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Josiah Volkmann, with the Zone 3 Fire Explorers, helps Eliana Soriano spray a fi re hose during the Kent Fire Regional Fire Authority Station 74 open house last Saturday. The open house included demonstrations, games, activities for kids
and tours of fi re and rescue apparatus and the station, 24611 116th Ave. SE in Kent, which also serves as the fi re authority’s headquarters and training facility. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter
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Man shot to death in Kent
Kent Police are still looking for the person or people who shot and killed a 19-year-old man last week at the Somerset Apartments on the East Hill.
Demonte Young died from mul-tiple gunshot wounds, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Offi ce. He was shot late Th ursday night on Jan. 7 and died later that night at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
“He was shot outside of an apart-ment unit in the stairway,” said Kent Police spokeswoman Melanie Robinson in a Tuesday email. “Th e suspect(s) are still at large. We are working minimal leads at this time. Multiple gunshots were fi red.”
Shots shattered windows of sev-eral cars and apartments last week at the complex, 25220 109th Court SE, near Kent-Meridian High School. Robinson declined to respond to a question about whether it is a gang-related shooting or if Young was armed with a weapon when he was shot. She declined to say whether Young lived in Kent.
“I do not have many details at the moment,” she said.
Kent Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call them at 253-852-2121.
Proposed bills could keep charter schools open
Two bills have been proposed in the Washington state Senate that would amend state law to allow charter schools, including Excel Public Char-ter in Kent, to continue to operate.
In September, the state Supreme Court ruled charter schools, which were approved by voters in 2012, un-constitutional and ineligible for state funding. On Nov. 19, the court denied motions by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the Washington State Charter Schools Association to recon-sider the ruling.
State Sens. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, and Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, are co-sponsoring a bill that would put charters schools under the au-thority of local school districts, instead of being governed solely by an appointed school board.
A second proposal, introduced by Sens. Steve Litzow, R-Mercer Island; Joe Fain, R-Auburn; Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah; and Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, would direct charter school funding to come from the state’s Op-portunity Pathways Account, which contains state lottery revenues not restricted to common schools.
Adel Sefrioui, Excel’s executive director and founder, said he is pleased to see two bipartisan bills addressing the situation.
“People care about this and want to fi x this issue,” he said.
Excel opened in August, serving sixth- and seventh-grade students with hopes of expanding to grades 6-12.
Sefrioui and Act Now for Washing-ton Students, a parent-led coalition
Th e Des Moines-based restaurant Scotch and Vine is expected to open this spring at the city of Kent-owned River-bend Golf Complex.
City staff and consultants have been looking for a new
tenant since Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub & Restaurant closed in June. Aft er interviews with three potential tenants, city of-fi cials picked Scotch and Vine.
“We identifi ed the strongest candidate, it is Scotch and Vine,” City Parks Director Jeff Watling said at a City Coun-
cil Operations Committee meeting on Jan. 5. “We have been in negotiations the last couple of months. Th ey are in Des Moines and are very, very interested in expanding into Kent and very, very enthusias-tic to be on a golf course and understanding what it means to
be on a golf course.”Scotch and Vine opened in
2011 in downtown Des Moines along Marine View Drive. Th e restaurant features steaks, chops, pastas, chicken and specialties. Th e menu includes Kobe beef, buff alo and
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Hundreds of 12s decked out in their fi nest blue and green converged on Kent Town Square Plaza for a Seahawks rally last Friday aft ernoon ahead of the team’s victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
Th e rally, which made stops in DuPont and Rent-on before arriving in Kent, was the fi rst for the city.
Th e Sea Gals, Blue Th under and Blitz, as well as former Seahawks players Jordan Babineaux and Mar-cus Trufant, were on hand to get the crowd ready for the playoff s. Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke raised the 12 fl ag on newly installed fl agpole the city put up in the plaza for the ceremony.
Th e Seahawks travel to North Carolina to take on the Carolina Panthers in the divisional round of the playoff s on Sunday. Kickoff is 10:05 a.m. (FOX-13 TV).
Clockwise from top:Hundreds of 12s cheer on the Seahawks during the Jan. 8 rally. Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke raises the 12 fl ag high above Town Square Plaza. Seahawks mascot Blitz greets fans. Freyu, of Kent, and his cat, Richard Purrman, show their support.
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Young artist Rosalinda Ramirez-Faeer tries out the computer program paint during last year’s Tech Expo. The event returns to the ShoWare Center on Jan. 21. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter
BY HEIDI SANDERS
Th e Kent School District’s 10th annual Technology Expo, set for 6-8:30 p.m. Th ursday, Jan. 21, at the ShoWare Center in Kent, will demonstrate how students and teachers use technology in the classrooms.
Th e event is free and open to the public.
Th e theme for this year’s expo is Modern Learners Ready for Col-lege and Careers and will feature 104 student booths, representing each school in the district, as well as booths from 20 business spon-sors and six nonprofi t partners, Hugh Faulkner, the district’s project manager for Expo, said in an email.
“Each year sees new ways that technology is being used and taught in classrooms, and each year the students use technology to create some amazing work,” Faulkner said.
Highlights of this year’s expo include:
• Discovering how Performance Audio uses today’s technology to focus on sound design, musicality, and leadership
• Building and programing a ro-bot using Lego Mindstorms robots
• Exploring how high school students use computer-aided de-sign soft ware and computer-aided manufacturing practices
• Watching students transform a narrative story into an interactive children’s book
Th e district will provide free
shuttles every 20 minutes from 6-9 p.m. between all district high schools and the ShoWare Center.
“Parking and traffi c can some-times be an issue at ShoWare, so we’re hopeful that this will make it easier for members of the com-munity get to and from the event,” Faulkner said.
Th e Tech Expo is the largest event the district hosts. Last year, the expo drew a record-setting crowd of 8,737 people, includ-ing educators from more than 120 countries participating in the Global Educator Exchange at Mi-crosoft ’s headquarters in Redmond and school board members taking part in the National School Board Association’s eduction technology site visits.
KENT PARKS DELI AND CAFÉ HOSTS KARAOKE
BINGO FUNDRAISERKaraoke bingo returns to the
Kent Parks Deli and Café on Wednesday, Feb. 10, from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The popular fundraiser off ers
lunch patrons the opportunity to contribute any amount (cash, check, credit card)
to help defray costs of the Kent Senior Activity Center's
lunch program. The $5 fee includes lunch, optional
karaoke group sing-alongs and bingo games. Gift card
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RAM gives back FOR THE REPORTER
Th e RAM Restaurant and Brewery’s recent Drink Pink pro-motion raised $8,235 to benefi t the American Cancer Society.
In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month, all company restaurant locations, including the one at Kent Sta-tion, featured a special Drink Pink menu with $1 from each purchase being donated to help fi nish the fi ght.
RAM mixologists created three new cocktails including Soco Sangria, a Pink Shandy with their own fresh and local Hefeweizen Beer and the Black Opal Margarita.
Also featured was Ménage à Trois Rosé wine to complement
the Drink Pink menu.All Puget Sound RAM
locations also sold Drink Pink commemorative shirts and pink bracelets with a portion of the proceeds also being donated to the American Cancer Society.
New statewide initiative would raise minimum wageFOR THE REPORTER
Proponents of raising Wash-ington’s minimum wage and expanding sick leave for low income and working families across Washington on Monday fi led a citizen initiative for the 2016 ballot.
Th e coalition, represented by workers, union members, faith leaders and others, submitted legislation to the Secretary of State’s Offi ce that would raise Washington’s minimum wage incrementally to $13.50 and provide opportunities to earn up to seven days of paid sick and safe leave per year for em-ployees who currently lack that benefi t through their employer.
Th is incremental phases in over four years would raise the wage to $11 (2017), $11.50 (2018), $12 (2019), and $13.50 (2020). It ensures that working families can earn paid sick and safe leave – earning one hour for every forty hours worked. So that workers can take care of themselves and their family when sick without fear of be-ing fi red or losing a day’s wage.
Ariana Davis, a grocery worker from Auburn, offi cially fi led the initiative.
“Passing paid sick leave and raising the minimum wage would change my life and the lives of thousands of workers like me,” Davis said. “It would make us healthier and more able to take care of our families and customers.”
Sharon Kitchel, a home care worker from Olympia, said, “We need this initiative to ad-dress the struggle of living day to day. Skyrocketing prices of basic needs like housing and food further strains our econ-omy. We need to highlight the fact that workers are paid so little that too many are forced to rely on public assistance.”
Advocates have until early July to submit roughly 250,000 valid signatures. Th e Raise Up Washington campaign, formed to support the initiative, plans to launch an ambitious grass roots signature drive.
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Place a paid obituary to honor those who have passed away, call Linda at 253.234.3506
Lee BaileyLee Bailey eldest daughter of Don and
Effi e Bell was born in Kent on February 23, 1917 and pass away on December 20, 2015 at her home.
Her husband Tom Bailey, brother Don Bell and sister Marcella Blankenship preceded her in death. She is survived by her sons, Bob (Joan), Brian (Lynn) and Greg, 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
She attended Kent Schools where she took part in school activities, loved dancing, sports and acting in school plays. She attended the UW for a year. In 1937 she met Tom Bailey and they were married on December 26, 1938. They were married for 71 years. They raised their boys on Scenic Hill in Kent, and enjoyed their home on Lake
Meridian during the summer months. She was a member of the Orthopedic Guild, St. James Episcopal Church, and Valley Chapter #72 Order of the Eastern Star.
Her family was her life whom she loved deeply. Per her wishes, there will be no memorial service.
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Arnold Guttorm WernerArnold Guttorm Werner was born May 29, 1924, in the
family home, Tacoma, WA and died December 23, 2015, Kent, WA, age 91. He lived in Kent for 50 years.
Arne met his future wife, Carol June Bower, during the summer of 1943, while at USNTSch at the Packard Motor Car Co., in Detroit. They married September 2, 1950 in Detroit. Carol predeceased him on August 19, 2012.
Arne had a passion for philately, was a master fisherman, and loved the prairie country of Eastern Washington and Montana. He celebrated his Norwegian heritage and fostered ongoing friendships between his Scandinavian and American family. He was proud of his service in the Navy and that his offspring chose to continue his Navy service tradition.
He worked for the Boeing Company, Seattle; partnered with three colleagues to create United Management Consultants, Seattle; worked for EG&G, Las Vegas; and is best remembered as a Continuation High School teacher in the Federal Way School District.
His parents Johan and Kari, who were both born in Norway, immigrated to the US in the early 1920’s. In 1930 his parents unsuccessfully attempted to immigrate back to Norway, only to return to Tacoma after a year.
Arne lived in the Hilltop area of Tacoma until the middle of high school, when the family moved to Bremerton. He attended Lincoln HS in Tacoma, then Bremerton HS, before enlisting in the Navy, April 1, 1943. Navy boot camp provided the final PE credit he needed to graduate from HS. He was discharged from the Navy, March 20, 1946, MoMM2; having served in the Pacific, primarily New Guinea.
After the Navy he graduated from Washington State University in Pullman, WA, where he was a founding member of Kappa Bulla. He continued with graduate studies in Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Arne returned to school in 1969 to get his teaching certificate from the University of Washington in Seattle.
Arne formed life-long friendships – was caring, principled, and disciplined – and passed those traits on to his children. He deeply loved his family – including those that adopted him as a surrogate father/grandfather. He fully embraced his extended-family at Farrington Court Senior Living Center, where he lived for 8 years.
Arne learned how to use social media after Carol died, which opened a whole world of intimacy with even the youngest of his great-grandchildren. He was known by his grandchildren as “Bestefar” – which is the Norwegian word for “Grandfather”.
He is survived by his four children (John, Karl, Karen, Eric), ten grandchildren, and fifteen great grandchildren.
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Watling expects to bring a lease agreement between the city and Scotch and Vine owners to the Opera-tions Committee later this month or in February for approval.
“The target we all are shooting for is an opening in early April,” Watling said.
Councilmember Dana Ralph looks forward to the new restaurant.
“I cannot tell you how excited I am that it is Scotch and Vine,” Ralph said at the committee meeting as she and her husband eat at the establishment. “That is one of our favorite restau-rants. Mayor (Dave) Kaplan of Des Moines took great pleasure that we spent our anniversary in Des Moines and not in Kent. I can’t wait to see him again and let him know maybe it was research.”
Council President Bill Boyce asked Watling about the hours of operation.
“We will have that spelled out in the lease,” Watling said. “We want break-fast, lunch and dinner in peak season from April to October.”
The city hired Kirkland-based Res-taurant Group, Inc., as a consultant to look at the restaurant model at River-bend and help determine whether the
space should be re-sized to better fit the needs of a long-term tenant with an interior modification.
Changes were made to the res-taurant entrance to improve access. The exterior of the restaurant will be painted to help it stand out from the rest of the golf complex.
“I’m excited to hear about some of those changes,” Ralph said. “It was a little bit awkward getting into that space. I think it is important as you drive by that it is set apart as a place to go eat, even if you are not going to golf. There was signage, but I am excited to hear we are doing things I think it will help the restaurant be successful.”
The consultant contract will cost the city $20,850. The consultant helped market the property to find a new op-
erator and will receive $15,000 of the fee when a new lease agreement is reached.
City staff notified Mick Kelley’s in early 2015 that it wouldn’t extend the five-year lease because the owner was behind in lease and utility payments to the city which led to a breach of the contract. Owner Mick Purdy com-plained about how the city billed him for utilities because the facility had no separate meters for the restaurant and 18-hole clubhouse.
Because of those problems, the new lease will include changes. Watling said the fees for rent and utilities will be based on a percentage of sales rather than identifying utility costs that the city doesn’t have without separate meters.
Watling said Scotch and Vine gets great reviews.
“If you see Yelp reviews, they are highly, highly regarded,” he said. “Part of our negotiation was to find a menu that fits the current model and fits within a municipal golf course.”
Ralph expects a good fit.“If what they are doing in Des
Moines is any indication, with excel-lent food, great variety and that bal-ance between casual and anniversary dinner, they’ve done a great job of finding that balance,” she said.
The owners of Scotch and Vine didn’t return a reporter’s phone call for comment about the new location.
working to keep charters schools open, favor the second proposal.
Sefrioui said that bill is more in line with what was
approved by voters in 2012 and calls for the restoration of the Washington State Charter Schools Associa-tion, which can authorize the creation of charter schools.
Billig and Baumgartner’s proposal could limit acces-sibility to charter schools to districts agree to be charter authorizers, Sefrioui said.
“Only one district wants to be a district authorizer,” he said. “That was Spo-kane.”
Despite the uncertainty facing charter schools over the past couple of months, education at Excel has remained unhindered.
“Everything is operat-ing in the same way from day one,” Sefrioui said. “The same staff, the same students, the same family members, the same educa-
tion program.”Since Dec. 14, when
charter schools ceased to exist because of the Su-preme Court’s ruling, Excel, along with several other charter schools through-out the state, has been operating as an Alterna-tive Learning Experience though an agreement with Mary Walker School Dis-trict in Springdale north of Spokane.
This is a temporary ar-rangement to allow charter schools to continue to serve student until a permanent solution is reached, Sefrioui said.
He said he is confident Excel will be open next school year.
“We have every indica-tion that we are going to be open next year as a charter school or ALE,” he said. “That is still in the air until we hear back from Olympia this session. This is a pow-erful school. There is com-munity support, and we are going to continue operation no matter what.”
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Q U O T E O F N O T E : “President Obama made it very clear that while we have made some real progress for Washington state families and the economy over the past seven years. .. there is still so much more we can do.”– Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA, on the president’s State of the Union Address.
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Paraeducator do their best under conditions
Two weeks ago, the Kent Re-porter published Reen Doser’s guest commentary about Washington State paraeduca-tors. I was incredulous that she did not speak of the successful contribution and professional-ism of paraeducators.
As a current paraeducator in the Kent School District, I bring a four-year college degree, a Montessori preschool certifi cate and four years of teaching preschool, plus over eight years of working as a paraeducator to my work. At my school, 90 percent of the paraeducators have a four-year college degree and have worked as a paraeducator for more than 10 years. I receive over 20 hours of professional training in various topics each school year and supplement that with even more classes aft er school hours.
Th ere are numerous chal-lenges faced by educators and students alike and an “untrained” paraprofessional would be far down on the list of concerns. Families who move frequently during the school year, troubled homes, uneducated parents, home-less families/children, poverty, shortages of teachers and para-
professionals, low wages for teachers and paraprofessionals, school budget changes, and frequent curriculum changes create some of the situations I deal with on a daily basis.
Th ese problems show up on faces of students who might be in an intervention group for a month, then move to another school district. It might be the student who is frequently absent because of family is-sues. It might be a yet another new curriculum to learn and adapt to meet the needs of our diverse student population. It might be a new or veteran teacher who choose not to utilize all the skills paraeduca-tors off er.
Th ese few examples high-light the complexities of the school community that para-educators encounter. Th ere is not one single reason that these populations struggle, but to stress that the paraeducators
Dorn sends a message with an empty seat
Minutes before Gov. Jay Inslee gave his State of the State address Tuesday, the leader of Washington’s public school system deliv-ered a message of his own.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn joined the procession of state elected offi cials to seats in the front of the chamber of the House of Representatives.
Moments later Dorn stood up, placed a note on his chair that read “Reserved for kids and students” and walked out.
Th e silent public protest was Dorn’s way of expressing his frustra-tion with the governor and lawmakers for being nothing shy of derelict in their constitutional duty to amply fund Washing-ton’s education system.
“I’m disappointed that our elected offi cials aren’t taking this whole solution thing seriously,” he said. Students “should have a seat to hear what’s going on,”
Th e state Supreme Court ruled in 2012 in the McCleary case that the means by which Washington pays for its public schools is unconstitutional.
Justices said the state needed to step up and cover the full cost of a basic education of elementary and secondary students, includ-ing the salaries of teachers. Th ey also said the state needed to end school districts’ overreli-ance on local levies to operate.
Justices set a 2018 deadline to comply and later demanded lawmakers turn in a plan for how they intended to get it all done. Th ey haven’t turned one in, inciting the court to fi nd lawmakers in contempt and impose a $100,000-a-day fi ne until a plan is delivered.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has craft ed a bill aimed at satisfying the court’s demand and posi-tioning the Legislature to act in 2017 on the sticky – and expensive – issue of replac-ing local tax levies with state tax dollars.
It’s the last big piece of the McCleary puzzle. But such a swap will cost billions of dollars every budget cycle and lawmakers are divided on how best to raise that money.
“Th ey don’t know how to pay for it. Th ey will do a Michael Jackson moon walk to get away from that,” Dorn said. “Th ere’s nothing I’ve seen so far that is going to get them out of contempt and meet the court deadline.”
Inslee, who convened that McCleary work group, is endorsing the legislation. He expressed confi dence in his address Tuesday that lawmakers will follow through in 2017.
“We are on track,” Inslee said. “We’re not going to just fi x a few potholes – we’re going to fi nish the job. Th at means actually fi nanc-ing these critical investments so our kids and grandkids get the education they deserve.”
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serving them are the biggest part of that problem is unreasonable.
I welcome the improvements that SB5179 could bring to the paraeduca-tor workforce. Perhaps my school is unusual with our highly trained and capable "para" population. However, I wish to acknowledge the dedicated daily work and sincere, educated efforts made by my colleagues. It is a disservice to us that Ms. Doser does not applaud all that we do with students amid a myriad of curriculum and staff changes. I know that the students we serve are getting the best we can do under the circumstances and our efforts are driven by our intel-ligence, training and experience.
Thank you, Ms. Doser, for your sup-
port of paraeducators in Washington state, and I hope that you recognize all the amazing work already being done by us.– Christine Banko
Temporary Washington license not a valid ID?
I thought I was thinking ahead by getting my Washington license before the holiday break. It would be a new month by the time I got back from my vacation in New Jersey, and I wanted to get this over with.
I was pleased at the speed of the process at the facility in Kent. In less than 15 minutes, I had my temporary ID stashed in my wallet, with the assurance that the permanent one
would soon arrive in the mail. I had no problem getting through
security at Sea-Tac. However, at New-ark Liberty Airport, the TSA official was incredulous that I thought this flimsy piece of paper could possibly be considered a valid form of ID at an airport. Fortunately, I had additional identification with me; my health in-surance card and a credit card allowed me to board the plane. Nevertheless, I had to suffer the indignity of being thoroughly searched by security.
Question: would it really be cost-prohibitive for a licensing facility to produce a laminated driver's license with a holographic seal? Even a simple heads-up during the busy Christmas season would have been much ap-preciated.– Lynda Accisano
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BY STEVE HUNTER
[email protected] arrested a man for
investigation of posses-sion of drug paraphernalia after he tried to take a glass pipe and a plastic baggie with a white substance through security at Kent Municipal Court.
A security officer asked the man to empty his pockets before going though the metal detector at the court, 1220 Central Ave. S., at about 3:44 p.m. on Jan. 4, accord-
ing to the police report. The officer watched the
man take a purple Royal Crown bag from inside his coat pocket and put it in his pants pocket. After the man
walked through the met-al detector, the officer
did a pat search and found the purple bag. The man tried to grab the bag, but
security pushed the man up against a wall and
jail staff took him to a cell to wait for police to arrive.
A police officer found a glass pipe in the purple bag
as well as a baggie with a white substance. The man told police he used the pipe to smoke meth. He said he had used meth for about four years.
Man seeks fight at apartment
Officers arrested a man for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief and provoking assault after he reportedly threw items at an apartment window and tried to get the man inside the unit to come out and fight.
The incident occurred at about 4:51 p.m. on Jan. 3 at the Hidden Ridge Apart-ments, 23812 100th Ave. S.E., according to the police report.
A 911 caller said two men were fighting and one man was trying to force his way into a unit. Police saw a man being aggres-sive outside an apartment. An officer pulled out a Taser and ordered the man to the ground. The man complied.
Witnesses said the man threw a chair and a glass bottle at a back door. He also yelled at a man inside the apartment to come out and fight.
Officers were unable to determine what had the
man so upset. A witness said the man had been “acting crazy,” but didn’t know why. The man didn’t tell police what had made him mad.
Female fugitive found in car
Police arrested a woman on a California felony warrant for assault with a deadly weapon after finding her sitting in a vehicle with three other people at about 8:46 p.m. on Jan. 4 at the Lighthouse Apartments, 10710 S.E. 256th St.
Officers responded to the complex to a call about a suspicious subject knock-ing loudly on the door of a nearby unit, according to the police report.
Police responded and saw a vehicle parked in a handicap spot with no placard or plate for disabled parking. Four people were in the car as loud music played and the odor of marijuana drifted from the vehicle.
When officers checked the identification of the people in the car, they discovered the woman had a California warrant issued in January 2015. Police transported the woman to the King County jail for extradition to California.
Man steals electric toothbrush
Officers arrested a man for investigation of third-degree theft after he alleg-edly tried to steal an electric toothbrush from Target, 26301 104th Ave. S.E.
A plain clothes asset pro-tection specialist at the store watched the man put the toothbrush under his jacket and walk out without paying, according to the police re-port. The incident occurred at about 8:29 p.m. on Jan. 2.
The electric toothbrush was worth $219. The man told police he didn’t intend to take the toothbrush when he entered the store. But when he saw the price of more than $200, he thought he would be able to sell it on the street to make
some quick money. He told officers he was out of work and didn’t have any money.
Man caught with crack cocaine
Police arrested a man for investigation of posses-sion of drug paraphernalia and a Kent warrant for obstructing justice at about 9:01 p.m. on Jan. 1 outside a Shell station at 26010 Pacific Highway S.
An officer saw the man standing outside the service station, according to the police report. Another of-ficer had filed information about the man being want-ed. When officers searched the man, they reportedly found three rocks of crack cocaine in his pockets.
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Man tries to take drug items through court detector Police set Coffee with the Chief event for Jan. 20
The Kent Police Department invites the commu-nity to the next Coffee With the Chief at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Maggie’s on Meeker restaurant, 307 W. Meeker St.
“Coffee with the Chief is a great opportunity, in an informal and relaxed setting, to talk to Chief Ken Thomas and members of the command staff about important events taking place in the community,” said John Pagel, police community education coordinator.
Members of the Neighborhood Response Team and the Community Education Unit also will be available to answer questions.
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But Dorn is concerned Inslee’s push to give teach-ers a pay hike this year will boost the state’s costs, mak-ing it more difficult next year to reach agreement.
“What I’ve seen so far is the governor put out a budget that makes districts more dependent on levies which is what the Supreme Court said you should not do,” he said. “It makes the problem bigger.”
Dorn is not seeking re-election but he’s so frustrated he’s contemplat-ing an independent run for governor. Not, he insists, because it’s the political seat he’s long coveted.
Rather, he said, a cam-paign would provide a ve-hicle to present voters with
a detailed approach to pay-ing for public schools. And it might force Inslee and his Republican opponent, Bill Bryant, to respond with something more than nice rhetoric, he said.
“I’d prefer the governor be a leader and lead,” Dorn said. “But I think I’m in a unique position to help the state do right by kids. If I don’t do this, I don’t think anything is going to change. In fact it might get much worse.”
If Dorn is governor, he’d not only have to show up at next year’s State of the State address, he’d be the one delivering it.
Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet.com. Contact him at 360-352-8623; [email protected] and on Twitter at @dospueblos.
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School district, KCLS create student access accounts
Beginning at the end of January, King County Library System (KCLS) will create special library accounts for students in the Kent School District so they may access the county’s li-brary from school or home, on any computer or device.
After a pilot program with the Bellevue School District earlier this school year, KSD began col-laborating with KCLS in November to create student accounts. The accounts will utilize each student’s school ID number preceded by the school district number, 415. Students will be able to access electronic materi-als, so it won’t be neces-sary for students to track due dates or worry about
overdue fines. It will also act as a supplement to those students and families who already have a public library card. Teachers throughout the district will also be able to utilize the many resourc-es to complement their classroom curriculum.
“We are hopeful that this partnership with the King County Library System will increase student, teacher and family access to public library resources, and help build experience and expertise utilizing resources that serve students while in school and extend beyond school for life,” said Sarah Stoddard, a KSD technology integration program specialist.
Parents who do not want their child to be included in the program or have opted out of the directory but would like their child to par-ticipate in this opportunity, are asked to call or visit their student’s school office.
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professional at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent,
has earned the 2015 Bill Strausbaugh Award, the Pacifi c
Northwest Section PGA of America announced Monday.
Manley has proven to be a true mentor to his fellow
PGA professionals through 13 years of service to the
Western Washington Chapter, seven years to the section, and extensive community
service, the Pacifi c Northwest Section PGA of America said in a news release. The top Pacifi c
Northwest PGA professionals in 15 categories were recognized by their peers for outstanding performance during the year.
The winners represented the very best of the Section’s
1,100 PGA professionals in Washington, Oregon, Northern
Idaho, Western Montana and Alaska. Manley will be
among 14 outstanding PGA professionals honored at the
Pacifi c Northwest Section Special Awards Ceremony on March 20 at Tualatin Country
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Kent-Meridian’s Makhnoyt Sittideth, bottom, takes on Ellensburg’s Ryker Freeman in the Dick Pruett Memorial Wrestling Tournament last week at Kent-Meridian High. Sittideth defeated Freeman 7-1 at 120 pounds. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter
Keeping Pruett’s memory aliveBY HEID SANDERS
For Amy Foster, attending the Dick Pruett Memorial Wrestling Tournament is a nice way to keep her father’s memory alive.
Kent-Meridian High School last Saturday hosted the fi ft h annual tournament, which is named in honor of Pruett, who coached Kent-Meridian wrestling for 26 years, from 1966-1992, produced 63 state placers, 16 champions and three team titles. Pruett died at the age of 69 in 2009.
“It has been something our fam-ily looks forward to every Janu-ary,” Foster said of the tournament she has attended since it began in 2012. “It is just nice to see up and coming wrestlers just because the
sport was such a big part of our family when we were growing up.”
Foster’s brother, Joe Pruett, lives in Texas and was unable to attend the tournament.
“We always send him pictures,” she said.
Foster said her children, Josephine, who attends Kentlake High School, and Owen, who is an eighth-grader at Cedar Heights Middle School, get a hooded sweatshirt every year to commem-orate their event. Owen, a wrestler at Cedar Heights, is following in his grandfather’s footsteps.
Sunnyside High School, in East-ern Washington, took fi rst place in the tournament, followed by Au-burn and Tahoma. Kent-Meridian fi nished in sixth place. Other local
schools included Renton in 10th place and Hazen fi nished 12th.
Kent-Meridian’s Emmanuel Daigbe pinned Tahoma’s Dagen Kramer in 45 seconds to capture the 195-pound weight class. Mar-quise Card of Kent-Meridian won the 285-pound division.
Other local results:113
• Kendrick Untalon, Renton, second place
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• Tyson Mowrey, Hazen, second place
• Noah Miller, Tahoma, third place
• Makynoyt Sittideth, Kent-Meridian, third place[ more PRUETT page 9 ]
BY CHRIS CHANCELLOR
Th ree Auburn high schools are heading north to rejoin Kent schools in a resurrected North Puget Sound League.
At least in a fi gurative sense.
Auburn School District athletic director Rob Swaim said last week that the three high schools he oversees will “opt up” to Class 4A in the new North Puget Sound League during the 2016-17 school year.
Th e 16-team league, which included Auburn High in its previous incar-nation before disbanding in 1990, will include all of the Kent and Federal Way public high schools along with Kennedy Catholic, Mount Rainier, Tahoma, Enumclaw and Hazen.
Th ose schools, with the exception of Kennedy Catholic and Hazen, which competes in Seamount 3A, are members of the South Puget Sound League.
All three Auburn high schools have competed together in SPSL 3A since 2014, and Swaim said a top priority was to keep those programs in the same league. Th e next consideration, he said, was to minimize instructional time lost through travel and transportation expenses.
With the potential demise of both the 3A and 4A divisions of the Narrows League – all fi ve Tacoma
North Puget Sound League to return
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Tahoma, first place• Drew Aplin, Auburn,
third place138• Justin Sipila,
Tahoma, first place• Dylan Weiding,
Tahoma, second place• Jamison Glenn,
Auburn, third place145•Sjon Snitily, Auburn,
third place152• Michael Yadon, Au-
burn, second place• Steve Rieve, Tahoma,
third place170• Cole Washbrun,
Auburn, first place
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• Leroy Rowe, Renton, second place
• Phu Ly, Kent-Merid-ian, third place
• Deshawnre Apple-ton, Auburn, third place
220
• Kyle Guthrie, Au-burn, first place
• Nic Carbone, Tahoma, second place
Note: Wrestlers were presented co-third-place medals. No third-place matches were held to keep wrestlers under the five matches per day maximum.
[ LEAGUE from page 8 ] [ PRUETT from page 8 ] public high schools have applied for admission to the SPSL – South King County programs could have faced regular trips to Pierce County – and beyond.
Swaim said when the Washington Interscholas-tic Activities Association released preliminary enroll-ment numbers and those school officials began to announce their intentions, local athletic directors began having discussions, as well.
“The NPSL was prob-ably going to happen with or without the Auburn schools,” Swaim said.
Swaim acknowledged that not everyone is pleased with the outcome, which will pit Auburn’s programs against some schools with much larger enrollments in the playoffs. As of the Jan. 6 WIAA enrollment count, Auburn (1,202) was the largest high school in
the district, followed by Auburn Riverside (1,179) and Auburn Mountainview (1,095). They are among 12 of 16 NPSL 4A that opted up from 3A.
Tahoma (1,712) is the NPSL’s largest member fol-lowed by Kentridge (1,548), Kent-Meridian (1,506) and Kentwood (1,438).
Schools with the top 16 to 17 percent enrollment are recognized as 4A.
Kentlake (1,019) was the only Kent school that opted up.
There was not enough members to create a viable NPSL 4A without members opting up.
Kent School District athletic director Dave Lutes said that was not an issue.
“The difference between 3A and 4A, in our opinion, is negligible,” he said.
Lutes said the impetus for the move was the potential size of SPSL 4A. With the potential additions of the Auburn public schools,
Kennedy Catholic and Sumner, that league could have grown from 17 to 22 members. That does not include the potential de-mise of the Narrows, which would leave 4A programs Bellarmine Prep, Olympia, South Kitsap and possibly Timberline, which is the smallest school (1,326) in its classification, looking for a new league.
“The south schools are wonderful people and won-derful friends,” Lutes said. “This is more about com-munity and bringing back some of the old rivalries and keeping the new ones we have now.”
Now comes the busy work. Swaim said the NPSL athletic directors have discussed dividing the 16 teams into two separate di-visions. The Kent and Fed-eral Way school districts, he said, could be evenly split into separate divisions. As for Auburn, Swaim said he expects two high school to
play in one division.“We want to make it a
balanced, fair league,” he said.
Other elements that must be sorted out, Lutes said, are developing a financial start-up, sports commis-sioner responsibilities, a league handbook with rules and regulations, scheduling formats, and league admin-istrative responsibilities.
Lutes, who became Kent’s athletic director in 1990 after compiling an 81-20 record during a nine-season run as Kentwood’s first football coach, looks for-ward to the challenge. He said the NPSL dissolved at that time because High-line and Renton schools changed classifications.
“It’s kind of nostalgic for me because I think I’m the only athletic director left that went through that in 1990,” Lutes said. “I just kind of feel like we’ve come full cycle. I’m really excited for the league.”
Eight high school basketball games are scheduled for Monday, Jan. 18, at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
The games are a part of the King Showcase presented by the Ram Restaurant.
Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.
Schedule:9 a.m. Vashon Island vs. Lindbergh (boys)10:30 a.m. Curtis vs. Bellarmine Prep (girls)Noon Tumwater vs. Woodinville (boys)2 p.m. Wilson vs. West Linn (boys)3:30 p.m. Lynnwood vs. Todd Beamer (girls)5 p.m. Lincoln vs. Seattle Prep (boys)7 p.m. Kentwood vs. King’s (boys)8:30 p.m. Kentlake vs. Timberline (boys)
King Showcase basketball tourney coming to Kent
Thunderbirds trade draft pick for Edmonton left wing MagnesFOR THE REPORTER
The Seattle Thunderbirds have acquired left wing Garan Magnes from the Edmonton Oil Kings for a seventh-round selection in the 2017 Bantam Draft.
“With the injury to Owen Seidel we needed to add a forward to our team as we headed into the run to the play-offs,” said T-Birds general manager Russ Farwell. “Magnes is a versatile forward who can step into all lines as needed which is very valuable down the stretch and in playoffs.”
Magnes has one goal and one assist in 18 games with the Oil Kings this season. He has two goals and four assists for six points in 61 career games with the Oil Kings.
The T-Birds played back-to-back games in Prince George against the Cougars on Tuesday and Wednesday. They are back at the ShoWare Center on Friday to take on the Regina Pats.
Single-game tickets are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoW-are Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sun-day game days at noon.
Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
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Th e second week of January may feel like the dark days of winter, but the days are getting longer and spring is on the way.
Study seed and plant catalogs either online or from your mailbox so you can place your order early.
Don’t walk on your lawn if the ground is frozen or try to use a dormant spray or do winter prun-ing unless the weather is mild. If evergreens boughs fall from trees during a winter storm, lie them on top of tender perennial plants for added protection from the wind and cold.
Q. I enjoyed my won-derful, potted succulents this past summer and because I know that these are the tender Echeveria succulents they will not survive our cold winters. Following your advice in the newspaper I moved my pot of mixed Echerias indoors. Now they seem to be stretching for the light with long stems. I have them in the brightest light. Anything else I should be doing? J. Puyallup
A. Force them to go to sleep. Overwintering tender plants indoors works best if they are kept in a cold loca-tion with no food and no water. An unheated garage or frost free shed is oft en better for a desert-type plant than a sunny window. Th e longer stems you notice is a sign that the sedums are not dormant and reaching
for more light. It is not too late to move your Echeve-rias to a colder location and let the soil dry out. In late spring you can shorten the sedum plants by taking cut-tings off the top. New leaves will sprout from the stump left behind and new roots will form on the long stem you cut from the mother
plant.Q. My poin-
settia plant still looks lovely. I have heard I can place this potted plant in a dark closet and it will bloom again
next Christmas. Is this true? S.C. North Pole
A. It is possible to keep a poinsettia alive as a blooming houseplant but only if you love a challenge. Using the closet treatment it may be possible to force a poinsettia into blooming next Christmas. You must provide total night dark-ness for a specifi c number of hours for six to eight weeks. Even a reading light or street light can keep poinsettias from creating colorful new growth next Christmas. Th e best place for an old poinsettia is outdoors. One night of cold or freezing temperatures will kill the plant quickly and then you won’t feel so guilty about dumping it all into the compost pile where poinsettias past their prime belong.
Q. I am going to start my own seeds this spring and have been doing some research on this topic. What is your opinion of using
heating mats to get the seedlings started? Is bottom heat that important? T.R., Tacoma
A. Your seedlings will love any heat that comes from below. Heating mats or heating cables are used by professional growers be-cause they really do encour-age more roots and quicker seed germination. A dirt cheap alternative is to place your seed fl ats on top of the fridge or dryer if you have an appliance that gives off heat. When starting seeds in Western Washington it is more important to have a good source of light, a quick draining seed start-ing medium and the right planting date.
Most gardeners in our area make the mistake of starting seeds indoors too soon. Th en the seedlings grow tall and leggy waiting for the weather to warm up so they can go outdoors. Read the planting instruc-tions for each seed type.
Many say to wait until six to eight weeks before the last frost date. In our climate the last frost can arrive as late as mid May. Gather your seeds and sup-plies now but be patient.
Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of “Easy An-swers for Great Gardens” and several other books. For book requests or answers to garden-ing questions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enumclaw, 98022. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a personal reply. For more information, visit binettigarden.com.
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As we gain daylight, study, plan ahead to sow the seeds of spring
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Highline program brings urban agriculture classes, resources to area residentsFOR THE REPORTER
Improving access to healthy food for South King County residents is one goal of Highline College’s new Urban Agricul-ture/Food Security project.
Th e project was recently awarded a two-year, $80,000 grant from the King Conservation District (KCD) Regional Food System program.
Some grant funds will be used for scholarships for low-income prospective students. Th e scholar-ships will allow students to begin classes right away, instead of wait-ing for fi nancial aid awards, which can take up to three months.
“Some areas of South King County off er little access to wholesome food or qualify as food deserts,” said Raegan Copeland, a Highline faculty member who led the eff ort in Highline’s new project. “Th rough our program, students will learn how to grow organic food even in tight spaces. Th e food can supplement their own diets and give them a way to earn money through their own food-related busi-nesses.”
Food deserts exist where residents do not have convenient access to healthy food – especially fruits and vegetables – in their communities.
With the new grant, Highline will recruit participants from the area’s immi-grant and refugee communities. For those
learning English, support will be avail-able in each class. Approximately 7,000 students attend Highline each quarter for English As a Second Language (ESL) instruction.
Th e grant will also allow the college to expand its Urban Agriculture certifi cate program. Th e 19-credit program consists of seven courses covering topics such as designing and preparing small-scale urban plots, using plant-based foods as medicine and developing business oppor-tunities. It began in spring 2014 with the
creation of the college’s campus garden.
Students can begin the nine-month certifi cate program during winter quarter.
Th e college’s 80-acre campus provides plenty of space for demonstrating and practicing urban agriculture, agroforestry and edible landscaping. Th rough
these eff orts, Highline will promote deeper understanding of and support for community-wide food security.
Th e total cost of Highline’s two-year project is $194,000. Th e college is fund-ing the balance of the project, which it expects to become self-sustaining through tuition revenue.
Highline’s grant is one of nine awarded by the KCD, which supports projects that strengthen the local food economy. Th e nine grants, totaling $663,878, were the fi rst award of its kind from the agency.
Details about the Urban Agriculture certifi cate program and classes are avail-able at ce.highline.edu.
Copeland
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Kent School District, 12033 SE 256th Street, Kent, WA 98030, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Storm- water NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.The proposed project, 11000 SE 264th Street in Kent, in King County.This project involves 1.52 acres
of soil disturbance for commer- cial construction activities. The receiving water is the North
Fork Mill Creek. Prior to dis- charge, stormwater is routed to bioretention swales for treatment, then discharged to a detention pond where it is released into the city storm system at a controlled rate, which outfalls to North Fork Mill Creek.Any persons desiring to present
their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology re- garding this application, or inter- ested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews pub- lic comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a mea- surable 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 EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696Published in the Kent Reporter January 8, 15, 2016. #1498350Copper Ridge, LLC, PO Box 73790 Puyallup, WA 98373, is
seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Storm- water NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Leland Glen, is located at Southwest corner of intersection of SE 278th Street and 152nd Ave SE in Kent in King County. This project in- volves 2.63 acres of soil distur- bance for Highway or Road, Residential, Utilities construction activities. All discharges and run- off goes to ground water. 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 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 Friday January 8, 2016 and January 15, 2016. #1500675.State of WI Circuit Court – Dane County Publication Amended Summons - No. 15- CV-1695 Branch 1 - The Hon. John W. Markson - Case Code 30404 (Foreclosure of Mortgage) - The amount claimed exceeds $10,000.00 - Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., 3476 Stateview Blvd., Ft. Mill, SC 29715, Plaintiff vs. Kara L. Dowell, c/o Kelly Jo MacArthur, Guardian & Lest- er W. Dowell, 3211 Maple Grove Dr., Madison, WI 53719- 5001 and Walnut Grove Homes Association, Inc., 25 Harwood Cir. N, Madison, WI 53717- 1314, Defendants – The State of WI - To each person named above as a defendant: You are
or other legal action against you. Within 40 days after 1/15/16 you must respond with a written de- mand for a copy of the amended complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is 215 S. Hamil- ton St., Madison, WI 53703 and to Gray & Assoc., L.L.P., plain- tiff’s attorney, whose address is 16345 W. Glendale Dr., New Berlin, WI 53151. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the amended complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judg- ment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the amended com- plaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the amended complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding mon- ey may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be en- forced by garnishment or seizure of property. Note: If you require the assistance of Auxiliary Aides or Services because of a disability, call (608) 226-4678 (TDD (608) 266-9138) and ask for the Court ADA Coordinator. Dated 12/30/15, William N. Fo- shag, State Bar No. 1020417, Gray & Assoc., L.L.P., Attys. for Plaintiff, 16345 W. Glendale Dr., New Berlin, WI 53151,
(414) 224-1987. Gray & Assoc., L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information ob- tained will be used for that pur- pose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this commu- nication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you person- ally liable for the debt. Published in the Kent Reporter January 15, 22, 29, 2016. #1500111.
INVITATION TO BID The Kent School District
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TOPS Building Site Work Project Revised.PROJECT SCHEDULED BID DATE Sealed construction bids will be due at, or before 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 at the following location: KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 415 ADMINISTRATION CENTER – BUILDING “B” 12033 SE 256TH Street Kent, Washington 98030-6503 253.373.7526PROJECT SCOPE The Kent School District wishes to con- tract services to provide site work, grading, concrete, asphalt, electrical etc. for a new building.PROJECT DOCUMENTS A maximum of two project drawing sets will be made available to each prime contractor and prime sub-contractor bidders (general and site as applicable) free of charge from Sierra-Martin Archi- tects located at 11508 NE 20th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004.
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(206) 378-4715Seattle Daily Journal of Com- merce 83 Columbia St #200 Seattle WA 98104 (206) 622- 8272The Builder’s Exchange of Washington 2607 Wetmore Ave Everett WA 98201 (425) 258- 1303MANDATORY PRE-BID WALK THROUGH Contrac- tors intending to submit bids must attend a mandatory pre-bid walk through. Mandatory pre-bid walk through shall begin at Kent
1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the site located at:KENT PHOENIX ACADEMY11000 SE 264TH STREETKENT, WA 98030 BID SECURITY REQUIRE- MENT Bid security, in the amount of 5% of the bid sum shall accompany each bid. Se- curity shall be made payable to the Kent School District either
issued by a surety company licensed to conduct business in Washington State. The Kent School District re- serves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregu- larities or informalities. No bid- der may withdraw his bid after the hour set for the opening thereof, or before award of contract, unless said award is delayed for a period of sixty (60) days. Dated this 13 day of January 2016.
Dr. Calvin J. WattsSecretary to the BoardKent School District
Published in the Kent Reporter 01/15/16, 01/22/16. #1514986
CITY OF KENTLAND USE & PLANNING
BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGJANUARY 25, 2016
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the City of Kent Land Use and Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. in Kent City Hall, City Council Chambers, 220 Fourth Avenue S, Kent, WA.The Hearing Agenda will include the following item(s):1. Elder Care Facilities Zoning Code Amendment[ZCA-2015 -4]
development regulations appli- cable to assisted living facilities and independent senior living fa- cilities – Hayley Bonsteel2. Emergency Shelters Zoning Code Amendment [ZCA-2016-1]Consideration to allow emergen- cy shelter facilities within the MR-D district only in conjunc- tion with churches and with a Conditional Use Permit - Erin George Any persons wishing to submit oral or written comments on this proposal may do so at the hear- ing or prior to the hearing by e- mail to Charlene Anderson, Long Range Planning Manager, Eco- nomic and Community Develop- ment Planning Services Division at [email protected]. The Public is invited to attend and all interested persons will have an opportunity to speak. For docu- ments pertaining to the Land Use and Planning Board, access the City’s website at: http://kentwa. iqm2.com/citizens/Default.aspx? DepartmentID=1004. Any person requiring a disability accommo- dation should contact the City
(253) 856-5725. For TTY/TDD service call the Washington Tele- communications Relay Service at (800) 833-6388. For general in- formation, contact Economic & Community Development De- partment, Planning Division at (253) 856-5454.Charlene Anderson, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager Published in the Kent Reporter on January 15, 2016.#1515602.
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EventsTech Expo: 6-8:30 p.m. Jan. 21. ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St. Kent School District and The Boeing Co. present the event. Featuring students and teachers highlight-ing technology integration in district classrooms, along with booths from local business sponsors displaying how technol-ogy is vital in the real world. Free.
Islamic Open House for Friends and Neighbors: 3-7 p.m. Jan. 23, Kent Senior Center,600 E. Smith St. Fellowship, guest speakers, question-and-answer session, dinner and dessert. Purpose of the seminar is to bring a better understanding and and dispel any myths about Islam. Free. islamiccenterofkent.org
Healthy Hiring Job Fair: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Jan. 27, Green River College, Lindbloom Student Center, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. For all health science and childhood devel-opment businesses seeking part-time or full-time employees. For more information on booth availability and sponsorships, contact Dustin Henderson at 253-833-0700, [email protected], or Julius Caesar Robinson at [email protected].
Kent School District Beyond High School Event: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 3, Kent-Meridian High School, main gymnasium, 10020 SE 256th St., Kent. More than 70 participants representing colleges, universi-ties, military branches and apprenticeships. Informative breakout sessions covering topics such as the college search process, SAT/ACT, scholarships/FAFSA/WAFSA ap-plication, college-bound program informa-tion, NCAA rules and regulations, applying for highly selective schools, and a question amd answer panel for parents seeking post-secondary information for their student. Contact Betsy Schelien in the Kent-Meridian
Counseling Office at 253-373-4029 for additional information.
BenefitsKent Parks Deli and Café karaoke bingo: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 10, Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. Fundraiser offers lunch to patrons who contribute any amount (cash, check, credit card) to help defray costs of the center’s lunch program. $5 fee includes lunch, optional karaoke group sing-alongs and bingo games. Gift card bingo prizes valued from $25 to $150 provided by Talbot Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Purchase tickets at the center or by phone at 253-856-5150 during weekdays. For more information, visit Kent50plus.com.
HealthKent4Health ShoWalk: 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays through May, Sho-Ware Center, 625 W. James St. Free indoor walking. Open to all ages and modalities; two levels for walking and stairs; monthly health screenings; great for caregivers and rehabilitation. Sign in when you arrive. For more information, visit kent4health.com.
VolunteersKentHOPE Volunteer Training: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Real Life Church, 26201 180 Ave. SE, Covington. Learn how trauma affects the brain and impacts those living homeless. Learn how to better en-gage with Women and Children’s Day Center guests. Training is for those who are volun-teering, as well as those who would like to know more about KentHOPE before they serve. Volunteers provide meals, transporta-tion, staff the clothing room, teach life skills and build one on one relationships with
guests. To learn more, contact Sheila Chan-dler or Gloria Peterson at 253-480-2325 or [email protected] or visit kenthope.org/volunteer.
EntertainmentSHOWARE CENTER
625 W. James St., Kent. 253-856-6777. Order at www.tickets.showarecenter.com. Events include:
Disney Live!: 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Jan. 16. Join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and the comical duo of Donald and Goofy as 25 of your favorite Disney characters surprise and captivate at every turn of the knob. Tickets: front row $65; VIP floor $42; premium $32; reserved $20.
Les Schwab Kent Shootout: 4 p.m. Jan. 28. High school basketball showcase. Lineup: 4 p.m., Kentridge vs. Kent-Meridian girls; 5:30 p.m., Kent-Meridian vs. Kentridge boys; 7 p.m., Kentlake vs. Kentwood girls; 8:30 p.m., Kentwood vs. Kentlake boys
Harlem Globetrotters, 90th Anniver-sary Tour: 7 p.m. Feb. 12. A star-studded roster will have fans on the edge of their seats to witness the ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that thrills fans of all ages. Ticket prices: $25.50-$130.50
SPOTLIGHT SERIES
Kent Arts Commission’s 2015-2016 Spotlight Series. Tickets may be purchased at kentarts.com, by calling 253-856-5051 or at the Kent Com-mons, 525 Fourth Ave.
International Guitar Night: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29, Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, 10020 SE 256th St. Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries to join him for an evening of solos, duets, and quartets. Tickets: $28 general, $25 senior, $15 youth.
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Kent’s Chad Gleason has been named president of the Washington State Chap-ter of Certified Commer-cial Investment Member (CCIM), an internationally recognized and leading commercial real estate as-sociation.
Gleason works as a man-aging broker and partner for SVN/Raven in Kent. He specializes in landlord representation, tenant
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In addition to Gleason, elected officers include: Michael Armanious, KW Commercial, president-elect; Jason Wilcox, SVN/Raven, treasurer; and Derek Doke, Barclays Realty & Management Co.; secretary. Craig Steinlicht, ReMax/Victory, continues on the board as immediate past president.
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