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23826 104th Ave. SE Kent 253-852-1144 1446890 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE VETERANS EAT FREE NOV.11 TH The Golden Steer and DDN Interior Supply are teaming up to Thank Veterans for their service! Wed. Nov. 11th All Veterans will receive one complimentary entree from our special menu. RSVP Required by Nov. 10th. Available 7am to 8pm Firefighters based in SeaTac with the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority took part in a regional training exercise on extrication techniques Tuesday at the headquarters station for the Renton Fire Department. They joined with crews from Renton and Tukwila, and medics and ambulance drivers, in the exercise designed to help emergency crews learn to work and communicate together in realistic settings. DEAN A. RADFORD, Tukwila Reporter Drilling INSIDE | Former teacher charged with rape of child [3] R EP O RTER .com FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 NEWSLINE 253-872-6600 KENT Sports | Waltman comes home to join Tacoma Stars; indoor soccer team kicks off season [22] Crowning moment: Tina Budell dons a tiara while receiving a congratulatory hug from Mayor Suzette Cooke for capturing a seat on the City Council during her campaign victory party at Nashville’s Sports Bar and Grill on Tuesday night. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter ELECTION ‘15 Budell in a runaway; fireworks fizzling ShoWare Center to draw record crowds for 2015 BY STEVE HUNTER [email protected] Kent’s ShoWare Center is pro- jected to draw a record-setting 400,000 people this year to more than 195 events, another record high since the city-owned facility opened in 2009. About 50,000 of those people will walk through the arena doors during the 12 shows of Disney on Ice’s “Frozen” from Nov. 11-16. “We have sold more than 35,000 tickets and we have capacity for 50,000,” ShoWare general manager Tim Higgins said about Disney on Ice during a report at the city’s Public Facili- ties District meeting on Oct. 29. “It will sell out.” e arena drew 370,015 people through its doors in 2014 aſter hitting 381,159 in 2011. [ more RACES page 4 ] [ more VOTE page 4 ] [ more SHOWARE page 8 ] INSIDE: Kent-area election results chart, page 5 e Kent City Council will feature at least one new member next year as Tina Budell convincingly defeated Hira Singh Bhullar in Tuesday night’s election. Councilwoman Brenda Fincher is in a tight race to keep her seat. Fincher received 50.12 percent (5,064 votes) while challenger Toni Troutner had 49.64 percent (5,015), a difference of only 49 votes, as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. King County Elections will release new counts each weekday aſternoon until the count is certified on Nov. 24. Budell pulled in 63.33 percent (5,956) while Bhullar had 34.45 per- cent (3,141). “I’m blown away,” said Budell, who celebrated her victory at Nashville’s Sports Bar and Grill in downtown Kent. “I have tears of joy and shock.” Budell, who works as an informa- tion technology project coordinator at Kforce, Inc., a professional staffing services firm, said she thought she BY STEVE HUNTER AND HEIDI SANDERS Kent Reporter BY STEVE HUNTER [email protected] e majority of Kent voters want to ban fireworks in the city. In an advisory proposition on Tues- day’s ballot, 66.47 percent (6,382 votes) said yes to a fireworks ban while 33.53 percent (3,220) opposed a ban. “I was surprised it was that big of a difference,” said City Council President Dana Ralph during a phone interview on Tuesday night. “But we were look- ing for what the voters wanted and it’s pretty clear what they want.” Proposition 1 is only an advisory vote to the council. e council will use the results of the vote to help determine whether to ban fireworks in the city. Any new ordinance passed by the council would not apply to the city’s Fourth of July Splash fireworks display at Lake Meridian or any other permitted display. Ralph said the council’s Public Safety Committee will consider a ban first before the proposal moves to the full council. Even if the council approves a ban before the end of the year or early next year, the law wouldn’t be on the books
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  • 23826 104th Ave. SE Kent253-852-1144 1446890

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    Firefi ghters based in SeaTac with the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority took part in a regional training exercise on extrication techniques Tuesday at the headquarters station for the Renton Fire Department. They joined with crews from Renton and Tukwila, and medics and ambulance drivers, in the exercise designed to help emergency crews learn to work and communicate together in realistic settings. DEAN A. RADFORD, Tukwila Reporter

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    Crowning moment: Tina Budell dons a tiara while receiving a congratulatory hug from Mayor Suzette Cooke for capturing a seat on the City Council during her campaign victory party at Nashvilles Sports Bar and Grill on Tuesday night. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter

    ELECTION 15

    Budell in a runaway; fireworks fizzling

    ShoWare Center to draw record crowds for 2015BY STEVE HUNTER

    [email protected] ShoWare Center is pro-

    jected to draw a record-setting 400,000 people this year to more than 195 events, another record high since the city-owned facility opened in 2009.

    About 50,000 of those people will walk through the arena doors during the 12 shows of Disney on Ices Frozen from Nov. 11-16.

    We have sold more than 35,000 tickets and we have capacity for 50,000, ShoWare general manager Tim Higgins said about Disney on Ice during a report at the citys Public Facili-ties District meeting on Oct. 29. It will sell out.

    Th e arena drew 370,015 people through its doors in 2014 aft er hitting 381,159 in 2011.

    [ more RACES page 4 ] [ more VOTE page 4 ]

    [ more SHOWARE page 8 ]

    INSIDE: Kent-area election results chart, page 5

    Th e Kent City Council will feature at least one new member next year as Tina Budell convincingly defeated Hira Singh Bhullar in Tuesday nights election.

    Councilwoman Brenda Fincher is in a tight race to keep her seat. Fincher received 50.12 percent (5,064 votes) while challenger Toni Troutner had

    49.64 percent (5,015), a diff erence of only 49

    votes, as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. King County Elections will release new counts each weekday aft ernoon until the count is certifi ed on Nov. 24.

    Budell pulled in 63.33 percent (5,956) while Bhullar had 34.45 per-cent (3,141).

    Im blown away, said Budell, who celebrated her victory at Nashvilles Sports Bar and Grill in downtown Kent. I have tears of joy and shock.

    Budell, who works as an informa-tion technology project coordinator at Kforce, Inc., a professional staffi ng services fi rm, said she thought she

    BY STEVE HUNTER AND HEIDI SANDERS

    Kent Reporter BY STEVE HUNTER

    [email protected]

    Th e majority of Kent voters want to ban fi reworks in the city.

    In an advisory proposition on Tues-days ballot, 66.47 percent (6,382 votes) said yes to a fi reworks ban while 33.53 percent (3,220) opposed a ban.

    I was surprised it was that big of a diff erence, said City Council President Dana Ralph during a phone interview on Tuesday night. But we were look-ing for what the voters wanted and its pretty clear what they want.

    Proposition 1 is only an advisory vote to the council. Th e council will use the results of the vote to help determine whether to ban fi reworks in the city. Any new ordinance passed by the council would not apply to the citys Fourth of July Splash fi reworks display at Lake Meridian or any other permitted display.

    Ralph said the councils Public Safety Committee will consider a ban fi rst before the proposal moves to the full council.

    Even if the council approves a ban before the end of the year or early next year, the law wouldnt be on the books

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    Childrens Th erapy Cen-ter recently honored three of its best.

    Th e center one of the states largest and most comprehensive nonprofi t pediatric therapy programs recognized its infl uen-tial founders for years of contributions, service and excellence.

    Sue Hudson, Nancy Hyl-ton and Gay Lloyd Pinder, who founded CTC back in 1979, were honored at the organizations inaugu-ral Giving Luncheon in Seattle, which raised nearly $160,000 to benefi t children with special needs.

    All three women are skilled therapists, special-izing in diff erent areas that help developmentally disabled children.

    Th e three are pretty amazing, unique and coura-geous women who have left a very deep legacy, said Linda Th ompson, a physi-cal therapist and consultant at CTC, who was on hand for the tribute. Th ey set the foundation for our culture, one that still exists today.

    Th e trio has served thou-

    sands of children, directly and indirectly, with special needs in Kent, Auburn and beyond over the years.

    CTC, located on Kents East Hill, provides essential services and products for children age birth to 18, including: physical, occupa-tional and speech therapy; early intervention services; and orthotics and equip-ment. Last year, it served more than 3,400 children.

    Th e center, which began with three therapists, now has 60 on staff today. It pro-

    vides many services, from evaluations and early inter-vention, speech, language, physical and occupational therapy, resources and education.

    About 66 percent of the children CTC serves are birth to 5, ages when early intervention is most eff ective.

    CTC, which also has centers in Burien and Ta-coma, provided $3 million in uncompensated care last year.

    To learn more, visit ctckids.org.

    Terrifi c trio: Childrens Therapy Center founders, from left, Sue Hudson, Gay Lloyd Pinder and Nancy Hylton were recently honored for their work. COURTESY PHOTO

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    A former Renton School District teacher fi red from his job in August has been charged with third-degree rape of a child for allegedly having sex with one of female students nearly 10 years ago.

    Arraignment for Jeff rey C. Willis, 43, of Kent, is Nov. 16 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. He was charged Oct. 30 and is not in custody.

    His fi ring occurred following an internal investigation by the school district, triggered when the student, now 23 years old, in Au-gust revealed to district offi cials the incident at Dimmitt Middle School when she was 14.

    Th e school district forwarded the information to the Renton Police Department. Detectives investi-gated and submitted their case to the King County Prosecuting At-

    torneys Offi ce.According to charging documents,

    Willis had sexual relations with the girl in 2006 at each of their homes, in his car and on a trail behind Maple-wood Heights Elementary School, among other places. Th ey kissed at Dimmitt, where the girl was in Willis language-arts class.

    Willis would occasionally drive her home, which drew the attention of fellow teachers who counseled

    him not to do so, according or charging documents. He would then pick up the girl a few blocks away from school.

    Th e girl developed a crush on Wil-lis, according to charging documents, and his heart would skip a beat when they passed in the hallway.

    Th e girl broke off the relationship in fall 2006 when she was a fresh-man at Hazen High School. Willis was still at Dimmitt Middle School.

    Kent man, former teacher charged with rape of child

    Green River College pays former instructor $169,000 in agreement BY HEIDI SANDERS

    [email protected] River College

    paid former auto body instructor Mark Millbauer $169,000 as a part of a separation agreement fol-lowing the elimination of the auto body program.

    Millbauer was informed the auto body program and his position had been eliminated in July as a part of a cost-saving eff ort to balance the colleges budget. Millbauer ac-cepted a buyout from the college on Sept. 11.

    Th e Kent Reporter requested a copy of the agreement via a public records request on Sept. 18 and received the docu-ment last week.

    According to the agree-ment, Millbauer received a single lump sum payment of $169,027.49 on Sept. 30, which included a separation

    payment of $129,447.67 and $39,579.82 to end Millbauers tenure and all employment at the college.

    Millbauer worked at the college for 22 years. Facul-ty claim that the program cuts targeted Millbauer, who served at the faculty union president for fi ve years. Faculty and college representatives have been in contract negotiations for more than a year.

    In May, faculty fi led an Unfair Labor Prac-tice complaint with the Washington State Public Employees Relations Commission. Th e com-plaint was withdrawn Sept. 14 as part of the agreement reached in Millbauers buyout.

    Th e agreement also prevents Millbauer from taking future action.

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    this week of all Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants

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    is one of fi ve Washington restaurants associated with

    the outbreak, according to the state Department of Health. The other sites include Hazel

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    under investigation are possibly linked to 25 cases of

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    Tuesday. In Washington, residents of Clark (11), Cowlitz

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    Man sentenced to 10 years for sex traffi cking

    A 44-year-old Auburn man, who trolled neigh-borhoods in South King County looking for teen-age girls to recruit into prostitution, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for four criminal counts related to sex traffi cking.

    A jury convicted Nathan Bonds in November 2014 of two counts of sex traffi cking of a juvenile and two counts of transportation of a juve-nile to engage in prostitution.

    At sentencing U.S. Dis-trict Judge John C. Coughe-nour said, Th is is a serious case involving vulnerable children.

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    on vulnerable teens to en-rich himself, said U.S. At-torney Annette L. Hayes in a media release. He preyed on their homelessness, and their emotional and mental health challenges to lure them into prostitution. We thank the law enforcement agencies who work tire-lessly to bring defendants such as this one to justice.

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    I thought I was going to win with 52 or 53 percent, she said. He and I ran a clean, honest and positive campaign.

    Budell won even though Bhullar raised nearly four times as much money, $55,526 to $15,537, ac-cording to the state Public Disclosure Commission website on Monday.

    I was a little worried about the amount of money he raised, said Budell, who has lived in Kent for eight years and serves as president of the North Park Neighborhood Council.

    Budell said she plans to spend the next couple of months getting ready to take office by talking with council members and at-tending council meetings and workshops. She will replace Deborah Ranniger, who decided not to seek a fourth, four-year term.

    Bhullar gathered with family, friends and sup-porters at his East Hill home to view the election results. Although he didnt win, he was pleased with the amount of votes his campaign garnered.

    It was great excitement for the whole community, said Bhullar, a member of Kents Sikh community and a software developer at

    Starbucks in Seattle. It was the first time a guy with a turban was running.

    It might be days or even weeks before the Fincher-Troutner race is decided. The council appointed Fincher to her position last year after the resignation of Ken Sharp. Two years remain on the term.

    Troutner, a market re-search analyst with a small business in Kent, is making her first run for an elected office.

    Im actually really ex-cited, Troutner said during a phone interview Tuesday

    night about the initial results. Its too close to call at this point. But Im really pleased. Shes not an incum-bent but for this particular situation, Im excited.

    The two women also raised similar campaign contributions. Troutner raised $11,702 and Fincher $11,594.

    Were encouraged by the results, said Crystal Fincher, campaign consul-tant and daughter of Brenda Fincher. Our volunteers were working hard right up until the ballot deadline, and weve been getting very

    good feedback from voters. Were eager to see what the upcoming counts will be.

    Incumbent Les Thomas received 97 percent of the vote against write-in candidate Gwen Allen, ex-ecutive director of the Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) and owner of C&G Hair and Beauty Supply on the East Hill. Thomas will serve his fourth, four-year term starting next year.

    Council members Dana Ralph and Bill Boyce ran un-opposed and each will return for four more years.

    City Council candidate Hira Singh Bhullar views election results with friends and family at his home on Tuesday night. Bhullar lost the council seat to Tina Budell, but was pleased with how the campaign went. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter

    [ RACES from page 1 ]

    until 2017.State law allows fireworks sales and

    use on certain hours between June 28 and July 5. According to state law, any ordinance adopted by a county or city that is more restrictive than the state shall have an effective date no sooner

    than one year after its adoption.The question on the ballot read,

    Shall the sale, possession and discharge of consumer fireworks be prohibited in the city of Kent?

    Numerous complaints from resi-dents to the council over the last few years about fireworks going off in their neighborhoods before, during

    and after the Fourth of July caused the council to consider a ban and ask for the advisory vote.

    Kent city code allows people to purchase and possess legal fireworks from June 28 to July 4, but fireworks can only be discharged from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 4. Violators of the code must pay a $250 fine.

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    Name, votes, percent Kent City CouncilPosition No. 1Tina Budell: 5,956 (65.33)Hira Singh Bhullar: 3,141 (34.45)Write-in: 20 (0.22)Position No. 4Les Thomas: 6,996 (96.78)Write-in: 233 (3.22)Note: Gwen Allen ran an active write-in campaignPosition No. 6Brenda Fincher: 5,064 (50.12)Toni Troutner: 5,015 (49.64)Write-in: 24 (0.24)

    City of KentProposition No. 1(Advisory vote, should fireworks be banned?)Yes: 6,382 (66.47)No: 3,220 (33.53)

    Kent School DistrictDirector No. 1Russell Hanscom: 9,010 (73.54)Trish Sanders: 3,200 (26.12)Write-in: 42 (0.34)

    King CountyCharter Amendment No. 1(Law enforcement oversight)Yes: 127,270 (55.81)No: 100,770 (44.19)

    Proposition No. 1(Best Starts for Kids Levy)Yes: 124,973 (52.57)No: 112,747 (47.43)AssessorJohn Wilson: 112,548 (55.41)Lloyd Hara: 89,864 (44.24)Write-in: 723 (0.36)Director of ElectionsJulie Wise: 147,368 (71.44)Zack Hudgins: 58,291 (28.26)Write-in: 635 (0.31)

    Port of SeattleCommissioner Position No. 2Courtney Gregoire: 180,979 (84.91)Goodspaceguy: 31,109 (14.60)Write-in: 1,051 (0.49)Commissioner Position No. 5Fred Felleman: 112,167 (56.18)Marion Yoshino: 86,401 (43.27)Write-in: 1,088 (0.54)

    Public Hospital District No. 1(Valley Medical Center)Commissioner Position No. 2M.Chris Monson: 14,337 (63.79)Carolyn Parnell: 8,064 (35.88)Write-in: 76 (0.34)Commissioner Position No. 4Lawton Montgomery: 12,218 (55.87)Savannah Clifford-Visker: 9,526 (43.56)Write-in: 123 (0.56)

    Kent-area election 2015 results

    King County voters are approving a property tax increase on Tuesdays ballot to support the Best Start for Kids levy.

    A total of 52.5 percent (124,973) voted in favor of the proposition while 47.4 (112,747) were against it, according to King County Elections results on Tues-day.

    King County Executive Dow Constantine, one of the backers of the levy, came away pleased with the results.

    The early returns on Best Starts for Kids are very encouraging, Constantine said in a media release. Im pleased that so many people got the message that we can start putting more children and youth in our region on a positive trajectory in life.

    Im proud that we cre-ated an alliance of business leaders, service providers, and elected officials, all committed to ensuring that every child in King County is able to achieve his or her full potential.

    The purpose of the levy,

    known as Proposition No. 1, is to raise $65 million per year for six years to improve the physical, social and environmental factors that influence children from birth (including ser-vices for pregnant mothers) up to the age of 24. The cost of the levy is 14 cents per $1,000 of assessed valua-tion or about $42 per year for the owner of a $300,000 house, according to county reports.

    Fifty percent of the rev-enue would go toward early childhood development programs for children up to age 5. About 35 percent would go toward programs that assist kids and adults ages 6 through 24, 10 percent would go to com-munity programs aimed at improving health, social and economic outcomes, and 5 percent would be used for evaluation, data collection and program improvement, according to a media release from King County Executive Dow Constantine.

    The Kent City Council unanimously approved a resolution last month in support of the levy.

    County voters passing Best Start for Kids levyBY STEVE HUNTER

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    Voter registration challenge denied for Kent School Board candidateBY HEIDI SANDERS

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    A challenge of Kent School Board candidate Trisha Sanders residency in the district has been denied by King County Elections director Sherril Huff

    due to a lack of evidence.Kent School Board member Russ

    Hanscom, Sanders opponent for the District 1 seat, filed a voter registra-tion challenge, alleging Sanders did not live at the Kent address she used to file.

    Sanders decided in July not to actively seek the board seat, but her name appeared on Tuesdays ballot.

    As of Wednesday morning, Hans-com was handily defeating Sanders [ more REGISTRATION page 8 ]

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    Employers in need of well-qualifi ed college graduates or who are struggling to expand the diversity of their work forces should look to local community colleges, home of the new four-year degree.

    Take Washington state. Fift een of the states 34 community and

    technical colleges now off er bachelor of ap-plied science degrees. By 2017, that number will increase to 23 colleges. Th e goal? Help

    meet Washingtons ambi-tious goal for increas-ing the overall number of bachelors degrees awarded to 42,400 per year.

    Th e rise of bach-elor of applied science degrees, which blend

    general education with advanced, hands-on technical training, should catch the interest of Washington-based employers from agile startups and established mid-sized compa-nies, to globally-recognized corporations.

    Were talking about new, exceedingly diverse pipelines of local talent.

    Green River College, for example, off ers applied baccalaureate programs in soft ware development, network administration and security, marketing and entrepreneur-ship, and aeronautical science, with forest resource management on the way, all of which target high-demand occupations in need of qualifi ed college grads over the next 10 years.

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    SHOEBOX OF JOYEastridge Baptist Church in

    Kent will serve as a collection site for Operation Christmas Child, one of the worlds largest Christmas projects of its kind.

    The annual Samaritans Purse project is a favorite of many Kent residents, families, churches and groups who spread joy to millions of children around the world by fi lling shoeboxes with fun toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement.

    Through the simple act of fi lling a shoebox, someone in Kent can make a tangible diff erence in the life of a child halfway around the world, said Kent volunteer coordinator Pam Stevens. Anyone can participate and bring joy to a child facing diffi cult circumstances.

    At Eastridge Baptist Church, 12520 SE 240th St., dur-ing National Collection Week, Nov. 16-23, anyone can drop off a gift-fi lled shoebox to send to a child overseas. Kent residents hope to contribute 2,450 shoebox gifts to the global goal of reaching 11 million children in need.

    Learn more at samaritanspurse.org.

    Help save our charter schools

    Th e last few weeks have put my family in a tailspin. When the Washington Supreme Court ruled that public charter schools were unconstitutional, we were in a state of shock.

    My son, Austin, is a sixth-grader at Excel Public Charter School in Kent. We chose Excel because we needed an option for our son that would allow him to thrive in his academic environment. It suits him perfectly. For the fi rst time in his seven years of public school, he does his homework with enthusiasm and wakes up excited to go back.

    I want to thank state Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, and nine other Democratic and Republi-can lawmakers who recently submitted an amicus brief that asked the court to reconsider their ruling. Kids all over the state are depending on our politicians to come together and fi x the mess that we're in.

    If the court doesn't change its mind, I hope that other state lawmakers will follow Sen. Fain and others' example in fi xing the charter school law so my son and other families can keep their public school options. Deanne Hilburn

    Unreasonably taxed in our city

    It is close to criminal how our property taxes are rising,

    not including proposals for hikes not yet in eff ect.

    It's time for the city of Kent to live within its means, like most folks do with their own budgets.

    No B&O tax increase? Why not? Th e answer is apparent. Th is insanity needs to change direction. Hey taxpayers, con-sider your next vote.

    Taxing Kent's homeowners is not the only solution to re-pairing poor choices by those who represent us.

    Th ere is a need to engage people with better money management skills to run our city and not just protecting their own interests.Pat Gieseking

    Lets do more on gun control

    I believe the matter of gun violence, especially in schools,

    is extremely important. When one thinks about gun vio-lence and school shootings, what comes to mind? Horror? Grief? Pain? Chaos?

    As a senior at Kent-Meridian High School, I have seen this topic become somewhat of a casual conversation, a joke, even. Th is scares me enough in itself, and maybe a little more than the acts of violence that occur.

    Last year, as you may have heard, there was a very serious rumor of a shooting that was supposedly to occur on Oct. 30, 2014, at Kent-Meridian, just aft er the tragedy of the shoot-ing at Marysville Pilchuck High School. Th is rumor caused half or more students to not attend school and raise security on campus. Th ere was not an incident, and the source of these threats were caused by jokes made by students.

    A similar incident happened again, just recently, but was not made public. Wondering why everyone was on edge, and why parents were keeping their students home, I asked a fellow peer what was going on, and he responded, Its nothing, just another school shooting rumor. I felt my blood run cold.

    Another school shooting ru-mor? Was this not a big deal? Why is this violence becoming a part of our everyday lives?

    Th is year, a shooting oc-curred at an Oregon commu-nity college. Last year, there was one in our own back yard[ more LETTERS page 7 ]

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    make Green River a logi-cal destination for diverse south end students.

    And students are lining up.

    Applied baccalaureate programs broaden access to four-year degrees. They dont require students to relocate, uproot their fami-lies, or take on extravagant amounts of debt, and are therefore a magnet for the place-bound, for career changers, for low-income

    members of the com-munity, for veterans, and under-represented minori-ties the very same audi-ences, notably, that diversity initiatives from some of our regions largest employers are aimed at.

    In short, bachelor of ap-plied science programs are where the diversity is.

    Green River College is just one example. The real-ity is much, much bigger. Fifteen colleges offering ap-plied baccalaureate degrees in 2015. Twenty-three col-

    leges by 2017. With the goal of helping Washington state award 42,400 bachelors degrees per year.

    And thats just Washing-ton. Twenty-one other states allow community colleges to award bachelors degrees and many administrators believe that number will grow. Thus, were experiencing a paradigm shift in higher education, with Washingtons community and technical colleges leading the way.

    Were creating the infrastructure needed to

    award more baccalaureates. Our programs produce well-rounded, job-ready graduates. And our stu-dents? They have diverse backgrounds, come from all walks of life, and aspire to build careers right here in Washington state.

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    in Marysville, and then gunfire on elementary school students at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

    These occurrences are only the most recent ones. After all of this catastrophe, why hasnt anything been done? There is still not gun control, and anyone can get a permit. Eighteen percent of youth deaths in the past two years have been firearm related. Its time for something to be done, and Kent can be the start of making a difference. Emily A. Safford

    Lets do more for a renewable Kent

    Is Kent doing its part to help use clean energy on the small scale?

    As the world is changing in the 21st century, as a whole we need to find ways to use renewable energy to help save our planet for the future and reduce environmental impacts.

    As currently it is one of hottest topics being debated in the U.S. climate change and clean energy is not problem that is going to go

    away soon. Many think it is national governments job to regulate the use of harmful energy sources and promote clean energy. I think of this from the other side and believe the cities and counties duty to help save this planet on the small scale. I believe if each city or county do their part, it will greatly help this planet and leave it inhabit-able for many generations to come.

    As many cities strive for 100 per-cent renewable energy use, there is a lot Kent can learn from these cities to put towards its own goal of 100 percent renewable energy. There is the traditional ways of creating clean energy that Kent can adapt like solar power and wind energy from wind turbine.

    There are, however, many more ways a city like Kent can create clean energy. Kent could take advantage of hydroelectric power or geothermal energy that is energy from the heat inside of the Earth. Also there is now technology that can collect energy from the roadways, every time a car drives over these sections of the road energy is collected.

    These are some of the many ways that Kent can strive toward a 100 percent renewable energy goal. This is a problem that is not going to go away.

    By doing nothing, we are just making it worse. Lets attempt to make Kent the model for renewable energy and help do our part in saving the planet for future generations. Anthony Raftis

    Salute to those who watch over our kids

    When I see the adults, moms, dads, grandparents and neighbors standing with young children at the school bus stops in the morning, I really bless them.

    Such a presence probably stops bul-lying, possible abductions, etc.

    I hope those who are unable to do this because of job shifts, other responsibilities at home or illness do appreciate this and let some of those people know.

    A salute to them all.Carol Baker

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    Despite the large at-tendance numbers and events this year, the arena continues to lose money. But the financial losses are much less than what SMG, the arena operators, had projected for 2015.

    The arena lost $391,383 through the first nine months, according to ShoWares income state-ment on Sept. 30. Thats $144,171 lower than the projected losses of $535,555 through the third quarter. Disneys big crowds should help the bottom line even more when SMG releases the 2015 income statement early next year.

    The amount of rental income is up $122,576 from budget through the third quarter while food and beverage revenue is up $17,254.

    SMG has lined up more concerts than it anticipated including seven in the last few months and those

    concerts help boost revenue at the $84.5 million arena.

    Ben Wolters, city eco-nomic and community development director, said SMG will submit a proposal in the next month or two to the citys Lodging Tax Advisory Committee to use funds to market the ShoW-are Center.

    We have put a lot of stuff in place to what is turning out to be a very good year, Wolters said. We are look-ing going forward to take that success and market it more broadly.

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    with 9,010 votes or 73.54 percent compared to 3,200 votes or 26.12 percent for Sanders.

    A hearing for the chal-lenge was held on Oct. 28. Sanders attended the hearing but neither Hans-com nor former Kent City Council candidate Bailey Stober, who submitted the voter registration chal-lenge with Hanscom, were there.

    Huff announced at the hearing she would make her decision within 10 days. The ruling was made last Friday.

    Sanders presented several documents to show her residency, including an affidavit stating when she moved in, her drivers license, voter registration card, copies of several utility bills at the address under her name and the certified letter sent to her

    address informing her of the hearing, which her husband signed for.

    In the challenge, Hans-com said he made mul-tiple attempts to contact Sanders at the address, including sending a certi-fied letter and visit-ing the residence, to no avail. He said her Facebook account indicates she lives in Federal Way.

    In her ruling, Huff wrote that Hanscom and Stober failed to meet the high burden of proof required.

    Hanscom and Stober did not provide an address where they believe Sanders lives.

    They only allege that she does not reside at the address listed in her voter registration record, Huff wrote.

    Hanscom said in an email on Monday he was

    informed of the ruling by an email from the King County Elections office.

    Certainly this all could have been prevented had Ms. Sanders replied to my registered letter inquiring on her residency status,

    he said. The matter appears to be put to rest.

    Hanscom, who was first elected to the board in 2011, said he looks for-ward to four more years representing our students and families inter-

    est before the Kent School Board.

    If the challenge was upheld, Sanders voter reg-istration would have been cancelled.

    Since the challenge was received on Oct. 2, less than 45 days before the election, the decision would not have affected the general election.

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    Look at this project as a fun experiment because you dont have much to lose even if your geraniums, fuchsia basket or cannas fail to make an encore appearance next summer you will still have time to visit your local nursery and replace failures with beautifully grown greenhouse plants.

    If you are impatient for more color in the month of May these saves may not be for you overwintered plants sometimes take until mid July to perk up from the long days in dark winter storage.

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    to the house and shelter them on cold night with a tent of plastic bubble wrap. Water very little I like to check the soil on holidays about once a month. If our winter is mild geraniums will survive and with some

    extra feeding in May they will thrive and bloom a second summer.

    If your geraniums are growing in the ground, pull them up

    by their roots, put a string around the base of the plant and hang the uprooted geraniums from the raft ers of a cold but not freezing garage or garden shed. You can prune the top of the plants off by one half to make them more manage-able.

    In April cut down the hanging, bare root gerani-ums and repot into fresh potting soil. Grow indoors near a bright window until May.

    If you a have a green-house or sunroom, you can overwinter potted gerani-ums by keeping the soil on the dry side and not fertil-izing until you see signs of

    spring growth. You can also try taking cuttings from old plants and rooting them over the winter.

    Two ways to save fuchsiasEasy way is to hang or

    place the basket near a protected corner of the house and drape them loosely with bubble wrap using clothes pins to secure the plastic in several spots on the rim of the pot. Help them go dormant by holding back on water and fertilizer until you see new growth in late spring.

    A more reliable way to coax your fuchsia into a second year of blooms is to cut back the entire hanging basket to six inch stumps. Next place this butchered basket in a cold but not freezing spot or dig a hole one foot deep, deposit the basket and cover it with fallen leaves. Place a tarp on top to mark the spot and keep out the rain. Unearth the dormant plants in March, bring indoors and grow near a sunny window until all danger of frost has passed.

    You do not need to take any heroic measures to save hardy fuchsias (Fuchsia magellanica). Th ese are

    the shrubby fucshias with tiny leaves and small fl ow-ers. Just leave then in the ground and resist the urge to prune back their woody tops until you see new growth in June.

    Two ways to save tender bulbs of canna, begonia and dahlias

    Th e safest way to recoup your investment from plants that sprout from tender bulbs is to cut off the stems at soil level this month and dig and remove the tuber from the soil. Shake off any soil and allow the root to dry a bit indoors for 24 hours. Th en place inside a brown paper bag (plastic holds too much moisture) and store in a cool garage, basement or crawl space.

    Th e hard part is remem-bering where you put the bulbs and when to replant them. Mark the calendar now so you can replant be-gonias and cannas indoors in pots during the month of April for setting outdoors in late May. Dahlias can be planted back into the soil outdoors in early May.

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    munity. Its this special relationship between Boeing and its Puget Sound neighbors that will make its sec-ond century even better for the company and the com-munities where its employees live and work.

    Boeing and Puget Sound have come far in their jour-ney together. Today, theyre major partners in interna-tional trade with aerospace accounting for over half the states exports last year. Boeing is the largest single exporter in the U.S. an important engine of the econo-my and a creator of jobs in the Puget Sound area.

    Although Puget Sound is home to a number of major companies, Boeing remains the states largest private employer, with over 80,000 employees based here in Washington. In the past five years, Boeing and Ama-zon together accounted, directly or indirectly, for more than 40 percent of the jobs created in the Puget Sound region.

    Commercial aviation is growing around the world, and Boeings success in global markets supports ris-ing production rates in Boeing factories around Puget Sound. At the same time, as Boeing increases its in-ternational growth, it is also providing support in Puget Sound communities where the majority of its employ-ees live.

    Boeing support for Puget Sound communities

    Boeing is an important presence in Washington state and in the lives of its residents, and has become a catalyst for positive change in millions of lives.

    In 2014, Boeing, its employees and retirees gave more than $50 million to Washington state charities and nonprofit organizations. The continued growth in aviation means the Puget Sound region stands to re-ceive continued strong community support for health and human services, arts, environmental, culture and civic engagement.

    Boeing employees are also playing a leadership role in supporting their communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound, more than $9 million in financial assistance was provided to local nonprofits to boost education, human services and veterans support.

    The company is also inspiring the next generation of Puget Sound leaders. More than 650 Everett middle school students have participated in Boeing programs focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Students are also learning about clean energy and en-ergy conservation due in part to a Boeing-funded sci-ence curriculum within the Everett School District.

    Boeing partners with Everett Community College to train aviation mechanics, and has contributed more than $9 million to the United Way of Snohomish County and other organizations dedicated to service.

    For the past five years, Boeing employees have vol-unteered to encourage recycling, employee engage-ment and community volunteering companywide. The Sustainables, a Green Team based in the Puget Sound, has completed about 80 site-based projects since 2010, contributing to a 74 percent increase in re-cycling and environmental education initiatives at the local sites.

    Boeing also supports military personnel and fami-lies. The Employees Community Fund awarded a grant to USO Northwest to support the construction on a new USO Welcome Center at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which will serve more than 10,000 military per-sonnel and their families each month.

    Boeing is lead supporter for Rally Point 6, a nonprofit that helps veterans seeking employment, educational opportunities, assistance with benefits, housing or tran-sition advice. Since the center opened in March 2014, more than 1,750 military, veterans and their families have found support.

    With Boeing winning in growing the aerospace mar-ketplace, Puget Sound residents will see a win of their own. As the states largest employer, Boeing has shown a commitment to giving time, talent and resources to build up the communities its employees call home.

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    Is Boeing the largest building on earth?TRUE. Guinness World Records list the Boeing Everett factory as the largest manufacturing building in the world by volume at 472 million cubic feet (13.3 million cubic meters).

    Is Boeing a city?TRUE. The Everett factory is like a small city, requiring its own fire department, security force, fully equipped medical clinic, electrical substations and water treatment plant.

    The Boeing Factory employees 100,000 people.FALSE. There are about 35,000 employees working at the Everett facility, and they work in three shifts around the clock.

    The Boeing Factory is so big that it rains in the factory.FALSE. Although the factory is the worlds largest building, it does not rain nor does it create any cloud/rain inside the factory building. However, when the factory was first built, clouds actually formed near the ceiling. The weather cleared when an air-circulation system was installed.

    Is there a maze of walkways running below the factory?TRUE. There are 2.33 miles or 3.7 kilometers of pedestrian tunnels running below the factory. The tunnels are also utilized for operating the utilities and comes in handy during winter when getting around in the cold and snow can be a challenge.

    Boeing employs more than 165,000 people worldwide.TRUE. Their workforce is a combined total from within the United States and in more than 65 countries.

    The have the largest mural in the world.TRUE. According to Guinness World Records, the mural on the six factory doors is the largest digital graphic in the world.

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    China becoming powerful catalyst for Puget Sound economic growth

    hina is projected to become the worlds largest commercial air-

    plane market by 2030, creating opportu-nities worth billions for the Puget Sound region.

    The country is already Washingtons largest trading partner, with nearly a quarter of all the states exports headed for Chinese markets. In 2014, more than $20.7 billion in goods were exported, in-cluding apples, cherries, hops and wine. Topping the export list is the aerospace industry and Boeing.

    Chinas rapidly growing aviation market plays a crucial role in Boeings current and future success, said Boe-ing Chairman Jim McNerney in a news release.

    Boeing projects Chinese markets will need 6,330 new planes worth $950 bil-lion by 2034, making them the compa-nys largest potential customer.

    While Boeing makes up more than 50 percent of the Chinese commercial airplane market, the company is in a stiff competition to win Chinese orders against European plane-maker Airbus.

    The European company opened an airplane completion facility in Tianjin, near Beijing, in 2008 for the A320, and announced plans this summer to open a facility to finish interiors of the twin-aisle A330 in China. Boeing is leveling the

    competition with its Sept. 23 announce-ment to open a similar facility in China.

    The companys 40-year business re-lationship with China, which helped de-velop its aviation industry, could give the Puget Sound region an added advan-tage to come out on top.

    An investment treaty between China and the U.S. could provide a framework

    for broader investment in U.S. and Chi-nese economies, according to previous reports.

    Supporters say, if signed, an agree-ment with China would create a powerful catalyst for more economic growth, ac-cording to The Daily Herald. The agree-ment would open up more of its market to American companies, provide clearer rules for Chinese investment in the U.S. and create jobs on both sides. Nonethe-less, both sides have a long way to go in negotiating any investment agreement.

    With Boeings announcement to build a China-based delivery center the first of its kind outside the U.S. job creation will be on the rise and employment on the 737 line in Washington will not be re-duced, according to a memo from Ray Conner, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The deal an-nounced Sept. 23 also involves deliver-ing 300 Boeing jets worth $38 billion, nearly double last years record delivery of 155 airplanes to China.

    Despite the competition and obsta-cles before them, Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president for marketing, said in a Sept. 16 Daily Herald report, that selling in the Chinese market depends on the same fundamen-tals as in others: relationships, patience and investment.

    For Boeing, all three are covered.

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    onBoeing and China

    Q: What is the most important thing people need to know about China and Boeing?

    A: Boeing is competing hard to win sales in China because China will become the worlds largest airplane market in the coming years, and our success there is vital to Boeing pro-duction and employment in the Unit-ed States and Puget Sound. This year, Boeing will deliver about 25 percent of all the airplanes we pro-duce, including about one in three 737s built in Renton, to China. And, over the next 20 years, Boeing has forecast demand there for more than 6,300 new airplanes valued at near-ly $1 trillion. One reason why Chinas airlines are growing so rapidly is that its middle class is as large as the en-tire U.S. population yet, on average, people in China travel on airplanes a tenth as often as Americans.

    Q: The Chinese economy seems to be struggling. Could this hurt Chinese demand for orders from Boeing?

    A: Our forecast for airplane de-mand accounts for fluctuation in markets over a 20-year period. Were confident that Chinas economy and aviation sector will continue to see strong growth over the long term.

    Q: What are the factors that de-termine whether Boeing or your competitor sells more airplanes in China?

    A: First and foremost, Boeing has to deliver the best and most fuel-efficient airplanes and services to support our customers business

    plans. In addition, we must continue to grow our 40-year presence and collaboration with Chinas aviation industry because this supports our sales opportunities, market access and long-term growth. This is not surprising: Just as Americans like to buy products made in the USA, China and other countries expect Boeing to partner with their industry and contribute to their economies.

    Q: Why has Boeing decided to establish a 737 finishing and de-livery center in China?

    A: China is the key international market for the 737: This year, Chi-nese carriers will take delivery of one out of every three 737s that our employees build in Renton. With this in mind, a 737 completion and deliv-ery center makes sense for several reasons: it serves Chinese custom-ers by bringing the 737 closer to home, it adds capacity that will en-able our planned production-rate increases in Boeings 737 factory in Renton, and it allows us to col-laborate with Chinese industry in a way that supports our access to the China market.

    Q: Will this new facility in China cause layoffs in the Puget Sound?

    A: No. This facility in China in-creases Boeings 737 production capacity and will not result in layoffs or reduce employment for the 737 program. In addition, significant 737 sales to Chinese customers com-bined with this new China-based facility will enable higher 737 pro-duction rates on the 737 program in coming years.

    Airplane sales to China are vital to Boeing, its workforce and the regions prosperity. Boeing has worked with Chinese aviation industry stakeholders - including customers, suppliers, government agencies and others - in mutually beneficial ways for more than 40 years.

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    Boeing is a key driver of strong employment growth in the Seattle region over the past five years, according to a new economic study.

    he Seattle metro area has experi-enced an impressive 15.5 percent

    growth in employment since 2010, with 43 percent of jobs generated by two of the areas largest employers: Boeing and Amazon, according to a Septem-ber report by the Seattle City Budget Office. In comparison, Washington State has seen 12.5 percent job growth and the U.S. overall 9.7 percent growth during that same time period.

    Boeing and Amazon, both of which have had a long-established presence in the Puget Sound area (founded in 1916 and 1994 respectively), are re-

    sponsible for the creation of high-skill, high-wage jobs with an average an-nual salary of $100,000 in Seattle and the surrounding areas. The economic robustness of these two major employ-ers over the past five years has been directly linked to the addition of thou-sands of other secondary and tertiary jobs, such as in construction, retail and service sectors, that, when combined, account for a substantial amount of job growth in the region. In light of this, en-suring Boeing and Amazons continued success will be a key factor in maintain-ing a healthy regional economy.

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    ike many Boeing people, 777/777X new hire mechanic Oleksandr

    Shevchuk is passionate about air-planes. But what makes him and 30 other recent hires different is be-ing part of the inaugural class of high school and skill center graduates join-ing Boeing through a new accelerated hiring and training program.

    Making it to Boeing wasnt easy, Shevchuk said. But as the saying goes, hard work pays off, and Im real excited to be here.

    During a high school career day and tour of the Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center in Everett, Shevchuk caught the aero-space bug. When he graduated in 2015 from high school in Edmonds, while also attending Sno-Isle Tech, he competed in the Washington state Skills USA Aircraft Mechanic Competi-tion and won. He finished top 10 nation-ally in the Skills USA competition.

    This all from someone who spoke almost no English when he immigrated to America in 2008. He now speaks, reads and writes in Russian, Ukrainian and English.

    He is currently pursing an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license and illus-trates the type of talent Boeing needs, Boeing leaders say.

    Todays manufacturing tools and processes means our workforce must

    continually learn and adapt to be suc-cessful, said Walt Odisho, vice presi-dent of Manufacturing and Safety for Commercial Airplanes. We can do a better job of attracting top talent and providing opportunities for current and new employees to develop the skills needed to succeed. If we do that, we can extend our reputation as a major hub for aerospace talent while provid-ing great jobs and careers.

    Record produc-tion levels coupled with worker retire-ments on the ho-rizon means Boe-ing expects to hire many more people for manufacturing jobs in Washing-ton state through the end of this de-cade. Boeing is also making invest-ments in advanced manufacturing that will transform the nature of manufac-turing jobs. Those

    investments mean more preparation and training for current employees and future hires.

    We are working with our partners to help develop people with the skills needed by aerospace companies, said Michelle Burreson, senior manager, Workforce Development & Integration at Commercial Airplanes. By sharpen-ing existing academic partnerships and creating new ones, we can make sure the school curriculum matches the skill needs of employers. So far, we have partnerships with 29 high schools, skill

    centers and community and technical colleges in specific skill areas to ensure new hires are career ready.

    Boeing recruiters also have acceler-ated their efforts at Puget Sound schools with strong aerospace programs. In addition to career fairs, information sessions and factory tours, job offers are now presented more quickly to qual-ified individuals. Once hired, employ-ees participate in a five-day enhanced orientation focused on quality and safety followed by hands-on training with Airplane Programs or Boeing Fabrica-tion. The second wave of more than 30 new hires from high schools and skills centers start the program this month.

    The goal of the Pierce Coun-ty Skills Center is to prepare stu-dents for high-wage, high-demand careers, said Michelle Ledbetter, director, Pierce County Skills Center in Washington state. Our aerospace manufacturing students are excited about the opportunity to start their ca-reers in manufacturing at Boeing. These are viable, well-paying jobs with great opportunities for professional develop-ment and advancement.

    Shevchuk echoed that senti-ment. Im looking forward to starting my Boeing career and taking on some new challenges. And, at some point, pursue a college degree on the company.

    Earlier this year Ray Conner, Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, spoke to more than 50 community college and high school educators about working together to build the future manufacturing workforce in the Puget Sound region.

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    ts a video message they will likely nev-er forget. Teenagers involved in more

    than half-a-dozen, youth-focused orga-nizations in Washington state learned through a short video message that theyre among the recipients selected to join the Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing this year. The Legion of Youth is a unique community program created in 2014 to provide tickets to the National Football Leagues Seattle Seahawks home games to community organiza-tions that serve young people through-out the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

    The news was delivered in a video featuring Pete Carroll, Seahawks head coach, and Ray Conner, Boeing Com-

    mercial Airplanes president and CEO. Empowering local young people is part of Boeings long-standing commitment to giving back to the communities where employees live and work.

    Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing is really a special way for us to recognize local students like you who are commit-ted to school, demonstrating leadership, are active in your local communities and are setting a great example for your peers, Conner said in the video. Thats why were so excited to let you know that the youth-focused organization you are part of has been selected as one of our 2015 Legion of Youth recipients.

    During each of the eight regular sea-son games at CenturyLink Field in Se-

    attle, 25 young people each will receive four game tickets and the opportunity to meet a former Seahawks player. They also are given concession vouchers and a Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing sweatshirt while at the game.

    Legion of Youth is an outstanding program that recognizes students who make positive contributions in the class-room and in the community, Seahawks President Peter McLoughlin said. We are pleased to partner with Boeing to provide tickets for deserving youth to be among the 12s on game day at Centu-ryLink Field.

    The Seahawks and Boeing select the community groups that receive the tickets.

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    Boeing makes $15 million investment in STEM learning

    oeing Commercial Airplanes Pres-ident and CEO Ray Conner an-

    nounced that Boeing is providing $15 million to create the Boeing Academy for STEM (science, technology, engi-neering and math) Learning at the Mu-seum of Flight . An additional $15 million match was announced by the family of the late Bill Boeing Jr., son of the com-pany founder, bringing the total invest-ment in the museum to $30 million.

    The academy being created with the companys investment represents a vigorous, new STEM-focused edu-cation initiative that aims to double the number of students served by the mu-seums immersive programs over the next two years particularly from com-munities under-represented in STEM fields and connect them to fulfilling, in-demand careers.

    Washington state leads the United States in creating STEM-related jobs, but, by 2017, an estimated 45,000 jobs requiring STEM education in Washing-ton will go unfilled because of a lack

    of qualified candidates, according to Washington STEM, a nonprofit organi-zation advocating for increased invest-ment in STEM education.

    This academy will help close that gap, and we are confident the Museum of Flight is the perfect partner to help us expand the pipeline of diverse, talented young STEM professionals in Washing-ton and beyond, Conner said. Wheth-er they choose aerospace or not, were happy to provide the opportunity, ac-cess and education that will enable them to develop their talents and grow their skills.

    The Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at the Museum of Flight will significantly expand STEM opportuni-ties for Washingtons youths, company and museum officials said. The number of students served by the museums educational program is expected to double by 2017 and double again by 2019. Additionally, at least half of those students will be young women, stu-dents of color or economically disad-vantaged, which makes it possible for

    young people across the spectrum of the community to develop their talents and share in the promise of a better fu-ture, officials said.

    It allows us to reach more kids, al-lows a lot more kids to be involved in programs that weve already done and allows us to expand the program dra-matically to reach underserved audi-ences, said Doug King, CEO of the Museum of Flight, about Boeings in-vestment. What we find in our immer-

    sive programs at the high-school level is that two-thirds of those kids end up go-ing into STEM careers, and more than half of those are aerospace related.

    Meanwhile, June Boeing represent-ed her late husband, Bill Boeing Jr., in announcing the $15 million match.

    He cared so deeply about the edu-cational mission of the museum, she said of her husband. He would smile most brightly when in the midst of our eager young learners.

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    Local clubs learn whos all in for Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing

    This years recipients are: Q Athletes for KidsQ Boys and Girls Clubs of BellevueQ Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish CountyQ Girl Scouts of Western WashingtonQ Seattle Youth Violence Prevention InitiativeQWashington Aerospace ScholarsQWA National Guard Child & Youth ProgramQ YMCA of Greater Seattle

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    The Greater Trinity Academys new bus purchased with grant money from ECF funds. The bus will be used to transport students who are a part of the GTA Before and After School Program to local schools.

    EVERETT The Greater Trinity Academy (GTA) in Everett re-ceived a $40,000 grant to purchase a new bus to transport stu-dents who are a part of their Before and After School Program to local schools. The bus will also be used to transport GTA students to field trips and other educational opportunities in the community. GTA serves underprivileged kids and families that cannot meet the financial demand of providing quality early childhood education.

    SKAGIT A special funding grant of $17,000 was granted to Community Action Agency of Skagit County, the fiscal agent for Skagit Project Homeless Connect (PHC). PHC is an annual, one-day event that brings together, in a single location, a wide vari-ety of volunteers and free services for homeless people. Direct services provided on site include: hot meals; medical and dental care; vision screening and eyeglass vouchers; haircuts; mental health assessments; substance abuse screening and housing referrals. The funds from ECF will cover the costs of the medi-cal screenings, volunteer t-shirts with the ECF logo, intake forms and tent rentals for the service providers.

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    Marys Place increases its reach

    Giving Back...Boeing employees are making a significant difference in communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing Puget Sound, employees contribute funding for training for veterans, food for seniors, early learning for low-income children and much more. Last year, more than $9 million in grants were awarded to community non-profits throughout the Puget Sound region. Here are some recent grant recipients.

    Grant allows EFPs food storage capability

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    $17,000 grant for homelessKING COUNTY The Emergency Feeding Program (EFP), located in Renton, was granted $40,000 to purchase new warehouse equipment that will expand its ability to store more food, stock inventory of packaging materials and stage food drives. EFP packs and distributes distinct, ethnically sensitive and nutritionally focused bags of non-perishable foods for those in immediate hunger by collaborating with over 200 dis-tributor partners throughout King County. Last year, EFP and their partners packed and delivered over 20,000 bags of food serving over 45,000 people in the Puget Sound region.

    SEATTLE Marys Place Seattle was provided $15,000 by Boeing employees for new refrigerators and freezers at their Day Center for home-less women. Marys Place empowers homeless women and children to re-claim their lives by providing shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope. The new freezers and refrigera-tors replace inadequate equipment and will help Marys Place continue to serve its patrons at the Day Shelter and the Night Shelters, and increase their reach to potentially support addi-tional night shelters.

  • Events36th annual Boeing Employees Model Railroad Club Swap Meet: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 14, Kent Commons, Fourth Avenue North and James Street. 200-plus tables of trains of all scales, tinplates, artifacts, photos, videos, books and more. Operating HO modules, test tracks. Admission: $8 adults, 15 and under free. www.bemrrc.com

    Seattle Christian Schools K-12 Open House: 7-9 p.m. Nov. 17, 18301 Military Road S., SeaTac. Discover how Seattle Christian Schools can equip your child academically and spiritually. Meet faculty and administrators, visit classrooms, tour the campus, receive a comprehensive cur-riculum overview. No RSVP needed. Contact Fran Hubeek, admissions coordinator, at 206-246-8241. Applications are being accepted for the 2016-17 school year. www.seattlechristian.org

    Veterans Day50th Anniversary of Auburns Vet-erans Day Parade: 11 a.m. Nov. 7, Main Street, downtown Auburn. The parade features more than 200 entries and nearly 6,000 parade participants, showcasing American strength of will, endurance and purpose. The parade will feature more than 30 marching bands, as well as local Junior ROTC units, honor guards, military units and antique military vehicles. Spectators will also enjoy the procession of veteran units, drill teams, community and scouting groups, intermixed with fl oats, antique and classic cars and other entries of interest. Spectators are advised to arrive early.

    Tahoma National Cemetery: 11 a.m. Nov. 11, main fl ag pole assembly area, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War and honoring Vietnam veterans. Keynote speaker: Jim Martinson, a Vietnam veteran who lost both legs above the knee in Da

    Nang in 1968. Guest speaker: Command-ing Offi cer JBLM Detachment of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    Benefi tsSleep Trains Toy Drive for Foster Kids and #SleepTrainSecretSanta photo contest: Now through Dec. 13. Donate new, unwrapped gifts at any Sleep Train. Snap a photo while youre donating in store and share it on Instagram with #SleepTrain-SecretSanta in the hashtag or upload to the contest Facebook page (Sleep Train). Most requested items include sporting equip-ment, art supplies, gift cards, action fi gures, baby dolls and electronics.

    29th Annual Holiday Craft Market: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 6; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 7, Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. City of Kent hosts large boutique, featuring 70 booths of handcrafted, one-of-a-kind gifts. Free onsite parking. Figgy Pudding Caf, bake sale, lunch fundraiser and hourly door prizes, artists. Festive live Christmas entertainment, including the Smooth Tones (a cappella vocal ensemble), string ensembles (Rainier Christian School orches-tra) and professional musicians Joe Mundo (Friday) and John Ansotigue (Saturday) on the keyboards. Free admission. Major event co-sponsors are Arbor Village, Judson Park, Staff ord Suites, Regence and The Weatherly Inn. Proceeds benefi t senior center pro-grams and services. For more information, call 253-856-5162.

    28th annual Holiday Craft Bazaar: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 7, Martin Sortun Elemen-tary, 12711 SE 248th St. SE, Kent. Featuring more than 60 tables of handcrafted items for gift-giving needs thi


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