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T-Birds assistant coach Matt O’Dette whistles the 9-10 year old players to go during recent drills at the Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey School at the ShoWare Center. The school, which spanned two weeks, challenged many age groups and skill levels, including a junior prep group. T-Bird players also participated in on- and off -ice sessions. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter

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His name was Chase – fi tting for a fun-loving, ad-venturous boy who enjoyed racing.

Aboard a powerful, swift motorcycle, Chase Stan-cil was comfortable and competitive. He challenged many trails, honed his skills and eventually found his way to the local dirt track. He raced against kids his own age, even those older, more experienced behind the handlebars.

Stancil was speeding down a straightaway dur-ing a practice run on the motocross track at Pacifi c Raceways on Aug. 7 when the 15-year-old Kent boy went over a small bump,

lost control and fell, accord-ing to racetrack offi cials.

A 19-year-old biker right behind Stancil had nowhere else to go, a track offi cial said, and ran over the boy.

On-site medical person-nel performed CPR before Stancil was airlift ed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where he suc-cumbed to injuries.

Pacifi c Raceways ob-served a moment of silence for Stancil last Friday night prior to the motocross races.

“Our entire Pacifi c Race-ways’ staff and volunteers are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our rac-ing community and our thoughts and prayers are

Family and friends paid tribute to the late Chase Stancil with a vigil last Friday night. Flowers and momentos are placed by one of Stancil’s motorcycles.

MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter

A life taken too soon: Community mourns loss of Kent boy, racer

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BY STEVE HUNTER

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Kent city offi cials have not yet sent out any notices of violation of city code to group homes housing sex off enders.

Ten group home operators were notifi ed by the city that they must

shut down because they are in viola-tion of the city code for being too close to schools, child care facilities or other sex off ender homes.

City offi cials are working to get the operators to voluntarily comply before taking further steps.

“Th e city has not sent out any notices of violation yet regarding this

matter,” said David Galazin, assistant city attorney, in a Tuesday email.

“We are still trying to work with several of these facilities so that we can achieve compliance without legal proceedings and the issuance of fi nes.”

But if operators do not comply,

City seeks voluntary compliance from sex offender group homes

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Th e apartment complex under construction in downtown Kent is expected to feature a rooft op deck with a bar, barbecue pits

and a workout facility when it opens in September 2014.

Construction started in June on Th e Platform Apartments at the corner of West Smith Street and Fourth Avenue North, site of the old unfi nished parking garage.

Th e complex will feature about 166 units with an average

square footage of 745 feet for the studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments, said Matt Parent, director of development for Goodman Real Estate of Seattle.

Th e fi ve-story project will include a rooft op deck.

Downtown apartments taking shape

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with his family,” said Jason Fiorito, Pacific Raceways president, in a statement on the track’s website. “We remain committed to keeping this sport as safe as possible.”

Also on the same night, a large turnout of family, friends and supporters assembled for a candlelight vigil on a football field at Kentridge High School. They came to shed tears, exchange hugs and share stories about a boy who left

an impression on those he touched.

Stancil would have been a sophomore at Kentridge. He was a good friend, student and an athlete who was looking forward to put-ting on the football pads to begin practice this month.

His sudden loss stunned friends.

“He was a really good guy, funny. He was always joking around with some-one,” said Emmitt Me-dina, who rode dirt bikes with Stancil. “It’s so scary because it could have been me. … You never think it’s going to happen to some-one you’re close with.”

Grant Sattelberg, a senior-to-be at Kentridge,

recalls a trustworthy kid with a positive disposition.

“He was a great guy, always happy. He never argued with anyone,” Sat-telberg said. “He always had your back, no matter what you were going through. He was always there for you.”

Surrounded by friends, Chad Stancil stood numb, emotionally drained. He had difficulty describing his younger brother.

“He was my best friend. We were so close,” said Chad Stancil, who will be a senior at Kentridge. “He was a great guy. … was there for everyone, very active.

“He died doing what he loved to do – riding his

bike.”Ryan Simpson – Chase

Stancil’s eighth-grade teach-er at Northwood Middle School – remembers a courageous, thoughtful, en-thusiastic boy who looked to do the right thing.

When a handgun was found at the school, Chase Stancil reported it to the front office.

“It was that foresight, the ability to do the right thing to really stand up for others and make sure the people were safe and protected,” Simpson said.

His former student’s passing is the latest in a string of recent deaths of family members and a close friend for Simpson. None-

theless, he spoke in front of the crowd at the vigil, fighting back tears while describing a boy who wasn’t afraid to help others.

“He was one of a couple of students whose acts really motivated me to want to continue teaching,” Simpson said.

Visible in Simpson’s classroom is a Dr. Seuss quote: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

“He would want us to look back on the good times,” Simpson said.

Services were Thursday at Marlatt Funeral Home and Crematory, Kent.

– Staff writer Steve Hunter contributed to this report.

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The free programs offer quality part-day preschool, nutritious meals, health and developmental screenings, family support services, and parent events, education and leadership opportuni-ties. Some transportation services are available.

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Bailey Stober declared victory over Barbara Phillips in their Kent City Council primary race for sec-ond place behind Ken Sharp and a spot in the Nov. 5 general election.

Th e tally released Tuesday by King County Elections shows Sharp with 4,715 votes (41.2 percent); Stober with 3,386 votes (29.59 percent); and Phillips with 3,282 votes (28.68 percent). Th at gives Stober a lead of

104 votes. Th e race for the second remained too close to call aft er the fi rst release of results on Aug. 6.

“On election night we were three votes behind Barbara for second place,” Stober said in a media release last week to declare his win over Phillips. “I knew we would gain momentum in the later days because we had successfully executed a plan to reach late vot-ers in Kent. As you can see every day since the election our lead has

spread over Barbara and we are extremely confi dent the trend will continue.”

Th e two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election to replace Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson, who decided not to seek reelection.

Phillips did not return phone calls or emails from the Kent Re-porter for comment about the latest results. Phillips said aft er the initial vote count that she had confi dence

she would hold on to second place.In the only other primary race in

Kent, Bruce Elliott won the three-way race for the Kent School Board. El-liott advances to the general election against Maya Vengadasalam, who took second. Carmen Goers fi nished third. Elliott had 7,673 votes (43.72 percent), Vengadasalam 5,693 (32.44 percent) and Goers 4,080 votes (23.25 percent), according to the Tuesday results released by King County Elections.

Sharp, Stober to face off in City Council race

Kent Police offi cer helps save woman’s lifeREPORTER STAFF

Kent Police offi cer Jeff Kluzak will receive a life-saving medal next month from Chief Ken Th omas aft er Kluzak’s recent eff orts to help save the life of a 73-year-old woman who had no pulse.

Kluzak, a fi ve-year veteran with the depart-ment, responded to a 911 call early in the evening July 29 for help involving a medical incident with a Kent woman, according to a Kent Police media release.

Kluzak was the fi rst emergency responder at the scene. He grabbed his Automated

External Defi brillator (AED) from his patrol vehicle. He went inside the home and deter-mined the woman’s condition to be critical. She had no pulse, struggled to breathe and her skin color began to turn blue.

Th e offi cer applied the AED to the pa-tient and within seconds he was advised by the device to shock her.

Aft er the shock deployment, Kluzak began CPR eff orts and successfully revived her. Kent Fire Department personnel then arrived and took over primary medical care. Th e patient’s condition stabilized and paramedics transported her to a nearby hospital for further treatment.

Aft er her release a week later from the hos-pital, the woman said, “Th e doctor’s told me I was dead, but that offi cer saved my life.”

Th e AED automatically diagnoses poten-tially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias in a patient, and if necessary treats them through the application of electrical therapy.

City seeks loop trail ideasREPORTER STAFF

Th e city of Kent’s parks department is still seeking public comment on its proposed link for the Green River and Interurban Trails.

Trail users will have until Aug. 25 to take the online survey at kentwa.gov/KVLTSurvey/. When the survey concludes, city staff will put the updated information on the website.

City staff hasn’t tallied the responses yet, but accord-ing to Parks Project Manager Brian Levenhagen, the city is looking to increase the safety and comfort of the trail, as well as improve the amenities and connect the trails to downtown and other parks. Nothing is certain yet because the proposal is still in the master planning process.

Th e Valley Loop Trail was proposed earlier this summer aft er the parks department realized that it could easily connect the two trails into a single loop. It has yet to be determined where the trails will connect and the costs as-sociated with either making the loop 10 or 12 miles.

KENT POLICE INVESTIGATE SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE

Kent Police are investigating a sexual assault, which occurred

about 1 p.m. Aug. 6, at anEast Hill apartment complex.

Patrol units arrived and met with a woman who reported

that she was sexually assaulted in her residence by a stranger who entered the unit through

an unlocked front door. She said the suspect pointed a knife at

her, and directed her into one of the bedrooms. Once inside the

room the suspect pushed her on the bed and forcibly kissed

her. During the ordeal, the suspect was spooked by a noise whereupon he stopped what he

was doing, and fl ed.

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city offi cials will act.“Th e city is ready to

pursue further legal action against those operators who have chosen to ignore the city’s informal requests,” Galazin said.

Galazin said city staff is determining which proper-ties voluntarily complied and which properties remain out of compliance.

“Offi cial code enforce-ment actions must follow

certain procedures as out-lined in city code,” Galazin said.

City staff found out that many homes, initially set up to house recovering drug addicts and alcoholics, had over time transitioned to housing sex off enders. State and federal laws limit city’s regulations of the clean-and-sober homes but do not restrict locations of group homes for sex of-fenders.

Th e group home op-

erators had until July 31 to comply with city code by having the sex off enders move out. Th e 10 homes have housed as many as 83 sex off enders at one time, according to city offi cials.

If operators don’t comply, the city will send a notice of violation which is subject to a penalty of $500 per home for each violation issued and the city can issue the violations daily. Th e city also can fi ne the property owners.

Th ere is a 14-day window for accused violators to contest or mitigate the ticket. Operators could go before the city hearing examiner to appeal the violation and then could appeal that decision to King County Superior Court.

Eddie Weber, who oper-ates six of the 10 homes found to be in violation of the city code, said he plans to continue to fi ght the city to keep his homes open for sex off enders.

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Th ere will be a roof top deck with a bar, barbe-cues and fi re pit, work out facility and party room,” Parent said in an email. “Th e rooft op deck will have a sound system people can play their own music.”

Th e Seattle developer demolished the half-built parking garage in October 2011 to make room for the apartments and about 3,000-square feet of retail space on the ground fl oor.

“We are marketing the space,” Parent said when asked if any retailers had been lined up.

Th e number of retail spaces will depend on the leases but Parent said he ex-pects it to be two shops. He said the types of businesses are still to be determined.

Th e previous developer ran out of money in 2007 aft er constructing a half-built parking garage as part of a proposed hotel, condo-miniums and retail space development. Th e garage loomed as an eyesore for four years before Goodman

agreed to tear down the garage and build the fi rst urban-style apartments in Kent.

Kurt Hanson, city eco-nomic development man-ager, said the foundation kisses up to the city’s Town

Square Plaza and that crews soon will start putting up sections fi ve stories high.

Parent didn’t disclose possible rental rates but Hanson said at a recent ShoWare Center Public Facilities District meeting

that rent could be about $1.75 per square foot. Th at would put the apartments in the range of about $1,300 per month based on an average square footage of 745 square feet.

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Construction continues on The Platform Apartments at the corner of West Smith Street and Fourth Avenue North, site of the old unfi nished parking garage. The fi ve-story complex will feature about 166 units with an average square footage of 745 feet for the studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter

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Elderly veterans exploited

Exploitation of elderly veterans is hap-pening throughout the Puget Sound region, most frequently in elder care facilities.

Unscrupulous business people, usu-ally from the fi nancial, legal or some other related fi eld, will appear as an advocate by telling veterans and their widows of a little known Veterans Aff airs (VA) benefi t that can help with medical expenses. Th ey present themselves as patriotic, valuable members of the community, even wrap themselves in the Bible. Th ey want to help veterans and widows apply for the Department of

Veterans Aff airs Pension Program and/or Aid & Attendance.

What does the VA re-ally have?

Th ere is, among several programs administered by the VA, a pension program for veterans or widows of veterans who

are too disabled to work and have military duty during a period of war. Th e veteran does not need to have been in combat. Since the pension benefi t was never intended for every veteran, the minimal fi nancial worth requirement must also be met. Th is is usually about less than $80,000, and this is where the “Pension Poachers,” as they are called in the other Washington, come in.

Agents from very patriotic sounding or-ganizations want to help a veteran or widow make a claim for this program. Several things can happen at this point. Th ey will attempt to sell fi nancial products so as to reposition-lower (or as the VA calls it “hid-ing”) the claimant’s real fi nancial worth. Th ey may even charge the claimant a fee for legal or fi nancial services. Affi davits collected by legitimate veteran service offi cers document how a lawyer and a fi nancial planner (poach-ers) tried to sell an elderly Seattle couple products, making them very suspicious. Th is was during the course of fi ling a claim to the VA. When that failed, they tried to charge the couple hundreds for legal costs.

Th ere are many other problems generated by these so-called advocates. Th e fi rst is that they put the veteran or widow into jeopardy with the VA for falsely appearing impoverished and receiving federal money that was not intended for them. Th e VA can put a lien on all future benefi ts and/or demand repayment.

Worse, aft er working with these busi-nesses, the claimant will most likely need Medicare within the next fi ve years. Th e poachers used a loophole in VA law in that it does not have a “look back” period. However, Medicare has a fi ve-year look back time in which it assesses the vet’s fi nancial worth.

The need for pro-homeowner City Councilmembers

Th e current Kent City Council is loaded with pro-business/anti-homeowner members.

Councilmembers Dana Ralph, Elizabeth Albertson, Les Th omas, Bill Boyce and Council President Dennis Higgins consistently vote in ways that favor businesses and burden homeowners.

Th e major case in point is the hard-fought enactment of a business and occupation (B&O) tax to fund repairs to our badly damaged streets and roads. Th at damage is the direct result of Kent’s huge number of 16- and 18-wheel-ers that businesses use to distribute their wares.

Th e Kent Valley is the fourth-largest small-industrial manufacturing center in the United States. Our streets and roads are punished daily by these huge trucks.

Th e Chamber of Com-merce lobbied the council to include many exemptions and loopholes into the B&O small print – reducing the amount of revenue the city needs to ad-equately repair city streets. Th e chamber also dictated to the council that B&O funds only be used for roads and streets on the valley fl oor.

Th en came the fi ght over improvement to the 256th street area, when home and property owners followed the council’s petition guidelines to overturn the local improve-ment district (LID) imposition

of over $2 million dollars in assessments.

In spite of the successful pe-tition, members of the council (led by business owner Ralph, Albertson and Higgins) sug-gested to the rest of the council that they overlook the petition and impose another LID on these home and property own-ers, requiring them to submit a petition (for the third time), to protest this assessment. To their credit, Councilmembers Perry and Ranniger objected to overturning this second duly-submitted petition and imposing a new LID. Pro-busi-ness members would rather burden homeowners than increase the B&O and collect increased revenue from the off ending businesses that tear up our roads.

Th e current City Council consists of too many pro-busi-ness members. We need pro-democracy candidates who will uphold their oath to repre-sent the interest of all Kent

citizens – not just business owners. Th e current members are far too cozy with business interests led by the powerful Chamber of Commerce.

Th e B&O tax can provide substantial revenue to keep our roads and streets repaired. All the council needs to do is increase the rate assessed from business owners, eliminate most of the loopholes, and reduce the number of big businesses which have been exempted from taxation.

Th e council has become too fond of turning to home-owning taxpayers for every city need. Th e businesses who ravage our streets need to be responsible for repairing them. Kent taxpayers are sick of the city burdening us with taxation without fair represen-tation.

I encourage young, in-formed, educated men and women to run for a seat on our city government. We need your vigorous advocacy to provide fair and just gover-nance instead of us suff er-ing under a governing body that increasingly serves the interests of rich, infl uential business interests in the city.– Sandra Gill

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Many of us here in Kent live in apartment complexes close to several neighbors and their families. It seems to me that a few can easily make it diffi cult for others.

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Th e two things that are impacting me now both have to do with smells and smoke: cigarettes and char-coal barbecues. A bunch of chain smokers moved into the apartment under me and when they smoke, my living room turns into an ash tray. Likewise, one buf-foon dousing his barbecue with too much lighter fl uid turns the enter patio area for many people into a smelly gas chamber.

I think it’s high time someone in our state Legis-lature extends the bans on smoking in public places to multifamily housing units. It

should not be OK to smoke anywhere near people (and small children) who don’t smoke. And if you want to barbecue at an apartment, get a clean gas grill.

If someone wants to foul their nest, then do so. … but buy a house with a lot of land fi rst. Other people should not have to be impacted by your addictions and vices,

And a fi nal warning to land-lords. In California, a second-hand smoke case was decided … in favor of the non-smokers who were awarded $15,000. Do you want to start handing out a year’s worth of free rent? Th en clean up your acts and ban the smokers.– John Bailo

[ LETTERS from page 5 ] Aft er purchasing fi nan-

cial products, usually poor quality, from the poacher, the claimant appears eligible for the VA, but not for Medicare. So when the vet or spouse could have gotten help from the VA and Medicare, they are still

left with only the lesser paying VA to help pay their medical bills.

Experience has taught Joel Estey of King County Veteran Services and Cin-dy Kartes of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, both ethi-cal service offi cers, that too oft en the business-person will try to qualify a veteran or widow for a VA pen-sion, when they were also qualifi ed for much better paying benefi t programs such as Service Connected Compensation (S/C comp) and the Dependants

Indemnity Compensation (DIC). Th e false advocate does not discuss these pro-grams because there is no fi nancial payoff they can exploit. “Th e claimant is left humiliated” wrote Dick Sayre, a Spokane attorney, in the Elder Newspaper for Th urston County.

Bob Ferguson, the Washington state attorney general, posted a web-site – www.atg.wa.gov/VeteranMilitaryResources.aspx#. – as an aid for the veteran community. Th e VA has all its information

at www.va.gov or www.vba.va.gov. You can also call 1-800-827-1000 and speak to a VA employee; the best time is aft er 5 PM, Monday to Friday.

VA services are always free, never a charge or fee, no strings attached. Should you have a complaint, visit www.atg.wa.gov/FileA-Complaint.aspx. Fergusson and his conscientious staff have aggressively watched these organizations and want to hear from victims.

Th om Stoddert, SFC. U.S. Army, ret., is a staff writer for the Veterans’ Voice. Reach him at 360-239-1925 or StoddertWork@gmail.com.

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FOR THE REPORTER

OMAX Corporation, makers of high-precision OMAX JetMachining® Cen-ters and high-performance MAXIEM JetCutting® Centers, celebrates 20 years of continu-ous innovation in abrasive waterjet technology with a special event Tuesday, Aug. 20 on its Kent campus, 21409 72nd Ave. S.

Th e event features the latest advancements in waterjet machining as well as technical sessions, live cutting dem-onstrations and tours of the company’s recently expanded manufacturing factory.

Dr. John Cheung and Dr. John Olsen founded OMAX in 1993, having discovered a way to revolutionize the waterjet machining process.

To learn more, visit www.omax.com.

ElsewhereThe Airways Brewing

Co. Beer & Bistro, 320 W. Harrison St.,

in downtown Kent has ex-tended its hours and is now open at 11 a.m. every day. Th e new hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Th ursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Th e bistro previously opened at

noon. For more information, go to airwaysbrewing.com. ...

Th e USO Northwest recently was granted $335,000 from the Employees Commu-nity Fund of Boeing Puget Sound. Th e funds are directed toward the con-struction of a new USONW Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Center. Th e new 7,000 square-foot center, designed to accommodate the 10,000 local and travel-ing military personnel, will cost $1.7 million. “Th eir donation gave us hope that we could make this center happen,” said Bill Baker, USONW Sea-Tac Center manager. Th e $335,000 donation is the largest, single donation made thus far in the USO Northwest’s Capital Campaign, Enduring Sup-port.

Kent’s OMAX Corp. celebrates 20 years of waterjet innovation

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Washington State Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer Lynne Dodson and Vice President Bob Guenther applaud Machinists Union District Lodge 751 President Tom Wroblewski,

right, as he is presented with the council’s Mother Jones Award. The council honored the Kent man for his “outstanding advocacy on behalf of Washington’s working families.” Wroblewski was presented with his award at the labor council’s annual convention, which was held July 25-27 in Vancouver. COURTESY PHOTO

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Sound Publishing has established five zones in King, Snohomish and Kitsap counties to give people a wide range of op-tions for their advertising. Each zone has a circula-tion between 50,000 and 80,000. Advertisers will be able to place ads in any or all zones and/or in indi-vidual Sound Publishing newspapers.

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Kent Food Bank, 515 W. Har-rison St., No. 107. For more information or to volunteer, call 253-520-3550 or visit www.skcfc.org/kentfoodbank.

Kent-area students earn BECU scholarshipsFOR THE REPORTER

As part of BECU’s com-mitment to education and assisting outstanding students, the BECU Foun-dation recently awarded 50 BECU student-members – including Kentridge High School’s Camille Senn, Kentwood’s Kathryn Nielsen and Kent’s Emily Francis of Bellevue College – with $2,500 scholarships toward their college educa-tion.

For more than 18 years, the BECU Foundation has awarded the scholarships to outstanding high school and undergraduate college

students.The recipients

participated in all types of service projects, from creating a non-profit business, Paws for a Cause, to creating an an-nual Halloween food drive and being a Big Buddy for the Maple Hills Swim Team.

Senn started a gay-straight alliance at her school and is working with the Kent School District to start an inclusive health education curriculum. She has a desire to make her community more accepting of the people around them, especially for LGBTQ students.

For Nielsen, volunteering for the Northwest Mito-chondrial Research Guild’s annual fundraising auction has been particularly mean-ingful. Her little brother

was diagnosed with an extremely rare metabolic disorder. The medical crisis itself changed her

as a person in many different ways. By giving

her time and energy to this cause every year, Nielsen is helping fund research to find a cure for her brother’s disease.

Francis, meanwhile, was a young teenager when she received help from adults who cared for her and wanted to see her life go in a good direction. Now she wants to give back some of that kindness. As an activ-ity club leader for teenage girls in her church, she has received that chance.

The BECU Foundation received approximately 500 applications and selected 50 recipients based on grades,

amount of time dedicated to volunteering and an es-say about their community involvement project.

ElsewhereKent School District (KSD)

received its 28th consecutive Certifi-

cate of Excellence award in Financial

Reporting. The district was recog-

nized by the Association of School

Business Officials International

(ASBO) for its Comprehensive Annual

Financial Report for the fiscal year

ending 2012.

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rcoyle@kentreporter.com

Two Kentwood High School student’s computer science projects landed national attention when Microsoft selected them centerpieces at its World-wide Partner Conference in Houston.

Zachary Nawar, 18 and Evan Brossard, 17, and their teacher, Shannon Henderson, were invited to participate in the July event, which works as a network-ing platform for Microsoft ’s global business partners and sees more than 14,000 attendees.

Nawar and Brossard’s game took center stage at the public sector display, which showcases the soft -ware giant’s contributions to nonprofi ts, education and other public sector entities. Th e game, Defend Your City, was developed using Microsoft ’s XNA development tools that the company provided to Kent-wood’s computer science program.

Defend Your City plays similar to missile com-mand of the 1980s. Players

cooperate to defend three cities from falling meteors, with modernized graphics and upgrades available for destroying certain asteroids. It got on Microsoft ’s radar aft er winning the Best in Show award at Kent School District’s VisFest.

Originally, game design wasn’t even in Nawar’s fu-ture, and he had considered joining the Marine Corps out of high school.

“Every kid wants to grow up to make video games,” said the 18-year-old, “and this is just some closet fantasy that I had.”

Now Nawar will be attending the Digipen Institute of Technology in Redmond to focus exclu-sively on game design.

He’s looking forward to attending the small, private institution.

“I’m looking forward to meeting people who are like me, who like video games and like creating them, who have a passion for them and motivation and enthusi-asm,” Nawar said.

He got his start in pro-gramming by working on custom scenario maps for the strategy game, Warcraft

3, by Blizzard soft ware.He moved from pro-

graming to coding, and says that the best way to learn is to simply jump in and see what you can do.

“When someone asks me to teach them how to program, I say, ‘No, I can’t teach you, you have to teach yourself,’ ” Nawar added. “It’s not something you can learn and take a test for. You have to want to learn how to program.”

While Nawar began in video games and moved to the classroom, Brossard started by reading up on Java coding from University of Washington class lecture notes.

He’s currently studying at a summer workshop at Digipen, which he was awarded a scholarship to. He hopes to go to the school in the future, but his parents are more inter-ested in the UW. He feels he would do better specifi cally with Digipen’s smaller class size.

“I feel like the environ-ment is better there,” he said. “(Students are)more like a family there instead of UW, where it’s so large

and you’re not as close to everybody.”

Henderson, Kentwood’s business teacher, took up teaching computer science seven years ago aft er the former teacher was laid off . She believes that computer literacy is one of the most essential skills students can learn today to prepare them for the future.

“It’s around kids on a daily basis,” she says. “Every part of their life right now is aff ected by technology.”

Kids today update on Facebook, Twitter or Word-press or program games to be played on Xbox’s arcade or upload to the popular digital distribution service Steam.

Henderson teaches three diff erent computer science classes at Kentwood, an in-

troduction to programming followed by game program-ming with XNA and Visual Studio.

Aft er these, Henderson

off ers an advanced class for students to work on their own projects, putting the skills they have to practical use.

Kentwood computer science game project attracts national attention

Top: a screen capture of Nawar and Brossard’s game. Above: Visitors to Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference stop by the public sector display to see Kentwood student’s project, built with Microsoft development tools. COURTESY PHOTOS

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Kent’s Allegro Perform-ing Arts Academy racked up a number of awards this summer at competitions.

Allegro won the Best Musical Theater perfor-mance for 2013 at the KAR Dance Awards in July at the MGM in Las Vegas for the “Too Darn Hot” piece, choreographed by Eddie Strachan.

“We are ecstatic that our dancers are having such amazing opportunities and we are excited for what is to come,” said Tonya Good-willie, owner of Allegro.

The academy’s dancers won several national awards starting with Effie Tutko, 14, who won the dancer of the year title from Holly-wood Vibe Competition in Orlando, Fla.

Adam Vesperman, 15,

won the Elite teen male dancer title from West Coast Dance Explosion in Las Vegas. Vesperman won the junior title a few years ago just before he left to go perform “Billy Elliot” in London for 18 months.

Dancer Kristina Doucette, 12, secured Miss JR National Spotlight at the Seaside (Ore.) Nationals.

All thee national title winners needed to qualify

at regionals before going through an audition process as well as compete in solo competition to be considered for a national title.

The end of July brought two more very prestigious titles back home to Kent.

Allegro dancers Trinity Inay, 12, and Connor Gorm-ley, 15, competed against more than 120 dancers for 12 slots in the Pulse’s Elite Protégé program.

Inay also is one of 12 featured dancers that are dancing hard for $100,000 grand prize and a Joffrey Ballet Scholarship. She will perform on “Abby’s Ulti-mate Dance Competition Season 2” that airs on Sept. 3 on the Lifetime channel. It’s similar to a “So You

Think You Can Dance” for dancers under age 13.

Another Allegro dancer, Adam Agostino, recently attended Juilliard’s three-week summer dance inten-sive. While in New York, he experienced his fifth callback for the Broadway musical, “Newsies!”

Kent’s Allegro dancers earn national awards

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Chris Horel pauses and searches for a handhold while climbing at the Deception Crags off Interstate 90 near North Bend. Horel says that he’ll have a hard time going back to gym climbing after beingin the outdoors. ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter

BY ROSS COYLE

rcoyle@kentreporter.com

Chris Horel stands on top of a cliff with a strand of webbing as the only thing keeping him from an 80-foot plunge.

He’s been climbing the cliff s at the Deception Crags for more than seven hours and is working to “clean” (remove the gear from) the last climb of the day. Clouds moved in overhead, rain-drops hit the ground, and rolling thunder chased light-ning bolts across the alpine forests of North Bend.

While anchored to the rock, Horel moves quickly but precisely to untie himself from the rope, run it through a set of chains and tie himself back in. Th is is his fi rst time cleaning a route, and if his hands slip and drop the rope, he’ll be in serious trouble. But he clears the gear off of the anchors, runs the rope through without dropping it, and signals his belayer that he’s ready to be lowered off the wall.

Later, while talking over some post-climb beers, his only summary of the expe-rience is that he “can’t wait to do it again.”

It was Horel’s fi rst day climbing outdoors, but he’s fallen in love with the sport since he got involved in it a year ago. He started climb-ing in rock gyms and aft er meeting several co-workers who climbed, he got his fi rst taste of outdoor rock Aug. 12.

Climbing is a sport that can be done at any time, outdoors during the sum-mer and inside at a rock gym in the winter months. It’s accessible to almost anyone; whether you’re 80 pounds or 280 pounds, you can get into rock climbing.

People climb for many reasons; some for the adrenaline rush, some do it to challenge themselves, and some do it to prepare for more intense expedi-tions. But every reason has the persistent theme of the

activity’s immersion.Brandon Blackford, a U.S.

Navy offi cer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, says that there are few extreme sports that get you as close in touch with nature as climbing does. He says that while sports like skydiving or scuba diving are edgy and fun, they don’t rely on the terrain like climbing does.

Other climbers, such as Saeto Beaucher, who works at the Stone Gardens gym in Bellevue and has been climbing for two years, says that climbing is a mental exercise. To him, climb-ing is about how to use his arms and legs to climb a surface. “Figuring out how I can use my body to solve these puzzles, it’s awesome,” he says.

Rock climbing is gener-ally divided into two types: indoor gym and rock walls or outdoor climbing at parks or whatever can be found to climb on. While many climbers like to start in gyms, as soon as they move to “real rock,” they fi nd it hard to go back

indoors.Climbers use ropes, har-

nesses and specialized shoes, among other tools for climb-ing, and to novice climbers, the startup costs can seem overwhelming. But while shoes, harnesses and rope are worthwhile investment, they aren’t necessary to get started in climbing. Instead of buy-ing everything at once, most climbers recommend picking it up in pieces, starting with a solid pair of climbing shoes.

While there are countless varieties of shoes, climber Bryan Pelach says to buy a cheaper shoe. “When you start out, you’re not gonna know the diff erence,” he says. Beaucher recom-mends buying something in the $75 price range.

Shoes should fi t your feet snugly, oft en sized down a half or full size from the climbers regular shoe size. Also, few climbers go to a wall without “chalk,” a mag-nesium carbonate powder that keeps the hands dry and improves grip, usually kept in a chalk bag.

Now that you’ve got some basic gear, it’s time to fi nd a place to climb. Th ere are countless areas to climb in Washington, from gyms to outdoor sites.

A good place to start, most climbers say, is in a gym that off ers rock climbing. For about $120 to $150 new climbers can get a pair of shoes and a gym member-ship, and everything else is available to rent or use at the gym, including harnesses and ropes. Th e Seattle-area gyms with rock climbing include the Stone Gardens gyms in Ballard and Bellev-ue, Vertical World in Lawton Park and Redmond, and the Seattle Bouldering Project in the Atlantic district.

For those closer to Ta-coma, they can go to Climb Tacoma or Edgeworks.

Rock climbing options abound in state

Climbers lower themselves off climbing routes at the Deception Crags climbing area, located off Exit 38 on Interstate 90, south of Olallie State Park. ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter

T-BIRDS OPEN TRAINING CAMP NEXT WEEK

The Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team opens training

camp Thursday, Aug. 22 for the 2013-14 season.

Fans can attend all of the scrimmages for free at the

ShoWare Center in Kent. Enter through the eastside entrance

to the arena.The camp starts with two

scrimmages. Team Blue and Team White will play at 9 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m.Camp continues on Friday, Aug. 23, with two more scrimmages. Team Blue and Team White will

play at 9 a.m. 4:30 p.m.The scrimmages on Saturday,

Aug. 24, and Sunday, Aug. 25, will have three teams playing.

Team Blue, Team White and Team Grey each will play two

45-minute periods in each scrimmage, starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Two scrimmages will be played on Sunday, at 9

a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The last day of training camp on Aug. 26 will feature a full

60-minute, three-period game. The teams will wear T-Birds white and blue game jerseys. The game

starts at 5:30 p.m.The T-Birds make their only

preseason appearance at ShoWare Center at 7:05 p.m. on

Saturday, Sept. 14 against the Everett Silvertips.

Seattle opens the regular season against the Portland

Winterhawks at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at the

ShoWare Center.

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In the Superior Court of the State of Washington for

Spokane CountyIn the Matter of the Estate of: Ethan Eugene RihnSmith, Deceased.

NO. 13401023-4PROBATE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe Personal Representative

named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attor- neys at the address stated below

the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be pre- sented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as pro- vided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as other- wise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effec- tive as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate as- sets. of the decedentDate of First Publication: August 2, 2013.Annie S Rihnsmith, Personal Representative Brian G. Gosline, Attorney for Personal Representative WSBA # 19225601 West Main, Suite 813Spokane WA 99201509-747-2002

Published in the Kent Reporter on August 2, 2013, August 9, 2013 and August 16, 2013. #838222.

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Kent School District No. 415 will meet for the purpose of adopting

year 2013-2014 at 7:00 p.m. on August 28, 2013, at the Adminis- tration Center, 12033 SE 256th Street, Kent, Washington. Any person may appear at said meet- ing and be heard for or against any part of said budget. A budget has been prepared by the board

the district superintendent from whom any person may obtain a copy upon request.Dr. Edward Lee VargasSecretary of the Board of DirectorsPublished in the Kent and Cov- ington/Maple Valley/Black Dia- mond Reporters on August 9, 2013 and August 16, 2013. #856312.

INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that the City of Kent, Washington, will receive sealed bids at the City

August 27, 2013 up to 11:00 a.m. as shown on the clock on the east

220 4th Avenue South, Kent, Washington. All bids must be properly marked and sealed in accordance with this “Invitation to Bid.” Bids must be delivered and received at the City Clerk’s

regardless of delivery method, including U.S. Mail. All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud immediately following 11:00 a.m. for the City of Kent project named as follows:

Riverview Park Channel Restoration –

Grass Field Improvements

Project Number: 06-3008 The project consists of re-estab-

Riverview Park. This will be done by amending the existing 6 acres of park land with compost material. The compost material will be ripped to a depth of 12” in perpendicular directions then tilled and hydroseeded with a playground seed mix. Tempo- rary erosion and sedimentation control measures must be in place prior to any earthwork. All work must be completed by October 15, 2013. The Engineer’s estimated range for this project is approximately $170,000 - $190,000. Bid docu- ments may be obtained by con- tacting City of Kent Engineering Department, Nancy Yoshitake at (253) 856-5508. For technical questions, please call Toby

Bids must be clearly marked “Bid” with the name of the project on the outside of the envelope, addressed to the City Clerk, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-5895. Only sealed bids will be accepted. No

facsimiles or electronic submit- tals will be considered. Each bid shall be in accordance

and other contract documents

City Engineer, City of Kent, Washington. Copies of the plans and Kent Special Provisions may be purchased at a non-refund- able cost of $50.00 for each set.

also be downloaded at no charge at www.kentwa.gov/ procurement. Copies of the

are available for perusal only. A cashier’s check, cash or surety bond in the amount of 5% of the bid is required. The City of Kent reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all schedules or alternates or to waive any informalities in the bidding and shall determine which bid or bidders is the most responsive, satisfactory and responsible bidder and shall be the sole judge thereof. No plea of mistake in the bid shall be available to the bidder for the recovery of his/her depos- it or as a defense to any action based upon the neglect or refusal to execute a contract. Bidders must submit with their initial bid a signed statement as to whether they have previously performed work subject to the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the day of bid opening. Dated this 12th day of August, 2013.BY:Ronald F. Moore, City Clerk Published in the Kent Reporter on August 16, 2013. # 857972.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION A Project Permit Application

Planning Services. Following is a description of the application and the process for review. The application and listed studies

Kent Planning Services, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA.DATE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION:August 16, 2013APPLICATION NAME/NUMBER: KENT CORNER POPEYE’S/STARBUCKSENV-2013-14, KIVA #RPSW-2132767DEMOLITION PMT, KIVA #RA19-2132766PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes to demolish

an existing car wash on the prop- erty and construct a new 2,268 square foot Popeye’s restaurant with drive through and a 614 square foot Starbuck’s with drive through. Associated parking and new landscaping are included in this redevelopment. No sensitive

on or near the site. The zoning for the project is CC-MU, Community Commercial, Mixed Use. The location is 10204 SE 240th Street, parcel number 1722059192.

REQUIRED: Demolition, Grade and Fill, Civil Construction and Building Permits.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: August 16, 2013 to August 30, 2013 All persons may comment on this application. Comments must be in writing and received in Kent Planning Services by 4:30 P.M., Friday, August 30, 2013 at 220 4th Avenue South, Kent WA 98032. For questions re- garding this project, please con- tact Sharon Clamp, Planner at (253) 856-5454. Any person re- quiring a disability accommoda- tion should contact the City in advance for more information. For TDD relay service, call 1-800-833-6388 (hearing im- paired) or 1-800-833-6385 (Braille) or the City of Kent at (253) 856-5725.DATED: August 16, 2013 Published in the Kent Reporter on August 16, 2013. #858385.

Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue ServiceNOTICE OF PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in United States vs. David L Elmore, et. al. Civil No. 05-0810-JLR United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, the United States will offer to sell at public auction the right, title, and interest of David L Elmore, in and to property located in Kent, King County, Washington.Date of Sale: September 18, 2013Time of Sale: 10:00AM –registration begins 9:30AMPlace of Sale: 413 Prospect Ave North, Kent WADescription of Property:Commonly known as: 413 Prospect Ave North, Kent WA

- 4 unit rental approx 3,200 sq ftLegal Description The North 10 feet of lot 16, all of lots 17 & 18, and the South 10 feet of lot 19, Block 4, Clark’s First Addition to Kent as per plat recorded in- Vo. 5, of plats, on page 62, records of King County; EX- CEPT the West 50 feet of lot 16 and South 10 feet of West 50 feet of Lot 17, situatedin King County, WashingtonOpen house August 13, 2013 &September 17, 2013 1- 3 pmNature of Title: The right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described above. The sale of the above described real property shall be

sale, the Internal Revenue Ser- vice shall execute a Quit claim deed conveying each parcel of the real property to the purchas-

sale, all interests in, liens against, and claims to, the parcel of the real property that are held or asserted by all parties to this action are discharged or extin- guished.Payment Terms: Deferred pay- ment as follows: 5% down upon acceptance of the highest bid. No bid shall be accepted unless it is

or cashier’s check, made payable to the United States District of Washington. Before being permitted to bid at the sale, all bidders shall display proof that they are able to com- ply with this requirement. No bids will be received from any person who has not presented said proof. The successful bidder shall tender the balance of the

payable to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, at the

Service, 500 W 12th St. PALS Vancouver WA 98660 no later than October 8, 2013. In the event the successful bid- der defaults on any of the terms contained herein, the deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the Internal Revenue Service as part of the proceeds of sale, and the real property shall again be offered for again for sale, the deposit shall be forfeited and shall be applied to the expenses

of sale and to the outstandingfederal tax liabilities of taxpayer.This property shall be offered forsale at public auction, free andclear of all liens and interests ofthe parties to this action. The U.S. may bid as a creditor against judgment without tendercash. The government reservesthe right to reject any and all bidsand to withdraw the propertyfrom sale. The property is of- fered for sale “as is” and “where is” and without recourse againstthe United States. The United States makes noguarantee of condition of the

purpose. The United States will not consider any claim forallowance or adjustment or forthe rescission of the sale basedon failure of the property tocomply with any expressed or implied representation.Form of Payments: All pay-

or cashiers check. Make checkpayable to the United States District Court for the District of Washington.Name: Mary SmithTitle: Property Appraisal Liquidation SpecialistAddress for information aboutthe sale: Internal Revenue Service 500 W 12th St. PALS Vancouver WA 98660, Cell(951)201-6919 or www.irssales.govMary.Smith3@irs.gov Published in the Kent Reporteron August 9, 2013, August 16,2013, August 23, 2013 and August 30, 2013. #855003

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Got raspberry plants? Th is is a good week to prune the canes of your raspber-ries so they’ll avoid dis-ease and produce more berries next summer.

If your raspberries bear in June cut the canes that already gave you fruit all the way to the ground.

For ever-bearing raspberry varieties cut back the canes only by one half. You can also snip and clip off dead and faded blooms from all your fl owering plants. Deadheading spent blooms not only keeps the garden tidy but discourages insects and pests. Summer deadheading is a task

that off ers instant grati-fi cation and is used in horticultural therapy to calm and quiet the mind.

Watering potted plants on a warm sum-mer evening is another healthy sedative for

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Q. I heard you speak at a gar-den show and you said there were two months when every gardener should bait for slugs. Of course I have forgotten which two months. Could you please write about this in your column? P.L., Enumclaw

A. Th e answer is the “A” months of August and April. I heard this gardening tip for the fi rst time early this spring and tried it. You won’t have total slug control but if you only want to in-vest in slug bait twice a year, April and August are the months to be a slime buster.

Q. What is the name of the tree that has needles like a fi r tree but turns bright yellow in the fall? I am pretty sure all the needles fall from the tree in the winter. Also, when can I plant this tree if I fi nd one at the nursery? S.S., Puyallup

A. You must be thinking of the Western larch (Larix occidentalis) and nothing looks as spectacular

in an open lawn as this majestic native tree in golden autumn splendor. Th e needles do fall from the tree in winter but they make a great mulch and do not need to be raked. You can fi nd this tree at local nurseries. Potted larch trees can be added to the landscape any time of the year – as long as you remember to water aft er planting and for a few months until the tree roots are established.

Q. I love the look of authentic clay fl ower pots. Th ey do seem to dry out quickly, however. I have seen photos of your garden from your blog at lowes.com/LCI-Gar-dening and website and know you also use clay pots. How to do you keep them watered? C., Email

A. We must be kindred spirits in our love of clay pots but I confess I only plant drought resistant succu-lents and geraniums in my clay pots

and never rent the space to heavy drinkers. Once a clay pot dries out the best way to save the wilting plant is to immerse the entire pot up to its rim in water so that the clay can absorb the moisture from the outside and the inside. Many of the large pots that I use may look like terra cotta but are actually light weight look-alikes that conserve water. Even the Queen of England has abandoned the tradition of real clay pots in some of her large country gardens. Fall is a good time of year to score great prices on garden pots.

Marianne Binetti is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens” and several other books. For book requests or answers to gardening questions, write to her at: P.O. Box 872, Enum-claw, 98022. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a personal reply. Visit her website, www.binettigarden.com.

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Neely-Soames Historic Homestead Open house: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 17, 5311 S. 237th Place, along the Green River Trail, north of the Russell Road Athletic Complex. Representatives from the King County Master Gardeners, whose members and friends maintain the heritage gardens and grounds, and Kent Parks, Recreation and Community Services will be on hand for guided tours. The Neely-Soames Homestead was listed on the State Register of Historic Homes in 1977. It underwent significant renovations in 1999 and 2000, supported by the Washington State Historical Society, King County and the city of Kent. For more information about the open house or to receive a self-guided walking tour of the gardens, call 253-856-5110.

Seventh annual First Avenue South Block Party: Noon-8 p.m. Aug. 24, Gowe and Titus streets, Kent. Merchants kick off the fall season and celebrate with the community. Event features live music, food, a beer and wine garden, art and kid’s zone. Coincides with Kent Downtown Partnership Annual Classic Car show 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the next block (Railroad Avenue) and the Kent Lions Club Saturday Market (2nd Av-enue) from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Raffle items from merchants and vendors. A portion of the proceeds goes to Project Uth, a nonprofit organization. For additional information including a schedule of events, contact

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BenefitsCentral Avenue Mini Storage Facility Wide Garage Sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 17, 1407 Central Ave. S. (parking lot). Open to the public. All fees donated to The Lions Club. Free hot dogs and soda served from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., sponsored by Two Men and A Truck. Bin provided to collect clothes for the homeless; an e-cycle dropoff also will be available.

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Strides 4 Students Fun Run/Fill the Bus: 8:30 a.m. Aug. 24, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. Communities In Schools of Kent and South Sudan Com-munity Restoration Program, a mission of Kent Lutheran Church, present the event. Proceeds will be used to build and furnish a primary school in Malual, South Sudan. Registration at 7:30 a.m. with race times starting at 8:30 a.m. for runners, 9 a.m. for walkers. The Fill the Bus activity will benefit the Kent School District. Runners, walkers and spectators are invited to “fill the bus” from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with much-needed school supplies. Entry fee is $25 for adults with discounts for youths, teams, families and those who register by Aug. 1. Online registration is available at Active.com (strides4students-5k-2013).

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