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BY KATHERINE SMITH

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Maple Valley’s next trash hauler will be Recology Cleanscapes.

Th e City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to approve execution of the contract with Cleanscapes aft er almost an hour of testimony from community members and employees of Waste Management, Republic Services and Cleanscapes.

Th e dissenting votes were cast by Mayor Bill Allison and Deputy

Mayor Sean Kelly. “While there

is a saving in Cleanscapes of $300,000, none of that is

benefi tting the city,” Allison said at

the meeting Monday. Th e contract was supported by

Council members Layne Barnes, Erin Weaver, Victoria Jonas, Noel Gerken and Linda Johnson.

“Th is is one of the few times where we actually have the ability to lower a tax rate for citizens and I think that’s an important thing to do,” Weaver said at the meeting.

In a phone interview on Tuesday, Allison said that the

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BY KATHERINE SMITH

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On Wednesday aft ernoons at Covington Elemen-tary most students board

the buses and head for home. But for 12 students who are signed up for Chess Wizards, magic awaits them in the school library.

Th e program, which is new to Covington Elementary this winter, features a wizard for a teacher who guides the students, who range from beginning chess players to more experienced and from kindergarten to sixth grade, through strategic moves, as well as how to play diff erent variations of the game.

Th e Chess Wizards take teach-ing students chess seriously. And the wizard thing, too — the teacher dons a cape and a hat for class.

Teaching the group at Coving-ton Elementary is Alec McQuinn, a wizard whose grandfather taught him to play.

“I was so young I don’t remem-ber being taught,” McQuinn said. “I’ve always known chess.”

As the young protégés trickle in they immediately pair up and scramble into their seats, begin-ning the fi rst round of games for the day.

McQuinn circulates around the tables; guiding and reminding, yet being careful not to give too much direction.

“I like teaching, I like chess, I like kids,” McQuinn said. “It all fi ts together perfectly. On top of it all I just enjoy watching kids have

Chess Wizards bring magic to classic game

[ more WIZARDS page 7 ]Luke Smith, left, leans in to help Ryan Tandy during Chess Wizards after school at Covington Elementary on March 5. This winter marks the fi rst time that the school has hosted a Chess Wizards class. KATHERINE SMITH, The Reporter

BY ERIC MANDEL

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Th e Black Diamond City Council moved forward with multiple issues at its March 6 meeting, including offi cially hiring a new city attorney.

Th e council selected Morris Law, from Gig Harbor, out of three fi rms that bid their services. Mor-ris Law’s areas of expertise include land-use litigation and mitigation, municipal

law and zoning and can-nabis law.

Carol Morris, who is also city attorney for the city of Ruston, will be the primary attorney, with Jennifer Rob-ertson providing backup services.

Morris has more than 20 years of experience as a city attorney or special legal counsel in over 35 Wash-ington cities.

Morris works with the Association of Washington Cities in land use litigation

matters.Councilwoman Carol

Benson said Morris came highly recommended by former city administrator Mark Hoppen, who worked with her while Gig Harbor went through its period of growth.

“She’s not pro-develop-ment,” Benson said. “She will help make sure this development is done cor-rectly.”

Morris takes over for Ste-phen Dijulio who accepted

the roll on an interim basis aft er the law fi rm Kenyon Disend abruptly quit in January when Christy Todd was hired as city admin-istrator. Mike Kenyon, founding partner of the fi rm, told Th e Reporter that he resigned because of a pending legal claim against the city of Maple Valley that involves Todd, who was city attorney of Maple Valley at the time of the claim.

Todd said she was excited about Morris’ hiring.

“She’s been doing this a really long time,” Todd said. “She really knows land use and municipal law in general. I think we’ll be in good hands.”

Dijulio said a number of issues, including the administration transition and cannabis issues, caused more work than antici-pated, but he believes Black Diamond addresses the same issues as many other cities with similar service levels.

Morris will receive $220 per hour for her services.

In other council news, the city unanimously ap-proved a resolution oppos-ing King County’s Trans-portation Benefi t District ballot measure. A letter will be sent to the King County Council.

Th e council also delayed its interviews for two the mayor’s two planning com-mission appointees until a special meeting that was scheduled for March 13.

Black Diamond hires city attorney with land use expertise

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BY DENNIS BOX

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A petition was recently filed asking the state Su-preme Court to review a Court of Appeals decision favoring developer Yarrow-Bay’s plans for two master planned developments in Black Diamond.

The petition for review was filed Feb. 26 by Toward Responsible Develop-ment, an organization that has appealed YarrowBay’s development plans. Robert Edelman and Vernon Gib-son are listed as governing officers on the Secretary of State website. The organi-zation filed with the state Sept. 30, 2010.

The three-judge panel on the Court of Appeals ruled on Jan. 27 that Phil Ol-brechts, the Black Diamond hearing examiner, properly applied the “rule of reason” in finding that the environ-mental impact statement adequately addressed the impacts from the develop-

ments.The two developments

are The Villages and Law-son Hills.

YarrowBay began clear-ing and grading work in December on The Villages Phase 1A, about 93 acres. According to a statement in December from Brian Ross, YarrowBay managing partner, this phase plans for 378 single family homes, 395 multi-family units, nine townhouses, 190,000 square feet of commercial space, parks and a site where an elementary school could be built in the future.

The 20-year build out of the developments would add about 6,000 homes, increasing the population of the town from about 4,100 to about 20,000.

The petition headed to the Supreme Court began when the Land Use Petition Act appeal went before King County Supe-rior Court Judge Patrick Oishi Aug. 3, 2012. Oishi

dismissed the appeal Aug. 27. The appellants listed in the Superior Court brief were Toward Responsible Development, a nonprofit corporation, and Cynthia and William Wheeler, Robert Edelman, Peter Rimbos, Michael Irrgang, Judith Carrier, Eugene May, Vicki Harp, Cindy Proctor and the Estate of William C. Harp.

Only Toward Respon-sible Development filed the appeal to the Court of Appeals and the petition to the Supreme Court.

According to the Su-preme Court clerks’ office, in about four to six months the court will decide if the petition will be accepted for review. The court receives about 900 petition each year and a small fraction of those are accepted for review. If the petition is ac-cepted it can take from six to 18 months for a decision to be rendered.

The Court of Appeals de-

cision awarded court costs to YarrowBay but the ensu-ing petition puts the court cost issue on hold until the review is decided.

David Bricklin, attorney for Toward Responsible Development, wrote in an email Jan. 30, “The only appellant was TRD. It is a corporation, registered in the state of Washington. It is the only entity potentially liable for court costs. No individuals appealed.”

According to the cost bill brief filed Feb. 6 by YarrowBay, the developer is requesting $153,237.46 in attorney fees and expenses and $425.93 in court costs. The city of Black Diamond also filed a cost bill brief requesting $30,275.50 for the services of Kenyon Disend, the Issaquah firm that was providing city attorney services. The city also requested 174.68 in court cost.

An objection of the cost bill was filled Feb. 18 by

Toward Responsible Devel-opment.

According the Court of Appeals clerk’s office, if the Supreme Court accepts the case, that court will render the decision on costs.

If the petition is denied,

YarrowBay will file a man-date for cost.

According to the clerk’s office, a court commission appointed by the judges will make a decision on the award of cost.

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Th e latest evolution of the conceptual designs for the new Tahoma High School were presented to the school board at its Feb. 25 meeting.

DLR Group, which is designing the school, presented the newest design which melded together the two previous designs.

One of those designs had been termed “Barking Dog” because the outline of the school in the artwork vaguely resembles a bark-ing dog. It is a more open concept, with a school that would spread out across the property. Th e other concept — called “Pomegranate” to evoke the idea of looking simple on the outside but being unexpected on the inside — is a more compact school that isn’t as spread out.

Th e current design features a more compact school, but one that isn’t as square at the Pomegranate design.

“It’s an evolution, you just keep going through the stages,” said district spokesman Kevin Patter-son. “If we’re successful it (the school) is going to be built fl exible enough that as programs changes it can be adapted without a major renovation.”

Th e school will be located on the property known as the Donut Hole in Maple

Valley. Th e Donut Hole is 154 acres off Kent-Kangley Road Southeast and South-east 228th Street that is home to nine holes of Elk Run Golf Course, a stand of trees and the county’s 13-acre roads maintenance facility.

Th e board will discuss the new design concept at its April 15 study session meeting and is expected to vote on the design April 22.

Part of the process has been re-imagining the dis-trict’s career and technical education programs.

An ad hoc committee made up of approximately 40 community members met throughout February to identify a focus of CTE programs and to consider how best to use space for them in the new school.

Th e committee was made up of district teachers, staff and administrators as well as members of the local and regional business commu-

nities, state and regional government, the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound, agencies that deal with employment and students. Representatives from the DLR Group and the project contractor also sat in on the meetings.

Th e committee recom-mended that fi ve categories should be the focus of the programs including: infor-mation technology, STEM, manufacturing, health services, and automotive technology.

“A lot of these are also integrative things,” Pat-terson said. “It’s not just taking biology and physics, but fi guring out how that applies to a career.”

Patterson added that part of that integration means that the classes won’t just be electives, but having classes that would count towards graduation requirements.

Th e broader idea is to expand and improve upon

the CTE programs that the district off ers. For example, rather than teaching stu-dents how to change the oil and fi lter in a car, they will learn about the onboard technology and computers that are commonplace on cars today, and also learn how to fi x the technology when things go wrong.

“Th ere’s a lot of work over the next three years; aligning our curriculum with the new school,” Pat-terson said.

Next in the process aft er the design is approved will be the beginning of the design development phase. Th at phase is the detailed designing and planning of the building.

“Th is part is critical,” Patterson said. “We want to be sure we have all the main components fi gured out so we don’t have an oops moment.”

In addition, the school district and the city started

talking about the potential development of the Summit Place property, which is owned by the city, as part of the project. Th e city’s plans for the property include ballfi elds and the district would like to jointly de-velop the property to meet needs of both the district and the city.

“If we collaborate then we can solve a lot of prob-lems,” Patterson said.

City Parks and Recre-ation Director Greg Brown spoke about the conver-sations with the school district at Monday’s City Council meeting. Brown told council that the details of a joint development plan and for joint use have yet to be discussed with any depth.

At the meeting city council members expressed their concerns about the city being able to fi nancially contribute to such a project.

“We’re very much at the 30,000 foot level,” Brown said. “I think we are at this point now: how can we both — the city and the school district — make this project work.”

Reach Katherine Smith [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5052. To com-ment on this story go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

New Tahoma High continues to evolve

The new Tahoma High School, is shown above in the latest concept design which was presented to the Tahoma School Board at its Feb. 25 meeting. The board is expected to vote on the design April 22. Courtesy image

A new concept design, combining the two previous designs, was presented to the school board Feb. 25

SOOS CREEK PARK RESTORATION EVENT

ON SATURDAYThe Sierra Club and Rainier

Audubon Society will be hosting a habitat restoration

event at Soos Creek Park in coordination with King

County Parks from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 15.

Volunteers should meet at Gary Grant Park in Kent

(on the north side of 208th Street, just east of 132nd

Street. Walk a few hundred yards on the trail crossing 208th Street south of the

parking lot). The project will focus on

enhancing an area around two ponds and adjacent to

the creek. Tools, drinks and snacks will be provided, but volunteers

should bring their own work gloves. For questions contact

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GREATER MAPLE VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER CELEBRATES COMMUNITY AT BENEFIT BREAKFASTMore than 160 people gathered at the Greater Maple Valley Community Center on Feb. 27 to celebrate the community.

The center presented the Community First awards to Tina McDonough of Valley Girls and Guys and the Gary Habenicht family. The awards recognize an individual and an organization that have made an outstanding benefi t to the community.”

The breakfast was also an opportunity to celebrate the installation of a gen-erator that will enable the center to serve as a warming center in the event of a cold weather emergency. The generator will also allow the center to provide shelter to displaced persons in the event of an earthquake or fl ood. The proj-ect was made possible by the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound, Puget Sound Energy, Flynn Development, the City of Maple Valley, King County and the Normand Archibald foundation.

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Maple Valley was ranked fourth and Covington was ranked seventh.

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Stop! Have you reflected about what you are doing and thinking right now? Most of the time we act on automatic pilot. We have established set routines about what we do from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed.

My morning routine is to hear the alarm and then turn it off, get up, pet the cat that is wait-ing for me outside the bedroom door, turn up the thermostat, then head for the shower. I continue with my routines for the rest of the day. Routines are good because they free us up from having to think about all the things that we do repeatedly.

Days, months, and even years can pass with nary a break from our routines. Most of the time we are self-absorbed in our own activities and lives. Only rarely do we stop to ask ourselves: “What am I doing, and should I be doing something differ-ently?” In running on autopilot we often neglect to see major patterns that are taking us in wrong directions. Let’s pause and examine this all-too-human tendency.

I saw this pattern with a set of parents of one of my graduating high schools students. My student was already 18, preparing to graduate and, all of a sudden, her parents began to put restrictions on her actions and behavior. They wanted to know who she was with and how she was spending her time.

It was obvious to both my student and me that her parents had been on autopilot for years. Now that their daughter was going to graduate and move out of the house, they realized that they

hadn’t spent much time guiding her. By putting restrictions in her senior year, it was as if they could turn back the clock 10 years and control her actions.

Of course, by then, it was too late.A second example is on the other end of the life

cycle. As the “baby boomer” generation begins to retire in great numbers, many are finding they didn’t plan well enough for retirement and don’t have enough money set aside. I know with myself, I came to appreciate the defined benefit plan that had been set up by the state years before I retired from teaching high school. Had the state not been more farsighted then I was, I would not have been prepared to retire when I did.

Because of sleep-walking through my career, I frequently tell my children who are now in or near-

ing their 30s to prepare for their own retirement because they probably won’t have the advantage of a defined benefit plan like I do.

We mortals struggle to live in the tension between using our habits as tools to help us navi-gate our days, and pausing our routines occasion-ally to think about the bigger picture of where we are going with our lives.

Recently someone I have known for more than 20 years died. It caught me by surprise because he had always been healthy and active. His death was a reminder to me how short our lives are.

It’s time to put a pause in our daily routines so we have time to look up and think about deeper purposes and opportunities for living. All of us can benefit from a little more thoughtfulness and reflection.

We walked down a rocky path toward a black plastic “house” in the distance. I was carrying a bright yellow medical kit as I stumbled down the uneven path. Th ree doctors from Enumclaw and Tanya Amador, the director of the Corner of Love foundation, a Maple Valley foundation working in remote areas of Nicaragua, were with me in the group. We were going to see three children that Tanya had come across the week before. But I saw more than that. I saw the kingdom of God revealed.

We walked through a banana and native plant forest with houses scattered about. All had dirt fl oors and, because of the rain, the fi re pit for cooking was inside the houses. Th e house we were walking toward was made of black plastic with sticks pounded into the ground. A rusty corrugated tin roof was tied

to the sticks. Th ere was a two-foot gap between the plas-

tic and the roof to let air blow through the 10-foot by 10-foot house, but the smell of smoke told us that it must get pretty smoky inside. And when the rains came, well, it couldn’t stay dry.

Inside, on the dirt fl oor, was a makeshift working/cooking table. Th ere was a fi re pit built up in the corner for cooking. Th ere were

no beds and we wondered if the children slept on plastic or simply on the dirt fl oor or a dirty blanket. Th ere were no water or toilet facili-ties to be seen.

In front of the house stood a 9-year-old girl holding her baby brother. Th e mother was away pick-ing coff ee during the soon-to-end coff ee season. Two other boys were

sitting on the dirt. Th e boys all wore T-shirts, but no other clothes. One was six but looked about three. Th e other was three but looked younger. Th e chickens running about looked healthier than the kids.

Tanya had come across the family while arranging for a volunteer medical-dental team from Corner of Love to hold a clinic in the

area. Th e kids were listless and their stomachs distended. Parasites and poor nutrition had stunted their growth and aff ected their health.

A piece of clear plastic was pulled from a backpack. Th e plastic became the examination table on the dirt outside the shack. And there I saw the kingdom of God revealed.

Two of the doctors, volunteering their time and medical skill, sat down on the plastic and began examining the kids, caring for them with the most amazing care and touch. Sitting on a piece of plastic outside a hovel, examin-ing and caring for three dirty, parasite-infect-ed, malnourished kids. It wasn’t just a corner of love; it was love itself.

Th e kids were given medicine and food and toys and we packed up and walked back up the path. And I left a diff erent person than I had come just a few minutes before.

Twenty-three people from the Plateau were on the medical-dental service trip in January and many were so moved by the experience, we are going back next year.

Interested in making a diff erence in the lives of very needy people? Contact Corner of Love in Maple Valley for an experience that will change your life.

D I D Y O U K N O W ? : According to the World Health Organization,in 2012 6.6 million children under the age of fi ve died, and more than half of those deaths were due to preventable causes.

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Paul Theodore LukasPaul T. Lukas, husband, father, grandpa, and friend, passed

away on March 8, 2014. He was 67.Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 14, 1946, he was the

middle child of 3. He married his high school sweetheart Marie on December 31, 1966; and, after serving his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War, was honorably discharged from active duty in December 1973. Paul & Marie have called Kent, WA their home for the last 40 years. Paul retired in October 2012 and was able to spend more time enjoying his passion for fishing, hunting, and spending time outdoors.

He is preceded in death by his parents Peter and Etta Lukas; and his grandson Jeffrey. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Marie; his two sons, Paul and Chris; daughter-in-laws, Karey and Tisha; his five very special grandchildren, Piper, Donovan, Alyssa, Drew, and Blake; his sister Barbara and brother-in-law Bob; and his younger brother Robert.

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My husband came in the front door last night grumbling about having too many cars. He had been out in the street in front of our house talking to some neigh-bors when he noticed my youngest daughter’s car had a flat tire.

It is true, we have a lot of cars. My youngest daughter just started driv-ing last month and now we have four cars to maintain. But I had to laugh over my husband’s protests. He’s a car guy. We have cars. We don’t just have everyday driving cars, my husband also drives and builds street

rods as a hobby. I’ve always thought we had too many cars.

I can’t really get behind his grumblings, though. He

asked for it. As soon as my oldest daughter turned 16 he was looking for a car for her; constantly surf-ing Craigslist for cars, dragging me to the computer room, “What about this one?

Should we go look at it?”“No! She is not driv-

ing yet, we don’t need an unused car sitting in the driveway until we have someone to use it. Cars cost money, even if they aren’t being used.”

“I could drive it to work

until she’s ready. It would get better gas mileage than my truck.”

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from looking.I never intended on buy-

ing my kids cars — most parents don’t. But when my oldest showed no inter-est in driving and I had to push her into it, my dreams of her taking financial responsibility for a car were dashed.

Now that they have them, I have to admit, I like that my daughters have their own car. It saves me a lot of time and gas; we aren’t run-ning back and forth, they can just drive themselves to a location and drive them-selves back, saving us four to six trips.

My youngest daughter took driver’s ed at 15 years old. It turned out she wasn’t emotionally ready to drive, even though she finished and passed all the require-ments; so we tabled it until she was closer to 16. But, you guessed it, my husband was searching for cars for her.

This time, however, he approached his search with trepidation. He has had to put a lot of work into the car we bought my oldest. It’s a modest car; a 2002 Saturn with 134,000 miles on it. Although perfect for a first driver, it has stranded her at college several times.

To me this is no big deal. It was the story of my teen years. We had nine Volk-swagens: five were running

the rest were for parts. We broke down all the time and had to hoof it to the nearest phone to have dad come rescue us. Now they have cell phones and they don’t even have to walk.

Dads fix cars. In my mind, that’s just what dads are supposed to do. It’s what my dad did.

When it came right down to buying my youngest a car (before she got her license), he switched gears (no pun intended). I needed a bigger family car, so we gave her my 8-year old car and I got a new one. He figured he knew my car and it was still reliable; nothing but routine maintenance. Heh, heh.

You guessed it again: ever since I handed over the keys, he’s been fixing my

old car. Now the tire guy has called me and informed me the tire casing is cracked on that flat. If one tire is cracked, chances are the rest are too. The car needs all new tires. I’ll let my husband deal with it when he gets home.

Too many cars, indeed. I thought it was what he always wanted.

Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Covington. She still has a lot of cars. You can also read more of her writing and her daily blog on her website livingwithgleigh.com or on Facebook at “Living with Gleigh.”

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Police Blotter

All subjects in the police blotter are presumed in-nocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

LARCENY• Shoplifting was

reported at 5:12 p.m. on March 9 at Fred Meyer, 16735 SE 272 St. Police say a subject was de-tained and subsequently arrested for burning off security tags at the store.

• A shoplifting in progress was reported at 1:15 p.m. on March 9 at Kohl’s, 17002 SE 270 Place.

• A locked vehicle was reported stolen at 10:27 p.m. on March 8 from the Puerto Vallarta, 16717 SE 272 St., park-ing lot.

• A purse was report-ed stolen at 9:38 p.m. on March 8 from the stor-age area at Red Robin, 27193 185 Ave. SE.

• A flashlight was reported stolen at 3:58 p.m. on March 8 from Rite Aid, 17125 SE 272 St.

• Shoplifting of clothes

was reported at 11:52 a.m. on March 8 at Kohl’s, 17002 SE 270 Place.

• A larceny was re-ported at 8:39 p.m. on March 7 after a suspect found a receipt in the parking lot of Fred Meyer, 16735 SE 272 St., found items from the shelves and returned the items for cash using the receipt.

• Two vehicles were reported broken into at 9:42 a.m. on March 7 after being parked and unlocked in the drive-way of a residence on the 25000 block of 170

Way Southeast.• A theft was reported

at 8:20 a.m. on March 6 at Arco AM/PM, 17450 SE 272 St., when an unknown suspect stole a merchandise scanner after paying for gas in cash.

• A forced entry burglary was reported at 3:43 a.m. on March 6 to NAPA Auto Parts, 27623 Covington Way SE.

• A 40-year-old rifle was reported stolen at 6:43 p.m. on March 5 from a residence on the 12500 block of Southeast 70 Street.

• T-Mobile, 17125

SE 270 Place, reported a burglary involving $46,374.22 worth of merchandise at 5:52 p.m. on March 5. Man-ager told police that they believe the burglary was an inside job.

• A phone was report-ed stolen from a school locker at noon on March 5 from Kentwood High School, 25800 164 Ave. SE, but returned after a promise of amnesty.

• A 32 gallon propane tank was reported stolen

from a trailer at 11:18 a.m. on March 5 on the 16200 block of Southeast 272 Street.

• Multiple items were reported stolen at 6:36 p.m. on March 4 from Walmart, 17432 SE 270 Place.

• A package was reported stolen at 4:02 p.m. on March 4 from the front porch of a resi-dence in the 23900 block of Southeast 284 Place.

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CITY OF COVINGTON NOTICES

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Application Name: Wendy’s Restaurant

Application File Number: LU14-0001/0008

Primary Contact: Howard Kimura H.G. Kimura Architects PLLC PO Box 59415 Renton, WA 98058 425-271-1875

Application Submitted: February 3, 2014

Date of Complete Application: February 25, 2014

Notice of Application: March 14, 2014

Project Location: The subject property is located at a 16703 SE 272nd St., Parcel No. 3622099070, and is situated in the NW ¼ Quarter, Section 36, Township 22N, Range 5E, WM, in the City of Covington, King County, WA.

Project Description: The developer is proposing to demolish an existing convenience store, gas station, and car wash (under separate permit) and construct a 3,227 sq. ft. restaurant with drive-through facilities and associated site improvements on .73 acres. The site contains no environmentally critical areas. Water service will be provided by Covington Water District and sewer service will be provided by Soos Creek Water and Sewer District. Emergency services will be provided by the City of Covington and the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority (RFA).

Comp Plan/Zoning Designation: Mixed Commercial (MC) Downtown Zone

Consistency with Applicable City Plans and Regulations: This proposal will be reviewed for compliance with all applicable City of Covington ordinances; Title 18-Zoning and Downtown Development Standards and Design Guidelines, Title 12-Street Design and Construction Standards, Title 13-Surface Water regulations, and other applicable design requirements. Other known permits not included in this Application: Engineering Phase Review, Clearing and Grading Permit, Building Permit (compliance with the International Building, Fire, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes); Certificates of Water and Sewer Availability; applicable Right of Way Permits from City; issuance of other permits required by separate jurisdictions (i.e. Qwest, Puget Sound Energy, etc.); and any other permits as deemed necessary.

Comment Period: March 14, 2014 – April 4, 2014

This is a Type 2 Application in accordance with CMC 14.30.040 whereas the City of Covington Community Development Director issues the final decision for the Commercial Site Development application and is the SEPA official for the project. To make written

comments, please mail or hand-deliver specific comments to City Hall, Community Development Department, 16720 SE 271st Street, Covington, WA 98042, no later than April 4, 2014. Please contact Permit Services at 253-480-2400 or via email at [email protected] should you have any questions.

SEPA DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)

Application Name: 76 Gas Station Demolition

File Number: B14-0012

Primary Contact: John Tyron Pacific Environmental PO Box 2049 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Benchmark Development 206-999-8820

Date of Issuance: March 14, 2014

Project Location: The subject property is located at a 16703 SE 272nd St., Parcel No. 3622099070, and is situated in the NW ¼ Quarter, Section 36, Township 22N, Range 5E, WM, in the City of Covington, King County, WA.

Project Description: The owner is proposing to demolish the convenience store, car wash, fuel canopy, and 15,000 gallon and 12,000 gallon fuel tanks, and related fuel piping. The removal of the existing structures is associated with the construction of a Wendy’s Restaurant, currently undergoing commercial site development review by the city. The owner is responsible for obtaining any necessary local, state, and federal permits and approvals for this demolition.Environmental Documents: Site Plan (Mead Gilman & Assoc. dated 10/21/13), SEPA Environmental Checklist (signed 02/14/2014), and other information on file with the lead agency.

Responsible Official/ Richard Hart, AICP - Community Development DirectorLead Agency City of Covington SEPA Official 16720 S.E. 271st Street, Covington, Washington 98042 253-638-1110

_X__ This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days. Comments must be submitted and received by the City of Covington by March 28, 2014. The lead agency has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request.Appeals Notice: Any notice of appeals must be filed in writing, with the required filing fee paid in cash or check and received within 14 calendar days of the end of the comment period at Covington City Hall Offices by April 11, 2014 at 5 PM. You must make specific factual objections, identify error, harm suffered, or identify anticipated relief sought and raise specific issues in the statement of appeal. Contact the Community Development Department at Covington City Hall to ask about the procedures for SEPA appeals.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on March 14, 2014. #1008955.

COMMUNITY GARDEN COMPOST DRIVE KICKS OFF IN MAPLE VALLEYCompost Days is digging into the spring planting season with a Cedar Grove truckload sale and the Big Garden Give compost drive on Satur-day, March 22.

The campaign is a partnership between multiple entities, with the goals being to thank residents for diverting 350,000 tons of food and yard scraps from landfills by com-posting at curbside, to donate free compost to more than 150 gardens that feed the hungry and offer residents deep discounts on compost and kitchen containers.

The public can participate by donat-ing a bag or taking a pledge to compost between March 15 and April 15 at www.compostdays.com

Cedar Grove will match each coupon used and each online bag dona-tion with one bag of compost to a community garden benefiting low-income communities.

The drive is scheduled for 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Maple Valley Fred Meyer.

MAPLE VALLEY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING COMMISSIONERSThe Maple Valley City Council is recruiting individuals who are interested in serving as commission-ers or alternates on the Planning Commission.

The duties of the planning commis-sioner include attending meetings and making recommendations to the city council on land use issues and revision to the city’s development regulations. Alternate planning commissioners must also attend meetings so that they are prepared to fill an unanticipated vacancy.

The commission meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first and third Wednes-days of each month, with occasional special meetings and workshops.

To qualify for this appointment, indi-viduals must be residents of, or own property in, the city of Maple Valley. Applicants should have an interest in environmental affairs, planning, land

use, and residential and commercial development as evidenced by train-ing, experience, or actions. The term of office for a planning commissioner is four years and two years for an alternate.

The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 24.

Interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter. Applications may be picked up at City Hall, located at 22017 SE Wax Road, Suite 200, or accessed through the city’s website at www.maplevalleywa.gov. Click on City Government, then click on Citizen, Boards, Commissions and Committees, then click on Position Openings.

Questions should be directed to Bonnie Barney, deputy city clerk, or Steve Clark, director of public works and community development at 425-413-8800.

DACE’S ROCK ‘N’ MORE ADVANCES IN HOPELINK CAN MADNESSDace’s Rock ‘n’ More was one of 16 teams that advanced to round two of Hopelink’s Can Madness.

The 32 teams that competed in the first round collected 3,892 pounds of food and over $800 for Hopelink’s five food banks.

Other teams moving on include Element Cycles, Hancock’s Bakery, JJ Mahoney’s Pub, Lake Hills Ortho-dontics, Redmond Athletic Club, Redmond Physical Therapy, Universal Avionics, Ben & Jerry’s, Lake Wash-ington Physical Therapy, Merrill Gardens, MTI Physical Therapy, Touch of Class Barbers, Washington Federal - Kirkland, Xtreme Consulting, and TJ Maxx.

The drive matches businesses in weekly competitions to see which one can bring in the most food. Each week, the winning business in every bracket will advance to the follow-ing week.

To ensure that businesses of all sizes are able to compete on a level playing field, the competition uses a scoring system that divides the number of pounds of food collected each Friday by a denominator that reflects the size of the business.

Community News and Notes

• A theft was reported at 8 p.m. on March 3 after an unknown suspect broke the window of a vehicle parked at LA Fitness, 27245 172 Ave. SE, and stole items.

• A residential burglary was reported at 5:24 p.m. on March 3 in the 25800 block of 178 Place Southeast. Police say an individual entered through an open window of a locked home, but fled the scene before stealing any items.

• An attempted burglary was reported at 6L45 p.m. on March 3 on the 25800 block of 178 Place Southeast. Police say an unknown suspected attempted to use a pool lad-der in an attempt to open a window.

• A possible shoplifting was reported at 10:53 a.m. on

March 1 at Safeway, 26916 state Route 169.

• A burglary was reported at 10:58 a.m. on Feb. 28 on the 25300 block of 170 Place Southeast. Police say three homeless individuals were staying in the basement of a vacant house that was for sale. ASSAULT

• A possible felony assault was reported at 12:32 a.m. on March 8 at the 21800 block of Southeast Wax Road.

• A fourth-degree assault involving two individuals was reported at 8:44 a.m. on March 4 in the 20000 block of Southeast 267 Place.

VANDALISM• A large rock was reported

to have been thrown through an exterior window of a class-room door at Lake Wilderness Elementary, 24216 Witte Road

SE, at 2:40 p.m. on March 9.• Vandalism was reported

at 2:53 a.m. on March 2 along the roadway of apartments on the 21800 block of Southeast Wax Road. Police say un-known suspects are believed to have used a baseball bat and possibly a large rock to damage multiple vehicles. An-other vandalism report at the same area, to a vehicle tire, was received at 10:26 p.m. Tires were reported slashed to a vehicle in the parking lot of this incident at 7:09 a.m. on March 5.

DRIVING• An individual was stopped

at 12:05 a.m. on March 6 on Kent-Kangley Road and state Route 169 and arrested for driving under the influence and driving with a revoked license.

• A driver was stopped for improper lane travel and found to be driving with a re-voked license at 1:28 a.m. on March 5 on the 25300 block of state Route 169.

• A road rage incident in which one motorist allegedly threatened to kill another was reported at 12:41 p.m. on March 3 at the intersection of state Route 169 and Southeast 231 Street.

• A hit and run on an unoc-cupied vehicle was reported at 11:55 p.m. on Feb. 28 in an apartment complex park-ing lot on the 26900 block of 171 Place Southeast. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

• Police were called to assist another agency at 2:30 p.m. on March 7 after learning of a registered level three sex offender living in a house with

children.• Four Corner Teriyaki,

26927 Maple Valley Black Diamond Road SE, reported being contacted by some-one posing as a Puget Sound Energy employee, demand-ing money or threaten-ing to turn off the power, at 3:54 p.m. on March 1.

COURT ORDER VIOLATION• Police received a report

at 6:20 a.m. on March 4 of a heroin addict violat-ing court order by punch-ing holes in a wall at a residence on the 16400 block of Southeast 264 Street. FRAUD

• A forgery report at 2:05 p.m. on March 6 when a sus-pect attempted to pay for food with a fake $20 bill at Mc-Donalds, 26924 Maple Valley Black Diamond Road SE.

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Senate honorS tahoma high School We the PeoPle teamThe Washington state Senate hon-ored Tahoma High School’s state championship We the People team with a resolution on the senate floor. “Every year I am impressed by the students’ level of knowledge of our country’s founding documents and principles and their continued com-mitment to the program. I’m sure they could teach me a few things about the Constitution,” said Sen. Mark Mullet.Earlier in the year, Tahoma won its fifth straight state championship title. At the end of April, the team of 24 students will travel to Washington

D.C. to represent the state at the national competition.“Having served as a judge for the competition I’ve seen firsthand the

talent and preparation that goes into Tahoma’s success,” said Sen. Joe Fain. The Tahoma team has won 19 state titles.


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$300,000 savings are for rate payers, not the city itself. Allison explained he would have liked to see an administrative fee worked into the contract. That, Al-lison said, would still have allowed rates to be lower, albeit not as much.

“That administrative fee can be used as a revenue source that goes to other needs in the city — such as maintenance and opera-tions of parks,” Allison said. “I think it was an oppor-tunity lost by the city to have an additional revenue source without having the citizens pay more.”

During the public hearing 12 people spoke specifically in favor of ei-ther Waste Management or Republic Services and four spoke specifically in favor

of Cleanscapes. The public hearing was

scheduled following discus-sion of the contract and comments by the public at the council’s Feb. 26 meet-ing.

More than a dozen people spoke during the public comment period of that meeting.

The city’s current con-tract is with Waste Manage-ment, and has been in place since 2007. That contract will expire at the end of August. The city opted to go through a competitive re-quest for proposals process with the goal of securing the lowest rate and the best services for residents. Through the RFP process the city was not required to accept the lowest proposal and had the ability to nego-

tiate with the haulers. A committee of city em-

ployees examined the dif-ferent proposals and scored them based on factors like rate structure and amenities offered.

The committee ranked Cleanscapes the highest at 98 points. Republic was in second at 84 points and Waste Management scored 79 points.

Mark Davis, district manager for Waste Man-agement, spoke during the public hearing Monday night, reminding council of the company’s service and experience in the commu-nity.

“When was the last time this many people came out to tell you how much they liked a service?” he asked the council.

During the public hearing two community

members spoke specifically against a new contract with Waste Management.

Dennis Manes, a gen-eral manager for Republic, spoke on behalf of the hauler Monday night.

“I am here to inform you that everything with the exception of snow plowing was offered by Republic,” Manes said. “We are not asking you to trust that we will be a good community partner, we are a good com-munity partner and have been for years.”

Republic currently serves some neighborhoods in Maple Valley and part of the Tahoma School District.

Community members who spoke against the Cleanscapes contract voiced concerns about the company’s processing facil-ity for recyclables, which is under construction,

and the company’s relative newness to the commercial hauling business. They also expressed positive experi-ences with Waste Manage-ment.

In the end, however, the City Council members who supported the contract with Cleanscapes agreed that the city had done its due diligence and that change can be a good thing.

“I think the new kid on the block really works hard,” Johnson said during the Monday meeting. “I think staff has done an outstanding job in evaluat-ing this.”

Council members Barnes and Jonas said they had toured Cleanscapes facili-ties, as had Allison.

“Certainly we realize that your children are very important,” Barnes said, addressing com-

munity members during the meeting who spoke of how much their children look forward to trash day and seeing Waste Manage-ment employees. “But, we also realize that there are a number of members of our community that, yes, their children can potentially miss a favorite hauler, but at the same token there will be a savings, there will be new features and this is a com-petitive process, and I think we need to move forward with it as it is.”

Reach Katherine Smith [email protected] or 425-432-1209 ext. 5052. To com-ment on this story go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

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as much fun with chess as I did.”

And chess isn’t just about the game. It’s about learning to think creatively, plan ahead, consider possible outcomes and coming up with alternative solu-tions. Chess Wizards also introduces the students to playing competitively.

Typically each class begins with free play, then moves into a lesson on a particular aspect or strategy of the game.

For the lesson, everyone stops their game and gath-ers around a white board affixed with a large lami-nated chess board complete with pieces. Then students take turns answering ques-tions and moving the pieces around the board, testing out what works and what doesn’t.

When they return to free play, the students discuss moves, pieces and what they like best about chess.

“Queens,” student Jolena Bryan said decisively of her

favorite piece. “Because they are the most powerful.”

The students also help each other, discussing rules and moves and rooks ver-sus knights.

“Beating people,” Evan Stave said impishly of his favorite part of the game.

A few minutes later Stave’s opponent, Nick Larsen, surveys his board before triumphantly mak-ing a move and throwing up his hands.

“That’s beast mode!” he exclaims.

The kids also learned a new version of chess at the March 5 class, called allies, where two students team up and combine boards, work-ing together to conquer their opponents.

Angela Stave, the family and community engage-ment facilitator at the school, said Chess Wizards contacted the school about having a class on campus.

“They seemed very professional, excited and motivated,” Stave said. “It just seemed so positive and not like anything else we

have here.”Stave promptly signed

her son up for the group and also recruited other kids to ensure there would be enough participation. Other parents have been impressed so far by what the program offers their kids.

“I want my kids to be involved in different activi-ties,” said parent Jerusalem Gebrekidan, who has two children in Chess Wizards. “I want them to get the knowledge.”

Gebrekidan added that chess is a new activity for her son and daughter to play together.

“When they have time, instead of TV they are playing against each other,” she said.

Anna Marie Milewski said that her son, Kelson, is eager for another class to open this spring.

“He’s loving it,” Milewski said. “What we’ve noticed is he’s able to sit there and focus on the game. (He can) play to win and also understand how to lose.”

Milewski also said she appreciates the lifelong skills her son is learning.

“You can carry it through

and play it with anyone who knows how,” Milewski said. “It’s a common plat-form that you can take with

you.”

To learn more about Chess Wizards go to chesswiz-ards.com.

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Evan stave, left, and Nick Larsen play a competitive match of chess at Covington Elementary on March 5 during a Chess Wizards class. KATHERINE SMITH, The Reporter


The 11th Annual Hellebore Tea was held at Lake Wilderness Lodge on Sunday, March 9, an afternoon of entertainment and fundraising that kicks off gardening season.

Co-sponsored by the Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation and the Late Bloomers Garden Club, the event first began as an impromptu gathering in the

Arboretum’s hoophouse.

“I think the reason it is so popular is because the hostesses go out of their way to make their goodies special,” said Maria Van Zanen, who has coordinated all 11 teas. “It’s all homemade and wonderful.”

Guests enjoyed a buffet of little sandwiches, decadent desserts, sparkling cider and of course, tea.

Over the years a raffle, silent auction and plant sale have been added to the afternoon’s events, which include a hat contest and a table décor contest judged by local gardening expert Marianne Binetti. All proceeds benefit Lake Wilderness Arboretum, and Sunday’s event was topped off with a docent tour.

Thank you to all the hostesses, Scout Troop 2321, Myrt Rogneby, Covington Costco, Wilderness Village Starbucks, Dazzled Dame, MV Grocery Outlet and Wilderness Village OFC.

What’s blooming at Lake Wilderness Arboretum

The second week of March is time to divide and multiply late summer perennials. Dig up over-grown day-lilies, asters, mums and coral bells now and use an ax or sharp shovel to divide large clumps into smaller sections. Toss out the inner, older core of these perennial plants and replant the new side shoots. Improve the soil with compost before replanting in the same area. You can also plant seeds of frost-tolerant perennials like calendulas, columbines, pansies and sweet alyssum directly into the ground this week. While you are out in the garden, work on those weeds. Pulling weeds now before they f lower will prevent millions of new

weed seedlings this sum-mer.

Do not prune climbing roses like Cecile Bruner

that f lower just once in the spring or any other spring f low-ering vine like akebia or early-bloom-ing clema-

tis. Wait until after these climbers bloom or you’ll miss out on this year’s f lowers.

Q. I have a compost pile that looks done.

Now how do I use it? I do not have a vegetable gar-den. J.H., Puyallup

A. Congrats on letting it rot. Your trees,

shrubs and f lowers will appreciate your compost if you shovel it around their roots now. Try not to let the damp compost sit up

next to the stems of shrubs like rhododendrons that are prone to stem rot but pile it right on top of hun-gry roses, daylilies, hosta and other emerging peren-nials. Be sure to read the next question about com-post and weeds.

Q. I have a new raised bed vegetable gar-

den filled with nice black soil I purchased. I am ready to plant seeds but confused about what crops I can plant now and which ones must have warm soil. What is the rule here in western Washington? P., Kent

A. The best rule of green thumb for

planting seeds is to read and follow the instruc-tions on the seed pack. I like to use seeds from a local company like Ed Hume seeds because they are packaged for our cool

summer climate with spe-cial growing instructions. Now may be the time to plant cool season crops like lettuce, carrot, spin-ach and radish but only if your soil drains well and can be “worked.” To test your soil, pick up a hand-ful of soil and squeeze. If water drains from your hand and the soil stays in a ball or clump it is too wet to work. If it crumbles apart it can be safely hoed, dug or turned and raked and then planted. Some seed packets will tell you to wait and plant after all danger of frost is passed. These would be the warm season crops like corn, beans and cucumbers. Wait until after mid-May or even June to plant the seeds of these heat-lovers into the soil.

Q. When I spread my homemade com-

post around my plants I

get weeds sprouting up. I thought compost was sup-posed to keep down the weeds not add more. Am I doing this wrong? J., Email

A. The garden gossip about home-grown

compost is that in our climate it rarely heats up enough to kill every weed seed in the pile. The good news is that the compost in the center of the pile will be the most rotted and this is the best for adding to planting holes or work-ing into vegetable beds. The compost on top that is still course with chunks of branches and leaves is the mulching compost to shovel around trees and shrubs and smother young weeds. Another tip is to accept that weeds will sprout and just make a point to hoe and rake out the new weeds a few weeks after you spread compost around your garden. If you

purchase compost by the bag at a garden center or nursery you will not have the problem of sprouting weeds. A compromise is to layer your homemade compost on top of your beds now to improve your soil then top it off with bags of weed free compost from the garden center. A layer of wood chips or bark chips as a frosting on top of your compost will also smother any young weeds.

Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State Univer-sity and is the author of several books. For more gardening information visit www.binettigarden.com.

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MULTIPLE SCLEROSISMultiple sclerosis, or MS, is a condition that can be quite

debilitating and which, to date, has no known cure. MS happens when the body’s immune system begins to eat away at the myelin sheath that covers and protects the nerves. When this happens, communication between the brain, the spinal cord, and other parts of the body becomes compromised. Over time, the nerves themselves can become damaged. The damage done to a nerve cannot be reversed. MS symptoms can come and go early on in the condition, making it difficult to diagnose. The extent of symptoms of MS depends on which nerves have been damaged and how much damage has been done. A visit with a health care provider can provide information about treatments that can help slow the progress of MS and manage symptoms.

While the cause of MS is still not known, scientists believe that a combination of several factors may be involved. Understanding what causes MS will be an important step toward finding more effective ways to treat it and—ultimately—cure it, or even prevent it from occurring in the first place.

You can call Southlake Clinic at (253) 395-1972 to schedule a consultation, or visit our clinic at 27005 168th Place SE in Covington. We are open on Saturdays.

COVINGTON TO HOST OPEN HOUSES ON COVINGTON COMMUNITY PARKCovington will host two open houses on March

16 and 25 on design phases two and three of Covington Community Park.

The city encourages input from citizens and potential park users to craft decisions about

the park design and amenities.

The open houses will be from 5-6 p.m., both days, in the community room at City Hall.


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taken from anywhere on the 175-mile regional trail

system.The winning photo will

become the cover of the “Regional Trails in King County” map when it is

reprinted in September.Submitted photos

should convey trail users’ experiences along the trail

system. Photos will be accepted through July and a panel of judges will pick the winner in August. The

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Th e Kentwood girl’s basketball team was once again cut short of trophy level aft er being eliminated in the second round of the 4A state tournament.

Th e Conks fell to Lynnwood 71-44 in the fi rst round on March 6 in the Tacoma Dome and 57-37 against Skyview the following day.

Senior Sarah Toeaina paced the Conquerors with 14 and 17 points, respectively.

Coach Lisa Ashley said her group struggled to put together a full 32 minutes on the court and committed an uncharacteristically high number of turnovers.

“When you’re going against the best in the state you can’t make

mistakes,” she said. “You have to be fl awless, or at least near fl awless.”

Th e girls reached the fi nal eight state tournament by beating Chiawana 65-55 in regionals on March 1. Ashley said this year’s group was more poised than last year’s, which was also eliminated aft er two opening losses.

“We weren’t ranked all year and to come out top eight in the state, that’s a great accomplishment,” she said.

Th e Conks fi nished the regular season with a 20-7 record, 13-3 in the division. Toeaina was named to the all-league fi rst team. Kate Kramer and Jenny Johnson earned second team awards, while Alycea Delong, Ashley Rolsma and Zaria Jones were named honorable men-tions.

Conks eliminated early at state tournamentKentwood girls can’t keep up with Lynnwood and Skyview in the fi rst two rounds at the Tacoma Dome

After a strong regular season, the Kentwood girls were blocked by Skyview on March 7 in the second round of the state tournament. RACHEL CIAMPI, For the Reporter

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In the Midwest, the high school baseball season starts in the summer, when there’s finally consistent heat. There are different cues for the start of the season in the Pacific North-west.

“I go by frog mating season,” said Tahoma head coach Russ Hayden. “When they start croaking, I know it’s right around the corner.”

The South Puget Sound League 4A North baseball season swings into action this weekend. The peren-nially powerful Kentwood Conquerors lost their all-everything catcher, but are primed for a run at repeat-ing as division champions, returning seven starters. But head coach Mark Zender said the key to the squad’s continued success is the program’s depth.

“Our kids have to com-

pete just to play,” Zender said. “That’s the No. 1 thing — that nobody is guaranteed a spot. If you let up at all in practice, you’re not starting. It’s really that simple.”

An experienced Tahoma group also expects to contend, but has a deeper inspiration this year. Senior Connor Johnson died in a vehicle accident on Feb. 15. Hayden said the Bears have dedicated the season to their beloved teammate, who was expected to be one of the team’s key relief pitchers.

“We want to make sure our kids realize that base-ball is not life,” he said. “The most important thing is our health, life and our family. Baseball is a game.”

KENTWOODOutlook and goals:

Kentwood finished fourth in the 2013 state tournament after winning the state title in 2012. The Conquerors finished atop the division in 2013 with a 14-2 division record, 19-5 overall. Zender said the team’s goal is always to win the state championship.

“Everything else takes care of itself,” he said. “We have a very good team, but also play in a very, very good league. There are sev-eral teams that can compete

at the highest level.”What to expect:

Even without star player Reese McGuire, who was drafted 14th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2013 MLB draft, Zender said he expects to field a team that gives full effort and a fun, com-petitive spirit. Zender said there is no way to completely replace a player like McGuire.

“Reese provided premier talent no doubt, but extraordinary leadership which continues to influence a bunch of guys in positive ways,”he said. “Nobody works harder than Reese or loves the game more than him. Our guys experienced that with him and now know first-hand how to approach the game.”Top returners:

Kade Kryzsko (Senior) – A three-year starter who pitches and plays infield.He earned 4A SPSL North 1st team honors in 2013.

Spencer Greene (Senior) — Centerfielder in his third year on the varsity squad.

Mike Ciancio (Junior) — First baseman coming

off a SPSL North 2nd team award in 2013.

Kramer Sims (Junior) – Returning starter from the middle infield.

Cory Wabinga (Junior) — Pitcher and out-fielder who was named to the hon-orable men-tion list for SPSL North in 2013.Newcomers:

Chandler Arends (Senior) – Returning from injury to pitch and play third base.

Jake Roes (Junior) — First baseman and pitcher.

TAHOMAOutlook and goals:

After starting a relatively young group of sopho-mores and juniors in 2013’s campaign that landed the Bears with a 10-6 division record, 13-8 overall, they return with a veteran group of only upperclassman. Hayden said last year’s goal was to reach .500. This year, they are aiming for a top three finish in the division and to make the final four in state.

“Baseball is a funny game,” he said. “Get to the playoffs and anything can happen.”What to expect:

Hayden said he has a solid offensive group that won’t hit with much power, but should get on base plenty and be a proficient run scoring machine. His pitching rotation goes six deep, and despite a brand new middle infield, expects solid defense.

“Our pitching staff is going to be strong; can we play defense for our pitch-ers,” he said. “Sometimes I’m not the most optimistic person, but this year I am pretty optimistic that we should do well. I could see us going to state and making it to the final four. Our goal is to play through May.”Top returners:

Shane Nelson (Senior) — Leadoff hitter and center-fielder who batted .406, including 11 extra base hits, in 2013.

Nate Brown (Senior) — Started at first base for two seasons without making an error; batted .404 in 2013.

Tyson Cronin (Junior) — Third baseman who batted .400 in 2013.

Christian Saez (Junior) — Will be near the top of the pitching rotation after posting a 3.04 ERA in 2013, while also batting .379.

Brandon Fokkema (Se-nior) — Earned five wins on the mound last year and also hit .500.Newcomers:

Derek Browne (Junior) — Pitcher-first baseman combo batted .545 for JV in 2013 and sported a 0.91 ERA.

Jake Malone (Junior) — Middle infielder with a consistent swing, batting .375 for JV in 2013.

KENTLAKEOutlook and goals:

After finishing sixth in the division during the 2013 season, 6-9 in division, 7-10 overall, head coach Brett Jaime said the team’s goal is, as always, to finish in the top half of the league and make the playoffs.

“Having said that, though, we are not really concerned with wins/losses, as those are a by-product of the process,” he said. “It’s our goal to have the best practices possible. That means that we have a lot of energy, attention to detail and that we constantly compete and strive to be the best we can be.” What to expect:

Jaime said his squad will


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