Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, March 27, 2015

BY REBECCA GOURLEY

Reporter

Th e city of Maple Valley is aiming to put a parks and recreation bond measure out to voters on the April 2016 special election ballot.

It would be the fi rst voter-approved bond the city has put on a ballot in its 18-year history.

A defi nite bond amount hasn’t been offi cially set, but the City Council reached consensus Monday that the $20 million mark the Parks and Recreation Commis-sion recommended is a good amount to stay around.

A $20 million bond would result in an increase to property taxes of about $182 for the year on a home with an assessed value of $385,000 – the average for the city.

Th e projects in the commission’s rec-ommended bond include $5 million in improvements to Lake Wilder-ness Park, $10 million to develop Summit Park, $5 million for land acquisition and park development, and $1 million for improvements and maintenance to the Lake Wilderness Golf Course. Th at total equals about $21 mil-lion, but some of those numbers are rough estimations, the commission said.

Th e City Council gave the commission

the go-ahead to dig deeper into exactly how much each of these projects will cost so that a more defi nitive number can be reached.

Parks and Recreation Director Greg Brown said he and his staff will immedi-ately start the process to redo the master plan of Summit Park, which will include soliciting input from the public and the school district.

Th e master plan for Summit Park has to be reconfi gured because in October of last

year, the city sold about 8 acres of the park property to the school district for them to build an additional parking lot and a bus route for the new high school that will be con-

structed east of Summit Park. In addition, vice chair of the com-

mission, Dave Sanderson, has indicated on several occasions his desire to put a dog park on the lower two acres of the property, or what is referred to as “the handle” or “the peninsula” of the property.

Something else that will be started im-mediately is the process for a feasibility study on a potential recreation center. Th at cost, about $60,000, is already included in this year’s budget and won’t need to be included on the bond.

Th e land acquisition part of the bond could include purchasing approximately 15 acres of the back nine of the former Elk Run Golf Course for a park. Alternatively, Brown said, the owners have indicated they might be interested in providing an easement throughout the property to allow for public use on the already-existing cart paths. Th is would help fi ll a gap in park services on the southwest end of town, Brown said.

A diff erent funding source the commis-sion talked about was potentially selling one of the city’s six undeveloped park prop-erties to pay for other, more easily develop-able land within the city, like a portion of Elk Run.

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A bald eagle quickly jumps out of the carrier she was transported in and took fl ight March 20 on the Green River after a period of rehabilitated from an injury by South Sound Critter Care and West Sound Wildlife Shelter. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter

BY REBECCA GOURLEY

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In a letter to parents dated March 13, the Tahoma School District announced it would be closing the Russell Ridge Center at the end of this school year.

But numerous parents expressed their concern the district didn’t go through the proper legal channels before making the decision to close the school.

According to RCW 28A.335.020, school boards must adopt a policy that allows for public involvement before a decision is made to close a school.

Aft er the initial letter was sent to parents, a second one signed by Tahoma School District Superinten-dent Rob Morrow was sent out on March 19.

In it, Morrow stated the school board is going to provide the com-munity with “a minimum of two opportunities” to address the board with their concerns over the center’s possible closure.

Russell Ridge Center may close doors

BY DENNIS BOX

Editor

A rehabilitated female bald eagle fl ew to freedom March 20 on a section of

the Green River west of Flaming Geyser State Park.

Dr. Jan White, a veterinarian and founder of South Sound Crit-ter Care, and Lisa Horn, executive director of West Sound Wildlife Shelter, met at Coates Christmas Tree Farm east of Auburn to release the eagle.

White said the bird had been injured a few months earlier near the spot she was release back into the wild.

Th e eagle was taken in by South Sound Critter Care and later transferred to West Sound Wild-life Shelter on Bainbridge Island.

South Sound Critter Care is lo-cated at 28727 216th Ave. SE near Lake Sawyer and south of Cov-ington. Th e facility is a licensed general wildlife center principally serving King and Pierce counties. It is dedicated to the care, reha-bilitation and release of orphaned and injured wildlife. White and Tigger Birch, a licensed veterinar-ian technician, opened critter care in 2009 and it has consistently grown since. Mammals, reptiles and birds are cared for at the facil-ity. Critter care’s website estimates 4,000 animals are taken in during the course of a year. Much of the work is done by volunteers, and

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I sat in my big red chair one morning last week eating breakfast, drinking my fi rst cup of coff ee and gazing out the window, watching the parade of teen cars go by.

My daughter, of course, pulled out from in front of our house several minutes before the others as she has farther to go. Th en the boy next door pulled out about 10 minutes later, with the boy living next door to him on his bumper. Bam, bam, bam. Th ree teens, in three cars, in three houses right in a row.

Th e irony of this scenario for me is that the two kids living closest to us are going to the same place, two miles from our street. Both have cars and are driving that short distance, but my daughter, who goes to the farthest school and whose friends live furthest away, has no friends who are driving. Th e only one who does lives in a diff erent city, goes to a diff erent school and does not have a car at her disposal.

What this means for us is that my daughter or I are always picking up her friends to bring them here or take them places. Th e same was true when my oldest was in high school.

I’ve been very careful to make sure my daughters know they are no one’s limo ser-vice, but if they’re on their way from school to home, or they want to have their friends over,

or they’re on their way to the movies or something, it’s fi ne if they drive their friends. Sometimes my young-est will even run them all home aft er a sleepover. Th at’s fi ne too because I like being the house they most oft en congregate at, but they are not to just start running random errands for their friends.

My only issue with none of my daughter’s friends driving is that in

this time of my being, it would be really con-venient if one of them was driving and had her own car. Th ey could house sit over spring break.

Th ey can physically house sit without driving and one of my oldest daughter’s friends did once, but then their parents have to drive out here, as needed, throughout the week. And it also depends on whether the kids feel comfortable living in a strange house in a strange neighbor-hood for a week (although I mean strange as in unfamiliar, there are some odd people about, but they’re harmless).

I also fi nd it ironic the two kids who practi-cally live in our backyard are not really capable of house sitting for various reasons of reliability, animal paranoia or just busyness. Th e one friend who lives walking distance and is more than capable of house sitting animals (let’s face it, the house is fi ne, it’s the animals that need taking care of) is going to the same place we’re going over spring break (Disney, not the college).

I have a potential adult to housesit, but haven’t confi rmed her schedule yet. However, I’m con-founded by all these resources at my fi ngertips, yet none are available. Not even my oldest daughter because she’s still in school (although she’s our ride to and from the airport).

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The annual Hellebore Tea to benefi t Lake Wilderness Arbo-retum took place March 8 at Lake Wilderness Lodge.

The popular fundraiser features a homemade tea served by friends of the arboretum and a silent auction, plus hotly contested table decoration and hat contests judged by local garden expert Marianne Binetti.

This year 250 guests and sponsors raised about $8,000 for the Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation, which is celebrating 50 years of volunteerism.

“We would like to thank the 22 women who set and decorated 25 tables in such imaginative, beautiful and elaborate ways that just taking a walk through the Lake Wilderness Lodge was a delight,” said coordinator Maria Van Zanen. “A special thank you to CJ’s Bakery for donating a beautiful cake to celebrate our 50th anniversary.”

Thanks to Myrt Rogneby, who again donated a quilt for raffl e, Scout Troop 52864 for guest service,and local merchants including QFC, Safeway, Costco, Grocery Outlet, Wilderness Village Starbucks and The Dazzled Dame.

“Many others donated time and silent auction items to make the event a success,” Van Zanen said. “On behalf of LWAF, thank you for your support.”

Arboretum raises $8,000 at annual Hellebore Tea

Th e Maple Valley Creative Arts Council an-nounces the premiere of Boomer Karma, a new play by Ed Corrigan.

Play times are at 7:30 p.m. on April 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at the Creative Art Center, 23220 Maple Val-ley–Black Diamond Rd. SE, Maple Valley.

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Cook, Denise Paulette, Am-ber Th ompson and Robert Lee, Boomer Karma is the fi ft h play by Ed Corrigan to be performed at the arts center. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased online at www.maplevalleyarts.com or at door.

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President Obama has made three major mis-takes in regard to foreign policy.

First, U.S. intervention in Libya destroyed a government that, while corrupt, was struc-tured in such a way as to tamp down on the Islamists. Now, the Islamists are threatening Libya and neighboring Mali, forcing the French to intervene. Th e lack of an autocratic dictator like Qadaffi has helped bring about Islamist extremism in the region.

Obama’s second mistake was when he threatened to attack Syria’s Assad over chemical bacterial weapons being used on ci-vilians and hesitated when Assad called his bluff and used them. Fortunately for the president, Russian President Putin came to his rescue and got al-Assad to agree to give up Syria’s chemical stockpile.

Th e president’s third major mistake was to en-courage Ukraine to move toward the West in the name of human rights and self-determination. Th is threatened Russia’s historic need for a buff er between the European peninsula and Russia.

Obama instead should have pushed the Ukrainians toward accommodating the Rus-sians by remaining unaligned. Putin would have allowed the Ukrainians to remain democratic and independent as long as they didn’t push to ally with the European Union. Neither the U.S. nor western Europe are willing to send soldiers to defend Ukraine when that country is part of Russia’s “near-abroad.” Th e Russians have both tactical and strategic superiority due to their proximity to Ukraine. Defending Ukraine short of World War III is impossible.

President Obama is correct, however, in regard to dealing with the Islamic State. IS is not an existential threat to the United States. In other words, our existence is not threatened by its rise. IS is, however, a threat to the region, but Obama’s refusal to put “boots on the ground,” other than as advisers to the Iraqis, is a brilliant decision.

By the U.S. refusal to send in American soldiers, the Shia-dominated Iraqi government had to change their abusive policy toward both

the minority Sunnis and the Kurds. Th e Iranians have been forced to intervene to help fellow Iraqi Shias. Sunni Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Qatar have also had to come to Iraq’s aid to protect their own nations.

Sunni Turkey is also being forced to intervene, but only reluctantly and gradually. Th is will force the Turks to have to deal with their neighbor Iran rather than expect the U.S. to do the heavy lift ing. Turkey will eventually be forced to be-come a major regional power in the Middle East.

Israel does not like the shift in U.S. policy, especially dealing with Iran. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent speech before Congress was an attempt to infl uence foreign policy using the Republican-controlled Congress as his wedge.

Th e Republicans in Congress are threatening the president’s ability to deal with the Iranians through their interference in foreign diplomacy. Obama’s attempt to come to agreement with Iran over nuclear weapons is the best thing for the U.S. and the region.

Historically, Iran has been a better ally than an enemy. Iran can be that way again, if the U.S. can get an agreement with them over nuclear weapons.

Th e U.S. focus should really be toward the rise of China. Obama’s pivot into the Asian Pacifi c is the right move for the U.S. Th e president’s

strategy is to strengthen alliances with the string of island nations that hem in China on its Pacifi c side: Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Indo-nesia.

President Obama’s guidebook is Machiavelli’s “Th e Prince.” As Machiavelli noted, nations need to be realistic about their strengths and weaknesses. Th e U.S. should seek a balance of power all over the world, letting our allies do the fi ghting, if necessary. What the U.S. must do is remain above the regional issues in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We must only intervene with U.S. troops, and our treasure, when our interests are in danger and they pose an existen-tial threat to us.

Th is is the only really realistic foreign policy the U.S. can maintain over long periods of time. Th e U.S. does not have unlimited power. We must use our great power carefully and cau-tiously, remembering our allies, and respecting our enemies.

While President Obama has made major mistakes in Libya, in Syria, and in Ukraine, he is acting wisely in Iraq and Syria, and with Iran. We need to let the President do his job without Congressional interference. Th e U.S. as the only superpower will continue to make mistakes, but President Obama overall has done an excellent job in foreign aff airs.

Keep Russell Ridge openWhen I was younger, I was at Glacier Park

Elementary and I was diagnosed with dyslexia. When I was diagnosed, my mom told me that I would be going to a new school that had better classes and a diff erent schedule for me. I have had a tutor every week and the schedule works. Th at school is Russell Ridge.

Now that the school district is shutting down my school, I do not know where I will go and I will miss my friends very much. My parents will come up with a plan but to save them the extra trouble, please don’t shut it down. It is amaz-ing and so fun to be at. My teachers have been

amazing.My name is Zariah Zosel and I want to go to

Russell Ridge for a longer time. Please don’t shut it down.

Zariah ZoselMaple Valley

Thank you to the stranger at Safeway

I would like to thank the local citizen that re-ported suspicious activities while she was in the Safeway parking lot in Covington. Her quick de-cision to call the (police) and report the incident

resulted in the apprehension of the person who robbed my house and the return of my property.

Daniel RamosMaple Valley

No marijuana farms hereI am a boy scout in this area. I am concerned

about marijuana farms in the area. I do not think it is a good idea to allow farms to grow marijua-na. Our neighborhoods need to band together to prevent this from happening.

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Kevin Patterson, director of communications for the district, said they will most likely schedule those public hearings in April. He said specific dates and times will be available soon.

When asked about the district’s policy of involving the public prior to a decision being made on a school closure, Tahoma School Board President Tami Henkel said they did follow procedure.

“We’ve been talking about this since October 2012,” she said in a phone interview.

In 2013, the board did a viability update on the center to evaluate whether to continue the program or not.

All the students at Russell Ridge attend the program part time while attending classes both on site and off site.

The current requirement is the Tahoma School District students attending Russell Ridge must add up to a mini-mum of 50 percent of the total full-time enrollment at the school. Currently there are 99 students attending Russell Ridge, which equals 68.48 full-time equivalent students. There are 51 Tahoma students equalling 36.26 full-time equivalent students, which is 53 percent of the total.

At the Sept. 12, 2014 meeting, the school board changed that criteria to align better with a cost-neutral format, Henkel said.

The board’s decision was to incrementally increase the Tahoma full-time enrollment requirement over the next three years. It would go from requiring 50 percent Tahoma full-time students in 2014-15 to 55 percent in the 2015-16 school year, 65 percent the following year and then landing at 75 percent for the 2017-2018 school year.

Morrow said the decision to close Russell Ridge came after looking at a number of different factors, not just head counts.

“The governor’s current budget,” Morrow said, “is calling for implementing (Initiative) 1351 at the primary grades.”

Initiative 1351 directs the legislature to “allocate funds to reduce class sizes and increase staffing support for students in all K-12 grades.”

He said if that happens, the district will be short 43 classrooms and the same number of teachers next year. He said they will be short five elementary classrooms next year even without implementing Initiative 1351, which was passed by voters in the November 2014 election by about

40,000 votes.Initiative 1351 directs the legislature to “allocate funds to

reduce class sizes and increase staffing support for students in all K-12 grades.”

The initiative’s original language states kindergarten through third-grade class sizes would be reduced to 17 and fourth through 12th-grade class sizes would be reduced to 25. The reductions are even higher if more than 50 percent of enrolled students live in poverty. The fiscal impact to the state if all aspects of the initiative were to be implemented is estimated to cost about $4.7 billion through 2019.

With those budget constraints, Morrow said they had to look at whether the Russell Ridge Center was going to be cost effective to keep running.

The center, located on the campus of Cedar River Middle School, is an alternative education program that currently serves 99 students in and around the school district’s boundaries. Morrow described it as a home school co-op.

It opened in 1995 and serves as a way for home schooled children, grades Kindergarten through eighth grade, to get personalized in-class experience and socialization with other students. The students do some classes on-site and some off-site.

Lori Roberts, mother to three kids, two of which are stu-dents at Russell Ridge and one who would enroll next year, said the letter from Morrow came as a complete surprise.

“It feels like every spring the risk of this comes up, so we do talk to the board,” she said in a phone interview. “We were kind of surprised that the board gave us no indication that we would have to… fight for the school.”

Other parents shared similar reactions.Larry Baldwin, whose two daughters attend Russell

Ridge, said he appreciates the strain the district and school board are under, but wishes the discussion was more of a collaboration between administrators and parents.

Kara Reynolds, a mother to a former Russell Ridge student, wrote in an email to the school district the flexible schedule and personalized curriculum helped her son, Benicio Narciso, during his cancer treatment.

Reynolds and her son came from British Columbia to the Maple Valley area early last year, she wrote. Shortly after, her son was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After deciding to stay in this area permanently, Reynolds said she started looking at options for schools for her son.

She first planned to enroll him at Shadow Lake Elemen-tary after a recommendation from her sister. But, because her son had been in and out of school for treatment, he had missed a lot of third grade.

Reynolds wrote in the letter her son needed a part-time program because of the side effects from radiation and the toll it took on him.

“A traditional school would not work for us right now,” she wrote. “He needed a slow entry into the community.”

She said she wasn’t expecting Russell Ridge to be any-thing more than the average school environment. But, she said she was surprised.

“The environment is smart, well attended to, creative, organized and very welcoming,” she wrote.

Her son started at Russell Ridge, attending six hours per week, and by the end of the year was attending nine hours per week.

“He made friends, he was challenged, and he had a schedule to stick to that was not overwhelming or impos-sible for him,” Reynolds wrote.

Now, her son has moved on to a more conventional school. But, she said, Russell Ridge “was a perfect gateway for him to get back into the regular school system.”

Henkel said the school board is open to new ideas and hopes someone comes to them with a “brilliant idea” that could solve the problem.

“Our board is always open to hearing what our families have to say,” she said. “We really do like to collaborate with our community.”

In the end, though, Henkel said they have to think about the whole picture.

“We really do have a responsibility to our district as a whole,” she said.

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The city of Covington is seeking art enthusiasts to apply

for open Arts Commission positions. Arts commis-

sioners serve the city as advisors to the City Council in

matters of art, and coordinate various art programs

and events in the city, including the monthly artwork

display in the City Hall Art Gallery.

Arts commissioners also organize the annual student art show, which includes contacting business owners, in-ventorying submitted artwork, and creating the exhibit in collaboration with Covington business owners.

Serving on the Arts Commission can be a fun and re-warding experience! If you would like to exercise your creativity, serve your community, and promote art in Covington, please complete an application.

Questions regarding the Arts Commission and requests for an application may be directed to Recreation Man-

ager Pat Patterson at [email protected] or by phone at 253-480-2482.

The commission currently meets at City Hall at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. Further informa-tion on the commission can also be found on our website at www.covingtonwa.gov/city_government/artscommission.html. Applicants will receive notifica-tion when their application has been received, and an interview schedule will be established.

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All subjects in the police blotter are presumed in-nocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

LARCENY• On March 16 it was

reported that three cars were broken into while parked at LA Fitness. A total of three backpacks, two laptops and an iPhone 6 were taken. It ap-peared windows were broken to gain access.

MAIL THEFT• The reporting party

told officers he placed three

checks in the mail to be sent out on March 16. He later received a call from a Money Tree location asking if he authorized a check.

MISCHIEF• On March 21 it was

reported that unknown sub-jects moved barricades and traffic cones and knocked over porta potties in a new residential development.

THREATS• At 4:21 p.m. it was re-

ported that an intoxicated friend of the reporting party was yelling at them and threatening them.

• On March 19 the reporting party who lives with her 8-year-old grandson told officers a neighbor displayed a pistol during a verbal

altercation.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

• On March 17 officers pulled a vehicle over for making an unsafe U-turn. That driver was then ar-rested for driving under the influence.

COURT ORDER VIOLATION• On March 17 it was

reported that a previously arrested subject continues to violate a restraining order by calling the petitioner at home and leaving voicemails for her.

TRESPASS• On March 18 a husband

and wife were booked into SCORE for criminal trespass-ing after they entered their home with a “DO NOT OCCUPY” sign posted by the Covington Code Enforce-ment.

AUTO THEFT• An unknown suspect

took a vehicle and items from another unsecured vehicle parked at a private residence.

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Marianne Binetti will dis-cuss “Groundcovers, Trailers and Fill-in plants” during a 10 a.m. talk on Saturday, March 28, at Windmill Gardens in Sumner. Register at www.windmillgarden.com or phone 253-863-5843.

The end of March is a great time to add trees, shrubs, perennials and vines to the garden. The soil is warming up but most plants are still a bit sleepy from winter dormancy so they don’t mind being trans-planted.

Here in Western Washington we have an abundance of evergreen trees and a lot of shade. Add to this our plentiful

overcast days and many gar-deners struggle to add color to areas of dry shade. Cedar trees are the worst for sucking the moisture out of soil and creating garden areas where nothing attractive wants to grow. It’s time to look at shade

as an asset and landscaping in dry shade as the art of blending native plants, tough groundcovers and accents that even cedar tree roots can’t kill.

Landscaping in Dry Shade

There are different degrees of shade and dry soil. These plants all survive with at

least a few hours of sun a day and some water to get them established. Watering new plants in dry shade is especially important during that first summer sea-son as the roots become established.

Start with something tall – native vine maples or dogwoods fit into a wooded area of native cedar and hemlock with ease – but if you have enough space free of tree roots you can also add Japanese maples or even a tall evergreen like the shade tolerant yew.

You can make a bold splash in dry shade by adding an evergreen shrub called Japanese aralia or Fastia Japonica. Large, shiny leaves give it a tropi-cal look. Another broadleaf evergreen for dry shade is Aucuba, especially the gold-spotted cultivar called Mr. Goldstrike. Both Fastia and Aucuba were popular shrubs near shaded front entry areas in the 1950s, then these

bold foliage shrubs fell out of fashion. Nurseries are once again selling these two drama queens because not only do they light up the darkness with bright foliage, berries and blooms but they do this without demanding a lot of drink. Divas that add drama without the drinking problems are always wel-come at any gathering.

Next add some mid-height blooming perennial plants. There are not many perennials that can compete with the tree roots of cedar, fir and hemlock but if you add six inches of topsoil or com-post and work this into the soil you can enjoy hardy cyclamen, Japanese anemo-ne, euphorbia, hosta and, surprisingly, a peony or two. The key is to baby the new plants for the first year until they establish their own thick root system to compete with

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Worms in DogsThere are many parasites that can be harmful to your dog’s health. Let’s take a closer look at some

of them:HEARTWORMS

Though they are one of the most dangerous parasites in dogs, heartworms are extremely preventable. They are transmitted by mosquitoes and live in the heart and blood vessels of the lungs. Heartworm infection can aff ect many diff erent organs of the dog but signs of heart and lung disease are most common.

ROUNDWORMSRoundworms can be contracted in many diff erent ways, frequently from a mother to her unborn puppy. Because there are so many ways for your dog to be infected with roundworms, they are very easy to spread. It is essential to keep your dog’s living area clean and prevent them from eating wild animals.

HOOKWORMSThe name “hookworm” is derived from the hook-like mouth-parts these parasites use to anchor themselves on the lining of the intestinal wall. Puppies should be treated for hookworm at 2,4,6 and 8 weeks of age due to the high rate of hookworm infection in newborn puppies.

TAPEWORMSTapeworms are long, fl at worms that attach to your dog’s intestines. Dogs commonly contract tapeworms from fl eas, mice and other rodents and segments of the worms are often found in on your dog’s rear or in their feces. Though there are few symptoms associated with tapeworms, it is still important to treat them as soon as possible.

WHIPWORMSThe whipworm is a common intestinal parasite in dogs. The parasites reside in the cecum, where the small intestine and large intestine meet. Whipworms can be diffi cult to diagnose because there are few signs of infection, so regular checkups are important.

Three Ways to Protect Your Dog Against ParasitesGet your Dog Tested RegularlyWhile it’s fairly common for a dog to become infected with an internal or external parasite at

some point, early treatment is crucial. A harmless parasite left untreated could eventually cause a life-threatening illness for your dog and pose a health risk to your family.

FOCUS ON PREVENTION FIRST Preventative medicine is a much better option than costly treatments later. Getting your puppy or dog vaccinated and de-wormed regularly allows her immune system to thrive. Adult dogs also benefi t from fecal examinations - which allow your veterinarian to diagnose parasites not controlled by monthly medications.

BRING YOUR DOG IN FOR AN ANNUAL CHECKUPBringing your dog to your veterinarian for regular parasite checkups is one of the most important things you can do to keep your dog, and your family, healthy. We off er diff erent programs specifi cally designed for your dog’s stage of life. Schedule an appointment to fi nd out more.

Chew on this… by Melanie Caviness, DVMAll my clients and anyone who reads my articles know I am a huge proponent of preventative care and I feel diet is an important part

of any pet’s health. I try to discuss a pet’s diet at every annual exam. I also try not to have “Soap boxes” but after one of my friends brought her dog to me and later told me she was surprised by how emphatic I became when talking about pet food, I realized I do have a “Pet Food Soap Box.” Let’s face it, there is a huge emotional component attached to feeding your pet and it is a multi-billion dollar industry. There are lots of buzz words advertisers use to play on the emotion of pet owners to encourage you to buy their food. Let’s talk about the dreaded words “by-product.” It has more than 4 letters, but is spoken in pet food circles with the same disdain as another dietary 4 letter word: CORN. I agree, the thought of by-products isn’t pretty. It’s the part of the animal that we don’t want to eat, but still contains nutrients. Now I don’t want to eat a big plate of by-products, but other cultures may routinely eat what our culture thinks of as by-products. When the by-products look like a kibble, I cannot tell the diff erence between a kibble containing by-product and one without. Now I do have one rule when it comes to by-products, it has to have the name of what animal it came from listed in the ingredients. I don’t want generic “meat” by-product, because I don’t know what kind of animal protein it contains. This is especially important when a pet has allergies, I need to know what protein the pet has been exposed to in order to avoid further exposure in any new diet.

What I fi nd interesting is so many pet stores speak against by-products in food, but sell by-products in their natural form. Hooves, bones, antlers, bully sticks ( a nice word for a part of the male anatomy), pig ears and rawhide. It seems a little contradictory, they tell customers don’t buy food with by-products, but have huge bins of by-products in the form which can cause much more risk to a pet’s health. I routinely see dogs with fractured teeth, intestinal upset and even intestinal obstruction from chewing on hooves, bones and most recently antlers.

One of my favorite sayings I learned from a veterinary dentist was, “Don’t let your dog chew on anything you wouldn’t want to be hit in the knee with.” A good philosophy if you don’t want to pay a big vet bill for a tooth extraction. I have yet to see a dog break his tooth on a dog kibble with or without by product. When I present my clients with an estimate for extraction of the tooth that was broken from chewing on one of these by-products I often joke that the pet store should tape my card to the hard item, so they can call me when the tooth breaks.

I should come clean, I too contradict myself in a way, I will feed a diet with by-product, but I will not feed hooves, antlers, bones, pig ears or bully sticks to my dogs. But then again, I have extracted enough teeth, removed enough bones and hooves from intestines and dealt with gi upset from pig ears enough to know I don’t want to risk those complications in my pet.

All in all, whether or not you choose a diet that contains by-product or not is a decision you have to be comfortable with and I encourage you to discuss your choices with your pet’s veterinarian to fi nd out what is best for your pets. I do hope this article makes you think a little bit more about reading pet food labels and what you let your dog chew on. The Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) has comprised a list of approved dental products for pets available at VOHC.org. I also have a link posted from my website.

As usual, please direct questions/comments to [email protected].

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Digging Dogs By Kathy Lang, Family Dog Training CenterSpring is here. Your freshly-planted annuals look great. You go into the house to wash up. A few minutes later Fido paws at

the door to come inside and his feet are covered in fresh dirt. You rush past him to see an enormous hole where your pansies once stood. What can be done about digging dogs?

It’s true. Some dogs will dig to imitate their owners. For a few families eliminating the digging is as simple are keeping the dog out of view during planting and weed-pulling periods. For most pet owners, though, digging can be more problematic.

Dogs dig for several reasons, including: imitation; physical and mental boredom; genetics (terriers were bred to dig); access to something desirable (another dog on the other side of the fence or inside the house with you); interesting or exciting stuff in the dirt (cat poop, moles, etc.); cool or warmth (depending ambient temperature).

The fi rst way to deal with digging is determine the reason the dog digs. If you own a terrier, the easiest solution may be to give the dog a specifi c place to play in the dirt. If your dog is digging randomly around the yard, is he going after something or is he just bored? Think prevention, redirection and exercise. If Fido’s holes are next to the fence or the house, he may be trying to escape the yard. Figure out why to truly fi x the problem.

You can prevent a dog from digging in a certain areas with standard or invisible-type fences. A clearly-defi ned boundary and daily reinforcement training on a leash or long line can help a dog understand to stay out of your vegetable garden. Sometimes a section of chicken wire placed on top of the grass or dirt where the dog likes to dig is enough of a deterrent. Some owners have success with a thick layer of black pepper as a deterrent, while others only fi nd success after months of spying on their dogs and catching them in the act.

Figure out why your dog digs. Then apply the principles of prevention and redirection, along with additional mental and physical stimulation until your dog understand “No Holes Allowed!”


District Hires New General ManagerFollowing the retirement of Gwenn Maxfield, the Board of Water Commissioners appointed Thomas Keown as the District’s General Manager. He assumed the helm on February 2, 2015.

For the District, among his many duties, Tom is focusing on the following priorities: promoting growth of the District with developers and local agencies, utilizing advanced technology to improve service delivery and customer satisfaction, developing the workforce to meet new technological skills needed in the utility, and developing business models based on the USEPA infrastructure management framework so the District can continue to provide reliable service for current customers as well as for generations to come.

Tom received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Seattle University. He is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Washington with over 20 years of experience ranging from management, planning and design work both as a utility manager and as a consultant. Before coming to the District, Tom was a management consultant with a focus on optimization of utility’s capital and O&M expenditures. Tom is active in several professional water and engineering related organizations such as AWWA, Engineers Without Borders and Water For People. He is married with three children and his private interests including rooting for the Seahawks, travel and exploring nature.

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Green River Filtration Treatment Is On-Line

Beginning January 9, 2015 filtered water from the Green River is being supplied to the Regional Water Supply System (RWSS)! Covington Water District, along with partners Tacoma, Kent and Lakehaven Utility District, have completed a monumental project to construct a water treatment facility near Howard Hansen Dam on the Green River. The facility now delivers filtered surface water to communities in the south sound area.

Treatment of surface water supplies was mandated by EPA for removal of organic contaminants and the filtration option was chosen by the partners to gain the benefit of removal of sediments, as well. Covington Water District serves the City of Covington, southern parts of Maple Valley, the Lake Sawyer area of Black Diamond and unincorporated King County south to the Green River. Residents will likely begin to notice a change in the taste of their water and improved appearance for color and clarity.

In the past, there were seasonal changes in color and occasions where sediments would be “stirred up” in the system as a result of high flows. Filtration will keep these sediments from accumulating in the water system and periodic flushing will remove those that have accumulated to date. The Green River Filtration Facility produces an abundant and very high quality water supply to Covington Water users. The RWSS is the District’s principal source of water.

The project was completed over the last 3 years at a total cost of nearly $185M and 700,000 hours of labor by contractors. Performance testing is complete and commissioning is occurring during January. A formal ribbon cutting for the facility is being planned for May 4, 2015.

Cross-Connections – What Are They and Why Do We Care?

A cross connection is defined as any actual or potential physical connection between a public water system or the consumer’s water system and any source of non-potable liquid, solid, or gas that could contaminate the potable water supply by backflow. Cross connections may exist in any plumbing system. Cross connections may also exist in the purveyor’s water system facilities.

A cross-connection occurs whenever a potable drinking water line is directly or indirectly linked with a non-potable piece of equipment or piping. Examples of non-potable equipment typically found in a business include dishwashers, wash basins, service sinks, beverage dispensing machines, cooling towers, heat exchangers, ice makers, irrigation systems, fire sprinkler systems, decorative ponds, X-ray equipment, medical/laboratory aspirators, photo processing equipment, etc.

Pollutants or contaminants may enter the drinking water system through uncontrolled cross-connections when backflow occurs. Backflow is the unwanted flow of non-potable

substances back into the consumer’s plumbing system and/or public water system. Backflow, in the form of back-siphonage or back-pressure is caused by a negative pressure in the supply line, which may occur when a water main breaks or during firefighting when drawing a large amount of water through fire hydrants.

Most water systems in the United States and Canada have good sources of water and/or sophisticated treatment plants to convert impure water to meet rigid drinking water standards. Millions of dollars are spent to make the water potable before it enters public water distribution systems. However, once it reaches the distribution system drinking water can become polluted or contaminated through uncontrolled cross-connections.

There are numerous well-documented cases across the country where drinking water has been contaminated via

unprotected cross connections. These cases have caused instances of illness, injury, and in some cases, death, to consumers served by a water system.

The task of eliminating all cross connections can be enormous. As a result, Covington Water District has implemented a strong Cross-Connection Control Program (CCCP), as required by Washington Administrative Code 246-290-490. The District’s CCCP requires its customers to:

• Install a backflow assembly if there is an existing or potential cross-connection.

• Have the backflow assembly tested annually after installation, thereafter, and/or if the assembly is moved or repaired.

• Have the assembly tested by a state certified Backflow Assembly Tester and send the initial and annual test reports to the District.

• Repair backflow assemblies when they are not working properly.

As a reminder, all annual backflow assembly test reports are due to the District by June 30th of each year. If you are a customer with a cross-connection control device, you will be receiving notices in March and early June reminding you to test your backflow assembly(s).

Washington State Department of Health Conducts Sanitary Survey at the District

The Department of Health (DOH) routinely conducts a sanitary survey of each state approved public water system on a revolving basis at least once every three years. A sanitary survey is a periodic inspection of water system facilities, operations and records, which is used to identify conditions that may present a sanitary public health risk. Comprehensive sanitary surveys are important practices, which help water systems protect public health by supplying water to their customers that meet or exceed water quality regulations. They are conducted to evaluate:

1. The capability of a drinking water system to consistently and reliably deliver an adequate

quality and quantity of safe drinking water to the consumer.

2. The system’s compliance with federal and state drinking water regulations.

3. Deficiencies that may create risks of water contamination.

A DOH sanitary survey was conducted at the District on October 28, 2014 and focused on water sources and treatment facilities. We are proud to announce that no significant deficiencies or issues were observed, with the DOH representative noting a very positive impression of the level of professionalism exhibited by staff.

It is the District’s primary goal to provide our customers with consistent, reliable and safe drinking water and to do so in a fiscally responsible manner. It is apparent that in the eyes of our regulating agency, DOH, that we are doing a good job.


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the fall but a number of changes with staffi ng came Friday.

After 11 seasons of coaching at Kentwood, Rex Norris announced

his retirement.Norris is leaving to pursue an

opportunity at Serevi Rugby in Seattle.

And the Kentlake Falcons also announced a change at head coach.

Brett Thompson will make the transfer after spending seven years

as an assistant at Tahoma.A full story regarding both coaching changes will run in the next issue of

The Reporter.

Senior Derek Browne throws a pitch during the first half of the March 19 game against Todd Beamer. Tahoma was trailing 3-0 early. The game went into extra innings and junior Logan Fewkes drove in the game winning run. The Bears won 5-4. Tahoma is 4-1 on the season and started league play Tuesday against

Kentwood. Tahoma’s next home game is 4:30 p.m. today against the Conks. Home games are played at Ravensdale Park. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

Extrainnings

BY SARAH WEHMANN

Reporter

The Kentlake Falcons baseball team is three games into the season and hold a 1-2 record.

The Falcons lost its last game Friday, 1-0 to Mount Rainier.

Coach Brett Jaime is in his second year of coach-ing at Kentlake.

Jaime said the Falcons haven’t talked much about the postseason yet

but rather the process of improving each day.

“I expect my team to prepare hard, have great practices and play a good brand of baseball,” he said.

Jaime said the team is a senior heavy team and they are looking to im-prove from last season.

He also said the team graduated strong players but “we have a lot of good ballplayers coming back.”

Falcons baseball starts league play

BY SARAH WEHMANN

Reporter

Benjamin Brady is a fourth grade student at Shadow Lake Elementary.

On Feb. 21, Brady placed

fi rst at the Washington Interscholastic Orienteering League State Champion-ships.

He was then invited to participate in the Interscho-

Fourth grader places second at nationals

[ more FALCONS page 10 ]

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BY SARAH WEHMANN

Reporter

The Tahoma girls water polo team traveled to Enumclaw Monday to face

the Hornets in a league match.

The Bears lost 14-6.Scoring for Tahoma

were Lindsey Hanger with three goals and Julia Harry, Nicole McCarthy

and Hannah Gormley each with one goal.

Brooke Bailey had two assists and Rachel Kenitzer and Bridget Du-ven each had an assist.

The first league match of the season was Thurs-day, March 19 against Auburn Riverside.

The Bears lost 19-10 to

the Ravens.Scoring three goals each

during the loss Thursday were Harry and McCarthy.

Tahoma hosts Auburn Mountainview next at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28.


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Jaime said in the first games of the season, the team has a lot to address.

“We have young men who like a challenge and who are very coachable,” he said.

The Falcons hosted Kentridge Thursday after the press deadline.

Scores from that game

can be found online at maplevalleyreporter.com.

Kentlake faces the Chargers again tonight at 4 p.m. at Kentridge High School.

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lastic Orienteering League National Champi-onships in Pennsylvania.

The national champi-onships were a two-day event on March 21 and 22.

Brady place second overall in the sixth grade and younger division during the competition.

Orienteering is simi-lar to cross country but while running, racers also use a map and compass to find checkpoints in the woods as they make their way to the finish.

Brady competes locally as part of the Tahoma Orienteering Team.

The courses at the national championships were longer and more difficult than the typi-cal courses run by sixth grade and younger teams.

Also, because of snow fall on the East Coast, following some of the routes proved to be more

difficult.“Strong navigational

map reading skills com-bined with speed helped Benjamin place first on day one, third on day two (and) second place over-all,” Sherri Brady wrote in an email to The Reporter.

Benjamin Brady, right, stands on the silver podium after placing second at the Interscholastic Orienteering League National Championships in Pennsylvania. Contributed photo

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Hudson Taylor and Brody Sullivan connected for hat tricks as Tahoma broke a half-time stalemate wide open with five unanswered goals in the third on the way to a 14-6 boys high school lacrosse defeat of Curtis, Monday at Tahoma High School in Covington.

After falling behind 4-1 in the first, Tahoma put up four of its own in the second while giving up one to knot the game 5-5 at the half. But a five-goal third and lights-out defensive play put the Vikings on their heals.

With a 10-5 lead heading into the final set, Tahoma kept the pressure on al-lowing just one down the stretch, while putting up four more goals for the Bears second victory of the

spring.Taylor finished the night

with three goals and an as-sist for four points and had six ground balls to lead all scorers, while Sullivan net-ted three goals and an assist for four points and grabbed six ground balls.

Curtis saw single goals from six Vikings including Marcus Knight, Josh Wirtz, Gaven Haley, AJ Hormann, Stephen Springer, and TJ Banks.

Tahoma (2-2-0) faced Mount Si (1-1-0) Thursday.

Hat tricks help secure win Monday

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VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

District Healthcare SystemNOTICE OF BOARD

COMMITTEE MEETING Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees, Execu- tive Committee will be held on Monday March 30, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. in the Board Room of Val- ley Medical Center, Renton WA.BOARD OF TRUSTEES(District Healthcare System)By: Sandra SwardExecutive Assistant to the Board of TrusteesPublished in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on March 20, 2015, March 27, 2015.#1273527

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NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST: Shoreline Substantial Development & Grading PermitFile No.: SHOR15-0011 & GRDE15-0029Applicant: Quality Aggregates LLCLocation: Along the South side of SE Lake Francis Road at 22501 SE Lake Francis RoadProposal: Construction, Stabilization, and planting of approx. .4,200 linear ft. of new stream channel to resolve serious drainage hazard stemming from seasonal

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know as Tributary 317 approx. 150 ft. upstream from the East bank of the Cedar River. Project Manager: Fereshteh Dehkordi 206-477-0375 COMMENT PROCEDURES: DPER will issue an environmental determination on this application following a 30-day comment period that ends on May 4th 2015 Written comments and additional information can be ob- tained by contacting the Project Manager at the phone number listed above.

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Tahoma School District 409,25720 Maple Valley – BlackDiamond Road SE, Maple Val-ley, WA 9803, is seeking cover-age under the Washington StateDepartment of Ecology’s Con-struction Stormwater NPDESand State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposedproject, New Tahoma HighSchool and Regional LearningCenter, is located at 27250 –228th Avenue SE in Maple Val-ley, in King County. This projectinvolves 40 acres of soil distur-bance for school constructionactivities. Construction activitiesinclude construction of a new315,000 square foot high school,access roads, parking lots, athlet-ic facilities and associatedutilities. The receiving water(s)is/are ground water. Prior to in-

by a series of catch basins andconveyed to bioretention areasand swales for treatment. Any persons desiring to presenttheir views to the department ofEcology regarding this applica-tion may do so in writing withinthirty days of the last date ofpublication of this notice. Com-ments shall be submitted to thedepartment of Ecology. Any per-son interested in the department’saction on this application maynotify the department of theirinterest within thirty days of thelast date of publication of thisnotice. Ecology reviews publiccomments and considers whetherdischarges from this projectwould cause a measurablechange in receiving waterquality, and, if so, whether theproject is necessary and in theoverriding public interest accord-ing to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program,Construction StormwaterPO Box 47696, Olympia, WA98504-7696 Published in Covington/MapleValley/Black Diamond Reporteron 03/27/15,04/03/15 #1277634

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The Covington Chamber of Commerce dinner and auction event was Saturday at the Meridian Valley Country Club. State Sen. Joe Fain, 47th District, left, speaks with Covington City Councilman Joseph Cimaomo, Jr. Tamara Paul, RE/MAX Choice Executives, checks out silent auction items.The Business of the Year award went to Lakeside Industries; MultiCare Health System received the Community Leader Award and Sears Home Appliance Showroom of Covington was recognized as New Business of the Year.DENNIS BOX, The Reporter

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