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Kent Parks Department employees Adam Baker, left, and Janet Henderson work on a cherry picker lift to string up lights on the city of Kent’s 35-foot Christmas tree in Town Square Plaza this

week. The tree will be offi cially lit at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, part of the Kent Lions and Foundation’s Winterfest festivities, an event for the community. Details, pages 3, 13. ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter

LIGHTS UP

BY STEVE HUNTER

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Kent’s city budget looks so healthy for this year that the City Council might use $2.7 million of extra re-serve money to pay off ShoWare Center operating debt built up since the arena opened in 2009.

“Our general fund reserve at the end of 2014 is estimated to be at 15 percent (of the total budget) and the council goal is 10 percent,” City Finance Di-rector Aaron BeMiller said at a Nov. 25 council budget workshop. “We propose to take $2.7 million of general fund reserves and move that money into the ShoWare operating fund and elimi-

nate the debt that exists in that fund.”

Th e council seemed to favor the idea as part of its 2015-16 budget delibera-tions. Th e council will vote

on the fi nal budget Dec. 16.

Because of increased sales tax revenue as well as reduced expenses, BeMiller estimates the city’s ending gen-eral fund reserves will reach $11.4 million by the end of the year

or 15.5 percent of the general fund budget. Th e city also keeps another $1.5 million in reserve for unanticipated costs.

Th e city-owned ShoWare Center has lost money each

Music man: Eugene Kolding fi nds his passion for teaching from the life lessons he passes on to his students beyond simply how to play an instrument or read music.

ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter

BY STEVE HUNTER

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Kent property owners could see their city taxes go up as much as 5 percent next year under a plan by the City Council to raise taxes as it attempts to balance the 2015-

16 budget by bringing in more revenue.

Th e council will take a formal vote on the budget at a special meeting on Dec. 16. But during recent budget workshops coun-cilmembers agreed to raise the

property tax aft er they shot down a proposal by Mayor Suzette Cooke to raise the business and occupation (B&O) tax to increase revenue by about $3 million per year.

“We have heard the B&O will likely not go through so

we’ve taken the $3 million from B&O revenue off the table,” City Finance Director Aaron BeMiller said at a Nov. 25 workshop.

City staff proposed at the work-shop to raise the property tax rate with what is called banked

capacity. State law allows local governments to levy less than the maximum increase in property taxes allowed under law without losing the ability to levy higher taxes later if necessary.

Council plans to raise property taxes to balance budget

[ more BUDGET page 5 ]

City might use extra reserve funds for ShoWare debt

BeMiller

[ more FUNDS page 5 ]

BY ROSS COYLE

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His life has been a series of happenstanc-es that led to a successful and passionate career in teaching, and now aft er 35 years at Mill Creek Middle School, Eugene Kolding is passing his conductor’s baton to a new teacher.

Kolding, 66, is the last remaining faculty member to have taught at Mill Creek since

it was Kent Junior High School.Born in the central California town of

Patterson, Kolding joined the Air Force aft er high school, and then returned to Modesto, Calif., for junior college. He then received a teaching degree from George Fox University in Newberg, Ore.

“Since then it’s all been instrument classes or computer classes,” he says.

In harmony with music, faithAfter long teaching career, Mill Creek’s Kolding is ready to retire

[ more KOLDING page 4 ]

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The Ruyza Group dancers perform during the Ahiska Turks Friendship Festival at the Kent Event Center on Sunday. Ahiska Turks from Russia celebrated their ninth year in their new homeland with Turkish food, entertainment, artifacts, children’s activities and more. The festival included a Henna ceremony, costume show, Ahiska and Turkish dinner and a concert.RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter

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Th ose looking to shop locally for their holiday gift s will have plenty to choose from at the Kent Commons Holiday Bazaar on Friday and Saturday.

Th e event features more than 100 vendors with unique, hand-craft ed gift s at the Commons, 525 Fourth Avenue N.

Th e bazaar off ers a variety of holiday gift s from fi ne wood tuned

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KentHOPE Day Center to get $5,000 from King County

Th e KentHOPE Day Center for women and children will receive $5,000 from King County in 2015 for shelter services and capital investments.

King County’s an-nual budget totals $4.5 billion to provide essential regional services. King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove, whose district includes parts of Kent, helped make sure the budget also includes direct investments in shelter services for women and children in Kent.

“Although it is not a large amount when compared to

other county investments, this funding will make a tremendous diff erence in the lives of homeless moth-ers and children who use these shelters every day,” Upthegrove said.

Th e center provides safe places for women and chil-dren to stay during the day to do tasks like laundry, access health and employment services or to simply rest.

“We were so surprised and delighted that Council-member Upthegrove would initiate the funding and we appreciate his support,” said Pat Gray, KentHOPE execu-tive board chair. “We were also pleased to have the opportunity to show him our day center, which has served 250 women since it opened in December 2013.”

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Bystanders stop to admire the new mural outside of St. Vincent De Paul on Central Avenue on Wednesday. The mural is the result of a collaborative eff ort among artist Blanca Santander, Kent students, community partners and Centro Rendu volunteers. The mural depicts

St. Vincent De Paul and how he bridges the connection between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ in society, an issue that has persisted throughout human civilization.ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter

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Food vendors at the Kent Farm-ers Market and Kent Cornucopia Days could see big jumps in food inspection fees next April under a Public Health – Seattle & King County proposal.

Public Health offi cials would raise fees at more than 40 farmers markets in the county for a tempo-

rary food permit to $400 from $281 per event in an eff ort to recover more of the costs to run the food inspection program. Th at’s a jump in fees of 42 percent.

Th e increased fees, which are now under review to lower, are for food vendors, not farmers who sell produce. Th e county doesn’t require permits for most of them.

“Our concern is local folks who live in King County and do it to

make a little extra money or as an adjunct to their restaurant,” said Mark Taylor, co-chair of the Kent Cornucopia Days that features a few dozen food vendors during its annual weekend celebration in July. “Th ey don’t make a lot of money. “To pay $200 for an event and to make that $400, the $200 is signifi -cant for them and maybe no longer worth participation.”

Volunteers from the Kent Lions

Club run the Kent Farmers Market on Saturdays from June through September as well as the Cornu-copia Days festival in July. Th e proposed fee increases also would jump the Kent Farmers Market co-ordinator fee to $1,162 from $502, a 131-percent increase.

“We charge permit fees based on how much time our inspectors spend at each type of food facility,” said James Apa, communications manager for Public Health – Seattle & King County, in an email. “In our recent review, we found that we spend more time at farmers markets than at some other kinds of food businesses, so the cost of

Public Health seeks to raise food vendor fees at farmers markets

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Woman dies in Kent vehicle fireBY STEVE HUNTER

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A woman died from smoke inhala-tion during a vehicle fi re on Kent’s East Hill.

Firefi ghters from the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority responded to several reports of a fi re at about 10:46 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 in the 13200 block of Southeast 247th Street, according to a Kent Fire Department media release on Monday. Firefi ghters discovered a parked black SUV on fi re.

Aft er extinguishing the fi re and open-ing the vehicle’s doors, the fi refi ghters found the body of a dead woman. Th e woman died from smoke inhalation, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Offi ce.

Investigators ruled the fi re as ac-cidental, said Kyle Ohashi, spokesman for the Kent Fire Department. He said no other details of the cause are avail-able at this time.

“Th ere were several reports from people who could see the fi re, but were not sure of what was burning,” Ohashi said.

Th e age, name and hometown of the woman have not yet been released.

KENT’S WINTERFEST COMING UP SATURDAY

Kent’s annual Winterfest holiday celebration returns

Saturday at Town Square Plaza in downtown, next to The

Platform Apartments. The free event is run by the Kent Lions Club and incorporates holiday

traditions and activities for the whole family.

Featured activities include a 5:30 p.m. lighting of the

35-foot Christmas tree and the entire Town Square,

synchronized to music and lights; Christmas card making

at 1 p.m. at Down Home Catering; holiday story time

for children at 3:30 p.m. at the Kent Library; and a

refreshment tent from 3:30 to 7 p.m. with hot cider,

hot chocolate and popcorn. Winterfest also includes the Kent Station Santa house as

well as local bands and choirs with renditions of traditional and contemporary Christmas

hymns and carols. For more information, go to kcdays.

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Because of the initial uproar at the proposed increases fi rst revealed in September, the King County Council directed Public Health staff to submit a pro-posal with lower fees to the King County Board of Health, which will consider the fee increase at its 1:30 p.m. Dec. 18 meeting at the King County Council chambers in Seattle.

“We know that the fees seem

too high, so our next step is to gather feedback vendors and the public on these proposed fees and come up with a solution to hold the costs down or another way to subsidize the fees,” Apa said.

Taylor attended a stakehold-ers meeting organized by Public Health on Nov. 19 in Kent. He said he needed more information than what offi cials provided.

“It was a good presentation but they didn’t have the data to justify what they are doing,” Taylor said. “Just because consultants say to raise the fee doesn’t mean a lot to me.”

Food vendor Steve Towey and his wife run the Bothell-based Shiskaberry’s, which features chocolate dipped fruit on a stick. Th ey run a food stand at Kent Cornucopia Days as well as nu-merous other county events and have concession stands at Safeco Field. Towey now pays $55 for a limited temporary food permit that would jump to $200 at each event. Because Towey sells fruit-dipped snacks and not meat, his increase wouldn’t be as high, but still would hit his business hard.

“It all adds up,” Towey said dur-

ing a phone interview. “Costs go up with minimum wage going up and event fees. It’s going to be real tough to do.”

Food vendors also pay fees for space at each market or festival. Th e Kent Farmers Market charges a food vendor $30 per Saturday. Sue Madsen, co-chair of the Kent Farm-ers Market, did not return calls for information about how many food vendors the Kent market attracts on a typical summer Saturday.

Towey said a high fee increase could cause him to cutback on county events and look at doing

more events out of state where fees are lower. He plans to attend the Dec. 18 Board of Health meet-ing to let the board know what he thinks of the proposed increase.

Th e 11-member board is composed of three health profes-sionals and eight elected offi cials, including three members each from the King County Council and Seattle City Council. Th e county issued 42 farmers markets permits in 2013.

For more information, go to kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ehs/fees/proposal.aspx.

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Kolding started with piano, but his training as a music teacher required him to learn a large number of diff erent instruments, including brass, woodwinds and percussion. Th e hardest? Th e oboe, he says, because of the slippery and precise fi nger positions needed to play the instrument.

While at George Fox, Kolding rediscovered his faith in what he says was a religious experience at a camp where he taught choir.

Every Friday the clergy would hold a time for church members to give themselves to the lord.

“I wasn’t going to do that because no one asked me if I was a Christian, they just wanted me to teach,” Kold-ing says.

But on one particular night, he followed his pupil to the altar anyway and placed his left hand on her shoulder.

“All of a sudden, this (left ) hand went completely numb,” he says. “It went up the arm to the shoulder. And that scared the bejeezus out of me.”

Th e numbness was ac-companied by a vision, he says, of two armies fi ghting a great battle.

“Th e more they fought, the more this (left arm) went numb,” Kolding says.

As he began to accept the lord into his heart, he says, his arm gradually restored sensation.

“And that aff ected me for my whole life,” Kolding says.

His work took him to Elk-ton, Ore., then to Lakeview, where he taught at every level of academics. Following a seven-year stint, Kolding took a temporary hiatus from teaching to work pri-vately, and returned later to Mill Creek, where he’s been ever since.

Aft er 45 years of teach-ing, Kolding is ready for retirement as a stroke earlier this year slowed him down. It forced him to take his school’s sick leave, “but sometimes God has to whack me upside the head,” he says.

Strokes will almost always, if non-fatal, leave the victim crippled for many years or even for life, oft en unable to use a side of their body. Kolding walked away almost

completely unscathed.“Th e doctor told me, both

at Tacoma General and Val-ley Medical Center, ‘You are a miracle.’”

It was faith that led him to Mill Creek and encouraged him to continue his work with children.

“When God wants some-thing to happen, it’s gonna happen,” he says.

Kolding fi nds his passion for teaching from the life lessons he passes on to his students beyond simply how to play an instrument or read music. Even now in his classes, he tries to impress on them the value of com-mitment and dedication to a craft or project, whether it’s playing sports or instru-ments.

Aft er his retirement, he and his wife plan to go to the Grand Canyon. He wants to volunteer with his church and help with M-Power, a social services organiza-tion that use the arts to help reduce gang violence.

Th e options are open for him, he says, and as long as it can combine his faith and love of teaching, he’ll be content and doing what he enjoys.

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Kent has saved about $7.5 million in banked capacity because the city reduced its property tax levy by $1.00 per $1,000 assessed valuation in 2011 after voters in 2010 approved the formation of the Kent Fire Department Re-gional Fire Authority (RFA), which levies a property tax of $1.00 per $1,000 assessed valuation, BeMiller said dur-ing a phone interview.

“The city decided (in 2011) to reduce the property tax it collects and could bank (that money) because the city could have levied more,” BeMiller said.

When the RFA was formed, the city gave up $1.00 per $1,000 assessed value after it previously received $2.36 per $1,000 assessed value to help fund its own fire department. The RFA has since charged property owners that $1.00 per $1,000 assessed value. The city levied a $1.48 rate in 2011.

State law even allows any taxing district to bank that extra money and then raise property taxes above the 1 percent limit (set by voters in 2001 through a Tim Eyman initiative) without a citywide vote.

City staff plans to submit the new property tax rate by Friday to the King County assessor with an increase of about 8 cents per $1,000 assessed valuation in 2015. That increase would cost the owner of a $300,000 home about $27 per year.

“The property tax increase in all fairness has a direct impact on property own-ers which is only about 50 percent of our population,” Council President Dana Ralph said at the workshop. “It doesn’t have a direct correlation on multifamily housing which is the other 50 percent.”

Council members Brenda

Fincher and Jim Berrios said that cost would be passed on to renters but Ralph defended her stance.

“A property owner will see an absolute increase while a renter may or may not depending on the owner of the property,” Ralph said. “There’s not a direct link.”

Ralph said the increase in property taxes is needed to make up for higher costs for city services.

“With that 1 percent cap and inflation running at 3-plus percent this levels it out with inflation to help keep it in line,” she said. “It’s not necessarily a big increase beyond inflation.”

The levy increase would bring in an estimated $999,170 in 2015 and $1.1 million in 2016, according to city documents. The city would use about $1 million of its $7.5 million banked capacity.

“It would still leave a significant amount of banked capacity to address any catastrophic changes by the Legislature,” said City Chief Administrative Officer Derek Matheson in reference to any potential cuts to city revenue by the state, such as eliminating the streamlined sales tax mitigation that brings in about $5 million per year to Kent.

The Legislature in 2008 changed the state from an origin-based system for local retail sales tax to a destina-tion-based system. That cost Kent a lot of tax money with so many businesses in its warehouse district that ship or deliver goods to other ar-eas of the state. The sales tax is now collected where the buyer purchases merchan-dise rather than where the product shipped from.

The proposed property tax increase comes after voters failed to pass a proposed bond measure in November

to raise property taxes to pay for a new police headquar-ters. That measure would have cost property owners about 19 cents per $1,000 as-sessed value or $57 per year for a $300,000 home.

A proposal by Cooke to raise the B&O tax and lower the exemption of gross revenue to $150,000 from $250,000 to bring in more general fund revenue didn’t go over well with the council majority.

“As a business owner, when the B&O discussion came to the business community in 2013 it was sold (by city officials) as a critical need to take care of the streets,” said Berrios, who owns the Golden Steer Steak ‘n Rib House. “Now what we’re doing is opening the door to chang-ing what we’re doing with the B&O tax. First we said do it for streets and now we are talking about allocating money for the general fund. That concerns me (if) we are opening that door.”

The council plans to cover more of the shortfall from turning down the B&O tax increase by upping the sales tax revenue projections for the next two years to 4 percent from 1 percent. Sales tax revenues are coming in at about 5 to 6 percent higher than budgeted in each of the last two years, well above the anticipated 1 percent number set by city staff. That extra increase will bring in about $954,000 in 2015 and $1.3 million in 2016.

“With a two-year record of averaging 5 to 6 percent, I’m comfortable with the assump-tion of reaching 4 percent,” Councilwoman Deborah Ran-niger said about the higher sales tax revenue the city plans to spend.

Several council mem-bers talked about forming a citizens committee next year to help figure out in

future years whether to raise more taxes (and which taxes those would be) or cut city services.

“It’s part of a discussion about the proper balance to get to sustainability with revenues from property, sales, utility and B&O taxes,” Councilman Dennis Higgins said. “I think we’re not in balance but we don’t have the stats to be able to say what is the best route to take yet. I’m committed to having that conversation.”

• The council also ap-proved hiring four more employees in 2015 at a cost of $400,000 to help oversee the B&O program and collect more revenue from businesses that are not paying the tax. The tax will bring in about $5.3 million this year to help pay for street repairs, with the first $300,000 paying for two auditors. Next year, the first $700,000 collected will pay for six employees.

Councilmembers agreed with city staff that the extra staff should bring in enough more revenue to cover the cost of four more employees.

“I think the important thing is we’re looking to bring on X number of people and saying that we are going to get the return on that,” Berrios said. “We’re looking at a biennium budget so I’d say we look at it next year and change course if we have to. You can’t let staff go midstream but I think at the end of next year we revisit this based on the (revenue) numbers coming in.”

• Councilmembers tabled until next year a decision about whether to implement a $20 vehicle license fee in 2016 for street maintenance. Cooke submitted the vehicle tab tax as part of her budget proposal. The fee would bring in about $1.6 million per year.

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year, with overall losses since 2009 ex-pected to go over $3 million by the end of this year. The council has reduced some of that debt by setting aside $500,000 in the general fund budget the past two years to cover the arena’s losses.

The council could use a similar strat-egy of using extra reserve funds for the ShoWare Center in 2015, BeMiller said.

“That would free up $500,000,” he said of money for the general fund. “We

would leave it budgeted but if we don’t have to use all of that if we have a large balance at the end of 2015, we could use that capacity to bring the ShoWare fund to zero again whether its $400,000 or $200,000. It’s still budgeted but the fund balance covers it.”

If the city pays off the debt, it also could start building up a capital im-provement fund for repairs at the Sho-Ware Center. That fund has no money now because of the arena’s financial losses each year. City officials had

hoped revenues from the arena would build up the fund.

“That’s money we’ve been trying to set aside that’s been going into the operat-ing expense so it would allow us to build something up for replacement money or maintenance,” said Council President Dana Ralph who worked with city staff on how to pay off the ShoWare debt.

Derek Matheson, city chief administra-tive officer, recommended the council pay off the arena debt as part of Mayor Suzette Cooke’s strategy to reduce city debt.

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Th e words to the song went like

this, “Th e president of the board is not the warden, the members are not the guards and the home-owners are not the inmates. Th e infamous CC and R’s are guidelines to help everyone live comfortably together, not laws to infl ict pain and discomfort. People are the important issue, not power.”

Well, this is what was going through my mind as I recently entered the Kent City Council Chambers. I had never been there

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson stressed the importance of bringing more women and minorities into the high-tech industry at Tuesday’s Washington STEM Summit in Redmond. ANDY NYSTROM, Redmond Reporter

Jackson, Inslee urge others to reach high

BY ANDY NYSTROM

For the Kent Reporter

When the Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped up to the podium, people leaned forward in their chairs and listened intently to his thoughts about education.

As he locked eyes with more than 320 educators and business leaders at Tuesday’s third annual Washington STEM Summit 2014 at the Microsoft Conference Center, the civil rights leader recalled one of his grade-school teachers believing in her students during a rigorous math lesson.

“You must never teach down to our children and have low expectations of them,” Jackson – an unannounced guest at the summit – told the crowd during the morning group session. “Th ere’s nothing that you cannot learn, given the opportunity. Tell (your students) over and over again that deep water does not drown you – you drown when you stop kicking, you drown when you give up, you drown when you surrender.”

Jackson was in Seattle to discuss the need for high-tech companies to employ women and minorities, but added another stop to his visit by joining Gov. Jay Inslee at the summit in Redmond.

Before Jackson’s speech, Inslee addressed the crowd about improving students’ involvement in science, technology, engineering

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I read a disturbing article about Kent offi cials closing down a service run by Sharon Carter since 2008 that feeds 3.000 hungry residents per month for no other reason than too much traffi c in the neighborhood.

Ms. Carter has a business license and has modifi ed her home to get it to city code. She receives donations from local businesses, what a wonderful thing.

Ms. Carter said she would buy a shuttle bus to get the food off site for people to pick up but city offi cials say no go.

Th e reason, given by Kent Building Services employee Robert Hutchinson, is to “to protect and maintain our community’s standards.” Really? Doesn’t “protecting and maintaining community standards” include helping those in need?

Here’s a thought: why don’t city offi cials work “with”

Ms. Carter to help her fi nd a place to distribute food instead of shutting her opera-tion down? God help you all if you fi nd yourselves with not enough food. You won’t be able to get any help from Sharon Carter if you continue down this road.

I am greatly saddened and dismayed to read this story. – Ellen Powell

Is this the city of Boondoggle?

Radio stations are a great means of passing informa-tion. But to a great extent the proposal from the mayor and City Council amounts to yet another instance of wanting to apply “yesterday’s technology tomorrow” at considerable waste of money and resources for an extremely questionable gain.

Right off the top, $50,000 for some consultant to do a lot of copy and paste into a document that would be rather quickly relegated to a card-board box in some back closet in City Hall is patently silly, in my humble opinion.

We have four high schools full of resourceful kids who are the next generation of movers, shakers and doers who could be the driving force behind a much more extensive and inclusive report at no cost.

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During the past several months, the city of Kent has evaluated the potential of forming a local improve-ment district (LID) to fund railroad crossing improve-ments (grade separations) at three locations in the Kent Valley.

They include the crossing at the South 228th Street and Union Pacific (UP) railroad tracks, and the crossings of both the UP and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BN) tracks on South 212th Street.

These railroad tracks have nearly 60 trains each weekday, forcing a cumu-lative crossing closure of about two hours. Comple-tion of the proposed Pacific Gateway Terminal will add an additional 23 oil and coal trains each day on the BN rail line, increasing the daily crossing closure time by 64 minutes.

As the fourth-largest warehouse and manufac-turing center in the United

States, providing seamless routes for Kent’s significant truck traffic is a priority.

That’s why over the past 10 years, we’ve pursued and successfully secured more than $20 million in grants to help complete these grade separations; however, the combined project cost is nearly $80 million. A LID could have filled this fund-ing gap.

As we evaluated this option, we gathered com-ments from property own-ers at two different open houses, where we heard there was little support to form a LID.

Given that, we’ve had to make some challenging decisions:

• At this time we have decided not to pursue a LID for the crossings of the UP railroad tracks at South 212th or South 228th Streets. We will continue to request state funding of the South 228th/UP project, as it ties into the regionally significant SR 509 freeway extension – a proposal the Legislature will likely

discuss this session.• We are evaluating the

potential for a smaller LID to fund a portion of the South 212th Street/BN crossing. The BN tracks carry higher train traf-fic than the UP, including most coal and oil shipments passing through Kent. Grade separating the road would result in substantial benefit to nearby property owners. We would return to property owners and the Kent City Council with a proposed LID only after additional grant funds are provided by our state and/or federal funding partners.

The LID was proposed to save state funding that was set to expire. I am pleased to announce that the fund-ing for the South 228th Street/UP and South 212th Street/BN projects has been put “on hold” until after the legislative session to give us time to secure other funds.

Tim LaPorte is the city of Kent Public Works director. Reach him at 253-856-5500 or [email protected].

Along with traffic, railroad crossing improvements stalled

and math (STEM) education.“(Jackson) and I both

support the need for more women and more children of color to enter into STEM fields. In a state as diverse as Washington, our STEM workforce has got to be as diverse, as well,” Inslee said of one of his goals. He also passionately spoke about education funding and improving graduation rates with services like counsel-ing, learning assistance programs, connecting students with mentors and internships and more.

According to Inslee, Washington’s victories in-clude launching the STEM Education Innovation

Alliance – a collaboration between businesses and educators to ensure that all students acquire STEM skills – and being the only state to receive two Nation-al Governors Association Center for Best Practices education grants.

According to The Boston Consulting Group’s report – Opportunity for All: Invest-ing in Washington State’s STEM Education Pipeline – in order to produce major returns, investing $650 million in early childhood education, K-12 education and postsecondary educa-tion would create 8,000 STEM jobs, generating $4.5 billion.

“About the best thing we

can do in our state right now is to develop innova-tive talent,” Inslee said.

Jackson gleaned inspira-tion from Inslee’s speech and addressed Washing-ton’s STEM situation with words that could apply to any scenario: “We’ve seen that inclusion leads to growth, and with growth, everybody wins. Don’t give up on dreaming, don’t give up on believing. If we fall down, we get back up again – because the ground is no place for champions, and so we keep rising, we keep fighting back.”

Reach Andy Nystrom, Redmond Reporter editor, at 425-867-0353, ext. 5050, or [email protected].

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ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENT NOTICELOCAL IMPROVEMENT

DISTRICT #363CITY OF KENT

For construction of improvements beginning at the intersection of East Valley Highway and S. 224th Street via S. 218th/ 216th Street, terminating at the intersection of Benson Road and S. 216th, as provided by Ordi- nance No. 3896. Notice is hereby given that the second (2nd) installment of the assessment levied for the above named improvement, comprising Local Improvement District No. 363 under Ordinance No. 4051, is now due and payable and unless payment is made on or before December 16, 2014, said installment will be delinquent, will have a penalty of ten point two

the collection of such delinquent installment will be enforced in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 16th day of Novem- ber 2014.

Aaron BeMillerFinance DirectorCity of Kent, Washington

Published in the Kent Reporter November 28, 2014, December 5, 2014. #1186180.

In the Superior Court for the State of Washington

County of KingEstate of LIESELOTTE DANIELS, Deceased.No. 14-4-06797-3KNT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Dece- dent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Be- fore the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in

original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4)

lication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Dece- dent’s probate and non-probate assets.Date of First Publication:December 5, 2014Personal Representative:HAROLD F. DANIELSAddress for Mailing or Service:6301 S. 242ND Pl., #7-301Kent, WA 98032Published in the Kent Reporter on December 5, 2014, December 12, 2014 and December 19, 2014. #1191484

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASH- INGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTOR- NEY LICENSED IN WASH- INGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may

help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Hous- ing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Fi- nance Commission Telephone: 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 9 4 - H O M E (1-877-894-4663). Web site:

mers/homeownership/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Tele- phone: 1-800-569-4287 Web

hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=search&searchstate

wide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what- clear I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, Clear Recon Corp., 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100, Mercer Island, WA 98040, Trustee will on 12/19/2014 at 10:00 AM at AT THE 4TH AVENUE EN- TRANCE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING LOCATIONED ONE BLOCK EAST OF THE KING COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, 500 4TH AVE, SEAT- TLE, WA 98121 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certi-

State chartered banks, at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Wash- ington, to-wit: LOT 7, BLOCK 2, SUBURBAN VIEW, AC- CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 50 OF PLATS, PAG- ES 92 AND 93, IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Commonly known as: 23655 41ST AVENUE SOUTH KENT, WA 98032 APN: 807540-0290-04 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 8/11/2008, recorded 8/19/2008, as Auditor’s File No. 20080819001534, records of King County, Washington, from LUPE TOCA, A SINGLE WOMAN, AND BERTHA SAN- TACRUZ, A SINGLE WOM- AN, AS TENANTS IN COM- MON, as Grantor(s), to PACIFIC NW TITLE COMPANY, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELEC- TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMI- NEE FOR LIME FINANCIAL SERVICES, LTD., ITS SUC- CESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as

est in which was assigned by FEDERAL NATIONAL MORT- GAGE ASSOCIATION, under an Assignment recorded under Auditor’s File No 20140213000773. II. No action

of the Deed of Trust or the

pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: PROMISSORY NOTE INFOR- MATION Note Dated: 8/11/2008Note Amount: $210,000.00 Inter-

est Paid To: 6/1/2011 Next Due Date: 7/1/2011 PAYMENT INFORMATION FROM THRUNO.PMT AMOUNT TOTAL7/1/2011 3/31/2014 33 $1,637.18$54,026.94 4/1/2014 5 $1,653.94$8,269.70 ADVANCES/LATE CHARGES DESCRIPTION TO- TAL less suspense ($1,507.36) no contact inspection $45.00 INSPECTIONS $523.50 ESTI- MATED FORECLOSURE FEES AND COSTS DESCRIP- TION TOTAL Trustee’s Fee’s $650.00 Mailings (MLG COST/NOD) $31.80 Posting of Notice of Default $50.00 Record Substitution of Trustee $14.00 T.S.G. Fee $941.65 Title Date- down Fee $100.00 Trustee Fee Adjustment (over the fee allowable) ($100.00) Mailings $52.45 TOTAL DUE AS OF 8/6/2014 $63,245.20 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $203,610.66, together with interest as provided in the Note from 7/1/2011, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 12/19/2014. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 12/8/2014, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 12/8/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with

a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 12/8/2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the or the Grantor’s successor interest or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was

Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): SEE ATTACHED EX-

of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trus- tee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such

a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR- MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR- POSE. Dated: 8/7/14 Clear Re- con Corp., as Successor Trustee For additional information or service you may contact: Clear Recon Corp. 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100 Mercer Island, WA 98040 Phone: (206) 707-9599 EXHIBIT “1” NAME ADDRESS BERTHA SANTA CRUZ 23655 41ST AV S KENT, WA 98032 BERTHA SANTACRUZ 23655 41ST AV S KENT, WA 98032 BERTHA SANTACRUZ 23655 41ST AV- ENUE SOUTH KENT, WA 98032 BERTHA SANTACRUZ 23655 41ST AVENUE SOUTH KENT, WASHINGTON 98032 LUPE TOCA 23655 41ST AV S KENT, WASHINGTON 98032 LUPE TOCA 23655 41ST AVE- NUE SOUTH KENT, WA 98032 Published in Kent Reporter on November 14, 2014 and Decem- ber 5, 2014. #1115918. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASH- INGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTOR- NEY LICENSED IN WASH- INGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Hous- ing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: 1-877-894-HOME(1-877-894-46

wa.gov/consumers/homeo w n e r s h i p / p o s t _ p u r c h a s e _ counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: 1-800-569-4287 Web

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statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 Web site: http://nwjustice. org/what-clear I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, CLEAR RECON CORP., 9311 S.E. 36th

Street, Suite 100, Mercer Island, WA 98040, Trustee will on 1/2/2015 at 10:00 AM at AT THE 4TH AVENUE EN- TRANCE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING LOCATIONED ONE BLOCK EAST OF THE KING COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, 500 4TH AVE, SEAT- TLE, WA 98121 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certi-

State chartered banks, at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Wash- ington, to-wit: Lot 3 in Block 2 of Lowe’s Terrace, as per plat recorded in Volume 38 of plats, Page 25, records of King County Auditor; Situate in the City of Sea-Tac, County of King, State of Washington. Commonly known as: 16817 37TH AVE S SEATAC, WA 98188-3146 APN: 4435000115-09 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 9/21/2007, recorded 9/26/2007, as Auditor’s File No. 20070926002160, records of King County, Washington, from ALBERT O VOSBERG AN UNMARRIED MAN , as Gran- tor(s), to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPA- NY, A CALIFORNIA CORPO- RATION, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, ITS SUCCESSORS AND/OR ASSIGNESS, as Bene-

which was assigned by N/A, under an Assignment recorded under Auditor’s File No N/A. II. No action commenced by the Bene-

now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: PROMISSORY NOTE INFOR- MATION Note Dated: 9/21/2007Note Amount: $165,000.00Interest Paid To: 10/15/2010Next Due Date: 11/15/2010PAYMENT INFORMATIONFROM THRU NO.PMTAMOUNT TOTAL11/15/2010 11/15/2010 1 $863.02 $863.0212/15/2010 10/15/2011 11 $833.25 $9,165.7511/15/2011 10/15/2012 12 $836.69 $10,040.2811/15/2012 10/15/2013 12 $843.20 $10,118.4011/15/2013 10 $833.71$8,337.10ADVANCES/LATE CHARGESDESCRIPTION TOTALAccrued Late Charges $829.56Corporate Advance $4,870.56ESTIMATED FORECLOSURE FEES AND COSTSDESCRIPTION TOTALTrustee’s Fee’s $750.00 Posting of Notice of Default $125.00

Compliance $15.00 Record Sub- stitution of Trustee $15.00 T.S.G. Fee $889.14 Title Date- down Fee $50.00 Mailings $21.92 TOTAL DUE AS OF 8/21/2014 $46,122.41IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $168,297.88, together with interest as provided in the Note from 11/15/2010, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of

Trust as provided by statute.Said sale will be made withoutwarranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession orencumbrances on 1/2/2015. Thedefaults referred to in ParagraphIII must be cured by 12/22/2014,(11 days before the sale date) tocause a discontinuance of thesale. The sale will be discontin-ued and terminated if at any timebefore 12/22/2014 (11 days be-fore the sale) the default as setforth in Paragraph III is curedand the Trustee’s fees and costsare paid. Payment must be in

checks from a State or federallychartered bank. The sale may beterminated any time after the12/22/2014 (11 days before thesale date) and before the sale, bythe Borrower or Grantor or the orthe Grantor’s successor interest or the holder of any recordedjunior lien or encumbrance bypaying the principal and interestsecured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the termsof the obligation and/or Deed ofTrust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the

Borrower and Grantor at the fol-lowing address(es): SEE AT-TACHED EXHIBIT “1” by both

3/28/2014, proof of which is inthe possession of the Trustee;and the Borrower and Grantorwere personally served, if appli-cable, with said written Notice ofDefault or the written Notice ofDefault was posted in a conspic-uous place on the real propertydescribed in Paragraph I above,and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth belowwill provide in writing to anyonerequesting it, a statement of allcosts and fees due at any timeprior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NO- TICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not ten-ants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. If you are a servicemember or a dependent of a servicemember, you may be entitled to certain protections un-der the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and any compar-able state laws regarding the risk of foreclosure. If you believe you may be entitled to these protec-

immediately. THIS IS AN AT- TEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT

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AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: 8/24/14 CLEAR RECON CORP., as Successor Trustee For additional information or service you may contact: Clear Recon Corp. 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100 Mercer Island, WA 98040 Phone: (206) 707-9599 EXHIBIT “1” NAME ADDRESS ALBERT O VOS- BERG 16817 37TH AVE S SEATAC, WA 98188-3146 AL- BERT O VOSBERG 31580 23RD AVE S APT 337 FEDER- AL WAY, WA 98003-5542 Published in the Kent Reporter on Decembe 5, 2014 and Decem- ber 19, 2014. #1121611. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASH- INGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTOR- NEY LICENSED IN WASH- INGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Hous- ing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 9 4 - H O M E (1-877-894-4663) . Web site:

mers/homeownership/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Tele- phone: 1-800-569-4287 Web

hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webL i s t A c t i o n = s e a r c h & s e a r c h -

statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, CLEAR RECON CORP., 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100, Mercer Island, WA 98040, Trustee will on 1/2/2015 at 10:00 AM at AT THE 4TH AVENUE EN- TRANCE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING LOCATIONED ONE BLOCK EAST OF THE KING COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, 500 4TH AVE, SEAT- TLE, WA 98121 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certi-

State chartered banks, at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Wash- ington, to-wit: LOTS 8 AND 9, BLOCK 1, TOLT HOME TRACTS DIVISION NO. 1, AC- CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 20 OF PLATS, PAGE 92, IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Commonly known as: 5811 CARNATION

DUVALL ROAD NE CARNA- TION, WASHINGTON 98014 APN: 865630-0035-03 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 3/31/2009, recorded 4/6/2009, as Auditor’s File No. 20090406001719, records of King County, Washington, from MAXINE WALKER, WHO ALSO APPEARS OF RECORD AS MAXINE E. WALKER, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Grantor(s), to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF MET-

which was assigned by CHAM- PION MORTGAGE COMPA- NY, under an Assignment recorded under Auditor’s File No 20130320000395. II. No action

of the Deed of Trust or the

pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Death of Borrower Immediate payment in full of all outstanding principal, accrued interest, late charges, impounds, advances, taxes, delinquent payments, and/or assessments, if any, as the borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of at least one surviving borrower. Other Grounds The property ceases to be the principal residence of a borrower for reasons other than death and the property is not the principal residence of at least one other borrower; AND/OR For a period of longer than twelve (12) consecutive months, a borrower fails to phys- ically occupy the property because of physical or mental illness and the property is not the principal residence of at least one other borrower. PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: 3/31/2009 Note Amount:$622,500.00 Default Date: 7/27/2012 PAYMENT INFOR- MATION Principal: $309,549.55Interest: $0.00 ADVANCES/ LATE CHARGES DESCRIP- TION TOTAL PRESERVA- TION $3,792.00 INSPECTIONS$425.00 APPRAISALS $460.00INSURANCE $8,858.83 TAXES$6,331.57 MIP $18,554.87 ESTIMATED FORECLOSURE FEES AND COSTSDESCRIPTION TOTALTrustee’s Fee’s $406.25 Posting of Notice of Sale $75.00 Publica- tion of Notice of Sale $700.00 Record Notice of Sale $20.00 Record Substitution of Trustee $15.00 T.S.G. Fee $1,067.00 T.S.G. Fee (Tax) $101.40 Title Datedown Fee $100.00 Trustee Fee Adjustment (Over allowable)($137.50) Mailings $68.29 TOTAL DUE AS OF 8/21/2014 $350,526.89 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $309,549.55, together with interest as provided in the Note from 7/27/2012, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 1/2/2015. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 12/22/2014, (11 days before

the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 12/22/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with

a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 12/22/2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the or the Grantor’s successor interest or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was

Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): SEE ATTACHED EX-

proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Bor- rower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trus- tee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. If you are a servicemember or a dependent of a servicemember, you may be entitled to certain protections under the federal Servicemem- bers Civil Relief Act and any comparable state laws regarding the risk of foreclosure. If you believe you may be entitled to these protections, please contact

AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR- MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR- POSE. Dated: 8/22/14 CLEAR RECON CORP., as Successor Trustee For additional information or service you may contact: Clear Recon Corp. 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100 Mercer

Island, WA 98040 Phone: (206) 707-9599 EXHIBIT “1” NAME ADDRESS Diane Muir 5811 Carnation Duvall Road NE Carnation, WA 98014 Heirs and Devisees of MAXINE E. WALKER 5811 Carnation Du- vall Road NE Carnation, WA 98014 MAXINE WALKER 5811 Carnation Duvall Road NE Carnation, WA 98014 Occu- pant(s)/Tenant(s) 5811 Carnation Duvall Road NE Carnation, WA 98014 THE ESTATE OF MAXINE E. WALKER 5811 Carnation Duvall Road NE Car- nation, WA 98014 Published in Kent Reporter on December 5, 2014 and December 26, 2014. #1121968.

Superior Court of Washington County of King

In re: Leila A Ramero Petitioner, andRamon Aldaco Mariscal Respondent.No. 14-3-07494-1KNT

Summons by Publication (SMPB)

To the Respondent: The petitioner has started an action in the above court requesting: that your marriage or domes- tic partnership be dissolved. You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by

of the court. If you do not serve your written response within 60

publication of this summons (60 days after the 28th day of November, 2014), 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 dissolu- tion, the court will not enter the

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 DR 01.0300, Response to Petition (Marriage). Information about how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the court, by contacting the Administrative

5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts home- page: 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

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: November 13, 2014Petitioner:Leila RameroFile Original of your Response tiht the Clerk of the Court at:Maleng Regional Justice Center401 Fourth Avenue North,Kent, Washington 98032Serve a Copy of your Response on: PetitionerLeila Ramero1101 S 38th St Unit GTacoma, WA 98418Published in the Kent Reporter on November 28, 2014; Decem- ber 5, 12, 19, 26, 2014; January 2, 2015. #1186888.

CITY OF KENT PUBLIC NOTICE TO

CONSULTANTSREQUEST FOR

STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ)

Pursuant to Chapter 39.80 RCW, the City of Kent solicits the inter-

neers and Surveyors to provide professional services during the 2015 calendar year for projects involving the following areas of expertise:1. Structural Engineering

ly related to Public Works projects (e.g., bridges, retaining walls, box culverts, etc.)2. Storm Drainage (system

and hydraulic modeling, etc.)3. Storm Water Pump Station Design4. Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Design5. Material Testing and Inspection6. Geotechnical Engineering, including Hazard Area Regula- tion7. Seismic Vulnerability Assessments8. Construction Inspection Support and/or Management9. Land Surveying, including boundary, topographic, hydro- graphic, roadway and infrastruc- ture construction, structural (including bridge) and GPS (including Static, RTK and Real-Time VRS)10. Water Pump Station Design11. Reservoir Mixing Systems12. Reservoir Coating and Paint- ing13. Water Hydraulic Modeling14 Electrical Engineering De- sign for Generator Installations15. Programmable Logical Controller (PLC) Design, Programming and Integration

Analysis and Design17. Transportation Modeling18. Transportation Planning and Analysis

and Design

21. Environmental Engineering: (list each category separately)a. Biological Assessmentb. Environmental Assessment Preparationc. Cultural Resources, Archeological and Historic Preservation Studiesd. Wetlands (permitting, delineations, mitigation, construction management and compliance monitoring)e. Fisheries and Wildlife (per - mitting, habitat evaluation, habitat design, construction management and compliance monitoring)f. Surface Water Quality Monitoring/Restorationg. Air Qualityh. Noise22. Remedial Investigation/Fea- sibility Studies (hazardous waste sites), Soil Contamination Clean- up, Analysis, Handling and Dis- posal (underground tanks, etc.)

FEMA Criteria24. FEMA Community Rating System25. Utility Rate Financial Evalu- ation26. Architectural Services, including architecture, interiors, planning, and landscape27. Landscape Architecture, including park master planning, and design of individual park

and trails/boardwalks in sensitive areas Firms should submit one (1) hard copy of their SOQ with a

maximum of six (6) pages single- sided for each area of expertise (attachments count as pages, in-cluding resumes), as well as a PDF version sent by email. In order to expedite the review process, indicate in a cover letter those areas of work (numbered and lettered above)

will not count towards the 6 page limit. COVER LETTERS NOT LISTING CATEGORIES MAY BE CONSIDERED NON- RESPONSIVE. No additional brochures will be allowed as part

areas shall combine these into one document but should include tabulations to separate the re- spective areas. The statement of

following:1. Representative summary of similar projects completed by the

describing consultant’s related experience and abilities and key project team members.2. The probable project team members a consultant would propose to actually work on City projects with emphasis on the project manager. The City shall utilize this list as a basis for selection of consulting

coming year. This is an ongoing request. Due to the ongoing nature of the services needed, consultants not selected for

The Recipient, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Ti- tle 49, Code of Federal Regula- tions, Department of Transporta-

Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimi- nation in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to

sure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertise- ment, disadvantaged business en-

Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in considera- tion for an award. Interested consultants may ob- tain a list of the anticipated 2015 City capital projects at http:// www.kentwa.gov/procurement/ or by contacting Nancy Yoshi- take at [email protected] The City reserves the right, in its discretion, to utilize consultants for work outside those areas that the consultant has listed as being

ed statements should be received by the City no later than ary 9, 2015 by 3:00 p.m., however, consultants may submit or supplement SOQs after that date. Any questions about the SOQs shall be directed to Nancy Yoshi- take at [email protected] or (253) 856-5508. All corre- spondence shall be directed to the PUBLIC WORKS ENGI- NEERING DEPARTMENT, 400 WEST GOWE, KENT, WA 98032 ATTN: NANCY YOSHI- TAKE. Published in Kent Reporter on December 5, 2014 and December 12, 2014. #1192217.

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District’s website only lists the total number of stu-dents and I found no read-ily available breakdown of school population by grade. But a quick guess from their numbers indicates that there are about 2,000 senior students in those four high schools.

A simple feedback questionnaire distributed to those kids and parents could yield a very extensive poll of the students, their families and neighbors to gather information on the likelihood of their utiliz-ing such a station and the results could be back within two weeks of issue. It could easily collect the demo-graphics of potential users by age, language, length of Kent residency, etc., etc., with only the cost of the paper it is printed upon.

Tabulation and reporting the data should be part of the full assignment and an excellent lesson in real-world use of technology for those students in the tech academy classes. My slice on the idea is that it is a win for residents in gathering the desired information at minimal cost as well as a win for the students by engaging them in a fairly simple community plan-ning process.

On the basic issue of a radio station, my personal opinion is that it is a waste of time and money. It would be a far better use of resources to revise the existing city website to be more user friendly than it currently is. As a compari-son, the city of Shoreline website is far more intuitive to use and contains much more usable information

than does the Kent website.Kent’s website has far

too much fluff in the way of finding usable informa-tion and only leads the user to think that the designer has no feel for how serious users of the website actually utilize the information. That lack only gives the user the feeling that the public is regarded as being “mush-rooms” by the powers that be: Keep ‘em in the dark and feed ‘em compost.

In my opinion, the proposed expenditure of $209,000 plus another $50,000 for a consultant would be far better spent on filling potholes in our streets. Oh, silly me. This proposed radio station could also broadcast pothole alerts as part of the traffic updates. Why didn’t I think of that sooner?– Paul Nickelson

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Screenings will be in the areas of speech and language, vision, hearing, learning and motor development.

Screening will be available at various schools on: Dec. 12; Jan. 16, 30; March 6, 20; March 6, 20; April 17; and May 15.

At least one parent must accompany the child to the screening, which takes approximately 1½ hours and are con-ducted by certified staff.

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Th en something inter-esting happened that took me far from my “Dragnet” thoughts and brought me to the reality of the moment. Someone spoke. Th ey were words of intelligence, and

it was immediately obvious that these people really cared. Th ey really cared about Kent and the citizens, outside these walls, that surrounded them as they met in these chambers.

Th ey talked about issues that I have heard discussed, or rather heard complained about on the streets, in the newspapers, in businesses and the Internet and in cof-fee shops.

Th e conditions of streets and the livelihood of our ShoWare Center were presented. Kent’s Animal Control and Parks and

Recreation also were on the agenda, with people responsible for each subject giving facts and ideas. Programs were voted on, bringing to a conclusion some long thought and action items that are very important to every area concerning individuals of our Kent.

So traveling through my mind was one overwhelm-ing thought, “Where are these people who com-plained?” Th ey are missing it. A fl y ball right to them in center fi eld, and they dropped it.

I was overwhelmed with the organization and the intelligence, but more then that, was the absolute caring for the people they served. Each councilmem-ber’s attitude showed in their mostly serious, but sometime smiling faces.

Th e presentations from the public are three min-utes. I can’t say my own name in that short of time, so I typed it and practiced ahead. It was exactly three minutes and 33 seconds long, to get all the informa-tion it contained. Th ey kept me on point, with a smile,

and listened intently and heard my every word. Th ey were defi nitely and genu-inely interested in my input as a lone citizen of Kent.

No wardens in those chambers, no guards, no big shots and no intimidation going on, just Kent people who care for the welfare of all of us. And guess what, we voted for them and we can be proud that we did, we picked

some good ones.See you down there Tues-

day night. Have your smile on. Th ey certainly are intent on making this the best place to live, at least they are really trying awfully doggone hard.

“Kent, the city that smiles.”

Don Dinsmore regularly con-tributes to the Kent Reporter.

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Alan Chau, Public Works engineering, inspects the replacement of the hill that supports 240th on the east side, one of the many construction sites that will make Kent more user friendly. COURTESY PHOTO, Don Dinsmore

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Storm debris leaves us some decorative opportunitiesTh e fi rst storms of the

winter season have left us with a holiday bonus.

Fallen evergreen boughs, branches and berries are ripe for the plucking as you gather the debris from your lawn and garden beds. From plant protection to Christ-mas decoration, there’s a lot of good things you can do with storm debris.

Winter

protection

Nature’s insulation from freezing weather is as close as the cedar and fi r boughs that were blown from the trees in the latest storm.

Gardeners stuck indoors

due to shorter days and colder weather have an excuse to get outside and get moving by collecting fallen leaves, evergreen

boughs and other debris to layer on top of tender plants this week.

Th e ground will be kept

warmer by just an inch or two of insulation layered over the roots of tender plants such as salvia, hardy fuchsia, lavender, canna, mums and eucomis or pineapple lily.

Fallen leaves protect plants from freezing weath-er while fallen cedar limbs repel water and protect rot-sensitive plants from too much rain in the root zone. Plants such as salvia and lavender that insist on good drainage will welcome an umbrella of cedar this month.

Christmas gone green

Th ere is another use for storm debris that is catching on with cities that want to go green and savvy private citizens. Instead of stringing lights and purchasing shiny orna-ments, use the branches of cedar boughs to make garlands and evergreen bits from a mix of plants to fi ll the empty containers and hanging baskets that once festooned the summer garden.

Window boxes can be stuff ed with drooping cedar and upright holly while the colorful but leafl ess stems of coral bark maple or red twig dogwood can be poked into potting soil to add a colorful accent line to rise above the evergreen color.

Three steps todirt-cheap winter color

Step one: Start with the tallest branches in the center or a pot or back of

a window box. If you don’t have branches from white barked birch or red twig dogwood, you can substi-tute curly willow, fi lbert or any bare branch with an interesting texture.

Th e bare branches will give the container display scale and height so try to cut them long enough so that once inserted into the soil they are two thirds as tall as the container.

Step two: Add evergreens to fi ll in around the bare branches. Th is is the time to prune holly, leucothe, pieris japonica, camellia or mahonia if the winds did not deposit a bounty of evergreens for your display. Any plant that has berries will add color so snip away at barberry, cotoneaster, snowberry and kinninick if you can’t fi nd enough holly with red berries.

Step three: Save the drooping form of our native Western cedar for the front of your containers or to display all along the edge of a pot.

Allow the cedar to hide the stems of the other ever-green and spill forth from the rim of the pots. You can cut up cedar bits and wire it to picks or other branches as this tough evergreen will not wilt or dry out if the cut end is not in moist soil.

Cedar is the most durable of our native evergreens once the branches are cut from the plant. Avoid using native hemlock in displays as the needles fall from cut hemlock as soon as the bough begins to dry.

Accents the fi nishing touch

Add extra bits of color and texture using anything that is weather proof. Pinecones and seed heads are traditional, red yarn-bows adds a country touch while theme displays using anything from metal cookie cutters to a collection of nut crackers will add a personal touch.

Going green and going natural this winter has one more advantage – your out-door holiday display can fi ll the voids and should con-tinue to look fresh through out the chilly month of January. Th en when you are ready for spring you won’t have to worry about storing the holiday display. Your collection of evergreens, bark and berries can go right into the compost pile.

Marianne Binetti has a de-gree in horticulture from Wash-ington State University and is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens” and several other books. For book requests or answers to gardening ques-tions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enumclaw, 98022. For more information, visit www.binettigarden.com.

See MarianneMarianne Binetti hosts “Dig In Seattle,” a garden and cooking show that is back on the air. You can watch the show via podcast at www.diginseattle.com or on Channel 22 KZJO TV at 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. The show focuses on local garden-ing tips and cooking demos from local chefs.

Safety tips for when the power goes out | Kent RFA FOR THE REPORTER

With a string of four or fi ve months of windy, stormy weather ahead, power out-ages are common throughout the Puget Sound area.

Fire departments, including the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority, see an increase in the number of weather-related carbon monoxide (CO) incidents as people bring their barbecues indoors to cook, run generators for power too close to the home, or use non-electric space heaters for warmth.

Carbon monoxide is carried in the air and blocks your body’s ability to absorb oxygen. It only takes a very small amount (50 parts per million) of CO to cause harm.

Do what you can to keep you and your family safe and follow these safety tips:

• Install and maintain carbon monoxide alarms in your home. Put one on each level and follow the manufacturer’s recommen-

dation for installation.• Have all appliances, wood burning

stoves, and fi replaces serviced regularly.• Use fl ashlights instead of candles dur-

ing a power outage. If you use candles, blow them out when you leave the room.

• Never bring BBQs or generators into a house. If you use a non-electric space heater inside, make sure it is designed for interior use.

• If your CO alarm activates, evacu-ate the building and call 911 once you are outside.

Be able to recognize the signs and symp-toms of carbon monoxide poisoning:

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Gordy Gurson moves the ball down the fi eld during the Seattle Impact FC home opener in the Major Arena Soccer League at the ShoWare Center. ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter

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Don’t let his stature fool you, Seattle Impact FC forward Gordy Gurson can be a scoring dynamo on the fi eld with more than 15 goals scored in the fi rst three indoor soccer games.

“I used to play against him,” said goalkeeper Peter Silwa, who played for the AAC Eagles against Gurson. “I’m like, we need this guy so I just recruited him over.”

Coming out of the Premiere Arena Soccer League and changing to the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) has forced him to make adjustments as he gets used to the diff erences in the two leagues.

“It’s very diff erent,” said Gurson as the Impact pre-pares for a game against the Sacramento Surge at 4 p.m. Sunday at the ShoWare Cen-ter in Kent. “Guys are bigger, stronger and faster. Th ey’re more organized, you can tell it’s a completely diff erent level between the premier league and the MASL.”

Playing his fi rst season in the MASL, the Chicago native transferred from the Chicago Mustangs to the Impact, disrupting his life and leaving his family and girlfriend behind to pursue his dream of playing profes-sional soccer.

“I didn’t even get my de-gree yet,” Gurson says, “but I couldn’t really turn down an off er to play professional, that I’ve been working so hard for.”

While he grew up with arena soccer by nature — the harsh Chicago weather isn’t very conducive to outdoor playing — Gurson says he likes both soccer styles equally.

“I’d like to get on an out-door team as well aft er the season,” he says. “I fi gured I’d

take the chance in the indoor and hopefully work my way to outdoor aft er that.”

Playing as an aggressive forward, the key for Gurson is positioning.

“To me it’s just being in the right spots at the right time. Against San Diego people weren’t able to fi nd me as much,” he says. “Th ese guys know where to fi nd me, I’ve been doing my job and they’ve been doing theirs.”

He looks up to players like Lionel Messi and Cris-

tiano Ronaldo as inspira-tions for his playing.

“It’s nice to know that people my size made it, I played basketball and base-ball my whole life as well and my parents kept telling me ‘you’re too short, you’re too short’ you’re not gonna make it, so sticking with soccer and seeing guys such as Messi gives me hope.”

His favorite moments in games are when he feels he’s building the team’s morale.

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up, I love getting everybody going,” he says, “so it’s keep-ing the team’s heads up and making sure we’re on the same page.”

In one of the Impact’s recent games, Gurson was red carded off the fi eld for throwing the ball at an opposing player. While he regrets the mistake, he wasn’t too worried about it’s impact on the team.

“To be honest with you, it’s part of the game,” he says. “I knew I messed up, I went up to the guys right aft er the game, shook their hands and apologized.”

He says that that behav-ior isn’t abnormal in soccer.

“I mean you see the guys last night at the Sounders game (Clint) Dempsey was getting into it,” he says. “It happens all over.”

Gurson has also been attached to the controversy surrounding the Impact as the primary defendants in a class action lawsuit. Gurson has been named in the lawsuit and alleged to have helped owner Dion Earl cover up a sexual assault. He says he’s been trying to simply put the issue out of his head while he plays.

“Whatever people want to say, they can say. Right now to me, it’s all a bunch of he said-she said,” Gurson says.

Gurson thrives in leading Impact’s attack

THEODORE HEADS TO CANADIAN JUNIOR

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The Canada roster includes two goaltenders, 10 defensemen

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Kentlake club mixes youth, experienceBY REBECCA GOURLEY

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Kentwood High School’s gymnastics team is young and mostly inexperienced, but coach Ann Diaz said she’d rather see the girls improve signifi cantly from the season’s start to the end, rather than win every competition.

She said most of the team is at the beginner level, with the exception of a few girls who have competed at the club level. She said there are a few gymnasts with raw talent who just need experience. She said she looks forward to seeing the team’s growth over the season.

Tahoma’s coaches, former University of Washington gymnasts Wendy Ward and Dachelle Pand, are eager to harness the strong work ethic and selfl ess-ness they have already seen in their athletes so far this season.

Last season was Taho-ma’s building year with several gymnasts learn-ing the sport for the fi rst time. Th is year the Bears have a goal of qualifying as a team to the district and state competitions. But they aren’t complete-ly focused on winning. Th e pair want to, more than anything, promote love for the sport while improving their team score at every meet.

Th e top gymnasts for Tahoma include sopho-more Tenley Mjelde and

freshmen Harley Rayburn and Kalani Pinter.

Kentlake coach Lindsey Duerre said she wants to help each of her gymnasts build their skills so they can participate in a varsity meet.

In addition to a well-established team of six athletes who are returning this year, there are also 14 girls that are new to the

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Th e top Falcons to watch include sophomore Calista Webb (new to the team this year), senior Jolene Carlson on fl oor, freshman Brianna Tinnel on bars, and sisters Ali and Katie Beliveau and Aman-dy and Alex Gustafson.

Th e fi rst meets of the season for all three teams are on Dec. 10. Tahoma will compete against Auburn, Th omas Jeff erson and Kent-Meridian at 7 p.m. at Kent-Meridian High School. Kentlake will host Auburn Moun-tainview, Decatur and Olympia at 7 p.m. Kent-wood will compete against Mount Rainier, Sumner and Bonney Lake at 7 p.m. at Auburn Gymnastics Center.

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Meryl Reber and her American Quarter Horse, Ima Chic Please, took the world championship title in amateur working cow horse last month at Oklahoma City. COURTESY PHOTO, K.C. Montgomery Photographics

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Kent’s Meryl Reber cap-tured the world champion-ship title in amateur working cow horse at the American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show in Oklahoma City.

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Th e game has steadily gained popularity. Conceived in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, with thousands of new courts added in the past three years. Several of the courts are in Kent, including one at the Kent Commons community recreational facility.

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LOCAL SAVANT ARTIST Michael Tolleson and Starbucks’ new Evenings bistro store in Maple Valley are partnering to provide an evening high-lighting the gifts of autism. The Dec. 12 event includes a meet-and-greet with the artist at 6 p.m., followed by a live painting demonstration at 7. Artwork created live during the event will be donated to a local charity that focuses on children with autism. The event also will feature live music. The Starbucks store is at 26910 Maple Valley Highway, Suite J. Events

Kent Winterfest: 3:30-9 p.m., Dec. 6, Town Square Plaza, downtown Kent. Produced by the Kent Lions and Foundation. Events include: Santa’s House, live music, cookie and ornament decorating. Christmas card making at Down Home Catering start-ing with registration at 1 p.m. followed by a holiday reading at the Kent Library read by the Kent Library children’s librarian. Mayor Suzette Cooke will present Santa with a key to the city, and the Kent Station Santa House will be open at that time for the remainder of the season. Local choirs and school bands will perform. Christmas tree lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Free. For more information, visit www.kcdays.com/winterfest.

32nd annual Christmas Rush Fun Run: Dec. 13, Hogan Park at Russell Road, 24400 Russell Road, Kent. 10K run starts at 9:50 a.m., the 5K run/walk at 10. Race day includes prize drawings and awards for the top five finishers in each age group, special activities and vendor booths. Early entrance fee: $10 or $25 with a technical T-shirt before Dec. 5. Week of race entrance fees: $20 or $35 with a technical T-shirt. Partici-pants age 13 and under run for $5. Register online at www.active.com. Registration forms also available at the Kent Commons and many Puget Sound athletic stores. Avoid the lines on race day; pick up shirts and bibs at RoadRunner Sports at Kent Station between 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 10. Race day registration and packet pick up is also available near the start/finish line at 8 a.m. For more information, call 253-856-5050 or visit www.kentwa.gov.

Wreaths Across America: 9-10 a.m. Dec. 13, Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent. Green River Composite Squadron honors those who have served. As a partner in the nationwide Wreaths Across America program, CAP annually adorns memorials and veterans’ graves with ever-green wreaths to ensure the sacrifices of the nation’s soldiers are never forgotten. A $15 donation places a wreath on the grave of a fallen hero this winter, and a portion of that gives back to a local squadron. Details, visit ww.grcscap.com/fundraising/waa

Benefits“Toy ‘N’ Joy” drive: Nov. 16-Dec. 13, Bartell Drugs, 12946 SE Kent-Kangley Road, Kent. Bartell Drugs partners with the Salvation Army to provide holiday gifts for children in need by collecting new, unwrapped toys. Toy donations accepted at Bartell Drugs locations throughout King and Pierce counties. Options: • Choose a “gift request tag” from the “Toy ‘N’ Joy” display in the store and return the gift to the donation barrel with the tag affixed to it. • Donate new, unwrapped gifts appropriate for children up to 14 years-of-age. For more information, visit www.bartelldrugs.com.

Kent Commons Holiday Bazaar: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Dec. 5; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 6, Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Avenue N. City of Kent bazaar features more than 100 vendors with handcrafted gifts, musi-cal entertainment, food and beverages. Free admission. For more info, visit www.kentwa.gov/kentcommonsholidaybazaar/

Kentridge Booster 1 Green Planet Recycling Fundraiser: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 6, Kentridge High School parking lot, 12430 SE 208th St. Bring your unwanted electronics and metals to a free recycling event. Cash donations benefit the Kentridge Booster Club sports and activities.

Concert for Camp: 7-9:30 p.m. Dec. 9, Emerald Queen Casino, 2024 E. 29th St., Tacoma. Benefit for Kent Parks Summer Resident Camp at Camp Waskowitz scholar-ship fund. Camp celebrates over 35 years of enriching lives. Featuring comedian Dwight Slade and The Coats. Admission: $20. Must be 21 and older. Cash-only event. Buffet available for $12.95. For more information, visit vimeo.com/50999126 or www.emer-aldqueen.com.

HealthShoWalk: 9-11 a.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. Outdoor walking enthusiasts can get out of the dark and the rain by participating in ShoWalk. Presented by Kent4Health and sponsor Transdev Services, Inc., ShoWalk is a free indoor walking op-

portunity. ShoWalk continues through May 20. While there is no charge to participate, registration is appreciated at www.webreg.KentWA.gov or at the door on walk days. More information is available at www.Ken-t4Health.com or by calling 253-856-4968.

Puget Sound Blood Center drives: 8-10 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 10, City of Kent, 400 W. Gowe Ave.; 8-10 a.m.. 10:45 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 10, Kent-Meridian High School, small gym, 10020 SE 256th St.; 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. Dec. 22, Centerpoint Corporate Park, Mount Baker Room, 20809 72nd Ave. S., Kent; 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. Dec. 23, Recreational Equipment, Smith Commons, 6750 S. 228th St.; 1-3 p.m., 4-7 p.m. Dec. 30, Kent United Methodist, Fellowship Hall, 11010 SE 248th. For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly): 6 p.m., Thursdays, Swanson Court Club-house, 12200 SE 207th St., Kent, near Kentridge High School. Nonprofit weight loss support group. For more information, call 253-709-5098 or visit www.tops.org or www.whywelovetops.com.

Clubs, programsKent Evening Toastmasters: 7 p.m., Wednesdays, The Lodge, Arbor Village Retirement Center, 24004 114th Place SE, Kent. Are you interested in practicing and improving your public speaking skills? Boosting your self-confidence? Making yourself heard in that weekly meeting at work? Come practice your oratory skills with a friendly and informative group of people. With members ranging from begin-ners to experts, Kent Evening Toastmasters welcomes people of all skill levels. For more information, visit www.kenteveningtoast-masters.net.

NAMI Support Groups: 6:30-8 p.m., every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 515 W. Harrison St., Kent. Friends and family support group for family mem-bers and friends who are affected by mental illness. Free. For more information, call 253-854-6264 (NAMI) or email [email protected], or visit www.nami.org.

VolunteersSoos Creek Park habitat restoration: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 6. Meet at Gary Grant Park in Kent on the north side of 208th Street, just east of 132nd Street. To reach the work site, volunteers can walk a few hundred yards on the trail south of the 208th Street parking lot. The Sierra Club South King County Group and Rainier Audubon Society – in coordination with King County Parks – host. Focus of the event is to do some basic weeding and mulching around native plantings. Tools, drinks and snacks provided, but volunteers are asked to bring their own work gloves – some will on hand – and dress for the work and weather. For more information, please contact Mark Johnston at [email protected].

ReunionsHighline College Nursing’s 50th Anniversary Celebration: 5-7 p.m. Dec. 13, Highline College, 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines. See how the program has grown and talk to students during an open house. Reconnect with classmates, faculty and staff, and community partners and toast to 50 years at the celebration recep-tion and dinner. Admission: $10. For more information, contact Madison Gridley at 206-592-3312 or [email protected] or visit alumni.highline.edu/events/

Highline College Annual Highline Alumni Reception: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 16, Highline College 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, Building 8. Reconnect with classmates, retirees and faculty and staff for an evening of memories, games, prizes, food and fun. Admission: $10. For more information, contact Madison Gridley at 206-592-3312 or [email protected] or visit alumni.highline.edu/events/

NetworkThe Kent Chapter of Business Net-work, Int’l (BNI): Meets every Wednes-day morning at 7 at the Old Country Buffet, 25630 104th SE, Kent. Chapter is growing. Currently have 38 members. Do you want excellent, personal, word of mouth referrals for your business? Then come join us. For more information, contact Dr. Allan McCord at 253-854-3040.

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1964 The Tribute: 8 p.m. Dec. 11. Tribute band brings back the sound of the legendary. Tickets: $20-$75.

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The Four Bitchin’ Babes present “Jingle Babes!”: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Kent-Meridian PAC. Original tour de force musical comedy theatre troupe. These accomplished musician-actress-comediennes fi ll the stage with whimsical songs, hilarious shtick, and luscious girl group harmonies. Tickets: $25 general, $25 senior, $15 youth

Magical Strings 28th Annual Celtic Yuletide Concert: 3 p.m. Dec. 7, Kent-Meridian PAC. The Boulding Family’s musical celebration of the holiday season is a treasured tradition in Kent. Pam and Philip Boulding are joined by their children, grandchildren and guests for an afternoon of enchanting Yuletide music. Tickets: $22

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Marc Cohn: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22, Kentwood Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. SE, Covington. After winning a Grammy for his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Cohn solidifi ed his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer/songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. Tickets: $28 general, $25 senior, $15 youth

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“Oliver!”: 7 p.m. Dec. 12, 13, 19, 20; 3 p.m. Dec. 13, 14, 20, Green River Community College, Performing Arts Building, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. Heavier Than Air Family Theatre presents the award-winning musi-cal that vividly brings to life Charles Dickens’ timeless characters with its ever popular story of the orphaned boy who asked for more. Tickets: $10 advance, $12 at the door. For more information, call 253-833-9111, ext. 2400, or visit www.heavierthanair.com.

Live music: Reds Wine Bar @ Craft Beers, 321 Ramsay Way No. 110 Kent Station, across from the parking lot. Tuesday jazz jam (6-9 p.m.); Thursday bluegrass jam (6-10 p.m.); Saturday rotating local musi-cians (8-11 p.m.); Sunday open mic (4-7 p.m.). 253-277-1852, www.redswinebar-kent.com.

Ring Out, Wild Bells: 3 p.m. Dec. 13, Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th St. Rainier Youth Choirs’ annual holiday concert and a “cookie mingle” that follows. Tickets: advance $12 adults; $10 seniors/students; $5 children under 12 (at door $15/$12/$7). For more information, call 253-315-3125, email [email protected] or visit www.RainierYouth-Choirs.org.

Home for Christmas: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13; 2 p.m. Dec. 14, Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th St. Rainier Chorale’s annual holiday concert. Christmas carol sing-along, accompanied by organ and acoustics. Tickets: $20 general admission, $18 for seniors/students, $12 for 11-and-under. Order online through www.brownpapertickets.com.

ChoralSounds’ “Shining Night”: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13; 2 p.m. Dec. 14, Highline

Performing Arts Center, 401 S. 152nd St., Burien. Christmas show includes dozens of singer and audience favorites from past years. Family friendly and features bright costuming, creative choreography and festive sets. Tickets: $20-25 (17 and under free with a paid adult ticket). www.north-westassociatedarts.org or 206-246-6040

Kent Valley Figure Skating Club Winter Recital: 6:15-9:15 p.m. Dec. 21, Kent Valley Ice Center, 6015 S. 240 St., Kent. Enjoy the holiday season at the annual ice skating extravaganza. Free. www.kentval-leyfsc.org

Galleries, studiosCentennial Center Gallery: 400 W. Gowe St., Kent. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon-day-Friday. Closed weekends and holidays. For more information, call 253-856-5050 or visit [email protected].

Michael Tolleson Savant Art Center: 25524 74th Ave. S., Kent. Art studio and autistic art mentoring center. To learn more about the center and its programs, call 253-850-5995, visit www.MichaelTolleson-Artist.com or email [email protected]. The center also can be found on Facebook.

MuseumsGreater Kent Historical Society:855 E. Smith St., historic Bereiter House, Kent. Hours: noon-4 p.m., Tuesday-Satur-day, and by appointment. Admission: suggested $2 donation; no tickets are required for entrance. Parking is available behind the house off East Temperance Street. GKHS promotes the discovery, pres-ervation and dissemination of knowledge about the history of the greater Kent area. www.kenthistoricalmuseum.org

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Christmas Open House: 1-5 p.m. Dec. 7. Please come celebrate the holiday season at the Historic Bereiter House. Open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

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