planned develop-ment with more than 1,600 residences as well as retail and commercial businesses.
Prior to that, the county sent a notice of objection
Feb. 7 to the city concern-ing the preannexation zoning proposal. � e county was objecting to when vesting for the project occurred under the zon-ing. � e other objection involved the county’s belief the city must adopt a trans-fer of development rights or TDR program in the zoning measure.
“Originally the county wanted a 20 year vesting period for a master planned community,” Peterson said. “So, we’ve basically changed our wording to allow for that vesting process.”
A� er YarrowBay walked away from the purchase and sale agreement, Peterson said, the city put the pre-annexation zoning process on the back burner. � ere
had been considerable sta� work put into the project as well as several public hearings on the proposed changes.
Now the city has compro-mised, Peterson explained, by using the language for the zoning and allowing for a vesting period to make the ordinances compliant with the Interlocal Agree-ment between the two governments.
“By the fact that the county put that language in their letter and the council passed that language (Aug. 22), that’s essentially what was agreed upon,” Peterson said. “We also introduced (on Aug. 22) but won’t be bringing back for action until Sept. 6 an ordinance that creates a Transfer
of Development Rights program.”
Once the TDR program is adopted, Peterson said, the city would in theory have compliant preannex-ation zoning in place for the Donut Hole.
“� e next step is the county has the obligation to annex by a certain date,” he said. “At the sta� level we’ve been working for some time on an annexation interlocal agreement. � e bulk of that work is done.”
From there the city will communicate with the county that the City Council has approved the pre-annexation zoning.Reach Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.To comment on this story go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.
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a bus or train. � en you have to � nd an alternate route to get back to your car to drive home again. � e 168 route does not even connect with the Maple Valley Park and Ride three miles down the road. It sits on Maple Valley Highway next to the Goodwill late at night. � e most irritating observation about this poorly run bus system is while driving up Maple Valley Highway in the evening between 6:30 and 7, I pass three empty 143 and 149 buses heading back into Seattle.
So I have some suggestions regarding the Donut Hole at Kent-Kangley and 228th and the bus service for Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond.
First o� , Metro needs to start running the transit system like they want real commuters to ride it, not an amusement ride for visitors. � e transit stations need to be connected 24 hours a day.
Second, the Donut Hole should be developed into a Metro bus barn and commuter transit center.
It is ridiculous to be running buses back to Se-attle at the end of shi� s, when they are going to be needed 30 miles away, early in the morning. Stop wasting gas on empty runs to and from the area of operations. � ird, businesses and restaurants are losing
sales because bus commuters are being stressed to make it home by bus due to the poorly o� ered sched-
ules. If, you had some late night routes back to the area, you could casually shop and eat a� er work.
Four, run the transit system like you want to make money at it and you will.
Hiking car tab fees to give free rides on a broken down, ine� cient transit system that shuts down at 5:30 p.m. is a sin to common sense.
E� cient service for reasonable pro� t should be the goal here. Instead of paying riders to support a poor insu� cient system management.
Nyla Potter,Covington
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“Teachers have been pre-paring for the implementa-tion of using the laptops so we’re going to get right into it at the beginning of school as much as we can.”
Many middle school students in the Kent School District have been part of one-to-one laptop pro-grams and it only made sense to continue that with technology levy funds col-lected via property taxes a� er voters approved.
“We realized that we
can’t just have them get this technology in middle school and then drop it,” Fraser-Hammer said. “� ey are very happy that the new laptops they were issued... are smaller, are more compact, they look ‘cooler,’ as they said and the fact the cases are a lot more compact. � ey’re also happy that the battery life is longer.”
� e idea, explained Kent-lake Principal Joe Potts, is for all district high school students to have laptops by the time this year’s fresh-
man class are seniors.Potts was on the team at
Kentwood that developed Jump Start there in 2009. Now in his second year at the helm of Kentlake the program is being imple-mented there, as well.
Fraser-Hammer ex-plained the week before the � rst day of school, � urs-day, Sept. 1, ninth graders were given introductory lessons on the rules and etiquette of using a district-issued laptop as well as the so� ware applications that will be used during the
school year.In addition students
learned about OneNote, a note taking and orga-nizational tool, as well as Outlook.
“On day one they’ll be equipped with some back-ground and knowledge,” Fraser-Hammer said. “We also asked parents for per-mission to take the laptops home so, again, on day one they’ll be ready to use those laptops at school.”
For freshmen, computer usage is standard operating procedure, Fraser-Hammer said, so it makes sense to provide them with laptops.
“It’s a life that they know because it’s a tool that they’ve become quite comfortable with,” she said. “� at will help them in their note taking because we emphasize to them that as they’re learning they need to take notes. � ey can communicate with each other and they can commu-nicate with their teacher.”
Todays teen, Fraser-Hammer added, is wired for the digital age.
“� is will enhance not only the manner in which they communicate with their teacher but it will also enhance their learning experience,” she said. “� is helps kids individualize learning for themselves. ”
While Kentwood admin-istrators are using Jump
Start to not just introduce incoming students to the school but also to how to use laptops, Kentlake sta� have more than just new computers to contend with, Potts said.
“It’s essentially the same program (at Kentlake) with the same goals,” he said. “� e goals are to acclimate students, to provide them with an experience that is welcoming and inviting. We care about them and they’re part of our family.”
Potts explained he started at Kentlake a bit too late in the summer last school year to put Jump Start into place but as he works to change the culture of the school it’s important to him for freshmen to come into the school feeling con� dent and prepared.
Jump Start is crucial to those e� orts.
It began on Aug. 22 with a spaghetti dinner in the Kentlake commons for in-coming freshmen and their parents.
When freshmen arrived for Jump Start on Tuesday morning, they were given tours of Kentlake and re-ceived their class schedules.
“We are doing ice break-ers and we’re doing some mentoring with our Link Crew,” Potts said. “We’re getting our freshmen students here and helping them become familiar with
the school site itself.”And students also got
the same introduction to laptops at Kentlake that the freshmen got at Kentwood.
“Laptops have become a signi� cant portion of our Jump Start program because both Kentwood and Kentlake are begin-ning with the notion that students need their laptops from the start,” Potts said. “We’re not going to spend two weeks training students with their laptops. We want them to hit the ground running.”
But Jump Start also allowed the administra-tors, Potts and his assistant principals, the opportunity to get to know the ninth graders and vice versa.
“� ey’re hearing that they matter and we’re not going to give up on them, over and over and over again,” Potts said. “And honestly, to close the achievement gap we need more time, we need more time with our students. We need to invest more of our time to help kids, all kids, be successful.”
Reach Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.To comment on this story go to www.covingtonre-porter.com.
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TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES 5th ANNUAL PURPLE LIGHT NIGHTS®
Have you ever wondered why the street trees near Covington City Hall are adorned in purple lights while some Covington residents shine a purple light on their porch for the month of October? Just ask the Covington Domestic Vio-lence Task Force (CDVTF), the organization that launched the Purple Light Nights® (PLN) campaign in 2007 during October’s National Domestic Vio-lence Awareness Month.
The color purple has long been recognized as the international color sym-bolizing domestic violence. The simple idea of shining a purple light on every front porch, in every business and on our street trees encourages the community to remember victims who lost their lives from domestic violence (542 victims in Washington State from 1997 to 2010); support the survivors as they rebuild their lives; and give hope to those still living with abuse.
The campaign serves several purposes: to increase the awareness of a silent and shameful issue that affects every community; to promote a strong message that “Domestic Violence Has NO Place In Our Com-munity”; and to help raise funds that provide direct services to victims and their families. The task force became a registered 501(c)(3) non-pro� t organization in 2006. Since that time, funds have provided 89 motel “safe nights,” food, and gas cards to victims of domes-tic violence and their children when the shelters were full and they had nowhere to go.
The Purple Light Nights® campaign has grown to cities and counties in 22 states, three provinces in Canada, and the Territory of Guam. Attorney General Rob McKenna issued the following statement: “The Purple Light Nights® cam-paign is a terri� c way to bring attention to the devastating impact that domestic violence has on families and children. I want to encourage every citizen of our state to take a few minutes this October to af� x a purple light to their home or workplace – to shine more light on the need to stop domestic violence.”
The entire community of Covington has shown great support of PLN. With-out the partnerships of the City of Covington, service groups, residents, and the
businesses, PLN would not be what it is today—a global campaign to break the cycle of abuse.
Please join neighborhoods and cit-ies around the world this October and participate in the Purple Light Nights® international campaign. Shine a Light – Save a Life. There are several ways to be involved:
TREE LIGHTING KICK-OFF – This second annual event is being held October 1 at 6:30 p.m. near the holiday tree in the Don Henning roundabout (between Los Cabos and Pier 1). In partnership with the City of Covington, 2,000 purple lights will be installed for this community event. The local band Train Wreck will provide pre-event en-tertainment. The Kiwanis Club of Covington, the Covington Rotary and the Lions
Club will provide free refreshments, purple ribbon cook-ies, and purple glow sticks to attendees. Several dramat-ic stage scenes will be performed by the Kentwood High School Players. A survivor will share their story of hope, and a special soloist will perform as the tree is lit for the � rst time to launch the month-long observation of Purple Light Nights®.
STREET TREE CAMPAIGN – Local businesses may sponsor lighted trees on Kent-Kangley and around
the Covington Place shopping center. The task force’s goal for this year is to in-crease sponsorship above the 26 sponsors that participated last year.
RESIDENTIAL PURPLE LIGHT BULBS – Bulbs for your front porch may be purchased at City Hall for $3 each. Or, you can buy two for $5 – and give one to a neighbor!
For additional information on how to be involved in the campaign or to order lights, please call Victoria at 253-638-1110 x2237, or email [email protected].
9/05 – LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
9/08 – Human Services Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m.9/10 – Clean Covington Day9/13 – City Council Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.9/15 – State of the City Address to Commissions 6:30 p.m.9/22 – Economic Development Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.9/24 – Mayor’s Day of Concern9/27 – City Council Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.
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How many times have you wo-ken up and had one of those days. Your alarm didn’t go off,
you scramble to take a quick shower and get dressed, and there’s no time to get your coffee! You’re � nally in the car and just when you think (if everything goes well) you can perhaps make it to work on time, you turn the corner and remember that road construction starts today! Most people can relate to that story in one way or another. Contrary to what some may believe, the goal of public works is not to see how far they can make traf� c back up!
Although road construction is one of the most visual and impacting aspects of public works, it is only one piece of a larger process. A project in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) often orig-inates during the planning phase when infrastructure is assessed and needs are identi� ed. The next step is to take the project through the design phase, which includes public outreach and identi� ca-tion of impacts. It is during this phase that we try to minimize impacts to citi-zens. This is a dif� cult process because it involves the need to balance all of the impacts. Some of these include noise im-pacts to residents, traf� c delays to mo-torists, and environmental impacts (� sh and wildlife). All of these have different times and seasons that are optimum. One of the responsibilities of managing a project is to � nd that delicate bal-ance.
Once a project is significant-ly along in the design process, the p r o p e r t y acquisition phase can begin. The project de-sign helps to identify any prop-erty needed, particularly if the proj-ect involves widening.
The acquisition pro-cess involves appraisals, negotiations and purchase of necessary property. These services for design and acquisition are often contracted out to consultants due to limited staf� ng and resources at the City of Covington.
Finally, once the project is fully de-signed and all permits are in hand, the project goes out for solicitation of bids to contractors for construction. The bids are then reviewed and awarded to the lowest, most quali� ed contractor.
One of the biggest challenges for CIP projects is funding. These types of proj-ects are usually very expensive and time consuming. In order to take a project through the phases of planning, design, acquisition and construction, it requires the project to be successful in the grant market. The City budget doesn’t allow us to fund these projects in their entirety. In fact, 85 percent or more of the neces-sary funds come from grants or mitiga-tion funds collected from developments. This requires that Public Works staff re-main current on grant opportunities and submit applications for consideration.
So, the next time you are having one of those days and experience some de-lays related to road construction, please remember that your Public Works De-partment is working hard to minimize those impacts and that you will soon en-joy an improved facility.
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COVINGTON AQUATIC CENTER NEWS SPLASH
OPEN REGISTRATION FOR FALL ACTIVITIES! Swimming lessons, springboard div-
ing lessons, competitive swimming les-sons – it’s all happening at the Coving-ton Aquatic Center this fall! Just because summer is over doesn’t mean that your fun in the pool needs to end. Registration is available online at www.covingtonwa.gov/cac, over the phone by calling 425-413-POOL (7665), or in person at the Covington Aquatic Center. Classes have limited space and require registration.
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Get your swim on with these great low prices for unlimited use memberships at the Covington Aquatic Center. Member-ships entitle the holder to attend public, family, and lap swims at no additional cost during the valid period. It is an excellent way to keep active, even as the days get shorter and temperatures get colder outside.
Covington General Fee Discounted FeeYouth / Senior / Disabled – 3 month ........$106.25 ......................$87.50*Youth / Senior/ Disabled – 12 month .......$212.50 ......................$175.00*Adult – 3 month .......................................$162.50 ......................$131.25*Adult – 12 month .....................................$325.00 ......................$262.50*Family – 3 month .....................................$268.75 ......................$218.75*Family – 12 month ...................................$537.50 ......................$437.50** Covington discounted rates available for Covington residents with proof of residency.
PARTY AT THE POOL FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY! Fun play features at the Covington Aquatic Center make birthday parties a blast!
In addition to water basketball and springboard diving, the pool offers extras such as “Big Red” the in� atable octopus, the � oating “Magic Carpet,” the rope swing, and the water slide. A small rental room is available for those who want to bring a birth-day cake and gifts. For children, it is instant entertainment; for parents, it is a great place to host a party (you don’t have to clean-up your house afterwards)!
For more information about pool parties or other programs offered, please con-tact the Covington Aquatic Center at www.covingtonwa.gov/cac, call 425-413-POOL(7665), or visit us at 18230 SE 240th St, Covington WA 98042 (Next to Ta-homa High School).
SAVE THE DATE Mayor’s Day of Concern for the Hungry
Head to the Covington Safeway on Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Food and cash donations will be accepted to bene� t the Maple Valley Food Bank. This year there will be a special emphasis on cash donations, which will allow the food bank to purchase items not usually included in typical donations (perish-ables and meats).
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FOOTBALL PREVIEWS 2011
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Numbers don’t lie.Neither does
tradition.Despite having both on
its side, the Kentwood High football team enters the season in a rather unusual predicament this fall. � e Conquerors, contrary to their tradition and three-plus decades of success both in the regular season and the playo� s, are � ying under the radar. And it suits them just � ne.
“Probably deservedly so,” said eighth-year coach Rex Norris. “We have a bunch of kids who haven’t been in the position to really show what they have. Mostly, we’re missing varsity expe-rience. � ese guys haven’t had the opportunity of go-ing out there and being the guy. � ere are a lot of � rst timers out there.”
While that may be the case, however, don’t mistake this year’s edition of the Conquerors as under-dogs. � ough Kentwood will have to � nd a way to replace Mikell Everette, the South Puget Sound League North Division’s Co-O� en-sive Back of the Year, wide
receiver Jason Boyce and a slew of all-league selections, the cupboard is hardly bare for the boys in black, white, green and silver. � ough the Conks were hit by graduation, they still enjoyed a turnout of more than 120 players.
And, of course, there’s that tradition.
Kentwood has delivered seven state berths during the past decade. Toss in the
fact that the Conquerors have never posted a los-ing record — not a single time in the 30 years since the doors to the school � rst opened — and has � nished among the top 4 in the SPSL North every year since the league was divided into its North-South format in 1991, and there’s still ample reason for optimism.
A reason for that opti-
mism, however, is simple. Kentwood has � elded a near � awless junior varsity team the last several years. � ose players have simply moved up the ranks this fall.
“We haven’t lost a junior varsity game in four or � ve years,” said Norris, who was unable to remember exactly the last defeat by the junior varsity team. “We’re as optimistic now as we were a
year ago at this time.”Which is saying some-
thing considering the Conquerors won the league crown last fall, posting the program’s � rst unbeaten regular season (9-0) since 1994. Adding to the positive feel is the fact that whenev-er Kentwood has needed to � nd someone in past years to � ll a void, whether it be a
FLYING UNDER THE RADAR
Kentwood quarterback Dane Manio posted a 3-1 record in four starts last season with the Conquerors. Manio is among the top-returning quarterbacks in the South Puget Sound League North Division. File photo
Kentwood may have been hit by graduation but the cupboard is not bare
BY KRIS HILL
Coming o� a disappoint-ing 2010 season the
Tahoma High football team has lo� y goals for 2011.
“Our main team goal is NDC,” said senior running back Beau Riggs. “Which means North Division Champions.”
A� er going 2-6 in the South Puget Sound League North Division a year ago, Tahoma looks to challenge perennial contenders Au-burn and Kentwood, which went undefeated in league play in 2010, as well as divi-sion favorite Kentlake.
Riggs explained the key for Tahoma will be its work
ethic.“We need to practice like
we’re going to play every day,” he said. “We’re a trans-formed team for last year. We’re completely di� erent.”
Tahoma head coach Tony Davis, heading into his 18th year at the helm, believes a combination of experienced players and hard work will turn around a program that hasn’t won the SPSL North since 2006.
“It’s exciting,” Davis said. “We have a core group of seniors that have been with us and have really put in the time and energy. I’ve just really been pleased with the leadership those seniors have shown.”
Nine seniors return this
year including Riggs as well as fellow running back Zach Browne.
On the o� ensive side of the ball, Aaron Davis and Barrett Weston anchor the o� ensive line, while Jason Smith, SPSL North Honor-able Mention, returns at wide out. Junior Dallas Hayes rounds out the o� en-sive starters coming back at center.
Browne and Riggs are both defensive linemen while Smith will play defensive back and will be joined by senior outside linebacker Wil Anderson and defensive back Justin Ross. Junior Calvin Balliett rounds out the returning defensive starters at outside linebacker.
Weston will serve as punter while senior David Stoecker returns as the Bears placekicker.
“� ere’s nine (seniors) who have been with us,”
Davis said. “� ey trust each other. � ey get along. � ey’ve established a posi-tive team chemistry.”
With all that experience comes a trio of sophomores making their varsity debuts this year as Shane Nelson steps into the quarterback position, Elijah Suka will step in at linebacker and Denham Patricelli will be in on o� ense at tight end as well as defensive line.
“We have a group of
sophomores that have come in and made an impact,” Davis said.
Patricelli won the In-termediate Boys National Championship in the jav-elin earlier this summer at the USATF National Junior Olympic Outdoor Track and Field Cham-pionships, in Wichita, Kans.
“He’s brought that throw-ing high level of perfor-
Tahoma aims to take down division rivals
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL KICKS OFF THIS WEEK
Tahoma, Kentwood and Kentlake high school football
teams play this week.
Tahoma hosts Thomas Je� erson at 7 p.m. on Friday at Maxwell
Stadium at Tahoma High.Kentwood hosts Mount Rainier
at 7 p.m. on Friday at French Field.
Kentlake travels to Auburn Riverside at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
top-tier running back or a quality lineman, it has had the luxury of being able to dip into its wealth of players and finding the perfect fit. The running back position is a key example of that. The Conquerors have had at least one 1,000-yard running back in 10 of the past 11 years.
So while the names change the results have re-mained largely the same.
All told, however, Kentlake — and not Kentwood despite winning last year’s crown — has been tabbed as the team to beat in the preseason coaches’ poll
“They are the team to beat, by far,” Norris said. “They have a lot of talent back and they do a good job. They’ve taken a lot of steps in the right direc-tion. We’re going to have to work our butts off to make the playoffs.”
That road to the playoffs will begin for Kentwood at 7 p.m. Sept. 2, when the Conquerors play host to Mount Rainier at French Field. It will be the first opportunity for many of those new faces get to play under the Friday night lights for the first time.
And though there will be plenty of new faces dotting the Kentwood sidelines, the Conquerors still return some of the top talent in the SPSL North, much of which is on the offensive line.
Behind Greg Tulio (6-0/300), Quincy Davison (6-3/300), Matt Herrick (6-2/240) and Kevin Bond (6-1/220), the Conquerors possess the core of
one of the strongest and fastest offensive lines in the league, which has long been a staple of the program’s success.
“It’s huge to have those guys back,” Nor-ris said. “Being able to aid our running backs and quarterbacks, it’s nice to have offensive linemen who already have played together, and weathered the storm a little bit.”
Who the line will be opening those holes for, however, remains to be seen.
Fullback Visa Thach certainly will see his share of carries and, at 5-9 and 230 pounds, is a load to bring down. Senior Matt Hub-bard (5-10/180), who has enjoyed his share of carries in each of the last two years (74 carries for 430 yards and seven touchdowns in the last
two years combined) also will see some action as will juniors Tre Thomas (5-11/180) and Chance Kalua-Fuimaono (5-10/200).
The quarterback position isn’t quite as up in the air as Dane Manio, who took over late last season and helped the Conquerors win 3 of 4 games, will be back behind center. However, Norris said, junior Jackson Huerta will see plenty of time, too.
“With us, your position is never safe,” Norris said. “You’ve got to per-form.”
Which is what the Conquerors are expecting to do this fall, regardless of flying just a bit under the radar.
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KENTWOOD SCHEDULE 2011DATE OPPONENT LOCATIONSept. 2 Mount Rainier French Field Sept. 8 Jefferson FW Memorial Sept. 15 Tahoma French Field Sept. 24 Puyallup* French Field Sept. 30 Auburn Auburn Memorial Oct. 7 Kentlake French Field Oct. 14 Kent-Meridian French Field Oct. 21 A. Riverside French Field Oct. 27 Kentridge French Field All games at 7 p.m.* Nonleague
[ RADAR from page 13] KENTWOOD CONQUERORS
AT A GLANCE• COACH: Rex Norris, 8th year, 54-20 overall
• LAST YEAR: 9-0 in league (first), 10-1 overall, eliminated in the first round of the state playoffs by Bothell, 49-14.
• TYPE OF OFFENSE: Pro I
• OFFENSIVE RETURNERS (8): OL Kevin Bond, sr., 6-1/220; OL Matt Herrick, sr., 6-2/240; OL Quincy Davison, sr., 6-3/300; FB Visa Thach, sr., 5-9/230; TB Matt Hubbard, sr., 5-10/180; WR Jeremy Retz, sr., 6-2/160; QB Dane Manio, jr., 6-0/170; OL Greg Tulio, sr., 6-0/300.
• TYPE OF DEFENSE: 5-2
• DEFENSIVE RETURNERS (5): DL Quincy Davison, sr., 6-3/300; ILB Visa Thach, sr., 5-9/230; DL Kevin Bond, sr., 6-1/220; DB Jesse Lavato, sr., 5-7/175.
• TOP NEWCOMERS: QB Jackson Huerta, jr., 5-10/180; OLB/RB Chance Kalua-Fuimaono, jr., 5-10/200; OLB Bryan Mills, 6-1/190; RB Tre Thomas, jr., 5-11/180; DB Eli Peterson, 6-1/170; TE Ryan Maloney, sr., 6-0/185; OLB Kyle Miyahara, sr., 6-1/185; DB Matt Riddle, sr., 6-0/160; DL Devin Taylor, sr., 6-0/225; OLB Lucas Kelly, sr., 6-0/185.
• OUTLOOK: The Conquerors graduated five first-team all-leaguers, which puts them a bit under the radar opposed to past years. However, the junior varsity hasn’t lost a game in years, so Kentwood has plenty of talent — and players as 122 turned out — to fall back on. Kentwood could have one of the best offensive lines in the league behind Bond, Herrick, Davison and Tulio, which should allow the Conquerors to do what they do best — run. Replacing Mikell Everette, the SPSL North’s Co-Offensive Back of the Year, and wide receiver Jason Boyce won’t be an easy feat, but if history is any indication, the Conquerors will find the right pieces. Kentwood won its first league title last year since 2005 and has the potential to repeat. At the very least, another playoff berth should be in the cards for a program that has never had a losing season.
[ TAHOMA from page 13] mance to football,” Davis said of Patricelli.
Davis said he has what sounds like a simple strat-egy for putting together veteran leadership with sophomores looking to make their mark on the Tahoma program.
“We spend a lot of time on being a team that prac-
tices real well so they play real well,” Davis said. “I’m just really pleased with the way guys who have realized they were in that position (to lead), how hard they worked.”
Riggs noted Tahoma will take the season one game at a time starting with its sea-son opener Friday at home against Thomas Jefferson.
“We’re trying to get Thomas Jefferson back in our first game after we lost to them last year,” Riggs said. “We’re going to fly to the ball and be one of the most aggressive teams in the league.”
Riggs will share the ball carrying duties with Browne and Suka. Having three backs should help keep the running game strong because of “the dura-bility factor” Riggs added.
“We all have different styles of running which can come in handy against other defenses,” he said.
Both Browne and Riggs got a significant amount of playing time a year ago,
Davis noted.“They’re some pretty
talented back,” Davis said.Even in a tough divi-
sion with rivals such as Kentwood, Kentlake and Auburn, Tahoma’s players and staff believe they can improve on last season.
“They know what our division is like,” Davis said. “It’s actually kind of excit-ing when you have a strong league because it means you have to show up every week.”
Browne explained Tahoma will treat every op-ponent the same this season regardless of its record or reputation.
“You don’t want to
underestimate anyone,” Browne said. “Our great-est strength is we’re a really close family. I think we’ll trust each other on the field.”
And that lofty goal of beating the tough teams in the SPSL North can be done thanks to the work the team has put in, Browne stated.
“Everybody on the team has been in the weight room,” he said. “Everybody is going to be stronger and faster. Everything we’ve been doing to prepare for this year has made us bet-ter.”Reach Kris Hill at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.
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Inspiration awaits just a few hours drive south where you’ll find the spectacular Oregon Garden, an 80-acre show garden near Salem, Ore.
You can join me in September for a dirt-cheap weekend escape to the Oregon Garden by getting more information about this trip from my website at www.binettigarden.com (or see sidebar). We’ll be taking a private coach from Sumner on Sept. 23 and returning Sept. 25. This visit to the Oregon Garden in-cludes a seminar, two nights at the resort, tours and free time to explore the town of Silverton and Silver Falls.
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September is the month when both summer flowers and fall colors create colorful chem-istry. The Oregon nursery industry wanted to display the best in new annuals, trees, shrubs, perennials, roses and vegetables and it was this goal that created the Oregon Garden project. This new tourist destination showcases year-round out-door beauty displayed with a dramatic flair. Call it plant lust for new introductions, creative longing for artistic plant pairings or just appre-ciation for natural beauty, but now is the perfect time of year to visit show gardens or to just look around your neighborhood for ways to add year round beauty to your own landscape.
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The secret of well-behaved conifers that won’t outgrow their welcome is to choose from the many dwarf and naturally compact varieties. Our neighbors in Oregon grow more conifers for nursery stock than anyplace else in the world. You’ll meet small trees with big, royal purple cones, weeping shrubs that act as weed-
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Designing a winter garden involves more than just add-ing evergreens to the land-scape. Landscaping for the forgotten season also means using the white bark of birch trees and the bright red ber-ries of holly, cotoneaster and viburnums. To really enjoy the winter landscape choose a location that will be easy to view from inside the house.
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Inspiration to use with your Japanese maples
If you already have a bril-liant Japanese maple in your landscape, highlight the leaf color by adding a companion color nearby. Grow beyond the
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Fall is in the air and autumn is ripe for a fresh start in the garden. Make this the season for inspira-tion, improvement and year round interest.
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CITY COUNCILCLOSED RECORD HEARING: SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 at 6:30 PM BLACK DIAMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYMNASIUM 25314 BAKER ST, BLACK DIAMOND WASHINGTONISSUE UNDER CONSIDERA- TION: City of Black Diamond Hearing Examiner’s recommen- dation regarding a proposed Development Agreement for the approved Lawson Hills Master Planned Development (MPD) permit, which authorized a devel- opment consisting of a mix of residential, retail, commercial, office, industrial, educational, recreational, and open space with 1,250 dwelling units and 390,000 square feet of retail, industrial and offices on 371 acres. APPLICATION NUMBERS: PLN10-0021/PLN11-0014 PROPONENT: BD Lawson Partners, LP, 10220 NE Points Drive Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033PROPERTY LOCATION: The Lawson Hills project consists of two subareas, the Main Property and the North Triangle. The “Main Property” is located be- tween the SR 169/Roberts Drive intersection to the west and extends to the eastern city limits, with the majority of the site being southeast of Lawson St. The “North Triangle” is located on the west side of SR 169, approximately one mile north of the SR 169/Roberts Drive inter- section. Specifically in the SW ¼ of Section 2, Township 21 North, Range 6 East, SE 3-21-6, SE 11- 21-6, NE 14-21-6, NW 13-21-6, SW 12-21-6, NE 13-21-6, SW 13-21-6 and SE 13-21-6 Willa- mette Meridian, King County, Washington. STAFF CONTACT: Steve Pilcher, Community Dev. [email protected]. wa. us 360-886-2560 Participation in the closed record hearing is limited to par- ties of record who either testified and/or submitted written com- ments to the Hearing Examiner. Published in the Covington/ Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on September 2, 2011 and September 9, 2011. #521993
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The city of Maple Valley approved a sublease agree-ment with King County at the Aug. 22 meeting.
The sublease agreement will be for a 215-square-
foot satellite station for the King County Sheriff ’s Office in City Hall. The station will be used by nine patrol deputies and one patrol sergeant who will provide round the clock coverage of Maple Valley.
With the closure of the east precinct station in Maple Valley, the King County Sheriff ’s Office has recently made sublease agreements with numerous contract cities, including Covington and Kenmore.
Maple Valley City Manager David Johnston sees it as the county’s way of reducing the effect of the station’s closure on the
rural areas.“I think the goal of the
sheriff ’s department is to make sure their patrol deputies will still be able to have a reasonable pres-ence in the unincorporated areas,” Johnston said. “The only way they could ensure that is to have a decentral-ized approach, for them to have a base of operation.”
Though the sheriff ’s
office will open a new headquarters in Sam-mamish, Johnston said, it is impractical to have the deputies operate out of one headquarters.
“Because of the sig-nificant need to downsize due to budget constraints, it’s not feasible to have a centralized place for their deputies to go out from Sammamish,” Johnston
said. “It’s not a good use of public resources.”
The sublease agreement will save the city an esti-mated $6,000 in contract costs with the county.
Reach TJ Martinell at 425-432-1209 ext. 5052.Comment on this story at maplevalleyreporter.com.
Maple Valley signs sublease with King County Sheriff’s Office
garden?’”By working in the gar-
den, Davidson explained, the students learn useful skills, such as proper dig-ging, planting and water-ing techniques, as well as effective methods to protect them from insects and animals.
Ladybugs are accumu-lated and spread around the gardens to eat harmful insects, while the outside perimeter of the fence has what is called a “bunny buffet.”
Plants rabbits are known
to be eat are planted there, so they will remain around the fence and not attempt to climb over it.
For potatoes, a tire is filled with dirt and seeds are sowed.
As the potatoes grow, more and more tires are added, along with dirt.
The garden grows a long list of vegetables and fruits, including potatoes, zuc-chini, cucumbers, squash, raspberries, strawberries, green beans, onions, cab-bage, corn and pumpkin.
So far, they have added
four more garden beds this year, as well as two apple trees.
Davidson said they plan to continue expanding as space and funds allow.
“It keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger,”
she said.Last year, the
garden produced enough vegetables and fruits for them
to be donated to the Maple Valley Food
Bank. Davidson called the in-
spiration to donate a habit of mind on behalf of the students.
“They are always looking for ways to contribute,” she said. “They love to help.”
Last year, Davidson said around 30 pounds of vegetables were given to the food bank.
This year, however, she was able to deliver that much in one trip.
Since the plants grow
differently, the deliveries will be made in intervals.
Because the food bank receives mostly canned vegetables, Davidson explained fresh vegetables and fruits are greatly ap-preciated.
The garden itself is maintained through a combination of students during the school year and volunteers during the sum-mer months.
Davidson said the last time the students saw it, the plants were just shoots.
“They’ll be amazed to come back here and see all their hard work,” she said.
Reach TJ Martinell at 425-432-1209 ext. 5052.To comment on this story, go to maplevalleyreporter.com
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Sept. 8 Monthy Luncheon – State of the City Address by Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Wagner and Derek Matheson
Sept. 9 BIG Lots Ribbon Cutting 8:45 am.RSVP by Sept. 6
Sept. 15 Covington Chamber Golf Classicat Druid’s Glen – Sign up Today!
Sept. 22 Weatherly Inn 10th AnniversaryOpen House 4-6:30pm
Sept. 27 Power Breakfast 7am
Upcoming Events
CCOVINGTONC H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E
PO Box 8041, Covington, WA 98042 • (253) 631-6117 • email: [email protected] • www.covingtonchamber.org
September 2011
5th Annual Covington Chamber Golf Classic
2011Come one, come FOUR!! The 5th Annual Covington
Chamber Golf Classic is just around the corner. Please mark your calendars for Thursday, September 15th, for a chance to have fun, meet new people, and showcase your business – all while playing golf and enjoying the beauti-ful views at Druids Glen Golf Course (29925 207th Ave. SE – Covington). Druids Glen offers championship golf and scenic views. Draped in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, the upscale public course is carved out of 230 acres of second growth forest and features sculpted bent grass tee boxes, fairways and greens. Druids Glen is the perfect course for golfers of all skill levels!
So, why not grab a friend or three, and create a team! Maybe you’ll win the hole-in-one contest, the longest drive, or maybe even the best putter of the year. Entry fees are $125 for an Individual and $450 for a Team.
Many thanks to our current sponsors:• Gold Level: Lakeside Industries, 2Seven2 Restaurant• Beverage Cart Sponsors:
Tamara Paul – Prudential Meridian Valley Realty, and Kaye Eilers – 3R’s Massage Therapy
• Cart Sponsor: Valley Medical• Hole Sponsors: Cascade Regional Blood Services,
and Body Works Massage ClinicRegistration is available online at www.CovingtonGolf-
Classis2011.com
August After-HoursThe August after-hours event was hosted
by Meridian Valley Country Club on Thurs-day August 18, 2011. Great appetizers and beverages were enjoyed. Those in attendance learned more about available memberships, and availability for golf events and weddings.
Thank YouMomentum Partners
Our Partners understand the value a united chamber brings to the business community and have aligned themselves with the efforts of the Covington Chamber in creating a strong local economy in our Business Community.
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Taste of Covington – CANCELED
The Taste of Covington event, previously being planned by the Chamber, has been canceled. Those interested in participating in the future should con-tact Rick Oliveira or Cathy Wahlin for more infor-mation. Rick Oliveira (253-639-3252 or [email protected]) or Cathy Wahlin (253-315-1758 or [email protected]).
New Teacher Welcome Goodie Bags
The Covington Chamber will welcome new teach-ers in the Covington area of the Kent School Dis-trict by providing them with Goodie Bags. The bags will contain promotional materials and school sup-plies. Want to contribute? Please provide 24 each of whatever item(s) you’d like included not later than September 2, 2011. Information, questions, or to arrange for supplies pickup, please contact Richard Balash at (253) 631-7437 or [email protected]. This is a great way to not only promote your busi-ness, but also to show your support for the teachers.
After Hours Attendees Cathy Wahlin, Ina Balash, Kathi Shiver, Kathy Swanlund and Linda O’Connell
Door prize winners Michelle Johnson and Kathy Swanlund with MVCC manager David Birch
John L. Scott is pleased to an-nounce that our new of� ce is now open in Coving-ton. Our address is: 17115 SE 270th Place, Suite 102, Covington, WA 98042 (just across from Kohl’s). The Bro-kers are very excited to be here and are ready to assist you
with any of your real estate needs. Please call 253-859-8500.
Our Grand Opening and rib-bon cutting ceremony will be Tuesday, October 4th from 3 to 7pm. We will be providing wine, food and
music. Please come help us celebrate the NEW John L.
Scott of� ce in Covington!”
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Become a GLOW member in time for our 1st anniversary celebration—membership is
free, so sign up today at valleymed.org/glow. The Good Stuff!
Blending Life, Love, Happiness and Humor Keynote Speaker: Christine Cashen,Author, creativity expert, wife, mom, humorist
Thursday, September 22, 20115:30 – 8:30 PMShoWare Center, Kent, WA
Sit-down dinner, door prizes & giveaways ■
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Health & Partner Fair ■
Exclusive free GLOW tote bag for all guests ■
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Crazy kids? Crazier boss? Stressed-out? If you need quick, common-sense ideas to help maintain your sanity with a huge dose of humor to boot, then Christine’s presentation during GLOW’s very special night out is just the good stuff you’re looking for!
Space is limited, so grab the special women in your life and get your event tickets today.
Doors open at 5 PM. Dinner seating begins at 7 PM.
Tickets are $20 each. Tickets are available at valleymed.org/glowtickets and at the ShoWare Center ticket offi ce.
JOIN US for a fabulous 1st anniversary celebration for GLOW, Valley Medical Center’s health and wellness program created by women, for women.
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