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Cleanup continues after snowstorm and ice cause havoc

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter In the days after a snowstorm pummeled the region, blackout chased whiteout, as residents uneasy about thorny commutes and missed meetings instead confronted sinking temperatures and toppling trees — all sans electricity.

The major snowstorm dropped 3 to 6 inches across the Issaquah area Jan. 18, but the struggle started the next day, as a rare ice storm led to widespread power outages and caused trees to send ice- and

snow-laden branches earthward.

The harsh conditions tested road crews, prompted spinouts and fender benders around the region, and led officials to cancel school for almost a week.

“It was like a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 punch,” Bret Heath, city Public Works Operations and emergency management director, said Jan. 23, as cleanup efforts continued.

“For a while there, I wasn’t sure if we were ever going to see the light See STORM, Page A5

Toppled tree kills man near Issaquah

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Strong winds caused a tree to topple and a kill a man Jan. 19, as crippling winter weather claimed a life near Issaquah.

King County Sheriff’s Office investigators said the incident occurred at about 9:15 a.m. in the 15300 block of 231st Avenue Southeast in unincorporated May Valley south of Issaquah. The combination of wind and weight from ice and snow caused the tree to fall as the 61-year-old man backed his all-terrain vehicle out of a shed. Deputies and Eastside Fire & Rescue medics raced to the scene in difficult road conditions, but could not save the man.

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PHOTOS BY GREG FARRAR

Above, state Route 900 remains barricaded at midafternoon Jan. 20 to motorists wanting to go southbound past Northwest Talus Drive, a day after a downed tree blocked access to the urban village. Below, Rodney Amburgey, a lineman with City Pacific Services contracted to Puget Sound Energy, works Jan. 20 to secure a broken and dangling utility pole crossbeam at Southeast May Valley Road and 231st Place Southeast. See a slideshow of storm photos at www.issaquahpress.com.

Tree cleanup is latest headache for storm-weary residents

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter

Office investigators later identified the man as Philip Barber.

Sgt. Cindi West, sheriff’s office spokeswoman, said deputies and emergency responders encountered falling branches at the scene.

“It’s tragic. It’s a very sad situation. There’s nothing he could have done about it,” West said. “The deputies on the scene said that there was nothing he could have done. It was a freak accident.”

The danger forced investigators to back off from the scene as branches rained from trees overhead. Then, as deputies started to depart the area, they became stuck after another tree fell across the road and crews removed the tree.

Fallen tree branches, scattered across the landscape like so many broken Lincoln Logs, continue to bedevil road crews and residents days after a major snowstorm and crippling ice storm rolled across Western Washington.

The task to clean up downed trees posed a challenge as the region faced a long power outage and difficult road conditions.

“From a tree damage standpoint, this has been very high,” city Arborist Alan Haywood said Jan. 23. “It’s not as catastrophic as the big

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

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Voters to decide fire station replacement

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Many Issaquah-area residents

should receive ballots in the days ahead as Fire District 10 asks voters to approve a bond for a replacement fire station meant to

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improve response times.

Officials said a fire station built in May Valley could improve response times for rural residents and alleviate the workload for Fire Station 71 along East Sunset Way in downtown Issaquah — a station responsible for serving many neighborhoods inside city limits.

In a measure put before voters in a Feb. 14 special election, the district is asking voters to approve a $5.5 million bond to fund a rebuilt Station 78 and improvements to other fire stations throughout the sprawling district. The price tag for the rebuilt station alone is expected to reach $4.5 million.

Ballots should start to reach residents in unincorporated King County near Issaquah after Jan. 25.

Fire District 10 is the Eastside Fire & Rescue partner serving residents in Klahanie, May Valley, Preston and Tiger Mountain in the Issaquah area, plus Carnation in rural King County. The district

encompasses about 130 square miles and about 28,000 people.

Officials plan to use bond dollars to relocate crews from Fire Station 78 from 16135 S.E. 113th Place near Renton to a modern facility at a more central location at Southeast May Valley Road and 207th Avenue Southeast.

“We’re looking particularly at the ability to serve a greater number of people,” EFR Chief Lee Soptich said. “It’s a one-time investment — that’s how we look at it.”

Rick Gaines, Fire District 10 Commission chairman, said a fire station just outside Renton city limits means longer response times for residents deeper inside the rural district.

“It doesn’t serve our citizens well because the response times are skewed to the far western part of our response area,” he said.

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Ordinance faces test as marijuana collective applies for license

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter In the initial test for a landmark medical marijuana ordinance enacted last month, a patient-run collective at the center of discussions about changes to city rules applied for licenses to operate.

The application from the nonprofit medical marijuana operation, GreenLink Collective, came after planners, officials and residents crafted a medical marijuana ordinance designed to balance public safety concerns and patients’ access to the drug.

GreenLink organizers applied to occupy units E, F and G in a

commercial building at 160 N.W. Gilman Blvd. The organization does not intend to grow marijuana in the space.

GreenLink founders Jake and Lydia George applied for the license on behalf of the organization Dec. 19, the day the ordinance took effect.

The facility is proposed as a place to process and deliver medical marijuana to qualified patients, offer classes and information, and sell supplies for people to produce and consume marijuana under the framework of state law.

Organizers said medical mariSee MARIJUANA, Page A6

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Kyle Patterson, a city snowplow driver, maneuvers through the Montreux neighborhood to remove snow from streets Tuesday afternoon.

Snowplow crews toil day and night to clear Issaquah streets

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Come winter, the nonstop struggle between man and Mother Nature unfolds in a teeth-rattling ride aboard city snowplows.

Snow, split into quarters from tire tracks, clung to the streets just before sunset Jan. 17 in Montreux, a tony neighborhood on Cougar Mountain named for a city in the Swiss Alps. In methodical maneuvers, city snowplow driver Kyle Patterson edged back and forth along cul-de-sac after cul-de-sac, pushing snow from the roadway to form dirt-flecked berms along the street.

In the process, snow cascades from the plow and light powder is compacted into something more akin to spackle.

Each large snowplow truck in the city fleet resembles a mustardyellow box atop gargantuan tires, a Tonka toy for a giant. Empty, a large truck tips the scales at about 30,000 pounds. Loaded, full of

sand and de-icing fluid, the total balloons to about 60,000 pounds.

(The city operates seven snowplow trucks, a larger model for main roads and a smaller model for difficult-to-maneuver side streets.)

The drivers, dressed in fluorescent jackets the same color as a highlighter pen, ride in the snowplow cabs beneath a flashing amber light. Most drivers use earplugs to block noise from the rumbling engine and brakes screeching like a pterodactyl.

The job requires a nimble hand on the steering wheel and the levers used to manipulate the plow — not to mention patience, precision and pluck — for the lumbering trucks remain susceptible to the same road hazards as other vehicles, despite the bulk and chains meant to ensure traction.

Sometimes, in difficult conditions, “these things still slide, even with all of that weight,” Patterson said.

If the forecast calls for snow, a

choreographed sequence is set in motion to clear streets and stage equipment for other possible problems, such as downed trees.

Crews toil around the clock in 12-hour shifts to shove snow from the roadway and, if necessary, drop sand and de-icing fluid onto the roadway. (Drivers usually head home between shifts, but the Public Works Operations shop contains cots and a shower just in case.)

Patterson started at noon Jan. 17 and, not long before sunset, reached Montreux. The crews rely on laminated sheets outlining road priorities. Drivers then radio status updates to supervisors.

The policy for snow removal ranks major arteries and access to mountainside neighborhoods — Highlands Drive Northeast, for instance — as top priorities. Then, as conditions allow, crews plow the side streets branching out across the city.

Patterson, en route to the Public Works Operations facility along

First Avenue Northeast after the stint in Montreux, stopped at The Grange Supply to fill up on diesel.

The tab for fueling a snowplow is about $150.

The constant use amid harsh weather exacts a toll on the vehicles, despite the trucks’ tank-like resilience.

Dave Boyle, a city heavy equipment mechanic dubbed a “savior” by snowplow drivers, mends the wear-and-tear on the trucks. The most common issues stem from chains on the tires, brake components and the rubber plow edges, he said.

Motorists present another challenge to snowplow crews.

Though the snowplows carry a sign on the rear to remind motorists to remain at least 100 feet from the vehicle — “some people follow it, some don’t,” Patterson said — and a flashing light, motorists sometimes drive too close in the hope to ride on clear streets.

In Issaquah, road conditions differ from neighborhood to neighborhood, due to changes in elevation.

Snow might blanket Forest Rim — Squak Mountain’s highest-elevation neighborhood — even as the lowlands remain bare. Other neighborhoods at higher elevations, such as the Issaquah Highlands and Talus, also require additional scrutiny from road crews.

(Outside Issaquah city limits, King County Roads Services Division teams handle roads in the unincorporated county and the state Department of Transportation is responsible for interstate and state highways.)

The snow last week offered the initial test. Forecasters called for snow to turn to rain after the snowstorm, and for temperatures to climb into the 40s. The abrupt shift means Public Works Operations crews shifted gears to face flooding in Issaquah.

So, teams delivered generators to key sites throughout the city to run pump stations if electricity failed amid the snowstorm.

Officials also stationed utility trucks across Issaquah. If the snowstorm led to flooding later, crews planned to swap chainsaws meant for hacking apart fallen trees for road closure signs to direct motorists around floodwaters.

“We’ve been through this so many times before that we know,” Jeffrey Estrin, a longtime city maintenance worker, said during a drive around the city just before sunset Jan. 17.

In the meantime, crews crisscrossed the city to remove snow from streets. High on Squak Mountain, Estrin rolled down a window to address a resident building a snowman on a snowcovered island in a cul-de-sac’s center.

“We’ll have a plow up here real soon,” he said.

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

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Increased fireplace use impacted air quality

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter

WHAT TO KNOW

The air in Issaquah turned thick with wood smoke Jan. 20 as residents lit fireplaces for warmth amid a regional power outage.

The agency responsible for monitoring air quality in the region, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, ranked the air quality in King County as moderate for days last week.

The ranking means air quality is acceptable, but for some pollutants a moderate health concern exists. The health concern impacts people sensitive to air pollution — small children, senior citizens and people suffering from chronic health conditions.

The air pollutants can be harmful for people suffering from heart disease, diabetes, asthma and lung diseases. Pollutants pose the most risk to children and older adults.

Amy Warren, a Puget Sound Clean Air Agency spokeswoman, said wood smoke and other pollutants in the air can also affect people in good health as they

Find daily air quality updates and learn more more about health impacts from air quality, permits and more at the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency website, www.pscleanair.org.

exert themselves to clean up downed trees or other debris from the recent snow and ice storms.

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency officials put a burn ban in place last week, but lifted the order Jan. 14. The possibility of another burn ban in the days after the snowstorm and ice storm is unlikely.

“Given that so many people are without power and relying on stoves or fireplaces for such an immediate need, we wouldn’t call a burn ban in that situation,” Warren said.

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

Region’s blood supply plummets 70 percent Puget Sound Blood Center issued a call for blood and platelets after donations plummeted 70 percent due to the snowstorm and icy road conditions.

The winter weather caused the cancellation of dozens of blood drives. The total loss of donations is expected to reach more than 2,000 units. Officials said the drop-off is the largest weatherrelated impact experienced by the Puget Sound Blood Center in many years.

“It takes about 900 donors per day to maintain a sufficient blood supply, but on Wednesday fewer than 150 donors were able to give,” Dr. James P. AuBuchon, Puget Sound Blood Center president and CEO, said in a statement issued Jan. 19. “But no matter what the weather is, the demand for blood continues: Patients are in hospitals for surgery, ERs are treating traumatic injuries, and people are needing cancer treatments or organ transplants.”

The center is seeking to rebuild the blood supply in the days ahead.

“As soon as our donors are able to travel safely, we urge them to attend one of our centers or blood drives so we can main-

HOW TO HELP Find information about locations and times to give blood from the Puget Sound Blood Center at www.psbc.org. People can donate at 11 centers in Western Washington, or check for community blood drives closer to home. Call 800-398-7888 toll free to schedule a donation appointment.

tain a stable blood supply for patients and hospitals in our communities,” AuBuchon said. ”If they’re not able to attend a center or blood drive on Friday or Saturday, we’re asking them to make a special effort between now and Jan. 31 to donate and replenish the blood supply.”

The center has a special need for O-negative blood donors — universal donors. O-negative blood can be transfused to patients with any other blood type.

“All donors provide a life-saving gift, but O-negative donors are fewer in number and especially important,” AuBuchon added.

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Community center offers residents shelter

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 •

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By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The mercury dipped and the lights turned dark as crews raced to restore power across the region.

The city and the American Red Cross partnered to turn the Issaquah Community Center into a 24-hour shelter amid a dayslong blackout. The refuge opened late Jan. 19, after a rare ice storm sent tree limbs tumbling to earth and snow lingered on roadways.

The shelter provided 35 shelter nights — or number of overnight stays — to residents from Issaquah and other Eastside communities. Teams at the shelter handled 244 drop-in visits, and served 778 snacks and meals to clients.

Some shelter clients spread out on cots for the night. Other people stopped in for a hot snack or a hotter shower. The shelter offered some a chance to unwind after stressful days in powerless residences.

“They were feeling cooped up in the house with the kids in particular,” said Stephanie Schoo, a spokeswoman for the nonprofit organization. “It was good to have a warm, safe place for the kids to get to play and sprawl out.”

City officials opened the Emergency Operations Center for brief stints, in part to coordinate shelter setup and operations.

BY GREG FARRAR

Barry Morgan (right), American Red Cross volunteer, registers the 100th client at the Issaquah Community Center at 3 p.m. Jan. 20 for a place to stay. Volunteer Stan McKenzie and service dog Katsu are at left.

The shelter, and others in King County, shut down as crews restored power to communities, temperatures ticked upward and people headed home. Officials closed the community center shelter Jan. 22.

“We’re are extremely grateful to

the volunteers who are working in our shelters around the clock to provide a warm place for people affected by the winter storm,” Randy Hutson, regional CEO of American Red Cross Western Washington Chapters, said in a statement released Jan. 21. “We

are also thankful to our government and community partners that have rallied to help the community.”

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

Fire destroys Tiger Mountain home, dogs perish

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Flames sparked by a generator in a garage caused a blaze and destroyed a Tiger Mountain house near Issaquah.

Firefighters raced to a house fire in the 24600 block of Southeast Mirrormont Boulevard at about 8:30 p.m. Jan. 19.

Investigators said the fire started in a garage as a generator operated.

Neighbors reported heavy smoke billowing from the single-story home and flames spreading to the outside deck and nearby trees.

Though the occupants evacuated the home safely, officials said the residents’ dogs perished in the blaze. The fire destroyed the home.

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Firefighters faced another challenge: a long, steep driveway to the structure — a particular hazard in the cold, slick conditions.

Trucks became stuck on the slick road and firefighters could not start spraying water on the fire for about 20 minutes after reaching the scene.

Eastside Fire & Rescue crews needed a water tanker to battle the blaze, but the vehicle could not reach the site.

“Being on a road with a slope and then with that much snow, you just couldn’t do it,” EFR Assistant Chief Bud Backer said.

King County Sheriff’s Office personnel helped shuttle firefighters to the scene. Sgt. Cindi West, sheriff’s office spokeswoman, said a deputy in the dive unit unloaded gear from a truck and hauled firefighters and equipment to the blaze.

King County Road Services Division crews also cleared access to Mirrormont as much as possible, though the conditions posed a challenge.

“Roads responded quickly to get the road cleared so that the fire truck could make it up to the top,” West said.

The occupants and firefighters did not sustain serious injuries, although a firefighter suffered a minor knee injury.

WHAT TO KNOW Eastside Fire & Rescue offered residents safety preparedness tips for winter: Keep a battery-powered radio and flashlights — and extra batteries — on hand.

Have coats, hats, gloves and blankets on hand to stay warm during power outages.

Keep a minimum of three days of food, water, medications or other necessary medical needs on hand.

Cold weather conditions can be harmful, so bring pets indoors or into a protected area when possi-

“Just like anybody else, we fall down and go boom at times,” Backer said.

Mirrormont and other Tiger Mountain communities bore the brunt of debilitating winter weather. The neighborhoods lost power as snow and ice clobbered the region.

EFR units remained on the scene until 5 a.m. Jan. 20.

Officials said EFR receives common fire calls related to kitchen fires, chimney fires and unattend-

ble. Make sure to have pet food and water on hand.

Keep charcoal and gas grills, heaters and generators outside and away from windows and vents to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.

Wrap pipes and outdoor faucets to prevent ruptured pipes and flooding inside homes.

When snow is on the ground, do not drive unless necessary, and stay on main roads.

Stay tuned to the radio or television for any updates to weather conditions or emergency information.

ed candles each winter. The season also marks a spike in the number of responses to possible carbon monoxide poisoning.

However, due to icy or snowy road conditions, EFR personnel often need more time to reach trouble spots, particularly calls in higher-elevation or rural areas.

Such conditions also bring more motor vehicle car crashes, downed power lines, fallen trees on roadways, house fires, power surges and outages.

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windstorms we’ve had, because we did not have many real large trees come down and come down on houses and do that kind of damage.”

Downed trees on roadways prompted closures on city, county and state roads in Issaquah and nearby areas. Some homeowners reported damage from falling branches.

“It could have been far worse,” Haywood said. “We weren’t getting the 100-foot-tall, big conifers come down.” Instead, “we were getting big pieces of multitrunked” deciduous trees.

The garbage haulers in Issaquah and surrounding communities, Allied Waste and Waste Management, accept tree debris, but ask customers to follow disposal rules.

Local officials could open a drop-off site sometime in the future, but Bret Heath, city Public Works Operations and emergency management director, said decisions about drop-off sites could hinge on a presidential disaster declaration. Such a decision means local governments could apply for reimbursements for emergency response and cleanup activities.

Haywood said the city Heritage Trees appeared to escape significant damage in the recent storms.

Citywide, about 20 trees carry the designation.

The trees include the giant sequoia at Tibbetts Valley Park, the Empress Tree at Cornick Park and the Oregon white oak at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery.

The city developed the Heritage Tree Program to identify and recognize trees meant to reflect the character of Issaquah. Every Heritage Tree is identified and recorded in a register maintained by the city Parks & Recreation Department.

Haywood said residents facing tree damage should assess damage to trees and decide whether removal is necessary.

“Folks should not jump to conclusions, that just because their tree has been damaged means that it has to go,” he said. “If they have questions in their mind on it’s worth saving, getting an educated opinion is definitely worthwhile.”

Sometimes, even a damaged-butotherwise-healthy tree needs to go.

“If it’s a tree that is a focal point

County permitting agency waives fees for damage inspections Unincorporated King County residents facing damage from recent snow and ice storms can receive building inspections compliments of the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services.

The agency waived the associated fee to help homeowners speed up repairs. The county permitting agency is also giving priority service to damaged structures in need of permits for repair work.

Inspectors evaluate the integrity of structures, assess whether a structure is safe to occupy and decide whether a permit is required for repair work.

Inspectors may also advise customers of the need to pursue a more detailed inspection from a licensed structural engineer to determine the extent of the damage.

Residents searching for ways to dispose of fallen tree debris face a handful of options.

The garbage haulers in the Issaquah area, Allied Waste and Waste Management, offer yard waste pickup. Find rules for yard waste disposal at the haulers’ websites, www.rabanco.com and www.wmnorthwest.com.

Residents can drop off tree branches and other organic material for free at city of Sammamish drop-off sites. The sites open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jan. 28-29 near the ball fields at Beaver Lake Park and East Lake Sammamish Park.

The county Solid Waste Division offers the What do I do with…? website, http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/wdidw, to answer questions about how to dispose of fallen tree branches and other yard debris.

or an important thing in a park, and it’s busted off and it looks terrible, even though it might recover, we’re better off just getting rid of it,” Haywood said. “It’s going to be an ugly thing in the park for years until it puts on a lot more growth.”

If homeowners decide to keep a damaged tree, some options exist for repair and restoration, though such tasks require patience.

“If you do determine it’s worth saving, then you can take one of two approaches,” Haywood said.

“You can either just leave it alone and see how it re-grows in the spring. Or, you can take the more proactive approach and say, ‘Well, if the top has broken off or a major branch has broken off, I’m going to prune the branch all the way back to the trunk or I’m going to prune it back to where there’s a side branch to take over.’”

Ultimately, the decision — rooted in aesthetics and safety — is left to the homeowner.

“How bad is it? If the tree is too bad then you just get rid of it — and ‘too bad’ is kind of a judgment based on both the condition and appearance,” Haywood said. “It depends on the site and how the tree works in that site.”

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

Though the fee for inspections is waived, standard permit fees still apply. Permits may be required before performing certain nonbuilding-related repairs, such as hazardous tree removal, if trees sit in environmentally critical areas. But permits can be issued retroactively if a tree poses imminent danger to people or property.

Call 206-296-6630 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, to request a damage inspection.

Permits can be issued over the counter at the Department of Development and Environmental Services office, 900 Oakesdale Ave. S.W., Renton, for minor repairs.

Contact Bernard Moore, building inspection supervisor, at 206-2966762, or bernard.moore@kingcounty.gov; or Chris Ricketts, building official, at 206-296-6750, or chris.ricketts@kingcounty.gov, to learn more.

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OPINION

Help businesses recover from storm PRESS E DITORIAL

“Support your local business” takes on new meaning when the city becomes a frozen wasteland for three days.

While homeowners were struggling to stay warm without power, business owners were wringing their hands over the lost business. Restaurants were particularly hard hit as food went to waste without refrigeration. Employees, too, suffered the loss of wages. It was life interrupted, not a fun week.

This week we can try to make it a bit better for each other.

Tip your waiter or other service provider just a little extra.

Be sure any purchases you make are done locally to help businesses recoup the lost revenue.

Don’t forget to say thank you to those who are helping out.

Offer a cup of coffee to the utility workers repairing lines or clearing trees. Let them know they are appreciated.

This is Issaquah, where neighbors help neighbors. With the usual thoughtfulness for the other guy, we’ll be just fine.

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Another winter storm and not so prepared Storm coming, so get prepared. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The weatherman never gets it right.

My husband Tom and I are certified members of a CERT — Citizen Emergency Response Team — here in Issaquah.

Sadly, we found ourselves not so prepared last week.

On Tuesday, Tom suggested he should charge the generator. He didn’t follow through, but it did start when the power/phone/Internet/cable went out Thursday morning.

But we only had two gallons of gas on hand to keep the generator going. Uh oh.

Tom siphoned some gas from the 4-wheeler but learned that our cars have anti-siphon devices. A call to the police department confirmed that The Grange did have gas and a generator to pump it, and about 40 cars in line for it. We decided to wait for city power to return.

With plenty of fireplace wood, a blanket over the stairwell to preserve heat and a couple of hours use of the generator, we were warm for the time being.

On Thursday night, three Four Lakes neighbors let us know that a tree’s root ball had broken the water line and the water would have to be shut off. We had just enough time to fill four cooling pots. No more toilet flushing for us, but we did have our emergency supplies inside a portable toilet/bucket, and we gave the toilet its first try. Now if only we’d stocked some hand sanitizer.

Bored out of our minds with only the evening glow from the fire, we turned to playing cards. Finding those tiny holes on a cribbage board is no fun when the light is dim. Hey,

wait, in our CERT backpacks we have headlamps! Sadly, mine had leaking batteries and a burned-out bulb. We shared the Debbie light from Berto Tom’s.

Ah, dinnerPress publisher time. We had stocked hot dogs, our power outage staple — but only had one bun. We have a gas barbecue, but no stove to even heat water. A hot plate is now on the list of future buys. If the generator runs out of gas, we’ll dig out the camp stove — assuming it has fuel that is.

After tequila shots to keep us warm (and they did!), the hot dog on a piece of bread was just fine. And we slept really well.

On Friday morning, the 100pound, ice-encrusted tree limbs began falling. Tom headed out to get gas for the generator, but had the sense to wear his CERT hard hat. The neighbors who came to borrow a chainsaw to clear a tree thought the hard hat was pretty funny, but he did not want the last laugh and wore it anyway.

With power lines down across the roads, we settled in for the long haul. With power back on in town and the roads clear, we could go to the office, get a hot meal, shower at a friend’s house and refill the gas cans — before returning to turn on the generator again, but with our “emergency prep” supplies in hand.

You just never know when the weatherman will get it right.

T O T HE E DITOR Snowstorms Newspaper provides information readers needed in the emergency Just a grateful thank you for the real-time news updates on your website regarding the opening of emergency shelters this evening in downtown Issaquah and the plateau.

I am a ham radio operator who is rendering communication assistance to an elderly lady, with a medical condition, living in downtown Issaquah. She is being helped by a neighbor, but they have been without power all day (and will continue to be all night). Fortunately, I am located out of the downtown area and didn't lose my power, so I have been able to monitor your website for your news updates.

The publishing of the emergency shelter openings was a very critical piece of information I was able to relay to the person assisting the elderly lady, as well as to other Seattle area emergency networks throughout the evening.

Everyone was relieved and thankful to know there were local area shelters open in Issaquah and on the plateau.

I can't thank you enough for making this information available after hours in such a timely manner so it could be passed on to those without power and no access to the Web.

Kevin Millar KB7DYP

We are being held hostage

by Puget Sound Energy My power has been out since the 17th and you may think that this would be my complaint, but you would be wrong.

My issue is Puget Sound Energy’s reluctance to move a downed electrical pole from blocking our road. I live on Tiger Mountain and the public road is the only access my family and neighbors have to the main road below.

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The city has been doing an excellent job in our neighborhood. Thank you to those who drive these massive machines in conditions that require constant attention and experience.

Carrie Henderson

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While it is possible to drive over wires (something they say you shouldn’t) and into the opposite lane to squeeze by it, it is not acceptable for others. As we try to clean and rebuild our neighborhood back from the storm, services like King County road maintenance, school buses, garbage trucks, tow trucks and even emergency vehicles will not be able to pass.

I don’t blame them. I do blame PSE, who I have pleaded with to simply move the pole off the road. The pole has sat precariously blocking the road since the 18th and since PSE isn’t listening maybe my local legislators will.

Public roads cannot be left blocked with only a single company in control; we need a better strategy then this.

Christmas

Column should have included more reporting, less opinion

I sat by my fireplace burning wood for 33 hours and listening to my battery-powered radio. People that called in to relate their storm experiences seemed to address trees as being 99 percent of the problem for the power loss.

One man was killed by a falling tree in Issaquah. It should be noted that Issaquah city rules tend to discourage tree removal from one’s own property. If that tree had been removed, one life would have been saved. But some believe that saving trees is more important.

In fact, if all trees within 100 feet of power lines were trimmed down enough to miss the power lines if they fall over or were completely removed, three-quarters of a million people would not have been sitting in the dark.

Folks, there are plenty of trees away from the power lines and homes, to allow the tree huggers to do their thing.

The publishing of David Hayes' "Off the Press" article was very disappointing to me and clearly demonstrated the difference between ranting and reporting. Mr. Hayes appears to be very upset about the principle regarding the separation of church and state in the United States. Reporting would have required Mr. Hayes to research the holdings of the courts or perhaps examine the impact the separation.

Mr. Hayes is very angry that public schools would not allow the singing of beautiful songs that celebrate the birth of Jesus, the “Newborn King.” He does not consider whether the public schools should equally allow the singing of other songs celebrating other religions.

I am not sure if he is just protective of his own personal religious beliefs or if he thinks that the public schools should support the religions of all its students or perhaps all of the citizens of the United States. Better yet, maybe public schools should sing songs celebrating the more than 9,000 religions on earth. Now that would be one long “holiday concert” and Mr. Hayes, maybe you should bring an extra battery for your recorder.

Mr. Hayes is free to sing his favorite songs in the shower, in his church, on the street and in a park. Mr. Hayes can construct a nativity scene in his yard, in front of his church and wherever else a private entity wants to allow three wise men.

A thoughtful consideration of the issue would have been worth reading. What Mr. Hayes wrote, unfortunately, was just a thoughtless rant and added nothing to the public discourse.

Ken Sessler

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The Landing without these building heights.

But then they’re “ahead of the curve.” Never thought Issaquah would get out-classed by Renton. Hopefully, when we vote in a whole new council, it will be in time to save Issaquah, what it stands for and why we all moved here.

Will Reynolds If there’s a way to reverse the landmark decision, a way to limit building height to 50 feet, a way to silence Rowley developers (who, if they can get three times as much on the same piece of property stand to save millions in property taxes).

This will overload the streets with vehicular traffic and make them unpassable and un-

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at the end of the tunnel.”

Ironically, snowfall on the ground early Jan. 18 came from a less-severe-than-predicted snowstorm. Still, the snowstorm left deep snow in local neighborhoods, especially areas at higher elevations. The tough challenges came in the days afterward, as ice encased power lines and tree branches.

Brent Bower, a National Weather Service senior hydrologist in Seattle, said the snowstorm still ranked as substantial, even if predictions of a “mega-storm” in the days preceding the event did not come to fruition.

“The storm kept changing course and ended up going a little bit further south,” he said. “It didn’t take much, but it was enough to make it a lot lighter snow rate up here, and it looks like it’s going to shorten the duration, too.”

The snowstorm caused minor headaches compared to the subsequent ice storm, as more than 18,000 customers in the Issaquah area and more than 200,000 customers in Western Washington lost power.

The electricity sputtered moments after Mayor Ava Frisinger poured batter into a waffle iron for 7-year-old granddaughter Ava. “So, one batch of waffles got baked and then the rest turned into cooked-on-the-stovetop pancakes,” the elder Ava Frisinger said the next day.

Catastrophe averted, but troubles linger The mayor — bundled in a fleece bomber jacket and heavy duty boots — trekked to City Hall from home in downtown Issaquah. City Hall had power, but no heat, and the temperature in the mayor’s office hovered in the mid-50s.

Trees toppled on Squak Mountain, prompting street closures and power outages as city and Puget Sound Energy crews battled the elements.

Communities on Tiger Mountain, just outside city limits, remained in darkness for days after the

storm, as crews toiled to restore power.

“Some areas are harder hit than others,” Heath said. “It’s interesting when you’re driving around. Some areas look fairly normal, like it was breezy. Other areas look like a bomb went off.”

Still, despite the damage — and a winter storm emergency proclamation from Gov. Chris Gregoire — catastrophe did not come.

Forecasters predicted strong winds and heavy rains for the days after the snowstorm, though neither materialized.

“If that had hit when the trees were loaded with snow and ice, that would have been something to see,” Heath said. “Fortunately, that didn’t really develop and I think we skated on that one.”

Concerns about Issaquah Creek and street flooding bubbled to the surface late Jan. 20, as forecasters issued a flood watch for Western Washington. City crews, officials and residents also cast a wary eye at ice- and snow-laden trees.

(Issaquah dodged significant flooding last year, and the last flooding to occur in the city resulted after a Pineapple Express storm barreled into the region in early December 2010.)

City officials opened the Emergency Operations Center on Jan. 19 to coordinate the response to the emergency.

Snowstorm causes road closures The slushy snow and downed trees posed obstacles to road crews for days.

State Route 900 at the southern city limits closed due to a downed tree. Southeast 56th Street from 229th Avenue Southeast to East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast closed due to downed power lines. So was 221st Place Southeast from Southeast 62nd Street to Northwest Sammamish Road. Several Squak Mountain streets closed as tree branches rained onto the roadway.

Outside Issaquah, state Route 18 from Interstate 90 near Preston to Auburn closed for days due to hundreds of downed trees on the roadway. State Route 900 closed at Southeast May Valley Road due to downed trees.

“Hundreds of trees fell,” said Dave McCormick, state Department of Transportation

“Some areas are harder hit than others. It’s interesting when you’re driving around.

Some areas look fairly normal, like it was breezy.

Other areas look like a bomb went off.”

— Bret Heath City emergency management director

regional maintenance manager.

“It’s the worst we’ve seen in the last several years.”

Officials urged people to exercise caution outdoors in order to prevent another tragedy similar to a Jan. 19 incident, after a falling tree killed a 61-year-old man near Issaquah.

“Be very careful when you’re outside of possible falling trees or limbs,” said Communications Coordinator Autumn Monahan, the city official responsible for disseminating information to the public during snowstorms and other emergencies. “When we have rain that’s right on top of heavy snow, we’ve got weight issues, so make sure to be aware of your surroundings when you’re outside.”

The focus remained on the power outage, as residents questioned PSE and city officials about repairs.

Issaquah Police Department dispatchers received a handful of calls from residents asking about repairs to the power grid — a no-no. PSE urged customers to direct questions about repairs to the utility.

“Every call that we receive that’s not an emergency call, that takes away our dispatchers from taking a call that could be an emergency,” Monahan said. “We do ask people to only call if they have an actual emergency.”

Frisinger said residents adapted gracefully to the challenges posed by ongoing power outages and harsh conditions.

“I’m glad that people are as self-reliant as they are and they’re very helpful to other people and concerned about them,” she said.

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

State reschedules open house for natural resources The state Department of Natural Resources has rescheduled a planned meeting regarding recreation in the Snoqualmie Corridor, a network of natural areas stretching from Tiger Mountain to Mount Si. The meeting is from 7-9 p.m.

Feb. 1 in the Commons Room, Snoqualmie Middle School, 9200 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.

Snow prompted officials to cancel the meeting planned for Jan. 18.

The state agency is readying for future recreation opportunities on 53,000 acres in natural areas along the so-called Snoqualmie Corridor in East King County. The open house is meant to continue the public planning process.

The corridor — a quick jaunt from Seattle and fast-growing Eastside cities — is a popular destination for hikers, mountain bikers and more. Combined, the lands in the corridor form the largest network of natural areas in Washington.

In recent months, Department of Natural Resources officials started gathering input about recreation in the Snoqualmie Corridor. The open house is the latest step in the planning process.

Officials plan for the meeting to include a brief presentation from agency staffers and then opportunities for participants to share ideas.

City adjusts traffic signal timing at key intersections The city is updating timing at traffic signals at key intersections in order to adjust the transportation system.

City engineering staffers collected traffic counts and updated weekday and weekend signal-timing plans for the signals along East Lake Sammamish Parkway and Front Street North from Gilman Boulevard to Southeast 51st Street. The city also updated signal-timing plans for the corridors along state Route 900, Northwest Sammamish Road and Southeast 56th Street.

Plans called for officials to implement the plans last week, and to

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pleasant for pedestrians.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 • monitor and adjust the signal-timing plans as needed in the weeks ahead.

Excedrin, NoDoz lead recall The makers of Excedrin brand pain reliever and other products, Novartis Consumer Health Inc., has announced a voluntarily recall of select bottles of Excedrin and NoDoz products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2014, or earlier.

Bufferin and Gas-X Prevention products with expiration dates of Dec. 2013 or earlier also are part of the recall.

According to a release from Novartis, the items are being recalled as a precautionary measure because the products may contain stray tablets, capsules or caplets from other Novartis products or could contain broken or chipped tablets.

Also according to Novartis, the company is not aware of any adverse health events related to problems with the products. If you have any questions or believe you are experiencing an adverse event, you should contact your physician or healthcare provider.

Consumers should also report the adverse event to Novartis Consumer Relationship Center by calling 888-477-2403 toll free, Monday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time.

Learn more about the voluntary recall or how to obtain a refund from Novartis Consumer Health at www.novartisotc.com.

Some of the items being recalled may have been sold at local Costco outlets. Consumers who purchased recalled items from Costco can return those items to a Costco Warehouse or Novartis Consumer Health for a full refund.

Weather postpones mayor’s State of the City address The potential for snow prompted city leaders to cancel the Jan. 17 City Council meeting and reschedule Mayor Ava Frisinger’s State of the City address.

The mayor is due to deliver the annual speech at the Feb. 6 council meeting. The address, plus a council goal-setting retreat each spring and the budget proposal each fall, helps form the municipal budget and priorities for the year

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ahead.

The council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset Way. The latest State of the City address comes as Frisinger and other leaders offer a renewed focus on economic development and reorganize City Hall operations.

In the 2011 address, Frisinger predicted “a momentous year for Issaquah” — and many milestones outlined in the speech came to pass in the months soon afterward. The city preserved the Park Pointe site on Tiger Mountain after a yearslong process, opened ultra-“green” Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 72 and joined Swedish Medical Center to inaugurate the Swedish/Issaquah campus.

Signal comes online along Interstate 90 Undercrossing Crews installed a traffic signal to facilitate access to the new Issaquah Medical Building.

The complex, 1301 Fourth Ave. N.W., is along the Interstate 90 Undercrossing. The building is due to open to the public next month.

Pedestrians using the Pickering Trail can use a button to activate the signal for safer crossings.

The undercrossing is a northsouth road linking Northwest Gilman Boulevard to East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.

Officials opened the connector to traffic in late 2010.

Public meetings Jan. 26 Planning Policy Commission 6:30 p.m.

Council Chambers, City Hall South 135 E. Sunset Way

Jan. 31 Council Transportation Committee 5 p.m.

Pickering Room, City Hall Northwest 1775 12th Ave. N.W. Feb. 1 Development Commission 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, City Hall South 135 E. Sunset Way

height limit to please a developer at the expense of sustainability.

Use some common sense people — 50 feet. This is a ridiculous desecration of environmental regulation!

Jenelle Anderson

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Diners share storm stories at 12th Ave. Café

By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter As of about 11 a.m. Jan. 21, the 12th Ave. Café in the Issaquah Commons was packed. Every table was filled and a dozen or so people waited in the small area in the front of the eatery for their chance to sit down.

A hostess for the café, Ashley Hutchinson, was one of the several employees rushing around the very busy restaurant. During a brief respite after taking a to-go order, Hutchinson said the café had reopened the morning of Jan. 20 after closing early the morning of the day before due to a loss of power brought on by the storms that hit Jan. 18.

While the café was open Jan. 20, most of Gilman Boulevard still seemed dark and oddly deserted that afternoon. The only store obviously up and running was QFC supermarket, open thanks to a generator and seemingly doing a very brisk business.

The following day, with power restored, Gilman and its many shopping plazas were packed with shoppers and visitors. At the café, one man said local residents all were suffering from cabin fever.

“Everybody’s been stuck in the house and wanting to get out,” said the customer, who would only give his name as Ryan.

Hutchinson said café visitors were coming from as far as Snoqualmie, where power outages were rumored to remain widespread. Sure enough, after Hutchinson made her comment, one couple waiting to be seated said they had made the drive down from Snoqualmie because

Huntington Learning Center helps celebrate Catholic Schools Week The Issaquah Huntington Learning Center is supporting the 39th annual Catholic Schools Week 2012 from Jan. 29 through Feb. 5.

“America's youth are shaped by their education, and Huntington is pleased to join the Catholic schools in the state in giving elementary and secondary students the best education possible,” said Brian Riddick, of Huntington Learning Center of Issaquah. “We applaud

their home still was without power.

“We were just cold and kind of hungry,” Shirley Galante said.

When the power went down in the wee hours of Jan. 19, Galante said she and husband Rob stoked up their fireplace to try and keep warm. Rob Galante said the couple had used nearly all of the firewood he had intended to last most of the winter.

While heat was a problem, Shirley Galante said the biggest obstacle turned out to be the inability to cook food.

“I will be very glad to have a warm meal,” she said.

When the power died at her Issaquah home, Peggy Bastyr said she shortly had no choice but to head to her mother’s home in Seattle. She was holding the reason in her arms. Unable to heat formula for her son, 8-month old Todd, Bastyr said she had to hit the road despite the stormy weather.

She said she had never driven in the snow previously.

“I was scared to death,” she admitted, adding that she had only returned to Issaquah that morning.

Her husband missed the entire adventure, being out of town on business.

Also waiting for a table in the café, Issaquah’s Dan Powers said he thought local news outlets had blown the storm out of proportion.

In fact, Powers said he was watching TV coverage of the weather when his power died early Jan. 19.

It came back early Jan. 21. Besides heat, he and girlfriend Angela Moore said the biggest problem was simple boredom.

“We just didn’t have much to do,” Moore said.

all schools that uphold high educational standards and integrate values-based teaching into their curricula.”

The 2012 theme of Catholic Schools Week is “Catholic Schools: Faith, Academics, Service,” which highlights the three distinctions of Catholic schools.

“Huntington Learning Center is a part of many communities across our nation, and we recognize that Catholic schools play an important role in our educational system,” Riddick said. “We’re proud to partner with Catholic and other schools of excellence to help students reach their potential and give them the foundation to become good citizens.”

Huntington supports a variety of national events focused on education, including Read Across America, Math Awareness Month and American Education Week.

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No organized opposition to the bond materialized by late January. The local voters’ guide for District 10 residents does not include a statement against the proposal.

“This is a difficult time to go to the voters,” Soptich said. “What we’re hoping is that the voters will look at us as we’ve been pretty good stewards of the dollars and we believe the service level is wellreceived and appreciated. We don’t go to the voters very darn often, and when we do, we try to make sure that it’s for the least amount.”

If voters approve the 20-year bond, homeowners should pay about 9 cents per $100,000 of assessed property value — or about $3 per month for a home assessed at $400,000. The district last asked voters to approve a bond in the mid-1990s.

“The district historically doesn’t very often ask for bond money,” Gaines said. “We’ve only done it when we have a need.”

Changes in boundaries The area served by Station 78 shrank in recent years as Renton annexed unincorporated King County land and population growth occurred elsewhere in Fire District 10. Renton Fire Station 16 is about a mile south of the existing Station 78.

“It used to be a larger area to the west that that station protected, but Renton has annexed much of that area,” EFR Deputy Chief Bud Backer said.

Officials said a relocated Station 78 should mean faster response times for residents in the May Valley and Tiger Mountain areas.

Under the existing arrangement, units from Station 71 in downtown Issaquah serve calls in the unincorporated area.

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juana deliveries should not be visible from public spaces, in order to meet city code.

The code requires a 1,000-foot buffer between a collective garden and a community center, school or another collective garden. The rules set a 500-foot buffer between a collective garden and park, preschool or daycare center.

The ordinance also established a limit of a single collective garden per site.

In addition, applicants for a collective garden safety license through the city must undergo a background check by the Issaquah Police Department. The

WHAT TO KNOW State law requires the Fire District 10 bond measure to receive a 60 percent yes vote from at least 4,418 voters in Carnation, Klahanie, May Valley, Preston and Tiger Mountain to pass.

King County Elections is due to start mailing ballots to voters Jan. 25 and the countywide network of ballot drop boxes is scheduled to open the following day. The deadline to return a ballot via mail or at a drop box is Feb. 14.

“This relocation of the station, what it does for District 10 is improve response times for people,” Soptich said. “For the city of Issaquah, it provides them an opportunity to keep a resource in their city more often, where the likelihood of it being used is great.”

Funding from the bond is also meant to shore up existing facilities throughout Fire District 10.

The to-do includes upgrades to the cramped volunteer Fire Station 76 on Tiger Mountain, plus improvements to volunteer Fire Station 74 in Preston.

Officials could also use bond dollars to cover earlier upgrades to Fire Station 86 near Carnation.

“We are asking for a little bit more than just the station costs,” Gaines said.

The bond proposal does not include annual operating costs for firefighting equipment.

Construction should start on Station 78 in May Valley next year, although improvements to other Fire District 10 facilities could start in the months ahead.

The district intends to “to take advantage of lower construction costs in order to provide that as

city can deny applications to people convicted of a felony drug law violation in the past 10 years.

If the city approves the application, GreenLink operators must install a security system and cameras onsite.

The collective opened in late 2010 at a former daycare center near Issaquah Valley Elementary School in a neighborhood not zoned for commercial operations.

Though advocates said nonprofit status afforded the medical marijuana operation some flexibility, officials ruled against GreenLink’s initial application for a city business license.

The decision launched a monthslong process to set rules for medical marijuana operations in Issaquah.

In June, council members imposed a moratorium on collec-

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an optimum location to provide shorter response times to a larger number of people,” Backer said.

If the bond measure passes and the district builds a fire station in May Valley, officials could list the facility for sale. In June 2011, the district had the facility appraised at $250,000.

The independent Washington Surveying & Rating Bureau, a nonprofit organization responsible for providing property underwriting and rating information for the insurance industry, puts homes within five road miles of a fire station in a differ-

tive gardens as local and state officials scrambled to ease patient access to medical marijuana.

Changes in state law for medical marijuana also shifted early last year. Still, city officials upheld the moratorium in July to allow planners additional time to formulate rules for medical marijuana operations.

Patients using GreenLink for access to medical marijuana offered emotional testimony throughout the process. The city received few complaints about the proposed ordinance.

Though marijuana remains illegal under federal law, enforcing state-level medical marijuana laws is left to local and state law enforcement officers, despite the obvious conflict between state and federal regulations.

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Officials said the decision to build a replacement fire station, rather than add a station and maintain the existing Station 78, is a smarter fiscal decision.

“Rather than build another fire station and staff another fire station, it’s just far more prudent to build a fire station and move the staff so that we can avoid additional annual expenses,” Soptich said.

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GET INVOLVED Send comments on the GreenLink Collective medical marijuana collective garden application to David Favour, Planning Department, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, WA 98027-1307. Or email comments to davef@ci.issaquah.wa.us. The deadline for comments is 5 p.m.

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tions to possess a 60-day supply of marijuana. Under state law, physicians can recommend — but not prescribe — the drug for patients.

Washington law allows up to 10 qualifying patients to join together and form a collective garden of up to 45 plants, so long as the marijuana is not visible from public spaces.

The voter-approved state law permits medical uses for patients suffering from debilitating conditions, such as AIDS and cancer.

Washington and 15 other states — plus Washington, D.C. — allow health care providers to authorize medical marijuana as a treatment.

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Snowstorm does not disrupt life for Cougar Mountain Zoo denizens

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The macaws retreat inside to toastier temperatures. The tigers tolerated the cold. The reindeer, unsurprisingly, reveled in the snow.

Though most Issaquah residents experienced a snow day Jan. 18, a major snowstorm did not disrupt the routine for the denizens of Cougar Mountain Zoo. “The animals don’t care that it’s snowing outside and we don’t want to get out of bed,” General Curator Robyn Barfoot said. “They need us and that is our driving force.”

The rare Bengal tigers Almos, Bagheera, Taj and Vitez lounge in heated enclosures if the mercury falls. Some species — such as colorful macaws and other birds from tropical climates — spend cold days inside and off display. Other animals carouse in the cold temperatures and deep snow.

“The reindeer are like, ‘Woohoo!

Party! This is our kind of environment!’” Barfoot said.

(Cougar Mountain Zoo’s Siberian reindeer headline a holiday festival each December.)

Species at the 30-year-old zoo run from exotic — the aforementioned Bengal tigers — to strange.

Madagascar hissing cockroaches, for instance.

The potential for harsh conditions means zookeepers must prepare to address each species’ unique needs amid the cold.

“We actually have chosen each of the animals that reside here at the Cougar Mountain Zoo for their ability to adapt to various climate

changes and also the hardiness of each species,” Barfoot said.

The effort to outfit the zoo for a major snowstorm started Jan. 15, as snowflakes dusted Cougar Mountain and other Issaquah Alps peaks.

In the days before a snowstorm, Barfoot monitors the forecast and starts changing the animals’ diets in order to adjust for the coming changes in temperature and precipitation.

The nutritional shift means animals receive more calories — to maintain a proper body temperature in the cold — and no cold or wet food.

“That makes their core cold,” Barfoot explained.

Instead, zoo denizens receive nuts and other quality proteins to gird for a snowstorm.

Zookeepers also readied generators to run in case the facility lost electricity.

Staffers added more snug bedding to the animals’ enclosures.

Zookeepers readied the shelters for each species for the snowstorm, though some animals did not require as much special attention.

The cold and snow do not affect cougar cubs Keira, Miksa and Tasha so much, because the cougar is a native species. (Hence the names of the mountain and the zoo.)

“When we had all of that rain, they were like the little kids playing in a puddle,” Barfoot said.

The preparations at the zoo unfolded as residents elsewhere in Issaquah monitored forecasts and stockpiled supplies.

Barfoot is also responsible for

the humans at the zoo — zookeepers needed to tend to the animals and ensure feedings and cleanings occur as normal, regardless of snowfall or other inconveniences.

Mere geography poses a challenge to zoo employees. The facility sits along a steep hill, about a half-mile uphill from the main thoroughfare in the area, Newport Way Northwest.

So, staffers sometimes don YakTrax — traction devices to turn regular shoes into something as sturdy as mountain goat hooves — and climb to the zoo on foot. Or employees head downhill in allwheel-drive vehicles to retrieve stranded staffers.

Because each zookeeper is trained in multiple disciplines, a smaller group can run the facility if some staffers cannot reach the zoo in difficult conditions.

“It’s a very team effort,” Barfoot said. “Everyone here is here for the animals. They understand that when most of Seattle got a free day home because of the snow today, we had to come in.”

The zoo seldom closes due to inclement conditions. On Jan. 18, as the Issaquah School District canceled classes and many residents remained home from work, a handful of attendees hiked to the zoo to see the animals romping in the snow.

“The way I see it and the way the zoo sees it is, we all have to be here anyway to take care of the animals, so we may as well be open,” Barfoot said. “We’d really rather have the people come out and say hi if they can, as long as they can make it up safely.”

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Tent City 4 arrived in Issaquah on a rain-specked morning Oct. 21, as residents and volunteers loaded belongings into trucks parked at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue and headed east.

The encampment last settled at the Community Church of Issaquah in August 2007 and January 2010.

In Issaquah, advocates for the homeless said Tent City 4 residents educate church congregations and

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The encampment — home to up to 100 homeless adults — relocated to Holy Spirit Lutheran Church.

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Mother Nature’s fury Residents dig out after snow, ice pummel Issaquah, region PHOTOS BY GREG FARRAR

Above, broken limbs from a tree crowd a sidewalk Jan. 20 on Front Street North near the Hailstone Feed Store.

At left, David Layton knocks ice off trees across the street from his home Jan. 20 in the 300 block of Wildwood Boulevard Southwest.

Above, Nils Truedsson, of www.willowshandyman.com, clears five trees on Jan. 20 that fell from heavy ice at the Front Street Financial Building on Front Street North.

At right, a minivan whose tire was destroyed by its cable chains sits parked Jan. 20 along Front Street North, as a city snowplow drives by to keep roads clear.

Above, Jan Bagge (right) and neighbor Flora Lindsay purchase 14 gallons of gas at the East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast Union 76 station for the generators at their Preston homes.

At left, fallen trees become tangled in power lines and block Southeast May Valley Road Jan. 20 at 229th Drive Southeast in the Four Creeks neighborhood.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

BY STEPHANIE PHILLIPS

Eleanor Phillips (left) and her sister Adelyn sled down a hill near their West Tiger Mountain home.

Winter wonderland The recent snowstorms left behind some memorable images

BY ROBYN BARFOOT

BY BILL MOKIN

Above, Vitez, one of the royal white Bengal tigers at Cougar Mountain Zoo, looks right at home in the snow. At left, a Briarwood neighborhood backyard lawn ornament is transformed into an ice fairy after frozen rain followed the snow storms Jan. 19.

BY ROBYN BARFOOT

Above, Biff the alpaca appreciates his covering of snow last week at Issaquah’s Cougar Mountain Zoo. At right, Liv Slocum, 8, makes a snow angel in Audubon Park in Sammamish.

BY KATHY SLOCUM

BY GREG FARRAR

Above, a large bird leaves fresh tracks Jan. 16 as falling snow covers a human shoe print near the Train Depot. At left, the Citro family’s ‘snow bunny’ Sophie pauses after galloping through the snow. The family just moved to Squak Mountain.

BY GREG FARRAR

Two snowmen and their carrot noses pose in profile after being constructed by local residents Jan. 16 at Veterans’ Memorial Field.

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C OMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Celebrate Dragon’s Year The Issaquah Highlands Chinese Heritage Club presents the 2012 Year of the Dragon Celebration from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive. Learn Chinese New Year traditions, get your photo in traditional costumes, play games, eat food and watch a performance

by U.S. Shaolin Kung Fu Academy. Learn more at www.facebook.com/IHCHC.

Events The Northwest Driftwood Sculptor Artists’ Exhibit is on display at Bellewood Senior Living Galleria through February.

Bellewood is at 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. Call 391-2880.

An Art Exhibit and Silent Auction, featuring the lifetime collection of Inez Starr (abstract style) and supporting the Hudson David McNeel Memorial Foundation, is from 7-10 p.m. Feb. 4 at Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive, Issaquah Highlands. Proceeds benefit the University of Washington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Registration is open to form teams for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Issaquah event. The relay involves teams of eight to 15 people taking turns circuiting a track to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. The event is from noon June 2 to 8 a.m. June 3 at the Skyline High School track, 1122 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. All age groups are invited to participate.

Contact Aimee Martin at 206-6744118 or aimee.martin@cancer.org.

Youth The Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center offers the following Family Discovery Programs and Adult Enrichment Programs at 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E. Call 452-4195.

“Living With Wildlife Series: Introduction to Wildlife Biology” — 1-2 p.m. Jan. 28, for adults Naturalists Book Club: “Watched

by Animals”, by Enos Mills — 6-8 p.m. Jan. 29, for adults Lewis Creek First Friday Story Time: “Crawdad Creek” — 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 3, for ages 3-6 Lewis Creek Explorers Club: “The Life and Times of a Bald Eagle,” for ages 6 and up, 1-1:30 p.m. Feb. 11 Lewis Creek Children’s Movies: “Jane Goodall’s When Animals Talk” — for ages 10 and up, 1:303:30 p.m. Feb. 4 Hot Topic Series: “Reptiles and Amphibians” — 2-3 p.m. Feb. 12, for adults Leopold Education Project: On Your Own — for ages 11 and up, 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 18 Living With Wildlife Series: “Black Bears” — 1-2 p.m. Feb. 25, for adults Naturalists Book Club: “Desert Solitaire,” by Edward Abbey — 6-8 p.m. Feb. 26, for adults Districtwide middle school dance, for ages 11-14, is from 7-10 p.m. Feb. 3 at the community center. Associated Student Body photo ID is required. Parent volunteers are needed. Call 8373317.

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way Trust needs volunteers for the following events (the events are free but require registration at www.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer): Trail work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 28 on Squak Mountain Tree potting at Native Plant Nursery in Issaquah, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every weekend through February

Religion GriefShare, a grief support group, meets Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. Jan. 26 through April 26 at Issaquah Christian Church, 1038 Issaquah-Hobart Road. Register at 392-5848 or louise@dippenaars.com.

A live Q&A, “Personality — Charisma vs. Christliness,” is at 11 a.m. Jan. 31 at the Christian Science Reading Room, 415 Rainier Blvd. N. Call 392-8140.

Classes “Pay-What-You-Wish Yoga Class,” a weekly class for all levels taught by Ying, a registered yoga teacher and dancer, is from 8-9:15 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 28 at 4566 Klahanie Drive S.E. Register by emailing yingdance@live.com or go to http://atha-yoga.com.

ArtEAST offers the following workshops at its Art Center, 95 Front St. N., unless otherwise noted. Go to www.arteast.org or call 996-8553.

“Poetry Writing Workshop” — 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 25 to Feb. 29, $125, Hailstone Class Annex, 232 Front St. N. “Watercolors: Pushing the Puddle” — Fridays 2-4 p.m. Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, $125 “Wire, Wax and Fabric” — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 28-29, $175 The Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club and AQA Personal Security offers a series of NRA Basic Pistol classes to the public Jan. 28 and 29 at 23600 S.E. Evans St. Space for additional students is still available. Register or learn more at www.aqaps.com or call 888-553-8080, ext. 102, toll free.

“Divorce Recovery,” a 12week seminar for those going through separation or divorce or those trying to move on from divorce, is weekly from 7-9 p.m.

Feb. 7 to April 23, at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. Call 3928636 or go to www.plcc.org.

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

The library will be closed Feb. 20 for the Presidents’ Day Holiday.

Book Club, for adults, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta

Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 Teen Book Group — 3:30 p.m. Jan. 26 “Busting Myths About Breast Cancer,” for adults, 7 p.m. Jan. 31 AARP Tax Aid, for adults, 1 p.m. Feb. 3 and 10 “Music From Distant Lands,” for children and families, 3 p.m. Feb. 4 Teen Zone: Manga! 3 p.m.

Feb. 6, 13, 17 and 24 “Pioneer Quilts and the Oregon Trail,” for adults and teens, 7 p.m. Feb. 7 “eBooks 101: eReaders and Digital Download,” for adults and teens, 3 p.m. Feb. 11 Charlie Hope in concert, for children and families, 11:30 a.m.

Feb. 14 Opera preview: “Orphee et Euridice,” for adults, 7 p.m.

Feb. 21 “Healthy Skin & Happy Feet,” for adults, 7 p.m. Feb. 23 “Concussive Sports Injuries: How to Recognize and Treat,” for adults and teens, 7 p.m. Feb. 28 Book Club: “The Enchantress of Florence,” by Salman Rushdie, for adults, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 29 “Play & Learn Chinese,” for ages newborn to 5, 10:30 a.m.

Fridays “Talk Time: An English Conversation Class,” for adults, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays Lunch Bunch Story Times, for ages 3-6 with an adult, noon Tuesdays Toddler Story Time, for ages 24-36 months, 10 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Wednesdays Waddler Story Times, for ages 12 to 24 months with an adult, 10 and 11 a.m. Thursdays Preschool Story Times, for ages 3-6 with an adult, 11 a.m.

Mondays and Tuesdays Spanish Story Times, for all young children with an adult, 6 p.m. Mondays Study Zone SAT Review, for teens, 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays Study Zone, for teens to get free homework help, call 3925430 for days and times FreePlay, all ages: Borrow (with library card and ID) a Nintendo DS and game to play at the library.

Citizenship classes, adults, 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays

Sammamish Library The following events take place at the Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E. The library will be closed Feb. 20 for the Presidents’ Day Holiday.

Poetry Group “Sammamish Poets Versus Paper,” for adults, 7 p.m. Jan. 25 “Reconciling the Past: The History, Literature and Ethics of Japanese Removal,” for teens and adults, 7 p.m. Jan. 25 “eBooks 101: eReaders and Digital Downloads,” for teens and adults, 1 p.m. Jan. 28 Seattle author J.A. Jance discusses her book “Left for Dead” at 7 p.m. Feb. 16.

Teen Writers’ Group, 3:30 p.m. Feb. 21 Write This Year!, for teens, 7 p.m. Feb. 21 and 28

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

Ladies’ Breakfast at Black Diamond Café — 9:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 25, $5/$7 Tour of Paramount Theater — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 30, $8/$10

P ETS OF THE W EEK

Aaron Bowen and Carrie Gibson Gibson, Bowen Carrie Gibson, of Sammamish, and Aaron Bowen, of Issaquah, announce their engagement to be married Aug. 25 at Hidden Meadows in Snohomish.

The bride-to-be, daughter of Jim and Kathleen Gibson, of Sammamish, is a 2006 graduate of Eastlake High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in marketing and a minor in sociology in 2010 at Whitworth University, where she also played softball for the school. Carrie is an inside sales and marketing associate at Balance Financial.

The future groom, the son of Bob and Janice Bowen, of Issaquah, is a 2005 graduate of Skyline High School. In 2009, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications, with a minor in leadership studies, from Whitworth University. He is a school specialist at Public Consulting Group.

W HO ’ S N EWS Sleep Country collects record donations for foster children Sleep Country USA, with contributions from the Issaquah location at 730 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite C110, collected a record number of donations for foster children in the Northwest.

In the Sleep Country Foster Kids Program’s sixth year, the company obtained more than 101,000 items and $141,000 in cash donations to help area foster children and their families replace worn out clothes and shoes, attend summer camps, obtain tutoring and counseling, and participate in other extracurricular activities. The company also raised a record-breaking $125,000 in its annual spring fundraiser, The Pajama Bowl.

Sleep Country is currently collecting new pairs of pajamas for kids of all ages at Sleep Country stores throughout the Northwest in its annual Pajama Drive through Feb. 26. Learn more at www.sleepcountry.com.

C OLLEGE NEWS

Local students make Georgia Institute dean’s list

Elizabeth Dike and Tiffany Jernigan, both of Issaquah, were recently named to the dean’s list at the Georgia Institute of Technology for the fall semester 2011.

To qualify, students must earn a 3.0 or higher grade point average.

Issaquah student graduates from University of Vermont Sarah Paulson, of Issaquah, received a Bachelor of Science in anthropology within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont in December.

Local students make MSU fall semester honor roll The Montana State University 2011 fall semester honor roll included students from Washington.

To qualify, students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above.

Issaquah: Chelsea Guenette, Megan Scherting, Amanda Schjoneman, Joshua Thornton, Kesleigh Walin and Erika Whitney Renton: Thomas Bradley, Nicole Fairclough Sammamish: Emma Hannigan (4.0 gpa), Kristine Leo, Keegan McBride, James Nielsen

Meet Rex! This 3-year-old Chinese Shar-Pei mix is one active pup, who can climb mountains and easily jog alongside you for miles. Rex has winsome floppy ears, a great big smile and sleek black coat. He enjoys meeting new people, exploring and car rides.

Meet Anastasia, a 9month-old kitty who loves to be the center of your world.

She’ll be your new best friend in no time once you give her a nice scratch behind her ears.

This adorable lounger spends most of her time sprawled out in the sun or on your lap.

These pets may already have been adopted by the time you see these photos. If you’re interested in adopting these or other animals, contact the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 641-0080, go to www.seattlehumane.org or email humane@seattlehumane.org. All adopted animals go home spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, with 30 days of free pet health insurance and a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian. The Seattle Humane Society is now open from noon to 6 p.m. seven days a week.

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A Deeper Well discussion group: 8 p.m. last Tuesday, Issaquah Brew House, 35 W. Sunset Way, 392-4169, ext. 105 Amateur Radio Club: first Wednesday of the month, 7:30 p.m. Issaquah Valley Senior Citizens Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way Eastside Welcome Club: 10 a.m. first Wednesday, Barbara 868-2851 Elks Lodge No. 1843: 7 p.m. the first Tuesday, 765 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-1400 Fraternal Order of Eagles: steak night (every second Friday), prime rib (every fourth Friday), monthly poker tourneys, special holidays and fundraisers open to the public, 175 Front St N, 392-6751. New members welcome.

Issaquah Amateur Radio Club: 7 p.m. first Wednesday, Issaquah Valley Senior Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, www.qsl.net/w7bi Issaquah Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary: 7:30 p.m. fourth Wednesday, 175 Front St. N., 392-6751 Issaquah Emblem Club: 7 p.m. first Wednesday, Elks Lodge, 765 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-1400 Issaquah Guild of Children’s Hospital: 11 a.m. third Thursday, Elk’s Lodge, 765 Rainier Blvd. N., 427-0913 Issaquah Quilters: 10 a.m. to noon fourth Friday, Issaquah Depot, 50 Rainier Blvd. N., info@issaquahquilters.com Issaquah Valley Rock Club: last Friday, September through June, Issaquah Valley Senior Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, information@issaquahrockclub.org Last Supper: Group meeting for Italian food, language and culture, last Monday 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., Montalcino Ristorante Italiano, 15 N.W. Alder Place, 2811632 or samlder1@gmail.com Optimist Club of Issaquah: 6-7 p.m. first Wednesday at Shanghai Garden and 5-7 p.m. third Tuesday at Issaquah Food Bank, getinvolved@optimists.org

Weekly A Toast to the Lord — a faith-based Toastmasters club: 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Eastside Fire & Rescue Station No. 83, 3425 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road S.E., 427-9682, orator@live.com American Association of University Women: meets once a month at various locations, 2718678, issaquah@aauw-wa.org Greater Issaquah Toastmasters Club No. 5433: 6:45 p.m.

Thursday, Bellewood Retirement Home, 3710 Providence Point

Drive S.E., issaquahtm@gmail.com Guide Dogs for the Blind: 6 p.m. some Sundays, Issaquah Police Station Eagle Room, 6447421 Issaquah Alps Trail Club: www.issaquahalps.org Issaquah History Museums: 392-3500 or www.issaquahhistory.org Issaquah Library: 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Issaquah Networkers: 7:30-8:30 a.m. every other Wednesday, IHOP restaurant, 1433 N.W. Sammamish Road, www.IssaquahNetworkers.com Jewish Juniors Club: 3:305:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chabad of Central Cascades, 24121 S.E. Black Nugget Road, 427-1654 Kiwanis Club of Issaquah: noon Wednesday, Gibson Hall, 105 Newport Way S.W., 8917561 MOMS Club of Sammamish Plateau: MOMS helping moms raise their kids in Sammamish and Issaquah on the Sammamish Plateau, lindseymwalsh@gmail.com, www.momsclubsammamish.org or 836-5015 Moms In Touch: For more information about groups within the Issaquah School District, call Linda Yee at 985-1931 or lindaryee@comcast.net or go to www.MomsInTouch.org Providence Point Kiwanis: noon Friday, Bake’s Place, 4135 Providence Point Drive S.E., 4279060 or ferrinlauve@msn.com for $5 lunch reservations Rotary Club of Issaquah: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 RentonIssaquah Road, www.issaquahrotary.org Rotary Club of Sammamish: 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Bellewood Retirement Home, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E., 444-2663 Rhythm and Reins Women’s Equestrian Drill Team: Sunday, Rock Meadow Equestrian Center, 20722 S.E. 34th St., Sammamish, 222-7100 or Leemod@pobox.com Sammamish Kiwanis Club: 7 a.m. Thursday, Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church, 22818 S.E. Eighth, 392-8905 Sunset Highway Cruisers: three times during the year, five car shows with proceeds benefiting Life Enrichment Options, 392-1921 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): 9 a.m. Thursday, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 745 Front St. S., call Marjorie at 369-8161 The Toastmasters of Sammamish: 7:15-8:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Mary, Queen of Peace Church, 1121 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish, 392-0963 or meenakshisb@hotmail.com.

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O BITUARY

Sandra ‘Kay’ Bruggeman

Sandra "Kay" Bruggeman, of Federal Way, died Jan. 5, 2012, in Federal Way. She was 63.

There will be a potluck service at the Sandra Bruggeman Issaquah Eagles at 1 p.m. Jan. 28.

Kay graduated in 1966 from Pershing High School in Plummer, Minn., where she was homecoming queen. The school

motto was “we have crossed the bay, the ocean lies before us.”

Kay has crossed the bay and has a whole ocean to look forward to free of pain.

Kay enjoyed watching sports and QVC. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3054. She enjoyed helping out with the charity events for the Eagles as well as spending time with her friends at the Eagles.

She is survived by two daughters, Robin Fowler and Wendy Braid; one granddaughter; and two granddogs.

Memorial donations can be made to the American Lung Association at www.lungusa.org.

Artwork like this piece, ‘Hands,’ is up for auction to raise money for the Grand Ridge Elementary School PTA. CONTRIBUTED

Mardi Gras theme comes to school auction

By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter A past president of the Grand Ridge Elementary School PTA, Lida Buckner makes no secret of the fact she wants to start a tradition.

Buckner is one of the driving forces behind the school’s first auction event, dubbed Mardi Gras 2012. The fundraiser is split into two parts, an online auction and a live auction event.

The online portion of the fundraiser began Jan. 22 and runs through Jan. 29. The live auction is set for Feb. 11 at the Hilton Garden Inn Issaquah.

Buckner said proceeds will benefit science, art and music programs, as well as programs run by the school PTSA. During the online event, parents and others can bid on 37 original student art projects, one from each classroom in the Issaquah Highlands school. As for the live event, organizers wanted to make it a little different. Buckner said their choice of the Hilton Garden Inn as a venue is another reason the live auction will run a bit unlike similar events parents and others may have seen put together by other schools.

Buckner said that when she and other organizers began looking for a location for the auction, the Hilton made an outstanding offer. Buckner didn’t go into details, but said organizers just couldn’t improve on the Hilton’s bottom line.

“We don’t have a huge budget for facilities,” she said.

There did turn out to be a few catches. At least for this event, in the room the school will be using, the Hilton does not have enough space for tables and chairs to accommodate the hoped for gathering of about 300 people representing the 500 or so families of Grand Ridge’s roughly 750 students. The recipe for many school auction fundraisers consists of a sit-

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IF YOU GO Grand Ridge Auction, Mardi Gras 2012 From 6:30-10 p.m., Feb. 11 Hilton Garden Inn Issaquah 1800 N.W. Gilman Blvd.

Tickets for live auction available online at $75 each until Feb. 3 or when 300 tickets have been sold.

Go to www.grandridgeptsa.org and click on “auction” to register for the live auction and to see the artworks that are now available.

down dinner followed by a live auction.

In this case, visitors will enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails as they wander around three tables containing approximately 100 items available for silent auction.

“It’s going to be very different from other events where the auction is the main event,” Buckner said.

After the food and drink and a few comments from Grand Ridge Principal Christy Otley, the live auction will get under way. Buckner said the six large items range from time in vacation homes to a suite for Sounders FC games. A full preview of the items to be available Feb. 11 will be online beginning Jan. 30.

As for the online auction, the student artwork can be viewed online now. The creations vary greatly. For example, “Hands” is a collage of 24 black-and-white photographs of — you guessed it — hands. It was the work of 24 second-graders. As with all the student artwork, the retail value is given as “priceless.”

Overall, Buckner said the fundraising goal is $50,000.

Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

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By Teo Jion Chun Fiddle music is filling the air in Issaquah and beyond. Two locally based bands aim to bring joy to the public through fiddle music.

Rovin’ Fiddlers was formed in the summer of 2008 and consists of six to eight regular members, ages ranging from 40s to 60s. Besides performing at senior centers, retirement homes and the farmers market in Issaquah, they also rove around the greater Seattle area.

“Our group was originally called the Firehouse Fiddlers … but we changed it because we move around the local area to perform,” said Ken Neville, the group’s coordinator, who has lived in Issaquah since 1972.

Other regular band members include Ken’s wife, Martha, Tami Curtis and David Edfeldt, all of Issaquah.

Neville went on to clarify that "Fiddlers" is a bit of a misnomer as many musicians in the group play other instruments, including guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, hammered dulcimer, autoharp, Irish whistle, bodrahn (Irish drum) and concertina.

The 68-year-old retiree said he loves the richness and diversity brought about by the genre.

“Playing fiddle music is more enjoyable than orchestra music, as it is freestyle and innovative,” he said. “It is interesting when everybody improvises and we have different versions of the same tune played by different players.”

One of their favorite tunes is “Squirrel Heads and Gravy.”

Neville said members of the group have a range of skill levels, from those who are just beginning or resuming after decades of not touching their instrument, to those who are quite advanced. Some have a classical violin background, but did not play for many years.

The group meets every Tuesday evening to practice, and schedules additional sessions when preparing for a performance.

Neville likes playing at the Issaquah Valley Senior Center.

“When we play a nice waltz, you will find that the seniors will get up and dance,” he said. “That’s really fun and we just keep playing until they finally get tired.”

However, there are times when Neville said he feels that more attention could be given to the group.

“There are some venues for instance, the farmers market and wedding receptions, where we find ourselves as background music,” he said. “It is more enjoyable when the audience is gathered in a group, listens to us and we hear the applause when we finish the tunes.”

Also, Neville said he is very thankful that his family members are understanding and supportive of his group.

“Sometimes, it is not the most pleasant thing to listen to somebody practicing the same thing over and over,” the grandfather of two said with a chuckle.

Looking forward, he said that the group’s members have to work with each other closely to overcome problems that performers usually face.

“The biggest challenge is synchronizing our music and various instruments that we play and deciding on the tempo that we all can feel comfortable with,” he said.

Celtic band seeks fiddler The Celtic band Fire Inside, consisting of local professionals, is currently recruiting for a fiddler to boost the team of seven. Several members previously played with the Rovin’ Fiddlers.

Members of the band get together every Wednesday evening to play fiddle music and perform at least once a month in a public setting.

“We are expanding the repertoire this year where we introduce more tunes to perform for a two-

CONTRIBUTED

From left, Tami Curtis, and Ken and Martha Neville from the Rovin’ Fiddlers play at the Railroad Depot in June 2009.

WANTED: A FIDDLER Requirements: 1. Competent at fiddling 2. Available on Wednesday evenings for rehearsals 3. Must be able to read music, but does not have to be an instant sight-reader.

Call Carol Whitaker at 222-9417.

IF YOU GO Rovin’ Fiddlers Saturday, Feb. 11 Issaquah Senior Center Noon to 2 p.m.

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BY CHELLEY PATTERSON

The Fire Inside performs in May 2011 at The Black Dog in Snoqualmie.

“When we perform in family style events, I (get) hysterical watching the kids react.”

— Carol Whitaker Fire Inside’s flute and penny whistle player

hour show,” said Carol Whitaker, the band's flute and penny whistle player.

A year ago, the 51-year-old project manager formed Fire Inside by asking some of her musician friends if they were interested in starting a Celtic band.

We all “wanted the challenge and we decided to give it a go,” said Whitaker, who lives in Fall City. There are currently seven members in the band; two of them — Curtis and Edfeldt — also play in the Rovin’ Fiddlers.

Other band members are Daniel Horn, of Redmond; Sue Lawrence, of Snoqualmie; and Michael Hurtenbach and Greg Stearns, of North Bend.

For performance opportunities, Whitaker said their clients hear about the band by word of mouth or hear them perform elsewhere and ask them to perform at their location.

“Each of the band members actively connects with the community to find out whether they enjoy our kind of music and (would like us to) take the opportunity to perform,” Whitaker said.

Whitaker is a classically trained flute player but self-taught on

whistles.

“I love the Celtic genre and the style of music,” she said. “It is quite difficult to play it well. I am learning a lot.”

Her group is energized by reactions from the audience.

“When we perform in family style events, I (get) hysterical watching the kids react — and they are curious about the instruments that we play,” Whitaker said.

Teo Jion Chun is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory.

Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

Fire Inside Saturday, Jan. 27 Crossroads Stage, Bellevue 7-9:30 p.m.

ON THE WEB Learn more about the Rovin’ Fiddlers at www.rovinfiddlers.com; for information about Fire Inside, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/TheFire-Inside/204410522903341.

Donate sweaters to neighbors in need at PCC Natural Market The spirit of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” has come to Issaquah and the Puget Sound region during a sweater drive for neighbors in need.

PCC Natural Markets and KCTS 9 teamed up for the annual Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive to collect thousands of sweaters for local nonprofit organizations.

The greatest need is for children’s items, but the drive accepts all new and gently used adult and children’s sweaters and coats. Find collection bins at PCC Natural Markets and the KCTS 9 lobby through Feb. 12.

Donors can drop off sweaters and coats at the Issaquah store, 1810 12th Ave. N.W., or other locations.

The sweaters go to Wellspring Family Services, a group formed to help families achieve self-sufficiency.

Donors dropped off more than 6,000 coats and sweaters during the 2011 drive.

The drive is a takeoff on Fred Rogers and the cardigan he donned at the start of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” episodes.

The famed red cardigan is enshrined in the Smithsonian Institution.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Alyssa Shoji still knocking down 3s

Pondering perch

Santa Clara University guard Alyssa Shoji, a former Issaquah High School basketball standout, continues to rank among the nation’s top 3-point shooters.

Shoji, a senior, averages 3.6 3s per game, third in the country. She also ranks third in 3point shooting percentage for the season at 48.8.

For the season, Shoji is averaging 15.6 points per game.

On Jan. 20, she hit five treys and scored 17 points but Santa Clara lost to Gonzaga, 81-68, in West Coast Conference action.

Shoji also hit five treys Jan. 6 when Santa Clara defeated the University of Portland, 78-63.

Cory Hutsen a hot scorer for SPU Skyline High School grad Cory Hutsen, a redshirt freshman, has been a hot scorer for the Seattle Pacific University men’s team lately.

Entering this week, he had scored in double figures in five straight games. On Jan. 21, Hutsen scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, but Seattle Pacific lost to Montana State-Billings, 8677. He scored 13 points Jan. 12 when the Falcons downed Central Washington, 76-49.

For the season, Hutsen is averaging 6.8 points. Although he has not been a starter, Hutsen has played in all of Seattle Pacific’s 18 games.

Skyline grad signs with Bellingham Bells Seattle University catcher Ryan Somers, a former Skyline High School baseball standout, has signed with the Bellingham Bells for the 2012 season.

The Bells are a summer, wood-bat, collegiate baseball team that plays in the West Coast League.

Somers is currently a redshirt sophomore at Seattle University. He redshirted for the Redhawks in 2010 before becoming a regular in 2011, when he played in 40 games, starting 27 of them. During the summer of 2011 with the Bells, he played in 10 games and hit .280 with a double and two RBIs. Bellingham pitching coach Jim Clem is looking forward to another summer with Somers on the team.

"Ryan joined us late last summer and played well during the short time he was with See BRIEFS, Page B6

BY CHRIS DENSLOW/H1 UNLIMITED

The Miss Red Dot, driven by Kip Brown, prepares for racing in the Oryx Cup World Championships in Doha, Qatar, in November.

Where in the world is Our Gang Racing?

Local hydroplane team competes in the Middle East

he watched the boats race during Seafair.

“They are the fastest race boats in the world,” O’Brien said. “So he wanted to bring the fastest race boats in the world to his country as a gift to the people of Qatar.”

The first time the group visited Qatar there was admittedly some concern and hesitancy traveling to a country in the Middle East.

“The first year, everybody was kind of on pins and needles saying, ‘My gosh, we’re going to the Middle East. What’s going to happen?’ We had people changing their wills,” O’Brien said. “But now there’s absolutely no concern, as far as any kind of danger.

They are a very nice people.”

Now, O’Brien said he feels at ease in the country and relishes interacting with the Qatari people and exposing them to unlimited hydroplane racing.

“It’s quite an experience, because we don’t speak Arabic and they don’t speak English. But they have such awe at the speed of the boats,” he said. “So we had people coming through the pits with their full traditional garb and they just want to know about the boats.”

By Christina Corrales-Toy There’s nothing quite like watching an unlimited hydroplane race.

The sleek boats travel at speeds of about 200 mph, kicking up massive walls of water (called rooster tails) in their wake, all while majestically skipping across the surface waves.

“It’s a dangerous sport, but when it works, it’s like a ballet on water,” said John O’Brien, an Issaquah attorney and a principal owner of Our Gang Racing.

In November, the Our Gang Racing team, along with its boat, Miss Red Dot, visited Doha, Qatar, to race in the Oryx Cup World Championship.

It’s not the first time the team had been to Qatar, a small peninsula that juts into the Persian Gulf. The group is in the third year of a five-year contract to race in the country. The hope is to promote an international following for the sport.

The fastest boats in the world It was Sheikh Hassan Bin Jabor Al Thani, a member of Qatar’s royal family, who pushed to bring hydroplanes to his country after

Treated like royalty During the trip, the racing teams were designated as invited guests of the royal family.

Whether it was lavish meals, guided museum tours, exotic

What's in the lake? Perch.

Why not perch? A good question for Eastside fishers to ponder, because both Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish are rife with yellow perch. The number of perch you may catch is virtually limitless according to state fishing regulations.

Although perch are mostly small, averaging about 10 inches and weighing a half-pound, some can get up to 2 pounds Dallas Cross in weight.

Perch have flaky white meat with a very pleasant and mild flavor. As for eating, if you ask a multispecies fisherman how these fish fare gastronomically you will find them rated far more desirable than trout and bass.

I have caught perch in both of the above urban lakes. However, my most unique experience was during a goose hunting trip to the Potholes Reservoir region of Eastern Washington. Bill Arndt, a longtime Issaquah resident, asked me to accompany him and we drove to Othello for a hunt the next morning. Being winter, there were very few areas of ice-free water in the Potholes area, so we hunted the early morning from a blind near where the geese flew in to feed.

When the geese stopped flying we quit and drove off. Bill stopped the car where we could see a sole person sitting on a box on an icecovered lake. Bill unexpectedly informed me that we were now going to ice fish for perch! He had a couple of small rods and fishing gear stashed in the car for that purpose. When I inquired about bait, Bill said not to worry, but just to watch.

With a tire iron to punch out a fishing hole, we walked up to the ice fisherman and Bill, noting several perch on the ice, asked, "Can we have a few eyes?"

The fisherman smiled knowingly and answered, "Sure. The fishing is a bit slow but I expect it to pick up."

Bill popped out a couple of perch eyes, we baited the hooks with them and stood on gunny sacks to stay warm while catching a nice mess of yellow perch through a hole in the ice.

Local perch fishing Just recently, my neighbor, Wally Johnson, reported to me about his perch fishing in lakes Washington and Sammamish. He and his partner kept more than 100 fish on one of them. Wally did remark that it took an awfully

BY CHRIS DENSLOW/H1 UNLIMITED

Kip Brown, an Issaquah High School graduate and Miss Red Dot's driver, prepares for a race in Doha, Qatar.

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See PERCH, Page B6

Eagles’ swim team is eager to return to the pool after winter storms

By Bob Taylor Issaquah Press sports editor Issaquah High School boys swimming coach Laura Halter probably had the best idea about getting away from Old Man Winter. Halter and her family spent last weekend playing golf in Phoenix.

With the high school and the Julius Boehm Pool both shut down last week, Issaquah swimmers, like other winter sport athletes, were unable to get practice time.

“I can’t wait to get the team back in the pool and get things organized,” said Halter, who is preparing the Eagles for the Jan. 27 KingCo Conference Invitational at the University of Washington. The meet starts at 4 p.m. and is made up of swimmers from KingCo 4A, 3A and 2A

P REP R OUNDUP schools.

Issaquah enters the meet with the state’s fastest 4A times in the 200-yard medley relay (1:41.14) and 400 freestyle relay (3:21.28).

The Eagles are also second in the state in the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.34).

Halter said the rankings are nice but might not be a true indication.

“My only concern is that not all coaches report their times,” Halter said. “When we get to the league and district meets I will know more. But what is great is that all three relays have qualified for state. If all three can get into the finals at state, you have a chance to really rack up points.”

The KingCo 4A meet is Feb. 3-4

and the district meet is Feb. 1011. Both are at the University of Washington.

Issaquah’s last regular meet of the season against Garfield last week was postponed because of the adverse weather conditions.

Halter said she is unsure whether the Eagles will make up the meet.

For the season, Issaquah has an 81 record, the best Halter has had as Eagles coach. The lone loss was to Roosevelt, which won by capturing the 400 freestyle relay.

Another new mark for Logan Briggs Liberty High School’s Logan Briggs entered the school record book again Jan. 5 when he set a new mark in the 200 individual medley. Briggs won the race in a state-qualifying time of 1:56.65 to help the Patriots defeat Sammamish, 114-68.

Briggs holds five individual

school records. He has the fastest times in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. He has also been a member of record-setting 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams.

Teammate Raymond Ha also set a school record earlier this season by winning the 100 breaststroke in 1:00.76.

Nick Price continues to rise Issaquah High School senior Nick Price entered this week ranked third among KingCo Conference 4A scorers. Price is averaging 21.5 points a game for the Eagles, who are 4-4 in league play and 10-4 for the season.

“He is having another good season,” Issaquah coach Jason Griffith said. “He has had a successful

BY GREG FARRAR

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Logan Briggs, Liberty senior, cuts through the water during his 200-yard freestyle race Dec. 1 against Interlake.

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Prep boys basketball 4A KingCo Conference CREST DIVISION

Skyline Redmond Issaquah Newport Eastlake CROWN DIVISION

League W L 7 1 6 2 4 4 3 5 2 6

Season W L 12 3 11 3 10 4 7 7 4 10

League W L 7 1 6 3 5 5 4 4 2 7 0 8

Season W L 9 4 10 4 7 8 8 5 4 10 4 9

Garfield Roosevelt Ballard Bothell Woodinville Inglemoor Jan. 16 Games Bothell 71, Jefferson, Ore., 70 Lakes 73, Garfield 68 (2 OTs) Jan. 21 Game Roosevelt 36, Ballard 24

3A/2A KingCo Conference League W L 7 1 7 1 6 2 6 2 3 5 2 6 1 7 0 8

Bellevue Sammamish Mercer Island Lake Washington Mount Si Liberty Juanita Interlake Jan. 16 Game Lake Washington 68, Lincoln 58

Season W L 12 2 11 3 11 4 10 4 4 10 7 7 5 10 3 10

Prep girls basketball 4A KingCo Conference CREST DIVISION

Skyline Issaquah Eastlake Newport Redmond CROWN DIVISION

League W L 6 2 5 3 5 3 3 5 1 7

Season W L 9 5 10 4 8 6 6 8 5 9

League W L 9 0 6 2 5 4 3 5 3 7 0 8

Season W L 13 1 10 3 7 6 4 8 4 11 0 13

Woodinville Inglemoor Roosevelt Garfield Ballard Bothell Jan. 16 Game Woodinville 57, Cleveland 47 Jan. 21 Game Roosevelt 46, Ballard 37

3A/2A KingCo Conference Juanita Liberty Lake Washington Mount Si Bellevue Interlake Mercer Island Sammamish

League W L 7 1 7 1 6 2 4 4 4 4 2 6 2 6 0 8

Season W L 12 2 11 3 9 5 7 7 6 7 6 8 2 11 3 11

Prep boys swimming Class 4A state leaders (Local swimmers) 100 freestyle: 1, Edward Kim (Eastlake) 47.94. 100 backstroke: 1, Kim (Eastlake) 52.51. 100 butterfly: 1, Kim (Eastlake) 52.75. 200 individual medley: 1, Kim (Eastlake) 1:57.84. Diving: 2, Max Levy (Skyline) 415.45.

200 medley relay: 1, Issaquah 1:41.14. 200 freestyle relay: 2, Issaquah 1:33.34. 400 freestyle relay: 1, Issaquah 3:21.28.

Class 3A state leaders (Liberty swimmers) 100 freestyle: 3, Logan Briggs (Liberty) 48.32. 100 breaststroke: 1, Raymond Ha (Liberty) 1:01.27; 3, Kevin Hays (Liberty) 1:03.08. 200 individual medley: 2, Briggs (Liberty) 1:56.65. 200 medley relay: 3, Liberty 1:41.76.

400 freestyle relay: 3, Liberty 3:22.50.

Club swimming January Challenge DIVISION 8 At Hazen Pool Results for Issaquah Swim Team: GIRLS 8 & Under 25 freestyle: 7, Hailey Yocam 19.31. 25 backstroke: 2, Mylie Hanger 19.34; 5, Megan Tacchetti 21.27; 8, Yocam 22.78. 25 breaststroke: 4, Hanger 23.29; 8, Yocam 26.50. 25 butterfly: 4, Hanger 18.37; 10, Yocam

24.12. 100 individual medley: 2, Ellie Deutsch 1:31.32; 5, Tacchetti 1:47.54; 7, Alexa Lewis 2:16.05.

10 & Under 50 freestyle: 3, Lauren Sayles 29.97; 4, Danika Himes 31.54; 5, Belle Battistoni 31.63; 10, Evelyn Shrader 34.31; 13, Ellie Deutsch 35.89; 16, Abby Roth 36.97; 18, Melody Kerstetter 38.37; 21, Mallika Shah 39.38; 23, Christina Young 39.51; 32, Katelyn Bandow 42.78; 33, Alexa Lewis 43.84; 35, Libby Bradford 44.60; 38, Josephine Piel 45.85; 42, Campbelle Brenne 48.75; 44, Aadya Goyal 54.83; 45, Courtney Gross 58.63.

100 freestyle: 3, Sayles 1:09.84; 4, Himes 1:10.69; 8, Piel 1:14.86; 10 (tie), Deutsch 1:19.45, Riordan Roche 1:19.45; 12, Shrader 1:19.83; 16, Mylie Hanger 1:26.15; 17, Lauren Klatt 1:26.51; 22, Shah 1:32.83; 23, Mary Russell 1:33.59; 25, Anna Kaczmarek 1:36.07; 27, Megan Tacchetti 1:38.60; 28, Kate Sansing 1:39.84; 30, Lewis 1:44.71; 31, Megan Shivakumar 1:44.94; 33, Brenne 1:46.00; 34, Anika Ajwani 2:13.94. 200 freestyle: 2, Sayles 2:32.50; 3, Battistoni 2:36.89; 6, Shrader 2:54.42; 8, Roth 2:56.27; 9, Roche 3:02.04; 10, Shah 3:30.29. 500 freestyle: 2, Piel 7:21.96.

50 backstroke: 2, Himes 33.94; 4, Sayles 36.11; 5, Battistoni 36.41; 10, Deutsch 39.91; 12, Roche 41.06; 14, Piel 41.51; 16, Shrader 41.58; 19, Young 42.22; 23, Roth 43.39; 24, Kerstetter 44.06; 28, Brenne 44.66; 30, Shah 45.78; 37, Bradford 48.90; 38, Lewis 49.92; 39, Bandow 50.08; 42, Goyal 52.95; 44, Piel 57.26; 45, Gross 1:00.19. 100 backstroke: 2, Himes 1:12.23; 4, Sayles 1:19.48; 6, Battistoni 1:24.20; 10, Rochel 1:31.57; 12, April Huang 1:32.67; 13, Piel 1:32.70; 14, Roth 1:32.89; 16, Shrader 1:35.89; 18, Klatt 1:36.48; 20, Russell 1:38.16; 23, Lewis 1:48.87; 24, Shah 1:49.40; 25, Sansing 1:52.54; 26, Shivakumar 1:53.33; 27, Kaczmarek 1:54.72.

50 breaststroke: 3, Himes 36.98; 4, Sayles 38.17; 7, Battistoni 40.63; 14, Roche 47.25; 19, Deutsch 50.73; 20, Roth 51.21; 23, Shah 51.52; 26, Brenne 52.39; 29, Kerstetter 54.06; 33, Shrader 58.00; 34, Young 58.43; 36, Piel 1:02.60; 37, Goyal 1:02.96; 38, Lewis 1:10.07; 39, Gross 1:10.46; 41, Bradford 1:15.36. 100 breaststroke: 2, Himes 1:21.58; 7, Piel 1:30.19; 12, Klatt 1:41.49; 15, Huang 1:47.81; 17, Deutsch 1:50.50; 18, Tacchetti 1:56.03; 19, Sansing 1:57.11; 20, Shah 1:58.69; 24, Kaczmarek 2:10.80; 26, Lewis 2:34.62.

50 butterfly: 4, Himes 33.76; 6, Sayles 34.37; 7, Battistoni 34.58; 9, Deutsch 37.96; 10, Piel 39.12; 12, Shrader 41.24; 16, Roche 42.18; 17, Kerstetter 42.93; 21, Roth 45.60; 30, Young 49.39; 34, Shah 52.00; 36, Brenne 56.07; 38, Bradford 58.06; 39, Piel 59.53; 40, Gross 1:05.30; 41, Goyal 1:09.05; 42, Lewis 1:11.98.

100 butterfly: 2, Sayles 1:20.65; 3, Himes 1:20.98; 5, Piel 1:31.55. 200 individual medley: 2, Piel 2:59.16.

200 freestyle relay: 1, IST A (Himes, Piel, Roche, Sayles) 2:11.13; 3, IST B (Shrader, Roth, Deutsch, Shah) 2:30.90; 4, IST C (Hanger, Kaczmarek, Sansing, Russell) 2:47.19; 6, IST D (Brenne, Klatt, Tacchetti, Lewis) 2:55.70. 200 medley relay: 1, IST A (Himes, Sayles, Battistoni, Piel) 2:22.46; 2, IST C (Roth, Shah, Kerstetter, Roche) 2:54.03; 3, IST B (Roth, Shah, Kerstetter, Roche) 2:54.03; 4, IST D (Bandow, Bradford, Piel, Lewis) 3:49.51.

11-12 50 freestyle: 2, Paulina Kosykh 29.17; 3, Stephanie Young 29.26; 5, Sarah Dimeco 29.80; 6, Emily Sur 30.20; 7, Maggie Van Nortwick 30.74; 8, Grace Morton 31.28; 9, Anna Orban 32.33; 10, Kavya Srikanth 32.54; 11, Isabelle Gonzalez 32.69; 13, Megan Shomaker 33.87; 15, Rachel King 34.70; 16, Kami Terry 35.38; 17, Catalina Sargent 35.39; 19, Alina Herri 37.67; 20, Valerie Adams 37.74; 21, Nicole Gasson 37.85; 22, Ally David 40.31; 23, Anna Leist 41.68; 24, Lauren Gappa 43.72; 25, Emily Sprigings 45.80.

100 freestyle: 3, Sur 1:06.87; 4, Natalie Sun 1:07.39; 5, Dimeco 1:07.69; 6, Abby Russell 1:10.01; 7, Sam Moynihan 1:10.37; 8, Morton 1:11.49; 9, Van Nortwick 1:12.44; 10, Devyn Pong 1:12.88; 12, Serena Xiong 1:13.44; 13, Grace Tacchetti 1:13.99; 14, Emily Whelan 1:14.03; 15, Haley Dardis 1:14.13; 16, Orban 1:14.92; 17, Annika Helgesen 1:15.64; 18, Isabelle Gonzalez 1:15.73; 19, Srikanth 1:20.09; 20, Andrea Nelson 1:20.37; 21, Sargent 1:20.58; 22, Terry 1:20.87; 24, King 1:21.66; 25, Julia Crumb 1:23.64; 26, Bailie Shultz 1:27.26; 28, Astor Tellman 1:29.42; 29, Adams 1:31.84; 30, Leist 1:33.41; 31, Gappa 1:36.01; 32, Arya Arwani 1:42.36.

200 freestyle: 1, Young 2:12.86; 2, Kosykh 2:17.00; 3, Sum 2:22.76; 4, Emily Schahrer 2:25.93; 6, Dimeco 2:27.23; 7, Sur 2:29.05; 8, Russell 2:32.40; 9, Morton 2:33.16; 10, Gonzalez 2:43.18; 11, Orban 2:48.19; 12, Tacchetti 2:48.60; 13, Jasmine Wee 2:49.26; 14, Nelson 2:50.62; 16, King 2:58.71; 17, Terry 3:01.68; 18, Crumb 3:02.00; 19, Adams 3:05.44; 20, Shultz 3:06.44. 500 freestyle: 1, Sun 6:35.34; 2, Schahrer 6:39.35; 3, Delaney Poggemann 7:11.71; 4, Gonzalez 7:33.77; 5, Crumb 8:35.98; 6, Tellman 9:00.27.

50 backstroke: 3, Kosykh 33.63; 4, Morton 34.38; 7, Van Nortwick 35.18; 8, Srikanth 35.66; 9, Dimeco 35.95; 10 (tie), Sur 35.97, Gonzalez 35.97; 13, Gabby Glubochansky 36.51; 14, Shomaker 37.46; 15, Poggemann 37.86; 16, Gasson 39.70; 17, King 40.17; 19, Sargent 40.73; 20, Herri 41.92; 21, Terry 42.24; 22, David 42.95; 23, Adams 45.44; 24, Crumb 46.01; 26, Leist 47.36; 27, Tellman 47.63; 28, Sprigings 55.61. 100 backstroke: 2, Kosykh 1:13.71; 4, Morton 1:15.76; 5, Pong 1:17.38; 6, Sun 1:17.79; 8, Russell 1:18.35; 9, Moynihan 1:18.64; 10, Glubochansky 1:18.94; 11, Van Nortwick 1:18.95; 12, Sur 1:19.02; 13, Whelan 1:19.60; 14, Dardis 1:20.62; 15, Gonzalez

Adult sports

SPORTS CALENDAR

Issaquah Alps Trails Club

Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m., DeLeo Wall and Coal Creek Falls, 5-7 miles, 1,200-foot elevation gain. Call 281-8465 ... Jan. 29, noon, Tiger Mountain’s Tradition loop, 5 miles, 600-foot elevation gain.

Call 392-3571.

Cascade Bicycle Club Jan. 26, 10 a.m., Thursday Morning Eastside Pedal, 28 miles from Newcastle Beach Park. Ride goes to Issaquah via May Valley Road. Call 891-7079 ... Jan. 27, 10 a.m., Bellevue-Redmond-Issaquah loop, 40 miles from Robinswood Park. Call 7465321.

Swimming Winter quarter registration has started for swimming sessions at the Issaquah Parks’ Julius Boehm Pool.

Programs include swimming lessons, water aerobics, safety classes and party rentals. The next session is from Jan. 30 to Feb. 23. Register or learn more by going to www.issaquahparks.net or calling 837-3350.

Youth sports/activities Soccer Issaquah Parks is registering players for its K-fifth grade spring/summer program. Learn more by calling 837-3346.

Register at www.issaquahparks.net.

Little League Issaquah Little League is registering 1:20.73; 16, Srikanth 1:21.77; 17, Xiong 1:22.92; 18, Helgesen 1:24.70; 19, Nelson 1:29.89; 20, Wee 1:30.22; 22, Tacchetti 1:31.79; 23, Terry 1:32.41; 24, Leist 1:42.67; 25, Tellman 1:45.32; 26, Gappa 1:57.33. 200 backstroke: 2, Sun 2:42.98; 4, Gonzalez 2:50.77; 5, Tellman 3:47.58.

50 breaststroke: 3, Young 38.10; 4, Glubochansky 38.15; 5, Sur 38.36; 6, Van Nortwick 38.92; 7, Morton 39.99; 8, Schahrer 40.64; 9, Kosykh 41.27; 10, Dimeco 41.92; 11, Srikanth 42.94; 12, Poggemann 43.86; 13, Crumb 43.88; 14, Orban 45.49; 15, Terry 46.43; 16, King 47.97; 17, Shultz 48.70; 19, Herri 49.41; 20, Adams 50.31; 21, Sargent 50.46; 22, Gappa 50.90; 23, Gasson 51.63; 24, Sprigings 52.16; 25, Leist 54.30; 26, David 54.35. 100 breaststroke: 1, Glubochansky 1:19.60; 2, Young 1:20.87; 3, Xiong 1:26.81; 4, Schahrer 1:27.48; 6, Wee 1:28.26; 7, Van Nortwick 1:28.46; 8, Pong 1:29.09; 9, Morton 1:29.43; 10, Moynihan 1:30.05; 11, Whelan 1:30.25; 12, Helgesen 1:30.39; 13, Dimeco 1:30.95; 14, Kosykh 1:32.97; 16, Srikanth 1:35.65; 17, Dardis 1:36.52; 18, Tellman 1:36.84; 19, Crumb 1:37.37; 20, Orban 1:39.45; 22, King 1:43.38; 24, Shultz 1:47.23; 25, Adams 1:51.85; 26, Gappa 1:52.09; 27, Ajwami 1:53.35; 28, Leist 2:00.00. 200 breaststroke: 1, Sun 3:01.82; 4, Crumb 3:30.49; 5, Shultz 3:37.32; 6, Tellman 3:39.62.

50 butterfly: 1, Young 31.19; 2, Kosykh 32.58; 3, Schahrer 32.67; 4, Dimeco 32.86; 6, Morton 33.36; 8, Glubochansky 34.05; 9, Poggemann 34.11; 10, Sur 34.58; 11, Van Nortwick 36.45; 13, Srikanth 36.81; 14, Orban 37.67; 15, Shomaker 40.37; 16, King 42.77; 18, Sargent 44.03; 19, Gasson 44.20; 20, Adams 44.21; 21, David 49.43; 22, Herri 50.57; 23, Shultz 51.05; 24, Gappa 54.62; 25, Leist 55.05.

100 backstroke: 2, Young 1:11.86; 3, Kosykh 1:13.69; 4, Sun 1:15.40; 5, Dimeco 1:16.18; 7, Schahrer 1:17.79; 8, Glubochansky 1:19.80; 9, Moynihan 1:20.77; 10, Whelan 1:22.26; 11, Xiong 1:23.23; 12, Russell 1:23.90; 13, Pong 1:24.66; 14, Tellman 1:30.19; 15, Nelson 1:31.63; 16, Srikanth 1:32.04; 17, Orban 1:32.35; 18, Van Nortwick 1:35.26; 19, Helgesen 1:35.51; 21,Wee 1:43.83.

200 butterfly: 1, Glubochansky 2:46.98; 2, Schahrer 2:54.90. 200 individual medley: 1, Gappa 1:06.57; 3, Young 1:12.27; 4, Schahrer 1:13.95; 6, Sur 1:17.82; 8, Gonzalez 1:22.84; 9, Dardis 1:22.97; 10, Tacchetti 1:29.56; 11, Terry 1:33.25; 12, Crumb 1:35.24; 14, Shultz 1:40.15; 15, Ajwani 1:47.03; 16, Leist 1:47.97.

200 individual medley: 1, Young 2:26.71; 4, Sun 2:35.81; 6, Orban 3:07.83; 8, Shultz 3:28.08.

200 freestyle relay: 1, IST A (Young, Schahrer, Russell, Kosykh) 1:57.26; 2, IST B (Glubochansky, Morton, Dimeco, Sun) 2:01.60; 3, IST C (Van Nortwick, Moynihan, Srikanth, Sur) 2:06.43; 4, IST D (Gonzalez, Pong, Xiong, Orban) 2:10.25. 200 medley relay: 1, IST A (Young, Glubochansky, Dimeco, Kosykh) 2:11.00; 2, IST B (Schahrer, Sur, Poggemann, Sun) 2:17.37; 3, IST C (Gonzalez, Van Nortwick, Morton, Srikanth) 2:22.43; 4, IST D (King, Crumb, Tellman, Orban) 2:34.84.

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Bowling Issaquah Parks offers bowling for people with disabilities, ages 13 and up, from 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 22. Bowling is at Adventure Bowl in Snoqualmie. Call 837-3346.

High school sports Boys basketball Jan. 27, 8 p.m., Skyline at Newport, Eastlake at Issaquah, Liberty at Interlake; Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m., Issaquah at Skyline, Lake Washington at Liberty.

Girls basketball Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m., Liberty at Mercer Island, Redmond at Skyline; Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m., Eastlake at Issaquah, Liberty at Interlake, Skyline at Newport.

Gymnastics Jan. 26, 7 p.m., Issaquah, Skyline at Newport, Liberty, Mount Si at Lake Washington.

Wrestling Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m., Mount Si at Liberty.

Boys swimming Jan. 27, 4 p.m., Issaquah, Skyline, Liberty at KingCo Invitational at University of Washington.

13-14 50 freestyle: 2, Annette Guo 28.34; 3, Ally Haase 28.45; 8, Julie Deng 29.38; 10, Maggie Leist 29.83; 11, AJ DiMicco 29.88; 12, Alyssa Poggemann 29.91; 15, Hannah-Rae Ernst 30.36; 16, NoorNaz Baghai 34.45; 17, Gaby Creaver 35.81; 18, Caroline Berman 40.45. 100 freestyle: 2, Elyse Kaczmarek 1:01.0; 4, Haase 1:02.27; 5, Guo 1:02.48; 7, Aimee Ellis 1:03.58; 8, Gabby Salgado 1:03.68; 9, Darian Himes 1:04.36; 10, Poggemann 1:04.37; 11, Malia Nakamura 1:04.94; 12, Leist 1:05.48; 13, DiMicco 1:05.57; 15, Clarissa Mitchell 1:06.02; 17, Sami Harbeck 1:06.69; 19, Julie Deng 1:07.38; 22, Rachel Alexander 1:13.08; 24, Creaver 1:23.27; 28, Berman 1:31.33. 200 freestyle: 3, Kaczmarek 2:13.13; 7, Poggemann 2:18.81; 8, Holly Smith 2:19.79; 10, Salgado 2:23.53; 11, Nakamura 2:24.12; 14, Austin Hanger 2:32.02; 15, Sarah Walker 2:51.59; 16, Creaver 3:02.14; 17, Berman 3:14.82. 500 freestyle: 3, Kaczmarek 6:01.37; 6, Ellis 6:06.85; 8, Himes 6:26.50; 9, Nakamura 6:30.21; 11, Mitchell 6:32.94; 12, Harbeck 6:34.99; 13, Salgado 6:43.30.

50 backstroke: 1, Ellis 31.11; 3, Haase 32.43; 6, Guo 32.74; 10, Creaver 41.35. 100 backstroke: 1, Ellis 1:06.02; 2, Haase 1:08.03; 5, Himes 1:10.01; 6, Guo 1:12.02; 7, Harbeck 1:12.45; 10, Salgado 1:13.34; 11, Deng 1:13.56; 13, Mitchell 1:14.09; 15, Leist 1:15.99; 16, DiMicco 1:17.11; 17, Nakamura 1:18.05; 18, Alexander 1:24.33; 19, Hanger 1:26.73; 21, Walker 1:31.18; 23, Creaver 1:32.83; 25, Berman 1:37.84.

200 backstroke: 1, Ellis 2:21.08; 4, Kaczmarek 2:27.12; 5, Haase 2:30.04; 6, Himes 2:31.90; 7, Guo 2:33.57; 9, Leist 2:39.59; 10, Deng 2:40.74; 11, Salgado 2:40.96; 12, Harbeck 2:42.71; 14, Mitchell 2:44.93; 15, Ernst 2:45.10; 16, DiMicco 2:47.65; 17, Nakamura 2:47.69.

50 breaststroke: 4, Baghai 47.29; 5, Creaver 48.50; 6, Berman 51.06. 100 breaststroke: 2, Kaczmarek 1:19.19; 3, Smith 1:20.94; 4, Himes 1:21.16; 5, Haase 1:23.96; 6, DiMicco 1:26.36; 7, Alexander 1:28.39; 8, Mitchell 1:29.78; 10, Deng 1:30.55; 11, Harbeck 1:30.67; 14, Leist 1:34.89; 15, Hanger 1:44.85. 200 breaststroke: 2, Kaczmarek 2:47.44; 3, Salgado 2:50.51; 5, Nakamura 2:55.71; 6, Himes 2:56.90; 7, Haase 2:58.92; 8, DiMicco 3:00.44; 9, Guo 3:01.20; 10, Poggemann 3:06.34; 11, Harbeck 3:16.68; 12, Leist 3:20.18; 13, Mitchell 3:22.09; 14, Deng 3:23.28.

50 butterfly: 2, Ellis 33.01; 5, Baghai 42.98; 6, Berman 50.04. 100 butterfly: 1, Kaczmarek 1:08.50; 2, Haase 1:09.13; 4, Guo 1:12.51; 7, Ellis 1:14.15; 9, Leist 1:14.32; 11, Himes 1:16.30; 12, Mitchell 1:16.71; 13, Deng 1:17.01; 14, Salgado 1:18.74; 15, Harbeck 1:19.47; 16, DiMicco 1:22.68; 17, Hanger 1:23.84; 18, Creaver 1:38.52; 19, Walker 1:39.03; 21, Alexander 1:39.70; 22, Berman 2:00.76. 200 butterfly: 1, Poggemann 2:39.96; 2, Nakamura 2:46.52.

100 individual medley: 2, Smith 1:13.23; 8, Walker 1:29.51. 200 individual medley: 4, Kaczmarek 2:27.89; 7, Himes 2:33.97; 8, Ernst 2:37.08; 9, Salgado

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400 individual medley: 5, Poggemann 5:33.73; 6, Smith 5:39.97; 7, Nakamura 5:42.36.

15 & Over 50 freestyle: 7, Anna-Linnea Johansson 30.71. 100 freestyle: 8, Kelly McCracken 1:28.34. 200 freestyle: 4, Johansson 2:24.60. 500 freestyle: 1, Hanna Schwinn 6:07.90. 200 backstroke: 3, Schwinn 2:39.98; 4, Caitlin Duffner 2:42.05; 5, Johansson 2:47.41. 100 butterfly: 6, Katie Nelson 1:18.80; 9, McCracken 1:47.42. 200 butterfly: 1, Schwinn 2:30.77; 4, Duffner 2:37.49. 100 individual medley: 6, Johansson 1:15.02.

200 individual medley: 3, Duffner 2:37.62; 6, Johansson 2:46.64. 400 individual medley: 3, Nelson 5:25.79.

13 & Over 200 medley relay: 2, IST A (Elyse Kaczmarek, Gabby Salgado, Alyssa Poggemann, Annette Guo) 2:06.62; 4, IST B (Aimee Ellis, Darian Himes, Clarissa Mitchell, Caitlin Duffner) 2:11.17; 5, IST D (Sami Harbeck, Hannah-Rae Ernst, Maggie Leist, AJ DiMicco) 2:12.81; 6, IST C (Julie Deng, Malia Nakamura, Anna-Linnea Johansson, Hanna Schwinn) 2:13.56. 11 & Over 200 freestyle relay: 3, IST A (Ellis, Nakamura, Kaczmarek, Guo) 1:54.74; 4, IST D (Ally Haase, Katie Nelson, Leist, Himes) 1:57.53; 5, IST C (Johansson, Salgado, Julie Deng, DiMicco) 1:58.78; 6, IST B (Holly Smith, Mitchell, Poggemann, Harbeck) 1:58.99.

BOYS 8 & Under 25 freestyle: 5, Marius Rakickas 21.07; 10, Carson Lewis 23.22. 25 backstroke: 5, Paarth Singh 23.50; 12, Lewis 27.87. 25 breaststroke: 3, Rakickas 25.58; 10, Lewis 37.97. 25 butterfly: 5, Rakickas 25.73; 10, Lewis 32.60. 100 individual medley: 2, Ross Nakamura 1:45.39.

10 & Under 50 freestyle: 1, Andres Gonzalez 29.63; 2, Kyle Falkner 29.94; 3, Christopher Leu 31.28; 4, Nick Lewis 31.44; 6, Henry Gao 34.37; 7, Joshua Sun 35.46; 8, Jarod Schahrer 35.88; 10, Henry O’Daffer 36.39; 11, Christopher Harig 36.94; 13, Brandon Leung 37.28; 14, Connor Poggemann 38.68; 16, Zach Mseitif 39.04; 18, Louis Gasson 39.29; 19, Ben Klein 39.56; 20, Charlie Arnold 39.70; 23, Connor Lotzkar 40.17; 24, Nicholas Chin 40.21; 25, Nico Bristol 40.34; 27, Sean Mirahsani 40.64; 28, Cameron Ray 41.81; 31, Warren Briggs 43.21; 37, Vivek Shah 48.62; 38, Andrew King 50.00.

100 freestyle: 1, Falkner 1:07.79; 3, Leu 1:13.74; 5, Lewis 1:14.52; 8, Harig 1:24.64; 9, Leung 1:25.51; 12, Poggeman 1:30.72; 16, Mirahsani 1:31.93; 17, Ryan Miller 1:32.53; 18, Ross Nakamura 1:32.75; 22, Lotzkar 1:34.64; 23, Warren Xiong 1:35.58; 24, Bristol 1:36.31; 27, Briggs 1:38.85; 29, Nate Harris 1:43.54; 31, Parth Singh 1:57.34. 200 freestyle: 1, Gonzalez 2:22.40; 4, Sun 2:51.37; 5, Schahrer 2:56.96; 7, Chin 3:17.11; 8, Lotzkar 3:22.46; 10, Mirahsani 3:24.37.

500 freestyle: 3, Lotzkar 7:41.34.

50 backstroke: 1, Gonzalez 33.48; 2, Falkner 34.55; 3, Leu 34.80; 4, Gao 36.94; 6, Lewis 37.02; 8, O’Daffer 41.34; 9, Sun 41.69; 10, Harig 42.81; 12, Gasson 42.99; 13, Lotzkar 43.27; 15, Leung 43.94; 16, Klein 44.58; 17, Schahrer 45.00; 20, Chin 45.59; 21, Mseitif 46.24; 23, Ray 46.29; 24, Poggemann 46.57; 25, Bristol 47.09; 27, Mirahsani 47.83; 31, Arnold 49.99; 32, Briggs 50.32; 34, King 58.87; 35, Shah 1:02.87.

100 backstroke: 1, Falkner 1:14.00; 2, Leu 1:17.46; 6, Lewis 1:23.99; 8, Sun 1:29.99; 10, Leung 1:33.78; 12, Schahrer 1:36.59; 13, Chin 1:37.01; 15, Lotzkar 1:39.91; 16, Bristol 1:42.61; 17, Poggemann 1:44.82; 17, Xiong 1:45.35; 20, Miller 1:45.45; 21, Harris 1:46.55; 22, Mirahsani 1:46.56; 24, Nakamura 1:47.86; 25, Harig 1:49.03; 26, Briggs 1:49.72.

50 breaststroke: 1, Gonzalez 41.42; 2, Leung 42.27; 4, Lewis 43.40; 5, Falkner 44.46; 6, Harig 46.12; 8, O’Daffer 48.19; 9, Gao 48.89; 10, Sun 48.65; 12, Leu 48.87; 14, Arnold 49.19; 15, Klein 50.75; 17, Mirahsani 51.54; 18, Chin 52.32; 19, Poggemann 53.18; 23, Ray 55.48; 24, Mseitif 55.57; 28, Bristol 57.26; 29, Lotzkar 58.05; 30, Shah 58.76; 32, Briggs 1:04.10; 33, King 1:04.41; 36, Gasson 1:08.99. 100 breaststroke: 1, Gonzalez 1:30.92; 2, Leung 1:31.94; 3, Falkner 1:34.38; 4, Lewis 1:40.45; 6, Leu 1:43.07; 7, Harig 1:43.21; 9, Sun 1:44.16; 12, Schahrer 1:51.26; 13, Miller 1:51.88; 14, Poggemann 1:55.73; 16, Chin 1:57.98; 17, Mseitif 1:58.14; 18, Xiong 1:58.70; 21, Nakamura 2;01.51; 25, Bristol 2:09.58; 26, Harris 2:10.19; 27, Briggs 2:19.64; 28, Sing 2:20.71.

50 butterfly: 1, Gonzalez 33.89; 3, Falkner 34.69; 6, Leu 37.79; 7, Leung 39.55; 8, Lewis 40.04; 9, Poggemann 40.96; 10, Gao 41.36; 11, Sun 42.29; 12, Schahrer 43.63; 13, Harig 44.25; 17, Mseitif 46.81;

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18, Arnold 46.92; 19, O’Daffer 47.09; 21, Ray 47.79; 24, Briggs 49.79; 27, Chin 52.24; 28, Bristol 52.50; 30, Klein 55.03; 32, King 58.24; 33, Gasson 58.72; 35, Shah 1:03.80. 100 butterfly: 1, Gonzalez 1:16.02; 2, Falkner 1:17.14; 4, Leu 1:28.27; 5, Sun 1:37.05; 6, Schahrer 1:39.28; 8, Lewis 1:40.68; 9, Poggemann 1:42.42. 200 individual medley: 4, Schahrer 3:17.88.

200 freestyle relay: 1, IST C (Chin, Leung, Mseitif, Bristol) 1:44.51; 2, IST A (Falkner, Leu, Lewis, Gonzalez) 2:07.73; 3, IST B (Poggemann, Harig, Schahrer, Sun) 2:28.53; 5, IST D (Lotzkar, Nakamura, Miller, Briggs) 2:47.72.

200 medley relay: 1, IST A (Falkner, Leung, Gonzalez, Lewis) 2:22.88; 2, IST D (Gasson,, Klein, Ray, Mseitif) 2;34.37; 3, IST B (Gao, O’Daffer, Leu, Sun) 2:41.18; 4, IST C (Chin, Schahrer, Poggemann, Bristol) 2:59.82.

11-12 50 freestyle: 1, Ivan Graham 26.25; 2, Brandon Leu 26.61; 6, Brandon Yue 28.26; 7, Matthew Leahy 29.47; 8, Will O’Daffer 29.66; 9, Bennett Ernst 29.82; 11, Manan Gandhi 32.10; 13, Nolan Van Nortwick 32.58; 15, Hrishi Pai 35.37; 16, Nicola Beirer 37.21; 21, Sam Bolosky 46.98. 100 freestyle: 2, Graham 56.72; 3, Leu 56.96; 7, Leahy 1:04.30; 8, O’Daffer 1:06.20; 10, Ernst 1:08.17; 13, Quinn Gieseke 1:11.46; 14, Nick Cox 1:12.04; 15, Gandhi 1:12.23; 16, Van Nortwick 1:12.83; 17, Rahul Chaliparambil 1:18.12; 19, Aaron Wang 1:25.28; 20, Pai 1:25.91; 21, Kevin Kim 1:29.78; 22, Amir Sadri 1:37.45; 24, Bolosky 1:41.62.

200 freestyle; 1, Graham 2:01.99; 3, Leu 2:03.91; 4, Yue 2:11.70; 8, Ernst 2;26.08; 12, Wang 3:09.00.

50 backstroke: 1, Graham 28.94; 2, Leu 29.50; 4, Leahy 32.49; 6, O’Daffer 33.33; 7, Yu 33.58; 10, Ernst 36.60; 12, Gandhi 37.71; 13, Van Nortwick 38.41; 14, Pai 44.09; 15, Beirer 46.11; 16, Bolosky 48.20. 100 backstroke: 1, Graham 1:02.95; 5, Leahy 1:09.38; 7, O’Daffer 1:11.39; 8, Yue 1:11.45; 13, Ernst 1:22.22; 14, Gieseke 1:23.32; 15, Van Nortwick 1:24.84; 16, Cox 1:25.60; 17, Chaliparambil 1;25.65; 18, Gandhi 1:27.62; 20, Pai 1:39.51; 21, Beirer 1:41.50; 22, Bolosky 1:49.18; 23, Sadri 1:51.59. 200 backstroke: 5, Gandhi 3:08.15.

50 breaststroke: 1, Graham 31.40; 3, Yue 35.16; 6, Leu 36.53; 7, Ernst 37.03; 8, Van Nortwick 38.30; 9, Leahy 38.45; 10, O’Daffer 38.89; 14, Pai 44.63; 16, Beirer 53.21; 17, Bolosky 56.26. 100 breaststroke: 2, Yue 1:16.67; 5, Leu 1:19.79; 7, Leahy 1:23.42; 8, O’Daffer 1:23.64; 9, Van Nortwick 1:25.06; 12, Gieseke 1:32.19; 14, Chaliparambil 1:34.01; 20, Gandhi 1:38.62; 21, Cox 1:39.94; 22, Pai 1:46.38; 23, Kim 1:47.98. 200 breaststroke: 5, Gandhi 3:32.67.

50 butterfly: 1, Graham 27.31; 3, Leahy 30.56; 4 (tie), O’Daffer 31.49, Leu 31.49; 6, Yue 31.72; 10, Ernst 38.01; 11, Van Nortwick 38.11; 12, Pai 44.69; 14, Beirer 51.48. 100 butterfly: 2, Yue 1:08.53; 3, Leahy 1:08.91; 4, Leu 1:11.48; 6, O’Daffer 1:14.92; 7, Cox 1:18.73; 11, Van Nortwick 1:26.60; 12, Ernst 1:28.97; 13, Gandhi 1:33.31; 14, Gieseke 1:33.86.

100 individual medley: 1, Graham 1:01.15; 10, Chaliparambil 1:25.40; 13, Kim 1:43.33.

200 medley relay: 1, IST (Leu, Yue, Graham, O’Daffer) 2:02.18. 200 freestyle relay: 1, IST A (Graham, O’Daffer, Yue, Leu) 1:49.61; 3, IST B (Ernst, Cox, Gieseke, Leahy) 2:03.31; 4, IST C (Van Nortwick, Chaliparambil, Wang, Gandhi) 2:17.80.

13-14 50 freestyle: 6, Jason Klein 26.39; 10, Nick Nava 27.11; 12, Connor Azzarello 29.61; 14, Mattias Tung 30.91. 100 freestyle: 6, Nava 58.65; 12, Azzarello 1:07.52; 13, Ian Rasquinha 1:13.33; 15, Tung 1:18.16.

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us. We think highly of Ryan and are pleased to have him back on our roster. He's an athletic kid that gives us a lot of flexibility due to his ability to play multiple positions," Clem said.

career individually, but I think what is making this a special year for him is this is the first time he has been on a team that is really in the mix for the playoffs.”

Issaquah is third in the Crest Division. The top four teams in each division advance to the KingCo Conference tournament next month.

In his last game on Jan. 13, Price scored 23 points but the Eagles lost to host Redmond, 6860. Redmond outscored Issaquah 28-20 in the final quarter.

“We had them on the ropes but just could not put them away,” Griffith said.

While Price is the player most opponents try to top, other teammates have often stepped up with big efforts, too.

On Jan. 10, point guard Brian Watson scored 19 points, including hitting three of three 3-point field goals shots, as Issaquah defeated visiting Bothell, 79-68. Watson also had three assists, three steals and six rebounds to pretty much fill out the stat sheet.

Fletcher Martin contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds in the game, too. Price had a team-high 23 points and 10 rebounds.

The Eagles got snowed out last week, which means they will have six games to play in two weeks.

Issaquah grad drafted University of Washington midfielder Kate Deines, a former Issaquah High School standout, was drafted Jan. 13 by the Atlanta Beat in the 2012 Women’s Professional Soccer League draft.

Deines was taken with the final pick, the 23rd overall in the fourth round.

Deines had an outstanding four-year career for the Huskies, being named first-team AllPacific Region and second-team All-Pacific Conference 12 as a senior.

Local swimmers going strong for Whitworth Marit Borth, an Issaquah High School graduate, and Nicole Lecoq, a Liberty High School graduate, have been performing well for the Whitworth University women’s swimming team.

Borth finished first in the 100yard freestyle in 56.98 seconds and Lecoq placed second in the 400 individual medley in 4:53.18 when Whitworth defeated Linfield, 141-64, Jan. 14. Lecoq also anchored Whitworth’s winning 200 freestyle relay and Borth placed fourth in the 200 freestyle.

On Jan. 13, Borth won the 100 freestyle in 57.24 and Lecoq was first in the 200 backstroke in 2:13.03 as they led Whitworth past Willamette, 150-38. Borth and Lecoq both swam as members of the winning 400 freestyle relay team.

Skyline grad skiing for Middlebury Skyline High School graduate Yina Moe-Lange is competing for the Middlebury College ski team.

Middlebury, in Vermont, recently competed in a two-day meet that was hosted by Maine’s Bates College. Moe-Lange finished 30th in the slalom.

Skyline boys basketball is No. 3 The Skyline High School boys basketball team was ranked No. 3 in the most recent Seattle Times Class 4A poll.

Skyline entered this week with a 12-3 record. The Spartans lead the Crest Division with a 7-1 record. Redmond is second at 6-2.

The Spartans have received solid performances from seniors Will Parker and Lucas Shannon.

Parker ranks 11th in KingCo scoring with a 15.1 average.

Shannon is averaging 12 points a game.

“Skyline really has a strong team. They have big guys who just wear you down,” Griffith said.

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The Liberty High School boys basketball team entered the week with a modest 2-6 record in the KingCo Conference 3A/2A. However, in the Patriots’ last game before last week’s snowout, they came very close to posting one of the big upsets of the season.

On Jan. 13, Liberty gave Sammamish, the KingCo 3A/2A coleader, quite a scare before falling 69-67 in a thriller.

Liberty grabbed a 20-15 lead in the first quarter and stayed close to Sammamish the entire game. After trailing 62-57 after the third quarter, the Patriots made a gallant charge in the final period, but Sammamish held on for the victory.

Liberty guard Robbie Thomas scored a game-high and seasonhigh 26 points. Thomas has been playing well this month. He ranked ninth among league scorers with an 11.5 average.

Tynan Gilmore, who often has been Liberty’s leading scorer, began this week fourth among league scorers with a 14.5 average.

Tight races in girls basketball When we last had basketball, there were some tight races going on in KingCo Conference girls basketball.

In the KingCo 4A Crest Division, Skyline was in first place with a 6-2 record with Eastlake and Issaquah tied for second at 5-3.

Skyline’s Megan Wiedeman entered this week ninth among KingCo 4A scoring leaders, averaging 13 points a game.

However, what makes the Spartans tough to defend is opponents never know who else will step up and have the hot hand. Eight Spartans have scored in double figures this season.

On Jan. 11, when Skyline defeated Garfield 69-59, Wiedeman scored a season-high 21 points, but Allie Wyszynski had 17 points, and Morgan Farrar and Lacy Nicholson each had 10 points. It was the first time this season that Farrar and Nicholson scored in double figures.

Haley Smith, Rachel Shim, Shelby Kassuba and Susie Tinker are other Skyline players who have scored 10 or more points in a game.

Freshmen Mandie Hill and Mackenzie Wieburg are some key reasons why Issaquah is a contender again. Hill ranks sixth in league scoring with a 13.5 average and Wieburg is 12th with an 11.5 average.

Issaquah has a big game Jan. 27 when it hosts Eastlake.

Liberty entered this week tied with Juanita for first place in KingCo Conference 3A/2A. Both teams have 7-1 records. Liberty and Juanita were scheduled to meet Jan. 20, but the game was postponed.

Lake Washington, responsible for Liberty’s lone league defeat, is third at 6-2. All three teams figure to go down to the wire fighting for first place.

The Patriots are getting another big season from Aspen Winegar, who ranks third in league scoring with a 14.6 average.

KingCo 4A will get new look The KingCo Conference 4A will have a new look next fall after the league’s two divisions — the Crest and the Crown — were recently shuffled.

The Northshore and Lake Washington school districts have been paired in the Crown Division, while the schools in the Issaquah School District and Seattle Public Schools were placed in the Crest Division.

Newport, the league’s only member from the Bellevue School District, was also placed in the Crest.

In the new alignment, the Crest consists of Skyline, Issaquah, Newport, Garfield, Roosevelt and Ballard. The Crown consists of Bothell, Woodinville, Inglemoor, Redmond and Eastlake.

Because of the alteration, longtime rivals Skyline and Eastlake will no longer meet in football every year.

The conference shuffle could make the Crest Division very tough in boys basketball.

“It means there will be six schools with real good programs,” Griffith said. “A lot of coaches are hoping the league will change its format for the tournament.”

However, based on their recent successes, Skyline and Issaquah football teams figure to dominate the Crest.

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safaris or a trip to the camel races, Miss Red Dot’s crew and owners were treated like royalty.

“They provided an air-conditioned tent in the pits with chandeliers, linens, waitresses and chefs for lunch and dinner every day, with lamb and all kinds of vegetables, hummus and chicken,” O’Brien said.

This year, the Miss Red Dot crew was joined by two men from the United States Army. With the large presence of American troops in the Middle East, it was coordinated so that each visiting hydroplanes’ crew would receive the assistance of one or two servicemembers.

It was particularly beneficial for O’Brien’s short-handed crew.

“We gave them uniforms and gave them jobs to do,” he said.

“We made them work for their uniform for sure.”

But mostly, the experience gave the servicemembers a short vacation from their regular duties.

“Anything that gets them out of their routine is just terrific. So that’s why we tried to make them feel at home as much as we could,” O’Brien said. “They’re alone, they’re over there by themselves. My son was in the Navy for four years, so I know what it’s like for these kids to be away from home.”

O’Brien said the boat’s crew enjoyed getting to know the two servicemen, but more important, the two soldiers cherished their time working with the Miss Red Dot crew.

“The rest of their squad was quite jealous that they were the ones that got to come down to the boat races and work through the teams,” he said. “They’ll have plenty of stories to tell when they get back.”

Disappointing finish, successful year As for the race itself, the Miss

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long time to fillet them afterwards.

Such a complaint is a sure measure of success and an inducement to find a boat and get a line in the water.

Perch are predominantly school fish. They travel together around the lake seeking a rewarding combination of water oxygenation, presence of food and desirable temperature. In winter, they are found in deeper water because the surface waters are much colder.

Recent significant perch catches have been made while fishing near 100 feet deep in Lake Washington and 40 to 50 feet deep in Lake Sammamish.

Locating perch schools can be accomplished either through local knowledge, trial and error, or with an electronic fish-finder. In winter, perch school up near the bottom of the lake with northern pike minnows (squaw fish).The larger squaw fish do help with the fishfinder signature while locating schools. Once you locate a school, stay with it as perch feed episodically, sometimes with hours between active times.

Worms are standard perch bait and one of the best. These should be fished from a couple of hooks about two feet apart on a dropped leader with a 3/8-ounce sinker about 18 inches below the bottom hook. Perch are not leader-shy with bait, so up to a

Red Dot came into the competition in second place in the Air National Guard Series National Points standings.

Unfortunately, the team didn’t fare so well in Doha after mechanical issues and a false start prevented it from reaching the finals.

It was a disappointing finish for the team, in what was the last race of the year. But the crew, made up of volunteers who love the sport, had their most successful year since the boat was built five years ago.

“We are competing on the same level as Dave Villwock’s Spirit of Qatar and Steve David’s Miss Oberto, teams with hundreds of thousands of dollars behind them,” said Nate Brown, another principal owner and the team’s crew chief, who lives in Preston. “Not bad for a bunch of volunteers running a homemade boat.”

Despite the disappointing finish, the crew’s successful year did not go unnoticed by its competitors.

“We came into the season with nobody looking at us to do anything,” said Kip Brown, an Issaquah High School graduate, and the driver of Miss Red Dot. “We were easily one of the fastest boats in Doha, and I know for a fact that our team earned the respect it deserves this year.”

O’Brien said he is excited for Miss Red Dot’s future. He has a strong passion for unlimited hydroplane racing, evidenced by the pictures of the boats lining his office walls and the small hydroplane replicas that sit on his desk.

“Back in the ‘60s, there weren’t any Seahawks, Mariners or Sonics,” he said. “The drivers of the unlimited hydroplanes were our sports heroes.”

Christina Corrales-Toy is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

10-pound test leader is good for the task.

However, if you find a school in the biting mood, the better tactic is to switch to 1/16-ounce to 1/4ounce jigs with black, cream or white marabou tails and use a light spinning outfit with smaller (4-6 pound) line, in order to maximize your opportunity for a lot of fish in a short time.

Preparing your perch To prepare the fillets, I don't clean the fish, but using a sharp, flexible knife cut behind the gill covers to the spine. I keep cutting along the rib bones, stopping just before the tail. Then, I flip the slab over and cut it near the tail down to the inner skin. I pull the tail and skin, with the knife angled against the inner skin, until the fillet is free.

If you find a couple of bones or inner membrane on the fillet, just pare them off and it is ready to bake, pan fry, or make fish and chips. Folks who pan fry or bake them may leave the skin on the slabs and ignore it during the meal.

Happy perching — wear a flotation device, stay warm on the lake and keep an eye on the hook. Remember to release any incidentally caught kokanee (the silver, trout-like fish with no or faint spots) in order to keep the game warden friendly.

Reach Dallas Cross at FishJournal@aol.com. View previous articles and comment on this column at www.issaquahpress.com.

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The Hot List TV: ‘Downton Abbey’

The rich and dramatic period piece, has returned to PBS for its longawaited second season.

Set in Britain during World War I, the show follows the life of the Earl of Grantham and his aristocratic family, as well as their numerous servants, all brought to life by a talented ensemble cast.

From the dignified butler, Mr. Carson, to the quick-witted Dowager Countess (played by Maggie Smith, better known for her role in the “Harry Potter” films), each character has his or her own complexity that makes the story feel like a genuine and honest portrayal of ever-changing life in the early 20th century.

“Downton Abbey” is certainly something not to be missed. It airs every Sunday at 9 p.m. on PBS. ✔

Movie: ‘War Horse’

Stephen Spielberg’s “War Horse” follows the stories of young Albert Narracott and his horse, Joey, as they struggle their respective ways through World War I. As expected, the film contains more than one tearjerker moment, but the story is well crafted, just as entertaining and dramatic as it is weepy. “War Horse” is a great and ultimately heartwarming adventure, which makes it worth seeing for anyone who remains a kid at heart. ✔

Music: ‘Born to Die’

By Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey, who became an internet sensation in late 2011 with her songs “Video Games” and “Blue Jeans” is set to release her debut album, “Born to Die,” at the end of the month. The first four songs of the album have already been released, as the “Lana Del Rey – EP,” a short collection that leaves listeners hungry for more. The soulful chanteuse, who could easily become the next (dare I say it?) Adele, is bound to be the next big thing.

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Music programs shine Early bird jazz band is in fine tune

New choir director expands repertoire

Vocal jazz singers commit to excel

Small band gives big performances

Most students dread the 7:25 first-period bell. But a small group of students might really dread the 6:25 zeroperiod bell.

These students drag themIman Baghai selves to school in order Issaquah High to practice School America's music — jazz.

Under Issaquah High School Director of Bands Patrick Holen, the Issaquah Jazz Band is an audition group of about 25 members. They play a variety of tunes from the swing big-band era, Latin salsas and hard-driven rock music that allows members to fine-tune skills and awaken sleepy minds.

“The experience is worth the lack of sleep," said Madison Kelly, a pianist and junior.

But the sleep deprivation does kick in at times, according to Alli Gillett, a guitarist and senior.

“The vibe is laid back and chill ... though that might be because no one is really awake yet," she said.

Junior Jack Gentsch chimes in that the students still work hard despite being tired.

"We tend to work hard and make a great performance," he said.

The Jazz Band most recently played at Swinging in Vienna on Jan. 14 and hopes to have more performances throughout the year. (See an online story about the event and photos from it at www.issaquahpress.com/ category/the-beat.)

From two years ago to today, Liberty’s choir program has grown immensely, both in size and quality of music, and has had great opportunities for perHannah Grandine formances at places like Liberty High McCaw Hall School and the Bellevue Hilton.

Much of the success has been due to the addition of new choral director Robin Wood, who took the position with the Liberty Singers last fall. Wood’s skilled direction does not slip past her students.

“What sets the choir program at Liberty apart is our amazing choir director,” senior Sheady Manning said. “She puts so much time and energy into making us sound the best we can, and I’m extremely grateful for that.”

“The passion and energy she brings every single class is astounding,” sophomore Eric Spradling said. “She ultimately pushes us to be the phenomenal ensemble that we, the Liberty Singers, have become.”

Choir will continue on strong this year, with singers competing at the Solo and Ensemble competitions this month. The Liberty Singers will also team up with the Issaquah and Skyline choirs and the Evergreen Philharmonic for the Masterworks concert in May. However, choir’s success all comes back around to Wood.

“She continually pushes us to grow,” senior Ashlynn Rowe said. “I couldn’t be at the place I am now without her and her coaching.”

Students attending Skyline High School have a chance to take their singing experience to a whole other level through enrollment in the school's Sampurna Basu Vocal Jazz Skyline High program.

School As a student who has yet to explore the music wing of the school, my only interaction with Vocal Jazz students is during the week of Valentine’s Day, when students in the class serenade their classmates as a part of the Sing-AGram project. After further research, I realized students in this class put forth a tremendous amount of commitment to stretch their musical capabilities to the utmost.

“Vocal Jazz is a relatively small group of vocalists and musicians that are passionate about jazz music and performing,” Vocal Jazz student Sandi Scripa said. “It takes quite a lot of commitment to participate, and be willing to spend hours in after school rehearsals, travel and performances.

“So far, we have performed at a vocal jazz festival, Winter Fest in Seattle, and a number of after school performances.”

In February, the ensemble is travelling to Moscow, Idaho, to participate in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. You can catch the group’s next performance from Feb. 8-11 at Skyline’s next musical, “Grease.”

The Eastside Catholic School band has been around since the school was founded in 1980. The number of band members fluctuates from year Shreya Tewari to year, depending on the Eastside Catholic amount of muHigh School sical interest in the new classes.

This year, the Eastside Catholic band is a small (albeit dedicated) group with 13 members.

The band is divided into a jazz band and a percussion ensemble. In jazz band, there is currently one trumpet, four saxophones, one pianist, two drummers and one trombone, and two of the musicians are from the middle school.

The band has long since had a tradition of letting middle school students with exceptional aptitude or experience with a certain instrument play in the high school band. This makes for a long-running legacy and program, because there are kids that will have been playing in the band for five years by the time they graduate.

The percussion ensemble contains many of the same students as the jazz band, and they switch around instruments depending on the song — that way each member of the band has the opportunity to learn or play multiple instruments.

Last year, the band placed second at district competition and is currently preparing for an event at the end of this month.

“My favorite part of Super Bowl Sunday is yelling at the TV with my family and my mom’s homemade chili.”

Lauren Auerbach, senior

“The ridiculous commercials are the second best part of Super Bowl Sunday. The first being the food!"

Julia Hormuth, junior

Issaquah High School

“Laughing at commercials and eating lots with friends.”

Tom Howe, senior “My favorite part of the Super Bowl is dressing up to match my favorite team and cheering really loud. I love the competition and the great Super Bowl food!”

Ashlie Humphries, junior

Liberty High School “Spending time with friends and cheering for one team, even if the team you root for isn't playing.”

Fair or not, sports bring in more money than arts After continued cuts in funding for budgets that support high school art programs nationwide, an important question has been raised in the minds of students: Do high Katie Sutherland schools devote a Eastside Catholic disproportionate amount of their High School focus and money to athletics? Opinions are split on this issue.

Regarding the extracurricular funding at Skyline High School, some students are outraged at

the cuts made to the art program budget, complaining athletics get all of the money and attention.

Although this seems unfair to students involved in art programs, athletics — specifically football — generate more school spirit, national attention and revenue for the school than art programs do.

The Spartan football legacy includes a state championship title this year and five additional state titles since 2000. Alumni like Jake Heaps and Kasen Williams, have earned Skyline national recognition. Supporting the team generates income via game ticket sales, concessions and spirit merchandise. Skyline, like many high schools in the country, relies on

the success of its football and other sports teams for important funding.

Though no less important than athletics, high school art programs simply do not garner the same community interest sports do. Programs that are the most popular and profitable at a school deserve a larger budget, and it seems only fair for the art programs to receive a smaller share of the budget.

It is important to find creative ways to offer funding to many of the clubs and organizations at the high school level. Without the revenue generated from athletics, many other school programs may not be funded. In our current

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Thanks to the Rotary Club of Sammamish, which co-sponsored this page. The club invites you to a breakfast meeting on Thursdays from 7:158:30 a.m. at Bellewood Retirement Apartments. Learn more about the club at www.sammamishrotary.org.

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Issaquah, which co-sponsored this page. The club invites you to a lunch meeting on Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. at Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 17th Ave. N.W. Learn more about the club at www.issaquahrotary.org.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF SUPER BOWL SUNDAY? Eastside Catholic High School

By Veronica Austin Liberty High School ✔

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The Splendour of Snow View overlooking a Sammamish neighborhood during the great snowfall!

O PINION economy, most school programs will have to fight for their fair share of funding — but sports should not be viewed as the culprit for funding decisions.

Dawson Solly, senior

“Hanging out with friends and family, eating good food and watching the game!”

Jessie Bisset, sophomore

Athletics and the arts both deserve attention It is not uncommon for high schools to view their successful athletes as the rising stars of the student body.

Though in some cases that turns out to be the truth, there are a Olivia Spokoiny large number of students who do Skyline High not get their School chance to shine because they are not given the support they need.

Athletics often overshadow the arts, even though they are of equal importance.

Year after year, several clubs and activities struggle to compete with strong athletic programs that are constantly in the public eye.

Naturally, schools are more inclined to financially support activities that have numbers in their favor. The idea is that the more students involved, the more impact they can make. In other words, they can make more money.

Over the past few years, changes have been made. One example is Liberty’s theater program, which greatly benefitted from recent renovations to its theater space. Similarly, Skyline has been able to host more productions and unique events in the past two years, thanks to the installation of a smaller performance space called the Delphi Theatre.

There are so many more programs in our high schools that are small but mighty, and willing to work with the resources they’ve got. Balance in distributing funds in the schools is not always easy, but it is of utmost importance.

Skyline High School

“The commercials!”

Beca Kuttemplon, junior

“Getting together with family and friends.”

Joseph Kim, senior

ON THE WEB Check out Michael Payant’s article about how to get back on track with your New Year’s resolutions at www.issaquahpress.com/ category/the-beat.

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a.m. Jan. 4. The estimated loss is $300.

Police responded to threats in the 2100 block of Northeast Newton Lane at 2:19 p.m. Dec. 20 after a caller said a 17-yearold former friend badmouthed her on Facebook. The caller also said the girl and her friends intended to find her and beat her up.

Undocumented Bank statements and tax documents were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 21000 block of Southeast 82nd Street before 7:28 p.m. Jan. 4.

A kitchen mixer, guitar and guitar stand, and trading cards were stolen in the 22500 block of Southeast 56th Street before 5:51 p.m. Dec. 30. The estimated loss is $530.

Police responded to a disturbance aboard a King County Metro Transit bus at Front Street North and West Sunset Way at 10:02 a.m. Jan. 5 and removed intoxicated passengers at the driver’s request.

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Police arrested a 35-year-old Seattle man for stealing food in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard at 10:12 p.m.

Dec. 30. The estimated loss is $23.60.

A debit card was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 18500 block of Southeast Newport Way before 11:25 a.m. Jan. 5.

Sobering

License plates were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 2300 block of 23rd Lane Northeast before 3:11 p.m. Jan. 5.

Police arrested a 32-year-old North Bend man and a 45-yearold Issaquah man for alcohol offenses in the 100 block of Front Street South at 11:41 p.m. Dec. 30.

Shattered Glass was damaged and merchandise was stolen at a business in the 100 block of Front Street North before 3:36 a.m. Dec. 31.

The estimated loss is $950.

Smashed The entry door was damaged at a business in the 600 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard before 8:37 a.m. Dec. 31. The estimated loss is $350.

Heart of glass A window was damaged on a business in the 600 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard before 8:50 a.m. Dec. 31. The estimated loss is $400.

Sporting goods gone bad Golf clubs and a fishing rod were stolen in the 1800 block of 25th Avenue Northeast before 10:54 a.m. Dec. 31. The estimated loss is $2,200.

Eastside Fire & Rescue reports through Jan. 17 At 4:05 p.m. Jan. 12, two

units provided medical assistance at a motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of West Sunset Way. At 9:14 p.m. Jan. 12, two units extinguished a vehicle fire on westbound Interstate 90 at Front Street North.

At 7:33 p.m. Jan. 12, three units provided medical assistance at a motor vehicle accident at 228th Avenue and Southeast 35th Street.

At 4:04 p.m. Jan. 13, five units responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at Highlands Drive Northeast and Southeast Black Nugget Road.

At 11:35 a.m. Jan. 16, two units extinguished a motor home fire in the 12800 block of 175th Avenue Southeast. A space heater placed too close to some curtains caused the fire.

Arrest Police arrested a 39-year-old Sammamish man on a warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia in the 100 block of East Sunset Way at 12:35 a.m. Jan. 14.

Arrest

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Issaquah man and an 18-year-old Issaquah man for assault in the 800 block of Fourth Avenue Northwest at 9:41 p.m. Jan. 13.

Unlicensed

Arrest Police arrested a 25-year-old Cle Elum woman on a warrant in the 100 block of East Sunset Way at 6:19 p.m. Jan. 5.

Naked city Clothing was stolen from a UPS parcel on the front porch of a residence in the 2300 block of 30th Avenue Northeast before 7:23 p.m. Jan. 5. The estimated loss is $165.

Going nowhere Wheels and tires were stolen from a Mazda parked in the 23400 block of Southeast Black Nugget Road before 7:02 a.m.

Jan. 10. The estimated loss is $1,000.

Stopped Police cited and released a 35year-old Lake Stevens man for driving with a suspended license in the 2500 block of Northeast Park Drive at 1:34 p.m. Jan. 10.

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Police arrested a 30-year-old Issaquah man for violation of a court order in the 700 block of Second Avenue Northwest at 3:17 p.m. Jan. 14.

Shot down A window at Walgreens, 6300 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., was shot out before 3 p.m.

Jan. 15. The estimated loss is $1,000.

Assault Police arrested a 38-year-old Fall City man for assault in the 200 block of Newport Way Southwest at 1:16 a.m. Jan. 16.

Icy hot

Purse pilfered A purse was stolen at Fred Meyer, 6100 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., before 2:50 p.m.

Jan. 16.

Police warned the driver of a vehicle for deliberately spinning tires in the snow near Central Park in the Issaquah Highlands at 10:39 a.m. Jan. 18.

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A garage door was damaged in the 200 block of Capella Drive Northwest before 4:43 p.m. Jan. 16. The estimated loss is $20.

Police arrested a 29-year-old Issaquah man for stealing items from Fred Meyer, 6100 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., at 6:38 p.m. Jan. 19. The estimated loss is $408.31.

Hard rock A window was damaged by a rock in the 100 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard before 3:28 a.m. Jan. 17.

The Press publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

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EFR seeks volunteers

By Sebastian Moraga Issaquah Press reporter

ON THE WEB

Eastside Fire & Rescue has started a new push to get volunteers to join its ranks.

“Being a volunteer firefighter is a big commitment,” EFR Chief and former volunteer firefighter Lee Soptich said in a press release.

“But the rewards for helping your community and your neighbors are even greater.”

The communities for which EFR seeks volunteers are Issaquah, Maple Hills, May Valley, Tiger Mountain, Preston, North Bend, Sammamish, Lake Joy, Carnation and Wilderness Rim. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, drug-free and reside within five driving miles of the nearest EFR fire stations.

They must have a valid Washington driver’s license, a good driving record and be fit for purpose.

David Misakian, a volunteer program coordinator at EFR, said volunteer firefighters need to be able to carry 100 pounds for short distances and be in good shape aerobically.

A typical volunteer firefighter stays with EFR for two to three years, Misakian wrote.

Soptich was a volunteer for 11 of his 37 years as a firefighter, the press release added.

Volunteer firefighters receive all of the equipment and training needed for the job.

EFR will cover the costs of volunteers’ initial training and equipment and their participation in disability and pension programs, Misakian wrote.

Misakian highlighted two things as rewards of being a volunteer firefighter.

“Two feelings jump out at me,” he wrote in an email. “The satisfaction of a job well done that made a positive impact in someone’s life, because people typically do not call us when they are hav-

People interested in becoming volunteer firefighters should go to www.eastsidevolunteer.org to learn more or download an application. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 1 at EFR headquarters, 175 Newport Way N.W., Issaquah.

ing a good day, and the camaraderie of working and training as a team.”

Duties between volunteer and career firefighters differ, he wrote.

Both respond to emergency and nonemergency calls, such as fires, medical calls and vehicle accidents.

Both groups help with station and equipment maintenance and both participate in community service and public education functions.

Career firefighters, though, have more advanced training and will respond to hazardous-material calls, swift-water rescues and technical rescues. Career firefighters will lead major events and have additional responsibilities with fire inspections.

“What I tell people is that being a volunteer firefighter does not guarantee you a career position with our agency or any other agency, but being a volunteer improves your odds of getting the job,” Misakian wrote.

He added that EFR expects to complete the testing and vetting stages of recruits by May 1 and complete internal training by Aug. 1.

A second recruitment drive may happen later this year.

“We welcome folks who are curious to reach out to the crews at one of our stations,” he wrote, “to ask and see what volunteers do.”

EFR provides fire suppression, medical aid and rescue services to nearly 120,000 citizens throughout northeast King County.

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Police arrested a 36-year-old Issaquah man for stealing cash from O'Reilly Auto Parts, 607 N.W. Gilman Blvd., at 2:16 p.m.

Jan. 10. The estimated loss is $13.

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Police arrested a 30-year-old Maple Valley woman for a traffic offense along Interstate 90 at 9:15 a.m. Jan. 1.

Police arrested a 32-year-old Issaquah woman for criminal trespassing and on a warrant in the 100 block of East Sunset Way at 7:02 p.m. Jan. 10.

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Police responded to a report of suspicious bones in the 700 block of Second Avenue Southeast at 12:42 p.m. Jan. 2. The bones came from animal vertebra.

Police cited and released a 30year-old Tacoma man for driving with a suspended license in the 1600 block of Newport Way Northwest at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 12.

Arrest

Toyota taken

Police arrested a 49-year-old Issaquah man on a warrant in the 100 block of East Sunset Way at 10:35 p.m. Jan. 2.

A Toyota was stolen from the parking lot at Lowe’s, 625 11th Ave. N.W., before 2:35 p.m. Jan. 12. The estimated loss is $1,500.

Running on empty

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Gasoline and gas cans were stolen in the 900 block of Seventh Avenue Northwest before 7:14 a.m. Jan. 3. The estimated loss is $160.

A window was damaged, and gloves, a duffle bag, iPod and Bluetooth device were stolen from, a vehicle parked in the 700 block of Front Street South before 4 p.m. Jan. 12. The estimated loss is $1,065.

Stamped out A mailbox was stolen in the 23400 block of Southeast 48th Street before 4:20 p.m. Dec. 31.

The estimated loss is $20.

Unhappy New Year

Prescription for trouble Medication was stolen in the 600 block of First Avenue Northeast before 5:12 p.m. Jan. 3. The estimated loss is $100.

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Northwest Driftwood Sculptor Artists’ Exhibit, through February, Bellewood Senior Living Galleria, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E., 391-2880

Collective Works: “Love Songs” exhibit runs through March 3 at artEAST Art Center and Up Front Gallery, 95 Front St. N., 392-3191 Mariana, 7-10 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 3911424 Chris Stevens and the Surf Monkeys, 7:3011:30 p.m., Vino Bella

The Halyards, 7:45-10 p.m., Bake’s Place, 4135 Providence Point Drive S.E., 391-3335, $20

The Ricky Venture Revue, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 392-5550, 21 and older Quiet Fire, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella Trish, Hans & Phil, 6:45-9 p.m., Bake’s Place, $20

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OPPORTUNITIES Artists practicing in craft, literary, media and music arts are eligible to apply for the 2012 Artist Trust Fellowship. This program recognizes practicing professional artists of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability, acknowledging an artist’s creative excellence and accomplishment, professional achievement and continuing dedication to their artistic discipline. The award amount is $7,500.

All materials should be submitted in digital format through CaFÉ at www.callforentry.org.

The discussion about local authors’ book on the Century 21 Exposition has been rescheduled for April 14.

Paula Becker and Alan Stein, staff historians for HistoryLink.org, collected memories from the fair in the book “The Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Its Legacy” — a comprehensive account of Century 21.

The authors planned to lead a discussion about the book and present a slideshow of fair images Jan. 17 at the Issaquah Library, but the snowstorm caused organizers to cancel the event.

Expect additional details about the rescheduled date in the weeks ahead.

‘The Odd Couple’ is fresh, funny at Village Theatre

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Neil Simon is a regular at Village Theatre.

The playwright — gilded in Tony Awards aplenty and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama — often offers rich material to Village Theatre producers. In the past decade, the downtown Issaquah theater presented “Barefoot in the Park” and “Lost in Yonkers” to audiences.

The latest Simon offering on stage is “The Odd Couple” — perhaps the most recognizable piece in the playwright’s oeuvre.

“The Odd Couple” — re-imagined on stage and screen more often than Felix Ungar scrapes up crumbs — is a solid choice as the selection for the play in a Village Theatre season defined by musicals.

The play is a charming anachronism, 47 years after “The Odd Couple” debuted on Broadway. The boozing and smoking recall a looser era before political correctness. Still, the dialogue and the mismatched-roommate premise remain universal almost a half-century after Simon introduced audiences to uptight Felix and untidy Oscar Madison.

The opening performance — delayed due to ice and snow — did not reflect the frenzy outside, as audience members slogged on slushy streets or left darkened homes to trek to the theater.

Felix (Chris Ensweiler) and Oscar (Charles Leggett) remain as identifiable to audience members, too. Kudos to Ensweiler and Leggett for adding vibrancy to the characters and maintaining some touches audiences remember from Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in the 1968 film and, later, from Tony Randall and Jack Klugman in the ’70s sitcom.

Ensweiler cuts a trim figure as Felix, a fastidious and fragile newsman in the midst of a divorce. Leggett is a lovable louse as Oscar, a divorced sportswriter living a bachelor lifestyle in a filthy apartment.

The actors joust, but manage to convey

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the underlying affection between longtime friends stuck in a less-than-ideal situation.

The despondent Felix lands at Oscar’s apartment the night after wife Frances can no longer tolerate Felix’s constant scrubbing and fretting. Oscar, meanwhile, is behind on alimony to ex-wife Blanche, because money seeps into bar tabs and poker losses.

In short order, Felix transforms the apartment from cigar burns and dust bunnies to Lysol fumes and furniture polish. Friday night poker games, once a stag ritual, transform into something more akin to a tea party after Felix sets up camp in Oscar’s apartment.

The poker crew, a rumpled bunch cut from the same cloth as Oscar, is another highlight. Eric Polani Jensen, a fixture on the Village Theatre stage, continues to create memorable impressions, regardless of a role’s prominence. In “The Odd Couple” he is Murray, a New York City police officer and occasional source of much-needed perspective. John X. Deveney, Roger Welch and Matt Wolfe also shine.

The most humorous bit in “The Odd Couple” stems from the stunted interaction among Felix, Oscar and the Pigeon sisters, upstairs neighbors. Betsy Schwartz and Caitlin Frances, as Cecily and Gwendolyn, stand out as the daft and saucy Pigeon sisters, a pair of expatriates from the United Kingdom.

“The Odd Couple” unfolds in a faded

BY JOHN PAI / VILLAGE THEATRE

Felix Ungar (Chris Ensweiler, front) receives a massage from mismatched roommate Oscar Madison (Charles Leggett) in Village Theatre’s ‘The Odd Couple.’

“Mad Men”-era apartment. The creative team deserves recognition for using small — some almost unnoticeable — details meant to recall the mid-1960s, including old-school potato chip bags and vintageesque labels on cleaning products. The swinging ’60s soundtrack used during scene changes is another treat.

“The Odd Couple” remains fresh and relatable decades after Simon turned Felix and Oscar into archetypes for roommates everywhere.

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Delayed artEAST exhibit puts images to ‘Love Songs’

By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter

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irtually every month for six years, Issaquah’s artEAST Center has put together a different themed exhibit with entries from members and invited artists.

Just in time for St. Valentine’s Day, the coming monthly exhibit is “Love Songs!” with works from 17 artists reflecting the lyrics and moods of various classics love ballads, said Sally Penley, a calligrapher and painter who makes her home in Olympia.

Penley also is a member of artEAST and the curator for “Love Songs!” She noted that, importantly in her mind, “Love Songs!” is a juried show, which generally means works were reviewed

before being accepted into the show.

For the coming exhibit, Penley and others created a “playlist” from which artists could draw their inspiration.

The selections include classics and standards, such as “Georgia on My Mind” and “That Old Black Magic.” Some more relatively contemporary numbers include “We’ve Only Just Begun,” by The Carpenters, and “If,” by Bread.

“I think it’s going to be a very fun show,” Penley said.

“It’s fun, it’s a little light-hearted,” said Karen Abel, executive director of artEAST and the UP Front Gallery. “It’s an exciting way to start our year of exhibitions.”

Penley said the show will include paintings, sculpture and weldings.

“It’s a good cross section of art,” she said. “It’s a lot of variety.”

The show will include three works from Penley, including some of her calligraphy. While she also paints, Penley said she considers calligraphy her primary creative outlet. All in all, she has three pieces in the “Love Songs!” show.

The fact that Penley is the curator of a show in Issaquah’s homegrown gallery while living in Olympia demonstrates the growing reach of that homegrown gallery, she said.

Penley first heard of artEAST after speaking to a calligraphy group in Edmonds. She became friends with a member of that organization who in turn introduced her to artEAST. Abel agreed the organization’s influence and reputation seems to be growing. She said artEAST really raised its profile by opening its new UP Front Gallery on Front Street roughly a year ago.

Abel added “Love Songs!” is the second artEAST show to prominently feature Olympia artists. The first was a recycled art show held last fall. She said the show became memorable to her partly because of the distance some contributors traveled to be involved.

“Love Songs!” was originally scheduled to kick off Jan. 20. The recent weather pushed that back to Jan. 27.

The exhibition will run through March 3. Abel said the next show planned for is “Pulse: Rhythms in Clay.” She added it will be artEAST’s first ceramics show.

The exhibition will coincide with the meeting of a national ceramics art group in Seattle.

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