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Thursday, August 4, 2016

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PFOS contaminants detected in second city production well

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com Recent test results show water from a second City of Issaquah production well contains perfluorooctane sulfonate — known commonly as PFOS. Gilman Well No. 5, which since 2013 had shown no signs of PFOS, was found to have 0.03 parts per billion of the potentially hazardous chemical, according to a consultant hired by the city.

Gilman Well No. 5 shares a pumphouse with a shallower PFOS-contamined companion well — Gilman Well No. 4 — that prompted the city to invest more than $1 million in water treatment and studies.

Gilman Well No. 5 can pump 1,000 gallons per minute, four times the amount of water pumped by Gilman Well No. 4.

In an effort to learn the size and source of the PFOS plume, the city has drilled five monitoring wells along Issaquah Creek.

The most recent results from a June 28 test showed See PFOS, Page 5

Cluster housing may be coming to Tibbetts Creek Valley floor

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Emergency personnel return to a North Fork Road staging area from the Fantastic Falls stretch of the Snoqualmie River’s North Fork. Samantha Spigel, 17, drowned while swimming at the bottom of Fantastic Falls on July 27.

Tragedy on the North Fork of the Snoqualmie 17-year-old Skyline student drowns in frigid water at Fantastic Falls

By Stuart Miller smiller@isspress.com

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com The floor of Tibbetts Creek Valley, one of the city’s last untouched areas where neighbors frequently spot coyotes, bears and hawks, could become home to a new cluster housing subdivision.

During a 2015 battle with residents of the valley floor, developer Silverado Care was denied a zoning change by the City Council that would have allowed for the building of an assisted-living facility across State Route 900 from Talus Drive.

Silverado Care is now proceeding to obtain permits to develop the lot as a standard subdivision See CLUSTER, Page 5

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Fantastic Falls, shown here in July 2013, is part of a stretch of the North Fork of the Snoqualmie River kayakers call Ernie’s Canyon, upriver from a residential community west of Snoqualmie known as of Ernie’s Grove.

Samantha Spigel, a 17-yearold Skyline High School senior, drowned in the Snoqualmie River July 27 near North Bend.

Spigel was swimming with two teenage boys at the base of Fantastic Falls in a secluded part of the North Fork of the river, said Sgt. Cindi West of the King County Sheriff’s Office.

Samantha Spigel’s Spigel was struggling in the photo as a junior at swift currents at that part of Skyline High in the the river, West said, and one of school’s yearbook. the boys with her grabbed her and tried to help her to shore.

Eventually, he couldn’t hold on any longer and had to get himself out of the water, West said. He got out of the river and called 911 around 4 p.m.

West said it appears that the strong current and cold water caused Spigel to go under. She did not go over Fantastic Falls, West said.

Cold water incapacitation likely had something to do with the drowning, West said. Bodies can start shutting down and losing motor functions when submerged in cold water, affecting one’s ability to stay above water. The water flowing at Fantastic Falls is snow runoff from the Cascades.

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Retiring police commander honored for decades of service to community Retired police Commander Stan Conrad laughs at a friend’s remark during a reception in the Eagle Room on July 28 at City Hall.

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By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com The Issaquah community celebrated the retirement of one of its beloved sons, Commander Stan Conrad, as he completed a 31year career in law enforcement.

Dozens of his colleagues and other community members whose lives he touched gathered in the Eagle Room at City Hall on July 28 to send Conrad off and share their favorite tales about him.

“I don’t see anyone here I arrested,” Conrad joked as the proceedings kicked off.

Police Chief Scott Behrbaum, who as a rookie had Conrad as his first supervisor, welcomed the guests. He ticked off Conrad’s résumé, which began with serving as a military policeman in the Army before entering civilian law enforcement with the Renton Police Department. Conrad joined Issaquah’s police force for good in 1988.

Behrbaum also detailed Con-

rad’s commitment to community service from the Rotary Club to Salmon Days. Conrad rose up through the ranks of law enforcement as a police officer, narcotics detective, patrol sergeant, patrol commander and support services commander.

City Administrator Bob Harrison said he had the honor to present Conrad a retirement plaque.

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A law enforcement officer walks past a King County Sheriff’s Office trailer at the North Fork Road staging area for the recovery of Samantha Spigel’s body from the North Fork of the Snoqualmie River.

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Her Skyline classmates organized a memorial for her July 31 at Pine Lake Park. Spigel’s family held a memorial service at Temple B’Nai Torah in Bellevue on Aug. 1.

The Marine Rescue Dive Unit was deployed on the Snoqualmie River just weeks ago on July 16 to help a woman who nearly drowned while floating the river.

West advised that swimmers use a life jacket and be mindful of cold water and river currents.

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The 45-mile-long Snoqualmie River is popular with kayakers, anglers, swimmers, boaters and tubers, but all river users need to recognize existing hazards. The City of Snoqualmie’s fire department is urging extreme caution, noting that there is a strong undertow in many areas that can pull under swimmers. There are also rocks and logs below the water surface that can trip or trap river users. The city advises parents to share the following instructions to their children: 4Know the river conditions, even when wading. If you don’t know the area, don’t go in.

4Never jump or dive into unfamiliar water.

4Do not swim at dusk or at night.

4Do not swim during or after drinking alcohol.

4Wear a lifejacket or personal flotation device.

4Tubers and boaters should always tell someone their route and never float the river alone.

“When it’s hot, people don’t realize how cold the water still is,” West said.

“This time of year, when it gets hot, we see an increase in drownings.”

It was sunny and in the mid-80s in North Bend on July 27.

King County’s Marine Rescue Dive Unit recovered Spigel’s body a few hours after the boys called 911, West said.

KOMO-TV received a statement from the Spigel family describing Samantha as “determined, exuberant young woman. She had very big dreams, aspiring to earn a law degree to work as an advocate for children.”

Spigel was in the Running Start program at Bellevue College, and volunteered as a children’s Sunday school teacher at Temple de Hirsch Sinai in Bellevue, the statement said. She also worked part-time as a Starbucks

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The first full-weekend closure of Front Street begins Aug. 5.

According to electronic-reader signs posted throughout the city, the corridor will be closed from Sunset Way to Northeast Dogwood Street from 10 p.m. Aug. 5 to 6 a.m. Aug. 8.

Businesses will remain open during the closure.

Throughout the weekend,

crews will continue work on the roadway and replace railroad tracks.

The closure begins on the same day as the final Issaquah ArtWalk of the season, which runs from 6-9 p.m.

Work is expected to cause disruptions along the downtown corridor through the summer and into fall, wrapping up just before Salmon Days on Oct. 1-2.

CORRECTIONS A police blotter item July 28 incorrectly identified the location of the incident.A 29-year-old Issaquah woman was arrested at 1:26 a.m. July 18 for domestic violence on the 22600 block of Southeast 56th Street.

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Fire Districts 10 and 38 will again ask voters to approve a merger this fall.

The measure to combine both agencies into one fire authority will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot, according to a news release.

Voters narrowly turned down the proposal during April’s special election. District officials say the merger would protect emergency service levels longterm for the areas they serve.

“We feel this issue is important enough to ask voters to reconsider our request,” said Mike Mitchell, who serves as an elected fire commissioner from Fire District 10 and chairs the planning committee for the fire authority.

Under the measure, taxpayers in District 10 would pay less for fire service.

However, District 38 would see an average increase of 20 cents per $1,000 on an assessed property.

Currently, District 10 serves Carnation and the unincorporated areas of May Valley, Tiger Mountain, Mirrormont and Preston.

District 38 serves Snoqualmie and North Bend.

District leaders say costs to provide emergency service continue to increase, and revenue is unstable for the fire districts due to annexations by neighboring cities and changing property values.

The fire authority would be funded with a traditional fire levy and a benefit charge. A benefit charge replaces some of the taxes paid by property owners with an annual charge based on the size of a structure and its risk for fire.

Smaller structures (such as single-family homes) are charged less than larger buildings because it costs less to defend them in a fire.

A benefit charge is voterapproved and adjusted annually up or down to meet the demand for service. The fire districts are developing a cost calculator that will be available on their web pages at eastsidefire-rescue.org within the next few weeks.

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Up to $100K loss after burglar leaves home’s faucets running

By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com

loss of as much as $100,000, according to a police report.

The report said the ownThe owners of a home un- ers discovered that someone der construction in the 3300 entered the home sometime block of Northeast Harrison after 1:30 p.m. July 22 Drive discovered someone through the back patio door had broken into the home and stole five ceiling speakand caused extensive, ers. The owners also reportintentional water damage ed finding the kitchen water throughout, amounting to a faucet left on as well as the

faucets in the downstairs bathroom sink and laundry room sink. Faucets in the master bathroom shower and tub had also been left on and water was pouring out, causing damage to the wood floor outside the bathroom.

According to the report, the home’s builder also said the bathroom’s cabinet was

ruined and needed replacing, as well as the window sill behind the tub. The overflowing water flooded through the floorboards.

The report said the builder estimated the total the damage to the bathroom cabinet, hardwood flooring and window sill to be between $20,000 and $30,000.

The homeowner estimates the total loss at $100,000.

An officer determined there was no damage to the sliding patio door. The officer reported it appeared the handle had been jiggled up and down until it gave.

The home had no video surveillance and there were no further suspect leads.

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Construction equipment is lined up and ready on the land that will become home to the new Westridge North 109-townhome development along Northeast Discovery Drive North in the Issaquah Highlands.

Site development permit approved for 109-townhome project in Issaquah Highlands

By Lizz Giordano lgiordano@isspress.com

for-sale townhomes projected to be approximately 2,400 to 3,600 square feet in The Urban Village size, a 1-acre publicly accesDevelopment Commission sible park and 358 on-site unanimously approved a site parking stalls. development permit for 109 The developer, Polygon townhomes along Northeast Homes, plans to connect the Discovery Drive, between new subdivision, Westridge Northeast High Street and North, to existing infrastruc9th Ave Northeast in the Isture by building extensions saquah Highlands during its to Northeast High Street, July 19 meeting.

Seventh Avenue Northeast The plan, on a roughly and Northeast Ellis Drive.

8.5-acre site, includes 109 The developer will pay for

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The land is owned by Issaquah Highlands Investment Fund LLC, a Bellevue-based company that operates as a subsidiary of William Lyon Homes.

Polygon also started clearing and grading work on an adjacent 11.6-acre project directly west of Swedish Hospital, where the developer plans to create 72 lots for single-family residences The design also includes

a central park space and connections to existing trails.

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Congratulations!

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For graduating from U.S. Military Academy at West Point with top honors, in the top 5 percent of the class of 2016, and first in Chemistry and Life Sciences out of 950 graduates.

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Edric Zhan graduated from the Sammamish Skyline High School in 2012. His motto has always been “Work hard, play hard, and take care of each other.”

As for his future, Zhan plans on serving the full eight years of active duty in the military. He is now attending Ranger School and looks forward to becoming a platoon leader and eventually deploying.

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OPINION

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GUEST OPINION

We’re in a golden age of municipal malfeasance, making watchdog journalism as important as ever By the Editorial Board of The Seattle Times

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atch out, Washington. We are entering a golden age of municipal malfeasance.

In recent months — just in King County — Kent officials illegally sold off a public park to developers in secret, the Black Diamond City Council treated the state Open Public Meetings Act like a soiled napkin, and the City of SeaTac’s staff colluded to steal a parcel of land from local businesspeople.

Those are just the ones we know of. Daylighting these instances of misconduct or even corruption requires watchdog-

ging by the media and a lawful adherence to Washington’s public-transparency laws. Both seem to be on the wane. And we’re all the worse for it.

The latest diminishment of public trust comes in SeaTac. A King County Superior Court judge recently ordered the city to pay $18.3 million for a corrupt plan, hatched by members of the city staff, to scuttle a parkand-fly parking garage near the airport. A blistering critique by Judge Richard McDermott — first reported by The Highline Times — found a “pattern of deception” in the city’s efforts to kill off the development plan, then buy the land at a bargain price, based in part on the hopes of driving off Somali immigrants.

Governments “are supposed to represent us,” McDermott said in court. “And because of that, they have a duty of honesty and transparency. The city violated that duty so many times I’ve lost count. … Quite frankly, the actions of the city of SeaTac in this case are unexplainable and totally unacceptable.”

The developers, Gerry and Kathryn Kingen, didn’t realize they were being wronged until they’d already lost their 4-acre plot of very developable land.

When they filed a public-records request, SeaTac took a year to fulfill it — and even then withheld smoking-gun documents that proved the conspiracy, according to McDermott.

There are fewer watchdogs

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looking for these outrages. South King County was once served by a daily paper and by bureaus of Seattle newspapers. These communities now are served by blogs and weekly papers, and the municipalities are exploiting that fact.

Watchdogs — citizens and journalists alike — still have a useful tool in the state’s strong laws mandating open meetings and access to public records. If cities like SeaTac ignore requests, they face fines. If meetings are held in secret, city council members must pay.

Those vital tools are constantly under attack in the state Legislature, most often by cities and counties who trot down to Olympia to describe how over-

burdened they are by superfluous requests for records.

(Editor’s note: Issaquah City Council President Stacy Goodman spoke in favor of placing restrictions on certain public records requests during a January hearing on the matter in Olympia. Goodman also co-authored an opinion piece, published by The Seattle Times, with Renton Mayor Denis Law calling for restrictions on the Public Records Act. Goodman is a former editor of The Issaquah Press.)

The Legislature next year will undoubtedly consider, again, watering down the Public Records Act. This time, SeaTac’s egregious shredding of transparency should be Exhibit A in why those laws are necessary.

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Confront local racism as soon as you see it

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s a white The entire incident middlewas shared on the aged man, I Issaquah Highlands sometimes Facebook page and travel retold on a Snoqualmie obliviously through life Valley-based blog called wearing rose-colored Living Snoqualmie. And shades over my eyes. I the comments section want to believe things accompanying the story could never be as bad on the blog were not as the segregation of immune from uninDavid the 1960s. formed statements.

Hayes But those tinted I’ve somehow Press reporter glasses were yanked avoided direct expofrom my head last week sure to that unfortuwhen I read of an incident right nate underbelly of our society. here in Issaquah. It left me wonAs a child, I lived in one of the dering how anyone in an upscale most racially diverse neighneighborhood like the Issaquah borhoods in the Bay Area. My Highlands could harbor such an next-door neighbor was just my ignorant and hateful mentality. best friend, not my best African Two women and a boy were American friend. inside the Highlands Safeway, visI served in the Navy, making ibly shaken. One woman, wearing no distinction between color or a headscarf, couldn’t hold back creed. tears as she recalled her encounThen you read about someter with a group of vile teenagthing that happens just a few ers outside the store who yelled miles away. Like the Caucasian “ISIS” and other malicious things mom, married to an African at her.

American, who received a A witness said the boys were hate-filled letter with multiple loud and taunted the women, mentions of the n-word. even going so far as to say they But what can we do? We all had no right to be upset by the can’t be responsible for raising comments. everyone else’s child correctly.

To associate a member of My best suggestion is what your local community with ISIS happened in the Highlands. is beyond the pale. The incident Confront racism when it hapspeaks poorly not just of those pens. Don’t ignore it. Don’t let it boys, but also of their parental fester. Let something righteous upbringing. bloom in its place.

What gives me hope were all of those who came to the women’s Email reporter David Hayes aid. One of two store managers at dhayes@isspress.com. chased off the youth, orderTwitter: @DavidHayesIP ing them to never return and threatening to call the police and Off The Press is a weekly column have them trespassed. The other by members of The Issaquah manager walked the women and Press news staff. It does not the child to safety at the end of necessarily represent the editorial the street. views of the newspaper.

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Pedestrians walking between Lake Sammamish State Park and neighborhoods in the South Lake Sammamish area must walk on the shoulder of Northwest Sammamish Road.

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Bond does nothing for South Lake Sammamish residents

On a day where I literally had to jump into the bushes to avoid being hit by someone texting and driving on the 2-foot-wide shoulder while running near the funnel (Northwest Sammamish Road and 193rd), imagine my frustration when I picked up the paper and read about a member of the City Council applauding the $50 million transportation package that does NOTHING to make a 3-mile stretch of road connecting Sunset Elementary School with a state park and its new million-dollar playground any safer. Again, the neighborhoods that make up South Lake Sammamish were left out by the mayor and the City Council.

Since my last rant on this subject, the speed limit was lowered to 30 mph from 35. Oh, thanks so much! Now people only go 50 mph instead of 55 — that should help when someone gets hit. All that separates pedestrians who use the shoulder and vehicles is a painted line. No curbs like there are along Newport Way, no delineators (the bumps) to even let the texting drivers know they have drifted off the road. Is it because of the cost? Maybe they could use the $500,000 — yes, $500,000 — they have approved to repaint poles in the Highlands because, as the project indicates, “They are an aesthetic eyesore.” Look at

General manager CHARLES HORTON

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project T-9 on the Transportation Improvement Program list if you don’t believe me. Really, $500,000 to paint poles but nothing to improve pedestrian safety. Guess it’s because it is in the Highlands.

Are roadside memorials or “road closed” signs when the cops need to investigate a serious accident pleasing to the eye?

What is it going to take for the the mayor and the City Council to help our neighborhoods out? I hope it does not take someone getting hit by a car. I am not an anti-tax guy, especially when it comes to public safety, but I am frustrated that South Lake Sammamish residents

are being ignored. I am going to and would encourage other SLS residents to vote “no” in November on the package until our voices are heard, or at least some road bumps are laid down.

Jason Houck

Greenwood Point

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Spread financial pain around to pay for city’s congestion woes Why should the entire burden of paying for transportation improvements within Issaquah be borne by residents of the city when it appears the vast majority of the traffic problems are caused by people who are not residents but merely passing through on their way to somewhere else?

In my experience, a lot of the gridlock during both the morning and afternoon rush hours is a result of people who work somewhere north or west of Issaquah and live far to the south, passing through the city on their way to and from work.

Has the City Council considered seeking at least some of the funding for transportation improvements from other entities such as King County, the state or even more appropriately the developers within the areas where the people who choose to commute through Issaquah reside?

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HISTORY SNAPSHOT In 1887, the Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad reached Squak Valley, and in 1889 the depot was completed. The railroad transformed the sleepy farming valley into a center of commerce, and inspired townspeople to name their home after Daniel Hunt Gilman, one of the SLS&E’s owners. This photograph was taken on Aug. 14, 1892, after the town’s incorporation as Gilman.

History Snapshot is a partnership between The Issaquah Press and the Issaquah History Museums.

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OBITUARY Warner Erickson Warner Erickson, age 88, of Mount Vernon, passed away at his home Monday, July 25, 2016, following a lengthy illness. Born in Warner Erickson Seattle on June 17, 1928, to Warner and Emie (Jensen) Erickson; a graduate of Garfield High School; served in the Washington National Guard, and was a Sgt. First Class. Warner was employed

by Carnation/Nestle as a route supervisor. He was a member of Teamsters Local #66/174 and the Elks. Prior to moving to Mount Vernon five years ago, he and his wife Betty resided in Issaquah, where Warner served on the Issaquah City Council from 19601970. He was Council president in 1969. He also served on the Issaquah Planning Commission from 1960-1964. Warner is survived by his wife Betty; his son Paul Erickson; and his two daughters Terri Hull and Karen Erickson. No service will be held. Arrangements are with the assistance of Whidbey Memorial.

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high levels of PFOS in monitoring wells No. 3 and No. 5, while no detection of PFOS was found in monitoring well No. 4. Monitoring well No. 3 is near Interstate 90 and Issaquah Creek and monitoring well No. 5 is further south along Issaquah Creek from the highway. Monitoring well No. 4 is further east.

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plot, although it hasn’t said what types of structures it hopes to build there.

Mary Moore, who lives next door to the proposed development, questions why a company in the business of building assisted living facilities is continuing with a residential project.

“I get the feeling Silverado is thinking, ‘What do we have to call it to get it approved?’ Moore said.

“Seems like the developer is trying to bend and shape how they classify the development.”

Moore said the company should

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Registration is open for Tools4Schools program Registration is ending for Tools4School, a community effort to provide new backpacks and school supplies to Issaquah School District students. Interested families should register at isfdn.org by Aug. 5.

All supplies will be distributed at the annual Tools4School Health and Wellness Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 20 at Eastridge Church, 24205 SE Issaquah-Fall City Road.

Tools4School is coordinated by the Issaquah Schools Foundation in close partnership with other nonprofits and organizations, including the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.

For community members and businesses interested in donating or volunteering, visit isfdn.org.

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School district’s kindergarten ride-along event filling up

The City of Issaquah is now accepting positions for the River and Streams Board.

This board advises the mayor and City Council on the best ways to protect preserve waterways and wildlife that depends on

New kindergarten students and their parents are invited to the Issaquah School District’s “Come, Ride Along” event. The ride is a short introduction to learn about bus safety procedures.

There is still openings Aug 1011, but the Aug. 9 schedule has been filled.

The bus rides start in the Issaquah High School parking lot at 9 a.m. The transportation department will take a headshot photo of each student to confirm each face with each name. The buses leave at 9:30 and the ride lasts about one hour.

A release form is required and must be signed by the parent.

Learn more online at issaquah. wednet.edu.

The city plans to drill two additional monitoring wells further south to plot the extent of the PFOS plume.

The city also sent a video camera down Gilman Well No. 5 looking for holes in the casing of the pipe.

According to a Bob Anderson, a hydrogeologist from Geosyntec Consultants, a firm working with the city, an observation well was first dug into the deep aquifer in the early 1980s prior to drilling Gilman Well No. 5.

One hypothesis Anderson and

the city have formed is this observation well could have a leak in the casing, indicating an integrity problem. The video camera was sent down the well to look for breaks in the casing.

Anderson, who addressed members of the City Council during their July 11 work session, called this hypothesis the best-case scenario because it would be easy to fix.

He also described Gilman Well No. 5 as “highly constructed.”

The other hypothesis is PFOS is entering the Lower Issaquah Valley Aquifer at an unknown

location and is either slowing migrating deeper into the aquifer and Gilman Well No. 5, or a hole as eroded leaking the PFOS into the aquifer. The city said drilling additional monitoring wells will help identify the source of leak, if one exists.

In May, the Environmental Protection Agency lowered the advisory level for PFOS in drinking water to 0.07 parts per billion from 0.2.

In June, untreated water from Gilman Well No. 4 registered PFOS levels as high as 0.6 parts per

billion.

Since June, water from Gilman Well No. 4 has been running through a treatment system, tested weekly and shows no detectable level of PFOS. Anderson was optimistic and praised the cooperation between the city and other businesses in finding the source of the PFOS. “It’s a localized source and it’s probably a narrow plume,” Anderson said. “With a little more work, I think we will be able to complete the story.”

withdraw from the site since the city has denied the zoning change.

“They (Silverado) have enough money to back out and move on to another project,” Moore said.

Paul Mullin, a representative for Silverado Care, did not return a call seeking comment.

Keith Niven, the city’s economic and development services director, recently issued two code interpretations, but ultimately established an assisted-living facility was not allowed as a primary use on that land, which is zoned “single family estates.”

Matt Pommer of Squak Mt. Greenhouses and Nursery, which is near the development site, said he had no major concerns with Silverado Care and believes the developer should be allowed to

build whatever they want as long as it follows city code and zoning regulations.

However, anytime a new development is proposed near the greenhouse Pommer writes a letter to remind the city the nursery grows crops that can be damaged by artificial light during their growing seasons.

“We would hope that the development would not allow artificial light to be cast onto our greenhouses,” Pommer wrote in a letter to the city.

During the July 20 Development Commission meeting, members unanimously agreed to recommend to the City Council the approval of a development agreement that would allow for cluster housing at the proposed Silverado

Care subdivision. The development agreement will go before the City Council for final approval.

According to Issaquah’s municipal code, cluster housing design concentrates housing in a specific area on a site to allow the remaining land to be used as open space or preserve environmentally critical areas. According to Niven, cluster housing can be advantageous by allowing for more tree retention and less habitat loss for wildlife.

The development agreement divides the parcel into ten lots, with the two lots across Tibbetts Creek to be given to the city with the intention to be used for affordable housing. The developer, through current zoning regulations, has the option to use one of the lots to

build a clubhouse.

Moore also took issue with the two affordable housing lots, calling the land worthless and simply a token from the developer to the city.

“The city could never afford to build a bridge over a ... salmonspawning stream for two lowincome houses,” Moore wrote in a letter to the city.

As part of the development agreement the developer has granted a trail connection to the King Country Trail system through the property and agreed to a native growth protection easement.

Currently the roughly 22-acre lot is surrounded on three sides by single family homes and owned by Stefani Land Co.

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PETS OF THE WEEK Akamai is from Maui and his name means “intelligent” in Hawaiian.

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As with all of our cats, Ithica is neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, and goes home with an identification tag and collar plus a certificate for a free examination by any King County veterinarian.

To adopt these or other animals, call the Humane Society for Seattle/King County at 641-0080 or go to seattlehumane.org. All animals are spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, and come with 30 days of pet health insurance and a certificate for a vet exam.

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Issaquah photographer Serge Timacheff is headed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this week to capture fencing images at the Summer Olympics.

The Issaquah History Museums will host its second annual celebration of the city’s history, Discover the Past: An Issaquah Carnival.

The event is from 6-9 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. NW. Guests are invited to join in the costumed fun, sharing fine food and drink while trading stories about Issaquah’s recent, distant and forgotten past. Interact with trolley conductors, former mayors and rodeo riders who will attend. Early-bird tickets purchased before Sept. 1 are $50, which includes appetizers, dinner and drinks. Tickets purchased afterward Sept. 1 are $60. A table for eight can be purchased for $350. This is a 21-and-older event only.

Silent and live auctions feature a variety of packages and items for different interests and tastes, from relaxing spa retreats to high adrenaline adventure.

Proceeds go to pay for Issaquah History Museums programs, including mine hikes, pub crawls and trolley rides.

To purchase tickets, go to bit.ly/2aaBp6Q. To learn more go to issaquahhistory.org/event/ discover-the-past.

AN EYE FOR THE OLYMPICS

Issaquah photographer returns to his fourth Summer Games, this time in Rio

Photographer Serge Timacheff describes his fencing images this way: “I wanted to express the enthusiasm and athleticism, the excitement of this sport that not many people knew other than an image in their head that they might have seen on ‘The Parent Trap’ with Lindsay Lohan.”

By David Hayes dhayes@isspress.com

Serge Timacheff’s journey has brushed up against some iconic moments in history, both locally and abroad.

The Issaquah photographer was there in 1993 when a company called Logitech when it launched one of the first digital cameras for consumers. It was called The Fotoman.

He was part of a branding effort for the Seattle firm Garrigan Lyman Group when it contracted with the Pike Place Market Association to create a Pigs on Parade calendar. Timacheff was tapped to shoot the images, some of which ended up in The New York Times.

However, Timacheff is perhaps most renowned for an image he captured at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Google his name and an image will pop up of a duel, one athlete leaping high through the air, the other lunging below, their foils bent in simultaneous touches.

“It’s arguably, if not the most famous fencing picture in the world today, it’s one of the top two or three,” Timacheff said. “It helped propel the sport, too. People were like, ‘Wow, I didn’t know it was like that.’ ” Timacheff took his educated eye to his fourth Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 3 See OLYMPICS, Page 9

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Camp Creativity at Michael’s, for ages 3 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, $5/session, $12/three sessions, 1802 12th Ave. NW, 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, 392-5430 Friday Craft Class at PurpleTrail, ages 8 and older, 11 a.m. to noon, $5, 1495 11th Ave. NW, facebook.com/purpletrail/events Issaquah ArtWalk, featuring artist demonstrations and exhibits, live music and dancing at venues along Front Street, 6-9 p.m., free Pizza and Picasso, ages 6 to 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Museo Art Academy, 300 NE Gilman Blvd., $29, $10 buddy discount available, 391-0244 “School of Rock: The Musical” performed by Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE SummerStock program, 7:30 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front. St. N., $18/youth and seniors, $20/general admission, villagetheatre.org Darren Motamedy, ages 21 and older, 8-11 p.m., $10 cover charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Bld., 3925550

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Blvd., free, boehmscandies.com/ celebrate Walk ’n’ Talk in the Park, noon to 1 p.m., main picnic rotunda, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 NW Sammamish Road, lakesammamishfriends.org Sammamish Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m., featuring music by Larry Murante 4-6 p.m. and children’s activities, Sammamish Commons Plaza at City Hall, 801 228th Ave. SE, sammamishfarmersmarket.org Pop Up Art: Paint a portion of artEAST’s paragliding mural for Fantastic Fly-in, free and open to all, 4-7 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N One-on-One Computer Help, for adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Water Smart Workshop hosted by Seattle Tilth and the City of Issaquah, 6-7:30 p.m., free, Confluence Park, 595 Rainier Blvd. N., preregistration is required at bit.ly/2anS04V

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Mini Rangers Program, for ages 3-5, 10-11 a.m., free, Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 NW Sammamish Road, Noah Yu, 8, of Bellevue gives the pottery wheel a go at the artEAST tent on Northwest Alder Place during Issaquah ArtWalk on July 8. The lakesammamishfriends.org downtown event returns Aug. 5 with live music, professional artists in action and free art opportunities for kids and adults.

Issaquah Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon, interactive presentation with Arden Clise of St. N., $120/members. $130/ Issaquah Depot Museum, 50 Rainier to swedish.org/classes performed by Village Theatre’s Clise Etiquette, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 nonmembers, arteast.org Blvd. N., free KIDSTAGE SummerStock program, p.m., University House, 22975 SE 2 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, One-on-One Computer Help, for Sister Cities Commission Black Nugget Road, $30/members, 303 Front. St. N., $18/youth and adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Issaquah meeting, 7 p.m., Coho Room, City $45/nonmembers, register at seniors, $20/general admission, Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way Summer Movie Express, $1, issaquahchamber.com villagetheatre.org Arts Commission meeting, 6:30 Rovin’ Fiddlers, 7-9 p.m., featuring “The Book of Life” and One-on-One Computer Help, for Sunday Nature Fun Day, all p.m., Coho Room, City Hall, 130 E. Issaquah Highlands Fire Station, “Hotel Transylvania 2,” 10 a.m., Regal adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Issaquah ages, 2-3 p.m., free, Sunset Beach Sunset Way 1280 NE Park Drive, rovinfiddlers.

Cinemas Issaquah Highlands, 940 Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Bathhouse, Lake Sammamish State com Council Committee Work NE Park Dr. Concerts in the Park: Georgetown Park, 2000 NW Sammamish Road, Session, 6:30 p.m., Council Concerts on the Green: Portage Camp Creativity at Michael’s, for Orbits, 6:30-8 p.m., free Pine Lake lakesammamishfriends.org Chambers, City Hall South, 135 E. Bay Big Band, 7-8:30 p.m., ages 3 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, Park, 2401 228th Ave SE One-on-One Computer Help, for Sunset Way Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. $5/session, $12/three sessions, Computer Class: Microsoft Excel adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Issaquah S., free 1802 12th Ave. NW, register online at 2013 Level 1, for adults, 6:30 p.m., Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Evening Figure Drawing Session, michaels.com/camp-creativity Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, ages 18 and older, $71/members, Infant Lapsit Story Time, ages 392-5430 $76/nonmembers, 7-9:30 p.m., 3-12 months, 11:15-11:45 a.m., Summer Movie Express, $1, Planning Policy Commission artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, featuring “The Book of Life” and meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council 392-5430 Mixed Media Youth Summer “Hotel Transylvania 2,” 10 a.m., Regal arteast.org Chambers, City Hall South, 135 E. Don’t Keep Putting It Off: Camp, ages 7-11, 9 a.m. to noon, Boehm’s Candies 60th Cinemas Issaquah Highlands, 940 Sunset Way discussion on end-of-life planning, Anniversary Celebration, featuring Monday through Friday, artEAST NE Park Dr. Gas Station Blues: CeeCee for adults, 7-8:30 p.m., Issaquah Art Center, 95 Front St. N., $120/ factory tours, free commemorative Play Bounce & Jam Free James & The Mission of Soul, 7-9 Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, to members. $130/nonmembers, chocolate coin, raffles and prizes, Family Concert, featuring music by p.m., Historic Shell Station, 232 Front register call 1-800-SWEDISH or go noon to 3 p.m., 255 NE Gilman arteast.org The Board of Education, all ages, St. N., free Camp Creativity at Michael’s, for free, 11 a.m. to noon, Community ages 3 and older, 10 a.m. to noon, Center lawn, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., $5/session, $12/three sessions, issaquahwa.gov/pbj Name: 13575/ 1802 12th Ave. NW, register online at Lodging Tax Advisory Committee michaels.com/camp-creativity meeting, 3 p.m., Cedar Room, City Thomas R. Jaipur Printmaking Camp, ages Hall Northwest, 1775 12th Ave. NW Quickstad 7-11, 1-4 p.m., Monday through Open Mic Night, 6:15-8 p.m., Friday, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front DDS P

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SUNDAY, AUG. 7 Seventh Old Rides Club Roger Jackson Classic, 8 a.m., Triple XXX Root Beer Drive-In, 98 NE Gilman Blvd., 392-1266 Tinkham Lake hike, moderate, 6 miles, 1,000-foot gain, 8 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 902-6255 Open Farm at Fox Hollow Farm, featuring animal interactions, inflatables, playhouses, pony rides and miniature farm vehicles, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 12031 Issaquah-Hobart Road SE, $10/person, children under 1 free, pony rides $5 extra, foxhollowfamilyfarm.com Party on the Plaza at Grand Ridge Plaza presented by Timberlake Issaquah Church, featuring free lunch and ice cream, bouncy houses and activities for kids, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., between Regal Cinemas and The Big Fish Grill, free Nature Nook at Sunset Beach Bathhouse, noon to 1:30 p.m., free, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 NW Sammamish Road, 360-9028844, lakesammamishfriends.org “School of Rock: The Musical”

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Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring music by Donna Mansfield (10:30 a.m. to noon) and children’s stories and sing-along by Cyndi Soup (12:30-2 p.m.), Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. NW Home Depot Kids Workshop: Skateboard Pencil Box, ages 5-12, 9 a.m. to noon, free, 6200 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, register at workshops.homedepot.com Issaquah Alps area hike, easy, 4-6 miles, 800- to 1,200-foot gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 369-1725, issaquahalps.org Sammamish Walks: Evans Creek Preserve, 10 a.m. to noon, 3923 224th Ave NE in Redmond, sammamishwalks.org Grand Ridge Mine History Hike, 10 a.m. to noon, meet at East Sunset Way Trailhead, $10/ general admission, $7.50/ members, preregistration required, issaquahhistory.org/events Open Farm at Fox Hollow Farm, featuring animal interactions, inflatables, playhouses, pony rides and miniature farm vehicles, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 12031 Issaquah-Hobart Road SE, $10/person, children under 1 free, pony rides $5 extra, foxhollowfamilyfarm.com Baby & Me Cardio class, for mothers and fathers with children 2-24 months, 11 a.m. to noon, $5, register at studioissaquah.com or $10 at the door, The Studio in Issaquah, 100 Front St. S. Nature Nook at Sunset Beach Bathhouse, noon to 1:30 p.m., free, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 NW Sammamish Road, 360-9028844, lakesammamishfriends.org “School of Rock: The Musical” performed by Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE SummerStock program, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front. St. N., $18/youth and seniors, $20/general admission, villagetheatre.org Rolie Polie Guacamole Benefit Concert for Eastside Baby Corner, bring new or gently used clothes (especially pants) to help local children in need, 2-3 p.m., Springfree Trampoline, 1875 NW Poplar Way, springfreetrampoline.com/store/ issaquah Junior Ranger Programs, for ages 6-10, 3-4:30 p.m., Sunset Beach Bathhouse, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 NW Sammamish Road, lakesammamishfriends.org One-on-One Computer Help, for adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 Shaggy Sweet, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 3911424 Ricky Venture Review, ages 21 and older, 8-11 p.m., $5 cover charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., 392-5550

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Mallika (left) and Ketki Ketkar, 11-year-old twin sisters entering seventh grad at Beaver Lake Middle School, show their épée skills July 27 at the Washington Fencing Academy in Issaquah.

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11-year-old twins who attend Beaver Lake share an athletic gift

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com

There’s no doubt that Ketki and Mallika Ketkar have natural athletic abilities, but serendipity may have shifted their focus from tennis and swimming to a different sport about three years ago.

The 11-year-old twin sisters, who will be entering seventh grade this year at Beaver Lake Middle School, were swimming at the Columbia Athletic Club in Sammamish when something caught their attention: A group of students from Washington Fencing Academy of Issaquah who were giving a demonstration.

“They didn’t even watch the demo – they just saw people with white outfits, masks and swords,” said their mother, Sonali Tikekar.

“It was like, ‘I want to do whatever that is.’”

Six months later, after researching the sport online, Ketki and Mallika tried fencing for the

Mallika Ketkar (left) and 11-year-old twin sister Ketki have one visible difference between them — Ketki is left-handed. first time through a WFA camp.

And there was no turning back.

“Fencing became our life from that point on,” Tikekar said.

In early July, the Ketkar sisters further solidified their spots among the country’s top young fencers. Mallika finished 25th and Ketki was the silver medalist in the Youth 12 women’s épée event

Eastside FC girls finish winless at U.S. soccer nationals

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com On the heels of a championship victory in 2013 and a third-place finish in 2014, the Eastside FC 98 Red girls had high hopes for their trip to the 2016 U.S. Soccer National Championships.

But things didn’t materialize as the team envisioned at the under-17 tournament, held July 26-31 in Frisco, Texas. Eastside was eliminated from semifinal contention after a last-minute loss against Burgundy Rapids (N.C.) and wrapped up group play with a 2-0 loss to Team Chicago Academy-Brasilia of Illinois.

Their final match was scoreless until the final 10 minutes of regulation when Team Chicago’s Jade Eriksen-Russo and Keegan Maris scored goals in the 80th and 82nd minutes.

The teams each produced 10 shots and Eastside goalkeeper Molly Monroe made five saves.

Team Chicago (four points) also fell short of the semifinals as Beach FC Academy of California (seven points) and Burgundy Rapids of North Carolina (six points) advanced from Group B to the knockout round.

Eastside finished 0-3 at nationals with a minus-5 goal differential. Olivia Van der Jagt scored two goals for the team and Joanna “Jojo” Harber scored once.

Eastside FC 98 Red consists of players from several area high schools, including Issaquah’s Kaylene Pang, Mount Si’s Natalie Weidenbach, and Skyline’s Alexa Kirton, Cameron Tingey and Monroe. Their 2016 record in all See SOCCER, Page 9

at the USA Fencing National Championships in Dallas. Épée – along with sabre and foil – is one of three disciplines in the sport of fencing. The main distinctions in épée are the weight of the blade, which is heavier than a sabre or foil, and that every part of an opponent’s body is a target area.

In the latest 12-and-under épée national rankings, released July 7, Mallika was 38th and Ketki was sixth. Based on results at the national championships, they’re expected to move up to 25th and second, respectively. Ketki will likely be No. 1 after an upcoming event in San Diego because the top-ranked girl won’t be competing there.

The Ketkar sisters began training with an elite coach, Kwangsuk Chung, about 18 months ago. Chung was a fencer for 25 years, earning a bronze medal with South Korea’s 1998 world championship team.

The training opportunities for youth fencers are limited, Tikekar said, and Chung works for the Metro Tacoma Fencing Club, so the girls spend a lot of time traveling to lessons. They practice five days a week – three of them with Chung in a highly intense training environment, two of them in private lessons at WFA. It’s difficult to train against other youth fencers because WFA has just seven girls and one boy in its competitive classes. Adding competitive clubs in Seattle and Bellevue only doubles the

number of local girls in their age group, Tikekar said.

Ketki and Mallika have been busy recruiting fellow students at Beaver Lake. A close friend joined WFA and the twins have hopes of starting a school-based fencing club.

“You can do lessons with a coach but it’s still a sparring sport,” Tikekar said, “so you need opponents your size, age and your technique to get better.”

Chung was initially hesitant to work with the girls. He keeps his class sizes small to maximize individual attention, and simply having talent isn’t always enough for a prospective student.

“He’s looking for kids that are willing to trust their coach so much that they’re willing to let go of that one log of wood that they have, which is their anchor, and say, ‘I’m ready for the open water. I’ll do whatever you tell me. I trust you to guide me to survival,’” Tikekar said.

The twins had a memorable moment at nationals when they met members of the USA Olympic See SWORDPLAY, Page 10

Lakeside Recovery makes history with first Babe Ruth World Series berth

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com It took a remarkable effort for the Lakeside Recovery Senior Babe Ruth baseball team to do something the program hadn’t ever accomplished.

Lakeside was playing well going into the state tournament, held July 12-13 at Issaquah High School. But the team, which includes nine Issaquah High players, lost its second game of the tourney and was forced to win three straight games in one day.

Lakeside got the job done in outings where they had little margin for error. They beat Wilder of Port Angeles (3-1) and twice knocked off the Columbia Basin River Dogs (4-3, 4-2) to secure a berth in the Senior Babe

Ruth World Series, Aug. 7-12 in Ephrata.

Lakeside will be appearing at the 10-team World Series for the first time and got there in impressive fashion, coach Vince Maughan said.

“Three games in one day (are) really hard to win,” he said. “I’ve never done it and I’ve never seen it done before. It really shows the kids have a lot of heart and never give up.”

Lakeside has a 38-23 record this season and will have to navigate a gauntlet of four games in three days to advance at the World Series. The 10 teams are divided into a pair of five-team groups, with the top three teams from each group moving on to loser-out play.

Lakeside’s group includes Gulf Coast, Ala., which has won

the World Series twice in the past three years, and Cape Cod, Mass., making its sixth straight Series appearance.

Maughan’s goal is to see his squad reach the knockout bracket and believes it’s possible because the players have developed resiliency in pressure situations.

They’re 16-14 in games decided by two runs or less.

“It doesn’t really matter who we’re playing – we’re just going to play our game and not worry about the other team,” Maughan said. “There’s not going to be much we’ll face in the World Series that we haven’t seen this year.”

Lakeside isn’t a powerhouse offensive team but typically wears See BASEBALL, Page 9

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out opponents by getting on base, bunting and stealing.

Corey Chaplin, an Issaquah senior-to-be, is the team’s leadoff hitter and shortstop, and Maughan credits him for setting the tone. Chaplin is hitting .331 with 36 runs scored, and has struck out only 12 times in 118 at-bats.

First baseman Spencer McCabe (O’Dea High) provides the pop in the middle of the lineup. He has seven home runs and 29 RBIs, and Maughan said each of

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competitions was 34-5-7.

Burgundy Rapids 3, Eastside FC 2

A scintillating secondhalf comeback seemed to be enough to give Eastside an important point at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships.

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his long balls have come with someone on base.

Pitching is where the team truly excels. Lakeside has developed a consistent five-man rotation of AJ Riley (Newport), McCabe, Owen Collins (Newport), Warren Utschinski (Meridian) and Torin Crockett (Issaquah).

Riley is the unquestioned ace, compiling a 1.63 ERA, seven wins and four complete-game shutouts.

Utschinski and Crockett have had surprisingly good seasons, combining to throw 82 innings despite being junior-varsity players this spring.

Maughan said his players aren’t easily rattled. At

the state tournament, they trailed Wilder 1-0 in loserout play before Chaplin and Sam Jones singled in the fourth inning to help grab the lead. Collins locked things down from there, allowing no earned runs in seven innings while scattering nine hits and two walks.

In the first elimination game against the River Dogs, McCabe drilled a two-run homer in the first inning and Utschinski kept the opponents scoreless until the seventh.

In the nightcap, the River Dogs held a 2-0 lead through five innings and were no-hitting Lakeside.

But pinch hitter Matt No-

votny delivered a two-run double to tie the score, and Lakeside won the game in extra innings as McCabe smoked a two-run homer in the ninth.

The roster was a bit rusty at the start of the year – many players didn’t see a ton of playing time for their schools, Maughan said – but they’ve won 34 of their last 49 games after a 4-8 start.

One of the keys is having players laughing and smiling in the dugout.

“I like to see a loose atmosphere on the team,” Maughan said. “I believe baseball players play better when they’re loose and they’re having fun.”

twice in the second half to help Eastside overcome a 2-0 halftime deficit, but the Preston-based select team gave up a goal in the first minute of stoppage time and fell 3-2 to Burgundy Rapids of Cornelius, N.C. The defeat, coupled with a 2-2 tie between Team Chicago Academy-Brasilia and Beach FC Academy, eliminated Eastside from semifinal consideration.

Just as it did in a 3-1 defeat in its opening game, Eastside fell behind by multiple goals in the first half

against the Rapids.

The North Carolinians needed only six minutes to get on the board as striker Courtney Walker ran down the right side of the penalty area. Goalkeeper Molly Monroe got a piece of the shot but the ball rolled past her and into the net.

Walker doubled the lead in the 24th minute when she split Eastside’s central defense, ran onto the end of a through ball and stroked a left-footed shot past the charging Monroe.

Eastside had multiple

chances to narrow the gap, outshooting the Rapids 12-5 in the first half, but couldn’t convert.

A thunderstorm swept through the Dallas area at halftime and delayed the second-half kickoff.

It helped turn momentum in Eastside’s favor as they began controlling possession and launching shots early in the second half.

Van der Jagt pulled Eastside within a goal at the 65-minute mark when she cleaned up a loose ball following a corner kick.

to just the fencing and media venues. But sometimes, the venues themselves started to blur together.

“There were times shooting fencing and I had to seriously think hard, ‘Where the hell am I?’ It’s a weird mental lapse, because it’s all the same. But I’ve still been able to enjoy a lot of these places.

“So it’s not quite the jetsetting and glamorous as the average person might think it is,” he added.

While there’s been incremental improvements in digital photography technology, Timacheff will be using the same Canon 1DX he used at the London Olympics in 2012.

The biggest change he’s had to roll with is adapting to social media demands.

Where in the past his photos would be needed in a month for FIE’s maga-

zine, his images now are uploaded to Facebook four to five times a day.

“You get so many hits, you can’t ignore that,” he said. “Pictures throughout a day at the Olympic Games get millions of views.”

Looking forward to his fourth Olympics, Timocheff said he feels like he’s been in a privileged position.

‘I suppose I have a different attitude since I started in Athens,” he said.

“Once I was in it and doing it, it became a privilege standing a couple feet away from someone who is at the absolute pinnacle of their life. You see somebody win an Olympic gold medal, talk to someone, look them in the eye, see them crying, see what they’ve done. It’s a remarkable experience that never gets old.”

acheff admits he didn’t know much about the FIE, but the two hit it off when introduced. from page 6 “He saw my pictures, heard me talk about them. to capture official imI spent three days with ages for the International him, skiing in this awful Fencing Federation (FIE) weather, eating reindeer — his sixth games if you meat together,” he said. include the Youth Olympics On their way out to in Singapore in 2010 and Helsinki, Roch asked TimNanjing, China, in 2014. acheff if he wanted to be a His two lifelong pursuits photographer for the FIE. have roots in his youth.

“Sure, why not,” TimiTimacheff began fencing at cheff replied. age 11. He’d go on to win The FIE followed international medals. And through, sending him to at one point, he was even the World Championships one of the top-ranked vetin Cuba in 2003. He’s eran fencers in the U.S. been to every single World Timacheff started shoot- Championships, seniors ing photographs in his and juniors, twice a year, teens. But it was when he ever since. landed a job as a writer for But he didn’t want to a community newspaper in just capture the action. He Houston when he got paid wanted to change how it for it. was perceived.

“They needed a photog“I was the only photographer. The editor took me rapher they had. I wanted into the darkroom, spent to express the enthusiasm 15 minutes with me and and athleticism, the excitebasically said, ‘OK, go for ment of this sport that not it,’ ” Timacheff said. many people knew other But it wouldn’t be until than an image in their 2001 when the two interhead that they might have ests would intersect. seen on ‘The Parent Trap’ “I put two and two with Lindsay Lohan,” Timtogether when I went to acheff said. compete in a tournament Over time, others started in Las Vegas and realized copying his style. Then the there were not many good guys from Getty Images photos of fencing around started getting involved. the world,” he said.

“Fencing became a The Vegas tourney better-covered sport,” he was staged more like an said. international fencing setup, The Rio Olympics will be with bright lighting on the a return to one of his faathletes and house lights vorite locales in the world. dimmed on the audience, “The music is incredcreating a high contrast ible. The food is great. The look that gave Timacheff’s people are really warm photos more depth. and nice and caring. And Timacheff eventually the scenery is just stunfound himself without a ning. The atmosphere is job. So he and his wife sort of indescribable. Very Amy took a leap of faith chilled out,” he said. with their gear and knowLuckily, Timacheff had how and opened Tiger already been a world Mountain Photography. traveler. He was running “I kind of started it and public relations agencies Amy came in and did more around the world, travelwith it as I was doing fenc- ing to 40-50 countries ing stuff,” Timacheff said. a year. But as a photogThe business has since rapher for FIE, he soon dissolved after the two rediscovered the downside cently divorced amicably. of covering international Not long after they fencing tournaments in started up their business, exotic locales: He was Timacheff was invited to a usually stuck inside the satellite World Cup tourna- fencing venue, immersed ment in Finland, 100 miles in his work. north of the Arctic Circle.

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Van der Jagt scored again in the 88th minute to level the score but the Rapids got the game-winner three minutes later through Emery Noll.

halftime against Beach FC Academy of Redondo Beach, Calif.

Eastside conceded a third goal with about 20 minutes to play and couldn’t recover, despite getting an 82ndminute goal from Joanna Beach FC Academy 3, Harber.

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Bob Porter, who worked for Conrad for more than 13 years, found he couldn’t break the habit of calling Conrad “Boss” once he’d earned his own promotion to commander.

“Other than Chris Felstad, (who retired in 2008), Stan was probably the most popular police officer in the community, with his work with Rotary, Special Olympics, the Soap Box Derby, city groups,” Porter said.

“He was always spending free time representing the city. One thing about Stan, he has a lot of integrity. He always did the right thing, each and every time.”

After a few more tales that generated tears and laughter, Conrad took his turn to thank those in attendance and share how fortunate he felt to have landed in Issaquah.

“I had a great career,” Conrad said. “I was fortunate to live and work in this community. Dag (Garrison, a retired commander), thank you very much for hiring me, for taking a chance on me. I really appreciate that. Before you hired me, you said, ‘You know, maybe you’ll get a chance to grow with this community, with the department.’ ‘Oh, that sounds interesting, maybe I’ll do that,’ was my reply. And you know, it happened.”

is the winner and there were several one-point matches along the way.

“When I made it into the from page 8 top eight my opponents were really hard,” she said. team and had their uniform “I had 15-14 bouts and it gloves autographed. was kind of tiring, so I had They harbor their own to keep going and push Olympic dreams, which may myself.” be 15-20 years down the When Chung first started road, and they’ve improved working with the Ketkar noticeably under Chung’s sisters, his feelings were tutelage. brutally honest – he didn’t Mallika said she has think they were very good. learned to control the point He has been coaching for of her sword and to put her- more than four years and self in dangerous positions draws upon the knowledge through proper footwork. he gleaned during his 25 “It’s important because years as an athlete. you need to be able to “What I felt, learned and move, to be able to keep saw during that course distance with your oppoof time, I kind of inserted nent, so you can hit them it into the girls’ minds,” and also make sure they Chung said through a transdon’t hit you,” she said. lator. “After six months, Speed becomes increasthey started changing. My ingly important against dreams for the girls are higher-level opposition. making them better fenc“You can’t be slow, other- ers and taking them to the wise you lose,” Ketki said.

Olympics.”

A successful fencer Fully placing their trust maximizes their scoring op- in the coach has been a portunities and tries not to key to both girls’ success. If be overly defensive, Mallika they’re asked to try a new noted. technique and it doesn’t “It’s more important to immediately work, they’ve score because if you keep learned to keep trying and trying to stop the person, if not get discouraged. they keep trying to attack “They’re not set to a ceryou, at least half the time tain way, a certain style of they’re going to land the fencing,” Chung said. “Esattack,” she said. pecially for younger fencers, “They only have to land there’s a point where their the attack, like, one out of skill level doesn’t stay at 60 times … so you should a certain place. They get probably attack more than better and then worse, then defend.” better and worse.

Winning a silver medal “But during nationals, I at this year’s nationals was saw them take my advice the top moment in Ketki’s and kind of work through blossoming career. The first the not-so-good times of fencer to record 15 touches fencing.”