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Thursday, January 12, 2017

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City Council committee delays decision on Highlands density By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com

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Bellevue developer Polygon Northwest wants to increase the density of its Westridge project in the Issaquah Highlands from 265 homes to 365. The City Council’s Land and Shore Committee delayed a decision on Polygon’s request.

The City Council’s Land and Shore Committee on Jan. 5 postponed a decision on a request from a developer to build 100 additional housing units within the Westridge development in the Issaquah Highlands. If approved, the total number of single family homes and townhomes to be built

at Westridge would increase from 265 to 365. The request by Bellevue-based developer Polygon Northwest to transfer purchased development rights to its Highlands property will remain with the Land and Shore Committee. The date of the committe’s next meeting has not

WHAT’S NEXT? A public hearing regarding Polygon Northwest’s request is scheduled to be held during the Jan. 17 City Council meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset Way. Residents can share their opinions during the hearing.

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Legislators hear city’s plea for traffic relief By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com “Transportation, transportation, transportation” was the top priority Mayor Fred Butler listed during the annual Legislative breakfast held Jan. 4. Butler gathered representatives from the 41st and 5th districts with Issaquah councilmembers and city staff to discuss Issaquah’s legislative priorities for 2017. “We are in a crisis here,” Deputy Council President Mary Lou Pauly told representatives. “Rush hour starts at 2:30 p.m.” Issaquah’s top priorities include a request to expedite funding for the State Route 18 and Interstate 90 interchange, part of the $16 billion Connecting Washington transportation package passed in 2015. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation’s website, the funding to begin the design phase of the project will become available in July of 2023. Rep. Judy Clibborn (D-Mercer Island) said Issaquah was not alone, gridlock due to growth is “sweeping the suburban crest,” and $16 billion in road projects won’t solve congestion. Clibborn, who is chair of the House Transportation Committee, said the state Legislature needs to develop criteria for prioritizing road projects. “There isn’t a single area, with a project, that isn’t asking for their project to be moved up,” Clibborn said. She said growth is impactful and drivers will never be able to get away from congestion. See PLEA, Page 2

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Work on the East Lake Sammamish Trail between Southeast 43rd Way and Southeast 33rd Street began last month.

Trail progresses, but not unchallenged County, homeowners continue to disagree over improvements to East Lake Sammamish route

LEARN MORE Residents can learn more about the East Lake Sammamish Trail and the design for the last segment at King County-hosted information sessions Jan. 10-25. Visit signupgenius.com/go/409044da5ae2dabfd0-east to sign up for an appointment. The City of Sammamish is currently accepting comments regarding a permit application for an East Lake Sammamish Trail parking lot near Inglewood Hill Road. Visit the city’s website, sammamish.us, for more information.

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com Legal challenges over land ownership along with environmental and safety concerns are slowing down the completion of the East Lake Sammamish Trail, an 11-mile path that runs along the east edge of the lake. Even as construction begins on the second-to-last segment of the

trail, advocates say completion of the trail is still not a done deal, pointing to landowners along the lake they say are drawing out the process. The group Sammamish Home Owners, a nonprofit organization that represents lakeside residents, says it isn’t opposed to the trail, but it wants the new See TRAIL, Page 8

Senior center’s new supervisor: ‘We are going to make it awesome’ By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com Mayor Fred Butler welcomed members back to the Issaquah Senior Center Jan. 3 after it reopened under the operation of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. “The same old building, same atmosphere, but a new beginning,” Butler said. He told the packed house he couldn’t think of a better way to start 2017.

After several clashes with the city, the Issaquah Valley Seniors board announced Nov. 8 the nonprofit would end operations by the end of 2016. Over the New Year’s holiday weekend city staff brought in new furniture and moved the pool table back to its original location. The mayor also announced a new television was ordered for the center and had already arrived. Parks and Recreation Department employee Katie Moeller, who was temporarily reassigned

to supervise day-to-day operations at the senior center, said she was part of a team that is going to work very hard for the seniors. “This is a new year, this is 2017, and we are going to make it awesome,” Moeller told the crowd. Member Dennis Lang was busy playing pool during the morning festivities. He was happy to see the pool table was moved back into the main area of the building. “Nice to be back in our own place,” Lang said.

Katie Moeller of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department speaks to an attendee of the senior center’s reopening Jan. 3. Moeller will supervise the center in a temporary role. Lizz Giordano lgiordano@ isspress.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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Members of Liberty community to be honored at Newcastle awards A beloved Liberty High School teacher and two students are among the finalists for Newcastle Chamber of Commerce Diamond Awards. The annual Diamond Awards gala recognizes community members who do good things in the greater Newcastle area. Liberty football coach and teacher Steve Valach is a finalist in the education category. Valach is nominated for his contributions to the Patriot community and his mission to teach students to be excellent in all areas of their lives. Students McKenzie King and Olivia Lesnik are nominated in the youth category. The duo showed care and professionalism when they reached out to Newcastle’s HomeStreet Bank as part of their school DECA project. King and Lesnik impressed the entire bank staff as they drafted a thoughtful, expertly designed survey to offer clients. Members of the Liberty High School band will Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com also perform with Rock Boy Scouts of America Troop 636 members (from left) Ethan Medeiros, Zach Schaffer, Cooper Cha and Ashton Timour pick up and Roll Hall of Famer Alan White during the trees left with donations by neighbors on 258th Place Southeast in Klahanie. Parents, adult troop leaders and more than 200 ceremony. The gala is at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at The Scouts throughout the Issaquah Highlands and Sammamish picked up 3,500 trees during the annual tree drive Jan. 7. Golf Club at Newcastle. Buy tickets at newcastlechamber.org.

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Starting Feb. 1, the Issaquah Highlands will be one of six King County Metro park-and-rides to debut free reserved spaces for groups of two or more who carpool to catch the bus. The spaces will remain reserved for permit Ronald Atkielski holders until 8:30 a.m. Joe Beernink when they open up to Linda Brandon everyone else. Dwight Clark To get one of the Laurie Clark spaces, commuters need to obtain a free Carpool Chris Durant Parking Permit, available Charles Gadzik online through Republic Dorothy Gregoire Parking Northwest at bit. Gerald Klein ly/2ifT53H. Elke Lewis The Issaquah Highlands park and ride is located at Tammy Nourigat 1755 Highlands Drive NE. Kathy Osler For questions about Cindy Stratiner Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com monthly parking, contact Doug Valente King County Metro The city says it will request $1.5 million from the state to add right- and left-hand turn lanes at the intersection of Northwest Sammamish the University of Washington Transit main office Road and 12th Avenue Northwest. at 206-783-4144 or transitriders@rpnw.com. ANSWER TO #1060 ANSWER TO #5372 $3.5 million. The city said Lake Sammamish State tying property tax increases I N A N AG L A T I this project would relieve Park. According to Keith to inflation rather than Downtown Issaquah A NON E D E M A OV E R congestion and gridlock at Niven, economic and develthe current one percent S Y R A C U S E N E WYO RK the intersection. opment services director, limit, according to city docu- Association volunteer S L O T H S R E T RE A T S from page 1 The city is also seekthe recreation area needs a ments. meet-and-greet is Jan. 19 A Y R E E L ing $3 million to continue “big facelift.” Butler said the city plans S E N O R E T E S A G A Finding a timely fix for work on Confluence Park. Also on the list is a request to look broader by working Learn how you can DA N DY T O P A MA S S RE S E T G I S A MO R E the SR-18/I-90 interchange If received, the money for $50,000 of state seed on a regional agenda next. connect and serve the L E S M A L E S S T E V E was one of the issues 5th would fund the relocation funding that would be Newly elected Graves community through O R E S A RE T E E L S District Rep.-elect Paul of several buildings used matched with local funding, and Wellman were in atDowntown Issaquah T E M S AD Graves (R-Fall City) ran on. for park maintenance. The to attract a national sports tendance, along with Reps. Association events at a C A S E M A T E R E A S ON “We are all united in that funds would also be used medicine conference or trade Judy Clibborn (D-Mercer Jan. 19 meeting. S T P A U L M I N N E S O T A goal,” Graves said. to demolish several existshow. In 2015 Issaquah was Island), Tana Senn (D-MerThe informational A T OM P I L O T E E R Y A D S Also on the city’s legislaing structures and remove designated as an Innovation cer Island) and representa- event will give attendees R U T S N E E tive agenda regarding traf- more than an acre of asPartnership Zone for sports tives from U.S. Rep. Dave a chance to learn about fic is a “small-scale request” phalt and gravel. medicine by the state. Reichert and U.S. Sen. Patty the DIA and volunteer of $1.5 million to add right“Confluence Park is an Education funding and Murray’s offices. opportunities throughout WE REPORT. and left-turn lanes at the amazing natural asset in the McCleary decision Sen. Mark Mullet (Dthe year. THEY REPEAT. intersection of Northwest the community — well were high priorities for the Issaquah) was unable to In addition to Subscribe today to Sammamish Road and 12th worth preserving,” said Jeff legislators attending the attend due to a recent spearheading events The Issaquah Press and Avenue Northwest, just Watling, parks and recrebreakfast, with lawmaksurgery to fix a ruptured such as the Zombie Walk support independent north of I-90. According to ation director. ers hoping for a bipartisan leg ligament. According to and Wine Walk, the DIA community journalism: Butler, Costco has agreed The city also hopes the solution. Butler, Rep. Jay Rodne (Rworks closely with local to pay for a portion of the state will give $5 million “We have been underSnoqualmie) was invited but businesses to promote 425-392-6434 SCOTT Z.ePROOF.IP.CMYK. RVS (2) 0106 improvements RVZ project estimated to 0105 cost RVZ PDF toward at funding education,” said didn’t attend. and enhance the vitality 02.18466.THU.0112.3X4.LAM Sen.-elect Lisa Wellman Graves told city staff of historic downtown (D-Mercer Island). members and councilmem- Issaquah. Homelessness and money bers he is looking forward It goes from 7-8:30 p.m. to fix a pipeline at the Isto representing Issaquah. Jan. 19 at the Historic Thursday saquah Salmon Hatchery “I want to be able to fight Shell Station, 232 Front Nights were also top priorities. The for the things you care St. N. Learn more at city also noted it supports about,” Graves said. downtownissaquah.com. with Happy Hour Starting at 9pm

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Downtown association’s new director shares her vision By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com

with her husband from Redmond in 1991, has built her career around retail deWhen Karen Donovan velopment consulting, event left the post of executive planning, waste reduction, director for the Downtown sales, marketing, commuIssaquah Association late nity engagement and other last year, the city didn’t customer service. have to look far to find her DeVore said she is espereplacement. cially excited to build upon Brenda DeVore, the DIA’s the nationally accredited cultural events director Main Street Program that since 2013, was ready to Donovan earned for the jump in to fill some very big DIA. shoes. “I look forward to taking “Karen did an excellent in some of the best practices job in her five years here, happening around country taking the DIA where it is and incorporating them today,” DeVore said. “Along into Issaquah and developwith the incredible board ing programs that already she has, and continues to exist, and introducing new have, and the community ideas to Issaquah as well members helping her, she as continuing to build up its has done an excellent job vitality,” DeVore said. leading DIA for the people of Among her to-do list for Issaquah.” the new year, DeVore looks DeVore, who has been an to explore: active community member 4Adding more biking since she moved to Issaquah events to Issaquah

which features local farmers bringing apples to downtown after the farmers market has closed for the season. Currently, DeVore is a staff of one. She hopes to fill her old position of cultural events director in the next couple of months. In addition, three positions on the DIA board need to be filled, including marketing, organizational design and economic committees. DeVore also plans to work on getting more funding for DIA and bringing in more sponsors. She said the DIA David Hayes / dhayes@isspress.com gets its funding partially through city grants and Brenda DeVore is the new executive director of the Downtown through a business and ocIssaquah Association. She has been with the group since 2013. cupancy tax program. With the help of Amy 4Having DIA host a com4Bringing back the Yuan, a ninth-grade intern munity dinner Christmas tree-lighting from Gibson Ek, DeVore is 4Bringing popular farm- ceremony looking to further develop to-table dinner events to 4Expanding fall events programming, build relaIssaquah like Issaquah Goes Apples, tionships with both busi-

nesses and residents along Issaquah’s downtown corridor, and perform upgrades to the Historic Shell Station to make it a better community meeting space, both indoors and out. On her immediate agenda, DeVore has scheduled a DIA Volunteerism Information Meet and Greet night from 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Historic Shell Station. She is also solidifying plans for the the year’s first Wine Walk Feb. 3 and Pub Crawl Series Feb. 9. “I’m very excited. Amy and I are hitting the ground running with lots to do and lots of events planned this year,” she said. A Calgary, Alberta, transplant, DeVore has two boys attending Issaquah High School and Issaquah Middle School. Her husband is a detective for the Bellevue Police Department.

Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com

Polygon Northwest’s Westridge development is near Swedish Hospital in the Issaquah Highlands, with sections north and south of Northeast Discovery Drive.

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been set. The Westridge development is located near Swedish Hospital — one parcel is north of Northeast Discovery Drive and the other is south of that street. The transfer of development rights requires a

major modification to the Issaquah Highlands development agreement, which must be approved by the City Council. The proposal from Polygon also includes 30 additional units of affordable housing that would be paid for by the developer but built on a parcel of city-owned land. The site Polygon wants to use is located near the intersection of College Drive and

Northeast Falls Drive, about a mile east of the Westridge development. Deputy Council President Mary Lou Pauly, who chairs the committee, was not in favor of transferring development rights to the Highlands. She indicated

she’d rather see them in the Central Issaquah area. Pauly said after the Central Issaquah Plan was completed, the city didn’t update supporting documents to ensure they matched the plan and focused growth on the valley floor.

Pauly said she wants pressed reservations about the receiving site map for the transfer of development transfer of development of rights, as did Councilrights to be re-evaluated member Bill Ramos, who by the Land and Shore was filling in for Council Committee. President Stacy Goodman, Another member of the who is a member of the committee, Councilmember committee but was absent Mariah Bettise, alsoNEIL.ePROOF.IP.CMYK. exfrom the Jan. 5 meeting. PDF 1130 LAM 50.15855.THUR.1208.2X5.LAM

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Scott Stoddard’s Dec. 29 opinion column opposing proposed increases in Issaquah Highlands housing density prompted a variety of responses from readers. Here is a selection of those opinions: Thank you for this article which I believe every resident — except the city officials and staff, apparently — applaud and totally concur with. If the city government is planning to “tackle” traffic, the best place logically is to stop building more!

This is going to be the test for the council and the mayor. If this development can be legally stopped, it must be. If the council and mayor decides, “So what, we’re going ahead and approving,” then it’s time people were voted out of office. It’s time for citizens to take a long-needed stand.

Judi Schrager

How can the city even contemplate adding 1,800 residences to the Highlands (an increase of around 40 percent!)? Isn’t the stated strategic plan to locate additional housing in Central Issaquah? Surely this will just dilute those efforts. If Polygon (or their shell company Shelter Holdings) purchased the land with the rights to develop just 3 residential units then that’s what they get. NO to the 1,800 and NO to the additional 100-plus at Westridge.

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I think if the editor of the local paper — our source of news — is so biased on this topic then the paper isn’t being objective without providing some facts on the developer’s rights as well.

Cyrus Krohn via Facebook

The City Council has completely sold Issaquah citizens down the proverbial river. They won’t say “no” to anyone, especially if they are able to broaden their tax base, all to the detriment of residents and bumper-to-bumper traffic that seems like it’s getting worse by the day. Not to mention the fumes/air pollution from idling traffic sitting here on the valley floor.

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Marta Arensberg

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Limiting Issaquah developers does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for the pass-through traffic problem. No one is screaming for a moratorium on building for cities south of us until the state can come up with ways to properly route traffic, but that’s what is needed. Our roads are absolutely choked by non-Issaquah residents during commute times.

Craig Coston Jr. via Facebook

Since the new editor has moved to town this paper and its articles have become overly biased and one-sided. Where’s the story from the developer or about the laws that govern them? Nowhere! This “opinion” completely reflects the “reporting.” It’s getting harder and harder for me to read.

Keith Watts

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Perhaps the Issaquah Press should have considered this perspective when it last made endorsements for City Council in 2015.

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Tim Flood

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The Highlands is already way past overbuilt. Not sure how people live there. As usual, city leaders of Issaquah are shortsighted and got played by Microsoft way back when.

Excellent commentary! However, if one approaches this issue from the opposite direction, the question quickly becomes: “After over 20 years of fancy plans and “planning,” why hasn’t the commercial/office element of the Issaquah Highlands already become a reality?” And given the commercial/office component was supposed to be the synergistic driving force that would provide countless transportation and trip-reduction benefits, “vibrant” live/work opportunities, and make the Highlands truly “urban,” rather than just slightly more dense form of suburban sprawl, how do we judge it’s success or failure as the Highlands initial Development Agreement is set to expire? And, given the Central Issaquah Plan is based on the exact same hopeful and wishful thinking that they package as “planning,” how can we expect can the future outcome for that area to be any different? At some point, Issaquah needs to give up the Braille method of planning — the stumble-alongand-approve-whatever-pops-upin-front-of-you method they love so much. Otherwise, all these plans are just a bunch of nothing — which is, sadly, essentially the case now.

Wow, the reopening of the Issaquah Senior Center was awesome. Issaquah city employees worked a miracle, cleaning out years of old, dusty stored items, grossly filthy furnishings, cleaning carpets, replacing floorings and painting walls. ISC was connected online to the City of Issaquah website, so IT was busy over the weekend too. The billiards table came out of the storage room where it had been banished two years ago and was returned to its original space, adding a much-improved mood to the billiard players, and is a major step toward reconnecting seniors who had felt unwelcome during the last couple years. The old storage room was totally gutted and updated, providing a new game room for card players, mahjong players and Wednesday evening game night, as well as for additional meeting space. New couches and chairs, placed throughout the center in comfortable groupings, replaced the worn-out and smelly old hand-medowns and leftover furniture from the Salmon Days fundraisers, that hadn’t been cleaned in years. A new TV is on order! Issaquah city officials, parks and recreation, and maintenance professionals joined over 100 local seniors in cheering for the new management. Mayor Butler introduced ISC’s new manager, Katie Moeller, who is a 10-plus-year city employee, and parks and recreation director Jeff Watling, who has prior experience as overseer of Kent’s Senior Activity Center. Katie, Jeff, Mayor Butler and the new ISC staff made it very clear to all attendees that they are looking to continue current activities and incorporate new activities and new senior services, and they encourage input from all members. We thank everyone who pitched in to clean up and clean out our senior center. This action was much-needed and long overdue. Now all Issaquah seniors can feel welcome and included, not excluded. So nice to have so many former and returning senior members present for the opening ceremony and lunch.

David Harris

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via issaquahpress.com More development while we take the funding for our future water needs and quality. Let’s make a deal, pay for the water issues cut from the budget and you’ll get your 100 homes.

Henry Yamamoto

Lauree Whitaker

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Build a school instead for the hundreds of kids already being bused down the hill. ISD can’t build schools fast enough for these kids, so we all suffer.

Jennifer Huneke Harrington via Facebook

My hope is that we can ensure that appropriate levels of funding are going to not just roads, but the ISD. 1,800-2,400 new homes could easily require 2+ elementary schools alone, and a middle school. Grand Ridge and Pacific Cascade are already full. These houses will keep coming until people stop buying. If a developer is complying with laws, it is difficult to move the goalposts on them. How those developers lobby and shape legislation is a different story.

Brent Marshall

via issaquahpress.com Stick to the original agreement. The infrastructure can’t support more homes! The idea that you can cram unlimited houses into this community is ludicrous, and the consequences are already being felt as we sit in unreasonable amounts of traffic on a daily basis.

Karla Anderson via Facebook

“Draw that line in the sand. The future of our traffic-strangled city depends on it.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Ken Gamblin via Facebook

Senior center rebirth was much-needed, long overdue

Well said! I completely agree with this entire article, I’d also like to state this: our overcrowded schools can’t handle more residential units. We have new schools coming but it will be years. Line in the sand indeed!

Robin Owens Hodder via Facebook

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The season of giving’s grand finale of the year A

s long as there are Christmas trees, may there also be Boy Scouts. That’s one of the thoughts that crossed my mind over the weekend as the last expression of annual holiday season giving played out throughout Sammamish and the Issaquah Highlands. The annual Scout Tree Drive has offered to take the used trees away for chipping and recycling for 32 years in exchange for a small voluntary donation, suggested between $15 and $30. They take every tree left out regardless, and there are substantial donations as well, so it all evens out. Six Boy Scout troops covering the whole Plateau participate: 500, 509, 571, 596, 636 and 751. If you looked, you could see the used trees sitting out on the curbs throughout every neighborhood, either in front of a single residence or thoughtfully gathered on corners by the homeowners of a street. You could see armies of boys lifting those trees into

trailers and an endless parade on every arterial of utility vehicles hauling high piles of evergreenery. That was a flotilla of dads and Greg their Scouts Farrar going to and Press photographer fro from their routes to the chipper locations at the Beaver Lake Park ballfield and at Bill Reams East Sammamish Park. More than 200 Scouts this year collected an estimated 3,500 trees with the help of their adult leaders and parents. What’s less easy to see are the intangible lessons in community service, philanthropy, responsibility and work ethic that these middle, high and even elementary school youngsters receive. Invisible to the casual eye was the amount of work these young kids did making thousands and thousands of packets with fly-

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ers, envelopes, rubber bands and plastic zipper sandwich bags. Also invisible was the total miles of walking from doorknob to doorknob throughout every neighborhood to leave the donation envelopes. “I like this Scout fundraiser because boys really have to work,” said Allan Tantillo, event coordinator and an adult leader with Troop 500. “It’s one of the best Scout fundraisers I’ve ever been involved in. For all of these boys, it’s for multiple days of work, tedious work, 5,000 fliers for one troop and 26,000 flyers total. “It’s symbolic of what Scouts is there to teach,” Tantillo said. “Be prepared, self-sufficient, learning hard work and the reward of hard work — boys as young as 11 are working for something they get to see the results of, which is earning for an experience they get to have, Scout camps where you get to learn pioneering, archery, sailing a sailboat, all of those things designed to teach young men to be leaders and to be prepared in life.” Scouts out on the effort Satur-

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day echoed what Tantillo said. Many of these boys were involved for the third, fourth or fifth year in the project. Each one I spoke to said some things in common. “This is really fun.” “Hard work can pay off.” “I like to be outside.” “It’s life awareness.” The Scouts get first-hand experience in planning logistics such as putting out and collecting curb signage, communications, dividing assignments in a fair way between troops, sweeping up dead needles on the sidewalks and cleaning up the parking lots at the chipper sites. Speaking of chipper sites, as an aside I am going to add an unsolicited kudo of my own to All Wood Recycling of Redmond for donating its hauling services and recycling the chippings at no charge every year. Finally, it’s what the donations are used for that is important, as well. The tree drive collects about $40,000 annually and it is all used locally by the troops to defray summer camp expenses. And it’s the activities and merit badges Scouts earn at Camp

Parsons on Hood Canal or Camp Piggott in the Cascade foothills northeast of Snohomish, or for High Adventure outings such as rafting on the Snake River that can lead to Eagle rank and a lifetime of citizenship. What was invisible —but just as real as seeing trees on curbs and trucks with trailers full of Boy Scouts and greenery — was the win-win experience of giving and receiving. Residents gave donations and received easy tree removal in the short term and a responsible next generation of leaders in the long term. The Scouts gave their time and hard work and received funding for quality activities to prepare them for outstanding adult lives.

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Company founded by Issaquah duo makes WSU socks with ‘Go Dawgs’ inside By Rachel Lerman The Seattle Times Washington State University Cougar fans are going to want to take a careful look at their feet if they received Strideline socks this holiday season. Bartell Drugs issued a recall last week for an $18 Christmas pair of Strideline WSU College “Cougar Socks.” The red-and-white socks have a not-so-Cougarish slogan printed on the inside cuff. It reads, “Go Dawgs.” Strideline is a Seattle company known for its collection of collegiate socks, as well as pairs that are uniquely Seattle. The company shot

to success in the past few years, inking distribution deals with Nordstrom, Macy’s, Costco and others. Using the rival University of Washington’s “Go Dawgs” slogan for WSU socks was a quality-control error, cofounder Jake Director said. The company uses templates to create socks for hundreds of colleges, and it seems someone forgot to switch out the UW design for WSU. “It’s pretty unfortunate,” he said, though he admitted he can see why some might find it funny. Strideline has become popular for socks that depict the tone of a city or a current event. In October, it rolled out a “Bone Zone”

might point out that Strideline founders and Issaquah natives Riley Goodman and Director are both UW graduates, but Director said that had nothing to do with the mismatched sock. “We’ve got a bunch of Cougs on our team,” he said. Director said affected customers can contact the company and Strideline will send Bartell Drugs them free pairs of socks and/ Bartell has offered to replace or gift cards. Strideline can Washington State socks that on be reached at 206-734-6870 the inside say “Go Dawgs.” or sales@strideline.com. Bartell said it had sold sock in honor of Kenneth about 245 pairs of the Bone, one of the more socks, which were created memorable figures able to to be sold specifically at the ask questions during one of drugstore chain. Customers the presidential debates. can return their pairs in any Conspiracy theorists condition for a refund.

Skyline students recognized for achievements in technology The National Center for Women and Information Technology honored two Skyline High School students for their achievements in computing. Cindy Kohlleppel was one of just 50 national winners to receive the nonprofit’s Award for Aspirations in Computing. Winners get various prizes, cash and a trip to Bank of America headquarters on March 3-5 for a celebration and networking event. According to her biography on aspirations.org, Kohlleppel is a passionate programmer who is actively engaged in Microsoft’s YouthSpark program as well as the University of Washington Youth Coding Camps to encourage more girls to get involved in com-

puting. After high school, Kohlleppel plans to major in computer science and pursue a doctorate in the area of virtual reality computing, enabling the digital world to seamlessly blend with the real world so people can go beyond the screen to unlock new possibilities. Skyline senior Komal Yadav is one of 350 to earn honorable mention for the award. She discovered the art of computer programming in her freshman year and wrote her first successful iOS shortly after. Yadav is also the founder and president of two computer science tutoring organizations, Coder Dojo and Java Bytes, as well as an ambassador of Girls Who Code.

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OBITUARIES Kathy Shreve Kathy Shreve left our lives on December 2, 2016. She was born on August 7th, 1953 in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in Renton, Washington. She was a longtime resident of Issaquah, Washington, living many years in the little brown house next to the Kathy Shreve Issaquah Fish Hatchery. Kathy was preceded in death by her husband, Jeff Shreve, and is survived by her daughter, Addie Colliers (Tyler), granddaughter Morgan, and sisters Lynn Korn of Washington, Luanne Korn of Washington, Suzanne Korn of Alaska, and Laura Korn of Alaska. Kathy leaves many other relatives and friends who experienced her love, kindness, and great sense of humor. Her memory and smile will live on forever in our hearts. A Celebration of Life will be held January 21, 2017 at 2:00 pm at Snoqualmie Valley Eagles.

David James Wood Age 36, son of Barbara and James Wood, Bellevue, brother to John Carlson, Preston, brother to Cathy Gulezian, Maple Valley, and uncle to Julie and Kimberly Carlson, Skylar, Dylan, and Brady Gulezian. Apparently God needed a tall, skilled carpenter who was good with his creative David Wood hands and willing to get the job done. David was at the top of the list, and so his eternal journey began December 24, 2016. A celebration of life service will be held at Flintoft’s Funeral Home, Issaquah, WA, January 14, 2017, 11 AM. Coffee and cookies will follow. Friends are invited to sign the family’s online guestbook at flintofts.com.

Roni Marie (Emmons) Copeland Roni Marie (Emmons) Copeland of Graham, WA passed into God’s hands on Thursday, December 29th, 2016, after her strong and courageous battle against cancer with her family by her side. A memorial service is planned for January 14, 2017 (1:00) at Rainier View Christian Church, 7420 224th St. E., Graham, Roni Copeland WA, to be followed by a reception. Roni was born on March 31, 1959 as the first born to Don and Geneva Emmons in Lafayette, IN. The family eventually moved to Issaquah, WA where Roni grew up with three siblings and many animals. Roni graduated from Issaquah High School in 1977 and moved to Graham, WA with her loving and devoted partner and husband of 28 years, David Copeland. Roni is survived by her husband, parents Don and Geneva, sister Lisa Robinson (John), brothers Lee Emmons (Laura) and John, niece Marina Logan (Dallas), nephew Greg Robinson and many aunts, uncles, friends, neighbors and acquaintances who all loved her deeply. Roni loved her family and her home near Mt. Rainier. Roni was a cat rescuer and provided sanctuary for many cats over the years. Her caring and generous nature was amazing to see. Her deep artistic talent provided many smiles and endless gratitude for her generous gift of time and effort to others. She was brave, funny, optimistic and mostly a friend. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be donated to PAWS or the nearest Humane Society of your choice. To place a paid obituary in The Issaquah Press, call Claire Cook at 392-6434, extension 232, or visit us at issaquahpress.com.

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Two dozen boys and girls enjoyed Julius Boehm Pool at the city Parks & Recreation department’s flying disc/water polo competition event Jan. 6. Two floating buoys were the targets for red and blue teams of elementary and middle school-age kids with staff leaders in the water to guide the activities.

RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS Inspections were performed Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 by Public Health, Seattle and King County. A food establishment inspection is only a snapshot of the operation during a limited time. Readers should look at more than one inspection (view inspection reports online at theeastside.news/ inspections) to get a better idea of the

overall operation. Red violations: High-risk factors are improper practices or procedures identified as the most prevalent contributing factors of foodborne illness or injury. One red critical violation equals an unsatisfactory inspection. County environmental health specialists work with operators to make sure these

violations are corrected before they leave the establishment. Blue violations: Low-risk factors are preventive measures to control the addition of pathogens, chemicals, and physical objects into foods. 435 or more red violation points require a reinspection within 14 days.

490 or more red violation points or 120 total violation points (red and blue) require closure of the establishment. Jamba Juice 5625 221st Place SE Dec. 28: Routine inspection, 10 red, 5 blue

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LET’S GO! FRIDAY, JAN. 13 Mommy and Me: Tot Shabbat, ages 6 months to 3 years, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 24121 SE Black Nugget Road, free, chabadissaquah.com Play & Learn: Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Manga Night: Manga Cover, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Museo Art Academy, 300 NE Gilman Blvd. Suite 100, $29, museoart.com Print Night Out, ages 18 and older, 6:30-9:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $55/ members, $60/nonmembers, register at bit.ly/2igMnu5 Parents Night Out: Art Around The World, ages 3-12, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Sammamish YMCA, 831 228th Ave. SE, $25/ members, $35/nonmembers, 391-4840 “Pippin” presented by Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE, 7:30 p.m., First Stage, 120 Front St. N., $18/ general admission, $16/youth and seniors, villagetheatre.org

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TUESDAY, JAN. 17

Story Times: Toddlers ages 24-36 months, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; preschool ages 3-5, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 3925430 Teen Open House, homework and tutoring help for teens, 3-5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 One-on-one Computer Help, for adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s Winter Quarter Fiction Series: After the First Draft, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Writers’ Cottage, 317 NW Gilman Village Mountains to Sound Greenway Suite 8, $400/members, $500/ nonmembers, 673-2665 Tree Potting, all ages, 9 a.m. to Urban Village Development 3 p.m., Native Plant Nursery at Commission meeting has been Lake Sammamish State Park, free, register at mtsgreenway.org/ canceled River & Streams Board volunteer/nursery meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall Issaquah Alps area dog hike, Northwest Pickering Room, 1775 10 a.m., easy, 4-6 miles, up 12th Ave. NW to 900-foot gain, meet at 175 City Council Regular Rainier Blvd. S., 481-2341 Meeting/Public Hearing: Kids Club at Michaels: Village Theatre Ninth Major Amendment to the Snowman Canvas, ages 3 and Highlands Two-Party Development older, 10 a.m. to noon, 1802 12th “The 39 Steps,” an adaptation of the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film, opens next week at the Village Theatre. Agreement, 7 p.m., City Hall Ave NW, $2 per child, michaels. South Council Chambers, 135 E. com/classes-and-events Sunset Way Watercolor for Beginners, Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., ages 16 and older, 10 a.m. to Issaquah Senior Center, 75 NE noon, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $40/members, $45/ Creek Way, rovinfiddlers.com nonmembers, register at bit. ly/2jgllaE Start the New Year with Story Times: Young toddlers Meditation, for adults, 3:30 p.m., ages 12-24 months, 10:30-11:15 Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset a.m.; infants ages newborn to 12 Way, 392-5430 months, noon, Issaquah Library, Second Saturday Film Festival: 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rope,” 7-9 artEAST Studio Group, p.m., Eagle Room City Hall, 130 E. members only, 12:30-3 p.m., Sunset Way, free artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., Harmonious Funk, 7:30-11:30 392-3191 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., Preschool Open House, meet vinobella.com teachers and tour classrooms “Pippin” presented by Village at the Issaquah Community Theatre’s KIDSTAGE, 7:30 p.m., Center (301 Rainier Blvd. S.) and First Stage, 120 Front St. N., $18/ Memorial Park Center (105 2nd general admission, $16/youth and Ave. NE), 12:30-7 p.m., 837By David Hayes of fearlessness and a great sense of themselves seniors, villagetheatre.org 3300 dhayes@isspress.com to pull off the demands of the show. He added, No Rules, ages 21 and older, Citizenship Classes, for adults, the script is written in such a way that sets the $5 cover charge, 8-11 p.m., 4:30-6 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 Village Theatre’s latest production, “The 39 actors up for failure. Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Steps,” is a stage adaptation of a 1935 Alfred “Some of these characters have time to come pogacha.com/Issaquah/events. Pacific Northwest Writers Hitchcock movie that actually lists more than off, slap on a mustache, say two lines, take the aspx Association’s Winter Quarter 100 characters in the script, if you throw in the mustache off, put the beard on with the glasses Fiction Course: Write Your Story, marching band and the crowd noise. and be a different character,” Walker said. “So 6:30-9:30 p.m., Writers’ Cottage, Diabolically, author Patrick Barlow limits the there will be times when the actor shows up 317 NW Gilman Village Suite director tasked with re-creating the film noir with the wrong facial hair or wrong mustache State Park Free Day in honor 8, $400/members, $500/ classic to just four actors to juggle all the parts. and has to dig himself out of that hole. And of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, nonmembers, 673-2665 To helm this production, described as a love that’s the next layer we’re preparing for.” no discover pass needed to child between Alfred HitchWalker sees “The 39 Steps” Development Commission visit a state park, learn more at cock and Monty Python, as a story about a troupe of meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall South discoverpass.wa.gov/136/StateVillage Theatre reached actors who got together to put Council Chambers, 135 E. Sunset Parks-Free-Days out to veteran stage direcon this show that’s touring Way McGarvey Park Open Space tor Matthew Walker. He has now. Comedy Night, with MC Kevin Hike, 9 a.m., moderate, 7.5 miles, previously directed “Million “Who knows how long Addison, featuring Mike Coletta “The 39 Steps” 1,200-ft. gain, 902-6255, meet at Dollar Quartet” and “Watt” it’s been going on?” he asks and headliner Kyle Ploof, 8 p.m., presented by the Village Theatre 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 902-6255 for Village Theatre. rhetorically. Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., register Jan. 19 to Feb. 26 “They have me back every But the audience is watch“Pippin” presented by Village online at vinobella.com three to five years,” said the ing the actors behind the Francis Gaudette Theatre Theatre’s KIDSTAGE, 2 and 7 p.m., Los-Angeles based director of characters, adding yet anFirst Stage, 120 Front St. N., $18/ 303 Front St. N. the Troubadour Theater Comother layer to the tale. general admission, $16/youth and Tickets: $35-$70, available at pany. “Anytime the Village “There’s the real actors seniors, villagetheatre.org Spanish Story Time, ages 3 villagetheatre.org calls, I’m on a plane.” playing the fake actors playand older, 10-11 a.m., Issaquah 392-2202 Walker said he knows with ing the fake characters. And Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392Village Theatre’s commitment the relationships that go on, 5430 to creativity, every time he the one-upsmanship that All city offices, the Issaquah Teen Open House, homework comes up here it’s going to would happen from city to Community Center, the Senior and tutoring help for teens, 3-5 be for a top-notch production across the board, city, you imagine being with these same people Center and the Julius Bloehmm p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. from stage management to casting, actors, in the same show for two or three years, seeing Pool are closed in honor of Sunset Way, 392-5430 builds and props. those on-stage rivalries starting to show up on Martin Luther King Jr. Day One-on-one Computer Help, With that much support, he’s ready for a stage as well. You start watching those actors State Park Free Day in honor for adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m., production as challenging yet unifying as “The playing those characters as well,” Walker said. of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset 39 Steps” that relies heavily on literally dozens Through it all, it’s also an ode to Hitchcock, no discover pass needed to Way, 392-5430 of costumes and dozens of wigs. he said. There will be musical cues to many of visit a state park, learn more at Study Zone, drop-in Sets will be flying on and off stage with an Hitchcock’s more recognizable movie themes, discoverpass.wa.gov/136/Statehomework and tutoring help for aesthetic of ladders and trunks. including “Rear Window,” “Vertigo,” “The Man Parks-Free-Days grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Issaquah “Village is just real ingenious about producWho Knew Too Much,” “Strangers on a Train” Tree Potting at Greenway Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392tion values,” Walker said. ‘39 Steps’ requires a and “Psycho.” Native Plant Nursery, 9 a.m. 5430 lot of ingenuity and spontaneity. Disbelief of the “All his great film scores will be represented to noon and noon to 3 p.m., to audience is more like obliteration of belief of the in different parts as they apply to the narrative. Talk Time Class, for adults, register and to learn more call audience. There’s no fourth wall, so the audiIt’s kind of a valentine to Hitchcock, too. We’ll 6-7:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 Dan Hintz at 206-735-1027 ence is as much a participant as much as they make references to ‘The Birds’ and ‘Psycho’ and W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 are spectator, which is great about the show.” the like. If you’re a Hitchcock fan, they’ll be a lot Duthie Hill Bike Park Trail Council Infrastructure The challenges began with casting. With a for you to look out for.” maintenance, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m., broad talent pool, Walker said he was still nerWalker also knows the mission of Village 26150 SE Issaquah-Fall City Council Chambers City Hall South, vous about getting the four actors right. Theatre is to provide family entertainment, and Road, 206-524-2900 135 E. Sunset Way “All the roles require a great deal of range that’s exactly what this show is. Figure Drawing Poses, 10 a.m. Volunteerism Information and dialect work, from British to cockney to “It’s a little bit sexy, but nothing untowards. to 1 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Meet & Greet presented by German to Scottish. You have to have actors It’s a little bit dark in the film noir way, but not Front St. N., 392-3191 Downtown Issaquah Association that are facile. We saw so many great actors, violent or dangerous. There’s so much for young presents, 7-8:30 p.m., free, Lake Sammamish Habitat it was difficult to narrow it down. But the cast kids to enjoy the theatricality of it, the spontaneHistoric Shell Station, 232 Front Restoration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is terrific. They showed up Day One with great ity of it. There’s sheep. What kid doesn’t want St. N., 391-1112 2000 NW Sammamish Road, energy, raring to go. And now it’s Day 10 and to see sheep on stage?” Walker asked. “And it’s 455-7010 “The 39 Steps” opening night the coffee pot is always empty,” he said. for audiences to sit there dumbfounded, gobartEAST Studio Group January, presented by Village Theatre, 7:30 The cast features Village Theatre veterans smacked that four actors created all this.” p.m., Francis Gaudette Theatre, members only, 7-9 p.m., artEAST Chris Ensweiler and Orion Bradshaw and Oh, and it’s funny. 303 Front St. N., villagetheatre. Art Center, 95 Front St. N., 392newcomers Aaron Lamb and Emily Cawley. “You’ll definitely leave having an ab workout, org 3191 Walker said each had to have a certain amount definitely work out your core,” he added.

SATURDAY, JAN. 14

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18

HITCHCOCK MEETS MONTY PYTHON A cast of only four actors plays a multitude of characters in Village Theatre’s latest production, ‘The 39 Steps’

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In a Jan. 5 matchup against Juanita, Liberty freshman Alex Nguyen won the 100-meter freestyle in a time of 55.89 seconds.

‘Flock of freshmen’ mold Patriots into stronger swim squad BOYS SWIMMING

Patriots to their third win in four tries in KingCo ConLIBERTY 108 ference action, a 108-78 JUANITA 78 triumph over the Juanita Rebels on Jan. 5 at the By Neil Pierson Juanita High School pool in npierson@isspress.com Kirkland. Junior Will Wick, who The Liberty boys swim was Liberty’s only inditeam had a relatively vidual state medalist a year quiet finish to the 2015-16 ago when he placed sixth in season, finishing 13th at the 100-yard butterfly, said the Class 2A state champithe squad’s ninth-graders onships with two top-eight have made an immediate times. impact. Next month, the Patriots “The freshmen we’ve expect to make a lot more got — Amon Rittenberg, noise at Federal Way’s King Brian Kim, Warren Briggs, County Aquatic Center. Alex Nguyen — they’re Liberty has high hopes just amazing,” Wick said. for the Feb. 17-18 season“I want to say most of our ending meet because of the ‘A’ relays are freshmen as “flock of freshmen” who’ve opposed to upperclassmen. joined coach Kris Daughters They’re just that fast.” and her returning veterans. Briggs and Kim, who’ve They helped lead the recorded state cuts in mul-

tiple events with a couple weeks left in the regular season, seem to be the fastest swimmers in that foursome, Daughters said. But all four had a good day against Juanita as the Patriots won nine of 12 events, including all three relays. Briggs and Wick staged a neck-and-neck battle in the 200 individual medley with Briggs edging his teammates by nine one-hundredths of a second. Both swimmers were well under the state cut of 2 minutes, 10.5 seconds. Kim won the 50 freestyle in 24.45 seconds, while Nguyen and Rittenberg topped a competitive field in the 100. Nguyen won the race (55.89) and Rittenberg was a close second (56.18). Liberty’s other event

winners against Juanita included Sam Berde in the 500 freestyle (5:37.88) and Andy Nguyen in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.29). Daughters is excited about what her young swimmers are capable of, but it’s what the Patriots are doing on the diving board that could push them toward the top of the leaderboard at state. “We have seven divers and all seven of them are going to have 11 dives, which means we’ll take the maximum we can to districts — that’ll be four — and the dive coach will just have to cut three from our district lineup,” the coach said. “And I suspect that all four of those kids will end up making state, so we

could have a full team of divers.” The Patriots took the top three spots in the 1-meter diving competition against Juanita. Ryan Kirschner won with 183.95 points, followed by Dale Franko (158.80) and Drew Fritz (139). Liberty should have 10-12 state qualifiers and Daughters believes a top-six finish is reachable. The future could be even brighter: Under Daughters, Liberty’s girls program has won the last three state titles, but the boys have yet to win one. “I know of two or three more club swimmers we’re getting next year and we’re not graduating very many people this year, so I think next year we’ll be even better,” she added. “It’s kind

of on an upswing right now with the boys.” Wick, who swims yearround with the Bellevue Club Swim Team, is a possible title contender in the 100 butterfly, though he may have a lot of work to do with his freestyle stroke to become a medalist in the 200 IM. He sees himself as more of a leader this year, especially with so many freshmen who haven’t experienced the atmosphere of the state meet. “It has been cool to start as a freshman, and then get older and kind of see how the team has developed over the years,” Wick said. “I know where we’ve been and I guess I kind have an understanding of how the team is doing.”

D’Arcy dominates fourth quarter, pushes Spartans past Wildcats BOYS BASKETBALL on Jan. 3. He scored all 17

of his points after the break SKYLINE 66 — including five 3-pointers MOUNT SI 58 — as Skyline broke away from the Mount Si Wildcats, By Neil Pierson 66-58, in Sammamish. npierson@isspress.com D’Arcy averaged four points per game in 18 Ryan D’Arcy wasn’t asked regular-season outings last to be potent scorer on season. He’s more than last season’s Skyline boys doubling that output under basketball team, but he’s first-year Skyline coach Joe showing this year that he’s Fithian, who was gushing capable of filling the role. about his senior wing after D’Arcy put on a marksthe Spartans (7-3 overall, manship display in the 4-2 KingCo) ended the week second half of a Class 4A a game behind KingCo coKingCo Conference contest leaders Bothell and Issaquah.

“I told Ryan, ‘Shoot when you’re open because you can make it,’’ Fithian said. “And he did. He has been making them all year … The kid’s talented.” Victory wasn’t a sure thing for Skyline until the final few minutes. Mount Si (3-8, 2-4) came out strong and took a 2823 halftime lead as junior guard Brendan Botten had 10 points at the break. Gavin Gorrell stroked a 3-pointer from the left wing to beat the shot clock and give Mount Si its biggest

lead of the night, 31-23, early in the third period. But Skyline promptly turned the game around with a 12-0 run. Ben Smith had two fast-break layups, D’Arcy sank a pair of 3-pointers and Kellan Przybylski finished after stealing the ball under the Mount Si hoop, giving Skyline a 35-31 lead. The Spartans never trailed again as D’Arcy scored 11 points in the fourth quarter. He got plenty ofZ.noPROOF.IP.CMYK. help as Przybylski SCOTT totaled 14, had 12 PDFSmith 1226 LAM 01.18327.THU.0105.1X2.LAM

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Skyline’s Ryan D’Arcy (right) bats the ball away as Mount Si’s Taylor Upton tries to snag a rebound during their Jan. 3 basketball game. and Ashish Manda added p.m. Friday, ended the week nine. Ten Skyline players on a down note with a 55got on the scoresheet. 53 loss at Newport. PrzybylSkyline, which visits plaski had 22 points, shooting teau rivalLAURA Eastlake at 7:15 5 of 11 on 3-pointers. F.noPROOF.IP.CMYK. PDF 0104 LAM 02.18077.THUR.0112.2X2.LAM

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Trail advocates say an 18-foot-wide trail is necessary to ensure the safety of all users, and a wide shoulfrom page 1 der gives space for users to safely enter and exit the trail to follow the old and it trail. However, members of wants construction to miniSammamish Home Owners mize impact on the environsay 16 feet is sufficient, and ment. if the county paved the existThe East Lake Saming 12-foot-wide soft surface mamish Trail is the missing path and added a 2-footlink in a 44-mile “locks to wide shoulder on both sides, lakes corridor” regional it would be safe for users trail that connects Golden and be the least impactful on Gardens Park and the Ballandowners. lard Locks in Seattle with “If the (new) trail went Issaquah and the foothills along the existing trail there of the Cascade Mountains, would be no fight,” Toskey passing through Bothell, said. “If they (the county) Redmond and Sammamish. wanted to pave the 12-foot “Once the trail is done, trail, they could do it tomoryou will be able to ride row.” Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com a bike from downtown The existing trail was Issaquah to downtown laid down in the path of The East Lake Sammamish Trail segment between Southeast 33rd Street and Inglewood Hill Road remains Seattle,” said Doug Williams, in the design phase. Some homeowners are challenging King County’s plan to widen the route by 2 feet. the original railroad tracks, media relations coordinator which was designed to be as for King County’s Departstraight as possible. The new ment of Natural Resources that segment will close that Landowners and King railroad’s permission to trail at times meanders left and Parks. portion of the trail for about County are disputing a 100- build gardens, sheds, and right, which the county The East Lake Sama year. foot easement along the for- garages and other imsays will improve safety and mamish Trail follows the “It’s a major undertaking, mer rail corridor, which at provements within the rail offer nicer views of the lake. former Burlington Northern lots of work that goes on,” times runs directly through corridor. George Toskey, the Sammamish Home Ownand Santa Fe Railway rail Williams said. “Not just a many lakeside properties. group’s president, said the ers also has environmental line, which was purchased question of grading it and The county points to a county doesn’t own the land, concerns with the trail, by King County in 1998. putting blacktop over what’s 2016 U.S. District Court just the right to build a trail pointing to the impact on By the spring of 2006, an there.” decision — involving Samon the land. wetlands and the removal of interim soft gravel trail was Sightlines will be enmamish City Councilmember The group wants the trees and vegetation necesconstructed with plans to hanced, culverts replaced to Tom Hornish as a plaintiff county to build a 16-footsary to widen the trail. The eventually pave the entire improve drainage and fenc- — that concluded the county wide path on the existing group said the county stated trail in phases. ing and screening installed owns the 100-foot-wide trail and let the homeowners more than 2,000 trees were “We knew it was going to for added security, he said. easement formerly held by use the rest of the land as removed during the contake time,” Williams said. The new trail will be apthe railroad. they have done for years. struction of the north section “We didn’t know it was goproximately three feet wider Hornish declined to comSammmaish Home Owners of the ELST. ing to take a decade to go on each side, and in some ment. said the district court’s opin“Two thousand is an exfrom a soft surface trail to a places the path the trail “The court ruling reafion is being appealed, but it treme exaggeration,” Brown paved trail.” takes will change. firms we do have the right to could be over a year before said. “Less than 300 were The first Sammamish The last segment, located build a trail in this corridor,” a ruling is made. removed, and we planted segment, a 2.6-mile-long between Southeast 33rd said Kevin Brown, the direcEvery segment of the well over 1,000 trees and section from 187th Avenue Street and Inglewood Hill tor of parks and recreation trail the county has com10,000 plants and shrubs.” Northeast to Inglewood Hill Road, remains in the design for King County. pleted complies to the same Brown said in the section Road, was completed in phase. According to Brown, 75 regional trail standard of 18 currently under construction, 2015. Construction on the “That section will be the percent of adjacent homefeet wide, which includes a 31 trees will come down. south segment, between most contentious,” said John owners have encroached 12-foot-wide paved secThe county plans to replant a Southeast 43rd Way and Tremble, a Sammamish upon the trail corridor. tion with 2-foot-wide gravel much larger amount. Southeast 33rd Street, began resident and long-time trail The Sammamish Home shoulders and a 1-foot-wide “A few residents are in December. The county advocate. “The homeowners Owners group says many clear zone, according to costing the county millions anticipates construction on have the most to lose.” property owners had the Williams. of dollars,” trail advocate

Tremble said, referring to the lawsuits and appeals Sammamish Home Owners has filed over the years. “They don’t own this land just because they occupy it,” said Bill Way, a pro-trail Sammamish resident who lives along the trail. “That is what the county acquired — the big, big right-of-way.” Advocates tired of the delays say once it is completed, the regional trail will be a tremendous asset linking three large cities and connecting to one of the most popular parts in the Eastside. Vicky Clarke, the East King County policy manager for Cascade Bicycle Club, said no matter the weather, there are always people out walking and biking along the East Lake Sammamish Trail. She said a huge segment of the population doesn’t feel comfortable biking on roads with cars, and the completion of the trail will give these people an alternative. “Sixty percent of people want to ride bikes more often but don’t, concerned about their safety,” said Clarke, citing a study conducted by the Portland Bureau of Transportation. “A shoulder is important for people walking and running,” Clarke said. And an 18-foot trail will “provide those different spaces along the trail so different users can all be accommodated.” “The trail will take you from Salmon Days in Issaquah to Shilshole,” said Mark Cross, a Sammamish resident and former mayor and city councilmember. He was referring to Shilshole Bay Marina, located on the northwest side of Seattle. “There’s a large public good that comes from having this integrated trail system.”

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Shoplifting A 58-year-old Fall City man was arrested at 3:06 p.m. Jan. 4 for stealing $208.02 in groceries from a business in the 1800 block of 12th Avenue Northwest.

Deodorant delivery disrupted At 5:12 p.m. Jan. 4, a resident in the 5000 block of Northwest Village Park Drive reported opening her mailbox to find her package within but it did not contain the two deodorants she ordered. There was no damage to the mailboxes.

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Porch pirated At 4:49 p.m. Jan. 5, a resident in the 400 block of Shangri-La Way Northwest reported someone stole a box delivered to the home’s front porch.

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Driving without a license At 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6, a 49-year-old Issaquah man pulled over in the 200 block of Southeast Croston Lane for a routine traffic stop was subsequently arrested for driving without a license.

Bicycle stolen At 1:19 p.m. Dec. 30, a $550 bicycle was reported stolen from the 1900 block of 23rd Place Northeast.