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118th Year, No. 5
Thursday, February 2, 2017
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Issaquah High graduate killed at Beaver Lake Park Jerry Klein / aerialnw.com
The centerpiece of the Providence Heights College campus is the copper-roofed Modernist chapel.
Public hearing on landmarking of Providence Heights set for Feb. 23
22-year-old victim run over as he was trying to stop car prowler; two suspects in custody
The Seattle Times and The Issaquah Press King County sheriff’s detectives arrested a 23-year-old woman Jan. 28 believed to be responsible for the death of a Klahanie man who was killed at Beaver Lake Park in Sammamish Jan. 25 after someone tried to break into his vehicle. Detectives arrested the woman at a house in Skyway around
noon Saturday. Detectives believe she is the driver of the SUV that struck and killed the 22-year-old man, Moises Radcliffe, a graduate of Issaquah High School. Sheriff’s Sgt. Cindi West said investigators were asking the public to help them find the vehicle that was used in the homicide. Police obtained video taken See KILLING, Page 2
King County Sheriff’s Office
Authorities are looking for a mid-2000s gold Infiniti mid-size SUV with 5 point chrome wheels, similar to the vehicle pictured here, in connection with the killing of Moises Radcliffe.
STUDENTS DONATE THE GIFT OF LIFE
By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com The Issaquah Landmarks Commission will hold a public hearing later this month to discuss extending city landmark designation to two properties. The commission will be reviewing applications for Providence Heights College at 4221 228th Ave. SE and the William Conrardy House at 350 Mount Jupiter Drive SE. Through an interlocal agreement, the commission consists of members of the King County Landmarks Commission and one special member from Issaquah, Todd Sargeant. The public hearing is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Feb. 23 in Issaquah City Hall’s Eagle Room, 130 East Sunset Way. The Sammamish Heritage Society nominated Providence Heights College. The group began work on the application last year after a developer See HEARING, Page 10
Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com
Dozens of Issaquah High School students, including first-time donors like sophomore Jack Tillman, put others above self Jan. 27 during the school’s annual blood drive in the auxiliary gymnasium. Phlebotomist Dave Heinemann and other medical team members performed the 20-minute procedures at eight stations that were in constant use. “I wanted to save lives” and “It just seemed like a good thing to do” were common sentiments among the 97 students who registered. Bloodworks Northwest collected 73 units.
Lizz Giordano / lizzgiordano@isspress.com
The Issaquah School District plans to sell the 80-acre property known as Winterbrook Farm to a Bellevue developer.
Neighbors organize to fight development of Winterbrook Farm By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com A century ago, the land along May Valley Road was dotted with dairy farms, the last of which closed in 1988 — a victim of encroaching development. One relic from that time, the Speerstra dairy barn, still stands today, 87 years after it was built. It has long been closed but sits virtually unchanged. Despite a possible sale of Winterbrook Farm, where the Speerstra barn sits, advocates remain hopeful they can save the barn from demolition and the surrounding 80 acres from becoming another subdivision. “To have it turn into 16 multimillion-dollar homes is not the best use of this land” said Val Moore, a neighbor to the property. “This land is so valuable See WINTERBROOK, Page 10
Volunteers fan out across city to count homeless By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com As homelessness in King County continues to surge, hundreds of volunteers spread out across the Eastside in the early hours of Jan. 27 for the annual point-in-time counting of those sleeping outside. Last year, the survey documented 4,505 people sleeping outside in King County, a 19 percent increase from the previous year. And including those sleeping in emergency shelters or in transitional housing, more than 10,000 people in King County experienced homelessness in 2016. As rents in the region continue to rise, experts expect that number to keep growing. This year’s annual count, facilitated for the first time by All Home — formerly known as See HOMELESS, Page 3
Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com
Elizabeth Maupin looks for signs of life inside a recreational vehicle parked near the Issaquah Depot Museum during the Count Us In homeless tally Jan. 27.
TO OUR READERS AND ADVERTISERS The Issaquah Press and her sister newspapers in The Issaquah Press Group will cease operations in print and online on Feb. 24. We will publish our final three editions of the print edition of The Issaquah Press on Feb. 9, Feb. 16 and Feb. 23.
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The Issaquah Press
FRONT AND SUNSET
It’s contest time! Squak, Gilman, Issaquah ... and now?
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s we pack up our office down here at the epicenter of local truth-telling, we’re coming across trinkets and tchotchkes — in other words, junk — that are just too good to send sailing into the nearest dumpster. The end result of all that rummaging (and hoarding) is that we’ve put together a prize pack that we’re ready to give away to the winner of our latest Front and Sunset contest. In our opinion, the best bauble in our treasure trove is a T-shirt from our favorite pile of spraypainted moving boxes, the Atlas Apartments. It’s a white shirt with a black Atlas logo on the front, size large. We wonder: Wouldn’t it be more fitting if the shirt was blue? If dope Atlas threads are not enough to wet your whistle, we’re also including a $25 gift
There are only three of these inane columns left after this one, so you won’t have to wait very long for the results. • • •
certificate to one of our local institutions, Fischer Meats. Our contest is simple: If you were to rechristen Issaquah based on what’s happening around town these days, what would you name it? We are looking for originality (sorry, East Bellevue is not going to win) and creativity (we have seen references to Traffiquah here and there online, and that is very good, but we want to be surprised by something even better.) Send your entries by email to frontandsunset@isspress. com. Look for the winner to be declared in an upcoming edition.
One would think that if you were elected to the City Council, you would take comments from the public — you know, the people who voted you into office — seriously. So why have we witnessed, on multiple occasions, Councilmember Paul Winterstein staring at his phone while members of the public are addressing the council? When Issaquah’s citizens take time out of their schedules to attend a City Council meeting and share their thoughts or concerns, the least Winterstein can do is give them his undivided attention. Other councilmembers make a point of avoiding their devices during public comment.
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nected to the homicide, to emerge from a Des Moines residence for questioning Jan. 27, according to the Each week, we thank those from page 2 King County Sheriff’s Office. who renew their voluntary The teen and a 17-yearsubscriptions to Issaquah old male unrelated to the Press Group newspapers or by a witness of the suspect investigation, both armed subscribe for the first time. vehicle leaving the scene. The vehicle is believed to with pistols, approached the We are grateful for your be a mid-2000s gold Infiniti detectives. support of independent midsize SUV with five-point After the detectives idencommunity journalism. chrome wheels. tified themselves as law enKim Flanary A 16-year-old male was forcement, they ordered the arrested on weapon charg- pair to drop their weapons Leslie Grommon es and a 17-year-old male before the 17-year-old male Donald Kirkwood was fatally shot by deputies fired at the officers. Three Rita L. Lauzon who went to an address in detectives returned fire, Vincent Li Des Moines on Friday night striking the male, while the Dawn Peschek looking for a suspect in the 16-year-old being sought hit-and-run. Officials at fled. Spiritwood at Pine Lake Harborview Medical Center The 16-year-old was Marta J. Ullman said the teen died Saturday. eventually located hidANSWER TO #5375 #1063 Detectives used surveiling in a nearby apartment ANSWER TO lance photos of two suspects and booked into the Youth B E T C O B B C A C H E using a credit card stolen Services Center for weapons O K R A WE R E O T H E R I L E S R E E L S E R A S from another vehicle in the charges. They later deterD E S T I N A T I O N S I T same Beaver Lake parking mined he was not at the C R E S T S T E A M S lot at a Renton Fred Meyer scene of the Beaver Lake P A I L D R O N E S to identify a 17-year-old homicide. S I Z E R U S E U R G E S female from Federal way Detectives found the S O U R S N E E R E T T E female in the surveillance E T N A E L A N E S S E N and a 16-year-old male from Des Moines as persons photos on the morning S E R I A L S L A P of interest. of Jan. 28 at a Skyway D E RM A R E S A L E PM S B A C K B R E A K E R In an undercover operahome. That’s where they T E L E R O M E O B R A N tion, detectives attempted also located a 23-year-old O N E S I N A I R L O P E to get the 16-year-old male, Renton woman believed to M A N E S R O U T E N SSCOTT Z.ePROOF.IP.CMYK.REV1 0130 LAM who they believed was con- be the driver in the fatal hit05.18466.THU.0202.3X4.LAM
Winterstein should, too. And if he has mayoral aspirations, that public display of disconnect from everyday residents should be a legitimate concern to each and every voter. • • •
Memo to dog owners: Now that the city has reopened its parks to our four-legged friends, we must hold up our end of the bargain and scoop up pet waste. Bag dispensers are everywhere, so there’s not really an excuse to ignore this civic responsibility. • • •
Whereas: There was scuttlebutt whispered about town that your favorite cage-liner would be the subject of a mayoral proclamation at the next City Council meeting. Whereas: We here at Front and Sunset have always been staunch opponents of the mayor’s
ludicrous crackdown on applause in the council chambers, but in this instance, we’d prefer that those in the audience don’t applaud. Whereas: It should instead be a moment of silence for the citizens of Issaquah to mourn the death of watchdog journalism and government accountability in our fair fiefdom. Black armbands are optional. • • •
Thank you and much love to Lauren the bartender and the members of Eagles Aerie 3054 on Front Street, where we were graciously welcomed as guests of the club for a fine evening of food, drink and shooting the breeze. Eagles, you’re our kind of people. Send your tips, complaints, praise and bad poetry to frontandsunset@isspress.com. Twitter: @frontandsunset
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and-run. The 23-year-old shocking in Sammamish, a was arrested for vehicular community where there is homicide and the 17-yearvery little violent crime.” old was arrested for identity Howard said his thoughts theft and possession of stoand prayers are with the len property. Deputies say victim’s family, then he both women were at the urged citizens to do their scene of the Beaver Lake part to keep the community Park homicide. safe by calling police if they Authorities said Radcliffe, see anything suspicious. The City of Issaquah 22, was walking his dog Radcliffe’s cause of death is hosting a community with his girlfriend at the was listed as multiple blunt open house on downtown’s park when he saw someone force injuries, according streetscape from 11 a.m. who tried to break into his to the medical examiner’s to 2 p.m. Feb. 4 at the parked vehicle around 2:30 office. Issaquah Community Cenp.m. After reports of a shootter, 301 Rainier Blvd. S. According to police, Rad- ing at the park, Eastside The free event seeks cliffe armed himself with Catholic School went into community feedback to help a handgun and confronted modified lockdown as a pre- guide future improvements the suspects as they fled. caution. However, schools in Olde Town, including The vehicle ran over Radcloser to the park, including new street trees, sidewalks, cliffe after shots were fired. Beaver Lake Middle School, benches and lighting. In adHe died at the scene. said in identical emails dition, the city’s design team The Seattle Police Depart- there were no changes to will unveil draft concepts ment issued a statement operations. for downtown Issaquah. last week, saying a vetThis is just the second eran officer is the deceased homicide in the city’s hisman’s parent. tory. Sammamish resident “It is with great sorrow Richard Bergesen was CORRECTION that we must relay that a found dead in his home in member of our SPD family September 2014. was the victim of a homicide A story in the Jan. 26 editoday,” the statement read. Seattle Times reporters tion about the Womxn’s Sammamish City Manag- Mike Carter and Jessica Lee March on Seattle misidentier Lyman Howard released and Issaquah Press reporter fied the name of a particia statement, saying “this Christina Corrales-Toy con- pant. She is Sarah Hawes Z.FINAL.IP.CMYK.PDF kind of news is especially SCOTT tributed to this report. 0130 LAM Kimsey. 05.18554.THU.0202.3X4.LAM
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the Committee to End Homelessness — took a slightly different approach than in previous years. Rather than focusing on areas where homeless people are known to gather, the survey attempted to canvass all 398 census tracts in King County. Paid guides, who are currently or formerly homeless individuals, were added to teams to assist during the event, known as Count Us In. All Home said a census approach could lead to a more thorough count. Around 2:30 a.m., a team covering the northern area of Sammamish headed out. Driving was Councilmember Christie Malchow, with Sammamish resident Geoff Crump tallying and navigating. Crump, who is also the chief operating officer
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discussion.” He said someone working in Sammamish should be able live in the city and pay no more than 30 percent of their income on housing. But that’s just not possible for all workers. The duo began their count along East Lake Sammamish Parkway. It wasn’t until about an hour into the survey that a car, windows heavy with condensation signaling someone might be sleeping inside, was spotted. Volunteers were instructed Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com to not interact with people, so Malchow and Crump Issaquah Human Services and Social Sustainability Coordinator Martha Sassorossi (upper left) and volunteer Elizabeth Maupin pre- documented the car and continued their search. pare to head out from City Hall on the Count Us In homeless tally. After winding in and out of subdivisions for another 30 for Hopelink, a nonprofit dominate the conversation minutes, the second and organization working to end in the last couple years. final car of the night was poverty in the state, was on “When we are having a spotted. his 13th overnight count. conversation about health A little before 6 a.m., Malchow, out on her first care, housing is now a part volunteers began to trickle count, stepped forward two of that conversation. When back to headquarters in weeks ago after discovering we are having a conversaBellevue. Some groups All Home still needed volun- tion about education, hous- documented a dozen or teers in Sammamish. ing is now a part of that more people sleeping in Crump said housing conversation,” Crump said. cars or tents, while others affordability has begun to “It’s at the forefront of every came across a handful or
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OFF THE PRESS
Letter to the editor leads to productive, positive conversation
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he talk floating around social media and the internet these days is divisive, but within the opinion pages of The Issaquah Press, our local community managed a productive and positive conversation about gunfire noise at the Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club. I give much credit to Kristen Ragain, who began the conversation with a letter to the editor. Instead of merely voicing her opinion, Ragain suggested a dialogue. And what followed were well-thought-out letters from both sides. Some think times are changing and the consistent sound of gunfire so close to schools is inappropriate. Others say the club is an important part of the city’s history and provides a safe space to learn about firearms. Rather than responding defensively in his letter to the editor, Pat Moore, the Sportsmen’s Club’s president, extended an invitation for Ragain to visit the club. She and I took him up on his offer — neither one of us has ever fired a gun or even visited a Lizz range. Giordano gun Greeted by Michelle Gipson, Press reporter the club’s manager of operations, and Leif Steffny, the chief range safety officer, the Sportsmen’s Club immediately lived up to its reputation as one of the friendliest gun ranges around. I wasn’t surprised safety was of the utmost importance, but what did surprise me was just how secure I felt there. Every 20 minutes a cease-fire was declared, and before anyone could change their targets, the safety officer has to make sure the ammunition is removed from every gun. Gipson and Steffny explained the range provides a safe place for gun owners to train with their tools, rather than shooters using the woods or open space to practice. I was intrigued to learn the club bans the use of human silhouettes as targets. “It’s not about training people to shoot people,” Steffny told us. “The Sportsmen’s Club promotes hunting and shooting sports.” They also explained the benefit of an outdoor versus indoor range. Enclosed ranges do emit less noise but are much smaller and hunters are unable to sight their rifles there. At least 100 yards of range is needed to sight rifles and indoor ranges are usually only 25 yards, Steffny said. Over time, the club has worked hard to eliminate noise. Using club money, along with help from a grant funded by the state’s concealed pistol license fees, the range has taken steps to cut down on the noise by installing baffles between every third shooting station. The idea is to create as many surfaces as possible to absorb the noise. Each baffle is lined with two materials, a 3-inch fiber block and quarter-inch wall cover.
Lizz Giordano / lgiordano@isspress.com
The Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club has carried out sound abatement measures on its gun range.
Email reporter Lizz Giordano at lgiordano@ isspress.com. Twitter: @lizzgior Off The Press is a weekly column by members of The Issaquah Press news staff. The viewpoints expressed do not necessarily represent the editorial views of the newspaper.
Excerpts from comments regarding the impending closure of The Issaquah Press.
Shannon Henderson via Facebook
I feel like you were watching out for us and keeping us informed. No one will have this information. Scary, really. Sad but not surprised that newspapers are folding. Sign of the times. I will miss the police blotter and high school news so much.
Melinda Dean Potensky via Facebook
It’s been a vital source for local information from contaminated wells to restaurant inspection results and everything in between.
Michele Rocky
Press, you will be greatly missed! You all have worked tirelessly and put out a quality paper with the local news, great photography and more, with a forum on the issues, not an easy task in this world today. Thank you for your incredible work.
Mr. Stoddard, your leadership as editor turned The Issaquah Press into a first-class, relevant and “take no prisoners” reporter of the news. What will happen when no one is commenting on the polluted wells, the landslide in Talus, the over-development in the Highlands or questioning the recent decisions of the mayor? Who will be putting into print that Front Street has been Disneyfied and the color choices for the Atlas apartments are, indeed, odd. How will we know what will be affecting us the most when you’re not there to take notice and post it on the front page? I’m very saddened to know that your column and opinions will cease, and I hope that you will find a new position that fully recognizes your talents and abilities.
Pamela Timmons via Facebook
Thank you so much for your support of aspiring journalists throughout the years. You helped many students get a hands-on start in journalism.
Jann Longman
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The Press provided knowledge, pride and diverse opinions Mr. Stoddard, I am so sorry to see you and the staff vacate the building and The Issaquah Press. I started buying this paper in July 1963 and eventually became a subscriber. I think we have been fortunate having a local voice. I appreciated the work you and the staff have done, Mr. Stoddard, and wish you all the best. I also wish that all our newcomers to the three sections of Issaquah would take more interest and better care of what we have (and soon to be had) here. Local news brings knowledge, pride and, yes, diverse opinions. That’s good. Thank you for the hard and fair work.
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A warning sign to not take longtime fixtures for granted Like many readers of The Issaquah Press and residents of Issaquah in general, I was shocked to learn about the closure of the newspaper. I guess being a creature of habit and enjoying the comfort of long-established routines, I feel somewhat threatened by this sign of our times. Restaurants, retailers and other established entities/icons seem to go by the wayside at an alarming rate. With fresh news reporting from Lizz Giordano and honest commentary from Scott Stoddard, who was not fearful of controversy, along with other staff members, I thought that we were in safe territory with the newspaper. As the business climate and the fast pace of our hightech world brings change, I wonder which long-standing business, important — but somewhat taken for granted — brick-and-mortar store or convenient old-fashioned entity we’re still accustomed to is going to be next.
Bernard Garbusjuk
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This is devastating news! ... Without your outstanding reporting, the powers-that-be, developers, politicians, etc. will be allowed to operate in the dark and run amok unchecked! You are a vital and necessary part of our community! Please rethink this decision! We desperately need you!
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Steffny said he immediately noticed a difference. The club is planning more acoustical tests to study the impact of the sound abatement measures. Following our visit, Ragain shared her thoughts in an email: “Listening to the opinions and dialogue stirred by my initial letter to the editor over the last two months have been informative and inspiring. I really appreciate that the Issaquah community could have a respectful dialogue on a topic that not all agree on ... especially in the context of the divisiveness and fear in our country at this time. “Although I’m not supportive of gun range noise near our schools, neighborhoods and trails, I enjoyed touring the Sportsmen’s Club and meeting Michelle and Leif, who conveyed important elements of the club, such as safety and community. The conversation and visit makes it easier for me to ‘agree to disagree’ now that we know each other,” Ragain wrote. Startled by a loud shot as I left the range, I was quickly reminded of the loudness of unmuffled gunfire. It’s very doubtful that today any city would allow a gun range to be built so close to downtown. But both the range and clubhouse were built before the surrounding schools were constructed, and the clubhouse — built in 1937 — is on the National Register of Historic Places. Though nothing may change tomorrow, I am glad for the constructive conversation we were a part of, and I appreciate the club’s transparency, which encouraged dialogue. But perhaps next time I am hiking on Tiger Mountain and hear gunfire from the club, I will be reassured knowing Gipson or Steffny is taking care of safety down at the range.
READERS REACT I am so very, very sad about the end of The Issaquah Press. I have enjoyed reading about local news, events, etc. for so many, many years. Even just a week without The Press will be so empty.
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At least one new reader of — and subscriber to — The Press I was very saddened when just minutes ago I went to your website and learned that publishing of the newspaper would cease. I have lived in the same house in South Cove here in Issaquah for 12 years, since I was 6. I have never been interested in reading The Issaquah Press, or any newspaper, but that recently changed. Last year I turned 18, entered college and started driving. With my new ability to vote, I became interested in local Issaquah elections. And I was planning on
General manager CHARLES HORTON
Also, I have ended up with a lot of free time on the weekends. I am handling college homework far better than high school. I would love to fill some of the time with local events. I can, of course, check the Issaquah government website, but their lists do not tell stories and are not a fun read. I know operating a newspaper is costly, and the industry has suffered a major decline, but I have written this letter to let you all know there is at least one new reader of The Issaquah Press. I will also send a letter to Mayor Butler, imploring him to see if the town can help keep our newspaper printing. And, if The Issaquah Press is given more time, or is revived in the future, I will subscribe. For now, I have enclosed $5, one dollar for each remaining week. Thank you.
Vincent Li
Issaquah
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Thank you for your support of Merry Christmas Issaquah
Thank you Issaquah Press and all of your readers who donated to the Merry Christmas Issaquah fund. We are so grateful for the collective generous donation of $81,309. We acknowledge that there are many wonderful local charities requesting donations during the holiday season, and you chose to support Issaquah Community Services. With your donations, we can continue to provide emergency assistance to the families and individuals living in the Issaquah School District who cannot meet their basic needs due to circumstances beyond their control. Having a roof over one’s head, running water, lights and a warm home can now be possible for our local families. We especially would like to recognize the hard-working team at The Issaquah Press, as they have been a major supporter of this service to our community since 1981. Merry Christmas Issaquah is our major fundraising event. Without the help of The Issaquah Press reaching out to the community, our ability to raise funds would be costly and time-consuming. With their help, we are able to focus all of our volunteer time on serving the less fortunate. We would like to especially thank Christina Corrales-Toy, the reporter who wrote, edited and published the genuine stories shared by some of the families and individuals we helped, and Scott Stoddard, who wrote a From The Editor’s Desk column. Through their writings, we were able to reach out and spread the message for help. We are saddened by the recent news of The Issaquah Press shutting its doors and wish all of you the best in your future. Thank you again for the many years of supporting the local community.
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SCOTT STODDARD
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We’re professional journalists. On Feb. 25, we’re for hire. When The Issaquah Press Group permanently shuts down later this month, the newsroom employees who have worked so hard to keep you informed about your community will be looking for new opportunities. Why should you hire a professional journalist? Hsiao-Ching Chou, the director of communications for the Institute for Systems Biology and a former Seattle Post-Intelligencer editor, spelled out the reasons in a story for Seattle-based GeekWire.com. >> Journalists are content-generating machines. >> Journalists work well on deadline. >> Journalists know how to become instant experts on any topic. >> Journalists can think in clickable headlines. >> Journalists can make you sound like you know what you’re doing even if you’re still figuring it out. >> Journalists are natural influencers and connectors. >> Journalists aren’t shy about being in front of an audience. >> Smart companies like Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft, Starbucks and Fred Hutch hire journalists. Please take a look at our credentials. We’d love to hear from you.
STUART MILLER
Reporter, photographer Education: Bachelor of Arts, multidisciplinary studies with journalism focus, Western Washington University Experience: Reporter on a wide variety of beats for SnoValley Star, The Issaquah Press and Sammamish Review; web content writer for Premier Law Group Proficient in: Excel, Illustrator, Word Email: millerstuart14@ gmail.com
DAVID HAYES
Reporter, publication designer, photographer Education: Associate of Arts, Columbia Experience: Reporter for schools, city and sports beat for The Issaquah Press and Sammamish Review; U.S. Navy journalist writing for and designing base newspapers and developing stories for CCTV broadcasts Proficient in: InDesign, Photoshop, PageMaker, Word Twitter: @DavidHayesIP Email: driedsquid13@ gmail.com
SCOTT STODDARD
Editor, reporter, columnist, photojournalist, publication designer, social media expert Education: Bachelor of Arts, mass communications, Linfield College Experience: Managing, editing, writing, photographing and designing at a variety of media companies, both large and small, across the Pacific Northwest Proficient in: Adobe Creative Suite, digital content management, DSLR video/photo, video editing, social media Website: scottstoddard.com Twitter: @scottstoddard Email: scottstoddard@att.net
CHRISTINA CORRALESTOY
Reporter, photographer, digital and social media expert Education: Bachelor of Arts, journalism, University of Washington Experience: News and features writer and photographer for Newcastle News, The Issaquah Press and Sammamish Review; digital editor of theeastside.news; social media editor for Issaquah Press Group Proficient in: Digital content management, DSLR video/photo, Photoshop, social media Website: bychristinact.com Twitter: @bychristinact Email: bychristinact@ gmail.com
NEIL PIERSON
Reporter, photographer, publication designer, social media expert Education: Bachelor of Arts, journalism, Washington State University Experience: 14 years in journalism covering municipal government, schools and sports for the Cheney Free Press, Columbia Basin Herald, The Puyallup Herald, The Peninsula Gateway and The Issaquah Press. Proficient in: Photoshop, InDesign, Clip, social media Twitter: @eastside_neil Email: samrevneil@gmail.com
LIZZ GIORDANO
Reporter, photojournalist Education: Bachelor of Arts, journalism, Indiana University; Master of Science, journalism, Northwestern University Experience: Reporter on the politics beat for The Issaquah Press and Sammamish Review; freelance photographer in Chicago specializing in portraiture and commercial work. Proficient in: Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, DSLR video/ photo, Excel Website: lizzgiordano.com Twitter: @lizzgior Email: lizzgior@gmail.com
GREG FARRAR
Photojournalist, writer Education: Bachelor of Arts, communications, University of Washington Experience: Staff photographer for the last 20 years with The Issaquah Press Group newspapers, part of a four-decade career that includes more than 50 journalism awards. Proficient in: Photoshop, DSLR photography LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ greg-farrar-a6a73a60 Email: petzoo@drizzle.com Phone/text: 425-765-1432
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Patricia Jean Budzius
Hal S. Huskinson
Patricia Jean Budzius (Sherman) of Sammamish passed away peacefully Wednesday morning January 11th 2017. She was 77 years of age. Patricia was born on February 23, 1939, in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Jack and Leta Sherman. She was Patricia Budzuis the youngest of three sisters, Janet (Fulton), Shirley (Range). She was raised in West Seattle and graduated from West Seattle High School in 1957. She also attended Pacific Lutheran University where she graduated in 1961 with honors and a B.A. in education. Patricia married Martin T Budzius on June 24, 1961, at First Lutheran Church in West Seattle. Pat and Marty moved to Issaquah in 1961. They moved to the Issaquah plateau in 1963 where they raised their two children and spent the next 54 years building their lives together and becoming an integral part of the community. Patricia went to work for the Issaquah School District in 1961 where she taught at the elementary level for 6 years and at the junior high/middle School level for 26 years. She taught for a total of 32 years in Issaquah and retired in 2000. She received an award in 2000 for Educator of the Year at Pine Lake Middle School. She was a compassionate and caring teacher who loved her job and touched many lives during her career. Pat was a charter member of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Bellevue, Wash. She was also a member of Issaquah Rotary and a member of the Issaquah Education Association during which time she served as Secretary for one year. In her free time she enjoyed vacationing with family, shopping with her sisters, reading, gardening, and was an avid runner. She competed annually in the Issaquah Salmon Days Rotary Run, winning her age bracket numerous times. She was an amazing wife, the best mother/ grandmother one could ask for, and an incredible sister, colleague and friend. Pat had great compassion and always put the needs of others ahead of her own. She had a beautiful gentle soul and a smile that brought joy to all the people in her life. She touched many lives in her 77+ years she will be greatly missed. Patricia is truly missed by her husband of 55+ years Marty Budzius of Issaquah, her daughter Angelee Heimbigner (Barry) of North Bend, her son Christopher Budzius (Mary Jo) of Issaquah, and her three grandsons Cameron, Cole and Conner Heimbigner. She is also survived by her sister Shirley Range (Bob) of Mercer Island, Brother in law Ronny of Burien, along with many nieces and nephews. Her parents Jack and Leta Sherman and sister Janet Fulton preceded her in Death. A Celebration of Patricia’s Life will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 4111 156th Ave NE, Bellevue, Wash. A reception will be held at the church following the service. The family suggests remembrances be made to Alzheimer’s association at alz.org. Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s online guest book at flintofts.com.
Hal S. Huskinson was born in St. Anthony, Idaho, on March 19, 1926. He passed away in Issaquah on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. The son of Heber and Radia Huskinson, Hal served in the 70th Infantry Division, 274th Regiment of the U.S. Hal Huskinson Army, known as the Trailblazers, during World War II. He was wounded in combat in Europe and was awarded two Purple Heart medals as well as a Bronze Star for heroic service in combat. After the war, Hal enrolled in the University of Washington, where he became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. It was during his time at the university that he met the love of his life, Annette “Dede” Baker. They were married on September 21, 1949, and in 1951 Hal earned his degree in mechanical engineering. Hal and Dede made their first home together in Ballard, moving later to Edmonds, Normandy Park and, finally, Issaquah. In 1952, he bought Auto Leasing Company of Washington, owning it until his retirement in 1986. Hal shared his love of the outdoors with his family. Over the years, he and Dede spent many weekends with their sons camping, skiing and bird hunting. Hal was a highly skilled skeet shooter and competed in both national and international tournaments. He was inducted into the Zone 7 Skeet Association Hall of Fame in 1997. And, of course, Hal loved his dogs. Hal is predeceased by his parents and his brother, Robert. He is survived by his loving wife, Dede, his sons Bradley (Virginia) and Bruce (Vivian), as well as five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by all. Hal will be interred with military honors at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent, WA. Remembrances can be made to Disabled American Veterans. Friends are invited to view photos, get directions and share memories in the family’s online guestbook at flintofts.com. Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory, 425392-6444.
Barbara Royce Extract Barbara Royce Extract of Issaquah passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017, in Issaquah. A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Issaquah. Reception following. In lieu of flowers, please send donations Barbara Extract to ChildHelp, ASPCA, Humane Farming or Lutheran World Relief. Friends are invited to view photos, a full obituary, get directions and share memories in the family’s online guestbook at flintofts.com.
Joanna Nelson
Joanna (Jo) Ellen Nelson, 87, died at her home in Issaquah, Wash., on January 17. Jo was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Robert, in 2014. Loved for her generosity, kindness and passion for the rights of the lessJ. Steven Black fortunate, Jo Nelson was an avid reader, Joanna Nelson J. Steven Black passed away peacelover of art and design, dedicated social fully at home surrounded by his family on worker and lifelong activist. Jo was January 6, 2017. Born to Betty and Dean born in San Francisco and spent most of her childhood Black on May 2, 1956, in the mountains on a family farm in the Central Valley of California, near of North Carolina in Hendersonville, Fresno. N.C. Steve graduated from HendersonAfter earning her undergraduate degree at Fresno ville High School, then North Carolina State, Jo moved to Seattle to earn her Master’s Degree at J. Steven Black State with a BSEE degree and later from the University of Washington, where she met her future Seattle Pacific University with an MBA. husband, Robert (Bob) Nelson. Putting her professional He married the love of his life, Terri, in 1989, and together career on hold, Jo raised four sons in a lakeside home on they had four sons, Shane, Allen, Dylan and Evan. Terri Issaquah’s Beaver Lake. As the boys went off to middle and Steve built their home in Sammamish and created school, Jo returned to her career. For more than 25 years, many great loving memories. They also enjoyed traveling Jo served the inner-city poor, the elderly and those strugas a family to places near and far, especially Sunriver and gling with substance abuse. Jo also found time to be an skiing in the mountains when the snow fell. active organizer in causes ranging from food bank fundSteve came to Washington in 1978 to work for the Boeraisers to women’s rights, as well as hosting caucuses in ing Company and then started another company, Delta county and state government races. Graphics in 1984, where he and Terri met. He joined When a moment allowed, and especially after her retireMicrosoft in 2000 and became a senior Director of Manument, Jo was never far from something worthy to read. facturing MTE team, where he helped lead the production Many a night a late-snacking spouse (or late-arriving son!) of products we use every day. would find her awake in the wee hours scouring one more Steve was a wonderful husband, father, brother, mentor sentence, one more page of a favorite periodical or new and friend who had boundless energy and created a lifenovel. time of loving adventures and projects. His time with his Jo is survived by her sisters Bonnie and Georgie, her family, friends and colleagues was too short, but his impact four sons Eric (Lorri), Michael (Jennifer), Daniel (Lori), and upon all who knew him will be everlasting and life chang- John (Cami), as well as 15 grandchildren and 6 greating. His greatest accomplishment has been the impact he grandchildren. All four of the Nelson boys would like to has had on his four talented and wonderful sons who will, extend their most sincere gratitude to the grandchildren as they go through life, be led by the incredible example and sisters-in-law who tended to Mom’s needs for many their father set for them. Steve will be dearly missed by his years, especially after Bob passed away. Jo Nelson family, his friends, his colleagues and all of those whose cherished every moment with her extended family, and the lives he touched. joy in her voice and her eyes when recalling a visit or an Survivors include Terri and their four sons, his sister excursion with any one of you was a delight to behold. Deborah Ann Chastain Jackson of Hendersonville, his A private family service is scheduled in February. The cousin, Dale W. Armstrong and wife Nancy, nephew Timo- family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be thy Walters and niece Keela Walters. He was preceded made to the Issaquah Food Bank (issaquahfoodbank.org). in death by his brother, Allen Black; his nephew, Ryan W. Donations via a charity of your own choosing are also very Chastain; his father, Hershel Dean Black; and his mother, welcome. Betty Allen Black. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the YMCA Camp Colman, c/o Building Campaign, 909 4th Ave., To place a paid obituary in The Issaquah Press, Seattle, WA 98104. Please note on check: In memory of call Claire Cook at 392-6434, extension 232, Steve Black. or visit us online at issaquahpress.com.
Inspections were performed Jan. 16-22 by Public Health, Seattle and King County. A food establishment inspection is only a snapshot of the operation during a limited time. Readers should look at more than one inspection (view inspection reports online at theeastside.news/inspections) to get a better idea of the overall operation. Red violations: High-risk factors are improper practices or procedures identified as the most prevalent contributing factors of foodborne illness or injury. One red critical violation equals an unsatisfactory inspection. County environmental health specialists work with operators to make sure these violations are corrected before they leave the establishment. Blue violations: Low-risk factors are preventive measures to control the addition of pathogens, chemicals, and physical objects into foods. 435 or more red violation points require a reinspection within 14 days. 490 or more red violation points or 120 total violation points (red and blue) require closure of the establishment. BevMo!, 910 NE Park Dr. Jan. 17: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 0 blue Fischer Meats, 85 Front St. N. Jan. 17: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 5 blue Front Street Market — Deli 80 Front St. S. Jan. 20: Routine inspection, 25 red, 0 blue Front Street Market — Groceries 80 Front St. S. Jan. 20: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 0 blue Front Street Market — Meat/Seafood 80 Front St. S. Jan. 20: Routine inspection, 5 red, 0 blue H&H Tavern, 91 Front St. N. Jan. 17: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 0 blue
Napoleon is a very handsome 2-year old pit bull mix with a big, charming grin. His fur is incredibly soft, and his brindle markings Napoleon are accented with a white chest and spiffy white “socks.” Fetch, tug and chase are among his favorite games. He is a quick learner who already knows commands such as sit and come. When not romping, Napoleon loves cuddling and will be happiest in a home with children 12 years and up with no cats.
School board accepts gifts to district ISD high school ASB programs for making calls during their ISF All In For Kids Campaign 4Liberty High School Booster Club: Soccer equipment and uniforms valued at $6,000 to LHS boys soccer program and 4Liberty Select Boys $14,079.51 to purchase new Association: $7,000 to help offset scoreboard for softball field expenses incurred by Liberty High 4Issaquah High School School Boys Basketball Program Booster Club: $6,000 to help 4Liberty High School PTSA: purchase indoor batting cages for $10,031.39 to fund the purchase baseball and softball use at IHS of a 30-amp high-performance 4Watch Guard: $5,279 for Catch Up Café at Issaquah Middle cutter and cutting system for the School metal and wood classroom 4Greg Erwin donated a 4Skyline High School PTSA: $5,899.47 to fund Spartan Grants scorer’s shed that will serve as a scoring platform for the softball 4Issaquah Schools program at Skyline High School Foundation: $7,050 to various The Issaquah School Board accepted the following gifts of more than $5,000 in value to the school district at its Jan. 11 and 25 meetings:
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Podiatrist Dr. Julia Overstreet has directed the Senior Foot Care service at Issaquah Senior Center for more than 6 years. But we’ve out grown our space there! Our New Location: 1595 NW Gilman Blvd., Ste. 8 (across the street from QFC)
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Meet Clive, a 10-year-old orange and white tabby cat. This handsome fellow has a sweet personality, loves attention Clive and enjoys to be petted and engaged in some playtime. Clive is in a loving foster home and available for adoption. He has a report on file you can read to learn more about how he interacts with people, other animals, and his dietary needs, so come talk to adoption staff about meeting him today.
To adopt these or other animals, call the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 641-0080 or go to seattlehumane.org. All animals are spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, and come with 30 days of pet health insurance and a certificate for a vet exam.
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Issaquah Pho, 1025 NW Gilman Blvd. Jan. 18: Routine inspection, 10 red, 8 blue Las Margaritas Restaurant 59 Front St. N. Jan. 17: Routine inspection, 10 red, 17 blue Malarky’s Sports Grill 1025 NW Gilman Blvd. Jan. 18: Routine inspection, 5 red, 0 blue Red Corner Chinese Restaurant 1025 NW Gilman Blvd. Jan. 18: Routine inspection, 30 red, 3 blue Rite Aid, 1065 NW Gilman Blvd. Jan. 18: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 0 blue Small Cakes, 94 Front St. N. Jan. 17: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 2 blue Stan’s Bar-B-Q, 58 Front St. N. Jan. 17: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 5 blue Subway, 98 Front St. N. Jan. 17: Routine inspection, 5 red, 5 blue Taco Time, 1125 NW Gilman Blvd. Jan. 18: Routine inspection, 5 red, 0 blue TCBY & Mrs. Fields 2520 NE Park Drive Jan. 17: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 0 blue Vino Bella Wine Bar 99 Front St. N. Jan. 17: Routine inspection, satisfactory, 0 red, 5 blue WildFin American Grill 835 NW Gilman Blvd. Jan. 18: Routine inspection, 10 red, 0 blue Yum-E Yogurt, 96 Front St. N. Jan. 17: Routine inspection, 10 red, 3 blue Zeeks Pizza, 2525 NE Park Drive Jan. 17: Routine inspection, 40 red, 3 blue
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LET’S GO! Public Hearing: City of Issaquah Hearing Examiner will hold a public hearing on Forest Heights subdivision — Final Plat, 10 a.m., Pickering Room, City Hall Northwest, 1775 12th Ave. NW, 837-3100 Play & Learn: Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Public Hearing: City of Issaquah Hearing Examiner will hold a public hearing on Jazz Run subdivision — Final Plat, 11 a.m., Pickering Room, City Hall Northwest, 1775 12th Ave. NW, 837-3100 Downtown Wine Walk, ages 21 and older, 6-9 p.m., meet at Historic Shell Station, 232 Front St. N., $25/advance, $30/day of event, downtownissaquah.com Pizza and Picasso, ages 6 and older, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $29, Museo Art Academy, 300 NE Gilman Blvd., museoart.com, 391-0244 Dive-In Movie Night, 7-9 p.m., Julius Boehm Pool, 50 SE Clark St., $5/adults, $4/youth, $12/families “The 39 Steps” presented by Village Theatre, 8 p.m., $35-$70, Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., villagetheatre.org, 392-2200
SATURDAY, FEB. 4 Mountains to Sound Greenway Tree Potting, all ages, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 NW Sammamish Road, register at mtsgreenway.org AARP Tax Help, for adults and seniors, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 3925430 Introduction to Encaustic, ages 18 and older, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front. St. N., $165/members, $175/ nonmembers, arteast.org, 3923191 Chinese Story Times, all ages, 10-10:30 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Play Date at the Depot, drop in with the kids for a hands-on exploration of traditions from the past, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 First Ave. NE, $5/person, members and ages 5 and younger are free, issaquahhistory.org, 392-3500 Community Open House: Downtown Streetscape, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., free State of Mind Conference, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., free, Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1121 228th Ave. SE, Sammamish, register at healthyyouthinitiative.org Heritage Program: Coal Mining at Cougar Mountain, 2-4 p.m., Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd., eastsideheritagecenter.org, 4538997 “The 39 Steps” presented by Village Theatre, 2 and 8 p.m., $35$70, Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., villagetheatre.org, 3922200 Shaggy Sweet, 7:30-11:30 p.m.,
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Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 3911424 The Davanos, ages 21 and older, 8-11 p.m., $5 cover charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., 392-5550
Ave. NE, issaquahopenmic.com The meetings of the River & Streams Board and the Urban Village Development Commission have been canceled Rovin’ Fiddlers jam session, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., rovinfiddlers. com Patents and Inventions Workshop, for adults and seniors, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430
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Issaquah Garden Club meeting featuring guest speaker Lisa Haglund — the Rain Garden program coordinator for WSU Extension Master Gardener Program in King County, 10 a.m., Tibbetts Watertower Loop hike, 9 a.m., Creek Manor, 750 17th Ave. NW, moderate, 8 miles, 1,400-foot issaquahgardenclub.org gain, meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., Youth Painting February, ages issaquahalps.org, 516-5200 8-12, 4-5:30 p.m., artEAST Art Jewish Children’s Story Center, 95 Front. St. N., arteast.org, Hour, ages 2-6, 11:30 a.m. to 392-3191 12:30 p.m., free, 24121 SE Black Nugget Road, RSVP to Citizenship Classes, for adults, chabadcentralcascadesoffice@gmail. 4:30-6 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. com Sunset Way, 392-5430 “The 39 Steps” presented by Travel Club Night: Nepal travel Village Theatre, 2 and 7 p.m., $35and trekking before and after the $70, Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 big earthquake, 7 p.m., Blakely Hall, Front St. N., villagetheatre.org, 392- 2550 NE Park Drive, facebook.com/ 2200 issaquahhighlandstravelclub “The 39 Steps” presented by Village Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $35-$70, Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front Figure Drawing Poses, drop-in St. N., villagetheatre.org, 392-2200 sessions, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front. St. N., 3923191 Open House for MOMS Club Colored Pencil February: Adults, of Sammamish Plateau, all ages noon to 1:30 p.m., teens 4:30-6 of children welcome, 10 a.m. p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front. to noon, Pine Lake Covenant St. N., arteast.org, 392-3191 Church, 1715 228th Ave. SE, free, Teen Open House, homework momsclubsammamish@gmail.com and tutoring help for teens, 3-5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, City Council regular meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset 392-5430 Way One-on-One Computer Help, for Issaquah Highlands Bridge Club, adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 7-10 p.m., all are welcome, Blakely Hall, 2550 NE Park Drive, RSVP by Study Zone, homework and emailing cleininger@seattletimes. tutoring help for grades K-12, 6-8 com, 507-1107 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Friends of Sammamish Library monthly meeting, for adults, 6-7:30 Pre K Art February, ages 4-6, p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 10-10:45 a.m., artEAST Art Center, 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 95 Front. St. N., arteast.org, 392Planning Policy Commission 3191 meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall South, Teen Open House, homework 135 E. Sunset Way and tutoring help for teens, 3-5 p.m., Talk Time Class, for adults, 6:30Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 8 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. 392-5430 Sunset Way, 392-5430 Muddy Buddies February, ages History Pub Crawl, 6:45-9 7-11, 4-5:30 p.m., artEAST Art p.m., $50, meet at Issaquah Center, 95 Front. St. N., arteast.org, Depot Museum, 78 First Ave. NE, 392-3191 downtownissaquah.com, 391-1112 Club Mud February, ages 12-16, Meet author Deborah Crombi 5:30-7 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 of “Garden of Lamentatoins,” Front. St. N., arteast.org, 392-3191 including Q&A and book signing, 7 p.m., KCLS Service Center, 960 One-on-One Computer Help, for Newport Way NW adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Issaquah “The 39 Steps” presented by Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Village Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $35-$70, Issaquah Open Mic, 6:30-8:30 Francis Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front p.m., signups start at 6:15 p.m., St. N., villagetheatre.org, 392-2200 Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 First
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Skyline graduate helps skydive team win top honors By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@isspress.com For someone who says she’s scared of heights, Skyline High School graduate Maria Volodkevich hides it exceptionally well. The Sammamish native, now a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, has completed more than 500 skydives over the past two-and-ahalf years, with no intentions of stopping anytime soon. “I go down to the airfield every other day,” she said. “I jump out of planes before I go to class.” Volodkevich is a member of the academy’s elite parachuting unit known as Wings of Blue. The group consists of two teams, a demonstration team that performs at events across the world and a competition team. The senior and her squad, Air Force Obsidian, recently won a gold medal at the U.S. Parachute Association National Collegiate Parachuting Championships in Arizona. They took the top spot in the open four-way formation skydiving event, besting their rivals from the U.S. Military Academy. In formation skydiving, the team leaps from an aircraft more than two miles above the ground and then races against the clock to form prescribed geometric formations in freefall before opening their parachutes. “That was probably the best we’ve ever competed in the last two years,” she said.
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See video of Skyline grad Maria Volodkevich’s gold-winning skydives at issaquahpress.com. Green team, essentially the junior varsity squad, before making it to the top. But before any of that happens, cadets must successfully complete Airmanship 490, the basic parachuting class that is as much about leadership and mental fortitude as it is about freefalling out of a plane. It’s the only course in the world where students make that very first jump all by themselves, Volodkevich said. They undergo hours of ground training before the time comes when they stand in the door of a plane and do the real thing. “I honestly don’t remember my first jump very well, because I think I was so frightened, I just blanked out,” Volodkevich said. She did it, successfully deploying her parachute and everything. It was the only choice — she didn’t want to be the only one of her group not to make the leap in July 2014. “Quite frankly, I would say it was peer pressure,” she joked. She’s never looked back, calling it one of the best decisions she’s ever made. Officials look for Wings of Blue candidates who do well in school and have the patience and demeanor to lead others, since cadets teach the Airmanship 490 class. They also have to represent the Air Force well and
speak in public, because the Wings of Blue is often a key recruitment tool. The dedication required is similar to an intercollegiate sport, Volodkevich said. She estimated the training and competing takes up about 25 hours a week, and that’s on top of a rigorous class schedule and military duties.
Swimming through air The 2013 Skyline grad struggled to find the words that describe the sensation of jumping out of an airplane. It’s a lot like swimming, she concluded after stopping a moment to think. Volodkevich would know — she was a force in the pool during high school, a key member of the Spartans’ state champion teams from 2009 to 2011. She won a state title in at least one event at Skyline, either as an individual or on a relay team, every year. While parachuting, “you can control your body, move around and swim in the sky,” she said. There’s no actual dropping feeling when you jump, which is a big misconception, Volodkevich said. After her collegiate competition career wrapped up earlier this month, Volodkevich will spend much of her time mentoring skydivers in the Wings of Green as she awaits the decision on her post-grad plans. When she graduates in May, she plans on buying a rig to continue jumping on her own. “People always say when you go to academy, you leave with friends for life,” she said. “I definitely feel like I did. Wings of Blue changed my whole life and experience at the academy because of the people I skydive with.”
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Issaquah’s Gevers shatters school’s diving record
Issaquah High senior Trey Gevers broke a decades-old school diving record in a Class 4A KingCo Conference swim and dive meet at Julius Boehm Pool on Jan. 26. Gevers, a previous state finalist in 1-meter diving, had been posting scores just below the old record throughout the latter half of the season. To add to the drama, the Jan. 26 meet against Inglemoor was Gevers’ last dual as a senior and his last opportunity at the six-dive record. He responded to the pressure and dove superbly, recording a final score of 300.45 points, far eclipsing Kyle Stratiner’s old mark of 252.30. “Trey’s record might stay in the books for years to come,” Issaquah coach Laura Halter said. Issaquah heads to the KingCo championships Feb. 3-4 and will be aiming for a Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com repeat trip to the podium as a top-four finisher at the 4A Issaquah’s William Tickman wrestles Kinsey Steskal of Mount Si at 120 pounds on the way to a first-round pin during the Eagles’ Jan. 26 meeting against the Wildcats. state championships, Feb. 17-18 in Federal Way. Gevers is an honor student and three-sport athlete. He plans to study pre-medicine and has multiple offers to play college football.
WRESTLING ISSAQUAH 34 SKYLINE 33 ISSAQUAH 54 MOUNT SI 23 SKYLINE 51 NEWPORT 22 By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com With the clock winding down, the Issaquah Eagles could feel it. Chants of “Dean! Dean! Dean!” rang out from the pack of wrestlers at the side of mat as senior Dean Pearson finished off a 5-0 decision against Skyline’s Chris Harper. Pearson’s victory completed a remarkable turnaround for the Eagles on Jan. 26. They won the final five weight classes and erased an early 21-point deficit to beat host Skyline, 34-33, for the Class 4A KingCo Conference dualmeet championship.
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turned Nathan Asistin out of the second-period restart and got the pin in 2:14. Feb. 3-4 Issaquah got on the board KingCo Conference wrestling at 120 pounds as Jacob championships, Juanita High Lerch pinned Cole Turner. School. Matches begin at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 3, 10 a.m. Feb. 4, with But Skyline was still in control with five weights to go finals at 5:30 p.m. on day two Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for as Zach Froeber (132) and Scott Huff (138) picked up students. pins for a 33-12 lead. The Eagles couldn’t afford to give away any more Matt Oss had a similar per- points. And they didn’t. formance for a 6-2 decision Caulain Saper (145) startover Terry Zaragoza. ed the surge with an 11-6 The heavyweight clash decision over Jaron Jin. Kabetween Skyline’s Caleb In- mil Solowieji (152) seemed ton and Issaquah’s Mitchell headed for a major deciBarnes was full of drama. sion and four team points, They went to double overbut got the full six when he time and Barnes seemingly pinned Paul Abboud with wrapped things up with an 14 seconds remaining. escape out of the restart, Returning state qualifier but Inton quickly recovered Kaleb Solusod (160) got the and took down Barnes for a Eagles within striking dis3-2 victory. tance as he pinned Akash Kona Bertolino (106) and Yechuri in 3:39. And Chase Kenta Despe (113) capped Helgeson (170) brought Skyline’s strong start. Berthem within two points as tolino needed one takedown he dominated Raymond and 56 seconds to pin Kunold, though Kunold was Carson Tanner, while Despe stubborn enough to avoid
the pin in a 12-0 loss. That set up the HarperPearson showdown for all the marbles. Pearson got an early takedown, the only points until the third period. He escaped out of the restart and finished the win with another takedown. “That sets the tone for the whole match when you go out there and get the first takedown,” Pearson said. “(Harper) didn’t give me anything. I had to work just to keep him down. That was the hardest match I’ve ever wrestled.” Although the Eagles emerged victorious, Pearson said it was tougher than they imagined it would be. “We totally underestimated them,” he said of the Spartans. “We’ve been talking down on them the whole season and they humbled us those first four or five matches. But we rallied and we came back, and I’ve never been more proud of my team in my life.”
Stewart shoots Eagles past Wildcats, closer to playoff berth
Richardson’s on to World Junior Curling Championships GIRLS BASKETBALL Ben Richardson of Issaquah is heading to South Korea to play for a world curling title. Richardson, 18, and three teammates claimed the right to represent the United States at the World Junior Curling Championships by winning the men’s title at the Junior National Championships Jan. 21 in Fargo, N.D. The U.S. men’s team, which includes Richardson, Luc Violette (Lake Stevens), Andrew Stopera (Briarclifff Manor, N.Y.) and Graem Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), will compete for the world title Feb. 16-26 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. The team is coached by Mark Lazar of Toledo, Ohio. Violette’s father is Tom Violette, a Klahanie resident who in 2015 won a gold medal at the World Senior Curling Championships in Sochi, Russia. Richardson and Luc Violette teamed up to win a silver medal at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Richardson and Violette are members of Granite Curling Club in north Seattle.
Skyline would’ve earned at least a share of the title with a win, but Issaquah (7-0) repeated its 2016 championship as Pearson claimed the winner-take-all match to close the night. When asked if he’d ever wrestled a more meaningful match, Pearson didn’t hesitate. “No, it’s definitely the most important match I’ve ever wrestled,” he said. “That was amazing.” Thursday’s double dual started with a Skyline win over Newport (51-22) and an Issaquah win over Mount Si (54-23). That set up a high-stakes matchup in the nightcap. Skyline (5-2), bolstered by a boisterous home crowd, looked like they’d be walking away winners early on. The Spartans won the first five matches for a 21-0 lead. At 195 pounds, Nick Beatty picked up a secondperiod near fall and a third-period reversal to hold off Tobin Lewis, 8-4. At 220,
ISSAQUAH 55 MOUNT SI 44 By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com When the Issaquah and Mount Si girls basketball teams met earlier this season, Mount Si got a monkey off its back by ending a 17-game conference losing streak. In the rematch, Issaquah wasn’t about to let Mount Si ruin its playoff hopes. Sophomore guard Lucy Stewart propelled her team to its third win in four games, scoring 25 points on seven 3-pointers, as the Eagles downed the Wildcats 55-44 in a Class 4A KingCo Conference contest on Jan. 25 in Issaquah. Stewart had a nice performance in the Eagles’ previous outing, scoring 19 points, though they let a big halftime lead slip away against Skyline. She had the hot hand again even though she wasn’t sharp in warmups. “Actually, I wasn’t feeling too great with my shot,” Stewart said. “I knew that if I could get it to my teammates, they’d start hitting. But then they started
getting it to me and … I started feeling good, so then I started hitting shots.” Issaquah coach Jackie Bykonen said Stewart might be her hardest-working player. She’s often in the gym working on her shot on Wednesday mornings when classes start late. And the coach watched her sink 30 straight free throws one day. “She has just been stepping up,” Bykonen said. “She has basically been my scorer all season and she puts in a lot of work. She wants to play at the next level and she always gives 100 percent on both ends. She’s a really, really fun kid to coach.” Since winning the KingCo 4A opener over Issaquah, 51-44 on Dec. 7, the Wildcats have lost 10 straight conference games. They had stretches of solid play but were unable to contain Stewart or avoid errors at critical junctures, said freshman forward Joelle Buck. “Last game, we weren’t really aware of who No. 10 was,” Buck said of Stewart. “We did have a 1-3-1 (zone) plan for Issaquah, but we didn’t execute it that well.” In the first quarter, Issaquah (8-9 overall, 3-8 KingCo) had a 7-0 spurt led by Stewart, Amanda Fergu-
son and Maya Witherspoon to take a 14-10 lead. Ferguson was the Eagles’ other double-digit scorer, finishing the night with 11 points. “She brings a really good presence on the court, where we can get her the ball and we know she’ll be able to start the offense really well,” Stewart said of Ferguson. Sam Smith’s 3-pointer brought the Wildcats (4-13, 1-10) within two points late in the second quarter before Issaquah went on a mini run for a 26-19 edge at the break. Mount Si had nine different scorers in the game though no one had sustained success at the offensive SCOTTend. Z.noPROOF.IP.CMYK. SeniorPDF forward Hayden 0127 LAM 05.18327.THU.0202.1X2.LAM
Frederick came off the sealed the victory. bench and scored seven of Mount Si kept up the her team-high 10 points in pressure late in the game the third period. Buck and and scored the final 10 Emma Smith each scored points of the night. But it eight, though Smith was was too little, too late. largely held in check after “I feel like, overall, we scoring 18 in the earlier did pretty good offensively,” matchup with Issaquah. Buck said. “We did get real“She had four 3s the ly good shots, but I feel like first time, so we just knew we just could’ve attacked where she was,” Bykonen more, I guess.” said of Smith. Issaquah’s playoff hopes The Eagles led by as likely rest on its Feb. 3 many as 15 in the third regular-season finale at when the Wildcats started Newport. The Knights lost full-court pressure. They to Woodinville (59-55) on whittled their deficit to five, Wednesday, putting the but then lost track of Stew- Eagles a game ahead. art on an inbounds play Stewart, who transferred with 2.4 seconds left. from Newport after her Stewart drilled the freshman year, had a simple open 3-pointer, increasing message about playing her Issaquah’s lead to 42-34 former school in such a entering the fourth, and meaningful game: “We’re she ignited a 16-0 run that going to beat them.” LAURA F.noPROOF.IP.CMYK. PDF 0127 LAM 05.18177.THU.0202.2X2.LAM
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is in middle of negotiating with the school district and working on a feasibility study on the land. from page 1 Carl Buchan, president of the company, said negofor the community.” tiations with the school Moore is part of a group district were ongoing and of residents rallying around a pre-application meeting Winterbrook Farm, located with the county has been on May Valley Road directly scheduled. east of the Sunset Valley He declined to comment Farms development and further. across the road from the “That barn is a unique Squak Mountain trailhead design,” said Richard Peparking area, hoping to trut, a neighbor of the land save the land from developand part of the group workment. Advocates worry that Courtesy of Chad Richardson ing to save the farm. “You if the land is developed, the A herd of 30 elk, along with bears, bobcats, owls, eagles, hawks won’t find many of them county will not only lose a and deer are frequently spotted in the vicinity of Winterbrook Farm. standing in King County.” historic structure, but also He spent more than 60 valuable open space and hours researching the barn a vital link in the wildlife and completing the lengthy corridor. New development landmark designation would displace wildlife and application for the classic impact salmon-bearing Midwestern-style post-andstreams that run through beam barn. Petrut said the the property, the group original owner, Jan Bartele says. Speerstra, was an immiGrowth and developgrant from the Netherlands ment isn’t just impacting living the American dream Issaquah’s roads. New on a classic dairy farm. homes are also displacing Moore says preserving wildlife in King County. The the land is also in line with Winterbrook Farm acreage King County Executive Dow includes a portion of the Constantine’s 2016 Land King County Wildlife HabiConservation and Preservatat Network, which links tion Work Plan. The plan streams and open space to Courtesy of Richard Petrut has set a goal of conserving minimize habitat fragmenmore than 60,000 acres The Speerstra dairy barn on the Winterbrook Farm property is 87 tation. of farmlands, forest lands, years old and essentially unchanged from the time it was built. On a recent day, a heavy natural areas and trails fog was clinging to the within a generation. mountains surroundardson said. “I don’t know those plans to comply with Advocates plan to contining Winterbrook Farm as anywhere else along May requirements of the Growth ue using political pressure eagles, hawks, woodpeckValley Road you can see this Management Act. in the hopes the Buchan ers and great blue herons much wildlife.” Jake Kuper, chief of will abandon its plans and flew by. A barred owl Moore calls the land the finance and operations the school district will take remained elusive, but a few “missing link” that would for the school district, told the opportunity to sell the hoots let passersby know it connect the Cedar River to school board members in land to the county. also called the land home. Squak Mountain State Park, October that “following a Richardson called the A herd of 30 elk, along with Cougar Mountain Regional change of the interpretation school district’s sale of the bears, bobcats and deer, are Wildland Park and Tiger of the Growth Manageland a missed opportunity. frequently seen by neighMountain State Forest. ment Act and actions taken “It’s an excellent area for bors at the animals use the “We are losing space like by King County and Puget environmental education,” wildlife network to move this with all the growth Sound Regional Council, the Richardson said. “Everybetween forests. and development going land has been deemed not thing is there that kids are Chad Richardson, a on,” Moore said. “And if appropriate to put schools learning about in school.” neighbor to the farm and we aren’t careful, we won’t on.” Moore hopes the school a member of the group have any open space left.” Kuper didn’t return a district will be “good stewtrying to save the property, The land was purchased request for comment. ards” if a deal with Buchan predicts the elk won’t stick by the Issaquah School The Issaquah School falls through. around if houses are built District in 2006 for $3.33 Board then authorized the “There’s always a on the land. He said the elk million with the intent of us- sale of 80 acres of land chance,” Moore said. “All roam the entire property ing the land to build future for $4.16 million to Belthis land belongs to the year-round. schools. But the school levue developer William E. public instead of 16 home“It’s a unique area,” Rich- district had to rework Buchan Inc. The developer owners.” 5375
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