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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 • Vol. 111, No. 37

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Mayor hires Ohio official as Issaquah city administrator

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The next Issaquah city administrator is a plainspoken Midwesterner and longtime city manager of a Cincinnati suburb.

Robert “Bob” Harrison — the city manager in Wyoming, Ohio, for the past 12 years — has accepted the No. 2 position at Issaquah City Hall and is due to start Oct. 11.

Harrison, 42, emerged as the leading candidate last week during closed-door interviews with community leaders and city department

chiefs. Mayor Ava Frisinger announced the appointment Sept. 16.

The mayor offered Harrison the job Sept. 8, the same day as the interviews. Frisinger hailed the hiring as the “perfect match” for the community.

“I wanted someone who would be high energy, because I think that this community requires that.

It’s an energetic community and very passionate about things,” she said. “I wanted somebody who would have those characteristics and who would provide the mentoring and support to our employ-

ees, to help them do the very best job for the people.”

City department leaders and community leaders sought someone able to make difficult decisions, a successful Bob Harrison communicator and a supportive manager.

Frisinger said positive feedback about Harrison started soon after a

Sept. 7 reception for the finalists at Tibbetts Creek Manor.

“People afterwards commented to me that they were impressed,” she said. “I got feedback from folks that said they really thought that he was somebody who just immediately seemed likeable, not someone who would be distant.”

‘The right choice’ Harrison inherits a role defined

by Leon Kos, the city administrator for 33 years. Kos retired in April, and the city launched a search for a successor weeks later.

The top choice outpaced four officials from Washington, including the Lake Forest Park city administrator, the Thurston County manager, the San Juan County administrator and the Yakima assistant city manager.

“All of them had very positive things to say about Issaquah and why they wanted to be here,” Frisinger said.

Harrison stands to earn a $150,000 base salary, plus benefits. The city also offered him $15,000 if he relocates to the Issaquah School District.

The position required City Council approval.

“I think what really sold me was meeting the mayor and the council members, and all of the employees and, really, all of the citizens during that interview process,” Harrison said after the Sept. 16 announcement. “You could tell they were really visibly committed to public service and excellence in governance. I just can’t imagine a better team to join.”

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FBI: Crime rate dropped in 2009

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Crime in Issaquah dropped last year due to a dramatic decline in thefts from 2008 levels, even as violent crime inched upward.

FBI crime figures released Sept.

13 show 19 violent crimes and 633 property crimes reported in Issaquah last year. People reported 17 violent crimes and 814 property crimes to the Issaquah Police Department in 2008.

Violent crime is identified as murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The

breakdown for last year shows no murders, four forcible rapes, nine robberies and six aggravated assaults.

Police recorded a murder, a rape, six robberies and nine aggravated assaults in 2008.

Property crime is identified as burglary, theft, auto theft and arson. The incidents reported last year included 51 burglaries, 531 incidences of larceny or theft, 51 auto thefts and four arson cases.

Theft remained the most common property crime.

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County proposes tax hike to stave off cuts

BY GREG FARRAR

Workin’ on the railroad The 1942 Weyerhaeuser caboose at the Issaquah History Museums Train Depot receives some authentic restoration work using hot rivets, as staff and volunteers with the Northwest Railway Museum repair siding Sept. 16, using a forge and 38 steel rivets. The museum received an $18,000 grant last year from 4Culture, King County’s cultural services agency, for the long-term project. See a slideshow of the work at www.issaquahpress.com/category/photogallery.

Bring the kids to festival’s Field of Fun If you have children, plan to visit the Field of Fun this year at Salmon Days.

The playground of free and exciting activities is located on Veterans’ Memorial Field, behind the Issaquah Police Department and next to the Foods of the World. Catered toward the youngest festivalgoers, the Field of Fun has safe, fun, free and fishy activities for all ages.

For children who love to leap and tumble, try the Incredible Inflatables. Jump, climb and bounce around in these brightly colored, inflatable play toys. For more roly-poly fun, check out the giant hamster balls. Climb inside these giant inflatable balls and see what if feels like to be a hamster.

Who says there has to be snow for skis and snowboards? See extreme winter athletes demonstrate thrilling tricks on a 40-foot ramp. After the hair-raising exhibits, they’ll join the audience on spring-free trampolines to show how to have fun safely.

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Salmon Days receives international honor

and Regional Medical Center, fish prints will have you up to your elbows in brightly-colored paint and fish — rubber fish, that is. The final product is a unique, imprinted piece of art you can take home.

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s the Super Hero Squad. Stop by for game demonstrations, Beta signup and receive a free mask of your favorite Marvel hero, ohfishally spawnsored by The Amazing Society.

This year’s Kids Stage has something for family members of all ages. Packed with favorite regional children’s performers, audiences will remain captivated by exciting stories, thrilling magic, intriguing reptiles and more.

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Judges ranked the Salmon Days Festival as the No. 2 festival in the world for 2009, the Salmon Days Festivals Office announced last week.

Salmon Days received the Silver Pinnacle Award for Best Overall Festival Presentation from the International Festivals & Events Association, after taking the top prize in the category last year. The fish-centric festival picked up 12 other awards at the ceremony, held in St. Louis.

Salmon Days received Gold awards for Best Sponsor Solicitation Program, Best Program, Best Pin or Button, and Best Hat. The Issaquah Press produces the Ohfishal Festival Program for Salmon Days.

The festival earned Silver awards for Best Single New Sponsorship, Best Single Display Ad, Best Poster, Best Environmental Program and Best Miscellaneous Clothing.

The clothing honor highlighted

the “If Fishes Were Wishes” Tshirt designed by 7-year-old Atesha Banki.

Salmon Days picked up Bronze awards for Best Volunteer Program, Best Overall Merchandise and Best New Merchandise.

Salmon Days won the awards in the category for events with budgets between $250,000 and $749,999.

The prestigious IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards competition attracted entries from more than 2,000 festivals and event producers worldwide — including Bumbershoot, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses in California and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival in Canton, Ohio.

Last year, the free festival attracted more than 180,000 people. The festival celebrated the theme “40 Years of Great Returns.

Still Fresh. Still Fun. Still Free.”

Salmon Days returns for a 41st season Oct. 2-3.

In March, the Washington Festivals and Events Association honored Salmon Days as the top festival in the state.

YOU SHOULD KNOW The state Department of Labor & Industries’ 2011 workplace calendar is available for free to Washington businesses. E-mail your name, company name, mailing address and telephone number to SHVideo@lni.wa.gov. Or order by phone at 800-574-9881 toll free.

The calendar promotes workplace safety and health, with tips for employers and employees. The supply is limited.

Proposed increase to E L E C T I O N generate $500,000 for Issaquah

2010

By Dan Catchpole and Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporters Deep cuts to the King County Sheriff’s Office budget could force the agency to shut down police storefronts — a popular crime-prevention tool in rural King County outside of Issaquah.

But the best bet to limit cuts to the sheriff’s office — a proposed sales tax increase dedicated to

public safety — rankles Tom Carpenter, a resident and community leader in the Four Creeks Unincorporated Area between Issaquah and Renton.

“Why would you ever trade preventative for reactive?” he said.

The county has asked voters to raise the sales tax rate two-tenths of 1 percent, or 2 cents per $10.

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Volunteer on National Public Lands Day Help Mountains to Sound Greenway volunteers yank invasive plants at Lake Sammamish State Park or upgrade Tiger Mountain Trail on National Public Lands Day Sept. 25.

The day celebrates service and recreation on public lands.

Crews plan to remove invasive plants at the state park and conduct trail work from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Volunteers can sign up for half- or full-day stints at the park. The trail work is limited to full-day volunteers.

Sign up at the greenway website, http://mtsgreenway.org/volunteer.

Volunteers at Tiger Mountain

will repair overused trails by resurfacing, brushing and fixing drainage issues.

Early settlers used Tiger Mountain — a 13,500-acre foothill of the Cascades — for mining and timber. Nowadays, the land is owned and managed by Issaquah and the state Department of Natural Resources. More than 4,500 acres have been set aside for recreation and wildlife habitat.

“Tiger Mountain remains one of the most popular places to recreate in the greenway,” Executive Director Cynthia Welti said. “There is something for everyone.”

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Downtown church plans expansion A2 • Wednesday, September 22, 2010

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Eager to update a half-centuryold building, church leaders and parishioners at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church plan to break ground next week on a wing to house Sunday school classes and a burgeoning music program.

The groundbreaking marks the latest step in a long process to accommodate a congregation with members ranging from infants to nonagenarians.

“We have a lot of human needs that this building currently does not meet,” the Rev. Dr. Ann Lukens said.

Lukens and the church community plan to break ground on the project Sept. 26 in honor of the feast day of St. Michael, the patron saint of the church.

The parish dedicated the existing building in 1958, but the structure has failed to keep pace as the church added members and

Man dies in backhoe accident near Issaquah Police said a 55-year-old Seattle man died Sept. 14 after he was struck by a runaway backhoe in unincorporated King County between Issaquah and Renton.

King County Sheriff’s Office investigators said the incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. in the 11900 block of 171st Place Southeast, just south of the intersection of state Route 900.

The man — later identified as Kevin M. Holmberg — had been clearing property when the backhoe became damaged and a tie rod broke. Holmberg managed to get the equipment out onto 171st Place Southeast, but the tie rod ended up stuck in the ground like a kickstand.

Police said Holmberg kicked the

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programs.

Plans call for additional Sunday school space, meeting spaces, a music room and restrooms. The expansion will also add a fresh façade to the downtown Issaquah church.

“We came up with sort of a bundle of things that we felt we really wanted to do — and it was quite faith-based, so another way of saying that, that God might be calling us to do,” Lukens said.

Construction on the project should start in early October, after city planners approve permits for the project.

“This will bring it up to date and make it exciting,” architect Joe Donahou, a St. Michael’s parishioner, said last week.

The congregation of about 150 people is eager to add space to socialize over coffee after services and provide a better environment for Sunday school classes.

“On any given Sunday morning, when maybe 30-something of those kids will be here, it would be

like taking a three-bedroom rambler and putting 30 kids in it,” Lukens said of the current arrangement.

The expansion aims to place restrooms on the main level of the church and, in a nod to young families, add changing stations in restrooms. The process will also create separate nurseries for infants and toddlers.

Jason Anderson, associate for liturgical arts and youth formation, said the construction will add space for the choir and a planned youth music program.

“This will finally give that wonderful music program a space to warm up, practice, store music,” Lukens said. “They’ve been kind of shunted around from here to there, so this will give them a home base.”

Brian Olsavsky, chairman of the church Visioning Commission and a parishioner, joked about the church “keeping up with the Joneses” in light of the rebuilt Issaquah High School nearby.

tie rod loose and the backhoe started rolling downhill. He ran alongside trying to reach for the controls, but slipped and was run over.

Medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Holmberg died at the hospital at about 7 p.m.

The sheriff’s office Major Accident Investigation Unit is handling the investigation.

The event is part of the National Take-Back Initiative to collect unused medications. People can return unused or expired medications anonymously for disposal — no questions asked.

Prescription painkillers — often stolen and abused — help fuel a statewide overdose epidemic, state Attorney General Rob McKenna said. Drug overdoses kill more Washington residents than car accidents, the Attorney General’s Office reported last week.

McKenna plans to appear in the home plate parking lot at Safeco Field in Seattle at 10:45 a.m. Sept.

25 to promote the event.

In addition, Issaquah residents can drop off unused or expired medications anytime from 9 a.m.

– 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the police department.

Dump unused, expired meds at Issaquah Police Department The federal Drug Enforcement Association has launched a national effort to collected unused prescription painkillers.

Issaquah-area residents can drop off unused medication at the Issaquah Police Department, 130 E. Sunset Way, on Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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The church raised about $860,000 — including a large donation from a late parishioner — to build the expansion.

Members also prayed for the expansion plan to be successful.

“Everybody participated in the ways they could,” Senior Warden Lori Birrell said.

Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

State senator joins Vietnam trade mission Gov. Chris Gregoire’s trade mission to Asia picked up a local representative: state Sen. Cheryl Pflug.

Pflug, the Issaquah-area representative in the Senate and a Republican, joined Gregoire and about 80 other delegates to hawk Washington products in Vietnam from Sept. 18-24.

Like the other business delegates, Pflug paid for the trip herself.

The trade delegation planned stops in the capital city of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hue, a city in central Vietnam. In Hue, officials planned to drop off the keys to a new elementary school funded by The Boeing Co. “I am excited about the possibilities for increasing trade in our highly trade-dependent state,” Pflug said in a statement. “I am also honored to help the governor and Boeing executives present a brand new elementary school to the citizens of a small town near Hue.” Gregoire last traveled to Asia on a trade mission in 2005. The trip resulted in more than $1 million in sales to customers in Japan and $6 million in contracts with companies in China. The business ties have since netted another $23 million in sales for Washington companies.

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Police probe link between Seattle, state park shootings

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Police said the July shootout at Lake Sammamish State Park could be connected to a deadly Seattle shooting.

Though no firm evidence links the incidents, a Seattle Police Department spokesman said both shootings had possible gang ties.

Seattle police responded to a report of shots fired at 2:53 a.m.

Sept. 17 at a South Seattle apartment building. Officers located a teenager with a gunshot wound to the face.

Seattle Fire Department medics transported the man to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The man, identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office as 18-year-old Johnathan Chhonn, later died from the wounds.

The shootings at the state park July 17 left Kent resident Yang Keovongphet, 33, and Seattle resident Justin Cunningham, 30, dead and four other men injured.

Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, a Seattle Police Department spokesman, said no “concrete evidence” links the cases, but investigators continue to probe possible links.

Police discovered Chhonn inside his ground-floor apartment after someone outside had apparently shot him through a window.

“There is some information that we have about this case,” Whitcomb said. “Clearly, there is more we need in order to solve it.”

Police described the two suspects as Asian men in their late teens to early 20s. The suspects fled the scene in a white sedan with a low back end.

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Trout Unlimited will teach festivalgoers about kokanee The Trout Unlimited BellevueIssaquah Chapter will have a booth at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery during the Salmon Days Festival.

The booth will display educational information about the chapter’s long-standing goal to conserve and restore runs of Issaquah’s heritage freshwater salmon, the kokanee.

Whitcomb said the Seattle Police Department had been in contact with the King County Sheriff’s Office — the lead investigator on the park shootings — about the South Seattle incident.

The only person charged in connection to the park shootings is David Keowongphet, a cousin of the slain Keovongphet.

Keowongphet faces a firstdegree unlawful weapons possession charge. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge and remains in custody in lieu of $500,000 bail at the King County Jail.

The shootings occurred after a dispute between rival groups at the park escalated into a fistfight and gunshots. Investigators recovered several handguns and at least 20 spent cartridges near the shooting scene — a picnic area not far from the lakefront.

Members from the rival groups exchanged insults and then engaged in fisticuffs before someone fired shots.

The shootout injured three people — a 20-year-old North Bend man, a 22-year-old Seattle man and a 16year-old Renton boy. None of them suffered life-threatening injuries.

Police said a fourth man had facial injuries as a result of the fistfight.

Police arrested Keowongphet outside his residence in Renton the following night. Investigators uncovered body armor, ammunition and guns tucked in a linen closet and beneath a mattress inside the home.

Keowongphet cannot possess weapons due to prior felony convictions. Prosecutors also said he had ties to the Asian Boyz gang. thanks to Bank of America, the ohfishal activity spawnsor.

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Members turn corps stint into eco-centric jobs

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The teams maintaining the trails on state and King County lands near Issaquah often include members of the Washington Conservation Corps — a fresh-out-of-college bunch eager to earn experience in the environmental field.

Like the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, the 21st-century equivalent enlists young adults to tackle habitat and infrastructure projects.

“There are a lot of good public works projects that they’re doing out there,” state Department of Ecology spokesman Curt Hart said.

Members from far-flung corners of the United States populate the program. Some recruits, unable to land a job in a sour economy, turned to the program to burnish their résumés and earn a steady paycheck. Other members brought a background in environmental studies to the role. Many expressed a desire to learn about life in the Pacific Northwest.

In addition to trail projects, crews yank invasive plants from public lands, plant native flora and restore creek habitat.

Washington Conservation Corps teams conducted trail maintenance on Tiger Mountain in the past year.

Earlier projects included habitat restoration along Issaquah Creek.

Members also race to disasterstricken areas to render assistance.

“Come rain, floods, shine, fires, they’re there,” Hart said.

In April, the state Department of

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Jenn Woodham (foreground) and James Evangelisti, Washington Conservation Corps members, add fencing along Taylor Creek south of Issaquah.

Ecology dispatched 30 Washington Conservation Corps members and supervisors to clean up debris and set up shelters after a tornado tore through Yazoo City, Miss.

For residents in the aftermath of a natural disaster, “our WCC crews may be the first government people these people see,” Hart said.

Commitment to service Though the state program is now part of AmeriCorps — a national service program created in 1993 — the Washington Conservation

Corps predates the effort by a decade.

Launched in 1983 in the aftermath of a recession, the founders modeled the program after the long-disbanded Civilian Conservation Corps as a job-training program for young adults in a tough economy. The program is part of the state Department of Ecology.

Members ages 18-25 earn $8.55 per hour, receive basic health benefits and — upon completion of a year of service — receive $5,350

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Learn more about the Washington Conservation Corps at www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/wcc.

Since 1994, the Washington Conservation Corps has undertaken projects to accomplish the following: Plant more than 7 million native trees and shrubs across the state.

Construct or repair almost 2,600 miles of trails and boardwalks — or the equivalent of hiking from Seattle to New York City.

Create 700 acres of fish and wildlife habitat.

Provide 112,000 hours of emergency response service — about 7,500 hours per year, on average.

for education.

County Ecologist Paul Adler manages the Washington Conservation Corps in King County.

He said the typical candidate is interested in environmental work and community service.

The prospect of a challenge attracted Michigan native Taylor Hernandez to the program and to the Evergreen State.

“I have a whole new skill set that I didn’t have before,” the Michigan State University graduate said, as she stood at a job site along Taylor Creek, not far from the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, in early September.

Hernandez also earned a wilderness first responder certificate — and enhanced biceps. Most of the work undertaken by the crews is physically intense.

Washington Conservation Corps alumnus Micah Bonkowski said the experience served as a priceless learning experience and as a springboard to later environmental jobs. Nowadays, he serves as the resource conservation coordinator in the Issaquah Resource Conservation Office — the city agency responsible for ensuring Issaquah meets sustainability goals.

Bonkowski entered the program after graduating from Seattle University in 1999 and then landed a job helping King County combat noxious weeds.

The stint as corps member included a fair share of planting — a task made more difficult after the weather turned cold.

“It’s December and it’s freezing,

and you’re trying to plant and the plants are frozen solid in their pots,” Bonkowski recalled.

But the program also offered perspective to the recent college graduate.

“At the end of the day, it’s very rewarding to look back over the site and see what you’ve accomplished in one day,” he said.

Hands-on experience Hernandez and other corps members gathered in early September along a stretch of Taylor Creek.

The task: setting up fencing to prevent beavers from damming a stretch of the creek near roads. In the past, beaver dams contributed to flooding at a nearby intersection.

Dressed in chest waders, yellow hardhats and matching navy Tshirts, the team sloshed through the creek to set up a beaver barrier of wire fencing.

“I know one day I’m probably going to have a boring, 9-to-5 job,” corps member Lawrence Frazier said at the job site.

So, the Tacoma native and

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Recruit and manage almost

58,000 volunteers to work on environmental projects across the state.

Teach environmental education topics to more than 180,000 students.

Build more than 1.6 million feet of fencing to help landowners keep livestock out of state streams and rivers.

Open more than 225 miles of habitat in salmon-bearing streams.

Help residents in almost 1,600 low-income and senior housing units shrink their carbon footprints and save money on their utility bills.

Source: State Department of Ecology

University of Washington community and environmental planning grad applied to the Washington Conservation Corps to pick up hands-on experience after a fruitless job search.

Some alumni, like Bonkowski, parlay the experience into eco-centric or outdoors-centered positions.

“I had the book knowledge, but no hands-on experience,” alumna Melody Abel, a trail management assistant at Mount Rainier National Park, said in response to e-mailed questions. “I was looking for outside work where I could get my hands dirty, learn skills and meet as many professionals from as many fields as possible.”

Abel became “hooked” after she said she “saw how WCC made a huge difference in sustaining our environment” — and on helping young adults prepare for the future.

“Mount Rainier is an amazing office,” she said. “I don’t want to leave work, even when my work day is done.”

Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

Ohio lawsuit did not impact decision to hire city administrator

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Robert “Bob” Harrison, the choice for Issaquah city administrator, is part of a lawsuit filed by former city employees in Ohio. The suit did not dissuade Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger from selecting Harrison, and Frisinger said she had been made aware of the lawsuit during the monthslong search.

“We asked people if there was anything that we needed to be aware of, specifically anything that involved terminations, although predominantly of the employees themselves,” Frisinger said.

Harrison has served as the city manager in Wyoming, Ohio, for the past 12 years.

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Harrison serves as the top appointed official in Wyoming, a city of about 8,300 people located 10 miles northeast of Cincinnati.

For about 18 months before the Wyoming appointment, he served as the city manager of Mosinee, Wis. — then a city of 4,000 in north-central Wisconsin. (Issaquah has about 27,000 residents.)

Harrison, a Wisconsin native, started seeking municipal jobs elsewhere after wife Carrie developed heat hives. The condition has left her relegated to air-conditioned environments after the mercury climbs higher than 80 degrees.

“Where would it be cloudy and cool most of the time? How about the Pacific Northwest?” Harrison said.

The next Issaquah administrator also reached the final stage of the city manager search in Milwaukie, Ore., in early September.

Harrison said he plans to reside

employees Cathy Deters, Monica Miller and Michael Pearl in September 2009 after they had been caught drinking alcohol at a city event. The former employees said the city had “never issued such draconian punishment as a termination to an employee who has consumed alcohol on its premises.”

The former employees said other city employees had not been punished for consuming alcohol on municipal property.

The group also said the city had engaged in gender and racial discrimination. Pearl is black.

In the lawsuit filed in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court last November, the former employees said Harrison and other municipal employees — all white men, court documents state — had consumed

alcohol on city property.

Recruiter Greg Prothman, the Bellevue headhunter hired to conduct the Issaquah search, said he checked at least seven references for Harrison, including former colleagues and subordinates.

“Lawsuits are real common in the city management field,” Prothman said. “You get sued for every action you take, especially if it’s a contentious one in dismissing an employee.”

“Bob was real forthcoming on this. He told me right up front,” Prothman said.

Frisinger said she could not comment further about the lawsuit, citing the pending litigation, but she said the claims appeared to be without merit.

“These employees were termi-

in Issaquah or, at least, inside the Issaquah School District. He is the father of four girls and a boy, ages 15 months to 13.

“The community is beautiful, and it’s got very consistent core values with my own and our family’s,” he said. “They’ve got the focus on environmental stewardship and innovation, community involvement and, of course, excellent schools — which is important with five children. This is the right choice.”

employees and a $22.7 million budget. Issaquah has about 200 full-time employees and a budget of about $100 million.

Harrison also serves as a parttime faculty member at Northern Kentucky University.

Wyoming leaders named him a Citizen of the Year in 2003 — a tribute he mentioned at Tibbetts Creek Manor.

“We’re not doing this for money, we’re doing this for a higher moral purpose, which is to truly serve our residents and the community in which we live,” he said then.

Harrison lauded residents in Wyoming and Issaquah for community involvement.

“In terms of community, I have had the benefit working in a highly democratic community — with a little D,” he said. “When I look at the core values here in this town, you guys are really engaged. I’ve had that opportunity to have a really engaged citizenry who are very involved, and that aren’t shy about letting you know what their themes are, letting you know what they think and the direction that the community ought to go.”

Community involvement Harrison cited a love for the outdoors and a commitment to environmental sustainability as additional reasons for applying for the Issaquah post.

“I tell you, I get in trouble if I use plastic bags at the grocery store,” he said during the Tibbetts Creek Manor reception. “My wife reminds me I’m not supposed to do that.”

Under Harrison, Wyoming received the top recycling rate in Hamilton County, promoted “green” development, earned a top bond rating and ranked as a 2010 All-American City finalist.

The city has 112 full-time

nated due to drinking on the job while supervising 10-, 11-, 12- and 13-year-old children at the city’s aquatic center at an evening activity,” Harrison said. “There is video of them engaging in this behavior.”

Wyoming also settled with a former municipal finance director after the ex-employee considered filing a lawsuit against the city.

The former finance director said

Harrison made “sexist” remarks and had the assistant city manager run errands for him on city time, according to the letter her attorney sent to Wyoming leaders in April.

“These are false and fictitious claims made for the first time after she left her employment, through the same attorney who’s already suing the city on behalf of the recreation employees,” Harrison

said. “At no time during her employment did she ever file a complaint or a claim against me.”

Frisinger and Harrison discussed the issues during the search process. The mayor said governments often face litigation from former employees.

“They are something that all cities, counties and government at any level face,” she said.

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OPINION

Football enhances community spirit PRESS EDITORIAL

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here are few things that make a community gel like neighborhood schools — especially a high school. While there are theater and concerts and an assortment of other showcase sports and activities for high school students to mix with the community at large, it’s still Friday night football games that create the most fun and excitement.

This year, all three high schools in the Issaquah School District are contenders for titles. Skyline has been the state favorite for many years, but will have to fight for the KingCo title this year. Issaquah may very well be the one to become top dog, already 3-0 this year. The Liberty Patriots were in the 3A state playoffs last year, and don’t want to settle for No. 2 again. It’s high excitement!

If you are looking for good entertainment value, make plans now to attend a football game at one of these three schools. Cheerleader pompoms will be shaking, the crowds will be on their feet and the pep bands will keep the spirit going as the teams huddle.

Come early to buy a hamburger to support student activities while you chat with a neighbor or friend. Wear team colors to fit right in. A blanket for the bleachers is recommended, and don’t forget warm gloves as the nights get frosty.

Kids and grandkids welcome, too! Get ready to get inspired.

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It’s lovely weather for a hayride with you

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ip up your coat. Turn on the windshield wipers.

Put the cover back on the barbecue. The wind and rain is back.

If this makes you sad, you should really cheer up; Oprah’s favorite things come during the holiday season, but mine come during fall, and the season officially starts Sept. 23.

Of course, I should tell you that nobody reading this article will receive a free car or a trip to Australia. Sorry, but Oprah is loaded, and I’m not.

The first great thing about fall is the color, and with all the deciduous trees we have in town, there is no shortage of red and orange leaves gusting through the air on a blustery day. Also, glue some dead leaves together and you’ve even got yourself a new coat.

Dead-leaf underwear isn’t as practical, although it is fashionable, as any stylish person will tell you.

Be sure to hit up Salmon Days on Oct. 2-3, which always includes the parade and colossal street fair. In case you didn’t know, the Salmon Days parade typically includes somebody dressed as a copy of The Issaquah Press. Does that give anyone else nightmares?

As far as I’m concerned, Halloween season starts Oct. 1. That means it’s time to start figuring out your costume for the year, watching spooky movies and eating gratuitous amounts of candy.

It also means it’s time to carve a pumpkin. Be a little adventurous and get into the season by picking your pumpkins out at a pumpkin patch instead of a crate at the grocery store. Trinity Tree Farm, 14237 228th Ave. S.E., lets you pick your pumpkins straight from the field.

When you carve your pumpkin, be sure to save the seeds and enjoy one of the greatest gems of fall: baked pumpkin seeds.

Separate the seeds from the pumpkin guts, rinse them with

water, let them dry and pour them in a bowl. For every cup and a half of seeds you have, mix in two teaspoons of melted butter and a pinch of salt.

Tim Pfarr While prePress reporter heating your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, spread your seeds evenly on a cookie sheet. When the oven is up to temperature, bake them for about 45 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.

When the seeds are finished, there is no need to remove them from their shells; just let them cool and snack away. When you’re done eating, store the leftovers in an airtight container.

You know, I’m starting to think I could be the next Martha Stewart, if I just did some prison time and spontaneously became a woman.

Another great October activity is taking a trip to a haunted house or a corn maze. If you haven’t been to Nightmare at Beaver Lake at Beaver Lake Park in Sammamish, it is an absolute must. The annual outdoor haunted forest walk is run by the Rotary Club of Sammamish and is highly professional.

It’s open Oct. 19-31 this year, and tickets are $12 Sunday through Thursday, and $15 on Fridays and Saturdays. It has showcased creepy fairy-tale themes the past two years, and it is sure to be as fun as it is scary again this year.

After Halloween passes, it’s time for Thanksgiving and holiday shopping for all those responsible people who prefer to get it done early.

But I’m getting ahead of myself, and I keep forgetting it’s still September. So, enjoy the season, and remember you’re never too old for a hayride.

Park Pointe

City park

Editorial’s math doesn’t add up

If you build it, make sure it has something that we can call our own

Voting yes improves schools, reduces energy costs; everybody wins

I love the idea of this new park, and since it is something of a showcase area central to downtown and Gilman Boulevard, I would like it to be special, too.

I think it should have photo opportunities built in. Like a high-arching bridge, maybe a fantasy throne or an empty chair, and the perennial pitchfork (a man to sit in a chair and a woman to hold onto the pitchfork and you have an instant Grant Wood).

Perhaps Disneyland would offer some inspiration for photo ops. A fountain to throw pennies into, or play in on a hot day, could be another. Selected spots where nature provides good photo backgrounds. We live in such a beautiful area, that it in itself is a showcase.

A park of my youth had a large drainage pipe of some length. Children loved coming out the other end, and for those who didn’t know it existed, they were disadvantaged in playing tag and hide and seek.

It has been years since we traveled through Ashland, Ore., but we always stopped there. It had such a beautiful little park! Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, is perhaps another example of a beautiful garden. And how about that Vancouver, British Columbia, gravel pit turned into a garden park? It is hard to believe that it was ever a gravel pit!

Can we have a beautiful little park that is our own destination?

As an environmentally conscious student and pre-remodeled Issaquah High School graduate, I cannot find a downside to Referendum 52, a referendum up for approval in the November general election that would create a bond from existing taxes to use toward retrofitting schools across the state for energy efficiency.

I hate to use the cliché “kill two birds with one stone,” but that’s essentially what approving R52 will do. It addresses two major problems with many of Washington’s school buildings: unhealthy learning environments caused by mold, excessive CO2, asbestos and other toxins, and exorbitant energy bills from inefficient HVAC systems, lighting, water usage, etc.

On top of all of that, this program pays for itself. Included in the bill is a mandate that savings from reduced energy bills meet or exceed expenditures in order for projects to be eligible under the bonds this referendum will create. So, this program will save money in the long term without raising any taxes, while creating an estimated 30,000 construction jobs.

In the end, everybody wins. Approving R52 would create jobs, save money, reduce carbon emissions and energy use, and eliminate unhealthy learning environments. If you want to protect both our state’s children and environment, vote yes on R52.

Marlene McGrath

Bellevue

I scarcely know where to start in addressing the errors (both historical and mathematical) in the condescending babble that was your editorial in the Aug. 24 edition. While I don’t claim to represent every opinion expressed at the meeting, I’m pretty sure we’re all subject to the same rules of math.

Density is defined as mass divided by volume. I’m all for increasing density by adding mass (number of housing units), but opposed to decreasing density by adding volume (clearing more trees). By all means, fund the Park Pointe rescue plan through the addition of housing units on the already cleared areas of the highlands. But the number of additional homes that can be built is over 900, not the 550 you claimed.

I’m glad you were encouraged to see highlands residents turning up to a meeting, and even happier to let you know you can keep your chin up as you reflect on the highlands residents who have served on the Park Board, Planning Policy Commission, Sister Cities Commission and the Urban Village Development Commission.

If the intent of the deal was to build things “near roads and utilities needed to serve them,” the new things being built would be built on the already-cleared space where the roads and utilities exist, rather than where trees grow and no roads or utilities exist today.

Let’s not forget that the enrollment predictions you express such faith in were the basis for opposing the Grand Ridge school in the first place, and then subsequently resulted in more than 900 students attending a school built for fewer than 600. Oh, and not that I personally have an issue with portables per se, rather than possibly be needed someday, there will be four classes in the nine portables this year.

Scott Chilberg

Issaquah

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F ROM THE W EB Issaquah High School reconstruction

City administrator search

Too many Debbie Downers who just love to complain and find anything possible to spin in any direction other than positive. Complain, complain, complain! Try to look at life from a different perspective and you’d make us all a whole lot happier — maybe including yourself.

This school rebuild was a HUGE project involving an extraordinary number of people and uncanny foresight. There are bound to be some issues. Roll with it and quit trying to bring the rest of us down with you!

Ben Androne

Happy for Issaquah, sad for Wyoming!

Bob is an outstanding administrator and is leaving Wyoming a much better place because of his efforts. He effectively engages the community at all levels and has handled our city’s opportunities and challenges with the highest level of professionalism. Bob and his family will be missed.

Jay Fridy

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Tax FROM PAGE A1

The measure on the Nov. 2 ballot aims to raise the sales tax from 9.5 percent to 9.7 percent in order to preserve sheriff’s deputies, county prosecutors, public defenders and court employees.

“If you forced me in a corner right now, I would probably vote in favor of it, but I’d do that only because the short-term condition needs to be dealt with,” Carpenter, a former president of the county-supported Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council, said last week.

Underscoring the debate about the tax hike is a proposal offered last week by County Executive Dow Constantine.

The fallout if the tax measure should fail: $7.2 million in cuts to the sheriff’s office and layoffs of 28 deputies in rural areas. The proposal also eliminates police storefronts, school resource officers, and tasks forces dedicated to drugs and gangs.

Windfall for cities But the potential cuts could disappear in a last-minute budget rewrite if voters approve the tax increase. King County Council members do not approve a budget until mid- to late November.

Officials estimate the added tax could raise $35 million next year and $48 million in 2012, the first full year of collection.

Under the proposal, more than 75 percent of the revenue must be used for criminal justice and public safety. The provision is due to expire after three years, unless extended by voters.

The measure also directs dollars for construction for the aging county Youth Services Center in Seattle.

The county stands to receive 60 percent of the money. The proposal calls for the 39 cities in the county to receive the other 40 percent in amounts based on population.

In Issaquah, the portion amounts to about $500,000. Issaquah and the other cities must spend one-third of the amount on criminal justice services as part of the agreement.

“It is not something that we are factoring into our budget process,” Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger said. “We can’t factor in things that may or may not happen that are dependent upon a public vote.”

Sheriff Sue Rahr, Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, District Court Presiding Judge Barbara Linde and Superior Court Presiding Judge Bruce Hilyer backed the tax measure as a way to diminish cuts.

King County faces a $60 million shortfall in 2011 in the budget used to fund criminal justice services. The gap could balloon to more than $80 million next year.

‘Hell no’ from residents Constantine plans to unveil a budget proposal Sept. 27. In addition to the potential reductions to the sheriff’s office, Constantine has proposed deep cuts to all tax-supported county agencies.

In courthouses, budget cuts could mean fewer prosecutors and public defenders, fewer court employees, more time before cases go to trial, fewer cases reaching trial, and longer waits for court records and to even enter courthouses.

“It threatens the whole administration of the criminal justice system,” Hilyer said.

County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, who represents the Issaquah area, said she doubts the tax measure will pass, based on conversations with voters.

“It was a pretty overwhelming ‘no,’ bordering on ‘hell no,’” she said.

King County Council members spent months debating sales tax proposals and then, in a split decision, put the measure on the November ballot.

Lambert joined Republican council members Jane Hague, Pete von Reichbauer and Reagan Dunn, the other Issaquah-area representative, to vote against putting the measure on the ballot.

BY THE NUMBERS King County sales tax Consumers pay 9.5 cents in sales tax on a $1 purchase in King County.

6.5 cents: state general fund 1 cent: county and cities basic fund Nine-tenths of a cent: King County Metro Transit Nine-tenths of a cent: Sound Transit One-tenth of a cent: criminal justice for the county and cities One-tenth of a cent: county services for mental health and drug dependency The proposed sales tax increase to fund criminal justice services would raise the total to 9.7 cents per $1 purchase.

In restaurants and bars, people pay another half-cent for Safeco Field construction.

(Though voters made the council nonpartisan in 2008, members continue to caucus along partisan lines on many issues.)

“The economy’s hurting so bad that people don’t have money to pay any extra in taxes,” Lambert said.

Lew Mandell, a University of Washington economics professor, said a higher sales tax likely will not make a direct impact on consumers’ purchasing power, but the hike could have a negative psychological effect on spending.

“At close to 10 percent, the sales tax is one of the highest in the country,” Mandell said. “The disparity is already there — this just adds to it.”

‘Where can you cut?’

Lambert said the council has protected criminal justice from budget cuts as much as possible, but now the burden shifts to the agencies to save money.

“At this point, it’s their turn to be looked at and ask where can you cut?” she said.

Hilyer said the court system has offset threatened budget cuts by increasing fees. In effect, money for the courts from the general fund decreased by about 12 percent in the past two years, he said.

Both sides said rising labor costs aggravate the budget situation.

Constantine has opened talks with 59 unions representing county employees, and asked them to defer guaranteed cost-of-living increases next year. So far, three unions agreed — including the union representing almost 500 District Court clerks, hazardouswaste workers, custodians and juvenile detention supervisors.

But labor reform cannot be implemented before the current budget shortfall is handled, Hilyer said.

The county must also contend with the state’s 1 percent cap on property tax increases.

“We can’t keep pace with inflation because of that, but our expenses keep going up beyond the rate of inflation,” Councilwoman Julia Patterson said.

Paul Guppy, vice-president of the Washington Policy Center freemarket think tank, said bad labor policies and bad budget prioritizing contributed to the current crisis.

The county directs money to lower-priority programs and salary increases rather than first fully funding criminal justice, he said.

Elected officials disagreed and said, after several years of painful cuts, only essential programs remain.

“I don’t think that legally we can do away with the elections office or the executive branch or the assessor’s office,” Patterson said.

Dan Catchpole: 392-6434, ext. 246, or editor@snovalleystar.com. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

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Police recorded 103 burglaries, 638 incidents of larceny or theft, 73 auto thefts and three arson cases in 2008.

Police Chief Paul Ayers said he could not attribute the decline in property crime to a single factor.

But he cited changes the department made in 2009 to prevent crime. The agency increased bike patrols and transferred a patrol officer to the detective division to work street-crime cases.

Officers reminded motorists not to leave valuables visible inside unattended vehicles. Police also ramped up efforts to encourage residents to report suspicious activity.

“Call us when you first become suspicious,” Ayers said.

The latest crime figures show a near-unbroken string of murderfree years in Issaquah. Statistics from the bureau showed no mur-

ders in the city from 2005 to 2007.

The lone 2008 murder occurred in the 600 block of Front Street South, after a 19-year-old woman stabbed her 21-year-old boyfriend in the chest, and then dropped him off at the Swedish Medical Center standalone Issaquah emergency room. The man, Tomasz Matczak, later died from the wound.

The death marked the first such incident in Issaquah since 2003.

Investigators later determined the woman had acted in selfdefense, but the FBI recorded the incident as a murder or non-negligent manslaughter because investigators initially treated the case as a homicide.

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A new parents’ nightmare

Mother remains in the hospital while father cares for the baby

BY GREG FARRAR

Nate Bower looks down at his daughter, Sage, in their home near May Valley, as they wait for wife and mother Sarah Bower to return home from the hospital.

By Laura Geggel Issaquah Press reporter By the time Sage Bower was born in the early hours of Aug. 24, her mother, Sarah Bower, was already in a coma after experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke.

“It was the scariest thing I had ever been through,” said Sarah’s husband, Nate Bower. “I thought I was losing her right there. I was yelling at her to try to get her to talk. Words can’t explain it.”

Sarah and Nate Bower were ecstatic about being new parents. The two had met through friends at church and married in 2001, living in Issaquah before they moved to Maple Valley and then next to May Valley.

Nate worked in construction, but recently lost his job because of the Great Recession.

Sarah worked as a hairstylist at Issaquah’s Salon Jade, which she owned with her mother for four years, participating in ArtWalk and Salmon Days, until she sold it in June.

Sage was due Aug. 19, and the family’s physician was planning to induce labor. But Sage was HELP THE born an entirely difBOWER FAMILY ferent way. Sarah, 34, awoke at 3 a.m.

Donate to The Sarah Aug. 24, complainBower Donation Fund ing of stomach at any Wells Fargo. Call pains and a poundthe Issaquah branch ing headache.

Nate drove her to at 557-0551 for the the emergency account number. room at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle and watched as they plugged his wife into an IV dripping with painkillers. Her blood pressure had skyrocketed. He held her hand and held a rag over her throbbing head.

Then, her left side went limp.

Doctors realized she had just had a stroke. Doctors delivered Sage via C-section so that Sarah’s blood pressure would drop.

Neurosurgeon Gregory Foltz happened to be on site and he managed her case.

Shortly after her stroke, Sarah’s physicians learned she had HELLP — hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels and a low platelet count. HELLP is rare, and more likely to affect white, pregnant women older than 25. HELLP patients often feel tired and experience pain in the upper part of their abdomen, as well as headaches or nausea.

Because many healthy pregnant women experience such symptoms, HELLP is hard to catch, but women with high blood pressure can ask their doctors to test them, according to FamilyDoctor.org.

The high blood pressure caused by HELLP likely led to her stroke, her husband said.

By Laura Geggel Issaquah Press reporter

After the delivery, Sage was safe, but Sarah was sedated and not responding with normal reflexes. Doctors rushed her to a CAT scan. Sarah’s medical diagnosis was going from bad to worse; the CAT scan showed she had bleeding in her brain.

When blood enters the brain, it causes swelling.

As a Jehovah’s Witnesses, Sarah would not accept a blood transfusion. Foltz inserted a ventricular drain into her brain to help drain the blood from the hemorrhage, but Sarah’s blood started clotting.

Nate had called some close family friends, and Foltz explained Sarah’s options to them. Foltz said could use a drug, called tissue plasminogen activator, that would help unclot the blood in her brain, but the FDA had not yet approved the drug for the procedure.

With Nate’s permission, Foltz used the drug. It worked perfectly.

“Really, within a few minutes of inserting this tube, her brain was under tremendous pressure and the drain stopped working,” Foltz said. “She would have died had we not

The wild Pacific Northwest can pull at any artist’s imagination, whether that artist is a painter, writer, photographer or unsuspecting hiker.

The region’s gloomy winters, dense forests, rugged mountains and deep Puget Sound act as an ideal backdrop for Susan Olds mysteries, thrillers, UFO sightings and legends. Ask any “Twin Peaks” fan who has visited the Snoqualmie Valley, or any “Twilight” reader who has journeyed to Forks to see the setting of the novels detailing the lives of vampires and werewolves.

North Bend art historian Susan Olds will present “Northwest Noir: Mysteries, Legends and Landscapes” at 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way. Her talk will delve into American Indian legends and art, Sasquatch sightings and stories, and unexplained mysteries, as well as contemporary art and novels set in the Northwest.

Sasquatch, in particular, intrigued Olds.

“What I found interesting is how many sightings have been recorded,” she said. “Loggers and Caucasians have their myths, but it actually goes back to the Native Americans.”

Skamania County, in Southwest Washington, has an ordinance banning Bigfoot hunting.

See NIGHTMARE, Page B2

See NOIR, Page B3

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Sarah (left) and Nate Bower pose for a photograph Aug. 22.

“It was the scariest thing I had ever been through. I thought I was losing her right there. I was yelling at her to try to get her to talk. Words can’t explain it.”

— Nate Bower Sarah Bower’s husband

Congregation marks 9/11 anniversary with service project

By Kirsten Johnson Issaquah Press intern

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BY MATT MOLEN

Andrew Larsen (standing, right) works with other members of Boy Scout Troop 697 and members of his Issaquah LDS church Sept. 11 on the Tradition Lake Reclamation Project toward his Eagle Scout award.

n the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, members of a local church were hard at work in the community to help give the somber day a new image.

More than 80 volunteers from the Issaquah congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints ventured up to Tradition Plateau on a sunny morning to take part in the Tradition Lake Reclamation Project.

Andrew Larsen, a local teen working toward his Eagle Scout award, created the event for his Eagle Scout service project. As a member of the Issaquah LDS congregation, Larsen received many willing hands from his Scout Troop 697 and church.

The project asked for help to remove scotch broom, a plant growing invasively on the plateau. The weeds could then decompose and allow for new, natural plants to grow in, essentially restoring areas of the plateau.

By 10 a.m., volunteers of all ages had arrived ready to help.

Krispy Kreme doughnuts were stacked nearby as a snack break for the hard workers.

The LDS church designated Sept. 11 as the Northwest Day of Service — 11,000 volunteers in Western Washington alone took part in 157 service projects similar to Larsen’s.

As bishop of the Issaquah congregation, Steve Balkman explained that the church wanted to selflessly give back to the community on the tragic day in history.

Along with Larsen’s Eagle Scout project, the church offered three other local opportunities for members to help, including a care package project for military per-

sonnel, a back-to-school drive for underprivileged kids and a House of Hope Amphitheater repainting project.

“We wanted to find projects that could impact the community,” Balkman said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for young people.”

Larsen is a 16-year-old sophomore at Issaquah High School. As a requirement for earning his Eagle Scout, he organized the project entirely himself to demonstrate his leadership skills and commitment to service. For any teen attempting

to earn an Eagle Scout, all requirements must be completed before his 18th birthday.

“This is an Eagle Scout requirement, but the service is a lot of fun,” Larsen said.

One of Larsen’s Scout leaders, Matthew Balkman, explained how rare it is for a Scout to earn the Eagle Scout rank. He said that less than 2 percent of Scouts ever do.

“A big part of Boy Scouts is See PROJECT, Page B3

BY MATT MOLEN

Deanna Bartholomew, with daughter Alaina, members of the Issaquah Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, join other members and Boy Scouts at Tradition Lake.

SERVICE COMMEMORATES FALLEN AMERICANS

By Sarah Gerdes When President Obama asked for Americans to spend a day of service in commemoration fallen countrymen, Issaquah residents responded to the call.

On Sept. 11, hundreds of men and woman from three congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered almost 6,000 pounds of food from local grocery stores. Many went door to door, picking up cans that had been left out for pickup.

“We printed 32,000 flyers that were hung on doorknobs by our young men and women,” said President Robert Johnson, who oversees 10 LDS congregations on the Eastside, stretching from Mercer Island to North Bend.

“Every community responded in an incredibly gracious way.”

Officially named the Day of Service Northwest, 8,000 LDS members participated in the region, conducting approximately 150 service projects for nonprofit organizations, individuals or community programs.

The food drive raised 22,000 pounds of food given to local food banks and another 5,000 pounds for Northwest Harvest. Cash donations are nearing $9,000.

“Members of the congregation provide service already,” Johnson said. “The goal with this effort was to reach beyond our own, people we don’t know or don’t see. We wanted to take this to a larger scale.”

He said he expects the day may become an annual event.

“Serving one another brings us together as neighbors and as a community,” he said. “We’ll no doubt be providing service to the community next year.”

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grange has ‘Spare Parts’ Sweet Adelines’ The Spare Parts, sponsored by the Issaquah Valley Grange, will sing at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Masonic Hall, 57 W. Sunset Way. Call 206-232-5233.

A writer’s open house is from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N. Registration is not required, but appreciated. See a complete fall schedule at www.writetotheedge.com.

The Issaquah branch of the American Association of University Women’s first general membership meeting is its fall potluck at 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at the King County Library Service Center, 960 Newport Way N.W. The AAUW’s mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. E-mail issaquah@aauw-wa.org.

Habitat for Humanity’s 11th annual Garage Sale is from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sept. 24-25 at Faith United Methodist Church 3924 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road.

All proceeds go toward new home-building projects.

It’s Family Day at the Issaquah Farmers Market, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sept. 25 at Pickering Farm, 1730 10th Ave. N.W. Little Sprouts will be selling handmade items in the courtyard. Quarter Past 8 will perform family rock, blues, country, folk and pop from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the courtyard.

The Swedish Mobile Mammography truck will be at Providence Marianwood from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at 3725 Providence Point Drive S.E. Make an appointment by calling 206320-2500. Bring your insurance card and photo ID to appointment. Get directions at www.providencemarianwood.org.

Rogue Ales hosts Pints for Prostates, from noon – 6 p.m.

Sept. 30 at the Issaquah Brewhouse, 35 W. Sunset Way. Pints for Prostates is a campaign developed to reach men with information about PSA testing and prostate health screening. There will be hourly bathroom tours and latex glove contests, a toast to Pints for Prostates, bleu ball specials, and group members will be on site with prostate cancer prevention information and apparel.

Go to www.pintsforprostates.org.

A special Front Porch Theatre Reading of excerpts from “The Scarlet Letter,” presented

by Intiman Theatre and the Sammamish Arts Commission, is at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E. This public event is free. Volunteer to be a reader by e-mailing frontporch@intiman.org.

The fourth annual Sammamish Art Fair, sponsored by the Sammamish Arts Commission, the city of Sammamish and 4Culture, is from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Oct. 9-10 at City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. The fair features some of the best jury selected local artists on the Eastside. Meet the artists and learn about their creative process.

There will be entertainment and

light refreshments at this free event. Go to www.sammamishartfair.wordpress.com.

The Issaquah Elks Lodge No. 1843 hosts several activities for Salmon Days Oct. 2-3. A pancake breakfast is from 7-11 a.m. and a fish fry takes over at 11 a.m. both days in the main hall.

The public is invited to join in a charity poker tournament at 4 p.m. Oct. 2, with part of the proceeds going toward Compassion House. Buy-in for this no-limit, Texas hold ’em bounty tournament is $35, with rebuys the first three rounds. To learn more about the events, call 392-1400.

Fundraisers The Liberty High School girls basketball team hosts its second annual Poker Tournament and Silent Auction fundraiser Sept. 25 at 5 Star Hall, 15612 S.E. 128th St., Renton. Doors open to the silent auction at 4:30 p.m. Dinner is from 5-6 p.m. Tournament starts at 6 p.m. A poker ticket donation is $65. A social ticket is $25. Call 466-1211.

The Chris Elliot Fund for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Research ninth annual Gray Ribbon Gala and Benefit Auction is Sept. 25 at the Bellevue Hyatt Grand Ballroom, 900 Bellevue Way N.E., hosted by John Curley and Jim Dever. VIP check-in is at 5:15 p.m. Regular check-in and silent auction viewing starts at 5:30 p.m.

Buy tickets at www.chriselliottfund.org/events/gala.html.

Hope on the Hill Guild hosts Tea for Hope, a women’s tea and silent auction to raise money for Seattle Children’s, at 1 p.m. Oct. 3 at Willow’s Lodge 14580 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville. The tea will feature a local harpist, a guest speaker from the hospital and door prizes. Tickets are $75 per person. Proceeds from the event will go directly to the hospital’s uncompensated care program, which allows all children access to quality healthcare, regardless of their families’ ability to pay. Go to www.willowslodge.com.

2010 Tasting Room, a Special Olympics Washington benefit auction, is from 6:30-10 p.m. Oct. 8 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W. Admission is $175. Go to www.sowa.org.

Religious/spiritual ‘Award-Winning Youth Groups with Service Focus,’ for grades six through eight and nine through 12, is at 6:30 p.m. Sundays staring Oct. 3 at Mary, Queen of Peace, 1121 228th Ave. S.E. Join in a fun environment with plenty of opportunity to put faith into action. Go to www.mqp.org.

Classes A free Watershed Training Project in Issaquah, presented by the city Resource Conservation Office and Seattle Tilth, is from 7-

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“Certainty in Uncertain Times,” an educational fair and seminar about real estate, credit scores, financial services, insurance, home security, organization services and estate planning, is from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the community center. Fee is $10 per person or $15 per couple. Register at www.boulevardbg.com.

The Issaquah Garden at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave N.W., will undergo renovation later this fall. Learn from 10 a.m.

– 1 p.m. Sept. 29 how to transplant and pot the ornamental plants the city will be reusing in the garden. Call 837-3417.

ArtEAST offers the following workshops at its Up Front [art] location, 48 Front St. N. Go to www.arteast.org.

“Salmon Days Spawning Salmon Sculpture in Leather” — 6-9 p.m. Sept. 28 at Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N., $160 “Art Marketing in the Digital Age: A Weekend Workshop for Artists” — Get Your website up and running, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Sept. 25 “Online Marketing: The Future is Here!” 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sept.

26, $85 per class or $150 for both “Introduction to Assemblage” — 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sept. 24, $60 “Acrylic Painting for the fun of it! With Ricco” — 6-8:30 p.m.

Sept. 22, $50 “Acrylic Painting: Color and Feeling” — 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept.

28 and Oct. 5, $50 per class “Bookmaking and Bookbinding: Japanese Stab Bound Book” — 6-9 p.m. Sept. 29, $75 “Travel Photos” — 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 29, $30 Free adult English as a second language conversation classes are Mondays from 6:308:30 p.m. starting Oct. 4 at Issaquah Valley Elementary School, 555 N.W. Holly Street.

Call 250-3009.

A food allergy parent education seminar, presented by Hilary Stephens, with the Seattle Children’s Food Allergy Community Health Education Program, is at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Grand Ridge Elementary School library, 1739 N.E. Park Drive. E-mail grptsavpprograms@gmail.com.

Library The following events take place at the Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way. Call 392-5430.

Game On!, for teens, 3 p.m.

Thursdays, Sept. 23, and 30 Preschool Story Times, for ages 3-6 with an adult, 11 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 27, and Tuesday, Sept. 28 Spanish Story Times, for all ages, 7 p.m., Monday Sept. 27 Toddler Story Times, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 and 11 a.m.

Wednesdays, Sept. 22 and 29 Waddler Story Times, for ages 12 to 24 months with an adult, 10 and 11 a.m. Thursdays, Sept. 23 and 30 Citizen classes, for adults, 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 22 and 29 Library Book Discussion Group — “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie,” by Alan Bradley, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 “Northwest Noir: Mysteries, Legends and Landscapes,” for adults, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 Growing flowering bulbs, with master gardener Larry Davis, 7 p.m. Sept. 30

Youth The Cannons Baseball Club is hosting tryouts for the final

Tom Hearne EFR honors longtime county medical services director The board of directors for Eastside Fire & Rescue recognized Tom Hearne, retired King County Emergency Medical Services Director, for his accomplishments and contributions during the regularly scheduled meeting Sept. 9.

Hearne has served in the Emergency Medical Services Division of King County since 1978, and in the role of director from 19962009.

“No one has done more to advance pre-hospital care over the last 10 years in King County,” said EFR Chief Lee Soptich.

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Meet Roper! He’s a 3month-old Pembroke Welsh corgi mix with big puppy ears and a playful personality. His adoption includes a six-week obedience course that’s fun for the whole family.

These pets may already have been adopted by the time you see these photos. If you’re interested in adopting these or other animals, contact the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 6410080, go to www.seattlehumane.org or e-mail humane@seattlehumane.org. All adopted animals go home spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, with 30 days of free pet health insurance and a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian. The Seattle Humane Society is now open from noon - 6 p.m. seven days a week.

C OLLEGE NEWS

Local students graduate from University of Idaho

The following local students recently graduated from the University of Idaho, in Moscow, Idaho.

Issaquah: Katie Kofmehl, Juris Doctor; Timothy Ganahl, Bachelor of Science, business; and Benjamin Cote, Bachelor of Science, mathematics Renton: David Alford, Bachelor of Science, computer engineering Sammamish: Michael Johnson, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering; Elizabeth Last, bachelor’s degree, general studies; and Caroline Hartcorn, bachelor’s degree, general studies

Local students graduate from WSU Callie and Sydney Weber Rabbit owners win awards Two Eastside Rabbits and Cavies 4-H Club members’ rabbits won Best in Show and Reserve in Show at the recent city of Enumclaw’s King County Fair. Callie Weber (left) poses with her Best in Show rabbit, Aluminum, and Sydney Weber is with her Reserve in Show rabbit, Pop.

roster spots for 15U Mantle Olympic team and 18U Connie Mack team.

Call 206-227-2920.

A districtwide middle school dance, for grades six through eight, is from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 24 at the community center. Fee is $5 with photo ID. Dress code will be strictly enforced. Concessions will be available. Parent volunteers are needed.

Call 837-3317.

Lacrosse Skill Development Clinic For Girls, grades one through four, is 4:30-6 p.m. Fridays Oct. 1-29 at Pine Lake Middle School field. Fee is $50 for five classes. Go to www.issaquahyouthlacrosse.com.

Seniors Issaquah Valley Senior Center hours are from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at 75 N.E. Creek Way. The following activities are open to people 55 and older. Call 392-2381.

The following day trips are offered throughout September: Cle Elum/Roslyn Antiques — 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sept. 22, $10 Greek Festival at St. Demetrios Hall & Cultural Center in Seattle — 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sept. 25, $8 Lucky Eagle Casino — 8:30 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. Sept. 29, free AARP Driver Safety two-day course is from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Sept. 22 and 29. Cost is $14 or $12 for AARP members.

Meet Ria! She’s a 2-monthold black-and-orange tortoiseshell kitten who loves balls of yarn and bird-watching. She’s ready to meet her new best friend! Come visit Ria today.

The following students recently graduated from Washington State University.

Issaquah: Lindsay Agnew,

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been able to get the tube working.”

“All of the stars were aligned for Sarah,” he said.

“The nurse is like, ‘I can’t believe it’s working. It’s a miracle,’” Nate said. “I started crying a little bit. As Christians, we rely on God a lot. It was interesting seeing this all happening.”

Healthcare workers transported Sarah to Swedish’s Neuroscience Institute on Cherry Hill. Sarah remained in a coma for two weeks, staying at the hospital’s ICU instead of with her baby daughter.

Sarah’s parents and sisters have been helping Nate care for Sage, watching her during the day so he can be with Sarah and staying with Sarah at night so he can be with Sage.

“We talked a long time ago and decided that if something happened, I would take care of the baby,” Nate said.

During the second week of September, Nate took Sage with him to see Sarah. He laid his daughter on his wife’s chest and put Sarah’s hand on her child.

Sage had been slightly fussy before the visit, but once she heard her mother’s heartbeat, she fell fast asleep on Sarah.

“All of the nurses were crying,” Nate said. “She knows who mommy is.”

Sage knows who her daddy is, too. The father dotes on his sleeping daughter, his “little hobby for the next 18 years,” he said.

Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Kymberli Babb Bushon, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences (general studies), cum laude; Kevin Clark, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Megan Cook, Bachelor of Science, biology; David Lennon, Bachelor of Arts, hospitality business management; Kyle Lynch, Bachelor of Arts, business administration; Andrew North, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering; Tim Nygaard, Bachelor of Arts, business administration, cum laude; Alexander Reich, Bachelor of Arts, communication; Garth Rich, Bachelor of Arts, criminal justice; and Haily Schlemlein, Bachelor of Science, geology Renton: Timothy Monda, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering; and Jessica Simons, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences Sammamish: Jeffrey Gugliotto, Bachelor of Arts, sociology; Alexander Moore, Bachelor of Arts, communication; and Paul Treadway, Bachelor of Arts, business administration

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Family and friends from Issaquah’s Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses have stepped forward, cooking Nate’s family dinner and offering them support. Tammy Siegert and Jill Young, who both know the family through church, spend time with Sarah.

“She’s kind of responding to talking, but not a whole lot and with her hands,” Siegert said.

“She can wave. She gets real tired real easy, so we just talk to her when she’s awake.”

Windermere real estate agent David Eastern is selling the family’s house for free so they can move back to Issaquah.

Sarah is still recovering from her stroke, but she has started physical therapy sessions.

“She’s had the greatest recovery,” Foltz said. “It’s just incredibly gratifying to see someone who has so much to live for do so well. I fully expect she will be able to return to a fully functional life in raising her new baby.”

Her husband said he and Sage would be there for her.

“This might be long term for Sarah,” he said, but “she’s definitely on the road to recovery.”

Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 241, or lgeggel@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

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Howard Karl Kosog

Howard Karl Kosog, of Issaquah, died at the Issaquah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. He was 50.

For service Howard Kosog details, call the funeral home or go to www.flintofts.com.

Howard was born in West Islip, N.Y., on June 24, 1960. He was

Mary Irene Loveridge

Mary Irene Loveridge, of Issaquah, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, at Overlake Hospital with her family by her side. She was 82.

On April 10, Mary Loveridge 1928, Mary was born to Henry Lawrence and Lily Poshar in Seattle. She spent her school years in Seattle, continuing on to attend the University of Washington. She relocated for a period of time to attend Stephens College in Missouri, graduating May 27, 1947, with an Associate of Arts degree.

She and James F. Loveridge Jr. met and married in Seattle. They were wed Dec. 20, 1948.

In 1954, Mary and James

Carol Eileen Miller

moved to Lake Sammamish. They lived there until 1995, when they moved to the South Cove area.

Mary was a loving mother and wife who stayed home to care for her family. In her spare time, Mary enjoyed reading, playing bridge, golfing, growing her roses and attending plays at Village Theatre.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband James, son Jeffrey and brother John Poshar. She leaves behind her son Paul (Lorna), of Issaquah; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her sister Karolyn Sanderson (Norm); and brother James Lawrence (Gloria).

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Heart Association.

Arrangements were entrusted to Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory, Issaquah, 392-6444.

Share memories, view photos and sign the online family guestbook at www.flintofts.com.

Carol Eileen Miller, of Renton and formerly of Issaquah, lost her nearly four-year battle with colon cancer on Aug. 11, 2010, in Kirkland. She was 65.

Carol’s last days were spent at Evergreen Hospital’s Hospice Center with her family by her side.

Carol was born Nov. 2, 1944, in Spokane, the daughter of Bob and Norma Miller, sister to Dick Miller.

She grew up in Spokane and graduated from North Central High School in 1963. She lived on Squak Mountain from 1988-1995 and on Dogwood Lane from 1995-2004.

She worked at Zetec for many years in that time frame as a coiler.

Carol had a fabulously sarcastic sense of humor and was often a source of smiles and laughter to those around her. She held onto her sense of humor until the very end.

She loved and appreciated everyone for who they were, and made lifelong friends wherever she went.

She was a person who would have given you the shirt off her back. Her loyalty was a gift we all will miss.

Carol adored her grandchildren and cherished every moment

Jay W. Newkirk

raised in New York and graduated from Ronkonkoma High School.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1978-1979. He lived in Issaquah from 1995-2001.

Survivors include a son, Howard Jr., of New York; father Howard H. and mother Peggy, of Issaquah; sister Melissa of Roswell, Ga.; and brother Michael, of Redmond.

Arrangements are entrusted to Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory.

Friends are invited to view full obituary and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

spent with them.

Carol also loved all animals and crusaded for them her entire life.

When her children were growing up, she worked with the humane society, rescuing starving horses and rehabilitating them back to health. She passed her love and compassion for animals on to all of her children.

Beyond her love of animals, she was a voracious reader and enjoyed watching old movies. You could ask her to identify a character in any movie, and she always knew who it was. She taught herself how to e-mail and play games on the computer.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents Bob and Norma Miller.

She is survived by her brother Dick (Christine) Miller, of Spokane; her daughter Danielle (Brian) Waite, of Michigan; her son Mike (Linsey) Brown, of Renton; her daughter Caroline (Eric) Wilson-Bloyd of Gold Bar; son Chris (Mindy) Wilson, of California; her grandchildren; many cousins; and two nieces.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to either your local hospice organization or the humane society.

Jay Walter Newkirk, of Bothell and formerly of Issaquah, died Sept. 4, 2010, at home. He was 73.

A small memorial gathering will take place from 1-4 Jay Newkirk p.m. Oct. 9 at his sister’s home in Preston. Burial will be held at Fall City Cemetery.

Jay was born Feb. 19, 1937, to Elaine and Herschel Newkirk. Jay

was raised in Issaquah, and graduated from Issaquah High School in 1956.

Jay worked for more than 30 years for Safeway Distribution. He is remembered by his family for his love of fishing and sports. He will be deeply missed.

Jay is survived by his son Terry J. Newkirk; stepson Robbie Donaldson; stepdaughters Lori Donaldson and Donna White; eight grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

Arrangements were made by Flintoft’s Funeral Home, 392-6444.

Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

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Ervin L. Njos

Ervin L. Njos, of Issaquah, died Monday, Sept.

13, 2010, from complications stemming from his long battle with diabetes resulting in heart failure.

Ervin Njos He was 73.

Services were Sept. 17, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Issaquah, followed by a graveside committal at Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue.

Ervin was born March 26, 1937, in Wildrose, N.D., to Anna C. and Edward O. Njos. Ervin moved to Issaquah in 1949, at age 12, with his mother and father, brother Ray, and sisters Liz and Jeannie.

He was raised in Issaquah, graduated from Issaquah High School in 1955 and also attended Western Washington University. He married Patte Joan Stubbs, of Redmond, in 1959.

Ervin worked for the Brown &

William ‘Bill’ LeRoy Wood

Williamson tobacco company and Reynolds Metals Company, and in 1977, at age 40, decided to be a farmer and run the family farm, growing wheat and barley. He was very ambitious and ran the farm himself until his retirement in 2003.

Ervin found great enjoyment with his kids and grandkids, and the many cats and dogs he had through the years. He loved to travel wherever the sunshine was, California and Mexico being a couple of his favorite destinations.

He is survived by his 100 yearold Mother Anna, of Issaquah; brother Ray, of Issaquah; sister Jeannie Elliot, of Anacortes; son Jon Njos and his wife, Kris; five grandchildren; daughter Gena Vavrek and her husband Dali.

Ervin was preceded in death by his wife Patte, father Ed and sister Liz. Family suggests remembrances to the American Diabetes Association in honor of Ervin Njos.

Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

William “Bill” LeRoy Wood, of Ellensburg and formerly of Issaquah, died Sept. 13, 2010, in Ellensburg. He was 70.

A private family celebration of life will be held in Crestline, Ohio, at a later date.

Bill was born Jan. 26, 1940, in Todd Township, Bucyrus, Ohio, to Lowell Wood and Pearl (Klink) Wood. He was raised in Crestline, Ohio, and then joined the U.S. Air Force after high school.

Bill went to Crestline High School in Crestline, Ohio, from 1954-1958; and to Bliss College in Columbus, Ohio, where he graduated in 1966 with a degree in business administration. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1958-1962.

He married Carol Crissinger on Nov. 17, 1961, in Crestline, Ohio.

He lived in various places in the Midwest before moving to Issaquah in 1971.

In 1990, he and his wife retired and moved to Ellensburg. Shortly after their move, they enjoyed their time as snowbirds, enjoying Florida in the winters.

Bill was a always involved in his children’s sports. He coached numerous youth sports while living

in Issaquah. In his later years, he enjoyed golfing, spending winters in Florida, cooking on the barbecue, spending time with family and playing with his beloved grandchildren.

His family remembers him as having a wicked sense of humor and a wonderful smile, and being an extremely patient and a real people person.

Bill is survived by his wife of 49 years, Carol, of Ellensburg; son Steve Wood, of Issaquah; daughter Amy Libenow and husband John, of Ellensburg; three beloved grandchildren, all of Ellensburg; brother Robert and Bev Wood, of Santa Ana, Calif.; sisters Maxine and Richard Stelzer, of Columbus, Ohio, Jaqueline and Herb Heilman, of Mansfield, Ohio, and Donna Linn, of Winter Haven, Fla.; mother-in-law Helen Crissinger, of Crestline, Ohio; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by both parents and sister Bette Lorton.

Memorial donations can be made to Crestline High School athletics — Bill Wood Memorial Basketball Fund, 7854 Oldfield Road, Crestline, OH 44827.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 •

Cold Stone offers free ice cream to benefit Make-A-Wish Whether on a cone or in a bowl, ice cream ordered at any Cold Stone Creamery on Sept. 30 will contribute to setting a world record for the world’s largest ice cream social.

Issaquah’s Cold Stone will join 1,300 stores nationwide, plus others in Guam and Puerto Rico, to help set a record and benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Get a free ice cream from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 30, at the local Cold Stone, 6100 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E. Each participant will receive a free three-ounce ice cream, known as Kate’s Creation, a caramel apple ice cream mixed with graham cracker piecrust,

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After doing research for her presentation, does Olds believe in Sasquatch?

“I suspend my disbelief. It’s such a wonderful myth,” she said, but “without any identifiable remains, there is no evidence to prove he really exists.”

Even with a skeptical mind, she had fun researching UFO sightings on Mount Rainier and learning about Princess Angeline, the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle, whose ghost is rumored to frequent Pike Place Market.

With a graduate school degree in art theory and contemporary art, Olds gives art lectures regularly at King County libraries.

During her presentations, she invites her audience to ask questions or offer their own interpre-

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service,” he said. “But it’s not just about what you do. It’s about organizing and using leadership skills. Andrew is running the show.”

Boyd Karren, a member of the Issaquah congregation, arrived

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chocolate shavings and apple pie filling — and named for the 11year-old Tampa, Fla., girl who spearheaded the event.

In return, guests are encouraged to donate to the Make-AWish Foundation.

Issaquah actress Maureen Francisco, who starred in Fox Reality show “Solitary 3.0” and the Issaquah-produced movie “Eyes in the Dark,” will greet Issaquah’s ice cream lovers as a Make-A-Wish ambassador.

“I became part of the organization because I believe in the cause,” Francisco said. “You feel good knowing that your time, energy and resources are making a child’s wish come true.”

Make-A-Wish grants wishes to children who have life-threatening medical conditions.

tations of material.

King County Library System Public Programming Coordinator Deborah Schneider said curiosity for Northwest noir was apparent among Issaquah’s populace.

“Look outside the window,” she said, gesturing toward the gray rain falling outside. “The Northwest is a spooky kind of place.”

Those with library cards can check out books and movies librarians will set out on tables during the free presentation.

“There is a whole interest in paranormal, mysterious things,” Schneider said.

Olds said people might learn something about themselves by coming to the lecture.

“I think you do become a product of your environment, no matter where you are,” she said.

Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 241, or lgeggel@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

at the plateau with his entire family — himself, his wife, two sons and 6-year-old daughter Emma.

“Andrew is a great kid and we want to help him out,” Karren said. “Plus, it’s nice to do something good on a day that was so bad.”

Kirsten Johnson: 392-6434 or isspress@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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Washington students score well on SAT Washington students’ average SAT scores are the highest in the nation for the eighth year in a row, when comparing Washington to states in which at least 25 percent of students took the test.

Usually, scores drop when more people take the test.

This is not the case for Washington.

“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: When students stay with us through the 12th grade, they have a much greater chance for success,” State Superintendent Randy Dorn said. “Our results on our state and national testing show that to be true. Students who work toward the goal of college are at the top of the nation.

That should be gratifying to our state’s families and educators.”

The more than 37,600 Washington students in the class of 2010 who took the test scored the highest in the country in critical reading and math and fourth in writing.

Nationwide, about 1.5 million students in the class of 2010 took the SAT, representing 47 percent of high school graduates, a 1 percent increase from 2009. In Washington, 54 percent of students in the class of 2010 took the SAT. SAT averages in Washington show that boys tend to score higher than girls in critical reading and math, but girls tend to score better in writing.

Washington students scored an average of 501 in critical reading, 516 in math and 492 in writing. Each section is out of 800.

Many colleges and universities require that students include SAT or ACT scores in their applications.

College Board studies show the SAT and high school grade point averages are equally predictive in determining a college freshman’s grade point average.

By Kathleen R. Merrill Issaquah Press editor

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BY CHRISTOPHER HUBER

Meghan Horn, a sixth-grader, pets Buddy, the school mascot, outside the main entrance.

Hundreds down picnic favorites to promote community at barbecue

By Christopher Huber Issaquah Press reporter op music blared as hundreds of Beaver Lake Middle School students and their parents poured through the front doors at Beaver Lake Sept. 10.

PTA volunteers greeted them, handed each a small plate and student leadership class members served pulled pork, coleslaw, root beer floats and other barbecue elements.

The annual back-to-school barbecue serves to introduce the incoming sixth-graders and their families to the greater BLMS community, said PTA co-president Deb Smith. Although it is focused on welcoming the younger students, the event was open to everyone. In all, roughly 450 people showed up to dine in the Beaver Lake cafeteria.

This year’s barbecue was extra important, Smith said, because of the shuffling of attendance boundaries.

“It’s the first time for the sixth-

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Schools in focus Beaver Lake Middle School

graders that they have friends not from their neighborhoods,” she said. “Anytime you build community and pride in the school, kids have more sense of belonging. It’s a good chance for parents to meet, too.”

Smith and others were impressed with the overall turnout.

She said there were more seventhand eighth-graders than usual.

As families settled into the lunch tables, parents mingled and many of their pre-teens buzzed around the open space in front of the stage. A disc jockey led interactive games and other students hopped outside to pet Buddy 2.0, the school’s live mascot — a bulldog,

PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER HUBER

Above, eighth-grader Nicholas Meinhofer (left) ladles barbecue sauce for a student, while parents mingle (below) in the cafeteria during the annual backto-school barbecue Sept. 10. whose owner, Patrick Ford, teaches at the school.

“My general vibe is Beaver Lake has a uniquely good grasp on the general level of raising kids and educating kids,” parent John Haile said. “The spirit of this is so right on.”

Haile, who has one child at Beaver Lake and one at Endeavour Elementary School, said he has overall been impressed with the district’s promotion of community involvement.

“Success is predicated on involvement,” he said. “The barbecue just gave every kid that’s here an extra 10 points on their next test.”

Christopher Huber: 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

Student art colors calendar About 50 original pieces of original student artwork have debuted in the district’s annual Student Art Calendar.

The calendar can be found online at www.issaquah.wednet.edu. Select the “Student art calendar for 2010-2011 ... It's here!” link.

Lissy Mandel, who works in district communications, coordinated and laid out the calendar. She will start collecting student art for next year’s calendar shortly after winter break.

Everything is the same, except for the freshmen

By Ryan Dunn Skyline High School Something is different, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.

The scent of my Degree antiperspirant, so sparingly used over those lazy summer afternoons, hasn’t changed, my shirts fit the same and “Jersey Shore” is on every Thursday. My life is exactly the same as it was before and yet it isn’t.

As my second-period math class drags on I still can’t put my finger on it. The Casio calculator I have grown to hate so passionately is filled with the same meaningless numbers; my hatred for all things numerical has certainly not changed.

Third period — little here has changed either, although Mr. Krogstad is sporting a fresh-looking beard. Still no idea.

Fourth period — something has

changed here. I went from knowing next to nothing about chemistry to coming to the realization that I, in fact, know even less than that, but that’s not it either.

Fifth period — U.S. government. Now, I finally have some idea what I’m doing, but I’ve always loved history. Nothing new here either.

Sixth period — my sanity has now become a serious area of concern. Same class I’ve had since

my sophomore year. Hell, I’m sitting in the same seat and still can’t get past the twelfth level of “Bloons Tower Defense.” Yet I still don’t feel like everything is the same.

As I storm out of class generally ticked off, I unwittingly plow through a group of freshmen loitering out in front of the bathroom, I apologize and walk away.

Oh wait, freshmen. That’s it. I bumped into freshmen.

Make this Your Child’s Best School Year Ever!

ant to know what’s going on with local teens, learn what they care about and get involved in your community? Then, join the staff of The Beat, The Issaquah Press’ teen page that runs on the Schools page the fourth Wednesday of every month.

Well, except this one.

The students and I, their adviser, will meet later this month to brainstorm for the coming months.

Students Kathleen R. Merrill were just so busy right at the beginning of school that we thought it would be better to wait a month than to put out an issue that didn’t meet our high standards.

We’re looking for high school students — especially at Liberty and Issaquah high schools.

The commitment for staff members is a monthly meeting to plan the next issue and learn about journalism, and typically one story per month (although this can be waived if your schedule just gets too heavy).

We’re hoping to get freshmen and sophomores, too, so we don’t lose too much of our staff to graduation at the end of the year.

We want people who are excited and curious about life, the community around them and who want to learn what people care about and want to learn. Although writing experience is a plus, we know you have to learn somewhere, so we can and will teach the right students.

We also need photographers; people interested in working with our Facebook and Twitter accounts; people who are interested in boosting our Web presence; and people who have an interest or ability in fundraising.

Speaking of fundraising, we’re looking for support for this year’s issues, too. Our first page has been graciously paid for by an end-of-the-schoolyear donation from the Issaquah Schools Foundation.

But we need more donations to help fund coming issues, which are published by The Press at a substantial discount, so the page doesn’t have to have advertising on it, taking up the space we need for important issues, topics, people and places.

So, no matter how old, or young, you are, you can join us in some way. How about it?

Kathleen R. Merrill: 392-6434, ext.

227, or editor@isspress. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

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NURSING

The proposed structure is approximately 5,000 SF, with a 2,550 SF building footprint.

The applicant proposes to enhance the stream buffer with native plants and install large woody debris in Issaquah Creek. The applicant has also donated 4,332 SF of his parcel to the City of Issaquah, located on the opposite side (west side) of Issaquah Creek from the proposed development.

The project site is located at 845 3rd Ave NW.

mental determination and other project application materials are available from the Issaquah Planning Department, 1775 12th Avenue NW.

garding this bid may be directed to the City of Issaquah Project Engineer (425) 8373400. Proposals shall be on the forms included in contract documents and shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond (with an authorized surety company as surety) made payable to the City of Issaquah, in an amount not less than 5% of the amount of the bid.

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Peter Rosen, Environmental Planner (425) 837-3094 Published in The Issaquah Press on 9/22/10

02-1967 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF ISSAQUAH ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Complete Streets, Project No. T02410

Project name/Permit number: Elekes SFR & ADU/PLN0600081, PLN06-00082 After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the agency, the City of Issaquah has determined this proposal would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.

This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340(2). The lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days. Anyone wishing to comment may submit written comments to the Responsible Official between September 23, 2010 and October 6, 2010. The Responsible Official will reconsider the determination based on timely comments. Any person aggrieved by this determination may appeal by filing a Notice of Appeal with the City of Issaquah Permit Center between October 7, 2010 and October 20, 2010. Appellants should prepare specific factual objections. Copies of the environ-

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Issaquah in the Office of Public Works Engineering, physical address 1775 12th Avenue NW, Issaquah, Washington 98027, mailing address City of Issaquah, Department of Public Works, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, WA 98027 until 2:00 P.M., Pacific Time, September 29, 2010, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read for the Complete Streets, Project No. t02410.

This contract provides for the improvement throughout the city to repair and build sidewalks and crosswalks.

Plans, specifications, bid forms, and other contract documents may be examined and obtained at the City of Issaquah Department of Public Works, 1775 12th Avenue NW, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, Washington. Questions re-

Plans, specifications, and addenda, are also available online through Builders Exchange of Washington, Inc. at http://www.bxwa.com. Click on: “bxwa.com”; “Posted Projects”; “Public Works”, “City of Issaquah”, and “Project Bid Date”.

(Note bidders are encouraged to “Register as a Bidder”, in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to be placed on the “Bidders List”. This service is provided free of charge to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, & Vendors bidding this project.

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CITY OF ISSAQUAH PUBLIC NOTICE SEPA DETERMINATION ELEKES SR & ADU PLN06-00081, PLN06-00082 Pursuant to the provisions of Issaquah Ordinance No. 1633 and the State Environmental Policy Act, Chapters 43.21[c] RCW and WAC 197-11-510, notice is hereby given that the City of Issaquah did, on September 22, 2010, issue a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) for a proposal to demolish two existing single family residences and construct an adult family home with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a 17,000 SF site adjacent to Issaquah Creek.

The two existing residences are located within the 100-foot buffer of Issaquah Creek, and the proposed residence would have a 52.5 foot wide buffer with a 5-foot building setback.

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The Issaquah Press

P OLICE & FIRE

No new excuses

Police arrested a 23-year-old Sammamish man in the 22700 block of Southeast 20th Street for driving with a suspended license Sept. 7. The officer stopped the vehicle because the license tabs expired in October 2009. The officer then discovered the driver’s license had been suspended for unpaid tickets. The man pleaded ignorance about the tabs, and said the vehicle was new.

Arrest Police arrested a 23-year-old Cle Elum woman for theft and criminal trespassing in the 6300 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at 2:31 a.m. Sept. 7.

Naughty by nature A caller in the 5100 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Southeast said her two sons became angry with her and left the house prior to 8:35 a.m. Sept. 7. Police located

the boys beneath outside stairs, playing videogames. They said they did not want to go to school.

High school high Police arrested two juvenile females for possession of marijuana at Issaquah High School, 700 Second Ave. S.E., at 12:03 p.m. Sept. 7.

Cut A portable saw, combo kit and drills were stolen from a van parked in the 1100 block of Northwest Maple Street prior to 1:56 p.m. Sept. 8. The estimated loss is unknown.

Arrest Police arrested a 38-year-old Issaquah man for violation of a protection order in the 2400 block of Newport Way Northwest at 1:14 a.m. Sept. 9.

All’s fare Police responded to a report of a

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disturbance in a taxicab in the 800 block of Front Street North at 10:36 p.m. Sept. 9. The driver said the intoxicated passenger had run up a fare to almost $100. The driver did not want the passenger in the car anymore, because he had become unreasonable. The passenger paid the fare.

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Police responded to a report of harassment in the 300 block of Rainier Boulevard South at 11 a.m. Sept. 10. The caller said large groups of teenagers had aggressively blocked the trail behind the Issaquah Skate Park. Police could not locate the juveniles.

Police responded to a noise complaint in the 100 block of Northeast High Street at 2:27 a.m.

Sept. 10. The caller complained about a man cleaning a building with a power washer. Police asked the man to turn off the machine.

Prescription medication was stolen in the 800 block of Front Street South prior to 6:59 a.m. Sept.

10. The estimated loss is unknown.

Repainted Industrial paint spray pumps were stolen from a construction site in the 22400 block of Southeast 31st Place prior to 7 a.m.

Sept. 10. The estimated loss is $5,000.

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02-1971 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Loan No: 0031068505 APN: 7857003610 TS No: 1009510-6 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 22, 2010,10:00 AM, at the 4th Ave. entrance to the King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, the undersigned Trustee will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashiers' check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, towit: PARCEL B, CITY OF SEATTLE SHORT PLAT SUBDIVISION NUMBER 9402851, RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 9410281848 AND AMENDED

BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 9502220518, SAID SHORT PLAT BEING A PORTION OF TRACTS E AND H, SOMERVILLE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 2 OF PLATS, PAGE 63, IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated March 23, 2006, recorded on March 30, 2006, as Instrument No. 20060330000997 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of King County, WA from WENDY H. XIE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN as Grantor(s) ,to THE TALON GROUP, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC , as Beneficiary. More commonly known as 2467 S SPENCER ST, SEATTLE, WA

A lock was cut off of a trailer parked in the 1100 block of 12th Avenue Northwest prior to 8:17 a.m. Sept. 10. The estimated loss is unknown.

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to 2:46 p.m. Sept. 10. The estimated loss is $600.

Police responded to a noise complaint in the 700 block of Fifth Avenue Northwest at 1:36 p.m.

Sept. 10. The caller had complained about construction noise.

Police explained the crew could use construction equipment in hours allowed by the permit.

Outgunned A handgun was stolen from a residence in the 1700 block of Pine View Drive Northwest prior

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II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers' or Grantor's default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage.

III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: PAYMENT INFORMATION From 03/01/2010 To 10/22/2010 Number of Payments 8 Monthly payment $1,026.62 Total $8,212.96 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION From 03/01/2010 To 10/22/2010 Number of Payments 8 Monthly payment $49.73 Total $397.84 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: March 23, 2006 Note Amount: $232,000,00 Interest Paid To: February 1, 2010 Next Due Date: March 1, 2010 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $251,375.53, together with interest as provided in the Note from the February 1, 2010, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on October 22 ,2010. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by October 11 ,2010, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before October 11, 2010 {11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee's fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashier's or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank.

The sale may be terminated any time after the October 11, 2010 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS 2467 S SPENCER ST SEATTLE, WA 98108 2467 S SPENCER ST SEATTLE, WA 981083152 2467 SOUTH SPENCER STREET SEATTLE, WA 98108 by both first class and certified mail on June 22, 2010, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the

Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee's sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee's Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW.For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060; SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-259-7850 DATED: 7/21/2010 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY 17592 E. 17th Street, Suite 300 Tustin, CA 92780 Lisa Bradford, Authorized Signature ASAP# 3661006 09/22/2010, 10/13/2010 Published in The Issaquah Press on 9/22/10 & 10/13/10

Child’s play A child playing with a phone in the 7800 block of state Route 900 misdialed 911 at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 10.

Assault Police arrested a 29-year-old Bellevue woman for assault in the 100 block of East Sunset Way at 10:13 p.m. Sept. 10.

No means no Police arrested a 24-year-old Sammamish man at about 11 p.m.

Sept. 10 for driving with a license suspended in connection with a drunken driving charge. The officer had contacted three juvenile females near Southeast 37th Street and East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast after police noticed the girls exit a private road leading to a “known party spot.” The officer noticed the driver exit from the same area.

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Eastside Fire & Rescue reports for Sept. 22 At 2:27 p.m. Sept. 16, a

unit from Station 81 extinguished a vehicle fire at Southeast Eighth Street and Southeast 13th Place.

At 3:17 p.m. Sept. 16, five units from Station 71 provided emergency aid at a motor vehicle accident on a dead-end street off the Interstate 90 turnaround.

At 11:12 p.m. Sept. 17, two units from Station 83 provided emergency aid at a motor vehicle accident at 223rd and 228th avenues southeast.

At 4:23 p.m. Sept. 18, two units from Station 71 provided emergency aid at a motor vehicle accident along Mine Hill Road Southwest.

At 1:15 a.m. Sept. 19, two units from Station 71 provided emergency aid at a motor vehicle accident in the Fred Meyer parking lot at Southeast 62nd Street.

Assault Police arrested a 26-year-old Issaquah man for assault in the 18300 block of Southeast Newport Way at 5:51 p.m. Sept. 11.

I, spy Police responded to a report of suspicious activity in the 600 block of Front Street South at 12:01 a.m.

Sept. 12. The caller reported hearing a person behind his residence and seeing a shadow.

Assault Police arrested a 29-year-old Issaquah man for assault in the 22500 block of Southeast 56th Street at 12:18 a.m. Sept. 12.

Bike the Outback Police responded to a report of suspicious activity in the 100 block of Newport Way Southwest at 12:55 a.m. Sept. 12. The caller said a group of people in the parking lot might be attempting to steal a bike and put the bike inside a Subaru Outback. Police located the people sitting and talking on a curb in the parking lot near the Outback. The vehicle belonged to a member of the group. Police did not see a bike.

Arrest Police arrested a 26-year-old Fall City man for obstruction, and on warrants for driving with a suspended license and assault, in the 300 block of Northwest Dogwood Street at 5:43 a.m. Sept. 12.

Safety first A window was damaged, and a first aid kit and jackets were stolen, from a GMC parked in the 21200 block of Southeast 42nd Place prior to 8:59 a.m. Sept. 12.

The estimated loss is $110.

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Storage units in the 1600 block of Northwest Maple Street were damaged in a burglary attempt prior to 10:45 a.m. Sept. 12. The estimated loss is $500.

Wily coyote Police euthanized a severely injured coyote along state Route 900 near Northwest Talus Drive at 6:43 p.m. Sept. 12. The officer advised the city Public Works Operations Department about the carcass.

School of rock A window was damaged at Tiger Mountain Community High School, 355 S.E. Evans St., prior to 7:38 a.m. Sept. 13. The estimated loss is unknown.

Unauthorized withdrawal A woman in the 1000 block of Cabin Creek Lane Southwest said money was removed from her bank account prior to 12:53 p.m. Sept.

13. The estimated loss is $2,500.

Ford filched A window was damaged, and a mobile phone charger and iPod were stolen, from a Ford parked in the 18500 block of Southeast Newport Way prior to 2:25 p.m. Sept.

13. The estimated loss is unknown.

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were stolen from Sports Authority, 1185 N.W. Gilman Blvd., prior to 12:10 p.m. Sept. 14. The estimated loss is $709.

Bad credit A person in the 100 block of Newport Way Northwest said his or her credit card information had been used to make fraudulent purchases prior to 2:02 p.m. Sept. 14.

The estimated loss is $1,006.

Defaced Police discovered graffiti on a city sign in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard on Sept.

14. The cost to remove the graffiti is unknown.

Say cheese A camera and iPod were stolen from Target, 755 N.W. Gilman Blvd., prior to 3:40 p.m. Sept. 14.

The estimated loss is $1,118.

Prying eyes A window was pried open and items were stolen at a residence in the 4300 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast prior to 10:48 p.m. Sept. 14. The estimated loss is unknown.

Bad romance A woman said a customer at a business in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard asked her if she was interested in a dating relationship prior to 10:32 a.m.

Sept. 15. She told him she did not wish to speak to him again.

Shot down A gun was stolen from a Hyundai parked in the 1800 block of 25th Avenue Northeast prior to 11:03 a.m. Sept. 15. The estimated loss is unknown.

Sunk A person in the 2100 block of Northwest Pacific Yew Place said jewelry had been stolen while he or she was on a cruise prior to 11:20 a.m. Sept. 15. Police advised the caller to contact the cruise line about the theft. The estimated loss is $8,252.95.

Bull’s-eye Police arrested a 46-year-old Issaquah woman for attempting to steal merchandise from Target, 755 N.W. Gilman Blvd., at 12:01 p.m. Sept. 15. The store recovered items worth $73.

Candid camera A surveillance camera was stolen from the Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride, 1755 Highlands Drive Northeast, prior to 1:59 p.m. Sept. 15. The estimated loss is $800.

Wacky weed A Weed Eater was stolen from an Issaquah School District truck parked in the 500 block of Northwest Holly Street prior to 3:13 p.m.

Sept. 15. The estimated loss is $250.

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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The ‘Monty’ men, from left, Kevin High (as Dave Bukatinsky), Terence Kelley (‘Horse’), Troy Wageman (Ethan Girard), Michael Nicholas (Malcolm MacGregor) and Bob De Dea (Harold Nichols) begin their final scene from Village Theatre’s production of ‘The Full Monty.’

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“Vibrant Threads,” featuring work by local textile artists, through Sept. 30, Marianwood Art Gallery at Providence Marianwood, 3725 Providence Point Drive S.E., 391-2895 or 213-3340

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Seattle artist Scott Ward’s exhibit, “To Tree or Not to Tree,” Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., through Oct. 9

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Humor, grit and blue-collar blues add endearing touches to ‘The Full Monty’

Astro Cats, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha

Chris Stevens and the Surf Monkeys, 7:3011:30 p.m., Vino Bella

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Master Chorus hosts auditions for its 20th season

New Age Flamenco, 7:3011:30 p.m., Vino Bella

The Rollin’ Log Saloon presents Dead Night Reunion with music by Shelfhead Jake at 7 p.m. at 50 E. Sunset Way. Ages 21 and over only, with a $5 cover charge.

Open Mic Night, featuring Skinny People Kissing (Nick Foster and Kelsey French), Lombardi’s, 6:30-9 p.m., 95 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 391-9097

Michael Gotz, 5-10 p.m., Vino Bella Flowmotion, 8 p.m., Treehouse Point

Sammi Awards seeks anniversary artists The 2011 Sammi Awards is seeking artwork for its 10th anniversary celebration and art exhibition.

The art contest is for exhibition and publication in posters, promotion materials and event programs.

Artists who live, work or volunteer in the greater Sammamish Plateau area are encouraged to submit a new 2-D work of art created to reflect 2011’s theme, “A Decade of Inspiration.”

The first-place selection will define the central image and set the creative tone, design and color scheme for all 2011 SAMMI Awards publicity and ceremony materials.

The top five artists will have their artwork and artist statements published in the 2011 SAMMI Awards ceremony program.

The top 10 artists will have their work on display during the SAMMI Awards PreFunction Exhibition Party following the ceremony, and become part of a traveling exhibition at various locations currently under consideration for 2011.

Submission deadline is midnight, Dec. 1.

Learn more by e-mailing arteast.cwgallery@gmail.com.

The exhibition and award ceremony is March 18, 2011.

Former President Jimmy Carter will stop at the Issaquah Costco in late October to sign copies of his latest book, a collection of excerpts from the private diary he kept as president.

Carter is due at Costco, 801 10th Ave. N.W., from noon - 1:30 p.m. Oct. 27. Call the warehouse at 313-0965 to learn more.

The former president, 85, is on tour to promote “White House Diary” — a behind-the-scenes account of the inner workings of the Carter White House and a peek inside the Camp David Accords, the Iran hostage crisis and the 1980 battle for the Democratic nomination.

Carter has written more than 20 books in the 30 years since he lost the White House to Ronald Reagan.

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The clothes start to come off during the opening moments of “The Full Monty” at Village Theatre, prompting audience members to lean forward, exchange glances and wonder: Now? No, not now. Maybe not ever.

“The Full Monty” has made a name — as a film and, later, as the stage musical here — for offering a fleeting glimpse of flesh. But, as the audience learns early on, “The Full Monty” is about a lot more than, well, the full monty.

The show about unemployed steelworkers struggling to gain a foothold in a ruined economy has swagger to spare and, more importantly, tenderness to temper the testosterone.

The ribald comedy serves as the raucous opener to the Village Theatre season. The choice may raise some eyebrows in Issaquah, but the musical has the humor, heart and grit to be accessible to casual theatergoers.

The average Joes at the center of the musical scheme to strip in order to regain the money and, ironically, the dignity lost amid unemployment.

The action has been shifted from the industrial England of the film to Buffalo, N.Y., circa 1992. The steel mill at the center of the blue-collar universe has gone bust, and the main characters tiptoe through a minefield of indignities: unemployment checks and minimumwage jobs at the local mall.

The plot resonates in post-recession 2010 — even among white-collar theater audiences confronting shrunken retirement portfolios and frugal fatigue.

Dane Stokinger anchors “The Full Monty” as Jerry Lukowski, a not-quitedeadbeat-yet dad and the ringleader of the strippers. Stokinger brings brio and a believable, boy-next-door quality to the role.

Jerry decides to strip in order to scrape together fast cash for child support, or lose joint custody of son Nathan (Jack Holmes) to ex-wife Pam (Ashley FitzSimmons).

FitzSimmons is the foil, but not a shrew. Instead, she portrays Pam as a mama grizzly, a protective parent in a tough situation.

Kevin High, as the doughy Dave

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Bukatinsky, imbues charm and vulnerability into the role of a reluctant sidekick drafted to strip before a screaming audience. The catch: Dave is too self-conscious to even make love to wife Georgie (Kathy Henson Gehrig) and, as a result, their marriage has gone colder than a Buffalo winter.

The rest of the troupe includes Bob De Dea as former mill foreman Harold Nichols, Michael Nicholas as “pigeonchested” Malcolm MacGregor, Troy Wageman as daft Ethan Girard and Terence Kelley as the weathered and arthritic Noah “Horse” T. Simmons. (The showstopper “Big Black Man” addresses questions about the nickname.)

The surprise standout in the ensemble

cast is Ellen McClain as Jeanette Burmeister, the strippers’ ancient rehearsal pianist and a showbiz veteran in Carol Channing glasses. McClain almost walks off with the show in her orthopedic shoes.

The plot unfolds in PG-13-rated bursts of locker-room talk and ladies’ room banter.

The pop-inflected score, by multiple Tony Award nominee David Yazbek, is uneven at times, but the Village Theatre cast has the skill to buff and polish the rough parts.

Costumes indulge in early ’90s nostalgia. Think pleather, shoulder pads and Aqua Net for the ladies; slouchy denim and backwards baseball caps for the men. The touches add texture but do not, thankfully, reduce the characters to caricatures.

Bravo, too, for the miniscule details used to add authenticity to the Buffalo setting. The paper bags in a granny cart in a street scene bear the logo of Wegmans, a Northeastern grocer.

Most of the musical unfolds in the derelict steel mill. The brick-and-steel set has muscularity the men lack.

But the physiques matter little as “The Full Monty” crescendos to the climactic scene at a Buffalo nightclub. By then, the catcalls and wolf whistles emanate from the supporting characters on stage — and from the theater audience.

In celebration of its 20th anniversary season, Master Chorus Eastside has put together an extra-special year of 2010-11 performances, and is holding auditions in all sections.

It will produce holiday concerts in Sammamish and Kirkland in December, perform a staged version of Bach’s powerful “St. John Passion” in March, and with an eye on its 20-year history, perform a whimsical choral overview of the passage of time in May. It concludes its season in June with two performances of its popular All-American Independence Celebration in Issaquah’s historic Pickering Barn.

All interested singers must have choral experience and basic musicreading ability. Call 392-8446 for an audition appointment. Learn more at www.masterchoruseastside.org.

Issaquah Salmon Hatchery hosts traveling youth art show The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery’s theater room is a little more colorful these days, thanks to a variety of youth artworks on display for the month of September.

The traveling art show is part of Puget Sound Starts Here art and video contest, administered by Nature Vision.

Artists from kindergarten through 12th grade created art based on the theme “Why Should We Care About Puget Sound?”

Deadline extended in sister-city photo contest The deadline for the photo contest set up to foster ties between Issaquah and sister city Chefchaouen, Morocco, has been extended to Oct. 29.

Issaquah and the American Moroccan International Exchange teamed up for a photo contest for students ages 12-18 from both cities. Eligible students can create and submit photos to the contest. Organizers hope the photography project helps improve understanding and relationships between people in both nations.

Find the contest guidelines and submit photos at http://amieonline.org.

The winning photos will be displayed in Issaquah and Chefchaouen, and online. The top finishers will also receive cash prizes.

BY JAY KOH/VILLAGE THEATRE

Ellen McLain (right, as Jeanette Burmeister) and cast members playing the role of unemployed Buffalo, N.Y., steelworkers enact a scene from Village Theatre’s production of ‘The Full Monty.’

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