Auburn Int’l Farmers Market Last day of the Market season! Final Day: Sunday, September 22 | 10 am-3 pm Sound Transit Plaza, 23 A Street SW www.auburnfarmersmarket.org | 253-266-2726 Celebrate the 2013 Market season 838918 INSIDE | State Trooper recovering from cancer [25] R EP O RTER .com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 NEWSLINE 253-833-0218 AUBURN ˜ Up with People cast members Julia Ronsten of Sweden, left, and Apolline Mourlon-Beernaert of Belgium work to restore a wall in the Arcadia Center on Tuesday. The international touring group visited Auburn this week to do community service work for Auburn Youth Resources, stay with host families and perform this weekend at the Auburn Performing Arts Center. The center will be used as a youth homeless shelter. Story, more photos page 9. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter B EATING THE PAIN, STRIVING TO GAIN Sports | Trojans roll past Mount Rainier in SPSL North play [14] Big hand Algona woman puts in the work, goes the distance in triathlon Stephanie Norton-Bredl, the Auburn Valley YMCA health and wellbeing director, pulled off a personal-best in Ironman Canada. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter BY MARK KLAAS [email protected]Fast? She is not. Persistent? Oh, baby. Stephanie Norton-Bredl con- cedes she’s no “super athlete,” just a goal-oriented “average girl,” determined to finish what- ever she starts. Her latest mission? A gruel- ing endurance test through shallow waters and over hilly terrain. Despite stomach cramps and chronic pain in her feet, the 47-year- old Algona woman recently perse- vered to conquer Ironman Canada, a one-day adventure that took the massive field of athletes from a 2.4- mile swim in Alta Lake, to a 112- bike ride to a concluding 26.2-mile run through scenic Whistler. [ more TRIATHLETE page 24 ] BY ROBERT WHALE [email protected]e Auburn City Council on Monday established a one-year moratorium on the ac- ceptance and processing of applications for busi- ness licenses, permits or approvals for marijuana, cannibis-related busi- nesses inside city limits. Council members emerged from an hour-long, closed-door meeting to cast the vote, which was unanimous. Monday’s action came nearly three weeks aſter U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal government would allow Washing- ton and Colorado’s new marijuana laws to go into effect. Last November, more than 55 percent of Washington state’s voters voted yes on Initiative 502, legalizing recreational use of marijuana in the state. Deputy Mayor Nancy Backus said the reason for enacting the morato- rium is to give Auburn’s council subcommittees time to review all of the issues centering on the laws that are still unrec- onciled between state and federal guidelines. City slaps hold on pot-related businesses BY ROBERT WHALE [email protected]In conversation about his art, Brad Rude’s hands chop, compress, stretch, twist the air, as if it were a sheet of metal he could bend to his artistic will back at his workshop in Walla Walla. A small token of the energy the sculptor decants into his work. Rude, 49, was in [ more MORATORIUM page 7 ] Return of The Long Look: a twice-molded tale [ more LONG LOOK page 8 ] [ more CUTS page 8 ] Local leaders fear more hardship with federal food aid cuts BY ROBERT WHALE [email protected]e Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act Congress votes on this week would cut food aid by $40 billion over 10 years, affecting up to 6 million hungry fami- lies, say alarmed community advocates and people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Wednesday morning, peo- ple with personal knowledge of what such a loss would mean to the people they serve, came together at the Auburn Food Bank to say no. And to urge Congress, particularly U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Auburn, to say no. Among those speaking out were Auburn Food Bank Director Debbie Christian, Kent City Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson, members of the Washington Community Action Network, members of SNAP, and the Rev. Jimmie James, director of Holistic Opportunities for Personal Empowerment and head of the Kent Black Action Commis- sion.
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Up with People cast members Julia Ronsten of Sweden, left, and Apolline Mourlon-Beernaert of Belgium work to restore a wall in the Arcadia Center on Tuesday. The international touring group visited Auburn this week to do community
service work for Auburn Youth Resources, stay with host families and perform this weekend at the Auburn Performing Arts Center. The center will be used as a youth homeless shelter. Story, more photos page 9. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
BEATING THE PAIN, STRIVING TO GAIN
Sports | Trojans roll past Mount Rainier in SPSL North play [14]
Big hand
Algona woman puts in the work, goes
the distance in triathlon
Stephanie Norton-Bredl, the Auburn Valley YMCA health and wellbeing director, pulled off a personal-best in Ironman Canada.MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
Fast? She is not. Persistent? Oh, baby.Stephanie Norton-Bredl con-
cedes she’s no “super athlete,”
just a goal-oriented “average girl,” determined to finish what-ever she starts.
Her latest mission? A gruel-ing endurance test through shallow waters and over hilly terrain.
Despite stomach cramps and chronic pain in her feet, the 47-year-old Algona woman recently perse-vered to conquer Ironman Canada, a one-day adventure that took the massive field of athletes from a 2.4-mile swim in Alta Lake, to a 112-bike ride to a concluding 26.2-mile run through scenic Whistler.
The Auburn City Council on Monday established a one-year moratorium on the ac-ceptance and processing of applications for busi-ness licenses, permits or approvals for marijuana, cannibis-related busi-nesses inside city limits.
Council members emerged from an hour-long, closed-door meeting to cast the vote, which was unanimous.
Monday’s action came nearly three weeks after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that
the federal government would allow Washing-ton and Colorado’s new marijuana laws to go into effect. Last November, more than 55 percent of Washington state’s voters voted yes on Initiative 502, legalizing recreational use of marijuana in the state.
Deputy Mayor Nancy Backus said the reason for enacting the morato-rium is to give Auburn’s council subcommittees time to review all of the issues centering on the laws that are still unrec-onciled between state and federal guidelines.
The Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act Congress votes on this week would cut food aid by $40 billion over 10 years, affecting up to 6 million hungry fami-lies, say alarmed community advocates and people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.
Wednesday morning, peo-ple with personal knowledge of what such a loss would mean to the people they serve, came together at the Auburn Food Bank to say no.
And to urge Congress, particularly U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Auburn, to say no.
Among those speaking out were Auburn Food Bank Director Debbie Christian, Kent City Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson, members of the Washington Community Action Network, members of SNAP, and the Rev. Jimmie James, director of Holistic Opportunities for Personal Empowerment and head of the Kent Black Action Commis-sion.
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New Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency (FEMA) flood maps for the Green River Valley are at least five years away.
FEMA officials made clear at a recent meeting in Kent, in front of a crowd of about 120, that the likely scenario for flood-map adoption would be spring or summer of 2018 at the earliest, according to a King County media release.
How new federal flood maps could impact Green River Valley homes and busi-nesses was the primary focus for residents who met with the members of the King County Flood Control District Executive Committee and FEMA representatives at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
The update concern’s residents and property owners because the maps help define special-risk areas that may affect insurance rates or building regulations.
A number of years ago, FEMA issued draft flood area maps that indicated ad-ditional areas of the valley lay within the floodplain. These draft maps left some in the valley under the impression that FEMA’s adoption of the final maps was imminent, which is not the case.
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The Seattle Seahawks’ Richard Sherman vis-ited The Commons Mall in Federal Way on Tuesday to meet fans, sign autographs and help distribute school
supplies and clothes to 125 needy children – part of his foundation.
About 55 children from the Auburn area received backpacks, school supplies, clothing and shoes. Three nonprofit agencies – Auburn
Youth Resources, Auburn Valley Y, and the Auburn Food Bank – pulled together to help 55 area kids receive supplies. The Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Depart-ment supplied transportation so that the kids could come to
the mall, pick up supplies and meet Sherman.
Sherman’s foundation, Blanket Coverage, also provided pizza and pop for the kids and their families. Poulsbo RV and Macy’s helped with the donations.
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The Auburn Police Department welcomed a new officer, Tyson Luce, to its force this week. Luce was officially sworn in Tuesday. With Tyson are his wife, Samantha, and their two children. COURTESY PHOTO
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The Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce and the Auburn Re-porter will present a candidate de-bate/forum for mayoral and City Council candidates on Oct. 9.
The program runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Auburn Av-enue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave.
It is open to the public.
Nancy Backus and John Par-tridge are vying for mayor.
City Council candidates are as follows: Jodi Riker-Yap and Claude DaCorsi for Position No. 2; Frank Lonergan and Yolanda Trout for Position No. 4; and Rich Wagner and Michelle Binetti for Position No. 6.
Auburn Police host forum on preventing theft, burglaryFor the rePorter
The Auburn Police Department hosts a free community forum from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE.
The forum is designed to educate residents on the best ways to prevent theft and burglary from their person, homes or vehicles.
“Most property crimes are crimes of opportunity,” said Sgt. Les Muterspaugh. “If we can help people reduce the opportunity, we can reduce these types of crimes in Auburn.”
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Registration is not required, but space will be limited.
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Candidate debate/forum set for oct. 9the City oF Auburn and the Auburn Food Bank are teaming up with KaBOOM! and Delta Air Lines to build a new playground at Auburn’s Brannan Park on Saturday, Oct. 19. Service clubs, social service agen-cies, faith-based groups, scouting troops and indi-viduals are being asked to come together and help build the playground in conjunction with a team of volunteers from Delta Air Lines. Individuals, groups, organizations and families are encouraged to register online, or they may download registration informa-tion at www.auburnwa.gov/events and return the form by mail or fax. For additional questions, please call 253-804-5042 or email [email protected].
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The trial date has been con-tinued again for the Portland man accused of the 2010 stab-bing death of Seth Frankel, a City of Kent employee and Auburn resident.
William L. Phillip, 32, is sched-uled for trial Sept. 30, according to the King County Prosecuting Attor-ney’s Office. Phillip was scheduled to go to trial Monday to face the first-degree murder charge.
Defense attorneys have been granted several re-quests from King County Superior Court judges to continue the trial date. Phillip has waived his right to a speedy trial. If needed, either side could again ask the court for more time to prepare the case and request a new trial date.
Phillip, of Portland, remains in custody at the county jail at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice
Center in Kent with bail set at $1 million. He pleaded not guilty in March 2011 to a first-de-gree murder charge after being extradited from Portland.
The jury trial could last six weeks, according to court documents.
Frankel, 41, a City video-pro-gram coordinator, was killed May 21, 2010 inside his Auburn home. He was discovered the following
day by a neighbor who was check-ing on his welfare, looked through a window and saw the body.
Prosecutors allege that Phillip, a former boyfriend of the woman Frankel dated and lived with, drove to Auburn to kill Frankel because he was angry that some-one else was dating the woman. Detectives connected Phillip to the murder through a blood-stained towel found at Frankel’s house as well as cellphone records that put Phillip near the home the
night of Frankel’s death.Frankel’s girlfriend told detec-
tives that Phillip wanted a ro-mantic relationship with her and spoke badly about Frankel even though he had never met him, ac-cording to charging papers. Phil-lip had seen a photo of Frankel that the girlfriend had and knew where he lived.
Auburn Police – with the help of the U.S. Marshals Service – arrested Phillip in December 2010 in Port-land for Frankel’s death.
Mountain view Fire and reScue has received three letters from the King County Public Health, Emer-gency Services Division, con-gratulating the department and specific firefighters who responded to cardiac arrest events and performed CPR, successfully resuscitating the victims in 2013. The patients, who were later discharged from the hospital, included a man, a woman and aboy. Mountain View Firefighter/EMTs training includes an enhanced aggressive CPR method and use of defibril-lators that are carried on all first-response vehicles. King County’s cardiac survival rate has increased from an above-average 27 percent in 2002 to 57 percent today. Many other parts of the nation have survival rates of 10 percent or less. “We continue to set the bar for the rest of the nation. Cardiac survival is a key indicator of the quality of emergency medical response in the district and county,” said Fire Chief Greg Smith.
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tHe city oF auBurn’S next coMMunity eMergenc y reSponSe teaM (CERT) class is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Evening sessions are from 6:30 to 9:30 and run through Nov. 12. There will be two Saturday morning classes from 8 to noon on Oct. 26 and Nov. 16. Space is still available, though pre-registration is required. Information and applica-tions for classes may be found at www.auburnwa.gov/disaster.
Auburn police responded to the fol-lowing calls for service, among many others, between Sept. 11 and 15:
Sept. 11vandalism: Overnight, 1268 E. Main St. Somebody took advantage of darkness to damage in some unspecified way a wood railing outside an Auburn dentist’s clinic.
trespassing: 10:30 a.m., 402 Auburn Way S. Owing to police reticence, readers can only speculate on the wicked acts a man committed to earn himself a 10-year-long “get lost” from Emergency Cash.
Shoplifting: 12:22 p.m., 1101 Supermall Way SW. Having arrested a man for stealing several jackets, police issued him a horizon-tally-striped shirt with nifty match-ing PJs to wear during his jail stay.
Suds stealer: 12:24 p.m., 304 A St. SE. Police arrested a male, no general age given, for shoplifting a case of tasty fer-mented beverages from a local gas station.
cpS referral: 12:36 p.m., 31st Street Southeast. Carrying out a court order, police removed a child from her home, then arrested the child’s mother for repeatedly inter-fering with the process.
animal problem: 4:53 p.m., 1500 block of Auburn Way S. Some-body left a dog unsupervised in a car, and police looked into it.
Shoplifting: 5:01 p.m., 101 Auburn Way S. Police arrested a man – dude was already wanted for theft – for stealing strawberry milk and 14 candy bars from Safe-way.
weapons offense: 8:51 p.m., 2400 block of F Street Southeast. Police investigated a report of fight-ing and shots fired. Police did not disclose any other details.
Sept. 12vandalism: 12:09 a.m., 30500 Green River Road SE. Vandals sprayed graffiti on a City-owned building.
wheel theft: 4:30 a.m., 1600 block of 20th Street Northwest. Bad guys stole four wheels off a parked vehicle.
More wheel theft: 5 a.m., 1400 block of West Valley Highway North. Other bad guys, or perhaps the same no-goodniks, stole two wheels from another parked car.
animal cruelty: 1:03 p.m., 2901 Auburn Way S. Auburn’s animal control officer investigated an animal cruelty complaint.
theft: 5:30 p.m., 435 E. Main St. While a woman was at work, some-body stole a ring from her.
Sept. 14Hoop theft: Overnight, 810 block of 28th Street Southeast. Somebody stole an adjustable basketball hoop from the sidewalk
in front of its owner’s home.
theft: Overnight, 1020 block of Ninth Street Northeast. Thieves shattered a car window then made off with the owner’s title and regis-tration, his car insurance card, a radio transmitter, his wallet containing a debit card, a business debit card, a health insurance card, $5 in cash and a hookah lounge membership card. The thieves also slurped up about a quarter tank of gas.
theft: 4:30 p.m., 1101 Supermall Way, Suite 1275. After a visit to Sam’s Club, a man and his kids returned to their car to find that thieves had stolen one of the kids’ Selmer Parid Series 9, professional wooden clari-net, which had been hidden under several bags of groceries in the front passenger seat area.
Sept. 15Scooter thievery: 4:45 a.m., 511 M. St. NE. Somebody stole a scooter from the parking lot of Park Plaza Apartments.
CRIME AlERTThis week’s…
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Between Sept. 9 and 16, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 222 calls for service, among them the following:
Sept. 9grease fire: 11:10 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters hustling to a grease fire in a deep fryer at a grocery store deli discovered that somebody had al-ready snuffed out the fire before they got there. The small fire had been contained within the cabinet of the fryer. Firefighters secured the gas to the unit and, after determining that there was no damage, took off.
Sept. 10Burn patient: 9:10 p.m., (Au-burn). A man had been using a propane tank to light a barbecue when the valve assembly on the end of the propane tank hose came off, sending up a fireball that engulfed the man and a nearby pile of firewood. When firefight-
ers arrived they found the man pouring water onto the woodpile, which was next to a garage. After firefighters had ensured the fire was out and gotten a look at the man’s injuries, his girlfriend drove him to ARMC for treatment. The fire is under investigation.
Sept. 11Service call: 1:19 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a report of a car that had hit a pole secured the scene and examined the parties. Once the accident was verified to be a non-injury, firefighters turned the scene over to Auburn Police.
aid call: 1:02 p.m., (lea Hill). Firefighters helped an older woman who had been experiencing weak-ness and facial drooping. A private ambulance drove the woman Valley Medical Center for treatment of a possible stroke.
Sept. 12car fire: 12:22 p.m., (Auburn). Fire-fighters responding to a car fire in the Albertsons parking lot discovered that the vehicle’s owner had used a jug of water to snuff out a small fire in the engine compartment.
Sept. 13aid call: 9:38 a.m., (lea Hill). Firefighters evaluated and stabilized a person who’d sustained a broken arm, then a private ambulance trans-ported him or her to Valley Medical Center for further evaluation.
Sept. 14aid call: 7:34 a.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters helped an older woman, conscious but suffering from stroke-like symptoms. Firefighters treated the woman at the scene, and then whisked her off in stable condition to a local hospital.
Sept. 16Man in garbage: 6:22 a.m., (Auburn). When the operators of a garbage truck emptied the contents of a commercial Dumpster into their truck, they were surprised to find a 40-year-old man sputtering among the Dumpster’s detritus. When firefighters got to the scene behind 1347 Auburn Way N., they extricated the man from the truck and treated him. A private ambulance trans-ported him to MAMC.
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● Q U O T E O F N O T E : “We’re not going to outright ban it, because of, quite honestly, the way our citizens voted. Let’s give it a fair hearing. We just don’t want to be on the bleeding edge.” – Councilmember John Holman on the City’s one-year moratorium on marijuana-related businesses.
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First, let me introduce myself. I am Craig H. Mandeville, Lt. Col., U.S. Army (retired). Not that it matters in this discussion, but I have two Silver Stars and four purple hearts, etc.
I hold the position as president of the Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster, Calif. I was just elected after our
founder and president, Frank Fry, passed away. Frank was a former may-or and was serving on the Westminster City Council during the approval phase and just shy of 10 years after it was dedicated on April 30, 2003.
I mention Frank, a World War II veteran, because of his position on
the council and because his reputa-tion within the Vietnamese–Ameri-can community made our efforts considerably easier. The memorial was Frank’s dream to help welcome the South Vietnamese to our coun-try and show the pride for those Americans who had fought side by side for a free Vietnam.
I have listened to the tapes of your City Council and read the
articles. It is deja vu for me. I have heard all the arguments for and against the memorial. However, I have heard nothing that we didn’t hear 10 years ago.
I might mention that the stron-gest arguments came from the VFW and American Legion. I was startled. They turned their backs on
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Partridge has the skills, character to be mayor
It is rare you meet a politi-cian you feel you can trust and have full confidence in. It’s my honor to write that John Par-tridge is such a politician.
Here’s how I got to know John Partridge.
I, and several other residents of H Street Northeast, invited mayoral candidates Nancy Backus and John Partridge to meet with us regarding the reconstruction of our street. Partridge was the only mayoral candidate to respond.
It is apparent that John Par-tridge blends his political will for the City of Auburn with his will to be an advocate for the citizens of Auburn.
And here’s why I am voting for John Partridge.
I am voting for Partridge because he is principled and offers the following qualities: accountable; analytical; atten-
tion to the details; creditability; independent thinker; inter-personal/professional com-munication skills; knowledge of Auburn city governance; listens carefully; leadership and confidence; negotiation and consensus building skills.
These personal/professional characteristics drive my deci-sion to vote for John Partridge.
I hope you agree and vote for Partridge. As citizens of Auburn, we have too much at stake to miss this opportunity.– Pat Byrne
Partridge proves fit for the job
With Auburn’s mayoral cam-paigns getting a lot of atten-tion lately, I’ve noticed some differences in the campaigns of Nancy Backus and John Partridge.
Backus has spent an awful lot of money on advertising, and many people are writing letters to the editor, urging people to vote for her. Though often lengthy and complemen-tary, the letters fail to mention anything she has done to make her City government more efficient and Auburn a better place to live.
Nancy was on the finance committee when decisions
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Summer is blockbuster movie season, a time when Hollywood releases its biggest productions.
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were made that proved to be a financial liability for the City regarding the Municipal Golf Course. She was on the same committee when millions of dol-lars were spent on a downtown redevelopment project that forced numerous small businesses to relocate or close. Before she an-nounced her decision to run for mayor, she conveniently left the committee she had been chair-man of for several years.
Serving on the committee that oversees the operation of the golf course, Partridge saw clearly the liability a new clubhouse and changeover from private manage-ment to a City-run operation cre-ated. As a member of that same committee he also saw a need for effective animal control services. As a frequent visitor to Auburn, I no longer see dogs running loose on city streets, and the animal shelter project he initiated seems to be a success.
John’s service on the finance committee does not appear to have influenced the fact that Au-burn, like many cities, has spent too much money on things that don’t benefit most of its residents. As a former resident who visits Auburn often and continues to follow Auburn politics, I would be very happy to vote for John Partridge for mayor of Auburn.– Lois Blackman
Backus is ready to be our next mayor
When voting for a mayor, it is important to remember that gov-erning a city is no different than selecting people to run a business. The City of Auburn is a large busi-ness with a budget of more than $200,000 million. It employs over 300 employees and is responsible for providing services to over 72,000 residents.
Auburn has over 80 miles of residential streets, a full-fledged police force, many parks and recreation facilities to run and
maintain, and then add in water and sewer services and you begin to see the tip of the iceberg that is the business the size of Auburn.
Certain qualities are necessary for the people we elect to operate this business. The mayor, who in reality is the CEO, needs to have the background that prepares them to make the decisions that will give the citizens the best pos-sible quality of life and protection they need.
My 12 years of public service on the City Council lead me to believe that among the candi-dates we have to chose from, I must support Nancy Backus for mayor due to her background and proven service to Auburn and for her many years of thoughtful and well-studied work.
Nancy is well qualified, honest and a dedicated public servant, and I urge Auburn citizens to cast their vote for Nancy Backus in the Nov. 5 general election. – Gene Cerino
DaCorsi is the right choice for City Council
Support Claude DaCorsi for Auburn City Council Position 2.
I have known Claude Da-Corsi for eight years. We served as board members for six years for the Sons of Italy, Piccola Italia Lodge No. 1967.
I met Claude when he was the president of our lodge. Claude served three terms as president, and I followed him serving the next four. During that time Claude exhibited excellent leader-ship qualities. Claude also headed up many different charitable func-tions supporting other groups and organizations.
Claude’s ability to be creative and lead a group of officers is outstanding. Even through some of our hardest years of activity with a failing economy and lack of support and interest from lodge members, he made a positive impact on our lodge.
In my experiences with Claude, he was a person for the people, a
public servant with the ability to lis-ten, think and bring options to the table that would benefit all people.
In my view there is no person better for the job of Auburn City Council. He is the one who can best represent the City of Auburn. Claude’s background, education and many years in the public sec-tor make him the right choice for the next City Council member. He has my support and blessing.– Dominic Engrissei
DaCorsi has a genuine servant’s heart
In this crazy world of politics it’s hard to know, much less trust, our leadership.
I have always wished I could see behind the mask and know who I’m really voting for.
To have the offhand chance to chat with a friend, family member or coworker of a candidate to get a glimpse inside.
Well, your wish has come true, Auburn.
I know a man who wants to share his vast knowledge of busi-ness and government with the citizens of Auburn.
Refreshingly, Claude DaCorsi is a real person, a professional man, a boots-in-the-mud guy, a problem solver, a father.
His only agenda is to be a con-tributing member in his commu-nity by sharing his ideas that can positively strengthen Auburn.
Behind his mask is a genuine servant’s heart. So do yourself a favor, Auburn, support DaCorsi for City Council.– Fawn Sheets
Something fishy is going on
This letter should be called “Something’s Fishy at Auburn City Hall” because I can smell it from here, and the smell isn’t good.
In the Sept. 6 Reporter, Scot Pondelick did a very strange thing by endorsing Nancy Backus for
mayor. He ran his mayoral prima-ry campaign on the slogan, “Fix Auburn.” His platform depended on claims that the present admin-istration and council has broken Auburn and continues to make it worse. Therefore, they would need to be replaced. Apparently, that message did not resonate with voters, since he was eliminated in the primary with only 14 percent of the vote.
I personally wondered what his motivation could have been for endorsing the candidate that most represents the Auburn break-ers he was campaigning against. I thought perhaps Ms. Backus might have enticed him in some way; otherwise, the endorsement made no sense.
Then, lo and behold, at Monday night’s council meeting, Scot Pondelick was appointed to the planning commission. And who is the chair of the planning com-mission? Why, none other than Nancy Backus herself.
Councilman Peloza even exclaimed excitedly, “Scot, we got you!” Well, it doesn’t take much to connect the dots, so I will leave that to the readers.
Suffice it to say that the fishy smell surrounding Auburn City Hall is quite overwhelming. Endorsements don’t mean much when they are the result of “en-ticements.” At least Scot will now be in a position where he can “fix Auburn” from his position on the planning commission.– John Pinsker
Editor’s note: Nancy Backus chairs the Planning and Community Development Commit-tee. Judi Roland chairs the planning commission.
Do your part, voteI encourage those who may feel
disenfranchised to vote, as only you can make a difference.
Recently Nancy Backus cel-ebrated her primary victory where she garnered 3,139 votes out of approximately 28,328 registered voters, or 11 percent of voters and less than 5 percent of the City of Auburn population. Those amounts may indicate that some
feel they cannot make a differ-ence, so why try?
Scott Pondelick’s recent en-dorsement could be interpreted as giving up to an entrenched political machine. Apathy by voters is sur-render. Yet the power of the vote is greater than any political machine.
Please vote and make your vote count by voting for John Partridge. I also ask you to con-sider voting for Michelle Binetti, another agent of change. I have known her and her family for years. Michelle is enthusiastic, smart, wise and a strong advocate for the everyday citizen.– John M. Torres, Jr.
‘Know your GMO,’ vote for labeling
On Nov. 5, the voters in Wash-ington state will decide whether or not to require food manufac-turers to let consumers know if the products they sell contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
In 2012, GMO’s comprised 88 percent of the corn and 94 percent of the soybeans produced in the United States. About 60-70 per-cent of processed foods contain GMO derived ingredients.
Before GMOs, herbicides used to be sprayed around food. Now they can be sprayed on food. Be-fore GMO’s, insecticides used to be sprayed on food. Now they’re produced in food.
Roundup sprayed on food and used on many GMO crops has been found to get in the food. Over time, it may create inflam-mation which may damage cellu-lar systems throughout the body, according to one study.
The GMO producers have been advised to use the word “enhanced” rather than “genetically modi-fied,” “high quality,” rather than “transgenic,” “natural” rather than “chemical,” and refer to “crop pro-tection” rather than “pesticides.”
Nov. 5 is a chance to “know your GMO” by voting to support GMO labeling. Vote yes on I-522.– Lara Michaels
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[ BRunELL from page 5 ] government-approved health coverage by Jan. 1, 2014.
However, implementing the mandate promised to cause widespread confusion and disrupt the health plans of approximately 85 percent of Americans covered by
their employer. The delay is widely seen as an attempt to avert a voter backlash in the 2014 mid-term elections.
Some in Congress say the administration doesn’t have the legal right to change the law, but what Congress can – or will – do about that remains to be seen.
As things stand, indi-viduals will still be required to enroll by Jan. 1 or pay a penalty. But even that may be difficult.
UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest health in-surer, announced it is leav-ing the individual insurance market in California – the
second major insurer to exit the market in advance of Obamacare. Last month, Aetna Inc., the nation’s third-largest health insurer, made a similar move affect-ing about 50,000 existing policyholders in California.
Some insurers are having a difficult time getting indi-
vidual coverage to “pencil out” because the bulk of new enrollees are expected to be people with pre-existing conditions who could not previously obtain coverage. The cost of their care was supposed to be subsidized by premiums from younger, healthier enrollees – but that
logic may be flawed. As the inherent weakness-
es of the Affordable Care Act become increasingly clear, Congress needs to revisit the legislation. Either fix it or replace it.
Don Brunell is the president of the Association of Washing-ton Business (www.awb.org).
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the returning Vietnam veterans as well as scoffed at the South Vietnamese veteran, and here they were doing it again. Those resi-dents who presented their arguments were persons in the community who were against the war when it was going on and had not changed.
In my opinion and sup-ported by facts, many used the flag issue to cover up their prejudice against the Vietnamese. Others had a patriotic stance that no other flag should be on our soil or fly next to the U.S. flag. In fact, the former mayor felt that way in the beginning and now she is our strongest supporter.
After four years of dis-cussions and five years of fundraising the city/county gave us 1½ acres. Those same arguments about taxpayer land, legal rights, upkeep, etc., all had been heard. The City Council and the committee made a contract about construction timelines, ownership and maintenance. Thank goodness we had lawyers working pro-bono on our behalf.
The flag issue surfaced many times when veterans groups and well-meaning patriotic Americans ques-tioned why the flags would be at the same height. I had to research the regulations
to show them that were correct. Also, we decided to put one taller American flag over the whole park that helped squelch that issue.
The flag of Free Vietnam (yellow with three red stripes) seems to conjure up, for many, bad feeling/memories and whether it should be in a park with other memorials. Our park is called the Sid Goldstein Park in memory of a local resident who won the Dis-tinguished Service Cross in Korea. I know it is not quite the same as yours.
I wish I could speak be-fore you on the importance of the flag of free Vietnam, its meaning in history and how important it is to Vietnamese-Americans – especially veterans and their families – as well as to those advisors like myself who fought side by side with the South Vietnamese.
Please try to put yourself in the place of the South Vietnamese who not only lost their struggle for a free Vietnam, but came here with nothing and lost everything to include their home. We cannot under-stand how they feel, but the one thing that reminds them of their home and a hope for a free Vietnam is their flag. I can attest that thousands of Vietnamese and their families visit the memorial and they feel uplifted by the sight of their
flag flying proudly next to the U.S. flag. It somewhat lessens the terrible memory of losing their country and allows history to stay alive with their families.
For those American veterans who have bad feel-ings and memories about the South Vietnamese, I can assure you I know the feeling. On my first tour in 1967-68, I was with the 101st Airborne and my bat-tery was overrun. It turns out that the RVNs (ships of the Republic of Vietnam Navy) that were providing us security let the bad guys in. For sure, I left Vietnam on my first tour with a bitter taste. However, I was sent back to Vietnam in 1972 and was assigned as an ad-visor to a South Vietnamese infantry regiment. Needless to say, I was not happy and did not trust them. I quickly learned that I could.
One or two bad memo-ries should not be a judge of all.
In communist Vietnam today there is no sign of the flag of South Vietnam. They want to blank out the one symbol they fear the most. That flag is why we, as a country, went to war and why we, as Vietnam veterans, are proud of what we did to help keep that a free country.
It is appropriate to see the two flags together. When we approach such a memorial
you are reminded of the over 58,000 Americans, over 250,000 South Viet-namese and allies who died fighting for a free Vietnam. For those who opposed the memorial here initially, they are now our biggest sup-porters. It has caused heal-ing and for many helped their issues with PTSD.
When we started this, I had veterans at the Boeing plant where I worked who wouldn’t even talk to me. But after one trip to see the me-morial and talk about it, their adverse feelings dissipated.
To me, it is imperative that such a memorial wel-comes the South Vietnam-ese to our shores who are now Vietnamese Americans and show our respect for their homeland, their ances-try and the hardships they have endured. But also, that flag gives them hope for a free Vietnam one day.
Craig H. Mandeville, LTC, U.S. Army (retired), can be reached at 714-655-6119.
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“The state is saying one thing, federal laws are say-ing another, but they’re also saying that they will turn a blind eye at the federal lev-el,” Backus said. “We want to ensure that, as the City of Auburn, we are protecting ourselves and at the same time doing a full review in the committees. We want to ensure that if we allow the processing of applications for marijuana-cannibis-related businesses, that we do so in such a manner as to allow for full review and information.”
The City also wants time to learn from other Wash-ington cities struggling to cope with the fallout from the passage of I-502, said Councilmember Largo Wales.
“We had a lot of debate about it. We wanted to make sure that it was kind of a neutral presentation of the issues, because we don’t want to associate any value judgements with it. And then we really want a chance to study it in rela-
tionship to what it would do to assist or detract from our business com-munity, our kids and safety, its impact on the police department and the dif-ferent departments. In the meantime, we will continue to monitor what some of the other cities do, espe-cially in light of what the federal government said it’s going to do. We don’t really trust that yet,” Wales said.
“… We are really going to use this moratorium time to see what the position
of our community is, and then how to implement it. We just don’t want to be out in front until we know what all the issues are and get public comment from our planning commission,” Wales said.
“We’re not going to outright ban it, because of, quite honestly, the way our citizens voted,” Council-member John Holman added. “Let’s give it a fair hearing. We just don’t want to be on the bleeding edge.”
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AUbURN RespITe, a nonprofit adult day care program serving the com-munity, is in need of volunteers to help its senior participants. The group meets weekly at the Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays. The program also serves clients on the second and fourth Tuesday from 10 to 3. For more information, contact program director Sheila Pankratz at 253-875-9163.
Chris Cushing puts a fire out during a Community Emergency Response Team demonstration at the City of Auburn Disaster Fair in Plaza Park on Sunday. The fair provided disaster preparedness information, ideas and supplies. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
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Auburn last week to replace one of his pieces, The Long Look, the bronze deer thieves sawed from its metal log in Centennial Park on Aug. 21, 2012, leaving be-hind, like The Grinch, four bare hooves.
That theft ticked off a lot of people.
Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis called the act “despi-cable.”
“Whenever something of yours gets stolen, especially when you don’t know who took it or where it went, it makes you angry and upset,” Rude said. “A lot of people, from what I’ve heard, really cared about that sculpture. It grows on people and becomes part of their daily routine.”
Fortunately, Rude had the rubber mold at The Foundry in Walla Walla, a
huge warehouse filled with molds created by hundreds of artists through the years. Each artist has his or her section there, stacked and numbered, he said. So when any of them wants to cast another piece from a previ-ous date, they need only pull the mold out, make another wax copy and get to work.
At the City’s behest, that’s what Rude did.
When he arrived with his deer at 12:30 for the rein-stallation, cemetery employ-ees were ready with their front-end loaders to get the piece out of the truck. From removal to the final twisting of the final bolt, the process took about an hour.
So the Long Look is back – with a couple refinements.
The deer has been moved closer to the road from its former location in a west corner of the park.
“It’s in a better location, more visible from the road,” said Majia McKnight, arts coordinator for the City of Auburn. “People can see it and keep a better eye on it.”
There are new security measures in place, most of them hush-hush.
“Don’t tell the meth heads or whoever stole it,” Rude said.
Before last year’s theft, the sculpture had survived several vandalism and theft attempts, the most recent of them in 2005. Park visitors called police on that occasion after observing that somebody had sawn through two of the legs.
The City responded by
welding the legs back on and putting “extra heft” in them, McKnight said. Staff also cut back bushes that had partially blocked the park from the road.
“The art is in the public sphere, and part of the joy is that it’s out there where anyone can access it. At the same time, the danger is that we can’t protect it, we can’t put it under lock and key. Our maintenance program checks in on them regularly to make sure ev-erything is OK,” McKnight said.
Rude got a reminder during the reinstallation of what the work means to people.
As workers were unload-ing the deer, he said, a man and a woman stopped by to see what was going on. As daily drivers on the road, they explained, they remembered the deep anger and disappointment they felt when they learned of the theft.
“If we had seen these people, we would have tackled ‘em, jumped’ em, beat ‘em up, caught em’ red handed,” the couple said of the thieves.
They then described pictures they had taken of their 8-year-old daughter over the years, sitting on the deer, playing on the deer. And how she had cried, at the grotesque, brutal sight of the hooves.
But it was all smiles for them last Friday.
“You have made our day. We are so excited that it’s back,” they said.
Workers including sculptor Brad Rude, left foreground, reinstall The Long Look, a bronze deer statue at Centennial Park. The Long Look has been moved to a better location, closer to the road for better visibility. COURTESY PHOTO
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CAn CITIZEn InPUT improve fishing opportunities at Lake Tapps? Are tiger muskies good or bad? Sen. Pam Roach (R-Auburn) invites community residents to ask those questions and more at a meeting she is hosting Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Bonney Lake public safety building, 18421 Veterans Memorial Drive. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
SNAP – also known as Food Stamps – is an anti-poverty program that pro-vides nutrition support to low-income people strug-gling to put food on the table and to middle-class families that are struggling economically because of the Great Recession.
In these tough times, advocates agreed, when one in six people in the state alone rely on SNAP, and more than two-fifths of those who receive benefits are children, it would be one cut way too many. Instead, advocates urged Congress to close corporate tax loopholes and make large companies such as Apple, General Electric and Verizon pay “their fair share” of federal taxes.
Numbers at the Auburn Food Bank, according to Christian, have more than doubled in the last five years. Today, more than 170 families come through the food bank’s doors every day. Today, the food bank serves some 650 in-dividuals, and that number could double again.
Additional cuts, Chris-tian, would be wrong.
“I think what I really need you to hear is that our families can’t suf-fer any more,” Christian said. “They’re already at a minimum in their income, they’re already at a mini-mum in their resources. The stamina that it takes to stay on programs is just really tough for them. They cannot take another
cut. I’m already running out of money. Our grants have been cut. Our food supply has coming in OK from some new and bigger business. But this is also summer. When it comes down to further cuts, this will decrease my purchas-ing power and increase the client need. If you double the numbers again, how in the world am I going to stretch that?”
James said he was ap-palled at the decisions “of our so-called leaders and politicians, who decide they want to take food out of the mouths of poor chil-dren in our communities.
“Your indifference is dangerous to our young people. Your friendship with the rich is an enemy to righteousness,” James said. “Don’t you know that the Brookings Institution has already defined South King County as a model for growing trends of poverty and hunger? Don’t you know that the least, the last, and the less live right here in this commu-nity? And you want to take SNAP and shut the door on hungry families and youth and children? Not on our watch,” James said.
Albertson, serving her third term on the City of Kent’s Human Services
Commission, noted that 52 percent of the students in the Kent School District are already on free and reduced lunch, and 14,000 people visit the Kent Food Bank every year.
“Poverty has grown by more than 80 percent in South King County in the last 10 years. South King County in particular … is one of the worst poverty centers in the country,” Albertson said. “And yet we have this disconnect. We have the wealthy east side, we’ve got a lot of money in Seattle. The Pa-cific Northwest is seen as this beautiful, wonderful place to live. And it is. But we have people here that are hungry and homeless. Someone asked me a ques-tion about the working poor. Well, we have work-ing poor here that are also homeless.”
Christina Wong, public policy manager of North-west Harvest and co-chair of the Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition, called the proposed legislation mean.
“When I first heard about this proposal to cut SNAP by $40 billion, I was shocked and sad-dened,” Wong said. “I can really think of no reason, other than mean spirited-ness, that would result in any member of Congress voting yes on this bill. A yes vote means a deliberate decision to make people hungry. So, as I have con-tinued to advocate against
this bill, I have gone from being heartbroken to being outraged.”
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Auburn welcomed the multinational cast of Up with People and their latest pro-duction, Voices, this week.
The cast and staff of 100 represent 20 countries.
Up with People’s live two-hour performance – set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Auburn Performing Arts Center – includes original and popular music and features a blend of soloists, full-cast produc-tion numbers, fast-moving choreography and colorful costumes.
The cast arrived in Auburn on Monday, were led to the Auburn Avenue Theater via a police escort, and later wel-comed by Mayor Pete Lewis.
While in Auburn, the cast
members are staying with host families to build per-sonal worldwide awareness and connections.
The cast participated in a community service project for Auburn Youth Resources to finish painting, grouting, cleaning and preparing a house, the Arcadia Center, that will be used as a youth homeless shelter.
Up with People’s visit to the Seattle Area is sponsored by Northwest Area Rotary Clubs.
Tickets are $20. More details about the
program and ticket infor-mation for the show can be found at www.upwithpeople.org/auburn.
Up with People cast members Delijah Symonds of Bermuda, above left, and Diane Goldsmith from Texas paint a wall at the Auburn Youth
Resources’ Arcadia Center, below, on Tuesday. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter
On Nov. 11 the community of Pacific will dedicate the American flagpole at City Hall to honor Veterans Day.
Led by Councilmember Katie Garberding, who recently installed a light for the flag pole. the ceremony is to include the unveiling of a plaque honoring those who have died in service to the United States.
“It’s just completing and finishing off (the flag pole project) and doing a dedication,” Garberd-ing said. “We thought it would be awesome to host a community event. And what better day to do it than on Veterans Day?”
A plaque will be placed under the flag pole, with wording memorializing those who have died in service to the flag.
“It will read: ‘The American Flag does not fly because the wind moves past it... the American flag flies from the last breath of each person who has died protecting it,’” Garberding said.
Residents and businesses, including Valley Recycling, Pacific Police Lt. Edwin Massey, City Attorney Kenyon Luce, Councilmember James McMahan, Garberding and the Valley Regional Fire Authority union, covered the $1,500 cost.
The event time has not been set, but Garberd-ing has already planned a reception at City Hall afterwards.
“It’s a community event, anyone is welcome,” Garberding said. “I think it would be awesome to get a little community support out there.”
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Nike’s newest factory retail location opens at The Outlet Collection Seattle at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 with grand opening events continuing through Sunday, Oct. 6.
As part of the celebration, Nike will host early bird specials, shopper in-centives and an enter-to-win gift card giveaway at the new store.
Representing the world’s No. 1 sport
brand, Nike Factory Store offers Nike performance product in a premium shopping environment that serves athletes of all ages.
Store employees are referred to as “athletes” and management as “coaches”; exemplifying the ethos of sport ingrained throughout the shopping experience. As part of its “athletes serving athletes” initiative, consumers gain advice and product recommendations from someone who
knows, and is passionate about, both sport and the Nike brand.
Several sport categories such as Nike Running, Training, Soccer, Basketball and Sportswear will be available for men, women and kids at the new Auburn location.
Nike Factory Store is located at 1101 Outlet Collection Way, Auburn. For more information, please visit nikefactorystore.nike.com.
Nike to launch factory store at the outlet Collection on oct. 3
Local farms, schools to team up for Taste Washington Day
The Auburn School District – in partnership with the Washing-ton School Nutrition Association (WSNA) and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) – celebrates Washington agriculture on Sept. 24 with Taste Washington Day.
Along with numerous other schools throughout the state, Auburn schools will serve locally-sourced meals to students and provide education and activities to celebrate the farms and farmers that feed students.
Auburn schools will provide students a meal made with locally grown fruits and vegetables.
The day’s menu is as follows: oven roasted chicken; Washington roasted potatoes; Washington apple slices; fresh fruit and veg-etable salad bar; and bread sticks/brownie.
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• Collect pledges and earn great prizes• Bring your dog for the Rover Romp 5K walk/run• Pet Owner/Pet Look-Alike Contest• Best Pet Costume Contest• Prize Basket Drawings• Vendors, Entertainment, Food• Help raise funds for our homeless pets in Auburnfor more information, contact 253-249-7849 or visit www.AuburnValleyHS.org
EventsAuburn Tourism: For special events or to add a special event, go to www.auburn-tourism.com.
Auburn International Farmers Market: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 22, Auburn Sound Transit Plaza, 23 A St. SW. Featuring more than 40 vendors offering a variety of fresh locally grown farm-based foods, hand-crafted items, and concession stands that are restaurant-based but feature a home-cooked taste. The Auburn Valley Humane Society is available to answer questions the public may have concerning pet licenses and services. The market is coordinated by the City of Auburn. It includes free performances, guest chef demonstrations with farm-fresh ingredi-ents, children’s activities, and classes on health, nutrition and gardening. Informa-tion: 253-266-2726, www.auburnfarmer-smarket.org.
Washington State Fair: Sept. 6-22, 110 Ninth Ave., SW, Puyallup. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.- 11 p.m. Friday (opening day 9 a.m. start); 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. Concerts, rides, food, vendors, rodeo, animal exhibits, art and culture, interactive fun, special attractions. Admis-sion: $12.50 adults; $9 students (ages 6-18) and seniors (62 and older); kids 5 and under free. Parking: $10 Monday-Friday; $12 Saturday, Sunday. For more information: www.thefair.com or 24-hour hotline at 253-841-5045.
Candidate Debate/Forum: 5:30- 8 p.m., Oct. 9, Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave. Featuring Auburn mayoral and City Council candidates. Nancy Backus, the deputy mayor, and John Partridge, city councilmember, are vying for mayor. City Council seats up for grabs are: Jodi Riker-Yap and Claude DaCorsi for Position No. 2, Frank Lonergan and Yolanda Trout for Position No. 4, and Rich Wagner and Michelle Binetti for Position No. 6. Presented by the Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce and the Auburn Reporter. Open to the public.
Golden anniversary: 7 p.m. Oct. 25, Grace Community Church, 1320 Auburn Way S, Auburn. Rainier Christian School celebrates 50 years. Banquet. More informa-tion will follow.
BenefitsFore Kids, Putt Putt Golf Tour-nament: 5-9 p.m. Sept. 21, Junior Achievement World, 1610 Perimeter Road Southwest, Auburn. Kiwanis Club of Auburn presents benefit event that includes putt putt golf, dinner, silent auction. Cost $40 per person. Funds benefit local youth. For more information or to RSVP, call 253-735-1336 or email [email protected].
Sixth annual Pacific Northwest SMA Walk-n-Roll: Noon, Sept. 29, Game Farm Park, 3030 R St. SE, Auburn. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. The walk route is less than a mile, paved and wheelchair/stroller accessible. Proceeds support the search for a treatment and cure for spinal muscular atrophy, a group of inherited diseases that cause muscle damage and weakness. The walk includes food, music, face painting, games, balloon sculpting and other festivi-ties. Lunch is available for purchase. Volun-teers are welcome. To register or to learn more, please visit www.fsma.org.
The See Ya Later Foundation third annual auction and dinner: 5 p.m. Oct. 5, Emerald Downs, 2300 Emerald Downs Way, Auburn. Guest speaker is Ariana Kukors, an Auburn Mountainview graduate and Pac-10 champion at the University of Washington who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Tickets $50 per person. Proceeds benefit the SYL Foundation, a nonprofit, faith-based and nondenominational organization designed to help families fraught by medical crises. For more information, please contact event coordinator Brian Williams at 253-332-5144 or [email protected]. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.seeyalater.org.
AVHS Barktoberfest/Rover Romp: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 12, Roegner Park, 601 Oravetz Road, Auburn. 5K fun run/walk along the White River Trail, demos, vendors, food, prizes and contests. For more infor-mation, call 253-249-7849 or visit www.auburnvalleyhs.org to register.
WRVM Halloween Costume Ball and Silent Auction: 6-11 p.m. Oct. 19, Rainier Room, Truitt Building, 102 W. Main St., Auburn. Costume competition, live DJ, dancing. Proceeds benefit the White River Valley Museum and its education programs and those at Mary Olson Farm. To RSVP, call 253-288-7433. Information: www.wrvmuseum.org.
Just Desserts: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 19, Copper Falls on the Auburn Golf Course, 29630 Green River Road SE. Auburn Valley Creative Arts fundraiser auction. An evening of appetizers, no-host bar, live auctions and raffle to benefit art. Tickets $35, available at the AVCA gallery, 108 S. Division St., Auburn. To learn more, visit www.facebook.com/auburnvalleycreativearts.
FaithShin Buddhism Study Class: 7 p.m. Sept. 19, 26, White River Buddhist Temple, 3625 Auburn Way N. The Rev. Koshin Ogui teaches four study classes every Thursday of September: general Buddhism parts 1 and 2, and Shin Buddhism parts 1 & 2. Pre-registration not required. www.wrbt.org.
Dharma Talk with Rev Yukiko Motoy-oshi: 7 p.m. Sept. 27, White River Buddhist Temple, 3625 Auburn Way N. The Rev Yukiko Motoyoshi shares a public Dharma talk in conjunction with commemoration of the White River Buddhist Women’s Association Centennial. Pre-registration not required. www.wrbt.org
Heritage Singers Concert: 6-9 p.m. Sept. 28, Auburn Adventist Academy, Rainier Auditorium, 5000 Auburn Way S. Grow in your faith journey and enjoy an evening of gospel music with the Heritage Singers, an internationally-renowned gospel singing group. Power of Prayer pre-show at 6. Free tickets are available at prayerrally2013.eventbrite.com. For more information, call 253-681-6008 or email [email protected].
HealthCascade Regional Blood Center drives: For more information, call 1-877-242-5663 or visit www.crbs.net/home.
Puget Sound Blood Center drives: For more information, call 253-945-8667 or please visit www.psbc.org.
Living Tobacco-free Weekly Free Support Group: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, second floor, Heart Care Center classroom, 202 N. Division St. Free one-hour weekly support group meeting open to adults and teens wanting to quit tobacco, newly quit, strug-gling with relapse or helping a friend quit tobacco. For more information, contact Heidi Henson at 253-223-7538 or [email protected].
Southeast King County Parkinson’s Disease support group: Meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 10:30 a.m., St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, 25810 156th Ave. SE, Covington. Group’s monthly lunches are on the first Tuesday of the month at the Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE, Auburn. For more information, contact Stephanie Lawson at 206-579-5206.
Volunteers Citizens Technology Ad Hoc Commit-tee: The Auburn School District is asking for volunteers – both parents and community members – to assist in developing the future direction of technology for Auburn schools for teaching and learning. Inter-ested persons should contact their principal or Mike Newman, deputy superintendent,
Soos Creek Botanical Garden: Soos Creek Botanical Garden, 29308 132nd Ave. SE, Auburn. If you love plants, gardens and gardening, the 22-acre garden wants you. Volunteers are asked to dedicate 3-10 hours a week in either garden maintenance, docent tours or marketing. Volunteers need not be master gardeners. Soos Creek Botanical Garden is a nonprofit organiza-tion. Information: 253-639-0949, www.SoosCreekBotanicalGarden.org.
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, at the Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec Department, Les Gove Park, 910 Ninth St. SE. Meets at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Rainbow Cafe, 112 E. Main St.
Rotary Club of Auburn: Meets noon, Wednesdays, Auburn Golf Course, banquet room, 29630 Green River Road SE. Upcom-ing programs: • Sept. 25: Sarah L. Blum, nurse, Vietnam veteran, author; • Oct. 2: Pat Purcell, SCCA Proton Therapy, a ProCure center; • Oct. 9: Kristy Jennings, Free Wheel-chair Mission; • Oct. 16: Mayoral candidate forum, Nancy Backus and John Partridge; • Oct. 23: League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County, elections issues; • Oct. 30: Dan Satterberg, King County Prosecutor, a report. Guests are welcome. For more information, visit www.auburn-rotary.org.
Auburn Morning Toastmasters: Meets every Thursday morning, 6:30-7:30, Auburn Chamber of Commerce, 108 S. Division, Suite B. Learn the fine art of communica-tion and public speaking in a friendly sup-portive atmosphere. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 253-735-1751 or visit www.toastmasters.org.
Auburn Green River Valley Prospect-ing Club: Meets 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, The River Estates Community Center, 3611 I St. NE, Auburn. Club promotes recreational prospecting, camaraderie and education with members, local organizations and youth groups throughout the Puget Sound Region. Affiliated chapter of The Gold Prospectors Association of America. Offers places for individuals and families to go to prospect, local support, free information services. Membership is free and open to anyone who is interested in prospecting for gold or other precious minerals, metal detecting or rock hounding. For more information, call 253 833-2255 or visit pnwgpaa.com/Washington/Auburn/Calendar.
LibrariesAuburn Library, 1102 Auburn Way S. 253- 931-3018. Library events include:
CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Play & Learn: 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Newborn to age 5 with caregiver. Have fun singing songs, telling stories, reading books, creating art and playing.
Toddler ABC Story Time: 10:15 a.m. Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28. Ages 2 to 3 with adult, siblings welcome. Explore the alphabet through shorter stories, move-ment, music and flannel boards.
Preschool ABC Story Time: 11 a.m. Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28. Ages 3 to 7 with adult, siblings welcome. Prepare your child for school by exploring the ABCs with stories, songs and movement.’
Infant and Young Toddler Story Time: 10:15 a.m. Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. Ages newborn to 24 months, siblings welcome. Bring your babies and bounce along to stories, nursery rhymes and songs. A short playtime follows the program.
Thursday Family Story Times:
10:15 a.m. Sept. 19, 26. Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24. Ages 2 to 7 with adult, siblings welcome. Dig into Reading and explore Early Literacy through stories, movement, music and flannel boards.
Spanish Story Times: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25. All young children welcome with adult.
Planes, Rockets & Things That Fly: 11 a.m. Oct. 12. Presented by Cascades Science Squad. Ages 7 to 10. Learn about the four forces of flight, design a parachute, participate in a balloon race and create your own water bottle rocket to take home. Register online.
Chemical Reactions: 1 p.m. Oct. 12. Presented by Cascades Science Center Foundation. Ages 9 to 12. Modern batteries use a variety of chemicals to power their reactions. Learn how electricity is created through chemical reactions by making voltaic pile and electric gel cells. Register online.
Rock-It Science Concert with Mikey Mike: 3 p.m. Oct. 12. Presented by Mikey Mike Gervais. Ages 4 and older with adult. Learn about rocks, minerals, fossils, volca-noes and more while rockin’ out to original songs about earth science and geology.
Hallo-Weee!: 10:30 a.m. Oct. 31. Family program, all ages welcome with adult. Boo! Wear your costume for a brief not-too-scary Halloween Story Time followed by a parade and treats in the library.
TEENS
Study Zone: 5-7 p.m. Mondays and Thurs-days, 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors.
Teen Zone: 3:30 p.m. Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23. 30. Snack, hang out, study, play video games and pick up a good book.
Monday Afternoon Movie: 3 p.m. Sept. 30, Oct. 28. Enjoy movies and popcorn at the library. See a different movie the last Monday of the month.
Teen Writers’ Group: 3:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Oct. 4, 18. Meet other teen authors, share what you’ve been writing, improve your craft and have fun. Snacks will be served.
Find Money for College, The Money Maze & The Scholarship Market: 10 a.m. Sept. 28. Join Douglas Breithaupt of the College Planning Network while he explains strategies for finding free money for college in two workshops presented back-to-back. • The Money Maze, 10-11 a.m.: Find financial aid through need and
merit-based programs, loans, grants, work study and scholarships. • The Scholarship Market, 11 a.m.-noon: How to find and apply for private scholarships.
Old School Game Afternoon: 1 p.m. Oct. 11. Play old school games with your friends. Heads Up 7 Up, Musical Chairs, Duck, Duck, Goose, Candy Land, Sorry and more. Snacks too.
Teen Book Club: 4 p.m. Oct. 15. “Enclave” by Anne Aguirre.
SAT Practice Test: 10 a.m. Oct. 26. Presented by Sylvan Learning Center. Ace the SAT by practicing the test and receiving individual feedback on your results. The practice test simulates the actual testing environment so you will know what to expect. Limited to the first 20 participants.
SAT Practice Test Results Conference: 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Get your results from
your practice SAT test and learn more about applying to college.
Day of the Dead, Facepainting: 3 p.m. Oct. 31. Celebrate Day of the Dead with ca-lavera/skull face painting, crafts and snacks while learning about the holiday. Limited to the first 14 participants.
ADULTS
Book a Librarian: Free 30-minute ap-pointments to help you with your informa-tion needs. Please come to the library or call 253-931-3018 to make an appointment.
English as a Second Language (ESL) : 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, starting Sept. 23. A formal class to learn English grammar, reading, writing and conversa-tion skills.
The 17-day Washington State Fair in Puyallup comes to a close Sunday. The 10th largest fair in the country has represented the people, animals and agriculture, and arts in Washington for decades, and the name now recognizes that presence. Hours are 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit www.thefair.com or call the 24-hour hotline at 253-841-5045. COURTESY PHOTO, Philip Palermo, State Fair
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Computer classes: Sign-up at the Infor-mation Desk or call 253-931-3018. • Introduction to Pinterest, 10 a.m. Sept. 25; • One-on-One Assistance, 10:30 a.m. , 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Sept. 28. • One-on-One Assistance: 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Oct. 2; 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 14. • Internet Level 2: noon, Oct. 7. • Word Level 1: 10 a.m. Oct. 12. • Word Level 2: 1 p.m. Oct. 16. • Microsoft Publisher, 10 a.m. Oct. 23. • Microsoft Excel Level 2: 10 a.m. Oct. 26
Drop-In to Learn about eBooks: 4 p.m. Sept. 20; 1-2 p.m. Oct. 16; 11 a.m.-noon Oct. 19; 6-7 p.m. Oct. 22. Get started with KCLS eBooks! Bring your eReader, tablet, phone or just your questions.
From the Islands of Samoa, Laumoli (Lemon Leaf) Tea Ceremony: 2 p.m. Sept. 21. Talofa! Tea ceremonies are a time-honored way of finding inner peace, relax-ation and harmony with nature and oneself. Learn about the history, tea and manners of drinking tea in Samoan culture.
Genealogy Assistance: 1-3 p.m. Oct. 2, 5, 12, 16. Volunteers from South King County Genealogical Society will be avail-able to answer your questions.
STARS Workshop, Infant/Toddler Feeding, What’s New?: 6 p.m. Oct. 8. Presented by Katy Levenhagen, MS, RD, Child Health Consultant. The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently changed their recommendations for feeding infants and toddlers, including recommending more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Funded by Community Transformation Grant – Child Care. Provides 2 STARS credit hours in Health, Safety and Nutrition. Please register.
Affordable Health Care Signup: 3-7 p.m. Oct. 10; noon-4 p.m. Oct. 19. Presented by Public Health-Seattle & King County. One-on-one assistance for those enrolling in the new Exchange (Washington Health Plan finder). Registration not re-quired, first come, first served.
Auburn Library Book Club: 7 p.m. Oct. 10, “Tell the Wolves I’m Home” by Carol Rifka Brunt.
A Place at the Table, Evaluating Diets, What the Science Says About Trendy Diets like Paleo, Wheat Belly and Gluten Free: 7 p.m. Oct. 10. Presented by Mindy Nichols and the Wash-ington State Academy of Nutrition & Dietet-ics. Learn how to evaluate a diet. Discuss popular myths and fad diets as well as the scientific evidence for how diets work. KCLS invites everyone to find A Place at the Table. We’ll toss around fresh ideas about food, cooking, nutrition and growing and using locally produced food. In addition to offer-ing new food ideas, preparation and plan-ning skills, and handy online classes, videos and resources, the series will help everyone create a nourishing table by accepting non-perishable food donations, to be distributed to local King County food banks.
Friends of the Auburn Library Meeting: 7 p.m. Oct. 22.
Book-It Repertory Theatre Presents Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: 6 p.m. Oct. 24. Book-It Repertory Theatre, Seattle’s professional books-to-live-theater troupe, presents its original adaptation of Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan, bringing to life dramatic scenes from the life of Edward Curtis, famed early 20th century photogra-pher of Native American life.
Family Story Time: 10 a.m. Sept. 27. All ages welcome, ages 6 and under with adult. Enjoy stories, rhymes, music and movement. Held at the Pacific Community Center, 305 Milwaukee Ave., Pacific.
Toddler Story Time: 10:15 a.m. Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Ages 2 to 3 with adult. Stories, rhymes, music and fun.
Preschool Story Time: 11 a.m. Sept.. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Ages 3 to 5 with adult. Enjoy stories, activities and music while children develop pre-reading skills.
Spanish Story Times: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Family program, all ages welcome with adult.
Early Literacy Parties in Spanish: 10:30 a.m. , Saturdays, Oct. 5-Nov. 16. Series of free workshops for Spanish speaking families to learn about Early Literacy and how to prepare their children for Kindergarten.
Star Wars Reads Day II: 11 a.m. Oct. 5. Held at the Pacific-Algona Commu-nity Center,305 Milwaukee Ave., Pacific. Get your photo taken with Star Wars characters, a show with Charlie Williams, The Noiseguy and Lego building stations with Bricks 4 Kidz.
TEENS
Have You Been Hexed?: 7 p.m. Oct. 30. Curious about superstitions? Want to know what lies in your future? Join au-thor and professional fortune teller Alexan-dra Chauran as she discusses superstitions from around the world. Ask questions and have your fortune told.
Study Zone: 6-8 p.m. Monday, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays. Grades K-12. Drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors.
ADULTS
Computer Class: Registration required. Please sign up at the Information Desk or call 253-833-3554. • Microsoft Word Level 2, noon, Sept. 23. • Microsoft Excel Level 1: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9. • Introduction to Comput-ers: noon, Oct. 21. • One-On-One Assistance: 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Oct. 22.
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESL): 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Presented by Green River Com-munity College. A formal class to learn English grammar, reading, writing and conversation skills.
Across the Curriculum with Dr. Seuss: 11 a.m. Sept. 21. Explore more than a dozen books by author Dr. Seuss and discover ways to enrich your curriculum with lesson plans and activity ideas that explore Early Literacy concepts. Provides 2 STARS credit hours in Curriculum and Learning Environment.
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 – Oddfellas Pub & Eatery, 102 W. Main St.; • 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; • fifth Thursday – Don Giovanni’s Ristorante and Wine Bar, 18 Auburn Way S. 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.
Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce 15th annual Holiday Auction & Din-ner: 5:30-9 p.m. Nov. 1, Emerald Downs, 2300 Emerald Downs Way, Auburn. To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Pegi Moll at: 253-833-0700 or [email protected]. Information: www.auburnareawa.org.
SeniorsAuburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE. 253-931-3016 or www.auburnwa.gov. Senior activities include:
• Lunch: Monday-Friday, Salad bar begins at 11:30, Main meal is served at noon. Cost: $3 donation for ages 60 and over, $6 for those younger than 60.
• Monday Supper Club: 4:45-6 p.m. One Monday a month. Call 253-931-3016 for date and menu. Cost: $6 for all ages.
PROGRAMS
Volunteer opportunities: The center’s meals-on-wheels and respite programs need help to provide services to seniors.
Please call 253-288-7441 or 253-931-3016, if interested.
Auburn Senior Activity Center Well-ness Fair Journey to Good Health: 9:30 a.m.-noon, Sept. 26, Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. SE. The Auburn Senior Wellness team has planned a day of health screenings, informational booths, demonstrations, breakout session, flu shots and a lunch with entertainment from Danny Vernon. Lunch served between 11:45 and 12:30. At the end of lunch, there will be a raffle for door prizes. Please call 253-931-3016 for more information.
EntertainmentAUBURN AVENUE THEATER
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.
Ave Kids, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: 2 p.m. Sept. 21. Two very enthusiastic Jules Verne fans tell the story of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea like it’s never been told before. This is a fun, rollicking, family-friendly adaptation of the Jules Verne clas-sic. This production pulls its style influences from steampunk with a new and original set and puppet designs. Performed by Tears of Joy Theater. Tickets: $8.
“Young Frankenstein The Musical”: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19; 2 p.m. Oct. 6, 13. Auburn Community Players presentation. Based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder and directed by Brooks, who has described it as his best film. Tickets: $14 regular, $12 students, seniors ($17/$15 at the door).
Ave Kids, Hilarious Harvest Magic Show: 2 p.m. Oct. 26. Audiences across the USA love Louie Foxx’s One-Man Side Show. Gasp as Louie makes his head shrink, balances a cup of water upside down and much more, all while making you laugh. Tickets: $8.
Comedy at the Ave: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21. Tickets: $17 regular; $15 students, seniors. Featuring Jason Dudey
AUBURN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
APAC, 206 E St. NE, 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.
Up with People’s Voices: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 and Saturday. Sept. 21. Featuring original and popular music, a dynamic blend of feature soloists, full-cast
production numbers, fast-moving chore-ography and colorful costumes. Voices is inspired and motivated by recent worldwide events and features medleys of popular music, international music and of course, Up with People original music. General admission is $20. Proceeds support Rotary Club-backed local charities. Order tickets at www.upwithpeople.org/auburn.
ELSEWHERE
Jazz series:: 6-9 p.m., Saturdays, Auburn Wine and Caviar Company, 2402 A St. SE, Auburn. Saxophone and flute master Mark
Lewis performs each week with a different featured guest musician – or two – from around the region. No cover. • Lineup: • Sept. 21: Milo Petersen, 7-string guitar. For more information, call 253-887-8530.
Poetry at The Station Bistro: 7-10 p.m., first Mondays of each month, Bistro, 110 Second St. SW, Suite 125, Auburn. Poets featured at the open mic venue. Presented by The Station Bistro, the Northwest Renaissance, Auburn Striped Water Poets. Open to poets of every age and skill level. For more information, contact [email protected].
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 the cafe at 253-333-9652.
DanceChildren’s Dance Theater Open House: Visit www.auburnchildrens-dancetheater.com or call 253-887-8937 for program information. Located at 122 W. Main St. (entrance in back)
Auburn Dance Academy: Visit www.auburndanceacademy.com or call 253-833-1891 for program information. The academy is located at 1811 Howard Road, Suite 100.
Surrendered School of the Arts: Visit www.surrenderedschool.com, email [email protected] or call 253-474-4881 for program information. The Auburn campus offers year-long ballet and hip hop classes for students ages 3-16. The public is invited to a studio grand opening from 4:15 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1. Classes are on Tuesdays at Lifegate Auburn Foursquare Church, 307 E. Main St.
MuseumsWHITE RIVER VALLEY MUSEUM
Located at 918 H St. SE, Auburn. Regu-lar admission: $2 adults, $1 seniors and children. Admission is free on
Wednesdays and the fourth Sunday of the month. Call 253-288-7433 or visit www.wrvmuseum.org for tickets and event information.
EXHIBITS
Grease Was the Word: Aug. 14-Nov. 10. Looking at the quickly changing world of teenagers and their cars in 1950s and ‘60s America. Like every generation of youth, these teens challenged the social norms of their parents, but they had an additional tool at their disposal: the easily available automobile.
Small Works, Big Presents, The Gift of Art: Noon-4 p.m. Nov. 20-24, Nov. 27-Dec. 1, Dec. 4-8, Dec. 11-15, Dec. 18-21. A juried show and sale of Northwest arts and crafts sponsored by the City of Auburn Arts Commission. Regular admission.
PROGRAMS
Fall Railroad Lecture: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5, Auburn Senior Activity Center, across from the museum. The final lecture in the three-part series hosted by the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Cost: $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors.
MARY OLSON FARM PROGRAMS
Located at 28728 Green River Road SE, Auburn. Call 253-288-7433 or visit www.wrvmuseum.org for event information and tickets.
Gentleman Desperado: 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Sept. 21, 22, 28, 29; Oct. 5-6. Experience the true story of notorious outlaw Harry Tracy through this fun, interactive, outdoor theater experience by Seattle playwright Keri Healey. A limited number of tickets are available for each performance date. Tickets: $10 adults, $7 seniors/children, 12 and under $5.
Farm Management Tour: 4-6 p.m. Sept. 26. Join King County Conservation District and Horses for Clean Water for a free tour of the Mary Olson Farm and learn from peers and resource specialists about eco-friendly ways to manage horses, livestock and crops.
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The Cottonwood Cutups entertain the crowd at Auburn’s annual Hops and Crops Brew Festival at Mary Olson Farm last Saturday. The Cutups, along with Jessica Lynne, My Goodness
and The Maldives, provided the background music as festival goers got a taste of 18 of the finest beers brewed by eight local microbreweries, including Pacific’s Northwest Brewing Company.SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter
Excludes Boy & Girl Scouts and Heinemann titles.Limit to stock on hand, must show coupon to receive discount. Coupon valid through September 26, 2013.
Hilda Meryhew, left, of the Daughters of the American Revolution, WSSDAR state historian, has nominated Don Stevenson, Auburn’s Pacin’ Parson, for the DAR Community Service Award. Stevenson is walking 23,000 miles for multiple sclerosis at Game Farm Park. He has completed 8,000 miles of the journey, an effort to raise money and awareness of MS, a chronic often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. COURTESY PHOTO
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Auburn schools’ test scores outperform state average
Auburn students contin-ue to significantly outscore the state on 2013 measure-ments of student progress, high school proficiency exams and end-of-course assessments, according to results released by the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
Auburn schools achieved increases in reading and literacy across grade levels, which in-cludes testing in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10. Scores not only improved over last year but also soared above the state average – in some cases by more than 25 percent.
“This is breakthrough academic achievement,” said Auburn School Dis-trict Superintendent Kip Herren. “Our assessment scores continue to increase
across grade levels.”Additionally, students in
English Language Learner (ELL) and special educa-tion programs outper-formed the state average by double digits in reading and mathematics, making significant improvement over last year. In fact, state test scores in these special populations reveal some of the highest scores in dis-trict history.
The district continues to improve student learning and close achievement gaps.
In fact, Auburn schools are in the top 15 percent of highest performing schools in the state.
Over the last three years, 13 schools won a total of 38 state and national awards including the prestigious Washington State Achieve-ment Awards and the National Title I Academic Achievement Awards.
State assessment scores for all Auburn schools are available on the OSPI report card at reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/.
MAcAroni Kid is teaming up with local restaurant, spa and gift sponsors to bring the community its first Macaroni Kid South Puget Sound Teacher of the Month pro-gram.
“We want to honor, recognize and reward all the hard-working teachers/educators out there for the amazing jobs they do,” said Auburn’s Sarah Beyersdorf, publisher and Editor of Macaroni Kid South Puget Sound.
Macaroni Kid has joined sponsors to spotlight teachers from the South Puget Sound school districts, as well
as private schools, local preschools and daycare centers.
The September Teacher of the Month will be announced Oct. 3 in the Macaroni Kid weekly newsletter. The honors will continue throughout the school year, with a different teacher being recognized each month. The winning teachers receive a $50 gift certificate to a restaurant, a spa gift certificate, a Staples gift card and several other gifts from sponsors.
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As kids return to school and fall sports seasons get under way, it’s a good time for a reminder about the danger of concussions.
Here in Western Washington, parents and coaches are increas-ingly aware of concussions, thanks in part to education about the state’s Zackery Lystedt Law, which requires medical clearance before young athletes can return to play after a concussion.
For athletes of all ages, an in-creased level of awareness can make a huge difference. While more can be done to truly prevent concus-sions, it’s important to recognize when a concussion occurs so that the athlete can be removed from the game and avoid potentially more serious consequences.
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One danger is post-concussive syndrome. Essentially, this is like having a concussion
longer than six weeks. In addition to headaches and other concus-sive symptoms, the athlete often struggles academically and may develop depression.
Another danger is second-impact syndrome. If a player takes a blow the head then returns to play and takes another blow before fully recovering – even a week later – the person can develop severe swell-ing in the brain, which can lead to death.
If there’s any question, it’s always safer to assume it’s a concussion and pull the child out of competi-tion, rather than ignoring it and going about your business.
Basically, a concussion occurs after a blow to the head or face, or even elsewhere in the body if the forces are transmitted to the head (like whiplash). The person might experience headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, or just feel “not quite right.”
Only athletic trainers, physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are licensed in the state of Washington to determine when an athlete can return to play.
Most concussion injuries can be treated by following up with a primary-care provider, or with someone who is trained in concus-
sion management. More urgent evaluation would be needed if the athlete is unable to communicate, has a rapidly worsening headache or has a seizure. If a school has an athletic trainer, students should take advantage of that. Athletic trainers can help them decide if they need to receive further care or see a doctor.
In my office, we most commonly see concussions from football, fol-lowed by soccer. Other sports, such as lacrosse and hockey, have a high frequency of concussions, but fewer people play those sports, so we don’t see as many of those cases.
As far as prevention, there are a lot of questions about helmets and headgear in football and soccer.
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The See Ya Later Foundation hosts its third annual auction and dinner on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Emerald Downs in Auburn.
The events start is at 5 p.m. Dinner service at 6:30.
Guest speaker is Ariana Ku-kors, an Auburn Mountainview graduate and Pac-10 champion
at the University of Washing-ton who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
Kukors, Auburn’s first Olym-pian since Al Rossi competed as a member of the bronze medal-winning men’s rowing team in 1952, placed fifth in the 200-me-
ter individual medley in London. Tickets are $50 per person.Proceeds benefit the SYL
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are making an impact in the community.
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LAST WEEK: Tahoma 33, Bethel 7 (nonleague); Auburn 47, Mount Rainier 12; Kentwood 25, Jefferson 7; Kent-Meridian 22, Kentlake 15; and Auburn Riverside 26; Kentridge 0.
THIS WEEK: Jefferson at Kent-Merid-ian (Thursday); Kentlake at Puyallup (Thursday, nonleague); Tahoma at Au-burn Riverside; Auburn at Kentridge; and Mt. Rainier at Kentwood (6 p.m. Saturday). (All games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday unless otherwise noted.)
SPSL 3A STANDINGS League OverallTeam W L W LAuburn Mtview 0 0 1 1Bonney Lake 0 0 0 2Decatur 0 0 1 1Enumclaw 0 0 1 1Lakes 0 0 0 2Peninsula 0 0 0 2
LAST WEEK: Decatur 32, Renton 28 (nonleague); Auburn Mounta-inview 52, Mount Tahoma 0 (non-league); Sumner 49, Bonney Lake 28 (nonleague); Central Kitsap 27, Enumclaw 24 (nonleague);
[ more STANDINGS page 15 ]
Trojans trounce Rams 47-12 in home opener
TrojanS’ andrew nordlie winS aSd
aquaTicS TriaThlonAuburn senior Andrew Nordlie
notched the fastest time in last Saturday’s Auburn School
District Aquatics Triathlon. Nordlie cycled 12 miles,
ran two miles and swam 500 yards in 55 minutes,
21.1 seconds.Sarah Taylor won the girls
competition with a time of 78 minutes, 39 seconds.
Rounding out the top times for the boys were: Colin Lempert, Robert Scheurman, Riley King
and Davey Jace. Top girl finishers were
Jillian Baxter, Skyler Hall and Josephine Rogers.
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Auburn notched its first win of the season last Friday with a 47-12 South Puget Sound League North 4A win over Mount Rainier at Auburn Memorial Sta-dium.
The Trojans (1-1 league, 1-1 overall) dominated the Rams (0-2, 0-2), going up 28-6 in the first half.
Senior quarterback Brier Atkinson connected with senior end Dom Ecklund for two touchdown passes, one for 35 yards and one from 31 yards out.
Atkinson added a 7-yard TD run.
Senior halfback Jaykob Sloan got things started in the first quarter for Auburn with a 4-yard touchdown run, and junior fullback Patrick O’Dell added a 6-yard TD run.
Senior Daerell Beck had
a TD run for 19 yards and junior Ben Osservanza closed out the scoring for the Trojans with a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Mount Rainier scored on a 14-yard interception return by Terrell Grier in the sec-ond quarter and a 50-yard TD run by Donovan Moi in
the fourth quarter.Auburn plays Kentridge
(0-2, 0-2) at 7 p.m. on Friday at French Field in Kent..
ALSO: Sophomore quarterback Gresch Jensen threw for three touchdowns and ran for another on Friday as Auburn Mountainview throttled Mount Tahoma 52-0 in nonleague action in Tacoma.
Jensen went 16-of-19 in the air for 217 yards and three touchdowns and added 78 yards and a TD on the ground.
Senior Joey Cassano led the Lions (1-1 overall) in receiving with nine catches for 150 yards and three TDs.
Senior Daerell Beck runs for daylight against Mount Rainier at Auburn Memorial Stadium last Friday. RACHEL CiAMPi, Auburn Reporter
Just putting a team in the pool was a victory for last season’s Auburn boys water polo squad.
After one season (2011) without a team, the Trojans managed to pool enough players to field a
team in 2012, although not a very competitive one. Under Coach Jim Isom, who has coached Auburn water polo since he started the program in 1990, the Trojans went winless, finishing the season 0-14.
This year, with an influx of freshtalent augmenting
its returning senior core, Auburn hopes to take the next step in its resurgence and start winning some matches, Isom said.
“Last year most of the team was new to the sport of water polo and to swim-ming,” Isom said. “But most of the boys joined the swim team last winter.
So this year I expect to be competitive with most of the teams in the league. Last year a few teams held some of their starters out against us. I’m hoping that the other teams won’t have to be as kind to us this year.”
[ more FOOTBALL page 15 ]
Auburn boys water polo looks to reestablish winning ways
[ more WATER POLO page 15 ]
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One of the keys to success this year is the return of senior Andrew Nordlie, who sat out last season.
“Andrew played as a fresh-man, but when the Auburn team folded a couple years ago, Andrew concentrated on his soccer career,” Isom said. “Andrew is probably our fast-est, most athletic, most active player.”
Joining Nordlie to pace the team offensively is returning senior Levi Golan, the team’s leading scorer last season.
“He is our hole set, which is not unlike a center in basket-ball,” Isom said. “The addition of Andrew should take a little pressure off Levi and should free up other players like (senior) Nathan Scholzen and (junior) Henry Estey, who have good outside shots.”
Defensively, the Trojans will again rely on junior goalie Jacob McInerny between the pipes.
“Last year he had a lot of practice blocking one-on-goalie shots,” Isom said. “This year, with nearly everybody joining the swim team, we should be better able to keep up with the rest of the teams in the league.”
Also returning from last year’s starting squad are senior Jesse Unzen and sophomore Dylan Beauprey.
Beyond his starters, Isom concedes, the cupboard starts to look a little bare. The team, he said, will have to adjust for that.
“Overall, we are lacking in experience outside of our starters,” he said. “If we can play a deliberate and conser-vative half-court offense and stay away from an up-tempo game, we’ll do well. We just don’t have the numbers or the swimmers to do well if we get in a ‘swim meet.’”
With all the players in place to field a competitive team, Isom said, his biggest task now is “changing the mindset of the boys and our expecta-tions.’
“Last year we were just happy to have a team; this year we need to believe that we can be competitive, so we will continue to work hard,” Isom said. “We have to recre-ate a winning tradition.
The Trojans play in the Auburn School District Boys Water Polo Tournament this Saturday and Sunday at the Auburn Pool.
ALSO: Last season the Auburn Riverside boys water polo team snagged a fifth-place finish at the Washington State championship tourney with a thrilling 7-6 overtime
win over district rival Auburn Mountainview. Despite just three returning starters from last year’s 18-2 squad – seniors Steven Summers, Jace Davey and Tristan Narnajo – 10th-year head coach Mark Van Eaton expects the Ravens to compete again. “(Our) team strength is always team chemistry and all the players having the same goal – learn-ing the game and improving our play,” Van Eaton said. “Team leadership is always a strength.” In the water, Van Eaton said, the team will be keyed by the defensive play of Naranjo as well as the offensive play of Davey and senior Zac Johnson. Add in sophomore newcomer Daniel Godfrey and Auburn Riv-erside should be in the mix come postseason... Auburn Mountainview finished the season with a sixth-place fin-ish at state after reeling off a 13-1 regular season. This year, with the bulk of last year’s team returning (the team graduated just three seniors), the Lions look again poised to make a run at the state tour-ney. Among the keys will be the team’s leadership, includ-ing seniors Colin Lempert, Riley King, Brady Gardner, Jackson Sulewski and Jourdan Roberts. And with a program that now boasts more than 30 players, the future looks bright for the Lions.
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Bellarmine Prep 16, Lakes 14 (nonleague); and Gig Harbor 27, Peninsula 20 (nonleague). THIS WEEK: : Camas at Auburn Mountainview (Thursday); Pen-
insula at Union; Bonney Lake at Mountain View; Heritage at Enum-claw; Battle Ground at Decatur; and Skyview at Lakes. (All games nonleague and kick off at 7 p.m. Friday unless otherwise noted).
Senior running back Ray Hardaway added 73 yards on six carries with three touchdowns in the contest.
Junior kicker Devon Tandberg chipped in with a 38-yard field goal.
Defensively, sopho-mores Taylor Berg and Josh Junious each had an interception.
Auburn Mountainview hosts No. 1-ranked 4A Camas (2-0) in nonleague action at 7 p.m. Thurs-day at Auburn Memorial Stadium...
Auburn Riverside ran its record to 2-0 on the season Thursday with a 26-0 South Puget Sound League North 4A victory over Kentridge at French
Field in Kent.The Ravens (2-0 league,
2-0 overall) held the Char-gers (0-2, 0-2) to just five first downs and 42 yards of total offense, forced three interceptions, produced two sacks and compiled eight tackles for a loss.
Senior Drew Wallen had a interception return for 33 yards and a touch-down and junior defensive backs Vinny Le and Gavin Hettinger also grabbed interceptions for Auburn Riverside.
Le also had a sack, as did senior lineman Derek Hart.
Offensively, the Ravens were sparked by senior quarterback Kevin Thom-son who had 10 carries for 86 yards and two touch-
downs and was 10-of-20 passing for 121 yards.
Junior running back Cole Huckaby added 12 carries for 41 yards and Hettinger led the team in receptions with four catches for 64 yards.
Senior running back Joey Galeno scored on a 1-yard TD run to get things started in the first quarter.
The Ravens finished the game with 292 total yards on offense, 162 rushing and 130 passing.
Kentridge’s quarterback, Jordan Lawson, finished the game with 1-of-10 passing with three inter-ceptions.
The Ravens host Tahoma (2-0) in their home opener at 7 p.m. next Friday at Au-burn Memorial Stadium.
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Auburn Mountainview soccer player Madi Clarkson has com-mitted to play at the University of Utah. The Auburn Reporter gave the incorrect university in its Sept. 13 edition. The Reporter misspelled Delene Colburn’s name in its Auburn Mountainview soccer preview.
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REPORTERThe Mercer Island Reporter is seeking a general assignment reporter with writing experience and photography skills. Primary coverage will be city government, business, general assignment stories and could include arts coverage. Schedule may include some evening and/or weekend work.
As a reporter for Sound Publishing, you will be expected to:
• use a digital camera to take photographs of the stories you cover;• post on the publication’s web site;• blog and use Twitter on the web;• layout pages, using InDesign;• shoot and edit videos for the web .• The most highly valued traits are:
commitment to community journalism and everything from short, brief-type stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community;
• to be inquisitive and resourceful in the coverage of assigned beats;• to be comfortable producing fi ve bylined stories a week;• the ability to write stories that are tight and to the point;• to be a motivated self-starter;• to be able to establish a rapport with the community.
Candidates must have excellent communication and organizational skills, and be able to work eff ectively in a deadline-driven environment. Minimum of one year of previous newspaper experience is required. Position also requires use of personal vehicle, possession of valid WA State Driver’s License and proof of active vehicle insurance.
We off er a competitive hourly wage and benefi ts package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.)
Email us your cover letter, resume, and include fi ve examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to:[email protected] or mail to: Sound Publishing, Inc., 19426 68th Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032, ATTN: HR/MIR
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SCHOOL Valley Christian School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileg- es, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administra- tion of is education policies, admissions policies, scholar- ship and loan programs, and athletic and other school- administered programs. Published in Auburn Reporter on September 20, 2013.#880329
CITY OF PACIFIC NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS
FOR INTERURBAN TRAIL DESIGN
The City of Pacific solicits inter- est from consulting firms with expertise in Civil Design and Environmental Planning. Consul- tants will be considered for the following projects.PROJECT DESCRIPTIONSThe work to be performed by the CONSULTANT consists of pre- paring PS&E for the construction of: 1. Multiple segments of Inter- urban Trail adjacent to SR167• Approximately 1/2 mile of
multipurpose trail.• Design of trail head(s).• Environmental planning and
preparation of permit applica- tions.
• Determination of R/W needs and R/W plan preparation.
2. A single segment adjacent to 8th Street East.• Approximately 1/2 mile of
multipurpose trail.• Design and coordination of
railroad crossing.• Environmental planning and
preparation of permit applica- tions.
• Determination of R/W needs and R/W plan preparation.
The City reserves the right to select one or more consultants for these projects.SUBMITTAL Submittals should include the following information: Firm
name, phone and fax numbers; Name of Principal-in-Charge and Project Manager; and Number of employees in each firm proposed to project. Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria: 1) Key personnel; 2) Firm experience with PS&E; 3) Firm experience with environmental planning and permitting process; 4) Ability to meet schedule; 5) Approach to project; 6) Familiarity with rel- evant codes and standards; 7) Past performance/references; 8) Ability to provide M/WBE participation. Please submit FOUR copies of your Statement of Qualifications to: Public Works Director, Ken Barnett, 100 3rd Ave SE Pacific, WA 98047 by September 30, 2013 not later than 11:00 AM. No submittals will be accepted after that date and time. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Jim Morgan, City Engineer at (253) 929-1115. Pacific encourages disadvan- taged, minority, and women- owned consultant firms to re- spond. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alter- nate forms by calling collect (Alternate format Phone). The Recipient, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regu- lations, Department of Transpor- tation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimi- nation in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this ad- vertisement, disadvantaged busi- ness enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consid- eration for an award.Dates of publication: September 20, 2013 and September 27, 2013 in the Auburn Reporter. #881140
PUBLIC NOTICES
In football, there is no perfect helmet that prevents all concussions. It just doesn’t exist. Parents should be wary of such claims. The key is to have a newer-generation helmet that has been properly fitted.
In soccer or other sports, there isn’t any convinc-ing medical evidence that protective headgear truly prevents concussions, so it’s not recommended at this time. In soccer, concussions are usually caused by colli-sions – either head-to-head or falling to the ground. If a player has good technique while heading the ball, it’s not supposed to cause con-cussions. Younger athletes may be more prone to have bad technique, which could be detrimental.
A baseline test conducted before the season can be used for comparison if an
athlete sustains a concus-sion during the season. The computerized program can help evaluate a person’s reaction time, memory and concentration. The test can help determine when the person is back to normal. It’s not absolutely necessary, but it can help determine when it’s safe to return to play. The tests can be done
in the offices of MultiCare Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, or large group visits can also be arranged, if a team is interested. To set up an assessment, call 253-792-6555.
When we’re talking about kids, it’s not worth taking the risk of putting them in harm’s way.
The key is to be aware of
the possibility of concus-sion, and not let athletes return to play until they’ve been evaluated.
Dr. Joshua Purses is a primary care sports medicine physician with the Sports Con-cussion Program at MultiCare Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. To learn more, call 253-792-6555 or visit www.multicare.org/sports-concussion-pro-gram/.
What is a concussion?
A concussion is most often caused by a sudden direct blow or bump to the head. However, it can also occur as a result of an indirect blow to a differ-ent part of the body. Brain injury is the leading cause of sports-related death to children.
There are some com-mon physical, mental and
emotional symptoms a person may display fol-lowing a concussion. Any of these could be a sign of concussion:• Confusion or feeling dazed• Clumsiness• Slurred speech• Nausea or vomiting• Headache• Balance problems or dizziness• Blurred vision• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to noise• Sluggishness• Ringing in ears• Behavior or personality changes• Concentration difficul-ties
If you think your athlete has any of these symptoms, contact a phy-sician immediately.
– Source: MultiCare Orthopedics
and Sports Medicine
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Norton-Bredl navigated the challenging course in 15 hours, 9 minutes, a personal best.
She was no stranger there.
A year ago at Ironman Canada, Norton-Bredl struggled to cover the Penticton, British Colum-bia course in 16½ hours, missing the cutoff by 20 minutes, the midnight curfew and a medal for an
official finish.“I came to terms with it,”
she said. “It motivated me.”For Norton-Bredl, doing
triathlons is a privilege – and to tame a three-headed marathon monster requires methodical, some-times arduous preparation.
“My challenge isn’t harder than anyone else’s challenge,” said Norton-Bredl, a wife, mother of three, and the health and wellbeing director at the Auburn Valley YMCA. “It’s just committing to it, and that’s the hard part.”
To prepare for Ironman Canada, Norton-Bredl kept her old bike, her weathered wet suit – and invested in a coach.
“Stephanie is hard-working and tough. She pushed through pain in her feet she knew would require surgery after Ironman,” said Alissa Anderson, a coach, personal trainer and physi-cal therapist with Raise The Bar, an organization that manages a multi-sport team, provides training and produces events in the Puget Sound area.
Anderson drilled Norton-Bredl, and she promptly picked up the pace. Norton-Bredl became a better triathlete than she’d been in her late-30s.
“She got me to push myself outside my comfort zone,” Norton-Bredl said.
Training peaked to the tune of five hours on the bike, three hours in the pool and short runs on trails during the week. Weekends meant a 100-mile bike ride and a 20-mile run. To cut the pounding on her feet, Norton-Bredl ran in the pool.
“She was willing to listen to me and trust me when I told her she needed to re-place some of her running volume with extra cycling and some deep-water run-ning in order to protect her feet for race day,” Anderson said. “A lot of Type A Iron-man athletes would have a hard time letting go of the need to log a lot of running miles … and deep-water running can be drudgery.”
When August arrived, Norton-Bredl was ready. Family, including her par-
ents, and friends, including the Y’s Tim Wright, Ashley Pak and Alvin Tze, who also competed, supported her.
And this time, she fin-ished strong.
“It felt great,” she said.
A good fitEndurance sports are
Norton-Bredl’s niche.Growing up in the Seattle
area and participating in sports at Decatur High School, she considered herself a “below-average” athlete. But what she lacked in skill she made up in effort.
“I can go all day, I can go for a long time. … That’s where my talent is,” she said. “It’s not in my speed, it’s my ability to keep going.
I’ve found that appeals to me because I feel more suc-cessful at it.”
Norton-Bredl has com-pleted seven marathons and her share of half-mar-athons, foot races and bike rides, short and long.
Despite the injuries and ailments, Norton-Bredl has stayed active.
Soon, Norton-Bredl will undergo surgery to realign the bones in her left foot, which were damaged by a bus that ran over her left foot when she was a girl.
Surgery also will remove painful bunions on both feet.
In her lifetime, Norton-Bredl has dealt with a chronic stomach condition and overcome a broken pelvis she sustained in a cycling accident a few years
ago.Norton-Bredl plans to
take some time off, heal and perhaps prepare for the next race. A triathlon in New Zealand is on her “bucket list.”
Despite the injuries, Nor-ton-Bredl can smile after her latest accomplishment. Considering its length and scope, it was no easy feat.
“I’m not a super athlete. I’m just an average girl,” she said. “I think, honestly, a lot of people can do it. … It just takes a lot of prepara-tion.
“Not everybody is mo-tivated to do it, and that’s OK, too, because I kind of enjoy challenging myself in that way,” she said. “But for some people, just running a 5K, just getting to the gym, is challenging enough.”
On a roll: Algona’s Stephanie Norton-Bredl powers her way to the finish in the 112-mile bike segment of Ironman Canada. She went on to complete the full event in 15 hours, 9 minutes. CourteSy photo, Lloyd Norton
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...obituariesShirley Paglisotti
Shirley Paglisotti, 71, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 13, 2013, following heart surgery.
Shirley was predeceased by her husband Edward Paglisotti, and by four of her eight siblings. Shirley is survived by her daughters, Lisa Paglisotti (Mark Flora) of Seattle; Anissa Stella of Federal Way; Megan Noethiger (Andrew) of Ferrisburgh, VT; and by her grandson, Ryker Edward Stella.
Shirley had a feisty spirit and loved gardening, helping those in need, playing bingo, and cooking for family and friends.
Memorial donations may be made to Jubilee Women’s Center or Tree House.
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David Michael DeanDavid Dean, age 49, died peacefully of natural causes
at his home in Auburn on September 4, 2013. David was born in Omaha, NE on April 29, 1964. His parents, Ruth and John Dean, were longtime residents of Kent, WA and preceded him in death.
David graduated from Kentridge High School in 1982 and received an Associate of Arts degree from Green River Community College in 1986. In his career, David was drawn to work with engines of all kinds and he was employed at several area car dealerships’ service departments. He was a fan of University of Nebraska Cornhusker football but his favorite professional team was the Seattle Seahawks.He enjoyed outdoor activities, especially golf, hunting and fishing and spending time with his family.
David is survived by sister Tracy Garrett and her husband Pat Garrett and nephews Ola Mork and Peder Mork; sister Robin Towne and her husband Roger Towne; and brother Lance Dean and his wife Jann Kuhn, nephew Jonathan Dean and his wife Jessica and grand nieces Nicole, Kaylen, Brenna and Arianna and niece LeAnne Barshay, grand niece Desiree Barshay and grand nephew Cameron Barshay, who preceded him in death.
Friends and family are invited to a memorial service and celebration of David’s life to be held at St. James Episcopal Church in Kent, WA on October 6, 2013 at 2:00PM. A reception will follow at the church.
The family asks that donations, in lieu of flowers, be directed to Outdoors for All, a foundation whose mission is to enrich the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities through outdoor recreation at 6344 NE 74th St.
Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98115.880516
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Community pulls together to help woman, leader recover from cancerBy DEAN A. RADFORD
Washington State Troop-er Renee Padgett of Renton is headed back to work, her cancer in remission and her strength returning.
She planned to return to light duty this week part-time and could resume work full-time in March, depending on how well her immune system rebuilds from a stem-cell transplant.
Initially, she’ll do office work for her division, but her goal is to get back on the road.
“I love my job,” she said.For 15 years Padgett has
worked closely with local agencies in her role as the state patrol’s wrecking-yard inspector in King County. She’s part of patrol’s Com-mercial Vehicle Division.
Through her efforts, an innovative new program called Homeward Bound was started, designed to help locate and bring home some of the approximately 23,000 children who are re-ported missing in the state each year.
The program is a partner-ship with Gordon Trucking of Pacific.
In May 2012 Padgett, 45, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called multiple myeloma, which is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white-blood cell in bone marrow.
For her two children, Gedeon, 11, and Olivia, 7, the seriousness of Padgett’s illness hit home when she lost all her hair right before the stem-cell transplant at
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
“I think it was a shock,” she said, when they realized she was sick.
Now, her kids like that her hair is growing back.
Padgett’s days have been filled with trips to the doctor and hospitals. This summer, with the help of some charitable organi-zations, Padgett’s children attended camps offered by the City of Renton while she underwent treatment and followup care.
The good news that she was cancer-free came in March, following the stem-cell transplant, something neither she nor her doctors were expecting.
“I am in remission,” she said, but there is no cure for her cancer.
She was started on main-tenance chemotherapy, which she couldn’t tolerate, and has started other treat-
ment, she said. A cough has lasted for about four months.
Doctors will continue to moni-tor her condition closely, but Padgett knows patients will relapse, usually
within 24 to 36 months. Her goal is years.
She could undergo a second stem-cell treatment, and doctors could consider more maintenance chemo-therapy again as a preven-tive measure.
“I worked really hard,” Padgett said. “I want to stick around.”
She has started physical therapy and occupational therapy to help regain her strength to return to work part-time. Rebuilding her immune system will take time, which is why she must wait to work full-time.
The chemotherapy drug Melphalan given before a stem-cell transplant “kills
your entire system down to nothing.” After she’s given back her stem cells, the im-mune system must rebuild from scratch.
She likens her immune system to that of a newborn baby’s.
“All my immunizations have been washed away and I must start from the begin-ning,” she said.
Padgett has also lost about three inches in height.
In intense pain on May 17, 2012, she went to the emergency room, where doctors discovered a tumor on her spine that had caused four discs to collapse on top of each other. Such bone compression is one of the symptoms of the cancer.
The surgery went well and the pain is gone. She went from 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-4½. Her upper body “got squashed,” she said, but her pants still fit.
Padgett met recently with others involved with Homeward Bound, includ-
ing Gordon Trucking. The idea is to place posters of children who are missing on the side of trucks. New posters are on order, so four or five new children will be added to the program.
Thursday she was to go to Gordon Trucking for a driver-appreciation event.
Though her months of treatment she’s stayed positive and has had the support of friends, family, wrecking yards and police and fire departments – and the state patrol.
“I am very thankful the department has bent over backward to help me,” she said.
The State Patrol Chief John Batiste was at her side when she finished the More Birthdays For Renee 5K fundraiser on April 21. It was sponsored by Cops with Cancer, along with Lake-
wood Officers’ Charity, WSP Troopers Association, FOP Lodge 27 Green River Val-ley, Gordon Trucking Inc., Quality Towing, Budget Auto and Truck Wrecking and Washington’s Most Wanted.
Padgett’s race is not over, yet.
“My mind is ready to go, but my body isn’t yet ready,” she said.
TROOPER FIGHTING HER WAY BACKHow to help
While Renee Padgett has insurance through her job with the Washington State Patrol, there are still medical expenses not covered by insurance. Donations can be made to Padgett at any Key Bank, account No. 470432006133.
Back in the race: Renee Padgett was joined by Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste at the More Birthdays For Renee 5K fundraiser in April. COURTESY PHOTO
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Milfoil Treatment Continues on Lake TappsThis August and September Cascade Water Alliance, owner of Lake Tapps, continued its multi-year program begun in 2010 to address dense growth of Eurasian water milfoil. Milfoil is a non-native and invasive aquatic plant that spreads rapidly, crowds out native plants and forms dense surface mats in Lake Tapps.
Herbicide treatment was performed in the summer of 2010 and 2011, with diver hand-pulling in 2012. this year, boat surveys were conducted, and, together with information gathered by last year’s divers, revealed some dense milfoil infestation in a couple of areas located around driftwood point.
see a map at www.cascadewater.org (click on Lake tapps community and follow links to milfoil).
since 2010, Cascade has treated the lake as needed each year, spending almost $600,000 to address
milfoil. this year’s treatment will cost about $100,000. Herbicide treatments were performed mid-august through mid-september
milfoil is often brought in by boats that have previously been in milfoil infested waters. in addition, homeowner’s use of fertilizer contributes to milfoil (and native plant) growth as the nutrients used on lawns feed milfoil’s growth as the runoff goes into the lake. native vegetation will not be treated as it is beneficial to the lake’s health and its removal is regulated by the department of Fish and Wildlife.
Fall Garden Tips: It’s Time to Mulch!Why mulch this fall? mulching your plants year round helps save water and reduces weeding time. Here’s a reminder of why mulching is important in your yard and garden. mulching:
• Helps retain moisture: mulch can reduce moisture evaporation from soil anywhere from 10 to 50 percent. it also plays a key part in retaining dew and water drawn up from the subsoil from escaping.
• Reduces weeding time: studies show that weeding time can be reduced by almost two-thirds when you mulch. When mulch is applied appropriately, the need for weeding can be nearly eliminated.
How to mulch: always be sure your mulch is weed-free and applied correctly. Use mulch that’s light and permeable enough to allow water and air to pass through yet dense enough to inhibit or eliminate the growth of weeds. When spreading mulch — whether you mulch with leaves in the fall, grass clippings in the summer, or wood chips — always keep it two to three inches away from the base of the plant to deter insects from making their home in your plants. also, don’t put mulch of any kind closer than four inches from a tree trunk for the same reason. a thick layer of mulch too close to trees and shrubs can create the perfect moist environment that plant-eating insects love.
Wise water use today helps ensure future water reliability.
