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he week of New Year’s Day is the time The Reporter editorial staff looks back at the stories that define the past 12 months. The stories of 2015 were a mix of joy and sadness, election battles won and lost, graduations and a state championship. Here are the top 10 for 2015, and a few more.
that accounts for less than 1 percent of all cancer cases. The Black Diamond and Enumclaw communities gathered to support Goral at the annual Boots and Badges basketball game on April 12, but they weren’t the only ones – Goral’s story resounded all around the state as donations came in from as far as Ocean Shores and Yakima to support his fight.
No. 4 Black Diamond incumbents lose No. 1 Teen drowns in Lake Wilderness elections After a fiery campaign season, incumbents in the The top story of 2015 is also the saddest. A 14-year-old Tahoma Junior High student drowned in Lake Wilderness June 23. The boy was with a group of friends swimming near a private beach on the east side of the lake when he went under the water. An off-duty Kent police officer, who was nearby with his family, called 911 and then jumped into the water in an attempt to rescue the teen. Dive teams from the Renton Police Department and King County Sheriff ’s Office arrived and pulled the teen out of the water, approximately 40 minutes after he had gone under the surface of the water. Once he was out of the water, paramedics were able to get a heartbeat after CPR was performed. The teen was then airlifted to Harborview Medical Center where he later died due to anoxic encephalopathy, or lack of oxygen to the brain.
Black Diamond City Council lost their re-election bids in November.
No. 3 Cmdr. Greg Goral dies
Black Diamond police Cmdr. Greg Goral died Aug. 16 after a three year battle with appendiceal cancer, or a cancer of the appendix, an extremely rare cancer
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announced she would not be serving another term as mayor. Harto served 10 years as mayor. She was appointed to the council in 2002 and was first elected in 2003. At the meeting announcing her retirement Harto said, “It certainly has been my privilege and honor these last 10 year to serve and be the leader of this council, but it is time for a change. Each one of you, and all I have served with, have left a very significant footprint on my heart. Tonight I am telling you it is time for this mayor to retire…. The guy you call the mayor’s chauffeur, we’ve been together 54 years; I have decided he is the most important person in my life.”
No. 6. Washington’s smoke signals Citizens of the state voted to legalize marijuana in 2012 and 2015 was the year retail shops opened in or around many communities. The Reporter published a in a four part series analyzing the history and politics marijuana. The series won first place in the “Comprehensive Coverage of a Single Issue or Series” category of the annual Washington Newspaper Publisher’s Better Newspapers Contest. Reporter Rebecca Gourley wrote on the continuing evolution of politics surrounding marijuana, focusing specially on the reconsideration of drug convictions, and the history of hemp in the United States. Reporter Ray Still focused on the science behind cannabis and how it affects the body, and examined some myths and misconceptions about marijuana.
No. 7 Bears win state crown
No. 2 Russell Ridge closes
In March a letter was sent to parents announcing Russell Ridge, an alternative learning experience program in the Tahoma School District, was being closed. For several months it was a controversial subject in the Letters to the Editor and at the school board meetings. After considerable discussion and consideration, the board members unanimously voted to close Russell Ridge. “Rather than focusing on a program that was already in place, we want to start from scratch and design an AL program that meets needs of students here and is in line with state AL standards,” Kevin Patterson said, spokesperson for the district.
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In Black Diamond, challenger Brian Weber took Council Position 4 from Craig Goodwin with 68 percent of the vote, and challenger Pat Pepper unseated Ron Taylor with similar numbers. In Maple Valley incumbent council members Noel Gerken, Position 5, and Layne Barnes, Position 3, chose not to seek re-election. Les Burberry , Position 3, and Megan Sheridan, Position 5, will join the council in January.
No. 5 Covington mayor retires gavel Mayor Margaret Harto presided over her final Covington City Council meeting Dec. 8 when she
May 31 the Tahoma Bears fastpitch team lifted high the state 4A fastpitch trophy at Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane after going on a four-game winning tear through the tournament. After winning three and losing one during districts, the Bears entered the state tourney as the No. 3 seed. Once at state, the Bears found the championship formula and went on 4-0 run for the crown.
No. 8 Covington ends school impact fees agreement A legal battle between the city of Covington and the Kent School District triggered the nuclear option Oct. 27 when the Covington City Council unanimously approved an ordinance terminating the collection of school impact fees. [ more TOP 10 page 3 ]
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In the Kitchen Directions: Season the roast generously with salt and pepper. Next hand rub salted butter mixed with chopped garlic cloves, chopped parsley, rosemary and thyme. Drizzle olive oil over the top right before placing in the oven. Cook for 20 minutes at 450 degrees. Then turn down the oven to 325 for an additional three hours. Forty five minutes prior to the roast being down, lay a half pound of bacon on top and continuing cooking.
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Clayton’s Holiday Prime Rib Serves 8 people Ingredients: 6 pound prime rib 1/2 pound of bacon 1 stick salted butter 3 garlic cloves (chopped) 1 cup Parsley (chopped) 1 tablespoon Rosemary 1 tablespoon Thyme Olive oil Salt, pepper to taste
Note: This recipe cooks the roast to medium rare. For a more well done prime rib, cook time is longer.
fill halfway with water. Cover and cook for 8 minutes on medium high heat, or until soft. Blend the cooked vegetables with the onion, garlic, spinach, sugar and one cup of water. You may blend in two batches if it doesn’t all fit in the blender. Melt two tablespoons of butter and a tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan and add the sauce. Rinse out the blender with enough water to get out the last bit of the sauce. Add salt to taste. Stir and bring to boil. Toss with spaghetti and enjoy!
Green Spaghetti Serves 4 people Ingredients: 6 medium poblano peppers, deseeded and deveined 1 cup of spinach 2 tomatillos 1/2 yellow onion 2 garlic cloves 1 jalapeño, deseeded and deveined 1/2 teaspoon of sugar 1 cup of water 2 tablespoons of butter 1 tablespoon of olive oil Salt to taste
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The city of Maple Valley was notified by the State Transportation Improvement Board the 216th Avenue Southeast roadway improvements was awarded grant funding from the Urban Arterial Program for $1,614,888. This grant agreement will implement eligible construction funding as identified in the State Transportation Improvement Board Urban Arterial Program for the 216th Avenue Southeast roadway improvements. The agreement to accept the grant funding was graciously accepted by the Maple Valley City Council at the Dec. 14 council meeting.
The dispute began more than a year ago and culminated in the ordinance that severed the interlocal agreement between the district and the city for the collection of impact fees that dates back to 1997. The dispute began around May 2014 when Inland group requested a partial exemption from the school impact fees of $700,000 for a Town Center development for lowincome families. The city staff determined an 80 percent exemption was necessary for the development to be built. The city’s point was a developer cannot pass the cost of the impact fees onto a buyer because the price of low-income housing is determined by state law. In October of 2014 the city officially granted the developer an 80 percent exemption. The district filed a request for a declaratory judgment with the King County Superior Court on June 5. The city filed a motion to dismiss the district’s request. According to the city documents the action to repeal the school impact fee ordinance and end the interlocal agreement was to stop the litigation, make the request for a declaratory judgment “moot” and halt the spending of public money.
No. 9 New chief of police in Covington
Andrew McCurdy took over as Covington chief of Police July 1 after former chief Kevin Klason retired June 30. McCurdy is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area but has been living in the Puget Sound area since 1996. McCurdy still works for the King County Sheriff ’s Office but has been assigned as the chief of Covington under a contract between the sheriff ’s office and the city, McCurdy wrote in an email. McCurdy is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area but has been living in the Puget Sound area since 1996. He comes from a family of police. McCurdy said both his father and mother were police officers in California and his brother is a sergeant with the
King County Sheriff ’s Office. His career in law enforcement started in 1991 where he was a community service officer in San Francisco. Five years later, in 1996, McCurdy was hired as a police officer in Washington.
No. 10 New city manager in Covington
Regan Bolli began a trifecta of leadership change in Covington when he took over the city manager position Jan 12. He replaced Derek Matheson who took the chief administrative officer in Kent. The 36-year-old Bolli came from Ephraim, Utah. Bolli earned his bachelor’s degree from BYU in American studies and a law degree from the University of Denver. He and his wife, Erin, have six children, whose ages range from 12 to less than a month.
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Resolving to do resolution lists Resolutions are for people with goals, a plan and a purpose in life. Like the kid in the front row in third grade who always raised his hand because he knew the answer, and Mrs. Marsupial with her bride of Frankenstein mop would crack a scary smile and all the brats in the back would pretend to gag (not me of course — I never got in trouble). Resolutions are for the mature, the type of humanoids who are always on time and know how much money is in their checking accounts, and it’s not because the bank just sent a “you’re going to jail you bum” message. They make to-do lists and do things. My to-do list plan is to scribble a list with such poor penmanship that an hour later I will have no idea what any of the jobs and goals could possibly be. The only part of a to-do list that is important is making the list and bragging that you did it. I am sure the little dweeb in the front row, who is now a multigagillionaire with lots of dark socks, makes a New Year’s to-do resolution list at 6:35 a.m. Jan. 1 – a legible one. Every year I make a New Year’s resolution to never make resolutions. R words like resolution, responsibility and reality make me limp. This year my plan is on New Year’s Day to make our traditional stuffed mushrooms, Swedish meatballs with homemade pasta, three-cheese bread, brown-butter and roasted garlic asparagus and a fudge swirl trifle dessert. I will watch “The Searchers”, a football game, go to sleep for two hours, wake up and it will be March. That Einstein was good at math. Our Corner
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Since it is going to be 2016, I decided for no logical reason to toss out my resolution to make no resolution and make some resolutions. Here are a some of my top to-dos or not to dos. I am going to be less cheery and more mature. No more Mr. Sunshine with intoxicated dancing cows singing, “My Little Buckaroo.” I am going to be more honest with myself and others about my hair, and their apparent hair. I realize I have been blessed with a fleecy, follicular noggin and I won’t make fun of the apparent hair wanna-be-like-me(s) who spray hirsute reincarnation on their shiny heads. I can keep this resolution. Here is an example: “Sure that green spray will work. Don’t worry about the burning and skin peeling. Soon you will look just like me.” When I hear a political leader use the term, “We’re just going to move forward,” I resolve not to become a third grader and fall down on the floor giggling. I promise to take those statements as seriously as I do the sultry voice whispering from the grocery store check-out machine,
“Welcome valued customer.” I resolve to be nicer to Ms. Vegan and I will try to refrain from calling her Ms. Vegan. I will stipulate Ms. Vegan knows the name of two cows, which is material to the matter of a double bacon-cheese burger, despite the overriding fact Ms. Vegan does not know the name of Old McDonald’s piggies, E-I-E-I-Oooo (and Ms. Vegan is the finest humor writer an editor could hope for). Now for a late breaking special report. I found some two pocket stripy shirts Sunday, which I am certain is an omen similar to a bucket of rocks falling out of the sky whacking me on the brainpan. Allow me to leak a little secret; I won’t be the only one wearing stripy two pockets in 2016. It’s going to be a fashion trend. Let’s try to keep a lid on the fad excitement for now. When New Year’s Day arrives let’s raise our glasses and toast the town with a few guzzles of out-of-date buttermilk. That will lift the fun ball as high as it goes. Happy New Year to all.
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pursuit of happiness is more intangible and difficult to define. According to a footnote in Edward S. Corwin’s book, “The ‘Higher Law’ Background of American Constitutional Law”, “The phrase ‘pursuit of happiness’ was probably suggested by [eminent the 18th English jurist, Sir William] Blackstone’s statement that the law of nature boils down to ‘one paternal precept, that mans should pursue his own true and substantial happiness.’” It should be clear that Jefferson thought very carefully about this use of words when he made the change to Locke’s original thoughts. But what is happiness? It’s an emotion tied to many things. As Mary Pipher PhD noted in her book “Reviving Ophelia”, “Happiness is largely a matter of contrasts.” We may be healthy, wealthy and In Focus
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness….” These words make up the heart of who and what America is as a nation. But what is this pursuit of happiness? What does it mean? Originally, Thomas Jefferson, the chief writer of the Declaration of Independence, had gotten the idea of these natural, unalienable rights from the English philosopher, John Locke. But instead of using the pursuit of happiness, Locke described those natural rights as being life, liberty, and property. So why did Jefferson change property into pursuit of happiness? While “Life, liberty and property” are all tangible, based upon qualities that are easily measured,
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wise, but unless we see ourselves better off than others or to our lives in the past, it’s a feeling we rapidly lose under stress. Dr. Pipher also noted that, “Happiness comes not from using others, but from being useful.” It seems that happiness depends on how we compare our mental states to things outside ourselves. It also comes from finding ways to serve others rather than just serving our own wants and needs. It seems there are two words to describe these precepts: gratitude and caring (for the needs of others). One of the things that struck me as paradoxical is, that when asked what would make the super rich— the .1% – happy, their answer was “20-30% more income.” Obviously, these super wealthy who were surveyed were both unable to look to their pasts to see how far they had come, nor, were they able to turn their focus to the needs of others. This time of the year, when we give and receive presents, and expect ourselves to be happy “because everyone else is,” is also often a time for many when their expectations of happiness do not match reality.
That contrast is depressing. There’s a wistful desire for something more, just beyond our reach. There are two thoughts I will leave you to consider. Rather than pursuing happiness, perhaps we should, as the Apostle Paul noted in his letter to the Philippians (4:11), to seek contentment: “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” To lower our expectations a notch from pursuit of happiness to contentment could help relieve our dissatisfaction and depression. The final thought is that should we continue to follow Jefferson’s goal of the pursuit of happiness, we should see how far we’ve grown, and where we were in the past compared to now. Then we should get out of our self-centered boxes, and look to the needs of others. Serving others and being useful is a lot surer road to attaining happiness. Thomas Jefferson set the tone for the nation when he crafted the ringing words of the Declaration of Independence. Perhaps we can obtain his goal by expanding our definition of “pursuit of happiness.”
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1. Exercise is key. Pets, like humans, need physical activity in order to be healthy. The good news is giving your pet adequate daily exercise is easy! For some dog breeds, 30-minute walks are enough. For others, a game of fetch does the trick. Interested in trying something new? Mix up the activity. Try sprinting alongside your pet in quick intervals. Balls are great for fetch, but have you ever tried a Frisbee? Even a quick trip to
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2. Stimulate the brain. Maintaining a healthy pet lifestyle goes beyond physical exercise. Activities to stimulate a pet’s mental skills are fun and important too. Try a treat-dispensing or puzzle toy with your dog or cat to keep their mind active. Introduce the new toy before a meal, this way your pet will be hungry to learn.
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June – Feed the soil and seal in moisture with a mulch. Cut back any early flowering clematis after they bloom for an encore of flowers later in the summer. Plant tomatoes, beans, corn and other warmth loving crops this month. July – Invest in a rain barrel, drip irrigation or soaker hose. Cut back perennials like lavender and delphiniums and they will flower again. Fertilize your potted plants. Cut back leggy petunias, dead head geraniums. August – Harvest beans, broccoli and leafy crops to keep your vegetables producing. Water less often but water deeply. September – Have no mercy on ugly plants. Replace dried up and overgrown shrubs, trees, perennials and annuals with better behaved versions on sale at nurseries this month. Fertilize Western Washington lawns in late September. Reseed new lawns in early September. October – Move tender potted plants close to the house, bring tender succulents like echiverias indoors. Cut back frost damaged plants and collect fallen leaves. Make this the month you start a compost pile by piling leaves and debris in a corner of the garden. November – Plant spring blooming bulbs such as tulips and daffodils. Dig or cover tender bulbs of dahlias, cannas and tuberous begonias. Use up the gas and drain the oil from your mower before winter storage. Give thanks that you live in such a beautiful, green place. December – Harvest your evergreens and berried branches to decorate from nature this month. Fill planters, window boxes and hanging baskets with the pruning crumbs from your evergreens and make jolly with holly. Marianne Binetti
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Winter is when every landscape and garden holds the promise of a perfect growing season. This January resolve to add these monthly reminders to your calendar – you’ll enjoy less work and more beauty if your resolutions for 2016 are to do at least one nice thing for your garden each month. January - Save these tips. Order seeds, especially heirloom seed if you want to grow varieties that you won’t find at a local nurseries. Tip: Even if you don’t end up planting all the seeds you buy you’ll still be helping out a small business that is trying to save our supply of heirloom seeds. February – Cut back the brown tops of ornamental grasses this month. Prune roses. Attend the NWFG show that runs Feb 17 – 21. Order tickets online at www.gardenshow. com. My talk this year at the show will be on “Weed Wars – how to win the battle without harming Mother Nature” (Saturday, Feb 20 at 5:30pm) March – Invest some time in weed control now for big dividends later. Divide day lilies, feed the lawn, sharpen the blades and tune up your mower. April – Plant cool season crops like peas, lettuce, kale and cabbage. Add spring bloomers like primroses, pansies and alyssum. Add organic matter to enrich all soils now, so you’ll need less water this summer. May – Plant something new and in bloom for our pollinators. New David Austin roses are out this year, new annuals like calibrochoas, add a new perennial plant that you’ve never tried. A variety of flowering plants in the landscape will keep the birds and bees humming along. Accept that it is up to gardeners to save the world.
School funding plan still on legislators drafting table Eight lawmakers entrusted with drafting a school funding plan in line with the tenets of the state constitution and dictates of the Supreme Court won’t complete their task this year. The contingent of Democratic and Republican lawmakers met for a final time in 2015 on Monday, adjourning without agreement on the contours or content of a proposal to put forth in the 2016 session. They plan to gather again Jan. 4 — one week before the session begins — with hope but uncertainty of reaching an accord. “We’re still negotiating. We’re taking our task very seriously,” said Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, who is one of the lawmakers involved in the work group. “What we’re trying to do is craft something that can be well-received in the Legislature.” What this means is the Legislature will begin 2016 just as it did in 2015: in contempt of a Supreme Court order demanding a blueprint for amply funding public schools by the 2018 deadline set in the McCleary case. In addition, a $100,000-a-day fine levied by justices in August continues to pile up. Thursday will mark the 127th
day of sanctions which amounts to $12.7 million. Any notion those sanctions will push lawmakers toward a more rapid conciliation hasn’t occurred as some lawmakers, including a couple members of the McCleary 8, think the Supreme Court exceeded its authority. There is resistance to any action perceived as placating justices. “Our focus has been on doing the right thing for the education system not on responding to the Supreme Court,” said Rep. Chad Magendanz, R-Issaquah. “The fines are not really a fine. No one will drop a bill to pay the fine.” Though the group is not “fixated on the fine issue, there are members, and I am one of them, that would like us to be out of contempt,” said Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island. To recap, the McCleary decision dealt with the entire tab for the basic education of a million students. Lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee figured out how to spend billions of additional dollars on things like supplies, all-day kindergarten, smaller class sizes and buses in the last two state budgets. Jerry Cornfield
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Simple is better when it comes to Christmas down a tree. It happened to be raining that year. Our daughters were quite young and although they liked the idea of mud puddles and raincoats, they hated being stuck in the wet weather until the task was finished. They didn’t care about which tree we chose, were not interested in helping with the saw, nor dragging the tree to the truck. Once they were finished with the novelty of the outdoors, they became whiny and impatient. Let’s just say the tradition didn’t stick. In subsequent years I searched for a reasonably priced live tree. The task became a whole extra event for a busy time of year, so one summer we decided we should go fake when we bought a five foot imitation tree from a neighbor’s garage sale for five dollars. It was so much easier, and when it was time to decorate, we just pulled the tree out of the attic rather than go on an arduous hunt. I upgraded our fake tree after the kids Gretchen Leigh
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My youngest daughter was observing our Christmas tree the other day and divulged that when she was little she had always wanted one of those perfect, elaborate trees – flocked with a theme of ornaments or colors. She wanted a tree that really screamed Christmas. We have a fake tree and all our ornaments mark events in her and her sister’s childhood, our family life, my husband’s and my early married life and even a time before I was married. I don’t recall purchasing more than a handful of them myself. They were gifts given to highlight a milestone in my kids’ lives or given to one of us because of a passion, hobby or collection we were into. They are really a hodgepodge of designs and colors. Some are homemade, some are store-bought; there is nothing sophisticated about our Christmas tree. When my kids were small, my husband and I tried to start a tradition of cutting
grew taller than the tree. We found one at Fred Meyer on an after-Christmas sale. I’m not one of those people who insist on an aesthetically balanced tree. I always let my daughters decorate it, no matter their ages, only helping to place ornaments higher than they could reach. I’ve been perfectly happy with our primitive tree every year as it has always been a reflection of our family. I don’t spend a lot of time contemplating my Christmas decorations, either. To be honest, I don’t like the effort of decorating - removing the boxes from the attic, taking down our everyday items, placing the decorations, only to have to reverse it in a few weeks. Don’t get me wrong. I do like Christmas decorations, I like the Christmas season and all it represents, but if I could push a button and have the underside of the house flip into my Christmas house, then push the button again and have it all magically disappear, I would be one satisfied woman. Only one room in the house gets the
Christmas treatment; the living room. Then we put a few lights around our front porch and window and the rest of the house remains untouched. I claim it’s because of the animals at the other end of the house that the family room isn’t decorated, but it’s really because I’m too lazy; what goes up must come down. Part of me feels bad that I don’t enjoy the act of decorating. But as my youngest daughter sat in the living room and contemplated our simple tree, she changed her mind about wanting it more elaborate. Now she likes what it stands for – family. Simple really is better, even when it comes to Christmas. Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Covington. You can read more of her writing and her daily blog on her website livingwithgleigh.com, on Facebook at “Living with Gleigh�or follow her on Twitter @livewithgleigh. Her column is available every week at maplevalleyreporter.com under the Lifestyles section.
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Top photos of 2015 1.
The front page photo of July 1 was heart-wrenching. A 14-year-old Tahoma Junior High student died on June 23. His brother bows his head during a group prayer at the gathering for the victim, photo by Rebecca Gourley.
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A hot air balloon floated its way to the front page of July 17. The Black Diamond Miner’s
Day hot air balloon was enjoyed by Tatum and Indiana Atwood who were celebrating their birthday, photo by Ray Still.
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Kentwood junior running back, Chavez Kalua-Fuimaono, No.33, rushed for 238 yards landing on the front page of Oct. 9. He scored four touchdowns during the Conks’
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win over Tahoma at French Field, photo by Sarah Brenden.
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The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council put on a train show in Ravesndale on Oct. 17. Jason Warner Jr., from Maple Valley, conducted his way to the front page when looking at the train display, photo by Dennis Box.
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[ CORNFIELD from page 7] But they are still wrestling with how to end the reliance on local property tax dollars to pay teachers, principals and staff. It will require a new method of compensating school employees with state funds. That will cost money and could see some residents paying new or higher taxes.
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Xakary the Magician magically appeared on the front page on April 17 after performing at the Maple Valley Library, photo by Rebecca Gourley.
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The Tahoma boys cross country team ran their way to the front page of Nov. 13 for winning the 4A state meet in Pasco, courtesy photo.
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The Democrat-controlled House and Republican-run Senate couldn’t find a solution in this year’s record-setting 176 days of session. And their leaders don’t plan on finding one in 2016 — an election year session — either. Since September, the work group, with help from two of Inslee’s top aides, is deciding what information must be gathered next year so lawmakers are able to take some
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tough votes in 2017. They are not negotiating levy rates and salaries but a timeline for collecting data, explained House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, who is in the group. “If we could agree on a plan we could act early in session,” he predicted. “It shouldn’t be that hard.” But it has been so far.
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BLOTTER All subjects in the police blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
VANDALISM • On Dec. 19 it was reported that an intoxicated husband punched a hole through a closet. • On Dec. 20 it was reported that an unknown suspect punctured all four
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• On Dec. 16 it was reported that a package was stolen from the victim’s front porch. The item was taken from inside and the empty box was left in the driveway. • On Dec. 19 officers observed a male subject leaving Safeway with a
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ported that a mom was late to pick her child up from the school bus stop. According to the police report, the child ended up missing but was later found.
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• On Dec. 16 officers responded to reports of a boyfriend repeatedly choking his girlfriend. • On Dec. 19 it was reported that two days prior, someone had slapped a female subject. It was also reported that a tray was thrown at her and it hit her son.
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• On Dec. 20 it was reported that a vehicle had been left on the side of the road sometime during the night. According to the police report, it appeared the vehicle had hit something.
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• On Dec. 20 officers were contacted regarding reports that the victim’s vehicle was missing. According to the police report, this was the second time in four months this had happened.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE • On Dec. 21 multiple people in their vehicle parked at the entrance to Jenkins Creek Park after hours were contacted by officers. The report stated a small amount of marijuana and paraphernalia was confiscated.
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• On Dec. 22 officers were contacted at the Maple Valley Police Department because the reporting party’s ex-husband had violated his restraining order by sending packages to their son in the mail.
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