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Many educators in Kent say they can’t wait until 2018 to receive the funds they need to properly educate their students.

“Our teachers are doing they best they can with the limited resources they are given, but any more cuts schools will hurt our students’ educa-tion,” said Antonio Morales, Mill Creek Middle School principal. “We can’t sit back and say, ‘well this funding will come in 2018,’ we need to be proactive now.”

Th is discussion follows a deci-sion made Jan. 5 by the Washing-ton State Supreme Court, who ruled in favor of a lower court’s fi nding that the government is failing to meet its constitutional

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BY STEVE HUNTER

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Th e city of Kent will serve three West Hill property owners with a correction letter in connection with an illegal topping of more than two dozen large trees last fall on city property.

Property owners were expected to receive the letter by the end of the week, said Tami Perdue, city chief prosecuting attorney, in a phone interview Tuesday. Th e property is along a steep slope near Reith Road in the area of South 253rd Street and 42nd Avenue South.

Th e correction letter is the fi rst step in the city’s code enforce-ment process, said Perdue, who is overseeing the investigation. Property owners will have 30 days

City takes first step in case of tree topping

BY DENNIS BOX

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Homelessness – it is a word, a tragedy and an issue that refl ects the

complex problems facing our region, state and nation.

Every school district, city and community has homeless adults and children living in a nearly invisible world of streets, parking lots, doorways, porches and cars.

Kent, as the sixth largest city in the state, has had a fast-growing population of homeless people since the Great Recession hit in 2008. Th ere are government of-fi cials, religious and humanitarian groups trying to bring assistance to those who have fallen on tough times.

Th is story is the fi rst of a three-part series on homelessness and living on the streets in and around Kent.

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVEWade Schwartz has

helped the homeless for more than two decades. He currently owns a hair salon at 207 E. Meeker in downtown Kent, Blanc ‘n Schwartz. Every week he takes in clothes from homeless people, washes them and has them folded and ready for pickup on Sunday morning.

He also gives haircuts to those who are trying to get jobs.

“I want to help them feel good, be cleaned up and presentable,” Schwartz said. “It is part of feeling good about themselves.”

One of the people that deeply

aff ected Schwartz was a young man suff ering from bipolar disorder whose parents kicked him out of the house.

“Where does he go?” he said. “He’s living on the street.”

Schwartz recalled in 1991 in Seattle he tried to help some homeless

folks living under the viaduct and it taught him a lesson. He had bought them a box of apples rather than give money.

“No one wanted them,” Schwartz said. “Th eir teeth weren’t good enough. It ripped me apart.”

Schwartz has presented the city

and community with a plan to form a committee of local busi-ness members, government offi -cials and health professionals. He said there would be no cost to the city. Th e committee would work in the community with the home-less and help deal with complexi-ties of the issue including health, personal care and getting a job.

“Th ere are so many things we could do as a group,” Schwartz said. “It’s about putting back into the community.”

Schwartz said his estimate is the current population of homeless in Kent is more than 400 — and growing.

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HOMELESS IN KENTOn the morning of Jan. 2, Schwartz was

standing in front of his salon talking with Orville Tate and a man who requested his name not be used, and he will be referred to as J.T.

Tate and J. T. were picking up the clothes Schwartz had washed to pass out to others.

Tate said he had been homeless since 2009. He is 51 years old, has been married three times and has a grown daughter and step-children.

His last divorce was in 2005. “What got me into this was the job I was

working at in Redmond, they closed the plant down,” Tate said.

After he lost his job Tate began retrain-ing for wastewater treatment employment, but the school ran out of funding before he could get certification.

“I was on unemployment, but I was on extensions and everything was running out,” Tate said.

He said he worked as a warehouseman for 25 years and served four years in the Navy as an enlisted serviceman.

Tate first went to the Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services for help and the Catholic Community Service. He lived in a shelter for a period of time.

Tate did not want to tell where he was staying now, but, said since April he has been out on the streets.

“I’ve been fortunate where I’m staying at that it is dry and warm,” Tate said. “I have my sleeping bag and a couple of blankets and with Wade (Schwartz) helping out do-ing laundry for us…. I stay warm at night.”

J.T.’s story is different in many respects, but similar in others.

He came from California for a job and the company went bankrupt after three months.

“Every check he gave me bounced,” J.T. said. “That basically put me backwards and it took me awhile to find a replacement job, which I’ve got now. I’m back to work.”

J.T. has a bachelor’s and master’s degrees and has been back to work for about a year. He has a home and spends much of his off hours assisting others who are homeless.

J.T’s perspective on life in the streets is considerably different from many.

“The biggest problem with the homeless is they have nothing to do,” J.T. said. “One of the problems is boredom. Boredom brings out problems.”

Next week: A view from the streets

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BY DEAN A. RADFORD

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An earthquake isn’t an equal-opportunity shaker.

So to determine how a quake’s power differs across the Puget Sound region, scientists are setting up sensitive monitoring equip-ment in someplace solid, such as a house basement, to track that power as part of the NetQuakes project.

A handful of seismo-graphs have been installed in Renton and Kent, where soils, topography and the ground rupture itself all play a role in how a quake affects buildings.

“We discovered in the Nisqually quake and other quakes around the world that ground motion can vary pretty dramati-cally from neighborhood to neighborhood,” said Bill Steele, Seismology Lab coordinator for the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network.

Monitoring of the State Route 167 corridor has been emphasized, because of a lack of monitoring stations to track ground motion, he said.

There were some ground-motion stations in 2001 that monitored the Nisqually quake, but not in Renton and Kent, he said. In that quake, a production build-ing at the Boeing plant in Renton was red-tagged, he said. But scientists didn’t have a direct measurement of the ground motion there.

“We want to begin filling in so that doesn’t happen again,” he said.

The network, run out of the UW Seismology Lab, is looking for volunteers in the Auburn area, where there are currently no Net-Quakes seismographs.

The equipment uses a wireless router to send the measurements to a U.S.

Geological Survey facility in California, then almost im-mediately to the UW lab in Seattle. The USGS oversees the NetQuakes program nationally and provides the equipment.

Ideally, scientists would like one of the strong-motion monitors every kilometer or roughly every two-thirds of a mile in the urban Puget Sound region. A national plan calls for 600 strong-motion monitors in then Puget Sound region; right now there are about 100.

“We have a long ways to go,” Steele said. Each year the network is allocated a certain number of seismo-graphs.

NetQuakes continues to look for volunteers to host the small monitoring equip-ment, which is anchored to something solid in a house or business.

“The idea is to involve citizens in the science,” he said.

Interest in the science is what drew Sarah Markham of Renton to volunteer to host one of a seismograph in the basement of her north Renton home.

“I could do that,” she said, after learning about

the program.Her home is not far from

Lake Washington and Boe-ing’s Renton production plant. Her location helps fill in the gap that Steele mentioned near the Boeing plant.

The wireless router that sends data to the USGS sits in her living room. The blue seismograph is anchored to the basement floor next to the furnace in her home, built in 1920.

Markham is a fairly recent resident of Renton. Her family has deep roots in Illwaco, on the Washing-ton coast. There the con-cern was a tsunami from the Pacific. She has never experienced an earthquake.

In 1986, her family fled to higher ground after an Alaska quake triggered a tsunami warning across the Pacific.

Several factors are considered in locating a seismograph. Ideally, it’s a single-family dwelling with a concrete slab lying directly on the ground and not a deep basement.

The geographic location is important, including the floor of a valley or a ridge, so scientists can understand the impact of a quake on

different structures, he said.“We can’t predict earth-

quakes,” Steele said, but the network of seismographs had help scientists better understand the effects of a quake.

BEFORE AN EARTHQUAKE-

cal wiring, leaky gas lines, and inflexible utility con-nections. Get appropriate professional help. Do not work with gas or electrical lines yourself.

to the wall studs your water heater, refrigerator, furnace, and gas appli-ances. If recommended by your gas company, have an automatic gas shut-off valve installed that is triggered by strong vibrations.

objects on lower shelves. Fasten shelves, mirrors, and large picture frames to walls. Brace high and top-heavy objects.

glass, china and other breakables on low shelves or in cabinets that fasten shut.

-ing fixtures.

is firmly anchored to its foundation.

-tings to avoid gas or water leaks. Flexible fittings are more resistant to breakage.

with your family members: Drop, cover, and hold on!

each room under a sturdy table or against an inside wall. Reinforce this infor-mation by moving to these places during each drill.

DURING AN EARTHQUAKE-

ments during an earth-quake to a few steps to a nearby safe place. Stay indoors until the shaking

has stopped and you are sure exiting is safe.

under a sturdy desk, table, or bench or against an inside wall, and hold on. If there isn’t a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an inside corner of the building. Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that could fall,such as lighting fixtures or furniture.

quake strikes, stay there, hold on and protect your head with a pillow, unless you are under a heavy light fixture that could fall. In that case, move to the near-est safe place.

shelter only if it is in close proximity to you and if you know it is a strongly supported, load-bearing doorway.

Move away from build-ings, streetlights, and utility wires.

¥ In a moving vehicle stop as quickly as safety permits and stay in the vehicle. Avoid stopping near or under buildings, trees, overpasses, and utility wires.

AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE-

shocks. These secondary shockwaves are usually less violent than the main quake but can be strong enough to do additional damage to weakened structures.

-tiously. Beware of objects that can fall off shelves.

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tsunamis if you live in coastal areas.

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Volunteers are wanted to help the Friends of Lake Meridian

Park weed the park as part of the Green Kent Partership

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The Green Kent Partnership is a collaboration between

the city of Kent, the Kent community, and Cascade Land

Conservancy to restore and maintain the natural areas and

parks of the city. Participants are asked to

bring work clothes to match the weather forecast, boots to wade in water and mud, a water bottle and snacks.

In addition to weeding, volunteers also will do some

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BY STEVE HUNTER

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Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly kicked and punched his wife in the face during a dispute over another woman at about 10 a.m. Jan. 3 at the Days Inn motel, 1711 W. Meeker St.

The husband and wife are transients who were staying at the motel and have been married for about one year, ac-cording to the police report.

A cleaning lady saw the wife crying in a room and the woman asked her to call the police. When two officers and a motel employee knocked on the door to the room, nobody answered.

The employee opened the door with a key and the husband reportedly charged the door and started to yell at police. Officers called for a backup unit because of the man’s aggressive behavior.

The wife told officers she and her husband argued because he reportedly had sexual relations with another woman in the room the night before. She said her husband became upset and kicked and hit her in the face. Police noted the woman had bruises on her face and lips.

The husband told officers he had a relationship with an-other woman and his wife found out. He claimed the other woman hit his wife.

Officers noted that the room was covered with broken

glass and empty beer cans and a telephone cord had been torn out of the wall.

BURGLARYOfficers arrested a man for investigation of burglary,

fourth-degree assault, possession of marijuana and pos-session of drug paraphernalia after he allegedly kicked in the door at his former girlfriend’s apartment Jan. 3 in the 11500 block of Southeast 223rd Street.

The couple had not lived together since breaking up in September, according to the police report.

The woman told officers the ex-boyfriend kicked in her door and accused her of being with another man. He then took her phone and started to call people and accuse them of being with his ex-girlfriend the night before.

The boyfriend denied that he kicked in the door or even stopped by the apartment. He said the woman had a his-tory of calling 911 and making false claims. The boyfriend had a no contact order to protect him from the woman.

THEFTPolice arrested a man for investigation of third-degree

theft after he reportedly took items at about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 4 from the Fred Meyer store, 25250 Pacific Highway S.

Store security stopped the man in the parking lot after he placed items in a shoulder bag and walked out of the store with no attempt to pay for the items, according to the police report.

The man told security that he had no money and was hungry. Store security recognized the man who had taken beer and catfish previously from the store.

Officers also arrested the man for a DUI warrant out of Kent.

ASSAULTOfficers arrested a man for investigation of fourth-

degree assault after he allegedly slapped a former girlfriend as they walked along a sidewalk at about 5:15 p.m. Jan. 5 in the 400 block of First Avenue N.

A witness called 911 to report that a man had slapped or punched a woman near the bus transfer station, according to the police report.

When officers located the woman, she told them she had met her former boyfriend after his court date and they argued about her decision to end their relationship. He al-legedly grabbed her by the hair and slapped her in the face.

The man told police they argued about money. He said he had raised his hand and yelled at the woman, but did not slap her. When asked by an officer why witnesses would make up a story about him hitting the woman, he replied he had no idea why they would lie about that.

Reach Steve Hunter at [email protected] or 253-872-6600 ext. 5052.To comment on this story go to www.kentreporter.com.

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The Washington State Patrol cited a driver along Interstate 5 near Kent for a high occupancy vehicle violation.

The driver reportedly used a plastic skeleton as a passenger

A trooper stopped a silver Mazda at about 7:30 a.m. Dec. 20 for driving 82 mph and making several unsafe lane

changes along northbound I-5 near South 272nd Street, according to a Jan. 5 State Patrol media release.

The trooper noticed during the stop that what he originally believed was a passenger was in fact a seat-belted plastic skeleton wearing a sweatshirt. The driver used the HOV lane while aggressively driving through traffic.

The trooper cited the man for investigation of speeding, unsafe lane change and a HOV violation.

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...obituariesDolores Catherine

(Kwiatkowski) ChrnalogarBorn November 25, 1929 - Died December 29, 2011

Dolores was a loving mother and is survived by her three children, Charles and wife Linda, Robert and Susan. Dolores is also survived by her brother Peter and wife Loretta as well as three grandchildren, one great-grandchild, numerous nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind her late in life love John Alexander.

Dolores worked in the banking industry for 25 yrs before retiring. She moved to Washington in February 2006 to be closer

to her children. Dolores was happy, outgoing and everyone loved her peanut butter cookies. She loved her friends and playing cards at the Auburn & Kent Senior Centers. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. Dolores was 82.

In lieu of fl owers please make memorial donations to:Providence Hospice of Seattle, 425 Pontius Ave., N Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98109.

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Jack Palmer Olson1922 -2011

Jack P. Olson was born June 13, 1922 and passed away December 30, 2011 at his home in Centralia, WA at the age of 89. He was born in Seattle, WA to Martha Fay (Palmer) and Albert Olson.

Jack’s family moved to the Kent valley in the mid 1920’s where he attended the Thomas School and graduated from Kent High School in 1941. After graduation he worked for the the Dept. of Fisheries, and in the fall of 1942 Jack enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard where he served until 1946. After his service, he worked with his brother and brothers-in law commercial fishing in Alaska. He then worked for City Transfer in Kent, then had a dairy farm in Enumclaw, Auburn and Ellensburg. He returned to Kent in 1958 and began working for Pozzi Brothers. He remained in Kent until moving to Centralia in 1997.

He and Pat, his wife of 55 years, spent many years hunting, fishing, clam digging and traveling. Those activities took them to Alaska several times, and on many trips to Mexico, to Europe and all around the United States. Many of these trips were taken with good friends and with family members.

Family was very important to Jack and since he came from such a large family their trips always included stops at the homes of siblings, cousins, and nieces and nephews homes along their way.

On March 13, 1948 Jack married Patricia Speece in Kent, WA. They were separated by her passing in 2003.

Jack is survived by his daughters Susan Bailey, Christine Morris, daughter and son-in-law Nancy and Don Gates, 2 grandsons Trever and Kale Gray, and 23 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by 9 siblings; Albert Olson, Alice Flaherty, Diane Lynch, Robert Olson, Marjorie Hussey, John Ziltener, Jean McCutchen, Mary Sutter and Patrick Ziltener. And also by niece Doreen Bowington, nephews John Olson and Mike Ziltener.

Jack and his wife Pat’s ashes will be interned at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA on Friday, January 20th at 12:30 pm. A reception luncheon to celebrate Jack’s life will be held at the Kent Senior Center at 1:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers a memorial donation to Visiting Nurses Foundation (Hospice) is suggested. The address is 222 S. Pearl

St., Centralia, WA 98531572408

Delores Mae KuhlmeyDelores was the daughter of

Charles & Kathleen Jansson and was born in Seattle on November 24, 1929. Delores passed away on December 30, 2011 in Henderson, Nevada after a ten year battle with Alzheimer’s.

Preceded in death by her parents, Kathleen and Charles; husband, Richard Kuhlmey; brothers, David and Robert. Survived by brothers,

Roy, Christopher and Darryl; sister, Marie Clerk; sons, Harry Kuhlmey and Ric Dickinson; grandchildren Tony and Tracy; great-grandchildren, Natalie and Logan; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Delores loved to go camping, dancing and read. She had a passion to work jigsaw and crossword puzzles.

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A fight broke out between two men inside of Kent’s Sho-Ware Center after the women’s Lingerie Football League game Friday night.

Two officers working security at the game between the Seattle Mist and the Minnesota Valkyrie were on an upper floor landing when they spotted a fight erupt on the main floor in the lobby area after the game, according to an email from Kent Police Cmdr. Pat Lowery.

The officers moved toward the disturbance, waded through a large crowd and determined the two involved in the fight were fleeing toward exterior doors.

Other officers in the arena located and detained the two, a 27-year-old Woodinville man and a 29-year-old Monroe man.

After further investigation by police, a primary or initial

aggressor could not be determined. Neither man was in-jured and neither one would cooperate with the investiga-tion beyond apologizing for the disturbance, Lowery said. Officers were unable to determine what or who started the fight.

Officers escorted both men from the arena and released them. No arrests were made. A sellout crowd attended the game. The Mist won 32-14.

This marked at least the second fight in two years follow-ing a Lingerie Football League game in Kent. Extra police officers were called to help break up a fight during an Oct. 8, 2010 game at the ShoWare Center. No arrests were made after that incident that involved several fans after a man reportedly yelled a racial slur at another fan.

The ShoWare Center is the home field for the Mist. The league features scantily clad women playing seven-on-seven tackle football. This is the third year the league has played at the arena with two home games per season.

Fight breaks out at Kent’s ShoWare

Catch a few high school basketball games in Kent on Martin Luther King Jr., Day.

The Valley Medical Center Showcase on Jan. 16, features five boys games and two girls games. Kent teams include the Kentwood boys and girls; Kent-Meridian boys and Kentridge boys.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students with ASB, $5 for senior citizens and $7 for students without ASB cards.

2012 SHOWARE SHOWCASE- At ShoWare Center10 a.m. GIRLS Auburn Riverside vs. Bel-

larmine Prep11:30 a.m. BOYS Cascade Christian vs.

Auburn-Mt. View1 p.m. GIRLS Kentwood vs. Federal Way2:30 p.m. BOYS Kennedy vs. Clover Park4 p.m. BOYS Mount Rainier vs. Benson

(Portland)6 p.m. BOYS Kent-Meridian vs. Kentridge7:30 p.m. BOYS Jefferson vs. Kentwood

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Some of us know how to take it easy.Ron Harmon, who retired from the Kent

City Council aft er two terms, is less visible these days, but he has not exactly put the engine in neutral.

On Christmas morning at about 5 a.m. he could’ve been seen slipping into the Kent Police Station with a Santa bag full of with blueberry muffi ns.

Every Christmas for the past seven years Harmon has made it a tradition to bake eight or nine dozen batches of blueberry muf-fi ns on Christmas Eve and deliver them to the police offi cers around the change of shift .

Harmon starts cooking early the morning of Christmas Eve.

“I’ve inherited some large muffi n pans and it takes me about three hours in the kitchen,” Harmon said. “It’s a labor of love.”

He makes a couple of dozen at a time using the Krusteaz blueberry muffi n mix, which he said was his favorite.

Th e next step is delivering the muffi ns to the station to outgoing shift and incoming offi cers.

“Th ey’re working on Christmas Day so I try to bring them a little bit of sunshine,” Harmon said.

In his off time now that he has left the council dais, Harmon spends more time enjoying his three grandchildren, Matthew, 6, Hayden, 5 and Isabella, 3.

“I’m trying to stay out of the infl uence busi-ness,” Harmon said. “I only speak when asked. I am reacquainting myself with fl ying.”

He fl ies a 1947 Cessna 120.“It’s not as old as I am,” he said.Th e life of leisure according to Ron Harmon –

sounds pretty good.

A POCKETFUL FULL OF PENS - OR NOTI have one more Christmas note before I wrap

up the yuletide season of 2011.I ran into a Christmas fashion crises shortly

aft er the dawn of the new year. I realize the word fashion probably isn’t necessarily the fi rst thing associated with me, but let me continue.

My daughter, Katy, decided her dad not only knows nothing, but can no longer dress himself.

Katy decided she would take it upon herself to buy me clothes that “fi t.”

God save me.I tried to convince her I prefer everything I

wear to have air space for safety reasons. Lots of air space.

According to “Little Miss Know Everything” I am supposed to wear things that fi t according to her.

OK. I put up with her theory, which I never really listened to because I was secretly planning to wear whatever I wanted once she went back to college.

Th e fi rst crises came on Christmas Day when she tried to toss out all my old clothes. I nearly had a stroke. Th ese are shirts and pants I broke in years ago. Th ey had all the air spaces in the right places.

As a bargaining chip I agreed to wear her shirts right aft er New Year’s Day. I was reminded I violated the father oath when she was about 4 or 5. She wanted to watch Mary Poppins on tape (for the 10,000th time). I told her a slightly altered version of reality. I said the tape was just not working, sorry honey, we will just have to watch the darn Super Bowl.

Some nefarious do-gooder told her the truth and it has been used against me ever since.

OK, back to the clothes.Because I didn’t want to be accused of oath

breaking again, the fi rst day aft er the holidays I put on the shirt she got me.

It took me a while to realize there was a seri-

ous problem.Th e shirt had no pocket. I couldn’t believe

it – not even one. I thought only shirts designed for John Travolta came without pockets – at least one – the more the better. Th is one had none. I have things to put in my shirt pockets, like my dumb phone, pens, torn up pieces of paper with nothing on them.

I called Katy and immediately started whin-ing.

I was informed she and her friend Tiff any decided this was the shirt I should wear and to stop being a baby.

I was a mess all day, but somehow I survived. I walked around constantly trying to put my pen in my pocket and all it would do is fall to the fl oor.

Finally, I decided to live through it.Th e next day I got up, put on another of

the Christmas shirts… and sure enough no pocket.

One was bad enough, here I am stuck with two useless shirts.

I called Katy and asked if I could staple a pocket on the shirts. She was not what I call fashion supportive.

I was sitting at the Covington City Council meeting Tuesday night taking a poll and all the men I saw had pockets, except me.

And I am getting very little sympathy at the offi ce for my plight.

Apparently, I will be living a new life for 2012 as pocketless near Seattle.

● Q U O T E O F T H E W E E K : ”Fashion in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”— Coco Chanel

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I was asked by community residents to write about the historical signifi cance of Bill Boyce, a black man, having been elected to the Kent City Council.

Jack Becvar, of the Greater Kent Historical Society, confi rmed that Bill Boyce was the fi rst black man to be elected to the Kent council.

For many, who would prefer to try remaining colorblind, race, ethnicity, color, and all other physical characteris-tics shouldn’t matter; a person should be judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. Judging people on the content of their character is a dream that is hopefully

shared by all, but electing a black man to the Kent City Council doesn’t mean the dream has become a reality.

However, one reason the election of Bill Boyce is very signifi cant, and a milestone in the city of Kent is because he was voted in by a predominance of white voters, like many other elections of people of color. Such elections

makes a clear statement about how far we, that is the American people and the citizens of Kent, have come in terms of acknowledging and successfully working through some of our racial issues that continue to haunt us from the past.

Many people want to forget the past because the past may bring back bad memories in our personal lives and in the life of our country. Even if we

are successful in not knowing the past or not bringing up the past, the past is a living and vital part of who we are today. Only by knowing the past can we truly understand and appreciate our

present life circumstances as individuals and as a people on the North American continent; and we have a greater chance of infl uencing a more positive future for us all.

With knowledge of the past we can more fully appreciate events like the election of Bill Boyce. All this sounds like something a student of his-tory and teacher of history would say, but it’s also true.

Let’s spare readers a detailed history lesson. Suffi ce it to say that in the context of the history of the United States of America, only a short time ago, a person the color of Bill Boyce could have been shot if he tried to vote, not to mention if he tried to run for city council. A lot of things have changed since those days.

Th e election of Bill Boyce says that the people of Kent selected him, even against the maneu-vers of others who tried to control election outcomes with propaganda, money, and the

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The second week of January has seen the Christmas dec-orations finally packed away so there is room to improve your indoor space. Speaking of space, it was NASA that confirmed what gardeners have suspected all along – in-door plants are good for your health. Certain houseplants actually clean and purify polluted indoor air. Some houseplants do this better than others.

To really make a dent in the volatile organic compounds of benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene, NASA recommends 14 to 16 houseplants in at least 6-inch pots for the average-sized home. So if you have a few larger houseplants you can get away with a fewer number.

The good news is the houseplants that do best indoors all year long are also the ones most efficient at grabbing and filtering bad indoor air.

CLEAN AIR

Grow these jungle plants with bold, broad leavesJust give peace lily a chance if you’ve failed with

houseplants in the past. This upright houseplant or Spathiphyllum waves a hanky-shaped white bloom when it is given a lot of light but even if your home or office is dark and dreary this survivor will continue to thrive. The peace lily will even forgive you for irregular water-ing, unlike the more finicky tree-like houseplant the weeping fig. Ficus or weeping fig is often sold as large, pot-ted indoor trees and once established and adapted to your home a ficus can live for many years with few problems; the key here is getting a new weeping fig tree to adapt to a new location. Leaves turn yellow and fall off every time this plant is moved or experiences a change in environment.

If you are lacking floor space for your indoor jungle use hanging plants like golden pathos or heart-leaved philo-dendrons. These plants can also be grouped at the base of a ficus tree to cover the pot and convert a reading corner into an area free of indoor pollutants.

MID-CENTURY MODERN AND POLITICALLY INCORRECT: SANSEVERIA OR MOTHER-IN-LAW’S TONGUE

This is a sleek, slender houseplant that sends lance-like green and yellow leaves straight to the sky. Out of respect for kind mother-in-laws everywhere, the new common name for this contemporary-looking houseplant is now the snake plant. All Sanseverias will thrive even in low light as long as you don’t over water. Place a snake plant inside a sleek, metallic pot, display it on a pedestal and you have living modern art.

Dracaena is another houseplant with thin, elegant foliage and a contemporary vibe. This hard-to-kill indoor plant comes in many forms including the colorful Red Edge and compact Janet Craig.

FLOWER POWER AND MEAN-SPIRITED GOSSIP: EASYGOING CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND DEMANDING GERBER DAISY

Who would suspect the common mum of being such a hard worker when it comes to cleaning up the air quality? Of all the plants tested by NASA, it was the chrysanthemum that removed all three of the most common

indoor pollutants. The next time you’ll feeling ill, bring home a potted mum as well as medications for your treatment.

NOW FOR THE GOSSIP

Gerber daisies are the new darlings of wedding shows and interior designers because the bold, bright colors are hard to miss. But I must pass along that Gerber daisy are difficult to grow both indoors and out and sometimes those remarkable color tones are enhanced by paint, dyes and even glitter. Buy a potted Gerber daisy if you must, but I have killed too many of these divas to have any warm and friendly feelings towards them. Yes, mean-spirited indeed.

WHO NEEDS HOUSEPLANTS?

If you live in a new, well-insulated or freshly-painted and carpeted home than you are most at risk for VOCs or indoor pollutants. Remaining indoors for the winter and the use of wood burning stoves also means your indoor air could need a good scrubbing.

Make this the week you add mums, sanseveria, philo-dendron, dracaena and the peace lily to your home – and breathe easy.

Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens” and several other books. For book requests or answers to gardening questions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enumclaw, 98022. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a personal reply.For more gardening information, she can be reached at her Web site, www.binettigarden.com.Copyright for this column owned by Marianne Binetti.

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COWBOYS MAKE THEIR WAY TO KENT

Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.

Broussard has gained the reputation as one of the greatest accordion players and vocalists to come out of the Creole culture, according to a city of Kent Spotlight Series media release.

Broussard’s musical career spans 40 years (he started playing drums in his fa-ther’s renowned band at the age of 8). He sings with emotion and soul, and his instrumental prowess includes range seldom seen in Zydeco – from traditional songs from the old masters to originals, single note and triple note accordion to fiddle.

The New York Times lauded the Creole Cowboys as “fabulous: You start moving in your seat as soon as their rhythmic, rich melodies, both joyous and mournful, flood the theater.”

Tickets are $28 for adults, $26 for seniors ages 55 and older and $20 for youth ages 25 and younger. Tickets are available on-line at www.kentarts.com, by call-ing 253-856-5051 or in person at the Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N. Hours for phone and in-person sales are Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The box office is closed on Sunday.

Spotlight Series is presented by the Kent Arts Commission and Kent Parks, Recre-ation and Community Services.

SHOWARE CENTER TO GET PUNK ROCKED

Punk rock comes to the ShoWare Center in Kent this spring with Rise Against, A Day to Remember and Title Fight.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13 for the 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19 concert featuring the three bands. Chicago-based Rise Against added Kent a stop during the second leg of their 2012 spring tour.

Tickets are $35 for reserved bowl and general admission floor seats. The first 1,000 ticket buyers can get tickets for $30 each. Tickets are available at www.showarecenter.com.

Rise Against travels to concert sites in San Diego, Bakersfield and San Jose before heading to Kent and then Boise.

Musicians to perform in Kent

Obituary

More than 70 dealers will display their goods at the 48th annual Boe-ing Employees Coin and Collectibles Show Jan. 21-22 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22.

The free show is open to the public

and includes nearly 175 tables of coins and collectibles as dealers buy, sell and trade with customers.

Free drawings are planned to give away coins and each attendee re-ceives a souvenir wooden nickel.

For more information, call the Kent Commons center at 253-856-5000.

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Th e Kent City Council adopted the city’s six-year Transportation Improvement Program for 2012 to 2017 for a variety of proposed projects.

Th e TIP is a state-mandated transportation planning document that lists Kent’s needed transportation projects and the expected rev-enue sources to pay for them, as well as those projects without complete funding, slated for as far out as six years, according to a Dec. 14 city media release.

Steve Mullen, city transportation engineering manager, said for projects to receive state and federal money they must fi rst be adopted in the six-year plan. Th erefore, projects selected for the TIP must straddle a line of local need and the project’s ability to attract other money.

“What we do is look at projects and we try to choose the high priorities but also projects that are good grant funding candidates,” Mullen said. “It’s more important than ever to look for grants given the decline in funding sources for trans-portation projects.”

Projects on the six-year program are gener-ated from a larger list that was developed for the city’s Transportation Master Plan.

Mullen said the transportation plan is sup-posed to be an annual reality check when the city reconciles its current transportation needs with the available funding.

Th e total cost of the projects on the list is $159 million, a reduction of nearly $463 million com-pared to last year. Th e list includes 35 projects and programs ranging from street, bicycle, pe-destrian, traffi c signal and transit improvements to street maintenance and preservation projects.

According to Councilmember Debbie Raplee, the TIP incorporates recommendations by the Citizen Advisory Committee.

Raplee, who serves as Chair of the Public Works Committee said the group met 11 times during a four-month period last summer and fall.

“I appreciate the Citizen Advisory Commit-tee working with staff to identify key priorities, as well as projects that can be deferred,” Raplee said. “Th e revised list is very much in line with today’s economic reality.”

Composed of volunteers from the business community, the Citizen Advisory Committee will continue to review transportation issues as funding becomes available and projects move forward.

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Every January, Americans look ahead with the desire to start the New Year with fresh ideas and hopes

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COUPON to respond to the letter.“Th ey will have the option to work volun-

tarily with the city,” Perdue said. “If not, they will receive a notice of violation that will go to the city hearing examiner.”

Th e letter will note the amount of damage from the topping of the trees. Perdue said she would not reveal that amount publicly until aft er the property owners receive the letters.

Perdue said the property owners will be asked to pay for the repairs needed to restore the area, including possible removal of dam-aged trees and the planting of new trees.

Th e 34 topped trees were primarily Douglas fi r, but also included western red cedars, red alders, big-leaf maples and cottonwoods that were cut or damaged. Th e trees were an estimated 90 to 120 feet tall and are anywhere from 40 to 60 years old.

Property owners reportedly cut the trees in late Octo-ber or early November in an eff ort to improve views of the Green River Valley and Mount Rainier.

Witnesses spotted the topped trees and reported the incident to Kent Police. Property own-ers reportedly hired a tree-cutting service to perform the work.

Th e city owns the 6 acres for road right of way as well as part of an open-space corridor.

Property owners also could face criminal charges from malicious mischief to interfer-ing with the property of another, Perdue said. Th at would be a separate case from the code enforcement fi led by the city.

“We decided right now to go with the code enforcement,” Perdue said.

Police, city code enforcement offi cers and a city arborist are involved in the investigation.

City staff did not issue any permits to cut the trees.

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expert advice of those who said Bill Boyce didn’t have a chance to win a city council seat, because “the right people” didn’t support him. Clearly the experts, who often get paid for their opinions, don’t really know who “the right people” are in Kent. For the record, in the city of Kent, as well as in the nation, “the right people” are the voters of all colors and backgrounds, not some expert’s opinion of who the right people are. The experts should have learned that when Barack Obama was elected to the

presidency of the United States. By-the-way, it will be another historical moment when a woman becomes president of the United States. Hillary Clinton acknowledged putting a crack in that glass ceiling.

Sure, black peo-ple have risen from 300 years of slavery in the United States; have endured nearly an-other 100 years of Jim Crow Laws; survived the water hoses, attack dogs, brutal beatings and churches be-ing bombed during the civil rights movement; and are

now holding many, many, positions of importance in business, government, and other organizations.

However, one of the things that tend to slip past

many people is; those positions could only be held if the mass-es of white people and other Ameri-

cans had simultane-ously, sometimes at the

risk of their lives, supported the growth of black people, and had grown with black people. American history as well as the present is replete with such examples of unity and sacrifice. Frankly, how

else could it be? A rising tide of justice lifts all boats. That’s universal law. As some would say, that’s God’s law.

It’s the times in which we live

Although it is the times we live in that has given rise to individual achievement such as the achievement of Bill Boyce becoming a Kent city council member, we must also acknowledge that it takes certain kinds of individuals to step up and take advantage of what the times has to offer.

People learned a lot about Bill Boyce during the election and before, so there is no need to repeat his credentials here except to say; he is a well prepared leader, with a strong and simultaneously cordial personality; he has a great sense of humor; and a flaw-less character. Plus, he un-derstands how to work with the city’s leadership, both political and bureaucratic leadership, to represent all citizens of Kent.

After talking with Bill Boyce this morning he

seems excited about his appointments as chair of the Public Safety Commit-tee, an area where he feels a great deal of passion; the Economic Development Committee; and his repre-sentation on the Regional Fire Authority.

Bill Boyce is a great ad-dition to the city of Kent’s leadership team. Like in other parts of the region and the country, his elec-tion is a wonderful sign of our times, of which we all should be proud to be American.

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Olympic ice-skating champions Ilia Kulik and Ekaterina Gordeeva and current World champion Miki Ando will join Grammy Award winning artists Kenny G and Gladys Knight at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

They are all part of the “Pandora Unforgettable Moments of Love on Ice” show that features skaters performing to love-inspired music.

The show is part of the NBC Skating Series and will be presented by The Joint Center at Renton’s Valley Medical Center. NBC will tape the event to be televised on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Ticket prices are $125, $100, $69.50, $59.50 and $39.50. The $125 ticket includes an on-ice, post-event reception. The $100 ticket includes a pre-show dinner.

Tickets are available at www.showarecenter.com.

Disson Skating, which operates in a partnership with Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor, produces the show.

Kelly Clarkson is coming to Kent.

Clarkson announced dates of her Stronger Tour 2012,

including an 8 p.m. March 22 performance at the ShoWare Center.

For tickets, go to www.showarecenter.com. Prices are $65, $45 and $35. There is a six-ticket limit per buyer.

Clarkson has released five studio albums and sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, including 10 million in the United States. She has had nine singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

Kent announces Spotlight Series lineup for 2011-12Make plans for fall, winter and spring entertain-ment in town as tickets are on sale for the Kent Arts Commission‚Äôs 2011-2012 Spotlight Series.

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In the tough South Puget Sound League North division, anyone can beat anyone in boys basketball, and last week was a prime example.

Kent-Meridian continued the trend on Tuesday when it avenged an early season loss to Mount Rainier with a 75-73 win over the division leaders.

The Royals, led by Mike Banks with 21 points, took sole possession of first place in the SPSL North with the victory over the Rams.

A trio of K-M players — Gary Bailey, Abu Kamara and Martel Taylor-Barone — offered the kind of offensive balance the team needed as they each chipped in a dozen points.

Kentridge set the stage on Jan. 6 and did what Kentwood nearly pulled off a few days earlier: an upset of highly-touted Mount Rainier, win-ning 80-72, thanks to Jawan Step-ney’s game-high of 26 points.

The Chargers sophomores led the way against the Rams, with Danny Torlai adding 19 to Stepney’s output, along with junior John Okot-Okidi chipping in 17 points.

It was a back and forth first half between Kentridge and Mount Rain-ier. The Rams took a one point lead into halftime and the Chargers kept it close through the third quarter.

Then Kentridge broke out in the final period, outscoring Mount Rainier 27-19.

That win opened the door for Kent-Meridian to challenge for the

division as it stood at 6-2 in league play, the same mark Mount Rainier was at following the loss to Ken-tridge, but the Royals lost early in the season to the Rams.

Kent-Meridian won the rematch Tuesday to move into sole posses-sion of first place with a 7-2 record. Mount Rainier is 6-3.

Meanwhile, Kentwood very nearly pulled off an upset of highly-touted Mount Rainier on Jan. 4, but squan-dered at 12 point third-quarter lead, as the Rams beat the Conks 64-62 at Kentwood.

With four minutes, 21 seconds left in the third quarter, the Conks had the double digit lead thanks to a Taylor Jones layin but the Rams chipped away at the lead the rest of the period.

In the fourth quarter, Kentwood went cold, going nearly four min-utes between buckets while Mount Rainier went on a 10-3 run.

Jeremy Smith drained a three pointer with 6.7 seconds left to cut the Mount Rainier lead to one point, 62-61, but Kentwood just couldn’t get the game tied up or take back the lead.

Jones and Austin Benson were the leading scorers for the Conks with 18 points each.

Adrian Davis led the Rams with 20.

Kent-Meridian’s win over Mount Rainier is all the sweeter after a sur-prise loss to Tahoma, the Royals only game last week.

[ more SURPRISES page 15 ]Kent-Meridian’s Mike Banks shoots a jumper for two of his 21 points over division rival Mount Rainier Tuesday night. CHARLES CORTES, Kent Reporter

Kent-Meridian caps off week of surprises with big win

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Tahoma wrestlers lost just three matches com-bined against Kentlake and Kent-Meridian in a double dual meet at home on Jan. 4.

The Bears held off the Falcons, winning easily 66-6, as well as the Royals who were forced to forfeit three weight classes.

Joey Palmer picked up a pair of wins with a 13-8 defeat of Kentlake’s Colton Marlowe and a pin of K-M’s

Josh Smith at the 4 minute, 51 second mark of the match.

At 113 pounds, Todd Link picked up a pair of wins by forfeit, while Jesse Vaughan tallied two victo-ries as well including a pin in 37 seconds of Kentlake’s Mike Halvorson.

Garrett Autrey pinned Chad Jonnie of Kentlake and Treyvon Wilson of Kent-Meridian at 170 pounds.

At 182, Thomas Kemp got a 6-3 win for the Royals over Tahoma’s Austin Perry.

Josh Beckler of Kentlake beat Brandon Scheiber of Tahoma 6-5 in the 183

pound match. Scheiber picked up a win

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Alec Moss of K-M 4-3.Nick Smith of Kentlake

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Jackson turned around in his next match and pinned Harmon Gill of Kent-Me-ridian with 16 seconds left in the first period.

It was a much tighter dual between Kentlake and Kent-Meridian, but, the Falcons earned a 36-27 victory thanks to Marlowe’s pin of Josh Smith at 145 pounds in the second to last

Kentlake splits dual meet with Kent-Meridian and Tahoma

Kentlake’s Colton Marlowe pins Kent-Meridian’s Josh Smith in a double dual on Jan. 4 at Tahoma High. KRIS HILL, The Reporter

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Tahoma had a 10-point lead at halftime and hung onto the victory despite being outscored by K-M in the second half.

Coleman Wooten had 16 points for the Bears while De’Shon Williams added 11.

Kamara led the Roy-als with 15 while Banks chipped in 13.

Kentwood bounced back in a match up against Tahoma on Jan. 6. What started out as a close game in the first half with the Conquerors taking a one point lead into the locker room turned into a blowout in the second half as the Bears were held to single digit scoring in each of the final two quarters.

Benson tallied 19 points while Jones added 12, but, five other Kentwood players contributed four or five points apiece to create a balanced offensive effort.

Dominic Smith and Coleman Wooten led Ta-homa with 9 points each.

Finally, Kentlake put together a pair of key victories last week against league rivals Kentridge and Thomas Jefferson.

Kentlake found a way to win after being down early at home to Kentridge, putting together a strong second half for the 64-59 victory.

At the end of the first quarter, the Falcons were down 22-11 to the Char-gers, as they struggled to get points in the paint.

At the 5:23 mark in the

second quarter, Kentridge was up 29-13 thanks to a Roddy Hanson three ball, to which Kentlake respond-ed with a 12-3 run to cut the lead to six at the half, 32-26.

Conner Crooks started the run with a pair of made free throws, followed by a Carson Stowell jumper who put in a three pointer less than a minute later, with Austin Pernell scoring the final four points for the Falcons when he made a pair of free throws with 1:12 on the clock followed by a drive to the bucket in transition with less than a minute left.

Kentlake outscored Ken-tridge the rest of way, 18-11 in the third quarter and 20-16 in the final period, with Ayanle Jama leading

the Falcons with 19 points while Stepney tallied 19 to lead the Chargers.

On Jan. 6 Kentlake pulled off a narrow victory over Jefferson on the road win-ning 74-72.

The Falcons had a five point lead after the first quarter, but, the Raiders outscored them in the sec-ond and third quarters.

Kentlake managed to overcome a double digit deficit in the fourth quarter to get the win.

Heck led the Falcons in scoring with 25 while Dedrian Miller tallied 17, Jama had 14 and Pernell added 13.

Kentwood beat Kentlake 67-57 Tuesday night.

Benson and Smith had 17 points each while Jones added 17 for the Conks.

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match of the night.Gabe Carrilo followed that with a 5-0 win over K-M’s

Charles Johnson at 152 pounds to seal the win for Kent-lake.

Nick Smith pinned Harmon Gill of K-M in 2:46, picking up his second win of the night.

The Royals dominated the rest of the lower weight classes as Luis Gutierrez won at 126, David Watson won at 132, both by pins. Then Moss beat Beckler 9-4 at 138.

Archie Blawogee pulled off a close win over Matt Nutting

of Kentlake, escaping with the 4-3 victory for K-M at 160 pounds.

Johnnie bounced back after his loss to the Tahoma op-ponent to beat Wilson 7-5 at 170.

Thomas Kemp also picked up a win, getting a 7-0 deci-sion for the Royals over the Falcons’ Hayden Lasher at 182.

Kentlake traveled to Kentwood on Wednesday for the annual Cov-Town Throwdown while Kent-Meridian took on Mount Rainier and Tahoma headed to Thomas Jef-ferson.

On Thursday, K-M had the night off, Tahoma headed to Kentwood while Kentlake hosted Auburn.

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PREPS ON DECKFriday, Jan. 13BOYS BASKEBALL: Thomas Jefferson at Kent-Meridian; Mount Rainier at Tahoma; Auburn at Kentwood; Auburn Riverside at Kentridge. All games at 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Kent-Meridian at Thomas Jefferson, Mount Rainier at Ta-homa (5:45 p.m.), Kentwood at Auburn, Kentridge at Auburn Riverside.

Wednesday, Jan. 18GYMNASTICS: Kentridge, Enumclaw, Puyallup at Todd Beamer; Tahoma, Auburn and Kentlake at Decatur; Kentwood and Mount Rainier at Auburn Riverside. All

meets start at 7:30 p.m.

WRESTLING: Tahoma, Mount Rainier at Auburn Riverside; Jefferson, Kentridge at Kentlake; Kent-Meridian, Auburn at Kentwood. All dual meets at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17BOYS SWIM AND DIVE: Kentridge at Mount Rainier; Kent-Meridian at Tahoma; Kentlake at Auburn. All meets start at 3:30 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Kentlake at Auburn, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Thomas Jefferson at Kentwood; Kent-Meridian at Kentridge; Auburn at Kentlake. All games at 7:30 p.m.

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The Kent-based Se-attle Thunderbirds junior hockey team traded Marcel Noebels on Tuesday to the Portland Winterhawks in exchange for right wing Seth Swenson and first-round picks in the 2012 and 2013 Western Hockey League Bantam Drafts.

“We just could not pass up the offer that was made,” said T-Birds Gen-eral Manager Russ Farwell in a media release. “We add

a younger player and two high draft picks. Marcel has been a very good player for us and we wish him good luck going forward with his career.”

Swenson, 18, from Parker, Colo., has one goal and six assists for seven points in 33 games this season. Swenson is in his third year in the WHL and has played in 132 games with five goals and 16 assists with 64 penalty minutes.

Noebels, 19, from Tonisvorst, Germany, has appeared in 34 games for

the T-Birds this season and has 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points. The T-Birds selected Noebels in the first round, 10th

overall, of the 2010 CHL Import Draft. Last

season with the T-Birds Noebels had 56 points on 28 goals and 26 assists.

The T-Birds travel to Kamloops, British Colum-bia, to take on the Blazers

on Friday at Interior Sav-ings Centre. They play the Winterhawks at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the ShoWare Center.

WAGNER JOINS T-BIRDSThe Seattle Thunder-

birds general manager Russ Farwell announced the team has claimed center Dillon Wagner off waivers.

“We are happy to be able to add Dillon to fill our open 20-year-old spot,” said Farwell. “He has earned re-spect in the league both for

his work ethic and leader-ship and is a great addition for us at this time.”

Wagner, a 20-year-old from Duffield, Alberta, was previously with the Portland Winterhawks. He appeared in 17 games with the Winterhawks this season and had seven points on three goals and four assists.

In 180 career WHL games with the Swift Cur-rent Broncos and Win-terhawks, Wagner has 31 goals and 29 assists for 60

points with 193 penalty minutes.

Wagner and right wing Burke Gallimore and defenseman Cason Machacek are the three 20-year-olds on the T-Birds roster.

The T-Birds are in seventh place in the Western Conference with a 16-21-0-1 record.

The top eight advance to the playoffs.

The Tri-City Ameri-cans lead the conference with a record of 32-7-0-0.

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In the Superior Court of the State of Washington for the County of

King City of Kent, Plaintiff, vs. ALINA O. LEYVA and J. AR- MANDO LEYVA, husband and wife; MELINA HARRIS and JOHN DOE HARRIS, husband and wife; JOSEPH H. TRAN and JANE DOE TRAN, husband and wife; MATTHEW CHRISTO- PHER HALLER and JANE DOE HALLER, husband and wife; MELANIE S. MOSSHART and JOHN DOE MOSSHART, husband and wife; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CER- TIFICATE HOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORT- GAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2005-01, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI- CATES, SERIES 2005-01; ISI- DRO FIGUEROA and MARINA FIGUEROA, husband and wife; CANDACE A. DEBUSE and JOHN DOE DEBUSE, husband and wife; AURORA LOAN SERVICE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; SMALL AND BIG PROPERTIES SOLU- TION L.L.C., a Washington limited liability company,Defendant.

No. 11-2-39167-1 KNT The State of Washington to the said defendant, Small and Big Properties Solution L.L.C.: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 30th day of De- cember, 2011, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff City of Kent, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff City of Kent, at its office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the de- mand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. This action is regarding the foreclosure of real property local improvement district assessments. David A. Galazin, Assistant City Attorney, City of Kent,Plaintiff’s Attorney.

220 4th Avenue South Kent, King County, Washington.Published in the Kent Reporter on Decmeber 30, 2011, January 6, 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 2012. #566189

Superior Court of Washington County of King

In re: Levi James Gloster Gloria Jean Johnson Sydney Dennis Johnson Petitioner,

and John Doe Respondent.No. 11-3-07898-5Knt

Summons by Publication (SMPB)

To the Respondent: John Doe, the petitioner has started an action in the above court request- ing: custody of the children listed in paragraph 1.3 of the Nonpa- rental Custody Petition. You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of the court. If you do not serve your written response within 60 days after the date of the first publicaton of this summons (60 days after the 9th day of Decem- ber, 2011), the court may enter an order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the final decree until at least 90 days after service and filing. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered. Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form: WPF CU 01.0300, Response to Nonparental Custo- dy Proceeding. Information about how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the court, by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (360)705-5328, or from the Inter- net at the Washington State Courts homepage: http:/www.courts.wa.gov/forms If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you

should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. One method of serving a copy of your response on the petitioner is to send it by certified mail with return receipt requested. This summons is issued pursuant to RCW 4.28.100 and Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the State of Washington.Dated: 11/28/11Petitioner Gloria Jean JohnsonFile Original of your Response with the Clerk of the Court at:Regional Justice Center401 - 4th Ave N. Rm 2CKent , WA 98032Serve a Copy of your Response on: Petitioner Gloria Jean JohnsonP.O. Box 552 Ravensdale, WA 98051 Published in Kent Reporter on December 9, 16, 23, 30, 2011; January 6, 13, 2012. #554059..

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONand Proposed Determination

of NonsignificanceAn Environmental Checklist was filed with City of Kent Planning Services on December 30, 2011. The City of Kent expects to issue a Determination of Nonsignifi- cance (DNS) for the proposal and the Optional DNS Process is being used. This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal and associated mitigation measures. The proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the project review process may in- corporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination for the specific proposal may be obtained upon request. Fol- lowing is a description of the application and the process for review. The application and listed studies may be reviewed at the offices of Kent Planning Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA.APPLICATION NAME/NUMBER: MOWAT CONSTRUCTION WAREHOUSE ENV-2011-19, KIVA# RPSW-2113809 GRADE & FILL PERMIT, KIVA R126-2113810PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The

applicant proposes to construct anew one-story warehouse build-ing with associated parking andlandscaping. The new buildingwill be approximately 8,990square feet with a mezzanine ofabout 1,292 square feet. Approx-imately 2,500 cubic yards of fillmaterial will be placed on thesite in order to match adjacentgrades. The subject parcel con-tains one existing house, carportand detached garage, all of whichwill be removed. No sensitiveareas have been identified on thesubject site. The subject proper-ty is located at 8033 South222nd Street, and is identifiedby King County tax parcelnumber 7759800021. The prop-erty is zoned GWC, GatewayCommercial.OTHER PERMITS AND PLANS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED: Building PermitOPTIONALDETERMINATION:As the LeadAgency, the City of Kent hasdetermined that the proposedproject, as regulated by theCity’s development codes andstandards, is unlikely to have asignificant adverse impact onthe environment. Therefore, aspermitted under the RCW43.21C.110, the City of Kent isusing the Optional Determinationof Nonsignificance process togive notice that a DNS is likelyto be issued. Comment periodsfor the project and the proposedDNS are integrated into a singlecomment period. A 14-day ap-peal period will follow theissuance of the DNS.PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES: NonePUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: January 13, 2012 – January 27,2012 All persons may comment onthis application. Comments mustbe in writing and received inthe Kent Planning Division by4:30 P.M., Friday, January27, 2012, at 220 4th AvenueSouth, Kent WA 98032. Forquestions regarding this project,please contact Erin George,Planner at (253) 856-5454.Published in the Kent Reporteron January 13, 2012. #572681.

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duty to fully fund basic education for all the state’s children. The justices said they could monitor the Legislature to help facilitate progress toward full fund-ing, but the ruling did not require lawmakers to take specific or immediate ac-tion.

Instead, the court de-ferred to legislation already on the books from as late as the 1978 to as current as 2007, which gives the state until 2018 to provide enough funding to meet its own definition of “basic education.”

“I find it interesting how long this conversation has been in our court system and we’ve continued to see increased cuts in our fund-ing every year,” said Kathy Torres, math teacher at Mill Creek. “One of the main reasons we can’t wait until 2018 to get proper fund-ing for education is that we need to consider the students we have now. They will be graduated from high school in 2015 and they will be 21 years old in 2018. What about their educa-tion?”

Torres said many teach-ers feel they don’t have the necessary items they need in the classroom.

“We are continuously being asked to do more with less funds and then allocate those funds to specific areas,” She said. “Most teachers, not just in Washington sate, but across the country just don’t have the educational resources we need to keep up with the changing times.”

Torres pointed out the school has to rely on local levies to keep their technol-ogy up-to-date.

“We are blessed to be able to provide each of our students with their own personal laptops that help them succeed academi-cally,” Morales interjected. “But, we can’t rely on those

local levies to keep us go-ing, since eventually our taxpayers will get sick of it.”

Many principals and teachers stated any amount of cuts will have negative impacts on their schools.

“I do not know what the impact on the cuts will have on our school at this time, but any cuts to education hurt children and our fu-ture,” said Sherilyn Ulland, Kent Elementary principal.

Some educators feel their schools are operating well despite cuts and the long wait for education support.

“In a perfect world,us educators would get all we believe we need; but times are tough, not just for edu-cators, but all around the state,” said Kentwood High School’s principal Doug Hostetter. “So I believe that when the economy picks up, tax revenues will pick up and schools will start receiving the money they need.”

Hostetter used the cur-rent state SAT scores to demonstrate the success of students despite cuts. Last year, Washington state Kindergarten through 12th grade students received an average score of 524 for reading, 532 for math, 508 for writing and 23 for composite, according to the OSPI website.

“I think that education is a large system and in any large system there are inef-ficiencies,” Hostetter said. “The success of our stu-dents academically is due to this lack of funding because it’s created opportunities for educators to think of differ-ent ways to provide services to our students. I believe our public schools are do-ing more with less.”

Hostetter stated he hoped there were no more educa-tion cuts and wishes the state could provide more money to schools.Reach Sarah Kehoe at [email protected] or 253-872-6600 ext. 5056.

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