A6 • Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The Issaquah Press
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City announces sites for electric vehicle charging stations By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The city plans to install a pair of charging stations at City Hall Northwest soon, as part of a regional push to create a network of charging stops to juice up electric vehicles. The stations lay the groundwork for all-electric vehicles to be used in commuter vanpools traveling to and from Issaquah. City staffers and other commuters plan to use the King County Metro Transit vanpools. The transit agency is due to provide the vehicles by early next year. The effort is funded through a U.S. Department of Energy petroleum-reduction grant. The agency awarded the grant to the Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition, of which Issaquah is a
member. The city announced the program Oct. 13, less than a month after King County Executive Dow Constantine outlined a plan to add more than 120 charging stations across the region. In addition to the City Hall Northwest stations, Issaquah is in line to receive up to 12 stations at the Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride. The highlands stations should come online next year. “This is great timing, as the nation’s first commercially-available electric vehicles will be hitting the market soon,” Mayor Ava Frisinger said in a news release. “We’re excited to make electric vehicles more accessible — both to our staff and the general public.” The first all-electric car from a major auto manufacturer — the
Nissan Leaf — should roll onto dealership lots in December. In addition to the City Hall Northwest project, Issaquah could add up to 10 more charging stations if the city can secure funding. Other sites under consideration include zHome — the ecofriendly townhouse development under construction in the highlands — and Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 72, another “green” project under construction next to the Issaquah Transit Center. City Council members paved the way for the additions in August, by adding electric vehicle language to the city code and allowing charging stations throughout the city. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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The first all-electric vehicle from a major auto manufacturer — the Nissan Leaf — rolls onto dealership lots in December. Before the Leaf drops, The Issaquah Press seeks prospective owners of the groundbreaking car — Issaquah-area residents on the Leaf reservation list and others considering a switch to the all-electric vehicle — for upcoming coverage of a city plan to add charging stations for electric vehicles. E-mail your contact information to editor@isspress.com, or contact us on Twitter @issaquahpress.
A garage door was forced open, and the glove boxes of vehicles inside were broken into, in the 500 block of Newport Way Northwest prior to 9:46 a.m. Oct. 3. The estimated loss is $1,000.
Cite unseen Police cited and released a 21year-old Issaquah woman for thirddegree theft in the 100 block of Front Street South at 1:40 p.m. Oct. 3.
Unhappy hour Police warned two people for drinking alcohol on the Rainier Trail south of the Issaquah Skate Park in the 300 block of Rainier Boulevard South at 3:48 p.m. Oct. 3.
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Beware of deadly mushrooms in local forests By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Local public health officials last week offered a piece of advice to forest foragers: beware. Public Health – Seattle & King County called for mushroom foragers to exercise caution after a poisoning related to the amanita phalloides — or death cap — species of mushroom. Eating the poisonous mushroom landed a Bellevue woman in the hospital last month, but she has since recovered. “It takes extensive knowledge to know which mushrooms are safe to eat and which are poisonous,” Dr. David Fleming, Public Health – Seattle & King County director and health officer, said last week. “Amanita phalloides look very much like some edible types of mushrooms and increasingly can be found in the wild, in local parks and even in our own backyards.” Hildegard Hendrickson, coordinator of wild mushroom identification in the Seattle area for the Puget Sound Mycological Society, said the episode served as a reminder for fungi foragers. “There are no shortcuts,” she said. “You have to identify every mushroom before you plan to eat it, so that you don’t get poisoned.” The toxic death cap mushrooms cannot be distinguished from safe mushrooms by taste or smell. Poisoning symptoms start hours after ingestion, and include abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. Poisoning may result in damage to the liver and other vital organs — or even death. Experts long believed death cap mushrooms to be rare in the Evergreen State. However, the cool, rain-soaked fall has led to many sightings of the lethal fungus. “You have to look at every mush-
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Arrest Police arrested a 60-year-old man on a Redmond warrant in the 100 block of Front Street North at 7:46 p.m. Oct. 3.
Puget Sound Mycological Society experts offer mushroom identification clinics from 4-7 p.m. Mondays through the end of October at the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington, 3501 N.E, 41st St., Seattle. The sessions could be extended, depending on the length of the mushroom season. Learn more about the program at the society’s website, www.psms.org. What to know Call the Washington Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222 toll free immediately if you believe you have ingested a poisonous mushroom.
room from the very top to the very bottom,” Hendrickson said. “The size, the shape of the mushroom, whether the skin is smooth or has scales” and other factors must be scrutinized by experts. Washington Poison Center Executive Director Jim Williams said the nonprofit center seldom receives mushroom-related calls. The poison centers in neighboring Oregon and British Columbia handle more questions related to poisonous mushrooms, because toxic species do not usually appear in Washington. Often, patients eat a poisonous mushroom and start to exhibit poisoning symptoms, but refrain from calling the poison center. “The problem is, if they’ve consumed more than one and they
Driving under the influence Police arrested a 24-year-old Issaquah woman, Sarah Perkins, for driving under the influence near Front Street North and Interstate 90 at 12:44 a.m. Oct. 4.
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The poisonous amanita phalloides mushroom has been spotted often in forests and backyards throughout the fall. don’t do anything right away,” Williams said. During a call, medical professionals help assess the situation and, if need be, contact emergency responders for the caller. Though many edible mushrooms can be foraged in the Pacific Northwest, humans only prize a handful of fungi species as food. “Some edible mushrooms, after you’ve cleaned and cooked them, could taste like rotten leaves,” Hendrickson said. Experts also cautioned foragers from gathering mushrooms from manicured lawns or, especially, golf courses, because herbicides and fungicides might have been applied to the turf. Hendrickson said the season has produced a “bumper crop of wild mushrooms” and prompted a
“There are no shortcuts. You have to identify every mushroom before you plan to eat it, so that you don’t get poisoned.” — Hildegard Hendrickson Puget Sound Mycological Society
steady stream of people toting in baskets and boxes of mushrooms to identification sessions hosted by the Puget Sound Mycological Society. “People shouldn’t play Russian roulette with their lives,” she said. “They should have the mushroom identified.” Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Police arrested a 21-year-old Seattle woman for suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana near the corner of Southeast 40th Street and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Southeast at about 1 a.m. Oct. 4. The woman did not admit to using marijuana, but police found a used marijuana pipe in the vehicle.
Unwell A 60-year-old woman contacted police Oct. 4 to report a medical procedure in Baltimore charged to her bank account. She told police she received a call from a collection agency about a hospital charge. The woman did not undergo the procedure and had not lived in Baltimore for 13 years. The estimated loss is $108.
Hold, please A person in the 18500 block of Southeast Newport Way received a phone bill with a fraudulent name prior to 2:05 p.m. Oct. 4.
Bump in the road Police arrested a 25-year-old Sammamish man for failure to transfer title, an ignition-interlock device violation and driving with a suspended license in the 1500 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard at 5:33 p.m. Oct. 4.
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A driver’s license and a debit card were stolen in the 100 block of Newport Way Southwest prior to 4:34 p.m. Oct. 3. The estimated loss is unknown.
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A woman in the 1600 block of 24th Avenue Northeast contacted police at 2:55 a.m. Oct. 5, because she could hear noises coming from downstairs in her residence and thought someone was attempting to break in. Police checked the residence and determined all doors and windows to be secure.
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Eastside Fire & Rescue reports for October 20 At 7:48 a.m. Oct. 11, four
units from Station 71 provided emergency aid at Sunset Way leading to eastbound Interstate 90. At 11:43 a.m. Oct. 11, three units from Station 71 provided emergency aid at a motor vehicle accident at Southeast 125th Place and Southeast 113th Street. At 9:22 p.m. Oct. 11, two units from Station 71 responded to a call for emergency aid that turned out to be a deceased person at Fifth and Sixth avenues southeast. At 9:54 p.m. Oct. 12, four units from Station 72 provided medical assistance at a motor vehicle accident at 12th Avenue Northwest and Renton-Issaquah Road Southeast. At 10:19 a.m. Oct. 14, a unit from Station 73 extinguished a fire at 249th Avenue Southeast and Southeast Issaquah-Fall City Road. At 12:54 p.m. Oct. 16, a unit from Station 83 extinguished a vehicle fire at 251st and 252nd avenues southeast. At 5:44 p.m. Oct. 17, two units from Station 75 extinguished a vehicle fire on eastbound Interstate 90 at Renton-Issaquah Road Southeast.
on a man in the 200 block of Wildwood Boulevard Southwest at 7:15 p.m. after he sent a photo of himself holding a knife pointed at his stomach to his ex-girlfriend. Police discovered the man to be asleep in bed, with his family in the house. He said he had sent the picture to his ex-girlfriend to scare her.
Ford filched A Ford was stolen in the 500 block of Mount Olympus Drive Southwest prior to 4:32 a.m. Oct. 5. The estimated loss is $17,000.
Shattered A window was damaged in the 500 block of Rainier Boulevard North prior to 7:12 a.m. Oct. 5. The estimated loss is unknown.
Message malice A person in the 100 block of Newport Way Southwest reported unauthorized use of his or her email account prior to 9:30 a.m. Oct. 5.
Butter fingers A person attempting to make a phone call misdialed 911 from the 100 block of Northeast Gilman Boulevard at 2:22 p.m. Oct. 5.
Market rate Police cited and a released a 52year-old man for third-degree theft after shoplifting items from Front Street Market, 80 Front St. S., at 3:13 p.m. Oct. 5. The store recovered items worth $222.
Parking problem A woman forgot where she had parked her vehicle and believed someone had stolen the vehicle in the 100 block of Front Street North prior to 4:12 p.m. Oct. 5. Police drove her around the area and discovered the vehicle had been parked in another lot.
Transit trouble A bicycle was stolen from the Issaquah Transit Center, 1050 17th Ave. N.W., prior to 6:28 p.m. Oct. 5. The estimated loss is $40. The Press publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
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