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Michella Freeman, 3, receives a prize from Princess Lolly for winning a costume contest during the Spring Fairy Festival at Green River Community College last Saturday. The festival gave fantasy enthusiasts the chance to gather and celebrate the coming of spring by dressing up as their favorite fantasy fi gure, whether they be fairies, pixies or sprites. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter
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BY STEVE HUNTER
Th e news greatly pleased Susan Draine that neighboring property owners had turned in enough sig-natures to stop the city of Kent’s plan to charge them extra fees
to pay for Southeast 256th Street improvements.
“You just made my stomach jump,” said Draine during a phone interview. “I’m delighted to hear that.”
Despite protests by property owners, the Kent City Council
voted 4-2 on March 5 to approve the formation of a Local Improvement District (LID) to pay about $2 million of a $7 million project to up-grade and widen 256th Street on the East Hill
from the “Y” intersection at Kent-Kangley Road to 116th Avenue Southeast.
“I was so upset at that meeting,” said Draine, who testifi ed in front of the council. “We’ve done the pe-tition twice and they made
us do it again.”Th e signatures turned in at the
council meeting didn’t have the legal authority to stop the LID. But the council’s approval started a 30-day period for property
Property owners stop city's fee to pay for 256th Street project
BY STEVE HUNTER
Kent fi refi ghters rescued a woman following an apart-ment fi re at about 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 24000 block of 104th Avenue Southeast.
Th e fi re broke out in a fi rst-fl oor apartment where the woman lived alone, according to a Kent Fire Department media release. Th e fi re was controlled by a sprinkler sys-tem which had been retrofi tted into the building approxi-mately fi ve years ago.
Firefi ghters were initially dispatched to a sprinkler alarm. Th ey upgraded the call to a fi re when they found smoke in the fi rst fl oor com-mon hallway of the
three-story building. When they entered the apartment where the fi re was located, they found the oc-cupant unable to escape on her own.
Th ey quickly evac-uated her from the smoke-fi lled apart-ment to treatment by King County paramedics. She was then transported to a local hospital due to smoke inhalation. According to fi re-fi ghters at the scene, the outcome of this fi re could have been tragic if there had not been a sprinkler system.
Th e fi re was limited to the one apartment due to the sprinkler system and a quick attack of the fi re by fi refi ghters. A small amount of
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Piano prodigy:
Arries Mcquarter, 16, practices before joining classical musician, Alpin Hong, on stage at a concert.
COURTESY PHOTO, Arries Mcquarter
Famous pianist mentors Kent-Meridian student
KSD considers introducing charter schoolsBY MICHELLE CONERLY
Th e Kent School District, along with 12 others from throughout the state, has taken the fi rst steps toward introducing charter schools.
In November, voters passed Initiative 1240, allowing the implementa-tion of charter schools throughout willing districts in the state. April 1 was the deadline for any school dis-trict looking to pursue that track to submit a letter of interest to the State Board of Education. Although the letter does not solidify the decision, Chris Loft is, executive director of com-munications, said it is a way for the district and School Board to “keep (their) op-tions open.”
“To lose the option to be a part of the discussion in our own district boundaries just seemed imprudent to the Board,” Loft is said. “We are currently looking into the intricacies of the
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BY MICHELLE CONERLY
A slightly nervous but excited Ar-ries Mcquarter walked to the piano as students rushed the stage.
Mcquarter had just sat through an outreach assembly at Kent-Meridian High School where classical pia-nist Alpin Hong performed for the
student body. Taking his seat at the piano,
Mcquarter knew trying to get Hong’s attention would be diffi cult as a mob of students surrounded the musician. So instead of raising his voice, Mc-quarter slowly raised his hands to the piano keys and began playing “One Final Eff ort” by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori, the theme
song from the video game Halo. In that moment as Mcquarter
played the thrilling tune, Hong de-cided this precocious Kent-Meridian junior would not only join him on stage at his concert that night but also would be his new prodigy for years to come.
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Rhonda Billerbeck from the city of Kent booked Hong to participate in the city’s Spotlight Series, an oppor-tunity for performers to showcase their skills and give back to the commu-nity. Hong, who believes “a good way to introduce classical music is to start with the popular music (kids) identify with,” be-came the perfect candidate to tour local schools.
“With students, it’s re-ally about hooking them
in somehow,” Hong said. “(So) I use Darth Vader to introduce Beethoven. I use Harry Potter to introduce Chopin (and) I use Super Mario Bros. to introduce Ragtime.”
Before Hong’s fi rst performance at K-M, Mc-quarter – a skeptical, self-taught pianist – sat down in the audience, waiting to see what all the hype was. To his surprise, Mcquar-ter found a kindred spirit in Hong, someone who enjoys playing piano and video games just like him.
“(Arries) came up (aft er the show) and was like, ‘Oh my god, you’re a gamer and music lover,’” Hong said of his fi rst con-versation with Mcquarter. “(So) I gave him my Xbox gamer tag.”
From then on, Hong and Mcquarter would virtually join forces, playing on the same Halo team every now and then for the next two years until Hong’s return for his second Spotlight Series performance. Only this time, Mcquarter would
blew the mind of the clas-sically trained pianist.
“(Arries said), ‘I heard you’re coming back to Kent, (and) I’d love to play for you,’” Hong remem-bered. “He sits down (aft er the assembly), plays me all these classic video game themes, and he crushed it for me. I was jumping up and down because it was so good.”
Intent on sharing the stage, Hong asked Mcquarter to join him in writing a piano duet composed of various video
game themes. “In the medley, I had
something for all the people who are closest to me,” Mcquarter said. “(I played a song from) Final Fantasy X, which made by older brother cry, a song from Final Fantasy VII for my (other) brother who couldn’t be there, Zelda for my friend Violet, Mario for my parents, and I played Halo for me.”
What made the perfor-mance special was that Mcquarter kept the duet a secret from his family
in order to surprise them the night of the concert.
“When they saw the second piano, they were angry at the fact that I didn’t tell them,” Mc-quarter said. “(But) they loved the performance.”
Mcquarter lived out “a dream come true,” some-thing that many believe only happens in movies. But according to Hong, “the movie isn’t done yet.”
Because Hong believes in the power of arts education, he’s agreed to mentor Mcquarter, help-ing him choose the best university to attend and fine tune his piano skills.
“We need innovative minds to save the planet,” Hong said. “I always felt that on my way to the top, if you don’t bring other people up with you, you’ll be alone up there.”
Billerbeck, moved by the time and effort Hong is dedicating to help-ing Mcquarter, wants Hong to come back next year for an even big-ger event involving not only Mcquarter but the school choir, orchestra and other musical groups as well.
“I’ve been doing this for a long time now,” Billerbeck said. “I always say that the educational outreach components are sometimes the most chal-lenging to put together. But it’s always one of the most rewarding pieces of the program that we do. This was one of the most touching and exciting things I’ve ever seen.”
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authorization process as well as the costs involved and doing a thorough cost-benefit analysis.”
If the district decides to continue the process of implementing charter schools, the next step would be to fill out an au-
thorizer application, which “includes questions about the district’s vision for what charter schools will accomplish there. It also asks districts to detail their capacity for managing and overseeing charter schools and what criteria they will use to accept, oversee, and, if necessary, revoke charter
school authorization,” ac-cording to the Washington Coalition for Public Char-ter Schools website.
Districts have until July 1 to submit the application to be approved by the State Board of Education this coming fall.
As of now, Loftis said “there are a number of se-
nior leaders in the district, including superintendent (Edward Lee) Vargas, that have extensive experi-ence working with charter school system in other states,” assuring that if the district were to pursue this decision, it would be “well positioned to soon present reasonable approaches to
the School Board” on how to go about implementing these types of schools.
The other districts that sent in a letter of interest to become authorizers are Yakima, Peninsula, Battle Ground, Eastmont, Sequim, Sunnyside, Bellevue, High-line, Port Townsend, Naselle, Spokane and Tacoma.
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water damage was sustained in the unit and hallway.
The cause of the fire was cigarettes improperly dis-carded in a container that caught fire and spread to the apartment’s carpeting, according to fire investiga-tors. The fire is considered accidental.
No one else was injured in the fire and those who evacuated the building were allowed back inside shortly after the fire was extinguished. Many of the residents chose to stay in
their apartments with the exterior door closed to keep any smoke out. Fire officials said that is often the best option for the elderly or handicapped living in a multi-story building with a sprinkler system.
The Kent Fire Depart-ment has conducted several fire drills with the residents of the complex to prepare them for fire emergencies.
Fire officials remind smokers to discard ciga-rettes or other smoking ma-terial into a metal container and to store the container away from any combustible materials.
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Kent Police bicycle patrols to return May 1REPORTER STAFF
Kent Police will resume bicycle patrols May 1 with special emphasis on the downtown transit center and shopping district.
“Bike patrols allow officers to personally interact with community members as they patrol neighbor-
hood streets and business areas,” said Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas in a city of Kent media release. “An-other advantage is they can cover areas that aren’t accessible by patrol cars and have the mobility to ap-proach suspects effectively, or even on some occasions unnoticed.”
The program was put on hiatus last November to make better use of police staffing.
Scheduled to patrol seven days a week, the bicycle unit will include four officers and a supervisor. Their focus will be to enforce laws and address quality of life issues including
personal and property safety around the downtown transit center and lo-cal shopping districts. The team will also have a presence at city parks in-cluding Town Square Plaza, Kaibara Park and the downtown gazebo.
Bicycle patrols also will be de-ployed to other hot spots as needed.
Kent couple pleads not guilty in death of babyBY STEVE HUNTER
A Kent couple each pleaded not guilty to first-degree criminal mistreat-ment charges in connec-tion with the November death of their 10-month-old daughter.
Domonique L. Leonard, 25, and Joresha R. Palmer, 25, each entered their
pleas April 11 in King County Superior Court in Kent. Each remained in custody at the county jail with bail set at $250,000 for Leonard and $50,000 for Palmer.
Leonard is scheduled to return to court April 25 and Palmer on May 2. A trial date could be set at the court appearances or attorneys could ask for more time to prepare the case. The maximum prison sentence for first-degree criminal mistreat-ment is 10 years, said Dan Donohoe, spokesman for the King County Prosecut-
ing Attorney’s Office.Kent Police arrested
Palmer on March 27 while Leonard was taken into custody April 3.
Prosecutors claim each parent during a period between last Oct. 1 and Nov. 28 did recklessly cause great bodily harm to the baby by withholding any of the basic necessities of life.
Kent Police responded to a Nov. 28 call to a West Hill apartment about a 10-month-old girl who was not breathing, accord-ing to charging papers.
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owners to dissolve the LID if they gathered signatures from those who own at least 60 percent of the as-sessed land value within the LID boundaries.
“The petition received over 60 percent so the peti-tion dissolved the LID,” said City Public Works Director Tim LaPorte last week in a phone interview.
Property owners also opposed the 256th LID when the city proposed the project four years ago. City officials dropped plans at that time to find other funds because of the reces-sion but figured now would be the right time to fund the street improvements.
The rush also is on by city staff to get the project funded because a $2 million grant awarded six years ago to the city from the state Transportation Improve-ment Board (funded by the gas tax) could be taken back and given to another jurisdiction if the city isn’t ready to start construction by July 1. The board wants evidence that the city has a funding package to pay for the project.
The city plans to use $1 million from the city Transportation Impact Fee (charged to new develop-ments and pre-existing structures with a major change in use) and $1 mil-lion from the city drainage utility fund to help pay for
the project. City officials hadn’t determined how to raise the final $1 million needed for the project – a figure that now hits $3 million because of the dissolved LID.
The council’s Public Works Committee plans to discuss potential funding options for the 256th Street improvements at its May 6 meeting.
“I was disappointed,” said Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson, who chairs the three-member Public Works Committee, about the dissolved LID. “The challenge is the assess-ment is based on the value of your property so (the out-of-state property owner of) one large apartment
complex can shut down a project for an entire neigh-borhood of single-family residents who may desire a LID to move forward.”
The large Washing-ton Park Apartments sit between 256th Street and Kent-Kangley Road in the LID area.
“The folks who live in the apartment build-ings don’t have a vote or a voice in this process and yet they are the ones who daily use that street needing the sidewalks, walking in the ditches and it’s their children who are standing out there at risk,” Albertson said.
But Draine, who along with her husband has lived near 256th Street for about
25 years, said the city needs a plan that spreads out the bill to pay for the project. Crews would turn a two-lane road without sidewalks and lights into a three-lane road with a center turn lane, sidewalks and lights.
“A very small amount of people are expected to pay for it but a large amount of people use it,” Draine said about the popular commut-er route for Covington and East Hill residents. “Why not have Mr. and Mrs. Cov-ington help pay for it as well as the truckers who come off of Highway 18.”
A total of 370 properties would have been impacted by the 256th LID with pay-ments spread out over 15 years. The average assess-
ment for the single-family homes would be about $3,000 to be paid over 15 years, according to city offi-cials. The area includes 107 single-family homes, 1,224 apartments, 82 condos, 17 duplexes and nine commer-cial parcels.
LaPorte said this marked the first time in his 35 years of working for about a half-dozen juris-dictions that he has seen a LID dissolved by prop-erty owners. He said that includes about 20 projects since 1990 in Kent. But he added funding roads has become a problem statewide and nationwide as well.
“Everyone wants to drive on them but no one wants to pay,” LaPorte said.
Now the council and city staff must come up with another funding plan.
“We’re going to have to make some hard deci-sions on what we need to do to fix this and look at the structure we use,” Albertson said. “We need to look at other options or resources we may have at our disposal. It may mean we have to take out a low-interest loan or for the council to do something outside the normal box.”
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Harley G. McFarlandHarley G. McFarland was born August 30,
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She is preceded in death by her husband Charles and daughter Susanne Browne, 1 grandchild and 1 great-grandchild.
She is survived by sons David Brown of Forsyth, IL and Michael Brown of Cadiz, KY, 7 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren.
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BY STEVE HUNTER
When a man walked up to a Kent hotel room ex-pecting to meet the female escort he had been texting, he knocked and received a surprised greeting.
“Police, you’re under ar-rest,” is what the man heard when the door opened at about 3:12 p.m. April 9 at the Crossland Studios, 25104 Pacific Highway S., according to the Kent Police report.
Officers arrested the man for investigation of patronizing a prostitute, one of about seven ar-rests of men during an undercover sting that afternoon and evening.
The Special Investigations Unit placed an advertisement on backpage.com in an effort to apprehend men who pa-tronize prostitutes in Kent.
Officers placed the ad on April 9 with a female name, a phone number and four photos of an unknown woman from a website ad in another state. The ad cost $12.
The ad described the woman as 20-years-old and included a brief description to attract customers, in-cluding “I’m a single man’s best friend and a married man’s best kept secret.”
Police set up a decoy room at the hotel. The man texted the phone number in the ad and exchanged mes-sages with an undercover officer. The man report-edly agreed to pay $40 for
15 minutes of sex with the woman, who directed the man to her hotel room.
Officers watched a man drive into the parking lot, come up to the room and knock on the door. After arresting the man, they called the number on the undercover policewoman’s phone and watched the man’s cellphone light up.
ObstructionPolice arrested a man for
investigation of obstructing an officer after he escaped out of an upstairs bathroom window of a house in the
4200 block of Carnaby Street at about
3:55 p.m. April 7.Officers
responded to a call from a rela-
tive that a man with several warrants was at
the house, according to the police report.
Relatives gave permis-sion to officers to enter the home. The man had locked himself inside an upstairs bathroom and refused orders from police to come out unless they promised to not take him to jail. After a few minutes and no further response, an officer kicked in the bathroom door and saw an open window and the man scurrying down the side of the home.
Police chased the man on foot through the backyard and over a fence before the man stopped running near the Totem Middle School fields. Officers caught up to the man and ordered him to the ground. The man
told officers he ran because he was scared.
The man had warrants for disorderly conduct in Kirkland, theft in Federal Way and driving under the influence from the King County Sheriff ’s Office.
Officers filed a prop-erty damage report for the broken bathroom door as required by Kent Police policy.
Illegal weaponOfficers arrested a man
for investigation of illegal possession of a firearm after stopping his vehicle at about 2:30 a.m. April 8 in the 25200 block of Pacific Highway South.
Officers were on foot patrol at the Crossland Studios watching vehicle and foot traffic because it’s a highly trafficked area for stolen cars, drug dealing and prostitution, according to the police report.
Police watched a black Audi come into the parking lot. A passenger jumped out and returned to the car a short time later. Officers eventually approached the car and noticed the driver seemed extremely nervous when talking to him.
When officers asked the driver if he had any weap-ons in the car, he responded that he did. Police found a 40-mm pistol in front of the passenger seat. The man
was booked for carrying a concealed weapon without a license. The man also had been prohibited by Kent Municipal Court from pos-sessing a firearm because he had violated a protection order.
Malicious mischiefPolice arrested a man
for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief after he allegedly punched holes in the walls and doors of a home in the 11800 block of Southeast 254th Street.
Six officers responded to a call at about 1:51 a.m. April 6 of a man throwing and breaking items at the house, according to the police report.
The man’s mother had called to report her son going crazy and being out of control. He also had been drinking. Police had responded to the same house earlier in the night for a report of two broth-ers fighting, but the other brother had left when of-ficers arrived.
Police returned to the home and found holes punched in walls as well as a broken family picture, alarm clock and laptop. The man, who had bloody knuckles, claimed his brother caused all of the damage and had set him up to be caught by police.
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Taking long way home from Boston
Dennis Zaborac insists he’s no courageous survivor of Monday’s harrowing, bomb-marred Boston Marathon.
Just one of 27,000 runners who has a story to tell about a prestigious race rocked by two deadly explosions near the fi nish line.
Th e 64-year-old Kent man – a masters marathoner who has gone the 26.2-mile dis-tance in races throughout the world – never got to fi nish his third Boston Marathon.
Something terribly went wrong as Zaborac passed the 25-mile mark and was working on the last half-mile of his run, about four or fi ve minutes from the fi nish line. Th at’s when the explosions – 12 seconds and 100 yards apart – ripped into the crowds gath-ered for the fi nale of a traditional marathon
that wound through the streets of Boston.
Th e bombings killed three people and injured more than 170.
Zaborac was fortunate.“I heard the boom
and thought nothing of it,” said Zaborac, adding
he didn’t feel the explosions, didn’t see the damage. “Personally, I (was) thinking maybe thunder. … Until the cops started hopping over the barricades … that I knew some-thing was wrong.”
As offi cials began to divert runners from the fi nish, Zaborac realized the race was over. His race watch stopped prematurely at four hours, 12 minutes. He was hoping to fi nish in 4:20. A few years back, he had covered the race in a personal-best 3:39.
Zaborac escaped the crowd and confusion as thousands of runners began to collect behind him on the congested street.
He had hoped to gather his bag of belongings that awaited him beyond the fi nish line, but he never reached them. It had become a secured area, a crime scene.
Without money or a cellphone, Zaborac had to resort to some drastic mea-sures in order to return to his hotel in suburban Quincy, about 10 miles from Boston.
“For the fi rst time in my life, I had to pan-handle,” he said.
He was able to scrounge enough money from some generous people for bus fare and a trip back to his hotel.
When he reached his room, there were plenty of messages.
“You don’t know how many friends you have until something like this happens. I had countless phone calls, emails waiting there for me,” he said.
Family and friends had tracked Zaborac’s race progress online, knowing he was nearing the fi nish line at the time of the explosions. [ more KLAAS page 7 ]
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I would like to address a very controversial nationwide issue – gun control.
I don’t believe that gun control is the correct course of action to stop all of the publi-cized murder cases that we all see spread across the front page of newspapers and on evening newscasts.
Th e real problems are the breakdown of families, the violence in games and movies, and the huge coverage of the news media.
Th e main reason that I see is the break-down of the family structure. Kids in the world today don’t have the connection that they used to within families. Th is is a combination of several family-related issues.
Today divorce is a huge part of society, which makes it a lot harder to belong to something. Th ey have to split their lives between parents, instead of having a single solid connec-tion with both of them.
Th ey also don’t have the same bonding time together because they don’t go out to do fun activities together like people used to. Many of the favorite childhood memories of my parents and grandparents were when they were partici-pating in fun activities together. Many of my memories are also when I was taking part in family outings like bowl-ing, mini golf, our annual trip to grandma’s house in Utah, or going to Florida to visit our cousins. Th ese were fun
because of the ties that they created within our family. We were able to get to know each other much better and establish a memory and ties that we can look back on together.
Th e second reason is the illusion that such conduct is
acceptable because of all the violence and crime that they see in movies and video games. Th ere would be much less gun violence if people weren’t exposed to it all the time. Th e more accustomed people
are to something happening around them, the more likely they are to do it themselves.
Video games and movies also help to break down families by shortening the amount of time that people want to spend together. Th ey’d much rather harm people on video games like Halo or Call of Duty than interact with family members.
Media treatmentTh e third and fi nal reason
is the media. When people feel disconnected, unloved or depressed, and don’t feel like they can talk to anyone who will understand what they’re feeling, they want to “end it all.” Th ey want to be remembered by all of humanity – to “go out with a bang.”
Th e reality is that guns are not the problem. Th ere are plenty of other ways for someone to kill people: knives, hammers, explosives are a few
of them. Th ere were more than fi ve times as many murders with knives than with rifl es in 2011. People who want to make a mark will make it.
To conclude, the government can’t monitor every gun in the nation and they shouldn’t. We have the right to bear arms as stated in the Second Amend-ment, and the government shouldn’t try to control the possession of guns.
Fift y years ago everyone had a gun, but there weren’t mass shootings then. What is the diff erence between then and now? Th e government should be lobbying for the protection of families and the importance of them, not trying to get rid of guns.
Ben Mitchell, 15, lives in Kent and attends Kentlake High School. He is a Boy Scout and is involved in school programs like band and sports.
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He had crossed the 25-mile marker, but had not fi n-ished the race.
“Th ey knew I was in that window, and that’s what got a lot of people concerned,” Zaborac said.
Zaborac, like many others, missed their return fl ights home. Originally scheduled to arrive in Seattle on Monday night, Zaborac was expected back Wednesday.
No doubt, relieved family
and friends will eagerly see his familiar face back at Kent Bowl, a place he and his father, Jack Zab” Zabo-rac, have operated for more than 50 years.
Like so many others, Zaborac’s thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and loved ones.
Sitting in his hotel room on Tuesday, Zaborac had seen enough of a city fraught in the aft ermath of a tragedy – a media horde covering the story, fl ags fl y-
ing at half-staff , a full show of police protection.
“It’s like a war zone. … All around the city they have a huge security pres-ence,” he said.
Zaborac has raced in 35 marathons – from London to Tokyo, Berlin to New York City. Th is summer, the Navy veteran plans to return to Vietnam, where he briefl y served during the war, to run a marathon.
He also plans to return to Boston next year and run.
And fi nish.
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A new, family support nonprofi t has opened in Kent to help address the challenges of King County families and youth strug-gling with emotional, behavioral, mental health and substance abuse.
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Kentridge’s Kyana Esber eyes the ball during a recent practice. Esber might team up with Katie Ly in doubles for a shot at the Class 4A state tournament. MICHELLE CONERLY, Kent Reporter
BY MICHELLE CONERLY
Katie Ly and Kyana Esber have been playing tennis in the same circle since the seventh grade. Th ey just didn’t know it until years later.
In middle school, both were enrolled at the Boe-ing Employees Tennis Club that sits along West Valley Highway in Kent. Ly had lessons on week-days practicing her stroke consistency while Esber, also practicing the basics, played on weekends.
At the Kentridge Chargers tennis camp the summer before high school started, the girls would show up to the court ready to prove themselves, never knowing their future teammate stood right next to them.
It wasn’t until they of-fi cially met on the Kentridge High School tennis team their freshman year would they realize how many times they just missed each other. Now in their senior year, these two racket-wielding, ball-smacking top prospects might join forces for Class 4A state tournament.
Ly and Esber made the varsity team their freshman year, which helped them mature faster and exposed
them to a variety of skill levels.
Progressing every year, Ly and Esber helped the
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Ly, Esber connect on Charger courts
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Minnesota Lynx draft Kentwood’s Moore in WNBA fi rst round
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Th e Minnesota Lynx draft ed for-mer Kentwood High star Lindsey Moore with the 12th overall pick Monday in the WNBA Draft .
Moore, who played college basket-ball at Nebraska, is the second fi rst-round pick from Kentwood. Chicago
draft ed Courtney Vandersloot with the third overall pick in 2011.
Moore, a 5-foot-9 point guard from Covington, joined 11 other top collegians at Monday night’s draft live at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn.
“I’m really excited to get the chance to play in the WNBA and for the Minnesota Lynx,” Moore said, according to the Nebraska women’s basketball website. “I was really nervous and when they said my name I couldn’t really believe it at fi rst. I’m just going to try to make
the most of the opportunity I’ve been given, and do anything I can to help the Lynx.”
At Kentwood, Moore led the Conquerors to the 2009 Class 4A state as a senior with a 28-1 record. She was chosen as the 2008-09 state Player of the Year by Gatorade. She averaged 15.7 points and 7.5 assists her senior season.
Moore led Nebraska to the 2012 NCAA Sweet 16, closing her career as the Huskers’ all-time assist leader. During her four-year career, she started 132 games and won 94, which
is more games than any other player in Nebraska history. She became the only Husker starter to play in a pair of NCAA Sweet 16s.
As a senior in 2012-13, Moore led Nebraska to a 25-9 overall record that included a 12-4 Big Ten mark. She averaged 15.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.8 steals, while shooting 46.8 percent from the fi eld, 38.2 percent from three-point range and 80.7 percent from the free-throw line. She ranked
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NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be accepted by King County Drainage District No. 1 for the following work: Brush cutting of an esti- mated 66,359 linear feet (12.5 miles) (20 ft wide) of portions of Mill Creek, Garrison Creek, and Spring Brook Creek(s) located within the King County Drainage District # 1’s area of operation that falls within the City Limits of the City of Kent and the City of Renton; The scope of work will be to cut and remove materi- als in accordance with specifica- tions as provided as part of the Request For Proposal packet (RFP). Alternative bid for vege- tation enhancement (planting) approx. 2,000 linear feet. Per year will also be accepted. Work shall commence September 15 each year and be completed by December 31 year of each year. At contractor’s option, contractor may bid a one-year or a three- year contract.The contractor shall be paid by the lineal foot and shall submit a weekly report during work to Abbey Road Group Land Development Services Company, LLC. Bid Process and Dates are as follows:• Bid Availability: 6 May 2013• Bid Walk Through: 14 May 2013• Final Bid questions due: 17 May 2013• Final Bid questions answered: 20 May 2013• Bids Due: 24 May 2013• Bid Award Notification: 9 June 2013 Request For Proposal Packet’s (RFP) will be available for pick on from 6 May 2013 until 13 May 2013 (Mon to Friday 7:30 am to 11:00 am and from 1:00 pm to 4:00 PM) at the Abbey Road Group Land Development Services Company Puyallup Of- fice, 923 Shaw Road, Suite A, Puyallup, WA. 98371. Questions in regards to this RFP can be directed to Barbara Rankin at Barbara.Rankin@abbeyroad- group.com.Published in the Kent and Renton Reporters on April 12, 2013 and April 19, 2013. #766899.
INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that the City of Kent, Washington, will receive sealed bids at the City Clerk’s office through April 30, 2013 up to 11:45 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 12:00 p.m. for the City of Kent project named as fol- lows:2013 Asphalt Grinding Project
The project consists of planing asphalt pavement up to 10-foot wide on various roadways throughout the City of Kent. Planed areas shall be an average depth of two inches. The Engineer’s estimated range for this project is approximately $80,000 - $110,000. 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 Dave Brock at (253) 856-5658. Bids must be clearly marked “Bid” with the name of the pro- ject on the outside of the enve- lope, addressed to the City Clerk, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-5895. Only sealed bids will be accepted. No fac- similes or electronic submittals 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 Kent Special Provisions may be purchased at a non-refund- able cost of $25.00 for each set. Plans and specifications can also be downloaded at no charge at www.kent- wa.gov/procurement. Copies of the WSDOT Standard Specifi- cations are available for perusal only. A cashier’s check, cash 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 8th day of April, 2013.BY:Ronald F. Moore, City ClerkPublished in the Kent Reporter on April 19, 2013. #766593. Eagle Creek Land and Development, 15215 SE 272nd Street, Suite 201, Kent, WA is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Storm- water NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Sunrise Mead- ows, is located at 24607 120th Ave. SE, Kent, in King County, WA. This project involves 5.12 acres of soil disturbance for con- struction of streets, utilities and homes. Stormwater will be dis- charged to an unnamed wetland tributary to Clark Lake. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this applica- tion, may notify Ecology in writ- ing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest accord- ing to Tier II antidegradation re- quirements under WAC 173- 201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwa- ter P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Kent Reporter on April 12, 2013 and April 19, 2013.#767542.
INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that the City of Kent, Washington, will receive sealed bids at the City Clerk’s office through April 30, 2013 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:
2013 Vehicle Detector Loops The project consists of installing 73 traffic loops at various loca- tions scattered throughout the City. The Engineer’s estimated range for this project is approximately $110,000 - $140,000. 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 Dave Brock at (253) 856-5658. 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 or electronic submit- tals 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 Kent Special Provisions may be purchased at a non-refund- able cost of $25.00 for each set. Plans and specifications can also be downloaded at no charge at www.kent- wa.gov/procurement. Copies of the WSDOT Standard Specifica- tions are available for perusal only. A cashier’s check, cash 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 re- sponsible 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 8th day of April, 2013.BY:Ronald F. Moore, City Clerk
Published in the Kent Reporter on April 19, 2013. #766610. WestPac Development, LLC, 7449 W. Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA 98040, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Forest Ridge II is located at 27501 124th Ave SE in Kent, WA, in King County. This project involves 1.0 acres of soil distur- bance for a six lot residential plat with associated roads and utilities construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to Downspout dispersal trench system and on-site wetland. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publi- cation of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest ac- cording to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173- 201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Kent Reporter on April 19, 2013 and April 26, 2013. #768151. The City of Kent, 220 4th Ave- nue South, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Con- struction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge Gen- eral Permit. The proposed project, Briscoe- Desimone Levee Improvements, is located at four segments (“reaches”) along the east bank of the Green River, between South 200th Street and South 180th Street, in Kent, WA, in King County. This project involves 9 acres of soil disturbance for the following construction activities: Construct and install a structural steel sheet pile wall at the back of the exist- ing levee slope to act as a secon- dary levee to reduce flood risk to the cities of Kent, Tukwila and
Renton. Sheet piles will be in-stalled using vibratory equipment(but no impact hammers) andwill be between 23 and 64 feetdeep, depending on location. Theabove-ground portion of the wallwill resemble concrete block andwill range from 8 feet to 13 feettall. To allow for re-vegetationand habitat restoration, bencheswill be constructed where fea-sible along the riverbank. Thesebenches will entail excavationbetween the ordinary high watermark and the existing GreenRiver trail to create a bench of upto 15 feet wide where nativetrees and shrubs will be planted. Approximately 6,000 cubic yardsof fill material will be used toconstruct this project. An esti-mated 277 trees and 29 stumpswill be removed, in addition toinvasive or non-native vegeta-tion. Approximately 330 treesand 3,500 shrubs will be plantedas mitigation on the excavatedbenches. The existing asphalttrail will be removed and relocat-ed further landward adjacent tothe flood wall, with handrails placed on top of the wall. All existing public access points willbe maintained and where neces-sary, stairways will be construct-ed. An ADA accessible ramp will be constructed at the west end of South 190th Street. Stormwater will be dischargedto the ground via infiltration.Excess runoff will be routedthrough best management prac-tices to ensure only clean wateris discharged either directly tothe Green River or to the city ofKent stormwater system, whichin the area of construction willdischarge to Lower Mill Creek orthe Green River. Any persons desiring to presenttheir views to the WashingtonState Department of Ecology re- garding this application, or inter-ested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecologyin writing no later than 30 daysof the last date of publication ofthis notice. Ecology reviewspublic comments and considerswhether discharges from thisproject would cause a measur-able change in receiving waterquality, and, if so, whether theproject is necessary and in theoverriding public interest accord-ing to Tier II antidegradation re-quirements under WAC173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of Ecology
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Division champions their sophomore year and league champions as juniors.
At state last year, the girls actually played against one another with Esber and her doubles partner knocking Ly and her partner out in the second round en route to placing fi ft h.
Th is year Ly and Esber hope to go all the way once again to state but together this time.
“It’s a good mental sport,” Esber said. “Once you get to state, it’s a whole other team level.”
Th e state championships are May 24-25 at Richland.
But if the girls aren’t able
to play side by side this year, they’ll get another chance soon enough as both have committed to the
University of Washington and are planning on join-ing the recreational tennis team.
Kentridge’s Katie Ly, along with teammate Kyana Esber, has helped the Chargers to a 4-1 record so far in the South Puget Sound League North Division. MICHELLE CONERLY, Kent Reporter
among the top 10 players in the Big Ten in six statistical categories, including No. 1 in assist-to-turnover ratio.
WNBA training camps offi cially begin on May 5. Th e Lynx open their preseason schedule against the Washington Mystics on May 18 in Bismarck, N.D. Th ey follow with their fi nal preseason tuneup against Kelsey Griffi n and the Con-necticut Sun in Minneapolis on May 21.
Minnesota’s regular-season opener is June 1 against the Sun at the Target Center in down-town Minneapolis. Th e Lynx are coming off a 2012
season when they lost to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA Finals.
Moore will return to her hometown when the Lynx play the Seattle Storm on Sept. 7 at KeyArena. Th e Lynx also play Sept. 10 at the Storm. She will match up with Vandersloot on Aug. 11 in Chicago and Sept. 14 in Minnesota.
Moore said on the Lynx website that she’s idolized Minnesota point guard Lindsay Whalen and tries to style her game aft er Whalen.
“I honestly see my role as being a backup for Lindsay Whalen,” Moore said. “I can learn so much from her. It’s truly going to
be an honor playing with her. Th e biggest compli-ment you can receive as a point guard is you make the people around you bet-ter and she does that day in and day out.”
Minnesota wanted a backup to Whalen.
“Our biggest need going in were a backup point guard, so we were very happy that (Lind-sey) Moore was there,” said Lynx executive vice president Roger Griffi th. “We had her as the No. 2 point guard behind Skylar Diggins.”
Moore shot 38 percent on 3-pointers, which is something the Lynx were looking for in a guard.
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Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Kent Reporter on April 12, 2013 and April 19, 2013. #766650.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASH- INGTON IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ISLANDIn the Matter of the Estate of: JOYCE LAMBERT, DeceasedNo: 13 4 00074 3
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
RCW 11.40.030 PAULINE A. STEPUTIS, has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Anyone having a claim against Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim per RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Repre- sentative or the Personal Repre- sentative’s attorney at the address below a copy of the claim and filing the original with this Court. The claim must be pre- sented within the later of: (A) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to creditor per RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (B) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.Date of First Publication - King County: April 19, 2013Date of First Publication - Island County: April 18, 2013Personal Represenative: Pauline A. SteputisAttorney for the Personal Represenative: Dale K. Roundy Address for Mailing of Service: Roundy Law Offices, P.S506 North Main StreetCoupeville, WA 98239Dated this 23rd day of March, 2013 Pauline A. Steputis, Personal RepresenativeRoundy Law Offices, P.S.Dale K. Roundy WSBA #5802Attorney for the Personal Represenative Published in the Kent Reporter on April 19, 2013, April 26, 2013 and May 3, 2013. #768566.
CITY OF KENTNOTICE OF ORDINANCES
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
The following is a summary of the ordinance(s) adopted by the Kent City Council on April 16, 2013:
ORDINANCE NO. 4078 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, amending Kent City Code to remove the parking prohibition on South 188th Street from 80th Avenue to a point approximately 960 feet westerly and 190th Street from 80th Ave- nue South to west end of street at Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway Company tracks. This ordinance will take effect 30 days from the date of passage, unless subjected to referendum or vetoed by the Mayor, or unless otherwise noted. A copy of the complete text of any ordinance will be mailed upon request of the City Clerk.
Ronald F. Moore, MMC, City Clerk
Published in the Kent Reporter on April 19, 2013. #770348.
NOTICE OF APPLICATIONand Proposed Determination of
Nonsignificance A project permit application was filed with City of Kent Planning Services. The City of Kent expects to issue a Determination of Nonsignificance (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 asso- ciated mitigation measures. The proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require miti- gation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination for the specific proposal 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: SEA Benson Hwy (AWS) Wireless (VERIZON)ENV-2013-8, KIVA #RPSW-2131090BUILDING PERMIT, KIVA #RA13-2131091PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant proposes to modify an existing unmanned rooftop wire-
less telecommunication facility by replacing three existing anten- nas on one sector with four new antennas, and adding two new sectors with four antennas each. The existing and proposed anten- nas are 6.5 feet above the height of the building rooftop. Verizon wireless is the carrier of the existing and new antennas. No area expansion of existing ground equipment enclosure is proposed. The site is currently developed with an apartment complex, known as Kentwood Apartments. The zoning for this application is MR-H, High Den- sity Multifamily. The location of the project is 22425 Benson Road SE, King County Parcel Number 172205-9096.OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Building 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 permitted 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: April 19, 2013 to May 3, 2013All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in the Kent Planning Division by 4:30 P.M., Friday, May 3, 2013, at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA 98032. For questions regarding this project, please contact Katie Graves, Planner at (253) 856-5454.DATED: April 19, 2013 Published in the Kent Reporter on April 19, 2013. #768709
CITY OF KENTOFFICE OF THE
HEARING EXAMINERNOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARINGWELCOME HOME
SOCIETY CE-2012-1 KIVA #RPP3-2122828
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Hearing Examiner for the City of Kent will hold a public hearing to consider a Conditional
Use Permit submitted by the Applicant, Kathy Craft-Reich with Craft Architects on behalf of the John Volken Foundation to operate a transitional housing facility for up to 80 individuals recovering from chemical depen- dency. The proposed use requires conditional use permit approval by the Kent Hearing Examiner. The property is located at 921, 943 and 945 Central Avenue North and is identified as King County Tax Parcel Numbers 1322049053, 1322049057 and 1322049099. The zoning is GC, General Commercial, and M2, Limited Industrial. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Hearing Examiner will hold the public hearing on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM in Chambers West, Kent City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave- nue S., Kent, WA 98032. If you have any questions concerning this proposed application, please contact Sharon Clamp in Kent Planning Services at (253) 856-5454 or by Email at sclamp@ kentwa.gov. Any per- son wishing to submit oral, writ- ten or electronic comments on the items listed above may do so prior to the meeting or at the meeting. Send all written re- sponses to Planning Services, 220 Fourth Avenue S., Kent, WA 98032. All interested persons are requested to be then and there present at the meeting. One free copy of the staff report will be available by Wednesday after- noon, April 24, 2013, in Plan- ning Services. If you wish to peruse the file or need further in- formation, contact Kent Planning Services at (253) 856-5454 or visit our office at 400 W. Gowe St., Kent, WA 98032.Any person requiring a disability accommo- dation should contact the City in advance for more information. For TDD relay service, call 1-800-833-6388 (hearing im- paired) or 1-800-833-6385 (Braille) or the City of Kent at (253) 856-5725.Dated: April 19, 2013
Charlene Anderson AICP, Planning Manager
Published in the Kent Reporter on April 19, 2013. #769465.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION A Project Permit Application has been filed with City of Kent Planning Services. Following is a description of the applications and the process for review. The applications and listed studies may be reviewed at the offices of the Kent Planning Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA.
DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: April 19, 2013APPLICATION NAME:PACIFIC GATEWAY DIVISION IV MINOR BINDING SITE PLAN ALTERATIONAPPLICATION NUMBERS: BSP-2003-1 (R2), KIVA #2131181PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes an alter- nation to the recorded binding site plan which removes the common lot lines between bind- ing site plan Lots 10 and 11 and extends the binding site plan to include Lots 3 and 4 of the Pacif- ic Gateway Division III Short Plat, SP-2002-1. The common lot line between short plat Lots 3 and 4 and the common lot line between the short plat lots and the binding site plan will also be removed. The purpose of the alteration is to accommodate the construction of new 318,195 square foot building. The zoning for this project is M1, Industrial Park. The subject site is located on property bordered by South 212th Street to the south, SE 59th Avenue to the west, South 199th Street to the north, West Valley Highway to the east, King County Parcel Numbers 660007-0010 through -0320, 0222049070 and 0222049071.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: April 19, 2013 to May 3, 2013All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in Kent Planning Services by 4:30 P.M., Friday, May 3, 2013, at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA 98032. A public meeting is tentatively scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013. This public meeting will be held in the Planning Services Conference Room at 400 West Gowe Street, Kent, WA 98032. Please be advised this meeting date is subject to change. Please call to verify time and date at least a week before the scheduled meeting. If you have any ques- tions, please call Sharon Clamp, Kent Planning Services, at 253-856-5454.DATED: April 19, 20113Published in the Kent Reporter on April 19, 2013. #770153.
NOTICE OF ACTION Notice is given under SEPA, RCW 43.21C.080, that Soos Creek Water & Sewer District took the action described in (2) below on February 6, 2013.1. Any action to set aside, enjoin, review, or otherwise challenge such action on the grounds of
noncompliance with the provi-sions of chapter 43.21C RCW (State Environmental Policy Act) shall be commenced on or before May 13, 2013.2. Description of agency action: Adopting an Environmental Checklist, and making a Pro- posed Determination of Nonsig-nificance pursuant to SEPA.3. Description of proposal (if not covered by (2)): Soos Creek Water and Sewer District, Sewer Comprehensive Plan Update, dated 2012; Agency Review Draft for submission to DOE, King County, cities and other interested parties for review.4. Location of proposal (a suffi-cient description should be given to locate the site, if any, but a complete legal description is not required): This is a non-project action. The Sewer Comprehen-sive Plan will apply throughout the District, and within its planning area.5. Type of environmental review under SEPA (include name and date of any environmental docu-ments): Resolution 3373-S, dat- ed February 6, 2013; Adoption of Environmental Checklist, and making Proposed Determination of Nonsignificance.6. Documents may be examined during regular business hours at (location, including room number, if any):
Soos Creek Water and Sewer District14616 SE 192nd StreetRenton, Washington 98058
7. Name of agency, proponent, or applicant giving notice: Soos Creek Water and Sewer District.8. This notice is filed by (signa- ture of individual and capacity in which the person is signing): Dated this 8th day of April, 2013. Ron Speer, District MangerPublished in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/BlackDiamond Reporters on April 12,2013 & April 19, 2013. #767046.
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Head to the nursery this week because new plants are arriving daily and the best plants go fi rst.
Last week I gushed over unbeat-able plants for the sun, and to be fair to gardeners on the dark side, here is a partial list of the best-looking, well-behaved plants for the shaded areas of the garden.
Shaded areas with dry soil: The most challenging site in any landscape
Th ink native when planting un-der fi r, cedar and other trees. Sword ferns are a natural under trees but lamiums, nandinas, epimediums and pulmonarias also adapt to dry shade especially if you mix organic matter into the soil and mulch with
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Don’t be fooled by the Latin name, Acer palmatum is the grace-ful Japanese maple that will thrive in the dappled shade of overhead cedar, hemlock and fi r tree. Use the red leaf Japanese maples in the back ground to add depth (Acer palma-tum ‘Bloodgood’ is unbeatable) and the Japanese maple varieties with
bright green or golden leaves in the front of a bed or against a dark colored house. I recom-mend coral bark maples or the Golden Fullmoon maple for fantastic foliage. Check out maple trees at the nursery.
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Ajuga is the evergreen ground-cover that loves our climate, crowds out weeds and fl owers with blue or
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Kent Dragon Boat Races
Photo courtesy of Dan Meeker
Sight and Hearing Foundation
www.kentlionsclub.org
A world wide organization of volunteersdedicated to sight and hearing.
In Kent, we specialize locally in youth,families, seniors and veterans. We also own
and produce Kent Cornucopia Daysand the Kent Farmers Market.
Another Kent Lions Event
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Memorial Day CeremonyTahoma National Cemetery
Monday, May 27, 20131:00 pm
