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Old — or ‘Olde’ — Town Task Force readies final report

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Launched by Mayor Fred Butler, they have been meeting since at least early 2015. On Jan. 11, they will report their findings during a work session of the City Council.

One immediate question might be what to call them.

When Butler brought the group

Tent City 4 returns to High Point site

together, they were the Olde Town Vitality Task Force, charged with studying and generating ideas on maintaining and rejuvenating the Olde Town, or downtown, area.

However, on the first page of their draft report presented to Butler in December, the group notes one of their recommendations is to drop the “e” from “Olde Town,” and the report refers to

the area as “Old Town.”

There is no final list of the 100 or so recommendations made by the group, said Robb Hunt, executive producer of the Village Theater, which sits in the heart of Olde Town on Front Street.

A member of the task force, he said Butler asked the group to prioritize their recommendations, presumably in time for the Jan. 11

council session.

Karen Donovan, director of the Downtown Issaquah Association and another member of the task force, said much of the same. She said the task force’s recommendations update downtown design standards, address streetscapes and similar issues. Donovan also talked about increasing partnerships with community groups.

Parking and traffic were brought up as issues, but the task force ended up focusing on parking as the problem they had more control over.

A draft report on the city’s website lists the following major findings, among others.

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CRISP MORNING BRINGS YEAR TO A CLOSE

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com For now, Tent City 4 has set up shop in Issaquah’s High Point area, just off Interstate 90 Exit 20.

There are plans for the homeless camp to move to the grounds of Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Sammamish on Feb. 6.

Sammamish has specific requirements in place regarding such encampments, and as part of the permit process, the church was required to hold a public meeting on its plans. That meeting was held in the church Dec. 30 with about 30 people in attendance.

For the most part, the session was a quiet one with very little opposition to the arrival of Tent City 4. There were plenty of questions and discussion of incidents that occurred during Tent City’s previous stay, especially regarding one camper’s arrest for the sale of methamphetamines.

The man allegedly was selling the drugs to other Tent City residents, said the Rev. Kevin Duggan, church pastor. He said he did not know if the person was ever convicted.

In late 2013, Tent City 4 spent 90 days in Sammamish. During that time, police responded to 30 calls involving the encampment, said Sammamish Police Sgt. Frances Carlson. Camp leadership was responsible for about half of those calls, she added.

All in all, there were eight arrests involving camp members, including the one drug arrest. At least one arrest involved domestic violence.

Four Tent City residents spent most of the evening telling the small crowd that they have tightened security at the camp since 2013. Identified only as Perry, one resident said repeatedly that every person living in Tent City 4 must have a valid government ID. They are checked for active warrants and sex offenses.

In the case of warrants, Perry and others said camp leadership notifies police. No sex offenders are allowed in the camp.

Perry and camp manager Sam Roberson also repeatedly stressed what they said is a zero tolerance policy regarding drugs and alcohol. Those moving into the camp are required to agree to a code of conduct, including the ban on alcohol and drugs.

Violators can be banned.

In answering a resident question, Perry said persons removed from the camp are not simply let loose into the surrounding neighborhood. They are given a bus pass and escorted to a bus staSee SITE, Page 3

Photos by Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com

Several sunny and cold winter mornings provided opportunities last week to enjoy some of the scenery at Lake Sammamish State Park as 2015 came to a close.

Above: A flock of Canada geese takes off into clear sky shortly after sunrise Dec. 31 following a night huddled together on the lawn near Sunset Beach.

Left: Fallen autumn leaves and grass, along with everything else, are covered with a thick layer of frost, while puddles from the recent rains are frozen sheets of ice just as the sun comes up on New Year’s Eve for one of its shortest appearances of the year.

Senior center members fully aware of controversy

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com What do the rank-and-file members of the Issaquah Valley Senior Center think about the recent controversy clouding the center?

“To cut to the chase,” one man said, “it’s all political bull----.”

Like most others leaving or entering the center for lunch on Dec. 29, the man did not want to give his name.

The man was blunt, but not the most blunt of those who spoke with an Issaquah Press reporter this day.

“I think you should go away and leave us alone. Go pick on somebody else,” yelled one irate

woman as she got into her car.

“I don’t know everything that’s gone on,” said another woman, who also declined to give her name. She added there was plenty of innuendo flying around.

“And that’s from both sides,” she said.

Those sides are the leadership of the senior center and a number of disgruntled former members, two of whom were banned from the center via no-trespassing orders issued by police at the request of center leadership.

Increasingly, the opposition to the center includes city leaders, who have placed stringent conditions

Two visitors emerge from the Issaquah Valley Senior Center after the weekly Tuesday lunch Dec. 29.

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A Californian family on a visit prior to moving to Issaquah for a new employment opportunity takes a walk on Front Street at Sunset Way Dec. 30 during a downtown sightseeing tour, noting that “we love it here.”

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4 Many spaces are underutilized, resulting in underserving the community and detracting from the overall vitality of the area.

4 Streetscape designs and amenities across downtown, or Central Business District, are very inconsistent and work to funnel people through the downtown rather than draw them into downtown businesses and attractions.

4 Historic buildings lend downtown Issaquah unique charm, but many buildings are poorly maintained, not well lit and lack engaging storefronts.

4 Many city codes governing the use of the land — including parking, building heights and signage requirements — are more restrictive in the CBD than in other

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MERRY CHRISTMAS ISSAQUAH TRACKER Goal: $100,000 Date: $77,492 Issaquah Community Services reports the end of the tax year resulted in quite a few large donations to the Merry Christmas Issaquah fund.

Thank you to all who donated to the fund in 2015. Issaquah Community Services is still accepting donations. Send them to P.O. Box 669, Issaquah, WA 98027.

Donors: William D. and Yoko Smiley, Jeff and Carol Heinen, Dean and Heather Peabody, Mike and Cathie Farr, Gail Phillips, Linda Sawin, Jennifer Crewe, Larry Norton, Duane Budd, John Koester, Jack Edwards, Bruce and Jean Sillers, Geraldine and Larry Carey, Hank and Jackie Thomas in memory of Tony, Sharon and Robert Ironmonger, Peggy and Frederic Hawkins, Sandy and Michael Nygaard, Praise for Today Foundation, Jamie Choi, Brian Gallagher, Mary Nelson, Susan Liebling, Ronald Coxon, Ann C. Moore, Patty and Moshe Cristel, Jo Ann McHolland, Ramona and Douglas Lawrence, Innervisions/ The Alves, Val Borman, Helene and Paul Eberts, John P. Rodgers and Leslie Dorsett, Bruce and Judy Adams, Paul and Michelle Winterstein, Tara Michaels, Gail Givan, John and Sandra Schmidt, Sandie and George Vanni, Tony Simmons and Dennis Hall and Ruth and James Stormo

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parts of the city, a fact the task force argues hinders downtown’s competiveness and reinforces the underuse of spaces.

Andrea Snyder, the city’s economic development manager, acted as city liaison with the task force.

In the past, she said one initial goal of the group was defining exactly what vitality looks like in its reimagined

downtown.

The task force’s draft report said vitality includes a mix of transportation options in the area. Good aesthetics will need to be part of the mix as well as making the area more energetic. The latter means creating an area that attracts visitors both day and night.

At least one recommendation of the task force already

has been completed. With a grand reopening in midDecember, the city unveiled about $20,000 in renovations to tiny Pedestrian Park at the corner of Front Street and Sunset Way. Snyder has said it is one of the locations the task force had identified as underused.

The new park features improved outdoor furniture and lighting.

POLICE & FIRE Christmas capers

4A $25 game was reported stolen at 9:07 a.m.

Dec. 25 in the 2100 block of Northwest Stoney Creekk Drive.

4A $300 cell phone was reported stolen at 10:39

By Tom Corrigan Sophia Way ($21,000) and build trust and connect them city will require some sort of a.m. Dec. 25 from a car in tcorrigan@isspress.com Lifewire ($2,000). Moon fur- with services.” insurance. the 400 block of Northwest ther noted the City Council, The city recently ran Catholic Community Pebble Lane.

Issaquah City Hall takes a in its 2016 budget, authointo a bump in the road in Services offers regular meals 4At 11:36 a.m. Dec. 25, distinct interest in the issue rized $15,000 for additional providing space for several at the hall. There are seven the owner of a 2011 Honda of homelessness, said Emily Eastside winter sheltering. food and lunch programs. other organizations using Pilot reported someone Moon, deputy city adminis4There are also other hu- Sitting near the Eastside Fire the hall, including Alcoholbroke into the car in the trator. man services grants to agen- & Rescue building on Sunset ics Anonymous and Sobriety 1600 block of Newport “The city provides financies that help people related Way, the Community Hall is, Lifeline.

Way Northwest and stole cial support to organizations to food, shelter and other or was, used by several com“The users of Commua pocketbook, wallet and directly serving individusupportive services that are munity groups as a place to nity Hall have met to build cell phone. Total loss was als and families who are not as specific or solely foserve free meals to the chal- understanding of requirevalued at $800. currently experiencing cused on services for home- lenged or homeless. ments for food donating and 4The owner of a 2013 homelessness or who are at less individuals or families, In October, the city andistributing organizations Lincoln MKZ reported at risk of becoming homeless,” Moon said. She offered the nounced that as Jan. 1, and donor kitchens,” Moon 1:52 p.m. Dec. 25 that Moon said in an email.

Issaquah Food and Clothing 2016, all groups using the said, adding that included someone broke into the SUV Moon said city dollars Bank as an example.

Community Hall kitchen a meeting with the Seattlein the 2500 block of Northhave helped fund emergency 4The City’s budget for its must certify that any distrib- King County Department of west Alpine Crest Way and winter shelters, counseling, 2016 contribution to ARCH uted food was prepared in Health. stole a camera, umbrella, day centers and other sup(A Regional Housing Coalia licensed or donor kitchen, Moon said the various charger, coat and sunglassport services. tion) is $41,766 such as the facility in Comgroups are working to find es. Total loss was valued at Agencies receiving finanMoon also talked about munity Hall. The food may options for food preparation $790. cial boosts from the city the city contracting for not be prepared at a private outside of private homes.

4Someone stole a walinclude Congregations for homeless outreach with home.

“Those options continue let and cash from a 2002 the Homeless, Friends of three other Eastside cities: The change is in keeping to include using Community Chevrolet Suburban in the Youth, The Sophia Way and Kirkland, Redmond and Bel- with King County rules that Hall,” Moon said.

800 block of Lingering Pine Lifewire. levue. had simply not been greatly Catholic Community SerDrive Northwest sometime City funding for these “The goal of this proenforced previously. Further, vices offers one of the more before 4:45 p.m. Dec. 25. agencies is as follows: gram,” Moon said, “is to for nonprofit groups who regular and well-attended 4At 7:58 p.m. Dec. 25, 4Congregations for the provide proactive outreach distribute meals, conduct meal programs at the hall. A the owner of a 2015 BMW Homeless ($24,700), Friends in the community — meetclasses, or other programs spokesperson did not return 328i reported someone of Youth ($3,000), The ing people where they are to at the Community Hall, the a request for comment. broke into the car in the 2500 block of Northwest Stoney Creek Drive and stole a $200 iPod.

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tion. Camp members stick around to make certain the offender boards a bus leaving the area. Roberson said the same rules are in place now at Tent City 4’s Issaquah location.

On Dec. 28, Tent City 4 returned to the Issaquah

location alongside the interstate freeway where they spent most of the summer. The encampment had taken up residence in Hans Jensen Campground, part of Lake Sammamish State Park, in November. State officials gave the group one 20-day extension on their permit, but would not agree to a second.

Largely in response to Tent City 4’s arrival in 2013, Sammamish legisla-

tors adopted new policies regarding such encampments. They are limited to a 90-day stay annually. Rules spell out the permitting process, which includes a public comment period and notification of neighbors.

The city also spells out requirements for sanitation, an adequate water supply and screening.

Duggan said Tent City 4 had enough tents for about 100 people the last time

they were at his church.

They will be limited to a little more than half that this time around.

Newly elected City Councilwoman Christie Malchow was among those attending the public meeting.

“I think we have a duty to take care of our own,” she said, referring to the residents of Tent City 4 and adding she is a member of Mary, Queen of Peace church.

Schaer steps down after two terms on City Council

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com

council, saying he would be remembered for his environmental stances and fiscal “I am so glad my final conservatism. At one point, vote on this council was Butler talked about Schaer in favor,” said now former taking the lead on a polyIssaquah City Councilman styrene food packaging ban, Joshua Schaer. the first such ban on the Serving on the council Eastside. for two terms beginning in “The past eight years 2007, Schaer decided not to have been some of the most run for re-election in 2015 important in our history,” and attended his last meetButler said, noting the ing, at least as a member of council’s achievements had the council, on Dec. 21. included a major developSchaer’s last vote was for ment agreement, presumlowering the speed limit on ably with Costco, as well as a stretch of West Lake Sam- the adoption of the Central mamish Parkway.

Issaquah Plan, intended to Mayor Fred Butler praised guide growth in the city’s Schaer for his time on the core for years to come.

Cascade Warbirds offers aviation scholarships Cascade Warbirds, an organization that promotes the restoration, preservation, operation and public display of historically significant military aircraft, is offering scholarships for private pilot ground school with introductory flights to inspire youth to become the aviation pioneers of tomorrow.

This scholarship is available for students between

“I greatly enjoyed this role,” Schaer said, adding while there might have been a lot of 6-1 votes, he forgave the rest of the council for disagreeing with him. More seriously, Schaer added he hopes the council members know and remember how important they can be to the city.

“Remember, when you are in these seats, you can make a difference,” he said, urging the remaining council members to “be innovative, be idealists.”

Councilman Tola Marts often seemed in opposition with Schaer, but went out of his way to express respect

for Schaer. He said he gave Schaer some “strong feedback” at times because he knew he could take it.

Bill Ramos, the former head of the city’s Human Service Commission, won the right in November to replace Schaer. His first meeting as an official member of the council should be Jan. 4.

Ramos joins Councilwoman Jennifer Sutton as one of two new faces on the council. Sutton replaces former Councilwoman Nina Milligan who, like Schaer, decided not to run for reelection. Milligan attended her last meeting in November.

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Shoplifting 4A 37-year-old Spanaway man was arrested at 1:57 p.m. Dec. 26 for attempting to steal a mixer and security cameras, valued at $995.33, from the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard.

4A 29-year-old Seattle man was arrested at 4:48 p.m. Dec. 28 for attempting to steal some jackets, valued at $719.98, from the 1100 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard.

Picky pilferer A resident in the 2100 block of Northwest Stoney Creek Drive reported at 8:47 a.m. Dec. 27 that someone attempted to steal a package left on the front porch. The reporting person surmised the thief must have opened the package and not like its contents — bed sheets — and left the package at the side of the house.

Copper crooks Copper cable valued at $400 was reported stolen at 11:31 a.m. Dec. 29 from the 6200 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.

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OPINION

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Maybe resolutions aren’t so foolish after all

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n an attempt to fill this space, I was planning on writing something sarcastic and perhaps vaguely funny about the pointlessness of New Year’s resolutions — how they are a waste of time and effort and so on. It is still early enough in the year to opine about those, no?

In search of a little inspiration, I made what turned out to be a couple of quick Google searches on the topic of resolutions. After looking at maybe two or three pages, I came across the following quote from Neil Gaiman, and everything just sort of fell apart.

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world.

You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.”

Now, I don’t know if you know who Neil Gaiman is, but being a sci-fi/fantasy geek, I know him as a writer who ranks as the left hand of the Almighty. But even if I’d never heard of him, my column idea would still have died a sudden death. Gaiman’s quote was not only better than anything else I’d found on the topic, it was also one of those things I wish I’d written. The quote is just so right, even if he’s not referring directly to New Year’s resolutions, it’s embarrassing that I wanted to write about how stupid they are.

Our lives obviously are not so long that we can afford to spend an entire year doing nothing, or doing the same, safe things over and over again. We clearly have to push ourselves and challenge ourselves if we really want to accomplish virtually anything worth accomplishing. But I’m also thinking that most people — including myself — don’t do that.

The question is why?

I’m sure the answer has a lot to do with comfort and safety. It’s the familiarity of the routine.

By definition, TOM CORRIGAN it is easiest to take the path Press reporter of least resistance, though nine times out of 10 that path leads to very little.

None of this is really anything new. There are hundreds of clichés about taking the road less traveled. I don’t know why Gaiman’s quote struck me as so original. Maybe it’s just because I’m a big fan of who wrote it.

Maybe I was just in the right frame of mind, but no matter, it made an impression. Is there anything wrong in admitting that?

So here’s the deal. Hopefully, without sounding pretentious or just plain goofy, I would like to challenge you to get out of your safety zone. Like Gaiman said, put yourself in a position where you are liable to make some mistakes. Trip all over yourself.

Shock and surprise someone, maybe most especially yourself.

As for me, I’ll give it a strong shot. I don’t know what I’ll do.

I’ll have to think on that one for a while and who knows, maybe you’ll read about it somewhere down the line. But, it’s either challenge myself or maybe plop on the couch and reread Gaiman’s entire “Sandman” series.

In other words, sit on my butt and not truly accomplish one whole hell of a lot.

It’s astonishing to me how wasteful of time and life that now sounds.

Contact Tom Corrigan at tcorrigan@isspress.com.

Twitter: @TCorriganIPSR

TO THE EDITOR Religion

Church of Christ’s sign sends a message to Rodne This is the reader board at this church. After Rep. Jay Rodne’s bigoted statements, support was offered to the Muslims in our area.

Hate is an awful thing. Support and love makes light from the darkness.

Sally Montgomery Issaquah

Government

Many senior center questions remain unanswered Press reporter Tom Corrigan has been more than fair in reporting public comments made at the City Council meetings concerning the current Issaquah Senior Center contractor, who has received over $500,000 of taxpayers’ money to provide senior programs in a rent-free city facility.

In late June, longtime active volunteers and senior center members who were banned spoke about the police-issued no-tres-

pass orders served to them, and asked the city for copies of 501c3 IRS 1099 as well as other fiscal documents that were refused to them by the center’s director.

The Press has accurately covered the numerous public comment periods at City Council meetings where the funding for the center has been discussed by council. The center’s director could have easily ended some of the continued public requests for information had she and the nonprofit board made public the requested documents.

If the senior center’s nonprofit contractor has a viable “whistleblower policy” required

by WA-RCW’s, one would question the justification of some of the no-trespass orders issued by Issaquah Police to existing members, who had a legal right to the documents requested.

City Administrator Bob Harrison stated at the City Council meeting that the city contracts required the contractor to meet all WA-RCW’s, but who at the city has done due diligence to make certain that the contract terms have been met? Who at the city asked to see the contractor’s whistleblower policy before issuing no-trespass orders? Why has the city not required IRS 1099’s in a timely manner each year, and at least annual reviews by a certified accountant, if not full audit, before approving taxpayer funding year after year?

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Issaquah faces traffic challenges in a number of spots around the city, especially during commute hours.

Readers sound off on Facebook about Issaquah traffic nightmares

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s the city’s traffic task force began its work last month, we asked those who follow us on Facebook (you can like our page at facebook.com/issaquahpress) to share where Issaquah traffic is the worst. Here’s what some of them had to say:

Front Street going south in the evening. We avoid it like the plague, which prevents us from going anywhere downtown.

Place Southeast, and possibly an alternative entrance to the Cinnebarre/Barnes&Noble/Pier One shopping area.

Diana Migchelbrink Sunset turning left onto Newport has become a hard lane to get into since they have revised the lanes, and most days you have to sit through two or three lights until there is room enough for you to actually turn left ONTO Newport Way, with all of the Issaquah-Hobart Road commuters. Also, any time trying to cross Front Street, either at Sunset Way or Newport Way, takes forever.

Michele Arnold Front Street and any part of Issaquah-Hobart at rush hour.

Gilman generally is fair, but everyone is holding their breath for that god-awful monstrosity of a condo complex the (City) Council allowed to be built in the middle, which now blocks the views of our gorgeous mountains, to soon generate gridlock.

Chris Jensen

Issaquah-Hobart Road to Front Street and Newport, morning and evening commute.

SR 900! Issaquah to May Valley Road - Jay Berry’s! Takes me longer on that stretch to get home than my commute into and from Seattle!

Non-Issaquah through-commuters need a bypass of downtown Issaquah that avoids Front Street and Newport Way. It would be nice if the I-90 eastbound entrance ramp from Front Street (near XXX Root Beer/Boehm’s) had I-90 access onto the Highlands exit ramp, or at least back around to Sunset — this would reduce some through traffic on Front Street.

I wish the I-90 HOV lanes started at Exit 13 (rather than just west of Exit 15) — that area bottlenecks with the morning commute.

I like the idea of a roundabout at Southeast 62nd, 4th Avenue Northwest and 221st

Nadine Bozzi Tiger Mountain Road lately

Darlene Weigle as people try to get around

Nichol Ernst

Carlee Lilly

5 p.m. Too many traffic lights to get to the freeway! Also, going north on 900, it only gives nonHOV drivers a few meters to get into the on-ramp lane for I-90 East.

Issaquah-Hobart Road gridlock.

Just crazy.

Tad Haas There’s a pretty healthy bottleneck on SR 900 at Talus during evening rush hour.

Claudia Shultz Cedar Grove Road, stoplight at Issaquah-Hobart Road. Waiting time from Four Lakes to light — 1 mile — can be up to 45 minutes!

Lindsey Bundy

Kathy Dahm Intersection of Sunset Way and Front Street. Eastbound, westbound, day or night, a mess.

Nancy Anderson Trying to drive anywhere near Costco can be a nightmare pretty much any time of day, any day of the week. Don’t even get me started on Farmers Market days as I try to get my kiddo to a soccer game on time.

Katie Kleven SR 900 to Renton. It’s insane for four hours a day. Worst is at

Front Street starting at Gilman all the way down Issaquah-Hobart during the evening commute is the worst! My husband works near Fred Meyer and it takes him sometimes up to 45 minutes to get home to Front Street South! It’s crazy — starts at about 3 p.m. most days then continues until around 7. I hate going out in the late afternoon to fight traffic on the way home!

Marina Bridenbaugh How about everywhere, all the time?

Heidi Kayler

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Update Have fun and make a difference! We have volunteer opportunities to fit every schedule – at the shelter, special events, from home and in your neighborhood. Our next orientation is Friday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m.

To adopt these or other animals, call the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 641-0080 or go to seattlehumane.org. All animals are spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, and come with 30 days of pet health insurance and a certificate for a vet exam.

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District hosts Special Education Parent Night Parents are invited to attend a Special Education Parent Night from 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 14 in the Beaver Lake Middle School library, 25025 S.E. 32nd. St. The Executive Director of Special Services Melissa Madsen, the Director of Special Services for Secondary Education Susan Wolever and the Director of Special Services for ECE/ Elementary Education Tara Slinn will give a brief overview and answer questions.

City seeks artwork to brighten utility boxes

The city invites you to help brighten Issaquah’s streetscapes.

In 2015, the Issaquah Arts Commission started a traffic utility box wrap program as part of its public art program.

Using original artwork by local artists, two traffic signal boxes were wrapped — one at Front Street and Sunset Way, and one at Wildwood Boulevard Southwest and Newport Way Southwest.

The commission is now seeking original artwork to create additional wraps for traffic signal control boxes in Issaquah.

To apply, submit the following materials to Arts Coordinator Amy Dukes at amyd@issaquahwa.gov.

4 A brief letter of interest that includes artist contact information and description of artwork(s).

4 An electronic file of artwork(s). please send in a size and format that is appropriate for email.

(If selected, a higher-

resolution file will be requested at a later date.)

Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Feb. 4.

Artists will receive $200 for each of original artwork design that is selected for use. The artist is not responsible for fabrication or installation.

Installation will occur in 2016. The estimated lifetime of the wrap is five to seven years. Wraps may be removed at any time at the discretion of the city.

All applicants will receive notification upon submitting an application and once artworks have been selected.

Questions can be emailed to Dukes at amyd@ issaquahwa.gov.

Museo Art Academy introduces Manga Night

Museo Art Academy presents Manga Night, celebrating all things manga and comics.

The class, for ages 9 and up, is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the second Friday each month, starting Jan. 8.

Manga Night encourages meeting new friends with similar interests and learning new and fresh ways to take your art to the next level. Each month, Museo will focus on different aspects and techniques of manga art, such as character or creature design, action illustration and layout.

Bring a friend and get a buddy discount.

The class is $29 each session.

Museo Art Academy is located at 300 N.E. Gilman Blvd., Suite 100.

To learn more, go to museoart.com/manganight.html.

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com

find strong candidates for the A Sammamish teen was program, among 152 cadets who as well as graduated from the Washa healthy, ington Youth Academy on two-week Dec. 19 – more cadets than acclimaValeria any previous class in the tion period Sanchez-Gonzalez in which history of the academy, established in Bremerton candidates in 2009. can get more of a feel for Valeria Sanchez-Gonzalez the strict discipline needed of Skyline High School for the voluntary program joined cadets from each and decide whether it’s for corner of the state to attend them. the free residential school, “This is our 14th class geared at teaching teens and our largest one to discipline and helping them date,” Pierce said in a news recover credits so they can release, noting the Washgo back to high school and ington Youth Academy has earn a diploma or seek an achieved “one of the top alternative path to finish graduating rates in the natheir high-school education, tion. such as a GED or by joining “The cadets became Running Start. teammates, and they There were more cadets changed together and prethat went through the com- vailed together.” mencement ceremonies The highest number of than actual beds in the credits possible for the bunkers. with 50 beds in 22-week session is eight. each of the three platoons, Comparatively, a full year of prompting cots to be setup high school is typically six in the hallway for the entire credits. Remarkably, 133 five-and-a-half-month academy students earned cycle. all eight credits.

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The man who was con“I do question some of vinced the problems are the things that happened,” all political noted he knew said her friend.

Issaquah City Council What sorts of things have President Paul Winterstein bothered her? as a child.

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grade. Near the end, a new test showed the average grade level for students at 9.2.

Students had an average grade-point average of 3.4 for academy courses, or a B-plus average.

All of the cadets also received Community Emergency Response Training, which will help them and their communities help during disasters. Cadets also donated 7,992 hours of community service to the local area.

“I’d offer you a challenge: Take the lessons you’ve learned here and apply them back in your community,” U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer told the cadets at commencement. “Take the leadership skills you’ve learned and be a positive influence in the lives of your friends, your family, your school and your community.”

The mission of the Washington Youth Academy is to provide a highly disciplined, safe and professional learning environment that empowers at-risk youth to improve their educational levels and employment potential to become responsible and productive citizens of the state of Washington.

The Washington Youth Academy is a division of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. Established under authority of both federal and state law, the academy is a state-run residential and post-residential intervention program for youth who have dropped out of high school or are at risk of dropping out.

The next academy cycle starts on Jan. 16, 2016.

Applications are still being accepted for female candidates. Applications for male candidates will likely be wait-listed until a new cycle begins in July.

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Kick off a healthy new year with savory roasted squash

By Maria Nelson Very soon, the season of indulgent eating will be behind us Before we realize it, we will most likely find ourselves struggling with the guilt and frustration left over from such licentious and freeform consumption. Never fear! It’s not too late to begin again. Hopping on the whole food, healthy wagon train should be something we strive to do with each meal. I suspect most of us are already fairly adept at doing so.

Berating ourselves with guilt truly is an overrated exercise and oftentimes prevents us from working toward bettering our overall health. I’m all for the gentle discipline of eating well, while all

the while allowing myself a few indulgent treats along the way.

As much as I generally dislike the idea of New Year resolutions, I think it behooves us at the very least to take a look at our diets, take stock of our health and resolve each day to feed our bodies the type of fuel they need to keep us healthy, whole and ultimately happy.

This roasted squash dish is a recipe that meets all of those criteria. Low in carbohydrates and rich in protein and vitamins, it’s a powerhouse of a dish that works well as a side or on its own as a delicious, simple and filling meal.

The perfect way to start your year right.

Wishing you all a healthy, happy 2016!

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Lucas Tjom, Kyle Dutcher and Chase Barton (from left) are busy building Team 3’s tennis ball catcher and shooter assembly on a robot before a faceoff with the other Spartabots teams Dec. 11 in the school commons.

Skyline robotics club pursues competitive success

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com

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Roasted Squash and Sausage with Hazelnuts Serves 4 as a side dish, 2 as a meal 41 teaspoon coconut or olive oil 4half of a 3- to 4-pound spaghetti squash 41 tablespoon coconut or olive oil 48 ounces lean chicken sausage, bulk 43 tablespoons whole hazelnuts, chopped 43 whole sage leaves, thinly sliced 4¼ cup chicken stock 4½ teaspoon red pepper flakes 42 cups fresh spinach leaves 4salt and pepper to taste 4grated parmesan cheese for garnish Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Remove the seeds from half of the squash and place on the baking sheet. Lightly rub a small amount of coconut oil or olive oil over the surface of the squash. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until squash is soft and can be easily pierced with a fork.

Remove from oven, allow to cool slightly and scoop the flesh of the squash into a small bowl or onto a plate. Set aside.

Heat the 1 tablespoon of oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and break into bite-sized pieces. Once the sausage has cooked completely and no pink remains, add the hazelnuts and sage leaves to the pan. Saute until the nuts toast slightly and the sage leaves wilt. Add the stock and use a spatula to scrape up any bits stuck to the pan. Season with red pepper flakes. Add the spinach and cover the pan until it is completely wilted.

Add the squash to the pan and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

The robotics club at Skyline High School has come a long way in the seven years since it built its first robot in the garage of one of its mentors.

The club, known as the Spartabots, has competed for the past four years in the state’s annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, but didn’t earn accolades until 2014.

That year, the team advanced through two district competitions and qualified for a regional meet with schools from Washington and Oregon.

This year, the Spartabots are pushing for similar success. They have 45 registered members who’ve spent the past two months designing seven mobile robots that play a game of quasi-tennis – spitting out balls, collecting them and repeating the process.

Students learn a wide variety of skills to serve them in college and beyond: They use Solidworks, a computer-aided design and engineering software program; construct intricate hardware systems; and market themselves through social media and meetings with middle-school clubs and potential sponsors.

Skyline teacher Cameron Parker is the club’s main adviser, but students also glean knowledge from several working-world profes-

sionals – Dave Levin, Kelley Lee, Mark Wilson, Daniel Kunkul and Haichen Cheng.

Levin, a former Boeing employee, has an industrial engineering and software background. He worked on the P8-A Poseidon, an aircraft designed for maritime patrol duties such as anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare.

“I’ve been a lifelong designer,” Levin said. “I like to build things.”

Many students worked over the summer to build the robots’ drive bases, sacrificing their Sundays to make it happen. One drive base has wheels that steer like a car, Levin said, while the other has treads similar to a tank.

In the past, the club used aluminum to build the robots’ skeletons, but it chose to use plywood this year in an effort to reduce costs.

Since October, teams have put hundreds of hours into their projects, which will help prepare them for the FIRST Robotics Competition that begins Jan. 9.

The details of that competition, though, differ greatly from year to year, and the Spartabots will have only six weeks to design and build a robot for the specified task.

If they do well enough at two district events against Puget Sound-area schools, including neighboring teams at Liberty, Issaquah and Eastlake, they’ll advance to a regional competition April 6-9 in Portland, Ore. The Spartabots held an internal competition Dec. 11 as part

of their preparation. Lucas Tjom, a Skyline junior who is the club’s director of engineering, said it’s an exciting time.

Tjom got interested in robotics through the FIRST Lego League, which helps students ages 9-14 build working robots with Lego blocks. He also had an older friend who told him about the Spartabots.

Now Tjom is a project manager of sorts, overseeing his peers and helping them problem-solve as they build. What he’s learning now will likely help him in the future.

“I personally like aeronautics, so I want to go into designing and building airplanes and stuff like that,” he said.

Robotics and engineering tend to be male-dominated professions, and the Spartabots are working on changing that. They have a handful of girls in the club, including senior Shelby Sullivan.

Sullivan plans to attend Gonzaga University and study some type of engineering, hopes to stay involved with robotics, and plans to be a FIRST mentor with younger children.

“With girls and engineering, it’s very minimal, and I want to get that up,” she said. “Girls don’t understand that they have the ability to do what boys can do in engineering.

“And it’s like they’re very timid because they’re in a club with all these boys, and they feel like they’re not meant to be in the club, but really, they do have a place.”

Author weaves a tale from the real Night Witches

By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com Besides her husband of 35 years, longtime Issaquah resident Sandy McCormack has always had two loves in her life: writing and flying.

In 1987, the two would coalesce into inspiration for her first novel, “Night Witch.” But it would be 18 years before the book would debut.

While driving home one day from her teaching job, McCormack heard a news story on the radio that piqued her interest.

“There was an NPR story about the Night Witches,” McCormack said. “‘Oh, I haven’t heard of them before,’ I thought to myself. It was about a one-minute story that was enough to get me really interested, so as soon as I got home, I got on the computer, which didn’t have much to offer. But that led me to another place, then to another, which led me to some really good books.”

McCormack, a certified flight instructor since 1979, learned that one story that has been left out of most of the annals of World War II history was the contributions of the Soviet Union’s 588th Night Bomber Regiment, or Night Witches, made up entirely of women.

The regiment flew harassment and precision bombing missions against the German military from

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Issaquah author Sandy McCormack’s first novel, “Night Witch,” is about a Soviet bombing regiment during World War II that was made up entirely of women.

1942 until the end of the war. At its peak, it had 40 two-person crews that flew more than 23,000 sorties. As the Soviet Union’s most highly decorated female unit, each pilot of the Night Witches reportedly flew more than 800 missions by the end of the war, with 23 pilots awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title.

“I knew right away that would

make a good book because I’d talk to other people who’d say, ‘I’ve never heard of them,’ or ‘Oh, really? That’s interesting.’ So more and more people I spoke to said I should write that,” McCormack said.

The topic never left her mind as she continued to teach and raise her children over the next 15 years. Having written bits of it down, McCormack said it was not until three years ago that she fully committed to finishing the project.

But to revolve a historical fiction novel around the Night Witches, McCormack needed to learn all she could about the famed yet obscure topic.

“It was a little known story from WWII probably because Russia was very secretive,” McCormack said. “Stalin’s government was paranoid as I found out, so they didn’t let a lot out. Records were not kept correctly or not at all. Or once the war was over, the government decided what remained and what was thrown away, so the information is very few and far between.”

McCormack found invaluable information in several books for her research, including “Wings, Women and War: Soviet Airwomen in WWII Combat” by Reina Pennington and “A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in WWII”

by Anne Noggle.

By 2012, McCormack decided to get “super serious” and commit to

the project.

“It was a process. Writing is a hard job. They say it’s the hardest job you’ll ever love. It requires a lot of patience, and when you get done, it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, I jumped over all those hurdles, and I made it.’ Very exciting,” McCormack said.

She credits receiving invaluable help from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s wealth of resources and Visual Quill, which helps new authors self publish.

Through the help of editors, McCormack was able to flesh out the story of a member of the Night Witches, who is a composite of several of the actual fliers. McCormack added the rule of thumb is you always want at least three other hands to touch your manuscript before it’s published.

“For example, I wanted to make an impact in the first chapter, BOOM, so I DID. I killed somebody right away,” McCormack said.

“But this editor says, ‘Hey, I really liked that character. Can you kill her later?’ So I said, ‘Well, okay.’

So we kept her for a couple of chapters, then we killed her.”

And with her own expertise in flying, McCormack was able to add an air of authenticity to the story.

“The flying scenes are accurate.

I do know what I’m talking about,” she said. “People say, ‘Gee those flying scenes are really good.’ I say, ‘I know.’ I know what it feels

like up there, that sensation, that first time my instructor got out of the plane and said, ‘OK, now take it around by yourself.’”

McCormack added that there was some concern with the book’s title, as the urban fantasy genre is popular right now and advisors didn’t want anyone thinking it was a ghost story about witches, werewolves and vampires.

“My cover is enough of a clue — it has a bi-plane on it,” McCormack said.

While the book is for adults with its themes and a sprinkling of romance, McCormack said her fifth-grader niece did a book report on it.

“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m a book report.’ I was so taken by that. I have arrived,” McCormack said.

She is already working on her next project, a nonfiction biography of the world’s first female ace aviator, Russia’s Lidiya Vladimirovna.

Perhaps the highlight during the writing process was actually getting to meet two of the Russian Night Witches who attended a recent Women of Aviation event at the Museum of Flight.

“I saw them and was so dumbstruck, here after all this time exalting them. They must have thought I was an idiot. Here they don’t speak English, and all I can say is ‘Thank you.’ It was just an awestruck day,” McCormack said.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 8 Taylor Mountain Upper Elk Ridge Trails Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., details and registration at wta. org/volunteer/trail-work-parties One-on-One Computer Help, 1 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Science Symposium, grades 4-7 will join local high school robotics clubs and the Youth Advisory Board for engineering, robotics and science fun, 5:30 p.m., Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., $16, preregister, 8373300 Manga Night, ages 9 and older, 6:308:30 p.m., Museo Art Academy, 300 N.E. Gilman Blvd. suite 100, $29, $10 buddy discount available, 391-0244 Wine Club, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive, email Diane at danielsondd@yahoo.com Harmonious Funk, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 Fade to Black, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., $5 cover, 392-5550

SATURDAY, JAN. 9 Taylor Mountain Upper Elk Ridge Trails Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., details and registration at wta. org/volunteer/trail-work-parties South Tiger Hike, moderate, 7.5 miles, up to 1,800-foot elevation gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org Issaquah Alps Area Dog Hike, easy, 4-6 miles, up to 900-foot elevation gain, 10 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org Meet Mayor Fred Butler, 10 a.m.

Starbucks, 1460 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 837-3000 Explore Taste and Love Pu’erh, ages 10 and older, 10-11:30 a.m., Experience Tea, 195 Front St. N., $25, 206-406-9838 Yoga Club, Hatha yoga for new and experienced yogis alike, 10:30 a.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive, 507-1107 Second Saturday Film Festival ‘Harper,’ 7 p.m., City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way, 837-3000 The Beat Project, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

‘Crimes of the Heart’ tickets on sale now

The Issaquah Highlands Travel Club will be discussing Iceland on Jan. 13 at Blakely Hall.

Big Dog Revue, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., $5 cover, 392-5550

SUNDAY, JAN. 10 Taylor Mountain Chirico Trail Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., details and registration at wta.org/volunteer/ trail-work-parties Issaquah Alps Area Dog Hike, easy, 4-6 miles, up to 1,200-foot elevation gain, 9:30 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org One-on-One Computer Help, 3 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

MONDAY, JAN. 11 ‘Figure Drawing Open Studio,’ short pose 9:30-11:30 a.m. and long pose noon to 2 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $20 or $30 for both sessions, arteast.org Arts Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way, 837-3000

TUESDAY, JAN. 12 Taylor Mountain Upper Elk Ridge

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fourth Tuesdays, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $20-25, arteast.org Traffic Task Force, 6-8:30 p.m., City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset Way, 8373000 Sister Cities Commission meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way, 837-3000 The Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Highlands Fire Station, 1280 N.E. Park Drive, rovinfiddlers.com

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 Taylor Mountain Upper Elk Ridge Trails Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., details and registration at wta. org/volunteer/trail-work-parties ‘Figure Drawing Open Studio,’ short pose 9:30-11:30 a.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $20, arteast.org No Whiners meet at 9:30 a.m. on the second Wednesday of every month at Swedish/Issaquah, second floor conference center, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive, contact gregg.robinson@nmss. org for more information

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A FOUR-LEGGED NEW YEAR

Tickets are now on sale for Village Theatre’s production of “Crimes of the Heart.” The show runs from Jan. 21 to Feb. 28 at the Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N. Tickets are $36-$68 and are available online at bit.ly/1m6er5c or at the theater box office.

The story revolves around the three Magrath sisters, who have gathered in Hazlehurst, Miss., to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Oldest sister Lenny is unmarried at 30 and facing diminishing marital prospects; middle sister Meg is back in town after a failed singing career on the West Coast; while youngest Babe is out on bail after having shot her husband in the stomach.

Their grave yet hilarious troubles are highlighted by their priggish cousin, Chick, and by the awkward young lawyer who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helplessly falling in love with her.

In the end, the play is the story of how its young characters escape the past to seize the future.

To learn more, go to villagetheatre.org/issaquah.

Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com

Nine dogs and their owners started off 2016 with an Issaquah Alps Trails Club hike on the Grand Ridge Trail on Jan 1. Sandra Dee, owned by Linda Edwards of Bellevue, sneaks a peek at the camera as her jacket-wearing pal Pepito follows behind.

Issaquah author Chauran releases latest book Contributed

Sydney Andrews portrays Babe Magrath in “Crimes of the Heart.”

Issaquah author Alexandra Chauran released her newest selfhelp book, “Compassion is the Key to Everything: Find Your Own Path.”

Chauran told The Issaquah Press that she writes about three books a year. So her latest is between number 17 and 19, depending upon where her publishing company is in

the process.

“Compassion is the Key to Everything: Find Your Own Path” is a practical, nondenominational guide on discovering and exemplifying the reader’s own idea of what it means to be a compassionate person.

In addition to writing, Chauran has been a professional psychic

intuitive for more than a decade, serving thousands of clients in the region and around the world through her website, seepsychic. com.

Read more about Chauran and her last book, “365 Ways to Strengthen Your Spirituality” online at bit.ly/1kdxIzU.

Alexandra Chauran

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The Summit at Snoqualmie’s Summit West area had 122 inches of snow on Jan. 4. Here, skiers glide past the Pacific Crest lift on Dec. 29.

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Snow obscures the road sign on the Interstate 90 off-ramp that directs motorists to Alpental and the West Summit.

A quartet of youngsters boards the Pacific Crest lift on Dec. 29 at Summit West.

Alpental is a snowy wonderland on Dec. 29. On Jan. 4, the ski area had 87 inches of snow at the base and 122 inches of snow at the top.

Photos by Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com

MOUNTAIN MAGIC

Heavy snowfall at Snoqualmie Pass made winter break special for skiers and snowboarders

Above: Skiers and snowboarders warm themselves at the Summit West fire pit near the Pacific Crest chair lift.

Right: A group of youngsters attempts to scale a giant hill of snow next to the entrance sign at Alpental.

SPORTS

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Thursday, January 7, 2016 • 9

“The flame of my passion for swimming has yet to die out.”

Jason Klein Issaquah High senior

Photos by Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com

Issaquah High’s Jason Klein springs from the block to swim the 100-yard backstroke last year as a junior in a Class 4A state second-place time of 51.37 seconds at the King County Aquatic Center.

Klein also finished third in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:54.59.

THE HOPEFUL CHAMPION Issaquah swimmer Jason Klein looks to earn an individual state title to cap his career

His junior season was even better in many respects: He placed second in the 100 backstroke, third in the 200 IM and swam on two second-place relay teams, leading the Eagles to the fourthplace trophy.

His quest as a senior is fairly simple — continue doing the same things for the team and get over the hump for an individual title. The backstroke is likely his best chance to do it, but he’ll have to get past an old nemesis: Newport senior Dave Makhervaks, the defending state champion.

“There’s a lot of competition out there, given Dave and everybody else,” Klein said last week following a practice session at Issaquah’s Julius Boehm Pool.

“But I feel like, given what I’ve been swimming recently … it’s well within my reach.”

Klein is referring to his trip in December to the USA Swimming Winter Junior Championships, a western regional event in Austin, Texas.

There, he competed against some of the best high-school swimmers in the country and

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com Jason Klein’s list of achievements for the Issaquah High swim team is a long one, and he plans to add to it at February’s Class 4A state championships.

Klein has been putting his stamp on the Issaquah program since his freshman season of 2012-13, when he qualified for state in the 200-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke. He didn’t get past the preliminary round in either event, but his steady improvement has morphed him into one of Washington’s finest prep swimmers.

As a sophomore, Klein won two state medals in the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke, and also helped the Eagles win a championship in the 200 medley relay with an All-American consideration time.

Jason Klein stands in the viewing area above Julius Boehm Pool as teammates jump from the blocks Dec. 29 during a practice swim.

Patriots overwhelmed by 4A Curtis GIRLS BASKETBALL CURTIS 62 LIBERTY 42

Carly Fromdahl isn’t afraid to throw her team into tough, unfamiliar situations because she knows it’ll likely make her Liberty Patriots more battletested come playoff time.

So Fromdahl called on Jackie Thomas, a former teammate at Seattle University who now coaches at Curtis High School.

Curtis traveled to Liberty’s home court and proved to be a skilled, physical foe, hammering the Patriots for the first three quarters en route to a 62-42 victory in a Dec. 30 nonconference girls basketball game.

Fromdahl, the Patriots’ second-year coach, said she expected the Vikings, a Class 4A team, would bring added athleticism that her 2A team isn’t used to dealing with.

“They were going to force us into a half-court offense that we need to work on,” she said. “That’s exactly what we needed to do.”

PREP ROUNDUP

Issaquah boys loses consolation final of holiday basketball tourney

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com

Neil Pierson / npierson@isspress.com

Liberty players Vanessa Powers (15), Sloane Zerda and Alissa Campbell (44) surround Curtis guard Kaelin Williams-Kennedy (11) during first-half action in the Patriots’ 62-42 loss to the Vikings on Dec. 30.

Based on their struggles against Curtis (6-4 overall), the Patriots will need to work further on their offensive tactics, ball handling and

See LIBERTY, Page 10

See KLEIN, Page 10

Mikey Henn scored 18 points and Bellevue rallied from a halftime deficit for a 56-51 victory over Issaquah in the Dec. 30 consolation final of the Under Armour Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament.

Issaquah went 2-2 at the four-day tournament held at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego. The Eagles defeated San Leandro (Calif.) 49-40 and Compton (Calif.) 52-37, while also losing to eventual champion Fairfax (Calif.) 54-30.

Issaquah (8-2 overall) held a five-point halftime lead against Bellevue but couldn’t make it stand up despite a game-high 21 points from Scott Kellum

and 18 more from Trevon AryTurner.

Ary-Turner starred in the Eagles’ two tourney victories.

Against San Leandro, he went off for 29 points, shooting 5 of 12 from 3-point range, and added six rebounds, five steals and two assists. Tanner Davis had 10 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

In the win over Compton, Ary-Turner finished with 15 points. Kellum had 12 points and three assists, while Jack Dellinger added 10 points, four rebounds and five steals. The Eagles allowed only 12 points in the second half.

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The site has steep slope areas (great‑ er than 40%) and the proposal would reduce the 50‑foot steep slope buffer to 10 feet, with an additional 15 to 23‑foot building setback from the buffer. A private side sewer would be installed up the steep slope to connect to public sewer in Mt Fury Circle SW. The residence would be accessed from a driveway off Mt. Everest Lane SW. The site location is 645 Mt. Everest Lane SW. Permit number: VAR13‑00001 After review of a completed environ‑ mental checklist and other informa‑ tion on file with the agency, the City of Issaquah has determined this proposal would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.

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tant, Christian Verbrugghe, are willing to offer advice.

Verbrugghe, a 2007 Issaquah graduate, went on from page 9 to a successful career at the University of Wyoming. She turned in some solid times. has a unique perspective to He was 30th overall in the offer Klein.

100 backstroke (50.40 sec“Christian and Jason and I onds and 55th in the 200 IM have been talking this week (1:52.61). about how to find the right Both of those times were college that matches your well ahead of what he swimming abilities,” Halter recorded at last year’s state said. “I think he’s got the meet. right attitude going into col“It was an amazing experi- lege swimming about what ence,” Klein said. “Flying he wants from it.” into Texas in midwinter was Swimming is generally kind of like summer here, a high-intensity sport, but but a little bit better.

Klein’s personality diffuses “It was definitely a lot dif- much of the pressure. The ferent than what I expected. team has nicknamed him The people there, I just felt “The Perennial Freshman” like everybody kind of had because of his class-clown the same view toward what behavior. they were doing, and it just Klein said his mentality really made me think this is around friends and teamsomething that I want to do mates tends to make him going into college.” more relaxed when he steps Klein is still in the early onto the starting block for a stages of choosing a college big meet. program, and he’s getting “When you’re swimming plenty of help in that procompetitively, you don’t realcess. Along with Ryan Pach- ly have that leisure,” he said. ciarz, his club coach with “You have to be emotionally the Issaquah Swim Team, deprived, basically to the Issaquah High head coach point where you’re focused Laura Halter and her assison something so much that

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Soccer coaches select all-state rosters The Washington State Soccer Coaches Association selected its 2015 all-state teams for all classifications, and Issaquah’s Tom Bunnell was named the Class 4A girls coach of the year.

Bunnell led the Eagles to a 17-2-2 record and their first 4A state title in November. Three of his

Liberty

players were chosen to WSSCA teams – defender Kaylene Pang was on the first team, while midfielder Claudia Longo and defender Madison Phan were on the second team.

Girls basketball: Issaquah takes third place Issaquah broke away with a 19-9 run in the fourth quarter and beat Lathrop (Alaska) 53-39 on Dec. 31 to win third place in its division at the Cactus Jam Hoop Classic in Phoenix.

Tatum Dow had a huge

and the Vikings won most of the battles for rebounds and loose balls. Fouls piled up on the Patriots and Curtis had the game’s first 14 free-throw attempts.

The lead grew to 42-22 at halftime despite a scintillating performance from Liberty sophomore guard Sydney Argosino, who drilled four 3-pointers and

you want it and it pushes you more.”

Halter also believes Klein flourishes because he doesn’t take himself too seriously.

“He also is realistic about his abilities, but he also wants to push himself just a little bit beyond that realistic (point) because he has goals and aspirations,” she said.

“He’s just so naturally gifted as an athlete.”

Klein began competitive swimming about eight years ago. He remembers a breakout meet he had in seventh grade that caused him to ditch soccer and devote his full attention to the water.

He credits his coaches for making him stronger, more disciplined and more technically proficient with his strokes. But maybe the biggest thing they’ve fueled is his desire to be the best.

He’ll have a chance to prove himself one more time at Federal Way’s King County Aquatic Center next month.

“The flame of my passion for swimming has yet to die out,” Klein said. “There have been times where I have wavered, but not now. I’m definitely looking forward to finishing up this year strong.”

game for the Eagles (6-4), scoring 27 points on 9 of 12 shooting from the field. She also went 8 for 8 on free throws. Ellen MacNary had eight points, and Mariah Van Halm led the team with seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks.

Issaquah also defeated Maryvale (Ariz.) 57-36 as Van Halm had 20 points, two assists and three steals. Lauren Longo added nine points and four steals.

Issaquah plays at Skyline Jan. 8, with the girls game tipping off at 6:30 p.m. and the boys following at 8 p.m.

had 16 points in the first half. She finished with a game-high 24.

“She’s an excellent from page 9 shooter,” Fromdahl said of Argosino. “She has the rebounding. Liberty (4-4) green light. She knows trailed by 14 points after what her role is. Her job is one quarter and never to make sure she’s makthreatened to rally. ing herself available to her Seven Curtis players teammates, to get to those scored in the first period, spots she needs to make her shots.”

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 The Patriots returned to KingCo 2A/3A action this 14 15 16 week with games at Lake 17 18 19 Washington and Bellevue, and will host Newport in 20 21 22 23 another nonconference out24 25 26 ing at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 13.

Fromdahl expects to 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 see more tenacity from 34 35 36 her players, and with that comes the belief Liberty can 37 38 39 40 compete with quality 2A 41 42 43 teams when the postseason starts in February.

44 45 46 47 “We need to come out there a little stronger 48 49 against a stronger team 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 like that,” Fromdahl said.

“They’re bigger and stron57 58 59 60 61 ger, so we had to out-grit 62 63 64 them. We have to protect our house inside and we 65 66 67 didn’t really come ready to play.”