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Lyla Van Erem, 3, learned how to work a fi re hose from Firefi ghter Steve Galassi Saturday at the Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Open House at Fire Station No. 81. The event included food, plenty of activities for all ages, the King County Sheriff ’s Offi ce helicopter, an Airlift Northwest chopper and fi re trucks. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter

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BY ERIC MANDEL

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Watch out for fl ying cows, Covington.

Th e southern fast food chain Chick-fi l-A, known for its fried chicken sandwiches, popular ad campaign of enlightened cows pleading for humans to “Eat Mor Chikin” and controversial stance on same-sex mar-riage, is consider-ing a location in Covington.

Th e res-taurant has a diehard following of fried poultry lov-ers, with more than 1,800 stores in 40 states around the country. Washington has been Chick-fi l-A free since the branch at Western Washington University in Bellingham closed in mid-2011, but the company recently announced three new stores

Chick-fil-A looking at Covington location

BY DENNIS BOX

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Th e Tahoma School District cleared one more hurdle in the process of building a new high school.

Th e King County Council Budget and Fiscal Manage-ment Committee unanimously sent a recom-mendation to the County Council to pass an ordinance authorizing the sale of a part of the Summit Pit or Donut Hole property to the school district.

Th e ordinance would sell 35 of the 156 acres of the county property to the school district for a new high school, athletic fi elds

Tahoma High land sale gets ‘do pass’

BY ERIC MANDEL

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A house fi re is considered high risk and high frequency in the fi re department world. Th ere’s a science and familiarity with the scenes that give fi refi ghters a calm during the chaos.

Trench rescues are a diff erent story.

Th ere are roughly 100 deaths from trench rescues in the US each year, according to Capt. Kyle Ohashi with the Kent Fire Depart-ment Regional Fire Authority. Th e relatively low number classifi es the rescues as “high risk, low frequency” occurrences. But the rarity of the event adds to the danger. A trench rescue call will really make a fi refi ghter sweat.

“Th ese things are much less predictable,” said Ohashi, watch-ing on as members of the South King County Fire Training Consortium held a trench rescue training on Sept. 10.

Upwards of 100 fi refi ght-ers from the consortium were trained, including members if the Maple Valley and Kent depart-ments, from Sept. 9-12.

Trench rescues are complex, and involve constructing support panels, checking for underground gasses and pressurizing cylinders. Much of the training is based on learning to enter a trench safely.

While coworkers and family might react to a collapsed ditch scenario by diving in aft er a victim, this type of action usually snowballs towards additional

problems. Firefi ghters are trained to take the more cautious and safe route.

“You follow the rules and reduce the chance of injuries and death,” Ohashi said. “We either do it right or don’t do it at all.”

Live trench training is an an-nual requirement and is diff erent than the work done during the deadly Oso mudslide in March. In Oso, rescue personnel could mainly only scour through the muddy wreckage for bodies. Th e trench scenario simulated a worker trapped by a 2,000 pound section of pipe in a 9-foot deep trench. Among other things, the technical rescue fi refi ghters prac-ticed reinforcing the sides of the trench and lift ing the pipe to free the worker.

Th e Consortium trains in mul-tiple specialized areas, including swift water rescue, high angle rope rescue and structural collapse.

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Firefighters learn the ins and outs of trench rescue

Members of the South King County Fire Training Consortium entered and secured a trench on Sept. 10 during rescue training in Maple Valley. ERIC MANDEL, The Reporter

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and some parking lots.Th e legislation was introduced

by King County Councilman Reagan Dunn who represents the school district and Maple Valley area on the council.

“Th is legislation is one step closer to fi nal action by the County Council,” Dunn said in a release. “Once passed, it will help pave the way to fulfi lling the will of the voters in the Tahoma School District to begin construc-tion of a much needed new high school. I will continue to work with my colleagues on the council to ensure its timely passage.”

Th e ordinance is expected to move to the full council for con-sideration at the Sept. 29 meeting.

Kevin Patterson, spokesman for the Tahoma School District, said the ordinance and sale of the property is, “the linchpin so we

can proceed and stay on sched-ule.”

Along with the 35 acres the county owns, the school district is in the process of negotiating with Maple Valley to purchase

20 acres owned by the city adja-cent to Donut Hole. Th e district would build joint-use athletic fi elds and more parking.

According to Patterson there is room for student parking on

the 35 acres, but the additional 20 acres would be used for faculty and visitor parking and a bus loop drop-off .

Patterson said the plan is to have the property purchases

completed no later than the end of the year and break ground in the spring.

“We greatly appreciate the com-mittee’s action today to move the proposed property sale forward to the full council,” Tahoma School District Superintendent Rob Mor-row said in the county release. “Th e new high school at Summit Pit is critical to the district’s ability to provide needed student capac-ity and to do so in a central loca-tion desired by our community.”

Morrow said he hopes the county sale can be competed by mid-November.

Th e district would utilize district funds and a contribution from the state of Washington to meet the $9 million purchase price.

Th e price tag for the 20 acres of city property has not been released.

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would be opening next spring in Bellevue, Lynnwood and Tacoma.Kim Hardcastle, who works for Chick-fi l-A’s public relations fi rm, said the company

is always evaluating potential new locations.“We would very much like to become a member of more communities in the Puget

Sound area, including Covington,” she wrote in an email. “However, at this time, we are only able to confi rm three locations planned for 2015 in Bellevue, Lynnwood and Tacoma.”

A Chick-fi l-A representative met with city staff for pre-application on Aug. 27 to look at an existing fast food restaurant site on Southeast 272nd Street, which has a lease expiring in October, to go through a checklist of codes that include sewer and water requirements and zoning.

Salina Lyons, Covington’s Principal Planner, said this is “absolutely early on” in the process. Lyons said the company will decide if the site could work for them before they’d offi cially submit a business application.

“Th at could be six to eight months from now, or three months or a year from now,” she said. “We’re here to provide information to them (so) they can make decisions.”

In 2012, Chick-fi l-A president Dan Cathy publicly stated his opposition to gay mar-

riage following reports that the restaurants had donated to charities that promote tra-ditional marriage. Th is led to anti Chick-fi l-A petitions, boycotts and protests around the country. In opposition, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee created a Chick-fi l-A Appreciation Day, which reportedly led to record-breaking sales for the company.

Controversial or not, Lyons said it is not the city’s job to vet applicants.“Th e city doesn’t pick and choose who goes where,” she said. “...If they meet the

code, they meet the code.”In other fast food news, construction is underway for a new Wendy’s restaurant

at the previous site of the 76 gas station along Kent-Kengley Road, across from Fred Meyer. Lyons told Th e Reporter in May that demolition of the gas station was expect-ed to start in June. She did know why demolition was delayed.

“Th at’s all on Wendy’s side,” she said. “Th e permits have been waiting. It’s their con-struction sequencing that drives it.”

Reach Senior Reporter Eric Mandel at [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054. To comment on this story go to www.covingtonreporter.com.

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Around 10:30 Saturday morning, my husband and I decided to go run a couple errands. OK, we were actually escaping from the teen girls who had descended on our house the night before. My youngest daughter had her 17th birthday party, which usually includes a sleepover with several of her closest friends.

For the most part, teen parties are pretty simple. No goodie bags to send home with the party-goers, no party games required, just throw food at them and they’re good to go.

But it’s a lot of teen for an adult psyche to handle. They aren’t problem children, but there are excessive amounts of squealing, laugh-ing and general silliness. But aside from the food preparation, it doesn’t require a lot of work.

I make the food, set it on the table, announce its readiness and get out of the way. After din-ner, I set out a spread of everything any teen girl would want on her ice cream sundae, then flattened myself against the wall as the stampede of teenage girls rumbled in like a herd of bulls in

Spain.Later we all sat outside and enjoyed the ambi-

ance a nighttime campfire affords for about 10 minutes, until the kids drug out all the spare blankets from the house to the yard so they could star gaze.

As they all lay lined up next to each other with their faces pointed toward the sky, star gazing seemed a relative experience. Their cell phones and iPods were held in front of their faces, arms extended from their horizontal position, block-ing the stars at which they claimed to be gazing

as they attempted to down-loaded “apps” onto their devices that told them what they were looking at.

Saturday morning I made pancakes, set out strawberries I prepared earlier in the week, whipped cream, syrup and peanut butter. My husband and I surreptitiously ate before I let the girls know breakfast was

ready. It felt like the morning we got married and snuck off to a coffee shop for a bit of time alone before anyone missed us and the day’s activities began.

After I fed them, I gathered up all the socks, shoes, cell phones and other items they shed as they moved through the house. I picked up the bedding, threw the star-gazing blankets in the wash, put the computer/craft room back in

order, unloaded and loaded the dishwasher for the third time, scrubbed a few pans, then found myself with nothing to do and no physical place to be because teenagers are everywhere.

So we left. It is truly the biggest advantage of having teenage birthday parties, we can leave them alone; as long as you trust them not to destroy the house while you’re gone.

We sat and ate inside a fast food restaurant, went to Home Depot and yes, preferred dis-agreeing over the best way to handle domestic repairs instead of being home. On the way back we stopped at every yard sale we happened across; all to avoid being at the house with a crowd of teenagers which seemed to get bigger with each meal tossed at them.

Even though I knew it would be over sooner than later, it was still difficult to return home, realizing they may not be gone yet. They weren’t, so I hid out in my bedroom until it seemed like a good time to suggest the party wrap up.

And just as quickly as they came, they were gone, my daughter driving them all home. No, there is nothing like a teen birthday party, or escaping from one.

Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Covington. You can also read more of her writing and her daily blog on her websiteliving-withgleigh.com or on Facebook at “Living with Gleigh.”

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Two members of the Rock Creek Select 14U team in Ravensdale were selected to participate in

the USA-NTIS Showcase in Cary, North Carolina.

After tryouts in Washington, Hunter Jenkins and Austin

Ohland joined Team Northwest, which represented the Pacific Northwest, according to Dave

Smart with Rock Creek.Smart said Jenkins played first

base, third base and catcher, while batting .500 for the

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THE CELLULAR CONNECTION TO OPEN FIRST STORE IN MAPLE VALLEYA grand opening celebration for the Cellular Connection in Maple Valley will be held Friday, Sept. 19.

Cellular Connection, which describes itself as the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S., will open its first store in Maple Valley on Kent Kangley Road in the Walgreens Plaza.

The store features TCC’s “Rockstar” layout, with the back half of the retailer being a lounge area with couches and chairs.

A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at noon and the store said it will give away gift bags to the first 25 guests who attend.

Seattle Sea Gals, the cheerleaders for the Seahawks, will

be on-site from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. to sign autographs, mingle and take photos with guests. The store will also make a charitable donation to Maple Valley Food Bank.

SHERIFF’S OFFICE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 911 CITIZEN’S ACADEMYApplications are now being accepted for residents who want to learn about the internal workings of the 911 emergency dispatch center at the King County Sheriff’s Office’s upcoming 911 Citizen’s Academy. It will be held at the Regional Communications Center, located at 3511 NE 2nd Street in Renton, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27.

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I fi gured it was just one of those classic jew-eler jokes.

Th e ring specialist, an older, gentle looking man, had emerged from the back room and sat down in front of me.

“Sorry I’ve been back there so long,” he said, matter-of-factly. “Th e stone popped out of the setting and now I can’t fi nd it.”

I smile and laugh. He is too calm to be serious. Th ough he is sweating rather profusely.

“Wait, are you serious?” I ask, my smile slipping.

“Oh yeah, it just popped out,” he replied. “I’m sure it will show up though. Couldn’t have gone too far.”

Th is was not the news I’d wanted to hear.My easygoing, moderately paced engagement

plan had already taken an unexpected turn. My hopefully-future-fi ance, Laura, had recently been notifi ed that she’d be deployed to Africa to help with the Ebola outbreak (a diff erent story for a diff erent time). Th at left me with fi ve days to complete my multi-month fi nd-the-absolute-ly-perfect ring process before she left . Assuming, of course, my twilight blue Montana sapphire surfaced from this apparent gemstone Bermuda Triangle.

I don’t mention the specifi c sapphire I eventu-ally proposed with to brag — mainly because it wasn’t that expensive. But, I must admit, I’ve be-come relatively profi cient in the jewelry depart-ment over the last four or fi ve months.

My good friend’s mom is a jeweler in Pennsyl-vania and she’s always been brilliant when pick-ing out necklaces, earrings and charms for Laura in the past. I’d planned to lean on her. A lot. Too

much. Actually, I’d hoped she’d just immediately send me Laura’s ideal ring without me having to do anything.

I quickly discovered that isn’t how engagement ring shopping works.

I’d worked at a jewelry store in high school, but never actually internalized any of the infor-mation. Aft er months of stressing over rose gold vs. white gold, and half bezels and princess cuts, I felt that I’d mastered the bling basics.

Knowing that Laura wanted something a bit understated, I asked her how big a diamond is too big.

“Oh, I don’t want a diamond at all,” she told me.

Apparently, Laura read an article about De Beers and the billion dollar marketing scam they’d managed to pull on the world. She may have told me these feelings before, but I thought they were simply a reaction to reading the ar-

ticle. Turns out they were a steadfast belief.Just my luck, the girl of my dreams doesn’t

want me spending thousands of dollars on a diamond. Well, seriously, though. Th at meant starting over.

I eventually re-started the process and ordered a few separated pieces, hoping to mix and match for a winner. Th ey arrived in the mail alongside the news of Laura’s deployment.

Decisions are not my forte, but this made the choice easy: Put the pieces I had together as fast as possible.

Th us, as the Seattle jeweler explained pricing and possibilities to me, disregarding the fact that my center stone was nowhere to be found, a lady rushed through the door with my blue baby in her hand. She’d found it laying in the far corner.

Th e jeweler grabbed the stone and made an audible sigh of relief. Th en he looked up at me and quipped, “Hey, at least we know it rolls well.”

A new book by John Dean digs deeper into the machinations that felled an American president 40 years ago and left an imprint on the practice of politics today.

Dean traces the political scandal from the Watergate offi ce-building break-in to Richard M. Nixon’s resignation with the aid of 600 secretly re-corded conversations that had previously only been listened to by those at the National Archives.

Dean got them transcribed for “Th e Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It,” arguably the most complete narrative. It tells how a smart, savvy man with a proven history of political resilience let a bungled burglary destroy his presidency.

“People in Washington (D.C.) throw Watergate around and really don’t have a clue about it,” Dean said in a phone interview. He was the White House law-yer whose Senate testimony helped force

out Nixon. “Th is will tell them. It fi lls the gaps. To me, there is no unanswered question about Watergate.”

For some there is still one gap — who’s responsible for erasing 18 and one-half minutes of conversation between Nixon and H.R. “Bob” Haldeman three days aft er the break-in.

Dean off ers a short list of suspects. But at this point it doesn’t seem necessary because the subject matter is crystal clear, given all the conversations those two would have in the ensuing months.

“I have concluded that, in the end, while there is no absolute proof about who did it, there really is no mystery at all about what was erased,” Dean writes in the book. “And then who did it is not as important as what was erased.”

Dean’s hands aren’t clean, and in May 1973 he informed Nixon of cascading events which threatened to envelop the president in a political crisis.

His reward? Nixon began trying to lay the blame on Dean and use his counsel as a shield against the unceasing bom-bardment of revelations that eventually collapsed his presidency.

Dean knew Nixon’s motives then and had them reconfi rmed by what he heard on the additional tapes. Th ere’s no anger.

“Not at all,” he said. “I know how the story ended. I just let the tapes tell the tale.”

D I D Y O U K N O W ? : A 2013 Jewelers of America report found that couples spent an average of $4,000 on engagement rings in 2012. The average was more than $5,300 in 2006.

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Regular readers of this column have learned during the past three weeks about Robert Gates’ views of gov-ernment gleaned from his recent book, “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War.” Being something of an optimist, I found inspiration and hope for this country from a man, who, as secretary of defense, was able to wage simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and at the same time successfully battle Congress and the Pentagon to at least partial victory over politics and parochial bureaucracy to the benefi t of America’s soldiers who were fi ghting and dy-ing for their country.

Because of these columns a friend gave me a book to read called “America’s Stolen Narrative” by Robert Parry. Parry is an award-winning investigative journal-ist who has written for both the Associated Press and Newsweek during his 35-year career. His book reframes recent American history from Nixon to the present.

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All subjects in the police blotter are presumed inno-cent until proven guilty in a court of law.

LARCENY• Shoplift ing was reported at 8:35 p.m. on Sept. 14

at Walmart, 17432 SE 270th Place.• Approximately $10,000 worth of jewelry was re-

ported stolen at 7:36 p.m. on Sept. 13 from a for sale home on the 26200 block of 171st Place Southeast during an “open house.”

• A shoplift ing charge was reported at 5:48 p.m. on Sept. 13 at Walmart, 17432 SE 270th Place.

• A commercial burglary was reported at 11:20 a.m. on Sept. 13 at Maple Valley Towing Inc., 23829 SE 264th St.

• Shoplift ing of clothes was reported at 7:38 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Walmart, 17432 SE 270th Place.

• Shoplift ing was reported at 4:41 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Home Depot, 27027 185th Ave. SE.

• Police received a report at 1:10 p.m. on Sept. 12 that an individual left the Safeway gas station, 26916 Maple Valley Black Diamond Road SE, with the fuel pump hose still in the vehicle. Th e individual stopped and provided info but never followed up with payment, police said.

• A robbery was reported at 12:58 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Home Depot, 27027 185th Ave. SE. Police said the shoplift er bit security while trying to escape.

• Shoplift ing by an adult female was reported at 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 at Walmart, 17432 SE 270th Place.

• Two instances of shoplift ing and a stolen cell phone were reported at 1:22 p.m. on Sept. 11 at Walmart, 17432 SE 270th Place.

• A residential burglary was reported at 9:24 a.m. on Sept. 11 of a home under construction on the 27400 block of 239th Place Southeast.

• Mail theft was reported at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 9 at a mailbox on the 18300 block of Southeast 263rd

Place.• A commercial burglary was reported at 3:48 a.m.

on Sept. 9 at the Fred Meyer, 16735 SE 272nd St., fuel kiosk.

• A shoplift ing arrest was reported at 10:40 p.m. on Sept. 8 at Walmart, 17432 SE 270th Place.

• An iPad was reported stolen at 7:19 p.m. on Sept. 8 aft er it was left in the Red Robin, 27193 185th Ave. SE, bathroom.

• Police reported at 6:45 p.m. on Sept. 8 that two individuals were booked for shoplift ing at Kohl’s, 17002 SE 270th Place.

• A mail theft was reported at 5:42 p.m. on Sept. 8 from a roadside residential mailbox on the 21600 block of Southeast 266th Place.

• A wallet was reported stolen at 4:59 p.m. on Sept. 8 at Chevron, 27021 216th Ave. SE, aft er the victim left his wallet on top of his car.

• A Mountain bike was reported stolen at 3:45 p.m. on Sept. 8 from in front of the 76 gas station, 17624 SSE 272nd St.

• A laptop and golf bag were reported stolen at 7:51 a.m. on Sept. 8 from a vehicle parked in a driveway on the 18300 block of Southeast 247th Street.

• A bike was reported stolen at 1:15 a.m. on Sept. 8 from outside of Four Corners Bar & Grill, 26905 Maple Valley Black Diamond Road SE.

VANDALISM

• Police received a report at 11:46 a.m. on Sept. 15 that were scratches profanity written in lipstick on the hood of a car parked in the MultiCare Coving-ton Medical Center, 17700 SE 272nd St., parking lot.

• Vandalism was reported at 3:49 p.m. on Sept. 14 when a known subject broke an apartment window on the 21900 block of Southeast Wax Road.

• Police received a vandalism report at 3:15 p.m. on Sept. 14 when a vehicle parked at Lake Wilder-ness Park, 22520 224th Ave. SE, had its window broken.

• Vandalism was reported at 2:38 p.m. on Sept. 9 at the Four Corners Shopping Center, 26901 state Route 169.

CHILD ABUSE• Police received a report from a 10-year-old boy

living on the 26000 block of 222nd Ave. that his fa-ther hit him in the head with an open hand numer-ous times.

ASSAULT• Police received an assault report at 7:25 p.m. on

Sept 12 on the 26400 block of 198th Court South-east.

• Police received a report at 4:31 p.m. on Sept. 10 that a pregnant female was assaulted by her boy-friend.

• Fourth-degree assault was reported at 10:25 a.m. on Sept. 9. Police said a disagreement between juve-niles turned physical on a city sidewalk at Southeast 272nd Street and Southeast Wax Road, resulting in trauma to the head and face.

DRIVING• A DUI arrest was reported at 2:20 a.m. on Sept.

14 aft er police stopped an individual for numerous lane violations on the 20400 block of Kent Kangley Road.

• A DUI arrest was reported at 1:40 a.m. on Sept. 11 at Southeast 231st Street and state Route 169.

• A driver was booked for driving with a suspend-ed license at 1:34 a.m. on Sept. 11 following a traffi c stop at state Route 516 and state Route 169.

• A hit and run was reported at 6:07 p.m. on Sept. 10. Police said the unknown driver of a yellow/green short bus knocked over a stop sign while turning right onto Southeast 272nd Street and fl ed the loca-tion.

• Police reported a DUI at 1:12 a.m. on Sept. 2 aft er making a stop for reckless driving on the 24800 block of Witte Road. Police said the individual was driving 84 mph in a 35 mph zone.

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The second drive is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 21 running from 3-7 p.m. at the Covington Safeway, 17023 SE 272nd St.

With the new school year and fall season under way, it is important to know information regarding the safety of the young players.

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The beginning of the school year is a good time to review your 2014 fit-ness goals and reset posi-tive routines for yourself and family. This month we invite you to consider moving from a seasonal approach to health and fitness and consider adopting a long-term view. Specifically, what do you want to be physically capable of doing in the next five to 10 years?

The benefit of this per-spective is that it acknowl-edges that the pursuit of health and fitness is a life-long journey.

This perspective was reinforced when my wife and I were driving to the Washington State Fair last week and my normally bubbly wife, Cathy, sol-

emnly declared that “she only had 15 Fairs left.” I was a little surprised by her comment and asked to hear why. Cathy shared that next year she turns 50 and, since we attend the fair about every other year, Cathy thought that while she will always have the desire to attend the fair, she might not have the energy or mobility needed to enjoy strolling up and down the halls of “Modern Living” or see-ing the latest 4-H display in the dairy barn. (Truly, she really does get a kick out of those displays!)

Our conversation then turned to what simple activities we could do togeth-er now in order to increase our future opportunities to eat scones and purchase mops we don’t need when we are 80 years old.

Stephanie and I would like to encourage you to view your health and wellness in much the same way; an opportunity now to use an important future goal to motive your physical activity. Asking yourself, “What do I want my quality of life to be in five years, 10 years or 20 years?” may provide the motivation you need to give yourself permission to make your health and wellness a priority now.

We have met several clients who do not make their health and wellness

a priority until a cata-strophic illness or injury diminishes their physical capabilities and quality of life.

Change starts with something new and mak-ing a commitment to be healthy in later years can be the motivation to strive for daily physical activity.

In establishing your healthy habits, consider these tips:

1. Keep it simple. It’s dif-ficult to change too many things at once. Focus on goals that are realistic. If you never exercise, five days a week may be a stretch, but a goal to walk twice a week would be easier to achieve.

2. Recruit a support team. We recommend recruiting a buddy, a mentor and a cheerlead-er. This can be the same person but three different people is ideal. It’s easy

to find a friend, fam-ily member or colleague with similar goals to be a buddy. A mentor is some-one you could go to for advice, perhaps someone who has made the changes you hope to make. Your cheerleader is just that, someone who will cel-ebrate your accomplish-ments with you. Family can often play many of these roles.

3. Think about your goals, write them down and visualize what it will be like to achieve them.

4. There will always be things in life that inter-fere with your goals to be healthier, faster or stronger. It’s OK to get off track as long as you don’t get derailed. Think about what you will do to get back on track before life gets in the way.

5. Finally, think about what you can contribute

to your family, your work-place, your community as a healthier, more vibrant you. Discuss your goals with your family and friends and ask them why it’s important. Talking about the benefits of a healthier lifestyle helps everyone build a deeper commitment to the pro-cess.

Best wishes for your continued success and have a “fair” day!

Stephanie Norton-Bredl is the associate executive director at the Auburn Valley YMCA and may be contacted at snorton-bredl@seat tleymca .org. Bruce deJong is a group exercise instructor at the Auburn Valley YMCA and may be contacted at [email protected].

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Th e middle of September marks the start of the fall gardening season but you also need to keep spring blooms in mind. Rhododendrons and azaleas are making fl ower bud this month so keep them watered for maximum spring bloom. Hydrangeas are also making fl owers for next summer so avoid cut-ting back your hydrangeas in the fall.

September is also the perfect time of year to dig and divide all types of iris. Don’t be afraid to lift the clumps right out of the ground and snip off the foli-age, leaving just a few inches of leaf.

Use a sharp knife to separate the rhizomes and toss out the oldest, middle section of the roots. Replant these iris roots but don’t bury the rhizomes too deep – they should be just below the surface of the soil. Any iris plants that have failed to bloom will have a fresh outlook on life aft er division and will reward you with renewed vigor in the spring. Dividing in September is good for all types of iris, the bearded, the spe-cies and the Pacifi c Coast iris.

Here are the top three shrubs stopping traffi c in local gardens – you can fi nd them at local nurseries this month and, once planted, they will give you years of color each autumn when the rest of your plants are growing faded and summer weary.

ROSE OF SHARON (HARDY HIBISCUS)Th ere are a bunch of new varieties of this old-fashioned

shrub but the best behaved with eye-catching blooms in my garden is a reliable Rose of Sharon variety called “He-lene” with snow white blooms accented with a deep red eye. Drought and cold resistant, this shrub gives a tropical

look to any garden and can be grown in a large pot as a patio plant. Th e naked truth is that the Hibis-cus syriacua varieties lose their foliage early in the fall and don’t grow new leaves until late spring. Th is means you are left with a leafl ess shrub at least six months of the year. My solution is to use the woody frame as a support for spring fl owering vines. Clematis makes a great partner for many shrubs but is an especially useful vine for draping through a naked hibiscus. Look for hardy hibiscus

in shades of purple and lavender blue as well as hybrids with double and huge single blooms. Don’t prune the Rose of Sharon hibiscus shrub in the fall – it is a bit cold sensi-tive and prefers never to be pruned. If you must shape it up just remove any awkward branches in late spring aft er all danger of frost has passed.

SMOKE TREES (COTINUS COGGYGRIA)Th e “Royal Purple” smoke tree is the most common vari-

ety but the lime green foliage of the “Golden Spirit” smoke tree will also add a pop of color to a sunny garden bed. Th e name smoke tree refers to the dry panicles or seed heads that arise from the plant in late summer and look a bit like puff s of smoke emerging from the leaves. Th is is the perfect

plant for dry soil, rocky soil or areas where you do not want to irrigate. If left unpruned the smoke tree will grow into a small but rather boxy looking tree. You can also keep this shrub compact by cutting it to the ground every spring. In England the smoke tree is used in perennial borders as a backdrop for summer fl owers, especially in the back of the border where it might never get water. Add more drama without more drinking to your smoke tree by underplant-ing it with silver foliage plants LIKE lamb’s ear, dusty miller or lavender. Another tidy option is to pile gray stones around the base of this sun loving plant as a weed block.

ORNAMENTAL PURPLE-LEAF GRAPE (VITIS VINIVERA ‘PURPUREA’)

Th is magnifi cent vine is worth searching for at local nurseries as the eye-popping color from the deep purple leaves begins in August and continues until frost. Th e small grapes themselves are not edible but the foliage and good manners of this vine makes up for the weak and random production of sour-tasting fruit. Train this vine to grow up the trunk of a white birch tree or to festoon an old stump or garden shed. Th e rich color comes when you most need it in the early autumn garden. In my garden I grow the ornamental grape vine in a mostly shaded site but it really prefers full sun for the most intense leaf color. You can cut this vine almost to the ground in early spring or let it reach for the sky and scramble through your entire garden. Ornamental purple leaf grape vines are breathtakingly beautiful when planted with purple asters and the dusky

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Parry’s theme is that Nixon, Reagan, both the Bushes and Robert Gates helped to undermine the political system in a series of what he calls “October Surprises” to swing the vote from Democratic candidates to Repub-licans just before the general elections in November. When I picked up the book, I was leery about a Demo-cratic tar and feathering of men I greatly respected as public servants: George H.W. Bush and Robert Gates. To my chagrin, the evidence presented tended to under-mine my strongly held impressions.

Nixon’s “October Surprise” came during the Vietnam Conflict in 1968 and set the precedent for Ronald Rea-gan doing his own “October Surprise” in 1980. Nixon contacted South Vietnamese government leader Nguyen van Thieu using Henry Kissinger and Anna Chennault, a member of Nixon’s campaign team, as his intermediar-ies to destroy the peace process for President Johnson’s Paris peace initiative with the Viet Cong. Doing this

would swing the vote in his favor over his Democratic opponent, Hubert Humphrey. Had news of peace in Vietnam come just before the election, it is likely Hum-phrey would have won the election in a very tight race.

“Both Thieu and Chennault described messages from Nixon’s campaign urging the South Vietnamese to boy-cott Johnson’s peace talks in the crucial days before the November 5, 1968, election” (P. 52). President Johnson, who had bugged Nixon’s phones, found out about this chicanery and warned Nixon to back off. The pressure was too great, and Nixon made promises to Thieu that caused the South Vietnamese delegation to refuse to attend the Peace Conference, thus insuring Nixon’s elec-tion, but perhaps costing the lives of 30,000 Americans and many thousands of Vietnamese.

Johnson believed that what Nixon had done was tan-tamount to treason, but he never went public with the information, “for the good of the country” (34). Instead he gave the file to his national security advisor, Walt Rostow, who, during the Watergate Scandal of 1972-73, gave the file to the Johnson Library with instructions not to open the file for 50 years, or longer if the curator so deemed.

Because this knowledge had not been revealed, Ron-ald Reagan, using his allies, George H.W. Bush, Robert

Gates and the Israeli government, negotiated with the Iranians to keep the 52 American hostages until after the 1980 elections, in return for war material in their battle against Saddam Hussein. That’s why the hostages were released the day Reagan was inaugurated, accord-ing to Parry.

Had the hostages been released before the November elections, Carter would probably have won a second term and the history of this nation would have been very different.

Parry’s book was crushing to me, since people I ad-mire and respect – George H.W. Bush and Robert Gates – were shown, under the pressure to get ahead, to have compromised their integrity. As I struggle with these feelings I’ve come to the conclusion that while their actions are inexcusable, flawed men can still do good things for the nation.

I certainly believe this is especially the case with Rob-ert Gates and the positive things he did while secretary of defense under both Republican and Democratic presidents.

When dealing with humans, flaws and frailty are part of the equation. Seeing only the flaws or only their strengths does not portray the full picture of the indi-vidual.

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Friends of the Arboretum gathered in the gardens Friday Sept. 5, for the 3rd Annual Fuchsia Festival Arboretum volunteers set up informal conversation areas among the fuchsias. Invited

guests bought a seat and received food and refreshments. Ristrettos Coffee & Wine in Maple Valley catered the event. Guests also had an opportunity to stroll through the Arboretum and enjoy the late summer lushness of all the gardens and plant collections.Visit LakeWildernessArboretum.org to volunteer, donate or become a member.

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Sept. 12 that an un-leashed dog ran into the street and fought with a leashed dog that was walking by on the 25600 block of 212th Place. Po-lice said the dog owners verbally argued over the incident.

TRESPASSING• Trespassing was

reported at 1:23 p.m. on Sept. 4. Police said the alleged victim’s ex-husband entered the open garage of a private residence on the 22200 block of Southeast 250th Street and took a child’s iPhone.

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an underage liquor vio-lation report at 2:21 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Kentwood High School, 25800 164th Ave. SE.

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ing credit cards was re-ported at 11:40 a.m. on Sept. 13 by an individual on the 26200 block of 200th Avenue Southeast.

• Credit card fraud was reported at 8 p.m. on Sept. 12 by an in-dividual living on the 25400 block of 163rd Place Southeast.

• Credit card fraud was reported at 8:43 p.m. on Sept. 11 by an individual living on the 22600 block of South-east 273rd Street.

• Credit card fraud was reported at 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 9 by an individual living on the 24000 block of 223rd Lane Southeast.

• Fraud was reported at 9:36 a.m. on Sept. 8. Police said the alleged male victim, living on the 27400 block of 220th Place Southeast, sent money for entry into a sweepstakes and was told he won but needed to send money for taxes and insurance. The man sent $20,000 over a one-month period.

• Identity theft was reported at 3:08 p.m. on Sept. 8 by an individual living on the 26400 block of Timberlane Drive.

• Check fraud was reported at 7:38 p.m. on Sept. 5 at Big 5, 17411 SE 272nd St.

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Covington Parks and Recreation is now accepting registration for youth volleyball (fall) and youth basketball (winter). Volleyball registration is open through Oct. 13 and basketball registration is open through Dec. 19. Spring sports registration, including soccer, baseball, softball and T-ball, will begin on Dec. 1. To register for any programs call 253-480-2480 or go to www.covingtonwa.gov/athletics.

COMP PLAN INPUTCovington’s Comprehensive Plan translates community values and vision into the framework for guiding decisions on the nature and intensity of development in the city. Each year the city accepts and reviews privately initiated amendment proposals from the public. Proposed amendments from the public usually address changing conditions or emerging issues and may include changes to policies or the future land use map.

Anyone can submit a privately initiated comprehensive plan amendment, including property owners, residents, and business owners. The city will be accepting formal privately initiated amendment applications for consideration with 2015 Comprehensive Plan update for 60 days, from October 21, 2014 until December 19, 2014. To be eligible for consideration, applications for privately initiated amendments must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2014.

If you are interested in more information, a Comprehensive Plan amendment guide, timeline and application can be found on the city’s website or a hard copy can be picked up at city hall.

CityUpdate

Have you ever wanted to get involved in your community? Are you a sports fan? The City is currently in need of volunteer coaches and is hiring referees for its youth athletics programs. If you have a child enrolled in one of the sports programs, and even if you don’t, coaching a team is a great way to be involved and show your support! If you are interested in coaching or becoming a referee, please contact Athletics Specialist Sean Conway at 253-480-2499 or [email protected].

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SPORTS REGISTRATION

Hundreds of area youth visited the Covington Community Park soccer field on Saturday, Sept. 6 for the City’s first-ever soccer jamboree. To mark the occasion, Covington’s Mayor Margaret Harto and State Representative Pat Sullivan led a ribbon cutting ceremony that kicked off the Parks and Recreation Department’s new athletics programs.

CITY SPORTS PROGRAM KICKS OFF WITH FIRST SOCCER JAMBOREE

Covington’s Mayor Margaret Harto and Representative Pat Sullivan receive assistance from soccer players to cut the ribbon to kick off youth athletics on Sept. 6.


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The second week of play ended with a win for Tahoma, Kentlake and Kentwood.

Tahoma

The Bears won its second consecutive game beating Rog-ers 48-41 on the road Thursday, Sept. 11.

Rogers scored first leading Tahoma 7-0.

The Bears took the lead two scoring drives later leading the Rams 14-7.

Before the end of the first quarter, Rogers would tie it up at 14.

The Rams took the lead in the second quarter.

The first half came to an end with Rogers leading 28-21.

The third quarter started with the Rams scoring another touchdown increasing its lead to 34-21.

Tahoma scored three touch-downs in the third quarter to take the lead 42-34.

The Rams tried to catch up to the Bears in the fourth, scoring another touchdown.

It would bring Rogers within one, trailing Tahoma 42-41.

The Bears scored the final touchdown of the game to secure the win.

Junior quarterback Amandre Williams threw 580 yards, five touchdowns and no intercep-

tions.Williams also rushed for 24

yards and two touchdowns in the Bears’ win.

“Amandre is a talented and competitive athlete who will continue to work hard and im-prove and also work to help his teammates improve,” coach Tony Davis said.

Davis added that he thought both the offensive and defensive lines played well.

“Our goal had been to get better every practice and every game and we seem to be doing that,” he said.

The Bears traveled to Federal Way Thursday to play the Eagles past the press deadline.

For scores from Thursdays game, visit the Reporter’s web-site, www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

Kentwood

The Conks hit the road after a 43-0 win over Curtis in week one.

Kentwood traveled to Sparks Stadium to play Emerald Ridge Friday, Sept. 12.

The Conks are now 2-0 after winning 35-14 over the Jaguars.

Kentwood scored first with 7:06 to play in the first quarter.

Added to its lead, Kentwood scored another touchdown and converted a two point score late in the first quarter.

The Conks were up 15-0.Emerald Ridge got on the

board 14 seconds later on a kickoff returned 91 yards for a touchdown.

The first quarter ended with another score from Kentwood, increasing its lead to 22-7 over the Jaguars.

A one yard touchdown run by Josiah Bronson was the only score in the second quarter. Kentwood was unable to covert the two point score following the touchdown.

At the half, the Conks were up 28-7.

Kentwood scored first in the third on a one yard run.

Emerald Ridge’s final score of the game came late in the third quarter on a 60 yard touchdown pass.

Kentwood added to its lead,

securing the win with one final score in the fourth quarter on a 17 yard run by Kaleb Swain.

Along with 11 other players, both Bronson and Swain were listed as players of the week on Kentwood’s football website.

The Conks travel to play Thomas Jefferson at 7 p.m. tonight at Federal Way High School.

Kentlake

The Falcons started the season with a 35-0 loss on the road to Graham Kapowsin.

But Kentlake returned home to French Field and beat

Week two ends on a winning note

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SOCCERSept. 9

Kentlake 4, Bethel 0Lake Stevens 1, Kentwood 3

Tahoma 0, Sumner 1 Sept.11

Kentlake 4, Kent-Meridian 0Tahoma 1, Kentwood 0

Sept. 12Mt. Spokane 1, Tahoma 0

VOLLEYBALLSept. 9

Kentwood 0, Mt. Si 3Spanaway Lake 0, Kentlake 3

Sept. 10Kentlake 1, Holy Names Academy 3

Sept. 15Kentwood 1, Tahoma 3

Kentwood quarterback Brian Campbell looks down fi eld for an open player Friday during the Conks’ 35-14 win over Emerald Ridge. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter

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Kentwood has already dropped a giant. But a win over King Kentridge does not a season make.

The SPSL 4A boys tennis conference is typically dominated by familiar schools — Thomas Jefferson and Kentridge. The Conks bounced their nemesis on Sept. 11 with a 4-1 team win. “It hasn’t changed any of my expectations or thought process going into matches,” said Kentwood boys tennis coach Ingrid Bakke. “It lets me know that the kids are capable of playing as well as we believe we can play.”

The rematch is scheduled for Sept. 30.“They’re awesome,” Bakke said of Kentridge. “It meant a lot

to me and I hope it meant a lot to the boys that we were able to win that.”

Meanwhile, another familiar net warrior, senior Derek Welch, led Kentlake to a 2-0 start after the team notched just three wins in all of 2013. After a tough draw in districts last season, along with some early knee troubles, Welch is looking to return to the state tournament. Falcons head coach Barry Fredericks said the lefty has not been challenged his first two matches.

“We will have a better feel for where he is at after we play Curtis this Friday and Graham Kapowsin next Wednesday,” Fredericks said in an email.

Tahoma returns just one varsity player from 2013, but appears stacked for a balanced future with six seniors, two juniors, 12 sophomores and seven freshman.

“The kids are competitors and are going to battle all year, which is going to be exciting,” said Bears head coach David Reynoldson in an email.

KENTLAKE2013 Record: 3-7.Returning Varsity Players: Six.Goal: “To improve to a .500 record,” Fredericks said.Biggest Hurdle: “Find two players to fill out the varsity

roster,” Fredericks said.Key Contributors: • Derek Welch (Senior) — SPSL North’s singles player of the

year in 2013.• Zak Reitze (Senior) and Nick Smith (Senior) — Make up

the Falcon’s top doubles team.Others to Watch:• Dylan Ross• Nathan Hanis• Blake Hargraves

TAHOMA2013 record: 7-3.Returning Varsity Players: One.Goals: Reynoldson hopes to grow as a team. “We are young,

with several freshmen pressing the seniors for spots on varsity,” Reynoldson said. “It’s pushing everyone to get better.”

Biggest hurdle: “With so many players with similar abilities, getting them opportunities to play at the varsity level will be

tough,” Reynoldson said. “I want the younger players to get some experience so they can see where they need to be in the coming years.”

Key Contributor: • Davis Galgano (Junior) — Top singles player. Earned all-

tournament academic honors in 2013.Others to Watch:• Brody Magbaleta (Freshman)• Chris Lovr (Senior) and Tyler Gage (Senior)• Ryan Ludeman (Senior)

KENTWOOD2013 Record: 8-2.Returning Varsity Players: SevenGoals: “Win league and work hard to meet that goal,” Bakke

said.Biggest Hurdle: “Kentridge,” Bakke said.Key Contributors:• Shaun Fisher(Senior) and Jacob Sherren(Senior) — No. 1

doubles team that advanced to districts in 2013.• Isaac Hegamin (Junior) — SPSL All-division selection in

2013.• Marc Stroud (Senior) — “Strong, emotional and steady

leader for the team and in doubles,” Bakke said.Newcomers:• Andrew Boupharath (Freshman) — “Andrew can play

singles or doubles,” Bakke said. “Very strong player who will improve as the season progresses.”

Positive early serves for Kentwood, Kentlake4A South Puget Sound League North boys tennis season preview

Decatur 56-36 Thursday, Sept. 11.

Kentlake scored first taking an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

The Falcons led 21-0 after two touchdown passes and a three yard run by quarterback Trey Helgeson.

Decatur scored twice to end the first quarter with Kentlake leading 21-14.

The Falcons scored three more times in the second to add to its lead at the half.

Kentlake was up 42-20 over the Gators.

Decatur scored early in the third quarter bringing Kentlake’s lead to 42-28.

However, it would not prove to be enough.

The Falcons scored one more time in the third

and a final time in the fourth to lead the Gators 56-28.

Decatur scored the final touchdown of the game.

Helgeson ended the game with five comple-tions for 199 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for 80 yards, scoring three times in the win.

Coach Chris Paulson credited running back Andrew Dixon, wide receiver Matt Burley and linebacker Mitch Alberts as being standout players during the game.

Dixon carried the ball 22 times for 107 yards, scoring one touchdown.

Burley had one recep-tion for 94 yards and a touchdown.

And Alberts finished the game with nice

tackles, two for a loss and notched one sack.

Kentlake hosted Mount Rainier on Thursday past the press deadline.

For scores from the game, visit the Reporter’s website, www.mapleval-leyreporter.com.

[ FOOTBALL from page 12] GOLF

Sept. 9(B) Kentridge 60, Kentwood 83(G) Kentridge 77, Kentwood 69(B) Kentlake 66, Mt. Rainier 33(G) Kentlake 59, Mt. Rainier 39

Sept. 10(B) Tahoma 86, Kent-Meridian 19(G) Tahoma 59, Kent-Meridian 20

Sept. 11(B) Kentlake 47, Kentridge 51

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(B) Tahoma 79, Kentwood 83

TENNISSept. 9

Kent-Meridian 1, Kentlake 4Kentridge 5, Tahoma 0

Kentwood 5, Mount Rainier 0Sept. 10

Tahoma 1, Issaquah 5Sept. 11

Kentridge 1, Kentwood 4Tahoma 2, Kentlake 3

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CTT LLC, 33216 SE Redmond- Fall City Road, Fall City, WA 98024, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Depart- ment of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Rainier Wood Recyclers, is located at

28411 Covington Way SE in Covington, in King County. This project involves 8.11 acres of soil disturbance for industrial construction activities. Storm-

proposed project site. Any persons desiring to present their views to the department of

Ecology regarding this application may do so in writing within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Com- ments shall be submitted to the department of Ecology. Any person interested in the department’s action on this application may notify the department of

their interest within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the

overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173- 201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program,

Construction StormwaterPO Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on September 19, 2014, Septem- ber 26, 2014. #1139567.

PUBLIC NOTICES

CITY OF COVINGTON NOTICES

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Application Name: Maple Hills Division III Subdivision & Major Tree Clearing

Application File Number: LU14-0018/0012 & LU14-0020/0012

Primary Contact: Michael Huey, PE CPH Consultants 733 7th Ave, Suite 100 Kirkland, WA 98033 425-285-2390

Application Submitted: August 7, 2014

Date of Complete Application: September 3, 2014

Notice of Application: September 19, 2014

Project Location: The subject property is located at the corner of 204th Ave SE and SE 259th St. (Parcel Nos. 7760401070 and 2922069002), and is situated in the NE Quarter of Section 29, Township 22N and Range 6E in the City of Covington, King County, WA.

Project Description: The developer is proposing to subdivide 15.07 acres into 80 single family residential lots. The project includes an extension of 204th Ave SE to the property boundary and construction of a cul-de-sac extending from SE 259th St to serve 23 of the 80 lots. Two existing stormwater facilities for Maple Hills will be removed and stormwater will be collected and routed to an infiltration facility on the Hawk Property (Hawk Property Sub Area Plan). Water service will be provided by Covington Water District and sewer service will be provided by Soos Creek Water and Sewer District. Emergency services will be provided by the City of Covington and the Kent Fire Department, Regional Fire Authority. Transportation Concurrency

was granted pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and Settlement Agreement RE: Traffic Concurrency signed December 14, 2010. A major tree clearing permit will be reviewed concurrently with the development application. The site contains no environmentally critical areas.

Comp Plan/Zoning Designation: Site has two zoning designations: Low Density Residential, R-4 (2.77 acres) & Medium Density Residential, R-6 (12.30 acres)

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

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

Comment Period: September 19, 2014 – October 10, 2014

This is a Type 3 Application in accordance with CMC 14.30.040 whereby a Public Hearing before the City of Covington’s Hearing Examiner is required. Notification of the public hearing will occur at least 14 days prior to the scheduled hearing. The Hearing Examiner will issue the final decision that is appealable to King County Superior Court. The Community Development Director is the SEPA Official for the project. To make written comments, please mail, email, or hand-deliver specific comments to City Hall, Community Development Department, 16720 SE 271st Street, Covington, WA 98042, no later than October 10, 2014. Please contact Permit Services at 253-480-2400, or via email at [email protected] should you have any questions or comments pertaining to this proposal.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on September 19, 2014. #1139724.

2014-0332

METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCILNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

2014-0332

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held before the Metropolitan King County Council, Room 1001, King County Courthouse, Seattle, Washington, on the 6th day of October, 2014, at 1:30 p.m., to consider adoption of Proposed Ordinance 2014-0332, which will enable the county to sell approximately 35 acres of the surplus 156-acre site of King County Road Services Division’s Summit Pit maintenance yard to the Tahoma School District (TSD) for a new high school development in Maple Valley, Washington.

SUMMARY

King County is proposing this ordinance to sell an approximately 35-acre surplus parcel located in County Council District Nine at 22801 SE 272nd Street, Maple Valley, WA 98038 to the Tahoma School District. The property is part of the 156 surplus acres currently housing the Road Services Division’s Summit Pit maintenance yard located west of Maple Valley Black Diamond Road SE with SE 272nd Street to the north, 228th Avenue SE to the west, and SE 275th Street to the south. The Tahoma School District intends to use the 35 acres to develop a high school in Maple Valley, Washington. This public hearing is being held in accordance with K.C.C. 4.56.140 and RCW 39.33.020.

A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2014-0332 will be mailed upon request to the Clerk of the Council, Room 1200, King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, telephone 206-477-1020. It is available on the Internet at http://www.kingcounty.gov/council/clerk/ordinances_advertised.aspx And at http://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID= 1876247&GUID=92B66D8C-8738-4DFC-A34A-CE723D6BB7A1&Options=ID|&Search=2014-0332

DATED at Seattle, Washington, this 19th day of September, 2014.METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCILKING COUNTY, WASHINGTONAnne Noris, Clerk of the Council

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on September 19, 2014. #1139322.

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Shonnessy Gilmore, Safety Director for JR Hayes, said construction

is inherently a dangerous industry and the company was happy to provide an avenue that is mutually benefi cial.

“People say it’s better than a Powerpoint,” Gilm-ore said.

Working in the con-trolled, relatively safe environment, departments from various cities seemed to collaborate eff ectively and earnestly on Sept. 10. Ohashi said the trainings are an important part of ev-ery department’s main goal:

that each fi refi ghter can go home to his or her family each night.

“Th ere’s nothing fi re fi ghters love more than a challenge,” Ohashi said. “Something diff erent and specialized.”

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Th e recent storms were welcomed by our thirsty land-scapes. However, homeowners who water throughout the summer oft en do not leave the sprinklers on long enough to benefi t nearby tree and shrub roots. Watering decisions are sometimes complicated when landscapes contain lawns, shallow-rooted plants and shrubs as well as more deeply-rooted trees. Sprinkling systems that are scheduled for 10 to 15 minutes every few mornings may only wet the top few inches of soil. Less frequent, deep watering for 30 minutes or longer every

fi ve to seven days during the hot summer months will allow water to reach the thirsty roots of most plants.Checking soil moisture can be done by digging a small hole with a trowel before watering. Allow a few hours aft er the sprinklers have fi nished for water to soak in and then check again to determine how deep the moisture has

penetrated.Th e following information may help homeowners make some wa-tering decisions for next year and to clear up a few misconceptions about root systems.

HOW DEEP DO ROOTS GROW?Generally tree roots are quite shal-

low. It depends upon the soil conditions, size of plant and species. Most moisture and nutrient uptake occurs in the tiny root

hairs at the outer edges of a root system. Th ese small roots are usually in the upper 12 to 18 inches of soil. Larger, anchoring roots closer to a tree trunk may grow to depths of a few feet.Rocky, sandy and well-drained soils may have deeper root systems because the trees have to worker harder to reach adequate moisture. Soils with a shallow layer of clay that may cause poor drainage tend to have shallower and wider spreading root systems. Rarely do trees develop tap roots. Again, it depends upon soil conditions and the species of trees.

HOW FAR DO ROOT SYSTEMS SPREAD?Generally conifer trees that have needles develop root systems that may extend to or slightly beyond the “drip line” or the outer edge of a tree’s crown.

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Tahoma Community News

Ask any student, parent, or teacher in the Tahoma School District what sets Tahoma schools apart from others, and you would get a variety of an-swers. Ask that same question a couple of years from now, and Superintendent Rob Morrow hopes all those responses would in some way relate to the dis-trict’s “Future Ready” plan.

Although the ideas behind Future Ready have been in the works for several years, the pro-gram is getting an of cial roll-out this fall. The Future Ready initiative will offer students a variety of experiences from kin-dergarten through 12th grade that all work toward one goal: a viable post-graduation plan for each individual student, whether that includes a technical pro-gram, the military, a four-year school or something else en-tirely. Parents and community members will hear more about Future Ready and what it might look like at each Tahoma school site throughout the coming year.

“We want every student to be thinking about what they want for their life,” Dawn Wakeley, executive director of Teaching and Learning. “It’s a broad pic-ture.”

About 400 people have already been involved in the forma-tion, description and de nition of what it means to be “Future Ready” in Tahoma, includ-ing students, parents, business leaders, community members, school staff members, teachers and administrators.

The of cial vision of the Fu-

ture Ready initiative reads: “To-gether, provide the tools and ex-periences every student needs to create an individual, viable and valued path to lifelong personal success.” It includes eight skills: Complex Thinker, Quality Pro-ducer, Self-Directed Learner, Responsible Decision Maker, Effective Communicator, Col-laborative Teammate, Commu-nity Contributor and Conscien-tious Worker. If some of those attributes look familiar, it’s be-cause they were once part of the district’s Outcomes and Indica-tors, which have been replaced by Future Ready skills.

At a recent Future Ready kick-off meeting, Duane Schireman of Boeing described Tahoma’s Future Ready skills as “dead on.” Schireman, director of Strategic Workforce Planning, talked about the importance of job candidates with two-year degrees and technical skills. Thousands of new employees

are hired at Boeing each year just to keep pace with attrition, Schireman said. He estimated that half of those positions are not jobs requiring four-year de-grees but rather speci c elds such as carpentry, plumbing and facilities maintenance.

“I think (society has) just painted the four-year degree as the only path to success, and it’s absolutely not true,” he said.

Jayaram Ravi, the Tahoma High School student representa-

tive to the school board, talked about the need for Future Ready to be a shared goal and to be widely relevant. “If everybody is not on the same page with teaching these skills, these ef-forts can’t succeed.”

A key piece of bringing Future Ready to its full ef ciency in the district will be the new high school and regional learning cen-ter, which will include more ex-tensive technical programs such as auto mechanics, state-of-the-art science labs and community college offerings in cooperation with Green River College and Renton Technical College.

Morrow explained that the Future Ready skills are as im-portant as academic skills in life after graduation. A poten-tial employer may or may not ask what a student’s test scores were, but every smart business owner wants employees who are quality producers, responsible decision makers, collaborative teammates and conscientious workers. About 550 students graduate from Tahoma each year, he said.

“We don’t want to hand them just a diploma – we want to hand them a future at the same time.”

Tahoma is changing its logo to re ect the district’s commitment to Future Ready, the education initiative designed to provide all students with a viable plan for post-high school learning and careers.

A team of district administra-tors and staff reviewed design ideas from graphic artist David

Kelliher, who provided ideas for a new logo based on the district’s Future Ready initia-tive. The design review team received feedback from teacher leadership teams and the school board before selecting a logo.

Tahoma’s eet of school buses are being maintained at the highest level, according to a recent safety inspection report by the Washington State Patrol.

The annual inspection is de-signed to pinpoint mechanical and safety problems. Tahoma’s buses passed.

That is a tribute to the four me-chanics and specialists who work year-round to ensure student transportation is safe and reliable, said Supervisor Tom Misfeldt.

They are, from left: Carl Rox-strom, George Roessler, Simon Nielson and lead mechanic Dennis Betland.

As plans for a new Tahoma High School near completion, school of cials will start an-other planning process for Lake Wilderness Elementary.

A call for proposals will be is-sued this fall for a design and construction team that will create a plan to remodel Lake Wilderness, which is the state’s largest elementary school.

Planners will make recom-mendations to the school board to remodel or rebuild the school in order to reduce its enrollment capacity to 550. The school is twice that size now.

Detailed planning for school remodeling could not take place until after bond money was avail-able and until planning was un-derway for the new high school. District of cials hope to have preliminary plans by spring.

Designers will look at how to do as many improvements as possible to the school prior to completion of the new high school, which will make it possible to move students out of Lake Wilderness because schools will be recon gured and more classroom space will be available.

School news at a glance

Tahoma schools began receiving improvements during the summer as a result of the November 2013 construction bond measure approved by nearly 70 per-cent of voters.

Here is a quick review of work completed during the summer:

• New roofs: Rock Creek Elementary, Cedar River Middle School, Central Ser-vices Center.

• New siding: Rock Creek Elementary, Glacier Park Elemen-tary, Cedar River Middle School, Cen-tral Services Center.

• New lighting: All schools are getting new, energy-ef cient outdoor lighting, paid for with a state energy grant.

• New HVAC controls: Improvements are being made to most schools’ heating and ventilating systems.

The biggest bond project, construction of a new Tahoma High School, is scheduled to break ground next spring and be com-pleted in time for school to begin in September 2017.

The rst enrollment count of the year shows 7,786 students in Tahoma schools, an increase of 172 students since school ended in June.

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