Banning fireworks because of safety con-cerns resulting from an unusually dry season are a necessity that should be managed at the state/ county level. The county issued burn bans when the public is at risk. This year when I walked through my neighborhood on the Fourth; I saw water buck-ets, lawns were watered and there were several fire extinguishers ready for use.

I have many years expe-rience with the non-prof-its that sell state-legal fire-works and my participa-tion as a member with the State Fire Marshals Office Fireworks Technical Advisory Group meetings throughout the year.

This gives me access to many facts and expe-riences that my pro-ban contributor may question but actually after reading his bio, I assume he is an expert on manufacturing

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This Week... Beautify Bonney Lake volunteers will be work-ing rain or shine on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon. Sign up as a volunteer at http://www.beautifybonney-lake.org The Enumclaw Rotary Duck Race, originally scheduled for Sept. 12, has been postponed due to salmon running in the creek. The race will be rescheduled to a later time. Yom Kippur begins on the evening of Sept. 22 and ends the next evening.

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Editors note:Each year since the early 2000s,

the issue of banning fireworks inside the Bonney Lake city limits has come before the City Council.

This year the unusually dry weather and increased danger of brush and wildfires has raised the discussion to more than just a spark and fizzle.

A town hall meeting is sched-uled for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Justice and Municipal Building, where residents will have the opportunity to discuss whether or not the city should enact a fireworks ban.

Courier-Herald reporter Ray Still has organized an in-paper debate on the question of whether Bonney Lake should or should not ban fireworks. The three debate

participants are Justin Evans and David Baus, Bonney Lake residents running for Council Position No. 2, and Karen Gower, public relations district director with TNT Fireworks.

For this issue, Evans, Baus and Gower will rebut statements made in last weeks issue when each debater answered why, or why shouldnt, Bonney Lake enact a fireworks ban.

The final debate will be pub-lished in the Sept. 23 issue.

The Courier-Herald encour-ages our readers to participate in this debate by sending ques-tions and comments to Ray Still, rstill@courierherald.com. Questions and comments may also be posted to the debates online.

Bonney Lake fireworks ban debate | Week 2Anti-ban

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Anti-banDavid Baus

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I believe whats best for the people of Bonney Lake are to have those living in the commu-nity deciding. Being a resident of Tacoma and an employee of TNT Fireworks, Ms. Gowers conflict of interest in this matter is blatantly obvi-ous. There are some really passionate people living in this community, many of whom have been great allies with this topic and thousands of other resi-

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Editors note: This is part three in a series about a water service dis-pute between the city of Black Diamond and the Covington Water District. Both claim service rights to 98 acres inside the Black Diamond city lim-its. This weeks article outlines what action Black Diamond has taken, and how the Covington Water District may respond. The Sept. 2 article exam-ined statements made in Black Diamonds 2009 Water Comprehensive Plan, responses from the Covington Water District and how these may affect claims to the land.

The water rights dis-pute between the city of Black Diamond and the Covington Water District reached a milestone Sept. 3 when the city decided to officially begin the assumption, or take-over process, for the right to serve water to 98 acres within The Villages devel-opment.

Ordinance 15-1058 passed three votes to one, with one council member recused.

This may spell the beginning of the end of this water rights fight, as Black Diamond has attempted to gain control of those 98 acres since the citys 2009 Water Comprehensive Plan was approved by the county.

The city first argued that because Black Diamond annexed The Villages development in 2005, which included the 98 acres, this meant exclusive water service rights were automatically granted to the city.

The Covington Water District disagreed, and appealed to the King County Utility Technical Review Committee last April.

The King County Utility Technical Review Committee or UTRC decided on May 1 the 98 acre area was with-in the districts service area, both the district and the city could serve water to future residents

of that area in a reason-able and timely manner, and if the city wanted the water service rights, it would have to go through the assumption process under Revised Code of Washington Chapter 13.35A.

The city appealed the UTRC decision because it claimed the assumption process was not neces-sary, however Ordinance 15-1058 stated, com-pleting assumption may reduce litigation and lead to a more efficient resolu-tion of the matter. The appeal is scheduled to be heard by the county hear-ing examiner Nov. 12.

At the same time, the Covington Water District has said it plans to appeal to the King County Boundary Review Board to try and keep the city from assuming the 98 acres.

The district argued Black Diamond made statements that misrepre-sented the citys relation-ship with the Covington Water District back when the plan was being

reviewed, and that an assumption would be unfair and unjust in light of the misrepresentations made by the City of Black Diamond in the process of getting its Water System Plan approved, reads a letter from the district to the Black Diamond City Council, delivered Aug. 6.

No final decision about whether or not the district will follow this course of action has been made.

Council VotesThe City Council voted

on Ordinance 15-1058 after a lengthy presenta-tion and discussion.

Kevin Fuhrer, repre-senting the Covington Water District spoke first during public comment, addressing the concerns the district had about the ordinance. Fuhrer argued against claims made in the ordinance that Black Diamond would be more efficient in serving water to the 98 acres and against claims the district will charge more money to future residents of the

98 acres for water con-nection fees and ongo-ing water cost. He also argued the city misled the county by claiming Black Diamond and the Covington Water District entered an agreement to transfer the water service rights of the 98 acres from the district to the city. According to Fuhrer there is no documentation to back up those claims and the district never entered such an agreement with the city.

Public Works Director Seth Boettcher then pre-sented the ordinance to the council and addressed the Covington Water Districts claim the city misled the coun-ty in its 2009 Water Comprehensive Plan.

A lot of (Covington Water Districts) argu-ment is based on this outlandish fairytale that somehow we have misled the county, Boettcher said. They base their whole argument around this fiction.

After Boettchers nearly 30 minute presentation,

Councilwoman Janie Edelman recused herself from the council discus-sion and vote. At the Aug. 20 council meeting Cindy Wheeler said during pub-lic comment Edelman may have a conf lict of interest concerning the water service issue.

Im not happy with this, and I have been advised that I do not have a conf lict of interest with this issue, Edelman said. But in the interest of the abundance of fair-ness, I will recuse myself from the discussion and depart.

Councilwoman Erika Morgan spoke next, sol-idly placing herself in the no party.

After reading our staff comments and comparing it to the Covington Water Districts testimony, I feel the district has a stronger case, she said. Im par-ticularly concerned with what appears to be a cher-ry-picking of information to justify an assumption.

Morgan said she felt

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dents for whom I represent in this debate.

I know there may be some Facts about Fireworks that Ms. Gower is going to pres-ent. Shell likely state that:

Fireworks bans dont work. Though some juris-

dictions may claim they do,many banned areas have actually had increases in those numbers.

Im glad Ms. Gower brought up the Lacey ban, ordinance 9.20.0209.20.046. Fire Prevention Specialist Terry Davis for the city of Lacey said, I endorse the ban on fireworks because

as a firefighter and now a fire prevention specialist, I have seen the unwarranted damage people can do when the discharge of fireworks is still legal and that the original incidents that were cited by Ms. Gower seem to have died down in the years since their initial passage, in an e-mail dated August 24th 2015.

Fireworks ban do work and serve their purpose of reducing injuries and prop-erty loss. Here are some thoughts regarding the effi-cacy of fireworks bans by Washington officials whose

communities have imple-mented bans:

Fire Chief Lee A. Soptich, Eastside Fire and Rescue: Issaquahs ban is 20 plus years old. Carnations ban is 15 plus. Sammamish is probably 10. I think all came after a tragedy (homes burned) and there was public calling for something to be done. Each were war zones prior to bans. Issaquah had no fireworks calls this year. Carnation had a couple. Sammamish still has a dozen or so. Bans work.

Lacey Police Department

Commander Joe Upton: Since the ban was enacted, we have seen no increase in incidents, fires, or other problems related to fire-works. In fact, just the oppo-site has proven true.

Spokane Fire Marshal Lisa Jones: Fireworks-related fires, injuries, and nuisance callshave been substantially reduced.

In 2014, Consumer Product Safety Commission staff conducted a nationwide study on fireworks injuries from June 20, through July 20. Here are their results:

230 people on average went to the emergency room everyday;

nine people died due to fireworks-related incidents. In at least two incidents, the victims were not the users;

Hands and fingers made up 36 percent of all injuries and more than 50 percent of all reported injuries were burns;

9 percent of firework related injuries occurred on children aged 0-4, 15 per-cent aged 5-9, and 11 per-

cent aged 10-14.

T h at s 35 per-cent of i n j u r i e s occurring in kids you nger than 14.

Why isnt this alarming to people? As a father of a 2-year-old daughter, I cant imagine what I would do if someones irresponsibility resulted in an injury to her.

In July of this year, CNN did a report on Military with PTSD discussing combat veterans and fire-works. The department of Veteran Affairs estimates 11-20 percent of military members serving in Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from PTSD. The loud blasts resem-ble gunfire and other battle-ground noises and can trig-ger panic attacks and other stress responses, accord-ing to the Veterans Health Administration. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 1,426 veterans liv-ing in Bonney Lake. Having been a son of a Vietnam veteran with PTSD, Ive seen firsthand the results of what PTSD can do.

Justin Evans has lived in Bonney Lake four years. Evans works in the manufac-turing industry and is cur-rently running for Bonney Lake City Council Position 2.

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assuming the 98 acres will further sour relation-ships between the city and the district, and the city should stay on good terms with the Covington Water District because

the district serves water to around 600 Black Diamond residents. On that note, she said she feels there will most likely be a rise in rates for Covington Water District customers in Black Diamond if the city assumes the 98 acres, a claim substantiated by the letter delivered to the

council on Aug. 6.The letter stated,

the loss of this anticipated revenue means that the districts other custom-ers will have to absorb the RWSS (regional water supply system) water sup-ply costs, which includes residents located around Lake Sawyer

She also said she feels Black Diamond has not complied to the letter and spirit of the Growth Management Act, which requires close coordina-tion between water pro-viders.

Councilman Craig Goodwin spoke next and said assuming the 98

acres is the quickest way to bring the dispute to an end and, Without pursu-ing our citys legal right to assumption, there is little possibility of settlement and resolution of this matter.

Councilman Ron Taylor said he planned to vote yes because the revenue

the city will gain from this assumption will help support the city and, in turn, the citys residents.

Councilwoman Tamie Deady echoed Taylors thoughts, saying future residents and businesses will be supported better by Black Diamond assum-ing the 98 acres.

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and after 45 years I am an expert on fireworks. And facts are on the no ban side and facts dont lie. Bans dont work. To use Lacey as an example, the year before their ban they had six fires, the year after the ban went into effect 19 fires, then six fires, then the next year increasing to 33 with a ban. Tacoma has a ban 45 fires this fourth of July season according to the Tribune. These are not my opinions these are reported facts. Talk to the people that live in banned cities. There are tons of illegal fireworks everywhere. Three cities have recently changed their ordinances back from bans to allowing the sale and use of state-legal fireworks. City of Duval, city of Edgewood and city of Othello, and there will probably be more in the near future.

I appreciate the fact that the pro-ban contributor acknowledged the many problems with a total ban: (these are his statements)

A total personal use ban would make for difficulty in enforcement without doubt. It would put a burden on our law enforcement offi-cers and would likely require

an increase in patrols dur-ing the high usage times. (I ask does the city have extra money to hire a large num-ber of law enforcement offi-cers?)

Being honest about the possibilities of a ban, there are some negative effects to a total ban as well. This involves the fundraising efforts of some local firework stands and local schools and church groups who take a percentage of the profit of sales on the stands they run. That is an unfortunate con-sequence of a ban (I say, this takes thousands of dol-lars away from the local non-profits that put it back in the community and hands it right over to the reservations and other cities taking away from the Bonney Lake community)

The reality is that there will always be those who still decide to break the law as it already exists within the city limits. ( I say, yes, that is true in every city.)

I do believe that a ban of personal fireworks would require some action on the part of our city to provide an alternate event to cel-ebrate fireworks display over Lake Tapps or at the football field.( I ask do you know how many thousands of dollars that would cost

the city? Probably a mini-mum of $20,000. It is not that easy. You must have licensed pyros, licenses, per-mits, insurance, crowd con-trol officers, parking, por-table toilets, etc. Fireworks displays are fabulous if you can afford them, and then, like Tacoma and Federal Way and Seattle, etc. etc., the neighborhoods are still full of illegal fireworks.)

It is clear that the best thing for Bonney Lake is to truly and aggressively enforce the current ordi-nance and arrest those that use already illegal fireworks. Let the families continue their safe and sane tradition-al celebration and the won-derful neighborhood block parties that many enjoy. If you were to ban state legal fireworks, it would be legal to burn the flag and illegal to burn a sparkler. Thats sick.

Keep legal state- approved fireworks legal and illegal fireworks illegal.

Karen Gower has worked with non-profit organizations that sell legal state-approved consumer fireworks for 45 years. She is also on the Fireworks Technical Advisory Group with the state fire mar-shal and other fire officials across the state who meet fre-quently for safety and educa-tion.

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This is simply people tak-ing personal responsibility for keeping the neighborhood/community safe. One would hope this scenario was play-ing out everywhere through-out the city of Bonney Lake.

I would like to address Mr. Evans comments from The

Consumer Product Safety Commission; estimates in 2014, about 10,500 peo-ple were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with fireworks in the period (June 20-July 20): Accidents unfortunately do happen, but were there con-tributing factors such as:

1) Were they using illegal fireworks?

2) If children were involved, were they properly supervised?

I believe we are all tired of a few bad apples spoiling it for the rest of the people who are gathering together and celebrating the Fourth safely. If I make a poor decision and hold my firecracker too long and end up in the emergency room, it should not impact

the rest of the com-munity as it was due to my carelessness.

Per the Bonney Lake Municipal code:

5.14.110 Sale and discharge of fire-works.

C. It is unlaw-ful for a person to ignite, discharge, use or explode any consumer fire-works except between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. on July 3 and on July 5; between 9 a.m. and midnight on July 4; and between 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and 1 a.m. on Jan. 1.

I would support fireworks only on July 4 and December 31 through Jan. 1, in part due to the stress that many pets suffer during this time, but we all need to remember these are holidays that result in bringing families and communities together thus making us a stronger com-

munity.Karen brings

up another valid point: Some might think that a ban would solve all the problems but that couldnt be further from the truth. Just to name a couple, the year before

Lacey banned consumer fire-works they had six fires, the next year with a ban they had 15, then six, then 33 fires with a ban. Tacoma has a ban and it is like a war zone there. Their newspaper reported this year 45 fires in spite of a total ban. The typical prohibition mental-ity takes over.

I choose to think the residents of Bonney Lake are a well-rounded group of people, we are aware of our surroundings, envi-ronmental conditions, and have a general under-standing of public safety. A

ban is simply taking away our rights to celebrate the Fourth in a way that we all grew up celebrating. I personally feel our commu-nity doesnt need protection against ourselves. Bonney Lake currently has firework discharge laws in place. According to Bonney Lake Police Department no cita-tions have been issued over the past five years. Lets focus on our kids and keep-ing holidays like the Fourth an event, which brings fam-ilies together.

Fireworks, barbecues, pic-nics, neighborhood gather-ings, and family reunions are a celebration of our indepen-dence. Thats the way I was raised and common sense should prevail.

Dave Baus is currently the president of his homeowners association and is running for Bonney Lake City Council Position No. 2.

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This is innovation and cooperation at its best, said King County Councilman Reagan Dunn, who repre-sents the city of Enumclaw

on the Council and spon-sored the legislation. The bridge from SR 167 has been removed and well see if using it as a trail bridge on the Foothills Trail near Enumclaw is possible.

The agreement adopted by the county council is between the two counties, two cities and the DOT. It

sets a framework for the five partners to plan, design and construct a nonmotorized bridge that would connect segments of the trail north and south of the river.

Enumclaw eagerly awaits the connection of two coun-ties, four cities and one town, all linked together once again, Enumclaw

Mayor Liz Reynolds said in a prepared statement. The Foothills Trail bridge across the White River will con-nect these communities through a beautiful trail sys-tem where the railroads that once transported goods and products to and from our city give way to a corridor promoting health, wellness

and outdoor enjoyment.The Foothills Trail con-

sists of 30 miles of trail segments in Pierce County and southern King County along a former Northern Pacific Railway Company rail corridor. The river con-stitutes one of the few gaps in the system.

The adopted ordinance

calls on the groups wanting to close the gap to review potential options. The agreement does not commit any of the members to make financial commitments, but outlines a process for the five entities to work together on grant applications, plan-ning and design.

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When the Black Diamond Labor Days Committee decided to find someone to bring the Green River Queen f loat back to life, the choice was easy because there was only one man for the job Gomer Evans.

The life-long resident and former mayor of the town is the one person e v e r y o n e knows could bring the c o m m u n i t y together to get the job done on time for the Labor Day parade.

Evans led a community effort that began in April and ended with the first appearance of the f loat in more than 50 years in the Labor Day parade.

Evans said many busi-nesses and people from Black Diamond, Maple Valley and the surround-ing area who volunteered time, money and muscle to bring the f loat back.

He said when the com-mittee approached him in April the Green River Queen was parked at the Palmer Coking Coal mine yard. The engine didnt run, the railings were shot and most of the deck and structure were past sav-ing.

Once Evans assessed what needed to be done, he began bring-ing people together to help.

Every lit-tle bit helps, Evans said. There was a lot donated and a lot of

people put in work.The original railing,

which was PVC, was replaced through a dona-tion from All Around Fence Company in Ravensdale. The new rail-ing was more than 36 feet long plus bow railing.

Evans said the motor initially had no oil pres-sure. He was able to fix that problem, then Larry Johnson rebuilt the car-buretor.

The transmission was

locked. Evans And Tom Mulvihill dropped the pan to get it unlocked.

John Morris, owner of TRM Wood Products, donated decking and lum-ber for the structure.

Evans said Mira Hoke and Patricia Moss did the painting and design work. Johnsons Home and Garden Center in Maple Valley donated the paint.

Jack McCann, Sr. did the rewiring work and McCann Electric donated the wire and receptacles.

Evans took apart a ceiling fan and used the motor to spin the recon-structed paddle wheel.

Shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, the Green River Queen repaint-ed, restored and rebuilt rolled down the 101st annual Labor Day parade route. Piloting the f loat was Evans and the Queens passenger was the community.

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Try as it might, Washington just cant get this charter school thing down right.

For years, backers of this privately run, publicly fund-ed model of educating endured rejection by voters wor-ried that diverting public dimes in this manner might sink the states school system.

The mood turned in 2012 when billionaire believ-ers of this education alternative put seri-ous amounts of their money into help-ing pass Initiative 1240. An alliance of national experts hailed the measure as one of the best written charter school laws in the

nation.Until Friday.Thats when the state Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision,

struck down the law as unconstitutional and began the countdown to the legal extermination of nine charter schools serving 1,200 students.

So now what?The Washington Charter School Commission held a

special meeting Wednesday for commissioners to ponder the path of what-ifs ahead of them.

We need to remain focused, executive director Joshua Halsey said before the meeting. These are real schools. These are real kids that are being impacted by the decisions made by adults.

Conversations are already occurring on how to keep schools open and fix the law.

It caught my attention when the second Republican presi-dential debate took place Sept. 15 at the Reagan P r e s i d e n t i a l Library in Simi Valley, Calif. I, as part of a group of teachers, visited the library on a weekend break dur-ing the National Academy on Civics and Government in July.

I was very impressed with the

library. It sits on the top of a high hill with a spectacular 360-degree view of the neighbor-ing area. They actually had reassembled the Boeing 707 used

by various presidents, including Reagan, and then built part of the library around it. There also was a presidential helicopter and other memorabilia from his two terms as

president from 1981-89 and from his life.

The Reagan Library impressed because of its enormity and grandeur. Reagan is the hero of Republicans today. Thats why the second debate is at his Library. He marks a turn-ing point for current Republicans because his decisions changed the party and the nation.

Americans, at the beginning of Reagans presidency, were in deep psychological depression. Democratic President Carters

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Whats the problem with fireworks? Its 2 a.m. and the fireworks are still going off. The Fourth of July was over a week ago. What can be done to stop the noise? Thats the problem.

The first response is Well just call the police. Will that work? I requested public documents about fireworks citations (arrest or ticket) and convictions. It covered the last five years. The response was that there are none. Zip. Nada. Later, I heard a police office quoted saying there were no citations this year, or the year before that, or before that.

At the July 2015 Public Safety Committee meeting the fireworks issue was discussed. I took away from that meeting:

1. Its hard to find where the fireworks are being set off.2. Its hard to identify the illegal from the legal fire-

works.

3. To cite someone the officer must basically see the person set off the firework.

4. Reportedly the prosecutor doesnt bring such cases to court.

5. Last, confiscation of fireworks is difficult. The Pierce County Bomb Squad is required.

How does this work out in the real world? The Courier-Herald of July 29th published the police blotter, which stated that on July 19th, police found four men shooting off fireworks. The officers were called away, but later returned. As they were unable to identify the person shooting off the fireworks, they left.

I think someone has a photo of this incident.To restate the problem: Its 2 a.m. and the fireworks

are still going off. The Fourth of July was over a week ago. What can be done to stop the noise?

Notice this isnt about fun, or tradition, or fire, or safety or freedom. Its about the weeks on both sides of the Fourth when the fireworks blow. Its about pets run-ning off, or scared or having to be medicated. Its about not getting a nights sleep. It is about the 5 percent or whatever of people that ruin it for the rest of us.

Grant SulhamBonney Lake

What the problem is with fireworks

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But first, the Attorney Generals Office and law-yers for initiative backers will try to convince the Supreme Court or at least a majority to reconsider and retreat from its original decision. That motion must be filed within 20 days of the ruling.

Because its highly prob-able the court wont change

its mind, the states attor-neys also will ask justices to provide enough time for the commission to extricate the publics fingers from these operations.

That also will give found-ers of the schools a chance to take their next step, which presumably will be to become private schools for the foreseeable future.

On that point, the Washington State Charter School Association, a pri-

vate group which raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to assist the schools, is making sure money wont be an issue. Its leaders vow to drum up the estimated $14 million needed to keep every school open through June.

Meanwhile, figuring out how to legitimize charter schools will be much hard-er as it will require action by lawmakers.

Republicans in the

House and Senate want to move swiftly to carve out a spot in state law for charter schools and spell out where funding for them will come from. Seattle Rep. Eric Pettigrew wants to act quickly along those lines as well.

They want Gov. Jay Inslee to call a special ses-sion for that purpose but as of Wednesday morning he had not indicated what he wants to do. Democratic

leaders in the two cham-bers have been silent on the situation too. Without their buy-in, its a cinch this will be a debate left for the 2016 legislative session.

Jim Spady, a charter school supporter who has been on the front lines of this civic war since 1994, vowed the

court action wont be the last word.

We are going to do what-ever it takes, declared Spady, an executive of Dicks Drive-in. We are having charter schools in Washington state. They are here. They are working. We havent come this far to be sidetracked.

attempt to free American Embassy hostages held by Iran had failed with the death of U.S. military per-sonnel. The day of Reagans inauguration had seen the release of those hostages.

It is probably not a coin-cidence that this second debate coincides with the impending Iranian nuclear vote in Congress.

It was during Reagans presidency in June 1987 that he gave a speech at the Brandenburg Gate near the Berlin Wall. Reagans stirring words, Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! will be remembered by a whole generation of Americans living at that time. The Wall was opened in November 1989 and the Soviet Union collapsed in January 1991, largely due to Reagans push.

That is also another rea-son the debate is scheduled at his library to remind Americans which presi-dents (Reagan and G.H.W Bush) ended the Cold War. As Putin is reasserting Russian power in Ukraine, in Syria and in other parts of the world, the message to American voters is to remember what Reagan and the Republicans did for the nation.

Reagans fixation on stop-ping communism, however, resulted in his administra-tion illegally funding anti-communist guerrillas against the Nicaraguan government. He got the Israelis to sell the Iranians weapons in their war against Saddams Iraq. His administration then used that money to finance the war in Nicaragua at the cost of the lives of thousands.

A weekend after visiting the Reagan Library, a group of us drove down to visit the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif. That library was impressive, but for dif-ferent reasons. The contrast between the libraries gave me insights into two piv-otal Republican presidents whose tenures changed the nation in very different

ways.There will likely never be

a Republican presidential debate at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. Whereas there were signs galore to find the Reagan Library, we had to search to find Nixons. Its on a main thor-oughfare and much small-er. The library is beautiful, located at Nixons child-hood home, with the house as one of its main attrac-tions.

There is an air of humil-ity about the place, since to most Americans the words Vietnam and Watergate come to mind with the mention of Nixons name. Nixon was accused of lying to the American public about several things, including the 1970 invasion into Cambodia from neigh-boring South Vietnam. His statement, Im not a crook! (regarding Watergate) is remembered by all who heard it as an example of Nixons grow-ing paranoia.

The humility of the Nixon Library contrasts with the near deification of Reagan. There is a feel-ing of arrogance at Reagans with its strong emphasis on pointing out his supply-side economics where taxes were reduced main-ly for the wealthy with a 25 percent tax cut.

The evening of the day we visited the Nixon Library, there was an African-American wedding. It was

fascinating to see blacks dressed in African wed-ding attire coming onto the beautiful, peaceful grounds. Given a choice, I would rather attend a wed-ding at the Nixon Library than observe a Republican debate at Reagans osten-tatious venue.

For all of Nixons faults, and they are legion, he was a greater president than Reagan. Nixon thought deeply and found a way to play the Soviets off the Chinese Communists in order for us to extract our-selves from Vietnam. He

also worked to end seg-regation, helped to estab-lish the Environmental Protection Agency, and was able to balance the budget, the only president able to do so from 1961 to 1998. Nixon also start-ed the process to end the Cold War.

Think of this contrast between Reagan and Nixon. Both were great presidents. Both changed the nation. Both were extremely imperfect as all presidents have been and will continue to be.

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The heartbeat of this Christ-shaped community is Word and Sacraments. Consider the mis-sion heartbeat of baptism. We dont baptize our babies (of any age) and leave them at the font.

Baptismal ministry follows them into the world: to care and struggle for the schools in which they learn, to guard the com-munal values that shape them, to nurture their relationships, and to provide them with mentors. A vision of a well-lived life in society is baptismal mission.

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As people of the Christian faith, bap-tism is central to our lives together in Christ. Though we have varying theolo-gies regarding when a person is to be bap-tized we are in agree-ment that baptism is essential to our walk

with Jesus Christ. Through baptism, we enter into the life, death, and resur-rection of Jesus Christ. Through bap-tism, God claims us. We are no longer estranged from God but are brought back into a right relationship.

God is the one who is at work in baptism. We arent the ones who decide to initiate a relationship with God by being baptized. Rather, through Jesus Christ, all people are being gathered back together with God. (And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself John 12:32.)

Baptism is at the heartbeat of a Christ-shaped community. As the author above stated, We dontleave them at the font. It is from our baptism that God gathers us together for the purpose of being sent out for the sake of the world. That is the shape of the Christian life. God brings us together, not for our benefit, but so that the world might come to the One, who brings reconciliation, hope and life eternal. Not to judge and condemn, but rather to proclaim and bear witness. (For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him John 3:17.)

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St. Elizabeth Hospital

A boy, Alden Randall Meyer, born Aug. 22, 2015, to Erica Mariotti and Aaron Meyer of Bonney Lake.

A boy, Owen Brian Skelley, born Aug. 27, 2015, to Ashley M. and Jared B. Skelley of Orting.

A girl, Korbyn Lynette Coynor, born Sept. 4, 2015, to Kelsey Coynor and Devin Adams of Enumclaw.

A girl, Riley Marike Ellis, born Sept. 4, 2015, to Heather (Fantello) Ellis and Tyler Ellis of Enumclaw.

A girl, Lily Anna Bronzini Dunks, born Sept. 5, 2015, to Rebecca Bronzini and Dale Dunks Jr. of Enumclaw.

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ALBERT SISKAREnumclaw resident

Albert Obbie Siskar died Sept. 7, 2015. He was 89.

He was born April 13, 1926, in Enumclaw. He was a logger for Ballestrasse Logging for 30 years and also was a farmer, raising cattle and teaching his grandsons how to farm and take care of cattle. He loved to hunt, hike and cook. He loved sports, espe-cially the Mariners and Seahawks, enjoyed a beautiful garden and enjoyed playing cards at the Enumclaw Sales Barn every Saturday.

He is survived by son Leeroy Courville Jr. of Auburn; daughters Barb Courville, Annie Moses and Shirley Taylor, all of Auburn; sisters Rose Krainick of Enumclaw and Anne Goodfellow of Kent; and three grandchildren.

Visitation was Sept. 10 at Weeks Enumclaw Funeral Home and a funeral service took place Friday, Sept. 11, at the Muckleshoot Shaker Church in Auburn with burial at Courville Cemetery.

All may sign the online guest book at www.weeksfuneralhomes.com.

GLADYS GALLUPBuckley resident Gladys D. Gallup died

Sept. 7, 2015, at the age of 94.She was born Dec. 11, 1920, in Crofton,

Neb., and graduated from Hillsboro (Ore.) High School. She married Jess Gallup on May 20, 1940. She enjoyed being a homemaker, canning, sewing, reading and

working crossword puzzles. She worked 19 years at Lamb-Weston in Quincy, Wash. In her later years, she enjoyed traveling the western U.S.

She is survived by daughter Sharon Levander and husband Gilbert of Buckley; brother Warren W. Milbrandt of Austin, Texas; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by husband Jess C. Gallup on June 22, 1998; son Dan C. Gallup on Nov. 16, 1987; daughter Diane C. Gallup on March 28, 1966; three brothers and two sisters.

A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Weeks Funeral Home in Buckley. An inurn-ment service will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28 at the Quincy cemetery in Quincy, Wash.

HERBERT BECKERHerbert Crosby

Becker, 77, died Sept. 9, 2015, in Enumclaw.

He was born Dec. 30, 1937, in Gary, Ind., and had lived in this area 50 years. He had worked as a certified public accountant.

He is survived by wife Barbara Becker; son Herbert C. Becker Jr. of Hinsdale, Ill.; daughter Shannon Thornton of Tacoma; sister Peggy Murphy of Pomona, Calif.; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchil-dren.

A service took place at 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at Enumclaw Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Steve Strombom officiat-ing.

TODD CORBETTEnumclaw resident Todd L. Corbett

died Sept. 7, 2015. He was 50 and had lived in south King County all his life, including the last 25 in Enumclaw.

He was born March 13, 1965, in Seattle and graduated from Auburn High School in 1983. He was the owner and operator since 2007 of Integrity Services of Washington, a long-haul trucking business. He had many interests, enjoyed life and was humbled by the support from his family and friends when they formed Team Todd, helping his fight with cancer.

He is survived by wife Kim Daigle Corbett of Enumclaw; parents Orin and Carol Corbett of Auburn; brother David Corbett and wife Francie of Marysville, Wash.; sister Cheryl Corbett of Auburn; and stepdaughters Lizzie, Macayla and Rachel Daigle of Enumclaw.

Remembrances may be made in his name to Group Health Hospice at www.grouphealthfoundation.org/donate.

A celebration of life took place Tuesday, Sept. 15.

All may sign his online guestbook at www.weeksfuneralhomes.com.

FLOYD COYNORFloyd Bush Coynor died Aug. 20,

2015, at his Enumclaw home.He was born March 21, 1938, in Italy,

Texas.He is survived by his wife of 57 years,

Darlene; son Mark Coynor; twin brother Lloyd Coynor; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Weeks Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

DONALD GOODALEDonald L. Goodale died the morning

of Sept. 12, 2015.He is survived by his wife of 59 years,

Joyce; daughters Cathy Baird (Joel), Karen Grigg (Don) and Connie Wong (Roman); son Donald Goodale (Jeffrey); seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A celebration of his life will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the First Christian Church of Kent, 11717 S.E. 240th St., Kent, Wash. 98031.

MARSHA MILLEREnumclaw resident Marsha L. Miller

died Sept. 3, 2015.She was born March 13, 1947. She loved

dancing in her younger days along with movies, being with her grandchil-dren, baking and cooking, especially fudge. She enjoyed the simple life.

She is survived by daughter Jane Clerc of Bonney Lake; son Rob Miller of Wright City, Mo.; and brother Michael Rikard of Enumclaw. She was preceded in death by a brother, Marty Rikard.

Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association of Washington.

A memorial service will take place Friday, Oct. 2, at Weeks Enumclaw Funeral Home.

Services are directed by Weeks Enumclaw Funeral Home. All may sign the online guest book at www.weeksfu-neralhomes.com.

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following a short illness. Prior to moving to Brookdale Northgate in Seattle last year, she was a 56-year resident of Enumclaw. Jean had wonderful childhood memories from her life in Bellingham, where she was born to William Coston Carver and Gertrude Crites Carver, on Jan. 13, 1920. She grew up in a newspaper family: her father was editor of the Bellingham Herald for more than 40 years; her brother, Jack Carver, was a long-time Herald photographer; and her mother was a society editor for a time in the early 1900s. She spent many happy summers on Lake Sammamish at Carcot, the family cottage.

A bright student, she skipped a grade in elementary school, and was graduated from Bellingham High School in 1937. She was a class speaker at grad-uation. She attended Western Washington College of Education (now Western Washington University) and the University of Washington, where she was a l-iated with Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. In 1942, she gave birth to daughter Nancy during her ve-year marriage to Irving iel. In 1948, she married Jack Clark,

a er meeting him on a blind date, and they were happily married for 53 years until his death on Christmas Day, 2001. During Jacks career as a J.C. Penney manager, they lived in Bellingham, Sunnyside and Cle Elum, before settling in Enumclaw where they raised their family, which now included two more daughters. Jean enjoyed her role as a homemaker. She was also an excellent bridge player, an avid reader, a wonderful neighbor, and a thoughtful letter-writer. A spiritual seeker all her life (the topic of her graduation speech was e Value of Religion), she was a member of St. Catherines Episcopal Church in Enumclaw, Unity Church of Kent, and the White Eagle Lodge in Montgomery, Texas. Last year, she was honored as a 50-year member of P.E.O., Chapters EF and JB. Jean loved people and enjoyed many close friendships during all stages of her life 150 people attended her 90th birthday party. She was a strong ad-

vocate of health foods, vitamin supplements and naturopathic health care well before they became mainstream. Her spiritual beliefs, independent thinking

and bright personality inspired and cheered many. She is survived by her three children: Nancy Sellers of Auburn; Sallie Chaney (John) of Seattle; and Su-san Elgarf (Tarek) of Enumclaw; ve grandchildren; ve great-grandchil-dren; one great-great grandchild, and other special relatives.

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DEATH INVESTIGATION: Police were called the afternoon of Sept. 9 to a Spruce Drive address to assist with a death investigation.

CARDS USED: A victim reported Sept. 9 a purse had been taken from a vehicle parked in the vicinity of Garrett Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Credit cards had already been used. The victim can-celled the cards and was to be reimbursed for the unauthorized purchases.

ARRESTED: Police

responded at 3:46 a.m. Sept. 9 to a Monroe Avenue business, where an attempted shoplifting inci-dent had been reported. The suspect was instead arrested for driving with a suspended license. The suspects vehicle was impounded.

DOMESTIC TROUBLE: A caller told police the night of Sept. 9 a woman could be heard yelling for help. Officers responded to a Harding Street address and contact-ed a woman who had been assaulted by a boyfriend. He had fled on foot and was not located. A report was taken.

BUCKLEYSEPTEMBER 8: Officers responded to a Mountain

View Avenue location due to a domestic dis-pute and dealt with two animal complaints, one on Shamrock Court and another on Elsa Street. There was one reckless driving incident and five traffic stops.

SEPTEMBER 7: Police heard of a domestic vio-lence incident on Cedar Street and a domestic dis-turbance at a state Route 410 location. There were two calls to Carbonado one for a traffic collision and another for a case of malicious mischief.

SEPTEMBER 6: Police responded to a hit-and-run incident at Park Avenue and state Route 410. There was a report of reckless driving on Mason Avenue, a disabled vehicle blocking traffic and seven traffic stops.

SEPTEMBER 5: Trouble with a juvenile had police responding to the vicinity of Pearl and Cedar streets. Also, there was one assault report, a call to assist the fire department at a Division Street location and a dozen traffic stops.

SEPTEMBER 4: Police

responded to one collision, heard of a reckless driving incident, received a com-plaint about parking on A Street and made nine traf-fic stops.

SEPTEMBER 3: Officers responded to a hit-and-run collision on 112th Street East, checked on the wel-fare of an individual at a Third Street location and conducted eight traffic stops.

SEPTEMBER 2: Police dealt with two assault reports coming from Rainier School, two ani-mal complaints and one complaint about a party in town. There were two sus-picious vehicle reports, a report of someone being harassed and one person arrested on a warrant. Officers also made 10 traf-fic stops.

BONNEY LAKEATTEMPTED THEFT:

On Sept. 2, officers cited a woman for attempted theft from a Bonney Lake store. Employees of the store noticed the woman selecting several items off shelves and asked her if shed like a basket. Later, employees noticed the bas-ket was empty, but the bag the woman was carrying looked full. Employees detained the woman with-

out incident until officers arrived. She was trespassed from the store.

UNKNOWN MAN WITH NUNCHAKU: Officers were alerted on Sept. 3 of a strange male running through the backyard of a neighbors house. Officers checked on the residence and the homeowner, who had just returned home when the male was seen running away. Checking to see if the homeowner inter-rupted a burglary, officers searched the area and found the man behind one of the fences surround-ing the backyard. The man said he was lost, and the homeowner did not recognize the him, but the homeowners child claimed the man was invited over as a friend. Officers searched the man and found a glass smok-ing pipe. The backpack the man had on also had drugs and drug parapher-nalia, along with a pair of nunchaku sticks. The subject was booked in the Pierce County jail.

SLASHED TIRES: On Sept. 4, officers were called with a report of vandalism. The reporting party advised officers that their trucks tires were slashed/punctured while they were shopping the previous day and had

a security video of when it happened. The video evi-dence did not help officers in identifying the suspect.

ELUDING OFFICERS: Officers attempted to stop what looked like a home-made motorcycle on Sept. 4. The man kept glancing back at the patrol car, but did not stop. Instead,the subject kept raising his left hand as if they were try-ing to signal to officers. The motorcycle made two turns without stopping, and officers turned on their sirens. The man continued to drive until he made an abrupt turn through the side yard of a residence, jumped off the bike and ran. Officers ran after the man but stopped when the he dropped a plastic box. The box contained bags of meth equaled to a little more than 52 grams, including packag-ing.RUNNING RED LIGHT: Officers attempted to stop a motorcyclist who ran a red light on Sept. 9. While following officers observed other reckless driving, including driving over 100 miles per hour. Officers lost sight of the subject, but back-up was able to locate them and put them in custody. The subject was booked for eluding a police officer in the Pierce County jail.

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The Washington Warrior Cup will host its second event of the year at the Enumclaw Expo Center on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Members of Team Combat Sport and Fitness will be wearing pink Fighting for Beau shirts to show their support for young Beau Ward, who is recovering from severe burns suffered during an accident earlier this year.

Saturdays spectators will have an opportunity to help support the Enumclaw youngster by purchasing a

Fighting for Beau T-shirt for $15. Also, a 50/50 raffle and concession stand sales will benefit the White River Junior Hornets Wrestling Club.

Some Plateau favorites will be featured on the fight card.

The main event will fea-ture Enumclaw High alum-nus Joey Pierotti, who will take on Dominique Smith of Tacoma. Pierotti was a state wrestling champion for EHS and continued his time on the mat at North Idaho Junior College. He

currently works for the Port of Seattle Fire Department and looks forward to local support in his effort to push his amateur record to 8-0.

Caleb Padgett, a White River High School 2008 alum, also graduated with impressive wrestling cre-dentials. He is steadily building a winning record in hopes of fighting for one of the bigger professional promotions in the near future.

Combat Sport and Fitness has two females scheduled to fight on

Saturdays card. Alex Lind, who graduated from Tahoma High in 2011, will compete in her third kick-boxing match. Caitlin Williams, who graduated from Enumclaw High School this past year, will make her debut. She has been training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since she was 10 and is a blue belt in BJJ. Williams also holds a sec-ond-place judo state title from her sophomore year at Enumclaw High School.

The last local com-petitor is Sean Williams

who will be taking on Socheat Touch in a Muay Thai kick-boxing bout. Williams, from Maple Valley, has a record of 6-3.

The Warrior Cup is an all-ages show. Tickets are $30 at the door; VIP seat-ing is available for $50 and family four-packs are $100

(pre-sale only). Advanced tickets can be purchased at Combat Sport and Fitness or online at www.washing-tonwarriorcup.brownpap-ertickets.com.

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