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News about us in 2001
Letter to the EditorAug 26, 2001 KENT Lions Club made extra effort Now that the summer of 2001 is coming to a close, I would like to take a moment to say how much we enjoyed Kent Cornucopia Days. I have been a food vendor there for many years, and have always enjoyed working with the Kent Lions Club. This year there were some major changes to the layout. The Lions Club underwent a great challenge to try and accommodate everyone. They went out of their way to assist us in our transition to a new location. They worked very hard to see to it that we had everything we needed. The Kent Lions Club has always done a wonderful job putting on Kent Cornucopia Days, and this year their contributions to the event were outstanding. They should be commended for their hard work and dedication. Lee Knapp The Ramblin' Gourmet, Buckley
Notable Neighbors: Kent volunteer makes his mark at police stationAug 13, 2001 KENT -- Some people equate fingerprinting with criminals. But Forrest Webster, a volunteer who organizes the Kent Police Department's fingerprinting services, prints everyone but criminals. ``Oh, I don't fingerprint the bad guys,'' Webster said. He deals with school volunteers, people applying for gambling licenses or concealed weapon permits, children, and applicants for jobs at the police department. Webster, a 62-year-old retired Boeing employee, has done it all at the police station. He works the radar trailer, polices handicapped parking spots and volunteers during community events -- such as Cornucopia Days and last week's National Night Out. ``He's a jack-of-all-trades,'' said Officer Paul Petersen, the department's crime prevention officer. And Webster doesn't just smudge inked fingers onto paper. He turns the sometimes glum police department lobby into a nicer place to be. When he's around, oldies music emanates from the fingerprinting room. Sometimes Webster softly hums along. He chats with people who come to have their fingertips documented and entertains children who are toted along. ``There's not a person who comes in the door who doesn't have something to say,'' Webster said. Last week, a woman enjoyed the conversation and music so much, she asked to stay for a while even though her fingers were through being printed. When he's not at the police department, Webster collects Lionel trains. He belongs to a club that brings an elaborate train set to events. Next week, they'll be at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma. ``The kids love it,'' Webster said. ``But you know what -- adults like it more than kids do!'' The Kent Police Department is looking for more people like Webster -- dependable people -- to volunteer time with the fingerprinting program. ``We need people who are committed -- people who are really gonna do it,'' Webster said. ``It's fun. You get to know the police department -- these are a great bunch of guys,'' he said. ``I'm going to stay until I get too old to do this.'' Jeffrey Barker can be reached at jeffrey.barker@southcounty journal.com or 253-872-6627. PHOTO by Gary Kissel/Journal: Forrest Webster is a volunteer who organizes the Kent Police Department's fingerprinting services. Webster also volunteers at community events, such as Cornucopia Days and last week's National Night Out. The department is seeking more volunteers to help with non-criminal fingerprinting services once a week.
Sports: Local roundupAug 10, 2001 Baseball: Cobras advance to USABA World Series final TACOMA -- The South Sound Cobras have moved into the championship game of the United States Amateur Baseball Association 13-and-under World Series by winning seven of their first eight contests. In round-robin play, the Cobras defeated Puerto Rico, 5-4; Skagit Valley, 3-2; Seattle Baseball Club, 8-7; and the Bandits Club, 10-3. Their only loss was to Mid County of Oregon, 6-5. South Sound opened the double-elimination portion of the tournament with a 6-3 win over the Bandits. Logan Capp was 3 of 3 with a double. Matt Fay drove in the go-ahead run as the Cobras went on to down Seattle Baseball Club in a back-and-forth game, 10-6. Logan Capp again went 3 of 3, and twin brother Adam Capp was 2 of 3 with two RBIs. In a rematch with Oregon Mid County, South Sound put together a four-run inning, then fought off a rally to preserve a 5-4 win and qualify for the title game. Ryan Ash-Greer and Luke Walker each had two-RBI doubles to give the Cobras a 5-2 lead. Josh Hibblen pitched the first five innings, then Adam Capp took over in the sixth with the Cobras clinging to a 5-4 advantage. Oregon had the tying run on first with two out, but when he attempted to steal second, catcher Logan Capp fired the ball to shortstop Brad Reid, who applied the tag for the final out. The final was scheduled for last night, with results not available at press time. Soccer: Sumner Storm take Cornucopia Cup U-11 title KENT -- The Sumner Storm U-11 girls team won their division of the Kent Cornucopia Cup with a shootout victory over Dosveedanya 90. The two teams were scoreless through regulation and two overtimes. Sumner prevailed in the shootout, 3-1. In preliminary play, the Storm tied the Kent Blue Flames and FC Reign 90, and scored a 3-0 victory over the Highline Eagles. They downed FC Royals 90 in the semifinals, scoring in the last five minutes for a 2-1 victory and a spot in the title game.
BrieflyAug 3, 2001 AUBURN: YWCA needs cellphones to help women in crisis Community members are being asked to donate used cellular phones to local YWCA shelters for emergency use by battered women. Cell phones, including battery chargers, can be dropped off during the Good Ol' Days festival Aug. 11-12. The phones will be accepted at the YWCA booth and the Fox Communications van, which will be downtown during the festival. More than 350 used cellular phones were collected during Kent Cornucopia Days and Renton River Days during July.
Letters to the EditorJuly 24, 2001 Kent CORNUCOPIA DAYS Many made event notable On July 14, for the first time ever on Lake Meridian, during the Kent Lions Club-Cornucopia Days Dragon Boat Races, as the grand finale, a well-muscled water skier, Kym Lavell, was towed by a dragon boat full of men paddling in synchronization. This rare stunt was organized by Jeff Campbell, president of the Pacific Dragon Boat Association, and Dr. Joel Shilling, retired Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Race director for 12 years. Fourteen of the best teams on the West Coast, and in the world, honored the city of Kent with their participation. They are a positive influence in the community and have inspired others to be on teams here locally. Kent's first team is ``Ladies of the Lake,'' sponsored by the Kent/Yangzhou Sister City Committee. This event would not have happened had it not been for the generosity of the Kent Lions Club. Every bit of time and money received from the Cornucopia Days goes back into the community for numerous programs, to nonprofit organizations and gifts. The Kent Lions Club is about serving the community to the maximum. The Kent Lions Cornucopia Days Festival is directed by one of the most hardworking, self-sacrificing men I have ever met -- Bill Westcott. He is supported by a small group of other devoted, hardworking people. A blending of other groups who helped included: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-Kent Ninth, Kent City Council, candidate Julie Peterson, Lake Meridian home owners, Kent/Yangzhou Sister City Committee, city of Kent, Mayor White, sponsors and other honorable citizens. I extend a huge thanks to all. Cheryl Corbin Dragon Boat Event Chair/Kent Cornucopia Committee, Kent/Yangzhou Sister City Board
Sports Local roundupJuly 18, 2001 Soccer: Ajax '89 boys win Cornucopia Cup KENT -- Nick Zografos scored a goal late in the first half, and Michael Fuller added a second-half goal, lifting Ajax '89 to a 2-0 victory over Praetorians '89 in the U-12 boys championship game of the Cornucopia Cup tournament at Pea Patch Fields. Fuller's goal came with about 10 minutes left in the game, and was set up on a pass from Ryer Ulland. Brendan Rosgen and Mitchell Pombrio combined for the shutout in goal. Ajax went 5-0 in the tournament. Ulland led the team in scoring with nine goals. The team also won this tournament last year.
Our View: Down for messing with stop lights, worsening trafficJuly 16, 2001 Thumbs down for the state Department of Transportation engineers for messing with the stop lights on Willis Street in Kent at the SR 167 overpass. Attempting to get cars on and off the freeway more quickly, they've managed to severely back up traffic in both directions on Willis all hours of the day. Thumbs up for the Seattle City Council for providing comical relief for the rest of the region. Council members are voting on a proposal -- the result of five years of planning -- to install and maintain five high-tech, self-cleaning public restrooms at an annual cost of $638,000. Thumbs up for community festival season. Kent Cornucopia Days, Tukwila Days, Renton River Days, Auburn's Good Ol' Days or Covington's Whistle Stop Days -- all provide fun family entertainment and plenty of food we shouldn't eat but do. Thumbs up for former Mariner Alex Rodriguez, who produced a classy moment at last week's All-Star Game by arranging for a switch with Cal Ripken Jr. on the American League team. Voters picked Rodriguez to be the starter at shortstop, Ripken at third. Rodriguez went to American League team manager Joe Torre and suggested that as a surprise, he and Ripken switch positions for half an inning. Ripken played most of his career at shortstop. The switch, and the surprised look on Ripken's face, will be remembered for a long time. Thumbs up for Lakewood, which has installed cameras at busy intersections and caught 400 red-light violators during the first week. Red-light running is more than just annoying to other drivers, it's dangerous. Lakewood was generous during the first week's test run -- only warning tickets were mailed. The city began issuing $71 citations July 8. Thumbs up for Penn State, and neighboring State College, for telling students that any caught rioting at an annual arts festival will quickly become former students. Not only is the policy tough, but it also applies to those students who fail to get out of the way if anybody else riots. The festival has bred two riots in three years. As one campus official put it, ``If they're arrested, they can write off their college careers here.'' That should get someone's attention. Thumbs up for the Federal Communications Commission, which has revoked a Missouri man's licenses to operate five Midwestern radio stations because he has been convicted of child molestation. The FCC has the authority to revoke licenses of those judged to be morally unfit. Thumbs up for Blue Cross of California, which will begin paying bonuses to its doctors based on how good they are at making their patients happy -- not how well they hold down costs. The new reward system isn't expected to cost the HMO, one of the largest in the country, any more. In addition, doctors now will be evaluated on how well they provide preventive health measures such as breast and cervical cancer exams. Doctors could receive bonuses of up to 10 percent. Maybe house calls will return next.
FAMILIES - ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTJuly 15, 2001 Kent Cornucopia Days will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in downtown Kent, with the grand parade at 2 p.m. The 30th annual ``Festival of the Valley'' features more than 600 food and vendor booths and three food courts, a carnival, two stages of entertainment, a health fair, educational displays, a sidewalk sale, a farmers' market, bingo, skateboard and inline skate tournaments, a chili cook-off, dragon boat races, bicycle races, a soccer tournament and a fun run race. Carnival hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Sponsored by the Kent Lions Club. Free. Call 253-852-5466. Web site: www.kcdays.com. Mercer Island Summer Celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in downtown Mercer Island. Activities include a classic car show, Shakespeare in the Park, basketball tournament, family entertainment, boat rides ($8 to $12), food and crafts booths. Free. Call 206-236-7285. Seattle Street of Dreams will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Washington National Golf Club, Auburn. Take the Auburn-Black Diamond exit off Highway 18 and follow the signs. The luxury home and garden tour showcases the latest trends in building, interior design, landscaping, water conservation, technology and architectural ideas, all on one street. Admission is $11.50 to $13.50; free for ages 5 and younger. Call 425-462-1111. Web site: www.seattlestreetofdreams.com. Arab Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at Seattle Center House, the Flag Pavilion and Courtyard, all at 305 Harrison St., Seattle. The celebration of Arab culture features folkloric music and dance; workshops on Arab language, henna and calligraphy; films; visual art; traditional costume displays; children's activities; backgammon tournament; handicrafts; Arabic foods; tea and coffee garden. Free. Call 206-684-7200. Northwest Record Convention will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today in the Snoqualmie Room at the Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. Call 425-228-3537.
Cheap DatesJuly 13, 2001
Music deals of the weekend: * Rock out with Version 2.0 at 9 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Moonraker, 23803 104th Ave. S.E., Kent. Cover is $4. Call 253-854-3058. * The Paul deLay Band will kick off Auburn's Sundown at Game Farm Park concert series. The blues harmonica player will play at 7 p.m. today at the Game Farm Park, 3030 R. St. S.E., Auburn. No cover. Call 253-931-3043. * Blues it up with the Hudson Blues Band at 9 p.m. today and tomorrow at the FireCreek Grill, 2019 W. Meeker St., Kent. No cover. Call 253-856-5170. Family deal of the weekend: * The Kent Cornucopia Days will have plenty of events for the whole family, including a carnival with rides, two entertainment stages, more than 600 food and vendor booths, a sidewalk sale, karaoke contest, chili cook-off and more. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in downtown Kent. The event is sponsored by the Kent Lions Club. The event is free. Call 253-852-5466 or visit www.kcdays.com. -- Compiled by Sue Kidd
FAMILIES - KIDS - ADULTS - ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTJuly 13, 2001 Kent Cornucopia Days will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today in downtown Kent. The 30th annual ``Festival of the Valley'' features more than 600 food and vendor booths and three food courts, a carnival, two stages with entertainment; a health fair, educational displays, a sidewalk sale, a farmers' market, bingo, skateboard and inline skate tournaments, a chili cook-off, dragon boat races, bicycle races, a soccer tournament and a fun run race. Carnival hours are 1 p.m. to midnight today. Sponsored by the Kent Lions Club. Free. Call 253-852-5466. Web site: www.kcdays.com. Maple Valley Block Party will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. today at Maple Valley Community Center, 22010 S.E. 248th St. Barbecue dinner, kiddie carnival games, ultimate Frisbee, extreme croquette, homemade pies for sale. Suggested donations of $1.50 to $3 include dinner and five game tickets. Call 425-432-1272. Tukwila Days Community festival will be held today with a parade, pancake breakfast, art show, live music, arts and crafts at Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. S., Tukwila. Free except for special events. Call 206-768-2822.
FAMILIESJuly 12, 2001 Kent Cornucopia Days will start at 1 p.m. today with the Funtastic Shows Carnival at the corner of Fourth and Smith; the Kent Downtown Merchants Sidewalk Sale all day; and the Kent Youth Soccer Association's Cornucopia tournament all afternoon at the Pea Patch soccer fields (Green River Road and South 265th Street) and at Kentwood and Kent-Meridian high schools in Kent. Free. Call 253-852-5466. Web site: www.kcdays.com. Firefighters, A to Z: Film and Fact will be presented at 10:30 a.m. today at Burien Library, 14700 Sixth Ave. S.W. Call 206-243-3490.
BRIEFLYJuly 09, 2001 KENT Free health screenings offered at Cornucopia Days Free health screenings will be offered at the Lions Health Screening Unit at Second Avenue and Meeker Street during this weekend's Cornucopia Days Festival. The mobile center, operated by the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing, will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Volunteer heath professionals and trained community members will provide free screenings for vision loss, glaucoma, hearing loss, diabetes and high blood pressure. Children under 18 must have signed parental consent. When test results are outside normal ranges, a recommendation is made to seek further testing or medical treatment. The visit is sponsored by the Kent Lions Club.
A boatload of survivors - Cancer victims band together to paddle for healthJuly 07, 2001 KENT -- She spotted the newsletter in her oncologist's office. She read it while she was having chemotherapy. She didn't know it, but the newsletter that Kent's Judy Taber picked up that day would sow the seeds of a new passion in her life -- dragon boat racing. The newsletter was from Team Survivor Northwest, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995, which provides health education and exercise programs for women who have been affected by cancer. Some women are in treatment. Others in recovery. Some are cancer survivors. Taber, who is 29, provides technical support for a computer company. Her life was going along just fine until that day in the fall of 1999 when she woke up with a lump on her neck. It was a Saturday. She went to a walk-in clinic. A doctor there told her she had ``cat scratch fever.'' The following Monday, she saw her own physician, who ordered a biopsy. ``So I went to a surgeon for a biopsy,'' Taber said. ``During the biopsy, I aspirated and ended up being admitted to the hospital and put on a ventilator.'' By the time she woke up, her partner, Greta Taber, was at her bedside. And doctors had a diagnosis -- Hodgkin's disease. ``At first I didn't know what it was,'' Taber said. ``But I figured it was cancer -- just because.'' ``Just because,'' she said, her family has an extensive history of cancer. If Hodgkins was the bad news, the good news was what her oncologist told her: That she had a good chance to beat it. Taber began chemotherapy. She was underwent blood transfusions. She bounced in and out of the hospital. Along the way, she thought about dragon boat racing. The sport, which has origins in China, goes back more than 2,000 years. The boats, crewed by 20 paddlers, a drummer and someone who steers, are more than 50 feet long, and decorated with ferocious heads, scaly bodies and elaborate tails. Taber is a member of Team Survivors Northwest Sea-Vivors, a group affiliated with the Seattle Sake Club, a dragon boat racing club that provides coaches and training. ``It's a lot of fun,'' Taber said. ``The members are nice. And we've all gone through some kind of cancer treatment.'' The group numbers just under 40 women, Taber said. Members practice twice a week during the season. And don't think they all started out as stand-out athletes. ``We have people of all different kinds of athletic ability,'' Taber said. ``There are those who want to race and compete and show up to practice all the time. And those who aren't that athletic, but are there for the social aspect and the support. ``We have people from their 20s to their 70s. Everyone on the team is great. There are a lot of people on the team with inspiring stories,'' she said. ``We have a few people going through treatment again for the second, or the third time, so they come to practice when they can.'' Taber calls the races ``exciting.'' South King County residents will get a chance to see for themselves on July 14 at the First Annual Kent Cornucopia Days Dragon Boat Races at Lake Meridian. The event begins at 10 a.m. with lion dancers and a special ceremony. Up to 20 teams from Washington, Canada and Oregon are scheduled to participate; the races will run until 5 p.m. Mary Swift can be reached at mary.swift@southcountyjournal.com or 253-872-6672.
BrieflyJune 08, 2001 KENT Kent Meridian High crowns student Mr. Royal 2001 Nathaniel Polky was crowned Mr. Royal 2001 at the Fifth Annual Mr. Royal Pageant held June 1 at Kent-Meridian High School. Seven senior young men competed in the areas of tux walk, best pick-up line, talent and interview. Sean Duffy was first runner-up and Ryan Blackwell was second runner-up. The other competitors were Bobby McShan, Tim Peever, Isaiah Robinson and Robert Saka-Maki. The judges were King County Sheriff Dave Reichert, Kent City Councilmen Tom Brotherton and Rico Yingling, K-M graduate Corine McKenzie of STAR 101.5 radio and Braxtin Angelo, first alternate in the Miss Cornucopia pageant
Training available to become a dragon boat racing expert - Cornucopia Days organizers hope the boats become an annual fixtureJune 02, 2001 KENT -- Chinese dragon boat races may soon become a Kent tradition. But the people organizing this year's races -- to be held during the Kent Lions Cornucopia Days Festival in July -- need some volunteers help to make sure all goes smoothly. Specifically, they're looking for timers, result recorders, team marshals, an announcer and people to videotape the event. ``We plan on this being an annual event. And we would like to have our own local experts,'' said Cheryl Corbin, a volunteer who is coordinating this year's races. Dr. Joel Shilling, who directed Portland's Rose Festival dragon boat races for 12 years, will conduct the training. The large, ceremonial dragon boats that first came to Kent during last year's Fourth of July Splash were a big hit. This year, four sleek, new dragon-shaped boats will be raced. Twenty-two to 24 people man each boat, including a person who steers and one who beats a drum, keeping rowers synchronized. Residents of Kent have put together an all-women team, sponsored by the Kent-Yangzhou Sister City Committee. Event organizers are also seeking business and corporate sponsors. Organizers of the 30-year-old Cornucopia festival were looking for a new event. Because last year's demonstration of the dragon boats was such a big hit, it was a natural choice, Corbin said. ``It can be such a great thing for the community,'' she said. Rowing the boats requires timing and teamwork, rather than pure strength. Paraplegics and blind people have been known to row dragon boats, Corbin said. In Portland, there is a team made entirely of breast cancer survivors. Rooted in Chinese folklore, dragon boat racing is an internationally-played sport. Jeffrey Barker covers Kent. He can be reached at jeffrey.barker@southcoun tyjournal.com or 253-872-6627.
Kentridge senior wins Miss Cornucopia title - 18-year-old says she is `kind of shocked'May 21, 2001 KENT -- Kentridge High School senior Crystal Tullis was crowned Miss Cornucopia Saturday night at this year's ``Showtime'' scholarship pageant sponsored by the Kent Lions Club and the Kent Lions Foundation. ``I am extremely excited and honored and kind of shocked,'' the 18-year-old Tullis said yesterday. The Miss Cornucopia 2001 title carries a $3,000 scholarship prize, which Tullis said she plans to use to study broadcasting at Washington State University next year. Kentwood High School senior Braxtin Angelo, 18, was chosen as first princess, and Kentridge High School senior Emily Muir, 18, was selected as second princess. Angelo will receive a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by South Center Chiropractic Center, and Muir will receive $500 from the Kent Lions Foundation general scholarship fund. Tullis will participate in regional parades, reign over the Kent Cornucopia Days Festival July 13-15 and participate in other community activities. Each of the six contestants made a platform statement about her community service project, answered an impromptu question and offered a creative presentation. They also were judged on community service, academics and personal interviews. For the past two years, Tullis has tutored a Soos Creek Elementary student in reading as her community service project. She maintains a 3.97 grade-point average and hopes to inspire young students to excel in school, she said. Proceeds from Saturday's pageant will go to the scholarship fund. PHOTO by David Nelson/Kent Reporter: Kentridge senior Crystal Tullis waves to onlookers at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center Saturday night after being crowned Miss Cornucopia 2001. The title carries a $3,000 scholarship prize.
Kent students to compete in pageantMay 06, 2001 KENT -- Six young women from the Kent School District will compete for $6,150 in scholarships during the Cornucopia Days Scholarship Pageant. This year's pageant, ``Showtime,'' will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 19 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St. The event is sponsored by the Kent Lions Club and the Kent Lions Foundation. ``We'd really like to see the community come out and support these young ladies,'' said Ken Coole, secretary/treasurer of the Kent Lions Foundation. Each contestant will make a platform statement about her community service project, answer an impromptu question and offer a creative presentation. The contestants already have been judged on community service, academics and personal interviews. Pageant tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students and seniors. Children under 12 are free. All proceeds are used to fund scholarships. The young woman who is crowned Miss Cornucopia 2001 will receive a $3,000 scholarship from the Kent Lions Club. She will participate in regional parades, reign over the Kent Cornucopia Days Festival July 13-15 and participate in other community activities. The first princess will receive a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by South Center Chiropractic Center; and the second princess will receive $500 from the Kent Lions Foundation general scholarship fund. This year's contestants are: * Braxtin Angelo, 18, of Kent, a senior at Kentwood High School. Her parents are Norm and Linda Angelo. * Elizabeth Heutmaker, 18, of Kent, a senior at Kent-Meridian High School. She is the daughter of Duane and Diane Heutmaker. * Erin Lohse, 18, of Kent, a senior at Kentwood High School. Her parents are Bob and Pat Lohse. * Emily Muir, 18, of Kent, a Kentridge High School senior. She is the daughter of Jim Muir and Sallie Bridge-Muir. * Stephanie Phillips, 18, of Kent, a Kentwood High School senior. Her parents are John and Shari Phillips. * Crystal Tullis, 18, of Renton, a senior at Kentridge High School. She is the daughter of Mark and Marilyn Tullis. |
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