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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 • Vol. 113, No. 9

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Issaquah chef prepares pizza for president to eat aboard Air Force One

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The unusual delivery order originated far from the Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria restaurants in Issaquah and Seattle — 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C. The call from the White House to restaurant founder Joe Fugere occurred late Feb. 15, days before President Barack Obama left the capital for a fundraising jaunt to the West Coast. The tight deadline left Fugere and the Tutta Bella team less than 72 hours to overcome culinary, logistical and security challenges to deliver 40 pizzas to Air Force One. North Bend resident Michael Cisneros, a chef at the Issaquah restaurant, and other Tutta Bella chefs prepared the pizzas for Obama in a loaned outdoor oven beneath a tent on the Paine Field tarmac. “‘The president won’t be able to stop at Tutta Bella, but if you can bring Tutta Bella to the president, we’ll make it happen,’” Fugere recalled from the White House call.

The team decided to use a 4,000-pound oven at Paine Field to ensure the pizzas reached the president as crisp as possible — rather than after a 30-minute trip from Seattle to Everett.

The setup to cook for the customer-in-chief posed hurdles to Fugere, Cisneros and the other chefs.

“We’ve been making pizzas for years now, and when it comes to the execution of the pizzas, so long as you’ve got your dough right and the oven temperature right and you’ve got all your ingredients there, we all have the skills to make pizzas quickly,” Cisneros said. “Whether it be inside or outside, it’s the same technique.”

The plans for the special delivery started to coalesce Feb. 16.

Fugere set up a command post at the original Tutta Bella in Columbia City to create a menu and address the logistics.

Joyce Morinaka, director of operations for Tutta Bella, did some research and learned Obama is keen on spicy foods.

Executive Chef Brian Gojdics created a pizza using local ingredients — pickled peppers from Seattle-based Mama Lil’s and sausage from Seattle-based

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter

COMING SOON

The most innovative businesses in Issaquah manufacture fasteners for airliners, use technology to treat autism, and rely on a tiny-but-talented staff to create slick productions.

Issaquah Chamber of Commerce announced the Innovation in Issaquah honorees — Marketing Masters, Lakeside Center for Autism and Impact Studio Pro — at a Feb. 22 ceremony and luncheon.

The carbon-neutral community zHome also received a nod as the most innovative public-private partnership. The city spearheaded the 10-unit townhouse development from concept to completion.

Leaders from the chamber and City Hall recognized the entrepreneurs’ accomplishments through the Innovation in Issaquah contest, a showcase for local businesses offering unique services. Honorees demonstrate innovation in product development, services, systems or strategies.

Before the chamber and city announced the honorees, outgoing chamber Chairwoman Kristi Tripple said the contest presented a chance for Issaquah leaders to focus on accomplishments rather than economic doom and gloom.

The top choices in the contest represented a broad cross-section of businesses in Issaquah.

Organizers considered more than

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Above, Michael Cisneros (left) and Dan Piecora Jr. prepare pizzas on the Paine Field tarmac. Above right, Michael Cisneros (clockwise from left), Dan Piecora Jr., Brian Gojdics, Joe Fugere and Emily Resling stand on the steps of Air Force One. At right, Il Presidente, a pizza created for President Barack Obama, is slid into the oven. Below, Mini Coopers line up near Air Force One to deliver 40 pizzas to the president and White House staffers.

Starting March 7, The Issaquah Press will feature the top businesses in the Innovation in Issaquah contest — Marketing Masters, Lakeside Center for Autism and Impact Studio Pro — in a three-part series called Issaquah Innovators.

30 nominees for the honors.

“I’m glad I didn’t serve on the committee to have to select these award winners, because it must have been tough,” City Administrator Bob Harrison said.

The chamber announced the 2012 honorees before a crowd of more than 100 business and government leaders during a luncheon at Holiday Inn – Issaquah.

The honoree in the large business category, Marketing Masters, creates composite fasteners for Boeing and Airbus planes at a facility in the Issaquah business district.

“They provide the fundamental building blocks — the fasteners in every single Boeing and Airbus airplane,” Harrison said at the ceremony. “So, in short, what’s manufactured in Issaquah each day in a small light manufacturing facility See INNOVATORS, Page A5

Community disaster response training is available Registration is open for Community Emergency Response Team training in Issaquah.

CERT training is designed to prepare residents to help family members and neighbors during a catastrophic disaster. The training is important because professional emergency services personnel cannot help everybody immediately, so citizens can use CERT training to protect and save lives.

CERT courses include disaster

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USA Today spotlights Issaquah Alps trails Issaquah Alps peaks and trails garnered national attention Feb. 21 after USA Today featured the Eastside mountains in a travel piece.

The feature outlines trails and points of interest on Cougar, Squak and Tiger mountains — including the long-defunct Nike Ajax missile installation on Cougar Mountain and the paraglider launch site on Tiger Mountain.

“Hiking through Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, on to Squak Mountain State Park Natural Area and into Tiger Mountain State Forest adds mileage but provides a scenic route,” the guide notes.

The piece is the latest national recognition for the Issaquah Alps

and the mountains’ namesake city.

Runner’s World magazine last year named Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park among the 25 best places for trail running in the United States.

Issaquah, long lauded in the Puget Sound region for trailheads and salmon, earned a spot on Outside magazine’s Best Towns 2011 list for abundant outdoor recreation opportunities.

“Issaquah hasn’t been totally yuppified,” Outside noted in the October 2011 cover article. “The biggest party of the year is Salmon Days, a two-day festival in October celebrating the return of the spawning fish.”

EFR honors late volunteer firefighter

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Colleagues remember longtime Eastside Fire & Rescue Volunteer Battalion Chief John Waltosz as a firefighter committed to the agency and public service, even as the landscape and the fire department changed.

Waltosz, 83, died Feb. 19 after a long career in EFR and, earlier, in a rural fire district and future EFR partner.

“He had tremendous respect for the fire service, and he wanted to make sure that everyone else who joined the fire service had that same sort of respect for the job, service to the public, service to the customers,” EFR Battalion Chief

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Dave McDaniel said.

Wa l t o s z imparted a respect for the agency on fledgling members as the United States Army veteran recruited and John Waltosz trained residents to respond to fires and other emergencies.

“When new volunteers came into the agency, he always took them under his wing,” McDaniel said.

“He really set them in the direction of what the fire service is as a volunteer, this is how it’s going to run.

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first aid training, disaster preparedness, basic firefighting, light search and rescue, and damage assessment skills.

Participants can also learn how to turn off utilities and about the psychology of disaster response.

The training program is $35.

Learn more, and register for the CERT course, at the Issaquah Citizen Corps Council website, www.issaquahcitizencorps.com/ cert/cert-class. CERT training courses typically fill up quickly.

“I would have liked to have met Obama, but I started to think to myself, ‘A lot of people met Obama that day, but very, very few were actually on the steps of Air Force One.’”

— Michael Cisneros A chef at Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria in Issaquah (See story above.)

He was just a stickler for that.”

Waltosz lived near Station 78 — in the Coalfield area near Renton city limits — and responded to calls in the Coalfield, Lake Kathleen, Maple Hills and May Valley areas before retiring in November 1998. Waltosz started as a Fire District 10 volunteer firefighter 33 years earlier in January 1965. (Fire District 10 later joined EFR as a partner organization.)

“John will be missed for his devotion to his family, his neighbors and community service,” EFR Chief Lee Soptich said.

Waltosz built a strong relationship between volunteer and career firefighters in the area.

“He was very well-respected by the fellow volunteers and by the

career firefighters,” McDaniel said.

“A lot of the career firefighters in the agency either had a direct or indirect relationship with him.”

Despite the serious role, McDaniel remembered Waltosz as a genial man dedicated to family and firefighting. The longtime volunteer firefighter also made up nicknames for colleagues as a friendly gesture.

“He had a great deal of influence on a lot of people,” McDaniel said.

“He was just a great guy to be around.”

In December 2007, EFR leaders established the Volunteer Battalion Chief John Waltosz Inspiration

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U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert relocates district office to Issaquah

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert plans to open a district office in Issaquah after redistricting shifted the former office on Mercer Island into another district.

The GOP congressman plans to open a district office in a Southeast 56th Street office building uphill from East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast. The relocation reflects a monumental change in the district Reichert represents.

The redrawn 8th Congressional District stretches from Auburn in South King County to Wenatchee in Chelan County. The former district encompassed only communities in

King and Pierce counties. (The reshaped district goes into effect for the House of Representatives election in November.)

“We felt like Issaquah was probably the most accessible and easy to get to for both sides of the Cascades,” Reichert said in a Feb. 24 interview.

The district office employs seven staffers who handle constituents’ questions related to Social Security entitlements, veterans benefits, immigration issues and more.

The congressman also operates a smaller district office in Buckley, a South King County community near Enumclaw. Reichert said the Buckley office could shift, perhaps to Auburn, and another district

office could open to serve C e n t r a l Wa s h i n g t o n constituents, perhaps in Wenatchee.

House rules require members to relocate district offices Dave Reichert before May 1 during election years or to wait until after the November election.

Longtime Issaquah developer Rowley Properties reached out to Reichert to consider Issaquah for a district office after the Washington State Redistricting Commission

announced the redrawn districts in late December.

District Director Sue Foy then searched for a suitable space in the city. The site needed to meet criteria for security and square footage.

“I’m back here almost every weekend,” Reichert said. “It’s a busy schedule, but you have to stay in touch with your constituents.”

The relocation represents a homecoming of sorts for the lawmaker. In the early 1970s, before serving as King County sheriff and a congressman, Reichert used to patrol the Issaquah area as a deputy.

Redistricting shifted Mercer Island into the 9th Congressional

District. Tacoma Democrat Adam Smith represents the redrawn district.

Local officials praised Reichert’s decision to relocate to Issaquah.

Neither of Reichert’s predecessors in Congress — Republicans Rod Chandler and Jennifer Dunn — operated a district office in the city.

“It’s always good to have the person familiar with the on-theground situation,” Mayor Ava Frisinger said.

Issaquah Chamber of Commerce CEO Matthew Bott said the added luster from hosting a district office could benefit local businesses.

“It allows the congressman and his staff to get to know Issaquah

WHAT TO KNOW U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert’s district office 22605 S.E. 56th St., Suite 130, Issaquah www.reichert.house.gov

further,” he said. “It gives us continued opportunities to work with many different elements of the federal government.”

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

Schools eye teacher evaluation system as state model

By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter Hoping to take the lead in implementing a coming change in state law, local school officials have settled on a teacher evaluation system that could end up being a model for all of Washington.

The Issaquah School District will now spend time ramping up to implementation of the new system, according to Associate Superintendent Ron Thiele, as well information released by the district.

The new teacher and principal evaluation system should be in place in time for the next school year.

In fall 2013, every Washington public school will be implementing a state-mandated system to evaluate the performance of teachers and principals.

According to the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the vast majority of districts in the state do not use a research-based instructional framework to guide teacher evaluations. The Issaquah district is an exception and district officials decided they wanted to be a part of any coming changes.

“We decided we wanted to be on the forefront of that,” said Sara Niegowski, executive director of communications for the district.

The new teacher evaluation system was the choice of a selection committee consisting of district administrators and representatives of the Issaquah Education Association, the local teachers union. Frameworks under consideration initially were studied in 13 districts, or consortiums of districts, from across the state, Thiele said.

Those initial studies earned past praise from Thiele, who said he fully supports strengthening teacher evaluations.

“It’s good for the districts, it’s good for the state, it’s good for the teachers,” he added.

In the end, local officials decided to go with what is known as the Charlotte Danielson framework, Thiele said, indicating there were several reasons for that choice.

District officials claimed there is solid evidence of a direct relationship between the use of the framework and improved student learning. Additionally, several other districts are using the framework. Those districts include Bellevue and Bainbridge Island. As the implementation process moves forward, there could be opportunities for various districts to share resources and information, Thiele said.

Finally, the district already uses an older version of the Danielson system.

“That will help us in training our teachers and principals,” Thiele added.

In the past, a move toward a new evaluation framework gained the support of the Issaquah district teachers’ union.

The district’s current methods could use some toughening, said Phyllis Runyon, head of the Issaquah Education Association.

“You have to know the negatives before you can move forward,” she said.

There has been some speculation that the state’s move toward standardized teacher evaluations is somehow linked to the idea of teacher merit pay.

That is not at all the case, according to Thiele. The state legislation creating the pilot programs and what eventually will be evaluation requirements make no mention of merit pay, he said. The issue also has not been a local consideration, Thiele maintained.

“It’s not part of the work we’re doing,” he said.

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Lighting the way Cub Scouts in Issaquah/Sammamish Pack 682 were awarded Arrow of Light Awards Feb. 7 as they graduated from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts at their annual Blue & Gold Banquet. The Arrow of Light is the highest award Cub Scouts earn, preparing them for their next adventure. Cub Scouts receiving the Arrow of Light included (in alphabetical order) Braden Castro, Brandon Cooley, Kyle Dutcher, Dmitri Foster, Tillman Henderson, Noah Holst, Bailey Larsen, Tyler Leznek, Andrew Liu, Raghav Mandadi, Trevor Moulton, John Murphy, Mathew Seminatre, Carter Shane, Calvin Switzer and Justin Wagner.

County assistance is available to relieve farm flood risk The likelihood of flooding is a fact of life for many farmers living and working on the rich land in King County river valleys.

Help is available for farmers interested in building and repairing farm pads — elevated land to hold livestock, farm equipment and other essentials during a flood.

King County is hosting a March 1 meeting in Preston to offer advice and technical assistance to rural landowners.

King County approved a demonstration project to improve existing farm pads after record-breaking floods in November 2006. The flooding led many livestock to drown or die from hypothermia.

The disaster also ruined farm equipment and livestock feed.

Landowners from flood-prone areas can learn more about farm pads at the meeting at 7 p.m. at the Preston Community Center, 8625 310th Ave. S.E. County staffers plan to discuss technical assistance related to design, construction and permitting for farm pads.

Contact Project Manager Claire Dyckman at 206-296-1926 or claire.dyckman@kingcounty.gov to learn more.

Officials bump overdue property tax notices to June King County plans to start notifying homeowners about overdue property taxes sooner, officials announced Feb. 21.

Officials plan to start sending notices in June, rather than September. County Executive Dow Constantine initiated the policy change after input from taxpayers and County Councilman Bob Ferguson.

The county assessor mailed property tax bills in early February. The deadline for firsthalf property taxes is April 30.

Though the county is not required to send a delinquency notice, officials send a courtesy notice in late September to about 9,000 taxpayers. The property owners receiving the notice missed the April deadline and did not pay property taxes by Sept. 1.

Officials timed the notice to be

close to the Oct. 31 due date for second-half property taxes.

Officials said the June notice to go to about 14,500 taxpayers. The county expects about half of the taxpayers receiving the notice to pay before July 1 to avoid the monthly interest charges and December penalty outlined in state law.

Governor asks president to declare county as disaster area Gov. Chris Gregoire asked President Barack Obama on Feb. 24 to declare a federal disaster area in King County and 10 other Washington counties for damages and response costs from January storms.

If the declaration is approved, Issaquah and other governments could defray 75 percent of eligible disaster-related costs — such as debris removal — by using Federal Emergency Management Agency public assistance grants.

The cost of storm response and cleanup reached $530,000 for Issaquah municipal government.

Officials used the dollars to put

snowplows on Issaquah streets in 24-hour stretches, clear fallen trees and haul off debris.

If a disaster declaration occurs, city officials said about $383,000 in costs related to the storms could be eligible for reimbursement through FEMA. Preliminary state and federal damage assessments estimated $32.3 million in potential eligible damage across the state caused by snow, freezing rain, power outages, rain, fallen trees and limbs, avalanches, falling ice, landslides and storm debris.

Gregoire proclaimed a winter storm emergency in the state Jan. 18.

Issaquah, Sammamish councils support school district bond Issaquah and Sammamish leaders agreed last week to support the $219 million bond the Issaquah School District plans to put before voters April 17.

The measure is meant to generate dollars to rebuild Clark and Sunny Hills elementary schools and Issaquah Middle School, modernize Liberty High School and relocate Tiger Mountain Community High School.

Issaquah City Council members held a public hearing about the bond Feb. 21 and then agreed to back the measure in a 5-0 decision. (Councilman Mark Mullet and Councilwoman Eileen Barber did not attend the meeting.)

Sammamish City Council members endorsed the measure Feb. 7.

“When companies are looking at relocating, they often look at the availability of excellent education,” Sammamish Mayor Tom Odell said. “We have that here, and it’s incumbent on us to keep it that way if we want to protect what we have here.”

Issaquah School District officials also plan to use bond funds to improve districtwide heating and ventilation, space and security; and improve athletic fields and stadiums. (Clark Elementary School, Issaquah Middle School and Tiger Mountain Community High School are inside Issaquah city limits.)

Mystery jackpot winner bought ticket at Issaquah store Washington’s Lottery officials asked local players to check tickets, because a jackpot winner purchased a ticket from a local retailer in mid-February.

The winning numbers: 9-10-2425-29.

The $730,000 jackpot — the largest in state history for Hit 5 — is to be split between the ticket sold in Issaquah and one sold in Arlington. Lottery officials did not release the retailers’ names.

The winners would each take home $365,000. The winners have 180 days to claim the prizes.

In Hit 5, players select five numbers per $1 play. The jackpot starts at $100,000 and rolls over until somebody wins.

Schools fare well in House budget, Issaquah representatives tapped for County Council committee posts officials wait for Senate proposal The Issaquah Press

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from the current biennium into the next budget cycle.

“It’s a bit of gimmickry they’ve been using in recent years,” Rasmussen said.

He didn’t offer an opinion as to whether or not the move is a worthy one on the part of the state in the long run.

“It is what it is,” he said.

For now, a proposal to eliminate local levy lid lifts seemed more troublesome to Rasmussen.

The House proposal reduces funding under the heading of Local Effort Assistance starting in August 2013, though those dollars are not affected in the 2012-2013 school year, according to information released by the Washington State School Directors’ Association. As part of the LEA reduction, local levy lids would be rolled back by 4 percent starting in January 2013.

In the face of past cuts, the state Legislature allowed districts to put levy lid lifts before voters.

Issaquah voters approved a lid lift allowing district schools to collect up to 28 percent of their overall budget locally. That’s up from 24 percent, according to Jake Kuper, district chief of finances and operations. Under the House proposal, Issaquah schools would lose those extra dollars. In the past, local officials described those added funds as critical.

Even prior to the House budget

announcement, there was some potentially good news for the schools coming from Olympia. On Feb. 16, the state Economic and Forecast Council revised its previous revenue projections upward by $96 million.

“It has been a long time since I’ve heard good news on the economic front,” Randy Dorn, state school superintendent, said in a press release.

Dorn went on to argue those previously unanticipated dollars should mean no new cuts to basic education. To back up his argument, Dorn cited January’s state Supreme Court decision that ruled Washington still is not meeting its constitutional obligation to fund education.

“Not only should there be no further cuts, we should begin investing more in education,” Dorn said.

Locally, Kuper has been creating scenarios that had the state slicing local educational dollars anywhere between $2 million to $6 million.

“The state revenue forecast is positive news,” Kuper said, “but it’s not affecting my ‘what if’ scenarios.”

Like Rasmussen, Kuper said that it’s still to soon to know what the state’s final spending plan might look like. The current legislative session ends March 8.

The local representatives on the King County Council act as leaders on regional justice and transit issues, after the board reshuffled members’ assignments for 2012.

Following the annual reorganization, the Issaquah representative, Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, serves as chairwoman for the Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee.

Members recommend policies related to criminal justice and emergency management, plus human services and housing programs. Issaquah-area Councilman Reagan Dunn also serves on the committee.

The council announced the changes to committee assignments Jan. 30. In addition to committee assignments, all nine council members serve on the Committee-ofthe-Whole.

“King County has achieved a lot over the last several years, but it’s critical that the council maintain its focus on maximizing taxpayer dollars and improving service delivery,” council Vice Chairwoman Jane Hague said.

Lambert serves on the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee — the group responsible for outlining policies related to the 2013 county spending plan.

In the recent reshuffle, the council created the Government

Council approves dollars for affordable housing

Local councilman urges Legislature to create ‘blue alert’

The Sophia Way need access to affordable housing,” she said before the council decision.

“Without ARCH funds, this would not be possible.”

The expanded capacity means residents should no longer need to sleep on the floor due to space considerations.

“Shelter is often the first step in the journey from the streets to affordable housing,” Olin said.

In the past, ARCH supported the YWCA Family Village at Issaquah complex and Habitat for Humanity of East King County construction in the Issaquah Highlands.

The council praised ARCH for fostering cooperation and leadership in the region.

King County Councilman Reagan Dunn announced a plan Feb. 23 to urge state legislators to create a “blue alert” system to inform the public about people suspected of injuring or killing law enforcement officers.

The proposal came hours after a man fatally shot a state trooper in Kitsap County.

“We in government must do everything in our power to protect those who put their lives on the line every day in order to protect us,” he said in a statement.

Modeled after the AMBER alert, a “blue alert” could use media resources to inform the public about suspects accused of harming law enforcement officers.

“I am grateful that

Local officials are taking a waitand-see attitude toward budget and revenue news coming out of Olympia.

The state House of Representatives passed its version of a 2012 supplemental budget Feb. 21.

In total, the spending plan slices about $890 million from the current budget. While local school officials have been steadying themselves for budget cuts, the House plan largely leaves funding intact, Issaquah School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen said.

However, Rasmussen quickly noted the state Senate must still act on its version of the budget.

He didn’t say so, but the two plans almost certainly will need some work to blend them into one document, which still would need approval by Gov. Chris Gregoire.

Notably, the House plan does not include Gregoire’s suggestion to trim the school year by four days as a cost-cutting measure.

Local and state school officials have come out firmly against that proposal.

One key feature of the House plan moves a total of $405 million in education payments from May and June of 2013 to July 2013.

The change moves the payments

By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Officials used $55,249 in city funds to build affordable housing in other King County cities, including a planned Kirkland shelter for homeless youths and a Bellevue shelter for homeless women.

City Council members approved the expenditure to A Regional Coalition for Housing — a joint group including King County and 15 Eastside cities — in a unanimous decision Feb. 6.

Issaquah officials used leftover funds from Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 72 construction to fund affordable housing projects.

“This was one of those lastminute budget decisions that came out of our budget discussion at the end of last year,” Councilman Mark Mullet said. “We decided ARCH was important.”

Janet Olin, a board member for The Sophia Way, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting homeless women, said ARCH funds could enable the organization to remodel a Bellevue space to double The Sophia Way’s capacity.

“The women who are clients of

“ARCH is a great example of a number of local municipalities pooling their resources and addressing needs for housing that otherwise wouldn’t be taken care of by the marketplace in general,” Councilman Paul Winterstein said.

Members also addressed the question of why city funds benefit projects in other municipalities.

“These particular projects that we’re approving this evening are not going to be anything that are housed here in Issaquah, but within the region of where the coalition serves,” Councilwoman Eileen Barber said. “It is a broad region. There is great benefit.”

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Accountability, Oversight and Financial Performance.

Councilman Bob Ferguson leads the committee.

The post is responsible for recommending steps Reagan Dunn to improve efficiency, effectiveness and performance in county government. Lambert serves on the committee, too.

The longtime councilwoman also serves on the Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee. The panel handles a broad portfolio, including development, roads and salmon recovery issues.

Members also appointed leaders to regional committees. The boards offer a forum for development and review of countywide plans and policies. The committees include elected officials from other local governments, in addition to council members.

Lambert is a representative to the Regional Policy Committee.

The board reviews and recommends policies related to criminal justice, environmental, public health, housing and waste issues.

Dunn is due to continue as chairman for the Regional Transit Committee. The board recommends polices and plans related to

Councilmember Dunn is again offering his support to law enforcement to help stop future tragedies,” Republican State Rep. Mike Hope, prime sponsor of the “blue alert” legislation, said in a statement.

Local state Rep. Marcie Maxwell is a cosponsor of the measure.

Dunn, a Republican, is running for state attorney general against Democrat Bob Ferguson, a fellow councilman.

Kiwanis Young Professionals offer free PC clinic Run down? Fighting a virus? Are things taking longer to process? If your computer’s maladies seem to outnumber yours even during cold and flu season, the Issaquah Kiwanis Young Professionals Club offers a PC Clinic March 4 at Gibson

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bus service, commuter vanpools and van service for disabled riders.

The committee also gets a say in establishing the structure for transit fares, purchasKathy Lambert ing buses, and building bus shelters and transit lots.

Dunn serves on the Regional Water Quality Committee. The panel handles water quality and sewer service issues, rate policies and long-term facilities plans.

In unanimous decisions, the council also chose Larry Gossett to continue as chairman and Hague to remain vice chairwoman. The chairman and vice chairwoman set the agendas for council and Committee-of-the-Whole meetings, and coordinate legislation schedules.

“King County, along with the state and federal governments, continue to face fiscal challenges,” Gossett said. “We will meet those challenges, and the responsibilities of providing mandated services while supporting those in our community in crisis, in a bipartisan and transparent manner.”

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

Hall, 105 Newport Way S.W. Computers can be dropped off from 10 a.m. to noon and picked up between noon and 2 p.m.

The Kiwanis Young Professionals will run hardware diagnostics, scrub computers of viruses and spyware, do performance finetuning, and offer advice and tips.

All services are free, but donations will be gladly accepted to support Kiwanis’ local community service.

Community members need only bring their computer and power cord. The Young Professionals will have monitors, keyboards, mice and peripherals to plug in and do testing.

If you believe your computer is beyond help, the Kiwanis also will offer free recycling for old computers, laptops and monitors. They will not accept keyboards, mice, copiers, scanners or printers.

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OPINION

Caucus meetings are worth the time PRESS E DITORIAL

Republican caucuses will be held this Saturday across the state, including here in Issaquah. It does matter.

There will be no presidential primary in Washington this year. Legislators decided to save the $10 million expense.

Now it’s up to you to take action, but it will take more than an armchair vote and a stamp. Democrats will caucus April 15.

Four years ago, fewer than 100,000 people participated in state caucuses, but 1.4 million voters cast ballots in the primary. With only the caucus in play, the turnout is expected to double.

Registered voters willing to attend their grouped-precinct caucus will have to sign a card declaring that they do consider themselves to be a Republican before being allowed to vote for their choice for Republican Party nominee for U.S. President.

The best part of a caucus meeting is the conversation among the participants. It’s an opportunity to meet likeminded people who are your neighbors, but it is also a time to be open minded as you listen and learn from the discussions about the various candidates and their platforms.

There is no need to voice your own opinion, but the opportunity is there if you choose to share your passion for one candidate over another.

The outcome of the caucus vote is more of a straw poll than a mandate. It will give delegates to the Republican National Convention an indicator of whom to support when the vote actually decides who the party nominee will be.

If attending the national caucus is your interest, the precinct caucus gathering could be the beginning of your quest. Delegates to the county convention are elected, and those delegates in turn elect delegates to the state convention and so on.

The caucus is also a good place to find out how to get involved by helping to put up signs, work telephone banks, help with mailings, ring doorbells or make a monetary donation.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, with the meeting to begin at 10. Crowds are expected to be large, so arrive early.

Call 990-0404 for caucus sites, or go to www.kcgop.org/ caucus-locator.

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Bob Taylor, we will miss you far more than you can know Bob Taylor. I had heard of him before I even met him.

He is a legend in the sports community, I am sure many people will tell you. I certainly will.

People at the South County Journal used to talk about him in hushed, reverent tones. He had been at the paper’s predecessor, the Journal American, for many years. And in his career, he worked nearly every sports beat there was.

His list of career highlights began in 1972, when he graduated from college and was hired by the weekly Bellingham Metropolitan. In between then and now, he has covered many teams, including the Seattle Mariners. There is no way I could do justice to his career in this small space.

I think nowhere is he more well-known and beloved than on the Eastside. He has worked here at The Press since 2000, covering prep sports. I was thrilled when I applied for this job and found out that he worked here.

When he emailed me his resignation letter on Jan. 25, I just stared at the screen for a little bit. Bob has been with me since the day I started here, and I have never had to worry about our sports section or coverage. Even when he was off for many months for a stem cell transplant to try to help him recover from cancer, he helped us stay in the

loop and on top of our game.

Before his continuing battle with cancer began, he had to have open-heart surgery. I reKathleen member sitting at the R. Merrill hospital Press managing editor thinking about how the members of my staff were like a family and how devastated we would be, I would be, if we lost him. I remember times when he was sick when I felt like I couldn’t breathe. I’m feeling a bit like that now as I write this.

You see, it isn’t just about what he means to me on the job.

Bob is one of the kindest, most pleasant, positive people I’ve ever met. In my life. He doesn’t talk badly about anyone, ever.

He is literally never negative.

Back when I first got here, his family included me in their holiday celebrations, because they knew my family was far away and they didn’t want me to be alone.

Bob and his wife are one of the few examples of pure and utter love and companionship I’ve See BOB TAYLOR, Page A5

Separation of church and state

Chuck Olson

In the Feb. 15 issue of The Issaquah Press there was a letter to the editor concerning separation of church and state.

The letter correctly stated that the Washington State Constitution clearly states in Section 11 that “...No public money or property shall be appropriated for or applied to any religious worship, exercise or instruction, or the support of any religious establishment...”

However, in this time of severe budget crisis, what is wrong with renting empty school buildings on Sunday to a church for their religious activities? It seems to me that this would be a simple way for the school district to generate additional revenue, and would not violate the constitution.

Don Hindman Issaquah

Plastic bags

If a ban must be enacted, ban them all regardless of thickness I do not support the plastic bag ban Issaquah is taking about. Turns out, the timid do-gooders are not really talking about following the lead of other cities and actually bucking up and banning plastic bags … all the plastic bags!

What it seems they are talking about is only banning plastic bags of certain thicknesses.

They want to continue to allow the use of thicker plastic bags, you know the ones that take more oil to produce and take many more years to breakdown.

I also wonder how many Barney Fife bag enforcement officers Issaquah will need to make sure that only bags of the new specified regulation thicknesses are being used?

Frankly, this should not be that tough. It does not need months of meetings, hours of staff time and endless City Council discussion. It should not be that hard to look at what other cities have enacted and use it.

This would be especially true if the discussion was about either enacting a total ban on plastic bags or not. Making this discussion a simple thumbs up or a thumbs down on all plastic bags would be much more honest and

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Heart disease

Support bill to require CPR training as part of graduation requirements Together heart disease and stroke take more lives in the state of Washington than any other cause of death. In October 2009, at 38 years old, I suffered sudden cardiac arrest. I was lucky to be at the right place at the right time and received immediate medical care. I now live with a pacemaker and continue to educate myself about heart disease.

Heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined every single year. I volunteer and advocate for the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women cause. That’s why I traveled to Olympia on Feb. 13 for the American Heart Association’s Heart Disease Education Day. I went to speak to our District 5 Reps.

Jay Rodne and Glenn Anderson.

It is my hope that they will support House Bill 2294. This bill requires CPR to be taught in our state's high schools as a graduation requirement. Students can receive CPR training in less than 20 minutes and at little or no cost to the school. Effective CPR can double or even triple a victim's chance of survival.

As a mother, it makes my heart happy to think of a whole generation of high school graduates with the tools and knowledge to save my life and the lives of the more than 325,000 people who die in our country of sudden cardiac arrest every year.

Cardiovascular diseases may be the leading killer in Washington but through their actions, lawmakers have the power to improve the health of our families and children, and to help more patients become survivors of heart disease and stroke.

Most recently, Issaquah considered a ban on plastic bags. Judging from the evolution of our society, it’s certain that one day paper and plastic bags will join the other dinosaurs, real and man-made, housed in the Smithsonian Museum.

I can remember commiserating with a fellow antique dealer that we have been recycling long before it was politically correct. The vintage bug bit me in 1976 when my husband and I moved to Long Island, N.Y., from Honolulu.

Since then, I’ve furnished three homes with stuff from the past.

Not everyone has a passion for the old. But wandering through Issaquah’s Gilman Gallery conjures up images of lives once lived. Every era produces inventions that make the daily grind more bearable.

Gilman Gallery is a mecca for recyclers; those who sell and those who buy. All subscribe to the old adage “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” There’d be less waste and pillaging of our natural resources if more folks were inclined toward “hand-me-downs” instead of always clamoring for the next best thing.

There’s a lot more to recycling than just plastic bags. We all have King Midas’ touch in being able to turn disposable junk into valuable discoveries. If we could only look beyond the outer trappings of convenience, and find the hidden treasure that once was.

Instead of a privacy wall for the toilet, why not an interesting, salvaged window shutter?

A vintage baker’s rack can serve as storage in a bathroom. A well-worn basket with a soft, painted patina can hold towels. Hang a unique, lead-glass window over the aluminum one in your bathroom. Replacing it is costly, opening it lets in bugs, and leaving it as is, is an eyesore.

The possibilities are limitless, when you recycle.

Millie Vierra Issaquah

Dawn McCutcheon Sammamish

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Make repurposing a lifestyle Recycling is always in and out of the news.

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Bob Taylor: He gives everything 100 percent

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Award as a testament to Waltosz’s service.

In a final honor to the longtime volunteer firefighter, EFR officials planned for firefighters to participate in Waltosz’s funeral procession and for a fire agency aid vehicle to carry his casket from the funeral service to Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent.

McDaniel, the inaugural recipient of the inspiration award, said Waltosz’s experience in the military, business and public sectors offered a breadth of experience to EFR. The experience came in handy as the fire service evolved and the region added residents.

“He’s the guy you would want someone new in the agency to be sat down with when they first came in,” McDaniel said. “That was one of John’s biggest strong points — the fact that he knew the fire service and he wanted to make sure that everyone that became a part of it would take on that same attitude and that respect for it.”

ever seen between a couple.

They’ve been married since 1976, and they’re still crazy about each other, really and truly in love.

Everything that Bob does, he gives it 100 percent. Really.

He’s a great guy who loves his life and his God and his family and his friends and his coworkers. If you know Bob, you know every word I’ve said here is true.

Bob told me that he doesn’t want a big farewell — “Just a handshake will do,” he said.

I have always honored his wishes, but this time I think that would just be wrong. I know people in the community want to see him and have time to talk with him, even if just to say goodbye. So here at The Press, we’re having a community open house from 2:30-4:30 p.m. March 9, his last day at the paper.

I hope you will come and wish him well in his new endeavors, and tell him how very much he has meant to you in the years he has worked here.

If you can’t make it, I hope you will email me any memories or messages you have, so I can share them with him.

I can’t imagine what The Press is going to be like without Bob Taylor. I hate I’m going to have to find out.

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

Innovators: Honorees reflect diversity FROM PAGE A1

behind Burger King provides a key construction piece for for Washington’s largest exporter, Boeing, and its competitor, not to mention many other industrial applications.”

The honoree in the midsize business category, Lakeside Center for Autism, uses technology, such as the Microsoft Kinect, as a treatment for autism.

“Offering a unique multidisciplinary and holistic approach to serving clients and their families has distinguished this business as an innovator in an industry we don’t think about every day, but one that deserves increasing attention,” chamber CEO Matthew Bott said.

The top small business in the Innovation in Issaquah contest, video production company Impact Studio Pro, boasts deep roots in the community.

Impact Studio Pro “is a business that was started by a graduate of Eastlake High School and then Bellevue College, and is operated out of a small apartment in the Issaquah Highlands,” Harrison said. “They’re homegrown Issaquah innovators.”

Organizers launched the Innovation in Issaquah contest last year. The initial honorees included Democracy Live, Restorix Health, Applied Precision and the nonprofit Eastside Baby Corner.

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

HONOR IS LATEST MILESTONE FOR ZHOME The accolades started to accumulate for the carbon-neutral community zHome before construction concluded.

The latest honor — recognition in the Innovation in Issaquah contest as the top public-private partnership — highlights the collaboration among academic, business and government interests to complete the 10-unit townhouse project.

The community in the Issaquah Highlands uses zero net energy and 70 percent less water than a traditional home. The community opened in September 2011 as the inaugural carbon-neutral and zero-energy multifamily community in the United States.

“We live in a really exceptional city,” zHome Project Manager Brad Liljequist said. “Projects like this cannot happen without a mayor and a City Council that also have vision. I’ve worked in a lot of different cities around the Northwest, and Issaquah is truly exceptional when it comes to our city’s leadership.”

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ROLL CALL Feb. 13-17 The week of Feb. 13-17, legislators voted on resolutions requiring four-year balanced budgets; a Senate Bill regarding certificated employee evaluations; a Senate Bill concerning local transportation revenue options; a Senate Bill 6486, granting collective bargaining rights for post-doctoral researchers at certain state universities; and a House Bill concerning fees and rates for two truck services and vehicle storage.

Feb. 20-24 No new bills were passed last week, Feb. 20-24.

See how your legislators voted at www.washingtonvotes.org.

WashingtonVotes.org is a free, non-partisan website to find plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each legislator’s votes.

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Seuss says Elaine Vega, a Target employee at the Gilman Boulevard store, reads a pop-up copy of ‘The Lorax’ to youngsters Feb. 25, as part of the National Education Association’s Read Across America Dr. Seuss Storytime presentation, held at Target stores nationwide.

Carolanne’s hair style knowledge keeps her clients coming back

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Isernio’s — plus Calabrian chilies, roasted peppers, basil mozzarella, Grana Padano and extra-virgin olive oil. (The chilies nod to Fugere’s family roots in Calabria, a region in southern Italy.)

“This is it,” Fugere recalled.

“This is a home run.”

The team named the pizza Il Presidente.

“You could eat that pizza cold, and it would still be delicious,” Cisneros said.

Next, Fugere needed to determine the optimum setup to prepare and deliver the pizzas to Air Force One as the jumbo set sat on the Paine Field tarmac behind a fortresslike security cordon.

Bellingham-based Wood Stone lent a portable oven for the Tutta Bella team to use. Fugere, in search of a spot to set up the behemoth, called the Paine Field office.

“Here I call them and say, ‘Hey, by the way, can you think of a place — whether it be someone’s home or a hotel or a parking lot or just anywhere — that would let us park a 4,000-pound oven close to the airport so that we can make these pizzas a little bit fresher?’” he said.

Fugere received clearance moments later to set up the oven on the tarmac — outside the gate but not far from Air Force One. The airport also loaned a forklift to unload the oven.

‘Just like on TV’ The next day, after Obama delivered a speech about U.S. manufacturing to Boeing employees inside the cavernous aircraft assembly facility next to the airport, Fugere and the chefs reached Paine Field.

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Eastside fundraisers in Bellevue and Medina, chefs started sliding pizzas into the 800-degree oven.

Gathered beneath a tent on a rain-soaked afternoon as wind swept across the pavement, Cisneros and the others prepared Il Presidente, Margherita and other pizzas for Obama and White House staffers.

“When we pulled the pizza out of the oven and cut it up and tasted it — because it was the first thing we’d eaten all day — it was like, ‘Oh my God, these pizzas are so delicious. They’re so good fresh out of the oven,’” Cisneros said. “I just wish that we could get that product to the president.”

The team loaded the 40 pizzas, salad and tiramisu into fireengine-red Mini Coopers borrowed from Seattle Mini and headed to the gate. Fugere initially planned to do a delivery to Secret Service personnel at the gate, but after some calls and a security check, agents allowed the Mini Cooper caravan to proceed to the plane.

“I’m looking at them thinking to myself, ‘Man, this is just like on TV,’” Cisneros said after seeing earpiece-outfitted Secret Service agents emerged from a black vehicle.

The delivery culminated beneath the polished fuselage, as Fugere and the chefs handed boxes to U.S. Air Force flight crew members to tote into the cabin.

“Every time we thought we were as close as we were going to get, we got closer,” Fugere said.

Then, the crew asked if the Fugere and others wanted to pose for photographs on the Air Force One steps.

“You ask yourself, ‘Is this really happening?’ These are the stairs to Air Force One,” he said. “We were all kind of thinking, ‘Really?

Really? We can climb the stairs? Or are you just teasing us here?’”

Fugere said a White House official described the Tutta Bella pizzas as a hit aboard the plane.

The idea to deliver pizza to the president started percolating in August 2010, after restaurant owner Fugere met Obama at a Seattle roundtable discussion for small business owners.

The president later mentioned the struggle to open a Tutta Bella — albeit not by name — in Issaquah during a Seattle speech.

(The speech also included a reference to the former Issaquah Community Bank, the institution behind the loan needed to open the restaurant.)

The president and the pizzaiolo met again the next month as Obama signed a small business assistance package at the White House.

“I still haven’t tasted the pizza, but he promises I’m going to get some at some point,” Obama told Fugere and the East Room audience.

Fugere remained alert for opportunities to serve the president a Neapolitan-style slice, and reached out to the White House after officials announced the Feb. 17 fundraising trip.

Following the delivery to Air Force One, Cisneros and the other chefs prepared about 20 more pizzas for law enforcement officers at Paine Field. Then, the Tutta Bella team lingered at the airport until Obama returned from a Bellevue fundraiser and Air Force One departed for Washington, D.C., in the late afternoon.

“I would have liked to have met Obama, but I started to think to myself, ‘A lot of people met Obama that day, but very, very few were actually on the steps of Air Force One,’” Cisneros said.

Have you been looking for a truly personalized salon experience? Hair designer Carolanne Baccari at Hair for You! is one of the most knowledgeable stylists in Issaquah, with more than 20 years of experience helping her clients look their absolute best.

“My business is unique,” explains Carolanne. “I offer personal attention and discuss all services with the client. Communication is Carolanne Baccari necessary to understand my clients’ needs want the best for the client, and that means I need to be the best.”

Carolanne’s customers appreciate knowing that she’s up-to-date with the latest styles and trends. She participates in many continuing education classes each year, both in the U.S. and abroad. Staying current with these classes enables Carolanne to create and capture that unique look that every woman wants.

“Carolanne has been taking great care of my hair for one and a half years and helps me to put everything about my hair in perspective,” says loyal customer Lois W. “Before that, I drove into Seattle, paid parking fees and dealt with Friday night traffic and often felt like a number in the process. Carolanne brings great attitude to her work.”

Another longtime customer, Karen G., agrees.

“Carolanne has been cutting my short, thin hair for about four years. She always gives me a great, chic, modern cut that makes people think I have the thickest hair. She gets to know you and your hair, then works her magic.”

As an extra treat for her established clients, Carolanne offers discounts when they book their next appointments.

Hair for You! provides many hair care services, including custom designer cuts and styles, creative coloring, hair texturizing, deep conditioning treatments, and the popular Brazilian Blowout.

One devoted customer, Alex, raves about the Brazilian Blowout she received from Carolanne.

“My life is changed,” Alex says. “I don’t have to struggle with my unruly, frizzy hair anymore. My hair has never looked or felt better — I can’t live without the Brazilian! The best part is I get a discount because of my continuous appointments.”

“It’s rewarding to see a happy face,” says Carolanne.

“I start the day with excitement, eager to design a new look.”

Hair for You! is located within Markiel’s Hair Co. at 149 Front Street North in historic downtown Issaquah.

To schedule an appointment, call 425-246-9260 or visit www.hairbycarolanne.com.

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

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AND this:

We must FOCUS on this: A Strong Local Economy Competitive Economic Vitality Strategies A Welcoming Business Climate The Chamber congratulates the Issaquah City Council and Mayor’s office for their leadership on creating an Economic Vitality Commission and placing Economic Vitality as a primary goal for 2012 and beyond. Thanks to the City’s leadership, much has been accomplished in support of our local economy…including a new hospital, a planned community college, and significant redevelopment plans for the City’s commercial core. However, much more work remains in order to ensure Issaquah remains as an attractive place to conduct business. Taking care of our existing businesses and enduring we are competitive for potential new businesses will be what keep our community strong in the decades to come. It is clear that in the new economic reality, jobs and business success will determine quality of life in all areas…schools, public safety, arts and culture, and more. The Chamber and our 515 members stand ready to partner with City and local leaders to help ensure a bright future for Issaquah and its citizens.

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Upcoming Issaquah Chamber Events for March : Thursday, March 8: Timber Ridge at Talus 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

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Wednesday, March 21st: Holiday Inn of Issaquah 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Membership Luncheon: Restaurants & Tourism;

Tuesday, March 27th: Location: TBA 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

New Member Meet & Greet

Career consultant & noted speaker Matt Youngquist discusses tools & tips for using LinkedIn for business and career success. Part of the Business University Seminar Series.

Featuring the CEO of the Washington Restaurant Association Anthony Anton and the Executive Director of the new Washington Tourism Alliance Suzanne Fletcher.

This is a great opportunity to meet and network with the Issaquah Chamber’s newest members. To make a reservation or for more information, email Tricia Barry at tbarry@issaquahchamber.com or visit www.issaquahchamber.com

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Issaquah students’ artwork could grace U.S. Capitol U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert invites high school students in the 8th Congressional District to submit artwork to the 2012 Congressional Art Competition.

“Every year, the Congressional Art Competition serves as a creative opportunity for students to showcase their artistic abilities,” he said in a statement. “It is always an inspiration for me and my staff to study the art produced by our talented youth.

“The interaction and connection with young artists, their parents and their teachers is energizing,” he added. “This competition highlights the importance for our young people to be creative, artistic and motivated.”

Since 1982, the winning selection from the 8th District has graced the House of Representatives’ Cannon Building Tunnel in Washington, D.C., for a year.

Download the Student Information & Release Form and find more guidelines at www.reichert.house.gov. The art submissions can be paintings, drawings, prints, mixed media, computer-generated art or photography.

Submit entries by 5 p.m. April 19. Reichert’s office is accepting entries in person or by mail at 22605 S.E. 56th St., Suite 130, Issaquah, WA 98029.

Lindzi Cox is still in the hunt for her ‘Bachelor’

Luncheon supports scholarships, local charities

At a recent meeting of the Issaquah Women’s Club, a speaker from the Eastside Domestic Violence Program expounded upon how the 60 or so scholarships supplied to that group over the years by the club had changed lives.

The scholarships were intended to help clients of the program get back on their feet, to help them get out of abusive situations. Past president and current promotions director for the Women’s Club Deborah Bader said she and other group members especially enjoyed hearing personal stories about how their efforts had helped other women.

“It was just really special,” Bader added.

In order to keep supplying scholarships to groups like the Eastside Domestic Violence Program as well as direct support to other local charities, the charity arm of the Issaquah Women’s Club announces its Spring Luncheon, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 21 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Issaquah.

The event will feature live and silent auctions. Issaquah City Councilman Fred Butler will conduct the live auction, as he has in the past.

“He adds a wonderful dimension to our live auctions,” Bader said.

Items up for grabs during the auctions include a floral arranging class for six; breakfast for two at the Salish Lodge and Spa in Snoqualmie; and other items donated by wineries, local businesses and restaurants.

Additionally, participants can bid on unique baskets put together by Issaquah Women’s Club members. For example, one basket might contain cooking utensils while another carries gardening tools, Bader said.

“It’s always fun to see what the group comes up with,” she added.

The club used to put on one big fundraiser annually, said Judy Smith, fundraising chairwoman.

But the event got to be difficult and time consuming in terms of planning. In response, the club decided to hold a number of smaller fundraisers each year. That makes the success of each one important, Bader and Smith said.

The Issaquah Women’s Club began in 1983, an outgrowth of the Issaquah Welcome Wagon. Club founders wanted to put together an organization that was a service

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Christopher Hetzel has a special appreciation for the February page of a calendar on every fourth year, when the number 29 comes up in the last square.

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Christopher Hetzel, a middle-aged man, is poised to turn 10.

The architectural historian and Issaquah resident is actually closer to 40, but due to a quirk in the Gregorian calendar, Hetzel’s birthday, Feb. 29, only comes around as often as a presidential election.

In other years, Hetzel celebrated the leap day birthday on Feb. 28. Come Feb. 29, however, the quadrennial occasion requires a blowout celebration.

“When you’re young, it always sets you apart as being special, which is of course a positive thing,” he said.

Feb. 29, or leap day, occurs in most years evenly divisible by four such as 2008 and 2012. (Hetzel is not due to turn 11 — or 44 — until 2016.)

Though most years of the modern calendar include 365 days, a complete revolution of Earth around the sun lasts about 365 days and six hours. The extra hours accumulate and, after four years, the extra 24 hours is added to the calendar to keep the calendar and the sun in alignment.

The unusual birth date also led to some confusion for others during Hetzel’s childhood.

“Growing up, I’d get teased a lot. ‘Oh, you’re not going to have a birthday’ or ‘You don’t have a birthday,’” he said. “As I’ve gotten

older, it’s become more of a positive thing, where people are jealous of me because I don’t have a birthday and I can claim to be 10 years old.”

Nowadays, Hetzel usually uses actual age rather than calendar age — although the saltand-pepper hair acts as a giveaway.

“If it’s somebody that is a friend or coworker that may not know that I’m a leap year, then I might make some reference or some joke about being 9 or 10,” he said.

Jennifer Sutton, Hetzel’s wife, said the birthday is sometimes still a reason for gentle jabs.

“My friends kind of tease me a little bit about robbing the cradle,” she said.

The birthday boy and grown-up friends trekked to Chuck-E-Cheese’s, sampled a dinosaur-shaped cake and enjoyed children’s party favors for Hetzel’s eighth birthday. The celebration lasted until partygoers realized Chuck-E-Cheese did not serve alcohol.

“You can only go so far with the ageappropriate birthday,” Sutton said.

Partygoers headed to the Cougar Mountain Zoo for Hetzel’s ninth birthday in 2008. Hetzel and Sutton plan to attend a Seattle Sounders FC preseason match to celebrate the big 1-0.

“The beautiful thing about him having this birthday is that we, as adults, have an excuse to play,” Sutton said.

“The Bachelor” Ben Flajnik visited John and Margy Cox, parents of Lindzi Cox, at their home in Morriston, Fla., months ago, possibly right around Lindzi’s 27th birthday in late October. But the episode aired Feb. 20.

Previews of that episode showed Lindzi, of Issaquah, and Ben picnicking beneath a shady tree beside a horse pasture and driving a competition wagon with Ben on the back seat.

Opening up In a press release about the episode, ABC said: “Ben’s journey starts in Ocala, Florida, where he spends the day with Lindzi and her fun-loving parents on their

picturesque horse farm. Up until now, she has been hesitant to open up to Ben, but she finally reveals that her last relationship left her heartbroken and she Lindzi Cox is afraid to make herself vulnerable.

“Her parents notice the difference in their once-reticent daughter whose heart seems open again, but will they welcome Ben into their family?”

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Learn to raise poultry at Grange Chick Days The Grange Supply has announced its 2012 Chick Days, a program advertised as focusing on healthy starts for the many baby animals that often help herald the start of spring.

The 2012 Chick Days will provide poultry raising resources to the Greater Seattle and Issaquah communities March 16-18. The Grange believes that with many people looking for ways to save on food costs and control their food choices, raising chickens provides a healthy and educational alternative.

“Raising backyard poultry is once again popular as more and more people commit to a sustainable lifestyle, especially in our area,” said Michelle Boman, operations manager for The Grange Supply. “Chicken owners know their eggs are fresh and can be confident in the treatment of their flock. Raising poultry is a fun and rewarding activity for the whole family.”

To kick off Chick Days, The Grange Supply will have a chick seminar all about raising chickens at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. March 17. Reservations are needed. Go to www.grangesupply.com or call 392-6469.

IF YOU GO Grange Supply 2012 Chick Days March 16-18 Grange Supply 145 N.E. Gilman Blvd.

Go to www.grangesupply.com or call 392-6469

Throughout the duration of Chick Days, The Grange Supply will offer advice and guidance about how to raise baby chickens from freshly hatched chicks through laying, including details about proper nutrition to provide the best eggs. During the Great Starts promotion, Purina dealers will provide special cost-savings on Purina-brand feeds. Live chicks will be available at the store through May. “Although keeping chickens does not have to be an expensive or difficult hobby, it does require a certain knowledge,” Boman said, adding Chick Days coupled with the Great Starts promotion are designed to demonstrate how easy it is to raise chickens for eggs, meat or pets.

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

EFR plans new emergency medical service pilot program

By Caleb Heeringa Issaquah Press reporter Why send three people to do a job that only takes one?

That’s been a common rhetorical question for fire officials trying to handle a steadily increasing workload — about twothirds of which are medical calls — in a time of tight public finances. Eastside Fire & Rescue and King County’s Emergency Medical Service officials will put the theory to the test this year with a Community Medical Technician pilot program.

Under the program, the agency will staff a one-person unit that will respond in an SUV to nonlife-threatening medical calls — a broken finger, bad back pain or a nosebleed, for example. As of now, the standard EMT crew responds to those calls in a fully equipped aid car or fire truck, tying up three responders that might be needed at more major calls.

EFR Chief Lee Soptich said the pilot program may prove to be more efficient and a cheaper

model than adding another fullservice unit to keep up with call volumes — which have grown around 3 percent per year recently.

“This gets us some data so that we can find out,” Soptich said. “Down the road it may be something we can do to stem the rising tide of calls … instead of having to add crews.”

The agency has about 5,100 medical calls a year; Deputy Chief Greg Tryon said the department estimates that the CMTs would be able to respond to about 400 of those.

The pilot program is funded by a $243,000 grant from King County EMS, which handles lifethreatening paramedic response and is funded by a 30-cents-per$1,000 of assessed value levy across the county. About half of the firefighters in the agency — those who signed up for the hour-and-a-half training — will be eligible to work the medical technician program shift as overtime on top of their normal EFR hours, Tryon said.

In addition to providing minor

medical care, the unit is trained in identifying patients who may benefit from social services, like senior citizens who may need a part-time nurse or help around the house, for example.

Soptich said the pilot project is modeled after a similar twoperson Community Medical Technician program used by the Kent Fire Department and South King Fire & Rescue in 2010. He said leaders in Kent credit the program for a reduction of 350 calls from people that were “familiar with the system.”

“A lot of them were people that didn’t know that there were any other options than to call the fire department,” Soptich said.

The unit will be on duty from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. — the hours the agency expects to have the most minor medical calls. It will be based out of EFR Headquarters, on Newport Way in Issaquah, but will respond anywhere within a 20-minute reBY GREG FARRAR

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Patrick Baker uses a gentle touch to round up five chicks at The Grange for a customer during the 2010 Chick Day giveaway.

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Celebrate Seuss Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! hosted by the Issaquah Library and the National Honor Society of Issaquah High School, is from 3:30-4:30 p.m. March 2 at the King County Library Service Center, 960 Newport Way N.W. The free event includes food, activities and rhyming fun in English and Spanish. Call 392-1541.

Events “Tribute to Trees” will be on display through March 8 in the city of Sammamish Commons Gallery, 801 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. Learn more at www.arteast.org or call 392-3191.

Overlake Alumnae Panhellenic’s annual forum for Eastside senior girls who plan to attend a four-year college or university is at 7 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Redmond Library, 15990 N.E. 85th St. Sorority members and alumnae from the University of Washington and other universities will speak about campus life and the benefits of sorority membership. Applications for scholarships will be available. Call Mary Anderson at 641-6922 or Jean Cerar at 392-1821.

Walgreens presents Ford’s Free Breast Cancer Detection Event March 2 at 6300 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway.

The next DownTown Issaquah Association’s Wine Walk is March 2. Check-in is at 4 p.m. at the Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N. Tickets, which include six two-ounce drink tokens and appetizers, are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Make online reservations at www.downtownissaquah.com.

King County Republican Precinct Presidential Caucuses are March 3. Check your voter registration card for your precinct. Find your precinct caucus location at www.kcgop.org/caucus-locator.

The Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District Board of Commissioners hosts a public meeting to present the 2012 amendment to the 2010 Water Comprehensive Plan to the public at 6 p.m. March 5 at 1510 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish.

Master Chorus Eastside, featuring Issaquah singers, pays tribute to St. Patrick’s Day with “Erin Go Bragh” at 3 p.m. March 11 at the Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students. Purchase tickets by calling 392-8446. Learn more at www.masterchoruseastside.org.

LearningRx hosts an Education Expo, featuring information for parents with children from

newborns to teens, from 4-9 p.m.

March 15 at Skyline High School, 1122 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish.

The Vasa Park Craft and Garden show is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 15-16 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 17 at 3560 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., Bellevue. Admission is free.

The Grange Supply’s 2012 Chick Days, is March 16–18. To kick off Chick Days, The Grange Supply hosts a Chick Seminar at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. March 17 about raising chickens. Reserve a spot for the seminar by RSVPing at www.grangesupply.com. Call 392-6469 or go to the store at 145 N.E. Gilman Blvd.

Fundraisers The Rotary Club of Issaquah’s sixth annual Grape Escape is from 6-9 p.m. March 8 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., featuring tastes of area wines and beer, which are complemented this year by small plate samples of delicacies prepared by area restaurants. There will be a silent auction of art, wine-related items, and a wide range of experience and entertainment packages. Tickets, available at www.issaquahrotary.org, are $40 per person, ages 21 and up. Proceeds fund Rotary programs in the community and abroad.

Overlake Hospital Auxiliaries are hosting the 2012 Bandage Ball at 5:30 p.m.

March 24 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Proceeds will be used to build a new, state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Tickets are $250 per person and include dinner, dancing, entertainment and a live auction. For tickets or to volunteer, contact Muffie Signalness at 688-5529 or auxiliaries@overlakehospital.org.

Learn more at www.overlakehospital.org/bandageball.

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

“Mammals,” for ages 12 and up, 2-3 p.m. March 11 “Cougars & Bobcats,” for ages 12 and up, 1-2 p.m. March 24 Naturalists Book Club discusses “Encounters with the Archdruid,”

by Jonn McPhee, for ages 15 and up, 6-8 p.m. March 25

Volunteers The Issaquah History Museums needs volunteer docents to greet the public at the train depot or old town hall or helping with

The Chabad of the Central Cascades Italian flavored Purim fiesta is at 6:30 p.m.

March 7 at Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive, Issaquah Highlands. Entry is $5 for children, $10 per adult or $25 per family.

Call 985-7639 or go to www.chabadissaquah.com.

The Beit Tikvah Messianic Congregation presents a Purim Children’s Carnival from 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 11 — with games, face painting, mask making, photo booth, pony rides, a food court and an option to come in costume as a Biblical character — with an evening program following from 6-8 p.m. at 7935 136th Ave. S.E., Newcastle. Go to www.beittikvah.us.

The Beit Tikvah Messianic Congregation hosts a Community Seder to celebrate Passover at 6:30 p.m. April 6.

Reservations are $30 per person and must be made by March 28.

Call 793-3000 or email office@beittikvah.us.

Classes Swedish/Issaquah offers the following free classes at 751 N.E. Blakely Drive. Sign up by calling 206-383-2502 or going to www.swedish.org/classes.

“Dementia,” 6-7:30 p.m.

March 1 “Spine Care Seminar,” 6-8 p.m. March 8 Squak Mt. Greenhouses & Nursery offers the following free seminars at its Issaquah location, 7600 Renton-Issaquah Road S.E. Call 392-1025 to learn more.

“Roses of David Austin” — 10:30 a.m. March 3 “Seeding Indoors” — 2:30 p.m.

March 3 “For Kids! Plant With Us” — 10:30 a.m. March 10, for ages 48 with a parent, reserve a spot by emailing staff@squakmtnursery.com ArtEAST offers the following workshops at its Art Center, 95 Front St. N., unless otherwise noted. Go to www.arteast.org or call 996-8553.

Tuesday Morning Writing Workshop, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through April 3, Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front Street North, $15 each class or $80 for entire series.

Friends of Youth hosts Guiding Good Choices Program, for parents of 9-14 year olds, from 6-8 p.m. Thursdays through March 22 and 6-8 p.m. March 27 at Beaver Lake Middle School, 25025 S.E. 32nd St. Youth attend the fifth session with their parents (includes a free pizza dinner). Workbooks are $30 (scholarships are available). Register at www.friendsofyouth.org/ parentingregistration.aspx.

Learn more by contacting Sara Hildebrand at sara@friendsofyouth.org or 888-4151, ext. 201.

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

Book Club: “The Enchantress of Florence,” by Salman Rushdie, for adults, 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 29 “Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!,” for children and their families, 3:30 p.m. March 2 AARP Tax Aide, for adults, 1 p.m. Fridays “Organic Gardening 101,” for adults, 3 p.m. March 3 “Muppets Please Marionettes!” for children and families, 7-8 p.m. March 5

Justin Perun and Andrea Lacy Lacy, Perun Andrea Lacy and Justin Perun, of Bellevue, were married Dec. 3, 2011, at Lordhill Farms, in Snohomish.

Tiffany Bluhm officiated.

Lacy, the daughter of Jane and Alan Lacy, of Issaquah, is a 2003 graduate of Skyline High School.

Matron of honor was Rachel Dray; maid of honor was Shelley Kaiser; and bridesmaids were Liz Jarrard, Leah Ardissino, Brenda Houlihan and Molly Swanson. The flower girl was Anya Houlihan.

Lacy, who graduated from Seattle University in 2007, works in public relations at Chase Bank.

The groom, the son of Teri and Dave Perun, of Sammamish, is a 2004 graduate of Stoney Creek High School, in Rochester, Mich.

His best man was Kris Perun and his groomsmen were Andrew Perun, Danny Petrisor, Chris Gooden, Michael Knapp, David Bibb and Dan Doyle. The ring bearer was Patrick Houlihan.

A graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Perun is a personal trainer with Thrive Community Fitness.

The couple honeymooned in Jamaica.

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Crystal is a beautiful, 4-year-old Labrador retriever/Chinese Shar-Pei mix.

She is calm, quiet, has great energy and enjoys a good belly rub! She has a thick, luxurious, golden yellow coat and deep, stunning eyes.

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

Althea Saldanha graduates from BU

C OLLEGE NEWS

Althea J. Saldanha, of Issaquah, recently graduated from Boston University with a Master of Science in computer information systems.

Local students make GU president’s list The following students were named to the Gonzaga University president’s list. To qualify, students must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 grade point average.

Issaquah: Molly Bankson, Kylie Clark, Katarina Hostenske, Jeffrey Kettman, Emily McKaig, Patrick Nicoll, Alanna Redine, Kathryn Schaa, Merrill Schinski, Lauren Sullivan, Haley Swanson and Andrew Yoon Renton: Kelsey Werre Sammamish: Lauren Burns, Rachel Boswell, Jessica Daniels, Kin Kang and Mikkel Kurian

Local students named to deans’ lists Brendan M. Smith, of Is-

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Accepting the Honda Auto Center grocery donation at Tiger Mountain Community High School are (from left) principal’s secretary Amy Wiggins, counselor Bradley Nyhof, student Mitra Kundu and teacher Sheila Thacker.

School stocks up through Honda Auto Center During Honda Auto Center of Bellevue’s annual business meeting, workers did team-building exercises. Ten teams were tasked with finding items at the Factoria QFC and coming the closest to spending $100.

After the event, Honda Auto Center donated more than $2,000 in food and supplies to Tiger Mountain Community High School.

“Our staff, along with the QFC staff and their customers really enjoyed this activity and knowing that we are donating all of this food to a great cause makes it that much better,” said Mike Lavigne, Honda Auto Center of Bellevue general manager.

Teen Zone: Manga!, 3 p.m.

March 5 “Talk with Your Doc About Lung Cancer,” for adults, 7 p.m. March 6 “One-on-One Computer Assistance,” for adults, 2 and 3 p.m.

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saquah, was recently named to the Boston University dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester.

Heather Davis, of Sammamish, was named to the 2011 autumn semester dean’s list at the University of Montana. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

The following students were named to the Gonzaga University dean’s list. To qualify, students must earn a 3.5 to 3.69 grade point average.

Issaquah: Michael Baba, David Dunphy, Peter Forsyth, Jeffrey Helling, Rachel Hildie, Mark Jordan, Jessica Klein, Christopher Lundeen, Michael Scafidi, Sierra Stauffer and John Winslow Sammamish: Evan Bull, Connor Kelly, Luke Koch and Laura Woodward

Area students named to UW dean’s list The following students from the Issaquah area have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Washington for 2011 autumn quarter. To qualify, students must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (out of 4).

Cassie Absolor, Kyle Ahrens, John Albert, Rasa Amiri, Nicole Arend, Alexandra Babayan, Zachary Bates, Amy Baxter, Anthony Beattie, Ekaterina Belkina, Jacqueline Belur, Stanley Biryukov, Katherine Borgnes, Will Borom, Austin Briggs, Peter

Brook, James Burgess, William Chandler, Kelley Chen, Jacky Cheung, Kyung Choi, Kenny Chou, Megan Christie, Blake Cizek, Meagan Clark, Alexis Court, John Crotty, Raechel Dawson, Kyle Dennison, Andrew Depaola, William Doerrfeld, Shahrzad Dow, Shayla Plooy, Neeraja Duriseti, Monica Dvorak, Nickolas Evans, Jaime Fajardo, Cindy Fan, Tasha Feng, Claire Frederick, Christina Frost, Alexandra Fussell, Sheila Ghods, Ariel Goh, Kanav Gupta, Leigh Hansen, Melissa Hardy, Zachary Hermsen, Matthew Hertogs, Richard Hong, Justin Hoo, Dexter Hu, Fabliha Ibnat, Veronica Ivaniukovich, Nikita Katoozi, Christopher Kaulia, Danielle Kemmerer, Emily Kim, Jordan Labelle, William Lee, Danielle Lemmon, Jeff Lestz, Soojung Lim, Nicole Lock, Richard Lockhart, Daniel Loudon, Christina Mahlik, Ribicca Mamuye, Kyle Martin, John Mather, Jordan McIntosh, Jesse Miles, Nina Milligan, Gregory Miner, Travis Moeller, Daniel Morris, Alexander Muirhead, Quinn Nakano, Meagan Nakashima, Sarah Nelson, Michele Neuffer, Kevin Nguyen, Stephanie Nguyen, Brandon Nudelman, Emma Ogilvie, Alex Ortiz, Lauren Pace, Angela Paderes, Sarah Park, Alexa Parker, Eric Parker, Jennifer Peterson, Sarah Peterson, Michelle Pham, Breanna Philips, Melissa Pighin, Zachary Pritchett, Vincent Quach, Andrew Ramstad, Thomas Rauschendorfer, Andrew Repp, Courtney Roberts, Lorilyn Roller, Conner Rose, Matthew Rossi, Boris Rozenberg, Madolyn Rubinich, Worawat Saelee, Conner Sapp, Olivia Schmoe, Jacob Shannon, Fablina Sharara, Max Sherman, Drew Shimizu, Christina Shin, Pedram Shokri, Simerjot Singh, Karen Sit, Brendan Smith, Anja Speckhardt, Mary Sprute, Christopher Stanley, William Stark, Meghan Stephenson, Sarah Stewart, Angela Su, Max Sugarman, Yeon Suk, Matthew Swartzendruber, Nicholas Swartzendruber, Trevor Takami, Theodora Teodosiadis, Nivretta Thatra, Braden Timm, Jenna Tollefson, Rebecca Tollefson, Akumbom Tunyi, Matthew Vaeena, Tayoh Valdez, Benjamin Van, Erin Vanderwall, Stephanie Violante, Viet Vu, Claire Wakeman, Anna Waldren, Evan Walton, Mitchell Walton, James Wang, Michael Ward, Tyler Watson, Leslie West, Amanda Wick, Kelly Wilkinson, Amanda Wong, Wanita Wong, Whitney Woods, Jonathan Yan, Michael Yang, Patricia Yang, Conner Young, Morgan Young, Alan Yu, William Zahn, Nicole Zarfos, Qinwen Zhou and David Zong

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Glenna Anderson Huntington

Glenna Anderson Huntington, who lived at Ideal Care of Sammamish, died Feb. 17, 2012. She was 94.

Glenna's life will be celeGlenna Huntington brated at 1:30 p.m. March 10 at Newport Presbyterian Church.

Glenna was born July 2, 1917, in Fort Pierre, S.D., to Margaret Myers Anderson and Daniel Anderson. She was raised in Rapid City, S.D. Glenna spent her early years on a homestead in Stanley County, S.D., where she and her pony roamed at will. Middle school and high school took her to Rapid City.

She and her husband Ed moved to Albuquerque, N.M., in order for him to attend the University of New Mexico, and a big piece of her heart never quite left the desert.

A death in the family took them to Michigan for a few years, a brief interlude, on their path to Colorado where they set deep roots, raised their family and tramped the high Rockies and rich grasslands. Glenna's retirement took the couple to the hill country of Kerrville, Texas. A rich 20 years there was followed by 10 wonderful years in Issaquah among the tall trees and grand beaches of the Olympic Peninsula.

Glenna married Ed Huntington in 1936 and they explored life together for 46 years.

Glenna was a reader and participated in reading groups wherever she lived. Both in Colorado and Texas she participated in church outreach activities, volunteered for

Ernest R. Plum

Ernest R. Plum, formerly of Issaquah, passed away Feb. 18, 2012, in Peoria, Ariz.

Ernest was born Nov. 21, 1920, in Issaquah, the son of Ernest and Elizabeth Plum. He was raised in Issaquah and graduated from Issaquah High School.

During World War II, he served in the United States Navy in the South Pacific. Ernest served in several major campaigns acting in the Beach Patrol capacity, allowing safe and efficient transition from

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hospice, nature centers and Elder Hostel adventures.

If someone said "let's go" Glenna was at the door, a good read in hand and a map close by.

The best possible "going" was to, or with, family.

Glenna would have said that she was "pragmatic," and indeed her realistic outlook grounded her parents, siblings, husband, children, peers and employees. But more than that she was fiercely optimistic and tenacious beyond belief.

Glenna's Issaquah family includes her two daughters, Jolene Sanborn (husband Mike) and Holly Hallman (husband Fred Dunlap), and brother Dan Anderson (wife Portia). Brother Leo (wife Ervina) lives in Salem, Ore., and a sister, Lois Taussig (husband Jack) remain in Colorado.

All of us who lived, and go on living, in Glenna's shadow miss her terribly! That includes nieces, nephews, friends at Bellewood and Ideal Care, folks in Kerrville Texas, Colorado and even back to the prairie people of South Dakota.

To honor Glenna, plant a tree, feed a bird or send money to Providence Hospice of Seattle, 425 Pontius Ave. N., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98019.

Glenna worked 23 years for the U.S. Forest Service and was one of five professional women in the country who provided information and education to groups throughout the nation. Her work included garnering public support for reforestation projects in Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota. One of her last achievements was the establishment of a campground on the Pawnee Grasslands, northeast of Denver. She single-handedly raised the money and the political will to bring the campground to fruition. Today, it is being used as an environmental education center. sea to shore of U.S. fighting forces.

Ernest was a private business owner as well as a Boilermaker Union member for more than 30 years.

He retired with his wife Helen Caroline Plum and they both enjoyed traveling the Western U.S. in their motor home.

Ernest is survived by wife Helen C. Plum, and sons Randy and Mark Plum, as well as grandchildren Tori and Alex Plum.

Private family services were held.

Please visit www.menkefuneralhome.com to leave condolences.

Lauren Studebaker passed away Feb. 16, 2012.

Born in Aberdeen on Feb. 11, 1935, Lauren spent his early life on Mercer Island, where his father was superintendent of schools. He was quarterback of the Bellevue High School football team.

He then attended Harvard University, where he sang in the Harvard University Choir, and Mexico City College. Lauren graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1961, and was recently recognized by the Washington State Bar Association for 50 years of service representing the public with the highest level of professionalism and dedi-

cation.

In addition to the practice of law, Lauren was active for 28 years in coaching youth soccer. He coached three state championship teams and was voted U.S. Youth Soccer State and Regional Coach of the Year in 1996.

Lauren was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Lucille and his sister Nancy Hurley.

He is survived by his sister Sue Ellen Powell; daughters Emily and Tessa; sons Kenneth, Scott, Eric and James; and four grandchildren.

Contributions may be sent to the Overlake Hospital Cancer Center by calling 688-5452.

A memorial celebration will be at McCormick & Schmick’s in Bellevue from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 11.

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honey-haired, brown-eyed Lindzi was born and raised in Washington; she considers the Seattle area her home.

Yet, she's no stranger to the Ocala, Fla., area. Her parents settled in Morriston about seven years ago, which is perhaps why “The Bachelor” website lists Ocala as her hometown. A champion equestrian, Lindzi has trained there from her earliest years.

She sometimes also volunteers at the Live Oak International competition, according to event coordinator Susan Gilliland. Her parents have been sponsors of the annual event, and Margy Cox herself is considered a top carriage driver.

“I've met (Lindzi) a few times and she is a delightful girl, but I do not really know her,” Gilliland wrote in an email. “I know her parents are wonderful people.”

She spends Christmases with her parents, and reportedly celebrated New Year's Eve in Ocala with friends.

Primarily a rider In the season's premiere, Lindzi rode into “The Bachelor” mansion on a horse, telling Ben she rides horses. She won the first impression rose. Since then, the dignified Lindzi has had little air time, yet Ben keeps giving her roses, so they've likely spent time together not shown.

“She could be an international class rider,” rider and trainer Peter Gray said recently. “She has all the talent in the world. She rides with lots of personality and has a natural balance.

“I'm not sure you can learn that,” he added. “It's more of a gift.”

Gray, who owns a horse ranch in Marion County, Fla., is an Olympic rider and former coach of the Canadian Olympic equestrian team. He helped train a young Lindsey — as she was known then — from about age 6, both in Ocala and in Washington.

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IF YOU GO “It’s just Issaquah grown steadily since Women’s Club Spring then,” Bader said.

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Hilton “It’s just a Garden Inn wonderful group of peo- 1800 N.W. ple,” she said. Gilman Blvd.

Besides Tickets: helping vari$35 each, ous service pre-sale only. and commuLimit of 180 nity groups, the club has tickets availa number of able. regular so 868-5098 cial events, www.issasuch as a quahwomenslunch group club.org and a book club. Members vary in age from 30 to 95, according to Smith, who said the club is in the midst of what so far has been a successful membership drive.

The Issaquah Women’s Club meets at 10 a.m. the first Thursday of each month at Tibbetts Manor in Issaquah.

Guests are welcome. Go to www.issaquahwomensclub.org.

sponse radius — an area that stretches as far north as Station 82 in the Sahalee area and as far east as the west part of North Bend, Tryon said.

Sammamish Mayor Tom Odell, one of the city’s two representatives on the board, said he was skeptical that the agency could afford the program once the county grant money runs out, but said the model makes sense — not every medical incident needs three people on scene. The agency’s board has discussed using a similar model to respond to some of the medical calls at Providence Point, a retirement community near Station 83 — which is mostly funded by Sammamish but spends more time responding to Issaquah than any other partner.

“I’m interested in seeing how this turns out,” Odell said.

“Conceptually, it seems like a good way to go.”

Tryon said that no matter what happens, the program is going to give local firefighters a deeper understanding of citizens’ needs.

“Whatever becomes of the program, the information that

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 • And he's reveled in her successes as she grew.

“Lindsey is confident, outgoing, a very warm person with lots of energy,” he said. “She was one of the dream students: a good learner and a good athlete. Combine the both, plus her natural feel and balance, and you've got a winner.”

But will she prevail in “The Bachelor?” Spoiler websites have predicted Lindzi — she began calling herself that in college — will be one of the final two.

Mum's the word Lindzi, her parents, friends and associates were not allowed to comment for this story. ABC and the show's producers hold no-talk agreements with contestants, their families and friends — until the contestant's run on the show ends.

Yet there are some nibbles of background available.

Born in Bellevue, Lindzi was a 2003 graduate of Liberty High School in Renton. The Issaquah school's Wikipedia entry lists her as a “notable alumni” — along

the firefighters gain will be of great help in their day-to-day encounters with the citizens of Eastside Fire & Rescue,” Tryon wrote in an email. “This program is giv-

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with classmate Tim Lincecum, a pitcher with the San Francisco Giants and Cy Young recipient in 2008 and 2009.

She went to college at Fresno State in California on an equestrian scholarship. She's listed on the 2006-2007 roster as an English/Western rider.

According to her Fresno State profile, she was the 2001 U.S. Equestrian Association Young Rider champion and 2001 Area VII Young Rider of the Year. She won three riding blue ribbons with her horse, Nautical Ridge.

She graduated from Fresno State in 2010 with a degree in public relations. Her occupation on “The Bachelor” website is listed as business development manager.

Win or eliminated, being on “The Bachelor” has been “a fun experience for her,” John Cox said several weeks ago. “She's doing a wonderful job. We're very proud of her.”

Contact Rick Allen at rick.allen@starbanner.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.

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(Nick) Price is right for KingCo 4A all-league team

By Bob Taylor Issaquah Press sports editor A year after getting almost ignored by KingCo Conference 4A coaches on the all-league team, Issaquah High School senior Nick Price was not overlooked this season.

Price earned first-team allKingCo honors this time when the all-league team was announced. Once again, Price has impressive statistics. He ranked third in KingCo scoring by averaging 19.7 points per game.

Price also helped lead the Eagles to the KingCo 4A title game and a Class 4A regional berth.

“I was real happy for him,” Issaquah coach Jason Griffith said.

As a junior, Price earned honorable mention despite being the top scorer in the Crest Division.

This time, he was one of three candidates for the league’s Most Valuable Player award.

“He was unanimous allKingCo. His play and leadership was respected by all coaches,” Griffith said.

Price had a game-high of 41 points earlier this season. However, he became more of a complete player this season.

“He was second on our team in rebounds, he led in steals and was one of our assist leaders,” Griffith said. “This year, what really separated him from past seasons was his ability to do a lot of other things. When you look at his overall development, he made big strides in all facets of his game. His development was a direct correlation with our team’s success. His leadership helped guide some of our younger players on the court.”

Price has not decided on a college for next season. Griffith said a decision will be made sometime in the next two months.

The Eagles had two players

who received honorable mention: freshman guard Ty Gibson and senior forward Fletcher Martin.

Gibson was one of the Eagles’ steadiest players late in the season.

“In the first half of the season, he was adjusting to the physical part of the game. In the second half, we saw him take some big, big steps. Down the stretch he

BASKETBALL R OUNDUP

PHOTOS BY GREG FARRAR

Above, Brian Watson, Issaquah High School sophomore guard, puts up a shot for three points during the fourth quarter, as the Issaquah student section looks on decked out in costumes. Below right, Fletcher Martin, Issaquah High School senior forward, keeps his eye on the hoop for two points during the fourth quarter as Dwane Clay, Mount Rainier senior forward, defends.

averaged around 16-17 points a game for us,” Griffith said.

Martin was a strong rebounder for the Eagles this season and one of their senior leaders.

The all-KingCo first team included forwards Tucker Haymond and TreVaunte Williams, of Garfield; guards Perrian Callendret and Zach LaVine, of Bothell; forward Jason Harrington, of Redmond; and guard Will Parker, of Skyline.

Haymond, who averaged 21.7 points and led the Bulldogs to the KingCo title, was selected as the league’s MVP. LaVine led the conference in scoring with a 23.9 average. Both Garfield and Skyline advanced to the Class 4A State Tournament.

The second team included forward Lucas Shannon, of Skyline.

Max Browne and Bryan Cikatz, of Skyline, earned honorable mention.

Liberty’s Tynan Gilmore is second team Liberty guard Tynan Gilmore was selected to the KingCo

Mount Rainier ends Issaquah’s season, 82-72

See ROUNDUP, Page B5

Send your favorite Bob Taylor memories It is with much sadness that I tell you that Issaquah Press longtime Sports Editor Bob Taylor is leaving us.

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By Christina Lords Issaquah Press reporter

BY GREG FARRAR

Ty Gibson, Issaquah High School freshman guard, drives low around Dwane Clay, of Mount Rainier, during the third quarter.

The Issaquah High School boys basketball team had been here before.

With a trip to the Tacoma Dome and the state championship tournament on the line, the Eagles were only able to put up eight points in the first quarter against an explosive Mount Rainier team during their KingCo 4A quarterfinal match Feb 24.

The sluggish start — similar to the one Issaquah had the week before against Garfield for the KingCo championship — con-

tributed to the 82-72 loss to the Rams.

Issaquah coach Jason Griffith said the team wasn’t able to adapt to the Rams’ offensive prowess as quickly as it would have liked.

“It’s getting used to the pressure and the speed of the game,” he said. “We came out slow against Garfield. The same thing happened here. Adjusting to that type of pressure isn’t a place where we did well tonight.”

The Eagles ended the season with a 14-10 record.

See BASKETBALL, Page B5

Skyline girls playoff run comes up short against Stanwood, 61-50 Press staff report

BY GREG FARRAR

Megan Wiedeman, Skyline senior post, goes to the basket as Issaquah junior guard Aimee Brakken defends during their Jan. 6 basketball game.

The Skyline High School girls basketball team looked like it was headed for an upset in the Feb. 21 KingCo/Wesco playoff at Stanwood.

Skyline had an 10-point halftime lead against host Stanwood and appeared headed for the state Class 4A regionals.

But third-ranked Stanwood, backed by its large crowd of vocal fans, rallied in the second half to post a 61-50 victory in the loserout game.

Skyline, which won the KingCo Crest Division title this season, finished with a 17-8 record.

It was a game where the teams had the same mascots — both are Spartans.

The Skyline Spartans, sparked

by Megan Wiedeman, jumped to a 16-10 first-quarter lead. Wiedeman scored seven of her gamehigh 13 points in the first quarter.

Skyline pushed its lead to 31-21 at halftime.

Stanwood fought back to trail by just two points by the end of the third quarter. With 4:15 left in the game, Stanwood took its first lead since early in the first quarter.

Samantha Kelleigh stole the ball from Skyline and passed it to teammate Jade Boreseth, who scored on a layin to put Stanwood

ahead.

The teams traded baskets before Rachel Swartz hit a pair of free throws with just over two minutes to play to put Stanwood ahead for good.

Stanwood, which outscored Skyline 23-10 in the final quarter, made the most of its free-throw opportunities in the second half.

Renee Lucero, who finished with 10 points, hit seven free throws in the final quarter for Stanwood.

Swartz led Stanwood with 12 points.

In addition to Wiedeman, Haley Smith scored 10 points and Morgan Farrar had seven points for Skyline.

The Issaquah Press

S COREBOARD

Prep boys basketball 4A KingCo Conference CREST DIVISION

Skyline* Redmond Issaquah Newport Eastlake CROWN DIVISION

Garfield* Roosevelt Bothell Ballard Woodinville Inglemoor *Division champions

League W L 13 1 10 4 6 8 5 9 2 12

Season W L 18 5 16 7 14 10 10 13 4 16

League W L 13 2 10 5 8 7 8 7 3 12 2 13

Season W L 19 5 16 8 17 9 10 12 5 15 6 14

Class 4A Regionals Feb. 24 Games At Juanita Mount Rainier 82, Issaquah 72 Garfield 63, Kentwood 59 At Kent-Meridian Jackson 50, Federal Way 45 Bellarmine Prep 75, Snohomish 54 At Auburn Bothell 63, Olympia 54 Union 58, Curtis 47 At Spokane Falls Community College Central Valley 76, Richland 63 Davis 69, Evergreen (Vancouver) 46

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

MOUNT RAINIER 82, ISSAQUAH 72 Issaquah 8 20 19 25 – 72 Mount Rainier 19 20 17 26 – 82 Issaquah – Ty Gibson 15, Ryan Sexton 14, Brian Watson 10, Jake Henke 9, Cole Westover 7, Tyler Witte 7, Fletcher Martin 4, Cory Nevin 4, Nick Price 2, Drew Danner 0.

Mount Rainier – Adrian Davis 20, Malik Rodgers 17, Caden Rowland 11, Andrew Lenaburg 10, Jamil Wilson-Jones 10, Dwane Clay 8, Jake Morine 6, Daniel Amare 0.

KingCo 4A All-League Team FIRST TEAM F Tucker Haymond, Garfield, 6-5, Jr. G Perrian Callendret, Bothell, 6-2, Jr. F Jason Harrington, Redmond, 6-7, Sr. G Zach LaVine, Bothell, 6-3, Jr. G Will Parker, Skyline, 5-11, Sr. G Nick Price, Issaquah, 6-3, Sr. F TreVaunte Williams, Garfield, 6-4, Jr. SECOND TEAM G Seth Berger, Ballard, 6-7, Jr. G Chris Bryant, Inglemoor, 5-11, Jr. F Isaac Dotson, Newport, 6-3, Jr. F A.J. Edwards, Roosevelt, 6-4, Sr. F Conner Floan, Redmond, 6-7, Sr. G Brandon Lester, Eastlake, 5-11, Jr. F Lucas Shannon, Skyline, 6-7, Sr. HONORABLE MENTION Eastlake: Eric Holmdahl, Michael Hwang.

Issaquah: Ty Gibson, Fletcher Martin.

Skyline: Max Browne, Bryan Cikatz.

SPECIAL HONORS Player of year: Tucker Haymond, Garfield Coach of year: Ed Haskins, Garfield

Season W L 20 6 18 7 21 9 15 9 10 11 5 16 7 14 3 16

KingCo 3A/2A All-League Team FIRST TEAM C Darien Nelson-Henry, Lake Washington, 6-10, Sr. G Matt Staudacher, Lake Washington, 6-1, Sr. C Joe Rasmussen, Mercer Island, 6-7, Jr. F George Valle, Sammamish, 6-4, Sr. F Cole Walton, Bellevue, 6-10, Sr. F John Steinberg, 6-4, Sr. SECOND TEAM G Tynan Gilmore, Liberty, 5-8, Jr. F Guy Lynott, Lake Washington, 6-6, Sr. C Anthony McLaughlin, Mount Si, 6-6, Sr. G Tim Haehl, Bellevue, 6-0, Soph.

G Sam Cohn, Mercer Island, 6-0, Sr. SPECIAL HONORS MVP: Darien Nelson-Henry, Lake Washington Coach of year: Chris O’Connor, Bellevue Defensive player of year: Cole Walton, Bellevue Sportsmanship: Mount Si, Liberty

Prep girls basketball 4A KingCo Conference CREST DIVISION League W L 11 3 10 4 9 5 5 9 2 12

Season W L 17 8 17 7 15 9 9 14 6 14

League W L 14 1 12 3 6 9 6 9 5 10 0 15

Season W L 22 2 17 6 8 13 7 14 6 14 0 20

KingCo No. 3/Wesco No. 3 Playoff Feb. 21 Game STANWOOD 61, SKYLINE 50 Skyline 16 15 9 10 – 50 Stanwood 10 11 17 23 – 61 Skyline – Megan Wiedeman 13, Haley Smith 10, Morgan Farrar 7, Alicia Shim 5, Allie Wyszynski 5, Shelby Kassuba 3, Susie Tinker 3, Lacey Nicholson 2, Alex Daugherty 0.

Stanwood – Rachel Swartz 12, Paisley Heckman 10, Samantha Kelleigh 10, Renee Lucero 10, Tristen Murphy 10, Jade Boreseth 6, Tarah Murphy 2, Brenda Bingham 1.

Class 4A Regionals Feb. 25 Games At Juanita Eastlake 75, Rogers (Puyallup) 35 Woodinville 59, Emerald Ridge 47 At Kent-Meridian Skyview 72, Lake Stevens 56 Jackson 50, Kentwood 37 At Auburn Federal Way 54, Stanwood 43 Mount Rainier 58, Bethel 35 At Spokane Falls Community College Central Valley 55, Chiawana 48 Gonzaga Prep 69, Olympia 35 EASTLAKE 75, ROGERS 35 Eastlake 21 22 14 18 – 75 Rogers 11 4 15 5 – 35 Eastlake – Bella Zennan 15, Caleigh McCabe 14, Kendra Morrison 9, Marijke Vanderschaaf 7, Maggie Douglas 6, Ellie Mortenson 6, Rachel Ainslie 5, Taylor Boe 4, Lauren Files 4, Abby Carlson 2, Lauren Greenheck 2, Tyler Yoneyama 0.

Rogers – Jordan Asher 10, Mackenzie Lancaster 8, Rachel Askew 5, Brylie Barnette 4, Jeankie Aczar 3, Leigha Stroh 3, Gabby Barnette 2, Aimee Bach 0, Sabrina Bledsoe 0, Arden Borden 0, Jazmin Borden 0.

KingCo 4A All-League Team FIRST TEAM C Ali Forde, Woodinville, 6-1, Sr.

Season W L 21 6 14 9 16 9 14 11 10 11 5 15 10 15 3 16

Club swimming

Feb. 24 Games Lake Washington 51, Wilson 40 Kennedy Catholic 73, Mercer Island 67

Woodinville* Inglemoor Roosevelt Garfield Ballard Bothell *division champions

KingCo Conference 3A/2A League W L Juanita* 12 2 Lake Washington 11 3 Liberty 10 4 Bellevue 8 6 Mount Si 7 7 Mercer Island 5 9 Interlake 3 11 Sammamish 0 14 *regular season champion

Season W L 21 6 14 9 16 9 14 11 10 11 5 15 6 11 3 14

Feb. 25 Game Prairie 65, Juanita 28

Class 3A Regionals

Skyline* Issaquah Eastlake Newport Redmond CROWN DIVISION

League W L 12 2 11 3 10 4 8 6 7 7 5 9 2 9 0 11

Class 3A Regionals

3A/2A KingCo Conference League W L Lake Washington* 12 2 Bellevue 11 3 Mercer Island 11 3 Sammamish 10 4 Liberty 5 9 Mount Si 4 10 Juanita 3 11 Interlake 0 14 *regular season champion

G Shaunice Robinson, Garfield, 5-3, Sr. G Taylor Peacocke, Inglemoor, 5-9, Sr. F Kendra Morrison, Eastlake, 6-1, Sr. G Mackenzie Campbell, Woodinville, 5-8, Sr. F Nyashu Sarju, Garfield, 6-1, Sr. C Megan Wiedeman, Skyline, 6-0, Sr. G Tanner Adams, Roosevelt, 5-7, Sr. SECOND TEAM G Mandie Hill, Issaquah, 5-7, Soph.

G Kelly Conroy, Inglemoor, 5-9, Jr. G Chay Fuller, Inglemoor, 6-0, Jr. G Monica Landdeck, Issaquah, 5-8, Soph.

F Cailey Beckett, Ballard, 5-11, Jr. F Allie Wyszynski, Skyline, 5-11, Sr. G Mackenzie Wieburg, Issaquah, 5-9, Soph.

HONORABLE MENTION Eastlake: Marijke Vanderschaaf, Caleigh McCabe.

Issaquah: Sabrina Norton, Aimee Brakken.

Skyline: Hayley Smith, Rachel Shim.

SPECIAL HONORS Player of year: Ali Forde, Woodinville Defensive player of year: Mackenzie Campbell, Woodinville Coach of year: Scott Bullock, Woodinville

February Challenge DIVISION I Results for Issaquah Swim Team: GIRLS 8 & under 25 freestyle: 1. Ellie Deutsch 15.97; 7, Jasmine Herri 22.39. 25 backstroke: 1, Deutsch 19.65; 3, Herri 24.49. 25 breaststroke: 2, Deutsch 23.79; 10, Herri 35.06. 25 butterfly: 1, Deutsch 16.17; 3, Josephine Piel 22.84; 9, Herri 33.65. 100 individual medley: 2, Piel 1:53.33.

9-10 100 individual medley: 1, Danika Himes 1:13.71; 2, Lauren Sayles 1:15.48; 3, Lillian Piel 1:25.25; 5, Riordan Roche 1:31.96; 6, Alyssa Helgesen 1:33.59; 7, Abby Roth 1:37.39; 12, Mallika Shah 1:46.77; 14, Kate Sansing 1:48.58.

10 & under 50 freestyle: 1, Lauren Sayles 30.15; 2, Danika Himes 31.07; 3, Lillian Piel 31.72; 4, Belle Battistoni 31.98; 7, Riordan Roche 35.32; 16, Mary Russell 39.98; 20, Mallika Shah 41.16; 24, Josephine Piel 42.76.

100 freestyle: 1, Himes 1:08.17; 2, Battistoni 1:08.67; 3, L. Piel 1:12.92; 4, Roche 1:20.84; 5, Abby Roth 1:23.91; 6, Alyssa Helgesen 1:24.98; 13, Alexa Lewis 1:38.96; 14, Kate Sansing 1:40.67.

200 freestyle: 1, Sayles 2:25.51; 3, Battistoni 2:34.02; 4, Himes 2:36.09; 5, L. Piel 2:40.95; 8, Roth 2:56.02; 12, Russell 3:13.35. 500 freestyle: 1, Sayles 6:34.73; 2, Himes 6:53.63; 3, Battistoni 7:07.61.

50 backstroke: 1, Sayles 37.03; 3, Battistoni 37.50; 4, Roche 38.93; 7, L. Piel 40.36; 9, Roth 42.68; 19, Shah 48.06; 21, Lewis 48.84; 25, J. Piel 50.84.

100 backstroke: 2, L. Piel 1:31.24; 3, Roche 1:31.24; 4, Roth 1:31.85; 6, Helgesen 1:37.78; 9, Lewis 1:45.62; 11, Shah 1:48.36; 12, Sansing 1:51.17.

50 breaststroke: 1, Himes 37.31; 2, Sayles 37.62; 3, L. Piel 41.11; 7, Roche 47.22; 9, Roth 48.56; 11, Russell 50.18; 26, J. Piel 58.27; 31, Lewis 1:05.23.

100 breaststroke: 1, Sayles 1:23.94; 2, L. Piel 1:31.24; 3, Helgesen 1:38.38; 7, Roche 1:45.36; 10, Shah 1:55.98; 12, Sansing 1:58.60; 13, J. Piel 2:05.47.

50 butterfly: 1, Battistoni 33.79; 2, Himes 34.15; 5, Roche 42.65; 11, Roth 45.43; 19, Shah 55.01; 21, J. Piel 1:00.79; 23, Lewis 1:07.19.

100 butterfly: 1, Battistoni 1:19.88; 3, Roth 1:45.58. 200 individual medley: 1, Himes 2:39.26; 2, Sayles 2:40.95; 3, Battistoni 2:51.57; 4, Shah 3:51.09.

200 freestyle relay: 1, IST A (Ellie Deutsch, Battistoni, Sayles, Himes) 2:07.94;2,IST B (Roth, Shah, Roche, L. Piel) 2:24.49. 200 medley relay: 1, IST A (Himes, Sayles, Battistoni, L. Piel) 2:21.87; 4, IST B (Roche, Russell, Roth, Shah) 2:53.77.

11-12 50 freestyle: 4, Sarah Dimeco 29.77; 7, Abby Russell 30.05; 10, Serena Xiong 31.95; 11, Kavya Srikanth 32.09; 12, Delaney Poggemann 32.36; 17, Alina Herri 35.57; 19, Valerie Adams 37.29; 21, Julia Crumb 37.80; 22, Bailie Shultz 38.42; 25, Anna Leist 40.58.

100 freestyle; 3, Stephanie Young 1:02.43; 7, Emily Schahrer 1:04.38; 12, Annika Helgesen 1:13.96; 14, Anna Orban 1:15.96; 16, Nicole Gasson 1:19.91; 17, Adams 1:20.98; 21, Ally David 1:28.83.

200 freestyle: 5, Sam Moynihan 2:33.85; 6, Veronica Stureborg 2:33.98; 8, Poggemann 2:36.49; 9, Xiong 2:37.90; 10, Maggie VanNortwick 2:41.67; 11, Rachel Clark 2:45.41; 12, Srikanth 2:47.08; 14, Catalina Sargent 2:57.18; 17, Leist 3:15.24.

500 freestyle: 1, Young 5:57.08; 4, Dimeco 6:39.27; 7, Helgesen 6:52.41; Stureborg 6:56.81; 9, Moynihan 6:57.92; 10, Van Nortwick 7:27.97; 11, Andrea Nelson 7:40.00; 12, Shultz 8:20.71.

50 backstroke: 2, Russell 34.38; 3, Van Nortwick 34.50; 5, Natalie Sun 35.89; 7, Dimeco 36.37; 11, Rachel King 39.10; 15, Herri 41.77; 20, Adams 44.82; 22, Leist 47.31; 24, Shultz 50.88.

100 backstroke: 2, Young 1:09.00; 3, Schahrer 1:10.49; 9, Dimeco 1:20.98; 12, Gasson 1:25.63; 15, Poggemann 1:26.38; 17, Orban 1:30.77; 20, Adams 1:44.17.

200 backstroke: 1, Young 2:27.08; 3, Schahrer 2:32.24; 5, Stureborg 2:40.43; 7, Dimeco 2:49.72; 10, Moynihan 2:55.53; 11, Xiong 2:57.68; 12, Van Nortwick 2:58.44; 13, Poggemann 2:59.65; 14, Sargent 3:17.14; 15, Clark 3:23.25; 16, Adams 3:41.12.

50 breaststroke: 3, Sun 39.01; 6, Crumb 42.18; 8, Srikanth 42.99; 12, King 45.42; 16, Herri 47.74; 17, Shultz 50.09. 100 breaststroke: 5, Helgesen 1:27.84; 7, Stureborg 1:28.67; 8, Moynihan 1:30.45; 9, Isabelle Gonzalez 1:33.01; 10, Poggemann 1:33.90; 14, Adams 1:39.49; 18, Nelson 1:42.49; 19, Shultz 1:47.10; 20, Gasson 1:48.60; 21, David 1:57.20.

200 breaststroke: 1, Young 2:52.31; 4, Xiong 3:04.94; 5, Russell 3:05.94; 7, Van Nortwick 3:06.58; 9, Stureborg 3:11.21; 10, Moynihan 3:11.36; 11, Schahrer 3:11.46; 12, Dimeco 3:15.29; 14, Crumb 3:25.47; 16, Poggemann 3:32.20; 17, Clark 3:34.21; 21, Adams 3:40.68; 22, King 3:48.58; 24, Leist 4:08.69; 50 butterfly: 4, Sun34.83; 5, Srikanth 36.91; 11, King 39.77; 12, Crumb 39.91; 14, Sargent 41.70; 18, Shultz 48.75; 19, Herri 50.33. 100 butterfly: 3, Stureborg 1:15.40; 8, Poggemann 1:22.81; 10, Gonzalez 1:29.80; 11, Orban 1:30.24; 13, Van Nortwick 1:38.19; 14, Shultz 1:52.27. 200 butterfly: 1, Young 2:34.70.

100 individual medley: 5, Van Nortwick 1:17.22; 6, Dimeco 1:17.56; 7, Moynihan 1:17.62; 12, Orban 1:26.51; 15, Adams 1:34.19; 16, Gasson 1:34.69; 18, David 1:45.66.

200 individual medley: 4, Schahrer 2:39.53; 8, Dimeco 2:46.05; 9, Stureborg 2:46.22; 10, Moynihan 2:51.29; 11, Helgesen 2:53.55; 12, Poggemann 2:54.36; 14, Van Nortwick 2:55.98; 15, Gonzalez 2:56.70.

400 individual medley: 1, Young 5:19.73; 4, Schahrer 5:39.75; 5, Sun 5:41.88; 7, Moynihan 6:01.20; 8, Stureborg 6:02.06; 10, Clark 7:04.90.

400 freestyle relay: 3, IST A (Schahrer, Stureborg, Dimeco, Young) 4:28.89; 4, IST B (Moynihan, Orban, Poggemann, Van Nortwick) 4:58.36. 400 medley relay:

Adult sports

SPORTS CALENDAR

Issaquah Alps Trail Club

Aug. 27, Dogs Welcome Hike, 600- to 1,000-foot elevation gain.

Call 206-322-0990 ... Sept. 2, 9:30 a.m., Rattlesnake Ledge in North Bend, 5 miles, 1,400-foot elevation gain. Call 453-8997 ... Sept. 5, 9 a.m., Tiger Mountain-Tradition Plateau loop, 4 miles, 600-foot elevation gain. Call 228-6118.

Cascade Bicycle Club Aug. 26, 6:30 p.m., Eastside Tour, 20-30 miles from Marymoor Park east parking lot. Call 392-1347.

Triathlon Lake Sammamish Triathlon, Aug. 28, 7 a.m., at Lake Sammamish State Park. Event consists of 400-meter swim, 14-mile bike ride and a 3.4-mile run. Registration is limited to the first 750 entrants. Go to www.signmeup.com/67401 to register.

For other information, call 206-9203983 or go to www.BuDuRacing.com.

Open gym Issaquah Parks and Recreation has open gym for volleyball and basketball at the community center. Volleyball is 6-9 p.m. Monday, and basketball 6-9 Tuesday. There is also noontime hoops for players 16 and older, noon to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 40 & over noontime hoops, noon to 2 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday, and 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday.

Volleyball Coed league – Issaquah Parks coed league starts Sept. 15. Registration fees are due Sept. 8. Call 837-3341.

Basketball Men’s league – Issaquah Parks men’s 35 and over 4x4 league and open 4x4 league start Sept. 23.

Registration fees due Sept. 15. Call 837-3341.

Tennis Tennis and friends – Issaquah Parks program for people 50 years and up at Tibbetts Valley Tennis Courts. Daily sessions from 9 a.m. to noon. Call 3698332.

Hunter education Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club starts a hunter education course Sept. 8.

Maximum size is 25 students. Call 7464480.

Shooting Cascade Mountain Men hold their next monthly shoot noon Sept. 20 at the Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club.

Youth sports/activities Equestrian Riding lessons – The Red Gate Farm in Sammamish offers year-round riding lessons for ages 6-18. Call 3920111.

2, IST A (Schahrer, Sun, Dimeco, Young) 4:51.02; 4, IST D (Stureborg, Xiong, Moynihan, Clark) 5:09.14; 6, IST C (Srikanth, Crumb, Poggemann, Russell) 5:30.11; 8, IST D (Leist, King, Shultz, Herri) 6:31.61.

13-14 50 freestyle: 5, Malia Nakamura 28.53; 6, Brooke Flaten 29.62; 8, Emma Gieseke 33.08. 100 freestyle: 7, Annette Guo 1:02.15; 8, Ally Haase 1:02.49; 9, Nakamura 1:02.60; 11, Sami Harbeck 1:04.81; 12, Hannah-Rae Ernst 1:05.90; 13, Darian Himes 1:05.93; 14, Clarissa Mitchell 1:07.50; 16, Julie Deng 1:09.05; 17, Rachel Alexander 1:15.61.

200 freestyle: 5, Guo 2:16.26; 6, Nakamura 2:16.94; 7, Ernst 2:17.15; 8, A.J. DiMicco 2:18.20; 9, Maggie Leist 2:19.03; 10, Himes 2:23.26; 11, Flaten 2:26.79; 12, Deng 2:30.42; 13, Mitchell 2:30.69; 16, Gieseke 2:40.48.

500 freestyle: 3, Haase 6:01.24; 6, Himes 6:08.93; 9, Ernst 6:14.96; 10, DiMicco 6:15.06; 11, Guo 6:20.24; 12, Harbeck 6:29.87; 13, Gabby Salgado 6:37.10; 14, Deng 6:50.33; 16, Alexander 7:32.25.

100 backstroke: 8, Deng 1:15.13; 9, Nakamura 1:15.92; 11, DiMicco 1:20.92. 200 backstroke: 3, Elyse Kaczmarek 2:30.57; 6, Himes 2:36.41; 7, Leist 2:38.96; 8, Guo 2:39.38; 9, Deng 2:43.53; 10, Mitchell 2:52.14; 11, Gieseke 2:54.42.

100 breaststroke: 2, Nakamura 1:18.40; 3, Ernst 1:19.90; 4, Salgado 1:19.93; 6, Himes 1:22.04; 8, DiMicco 1:22.71; 9, Guo 1:22.93; 13, Harbeck 1:29.66. 200 breaststroke: 3, Ernst 2:47.34; 4, Kaczmarek 2:48.21; 6, Salgado 2:49.47; 7, Nakamura 2:51.81; 9, DiMicco 3:01.37; 10, Deng 3:19.13.

50 butterfly: 3, Flaten 33.01. 100 butterfly: 3, Haase 1:09.19; 7, Ernst 1:13.27; 9, DiMicco 1:17.97; 11, Alexander 1:42.18.

200 butterfly: 1, Kaczmarek 2:36.12; 3, Ernst 2:43.73; 4, Leist 2:48.17; 5, Mitchell 2:49.10; 6, Himes 2:55.13; 7, DiMicco 2:55.52; 8, Salgado 2:56.14; 8, Guo 2:58.65.

200 individual medley: 7, Haase 2:31.27; 8, Guo 2:31.76; 9, Himes 2:33.17; 11, Nakamura 2:36.52; 13, Salgado 2:39.59; 14, Harbeck 2:41.33; 15, Deng 2:45.77; 18, Mitchell 2:49.46. 400 individual medley: 3, Kaczmarek 5:09.72; 6, Himes 5:30.35; 8, Guo 5:34.71; 9, Ernst 5:35.35; 10, Leist 5:36.94; 11, Salgado 5:38.35; 12, Nakamura 5:38.51; 13, Mitchell 5:50.43; 14, Deng 5:58.56; 15, Gieseke 6:23.47.

15 & over 50 freestyle: 4, Alyssa Poggemann 30.02; 8, Hallie Lynn 33.38. 100 freestyle: 3, Poggemann 1:04.89; 5, Katie Nelson 1:08.20. 200 freestyle: 3, Poggemann 2:20.04; 5, Jessica Brady 2:27.18; 6, Lynn 2:49.27.

50 backstroke: 7, Brady 36.70. 100 backstroke: 3, Nelson 1:15.13. 200 backstroke: 3, Poggemann 2:39.66; 5, Lynn 3:13.71. 100 breaststroke: 4, Poggemann 1:27.43. 200 individual medley: 2, Poggemann 2:35.58; 3, Nelson 2:42.58. 400 individual medley: 2, Brady 5:55.89.

13 & Over 400 medley relay: 4, IST A (Elyse Kaczmarek, Hannah-Rae Ernst, Alyssa Poggemann, Annette Guo) 4:41.96; 5, IST B (Darian Himes, Malia Nakamura, Maggie Leist, Clarissa Mitchell) 4:52.14; 6, IST C (Julie Deng, Gabby Salgado, Brooke Flaten, AJ DiMicco) 4:57.66.

11 & Over 400 freestyle relay: 4, IST A (DiMicco, Mitchell, Ally Haase, Guo) 4:19.70; 5, IST B (Salgado, Sami Harbeck, Poggemann, Ernst) 4:20.74.

BOYS 8 & under 25 freestyle: 4, Marius Rakickas 21.34. 25 backstroke: 2, Ross Nakamura 21.09; 5, Rakickas 24.12.

25 breaststroke: 3, Nakamura 25.51; 4, Rakickas 26.61. 25 butterfly: 1, Nakamura 19.59. 100 individual medley: 2, Nakamura 1:41.30; 3, Vivek Shah 2:07.85.

9-10 100 individual medley: 1, Kyle Falkner 1:16.54; 4, Nick Lewis 1:23.30; 9, Henry O’Daffer 1:34.50; 11, Connor Poggemann 1:38.38; 13, Nicholas Chin 1:40.62; 14, Nico Bristol 1:45.41; 15, Warren Briggs 1:49.60; 16, Louis Gasson 1:52.59.

10 & under 50 freestyle: 2, Andres Gonzalez 29.32; 3, Nick

Baseball tryouts Cannons Baseball Club holds tryouts for its 2011 14U Sandy Koufax team Aug. 29 from 1-3 p.m. at Liberty High School. Call 206-227-2920 or email CannonsBC@comcast.net.

Fencing Lessons – The Washington Fencing Academy offers fencing lessons for youth, beginning and intermediate groups at Clark Elementary School and Issaquah Valley Elementary School. New sessions start Sept. 14. Call 837-3300.

Basketball Issaquah Parks begins basketball classes for Little Dribblers, ages 4-5, and Hoopsters, ages 6-8, Sept. 23; and Hoopsters II, ages 9-11, Sept. 22. Call 837-3300.

Tryouts - Friends of Hoop holds tryouts for its fourth, fifth and sixth gradegirls basketball teams Sept. 13 and 15 7:30-9 p.m. at Bellevue College. Email fohseattle@hotmail.com.

Soccer Issaquah SC Arsenal is registering players for its fall season. Go to www.issaquahsoccerclub.org.

Cross country Issaquah Gliders hold an informational open house 3-6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Issaquah Community Center. Call 392-8230 or go to www.thegliders.8k.com. Workouts for groups, ages 5-8 and 9-13, start Sept.

13 at Lake Sammamish State Park.

Pee wee sports Issaquah Parks has pee wee soccer, T-ball and basketball for ages 4-5.

Soccer and T-ball start Sept. 20, basketball starts Sept. 21. Call 8373300.

Karate Issaquah Parks offers karate classes, taught by the Washington Shotokan Association, for ages 6-11 starting Sept. 16. Classes are 5:15-6 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 4. Call 837-3300.

Swimming Fall swim lesson registration is taking place now. Lessons at Julius Boehm Pool. Register online at www.issaquahparks.net or www.ci.issaquah.wa.us.

Lacrosse Issaquah Youth Lacrosse holds instructional clinics for boys and girls, ages 6-10. The boys instructional league begins Sept. 10; the girls’ clnic starts Oct. 1. Go to www.issaquahyouthlacrosse.com.

High school sports Football Sept. 3 — 5 p.m., Issaquah at Heritage (Vancouver); 7 p.m., Skyline at Liberty.

Lewis 31.08; 4, Kyle Falkner 31.43; 10, Christopher Harig 36.21; 14, Nico Bristol 38.27; 18, Michael Guo 41.38; 19, Warren Xiong 41.94; 20, Warren Briggs 42.13; 21, Ryan Miller 42.24; 23, Ross Nakamura 43.52; 28, Vivek Shah 51.90.

100 freestyle: 1, Gonzalez 1:04.65; 3, Falkner 1:06.46; 4, Lewis 1:11.07; 9, Jarod Schahrer 1:20.43; 11, Henry O’Daffer 1:20.79; 12, Connor Poggemann 1:23.35; 14, Bristol 1:23.77; 17, Nicholas Chin 1:32.14; 18, Louis Gasson 1:36.78; 19, Briggs 1:38.58; 23, Shah 1:57.91.

200 freestyle: 1, Falkner 2:21.19; 2, Gonzalez 2:25.30; 5, Lewis 2:42.91; 8, Schahrer 2:56.27; 9, Poggemann 3:06.2;3 10, Brandon Leung 3:07.74; 12, Bristol 3:17.10; 13, Briggs 3:24.78; 15, Guo 3:32.19.

500 freestyle; 1, Falkner 6:10.00; 2, Gonzalez 6:28.08.

50 backstroke: 1, Gonzalez 34.07; 2, Falkner 36.45; 5, Lewis 38.20; 10, Schahrer 43.74; 11, Harig 43.94; 13, Leung 44.37; 17, Poggemann 46.79; 18, Xiong 47.76; 19, Nakamura 48.23; 20, Miller 49.59; 23, Guo 50.86; 24, Briggs 50.92; 25, Shah 52.37.

100 backstroke: 1, Gonzalez 1:13.71; 2, Lewis 1:21.45; 6, O’Daffer 1:28.93; 7, Chin 1:36.19; 9, Poggemann 1:41.27; 10, Gasson 1:41.79; 11, Briggs 1:47.78; 12, Bristol 1:50.18.

50 breaststroke: 3, Leung 42.15; 5, Lewis 44.10; 8, Harig 47.23; 12, Miller 51.22; 14, Schahrer 51.83; 16, Xiong 53.71; 18, Guo 54.26; 19, Poggemann 54.34; 20, Shah 55.84; 21, Bristol 1:00.26; 23, Nakamura 1:01.09.

100 breaststroke: 4, O’Daffer 1:39.21; 6, Schahrer 1:48.66; 9, Poggemann 1:54.18; 11, Chin 1:59.06; 12, Bristol 2:02.18; 13, Shah 2:10.72; 14, Briggs 2:21.60; 15, Gasson 2:29.34.

50 butterfly: 1, Gonzalez 32.89; 3, Falkner 34.40; 9, Leung 39.36; 11, Poggemann 43.24; 12, Schahrer 43.51; 14, Harig 46.19; 15, Bristol 47.13; 17, Briggs 48.50; 18, Nakamura 49.38; 20, Guo 51.46; 22, Xiong 53.81; 24, Shah 1:05.36. 100 butterfly: 4, Schahrer 1:36.69.

200 individual medley: 1, Falkner 2:39.07; 2, Gonzalez 2:44.99; 5, Lewis 2:59.85; 6, Chin 3:33.34.

200 freestyle relay: 1, IST A (Poggemann, Lewis, Falkner, Gonzalez) 2:06.13; 4, IST B (Schahrer, Bristol, Chin, O’Daffer) 2:30.26. 200 medley relay: 1, IST A (Falkner, Leung, Gonzalez, Lewis) 2:22.58; 4, IST B (Schahrer, Harig, Poggemann, Bristol) 2:52.25.

11-12 50 freestyle: 4, Quinn Gieseke 31.59; 12, Sam Bolosky 46.20. 100 freestyle: 3, Brandon Yue 59.72; 4, Will O’Daffer 1:05.58; 7, Alan Yang 1:16.96; 14, Connor Lotzkar 1:29.83; 16, Nicola Beirer 1:35.93.

200 freestyle: 3, Bennett Ernst 2:19.71; 6, Nolan Van Nortwick 2:38.71; 7, Gieseke 2:43.99; 10, Bolosky 3:27.77. 500 freestyle: 1, Ivan Graham 5:31.99; 2, Brandon Leu 5:42.95; 4, Yue 6:08.11; 5, O’Daffer 6:16.93; 6, Ernst 6:23.42; 7, Van Nortwick 7:09.12.

50 backstroke: 2, Van Nortwick 39.27. 100 backstroke: 1, Leu 1:03.69; 4, Yang 1:25.39; 5, Van Nortwick 1:26.00; 7, Lotzkar 1:40.01; 11, Beirer 1:49.31. 200 backstroke: 1, Graham 2:20.21; 2, Leu 2:22.05; 3, O’Daffer 2:31.02; 4, Yue 2:34.44; 5, Ernst 2:52.07; 6, Gieseke 3:04.25; 7, Van Nortwick 3:04.36.

100 breaststroke: 1, Graham 1:07.72; 2, Ernst 1:20.40; 4, O’Daffer 1:24.29; 7, Yang 1:36.29; 12, Lotzkar 1:58.90; 15, Beirer 2:03.57. 200 breaststroke; 1, Graham 2:31.13; 2, Yue 2:39.48; 5, O’Daffer 3:06.80; 7, Van Nortwick 3:07.96; 8, Gieseke 3:22.54.

100 butterfly: 1, Graham 1:00.09; 5, Yang 1:31.93.

200 butterfly: 1, Graham 2:15.05; 2, Yue 2:32.78; 3, Leu 2:37.97; 4, O’Daffer 2:42.87.

100 individual medley: 1, Leu 1:08.32; 2, Yue 1:09.56; 3, Ernst 1:17.33; 4, Van Nortwick 1:17.41; 10, Beirer 1:55.46. 200 individual medley: 1, Graham 2:14.31; 2, Leu 2:23.70; 3, Yue 2:27.65; 4, O’Daffer 2:35.89; 5, Ernst 2:43.18; 6, Van Nortwick 2:50.85.

400 individual medley: 1, Graham 4:50.23; 2, Yue 5:14.02; 3, O’Daffer 5:34.33; 4, Ernst 6:09.59.

12 & under 400 freestyle relay: 1, IST (Leu, O’Daffer, Yue, Graham) 4:03.84.

13-14 50 freestyle: 9, Mattias Tung 32.73. 100 freestyle:

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 •

Local players pick Gonzaga Issaquah High School pitcher Brandon Mahovlich and Skyline High School catcher Jimmy Sinatro have signed national letters of intent to play baseball for Gonzaga University next year.

Mahovlich, a 6-foot-2 righthander, is rated by Baseball Northwest as the eighth-best right-handed pitcher and the 21st best high-school prospect in the state. As a junior last year, he had a 2.10 earned run average with 42 strikeouts. Mahvolich also plays in the outfield for the Eagles.

“Brandon will be an outstanding two-way player for us,” Gonzaga coach Mark Machtolf said. “He has a very natural swing with power that projects very well at the next level as well as arm strength and pitch ability, earning him an opportunity to pitch significant innings.”

Sinatro has been rated the fourth best catcher and 30th best high school prospect in the state

by Baseball Northwest. He earned all-KingCo Conference 4A honors last season. He had a standout summer season with the Lakeside Senior Legion team, hitting .345 with seven doubles, four home runs and 35 RBIs. “Jimmy, being fairly new to the catching position, is one of the best we have seen in awhile,” Machtolf said. “His solid approach at the plate and strong leadership ability will be a very welcome addition in 2013.”

Sinatro’s father Matt played 18 seasons in the Major Leagues, including catching for the Seattle Mariners.

Sign up for spring trail run Registration is now open for the May 26 Soaring Eagle Trail Run. Participants can choose to take part in the 5-mile, 10-mile, marathon or 50K. All runs will take place in Sammamish’s Soaring Eagle Park, where Evergreen Trail Runs is hosting the event.

Registration is $25-$50.

Check-in is at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26 at the park with the first run starting at 8:30 a.m.

Learn more or sign up at www.evergreentrailruns.com.

Soccer tryouts are planned The Issaquah Soccer Club’s registration for tryouts has started for its Arsenal and Gunners teams.

Registration for U6-U18 recreation is open April 1 to May 31 for the fall 2012 season.

Learn more at www.issaquahsoccerclub.org.

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3A/2A All-league second team.

Gilmore, a 5-8 junior, ranked third in league scoring with a 14.8 average.

Skyline center earns first-team honors Skyline center Megan Wiedeman, who led the Spartans to the KingCo 4A Crest Division title, was named to the all-league first team.

Wiedeman, a senior, averaged 13.3 points a game and ranked sixth in league scoring.

Senior forward Allie Wyszynski, of Skyline; and Issaquah sophomore guards Mandie Hill, Monica Landdeck and Mackenzie Wieburg were named to the all-KingCo 4A second team. Hill, who transferred to Issaquah from California before

Basketball FROM PAGE B4

Issaquah’s leading scorer of the game, junior Ryan Sexton, contributed 14 points, while freshman Ty Gibson added 13 points for the team.

Senior Nick Price, Issaquah’s top scorer, shot only one for 15 for the night and scored two points for the Eagles.

After trailing 56-47 at halftime, the Eagles brought the game within five points late in the third quarter, but couldn’t develop an effective way to stop Mount Rainier’s established offensive rhythm.

Adrian Davis scored a gamehigh 20 points for the Rams, with four other Mount Rainier players

3, Nick Nava 57.96; 7, Connor Azzazrello 1:05.01. 200 freestyle: 5, Nava 2:09.92; 8, Azzarello 2:22.94; 9, Tung 2:58.76. 500 freestyle: 4, Nava 6:14.11; 5, Azzarello 6:22.14.

100 backstroke: 2, Azzarello 1:13.55. 200 backstroke: 3, Nava 2:26.22; 5, Azzarello 2:37.72; 6, Tung

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Skyline defensive back is headed for Wyoming Damian Greene, a standout defensive back and running back for Skyline High School, has signed a national letter of intent with the University of Wyoming.

He helped the Spartans win the Class 4A state title last fall.

He joins Issaquah’s Daniel Fleischman, a redshirt offensive lineman, on the Wyoming roster.

Issaquah pitcher signs with Bellevue Senior Brielle Bray, a pitcher on the Issaquah High School fastpitch team, has signed a letter of intent to play for Bellevue College next year.

Bray was one of the top pitchers and hitters in the KingCo Conference 4A last season. She earned all-league honors.

Eric Lemke is bound for Idaho Issaquah High School standout lineman Eric Lemke recently signed a national letter of intent with the University of Idaho.

The Vandals believe Lemke, who earned KingCo Conference 4A first-team honors on offense and defense last fall, will see action at tight end as a freshman.

Lemke joins former Issaquah teammate Nik Landdeck, a redshirt freshman linebacker.

Sportsmen’s club offers new pistol course The Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club is hosting its first NRA basic pistol course March 3 and 4.

The classes, which run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, will be held at the club’s classroom facility.

See the course description at http://aqaps.com. Learn more at http://issaquahsportsmensclub.com.

Skyline hosts wrestling camp The Commuter Wrestling Camp will be June 25-27 at Skyline High School.

Sammie Henson, assistant head wrestling coach at the University of Oklahoma, will be the featured coach. The camp is for wrestlers grades six through 12.

Henson is a former silver medal winner in the Olympics, a world champion and a two-time NCAA champion. He was 71-0 at Clemson University.

Learn more or register for the camp at www.sammiehenson.com.

Other details are available at www.skylinewrestling.com/ hensonwrestlingcamp.htm.

the beginning of the season, averaged 12.4 points a game. She ranked eighth among the league’s top scorers.

Sabrina Norton and Aimee Brakken, of Issaquah, and Hayley Smith and Rachel Shim, of Skyline, earned honorable mention.

Woodinville’s Ali Forde was selected as the league’s most valuable player.

Liberty’s Aspen Winegar is named all-league Liberty senior Aspen Winegar, who helped lead her team to the KingCo 3A/2A title game the past two years, was named to the league’s all-league first-team.

Winegar averaged 12.5 points for the Patriots, who reached the 3A Sea-King District Tournament.

Teammates Sierra Carlson, Ashlan Applegate and Delane Agnew earned honorable mention.

scoring in the double-digits.

“We knew coming into it that we had to make plays,” Griffith said.

“They challenge you to make plays in open court. They challenge you to make reads off the double team.

I thought for a while we did that in spurts, and we did a good job of it. But they’re capable of going on a 10-0 run.”

Griffith said while the team may be disappointed with the game’s outcome, he’s proud of the Eagles’ successes throughout the season.

“We’re proud of this group of seniors, they’re a great group to coach,” he said. “They left such a good mark on our program, and I know they’ll be disappointed in the locker room, but overall they can’t hang their heads too much.”

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3:12.63. 100 breaststroke: 3, Nava 1:17.34; 4, Azzarello 1:22.34. 200 breaststroke: 4, Azzarello 2:53.50; 5, Tung 3:18.05.

200 butterfly: 1, Nava 2:30.94. 200 individual medley: 3, Nava 2:23.24. 400 individual medley: 2, Nava 5:10.30; 4, Azzarello 5:46.69.

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Native American storyteller passes on traditional tales to a new generation

By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter Roger Fernandes believes his visits to schools such as Grand Ridge Elementary School are essentially public relations appearances for Native Americans.

An artist and Native American storyteller, Fernandes put in an appearance at Grand Ridge on Feb. 16. He and students from the school put on a performance — songs, dances and native games — for parents and school staff members that evening.

“There is just a dearth of knowledge about Native Americans in general,” Fernandes, a member of the Lower Elwha S’Klallam peoples, said.

Speaking to the third-grade class of teacher Krista Guenser, one of Fernandes’ first stories concerned a rabbit disrupting a meeting of the other forest animals by drumming and singing.

One by one, in an attempt to get on with their meeting undisturbed, the other animals removed the rabbit’s arms, legs and even his head. But somehow, the singing and drumming didn’t stop. The animals then realized the drumming and singing came from the rabbit’s heart. The moral of the story?

“If something comes from someone’s heart, you shouldn’t stop it,” Fernandes said.

Fernandes said he is a strong

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At left, Native American storyteller Roger Fernandes helps students at Grand Ridge Elementary School play the bone guessing game. Above, the games continue, as third-grade teacher Krista Guenser tries to make it through two rows of laughing, shouting students without smiling. She didn’t make it past the first two students.

believer that stories attract some form of innate response in all people, but especially in children.

There are plenty of ways of telling stories, such as TV, movies and books. But Fernandes said there is something special about a story being told by mouth, by a live person right in front of you. As he travels from school to school, he never has a problem getting children’s attention.

“Something kicks in and they

just start listening,” Fernandes said.

Another story he told revolved around why people eat animals and, generally speaking, not the other way around. After all, humans are slow, have no fur, no claws, no wings. All in all, humans are pretty pitiful compared to say, a bear. In the story, the animals became convinced humans were food and should be eaten.

For their part, humans argued

they had bigger brains and therefore they should be the predator, not the prey. The argument couldn’t be decided. Both sides agreed they would consult an old wise woman living in the forest. Nobody even knew how old she was.

She listened to the question and the arguments and told both sides to come back in four days.

Instead of settling the issue directly, the woman told the humans and animals to dig up the bones of

some ancestors and play a game to see who would be eaten and who wouldn’t. After some wrangling over the game, the humans won. Native Americans play the bone game as a gambling game to this day, Fernandes said. He taught the game to Guenser’s students, who demonstrated it for their parents that evening.

Guenser said Fernandes' visit was, as he indicated, a way to expose students to another culture.

Grand Ridge teacher Renee DeTolla helped arrange the visit, paid for with a grade level grant from the school PTSA. For their part, Guenser’s students seemed more than willing to sing and clap along with Fernandes’ performance. Guenser happily suggested students she thought could make their way through a gauntlet of cheering, clapping students without smiling, another Na-

tive American game. Guenser tried it as well and didn’t make it very far at all, saying she likes her students too much to be successful.

Besides schools around the area, Fernandes said he visits community centers, libraries and even colleges. He described himself as low tech, relying on word of mouth about his performances.

“Hopefully, those students will have a better context in which to place Native Americans,” he said.

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Camera grading program saves time, gives instant feedback on tests

By Christopher Huber A few high school teachers are spending a little less time entering student grades after school.

Teachers at Skyline High School have caught on to what some in the Issaquah School District call a sort of grassroots tech initiative to help teachers save time, schools save money and students get instant feedback on tests.

Skyline is piloting GradeCam, a Webbased software program similar to but more readily available than a Scantron machine. It works through a teacher’s existing in-class document camera to instantaneously grade multiple-choice tests. The teacher-initiated program, which costs $2 to $2.50 per student for a yearly subscription fee, is further along at Issaquah High School. But staff members at Skyline are already talking about using the program on a larger scale starting next fall.

“It’s pretty slick,” said science teacher Becky Fowler, who is piloting GradeCam this school year. “It’s just another way to save a few minutes here and there. In

BY CHRISTOPHER HUBER the long run, it’s a time saver, in terms of Becky Fowler, a Skyline High School science teacher, demonstrates how the school’s GradeCam the grade-entering piece.” program works. The Web-based program uses an existing classroom document camera to rapidly It’s not only a time saver for teachers. grade a multiple-choice score sheet and enter the grade into the electronic gradebook.

It also gives a student immediate feedback on multiple-choice tests, allowing

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them to figure out their wrong answers within the same class period.

How it works On a test, a student fills in bubbles on their student ID and their answers on a half-sheet form. The student or the teacher then swipes the completed test under the camera. Within a second or two, the computer screen flashes the student’s name and score and is ready for the next one.

Fowler said a class of about 30 students can grade its own tests within five minutes. Students can then go back to their seats and work on corrections while the program displays graphs telling the teacher which students answered which questions wrong and which was the most commonly mis-answered question. The kicker for most teachers, Fowler said, is that GradeCam then enters the grades into Skyward, the school district’s electronic student grade-book program.

“I like the new tech things that come out,” she said. “I like to try to find ways to streamline the grading process. If I can streamline any piece I’m doing, I’ll do it.”

The quest for “paperless” Librarian Elizabeth Bacon introduced GradeCam to Skyline. She saw how well it was going at Issaquah and figured it would

help a little with the school’s continued effort to go “paperless,” she said. Although students still use a half-sheet of paper, it cuts down on having to order the larger and more expensive Scantron score sheets, Bacon said.

The GradeCam program would be particularly useful in math and science classrooms, said Sara Niegowski, the district’s director of communications. But English teachers also use it to grade assignment completion checklists — anything that can be formatted into a multiple-choice score sheet. Another added benefit is that the program does not cost more for the school — the annual fee comes from Skyline’s departmental budgets, Bacon said.

“I think everyone will do it,” she said.

While many schools across the United States use Scantron machines, the new program is gaining momentum in the Issaquah School District. And it seems to have plenty of fans among teachers interested in saving time.

“Because teachers really seem to appreciate the resource, I have no doubt that it may become a tool widely used and shared out through our Teaching and Learning Department as a best practice,” Niegowski said. “But there is no centralized effort to standardize or spread it at this point.”

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Police responded to a traffic hazard at Interstate 90 and Highlands Drive Northeast after a bus broke down along the road at 6:34 p.m. Feb. 14. City Public Works Engineering Operations crews provided emergency lighting until a tow truck arrived. In the meantime, another bus arrived to pick up the passengers.

Suspended licenses Police cited and released: a 46-year-old Oroville man for driving with a suspended license at 17th Avenue Northeast and Northwest James Bush Road at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 14. a 29-year-old Issaquah woman for driving with a suspended license at East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast and 229th Avenue Southeast at 8:58 p.m. Feb. 14. a 26-year-old Maple Valley woman for driving with a suspended license in the 400 block of Front Street North at 10:40 p.m.

Feb. 14. a 36-year-old Issaquah man for driving with a suspended license at Southeast 43rd Way and Providence Point Place Southeast at 11:52 p.m. Feb. 14. a 29-year-old Shoreline woman for driving with a suspended license in the 400 block of Front Street South at 5:06 a.m. Feb. 15. a 29-year-old Issaquah man for driving with a suspended license in the 1400 block of Northwest Sammamish Road at 2:06 p.m. Feb. 23.

Sounds bad CDs were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 800 block of Second Avenue Northwest before 11:02 a.m.

Feb. 15. The estimated loss is $50.

Special delivery A resident in the 500 block of Mount Everest Lane Southeast said a delivery truck backed into her mailbox, damaging and uprooting it, at 5 p.m. Feb. 2. The truck then became stuck in the soft dirt and was towed. The driver did not contact the resident, although the resident snapped photos and wrote down the truck’s license information. The resident reported the incident to police at noon Feb. 15.

Game over Videogames and DVDs were stolen from Target, 755 N.W. Gilman Blvd., before 3:56 p.m. Feb. 15. The estimated loss is $307.95.

Arrest Police arrested a 51-year-old Issaquah man on a warrant for malicious mischief and assault in the 1500 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard at 4:31 a.m. Feb. 16.

Unchain my heart A chain was broken on a gate at Issaquah High School, 700 Second Ave. S.E., before 9:04 a.m. Feb. 14. The estimated loss is $100.

Arrest Police arrested a 52-year-old Issaquah man for malicious mischief in the 900 block of Northeast Ingram Way at 9:10 a.m. Feb. 14.

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Police responded to possible malicious mischief at the Shell gas station, 825 Front St. N., at 11:59 p.m. Feb. 17 after employees said people attempted to break into the air machines’ coin box.

Bike bilked A bike was stolen from a Nissan parked in the 2500 block of Northeast Julep Street before 7:30 a.m.

Feb. 18. The estimated loss is $7,300.

Give me five Police responded to suspicious activity at 188th Avenue Southeast and West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at 12:21 p.m. Feb. 19 after a man stood in the roadway and attempted to get motorists to give him a high five. Police advised him to stay out of the roadway.

Honda heist A Honda was stolen in the 4300 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast before 9:08 a.m. Feb. 20.

Return to sender Mail was stolen from commercial mailboxes in the 1100 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard before 10:13 a.m. Feb. 20.

Unlicensed The rear license plate was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 18800 block of Southeast 42nd Street before 11:45 a.m. Feb. 20.

Paper chase Paperwork was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 200 block of Southwest Clark Street before 7:31 p.m. Feb. 20.

Swiped A Honda was stolen in the 600 block of Wildwood Boulevard Southwest before 9:49 p.m. Feb. 20. The estimated loss is $2,000.

Credit crisis A person in the 500 block of Southeast Bush Street said unauthorized charges had been made to his or her credit card before 12:15 p.m. Feb. 21. The estimated loss is $775.

Pedal powerless A lock was damaged and a bike was stolen in the 100 block of West Sunset Way before 12:55 p.m. Feb. 21. The estimated loss is $500.

Credit crunch A person in the 4600 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast said unauthorized charges had been made to his or her credit card before 2:11 p.m.

Feb. 21. The estimated loss is $57.

Money troubles Cash and a bankcard were stolen from a wallet in the 1800 block of 12th Avenue Northwest before 6:57 p.m. Feb. 21. The estimated loss is $400.

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A security camera was stolen from the Issaquah High School campus, 700 Second Ave. S.E., before 1:44 p.m. Feb. 14. The estimated loss is $4,500.

Police cited and released a 47year-old Snoqualmie man at Southeast Newport Way and Northwest Village Park Drive at 9:11 a.m. Feb. 22 for failure to transfer a vehicle title within 45 days.

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Cash and a key were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 5100 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Southeast before 6:14 p.m. Feb. 14. The estimated loss is $3.

A person in the 4700 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast said he or she lost money in an online scam before 2:16 p.m. Feb. 22. The estimated loss is $1,000.

Arrest Police arrested a 78-year-old Seattle man for obstructing and resisting arrest in the 1500 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard at 1:01 p.m. Feb. 17.

Gas, passed Police responded to possible malicious mischief in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard at 2:10 p.m. Feb. 17 after a caller reported a hole punched in the gas tank of his or her vehicle.

The vehicle smelled of gasoline and the ruptured tank leaked fuel.

Knuckle sandwich Police responded to a possible assault in the 100 block of Front Street South at 7:50 p.m. Feb. 17.

The caller said a customer pushed a restaurant employee and left without paying his or her tab. The estimated loss is $136.

Hacked A window was broken on, and a credit card and computers were stolen from, a structure in the 5200 block of Northwest Village Park Drive before 9:49 p.m. Feb. 22.

Prescription for trouble Police responded to suspicious activity at a business in the 6300 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at 1:37 a.m.

Feb. 23 and encountered a man sleeping inside the pharmacy. Police asked the intoxicated man to leave the business, and he did so.

Arrest Police arrested a 31-year-old Redmond man on a warrant for malicious mischief in the 600 block of Southeast Bush Street at 3:55 p.m. Feb. 23.

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CALENDAR

By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter

MARCH Michael Gots, 6-10 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424

Downtown Wine Walk, featuring live performances at various locations, check-in starts at 4 p.m. at the Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N., $20 in advance, $25 at the door, www.downtownissaquah.com

Angelo Pizaro, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella Funk E 3, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella Wings N Things, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, Field of Champions, 385 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 392-7111 Troy Shaw, 6-10 p.m., Vino Bella ArtEAST presents “Pulse: Rhythm in Clay,” open reception 6-8 p.m. at its Art Center and UP Front Gallery, 95 Front St. N. The art show, featuring local artists, runs through April 14. Go to www.arteast.org.

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Shaggy Sweet, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella

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On the Level, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella

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Grape Escape event grows in popularity

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Groove for Thought, 7:45-10 p.m., Bake’s Place, 4135 Providence Point Drive S.E., 391-3335, $25

Musical features local school alumna Local actress Vicki Noon, a Liberty High School alumna, returns to a Seattle stage after starring as sharpshooter Annie Oakley in Village Theatre’s “Annie Get Your Gun” and Elphaba on a “Wicked” national tour.

The cast of original musical “First Date” — a co-production between ACT – A Contemporary Theatre and The 5th Avenue Theatre — includes Noon. The sexy comedy follows a couple on a blind date as old boyfriends, exfiancées, friends and relatives intrude.

“First Date” runs from March 10 to May 20 at ACT – A Contemporary Theatre in the Falls Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle.

Purchase tickets at The 5th Avenue Box Office, 206-625-1900 and www.5thavenue.org, or the ACT Ticket Office, 206-292-7676 or www.acttheatre.org.

Noon started her career at age 13 in the title role of “Violet” at ACT – A Contemporary Theatre. She also played Sophie in the North American tour of “Mamma Mia!” Noon’s Village Theatre credits include a 2006 production of “Cats” and a 2005 staging of original musical “Play It By Heart.”

Six years ago, the Rotary Club of Issaquah offered its first Grape Escape event. For four years, the event took place at one of the smaller venues in the local Hilton Garden Inn, said Rotarian and event chairman Scott McKorkle.

The event was conceived as a wine tasting. But the first events, while popular, featured only a handful of local wineries, maybe five or six, according to Lesley Austin, a Rotarian who has long been involved with the Grape Escape event.

How things change. Both McKorkle and Austin said the Rotary has put a major push behind Grape Escape, greatly expanding the offerings and tying it in with the Taste Our Town campaign featuring local restaurants, many of which will be represented at Grape Escape.

IF YOU GO Proceeds from the evening will go to support Issaquah Rotary Grape the Rotary Club’s several Escape 2012 charitable undertakings, 6-9 p.m. March 8 most notably scholarships Pickering Barn, 1730 offered to students at Issaquah, Liberty and 10th Ave. N.W. Tiger Mountain Community Tickets: $40 per person, high schools. age 21 and older only This year’s event is from Go to www.issaquah6-9 p.m. March 8 at Pickrotary.org. Tickets also are ering Barn. Even after available at some of the holding last year’s Grape Escape at Blakely Hall in participating restaurants. the Issaquah Highlands, a larger venue was sought for the 2012 event, McKorkle said.

Perhaps more notably, instead of five or six wineries, the year’s Grape Escape will feature approximately 20, Austin said. There also will be at least one local brewery on hand along with a tequila tasting.

And finally, at least 11 restaurants have signed up to supply food for the evening. The idea is for each restaurant to make a signature dish, McKorkle said, and serve up appetizer-sized portions.

Wineries to be on hand include Cedar River Cellars, Milbrandt Vineyards, Pleasant Hills Cellars and Airfield

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A vintner discusses his product with visitors to one of the previous Issaquah Rotary Grape Escape fundraisers.

Estates Winery. The Issaquah Brewhouse will have its original craft brews on hand, while local importer El Relingo will offer a selection of tequilas.

Restaurants involved include Agave, Coho Café, Lombardi’s Italian Restaurant, Tantalus and WildFin American Grill.

Finally, a silent auction will feature wine-related items as well as experience and entertainment packages.

Wine and craft beer also will be available for sale by the bottle or at special pricing with no sales tax.

“This year, they’ve really upped it a notch,” Austin said, adding she and others hope the evening can turn into a “Taste of Issaquah” type event.

The Taste Our Town campaign runs from March 11-

25. The idea is to promote local restaurants, eateries and taverns, urging residents and area employees to patronize shops in Issaquah and Sammamish, according to a Rotary press release. The Issaquah Restaurant Coalition is running the campaign, McKorkle said.

Austin said she believes the city has some great eateries of which even locals might not be aware.

Grape Escape is a good way to get to know and try a few local restaurants and perhaps visit them later, rather than driving to Bellevue for your next dinner out, she said.

Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com.

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Open mic night celebrates the written word

By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter A flier for the evening promised “poetry, prose and other ponderings.”

Open mic nights of the Issaquah Arts Commission are the third Tuesday of each month at the Issaquah Brewhouse on Sunset Way. The evenings are now dubbed “Poetry and Prose on Tap.” “We had a lot of fun and a lot of people,” Joan Probala, commission chairwoman, said of the open mic events that were formerly held at Vino Bella.

She noted the open mic events are for writers of every stripe and skill level.

For this night, the second event at the Brewhouse, there were about a dozen people and some competition for attention. The same night as the open mic event, the Brewhouse hosted a meet and greet with a Rogue Ale brewmaster. Still, those involved with the open mic night didn’t seem overly bothered by the loud atmosphere or the AC/DC music pouring out of the bar’s speakers.

“I’m happy to see people stroll in,” Probala said.

While she is not a writer herself, she appreciates the craft and likes the open forum.

“Poems come alive when the people who wrote them read them,” Probala said.

The emcee for the evening

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Nancy Talley, a Providence Point resident, reads one of her poems at the Issaquah Brewhouse. See a slide show of ‘Poetry and Prose on Tap’ photos at www.issaquahpress.com. identified himself as Scoop Cox, another member of the arts commission, who said he had a couple of poems published back in the 1960s. His payment was, he added, about enough to cover the postage involved. It was Cox who noted the first Brewhouse open mic night drew plenty of visitors even though it took place the same night of the big snowstorm that blasted the area last month.

Seemingly dominated by retired teachers, one table of guests probably provided most of the night’s original poetry.

Up first was Chuck Blondino’s “Chicken Coup Breezes.” The poem made the point that not even bleach can clean up some of life’s aromas. Nancy Talley’s first offering was “A Terrible Thing to Say to a Child.”

Anchored by a repeated refrain of “3 or 4 or 5,” the poem seemed a humorous reflection on what it really means to be at a young age.

Turns at the mic by Fred Hopkins, a local attorney and member of the arts commission, were part stand-up comedy act. Suneeta Eisenberg was the youngest poet to read for the gathering. She started writing, she said, as a junior at Skyline High School in 2000.

Besides being the youngest poet, Eisenberg had easily the most unusual story behind her appearance. Eisenberg read an announcement about the evening in The Issaquah Press. She perused the paper on her recent plane flight back from Iceland, where she had gone on vacation.

For his part, emcee Cox read a few poems and tried to give away a Brewhouse T-shirt to the first person to correctly guess the name of a poem or poet based on a few lines of a piece. At one point, he threw out a line from Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” Talley eventually won the shirt by identifying Edgar Allen Poe’s “Annabel Lee.” LeRoy and Marilyn LaCelle attended the evening strictly as observers, just as

IF YOU GO Poetry and Prose on Tap An open mic night sponsored by the Issaquah Arts Commission 7-8 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month Issaquah Brewhouse, 35 W. Sunset Way Free and open to the public

they said they had done at the Vino Bella events. There is something inspiring about what she called the joy of life evident in many poems and poets, Marilyn said.

“Hopefully, it’ll grow into what it was before,” said LeRoy, also a member of the arts commission.

For the future, Probala talked about possibly putting some of the original poems read at mic nights together into a book. On a totally different front, she and Hopkins said the arts commission is planning its first Issaquah film festival to be held at Village Theatre. All the details aren’t worked out, Hopkins said, but he envisions a festival of musicals spread over a weekend, with a main attraction, possibly “The Sound of Music,” wrapping up the festival.

Go to www.ci.issaquah.wa.us and look for the arts commission under “boards and commissions” for general information. For a schedule of events, go to www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/Calendar.asp and click on “arts and culture” in the drop down menu.

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