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Vine Maple Place raising funds for Family Hope Center The 15,000 square-foot facility will provide services and resources to an estimated 400 more families each year BY SARAH BRENDEN Assistant Editor
Hoping to break ground in the summer, Vine Maple Place is raising money to help build its new 15,000 squarefoot facility called the Family Hope Center. The $4.7 million project will add more counseling offices, training rooms and more children and youth areas to serve an estimated 400 more families per year, according to a press release. “The services are customized for each family to give them the tools they need to avoid homelessness in their future,” the release stated. So far more than $3 million has been raised in initial
fundraising efforts from gifts and pledges, Executive Director Michelle Frets said. The Family Hope Center will be built on the .77 acre plot of land behind where Vine Maple Place is located, Frets said. The goal is, she said, to open the doors to the new facility a year after breaking ground. From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 13 at Tahoma High School, Vine Maple Place has scheduled a community celebration to raise money for the Family Hope Center. Last year, Frets said Vine Maple Place helped 141 families, which equaled roughly 410 individuals. Since 2000, Vine Maple Place has been helping single parents and their children who are facing homelessness. And in 2012, they started helping those who may not be homeless yet but those who are also in danger of becoming homeless. Located in Maple Valley, Vine Maple Place provides single parents with financial literacy training, employment and livable-wage development, housing case management,
counseling and life skills development. Vine Maple Place also provides child and youth services, according to its website. Aside from the training, Vine Maple Place has a number of duplexes where single families can stay for 30 to 60 days while they look for work and a place to stay. Even after the families move out of the temporary housing on site, Vine Maple Place helps assist with rent, Frets said. She added Vine Maple Place has a good relationship with a number of landlords around the area to help transition these families into their new housing. The new Family Hope Center will be a resource center and will not include additional housing units for families. Frets said the facility will provide the families with services to get back on their feet. Vine Maple Place covers a 9-mile radius, Frets said. A majority, roughly 40 percent, come from the Maple Valley and Covington area. [ more FUNDS page 2 ]
Katie Collier’s inspirational story to be honored BY SARAH BRENDEN
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n Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the 2016 MTR Western Sports Star of the Year Award ceremony, former Covington resident Katie Collier will be honored with the Wayne Gittinger Inspirational Youth Award. Collier has been cancer free for almost four years after battling Leukemia. She is a redshirt junior at the University of Washington and plays forward/center for the Huskies. Redshirting means a player does not play for a year, delaying the athlete’s eligibility to participate. An athlete can redshirt for medical or athletic reasons. The Wayne Gittinger Inspirational Youth Award, according to the Seattle Sports Commission’s website, “is given to an inspirational young athlete who has overcome major medical obstacles to inspire others.” The award is presented by Courtesy photo from the University of Washington Seattle Children’s Hospital. She said she feels “insanely honored” to receive this award. “There are a multitude of youth and people that surround me that inspire me and so to be recognized for inspiring others… Wow, I am so honored!” she wrote in an email. When Collier was diagnosed, she was a senior at Seattle [ more HONORED page 2 ]
Dylan Hughes, 1, holds up a book she was looking through while at the library with her dad and her brother Kai, 3, above. The three stayed dry from the rain Friday morning at the Covington Library. ANA KAREN PEREZ GUZMAN, The Reporter
One Night Count shows increase from 2015 BY ANA KAREN PEREZ GUZMAN Reporter
King County saw a 19 percent increase of unsheltered homeless individuals between 2015 and 2016 during the One Night Count. The first year southwest King County participated in the count was 2015 and there was a total of 209 homeless individuals. This year 315 homeless individuals were recorded. The One Night Count is an organization in King County that counts homeless individuals in the county. More than 1,000 volunteers spread out across the county to count the homeless who were sleeping outdoors without shelter between 2 and
5 a.m on Jan. 29. The city of Covington has seen an increase of homeless individuals, more specifically, the youth, said Covington Senior Human Services Planner Victoria Throm. “The reason for this could be because of the increase of heroin use by the youth and because of dysfunctional homes,” Throm said. “Some young individuals choose to leave their homes instead of staying in a dangerous environment.” Karla Slate, Covington communication manger, noticed there is a definite problem in the community with homeless youth. The One Night Count statistics brought the problem into focus. “Many students within the school
district are homeless, and we are concentrating on helping them more,” Slate said. While some of their ideas are still in the beginning stages, the city of Covington is taking steps, like making sure the police are informed. Most police officers have an idea of where the homeless youth hangout and try to bring resources, food and hygiene kits to them, Throm said. One of the main reason for homelessness stems from domestic violence. Women take themselves and their children out of violent situations but don’t know where to go, so they opt for being homeless. A few programs and [ more INCREASE page 5 ]
[2] February 5, 2016 [ HONORED from page 1] Christian and made it her goal to play basketball her final season with the Warriors. According to the Huskies’ website, Collier was the Warriors all-time leading scorer. When she entered the U in the 20122013 season, she redshirted after suffering a knee injury during the preseason. She played in 32 games the next season, starting four and averaged 3.8 points a game and was ranked 14th in the Pac-12 with 24 blocked shots. Last season, Collier played in 29 games and started one of them. She averaged 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. This season, she is part of the Dawgs starting five and averages six points per game and 5.1 rebounds. So far she has recorded nine steals and 23 blocked shots. The Huskies are 16-5 overall and 7-3 in Pac-12 play.
www.covingtonreporter.com • www.maplevalleyreporter.com Collier’s message is simple. She wants her journey and story to help others push themselves. “Our bodies are incredibly strong, most of the time it is our minds that surrender first and then our bodies follow,” Collier said. “Be a person of great mental toughness.” Since winning the battle almost four years ago, she said her health is great. “I am feeling stronger than ever and am currently starting as the power forward on the University of Washington women’s basketball team and our team is having a great year, life could not be any better!” she wrote. According to the Seattle Times obituaries, D. Wayne Gittinger died in 2014. He was a corporate lawyer in Seattle, Husky enthusiast and was a pitcher for the Dawgs. Gittinger returned to Seattle in 1959 and during his time here, he served on a number of boards including the Seattle Sports
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Commission. According to the SSC’s website, the Wayne Gittinger Inspirational Youth Award was once known as the Seattle Children’s Inspirational Youth Award. Since 2009, the past recipients of this honor include Shawn Berg, a wrestling all-
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Twenty percent of families are from Kent, 15 percent from the Fairwood/ Renton area and the remaining reach out to Vine Maple Place from Auburn, Hobart and Ravensdale. The goal is to help end family homelessness, according to their website. “We can solve this problem,” Frets said.
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She added that in order for families to move forward, they have to feel safe. Vine Maple Place works with families to help them grow and reunite as a unit, she added. They work with families to “break the generational cycle,” she said. Vine Maple Place is a last resort, she said, it is the last place people go. They work with families who do not have their own support networks to
turn to, and 92 percent of the families Vine Maple Place works with are still housed and working, Frets said. Community members are welcome to donate online, Frets said, at vinemapleplace.org or during the community celebration in March. Vine Maple Place is located at 22815 SE 216th Way, Maple Valley. The phone number is 425-4322119.-
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one. However, after living with the beast for a couple years (unlike the creature I expect is living in the dishwasher), we sacrificed a column of drawers next to the kitchen sink and installed a dishwasher. It was so blessedly quiet. We can’t even remember if we had children yet when we replaced the rolling beast; that’s how long ago it was. The year my oldest turned eight, we remodeled the whole kitchen, re-positioning the sink to the outside wall and of course, the dishwasher moved along with it. The dishwasher has been through the war with us. It has a slight green hue on the inside from when I told my husband to put our daughters’ paint cups in the dishwasher. The unspoken direction was to rinse them first; he just emptied the paint and stuck them in. Since then I’ve told him we could sell the Gretchen Leigh
I was sitting in the living room yesterday just after I started the dishwasher. Apparently, I’m not usually near the dishwasher when it gets started. It filled with water, then began to make the worst sounds I’ve ever heard coming from an appliance. Startled, I gazed at its door, fully expecting it to burst open and a monster explode into the room. I pictured it as a blobbish dragonlike, green creature with bulging red eyes, and a huge drooling mouth full of sharp, yellow teeth. I haven’t decided if it was coming after me or if it was trying to flee the noises of the dishwasher. When we moved into this house 24 years ago it came with a free standing, rolling dishwasher. It was very noisy, but the cabinet layout didn’t seem conducive for a built-in
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was leeching pink grime (maybe my monster is pink). It was so gummed up after twenty-some years, it was leaking steam onto the floor. He cleaned it out and it quit leaking. We rejoiced that we had averted another appliance crisis, but as I sat in my Big Red Chair and watched my dishwasher, I began to think it might be the end. So my husband and I looked at new dishwashers. They run in price from ridiculously expensive to modestly priced. I don’t need bells and whistles or even stainless steel. I just want a simple, white dishwasher that cleans like the champ my current one used to be. I found one I loved. Same brand even, better design. But then I thought of my old, noisy dishwasher with the monster inside and the memories rushed in; “We’ve been through so much together.” Maybe it’s not quite time yet.
9 year old wins chance to report on Super Bowl from sidelines LEAH ABRAHAM Reporter
Nine-year-old Riley Ottele thought it was a little strange when his parents walked into his lunchroom at St. Anthony’s Elementary. When his father handed him a phone, saying that there was a call for him, Ottele was very confused. He stepped out of the lunchroom and answered the call. “Hi, my name is Trent Dilfer,” said the voice over the phone. Ottele’s mouth dropped in disbelief. He knew that Dilfer was a former quarterback for teams like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks and currently is an NFL analyst for ESPN. Ottele also knew that if Dilfer was calling him, he must have just won himself a ticket to the Super Bowl. Ottele had entered the Panini Super Bowl Kid Reporter Contest, a contest run by Panini America, a sports and entertainment collectables company. The winner of the contest wins two tickets to see the Super Bowl and a chance to interview the players. Ten lucky winners were randomly selected from a Panini sweepstakes and were asked to record a short video showcasing their interviewing skills, sharing the types of questions they would ask the athlete.
“I was nervous when I made the top 10 because I was kind of scared,” Ottele said. Ottele says that he was completely shocked when Dilfer, special ambassador and coach for Panini’s Kid Reporter contest, called him. “He [Dilfer] said, ‘Congratulations, you won the Kid Reporter contest,’ and I was like, ‘Oh! Thanks! Oh my gosh I’m really excited!” Ottele said. In the video, Ottele shares that his favorite team is the Denver Broncos and that one of the questions he hopes to ask the athletes is what kind of breakfast they eat before a game. “It tells you a lot about their personality,” Ottele said.
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As Super Bowl 50 looms in the distance, we Seahawk fans are reminded of what happened in the previous two Super Bowls. Two years ago today (I sit here writing this column on Tuesday, Feb. 2), 12’s everywhere went crazy when we crushed the Denver Broncos 43-8. But a year ago yesterday is a whole other story. We are reminded of the decision to pass the ball to Ricardo Lockette from the 1-yard line instead of giving the ball to Beast Mode on second and goal with one timeout and 30 seconds remaining in the game. The interception at the goal line by Malcolm Butler may very well haunt Seahawks and their fans for many years to come. And this year, the Hawks, as much as they stressed us fans out in the beginning of the season and throughout many of their close games, made their way back to the playoffs. This year not the Seahawks did not have the home field advantage they are so used to having. No one can fault the Hawks for not making it back to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive year, the Patriots didn’t return to defend their title either. But with that said, who should we as Seahawk fans root for on Sunday? And that is what brings me to the main point of this column… I am rooting for the Carolina Panthers to win Super Bowl 50. Now, wait… before everyone gets angry with me and my decision, let me explain. All season, I have liked the Panthers. I was excited for them to go undefeated, which they fell short by one game when they lost to the Atlanta Falcons in their second to last regular season game.
Taxing a most deserving group A Republican lawmaker wants to tax political campaigns and use the money to teach civics in schools and boost enforcement of the state’s election laws. The idea from state Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, is to treat candidates, initiative campaigns and political committees — including those run by the Democratic and Republican parties — like small companies and require them to pay business taxes if they collect enough in contributions. He’s introduced Senate Bill 6232 to get it done. Eight senators, including Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, D-Bothell, are cosponsors. “What better and more popular thing to tax than politicians” Fain told the Senate education committee at a recent hearing. Fain didn’t get quizzed on whether it’s even legal to tax political activity in this manner. If somehow it could be done, however, this is a good year to make money in this manner. Elections attract big sums of money, especially this year when voters will be casting ballots for a
When the Hawks traveled to Carolina to face the Panthers in the post season, the game was out of control. The Hawks played an awful first half but came back after halftime. The Panthers didn’t help themselves by going scoreless in the second half, almost giving up their lead. But with time ticking down, the Hawks didn’t have enough to win. A video of Cam Newton grabbing and throwing a 12 flag from a fan was seen by many Hawk fans, and a petition was even started to ban Newton from returning to Century Link Field. That may not have been the best decision by him to throw a beloved 12 flag but I don’t think we should hold it against him. Newton is a good quarterback and has led his team to the Super Bowl and a nearly perfect season. Even Richard Sherman has come to Newton’s
defense in an interview with 710 ESPN saying that the criticism of Newton is “unfortunate.” An article on MyNorthwest said, “Sherman believes the criticism against Newton is unfounded considering he ‘hasn’t done anything wrong to anyone.’ He hasn’t done anything (bad) off the field or hurt anyone or committed a crime or done anything. He plays the game like a young kid, like a kid’s supposed to play it.” Aside from the Panthers being the National Football Conference champions representing our division, there are some other reasons that make them deserving of the title come Sunday. Linebacker Thomas Davis is in his 11th season in the NFL and has suffered a number of injuries during his career. He injured his knee in 2010 and in 2011, he tore his ACL for the third time in three years. And not to mention, he broke his arm in the [ more CORNER page 5 ]
president, U.S. senator, 10 members of Congress and a governor. Also every seat in the state House and about half of those in the Senate are on the ballot, though not Fain’s. Four years ago, contributions totaled $166.1 million, according to records compiled by the state Public Disclosure Commission. Candidates hauled in $61.5 million and committees took in $104.6 million. The tally doesn’t take into account federal races which Fain’s bill aims to do. Here’s how it would work. Washington imposes a business and occupation tax — B&O for short — on the gross receipts of business activities conducted within the state. Fain’s bill would apply the rules to campaigns and committees. There is a threshold. A company will owe taxes if its receipts — or contributions in the case of a candidate — exceed $56,000 in a calendar year. An analysis by the Department of Revenue estimates this would result in 2,000 new taxpayers, generate $937,000 for the state in the fiscal year that starts July 1 and $1.6 million in the next budget. Who might pay? Both Dave Somers, Snohomish County’s new executive, and John Lovick, the former one would have paid something based on their 2015 campaigns. But none of Everett City Council candidates would owe taxes.
Fain’s bill would steer part of the revenues to the Secretary of State’s office to develop a curriculum for teaching civics to students in secondary schools and colleges. “Why is this not an obvious one to do especially when you can use the money to give us a civically literate society,” Fain said following the hearing. Another chunk would go to the Public Disclosure Commission to bolster its ability to investigate campaign complaints. And a third less altruistic reason is to make every one running for office experience what small business owners go through with taxes, he said. “I do want every state elected official to fill out a B&O form,” he said. Though it seems unlikely this bill will reach the governor’s desk, it is still moving in that direction. Sen. Steve Litzow, R-Mercer Island, who heads the education panel and is a co-sponsor, said he intends to move it to the Ways and Means Committee where the chairman, Sen. Andy Hill, R-Redmond, also is a backer of the bill. There’s no organized opposition. Maybe that’s because, as Fain said, there’s not a more deserving group to tax than politicians. Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet.com. Contact him at 360-352-8623; jcornfield@heraldnet.com and on Twitter at @dospueblos
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Letters to the Editor New council members doing the right thing Black Diamond’s new council members are doing all the right things, but their opponents from the election are wasting time and taxpayer money trying to disrupt them. With sour grapes after their endorsed candidates lost last fall, in a landslide election, some are trying to keep doing business the old way. There is an old saying, that one definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again, expecting different results. Well, doing the same things over and over again got us YarrowBay, and little action
[ CORNER from pg. 4] NFC championship game and returned to the practice field Monday after having surgery. Panther fan favorite Luke Kuechly is another reason Carolina deserves the win‌ He is a tackling machine. Receiver Ted Ginn Jr. stepped up this year for the Panthers when they lost Kelvin Benjamin in the preseason. With Benjamin out, the Panthers turned to Ginn Jr. to provide depth to their passing game. This is Ginn Jr.’s ninth season in the NFL and in that short amount of time he has played for the Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Panthers,
to control it. When council members (Pat) Pepper and (Brian) Weber ran for office last fall, they promised to do more – and that’s what we’re getting. It started Jan. 7. Council member (Erika) Morgan tried to propose that the council appoint its own council committee memberships. She followed the rules – no parliamentary tricks – of the Black Diamond City Council – a behavior that seemed to be in short supply on Jan. 7. In response, the mayor said that if things weren’t done her way, there would be no council committees. Go here and listen for yourself: http://www. ci.blackdiamond.wa.us/ Depts/Clerk/Agendas/ Arizona Cardinals and back to the Panthers this season. Timberline High School and University of Oregon graduate Jonathan Stewart is another reason I think the Panthers deserve the W. Stewart has played all of his eight NFL seasons with the Panthers as a running back. He also returned to practice Monday after sitting out last week with an ankle injury. And finally, another player I see on the Panthers that makes them deserving of the Super Bowl ring is Shaq Thompson. Now, just like Newton, I know there will be
Audio/Council_201601071900_01d1497da09abc50. mp3 This was a very serious issue – an interference of the mayor into council’s actions. So, council members Morgan, Weber, and Pepper followed state law and requested a special meeting to consider council rule changes so that the council could do its legislative work. The mayor ordered the clerk to not issue a public notice, so the council couldn’t meet – again, in direct violation of Black Diamond City Council rules. Determined, Morgan and Pepper released draft rule changes, sent them out publicly and held an open information session on Jan. 19. Sticking to their promise to the voters, council members
Seahawk fans hating me for this opinion, but I am a die hard Husky fan and I think an ex-Dawg and rookie like Thompson is deserving of the ring. Many Hawk fans know Mr. Thompson posted a video to Snapchat following the Panthers win over Seattle saying “Seahawks fans, I’ve got a message‌ (bad word), the Seahawks.â€? No one will know why he made the video or what prompted him to say those things toward Hawk fans because earlier in the season, he was excited to return to Seattle‌ a place he called his second home after living here for three years and playing at the Uni-
Morgan, Weber and Pepper, at the Jan 21 meeting, voted 3-2 to reform the councils’ rules. New council committees and membership will be created by a vote of the council. Meetings will be fully noticed and conducted when the public can attend – at night, after work and not during the day. All legislation will go through a rigorous review over several weeks and involve multiple opportunities for public input.
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versity of Washington. Regardless of this video, I still see Thompson as the stud who played both offense and defense for the Huskies in his final year at the U and I think he, too, is deserving of the Super Bowl 50 title. So despite how you personally feel about the players or the team, I am still rooting for the Panthers Sunday and I have a strong feeling they are going to be the new world champions. But aside from who wins, there is only one team I truly root for and that is our beloved Seahawks‌ can’t wait for the new season to begin. Go Hawks!
[ INCREASE from page 1] shelters can help house women and children for a few days, but it is not a long term solution, Throm said. A major misconception people tend to have about homeless individuals is that they are on drugs or jobless. The truth is, a lot of them are working families who just can’t afford to live off what they make, Throm said. Or, they are involved in domestic violence situations. Family Housing Connections helps families get into permanent living situations, but the problem with the organization is that it is very back-logged. It may take a few months for a family to start the process of finding a new home through the organization because there are many individuals ahead of them.
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“We want people to know we are making the homelessness issue a priority in Covington,� Throm said. Homelessness and mental health issues are two priorities Maple Valley Mayor Sean P. Kelly is trying to concentrate on in the next two to three months. Kelly has personally seen an increase of homeless individuals in Maple Valley, he said. Kelly wants to have a summit in the next few months to figure out what resources homeless individuals have and what more the city can do to help them. He wants to make sure homeless individuals are safe and have food. Like Covington officials, Kelly has seen many homeless youth. Some live in cars with their families. “That’s what bugs you the most, the homeless youth,� Kelly
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Time to get hardy plants in the ground root plants are a great bargain, lightweight and easier to haul home than potted plants. Do I need to remove the foliage from my blooming hellebores? I started adding these winter-blooming plants to my landscape a few years ago after I won a plant at one of your talks. They are doing well but my neighbor insists I must cut back their leaves to keep them healthy. R.P., Puyallup Marianne Binetti
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BLOTTER BURGLARY • On Jan. 21 officers responded to reports that the victim’s sliding glass door had been smashed to gain access to their home. According to the police report, the home was rifled through and the suspects then exited
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LARCENY • On Jan. 22 it was reported that a blood pressure monitor was stolen from Rite Aid. • On Jan. 25 officers responded to reports that a suspect entered Walgreens to purchase cigarettes but distracted the cashier and swapped out the box with an empty one.
• On Jan. 26 the victim arrived home and parked his pickup truck in his driveway. He left his mountain bike in the bed. When he later returned to his truck, the bike was missing. • On Jan. 26 officers responded to Kohl’s after a subject was apprehended and released by loss prevention for stealing clothing. He was charged with third degree theft. According to the police report, he concealed the clothing under his own and walked out of the store.
VIOLATION OF COURT ORDERS • On Jan. 23 a subject violated court orders by texting and leaving voicemails for the victim.
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‘Before I Go to Sleep:’ Movie vs. Book Imagine waking up every morning and not knowing who or where you are. Ana Karen All you really remember is, you’re in Perez Guzman your 20’s,with your whole life ahead of Reporter you. But when you look in the mirror, the 20-something you thought you were isn’t staring back. You see pictures around the mirror of the person staring back at you, smiling next to a man you do not recognize, in places you have never seen before. The man in the pictures is in the other room and explains he is your husband, you have been married for 22 years. You had an accident, and your memory is erased every time you go to sleep. This is the reality for Christine Lucas, in “Before I Go to Sleep” by S.J. Watson A few years ago, I was wandering the isles of Barnes and Noble, not looking for anything in particular. I came across the clearance section and picked up a random book that
[ SIDELINES from page 3] with him in San Francisco.” The contest has been gaining Ottele some popularity at school. “Everyone at school was like, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re so awesome’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, I guess.’” said Ottele. “They’re getting kind of jealous but they’re just having fun with me.” Ottele said that even though he is nervous to interview the athletes, he is very excited to watch the game and interview Peyton Manning, his second favorite player. “My absolute favorite player is John Elway, one of the former quarterbacks for the Broncos” Ottele said. “He was the Super Bowl MVP and one of the best
was strewn about. It looked interesting, and it was on sale, so I bought it. Fast forward three years and I still hadn’t read more than 20 pages of the book and it was quietly sitting with the rest of the half read books on my bookshelf. I was looking for something to watch on Netflix one day, and I was looking through my favorite category, the thriller section. A movie came up called, “Before I Go to Sleep”. I thought it was a weird coincidence until I read the description. It was the movie made from the book I had randomly bought three years before! So naturally, I watched the movie. And it was so intriguingly good. I had to read the book as soon as possible. I like watching movies made from books, it’s exciting seeing books come to life. “Before I Go to Sleep” was no exception, except this was the first time I had watched a movie before reading the
quarterbacks of all times, and I really like him.” Apart from watching previous contest winners’ interview videos, Ottele said he’s preparing by practicing his reporting skills with his parents. Ottele is also glad that he will be interviewing the players alongside Dilfer. “He is the kid-helper,” Ottele said. “He helps you do all the sweeping through the crowd and stuff.” Ottele has an impressive collection of NFL trading cards, three drawers full of them to be exact. A collector since two years ago, Ottele has arranged his favorite cards neatly on a cork board, and has organized the rest systematically in his drawers. His favorite card include a signed Tarrell Davis and Garrett Grayson col-
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book,which in the end turned out to be a better choice. I noticed one thing right away, the movie and the book both follow the main details of the story, although they are structured differently. They both mention Christine and her amnesia, her husband and the doctor she is seeing. But, the book focuses a lot on Christine remembering her past while the movie focuses more on the present. Some minor details are changed, such as people’s ages, which affects some of the events and relationships. The details seem to change for cinematic effect. The only peculiar change I noticed was the ending. The ending was more dramatic in the book, which doesn’t make sense since I feel it could have been very easy to visually duplicate, and thus make the ending to the movie even better than it already is. Usually I suggest reading a book and then watching the movie but this time, I suggest watching the movie and then reading the book. The book has much more detail (as books usually do compared to the movies), but with “Before I Go to Sleep”, the movie is definitely lacking some of the details in the book that could have easily been added in. I highly suggest reading the book and/or watching the movie. You won’t be disappointed. They both keep you guessing what is going to happen next and it has such a great twist you won’t see coming.
lectibles. Ottele is also a Pokemon card collector. “I’m actually a two-time city champion in Pokemon,” Otelle said with a shy, yet proud smile. “I’ve already qualified for the world championships.” Ottele plans to attend the championships in San Francisco later this year. Even with a potential Pokemon championship title under his belt this year, Ottele’s love for sports is second to none.
At recess, Ottele says he finds himself playing baseball or kickball, and that he hopes to continue playing sports throughout middle school and high school, and perhaps beyond. “I want to be a football player,” said Ottele. “But I think the problem is that they’re always getting hurt. Probably a (football) placekicker or an engineer like my mom. But my goal is definitely toward sports.
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Training begins at Emerald Downs, season opens April FOR THE REPORTER
Five time training title winner Frank Lucarelli joined Chris Stensli and more than 200 horses Monday as thoroughbreds began training for the 2016 live racing season at Emerald Downs. The oldest active trainer, 92-year-old Don Munger, was on hand for his 21st straight stable opener. Other trainers on hand were Robbie Baze, Terry Gillihan, Roy Lumm, Vince Gibson, Jose Navarro, Tom Wenzel, Cliff Balcom, H.R. Mullens, Candi Tollett and Robert Sodergren. Pippa Bou Peep returned as first horse on the track in
2016. With trainer Charles Essex aboard, Pippa Bou Peep stepped onto the racetrack at exactly 8:30 a.m., the second straight year the Harbor the Gold filly was the first horse on the track for the new season. Stable superintendent Vern Baze reported 211 horses on the grounds – up 23 runners from last year – and he expects the total to grow daily over the next nine weeks. Last year, the horse population sailed over the 1,000 mark for the first time in four years. Noosito, champion 3-year-old of 2014 and twice runner-up to Stryker Phd in 2015, was on the track Monday for trainer
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The Enumclaw Hornets hosted Tahoma, Bonney Lake, Sumner and White River in the final regular season meet of the year Jan. 27. The Bears finished in third place with an overall score of 149.85. Top 10 finishers for the Beas included:
Mjelde, second– 9.5 Sarah Paulsen, sophomore, eighth – 8.1
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Tenley Mjelde, junior, third – 9.0 Emma Rochleau, freshman, 10th – 8.05 Courtesy team photo
Doris Harwood. Howard Belvoir’s 3-yearold Barkley, winner of last year’s Emerald Express Stakes, made an appearance on the track Monday. Several jockeys were out exercising horses, including Javier Matias, Jennifer Whitaker and Matt Hagerty. Gallyn Mitchell, the track’s all-time leader with 1,419 wins, also was on hand, although the 53-yearold announced his retirement last year. Training hours are 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily, and fans can eat breakfast and watch training in the Quarter Chute Café. Emerald Downs’ 20th anniversary season begins
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BOYS SWIM The 4A district meet began Thursday and runs through Saturday at Curtis High School
WRESTLING The Mat Classic will be held Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Tacoma Dome.
GYMNASTICS The Subdistrict Championship Meet and the Regional Championship Meet will be at Mount Rainier High School. The subdistrict is Saturday and regional Feb.13
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Hoarding as a disorder or just clutter BY RAY STILL Assistant Editor
reported, sometimes due to a fear of being compared to the stereotypes seen on reality TV.
Collecting vs. hoarding
According to Bainter and Riler, there is a big difference between collecting, a normal and common human behavior, and hoarding. They defined collecting as the acquisition, and eventual disposal, of items. It’s often an organized activity and special care is taken to keep the collection tidy. In contrast, hoarding is the acquisition of items without the disposal, and is often much less organized than a regular collection. Telltale differences between collecting and hoarding, Bainter said, are that the items someone with hoarding tendencies keep may appear to be of useless or limited value and living spaces are so cluttered that they can’t be used for their intended purposes.
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Bainter said hoarding used to be classified as a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder but recent research shows that isn’t always the case. However,
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Some people came to find out what resources were available in the county. Other came to help a family member, or two, or three. But everyone who went to Pierce County’s presentation on hoarding came away learning how vast the mental disorder can be, and that they were not alone. The county’s Aging and Disability Resources presented “Hoarding: The Hidden Problem Exposed” Jan. 20 at the Sumner library with Terina Bainter, an organizer with Clutter Cutters. The purpose of the presentation was not only to provide accurate information about hoarding tendencies and resources for those affected, but to also combat the misinformation spread in the media, especially reality TV shows like “Hoarders” and “Hoarding: Buried Alive.” “That first thing I get when I get a phone call is, ‘I’m not like those people on TV,” Bainter said. “What you see on TV is complete and utter squalor, and that is not what we are talking about.” Between 1.4 to 2 million people across the U.S. have hoarding tendencies, said Bainter and Bob Riler, Aging and Disability Resources community outreach specialist. “That’s 2 to 5 percent of the population, which doesn’t sound huge until you put it in perspective that it’s about one in twenty individuals.” It is estimated that there are 345,000 people with hoarding tendencies in Washington alone, although Bainter and Riler said hoarding tendencies often go under
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in 92 percent of diagnosed hoarding cases, there is at least one other co-disorder that may cause or worsen the hoarding tendencies. Bipolar disorder, dementia and brain trauma are among some of the other disorders that are often codiagnosed, but Riler said depression, “is the most characteristic co-disorder.” Additionally, many people with hoarding tendencies don’t often realize how bad their situation is, Bainter explained. Instead, many people with hoarding tendencies rely on various, and inventive, thought processes to explain their situation to others. Some of the excuses Bainter and Riler have ran into include sentimentality, a fear of forgetting (information, memories, etc.) and that what they have will eventually become of
some use to them or someone else and shouldn’t be discarded.
Safety in cleanliness
One of the toughest things to realize when working with people with hoarding challenges, Bainter said, is they have the right to live the way they want to live. It’s when their way of life becomes not just cluttered, but actively unsafe, is when steps need to be taken to ensure safety, she continued. “The No. 1 issue that we need to address with anybody with any type of moderate to severe hoarding challenges is safety. Period,” Bainter explained. “Unless we live there and unless they are endangering us, themselves or the community,
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Ethel Louise Tyler passed away peacefully January 1, 2016 at age 101 years and 10 months. Ethel was born February 24, 1914 to Horace and Mattie Hockema in Sumner Center Township, in Southern Minnesota. There she grew up, met and married Thomas Tabor, and had two children: Thomas and Eve. They farmed and Ethel taught in a one-room school after completing teacher training at St. Cloud, MN. The family moved to Seattle, WA in the late 1940s where Ethel and Thomas worked at Boeing. Next, the family moved to a farm in the Bellingham area while Ethel complete her Bachelor’s degree in order to teach in Washington. She taught at elementary level for the next 23 years in four different school districts. Her specialty was teaching her students to read with “phonics.” With her quiet, loving manner, she had much success. She also earned credentials to counsel in elementary in latter years. Ethel became the sole breadwinner for her family when Thomas had a debilitating coronary heart attack in 1955. He passed away 10 years later, after 31 years of marriage. A few years later, Ethel met and married John Tyler. They lived in Maple Valley, WA, St. Maries, ID and Spokane Valley, WA where John died in 1994 after their 25th wedding anniversary. Ethel not only was widowed twice, but was preceded in death by her beloved son, Thomas, his wife Margie, and son-in-law Bruce Prescott. She is survived by her daughter, Eve Prescott; four grandchildren: Thomas Tabor, Jr., Gregory Tabor, Cindy Fischer, and Christine Buchanan; 11 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. A strong and independent person, Ethel often helped her children and grandchildren financially for college or other challenges, while denying herself luxuries. She loved raising flowers, playing her piano, oil painting, sculpting, wood carving, Republican politics and all things chocolate. No doubt, God is saying,“Well done my child,” to our beloved mother/grandma extraordinaire. A memorial service will be held on April 16 at 11am in the Spokane Valley. 1524483
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they get to live how they want to live.” Infestations and garbage can be a health hazard if not taken care of quickly, and fire hazards can quickly multiply as clutter crowds around heaters and electrical outlets, Bainter said. Bainter also mentioned having 3-foot wide walking paths through
February 5, 2016 [11] rooms, not just to limit the amount of tripping hazards and escape from their place of residence quickly during an emergency (meaning all doors and windows should be easily accessible), but so emergency services can enter and exit a house more easily during an emergency as well. For more information about hoarding, visit the King and Pierce County’s joint task force website, The Hoarding Project.
PUBLIC NOTICES VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER District Healthcare System NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board room of Valley Medical Center, Renton WA. BOARD OF TRUSTEES (District Healthcare System) By: Sandra Sward Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on January 29, 2016 and February 5, 2016. #1519893. PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING February 8, 2016 A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Public Hospital District No. 1 of King County, (Valley Medical Center) will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center January 4, 2016. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER) By: Sandra Sward, Assistant to the Board of Commissioners Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on January 29, 2016 and February 5, 2016. #1519956. PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER) NOTICE OF HEARING FOR SALE OF PROPERTY Notice of Proposed Sale. In accordance with RCW 70.44. 300, the Board of Trustees of Valley Medical Center hereby gives notice of its intent to sell real property belonging to the District by private sale. The property to be sold is Assessor Parcel Nos. 885767-0110 (King County), 3915 Talbot Road South, Renton WA 98055 referred to as the Valley Professional Center North Building. The Board has previously declared this property surplus to the District. Prior to such sale, the Board shall conduct a public hearing and will consider any evidence offered for and against the propriety and advisability of the proposed sale. The date and time for such hearing shall be Monday, February 22, 2016 at 4:00
p.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center, at the beginning of the Valley Board’s scheduled meeting. The public is invited to attend. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER) By: Sandra Sward, Assistant to the Valley Board Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters On January 29, 2016 and February 5, 2016. #1519940. SCHNEIDER HOMES, PAT SHEA, 6510 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98188, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, 100 ACRE WOODS, is located at SE 332ND ST & 333RD PL AUBURN WA in AUBURN in King county. This project involves 50 acres of soil disturbance for Highway or Road, Residential, Utilities construction activities. All discharges and runoff goes to ground water. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on February 5, 2016 and February 12, 2016. #1521316.
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2016 EARTH HEROES AT SCHOOL King County is seeking nominations for the Earth Heroes at School program, which recognizes students, teachers, staff, school volunteers, programs and even entire schools that are doing the work of protecting the environment and teaching others to do the same. Nominations for the 2016 Earth Heroes at School are due March 11, and winners will be honored at an event May 5. Earth Heroes can be nominated by colleagues, classmates and the public. Self-nominations are also encouraged. Nomination forms are available by contacting Donna Miscolta, 206-477-5282, donna. miscolta@kingcounty.gov, and online at http://your. kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/ education/earth-heroes.asp. Nominations can be made in any of the following categories: • Waste reduction, reuse, or recycling • Food waste prevention or food waste collection for composting • Household hazardous waste prevention or management • Sustainable gardening, landscaping, or building • Climate change education or greenhouse gas emissions reduction The program is offered through the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks. Contact and submissions: Sarah Brenden sbrenden@soundpublishing.com
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Residents can let the governing board of the Kent Regional Fire Authority know what they think about an April 26 ballot measure to extend a fire benefit charge to property owners for another six years. The public hearing is at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at Fire Station 78, 17820 SE 256th St., in Covington.
Voters in Kent, Covington and Fire District 37 in 2010 approved the formation of the Regional Fire Authority (RFA) with 72 percent in favor of funding the agency through a property tax levy and a new fire benefit charge. The fire benefit fee is a variable rate based on the square footage and the amount of resources needed to provide emergency services to each house or business.
King County seeks state help for bridge, road repairs A King County task force ship with the cities we will again look to the Legislarecommended a host of ture for solutions reforms and fundthat can work for ing principles for the 21st century,� addressing the rapsaid Constantine. idly deteriorating “These recommennetwork of bridges dations reinforce and roads in the the urgency of the unincorporated need, and provide area of the county. Dow Constantine new ideas for keepThe panel preing communities sented its findings connected.� to County ExecuNearly three decades of tive Dow Constantine and Councilwoman Kathy Lam- annexations, declines in gas tax revenues, and the effects bert, according to a Jan. 20 of voter initiatives have led county media release. to chronic under-funding “Providing safe and reliof county roads across able roads is a top priority, the state. Over the last six and in continued partner-
The property tax levy of $1 per $1,000 assessed valuation covers about half of the RFA’s operating budget. The fire benefit charge in 2016 will cover 46 percent of the budget. By state law, a fire benefit charge cannot exceed 60 percent of the operating budget. Previously, Kent funded its fire department through the general fund. Covington and Fire District 37 contracted with Kent for
months, members of the King County Bridges and Roads Task Force studied the road services funding gap, and the efficiencies that have been put in place to address this shortfall. The Task Force identified the range of the roads funding gap as $250 to $400 million a year, and generated 152 recommendations to address that gap. • Revenue: Authority from the state Legislature for a fair, nonregressive countywide revenue tool that is tied to inflation, that is sustainable over the longterm, and that provides a benefit to both cities and the county. The Task Force recognizes that the most successful approach may involve using multiple revenue tools and efficien-
services. Just as in 2010, a 60 percent approval vote will be needed to pass the April measure. The RFA is overseen by a board that includes three Kent City Council members, three Fire District 37 commissioners, and one non-voting advisory board member from the cities of Covington and SeaTac. For more information, go to kentfirerfa.org.
cies with some additional resources dedicated to city transportation needs. • Infrastructure: Authority from the state Legislature that provides for cities to annex orphan county roads that lie inside their boundaries, and supports annexation of Potential Annexation Areas within the growth boundaries of those cities. • Outreach: Many Task Force members plan to serve as ambassadors to increase awareness about issues facing road services during implementation of these recommendations. People from all parts of the county – and beyond – take more than one million trips per day on the 1,500 miles of roads and 181 bridges maintained by King
County. About half the trips on the high-volume roads originate not only in cities, but in other counties. These roads connect people in cities who are traveling to work, school and recreation. King County has about $100 million in annual revenue for the care of county bridges and roads – enough to address immediate safety issues, clean water requirements and a modest amount of maintenance and preservation. At this level of funding, however, it’s estimated the system will continue to deteriorate and that, over the next 25 years, an estimated 35 bridges will need to be closed as they become unsafe, and about 72 miles of roadway restricted or closed.
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