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Wednesday, August 10, 2011 • Vol. 112, No. 33
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Paraglider pilot plummets to death near Squak Mountain
BEATING
the heat
By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter A paraglider pilot plunged to his death Aug. 7 as he attempted to land in a pasture near Issaquah. Renton resident Kenneth Blanchard, 53, completed hundreds of paraglider flights before the deadly accident. Seattle Paragliding owner Marc Chirico said Blanchard launched from Poo Poo Point on Tiger Mountain a couple of hours earlier and planned to land near his home on a “postage stamp of a landing field” in a pasture. Chirico said Blanchard completed about 300 flights before the accident. The accident occurred at about 7 p.m. in the 12300 block of 202nd
Place Southeast, near the intended landing site. Blanchard plummeted to the ground in the High Valley area southwest of Squak Mountain State Park, about three miles from the usual paraglider landing site along Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast. Witnesses said the paraglider appeared to be gliding on a thermal current as the pilot approached the High Valley site from a northeasterly direction. Suddenly, as witnesses watched, a paraglider wing started twisting and spinning out of control. Then, the rig collapsed about 40 to 50 feet above the ground and plunged into a pasture. See PARAGLIDING, Page A3
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No. 3 official at City Hall to retire By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Joe Meneghini, the No. 3 official at City Hall and a behind-thescenes force in almost every important municipal project for more than a decade, intends to retire after 11 years in the post. Meneghini is the deputy to City Administrator Bob Harrison. The administrators and Mayor Ava Frisinger oversee all municipal departments, cross-departmental projects, communications and economic development. Often operating far from the spotlight, Meneghini left indelible imprints on creek restoration and open space preservation efforts, programs to meld technology to city services, and prepare City Hall and residents for emergencies. The deputy administrator also
acted as a key player in the effort to create a downtown park along Issaquah Creek and to bring a B e l l e v u e College campus to Issaquah. “I think a key Joe Meneghini thing has been our ability to stay focused and grounded on doing all of our basic business well,” he said. In the 11 years Meneghini served as deputy city administrator, Issaquah added area and residents to balloon to more than 30,000 people. The most recent See RETIRE, Page A5
PHOTOS BY GREG FARRAR
SPLASH DAY SOAKS
At top, Cody Ramstad, a firefighter with Eastside Fire & Rescue Ladder 73, stands in his basket high above the Issaquah Community Center lawn, spraying water over hundreds of gleeful youngsters and parents Aug. 3 during the city Parks & Recreation Department’s annual Splash Day. Above right, Vanshika Balaji, 7, of Issaquah, finds shelter under a Little Mermaid umbrella. At left, Collin Fleisch, 11, of Fall City, opens his mouth to the sky to swallow water being sprayed.
Man files lawsuit against city about free speech at Salmon Days By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The iconic Salmon Days Festival is at the center of a free-speech lawsuit after police threatened to arrest a man for distributing religious leaflets at the festival. Snoqualmie resident Paul Ascherl sued the city in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Aug. 5 to challenge a municipal ordinance created to limit leafleting and other activities to designated “expression areas” at the fall festival.
Ascherl said Issaquah police officers threatened to arrest him for handing out Christian literature in places outside the pair of downtown “expression areas” on the festival grounds. The city ordinance, crafted in 2000, prohibits leafleting, protests, unscheduled entertainment or nonprofit activities outside of booths and designated areas. The ordinance also sets rules for festivalgoers’ signs and bans megaphones on festival grounds. The city considers viola-
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tions as misdemeanors punishable by fines and possible imprisonment. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka said the city developed the ordinance “in response to concerns, frankly, about crowd control and public safety” at the festival. Salmon Days attracted more than 180,000 people to downtown Issaquah last year. “We’re very aware of First Amendment rights and are very cognizant to not trample on them,” Tanaka said.
Ascherl is seeking a court order declaring the ordinance unconstitutional, plus “nominal damages” and compensation for legal fees. “When I express my beliefs, I don’t demonstrate. I don’t seek to draw a crowd. I don’t ask for money. I don’t try to gather signatures,” he stated in court documents. “I only want to pass out tracts.” The incident attracted attention
See LAWSUIT, Page A5
Teachers challenge supermajority rule By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter As part of the Washington Education Association, unionized Issaquah school teachers are parties to the suit filed late last month challenging the requirement that a positive vote by a supermajority of state legislators is needed to approve future tax increases. Imposed by voters in November as part of Initiative 1053, the rule resulted from one of the latest initiatives launched by well-known political activist Tim Eyman. The supermajority requirement applies to both houses of the state legislature. “The state of Washington is not following through on their paramount duty to fully fund education,” said Phyllis Runyon, presi-
See CHALLENGE, Page A5
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YOU SHOULD KNOW National Farmers Market Week runs through Aug. 13, and residents can head to the Issaquah Farmers Market to celebrate. The popular market runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays from April to October at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W. The popularity of farmers markets continues to multiply across the Evergreen State. Shoppers head to more than 150 farmers markets statewide for produce, meats and more.
dent of the Issaquah Education Association, the local teachers union. “The state has not fully funded education for years, but with the current economic situation, the funding situation has worsened.” The state already has some of the largest class sizes in the nation along with some of the lowest perpupil funding, Runyon added. “Eyman’s initiative that calls for a two-thirds majority to pass legislation to raise taxes makes the situation far worse,” Runyon continued. “Without new revenue, the state will undoubtedly continue to cut education.” Opponents specifically argue the rule violates the state constitution,
“I’ve learned patience, how to set goals, how to make a plan to achieve those goals. I’ve learned to be realistic, to appreciate what I have and to budget my money ’cause there ain’t no shopping sprees with friends.”
— Christina Frost Returning from the 2011 Pinto World Championship Horse Show last month as the English Youth High Point and Senior Youth All Around High Point World Champion. See story, Page B4.
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Man dies after utility accident on Tiger Mountain By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter A utility company worker died after a predawn accident Aug. 5 in the Mirrormont neighborhood. The lineman, a 40-year-old Buckley man, James B. Waters, sustained critical injuries after a coworker in a work truck ran over him in the early morning hours. The crew for Sumner-based Potelco had been working on a downed pole in the Tiger Mountain neighborhood. Investigators said Waters had been at work on the downed
pole. Then, as he removed a wire that was under tension, the taut wire snapped back and knocked him backward and under the rear tires of the truck. The truck happened to be driving past at a slow speed, and he was caught under the right rear tires and run over. The accident occurred at about 3:30 a.m. in the 14500 block of Southeast Tiger Mountain Road in Mirrormont, about five miles south of downtown Issaquah. The utility crew had responded to the scene after a truck toppled the pole late Aug. 4.
Medics transported Waters to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, and he died at the hospital later in the day. Police closed Southeast Tiger Mountain Road at 262nd Avenue Southeast for most of the day. Crews restored power by the late afternoon. Detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office and state Department of Labor & Industries continue to investigate the incident. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Mountains to Sound Greenway art exhibit launches in Issaquah A total of 21 years have passed since the members of the Issaquah Alps Club led the now well-known hike from Snoqualmie Pass to Seattle. Since then, according to exhibition organizers, the landscape of Issaquah has been a key part of the Mountains to Sound Greenway. With that in mind, Issaquah was picked to host the opening leg of the Mountains to Sound Greenway inaugural traveling photo exhibition. The exhibition will feature 30 images of the greenway taken by people who live, work and play in
the cities, towns, mountains and natural areas between Seattle and Eastern Washington. The photos represent the work of amateur photographers of all ages and abilities. Printed by Panda Lab in Seattle and framed by Annie’s Art and Frame in Ballard, the exhibition will be on display in the foyer of the Issaquah Community Center from Aug. 15 to Sept. 1 with the support of the Sammamish Arts Council. Following its stint in Issaquah, the photos will travel the greenway for seven months, stopping in Roslyn, Duvall, Ballard,
Ellensburg, Kirkland and downtown Seattle. Winning photographers will earn prizes courtesy of various greenway businesses. “The greenway is as much about the people who live and visit here as it is about the landscape itself,” said Cynthia Welti, executive director of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. “It is exciting to see images of special places in the greenway from so many different perspectives, from young students to people who have lived here for decades.” Learn more about the Greenway Photo Exhibition at http://mtsgreenway.org.
King County imposes summer burn ban Dry conditions and forecasts calling for continued dry weather prompted the King County fire marshal to impose a fire-safety burn ban in unincorporated areas. The ban started Aug. 8 and runs until Sept. 30. The latest burn ban is in addition to a state burn ban on forestlands, such as Tiger Mountain State Forest, and a summer burning moratorium in the Eastside Fire & Rescue service area, including Issaquah. (EFR also covers Sammamish, and unincorporated
areas such as Klahanie, Mirrormont and Preston.) The state and EFR bans remain in effect until Sept. 30 as well. The county burn ban applies to all outdoor burning, except for small recreational fires in established fire pits at approved campgrounds or owner-approved fires on private property. The use of gas and propane selfcontained stoves and barbecues is allowed under the ban. Under the county ban, fires must be:
Built in a metal or concrete fire
pit, grow no larger than 3 feet across. Located in a clear spot free from any vegetation for at least 10 feet in a horizontal direction, including a 20-foot vertical clearance from overhanging branches. Attended at all times by someone with immediate access to a shovel, and either five gallons of water or a connected and charged water hose. Burning to clear land is permanently banned in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
BY QUINN EDDY
A King County sheriff’s deputy at Issaquah’s National Night Out explains to a girl and her mother how an inflatable water rescue craft is used.
Hundreds attend National Night Out events By Quinn Eddy Issaquah Press intern Local residents got the opportunity last week to meet face-toface with their local law enforcement officers during National Night Out Against Crime events. There were two local National Night Out celebrations Aug. 2 — one held by the Issaquah Police Department on the steps of Issaquah City Hall and the other held by the King County Sheriff’s Office at Maple Hills Community Park. “To give you an idea of how many people are here, we bought 700 hotdogs and we’re going to use all of them,” said Sgt. Scott Trial, with the Issaquah Police Department. Issaquah’s Night Out celebration featured roughly 35 information booths, some by private vendors and regarding topics ranging from home alarm systems to emergency preparedness. To aid residents in the fight against identity theft, free document shredding was offered to destroy sensitive documents. On the lawn behind Issaquah’s City Hall, eventgoers got the
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opportunity to meet Savute, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Karelian bear dog. Savute deals primarily with bears and cougars. (His job is to chase the animals into trees making for an easier shot with a tranquilizer gun.) “Last week, he treed a bear in North Bend trying to get someone’s French doors open,” said Jason Capelli, game warden for the department of fish and wildlife. The Issaquah event featured prizes, raffles and a live DJ. The Maple Hills event had informational safety demonstrations. At both events, grilled hotdogs were offered free to those in attendance. More than 400 people attended the Maple Hills event, according to Deputy David Montalvo, with the sheriff ’s office. Residents there got the opportunity to explore the
department’s V150 armored SWAT vehicle. The military surplus tank was acquired eight years ago and provides the SWAT team with armored protection. “We use it for high-risk search warrants,” Montalvo said. “We have it to deliver our team in situations where we need to approach with caution.” In addition to the SWAT tank, Maple Hills youngsters got the opportunity to man the controls of a bomb robot, mainly used for suspicious packages. It would go out and grab the package and then take it to a secure location. “We used it during a standoff in Enumclaw last week when the subject was hiding under a house,” Montalvo said of the robot. Youngsters also got the opportunity to spray a real fire hose. “It was a good little exercise,” Montalvo said. “The community was very enthusiastic.” The Maple Hills event was cosponsored by the sheriff’s office and the Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council. Quinn Eddy: 392-6434 or isspress@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Voters to decide King County County life vest requirement veterans-and-human-services levy ‘is working’ on local rivers The Issaquah Press
Measure funds Issaquah programs for teenagers, parents By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter
DECISION 2011 ON THE WEB
King County voters decide the future of a county veterans-andhuman-services levy soon, and as Election Day nears, recipients of levy dollars demonstrated how the measure impacts Issaquah and other communities. The electorate approved the initial veterans-and-human-services levy — 5 cents per $1,000 of assessed value — to fund programs for veterans and social service efforts in 2005. The measure, Proposition 1, is up for renewal on the Aug. 16 ballot. If passed, the levy renewal is projected to generate $100 million through 2017. The funding is split 50-50 among programs for veterans and the neediest residents in King County. Proposition 1 matches the existing levy and does not include additional taxes. The owner of a home assessed at $340,000 is expected to pay $17 in 2012 if the levy is renewed. (The existing levy is due to expire Dec. 31.) Proposition 1 receives broad support from human services organizations and advocates for veterans. The measure received unanimous support on the oftencontentious council. The county Voters’ Guide does not include any statements against Proposition 1. Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, the Issaquah representative on the council, did not support the original levy, but she is open to the renewal because, she said, the measure funds important programs. “There were a lot of needs before. There are a lot of needs now that aren’t being totally met,” she said. “With the veterans coming back, I think it’s really important that we show them that we honor their service to us and to our country, by having the services they need prepared for them when they get here.” Cynthia Lefever joined the county Veterans Citizen Levy Oversight Board in 2009 as she helped her son, U.S. Army Spc. Rory Dunn, a 2000 Liberty High School graduate, recover from catastrophic injuries caused by a roadside bomb in Iraq. “I saw it as a way to advocate for veterans that didn’t have a mom or a spouse or a family member to look out for them after they were retired from the military or even, actually, while they were still on active duty,” she said. Levy funds Issaquah programs Countywide last year, organizations supported by the levy served 4,600 veterans, military personnel and family members, plus 8,600 homeless people or people at risk of becoming homeless, a report from the Veterans Citizen Levy Oversight Board shows. Organizations in Issaquah and the surrounding area use levy
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funds to house homeless parents, build affordable housing, offer child care, and assist unemployed and homeless teenagers. “I think it has brought the community together, both on the veterans side and on the human services side, so that people are really much more aware of being collaborative and advocating for the need for the support,” Friends of Youth CEO Terry Pottmeyer said. “People understand how important the entire safety net is for the health of the community.” Friends of Youth operates a counseling center along Front Street North in downtown Issaquah. YWCA of Seattle-KingSnohomish received $395,000 from the levy in recent years for the Passage Point program and another $214,607 in capital funds for YWCA Family Village at Issaquah, a workforce-housing complex in the Issaquah Highlands. The funds contributed to construction of the 146-unit complex. Passage Point is a housing facility in rural King County near the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill for parents transitioning from incarceration. “We clearly don’t have enough resources to cover the expenses of services that we feel are essential, and there are times when government contracts with private nonprofits, like the YWCA, to carry out services, because they think we can do an excellent job at it,” YWCA Community Engagement Director Liz Mills said. If passed, renewal lasts until 2017 Passage Point is a noteworthy example of the partnership between government and nonprofit organizations. “It’s really costly to keep putting people back in jail. The idea, the goal behind things like Passage Point is, it saves not only the county, but the state, money,” Mills added. “It not only reduces the financial cost, but the human costs of recidivism.” Friends of Youth relies on levy funds for Healthy Start, a program for expectant young mothers, and teenage and young adult parents. The nonprofit organization also receives about $70,000 for employment services for homeless teenagers and young adults. The budget for the program totals $90,000. “The current economic downturn has hit that population probably the hardest as a demographic
WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT Aug. 16 is only the opening round in a long election season. Issaquah residents face a choice in a single City Council race, and a trio of council members is poised to cruise to election unchallenged in November. Challenger TJ Filley is running against incumbent Councilman Joshua Schaer. Incumbent Councilman Fred Butler, appointed Councilwoman Stacy Goodman and candidate Paul Winterstein did not attract opponents for the other council seats up for election Nov. 8. In the races for the Issaquah School Board, incumbents Brian Deagle and Suzanne Weaver face challengers in the nonpartisan races. Deagle faces challenger Patrick Sansing for the Director District No. 3 seat. Weaver faces challenger Brian Neville to retain the Director District No. 5 seat. Meanwhile, longtime board member Jan Woldseth Colbrese did not file to run for re-election. Bellevue resident Anne Moore is running unopposed for Colbrese’s post. King County voters also decide the county elections director race in November and, if the County Council agrees, a possible measure about Metro Transit funding. The next election also offers Washington voters the chance to decide statewide ballot measures about topics related to issues including long-term care for seniors, liquor privatization and transportation spending. in terms of being able to find work,” Pottmeyer said. Other organizations receiving support from the levy and serving Issaquah residents include Child Care Resources, HealthPoint medical and dental clinics, and Hopelink, a regional human services nonprofit organization. Steve Gierke, municipal human services coordinator for Issaquah, said the levy offers important support to human services providers. Some organizations, such as Friends of Youth, Hopelink and YWCA, also receive support from the city. If the levy renewal passes Aug. 16, administrators intend to release a draft plan outlining service through 2017 soon after Election Day. “The food bank that you may end up needing to go to, or the drug and alcohol rehab that your cousin, brother, sister, whoever may need to go to will be there because somebody needs it,” Lambert said. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Woman robbed, stabbed in highlands
Seattle business group asks for businesses’ input
By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter
Issaquah business owners can participate in the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce’s Job Sector Survey to help create a broader picture of employers and employment in King County and the region. The chamber conducted the initial survey in July 2010, and expanded the 2011 survey to include more communities in the Puget Sound region. The results from the survey could inform elected officials, policymakers and community leaders in making decisions about the local economy. Last July, the survey captured responses from almost 1,200 businesses in 15 business types. The chamber invites all businesses and organizations to participate. Find the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/jobsectorsurvey2011. The organization is collecting responses until Aug. 13.
Police said a man stabbed and robbed a 36-year-old woman early Aug. 8 in a typically quiet apartment complex in the Issaquah Highlands. The incident occurred at about 12:15 a.m. in the 1700 block of 16th Lane Northeast in a parking lot at The Highlands at Wynhaven, a complex next to Grand Ridge Elementary School. The woman said a man approached her as she returned to the apartment after parking her car. Investigators said he then punched and stabbed her, stole her purse and fled. The woman described her attacker as a stocky white or Hispanic man dressed in dark clothing and a dark-colored baseball-type cap. She last saw him running east as he fled.
Medics transported the woman to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment. Physicians had treated and released her by late morning. In heading for Harborview, the ambulance crew bypassed the emergency room at Swedish/Issaquah in the highlands and the ER at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue. Harborview is a Level I trauma center, a type of facility capable of providing the highest level of surgical care to patients. Josie Williams, Eastside Fire & Rescue spokeswoman, said the ambulance crew could have chosen Harborview if medics suspected possible damage to a major blood vessel or organ. “Overlake can deal with a lot of stuff, but typically, Harborview is known as a trauma center, so that’s why we transport our worst patients there,” she said.
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By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter Early this summer, the King County Council moved to require life vests be worn by anyone swimming, floating or boating on major rivers in unincorporated areas of the county. First-time violators are to receive a warning. A second violation could earn you an $86 fine. “It’s like, don’t they have something better to worry about?” asked Trisha Catwell, 22, as she and her friends went about packing up their canoes and various other gear after having spent what they said was about four hours on the Raging River. The group was loading up in the parking area above the river on Redmond-Fall City Road near 338th Place Southeast, a popular spot for reaching the river. As Catwell’s group talked about which ice chest belonged to who and who had brought the yellow bottle of sunscreen, there was not a life vest or floatation device in sight. Catwell said she had heard of the new rule, but added others among her group of five or six friends didn’t believe her and weren’t concerned in any case. “I’m not about to wear a vest,” insisted Mike Coulter, 23, who contended there is simply no need for vests on local rivers. He did allow vests might make sense for young children going out on the waterways. Growing up near Fall City, Parker Newhouse, 22, said he spent plenty of time on the Raging River. And he doesn’t remember ever actually wearing a life vest. Newhouse talked about formerly carrying a vest in his canoe, but said it mostly sat rotting in the bottom of the small boat. According to Coulter and Newhouse, the river had not been more rapid or cold than in past years and also did not appear any deeper during the trip taken by his friends last week. Even if no vests were apparent among this particular group, the county has unofficially declared the program a success. Since the ordinance became effective July 1, the King County Sheriff’s Office has issued more than 100 written warnings, but not a single $86 ticket, according
Paragliding FROM PAGE A1
Bystanders and Eastside Fire & Rescue medics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but Blanchard died at the scene. King County Medical
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EASTSIDE FIRE & RESCUE OFFERS WATER SAFETY TIPS As the temperatures (in theory) reach summer levels, Eastside Fire & Rescue in Issaquah has released some safety suggestions for those looking to enjoy local rivers. Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional deaths for children younger than 18, according to information supplied by the fire service. Further, most drownings occur in outdoor settings, such as lakes, river and ponds. EFR offers the following suggestions when visiting local rivers. When possible, swim where lifeguards are present. Children who are in or near water should be supervised by a sober, attentive adult. Stay within designated swimming areas. Swimming beyond designated areas in lakes and rivers is a factor in the drowning deaths of Washington teenagers and adults.
to information released by the county. “This tells me the program is working,” said King County Sheriff Sue Rahr. “Since we haven’t found any repeat offenders, the education process seems to be sinking in. And that’s our goal: to educate the public about the danger of the rivers and get voluntary compliance.” Again, according to county information, most of the people warned are in their 20s and live in the Seattle metropolitan area, rather than rural King County. In effect for this current summer, the life vest rule was the idea of King County Executive Dow Constantine. “This proposal will save lives,” he said in a press release. “River flows are unusually swift and cold this year due to a heavy mountain snowpack that is melting into King County rivers. Rivers are inherently dangerous places to play, but this year is bringing additional risks.” County officials also contend that what was described as a turbulent winter flood season had
Examiner’s Office investigators later said Blanchard died from traumatic injuries to the head and torso. Chirico estimated 80,000 to 100,000 flights have launched from Poo Poo Point during the past 20 years, and accidents occur infrequently. EFR crews responded to 10 paraglider-related incidents,
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Be cautious of sudden drop-offs. Because rivers are constantly moving, they can carve new channels, bring trees down into the river and create new drop-offs. Many rivers and lakes remain cold all summer, even if they are warm on the surface. It’s hard to swim in cold water, especially when one is tired. Hypothermia can set in quickly. Know your limits; stop before you are too tired. Weather and water conditions can change quickly. Check weather forecasts and be prepared for adverse conditions. Set limits with your children: when they can go in the water; where they can go; who needs to be there; and what they should have with them. Learn more at www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreational Safety/Water-Safety/waterinjuriesfactsheet.html.
“It’s like, don’t they have something better to worry about?” — Trisha Catwell Raging River enthusiast
changed river channels and reoriented logs, adding to the dangers in local waters. The vest or flotation device rule is in effect on the portions of the Snoqualmie, Tolt, Cedar, Green, White, Raging and Skykomish rivers that run outside of cities. “We support this proposal,” Rahr said when the rule first passed. “The vast majority of river accidents to which our marine unit responds could have been prevented if recreationalists had simply worn a PFD (personal flotation device,) had been sober or had a better understanding of the dangerous nature of rivers.” Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
including the most recent crash, since 2009. Rescuers untangled a paraglider pilot from trees on Tiger Mountain in early June. Most incidents, including the June incident, resulted in minor injuries for the pilots. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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OPINION
Vote yes — again — for Proposition 1 PRESS E DITORIAL
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eeling charitable to those who have no job, are living on the streets or need parenting education? King County has made it easy to help, but first you need to get out your ballot and agree to continue Proposition 1, the veterans-and-human-services levy. The owner of a $400,000 home will be donating $20 per year, via their property taxes, if the ballot measure passes. The levy was first approved in 2005. To the County Council’s credit, voters are asked only to approve the same amount, at 5 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation, although the case could certainly have been made for more, knowing that the need is greater than ever. Much of the levy money is used for housing projects to help provide affordable or low-income housing. The YWCA Family Village apartments that just opened in Issaquah Highlands is one local beneficiary, providing housing for teachers, firefighters, seniors and others whose income is below average. Half of the levy is intended to help veterans and their families as they return from active duty. That won’t change in the next six years if the levy is renewed. What better way to show a little patriotism and thanks to our veterans for serving our country? The other half of the $100 million that is expected to be collected through 2017 supports nonprofit agencies that are finding it harder to raise the funds to continue their work, whether it be low-cost dental and medical services, child care or mental health counseling. The veterans-and-human-services levy is about taking care of each other. It may come in the form of a property tax, but it is one that voters approve, not just another government handout. Local government, including King County, has often directed part of its tax revenue to human service agencies, but the decline in sales taxes have decreased the availability of discretionary funds. It’s up to each of us to do our part. This is one easy way to help those in need. Vote yes, and tell your friends to vote yes.
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You can learn a lot from this newspaper
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ou can learn a lot from reading a newspaper, or editing one. I was thinking about this recently after reading numerous stories on a deadline day. As I write this, I can’t remember what it was that made me say, “Huh. I did not know that.” But I know it happens from time to time. They teach you in journalism school that you basically have to become an expert, really quickly, about every topic you write about. That’s true to some extent. You also have to know enough to explain it to people who might know nothing about that topic. So, in case you aren’t keeping a tally of what you learn from The Issaquah Press, or you’re just curious, I made a list of some interesting and sometimes funny things I have learned in just the past year. Kindness and compassion never go out of style. Good neighbors still exist. So does Santa Claus. No matter how much you teach ‘em, some people will still do really stupid things. Despite a lack of funding, children in our schools are learning about cool topics every single day they attend. Despite a lack of funding, there are teachers who are dedicated to not letting that lack show.
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times need government to tell us what to do. (I learned this while trying to cross Front Street after a truck hit and broke Kathleen a light pole. Just standing R. Merrill there for a few Press managing editor minutes, watching drivers watching each other and trying to figure out what to do and whose turn it was, taught me that some people just don’t have a clue.) This state is never going to be prepared for snow. Some drivers are never going to drive well in the rain. That frozen stuff that isn’t quite snow and isn’t quite rain is called graupel. You shouldn’t leave your purse, full of cash and credit cards, and your $2,000 laptop computer on the front seat of your unlocked car when you leave your car at a trailhead to go hiking. But people do. Regularly. You should lock your car every time you leave it. Every. Time. It’s that kind of world now. Check all through a parking lot See LEARN, Page A5
Is chivalry dead?
Too many motorists drive by ignoring injured pedestrian at crosswalk On Sunday, July 10, at about noon, I was not planning to get out of my car; I was just dropping a kid off at KIDSTAGE. While leaving downtown, I was sitting at the traffic light near the pool heading south. I saw an elderly lady trip and fall on the sidewalk ahead. I counted — 20 cars came around the corner and just drove past her lying on the ground. I finally ran the light and pulled up to help her. I had forgotten that all I was wearing was my nightgown. Her glasses had gone into the bridge of her nose, one eye lens had popped out of her glasses and she was unable to get up on her own. Blood was everywhere. She had literally fallen flat on her face. Three cars honked at me for stopping and then a car pulled up behind me to help. The driver of the other car and her two sons called 911 as I kept direct pressure on her wounds. The fire department arrived quickly and took over! I am shocked that so many people in Issaquah just drove by a 91-year-old woman on a sidewalk! Thank you to the fire department and the good Samaritans who stopped to assist her.
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Help welcome newest member to the area — Timberlake Issaquah Church With all the excitement of growth in Issaquah — Swedish hospital opening, natural parks being developed, Front Street and Gilman Village seeing improvements — let’s not forget the other wonderful opportunities that Issaquah
R APID R ESPONSE Issaquah is the midst of a six-month moratorium to assess and determine how to address medical marijuana operations. How would you solve the issue to balance the city's and patients' interests? Need to push the federal government on this issue. Not sure the city’s and patients' interests are in conflict — would prefer to put illegal drug dealers out of business. Council should solicit views of the public — via emails, town meetings, etc. — and make a decision, quickly. Monica Drakes, Issaquah
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No room for second facility that uses underhanded tactics against the first We are dismayed at the manner in which the new funeral home wants to enter Issaquah, with the blatant intention of putting Flintoft’s Funeral Home out of business. Traffic congestion issues aside (and they are considerable), Service Corp. International’s attempt to purchase property almost directly across the street from Flintoft’s causes one to wonder about their motives. First, as we understand it, they tried to pressure the Flintofts to sell out to them, apparently with veiled threats to use their cor-
porate resources to put them out of business. When their offer to buy Flintoft’s was refused, they tried to locate in a facility across the street with virtually no capacity for expansion and with limited parking. Why? There are so many locations potentially available in other parts of Issaquah and the surrounding areas. Is it their intention to undercut Flintoft’s price-wise, forcing them out of business and eventually raising their own prices? (Flintoft’s prices are very reasonable industry-wise while their services are outstanding and professional.) Is this the kind of business and competitive ethics we want in Issaquah?
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Vote yes for vets levy, transit tab tax I would like all interested registered voters to vote aye for the following two items coming up in the King County elections: 1. Veterans and Human Services Levy 2. Vehicle Tab Tax for Transit I am a Vietnam era veteran that was hit hard by the economy. My business failed after the 2008 economic meltdown. Within one and a half years, I was not able to either restart a new business or gain employment with anyone. I even went to Walmart and was told they were not hiring. I tried every position from high to low and nobody was hiring. I’m sure this isn’t news to most people in the same predicament. I’m a highly skilled laborer with four years college and still ended up losing my house, boat and R.V. and becoming close to homeless. With the help of the Veterans Services of See LETTERS, Page A5
LETTERS WELCOME Legalize and tax it, period. Bryan Weinstein, Issaquah Legalize and tax marijuana for anyone over 21 just like liquor. But no state stores unlike liquor. Tom Masters, Issaquah Why is it not treated as any other drug? The doctor writes a prescription, the patient then goes to a drugstore and gets it filled. Patients do not mix/grow/boil their own chemicals to get their required medication. Ken Sessler, Issaquah
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from the Alliance Defense Fund, a legal advocacy group based in Scottsdale, Ariz. “Christians shouldn’t be threatened with arrest and censored by being quarantined to isolated ‘expression areas’ when they want to share their beliefs,” Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Nate Kellum said in a statement. “The city ordinance mandating the zones effectively censors anyone wishing to express his or her beliefs through the distribution of literature. That violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech in public areas at a free event that’s open to everyone.” Organizer orders stop to leafleting The festival’s “expression areas” frequently serve as a place for political parties and candidates for elected office to set up booths and meet potential supporters. Organizers set up the zones near festival entrances at West Sunset Way and Front Street South for the 2010 event. The areas originated more than a decade ago as city leaders updated rules for Salmon Days activities. “In any given year, there are people who come who aren’t familiar with them or don’t find them, whatever the case is,” said Robin Kelley, festivals director at the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce and the chief Salmon Days organizer. “We’re always addressing it with someone each year, not as a problem, per se, but just letting them know where they are.” During Salmon Days, Ascherl started distributing leaflets near the intersection of Front Street North and Northeast Dogwood Street and stopped occasionally to talk to festivalgoers for about five minutes, court documents state. Then, a female Salmon Days official approached and ordered him to stop, court documents state. Ascherl said he had a constitutional right to distribute leaflets on public sidewalks. The official again ordered him to halt, the documents continue. Issaquah police officers approached Ascherl about 30 minutes later and asked about the leaflets. “The officers wanted to make sure that I was not harassing anyone or pushing my literature on anyone,” he stated in court documents. “I assured them that I would not do that, and they
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unlawfully impairing the ability of lawmakers to fund public schools. “Washington’s constitution makes it clear that the state’s paramount duty is to ‘make ample provision’ for the education of every child,” said Chris Korsmo, CEO of the League of Education Voters, another party to the lawsuit, which was filed in King County Superior Court. “This statue and similar measures enacted in recent years, hamstrings our state’s ability to invest in the quality schools our children need,” Korsmo added. Mary Lindquist is president of the WEA. “This lawsuit reinforces the pri-
Organizers: Other options exist The officers soon returned, accompanied by the female Salmon Days official. Ascherl reminded the group about the constitutional right to distribute literature, and asked to see a copy of the city ordinance outlining public expression during Salmon Days. The officers and the female Salmon Days official returned 20 minutes later to show Ascherl the ordinance, and said he could be arrested if he did not relocate to one of the “expression areas” elsewhere on the festival grounds, court documents continue. Ascherl headed to the zone near a performance stage along Front Street South, but said noise from performers prevented normal conversation. Then, he moved to the other “expression area” along West Sunset Way, but “I soon realized that literature distribution in the second free speech zone was likewise useless,” he stated in court documents. “Very few people came near the second free speech zone.” Kelley said alternatives exist to the “expression areas” outlined in the city ordinance. In the past, she said, political candidates and groups used other methods to circumvent the rule and obey the ordinance. “They can walk through in Tshirts or sandwich boards — there are a lots of things that they can do on the street. There’s no problem with that at all,” she added. “But if they want to stop and stand and talk to people, then that’s when we ask — if they don’t have a booth — for them to use one of the expression areas.” Salmon Days receives financial and logistical support from the city, and requires a municipal permit to operate. “We’re sorry that what happened happened, but it appears that from what little I know that plaintiff is simply not willing to try to accommodate things and is just insisting that he has a right to pass out literature anytime he wants,” Tanaka said. Kelley said Salmon Days organizers educate volunteers at information booths about the expression zones. “It’s too bad, because we work with so many nonprofits and really try to make sure that everyone has a chance to be present and be involved,” she said. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
ority that must be given to public education in the state of Washington,” she said. “Students, educators, parents and a group of courageous legislators are asking for Tim Eyman’s unconstitutional statute to be overturned by the Supreme Court so our public schools and communities can be stronger.” Eyman did not return a phone call requesting comment. In their lawsuit, opponents argue the state constitution makes clear only a majority of legislative votes is needed for the approval of tax measures. The lawsuit also argues a state statute — such as that enacted by I-1053 — cannot amend the state constitution. A number of state legislators and former Supreme Court Justice Robert Utter joined the suit. “The question of whether a supermajority requirement to approve legislation is constitutional has gone unanswered for many years,” said State Rep. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle. “It’s time to get a decision, once and for all.” Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241, or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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population estimate from the state pegs Issaquah at 30,690 people — or about 170 percent more residents than a decade ago. “You see sometimes, when organizations and businesses grow fast, there are disruptions and sometimes there are difficulties you have deal with,” he said. But Issaquah, he added, steered through the population boom and did not experience such disruptions. Frisinger lauded Meneghini as a mentor to other employees and a resource if staffers needed to troubleshoot problems. “I’m part of a great team, so that’s the first part,” he said. “It’s not my accomplishments. It’s really the accomplishments of the city, the team and the great employees that we have here.” Meneghini is due to retire Aug. 19. Frisinger announced the retirement Aug. 4. The city does not intend to replace Meneghini immediately. Frisinger commissioned a study last month to evaluate how city departments function, and the results could determine how officials proceed regarding the deputy city administrator post. Consultant Moss Adams is due to deliver the study in October. Meneghini’s retirement comes a little more than a year after former City Administrator Leon Kos retired after 33 years at City Hall. Frisinger hired Harrison from Wyoming, Ohio, in October after a nationwide search. “Coming in from out of state, he’s really been an asset for me as I’ve learned about all of the state laws that may differ here in Washington,” Harrison said. “He’s also been able to provide a lot of history of some of the decisions that have been made on development and planning here in the city.” Meneghini is the latest highprofile departure from City Hall. Longtime Public Works Engineering Director Bob Brock intends to retire in the fall. Before Meneghini joined Issaquah in 2000, he served as city manager for Woodinville,
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finance director for Shoreline and in municipal government in California. “When you get right down to it, I think Issaquah has a special edge to it,” he said. “It’s so much a people place with good community involvement. People really care about the community. They really care about the environment here. They care about the people and the human services.” Meneghini, a dedicated hiker and Woodinville resident, intends to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector after he retires from Issaquah and spend some time hiking in Western Washington. “He’s not going to be working here, but he’s not going to be just sitting around channel-surfing,” Frisinger said. “I don’t think he does things like that.” The mayor said she hired Meneghini for broad experience in municipal government. The then-candidate also received high marks for economic development and economic vitality issues. “The other thing that impressed me right from the very beginning during the interview was that he had a really profound grasp of issues facing the community and specifically the tensions between knowing that we were going to grow, that we were growing — that we had put in place things, such as the urban villages, which would grow out,” she said. “The tension between that knowledge that we were going to grow and that we’d be taking a leap from a small city to a medium-sized city over the course of the next 10, 15, 20 years, and how we might work through those kinds of tensions, how we might grow gracefully.” The deputy city administrator also created the positions for the municipal communications and economic development coordinators. Communications Coordinator Autumn Monahan said Meneghini is active and engaged as a supervisor, almost akin to the Energizer Bunny. “He is one the most passionate people about this community that I know, and I could see that in his work every day,” she said.
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King County, I was given one month of rent and a clothing subsistence grant to help secure employment — and it worked. I am now a full-time employee, back in the economic stream by spending money on local businesses. The alternate would be a drain on the economy as I would be depending even more on help from the government. The job I got is for the King County transit services. Let’s face it, our car economy is doomed to fail on many accounts, including pollution of the environment, cost of roadway construction and improvements,
escalating fuel prices and dwindling fuel supplies, and increased congestion averted only by building more extremely expensive roads. Mass transit is a viable alternative and a better way to go. The vehicle tab tax would provide sorely needed funding to keep transit routes in place and keep employment in these fields up to par. In the future, you can take light rail from Issaquah to almost any point in King County. Funding for these issues must take place now as construction time is lengthy, but the sooner we provide alternatives to our single car/single occupant lifestyle, the better. Vote aye on this measure, too.
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Instead of a hand-wringing moratorium, the best approach is to work toward legalization of marijuana. Hank Thomas, Issaquah
patients and the providers who prescribe marijuana than I would to activists or those who
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for your car before calling police to report it stolen. (And officers, look all around the same lot before filling out that pesky stolen car paperwork.) You should make sure the person you choose as a designated driver actually has a driver’s license. (Or maybe you should just choose a different crowd to run with.) When you’re at a grocery or other store, you shouldn’t leave
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your purse in the cart while you walk down an aisle to get something. (OK, I already knew this, but figured from the reports in our police blotter that other people don’t.) I might be too old to join the world of roller derby now. You shouldn’t steal anything. But if you’re going to steal copper or some other metal, you should make sure it isn’t packing thousands of volts. People can get really angry and will try to correct you about other people’s opinions. Even when you put those opinions on a page that has “Opinion” in big letters at the top. Bad things happen to good people. Bad things also happen to bad people. Issaquah is a really great place to live and work. Kathleen R. Merrill: 392-6434, ext. 227, or editor@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Like the miniscule fish reared in the program, Salmon in the Classroom could return. Some clarity could come to the uncertain future after advocates for the program and state Department of Fish and Wildlife staffers meet in Olympia before the next school year starts. Still, questions remain about what organizations should be responsible for permitting and other issues. State lawmakers’ decision to eliminate Salmon in the Classroom saved the cash-strapped state about $440,000 in the $32 billion 201113 budget. The state shifted federal dollars used for the program to other fish and wildlife efforts. “It’s been a fantastic program. It’s been exciting for the agency to see all of these nonprofit organizations, individuals and teachers looking for ways to continue the program. That’s been exciting, because we have seen the value in the program,” said Christy Vassar, administrative operations program manager in the fish program at the
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Above, Liza Rickey (left), Clark Elementary School teacher, with fifth-graders including Aria Soeprono and Rebecca Ellis, watch as their coho fry swim away. At right, Jacqui Verrue, a Clark fourth-grader, holds up a plastic cup to say goodbye to coho fry before releasing them in Issaquah Creek. Department of Fish and Wildlife. “It was unfortunate that the funding was eliminated.” Clark Elementary School fourthand fifth-grade students gathered along a muddy Issaquah Creek
Truck rollover snarls Interstate 90 traffic through Issaquah By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Emergency crews converged on westbound Interstate 90 between Front Street and state Route 900 just after 8 a.m. Aug. 5 after a tractor-trailer toppled across three lanes, snarling the morning commute. The tractor-trailer was heading westbound in the center lane when the driver attempted to make a lane change to the right, Washington State Patrol Trooper Julie Startup said. In the process, the truck bumped into a car in the adjacent lane. The truck driver, realizing the rig had bumped the car, attempted to correct to avoid a more serious collision, but lost control and ended up in a brush-filled ditch on the left road shoulder. Then, as the truck driver attempted to pull out of the ditch, the rig flipped and landed on its side, blocking most of the westbound interstate.
Medics transported the driver of the car, a 29-year-old Sumner man, to Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue for treatment of minor injuries. The truck driver, a 30-year-old Auburn man, escaped uninjured. The state patrol’s commercial vehicle inspectors plan to inspect the tractor-trailer as a standard part of the investigation. Startup said the tractor-trailer driver is unlikely to face charges in the incident. Crews managed to right the toppled rig after 8:30 a.m. and reopened lanes to traffic at about 9:15 a.m. Traffic backed up for two and a half miles as state troopers closed the lanes to investigate and clean up. Startup said the toppled truck had been hauling hay. “Luckily, the hay stayed inside the vehicle today,” she added. “That could be a mess. But hay is much easier to clean up than a load of marbles.”
bank in May to release 162 fry. Months earlier, amid the January chill, the class started tending to 250 coho salmon eggs from the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery. “They were very concerned when we released them, because they know they imprint on where they were born. So, they were very concerned they were going to imprint on our tank and not on the stream,” teacher Liza Rickey said in June as she packed up items in her Clark classroom to prepare for a move to Newcastle Elementary School. “We explained to them that they’re still young enough that they would imprint on where they’re releasing them.” Craig Parsons discovered the Salmon in the Classroom program as son Elliott participated in the program at Bryant Elementary School in Seattle. “When I heard about this program going away, I thought it was sort of something in my sweet spot for getting out and trying to get some people organized who also want to save it,” he said. “There’s a lot of those people.” Now, Parsons leads a loose coalition of area educators, fish biologists and program advocates, including Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, in the Salmon Education Alliance. “You know with the state funding situation, the cavalry is not coming for science, technology, engineering and math education anytime soon,” he said. “It’s going to be kind of bootstrapped by the
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people who care about it most.” The group intends to develop a centralized curriculum, plus a website to explain how to facilitate the program. Permitting is a hurdle for educators Statewide, about 500 schools statewide participate in Salmon in the Classroom during a typical year. Many schools in the Issaquah School District and elsewhere in King County receive eggs and support from the Issaquah hatchery. The state usually distributes 250 to 500 eggs per school. “With those kinds of numbers, as far as additional work at our hatcheries, it really isn’t impacting any costs to the agency at that level,” Vassar said. Questions about permitting also dominate discussions about the future of Salmon in the Classroom. The state requires permits for educators to rear and release salmon. Past funding for Salmon in the Classroom included salaries for two and a half full-time employees to offer instructional assistance to teachers and to help educators secure the necessary permits. Teachers do not pay for the permits, although the process is challenging for newcomers.
“Somebody needs to figure out how to get the permitting process to continue, so that interested participating schools that are largely self sufficient in this process anyway can go about developing their curriculum for the fall knowing they’re going to have this program as a central part of their classroom curriculum,” Parsons said. The department could also consider allowing a former teacher to use an existing permit at a different school, if the school holding the permit decided to not continue in the program. The question is important to Rickey as she considers setting up a tank and starting the program at Newcastle. “It’s not just about kids getting to raise salmon,” she said. “It’s a much bigger picture of why are salmon important, how does that affect us, how does that affect our environment, how do we interact with our environment as a whole.” The state funded Salmon in the Classroom using federal dollars and, as a result, officials and program participants said determining ownership of equipment, such as tanks and chillers, is difficult. “Is it owned by the state? It is it owned by the federal government, because that’s where the funding
came from to support the program?” Vassar said. “I’m still trying to determine that.” The agency lacks funds and staffers to administer the program, so the Salmon Education Alliance is leading the push to determine how the permitting process can continue. Participants also called for more streamlined permitting, so the process is easier for teachers and partners, such as FISH. “What we’re waiting on is for DFW to figure out how the process is going to go from their end,” FISH Education Coordinator Celina Steiger said. The impromptu civics lesson related to the Salmon in the Classroom cut seeped into other lessons at Clark. Teachers used the cutback as a prompt for a year-end social studies essay. Students researched the topic, and then discussed possible benefits and reasons for elimination. “They were very invested in this, because it affects them personally,” Rickey said. “It was a great vehicle for teaching them about our government, how things work and how our society works — and what is the difference between a right and the common good.” Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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County plans major PSE calls on residents to report strange activity upgrade at destination for Issaquah trash By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter Before garbage from Issaquah reaches the landfill, but after trash departs from the curb, haulers transport the refuse to a transfer station. The midpoint destination for local garbage is planned to receive a major makeover in the years ahead. In the meantime, the King County Solid Waste Division is reaching out to customers and residents to explain how the project could impact garbage collection. Residents can attend a meeting at a Bellevue church Aug. 17 to learn more about the $77 million project. The meeting comes as the Solid Waste Division is preparing to submit permit applications to Bellevue. Trash from Issaquah is hauled to the Factoria Transfer Station before crews prep the garbage for shipment to the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. The transfer station is outdated and does not meet the same standards as a modern facility designed to handle recycling. The landfill sprawls across 920 acres in unincorporated King County between Issaquah and Maple Valley. “We have gotten our money’s worth out of infrastructure, and our intent is that future generations will get their money’s worth out of this infrastructure as well,” Solid Waste Division Director Kevin Kiernan said. “We’re building them to last and to fit into their communities and be good neighbors.” The location, a 7.8-acre parcel along Interstate 90, allows the Factoria station to accommodate haulers coming from Bellevue, Mercer Island and Sammamish, in addition to Issaquah. The commercial garbage haulers serving Snoqualmie and North Bend also drop off loads at Factoria. The project schedule calls for construction to start in 2013 and for the rebuilt Factoria Recycling and Transfer Station to open in 2015. The rebuilt station should resemble the modern Shoreline Recycling Transfer Station, a showcase for “green” design. Plans call for the updated Factoria facility to be enclosed, like the Shoreline station. The existing facility lacks walls, creating a challenge for controlling noise and odors. Moreover, customers cannot drop off recyclables at the existing Factoria station. The rebuilt facility is designed to be more userfriendly. Designers also hope the rebuilt facility can achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification. The division achieved LEED Platinum certifica-
GET INVOLVED Factoria Recycling and Transfer Station replacement project community meeting 6 p.m. Aug. 17 East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 S.E. 32nd St., Bellevue Call the King County Solid Waste Division at 206-296-4464 to learn more.
tion for the Shoreline station. Under LEED, Projects receive points for sustainable features. The certification levels range from Certified, at the lowest level, to Silver, Gold and Platinum. Since the county unveiled the design for the Factoria station in 1963, the design has remained for the most part unchanged. The division is in the midst of a long-term effort to upgrade and rebuild transfer stations countywide. “We really do want people to look at Shoreline rather than the existing Factoria,” Kiernan said. “You’re not going to get what’s there. You’re going to get what’s in Shoreline, where things are enclosed inside a building.” The division purchased some parcels nearby, in a commercial area near the Eastgate Park & Ride, to accommodate construction. Plans call for the existing facility to be demolished after construction is completed. The construction cost for the rebuild is projected at $47 million. The total, including land acquisition, is $77 million. The project is funded by rates paid by garbage customers, and does not use any dollars from the county general fund. In order to fund additional upgrades to the system, the County Council is considering a yearlong garbage rate hike. The proposal is meant to raise funds to modernize the aging solid waste system and calls for Solid Waste Division disposal rates to rise from $95 to $108 per ton, or about 76 cents per month for the average residential customer putting out a single can for collection for 2012. The proposal is scheduled for a hearing before the council’s Budget and Fiscal Management Committee hearing Aug. 16. “This is part of a plan to upgrade our transfer system,” Kiernan said. “The county designed them in ’63 and has been using them ever since.” Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Puget Sound Energy is calling on citizens to report suspicious activity near neighborhood power substations and report such activity to 911. The request came after a woman suspected of stealing copper wire from a substation in Enumclaw sustained severe burns to her arms and face Aug. 1. Authorities said the woman and another person cut through 8-foothigh barbed-wire-topped cyclone fence and entered a PSE substation. Inside, the substation has voltages as high as 115,000 volts. PSE servicemen discovered the woman, and called for medical aid, as they responded to a power outage caused by the attempted theft. “Thieves who enter substations to remove copper wiring and vandalize equipment risk serious injury or death from these high-voltage facilities,” Dave Foster, manager of cor-
Sound Transit adds Issaquah Highlands bus stops Sound Transit added another stop on routes 554, 555 and 556 in the Issaquah Highlands on Aug. 6. Riders can now catch eastbound buses at Highlands Drive Northeast and Northeast Ellis Drive. Westbound riders can board buses at Ninth Avenue Northeast and Northeast Ellis Drive. Route 554 runs between Issaquah and downtown Seattle. Routes 555 and 556 link Issaquah to the Northgate Transit Center in Seattle.
King County residents can complete outreach survey Countywide Community Forums of King County is planning a forum at the Issaquah Library to discuss the county’s
porate security for PSE, said in a statement. “In addition to putting themselves and the public in danger, the vandals can cause power outages and tens of thousands of dollars in repair costs, which ultimately impacts customer bills.” Foster said the Bellevue-based utility is experiencing a significant increase in copper thefts, as a result of higher copper prices and current economic conditions. Since August 2010, more than 50 copper thefts have occurred at PSE substations and on utility poles. PSE operates 430 substations in nine counties, including six in Issaquah and three in Sammamish. The utility serves more than 1 million electric customers and almost 750,000 natural gas customers throughout Western Washington, including Issaquah. “We want everyone to be alert and to call 911 if they see any sus-
outreach plan for unincorporated area residents. Residents in the rural, suburban and urban unincorporated areas can weigh in at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at the library, 10 W. Sunset Way. In the meantime, citizens can complete a survey to help county leaders learn how to best to expand community participation, and strengthen the communication link between residents in unincorporated areas and county government. From Aug. 19 to Sept. 9, citizens can attend forums or offer opinions at www.communityforums.org. The outreach model adopted by the King County Council last month establishes eight to 12 community service areas to cover all unincorporated areas, not just the communities included in the unincorporated area councils.
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picious activity around substations and other utility equipment,” King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart said in a statement. PSE, utilities and law enforcement agencies in the Puget Sound region joined to collaborate on ways to stop the copper thefts. The company also added more patrols, motion-activated lighting, identification coding on copper wire and a video alarm system to substations. “Our greatest opportunity for curbing copper theft is in working closely with law enforcement agencies, our local communities and the scrap metal dealers,” Foster said.
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WHAT TO KNOW Puget Sound Energy suggests taking the following steps to prevent copper theft and remain safe around electric facilities: Report suspicious activity around a substation, poles or other electrical equipment, and call 911. Report information about copper thefts to the police. Never enter or touch equipment inside a substation. Stay away from power lines and anything touching a power line.
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B Pomegranate Center answers call to help carve out a community Issaquah organization assists Bellevue church to build public space By Emily Baer Issaquah Press intern
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embers of Bellevue Holy Cross Lutheran Church and the Issaquah-based Pomegranate Center cut, carved, sanded and stained wood planks for 12 hours July 16 to raise money for the construction of a communal area open to the South Bellevue community. In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, Holy Cross appealed to the Pomegranate Center — an international nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering community through the creative process — for help in turning three acres of its property into a public gathering place. Pomegranate held the July 16 carveathon to help raise funds for materials necessary to build the public area. From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., 30 members and volunteers from the church and nonprofit organization worked together to create 18 stained carvings. The carvers followed order forms designating sizes, themes and color palettes for each piece. Some customers and supporters chose to buy for their own homes, while others donated their orders to the to the soon-to-be public space. By 6 p.m., variously sized, rectangular slabs of cedar — carved and stained with herons, feathers, pomegranates, fish and deer — lay out on tarps to dry in the sun. The $6,000 that the carveathon raised will go toward the $70,000 to $80,000 sum Pomegranate Center Executive Director Milenko Matanovic estimates will be necessary to pay for construction materials. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans gave a $2,000 matching donation to the project, increasing the total amount of money collected to $8,000. Kimberley Kibby, treasurer and previous vice president of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, said the plan for the donated land includes an amphitheater, a stage, seating,
Local organizations can apply for county grants Issaquah nonprofit organizations can apply for grants through a program from Countywide Community Forums. The grant program is open to any nonprofit organization operating in King County. Find the application and more information at www.communityforums.org/partner/application. The deadline to apply is Aug. 22. Organizations can receive grants of up to $5,000. The amount is based on the number of survey responses each appli-
Concert series keeps wish alive Funds to benefit charity championed by late Issaquah girl
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By Quinn Eddy Issaquah Press intern
Find the Holy Cross Lutheran Church project on Facebook by searching for “Factoria Outdoor Community Project.” Learn more about the Pomegranate Center at the nonprofit organization’s website, www.pomegranatecenter.org.
shelters, P-Patches, a meditative path and three gateways. The park was designed in a collective, forward-thinking manner unique to Pomegranate. In May, the organization invited the community to participate in a design workshop. Community collaboration During the morning session, the large group engaged in a discussion about what kind of public space they wanted to see created and what community needs they thought should be met, Project Coordinator Bree Delgadillo said. “We ask them to be as thoughtful as possible about the future,” Matanovic said. “There is a big difference between personal opinion and vision. Vision takes courage to articulate because it usually invokes change.” From noon to 5 p.m., the previous brainstorming was molded into specific concepts. Later in the evening, the community returned to the open house to view the Pomegranate designs and to ensure they were interpreted properly. Pomegranate’s distinctive process stems from the artistic, community-building vision of its CEO, Matanovic, a Slovenian artist. He founded the organization in 1986 with an intent to build places, community and leaders of the future through creative collaboration. It operates under the belief that “communities must change and become less wasteful,” he said. “The design of a community shapes how people live and conduct their lives.” Pomegranate has limited personnel, consisting of only four people, including Milenko and his daughter Katya Matanovic. However, while its staff is small, its ca-
Sunshine Day Camp returns for another summer Sunshine Day Camp, run entirely by local teenagers, will be back again this year, from Aug. 8-12 at the Lake McDonald Club House. For $20, children who are potty-trained and up to age 8 can enjoy a week of snacks, games, water activities and lunch. “We are having special guests throughout the week, including a hip-hop teacher and possibly a clown or magician,” said founder Sada Adams, 14. Adams started the camp in 2008 at age 11. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, and all profits will be donated to the American Diabetes Association. Camp organizers ask parents to pay more than $20 if they can to help support the cause. Scholarships will be available
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to those who cannot afford the $20 fee. The camp raised $300 in 2010. “It’s just amazing,” said Heather Berry, whose 6-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son attended the camp in 2010. She said the price was unbeatable for a weeklong camp, and that it was one of the few camps 3-year-olds could attend. She said her kids had as much or more fun than those at more expensive camps.
cant can acquire during Countywide Community Forums’ online surveys from Aug. 19 to Oct. 16. The survey topics focus on how residents in unincorporated areas can engage King County government, as well as the upcoming county budget and King County Metro Transit’s budget shortfall. Participation in Countywide Community Forums is open to anyone living, working or attending school in King County. Options include both in-person forums and an online survey. Find the surveys at www.communityforums.org.
Above, Bellevue Holy Cross Lutheran Church volunteers Janet Farness (left) and Kimberly Kibby seal stained carvings on a tarp outside Pomegranate Center July 16. Pomegranate Center volunteers and Public Space Rangers work in the background. At left, finished carvings are set out July 16 to dry in the sun.
Pomegranate Center Executive Director Milenko Matanovic pacity is big, he said. Sixty “Public Space Rangers” — as the organization calls its pro bono architects, designers, artists and contractors — orbit the core team. Grace Huang, an architect, past board member and current Public Space Ranger, said she was drawn to Pomegranate because of its unique inclusion of community. “It involves people at a level where everyone can find a way to be involved,” she said. “It uses simple techniques that almost anyone can do. And it’s an awesome group of people — a bit like a family.” Those that come in contact with the organization seem to keep
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coming back. Shelli Young, a volunteer at the carveathon, attended a Pomegranate leadership workshop to aid her in her work with communities as a county official. Seventeen years later, she is on the giving end of the organization. Sharing spaces Pomegranate has crafted hundreds of plans, constructed more than 50 public spaces of various
sizes, and given too many talks and workshops to count. It focuses on keeping costs low and affordable. This year, Tully’s Coffee brewer Green Mountain Coffee Roasters awarded Pomegranate with five grants to create five public spaces. Pomegranate is using one of those grants to help
Local musicians from the Society of Emerging Artists will play a three-part music festival Aug. 1214. Taking place at Daniels Recital Hall in Seattle, the performances will benefit Rachel Beckwith’s charity to bring clean water to African villagers. Beckwith, 9, IF YOU GO recently died from injuries she All concerts performed by sustained in a 13-vehicle accithe Society of dent on InterEmerging state 90. Prior to Artists will be her June 12 held at birthday, BeckDaniels with made it Recital Hall in known that, inSeattle at 7 stead of presp.m. ents, her birthFriday, Aug. day wish was to 12 — Classics raise money for concert Charity:Water. Saturday, Aug. After her death, 13 — donations to Children’s Beckwith’s endeavor began to concert pour in. Sunday, Aug. “We chose this 14 — Classics charity because concert the society emTickets will be phasizes the sold at the power of youth,” door for a said Erin Kim, suggested director of press donation of and media affairs for the soci- $5 to $10. All proceeds will ety. “We thought go to Rachel it was a good Beckwith’s way to emphawater charity. size the impact that young people have.” The seed was sown for the Society of Emerging Artists when Korean-American violinist Kevin Lee was offered the baton during one of his eighth-grade orchestra classes. From that point on he knew music would be his life’s calling. “It was electrifying,” said Kevin Lee, conductor and artistic director for the society. Lee was further inspired by the annual performance of Mozart’s
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Issaquah History Museums to commemorate end of World War II with Spirit of ’45 Day By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The guns fell silent and World War II ended as Japan surrendered Aug. 15, 1945 — Aug. 14 in the United States due to the time difference across the Pacific Ocean. In the 66 years since the conflict came to a close, the accomplishments of the greatest generation — the nickname comes from a 1998 Tom Brokaw account — turned into near-legends. In order to commemorate the feats and the way ordinary citizens pulled together for the war effort, the Issaquah History Museums plan to celebrate Spirit of ’45 Day on Aug. 14 to mark the end to the long conflict. “People made some amazing sacrifices and contributions,” museums Executive Director Erica Maniez said. “I think that really contributed to a lot of feelings of unity, not just on a local level, but on a national level.” Overall, more than 16 million people served in the armed forces during World War II. The National World War II Museum estimates about 1,000 veterans of the conflict die each day. “It’s amazing to me to get the individual stories about what all the national themes really meant on a day-to-day basis,” Maniez said. “What was it really like to be in the Pacific worrying about a Japanese kamikaze pilot flying into your ship?” In Issaquah, residents endured wartime rationing and noted wartime activities in a spotter’s log at the firehouse. Maniez describes World War II as much more hands-on for citizens on the home front than subsequent conflicts. “Everyone in the town, even the people that were here, felt like they were all together and they were all working for the same thing,” she said. “Everybody was really focused on what they could do as individuals in order to further the war effort.” Like small towns from coast to coast, Is-
WORLD WAR II ORAL HISTORIES For a comprehensive oral-history project, the Issaquah History Museums interviewed longtime and prominent Issaquah residents about city history and how global events impacted the thentiny town. World War II reshaped the rural community. Issaquah resident Bill Evans served as a medic during World War II after receiving some abbreviated training in Hawaii: Two weeks after I joined this infantry outfit, I got my medical training. When I talked to the first sergeant in this company, out at the Dole pineapple plantation, I said, “When do I get my training? I was told I was going to get training. I don’t know a darn thing about medicine.” He said, “Oh, you’ll get it. It starts tomorrow.” He said, “After breakfast tomorrow, you report back to your tent.” They were wood frameworks, but tent top. And he said, “I’ll have another guy go with you. He’s going to take medical training, too.” So they came and got
us the next morning, and we went back to our tents. The guy said, “Now, you straddle this cot, the Army cot that you’re on. And you face him this way, like you’re sitting and looking at each other. Here’s a needle and a syringe. Now, you stick him in the arm till you can learn to hit the veins. Because you can go right through a vein, you know, if you don’t hit it proper. Then you have to pull it back out and try it again, until you get it.” And I said, “This is the first training we’re getting?” “Yeah.” And the other guy didn’t know any more about it than I did. The transition from Issaquah schoolboy to boot camp to the Pacific theater marked a titanic shift for Rob Pickering: Totally different world. None of us, getting out of this little podunk school of Issaquah in ’41, when they bombed Pearl Harbor, none of us even knew where it was. They said it was in the Hawaiian Islands. I said, “Where in the hell is that?” We didn’t know where the
saquah sent men — including Bill Evans and Rob Pickering — and women to the front lines in Europe and the Pacific. The history museums later collected wartime tales from Evans and Pickering as part of a comprehensive oral-
Hawaiian Islands were. And so going from this farm, where I was born and raised and worked all my life, and my father is the only one that had talked to me and all this stuff — and my mother — and I find myself in boot camp, along with thousands of other guys. It was like a nightmare. Total nightmare! In the Pacific, Pickering sent letters home to Issaquah, after military censors parsed the mail for potential secrets: Oh, I wrote home. Writing letters back then was not like writing letters today. You had them little Vmail things. Little things. And you couldn’t write on the back side. You could only write on the front. And they said, “Don’t say anything about where you are, what the weather is, how many people are in your command, what you’re doing.” And I was thinking, what the hell am I going to write about? Because every letter was censored. A group of guys would sit at a table with a pair of scissors — that’s why you didn’t write on the back side — and they cut it up!
history project. Pickering served in the Navy in the Pacific See WWII, Page B2
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Train time The Issaquah History Museums’ sixth annual Train Show is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Issaquah Depot, 50 Rainier Blvd. N. Attendance at the show is free with museum admission ($2 for adults, $1 for children). Call 392-3500.
Events The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce presents its annual “Sammamish Nights” from 6:30-10 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Sammamish Commons. It features music by Ventura Highway Revisited, local wine tasting and top restaurants. Register at www.sammamishchamber.org. VIP price is $65; general admission is $45. Lake Sammamish Elks Lodge hosts an ice cream social at 1 p.m. Aug. 13, 765 Rainier Blvd. N., $4. It’s Vendor Appreciation Day at the Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., featuring the following events: Mr. Darby’s Music with Friends perform children’s storytelling from 10 a.m. to noon in the courtyard. Chef Bert Blackmore gives a cooking demonstration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the outdoor market. Cheap Therapy performs acoustic music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kaleidoscope School of Music students perform from noon to 2 p.m. in the courtyard. ArtEAST hosts an artists’ opening reception for its new exhibit, “Your Best Shot II,” from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 13 at its UpFront [art] Gallery, 95 Front St. N. Go to http://arteast.org/2011/07/august2011-your-best-shot-ii. The Providence Marianwood gallery presents Sammi Splash through Sept. 30. View a preview of artwork to be featured at this year’s fifth Sammamish Art Fair and view the 2011 SAMMI Award Art Collection from 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 17 at Providence Marianwood, 3725 Providence Point Drive S.E. The Sammamish Splash Kids Tri, for children ages 5 to 15, is Aug. 21. The multisport event features swimming, biking and running by age group. Go to www.buduracing.com. A free outdoor movie showing of “Soul Surfer” is at 8:15 p.m. Aug. 26 at Foothills Baptist Church, Issaquah, at 10120 Issaquah-Hobart Road S.E. Popcorn will be provided. Go to www.foothillschurch.net. A free performance by the Beijing rod puppet theater by Dragon Art Studio, hosted by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Folk Arts in the Parks Program, is at 6 p.m. Aug. 26 in the kitchen shelter at Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road. Go to www.dragonartstudio.com.
Classes ArtEAST offers the following workshops at 95 Front St. N. Go to www.arteast.org. “Figure Drawing Open Studio” 10 a.m. to noon, Mondays, $65 “Nature Journals” — 6-9 p.m.,
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Aug. 10 and 17, $95 “Altoid Tin Assemblage” — 6-9 p.m. Aug. 16, $95 “Prose and Poetry Pub” — 6-8 p.m. Aug. 18, free “Dry Pastels: A Bit Beyond Basics” — 6:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 17 and 18, $85 “Miniature Paintings with Encaustic Pen” — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 20 and 21, $185 “Paint Dancing” — 7-9:30 p.m. Aug. 20, $30 “Expressive Figure Drawing” — 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27, $85 “Painting from the Fire Within” — 1-6 p.m. Aug. 28, $90
Library The following events take place at the Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way. Call 392-5430. “Baby Music Time,” for ages newborn to 14 months with an adult, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 20 Sweet Summer Teen Book Group, for teens, 3:30 p.m. Aug. 18 and 25 “Generating Creativity Through Timed Writing,” for teens, 3 p.m. Aug. 11 “Finances for College,” for teens, 10 a.m. Aug. 13 Computer class: “One-on-One Assistance,” for teens and up, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Aug. 20 “College Admissions 101,” for teens, 10 a.m. Aug. 27
Candace Marie Koski and Christopher Mark Lyle, both of Issaquah, were married July 29, 2011, at The Hall at Fauntleroy — West Seattle. Mysty Gerard officiated. A reception followed at The Hall at Fauntleroy. The newlyweds honeymooned at Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii. The bride is the daughter of Kevin and Cathy Koski, of Issaquah. Her bridal attendants were Samantha Richert (bridesmaid), Courtney Koski (sister), Kelsey Koski (sister), Kim Servoss and Elspeth Stockdale. Marie is a 2006 graduate of Issaquah High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in business in 2010 from Western Washington University. She is a guest experience executive team leader for Target Corp. The groom is the son of Mark and Marsha Lyle, of North Bend. His groomsmen were Jorge Cerda (best man), Nick Kirschner, Mike Kuntz, David Reasoner and Sean Nix. Christopher is a 2003 graduate of Mount Si High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and anthropology in 2007 from Redland College (California). He works as a card services supervisor at Costco Wholesale.
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Seniors Bellewood Senior Living offers the following events at 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. Cascade Café Summer Fiesta, with acoustical guitarist, noon Aug. 18, $10 per person. Call 3912880 to make reservations. Galleria Opening and Wine & Cheese Reception featuring the Accidental Stitcher exhibit by artist Richard Buchmiller, 2-4 p.m. Aug. 21 Issaquah Valley Senior Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday at 75 N.E. Creek Way. The following activities are open to people 55 and older. Call 392-2381. A Hawaiian luau is from 5-7 p.m. Aug. 12 for a $5 donation at the door. An art workshop with Pam Poirier is from 1:30-4 p.m. Aug. 19. Bring your own supplies to this free class. After Lunch Lecture, featuring Tom Malmoe giving a Medicare refresher, is at 12:15 pm. Aug. 23. Bring an Italian-themed dish to a potluck at noon Aug. 24. The following day trips are offered through August: Lakewood Gardens Tour, 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 10, $13/$15 Gold Creek Pond Interpretive Walk, 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 15, $20/$22 Ladies Lunch at Bennett’s Pure Food Bistro on Mercer Island, 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 17, $5/$7
National Guard Airman First Class Annaliese Teubner, the daughter of Kurt and Marianne Teubner, of Issaquah, recently graduated from baAnaliese Teubner sic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Teubner completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an Associate in Applied Science through the Community College of the Air Force. A 1999 graduate of Issaquah High School, Teubner earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2003.
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Downtown Joe (second from left) joins Toastmasters (from left) Brian Burke, Travis Eller, Dan Cunningham, Nick Milanovich and Dan Bone.
Toastmasters host Downtown Joe The Greater Issaquah Toastmasters welcomed “Downtown” Joe Bryant, of “The Bob Rivers Show” fame, to its recent meeting. Bryant spoke about some events in the show’s history during the Table Topics segment of the meeting, in which participants practice impromptu speaking. The Greater Issaquah Toastmasters is a supportive group of community members who make public speaking easy and fun every week. They meet at 6:45 p.m. Thursdays at Bellewood Retirement Community, 3710 Providence Point Road. Learn more at www.issaquahtm.org.
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On June 27, the Bellevue Sister Cities Association introduced to the members of the Bellevue City Council exchange students to and from Kladno, Czech Republic, and Liepaja, Latvia (Bellevue’s European sister cities). Local participants included: Eliott Roberts, of Issaquah, a junior at Skyline High School, is going to Klando. He participates in DECA and has studied three years of Spanish. His goal is to study business at the University of Washington, then go on to law school and eventually work as a sports agent. Christine Corbitt, of Bellevue, a senior at Issaquah High School, is going to Liepaja. She speaks Spanish, participates in drama and choir, and plays the violin and piano. Scott Corbitt, of Bellevue, a sophomore at Issaquah High School, has already left for the exchange program in Hualien, Taiwan. He is an Eagle Scout, likes swimming and hiking, and plays the violin and piano. He plans to study engineering and programming in robotics in college, but is also interested in political science.
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Meet Drago! This 6-monthold purebred Boxer is a silly pup with a lively personality. He’s an affectionate boy who wiggles his back end wildly the moment he sees you! Drago does wonderfully on a leash and would be a great companion for a nice, long run.
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Tyler and Angelina Edwins welcomed daughter Isabella Carmel to their Snoqualmie home June 22, 2011. She was born at Overlake Hospital, in Bellevue, weighing 9 pounds, 1 ounce and measuring 21 inches. She joins brother Brody, 3. Grandparents are Steve and Melinda Sanelli, of Issaquah; Debbie Edwins, of Sammamish; and Tom Edwins, of Redmond. Great-grand parents are Floyd and Carmel Sanelli, of Bellevue; George Miller, of Kirkland; and Richard Smith, of Snoqualmie Pass. Angelina is a 2000 graduate of Issaquah High school. She is a substitute teacher for the Issaquah School District. Tyler is a 1999 graduate of Skyline High School. He is a drafter for Collons & Smith Structural Engineers, in Issaquah.
Meet Gertrude, a beautiful 11-year old tabby with striking green eyes that pair nicely with her fabulous orange-andwhite mane. She’s a poised lady who will cross her paws while she lounges in the sun. Gertrude is ready to chase toys or bat at your shoe strings!
mamish, recently graduated from the Savannah College of Art
and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film and television. The following students recently graduated from Central Washington University. Issaquah: Jessica Berumen, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, elementary education; Brenda Bray, Bachelor of Fine Arts, arts; Sefi Nicolay, Bachelor of Arts, English literature; William Thompson, Bachelor of Science, construction management; and Emma Woodard, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, education Sammamish: Ashley Eller, Bachelor of Arts, elementary education; Joshua Chandley, Bachelor of Science, business administration; Alexandra Kelly, Bachelor of Arts, communications; Korin Shachaf, Bachelor of Arts, law and justice; and Julia Andrzejewski, Bachelor of Arts, elementary education
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The following students from the Issaquah area graduated from the University of Idaho during its recent spring 2011 commencement ceremony. Issaquah: Jeffrey Cowen, Bachelor of Science, communication studies; and Kyla Shkerick, Bachelor of Arts, history Renton: Nicole Buchheit, Bachelor of Science, microbiology; and Timothy Kuzan, Bachelor of Science, fishery resources Sammamish: Ryan Kilroy, Bachelor of Science, political science; and Kameron Nordyke, Bachelor of Science, journalism
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and handled numerous tasks in less-than-ideal circumstances. “Oh, worked on airplanes. Loaded supplies to the front lines. Took wounded off. Just a whole, whole lot of stuff,” he recalled in the 2006 oral-history project interview. “It wasn’t very pleasant. Food was lousy. The water was lousy.” Evans served as a medic during World War II — and received a crash-course in medical training in Hawaii. The training including practicing syringe use on other trainees. “One would stick the other one until he could hit a vein, or an artery. I think these were veins then. When you’d get sick to your stomach from the needle and the pain and everything, then it’s your turn to stick the other guy,” he recalled in the 2006 oral-history project interview. “That was the first medical training I got. I didn’t get much more for a long time.” The idea of regular people rising to meet challenges also continues to resonate almost 70 years since the conflict ended. “It’s really important to exam-
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ine the experiences of the individual people, because it just makes for a richer understanding of what the significance of the war was,” Maniez said. “We hear about it all the time in a global and a national context, but when you think about it on the very local context, when you think about these kids from Issaquah, for whom maybe a big trip was across the bridge to go to Seattle, and here they are in the Pacific theater, farther than they’ve ever been from home and with totally different people.” Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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Clifford Warren Buck
Retired educator Clifford Warren Buck, who passed away July 25, 2011, in Issaquah, was born in San Diego, Calif., on April 2, 1918. Cliff married Mamie Hejhal in 1941 and had a son and daughter with her. Following Mamie’s death in 1983, he married Jean Barrows, who also preceded him in death.
Mr. Buck volunteered for the United States Marine Corps. He served for six years, leaving active duty in 1939. Mr. Buck is survived by son Richard Buck; daughter Jeanne Stilwell; Jean’s daughters Pat Englant and Pennie McMahon; granddaughters Amber Plumb, Camie Callahan, Mary Preston, Jason Earnest and Bonnie Englant; and his great-granddaughters Morgan, Skylar and Emeri.
Gerald LeRoy Lider Aug. 20, 1922 — July 30, 2011 Gerald Lider, 88, died of natural causes in the home of his son Kirk and Carol Lider, of Bellevue, on July 30. Gerry was born in North Gerald Lider Dakota and moved to Seattle in 1936. He served in the Navy during World War II. He earned his degrees at the then-Pacific Lutheran College, then-College of Puget Sound and the University of Washington. He worked in the Issaquah School District as a bus driver, coach, teacher and princi-
pal, opening Sunset Elementary and Maywood Junior High schools, retiring in 1977. He celebrated 64 years of marriage to Mildred Hanson of Mount Vernon. They have three children, Wendy Swanson, of Redmond, Eric, of Lake Oswego, Ore., and Kirk; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. He had a great love for camping, fishing, golfing, his family and most importantly, his faith. His Norske joke telling became his trademark for laughter. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Grace Lutheran Church, Bellevue. Remembrances can be sent to Grace Lutheran Church or Pacific Lutheran University. For more information and a detailed obituary, go to www.sunsethillsfuneralhome.com.
David Slickman David Slickman, age 75, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2011, at his home in Issaquah, after a courageous 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. David Slickman Dave was born Sept. 6, 1935, in Madison, Wis., the son of Donald D. and Nettie L. (Anderson) Slickman Spevacek. He was confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church, where his parents were lifelong members. He was proud of his East Side Madison roots and family heritage on his mother’s side, whose antecedents were well-known Dane County pioneers in Vienna Township, near DeForest, dating back to the 1840s. Dave enjoyed vacationing at his family's summer cottage on Lake Wisconsin. He was a 1953 graduate of Madison East High School, where he played on the football team, and he earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1957 from University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received a letter for being on the University of Wisconsin Crew Team and was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity. After college, Dave enlisted in the United States Army, and he served as an officer in Berlin, Germany. After his stint in the Army, he joined Rex Chainbelt, Milwaukee, Wis., in 1961, and his career
with the company as a sales engineer with his specialty in aircraft bearings led him to live in Los Angeles, Seattle and Downers Grove, Ill. Dave is survived by his life partner Lorraine Morton, (Issaquah); his two children Derek (Maren) Slickman (Two Rivers, Wis.), Don (Hilbert, Wis.); his precious grandchildren David, Katie and Laura Slickman; Brenda (John) Koprowski (Two Rivers, Wis.); three stepbrothers, William, Robert and David Spevacek, and their families. Dave is also survived by many other dear relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father Don in January 1963; by his mother Nettie in July 2009; and by his stepfather Al Spevacek in March 1995. A memorial service was July 29 at Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home. A second memorial service will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison, Wis.; burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery in Madison, Wis. Friends are invited to sign the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.
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Jennifer Beagley VanOrman, beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister, passed away July 29, 2011. Our beautiful, red-headed baby girl was born Aug. 9, Jennifer VanOrman 1969, in Cedar City, Utah, the second of six children to David and Roberta (Bobbi) Beagley. She grew up in Idaho and Utah, attending schools in Lindon and Pleasant Grove, Utah. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1987, after which she moved to Scarsdale, N.Y., to be a nanny for a year. Jennie met the love of her life, John Ransom VanOrman II, at the young age of 14. They were married July 15, 1988, in the Salt Lake LDS temple. They have lived in Provo, Orem and Lindon, Utah, and currently reside in Issaquah. Realizing her most important role in this life, that of mother, Jennie was blessed with three children: Adrienne, Cutler and Joshua. There wasn’t anything Jennie loved more than being a mother. There were many other children that had the chance to call her Mom, as she faithfully nurtured many foster children. Destiny Fletcher, who they were later able to adopt, was one of them. Through the challenges and hardships that life provided, Jennie always believed in her children and hoped for the best. She was a wonderful friend to many and was the best “big” sister, having taught her three younger sisters all about life, spending endless time with her family singing, playing tennis, working on weekends and traveling with her family. She was a member of several swim teams, beginning at age 7, and was a member of the U.S.A. Junior National Swim Team at age 14. She loved playing tennis in high school, but music was her true passion. This God-given talent developed at an early age. She was an accompanist to her junior high and high school choirs and took voice lessons for more than six years. She taught piano lessons to many students in Utah and Washington, and thoroughly enjoyed playing Handel’s “Messiah.” There was not a better accompanist anywhere, but her true love was singing with her sisters and transposing music. She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving diligently in many different callings, including Primary, Young Women, Relief Society and as a visiting teacher. She was an employee of Deseret Book, where she enjoyed sharing the gospel and her love of music. Jennie is survived by her husband, John Ransom VanOrman II; her four children Adrienne, Cutler and Joshua VanOrman, all of Issaquah, and Destiny Fletcher; her parents David and Roberta (Bobbi) Beagley, of Pleasant Grove, Utah; two brothers, Scott Beagley, of Gilbert, Ariz., and Paul Beagley, of Mesa, Ariz.; and three sisters, Pam Ackerman, of Shelley, Idaho, Cheryl Bullock, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and Mindy Olsen, of Pleasant Grove, Utah. She was preceded in death by a stillborn child, her loving grandparents and her fatherin-law John Ransom VanOrman. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home, 540 E. Sunset Way. Funeral service is at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Bellevue South Stake Center (LDS church), 15205 S.E. 28th St., Bellevue. Concluding service and interment will follow at Upper Hillside Cemetery, Issaquah. Friends are invited to share memories, sign the online guest book and get directions at www.flintofts.com.
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“Requiem” at Seattle’s St. James Cathedral, and started his own ensemble, the Eastside Project Chamber Orchestra. “I love Kevin’s enthusiasm and his immersion in the music,” said Emmeran Pokorny, violin player. Made up of about 30 volunteers, the group consisted of students in either high school or early college. It took Lee only three months to pull people together and practice before their first performance. “Since we were all friends we grew together as a group,” Lee said. “I don’t know if I’ll ever again have that level of cohesiveness and sense of community.” The group’s first performance took place at Issaquah’s Covenant Presbyterian Church. Proceeds from the concert went to The Food Bank at St. Mary’s. “It went very well. We were a little nervous and intimidated because classical music tends to be performed and enjoyed by aficionados,” Lee said. The group performed four concerts, all benefiting local charities. The last concert incorporated not only orchestral pieces, but also solos and choral works. “We’ve raised thousands of dollars for food banks and scholarship funds,” Lee said. “Our first concert raised $200, but our last raised over $2,000.” Other organizations benefiting from their concerts included the Is-
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pay for the Holy Cross project. “We create spaces for less than market cost,” Matanovic said. “The cost of the Holy Cross project is $70,000 to $80,000, but the value is much more because of the hours of work we give.” Though the South Bellevue community’s space will be built between Aug. 25 and 28, the total budget required to complete the design will not have been met yet. Pomegranate and the Holy Cross team will assemble the key amenities during the last weekend in August — the amphitheater, stage, garden and shelter — and build the rest as funds are raised. Janet Farness, leader of the Holy Cross Earth Keeping Ministry, spoke highly of Pomegranate’s ability to create a space that is useful and meaningful to a community. “We really wanted to share
saquah Food Bank and Fostering Tunes, a branch of the Treehouse foster care organization, which is dedicated to providing foster children with a musical education. Back in town for summer vacation from Columbia University in New York, Lee’s next project is the creation of a new group, the Society of Emerging Artists. “Our goal is to expose classical music and show that it’s something that everyone can love and that it applies to everyone,” Kim said. “It’s not just for older people.” Manifesting from the Eastside Project Chamber Orchestra, the new group has many of the same members and builds on past lessons learned. “We’re being much more ambitious and we have much better musicians,” said Erin Hoffman, administrative director for the society. “Concerts will be bigger and we’re doing more of them.” According to Lee, people don’t see how the sound tells a story. “Just because its old doesn’t mean it’s outdated,” Hoffman said. “There are universal themes that people don’t generally see and our goal is to show people these voices.” For this new endeavor, Lee spent time selecting leadership. “We handpicked student leaders based on their responsibility, reliability, ability to inspire others and their self initiative,” Lee said. “These are all people I can trust with the music.” The society’s upcoming music festival will carry with it a theme of voices and will focus on the connection between music and storytelling.
this piece of land and try to be very welcoming,” she said. “They have a proven process. They live where we live, so they really understand this community.” When asked how he has managed to lead a productive and relevant organization for more than 20 years, Matanovic said that while Pomegranate has experienced “a lot of ups and downs,” it has been successful largely because of “the rising tide around these issues.” “When I first started giving talks, people said, ‘Why?’” Matanovic said. “Now when we ask communities what they want, they say, ‘Gathering places.’ We were ahead of the curve.” Farness’ belief in the importance of community public spaces might be proof of the “rising tide” Milenko spoke of. “It’s interesting what brings people together,” she said. “Community just might be that commonality.” Emily Baer: 392-6434 or isspress@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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“I think I’ll definitely be ready for the festival,” said cello player Michael Su. “The level of playing is very advanced and there’s a lot of originality through the way Kevin conducts.” The festival will be presented in a three-part concert series and will take place over the course of a weekend. The first concert will feature large orchestral works. The traditional repertoire will emphasize the cultural and historical contexts surrounding the works performed, which will include works by Bach and Elgar. “Our goal is to play the music the way the composer intended,” Lee said. The second concert will be a children’s concert with a focus on inspiring the next generation of musicians. Rather than being performed by a full orchestra, it will feature one person per instrumental part to make for a more personal concert experience. The concert will feature pieces such as the “Carnival of the Animals” and “Brandenburg Concerto No. 6.” Younger soloists will be invited to perform. The final concert will explore stories told through music. Orchestral works performed at the final concert will include pieces from Strauss and Dvorak. The idea behind the concert is to demonstrate how voices throughout have universal messages still relevant in today’s world. Quinn Eddy: 392-6434 or isspress@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011
Good news: Bears win second state title in a row By Bob Taylor Issaquah Press sports editor Mark Gray has a knack for being associated with championship teams. After all, he starred on title teams in football and baseball during his Issaquah High School days. The past two summers, he has also been head coach of the Field of Champions Bears baseball team, which has accomplished a rarity for local teams in recent years. The Bears have won two state championships in a row. This summer, the Bears captured the Mickey Mantle 15U state title. Basically, the same group won the 14U state Sandy Koufax championship the previous summer. “They are a great bunch of kids,” Gray said. The team is mostly Issaquah and Skyline high school players. The Bears went 19-2 in league action this summer and posted a 4-1 record at the state tournament. In the championship game, the Bears defeated the Puget Sound Shockers, 8-0, at Redmond’s Hartman Park. “The Shockers had beaten us three times this season. I guess the fourth time was the charm,” Gray said. Outfielder Mitchell Morimoto, who played on Issaquah High’s varsity team last spring as a freshman, was selected as the state tournament’s most valuable player. Outfielder Derek Chapman and outfielder-pitcher Tommy Medawar, of Issaquah; and pitcher-first baseman Drew Lunde, outfielder Bradley Hoss and pitcher Nate Gibson, of Sky-
line, were selected to the tournament all-star team with Morimoto. “Morimoto had a great tournament and Gibson was just dominating on the mound,” Gray said. While the Bears had strong pitching at state, they also hit the ball with authority. In one game, the Bears hit five home runs. “We had a strong lineup. One through nine, every one of the kids could hit,” Gray said. Although the Bears qualified for the 15U Mickey Mantle World Series, the club elected not to participate in the tournament. “We felt they had played enough baseball this year, and it was time for them to get ready for football season,” Gray said. Rounding out the Bears team were infielder Diego Graterol, infielder-pitcher Jason Santiago and pitcher-outfielder Ryan Wilson, of Skyline; second baseman Keegan Chaplin, shortstop Jack Gellatly and outfielder-pitcher Ryan Peart, of Issaquah; and catcher Scott Cohen and third baseman Hayden Meier, of Eastside Catholic High School. “It’s been fun to watch the team come together the last two years,” Gray said. Based on its success of a year ago, the Bears entered this summer with a ton of confidence. “They had a little more moxie this year. They went out and played real hard in every game. They felt no one could beat them,” Gray said. “They always found ways to win baseball games. They went out and played the game the See BEARS, Page B6
BY JIM BOYLE
Mark Gray (right), Bears coach, sends baserunner Nate Gibson home for a run on a teammate’s single during a game July 10.
Lakeside run to state finale falls short of title By Bob Taylor Issaquah Press sports editor
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Christina Frost competes with Sonny in Tulsa, Okla., during the 2008 Pinto World Championship Horse Show.
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Christina Frost and pinto Sonny become world champions
By Emily Baer Issaquah Press intern Every 5-year-old girl dreams of having a pony, but few see their wishes come true. Issaquah High School graduate and University of Washington Honors College sophomore Christina Frost became one of the happy minority when her parents came home with a beautiful, black, Arabian horse 13 years ago. Since then, Frost has won myriad awards, returning from the 2011 Pinto World Championship Horse Show last month as the English Youth High Point and Senior Youth All Around High Point World Champion. Frost placed in 10 of the 20 classes in which she competed. Each one tested a different skill, including reinsmanship, speed and pattern-following ability. Judges tallied up the points that riders scored in each class and the high point award went to the rider with the most overall points. At the recent championship, Frost placed first, second or third in English showmanship, dressage, English discipline rail, show hack, pleasure driving, reinsmanship, working hunter, zone invitational, stake race and Western showmanship. No trainer needed In the world of horse showing, Frost is quite an anomaly — in more ways than one. She said that her unique style of training and competing, combined with her success, have made her the target of criticism. Frost and her horse Sonny (stage name: RJ Stylin’ in Red)
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Sonny and Frost attack a barrel race course, trying to come away with the fastest time and an absence of errors. aren’t a pair that initially strike fear into their opponents’ hearts. “When Sonny comes in, he doesn’t have ring presence,” she said. “He’s small and not pretty.” The last time Frost bought herself a new riding outfit was in ninth grade — and yes, despite
what you may think, show-wear is important because it catches the attention of the judges. Luckily for Frost, her grandparents gift her with the approSee BEST, Page B6
The Lakeside Recovery 17U baseball team lost a showdown with District II rival Woodinville, 9-7, Aug. 7 in the state AA American Legion championship game at Spokane’s Gonzaga Prep. Lakeside Recovery held a 7-3 lead through six innings, but Woodinville rallied behind home runs from Matt Laitala and Caleb Hamilton. The Falcons scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat Lakeside Recovery. Matt Laitala supplied the big blow with a three-run home run that put Woodinville ahead, 8-7. Caleb Hamilton followed with a solo shot. Daniel Rawlings, of Issaquah High School, had two hits, drove in a run and scored a run to lead Lakeside Recovery. Patrick Harrod, of Skyline, had one hit and scored twice. Lakeside Recovery, which won the District II tournament last month, finished the season with a 44-20 record. The title game pitted the two bracket winners against each other for the title of the 16-team tournament. Eight teams played at Spokane’s University High School, and the other eight at Gonzaga Prep. Woodinville finished first in the University High bracket and Lakeside Recovery was first in the Gonzaga Prep bracket. Lakeside Recovery reached the final by winning three straight games after falling to Burlington, 5-4, Aug. 4. On Aug. 2, Lakeside Recovery scored three times each in the fifth and sixth innings to defeat the Mead Panthers, 6-2, in the opening round. David McIlvaine, of Issaquah High, had two hits and scored two runs in Lakeside Recovery's victory against Mead. Jacob Chinery and James Ferris, both of Newport High School, each had two hits. Winning pitcher Levi Novak, of Newport, pitched a complete game and struck out nine. Lakeside Recovery exploded for four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning Aug. 3 en route to an 8-6 victory against the host Gonzaga Prep Bulldogs. Curtis Kojima and Frazier Krall, of Newport, Ferris and Harrod each had two hits for Lakeside Recovery. Chinery, who threw a complete game, struck out nine batters. Lakeside Recovery scored twice in the first inning and then plated single runs in the second and third innings. The team then put the contest away with the four-run fourth. On Aug. 4, Lakeside Recovery lost to Burlington, 5-4. Rawlings had two hits, drove in a run and scored a run for Lakeside Recovery. See LAKESIDE, Page B5
Issaquah man wins gold in international event By Tom Corrigan Issaquah Press reporter Having missed a previous event earlier this year because of an injury to his right hamstring, Issaquah’s Jim Crittenden, 61, said he just couldn’t pass up the unique opportunity to compete in the international World Masters Athletics Championships held July 6-17 in Sacramento, Calif. The biennial event was last held in the United States 16 years ago. This year’s contests attracted 4,800 athletes, ranging in age from 35 to 101 and representing 93 countries. Two years from now, Brazil will host the track and field event. So Crittenden figured this was essen-
tially his one realistic shot to compete at such a high level. That shot paid off. Even though he scratched on five of his eight long jumps, Crittenden took the gold for the event in the 60-64 age group. He pulled his left hamstring on his last jump and had to pass on what would have been his ninth jump. Crittenden said he chose not to even watch the last participants make their jumps. “I knew I was in the hunt,” but he added he had no idea he had won until a Swedish jumper congratulated him. The Swede came in second; Crittenden’s final leap of 5.29 meters had beaten his nearest competition by a single
centimeter. “It may be a little corny,” Crittenden said, “but I was glad to bring the gold back to Issaquah.” Crittenden has called the city home since 1975. And this isn’t the first time he has managed to gain recognition for himself and his adopted hometown. “I’ve been active my whole life,” Crittenden said. In 2005, just weeks after the death of his youngest son in a traffic accident, Crittenden took the gold in the long jump and the silver in the high jump at the national Senior Olympics. He placed seventh in the 200-meter run. Tyler Crittenden was 21 when he died and, understandably, his fa-
ther said the accident “turned my life upside down.” Crittenden added he planned to skip the nationals, but a friend convinced him that his son would want him to compete. For the Sacramento event, Crittenden said he spent about a year in training, spending the past few months under the tutelage of a personal trainer. While he works out regularly, Crittenden picked up his normal pace in preparation for the international competition. His training regimen included sprints up the local mountains, working on a stair climber with a See GOLD, Page B5
BY TOM CORRIGAN
Jim Crittenden wears his most recent athletic medal, the long jump gold from the international World Masters Athletics Championships. He still competes in memory of his late son, Tyler.
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Parade of swimmers head to medal podium Several members of the Issaquah Swim Team wrapped up their summer season with spectacular performances at the Pacific Northwest Swimming Long Course Championships July 2831 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Among the highlights was a record-setting effort by the Issaquah Swim Team 11-12 boys 200 medley relay. The team of Ryan Kinnear, Ivan Graham, Jacob Leahy and Brandon Leu finished first in 2 minutes, 8.4 seconds. The time was also the fifth fastest in the nation this year. The four swimmers also won three other relays in their age division. Kinnear, whose sister Katie captured three 4A state titles for Skyline High School last winter, showed he is a force in the pool, too. He was the big winner for the Issaquah Swim Team with seven first places. Kinnear won three individual races and swam on four winning relays. His first-places came in the 200 individual medley (2:32.02), 400 individual medley (5:28.07) and 200 backstroke (2:29.00). In addition, Kinnear had second-place finishes in the 100 freestyle (1:03.05), 50 backstroke (32.83) and 100 backstroke (1:10.28). He also had thirdplaces in the 50 butterfly (30.62) and the 100 butterfly (1:08.35). Leahy took first in the 50 butterfly (29.76) and the 100 butterfly (1:07.11). He was also second in the 50 freestyle (28.75) and had thirds in the 100 backstroke (1:12.33) and the 200 individual medley (2:36.08). Graham took second in the 200 butterfly (2:33.60), 200 individual medley (2:35.12) and 400 individ-
ual medley (5:32.37). He was also third in the 100 breaststroke (1:19.22) and in the 200 breaststroke (2:52.15). Leu took second in the 800 freestyle (10:40.24). Kinnear, Leu, Graham and Leahy finished first in the 200 freestyle relay (1:57.65). They took the 400 freestyle relay (4:20.52) and the 400 medley relay (4:47.56). No other Issaquah Swim Team boy had a first place. However, Matthew Leahy, in the 10 & under division, took second in four races and also swam as a member of a relay team that took second. Leahy was second in the 100 backstroke (1:21.89), 50 butterfly (35.79), 100 butterfly (1:22.79), and 200 individual medley (2:52.92). He also took third in the 50 backstroke (38.72). Leahy swam as a member of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished second (2:16.13). Kyle Falkner, Gavyn Brayman and Andres Gonzalez were other members of the relay. The same foursome placed third in the 200 medley relay (2:38.73). Gonzalez took second in the 50 freestyle (32.72). In the boys 13-14 division, Nick Klatt was second in the 800 freestyle (9:09.91) and third in the 1,500 freestyle (17:34.18). Skyline graduate Alex Palumbo, who swims for the Bellevue Club, had a second in the 800 freestyle (8:41.54), and had thirds in the 400 freestyle (4:11.73) and in the 1,500 freestyle (16:43.48). Logan Briggs, of the Issaquah Swim Team and Liberty High School, was third in the 800 freestyle (8:48.12).
In the girls 13-14 competition, Mackenna Briggs, of the Issaquah Swim Team, won the 50 freestyle (27.87). She also had second places in the 100 freestyle (1:01.23), 200 butterfly (2:27.33) and the 400 individual medley (5:12.57). Briggs took third in the 100 butterfly (1:05.48) and third in the 200 individual medley (2:25.55). The Issaquah Swim Team girls’ 10-and-under 200 freestyle relay team finished first (2:14.35). Stephanie Young, Natalie Sun, Emily Sur and Grace Luehmann made up the team. Young also placed second in the 100 backstroke (1:21.35), and had third places in the 200 freestyle (2:31.23) and in the 50 backstroke (37.14). She also led off the 200 medley relay team that finished second (2:33.04). Danika Himes, Belle Battistoni and Luehmann were other members of the relay. In the girls 15 and over division, Skyline High School graduate Danielle Palumbo, who swims for the Bellevue Club, was first in the 200 backstroke (2:20.68) and second in the 100 backstroke (1:06.91). Palumbo also helped the Bellevue Club win the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay. Meghan O’Keefe, a Skyline student who competes for the Bellevue Club, was also on the 400 medley relay team. The Issaquah Swim Team 400 freestyle relay team of Kayla Flaten, Stephanie Munoz, Katie Kinnear and Nicole Lecoq took second (4:03.16). The 200 medley relay team of Yui Umezawa, Flaten, Kinnear and Lecoq also took second (2:03.01).
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McIlvaine had two hits, four runs batted in and scored three runs for Lakeside Recovery. Rawlings had a single, scored two runs and stole two bases for Lakeside Recovery. Lakeside Recovery led 10-2 going into the top of the sixth inning when Kennewick scored four times to make the contest closer. However, Lakeside Recovery put the contest away by answering with four runs in the bottom half of the inning. The victory against Kennewick meant Lakeside Recovery would again play Burlington, the lone undefeated team in the bracket. Lakeside Recovery, needing to
beat Burlington twice to reach the state title game, responded with two crucial victories. In the first game, Lakeside Recovery prevailed, 8-3. Rawlings, McAllvaine, Harrod and Newport’s Ioannis Kritsonis each had two hits. Lakeside Recovery hitters game starting pitcher Jacob Rosen, of Newport, a 6-0 cushion and he picked up the victory with relief help from Issaquah’s Scott Boydston. In the second game, Lakeside Recovery rallied for six runs in the top of the sixth inning to beat Burlington, 8-7. McIlvaine had three hits to lead Lakeside Recovery.
of his home. Because of the hamstring injury, Crittenden took himself out of the triple jump event he was slated to compete in next. But he insists the injury won’t slow him down for long. He plans on beginning his regular jogs again soon and will spend at least part of the rest of the summer on horseback pursuing what he said is his real passion, competitive team roping. In those rodeo competitions, Crittenden and a partner each attempt to rope a different portion of a steer, bring it down and get it tied down. Winners are based on the best roping times. “I’ve just always been interested in it,” Crittenden said of roping.
In regard to future track and field events, he said he’s just not sure what comes next. His trainer is pushing him to take on running events at the next senior nationals. Crittenden said thanks to his training he’s running faster than he ever has before, but still isn’t completely sold on running events. “I have to admit, I’m curious,” Crittenden said. Currently working as an aerospace engineer for an Everett firm, Crittenden said he has no plans to retire anytime soon from his job or from roping. “It’s strange to think I’m 61 years old,” he said. “I say the words, I know it’s true, but I just don’t feel it.”
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Lakeside Recovery led 4-0 going into the bottom of the fourth inning when Burlington scored four times to tie the game. Burlington tallied the winning run in the fifth inning. The loss to Burlington meant Lakeside Recovery had to play Kennewick, a perennial power, in a loser-out game Aug. 5. McIlvaine drilled a three-run triple in the sixth inning to highlight a four-run rally as Lakeside Recovery beat Kennewick, 14-9.
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40-pound pack on his back and doing about 100 or so pushups every night. Had he not scratched on several jumps, all of that work may have paid off in even more than a gold medal. Crittenden said he knows some of his scratched jumps were longer than his winning jump and he thinks at a minimum he came close to breaking the world record for his age group. Crittenden is pretty familiar with the distance of that record. He has it marked off in a hallway
Cougar Mountain 13-mile run is set for Aug. 13 The final summer race of the Cougar Mountain Trail Running Series is Aug. 13 with the grueling 13mile run at King County’s Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park. The race, which begins at the Sky Country Trailhead, starts at 8:30 a.m. The Sky Country Trailhead is on 166th Way Southeast, just off Cougar Mountain Way. The event also serves as the Pacific Northwest Regional 13-mile Trail Running Championship. Members of the USA Track and Field Association are eligible to compete in the race. The Cougar Mountain series, in its eighth season, is sponsored by the Seattle Running Club. Of each racer’s individual event fee, $15 goes toward maintenance and improvements in King County Parks. More than $70,000 has been raised in the past seven years for King County Parks. Pre-register for the race at www.databarevents.com/cougar.asp.
Lakeside schedules tryouts The Lakeside Recovery baseball program has scheduled tryouts for its 2012 teams. Tryouts for the 13-and-under Sandy Koufax tryouts are from 58 p.m. Aug. 10 at Skyline. Tryouts for the 16-18 AAA American Senior American Legion, 18-and-under Babe Ruth and AA American Legion teams are from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 11-12 at Newport High School. Call 444-4747.
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The Issaquah Reign 12U baseball team took first place in the silver division at the United States Specialty Sports Association King of the Northwest tournament July 24 in Lacey.
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Football golf tourney is Aug. 12 The Issaquah High School football program is holding a golf tournament Aug. 12 at the Lake Wilderness Golf Course in Maple Valley. Participating in the event will be Issaquah football coaches, alumni, former football players, parents of current players, local businessmen and friends of Issaquah football. The tournament features a fourman scrabble and begins with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Proceeds will
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The Reign outscored opponents 43-8 in three games. Issaquah defeated the Anacortes Blackhawks, 18-1, in three innings; the Eatonville Cruisers, 100, in four innings; and the Rawling Rebels, 15-7, in the title game. The team was Brendan Bayron, Drew Feldman, Griffin Morimoto, Gregory Ketron, Blake Berger, Tyler Chan, Sean Peterson, Dane Mui, Bryant Hyun, Andrew Sarkozy, Corey Chaplin and Levi Bellas. Head coach of the team was Cary Morimoto, assisted by Pete Bayron.
Matt Wickswat, a former Issaquah High School standout, has provided the Winston-Salem, N.C., Dash with some hot pitching of late. Wickswat, a lefthander, picked up his fifth straight victory July 30 when the Dash defeated Myrtle Beach, Fla., 6-1, in a Class A Carolina League contest. Wickswat, 5-1 for the season, struck out seven batters.
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Issaquah alumni mile is Aug. 13 The third running of the Issaquah High School alumni mile is at 5 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Issaquah Middle School track. The annual summer event gathers track and cross country runners who once competed for Issaquah High. Register online at http://sites.google.com/site/ issaquahhsannualalumnimile. The schedule of events includes a kids lollipop 200-meter run at 5 p.m. and alumni mile at 5:15 p.m.
Alumni players are needed Alumni Football USA is looking for graduates from the Skyline and Issaquah high-school programs to play in an alumni game in October. Roster spaces are limited to 40 players for each team. This is full-contact football with high school rules. Alumni Football USA provides all of the gear, such as helmets and pads, as well as the field and officials. Players must be 18 and older and must have attended either Issaquah or Skyline. However, to compete in the game players did not have to have played on their high school team. College players can also play in the game. Anyone interested should call 888-404-9746 toll free or go to www.alumnifootballusa.com.
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AA STATE TOURNAMENT At Spokane Aug. 2 Game LAKESIDE RECOVERY 17U 6, MEAD PANTHERS 2 Mead 000 001 1 – 2 5 2 Lakeside 000 033 x – 6 9 0 Mahlen Hoch and Walker Vela; Levi Novak and Mack Barry. W: Novak, L: Hoch. 2B: Jordan McGowan (M), Hoch (M). Lakeside highlights: David McIlvaine 2-3, 2 runs, 1 SB; James Ferris 2-2, 1 RBI, 1 SB; Ioannis Kritsonis 12, 2 runs, 3 SBs; Jacob Chinery 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB; Jacob Rosen 1-3, 1 run; Patrick Harrod 1-1, Novak CG, 9 Ks, 1 BB. Aug. 3 Game LAKESIDE RECOVERY 17U 8, GONZAGA PREP 6 Gonzaga Prep 021 012 0 – 6 9 2 Lakeside 211 400 x – 8 10 2 Maxwell Eugenio, Scott Rowland (3), Cory Sago (5) and Chase Behrens; Jacob Chinery and Zack Walker. W: Chinery, L: Eugenio. 3B: Frazier Krall (L). 2B: Jacob Rosen (L), James Ferris (L), Christopher Szanbelan (GP), Trevor Cote (GP). Lakeside highlights: Curtis Kozima 2-2, 1 run; David McIlvaine 1-2, 2 runs; Rosen 1-3, 1 RBI, SF; Ferris 2-4, 1 RBI; Patrick Harrod 2-2, Krall 2-3, 2 runs; Ioannis Kritsonis 0-1, 2 runs, 3 SBs; Chinery CG, 9 Ks, 3 BBs. Aug. 4 Game BURLINGTON 5, LAKESIDE RECOVERY 17U 4 Lakeside 201 100 0 – 4 7 2 Burlington 000 410 x – 5 10 1 Trevor Creek, Scott Boydston (4) and Mack Barry; Walker Olis, Sean Connally (4) and Ryan Wade. W: Olis, L: Creek. 2B: Dane Askvig (B), Shawn Steiner (B). 3B: Dalton Schwetz (B). Lakeside highlights: Daniel Rawlings 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 SB; Jacob Rosen 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 run; Ioannis Kritsonis 1-3, 1 run; James Ferris 1-3, 1 RBI; Jacob Chinery 1-3, 1 RBI; Barry 1-4. Aug. 5 Game LAKESIDE RECOVERY 17U 14, KENNEWICK 9 Kennewick 010 104 3 – 9 13 3 Lakeside 028 004 x – 14 8 1 Clayton Ayers, Colton Plew (4), William Edie (6) and Justin Hancock; Connor McCarthy and Zack Walker, W: McCarthy, L: Ayers. 3B: David McIlvaine (L). 2B: Oscar Ramos (K), Hancock (K), Mark Driver (K). Lakeside highlights: McIlvaine 2-3, 4 RBIs, 3 runs, 1 SB; Ioannis Kritsonis 2-2, 1 run; Daniel Rawlings 1-3, 2 runs, 2 SBs; James Ferris 1-3, 2 runs; Jacob Chinery 13, 2 runs, 1 SB; Walker 1-4, 1 run, 1 SB; McCarthy CG, 6 Ks, 1 BB. Aug. 6 Games LAKESIDE RECOVERY 17U 8, BURLINGTON 3 Burlington 000 002 1 – 3 7 0 Lakeside 201 131 x – 8 11 0 Derek Wieringa and Ryan Wade; Jacob Rosen, Scott Boydston (6) and Mack Barry. W: Rosen, L: Wieringa. 2B: Dalton Schwetz (B), David McIlvaine (L). Lakeside highlights: Daniel Rawlings 2-3, 1 run; Ioannis Kritsonis 2-2, 1 RBI, 1 SB; McAllvaine 2-3, 3 runs; James Ferris 1-4, 1 run, 1 SB; Patrick Harrod 2-4, 1 run; Connor McCarthy 1-2, Barry 0-3, 2 runs; Rosen 5 IP, 1 run, 3Ks, 1-3. LAKESIDE RECOVERY 17U 8, BURLINGTON 7 Lakeside 010 106 0 – 8 6 2 Burlington 015 100 0 – 7 8 1 Cole Westover, Levi Novak (4) and Zack Walker; Sidney Livingston, Lane Askvig (7) and Christopher Burt. W: Novak, L: Livingston. 2B: Daniel Rawlings (L), James Ferris (L), Dalton Schwetz (B), Livingston (B). Lakeside highlights: Rawlings 1-4, 1 RBI; Ioannis Kritsonis 0-1, 1 run, 1 SB; Ferris 1-3, 1 run; James Rosen 1-4, 1 run; David McIlvaine 3-4, 2 runs; Patrick Harrod 0-2, 1 run, 1 SB; Mack Barry 0-1, 1 run; Curtis Kojima 0-2, 1 run. Aug. 7 Championship Game WOODINVILLE 9, LAKESIDE 17U 7 Lakeside 220 102 000 – 7 7 1 Woodinville 020 100 24x – 9 13 1 Jake Chinery, Trevor Creek (4), Levi Novak (7) and Mack Barry; Caleb Hamilton, Jacob Segesser (2), Maxwell Carter (6) and Harrison Van Til. W: Carter, L: Novak. 2B: Daniel Rawlings (L), James Ferris (L), Chinery (L). HR: Matthew Laitala (W), Hamilton (W), Tommy Wick (L). Lakeside highlights: Rawlings 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 run; Patrick Harrod 1-2, 2 runs, 1 SB; Ioannis Kritsonis 1-4, 1 RBI; Ferris 1-5, 1 run; Chinery 1-5, 1 RBI; David McIlvaine 0-3, 1 run; Barry 0-2, 2 runs; Curtis Kojima 1-1.
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Running Footzone 5K At Redmond Local finishers: 5, Simon Sorensen (Issaquah) 15:23; 7, Matthew Frerker (Sammamish) 15:35; 14, Chris Tolonen (Issaquah) 16:26; 17, Nick Knoblich (Issaquah) 17:01; 19, Ryan Bentley (Sammamish) 17:06; 21, Keegan Symmes (Sammamish) 17:15; 27, Mark Milloy (Sammamish) 17:26; 30, Brian Carroll (Sammamish) 17:38; 32, Grant Uselman (Sammamish) 17:45; 34, Curtis McCarson (Sammamish) 17:56; 37, Ryan Rixon (Issaquah) 18:21; 46, Ethan Freed (Sammamish) 19:04; 54, Martyn Pletcher (Issaquah) 19:31; 58, Stephen Ellis (Sammamish) 19:46; 68, Eric Reynertson (Issaquah) 20:26; 82, Samuel Symmes (Sammamish) 21:46; 85, Bruce McLean (Sammamish) 21:50; 96, Andrew Stuard (Issaquah) 22:36; 105, Sean Batty (Sammamish) 23:03; 106, David Ieng (Issaquah) 23:16; 110, Osamu Yamamoto (Sammamish) 23:48; 122, Steve Carlson (Preston) 24:54; 128, Larry Schwitters (Issaquah) 25:23; 132, Craig Dickison (Sammamish) 25:40; 137, Jennifer Mahaffey (Issaquah) 26:34.
Grand Ridge Trail Runs At Grand Ridge Park 5K race Top finishers: 1, Peter Ellis 36:35.4; 2, Rick Heckenlaible 46:12.9; 3, Eduardo Ramos 46:37.2; 4, Bryan Adams 47:04.5; 5, Brooke Rapf 49:14.2; 6, Jeffrey Bah 51:20.6; 7, Brad Barton 51:21.3; 8, Sean Semler 51:39.1; 9, Catherine White 52:08.0; 10, Pablo Trejo 52:40.9; 11, Ephraim Freed 52:43.9; 12, Kristen Johnson 52:58.4; 13, Haim Strasbourger 53:06.9; 14, Caitlin McKee 53:12.3; 15, Jen Fitchorn 53:31.8; 16, Kenny Lu 53:58.1; 17, Stanislav Chiknavoryan 54:01.8; 18, Benjamin Blasen 54:18.2; 19, Kenneth Blakeny 54:27.2; 20, Kristin Meldahl 54:38.0. Half-marathon Top finishers: 1, Jake Lin 1:45:08.3; 2, Josh Melver 1:48:08.3; 3, Julia Veseth 1:54:47.3; 4, David Graham 1:56:23.8; 5, Jennifer Lawton 1:59:31.6; 6, Daniel Mooney 1:59:41.8; 7, Johan Trahan 2:00:05.9; 8, Alydia Barton 2:00:49.6; 9, Alyssa Andrews 2:03:42.7; 10, Phil Yearian 2:03:51.2; 11, Miguel Almeida 2:05:40.7; 12, Scott Hillis 2:05:55.5; 13, Ian Goepferd 2:06:02.2; 14, Aubrey Barton 2:06:25.8; 15, Brian Rhodes 2:06:35.3; 16, Heriberto Rodriguez 2:06:54.4; 17, Brian Love 2:07:04.1; 18, Daniel Saul 2:07:34.0; 19, Will Compton 2:08:58.6; 20, Erik Wahlstrom 2:10:23.1. 50K run Top finishers: 1, Matthew Carrell 4:39:59.2; 2, Miles Ohlrich 5:18:17.8; 3, Lukas Michener 6:13:48.5; 4, Jeff Forister 6:16:18.5; 5, Shawn McKee 6:17:28.9; 6, Arcellus Sykes 6;21:12.1; 7, Ronald Mui 6:22:28.7; 8, Kevin Gosselin 6:31:49.2; 9, Irene Dagpagutan 6:52:43.9; 10, Deanna Ashby 6:56:50.5; 11, Deby Kumasaka 6:57:24.6; 12, Andrew Gorohoff 7:07:56.4; 13, Jerry Eaton 7:10:56.9; 14, Kristoffer Lindstrom 7:11:55.2; 15, Stacey Nievweija 7:22:34.8; 16, Kristin Tuttle-Tomaschke 7:41:57.6; 17, Stephanie Eldore 7:42:52.4; 18, Ryan Six 7:55:35.4; 19, Brent Schmitter 7:55:37.5; 20, Vivian Doorn 7:57:46.9.
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PNS LC CHAMPIONSHIPS At King County Aquatic Center Results for Issaquah Swim Team and other local swimmers: GIRLS 10 & Under 50-meter freestyle: 5, Grace Luehmann 33.11; 11, Emily Sur 34.62; 13, Natalie Sun 34.78; 20, Danika Himes 36.41. 100 freestyle: 8, Stephanie Young 1:12.38; 11, Luehmann 1:14.73; 13, Sun 1:16.91; 15, Sur 1:16.97. 200 freestyle: 3, Young 2:31.23; 10, Luehmann 2:46.90; 19, Lauren Sayles 2:56.51. 400 freestyle: 5, Young 5:23.17; 14, Sun 5:52.60. 50 backstroke: 3, Young 37.14; 6, Himes 39.80; 7, Luehmann 40.14; 14, Sun 43.70. 100 backstroke: 2, Young 1:21.35; 7, Luehmann 1:25.92; 10, Himes 1:27.85. 50 breaststroke: 12, Himes 44.46; 14, Sur 45.05. 100 breaststroke: 8, Young 1:34.62; 15, Himes 1:39.41; 16, Sur 1:40.71; 20, Sayles 1:42.16. 50 butterfly: 6, Young 36.15; 11, Luehmann 37.89; 17, Belle Battistoni 39.87; 18, Sarah Dimeco 40.03. 100 butterfly: 10, Luehmann 1:27.86; 13, Dimeco 1:30.84; 16, Sayles 1:44.54. 200 individual medley: 5, Young 2:50.92; 11, Luehmann 3:04.61; 15, Sun 3:08.37; 18, Himes 3:09.31; 21, Sayles 3:16.80. 200 freestyle relay: 1, IST A (Young, Sun, Sur, Luehmann) 2:14.35; 7, IST B (Sayles, Battistoni, Dimeco, Himes) 2:26.07. 200 medley relay: 2, IST A (Young, Himes, Battistoni, Luehmann) 2:33.04. 11-12 50 freestyle: prelims, 22, Paulina Kosykh 32.24. 100 freestyle: prelims, 28, Kosykh 1:11.51; 37, Elyse Kaczmarek 1:13.86. 200 freestyle: prelims, 24, Kosykh 2:36.75. 400 freestyle: 17, Kosykh 5:33.34. 100 freestyle: A final, 5, Jeni Matsuda (Best) 1:05.36. 400 freestyle: 6, Matsuda 5:08.41. 800 freestyle: 4, Matsuda 10:36.46. 50 backstroke: B final, 10, Gabby Salgado 35.95; 11, Kaczmarek 36.03. 100 backstroke: B final, 9, Matsuda 1:16.62; prelims, 23, Kaczmarek 1:21.77; 27, Salgado 1:23.13. 200 backstroke: A final, 7, Matusda 2:42.21; B final, 11, Kaczmarek 2:46.94; prelims, 18, Kosykh 2:54.01; 27, Salgado 2:59.77. 50 breaststroke: B final, 14, Salgado 42.46; prelims, 20, Gabby Glubochansky 42.84. 300 breaststroke: prelims, 18, Glubochansky 1:31.32. 200 breaststroke: B final, 14, Glubochansky 3:15.11; prelims, 24, Salgado 3:23.97. 50 butterfly: prelims, 25, Kosykh 35.80. 100 butterfly: A final, 6, Matsuda 1:12/32; prelims, 24, Kosykh 1:22.77; 25, Kaczmarek 1:22.78. 200 butterfly: B final, 13, Kaczmarek 3:00.84. 200 individual medley: prelims, 23, Kaczmarek 2:57.82; 24, Kosykh 3:00.54. 400 individual medley: 17, Kaczmarek 6:06.60. 200 freestyle relay: 13, IST (Kosykh, Glubochansky, Kaczmarek, Salgado) 2:12.59. 400 freestyle relay: 13, IST (Kaczmarek, Salgado, Glubochanskyh, Kosykh) 4:57.65. 200 medley relay; 9, IST (Salgado, Glubochansky, Kosykh, Kaczmarek) 2;26.45. 400 medley relay: 9, IST (Salgado, Glubochansky, Kaczmarek, Kosykh) 5:26.54. 13-14 50 freestyle: A final, 1, Mackenna Briggs 27.87. 100 freestyle: A final, 2, Briggs 1:01.23; prelims, 25, Sophie Luehmann 1:06.97. 200 freestyle: prelims, 10, Briggs 2:17.16; 19, Brigid Mackey 2:19.95; 28, Luehmann 2:26.61. 400 freestyle: 8, Mackey 4:51.70. 200 backstroke: A final, 6, Briggs 2:29.41; prelims, 24, Linnea Uyeno (BC) 2:41.75; 30, Kourtney Brunings 2:48.35. 100 breaststroke: B final, 13, Brunings 1:22.31; 15, Uyeno 1:23.69; prelims, 19, Luehmann 1:25.09; 36, Mackey 1:30.56. 200 breaststroke: B final, 9, Uyeno 2;56.76; 11, Brunings 2:58.25; prelims, 21, Kathy Lin 3:03.88; 23, Luehmann 3:05.33; 29, Mackey 3:10.35. 100 butterfly: A final, 3, Briggs 1:05.48; 6, Mackey 1:09.15; B final, 16, Lin 1:11.82; prelims, 23, Uyeno 1:13.92; 25, Luehmann 1:14.42. 200 butterfly: A final, 2, Briggs 2:27.33; 6, Mackey 2:33.40; prelims, 26, Ellie Hohensinner 2:54.88. 200 individual medley: A final, 3, Briggs 2:25.55; B final, 12, Mackey 2:36.23; prelims, 18, Uyeno 2:39.10; 20, Lin 2:41.03; 22, Brunings 2:42.19; 27, Luehmann 2:44.19. 400 individual medley: 2, Briggs 5:12.57; 17, Mackey 5:35.08; 18, Luehmann 5:37.58; 27, Brunings 5:48.01. 200 freestyle relay: 5, IST (Mackey, Brunings, Luehmann, Briggs) 1:59.06; 7, BC B (Lianna Sutich, Lauryn Hepp, Uyeno, Naomi Ngo) 1:59.88. 400 freestyle relay: 5, IST (Lin, Mackey, Luehmann, Briggs) 4:21.51; 8, BC B (Ngo, Sutich, Uyeno, Hepp) 4:23.33. 200 medley relay: 5. IST (Briggs, Brunings, Mackey, Luehmann) 2:11.98; 8, BC B (Hepp, Uyeno, Sutich, Ngo) 2:14.14. 400 medley relay: 6, IST (Briggs, Brunings, Mackey, Luehmann) 4:50.99; 7, BC B (Hepp, Uyeno, Sutich, Ngo) 4:51.86. 15 & Over 50 freestyle: prelims, 18, Nicole Lecoq 28.50; 25, Kayla Flaten 28.67. 100 freestyle: A final, 7, Lecoq 1:00.85; B final, 13, Flaten 1:00.75. 200 freestyle: prelims, 20, Flaten 2:15.26; 23, Lecoq 2:18.01; 31, Stephanie Munoz 2:22.64. 400 freestyle: 17, Meghan O’Keefe (BC) 4:42.28; 25, Munoz 4:56.97. 800 freestyle: 13, Elise Tinseth 9:57.61; 14, Munoz 10:05.44. 1,500 freestyle: 12, Munoz 19:31.87. 100 backstroke: A final, 2, Danielle Palumbo (BC) 1:06.91; B final, 14, Lecoq 1:09.70; prelims, 17, Yui Umezawa 1:10.31. 200 backstroke: A final, 1, Palumbo 2:20.68; prelims, 17, Umezawa 2:31.24; 22, Lecoq 2:35.19; 28, Sarah Elderkin 2:39.07. 100 breaststroke: B final, 15, Flaten 1:18.88; prelims, 19, Tinseth1:19.70. 200 breaststroke: A final, 6, Flaten 2:50.16; 8, Shanley Miller 2:51.59; prelims, 8, Flaten 2:48.50; 17, O’Keefe 2:52.57; 19, Tinseth 2:53.19; 26, Nina Zook 2:58.11. 100 butterfly: A final, 5, O’Keefe 1:05.16; prelims, 20, Zook 1:08.74; 21, Munoz 1:09.21; 24, Flaten 1:09.86; Laurel Schy (Pro) 1:11.49. 200 butterfly: A final, 4, O’Keefe 2:23.20; B final, 13, Zook 2:31.75; prelims, 8, Munoz 2:30.59; 25, Miller 2:41.92. 200 individual medley: B final, 11, O’Keefe 2:29.70; 14, Tinseth 2:31.68; prelims, Munoz 2:34.40; 31, Zook 2:36.26. 400 individual medley: 11, O’Keefe 5:16.11; 16, Tinseth 5:22.63; 21, Miller 5:24.32; 25, Munoz 5:27.67; 31, Zook 5:40.99. 200 freestyle relay: 5, IST A (Katie Kinnear, Flaten, Munoz, Lecoq) 1:51.73; 14, BC B (Caroline Van Maren, Danielle Deiparine, Bethany Gehrke, O’Keefe) 1:56.20; 17, IST B (Umezawa, Tinseth, Zook, Elderkin) 2:01.92. 400 freestyle relay: 2, IST A (Flaten, Munoz, Kinnear, Lecoq) 4:03.16; 12, BC B (O’Keefe, Deiparine, Gehrke, Van Maren) 4:13.34; 14, PRO A (Heather Harper, Laurel Schy, Renee Schy. Kayla Roberson) 4:21.31; 15, IST B (Umezawa, Zook, Elderkin, Tinseth) 4:34.69. 200 medley relay: 1, BC A (Lily Morris, Palumbo, Kalena Laurent, Ana Keane) 2:02.14; 2, IST A (Umezawa, Flaten, Kinnear, Lecoq) 2:03.01; 10, PRO A (L. Schy, Harper, Misha Olynyk, Roberson) 2:07.03; 20, IST B (Tinseth, Miller, Zook, Munoz) 2:13.70. 400 medley relay: 1, BC A (Palumbo, Van Maren, O’Keefe, Morris) 4:29.33; 4, IST A (Kinnear, Flaten, Zook, Lecoq) 4:29.89; 7, PRO A (L. Schy, Harper, Olynyk, Roberson) 4:37.61; 13, IST B (Umezawa, Miller, Tinseth, Munoz) 4:45.56. BOYS 10 & Under 50 freestyle: 2, Andres Gonzalez 32.72; 9, Matthew Leahy 34.07; 14, Kyle Falkner 35.32; 21, Gavyn Brayman 36.21. 100 freestyle: 5, Gonzalez 1:13.20; 9, Leahy 1:14.83; 11, Falkner 1:15.33; 15, Brayman 1:16.23. 200 freestyle: 5, Leahy 2:40.37; 6, Gonzalez 2:40.79; 8, Falkner 2:40.85; 9, Brayman 2:40.93. 400 freestyle: 7, Gonzalez 5:40.67; 8, Falkner 5:41.10; 9, Brayman 5:42.57. 50 backstroke: 3, Leahy 38.72; 9, Brayman 41.48; 12, Falkner 41.89. 100 backstroke: 2, Leahy 1:21.89; 5, Gonzalez 1:26.04; 6, Falkner 1:26.34; 17, Brayman 1:31.80. 100 breaststroke: 14, Brandon Leung 48.46. 100 breaststroke: 22, Leung 1:48.72. 200 individual medley: 2, Leahy 2:52.92; 5, Gonzalez 3:03.39; 6, Falkner 3:04.12; 7, Brayman 3:07.33 50 butterfly: 2, Leahy 35.79; 6, Gonzalez 37.01; 14, Falkner 39.13; 16, Brayman 40.15. 100 butterfly: 2, Leahy 1:22.79; 6, Gonzalez 1:24.99. 200 freestyle relay: 2, IST A (Leahy, Falkner, Brayman, Gonzalez) 2:16.13; 9, IST B (Nick Cox, Leung, Christopher Leu, Nick Lewis) 2:41.59. 200 medley relay: 3, IST A (Falkner, Leahy, Gonzalez, Brayman) 2:38.73; 9, IST B (Leu, Leung, Cox, Lewis) 2:58.59. 11-12 50 freestyle: A final, 2, Jacob Leahy 28.75; 8, Brandon Leu 30.23; prelims, 38, Brandon Yue 33.86; 39, Bennett Ernst 34.54. 100 freestyle: A final, 2, Ryan Kinnear 1:03.05; 6, Leahy 1:05.32; 7, Leu 1:06.03; prelims, 34, Yue 1:13.25. 200 freestyle: A final, 6, Leu
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right way.” Gray and assistant George Fletcher, also an Issaquah graduate, learned how to play the game under longtime Issaquah High head coach Rob Reese. Both were starters on 3A state championship teams. Gray played on the 1984 title team, and Fletcher was a pitcher on the 2000 championship squad. One of the highlights of the season for the Bears was playing in a 16U tournament during the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Although the Bears played against a higher age bracket, the team finished second. “That was a cool experience for those kids,” Gray said. While Gray said he knew the Bears would be successful this summer, he pointed out “they have really exceeded all my expectations. They played even better than I thought.” Gray said he is anxious to see how the members of this team
www.alumnifootballusa.com. Golf tournament Aug. 12, 1 p.m., Issaquah Football Golf Tournament at Lake Wilderness Golf Course, Maple Valley. Open to Issaquah football coaches, alumni, former Issaquah football players, parents of current players and Issaquah football fans. Tournament features a four-man scramble and begins with a shotgun start. Call 206-660-4952. Running Aug.13, 8:30 a.m., Cougar Mountain Trail Series, 13-mile race from Sky Country Trailhead. Register at www.databarevents.com/cougar.asp.
Youth sports/activities Soccer Issaquah Soccer Club is registering players for its fall recreation program (U6-U18) at www.issaquahsoccerclub.org. Baseball, fall ball, clinics Field of Champions is registering players 9-15 for fall ball, and is also holding clinics on hitting, offense, and catching. Call 222-6020. Tennis Issaquah Parks offers a tennis camp for youngsters 7-10 from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 8-11 at Skyline High School. Call 837-3300. Swimming Issaquah Parks provides swimming lessons for all ages at the Julius Boehm Pool. Call 837-3350. Baseball tryouts The Lakeside Recovery program will hold tryouts in August for its 2012 teams. Tryouts are: 13U Sandy Koufax 5-8 p.m. Aug. 10 at Skyline, 16-18U AAA Legion, 18U Babe Ruth and AA Legion 5-8 p.m. Aug. 11-12 at Newport High. Makeups for all ages are 5-7 p.m. Aug. 15 at Newport. Call 444-4747. The Eastlake Sammamish Baseball Association holds tryouts for its Sandy Koufax and Mickey Mantle teams Aug. 13-14 at the Sammamish Community All-Purpose Fields. Go to www.eteamz.com/esba to learn more.
2:31.23; 25, Berman 2:31.94; 32, Graham 2:36.74. 400 individual medley: 7, Klatt 5:05.33; 9, E. Schwinn 5:08.15; 13, Berman 5:10.73; 16, Broughton 5:15.83; 26, Hoover 5:32.04. 200 freestyle relay: 6, IST (Berman, Hoover, Graham, Klatt) 1:51.85. 400 freestyle relay: 6, IST (Klatt, Graham, Hoover, Berman) 4:04.01. 200 medley relay: 4, IST (Hoover, Graham, E. Schwinn, Klatt) 2:03.37. 400 medley relay: 4, IST (Hoover, Graham, E. Schwinn, Klatt) 4:29.98. 15 & Over 50 freestyle: A final, 1, Ethan Hallowell (BC) 24.08; prelims, 23, Brian Ruggles (BC) 25.77; 39, Zach Alleva (Wave) 26.45; 41, Paul Jett 26.59; 51, Chase Onstot (BC) 27.32. 100 freestyle: B final, 9, Hallowell 53.47; 12, Logan Briggs 55.17; prelims, 21, Ruggles 55.90; 50, Onstot 59.70. 200 freestyle: 1, Hallowell 1:54.96; B final, 11, Briggs 1:59.94; prelims, 30, Onstot 2:11.37. 400 freestyle: 3, Alex Palumbo (BC) 4:11.73; 8, Briggs 4:16.07; 30, Luke Duschl (BC) 4:37.63; 32, Onstot 4:41.44. 800 freestyle: 2, Palumbo 8:41.54; 3, Briggs 8:48.12. 1,500 freestyle: 3, Palumbo 16:43.48.
Softball Issaquah Park/Rec Leagues JACK ‘N’ JILL A/B Division Aug. 4 Games Gaslamp 14, Phillies Buntz 0 Angels 7, AR 2 Kristin’s Bail Bonds 9, Just For Fun 1 Aug. 2 Games AR 13, Kristin’s Bail Bonds 4 Just For For 15, Phillies Buntz 1 Angeles 5, Gaslamp 4 C Division Aug. 3 Games Holy Hurlers 9, Real (Wo) Men of Genius 6 San Mar Sluggers 9, Where My Pitches At? 7 Squak Mountain Lime & Salt 7, Empty Pitchers 6 Off in Left Field 8, Peace Out 7 Aug. 1 Games Where My Pitches At? 9, Off in Left Field 6 Peace Out 4, Squak Mountain Lime & Salt 1 Holy Hurlers 15, Empty Pitchers 0 San Mar Sluggers 9, Real (Wo) Men of Genius 2 MEN’S 35 & OVER Aug. 3 Games Over the Hill Gang 26, Speaker City 25 Team Microsoft 18, Speaker City 8 Gaslamp/TDTR 15, Rollin’ Log 11 Aug. 1 Games Over the Hill Gang 24, Rollin’ Log 22 Gaslamp/TDTR 21, Team Microsoft 6 Gaslamp/TDTR 25, Speaker City 10
perform next spring in highschool ball. “I think most of them will be playing varsity,” he said. “The one thing their coaches will be getting is kids who know how to play the game and know how to
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Christina Frost stands beside her horse and competition partner Sonny, whose stage name is RJ Stylin’ in Red.
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priate attire on Christmas and her birthday. But while her getups are sharp, they don’t compare to the glitz that other riders wear. Some outfits even covered in Swarovski crystals. However, Frost is on a budget. Yet, with the cost of outfits, show entrance fees, a horse trailer, stable use, veterinarian and farrier visits, a horse cart, tack and the horse itself, she estimates that her family spends $25,000 per year on her hobby. In the face of such costs, Frost made the decision not to hire a trainer. “For the most part, people are really supportive and appreciate that I’m doing it by myself because I can’t afford it any other way,” she said. “I also like the project — I like to do it myself. I don’t need a trainer.” She said that nearly all competitors have trainers to groom and help train their horses, as well as to lend a hand at shows. Conversely, when Frost and Sonny embark on a new skill set, they enlist the help of an accomplished friend. After a day of observing, the pair go home and practice until they are experienced enough to compete. Occasionally, Frost takes some heat for the number of events she and Sonny enter. “People think the only reason we win high point is because of the number of classes we’re in,” she said. “But we’re winning some of the most difficult events.” Competing in upwards of 15 classes is taxing on a horse; most riders at world shows focus on only five events. At the highest level, riders enter one to three classes. But Frost said, in the end, it all evens out. Riders often want their horses tired for shows so they won’t have the energy to misbehave. Some tie their horses in such a way that they are not allowed to sleep. “Sonny and I go ride outside and most horses don’t get to do that,” she said. “He has a pretty cushy life.” Parents are biggest fans Frost spends three hours a
win.” Gray plans to coach a 16U team next summer. He hopes to keep most of the team intact. However, he said he realizes that some players will opt to play for the Lakeside Recovery American Le-
day at Storybook Farm in Issaquah grooming, tacking up and riding Sonny. She keeps herself and Sonny fresh by practicing a different skill set every day. When asked whether the amount of time she devotes to riding and competing cuts into other aspects of her life, she said, “Oh god yes. So much.” During high school, when Frost was riding six days a week and competing several weekends per year, it was hard for her to explain why she was so often unavailable. “No one really understands the intricacies,” she said. “They really don’t understand what an anomaly our team has been. They’d say, ‘Did you win high point? OK, cool. So this is who I like…’” Now, Frost spends most of her week at the University of Washington and returns Friday, Saturday and Sunday to ride Sonny. She isn’t the only one who has made sacrifices though. In spite of the costs and constant time commitment, her parents, Frost said, have been her biggest fans. “My dad is so into it,” she said. “He carries the rule book in his pocket wherever he goes, follows shows online and tallies scores in his book. My mom knows everyone at the shows — it’s a social event.” Frost’s love for horses as a 5-year-old has not wavered. She said riding is the best thing that has ever happened to her. “I’ve learned patience, how to set goals, how to make a plan to achieve those goals. I’ve learned to be realistic, to appreciate what I have and to budget my money ‘cause there ain’t no shopping sprees with friends,” she said. “Mostly, it taught me how to be humble and a good sport, to put everything in perspective.” Perhaps Frost’s best prize of all has been her pinto, Sonny, on whom she could not shower enough compliments. “He’s a pleasure to be around,” she said. “I’ve never considered trading him. He really is my best friend and I never get sick of going to the barn and seeing him.” Emily Baer: 392-6434, or isspress@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
gion program or some other select team. “No matter where they go, I will always remember this season,” Gray said. “I’ve been around baseball a long time, and this was my favorite season.”
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By David Hayes Issaquah Press reporter Drive through any neighborhood, and there always seems to be that one house with the lawn so immaculate that it cries out for a golf ball to be putted across its pristine surface. Whether a labor of love or through the outside hands of professionals, many homeowners are becoming more conscious of how they got their lawn that way. As such, they’ve educated themselves about the affects of their lawn care upon local lakes and streams. The latest trend is natural lawn care, which features mulch mowing, wise watering, and using natural alternatives to fertilizers and pesticides. Dave Rogers, owner of Issaquah Landscaping, shared some tips to help keep your lawn (and the waters) healthy, beautiful and pesticide free while using less water throughout the summer. “The biggest thing you can do for your lawn is to mulch,” Rogers said. “It returns nitrates to the lawn.” To properly mulch, Rogers recommends a double-bladed lawn mower and to mow high. Mowing high, about two inches, leaves the grass clippings on the lawn. They add nutrients back to the soil and reduce the need to fertilize as much. To help an unhealthy lawn return to a luscious green the neighbor on the other side of the fence would envy, try composting. “Cedar Grove Composting has many options that will add liquid nutrients back to the lawn,” he said. Whichever product is used,
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When following natural lawncare guidelines, set the mower to mulching, trim the grass blades at about two inches and leave the clippings behind on the lawn. spread a 1/4-inch layer and rake it in when the yard would normally be fertilized. If the soil is compacted, try aerating first. The need to fertilize drops dramatically when mulching and composting. But Rogers said if
you’re set in your ways and must fertilize, go organic. “There are organic fertilizers that use chicken manure in pellet form,” he said. Fertilize moderately and with a slow-release or organic fertilizer.
At most, fertilize lawns twice a year, in late May and early September. Living in a region wetter than the national average, the rules for watering vary. “Usually, it’s about one inch of water per week, as a rule of thumb,” Rogers said. “But here in the Pacific Northwest, you kind of have to play it by ear.” Most lawns wouldn’t need to be watered on a 50-degree day, he said. But it’s pretty important as temperatures climb to about 70 degrees. The trick is to water deeply and infrequently. Wet the entire root zone each time and then let it mostly dry out before watering again. Even in the heat of the summer, most lawns don’t need more than one inch of water per week. “If your lawn has an irrigation system, simply place an empty tuna can out there,” Rogers said. “Once there’s a half-inch of water in the can, your rate is about one inch per hour.” Lastly, when it comes to a lawn where weeds have become an unwelcome presence, there’s only one method to remove them under natural lawn care. “Mechanical,” Rogers said. “You gotta dig them out.” He added if you find yourself leaving big patches cleared out by removing the invaders, just reseed the former battleground. The effort will be well worth it. “Once you’ve got your lawn back to a healthy stand of grass, that will keep the weeds out,” he said.
Tell us a little about your background and interests. My first experience in construction was building a fishing lodge in a remote area of Southeast Alaska. Completely off of the grid, we cleared the land, milled lumber from the trees that we had cut and built the lodge from the ground up using no electricity. The lodge had many green features, including passive lighting design and a rain catchment system used for drinking water. I graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in construction engineering manage-
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By Jane Garrison Sure, the bees weren’t around to pollinate anything this spring. And to be sure, it rained steadily day after day, producing record cool temperatures. And yes, on top of that, we have very little to harvest this year from vegetable gardens and fruit trees in our region. Still, there is hope. You can still plant in Western Washington for harvest this fall and winter. Unfortunately, nurseries don’t carry rooted starts at this time of year, so you have to plant seeds. You can plant broccoli, some types of cabbage, cornsalad (lamb’s lettuce), leaf lettuce, mustard greens, spinach and turnips now; and garlic, shallots and chives in late October. You need to be careful about varieties and choose the most winter hardy. If you had started your seeds in July you would have many more choices. Here’s the best part: row covers. In days gone by, gardeners used glass cloches, bell jars and any cover they could think of to extend the growing season. My dad used old, glass windows. With the development of new technology and materials we have something better. We have row covers, a white man-made fabric for both supported tunnels and floating applications. The material comes in long rolls in varied widths and is readily available at garden centers.
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Ichijo’s zHome project manager shares insights This month’s interview is with Nick Nied, of Ichijo USA Co. Ltd., who is project manager for development and construction.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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NOTICES 210-Public Notices 02-2215 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE ISOLA REAL ESTATE II, LLC Seeking Coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES & State Waste Dischage General Permit Plateau Park, Issaqah, WA ISOLA Real Estate II, LLC, 555 S. Renton Village Place, Ste 570, Renton, WA 98057 is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.
Stormwater will be discharged to unamed tributary to Lake Sammamish. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on the application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in The Issaquah Press on 8/03/11 & 8/10/11
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CARNATION
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$574,950 ISSAQUAH
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CONDOMINIUMS
LAKE MARGARET $499,000 DES MOINES
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for the over 55 active adult. 2 bdrm, 2 bth, gas frpl, Jacuzzi, 2 decks. 4.5 acre property w/restaurant, exercise rm, pool, spa, much more. #195533. P.
UNION HILL
Sanford 425-392-6600.
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$1,650,000
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WOODSIDE TERRACE $128,000
425-392-6600.
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Ichijo: ‘My dream is becoming realized’
What have been some of the challenges on the project and how have you resolved them? Many challenges of the zHome project are due to the advanced level of benchmarks, including energy, materials, water, recycling and indoor air quality. All of these benchmarks require a strict set of specifications that must be communicated to the skilled craftsmen performing the work. I have found it common, that even though communicated clearly to the management of the person performing the work,
Harvest FROM PAGE B7
non are reporting successful harvests of eggplant, bittermelons and peppers. May I remind you that Mount Vernon is in cool, wet Western Washington? That means the less demanding tomatoes, beans and squash could be a sure deal for most gardeners around here. That’s so thrilling
P OLICE & FIRE
Love hurts
Economic meltdown
Police arrested a 19-year-old Sammamish man for malicious mischief after he punched and broke the windshield of his girlfriend’s vehicle during a July 16 argument in the parking lot at QFC, 2902 228th Ave. S.E. She said he became angry and smashed the windshield after she said she no longer wanted to date him.
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tured rain water that was used for all water needs, green roofs for growing food that the homeowner would consume, with passive heating and cooling, a little zHome Utopia if you will! Building zHome I feel that my dream is becoming realized and I feel extremely fortunate to accomplish this dream so early in my career.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 •
Ka-boom! CONTRIBUTED
Nick Nied is project manager for development and construction for Ichijo’s zHome sustainability project. that it does not always get communicated clearly to the person in the trench. I have found that many craftsman are unaware of green alternates that cost the same and they want to use the same material that they always have. Source-separating waste products to meet our waste diversion requirements has also been a difficult and unique challenge but have accomplished many new techniques that I will carry onto future projects with the help of the King County Solid Waste Division. I have found that clear communication and setting expectations early
that I’m about ready to try to grow something edible in my shady, sodden yard again. The downside that I see is that weeds like it under those covers, too, so you need to mulch with black plastic. Raised beds with mulched paths between would certainly simplify this problem. In addition, you need to remove the row covers for pollination to occur. Read up on it. It’s a very exciting concept. Visit our website at www.kingcountymg.org and pick up all sorts of ideas. Look at our
has helped reduce many problems. How do you think zHome will influence homes of the future? ZHome set the benchmark for the next level of green building. ZHome is a great example of how attainable building extreme green is. Part of the zHome goal is to establish market change. ZHome has proven that with a lot of planning, a small incremental cost increase and hard work that it is feasible to build homes that are zero energy and more sustainable for our local environment.
Fact Sheet No. 41, “Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening,” and Fact Sheet No. 19, “Row Covers for Vegetable Gardens.” If you are stressed out by little produce from all your hard work, know that there are things you can do. You could be harvesting throughout the entire year in our climate. Now that would be really huge. Jane Garrison is a local landscape architect and master gardener who gardens in glacial till on the plateau.
Police said a “sparkler bomb” damaged the baseball dugout roof at Beaver Lake Park early July 18. The estimated loss is unknown.
Raise the roof A roof was damaged on, and a garage door opener was stolen from, a Jeep parked in the 21500 block of Southeast 22nd Street before noon July 18. The estimated loss is unknown.
Special delivery A delivery was stolen from a front porch in the 500 block of 241st Lane Southeast at about 4:15 p.m. July 18. The resident did not immediately retrieve the package, because she was on the phone. Soon afterward, she heard a vehicle drive away quickly. She checked outside and noticed the package was gone. The estimated loss is unknown.
Unable to locate GPS units and keys were stolen from a vehicle parked at Colina Square Apartments, 22720 S.E. 29th St., before 6:30 p.m. July 18. The estimated loss is unknown.
Cut and dried A man in the 2100 block of 263rd Place Southeast to report teenage boys acting suspiciously July 18. The teens ran off after the man saw them. The next day, he found scissors, duct tape and a pickax near the teens’ previous location.
Assail the mail The lock on a mailbox in the 21500 block of Southeast 22nd Street was damaged before July 20. The next day, the addressee received a stack of mail and a note from the postal carrier saying her mail had been discovered in another mailbox, alongside a set of keys. The addressee later said the keys did not belong to her. The estimated loss is unknown.
Police responded to a dispute at Bank of America, 665 Front St. N., at 4:33 p.m. July 20 after a woman became upset because she said bank employees refused to help her withdraw money she had deposited hours earlier at a nearby branch. Police helped calm the woman.
Lost and found Police recovered a runaway as officers responded to a robbery in progress in the 300 block of Rainier Boulevard South at 4:45 p.m. July 20. The caller happened to be a runaway reported to the King County Sheriff’s Office. The caller said his or her iPod had been stolen. The estimated loss is $1,000.
Swiped Police arrested a 43-year-old North Bend woman for stealing items at Bartell Drugs, 5700 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., at 6:41 p.m. July 20. The estimated loss is $79.25.
Arrests Police responded to suspicious activity at Fred Meyer, 6100 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., at 8:25 p.m. July 20 and arrested a 31year-old Mill Creek man and a 24year-old Shoreline man for theft, obstruction and possession of marijuana. The men stole merchandise from the store. In addition, the Shoreline man had a Seattle warrant for escape and the Mill Creek man had a Seattle warrant for drugs. The estimated loss is $226.
Copper chopper Copper wire was cut from a home in the 300 block of Northeast Denny Way before 7:28 a.m. July 21. The estimated loss is unknown.
X-rated A patron left Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, 98 N.E. Gilman Blvd., without paying before 11:59 a.m. July 21. The estimated loss is $28.11.
Arrest Police stopped a man for expired license tabs in the 100 block of West Sunset Way at 2:59 p.m. July 21 and arrested him on a Redmond warrant for driving under the influence.
Wallet walks A wallet was stolen from a business in the 100 block of Front Street South before 3:28 p.m. July 21. The estimated loss is unknown.
Unlicensed
For freedom A woman awoke at home in the 2800 block of 217th Avenue Southeast at about midnight July 20 after she heard a large explosion in the front yard. She discovered a divot and a burn mark in the grass, and the remains of a firework nearby. The estimated loss is unknown.
A license plate was stolen or went missing in the 4700 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast before 5:06 p.m. July 21. The estimated loss is unknown.
Splattered Paint was discovered on a wall at Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 17th
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Eastside Fire & Rescue reports for Aug. 10 At 12:29 a.m. July 21, a
unit from Station 83 provided medical assistance at a motor vehicle accident on East Beaver Lake Drive Southeast. At 2:13 p.m. July 25, a unit from Station 81 provided medical assistance at a motor vehicle accident on Louis Thompson Road Southeast. At 3:23 a.m. July 26, units from Station 71 extinguished a residential structure fire on 325th Avenue Southeast. At 10:44 a.m. July 30, units from Station 82 provided medical assistance at a motor vehicle accident 221st Avenue Northeast. At 6:53 p.m. Aug. 1, units from Station 82 extinguished a multifamily structure fire on Southeast 27th Court. At 10:44 a.m. Aug. 3, a unit from Station 66 provided rescue assistance at a motor vehicle accident along Northeast Lake Joy Road. At 3:28 a.m. Aug. 5, a unit from Station 71 provided emergency medical aid at a motor vehicle accident on 262nd Avenue Southeast. At 8:02 p.m. Aug. 6, a unit from Station 71 responded to a structural residential fire on Sierra Court Southwest.
Ave. N.W., at 5:40 p.m. July 21. The cost to remove the paint is estimated at $1,550.
Arrest Police arrested a man on a Snoqualmie warrant for possession of marijuana in the 100 block of East Sunset Way at 5:53 p.m. July 21.
Drugs Police arrested an 18-year-old Issaquah woman for possession of drug paraphernalia in the 6100 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at 7:22 p.m. July 21.
Hungry? Why wait? Police arrested a juvenile male for shoplifting a food item in the 100 block of Front Street South at 9:33 p.m. July 21. The estimated loss is $1.25.
Best of frenemies A Sammamish man contacted police July 21 after receiving threatening text messages from a former friend. The man said he and the friend had a disagreement about the friend’s drug use and other issues. In the expletiveladen text messages, the former friend threatened to harm the man and steal his girlfriend.
Checkmate A window was damaged on, and a computer and checks were stolen from, a vehicle parked in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard before 8:23 p.m. July 22. The estimated loss is $910.
Driving under the influence Police cited a 22-year-old Sammamish woman for driving under the influence in the 2200 block of West Beaver Lake Drive Southeast at about 2 a.m. July 23.
Driving under the influence Police arrested a 22-year-old Bellevue woman, Madeline Miller, for driving under the influence in the 100 block of Front Street North at 2:32 a.m. July 23.
Pills, popped Prescription medication was stolen from a purse in the 1500 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard before 7:17 a.m. July 23. The estimated loss is $257.99.
Moving day A U-Haul trailer was stolen in the 100 block of Northeast Gilman Boulevard before 11:02 a.m. July 23. The estimated loss is $4,500.
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Police assisted aid crews tending to a 23-year-old man in the 3800 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at about 11 p.m. July 23. The man’s brother called police and said his sibling had a diabetic problem. Police arrived and found the man was combative and uncooperative. He told police he did not need medication for diabetes. The aid crew determined his problem did not result from a bloodsugar issue, but rather the bottle of Southern Comfort he had consumed earlier in the evening. The Press publishes names of those arrested for DUI and those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.
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ARTS
CALENDAR AUGUST Music on the Streets: Kellee Bradley 6-9 p.m., Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N.
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Concerts in the Park: BottleRockit, 6:30-8 p.m., Pine Lake Park
Michael Gotz, 6-10 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 Sea-Town Rhythm and Blues Players, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella Opening reception for artEAST’s exhibit “Your Best Shot II,” 6-8 p.m., 48 Front St. N. Sammamish Days, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sammamish Commons
Issaquah Train Show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Depot Museum, 50 Rainier Blvd. N. Lena Bundy with Dead Wax, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella
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Vintage Chevy Club Show, 8 a.m., Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-in, 98 N.E. Gilman Blvd. Concerts on the Green: Cherry Cherry, 7-8:30 p.m., community center Music on the Streets: Sub-Motive, 6-9 p.m., Hailstone Feed Store
Concert in the Park: Sammamish Symphony Orchestra performs music from the Oscars, 6:30-8 p.m., Pine Lake Park The Evin Rudes, 6:30-10 p.m., Amante Pizza & Pasta, 130 Front St. N., 313-9600
Train show features models of all sizes The sixth annual Issaquah Train Show is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Issaquah Train Depot. The event features numerous model trains, including several set up by the Northwest Pacific Z-Scalers. Displays also will include wooden Brio trains. Visitors can ride the depot pump car, and the depot’s own model train set will be in motion. Karen Klein, of the Issaquah History Museums, said there will be a large Lego display at which youngsters can build their own trains, as well as what she called a garden display, basically an outdoor train set up. By the way, for the uninitiated, Zscale trains are small-scale trains, Klein said. For the first time, the Train Show features a speaker, Randy Dashoe, who will talk about the history of the Great Northern Railway at 11 a.m. in the Issaquah Valley Senior Center. The center is just a short distance from the depot. The Train Show is free with museum admission: $2 for adults, $1 for children. The depot is at 50 Rainier Blvd. N. The History Museums are looking for volunteers to help staff the event. Two shifts are available, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or from 1-5 p.m. Call 392-3500 to sign up.
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Village Theatre festival audiences to uncover ‘Cloaked’ Original musical is a psychological thriller about online interaction
The summertime Festival of New Musicals at Village Theatre is a laboratory to test original musicals before audiences. Often, selections from the festival reemerge later at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, or Mainstage, and sometimes on Broadway. The festival introduced audiences to “Next to Normal” precursor “Feeling Electric” and “Million Dollar Quartet” before the musicals carted off Tony Awards on Broadway. “Next to Normal” also garnered the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a rarity for musicals. The recent Mainstage productions “Anne of Green Gables” and “Iron Curtain” debuted to Issaquah audiences at the festival. So, too, did “Take Me America” and “It Shoulda Been You” — Mainstage offerings in the 2011-12 theater season. The lineup for the Aug. 12-14 festival includes:
By Warren Kagarise Issaquah Press reporter The rough-and-tumble environs of the Internet prompt too many comparisons to count. In the electronic wilderness, the setting is similar to the Wild West, uncontrolled and uncontrollable, or a forest, dim and foreboding. The original musical “Cloaked” reimagines “Little Red Riding Hood” in such a boundless electronic wilderness. The result is a psychological thriller, a genre not often explored in a theater scene dominated by feel-good musicals. “We wanted to write something that we felt we would like to see on a Broadway stage, but that wasn’t a story that you already knew the ending to — and that also made you think, that made you really ponder the world and the way that you see things and question our preconceived notions of things,” composer and co-lyricist Danny Larsen said. “We also wanted to put characters on stage who were not the usual leading roles that you would normally see.” The bold piece is part of the Festival of New Musicals at Village Theatre. Organizers plan to open “Cloaked” to the public at First Stage Theatre — a departure from the festival format in the past. Issaquah audiences last experienced “Cloaked” as a reading at the 2010 festival. The strong reaction the show received prompted organizers to invite the creators to stage the show for a developmental production. Musical melds online, physical realms The staging marks a return to Issaquah for Elliott and Larsen. The scribes presented the original musical “The Yellow Wood” — a coming-of-age tale about a teenager confronting attention deficit disorder and other challenges — in the 2008 festival. “Cloaked” is far different from the earlier musical, darker and more nuanced. The piece also pulls from ever-morecommon cybercrimes, at least to a degree. “We definitely weren’t trying to create the Oprah Winfrey episode ‘Internet Predators: The Musical’ — that wasn’t our goal,” Larsen said. Instead, “Cloaked” focuses on the connections forged online. In the online domain, liberated from insecurities in the physical realm, communications force a quick form of intimacy. “We were interested in the idea of how, when people are desperate for human connection, that they’ll do almost anything to fill that need,” book writer and co-lyricist Michelle Elliott said. “We kept
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The Village Theatre Festival of New Musicals holds a reading of ‘Cloaked’ in August 2010. talking about it as an emptiness.” “Cloaked” dramatizes the forest in “Little Red Riding Hood” as the online environment — a clever device for the stage. “Instead of seeing people sitting at computers and saying, ‘I am doing this right now,’ ‘I am doing that right now,’ you actually see people just existing,” Elliott said. “It’s not what you might think of a chatroom, but it’s what they’re imagining.” CAP21, a theater program for up-andcoming artists in New York City, staged “Cloaked” in June 2010. Then, Elliott and Larsen adjusted the musical. “We tightened some bolts, and then we were able to see it right away, and it confirmed that we were on the right track,” Elliott said. Then, a little more than a month later, the duo packed up the show for the Issaquah festival. The barebones reading received a strong response from the festival audience. (The director at First Stage Theatre, Kathryn Van Meter, helmed the festival reading, too.) In the year since the last festival, Village Theatre opened a rebuilt First Stage Theatre. Executive Producer Robb Hunt envisioned the space as a venue for workshops and short runs for original musicals. Fairytale offers inspiration Elliott and Larsen met in the graduate musical theater-writing program at New York University. “The Yellow Wood” emerged in the course of the program. The initial inspiration for “Cloaked” is traceable to a holiday window display at Bloomingdale’s in December 2005. The tableau modified fairytales to meld grown-up characters — including the titular character in “Little Red Riding Hood” — and Gothic imagery. Elliott and Larsen referred to the nas-
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cent musical as “The Red Piece” as a nod to “Little Red Riding Hood” in the early stages. “The plot came to us very, very quickly. I was on the train one day and, in between stops, I kind of crafted a whole plot in my mind. It kind of moved into my brain,” Elliott said. “It was based on many conversations that we’d had about the kind of story we wanted to tell, the kind of characters we wanted to have involved. Once the plot came, it’s always been that plot. Then, we found the right structure to tell that.” Throughout the process, Elliott and Larsen plumbed the Internet to add details and texture to the characters in the piece. The scribes also created a “Second Life” avatar as part of the process. (“Second Life” is a simulated community comprising more than 20 million users in a 3-D environment.) “The story from the get-go was very clear to us,” Larsen said. “We knew exactly what the beginning, the middle and the end were going to be. Once we actually sat down to write it, it just came out.” The creators said “Cloaked” is a departure from the more traditional musicals common on Broadway nowadays. “It requires an audience to have a
“The Giver” The musical, based on the Newberry Award-winning novel by Lois Lowry, is the tale of a boy discovering emotions in a loveless society. “Sundays at Tiffany’s” “Iron Curtain” scribe Susan DiLallo offers a story of friendship, fidelity and show business against a fast-paced Manhattan backdrop. “Hello! My Baby” Emmy Award-winning “Cheers” writer Cheri Steinkellner transports audiences to tenement-lined streets populated by colorful characters in a catchy musical. “Lizzie Borden” The ax-wielding murderess Lizzie Borden is imagined as a rebel girl in a rock musical based on the century-old crime. “Trails” Childhood friends embark on a 2,000mile hike along the Appalachian Trail, and learn lessons about the American dream, love and more. The invitation-only festival is open to certain Village Theatre members. Learn more at www.villagetheatre.org.
sense of adventure and to be willing to see something that they’ve never seen before, and to have a theatrical experience that they don’t know where it’s going to go at the beginning,” Elliott said. Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
Issaquah professor wins literary award By Emily Baer Issaquah Press intern Wes HowardBrook, an Issaquah resident and professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University, has been awarded first place in Scripture by the Catholic Press Association for his book “Come Out, My PeoWes Howard-Brook ple! God’s Call Out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond.” Before you toss Howard-Brook’s book out of your realm of thought, along with every other religious book you’ve ever come across, know that it caters more to the critical reader than you might assume. The previous sentence may seem like a blasphemous overgeneralization — you may give every book a fighting chance. You may even seek books in the religious genre. If so, “Come Out, My People!” will be a happy addition to your summer reading list. By the same token, it won’t alienate atheists and agnostics. It may even appeal to them. Howard-Brook asks his readers to redefine the word “religion” in light of its Latin root, “religio,” meaning “to bind again.” To him, religion is “the attitudes, beliefs and/or practices that bind individuals together as a ‘people.’” In that sense of the word, Christianity is indeed a religion, but so is a common interest in baseball. By defining religion as such, he separates the word from its coercive and violent associations. He said he recognizes that countless young adults perceive Christianity and religion to “refer to the endless, violent and hate-filled battle between people who are sure that they are ‘right’ and their opponents are ‘wrong.” And he understands why. So many fighting people, groups, fac-
tions and countries claim “God is on their side,” which obviously, logically, cannot be true, he said. What those people lack is an analytical comprehension — one that Howard-Brook can provide them with in 474 pages — of the Bible and the time in which it was written. “Even if you are not a Christian, you ought to be concerned with how people use the name of God to justify things,” Howard-Brook said. “It’s not enough just to say ‘That’s stupid.’” Readers may be surprised to discover (on the first page of the first chapter) that “Come Out, My People!” reads more like a cross between a narrative history book and analytic essay than anything else. In the beginning chapters, Howard-Brook’s style is reminiscent of Jared Diamond, New York Times best-selling author of “Guns, Germs and Steel” and “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.” Howard-Brook places each scripture in its cultural context and explores the various authors’ motivations and biases. He pinpoints two conflicting stories running throughout the Bible — not of Judaism and Christianity, nor the Old Testament and the New Testament — but rather one of creation and the other of empire. “At its simplest contrast, religion of empire involves the establishment of a social order in the name of God that’s socially hierarchical, exclusive, can maintain that order with violence and that is primarily experienced through urban institutions,” he said in an interview. “It primarily sees the Earth as something that can be controlled and used.” Religion of creation is the opposite. “It’s primarily experienced in creation and interpersonal encounter,” he said. “All people are made in God’s image equally. Violence and exclusion are not tolerated and people respect and care for the Earth.” Frankly, (and frank Howard-Brook is), “Come Out, My People!” claims that to understand the Bible as a proponent of religion of empire is to not understand it
WHAT TO KNOW Wes Howard-Brook’s book, “Come Out, My People! God’s Call Out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond,” can be purchased at Amazon.com.
— at least in its truest sense. “I think we have in us a deep yearning to be connected to truth,” Howard-Brook said. “What I’m hoping is that the book will help clarify to people how the Bible is part of the truth. What will be very controversial for some people is that not all of the Bible is true. Some of it is propaganda.” But how does he distinguish between what is true and what is propaganda? Well, if you don’t acquire a practiced sense or ability to filter out the truth by the end of the book, Howard-Brook provided a few pointers during the interview. As with any other historical text or quote, scripture must be put in context in order to detect bias, he advised. True parts of the Old Testament are repeated and emphasized in the New Testament, while others are not, which Howard-Brook illustrates throughout his book. But this is where the aforementioned sense comes in: “Ultimately, the religion of creation is validated by personal experience,” he said. “Not because your mother, teacher, priest or government said so. It’s ultimately because at the depth of who you are, it rings true.” Howard-Brook is intelligent, passionate, logical and straightforward. “It’s so obvious that the authors did not mean for the Bible to be taken literally, otherwise they would have explained things like where Cain’s wife came from,” he said. “So it was meant to be symbolic, but the way to get to that conclusion is you have to dig deeply into the ways people wrote in that time period.” Howard-Brook hasn’t applied himself to religious studies forever, though.
“I went into law 30 years ago with the sense of making a difference in the world,” he said. In 1983, he began working in the state attorney general’s office. Later, he became a counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. “I was working directly at the heart of the system,” he said. “The single lesson I learned was there’s one rule to the game: Whoever has the most money wins.” When he “got out” of working in government, he had no idea what his next move would be. He soon found his voice — getting involved with the Catholic Church in social justice and anti-war movements. He has been a professor at Seattle University for 15 years and leads a ministry, Abide In Me, with his wife Sue Ferguson Johnson. For those searching for a scholarly, perceptive, step-by-step guide through the Bible — one that discovers a religion of creation rather than empire — “Come Out, My People!” is an obvious choice. Emily Baer: 392-6434 or isspress@isspress.com. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.