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Philadelphia University in 2007. She is an architect at Milbrandt Associates. Trapp is a 2002 graduate of Hermiston high School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Idaho. He is an architect at Fraser & Fogle Architects. The couple plans a May 30, 2011 wedding at Bethany Community Church in Seattle.
Kristin Nikaitani on honor roll
Monica Zender on president’s list
Kristin N. Nikaitani, of Sammamish, was named to the honor roll at Oregon State University for the winter term. She is a freshman majoring in merchandising management. She earned straight-A’s for the term.
Monica Zender, of Sammamish, was named to the president’s list at Gonzaga University for the fall 2010 semester. To qualify, students must achieve a GPA of 3.7 or higher.
Krista Gustafson on dean’s list
Lindsey Chun on dean’s list
Krista Gustafson, of Sammamish, was named to the president’s honor roll at Okalahoma City University for the fall 2010 semester. To qualify, students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.9.
Lindsey Chun, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at Cal Poly for the winter quarter. The 2007 Skyline grad is studying industrial engineering. To qualify, students need a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Alexa Fukui and Brian Trapp
Alexa Fukui to marry Alexa Fukui, daughter of Sammamish residents Mitsuru and JoAnn Fukui, is engaged to marry Brian Trapp, of Hermiston, Ore. Fukui, a Kirkland resident, graduated from Bellevue Christian School in 2002 and
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ers, as well as actress/writer Mariel Hemmingway. “It opened things up for me. It made eating a pleasure again,” Gibbons said. Lynn Peterson perfected a gluten-free-beer-based bread that bakes in less than one-third the time of conventional breads, a high-fiber hazelnut waffle made with three types of non-wheat flour, and even a chocolate lava cake that Gibbons raves about. “She’s giving people options so they don’t have to live a life of drudgery,” Gibbons said. The “quest,” as Lynn Peterson calls it, to find tasty alternatives to traditional gluten-free recipes involved plenty of frustration and toiling to find the right combinations of flours and hard-to-find ingredients. “I was beyond miserable,” she said. Formerly a professional cook and baker, Lynn Peterson was used to making anything she wanted and enjoying it. She struggled for years to even figure out what caused her severe
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didn’t go over well. “I thought it would be simple, just exchange rice flour for the flour,” Lynn Peterson said. “My recipes turned out horrible. My kids did not want to be eating the
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Laura Woodward gets scholarship Laura Woodward, of Sammamish, was awarded an Ingatian Leaders Scholarship at Gonzaga University. The scholarship recognizes leadership qualities, academic merit and community service. It is worth $20,000 over four years. food. They were complaining about it; I was frustrated, and the neighbor kids didn’t like the food either, so they were like, ‘what happened to your old recipes? Make your old recipes.’” The Petersons had to let go of some of their favorite types of dinners, like pizza or other Italian food dishes. But once they ate Lynn’s custom-made gluten-free concoctions, like the lemon pancakes and the hazelnut orange tea cakes, they were convinced it would lead them to eat healthier, and like it. “It really has opened up a new world to us, said Bryon Peterson. “It’s been an exciting transition for me. Lynn Peterson seemed particularly proud of convincing her son and his fiancé to go with the gluten-free cake for their wedding, rather than traditional options. When she announced the idea, her son resisted, she said. So the family set up a “blind” taste test with one of the numerous cakes being glutenfree. “I am very happy to tell you that the gluten-free came out number one. (At the wedding) people came back for thirds.”
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done, you’ll do anything to help them,” Bromberg said. “I thought, ‘when doing multifamily, sale you’re getting lot of business.’ It just pulls in so many people.” Bob Trask founded the ARAS Foundation, which stands for Acceptance, Respect, Affection and Support, in 1979. It works with various local and international nonprofit organizations to fight poverty, promote literacy volunteer programs and train leaders. The Trasks moved to Sammamish in 1993 and found the community was full of opportunities, both for volunteers to serve and for residents to be served, Mary Trask said. “I found we always had a lot of wonderful volunteers,” she said. “We try investing in what other organizations needs are… and we try support them. It’s not a big organization, but we do really big work.” The foundation partners with organizations like Sammamish-based Chris Elliot Fund, Faith In Action and the Boys & Girls Club. Residents like Jan Bromberg, who have volunteered for ARAS before commended the Trasks and fellow ARAS organizers Steve and Cindy VanWambeck for their years of dedication to the community. “It’s an incredible organization,” she said. “(Mary) will do everything for anybody.” Contact Mary Trask to vlunteer for the May 7 bike collection at mary@arasfoundation.org. Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com.
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Bad solicitors Police warned two men who were dropping off business flyers in mailboxes in the Trossachs neighborhood April 8. A resident called police, suspecting that the men were trying to break into locked mailboxes. An officer contacted the men, who said they had been hired to drop the flyers off around Sammamish. They were told they needed a city peddler’s license and warned that placing items in mailboxes without postage was illegal.
Troublemakers A resident on the 21000 block of Southeast 35th Place called police after reportedly finding three teenagers trying to get in his home at around 8:30 p.m. April 3. Police located three teens nearby matching the description given by the resident. The teens attempted to elude officers by running through neighbors’ yards but were later caught. The teens admitted to toilet-papering homes in the area, ringing doorbells and running away and throwing pine cones at homes, but denied attempting to get into any cars or homes. The teens were given free rides in the back of police cars to
Residents on the 1300 block of 232nd Place found that their car had been stolen from their driveway at around 4 a.m. April 3. The couple was awoken by the sound of a vehicle driving fast from the area that morning but did not think much of it and went back to sleep. They did not realize until the afternoon that their 2009 Subaru Forrester had been stolen. The couple’s mail, a cell phone and house keys were inside the vehicle. Police continue to investigate.
Smash and grab An Anacortes woman had the back window of her car broken while it was parked on the 21700 block of Northeast 20th Way overnight April 4. A briefcase was taken, though there were no sensitive or valuable items inside.
Rogue fisherman A resident on the 20600 block of Northeast 38th Street had an estimated $7,000 worth of fly fishing equipment stolen from his garage between March 26 and April 1. The resident was unsure how someone could have accessed his garage but admitted that it was possible that he had left a garage door open overnight.
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Parking lot chop shop? Police were called to the Safeway parking lot at around 12:30 a.m. April 9 after a report that four people were attempting to steal the tires from a vehicle. Police located the four people in question but could not find any evidence that they were attempting to steal parts from the 2008 Acura TSX. None of the tire bolts had been loosened, none of the suspects had possession of a tire iron or jack and nothing was taken from the vehicle. According to police the stories of the witnesses changed when police questioned them. All four suspects were released.
Partied too hard A 16-year-old teen was taken to the hospital after friends found him intoxicated and passed out following a party on the 20400 block of Northeast 37th Way just after midnight April 9. The friends reported that the teen drank too much at the party, held by a friend whose parents were out of town. He was transported to Evergreen Hospital where he was in stable condition the next day. Police will be following up with the parents of the party host.
Northeast 2nd Street and East Lake Sammamish Parkway Northeast at around 4:30 a.m. April 6. The car had struck a small tree and appeared stuck in the ditch. The owner was nowhere to be found and it appeared the accident had occurred several hours prior. The car was impounded and police continue to try to contact the registered owner. If he was driving he could face charges for leaving the scene of an accident.
Pot arrest An 18-year-old Sammamish man was cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession and being a minor in possession of alcohol after being pulled over April 7. An officer pulled the man over on the 1100 block of 244th Avenue Northeast just before 3 p.m. because his license plate number was slightly covered by his license plate frame. Three other teens were also in the vehicle, which smelled of unburned marijuana. Four additional police officers were called to the scene. The driver of the vehicle submitted to a search, which revealed just under two grams of marijuana and a case of Keystone beer in the trunk. The driver told police both items were his and he was cited.
The other three teens were also searched but were released when no illegal items were found. The driver successfully completed field sobriety tests and a portable breath test revealed no signs of alcohol, so he was allowed to drive away from the scene, after being relieved of his marijuana and beer.
Road rage Two Sammamish men in their 60s came to the Sammamish Police station following a road rage incident in front of the Sammamish Library April 7. One man became angry when the other pulled in front of him on 228th Avenue and slowed down. The two pulled into the parking lot where one allegedly chest bumped and head-butted the other. One had a cut on the inside of their lip but showed no other signs of injuries. Police attempted to locate witnesses to the incident but could not find any aside from the wife of one of the men. Both men were told that based on the evidence both could be arrested in connection with the incident. The men agreed to drop the incident and go home. Both were warned that the incident was documented and could come back to haunt them if they were pulled over for road rage again.
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A teacher who keeps class fun By Hugo Fonck
When I walk into Mr. Clymer’s classroom, his fun stunts and the stories he tells make his math class one of my favorites. Mr. Clymer has been teaching for 14 years and has been at Beaver Lake Middle School for the last nine years. Before then, he taught fifth graders at Challenger Elementary, just across a field from Beaver Lake. Saying he is just a teacher is an understatement. He also coaches track, runs Team Sports Club, and is the assistant coach for the Skyline cross country team. Being one of his students, I do know a lot about him already, but I asked him, what is the most interesting thing people don’t
Lake Washington Schools foundation raises $145,500 The Lake Washington Schools Foundation raised $145,500 at its annual Legacy for Learning luncheon April 20. The keynote speaker was former astronaut Bonnie Dunbar. Dunbar is now executive director of Wings over Washington, an affiliate of the Museum of Flight. More than 530 came to the luncheon at Juanita High School.
Flat Stanley makes rounds in Sammamish The second graders of Mrs. Byrne’s classroom at Samantha Smith Elementary School got a surprise visit from the firefighters of Sahalee station 82 April 26. They delivered Flat Stanley back to his rightful owners after he spent the previous nearly
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know about you? He told me he started his career wanting to be a writer of children’s adventure novels. Back when he taught at Challenger, with the enthusiasm of his students, he wrote a 31-chapter, 220page novel called “Watching Out for Will,” but he could never figure out how to market the story. He loves writing, and will maybe sometime think of coming back to it. While he coaches many differthree weeks hanging out with the station crew, according to an Eastside Fire & Rescue press release. Each student created their own Flat Stanley, a popular storybook character, to send to a member of the Sammamish community. The firefighters received one April 7 and took him to meetings, out on emergency calls and to the EFR headquarters in Issaquah. All the while they took pictures to show the students where Flat Stanley traveled and to teach a little about their job. The Flat Stanley project was part of the class’s reading, writing, language, social studies and technology program, the release said. Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown, is a book about a boy named Stanley who gets squished when a bulletin board falls on him. He is flat but figures out how to fold himself small enough to fit in an
ent sports, the largest of all is Team Sports Club, which has almost 50 members. The students in the club play fast-paced sports like indoor soccer, flag football, and a new sport they invented called Superball. Mr. Clymer says that “the format of the club is unique because I play on one of the teams rather than just standing around and facilitating.” He also said that he has been doing Team Sports Club for 11 years, and he thinks that every year keeps getting better and better. We at Beaver Lake Middle School are lucky to have an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher who inspires us to be the best that we can be. Thank you Mr. Clymer, and Go Bulldogs! envelope, which leads him on many an adventure.
Skyline to hold garage sale Skyline High School invites the community to its spring garage sale, 8 a.m. to noon May 7 in the Skyline Commons, 1122 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. Proceeds benefit the scholarship fund — money used to help students pay for costs associated with school.
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the risks of drinking and driving. In addition to the mock car crash simulation April 26, firefighters educated the sophomores and seniors April 19 on the risks of texting while driving, as well as drug and alcohol use. They presented the mangled car of a teenage girl who was recently killed in an accident caused when she was texting a friend. “This is providing them with an experience, which is definitely rad,” said Galbreath. “It’s great just to get the awareness out there.” Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com.
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