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The City of Auburn has sold two key blocks on Division Street adjacent to the Sound Transit station to Teutsch Partners LLC for nearly $1.75 million. Teutsch, one of the leading mixed-use developers in the Pacific Northwest, has said it intends to develop the properties with mixed-use residential and retail, thus completing the sixblock downtown catalyst area. Lewis Construction on the blocks inside the City’s downtown redevelopment district should begin in the fall of 2014. “Our City Council began (its) visioning process for our downtown 10 years ago,” said Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis. “This final sale helps that vision to revitalize our downtown come to fruition.”
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From her earliest days, Nancy Backus threw herself into community-based activities, from grade-school bowl-a-thons and junior high school bike-a-thons to high school DECA. In time, Backus’ native inclination blossomed into a full-blown passion for politics, leading her to accept Jeanne Barber’s old seat on the Auburn City Council in 2004 and from there to win two successive terms on the council in her own right. As she’ll tell you, however, love for politics does not mean love for politicians. What Backus never has been, never will be, she says, is a politician of the backslapping, glad-handing stripe, more in love with titles, honorifics and the perks of office than with getting things done for people. “Politician denotes something negative now for most people, and in most people’s minds, when you call someone a politician, it’s not necessarily a compliment,” Backus said. [ more BACKUS page 7 ]
Pacific Mayor Leanne Guier, left, shares a laugh with Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus at Guier’s office this week. Guier has helped her City recover from mistakes made by the prior administration. Backus, Auburn’s first female mayor in its 120-year history, succeeds Pete Lewis. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter
Guier guides Pacific’s recovery By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com
Leanne Guier remembers the low point. It came more than a year ago when Guier – then the Pacific City Council president – and the rest of the council struggled to
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keep the City afloat after losing its insurance because of the mismanagement of former mayor Cy Sun. While holding out hope that a last-minute insurance deal could save Pacific, Guier braced for the worst-case scenarios, among
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them a possible annexation by Auburn and disincorporation of the City altogether. “I remember basically being on the verge of tears, wondering if the City was still going to exist,” Guier said. “Dec. 26, 2012 was when we found out we were actually going to have insurance still. Two months prior to that I’m having meetings as council president with the mayor of Auburn and
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Boy dies, two others injured in car crash A 5-year-old boy died Monday morning after a one-car accident on Highway 164 east of Auburn in the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 29. The driver, a 21-year-old Pacific man, is in ICU at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. [ more crash page 4 ]
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Float, soak and release your worries Business offers therapeutic salt baths in a tank By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
Take a dip: Phillip McGraw recently opened U-Float on East Main St., where customers can take a relaxing, soothing, restorative bath in sensory deprivation tanks steeped in Epsom-salt. ROBERT WHALE, Auburn Reporter month ago, said becoming aware of the constant background noise we don’t know occupies our mind every day and helping us still it is one of the tank’s key virtues. McGraw said the benefits to mind and body are many and profound. “Given the buoyancy of the body, it counters about 85 percent of gravity,” McGraw said. “This allows your spine to decompress up to about one inch, so it takes gravity’s effects off of your discs and your joints. And since there’s so much Epsom salt
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in there – 20 bags per tank – it’s a natural inflammatory for sore muscles and inflamed joints. It drives toxins out of the body, like the lactic acids you have after a hard workout. And the body heals four times faster than with mere bed rest. “Along with that you have reduced cortisone levels and the brain produces endorphins and dopamines, which are our natural anti-depressants,” McGraw said. Jonathan Lilly, a physicist at the National Institute of Health, wondering in the early 1950s
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equipment. “Many people fear they are going to be claustrophobic, which a lot of times is a control issue,” McGraw said. “I show them that the door to the tank is not latched – it just lies on the tank and flaps open. If you are uncomfortable, you can float with the door open.” Before and after each session, customers must shower. No disease-carrying organisms, however, can survive in such a concentration of salt water. A person can even sleep in one of the tanks. “I’ve gotten some of the best sleep in my life in the tank. In bed, we toss and turn because our circulation is pinched. There are no pressure points in the tanks, so that allows for increased blood flow as well. It lowers your heart rate and your blood pressure. And it’s all verified by biofeedback and electroencephalograms,” McGraw said. So, why hasn’t it caught on? “… The reason this hasn’t shot into the public perception like it’s doing now is that we’ve never needed it as much as a society as we do now, with all the sensory bombardment that hits us every day,” McGraw said. Contact McGraw at (206) 427-0609 or at UFloat.org.
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Corklike, in a closed 4-by-8 foot sensory deprivation tank, I bob. Almost weightless, as on the Dead Sea, in water suffused with 1,000 pounds of Epsom-salt, heated to the surface temperature of the skin. Hearing nothing but my own heart, seeing nothing, catching only the faint bite of salt in the nose, man and mind are left alone to contend with each other. At first, that’s not a comfortable thing. Twenty minutes in, the mind, accustomed to its daily gobsmacking of sensory input, starts to nicker and paw. “Look here, body,” says mind, “you’ve had your fun, but don’t you have something else to do?” For this first encounter, I manage only 30 of the 60 minutes that constitute a regular session. I expect to stay in longer next time. Phillip McGraw, who opened U-Float at 124 E. Main St. a
what would happen if one were to shut off all sensory input to the brain, invented the sensory deprivation tank. Most of his colleagues believed that a person inside such a tank would drop off right away to sleep. Lilly worked up some crude versions of the deprivation tank. In the 1970s he began working with people who owned a company called Samadhi, which would become the pioneer of the commercial end of the invention. McGraw understands that, despite the sensory deprivation tank’s nearly 60 years in existence, many people still dismiss it as “mere hippy, New Age,” mumbo-jumbo. “After my first float, I gotta admit, I kind of felt that too,” McGraw said. “Like, ‘that was weird, but how can anything benefit you if you just lie there, doing nothing?’ But what it’s triggered in me since I have done it more is help me realize the power of slowing down in life. What that does is unbelievable.” A typical session, which lasts 60 minutes, costs $65. When a new customer comes in, McGraw said, the first thing he does is get a bead on that person’s concerns. That done, he takes them to the float rooms to let them have a look at the
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TAKE ME HOME Dana Matsukawa, left, a volunteer for Auburn Valley Humane Society, shows Sasha to Jimmy Joy, a Mike Scarff Subaru employee, during the Share the Love, adopt-a-pet event last Saturday. Below, Sarah and Cody Tucker adopt Johnny Knoxville before changing his name to Antonio. The AVHS teamed up with Regional Animal Services of King County and other agencies to bring the event to the dealership. Cats, dogs, and other adoptable critters were made available by the Seattle Humane Society, UP2U Dog Rescue, and Rabbit Haven. In addition, Pasado’s Safe Haven gave tours of its Mobile Spay Station. For more information about RASKC, visit www.kingcounty.gov/pets. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter
City to swear in first female mayor, new councilmembers Auburn makes history Monday when Nancy Backus takes the oath of office as the City’s first female mayor. The public swearing in of the mayor and new City Council members begins at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 25 West Main St., with a welcome reception to follow. Also being sworn in are Rich Wagner, who was reelected to his seventh City Council term and was selected by the council to serve as the next deputy mayor; and two newly elected councilmembers, Claude DaCorsi and Yolanda Trout. Trout will be Auburn’s first Latina resident on the City Council.
[ BLOCKS from page 1 ] Economic Development Manager Doug Lein said that the key to the current upswing in Auburn is the City’s commitment to rebuild its aging infrastructure. “Our City Council’s oversight through our economically-challenging times is what made it possible to be ready for the marketplace and is allowing us to attract well-established and capitalized developers like
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Teutsch,” Lein said. “When we finished the promenade in 2012, this is exactly why we did it,” said Mayor-elect Nancy Backus, who as deputy mayor, chaired the City’s Planning and Development Committee. “Our staff worked hard to find the funding for that project to upgrade the infrastructure to attract the type of development we wanted, and now it is paying off.” This sale follows the Oct. 10 groundbreaking for the Plan A Development/Land-
mark Development on West Main Street, the first of the three developments to get underway. The project calls for a five-story mixture of retail on the base facing West Main Street, and four floors of a high-end finish, high quality, market rate apartment community. Construction is underway and should finish by the summer of 2014. City officials estimate the new developments in the downtown will bring 300500 new residents to the downtown core and more
than 20,000 square feet of retail space. The developers’ plans call for a combination of market-rate multifamily housing, student housing and senior housing, with ground-floor commercial space and accessory parking throughout. Teutsch Partners, LLC was formed in 1987 as a privately-owned, regionally focused, commercial real estate services and development company. While continuing to provide corporate real estate advisory services to some of the
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The girl climbed from the wreckage, but the Valley Regional Fire Authority had to extricate the man and boy All three were taken to Harborview Medical Center. “The Auburn Police Department continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident, and vehicular homicide charges will be forthcoming on the driver,” Hirman said. The family has set up a fund for the boy. For details, visit www.gofundme. com/StaceyIzaacHolmes.
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Dec. 24 Shoplifting: 4:05 p.m., 5148 Auburn Way N. Somebody stole refreshing fermented beverages of undisclosed make from a gas station. Shoplifting: 10:05 a.m., 762 Outlet Collection Drive SW. By stealing something from a business, a woman earned herself a spot in the SCORE jail, nicely complementing the warrant a judge already out for her arrest based
[ GUIER from page 1 ] his staff and the King County Council and their staff to put in safeguards to help the citizens have services if we have no insurance.” A last-minute reprieve in the form of a new insurance policy kept the City operating into 2013, but it wasn’t until a special election to recall the former mayor was made official in July that Pacific finally escaped Sun’s shadow. During that time, Guier became the public face of stability in Pacific. “It was hard at first. When things first started happening, I stayed away,” Guier said. “I didn’t want to talk to anyone. I stayed away from the cameras. But it kind of got to the point where, as the council president, the role emerged as the leader. And it just kind of came on. It wasn’t something that I sought after. It just came to
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be from the situations that kept getting put in front of me. I had to look out for the city. That’s what the citizens were expecting of me.” Following the recall, the council appointed Guier to be the new mayor. She and her staff continued their work to repair a City Hall that was fractured under Sun’s inept administration. The damage included the loss of more than $1 million in road improvement grants and the dismissal of crucial staff positions such as finance director, city clerk, community development and public works director. Guier took on the challenge. “I have to look out for the best interests of the city,” said Guier, the Auburn Reporter’s Person of the Year, an honor she shares with incoming Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus. “That’s what the council is expecting of me, that’s why they ap-
Vandalism: 1:48 a.m., 29700 block of 52nd Place South. Somebody rocketed eggs at somebody’s car in the early morning hours of Christmas Day. Dec. 26 Theft: Overnight, 31600 126th Avenue SE. Somebody stole a bicycle, a riding jacket and cologne that its owner had just received as Christmas presents.
Vandalism: 8:30 a.m., 12400 block of Southeast 312th Street. Somebody smashed a car window. Funny money: 8 a.m., 1148 E. Main St. A bad guy passed a bogus bill to get his infusion of morning java. Shoplifting: 12:10 p.m., 101 Auburn Way S. Police busted a bad boy at Safeway for boosting a bottle of booze.
Theft of threads: 3 p.m., 300 block of Pike Street Southeast. A woman reported that a former friend had stolen some of her clothing.
Shoplifting: 11 p.m., 762 Outlet Collection Drive SW. Police arrested a woman for shoplifting an item or items undisclosed from Walmart.
pointed me.” She admits the City was in dire straits. “The financial hits to the City and the pending suits and claims that are out there really surprised me,” she said. “And just exactly where all our projects are, finding out we lost over a $1 million in grant money for not maintaining those projects, was a big surprise and a heartbreak for the City. But I think we’re going down the right path. We have the right people in place to get those projects up and running again.” In the six months since the recall, Pacific has appointed a new finance director, Richard Gould, who is helping to untangle the City’s finances, and a new city clerk. “Richard came in and in five months reconciled our finances for 2012 and 2013 and got a 2014 budget together,” Guier said. “I feel very fortunate with
everything he’s done. I have a good team. Right now I think we’re doing all right, but I think we can be stronger.” Guier hopes soon to have “100-percent functioning staff in all departments.” She also wants to upgrade the City’s technology and set up a nonprofit effort under the watch of a board of directors to fund the youth and senior centers. More work needs to be done, but Guier is pleased with the progress. A new, affordable insurance policy with the Association of Washington Cities went into effect Jan. 1. “I did the happy dance when I found out about that,” Guier said of the new policy. “It was really exciting. When we actually approved the resolution at the (Dec. 23) meeting, I felt like popping champagne. It was a big deal. It was a big step for moving this City forward.”
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The third occupant of the vehicle, a 9-year-old girl, sustained non-lifethreatening injuries and is recovering at Harborview. “Unfortunately, at 9:02 (Monday) morning, the 5-year-old boy died from his injuries,” said Auburn Police Commander Mike Hirman. The children’s mother is the driver’s girlfriend. She was not involved in the accident. The Auburn Police Department has not released the names of the driver or the children. According to Auburn police, the man had been driving at a very high rate of speed into the Auburn city limits along Highway
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As we turn the page on 2013 and start a new year, one storyline worth following will be how local female mayors perform and shape the fortunes of their communities. Suzette Cooke of Kent, Nancy Backus of Auburn and Leanne Guier of Pacific will work to advance their agendas as their cities try to gain traction in an uncertain, slowmoving economy. It is the first time that women will occupy the top job in these three valley cities at the same time. In Kent, Cooke did enough to convince voters that she was worthy of a third term. A proven leader, Cooke is direct, blunt, and passionate. Disagree if you will with some of her decisions, Cooke has helped Kent weather a tough economic storm. The recession bit municipalities hard. Cooke deserves a thumbs-up for pressing and placing flood preventative measures along the Green River. She also launched the Neighborhood Councils program to improve Kent communities, embraced cultural diversity and managed a responsible budget. Some may argue, but Cooke’s administration has lowered the crime rate and improved police service. But without much state and federal help, Kent is stuck in the same predicament as other valley cities. It has been unable to repair its deteriorating, crowded roads. Businesses, big and small, continue to suffer. The ShoWare Center, a prized entertainment venue, has become an albatross around the City’s neck. Cooke, with her experience and ties to state movers and shakers, has to find solutions. In Auburn, Backus narrowly became the city’s first female mayor in its 120-year history. She follows Pete Lewis, who, like Cooke, performed admirably in the throes of a brutal recession. Like Cooke, Backus must resolve a badroads problem even as she advances downtown redevelopment and ushers in new business throughout Auburn. Auburn is in good hands with Backus. She is smart, familiar with the landscape and [ more KLAAS page 6 ]
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Police need to follow the law Regarding the new driving law taking effect: I agree it is dangerous for people to drive while texting, putting on make-up, reading books and all other kinds of crazy things people do that distracts them while driving. My problem is that none of the law enforcement personnel will be held accountable since they are exempt from this new law. I find this fact very infuriating. In my personal experience over a few decades, I have seen police officers cause many infractions while driving. I have seen them speed for no reason, speak on a cell phone while driving after the law came into effect, and not even use traffic signals for lane changes, turning a corner or pulling into parking lots. Why do law enforcement personnel feel they are above the law? Are they not the same as us? Are they not supposed
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corridor from Everett to Tacoma. Add to that more than 80 percent of the state’s gross domestic product is generated in that area. On top of that, the opening of the widened Panama Canal in 2015 will allow huge ships called Pana-Max to access the gulf ports and the
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to follow the laws? Why will they be allowed to “break” the law while I won’t even be able to take a sip of my coffee when I am quite capable of doing so without looking? I, as well as many others I have heard, am tired of law enforcement, especially with the negative history of the Auburn Police Department over the years, of breaking laws
Legislators, let’s protect our ports, save our jobs The looming transportation crisis, made even more evident by Boeing’s needs recently stated to the governor, is much more complicated than you might think. Keep in mind that 40 percent of the population of the state lives in a narrow
and regulations and harassing people in public for no reason. Too many times Auburn officers have broken laws and regulations and have gotten away with it. This needs to stop now. – Laura Hyatt
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Heartland of America, where the bulk of the population lives and bypass our area altogether. To make things more difficult, Canada, Los Angeles and Mexico have invested billions of dollars in infrastructure for their ports and railroads. They mean to take the Puget Sound port’s business as well and the more than 170,000 jobs
I’m disappointed that the Auburn Reporter so often lets itself be used as the mouthpiece for the rich few – especially by Don Brunell and the Washington Business Association. Recently it was “What’s the plan as we shiver and sweat it out” (Dec. 20), railing against those of us who would rather see our region and nation (and world) produce energy in a way that doesn’t reduce our ability to provide food, clean water and air. Do you think anybody [ more LETTERS page 6 ]
attached to it. Then there’s the real problem of what will happen to the huge number of manufacturers that are located in Puget Sound. If we lose the shipping contracts with the Pacific Rim countries, then all of the manufacturers located here doing business overseas will begin to relocate to keep their costs down. The reality is ships do not come across the Pacific empty to fill up on a product just for us. They will bring cargoes to new ports [ more LEWIS page 6 ]
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It was a good year for female mayors in 2013. Women in a number of U.S. passionate about people and cities won election or reelectheir plights. She has served tion as mayors. on the City Council since In New York, three of the 2004, occupying key comstate’s largest cities – Albany, mittee and alliance-building Rochester and Syracuse – roles. A 25-year employee of elected women as mayors. The Boeing Company, she Houston reelected Annise worked as a financial operaParker. Minneapolis chose tions manager. That should Betsy Hodges. Daycome in handy when ton, Ohio went with managing a complex, Nan Whaley. tight City budget. Suffern, N.Y., Guier’s situation is Cape Coral, Fla., different but no less Moorhead, Minn., significant. She took Norwich, Conn., and over when former Cedar City, Utah are mayor Cy Sun was among smaller cities recalled in June and Cooke that will welcome has helped pick up their first female the pieces of a small mayors in January. city left in financial ruins. Closer to home, BremerThe affable Guier has opened ton reelected Patty Lent. up channels of communicaBellingham’s first woman tions and worked tirelessly to help rebuild Pacific’s repu- mayor, Kelli Linville, took office in 2012. tation and vitality. Marilyn Strickland asIt hasn’t been easy, but Guier’s careful, effective ways sumed the Tacoma office in 2010. will make Pacific better in Women deserve a shot. the long run. Historically, they haven’t Three women. Three been given the opportunity. tough jobs. Plenty of promIn 1926, Bertha Knight ise. Landes became Seattle’s first As Cooke, Backus and female mayor and the first Guier show, more women woman mayor of a major are getting into the mayoral American city. There hasn’t business. The valley is just a microcosm of what has gone been a female mayor since in the Emerald City. on elsewhere.
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A good-government crusader, Landes fought police corruption and lawless activity. She worked hard against bootleggers and reckless drivers and strictly enforced regulations for dance halls and cabarets. The Civic Auditorium, later renovated as the Seattle Opera House, is one of her accomplishments. She appointed qualified professionals to head City departments, improve public transportation and parks, and put the City’s finances in order. Today, the largest meeting room at Seattle City Hall is named in her honor. The tunnel-boring machine used to construct the twomile Alaskan Way-Viaduct replacement tunnel under downtown Seattle was nicknamed “Bertha” after her. Women make up more than half of the population in the United States but are under-represented in federal, state and local offices. For whatever reason, women in politics bring a different perspective, an ability to negotiate and compromise than do their male counterparts. Women have much to contribute to politics. Given the opportunity, let’s see what they can do for us.
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seriously wants our country to “eliminate almost 90 percent of its electricity?” Has any environmental group said that? Our energy billionaires would like to continue to manage things for their short-term profit. Wouldn’t it be a lot smarter to build an energy industry that has a chance of surviving into the 22nd century? Mr. Brunell tries the old “it will cost more to change how we do things” ploy.
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Yes, it will, but the cost of shifting to sustainable energy now is far lower than the cost of the disaster that will result from our present mismanagement. Global climate change is here and now, despite what the super-rich want you to believe. What’s your plan, Mr. Brunell? You neglected to mention that in your editorial. I suppose your plan is to “trust us with your money, and everything will be all right.” – Tim Drewes
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lem of the legislators. A big election year looms in 2014, and there’s a real concern in the minds of some of the legislators that if they vote for any kind of a tax, they might not get reelected. Given the fact they know the reality of the problem with the ports – and those who are voting against them from this side of the state – they are more worried about keeping a job. Then again there’s Seattle. The city and its immediate satellites want transit, and lots of it. They may not have a united delegation on a host of issues, but on transit they are lockstep, and no package will pass without Seattle. But King County also
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and suppliers will move closer to where their exports can go out. Given all of that information, you would think a transportation plan for the Puget Sound would be easy. Not so fast. The legislators on the east side of the state act in a decisive and cohesive manner. Unless their projects are funded, no transportation bill will pass. Each eastside project chips away at the pot of money absolutely necessary to keep and possibly expand our trade connections. But no package will pass without the votes from the east. Then there’s the prob-
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An expert will be on hand to answer questions about this year’s Environmental Priorities and explain how the public can get involved. For more information, contact Lisa Remlinger at lisa@wecprotects.org or 360-970-3885. Spend a week as a Senate page: Every year the Washington State Senate offers a once-ina-lifetime opportunity to spend one week as a Senate page. Through the program, students ages 14 through 16 can serve and get a front-row seat on how state government works. “Learning about Washington’s legislative process and our state’s history is an essential part of educating all students,” said Sen. Joe Fain (R-Auburn). “Everyone who completes this program returns home with a newfound understanding of state government and the importance of policy-making at every level.” To learn more, visit Fain’s website at www.SenatorFain.com and click on “Senate Page Program.” There you can find an application, explanation of the program and a short video about the experience. Pages must be sponsored by a legislator. Please contact Fain’s office for more information by calling 888-786-0598, or by emailing joe.fain@leg.wa.gov.
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www.auburn-reporter.com [ BACKUS from page 1 ] That says a lot about how Backus intends to comport herself as Auburn’s next mayor. When Backus takes the oath at the first City Council meeting of 2014 on Monday at City Hall, she’ll be the first woman in Auburn’s 120-year history to serve as its chief executive. Just don’t expect her to harp on the fact. “It’s an absolute honor to be making history, but I am never going to take this position lightly,” said Backus, who along with Pacific Mayor Leanne Guier is one of the Auburn Reporter’s 2013 Persons of the Year. “I am extremely honored, but I’m also not going to be the type to stand on titles and all that. I’m still Nancy. I’m thrilled to be the mayor and thrilled to be the first female mayor, but along with that comes a lot of responsibility, and that’s what I want to focus on.” As mayor, Backus will draw on lessons her mentors and heroes, especially her parents, taught her. “Mom and dad were really hardworking people. They gave me a really good work ethic. They worked very hard to make sure that my brother and I had
everything we needed, not necessarily everything we wanted all the time, but everything we needed. They taught me how to work hard and make things better,” Backus said. No doubt there’ll be a bit of wisdom in there handed down by the aunt who served as mayor of a small Kansas town. “I think the one thing my aunt told me when I was 7 or 8 years old was that she could make a citizen’s arrest. I thought, ‘Wow, that’s the coolest thing. My aunt is the mayor, and she can make a citizen’s arrest.’ At 7 or 8 years old, oh my gosh. I always knew I’d be involved somehow, I wasn’t quite sure where.” Backus found other heroes and mentors among her teachers at Pioneer Elementary School and South Auburn — now Gildo Rey — Olympic Junior High, and Auburn High School, from which she graduated in 1979. In 1981 she graduated from Green River Community College with an AA in business. “At the time I had what I thought was a really good paying job working at Piggly Wiggly. I was making more money than my friends who had continued on in college. I was the first
female boxboy. I loved that work, loved being around people. Finally I moved up to Enumclaw Food Center, where I injured my back and was off work for a year.” Backus’ worked in food brokerage sales before executing a complete 180 and taking an accounting job with the Boeing Company. After earning her degree in accounting, she moved to auditing financial statements for benefit plans then spent 10 years on the company’s commercial side. Two years ago, she moved into financial planning. She described her first foray into active politics. “I started on the City Council to replace Jeanne Barber, who was one of my mentors. When she said she was going to retire, and would I consider applying for the open position on the council, I didn’t think twice about it. It was such an honor that she had thought about me. I loved that woman. She meant a great deal to me,” Backus said. “One of the things about Jeanne was that she had a huge heart, and she cared a lot, but she also knew when to call you on your BS. And she could do it in such a
way that you would almost say ‘thank you’ when she was done. Just a class act. She taught me a lot about strength,” Backus said. Backus is aware of her own reputation as a “nice person,” and how some may interpret it as a weakness. “I don’t see it as a weakness, I see it as a strength,” Backus said. “But if they want to underestimate me because I’m nice, go ahead. But I’m here to serve the city. I do have compassion. “Mayor Lewis’ saying was that he was an ex-banker. So what will be the common thing for Nancy? That she’ll get choked up whenever something touching comes up? You know, that’s part of who I am. Yeah, I’m going to get teared up from time to time, but it doesn’t mean that I’m weak, it just means that I care. “When I first thought about running, I realized that if I had to change who I am for the job, then it wouldn’t be worth having.”
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Registration is open for the Auburn Police Department’s Citizens Academy, scheduled to begin March 5. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Evening sessions explore the inner workings of the police department and give citizens direct, candid, first-hand information regarding this important City public safety function.
Auburn resident Rodger D. Campbell died on December 22, 2013. Born in Mobridge, SD on September 7, 1930, he moved to Auburn as a child and remained there as an active community member for life. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara; brothers Tracy and Vince; and sister Ethel. He is survived by his wife, Kristine; sisters Doris, Beverly, and Mary Jane; 4 children - Teary (Glenn) Wedin, Tim (Patti) Campbell, Tom Campbell, and Trudy (Wayne) Gilthvedt; 10 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. Rodger, employed with the NP/BNSF railroad for 47 years, enjoyed much community involvement in his lifetime – serving on Auburn School Board for 22 years; member of Eagles and Masons; docent at White River Historical Society; and volunteer at Auburn Senior Center. A memorial service to celebrate Rodger’s life will be held Saturday, January 4th at 11:00am at Messiah Lutheran Church in Auburn. Memorials can be made to Franciscan Hospice House – 2901 Bridgeport Way W., University Place, WA 98466. 953618
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CALENDAR Events Auburn Tourism: For special events or to add a special event, go to www.auburntourism.com. Puyallup Home, Remodeling & Gardening Show: Jan. 3-5, Washington State Fairgrounds, SleepCountry ShowPlex, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup (enter at Blue Gate). Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $8 adult $8.00; $7 senior and military; under 17 free. Free parking. For more information, call 253-874-8711, email puyalluphomeshow@comcast.net or visit www.puyalluphomeshow.net Environmental Priorities Coalition: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9, Zola’s Café, 402 E. Main St., Suite 120, Auburn. Public invited to learn about the coalition’s environmental priorities in the upcoming state legislature and its 60 Days/60 Ways legislative action plan for this session. An expert will be on hand to answer questions about this year’s priorities and explain how the public can get involved. For more information, contact Lisa Remlinger at 360-970-3885 or lisa@ wecprotects.org. 2014 Auburn Relay for Life Community Kickoff: 6-8 p.m. Jan. 16, First United Methodist Church, 100 N St. SE, Auburn. Meet the event committee, learn about the relay. Guest Speaker: Mayor-Elect Nancy Backus. Fun, refreshments too. Public is welcome. For more information, contact Cheri Staples at 253-332-8279 or castaples01@ msn.com Miss Auburn Scholarship Pageant: 7 p.m. Jan. 24; 6 p.m. Jan. 25, Auburn Performing Arts Center, 206 E St. NE. Miss Auburn & Miss Auburn Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant, “Wizard to Wicked, and all Points In between.” Sponsored by the
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Living Tobacco-free Weekly Free Support Group: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, second floor, Heart Care Center classroom, 202 N. Division St. Free one-hour weekly support group meeting open to adults and teens wanting to quit tobacco, newly quit, struggling with relapse or helping a friend quit tobacco. For more info, contact Heidi Henson at 253223-7538 or hhenson@seattleymca.org.
The Bus Barn Bonanza: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Held on the first Saturday of every month, February to June, October to December, Auburn School District Transportation Yard, 615 15th St. SW. Featuring arts and crafts from local artists and business people. Free to the public. A $10 vendor fee supports the Auburn High School seniors scholarship fund. For more information, contact Janie Bartro at 253-227-7789, or visit www. busbarnbonanza.com.
Health Cascade Regional Blood Center drives: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 4, Lakeland Hills Community, 1408 Lake Tapps Parkway El 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 12, Auburn City Seventh-day Adventist Church, 402 29th St. SE. For more information, call 1-877-242-5663 or visit www.crbs.net/ home. Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 16, Zones, Inc., 1102 15th St. SW; 9 a.m.-noon, Feb. 5, 650 Milwaukee Blvd., Algona. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc. org. Auburn Alzheimer’s Association Support Group: Noon-1:30 p.m. first Tuesday of each month, Church of the Nazarene, 1225 29th St. SE, Room 15, Auburn. Caring for someone with memory loss? Group provides a place for caregivers to learn and gain support from others caring for a person with memory loss. Support groups also serve as an opportunity for participants to receive information on care management,
see it again. Jim Kerl’s Swing Sixties band and Joey Jewell will take you back to the heyday of Las Vegas and the reigning king of the strip, Frank Sinatra. Tickets: $17 regular; $15 students, seniors. Auburn Performing Arts Center APAC, 206 E St. NE, Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec at 253-931-3043, MondayThursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.
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Cirque Ziva, Chinese Acrobats: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1. A beautiful and technically brilliant show, Cirque Ziva is the newest creation from producer Danny Chang (Artistic Director, Golden Dragon Acrobats). The skilled troupe of 25 presents traditional and modern Chinese acrobatics, dance, aerial stunts, contortion and more. Tickets: $20 regular; $18 students, seniors.
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Jazz series:: 6-9 p.m., Saturdays, Auburn Wine and Caviar Company, 2402 A St. SE, Auburn. Saxophone and flute master Mark Lewis performs each week with a different featured guest musician – or two – from around the region. No cover. For more information, call 253-887-8530.
January Comedy at the Ave: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17. Tickets: $17 regular; $15 students, seniors. Ave Kids, Jugglemania: 2 p.m. Jan. 18. “Is a children’s festival held when you plant them or when you harvest them?” Prop comic Rhys Thomas has questions even he can’t answer after 30 years of performing in 18 countries. Thomas can, however, rival Pixar in creating fun for the whole family. With Jugglemania, Thomas will ride his “suicycle”, juggle knives on a ladder of swords, coax “Stunteddy” out of a strait jacket and share his hilarity and dexterity. Tickets: $8. Sinatra at the Sands: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18. If you missed Sinatra with Count Basie in their legendary appearance at the Las Vegas Sands Hotel in 1966, here is your chance to
Poetry at The Station Bistro: 7-10 p.m., first Wednesdays of each month, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. Poets featured at the open mic venue. Presented by The Station Bistro, the Northwest Renaissance, Auburn Striped Water Poets. Open to poets of every age and skill level. For more information, contact mcbreenpost@aol.com. Music at The Station Bistro: 6-9 p.m., Saturdays, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. 253-735-1399, auburnstationbistro.com
Museums White River Valley Museum Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and the first Thursday 6-8 p.m. Regular admission is $5 adults, $2 seniors and children. Children 2 years of age or younger are free. Free admission on the first Thursday and third Sunday of the month. EXHIBITS Alpine Photography of George L. Kinkade: Jan. 15-June 1. Breathtaking imagery of the Cascade Mountains as seen through the eyes of a pioneering photographic explorer. PROGRAMS: Late Play Date: 6-8 p.m. Beginning Feb. 6, on the first Thursday of the month. Monthly free program for kids age 3-12. Families can enjoy free admission to the museum as well as themed craft stations and activities. No registration required.
Galleries Auburn City Hall: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Admission is free. 253-931-3043 or www.auburnwa.gov. Auburn Valley Creative Arts Gallery: 108 S. Division St., Auburn. Hours: 10 a.m.2 p.m., Wednesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m., Saturday. www.facebook.com/auburnvalleycreativearts. AVCA monthly meetings: 7 p.m., second Tuesday of each month. Board meetings are at 5:45 p.m. Open to anyone wishing to volunteer and help steer AVCA to future goals.
Dance Children’s Dance Theater Open House: Visit www.auburnchildrensdancetheater.com or call 253-887-8937 for program information. Located at 122 W. Main St. (entrance in back) Auburn Dance Academy: Visit www.auburndanceacademy.com or call 253-833-1891 for program information. The academy is located at 1811 Howard Road, Suite 100. Auburn Dance & Music Center: Visit www.auburndancecenter.com or call 253833-6773 for program information. The center is located at 306 Auburn Ave.
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Great Photos with any Camera: 6-8 p.m. Feb. 11, 18, 25. In this series of classes you will learn photography basics, including camera functions, composition and image editing. Whether you have a point and shoot, digital SLR, or even an iPhone, instructor Cary Davidson will teach you how to maximize your camera to get great photos.
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Auburn Mountainview girls go 3-0 at national basketball tourney The Auburn Mountainview girls basketball squad put together a 3-0 record at this past weekend’s Surf n’ Slam tournament in San Diego. The Lions defeated Episcopal of Dallas, Texas 48-29 in the opening round of the tourney and blew past Golden Valley High School from Merced, Calif., 53-32, this past Saturday. In its final game, Auburn Mountainview edged Cedar Park Christian of Bothell 52-48 to win the San Diego bracket.
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Hoops is an elixer of health for Faleagafulu Auburn senior point guard stays active to keep Lupus at bay BY SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com
Watching Seandalynn Faleagafulu on the court one would be hard pressed to guess she has a chronic disease. In fact, up until just a week ago even Faleagafulu’s teammates on the Auburn girls basketball team had no idea their senior point guard and on-court leader battles Lupus – an autoimmune disease that compels the immune system to attack the body, resulting in fatigue, hair loss, skin rashes and joint pain. “I don’t think a lot of people know what she goes through on a daily basis,” Trojans coach Adam Ladage said. “The girls in the
Rainier Plateau Rugby Club offers U15 team The Rainier Highlanders Junior Rugby Club begins enrollment of players for its new U15 program on Jan. 4 in Auburn.
Seandalynn Faleagafulu credits her year-long participation in basketball – for Auburn High School and the Northwest All-Stars club team – for keeping her Lupus in check. Shawn Skager Auburn Reporter program already look up to her, I think this will make them look up to her even more and respect what she
does. “She’s first in the gym, last out,” Ladage said. “She never dogs it, you never
have to yell at her to work harder. And she has all the excuses in the world to not work hard.”
“This season we have a real emphasis on trying to create a U15 team which is intended to become the future players for our older team in a few years,” head coach Andy Ramsay said. The club, with players
from Federal Way, Auburn, Bonney Lake, Sumner, Orting, Enumclaw, Buckley and Puyallup, hosts an informational meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 4 at the Auburn Library where parents and prospective players
can learn more about the sport and the club. The club will also host a free-of-charge rookie player camp for new male and female players to acquaint them with the fundamentals of the game and the skills
One of the first clues that something was wrong came when Faleagafulu was 8 years old. “I was balding in certain places, and where I was balding I had scabs,” she said. “It happens to some people who have this. Then I got my ears pierced and the Lupus attacked it. You could tell where it was starting to eat away at my ear.” Faleagafulu also suffered from constant headaches and fatigue. Doctors struggled initially to find the cause of her ailments. “It was frustrating. I went to three different doctors who all said it was different things,” she said. Finally, Faleagafulu said, her grandmother, Linda Kolze, helped put it all together when she took her to a specialist who diagnosed her with cutaneous Lupus. [ more Lupus page 10 ]
needed to play. “The camp will be run by Rainier coaches and players who will make sure that the attendees are made to feel relaxed and have a fun time,” [ more rugby page 10 ]
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[10] January 3, 2014 [ rugby from page 9 ] Ramsay said. “The camp will be run so that the intensity and physical levels are very low so that the attendees can gain some confidence and not be overwhelmed.” The camp is scheduled from 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 13-14 at Auburn Memorial Stadium. No sign up or preregistration is required. Rainier Rugby practices begin the week following, with boys scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Sunset Chev Stadium in Sumner, and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at Auburn Memorial Stadium. Girls will practice from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at Auburn Memorial Stadium, and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at
[ Lupus from page 9 ] “It mostly attacks my skin,” she said. Doctors prescribed three different medicines to treat her disease, told her to limit exposure to sunlight and warned her that symptoms such as joint pain and fatigue would eventually worsen. “My doctor predicted that by the time I got to high school there were going to be a lot of days where I really would not be able to get out of bed because I’d be too tired and my body would be aching,” she said. “But I haven’t had any days like that.” Faleagafulu, who plays club
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Sunset Chev Stadium. Also on tap for the club are scrimmages in February, including a trip to Beaverton, Ore. for a preseason jamboree. Games begin in March, with boys playing on Saturdays and girls playing on Sundays. The season ends in earlyMay. Membership fees, which include uniform shorts, socks and mouth guards are $135. The organization also offers reduced and waived fees, and payment plans. “In 6 years of running the team we have never turned any kid away who wants to play because they couldn’t pay,” Ramsay said. For more information, call Ramsay at 253-330-6816 or visit www.rainierjuniorrugby.com.
Dayna Kickner throws one in for the Auburn Blast U11. Courtesy Photo
basketball year round for Denn Pretz at Riverside Youth Basketball (now the Northwest All-Stars) and with the Auburn Summer League, credits staying active with basketball for staving off the worst of the symptoms. “Playing basketball helped, that’s what helped me out,” she said. “The doctors were the ones that told me to stay active, but they also said there would be days where it would be hard to do it. But I haven’t really had those, I’ve just been able to push through.” Staying active has worked so well for Faleagafulu that last year she was able to ditch her prescriptions.
“The doctors have said her basketball, playing with her high school, and club with Denn Pretz has really helped her, especially with being able to be off the medicine,” Ladage said. Normally, Faleagafulu is not forthcoming about her disease. In fact, Ladage said he didn’t even know about it for the first two years she was in the program. “As our relationship as player-coach has developed, she’s become more and more honest with me,” Ladage said. “As a freshman or sophomore she did anything she could to hide how tired she was. But the last two years she’s been a lot more open.”
The Auburn Youth Soccer Association Blast U11 girls team finished up its season earlier this month with a 16-1 record and a semi-final appearance in the Sports Authority Washington Youth Soccer Recreational Cup tournament. The Blast, with players from Auburn, Covington, Bonney Lake and Puyallup, soared into the tourney with the District 3 title and won the quarterfinal game 3-2 on penalty kicks. At the Recreational Cup, the Blast were unable to overcome the Kirkland Cheetahs, losing 1-0 to the Now, with urging from Ladage and support from stepdad Michael Smith – an assistant coach with the Auburn girls – and her mom Shawniene Kaufman, Faleagafulu is willing to talk more about having Lupus. “He (Ladage) talked me into it,” she said. “He told me I might be able to help someone else who has it and help them push through it. Even if I just help one person, that’s reason enough.” That willingness to help others is no surprise to Ladage, who said he sees the same thing on the court with Faleagafulu. “She’s a great teammate, first and foremost she’s a leader,” he
eventual state champs. “As she did all season long, Blast goalkeeper Rebecca Eskers played outstanding, with seven saves on the day,” Coach Bob Kickner said. “Stopper Charlotte Baryo chased the Cheetahs offense away from the box, while leading goal scorer Angelique Cyr worked her way through the defensive maze provided by the opponent. As a parent, coach, sports fan, the pure joy in these kids playing hard for fun and family was an experience unlike anything I have encountered in my 20 years as a professional in college sports. It was so cool to be reminded that sports are games meant for fun.” said. “She has been since her freshman year. But she does come from a pass-first mentality and not a scoring mentality.” Now, with just a season left in her prep career, Ladage said he hopes to inspire Faleagafulu to also step up on the court, too. “She’s a lot better player than she thinks she is,” Ladage said. “I think that everyone around her has a lot more confidence in her than she has in herself. And that might hold her back sometimes. When she gets into the mindset that she needs to score and assert herself, she’s one of the better players in our league.”
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