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Adam Vesperman, of Kent, is the second from the right of the fi ve Billy Elliots who joined Elton John on stage in London. COURTESY PHOTO, David Barker

Youth leagues compete on the new pitch at Petrovitsky Park last Saturday. Offi cials offi cially celebrated the reopening of two, full-scale synthetic turf fi elds at the regional park, open to all, including the Kent Youth Soccer Association. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter

Rosalie Jewett is a happy and active 10-year-old girl who suff ers from seizures. Her family hopes to raise enough money to buy a service dog to be by her side. COURTESY PHOTO

Cultural celebration returns to Kent plaza

Th e Kent International Festival unfolds Saturday for the fourth year as part of the Sister Cities Association.

Th e festival – a cel-

ebration of the commu-nity’s cultural diversity – runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Kent’s Town Square Plaza at the cor-ner of Smith and Second Avenue (across from the

BY STEVE HUNTER

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A Kent teen starring in a Lon-don musical doubted his man-ager who told him Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wanted to see him aft er the show.

“I didn’t really believe him,” said Adam Vesperman, who plays the

lead role in “Billy Elliot the Musi-cal” at the Victoria Palace Th eatre, in an email interview.

Vesperman, who turned 14 on June 11, didn’t even know the couple and four of their six chil-dren were in the audience for the May 12 matinee. Th ey simply

Kent teen star meets Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Elton John, others

[ more VESPERMAN page 4 ]

Local, state offi cials embrace new turf fi eldsBY MARK KLAAS

mklaas@kentreporter.com

As a soccer dad and youth league volunteer, Dennis Hig-gins vividly recalls a time when Petrovitsky Park’s sand fi elds would

disintegrate into a quagmire on soggy game days.

“We used to sit up here when it was a giant mud pit, and the kids would come home covered head to toe,” said Higgins, the Kent City Council president and a youth soc-cer supporter.

Th e park is no longer a sloppy mud pit, but a pitch in paradise.

“It’s gorgeous,” Higgins said of the park’s transformation from muck yard to synthetic turf fi elds. “To have this now is great. It’s going to be a community asset for years to come.”

Higgins joined offi cials from the Kent Youth Soccer Association (KYSA), state dignitaries, volunteers,

‘Petro’ Park’s paradise pitch

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FINDING A FURRY FRIEND FOR ROSALIEBY SARAH KEHOE

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Aft er years of search-ing, the Jewett parents fi nally feel they have diag-nosed their daughter.

“Rosalie has severe epi-leptic seizure, is a cancer survivor and is mentally handicapped,” said her mother, Shawna. “But more than anything, she is a content, happy girl who brings joy to our family.”

Th e Jewetts are hoping

to raise $27,000 needed to purchase a service dog for 10-year-old Rosalie. Th e dog would be trained to alert Rosalie and her parents when a seizure is about to occur, help take care of Rosalie during an episode and interact with her if she is upset.

“More than anything, this dog can be her com-panion and make her feel like she’s never alone,”

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BY STEVE HUNTER

shunter@kentreporter.comCharles Lambert has no plans to close

Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens in Kent even though the city’s new ordinance to ban medical marijuana collective gardens went into eff ect Wednesday.

“My attorney and I plan to fi ght all the way,” Lambert said during a phone interview Wednesday. “If they want to charge me, charge me. Th en we can get it into court and let the court decide who is right.”

Th e City Council voted 4-3 on June 5

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BY ROCHELLE ADAMS

For the Kent ReporterMore than 20 seventh-

graders from Mill Creek Middle School took a seat in Kent’s City Hall last Friday to make arguments on constitutional rights and amendments.

“Th ese kids know more about the Constitution than, I bet, anyone you would stop on the streets of Kent,” Mayor Suzette Cooke said. “Th ey have a better sense of how we became the country we are today.”

For the fi ft h year in a row, Cooke served as a judge at Mill Creek’s annual Mock Congressional Hearings along with City Coun-cilmember Jamie Perry and Principal Antonio Morales. During the event, fi ve teams of students presented opening statements on their topics, took stances on controversial issues and defended their arguments.

J.P. Frame introduced the mock hearings into the school’s curriculum when he joined the staff fi ve years ago, said Corey Bartle, Social Studies Department chair at the middle school.

A change added to this year’s competition was the multiple rounds leading up to the event at City Hall, he said. Th e students competed in three previous rounds at the school, which narrowed the groups down to the top fi ve. Th ose fi nalists moved on to compete at Kent City Hall.

“Th e great thing about this program is that it teach-es students critical thinking skills,” Bartle said. “It’s not about memorizing the right answers and retelling it. It’s about being able to sit up and defend a position. And do that with a certain level of comfort and authority, that you have learned this. It’s a great opportunity for students to show off what they’ve learned.”

Corina Lam, one of the seventh-graders who competed in the last round, agreed, but said the whole experience was overwhelm-ing at fi rst.

“I think this would be more toward high school and around those grade levels,” she said. “But I feel that I can handle it … I re-ally enjoyed it a lot because I learned more. I feel more open to social studies.”

Brya Eisen and her team members, Naomi Delean, Dionica Sy, Akram Mann

and Leticia Vergara, were the winners of this year’s hearings.

Eisen said she had a great time and hopes this curriculum can become an elective course at the school, which would al-low them to compete on a national level.

“I love doing this and all the other schools should do this, too,” she said.

Cooke said she is im-pressed with the student’s abilities each year. Th e mayor said she thinks more people should attend the

event next year to watch the middle school students compete.

“Next year when this is held, the City Coun-cil Chambers should be overfl owing,” she said. “We have a nice lobby. Th ey can watch it on the screen out there. Th is place should be packed because this is showing what our youth today are doing that is so positive and will give people great comfort in knowing about their future in the hands of our kids today.”

Mill Creek Middle School students and adults take in the Mock Congressional Hearings at City Hall last week. ROCHELLE ADAMS, Kent Reporter

Students test skill, poise in Mock Congressional Hearings

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Theft trial date set for Kent businessmanBY STEVE HUNTER

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A trial date of Aug. 27 has been set for a Kent business-man charged with four counts of fi rst-degree theft and one count of forgery for allegedly receiving $19,459 from the state for a job injury claim even though he had returned to work.

Mark Lee Owen, 39, the son of state Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, is scheduled for a pretrial hear-ing July 23 in Th urston County Superior Court in Olympia and a status conference Aug. 22, ac-cording to an email from Janelle Guthrie, spokeswoman for the state Attorney General’s Offi ce, which charged Owen in March.

Owen pleaded not guilty to the charges in April.

Owen fi led an industrial injury claim Nov. 9, 2009 with the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) aft er being shot in the arm at work at Kent Body, Paint and Fabrication by Carlos Fernandez, the owner of the business. Fernandez then shot himself and died two days later. Th e shooting reportedly occurred because of a business dispute between the two men. Owen had partial ownership of the shop.

Owen received medical servic-es and time loss compensation from Nov. 13, 2009 through May 5, 2010, according to charging papers fi led in March.

But a state L&I investigation determined Owen returned to work within a couple of days of the injury. Owen withheld that information from the state. He would not have been entitled to time loss compensation had he properly reported his actual return to work date.

BY STEVE HUNTER

shunter@kentreporter.com

A 45-year-old Kent woman pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder in connec-tion with the stabbing death of her husband in a car’s backseat as a relative drove them through Kent.

Janice Marie Burrell entered the plea at King County Superior Court at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Offi ce. She remains in

custody with bail set at $1 mil-lion. Burrell is scheduled to return to court June 21 when a trial date could be set or attorneys could ask for more time to prepare the case. If convicted, Burrell faces a sentence range of about 10 to 18 years.

County prosecutors charged Bur-rell with the May 25 stabbing death with a knife of Arthur D. Smith, 41.

One of the fi rst Kent Police of-fi cers to respond to the stabbing at about 6:49 p.m. outside of the Kent MultiCare Clinic, 222 State Ave. N., recognized Burrell and Smith

due to numerous contacts with the couple, according to charging papers.

Offi cers detained Burrell because they found Smith sitting with a stab wound in the back seat of the car with his head back against the seat and because of the amount of blood on Burrell’s clothing.

Blood soaked the front of Smith’s shirt. He had a small cut in his shirt near the center of his chest. He had a cut on his right hand and about a one-inch stab wound in his chest. Offi cers pulled Smith out of the

vehicle. He died at the scene.A nephew of Smith had picked

up the couple at a Kent 7-Eleven. He told detectives he drove them through town but didn’t really know where they wanted to go. He then realized Smith had been stabbed and drove to the nearby clinic.

Burrell told detectives that Smith is “always beating on me and spit-ting on me.” She said they argued in the car and she “snapped” and decided to stab him.

Woman pleads not guilty to stabbing death of husband

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Kentlake’s Shakina Baker celebrates outside the ShoWare Centerlast Saturday after graduation ceremonies. The center hosted a parade of commencement programs for Kent and other area high schools last week. KRIS HILL, Reporter

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sat in regular seats.But sure enough, Vesper-

man followed his manager David Massey to a private spot in the theatre where he met the couple and their kids.

“Th ey had just seen my show and I was so excited to have the opportunity to perform for two incredible actors,” Vesperman said. “Th ey were so nice, normal and real.”

Vesperman’s accent he developed for the show caught Pitt and Jolie by surprise.

“We chatted for a few minutes and they realized I actually had an American accent,” Vesperman said. “I have a British Geordie ac-cent throughout the show, so they assumed I was Brit-ish. Th ey asked where I was from. I told them Seattle, Washington and they were a bit in shock by that.”

Th e celebrity couple defi nitely took an inter-est in Vesperman and his background.

“Th ey asked me about living in London, my edu-cation, my family and train-ing,” he said. “I couldn’t believe that they were treating me like I was a star and it felt very good.”

Robyn Vesperman talked to her son the day aft er he met the famous celebrity couple.

“I could tell the excite-ment still in his voice even aft er another half of a day had passed,” Robyn Vesper-man said in an email. “I am so happy that Adam per-ceived them as really nice and normal. People to look up to that are not above showing their appreciation and respect for the artistry of others.”

Now with more than 90 shows to his credit, Vesper-man continues to soak in the experiences of a lifetime in the one year he’s been in London.

A few weeks aft er meet-ing Pitt and Jolie, Vesper-man met Elton John, who wrote the music for Billy Elliot. John attended the May 30 show that marked the seventh year of the production and 3,000th show. Vesperman, who alternates the lead role with others, didn’t play Billy that performance.

But Vesperman joined the other Billys on stage

with John for a special fi -nale. Th ey each got to meet John as well.

“He is so nice and real, like a next-door neighbor,” Vesperman said. “Aft er the show, we posed for pictures in front of a huge Billy Elliot cake. It was hilari-ous when Elton John put his hand on my head and shoved my face in the cake. Th en everyone joined in and we all had faces full of frosting.”

Perform for royaltyAlthough Vesperman

didn’t get to meet Queen Elizabeth II, he performed as Billy June 2-3 at the Fam-ily Festival at Hyde Park to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee for her 60 years as Queen.

“Th e crowds were a lot bigger than the Victoria Palace Th eatre that seats 1,500 - it was more like 10,000 plus,” he said. “It was an honor to perform in the show and help celebrate this great achievement for the Queen.”

Vesperman, who started dancing at age 7 at the Allegro Performing Arts Academy in Kent, thinks a lot about his hometown and wanted to wish all of the dancers at the academy best of luck at the July 6-12 West Coast Dance Explosion in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas always will hold a special memory for Vesperman because in 2010 during a break in the West Coast Dance Explosion competition, he auditioned for Billy Elliot. A couple of months he was called back

for fi nal auditions in New York.

Th e Kent teen’s stay in London includes another huge event as well.

“I am also looking for-ward to the excitement in London during the Olym-pic Games and hope that a lot of visitors take some time in between events to come and see Billy Elliot,” he said. “We will be here ready to entertain.”

Chad and Robyn Vesper-man have watched their son entertain the crowd numer-ous times. One of them visits London each month. Th ey also keep in touch via phone calls and Skype.

“Every time we see Adam in the show, we beam with pride and it puts everything into perspective,” Robyn Vesperman said.

Th at includes the deci-sion to let their son leave home at age 13 to work on a London stage.

“I cannot say it is easy to let your child live apart from you in another country, to perform on a prestigious stage and in one of the most demand-ing roles in the entire West End,” Vesperman said. “Th e thought is kind of numbing and fl oats between reality and dream mode. And in between, we spend time planning for the next trip.

“But when you see your child presented with such an amazing opportunity and you know that child can physically and mentally handle the challenges it presents, you take a million things into consideration and make the best decision you can.”

Adam Vesperman, of Kent, poses with super couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London. COURTESY PHOTO,

David Massey

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HOMESTREET BANK hosts a free shred-a-thon event for the Kent community from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. An American DataGuard mobile shredding truck will be in the bank’s parking lot, 505 W. Harrison St., Kent. The public is invited to bring their sensitive documents and watch them be

safely destroyed. Bring your old paperwork, such as bank statements, tax records, receipts, business and medical records. Please remove papers from bind-ers/folders with metal rings or strips and remove large building style clips. Paper clips are OK. Boxes will not be shredded.

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business partners and families in the offi cial grand reopening of “Petro” Park last Saturday morning.

As youth leagues competed on the recently completed fi elds, of-fi cials took turns lauding a com-munity-wide eff ort that produced one of the region’s state-of-the-art soccer parks – for all, especially the greater Kent/Covington area, to enjoy.

“It is one of the nicest facilities you will fi nd in the Northwest,” said the Seattle Sounders’ Roger Levesque, a special guest at the ceremony.

Th e $1.5 million project was a 42-month journey from inception to completion, according to Wayne Jensen, KYSA president who led the long and sometimes exhaustive mission.

“A labor of love,” Jensen summed up. “It’s giving something to the community that should have been done.”

Jensen and supporters commit-ted to the project, making sure it was done right. Th e new fi elds, he said, would not have been possible without the full-fl edged contribu-tion and cooperation from partners and volunteers.

In 2008, the KYSA began a part-nership with King County Parks to renovate Petro’s existing dirt/sand soccer fi elds, which have been underutilized and unplayable be-cause they oft en were too wet and mucky. But to meet the increased demand for available practice and game fi elds for a growing number of kids joining the KYSA and other

leagues, groups stepped in to raise the necessary money to renovate the fi elds.

Th rough a grant program, King County Parks provided KYSA with seed funding to kick-start the major fi eld renovation campaign.

In addition to King County Parks’ $250,000 contribution and KYSA’s own fundraising eff orts, along with donations and sweat equity – the campaign raised an ad-ditional $875,000 from the Wash-ington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, and $300,000 from the Washington

State Youth Soccer Association.Th e result added two full-sized,

120-by-78-yard synthetic turf soccer fi elds to King County Parks’ inven-tory of recently upgraded or added athletic fi elds, such as those at Mary-moor and Preston. Lights accommo-date Petro’s new fi elds at night.

State Sen. Joe Fain (District 47) came away impressed with the new fi elds.

“Growing up, youth sports were an irreplaceable part of my life,” he said. “(Th e fi elds) are something fun and positive for the community, and something priceless for youth.”

Just northeast of Kent in unin-corporated Renton, the county’s Petrovitsky Park is an 88-acre site with baseball and soccer fi elds, a playground and picnic areas. It is widely used by youth and recre-ational leagues.

As kids played on the new pitch at Petrovitsky Park, the Sounders’ Roger Levesque, upper right, KYSA president Wayne Jensen, lower left, and Sen. Joe Fain, lower right, took turns applauding the community’s eff orts of restoring the soccer fi elds at a grand reopening ceremony last Saturday. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter

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LIFEGUARDS return Saturday to Lake Meridian Park, 148000 SE. 272nd St., Kent. Maybe the sun will return as well. The city of Kent staffs the beach area at the park with lifeguards in the summer. Lifeguards are at the beach from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

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?Question of the week:““Are you rooting for the Oklahoma Cit y Thunder in the NBA Finals?””

Vote online:www.kent-reporter.comLast week’s poll results:

“Are you taking advantage of buying l iquor from local stores?”

No: 69% Yes: 31%

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● Q U O T E O F N O T E : “Firefi ghter Ernie Rideout was the type of individual that when you met him, you became his friend immediately. He loved his family fi rst, his job second and always tried to help others in need.” – Kent Fire Chief Jim Schnedier on the passing of his friend and colleague.

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Taking the long road to graduation

I took a Friday off a couple of weeks ago and drove to Spokane.

I am not supposed to tell you why I was there, based on orders from my daughter, Katy, who has decided running my life with a remote control from Spokane is a good idea.

So I will just say I attended a graduation at Gonzaga.

Th is one was a little diff erent because state Supreme Court Justice Debra Stephens was the keynote speaker. She had graduated from Gonzaga Law School.

I thought it was fun to see law students acting pretty much like a bunch of happy high school kids. Th e hope and enthusiasm

in that room was infec-tious – even for me.

I understand some may think I am a little grouchy, but let it be known I am oft en known as Mr. Happy … some-where.

It was very easy to see hope for the future of this country in that room.

Th e keynote speech by Stephens was the best I have ever heard. She talked about how the practice of law was changing in this country. She also addressed how this country in the near future will be in need of good legal minds more than ever.

I think she is correct.Aft er the graduation I took Katy and some

of her friends out to eat, then I got out of the way so she could have fun without Mr. Happy around.

Driving home I had some time to talk to myself like a crazy person without anyone catching on. I fi gure I’m in a car and if someone sees me they will either think I am singing, talking on my Bluetooth or I have an imaginary friend.

I remembered the seven years earlier when my wife, Ginny, and I took Katy to Eastern Washington University to start school.

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Since repairs at Howard Hanson Dam have restored Kent’s fl ood risk to normal levels, the giant sandbags that line the Green River Trail are no longer neces-sary.

Th e city has received numerous suggestions from residents about how to use or dis-pose of the sandbags. While many ideas were thoughtful and well-in-

tended, they simply aren’t feasible, and here is why.

To protect our com-munity from possible fl ooding, the city of Kent and the King County Flood Control District (KCFCD) installed nearly 20,000 giant sandbags

on top of 12 miles of levees along the river. Th is process took close to 30 days, with city crews work-

ing around the clock to get the sandbags in place prior to the fl ood season.

Removal of the sandbags is an expensive proposition because of their size, weight and diffi cult-to-reach location.

Each of the sandbags is roughly a cubic yard in volume and weighs about 1½ tons. Th e material inside is low grade fi ll, and is not mar-ketable as premium sand. It isn’t

suitable for sanding streets in the winter, for use in gardens, sand-boxes, or constructing sidewalks and patios as suggested by many residents.

Because of the weight of the bags,they can only be loaded into dump trucks with heavy equipment such as an excavator. Using the wrong equipment could damage the thin

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We have patients’ rights to gardens

First off , 79 percent of Kent voters support these two collectives (May 18 Web poll results, Kent Reporter). Th e collective gardens are pa-tients helping patients. Th ese are patients who are being productive as well as proactive in their lives. Th ese patient’s have a prescription for this medication and a legal right in Washington.

Government has no business making medical decisions. Th at is for a licensed provider and patient to determine. Th is is clear discrimination. You can obtain your other Rx medica-tions in your community, and discriminating against others because of your lack of medical education is frankly wrong.

Th e city of Kent was elected by the residents in Kent, not the federal government. Th ey were elected to uphold the wishes of the community and

state, not personal agendas. Shame on them and shame on the health care community for failing these patients.

Please know that I will con-tinue to support my patients in the community, and I will sup-port the three council mem-bers who listened to the voters of Washington state.

I hope more suits follow for this violation of their legal rights.– Toni Ann Hanskett-Mills

All the fuss over medical marijuana

Th ere is a good reason the governments are pushing back on medical marijuana collec-tives and dispensaries these days. Th ey want to preserve a market share for new mari-juana products with the aide of government infl uence.

In a subtle move by the DEA, marijuana derivatives were placed in schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. Th e signifi cance of this placement is that it cleared the way for new marijuana prod-ucts, which feature CBD and CBN compounds previously unavailable for pharmaceutical giants to patent and market for sales. [ more LETTERS page 7 ]

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asphalt trail, or the levees themselves inflicting more damage than any potential savings realized.

Finally, because the sandbags are located along a sensitive river bank, the “come and get it” approach where the bags could be broken or spilled into the river could lead to viola-tions of state and federal law, more expensive clean-up costs and even potential lawsuits for damaging endangered fish habitat.

On May 14, the KCFCD voted to pay 75 percent of the $1-2 million estimated

cost to remove the sand-bags from the levees. The remaining 25 percent will be funded either by the city’s storm water utility, or through an Opportu-nity Fund, in the form of a loan, also provided by the KCFCD.

Last month, the city advertised the project to remove the sandbags via an “Invitation to Bid.” We requested bids by dividing the project into multiple segments, which could have resulted in multiple contractors.

After reviewing the bids, we determined it would be most efficient to re-adver-

tise as a single project. By advertising it on the open market, the city will receive the best and lowest cost proposals and will award the contract accord-ingly.

The city is on schedule to remove the sandbags this summer. As the sandbags are removed, the paved trail will be assessed to deter-mine if sections need to be repaired.

We look forward to reopening the Green River Trail for the use and enjoy-ment by the community.

Tim LaPorte is public works director for the city of Kent.

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It was about 10 at night and we got her settled in the dorm room and took her out to eat dinner somewhere in Spokane.

On the ride home Katy burst into tears and told us to take her home. She didn’t want to go to “stupid college.”

It may be the one of the hardest things I have ever done, leaving her at the dorm.

As we left Cheney for home I kept telling

Ginny I was fine to drive. “I got it all under con-

trol … no sweat.”After about five min-

utes or so Ginny asked me what all the lights were ahead.

“Spokane … I guess I’m going the wrong way.”

Oh well. I didn’t get lost going home this time, but seemed like a very long drive.

Dennis Box is editor of the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter and Enumclaw/Bonney Lake Courier-Herald.

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The first of these drugs, Sativex, is already avail-able outside the United States, and will be coming to America very shortly. The last thing the maker of Sativex wants is competi-tion from the real thing, so the current medical marijuana genie must be put back into the bottle so Sativex can control the market share.

De Jure monopolies (gov-ernment granted monopo-lies) are nothing new in America, and it comes as no surprise to those of us, members of the American public, who are more aware of the corporate influences on market share prices. I, for one, have come to accept this fact, albeit reluctantly.

Although the corporate and government control over market share prices is repugnant to me, even more repugnant is the lies we have been told for years about marijuana not having accepted medical use. Mag-ically, with the appearance of Sativex and other similar drugs onto the market, marijuana will finally have accepted medical use.

How convenient. To have people thrown in jail

and sucked up into the criminal justice snow-ball for no other reason than marijuana not being patentable and available for giant corporations to make a profit on goes beyond repugnance and instills rage.

So as the city, county, state and federal govern-ments work to rid society of the evils of medical marijuana dispensaries and collectives, all of you well intentioned citizens need to know is that you are not helping cleanse your community, you are merely helping to preserve and drive up the market share price of Sativex and other direct derivatives and set the table for the end of the biggest lie in American history.

Marijuana prohibition.– John Worthington

My need for a remedy

I have had two brain surgeries and now have seizures. I take three dif-ferent meds to stop them. Nothing works unless I add medical marijuana along with the other three meds I’m already taking.

How are we supposed to

get our medication if you’re not able to grow your own or get it off the streets?– Gerry Hinkle

Be smart, stay safe around the water

I was glad to see the letter from the Sheriff ’s office reminding people to wear life jackets (PFDs) while on or near the water. But I need to make one small correction.

As a whitewater raft guide and a swift-water rescue technician, I need to say that the recent death on the Green River may have been a result of not prop-erly wearing his life jacket.

It’s not enough to wear a life jacket, one has to wear it properly. If the life jacket is loose enough to be pulled off over one’s head, it could be useless.

Check your own jacket, your children’s jackets and everyone in your boat. The life jacket must be tightened firmly on the body in order to function. You should be able to lift up the wearer by the shoulders of the jacket, especially in swift water.

Be safe. Wear your life jacket, and wear it correctly.– Suzan Bobette

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RESIDENTS brought a total of 1,089 vehicle loads of re-cyclable material to the city of Kent Recycling Event June 2 at the Kent Phoenix Academy.

A total of 85 tons of material will be turned into new products, saving natu-ral resources and landfill space, according to a city media release.

Residents also bought 60 rain barrels and 40 com-posters to help save water and benefit landscapes.

The city’s next Recycling Event is Oct. 20.

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Retired Kent fi re-fi ghter Ernie Rideout died Wednesday, June 6 from cancer. He was 57.

Rideout died surrounded by family, friends and fel-low fi refi ghters. He died from complications related to his multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that aff ects the bone marrow and white

blood cells.“Firefi ghter Ernie

Rideout was the type of in-dividual that when you met him, you became his friend immediately,” said Kent Fire Chief Jim Schnedier. “He loved his family fi rst, his job second and always tried to help others in need. Fire-fi ghter Rideout was the type of individual that would say, ‘don’t worry about me,

just do a random act of kindness for a stranger.’ Th at statement defi nes fi refi ghter Ernie Rideout.”

Because Rideout’s cancer was deter-mined to have been contracted due to his profession as a fi refi ght-er, his death is considered to be a line of duty death,

according to a Kent Fire Department media release.

Rideout is the fi rst line of duty death in Washing-ton State in 2012. He will be hon-ored at the 2013 Washington State

Fallen Firefi ghter Memorial Service with other fi refi ght-ers who gave their lives for the communities they proudly serve.

Rideout joined the Kent Fire Department in 1978 as a paid, full-time fi refi ghter. He spent the next 32 years serving the residents and businesses of Kent, Covington and King County Fire District

No. 37 as a fi refi ghter, fi refi ghter-engineer and as a deputy fi re marshal. Prior to Kent, he served for more than eight years as a volunteer fi refi ghter for what was at the time the Pierce County Fire District No. 1 (Sumner).

Aft er responding to 911 emergencies for 10 years in Kent, Rideout transferred from the suppression divi-sion to the fi re prevention division. He served in that capacity, enforcing fi re codes and working with local businesses, for six years before moving back to “shift work” and once again riding on fi re engines and aid cars responding to emergency calls.

In 1999, Rideout became a fi re department plans checker responsible for approving the fi re safety systems of new commercial construction and remodels. He also served for a time as one of the department’s public information offi cers, working with the media and residents at emergency incidents.

Rideout retired from the Kent Fire Department in July 2010.

Survivors include his wife, Pam, and his three sons, DJ, Richard, and Michael. Th e service for Rideout was Th ursday,June 14 at River of Life Church in Kent.

Retired Kent firefighter Ernie Rideout dies of cancer

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Seattle Th underbirds ra-dio color commentator and play-by-play voice Bruce McDonald died Wednes-day, June 6 at the age of 41.

McDonald was diagnosed with leukemia in April, according to a T-Birds media release. He had been cou-rageously fi ghting cancer through several rounds of chemotherapy.

“Th is is a sad day for the Th underbirds family and our fans,” said T-Birds President Russ Farwell. “Bruce loved the T-Birds and his dedication to the team rubbed off on every person Bruce came in contact with. We will miss Bruce dearly and off er our sincerest condolences to his family.”

McDonald was born Jan. 8, 1971. He has been a member of the T-Birds

junior hockey team fam-ily since he was 12. Even though he suff ered from cerebral palsy, he regularly attended Seattle Break-

ers games in a wheelchair with his mother Char.

It was at one these games in 1983 that McDonald was called into the locker room by Breakers head coach Marc Boi-leau. Boileau gave

McDonald a clipboard and asked him to help the team track and keep statistics. He was a member of the team from that point forward.

McDonald joined play-by-play voice Chris Collins as part of the Th underbirds radio broadcast team for the 1998-99 season. When Collins moved on two years later, McDonald joined Joe Dominey in the broadcast booth. When Dominey moved on a year later, Mc-Donald joined Th om Beun-ing in the broadcast booth.

Beuning and McDonald have called the action on T-Birds broadcasts for the last 11 seasons, including the last four at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

He is survived by his mother Char, sister Nolette Everett, half-brother Stevie McDonald, half-sister Stacy Talley and Grandmother Bertha.

A memorial service is at noon Friday, June 22, at Overlake Christian Churchin Redmond. Th e service is open to the public.

A memorial fund has been set up in McDonald’s name. Anyone wishing to contribute should write checks to “Bruce McDonald Memorial Trust Fund” and send them to the Seattle Th underbirds offi ces at 625 West James St., Kent, WA 98032. Fans also can send their donations to: Bruce McDonald Memorial Trust Fund, PO Box 634, Fall City, WA 98024.

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KENT NEIGHBORHOODS can now register for this year’s National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 7.

Apartment communities, businesses, and neighbor-hoods are encouraged to participate. Events can in-clude potlucks, barbecues, dessert socials, or any other event that brings a community together.

The goal is to heighten awareness to crime, strength-en neighborhood spirit, while sending a message to criminals that neighborhoods are fi ghting back. The Kent Police Department will visit events along with

other city staff including Mayor Suzette Cooke, City Council members, the Regional Fire Authority, Parks and Public Works staff .

Representatives from Washington State government will join city staff members, and Target, a national sponsor of National Night Out, will also be represented. Local events run between 5-9 p.m.

To register, visit www.kentnno.com. For more infor-mation, contact Sara Wood, Kent Police Department, at 253-856-5851.

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Shawna said. “My husband and I both work, we have three children younger than Rosalie and we just don’t have the time to give her the attention she needs.”

Th e Jewetts hope to get the service dog through 4 Paws for Ability, a nonprofi t agency that places mobility, hearing, seizure, autism and emotional assistance dogs with children and adults who have a disability. Th ey have a profi le of Rosalie on the 4 Paws’ website where people can donate.

“Th e Jewetts are great, warm people who deserve the best,” said Virginia Lar-sen, a family friend. “I hope Rosalie is able to get her service dog soon because I know she could use the comfort of having someone there by her side.”

Rosalie was 6 months old when she was diag-nosed with leukemia and

10 months old when she received a bone marrow transplant.

“For the next year, Rosalie could not risk exposure to any illness or disease,” Shawna said. “She couldn’t even touch the dirt outside or receive fl owers.”

Shortly aft er recovering from treatment, the Jewetts noticed Rosalie consistently falling asleep at times dur-ing the day.

“Her head would just be dropped in her high chair,” Shawna recalled. “We thought she was just tired so we would put her to bed. Soon, we discovered she was actually having serious seizures.”

Th e road since then has been very long for Rosa-lie and her family. Th ere are stretches of time that are seizure free, but the types, eff ects and even the triggers of her seizures have changed many times

throughout her life. Rosalie’s common trig-

gers are lack of sleep, too much activity and being told “no.”

“Sometimes she will have two seizures in a day and other times she’ll have 30,” Shawna said.

Doctors and therapists fi rst believed that Rosalie could develop normally if her seizures were ever able to be controlled. Now they say it is highly unlikely her seizures can ever be under control. She is many years behind her peers.

Rosalie is homeschooled because the frequency of seizure activity aff ects Rosalie’s behavior and mood. She is aware of the seizures and can become panicky, distraught and feel unsettled.

“She lacks common sense and, with her mental handi-cap and developmental delays, meeting her needs is oft en diffi cult,” Shawna said.

“We are looking forward to how a seizure/multipurpose assistant dog will help in her daily life.”

Th e Jewetts have been hosting fundraising events locally. Th e next event is a

garage sale, car wash and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Trinity Baptist Church, 18652 116th Ave SE, Renton. Th e family already has raised $1,130.

To donate, visit 4pawsforability.org and search for Rosalie Jewett. People also can send money in Rosalie’s name at: 4 Paws For Ability, Inc., 253 Day-ton Ave., Xenia, OH, 45385.

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Rosalie Jewett, far right, hangs out with her siblings during a sunny day. Rosalie’s parents are hoping to raise money to purchase a service dog to help her. COURTESY PHOTO

Want to get outside this summer and enjoy a few organized two-mile trail walks in Kent?

Th en check out the Ken-t4health free public walks each Wednesdays through Sept. 12.

Led by a group of energized residents and businesses, Kent4Health is designed to encourage people to participate in fun, healthy activities and share opportunities for personal wellness in the community.

Th e group also organizes indoor walks November through May at the ShoW-are Center.

All of the walks are on two-mile or longer marked trails for self-guided walks;

include a volunteer guide on the trail; are on paved or compact gravel trails; are close to bus routes; and include restrooms. Th e next walk is June 20 at West Fenwick Park, 25828 Lake Fenwick Road.

Before joining a walk, check in at the Kent4Health table, get your sticker, walk and check out before you leave.

Th e trail walks are led by Chris Ensor. He is a Moun-taineers Hike Leader and Kent4Health volunteer. To ask Chris questions about any of the walks, call 206-794-5198 or email ctrails@comcast.net.

All walks start at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Kent offers outdoor walks all summerCountry musicians

Knut Bell and the Blue Collars will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Th ursday, June 21 at the Kent Station shopping mall.

Kent Station, in partner-ship with radio station 100.7 Th e Wolf, Cal’s Clas-sic American and Jamba Juice, are teaming up to off er the Concert for the Troops to support active duty troops serving over-seas as well as wounded soldiers recovering in the states.

Bell will perform from 6-8 p.m. on the Fountain stage.

Prior to the perfor-mance, 25 lucky 100.7 Th e Wolf listeners will receive a pair of tickets to meet Bell and enjoy hosted cocktails and ap-petizers provided by Cal’s Classic American.

Th e Skagit County-based band describes itself as an American/Alt Country Band that performs originals and keeps the traditions of past greats like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Johnny Horton alive.

During the concert, Jamba Juice will sell dis-counted smoothies. Jamba Juice will donate $1 to the troops for each smoothie sold.

Additionally, Cal’s Classic American will sell VIP tickets to their South Patio. Each ticket comes with non-alcoholic bever-ages, 40-ounce Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and Classic American food selected by Bell including hot catfi sh, deep fried pickles, fried chicken and buttermilk

pie. Tickets are $25 and 100 percent of ticket sales will be donated to the troops.

Although the concert is free, Kent Station will make a request for dona-tions to support Wounded Warriors and Soldier’s Angels. For every dollar raised, Kent Station will match at 100 percent, including smoothie sales from Jamba Juice and VIP Tickets from Cal’s Classic American. Th e goal is to raise $3,000.

“Kent Station con-tinually off ers free family friendly events for Kent Station customers, we are pleased to off er an event which supports the men and women who choose to defend American freedom stateside and abroad,” Sommer Ueda, Kent Sta-tion marketing manager,

said in a media release. “As with any event, our goal is to entertain our customers and raise funds for non-profi ts which serve our community. Th e concert with Knut Bell fi ts the bill perfectly.”

Th e Wounded Warrior Project serves military service members who in-curred service-connected wounds, injuries, or ill-nesses on or aft er Sept. 11, 2001 and their families.

Soldier’s Angels is a volunteer-led nonprofi t providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the U.S. Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and their families. For more information about Kent Station’s Con-cert for the Troops, visit www.KentStation.com.

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COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHING

Th e Kent School District is working with eligible families of eighth-grade students to make it possible for their children to attend higher education aft er they graduate from high school.

Th e school district encouraged eighth-grade students who are eligible to sign up for the College Bound Scholarship by the June 30 deadline.

Th e district’s goal is to have 100 percent of eligible students signed up.

Th e scholarship provides tuition – at public institu-tion rates – not covered by other fi nancial assistance programs to eligible high school graduates who enroll at public colleges, uni-versities and other higher education programs in Washington.

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grades, demonstrate good citizenship and success-fully enroll in an eligible higher education institu-tion. Income eligibility is re-checked in the student’s

senior year in high school.

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SCHOOLS COMPETE FOR PRIZES

Four schools – Kent-lake High, Totem Middle School, Covington Elemen-tary and Cedar Heights Middle School – are vying for a chance to win a share of the $120,000 in cash prizes in the Lots2Give contest.

Th e public is invited to view the videos submitted by the participating schools at www.biglots.com/lots-2give and vote for their favorite entry.

Voting began June 11 and ends July 8. Winners will be announced Aug. 11. Th e contest is part of the fi ft h-annual Lots2Give program.

STUDENT SUCCESS STORIESSarahanne Nixon, a

Kentridge graduate and Washington State freshman, was accepted into the Na-tional Society of Collegiate Scholars.

“NSCS is more than just a symbol of academic achievement,” said Stephen Lofl in, NSCS chief executive offi cer. “Membership gives students access to a number of amazing benefi ts including career and networking resources, scholarships, travel and service projects both on campus and in the com-munity.”

NSCS is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is the nation’s only interdisciplin-ary honors organization for fi rst- and second-year col-lege students. Membership is by invitation only and is based on grade point aver-age and class standing.

NSCS has more than 850,000 lifetime members and 300 chapters in all 50 states, the District of Co-

lumbia and Puerto Rico. ...Kent’s Matthew A.

Bailey made the spring se-mester dean’s honor roll at Oklahoma City University. Students must complete

a minimum of 12 credit hours dur-ing a semester to meet the honor roll requirements and maintain a GPA of 3.5 for the dean’s honor roll. … Kent’s Pierre Butler made the dean’s list at Norwich

(Vt.) University for spring semester. …

Anthony Vincent Aliano from the Kent area has been named to the dean’s list at Eastern New Mexico Uni-versity in Portales for the spring semester. To make the dean’s list, students must take at least 15 credit hours and maintain a 3.25 grade point average. …

Kent’s Hannah Nicole Phillips (animal science) and Kelley Peterson Voss (industrial engineering) made the spring semester dean’s list at Iowa State University.

– Staff reports

School news and achievements

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Youth ranging in ages from 5 to 14 wrote 529 letters to troops stationed overseas as part of the Torklift Central Stuff the RV fundraiser June 2.

“We received 529 let-ters from the Kent School District and they included hand-drawn pictures to heartfelt messages thank-ing troops for their service,”

said Rick Shafer. Torklift Central RV manager. “We also collected more than 400 pounds of food, rough-ly 100 books, 312 maga-zines, nearly 1,000 games and countless hygiene care packages on Saturday.”

Torklift Central will continue collecting items for troops overseas, includ-ing letters through the end

of next week. To donate, stop by the 917 Central Ave. South location in Kent.

Th e company also raised $455 for sending the package overseas. All the donations will be sent to Soldier’s Angels, a nonprofi t group dedicated to sending care packages to troops sta-tioned in various countries overseas.

“As part of the Stuff the RV event, we held our fi rst car and motorcycle show,” said Jack Kay, vice president of operations. “We awarded cash and trophies to the top three people’s choice win-ners. We actually wound up with ties for fi rst place and second place so we went ahead and awarded fi ve people.”

First place was a tie

between Scott Schreiber and his 1974 Vega and John Eldridge and his 1966 Chevrolet Malibu. Th ey each received $300 and a trophy. Second place was tied between Mark Takisaki and his 1969 Chevrolet Camaro and Jack and Bobbi Berg and their 1956 MGA. Th ey each won $100 and trophies. Th ird place went to Daniel Holt and his 1966

Chevrolet Chevelle. “A few of the winners do-

nated their cash winnings to Soldier’s Angels,” said Shafer. “It was an inspiring event and over 300 people attended. We look forward to hosting the event next year.”

For more information about Soldier’s Angels or to donate, call Torklift Central RV at 253-299-0076.

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Torklift Central held a fundraiser and car show challenge this month. Car show winners from left to rightare: Daniel Holt, John Eldridge, Scott Schreiber, Jack Berg, Bobbi Berg and Mark Takisaki. COURTESY PHOTO

Kent Rainier Youth Choirs to host camp

Kids entering fourth through eighth grades in the fall are invited to attend Rainier Youth Choirs’ fi rst Summer Choir Camp Aug. 20-23.

Campers participate in educational clinics, fun activi-ties and group rehearsals between 9 a.m. and noon each day at Kent United Methodist Church on East Hill, 11010 SE 248th St.

On the last day, Aug. 23, campers stay later to perform a concert and enjoy dinner with their families.

The $25 camp fee includes all clinic materials, a camp T-shirt and a dinner for each camper and two guests. Daily lunches are also available for a nominal fee.

John Rutter’s masterwork, “Mass of the Children”, per-formed by Rainier Chorale, Rainier Youth Choirs, soloists

Catherine Haight and Elijah Blaisdell and the orchestra elicited a standing ovation from a packed house at Bel-levue First Presbyterian Church on March 24.

The concert also featured a solo, Vaga Luna (“Lovely Moon”), sung by longtime RYC member Zack Martin, a senior at Jeff erson High School, who recently won the Valley Music Region Solo Contest’s Baritone category.

Young singers in grades four through college can audition throughout the year to join the choral training organization. RYC auditions are informal and low key and are now being held for April enrollment.

Rainier Youth Choirs, of Kent, is a nonprofi t, commu-nity-based organization with no religious affi liation that off ers a youth choral music education and performance program for boys and girls.

For more information, visit www.RainierYouthChoirs.org, call 253-347-0180, or e-mail ryc@rainierchoralarts.org.

Registration is open for the ninth annual Kent Cornucopia Days 5K Fun Run and Walk on Saturday, July 14.

Kent Parks program coordinator Mark Hen-drickson said the race is quickly becoming a sum-mer tradition for many residents throughout the Puget Sound.

“Th e course is U.S. Track and Field certifi ed and is one of the few fl at courses in the area,” Hendrickson said. “We’ll have awards for the top fi ve fi nishers in each age group, with random prizes such as a wake board, free registration forms for

the Dirty Dash and gift certifi cates from many local businesses.”

Hosted by the Kent Parks Recreation and Community Services, the entry fee is $10 or $25 (with a techni-cal T-shirt) before July 12. Participants age 60 and older run for free. Th e race starts at 9 a.m.

Register online at Active.com or pick up registration forms at the Kent Com-mons and many Puget Sound athletic stores.

While the race starts at the parking lot of the River-bend Golf Course, park-ing is available at Russell Road Park, 24400 Russell

Road and Kent Elementary School, 24700 64th Ave. S.

Th ere is no race parking at Riverbend Golf Course. Please allow for an ad-ditional fi ve to 10 minute walk from the parking lot to the registration/starting area. Staff will be on site to provide guidance.

To avoid the lines on race day; pick up shirts and bibs Wednesday, July 11 from 3-7 p.m. at Road Runner Sports at Kent Station.

Race day registration and packet pick up is also avail-able near the start/fi nish line at 7:30 a.m.

For more information, visit KentArts.com.

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Kent Police arrested a 34-year-old Kent man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly grabbed the butt of an 18-year-old woman

as she helped her mother load groceries in a Safeway parking lot.

Officers responded to a call from the mother that a man had grabbed her daughter's butt and then left in a silver pickup, accord-ing to the police report. The

incident occurred at about 10:44 p.m. June 4 at Safe-way, 13101 Kent Kangley Road.

The mother and daughter got the license plate num-ber of the truck. Officers tracked down the truck and driver near the store.

The man at first denied the allegations.

But after officers told him a video camera recorded the incident and that the mother and daughter had identified him as the man, he admitted to grabbing the "tall, cute girl's" butt with

his left hand as just a spur of the moment action.

The daughter told police she and her mother were loading groceries when a man walked past them to enter his truck parked next to them. As he passed the teen, she said she felt his hand on her left butt cheek. She said he squeezed her in the same manner her boyfriend would.

The mother told officers she heard a slapping sound and then saw her daughter rise to her toes. The mother approached the man in his truck but he drove away.

Police booked the man into the city jail just after midnight June 5. He posted $500 bail and was released about 10 hours later, ac-cording to jail records.

Safeway installed a video camera because of vehicle prowls in the lot.

ProstitutionPolice arrested a woman

for investigation of prostitu-tion after an officer posed as a customer to set up through texting a meeting for sex June 6 at the How-ard Johnson hotel, 1233 Central Ave. N.

The officer responded to a phone number listed for an escort at backpage.com, a website used by prosti-tutes and pimps, according to the police report.

The ad listed Kent as a location under a title of "Best of the Best."

An officer sent a text to the phone number on the ad and started an exchange of messages to set up a meeting for sex. The officer rented a hotel room. Of-ficers arrested the woman when she knocked on the hotel door after she report-edly had agreed through texting to accept $100 for sex.

When officers looked at the woman's cellphone, it listed the number the offi-cer had used. She had even listed the number under the title of Hotel.

The woman told the officer he was very good on the phone and believ-able as a client. She said she had worked as a prosti-tute in Hollywood, Calif., after graduating from high school last year. She also had worked in Las Vegas before moving to Washing-ton. She said she worked independently and did not

have a pimp.Officers booked her into

the city jail. She posted bail about five hours later, ac-cording to jail records.

AssaultOfficers arrested a man

for investigation of fourth-degree assault and giving a false statement after he reportedly slapped his girl-friend and then gave police a false name.

Police responded to a domestic dispute at about 12:54 a.m. June 4 at a home in the 5900 block of South 232nd Court, according to the police report.

The officers also arrested the girlfriend for third-degree malicious mischief and obstructing an officer after she allegedly slammed an inside garage door on an officer as she tried to stop her boyfriend from getting arrested.

The mother of the woman called police to report the incident. Officers arrived at the house and found the man sleeping in a car in the garage. The man said he had argued with his girlfriend while watching television but denied hitting her.

The girlfriend got into an officer's face and pointed her finger at him and told him to take her mother out of the house. The officer handcuffed the girlfriend, who then used her feet to knock an inside garage door against the officer. The officer pulled out his Taser and pointed it at the woman, who then stopped resisting.

The girlfriend did not talk to police about the dis-pute with her boyfriend.

TheftPolice arrested a man for

investigation of third-de-gree theft after he report-edly stuck four DVDs down his pants and took them from the Fred Meyer store, 25250 Pacific Highway S., at about 7:02 a.m. June 6.

A store security officer saw the man take the items and leave the store without paying, according to the police report.

The man fled north-bound on a Metro bus, which Des Moines Police stopped in the 21500 block of Pacific Highway South. Des Moines and Kent police took the man into custody.

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The man admitted to taking the DVDs and said he was going to pawn them for cash.

Officers found the DVDs “Wyatt Earp,” “Faster,” “Han-cock,” and “Spider-Man 2,” in the man's backpack.

DrugsOfficers pulled over a

man for driving without a seatbelt and then cited him for investigation of pos-session of marijuana and possession of drug para-phernalia.

An officer saw the driver June 4 near Central Avenue North and East Smith Street, according to the police report.

When the officer walked up to the driver's window,

he smelled marijuana from inside the car. The driver agreed to allow a search of the vehicle. Offi-cers found a plastic baggie with green matter inside that they later reported tested positive for 0.9 grams of marijuana.

The man told officers he thought possession of mari-juana was legal in the state with just a monetary fine.

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BY STEVE HUNTER

shunter@kentreporter.com

Someone threw rocks in Kent that smashed the windshield of a patrol vehicle driven by a K-9 unity deputy with the King County Sheriff ’s Office as well as a second car driven by a Kent man.

The deputy was driv-ing at about 10:20 p.m. June 7 in the 13800 block of Southeast 272nd Street near Lake Meridian when a large rock smashed onto his windshield, according to a Sheriff ’s Office media release.

The rock struck the hood of the police car and then

smashed the driver’s side of the windshield. Broken glass sprayed the deputy, but he was not injured.

“We are thankful that our deputy was not hurt in this case,” said King County Sheriff Steve Strachan. “This kind of vandalism poses a serious risk to driv-ers and could have ended with a serious injury.”

Deputies took photos of other rocks that appeared to be “staged” on the side of the road to throw. No suspects were seen in the case. A search by the deputy with his dog ended without finding anyone.

Kent Police reported a similar incident had oc-

curred to a resident just a few minutes earlier in the area and the driver saw three juveniles run from the scene.

One of three rocks thrown at the Kent man’s car crashed through his window and showered him with glass fragments, according to an email from Kent Assistant Chief Pat Lowery. The man had a number of small cuts from the glass.

King County Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $1,000 for informa-tion that leads to the arrest and prosecution of this suspect, Lowery said.

If you have information related to these cases, call the King County Sheriff ’s Office at 206-296-3311 or the Kent Police at 253-852-2121.

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There also will be 30 cultural and informational booths.

A pre-festival “Inter-national Children’s Walk” begins at 9:30 a.m. from City Hall to the park. Chil-dren, grandchildren and adults are invited to dress in clothes of their heritage or of their choice. The walk will follow a bag piper to the plaza to kick off the festival.

Entertainment on two stages runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., followed by the Kent International Festival Dance Party at 7.

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Arts group offers grant program

The City of Kent Arts Commission announced a new funding opportunity for arts and culture projects in Kent.

Give Me Culture grants are small, flexible grants available to individuals, organizations and commu-nity groups. The grants will fund projects that serve the general public in Kent.

According to Ronda Billerbeck, the city’s cultural programs manager, the

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Funding amounts are limited to a maximum of $1,000 per project.

There is no deadline to apply for the program; applications will be re-viewed as they are received throughout the year.

For more information or to apply, visit www.kentarts.com, call 253-856-5050, or email rbillerbeck@kentwa.gov.

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to adopt the ban because it believes the businesses violate federal law that lists marijuana as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. State law allows medical marijuana use but council members decided the state law remains unclear about distribution of the drug and doesn’t want any medical marijuana busi-nesses operating in Kent.

Deryck and Colamba Tsang, owners of Herbal Choice Caregivers, closed their medical marijuana business because of the new ban, according to a store employee who answered the phone at the store. The Tsangs did not return a mes-sage for a comment about their decision to close the second of just two collective gardens operating in the city.

“They closed because they have small children and we already have crimi-nal cases (from last year)

against us,” Lambert said. “They can’t afford more criminal cases. I’m single and this is what I do.”

The city charged Lambert and the Tsangs in August with misdemeanor crimes for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, criminal attempt – posses-sion with intent to deliver marijuana and criminal attempt – delivery of mari-juana and conspiracy. That case has yet to be resolved.

Deputy City Attorney Pat Fitzpatrick said in an email that “those who operate medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens are well aware that their activities have been unlawful for months due to the (two-, six-month) moratoriums, and are well aware of the permanent zoning ban that goes into effect (Wednesday).

“It is our hope that those who operate marijuana businesses in Kent will re-spect the lawful decision of

the City Council and cease their activities,” Fitzpatrick said.

And what if Lambert continues to operate?

“In the event Charles Lambert continues to bla-tantly disregard the Kent City Code, the city will consider pursuing any and all legal options, including civil ac-tion and criminal charges,” Fitzpatrick said. “A decision in that regard will be made in the coming days.”

As of Wednesday, Lam-bert said he had not heard anything from city officials.

“I’m waiting,” Lambert said. “I know they will do something. I’m not sure what that is. I’ll find out which option they pick.”

Fitzpatrick said the city will decide soon what action to take if Lambert stays open.

“I imagine we’ll make a decision sometime next week on how to proceed although it’s somewhat of a fluid situation,” Fitzpatrick said. “It depends largely if

they close down and cease activity.”

Lambert opened in June 2010 and said city offi-cials stayed away from his business until Kent Police raided his store last July. The city filed charges in August based on the raid.

“They just want to say ‘Get out’ and not abide by state law,” Lambert said. “They want to re-write state law.”

Lambert said he showed a couple of Kent Police officials prior to opening that his operation featured medical marijuana plants grown by patients for pa-tients. He said they had no issues against that.

“It’s no drug cartel or run by the Mexican mafia or the Italian mafia,” Lambert said. “It’s just patients helping patients.”

Lambert said he will fight the ban all the way to the Washington Supreme Court.

“I’m prepared for it,” he said.

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T Kentwood senior is born to jumpBY TJ MARTINELL

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Madelayne Varela thought she was born to run.

It turns out the Kent-wood senior was also born to jump, but until this last March it was confi ned solely to basketball. Th e thought of doing the long jump for the track and fi eld team was something that for years was encouraged by her coaches, but to her the idea seemed boring compared to sprinting.

“I was never interested in jumping into dirt,” she said. “I feel like I was born to jump. I just wasn’t inter-ested in it for track.”

Despite her aversion to jumping into dirt, Varela took second place in the long jump at the 4A state championship meet May 25-26 at Mount Tahoma, the highest she placed in any of event she competed in, as well as the high-est place of any Kent or Tahoma track athlete.

Th e fi rst time someone proposed she try long jump was her summer track club coach, Nate Willford, when she was a sophomore. But it wasn’t until the Kentwood sprinting and jumping coach, James Goodlow, confi ned himself to just jumping, that Varela gave it a try. When the fi rst meet of the season was held at Kent-Meridian, she said she felt extremely relaxed about it.

“I wasn’t even nervous about jumping,” she said. “I thought I might be pretty good.”

Her fi rst two jumps were around 16 feet, which were respectable, but not spec-tacular. On her third jump, however, was 18 feet, 1.25 inches, four inches farther than the distance that had won state the year prior.

“Everyone was in shock,” she said. “Th ey were all like, ‘Well, you’re doing long jump from now on.’”

Varela said she was initially divided over how

to view long jumping. She had a natural talent for it and wasn’t as apprehensive about her performance as she was in her sprinting events, where she felt the slightest mistake in her technique could have a strong impact on her time.

“I had no form or natural mechanics to start with,” she said. “At meets some-thing turned on and I just jumped off of it. Th ere’s more details you have to pay attention to (in sprint-ing). I feel like it takes a lot more fi ne tuning. For jump-ing, you can jump without all the right choreography or physics.”

She was also performing better in the long jump than in her sprinting races early in the season.

“My times were slow,” she said. “I wasn’t competing in it. I didn’t feel up to par. I didn’t feel ready for the beginning of the year.”

Nevertheless, she felt there was a greater risk of injury long jumping, some-thing she couldn’t aff ord to suff er her senior year.

“I was really worried about hurting myself,” she said. “I didn’t want it to aff ect my sprinting, so I was hesitant.”

Her fears proved to be well-grounded. Although she jumped her farthest at the Oregon Relays in April, she suff ered from a sprained ankle aft er she jumped off the opposite foot than usual. Complicat-ing it was the fact that she had previously sprained that same ankle during basketball season two years prior.

“My whole track season and career fl ashed be-fore my eyes,” she said. “I thought, ‘Th ere goes state, there goes college and all those scholarships.’”

Th e injury, however,

proved to be non-cata-strophic for the remainder of her season. She was told to take two weeks off and ultimately did not compete at the remaining two track meets before league.

In the meantime, to keep herself in shape Varela swam and lift ed weights while working on her explosive work out of the sprinting blocks.

“I wanted to be able to move with the pack, not just getting back to where I was,” she said. “I felt I was two steps before everyone else.”

At the league meet, she took fourth in the 100 meters and the 200 meters. In the long jump, she took third and qualifi ed for district aft er her fi rst jump. At the district meet, she placed seventh in the 100 meters and eighth in the 200 meters, while securing fourth in the long jump.

Going into state, Varela was determined to perform well, not just for herself but for the team, which had won state last year.

“I wanted to show ev-eryone we’re still a team no matter what, even though we lost people last year,” she said.

Varela ultimately earned silver in the long jump with a leap of 19-0.25, a new personal record. She also broke her personal record in the 100 meters, where she placed fourth.

“I could have been hap-pier,” she said. “I could have done better in the 100 meter, but overall, I feel like it was a major feat for me aft er being injured.”

Th e Kentwood girls team overall took third with 45 points, the highest of any Kent and Tahoma team, coming in behind Auburn Riverside and Curtis, which scored 55 and 62 points respectively.

Although Varela said they hoped to win, she was just as happy that they proved they were not a one-hit wonder.

“I can’t say I wasn’t disap-pointed,” she said. “But we worked hard and we didn’t let anything get to us de-spite some setbacks. You’re not always going to be the best. But it’s the nothing to frown upon. We all know that, too. In the grand scheme of things I’m proud of our team.”

As for her future col-legiate track career, Varela is still choosing between schools, with an off er for a full-ride scholarship to at least one university on the table.

But whichever one she chooses, she said she will be jumping. It’s an identity, she said, she has come to embrace.

“I actually look forward to jumping now,” she said. “I’ve gained a fondness for it. It’s so unknown. You never know what you’re go-ing to produce. It’s a roller coaster.”

Kentwood senior Madelayne Varela leaps in the long jump. Varela took second at state in the event,the highest place of any Kent or Tahoma track athlete this season. COURTESY, David Clarke – WPS for the Reporter

KENTWOOD HOSTS YOUTH SUMMER

SPORTS CAMPSKentwood athletic programs

off er summer camps for young aspiring stars:

Wrestling Camp, June 25-27,

9 a.m. to 2 p.m., $60;boys, girls, grades 2-9.Registration brochure:

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June 25-29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $100;

boys, girls, grades 4-10.Registration brochure: kwvolleyball@aol.com

June 30, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $30;boys, girls, grades 2-6.Registration brochure:

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July 16-20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-

Thursday, and 9 a.m.-noon Friday, $90;

boys, girls, grades 3-9.Registration brochure: kentwoodhoops.com

July 9-13, 9 a.m.-noon, $50;boys, girls, grades 2-8.Registration brochure:

kentwoodtfxc.org

July 31-Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., $50;

boys, girls, grades 1-6.Registration: aaron.

radford@kent.k12.wa.us

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Organizers of the Kent Parks Resi-dent Camp at Waskowitz will host a parent/camper informational meeting on July 11 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Kent Commons, 525 4th Avenue N.

Th e meeting is an opportunity for parents and campers to meet the camp director and staff .

A slideshow presentation will be presented.

Kent is one of the few cities to off er

a resident camp for boys and girls entering the fi ft h, sixth or seventh grade this fall.

Th e Aug. 6-10 camp, now in its 33rd year, off ers a wide spectrum of activities and professional manage-ment.

Th e camp, at the base of Mount Si in the Cascade foothills, is four miles east of North Bend. It is nestled in the woods on 360 acres

of land.Cost for the camp is $320, which

includes transportation, cabin accom-modations, supervision and all meals, fi eld trip and camp shirt.

Scholarship monies are available for Kent residents on free-and-reduced lunches.

For more information or to regis-ter, please call 253-856-5030 or visit www.kentwa.gov.

Residents invited to camp in Kent

SIGN UP FOR ROYALS INTENSITY BASKETBALL CAMP

Boys and girls in fourth through eighth grade are in-vited to attend the Royals Intensity Basketball Camp July 9-13 at Kent-Meridian High.

Campers will increase skill development, discipline and mental toughness. Participants will learn how to become better basketball players as well as how to compete at a high level through hard work.

Cost is $70 and can be paid with cash or check on the fi rst day of camp.

KENT-MERIDIAN VOLLEYBALL CAMPS FOR PLAYERS OF ALL AGES

Kent-Meridian’s volleyball team will host a number of youth camps this summer for boys and girls from elemen-tary through high school.

Elementary school and Little Royals camps as well as a program for middle schoolers will be off ered July 9-13.

Advanced camp will run July 16-20 while high school individual camp will run June 25-29 and high school team

camp will go July 23-27.

Fees for the camps range from $55 for Little Royals and Elementary Camp to $90 for advanced camp.

Michael Christiansen, head volleyball coach at K-M for the past fi ve seasons, will run the camp.

Christiansen led the Royals to the state championship tournament this past fall. He has also coached with

Kent Juniors and Northwest Juniors volleyball clubs.

At K-M volleyball camps, participants will have fun from warm-up activities to skill drills and lots of playing time.

For more information, visit www.kentmeridian-volleyball.com.

FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES SET FOR JULY 21 AT KENTLAKE

Doctors from Valley Medical Center’s clinic network will provide free sports physicals from 8-11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Kentlake High.

Pre-registration is required. Follow the instructions on the Kentlake website at www.kent.k12.wa.us/KL .

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Th e Seattle Th underbirds on Monday signed right wing Keegan Kolesar and defenseman Ethan Bear to standard Western Hockey League Player Education contracts.

Th e T-Birds selected Kolesar in the fi rst round and Bear in the second round of the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft .

“We are extremely excited to have both these players committed to our team at this time,” said Seattle General Manager Russ Farwell. “Keegan has the skills and physical package to be a very eff ec-tive power forward in our league and Ethan Bear is a very smart puck moving

defenseman who also has a defi nite physical edge to his game.

“Th is was a very strong draft for our team this year with the fi rst overall pick and three of the top 25 picks. Th ese two players are great additions to the future of our team.”

Th e T-Birds selected Kolesar 20th overall. He is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and played with the Win-nipeg Hawks Bantam AAA team last season. He ap-peared in 27 games and had 22 goals and 11 assists for 33 points with 84 penalty minutes. He is 6 feet and 208 pounds.

“It feels amazing sign-ing at an early age. Th is is a very big milestone for me,” Kolesar said. “Being able to

visit the ShoWare Center and the high school I will be attending gave me a good idea of the area. I can’t wait till main camp to show Seattle what I am all about.”

Th e T-Birds selected Bear 25th overall. Bear, from Ochapowace, Saskatchewan, is a right-handed defense-man who is 5 feet 11 and 189 pounds. He played 40 games for the POE Bantam Tier 1 team and had 12 goals and 32 assists for 44 points with 45 penalty minutes.

“It means a lot to sign with the Th underbirds,” Bear said. “Since I have been a little kid I have wanted to play in the WHL. I am feeling really good. It was good to check out the facilities at ShoWare Center, meet the staff and some

current players and get a feel for the city of Kent.”

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INVITATION TO BIDNotice is hereby given that the

City of Kent, Washington, will receive sealed bids at the City Clerk’s office through June 25, 2012 up to 10:45 a.m. as shown on the clock on the east wall of the City Clerk’s Office on the first floor of City Hall, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, Washing- ton. All bids must be properly marked and sealed in accordance with this “Invitation to Bid.” Bids must be delivered and received at the City Clerk’s office by the above-stated time, regard- less of delivery method, includ- ing U.S. Mail. All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud at 11:00 a.m. for the City of Kent project named as follows:

Green River Levee Flood Protection - Giant Sandbag Removal

Project Number: 12-3002The project consists of the

removal and disposal of approxi- mately 18,500 giant sandbags (about 55,500 lineal feet in length) 3’W x 3’D x 3’H and the contents, which are currently along the top of the Green River Levee in Kent. The project also consists of repair of damaged levee reaches under the giant sand bags.

Removal of the sandbags from the Green River Trail will be done with rubber tired or rubber tracked equipment to minimize damage to the trail surface. The exception to the removal of the sandbags from the levee will be the removal of approximately 2,300 giant sandbags within the

River Bend Golf Complex area. These sandbags will be removed from the levee, but the fill mate- rial will be placed in wind-rows along the perimeter of the golf course as stated and noted in the specifications, or directed by the Engineer. The Contractor shall be responsible for the disposal and/or recycling of the empty giant sandbags, the black sheet plastic and the standard sandbags used to secure the sheet plastic, on a daily basis from the entire project. This project also in- volves the removal of approxi- mately 260 Ecology Blocks from the City of Kent Municipal Court site at 1220 Central Avenue S. and the removal of approximate- ly 118 HESCO barriers located on Hawley Road between Wash- ington Avenue and SR 167. The blocks will be delivered to the City of Kent’s Vactor site located at the northwest corner of 64th Avenue S. and S. 226th Street, where they are to be stacked four high in the location noted on the plans. The HESCO’s will be emptied, cleaned, folded and stacked for delivery to the USA- COE storage facility at 6335 1st Avenue S. in Seattle. The work includes surface restoration and revegetation due to the work involved. The Engineer’s estimated range for this project is approximately $1.1 to $1.6 million. Bid docu- ments may be obtained by con- tacting City of Kent Engineering Department, Nancy Yoshitake at (253) 856-5508. For technical questions, please call Nick Horn

at (253) 856-5529 or Kelly Peterson at (253) 856-5547. Bids must be clearly marked “Bid” with the name of the project on the outside of the envelope, addressed to the City Clerk, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-5895. Only sealed bids will be accepted. No facsimiles will be considered. Each bid shall be in accordance with the plans and specifications and other contract documents now on file in the office of the City Engineer, City of Kent, Washington. Copies of the plans and Special Provisions may be purchased at a non-refundable cost of $50.00 for each set. Plans and specifications can also be downloaded at no charge at www.kentwa.gov/ procurement. Copies of the WSDOT Standard Specifications are available for perusal only. A cashier’s check, postal money order or surety bond in the amount of 5% of the bid is required. The City of Kent reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding and shall determine which bid is the most responsive, satisfactory and responsible bid- der and shall be the sole judge thereof. Award shall be made at the sole discretion of the City. No plea of mistake in the bid shall be available to the bidder for the recovery of his/her depos- it or as a defense to any action based upon the neglect or refusal to execute a contract. Bidders must submit with their

initial bid a signed statement as to whether they have previously performed work subject to the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the day of bid opening.Dated this 4th day of June , 2012.BY: Brenda Jacober, City Clerk Published in the Kent Reporter on June 15, 2012 #635447.

INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that the City of Kent, Washington, will receive sealed bids at the City Clerk’s office through June 26, 2012 up to 10:45 a.m. as shown on the clock on the east wall of the City Clerk’s Office on the first floor of City Hall, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, Washing- ton. All bids must be properly marked and sealed in accordance with this “Invitation to Bid.” Bids must be delivered and re- ceived at the City Clerk’s office by the above-stated time, regard- less of delivery method, includ- ing U.S. Mail. All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud at 11:00 a.m. for the City of Kent project named as follows:

Meridian Valley Creek Enhancements

Project Number: 10-3008 The project will improve 460 LF of an existing creek channel to enhance habitat conditions and reduce flooding potential. Includ- ed in this project are: recontour- ing of 210 LF of the existing creek channel, excavation of 250 LF of new channel with stockpil- ing of suitable topsoil, installa-

tion of 20 logs and root wads and planting of approximately 500 trees and shrubs and 700 wetland emergent plants. In addition, construction of a 195’ long, four foot high cast-in-place concrete flood wall with associated storm drainage is included. Temporary bypass of stream flows and fish removal from the project site will likely be required. This work will occur on an active golf course. Coordination with the golf course site superintendent will be required. Bidders must have successfully completed at least three stream restoration projects and provide project contact names and phone num- bers. The City’s choice will be based on the most responsible bidder, which may not be the lowest bidder. The Engineer’s estimate for this project is approximately $200,000. Bid documents may be obtained by contacting City of Kent Engineering Department, Nancy Yoshitake at (253) 856-5508. For technical questions, please call Matt Knox at (253) 856-5551. Bids must be clearly marked “Bid” with the name of the project on the outside of the envelope, addressed to the City Clerk, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-5895. Only sealed bids will be accepted. No facsimiles will be considered. Each bid shall be in accordance with the plans and specifications and other contract documents now on file in the office of the City Engineer, City of Kent,

Washington. Copies of the plans and Special Provisions may bepurchased at a non-refundable cost of $50.00 for each set. Plans and specifications can also be downloaded at no charge at www.kentwa.gov/ procurement. Copies of the WSDOT Standard Specifications are available for perusal only. A cashier’s check, postal money order or surety bond in the amount of 5% of the bid is required. The City of Kent reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all schedules or alternates or to waive any informalities in the bidding and shall determine which bid or bidders is the most responsive, satisfactory and responsible bidder and shall be the sole judge thereof. No plea of mistake in the bid shall be available to the bidder for the recovery of his/her depos- it or as a defense to any action based upon the neglect or refusal to execute a contract. Bidders must submit with their initial bid a signed statement as to whether they have previously performed work subject to the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the day of bid opening.Dated this 5th day of June, 2012.BY:Brenda Jacober, City Clerk Published in Kent Reporter on June 15, 2012 #637028.

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EventsKent Famers Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., each Saturday through Sept. 29, Town Square Plaza Park, Second Avenue between West Smith Street and West Harrison Street in downtown Kent. As many as 45 vendors selling everything from fruits, flowers, vegetables and crafts are expected at season opener. For more information, call 253-486-9316 or visit www.kentfarmers-market.com.

Shred-a-thon: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 16, HomeStreet Bank, parking lot, 505 W. Harrison St., Kent. The public is invited to bring their sensitive documents and watch them be safely destroyed. Bring your old paperwork, such as bank state-ments, tax records, receipts, business and medical records. Please remove papers from binders/folders with metal rings or strips and remove large building style clips. Paper clips are OK. Boxes will not be shredded.

Kent International Festival: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., June 16. at Kent Town Square Plaza, corner of Smith and Second Avenue. The event is part of the Sister Cities Associa-tion. The festival, “Learn from Each Other,” is a celebration of the cultural diversity represented in the community and its residents – returns to Kent on June 16. The festival incorporates ethnic dance, musical performances, spectacular native attire, arts and crafts booths, and delicious authentic cuisine. For more information, visit kentint-ernationalfestival.com.

Greater Seattle Area Vintage Post-card and Paper Collectible Show: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., June 23; 10 a.m.-4 p.m., June 24, Kent Commons 525 4th Ave. N., Kent. Approximately 15 dealers from throughout the Pacific Northwest, California and Utah will display nearly 1 million old postcards, paper collectibles and ephemera. Included will be postcards, stamps, adver-tising trade cards, cigar labels, valentines, scrap, travel brochures, photographs, stereographs, aviation, auto, railroad, ship,

movie memorabilia and more. Free apprais-als of all old paper collectibles will be given with the price of admission. Admission: $5 for both days. For further information, call Jeremy LeRoque at 626-665-9435

BenefitsKent Downtown Partnership 19th annual Dinner and Auction: 5-9 p.m., June 23, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St. The theme this year is “Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Downtown Kent is making head-lines!” The evening includes a dessert dash, raffle, silent and live auction for prizes. Organization that purchase a table for 10 have the opportunity to choose a headline from any decade, decorate the table accord-ingly, and don elegant evening wear from that era. All proceeds from ticket sales and the auctions support KDP’s ongoing efforts toward the revitalization of Kent’s down-town. To purchase tickets, make a donation or be an event sponsor, please contact KDP at 253-813-6976, or email Barbara Smith or Charlotte Turpin at: charlottet@kentdown-town.org or barbaras@ kentdowntown.org.

HealthCascade Regional Blood Center drives: For more information, call 1-877-242-5663 or visit www.crbs.net/home.

Puget Sound Blood Center drives: For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.

Ramsay Way. Walk-Ins welcome or sign up online at www.psbc.org.

NetworkMeridian Dental Clinic grand re-opening: 5-7 p.m., June 19, 422 E. Smith St., Kent. Celebrating its remodel. Meet the dentists and staff and network with your business neighbors. RSVP to barbaras@kentdowntown.org or call 253-813-6976.

SeniorsKent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. 253-856-5150 or webreg.ci.kent.wa.us. Hours: Monday (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.); Tuesday (8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Wednesday (8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Thursday (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.); Friday (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.); Saturday (closed except for special events); Sunday (closed). Senior activities include:

EntertainmentKnut Bell and the Blue Collars: 6-8 p.m., June 21, Fountain Stage, Kent Station. Free concert. Supporting America’s troops in partnership with Cal’s Classic American and 100.7 The WOLF and Jamba Juice. Cash donations will be accepted and Kent Station will match any dona-tions made. All funds support U.S. troops through Wounded Warriors and Soldier’s Angels. For more information call 253-856-2301 or email info@kentstation.com.

New Edition: 9 p.m., June 22, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. New Edition celebrating its 30th anniversary of their first album “Candy Girl.” All six original members of the group will join the tour. They are Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins and Ricky Bell. Ticket prices: $150, $125, $85, $75, $55 and $45. The $150 ticket includes a meet and greet while the $85 ticket includes ac-cess to the club lounge where mixed drinks may be purchased. For tickets, go to www.showarecenter.com.

5th Annual Evening of Jazz & Art: 5-8 p.m., June 28, Kent Senior Activity Center, 2 Smith St. Doors open at 5 p.m. when boxed dinner/desserts will be distributed on a first come, first served basis (while supplies last), compliments of Stafford Suites. The Kent Valley Artists’ exhibition and demonstration also begins at 5 and is open for the duration of the event. Guests are invited to share a toast in

the no-host “Mocktail Garden” on the patio. Donations are welcome. Jazz pianist Richard Dean plays indoors (5 -5:15 and 6:15-7) while outdoor concerts feature local musi-cians (5:15 - 6:15 p.m.) and renowned jazz saxophonist Darren Motamedy and his band (7-8) Limited indoor seating is available; guests are asked to bring blankets, lawn chairs and umbrellas for outdoor seating. For more information, call 253-856-5164.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

Presented by Kent Parks, Recreation and Community Services and the Kent Arts Com-mission. For more information, go to www.kentarts.com. To request a brochure, call 253-856-5050 or e-mail artscommission@kentwa.gov.

THE LINEUP:

Noon – 1 p.m., Kent Station Plaza, 417 Ramsay Way

July 10: Hot Club Sandwich (acoustic string sextet)

July 17: Los Pinguos (vivacious Latin rhythms)

July 24: Darren Motamedy (smooth jazz saxophonist)

July 31: Kellee Bradley (singer/songwriter)

Aug. 7: Little Bill and the Blue Notes (blues from a Northwest original)

Aug. 14: De Temps Antan (traditional Quebec music – boundless energy)

Noon – 1 p.m., Town Square Plaza, 2nd Avenue and Har-rison Street

July 11: Tickle Tune Typhoon (positive, edu-cational topics and award winning music)

July 18: Il Teatro Calamari “Rapunzel” (Pup-pet show version of The Brothers Grimm masterpiece, featuring found objects)

July 25: Roberto the Magnificent (comedy, juggling and crazy stunts)

Aug. 1: Caspar Babypants (old folk songs and good time rock and roll)

Aug. 8: Recess Monkey (various musical influences and clever, comical lyrics)

Aug. 15 The Harmonica Pocket (music, dance and imagination games)

7-8:30 p.m.,

Lake Meridian Park, 14800 SE 272nd St.

July 12: Matt Andersen (acclaimed singer/songwriter and blues guitarist)

July 19: Delhi 2 Dublin (energetic mash-up of Bhangra, Celtic, dub, reggae and elec-tronic with global rhythms and club beats)

July 26: New Transit (Alt country and North-west rock)

Aug. 2: Random Manor (Americana/rock)

Aug. 9: Missy Raines and the New Hip (blue-grass, jazz, blues, singer/songwriter)

Aug. 16: Reggae (reggae, funk and soul)

Summer: 6-8 p.m., free concerts. During the concerts donations of food, clothing, or cash for the Kent Food Bank will be collected.

July 11: Spyn Reset (progressive electronic instrumental compositions)

July 18: The Spyrgraphs (spy, pop, surf and bossa nova hits from the 1960s)

July 25: Everyday Jones with Nick Deonigi (acoustic duo, contemporary music)

Aug. 1: Fingertips (seven-piece band play-ing Motown, funk, R&B and the blues)

Aug. 8: Swing Session Big Band (15-piece band, music from the Rat Pack and a lot of swing).

Aug. 15: Sammy Steele Band (modern alternative country originals peppered with classic country hits)

Aug. 22: Ben Union (jam session)

Aug. 29: Stickshift Annie with Kimball & the Fugitives (eclectic combination of jazz, blues, rock & roll and swing

Screen: Town Square Plaza, 2nd Avenue and Harrison Street

Aug. 10 : “The Muppets” (The Muppets reunite to save their old theater), 9 p.m.

Aug. 17: “A League of Their Own” (story of the first all-women’s baseball league, founded during WWII), 8:45 p.m.

Aug. 24: “Men in Black” (Sci-fi, action and comedy combine in this blockbuster favor-ite), 8:30 p.m.

Skate America: Oct. 19-21, ShoWare Cen-ter, 625 W. James St., Kenet. Skate America tickets initially will be sold in packages for

Skating spectacular exhibition. Prices are $350 for the VIP tickets, seating in rows 1-2 plus drink, food perks; $125 for Gold tickets, seating in rows 3-17 on sides of arena; and $75 for Silver tickets, seating in rows 3-17 in end zone areas. Single-session tickets go on sale in September. For tickets, go to www.showarecenter.com.

Galleries 400 West

Gowe Street, Kent. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Closed weekends and holidays. For more information, call 253-856-5050 or visit artscommission@kentwa.gov. Artists are selected by a panel during the annual Kent Summer Art Exhibit. Ap-plications are due in March each year.

Museums

Open Tuesday through Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. and by appointment. Admission is by a suggested $2 donation; no tickets are required for entrance to the museum. The Museum is located in the historic Bereiter House at 855 E. Smith St., near the heart of Downtown Kent. Parking is available behind the house off East Temperance Street. The Greater Kent Historical Society is a nonprofit organization in the state of Washington that promotes the discovery, preservation and dissemination of knowledge about the history of the greater Kent area.

PARTICIPANTS are wanted to play in the second annual ShoW-are Shootout 3-on-3 basketball tournament July 28-29 at the ShoWare Center. The tournament is open to all ages of men, women and children. Courts are set up in the parking lot at the center. For details, call 206-240-9029 or go to www.showareshootout.com.

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

MILWAUKEE COUNTYLANDMARK CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff,

vSHAUN MCMURTRY, Defendant.

NOTICE IN REPLEVINCase No: 12-SC-015091STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURTMILWAUKEE COUNTYTO: Shaun McMurtry 11101 SE 208th St., Apt. 132 Kent, WA 98031-4102

You are hereby notified pursu- ant to Sec, 799.16(2), Wis. Stats., that a replevin action has been issued to recover the possession of the following described goods and chattels, to-wit:

2008 Toyota Solara ID# 4TICE30P58U763161

which the plaintiff is entitled to possess, but which you have unlawfully detained.

Now, unless you shall appear in the Circuit Court of Milwau- kee County, located in the court- house in the City of Milwaukee, before the presiding Court Commissioner/Judge on the 6th day of July, 2012, at 8:30 a.m., judgment will be rendered against you for the delivery of said property to plaintiff and for damages for the detention thereof and for costs.

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DARNIEDER & GERAGHTYBY: Mark C. DarniederState Bar No: 01017259

P.O. ADDRESS:735 North Water StreetSuite 930Milwaukee, WI 53202(414) 277-1400

Published in the Kent Reporter on June 15, 2012. #637737.

INVITATION TO BIDNotice is hereby given that the

City of Kent, Washington, will receive sealed bids at the City Clerk’s office through June 26, 2012 up to 9:45 a.m. as shown on the clock on the east wall of the City Clerk’s Office on the first floor of City Hall, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, Washing- ton. All bids must be properly

marked and sealed in accordance with this “Invitation to Bid.” Bids must be delivered and received at the City Clerk’s office by the above-stated time, regardless of delivery method, including U.S. Mail. All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud at 10:00 a.m. for the City of Kent project named as follows:

Central Avenue S. Storm Water Forcemain Phase II

Project Number: 10-3009CThe project consists of the instal- lation of approximately 3,100 feet of 24-inch diameter HDPE storm sewer system piping. The Engineer’s estimate for this project is approximately $1.2 million. Bid documents may be obtained by contacting City of Kent Engineering Department, Nancy Yoshitake at (253) 856-5508. For technical questions, please call Garrett In- ouye at (253) 856-5548. Bids must be clearly marked “Bid” with the name of the project on the outside of the envelope, addressed to the City Clerk, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-5895. Only sealed bids will be accepted. No facsimiles will be considered. Each bid shall be in accordance with the plans and specifications and other contract documents now on file in the office of the City Engineer, City of Kent, Washington. Copies of the plans and Special Provisions may be purchased at a non-refundable cost of $50.00 for each set. Plans and specifications can also be downloaded at no charge at www.kentwa.gov/ procurement. Copies of the WSDOT Standard Specifications are available for perusal only. A cashier’s check, postal money order or surety bond in the amount of 5% of the bid is required. The City of Kent reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all schedules or alternates or to waive any informalities in the bidding and shall determine which bid or bidders is the most responsive, satisfactory and responsible bidder and shall be the sole judge thereof. No plea of mistake in the bid shall be available to the bidder for the recovery of his/her depos- it or as a defense to any action based upon the neglect or refusal to execute a contract. Bidders must submit with their

initial bid a signed statement as to whether they have previously performed work subject to the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the day of bid opening.Dated this 6th day of June, 2012.BY: Brenda Jacober, City Clerk Published in the Kent Reporter on June 15, 2012 #637205.

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONand Proposed Determination

of Nonsignificance An Environmental Checklist was filed with City of Kent Plan- ning Services on May 31, 2012. The City of Kent expects to issue a Determination of Nonsignifi- cance (DNS) for the proposal and the Optional DNS Process is being used. This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal and associated mitiga- tion measures. The proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared. A copy of the subsequent threshold deter- mination for the specific propo- sal may be obtained upon request. Following is a descrip- tion of the application and the process for review. The applica- tion and listed studies may be reviewed at the offices of Kent Planning Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA.APPLICATION NAME/NUMBER: MILL CREEK CONFLUENCE RESTORATIONENV-2012-13, KIVA #2121653PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Kent Environmental En- gineering Division proposes to create approximately 1.5 acres of aquatic habitat adjacent to the Green River near the confluence of Mill Creek, in order to in- crease floodplain refuge habitat for salmon and other fish, en- hance riparian habitat and restore floodplain functions. The project will include creation of a new side channel and wetland off of Mill Creek that will receive backwater when water levels are elevated in the Green River, pro- viding an additional 50 acre-feet of floodwater storage. Invasive plants will be removed and the entire site will be enhanced with native trees and shrubs as well as log habitat structures. The pro-

ject site is located north of S. 262nd Street and west of State Route 167, identified by King County Parcel Numbers 2522049023 and 0200000127, and zoned AG, Agricultural Gen- eral District. The project will be constructed in two phases. Phase 1 will involve excavation of ap- proximately 42,000 cubic yards of material, reusing most of it on-site to avoid importing soil. Phase 2 will include excavation of an additional 69,000 cubic yards with reuse of approximate- ly 700 cubic yards and disposal of the rest off-site. If grant fund- ing allows, Phase 1 construction will begin in summer of 2013.OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Shoreline Exemp- tion Determination, Department of Fish & Wildlife Hydraulic Project Approval, Corps of Engi- neers 404 Permit, Department of Ecology 401 PermitOPTIONAL DETERMINATION: As the Lead Agency, the City of Kent has determined that the proposed project, as regulated by the City’s development codes and standards, is unlikely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment. Therefore, as per- mitted under the RCW 43.21C.110, the City of Kent is using the Optional Determination of Nonsignificance process to give notice that a DNS is likely to be issued. Comment periods for the project and the proposed DNS are integrated into a single comment period. A 14-day appeal period will follow the issuance of the DNS.PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES: NonePUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: June 15, 2012 to June 29, 2012All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in the Kent Planning Division by 4:30 P.M., Friday, June 29, 2012, at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA 98032. For questions regarding this project, please contact Erin George, Senior Planner at (253) 856-5454.DATED: June 15, 2012 Published in the Kent Reporter on June 15, 2012. #638622.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION A project permit application was filed with City of Kent Planning Services. Following is a descrip- tion of the application and the process for review. The applica-

tion and listed studies may be reviewed at the offices of Kent Planning Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA.DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: June 15, 2012APPLICATION NAME/NUMBER: QUEST INTEGRITY R&D TEST LOOPTRENCH & CATCH BASINSMA-2012-4 / KIVA RPSP #2121700PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes to install a type 1 catch basin and 120 line- al feet of trench for installation of four inch water piping, sump pump discharge line and electri- cal and communication conduit piping and controls connecting to an existing pressurized test loop facility located at the northeast corner of the property back to the existing building for tie-in with sewer and utilities. A 700 gallon water tank and electric pump will be installed on an existing concrete slab on the north side of the building. Installation of the trench, pipes, water tank and electric pump are located within 200 feet of the ordinary high water mark of the Green River. The project is located at 19823 58th Place South, King County parcel number 7888800210. The zoning of the property is M-1, Industrial Park District. OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Minor civil con- struction permitPUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: June 15, 2012 to July 16, 2012All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in Kent Planning Services by 4:30 P.M., Monday, July 16, 2012 at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA 98032. For questions regarding this project, please contact Shar- on Clamp at (253) 856-5454.TENTATIVE HEARING: A public hearing is not required for this applicationDATED: June 15, 2012 Published in the Kent Reporter on June 15, 2012. #638633.

CITY OF KENTLAND USE & PLANNING

BOARDNOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARINGJUNE 25, 2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Kent Land Use and Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. in

City Council Chambers, 220 S.Fourth Avenue, Kent, WA 98032. The Hearing Agenda willinclude the following item(s):[ZCA-2011-1 (B)] Kent CityCode Chapters 12.01 and 2.32 This is a second public hearing to consider additional options foramendments to Chapter 12.01 of Kent City Code regarding time-lines for submitting correctedinformation, for picking upready-to-issue permits, and forexpiration of permits. Further-more, the public hearing willconsider revisions to Chapter2.32.130 to broaden the options for public notification. The pub-lic hearing will be limited tothese topics. Any person wishing to submit oral or written comments on this proposal may do so prior to the hearing or at the hearing by email to Katie Graves at: kgraves@ci.kent.wa.us. The pub-lic is invited to attend and all interested persons will have an opportunity to speak. For further information or a copy of the staff report or text of the proposed amendment, contact the Planning Services office at (253) 856-5454. You may access the City’s website for available download documents pertaining to the Land Use and Planning Board at: http://kentwa.iqm2. com/citizens/Default.aspx?DepartmentID=1004. Any person requiring a disabil-ity accommodation should con-tact the City in Advance for moreinformation. For TDD relay service for Braille, call1-800-833-6385, for TDD relay service for the hearing impaired,call 1-800-833-6388 or call the City of Kent Planning Servicesdirectly at (253) 856-5499(TDD) or the main line at(253) 856-5454.DATED: June 12, 2012Charlene Anderson, AICP, Planning ManagerPublished in the Kent Reporteron June 15,. 2012. #638748.

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