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Cy Sun intends to work with the people, bringing a ‘casual, congenial approach’ to his role as mayor of Pacifi c.
MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
LONG SHOT WRITE-IN PREVAILS
He does itPeter Phan, a 26-year-old Algona man and a kidney dialysis patient for nearly 10 years, completed his fi rst 26.2-mile race, the 41st Seattle Marathon, under rainy, overcast skies last Sunday. Phan fi nished the race in 5 hours, 41 minutes and 25 seconds,
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BY ROBERT WHALE
Th e Auburn City Council re-cently approved an ordinance and a master development agreement be-tween the future developers of the
Valley 6 Drive-In Th eaters site and the City setting out guidelines for the development of the property.
Council approval allows the Robertson Property Group to begin off ering about 70 acres of property, that is, the Valley 6 site and several
adjacent properties at the city’s north end, for offi ce, retail and residential development.
John Manavian, RPG’s executive vice president of real estate, design and development, said aft er the
City OKs development at outdoor theaters site
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BY ROBERT WHALE
Fresh eyes, fresh minds, fresh perspectives.
Th at’s what the three new mem-bers of the Auburn City Council expect to off er residents in January when they repeat their oaths of offi ce and sit for their fi rst offi cial meeting.
Observers, including outgoing
Councilmember Sue Singer and Mayor Pete Lewis have been tak-ing the measure of Largo Wales, Wayne Osborne and John Holman,
and what they’ve seen tells them that the new Council could shape up to be one of the best in recent memory.
Wales, Osborne and Holman of-fi cially were declared winners from the Nov. 8 general election. King County Elections posted the fi nal results this week.
Th e three newcomers aren’t
Wales Osborne Holman
Retooled Council to bring new ideas
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Cy Sun upsets incumbent Hildreth for Pacifi c mayorBY MARK KLAAS
As a political outsider and long shot candidate, Cy Sun was realistic about his chances to unseat two-term incumbent Richard Hil-dreth as mayor of the City of Pacifi c.
“I didn’t expect to win, to be honest with you,” said the 81-year-old, a highly decorated Korean War veteran and 12-year resident of Pacifi c. “As a write-in candidate, I felt like the odds were against me. Th at being said, I was determined to go the extra mile.”
Sun took his campaign to the streets. He estimated he knocked on about 1,000
doors, walking nine hours each day for three weeks leading up to the Nov. 8 general election.
“I wholeheartedly went into (the race),” Sun said. “If I’m going to do something, I’m going to go all out to ac-complish what I expect to do.
“Going in as a write-in candidate, it was a hard, uphill struggle.”
Sun’s determination paid off .
In a rare but not unprec-edented result, the unsung Sun – the only offi cially declared write-in candidate in a bitterly contested race – upset Hildreth.
In the King County Elec-tions’ offi cial fi nal results released Tuesday morning, Sun received 470 votes or 40 percent of the ballots cast. Six other write-in candidates
[ more SUN page 5 ]
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Council’s action that at this point he didn’t know when the theaters would close.
Th e RPG buys private movie theaters and proper-ties throughout the country and develops them into something diff erent than cinemas.
For about eight years, the City has negotiated with the RPG on future development of the acreage, touching on preparation of an environmental impact statement, changes to the comprehensive plan and zoning code to authorize a mixed-used commercial zone, and preparation of a draft development agree-ment and a draft planned action ordinance.
Th e Auburn Gateway Project site plan included in the MDA shows a multi-phased development of 720,000 square feet of retail, 500 residential units and/or up to 1.6 million square feet of offi ce space. It also calls for an extension of I Street Northeast north to South 277th.
“Th e City Council’s ap-proval of the code changes and the development agree-ment is a major economic development milestone,” Mayor Pete Lewis said. “Th rough the hard work of the City Council, City staff and representatives from Auburn Properties, Inc., we
will see new businesses and services rise on the site of the Valley 6 Drive-In over the next several years.”
In the development agreement, which lays out development guidelines, the RPG has agreed that the layout and uses of the Au-burn Gateway Project will follow these strictures:
areas, parking and access, no multiple family residential uses will be allowed on the ground fl oor of any building but only in upper stories of multi-story buildings.
full-service, sit-down restaurants than fast food, including drive-thru res-taurants
repair service and parts business can only be built as part of a larger retail operation.
“We have appreciated the opportunity to work with the City of Auburn throughout the planning process to insure a zone change that focused on an integrated mixed use commercial and residential development,” Manavian said. “We are extremely pleased in the City Coun-cil’s support of our vision for a sustainable, smart-growth, master-plan. We look forward to bringing a unique mixed-use commu-nity to Auburn.”
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BY ROBERT WHALE
It’s a plea Sue Singer has made at least once every year for all of her four terms in offi ce, directed into the ears of two mayors and into those of a changing cast of characters on the Auburn City Council.
Alas, it never went anywhere.
retiring Auburn City Councilwom-an implored the Auburn Municipal Services Commit-tee, likely for the last time.
Weeds, they’re what’s got Singer’s dander up. To be precise, weeds in traffi c medians. Auburn’s are fairly gagging on the invaders, and no one is willing to do a thing about it, Singer says.
Take a look at the medians along 15th Street Northwest, Singer suggests, one weed wild “bugaboo” among a slew. But the prob-lem’s everywhere.
“When Lakeland Hills developers were taking care of Lakeland Hills Parkway, it looked beauti-ful. But just as soon as they gave it back to the City, it’s just another mess full of weeds and dead things. We’re letting trees die,” Singer said.
In her opinion, the City should not require developers to install medians if they are not going to be maintained.
“A number one priority for the Council is to main-tain our assets, and it’s very frustrating
to me that it is just not considered an important thing,” Singer said.
Singer suggested hav-ing Vadis, the City’s litter picker upper contractor, do the work. She even suggested outsourcing it to the Human Resources Department, but the de-partment said that would cause a problem with the unions.
Adding to Singer’s frus-tration is that she can look around and see other com-munities making it work.
“You go to places like Mukilteo, anywhere on the
Eastside. Th ey outsource.
people here felt it was a union issue, but the mayor of Mukilteo told me that he was able to do it, and it
did not become an issue with the unions. He was very proud of the way they looked. It was one of his things,” Singer said.
Untended greenery sends
the wrong sort of message to a City that cares so much about its appearance.
“It says we don’t care in Auburn. … It’s embarrass-ing to me,” Singer said.
Singer
Singer’s familiar tune: Weed control needed in medians
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carbon copies of each other, but people of widely different backgrounds. Osborne is a retired air traffic controller, Holman a retired police officer, and the outspoken Wales a former Auburn school District administrator and the former executive director of ACAP Child and Family Services.
But all bring to the task strong business back-grounds and fresh energy.
“I’m impressed, and I feel really good about leaving it in their hands,” Singer said. “They do their homework, speak their minds and bring fresh points of view, which we’ve needed for a while. I think it’s great. I have been giv-ing Largo stuff to read for nine months, just piles and piles of reading material. She reads it right away and asks questions and under-stands it. She’s so fast. She’s going to be really good.”
Singer worked on Wales’ campaign.
All three say they al-ready work well together.
“Our greatest strength is that there are three of us,
and we don’t have any per-sonal agendas, any axes to grind and that’s exciting,” Wales said. “All three of us have really strong business minds. I’ve got a really substantial background in budget, and I know the community because of all my community service. John and Wayne both have incredible business backgrounds. I think that’s going to help us from an economic point of view but also when it comes to funding the arts, parks and other things. We will look at things from a real scale of balance.”
“I get along so well with Wayne Osborne and Largo Wales and the existing council mem-bers,” Holman said. “We have similar philosophies and build on each other’s strengths rather than play-ing political games and taking advantage of other’s weaknesses.”
“Just having different minds on the Council that are brand new to the process will bring new ideas and new concepts,” Osborne said. “I think hav-ing three fresh minds on the council will add to it. Every
bit of new subject matter will be looked at differently. A lot of things have become rote for the old Council, they’ve been looking at it for so many years, and we’ll look at differently. It will cause the outcome to be different.”
Lewis agreed. “They’re totally different, and they didn’t know each other that well when they started out. But during the campaign-ing they saw these common visions and common goals. I know all of them. Largo Wales worked on my first campaign for Council. One of my very first coffee meetings was at her house. Wayne Osborne I knew from his early days because he was an air traffic control-ler. John Holman I knew probably least of the three, but I knew his wife for 20 years. I’d seen these three develop through the cam-paign. It really is enthusiasm and eagerness to work.
“They understand the concept of a legislative body working together in a non-partisan atmosphere.
“They are just so excited about the training. They keep calling up and asking, ‘Can we do it now?’ ”
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Auburn police responded to the fol-lowing calls for service, among many others, between Nov. 19 and Nov. 27:
Nov. 19Cops helping cops: 7 a.m., 719 A St. NE. A woman reported see-ing the missing child Sky Metalwala at the Auburn Fred Meyer. Police later determined that the child was not actually Sky.
Nov. 21Swindle: 11:31 a.m., 12800 block of Southeast 307th Place. Somebody tried to cheat an Auburn resident who had responded to a Craig's list ad between Nov. 18 and Nov. 21, but the potential victim sniffed out the deceit.
Theft: 12:50 a.m., 501 Auburn Way N. Somebody broke into a recently traded-in vehicle at Scarff Ford and stole a navigation system, a DVD system and the stereo. Police did not disclose a value for the missing items.
Theft from motor vehicle: 4:40 p.m., 2400 block of A Street Southeast. Somebody smashed out the passenger-side window of a woman's car and stole her wallet. A witness saw an unidentified dude running away from the scene.
Theft: 4 p.m., 4720 Mill Pond Drive SE. A man police had previously arrested for assaulting his live-in
girlfriend came home from his stint
in the slammer to find his $1,800
wedding ring missing.
Theft: 7:39 p.m., 225 6th St. SE.
Suspects yet unknown vandalized a
vehicle parked in the La Quinta Inn
parking lot and stole a small black
bag containing $400 in cash.
Theft: 9:15 p.m., 2402 Auburn
Way S. Somebody stole a man's
duffel bag full of hygiene items
and clothing from his vehicle while
it was parked at the Muckleshoot
Casino.
Nov. 22Controlled substance:
1:06 p.m., 620 37th St. SE. Authori-
ties at Mt. Baker Middle School sus-
pended a student after finding him
in possession of marijuana. Legal
authorities plan to charge him.
Vandalism: 1:25 p.m., 1500 block
of Riverview Drive Northeast. Three
unknown males threw a rock at a
sliding glass door, scratching said
door.
Trespassing: 3:12 p.m.,
2402 Auburn Way S. A woman made
such an undisclosed nuisance of
herself at the Muckleshoot Casino
that police arrested her and booked
her into the SCORE jail in Des Moines.
Fraud: 4:32 p.m., 719 A St. NE.
A man bought a vehicle from an
internet dealer only to find out that
the seller had defrauded him of more
than $25,000.
Shoplifting: 6:01 p.m., 801 Auburn
Way N. Police arrested a man for
shoplifting $58.16 worth of groceries
from Fred Meyer.
Nov. 23Traffic collision: 6:53 a.m., 500 West Valley Highway South. Seeing some trees falling down an embank-ment on West Valley Highway, a south-going driver did his utmost to avoid a collision with the east-going trees but hit one of them anyway.
Trespassing: 10:49 a.m., 1007 Auburn Way S. A boy earned himself a five-year stay-away order from the Farmer's Dollar Market by commit-ting undisclosed acts of badness.
Trespassing: 11:53 a.m., 1140 Auburn Way S. A man did something undisclosed to earn himself a two-year boot from the temporary Auburn Library site.
Nov. 24Vandalism: 1:35 p.m., 3615 West Valley Highway N. Some-body took out their dissatisfaction with life on a postbox belonging to the U.S. Postal Service.
Nov. 26Shoplifting: 3:53 p.m., 1509 Auburn Way S. Store security at Rite Aid caught a woman shoplifting shampoo. Police later arrested the woman, trespassed her from the business, cited her and let her go.
Nov. 27False information: 7:19 p.m., 2400 block of F Street Southeast. A woman told police that her boy-friend had threatened to kill her and her dog too at their home. Police later found out that the woman had concocted the story to get back at her former flame for breaking up with her.
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received votes, according to election offi cials.
Hildreth received 385 votes, 33 percent of the ballots. Challenger John C. Jones, City Council presi-dent, took in 302 votes, 26 percent of the ballots.
Th e mayoral election attracted 1,205 of 2,591 registered voters in Pacifi c, 46 percent. Pacifi c, a small community that sits in the shadow of Auburn, has a population of about 6,000.
“All the write-ins were not for one person, but Cy Sun did get declared the winner of that at today’s canvas board certifi cation meeting,” said Kim Van Ekstrom, chief commu-nications offi cer for King County Elections.
In Pierce County, Hil-dreth received 14 votes to Jones’ 12.
Successful write-in cam-paigns are infrequent but not unheard of, according to Sherril Huff , King County Elections director.
“Th ere are a few instanc-es in which it has happened, but it’s very rare,” Huff said of city races contested within the county.
“(Th e Pacifi c race) was in-teresting,” she added. “What we learned was this election was very controversial. Based upon our communications, things were pretty heated. Th e circumstances were very unusual.”
In a larger-scale election, Huff pointed out, Republican state Sen. Linda Smith, a Clark County lawmaker and populist politician, made history when she became the fi rst candidate ever to win a congressional nomination as a write-in back in 1994.
In Pacifi c, a write-in candidate had never won a mayoral election, although it had been done in a City Council race, according to Howard Erickson, a retired glass worker who served three terms as Pacifi c mayor and two years on the City Council.
Erickson, a Hildreth op-ponent, said it’s time for a change in Pacifi c.
“Cy is not a common man,” he said, “he’s an extraordinary man.”
Sun grew up in Hawaii, enlisted in the U.S. Army, and rose to the rank of colonel while serving in Korea and later, Vietnam. Wounded in battle, he has the many scars of shrapnel.
He eventually moved to the Pacifi c Northwest, where he raised crops on his northeast Oregon farm for many years before settling in Pacifi c with his wife. Th e couple raised a family.
A persistent man who enjoys restoring Volkswag-ons in his garage in his spare time, Sun understands he has much to learn as he moves into offi ce come January. He says he will bring a mana-gerial role to the city, with his good understanding of accounting, budgets and administration.
“I will bring a casual, congenial approach,” he said. “I want the people to know that I am their servant. I want the people to know that I’m there for them. Whatever they want, I want to come to a consen-sus and help the people.”
Sun vows to clean up what he claims to be cor-ruption at City Hall, while reinstating and promoting Abraham Lincoln’s doc-trine: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
He also plans to “kick out” those City employees that he claims make too much money.
In victory, Sun has little to say about his opponent or the ugly fall campaign in which the candidates traded accusations.
Hildreth supporters claim Sun benefi tted greatly from a smear campaign – anybodybutrich.com – designed to oust the current mayor. Jerry Eck, a local businessman, fi nancially backed the movement.
At the center of the cam-
paign was Hildreth’s alleged misuse of a City-issued credit card for personal use and to advance a career in emergency management.
An outside investigation cleared Hildreth of charges in credit-card-gate.
Hildreth says voters have made a mistake in putting a poorly-prepared man in offi ce.
“Although I am disap-pointed in losing to nega-tive campaigning and the
deception of our citizens, I know that as the truth comes out, the public will see the mistake that was made,” Hildreth said in a statement. “I pray that mistake does not prove to be fatal to our city.”
Hildreth says he has left the City in sound fi scal shape. He is proud of his accomplishments.
Hildreth intends to re-main a dedicated instructor and volunteer in the Pacifi c community, particularly in public education classes in emergency preparedness and emergency manage-ment for FEMA.
Sun, meanwhile, is will-ing to learn quickly in his new role. He says it’s time to move ahead.
“I want to win the confi -dence of the people,” he said, “and give them the feeling that this is their city.”
Putnam prevailsIncumbent Joshua Putnam held off challenger Kevin M. Cline in the race for City Council Position 6. Putnam re-ceived 503 votes or 50 percent of the vote, while Cline took in 485 votes, 48 percent. In Pierce County, Putnam had 14 votes to Cline’s 13.
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Pacific brings holiday cheerMalia Gilbert, above left, and Mary Lu Verduin of the Pineapple Express perform some Christmas carols during Pacifi c’s offi cial tree lighting event last Friday in front of City Hall. The crowd was treated to music, a visit from the Grinch, hot drinks and snacks before the tree was lit in front of City Hall. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
BY SHAWN SKAGER
Th e King County Medi-cal Examiner has released the names of the couple found dead Nov. 15 in an apparent murder/suicide.
Auburn police found Eck Lee, 64, and his do-mestic partner, Pong Kim, 65, in their apartment in the 900 block of 12th Street Southeast.
According to the medical examiner’s offi ce, Lee’s cause of death was asphyxia due to hanging. His death was ruled a suicide.
Kim’s cause of death waits upon the comple-tion of a toxicology report, which could take up to three-months, an Auburn police spokesman said.
According to Auburn Police Commander Jamie
Sidell, offi cers responded to the apartment aft er someone called 911 to report having seen a body inside the residence.
Police arrived at 1 p.m., Nov. 15 and found the bodies.
Sidell added that the police are not looking for any suspects.
“A warrant was served, and we’ve collected our evidence,” Sidell said. “Th ere are no suspects we’re looking for at this time. It appears to be a domestic incident. Th e couple had a domestic relationship – we don’t know if they were married – and there were no signs of an intruder.”
Sidell added that the police have no previ-ous records of domestic incidents involving the couple.
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‘Wear red for public ed’Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis, Auburn School District Dr. Kip Herren joined Washington Elementary School Principal Pauline Thomas, teachers, staff , as well as other school district and city leaders on Monday in a show of support for public education in wake of possible state budget cuts. Statewide educators, parents, administrators and other school supporters visited Olympia on Monday to tell lawmakers to protect school funding and give students the quality education they deserve. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 160 calls for service be-tween Nov. 21 and Nov. 27, among them the following:
Nov. 21Aid call: 11:16 a.m. (Lakeland Hills). Firefi ghters assisted a man complaining of general weakness. A private ambulance transported the man to St. Francis Hospital.
Nov. 22Fire alarm: 3:49 p.m. (Algona). Firefi ghters responding to an au-tomatic fi re alarm at Seattle Cold Storage discovered the system was activated when a small sprinkler pipe froze. Onsite maintenance coordinated the repair and reset of the system.
Nov. 23Tree down: 12:13 p.m. (Auburn). Firefighters responding to the 5000 block of Auburn Way South
found a tree that had fallen and come in contact with power lines and an automobile. Firefighters found no injuries, nor was there significant damage to the vehicle or other property. Auburn police controlled traffic until Puget Sound Energy arrived and secured the power line.
Nov. 24Illegal burn: 12:16 p.m. (Lea Hill). Firefi ghters responded to an illegal burn complaint in the 28000 block of 118th Ave SE. The owner was un-aware of the burning restrictions and agreed to extinguish the fi re.
Nov. 25Aid call: 1:45 p.m. (Auburn). Firefi ght-ers were called to investigate smoke coming from an apartment building. The smoke was found to be coming from a chimney of a residence behind the apartment building.
Nov. 26Bus vs. ambulance: 12:05 p.m. (Auburn). Firefi ghters evaluated three people who were passengers on a small bus that backed into an ambulance at low speed. The passengers were not injured and chose to continue to their various destinations.
Nov. 27Tanker truck accident:6:54 a.m. (Auburn). Firefighters responded to a tanker truck car-rying acid that had gone off the roadway and was tipping over a low embankment. Firefighters determined that there was no leaking product and coordinated the recovery of the truck with commercial wreckers and the cleanup of an oil spill with the Department of Ecology.
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above the roof line of Norplex,
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plastic extrusion company.
The fi re was quickly extin-
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penetrated the interior.
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Crucial time to stand up for schools
Were you seeing red on Monday? It wasn’t an optical illusion, and your eyes weren’t play-ing tricks on you.
On Monday, the entire educational commu-nity in Auburn, including educators, support staff , administrators and our local PTA mem-bers participated in “Wear Red for Public Ed” to highlight the importance of funding public education in our state
For decades, Washington schools have ranked among the nation’s fi nest. Students in the Auburn School District have made excep-
tional gains in mathemat-ics, reading and program participation during the 2010-2011 school year. Th e achievement scores in spring 2011 indicate that more students of diverse populations
participated in honors programs; and more students graduated on time.
Th e school district provides a wide array of advanced placement (AP), advanced career and technical education (CTE) and honors courses. Th ese programs provide students with learning opportunities beyond the state profi ciency standards.
Th e Auburn School District and the Auburn Education Association partnered together on Nov. 28 because we believe that school fund-ing should be protected, so that our students continue to have the quality education they de-serve. But aft er more than $2.5 billion in recent school funding cuts, new proposals could wipe out another $1 billion or more in funding, tying the hands of educators and depriving students of a well-rounded education.
Additional funding cuts could mean increased class sizes, potential layoff s of certifi cated and classifi ed faculty, dramatically reduced preschool opportunities and the end of all-day kindergarten. Proposals include potential cuts to school levy equalization.
In Auburn, that cut would mean a loss of $3,300,000 in funding. Th e inequitable cuts would be devastating; Auburn students who are in school today will not get a second chance at a good education.
Letters policyThe Auburn Reporter
welcomes letters to the editoron any subject. Letters must include a name, address and daytime phone number for verifi cation purposes.
Letters may be edited for length. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length. Submissions may be printed both in the paper and electronically.
Deadline for submissions is 3 p.m. Tuesday.
[ more DEJONG page 8 ]
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Hey, Gov., here are some options
Since the governor does not like her options in meeting the next $2 billion hole in the state budget, here are some that should have been considered at the beginning of the recession.
1. Reduce the size of govern-mental agencies. Experience has shown that the more tax money we throw at govern-mental agencies the more ineffi cient and wasteful they become.
Th e number of cell phones we provide to government employees and the number of unused or phones on high cost plans is staggering – that is just the tip of the iceberg. Why should I support more tax money given to bureaucrats who mismanage it?
2. Give the voters a line item list of annual governmental costs, and we will tell the
governor where to cut, and it will not be education, as long as the educators can guide the value of education and not the unions.
Politicians scare us with threats of cuts to education, fi re, police and the “vulner-able,” but hide or ignore all the wasteful spending. More taxes should not even be considered
until we get a chance to vote on individual line items that need to be cut without hurting essential services.
3. Undo the giveaway on taxes that she gave to the gam-bling industry on the Indian reservations.– Larry Brickman
All wet with high water bill
I just received my water bill for Oct. 21-Nov 20, and it was $95.39. Th ere is no way that I used that much water. It certainly isn’t like I’ve been watering my lawn.
I’ve noticed the bills keep go-ing up and up and up. Was there an increase slipped in there that the people aren’t aware of or are you charging us folks up here on the hill in the newly annexed area more money?
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G U E S T E D I T O R I A L
New estate tax provi-sions in the law enacted with the Tax Relief, Un-employment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 might cause some to feel that estate planning is no longer necessary and is a “thing of the past.”
To the contrary, this false sense
of security could result in very unintended results.
Specifi cally, many won-der if the use of a credit shelter trust has become obsolete with the new law adding “portability” of the lifetime exclusion amount between spouses.
What this is referring to has to do with the estate and gift tax exclu-
sion available to each of us during lifetime and at death which was increased to $5 million under this new law.
In the past, if the fi rst spouse to die did not use their exclusion amount, it could be lost, causing the estate of the surviving spouse to have signifi cantly higher exposure to estate taxes. Th e traditional tool to circumvent this “wasting” of the
exemption at the fi rst death has been to fund one or more trusts at the fi rst death as established in the estate planning documents – commonly referred to as a ”Credit Shelter Trust” or “Bypass Trust.”
Now, under the new law, any unused portion of the $5 million from the fi rst spouse can pass to the surviving spouse and be added to their $5 million exemption. Th e “portability” of the exclusion between spouses might seem to
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Estate planning a thing of the past? Think again
[ more CLARK page 8 ]
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I cannot aff ord such a high water bill. My husband and I are both retired, he’s gravely ill and we have tremendous medical bills. I can’t see where any of my money is going, not the cost of the water nor the taxes that we pay.
It’s time you and your newly elected council put your heads together, if that’s pos-sible and fi gure out a way to give us poor people a break. I know you’ve tried to explain this problem away to me in the past, but your explanation just doesn’t compute, Mr. Mayor.– Jeanne Herold
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Th e Auburn School District and the Auburn Education Association value the strong support that the employees, families and community members have in the Auburn School
District. We all must be held accountable, not just educators, students and parents, but also the elected offi cials who must respect Washington’s long-standing commitment to education.
Our legislators have the fi nal decision on what cuts
are made. It’s imperative that our community stand together and stand strong for high quality Auburn public schools.
Cathy deJong is president of the Auburn Education Association.
[ DEJONG from page 7 ]
replace the need to estab-lish a testamentary trust at death; however, there are several reasons one should still consider the role of a trust in their estate plan-ning.
First off , the new provi-sions are temporary. Th e new estate and gift tax pro-visions enacted December 2010 are set to expire De-cember 2012. At this point, no one knows what will happen aft er the provisions “sunset”, and planning based on speculation may not be in your best interest.
Second, the portability provision is not automatic and requires an elec-tion that could easily be missed by the executor of the estate of the deceased spouse. Additionally, in order to make the election, the fi ling of a federal estate tax return is required, which may mean unnec-essary costs for an estate that is not large enough to
normally require a federal estate return.
Th ird, only the exclu-sion of the immediately predeceased spouse of the surviving spouse is portable, meaning if the surviving spouse remar-ries, any unused exemp-tion from the fi rst spouse could still be wasted.
Fourth, many states impose estate tax (like Washington state) at lower levels than the federal levels and do not allow portability. In Washing-ton state, the estate tax exclusion is $2 million per person. State tax that can be avoided through the use of a trust may end up being applicable if relying on portability, wasting all or part of the state tax exclusion at the fi rst death.
Last, remember that trusts have purposes far beyond estate tax savings. Many trusts are set up as a vehicle for providing asset protection to hedge creditor, bankruptcy and
divorce risk or “spend-thrift ” benefi ciaries. Trusts can provide for more privacy and control in the disposition of assets which is oft en a concern when there are children from prior marriages.
On the other hand, portability might be the best solution for your situation and in some cases does make sense. In which case, if you have current language in your estate planning documents that requires the funding of a trust through a formula this could work against you. In either case, ignoring estate planning or feeling it is no longer neces-sary could be the biggest risk.
Lisa L. Clark, CPA, is a shareholder of Fitchitt, Benedict & Clark PS Inc., Auburn. Th ey are a full-service accounting and business consulting fi rm off ering traditional tax and accounting services along with business valuations, estate plan-ning and sales or acquisition of a business.
[ CLARK from page 7 ]
Chris Johnson, resident piercer at Action Tattoo in Auburn, is organizing a drive to collect and distribute toys to local children. “I just got pissed off on Black Friday,” Johnson said. “I looked at my Facebook, and it was all about who had
bought what. ... It’s not about what you get.” So Johnson jumped into action, getting the word out through social media and word of mouth. New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at Action Tattoo, or if purchased online, the toys can be send to the store’s mailing address at 416 E. Main St. Auburn, WA 98002. Toy donors will receive a 10-percent off coupon for tattoos or piercing at the store. Action Tattoo will collect toys until a week before Christmas, when they will be turned over to the Christian Crusaders Motorcycle Club for local distribution. For more information, call Action Tattoo at 253-218-0358. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter
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HOLIDAY RECIPES: Do you have a favorite holiday recipe? The Auburn Reporter will publish a Holiday Recipe feature on Dec. 16, just in time to help those cooks get ready for that busy season of chopping, stuffi ng, kneading and basting. All you have to dois send it to us.
There are three ways to do it: 1. Email: [email protected]; 2. Snail mail: 3702 W. Valley Highway N., Suite 112, Auburn, WA 98001, attn: Holiday Recipes; 3. Fax: 253-833-0254. Please include your name. Recipes must be submitted by Monday, Dec. 12.
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SEIZING THE MOMENT!
When someone for-gets a person’s name, it is often euphemistically referred to as a “senior moment.” In medical terms, these forgetful moments are collectively known as “mild cogni-tive impairment,” which falls somewhere between normal forgetfulness and dementia. When researchers looked more specifically into the mat-ter recently, they found men are more likely to have “senior moments” than women. Nineteen percent of men between the ages of 70 and 89 ex-perienced so-called mild cognitive impairment while only 14 percent of women of the same age did. Interestingly, researchers also found that the more education people had, the less likely they were to have cogni-tive problems. It seems that reading and other intellectual pursuits may help stave off “senior moments.”
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Art brings out the very best in Jon Roberton.
With the striking use of bold, bright color and detail, the Auburn artist vividly inspires emotion with his beautiful images.
“It’s something I have inside me,” said Roberton, who grew up in the Pacifi c Northwest and travelled throughout the country to expand his talents. “It allows me to express who I am. … It’s a part of who I am.”
Th e artist’s subject matter ranges from nature, people, ocean and landscapes, to impressionistic and abstract styles.
A collection of Rober-ton’s works is on display at English Home and Garden, 102 29th St. SE, Auburn. Th e public is invited to a re-ception at the exhibit from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Roberton works in acrylics, egg tempera, oils, watercolor and pen and ink – applied to canvas, paper or panel. He has completed more than 50 limited edi-tions original lithographs, etchings and silkscreens. His artwork is owned by collectors throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
To gain a better per-spective, Roberton travels throughout the country to research and study a particular subject, adding, “Th ere’s nothing like being there, seeing it fi rst hand.”
Inspired by things around him, Roberton’s brushstrokes have a “real-ism” style and eff ect.
“Th e world I see and am
impressed with is a painting waiting to be completed,” said the 56-year-old Rober-
ton, who makes his home in Lakeland Hills.
Roberton grew up in
the region and attended Western Washington Uni-versity, where his mother was a music professor. Aft er college, Roberton moved to Southern California and continued his art career, producing several one-man shows a year. His artwork hung in some of the fi ne galleries of the area.
Roberton’s early art train-ing included spending time in Sausalito, Calif., studying under French artist Milo Artisan.
He returned to Washing-ton in 1989 and continued his work.
Among his other talents are music and golf.
Infl uenced by Eric Clap-ton, Jimmy Page and Th e
Beatles, Roberton performs vocal harmonies and guitar work that echo those classic rock artists. He owns his own recording studio where he writes and produces CDs.
Aside from art and music, Roberton took up golf and became a teaching pro.
Roberton the artist looks forward to his next project. He has shared his work worldwide.
“I enjoy it,” Roberton said. “I want to paint … and reach more people.”
To view his artwork, visit www.jonroberton.com. For more information about the exhibit, call 253-709-4265.
Auburn’s Jon Roberton presents many of his works in a gallery now on display at the English Home and Garden. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
Accomplished artist brings nature, places to life
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PAUL MYERS, a World War II veteran and the oldest VFW Post 1741 member, passed away on Nov. 26 at an Auburn hospital. He was 100 years old. Services are noon Monday at Price-Helton Funeral Home, 702 Auburn Way N. Post 1741 will conduct the VFW chapel ritual with a post honor guard. Post members, past and pres-ent, are welcomed to attend. Myers, a longtime Auburnite, served as a mechanic who helped maintain the powerful P-47 Thunderbolt fi ghter as it ran supreme over European skies during WWII.
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Th e Auburn School Board has been selected School Board of the Year by the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA).
Th e announcement was made last Saturday at the WSSDA annual conference in Bellevue.
Board members are Lisa Connors, Carol Helger-son, Janice Nelson, Craig Schumaker and Ray Vefi k. Dr. Kip Herren is superin-tendent.
Auburn was selected from among 16 school boards that were honored as 2011 WSSDA Boards of Distinc-tion.
WSSDA’s Boards of Distinction awards program honors school boards that demonstrate eff ective use of the Washington School Board Standards. Th e standards, developed and adopted by WSSDA in 2009, promote researched-based governance practices that lead to high levels of student and district performance.
As School Board of the Year, Auburn received a gift of $500 from the Washing-ton School Boards’ Educa-tional Foundation.
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Larry Huwe, left, Sharon Schooley, second from left, and Don Baker, far right, of the Auburn Eagles and the American Legion, present a check to Tom Valencour, of the American Legion Auburn Post 78 for the Sweats for Vets project.
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Eagles donate to American Legion’s Sweats for Vets
Th e Fraternal Order of the Auburn Eagles Aerie 2298 recently presented a $2,433.45 check to American Legion Au-burn Post 78 for the Sweats for Vets project.
Larry Huwe, Sharon Schooley and Don Baker from the Auburn Eagles delivered the contribution to Tom Valencour, the American Legion Sweats for Vets chairman at a ceremony.
Th e Sweats for Vets project is an American Legion project that raises money throughout the year and then purchases matching sweat suits for vet-erans at fi ve area retirement homes.
Volunteers from the Ameri-can Legion and other sup-porting organizations ensure that each hospitalized veteran receives a complete set of sweats on Christmas morning.
Th e public can help. Please send donations to: American Legion Post 78, P.O. Box 668, Auburn, WA 98071.
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PUBLIC HEARINGCITY OF PACIFIC
PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pacific Planning Com- mission will hold a public hear- ing on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 6:00 PM at Pacific City Hall. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain public comment on the City of Pacific’s 2012-2017 Capital Facilities Plan. Citizens and other interested parties are welcome to attend this hearing and present oral or writ- ten comment. Testimony may also be presented at the hearing. Questions and comments may be directed to Jay Bennett, Commu- nity Development / Public Works Director at (253) 929-1110 and / or mailed to his attention at the City of Pacific, 100 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific, WA 98047 prior to 5:00 p.m. December 20, 2011. Published in Auburn Reporter on December 2, 2011. #549976.
PUBLIC HEARINGCITY OF PACIFIC
PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Pacific Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 6:00 PM at Pacific City Hall. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain public comment on chang- es to Pacific Municipal Code Development Codes listed as: a) Repealing PMC 19.24 – Removal of conflicting Stormwa- ter Regulations language within the Subdivision Code; and b) Amending PMC 19.08 and 24.08 – Modifications to the Subdivision and Stormwater Codes that assure City compli- ance with Federal and State Clean Water Act laws. Citizens and other interested parties are welcome to attend these hearing and present oral or written comments. Questions and comments may be directed to Jay Bennett, Community Develop- ment / Public Works Director at (253) 929-1110 and / or mailed to his attention at the City of Pacific, 100 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific, WA 98047 prior to 5:00 p.m. December 20, 2011. Testi- mony may also be presented at the hearing. Published in Auburn Reporter on December 2, 2011. #549964.
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1812City of Pacific, Washington
On the 21st day of November,2011, the City Council of theCity of Pacific, Washington,passed Ordinance No. 1812. Asummary of the content of saidordinances, consisting of theirtitles, provides as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 1812AN ORDINANCE OF THECITY OF PACIFIC, WASH-INGTON, AUTHORIZINGPROPERTY TAXES TO BELEVIED AND FIXING THEAMOUNT OF TAXES TO BELEVIED FOR THE CITY OFPACIFIC FOR THE YEAR2012; PROVIDING FOR SEV-ERABILITY; AND ESTAB-LISHING AN EFFECTIVEDATE The full text of these ordinanceswill be mailed upon request, inaccordance with the City’s feeschedule. Dated the 21st, day of Novem-ber, 2011 Jane Montgomery, City ClerkPublished in Auburn Reporter onDecember 2, 2011. #548290
CITY OF PACIFICNOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the City Council of the Cityof Pacific will hold a PublicHearing on Monday, December5, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. during theregular City Council Workshopto consider the preliminary Cityof Pacific Budget for 2012 and toconsider a budget amendment tothe 2011 Budget. The City Coun-cil will hold a second PublicHearing on Monday, December19, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. during theregular City Council Workshop,to fix the Final Budget for 2012.Residents are invited to respondorally or with written commentsrelated to the subjects presentedduring the two public hearings.Both public hearings will beheld in the Council Chambers atCity Hall, 100 3rd Avenue SE,Pacific, WA 98047. Jane A. Montgomery City Clerk City of Pacific Published in Auburn Reporteron December 2, 2011. #548819.
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EventsAuburn Tourism: For special events in the Auburn area, visit the website: www.auburntourism.com.
Art of Jon Roberton: 6-8 p.m., Dec. 3 reception, English Home and Garden, 102 29th St. SE, Auburn. Public invited. View the works of nationally renowned arts Jon Roberton, of Auburn. To view his artwork, visit www.jonroberton.com. For more information, call 253-709-4265.
Fourth annual Small Works, Big Presents exhibit and sale: On display through Dec. 18, White River Valley Muse-um, 918 H St. SE, Auburn. Show celebrates the diversity and creativity in the regional arts scene. Sale of the artwork is available throughout the exhibition, with 25 percent of the proceeds benefitting the museum. Presented by the museum and the City of Auburn Arts Commission. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Admission: $2 adults, $1 seniors and children. Admission is free on Wednesdays and the fourth Sunday of the month. Call 253-288-7433 or visit www.wrvmuseum.org for event information.
Holiday eventsJourney to Bethlehem: 5:30-9:30 p.m., Dec. 1-4, Auburn Adventist Academy, 5010 Auburn Way S., Auburn. Presented by the Auburn Adventist Academy Church. Free community Christmas play. Interactive out-door drama; concert while you wait. Tours every 10 minutes. Family friendly, handicap accessible, donations accepted. Free admis-sion, but please obtain your ticket and reserve your spot at www.j2binfo.org. For more information, call 253-833-5853.
Holiday Tea: 1 and 3 p.m. seatings, Dec. 3, White River Valley Museum: 918 H St. SE, Auburn. Festive holiday high tea at the museum with all the trimmings. Admission: $2 adults, $1 seniors and children. Call 253-288-7433 or visit www.wrvmuseum.org for tickets and event information.
Santa Parade and Christmas Tree Lighting: 4 p.m., Dec. 3, downtown Auburn. A festive and fun children’s parade, which is followed by community caroling and the lighting of the City Hall Christmas Tree. Pre-parade entertainment starts at 4 p.m. in front of City Hall. Parade lineup begins at 4 p.m. on E Street NE. Auburn Avenue Theater to show the film, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, after the parade at 6 p.m. For more information,
call Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation at 253-931-3043.
Holiday Snack & Craft: 2-4 p.m., Dec. 3, Washington Elementary School, 20 E St. NE. Auburn. Participants can join the Auburn Parks staff in creating holiday gingerbread houses and ornaments. Pre-registration fee: $3 for residents, $4 non-residents. Registra-tion at the door is $5.
Auburn Optimist Club Santa House: Officially opens Dec. 3 following the Santa Parade. New location, Plaza Park, across from City Hall, 25 W. Main St. The house will have varying hours though Dec. 23. For more information, please call 253-315-3025.
Sing from the Heart: Dec. 9-11, at all Top Food & Drug stores, including two Auburn locations – 1702 Auburn Way N., and 1406 Lake Tapps Parkway SE. Top Food will donate a $50 gift card to a local food bank for each hour an individual or group presents holiday music. Participants may include organizations, quartets, choirs, families or friends. Performance hours: 2-7 p.m., Dec. 9; noon-6 p.m., Dec. 10; noon-5 p.m., Dec. 11. Groups must register in advance for a time at the guest services counter of a Top Food store or by calling their local store.
Santa Breakfast: 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., Dec. 10 (two seatings), Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 9th St. SE. Register early. Cost: $5 for Auburn residents, $7 for those living outside the city ($6/$8 for adults). The event features a special breakfast served by Santa’s elves, musical entertainment and a special visit from Santa. Pre-registration is required. Event fills up quickly so early reservations are recommended. For more information, call Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation at 253-931-3043.
Benefits“Adopting a senior” for the holidays: The Auburn Business Coalition presenting. Businesses to donate items to fulfill the wishes of 26 recipients from the Adult Guardianship Services, Inc. For more information call 253-709-0000 or go to The Auburn Business Page on Facebook.
VRFA Firefighters Holiday Toy Drive: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 3-4, 10-11, Auburn Fred Meyer, 801 Auburn Way N.; Albertsons, 4010 A St. SE: Albertsons, 1347 Auburn Way N.; Auburn Top Foods, 1406 Lake Tapps Parkway E. Donations also can be dropped off at the following locations: Auburn Fire Station No. 31,
1101 D St. NE; South Auburn Fire Station No. 32, 1951 R St. SE; Lakeland Hills Fire Station No. 33, 500 182nd Ave E; Lea Hill Fire Station No. 34, 31290 124th Ave. SE; or Pacific Fire Station No. 38, 133 3rd Ave. SE. Valley Regional Fire Authority Fire-fighters and Auburn Food Bank employ-ees team up to provide toys for needy children this holiday season. Donations of new, unwrapped gifts and/or cash dona-tions will be accepted. Families in need of assistance from the Toys for Kids program are required to register with the Auburn Food Bank at 253-804-5696. Toys will be distributed on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 at Auburn High School starting at 8 a.m. and will only be distributed to families pre-registered with the food bank.
Island Music, Concert for a Cure: 6-10 p.m. Dec. 3, Green River Community College, Cascade Center, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Doors open at 5 p.m. Entertain-ers and craft/gift vendors formerly from Hawaii, Guam and other Polynesian islands will be volunteering their time for a concert to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Join Island Bound, Two Story Zori, Braddah Harry and DJ Tone Capone for a night of island music and special Hula performances (Halau Hula `O Lono performs “Christmas in Hawaii”). Island-style plate lunches will be available for purchase. Tickets: $10 adults; children under 5 free. To purchase tickets, visit www.kadukuclothing.com or pick them up at the following local locations: Pac Island Grill, 2012 S 320th St., Suite H, Federal Way; Saimin Says, 6621 S. 211th St., Kent; L and L Hawaiian BBQ, 32225 Pacific Highway S., No. 105, Federal Way; Hawaii General Store, 258 NE 45th St., Seattle; Kona Kitchen, 8501 5th Ave. NE, Seattle; KADUKU Clothing, 1410 Western Ave., Seattle. For more information, visit www.families. www.lls.org and www.teamintraining.org/wa.
Washington Elementary School PTA Craft Fair: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Dec. 10, Washington Elementary, 20 E St. NE. Auburn. Vendors, raffles, prizes. Concessions available. Free admission. For more information, contact Lori at 206-427-2974. Proceeds to help the school purchase a new playground.
Algona Holiday Social: 4-8 p.m., Dec. 10, Filipino American Hall,103 6th Ave. N, Algona. Join us for an evening of entertainment, great food and appearance by Santa. You may bring your favorite dish if you like. Entertainment provided by The Dickens Carolers. For more information, call City Hall at 253-833-289.
HealthCascade Regional Blood Center drives: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Dec. 3, Lakeland Hills Community, 1408 Lake Tapps Parkway E, Auburn; 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Dec. 6-7, Auburn Riverside High School, annex/auxiliary gym, 501 Oravetz Road; 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., Dec. 17, Albertsons, 4010 A St. SE, Auburn. For more information, call 1-877-242-5663 or visit www.crbs.net/home.
Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Dec. 2, Boeing, 700 15th St. SW, bus on southside of the 10 building (employees only); 1:30-4 p.m., Dec. 8, GSA Auburn, 400 15th St. SW; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-5 p.m., Dec. 8, Social Security, 1901 C St. SW. For more informa-tion, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.
NetworkThe City of Auburn Office of Economic Development: Free, informative events
& Workers Compensation: 3:30-5 p.m., Dec. 8, Auburn City Hall Annex, Conference Room 2, One Main Street, second floor. Are you prepared in case an employee is injured at work? In this 90-minute educational work-shop, you will learn the latest about what employers can do to help injured employees get well, back to work and minimize your premiums. For more information on these and other programs, call 253-804-3101 or visit www.auburnwa.gov/ecdev.
Entertainment“A Christmas Carol”: Dec. 2-11, Jefferson High School, 4248 S. 288th St., Auburn. 8 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Charles Dickens’ classic tale of a miserly man who learns the true mean-ing of Christmas. Presented by Rosebud Children’s Theatre Conservatory. Directed by Holly Rose. Tickets: $10 adults, $8/students, seniors, military, TPS. Tickets are available on www.rosebudctc.org and at the door. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”: 6 p.m., Dec. 3, Auburn Ave Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Kick off the holi-days with the viewing of the holiday film on the big screen. Tickets: $3. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at Brown Paper Tickets.
Red, White and Blue Holiday Concert: 2 p.m., Dec. 4, Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St. Free community concert. Festive concert of patriotic music honoring service men and women. Auburn Mountainview High School choir joins
the 133rd Army Band of the Washington National Guard with a selection of some of its best numbers, plus a holiday sing along. Tickets free, but required for admission. Tickets available for pick up beginning Nov. 1 at the Auburn, Parks, Arts & Recre-ation Administration Building, 910 9th St. SE, Auburn. Limit six per family.
“Seussical, the Musical:” Dec. 9-11, 16-18, Green River Community College Performing Arts Building, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, with 3 o’clock matinees slated for Saturday and Sundays, Dec. 10-11 and Dec. 17-18. Tickets should be purchased in advance by calling 253-833-9111, extension 2400, during normal busi-ness hours. Tickets are $10. Seating is festival. Doors open one-half hour before scheduled performance times. Visit www.heavierthanair.com for more info.
An Inspirational Christmas with Elvis: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 9, Auburn Ave The-ater, 10 Auburn Ave. From the many years of admiration of Elvis, Danny Vernon has created a show that holds the excitement of the King on stage throughout various stages in his career. Tickets: $20, $18. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at Brown Paper Tickets.
Holiday Music, Motion & Magic: 2 p.m., 7 p.m., Dec. 10, Auburn Avenue The-atre, 10 Auburn Ave. Featuring Steve the Pretty Good Magician, Rhys Thomas of Science Circus and Eric Haines in a madcap, old-style holiday review of breathtakingly silly, but pretty good magic, fantastic juggling and music. Tickets: $10, $8. Call 253-931-3043, or go online at Brown Paper Tickets.
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Donald H. GarrisonDon was born in Butte, Montana on July 3, 1925 and passed
away at his home in Auburn on November 11, 2011 at the age of 86. His family moved to Washington when Don was six weeks old.
Don worked for the Northern Pacific RR while attending Auburn High School, working nights as a “Call Boy” and going to school during the day. After graduation in 1943, he joined the Navy and served in the Asiatic Pacific aboard the US LSM – 144. When Don was discharged from the Navy he went back to work for the railroad. He retired from the Seattle office as Manager of Transportation in 1981. He also had worked in the Tacoma and Portland offices.
Don and Ethel were married in 1948 at the White River Presbyterian Church in Auburn and had 63 good years. They loved to dance, cross country ski, fish and travel. Don is survived by his wife, Ethel, and many nieces and nephews.
We will miss you Don, especially me, Ethel.Graveside services will be held at the Tahoma National
Cemetery on Friday, December 9 at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Auburn Food Bank or your favorite charity. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Sunday, December 11 from 2-4 pm at Wesley Homes, 32049 109th Pl SE, Auburn,
WA.548613
Francis J. GutmannFrancis J. Gutmann was born in Hancock,
Michigan on December 9, 1914 and passed away on November 22, 2011 in Auburn, Washington. He was born in Hancock, Michigan to August and Mayme (Shea) Gutmann.
He moved west as a young man and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCCs) where he worked for several years. After Pearl Harbor he joined the Navy and served in the South Pacific aboard Destroyers and PT Boats. He was honorably discharged in 1946. Married Lois Donovan in 1947. Worked for the Federal Government in Seattle and Bremer-ton Washington for 35 years retiring in 1973. Enjoyed retirement with his wife Lois, living in Puyallup, WA in the summer and Apache Junction, AZ in the winter for 25 years.
He is survived by his wife Lois, son Jim Gutmann (Barbara) and grandson Brent Gutmann of Marysville, WA and daughter Mary Ann Kurle (Donald) of Auburn, WA.
He is preceded in death by his parents and 9 brothers Joseph, Edward, Paul, Robert, Bernard, Charles, Gerald, John and Jim and his only sister Margaret Crawford. Online sentiments may be
journaled at www.price-heltonfuneralhome.com549104
Billie Catherine FentonFebruary 3, 1932 – November 20, 2011
Billie Fenton, of Auburn, WA, passed away peacefully on the evening of November 20, 2011. She was born in Seattle, WA to the late James & Gladys Sidebotham, and was raised and resided in the South King County area for most of her life.
A 1950 graduate of Renton High School, Billie maintained a life-long friendship with several elementary – high school classmates. In 1951, she met Roger (Bud) Fenton and on September 5th they were married. Roger and Billie celebrated 60 years of marriage this past September. Together, they traveled all over the US as well as abroad to many tropical locales and destinations—Billie loved to travel and explore out-of-the-way places.
Billie was also very artistic and took painting classes; many family members are blessed to have a “Billie” original hanging in their home. Also a great cook, Billie was known for her great pies, which were relished by anyone lucky enough to get a slice. Later in life, when traveling became harder due to health issues, Billie enjoyed many years of “camping” with her children and grand-children at their property in eastern Washington. She treasured the time she could spend with her family.
Billie was pre-deceased by her parents and oldest sister, Patricia Emery. She is survived by husband, Roger; sister, Gladys Addington, Renton; two children - daughter Lori (Dave) Sanford, Auburn, and son John Fenton, Chehalis; grandchildren - Joe Sanford, Federal Way; Michael (Sharon) Sanford, Auburn; and Julianne (Kevin) Williams, Puyallup; as well as five great-grandchildren, Jewel/Kayden Sanford, Emily Sanford and Carson /Sydney Williams. Billie is also survived by many cherished nieces and nephews and their families as well as cousins and other extended family/friends. Not to be forgotten, her beloved kitties - Sunny and Emily.
A celebration of life for friends and family will be held at the Rio Verde club house @ 1402 22nd St. NE, Auburn, WA on Friday, December 16, 2011; from 1-3 p.m. Graveside services for family will be held at the Tahoma Cemetery at a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.549177
Michael D. NelsonMichael D. Nelson, born December
3, 1973 in Seattle, raised in Auburn, WA. He passed away at his place of residence November 26, 2011 at 37 years old.
He is Survived by his parents, Randy & Janet; former wife, Mary Nelson Peterson; 11 years old son, Christian Nelson; sister, Michelle & brother-in-law, Michael Stephens; 2 nieces Natalie, Naomi, and nephew Jonathan; grandparents, Violet & Bob Nelson, and Mary Lou Park.
Michael was employed by Ampac in Auburn, Washington at the time of his death. For enjoyment Michael loved spending time with family and friends, he loved music, going to concerts, golfing and fishing. Michael was known by his family and friends to have a very kind and tender heart, he will be missed by all who knew him.
A private family memorial service will be held for Michael.
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Paul Victor MyersPaul Victor Myers of Auburn, Washington died on November
26, 2011. Services will be held at Price-Helton Funeral Home in Auburn on Monday December 5 at noon. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to VFW Post 1741 Auburn, WA - P.O. Box 327 Auburn, WA 98071.
Paul was born July 11, 1911 in Tukwila, WA - attended Foster High School in Tukwila. He was a partner in a lumber yard in Auburn, WA until being drafted into the US Army during World War II. After his discharge from the Army he became a Finish Carpenter by trade. Paul and his wife retired to Auburn, WA in 1971 where he lived out his life.
He was preceded in death by parents, Hamlin and Ida Myers; sisters, Frances Beasley, Grace Garbrick; and wife of 46 years, Gladys Myers. He is survived by his sister, Gladys Omana; nieces Sharlene McIntyre, Carolyn Wolf; nephews, Jim Garbrick, and Dick Beasley.
Paul will be laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery.550502
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More than 3.2 million children are victims of bullying each year.
Bullying is an aggressive, inten-tional behavior, consisting of repeated attacks or threats toward an individual over time.
Bullying can take on many forms, such as verbal abuse (using degrading names, teasing), physical (kicking, hitting, pinching, shoving) and psychological (spreading rumors, social exclusion).
Bullying can go beyond the walls of a school or playground. It can essentially follow a child anywhere a cell phone or Inter-net access reaches.
10 warning signs1. Declining performance with
school work.2. Unexplained scratches, scrapes,
abrasions and/or bruises on the skin.3. A child may fake an illness in
order to stay home.4. May cause self-harm (i.e., cutting
on the skin, not eating, over-eating).
5. Experiencing diffi culty sleeping or having nightmares.
6. Insists on taking alternate routes to school.
7. Becomes overly concerned about personal safety.
8. Taking or asking for more money.
9. Obvious change in ap-pearance (i.e., poor posture, lack of eye contact).
10. Seeks to be around adults, versus children of their own age.
Strategies to deal with bullies begin with having a conversation with your son or daughter. We want children to know that they should not fi ght back, as this can further escalate and inten-sify the situation.
Encourage him or her to hang out with friends, as bullies tend to prey on kids who are loners.
If a bully is stealing personal pos-sessions, label your belongings with a permanent marker so they can be later identifi ed and returned.
Do not follow the demands of a
bully, rather ignore them. Stand tall, speak confi dently, and fi rmly say “no.”
Work on ways to improve self-esteem.
Encourage children and teens to speak to adults about bullying encounters. Always report any inci-dents to school offi cials. Please in-form your child that telling an adult is not “tattle-tailing,” but rather reporting, so the bullying situation can be resolved.
For further information, I recom-mend the following websites: Bully-Free.com and StopBullying.Gov.
Dr. Linda Petter of Auburn is a weekly feature on KOMO TV/News Radio (1000 AM & 97.7 FM) every Saturday and Sunday at 7:45 a.m. & 9:45 a.m., and Th ursday’s during the evening commute. She trained at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Illinois, Carle Hospital. Dr. Petter is chief of the Department of Family Practice at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way. She is a consumer healthcare advocate, and her books, “Healthcare On a Budget”, and “Common Medical Sense”, are available on Amazon.com. Visit her website, www.DocForAll.com, or call her offi ce at 253-568-0841.
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Balsley, Michael J., 66, Nov. 13Castro III, Christopher F., 66, Nov. 14Fenton, Billie C., 79, Nov. 20Kellum, Edward R., 71, Nov. 13Korth, Mary K., 90, Nov. 13Lummen, Theresa A., 45, Nov. 7McCormack, Mary L., 79, Nov. 16 Nelson, Charles A., 59, Nov. 12Nelson, Richard A., 57, Nov. 8Ritto, Deborah M., 56, Nov. 20Sarkisova, Olga T., 88, Nov. 21Schroeder, Meda V., 84, Nov. 16 Smith, Darrell J., 72, Nov. 20Solak, Edward C., 62, Nov. 17 Tharp, Jerry L., 75, Nov. 11Thomas, Betty M., 86, Nov. 18Williams, Jannette E., 66, Nov. 16
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BY SHAWN SKAGER
Auburn Mountainview senior Shaddye Melu is well aware of the opportunities he has been off ered, both on the court as a member of the Lion varsity boys basketball team and off the court as an Ameri-can.
Although he’s lived in Au-burn for the past eight years, Melu, 16, was born in England and grew up in Zambia, a small nation in Southern Africa.
“(Living in diff erent coun-tries) makes me more thankful for what I have here,” he said. “I may not have all I want, but everything I have is enough. I always have what I need and some people don’t have that.”
Th e youngest of four children, Melu was born in England while his mother was attending college.
Soon he found himself back with the rest of the family in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, where his father, Bwalya Melu, was the director of World Vi-sion’s Zambia offi ce, directing charitable eff orts in the impov-erished country.
“I remember being driven to school everyday by a driver,” he said. “My dad had a pretty good job and we had a big house.”
When Melu was 5, the family pulled up stakes and moved to Milton Keynes, a town 49 miles outside of London.
Although language was not a problem – the offi cial language
of Zambia is English – Melu said moving from Africa to England was a bit of a shock.
“It was defi nitely a huge cultural shock going from a place like Zambia, where a lot of people know each other, to a place that has a lot of people from diff erent cultures,” he said. “Zambia mainly has one culture. And it’s a collective culture, where you do a lot of things as a family. It’s not very individualistic.”
Aft er three years in England,
BY SHAWN SKAGER
Mercedes Wetmore knew it wouldn’t take long to make her mark as a Husky.
Th is season – her second with the University of Washington’s basketball program – the 5-foot-8 sophomore from Auburn Riverside is ready to step it up, both in the stat books and as a team leader.
Wetmore, who got the starting shooting guard spot aft er senior Kristi Kingma was sidelined with an ACL injury, already has earned a GoHus-kies.com Student-Athlete of the Week award for her play between Nov. 14-20.
Wetmore scored 16 points with three assists and two steals in the Hus-kies’ fi rst win of the season, against Seattle University, 72-53.
Th ree days later, Wetmore notched a career-high 17 points, three assists and a steal in a 73-67 win against Cal State Northridge.
“Everything was just working,” Wetmore said. “Sometimes the shots just really fall for you, and we were able to get a couple of nice wins. I was pretty excited about it. I felt like it was the fi rst step of putting my mark on the school. I feel like my hard work is paying off .”
Wetmore saw limited time as a freshman, averaging just three points and 3.5 assists in 26 games.
“It was a big stepup, just the pace, the level of coaching,” Wetmore said. “You have to play amazing all the time. It’s always having to play hard all the time and not take any breaks. You’ll be exposed really quickly if you let down.”
Wetmore was well versed as a leader aft er guiding Auburn Riverside to state titles in 2007 and 2008. But as a young Husky, she took a supporting role. It proved to be a good opportu-
nity to learn the college game.“I was able to watch Sarah Morton
and Kristi Kingma lead the team,” she said. “It was good to see two strong leaders and how they worked with the team.”
Wetmore prepared for the new season on the court by returning to
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Mercedes Wetmore in action against Washington State University. COURTESY PHOTO,
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Shaddye Melu in action during the Auburn Riverside DECA Furball district jamboree last weekend. CHARLES CORTES, Auburn Reporter
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her roots.“I went back and worked
out with Denn Pretz,” Wetmore said of the former director of the Auburn Riverside youth program. “He trained with me a lot this summer”
Coupled with a commit-ment to a regimen with the UW’s strength and condi-tioning coach, Wetmore was in top shape by the time the Huskies made their nine-day Scandinavian exhibition tour in August.
Wetmore expects to im-prove even more under new head coach Kevin McGuff, who replaced Tia Jackson this season. The Huskies are off to
a 4-2 start.“He’s awesome,” Wetmore
said. “We’re just trying to implement his program.”
McGuff’s style hearkens back to the up-tempo, defense-first style Wetmore played at Auburn Riverside.
“We’re focused on defense, pushing the ball and making things happen in transition. It’s kind of nice to go back to that style for me,” she said. “We’ve been running up and down the floor at a quicker pace, and it’s a pretty fun style to watch.”
Whether on the court or in the classroom, Wetmore is enjoying the opportunity to play, learn and grow at UW.
“I’m really loving it here,” she said.
the Melu family found itself on the move again, this time landing in Auburn.
“When we moved here there wasn’t a lot of family, it was all new to us,” he said. “The way they do things is just different here. And a lot of the things that we saw on TV were true.”
Melu said he first noticed the little differences.
“We got off the plane and I had just watched the movie ‘The Fast and The Furious’,”
Melu said. “And the first thing I noticed was that the traffic lights went straight from red to green. In Eng-land they go red to yellow then green. That was one of the first things I noticed.”
Athletically, Melu said his main sport in England was soccer and he played in youth leagues.
That soon gave way to basketball, football and track and field.
“The main teams were basketball and football in el-ementary and middle school,
so I kind of got into that. My apartment complex at Gen-try Walk, they had a pretty nice full court basketball court. It just looked intrigu-ing, so me and my brother Josh (who also played for the Auburn Mountainview varsity basketball team) would just go out and play every day.”
Although Melu said he soon took to basketball, it was his introduction to track and field in elementary school that really ignited his competitive fire.
Last season, as a junior, Melu competed in the Wash-ington State 4A Boys Track and Field Championship meet, taking seventh in the high jump with a 6-foot-4-inch jump, and 12th in the 400-meters with a 51.37-sec-ond time.
His performance last season garnered him at-tention from track coaches from Seattle University, the University of Idaho, Purdue and the UW, which he hopes to attend after graduation.
Two years ago, Melu got an opportunity to go back to Zambia on a visit.
“It was nice to see the improvements that have happened,” he said. “It’s not such a big country that has everything together already. It’s just kind of progressing as every year goes by, even months. It was also nice seeing a lot of my old friends and family, people I hadn’t seen in a long time.”
He credits his trip back, and his time living abroad for
helping him appreciate the gifts available to him as an American.
“It gives me a bigger image of life,” he said. “When I see people that don’t have the same opportunities in life as me, it makes me strive to make it more in life. I have opportunities that they don’t have, like higher education in the best country in the world. Living here gives you much more opportunity than people who are stuck in small countries.”
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[ MELU from page 18]
AUBURN MOUNTAINVIEW
COACH: Jon Price, sixth year
LAST SEASON: 9-13 overall, seventh place in SPSL 3A with a 5-5 record. Eliminated in sub-district play.
TOP RETURNERS: Marion Beauchamp, senior, 6-foot-3 wing/post; JJ Lacey, junior, 6-3 wing; Josh Upchurch, senior, 5-7 guard; Keith Green, Jr., junior, 5-10 guard; Shaddye Melu, senior, 6-1 wing; and Drew Sleezer, senior, 6-7 post.
STRENGTH: Depth and experience with 10 returning lettermen, including SPSL 3A all-league first-teamer Beauchamp and three-year staring point guard Upchurch.
WEAKNESS: Closing out tight games. The Lions lost three of their last four games last season by three points or less.
LAST STATE APPEARANCE: None.
OUTLOOK: Last year the Lions showed a spark of talent. This year the team looks to fan that spark, according to Price. “This team is as athletic and talented as Auburn Mountainview has ever had. Our youth and inexperience
the last two years is replaced by veterans who have played a ton of varsity basketball. We are older and more mature, which means stronger both physically and mentally. I look for us to surprise some people outside Auburn this season.”
KEY GAMES: The Lions test their mettle over Christmas break at the 2011 Surf ’N Slam San Diego Hoop Classic. On Jan. 6, they travel to Lakes to take on the defending 3A state champion in league action. AUBURN RIVERSIDE
COACH: Shawn Kilgallon, second year.
LAST SEASON: 8-12 overall, sixth place in the SPSL North 4A with 7-9 record.
TOP RETURNERS: Prince Ligon, senior, 5-5 guard; Jeray Bates, senior, 6-3 post; Cody Crawford, junior, 6-2 wing; Bridger Harlington, senior, 6-3 wing; and Spenser Armstrong, junior, 6-2 guard.
LAST STATE APPEARANCE: None
OUTLOOK: The Ravens lost five players to graduation last season, including their two top scorers, Cameron Grad (20.4 ppg) and Cole Luckett (18.8 ppg). Auburn Riverside will need to find someone to step up. Their best bets are seniors Ligon and Bates, (8.4 and 7.1 ppg average last season.) With their tallest playing standing just 6-3, the team will be tested by squads posting true post players.
KEY GAMES: The Ravens get an early test in SPSL North 4A play when they host Kentridge on Dec. 6. Auburn Riverside hosts rival Auburn at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6. AUBURN TROJANS
COACH: Ryan Hansen, 10th year
LAST SEASON: 21-7 overall, first place in the SPSL North 4A with 13-3 record. No. 2 seed out of districts, lost to Jackson in the first round of state tournament.
TOP RETURNERS: Harold Lee, junior, 5-9 guard; Lincoln Burt, senior, 6-1 forward; Nik Edwarson, senior, 6-4 forward; Kendall Ray, senior, 6-8 post; and Spencer Fisher, junior, 6-5 post.
LAST STATE APPEARANCE: 2011
OUTLOOK: The Trojans lost eight seniors from last year’s SPSL North 4A championship team, including Kevin Henderson and Iszia Johnson (22.3 and 17.1 ppg average, respectively). To remain competitive in league they will have to get big contributions from veterans like starting point guard Lee (1.9 ppg) and Edwardson (3.4 ppg), as well as from newcomers such as 6-3 sophomore Marquis Prater, the younger brother of Henderson.
KEY GAMES: The Trojans begin league play at 7:30 p.m. Friday when they host Tahoma. Auburn travels to Auburn Riverside on Jan. 6 to take on the rival Ravens.
Boys Basketball At a Glance
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