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Maple Valley Farmers Market kicks off seventh season Covington looks at alternative funding BY SARAH WEHMANN
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The Maple Valley Farmers Market opened Saturday at Rock Creek Elementary for its seventh season. This year’s farmers market is the first year under new directors. Along with new directors there are some new vendors. This year, Market Manager Linda Kowalsky said the new vendors include Breaking Bread, Happy Roots Farm and a gluten free bakery among many others. There will be more than 50 vendors participating in this year’s market. Kowalsky said that number is up from last year. She said there will be a food saver program to help educate the public on food preservation. The market will also hold a canning demonstration and a fresh pie bake off this year. Every week, Kowalsky said, there will be a local musician performing. On July 11 the market will host Kids Day, Kowalsky said. The Maple Valley Farmers Market will also be accepting state provided vouchers. Kowalsky and her husband prior to becoming directors of the market were vendors for the past 10 years. She said her husband does vinegar and oil and she does a pasta stand. Aside from running the Maple Valley Farmers Market, the couple also operates a farmers market in Arizona. In Washington, they participate in a number of area farmers markets Zariah Zosel, 10, picks out fresh apricots at the Maple Valley Farmers Market last Saturday. The market runs through Sept. 26. including Kent, Issaquah, Mercer The hours of the market are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday, except July 4, at Rock Creek Elementary. See more photos on page 2. [ more MARKET page 2 ] DENNIS BOX, The Reporter
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The residents of Covington have spoken, or at least 2,665 of them have. The Covington Transportation Benefit District’s Proposition 1 failed on the April 28 ballot, with 48 percent in favor. The district was planning to have Proposition 1, a proposed 0.002 sales tax increase, be the funding mechanism for street maintenance needs for the next 10 years. The increase would have equated to an additional $0.20 for every $100 in taxable purchased and would have generated $750,000 per year in revenue for the city’s road and sidewalk maintenance. The city’s current means of keeping up with street maintenance is through a $250,000 annual subsidy from the general fund to the road fund. That method, City Manager Regan Bolli said, can only keep up for two more years before it becomes not sustainable. Since Prop 1 failed, city officials are now asking themselves, “Now what?” In the next few months, several [ more FUNDING page 15 ]
Tahoma team raises money by collecting clothes Water polo girls collected clothing, shoes and household textiles and raised about $1,600 for team BY SARAH WEHMANN Reporter
The Tahoma girls water polo team joined with Clothes for the Cause from June 12-14 to raise money for the team. Clothes for the Cause is a fundraising company who collects clothes in exchange for cash. The team accepted clothing and shoes in any condition and gave the collected items to Clothes for the Cause. The water polo team was then given the total for
its collected items measured in dollars per pound. The Tahoma water polo booster club president Erika Hanger said this was the second time since March that the team held a fundraiser with Clothes for the Cause. Coach Amanda Saunders said June’s fundraiser didn’t see many walk ups because the team had been collecting donations for the past few months. In the three days the team held its fundraiser, the girls collected nearly four tons of clothing, shoes and household textiles, Marketing Director for Clothes for the Cause Monica Stamper wrote in an email the team raised close to $1,600 to help fund its inaugural year. “(This was) such a great way to help people get rid of things they don’t want or need to in turn give a school team the cash they need to invest in our local youth,” Stamper said.
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[2] June 26, 2015 [ MARKET from page 1] a number of area farmers markets including Kent, Issaquah, Mercer Island and Everett. Kowalsky believes the importance of a farmers market to the community is “making local food available to people.� She added, markets “stimulate the local economy.� Kowalsky said according to the Farmers Market Co-
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Chef Cafe. It goes so fast. Who’d have thought when we were sitting in that little cafe with our toddlers on our way to cut down a Christmas tree, that we’d be sitting there 16 to 18 years later talking about it? It’s one of those times you wish you’d have stopped, soaked in the moment and remembered it better. I do have a picture from that day: my little girls sitting in their chairs on their knees so they could reach the table, bundled up like bunnies in their winter sweaters and boots with their bright pink rain slickers hung over the backs of their chairs. Cutting down the tree was not as momentous of an event for my daughters as going to that Cafe and having hot chocolate topped with a large blob of whipped cream and a dash of chocolate sauce and sprinkles to boot. In fact, we never repeated the Christmas tree activity. My kids were not then and are not now outdoorsy and voiced their misery over being out in the elements of nature, even as toddlers. However it was not their last hot chocolate at the Testy Chef. Most of the time when we go out to breakfast Gretchen Leigh
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The circle of life is complete we go there. It’s our place. We were there in the beginning and we still go there to this day. The staff has watched our kids grow up, us get older, and time move on. By now all of you are probably humming the tune “Circle of Life.” It’s from the Lion King, written by Elton John. Here’s the refrain: In the circle of life It’s the wheel of fortune It’s the leap of faith It’s the band of hope Till we find our place On the path unwinding In the circle, the circle of life It really is a circle, because as my husband and I were finding our path way back when we were a young, married couple, we are now watching our children find their paths and take those leaps of faith. We are certainly not washed up, we’re not that old yet (at least I’m not), and twenty years old or not, my daughters still need a lot of support while they navigate their own directions in life. Still, it was rather poignant that on Father’s Day, we were having breakfast at a place where we had breakfast before my husband was a father. So what does it all mean? Just that we’re getting older – at least he is – it’s the circle of life.
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Community Notes • Honor Roll The Montana State University 2015 spring semester dean’s honor roll included students from Covington, Kent and Maple Valley. The honor roll includes students who complete 12 credit hours and earn an average of 3.5 or above for the semester. Covington Casey Quinn Kent Katherine Baker Kendric Bizak Kyle Lutz Maple Valley Bryce Miller Christopher Thomas • St. George Episcopal Church summer schedule 8 a.m. simple meditative service 10 a.m. celebratory service Location: 24219 Witte Road SE, across from Lake Wilderness Elementary. Vicar Bonnie Malone 425-432-5481 www.saintgeorgemv.org
Amateur radio club field day at Lake Wilderness
King County adopts final Cedar River channel migration zone study and map
The Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club scheduled an American Radio Relay League Field Day event at Lake Wilderness beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday through 2 p.m. Sunday. The field day is a picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and fun. The club encourages anyone interested to come by and join the hands-on use of radios, licensed radio operators or not, or just observe and learn more about amateur radio. The contest portion of field day is simply to contact as many other stations as possible and to learn to operate our radio gear in abnormal situations and less than optimal conditions. Come see the behind-the-scenes action of how emergency communications are handled. Along with providing emergency communications, ham radio operators use their [ more RADIO page 15 ]
There are no changes to existing land development regulations King County has adopted the final Cedar River Channel Migration Zone study and map for the area that extends from the river’s mouth in the city of Renton upstream to Landsburg. The final map is now in effect for the purpose of land-use regulation within King County. Existing land development regulations are not being changed. Channel migration is when bank erosion occurs and a river channel shifts location. Channel migration zones are mapped and regulated by King County as flood hazard areas. Channel migration zone mapping is required by the Washington State Shoreline Management Act. A draft Cedar River study and
map underwent public review and comment earlier this year, including a public meeting and public comment period. King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks responded to all comments and made minor revisions to finalize the study and map. The final Cedar River map becomes effective June 18, 30 days after adoption by the King County Department of Permitting and Environmental Review. The Cedar River study and map, the amendment to the channel migration public rule, and general information about channel migration in King County can be viewed at: king-
county.gov/floodmaps. Paper copies are available for review during business hours at the following locations: King County Department of Development and Environmental Review, 35030 SE Douglas St., Suite 210, Snoqualmie; Fairwood Library, 17009 140th Ave. SE, Renton; and Maple Valley Library, 21844 SE 248th St., Maple Valley. In addition to regulating land use within affected areas of unincorporated King County, the Cedar River map and study will inform the Cedar River Corridor Planning process which can also be viewed at kingcounty.gov/rivers.
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The death of socialism
Karl Marx’s theory of socialism died in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. It died in all but name in China after the Tiananmen Square massacre in the summer of 1989. Marx’s theory came as an overreaction to the evils of capitalism that grew and prospered in the Age of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries in Europe and later in the United States. Like capitalism and evolution, Marxism was born in the era of the belief in absolutes. All these “isms” were like the religions that came during the age of religious wars of the 16th and 17th centuries between Catholics and Protestants. Capitalism’s basic beliefs are the emphases on private property, private profit, private ownership of the means of production (owners building factories to produce goods), risk-taking and competition. In direct reaction to capitalism, Marx’s socialism was based on the absolute belief in public property, public profit, public ownership of the means of production, the state doing the risktaking rather than individuals and cooperation rather than competition. Marx believed that there was an absolute sequence of history, the first three in turn being overthrown by violence and revolution: 1- Caveman socialism, where people worked together in tribes to survive. 2 - Feudalism, where the nobility controlled the land on the backs of serfs and peasants. 3 - The rise of the bourgeoisie or the educated middle class/business class. 4 - The dictatorship of the proletariat where factory laborers would be ruled over by leaders In Focus
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until this state gradually “withered away”. 5 - Communism, where there was no government or need for government because humans would have evolved to such a point of self-discipline that no government was necessary. The reason’s Marx’s theory took root is because it appeared to work in the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the Chinese Revolutions beginning with the fall of the Manchu Dynasty in 1911. Millions worldwide were convinced Marx was right and it would only be a matter of time before the “dictatorship of the proletariat” would “wither away” into Marxist utopia. Unfortunately, the last two cycles didn’t work out as Marx predicted. Under Stalin in the USSR, the dictatorship actually got stronger, as it did under Mao Dse Dung in China in the 1950s. The capitalism of the United States and Western Europe proved far more innovative, flexible
and productive. Beginning in 1978 Deng Xiao Ping, China’s new leader after the death of Mao, saw the need to change direction toward more freedom and capitalism. By the late 1980s and 1990s both the USSR and China were in crisis. The Soviets could no longer maintain their control of a restive Eastern Europe and at the same time fulfill the needs for more consumer goods for the Russian people. The Soviet Union had overextended itself. In China, youth were demanding more political freedom. With the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations and subsequent massacre, the pace toward capitalism increased, while at the same time, the government maintained tight political controls over the populace to preserve Communist Party survival. [ more FOCUS page 14 ]
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Teenage boy rescued from lake BY REBECCA GOURLEY Staff Reporter
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety responded to a 911 call at 4:38 p.m. June 23 for a teenage boy who disappeared on the east side of Lake Wilderness while swimming with friends at a private beach in the 25300 block of 232nd Avenue Southeast. An off-duty Kent police officer was on scene with his family. He called 911 then dove into the lake to search for the boy. He continued attempts to recover the boy but was unable to pull him to the surface. Dive teams from the Renton Fire Department and the King County Sheriff ’s Office responded and found the teen in approximately 30 feet of water. He had been under water for about 40 minutes. CPR was started by firefighters and King County Medic 1. The emergency responders were able to get a heartbeat back in the patient before transporting him to a local hospital via Airlift Northwest. No other information is available on the patient. Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety wants everyone to have a safe and enjoyable summer. When near bodies of water, remember these
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any 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 relationship. But, the numbers suggest otherwise. One in three women and one in seven men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. 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 problem, it can be difficult to believe that we can address the issues at hand. We aren’t all police officers, judges, hospital 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 acknowledgment, willingness to help, and a conversation about solutions. We can talk to our friends and family members about what healthy relationships look like. We can learn about the red flags of abusive relationships. And, in Washington State, we can contact a local domestic violence program in every community, like DAWN (Domestic Abuse Women’s Network) in South King County. Contacting a DAWN advocate is free, confidential, and available to anyone looking to learn more about intimate partner violence. DAWN Advocates and professionally trained volunteers are available 24/7 to talk about your concerns regarding safety and resources and to offer support. These services are available to those who are interested in supporting a family member or loved one who is experiencing abuse as well. To find support and to learn more about DAWN’s services, please visit dawnonline.org or call us at 425656-4305 or toll free at 877465-7234. 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 dawnonline.org/ get-involved/evening-of-promise. To raise money and awareness for domestic violence prevention, register for the Goodwill Refuse to Abuse 5K at Safeco Field at refusetoabuse5k.org. Stevie Kimmet
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The statewide burn ban applies to state forests, state parks and forestlands under DNR fire protection With heat and drought rapidly increasing fire danger in western Washington, the Washington state Department of Natural Resources is expanding last week’s burn ban from DNR-protected lands in eastern Washington to include those west of the Cascades. The statewide burn ban will run from June 22 through Sept. 30. “Westside forests are drying out and the outlook is for continued warm, dry weather,” said Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark. “These conditions make it clear it’s time for a statewide burn ban.” The statewide burn ban applies to state forests, state parks and forest-
lands under DNR fire protection. It does not include federally owned lands such as national forests, national parks, national wildlife refuges or other areas administered by federal agencies. In 2015 so far, there have been 306 wildfire starts throughout the state. Last year’s fire season was the biggest on record in Washington, with the largest state fire ever, the Carlton Complex, destroying more than 250,000 acres. More than 1 million acres of Washington’s landscape has been consumed by wildfire since 2009. DNR is awaiting legislative action
Fireworks information from the State Fire Marshal’s Office FIREWORKS INCIDENT DATA FOR 2014 There were 432 fireworks-related injuries and fires reported to the State Fire Marshal’s Office by fire departments and hospitals in 2014. The majority of these incidents occur on July 4, with demographic trends indicating that the highest number of injuries were sustained by males 36 years old and older. The incidents of greatest concern: • 155 fires resulted in $320,240 in damage and property loss. Residential fires resulted in $161,050 in damages – or 50 percent of the total loss. • 66 injuries were caused by devices which are illegal to own or possess in Washington state.
• Eight sparkler bomb devices caused six multiple trauma injuries and also resulted in two fires. These devices are considered improvised explosive devices, which are illegal to manufacture and possess. Injuries as a result of one of these devices included metal puncture wounds, burns, tearing of the hands and trauma to the face, chest and legs. “Never attempt to make your own fireworks,” State Fire Marshal Charles M. Duffy said. Talk to your families about fireworks and safety. Be sure to set family boundaries, only responsible adults should light fireworks. Always store fireworks in a secure location making sure that they are out of reach and sight of curious children. Personal fireworks require personal responsibility.
this summer on requests for $4.5 million for additional firefighting teams and equipment, and $20 million to improve the health of drought-ravaged, flammable forests. The statewide burn ban applies to all outdoor burning on DNR-protected forestlands with the exception of recreational fires in approved fire pits within designated state, county, municipal and other campgrounds. Charcoal briquettes may be used only in approved campground fire pits. Fireworks and incendiary devices, such as exploding targets, sky lanterns, or tracer ammunition, are illegal on all DNR-protected forestlands. If conditions permit, limited controlled burning will be allowed for live-fire training exercises under the direction of DNR during firefighter training. These burns would take place on June 25 through 27 approximately 17 miles northeast of Ellensburg, in the Naneum Ridge State Forest near Snag Canyon; and June 28 and 29 about three miles north of Oakville in the Capital State Forest.
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Always remember to use the three B’s of fireworks safety: Be prepared - have water nearby and put pets indoors Be safe - only adults should light fireworks Be responsible - clean up fireworks debris For more information about fireworks safety, public fireworks displays and the fireworks laws for your area, check the Celebrate Safely website at http:// www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/fireworks.htm.
RETAIL FIREWORKS STAND LICENSES UP FROM LAST YEAR The state fire marshal announced the number of retail fireworks stand licenses issued in 2015 was up 7 percent or 65 licenses, from last year. A state license is required before a city or county can issue a permit to operate a fireworks stand in Washington.
Licenses are issued by counties with King County seeing the largest increase in retail fireworks stand licenses issued with 15, followed by Clark and Pierce County, 11 and Grays Harbor County, six. Sale of consumer fireworks begins June 28 at noon and ends on July 5 at 9 p.m. A number of city and counties have restricted or banned the sale and discharge of fireworks. Always be sure to check with your local jurisdiction before using fireworks. Attending a public display is a safe and fun way to enjoy fireworks. To learn about a community fireworks display near you, visit our website at http://www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/ fireworks.htm. For more information contact your local fire department, or call the Office of the State Fire Marshal at (360) 596-3946.
WSP deploys next-generation breath test instrument The Draeger Alcotest 9510 is being implemented all across the state in an effort to help remove impaired drivers from the streets and highways in Washington. “This is another step in our agency’s long-standing effort to remove dangerously impaired drivers from our state’s highways,” said Chief John R. Batiste. “We’re made great strides toward our goal of zero annual traffic fatalities, and this device will help move 1329403
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State jobless rate drops Washington’s unemployment rate dips below national average Washington’s unemployment rate dipped below the national average for the first time since May 2014, falling from 5.5 percent in April 2015 to 5.4 percent in May 2015, on a preliminary, seasonally adjusted basis, according to estimates by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 5.5 percent. Unemployment in the Seattle/Bellevue/Everett area fell to 4.1 percent. The May monthly employment report from the state Employment Security Department estimates Washington gained 111,500 jobs from May 2014 to May 2015, on a not seasonally adjusted basis, with 100,000 new jobs in the private sector and 11,500 new jobs in the public sector. Washington’s resident labor force held steady with more than 3.55 million people in the workforce, both employed and unemployed, over the age of 16. The number of unemployed, or those who currently do not have a job but have actively looked for work in the last four weeks, dropped from 196,500 in April 2015 to 191,000 in May 2015. ESD paid unemployment benefits to 62,315 of them. “Continued confidence in the marketplace is resulting in more people entering the workforce but we are now seeing even fewer unemployed,” said state labor economist Paul Turek. “This is helping Washington’s unemployment rate continue to drop.” From May 2014 to May 2015, 12 major industries saw growth and only one suffered losses. The top five industry sectors with the largest employment gains from May 2014 to May 2015, not seasonally adjusted, were: Professional and business services with 19,500 new jobs; Construction with 19,400 new jobs; Education and health services with 16,100 new jobs; Retail trade with 14,600 new jobs; and Government with 11,500 [ more RATE page 8 ]
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The Metropolitan King County Council last week gave its unanimous support to the Youth Action Plan, a new set of priorities that will guide and inform the county’s annual investment in programs and services for children and youth, from infants to 24 year olds. The council initiated the development of the plan, with the goal of ensuring that King County’s Strategic Plan objective to “promote opportunities for all communities and individuals to realize their full potential,” is applied to the county’s children and youth and reflected across all county departments, programs, and initiatives. The goal of the plan is to set the county’s priorities for an accountable, integrated delivery system of services to achieve the best outcomes for children, families, youth and young adults. “Kids should be empowered to achieve their full potential, not be held back by circumstances out of their control,” said Councilman Rod Dembowski, who sponsored the legislation calling for the creation of a Youth Action Plan. “The Youth Action Plan represents the best thinking of children and youth advocates countywide to ensure that all kids in King County can achieve their full potential. The plan provides a blueprint to reform how we invest in kids at King County, and lights the path for potential new investments of resources to achieve the plan’s vision for our kids.” Development of the plan was completed by an appointed task force of 25 experts representing a broad range of organizations and entities with substantial expertise and knowledge relevant to children and youth. Community input was collected through five community conversations held across the county, and through a survey of more than 1,000 youth. The nine recommendations contained in the plan are the culmination of the task force’s work over the last year. While the task force found that King County has much to be proud of regarding its support for
youth and children, its recommendations point to a need for new priorities and a better way of doing business. The fundamental principles outlined in the plan are that the county must change its current practices – including policy development, and services, and that programming should focus on incorporating youth and those impacted in authentic and meaningful ways. Additional recommendations include investing early to shift the pendulum from reactive to proactive funding, revisiting current allocations of dedicated funding streams, and utilizing the county’s regional role to act as collaborator and convener. The recommendations in the plan include: Apply social justice and equity principles to our children and youth policies Strengthen and stabilize families, children, youth, and young adults Stop the school to prison Pipeline Break down barriers between government, nonprofits, and other providers of services Use data to measure program efficacy and to make investment decisions Invest early, invest often, and invest in outcomes Increase accountability and oversight As noted in King County Executive Dow Constantine’s 2014 budget address, the Youth Action Plan inspired the discussion and development of a potential funding mechanism known as Best Starts for Kids. The visions of the plan and best starts are aligned, and the plan’s recommendations provide the guidance and framework for addressing the allocation of additional revenue. “The Youth Action Plan is a central feature of Best Starts for Kids, which is why I’m so pleased by the council’s unanimous support,” said Constantine. “We are focused on what works—a scientific, evidence-based approach. The Youth Action Plan sets the direction. Best Starts for Kids, our six-year levy, will make it possible to fulfill that promise.”
LETTERS from page 4 This article will hopefully initiate thoughts and ideas to face the future challenges. The original EDC document from 2007 is very detailed and needs only to be updated. (http:// www.maplevalleywa.gov/home/ showdocument?id=509) The following suggestions are up for consideration: The main body of the Commission will be made up of six delegates selected by the City Council; six delegates selected by Maple Valley Chamber of Commerce; city manager, secretary and a delegate from Planning Commission.
DUTIES & TASKS 1. The above group shall have regular monthly meetings, with a specific agenda, minutes of all meetings, public comments and public hearings. The subcommittees will meet at the discretion of the main Commission 2. Elect a chairman and co-chair from the membership who will chair meetings, meet with city staff and council delegate to set agenda. 3. Select a member to accompany the city manager to attend regional EDC meetings. 4. Update the 2007 EDC document. 5. Report to council on a quarterly schedule. 6. Utilities subcommittee is to be made up of interested utility partners to meet with commission on a quarterly schedule. 7. Form a subcommittee to contact existing businesses to help them expand existing businesses and get their ideas regarding new businesses
that would support their business or use their products. Two members selected by City Council and two from the Chamber of Commerce. 8. Form a subcommittee to select the type of development that is viable and desirable for the City and determine how best to promote these opportunities 9. Form a subcommittee to contact and work with potential developers. Assign a member and alternate to work as coordinator between potential developers and city staff throughout the project. This person would also report to the EDC on potential challenges the project might face and possible mitigation of same. 10. Form a subcommittee of interested delegates from the greater area who are involved in Economic Development to meet with the commission quarterly.
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Covington residents invited to speak about parks If you live in or near Covington and think the city does not have enough parks, playgrounds, trails, or fun things to do, I can offer you a golden opportunity to help change that. Covington is putting together a group of residents to give advice to the City Council specifically about the parks and recreation options here in Covington. Covington is a new, fast-growing city full of young families. Demand for parks, trails, and recreation classes has increased faster than city funding
can keep up. It’s a constant challenge to balance the demand with the city’s limited resources. Therefore the city council needs to hear directly from the people who live here: within parks and recreation, what is important to you? Consider: Do you want more youth sports or recreation classes? Does the city need more sports fields? What about creating or improving playgrounds? How about a splash park? Should Covington consider building a recreation center? And the big question: how do we pay for these things? It can take years to acquire funds, buy land, and build structures. If you want new parks or facilities for yourself or your children, we should get started right away. If you have ever walked on a trail, swam in a pool, or visited a park, you are qualified to join this advisory group! Please don’t think you need any special knowledge or city connection. If you live in or around Covington and are willing to give a little bit of time to talking about parks, recreation classes, or trails, you are exactly what we are looking for. If this sounds even a bit interesting to you, go to Covington’s website, www.CovingtonWA.gov, and click on the blue “Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee” rectangle. All the information and an application link are there. The committee should be formed by the end of June, so we hope to get an application from you soon! Thanks for helping Covington “grow towards greatness.”
Laura Morrissey Parks & Recreation Commission Chair
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Spokane-area hospital serves as regional treatment center of four northwest states for potential Ebola and other diseases A five year federal grant will help prepare the Pacific Northwest’s regional Ebola treatment center to better manage potential cases of Ebola and patients with other infectious diseases. The state Department of Health will use the first-year grant totaling $2.4 million to help build capability for managing cases of highly infectious diseases like Ebola at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital in Spokane. The Spokane medical center is the designated response center for federal Region X — Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. Readiness for highly infectious disease cases is a priority for state health officials in the four-state region. Under the grant and the agreement between Washington health officials and Providence Sacred Heart, the medical cen-
ter will work closely with emergency medical services and other regional medical facilities to be continuously ready to care for patients with highly infectious diseases. Providence Sacred Heart will establish a designated 10-bed isolation unit with separate access to ensure safety for all patients and caregivers. The U.S. Department of Health &Human Services has chosen nine regional “Ebola and special pathogen treatment centers,” including Providence Sacred Heart. The dedicated regional treatment centers will serve in a similar way to Emory University and Nebraska Medical Center, which recently cared for patients from the U.S. as well as patients medically evacuated from overseas. Enhanced readiness for highly infectious diseases under the grant will
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The Fourth of July can be a frightening and dangerous time for pets as we celebrate our nation’s independence. The loud fireworks can cause pets to become agitated, nervous, destructive or even worse ~ to panic and escape from home or become injured. If your pets become agitated and nervous or are whining and crying try to distract them by playing ball, frisbee or laser (many dogs and cats love to chase laser pointers). This positive reinforcement can overcome their anxieties or at least wear them out so they sleep better. Please do not console or reassure your pet with phrases such as “Don’t worry, it’s okay”. Maintain a regular confident voice, i.e. no baby talk or coddling. These things only reinforce the fear and anxiety by saying that there is something to be afraid of. For many pets giving them a safe place to hide is the most comforting. Cats will often choose to hide under the bed or other furniture. For dogs providing a “den” such as a crate, bathroom or closet works well: the more confined the better. Try to get them used to this den well ahead of the Fourth if they are not crate trained. Do not pull them out from their hiding place as this may upset them more. Shut all the windows and drapes and play loud music with the bass booming to muffle the sound of the fireworks. Basements are often more soundproof than the rest of the house. Keep all pets indoors or secure on a leash while walking. You never know when a firework will be set off and cause your pet to flee. Some pets will not go outside during firework displays. Take them out well before dark to relieve themselves. It is ideal if a family member can be at home through this time, as your mere presence is comforting as you go about your regular business. Make sure all pets have proper I.D. Collars and tags are their ticket home from rescuers. Microchip implants are an excellent backup in case a collar is lost. Some pets need medication to calm them or even prevent them from harm. For pets with mild to moderate fears and that are non-destructive we recommend the use of two over-the-counter natural calming remedies called Rescue Remedy (liquid) and Calms Forte (tablet). For cats 2-4 drops of Rescue Remedy on the tongue works well and can be applied every 30-60 minutes if needed. For dogs Calms tablets can be used together with Rescue Remedy. Smaller dogs can get 1 tablet and larger dogs up to 5 tablets, again repeated as needed. Both of these products can be found at health food stores and some grocery stores or pharmacies. Benadryl at 12.5mg for small dogs and up to 50mg for large dogs can have a mild drowsiness effect to help them sleep and again can be used with both of the above remedies. For more severe cases an actual tranquilizer such as Acepromazine may be needed. This is very rarely needed for cats. Be aware that this medication can be very potent and may have side effects, such as altered behavior. It does not decrease the anxiety and may actually increase noise sensitivity. Its use is to merely sedate a dog so that it is calmer and does not hurt itself or escape. It normally lasts between 6-8 hours. Note that this is a prescription medication and for your pet’s safety most vets require a recent physical exam. It should often not be given to pets with seizures, heart conditions, anemia, or liver disease. For some pets anti-anxiety medications are a better choice than a sedative. Please consult your vet if you have any questions on these medication. Remember most pets do not need prescription medication even if nervous or upset. Have a happy, fun and safe 4th of July.
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Kylie Huerta, a former Kentwood High and Eastern Washington University standout who completed her career at Hawaii Pacific, is now part of the Harlem Globetrotters. The Globetrotters selected the 5-foot-1 point guard in its ninth annual draft Tuesday. “When we conduct our draft, we look for outstanding athletes from different sports all over the world that exemplify the Globetrotters’ efforts to provide service, smiles and sportsmanship globally,” said Sweet Lou Dunbar, the Globetrotters’ director of player personnel. “This group of individuals embodies the skill, athleticism and showmanship it takes to be a Harlem Globetrotter.”
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mention squad in 2011. As a senior she was ranked among the top 110 point guards in the nation, according to ESPN Hoopgurlz.com. She helped Kentwood capture the school’s first-ever Class 4A state championship in 2009, and led the Conquerors to the quarterfinals in 2010. Huerta played three seasons at Eastern Washington, 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 getting 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 collegiate career at Hawaii Pacific. The Harlem Globetrotters are celebrating their 90th anniversary, continuing a world famous tradition of ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry, and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that continues to thrill fans of all ages. For more information, visit www.harlemglobetrotters.com.
Kylie Huerta stood out from the crowd of talented female high school athletes. FILE PHOTO Right, is Huerta’s new Harlem Globetrotters jersey. COURTESY PHOTO
A view from Chambers Bay dislike for Chambers Bay, I liked it. It was fun. And it is about time that professional golf figured out that our little corner of the continent is a great place to play the game. As with any event of this magnitude, there were
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some challenges. But, aside from the putting surfaces, I don’t think there were any major issues. Transportation worked well, the crowds were large and enthusiastic, and the competition was intense and exciting. Even during lulls in the action, which happens often, the views of Puget Sound and the Olympics were spectacular. Who
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Kent School District approves directive to legislature to fund public education The Kent School District Board of Directors approved Resolution No. 1467, a directive to the Washington state Legislature to fully fund public education at its meeting on June 10. By approving the resolution, the board publicly showed its support for the unanimous decision by the Washington State Supreme Court of McCleary v. State, which declares the Washington state Legislature has not fulfilled its obligation to fully fund public education, but instead has relied on local levy dollars to pay certificated and classified employee salaries and “The Legislature has mandated numerous changes in standards, assessments, and teacher/ principal evaluations, while eliminating critical funding for professional development to adequately implement these changes,” stated the Board in the resolution. The resolution meets three of the six Kent School District board goals: high student achievement, highly effective staff and maximized resources. The motion was carried unanimously.
PUBLIC NOTICES ENUMCLAW SCHOOL DISTRICT SURPLUS SALE. Open to private and public schools, students and the general public: Friday June 26th and Saturday June 27th, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This sale will consist of items that are no longer useful or needed by the district and has been declared surplus, i.e. books, furniture, computer parts, 1992 Dodge Van, 1991 GM Service truck, Ford Tractor and other misc. items too numerous to list. A complete list of items can be found on our website http:// www.enumclaw.wednet.edu un-
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start forming, the blooming party is over and the plant goes into decline. The best time to harvest sweet peas is in the morning when they are full of moisture. Cut the flower stem close to the main stalk and have a bucket ready to place the blooms immediately 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 flowers by placing jars of blooms in public spaces like libraries and the post office. This random act of kindness will encourage more sweet peas to bloom in your garden. I have a petunia hanging basket that was full of flowers when I received it for Mother’s Day. Now the branches only have flowers at the tips of the branches
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and the rest of the stems are rather bare. I water and use a fertilizer and the basket gets sun. Please help. T.P., Olympia. Help is right at your fingertips. Petunias need to be pinched and pinched often. All petunias bloom at the tips of branches and the more you create branching by removing the tips the more flowers 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 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 flowering petunia basket once again – but don’t forget to keep pinching all summer. I have planted sedums called
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[ IN FOCUS from page 4] In the late 1980s Soviet President Gorbachev tried to adapt and cut costs by pulling Soviet troops out of Eastern Europe, restructuring both the economy and the government in what he called perestroika and opening up society with glasnost. The shifts were too great and the Soviet Union collapsed under its own weight in 1991. Capitalism had won, or had it? The ideal of capitalism is that there is little government control of the economy. The purpose of government is to provide infrastructure for commerce (roads, bridges, private property) and protect the nation from
[ GRANT from page 8] protecting caregivers, other patients and the community at large.”. Providence Sacred Heart was selected for the grant in part because it has wellestablished local, regional,
hens and chicks inside an old metal lunch bucket and have received many complements about the display. Several of the individual sedums have started f lowering 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 flowers knowing that the plants will now die. M., email. Don’t count your dead chicks before they flower. It is true that sedum sempervirens will fade and die after they flower 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
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outside and inside attacks. The problem is that the poor are still around both nationally and worldwide. In the United States wealthy corporations have been able to disassemble many of the Great Depression regulations through lobbying and influence peddling in politics. The rich continue to get richer while the poor and middle class stagnate at best. What’s to prevent a revolution against the abuse of the capitalists? The only answer seems to be to regulate capitalism to prevent the reasons for the rise of Marxist socialism. Reinstate many of the Great Depression era laws like the GlassSteagall Act, which put a barrier between commercial banks where
and state partnerships in place. It works in collaboration with a variety of agencies to routinely manage infectious diseases in the community. It is the largest hospital between Seattle and Minneapolis with a full spectrum of advanced
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to make room for the chicklings. These circular shaped sedums will grow in thick rosettes even if you don’t remove the blooming plants but avoid fertilizing sedums to discourage f lowering. In Europe, hens and chicks are called “house leaks” as they are used to fill in the cracks and patch 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 several 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.
average people put their money and investment banking, which is a form of casino banking. Reinstate campaign finance laws to keep the wealthy from buying elections. Pass legislation to replace the decaying infrastructure. This will help create middle class jobs and improve commerce at the same time. Karl Marx was mainly wrong, and his theory died with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The problem we face in the 21st century is the same problem with capitalism that Marx pointed out in the 19th century: How to balance capitalism while meeting the needs of all Americans, not just the super wealthy.
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The 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 flush of flowers. Tall and spiky plants like delphiniums and foxglove can be pruned as soon as the tallest spike has faded flowers and this will allow side shoots to take over for additional weeks of
color. Bushy bloomers like coreopsis and daisies can also be sheared back by one half once the flowers fade and a new crop of buds will appear. In the vegetable garden, use scissors to prune and harvest leaf lettuce and you’ll see new leaves popping up to replace the old. How does one keep sweet peas in bloom? Mine had one display of flowers 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. Sweet peas have one simple demand to keep them in bloom – pick the flowers. Once you allow the flowers to fade on the vine and seeds to
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Meet Marianne Binetti and enjoy a free lunch at 11 a.m. Friday, June 26, at Windmill Gardens in Sumner. Her talk, called “Thunder from Down Under,” will highlight drought-resistant plants from Australia. Information can be found at www.windmillgarden.com.
The federally funded project is building a national network of special pathogen treatment centers. The grant covers five years, starting with $2,426,787 in year one to be followed by smaller grants in years two-through-five, totaling $3.25-$4.6 million. The grant is part of emergency funding appropriated by Congress stemming from Ebola cases in the U.S. in the 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic. The additional work on readiness for highly infectious diseases will support existing plans and systems in our state and the region. State health officials in Washington have been tracking the Ebola situation and monitoring travelers who’ve come from the affected regions in Africa.
www.covingtonreporter.com • www.maplevalleyreporter.com [ RADIO from page 3] skills to help with events such as marathons, triathlon and fundraisers like the Maple Valley Bear Run, Lake Meridian Triathlon and Maple Valley Bra Run. Also celebrations like the Maple Valley Days parade as well as exhibits at fairs, museums and conventions. These are all large, preplanned and non-emergency activities. The field day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekends of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations. This annual event is the climax of the week long Amateur Radio Week sponsored by the ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio. Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators will construct emergency sta-
[ VIEW from page 13] stayed away from the bleacher seats, which were usually filled and had long lines of folks waiting to get in. I settled on the area around the second hole, where I could watch players hit their tee shots and easily follow them. Then, I could turn west and, using my $16 binoculars, watch other players come up the 16th fairway. I could follow them to the par-3 17th and, depending
tions in parks, shopping malls, schools and backyards around the country. Its motto is: “When all else fails, ham radio works.� The motto is more than just words to the hams as they prove they can send messages in many forms without the use of phone systems, Internet or any other infrastructure that can be compromised in a crisis. For decades, amateur radio operators have been there during emergencies. Today, there are more than 750,000 amateur radio operators in the United States and more than 2.5 million worldwide. Information on how to become involved in amateur radio is available from the ARRL – the National Association for Amateur Radio, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111 or by calling 1-800-32-NEW HAM. The URL for ARRL’s home page is www.arrl.org.
on where the tee box was placed, could get close and see their shots to the green. Then I could turn around and do it all over again with new groups of players. I saw every player that I wanted to see, up close. Yes, it would have been fun to follow a group along the entire course and I suspect that will be addressed in future tournaments there. I did manage to get around to other viewing spots, but I kept returning to my favorite
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locale, which was seldom very crowded. It helped greatly that the USGA permitted us to have our smart phones and provided us with a very useful app that tracked each group of players and updated scores. Phones were not allowed on the course at previous U.S. Opens. Given the choice, I would rather play golf than watch it. But this tournament is special and, despite its shortcomings, I had a great time. Now, it’s back to our usual
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pursuits and routines. I wonder what Gary Player would say about the Mariners? This time, I might agree with him. Kevin Patterson, director of communications for Tahoma School District, was one of the fortunate few who attended each day of the U.S. Open and he agreed to contribute a column recounting his experience. At a former time he was an excellent reporter and editor.
June 26, 2015 [15] [ FUNDING from page 1] funding options, including holding off altogether and keeping with the status quo, will be presented to the City Council for consideration. Bolli said city staff is currently doing research on the various options available to them. One of those options is a potential utility tax on water and sewer, the only utility currently not taxed by the city. It would bring the rate for those services up to the level of the rest of the utilities, or 6 percent. Bolli said this option puts most of the burden on Covington residents, whereas Prop 1 would have been spread between residents and non residents. “Most of the funds would be paid by non-residents (under Prop 1),� he said in a phone interview. “All the other options we have, most of the residents would pay.� The utility tax would also not be a voter-approved initiative like Prop 1 was. If the City Council chooses this option, it would be able to implement it without any vote of the people, Bolli said. The other options Bolli said staff is researching are a potential car tab fee implemented by the Transportation Benefit District, or an increase to the storm water management fee. In addition to not being able to supply the road fund with its own revenue source, Bolli said the Covington Police Department is understaffed for a city of this size. The city has 14 officers with a population of about 18,500. According to Bolli, the standard is to have about one officer for every 1,000 residents. “If Prop 1 had passed, we would have been able to take back that ($250,000) subsidy and hired another officer or two,� he said. The city is inviting comments from the public about what the city’s priorities should be. Bolli said people can contact the city directly by commenting on their new blog, https://covingtonpulse.wordpress.com,
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Cleaning Water Storage Tanks What is the Purpose of a Water Storage Tank? Covington Water District has several water storage tanks located at the elevation high points within the District boundaries. The primary purpose of a storage tank is twofold, storing water for domestic supply (customers) during peak hours of use, and providing a large volume of water in a short period of time for fighting fires.
Why is it Important to Clean the Outside of a Storage Tank? There is a specialized coating system on the exterior of the storage tanks that protect the steel structure underneath. Although very robust at the time of application (painting), the coating system will breakdown over its expected life span due to age and the elements of nature. Although we cannot control the weather, we can do our best to keep the tanks clean by removing oxidation and foreign growth such as algae to maximize the life span of the coating.
How Do You Clean a Storage Tank? In most cases the storage tanks are cleaned using a mechanical boom lift for access and a pressure washer for cleaning.
Does the District Clean the Inside of the Storage Tanks? Yes. There are basically two methods for cleaning the inside of a storage tank. One is to drain the tank, perform the cleaning similar to the exterior (pressure washing), and inspect the interior coating. The other is to keep the tank full of water and send in specialized divers who “vacuum” the floor of the tank and perform an inspection of the coating. The divers and equipment are held to strict disinfection and safety standards to perform this work.
Who Do I Call with Questions? Please contact Mike Amburgey, Operations Manager, at 253867-0950 if you would like to learn more about this maintenance program.
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Budget Process and Rate Setting Criteria Annually the Covington Water District (CWD) embarks upon one of its major financial activities – the preparation, evaluation, and adoption of the subsequent year water rates and operating and capital expenditures. While there is no statutory (legal) requirement that a water district adopt a budget, CWD does prepare a 6-year financial plan that assists with the development and ongoing monitoring of expenditures as it is the lynchpin of a sound financial management program. While adopted on an annual basis, development and setting of rates requires both a short and longterm perspective. The objective is to consider all of the elements necessary to ensure that the water system’s infrastructure is functioning efficiently and that it is fully capable of delivering a safe, reliable water source 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, year after year. Criteria which are evaluated include but are not limited to system maintenance, water quality testing, debt service payments, affordability, revenue stability, Reserve Accounts funding, and beginning cash balances. Factors such as weather and emerging regulatory requirements are also given ample consideration. Initial steps are currently underway with the focus chiefly on development of the 2016 water consumption forecast. We anticipate discussions with the Board to commence in October with a December target date for adoption. The public is invited to attend the Board meetings and provide comment. Board meeting agendas are posted on our website at www.covingtonwater.com
Dual Meters and Timing of Connection Charge Payments
Meter Replacement Project Update
After considerable discussion and deliberation, the Board of Water Commissioners approved two policy changes earlier this year which has a bearing on existing customers and developers/builders.
In 2009, the District initiated a Meter Replacement Program with the objective of replacing the approximately 10,000 remaining manual read meters installed throughout the District with radio read meters. The project is nearly complete and will be considered finished this summer when the few remaining large meters are replaced. Radio read meters provide the advantage of being able to collect mobile “drive-by” meter readings which saves time, thereby allowing the District to focus on other activities such as meter box maintenance.
The first policy change rescinds the required installation of dual meters for all new residential construction. Residential customers with a single meter service are not impacted by this policy action. Residential customers with an existing dual meter service will notice a change in their water billing effective with the billing statements generated after March 6, 2015. All water usage (both inside and outside meter use) will be combined and billed at the single meter service rate. To illustrate using summer rates with 8 CCF indoor meter use and 4 CCF outdoor meter use (excluding the flat rate charge): • Prior Policy
$56.40 (water consumption charge only)
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The second policy revision requires that connection charge payments are to be paid in full prior to the meter drop/installation. Previously connection charges were to be paid in full prior to acceptance of the District’s System Extension Agreement, the timing of which occurred much earlier in the development process.
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