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Wednesday June 4, 2014
LefseFest to help provide Oso relief By Peter Clark pclark@isspress.com
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Liberty High School students (from left) Sally Rim, Lauryn Hepp and Carlyn Schmidgall accept an award for their project about the Vietnam draft at the regional History Day competition. The trio qualified for the national competition held at the University of Maryland in June.
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“It’s really interesting to explore history, see the mistakes that we’ve made and how we’ve learned from them.” — Vincy Fok Co-creator of Hanford Nuclear Reservation exhibit
By Christina Corrales-Toy newcastle@isspress.com Liberty High School student Lorrin Johnson is almost at a loss for words when asked to describe her love of history. It’s not because she can’t find the words, it’s just that she has so many things to say about her favorite subject, it’s hard to whittle them down to a few coherent sentences. “Don’t get me started,” she joked. “I’ve gone on rants about it before.” She isn’t the only Liberty student with an affinity for history, and it certainly paid off for a few of them, as they took top spots in the state’s recent History Day competition. Seven Liberty participants scored high enough to move on to the national competition June 15-19 at the University of Maryland. Johnson partnered with classmate Vincy Fok to create a display exhibit about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The two explored the site’s role in World War II, its legacy and the environmental issues associated with it. The site in southeastern Washington produced plutonium for the bomb that ultimately ended World War II, and as tensions heightened during the Cold War, the plant continued to produce the element. The last reactor ceased
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Liberty High School students Lorrin Johnson (left) and Vincy Fok stand in front of their History Day exhibit about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The duo’s project qualified for the national competition held at the University of Maryland in June. operation in 1987, before efforts to clean up the site began. It is still very much in the news, as recently as March, when it was discovered that some of the site’s waste tanks could leak, and that’s one of the reasons Fok said she was attracted to the topic. “It was great for us because we could understand firsthand the legacy of the site,” she said. Fok and Johnson actually had an opportunity to visit Hanford as they worked on their project. “It’s like living history,” Johnson said. “It’s some-
thing that’s still here, that we can actually go see, and a lot of people can’t do that with their projects.” The team took second place at the state competition and will travel to nationals in June. Liberty students Carlyn Schmidgall, Lauryn Hepp and Sally Rim also qualified for nationals with their group project about the Vietnam draft. The trio crafted a website that took second place at state. Schmidgall said they decided on the topic because it involved a very polarized period in the nation’s
history. “It called upon citizens, it called upon their responsibility to serve their government, but people believed that they had a right to oppose that, so it was just an interesting conflict that occurred between the government and the people,” she said. Liberty students Andrew Cooper and Dhamanpreet Kaur also qualified for nationals. Cooper did his project on the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, and Kaur explored the Indian caste system for hers. Cooper and Kaur both made websites. The June trip across the country is a little tricky for the students, considering it coincides with Liberty finals. They’ll work it out with their individual teachers, though, they said. None of the nationals qualifiers are seniors, and all expect to submit History Day projects again next year. “There are so many things that we’ve done in the past that are so different from now, it’s astounding,” Fok said. “I mean, we would never create Hanford today, so it’s really interesting to explore history, see the mistakes that we’ve made and how we’ve learned from them.”
Teen Fest is June 7 The city of Sammamish presents Teen Fest 2014 from 2-9 p.m. June 7. The event kicks off at 2 p.m. with a skate competition in the Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E. Competitors must be in middle or high school and must fill out a registration form and register in advance, which opens at 1 p.m. Registration fee is $5/ residents with school ID, $10/ nonresidents. Helmets are required to compete. The Redmond/Sammamish Boys & Girls Club sponsors a live show that immediately follows the skate contest at 6 p.m. Performances include: 46 p.m. — Scinite, spon-
sored by the Redmond Fire House 46:40 p.m. — Henry Lavalee, sponsored by the Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club 47:20 p.m. — Stereotype Nation, sponsored by Moore Brothers Music 48 p.m. — Moneta, sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Sammamish A shuttle will be provided from the south Sammamish Park & Ride to the commons starting at 5 p.m. through the beginning of the concert and back to the park and ride after the music ends at 9 p.m. Learn more or get a registration form at www. sammamish.us/events/ TeenFest.aspx.
LefseFest aims to serve up some assistance. The annual celebration of Scandinavian culture returns to Issaquah June 7 with a new regional focus. The traditional Norwegian flatbread community event, hosted by the Cascade Lodge Sons of Norway, has long been a local favorite and this year it hopes to provide relief for victims of the Oso mudslide. “We’ve been looking in the lodge for different ways we could help the community,” festival organizer Leiann Ronnestad said, glad to announce the assistance LefseFest would give to the Mercer Island Cares Oso Much Fundraiser. “We are combining as a whole community effort.” Mercer Island Cares Oso Much is aiding victims of the March 22 mudslide, which caused the loss of 41 lives. Cascade Lodge Sons of Norway and all affiliate lodges pledged to help support the fundraising effort to help those affected by the mudslide. Mercer Island Cares’ goal is to raise $30,000 to help Oso. Donations are taxdeductible. “One hundred percent of the funds given to Oso goes to Oso,” Ronnestad said. “Also, a portion of the money made for the festival will go to Oso as well.” The free festival will feature Swedish pancakes, Scandinavian arts
and crafts vendors, dance performances, demonstrations, food, and music and entertainment. There will be a maypole raising at 3 p.m. The festival will also feature games, treasure hunts, beanbag toss, egg toss and more. Children’s activities include a craft area to make decorations for the maypole, and pictures and cards to send to children and families affected by the Oso mudslide. “It’s a cool way for the kids to relate to each other,” Ronnestad said. Children can also send cards, letters and pictures to be sent to Oso and Darirngton if they are unable to attend the festival. Mail to Leiann Ronnestad, Cascade Lodge Sons of Norway, P.O. Box 2565, Issaquah, WA 98027. Ronnestad also wanted to emphasize the cultural significance of the festival and what it can offer as an entertaining event for people in the region. “We definitely want to invite the community and people who don’t know anything about Scandinavian culture,” she said.
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AN ONGOING LOOK AT MEMORABLE IMAGES FROM ISSAQUAH’S PAST
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LefseFest 410 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7 4Vasa Skogsblomman Lodge 410530 324th Place S.E. 4313-0193 4Learn more or donate at www.cascadelodge.org.
Leiann Ronnestad (front left), other attendees and the Risadala children’s dance group hold hands in a circle and move around the maypole at Veterans’ Memorial Field during the 2013 Lefse Festival.
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Men dressed up and sitting on a truckbed parade float One man is wearing a Nazi insignia-patterned robe and hat; one is dressed in black robe and hood, with an ax; one with long white hair and beard with a walking stick or shepherds cane; one in military regalia; and several men in lodge or club decorated robes and caps. The truck license is from 1940, and the flag has 48 stars. In the background is another float decorated with trees, greens, people sitting at a picnic table with Pepsi-Cola visible.
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The Issaquah History Museums take requests regarding what people would like to see in the Digital Collection. Roughly quarterly, volunteers have a data-entry day and prep a bunch of records for upload. If there is a particular name, place or item you’d like to see more images of on the website, email Erica Maniez at erica. maniez@issaquahhistory.org. If you have a photo or subject you would like to see in this feature, email editor@isspress.com.
LE announces leadership program graduates Leadership Eastside, the region’s pre-eminent leadership enrichment program, has announced the graduation of the Leadership Eastside class of 2014. This year’s graduates join a powerful network of more than 1,500 of the region’s leaders in business, nonprofits and the public sector who work together to address the community’s greatest needs, according to a news release from Leadership Eastside. Over the course of two years, members of the class of 2014 have deepened their understanding of the seven elements that make up a healthy community See LEADERS, Page A8
County hosts meetings about river projects Learn more about projects planned by King County that involve placing large wood in rivers or streams at either of two meetings scheduled for June 10 in Issaquah. Meetings covering the same subject matter are scheduled for 3-5 p.m. and again from 6-8 p.m. at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, 125 W. Sunset Way. King County uses large wood to improve habitat for fish and wildlife, as well as to redirect river currents and prevent erosion in levee repair and flood risk-reduction projects funded by the King County Flood Control District. Presentations will include descriptions, schedules and impacts of 11 projects currently in the planning stage that include placing or recruiting large wood in rivers. The projects involved the Green, Cedar, Middle Fork Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie, Duwamish and White rivers, and May, Judd, Long Marsh and Tate creeks. More information is available by contacting Laird O’Rollins of the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks’ Water and Land Resources Division, laird. orollins@kingcounty.gov, 206-477-4790 or www. kingcounty.gov/rivers. Click on “Large wood installation projects.”
School board approves changes to Liberty modernization plan The Issaquah School Board approved a pair of change order requests regarding Liberty High School’s modernization project at its May 28 meeting. The first change added more than $116,000 to a contract with Babbit Neuman Construction Co. More than 20 changes were needed to comply with various project specifications and building codes, including some railings, ductwork, fire extinguishers and sprinklers. The second change added nearly $9,000 to a contract with construction firm Kassel & Associates. Four minor upgrades were approved, including the addition of fire-retardant plywood on a wall assembly, and vent piping for a sink. The additional money being spent is within the budgets of both projects.
Issaquah schools move forward with bond sale The Issaquah School Board approved the sale of voter-approved bonds from April 2012 during its May 28 meeting. Voters approved a $219.1 million bond two years ago, and the board has previously approved two bond sales toward construction and upgrades at various district schools. The third bond sale installment is worth $55 million, and the board elected to approve the sale now because of what were deemed historically low interest rates.
Local representatives missed few votes For the first time in years, Washington Votes did not list local politicians at the top of its annual Missed Votes Report. In the 2014 legislative session, Reps. Jay Rodne (R-5th, North Bend) and Chad Magendanz (R-5th, Issaquah) as well as Sen. Mark Mullet (D-5th, Issaquah) ranked low in the report. Magendanz didn’t miss any votes and Mullet only missed two. Rodne missed the most out of local representation, with eight total. In previous years, Rodne ranked among the most missed votes, missing 77 in 2013 and 62 in 2012. The 41st District and 48th District representatives ranked fairly low as well, with the exception of Rep. Craig Habib (D-48th District) who missed 33 votes.
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Duthie Hill Park hosts Mountain Bike Festival
By Greg Farrar
Dorie Dalzell (left), Skyline High School senior and 4x400-meter relay anchor, is mobbed by teammates Alex Daugherty, Brandi Hughes and Mckenzie Deutsch the moment after they won the state 4A championship in a time of 3 minutes, 53.24 seconds.
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Skyline’s 1,600 relay state title anchors fourth-place team trophy By Neil Pierson npierson@ sammamishreview.com The Skyline High School girls track and field team capped a solid 2014 season last weekend at the Class 4A state championships by winning the fourth-place trophy. Skyline scored 35 points to finish behind Richland (37), Camas (48) and Federal Way (72), which successfully defended its state championship at Star Track XXXII, held May 2931 at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Skyline captured a state title in the 1,600-meter relay as Mckenzie Deutsch, Alex Daugherty, Brandi Hughes and Dorie Dalzell shattered the school record with a time of 3 minutes, 53.24 seconds. The championship was a fitting conclusion to the prep careers of Daugherty and Dalzell, who will be Division I collegiate runners next season — Daugherty at Notre Dame and Dalzell at Kansas. Dalzell came within a hair of an individual title, too, taking second in the 400 meters (55.83 seconds). She was only 0.14 seconds back of Bellarmine Prep’s Hannah Derby, who
earned her fourth straight championship in the event. In the May 30 preliminary heats, Dalzell had a relatively slow mark of 56.83, putting her in fourth place. She chalked that up to less-than-ideal weather conditions. “I think the wind really made it a lot harder than it needed to be,” she said afterward while trying to catch her breath. In the 200-meter final, Dalzell was seventh in 25.41. Dalzell wasn’t able to rein in an elusive state title, but indicated after the preliminary heats that she was in good spirits regardless of her placing. “It’s kind of nice knowing where I’m going to school, so that’s kind of off my shoulders and this is just for fun — kind of,” she said. “But it’s my last chance to ever win, so I’ve really got to get out there and run hard.” Daugherty’s top individual finish was in the 800 meters, where she took fourth in 2:10.75. The 800 field was loaded with speed, as Daugherty, Central Kitsap senior Rose Christen and Camas junior Alexa Efraimson all entered state ranked among the top 20 in the nation. Efraimson defended her
Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance’s all-day Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 7 at Duthie Hill Park. The event features more than 40 vendor and sponsor booths, bikes available to test ride from all the top brands, jump jam demonstrations, mini skills clinics, events for kids, food and beverages concessions, raffles and more. Families are encouraged to attend. The festival is free and open to the public. For $10 (Evergreen members) or $20 (nonmembers) festivalgoers can demo bikes all day, join skills clinics, enjoy guided rides and take part in the pump track challenge and baby fatty obstacle race. In 2013, approximately 1,800 people attended the festival, which celebrates the sport of mountain biking and offers new enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy one of the best mountain biking experiences around. The festival is also a fundraiser for the nonprofit Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance to support its work — protecting, building and maintaining trails statewide. “Duthie Hill Park has become a nationally known mountain biking destination and a hub for the mountain biking community,” Evergreen’s Executive
Director Glenn Glover said in a news release. “The festival brings riders of all ages and skill levels to check out the latest bikes and gear, and celebrate all things mountain biking, in a beautiful, wooded setting.” The park was built through a partnership between the nonprofit Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and King County Parks. Funding came from a combination of King County Parks grants and community support, including $225,000 of private donations and thousands of hours of volunteer labor. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office recently awarded King County Parks an additional grant for a muchneeded parking lot, to be completed this fall. The 130-acre Duthie Hill Park is at 27101 S.E. Duthie Hill Road. It includes 6 miles of cross country bike trail, 2 miles of free-ride trail with jumps and built features, a central clearing with a shelter, kids’ biking area, opportunities for skill building and more. Trail users range from children and first-time riders to expert mountain bikers. Learn more about the festival at www.evergreenmtbfestival.com. Festival parking will be at the adjacent Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Patriots’ fastpitch makes quick exit from state tourney By Christina Corrales-Toy newcastle@isspress.com
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Issaquah High School’s Amanda Chalfant (1308), Gabrielle Gevers (1311), Juliana da Cruz (1309) and Bella Foos (1310) stand on the podium for their sixth-place finish May 31 in the state 4A championship 4x400-meter relay. 2013 title, but Daugherty said she was happy with recording a good time
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The Liberty High School fastpitch team’s postseason magic came to an end May 30 after two consecutive losses in the 3A state tournament at Lacey’s Regional Athletic Complex. Liberty was dealt the toughest possible openinground game when it was matched up with Kamiakin, winners of the previous two state championships. The Braves went on to make it three in a row before the weekend ended. The Patriots fell to Kamiakin, 12-6. Despite the loss, Liberty’s offense was the
only Kamiakin tournament opponent to score more than three runs against the champions. “We came out against the two-time defenders and didn’t give up the whole time,” second-year coach Zach Bartholomew said. “We weren’t that far back. That’s a tough first game no matter who you are.” Liberty senior shortstop Liza VanCamp led Liberty hitters, going 3-4 with two runs and an RBI. Junior pitcher Sydney Hopper took the loss. The Patriots’ next game See SOFTBALL, Page A11
Soccer clubs bring collegiate talent By Christina Corrales-Toy newcastle@isspress.com Issaquah residents won’t have to go far this summer to watch some top-shelf soccer talent from across the region and world. Issaquah High School is the primary home stadium for the Puget Sound Gunners FC and ISC Gunners FC, men’s and women’s teams that develop elite college-aged players with professional aspirations. “This will allow fans to witness a standard of college players live and in the flesh,” the teams’ general manager Gwynne Williams said. The men’s team, Puget Sound Gunners FC, plays in the Premier Development League, a proven developmental leader in North American soccer’s evolving tiered structure. It is an important stepping-stone for top professionals now playing throughout the world, with 70 percent of all Major League Soccer draftees having PDL experience.
IF YOU GO Puget Sound Gunners vs. Kitsap Pumas 47 p.m. June 4 4Issaquah High School 4700 Second Ave. S.E. 4Bring this Issaquah Press article and receive free admission. (This game only.) ISC Gunners FC vs. Fuerza FC 44 p.m. June 9 4Mount Si High School 48651 Meadowbrook Way S.E.
The team features athletes from across the Northwest region and beyond, including players from the University of Washington, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, Western Washington University and Harvard University. Last year, the Puget Sound Gunners played as the North Sound SeaWolves,
before the team partnered with the Issaquah Soccer Club and moved operations from Edmonds to Issaquah. The team is already well into its season, compiling a 1-2-1 record. The men’s first win as the Gunners came from a May 25 road game against the Seattle Sounders FC U-23, a development platform for the local Major League Soccer team. “It feels good,” head coach Jimmy Ball said after the win. “I’m really pleased with our start. I think we’re very, very hard to beat, and the lads are improving every single day.” The ISC Gunners FC, also coached by Ball, play in the Women’s Premier Soccer League. The squad serves as a feeder team for the Seattle Reign FC, a professional women’s soccer team. The team played its first game of the season May 31, defeating the Tualatin Hills United Soccer Club Diamonds, 1-0. “They were the better team,” Williams said. “They scored in the 53rd
minute by captain Erin Vaughn, a current Welsh international, who’s played 19 times for the Welsh international team.” The teams are both getting ready to host home games, and they want the entire Issaquah community to know it’s invited. The Puget Sound Gunners play at Issaquah High School, 700 Second Ave. S.E., 7 p.m. June 4, when they host the Kitsap Pumas. The June 4 game is a historic one for the Gunners. It’s the organization’s first game in the city. In honor of the milestone, fans that bring this Issaquah Press article to the June 4 game will receive free admission. The offer is valid only for this game, and is restricted to one per person. Also, anyone wearing any club soccer jersey will get in for free. That’s good for all Eastside Youth Soccer Association programs. “After three road See SOCCER, Page A11
By Greg Farrar
Madison Jones (left), Liberty High School sophomore, is plowed into by Riley Gregoire, Bainbridge junior second baseman, running in at top speed with the ball to cover first base, during the third inning of their 3A state tournament fastpitch game May 30 in Lacey.