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Pioneer Elementary School students gather in front of the school on Tuesday, urging residents to support Pioneer’s bid to win a grant in a national online competition. The school with the most votes wins a $200,000 grand prize in Stanley Security installed products and services. Pioneer was in fifth place as of Tuesday. People can vote online at www.stanleysaferschools.com or text “Pioneer, WA” to 99222 until Dec. 13. Story, page 2. robErT WhAlE, Auburn Reporter

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By ROBERT WHALE

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The Auburn City Council on Monday ap-proved a request to put the proposed joint American-Vietnamese veterans war memorial in Les Gove Park.

If the reaction of people in the Council Chambers on Monday was any measure, the decision would appear to have ended months of controversy that had threatened to split Auburn’s veteran community into two warring camps: veterans who thought Veterans Memo-

rial Park was the ideal place for the memorial; and veterans who said the only memorial in the park should be the one to the United States Armed Forces and that no flag of any foreign nation, even a defunct one, should ever fly there.

“This project will offer all veterans of the Vietnam War, American or South Vietnam-

ese, a place to celebrate and to remember as well as a place to provide meaningful closure,” said Roger Flygare of Federal Way, a veteran. “The City of Auburn is forging in a direction that is new, and at the same time, bold, with common sense, all the while holding positive core values in its reflection of what is important to its citizens. “

Jesse Jose, a member of VFW Post 1741 and a vocal opponent of placing the memorial at Veterans Memorial Park, said Les Gove

City reaches compromise on joint war memorial

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Auburn ushers in holiday season with Santa Parade, tree lighting

An Auburn tradition – the Santa Parade and City Hall Christmas Tree Lighting – returns to downtown Saturday.

The parade lineup begins at 4 p.m. on E Street Northeast, with the parade getting under way at 4:30 p.m. down Main Street. The festive and fun children’s parade precedes com-munity caroling and the lighting

City officials are moving

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Lean times or not, the City of Auburn intends to move forward with fund-ing and preparations for a

20,000-square-foot commu-nity center adjacent to Les Gove Park.

Although on Monday the City Council passed a resolu-tion that defines an intent, a

sister resolution passed several weeks ago spells out how the needed $8.5 million is to be cobbled together from different funds in the City.

City moves ahead on community center

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Backus takes mayoral race by 126 votes; recount set for Wagner, BinettiBy ROBERT WHALE

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In the end only 126 votes separated Nancy Backus from John Partridge.

But it was enough to declare Backus the official mayor-elect of Auburn and the first woman ever to win that position.

Election officials certified the results on Nov. 26.

Partridge conceded the close race to Backus via telephone Nov. 21.

Backus, and council-elects Claude DaCorsi, Yolanda Trout and either Position 6 incumbent Rich Wagner or his challenger Michelle Binetti, take the oath of office at the first council meeting in January.

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A national contest is kicking up a bodaciously big buzz these days at Pioneer Elementary School on Auburn’s south side.

For weeks students and teachers and administrators have been hitting up everybody they know to text or vote online for the elementary school.

And word has seeped out to the community at large.

So what’s it about?Only that Stanley Security has a grant

contest going, that’s all, and the school with the most votes wins a grand prize of $200,000 in Stanley Security-installed products and services. What’s more, the three runners-up win individual prizes of $100,000 in Stanley Security-installed stuff and services.

Each vote for the school counts as an entry for it to receive daily prizes. The

way to win is to get votes via texting or online voting.

Pioneer is in it alongside 969 other schools, including Auburn’s Mt. Baker

Middle School. But as of this writing, Pioneer, a decided underdog to all the big-dog secondary schools across the country with their big, bad vot-ing bases, is in fifth place.

Fifth place, that is, with an eye to moving up.

For everybody at the 54-year-old school, it’s a really, really big deal.

“The anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting is coming up and our minds are on child safety,” said Prin-cipal Debra Gary. “What we’re thinking of is we want new locks for the doors and the ability to lock the school down remotely, and possibly get key card ac-cess, among other things.”

Given that the contest ends Dec. 13, time is running out.

“There’s not the money in the state or district to dedicate to this. I’m an elemen-tary school principal, I saw this contest and rallied staff and everybody to go for it. I don’t know why others are doing it, but I want to keep kids safe. We’re having so much fun. The staff is being silly.

“… We’ve got voters in Europe and Japan and Brazil and the Philippines,” Gary added. “Everyone is reaching out to family in the contest.”

Place your voteTwo Auburn schools – Pioneer Elementary and Mt. Baker Middle School – are in the running for the Stanley Security Safer Schools grant. Pioneer was in fifth place in nationwide online voting as of Tuesday. To vote, visit www.stanleysaferschools.com (look for the logo “Touch Their Heart”) or Text “Pioneer, WA” to 99222. People can vote online until Dec. 13.

Pioneer makes big push for grant

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Report: GRCC ranks 10th in the nation for international student enrollment

The Institute of International Educa-tion recently released its annual Open Doors Report on Interna-tional Educational Exchange showing Green River Com-munity College as 10th in the nation among institutions awarding associate degrees.

The college wel-comed 1,559 interna-tional students in the 2012-13 school year. This is the second year the college has held the spot.

“Students come for Green River’s afford-ability, small class sizes, university transfer and our commitment to

individual care and academic advising,” said Green River Presi-dent Eileen Ely. “In exchange, our students, faculty, staff and com-munity learn side-by-side with their peers from around the world, often discovering ways to look at a situation with new eyes and a different perspective.”

Green River ranked fourth in the state in the number of enrolled international students behind the University of Washington, Wash-ington State University and Seattle Central Community College.

Washington ranked 11th in the country in the number of international students studying at the state’s colleges and universi-ties, up 13.3 percent from the 2011-12 year.

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Kevin Snyder, former City planning director, re-turns to Auburn in Janu-ary to assume a similar though expanded role.

Mayor Pete Lewis and Mayor-elect Nancy Backus have worked to-gether to combine the Planning and Public Works departments to create “greater efficiencies in the community development and engineering infra-structure.”

“We are enter-ing an era in Auburn of major development and re-development,” Lewis said. “It is imperative we have business practices in place to respond to this growth to ensure it is suc-cessful.”

Snyder is to oversee the newly formed depart-ment – called Community Development and Public Works – with the help of three assistant directors – Jeff Tate (community development), Dennis Dowdy (public works)

and Jacob Sweeting (engi-neering).

“Kevin has the proven skill set and experience to lead this multifaceted group,” said Lewis.

Snyder first came to Auburn in September 2008 as the assistant plan-

ning director and was promoted to director in 2010. He returns from Sedona, Ariz., where he has been the commu-nity development director since February.

“While I’ve en-joyed my time in Sedona, accepting this opportu-nity to lead Auburn into its future is something I couldn’t pass up,” Snyder said. “My roots are in the Northwest and I am ex-cited to return to Auburn.”

Snyder has more than 20 years of planning expe-rience, is certified by the American Institute of Cer-tified Planners, and is a member of the American Planning Association’s, National, Washington and Oregon Chapters.

Before coming to Auburn, Snyder worked in Vancouver, Wash., where he was the director of planning services and the principal planner for the consulting firm of Maul Foster and Alongi, Inc. There he started the firm’s first corporate business line of service, oversee-ing corporate operations, business and manage-ment, and project man-agement for public- and private-sector projects.

Snyder also worked for two years for the City of Ridgefield as director of its newly formed community development department, was the first planning manager for the newly incorporated City of Spo-kane Valley, and served as senior planner for the cit-ies of Beaverton, Ore., and Battle Ground, Wash..

“I’m thrilled to be coming into a leadership group as strong as this,” Backus said. “We have great things ahead of us and we are now poised to meet these opportunities from a strong business foundation.”

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Mighty effort: Volunteers collect, stock and organize food donations at First United Methodist Church, the distribution site of the 12th annual Oldcastle Prescast Food Drive. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter

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Auburn Youth Resources teamed up with business and community leaders in a massive food drive this holiday season.

Oldcastle Precast Manu-facturing and ICON Mate-rials competed to see which company could bring in the most food and donations for AYR client families for the holidays.

The 12th annual Oldcas-tle Precast Food Drive for AYR collected 8,180 pounds of food and cash donations of more than $1,700.

Volunteers from both companies, AYR and ACAP staff and other supporters converged at the distri-bution site, First United Methodist Church, on Nov. 27 to help organize, stock and distribute food to needy families.

“Each year we at AYR have the good fortune of be-ing the beneficiary of a food drive, which has been, and again (was), coordinated by Oldcastle Precast, with the addition of ICON Materi-als this year,” said Tiari DeGraw, AYR case manager

and client event coordina-tor. “It has been an incred-ible team and community building event annually for several years and supports AYR client families.”

The drive has grown in recent years, collecting more than 980 pounds of food in 2009 and receiving more than 3,200 pounds of food last year for AYR client families.

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As part of a statewide ini-tiative to preserve federally subsidized rental housing, the King County Housing Authority completed the purchase on Dec. 2 of four Section 8 “expiring use” properties in King County, including Northwood Square, a 24-unit complex that houses low-income families with children in Auburn, 529 8th St. NE.

The other properties ac-quired by KCHA are Patricia Harris Manor in Redmond (41 units of senior housing), Bellevue Manor in Bellevue (66 units of senior hous-ing) and Vashon Terrace on Vashon Island (16 units of family housing).

The Section 8 contract preserved through the

acquisition of Northwood Square provides about $190,000 in annual rent subsidies, keeping this housing affordable to low-income families.

Nineteen children live at the complex; eight house-holds have a family mem-ber with special needs. The average annual household income is approximately $14,000.

The entire portfolio of nine subsidized properties was put on the market as an “all or none sale” by the seller. KCHA is acting as lead purchaser on behalf of four other local housing authorities in preserving the five properties situated outside of King County.

The combined purchase price for the portfolio is $28.7 million. The housing authority is using tax-exempt debt to finance the purchase.


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Antonio F. Castro pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Monday to shooting and seriously wounding two men on Nov. 16 in the parking lot of the Muckle-shoot Casino in Auburn.

Prosecutors have charged the 63-year-old Renton man with two counts of assault in the first de-gree with firearm enhancements.

Castro is in jail with bail set at $500,000. His first case setting hearing is Dec. 16 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center.

The two victims, Brian Beasley

and Daniel Mora, are recovering from their wounds.

According to the Determina-tion for Certification of Probable Cause filed by Auburn Police – mostly based on what Castro told police – Castro had been driving with his wife through the parking garage of the casino shortly before 8:45 p.m. when Beasley and Mora, who were walking near his car, confronted him.

According to the police ac-count, Mora walked over to the driver’s door and began cussing at Castro. When Castro reached

under his seat for his Smith and Wesson 9-mm handgun, accord-ing to the account, Mora started to taunt him, urging him to shoot.

According to the account, Cas-tro began to drive slowly down the ramp but stopped at the exit when he noticed that Beasley and Mora were still following him. According to the police account, Mora walked up, kicked Castro’s car and tried to open the driver door, which Castro knew was locked.

Then Castro, according to the account, fired one shot at Mora,

who ran off toward the casino entrance with Castro chasing him on foot.

According to the account, “Bea-sley fell down and crawled toward a bush, crouched down.” Castro stopped at the bush and, from less than 3 feet away, according to the account, fired into Beasley’s upper back one shot that exited at the front of his throat. According to the account, Beasley then got up and ran off with Castro in pursuit.

About 30 feet on, according to the account, Castro found Mora hiding in some bushes and fired at

least one shot into his chest, col-lapsing his lung. As Mora ran off, according to the account, Castro fired one-to-two more shots at him.

According to the police ac-count, Castro later admitted to police that he’d been upset with Mora and Beasley for their com-ments and for kicking his car.

According to the account, Castro conceded he had not been in fear for his or his wife’s safety when he chased the men and that neither man had a weapon in his hand when he shot them.

Man pleads not guilty to shooting at Muckleshoot Casino

HoMe sales in Auburn were down 1.6 percent but prices were up 8.3 percent in October compared to the same month in 2012. A total of 127 homes were sold at a median price of $254,589, according to numbers compiled by Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate company. Auburn homes sold 53 percent faster than in October 2012, spending an average of 24 days on the market.

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 193 requests for service between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1, includ-ing the following:

Nov. 25Car fire: 8:30 a.m., (Pacific). Firefighters hustled to a vehicle fire on southbound Highway 167 just north of the 8th Street exit to Pacific, where a flatbed trailer loaded with flattened cardboard boxes was ablaze. Firefighters ex-tinguished the conflagration and removed the boxes from the trailer to ensure they were fire free. Once investigators determined that the fire had not been an accident, they turned the scene over to the Wash-ington State Patrol.

Nov. 26Childbirth: 3:30 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a woman in active labor with her first baby found that the woman had already delivered. Firefighters treated the new mother and her healthy baby boy and transported them to Valley Medical Center for follow-up care.

Nov. 27Home fire: 6:39 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a report of a house on fire in the 4900 block of Auburn Way South found one bedroom engulfed in flames. Fire-fighters quickly determined that the house was unoccupied and deployed hose lines to kill the fire. The South King County Fire Investi-gation Task Force is investigating.

Nov. 28 fire alarm: 3 p.m., (Lea Hill). Fire-fighters boogying to an automatic

fire alarm in a residence found burnt food on the stove.

Nov. 29accident: 12:55 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters responded to a two-car ac-cident at the intersection of Lake Tapps Parkway and Lakeland Hills Way where they treated two people before releasing them to their family with minor injuries.

Nov. 30aid call: 5:52 p.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters evaluated a man who

was suffering an allergic reaction to his medications before dis-patching him in stable condition to a local hospital.

Dec. 1 service call: 2:23 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters responding to a tree across the roadway with active power lines along Lea Hill Road closed the street until clean up and power could be secured.

the VRfa responded to and extinguished a fire that damaged a residential complex in the 2200 Block of O Street Northeast in Auburn early Friday morning, Nov. 29. The fire severely damaged the two-story, four-unit complex, displacing seven people. There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians. Fire investigators are determining the fire’s cause. COURTESY PHOTO, VRFA

Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Nov. 27 and Nov. 30.

Nov. 27theft: 10:50 a.m., 901 Auburn Way N. Bad persons stole cash from the purses of two patients of a local medical facility while said purses were unattended in an exam room.

Nov. 28theft: 8:56 a.m., 2102 West Valley Highway N. Thieves ran off with approximately $27,000 worth of Nike shoes from a semi trailer parked at a shipping company.

Nov. 29Mcfraud: 5:57 a.m., 1531 Auburn Way N. A McDonald’s employee reported an unfolding fraud.

theft: 10:14 a.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. Police arrested man for swiping somebody’s iPhone at the Muckleshoot Casino.

stolen property: 2:50 p.m., 1010 block of L Street Southeast. An anonymous caller phoned in a

possible burglary in progress, so of-ficers went there, contacted a fellow and arrested him.

shoplifting: 6:55 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. A woman chose merchandise then neglected to pay for it before leaving the premises of a store.

Vandalism: 7:45 p.m., 2400 block of E Street Northeast. Somebody cut open a fence.

shoplifting: 8:20 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. A male stole a knit hat from a store in the Outlet Collection mall but police were waiting for him when he walked out.

Hit and run: 11:26 p.m., 1602 17th St. SE. First, a 14-year-old girl drove off in her sister’s car and ran it into a gas pump at the 7-Eleven at 1602 A St. SE, then she left the scene of the accident without leaving any information.

Nov. 30Cops helping cops: 12:01 a.m., 2050 block of Roosevelt Avenue. The Auburn Police Department K9 team responded to the City of Enumclaw to track a potential armed career criminal all-a-bristling with outstanding warrants and cautions, augmented by a new crime of violat-ing a domestic violence order. Police took the suspect into custody.

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● Q U O T E O F N O T E : “... Our minds are on child safety. ... We want new locks for the doors and the ability to lock the school down remotely, and possibly get key card access, among other things.”– Principal Debra Gary, on Pioneer Elementary School’s bid for a national grant to improve conditions at the school.

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For years, the Board of Sound Transit has relied on overloaded city streets and parking lots to carry the ever- increasing burden of transit riders.

From one end of the Sound to the other, evidence is gathering that change is coming and Sound Transit is woe-fully behind.

As the region comes out of the Great Recession, cities are working to build transit communities along the Sound Transit routes. Cities have had plans on the shelves for a decade and now the developers are on the way. Cities require that

development include parking for its tenants, but that takes city lots and city-owned properties off the books

for surplus parking for Sound.Cities are doing what they have

been asked to do by the regional governments and responding rap-idly to change.

The idea of transit related devel-opment has been the hot-button with planners, and now it is starting to happen.

But transit is not a city issue so much as it is a regional problem, and Sound Transit has made little

effort to engage with the cities to solve the problem.

Each study by the staff of the transit authority reveals that a ma-jority of the riders using the service live outside city limits. They use the service, yet the agency’s model of working with cities is to tell each community that alternative modes of transportation must be worked out by the city.

Given the facts found in Sound’s studies, the bulk of the transit users don’t live in the immediate city boundaries, so the cities have little ability to control the situation.

Les Gove Park is a good fit for joint memorial

In reference to your front page story, “City pitches war memorial for Les Gove Park,” (Nov. 29, Auburn Reporter), I offer a few words.

We, members of the VFW Post 1741, see this as a battle won. I believe the members of the American Legion Post 78 and the Intertribal Warriors of Auburn also joined us in considering this as a signifi-cant and important battle that we all have won.

There should only be one flag that should fly at the Veterans Memorial Park, and that’s the Star and Stripes. And there should only be one kind of veterans that should be hon-ored at that memorial park, and that’s the veterans of the United States of America.

Les Gove Park is the perfect

spot for that joint memorial. Nancy Backus, mayor-elect

and chair of the Planning and Community Development Committee, said the joint memorial is a “compromise.” Indeed, for it has been a divi-sive and contentious issue for us, Vietnam-era veterans.

And that the fact that this joint memorial “would be placed on a public property, on park property, is of signifi-cance,” Ms. Backus said.

I agree. It’s also a significant park,

where many major events of our city are held. And surely, not a “beggar’s choice,” as a fellow Vietnam veteran, David Schmidt, puts it.

As VFW Post 1741 Com-mander Frank Bannister graciously said, “In retrospect, this a wise compromise, as there was tremendous support for the joint memorial, but the wisdom of our current City leaders has avoided an issue that could split vets in the Auburn community.

“The Vietnam War,” Ban-nister added, “was an indi-vidual experience for all those impacted by it. Each Vietnam vet is at a different place in the healing process, but now

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Ferguson has full plate in first year as state AG

Washington Attorney General Bob Fergu-son says his office is prioritizing as best it can to deal with current and pending legal chal-lenges in the state in the face of a slimmer budget, and he’s confident critical issues are being addressed.

In an editorial discussion with Reporter staff Tuesday, Ferguson touted his selection of Nancy Krier as the open government ombudsman for his office and being able to bring that position back to full-time status. The attorney general said he is also propos-ing a bill to provide locally-elected officials with an online training resource for navigating open records requests within the law.

While some cities are back-ing budgets that make government accessibility a first-tier service, others are being chal-lenged by what they consider to be burdensome requests for public information. Ferguson said it’s good for local governments to work to clarify with the public what they want to narrow the scope of requests, but sometimes it doesn’t matter.

“There will be some cost to that and some inconvenience,” he said of following open government laws, “and that’s a fact.”

The attorney general’s lawsuit against the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association over campaign finance concealment claims moves forward this month. So far, Ferguson said, the association is accused of hiding the

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Auburn has two places where Vietnam veterans can go.”

So, may I say then, yes, let’s now begin the healing process. Let’s put an all stop to the divisiveness among us veterans. Let’s unite, once more, for the good of the City of Auburn. Let’s present a united front.– Jesse Jose

A salute to those who kept memorial alive

I would like to extend thanks to all those involved in the proposed joint war memorial now being considered for placement in Les Gove Park.

I would like to especially thank outgoing Mayor Pete Lewis for his vision, Councilman Bill Peloza for his steadfastness in getting the project noted onto committee for consideration, and Council-woman and Mayor-Elect Nancy Backus for helping coalesce this healing process.

I also would like to thank VFW members Mike Sepal and Dan Heid for sharing with me their thoughts about the project, and last but not least Frank Ban-nister, commander of the VFW Post 1741, for keeping the Post updated regarding the project and upholding the Post’s member-ship decisions to this project as it moved forward.

At a Auburn City Municipal Services Committee meeting, I was offered an opportunity to speak in favor of the project where I shared that this project will offer all veterans of the Viet-nam War, American or South Vietnamese, a place to celebrate, to remember, as well as a place to help provide meaningful closure.

The City of Auburn is forging in a direction that is new and at the same time bold, however, metered with common sense all the while holding positive core values in its reflection of what is important to its citizens.

Government can work and the city of Auburn sets an excellent

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– Roger Flygare, service officer, VFW Post 1741

Handing out jeers, cheers in SOS debacle

Since early July the neighbor-hoods on these Auburn streets – H and Fifth Street Northeast – have experienced the City’s Save Our Streets (SOS) program. To those of us that make this area our home, SOS has had the maritime meaning of resident’s in distress, and in need of help.

The constant dirt, dust and rumbling of heavy equipment on our streets tested our patience. The fact that a portion of the new surface on H Street had to be torn out and lowered to meet some of the neighbor’s property levels just extended the length of the process. The relocation of utility poles and the plan to repair sidewalks were objected to many times. Finally, the City Council’s Public Works Committee made some changes.

Jeers to Dennis Dowdy, the City’s director of Public Works, for all the misinformation he provided throughout these five months, and his lack of respect when asked the simplest of ques-tions as to what was planned.

Jeers to Mayor Pete Lewis who quite emphatically said there was no money to replace all the side-walks in the neighborhood versus the patch work effect that was planned, which, in some cases, would have resulted in saving sec-tions that were two feet long.

This treatment by some high-ranking City Officials resulted in an SOS of a different kind, akin to the breakfast entrée that the military serves.

Cheers to Councilman Rich Wagner who made some sense out of the curb and sidewalk plan, and who by magic I guess, found money to replace all the sidewalks and make them safe for pedestri-ans.

Cheers to Rodarte Construc-tion, which persevered through all the changes the City made on

the project, and whose workers were extremely courteous and helpful.

Although some issues, like property damage, remain to be resolved with the City, I’d like to rephrase the City’s jingle a bit to “Auburn, less than imagined” when it came to this street im-provement project.– Don Anderson

Unions far from perfect, but they protect workers

Gary McGavran’s letter in the Nov. 29 Reporter (“Unions destroying jobs, area’s future”) is an example of the inability of many people to exercise anything approaching critical thinking.

He says he was a Boeing engi-neer, and if he is telling the truth then he was almost certainly a member of SPEEA, the company’s second biggest union. Had SPEEA not struck a decade or so ago, Mr. McGavran and his colleagues would have lost tens of thousands in income, and many of their jobs would by now have been outsourced to India or some other low-wage country. He seems to bite the hand that fed him.

With the 777-X deal, the com-pany correctly assumed it could get whatever it wanted, with the promise of new work staying here.

Twenty years ago I covered a Boeing news conference where the then-president promised that their corporate headquarters wasn’t going anywhere. They lied then, and could not be trusted not to be doing it again.

They extorted tax breaks and other benefits from their political pawns, and expected to do the same with their workers … even while the company makes robust profits because of the work of those very employees.

The job of an employer is to run his business, whether it is a shoemaker’s shop or an aero-space giant. The job of a union is to protect the direct interests of members – wages, working condi-tions, and benefits like health care

and pensions. IAM negotiators gave Boeing what it wanted and offered the package to members for a vote. The members – not the union leaders – rejected it. It sim-ply was not a deal that benefited them, now, or in the long run.

Mr. McGavran says companies that “do well create more jobs.” That’s the theory of course … but in the wake of the Great Reces-sion, a new reality has emerged.

Corporate earnings and profits have recovered nicely, but the money is largely not being spent to rehire laid-off workers. It’s being used to bolster corporate earnings and the bonus payments to the people at the very top.

Unions are not perfect. I know. For nine years, I was the president of the Seattle local of a national professional workers union.

But they are the only protection available for working people. Mr. McGavran is old enough to know that.– Steve Krueger

Fuming over store’s policy at gas stations

Why is Fred Meyer allowing third-party vendors to solicit gas station customers as we are pumping our gas? This is a vulnerable position to be in – to be solicited at the pump with the store’s authorization.

It’s alarming that Fred Meyer would expect female customers to accept being solicited outside the store after dark. Do they seriously expect women to make a purchase from a non-Fred Meyer employee after sundown (which occurs around 4:30 p.m.) as they pump gas? It’s ironic that Fred Meyer cashiers are locked in a booth as they handle gas transactions. This new policy shows a lack of con-cern for the overall well being of Fred Meyer customers, especially women.

I am suggesting that all third party solicitors be positioned in-side the store, in the foyer, where it is apparent they are authorized by Fred Meyer, so customers can feel safe while being solicited.– Kelly Haggett

Bicyclists need to share road, expense

Bicycle riders need to accept responsibility for their actions and expense.

Riders who use their bicycles for transportation need to step up. The cost to meet their demands for bike racks on Metro, bike lanes, special street drain grates, trails, etc., needs to be under-stood. Automobile owners pay taxes, registration fees, inspection fees, toll fees and gas taxes on a regular basis to maintain streets and roadways, yet the bike riders pay nothing.

Let’s consider the bike riders paying an annual fee for bicycle registrations, an endorsement (similar to a motorcycle), an extra fee for Metro to haul the bike and an every-other-year safety inspec-tion for bikes (brakes, tires, lights, etc.).

It’s been easy for both sides to point the finger, but there are three major points that need to be addressed:

1. The bicycle riders need to do more to make themselves visible. The helmet isn’t enough protec-tion. Bright and/or reflective clothing and lights would make them easier to be seen.

2. Equal enforcement of the traffic laws. There are a number of bad bicycle riders and car drivers. Traffic laws are made for those using the streets and roads (cars and bikes). Ticket those who don’t signal, force others to yield right a way, run stops signs, speed, etc.

3. There needs to be a way for the bicycle riders to participate in paying for the requested improve-ments for the bicycles.– Howard Lontz

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SEvERE wEATHER SHELTER OpEnS: The Auburn Food Bank is operating a severe weather shelter during overnight hours at Veteran’s Memorial Park in the William C. Warren Building, 411 E St. NE.Days/times:• Thursday, 9 p.m.-7 a.m.

• Friday, 9 p.m.-7 a.m.• Saturday, 11 p.m.-7 a.m.This is an emergency shelter only and no services are provided.For more information, please contact Debbie Christian at the food bank at 253-334-4860 or Auburn Emergency Management at 253-876-1925.

MOUnTAin viEw FiRE And REScUE FiRE diSTRicT 44 thanks the Muckle-shoot Indian Tribe, which helped it keep two career firefighter positions during the last two years with special contributions of more than $400,000. The donations allowed the fire district to continue with staffing levels during the last few finan-cially difficult years.– Tim Perciful, public information officer, Mountain View Fire & Rescue


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MEETING The Auburn School District Board of Directors will convene on Saturday, December 7, 9 a.m., in the board room at the James P. Fugate Administration Building. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a board workshop to focus on board protocols, communication, and decision making.

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the regularly scheduled Pacific City Council meeting to be held on December 23, 2013. The meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. on December 23, 2013, at Pacific City Hall, Coun- cil Chambers, 100 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific, WA. The next regularly scheduled workshop will be on January 6, 2014, at 6:30 p.m.Amy Stevenson-NessCity Clerk/Personnel Manager Published in Auburn Reporter on December 6, 2013. #933753.

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Now, development of transit-oriented communi-ties is under way. The “free parking” that Sound has been granted by the recession is coming to an end.

With each upcoming suc-cessful transit-oriented devel-opment will come a smaller and smaller inventory of off-site parking for the non-development area ridership.

Cities are already being told individually and in regional meetings by Sound Transit staffers that the time is com-ing for another authority-wide vote for funding. This is a call for higher taxes, yet nothing is said of city needs,

only of Sound’s requirements.In this new era of de-

velopment, there needs to be engagement and a new partnership with the cities involved with and suffering from Sound planning.

If Sound Transit is to re-ceive the cooperation and ac-tive support of the cities that have been afflicted with over-crowding of city streets, then that new partnership must include real conversations and plans for the future develop-ment working together and not imposed from above.

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was “the perfect spot” for it, and he praised the compromise that has it possible.

“We members of VFW Post 1741 see it as a significant battle that we all have won. There should only be one flag at the veterans memorial park, and that’s the Stars and Stripes. And there should only be one kind of veteran honored at Veterans Memorial Park and that’s veterans of the United States of America,” Jose said.

The resolution specifies a 10-year interval for the Ameri-can-Vietnamese War Memorial Alliance and its supporters to raise the money to build the memorial, but allows for a review at the end of that time to determine if an extension is necessary.

Also, in the English translation of the text on the monument base, the United States is to be listed before the Republic of Vietnam, but on the Vietnamese translation the Republic of Vietnam will come first.

Council member Nancy Backus answered the charge leveled by fellow councilmember Largo Wales at a recent meeting of the Planning and Community Development Com-mittee chaired by Backus last week that by “sticking the memorial in Les Gove Park,” the City was offering it a

second-best home.“It is not ‘sticking’ the memorial

with something less than Veterans Memorial Park. The fact is that the Les Gove Community Campus is supposed to be our main park, our Central Park. And the fact is that, at some point, there is going to be a community center located very near the monument,” Backus said. “I would like to see a monument park within the Les Gove Community Campus. I think that this could be a perfect first step to have the monu-ment there.”

When Wales spoke up, she made

it clear she still believes the City gave the memorial the business.

“I am OK with the compro-mise, and I will take credit for having said, ‘sticking it’ over at Les Gove Park,’” Wales said. “My husband’s a veteran, I’m a veteran teacher who taught Vietnamese children. Veterans are veterans, veterans need to be in the Veterans Memorial Park. We’re equal, we’re all veterans fighting for the same ideas.”

Tai Nguyen of Lynnwood, born in Vietnam in 1973, grew up there after the United States pulled out.

“This is emotional for me, so thank you for bringing up

this wonderful memorial park. This does not bring the pain and suffering to (view), this brings the cooperation, the help that we had from the United States of America, which helped their fellow human beings, not Vietnamese, not American,” Nguyen said. “This memorial once again emphasizes that humans can protect each other when we come (together) in the face of fear and destruction.”

“I want to thank the City from my heart,” said Van Phan Jones, a member of the memorial committee and the daughter of a Vietnamese veteran.

This architectural illustration shows the proposed joint American-Vietnamese war memorial planned for Les Gove Park. COURTESY, City of Auburn

[ MEMORIAL from page 1 ] Resources include a $3

million grant from the state construction fund and $5.5 million in City funds that are to be transferred into and budgeted in the Parks Capital Construction Fund.

Suggestions for getting to the $5.5 million needed include $1.5 million from the pending sale of two City-owned blocks south of City Hall to Teutsch Part-ners LLC, $750,000 left over from the sale of parking spaces in the Sound Transit garage, the real estate excise tax and the reserve fund.

In varying forms, the idea of a community center has been kicking around ever since the City autho-rized the first study in 1980.

Residents are to use the center for educational, cul-tural, recreation and social activities and large com-munity and trade events. When completed, they say, it should answer a signifi-cant need for the southeast King County area, where there are no multi-service, community gathering spaces.

Auburn City Councilman Rich Wagner, chair of the Community Center Com-mittee, said the project was “dear … to my heart.”

“I think it is a great thing that the mayor and the staff have managed to figure out a way to fund this in these kinds of times. I think it is the most important thing that the City of Auburn can do to maintain its com-munity character and the character of people who work together, respect each other and enjoy living here,” Wagner said.

Mayor Pete Lewis antici-pated criticism.

“There are people who will say, ‘Well, this money could have been spent for this, or this money could have been spent for that.’ Let’s keep in mind that most of the money on this is either project spe-cific — that’s the $3 million — or it’s limited in what its uses can be. It has to be spent on development. It doesn’t get to go for one thing or another. What we’re really using is pots of money that for the most part are really limited in what they can be used for,” Lewis said.

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identities of contributors of up to $10.6 million to its campaign against I-522 in Washington, which would have required labeling on some genetically-modified food products. He added it is the largest amount of concealed money ever donated to a campaign in the state.

The GMA has since provided the names of its backers and their share of contributions but continues to deny any wrongdoing, said Fergu-son, adding he has read an associa-tion letter to its contributors that promised to conceal their identities.

“They were very thoughtful and deliberate in concealing the names of those donors,” he said, adding his office is seeking more options than just monetary penalties against the GMA. “Even a significant (mon-

etary) penalty on their end may be interpreted as the cost of doing business.”

The Washington State Liquor Control Board is taking applications through Dec. 18 for licensure to grow, process, and sell recreational mari-juana, with the potential for legisla-tion to be passed next year that would require medical marijuana patients to go through these suppliers without being subjected to taxation.

Many cities have accepted that they will soon need to make room for retail marijuana stores and grow sites, but others, like the city of Kent, are not embracing the change. The Kent City Council voted last month to put a moratorium in place for marijuana businesses.

Ferguson said the liquor control board is now seeking an opinion from his office about whether these

municipalities have legal grounds to oppose marijuana as a commercial enterprise in their cities and oppose the will of voters who approved I-502. He’s trying to come up with a legal opinion as fast as possible, while con-tinuing a good-faith effort with the federal government to keep it from intervening with state law, he said.

With the holiday season in full swing, the attorney general’s office also has been warning the public about potential scams, such as in retail, online and fake charities. Fer-guson said his office also is focusing on improving protections for veterans and matching state protections for those deployed by order of the gover-nor with federal protections afforded to those deployed by the president.

Reach Brandon Macz, Reporter staff writer, at [email protected] or 425-453-4602.

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That’s because the race between Wagner and Binetti ended up so close – Wagner had 6,125 votes, 50.1 percent in the combined results of King and Pierce counties, and Binetti had 6,095, or 49.9 percent — that the result calls for an automatic hand recount.

Binetti actually bested Wagner in King County, 5,583 to 5,304 votes, but Wagner beat Binetti in Pierce County 811 to 507.

The recount for Auburn City Council Position 6 is at 9 a.m., Monday, Dec. 9.

Barbara Ramey, communication specialist with King County Elections, explained what happens next.

“We go through and sort and fold ballots that are in the relevant jurisdiction and conduct the recount,” Ramey said.

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RESULTS( Certified Nov. 26, combined King and Pierce County totals )MAYORNancy Backus, 6,717 votes, 50.47 percentJohn Partridge, 6,591, 49.53 percent

CITY COUNCILPosition 2Claude DaCorsi, 6,774, 57.16 percentJodi Riker-Yap, 5,076, 42.84 percentPosition 4Yolanda Trout, 6,756, 55.63 percentFrank Lonergan, 5,389, 44.37 percentPosition 6Rich Wagner, 6,125, 50.12 percentMichelle Binetti, 6,095, 49.88 percent

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Leashed, licensed and well-behaved pets welcome at the Santa Parade & Tree Lighting.

Other holiday activities include:

• Rockin’ Holiday with the Not-Its! concert begins at 2 p.m. at the Auburn Ave

theater. Tickets are $8 at the door. The box office opens one hour before the show.

• Snack and Craft at Wash-ington Elementary, 20 E St. NE, runs from 2 to 4 p.m. Families can create fun holi-day gingerbread houses and ornaments. Pre-registration is $3-$4 or $5 at the door.

For more information, call the Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Department at 253-931-3043.

DOxON TOYOTA AND AUbURN VALLEY YMCA are teaming up to pro-vide holiday gifts for Auburn-area children in need. Toys will be distributed to families served by several Auburn area non-profit agencies. The drive continues through Dec. 12. Please drop off new, unwrapped toys or gifts for children, from newborn to 12 years of age, at: • Doxon Toyota, 3405 Auburn Way N. Customers can receive $15 off any “K” service or 15 percent off Toyota accessories (excluding TRD accessories) by bringing in a new unwrapped toy. • Auburn Valley YMCA, 1620 Perimeter Road SW, Auburn.

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A whole lotta kitties, that’s what the Auburn Valley Humane Society animal shelter has got on its hands.

Kitties in the cages, kitties on the floor, kitties everywhere.

That means lots of kitties, domestic short hairs, Persians, Himalayans, Siamese, all primed for adoption.

At this time 70 cats and 30 dogs are at the shelter.

“I’ve kind of got a dog shortage, so we’re able to be a retail outlet to the public there, but I definitely don’t have a cat shortage. We have more cats than we can handle,” said shelter director Phil Morgan.

He explained why.“All over the county there are more

free-roaming cats,” Edwards said. “A girl cat can have three litters a year; a male cat can make three litters a day. There’s not packs of free-roaming dogs. You don’t have a dog over-population issue, you have a dog-retention issue. People lose their dog, don’t know where to look for it, don’t care, whatever the situation is.

“In fact, we have asked people who call about a stray cat, can you hold on a couple of weeks so we can ma-triculate it into our system,” Morgan added.

The shelter takes in dogs brought there by the City of Auburn’s Animal Control Officer, and it takes in owner

surrenders and strays. The shelter has started taking in

dogs from a shelter in California and another in Arizona, all of them in danger of being euthanized.

Controlling population in a shelter is done two ways: by managing intake or euthanasia.

“The philosophy of the organiza-tion is that euthanasia is not our first choice, so we want to work with the public, and it’s worked so far to ma-triculate those animals in,” Morgan said.

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From left, James Schunke, 16, Nicole Schunke, 19 and Marissa Shannon, 15, from Boy Scout Troop 540, led residents of Pacific in song at the city’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at City Hall this past Friday. The crowd sang carols and enjoyed a visit from Santa Claus and refreshments after at the Pacific Senior Center. SHawN Skager, Auburn Reporter

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Jones, Kave win council seats

Incumbent Council-person John Jones and newcomer Vic Kave have secured Pacific City Coun-cil seats, according to the final certification of the Nov. 5 general election.

The results, which were finalized Nov. 26, show Jones edging challenger Brice Erickson by just 26 votes, 459 (48.54 percent) to 433 (48.54 percent) for the Position No. 2 race.

Kave secured the No. 4 seat with a 59-vote margin of victory over Leanne Guier, with totals of 477 (53.24 percent) to 419 (46.76 percent), respec-tively.

Guier, who was unable to pull out of the race after

being appointed mayor, had said that if she were to win the election, she wouldn’t take the position but would instead defer to the City Council to appoint a councilmember for Position No. 4. Ap-pointed Councilmember Katie Garberding holds that seat.

In the final results for the City’s two other council races, Stacy May Knudtson defeated Gary Nitschke, 548 votes (61.09 percent) to 349 votes (38.91 percent) for Posi-tion No. 5, and Council President Tren Walker surpassed Ronnie M. Har-ris, 572 (67.77 percent) to 272 (32.23 percent).

Councilmembers begin their four-year terms on Jan. 1.


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Dustin DePiano may not have looked anxious in his first outing as Auburn Mountainview’s girls basketball head coach.

But inside, as his team opened its season with a nonleague home game against Federal Way Tues-day, the first-time head coach's stomach was in knots.

“I think it was at about the three-minute mark and it was still 0-0, and I was just hoping to get the first bucket out of the way,” De-Piano said. “Once that happened then we could start thinking about winning, once we scored.”

Despite that rocky start and a third-quarter run by the Eagles, the Lions held on to deliver DePiano his first-ever win as head coach, cruising to a 66-52 final.

“It feels really good,” he said. “It would have hung over me the rest of the week until Friday if we lost. I didn’t want to make it a big deal, but I’m going to go to bed a happy man tonight.”

Ever since 2006, DePiano has been a fixture on the bench for Auburn Mountainview’s boys and girls basketball team.

After two years as a boys assistant under former coach Jon Price, the 2001 Kentwood graduate switched to the girls program to help long-time Lions coach Chris Carr.

“Once my sister (Sammi DePiano) came in as a freshman, I thought it would be a lot of fun to watch her play and coach her, so I switched over to the girls,” he said.

When Carr announced last season that he was stepping down to become the school's athletic director and dean of students, DePiano began the process of taking over.

“We knew it was going to be Carr’s last year,” he said. “So all of last year I was kind of being groomed for the position. After the season he made it official. It was just a good fit because I had started teaching here as well."

Some coaches may have been intimidated taking over a program with the former coach still in the building.

For DePiano, no problem.“There probably should have

been some intimidation, but there really hasn’t been because (Carr and I) are such good friends,” he said. “I’m really leaning on him. I want him to be around because he’s got a lot more experience than I do. So I’m in his office every day asking him questions. I really don’t feel any pressure from him.

“I think for us this year the lesson I’m getting from him is that we have to play harder than the other

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DePiano era begins for Lion girls hoops

Dustin DePiano takes over the Auburn Mountainview girls basketball program this season from longtime coach Chris Carr. RACheL CiAMPi, Auburn Reporter

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girls basketball team previewsauburn riversideCoach: Derek Pegram, 1st yearLast Season: 2nd place in SPSL North 4A with 13-3 league record. 18-7 overall.Last State appearance: 2011. Three-time state champions (2010, 2008 and 2007)Top returners: Brittni Williams, junior, 5-6, guard; Simona Allen, senior, 5-10, forward; and Rachel Davey, junior, 5-7, guard.Top newcomers: Mckenzi Williams, freshman, guard; and Olivia Denton, freshman, guard.outlook: Last season the Ravens rampaged through the SPSL North 4A with just three losses, two to eventual 3rd place state 4A finisher Mount Rainier and one to Kentwood. The team was fueled by the play of all-league first teamer Shantell Jackson, second teamer Kendall Foster and led by Coach of the Year Tim Nelson.

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team,” he said. “And he was a great motivator. So I’m using the same drills, I’m stealing some of his pregame speeches. Anything to get the girls to play harder than the other team. We’re small. We’re not the most talented team. But we’ll outwork other

teams.”In the past the Lion girls

have had the luxury of height. But with just one six-footer on this year’s roster, the team must rely on its speed to progress through the South Puget Sound League 3A and beyond.

“For me, playing guard growing up, I love run-

ning and getting shots up,” DePiano said. “That’s one of our keys this year — seeing how many shots we can put up a game. It wasn’t that hard transitioning. I would take a couple of 6-foot-2 kids in an instant. But this style fits the team."

DePiano continued:“Our chemistry is our

identity,” he said. “These girls are best friends, on and off the court. The relief I have is we don’t have drama, we get along, everyone is in it for each other. If we do anything, that is going to be why. I feel spoiled with this group. We don’t have the issues that other coaches have to deal with because the girls are just

awesome.”DePiano added that he

has the luxury of being able to learn the finer details of coaching high school athletes with the aid of several estab-lished coaches at Auburn Mountainview.

“We’ve got Glen Walker, who just won a state cham-pionship with baseball, and

Jared Gervais as football coach," he said. "I turn to them. They have this head coaching and teaching thing down. I’ll talk to them about anything. Everybody up here is really great.”

DePiano and the Lions look to go 2-0 on the season at 5 p.m. Friday against Ken-nedy at Auburn Riverside.

This year the Ravens return just three players with significant playing time from last season and have a new head coach in Pegram. “With a first-year coach and four new varsity players, this year’s Ravens are full of youth and excite-ment,” said Pegram. Auburn Riverside plays five of their first six games at home, which will at least let the team gel in friendly environs. “Being in such a deep league, the Ravens hope to come together as the season goes along and fight for a playoff spot.” Look for senior all-SPSL North 4A honorable mentions Allen and Wil-liams to lead the way.

Key Games: The Ravens get an early measure of their season on Dec. 17 when they host Kentwood. After a trip to Juanita for a holiday tournament from Dec. 27-30, Auburn Riverside opens up the new year with a road game against Mount Rainier on Jan. 3.

AuburnCoach: Adam Ladage, 4th year

Last Season: 9th in the SPSL North 4A with a 3-12 record, 5-15 overall

Last State Appearance: 2008, did not place.

Top Returners: Seandalyn Faleagafulu, senior, 5-5, guard.

Top Newcomers: Latrice Johnson, senior, 5-7, guard.

Outlook: The Trojans will look to fourth-year starter and SPSL North 4A honorable mention Faleagafulu to key the team at point guard. Johnson, who started her career at Auburn as a freshman before trans-ferring to Decatur, is back in green and gold to help out. “We play extremely hard and are beginning to understand our roles on the court,” Ladage said. “We are not a very big team in height. We will have to rebound the ball from all five positions. If we can overcome some struggles with a lot of new faces on varsity this year and a lack of experi-ence we could be a dangerous team

and hard to play against.”Key Games: The Trojans close out their regular season this year with tough contests against Kentwood (Feb. 4) and Auburn Riverside (Feb. 6). If Auburn is on the bubble for a playoff spot, these two games against perennial powerhouses could make or break them.

Auburn MountainviewCoach: Dustin DePiano, 1st yearLast Season: 4th in the SPSL 3A with a 7-3 league record, 12-13 overall.Last State Appearance: 2011, 6th place in stateTop Returners: Elli Alfrey, senior, 5-5, guard; Sammi DePiano, senior, 5-5, guard; and Allison Hammer, senior, 5-7, guard.Top Newcomers: Brianna Zarago-za-Jones, sophomore, 5-4, guard.Outlook: Although the team re-turns just three starters – DePiano, Hammer and Alfrey – experience should be a strength for the team,

with eight seniors and a junior back from last year’s varsity roster. First-year head coach Derek DePiano (who has been an assistant with the team the past four years) will look to capitalize on the team’s quickness and athleticism to offset the Lions’ lack of height. “I expect us to compete in a very wide open SPSL 3A,” DePiano said. “I think the league could be won by anyone this year, as I don’t see a team that stands out from the others (including us). The lengthy nonleague schedule will tall a lot about who we and other teams in this league are.”Key Games: The Lions play Jackson in the ShoWare Shootout High School Basketball showcase at 9 a.m. Dec. 21 at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Also on tap for the LIons is a berth in the 23rd annual Surf ‘N Slam San Diego Hoop Classic Dec. 26-31. Auburn Mountainview opens league play at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 7 against state-qualifier Enumclaw. Notable: The Lions were last year’s 3A Girls Basketball Academic State Champions.

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[ hOOpS from page 11 ] Lions earn league honors

Auburn Mountainview senior defender Sophia Wagner was named the South Puget Sound League 3A Defensive Player of the Year.

Wagner, who was also selected to the SPSL 3A first team, helped the Lions to a state berth this season.

Also chosen to the first team was senior forward Viktoriya Vasina and senior midfielder Madi Clarkson.

Junior midfielder Kellcy Emory was picked to the second team and senior midfielder Madison Newell, sernior midfielder Nicole Carter and senior goalkeeper Anastasia Finney were all honorable mentions.

Cischosz named SpSL 3A MVp

Senior Molly Cischosz was named the South Puget Sound League 3A Volleyball MVP this past week.

Cischosz helped lead the Lions to a 3A tourna-ment berth this season, the ninth straight appear-ance for Auburn Mounta-inview volleyball.

Also honored was the Lions’ Nicole Claudon as Coach of the Year.

Senior setter Savana Cappa, senior middle hitter Maya Williamson and junior libero Kaylie Paul were all picked to the league first team.

Senior hitter Delaney Ralph was picked to the SPSL 3A second team and Kiley Lewis earned an honorable mention.


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Auburn Public Schools Foundation open house: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Auburn Performing Arts Center, 206 E St. NE. Foundation shares with the community its progress and plans, as well as an update on the construction of the new Auburn High School. Free. Open to the public. For more information, visit www.auburnpsf.org.

Wreaths Across America Remem-brance Ceremony: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 14, Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent. Public invited to support Green River Composite Squad-ron, Civil Air Patrol, and fellow veterans for Wreaths Across America. For more information, call 253-332-5505 or email [email protected].

Holiday eventsVictorian Farmhouse Christmas at Neely Mansion: Dec. 7-8, Neely Mansion, 12303 Auburn-Black Diamond Road, Au-burn, east of the Highway 18/Auburn-Black Diamond Road exit. Seatings: 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tour the historic Victorian Classic Revival farmhouse, decorated for the holidays, with docents in period dress. Enjoy light refreshments and explore the gift shop while enjoying Christmas carols performed by the Cascade Foothills Chorale. Visit the newly decorated Japanese Room and see recently added ethnic artifacts, reflecting the culture and heritage of the immigrant tenant farmers who rented the property for several decades through the 1970s. Cost is $15 per person. Advance reservations are required. To register, please visit www.neelymansion.org or call 253-850-2777.

Santa Parade and Tree Lighting: 4:30 p.m. Dec. 7, downtown Auburn. A festive and fun children’s parade, followed by community caroling and the lighting of the City Hall Christmas Tree. Parade lineup begins at 4 p.m. on E Street NE. Pre-parade entertainment from 4-4:30 p.m. in front of City Hall, 25 W. Main St. Leashed, licensed and well-behaved pets welcome at the parade and tree lighting.

OTHER DEC. 7 EVENTS

Rockin’ Holiday with the Not-Its: 2 p.m., Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Kids’ rock band. $8 at the door. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation at 253-931-3043 or order online for will-call only pickup at Brown Paper Tickets.

Snack and Craft: 2-4 p.m. Dec. 7, Wash-ington Elementary, 20 E Street NE. Create fun holiday gingerbread houses and orna-ments. Pre-registration is $3-$4 or $5 at the door. 253-931-3043, www.auburnwa.gov

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Santa Breakfast: Seatings at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Dec. 14, Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St., SE. A chance for your little ones to tell Santa exactly what’s on their list. Enjoy a pancake breakfast and entertainment provided by singer/song-writer Eric Ode. Register early. Cost: children

$5, $7, adults $6, $8. For more information, call Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation at 253-931-3043.

Algona Holiday Social: 4-8 p.m. Dec. 14, Filipino American Hall, 103 Sixth Ave. N. The Dickens Carolers performs. Door prizes, entertainment, great food. For more information, call 253-833-2897.

BenefitsAVHS Open House/Holiday Food Drive: Noon-5 p.m. Dec. 7, Auburn Valley Humane Society, 4910 A St. SE. “Black is Back!” is the theme. Any animal that has black on it will be adopted at a 25-percent reduction of the adoption fee. Special drawings every hour, prize raffle baskets, free treats, dog toys and adoption specials. Bring canned Friskies poultry pate cat food, dry Purina Kitten Chow, non-clumping cat litter and small breed dog food. For more in-formation, call 253-249-7849 or visit www.AuburnValleyHS.org

Auburn Mountainview Winter Ba-zaar: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 7, Auburn Moun-tainview High School, 28900 124th Ave. SE, Auburn. More than 70 vendors will be offering original art, crafts, jewelry, quilts, home decorations and other creative works. www.amhsbooster.org

Fourth annual Coat Drive: Dec. 15. Barbers Against Hunger accept-ing new and used coats at two locations: Auburn Valley Barber Shop, 316 E. Main St. (253-939-7262); and Salon Edwards, 29100 Pacific Highway S. (253-941-8845). Donate five coats and enter to win a gift certificate. For more information, visit Facebook @ Barbersagainst Hunger.

The Bus Barn Bonanza: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 7. Held on the first Saturday of every month, February to June, October to De-cember, Auburn School District Transporta-tion Yard, 615 15th St. SW. Featuring arts and crafts from local artists and business people. Free to the public. A $10 vendor fee supports the Auburn High School seniors scholarship fund. For more information, contact Janie Bartro at 253-227-7789, or visit www.busbarnbonanza.com.

HealthCascade Regional Blood Center drives: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Dec. 6, Gordon Trucking/Valley Freightliner, 151 Stewart Road SW, Pacific; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7, Albertsons, 4010 A St. SE; 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 17-18, Auburn Riverside High School,501 Oravetz Road; For more information, call 1-877-242-5663 or visit www.crbs.net/home.

Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. Dec. 19, City Hall, council chamber, 25 W. Main St.; 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. Dec. 27, MultiCare Auburn Medial Center, mobile At 2nd Street en-trance, Plaza 1, 202 N. Division St. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.

Living Tobacco-free Weekly Free Sup-port Group: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, second floor, Heart Care Center classroom, 202 N. Division

St. Free one-hour weekly support group meeting open to adults and teens wanting to quit tobacco, newly quit, struggling with relapse or helping a friend quit tobacco. For more info, contact Heidi Henson at 253-223-7538 or [email protected].

Southeast King County Parkinson’s Disease support group: Meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 10:30 a.m., St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave. SE, Covington. Group’s monthly lunches are on the first Tuesday of the month at the Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE, Auburn. For more information, contact Stephanie Lawson at 206-579-5206.

Gamblers Anonymous: For meeting times and locations, call toll free the Gam-blers Anonymous Hotline 1-855-222-5542. Visit www.gawashington.org or www.gamblersanonymous.org for additional information.

RecyclingHoliday Styrofoam Recycling Collec-tion Event: Daylight hours, Dec. 30- Jan. 6, south parking lot, 12th Street South-east and J Street Southeast of Les Gove Park. Free. Collection carts located in the northwest corner of the parking lot near the (free) used cooking oil collection container. Resident can access the collection site during daylight hours. For more information and guidelines visit www.auburnwa.gov/solidwaste and click on “Upcoming Events” on the menu to the left.

Volunteers Auburn Valley Humane Society: 6-8 p.m., fourth Wednesdays of the month; 10 a.m.-noon, fourth Saturdays of the month, VRFA Community Room, 1101 D St. NE, Auburn. Volunteer orientation and trainings. Stop by the shelter to pick up a volunteer application or download one from www.auburnvalleyhs.org and bring it to the orientation. You may register to attend anyone of the sessions in the future by emailing [email protected]. For more information, call 253-249-7849 or visit www.auburnvalleyhs.org.

Faith Blue Christmas Service: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 15, Auburn Adventist Academy Church, 5010 Auburn Way S. Free. For more informa-tion: Chaplain Jay Coon, 253-653-9880, [email protected].

Clubs Striped Water Poets: Meets every Tuesday, 7- 9 p.m., at Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main St. A roundtable critique and welcoming of new poets.

Auburn Noon Lions: Meets Tuesdays, noon, at the Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec Department, Les Gove Park, 910 Ninth St. SE. Meets at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Rainbow Cafe, 112 E. Main St.

Rotary Club of Auburn: Meets noon,

Wednesdays, Auburn Golf Course, banquet room, 29630 Green River Road SE. Guests are welcome. For more information, visit www.auburnrotary.org.

Auburn Morning Toastmasters: Meets every Thursday morning, 6:30-7:30, Auburn Chamber of Commerce, 108 S. Division, Suite B. Learn the fine art of communication and public speaking in a friendly supportive atmosphere. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 253-735-1751 or visit www.toastmasters.org.

Auburn Green River Valley Prospect-ing Club: Meets 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, The River Estates Community Center, 3611 I St. NE, Auburn. Club promotes recreational prospecting, camaraderie and education with members, local organizations and youth groups throughout the Puget Sound Region. Affiliated chapter of The Gold Prospectors Association of America. Offers places for individuals and families to go to prospect, local support, free information services. Membership is free and open to anyone who is interested in prospecting for gold or other precious minerals, metal detecting or rock hounding. For more information, call 253 833-2255 or visit pnwgpaa.com/Washington/Auburn/Calendar.

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Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.

An Inspirational Christmas with Elvis: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13, 14. Danny Vernon creates a show that holds the excitement of the King on stage throughout various stages in his career. Marcia Ann-Margret and the DeVilles join Elvis. Tickets: $20 regular; $18 students, seniors.

Christmas with the Gothard Sisters: 2 p.m. Dec. 15. Dynamic all-female Irish music and dance group from the Pacific Northwest, USA. The performance is sold out.

Almost Live/206 Comedy Blowout: 8-10:20 p.m. Dec. 28. John Keister, Pat Cash-man, Michelle Westford and Brooks McBeth burn the Auburn Theater down with the biggest comedy show of the year. Tickets: $20. Order: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/509877

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APAC, 206 E St. NE, Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www.brown-papertickets.com.

Red, White and Blue Holiday Concert: 2 p.m. Dec. 8. An annual holiday favorite. Enjoy patriotic and holiday music performed by the 133rd Army Band of the Washington National Guard. Tickets are free but required for admission and will be available for pick-up beginning Nov. 1 at the Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation Administration Building, 910 Ninth St. SE. Limit six per family.

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Jazz series:: 6-9 p.m., Saturdays, Auburn Wine and Caviar Company, 2402 A St. SE, Auburn. Saxophone and flute master Mark Lewis performs each week with a different

featured guest musician – or two – from around the region. No cover. For more information, call 253-887-8530.

“Inspecting Carol”: 8 p.m. Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14; 2 p.m. Dec. 14, 15, The Little Theatre at Thomas Jefferson High School, 4248 S. 288th St. Auburn. Almost broke, Soapbox Theatre Company is struggling to mount its annual cash cow, “A Christmas Carol.” A young actor is mistaken for an inspector from the National Endowment for the Arts, resulting in the most hilarious, disastrous Christmas carol ever. Tickets: $8-$10. For more information, contact Holly Rose at 206-865-2638, [email protected] or www.rosebudctc.org.

“Scrooge the Musical”: 7 p.m. Dec. 13, 14, 20, 21; 3 p.m. Dec. 14, 15, 21, Perform-ing Arts Building, Green River Community College, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Heavi-er Than Air Family Theatre performs classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation into a new man through his night of ghostly visits, only with a melodic, musical twist. Tickets: $10 advance, $12 at the door. To order tickets or obtain more information, visit www.heavierthanair.com.

“Home for the Holidays” Concert: 3-5:30 p.m. Dec. 14, First Evangelical Pres-byterian Church, 19800 108th Ave. SE, Kent. Holiday concert presented by Rainier Youth Choirs, a community choral music education and performance program for young sing-ers. Bring nonperishable food items for the Kent Food Bank and be entered in a drawing for a basket full of fun. Cost: $10-$15. For more information, call 253-347-0180 or visit www.rainieryouthchoirs.org.

Auburn Moumtainview High School Bands Winter Concert and Dessert Social: 7 p.m. Dec. 19, Auburn Mounta-inview High School Commons, 28900 SE 124th Ave. Jazz ensemble will entertain during dessert potluck/social. The evening continues with performances by select ensembles, followed by the winter concert program of the AMHS Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. Visit RoarOfTheLions.org for more information.

New Year’s Eve Gala: 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Dec. 31, Neuwaukum Grange Hall, 38402 180th Ave. SE, Auburn. Featuring live music by Vegas musician Sammy Steele. Cost: $30 per adult. Available at www.neuwaukum-grange.com. Admission includes gourmet appetizers, complimentary champagne toast, dancing and a night of festivities. Elegant cocktail attire preferred. For more information, call 253-640-3345, email [email protected] or visit www.neuwaukumgrange.com

Poetry at The Station Bistro: 7-10 p.m., first Wednesdays of each month, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. Poets featured at the open mic venue. Presented by The Station Bistro, the Northwest Renaissance, Auburn Striped Water Poets. Open to poets of every age and skill level. For more information, contact [email protected].

Zola’s Cafe: Live music every Friday, 7-9 p.m., 402 E. Main St., Suite 120. Open mic on the last Wednesday of the month. For information, contact Sonia Kessler at the cafe at 253-333-9652.

DanceChildren’s Dance Theater Open House: Visit www.auburnchildrens-dancetheater.com or call 253-887-8937 for program information. Located at 122 W.

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Auburn Dance Academy: Visit www.auburndanceacademy.com or call 253-833-1891 for program information. The academy is located at 1811 Howard Road, Suite 100.

Auburn Dance & Music Center: Visit www.auburndancecenter.com or call 253-833-6773 for program information. The center is at 306 Auburn Ave.

Surrendered School of the Arts: Visit www.surrenderedschool.com or call 253-474-4881 for program information. Classes are on Tuesdays at Lifegate Auburn Foursquare Church, 307 E. Main St.

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Located at 918 H St. SE, Auburn. Regular 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 tickets and event information.

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GalleriesAuburn City Hall: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Admission is free. 253-931-3043 or www.auburnwa.gov.

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