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BY ERIC MANDEL

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Africa looks like a big, scary place from afar, espe-cially in its current state

of medical unrest. But, for Suzy Gillies, who has made nine trips to the enormous continent in less than a decade, it doesn’t have to be this way.

“Th e people there are so loving

and accepting,” she said. “A lot of people who go say they fi nd a piece of themselves.”

Gillies is looking for 15-20 volunteer “change makers” to travel with the African Promise Foundation to Uganda for two weeks in the summer of 2015. Th ese individuals will do a variety of volunteer work, such as digging wells, taking disabled children swimming and teaching HIV/AIDS awareness.

Th e trip will be run through a branch of the nonprofi t founda-tion, called African Promise Ex-peditions, which also focuses on adding cultural and educational aspects to the volunteer work. Volunteers will pay their own way at a cost of $2,300, plus airfare. Gillies described the expedition as 90 percent volunteer, 10 percent learning.

“Our main focus will still be volunteer work,” Gillies said.

Th e nonprofi t, located in Maple Valley, sells handcraft ed recycled paper jewelry at the Maple Valley Farmer’s Market and does fund-raising with Tahoma’s schools.

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An interaction on a reality TV show kept Joannie Blyth awake all night.

It was an odd trigger: angry, yet nonviolent, words and mannerisms between a rapper she’d never heard of and the man’s mother. And yet it haunted her to the absolute core.

Th e fi ght transported her back eight years, as she lay in the fetal position on her bed, waiting for her then-husband of more than 20 years to continue with his frenzied outburst. Waiving a gun, he’d scream at her, before going to the basement, only to return minutes later. She counted the second intervals, the minutes between abusive episodes. She saw only three escape routes: be killed, run or jump.

“I was just ready to jump out the window, just to get over all this ugliness,” Blyth recalled. “But I had a vision of my children and knew that I couldn’t do this.”

Blyth said she eventually ran, gathering her shoes and purse, sleeping in a car for three

Walking out of silence for Purple Light Nights

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Avery Estes is used to putting her now famous slogan to use. Although, with her parents, she oft en feels the need to add an extra hint of politeness.

“I tell them to shut off and drive — pleeease,” said Estes, 10, of Maple Valley.

Th e Glacier Park Elementary School student used her art prowess and a simple message to win the Operation S.A.F.E. Student drawing contest, with her multi-colored pronouncement to “Shut off and Drive” prominently displayed on a billboard located on state Route 169 near Cedar Groove Road.

Th e Washington State Patrol, Maple Valley Police Department and Tahoma School District, in conjunction with Operation S.A.F.E. Student, sponsored a contest in May that challenged third and fourth graders from the school district to create a piece of art with a theme related to bus safety and distracted driving.

Art docents from each of the four elementary schools picked among the roughly 100 student submittals. Th e decision required tie-breaking input from the Maple Valley city manager and City Council.

Besides the mammoth billboard display, Estes won a touchscreen laptop. Multiple King County offi cers also joined to honor her in front of the billboard on Sept. 18, presenting her with the framed drawing. Renting the billboard cost about $2,000 and was split among sponsors and

the Washington State Patrol. Th e picture will remain up for at least 30 days.

In the mind of Lt. Ken Noland, with the Washington State Patrol, the most important message came from discussing the contest and the danger of distracted driving in May to an eager assembly of students, who are being counted on to

self-police their sometimes irresponsible parents.

“Th at’s 1,200 kids that heard the mes-sage,” Noland said.

A 2013 survey by AT&T found that more adults admitted to texting while

‘Shut off and Drive’ drawing a billboard winner

African Promise looks for volunteer ‘change makers’

African Promise is a nonprofi t organization based out of Maple Valley looking to take 15-20 volunteers to Uganda in the summer of 2015. Courtesy Photo

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Avery Estes, 10, is congratulated by Lt. Ken Noland for winning the Operation S.A.F.E. Student drawing contest Sept. 18 as former Maple Valley Police Chief Michelle Bennett, left , looks on. ERIC MANDEL, The Reporter

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Editor’s note: King County Councilman Reagan Dunn posted the following statement on his Facebook page.

My parents always taught me to be accountable for my actions, responsible for my behavior, and to tell the truth,

regardless of personal consequence.I’ve tried to live my life that way, and have always hoped

others would do the same. Today, I want to show again I’m willing to live by that standard.

Th ree years ago I voluntarily attended, and successfully

completed an alcohol recovery program in California to address an issue I had become concerned about in my personal life.

Last month, while on the Council’s annual recess, I made a serious mistake. I decided to drink in Cle Elum, not far from property I own in Eastern Washington. I then endeavored to drive back the seven miles to my vacation property in rural Kittitas County on a dark and rainy night.

I temporarily lost control of my vehicle that night and both the car and I ended up in a ditch. My consumption of alcohol that night was clearly a factor. No other ve-hicles and no other persons were involved in the collision. Shortly aft er, a neighbor who happened upon the accident gave me a ride home.

Less than two hours later, police arrived at my property, and I candidly told them what had happened and why.

Although no one else was involved or hurt, I make no excuses for the decision I made that night. It was wrong.

Th at’s why I pled guilty (Sept. 17) to Driving Under the Infl uence in a Kittitas County courtroom, and why I will now do everything I can to make amends for the very poor decision I made that night.

I want to commend the professionalism of the police and the local prosecutor in this situation. Th ey do their jobs well, and every day we owe them our thanks.

One day soon, I hope to be able to help others both in and beyond public life who have struggled, or are still struggling, with this challenge. For now, it’s important for me to focus on my family, my job and to take the steps necessary to ensure this never happens again.

Lastly, I want to deeply apologize to my family, constitu-ents, colleagues and to anyone who has placed their trust in me.

I ask for your forgiveness for my actions and I pledge to work tirelessly to regain your confi dence in me.

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• An arraignment was held on Sept. 18 for Cecil D. Walker, who allegedly beat and stabbed his 86-year-old mother to death on Aug. 27, 2010 in Black Diamond.

The defendant entered a not guilty plea to the charge of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon. King County Prosecutors refiled the charge against Walker on Sept. 4. For the past four years, Walker, 54, has either been confined at the King County Jail or a patient at Western State Hospital. He was found incompetent in January

2012 and civilly committed at Western State Hospital. Last month, Western State notified prosecutors of the hos-pital’s intent to petition the court to modify the current commitment order to allow for less restrictive placement in the community.

Walker was booked into the King

County Jail prior to his release into the community. A case setting hearing is set for Oct. 2 at the King County Courthouse.

• A Covington man has been charged by the King County Prosecutor’s Office with unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree assault following a

kidnapping report received at 12:53 a.m. on Sept. 18.

The alleged female victim told Covington police that her husband punched her in the eye and held her against her will at their residence on the 17000 block of Southeast 263rd Street.

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Mayors and City Councils of both Maple Valley and Covington

recently proclaimed Sept. 27, 2014 as Mayors’ Day of Concern for the Hungry and officials are strongly

encouraging residents to join them by supporting Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services.Donations can be made between

9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Covington Safeway or Fred Meyer; Maple Valley Safeway, Fred Meyer or QFC. City officials and Boy Scout Troop No. 594 will be lending their

services for this annual, county wide event.

Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services serves

residents of Black Diamond, Covington, Hobart, Maple Valley,

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As summer winds down it is time to take stock of what worked and what did not in the garden. There are many new plants and prod-ucts out there, but these products deserve three green thumbs up because they deliver what they promise.COPPER RAIN CHAINS

These look great as a replacement for ugly gutters in your garden but do they last in our very wet climate? Three green thumbs up for the heavy duty copper rain chain that has been directing water into my rain barrel for the last 10 years. There has been no rusting or broken parts and the only maintenance is that every few years I take it down to hose out any collected debris to keep the water flowing. During the depths of winter it is nice to see the cascade of flowing water as one cup overflows and spills into the next so every rainy day becomes a water show. Rain chains now come in many designs and styles and can be

shortened by removing the water-catch cups to fit the height of your water barrel or to take the water right to the ground level and into a gravel-filled catch basin or rain garden. Rain chains may be very ornamental

replace-ments for gutters, but they are also environ-mentally friendly and

lower the water bill by har-vesting rain water to recycle onto plants. ADVANCED MOSQUITO CONTROL WITH THERMACELL LANTERN

This new product begins with the natural repelling properties of a citronella candle and takes it up a notch by using oil-infused tabs in a battery-powered lantern. There are no cords, no sound and no fragrance. I suspect this lantern was designed for camping trips but it works great in the garden or on a patio. A propane switch heats up the

oil and controls the slow release of the repellent.

You will need to reload the citronella cartridge when the scent wears out and a color indicator tells you when this is needed. Tiny propane cartridges come with the lantern and can be reordered online as needed. The ThermaCELL lantern is at chain stores and box stores or you can order it from Amazon for less than $30.DWARF DAHLIAS THAT DON’T NEED STAKING

These are dahlias from a tuber that don’t need staking. In my garden they stayed a compact and tidy 3 feet tall with multiple blooms from the beginning of August until frost. Dahl-ias are tender bulbs which mean you must protect them from winter weather. The safest way is to dig the tuber out of the ground in late autumn after the foliage turns yellow on the plant. Cut off the remaining stems and leaves and let the tuber air dry indoors for a few days. Then place the dahlia tuber into a paper bag and store in a cold but not freez-

ing garage or shed. Replant your dahlias in May for another summer of blooms. Compact dahlias including the hot pink Art Deco and soft yellow and blush Monet are available from Long-field Gardens or your local nursery in the spring. Lazy gardeners or gambling gar-deners that don’t want to dig dahlia tubers each fall can cut the stems to the ground in November and cover the tops with a tarp or a pile of sword fern fronds to keep out win-ter rains. If you keep dahlia tubers in the ground dry all winter they will survive our Western Washington winters without digging. SLUGGO OR WORRY FREEPELLETED SLUG BAIT

Both companies that make these pet-safe slug baits use the same active ingredient (iron phos-phate). Both work well to control slugs especially if you remember to use the bait in spring and again at the end of summer. Just be warned that you won’t see slimy dead slugs and snails after spreading this bait. It works by making the slugs and snails anorexic so they

crawl back under their stones and never eat again. This product may not be cheap, but it is effective and if you’ve lost plants to slugs and snails you’ll understand why this safe slug bait is worth the investment. COMPACT PEE GEE HYDRANGEAS

The hydrangea paniculata or Pee Gee hydrangea is the tree-like hydrangea that thrives in full sun but with cone-shaped creamy white turning to russet flowers. This late bloomer looks spectacular in the fall garden but the old varieties needed lots of room. A new dwarf Pee Gee called Bobo Pee Gee is now available that grows 3 feet wide by 3 feet tall. Expect it to grow taller and wider in our mild climate as I never trust the sizes on those nursery tags. This compact hydrangea would do well in a patio or small garden area that needs late summer color – plus you get huge blooms that can be dried and enjoyed indoors. Compact Bobo Pee Gee hydrangea is a Proven Winners plant that you should be able to find at area nurseries.

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“Why does the earth orbit the sun?” Th e ques-tion posed to two dozen students fi ve years ago in my middle school science class seemed decep-tively simple. Yet aft er almost a minute, only a few tentative hands rose, and every answer was wrong. Dead wrong. So why does the earth orbit the sun? Two words summarize the answer: velocity and gravity.

Every time someone drops an item on earth, it invariably strikes the ground as a result of gravity. As discussed in the last article, an item thrown extremely fast (23,000 mph or more), would escape earth’s gravity forever. But what would happen if an item were thrown a little slower — perhaps at 20,000 mph? It would not escape earth’s gravity, but it wouldn’t necessarily strike the ground either.

But how can that be? Th e answer can be found in almost every fair or amusement park in America: the spiral wishing well. One rolls a penny along the edge as fast as possible without it tipping over. Th e penny does not immediately fall into the hole, but rather goes around and around the funnel. On earth, of course, the fric-tion of the well itself causes the penny to slow down, going closer and closer to the hole in the funnel before fi nally falling in. Fortunately for us, we are not destined to fall into the sun, as there is no friction in space to slow the earth down. We are simply going around the sun too quickly to go into the sun.

How then, did we end up traveling so quickly around the sun? Th e amount of energy required to hurl a two trillion pound rock at over 60,000 miles per hour is astounding. If the entire energy

consumption of human civilization were used to move the earth, we would move at the loft y speed of one inch per year. Th e colossal amount of energy required came from the big bang itself. Th e force which created our universe hurled the interstellar cloud which became our solar system at massive speeds. Eventually, the cloud, which scientists estimate was several hundred light years across, began to collapse as the gravity of the denser parts pulled the rest of the cloud towards it. Th e sun eventually formed over the eons, and the particles of dust in the cloud formed the asteroids, planets, and comets which make up our solar system. All of these objects were still moving incredibly fast, and while some movement energy was lost during the collisions that formed our world and those around us, we still had enough left over to travel at the speeds we do today, a fact which spared us the oblivion

the sun off ers, should we ever fall into it (which isn’t likely to happen).

Th e sun itself is still moving as the cloud it came from did before. Th is has also been a life saver, protecting us from falling into the massive black hole in the center of our galaxy. Our existence today owes entirely to the energy which set the universe in motion: if we travelled just 15 percent slower and we would be as close to the sun as Venus, a world whose temperatures rise as high as 900 degrees Fahrenheit. Th e sun had a greater margin of error, but had it formed near the center of the galaxy, it likely would have detonated before earth even had the opportunity to form.

How fortunate we are.

Alexander Link is student at Tahoma High School and a self described math nerd.

Th is weekend as I was watching football, the topic of the Washington, D.C., team’s name came up.

My wife is by no means a sports fan and has no allegiance to any team, precedent or “sense of history” that may pervade the game. To her, the team’s name is simply an ethnic slur and she’s a bit amazed it’s been allowed to continue as long as it has.

But on Sunday, she proposed a solu-tion that I thought was absolutely bril-liant.

“Th ey should keep the name ‘Redskins,’” she said, “but they should change their mascot to a potato.”

Th ere’s a reason I married that woman. I mean, seriously, that’s the kind of win-win, outside-the-box solution I think we can all get behind.

It’s like keeping the county name as “King” but instead of the namesake being a little-known vice president, most known for being pro-slavery and for serving the shortest time ever in that offi ce (King died of tuberculosis 45 days aft er being sworn in), changing it to instead honor a slain civil rights leader with the same last name.

Th e topic of Native American-based sports teams names is one that’s been an issue for fans in this country for some time. Whether it’s the Atlanta Braves and the “Tomahawk Chop” that they’ve been doing down there for 25 years or the Cleveland Indians and their “Chief Wahoo” logo or the Kansas City Chiefs or the Chicago Blackhawks or North Dakota Fighting Sioux (which was dropped in 2012 aft er a vote of the people of the state).

Th ere are also hundreds of high schools around the country with similar mascots and names.

Many of these names are de-signed to evoke the fi ghting spirit of Native Americans and, being a white guy, I am generally not off ended by that, but then again, it is not my heritage they are trying to commercialize, stereotype and capitalize on.

But “Redskins?” Come on. Th at’s a straight slur. Th ere’s no way around that. And I recog-nize that it’s a “traditional” team name that has been with the league since 1932, but a lot of other stupid, hurtful traditions have fallen by the wayside since then.

It’s time for that team name and logo to go with it. In 2001, the US Commission on Civil Rights called for schools to change away from Native American-based names. Th en, this year, the US Patent and Trademark Offi ce canceled the Washington football team’s trade-mark license because the name is “disparaging to Native Americans.” Th e team, of course, is

appealing.When I fi rst started in Renton last sum-

mer, this was a topic I planned to address as I noticed that the Renton High School mascot was the “Indians,” a term that also carries some stereotypical weight and oft en some bad feelings.

But aft er I mentioned this in the offi ce, reporter Tracey Compton stopped me and said “Yeah, you might want to look into that a bit before you write that.”

So I did. And I learned something.In Renton, the name “Indians” is a re-

claimed word, used in honor of one of the school’s greatest alums, Henry Moses. Because of that, it is supported by Moses’s widow and by the Duwamish Tribe of Indians.

Th e story goes like this: In 1911, Renton High School was built on land formerly owned by the Duwamish. It opened with no symbol or mascot.

In 1916, a young Native American named Henry Moses enrolled at the school. Moses was an active member of the school’s sports teams and while he was at the school, he was the only Native American member of the basketball team.

According to the High School’s website, “other teams were known to taunt the young man and call his school the ‘Indians’ in an at-tempt to harass the squad.”

But Moses ignored the taunts and used them as motivation to help make the Renton

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

LARCENY• An iPhone and Xbox were reported stolen at

10:25 a.m. on Sept. 22 during a residential burglary on the 26500 block of 234th Court Southeast.

• Tools were reported stolen at 5:39 p.m. on Sept. 20 following a residential burglary on the 15400 block of Southeast 252nd Place.

• A residential burglary was reported at 2:50 p.m. on Sept. 20 on the 22800 block of Southeast 260th Street.

• A bicycle was reported stolen at noon on Sept. 20 from a fenced yard on the 26100 block of 171st Place Southeast.

• A license pate was reported stolen at 9:19 a.m. on Sept. 20 from a vehicle parked at LA Fitness, 27245 172nd Ave. SE.

• Items were reported stolen at 6:03 p.m. on Sept. 19 from Johnson’s Home & Garden, 23920 SE Kent-Kangley Road.

• Items were reported stolen at 3:38 p.m. on Sept. 19 following a residential burglary on the 26000 block of 175th Avenue Southeast.

• Theft from a vehicle was reported at 3:02 p.m. on Sept. 19 on the 25100 block of 238th Avenue Southeast.

• A laptop was reported stolen at 3:38 p.m. on Sept. 18 from the manager’s office at Quiznos, 27116167th Place SE.

• A cell phone was reported stolen at 10:59 a.m. on Sept. 18 from a vehicle parked at LA Fitness,

27245 172nd Ave. SE.• Items were reported stolen at 7:51 p.m. on Sept.

17 from a vehicle while it was being serviced at Mo-torplex Maple Valley Auto & Heavy Truck Repair, 23933 SE 264th St.

• Checks, jewelry and money were reported stolen at 5:17 p.m. following a residential burglary on the 17500 block of 265th Street.

• A Craigslist scam that led to a stolen phone was reported at 2:10 p.m. on Sept. 17 by an individual living on the 17100 block of Southeast 269th Place.

• A ring was reported stolen at 1:19 p.m. on Sept. 17 from a residence on the 24100 block of 187th Court Southeast.

• Medication was reported stolen at 8:47 p.m. on Sept. 16 from a home on the 17700 block of South-east 259th Place.

• Two bicycles were reported stolen at 5:55 p.m. on Sept. 16 from a residence on the 27000 block of 164th Avenue Southeast.

• Numerous items were reported stolen at 2:43 p.m. on Sept. 16 following a forced entry residential burglary on the 15500 block of Southeast 252nd Place.

• An iPad Mini was reported stolen at 11:43 a.m. on Sept. 16 from Covington City Hall, 16720 SE 271st St.

• Mail theft was reported at 11:04 a.m. on Sept. 16 from a mailbox on the 19400 block of Southeast 267th Street.

• An arrest was reported at 10:42 p.m. on Sept. 15 against a man who stole a can on Monster energy drink at Walmart, 17432 SE 270th Place.

• A residential burglary was reported at 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 15 at a residence on the 21600 block of Southeast 257th Place.

• An attempted theft was reported at 1:13 p.m. on Sept. 15 at Costco, 27520 Covington Way.

CHILD NEGLECT• Police received a child neglect report at 2:09

p.m. on Sept. 19. Police said a mother intentionally abandoned her daughter at Kentwood High School. 25800 164th Ave. SE, after the daughter assaulted another student earlier in the day.

DRIVING• A non-injury accident was reported at 9:09 p.m.

on Sept. 15 after a semi truck hit a tree and fire hydrant while attempting to turn into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 26800 236th Place Southeast.

VANDALISM• BB gun projectile damage was reported at 10:14

a.m. on Sept. 22 to a home located on the 24400 block of 183rd Avenue Southeast

• A car egging was reported at 7:04 p.m. on Sept. 21 at a residence on the 2800 block of Southeast 282nd Street.

• A female reported at 1:33 p.m. on Sept. 16 that her car was keyed while parked in a residential driveway on the 18200 block of Southeast 224th Place.

• Vandalism was reported at a pool in an apart-ment complex on the 17100 block of Southeast 269th Place.

• Vandalism was reported at 8:06 a.m. on Sept. 16 at Cedar Valley Elementary School, 26500 Timber-lane Way. Police said there have been three reports of the same window being broken in the past four to six months.

ASSAULT• Police reported an assault arrest at 8:54 a.m. on

Sept. 19 at Kentwood High School after one student punched another.

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team better. According to legend,

Moses once said “Since I’m a major part of the team, we might as well be called the ‘Indians.’” In honor of Moses and his influence, the school adopted the name and they’ve been the Indians ever since. And despite controversy about other Native American themed mascots, Renton has stood strong, using the

word to honor Moses and his heritage, turning the insult around.

Again, according to the website, Henry Moses once said, “Indian stands for determination, brav-ery, and strength.”

I love that story. And I love that I got all flus-tered about the name, only to discover that not only was I the one who was wrong about the name, that now I actually

support its use and think Renton should take a little pride in it.

Of course, the Washing-ton, D.C., football team has no such origin story and in a modern context, it is difficult to imagine a situation in which a phrase based entirely on an ethnic group’s skin color is accept-able.

Of course the team’s owners have the RIGHT to call their team that. No one

disputes that. The question is SHOULD they?

And personally, I agree with the dozens of broad-casters and news organiza-tion that are no longer using the word. It just feels dirty.

And without a back-ground story like the one at Renton High School, I just think it’s time to climb out from the shadows of our past. Washington sports teams have changed names before, 20 years ago

or so, the “Bullets” became the “Wizards” because the owner did not like the violent overtones of the name, especially given the high homicide rate the District of Columbia was known for at the time.

So make the change, Washington, D.C. football team. You are not Renton and your team name does

not honor anyone. Time to move on.

Think of it as an oppor-tunity to sell more jerseys, beach towels and beer coozies to a whole new tuber-obsessed fan base.

Shoot, even I might buy a hat with a delicious tater on it, and I am a Philadel-phia Eagles fan.

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days before fi nding refuge at her sister’s home. She said her husband emptied the bank account and left her with practically noth-ing.

Blyth never told her children of this, or multiple other instances of verbal and physical abuse she said she endured, choosing to suff er in solitude, protect-ing the family from the ugly truth as best she could.

With the help of time, a growing bond with her family and a drive to inspire others, Blyth told Th e Reporter the details of her trauma on the eve of the Take a Step Against Do-mestic Violence 5K Walk set for Sept. 27, which she spearheaded through the Covington Rotary Club in conjunction with the city’s Purple Light Nights com-memoration.

In her deep Scottish accent, Blyth explained the loneliness she felt aft er years of abuse that escalated from Chicago to Coving-ton. How she fought the urge to leave or seek help for her children’s sake. She sees similarities in her ex-periences with others who are swept away in a similar silence.

“It is behind closed doors,” she said. “It hap-pens everywhere. Th at is the reason I did what I am doing. It has to come to the forefront. Our voices have to be heard.”

One in four women will experience domestic vio-lence during her lifetime, according to the National Coalition Against Domes-tic Violence. Yet, bringing awareness to these abuses has long been a complex, solitary struggle with uneven results. Th e crime recently caromed back into national prominence when a video of NFL star Ray Rice surfaced that showed the running back dragging his unconscious then-fi ancé from an elevator. Rice received a two game suspension from the NFL, a punishment widely criti-cized for being too lenient. Th e NFL later upped the penalty aft er elevator foot-age showed Rice punching the woman repeatedly in the face, knocking her out. Th e NFL’s reaction, along with other recent assault-related controversies, has left the powerful sport with a mightily damaged image.

Victoria Th rom, founder of the nonprofi t Covington Domestic Violence Task Force, is pleased that the

public has pressured the NFL to look at itself.

She said the task force is trying to use the Ray Rice situation in a positive way.

“We are taking advantage of it being talked about because it is such a silent issue,” she said. “You hear it and say, ‘oh that is awful,’ but when you see it you can’t really turn a blind eye to that.”

Th e Rice situation touches on multiple domes-tic abuse issues, including victim blaming and the diffi culties of leaving an abusive relationship.

Blyth seems to under-stand the Rice situation better than most. She told Th e Reporter that she will always love her husband, who died three years ago from cancer, and that while he did wrong, he “was a good man” who “got lost in the path of life” with drugs and alcohol aft er more than a decade and a half of near marital bliss.

“I hear people say, ‘he wasn’t really like that. He didn’t really hit me,’” she said. “An abuser is an abuser. Th e person gets lost. It’s a diffi cult thing.”

With the reality TV show on her mind and the Rice situation on head-lines around the country,

Blyth contacted Th rom about contributing to the awareness eff ort with the additional event. Th e walk is not a sanctioned race and Th rom pitched the 5k as a walking memorial in honor of anyone who has been impacted by domestic abuse. Some walkers will be carrying Stop Domestic Abuse signs.

“It’s not about a fund-raiser, just about creating awareness in the commu-nity,” Th rom said.

Blyth said she can no longer sit idly by while the silent victimization continue.

“I have no idea what the eff ect is going to be,” Blyth said of the 5k. “I don’t care if it is 10 to 20 people at the walk. It will be brought to the attention.”

“I am not embarrassed,” Blyth added. “I am not shy. I am strong.”

While the 5k is just getting started, the Purple Light Nights campaign is the nonprofi ts main fundraiser and is a remem-brance of those who died from domestic violence. Th e event has spread to 28 states around the coun-try. Individual light bulbs are available for purchase for $3 at City Hall, to be installed over a home’s

front porch. All 28 street trees around City Hall have been accounted for by sponsors. Th e lights will stay on through the month of October. Leadership students from Kentlake, who created a teen dating violence awareness month in February, helped Th rom string lights for the event.

Similar to when hip hop artist Chris Brown assaulted pop star Rihanna, Th rom said the national stage oft en brings back important conversations on domestic violence. She is hopeful that the extra attention will lead to greater support for the events.

“When it gets national attention it creates a lot of dialogue,” Th rom said. “Th e whole root of the problem is it is a shameful thing, (that the victim doesn’t) want to talk about it. It keeps it from being in the news or fi nding resolutions. More women are coming out for assistance. We hope that will maybe create more people being aware that it goes on in all kinds of society.”

Blyth said there are a lot of reasons to keep domestic abuse secret – for income, children, embarrassment, job. She said hers is a story that, “needs to be told,” in

part because she survived.“Th ere’s defi nitely a lot of

reasons that women have to stay,” she said. “I am very fortunate that I have found my voice and I chose to use it.”

Blyth recently told a woman who was “bruised from corner to corner” about the domestic abuse walk. She said the woman divulged that she was being beaten but didn’t know how to get out of the relation-ship.

“We cannot continue this,” Blyth said. “We have a voice and we have to use it. And our voice has to be louder and clearer.”

What: Take a Step Against Domestic Violence 5k Walk; eighth annual Purple Lights Nights.

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Cost: $5 suggested dona-tion per family for the walk, $3 for a purple light bulb.

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driving than teenagers. It’s an issue that hits plenty close to home. Operation S.A.F.E. Student describes itself as a “proactive and educational approach to keep students safe when exiting and entering school buses.” S.A.F.E. emphasized stop paddle violations on busses. Police issued 24 violations for speeding, fol-lowing to close, cell phone,

texting, seat belt and stop paddle from Sept. 2-5.

“We weren’t always the best,” said Mike Estes, Av-ery’s father, in reference to the texting and driving law. “Now we just don’t even do it because we have the po-lice sitting in the backseat.”

Distracted driving kills more than nine people and injures upwards of 1,060 people in the US each day, according to the National

Highway Traffi c Safety Administration. And that’s only what gets reported. Handheld cell phone use and texting is prohibited for all Washington drivers, but texting while driving can be a diffi cult infraction for of-fi cers to enforce and prove in the courts. Noland said offi cers have trouble seeing into cars to know exactly what a driver is doing, but there are some telltale signs:

large spaces between the car in front, swerving and a general lack of alertness to what is happening on the road.

“It almost looks like a drunk driver out there,” Noland said.

Avery’s billboard is located on the same block as a more standard “Don’t Drink and Drive” sign that can easily mistaken for any other street sign. Former

Maple Valley Police Chief Michelle Bennett said she hopes this more novel ap-proach gains some atten-tion.

“Th e best ideas are going to come from someone other than us,” she said.

Avery, now in fi ft h grade, agrees, saying she thinks her fi rst ever art contest win will inspire drivers to turn off their phones “since it’s a little kid that made” the

illustration.When asked whether

she’d prefer to be an offi cer or artist when she grows up, Avery didn’t need to think about the question long.

“Probably an artist,” she said. “I’m too nice to be a cop.”

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not safe for you—it’s not safe for your pet. Also, you never know when you will be able to return to your home.

Finding a Safe Place to GoDuring a crisis, local public disaster shelters and hotels may (or may not) allow pets. If possible,

call ahead so you know if you must make other arrangements to avoid you and your pet being stranded in the face of an emergency.

As disaster approaches, bring all pets into the house so you won’t have to search for them if you need to leave quickly. Make sure all pets are wearing collars and have updated identifi cation tags.

Have an Evacuation Kit Ready to GoKeep your contents ready in an easy-to-carry, water-proof container so your pets will have all the

comforts of home during this stressful time. Make sure to include:• A fi rst aid kit. Include scissors, fl ea comb, tweezers, nail clippers, tourniquet, cotton balls and swabs,

bandage material and tape, oral syringe, thermometer, lubricating jelly, disposable gloves, splints, emergency ice and heat packs, and liquid dish soap.

• Useful medications include alcohol, betadine, eye rinse, triple antibiotic ointment, eye ointment, hydrogen peroxide, Benadryl, cortisone ointment, sterile saline, antidiarrheal liquid or tablets and ear cleaning solution. Always include any prescription medications your pet may be taking.

• One week supply of food and water with non-spill dishes, utensils and a manual can opener.• Cages or carriers for each pet.• Bedding and toys for each pet.• Litter pan, litter and scoop if you have cats.• Copy of veterinary records and proof of ownership. Include a picture of each pet.• Extra collars, leashes and ID tags for each pet.• Muzzles and restraints should be included as pets may become anxious or fractious during an

emergency.• Emergency contact numbers, including relatives, veterinary clinic, animal shelters, pet-friendly

motels and poison control center.• Instructions for each pet (in the event you are unable to care for your pet) including feeding and

medication details.• A pre-signed medical treatment authorization to aid rescuers if your pet must be treated during

your absence.• Miscellaneous items: trash bags, paper towels, fl ashlight, batteries, radio, maps should be included

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Vet-Medicine In the News…by Melanie Caviness, DVM

This month there are a few topics I wanted to cover, all related to things I found on my meandering on the internet, social media, veterinary websites and even televised news.

One topic that always draws interest to veterinary medicine is what our pets will eat. A veterinary magazine has a contest every year for the most interesting and amazing things our patients have eaten. One case getting the most press recently is a Great Dane in Portland that had 43 and ½ socks removed from his stomach. Currently I am treating a patient that has had a quarter in her stomach since at least 2006. It was present in an x-ray in 2006 and in recent x-rays the technology is better and you can even see George Washington’s silhouette. The quarter isn’t causing any problem, so it will stay there unless it does cause a problem.

Another subject that regularly comes up is feeding raw food. I have always directed people that are going to feed raw food to the FDA website to learn the risks and proper food handling required for raw food, but recently a coworker let me know the FDA’s stance had changed due to the results of a recent study. In this 2012 study 190 samples of dry dog food, 190 samples of jerky type treats, 120 samples each of semi-moist cat and dog food were tested and none of these samples had Salmonella or Listeria contamination. Of 196 samples of raw food 15 were positive for Salmonella and 32 were positive for Listeria. Both bacteria can cause serious disease, but Listeria is especially a concern for pregnant mothers, newborn babies and people with compromised immune systems. Anyone feeding raw food or considering feeding raw food to their pets should FDA’s informational page, “Get the facts! Raw Pet food diets can be dangerous to you and your pet.” I have put a link to it on our webpage under Internet Resources.

Finally, marijuana and pets is something veterinarians deal with much more frequently since legalization in Washington State. We are seeing at least a case a week where a pet has consumed their owner’s marijuana, most of the time in the form of the THC containing edibles. There is a very good article on the Seattle Kennel Club website, written by Ranny Green synopsizing the current information on pets and marijuana intoxication and use as a medicinal. It is important to remember if you have marijuana in your house, especially in an edible form, a dog (and sometimes cat) will eat it if within reach. When ingested the THC stays in the pet, sometimes taking days for the animal to completely metabolize it out of their body. The good news is that marijuana toxicity is rarely serious, and with supportive care and time, most animals recover completely. Sometimes the hardest part is for people to admit the pet could have had exposure. Remember, we aren’t going to judge you, we just want to give your pet the appropriate treatment, and other diseases and poisonings can look much like marijuana toxicity. So if you know your pet was exposed to marijuana, let the vet know. If you are not sure, the urine test for humans can be used, but it can have a false negative result 7% of the time (meaning that the pet did eat marijuana but the urine test showed negative.) As far as using cannabis derived products medicinally for pets, there have been no studies on the proper dosing and eff ects of cannabis derived products on our pet patients, therefore, further studies are needed before veterinarians can safely prescribe it.

Summer is ending and I want to remind you a few quick things: 1. Salmon are going to be running up the river, don’t let your dogs eat the dead/dying salmon. 2. If you are changing your antifreeze, don’t leave it out for a pet or child to consume it and consider pet/children safe antifreeze 3. As the days get colder, bang on the hood of your car before you get in to make sure a kitty cat hasn’t snuggled up under the hood to stay warm.

As always if you have any questions, concerns or would like to contact me: [email protected], or visit our Facebook page or website wildernessvet.com.

Muddy Paws & Dirty DogsBy Kathy Lang, Family Dog Training Center

Summer’s gone and fall is here but our dogs still need their daily walks and exercise sessions. Even a quick bathroom break can turn Fido into a wet mess when it’s pouring outside. Keep your house a little cleaner by teaching Fido where to go, and what to do, when he comes indoors. • For training consistency, use the same door for potty breaks as well as walks. Put a small rug or doormat near the door and make

it your dog’s dry-off spot. This could be just inside the back door, in the garage or on the covered porch. Hang a “dog towel” on a nearby hook.

• Use a leash and some treats to teach your dog to go to this spot. Give this spot a name or command, such as “Go Dry Off .” Make it a game and reward your dog for going there and staying there. Practice four or fi ve times in a row to speed the learning process.

• Help your dog stand still by holding his collar with one hand while you gently towel him dry with the other. You can teach him to stand quietly while you lift wipe each paw. Eventually he’ll stand on his own while you use both hands to clean him up.

• Keep his brush nearby and you can do a little grooming as needed. • Reward Fido with praise and a treat for remaining in his spot until you remove his leash and say “Okay!” • Practice this routine several times a day (rain OR shine) for a couple of weeks and before you know it, Fido will be well on his

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Gillies said the trip is open to teenagers and up who are highly fl exible, not looking to stay in fi ve-star hotels, willing to immerse themselves in the culture, and not be afraid to get their hands dirty – literally.

Th ere’s inherent danger traveling to any undevel-oped country, but Gillies says there are major ben-efi ts as well: disconnecting from technology, soaking in a new culture, turning off the stress of a daily clock and growing as a person.

“It’s very healing,” Gillies said. “We are learners as much as we are there to teach.”

Gillies said the organi-zation always travels to Uganda because they are “extremely well connected” from previous trips to the country.

Uganda has primarily been in the news recently

for its controversial Anti-Homsexuality Act that criminalized same sex relations with life in prison. Th e bill was signed into law in February but was ruled invalid in August.

Gillies said politics are not part of this trip and where the volunteers travel — the bush rather than the big cities — the topic never comes up.

“What we see is sensa-tionalized in the news,” Gil-lies said. “I wish (the news) harped on the suff ering and rebuilding eff ort.”

Uganda is located in East Africa, roughly 3,000 miles away from the major Ebola infected areas.

Gillies said worry of Ebola, an outbreak that has currently killed nearly 3,000 people in western Africa, in Uganda is like worrying about something in South America while in Seattle. Th e distance and medical expertise are completely diff erent.

“Th eir health care is tremendously advanced compared to Liberia,” she said. “I’m not going to go to Uganda if it is unsafe either.”

Th e Foundation is invit-ing the public to an infor-mational meeting at 6 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Gillies’ home, located 23820 SE 283rd St. in Maple Valley.

Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More Music Academy has joined with the Maple Valley Creative Arts Council to bring more music and lessons to the Maple Valley area.

Arielle Young, vice president of the academy wrote in an email that beginning in October the academy will be “hosting an open mic the fi rst Friday of every month and teaching a ukulele group both in the Maple Valley Creative Arts Council’s space.”

The fi rst open mic will be Oct. 3, with sign-ups at 7 p.m. and performances beginning at 7:30 p.m.

“All ages are welcome,” Young wrote. “We are hoping to target a younger audi-ence. We have so many young musicians in this town and we want to give those musicians a chance to perform as well as a place to go on a Friday night.”

The ukulele group is for all ages and skill levels and will be the fi rst and third

Fridays of every month, also starting 6-6:50 p.m. Oct. 3. The cost is $60 per quarter, October through December.

“We’ll teach the group rock/pop songs and whatever they want to learn, and hopefully get them ready to perform at one of our open mics and/or another Rock ‘n’ More event,” Young wrote.

Register for the ukulele group at www.maplevalleyarts.com.

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Katelann Soth takes her consistently smooth and methodical backswing and strikes her tee shot a few hundred yards on the fi rst hole of the Meridian Valley Country Club. Th e drive sounds pretty and looks impressive in the air. And lands right in a bunker.

Th e shot pains Katelann’s dad, Rick Soth, who, as always, is dutifully scout-ing. He watches most every one of Katelann’s gorgeous strokes, including the ones that land in the rough.

“She is not 100 percent consistent but her all around game is good so she can recover easily,” Rick said.

Katelann, a sophomore at Kentwood High School, is one of the rising stars in an impressive crop of local golf talent on both the boys and girls sides. Katelann, 15, started playing just fi ve years ago, fi rst falling in love with driving the golf cart. Now, she hopes to someday make the sport her career.

“Golf is everything to me,” Katelann said. “It is what I do. I wouldn’t want to do anything else.”

Th e Soth family moved

from Kent to Covington so that Katelann could attend school and play golf at Kentwood. As a freshman, Katelann fi nished 25th in the state tournament and Rick said she won the Washington Junior Golf Association long drive competition with a 267-foot tee shot.

Kentwood head coach Cheryl Havener said she believed Katelann is the best female player in the SPSL 4A North group and one of the best female golf-ers to come through the Kentwood program.

“She came in good,” Ha-vener said. “It had nothing to do with me.”

Katelann knows she is inexperienced, spending fi ve or six times a week put-ting, chipping and playing through a few holes. She is admittedly shy and at times nervous, something she feels she will improve upon with more seasoning.

She goes through some stretches fi nishing at an even par 36, the next a 49. Despite the occasional heartbreak, Rick attends almost every one of his daughter’s matches and practices, teaching rather than playing.

“I gave it all up for her,” Rick said. “I play once in a

while. She has a goal and I don’t.”

And for Rick, reaching that goal means watching every step of the way.

“I’d rather miss work and lose money than miss this,” he said.

TAHOMABoys record: 4-1Girls record: 3-2Notable notes: Th e boys

squad is a young and tal-ented group featuring three juniors, fi ve sophomores and seven freshmen. Th eir lone loss came in a tight 79-83 loss to Kentwood. Th e Falcons are led by freshmen Parker Kneadler and Colt Sherrell.

“Both of these young men have a lot of junior golf tournament experience and are adapting to high school golf,” said boys head coach Mike Hanson.

KENTLAKEBoys record: 2-3Girls record: 2-3Notable notes: Both the

boys and girls teams have been up and down in 2014 and are looking to fi nish in the middle of the division.

Th e boys lost two very close matches, while the ladies have either won big or lost big.

Girls head coach Barry

Smith said Jordan Mulikin is the school’s top golfer, and the only male senior.

“He had a good year last year, but did not perform to his standards at state and is looking to be much improved this year,” Smith said.

KENTWOODBoys record: 5-0

Girls record: 4-1Notable notes: Th e

Conks expect to be fi ghting for the top spot in both boys and girls play this year.

Th e boys team out scored its fi rst fi ve opponents this season by a combined score of 415 to 254.

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Teeing off to toward the future

Kentwood sophomore Katelann Soth putts on the fi rst hole of the Meridian Valley Country Club on Sept. 18. ERIC MANDEL, The Reporter

AREA SPORTS RESULTS

GOLFSept. 16

(G) Kentlake 34, Tahoma 69

(B) Kentlake 71, Tahoma 78

(G) Kentwood 83, Kent-Meridian 29

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(B) Kentwood 95, Kent-Meridian 19

Sept. 18

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Kentlake 2, Curtis 3

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The Kentlake Falcons and Kentwood Conquerors added another win to their record last week, while the Tahoma Bears lost their first game of the season.

KentlakeThe Falcons hosted

Mount Rainier Thursday, Sept. 18 at French Field and shut out the Rams by a final score of 45-0.

The Falcons scored 42 points in the first half and added a field goal in the second half.

Trey Helgeson threw four of the six touchdowns. The other two scoring drives ended with a five yard run by Drew Dixon and a one yard run from Micah Vaifale.

The 2-1 Falcons play their first conference game of the season against Kent Meridian at 7 p.m. Friday at French Field.

Kentlake will be on the

visitors side of the stadium.

KentwoodThe Conks added another

win to its record Sept. 19 by beating Thomas Jefferson 39-6.

Kentwood scored first with 17 points in the first quarter.

The Raiders put six on the board in the second quarter.

The second half was all Kentwood with the Conks adding to its lead.

Kentwood enters confer-ence play 3-0 and face rival Kentridge Chargers at 6 p.m. Saturday at French Field.

The Conks will be on the home side of the stadium.

TahomaThe Bears traveled to Fed-

eral Way to face the Eagles Thursday and lost its first game of the season, 58-17.

Tahoma scored first with a field goal but Federal Way took the lead with two touchdowns.

To end the first quarter,

the Bears trailed 14-10 after a touchdown pass from Damien Maricich to Tyson Cronin.

The Eagles dominated the second quarter, adding 37 points before halftime.

The Bears entered the half down 51-10.

Tahoma’s final score of the game came in the third quarter on a 38 yard touch-down run by Caleb Brown.

Brown ended the game with nine carries for 75 yards and one reception for 17 yards.

Federal Way would also one more touchdown in the third quarter, bringing its lead to 58-17.

Neither team scored in the fourth quarter.

The Bears host Decatur Friday at 7 p.m. for its final non-conference game of the season.

For scores from these games visit The Reporter’s website, maplevalleyreporter.com.

KL, KW both win and Bears fall

Kentlake’s Megan Sandwith, above, battles Caroline Wright from Tahoma and right, the Bears’ Mia Corbin works the ball past Jordan Engman Sept. 18 at Kentlake High School. The game ended in a 1-1.The Falcons have a 3-0-1 record, while the Bears were 2-2-1.DENNIS BOX, The Reporter

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