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117th Year, No. 7

Thursday, February 18, 2016

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PFOS levels in city tap water down 27%, latest test results show

By Scott Stoddard sstoddard@isspress.com The city’s decision to cut the amount of water pumped from Gilman Well No. 4, which is polluted with the potentially hazardous chemical perfluorooctane sulfonate, has resulted in a reduction of the contaminant in Issaquah’s tap water.

A water test conducted by the city earlier this month showed the level of the chemical — commonly known by its abbreviation PFOS — in the city’s tap water fell from 0.106 parts per billion to 0.077, or about a 27 percent decrease.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s provisional health advisory level for PFOS is 0.2 parts per billion.

Joyce Dinglasan-Panlilio, an associate

professor of environmental chemistry at the University of Washington-Tacoma and a faculty member at the Center for Urban Waters, expressed concern that the reduction in PFOS did not correlate closer to the reduction in the amount of water that is being drawn from Gilman Well No. 4. The city has said it has brought down the flow from the well from 250 gallons per minute to 140 gallons per minute, which is a 44 percent reduction.

“I would have wanted to see a nice relationship between the percentage cut from the well and the same percentage reduction in the contaminant levels at the tap,” Dinglasan-Panlilio said.

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OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Bret Heath of the city’s Public Works department will brief the City Council’s Infrastructure Committee on the latest regarding the water system at the committee’s Feb. 18 meeting, which is open to the public. Committee chairman Paul Winterstein said public comments will be taken at the meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Pickering Room at City Hall Northwest, 1775 12th Ave. N.W..

DADS, DAUGHTERS KICK UP THEIR HEELS

Public offers up suggestions at traffic task force open house

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com From bike paths to traffic signals to figuring ways to ease congestion on Front Street, about 50 residents shared their ideas and complaints with the city’s traffic task force during an open house Feb. 10.

A few of the many suggestions: 4Add a center lane to Issaquah-Hobart Road.

Change access to the extra lane depending on the time of day, like the express lanes on local highways.

4Every crosswalk in a school zone should have flashing lights.

4A traffic signal at the entrance to the Providence Point subdivision on the northern end of the city was mentioned several times.

4Also receiving repeat comments, both for and against, was the idea of a traffic supporting bridge on Third Avenue Northwest over the East Fork of Issaquah Creek.

Mayor Fred Butler named the 11-member traffic task force in December, charging them with creating a prioritized lost of transportation projects with an eye towards a local ballot measure this year.

The group has held four meetings but has made no decisions, said chair James Noel.

The Feb. 10 public meeting was one of two planned, with the second scheduled for March. Held at Blakely Hall in the Issaquah Highlands, the Feb. 10 event did not feature any formal presentations. Instead, various maps and informational displays were set up around See TRAFFIC, Page 3

5th District legislators behind latest push for charter schools

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Photos by Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com

Above: Girls run around the legs of two dads as they enjoy a game of ‘London Bridge is Falling Down’ during the Father-Daughter Valentine Dance held by the Issaquah Parks and Recreation Department Feb. 13 at the Community Center. This year two sessions of dancing and refreshments were held, one in the afternoon for kindergarten through second graders and another in the evening for third through fifth graders.

Right: Bellevue 4-year-old Tyler Shriner has an awesome time riding on the shoulders of her dad Wes, as he swings her around during the dance.

They are unlikely allies.

Rep. Chad Magendanz, R-Issaquah, announced in October plans to run against Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, this November.

Yet both Magendanz and Mullet Rep. Chad are backing bills aimed at preserving Magendanz Washington charter schools.

And in another twist, the 5th District, which includes Issaquah and parts of Sammamish and is the home turf for both Magendanz and Mullet, contains no charter schools.

A September state Supreme Court ruling declared charter schools unconstitutional and denied a reconsideration request from the state Sen. Mark attorney general’s office.

Mullet On Jan. 20, the state Senate voted 27-20 to pass a bill that sidesteps the court ruling and takes funding for charter schools from the state’s Opportunity Pathways Account, which consists of state lottery money not tied to public, non-charter schools. Mullet co-sponsored the bill with Sen. Steve See SCHOOLS, Page 3

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Six years remain on senior center lease; leaders say facility will remain open

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Now that the City Council has cut off all funding to the Issaquah Valley Seniors, the nonprofit group that operates the Issaquah Valley Senior Center, it remains unclear whether the city can remove IVS from the picture.

In 2012, the city granted IVS

a lease to Jan. 20, 2022, on the city-owned center.

“The lease agreement between the City of Issaquah and Issaquah Valley Seniors clearly outlines the appropriate use for the senior center facility,” said Mayor Fred Butler in an emailed response to questions from The Issaquah Press.

“Moving forward, we will

continue to ensure that the provisions of the lease agreement are met,” Butler added.

It appears IVS doesn’t plan on going anywhere anytime soon.

“We intend to continue operation,” said Courtney Jaren, executive director of the center.

On Feb. 10, IVS launched a GoFundMe page (gofundme. com/9pj76tek) to raise money

for center operations. The page notes the center has operated for 44 years and says this year marks the first time in 32 years that the city chose not to fund the center.

The group was slated to receive $99,000 in 2016, what the GoFundMe page states is about 44 percent of the IVS annual budget.

“We need to cover this loss as

soon as possible to renew our financial sustainability,” the page reads. “We intend to remain open.”

According to a copy of the IVS lease provided by the city, there are approximately 12 “events of default” where Issaquah can See SENIORS, Page 2 FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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Chickenpox vaccine required for grades 9-12 Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, students in grades 9-12 will be required by state law to receive two doses of chickenpox (varicella) vaccine. Students who have already received two doses will not need to repeat it.

High schools are asking parents to make sure students do one of the following: 4Receive one or two doses of varicella vaccine before the start of school 4Get a blood test to check for immunity to the disease 4Obtain a letter or signature on a certificate of immunization status from a licensed healthcare provider to verify the student had chickenpox in the past 4Obtain a Certificate of Exemption signed by your licensed healthcare provider Students missing one or both varicella vaccines should look for a mailing from the school nurse with an immunization record.

Students are asked to bring the shot record in that mailing to the health room prior to start of school in the fall.

Go online to find your Feb. 20 GOP caucus site Republicans living in the 5th District who wish to participate in the party caucuses Feb. 20 need to determine which of four sites they should visit.

The sites are: 4Issaquah Valley Elementary School, 555 N.W. Holly St. 4North Bend Elementary School, 400 E. Third St. in North Bend 4Tahoma Junior High School, 25600 SummitLandsburg Rd. S.E. in Ravensdale 4Tolt Middle School, 3740 Tolt Ave. in Carnation.

Doors open at 9 a.m. for check-in and the caucuses begin at 10 a.m.

Every registered voter can go online to kcgop.org/ caucuslocator to confirm the voter’s precinct and appropriate caucus site.

Additional information about the caucuses can be found online at 5ldgop.org.

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Opponents of Gateway project take to social media

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com

the presence of a creek and related wetlands.

O’Dea insists only three “Got to hear the frogs stories of the building will chirping tonight, after the be visible. Sanders argues jackhammer shut down for that, more or less, a fivethe day.” story building is a five-story That was a recent post on building. a Facebook page dedicated to Sanders isn’t the only fighting the Gateway Senior person with complaints about Housing project on Newport Gateway. Resident Mary Way Northwest.

Lynch has been battling both The anti-Gateway page the main Gateway complex only had seven likes at that and the senior project for point in time, but page creseveral months. ator Elizabeth Sanders had The main Gateway Apartearlier expressed confidence ments complex will sit at the opposition to the senior 2290 Newport Way N.W. , community is going to grow. consisting of 400 residential The senior citizen housunits on 23 acres. ing project went before Traffic resulting from the the Issaquah Development Gateway project is the biggest Commission Feb. 3. Sanders complaint of most detractors, didn’t like what she heard but Lynch also says the city is that night and launched the not requiring enough parking Facebook page when she got space for the senior aparthome. ments, calling for one-half Sanders lives in Bentley space per apartment.

House across the street from O’Dea insists the Gateway the new development. She is projects are right for the convinced if the apartment Central Issaquah Plan area. complex goes up, the new The CIP was specifically building will be all she sees set up by the city to create out her front window. a dense urban core at the Not so, argues Rob O’Dea, heart of Issaquah, keeping who works with Gateway de- growth from spreading out in veloper, the Wolff Company. all directions.

“Would you see the build“We think we’re building ing, yes, but not blocking the a very appropriate project,” view,” he said.

O’Dea said.

Situated at 2290 Newport He added the Wolff ComWay N.W., the community pany would be contributing for those 55 and older will roughly $2.5 million to traffic consist of a five-story buildmitigation funds. ing with 146 apartments.

For Sanders, she’s not The building would sit over throwing in the towel, but is a single level of partially looking at moving elsewhere below-grade parking with 32 in Issaquah. She said her garage spaces and 78 surface husband works nights, sleepparking spaces. The senior ing through the day. Conproject is to sit on just over struction makes that difficult. six acres of land, only four “These people are disruptof which are usable due to ing our lives, she said.

Seniors

meeting where the City Council decided to end all funding to IVS, Butler said city administrators would from page 1 work to find another means to help seniors locally. negate the agreement.

“If IVS determines to Some reasons include a discontinue its operations, bankruptcy filing by IVS or or reduce services in our if IVS were to create a lien building given the terminaagainst the property. Anoth- tion of this agreement, we er reason reads if the lessee would like to partner with “shall fail to remain in good you on a seamless transistanding in the state.” tion,” Butler wrote in a At the early February letter to IVS.

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At a Feb. 6 meeting with citizens at the Issaquah Depot Museum, Butler said the city’s Parks and Recreation Department would play a role in future plans to provide senior services.

Senior funding was slated to be part of the discussion at the Feb. 16 City Council meeting. The session took place after the deadline for this edition. Check our website, issaquahpress.com, for updates.

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FBI investigation lands in Issaquah; officials are tight-lipped A spokesperson for the FBI confirmed a report that had been circulating in social media about the presence of federal agents in Issaquah on Feb. 11.

“We were there, conduct-

ing a search related to an ongoing investigation,” Ayn Dietrich-Williams, media coordinator for the Seattle division of the FBI, said in an email.

Dietrich-Williams said

agents were near the intersection of Southeast 159th Place and Southeast 162nd Place.

“Due to our continuing efforts, it is inappropriate to provide further details at

this time,” she added. “All I can do is reassure the public that the investigation is not related to violent criminal activity, so we don’t anticipate any safety concerns for those who live in the vicinity

of our search.”

On Twitter, the first tweet on the incident appeared at 8:47 a.m. Feb. 11. The tweet simply said the FBI is conducting a search in the area and contained no

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further information. A subsequent tweet states agents were searching a home, but Dietrich-Williams neither confirmed nor denied the FBI searched any residences.

Master Chorus Eastside presents ‘Sound Imaginarium’

Rodne, Magendanz to host Feb. 20 town halls State Reps. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie, and Chad Magendanz, R-Issaquah, will hold three hourlong town halls Feb. 20.

The Republican lawmakers invite 5th District constituents to attend and ask questions in Maple Valley, Issaquah and North Bend.

4Maple Valley: noon to 1 p.m., Maple Valley Community Center, 22010 S.E. 248th St. 4Issaquah: 2-3 p.m., Issaquah City Hall Eagle Room, 130 E. Sunset Way 4North Bend: 4-5 p.m., Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S.

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Issaquah’s tap water meets all safety standards, the city says.

Public Works Engineering Director Sheldon Lynne has said that the city is trying to determine if the water system can sufficiently serve all residents if Gilman Well No. 4 is shut down completely.

The source of PFOS in Gilman Well No. 4 is still trying to be determined. A possible cause: a gasoline tanker truck fire on Interstate 90 in 2002 that resulted in the use of firefighting foam in close proximity to the well.

PFOS was usually present in firefighting foam that was used during that time.

3M, the primary manufacturer of the chemical, halted its production in 2003.

“The bottom line is we shouldn’t be finding this in

drinking water,” DinglasanPanlilio said.

Last month, a water utility in Colorado shut down three wells that, like Gilman Well No. 4, were found to be contaminated with PFOS at levels higher than the EPA’s provisional health advisory level.

The Security Water District in Security-Widefield, Colo., detected PFOS at levels ranging from 0.21 to 1.3 parts per billion in water from wells that, like Gilman Well No. 4, is diluted through blending with water from other sources before it reaches the tap.

The Security Water District said in a fact sheet: “Out of an abundance of caution ... Security Water suspended using these three wells on January 15 until further testing is conducted.”

Once PFOS is present in the environment, it does not undergo any chemical degradation or breakdown.

“That’s a very persistent

contaminant once it gets out into the environment,” Dinglasan-Panlilio said.

“As long as we don’t have any increase in levels,” she said, “and there is just one point source, levels will probably be stable for a while.”

PFOS is one of a group of chemicals called perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs. The EPA set its provisional health advisory level for PFOS in 2009, and Dinglasan-Panlilio said when the agency decides to set a lifetime health advisory level, which could happen this year, there’s a likelihood it will be lower than 0.2 parts per billion.

“As more data comes in, that number may change to something that will probably be lower,” she said.

The health effects of PFOS on humans are still being studied. Animals exposed to PFOS suffered from liver, thyroid, developmental and immune system damage.

Mullet told the rest of the Senate he was impressed by the passion the students had for their school. He said he did not like seeing himself as the bad guy in the recent Star Wars movie, preferring to be Han Solo or Luke Skywalker. Mullet added a question asked by his daughter, who had accompanied him to Summit Sierra, really tipped the scales in his mind in favor of charter schools.

His daughter wanted to

know if the parents and students both love the school, why would anybody vote to close it down?

For his part, Magendanz said he had supported charter schools during his days on the board of the Issaquah School District and nothing had moved him to change his mind.

“I believe they drive innovation, new techniques,” Magendanz said, adding there are teaching methods

that just might not get a thorough study in a public school, if they are tried at all.

Magendanz is helping to sponsor the state House version of Mullet’s Senate bill.

The legislation will be heard by the House Education Committee Feb. 19.

“There probably will be some deal-making,” Magendanz said, adding he believes there are plenty of votes to pass the bill if it gets to the House floor.

a lane to East Lake Sammamish Parkway. Recently completed projects include improvements to Dogwood from page 1 Street.

The Providence Point traffic the room and attended by light has been on the drawtask force members or city ing board for some time. It staffers. Visitors were invited faces some opposition from to give their opinion on what Issaquah’s neighbors to the traffic problems particularly north. During a recent preinterested them and what sentation to the Sammamish proposed solutions they like City Council, just-retired or dislike.

Sammamish City Manager “You can feel the energy Ben Yazici said most of the and enthusiasm in this room,” drivers using Southeast 43rd Butler said. He wasn’t worWay, where the light would ried about residents becombe situated, are Sammamish ing impatient with the pace of residents even though the improvement on traffic issues. road is in Issaquah. Yazici “People respond to progsaid for Sammamish drivress,” Butler said, noting the ers, a traffic light could cause city is in the process of adding more problems than it would

solve.

The idea of a bridge on Third Avenue Northwest has drawn strong opposition in the past, mostly from residents living in that immediate area and worried about the effect of added traffic.

The idea of the bridge is to connect Northeast Gilman Boulevard with Third Avenue, creating a new pathway through downtown, an alternative to the often-jammed Front Street.

Task force member Deena Rataezyk didn’t seem sold on the idea of the bridge, but said the city needs to address traffic on Front Street. During peak hours, it can take her 45 minutes to move a mile and a half, she said.

Subcommittee meetings are scheduled over the next two weeks, but the full traffic task force next meets 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in Issaquah City Council Chambers. All meeting are open to the public.

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During testimony before the Senate, Mullet said he had never visited a charter school before he was invited to Summit Sierra Charter School in Seattle.

“For me, that was a powerful visit,” he said later.

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The concert takes place at 3 p.m. March 13 at Bellevue Presbyterian Church, 1717 Bellevue Way N.E. in Bellevue. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for seniors, students and veterans, and $44 for families.

The audience is invited to stimulate its imagination with Eric Whitacre’s “Cloudburst,” complete with a bass drum and thunder sheet; David Brunner’s lighthearted “Jabberwocky”; and a new work from the chorus’ artistic director, Dr. Linda Gingrich, set to the words of an old Scottish prayer.

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Now in its 25th season, the chorus is planning upcoming shows for the remainder of its 2015-16 season, Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com including the spiritual- and Musicians of all ages performed a wide range of music for an enthusiastic audience Feb. 13 at the first Issaquah Community Talent Show, sponsored by the King County gospel-filled “Praise Him!” in Library System Issaquah library branch and held at the Issaquah Valley Senior Center. Judges awarded medals in kids, teen and adult categories. Above, Issaquah 10-yearMay and the family-friendly old Timothy Tan plays ‘Recitativo and Scherzo — Caprice’ by Fritz Kreisler, a performance that earned Tan the first-place medal in the children’s division.

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

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The former Barlow farm is being transformed into the Gateway Apartments.

The final piece of yesteryear is going, going, gone

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t is going to be sad to watch as the last patch of Issaquah valley farmland disappears forever, but after all, it was only a matter of time.

The first nail was probably hammered in the coffin in May of 1987, when the Skyport park bond issue failed by just 137 votes. After seeing almost 30 years of so-called “progress” and increased congestion, I wonder if 137 out of the 3,818 “no” voters then would have regrets today of not saying “yes” to passing that $5.2 million bond to save what is now Pickering Place from development.

That bond had to pass with a 60 percent yes vote, too, so despite a 55 percent yes vote, it was a minority that cast the die.

The growth, the traffic and the urban density became inevitable and relentless after that.

With the swaths of orange fencing now encircling the 30 acres of what was once the Barlow farm, the hammer has now fallen on the last nail. The Gateway Apartments, at what is now known as the Mull property, will consist of 400 residential units in 18 buildings, and the Gateway Senior Housing project will add another 146 units.

I wasn’t working here until July 1996, 10 years after that Skyport vote, but one of my most vivid memories when I started at The Press is one I had the foresight to note in my very first column.

“Coming east on I-90 from home in Mountlake Terrace, a wonderful pocket of fog appeared in the sunrise, rising on the south

side of the interstate saying, ‘Take my picture!’ ” Next to what was then the Mark Frisby Tennis Academy GREG and RacFARRAR quet Club, I walked Press photographer through some waist-high marsh grass and made photos of dew sparkling like diamonds in the early sun.

There were other reminders of Issaquah’s rural character, too, but they’ve been disappearing from before my camera lens as well.

So, folks, after two big waves of development in the last 30 years, here comes the next tsunami. Big hotels are up and the huge apartment development on Gilman Boulevard is nearly complete. The Barlow farm survived the late 1980s and the last two decades of growth, but that big wide open space was just too tempting and becoming too valuable.

For now, the fog still settles there when the conditions are right, what with the damp earth and the right temperature, but the next time you see it, try and drink in the sight. Once it’s gone, so is the last piece of what was left of the old Issaquah pioneer town of yesteryear.

Contact Press photographer Greg Farrar at gfarrar@isspress.com.

hank you, thank you, thank you.

Over the course of the last few weeks, readers of The Issaquah Press have responded in staggering fashion by purchasing both new and renewed voluntary subscriptions, and on behalf of everyone here at the newspaper, please accept our sincere thanks.

As I close in on completing my third month as editor of The Issaquah Press, one thing has become crystal clear: Readers are as passionate about their hometown newspaper as the paper’s staff is about covering the community.

“Keep up the good work,” one handwritten note said.

“Because a local paper is important!” read another.

“Thank you for the interesting local stories,” said yet another.

If you’d like to join your fellow residents who support our local journalism efforts, I hope you’ll considering signing up for a voluntary subscription. The easiest way to accomplish this is to visit issaquahpress.com online and scroll to the bottom of the page. Look for the “Subscribe to

The Issaquah Press” link, which allows you to pay with a credit card.

I have insisted since my arrival that every SCOTT story on every STODDARD page of every edition of Press editor The Issaquah Press have an Issaquah connection. We continue to increase the number of stories and photos we post online, and we do it faster than in the past. You will not find a more thorough, more immediate source for Issaquah news and features than our newspaper and website.

We were the first to report on the perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS, contamination of the city’s Gilman Well No. 4, and we were also the first news organization to report on a planned development that threatens the cherished midcentury Providence Heights College chapel.

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Education

Elementary students suffer if bell times change I support the proposed changes to the bell times for middle- and high-school students. So why do I hope the change is not implemented? Because it comes at the expense of our youngest students. It’s puzzling how the impetus for this change is all about the negative effects of early start times for students, but the proposed “solution” deliberately subjects a significant population of students (elementary) to the very same negative effects. Follow-up research is already showing that early bell times negatively affect students of all ages. If you don’t believe me, I invite you to my home at 6:30 a.m. to try and get my 5-year-old and 7-year-old out of bed, fed and ready for school in the dark. And for what? These kids don’t have afterschool jobs, loads of homework or varsity practices.

What they will have is an earlier bedtime that limits the amount of family time available after working parents get home. Come on, Issaquah School District, take your own advice about later bell times, but let all our kids enjoy the benefits.

Esther Weller

Community

Bravo to the lucky couple who are so in love For years I have enjoyed the beautiful brief love letters from “Miko” (Michael) to his “Kitten” (Susan) conveyed in The Issaquah Press. His ads appear before every holiday, like clockwork. I often wonder who these lucky people are to have each other through the years. I have listened to their obvious health struggles, but they always endure. They seem to be able to overcome each roadblock that life throws at them and come out better then ever. This is a wonderful lesson for everyone: A little love in our lives goes a long way.

What better way to remind us of this before Valentine’s Day! Good for Miko & Kitten!

Linda Frugé Issaquah

Government

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Tap water test Our reporting on the detection of PFOS in Gilman Well No. 4 has relied largely on the water test results reported by the City of Issaquah.

We’ve decided to draw samples of the tap water that flows into our offices here at The Issaquah Press and have those tested.

We were meticulous about following proper protocol for drawing the sample, receiving explicit instructions from the testing lab.

The lab we selected is accredited by the Environmental Protection Agency to test for PFOS and other perfluorinated compounds.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, we’ll have a story in next week’s edition about the results.

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Presently the Issaquah Valley Seniors group has the use of the senior center building for $0 per year. Additionally, the city taxpayers provide building maintenance and utilities including water, sewer, stormwater, electricity and gas. Taxpayers are also paying on a building bond debt of $550,000.

For these expenses, the not-for-profit group is expected to provide senior services, including related social and health services.

A critical part of the free lease is the requirement that a “senior center” will be operated. A “senior center” as opposed to a “social club” varies a great deal based on the population and economic strength of the community it serves. For some small poor jurisdictions, the “center” may be little more than a heated room with some tables, a coffee pot and some

volunteers available to help provide basic needs. For some, a “senior center” includes a number of services, activities and facilities.

In the case of Issaquah, what is a reasonable level of service needed to differentiate between a social gathering place and a true senior center? The present model in Issaquah, even with city funding, was much closer to providing a social club for a very small portion of our population. Membership is denied based on disagreeing with protected speech. People are denied access for up to their lifetime for asking questions about service levels and financial records.

The lease for this great city asset needs to be terminated immediately because the primary responsibility of the operator is to provide a “senior center,” and they are only offering a restricted near-private social club for a very limited segment of our senior population.

David Kappler Issaquah

Journalism

Latest story about senior center was incomplete My comments about paragraphs 7 and 8 of Tom Corrigan’s recent article regarding the Issaquah Valley Senior Center losing funding: Sentence No. 1 of paragraph No. 7 talks about the lease of the current home of the Issaquah Valley Seniors (IVS). The information in that paragraph is incomplete. There is a lease with the city which costs IVS nothing annually. The lease of the city-owned building is rent-free. Also, included in that lease are utilities and maintenance, which also cost IVS nothing. The taxpayers of Issaquah have a right to know they are subsidizing IVS every month of every year that the lease is in effect, and that truth was left out of the article. Something else that was left out of the article: IVS subleases that building to organizations and religious groups, and IVS receives rent from these organizations to supplement their budget. None of that rental income goes to differ the expenses of utilities and maintenance of that city-owned and -operated building. Hence, IVS is enriching itself at the expense of the City of Issaquah and Issaquah taxpayers.

Paragraph No. 8 states, “one of whom was banned from the center via no-trespassing order issued by the city police.” This is not a true or correct statement.

Craig Hansen, board president of IVS, issued a trespass warning (not a trespass order) for “harassment.”

The Issaquah Police Department (IPD) served that warning. They did not issue that trespass warning.

Please check your June 25, 2015, article as it properly quoted Commander Stan Conrad (IPD) with this distinction. The claim of harassment has never been defined or explained to anyone ever, including myself.

There are many other quotes and statements in this article that I would challenge as to the correctness and truthfulness. However, I am limited to the number of words I can submit in this letter to the editor. But, as journalists, you have an obligation to remain objective and neutral in your reporting, which also means you have an obligation to tell the complete truth.

General manager CHARLES HORTON

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OBITUARIES Frank D. Lewis of Quincy, Wash., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at Everett Providence Frank D. Lewis Hospital. He was 59.

Frank was born May 2, 1956, in Seattle, Wash., to Jim and Joyce Castagno Lewis. He was raised in Issaquah, where he graduated from Issaquah High School in 1974. Frank furthered his education at Washington State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with a minor in Economics in 1979.

Following his university education, Frank started his career at Renton Issaquah Auto Freight. He would later go on to work for Puget Sound Energy and retired from Snohomish County PUD in March 2015.

In his leisure time, Frank enjoyed travel, his place in Eastern Washington, photography, fishing, reading and spending time with his family and friends. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity (TKE) and a Mason, Myrtle Lodge #108. He will be remembered by his family as a loving son, brother and uncle who possessed a keen wit, wonderful sense of humor and warm smile. He will be deeply missed.

In addition to his parents, survivors include his sister, Judy Richards, and her husband, Rod; and nephew and niece Camren and Kyla Richards.

At Frank’s request, there will be no service.

Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the family’s online guest book at flintofts.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home, 425392-6444.

Cherie Vivolo Cherie Vivolo passed away peacefully Feb. 5 at Overlake Hospital surrounded by family and friends after Cherie Vivolo an extended battle with heart disease. Her recovery from a massive attack in January of 2014 was a miracle to behold.

Cherie was born in 1933 to parents Colistia and Robert Black in Spokane. Cherie spent many summers and extended time with her grandparents, Greta and David Van Bell, where she learned the benefits of hard work, humor and humility that guided her for the rest of her life.

Cherie raised four children and instilled the values of her upbringing onto them. Cherie married the love of her life, Pasqualé “Pat” Vivolo in 1958.

Originally settled in the Rainier Valley of Seattle, Pat, Cherie and children moved to the family farmhouse at Sammamish in 1972, where she spent the rest of her life at the home she truly loved.

Cherie had a witty personality, caring heart, and lived life to the fullest, volunteering as president of Kimball Elementary PTA, director of the Issaquah Food Bank for 15 years and as an active member of the Issaquah Community Baptist Church. In

addition to these works, her hobbies included leadership in the Issaquah Homemaker’s Club, crafting, baking, sewing, countless charities and the founding of the Pine Lake Card “Bags” Club, as she spent endless hours devoted to community, charity and good friends.

Cherie is preceded in passing by her husband Pat Vivolo, and daughter Nancy Vivolo of Port Angeles. Cherie is survived by her son Gregg Vivolo, son Phil Vivolo, daughter Vonie Bright with husband Tom Bright, grandchildren Jessica Johnson and husband Travis Johnson, Isabella Bright, Jake Powers, Kirk and Leah Reeves, great-grandchildren Brittany Nicholson, Rylan Johnson, best friend Charlotte Scherer, plus countless other friends.

Celebration of life to be held on Friday, Feb. 19, 1 p.m., at The Eastridge Community Church, 24205 S.E. IssaquahFall City Road, Issaquah, WA 98029.

In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the Issaquah Food Bank, Issaquah Senior Center, Humane Society of Washington or charity of your choice in her name.

Catherine Currie Catherine Ann Wetzler Currie passed away on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, surrounded by her husband Dick, Catherine Currie son Robert and sisters, Patricia and Jean.

Cathy was born on July 7, 1948 in Spokane into the lovely family of Dr. Robert and Mary Wetzler. She was the second of three girls. She was a very active and joyous little girl and was loved throughout the neighborhood. She was never one for sitting idle; she was up and outside playing, laughing and enjoying the great outdoors. She attended St. Augustine Parish School and graduated from Holy Names Academy in 1966.

She was an outdoor girl.

Some of her most cherished memories were the times she spent at her grandparent’s wheat farm in Mondovi, Wash. There she could work with her grandfather Albi and grandmother Anna feeding the horses, helping with harvest, driving the equipment and especially riding her horse, Thunder Girl. She was also an accomplished water and snow skier. During the winters she would spend as much time as possible at Mount Spokane ski area.

However her favorite place on earth was Loon Lake, Wash., where she learned to water ski (fast). The family would spend several weeks each year at Granite Point Resort playing in the lake and surrounding forests. She later became a lifeguard and taught swimming lessons at the resort. Her parents eventually purchased a summer cabin on the lake which she so affectionately referred to as “Paradise.” The cabin still remains within the family and she would visit as often as possible. She was an avid reader and later in life would sit peacefully on the lake shore taking it all in while reading a good book.

She enrolled at Washington State University in the fall of 1966 and in typical fashion hit the floor running accomplishing in four years that which should take five or six years.

She graduated with honors in

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1970 with degrees in Physical Education, Recreation and Modern Dance. As you can see, she was meant for movement, no desk for her. It is there that she met her future husband, Dick Currie, in the spring of 1968. They formed a lasting bond which lasted to her final day.

Upon graduation, she worked for Yakima Valley College as the activities coordinator. As usual she jumped right in getting things organized; creating new programs and bringing some life into the campus environment. On Jan. 15, 1972, she and Dick were married in Spokane and started their married life together in Bellevue. She began her career in recreation when she was employed by the King County Department of Parks. Her first assignment was Si View Park in North Bend. The park program had become very dormant and stagnant. She brought a new flare to everything and soon she had activities for all ages from pre-school to teens to adult to seniors. The park was “the place to be for the teens.”

She put her heart and soul into everything. Her son Bob was born during this period and together he spent many hours sharing the park with his mom. They were quite a team. Cathy with her beautiful curly blonde hair and Bobby with his curly red hair; you couldn’t miss them.

She created programs at other parks throughout the system as well but her favorite accomplishments were helping those with physical and mental disabilities. She formed bowling leagues, activities and field trips for those less fortunate. She was heavily involved with the Special Olympics program. The kids just loved her.

When she would arrive with her big smile, enthusiasm and infectious laugh they would just light up.

She completed her career with the Parks Department as one of the activities managers at Marymoor Park in Redmond, the centerpiece of the entire King County Parks System. She retired in 2006.

Retirement did not slow her down as she became active in several social and charitable groups. She played golf and spent a great deal of time at Loon Lake and traveling with Dick.

Breast cancer first attacked her in 1994 but she fought back through surgeries, chemo therapy and ongoing toxic drugs. After seven years, she beat it into remission. Unfortunately as time passed, it reared its head again in 2007.

Again she fought back, and it subsided. Then in 2013 it reappeared with a vengeance.

Even as the terrible disease crept further and further throughout her body, she maintained her unquenchable positive outlook. Many people did not even realize she was ill. Finally her body could no longer withstand the on-

slaught and began to fail but her spirit would not be denied.

In the end she truly did beat cancer as her spirit lives on in everyone she touched through this journey called life.

She is survived by her husband Dick Currie of Bellevue; son Robert, daughter-in-law Darci, and grandson Aaron of Snoqualmie; sisters Patricia Wetzler Oberholzer and Jean Wetzler Badgley, both of Boise, Idaho; nephews Brother Mary Charles Oberholzer and Grayson Badgley; nieces Christine Oberholzer Skizas and Courtney Badgley Kozel; along with several great nieces and nephews.

Funeral Mass to be held at St. Louise Church in Bellevue on Feb. 19, 2016, at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, please donate generously to the American Cancer Society to help bring an end to the despicable disease.

Dawson Solly Dawson Alexander Solly passed away in his sleep due to complications arising from Type 1 Diabetes on Feb. Dawson Solly 10, 2016, in Helena, Mont. Son of Brad and Kirsten Solly and younger brother of Troy, he was born in Seattle on March 16, 1994.

Dawson lived an abundant life, filling each day with an appreciation for the great outdoors and working toward goals as concrete as completing his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering at Carroll College (class of 2016) and as fleeting as making sure he turned at least one frown into a grin each day. Dawson spread kindness wherever he went, a mischievous spirit and loving soul housed inside an athletic 6-foot-2-inch body. He rarely passed up an opportunity to tell an admittedly bad joke or confound his friends with a card trick in order to brighten their day.

Dawson was especially close to his family, finding joy in the everyday things they did together like cooking up a fantastic meat-laden meal, hiking in the woods near his home in Issaquah, playing in the snow with his dog Luna, or being on the water at Lake Sawyer and Puget Sound.

Dawson had an appreciation for the simple things in life that was well beyond his years. He often stopped what he was doing to watch the sunset — taking in this natural wonder was enough to restore his spirit at the end of a long day filled with hard work. He would share these moments by taking a picture of the sky, adding a few reflective words of his own and sending it out to friends and family, sharing the peace he was feeling and hoping they would feel it too.

Dawson was selfless. He did not hesitate to pitch in

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and work hard for the good of the team, whether by taking up the obscure bassoon for the Liberty High School band or being the first to take on the hammer throw event for the Carroll College track and field team. His habit of setting clear goals for himself and his dedication to get the most out of every practice inspired his teammates on the Liberty football, basketball and track teams. Dawson was also diligent in the classroom, making the dean’s list at Carroll College and earning multiple scholar-athlete awards while attending Liberty. He was proud to call himself a nerd and felt lucky to have found a second home at Carroll. When he wasn’t studying or working out, he pursued his interests in photography, drawing, golfing, biking, hiking, magic tricks and following his favorite sports teams. He never outgrew his delight in building with Legos, reading Harry Potter and watching “Star Wars” movies.

At the age of 14 he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Facing such a health challenge at an early age deepened his experience of life. He understood much at 21 that many who grow old do not: that how we see the world is a choice.

Dawson marched forward through each day and chose to be positive, chose to be kind, chose to appreciate what he had and not to dwell on the rest. The seeds of his kindness have been planted and will continue to grow in the hearts of all who knew him.

Besides his parents and brother, Dawson leaves behind his paternal grandparents Bruce and Nancy Solly of Black Diamond, maternal grandparents Ken and Joan Fulton of Vashon Island, his sister-in-law-to-be Kathleen Mulligan, his uncles and aunts: Eric and Donna Solly, Themis and Stacey (Fulton) Kyriakides and cousins Nick and Nate Solly as well as Cleo and Maya Kyriakides. He also leaves behind Bettie Edwards, Richard and Ann Stemwell and many members of the Carroll College and the Liberty High School communities who taught him, coached him and befriended him.

Friends are invited to attend a celebration of life service to be held Saturday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. in The New Life Church at 15711 152nd Ave. S.E. in Renton. Memorial Donations may be made to The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation JRDF (bit.ly/1RGzibR), Carroll College, 1601 N. Benton Ave, Helena MT 59625 (noting Track & Field/Dawson Solly) in the memo line or visit bit.ly/1Tjf6g4. Please visit aswfuneralhome.com to offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Dawson.

Helen Simon Helen Jeanette Holmes Simon died Feb. 6, 2016, in Sammamish.

She was born in Harlowton, Mont., Dec. 13, 1926, to Frank and Etta (Fisk) Holmes of Hedgesville, Mont. Four years after graduating from Hedgesville High School in 1943, she moved to Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 and lived there until 2006 when she moved to Redmond, Wash., to be close to her daughter and family.

She was an active member of First United Methodist Church of Great Falls, and a member of Helen C. Roberts Chapter No. 71, Order of Eastern Star, where she served as Worthy Matron two times. She also served on the Order of the Rainbow for Girls advisory boards for both Great Falls assemblies.

In Great Falls on April 17, 1953, Helen married Austin George Thompson of Cranbrook, British Columbia, a bus driver and Teamsters Union official. Together they had one daughter, Patricia Helen Thompson. Austin died on June 7, 1957. Several years later, she met a local barber, Daniel James Simon, whom she married on April 5, 1964.

He died on September 16, 2005.

Helen is survived by her daughter Patty Groves and Patty’s husband Jim, grandchildren Jeremy Groves (with his wife Kat Groves) and Christy Groves Riley (with her husband Matt Riley), and two great-grandchildren, Maia and William Riley. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

The family has requested that memorials may be donated to either the First United Methodist Church in Great Falls (610 Second Ave. N., Great Falls, MT 59401) or to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children (911 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane, WA 99204). Friends are invited to view photos and share memories in the family’s online guestbook at flintofts.com.

Micky Schroeder A graveside committal will take place Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at 11 a.m. at the Lower Hillside Micky Schroeder Cemetery, Issaquah. All are welcome. Please see the Flintoft’s website at flintofts.com for the obituary.

Steven Garrison Steven Duane Garrison, formerly of Issaquah, loving father to Duane, Teresa and Kevin, passed Thursday, February 11, 2016. A funeral service will be held 11am, Friday, February 19th at Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home, 425-392-6444. Burial will follow at Fall City Cemetery. View photos, get directions and share memories at flintofts.com.

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Screenings, flu shots, CPR and more at Saturday’s Health & Safety Fair

By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@isspress.com You’re invited to The Issaquah Press’ 13th annual Health & Safety Fair.

Find out your blood type, get a flu shot, watch CPR demonstrations, learn about crime prevention and more at the free Feb. 20 fair.

“The Health & Safety Fair provides an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about potential health hazards and opportunities in a friendly, safe environment,” said Cynthia Freese, Issaquah Press events manager.

About 40 vendors will fill Issaquah’s Pickering Barn offering families information, advice and services.

ON THE WEB View a full list of participating vendors at issaquahpress.com.

Photos by Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com

Raúl E. Peyret of Bellevue (left) and Issaquah’s Rich Payne take their places for a dress rehearsal of ‘K2’ on a ledge which makes up the entire set on the 10-foot wide stage at Theatre Black Dog in downtown Snoqualmie.

THEATER AT 27,000 FEET Issaquah women are director and assistant director of mountaineering drama ‘K2’

By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com Issaquah residents Patti Darchuk and Susan Bradford have been best friends going on 35 years.

Both were budding young actresses performing at the Village Theatre back in the early 1980s.

They needed side jobs.

“We were waitressing at Del Webber’s Feed Store. Within five minutes, we were best friends,” Bradford recalled.

Bradford would go on to direct more than act. But not before she and Darchuk starred in “Arsenic and Old Lace.”

“Here we were playing old ladies while in our 30s,” Bradford said.

“Now it’s time to really do it.”

Until they decide to return to starring roles on the stage together, the two are making due running the show for their latest production, “K2,” playing at The Black Dog Arts Café in Snoqualmie.

This time, Bradford, 66, is directing the two-man play and Darchuk is assistant director, right where she likes to be, away from the action on stage.

“I have a love of theater,” said

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Issaquah’s Susan Bradford stands outside the Black Dog Arts Café in downtown Snoqualmie where she directs the Theatre Black Dog production of the Patrick Meyers play ‘K2.’

Darchuk, who actually founded the Village Theatre with her exhusband, Carl. “I love to see things happen. I like being a part of it, but as a distant person, not the actual blood sweat and tears of it.”

Bradford founded The People’s Theatre in Snoqualmie in 1996,

which would later become Theatre Black Dog. She joked that now Darchuk, 65, is retired, her day job is costumes and props. Which proves to be an important role for a production about two climbers stuck on the side of K2, the secondhighest mountain in the world.

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Bradford said set designer Bob Hise had the toughest job on the whole production.

“The most challenging part is making it look 27,000 feet up within the 8-foot tall stage,” Hise said.

Set within a restaurant, the stage sometimes encompasses the entire facility for productions, Bradford said, allowing her to really go outside the box.

Several health providers will conduct health screenings, while Eastside Fire & Rescue will show attendees how to perform CPR. Smith Brothers Farms is offering healthy chocolate milk samples and the Washington Poison Center will demonstrate how to avoid exposure to poisonous, hazardous or toxic substances.

Lakeside Milam Recovery will talk about its addiction resources, O’Brien Law Firm will educate attendees about estate planning and Issaquah’s School of Rock will be onsite to share the love of music, Freese said. All are new Health & Safety Fair participants.

“Some might think this is an unusual choice,” Freese said of the law firm’s attendance, “but after personally witnessing a few friends lose their spouses, I’ve learned the importance of planning a will.”

Knowing your blood type is valuable information, especially in the event of a medical emergency. Overlake Medical Center can tell you which of the four major blood groups you belong to at the event.

The Health & Safety Fair goes from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah.

Overlake Medical Center is the gold sponsor. The event is presented by The Issaquah Press Group, which includes The Issaquah Press, Sammamish Review, SnoValley Star and Newcastle News newspapers.

“People of all ages are encouraged to stop in and meet our local healthcare providers in a welcoming environment, where they can ask questions and get answers without feeling judged,” Freese said.

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Angela DiMarco (Chick), left, and Rhonda J. Soikowski (Lenny) enact a scene from the Village Theatre production of ‘Crimes of the Heart.’

507-1107 Yoga Club, Hatha yoga for new and experienced yogis alike, 10:30 a.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive, 5071107 Meet the Habitats of Lewis Creek: Misty Meadows, ages 5 and older, 1-2 p.m., Lewis Creek Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., free, 452-4195 ‘Crimes of the Heart,’ 2 and 8 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $36 to $68, villagetheatre.org Acoustic Fantasy, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 The Davanos, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., $5 cover, 392-5550

SUNDAY, FEB. 21 Little Si and Boulder Garden Hike, moderate, 5.5 miles, up to 1,680-foot elevation gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org Lewis Creek Movie: Stranger in the Woods, ages 3 and older, 1 p.m., Lewis Creek Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., free, 452-4195 Chinese New Year Celebration with the Chinese Heritage Club, 2-5 p.m., Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive, $3/ adults, $1/children, ages 3 and younger free, 507-1107 ‘Crimes of the Heart,’ 2 and 7 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $36 to $68, villagetheatre.org Sammamish Symphony presents ‘Energy Life, Affirmation’ Nielsen’s

MONDAY, FEB. 22 All government buildings and libraries closed in observance of Presidents’ Day. Figure Drawing Open Studio, short pose 9:30-11:30 a.m. and long pose noon to 2 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $20 or $30 for both sessions, arteast.org Community Meeting: Talus Update, concerning vehicle break-ins and parcel theft plus land movement at parcel 9, 6-8 p.m., City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way, 837-3000 Issaquah Library Book Club, ‘Quiet’

by Susan Cain, 6:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Wine and Watercolors with Wendra, create your own watercolor to take home, no experience necessary, includes your first glass of wine, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., $37, 3911424 Park Board meeting, 7 p.m., Trails House, 110 Bush St., 837-3000

TUESDAY, FEB. 23 Grand Ridge Watertower Loop Trail Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,

details and registration at wta.org/ volunteer/trail-work-parties Toddler and Preschool Story Times, ages 2 to 3 at 10:30 a.m. and ages 3 to 5 at 11:30 a.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Teen Open House, 2 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Zentangle Beyond Basics, noon to 2 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $43/members, $48/nonmembers, arteast.org Library Board meeting, 5:30 p.m., King County Library Service Center, 960 Newport Way N.W., 369-3200 Traffic Task Force meeting, 6-8:30 p.m., City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset Way, 837-3000 Human Services Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way, 837-3000 Evening Figure Drawing Open Studios, 7-9:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $20-25, arteast.org Opera Preview: ‘Maria Stuarda’ by Gaetano Donizetti, 7 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 The Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., Issaquah Highlands Fire Station, 1280 N.E. Park Drive, rovinfiddlers.com

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24 Grand Ridge Trail Watertower Loop work party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., details and registration at wta.org/

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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Erin Ball

Alex Chapman

Josh Brainard Liberty High School

Tiger Mountain High School

Liberty High School

Clara Bardot

Jacqueline Rayfield

October, both Math and Science departments.

Senior Class President.

AP Scholar with Honor Award, National Honor Society. AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, Mathematics, Chemistry, peer tutor in Geometry, Chemistry club president.

October, Science department. Robotics Club, ECO Squad, AP Scholar with honors, tied for highest SAT score in Liberty history. Three years of advanced science courses and leadership skills in robotics and the submersible research project.

October, Math department.

National Merit Scholar commendation, perfect ACT composite score, six perfect scores on Advance Placement tests. Plans to study engineering and specialize in biomedical or electrical engineering and a dual major in business.

October and November, Math and History departments. A model math student, practices key components of problem solving, reasons abstractly, constructs viable dialogues. Goals include Northwest Youth Corps and Forestry.

November and December, English and Foreign Language departments.

National Honor Society for three years, 4.0 gpa, AP Scholar with honors.

Writes with insight and fluency, bringing a global perspective from her experience in other cultures.

November, Social Studies department. National Merit Scholar commendation, 3.8 gpa, AP Scholar with distinction, Patriot Press Editor-in-Chief. She is curious and willing to examine opposing viewpoints and expand her perspectives.

Lauren Longo

Pranita Mantravadi Issaquah High School

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Issaquah High School

Ethan Chau

Rene Guggenheimer

Maddy O’Connor

November, Language Arts department. AP Scholar Award, National Honor Society. Relay for Life Top Youth Fundraising Team.

4.0 in every Advanced Language Arts class she has taken, a talented writer who actively seeks feedback to improve.

November, Social Studies department. Yearbook Editor-In-Chief, PTSA Work Ethic Award. Dance teacher, Voice mentor, Kinspire Outreach officer.

A model student who pursues challenges, currently taking four Advanced Placement classes.

November and January, English and Citizenship departments. Engaging in her discussions regarding assigned literature, an exemplary citizen whose authentic kindness on campus helps create a positive school culture.

Plans for Bellevue College.

December, Foreign Language department.

National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society, AP Computer Science Student of the Year.

Has achieved a high level of fluency over four years of AP Spanish study.

December, Art department. Visual Arts I, Visual Arts II, Graphic Design, currently helping others as a Visual Arts TA. Next semester, she is enrolled in Visual Arts 3 and Advanced Art. Rene plans to pursue graphic design in college.

December, Art department. 3.4 gpa. An excellent art student whose strength is in her diversity of interests. Issaquah School District purchased a painting for the Kateri Brow Art collection. Plans to continue in Graphic Design or Fine Arts.

Jack Sexton

Madeline Park

Gabriella Oliver

Issaquah High School

Issaquah High School

Delaney Huesgen Issaquah High School

January, Leadership and Citizenship department. Pride and Tradition Award, College Merit Scholarships, 4.0 GPA. A second-year ASB officer, she has had a large impact because she has helped create more leaders at IHS.

Liberty High School

Gillian Brandt

Issaquah High School

January, Career and Technical Education department. National Merit commended, All-American Sports Medicine student, First in state sports medicine competition and third in nationals. Goals include medical school and being a doctor.

Whitney Elekes

Tiger Mountain High School

January, Career and Technical Education department. Loves to learn facts and more facts, he is becoming a great critical thinker. Graduating early to work full time before attending Bellevue College in the fall to study Computer Science.

Halstead earns Eagle Scout rank Boy Scout Troop 636 honored Austin Halstead, 17, at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Feb. 6 at the First United Methodist Church.

Halstead is a full time Running Start student at Bellevue College as a Skyline High School senior. He has been an active Scout since joining Cub Scouts as a Tiger in first grade and went on to earn the Arrow of Light. After bridging to Boy Scout Troop 636, Halstead earned 32 merit badges while enjoying backpacking, sailing and igloobuilding. He was inducted to the Order of the Arrow on his path to being awarded the rank of Eagle Scout.

Halstead’s Eagle project was the removal of approximately 30 cubic yards of invasive plant species on Issaquah Creek at the fish hatchery to help restore the creek salmon habitat.

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Liberty High School

January, Career and Technical Education department. National Honor Society for three years, 3.75 GPA, 9 AP classes, National Academy of Future Scientists and Technical Award of Excellence winner, U.S. National Science Merit Award winner.

School board approves gift to district The Issaquah School Board approved at its Feb. 10 meeting, as required by district policy of gifts over $5,000, a donation from the Benevity Community Impact Fund (a Microsoft Matching Program) of $12,235.

Of the amount, $11,975 is a matching gift for hours Brian Deagle contributed while serving on the Issaquah School Board and will go toward early learning efforts.

The remaining $260 is matching funds for Pine Lake Middle School and Skyline High School.

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Liberty High School

HOW THEY’RE SELECTED

January, ROTC department.

Cadet Lt. Cmdr., Military Order of the World Wars Junior Award of Merit for Leadership and Academic Merit, National Sojourner’s Award for Americanism, Varsity softball, AP student, St. Joseph’s Catholic church lector.

The Rotary Club of Issaquah names local students of the month. Students are nominated for the honor by department heads at their respective schools. In the future, honorees will be published monthly in The Issaquah Press.

District to change the way it honors high school graduates The Issaquah School District is taking a page out of the collegiate ranks to change the way it honors graduates.

Beginning with the class of 2017, all high schools will honor graduates of distinction in three categories: cum laude (with honors, 3.5-3.74 GPA), magna cum laude (with great honors, 3.75-3.89) and summa cum laude (the highest honor, 3.9-4.0).

This is a departure from the district’s current practice of class rank and selection of class valedictorian and salutatorian.

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A student academic speaker will still be selected from each school, but this selection will not be attached to rank, the principals said.

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Eagles send five to Mat Classic

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com The Issaquah High School wrestling team will have five representatives when the Mat Classic XXVIII state championship take place Feb. 19-20 at the Tacoma Dome.

The Eagles competed for state berths during the Class 4A Region II championships at Bellarmine Prep High School in Tacoma, where the top-four placers in each division moved on.

Fifth-place regional finishers are alternates for the state tournament.

Issaquah’s Stevie Solusod (126 pounds) and Gunner Starren (138) will return to the boys’ state meet, while Addie Mejia (115) and Kacie Moorehouse (170) are returning to the girls’ meet.

Stevie Solusod was a regional runner-up and opens Mat Classic against Nathan Bengen of Chiawana. He lost the regional title match to Yelm’s Thomas Munoz, but got there courtesy of wins over Stadium’s Tre Caldwell and Olympia’s Trevor Shaw.

Starren took fourth at regionals thanks to wins over Olympia’s Jonah Argeris and Mount Si’s Henry Foster. He’ll face Moses Lake’s Hunter Cruz in a first-round match at state.

Mejia, who made two previous state appearances at Skyline High School, will wrestle R.A. Long’s Olivia Lindsey in her first match at state. Moorehouse, a senior, is a favorite for the girls’ 170-pound title and opens her quest against Shelton freshman Quinn Lacy.

Issaquah sophomore Kaleb Solusod will be a firsttime participant at Mat Classic after placing fourth at regionals at 145 pounds. He opens state against Battle Ground’s James Rogers.

The Eagles also have three state alternates – Terry Zaragoza (220), Chance Gunter (182) and Kai Hapke (160) – who could compete if spots become available.

4Skyline will be sending only one wrestler to Mat Classic in first-time qualifier Scott Huff. The sophomore finished third at regionals in the 132-pound bracket, finishing his run there with a 5-4 decision over Eastlake’s William Galarpe.

Huff opens state against Union freshman Danny Snediker.

The Spartans have three state alternates in Matt Oss (195), Jacob Gehrett (1380 and Kenta Despe (113).

By Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com

Issaquah sophomore Brandon Leu swims the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1 minute, 47.32 seconds to finish second in the preliminary round of the SeaKing District 2 championships. View more photos from the meet online at issaquahpress.com.

Issaquah, Skyline send talented groups to state swim meet defending state champion Dave Makhervaks of Newport in the backstroke with DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS a winning time of 52.41 seconds.

Klein is gunning for the

By Neil Pierson state title in the backstroke npierson@isspress.com and knows he’ll have to contend with Makhervaks The Issaquah and Skyline again Feb. 19-20 at the King boys swimming and diving County Aquatic Center in teams are heading to the Federal Way. The two have Class 4A state championdeveloped a friendly rivalry. ships this week, and both “We had a little bit of a appear poised to finish the chuckle going into it about season on a high note. what we’re going to do,” Issaquah finished in Klein said, “because it’s second place with 229 kind of understanding that points and Skyline was third me and Dave are going to with 200 during the eightbe going at it for first and team SeaKing District 2 second. championships, Feb. 12-13 “It’s just this mutual at Juanita High School in understanding and respect Kirkland. Defending state we have for each other that champion Newport won the I really enjoy.” district title with 296 points.

At the district meet, Klein Issaquah senior Jason anchored Issaquah’s 200 Klein was a highlight of the and 400 freestyle relay meet for the Eagles, winning squads. In the 200 free the 200 individual medley relay, the Eagles got second and 100 backstroke. He place in 1:28.82 as Kyle took the 200 IM in 1 minute, Millis, Brandon Leu, Will 56.36 seconds and edged Crewe and Klein all swam

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sub 23-second legs. The same foursome captured the district crown in the 400 free relay (3:15.55).

The Eagles have been recording some of the state’s fastest relay times all season and look ready to grab some hardware in Federal Way. “I think we can go faster than how we did last year in the relays,” Klein said. “We have a lot of improving to do and a lot to look forward to.”

Other state qualifiers for Issaquah include Leu, the district champion in the 200 freestyle (1:45.90) and runner-up in the 100 freestyle (48.55); Crewe, who was third in the 200 IM (1:59.31); Millis, fourth in the 100 back (53.80); and diver Trey Gevers (third, 357.40).

Skyline got off to a fast start in the championship heats with a first-place and state-qualifying time in the 200-yard medley relay.

Juniors Jacob Leahy and Ryan Kinnear, senior Ian

Camal Sado and sophomore William O’Daffer won in 1:40.30.

The Spartans also had a strong finish in the finals, placing second in the 400 freestyle relay. Camal Sado, O’Daffer, Leahy and freshman Joseph Spaniac recorded a state-qualifying mark of 3:17.01.

Leahy didn’t mince words when asked about his team’s prospects in those events at the state meet.

“I definitely think we’ll get in the top eight in both the relays,” Leahy said.

Skyline previously qualified for state in the 200 free relay but ran up against a loaded field in the district finals, finishing sixth in 1:34.18.

Leahy had a good weekend in his individual events, taking third in the 100 butterfly (53.32) and third in the 100 backstroke (53.61).

The backstroke, in particular, featured a talented field as all six finalists recorded state-qualifying

times in their preliminary and championship races.

“I feel like I can still go faster,” Leahy added. “I still want to go under a 53 in my backstroke. It’s just continuous work and our coaches now are starting to taper us and rest us for next week because we’ve still been working on getting in shape.

“So hopefully when I’m rested I’ll be at 100 percent and I’ll be able to go my fastest.”

O’Daffer is headed to state in the 200 individual medley (fourth, 1:59.58) and 100 butterfly (fourth, 54.23).

Spaniac qualified in the 200 free (third, 1:49.49) and 500 free (third, 4:56.61). Camal Sado qualified in the 50 free (seventh, 22:51) and 100 free (seventh, 48.97).

Kinnear (50 free) and freshman Sam Shauf (100 backstroke) will also compete at state for Skyline.

State preliminary heats start at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and the finals begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 20.

Patriots make history, get berth to regionals Liberty Roundup

hard work has been validated.”

The Patriots played River Ridge, the state’s top-ranked Class 2A team, on Feb. 17. Results were not available at press time.

If the Patriots win, they’ll play in the district championship game at 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at Foss High School. If they lose, they will play the loser of the Steilacoom/ North Kitsap game for third place at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Curtis High School.

“Our team is playing our best at the right time,” Parker said.

“The Clover Park game was the best of the year.”

By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@isspress.com The Liberty boys basketball team is on a historic run.

A year after the Patriots won the first district playoff game in program history, Liberty continues to enter uncharted territory, clinching its very first berth into a state round of 16 regional game.

Liberty easily took care of Tyee 72-40 in the first round of the West Central/SeaKing District tournament Feb. 10.

It was the Patriots’ subsequent win, a 63-52 win over Clover Park, that earned them a spot in the district semifinals and a guaranteed regionals berth.

“History has happened but perhaps it has just begun,” said Liberty coach Omar Parker.

Liberty got off to a fast start in the Feb. 12 game against Clover Park, putting the Warriors in a 17-4 hole after the first quarter.

Clover Park would regroup in the second quarter, outscoring the Patriots 17-16.

The Warriors took that mo-

Girls clinch regional spot

By Matt and Kim George / Jet City Photos

Liberty’s Juan Flores wrestles Foster’s Mark Schenk at the Region 2 wrestling championship. Flores won this match and qualified for the Mat Classic as an alternate. mentum into the third quarter, making it a close game as the fourth quarter began with Liberty leading 42-38.

Liberty put the game out of reach after scoring 21 points in the fourth. The Patriots’ Noble

Cooper had a game-high 21 points, while Stephen Hei contributed 19, Mikey Walter had nine and Connor Chapman had eight.

“They were very excited,” Parker said. “The team was just short of out of their minds. Their

The Liberty girls basketball team clinched a berth to the Class 2A state regional round for the second straight year.

After an opening-round 7545 win over Tyee, the Patriots squeaked by Olympic 34-31, advancing to the district semifinals.

Liberty plays fifth-ranked White River at 7:45 p.m. Feb. 18 at Foss High School. If they win, they will play in the district title game at 6 p.m. Feb. 20 at Foss High School. If they lose, they

will play the loser of Franklin Pierce/Port Angeles for the third seed into regionals at 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 20 at Curtis High School.

Armstrong going to Mat Classic Liberty freshman Carson Armstrong is going to his first Mat Classic.

Armstrong beat long odds to qualify for the state tournament Feb. 19-20 at the Tacoma Dome, according to Liberty assistant coach Darren Tremblay.

“He qualified for state as a freshman and is wrestling up two weight classes from where he should be wrestling,” Tremblay wrote in an email.

Armstrong is a 145-pound junior varsity wrestler who the team bumped up to the 160-pound varsity class this postseason, Tremblay said.

He ended up taking second at the team’s sub-regional tournament, defeating kids that had 15 pounds on him.

He opens the first round in the 160-pound weight class against Selah junior Aaron Pimentel.

Sean Surowiec (132), Cooper Murch (138) and Juan Flores (145) qualified as state alternates.

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Interested persons may review the project application pending with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at www.fcc.‑ gov/asr/applications by entering Form 854 File No. A0982042.

Interested persons may comment or raise environmental impact concerns about the proposed action by filing a Request for Environmental Review with the FCC. The FCC strongly encourages all interested parties to make such filings online, following the instructions found at www.fcc.‑ gov/asr/environmentalrequest Paper filings can be sent to: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.

The Request must also be sent to American Towers LLC, by e‑mailing a c o p y t o enviroservices@americantower.com or mailing a copy to: American Tower, 10 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801 ATTN: Environmental Compliance.

Requests or comments should be limited to environmental and historic/cultural resource impact concerns, and must be received on or before 3/18/2016. This invitation to comment is separate from any local planning/zoning process that may apply to this project.

PUBLIC NOTICE 16‑4031 SURPLUS SALE !!!

On Tuesday, March 22, 2016 from 3:00‑5:00, the Issaquah School District will hold a sale of surplus computer systems, furniture and equipment. The sale will be held at the May Valley Service Center, 16430 SE May Valley Road, Renton, WA 98059. Questions can be referred to the Purchasing Office at 425‑837‑7071.

Published in the ISSAQUAH PRESS on February 18 and March 17. 2016 PUBLIC NOTICE 16‑4032 CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PHASE 1 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DEIS) Available January 28, 2016 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS/OPEN HOUSES Project Name: Energize Eastside Project Proponent: Puget Sound Energy City of Bellevue EIS File Number: 14‑139122‑LE Lead Agency Contact Email City Contact Email contained an error.

Correct Email address is: HBedwell@bellevuewa.gov Published in the ISSAQUAH PRESS on February 18, 2016

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PUBLIC NOTICE 16-4027 Superior Court of Washington County of

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Tony Manzanares Respondent(s).

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Must be 18 years old or older to apply. Interested candidates reply to this posting or visit our website, www.tlcmontessori.net. Phone: (425)868‑1943 Address: 21512 NE 16th Street, Sammamish, WA 98074

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To: Tony Manzanares 1. An action has been started against you in the above court requesting that the petitioner be granted custody of the following children: Isabella Sparks Additional requests, if any, are stated in the petition, a copy of which is served upon you with this summons.

2. You must respond to this summons and petition by filing a written response with the clerk of the court and by serving a copy of your response on the person signing this summons.

3. Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form WPF CU 01.0300, Response to Nonparental Custody Petition. Information about how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the court, by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (360) 705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms 4. If you do not file and serve your written response within 20 days (60 days if you are served outside of the state of Washington) after the date this summons was served on you, exclusive of the date of service, the court may, without further notice to you, enter a default judgment against you ordering the relief requested in the petition. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default may be entered.

5. You may demand that the other party file this action with the court. If you do so, the demand must be in writing and must be served upon the person signing this summons. Within 14 days after you serve the demand, the other party must file this action with the court, or the service of this summons and petition will be void.

6. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. Copies of these papers have not been served upon your attorney.

7. One method of serving your written response and completed worksheets is to send them by certified mail with return receipt requested.

This summons is issued pursuant to Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the state of Washington.

Dated: 12-30-15 File original of your response with the clerk of the court at: REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER 401 4th Ave. North, Room 2C Kent, WA 98032

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Serve a copy of your response on: [X] Petitioner [You may list an address that is not your residential address where you agree to accept legal documents.

Any time this address changes while this action is pending, you must notify the opposing parties in writing and file an updated Confidential Information Form (WPF DRPSCU 09.0200) with the court clerk.] [ ] Petitioner’s Lawyer [Name] Marcia C Sparks [Address] 34234 18th Pl S. Federal Way, WA 98003

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Abandoned boy or fluffy blanket?

An officer responded to the 1600 block of 24th Place Northeast at 10:17 a.m. Feb. 6 to check on a report of a 5-year-old boy left home alone and sleeping on the couch. Upon arrival, the officer looked in the window and saw a couch with a bunchedup blanket and pillows on it. The officer determined it was apparent there was no child sleeping on the couch.

He later learned the child was with his grandfather at Costco.

Trouble with a 10-year-old at Target An officer responded at 8:36 p.m. Feb. 8 to Target in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard to assist a parent who was having trouble getting her child to obey. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with the parent, who said her 10-year-old daughter was in the store and refused to leave without a toy. After several minutes, she agreed to leave with her mom.

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Someone caused $200 in damage to a door in the 100 block of Newport Way Northwest sometime before 9:30 a.m. Feb. 8.

Shoplifting At 10:13 p.m. Feb. 9, someone stole $33.99 in alcohol from the 6300 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.

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4A light bar, valued at $530, was reported stolen at 2:51 p.m. Feb. 8 from the 2400 block of Northeast Larchmount Street.

4At 3:39 p.m. Feb. 8, $69 in alcohol and a pair of headphones were reported stolen from the 5700 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.

4A $600 bicycle was reported stolen at 11:56 a.m.

Feb. 9 from the 400 block of East Sunset Way. 4At 1:22 p.m. Feb. 9, $100 in food was reported stolen from the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard.

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A resident in the 23800 block of Southeast 59th Street reported at 4:21 p.m. Feb. 7 that their mail had been stolen.

4A $700 Apple Mac Book Pro was stolen sometime before 2:11 p.m. Feb. 10 from a home in the 5200 block of Village Park Drive. Officers determined the burglary was by forced entry through a downstairs window.

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4A 54-year-old Issaquah man was arrested at 5:44 p.m. Feb. 9 at Mine Hill and Wildwood for driving without at license.

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