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Thursday, July 7, 2016
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School district may use eminent domain to acquire Providence Heights property By Scott Stoddard sstoddard@isspress.com
IF YOU GO The Issaquah School Board will consider condemnation of the Providence Heights property during its meeting on July 13. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Issaquah School District Administration Building, 565 NW Holly St.
The often-passionate debate over the future of the Providence Heights College campus is about to veer into new territory. The Issaquah School District’s Board of Directors on July 13 will consider authorizing condemnation of the property, which has been at the center of a dispute pitting historic preservation groups and
former students against a Kirkland megachurch and a Bellevue developer. Condemnation is the process of implementing eminent domain to take private property for public use. State law permits school districts to employ eminent domain to acquire property as sites for schools. Jake Kuper, the school district’s chief of finance and operations, said in an email the district “has
identified a need for property to accommodate a new high school and a new elementary school, both funded as a part of the recent bond measure.” The district wants to obtain three parcels totaling 40.6 acres owned since 2008 by Plateau Campus LLC, a company controlled by The City Church of Kirkland. See DISTRICT, Page 5
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A closer look at the history and artwork of Providence Heights College. Page 5
“Everything has changed, yet nothing has changed.” Bernard Garbusjuk
reflecting on a 44-year career at Boehm’s Candies
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The city says construction on Front Street should be completed before Salmon Days in October.
Front Street businesses cope with construction By Lizz Giordano For The Issaquah Press To create a more pedestrian-friendly Olde Town, the City of Issaquah is in the process of doubling the width of some sidewalks along Front Street. The construction project’s primary goal on Front Street is to improve stormwater drainage by eliminating ponding on the sidewalk, but it will also make curb ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, improve crosswalks by installing rapid-flash beacons and extend the width of the sidewalk along the east side of the street. “Wider sidewalks make for a better pedestrian experience,” said Issaquah’s Transportation Manager Kurt Seeman. “It’s going to be a great place to linger and meet your friends.” The driving lanes will narrow to accommodate wider sidewalks, but city planners say parking will remain unchanged. “We believe we are maintaining the same amount of parking,” said Seeman. Also this summer, the city plans to upgrade the railroad crossing at Front Street and Northwest Dogwood See FRONT, Page 6
City at odds with senior center leaders over insurance, operations
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Bernard Garbusjuk will be inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame this October after nearly 35 years of owning and operating Boehm’s Candies. “I still have to keep in mind what Boehm’s and Julius Boehm’s legacy is all about,” Garbusjuk says.
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ff the beaten path, far from the bustle of downtown Issaquah, the sweet smell of chocolate beckons visitors to peek through the windows of an Alpine chalet to watch the Boehm’s Candies crew hard at work. Some are stretching toffee or hand-dipping individual candies, others are mixing sugar and milk for the next batch or leading a group on a tour of the candy factory.
By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com Courtney Jaren, executive director of the Issaquah Valley Senior Center, feels the city is out to destroy the organization that runs the facility. To support her suspicions, Jaren refers to a June 24 letter from Mayor Fred Butler to Issaquah Valley Seniors, which manages the center. The letter points to the group’s lease, calling into question its insurance status and whether the facility is actually being run as a senior center. “Do we think the city is trying to get this lease taken away from us? Yes, we do,” Jaren said. City officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment. See SENIORS, Page 3
Somewhere in the background, Bernard Garbusjuk is moving briskly from one job to the next with the energy of a man half his age. He is driven by the determination to preserve the legacy of Boehm’s Candies that the founder, Julius Boehm, established 60 years ago in the Issaquah foothills. “I have great admiration for Julius, because he is the soul of this business,” said Garbusjuk. “We are all tools to his legacy.” Boehm is never far from Garbusjuk’s mind. He is often asking himself; “What would Julius think of Boehm’s Candies today? Is it a good store? Is it a bad store?” An answer could be found in the honor Garbusjuk’s peers in the candy industry are bestowing upon him this fall by inducting him into the Candy Hall of Fame, the industry’s most prestigious honor. Fellow candymaker Charles Flavelle of Purdys Chocolatier in Vancouver, British Columbia, nominated
Chocolates are still hand-dipped and rolled at Boehm’s Candies 60 years after Julius Boehm moved his company’s factory to Issaquah.
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Ventrella exits 8th District race By Jim Brunner The Seattle Times
calls to big-dollar donors. Former sportscaster Tony That didn’t Ventrella’s short-lived experihappen. ment in running a campaign He raised for Congress without solicitless than ing campaign donations has $20,000 come to an end. from 177 Tony Ventrella Barely two months after donors. announcing his candidacy, “As a result, my campaign Ventrella, a Democrat, is quit- doesn’t have enough money ting the race for the 8th Con- to move forward and I will gressional District seat held not make phone calls for by U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, money,” Ventrella said in an R-Auburn. email. In an email, Ventrella cited Ventrella, a Newcastle resiundisclosed personal reasons, dent who serves on the city’s but also “tepid” interest in Community Activities Comhis call for ordinary voters mission, did not live in the to band together to fight big 8th District, but he initially money in politics. indicated he would move if he He’d hoped enough small won office. donors would flock to his His exit comes after he’d campaign so he wouldn’t already been certified by Sechave to sully himself with retary of State Kim Wyman’s
office to appear on the August 2 primary ballot. That could cause headaches for Democrats. If Ventrella is one of the top two vote-getters in the primary, he’ll advance to the generalelection ballot despite ending his campaign. While he was the bestknown, Ventrella isn’t the only Democrat to step into the race against Reichert. Other candidates include real-estate broker and property manager Santiago Ramos, and Alida Skold, who owns a financial consulting firm. While Reichert was a top target for Democrats in some previous election cycles, his district grew safer in a round of redistricting after the 2010 census. His re-election fund had $650,000 in the bank at the end of March.
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City’s new parks and recreation director held same position in Sammamish and community,” Butler said in the city’s announcement. Watling will begin work Aug. Jeff Watling 1. He is replacing Anne McGill, who retired in March after 33 years in the Parks and Recreation Department. “Our parks and recreation
opportunities play a major role in enhancing our citizens’ quality of life,” Watling said in the city’s announcement. “Issaquah provides a breathtaking venue to offer such important services. I’m excited to work toward the City’s goal of building a healthier community while enhancing our regionallyknown parks and recreation programs.” Watling’s yearly salary will be $155,532.
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lease. “We have not changed any of our activities, programs or services even though the City canceled our 2016 grant funding,” she wrote, referencing the City Council’s vote in February to pull $99,000 in city funding to IVS. “Since the City no longer financially supports our operations, there is no duty to report anything regarding our operations. The manner in which we operate a senior center is entirely and solely within our discretion. There are no stipulations under our City lease to support your request to report ‘metrics.’ ” Section 3 of the lease reads, “The facility shall not be used for sectarian instructions, as a place for religious worship or for partisan political purposes.” Jaren said in an email to The Press that because the center is not open on Saturdays and Sundays, it’s had a verbal agreement with Mountain Creek Christian Fellowship to use the building for its worship services for the past five years. “We sought, and obtained, verbal approval for this activity from former Mayor Ava Frisinger and City Administrator Bob Harrison,” Jaren wrote. Frisinger confirmed that there had been a verbal agreement between her and IVS. “It goes back quite a
ways,” she said. “But it was something short-term over a situation the church didn’t have a building of its own and could use the center in the interim.” Jaren said the city never wrote up an exception to the lease for Mountain Creek’s usage and indicated she’d received assurances the city attorney would take care of it over the summer. “Since the Center does not conduct any senior services or activities on Sunday (with the exception of our Salmon Days sales once a year), our board did not see MCCF’s usage to be a conflict with center activities, programs and services,” Jaren said by email. Section 21 of the lease states IVS would be in default, giving the city the right to terminate the lease, if “lessee shall fail to operate a senior center.” Jaren expressed no worries in her reply to Butler. “We see no reasons why the City of Issaquah would not continue its legacy commitment to support Issaquah Senior Center in 2016, just as it has for the last 32 years,” she wrote. “To do otherwise appears to a majority of seniors in our community to be a failure on the part of City leadership and a breach of the City’s duties and responsibilities to provide support for the majority of older citizens who built our City.”
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First, Butler’s letter warned IVS it was close to missing a deadline to notify the city its liability insurance had been renewed. “IVS current liability insurance coverage expires on July 1, 2016,” Butler wrote. “Under Section 15.2, the City was required to receive a copy of said policy renewal 30 days in advance of the expiration date.” Butler gave IVS until June 30 to show it was in compliance with its insurance requirements. Jaren replied in a June 26 letter to the city, assuring the mayor IVS’ insurance agent would verify it was covered and there had been no lapse in coverage. “We have no plans to cancel insurance coverage,” Jaren wrote. “We are continuing to contract with the same company that has insured our senior center operations and management for the last 15 years. Our renewed insurance contract goes into effect July 1, 2016.” The second disagreement over the lease stems from the facility’s continued use as a senior center. Butler’s letter points to Section 3, which states the facility must be used “solely for the purpose of operating a senior center and related social and health care services and for no other purpose without written consent of the Landlord.” Butler wanted IVS to provide documentation, outside its newsletter, “of the programs IVS is providing, and has provided and the participation of the community in those programs.” In Jaren’s reply to Butler, she countered that IVS was in strict compliance with the
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Mayor Fred Butler named Jeff Watling Issaquah’s next parks and recreation director. Watling most recently served as the City of Kent’s parks, recreation and community services director, and prior to that he was the parks and recreation director for the City of Sammamish. “Jeff’s breadth of experience in customer service, parks planning and open space preservation is an excellent addition to our team
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OPINION
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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
Are PFOS levels in our blood elevated? City owes it to citizens to find out the truth W
e’ll start with the good news about Issaquah’s municipal water system. As we reported on the front page last week, the treatment system leased by the city to remove perfluorinated chemicals from Gilman Well No. 4 water is getting the job done. The results of a test conducted last month showed no detection of PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) or five other PFCs. The fast-tracked plan presented by the city’s Public Works leaders to the City Council in April worked as advertised. The city also issued its annual water quality report last month, and unlike past years, it features expanded data that is clearly explained to users. A section discusses PFCs. That’s another positive step. But it’s not the end of the story about PFOS and its presence in Well No. 4.
Consider: It’s unknown how long PFOS was contaminating Issaquah’s tap water at levels once regarded as acceptable but now considered unsafe by the EPA There are three key dates to consider: n 1948, when 3M began the commercial production of PFOS, which was used for decades in
Scotchgard products, firefighting foam and coatings used for grease and oil resistance on paper packaging. n 1987, SCOTT when the city STODDARD drilled Gilman Well No. 4. Press editor n 2015, when the city first tested water “at the tap” for PFOS. In 2015, the tap water tested was a blend from Well No. 4 and Gilman Well No. 5, and showed a maximum PFOS level of 0.106 parts per billion. At the time of the test, 0.106 parts per billion was below the Environmental Protection Agency’s provisional health advisory level of 0.2 parts per billion, a benchmark established in 2009. Today, however, PFOS guidelines are more stringent. In May, the EPA replaced its provisional level with a new lifetime advisory level of 0.07 parts per billion for PFOS and PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) combined. The lower guideline was “based on the agency’s assessment of the latest peer-reviewed science,” the EPA says.
PFOS is known to cause liver damage and birth defects in lab animals. Research on its effects on humans is still evolving. Issaquah’s tap water tested in 2015 — within the PFOS guidelines at the time — would be considered unsafe today. In its 2015 water quality report and on its water quality web page online, the city points out the EPA’s lifetime health advisory for PFOS and PFOA is “not enforceable or regulated.” This statement is disingenuous. In Hoosick Falls, N.Y., last year, where high levels of PFOA were detected in public drinking water, the EPA intervened and told citizens to stop drinking the city’s water. If that’s not regulating, I don’t know what is. The Hoosick Falls contamination has exploded into a contentious statewide issue with accusations of inaction similar to what occurred in Flint, Mich. The governor of New York, state legislators, federal officials and irate citizens have been swept up into a drawn-out disagreement over what to do next. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been invited by a state assemblyman to swim in the Hoosick Falls village pool, while state Senate Democrats are demanding a legislative hearing on the contamination crisis. The state government in New
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City Mayor Fred Butler: fredb@issaquahwa.gov Council President Stacy Goodman: stacyg@issaquahwa.gov Deputy Council President Mary Lou Pauly: maryloup@issaquahwa.gov Councilman Paul Winterstein: paulw@issaquahwa.gov Councilwoman Eileen Barber: eileenb@issaquahwa.gov Councilman Tola Marts: tolam@issaquahwa.gov Councilman Bill Ramos: billr@issaquahwa.gov Councilwoman Mariah Bettise: mariahb@issaquahwa.gov
County King County Executive Dow Constantine, King County Chinook Building,
401 Fifth Ave., Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-263-9600; kcexec@kingcounty.gov King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert, District 3. King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., 12th floor, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-477-1003; 800-325-6165 toll free; kathy.lambert@kingcounty.gov King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, District 9. King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Room 1200, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-477-1009; 800-325-6165 toll free; reagan.dunn@kingcounty.gov
York has stepped up and paid for free water sampling tests and free blood testing for residents of Hoosick Falls, and offered free water filtration systems — including installation — for approximately 1,500 homes. Here in Issaquah, between the drilling of Gilman Well No. 4 and the first test of tap water for PFOS, a 28-year period exists where we have no idea whether PFOS was in our drinking water at unsafe levels. That uncertainty demands someone, be it the city or state, make available blood testing for anyone who wants it, provided their home or business or place of employment received water from Well No. 4 prior to 2015.
Consider: The source of the PFOS contamination, when it occurred and who is responsible are still unknown The city has hired Geosyntec, a consulting and engineering firm, as part of an effort to determine the source of the PFOS contamination at Gilman Well No. 4 When news of the contamination first surfaced, some blamed a 2002 tanker fire on Interstate 90 near the well site. Large amounts of firefighting foam from Boeing and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport trucks were used on the fire. But now experts say the acci-
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TO THE EDITOR Government
Actions by City Council, mayor against senior center are a disservice to community Just wondering: If the Issaquah Valley Senior Center were forced to close tomorrow, would the City of Issaquah be prepared to immediately and seamlessly provide the multiple offerings including, but not limited to, classes (art, exercise, yoga, etc.) meals, legal assistance, family and personal counseling, foot care, dentistry, insurance help, baked goods, flowers, transportation, trips and more that seniors currently enjoy and from which they benefit. Or would those many seniors go without? I recommend you ask the City Council and the mayor, who claim to care for and about them. The City Council withheld $99,000 from the senior center, a relatively small price to pay considering the city has allocated thousands of dollars more for its plans. (Our tax dollars, by the way.) Tell your City Council and mayor to restore those funds, and perhaps even more, now. Show seniors, who comprise more than 20 percent of Issaquah residents, that they have their best interests in mind. I wonder — doesn’t the city have enough to do in their multiple departments, commissions, task forces, etc.? Do they really need to reinvent the senior services wheel?
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dent site has been determined to be downstream from the well site. Gilman Well No. 4 draws water from the aquifer at a depth of between 77 and 102 feet. The well is located just south and east of where Interstate 90 crosses Issaquah Creek. The city bought the site from developer Richard Catterall in 1984. The closest buildings to the well’s pumphouse are the Issaquah Medical Center at 450 NW Gilman Blvd and the U.S. Postal Service building at 400 NW Gilman Blvd. Was something containing PFOS manufactured or dumped on the land in the 1950s, ’60s or ’70s, prior to the city’s ownership? If you have information regarding the history of the well site, I’m sure the city would be eager to talk with you. If you’re a longtime user of Issaquah’s tap water, now is the time to speak up and insist on action. The city is responsible for the quality of the water it provides. Not knowing about the presence of PFOS because the city wasn’t required to test for it does not absolve those responsible for the safety of our water supply.
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Lack of parking creates unsafe conditions for pedestrians, drivers on Issaquah-Hobart Road I am concerned about a safety issue on IssaquahHobart Road south of Issaquah in the vicinity of the Hang Glider Trail, Chirico Trail. Many people like the short hike to the takeoff meadow at Poo Poo Point. However, the parking is not sufficient, and on many nice days and even cloudy ones, I encounter on my
way north from Maple Valley pedestrians walking along the side of the road from parking some distance away. Families, even bikers on certain days of the week, and cars are not a good mix on a two-lane road with no sidewalks. There are other ways to Poo Poo Point and many other enjoyable hikes on Cougar and Squak mountains. Something needs to be done to ameliorate the crowding on this stretch of the road. Solutions? Anyone?
Betty Culbert Maple Valley
Government
City Council ignored the negatives that accompany retail marijuana shops in Issaquah The June 17 City Council meeting addressed a number of items. One of the items addressed was pot usage in Issaquah. Representatives of the two Issaquah retail pot licensees made pleas to the council to relax some of the council restrictions. One of them bragged about the big amount of money he has made and how much that was put into the City of Issaquah’s coffers. Note: The more pot stores the council allows, the more competition there will be, leading to lower prices. Folks, why would the council want that? However, not one of the councilmembers addressed pot usage’s drastic impact on health issues. There is a ban on fireworks within the Issaquah city limits because of the potential dangers that come with fireworks. Yet they overlook the dangers of daily pot usage. In addition, pot is an illegal drug in the eyes of the federal government, but the Obama administration has closed its eyes on this item. None of the councilmembers addressed this in their discussions. Does it appear to you the council has our best health interests in mind?
Ken Sessler
Issaquah
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A 1958 conceptual drawing of Providence Heights College. The school on 228th Avenue Southeast in Issaquah was founded by the Sisters of Providence and opened in 1961. It is now owned by The City Church.
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This photo of the chapel at Providence Heights College was taken sometime between 1961 and 1964. Historic preservationists say the structure, with its modernist interpretation of Gothic design elements, is a rare survivor.
Why preservationists see historic importance at Providence Heights It’s likely the college was one of only two in U.S. founded specifically to promote higher education for Catholic sisters
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he Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is spearheading the effort to save the Providence Heights College campus from potential demolition. The group says the campus “is significant for its association with the Sister Formation Movement and as a rare example of modernist architecture expressed in a Catholic chapel interior prior to Vatican II reforms.” The Trust adds: “The Sister Formation Movement promoted college education for sisters, and it appears this college was one of only two in the nation founded specifically for this purpose. The college was founded as a result of the crisis that ensued when a new theology of authority and obedience among American sisters (influenced by American culture, education and the Second Vatican Council) collided with older, more traditional theological interpretations, profoundly changing the experience of Catholic women in the United States.” Architectural significance is also cited by preservation groups as a reason to save the campus. The college was designed by John W. Maloney, a prominent regional architect, and the chapel is regarded as an outstanding example of modernist interpretation of Gothic design elements. The stained-glass windows by French artist Gabriel Loire were once a tourist attraction, drawing tens of thousands of visitors, according to a 1984 story in The Issaquah Press. The Trust maintains a “Save Providence Heights” Facebook page to help organize those supporting preservation of the campus.
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The campus was designed by Seattle architect John W. Maloney. Sources for this page: Ateliers Loire; “Gabriel Loire: Les Vitraux/Stained Glass” by Charles W. Pratt and Joan C. Pratt; Washington Trust for Historic Preservation; Docomomo WEWA; Michigan State University Museum; Issaquah Press archives
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The church has said it has a purchase agreement in place with a Bellevue developer, Brixton Homes LLC, which has filed plans with the City of Issaquah to build a 140-home subdivision on the site. George Reece, the managing partner of Brixton Homes who has also served as an officer for a charitable group operated by The City Church, declined to comment. A request for comment emailed to Troy Anderson, a City Church executive pastor and the manager of Plateau Campus, was not returned. King County’s most recent valuation of the three parcels totals $33.8 million. In April, voters approved a $533.5 million school construction bond that included a new high school, a new middle school and two new elementary schools. The land acquisition portion of the bond was budgeted at $97 million. Under the state’s eminent domain laws, if a school district and a landowner cannot agree on compensation, the matter goes to superior court. The actual acquisition of the property, however, is not slowed. The Sisters of Providence opened the 220,000-squarefoot college in 1961 as a divinity school. The campus, located at 4221 228th Ave. SE, was later operated by the Lutheran Bible Institute of Seattle before the 40-acre site was acquired by The City Church for $22.7 million in 2008, according to county property records. An audit by the state Department of Revenue released June 21 determined The City Church forfeited its tax-exempt status on most of the property in August 2014. As a result, the church is facing a current tax bill in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, county records indicate. The future of the campus’ buildings, which include a gymnasium, swimming pool, kitchen, cafeteria and classrooms, has gone from doomed to muddled. Kuper gave no indication whether the district would consider repurposing any of the structures. For months, preservationists have sought a route to saving the campus buildings, in particular the central chapel, a striking example of midcentury religious architecture. Designed by Seattle architect John W. Maloney, the chapel features 14 sculptured stained glass works by master artist Gabriel Loire, who crafted the 33-foot-tall windows in 1957 at his studio just north of Chartres, France. “Our position has not changed and will not change,” said Jennifer Mortensen, preservation services coordinator for the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. “We will be for advocating for the preservation of the campus, regardless of whether it’s a developer involved or a school district.”
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Three of the 14 windows by Gabriel Loire at the Providence Heights chapel.
Gabriel Loire and the stained glass of Providence Heights Loire (1904-1996) created 14 windows plus mosaic works for the midcentury modern chapel
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abriel Loire studied the art of stained glass while at the Catholic University of Angers in France. He wrote his thesis on stained glass at the age of 20 and eventually opened his own studio in 1946. The Sisters of Providence commissioned Loire in 1957 to craft the sculptured stained-glass windows for the Providence Heights chapel. They were created at the Loire studio just north of Chartres, France, and then shipped to Issaquah and installed in 1960 during construction of the chapel. There are 14 Loire windows at the Providence Heights chapel. Triangular in shape, they are 33 feet tall. Seven of the windows on one side of the chapel illustrate the Seven Sorrows of Mary. The remaining seven windows depict works of mercy performed by the Sisters of Providence. Loire did not see the windows in their chapel setting until 1983, when he paid an unannounced visit to Providence Heights. Loire’s technique is known as “dalle de verre” in France and his work can be found in more than 800 venues worldwide. Dalle de verre windows are thicker and stronger than traditional stained glass. Loire also created more than a dozen small mosaic works for the chapel. They depict the Stations of the Cross and were hung on the chapel’s walls below each window. Because the chapel’s current owner has denied access to the building, their fate is unknown.
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Gabriel Loire at work designing windows in the late 1950s.
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In 1983, Loire (center) visited the chapel, then owned by the Lutheran Bible Institute of Seattle. It was the first time Loire saw the windows he created in 1957 in the chapel setting.
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Loire also designed mosaics depicting the Stations of the Cross for the chapel at Providence Heights College. Courtesy of Jennifer Murawski
Above: Loire’s five-story cylindrical tower of stained glass, “Symphonic Structure,” in Hakone, Japan. Right: Loire’s wall of glass at Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin contains 21,334 panes.
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RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS No inspections were performed June 20-26 by Public Health, Seattle and King County. View the most recent inspection reports for any Issaquah restaurant online at theeastside.news/inspections.
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Garbusjuk because of the contributions he has made to the association of candymakers and the Issaquah community. Flavelle is appreciative of the overseas trips Garbusjuk organized through the years bringing together North American and European By Stuart Miller with disease-causing patho- candymakers to learn from smiller@isspress.com gens and nitrates, which is each other. detrimental to shellfish beds The two have passed trade The proposed King County and swimming beaches. secrets back and forth during septic-tank fee has been Local and state regulathe 35 years they have known pulled for now, but many tions require King County each other. septic users around the to provide on-site sewage “Everything has changed, county worry they haven’t system oversight, but there yet nothing has changed,” seen the last of it. is currently no sustainable said Garbusjuk, reflecting King County Director of funding source for programs back on the last 44 years he Public Health Patty Hayes in place, according to the has been with Boehm’s. announced her decision county’s proposal. King They still make their sweets to pull the proposal to a County says it cannot provide in small batches, individually packed house of hundreds at sufficient customer service, dipping their candies and Snoqualmie Valley Alliance technical assistance and case hand-rolling each truffle, but Church in Fall City on June management, nor conduct have added new products to 28. pollution source tracking adjust to customer demands. The announcement was or education and outreach, It’s a fine balance Garbusmet with loud cheers, apwithout more funding. juk said he must walk. He plause and a standing ovaMany speakers at the refuses to upgrade by adding tion. June 28 meeting said septic modern multi-million-dollar The proposed fee of up inspectors are unnecessary machines to his factory, callto $37 arose from concerns when you have responsible ing it a death wish. There about the water quality and homeowners. are machines in the candy amount of fecal bacteria in “When systems fail, they factory, but to ensure an even Puget Sound. Poor water fail up in your backyard,” coating, a personal touch is quality has forced the cloNorth Bend Mayor Ken still needed. sure of shellfish harvesting Hearing said. “You know, “I still have to keep in mind in many areas around the your neighbors know, some- what Boehm’s and Julius sound. body calls the county. That’s Boehm’s legacy is all about,” The Environmental Protec- the best way to let that hap- said Garbusjuk. “We are tion Agency says that septic pen.” surviving in Issaquah and the systems can provide excelMany King County septic Northwest because we try to lent wastewater treatment, owners see the fee proposal keep our uniqueness.” and have public health and as a way for densely popuGarbusjuk’s journey began environmental benefits. lated urban areas to push with a little bit of luck. However, poorly functioning their problems onto rural Growing up in East Germaseptic systems can have the residents. ny, Garbusjuk happened to be opposite effect, according “I don’t see that this is the visiting an uncle in northern to the EPA. Some problems last we’ll hear on this issue,” Italy on Aug. 13, 1961, the involve contamination of sur- North Bend resident Jean day construction began on face water and groundwater Jackson said. the Berlin Wall, dividing his homeland. His parents told him not to come home, believing life would be easier for him in the west. It was three BRIEFLY long years before he would see his mother again and 11 before he would be reunited coming year’s focus on water with his father. conservation. Unable to return home, The contest, sponsored by separated from his parents the district and the City of and living as a refugee in Issaquah, inspired districtWest Germany, 17-year-old wide sustainability literacy Garbusjuk needed to support and complimented outreach himself. He decided to beduring Earth Month in April come a pastry chef — an old 2016. family trade. He flourished, apprenticing and working in the best restaurants. Eastside Fire & Rescue “I had a wonderful life and hosts community meetings no need for coming here (to Eastside Fire & Rescue the U.S.),” Garbusjuk said. will host a series of But his options were limited, community meetings to and he had already risen to solicit public feedback. the highest ranks. Information collected Economic foresight, a through an online survey desire to explore more of Clark student wins and the meetings will help the world and a green card Issaquah poster contest shape the agency’s mission brought Garbusjuk to Seattle. Clark Elementary fifthand strategic goals. Despite not being able to grader Carolina Dureas Tell the agency how it speak a sentence of English, won the could better serve you at Garbusjuk moved across the Issaquah these upcoming 6 p.m. ocean in 1968 after he was School Dis- meetings: trict’s 2016 4July 7: Station 78, sustainabil- 20720 SE May Valley Road, ity poster Issaquah contest. 4July 13: Sammamish CaroCity Hall, 801 228th Ave. SE lina was 4July 19: North Bend Carolina Dureas honored at Library, 115 E. Fourth St. Issaquah 4July 26: Station from page 1 High School during the city’s 85, 3600 Tolt Ave. NE, Sustainability Film Series’ Carnation Street and resurface Front screening of “The Clean Bin 4July 27: Issaquah City Street North from Sunset Project.” Her poster (shown Hall Eagle Room, 130 E. Way to the bridge across above) will be reprinted and Sunset Way the East Fork of Issaquah posted at schools throughout Take EFR’s online survey Creek. the district as part of the up- at surveymonkey.com/r/ef-r. The current Front Street
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Dede Salemann hand coats each piece of candy to ensure all sides are completely covered as the sweets pass through the enrobing machine. She has worked at Boehm’s Candies on and off since 1981.
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Boehm’s Candies owner Bernard Garbusjuk examines the latest batch of truffles. “We are surviving in Issaquah and the Northwest because we try to keep our uniqueness,” Garbusjuk says. told, “coffee is free, people are friendly and open-minded.” While working in a German restaurant in Seattle, fortune struck again. A roommate of his, Walter Schafer, carved the wood that gives Boehm’s Candies’ chalet its distinctive look. Schafer introduced Garbusjuk to Boehm. For nearly 10 years, Garbusjuk worked closely under Boehm, becoming head candymaker and eventually taking over the business
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projects are just the first stage of construction, which the city anticipates will end before Salmon Days in early October. Construction is happening from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday to minimize impact on businesses and traffic. Streetscape planning is the second step to Front Street redevelopment, and it will begin this fall with construction to follow. According to Issaquah’s Economic Development Manager Andrea Synder, the city is delaying streetscaping so
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After showing little interest in carrying on the family business, his daughter and son have since joined him on staff, to Garbusjuk’s delight. But he still has no plans to retire. Though the upstairs office is often chaos, as the third generation of chocolatiers still in diapers comes to work each day with their parents, it’s truly a family business. Garbusjuk’s gives all the credit of Boehm’s Candies’ legacy to Julius Boehm: “I don’t think I could have done what Julius did to start the company.” His daughter, Narissa Garbusjuk Burton, is quick to interject, “I don’t think just anybody could have come in here after Julius and this place would still be here.” Burton said her dad strives to keep with Julius’ vision but has the difficult job of balancing tradition with the demands of the industry today. Garbusjuk, along with 11 other confectionary industry leaders, will be inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame this October in Tampa, Fla. “The class of 2016 represents a diverse group of individuals from a range of disciplines who have all served the industry with honor,” wrote John Leipold of the National Confectionery Sales Association in a press release. “The best credit is not how good we are, but how bad the other people are, and how hard we try to be a little bit better,” Garbusjuk said.
construction is over. “I’d rather have people walking on Front Street than parking in front of my store,” Spears said. Karen Donovan, executive director of the Downtown Issaquah Association, is impressed with the speed of the Front Street construction. “In the end, it will be great,” Donovan said. “It will only make our downtown better and more walkable.” Not all business owners are as optimistic about the project. Claude Blumenzweig, owner of Vino Bella, said many customers just stay away once they know construction is happening. “I’d rather they do something about the traffic instead of worrying about extending the sidewalk,” Blumenzweig said. Susan Bridges, owner of Yum-e Yogurt, said construction isn’t as bad as she thought it would be, but the temporary lack of parking in front of her shop does make it harder for her customers to quickly pull up and jump out to get their morning coffee. Bridges is hopeful the project will generate more foot traffic but is concerned parking will still be an issue. She said a lot of people have told her they won’t stop downtown because they can’t find parking. “This could be very good for business if we can get people out of their cars,” Bridges said.
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Issaquah ArtWalk returns to more than a dozen downtown venues July 8 and runs from 6-9 p.m.
Camp Creativity at Michael’s, ages 3 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, 1802 12th Ave. NW, $5 per session, register online at michaels.com/ camp-creativity Play & Learn Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 3925430 Friday Craft Class at Purple Trail, ages 8 and older, 11 a.m. to noon, 1495 11th Ave. NW, $5, facebook.com/purpletrail/events One-on-One Computer Help, for adults, 1-3 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Issaquah ArtWalk, 6-9 p.m., Front Street and other nearby locations, bit.ly/298VH2n Steak Night, 6-8 p.m., Eagle Club, 175 Front St. N., $11, foe3054.org Get Pop-Cultured: Finding Dory, featuring a scavenger hunt, activities and giveaways, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1530 11th Ave. NW, 5578808 Triple Treat, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 3911424 Fade to Black, 8-11 p.m., ages 21 and over, $5 cover charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., 392-5550
SATURDAY, JULY 9 Thundering Angels Sixth Annual Thundering Ride, 9 a.m., 100-plus miles, meet at Gas Lamp Bar & Grill at 1315 NW Mall St., $20 registration per bike, breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. Issaquah Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring Bloodworks Northwest blood drive, interactive family music and stories by Eric Ode 11-11:30 a.m., and music by The Fabulous Po’ Boys noon to 2 p.m., Pickering Barn, 837-3321 Upper Change Creek Vista hike, strenuous, 8 miles, 3,000-foot gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 270-3322, issaquahalps.org Issaquah Alps area dog hike, easy, 4 to 6 miles, 10 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 481-2341, issaquahalps.org Kids Club at Michael’s: Castles and Courts Banner, ages 3 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, 1802 12th Ave. NW, $2, register online at classes.michaels.com/ OnlineClasses Downtown Issaquah History Hike: Early Years, 10 a.m. to noon, $7.50/$10, 78 Front Ave. NE, 3923500 Ride the Issaquah Valley Trolley, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., $5, Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 First Ave. NE,
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issaquahhistory.org Daisy-Head Mayzie Storytime, all ages, 11 a.m. to noon, Barnes and Noble, 1530 11th Ave. NW, bit. ly/29e5p4C The Amazing Flea Circus & Magic Show, ages 7 and older, 1-1:45 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Sammamish Walks: Kung Fu Walking, 1-3 p.m., Yellow Lake in Klahanie, register online at bit. ly/2991Mfb Explorer’s Club: Tree Detectives, ages 5 and older, 2-3 p.m., Lewis Creek Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. SE, 452-4195 Second Saturday Film Series: “I Love Melvin,” 7 p.m. Eagle Room, City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way, free Mod Men, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 Big Dog Revue, 8-11 p.m., ages 21 and over, $5 cover charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., 392-5550
members, $275/nonmembers, education@issaquahfish.org Senior Lunch Club: Café 1910, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., meet at Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., $5, register in advance online at issaquahwa.gov/register Adventures in Printmaking Camp, for ages 11-16, 9 a.m. to noon July 11-15, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $120/members, $130/nonmembers, arteast.org Professor Ficklestein’s Physics Phactory Science Show, all ages, 1-2 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Arts Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., Coho Room City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way City Council Work Session, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset Way
TUESDAY, JULY 12
Summer Movie Express: “Pan” and “The Smurfs 2,” 10 a.m., Regal Cinemas Issaquah Highlands, Grand Ridge Plaza, 940 NE Park Dr., $1 Play Bounce & Jam: Featuring The Not-Its!, 11-11:50 a.m., Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., ci.issaquah.wa.us/pbj Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5, 11:30 a.m. to noon, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 3925430 Council Services & Safety Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m., Eagle Room City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way The Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., Mason Lake hike, moderate, 7 Highlands Fire Station, miles, 2,300-foot gain, 8 a.m., meet Issaquah 1280 NE Park Drive, rovinfiddlers. at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 902-6255, com issaquahalps.org Don’t Keep Putting it Off, end Tenth Annual Thundering Angels of life discussion for adults, 7-8:30 Motorcycle Rally, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset p.m., Triple XXX Root Beer Drive-In, Way, 392-5430 thunderingangels.com Concerts on the Green: Atomic 25th Annual Bare Buns Pop, 7-8:30 p.m. Community Fun Run presented by the Tiger Mountain Family Nudist Park, 5K, 11 Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., a.m., registration is $35, 24050 SE ci.issaquah.wa.us/concerts Sister City Commission meeting, 127th St., 392-6833 Ride the Issaquah Valley Trolley, 7 p.m., Coho Room City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., $5, Issaquah Evening Figure Drawing, ages Depot Museum, 78 First Ave. NE, 18 and older, 7-9:30 p.m., artEAST issaquahhistory.org Art Center, 95 Front St. N., 10-hour Sunday Nature Fun Day at pass fee $71/member, $76/ Lake Sammamish State Park, nonmember, arteast.org all ages, free, 2-3 p.m., Discover Pass required for parking, lakesammamishfriends.org
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register online at michaels.com/ camp-creativity Summer Movie Express: “Pan” and “The Smurfs 2,” 10 a.m., Regal Cinemas Issaquah Highlands, Grand Ridge Plaza, 940 NE Park Dr., $1 Walk ’n’ Talk at Noon in the Park, noon to 1 p.m., main picnic rotunda, Lake Sammamish State Park Sammamish Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m., featuring Singer Songwriter Larry Murante from 4-6 p.m., children’s activities and non-profit groups, sammamishfarmersmarket. org artEAST Board Meeting, 7-9 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N. Friends of the Issaquah Library monthly meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430
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Anti-Aircraft Peak Trailhead at King County’s Cougar Mountain Wildland Park was renamed in honor of Issaquah Alps Trails Club founder Harvey Manning. “The impact that Harvey Manning had on King County’s landscape is quite evident when looking at a map, or simply looking out the window of a car as it travels along Interstate 90 from Bellevue to Issaquah and beyond — past thousands of acres of protected public open space,” King County Parks Director Kevin Brown said in a news release. Manning was a leading voice in the fight to preserve public open space in the Cascade foothills – including Cougar Mountain, which was scheduled to be developed into thousands of homes. He coined the term “Issaquah Alps” and was the club’s first president. As a result of Manning’s conservation advocacy, Cougar Mountain is King County’s largest park and serves as the westernmost portion of public open space that stretches from the borders of Bellevue east past Issaquah. A prolific author of hiking guidebooks and a founding
member of the Issaquah Alps Trail Club, Manning helped introduce thousands of people to the outdoors. “Harvey founded the Issaquah Alps Trails Club in 1979, leading hikes, wrangling with politicians and saving thousands of acres of lowland forest on Cougar, Squak, Tiger, Taylor and Rattlesnake Mountains, the wild backyard of Seattle-Bellevue urban areas,” said Karl Forsgaard, a board member of the Mountains to Sound Greenway. “Harvey wrote of the lowlands and ‘wilderness within’ in his four-volume Footsore series,” Forsgaard continued. “Later, he helped launch the Mountains to Sound Greenway, linking and protecting green lands along the I-90 corridor. He is one of my heroes.” King County officials and Issaquah Alps Trails Club members celebrated the name change in a June 29 ceremony. Anti-Aircraft Peak Trailhead got its name from the Cold War-era missile installation that was placed upon the high ground some six decades ago. Anti-Aircraft Peak will retain its name.
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Issaquah all-stars hold off Eastlake rally By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com After building an eight-run lead in the fifth inning, the Issaquah 10and 11-year-old Little League baseball all-stars might have thought the game was over. Trailing by eight runs, the Eastlake all-stars might have given up. Ask the opposing coaches about what transpired next and the answers were simple – neither team backed down and the close game they expected finally materialized. Eastlake scored five runs in the fifth and had the tying run at the plate with two outs in the sixth. Connor Phillips, perhaps the biggest player on the diamond, caught hold of a Preston Crockett pitch and sent it sailing toward the fence in center field. For a brief instant, the ball looked like it was going out for three-run home run, but it died at the warning track and nestled into the center fielder’s glove, allowing Issaquah to escape with an 8-5 victory on June 30 at Hartman Park in Redmond. Issaquah appeared to be on cruise control in the winner’s bracket matchup at the District 9 tournament. They turned a 2-0 lead after three innings into an 8-0 cushion with six outs left and were headed for their third straight shutout at the tourney, on the heels of blowouts against Snoqualmie Valley and Kirkland American. “We talked about the first two games that we had,” Issaquah manager Chi Pak said. “We won 15-0, 11-0 and we really just said, this game was going to be the game where our character was tested, that we were going to get challenged, that we were going to get down. “But character is when adversity sets in and what happens. What do you do with it? We knew this was going to happen, and so the young men were prepared and they fought through it, persevered.” Eastlake’s comeback started in the fifth with a pair of singles and a Bryce Johnson sacrifice fly. Owen Coomes then drilled a two-run homer off Issaquah’s Owen Theis,
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Issaquah’s Preston Crockett (7) is mobbed by teammates while returning to the dugout after hitting a two-run homer in the fourth inning against Eastlake. trimming the deficit to 8-3. Three batters later, it was Tyler Jones who followed suit, hitting a two-run shot off Bryan Sfanos that made it an 8-5 game. “Tyler Jones hit a line drive that went out, which was pretty fun, because that ball only got, like, 20 feet off the ground,” Eastlake manager Matt Fitzgibbons said. Johnson, who was Eastlake’s sixth pitcher of the night, gave his team a chance to complete the rally by striking out two batters in the top of the sixth. In the bottom half, Luke Schlecht walked and Johnson singled,
putting Phillips at the plate for a game-tying opportunity he nearly grabbed hold of. Eastlake had confidence, Fitzgibbons said, because it faced similar circumstances four days earlier against Bellevue Thunderbird. The team trailed by two runs in its final at-bat and won with a walk-off grand slam. “I think they kind of feed off (rallies), but we came up a little short today,” Fitzgibbons said. “Issaquah is a great team and that’s Little League baseball. One thing about Little League is, no lead is ever safe.”
Issaquah’s Ragen Kiefer was one of the stars for his team. He produced the game’s first run with a two-out, opposite-field RBI single. The second baseman also helped start a pair of double plays that got his pitchers out of trouble in the second and third innings. “That really is just hard on teams when a double play is turned,” Kiefer said, “and it really picks us up if we turn the double play.” Issaquah plated four runs in the fourth as Crockett launched a tworun homer and Theis came up with a two-out, two-run double to the
right-field gap. Two squib hits, two wild pitches and an error helped Issaquah score twice more in the fifth. “We’re just smashing the ball and that’s just always a good pickup,” Kiefer said. Pak and his coaches, Jeremy Kiefer and Josh Rataezyk, have tried to make baseball a teaching tool for bigger things. “We’re always preaching ‘REAL,’” he said. “It’s an acronym – reject passivity, empathize with others, accept responsibility and lead courageously. And that’s been the model of the team.”
Sinatro enjoys spotlight as WSU signee, Indians’ draft pick By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com Danny Sinatro’s family already has a long history of success in baseball, but the recent Skyline High School graduate has a chance to be as good as or better than his father and two brothers. On the final day of the Major League Baseball amateur draft, held June 9-11, Sinatro got the call that many high-school and collegiate players dream of. The Cleveland Indians selected him in the 40th round, the 1,202nd overall pick. Sinatro, a shortstop, won’t be going pro quite yet. He has signed with Washington State and plans to honor his commitment, with the hopes of being drafted again after his junior season. He said he spoke with some scouts prior to the draft and got an inkling about what might happen. “I was still shocked getting that phone call because not a lot of kids get that phone call,” he said. “I’m just fortunate for the opportunity that was presented to me and it’s pretty cool stuff at the end of the day.” Danny’s dad, Matt Sinatro, was a second-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 1978. He bounced
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around the big leagues for parts of 10 seasons, playing 140 games as a catcher for the Braves, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners. Danny’s older brothers, Jimmy and Matt Jr., were also well known to Skyline fans. Jimmy, a catcher, was a 2012 draft choice of the Houston Astros and recently finished up his college career at Gonzaga. Matt Jr. has turned into a solid utility player at the University
of San Francisco, where he earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention honors as a junior. Rob Reese, who has coached all three Sinatro boys with the Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion program, said Danny has the mindset to be a standout at the next level. “He plays 100 percent all the time. That’s contagious for the rest of us,” Reese said. “That doesn’t even count how good a player he
is – just his personality and his attitude is what sets him apart from everybody else.” At WSU, Danny will look to earn playing time under third-year coach Marty Lees. Sinatro said Lees has complimented his combination of speed, arm strength and lefthanded hitting ability. “I could be a shortstop,” he said. “I’m versatile enough to maybe play second or if push comes to shove, play center field.
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“At the end of the day, I’m just looking to get at-bats early, because jumping up from high school to Division I pitching, it’s a little bit of a jump, so I want to get acclimated to Pac-12 pitching.” Danny’s playing style is a lot like that of Matt Jr., who was 26 of 34 on stolen-base attempts for USF in 2016. Reese is quick to point out Danny’s speed on the basepaths, but is even more impressed with the way he never gets too high or too low. Lakeside Recovery was losing a June 28 game in lopsided fashion, but Sinatro was continually cheering his teammates from the bench, the coach said. “Danny could go 4-for-4 or 0-for-4 and you wouldn’t know it,” Reese said. “He’s bouncing around, hustling and having a great time.” Winning is also in Danny’s blood. He was a starting receiver and defensive back for the Skyline football team that reached the Class 4A title game last fall, then scored 21 runs and stole 10 bases as the Spartans captured the 4A baseball crown in May. “It definitely feels good going out on top and that’s probably what I’m going to remember,” he said. “And the guys, of course.”
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A Stanley Steamer stage making the first trip from Issaquah to Seattle is shown parked in front of The Pastime — The Palace of Sweets. The stage provided public transportation to and from Seattle via Renton on the Old Sunset Highway. In 1914, the ferry Issaquah started running between Newport and Leschi, and the stage route was changed to connect with the ferry. History Snapshot is a partnership between The Issaquah Press and the Issaquah History Museums. Learn more about upcoming events at the museum at issaquahhistory.org
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At 10:38 a.m. June 26, an officer responded to a report of an animal problem on Squak Mountain Loop. A jogger reported a long-haired black dog had ran up and scratched him.
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At 2 a.m. June 27, officers received a report of a subject threatening to damage a room at a motel in the 1800 block of 15th Place Northwest. Prior to arrival, dispatch informed the officer of the subject’s identification and that he had an outstanding warrant. Upon arrival, the officer arrested the 43-year-old Bellevue man.
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Mistaken smoke An officer responded to a call of smoke spotted on Newport Way Northwest at 7:46 a.m. June 25. The officer discovered the smoke was from a generator at a construction site that was left running and appeared to have been purposely left on. The officer asked a dispatcher to attempt to contact the construction company.
Car prowler caught At 12:11 a.m. June 28, a 28-year-old Issaquah man was arrested for theft after trying to steal items from a car in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard.
Car prowls 4At 8:25 a.m. June 25, someone broke into a 2012 Mazda MZ2 in the 700 block of Front Street South and stole a backpack. Total loss, including damage to a window, was $270. 4At 9:27 p.m. June 26, the owner of a Chevrolet Tahoe reported that someone stole $1,170 in items, including baseball equipment, sunglasses and a speaker, from the SUV while it was in the 1700 block of 11th Avenue Northeast. 4At 10:52 a.m. June 27, the owner of a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado reported that someone stole $1,313 in cash from the vehicle in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard. 4A messenger bag and iPad were reported stolen at 12:17 p.m. June 27 from a 2004 Toyota Tacoma in the 23000 block of Southeast 58th Street. Total loss was valued at $800. Read more police reports online at issaquahpress.com.