bravo AveKids: Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies Rockin’ in a Winter Wonderland | December 15, 2 pm | $6, Auburn Ave. Theater An Inspirational Christmas with Elvis | Dec. 15, 7:30 pm & Dec. 16, 2 pm | $20/$18, Auburn Ave. Theater Tickets: www.auburnwa.gov/arts | 253-931-3043 711928 INSIDE | UFO sightings reported over valley skies [5] R EP O RTER .com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012 NEWSLINE 253-833-0218 AUBURN ˜ Prep basketball | Former Ravens girls coach takes reigns of Lions boys program [7] Girl Scouts join the Santa Parade down Auburn’s Main Street last Saturday, part of the holiday festivities that culminated with the lighting of the City Hall Christmas Tree in the City Hall Plaza. Kaylee Williams, 4, right, makes a Christmas ornament at a Snack and Craft event at Washington Elementary School prior to the downtown parade. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter To annex? Auburn, Pacific plan for possibility Pacific Mayor Cy Sun walks away after confronting a Committee to Recall Cy Sun supporter at Monday’s special meeting at the city gym. Sun later left the meeting after his address to the audience was stopped on a point of order. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter BY ROBERT WHALE [email protected]Auburn’s mayor will sign a joint letter of intent with the City of Pacific to annex that city and send the letter to the Boundary Review Boards of King and Pierce counties. e hope, Auburn leaders said Monday night, is to buy the troubled City of Pacific time to solve its problems – that is, to acquire and keep its insurance so it can stave off disincorpora- tion or annexation. “What we’re really hoping … is to continue to work on a pretty much daily basis with the City of Pacific to see if we can lend what aid and support we can to get them to have insur- ance, to continue their council, to continue their city,” said Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis. While the preference is to have the 103-year-old city south of Auburn continue on its own, Lewis added, Auburn, by sign- ing the letter of intent, preserves [ more AUBURN page 3 ] Pacific residents sound off BY SHAWN SKAGER [email protected]Pacific residents had an opportunity to voice their opinions about possible annexation to Auburn at a special City Council meeting Monday. Citizens packed the city gymnasium, where the council con- ducted a workshop and a public hearing on a proposed resolu- tion asking neighboring Auburn to annex troubled Pacific, which could lose its insurance coverage come Jan. 1. [ more PACIFIC page 3 ] Two charged in connection with drive-by shooting BY ROBERT WHALE [email protected]e King County Prosecutor has charged an Auburn woman and her boyfriend with unlaw- ful possession of firearms aſter a drive-by shooting in the late morning hours Nov. 28 that wounded her ex-boyfriend while he was parked in her driveway. King County Prosecutor’s spokesman Dan Donohoe said no decisions have been made to date about charging Tanya Jean Sarden, 34, or Jordan Parr, 23, with assault. Bail for is set at $500,000 for each. According to the Auburn Police affidavit for probable cause, which forms the basis for the charges, the terrified 5-year-old son of the wounded man and of Sarden hunkered down in the back seat of his father’s car as the bullets flew. He was not hurt. [ more SHOOTING page 4 ] BY ROBERT WHALE [email protected]Money from the state and federal government that once helped cities like Auburn build local streets and maintain what they already had has dried up since the Great Recession hit in late 2008. is past April the City put forward a $59 million bond measure it had hoped would fill the gap leſt by the lack of state and federal revenue. And Auburn voters thumped the measure down. Today, as time and traffic continue to wear Auburn’s streets down, members of the City’s Municipal Services Com- mittee are wrestling with that big question – where to find the revenue? Members have been tinkering with various options for big city cor- ridors: chip sealing or rebuilds here; thick or thin overlays there. As to revenue, they’ve been studying various combinations of fee increases on the residential customer side, of possible new taxes on the business side, combinations that strike the proper ratio between each. Committee members recently got a look at maps presenting two different build-and-fix scenarios showing what streets will look like five years on. CAPTURING HOLIDAY SPIRIT City seeks ways to fund streets [ more STREETS page 3 ]
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Girl Scouts join the Santa Parade down Auburn’s Main Street last Saturday, part of the holiday festivities that culminated with the
lighting of the City Hall Christmas Tree in the City Hall Plaza. Kaylee Williams, 4, right, makes a Christmas ornament
at a Snack and Craft event at Washington Elementary School prior to the downtown parade.
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To annex? Auburn, Pacific plan for possibility
Pacific Mayor Cy Sun walks away after confronting a Committee to Recall Cy Sun supporter at Monday’s special meeting at the city gym. Sun later left the meeting after his address to the audience was stopped on a point of order. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter
Auburn’s mayor will sign a joint letter of intent with the City of Pacific to annex that city and send the letter to the Boundary Review Boards of King and Pierce counties.
The hope, Auburn leaders said Monday night, is to buy the troubled City of Pacific time to solve its problems – that is, to acquire and keep its insurance so it can stave off disincorpora-tion or annexation.
“What we’re really hoping … is to continue to work on a pretty much daily basis with the City of Pacific to see if we can lend what aid and support we can to get them to have insur-
ance, to continue their council, to continue their city,” said Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis.
While the preference is to have the 103-year-old city south
of Auburn continue on its own, Lewis added, Auburn, by sign-ing the letter of intent, preserves
Pacific residents had an opportunity to voice their opinions about possible annexation to Auburn at a special City Council meeting Monday.
Citizens packed the city gymnasium, where the council con-ducted a workshop and a public hearing on a proposed resolu-tion asking neighboring Auburn to annex troubled Pacific, which could lose its insurance coverage come Jan. 1.
[ more PACIFIC page 3 ]
Two charged in connection with drive-by shootingBy ROBERT WHALE
The King County Prosecutor has charged an Auburn woman and her boyfriend with unlaw-ful possession of firearms after a drive-by shooting in the late morning hours Nov. 28 that wounded her ex-boyfriend while he was parked in her driveway.
King County Prosecutor’s spokesman Dan Donohoe said no decisions have been made to date about charging Tanya Jean Sarden, 34, or Jordan Parr, 23, with assault.
Bail for is set at $500,000 for each.
According to the Auburn Police affidavit for probable cause, which forms the basis for the charges, the terrified 5-year-old son of the wounded man and of Sarden hunkered down in the back seat of his father’s car as the bullets flew. He was not hurt.
Money from the state and federal government that once helped cities like Auburn build local streets and maintain what they already had has dried up since the Great Recession hit in late 2008.
This past April the City put forward a $59 million bond measure it had hoped would fill the gap left by the lack of state and federal revenue.
And Auburn voters thumped the measure down.
Today, as time and traffic continue to wear Auburn’s streets down, members of the City’s Municipal Services Com-mittee are wrestling with
that big question – where to find the revenue?
Members have been tinkering with various options for big city cor-ridors: chip sealing or rebuilds here; thick or thin overlays there.
As to revenue, they’ve been studying various combinations of fee increases on the residential customer side, of possible new taxes on the business side, combinations that strike the proper ratio between each.
Committee members recently got a look at maps presenting two different build-and-fix scenarios showing what streets will look like five years on.
CAPTURING HOLIDAY SPIRIT
City seeks ways to fund streets
[ more STREETS page 3 ]
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Near left, Sergio Vazquez, a GRCC alumnus and student at Seattle Pacific University, joins Viviana Peñaranda in the Latin Rhythms’ dazzling dance routine. The concert was an opportunity for young artists to perform in the spirit of cultural diversity.
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Although the vote on the resolution was pushed back to next Monday’s regular council meeting, council members and controversial Mayor Cy Sun got an earful from residents, most of whom opposed annexation.
“I’m against the annexation,” Tom Halseth told the council. “I want the City of Pacific to remain to be the City of Pacific, and I’m proud to be here.”
The council was quick to explain to citizens that the pos-sibility of annexation was just that – a possibility.
“One of the main reasons we brought this annexation forward, out of all our options, is we won’t have insurance after Dec. 31,” Council President Leanne Guier said.
She explained that the City needs to get the ball rolling on the process, just in case the City was unable to secure either new insurance, or an extension on its existing policy.
Without insurance, the city services, including police, would halt rather than expose employees to liability.
Guier explained that even if the City passes a resolution
approving the annexation, it can be cancelled if the City finds out before Dec. 31 that it will be able to continue to operate with insurance.
Pacific residents also can overturn annexation with a pe-tition signed by owners of more than 60 percent of the property in the city.
The City has also put disin-corporation on the table as a possible option.
“Annexation is certainly not Plan A or Plan B, maybe Plan C,” Councilmember Joshua Putnam said.
Pacific’s neighbor to the south, Sumner, also passed a resolution expressing the City’s desire to annex the Pierce County portion of Pacific. The two communities share funding on several road construction projects.
Mayor walks outSun tried to address the audi-
ence but after Guier told him he was out of order and several audience members heckled him, the mayor walked out.
Sun did say he was against annexation.
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the option of consider-ing actual annexation at a future date.
Auburn City Attorney Dan Heid said it is critical for Pacific to acquire and keep insurance, as its coun-cil members have promised to resign without it, and for annexation to happen, there must be a corresponding City Council to deal with.
The unanimous council vote to proceed with the letter of intent followed pre-sentations by city directors
that layed out the pluses and minuses of annexation.
Auburn Financial Director Shelly Coleman said it would require about $5.2 million to run the City of Pacific at Au-burn standards, and Pacific has only about $3 million.
Michael Hursh, Auburn’s human services director, said annexation would put additional pressure on Auburn’s already strained existing human services network to meet the needs of what census data show to be a poorer community.
Kevin Snyder, Auburn’s planning and community development director, said annexation would have a rel-atively mild impact on staff-ing levels in his department, which could accommodate the additional load. The sig-nificant challenge, he said, is the year it would take to deal with the administrative side, that is with files, the updating of internal systems, dealing with the overall coordination of clients and with building and code compliance.
On the positive side,
said Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, annexation might “add certainty” to the $4.7 million Stewart Road widening project – from Valentine Road to the State Route 167 ramps – which Pacific is managing. The state Transportation Improvement Board, Dowdy noted, has yet to release the grant funds, because of Pacific’s failure to meet six criteria.
Dowdy said the disad-vantages are much more numerous. For one thing, Pacific does not have the
major system Auburn depends on to manage the city’s infrastructure. That means all of Pacific’s infrastructure information, including mapping and street system information, would have to be incor-porated. Pacific also lacks a pavement management system and estimates of its deferred street maintenance costs.
State law requires joint action by both cities and the boundary review boards of both counties, should
the boards choose to accept jurisdiction over the an-nexation issue.
State law also requires a 45-day period after the boundary review boards get the jurisdictional question to make up their minds. If at the end of that period the boards have done nothing, state law deems them to have been late.
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For the second straight year, Action Tattoo hosts a Christmas toy drive for needy families. Started by the shop’s piercer, Chris Johnson (standing
in the photo), the drive seeks new, unwrapped toys for boys and girls of all ages. Store owner Rich White (sitting) urged donors especially to consider toys for teens and girls. The store will collect toys until Dec. 20, then turn half over to the Christian Crusaders motorcycle club for distribution. The other half will be distributed by the store. For every $10 in toys distributed, donors will receive a raffle ticket for a drawing for free tattooing or piercing. Gifts can be dropped off at 416 E. Main St. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter
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“This is going to be a case of pay me now, or pay me later,” said Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis.
“We understand that, but the public doesn’t understand that,” committee mem-ber Largo Wales responded. “… We’ve got to figure out how to get the money.”
Councilmember Wayne Osborne threw out a plan for consideration only.• Raise the public utility tax 1 percent
above the current 7 percent: net, $500,000. Proceeds would go to arterial preservation.• Raise the cable television tax from
the current 1 percent to the maximum 6 percent allowable by law: net, $850,000. Proceeds would go to arterial preserva-tion.• A $20 car tab fee: net, $700,000. In
2011 the City created a Transportation Benefit District, which can levy up to a $20 annual car licensing fee without voter approval.
On the business side, Osborne’s plan suggests regulatory licensing fees or a business and occupation tax to make up the remaining revenue. The City is authorized to levy a B&O tax of up to .2 percent on the gross income or gross re-ceipts. Businesses eligible for the B&O tax include: extracting; manufacturing; retail; services and wholesale.
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According to Auburn Police, Sarden and two men drove to her house and, while still in her car, fired several rounds from a handgun at the ex boyfriend, who re-turned fire from his car with his handgun before fleeing
the scene.Several neighbors were
outside or in their home at the time, and police found bullets in the neighboring houses, fences and proper-ties.
The wounded man was stopped a few blocks away with a non-life-threatening
gunshot wound to his leg. A pat-down search did not turn up a gun on him. Medics transported him to Harbor-view Medical Center.
The boy in the back seat, according to the report, told the arresting officer that his “mom shot his dad.” At first the boy told the officers that
his father had thrown his gun out the window. But later at the station, according to the report, the boy spontane-ously volunteered, “I’ve got a gun … here in my pocket.” He started to reach for it, but an officer stopped him and, reaching into his pocket, re-trieved a .38 caliber, five-shot revolver with two live rounds of ammunition and three spent shells.
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the Valley Regional Fire authority responded to 190 calls for service between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2, among them the following:
Nov. 26Aid call: 2:27 p.m., (algona). Firefighters responded to a ware-house for a report of a woman who tripped on a wood pallet. Firefighters arrived to find the woman with a possible fracture of her upper arm. Firefighters sta-bilized the injury and the patient was transported to St. Francis Hospital by private ambulance.
Nov. 30Aid call: 10:39 a.m., (South auburn). Firefighters were dis-patched to an elderly male com-plaining of chest pain. Firefighters along with King County Medics treated the patient and trans-
ported him to MultiCare auburn Medical Center (MaMC).
Dec. 1Kitchen fire: 12:20 p.m., (Moun-tain View). Firefighters responded as mutual aid with Mountain View Fire units for an extinguished kitchen fire. Residents had used water to put out a grease fire which had caused damage to the kitchen. Valley Regional Fire units arrived and in-spected the kitchen area for possible fire extension with none found.
Dec. 2Cooking fire: 10:01 a.m., (auburn). Firefighters responded to burned food on the stove. the occupant left home with food still cooking in a pot on the stove. Firefighters were able to see into the occupancy and determined there was no immedi-ate threat from fire. a maintenance person was contacted and responded to the home to assist firefighters in making entry. Firefighters ex-tinguished the food in the pot and ventilated the home.
Fire & Rescue Blotter
auburn police responded to the fol-lowing calls for service, among many others, on Nov. 29:
Nov. 29Burglary: Overnight, 6711 Rebecca
Court SE. Drywall mud stolen from two properties under construction.
Burglary commercial forced en-try: 9:32 a.m., 1801 R St. SE. a storage unit was burglarized.
Controlled substance marijuana: 10:25 a.m. a student was found with marijuana at school.
Trespassing: 10:55 a.m., 12401 SE 320th St. a juvenile male was tres-passed from Green River Community College.
Traffic offense: 11:38 a.m., 100 15th St. NE. an adult female was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
Agency assist: 1:38 p.m., 902 Su-permall Way SW. an adult male was arrested on a confirmed Federal Way warrant, criminal trespass second and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Theft: 2:17 p.m., 762 Supermall Drive SW. an adult female was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart.
Possession of marijuana:
5:53 p.m., 600 auburn Way S. a male was arrested for a felony warrant, possession of marijuana, and posses-sion of drug paraphernalia after being stopped for riding a bicycle without a helmet.
Trespassing: 7:24 p.m., 4010 a St. SE. an adult male was arrested by citation for trespassing.
Vandalism: 2:35 p.m., 20 block of F Street Southeast. a citizen reported vandalism.
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What’s that strange thing in the sky?
On the same November evening, a couple of hours apart, witnesses on Auburn’s West Hill and in Kent’s downtown claimed they saw the same thing, something awfully pecu-liar, flashing and darting across the heavens.
A strange, low-flying object – a three- orange-red-light triangle – appeared for a moment, suddenly tipped upward, pivoted and zipped out of view. Witnesses had little time to record the visitor, yet they were will-ing to try to explain the unexplained.
As one of the Auburn witnesses described that night to the Mutual UFO Network, or MUFON, one of the oldest and largest UFO investigative organizations in the coun-try: “The lights pulsed repeatedly, but they
looked nothing like anti-collision lights on aircraft we have seen thousands of times in our area.”
The same “three-light triangular object” de-scription came from two witnesses who reported such a formation moving
silently across the sky in Spanaway a week before.
What gives? Was it just another in a series of unexplained UFOs, intriguing or confus-ing the stargazing public? Was it an uncon-ventional aircraft, wayward satellite or NASA anomaly? Or was it something more than that? Little green men examining the Green River Valley?
It’s James Clarkson’s job to find out more about such occurrences. Clarkson, a career investigator and state employee, served as a Military Police investigator with the Army then 20 years as a police officer in Aberdeen before retiring. As a young man, he was drawn to the mystery behind UFOs, and in 1987, joined MUFON to devote his quest of the unknown as a volunteer investigator, author and lecturer. Today, he represents MUFON as its state direc-tor in charge of inves-tigating UFO events in Washington.
Clarkson claims he is no kook, no conspiracy theorist, just a credible investigator who explores the UFO phenomenon and provides information to those who are inter-ested. Clarkson has not had a sighting or an experience with a UFO but is convinced the universe is much more complex and richly endowed with intelligence than “we are aware or that we are willing to admit.”
He accepts and understands those who consider ufology a complete hoax. He con-tinues his work despite the frequent ridicule, the constant challenges from a skeptical public, uncooperative government agencies, even doubting scientists.
But the public has a right to know about
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On Dec. 6, 2012, the State of Washington made history. Not just state history. Not just national history. I’m talking world history. Galactic history, as far as I know.
The people of our state say it’s no longer illegal for an adult to smoke pot. Just as Prohibition of alcohol was a failed social policy, we have now said the same is true for the prohibition of marijuana.
In December of 2009, I wrote an article about reducing costs in the criminal justice system (www.hiplawfirm.com). I advocated ending the failed war on drugs for a fairer, more reasonable and cost effective approach. By passing Initia-tive 502 on election night, the people of our state took a giant step toward this goal by legal-izing marijuana.
It’s only the first step in what will be an evolving social policy issue with several twists and turns sure to come. On the part of pot users, some discre-tion is still in order.
“Legal” is qualified. Not ev-erything to do with pot is legal. Like alcohol, you have to be 21. You can’t smoke it in public. If you do, you can receive a civil infraction. Outside of medical marijuana growers, you cannot grow it yourself. If over 21, you can have up to an ounce but
nobody can legally sell or give it to you.
And you can’t give it to anyone else. That could techni-cally be a “delivery,” which is different from “possession,” and “delivery” of marijuana is still illegal.
During the pre-election debate, anti-502 (but pro-legalization) folks complained that one would be guilty of a felony for passing a joint to their friend. While that is techni-
cally true, that has always been the case. And in my years of defense work, I never saw anyone charged with “deliv-ery” of marijuana for passing a doobie. Now that the item being passed along is legal, I think the threat of a felony is beyond realism. But, clearly, a medical marijuana patient can-not legally obtain pot and then share with or “deliver” it to his or her friends. That is still illegal, even after Thursday’s historic change.
DUI marijuana. You cannot be operating a motor vehicle while high on marijuana. The police will still need probable cause to pull you over. But any traffic infraction will do, such as forgetting to signal a lane change or going 15 in a 40-mph zone. But now, just like a .08 limit with blood-alcohol, there is a per se limit of 5
nanograms (ng) of active THC in your blood. Some research has shown impairment in driving skills at those levels. This per se limit does not take into account an individual’s tolerance and is unfair for the medical marijuana patients who smoke frequently to re-lieve pain and other symptoms of their disease or treatment. But the limit had to be set at some amount.
If further research shows that the 5-ng level is too low, the Legislature could make adjustments. To prevent medi-cal marijuana patients from getting caught in the crossfire, an exemption to the 5-ng per se limit should be carved into the law.
Some thoughts on legalization of potG U e S t e d I t O R I a l?Question
of the week:“Should the Cit y of Auburn annex Pacific?”
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Marvalene was born in Toledo, WA on May 6, 1938 to Henry and Edna Clyde. She was the fifth of six children. The Clyde family moved to Auburn in 1942 where she spent the remainder of her life. She attended Auburn schools and graduated in 1956.
She started working at Roe’s Glad fields, followed by a time at Rohr Industries. Here she met her husband Robert Coons. She then worked at Pioneer Elementary School before helping to start Valley Christian School in 1977. She served as Administrative Assistant at Valley Christian School until early this year when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She continued to work throughout treatments as her life goal was to see kids come to Christ. She leaves a legacy that has eternal significance.
She is survived by her husband Robert (Bob) Coons. Her children, Dawnelle (Ken) Knott of Auburn, and Kevin (Cheryl) Coons of Enumclaw. Her grandchildren, Mackenzie, Matlyn Knott, Miranda, and Seth Coons. Her siblings Fred (Marlene) Clyde, Esther (Donald) Hodson, and Jerry (Kathleen) Clyde. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Delores Clyde, and brother Elmore Clyde.
She will be greatly missed by both her family and by the kids past, present and future of Valley Christian School. A celebration of her life will be held at New Day Christian Fellowship (Auburn Free Methodist Church) December 15 at 11:00.
In lieu of flowers, donations will be to Valley Christian School at 1312 2nd St SE Auburn, WA 98002.
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Margaret S. TaylorMargaret Taylor, 105, passed away peacefully at home on
November 20, 2012.Margaret was born the fifth of six girls on October 20, 1907
to Miles and Tureen Stirewalt in Minnesota. Margaret attended a business college for one year, was a school teacher, and worked for the selective service during WWll.
Margaret married Adelbert “Buck’’ Taylor on June 16, 1929 in Steele, ND where they lived until moving to Centralia, and then settling in Auburn in 1947. Her beloved Buck passed away of Cancer in 1949 in Auburn.
Margaret was the mother of two sons, John “Jack’’ Taylor, who passed away and 1993, and James, who passed away in 2010. Margaret married Donal Bandy in 1970 until his death in 1983. Margaret also worked in various capacities at Boeing, until retiring in 1971. Margaret was proudly independant until age 96, and loved to travel, taking trips to the Holy Land, riding a camel in Egypt, and taking a family vacation to Norway to visit relatives, and the farm her family owned until immigrating to the U.S.
Margaret was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Auburn for over 60 years, and involved in countless church activities and guilds. The Lutheran church was a very important part of Margaret’s daily life. Margaret leaves behind six grandchildren and three generations of great-grandchildren.
A service celebrating Margaret’s life will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church, 410 ‘’H’’ St. NE, in Auburn on Saturday, December 8 at 11:00am. A light lunch will follow the service
at the church.713030
Miriam Hoke Bell DluhoshMiriam Hoke Bell Dluhosh, age
88, peacefully passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 in Auburn, Washington. She was born March 29, 1924 in Wenatchee, Washington. She was preceded in death on August 26, 2012 by her husband of nearly 68 years, Arnold E. Dluhosh. She is survived by her daughter Karen Dluhosh, her sons James A. Dluhosh and William H. Dluhosh, her granddaughter Burnley Converse Dluhosh, and son-in-law, Phil Converse.
Miriam was a loving mother, grandmother, mother-in-law and gracious lady, always putting people at ease and finding the good in them. A kind word, a smile, asking after those who were most important in our lives.
From an early age she played the piano; learning from her mother who was an excellent pianist in her own right. In the early 1940’s, before settling into marriage, Miriam attended Washington State College in Pullman, Washington for three years studying music. She spent over thirty years raising her family and teaching piano to many students of all ages. Singing in the Auburn Methodist Church choir was a joy for many years.
Her passion for music (especially the piano), dancing and its pleasures she enjoyed to the end. She once wrote – “When I want to simplify my thoughts – I play Haydn; When I want to comfort myself and lift my mood, I play Mozart; When I need strength in my life, I play Beethoven; When I need strength and resolution of conflict in my life, I play Bach; and when I want to indulge … for about 20 minutes… I play Chopin.” We will remember the times she played for us with great warmth.
Miriam’s family would like to thank the amazing staff at Auburn Meadows Memory Care services for the support and personal care provided during the past eighteen months of her life. We would also extend our thanks to the Franciscan Health System for their wonderful hospice services during these past few months. Private funeral arrangements are being made by Yahn & Son, Auburn, WA. In memory of their sixty-seven years of marriage, private memorial services are planned
for Miriam and Arnold in 2013. 713253
Corey Leigh JenningsCorey Leigh Jennings, age 19, died on November 29, 2012.
She was born to Chris and Jolene Jennings on October 25, 1993
in Puyallup, WA.
Corey is survived by her parents, son Kaidyn, brother Alex, sister
Samantha, grandparents Dave & Suzette Jennings, grandmother
Nancy Hardy, and many aunts & uncles.713573
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1838City of Pacific, Washington
On the 26th day of November 2012, the City Council of the City of Pacific, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 1838. A summary of the content of said ordinances, consisting of their titles, provides as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 1835AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC, WASH- INGTON, FIXING THE AMOUNT OF TAXES TO BE LEVIED FOR THE CITY OF PACIFIC FOR THE YEAR 2013; PROVID- ING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
The full text of these ordinances will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule. Dated the 3rd day of December 2012
Patti Kirkpatrick, MMC, City Clerk
Published in Auburn Reporter on December 7, 2012. #713461.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Land Acquisitions –
Lisa G. James, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
ACTION: Notice of final agen- cy determination to take land into trust under 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 151.SUMMARY: The Regional Di- rector/Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior on the below date, has made a final agency determi- nation to acquire real property “in trust” for Lisa James.DATE: November 2, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Puget Sound Agency, 2707 Cobly Avenue, Suite 1101,
Everett, WA 98201, telephone (425) 258-2651.SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published to comply with the requirement of 25 CFR, Part 151.12(b) that notice be given to the public of the decision by the authorized representative of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land “in trust” at least 30 days prior to signatory accep- tance of land “in trust.” The purpose of the 30-day waiting period is to afford interested parties the opportunity to seek judicial review of administrative decisions to take land “in trust” for Tribes or individual Indians before transfer of title to the properties occurs. On November 2, 2012 the Regional Director/ Superintendent issued a Notice of Decision to accept land “in trust” for the Lisa G. James under the authority of the Indian Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. 465. The Regional Director/Superin- tendent on behalf of the Secre- tary of the Interior, shall acquire title in the name of the United States of America in trust for the Lisa G. James no sooner than 30 days after the initial dates this notice is published in a newspaper. The land referred to as former “Lisa G. James” property, herein and is described as:
The east half of the south east quarter of the south east quarter of the north east quarter of Sec- tion 12, Township 20 North, Range 5 east, W.M., records of King County, Washington; EXCEPT the north three-eights of the east half thereof; less County Roads.King County Tax Parcel No. 122005-9004
Published in Auburn Reporter on December 7, 2012. #715110.
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Besides potential driving impairment, to be on the safe side from a strictly legal standpoint, I would advise people not to smoke pot in their vehicles. The pungent aroma of some recently smoked Willie Nelson Purple Kush could reasonably lead to an officer’s suspicion and a blood test. A routine traffic stop could turn into a DUI, even if your driving wasn’t
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ous legal issue is the conflict with federal law. It is true that the federal response is yet unknown. Will the feds swoop in and start arresting and charging Washington pot smokers with federal charges, even though the people of our state say it is legal here? I doubt it. I think it’s fair to assume the feds will continue to bust major
grow operations, interstate transport and distribution, and major dealers acting in the void until licensing, regulation, and tax schemes are in place in a year. Hope-fully, the feds will continue to leave simple possession alone and see how our social experiment evolves.
The feds have already demonstrated their accep-tance of medical marijuana cooperatives and dispensa-
ries that operate within the law. They aren’t just look-ing the other way. Several months ago, they came in and busted several Puget Sound area dispensaries that were allegedly distributing beyond the medical mari-juana bounds. However, they left alone many more who were operating within Wash-ington law, even though technically still illegal under federal law. On this point,
members of the Kent City Council, please take note and revisit your ban. The feds won’t mind. Even less so now that we’ve legalized recre-ational use for adults.
From a legal standpoint, my advice is simple: Be smart. Don’t smoke it in your vehicle and don’t drive when you’re high. It’s only legal to possess if you’re 21 years old or older. Don’t smoke it in public. If you do, you can be fined.
The law will be evolving over the next several years, through the courts and legislatures of our state and country. We are progressing forward. If you want to get high, just be discreet.
If you have any questions about the laws involving marijuana, contact a crimi-nal defense lawyer.
Mark Prothero is an attorney at law at Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC, Kent.
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BOY SCOUT AnTHOnY CAnO – for his Eagle Scout project – asks the public to donate stuffed animals at AgriShop Auburn Ace Hardware, 308 W. Main St., between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Any cash donations will be used to directly purchase stuffed animals prior to delivery at Seattle Children’s Hospital. The animals will be donated to comfort patients.
Auburn Mountain-view’s new boys basket-ball coach is no stranger to Auburn.
For the past three years Terrence Johnson has been the head of the Auburn Riverside girls basketball program, a tenure that included a state 4A championship in 2010.
But after last season, Johnson said, he felt it was time to move on.
“I’d never coached girls before,” he said. “And it was an awesome three years and I became a much better coach coach-ing them. And I miss those girls a lot. But I kind of felt that my place was coaching guys again. I felt those girls could do better than what I could give them at the time.”
Johnson said he had no idea where he would land but tendered his resigna-tion anyway, thinking he might help out as an assistant somewhere or maybe just spend more time with the family.
“I didn’t even know this job was open,” John-son said. “I didn’t really know anything about it,
but enough people talked to me about it I became intrigued. It was an awe-some opportunity.”
Not wanting to miss his chance to return to the boys basketball ranks, Johnson applied and was hired as the head of the Lion program, replac-ing long-time coach Jon Price.
Now it’s all about tak-ing the program to the next level and making some noise, not only in the South Puget Sound
League 3A but also in the postseason.
“We’re trying to estab-lish a culture that’s based on two things,” Johnson said. “One is just improv-ing every day. Regard-less of good or bad, we want to make sure we’re getting better. We want to have focus in the little things. And we think once we get these kids giving their best effort in the little things, the big things will take care of themselves.
“We’ve talked to these kids about being a cham-pion, and that’s not about hanging a banner or getting a trophy. That’s a nice part of it, but it’s do-ing everything every day to improve themselves.”
Although Johnson’s plan for the program is long term success, it’s not inconceivable that the Lions could find their way into the postseason this year.
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The Kukors family, including Olympian Arianna Kukors and collegiate All-American Emily Kukors, will host a swimming camp for youth Dec. 15 at the Auburn Pool. The Kukors will
share their story, as well as talk about how they achieved their
success in the pool. The camp will also feature in the pool training,
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Former Raven girls coach at helm of Lion boys
Terrence Johnson in action at the Les Schwab Tipoff Classic. Johnson takes over as the Auburn Mountainview boys basketball coach after three years at Auburn Riverside. RAChEL CiAMPi, Auburn Reporter
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AUBURN RiVERSiDECoACH: Jason Brown, first year
LAST SEASoN: 2-18 overall, ninth in the South Puget Sound League North 4A with a 3-13 record
iMpACT NEWCoMERS: Trevion Jones, senior, 6-5 post.
LAST STATE AppEARANCE: None.
oUTLooK: The Ravens have yet to make it out of the district tourna-ment and into the state playoffs. Brown, who coached many of the team’s players at Rainier Middle School, looks to change that.
AUBURNCoACH: Ryan hansen, 11th year
LAST SEASoN: 7-14 overall, eighth in the SPSL North 4A with a 5-11 record.
Top pERFoRMERS: harold Lee, senior, 5-9 guard; Spencer Fisher, senior, 6-5 post.
IMPACT NEWCOMERS: Tristan Miguel, freshman, 6-9 post.
LAST STATE APPEARANCE: None.
OUTLOOK: With a new system, look for the Lions to take a few lumps be-fore they find their stride. However, with strong senior leadership and a deep pool of talented underclassmen the Lions won’t stay down long.
RAINIER CHRISTIANCOACH: Larry Baldwin, second year
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Domenic Rockey, with ball, takes to the air against Auburn Riverside at the Les Schwab Tipoff Classic. RACHeL CiAMPi, Auburn Reporter
[ LIONS from page 7] Auburn Mountainview
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The Bainbridge Island Review, a weekly com- munity newspaper locat- ed in western Washing- ton state, is accepting applications for a part- time general assignment Reporter. The ideal can- didate will have solid re- porting and writing skills, have up-to-date knowl- edge of the AP Style- book, be able to shoot photos and video, be able to use InDesign, and contribute to staff blogs and Web updates. We offer vacation and sick leave, and paid holi- days. If you have a pas- sion for community news reporting and a desire to work in an ambitious, dy- namic newsroom, we want to hear from you. E.O.E. Email your re- sume, cover letter and up to 5 non-returnable writing, photo and video samples [email protected]
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REPORTERReporter sought for staff opening with the Penin- sula Daily News, a six- d a y n e w s p a p e r o n Washington’s beautiful North Olympic Peninsula that includes the cities of Por t Angeles, Sequim, Po r t To w n s e n d a n d Forks (yes, the “Twilight” Forks, but no vampires or werewolves). Br ing your experience from a weekly or small daily -- from the first day, you’ll be able to show off the writing and photography skills you’ve already ac- quired while sharpening your talent with the help o f veteran newsroom leaders. This is a gener- al assignment reporting position in our Port An- geles office in which be- ing a self-starter must be demonstrated through professional experience. Port Angeles-based Pe- ninsula Daily News, cir- culation 16,000 daily and 15,000 Sunday (plus a websi te gett ing up to o n e m i l l i o n h i t s a month), publishes separ- ate editions for Clallam and Jefferson counties. Check out the PDN at www.pen insu lada i l y - news.com and the beau- ty and recreational op- p o r t u n i t i e s a t http://www.peninsuladai- l y n e w s . c o m / s e c - tion/pdntabs#vizguide. In-person visit and tryout are required, so Wash- ington/Northwest appli- cants given preference. Send cover letter, re- sume and five best writ- ing and photography c l ips to Leah Leach, managing editor/news, P.O. Box 1330, 305 W. First St., Port Angeles, WA 98362 , o r ema i l leah.leach@peninsula- dailynews.com.
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the mystery, and Clarkson makes no apologies for the purpose of the network.
“It’s the greatest story never told. There is some-thing very important going on that defies conventional explanation, and our job is to try and address it,” Clark-son said of his mission.
Clarkson points out that many people are seri-ously dedicated to this field. MUFON’s purpose is to collect the most detailed data, capture and assess the
soundness of the reports and look for “high strange-ness combined with high witness credibility” in each logged sighting.
Clarkson estimates there are about 15-20 reported sightings each month in the state but that seven or eight out of every 10 UFO events reported turn out to have a conventional or manmade explanation.
“Investigating UFOs is re-ally a lot like what I imagine panning for gold is like: You spend a lot of time sloshing the mud and the gravel, but
you do pick up the nug-gets, and you always find something worthwhile or interesting,” Clarkson said.
MUFON, as Clarkson says, takes a conservative, cautious approach. It is not out to convince the public that Earth is about to be invaded by alien forces. Yet there are those who think so.
“We keep it logical, and we don’t make assumptions we cannot support,” Clark-son said. “We try hard to be fair and objective.”
Many people who report a UFO sighting have little
understanding of the sky, Clarkson said. Witnesses come from all walks.
“Pilots I know have re-ported sightings that would make the hair stand up on the back on your neck,” Clarkson said.
While mainstream media, aviation officials and scien-tists tend to shun the UFO phenomenon, there remain a significant number of curi-ous and inquisitive people who support the belief that intelligent life might exist elsewhere in the universe.
In fact, many surveys
over time suggest that a good portion of people re-main convinced that some form of alien life does exist in the wide, wide cosmos.
Clarkson’s belief?“One way or another we
are going to discover that life is just as abundant in the universe as it is here on Earth,” he said. “I honestly have come to the conclu-sion – and I can’t prove this objectively, I freely admit it – but if you ask me what I believe, I think that life is going to end up being the other force in the universe.
“… I mean, we keep stumbling over water ev-erywhere we look (on other planets). It’s not a big leap to think that where there is water, there could be some kind of life form.”
But what about intel-ligent life? Steven Spielberg introduced us to the imagi-nary “E.T.” 30 years ago. He went home, and hasn’t come back.
Or has he?“If you want me to com-
mit – based upon my entire research and my experienc-es, etc. – I do think we’ve been visited by something that isn’t human,” Clarkson said.
Someday, Clarkson the ufologist insists, we will have that explanation.
Believe it, or not.
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