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Susan Stroomer, left, and Carol Calbom retired this month from the Kent School District after each taught 44 years.

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Kent Police plan a boom and bust approach this year to anyone discharging illegal fi reworks.

Th e department will send out

more than 50 offi cers during a fi ve-day crackdown to catch people setting off illegal devices.

Because of so many complaints from residents aft er last year’s Fourth of July weekend about

illegal fi reworks going off in their neighborhoods, city offi cials worked with the police depart-ment to come up with a plan to try to slow down the explosions.

“We will step up enforcement

of existing laws,” said Assistant Police Chief Derek Kammerzell to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee on June 9. “We will be utilizing emphasis teams with clear enforcement expectations

from July 1-5.”Twenty teams totaling more

than 50 offi cers will hit the streets during the fi ve-day period to cite

Police plan crackdown to defuse illegal fireworks

[ more FIREWORKS page 4 ]

BY HEIDI SANDERS

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For the past 44 years, Carol Calbom and Susan Stroomer have taught together in the Kent School District, including job sharing for 25 years.

Now the pair is moving on to retirement together.

Th ey met in 1971 as fi rst-year teachers at Cedar Valley Elementary in Covington. Th e school was an open concept, with six classes in a large room with no walls.

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New superintendent addresses inequityin school system BY MARK KLAAS

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Calvin Watts recognizes inequi-ties in the public school system and racial problems in society.

And he wants to profoundly reach out and make his community better with the genuine support of others.

Th e new Kent School District superintendent addressed diffi cult issues in his pro-fession – and the recent shooting deaths at a South Carolina church – as a guest speaker at the Kent Black Action Commission’s fourth annual Juneteenth celebration last Saturday.

“As we shed tears and lift up those in Charleston (S.C.), let us also cry out for the indomitable spirit of not just African-Americans, but for the rights, the lives and the liberty and

[ more WATTS page 4 ]

Police track down second suspect in Shell shootingBY STEVE HUNTER

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Kent Police believe they have tracked down the second man allegedly involved in a dispute that led to the two shooting deaths last year at a Shell service station.

Dale D. Lewis Jr., 19, of Federal Way, remains in the King County jail at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent on an unrelated fi rst-degree robbery charge with bail set at $100,000, according to jail records.

Lewis has not yet been charged in connection with the Aug. 20 shooting deaths of two Shell em-ployees, but he has been

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From prayer to poetry, dancing to singing, food to vendors, live music to guest speakers, the Juneteenth celebra-tion sparkled under the sunshine at Morrill Meadows Park last Saturday.

Th e Kent Black Action Commission presented the fourth annual event, which commemorates African-Ameri-can freedom. It is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

Th e Kent celebration showcased local talent, celebrated students and

shared African-American culture with the community. Th e day included speakers, games, live music and an appearance by the Buff alo Soldiers of Seattle.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke gave a city proclamation, recognizing June-teenth.

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Mick Kelly’s Pub looks for new Kent locationBY STEVE HUNTER

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Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub & Restau-rant soon could be opening at a new location in town aft er its lease with the city of Kent expires on Tuesday at the Riverbend Golf Complex.

A recent meeting with Mayor Suzette Cooke didn’t lead to any last-minute solutions to keep the restaurant operating at the city-owned golf course along West Meeker Street.

“I have a letter of intent with a local building owner,” said Mick Purdy, the owner of the pub, during a Monday phone interview. “We need to fl ush out the fi ne points of the lease. I think we’ll be ready to announce some-thing in the next week or so.”

City staff notifi ed Purdy earlier this year that Kent won’t extend the fi ve-year lease because he is behind in lease and utility payments to the city, which led to a breach of the contract. Purdy said he tried to work out a compromise with city staff as well as the mayor over the debt but no agree-ment could be reached.

Th e restaurant owed $78,336 to the city in delinquent lease and utilities as of May 30, according to Parks Director Jeff Watling, who helps oversee city facilities. Watling said the breach of contract started in April 2011 when the restaurant fell behind in payments.

Purdy disputed the utility pay-ments where the restaurant covered 66 percent of the bills that also included the 18-hole clubhouse. He argued because there is no separate meter for how much of the utilities the restaurant actual uses that the

cost was too high.During his meeting with Cooke

and other city staff , Purdy said he presented a couple of water bills he found from before the restaurant opened in 2010 that he believed indicated the restaurant paid too much for water, possibly as much as $30,000 to $35,000 too much.

“But the mayor decided to stick with the decision of the parks depart-ment (to end the lease),” Purdy said.

Watling said city staff had spent a lot of time working with Purdy to come up with a plan to cure the breach but no agreement could be reached to satisfy both sides.

City staff began a transition plan for the restaurant earlier this year aft er notifying Mick Kelly’s its lease wouldn’t be extended. Th e city hired Kirkland-based Restaurant Group, Inc., as a consultant to look at the restaurant model at River-

bend and help determine whether the space should be resized to bet-ter fi t the needs of a long-term ten-ant with an interior modifi cation.

Th e consultant contract will cost the city $20,850, with the goal of new negotiated lease by late fall, Watling said. Th e consultant will market the property to help fi nd a new operator and receive $15,000 of the fee when a new lease agree-ment is reached. A concessionaire is scheduled to operate a portable grill on the restaurant patio this summer and fall so golfers still have access to food until a new restau-rant opens.

Meanwhile, Mick Kelly’s looks to fi nd a new landlord.

“We’d like to stay in Kent,” Purdy said. “We have a lot of clients and customers we enjoy working with. We want them to know where we are going to be.”

BY STEVE HUNTER

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Kent Police cited a 47-year-old man for investi-gation of driving under the infl uence (DUI) in connec-tion with a single-car crash that killed a 51-year-old woman on June 16 on the West Hill.

Tammy L. Avery, 51, died from multiple injuries suff ered in the accident, ac-cording to the King County Medical Examiner’s Offi ce report on June 17.

Th e driver remained in satisfactory condition on Tuesday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

“It is still under inves-tigation and I did not see any mention of additional charges as of yet,” said po-lice spokeswoman Melanie Robinson who reviewed the accident report. “It has been annotated that drugs may

have been a factor, as well as reckless actions while driving.”

Investigators are waiting for a toxicology report to come back from the state crime lab before the city prosecutor fi les a DUI, Robinson said. Th e driver isn’t being named yet by the Kent Reporter because he has not been charged with a crime.

In similar cases, drivers who were allegedly reckless and a passenger was killed, can face potential charges of negligent homicide.

At about 8:18 a.m., Des Moines Police offi cers discovered a vehicle that had left the roadway in the 25400 block of Pacifi c Highway South, on Kent’s west border, and struck a traffi c signal pole. When Kent Police and fi re units arrived, they discovered the driver and Avery were pinned inside of the ve-hicle. Th e driver’s foot was

trapped under the dash and he was able to be removed by fi refi ghters.

Avery was unconscious and had to be extricated from the vehicle. Neither occupant was wearing a seat belt. CPR was initi-ated on Avery, and King County Medics responded. Th e life-saving eff orts were unsuccessful.

Traffi c investigators said there was no indication of excessive speed.

“Th is is a tragic reminder to both drivers and pas-sengers to always wear their seat belt,” said Kent Police Sgt. Mike Schanbacher.

Police said the man and Avery were each staying in Des Moines.

Avery was born in Pasco and lived 35 years in Pasco, according to a death notice in the Tri-City Herald. She worked as a forklift opera-tor. Hillcrest/Bruce Lee Me-morial Center in Pasco is in charge of arrangements.

Police cite man for DUI in crash that killed woman passenger

KENT HOMES SPENT a median of just 13 days on the market in May, selling six days faster than the same month last year, according to the latest Redfi n Housing Market Tracker. Home prices were up 10.7 percent and sales in-

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people setting off illegal fi reworks.“What the public should expect

is if they get caught in violation, they will receive enforcement and not a warning,” Kammerzell said. “Th at’s the expectations we are giving to the offi cers.”

It’s a $250 fi ne in the city for illegally setting off fi reworks. Police will issue citations as well as confi scate the fi reworks. Offi cers in past years tended to simply issue warnings, and the department didn’t have any emphasis patrols. Th e police reported 341 fi reworks incidents in 2014, including 144 on July 4. Offi cers made two arrests for illegal fi reworks possession. Th ere were 16 fi res caused by fi reworks, mainly small brush fi res.

Kent city code allows people to purchase and possess legal fi re-works from June 28 to July 4, but fi reworks can only be discharged from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 4.

“Each year, we hear about fi re-works being illegally discharged in the days leading up to the Fourth of July holiday,” Police Chief Ken

Th omas said in a city media release to promote the crackdown. “We are de-ploying additional offi cers for vigorous enforcement.”

Kammerzell said in an email that the emphasis teams on the fi rst two days will be members of the traffi c unit reas-signed to fi reworks patrols with no overtime costs. He said there is enough overlap of patrol units on the third day to cover the empha-sis teams again without overtime.

On July 4, four-hour overtime positions will be used to supple-ment the eff orts of patrol and traffi c offi cers as well as those staffi ng the Fourth of July Splash at Lake Meridian Park. On the fi ft h day, the department will reas-sign existing patrol staff as well as add two overtime shift s to create a team from noon to 10 p.m.

With most of the emphasis staff -ing covered by regular shift s, it will cost the department an estimated $1,980 for the overtime patrols, us-ing an average overtime pay of $55 per hour, Kammerzell said.

People on July 4 can use legal fi reworks such as sparklers, smok-ers, ground spinners, aerials that explode on the ground and go up in the air and other products purchased at fi reworks stands around town from June 28 through July 4.

Th e illegal items include fi recrack-ers, M80s, bottle rockets, ten-nis ball bombs and other items. Offi cers also will enforce city laws against the reckless discharge or use of fi reworks.

Councilman Jim Berrios ex-plained at the committee meeting the reasons behind the city step-ping up enforcement.

“Shortly aft er the Fourth of July last year citizens came to us to express concerns about fi reworks before the Fourth of July and aft er the Fourth of July,” said Berrios, who still had a bag of fi reworks debris that residents brought to a council meeting last year. “It had an impact on pets, people trying to sleep and then there is the mess it creates with fi reworks debris on

their property from others letting off fi reworks.

“As a committee and council we are taking this very serious. Th ere is an issue and we need to get the message across that it is illegal.”

Kent resident David McDougall testifi ed at the committee meet-ing that he prefers the city ban fi reworks completely similar to a couple of its neighboring cities such as Renton and Federal Way.

“I don’t understand why Kent makes itself an island that allows fi reworks,” he said.

McDougall has doubts about the impact of more offi cers on the streets looking for those lighting off fi reworks.

“You might catch a few here and there but the majority you don’t catch,” he said about the challenges to catch people in the act. “It’s hard to get proof …. Th e expectations on the police are unreasonable.”

Th omas told the committee that even cities with bans battle issues with the discharging of fi reworks.

“Calls to Valley (the 911 center) on the Fourth of July and days lead-ing up to it are similar in number

(in Kent) to Federal Way and Rent-on where they have restrictions,” Th omas said. “It’s a very diffi cult day as far as illegal fi reworks go.”

Berrios hopes the extra patrols help.

“I’d hate to think someday we will talk about eliminating fi re-works on the Fourth of July,” he said. “I think this is a good plan. We’ll see how eff ective it is.”

To help with the enforcement, residents are asked to call 911 when fi reworks are illegally dis-charged in their neighborhood.

For more information, visit KentWA.gov/July4.

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Berrios

STATE FIRE MARSHAL Charles M. Duff y said there were 155 suspected fi reworks-related fi res in 2014, account-ing for a loss of more than $320,000. These tips can help prevent fi res:

• Be prepared: Have water nearby and put pets indoors

• Be safe: Only adults should light fi reworks

• Be responsible: Clean up fi reworks debris

the pursuits for all Ameri-cans,” Watts told the crowd at a sun-splashed Morrill Meadows Park. “Let us recommit to righting the wrongs of the past and lighting the way to bright futures of every child.”

For Watts, it’s good to be home – and have the chance to be seen and heard.

Such an opportunity came at the Juneteenth celebration.

Th e event commemo-rates the day, June 19, 1865, when Americans of African descent learned of their freedom, in Texas. Th e signing on Sept. 22, 1862 of the Emancipation Proc-lamation fi nally reached Galveston, Texas, over 2½ years later on June 19, 1865.

“As we celebrate June-teenth … (it was) 150 years ago when (enslaved) men and women heard a mes-sage of freedom and fair-

ness, and it made a diff er-ence in their own lives and their lives then made a dif-ference in their communi-ties … and in our country,” Watts told the crowd. “So be it Galveston, Texas, or Charleston, S.C., be it Kent or Renton or Covington … today is a day to celebrate our freedom and to commit to a peaceful, civil, fair, free and prosperous tomorrow for every single student and family served by the Kent School District.”

Watts served in various roles in public education in Georgia for 21 years before getting the call in May to succeed Edward Lee Vargas as Kent schools superinten-dent. A Seattle-area native, Watts has wasted little time in getting to know the school district and its many educators, leaders and fol-lowers. He has visited 40 of 42 district schools in his short amount of time on the job.

Watts acknowledged

progress has been made in closing achievement gaps for the school district’s increas-ingly diverse student body. Still, much more work needs to be done, he said.

“My heart is lift ed to see trends of improving gradu-ation rates and academic improvement across the district in most categories,” Watts sad. “Don’t get me wrong, I am glad to see the improvement, however, I am still disappointed. Some groups, such as African-American and our Hispan-ic, Latino students, are not achieving at the same rates as others.”

Watts also is concerned about the disciplinary trends in today’s classrooms. Black students, especially boys, face much harsher discipline in public schools than other students, according to new data from the Department of Education.

“Statistically, the way we are monitoring, leading and managing and sanctioning

our students of color is dif-ferent in the way we work with other groups. And the fi rst question is why?” Watts said. “We will con-tinue to ask those questions until we get to the root cause. And once we get to the root cause, we are closer and more able to make those necessary changes and improvements.

“We are going to address inequities,” Watts contin-ued. “We must recognize there are some students and some entire groups of stu-dents who need more help, more fl exible responses, more resources, more pre-vention, more intervention, more of our time, more of our hearts, if they are able to be successful.”

Watts has pledged to make himself and the district accountable for the failures and successes of Kent’s public schools. He accepts the daunting chal-lenge of making schools safer and more productive.

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Richard D. LandRichard D. Land a fi fty three year

resident of Kent, Washington passed away peacefully at his home May 19, 2015. Richard was born February 10, 1926 to Francis and Golda Land of Bridgeport, Nebraska.

He is survived by Stella his wife of sixty nine years, son Jim and two daughters Holly Davis of Chattaroy, Washington and Jennifer Jones of Des

Moines, Washington. He is also survived by six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Richard graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1944 and enlisted into the military. He served as a sergeant for the 1st Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment based in Europe. Upon discharge in 1946 he married his wife Stella and went on to receive a degree in engineering from Colorado School of Mines. He worked on construction projects at locations in Greenland, Minnesota, Central Washington, Arizona and Hawaii. He was also employed by several municipal governments in Nebraska.

Richard retired in 1988 from Boeing Company after working 25 years in various engineering and management positions including its construction subsidiary Boecon.

Richard served ten years on the City of Kent Planning Commission and was a member of the King County Citizens Water Advisory Committee. He was a life member of VFW Post #6785 and Kent Verity Lodge. He also was a member of Alexander Hamilton Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution.

Richard Land was a loving and supportive husband, father and friend. He will be greatly missed but not forgotten.

Military funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, June 29th at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 S.E. 240th St. Kent, WA. Those wishing to attend please arrive at 12:30 pm.

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A motorcyclist reportedly twice made an obscene ges-ture with his hand toward a Kent Police officer during a 1-mile pursuit on the East Hill.

The officer ended the chase after just more than a minute at about 11:19 p.m. on June 14 because of dangers to the driver and other vehicles, according to the police report. The motor-cyclist entered the opposite lane of travel along 116th Avenue Southeast and had no lights on his bike.

The incident began when the officer drove westbound on Southeast 240th Street in a police vehicle and began to enter the intersection at 116th Avenue Southeast when he saw a dirt bike going northbound on 116th about to run a red light. The motorcyclist, who wore a black helmet and black leather jacket, skidded to a stop and avoided the police vehicle.

Right away, the driver stood up the motor-cycle, started it and headed northbound on 116th. The officer activated his vehicle’s

overhead lights and began to pursue the motorcycle.

As the motorcyclist sped away, he looked back at the officer and extended his left hand into the air with a raised middle finger. The chase continued eastbound

on Southeast 234th Street at about 35 mph

when the driver again flipped off the officer. The driver ran a stop sign as he

turned northbound onto 120th Avenue

Southeast and ran another stop sign while going west on Southeast 231st Place before turning back onto 116th when the officer terminated the pursuit.

The officer noted that he had spotted a white male on a similar motorcycle three weeks earlier riding without a helmet. He tried to stop the driver near 114th Way Southeast and Southeast 232nd Street but the driver fled and was last seen on the grounds of Park Or-chard Elementary School. The officer didn’t chase the motorcyclist that time.

Man steals bike outside 7-Eleven

A man allegedly stole a bicycle from a woman at a

7-Eleven store and a short time later tried to sell the bike at a pawn shop before police arrested him for investigation of theft and possession of drug para-phernalia.

A woman told officers she parked her bicycle on June 15 outside of the 7-Eleven at 511 Central Ave. S., and a man asked her if she could get him something to eat and drink, according to the police report.

The woman gave the man a dollar and they each went into the store. As the woman continued to shop, the man reportedly went back outside and rode away on her bicycle, according to witnesses.

Police then received a call from a business employee in the 600 block of West Meeker Street who reported a man trying to hide a bicycle in some bushes.

Officers caught the man near the bushes. He told police the bicycle belonged to a friend. But a manager of a nearby pawn shop told police the man had tried to sell him the bicycle but he refused to buy it.

When police searched a bag the man carried, they found a glass pipe. They

also found a ceramic pipe with marijuana residue on it in the man’s pockets.

Grandfather spanks 2-year-old too hard

Police arrested a grand-father for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly grabbed a 2-year-old girl by the arm and spanked her hard four times in the leg at about 7:40 p.m. on June 13 at an apartment in the 1400 block of West Meeker Street.

The child and her mother were staying with the man, the father of the girl’s father, as they waited to find an-other place to live, accord-ing to the police report. The mother said the grandfather had no right to spank the girl.

The grandfather report-edly said he needed to discipline the girl because she is a brat. He allegedly grabbed her by the arm, lifted her in the air and spanked her hard four times on the leg. The girl had three red marks on her arm and minor redness on

her leg, police said.The man denied touch-

ing or hitting the girl. He told officers she needed discipline because she was throwing things in the apartment.

Man breaks outdoor lights

Officers arrested a man for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief after he reportedly broke three light bulbs on posts at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Central Avenue North.

The incident occurred at about 1:47 a.m. on June 14 after someone heard break-ing glass and saw three men running from the light posts and into a nearby unit, according to the police report.

Officers saw a light on inside the apartment and knocked on the door. The men each denied they had broken any light bulbs but a witness recognized one of the men as running from the scene right after the sound of glass breaking.

Police also arrested one of the other men in the apartment because he had a warrant out of Kent for fail-ure to appear on a driving under the influence charge.

A Bigger PictureMany of us assume that

domestic violence isn’t much of a problem. We think that it doesn’t happen in our communities or that we don’t know anyone who has been impacted by an abusive re-lationship. But, the numbers suggest otherwise. One in three women and one in sev-en men will experience do-mestic violence in their life-time. And, an average of one million people in the United States is physically assaulted by an intimate partner every year. Odds are someone you know has been impacted by domestic violence.

With such a daunting prob-lem, it can be difficult to be-lieve that we can address the issues at hand. We aren’t all police officers, judges, hos-pital employees, or domestic violence advocates. But, that doesn’t mean that we aren’t all able to step in to intervene or to prevent violence in our community.

It starts with acknowledg-ment, willingness to help, and a conversation about solutions. We can talk to our friends and family members about what healthy relation-ships look like. We can learn about the red flags of abusive relationships. And, in Wash-ington State, we can contact a local domestic violence pro-gram in every community, like DAWN (Domestic Abuse Women’s Network) in South King County.

Contacting a DAWN advo-cate is free, confidential, and available to anyone looking to learn more about intimate partner violence. DAWN Ad-vocates and professionally trained volunteers are avail-able 24/7 to talk about your concerns regarding safety and resources and to offer support. These services are available to those who are in-terested in supporting a fam-ily member or loved one who is experiencing abuse as well.

To find support and to learn more about DAWN’s services, please visit dawn-online.org or call us at 425-656-4305 or toll free at 877-465-7234. We also invite you to join us on October 3rd, 2015 for DAWN’s annual Evening of Promise auction event. You can participate by volunteering, making an in-kind donation, or through sponsorship. Visit dawnon-line.org/ get-involved/eve-ning-of-promise. To raise money and awareness for do-mestic violence prevention, register for the Goodwill Refuse to Abuse 5K at Safeco Field at refusetoabuse5k.org.Stevie KimmetVolunteer and Outreach CoordinatorDomestic Abuse Women’s Network (DAWN)

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identified by Kent detectives as the second person involved in the case, said detective Melanie Robinson on Tuesday.

King County prosecutors charged Leland Dean Russell Jr., 30, of Burien, with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Carlos Gonzalez, 26, and David Chris-tianson, 52. Russell pleaded not guilty to the charges in September and remains in the county jail in Kent.

Kent Police claim Lewis is the man who showed up with Russell at the Shell station at the corner of 64th Avenue South and South 212th Street. Lewis reportedly got in a fight with Gonzalez, a store clerk, after being asked to leave because he and Russell were arguing with customers and employ-ees. Russell then allegedly retrieved a gun from his black Cadillac and shot the two employees multiple times at close range.

Both employees died at the scene.Russell and Lewis fled the scene. Kent

Police arrested Russell in Burien about eight hours after the shootings.

Lewis had remained at-large until Kent Police arrested him on Dec. 28 in con-nection with a robbery earlier that day of a man after he got off a bus in the 27200 block of Pacific Highway South.

Lewis pleaded not guilty to the first-de-gree robbery charge and faces a July 6 trial. Dayquan J. Harris faces the same charge for reportedly helping Lewis take the man’s wallet after grabbing, punching and kicking him.

Robinson worked the robbery case and said Lewis had been identified as the sec-ond man in the gas station case, but detec-tives didn’t have enough to arrest him. The involvement of Lewis in the Shell shooting remains under investigation by detectives and prosecutors.

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How should community colleges respond to Charleston?

Our hearts are broken. How can words possibly respond to the ongoing butchering of precious black lives?

Th e heartless and horrifi c terrorism visited upon our brothers and sisters at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., by a white supremacist invoked the historical rhetoric of lynching and the global signifi ers of Euro-pean imperialism.

Dylann Roof is part of a movement and culture that is an integral part of the fabric,

not just of America’s past but also its pres-ent. Roof ’s ideology and stated justifi cations refl ect a virulent mix of white entitlement and resent-ment, male sexual anxi-ety, and the willingness to use obscene violence

in response to Obama’s presidency and the demands for dignity and justice put forth by the profound “Black Lives Matter” grassroots social movement.

Institutional racism: It is too easy to believe that racism is simply a matter of individual psychology, thereby allowing us to distance ourselves from the extreme and obvious racism of a fi gure like Roof while being blind to the operations and eff ects of structural institutional racism.

Th e imbrication of Roof ’s values and feelings into the social, political, economic, and cultural fabric of the United States is evidenced most directly by mass incarcera-tion, the criminalization of black youth, and pathological policing, but also by stark dis-parities in income, wealth, housing, employ-ment, health, and educational access.

Rather than seeking comfort and absolu-tion by regarding ourselves as utterly outside Roof ’s racist universe, let us instead take seriously our own complicity in his violence by recognizing that his sense of entitlement, his anxieties and frustrations, and his sense of the diminished humanity of black people are an essential part of American culture and its institutions.

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B&O: It was a long story

At the June 16 Kent City Council meeting, Council President Dana Ralph, a Kent business owner, took time to recall the history of the city's business and occupation (B&O) tax to those in atten-dance and those watching at home on TV.

Ms. Ralph repeatedly empha-sized the fact that everything about the B&O tax implementa-tion was done with full trans-parency and in the interests of the city's business community and others. You and I are the others. We who don't own or run a business in Kent. We weren't in on the discussions or decisions, however.

Ms. Ralph was careful to note the dates when meetings were held and lists were made (submitted to the Chamber of Commerce for approval – we know that for sure). Terms and conditions and stuff like excep-tions and loopholes were agreed upon between the council and the chamber with a little less than full transparency.

I am going to try to make the story a little shorter – and clearer: Kent is the third or fourth largest manufactur-ing area in the United States. Large trucks are everywhere on city roads and highways either receiving goods or distributing goods.

Our roads and streets are in such ghastly condition because of the damage done by these huge 16- and 18-wheel-

ers owned by manufacturers and distributors. Th e fi nancial responsibility for the repair and renovation of Kent's streets and roads rests almost entirely on the business community – not on non-business owners who drive passenger cars.

Th e City Council has done everything it can (levies, LIDs and taxes) to transfer the cost of street/road repair to Kent citizens who don't own these businesses that do all the hauling.

You don't have to take my word for the situation: look around when you're out walk-ing or driving around Kent dur-ing night or day. What you see are huge, heavy trucks, trucks, trucks and more trucks. And the owners of those trucks/busi-nesses want you and I to pay for road repairs.

I say no.– Sandra Gill

Fireworks pose problem in Kent

As we approach the Fourth of July, in what the governor has declared drought condi-tions, don’t you think it is the perfect time for the Kent City Council to get off the dime and do the responsible thing and make fi reworks illegal in the city of Kent?

Every year I write to this paper and I send a message to the City Council, pleading for them to ban fi reworks in the city limits. I have used every argument I could think of from the obvious continual noise, the disastrous eff ect it has on our pets, on our war-weary vets – the mess that never gets swept up and thrown away.

And this year there is a new angle to add to the growing pleas, the drought.

I’m sure my neighborhood isn’t the only one that looks like a desert landscape. Every-thing is brown and dry – the grass, the trees, the plants.

What will it take to fi nally convince the City Council that Kent needs to ban fi reworks? Neighborhood fi res? A lot of neighborhood fi res?

I can see that happening this year.

And frankly if we are using up revenue to support our fi refi ghters going from neigh-borhood to neighborhood this Fourth of July putting out fi res, how will the mayor and

RESIDENTS have an opportunity to infl uence the city of Kent’s parks system for years to come. The city invites the community to share their priorities for Kent’s parks system via an online survey at MyKentParks.com. Every six years, the city is required by the state to update its Park and Open Space Plan, which covers all facilities and programs avail-able for parks and recreation in Kent, as well as community centers, greenways and open space. The input from the surveys will be used to help make recommendations for the park system for the next several years.


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Community college man-date: What conversations and actions are necessary at Green River College in Au-burn, which is where I teach, and at the other 33 commu-nity and technical colleges in Washington state, in order to respond meaningfully to Charleston?

I pose the question in this way to draw attention to ourselves as an institu-tion and to insist that we have unique obligations as a specific sector, namely, public higher education.

Higher education is the most important pathway to financial and professional advancement, which also makes it a crucial driver of economic development and community regenera-tion. For 50-plus years in Washington and elsewhere, community colleges, far more than public or private four-year universities, have offered open access to higher education, especially for those students who are the most marginalized and disadvantaged. The 34 Washington community and technical colleges edu-cate approximately 400,000 students a year.

Racial justice and racial equity: What must Wash-ington community colleges do in order to acknowledge, reject and move beyond in-stitutional racism? We must be prepared to address the role that community col-leges, and other educational institutions, play in repro-

ducing the racist practices, structures, and ideologies that are integral to Ameri-can society.

As publicly-funded institutions of higher edu-cation with a compelling social contract to serve our communities, community colleges can contribute to transforming society by joining the honorable fight for racial justice and racial equity. Let us begin by ad-dressing these questions:

As institutions of public higher education, what are the mechanisms of our accountability to black families and communities?

How can community colleges provide for more equitable access and success for black students?

How much money and political will is the sys-tem willing to devote to substantial and widespread anti-racist training along with equitable hiring prac-tices and equitable profes-sional advancement?

How can community college faculty develop and enact anti-racist pedagogy and curriculum that gives students, the next genera-tion of civic actors, the tools necessary to dismantle institutionalized white supremacy?

Are community colleges willing to prioritize the hir-ing of faculty in all relevant disciplines with expertise in black studies and deep experience in black com-munities?

Relevant disciplines for such hiring include crimi-

nal justice, history, English, sociology, fine arts, political science, education, among others.

Are we prepared to ask that some new faculty hires in all disciplines, including science, technology, engi-neering and math (STEM), demonstrate an under-standing of the historical exclusions and current ra-cial disparities within their fields, along with strategies and best practices for im-proved access, success, and equity?

Are we ready to insist that some of our admin-istrators and staff have demonstrated expertise in understanding and redress-ing the violence against black people?

How can community col-leges honor and empower the voices of black students in this work, especially through the network of black student unions?

Governing for racial equity: How many black people have to be gunned down before community colleges say: “We cannot continue business as usual. We cannot just begin class-es on Monday as though nothing happened.”

The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) provides oversight and support for the 34 community and technical colleges, includ-ing distributing tens of millions of dollars from the state Legislature to each college. Each college has a president, and each college

has a five-member board of trustees appointed by the governor’s office.

Where is the leadership at each of these levels – SBCTC, college presidents, boards of trustees – that acknowledges that respond-ing to Charleston and racist police violence is also the responsibility of commu-nity colleges?

Let us ask the leadership of Washington’s 34 commu-nity and technical colleges to adopt something like other public sectors have done, including the City of Seattle’s Race & Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) and

King County’s Equity & Social Justice framework.

Certainly, let each of us examine our hearts, minds and families for racial fears, privileges, anxieties, pro-jections, hatreds, desires, antagonisms and fantasies. This is not a small exercise and would undoubtedly be a worthy effort.

But as institutions of public higher education, let us examine the distribution of power, authority, money, resources and jobs, which is where institutional racism and institutional white su-premacy must be diagnosed and addressed.

Let us not hold vigils at our colleges. Let us not be consumed by grief and sympathy. Let us act.

Vik Bahl, Ph.D., has taught in the English Division at Green River College since 1998. He is co-chair of the Green River Diversity & Equity Council (GDEC); and co-founder of Diversity & Equity in Hiring & Professional Development (DEHPD), a cross-college network to address the low numbers of faculty, adminis-trators, and staff of color and other underrepresented groups in Washington’s 34 community and technical colleges. He may be reached at [email protected].

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the City Council be able to get their raises?

Just saying ....– Phyllis Conley

Mayor's pay raise just isn’t right

Is Mayor Suzette Cooke again hav-ing personal financial problems?

Why on Earth did her personally se-lected independent (wink wink) com-mission and the City Council approve a 35-percent salary increase retroactive July 2015. Why the rush? Why is the mayor hoarding vacation time?

Something just does not smell

right in Kent, especially in this wonky economy where city budget dollars are tight. Where is the money coming from for the extravagant “hurry up” bloated 35-percent salary increase?

Who is drinking the Cooke Kool-Aid? Why are we allowing our public servants carte blanche to dramati-cally bump up their salaries? Why are we tolerating this narcissist reckless behavior from an individual who does not pay Washington property tax?

As far as I am concerned, this does not pass the “sniff test.” This hasty salary increase should be investigated further before it is implemented in July.

I call it American Greed 101.– Susan St. Clair

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FOR THE REPORTER

The Kent School District Board of Directors approved a resolution directing the state Legislature to fully fund public education.

The resolution expresses the board’s support for the unanimous decision by the Washington State Supreme Court on McCleary v. State, which states that the state

Legislature has not fulfilled its obligation to fully fund public education, but instead has relied on local levy dol-lars to pay certificated and classified employee salaries

and benefits. “The Legislature has

mandated numerous changes in standards, assessments, and

teacher/principal evalu-ations, while eliminating

critical funding for profession-al development to adequately implement these changes,” according to the resolution.

The board unanimously approved the resolution at its June 10 meeting.

ElsewhereKent’s Christopher Rumble was named to the dean’s List at Canisius College (Buffalo, N.Y.) for the spring semester. Rumble is a senior communica-tion studies major. …

William Richmond, a Kentwood High School grad, accepted his mathematical economics degree from Colorado College’s May 18 commencement ceremony. ...

Kent’s Jennifer Conner, a student at Seattle University, was among five win-ners of A Place for Mom’s annual college scholarship contest. APFM, one of the nation’s largest senior living referral services, launched its Senior Care In-novation Scholarship program in 2013 to encourage student interest in the senior living field. Conner received a $1,000 scholarship toward her studies.

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Stroomer, 68, grew up

in Kent, having attended Meridian elementary and junior high and Kent-Me-ridian High School before earning her teaching degree from the University of Puget Sound.

“I ended up (working) in Kent because I still lived in

Kent,” Stroomer said, “plus the Kent School District was very desirable to get a job. It had a great reputa-tion.”

Calbom, 66, grew up in Longview and attended Northwest Nazarene Col-lege in Idaho. She applied to 76 school districts while looking for her first teach-ing job.

“It was very hard to get a job back then,” Calbom said.

After several years at Cedar Valley, Calbom transferred to Spring Glen Elementary in Renton, which was leased by the Kent School District to pro-vide classroom space while new schools were built.

“I called up Susan and said, ‘Do you want to try to job share?’ ” Calbom said. “So we got our principals together and the district people, and they OK’d it.”

Both women had started families and wanted to spend time with their children.

“It was just fabulous,” Calbom said. “We con-sidered it the best of both worlds because we got to be moms and still have a career.”

Each teacher worked part time, Calbom work-ing Monday and Tues-day, Stroomer working Thursday and Friday and alternating who taught Wednesdays.

Neither teacher expected their job sharing to last as long and as successfully as it did.

“The one thing that has

helped us lot in our job is being a real team and being a ‘we,’” Stroomer said. “If I think up something, it is not my idea or she thinks something up, it is not her idea. It is our idea, because we work on those things and build them together.”

“There were other job share teams that haven’t had as much success, because they just had to have own-ership,” Calbom added.

Two of a kindThe two worked well

together, with similar teach-ing styles, organizational skills and philosophies.

“We’ve had principals say if they had their eyes closed, they wouldn’t know which one they were observing,” Calbom said. “I would fill in her sentences and she would fill in mine, and in the beginning I planned her lessons and she planned mine and then it gradually started just mushing all together.”

The two are often mis-taken for one another.

“People call me Mrs. Stroomer,” Calbom said. “They call her Mrs. Cal-bom.”

“I had a student call me at home once and ask for Carol Stroomer,” Stroomer recalled. “Even the staff got our names mixed up. I just answered to whichever.”

Calbom said job sharing motivated her to be the best teacher she could be.

“It made you stay on your toes because you never wanted the kids to like her

(Stroomer) more than you, and so you didn’t get real crabby all the time,” she said.

When Ridgewood Elementary opened in Fairwood in 1986, the pair moved to the new school and has worked their until their retirement this month. They taught a variety of grades from kindergarten through third grade, most recently second grade.

When their own children were grown, they decided to go back to teaching full time, but still worked as a team, with Calbom focus-ing on language arts and Stroomer teaching math.

Their classrooms were side by side, and the stu-dents moved between the rooms.

“We wanted to get a hole in the wall but they (the school district) wouldn’t let us,” Calbom said.

Their students saw them both as their teachers, and the annual class pictures were taken with both classes together.

“We felt like that was a really great way for us to meet the needs of our kids and also for them to have opportunities to have more than just their little friend-ships in their classroom,” Stroomer said. “They see themselves as Calbom/Stroomer class, not Mrs. Stroomer’s class going to Mrs. Calbom and vice versa.”

Both teachers said they thought now was the right time to retire.

“We had a fabulous class

this year,” Calbom said. “We ended on a high, high note.”

The pair had decided they would retire together.

Stroomer said after spending so much time working as a team it would be hard to work without the other.

“I have taught all the math and my room is set up for the mathematics and her room was set up for reading,” she said. “To be perfectly honest, I didn’t want to do both of those things.”

Friends foreverAlthough both women

look forward to retirement, neither has big plans.

“You see yourself as a teacher and that is part of your identity, and I’m sure I will always be a teacher but not in a formal way anymore,” Stroomer said. “So that is something that is going to be a big adjust-ment.”

The pair said they plan to get together, even though Stroomer lives in Kent and Calbom lives in Seattle.

“Our friendship is not going to end,” Stroomer said. “Now we have grand-children. Our children know each other quiet well, so our grandchildren are going to get to know each other.”

Stroomer, who is wid-owed, has three children and four grandchildren. Calbom and her husband, Hal, have two children, one grandchild and another due in December.

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Shane Hause, 32, begins the 24.8-mile bike course of the Olympic division of the Lake Meridian Triathlon on Sunday. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter

About 350 athletes swam, biked and ran the Lake Meridian Triathlon last Sunday.

Th e race featured three race lengths for both men and women divisions – sprint, super sprint and Olympic.

Th e sprint and super sprint both consisted of a 16.4-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run, diff ering only in the swim distances - a quarter-mile for the super sprint and a half-mile for the sprint.

Th e Olympic course had a 1.5 kilo-meter (.93 mile) swim, a 40-kilometer (24.8-miles) bike ride and a 10-kilo-meter (6.2 mile) run.

Brian Falkowski, 40, fi nished fi rst overall in the men’s super sprint with a time of 1 hour, 8 minutes and 46.9 seconds. Drew Magill, 50, took fi rst in the sprint (1:15:05.4) and Kyle Hooker, 28, won in the Olympic course (1:58:53.8).

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Clockwise from top: Michelle Wright, 32, of Kent, approaches the fi nish line of the Lake Meridian Triathlon on Sunday. She fi nished fourth overall in the women’s sprint division and fi rst in the 30-34 age group.Triathlon participants swim in Lake Meridian.Diane Haensel, a volunteer with Raise the Bar, and Nathan Morrison, 14, hand water and Gatorade to runners during the triathlon.

Kylie Huerta, a former Kentwood High and Eastern Washington University standout who completed her career at Hawaii Pacifi c, is a part of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters.

The Globetrotters selected the 5-foot-1 point guard in their ninth annual draft Tuesday.

Huerta was a fi rst-team All-PacWest Conference selection and league tournament MVP in leading the Sharks to a 25-5 record and the program’s second NCAA Division II tournament berth.

The Covington native averaged 15 points, seven

assists and 1.4 steals per game as a senior, while shooting a blistering 42 percent on 3-pointers and 86 percent from the line. She also pulled down nearly fi ve rebounds per game, good for third on the team.

Huerta was a four-year letter winner out of Kentwood. A prolifi c scorer, she averaged over 18 points per game both her junior and senior years. She was selected to the 4A All-State honorable mention squad in 2011.

She helped Kentwood capture the school’s fi rst-

ever Class 4A state championship in 2009, and led the Conquerors to the quarterfi nals in 2010.

Huerta played three seasons at Eastern Wash-ington, seeing action in 90 games with 28 starts. During the 2012-13 season she averaged 29.2 minutes a game while scoring 7.3 points and get-ting 2.7 rebounds. She put up 15 points, including three triples, against Washington in the opening round of the WNIT in March of 2013.

Huerta then transferred to complete her colle-giate career at Hawaii Pacifi c.

Harlem Globetrotters draft former Kentwood girls hoops star

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EventsKent Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturdays, June 6-Sept. 26. Fresh produce, flower, vendors. Kent Lions program. For more information, visit www.kentfarmer-smarket.com.

Kids Safety Day: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. June 26, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St. The King County Fire & Life Safety Association invites families to its free event. Come see emer-gency vehicles, safety partners and more. There will be fire trucks from around the area, police vehicles and ambulances. Learn things to keep you safe. Life jackets, 911, poison control, crosswalk safety and more. Please contact your local fire department or call 253-856-4482 for more information.

Greater Seattle Postcard and Paper Show: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 27; 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. June 28, Kent Commons, 525 Fourth

Ave. N. Approximately 15-20 dealers from throughout the Northwest and California, displaying old postcards, paper collectibles and ephemera. Included: postcards, stamps, advertising trade cards, cigar labels, valen-tines, scrap, travel brochures, photographs, stereographs, aviation, auto, railroad, ship, movie memorabilia, Western Americana. Free appraisals of all old paper collectibles. Admission: $5. www.postcardshows.com.

27th annual Pacific Northwest Historics: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 3-5, Pacific Raceways, 31001 144th Ave. SE, Kent. Vintage car racing. SOVREN (Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts) salutes to racing BMWs. For more information, visit sovrenracing.org.

17th annual Fourth of July Splash: Noon-10:30 p.m. July 4, Lake Meridian Park, 14800 SE 272nd St. Featuring family entertainment presented by Kent Parks,

Recreation and Community Services and the Kent Arts Commission. Live music, children’s activities, food and drinks and a classic fireworks display beginning at 10 p.m. Sponsored by the city’s Parks Department and the Lake Meridian Community Associa-tion, the show is approximately 20 minutes long. Off-site parking and free shuttle bus service begins at noon and continues ap-proximately every 20 minutes to and from Lake Meridian. Follow event parking signs to Fire Station No. 75, 15635 SE 272nd St.; Kentwood High School, 25800 164th Ave. SE and 132nd; and Meridian Elementary School, 25621 140th Ave. SE. Free admis-sion. For more information, visit www.KentArts.com or call 253-856-5050.

Kent Cornucopia Days 5K: 9 a.m. July 11. Race starts at Three Friends Fishing Hole, 20025 Russell Road, near the Hydro-plane Raceboat Museum. Hosted by Kent

Parks Recreation and Community Services. Entry fee: $10 or $25 (with a technical T-shirt) before July 9. Participants age 60 and over run for free courtesy of the Tab Wizard. Register online at www.active.com or pick up registration forms at the Kent Commons and many Puget Sound athletic stores. For more information, visit www.kentarts.com or call 253-856-5050.

Sixth annual ShoWare Shootout: July 18-19, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. Presented by Republic Services, the outdoor event features four-on-four ball hockey and three-on-three basketball for age divisions in men, women, seniors, kids and wheelchair. Entry fee, which includes three games and T-shirts for each player, is $65 through July 1 and $75 between July 2-16. All ages and skill levels welcome. For more information, call 206-240-9029. Register at www.ShoWareShootout.com.

BenefitsGEM Mentoring breakfast: 8-10 a.m. June 27, Applebee’s, 25442 104th Ave. SE, Kent. For $10, enjoy a full flapjack breakfast.

Proceeds support the Glover Empower Mentoring and its Youth Summer Program. For more information or to donate to the cause, call 253-520-3888 or visit gementor-ing.wix.com/gementoring.

K-M Royals Football & Cheer Boost-ers/PTSA: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 28, Kent-Meridian High School, 10020 SE 256th St., Kent. Inaugural new mattress fundraiser. Proceeds support the school’s football and cheer programs. Royals, working with Custom Fundraising Solutions, will display 25 mattresses. All sizes available: twin, full, queen, king and custom. Mattress ordered from the manufacturers the Monday follow-ing the event and are ready for pick up or delivery usually within two weeks. Profes-sional salespeople available to answer questions. Cash, check, and credit cards accepted. Free layaway, if needed. For more details, visit bit.ly/Beds4KentMeridian.

HealthKent4Health Free Trail Walks: 3-mile (5K) self-guided walks exploring various Kent Parks on marked trails. Walks are

twice a day at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Visit Ken-t4Health.com for more information and a full schedule.

Zumba: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday (except holidays), SeaMar Community Clinic, 233 Second Ave. S, Kent. Dance to great music with great people. Taught by licensed instructors. Habla Espanol. Free. Call 206-436-6380 to register. Sponsored by Kent4Health and SeaMar Community Clinic. www.kent4health.com

Bloodworks Northwest drives: 8-10 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 26, Blue Origin, LLC, 21218 76th Ave. S.; 1-3 p.m., 4-7 p.m. June 30, First Christian Church of Kent, 11717 SE 240th St.; 10-noon, 1-4 p.m. July 10, Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way; 12:30-2:30 p.m., 3:30-6:30 p.m. July 13, St. James Episcopal Church, 24447 94th Ave. S. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-398-7888, or visit www.bloodworksnw.org.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly): 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, Swanson Court Club-house, 12200 SE 207th St., Kent, near

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A Project Permit Application

June 26, 2015 to July 10, 2015

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by the above-stated time, regardless of delivery method, including U.S. Mail. All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud immediately following 1:00 p.m. for the City of Kent project named as follows:

North Park Drainage Improvements:

W. Cole St. to W. Cloudy St. between 2nd Ave. N.

and 3rd Ave. N.Project Number: 15-3006

The project consists of the installation of storm drainage conveyance to an alleyway con- necting Cloudy Street to Cole Street, running parallel to 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue. The Engineer’s estimated range for this project is approximately $248,000.00-$272,000.00. Bid documents may be obtained by contacting City of Kent Engineering Department, Nancy Yoshitake at (253) 856-5508. For technical questions, please call Stephen Lincoln P.E. at (253) 856-5552. 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

and other contract documents

City Engineer, City of Kent, Washington. Copies of the plans and Kent Special Provisions may be purchased at a non-refund- able cost of $50.00 for each set.

also be downloaded at no charge at www.kentwa.gov/ procurement. Copies of the

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 deposit 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 16th day of June, 2015.BY: Ronald F. Moore, City Clerk Published in the Kent Reporter on June 26, 2015. #1349545.

CITY OF KENTINDEPENDENT

SALARY COMMISION2015 SALARY SCHEDULE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS

In accordance with Ordinance No. 4142, the following salary schedule for the mayor, the city council president, and the coun- cilmembers of the city of Kent has been established by the salary commission and is being submitted to the city clerk. The city clerk shall publish the complete schedule two times, each publication at least one week apart. The second publication will be

schedule will become effective

MAYORMonthly Salary $11,500 Effec-

A cost of living adjustment (CO- LA) equal to 2.5% of the annual wages is to be applied to this salary effective January 1, 2016, and on January 1 of each subsequent year unless amended by the Salary Commission.COUNCIL PRESIDENTMonthly Salary $1,238.20 Effec-

A cost of living adjustment (CO- LA) equal to 2.5% of the annual wages is to be applied to this salary effective January 1, 2016, and on January 1 of each subsequent year unless amended by the Salary Commission.COUNCIL MEMBERSMonthly Salary $1,174.65 Effec-

A cost of living adjustment (CO- LA) equal to 2.5% of the annual wages is to be applied to this salary effective January 1, 2016, and on January 1 of each subsequent year unless amended by the Salary Commission. The schedule of salaries will be subject to referendum in the same manner as a city ordinance. As required by law, a referendum

city clerk within thirty (30) days

ry increase or decrease will not go into effect unless approved at the referendum election. The salary commission has moved to disband. The disband- ing of the commission will

commission’s execution of this schedule. In accordance with Ordinance No. 4142, the commission further recommends council repeal the establishment of the salary commission created Pursuant to Ordinance No. 4142 but keep the salary schedule established by the commission in place. SUBMITTED THIS 18TH DAY OF JUNE 2015./S/ GREG HAFNER CHAIR GREG HAFNER/S/ COREEN JONESCOMMISSIONER COREEN JONES/S/ MASON HUDSON COMMISSIONER MASON HUDSON/S/ KELLY BECKLEYCOMMISSIONERKELLY BECKLEY/S/ MIZANUR RAHMANCOMMISSIONER MIZANUR RAHMAN

June 26, 2015 Date of second publication: July 3, 2015

ATTEST:/S/ RONALD F. MOORERONALD F. MOORE, MMC, CITY CLERKAPPROVED AS TO FORM:/S/ ARTHUR FITZPATRICKARTHUR FITZPATRICK, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY Published in Kent Reporter June 26, 2015, July 3, 2015 #1350775

CITY OF KENTNOTICE OF APPLICATION

and Proposed Determination of

A project Permit Application

ning Services on June 12, 2015. The City of Kent expects to issue

cance (DNS) for the proposal; therefore, the Optional DNS Process is being used. This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. The proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared. A copy of the subsequent threshold

proposal may be obtained upon request. Following is a description of the application and the process for review. The application and listed studies may be

Planning Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, Washington.DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION: June 26, 2015APPLICATION NAME/NUMBER: 76TH AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTSENV-2015-5, KIVA #RPSA-2152089PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Kent Public Works De- partment proposes to install approximately 180 feet of 18-inch diameter storm water pipe within the 76th Avenue South right-of-

storm events. As part of this project, two catch basins will also be removed and replaced at the connection points for the new pipe. The project site is located within 76th Avenue South right-of-way, 1/4 mile south of S. 212th Street and zoned M3, General Industri- al.OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: NonePUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: June 26, 2015 to July 10, 2015All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in Kent Planning Services by 4:30 P.M., Friday, July 10, 2015, at 220 Fourth Avenue S, Kent WA 98032. For questions regarding this project, please call Erin George, Kent Planning Services, at (253) 856-5454. Published in the Kent Reporter on June 26, 2015. #1350838.

INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that the City of Kent, Washington, will receive sealed bids at the City

July 14, 2015 up to 10:00 a.m. as shown on the clock on the east wall of

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-

by the above-stated time, regardless of delivery method, including U.S. Mail. All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud immediately following 10:00 a.m. for the City of Kent project named as follows:

Federal Aid Number: HSIP-000S (370)

Project Number: 14-3004

approximately 9 intersections within the downtown core area of Kent. The Engineer’s estimated range for this project is approximately $100,000 to $130,000. Bid documents may be obtained by contacting City of Kent Engineering Department, Nancy Yoshitake at (253) 856-5508. For technical questions, please call Steve Mul- len at (253) 856-5585. 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

and other contract documents

City Engineer, City of Kent, Washington. Copies of the plans and Kent Special Provisions may be purchased at a non-re- fundable cost of $50.00 for each set. can also be downloaded at no charge at www.kentwa.gov/ procurement. Copies of the

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 bidderfor the recovery of his/her deposit or as a defense to any action based upon the neglect or refusalto execute a contract. Bidders must submit with theirinitial bid a signed statement asto whether they have previouslyperformed work subject to thePresident’s Executive Order No.11246. No bidder may withdraw his/herbid for a period of sixty (60) daysafter the day of bid opening. The (Local Agency) in accor-dance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Depart-ment of Transportation, subti-

Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Trans- portation issued pursuant to

ly insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged

at 49 CFR Part 26 will be af- forded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be dis- criminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.Dated this 17th day of June, 2015.BY: Ronald F. Moore, City ClerkPublished in the Kent Reporteron June 26, 2015. #1350848.

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Kentridge High School. Nonprofit weight loss support group. Cost: $32 to join and $7 monthly. For more information, call 253-709-5098 or visit www.tops.org or www.whywelovetops.com.

Camps

Kent Parks’ Teen Camp: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday, June 22-Aug. 14, Mill Creek Middle School, 620 Central Ave. N, Kent. Hosted by Kent Parks and Recreation Department. Field trips to Game Works, Snoqualmie Falls, LeMay Car Museum, and a Tacoma Rainiers game are among the activities that await seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders. Attendees will experience two field trips per week. With the excep-tion of the week of July 4, weekly sessions cost $160 each and include field trips, sack lunches, afternoon snacks and a T-shirt. Registration is first come, first served until camp is full. A $20 deposit reserves your teen’s spot and can be applied to the balance of that’s week’s fee. Full payment

is due the Monday the week prior to the week your teen is registered to attend. For more information and to register, call 253-856-5030.

Resident Camp at Waskowitz informational meeting: 6:30- 7:30 p.m. July 8, Kent Commons, 525 4th Avenue N. Opportunity for parents and campers to meet the camp director and staff. Kent is one of the few cities to offer a summer resident camp for boys and girls entering the fifth, sixth or seventh grade this fall. The Aug. 3-7 camp, now in its 36th year, offers a wide spectrum of activities and professional management. Eighty-five percent of the camp counselors return. The camp, at the base of Mount Si in the Cascade foothills, is four miles east of North Bend. It is nestled in the woods on 360 acres of land. Cost for the camp is $320, which includes transportation, cabin accommoda-tions, supervision and all meals, field trip and camp shirt. Scholarship monies are available for Kent residents on free-and-reduced lunches. For more information or to register, please call 253-856-5030 or visit www.kentwa.gov.

Clubs, programsBook Signing: 1-3 p.m. June 27, Barnes & Noble, 31325 Pacific Highway S., Federal Way. Author Mari Borrero, a Kent resident, available to sign copies of her book, “Daddy Has a New Home, Not a New Heart”. Alex doesn’t understand why his dad is not ready for his Saturday baseball game. It’s unusual that he is not ready, and Alex sets out to find out where he is. As he sets out to find where his dad is, an intense conversation with his grandma takes place. Find out what happened to Alex’s dad and what his grandma said that would change Alex’s life forever.

Book launch and signing: Noon-3 p.m. June 28, Reds Wine Bar at Kent Station, 321 Ramsay Way, Suite 110. Meet the authors: Matthew Tolleth (www.stillness-withinthestorm.com); Dayna Reid (www.daynareid.com) and Sue Mocker (www.thehopefactor.com). Get a copy of the book signed or buy one there. www.facebook.com/events/1662504480647156/

Young Author’s Day: noon-4 p.m. July 16, 17620 International Blvd, Seattle. Free

event is for kids, ages 8 to 12. Sessions offered on how to bring a story to life, all taught by local authors and illustrators. Story times. Please register at www.pnwa.org.

Rotary Club of Kent: Join the local Rotary Club of Kent every Tuesday for its weekly meeting and luncheon at Down Home Catering in historic downtown Kent, 211 1st Ave. S. For more information go to: www.kentrotary.com

Kent Evening Toastmasters: 7 p.m., Wednesdays, Kent Commons, Interurban Room, 525 Fourth Ave N. Are you interested in practicing and improving your public speaking skills? Boosting your self-confidence? Making yourself heard in that weekly meeting at work? Come practice your oratory skills with a friendly and informative group of people. With members ranging from beginners to experts, Kent Evening Toastmasters welcomes people of all skill levels. For more information, visit www.kenteveningtoastmasters.net.

NetworkThe Kent Chapter of Business Net-work, Int’l (BNI): Meets every Wednes-day morning at 7 at the Old Country Buffet, 25630 104th SE, Kent. Chapter is growing. Currently have 38 members. Do you want excellent, personal, word of mouth referrals for your business? Then come join us. For more information, contact Dr. Allan McCord at 253-854-3040.

EntertainmentSHOWARE CENTER

625 W. James St., Kent. 253-856-6777. Order at www.tickets.showarecenter.com. Events include:

Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees Tribute: 8 p.m. June 26. Offering fans the full sights and sounds of the Bee Gees playlist and singing their blockbuster hits. Tickets: $20-$75.

Bikes, Brews & Tattoos: 1-7 p.m. June 27. Lawless Harley-Davidson of Renton presents free concert, featuring Spike and

The Impalers and guest, Invasive. Hol-lywood B Harley Stunt Show; tattoo artists; bikes, food, wine and beer garden. Live auction benefitting Bikers Against Bullies and the Miss in America Project.

1964 The Tribute: 8 p.m. June 28. Show is an accurate re-creation of a Beatles Concert Live from songs, voices, instru-ments, suits, haircuts, down to the Beatle boots. Tickets: $20-$75.

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Live music ballroom dances: 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday, Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. Open to all ages. Cover charge: $4 at the door for all ages, dancers and listeners. Refreshments served at 8:30 p.m. Program schedule: • First Tuesday: 17-member Big Band Kings of Swing, 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. Refreshments by the Lakeshore or Radcliffe Place; • Second Tuesday: Randy Litch, ballroom dance music, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Refreshments by the Weatherly; • Third Tuesday: Andy Burnett, rock ‘n roll music, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Refreshments by Stafford Suites; • Fourth Tuesday: Randy Litch,

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Republic Services Wednesday. Perfor-mances noon to 1 p.m., Town Square Plaza, 2nd and Harrison

Roberto the Magnificent: July 8. He rides very tall unicycles, bounces on industrial strength pogo sticks and juggles sharp knives, flaming torches, and spinning hand saws – all while keeping audiences in fits of giggles.

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Secret Agent 23 Skidoo: July 22. Family hip hop with a solid gold soul. Purveyor of “kid hop” at its finest, Secret Agent 23 Ski-doo captivates crowds with funky, half-pint party music that combines deft wordplay, great storytelling and pure positivity on top of thumping drums and sophisticated multi-instrumental productions.

Tickle Tune Typhoon: July 29. Dancing vegetables, larger-than-life robots and award-winning music. Northwest favorite delivers positive messages and educational topics cleverly disguised as silly fun.

Thursdays at the Lake, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Lake Meridian Park, 14800 SE 272nd St. (shuttle bus service available)

The Suffers: July 9. Ten-piece band from Houston is redefining the sound of Gulf Coast Soul, intertwining elements of classic American soul with rock and roll.

Little Bill and the Blue Notes: July 16. Northwest original will have audi-ences singing the blues. “Little Bill” Engle-hart has been a fixture on the music scene

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JP Hennessy: July 23. Seattle-based Irish recording artist takes a strong influence from blues, soul and rock and roll.

Stooges Brass Band: July 30. Band consistently delivers a high energy show, engaging audiences with its innovative blend of traditional New Orleans brass sounds, contemporary jazz and hip-hop beats.

ReunionsKentlake Class of 2005: 7-11 p.m. June 27, Tavern Hall, 505 Bellevue Square, Bellevue. 10-year reunion. Ticket informa-tion: http://klhs2005.weebly.com

Galleries, studiosCentennial Center Gallery: 400 W. Gowe St., Kent. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon-

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Michael Tolleson Savant Art Center: 205 1st Ave. S., Kent. Art studio and autistic art mentoring center. To learn more about the center and its programs, call 253-850-5995, visit www.MichaelTollesonArtist.com or email [email protected]. The center also can be found on Facebook.

MuseumsGreater Kent Historical Society: 855 E. Smith St., historic Bereiter House, Kent. Hours: noon-4 p.m., Wednesday-Sat-urday, and by appointment. Admission: sug-gested $2 donation; no tickets are required for entrance. Parking is available behind the house off East Temperance Street. GKHS is a nonprofit organization that promotes the discovery, preservation and dissemina-tion of knowledge about the history of the greater Kent area. www.gkhs.org.

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LIFESTYLES EDITORThe Daily World at Aber- deen, Wash. , has an opening for a Lifestyles editor. We are looking for someone who has an eye for design and a knack for finding the stories and trends that shed light on what life is like in our community. The section also includes ar ts and entertainment news. The ideal candidate will have a bright, lively writing style, a talent for social media and be skilled in InDesign. Magazine experience would also be a plus. Aberdeen is o n t h e Wa s h i n g t o n Coast, an hour from the Olympic Rain Forest and two hours from Seattle. This is a full-time position. Benefits include, but are not l imited to, paid vacation, medical, vision, dental and life insurance and a 401(K) p lan wi th a company match. Send a cover letter, resume and writing and design samples to:

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AKC Standard Poodle Puppies. Parents ge-netical ly tested, good l ines, great tempera-men t . 2 yea r hea l t h guaranteed & up to date on shots. www.ourpoeticpoodles.comor call 509-582-6027And New Puppies on the way for deposit.

CHIHUAHUA Puppies, call for pricing. Financing Avai lable. Adult Adop-t i o n s A l s o , $ 1 0 0 E a ch . Reputable Oregon Ken-nel. Unique colors, Long and Short Haired. Health Guaranteed. UTD Vacci-nations/wormings, litter box trained, socialized. Video, pictures, informa-t ion/v i r tua l tour, l ive puppy-cams!!

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Dogs

JUST TOO CUTE! MINI-AUSSIE PUPPIES. We have 3 beautiful pups ready for forever homes now. 2 Merle Males and 1 B l a ck Tr i Fe m a l e . They are ASDR regis-trable, come with one year health guarantee for genetic defects and will have fi rst vaccination and de-worming. Par-ents eyes and hips certi-fied good. Pups are so-cialized with other dogs and people on our hobby farm. Contact us at 360-385-1981 360-385-1981 or [email protected]

LIVE PUPPY CAM; AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES! Social, loving playful temperaments! Limited registration $800 Full registration $1200. Excel lent Schutzhund ped ig rees . Track ing , obedience & protection. Champion Bloodl ines. Health guarantee. Shots, wormed, vet checked. Puppy book inc ludes info on lines, health and more! Three females and six males. Call Jodi 360-761-7273. Details, photos and pedigrees please visit our website at www.schonenK9.com

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WESTIE’s 2 males. Par-ents onsite. Avai lable July 6th. Health check , & shots. The Westie is everything a terrier was designed to be. Sweet, lovable and well social-ized. Sturdy, spunky, and bold, is easy to handle, can adapt to any home in which he can be a full participant and busybody. $1,100 cash only(253)833-6858Reach thousands of subscribers by advertising your landscaping business

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garage sales - WA

Garage/Moving Sales

King County

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4th ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE WEEKEND! Fri & Sat , July 26 th & 27 th, from 9 am - 6 pm. Also, Sunday, July 28th, 9 am - 1 pm. Household items, linens, glassware, jewel-ry, furniture, books, sew-ing, craft items & more! Everything 1/2 price af-ter 9 am on Sunday. Holy Family Parish Hall, 505 17th St SE, 98002.

KENTLABLANC GARDENS Tow n h o u s e s A n n u a l C o m m u n i t y G a r a g e Sale! Saturday only, June 27th, Star ting at 9 a m . G r e a t S a l e ! Household items, jewel-e r y, c l o thes , DVD ’s , planters, electr ic saw and everything in be-tween . . . a mus t see ! 23501 112th Avenue SE, Kent - East Hill.

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Fri, Sat, Sun 6/26, 6/27, 6/28,

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DesMoinesMulti family garage sale- Sat. June 27th 9am to 2pm. 202 and 7th PL. S, Des Moines Nor th hil l area. Tools, small appli-ances, women’s shoes, purses, coats..etcRentonThe Sienna Community (located off NE 3rd St and Jericho Ave NE) is having a neighborhood garage sale Sat, June 27. Most sales will run from 9am to 4pm. You will find kitchen items, children’s toys and cloth-ing, tools, furniture and more!

Estate Sales

RentonL A R G E E S T A T E SALE! Something for everyone.Fri., Sat. & Sun. 9am-5pm. 10920 SW 181st, 98055

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Th e end of June is the time to do some summer pruning. If you cut back early to bloom perennials now, you’ll be rewarded with a second fl ush of fl owers.

Tall and spiky plants like delphiniums and foxglove can be pruned as soon as the tallest spike has faded fl ow-ers and this will allow side shoots to take over for weeks of more color.

Bushy bloomers such as coreopsis and daisies can also be sheared back by one half once the fl owers fade and a whole new crop of buds will appear.

In the vegetable garden, use scissors to prune and harvest cut and come again leaf lettuce and you’ll see new leaves popping up to replace the old.

Q. How does one keep sweet peas in bloom? Mine had one display of fl owers and now the vines are turning yellow. I see lovely sweet peas at the farmer’s markets so I know they must still be blooming. D.D., Puyallup

A. Sweet peas have one simple demand to keep them in bloom – pick the fl owers. Once you allow the fl owers to fade on the vine and seeds to start forming the blooming party is over and the plant goes into decline. Th e best time to harvest sweet peas is in the morning when they are full of moisture. Cut the fl ower stem close to the main stalk and have a bucket ready to place the blooms immedi-ately into water.

Sweet peas like cool soil so a fresh mulch of compost on top of their roots part way through the summer will also help to extend the blooming season.

Share the cut fl owers with by plac-

ing jars of blooms in public spaces like libraries and the post offi ce. Th is random act of kindness will encour-age more sweet peas to bloom in your own garden.

Q. I have a petunia hanging basket that was full of fl owers when I received it for Mother’s Day. Now the branches only have fl owers at the tips of the branches and the rest of the stems are rather bare. I do water

and use a fertilizer and the basket gets sun. Please help. T.P., Olympia

A. Help is right at your fi ngertips. Petunias need to be pinched and pinched oft en. All petunias bloom at the tips of branches and the more you create branching by removing the tips the more fl owers you will have on bushier plants. Your leggy petunia basket may need an extreme makeover with the pruning shears. Cut back the long branches so that they are 6 to 8 inches tall. Fertilize and stand back. New branching will begin and new blooms will follow and in a few weeks you will have a full and fl owering petunia basket once again – but don’t forget to keep pinching all summer.

Q. I have planted sedums called Hens and Chicks inside an old metal lunch bucket and have received many complements about the display. Several of the individual sedums have started fl owering and I have heard this means they will now die. Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening? I chose to grow sedum Hens and Chicks because I was told they were

impossible to kill! I cannot enjoy the fl owers knowing that the plants will now die. M., Email

A. . Don’t count your dead chicks before they fl ower. It is true that sedum sempervirens will fade and die aft er they fl ower but the Latin name means “lives forever” because once the mother plant or hen dies several baby chicks hatch or sprout to take her place.

Pluck out any faded hens to make room for the chicklings. Th ese circular shaped sedums will grow in thick rosettes even if you don’t remove the blooming plants but avoid fertilizing sedums to discourage fl owering. In Europe Hens and Chicks are called “House Leaks” as they are used to fi ll in the cracks and patch up leaks on old tile roofs.

Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens” and sev-eral other books. For book requests or answers to gardening questions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enumclaw, 98022. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a personal reply. For more gardening information, she can be reached at her website, www.binettigar-den.com.

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The Federal Estate Tax exemption amount has now been increased to over $5.0 million per person. Some previous estate plans that included a Credit Shelter Trust to protect against Federal Estate Tax may now be simplified in order to be able to avoid probate on the death of the first spouse.

However, the exemption amount for the State of Washington Estate Tax remains at $2.0 million per person. So if the total taxable estate value exceeds $2.0 million, simplification may not be appropriate.

Everyone’s case is different. It pays to double check to be sure that your estate plan is up to date in light of your present circumstances.

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Have a Fun & Enjoyable Fourth!The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority and Kent Police Department encourage you to

When dischargi please follow these simple suggestions to minimize the chance of injuries and

1. Always have an adult present when lighting 2. Keep a bucket of water and a garden hose

extinguisher close by.3. Only discharge ks in a clear area to minimize the

possibility of a 4. Wear eye protection when lighting 5. Move quickly away f ks once lit.6. If a es not work, wait 30 minutes before

approaching.7. Dispose of all discharged reworks in a bucket of water. Do

not dispose of unused reworks in water.

Dro nwanted orks at any Kent ar re station. If the ks look altered or are homemade call 9-1-1 and request assistance in disposing of them. No police action will be taken if you request disposal of i reworks.fd

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Emphasis will be stepped up for 4th of July with numerous enforcement patrols taking pl .eca

Fines are up to $250.• The best way to ensure that the reworks you have are leg ,la

buy them from local stands.

• Only legal reworks are allowed and only on the 4th of July between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. Discharging reworks at

any other time is illegal.

• Discharging reworks on any school district property o rcity/county parks is strictly prohibited.

• Call 911 to report illegal reworks.

For more information on the 4th of July in Kent, visit KentWA.gov/July4

Keep it SafeKnow the Law

Fireworks LEGAL to Possess June 28–July 4

Novelties SmokeSparklers Morning Glory

Ground Spinners

Multi-Aerials Helicopters

Reloadable Mortars (1¾" or less)

Parachutes Cones & Fountains Roman Candles Wheels

The following are NOT LEGAL to possess in Kent

Firecrackers Missiles & RocketsBottlerockets

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