GET FIT! Wellness | Fitness | Sports | and More! City of Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation Classes & Leagues DON ’ T SIT Register now: www.auburnwa.gov/play | 253-931-3043 1158132 R EP O RTER .com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2014 NEWSLINE 253-833-0218 AUBURN ˜ Katelyn Cooper points her viewfinder at a Galapagos Fur Seal during her week long trip to the Galapagos Islands. Cooper, a 14-year- old freshman at Auburn Mountainview High School, is already an established nature photographer. COURTESY PHOTO, Cooper Family P HOTOGRAPHY COMES NATURALLY Sports | A preview of the Trojans, Lions and Ravens wrestling teams [15-16] Auburn teen captures award-winning images BY SHAWN SKAGER [email protected]It didn’t take Katelyn Cooper long to find her passion. When she was only 3, Katelyn’s parents put a Fisher Price camera in her hands. e camera would capture her imagi- nation. “I started lining up and taking per- spective shots,” said Katelyn, an Auburn Mountainview High School freshman. Katelyn Cooper [ more COOPER page 6 ] BY ROBERT WHALE [email protected]David Comstock opened the envelope from the City of Auburn on ursday morning at his bookstore on East Main Street. What he found inside was enough to give him a heart attack. While the notice didn’t in- duce myocardial infarction, it did speed him, furious, down the block to Auburn City Hall, hot for an answer. Exactly why, he asked a City permit technician, did he owe the City of Auburn $6,281 to renew his Auburn Business License – a figure based on square footage – 10 times what he should have paid? Several years ago, the City tied the business license to the Auburn Downtown Association assessment, but this with the cap set at $1,500 a year? Turns out it was all a big mistake. “is was the explanation I finally got,” a much re- lieved Comstock said upon returning to his business, offending letter in hand, and a revised figure in ink thereon – $686. “ey had written a new program – I don’t know if they changed computers or what the reason was – but the guy had made an error, and the computer took the total for the last 10 years. So the downtown business owners got a 10-year total as the amount that they owe now,” Comstock said. e City told Comstock it hoped to send out the corrected forms ursday aſternoon. A quick check of down- town businesses revealed that most owners had not yet received the errant notices in the mail, and be- cause of that their hearts and Big mistake: Owner gets a $6, 281 bill for license renewal [ more MISTAKE page 2 ] INSIDE: Auburn Valley Creative Arts group searches for a bigger place to grow, page 2 BY MARK KLAAS [email protected]For 30 years, Physical era- pist Nancy Johnson’s cheerful disposition and big heart have brought comfort and relief to her patients. Easing the pain, rehabilitating the body and strengthening the souls of others is a rewarding job, a wonderful profession, said the 53-year-old Auburn woman. “I love what I do, I absolutely love it,” a smiling Johnson said, fidgeting in her tidy, tiny office at Lakeland Sports & Spine Physical erapy. But Johnson was dealt a severe blow on July 17, 2013, the day doctors told her she had early- onset Alzheimer’s. e devastat- ing disease is rarely diagnosed in people younger than age 65, but as Johnson quickly realized, Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of old age. More than five million people in the U.S. live with Alzheimer’s, a brain disease that robs them of their ability to think and remem- ber. Only 5 percent of those with Alzheimer’s develop it in their early-to-mid 50s, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Physical therapist retires after long career, copes with Alzheimer’s [ more JOHNSON page 6 ] Nancy Johnson is prepared to take on early-onset Alzheimer’s and stay active in the community. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
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Katelyn Cooper points her viewfinder at a Galapagos Fur Seal during her week long trip to the Galapagos Islands. Cooper, a 14-year-old freshman at Auburn Mountainview High School, is already an established nature photographer. COURTESY PHOTO, Cooper Family
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Sports | A preview of the Trojans, Lions and Ravens wrestling teams [15-16]
David Comstock opened the envelope from the City of Auburn on Thursday morning at his bookstore on East Main Street.
What he found inside was enough to give him a heart attack.
While the notice didn’t in-duce myocardial infarction, it did speed him, furious, down the block to Auburn City Hall, hot for an answer.
Exactly why, he asked a City permit technician, did he owe the City of Auburn $6,281 to renew his Auburn Business License – a figure based on square footage – 10 times what he should have paid?
Several years ago, the City tied the business license to the Auburn Downtown Association assessment, but this with the cap set at $1,500 a year?
Turns out it was all a big mistake.
“This was the explanation I finally got,” a much re-
lieved Comstock said upon returning to his business, offending letter in hand, and a revised figure in ink thereon – $686.
“They had written a new program – I don’t know if they changed computers or what the reason was – but the guy had made an error, and the computer took the total for the last 10 years. So the downtown business owners got a 10-year total as the amount that they owe now,” Comstock said.
The City told Comstock it hoped to send out the corrected forms Thursday afternoon.
A quick check of down-town businesses revealed that most owners had not yet received the errant notices in the mail, and be-cause of that their hearts and
Big mistake: Owner gets a $6, 281 bill for license renewal
[ more MISTAKE page 2 ]
INSIDE: Auburn Valley Creative Arts group searches for a bigger place to grow, page 2
For 30 years, Physical Thera-pist Nancy Johnson’s cheerful disposition and big heart have brought comfort and relief to her patients.
Easing the pain, rehabilitating
the body and strengthening the souls of others is a rewarding job, a wonderful profession, said the 53-year-old Auburn woman. “I love what I do, I absolutely love it,” a smiling Johnson said, fidgeting in her tidy, tiny office at Lakeland Sports & Spine Physical Therapy.
But Johnson was dealt a severe
blow on July 17, 2013, the day doctors told her she had early-onset Alzheimer’s. The devastat-ing disease is rarely diagnosed in people younger than age 65, but as Johnson quickly realized, Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of old age.
More than five million people
in the U.S. live with Alzheimer’s, a brain disease that robs them of their ability to think and remem-ber. Only 5 percent of those with Alzheimer’s develop it in their early-to-mid 50s, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Physical therapist retires after long career, copes with Alzheimer’s
[ more JOHNSON page 6 ]
Nancy Johnson is prepared to take on early-onset Alzheimer’s and stay active in the community.MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
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An artists’ incubator, a pot pushing up works of creative, fevered genius, a pallet drop-ping deep purples, reds, blues and greens over pieces in public and private places, brightening walls and buildings, here, there, up, down.
Could happen in Auburn.So runs the dream of the folks
who make up Auburn Valley Creative Arts (AVCA), a non-profit organization for artists of all stripes and gifts.
While AVCA is happy to have the space it now rents in the downtown Auburn Arcade – last year a ceiling collapse forced the organization out of its previous digs in the old Gambini building on South Division – the sort of soul-feeding enterprise its new board of directors is talking about needs room.
It must have it.Space for potters to spin
their wheels, sculptors to shape, carvers to incise, for artists to support one another – and perhaps most important of all – for teachers to teach. And of space for such things, well, the 400 square feet offered by the current locale doesn’t allow a body to do much more than swing an elbow without hitting something, or someone.
“There’s just no space to do anything here,“ said Zachary Tanner, president of AVCA, retired filmmaker and stay-at-home dad, looking around a room about the size of a modest barbershop, its walls covered with paintings. “We teach classes once a month. I want to make that more so we can actually have 30 people taking a class at the same time.
“We can afford this place for the time being, but it’s too ex-pensive for what it is. We’re just trying to find a new location where we can have a little more,” Tanner said.
And so, expect to see AVCA members out and about, check-ing out buildings that have been sitting vacant and unused for years. Tanner estimates AVCA
will need at least 800 square feet of space, though more would certainly be welcomed.
“I’ll approach a building’s owner with a business plan that says, ‘Let us use your space, we’ll keep it up for you,’” Tanner said. “Look, if we have to move quickly, we can do that, we’ve done that. But in the meantime, we’ll have space for a gallery, space for studios, so that if we want to have classes for pottery, we can have a couple spinning wheels. It gives us more opportunities, especially for education.”
“We have (local artist) Greg Watson, who is really ready to teach, and we want him to teach how to carve Native American paddles” said AVCA member Lela Brugger. “He’s really open to teaching classes and is knowl-edgeable about Salish art. But we can’t do a woodcarving class in here right now. We want art-ists like him who have a passion for art and teaching.”
“For matting and framing, we don’t need a lot,” Tanner said. “But as far as a gallery and studio, there’s no place for our artists to do any work going for-ward here. We’re able to do very few three-dimensional works. We can’t do any artist installa-tions, that is, having something large, something cool in the window to draw the eye, which is fairly key to attracting atten-
tion and getting people in. It’s no easy task, however, to find such a place when your organi-zation has only $450 in the kitty for rent each month and owners are asking for $1,200.
“As far as asking people for money, one of the things that’s exciting is that after years, we finally have our 501-C3. It takes a lot of work to get that. And people can use it as a write-off,” Brugger said.
“I was going to approach some of these building owners with the message that, ‘Hey, we can’t pay you $1,200 a month in rent, but we can pay you $450, and you can take the rest off as a donation, and you’re not using the space”, Tanner said.
Yes, they know owners may need a bit of creative convinc-ing, but ultimately they know that what art brings to a com-munity transcends dollars and cents.
“I think art is the passion of the soul,” Brugger said. “We’re always so intent on getting other things done, cleaning the house, but we need passion. And art is about such a wide variety of passions. It brings out stuff inside. And when people see art, they’re engaged.”
“It’s mind-blowing,” Tanner added.
To learn more, visit auburnval-leycreativearts.com.
Arts group needs more room to flourish
AVCA’s present downtown location is inadequate for the type of operation it yearns to be. ROBERT WHALE, Reporter
blood pressure were functioning within normal parameters.
“Apparently, I was the first person to buzz down to City Hall,” Comstock said with a chuckle.
“Good thing,” John Rottle, co-owner of Rottles Apparel and Shoes on East Main Street, said after hearing about the mistake.
“If they were accumulating 10 years worth, it would probably have been time to get a loan. We would have owed $15,000,” Rottle said.
Comstrock said given the current state of the bookstore business, which is rocky, it was a particularly bad time to get such news, false though it turned out to be.
“There’s real bad competition on the Internet, nonprofits that are kind of eating up the bottom of the market. It’s been kind of a rough time. So when I get something like this, I think, oh great, they’re going to try and put us out of business,” Comstock said.
“It was a mistake, and we’re all struggling downtown anyway,” said a relieved Giovanni Di Quattro, owner of the Rainbow Cafe.
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KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTREQUEST FOR PROPOSALSFACILITATORThe King County Flood Control District, is requesting proposals to contract with a facilitator to work with relevant parties to de- velop an alignment and concep- tual design solution for the Low- er Russell Road Levee project. The contract will be effective from approximately January 12, 2015, through March 30, 2015. Deadline for Submittal of Proposals: 2:00 p.m. January 6, 2015Information is available at: http://www.kingcountyfloodcontrol.org/default.aspx?ID=26All proposals should be sent to:Mark Hoppen, Executive DirectorKing County Flood Control DistrictKing County Courthouse516 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, W1201Seattle, WA 98104-3272(206) [email protected] Published in the Auburn, Kent and Renton Reporters on Decem- ber 26, 2014.#1206966
CITY OF PACIFICSEPA NOTICE
DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE
FILE/S SEP14-003DESCRIPTION OF PROPO- SAL: Proposed amendments to Chapter 20.92 Accessory Dwell- ing Units (ADU) of the Pacific Municipal Code (PMC). The amendments revise noticing requirements, the size of ADU’s and the height of ADU’s” al- lowed in Pacific. The full text of the amendments are available upon request.DETERMINATION: Determi- nation of Nonsignificance (DNS)PROPONENT/S: City of Pacific, 100 3rd Ave. SE Pacific, Washington 98047LOCATION OF PROPOSAL: CitywideLEAD AGENCY: City of Pacific The responsible official of the City of Pacific hereby makes the following determination based upon impacts identified in the Environmental Checklist and the Staff Evaluation for the Envi- ronmental Checklist (Case No. SEP14-003), and Conclusions of Law based upon the City of Pacific Comprehensive Plan and
EIS, and other Municipal poli- cies, plans, rules and regulations designated as a basis for the ex- ercise of substantive authority of the Washington State Environ- mental Policy Act Rules pursuant to RCW 43.21C.060. The lead agency for this propo- sal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environ- ment, and an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a com- pleted environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. The City reserves the right to review any new information, future revisions or alterations to the site or the proposal (WAC 197-11-340) in order to determine the environ- mental significance or non-sig- nificance of the project at that point of time. Detailed informa- tion and copies of the determina- tion are available to the public on request. CONTACT: Jack Dodge, Community Develop- ment Manager at (253) 929-1107 [E-mail: [email protected]]COMMENT PERIODThis DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2); the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from the date of issuance. Comments must be submitted by 5:00 P.M. on Jan- uary 9, 2015.APPEAL PERIODAny person wishing to appeal this determination may file such an appeal within twenty-one (21) days of the end of the comment period to the Dept. of Commu- nity Development, located at 100 3rd Ave SE. All appeals of the above determination must be filed by 5:00 P.M. January 30, 2015. Appeals shall be submit- ted pursuant to Pacific Municipal Code Section 16.16.260. THERE IS A $1,000.00 FEE TO APPEAL THIS DETER- MINATION.RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: Jack DodgeCommunity Development Manager
100 3rd Ave. SEPacific, Washington 98047253-929-1107 Date Issued/Published in the Auburn Reporter: December 26, 2014. #1208242.
CITY OF PACIFICSEPA NOTICE
DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE
FILE/S SEP14-005DESCRIPTION OF PROPO- SAL: Proposed amendments regarding nonconforming uses. Current Chapter 16.12 is repealed and a new Chapter 20.12 – Nonconforming Uses and Structures is added to the PMC. The proposed amendments provide the following:• Restrictions for the expan-
sion/use of legal noncon- forming uses and structures.
• Provides criteria to issue “Nonconforming Use Permits”.
• Provides criteria where legal nonconforming uses or struc- tures shall conform with the Pacific Municipal Code.
A copy of the proposed amend- ments is available upon request.DETERMINATION: Determi- nation of Nonsignificance (DNS)PROPONENT/S: City of Pacific, 100 3rd Ave. SE Pacific, Washington 98047LOCATION OF PROPOSAL: CitywideLEAD AGENCY: City of Pacific The responsible official of the City of Pacific hereby makes the following determination based upon impacts identified in the Environmental Checklist and the Staff Evaluation for the Environ- mental Checklist (Case No. SEP 14-005), and Conclusions of Law based upon the City of Pacific Comprehensive Plan and EIS, and other Municipal policies, plans, rules and regulations des- ignated as a basis for the exercise of substantive authority of the Washington State Environmental Policy Act Rules pursuant to RCW 43.21C.060. The lead agency for this propo- sal has determined that it does
not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environ- ment, and an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C. 030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and oth- er information on file with the lead agency. The City reserves the right to review any new infor- mation, future revisions or alter- ations to the site or the proposal (WAC 197-11-340) in order to determine the environmental sig- nificance or non-significance of the project at that point of time. Detailed information and copies of the determination are available to the public on request. CON- TACT: Jack Dodge, Commu- nity Development Manager at (253) 929-1107 [E-mail: [email protected]]COMMENT PERIODThis DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2); the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from the date of issu- ance. Comments must be sub- mitted by 5:00 P.M. on January 9, 2015.APPEAL PERIODAny person wishing to appeal this determination may file such an appeal within twenty-one (21) days of the end of the comment period to the Dept. of Commu- nity Development, located at 100 3rd Ave SE. All appeals of the above determination must be filed by 5:00 P.M. January 30, 2015. Appeals shall be submit- ted pursuant to Pacific Municipal Code Section 16.16.260. THERE IS A $1,000.00 FEE TO APPEAL THIS DETER- MINATION.RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL:
Jack DodgeCommunity Development Manager 100 3rd Ave. SEPacific, Washington 98047253-929-1107
Date Issued/Published in the Auburn Reporter: December 26, 2014. #1208251.
The Algona-Pacific Library celebrated on Dec. 13 its 20th year of delivering the gift of knowledge. Sponsored by the Friends of the Algona-Pacific Library, the daylong festivities included story time in the morning, presenta-tions by Pacific Mayor Leanne Guier and Algona Mayor Dave Hill, and an afternoon magic show. The Auburn Harp Ensemble provided music. The library, which opened in 1994 and was remodeled in 2007, is expanding its parking lot.
TURNING 20
Left: Pacific Mayor Leanne Guier and Algona Mayor Dave Hill peruse periodicals at the Algona-Pacific Library. Dolores Schlentz, below, of Friends of the Algona-Pacific Library, was on hand for the anniversary. The Auburn Harp Ensemble, below left, gets ready to perform.
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Members of Machinists Union District Lodge 751 raised more than $322,000 for its favorite charity, Guide Dogs of America, this year.
The recent announce-ment was made by IAM 751 President Jon Holden at the annual Guide Dogs of America charity ban-quet in Las Vegas, where Holden presented a check for $322,266.50.
District 751 remains the No. 1 fundraiser for Guide Dogs of America across North America.
Over the past six years, the union has donated nearly $1.8 million to the California-based charity, which provides service dogs and training in their use free of charge to people who are blind or have impaired vision from across the United States and Canada.
In South King County, the union held a charity go-kart race at PGP Motor-sports Park in Kent, along with its annual “Dog Days” charity event at Pacific Raceways.
Aerospace Machinists union raises $322,000 for charity
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?Question of the week:“Do you believe the economy is headed in the right direction?”
Vote online:www.auburn-reporter.comLast week’s poll results:“Are you confident the state Legislature will come up with an adequate plan to fund education?”No: 82% Yes: 18%
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‘Tis two days after ses-sion and all through the Dome,
Not a member is working since they all have gone home;
House members left first,
making deals left and right,Then voting out bills near the
middle of the night;
Senators meanwhile had debates on the floor,
‘Till the chance came Tuesday to bolt out the door;
If Murray and
Cantwell looked to be a bit dour,
That’s because very soon they’ll be losing some power;
They’re majority today, minority tomorrow,
They’ve been in it before, still there’ll be some sorrow;
Murray will lead Dems on a key
committee,On which Rs may take aim at the
N-L-R-B;She’ll seek to rewrite No Child
Left Behind,
But getting it done will be quite a grind;
Minimum wage is looming on
the horizon,If the panel gets there, brace for a
collision;Ds want it higher and will say Rs
don’t careHey, doesn’t that sound like class
warfare?
Where Cantwell is moving should be lots of action,
Ode to Congress: Gone for the year, something to cheer T H E P E T R I D I S H
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Problem of childhood hunger put on the table
One look inside her best friend’s refrigera-tor seared a lasting childhood memory onto Lois Brandt’s mind.
Looking for a snack, she was shocked to see the fridge held almost nothing outside of some condiments and one small lunch milk carton.
“She had saved the school milk for her little brother, who was too young to go to school,” Brandt recalled. “They had nothing. … I didn’t know what to do.”
That disturbing image would inspire Brandt to do something about childhood hunger. And to this day, the Issaquah woman
writes about it, talks about it and finds ways to confront what is, in fact, a national crisis.
“If we’re really going to beat this, we need to look at why people don’t have enough money to feed their kids,” said Brandt, a
former Peace Corps volunteer and the author of “Maddi’s Fridge” (www.MaddisFridge.com), a children’s picture book that asks this question: What do you do if your best friend’s family doesn’t have enough food?
Brandt is a children’s fiction writer whose work has appeared in Highlights and other magazines. She said she believes that her new book, “Maddi’s Fridge,” illustrated by Vin Vogel, is the first picture book to address childhood hunger in the United States.
For Brandt, childhood hunger is a shot to the heart.
“Food insecurity means an empty refrig-erator. Food insecurity means soda instead of milk. Food insecurity means a child com-ing to school hungry and unable to focus,” Brandt said. “Poverty may not look exactly the same in our country as it does in a war-torn region or a developing country, but it is affecting our children and their futures.
Pro football has been in the news with Ray Rice, and other football players, with their domestic violence episodes.
Maybe it is time for the con-tracts of all professional sports athletes to include a paragraph something to the effect: If you are convicted of domestic vio-lence, or test positive for use of self-enhancing drugs, you will be suspended from participa-tion in any professional sport for 24 months. You will forfeit any awards received during the time of abuse, and all pay dur-ing the period of suspension. A second offense relating to any of these actions will result in permanent banishment from all pro sports for life.
That hopefully would put some integrity back into sports.
Kids need to see role models in sports figures, vs. the wrong message that a few sports figures are sending. Setting records and the treatment
of others needs to be done honorably. Maybe this will put a stop to people like Lance Armstrong, Alex Rodrigues and Ray Rice, etc., from seek-ing glory the dishonest way or abusing others around them.
The attorneys can work out the legalese, but you get the idea.
– Larry Brickman
Overcharged by stormwater
Yes, the water bills for the City of Auburn are too high, and I think I know why. It isn't the water consumption amount that adds up, it is the additional charge on our bill each month for "stormwater."
I live up on Lea Hill and be-fore this area was incorporated into the city of Auburn, our stormwater fee was assessed every other month. Now it is added on each month, and the rate has been increased at least twice since the change from King County to City of Auburn.
That is why our water bills are so high.
This stormwater fee is added on to each household in the City of Auburn. Each house-hold. Each month.
Please, someone have an auditor check the City records and correct this severe over-charge.– C. Whitten
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“Sometimes, working parents have to choose between rent and food, medicine and food, or gas and food,” she added.
While most Americans are worry-ing about eating too much this holi-day season, 16 million of the country’s children live in households that struggle to afford food, accord-ing to a 2012 report from the United States Department of Agriculture.
To address the problem, Brandt, a volunteer for the Issaquah School District, visits schools, where she sees hungry kids and needy families.
In lieu of appearance fees, the touring author urges schools to organize food drives. Ten percent of the proceeds from her book’s sales go to hunger solutions.
Brandt’s book provides a gently-told, age-appropriate storyline for kids to get the message. The story is not just about hunger but also friendship.
Brandt, who has a master’s degree in fine arts from the Northwest Insti-tute of Literary Arts, has served as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. She has seen the sights, sounds and
sorrow of hungry people – near and far.
“Hunger is already in the schools. They are your friends and neighbors,” Brandt said. “So the question is … what to do?”
Brandt suggests ways for you to help prevent childhood hunger, such as supporting food banks and
nonprofit organizations, or volunteer-ing during the busy holiday season with your family at a shelter or a food pantry. Your efforts and kind words
can become a fond, lifelong memory for a child, or remind adults that other people care, and that they’re not alone, Brandt said.
Parents should also talk to their children about childhood hunger and how they can help.
“Rather than sheltering your chil-dren from this sad fact of American life, talking to them about it can help nurture their compassion and empa-thy,” Brandt said.
Taking action teaches children that they can change the world for the better.
“There’s a secret around childhood hunger, and we can’t fight it until we really recognize it and start digging in,” Brandt said.
Maddi’s Fridge is available at inde-pendent bookstore, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
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It’s the same energy panel where once sat Scoop Jackson.
Murkowski is the leader and knows issues ‘round here
But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to fear;
Cantwell wants biofuels
put ahead of oil,But the chair’s from
Alaska, so expect a little roil;This panel has created
some great national parks,Yet raising the subject
may generate some sparks; Congress acted swiftly in
its final few days,Hard to keep track in so
many ways;Buried at the end of those
last-minute billsAre what some fear are
poisonous pills; Like easing protections in
‘ole Dodd-Frank
Could leave the markets ripe for a prank;
And allowing the parties to haul in more cash
Could wind up inciting voter backlash;
Yet tucked in the bills are
bites of good newsRegardless of one’s politi-
cal views.Like the sales tax deduc-
tion, it’s safe once again,A rare cause that united
our delegation;
‘Tis two days after session
- yes Congress is done,They’ll look back without
fondness ‘cuz it wasn’t fun;They’ll return in a few
weeks, all full of good cheer,Knowing they don’t face
election next year. Political reporter Jerry Corn-
field’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet.com. Contact him at 360-352-8623; [email protected] and on Twitter at @dospueblos
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HONOREDClaudia Flores of West Auburn High School is the Rotary Club of Auburn’s December Student of the Month. She recently was honored at a luncheon. Shown right is Mike Newman, deputy superintendent, business and operations, of Auburn School District. COURTESY PHOTO
Chinook Elementary earns $56,000 county grant for playgroundFOR THE REPORTER
The King County Youth Sports Facilities Grant program recently awarded a $56,000 grant to Chinook Elementary School to fund its new playground.
The county’s matching grants totaled $745,250, King County Executive Dow Constantine an-nounced last week.
The grant program evaluates projects based on community need, with
an emphasis on projects in underserved areas with low- to moderate-income families. The program leverages an additional $6 million for local parks and recreation projects through agreements with cities, schools and local commu-nity groups.
The grants, some as large as $75,000, must be matched by local com-munity organizations and are administered by the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks.
The program is funded and sustained through a
one-fourth of 1 percent car-rental tax authorized by the Legislature in 1993. Funds can only be used for developing and con-structing facilities, not for
costs of maintenance or operations.
King County has award-ed more than $12 million in grants since the program’s inception.
FOR THE REPORTER
Every year the Wash-ington state Senate offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportu-nity to spend one week as a Senate page.
Through the program, students ages 14 through 16 can serve and get a front-row seat on how state government works.
“The page program is a great way for students to learn more about govern-ment and gain new perspec-tive on how decisions are
made that affect our entire state,” said Sen. Joe Fain (R-Au-burn). “Regardless of which subjects a student is interested in at school, this is a great educational opportunity and experience.”
Pages perform a variety of administrative tasks during their stay in Olympia and at-tend page school where they learn about the legislative process.
“Learning about Washington’s legisla-tive process and our state’s history is an essential part of edu-cating all students,” Fain said. “Everyone who completes this program returns home with a new-
found understanding of state government and special memories.”
To learn more, visit www.SenatorFain.com and click on “Get Involved – Senate
Page Program.” There you can find an application, an explanation of the program and a short video about the experience.
Students who apply must have a Senate sponsor; South Sound residents are welcome to contact Fain, who represents parts of Auburn, Kent, Covington, Federal Way and Renton, about sponsorships by contacting his office toll free via phone (888-786-0598) or email ([email protected]).
Area students invited to spend a week as a Senate page
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“Then (my parents) real-ized, ‘She’s going to be a photographer.’ ”
What Wes and Nicole couldn’t have known was the level of commitment to the craft, specifically nature photography, their only child would develop.
“We didn’t show her how to take any of the pictures, but she had promise,” said
Wes, an avid amateur pho-tographer.
Now Katelyn is an ac-complished, award-winning photographer. She has travelled throughout the Western States, France and China to capture images, mostly of nature.
In July she and her father sailed to the Galápagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador, where Katelyn got the opportunity to fine-
tune her skills with pho-tographers from National Geographic, a magazine Katelyn aspires to work for one day.
“We travelled to mul-tiple islands, working with National Geographic photographers who were giving us advice on site. It was amazing,” she said of the weeklong trip. “It was really nicer than the usual way of taking the picture,
and them telling you, ‘Oh, if you had moved over here, or over there,’” she said. “And you’re like, ‘Oh, I can’t go back and get the better picture.’”
For some, the thrill of a trip to the islands made famous as the laboratory of Charles Darwin – natural-ist and author of “On the Origin of Species”, by which he explained his theory of evolution – would last a lifetime.
But not for Katelyn. The young photogra-
pher has her mind set on publishing a book, “U.S. National Parks: Picturing the Little Things”, so she hopes to point her lens at wildlife and nature at several national parks next summer.
“Most people go to the national parks and they look at the big picture,” she said. “They don’t take the time to see the little things, the things beside the trails, the animals or the flowers. We want to go and take pic-tures of the things people don’t notice, with a little excerpt so they can learn about it. And after they can go and visit the parks and look for those things. It deepens their appreciation and the respect and under-standing of the parks.”
To fund the trip, Katelyn is selling various prints of her photos and waging a Kickstarter campaign to solicit donations.
“This is giving me the experience of pitching an
idea and going out on as-signment, like you would for a magazine like National Geographic,” she said. “That’s the reason we came up with to do the Kick-starter.”
According to Wes, the family will spend a month this summer traveling to 20 national parks in Washing-ton, Oregon, California, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, South Dakota, Montana and Wyo-ming to capture the images for the book.
“I’m most excited to go to Yosemite because of the history,” Katelyn said. “(My parents) had their honeymoon there, so I’ve heard tons of stories about Yosemite and want to see it for myself.”
Yearns to travelIf any money from the
$9,000 Kickstarter goal is left over, Wes said it will go toward Katleyn’s other pas-sion, traveling.
Katelyn plans to save enough money to attend The Traveling School as a junior.
“It’s a semester long, and you take whatever you’re learning in that semester and move it to another country,” Katelyn said of the program. “The one I want to do is in South Africa and Mozambique. It adds an-other element to learning.”
She added:“For me, (traveling)
makes it so you’re not just one-sided in your views,” Katelyn said. “You have a whole bunch of other expe-riences that you’ve seen and
you’ve lived for a couple of weeks, or a couple of days. You don’t feel like America is the only culture out there. There are so many more cultures out there. It gives you a bigger picture of the world.”
For her parents, it’s all an opportunity to give Katelyn a leg up when she embarks on her chosen career as a photographer after college.
“This is the route she wants to go, so we’re get-ting her as many skills and experiences she can get to help her,” Wes said. “We’ve gotten her certified as a climber so can go out and climb. She’s in search and rescue with me now. She knows backcountry skiing and about avalanche dan-ger, those kinds of things.
“(We want her to have) as many skills that will set her apart from the other thousands of photographers out there, so she can go to Antarctica and dive under the ice or climb and take pictures in the high rainfor-est,” Wes said. “Just giving her those skill sets and just trying to give her as much of a comfort level travel-ing and experiencing other cultures as we can.”
For more information on Katelyn Cooper, or to view and buy her photos visit www.rhyth-micrain.com/ or instagram.com/rhythmic_rain_photog-raphy/.
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The news hit the Johnsons very hard.
“It’s not been easy,” Joel Johnson said of his wife’s condition. “We don’t get to choose how we come in and how we leave. We do get to choose how we approach the dif-ficulties and challenges in life.”
The Johnsons have been reso-lute, but Nancy’s fading skills have forced her to close her practice. Her last day of work was Dec. 18.
Early retirement has been dif-ficult to accept.
“It’s been fun,” she said. “It’s hard to let go.”
Matt Fenstermaker, a doctor of physical therapy, will continue as clinic director. The staff remains intact.
Active in the Auburn community, the Johnsons have built a successful business. Joel, a physical thera-pist, owns three clinics, including the one in Lakeland Hills, where Nancy has worked and which she has directed ever since the clinic’s inception in 2003.
Nancy has been a big part of the clinic’s success. The practice has grown in clientele over 11 years, the center’s space doubling in size more than a year ago.
“She’s had an amazing career of
impacting people,” Joel said. “She has attracted so many people to come here.”
A 1985 graduate of the Uni-versity of Puget Sound, Nancy launched her physical therapy career in 1985 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She worked in neu-rological rehabilitation and in a skilled nursing environment when her children were young. She switched to orthopedics in 2001 with the opening of Renton Sports & Spine Physical Therapy, then helped open the Lakeland Hills office two years later.
In retirement, Nancy plans to stay active, volunteer in the
Auburn community and travel with family. Daily exercise is important, she said, and staying connected to others.
Nancy has served for many years as a Rotarian, volunteered in schools and coached youth soccer for Auburn Parks. The family business has contributed to many charities, including the Auburn Food Bank.
The Johnsons celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on Monday. They have raised three sons.
They are approaching Nancy’s situation in a positive way. Broadly speaking, the disease is not life-ending but it is under-
publicized compared to cancer and other maladies.
“We’re not going to change how we approach life,” Joel said. “We’re not going to crawl under a rock and hide.”
When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, friends and family unintentionally pull away, Nancy has observed.
“They just don’t know what to say to you,” she said. “Don’t be afraid of me. I’m still your neigh-bor, your friend, movie pal and your coworker.”
For more information on early-onset Alzheimer’s disease or to donate, visit www.alz.org.
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THE AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Directors has commissioned a Citizens Ad Hoc Committee to study school attendance areas and current and future facility needs. The district is asking for volunteers – parents and community members – to help develop plans to meet the growing student population. There will be two sub-committees, one address-ing elementary and middle school attendance areas, the other developing a facilities plan. The committees begin meeting in January and will present recommendations to the board in April. Interested persons should contact Mike Newman, deputy superinten-dent, at [email protected].
CRIME ALERTThis week’s…
Police Blotter
Between Dec. 13 and 16, Auburn Police responded to the follow-ing calls for service, among many others.
Dec. 13Theft: 4 p.m., 4200 block of Au-burn Way South. Somebody stole a utility trailer.
Dec. 15Animal at large: 11:34 a.m., 4700 block of Auburn Way North. The owner of a dangerous dog let the beast run about, and a car hit it. The City’s animal control officer cited the careless owner.
Theft: 11:10 a.m., 4248 A St. SE. Somebody stole a woman’s holiday lawn decorations.
Purse theft: 12:33 p.m., 762 Outlet Collection Drive SW. Spying an unattended wallet at Walmart, a dishonest male and female duo pounced upon said wallet and stole it.
Controlled substance: 1:46 p.m., 801 Auburn Way N. A man stole a purse from an older woman, ran from police and pos-sessed heroin, so police busted him.
Theft: 2:04 p.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. Somebody stole a $200 slot machine ticket from a man at the Muckleshoot Casino.
Dec. 16Theft: 9:01 a.m., 1186 Outlet Collection Drive SW. Police arrested a Comcast employee by citation for stealing a cell phone, which was recovered from the employee after he was confronted about the theft.
DID YOU RECEIVE a gift this holi-day season, packed in Styrofoam? Bring your bulky Styrofoam blocks to the City of Auburn’s free holiday Styrofoam Recycling Collection Event from Dec. 29 to Jan. 5 at the south
parking lot, 12th Street Southeast and J Street Southeast, of Les Gove Park. Collection carts will be in the northwest corner of the parking lot near the free used-cooking-oil collection container. Residents may
access the collection site during daylight hours.
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Tahoma Athletic Club is located in Lakeland Hills. At our club everything we do stems from one simple belief: being fit is the best path to feeling good and enjoying life. We believe fitness is about more than looking good. It’s about having the energy to do the things you love and the strength to conquer life’s tasks. That’s why Tahoma Athletic Club is differ-ent. It’s why today, you won’t find our clubs full of nameless, faceless people running on treadmills, but rather friends and fami-lies making their fitness experience more than just a workout.
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EventsAuburn Tourism: For special events or to add a special event, go to www.auburn-tourism.com.
Clubs Striped Water Poets: Meets every Tuesday, 7- 9 p.m., at Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main St. A roundtable critique and welcoming of new poets.
Auburn Noon Lions: Meets Tuesdays, noon, Longhorn Barbecue, 635 C St. SW. $12 for lunch, $5 for dessert and beverage. For more info, contact Ed Butler at 253-929-9358 or [email protected].
Rotary Club of Auburn: Meets noon, Wednesdays, Auburn Golf Course, banquet room, 29630 Green River Road SE. For more information, visit www.auburnrotary.org.
Auburn Morning Toastmasters: Meets every Thursday morning, 6:30-7:30, Auburn
Chamber of Commerce, 25 Second St. NW. Learn the fine art of communication and public speaking in a friendly supportive atmosphere. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 253-735-1751 or visit www.toastmasters.org.
Save Our Fish, Auburn Chapter, Puget Sound Anglers: Meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except December), 6 p.m. Round Table Pizza, 4002 A St. SE. Learn fishing techniques and hot spots from guest speakers and chapter
experts. For more information, visit www.saveourfish.org.
Volunteers Auburn Valley Humane Society: 6-8 p.m., fourth Wednesdays of the month; 10 a.m.-noon, fourth Saturdays of the month, AVHS shelter, 4910 A St. SE, Auburn. Volunteer orientation and trainings. Stop by the shelter to pick up a volunteer applica-tion or download one from www.auburn-valleyhs.org and bring it to the orientation. You may register to attend anyone of the sessions in the future by emailing [email protected]. For more information, call 253-249-7849 or visit www.auburnval-leyhs.org.
Network3No Networking: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays. 3No Networking is a casual weekly get-together set aside for members of the business community to drop in and get to know each other. The mixer rotates among Auburn venues: • First Thursday of the month – Iron Horse Casino, 333 15th St. NE; • second Thursday – Auburn Wine & Caviar Company, 2402 A St. SE; • third Thursday – Station Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125; • fourth Thursday – Zola’s Café, 402 E. Main St. Suite 120. The series is made possible by a partnership between IPZ No. 15 Auburn, the City of Auburn Office of Economic Development, Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce and the Auburn Downtown Association. For more informa-
tion, contact Doug Lein, IPZ administrator, at 253-804-3101.
Business 101 Overview Workshop: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 7, City Hall Council Chambers, 25 W. Main St., Auburn. For those interested in starting up a new business or for those already in business. Speakers will present a summary of current trends, financial considerations, legal aspects and business marketing. Presented by City of Auburn, Office of Economic Development. Free. No registration necessary. For more information, contact Doug Lein at 253-804-3101 or [email protected].
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Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.
January Comedy at the Ave: 7:30 p.m. Jan.16. Presenting three comedians with a featured headliner. Ages 18 and over
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Special Asian Night: 8:30-10:30 p.m. Dec. 31. Enjoy a special night of Vietnamese song and dance, celebrating New Year’s Eve. Featuring Tuan Anh, Thanh Ha, Trinh Lam, Ky Duyen, Andy Quach, Y Phuong, DJ Miss Jade and the Galaxy Band.
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Music at The Station Bistro: 6-8 p.m. Jan. 15, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. Chris James Quartet performs.
Zola’s Cafe: Live music every Friday, 7-9 p.m., 402 E. Main St., Suite 120. Open mic on the last Wednesday of the month. For information, contact Sonia Kessler at 253-333-9652.
THE “SEE YA LATER” FOUNDATION and the Tacoma Stars offer a youth soccer camp Dec. 29-30 at the Diamond Sports Training Center, 13712 24th St. E, Sumner. Check-in is 8:30 a.m., with instruction from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days. The entry level camp is for basic players (non-select players) ages 7 to 13. The camp is limited to 50 players. A suggested donation of $30 per child is requested; however, the camp is free if the fee limits the child’s attendance. Please mark scholarship on the registration form with no questions asked. The entry fee includes a free T-shirt, cinch bag and instruction. The camp provides soccer gear. Please wear tennis shoes to camp. No cleats allowed. Register online at:www.seeyalater.org/syl-washington/wa-soccer-camp/. For more information, contact Brian Williams at [email protected] or 253-332-5144, or Wendy Buchanan at [email protected] or 253-951-6491.
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• Grooming. Weekly nail trimming and brushing allow you to check your dog for lumps or other changes that might need attention. If
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Looking for something to do on a dreary North-west weekend? How about visiting the dog show?
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The shows begin on Saturday, Jan. 10 and con-tinue through Monday, Jan. 12. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
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Dogs that are not en-tered in the shows are not allowed, but their families most definitely are. In addition to watching the dogs perform, visitors can talk to breeders and own-ers about their dogs.
It’s a great place to do research for a future puppy purchase. Dozens of vendors provide plenty of dog-related shopping, with most everything a dog (or dog owner) could desire.
For the best dog show experience, check the show superintendent’s website a week before the show. You’ll be able to print a copy of the judg-ing program. It will list the exact time and ring number for each breed, and provide the number of dogs entered in each breed.
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AuburnCoach: Dennis Herren, fourth year
Last year’s dual record: 5-3
Top wrestlers: Drew Aplin, 120 pounds, junior, state qualifier; Balteer Rana, 126, senior, state alternate; Sjon Snitily, 138, junior, state qualifier; Bailey Minnar,170, senior; Sam Lindsay, 182, senior, sixth-place at state; Jacob Apodaca, 285, senior, fifth-place at state; and Mario Luevano, 220, senior, regional qualifier.
Outlook: Simply put, the Trojans are stacked. In addition to six state qualifiers from last year’s Mat Classic, Auburn returns several wrestlers who were on the cusp of reaching state
last season, and some promising newcomers. The Washington Wres-tling Reporter featured seven Trojan wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in their respective weight classes: Aplin, No. 5 at 120; Rana, No. 8 at 126; Snit-ily, No 8, 138; Minnar, No. 8 at 170; Lindsay, No. 2 at 182; Luevano No. 4 at 220; and Apodaca, No. 2 at 285. “We have seven wrestlers projected by the experts to place at Mat Classic XXVII,” Herren said. “I predict twice as many wrestlers from Auburn to live and train like champions this season. It is an uncommonly dedicated group, and as a coach, I am inspired by the courage, team effort and work ethic of the group.”
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Kyle Jones remembers well the heyday of Auburn Riverside wrestling.
Actually, it’d be pretty hard for the Ravens’ new wrestling head coach to forget the days when Auburn Riverside’s program was synonymous with grappling glory.
That’s because Kyle was a cru-cial part of those days, a heavy-weight, laying the groundwork in his final year of prep wrestling in 2006.
That’s the year Kyle took home
seventh-place at 189 pounds, defeating Moses Lake’s John Fackrell in the battle for seventh, with a pin at 2 minutes, 16 sec-onds. Not bad for a three-sport athlete, who also lettered in baseball and football that year.
The success of that team that season set the stage for Auburn Riverside’s fifth-place finish the next year at Mat Classic XIX.
Although Kyle had graduated
and was attending Central Wash-ington University by the time, his younger brother, Eric Jones – today a Raven assistant wrestling coach – won the first of his two state championship titles and Michael Mangrum snagged his second title of three.
For Kyle, previously an assis-tant wrestling coach at Auburn High School, it’s now about using this past glory to inspire the new generation of Auburn Riverside wrestlers.
“It’s been good [taking this job], it’s a little surreal,” Kyle said. “I’ve been enjoying it because it’s a real welcoming,
positive environment. The kids are really buying into what we’re trying to do. It’s fun. It makes it easier to relate to kids who are coming through Riverside now, just like I did.”
He admits it was a little hard for him to leave Auburn, where he not only worked with Trojan heavyweights but also was an assistant on the varsity foot-ball squad. Plus, he got to work closely with his dad, Bob Jones, Auburn’s athletic director.
“It was difficult leaving, but Riv-erside was one of the positions
Kyle Jones
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Auburn’s Drew Aplin, seen here wrestling Raven Evan Polkow, is currently the No. 4 ranked 120-pound 3A wrestler in the state according to the Washington Wrestling Report. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter
Boys wrestling at a glance
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I was willing to leave for,” he said. “I always said, even when I was going through Riverside, that I wanted to be a teacher and wanted to coach, similar to my dad. Riverside was where I wanted to be.”
Kyle said he applied two years ago for the Raven head football coach job, “to get ex-perience about the interview process.”
Although he was unsuc-cessful – the job went to Bry-ant Thomas – the experience paid off.
“When this job came open it was kind of no-brainer for me,” he said. “This was the spot I wanted a chance at. Other schools would have been harder to try for, but this
one I knew I wanted to give it a shot.”
Plus, the chance to coach with his brother, Eric, was appealing.
“I’ve had to coach opposite my brother, who is one of my assistant coaches now,” he said. “It’s fun having that fam-ily connection and being able to work with him.”
Together with Eric, and assistant Shawn Martin-son, Kyle said, the key was bringing his wrestlers up to a higher level of skill and get-ting them to buy in.
“I think the biggest thing we’ve tried to do is start show-ing that example of things we were doing that were success-ful then,” Kyle said. “When I’m working out with kids, I’m showing them the level, the pace and the intensity they need to get at. I don’t
think a lot of our wrestlers have had examples that have had as much success as my brother or I had. We had to lead them to that.
“In practice we’re elevating the expectations, which has really helped them in their growth. We’re seeing a lot of growth that I don’t think they had in years previous. The kids are really buying into that. There are so many little techniques in wrestling that without them there is no way you’re going to be able to be ready for a match if you don’t get that practice time and focus on what you’re trying to do. It’s one of the sports that is unique in how much of an individual sport it is, with technique, and how much of a team sport it is at the same time. Practice is extremely vital; you can’t get enough
practice time.”Although no longer
wearing the green and gold of Auburn, Kyle said he still relies on his dad and Trojan football coach Gordon Elliott, as well as others, for advice on the ins and outs of coaching.
“I’ve got my dad at Auburn,” Kyle said. “I’ve got Gordie Elliott over at Auburn as well, we’re close. He’s been an extremely big mentor for me as well. I’ve also used Tony Davis in Tahoma (football) as a resource because he’s got great knowledge and back-ground. Matt Harshman at Sumner has been a great help in preparing me. And I’ve got Sean Martinson, who has been here a number of years.Those are the big mentors for me.”
Also key is the wealth of experience brought by his
little brother. Eric, Kyle said.“I don’t know if they’re
aware just how good he was,” he said. “They know he was a two-time state champion, and when they wrestle with him he tries not to use all of his skills, because then it just doesn’t benefit them. I think they’re realizing more this year because he’s been able to show more, and they’re realizing how knowledgeable about the sport he is. I’m a bigger guy, and I work with our heavyweights more. He can work and relate more to the lightweights because that’s where he wrestled. We have a great group of coaches that way, from top to bottom.”
Kyle said he was optimistic about the improvement of his wresters and fully expects to make some noise at the league level towards the end
of the season. He added that he was even more optimistic about the potential for the program as a whole.
“I hope that we are a top program around,” Kyle said. “That we did things right, that there was never a question of integrity about how we were running the program. And that we impacted kids, not just wrestling-wise, but that we gave them some skills they could take off the mat. I really want to build leaders, in whatever they go into, as well as building wrestlers. Yes, I hope that we are highly competitive for years to come and in title contention in our league, our region and at state. But we’re also going to be leaders in our community around us and an example of some place parents want to send their kids.
According to Herren, the only weak-ness this year’s squad has its lack of lightweights, with no 106- or 113-pounders on the roster. Team chemistry will be a strength. “Our senior leaders on the team have developed the concept of ‘Brojans,’ which means that they lift each other up and leave nobody on the team behind. Everyone is a brother and fellow warrior on the mat.”
Key dates: Auburn hosts the All-South Puget Sound League Championship on Jan. 2-3, featuring some of the state’s top wrestlers. The Trojans travel to the Rocky Mountain Rumble on Jan. 16-17 at Utah Valley University in Orem. Also on tap is the Dream Duals, one of the state’s
premier tournaments, Jan 24 at East Valley High School in Spokane. The postseason begins Feb. 6-7 with the SPSL Sub-Regionals at Auburn, followed by the regional tournament Feb. 14 at Bonney Lake High School. This year’s state championships, Mat Classic XXVII, is Feb. 20-21 at the Tacoma Dome.
Auburn RiversideCoach: Kyle Jones, first year
Last year’s dual record: 2-5
Top wrestlers: Landon Stockton, 132, senior; A.I.Shackleford, fresh-man, 113; Jose Juarez, junior, 152; Scott Esparsa, senior, 182; and Diego Cabanas, junior, 182.
Outlook: Auburn Riverside may
not be synonymous with wrestling these days, but that hasn’t always been the case. Ten years ago the Ravens were one of the top pro-grams, with wrestlers like Eric Jones (, Michael Mangrum and Kyle Jones, now the new head coach, earning state championships. Look for Kyle Jones – whose staff includes his brother Eric Jones, a two-time state champion – to spark a revival. “I’m really excited about the upcoming year,” he said. “We have a great group of young wrestlers coming in from the middle schools to mix in with our veterans. We don’t have any wrestlers who have been outside the league tournament, so postseason experience is something we are lack-ing at this point. But we have lots of athletic kids who are hungry to
perform at the top of the league and prove themselves in the postseason.”
Key Dates: The Ravens host the Auburn Riverside Invitational on Jan. 10, featuring some of the top 4A and 3A teams in the state. The Ravens establish a new rivalry on Jan. 21 when they host Auburn Mountainview.
Auburn MountainviewCoach: Jay McGuffin, first year
Last year’s dual record: 0-5
Top wrestlers: Brahm Trujillo, 126, sophomore, third in state last year; Dylan Foley, 132, junior, fifth in state; Joey Santos, 138, junior, state qualifier; David Boone, 170, senior, state qualifier; Zach Jones,
182, senior, 31-4 overall last season; Antonio Correa, 220, junior, state qualifier; Andrew Pellow, 285, junior, state alternate.
Outlook: The Lions look to new coach Jay McGuffin – who ran suc-cessful programs at Central Wash-ington University and Chelan High School – to set the tone. “I’m excited at the opportunity to lead this group of young men,” McGuffin said. “We have some great wrestlers on this team, and I really believe they could surprise some people at the end of the season. They work hard, listen to instruction well and want to be pushed further and further every day. As a team, we continue to come together and believe in the idea of traveling the road together. Our strength will be the veterans
who mentor our younger wresters, the whole work ethic they show in practice and with a young group of coaches who are able to roll every day. The only weakness we have right now is our numbers. I’m always looking for more kids to turn out and learn more about the sport.”
Key dates: The Lions face the biggest week of the season begin-ning next month. First they travel to Sultan High School for the Sky Valley Invitational on Jan. 10, then host Auburn in a dual meet on Jan. 13. Auburn Mountainview closes out the week by hosting the King of the Mountain tourney on Jan. 17. The Lions wrap up the regular season with a Jan. 28 home dual against powerhouse Enumclaw.
