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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

City may finally consider dog park

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com “I think there is general feeling a dog park would be beneficial to Issaquah,” Danielle Githens, chairwoman of the Issaquah Park Board said.

However, don’t grab Fido and get him ready for a nice run just yet. Githens said the board is at the very beginning of discussions over a city-owned off-leash dog park and nothing has been settled or planned.

At a meeting near the end of January, the park board heard a presentation from City Parks Planner Jennifer Fink on area off-leash parks, where they are located and how they are run.

The presentation was done at the board’s request.

“There was an informal discussion about the future needs of off-leash dog parks as Issaquah’s population grows in the next 20 years,” Fink wrote in an e-mail.

“The park board made no recommendation at this time.”

The board is an advisory group and would make any recommendation to the administration, including the mayor’s office.

In her presentation, Fink looked at existing dog parks in Bellevue, Mercer Island, Redmond and other Eastside locations. She also included Bark

Park in the Issaquah Highlands.

The latter is privately owned and operated by the Issaquah Highlands Community Association.

Finding the right location for an off-leash park will be key if the idea moves forward, Githens said. She would like the park separated from other recreational areas, such as sports facilities or areas used by children.

Githens said many existing parks have volunteer groups that help run and maintain those parks.

She would like to see the same thing happen here.

Fink’s presentation listed numerous characteristics of a successful dog park. Those include adequate parking; ample space for dogs to play and roam free; an option to separate large dogs from smaller dogs; and pet waste bags and trash cans.

Like Githens, Fink mentioned a need for a clear delineation from sports complexes and playgrounds or tot lots. She also recommended staying away from fish spawning bodies of water.

Neither Githens nor Fink mentioned any specific plans for moving forward.

“You can probably expect to see the topic of off-leash dog parks on future park board agendas,” Anne McGill, Issaquah’s director of parks and recreation, wrote in an email.

Supporters still pushing for larger skate park

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com Supporters of a bigger footprint for the proposed new Issaquah skate park have taken their case to the Internet and hope to take it directly to Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler.

As of Feb. 23, backers had 1,272 names on an electronic petition supporting the larger skate park, resident and park enthusiast Theresa Stoppard said.

Stoppard said she and others planned to visit Butler on Feb. 13 to present him with a printed copy of the petition. Butler was not readily available, Stoppard added, but said her group now has a sit-down meeting with Butler slated for Feb. 27.

“We are just trying to raise awareness,” Stoppard said, add-

ing her contention that a smaller park just is not going to work.

During discussions for the city’s 2015 budget, the Issaquah City Council stuck with an earlier discussed figure of $350,000 to fund construction of a new skate park in Tibbetts Valley Park. Construction is slated to begin sometime this spring. Park enthusiasts say the design is too small and won’t make for a usable park.

“It’s not going to work for the flow of the skate park,” Stoppard said.

Rogue Stoppard, 16, and an avid skateboarder, said he doesn’t believe the City Council necessarily knows the ins and outs of how skate parks work.

Rogue was part of the citizen’s advisory committee that helped See SKATERS, Page 2

WELCOME TO THE VILLLAGE A young Kirkland-area boy rides on the side of his mom’s shopping cart as she picks out children’s clothing during the first morning of business for the new Value Village Thrift Superstore on Feb. 19 on East Lake Sammamish Parkway in Issaquah. She asked their names not be used. Hundreds of shoppers descended on the gala grand opening for bargains in used clothing, furniture, housewares, electronics, books, audio and video media, sporting goods and jewelry.

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Vets advocate Dave Waggoner is honored as Hometown Hero

By Christina Corrales-Toy newcastle@isspress.com Issaquah doesn’t forget.

Not a Veterans Day or a Memorial Day goes by without a city celebration honoring the men and women who fought, or continue to fight, for this country’s freedom.

Issaquah and its residents won’t forget those sacrifices anytime soon, because Dave Waggoner won’t let them.

Waggoner, Issaquah Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3436 quartermaster, is single-handedly responsible for organizing those annual ceremonies and making sure veterans, locally and regionally, get their due respect.

“The VFW is not only about supporting the community, but letting people know what vets stand for and what we did for this country,” said Dick Whipple, the adjutant and quartermaster of the state VFW. “Dave is doing a fantastic job of that for the Issaquah community.”

Waggoner’s unceasing fervor to ensure Issaquah never forgets makes him The Issaquah Press’

HOMETOWN HERO

By Greg Farrar

Dave Waggoner speaks to the crowd during a Veterans Day memorial ceremony in his role as a representative of the Issaquah branch of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3436.

second Hometown Hero.

The born-and-raised Issaquah resident, a Vietnam veteran himself, is known for his giving nature. In addition to his work with the local VFW, he also vol-

Atlas project won’t add traffic, city says

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com With one exception, the new Atlas project at Seventh Avenue Northwest and Northwest Gilman Boulevard will add essentially no traffic volume to neighboring intersections, according to citymandated traffic studies.

To be developed by Lennar Multifamily Communities, the Atlas project, already under construction, will consist of three five-story buildings with 344 dwelling units. Residents and visitors will have use of 310 below-building parking spaces and approximately 100 surface parking spots.

After traffic studies were done last winter, the city granted the

Atlas project what is known as a mitigated determination of nonsignificance last year, according to Christopher Wright, city project oversight manager.

The key word in the name of that document is probably “nonsignificance.”

For four out of five intersections looked at, traffic studies concluded cars coming and going from Atlas would add less than one second of delay, well below the legal threshold at which traffic mitigation can be required.

Cities can mandate mitigation by developers when the added traffic would create delays of more than five seconds.

An occasional look at regular citizens who inspire us unteers at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, the Issaquah History Museums and works part-time as a Metro Transit operator.

He also drives seniors on trips throughout the area for the Issaquah Valley Senior Center.

One of Waggoner’s most noteworthy endeavors is the work he does with Honor Flight, See HERO, Page 2

Construction has started on Atlas project Lennar Multifamily Communities announced in a press release that it began excavation last week on its Atlas multifamily community.

Located west of downtown Issaquah at Northwest Gilman Boulevard and Seventh Avenue Northwest, Atlas will include three five-story buildings containing 344 apartments, approximately 450 parking stalls (including 310 secure underground stalls), a variety of indoor and outdoor amenities, and a large

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An artist’s drawing shows how the completed Atlas project, at the corner of Page 3 Seventh Avenue Northwest and Northwest Gilman Boulevard, will appear.

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a group that send veterans to Washington, D.C., so they can visit memorials built in honor of their service to the nation.

“They served our country and it’s a way for us to say thanks and that we didn’t forget,” Waggoner told The Press in 2009.

The 2010 Issaquah Valley Grange’s Man of the Year’s exploits earned praise from U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, who on May 5, 2010, honored Waggoner in a speech to the House of Representatives.

“The amount of respect and reverence Dave has for the veterans who served before him is truly awesome,” Reichert said.

“Men like Dave help make our local communities special and welcoming,” he continued. “Men like Dave deserve our heartfelt thanks.”

Waggoner also serves on the Issaquah Cemetery Board and takes great pride in the care and upkeep of the Issaquah Hillside Cemetery.

In 2013, he enlisted the help of the Issaquah History Museums to verify what he believed was the cemetery’s

15th American Civil War veteran.

He called it an obsession, wanting to know about the veterans in the cemetery and working with Museums Director Erica Maniez to flesh out their stories.

“It’s been really fun to swap notes with him,” she said of Waggoner’s quest to unravel certain aspects of the city’s history. “It’s great to be working with him on his effort. It’s also nice to have someone want to know the answers to some of these questions that are floating around.”

Most of all, Waggoner is known for his loyalty.

When a friend, muralist Larry Kangas, passed away, Waggoner made it his mission to honor the work Kangas did across the city.

The result was “Larry Kangas Day” in Issaquah July 19, 2014. Kangas is the artist behind the city’s murals, most notably the one that adorns the Darigold plant.

“He left that historical stamp on Issaquah and I think people who see the murals, including myself, are just touched by them,” Waggoner told The Press last year.

For all the work that he does for others, it’s hard to remember that Waggoner himself is a Vietnam veteran and deserves just as much praise as the people he works everyday to honor.

“I’ve known Dave for a long time,” Whipple said.

“He’s single-handedly educating the community about its veterans. He’s holding that Issaquah post together and doing a really good job.”

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Send us information about your hero, and give us contact information for that person. Each month, we’ll decide on a Hometown Hero and feature him or her in the paper.

There is no age limit for a Hometown Hero. We’re looking for young and old. There is also no limit on what makes a hero.

We’re looking for people who do things big and small. People can also be nominated posthumously.

At the end of the year, we’ll name a Hometown Hero of the year from our 12 Hometown Heroes of the month, and honor all of our heroes with a celebration.

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Seattle International Film Festival comes to Issaquah this weekend Billed as the largest film festival in the United States, the Seattle International Film Festival is joining forces with the Issaquah Arts Commission to present

Skaters from page 1

put together a recommendation for a new skate park.

Working with designers Gridline Skateparks Inc., the committee came up with a $500,000 plan for a new park.

According to Rogue and others, council members talked about “shrinking” the committee’s vision for the park to fit the lower $350,000 price tag. Rogue insists you can’t just “shrink” skate park designs. For example, Rogue said banks in the new park would be steeper, possibly to the point of being unusable.

The larger skate park also has earned the endorsement of Issaquah’s Drug Free Community Coalition, partly because of alleged safety

the second Issaquah International Film Festival.

The festival returns Feb. 28 and March 1 at Cinebarre Issaquah 8, 1490 11th Ave., NW. Admission is free. Seats are available at the venue.

The festival features six international movies: On Feb. 28 are “Belle

et Sebastien” at 1 p.m.; “Queen” at 4 p.m.; and “Human Capital” at 7 p.m.

On March 1 are “The Breach” at 1 p.m.; “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter” at 4 p.m.; and “Still Life” at 7 p.m.

Learn more and get a synopsis of each movie at SIFF.net/issaquah2015.

problems with the current location. Two members of the group, including Jerry Blackburn of the coalition’s executive board, took that group’s case directly to the City Council late last month.

Blackburn said the coalition wants to give Issaquah youths as many healthy, safe activity choices as possible.

In an email sent to supporters, the coalition outlined what it sees as several problems with the smaller park design, including no viewing area for parents and others, and no flat space for beginning skateboarders.

The larger park design also has the backing of Issaquah native David Gravette, now well known as a professional skateboarder. Currently living in Portland, Oregon, Gravette took home a silver medal in the 2013 X Games.

“Issaquah Skate Park has always been the park

I called ‘home,’” Gravette wrote on a webpage set up to back a bigger Issaquah park. “It’s safe to say that I wouldn’t have been able to live my dream and become a professional skater without the experiences and time I’ve spent at the skate park… I would love to see Issaquah become a town where people went out of their way to come skate the park, the way it was when I was a kid.”

Stoppard said supporters are still accepting names on the park petition. The supporter webpage and the electronic version of the petition can be found on www.change.org. Search for “Issaquah skate park.”

Issaquah’s current skate park near the community center has been criticized as no longer up to standards. Some further say its isolated location has made it a magnet for underage smoking and drug use.

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Traffic

tion simultaneously.

“There are a lot of variables,” he said.

Those include the average speed of vehicles, the number of lanes and the length of traffic signals.

Engineers looked at the probable distribution of traffic to each intersection and took into account the likely time of day for those trips. Afternoons are considered peak times.

The city also ran the potential traffic from Atlas through a traffic operations model, comparing the before and after traffic models, said Fay Schafi, Issaquah’s senior signal operations engineer.

According to information provided by the city, the efficiency of intersections

are rated on a scale of “A” through “F,” with an “A” predictably indicating a well-functioning intersection, an “F” indicating poor traffic operations causing long delays.

Excluding Seventh and Gilman, of the four remaining intersections looked at for the Atlas study, the city determined three of those intersections would earn a “D” with or without any added traffic.

The fourth intersection was graded “C,” again with or without added traffic.

While traffic added by Atlas was determined not to be a problem at four intersections, the impact was considered far differently at Seventh and Gilman.

A traffic signal warrant

area of landscaped open space.

Atlas will be the first major apartment community to be developed in the city’s urban core under the new Central Issaquah Plan.

“With this project, Issaquah is sending a message to the region that we are open for investment.

Atlas is one of the first significant redevelopment projects in our commercial core, where we’re adding homes, jobs, and amenities to create a walkable, urban neighborhood with an outstanding quality of life,” Keith Niven, the city’s

economic development director, said in a press release. “Not only will this project add needed housing options, it will also expand our ‘green necklace’ of public open space throughout Issaquah.”

“We are excited to be a part of the Issaquah community,” Brad Reisinger, division president of Lennar Multifamily Communities for the Pacific Northwest, said in the release.

“Atlas will be a life-style community for residents who seek urban walkability in a suburban market with great schools and a very quaint downtown.

“You can bike from your front door to world class mountain biking terrain or be on the ski slopes in under 30 minutes.”

One of the project’s features is that the 6.3acre site borders Issaquah Creek, which supports a thriving salmon run — Chinook, coho and sockeye salmon as well as coastal cutthroat trout and steelhead. A 1.5-acre portion of the property will be dedicated to the city as a park.

As part of that, Lennar is reconstructing the shoreline area and restoring native plantings to improve habitat for salmon, while also incorporating a trail system for residents and the public to access and enjoy the stream environment.

Atlas was designed by the Seattle architecture and landscape architecture firm GGLO and is being constructed by Andersen Construction.

Residents are invited to a public hearing about potential zoning changes in several areas, including Croston Lane and what is known as the Emrick Property off Renton-Issaquah Road Southeast.

The hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. March 5, in the City Council chambers, 135 E. Sunset Way.

The rezoning proposal, part of updating the comprehensive plan, includes 31 city-owned properties. Zoning under consideration for those properties include: open space, intended for low impact, passive uses such as hiking; recreation, intended for outdoor recreation such as parks or ball fields; and facilities, which can encompass recreation, utilities,

libraries and similar developments.

For Croston Lane, the city is considering low-density residential zoning. For the Emrick Property, the zoning proposed is urban village zoning.

If you cannot attend the public hearing, written comments can be sent to the Development Services Department, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, WA 98027.

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How can what will be presumably hundreds of cars coming and going from Atlas add only one second of delay to nearby intersections?

Consultants hired by the developer completed the traffic studies, according to Sheldon Lynne, public works engineering director for Issaquah. But he said those studies were completed following generally accepted guidelines.

Lynne added that, obviously, not every car from the Atlas complex would arrive at any one intersec-

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analysis found the Atlas development will “generate a substantial increase” in left turns from Seventh onto Gilman.

As a result, Atlas developers are required to complete major renovations at Seventh and Gilman, most notably installation of a new traffic signal.

The signal will be a fully

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 • operational signal, not a four-way red light or some other variation of a signal, Schafi said. Further, the intersection will feature left turn lanes, including for left turns onto Gilman.

City officials also are requiring the relocation of a bus stop near the nearby Safeway store to a new spot on Gilman.

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The improvements must be completed prior to any occupancy of the new buildings.

Besides the work at Seventh and Gilman, developers will need to undertake several additional improvements. Those include curbs, gutters, planter strips, bike lanes and onstreet parking.

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Q uestion of the week Getting involved in your city is important.

What would make you attend more public hearings about various issues? Do you already attend them? If so, why? If not, why not?

Email your response to editor@isspress.com.

Responses will be printed in future issues.

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Get involved before decisions are made

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eople are upset about the elimination of City Arborist Alan Haywood’s position.

He has been taking care of Issaquah’s trees and plant life for nearly 30 years.

Who will speak for the trees now?

There is a gardener on the parks maintenance team, a certified arborist, who will now fill in when needed. Or the city will contract for the services. Either way, there won’t be a full-time arborist on the city staff, during a time of construction of many projects in the city, including the first one approved under the new Central Issaquah Plan.

So, with more projects, are we to assume there will be fewer trees that need looking after?

Here’s another important question: Where were city residents when this decision was being made?

This happened during the years of public hearings for the proposed Southeast Bypass. And during the public hearings for the Central Issaquah Plan. And for many more public hearings than we can count.

People don’t attend hearings and meetings, but then complain about the decisions being made.

We take our job as a government watchdog seriously, but we cannot be at every meeting the city has. No newspaper can.

We get to as many as possible. We’ve been at meetings where you could likely hear crickets chirp in between city officials discussing the newest change, proposal or plan.

Where are city residents then?

Your government leaders work for you. They live here, so they’re city residents, too. To make blanket statements such as “They don’t care about the city” forgets that fact.

Most people in elected positions all across the country do the job for all the right reasons. But there are numerous documents to read and many decisions to be made.

If you want to have a stake in this city, take a stand.

Attend a meeting to weigh in on a decision before it’s made.

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Welcome to a world with free speech, North Korea My arrival was massively late, but last week I finally got around to seeing “The Interview,” the highly controversial film that landed Sony Pictures Entertainment in hot water with the North Korean government.

In case you missed it — and chances are you have, since the movie was distributed to only a small handful of theaters nationwide — “The Interview” stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as farcical journalists who visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Their stated purpose is an exclusive, televised interview, but the CIA has sent them in for an assassination attempt.

I’m not going to delve into the plot. One, there’s no need to spoil the fun for people who haven’t seen it. Two, the dialogue and exploits aren’t appropriate for a family newspaper.

But I will say this: It’s easy to see why the North Koreans would be offended. If another nation made a film about killing President Obama, we as Americans would be justifiably livid. Or maybe not — there are plenty of red-state residents who would probably just shrug and chuckle.

This story illustrates the vast gulf of differences between a nation that (mostly) embraces free speech, and one that does everything in its power to restrict it.

North Korea blamed Obama for trying to distribute the film, as if arts and culture fell under the primary responsibilities of the leader of the free world.

“Obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical forest,” a CNN quote from the North Korean National Defense Commission states.

It’s an absolute waste of time when a U.S. president has to speak publicly about a film because of its political ramifications. But Obama’s response was exactly what it should

have been.

“We cannot have a society in which some dictators someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United Neil States, because if somebody is Pierson able to intimiPress reporter date us out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing once they see a documentary that they don’t like or news reports that they don’t like,” Obama said in the same CNN article.

Back to my point about the North Koreans being offended: While it’s easy to sympathize with their feelings, it’s hard to justify their response.

Life is filled with people and ideas we just don’t agree with.

Off the top of my head, I can think of a few things: white supremacists, Satanists, Scientologists, anti-gay marriage advocates, environmental-hating oil barons.

I don’t like what they have to say, but as a First Amendment lover, I will protect their right to say it. If the Aryan Nations want to march down the streets of an Idaho town, so be it. If Garth Brooks wants to make annoyingly twangy music for the masses, carry on.

What we don’t need is the threat of silencing voices, no matter how bigoted or idiotic they might be. Certain socialist nations — particularly those laughably described as a “people’s democratic republic” — would do well to remember that.

See “The Interview” at your own discretion. Laugh, cry, throw things, whatever. But don’t tell the entertainment industry to stop making movies like it.

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for multiple skill levels, thus creating an unsafe, unusable park.

Issaquah’s potential recreation project list totals $101.2 million.

The $500,000 needed amounts to only 0.49 percent of that total.

It is amazing — the Issaquah If the park is built as designed, City Council is concerned about Issaquah will be on the forefront the front street rush hour traffic! of providing recreation to skateIf it had not cancelled the boarders on the Eastside.

“Southeast Bypass” a few years Currently, residents must drive ago, the traffic on front street to Bellevue, Redmond or Mercer would not be a problem.

Island to enjoy the sport they are How about reinstating the passionate about. In a city combypass? mitted to providing recreation Dick L’Heureux to its residents, skateboarding Klahanie PAA resident deserves a safe environment for Ken Sessler Issaquah our youth. Less than half of a Skate park percent is all that is needed to Klahanie achieve this.

A petition is located at http:// chn.ge/1FPbPj8 to support providing the best skate park Recently, Citizens Advisory possible. In less than two weeks, Committee members for the it has garnered more than 1,250 Strawberry shortcake, banana new Issaquah Skate Park were signatures. With comments from cream pie or oatmeal gruel? saddened to learn City Council an Issaquah-born and raised Relate these dessert items to members are against finding the professional skateboarder, local annexation — annexation either additional $150,000 needed to skateboarders, business owners to Issaquah or Sammamish, or and parents alike, the petition remaining in unincorporated King construct the proposed design.

This design was a collaborative accurately reflects the needs and County. The first two may find effort between local skateboardwants of this sport’s participants themselves pretty much on equal and its supporters. footing; the third one not so much. ers, Grindline Skateparks and local officials. The public voted The city should not shortWell, the dinner (the vote on change this sport. Skateboarding Feb. 11) is over and we’re moving to approve $350,000 for the skate park. In order to provide deserves as much recognition and on to the next course — dessert. support from our local governBut hold on a minute! The waiter the safest, most usable park, an additional $150,000 is needed, ment as soccer, baseball, bastells us that one of the last two bringing the total to $500,000. ketball, lacrosse, hiking, biking, items has been “86’d” from the The City Council seems to favor walking, aquatics, football, track menu (is no longer available — in and fitness receives. restaurant parlance). The picture “shrinking” the design. Unfortunately, skate parks do not work has changed, considerably.

Theresa Stoppard like that. Scaling down the design Faced with a new situation, Issaquah will impede flow and lessen room I find it pretty easy to make a

How about reinstating the bypass?

Vote yes for proposed annexation to Sammamish

choice — and it isn’t for the oatmeal gruel! I was a big fan of the dessert item that was taken away, but, you know what? I’m also a very big fan of the one now on the menu as well. Making a choice wasn’t hard for me, and I hope it won’t be for other voters in the Klahanie potential annexation area.

A vote to become part of the city of Sammamish is right for the Klahanie PAA and for the city of Sammamish as well!

This sport and park deserves as much support as others

H ome C ountry A hoax can be good for beating the winter blues

Doc is looking all around and looks wilderness-type lost. “Cash I guess.”

“Only thing is, Doc. Need When Steve and Dud got up to be sure this to go get a paper, it left just Doc is your squirrel, Slim and Bert sitting at the philosophy right? So, can Randles counter of the Mule Barn truck you describe stop. him for me?”

Bert turned his head and “He’s … gray.” smirked a little, being careful not “All gray squirrels are gray, to let Doc see him. Doc also didn’t now, ain’t that right? How about see Dud outside, punching in a any distinguishing marks? Tatnumber on his cell phone while toos?”

Steve stood by as a cheerleader.

“No tattoos.”

“Doc,” said Loretta, filling the “So far so good. Now, you said coffee cups, “phone call for you, in the ad his name is Chipper. hon.”

Well, I called him Chipper and “Here? OK…” Doc walked over the son of a gun bit me.” to the cash register and picked “He did?” up the phone.

“What I mean to ask here, Doc, “This here Doc?” the caller is … did you and your squirrel asked. “The Doc that lost his get along? No squirrel problems? squirrel?”

He looks like he needs a square “Uh …” Doc looked around for meal to me. You feed him good?” help. There was none. “Yes. Yes “What?” it is.”

“You know … like Squirrel “Found your dang squirrel Chow Free Choice, or did you put here, Doc. That reward thing still him on a nut ration? I mean, he good?” ate like there was no tomorrow.

“Well … yes.”

Dang near ate up the whole five “Five dollars and a quarter, dollars and a quarter reward right? Now, is that cash or check? money in squirrel food.”

I don’t take no checks.”

Steve and Dud walked back

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into the café, then, with the cell phone still at Dud’s ear, and the laughing began.

“You were right all along, Doc,” Bert said. “In winter, everyone can use a good hoax.”

Doc bought the coffee.

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Registration is filling fast for the March 7 Lake Sammamish Half Marathon. The half marathon takes runners along the smooth trail that connects Marymoor Park in Redmond to Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah. About 30 percent of the course will be on smooth gravel surface and the remaining 70 percent on pavement. There is also a half-marathon walk category with a four-hour time limit. The race is chip-timed, and each racer will receive a custom bib, a finisher medal, a longsleeve microfiber Tech Shirt and sponsor products. The event benefits Cascade Challenge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing leadership and outdoor adventure opportunities to youths ages 14-20. Learn more at www.lakesammamishhalf.com.

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Learn to love your Brussels sprouts again

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Riverdog trainer Sarah Kech (left) guides Reggie, a diabetic alert dog, through a sniff test of Emilia Kettman, 7. Reggie has been trained to key off the scent of Kettman’s low blood sugar, which is on a swab, inside a canister in her sock.

A canine D.A.D. who’s just another member of the family

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HOW TO HELP

Emilia Kettman, 7, has a new tool to help her manage her diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes — Reggie.

Reggie, a 1 ½-year-old black Labrador, is a diabetic alert dog in training to scent when Emilia’s blood sugar levels are too far above or below the norm. Emilia’s parents Julie and John said it was important to acquaint her with a D.A.D. as soon as possible.

“She wasn’t sure having a dog around,” John said. “We needed a small dog so Reggie and Emilia could grow up together, get comfortable with each other, so when he was a full-size Lab, she was comfortable with him.”

While Reggie has been in training a little over a year, the two have been together only a couple of months, but he has already proven his value to Emilia.

“He’s already had a positive alert that something was not quite right,” Julie said. “It was a low check.

When a child, especially as young as Emilia, starts dropping, it happens extremely quickly. It can lead to a coma, seizure and require intramuscular glucose given.

“He checked and let us know. We did a finger poke, and he was correct.”

Emilia was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 2 ½. John said their initial research showed it was a very manageable disease, but it still requires a lot of checking.

“The precautions are the same, with or without the dog,” he explained. “We still do 12 to 15 checks a day, get up twice a night. What Reggie really does for us is he’s that extra layer of protection when you’re running around the park or sleep through the alarm at night.

“Hopefully, Reggie getting up to check her at night, or runs past at the park, gives her a quick sniff, so we don’t have to interrupt her play.”

Devastation over first dog The Kettmans first learned of diabetes alert dogs about three years ago.

“A family friend heard about D.A.D.s and offered to fundraise the cost to purchase one from an outof-state company,” Julie said. “After months of waiting, a trainer arrived with our D.A.D. and a 22-page contract to sign before she would do

Prune it right

Training a diabetic alert dog is expensive, reaching as much as $30,000.

Julie and John Kettman have started a fundraising website, www.crowdrise.com/adadforemilia, to help pay for those costs for their dog Reggie and any other families who may need such a dog of their own.

any training. We were shocked at the contract presentation and concerned about its terms, which were intrusive and unreasonable.”

Julie said the contract gave the company the right to take the dog away without warning if the family failed to meet certain requirements, including sending in the dog’s food and supplement labels on a quarterly basis.

The Kettmans consulted with two attorneys and tried negotiating with the company before finally determining they had no choice but to walk away from that dog, his trainer and the thousands of dollars that had been already raised on their behalf.

“Emilia was devastated,” Julie said. “We all were.”

‘Truly a love story’ Still hurting from the experience, the Kettmans turned to longtime family friend Denise Stringfellow, a dog trainer who had years before helped them reign in their “cray cray” springer spaniel puppy from hellion to ring bearer in the Kettmans’ wedding.

Once Stringfellow, who now owns the dog-training and housing business Riverdog, heard their plea for help, she knew what she had on her hands.

“What’s fascinating is this is truly a love story,” Stringfellow said. “The Kettmans have been clients and friends of ours for a very long time.

When the first diabetic opportunity didn’t work out, we didn’t have a diabetic program. Our hearts broke for them.”

So, she sat down with her lead trainer, Sarah Kech, and asked, “We love them. How can we help them?”

Kech, who has been with Riverdog for seven years, had background already in detection training, just not diabetic detection. Kech had been

By Jane Garrison

Master gardener’s corner

It looks like we are having a very early spring this year. Many of us will not be gardening and pruning early enough to keep up with the “El Niño” conditions.

Usually, February is a good time to dig and move plants, prune fruit trees and roses, cut back ornamental grasses, and just get ready for the growing season. This year, most

plants are way ahead of schedule.

For me, there are two kinds of pruning: the kind you do for the plant and the pruning you do for your own artistic pleasure.

We have many examples of the latter in commercial landscapes, where we see many unrecognizable plants pruned into little balls or strange shapes.

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wanting (possibly secretly, according to Stringfellow) to do more with scent detection training. So, when the opportunity came up, Stringfellow told her, “Let’s do it. I’ll support you.”

“I did all the research and seminars and got up to speed,” Kech said. “Then, we told the Kettmans, ‘We don’t know if we can do this, but we’re willing to try.’ They said OK.” Any dog can be trained Stringfellow then reached out to another longtime friend, Shelah Frey, owner of Mainland Labradors in Bellevue, who donated Reggie to Riverdog.

“After the first experience, we thought the D.A.D. option was off the table, that trying for another wasn’t worth the risk,” John said. “It was definitely a big surprise when Denise said she could do it.”

Kech said scent dogs have been around a long time, but diabetic dogs only for the past 10 to 20 years. However, their training remains very similar.

“We’re still pairing up whatever the scent is with his reward,” Kech said. The big difference is Reggie has to be calm, because he’ll have to be in places he needs to be relaxed.”

She added that technically any dog breed could be trained to become a D.A.D. But with children, especially in schools and parks, Labradors and golden retrievers work better.

“They look friendly, and are polite and sweet,” Kech said. “That’s why we picked Reggie.”

This lovely recipe is the epitome of healthy and simple goodness.

Crunchy shaved Brussels sprouts, combined with salty and delicious, hard Pecorino and whole walnut halves are the basis for this easy-to-prepare salad that goes well as a starter, or on it’s own for a smaller meal.

Brussels sprouts have been enjoying a very long, resurgent time in the sun of late, and frankly, I don’t see that changing in the near future. They are simply just too good — too good for you and too good to ignore. Thank goodness the long days of boiled and slimy Brussels sprouts are over. Now, it’s ovenroasted with bacon and smatterings of cheese, or baked gratin-style in the oven with creamy sauces, or even sprinkled on pizza and flatbreads with other delicious vegetables.

Admittedly adding bacon and cheese and cream to any dish immediately ups the desirability factor, but if you’re looking for ways to enjoy them without adding the extra calories, look no further than a salad such as this. Shaved Brussels sprouts are in my opinion, the best way to eat raw Brussels sprouts.

They make lovely additions to the more standard lettuce salads, adding delicious crunch and loads of vitamins and fiber. This works especially well when trying to introduce children or other family members to the idea of eating Brussels sprouts this way.

I’m really not sure why we neglected to give vegetables their due in the kitchen. Given what we’ve known of their benefits, it seems remarkable really. I’m just as guilty of not paying attention to their merits, but I’ve recognized the error of

my ways and am trying to add vegetables in new and refreshing ways to my diet each day.

Since there aren’t a lot of ingredients to this salad, make sure that each element is fresh and tastes its best. I’d also recommend crumbling your own cheese. Just buy it in wedge form and drag a fork through it, twisting along the way to get rough, chunky pieces. Some good flaky sea salt is also a really nice touch. If you can’t find any, kosher salt also works well.

When preparing this salad along with any other similar cruciferous-type green, (like kale) allow the salad to sit, fully dressed, for 15-20 minutes prior to serving. This softens it slightly and encourages the flavors to develop.

Shaved Brussels sprouts, walnut and pecorino salad Serves 3-4 43 cups thinly shaved Brussels sprouts (use a slicing blade on your food processor or a mandolin) 4¼ cup whole toasted walnuts 4½ cup crumbled Pecorino cheese 42 tablespoon olive oil 41-2 tablespoon pomegranate arils 4Flaky sea salt 4Freshly ground pepper Toss all of the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. Lightly dress with additional olive oil if needed.

Serve.

Maria Nelson is a blogger and food photographer living in Issaquah. Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Relish Magazine, Buzz Feed, Daily Candy and other online publications. Find her at www.pinkpatisserie.net.

The sniff test Reggie has been trained to give Emilia a sniff whenever she passes during regular activities, whether it’s running around in the park or playing dress up at the Riverdog facility. If he gets a positive alert, Reggie will bop her in the leg with his nose, and then sit.

“Some dogs put up a paw up and scratch,” Kech said. “We didn’t want that with Emilia. This way it’s a lot quieter.”

They’re just about done with his training, Kech added. They just need to finish with his public access tests, important for all service dogs, and certification with the Diabetic Alert

Clipping absolutely everything into separate shapes is a disaster visually, because the massing and scale of a planting is lost.

The function and character of the plant should tell you how to prune it. How do you know what is right?

Here’s a guide to help with most ornamental plants: 4If it blooms, prune it right after it blooms.

4If it’s evergreen (without blooms like boxwood), avoid pruning in late summer/early fall.

4It gets tricky with some plants like Hydrangea, because they bloom on last year’s wood. If the plant

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form requires pruning, remove only a few stems here and there each year.

4Most conifers, pine, fir, cedar, juniper and arborvitae won’t grow back if you clip off all of their green leaves, so remove only a part of the latest growth just after it has come out. With pines, take off only half of the candle.

Never top a conical conifer.

4A good rule is to remove no more than onethird of any plant’s foliage.

Those guidelines cover most plants, and that’s enough to stop many people from even trying. If you are afraid, try your hand at the following plants.

Shaved Brussels sprouts salad, with walnuts and Pecorino cheese, will alleviate your fear of the sprouts’ bitter taste.

They yearn to be pruned.

4You can cut back red twig and yellow twig dogwoods to the ground this winter to produce denser, more colorful stems next year. In fact, do it every year.

4Forsythia will be healthier and bloom better if you remove old, illformed stems clear back to the main trunk after flowering. It’s much nicer with a fountain shape rather than a ball.

4Winter heaths and lavender grow denser and bloom stronger if sheared after blooming. In fact, they look bad if you don’t.

4Most rhododendrons

can be pruned back severely if they don’t have shiny trunks and stems.

Cut back shrubby ones to a bud. I’ve seen completely denuded plants come back with new vigor from just a bare trunk.

I may sound cavalier in my approach to pruning, but I think if you don’t like a plant the way it is, change it. Just please don’t shear everything in the yard all the same, into separate little, funny shapes.

Jane Garrison is a local landscape architect who gardens in glacial till on the plateau.

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It’s Harry Potter Night! Come out for a night of crafts, games and wizardry at the community center this Friday, hosted by the Youth Advisory Board for ages 8-11. Catch the train to Hogwarts at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at 301 Rainier Blvd. S.; cost is $18 for residents and $27 for nonresidents, 837-3300.

6•Wednesday, February 25, 2015 THURSDAY, FEB. 26 Grand Ridge Trail and Watertower Loop Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., issaquahalps.org Zentangle Advanced, noon to 2 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $40/members, $45/nonmembers, arteast.org Ceramics Open Studio, 4:306:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., hourly rate $10/members, $12/nonmember, arteast.org Clay Play for Adults, 6:309:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $40/ members, $45/nonmembers, arteast.org Learn to Read Your Own Teas Leaves, 7-8:30 p.m., Experience Tea, 195 Front St. N., free, 206-406-9838 ‘Around the World in 80 Days,’ 7:30 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., $35 to $67, villagetheatre.org

‘Land and Water Stewardship Workshop: Mud Management,’ 6:30-9 p.m., Preston Community Center, 8625 310th Ave. S.E., Preston, free, http://bit.ly/1zSj5am

FRIDAY, FEB. 27 Issaquah Alps Dog Hike, easy, 3 to 5 miles, up to 1,100-foot elevation gain, 10 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org Social Hour with music

by Ron Herring, 3-4 p.m., Spiritwood at Pine Lake, 3607 228th Ave. S.E., 313-9100 ‘Zentangle Basics for Teens,’ 4-6 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $40/members, $45/nonmembers, arteast.org Beat the Winter Brews Fest, adults only, Gilman Village, 317 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 5:308:30 p.m., $25/advance, $30/door, www.beatthewinterbrews.com Teen Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Museo Art Academy, 175 First

Place N.W., $29, $10 buddy discount available, 391-0244 Lady A, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

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Mind Body Wellness Program, 1 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

Cougar Mountain Hike, moderate, 6 miles, 1,200-foot elevation gain, 9:30 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

The British Beats, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

SATURDAY, FEB. 28 Cougar Mountain Hike, moderate, 7 miles, up to 1,750foot elevation gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

‘Education Is Not a Crime,’ film and discussion, 8 p.m., King County Library Service Center, 960 Newport Way, 369-3200

AARP Tax Help, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430

SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Meadow Park Work Party, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., issaquahalps.org ReLeaf Our Parks, help plant native trees at Squak Mountain, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 206-296-2990 Explore Rooibos, Honeybush, Tulsi and Yerba Mate Teas, 10-11:30 a.m., Experience Tea, 195 Front St. N., $25, 206406-9838 ‘Life Stories Workshop,’ 1-4 p.m., Bellewood Retirement Center, 3710 Providence Point

March Madness Teen Book Tournament, through March 14, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130 Poo Poo Point and Section Line Trails Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., issaquahalps.org Import Car Meet, 9 a.m., weather permitting, Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, 98 N.E. Gilman Blvd., 392-1266 Middle Coal Creek Hike, easy, 3.5 miles, 400-foot elevation gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier

75 N.E. Creek Way, call Mike Crossley at 677-5251 City Council meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, 135 E. Sunset Way,

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

‘Innovations in Horse Keeping,’ 1-4 p.m., Triple J Ranch, 26621 S.E. 172nd St., free, http://bit.ly/1vIAJh3

‘Relief for Your Shoulder Pain,’ 6-8 p.m., Swedish Issaquah, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive, http://bit.ly/1uCJA3j

‘Life in Cold Blood: Land Invaders’ film, ages 12 and older, 2 p.m., Lewis Creek Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., free, 452-4195

Open Mic Night, Train Depot museum, player sign-ups at 6:15 p.m., performances 6:308:30 p.m., 78 First Ave. N.E., issaquahopenmic@gmail.com

‘The Spiritual Reality of Health’ with Heloisa Gelber Rivas, 2 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 1800 N.W. Gilman Blvd.

‘Don’t Keep Putting It Off,’ 7 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Sammamish Youth Writing Club, 7 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 392-3130

MONDAY, MARCH 2 ‘All About Puberty: Parents and Boys Together’ 6:309 p.m., Swedish Issaquah, 751 N.E. Blakely Drive, free, http://bit.ly/1uCJA3j

River and Streams Board meeting, 7 p.m., Pickering Barn, 1775 12th Ave. N.W., 837-3000

Issaquah Communications and Support Team meeting, talk-in 146.56 MHz at 6:45 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m., Issaquah Valley Senior Center,

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O bituaries Margaret Ann Cameron Margaret Ann (Margie Ann) Cameron, 93, passed peacefully in the early morning Margaret Cameron hours of Feb. 13, 2015, at home in Issaquah.

She was a rare and wonderful woman. Raised in the depression years, she was a saver and could be stoic in the face of tragedy.

But she was also warm, loving and a source of infinite strength to those who loved her. She had a wonderful, and at times irreverent sense of humor. She found joy in life and lived each day to its fullest. Her final New Year’s resolution was, “To just be happy.�

Daughter of Ray Wesley and Helen Morris Ropes, she was born Aug. 12, 1921, raised and lived most of her life in Mount Vernon. She graduated from Mount Vernon High School and earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Seattle University in 1943.

After graduating college,

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Dog Alliance.

Emilia and Reggie in their short time together have already developed quite a bond. “I love Reggie because he’s really nice,� Emilia said. “And I like what he does. When he’s with me, I like being with him.�

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she worked as a nurse for pediatrician Dr. Rutherford in Seattle. Later, after raising her family, she worked as office nurse for Dr. Eldee Schneider, M.D., in Mount Vernon.

She married William (Bill) Bruce Cameron on Dec. 15, 1946, in Mount Vernon. They raised four children.

She was preceded in death by Bill (2004), daughter Kay Cameron (2009) and an infant son (1948).

She is survived by sons Dan (and Chris) Cameron, of Mount Vernon and Jim Cameron (and Zhenya), of Dickinson, North Dakota; daughter Jane Searing (and Jiff), of Issaquah; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

The family would like to thank Aurora and Constantine Roman, of Private Nursing Care, Issaquah, for the loving care they provided in her last six years.

The family will have a private graveside service and internment at Mount Vernon I.O.O.F. cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Group Health Foundation Hospice www.grouphealthfoundation.org/donate.

betes — including counting all her carbs, weighing her food, checking her blood sugar all the time and advocating for her in the school system. “Right now, our job is to keep her safe and healthy, ensure her life is normal as possible,�

Julie said. “You could look at her and not even tell that anything is wrong. At

D.A.D.s can save lives Julie explained that because diabetes is a lifelong disease, the need for a D.A.D. never truly goes away. “Even adults use D.A.D.s,� she said. “Often, they don’t feel different when their blood sugar is low or high. And they only know based on tests.

So, having a dog that can sense that change in blood sugar can really be lifesaving.�

For now, the Kettmans are managing Emilia’s dia-

Irving Levin, age 90, passed away at Overlake Hospital surrounded by his family. Graveside service was Feb. 20 at

Patricia Anne Stegner Patricia Anne Stegner, of Issaquah, passed away Jan. 24, 2015, after a Patricia Stegner long illness at 74.

Daughter of Dr. George and Charlotte Lemon, Pat graduated Ohio Wesleyan University in 1962.

We have lost a dedicated friend and clever ally ready to join or support us on our adventures through this life.

Pat loved helping others and volunteered extensively for PTSA and AAUW. Pat’s love of nature is reflected in her watercolor paintings. Pat was an expert baker and cake decorator. As an accomplished seamstress, Pat lent her talents designing and making

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costumes for the Liberty High School drama department.

A true songbird and arts patron, Pat sang in church choirs and instilled a love of music and theater in her children.

Pat loved reading, movies and big family dinners.

We will always remember her warm smile, generous hugs and hardy laugh.

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Preceded in death by her parents and younger brother Richard.

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Skyline gymnast wins at state Skyline High School gymnast Anna Olsen took the top spot on the beam at the 2015 4A state championship Feb. 21. Olsen won the state title with a score of 9.325. Second-place finisher McKinzie Carter, of Central Valley, scored a 9.3. The Spartans’ Shelby Willis and Kelly Lin also qualified for state on the beam, but neither finished in the top eight.

Issaquah and Liberty did not have any athletes that qualified for state.

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Liberty wins district title

By Christina Corrales-Toy newcastle@isspress.com It’s official.

The Liberty High School girls basketball season is starting to feel mighty similar to one Cinderella-type playoff run the school witnessed in 2013.

After the underdog Patriots knocked off No. 3-ranked White River in the District 2/3 tournament Feb. 18, the parallels to the Liberty soccer team’s state-winning run are hard to miss.

It’s not quite the statement the Patriots’ soccer squad made when it sent home undefeated, No. 1-ranked Columbia River, but the 62-52 win over White River similarly opened eyes across the state and made people take notice of the Patriots.

Liberty handed White River just its third loss of the season and clinched a spot in the district title game with the win.

Senior Cherelle Demps’ 30 points accounted for about half of the Patriots’ scoring. She also added three steals and three rebounds.

That set the stage for a district title showdown Feb. 21 against conference foe Sammamish, a team the Patriots beat twice during the regular season.

Liberty went on to defeat Sammamish, 5444, clinching the district championship and securing the No. 1 seed into regionals.

Cherelle and Danielle Demps each had 14 points, followed closely by senior Sarah Bliesner and freshman Sydney Argosino, who each had nine points.

The Patriots need just one regionals win to secure their spot in the 2A Hardwood Classic at the Yakima Valley SunDome, March 5-7.

Liberty will play East Valley, of Spokane, at 2 p.m. Feb. 28 at Renton High School, 400 S. Second St. If Liberty wins, it moves on to the SunDome; if the Patriots lose, the season is over.

Patriots fans all know how that 2013 Liberty soccer season ended.

Now, the Liberty girls basketball team hopes to hoist a trophy of its own.

Boys season ends at districts The Liberty boys basketball team’s season is over.

Shortly after making history with its first district playoff win in program history, the season came to an end with a 44-41 loss to Lindbergh on Feb. 17.

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Conner Small, Liberty High School senior, exults to his supporters in triumph as he wins the 170-pound state 2A wrestling championship with a 7-3 win over Sedro Woolley senior Jacob Farrell on Feb. 21 during Mat Classic XXVII at the Tacoma Dome.

Liberty’s Conner Small comes up big with state wresting crown

By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com Conner Small didn’t achieve the dream of a lifetime on his own. The Liberty High School senior wrestler spent countless hours working toward a state championship with his father Bill.

The process was a long and sometimes painful one — Small finished fifth as a sophomore and third as a junior — but it was ultimately rewarding as he captured the Class 2A state crown at 170 pounds to close the Mat Classic XXVII, Feb. 20-21 at the Tacoma Dome.

“Surreal” was the first word out of Small’s mouth after he defeated Sedro Woolley’s Jacob Farrell, 7-3, in the championship bout. He then spoke about the help he received from his dad.

“I can’t even explain what me and him have gone through,” Small said.

“I owe everything to him.

He’s been there since day one. I couldn’t ask for a more supportive father in my life.”

Small, who will compete at Arizona State University next year, rolled through his final Mat Classic with convincing decisions in his first three matches. It got tougher against Farrell, however, as Small held a tenuous 4-2 lead with two minutes left.

“We’ve been worried about this guy for a while,” Small said. “We’ve known he’s been my target all year, and he proved it out on the mat. He’s a great competitor. I was just there

tonight. My head was in it, I knew what I wanted to do and I executed.”

Romney Noel was close — oh, so very close.

The Liberty senior needed points late in his 182-pound semifinal match against Sedro-Woolley’s Quinten Dickman-Roppel.

He was able to escape with 35 seconds left, and had his opponent on the verge of a takedown that would’ve tied the score.

But Dickman-Roppel didn’t go down easily, and stayed on his feet long enough that Noel couldn’t complete the move inbounds. The Sedro-Woolley senior then got his own takedown and advanced to the final with a 7-3 victory.

Mental toughness allowed Noel to recover quickly, as he won his next two matches and finished third in the state.

“It’s hard to battle back after a loss, and I’m proud of myself for doing that,” Noel said.

Noel held off Quincy’s Cade Wallace, 5-3, and then took some tough shots from Washington’s Jacob Nelson in his placing match. Nelson was trailing in the third, and he slammed Noel out of bounds in an effort to get points. The move wasn’t dirty, but Noel had to fight through pain the rest of the way before getting a pin with 16 seconds left.

“Wrestling is the toughest thing I’ve ever done,” Noel said. “It’s taught me how to work, how to fight back after getting popped in the face. Wrestling teaches you how to be a warrior. You’re all alone out there, so it’s a good life

lesson.”

Liberty senior Joanna Moreira capped her career with a fifth-place finish at 135 pounds in the girls’ division.

Skyline High School Nathan Swanson’s first two trips to Mat Classic were a bit underwhelming, as the Skyline High School star won only one of his five matches.

But in his third and final trip to the state championships, he used his veteran savvy and previous disappointments to catapult himself to new heights.

Swanson advanced to the semifinals at 120 pounds, and after losing a 9-4 decision to top-ranked Bryson Beard, of Central Valley, he won his final two bouts to place third.

He closed the tournament with a hard-fought win over Graham-Kapowsin freshman Chad Simonson, holding on for dear life as Simonson tried to earn a tying escape in the final second. Simonson was able to get one leg free, but not the other, and Swanson survived, 3-2.

“I knew it was the last five seconds of my wrestling career, so I just held on tight,” Swanson said.

After losing to Beard, Swanson refocused his thoughts and return to form with an 8-2 decision over Tahoma’s Nick Whitehead in the consolation bracket.

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If someone had told Issaquah High School boys basketball coach Jason Griffith that his star player, Ty Gibson, was going to score 37 points in the Class 4A KingCo Conference tournament title game, he would’ve liked the Eagles’ chances to win.

Gibson, a senior guard who was named KingCo MVP last week, did everything he could to put Issaquah into the regional playoff round, but the Eagles came up short in a 63-60 overtime loss to the Woodinville Falcons on Feb. 19 at Redmond High School.

“Ty was phenomenal today — we just didn’t get enough pieces around him,” Griffith said. “We got to the point where we were playing guys that hadn’t seen the floor all season in tight games.”

The Eagles earned a regional berth Feb. 21, blowing past Redmond, 84-54, behind Gibson’s 33 points. They move on to play the Jackson Timberwolves in a loser-out game at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at Everett Community College.

Issaquah (19-5), which won the KingCo regularseason crown, had to play the KingCo tourney without sophomore star Trevon Ary-Turner, who is out indefinitely with a broken finger on his shooting hand.

The Eagles also got into foul trouble against a physical Woodinville side, losing guard Scott Kellum and forward Jack Dellinger late in the game.

Woodinville (17-6) lost both regular-season meetings with Issaquah, but was able to exploit some matchups at the offensive end. Tony Miller had 23 points to pace the Falcons, and fellow seniors Demitri Ilias and Lance Coomar stepped up their games to add 16 and 14 points, respectively.

“We talked about the 2-3 zone being open in the middle, and that we really thrive on being able to penetrate some of those gaps and get to that short corner,” said Woodinville coach Mark Folsom, who led his program to its first KingCo tournament title.

In front of a packed house, the teams traded punches throughout the contest.

Issaquah opened up an early seven-point lead, only to see it evaporate as Woodinville hit its last

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See story online at www.issaquahpress.com. three shots of the first quarter. The Eagles then went on a 13-1 run for a 24-11 edge in the second period, but Coomar scored nine points as the Falcons narrowed the gap to 2926 at halftime.

Woodinville’s full-court pressure began taking a toll in the second half — the Eagles missed their first five field goals and trailed by seven before Gibson banked in a 3-pointer to end the third quarter.

Issaquah had a six-point lead in the fourth quarter, but the Falcons again charged back and tied it with 16 seconds left on a Jesse Davis free throw.

Gibson missed a 3-point try to win the game for the Eagles.

The lead changed hands four more times in overtime, and Miller iced the result by hitting two foul shots with 2 seconds left.

Gibson’s half-court heave came up short, and the Falcons stormed the court in celebration.

“Everybody in this gym was expecting Issaquah to win, and the only guys that believed that we could actually beat (them) were the 15 guys sitting in the locker room,” Folsom said.

Even though Gibson had a huge night, Folsom’s blueprint to focus on Issaquah guard Jason Crandall worked to near perfection. Crandall had 11 points, but couldn’t get his teammates going, as Kellum and Tanner Davis were the only other Eagles to score.

“Ty’s a very unselfish player, and it shows, but I thought tonight he was forced to try to make some plays because we did a good job on the other guys,” Folsom said.

Some Issaquah players have been in big-game moments — including last season’s run to the state semifinals — but others are still learning how to play in those situations, Griffith noted.

“I thought a couple of our kids, I felt like the moment may have been a little too much for them mentally at times,” he said. “I just saw some dazed looks out there that I hadn’t seen in a while.”

Issaquah swimmers capture fourth

By Christina Corrales-Toy newcastle@isspress.com The Issaquah High School boys swim and dive team didn’t win a single event at the 2015 4A state swimming championship Feb. 20-21.

Yet, the Eagles’ top-tobottom depth ensured the team had a spot on the podium when the meet came to a close Feb. 21 at Federal Way’s King County Aquatic Center.

Issaquah swimmers collected personal bests on the way to the squad’s fourth-place finish. KingCo rival Newport took the top spot for the second straight year.

“All four teams — Newport, Kamiak, Camas and Issaquah — any one of us could’ve taken first place,” Issaquah coach Laura Halter said. “Their kids swam great today, too, and that’s just how it goes.”

Issaquah led the team standings for most of the meet, holding the top spot through the first eight events. Newport took the

lead after the 200-yard freestyle relay though, and never looked back.

Halter, wearing a stylish purple fedora, wasn’t complaining, though, especially since her boys broke records and saved their best swims for the state meet.

The finals began with a tight race in the 200-yard medley relay. Issaquah broke the meet record last year on the way to winning the event.

This year, with three of the four relay members returning, the team hoped to beat that mark.

Jason Klein, Henry Pratt, Gabe Florsheim and freshman newcomer Brandon Leu did beat that record, swimming the race in an All-American consideration time of 1 minute, 35.77 second.

What they didn’t anticipate is that Inglemoor would swim just a little bit faster that day, winning the relay in 1:35.57.

Klein, a junior, wasn’t discouraged with second place, though, especially

since all four swimmers had lifetime bests in their legs of the race.

“It actually felt really good, because you could tell we were all working really hard,” he said. “We had all gotten faster this year because of training, and we did the best we could.”

Klein was one of two Issaquah swimmers that picked up two individual medals at the state meet.

He placed second (51.37) in the 100-yard backstroke and third (1:54.59) in the 200-yard individual medley.

Florsheim, a senior, finished fourth (51.45) in the 100-yard butterfly and seventh (22.12) in the 50yard freestyle. Teammate and fellow senior Pratt took eighth (22.46) in the 50-yard freestyle.

“Those two weren’t even expected to be in that 50-freestyle final, so we were just glad to be there,” Halter said.

Florsheim, Pratt, Klein and Leu combined again at the end of the meet to take

second in the 400-yard freestyle relay, breaking the school record with a time of 3:10.65.

Leu, a freshman, impressed in his very first state championship. In addition to his performances on the relay teams, he also picked up an individual medal in the 200yard freestyle (seventh, 1:45.84).

“He is our freshman phenom and he did a really good job as far as bringing his very best to the state championship and pacing himself throughout the season,” Halter said.

Issaquah sophomore Trey Gevers also qualified for state in the diving competition. He finished 14th with 286.80 points.

“This team had such a desire to really achieve and leave their mark on the school,” Halter said.

By Greg Farrar “This group was especially good at sportsmanship and Henry Pratt bends down from the podium to hug Issaquah really, really cohesive as a High School coach Laura Halter as she gives him and teammates (standing, from left) Jason Klein, Gabe Florsheim and team.”

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Brandon Leu their state 4A second place medals, for swimming the 4-by-100-yard freestyle relay in a school-record time of 3 minutes, 10.65 seconds.

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Klatt finished third in preliminaries the day before, but surged to the top spot in the finals with a time of 1:42.12. He also picked up a medal in the 500-yard freestyle (third, 4:41.60).

All three of the Patriots’ relay teams earned medals.

Klatt, Joel Tinseth, Andy DeVogel and Russell Fitzgerald opened the meet with an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard medley

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Liberty’s Nick Klatt is a state champion Liberty senior Nick Klatt ended his high school swimming career as a state champion, winning the 2A 200-yard freestyle Feb. 21.

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The Washington State Department of Parks and Recreation proposes improvements to Sunset Beach to improve swimmer safety and user access. The project includes removal of milfoil; excavation of existing silty, organic in-water beach soils and replacement with quarry spalls and

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There is a 30-day comment period for the Shoreline Permit, from February 25, 2015 to March 26, 2015. Individuals may provide comments at the public meeting or comments may be sent to Peter Rosen at City of Issaquah, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, WA 98027; or email at peterr@ issaquahwa.gov Public comments will be documented in the file and forwarded to reviewers.

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“It just feels absolutely amazing,” Swanson said.

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Garin Swanson finished 0-2 at 132 pounds, and 120-pounder Addie Mejia finished 1-2 in the girls’ division.

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At 106 pounds, sophomore William Tickman finished 1-2, earning a 14-4 win over University’s Terrell Sanders, but losing to Union’s Ethan Rotondo (16-4) and Kentridge’s Nathan Hobbs (6-2).

Steven Solusod (113) also went 1-2, sandwiching a pin of Mount Vernon’s Logan Cossairt around losses to Kentwood’s Andy Sandhu and Pasco’s Bobby Guzman.

Senior Colby Starren (160) finished his Issaquah career with losses to Emerald Ridge’s Cesar Quintanilla and Lewis and Clark’s Bryan Krych.

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O’Daffer, Camal Sado, deMers and Jeremy Bradford combined to finish fourth (1:31.82) in the 200-yard freestyle relay consolation final.

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relay; Tinseth, Fitzgerald, Jacob Winter and Brian Duffner took seventh in the 200-yard freestyle relay; and Klatt, Winter, Fitzgerald and Kyle Larson finished eighth in the 400yard freestyle relay.

Fitzgerald also finished seventh in the consolation final of the 50-yard freestyle, while freshman Jacob Hepp took seventh in the consolation final of the 500-yard freestyle.

Overall, Liberty finished 10th in the 2A team standings.

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Eyeing unification and being ‘One’ Liberty High School has been aiming to spread the idea of acceptance among the student body and incorporate it in its Megan So culture.

Liberty By stressing High School the severity of using derogatory terms, Liberty students are preventing the formation of a negative atmosphere. Whether at assemblies, sports events or even in the Patriot Press, emphasis on We Are One has become ingrained.

The school is working to make it a safe, respectful and fair academic environment.

The key toward reaching We Are One is to transcend teenage pride and accept the school, peers and the phrase. Being “One” is not about individual ego; it’s about the collective spirit of Liberty staff and students.

The goal to become “One” has paved the path for Liberty to be an accepting school whether it’s one’s sexual orientation, taste in fashion or preference of ice cream flavor (which can be thoroughly discussed in “Ceramics 1”). Though Liberty isn’t quite “One,” it’s one great school.

Globalization and sustainability class

DECA will showcase student skills at state

After wondering what class to fill a hole in my schedule this year, I selected Mr. Jon Whitney’s class “Globalization and Waltz Sustainability,” Jaimie Issaquah hoping my High School random choice would not lead to a yawn-filled semester.

Whitney, who also teaches history at Issaquah High School, created the curriculum for this semester class.

Along with teaching about global affects of the food industry and various environmental concerns, he employs innovative teaching methods like no homework or studying to encourage the digestion of material in class.

The class also utilizes “visual notes,” an easy way to summarize a lecture or video’s main points while including little drawings to better remember them.

Content-wise, the class discusses environmental issues and solutions pertaining to food and the industry surrounding it.

For instance, the class frequently compares organic food to conventional.

If you’re craving a new and exciting class, sign up for “Globalization and Sustainability” with Mr. Whitney.

Technically defined, DECA is a business and marketing club whose mission is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs Noela Lu in marketSkyline ing, finance, High School hospitality and management.

But at Skyline High School, DECA becomes as much as about leadership, innovation and teamwork skills as business skills. With a total of 276 members, Skyline DECA is both the largest academic organization in the Issaquah School District and one of the biggest in the state.

In two weeks, it will be the most exciting three-days of all business students in Washington state. Then, 3,500 DECA members will vie for a chance to qualify for the International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida.

In two weeks, it will be the Washington DECA State Career Development Conference. At that crazy three-day competition we affectionately call SCDC, DECA students will have a chance to prove both their leadership abilities and their business skills.

Baseball gets going at Eastside Catholic In March, Eastside Catholic baseball opens its season against nonleague opponent Skyline.

Although this game does Billy Dimlow not affect Eastside Catholic either team’s High School league records, both teams are determined to be the “best team on the plateau.”

After a disappointing season last year, the outlook for the 2015 season is bright. While last year’s team was very young, this year’s team returns a majority varsity veterans. On top of that, Eastside Catholic has four baseball players, including Addison Hull (San Diego State University) and Taylor Wright (Oregon State University), currently committed to colleges.

This year, the Metro league will switch its league format from two divisions to four divisions. Eastside Catholic is now a part of the Valley division along with Rainier Beach, Nathan Hale and bitter rival O’Dea. So, when March rolls around and baseball season begins, keep an eye out for Eastside Catholic because it may just yet put together an impressive season.

Let’s Talk About It Healthy food regulations need work School cafeterias have never been renowned for their gourmet cuisine. Students especially, however, are criticizing the new regulations regarding school nutrition.

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 aimed to create a healthier menu in school cafeterias across the nation to increase student health. That includes limiting the maximum calories of a dish, increasing available fruits and vegetables, limiting sodium and fat, and mandating that the

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first ingredient of any food offered be a meat, vegetable, fruit or whole Matthew Duff grain.

Issaquah NegaHigh School tive reaction to the new rules is varied and often includes complaints about undersized portions and excessive restrictions that axe even reasonably healthy foods.

“Every single product sold in the DECA store last year, with the exception of water, had to be removed,” said Josh Rudolph, an Issaquah High School student actively involved with DECA. “Despite finding alternatives, the regulations hurt the revenue the store brings in and we have made significantly less money as a program than years past.

“The regulations have limited us as a program, and we have received a lot of negative feedback from students who miss the old

options,” he added. “This said, I believe the regulations, although far from perfect, are a step in the right direction for the weight problem we face around America.”

Eating right is important, and the nutrition guidelines are undoubtedly well-intentioned. Many students welcome the idea of healthier lunches; I’ve been thinking for years that they should stop breading the chicken in the chicken wraps.

The new school lunches, however, haven’t quite hit the mark. For one thing, it is

extremely difficult to apply a universal calorie limit to a diverse population of teenagers; a track and field athlete or a 6-foot-4 quarterback is going to need far more calories than the average student.

“I always get, like, 10 times the suggested portion ‘cause I’m hungry,” student Daniel King said.

Also, many students find the new food less appetizing, even by cafeteria standards. They hope to see larger, healthier, more accommodating lunches in the future.

Movie: “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” The loveable sponge that has captured the hearts of several generations makes his second big-screen debut with a film that promises the usual silly humor and nautical nonsense. In this new story, SpongeBob must join forces with friends and long proclaimed enemy Plankton in order to take back the Krabby Patty Secret Formula that had been stolen by a pirate called Burger Beard.

Their mission takes the group up to the land above water, where they have to learn the magic of teamwork and how to stop a common foe.

Album: ‘Morning Phase’

By Beck Winner of three Grammys, including the coveted Album of the Year, “Morning Phase” breaks through the alternative and rock genres and gives listeners an experience filled with acoustic sounds, electronic vibes and harmonic vocals. With a mix of songs filled with similar soothing sounds and a beautiful collaboration of instruments and vocals, Beck creates a cohesive album that lives up to the stature of the Grammys and opens up the hearts of all those who listen.

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“Yes … standardized tests remain the same through every school district, nationwide.

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“No, because, in my opinion, they do not accurately depict the intelligence of the student, and it takes credit away from the achievements that students have received in their school work.”

Photo of the Month Jason Klein, Issaquah High School junior, springs from the block and swims the 100-yard backstroke to a state 4A secondplace time of 51.37 seconds. Klein also won third in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:54.59.

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senior Kunal Gupta, “For me, my ACT score was a way to show college that I am knowledgeable separate of what they see from my GPA.”